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Chapter 95 Kangxi's Test

Kangxi said a few words to the Fourteenth Prince in dissatisfaction and complained a few words.

Then he asked Li Yan, "By the way, Yin, how have you investigated the matter of the Rehe Crown Prince's handwritten edict last time? Are you sure it was Fourteenth who did it?"

When Li Yan heard Kangxi turn the topic to the Fourteenth Brother, he hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "Father, during your southern tour, I used Fourth Brother's pawn ticket from Wanyong Pawn Shop to test Fourteenth Brother once."

"I first told the pawn shop owner that when someone came to pawn something, I should say that Ren Bo'an had said before that unless he showed up in person or had a handwritten letter, the pawn could not be redeemed. Then I asked my fourth brother to come forward and hand over the pawn ticket to my fourteenth brother."

"Ren Bo'an had already died in Jiangxia Town at that time, so it was impossible for him to write such a letter. If a letter from Ren Bo'an appeared, it means someone imitated Ren Bo'an's handwriting."

Kangxi understood what Li Yan meant when he heard this and continued, "Later, someone took Ren Bo'an's handwritten letter and took the official records away. The fourth son intercepted the official records in the mansion of the fourteenth son. This shows that the fourteenth son imitated Ren Bo'an's handwriting."

"Yes, Your Majesty! The imitation of Ren Bo'an's handwriting is in my house. I will present it to Your Majesty for your inspection later."

"But this can only prove that someone in Fourteenth Brother's house imitated Ren Bo'an's handwriting, but it cannot prove that Fourteenth Brother forged Second Brother's handwritten order, so I did not report it to the Emperor."

Kangxi sighed, turned his head and looked at Li Yan gently: "No need, I believe you!"

"Old Ten!"

"I know what you are thinking. You don't want to prove that the Fourteenth Brother did such a despicable thing. You want to protect him. I am pleased that you value brotherhood so much, but the Qing Dynasty cannot be handed over to people without moral integrity."

Ok?
Do you mean this?
Li Yan was stunned by Kangxi's imagination!
"Your Majesty, my eldest and second brothers have been imprisoned, my fourth and thirteenth brothers have also been locked up, and my ninth brother has met with an accident. I really don't want any more of my brothers to get into trouble." Li Yan's mind moved, and he felt that the atmosphere was right here. If he didn't do something, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

His face suddenly turned sad, and he spoke emotionally with tears in his eyes.

Kangxi patted Li Yan's shoulder and said with complicated eyes: "Do you know that the fourth brother secretly raised assassins? It is very likely that the fourth brother sent people to do your ninth brother's thing. That's why I was so angry that I locked them up and wiped out the assassins in his mansion."

"Father Emperor, it is wrong for Fourth Brother to have assassins, but that doesn't mean he did what Ninth Brother did. Although Fourth Brother is usually strong-willed and strict with the people around him, he would never do such a thing to his own brothers."

"What's more, there is Thirteenth Brother who is here to persuade us. Thirteenth Brother is a chivalrous man with a sense of justice and loyalty. He will never watch Fourth Brother do such a thing without stopping him."

"Your son has one more thing to report. Although Thirteenth Brother was forced by Second Brother, he did not kill Zheng Chunhua, but secretly hid her in his mansion. She should still be in your mansion now. Your Majesty, you can send someone to investigate. Thirteenth Brother could not bear to kill a weak woman like Zheng Chunhua, so how could he tolerate Fourth Brother doing such a thing? Please investigate this, Your Majesty!" Li Yan knelt on the ground and said excitedly when he said this.

Countless thoughts flashed through Li Yan's mind in an instant, and the alarm in his heart reached its peak.

Today's conversation was very confusing. It might be a test. Although he didn't know what Kangxi wanted to know, Li Yan knew that if he didn't respond properly, he would face an unexpected disaster.

Thinking of this, although he looked sad on the outside, he became alert in his heart and was extremely alert.

Kangxi helped Li Yan up and said, "I have known about Zheng Chunhua's affairs for a long time. She is also a pitiful person. Thirteenth Brother took a huge responsibility to save her, and I pretended not to know because I didn't want to investigate the matter." "You don't know your fourth brother. He is very cunning and decisive. He can do such a thing, but he won't let others know. Thirteenth Brother was also kept in the dark."

Li Yan said excitedly, "No, Fourth Brother would never do such a thing. I have had several deep talks with Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother cares about the country and the people, and he is an open-minded person. He would never do such a thing as killing his brother."

"Besides, why would he do that? What good would it do him?"

"I do not believe."

Li Yan's heart was filled with alarm bells, thinking that the old man must be testing his attitude towards the fourth brother.

Kangxi looked at the crazy Li Yan, and a trace of pity flashed across his eyes, which disappeared in an instant. He whispered, "I have already found out that the ninth son stole the letter from the crown prince to Ren Bo'an from the fourth son that afternoon. The fourth son sent someone to get the letter back that night, but he didn't expect that the ninth son left the letter to the eighth son."

"Even if the letter was stolen by Ninth Brother, it was written by Second Brother, so it has nothing to do with Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother has been very kind to Second Brother, and not handing the letter to the Emperor himself has already shown his brotherly love. Why would he kill his brother for a letter? Even if he gets the letter back, he may not be able to save Second Brother."

"And he has put himself in great danger. Fourth brother is not so stupid. Someone must have framed him. I hope the Emperor can see through this."

"Then who do you think did it?"

Li Yan's heart was moved, and he stammered, "My son, I don't know."

"Let's put this matter aside for now. He secretly raised assassins and had ulterior motives. This is irrefutable evidence. Just based on this, I will not tolerate him. I will not hand over the position of Crown Prince to him."

"Yin, you are open-minded, humble, and considerate of family affection. If I let you inherit the Qing Dynasty, it will be a blessing for the people of the world and your brothers." Kangxi said in a serious tone with a serious expression, his eyes fixed on Li Yan.

Li Yan was shocked. Kangxi was forcing him to death!

He immediately looked terrified: "Father, please stop joking! I know myself well, and being a useful prince to the court is already good enough. If Father lets me be the crown prince, it would be irresponsible to the people of the world. I am lazy and don't have such great ambitions. I am content to be a stable and peaceful prince."

"Besides, in this great Qing Dynasty, with tens of millions of people in all directions, urgent matters happen every day, and I cannot bear such a heavy burden. If Your Majesty insists on doing this, it would be like locking the monkey to the dragon throne with a golden chain. Although the position is noble, it is not what he wants. I have so many brothers, Your Majesty can choose a wise brother to be the crown prince."

"If the Emperor does not mind that I am too stupid to be trained, I am willing to be a minister who protects you. That is enough for me!"

Li Yan tried his best to refuse. The old man was good at luring the enemy deep into his territory and then launching a thundering attack upon him when he was exposed. Li Yan couldn't be fooled.

Besides, the throne is something you can neither fight for it nor give up just because you want to.

In this situation, it is always right to be humble and cautious!
Even if he was telling the truth, Li Yan didn't want to be the crown prince. Now all the princes were eyeing this position. Whoever took the crown prince's position would become the target of public criticism. Instead of doing this, it would be better to hide first, accumulate strength in secret, and wait until the critical moment to strike directly with thunder.

Skip the position of crown prince and go straight to becoming emperor in one step!
(End of this chapter)