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Chapter 68 Supervision of the Zhenghuang Banner

"In charge of the army, the most important thing is loyalty, and the rest can be learned slowly. In this regard, you are better than your other brothers. You don't fight or compete, you value brotherhood, and you know how to share the worries of the king and father. This is the most valuable. You can do it boldly. I will support you in everything. You can make the decisions on small matters by yourself, and ask for my permission for big matters!"

"Yes, Father Emperor, with your words, I am not afraid of anything!" Li Yan said with a serious face.
Kangxi took out a token and a handwritten note from the table behind him and handed them to Li Yan. Li Yan took it and read it. "I hereby appoint the tenth prince, Prince Dun, to supervise the affairs of the Zhenghuang Banner!"

Li Yan knelt down and said respectfully: "I accept your order and thank you!"

"Well, go ahead. I have to review the memorials."

"Yes, your son will take his leave. Your Majesty, please take care of your health and don't overwork yourself." Li Yan said this from the bottom of his heart. He had obtained 50,000 troops from the old man, and they were near the capital. The old man had almost entrusted the safety of half of the capital to him. This was a great trust!
This touched Li Yan a little, he still didn't do enough!

But after thinking about it, it doesn't matter. Kangxi is the emperor first, and the most important thing is to control the balance of the court. In the original play, although he hated Lao Ba, he handed over the troops of Fengtai Camp to Lao Ba. Fengtai Camp Commander Cheng Wenyun was Lao Ba's man. Kangxi didn't know, but he still did it.

This shows that in Kangxi's eyes, power needs checks and balances, even if that person is someone he doesn't like.

But for myself, it is very important. At least I should use myself to balance it, instead of relying on others like the fourth or the thirteenth brother. That is enough.

After leaving the imperial study, Li Yan walked out of the palace with a calm face. In fact, he was very excited and kept reminding himself to be steady. Does this appointment mean that the old man has become more and more concerned about him? Of course, Li Yan knew that after the crown prince was deposed for the second time, no new crown prince was appointed until Kangxi died. This was not a bad thing. At least he did not have to face the rejection and attack of other brothers.

Did Crown Prince Yinreng really commit a heinous crime?

Not necessarily. If he was really incompetent, he would not have been the crown prince for nearly 40 years. After all, Kangxi was old and worried that the crown prince would not be able to bear it and wanted to take the throne early, so he was very suspicious. The Manchus were also a nomadic people outside the Great Wall. They had a tradition of seizing the throne by force and killing the king. People could accept this, and even worshipped the strong leader who had walked out of the sea of ​​blood from the bottom of their hearts.

Unlike the purely Han dynasties that have ruled the country with filial piety since ancient times, rites and laws are above everything else, and they emphasize legitimacy, otherwise the people will not be convinced.

Kangxi's worries and suspicions were not without reason, but Yinreng, as the crown prince, was in an awkward position. Any impoliteness or inadequacy would be magnified tenfold by the emperor, who would think that the emperor could not bear it any longer and was eager to take the throne. Would he secretly complain that his father had lived too long and why he hadn't died yet?

and many more!

Suspicion is like a plague. Once it arises, it will spread uncontrollably until it produces enormous destructive power and ruins the entire world.

The other brothers were jealous of the position of the crown prince, and they schemed against him, spread rumors and sowed discord, which only encouraged this trend.

In addition, as other princes grew up, there were many candidates, and there were many brothers who were better than the crown prince. Kangxi had more choices, so it was natural that he could not stand the crown prince he had seen for nearly forty years, and it was understandable that he found fault with him anytime and anywhere.

Under this kind of pressure, Yinreng was trembling with fear, and was too nervous to do anything, which made Kangxi even more unhappy. If he was brave enough to do something, he would be praised for doing it right, but if he made a mistake, it would be magnified infinitely. Over time, he lost Kangxi's favor.

Since ancient times, the position of the crown prince is the most difficult to hold, as he is half king and half minister.

When facing his subjects, he is a monarch and cannot lose the demeanor of a crown prince, but in front of the emperor, he is a minister and cannot steal the emperor's limelight. He cannot do whatever he wants like a real monarch, nor can he be like a real minister who only needs to be loyal and do his job well.

If you are not careful, you will either offend the emperor or make him feel embarrassed. It is really impossible to go up or down. Li Yan felt terrified when he thought about it. He hoped that he would never be the crown prince in his life.

Of course, it would be best to become the emperor directly, saving the transition of the crown prince. Li Yan left the palace and did not return home, but went directly to the Lifanyuan. The current Lifanyuan supervisor was naturally no longer Longkodo. Li Yan did not say much, but directly announced the oral decree, dismissing the thirteenth prince Yinxiang.

The people from the Lifanyuan quickly released Yinxiang. Of course, no one thought that Prince Dun came here to falsely convey the imperial edict. No one dared to joke about such a thing.

Seeing Yinxiang's energetic look, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh that this prince was different in prison, as if he was living in his own home, and didn't look like a prisoner at all.

It’s completely different from the situation of being trapped in the circle for ten years afterwards!
Li Yan stepped forward and began to win people's hearts with an eager look on his face: "Thirteenth brother, congratulations, the emperor has given an oral order, asking me to come and take you home."

"Tenth brother, why is it you?" Yinxiang looked confused.

Li Yan explained: "It's like this, the emperor gave me an errand today, and I saw that the emperor was in a good mood, so I talked about you. The emperor was happy for a while, so he released you."

"So it was Tenth Brother who pleaded for me. Thank you, Yinxiang. That night, I was locked up by the Emperor, and you were the first one to speak up for me. You even guaranteed me with your life and property. I heard it all. Normally, I, Yinxiang, and Tenth Brother have a lot of estrangement, but I didn't expect that in this situation, Tenth Brother would be the first one to speak up for me. Thinking about it, Yinxiang feels ashamed!" Yinxiang looked guilty.

Li Yan said magnanimously: "Since you call me Brother Ten, what else can I say? I don't know others, but I know your character very well. You are chivalrous, heroic, and a man of character. It is impossible for you to do such a thing. I just told the truth. Later facts also proved that these things were all misunderstandings."

"The Emperor praised you, saying that you stayed by my side when my second brother was down, and that you valued friendship and loyalty, fulfilled your duties as a subject, and fulfilled your brotherly loyalty."

"Tenth brother, I..." Yinxiang was a little moved, tears welled up in his eyes, he didn't know whether he was touched by Li Yan's words or moved by the emperor's words.

"Well, this is not a good place to stay. Come on, follow me back to the mansion, Brother Ten, I will hold a welcoming banquet for you."

"Brother Ten, can you?"

"Call fourth brother along," Yinxiang asked hesitantly.

Li Yan slapped his head and said, "Look at me, I'm so happy. Let's go to Fourth Brother's house first and ask him to come with us!"

"Okay, Tenth Brother, let's go!" Seeing that Li Yan was not at all shy towards his Fourth Brother, Yinxiang completely put aside his worries and smiled happily.

The two men rode their horses and chatted as they arrived outside the Fourth Master's residence. When the guard at the door saw that the Tenth Master and the Thirteenth Master had arrived together, he hurried in to report.

"Oh, Thirteenth Brother, that's great, you finally came out. I missed you so much, Fourth Brother."

After a while, the fourth prince Yinzhen came to the door panting with an excited look on his face, hugged Yinxiang, patted Yinxiang's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Fourth brother, I miss you too, but now is not the time to reminisce. Tenth brother is here!" Yinxiang reminded with a smile.

Yinzhen turned around and hugged Li Yan with a smile on his face: "Tenth brother, this is your first time in my house. You can't leave at noon today. I haven't thanked you for what you did last time."

(End of this chapter)