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Chapter 57: Old Fourteen's Conspiracy
When Lao Ba saw Li Yan was making a fuss, he quickly explained, "Oh!"

"Look at me, I'm so talkative! No, it's not true."

"No one said anything. I was just thinking nonsense because I was depressed. Please don't take it to heart!" Yinsi acted as if he had said something wrong and tried his best to correct it.

Li Yan felt disdainful in his heart. Lao Ba was playing with balance!
Who is this trying to frame?
After a little thought, I had an idea.

Li Yan showed an angry look on his face. "Eighth Brother, I know even if you don't tell me that it must be Ninth Brother who said something bad about me in front of you. He was very dissatisfied with me last time because of the fundraising for disaster relief. I didn't expect that he would slander me behind my back. I usually respect him so much."

"Tenth brother, look at you, you have misunderstood! If you are like this, how can eighth brother live? For eighth brother's sake, don't bother with ninth brother. You know him, he deals with money all the time, it is inevitable that he will be a little petty after a long time, eighth brother is here to apologize to you on his behalf." Yinsi looked flustered, and his words confirmed that it was indeed ninth brother who instigated discord.

Li Yan was furious and was about to put on a good show.
'bang'

At this moment, the door was pushed open by a strong force, and the fourteenth prince Yinzhen rushed in with an excited and nervous look on his face: "Eighth brother, I have a way."

"Forehead"

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Li Yan here, and hurriedly stuffed the things in his hands into his sleeves, pretending to be calm and said: "Tenth Brother is here too! I want to talk to Eighth Brother about something, I hope I didn't disturb you?"

Li Yan had sharp eyes, or maybe he came here just for this moment. Although he was talking to Lao Ba, he was always paying attention to the door. Lao Shisi came in just now, clearly holding something in his hand. When he saw Li Yan in the room, he quickly hid the thing in his hand in his sleeve, but Li Yan still saw a yellow thing flash by.

Li Yan knew that it was the forged order of the Crown Prince to mobilize troops, and he did not intend to get involved, so he smiled and said, "I came to talk to my eighth brother, but I have already said it, and since my fourteenth brother has something to talk to my eighth brother about, I will not disturb him."

"Eighth brother, Fourteenth brother, you guys chat, I'll go back first!" Li Yan said and was about to leave.

When Old Eight saw Old Fourteen acting suspiciously, he frowned but didn't say anything. He sent Li Yan to the door and turned back into the house.

Li Yan was very happy when he saw the information he wanted to see. While thinking about how to use it, he was thinking about Old Fourteen.

This old fourteenth man is similar to himself. He is in Cao's camp but his heart is with Han. He is trying to use the chicken to lay eggs.

On the surface, he was helping Lao Ba, but in fact, he was creating trouble for Lao Ba everywhere. Until he was fully grown, he surpassed Lao Ba and started his own business.

Take this fake imperial edict incident for example!
On the surface, he was helping the Eighth Brother to frame the Prince, but in fact, he was adding unnecessary details and was definitely doing more harm than good. In Li Yan's opinion, he did it on purpose.

Once the fake imperial edict came out, Kangxi would be furious and there was a high possibility that the crown prince would be deposed.

But the prince was not dead, so as long as he insisted that he had not issued a decree to mobilize troops, it would certainly attract Kangxi's attention. As long as Kangxi carefully observed, he would find that the decree was forged. Who forged it? It must be these adult princes. The eighth prince was naturally also suspected. As long as there was a possibility, Kangxi would not easily exclude anyone, and naturally would not easily appoint a new prince.

The Fourteenth Prince is extremely ambitious and has been coveting the position of Crown Prince, but his strength is still weak and there is no possibility for him at the moment.

However, he was also worried about the banquet and Ruyi incident in the past two days, fearing that Kangxi would impulsively appoint the eighth or fourth son as the new crown prince. No matter who it was, it would not be his fault.

In a hurry, he came up with such a brilliant idea to muddy the waters, put the eighth and fourth brothers in suspicion, make Kangxi hesitant about the selection of the new crown prince, and buy himself enough time.

Later facts also showed that after Kangxi saw through the imperial edict, he found that someone had framed the prince and was hiding in the dark to stir up trouble for the sake of chaos. As expected, he did not continue to appoint a new prince, but instead used the prince's title as bait to lure out the black hand behind the scenes.

Although the fourteenth prince was not discovered, the eighth prince, who knew the fake imperial edict and agreed to use it, was exposed. He was identified by Kangxi as a man without morals and was eliminated as a candidate for the new prince.

Li Yan couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he thought of this. Lao Ba himself was not upright, and he was surrounded by a group of people with ulterior motives. People without talent followed him and wanted to gain the credit of being a dragon's follower; and people with talent were unwilling to assist sincerely, and they openly helped but secretly obstructed. Whenever it came to the critical moment, they would do bad things secretly. It would be strange if they could succeed in the end.

The fourth one is more shrewd. Quality is more important than quantity!

The Eighth Prince thought he was smart, but he could not see through the people around him, so his vision was flawed. In addition, he could not understand the real intention of the Fourteenth Prince's fake imperial edict, and thought that the Fourteenth Prince was doing it for his own good. In fact, all of Kangxi's actions now told everyone that Yinreng's position as the crown prince was already in jeopardy, but Yinreng had been the crown prince for nearly forty years, and his status had long been determined. If he wanted to depose him in one day, it would inevitably involve many people.

Many of them only respected the emperor's will and supported Yinreng's title as the crown prince, and they were not the crown prince's personal followers. If all of them were punished, it would inevitably implicate innocent people and cause unrest. There were many forces and ministers among them that even Kangxi could not afford to lose.

Kangxi spread the word in advance so that everyone could see his intentions clearly, and then separated himself from the prince.

Wait until most forces have drawn a clear line with the prince and completed the separation. Then officially announce the result, so that everyone can accept it, complete a smooth transition, and ensure political stability.

Li Yan sighed. The Eighth Elder didn't understand. There was no need to do anything that would harm the Crown Prince at this time. He just had to wait. The Fourteenth Elder's fake imperial edict was purely unnecessary.

The intention is to cover up the truth, but the real purpose is not to drink!
The Eighth Brother was confused by the situation and was used by the Fourteenth Brother without knowing it. No wonder he failed in the end.

At this time, in Kangxi's residence, Tulichen was kneeling carefully and reporting: "Your Majesty, in accordance with your will, I have brought all the arrows used by the princes for hunting, including the fourth prince who did not participate in the hunting. I also had someone secretly steal the arrows he brought from his men."

"Is it possible to not alarm others?" Kangxi said calmly.

Tulichen replied carefully: "Your Majesty, I know this matter is serious and I have not alerted anyone."

"Then tell me the results of your investigation?"

"Yes, after careful comparison, I found that..."

At this point, Turichen paused, as if he was a little worried about what he was about to say. He looked up and found that Kangxi's eyes were fixed on him. He trembled all over and lowered his head and continued, "I found that the arrows carried by the Fourth Prince seem to be the closest."

After saying that, he took out a long arrow from behind and carefully handed it to Kangxi.

(End of this chapter)