My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 375: The Edict of Abdication is Proclaimed, and the New Emperor is Established!
Yunxiang, Yunlu, and Yunli are now the three most trusted princes of the imperial clan under Emperor Yongzheng.

Zhang Tingyu and Ortai were the two Grand Councilors whom Yongzheng trusted most at the time.

Yongzheng naturally wouldn't hide anything from them.

However, Yongzheng's sudden remark still left these people speechless.

They didn't even know whether they should believe that Yongzheng was being sincere.

They were also afraid that Yongzheng was testing them.

"Hengchen, draft an edict according to this idea!"

However, it was clear that Yongzheng had made up his mind at this point, and that's why he gave this instruction.

Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to grit his teeth and kneel: "Your Majesty, please be careful!"

"My slave seconded the motion!"

"Our master is innocent and has rendered great service to the nation; he cannot abdicate so easily!"

Ortai also knelt down.

"I am being very cautious right now!"

Yongzheng suddenly shouted and turned to glare at the two people kneeling on the ground.

Yongzheng then countered with a question to the two men: "Do you think I don't want to continue to rectify the government?"

"But now, the officials of the world are no longer willing to cooperate with me, which has made the Miao situation worse. Some people have even started to use this as an excuse to cause trouble and force the Crown Prince to fight against me."

"If I don't abdicate, I'll only fall into their trap."

"Because even if I don't believe that the Crown Prince wants to become emperor as soon as possible, there will always be others who believe it, and they will force the Crown Prince to do the same. Once that happens, my Great Qing will be in even more chaos."

At this point, Emperor Yongzheng raised his hand and said, "Rise, all of you. Immediately draft an imperial edict according to this!"

The two then looked at Yunxiang.

They knew that at this point, Yunxiang was the only one who could truly make the decision.

Yunxiang thought for a moment, then placed his hands on the wheelchair and spun around toward Yongzheng.

Yongzheng also turned around and looked at him.

"Fourth brother!"

"If you really want to abdicate, you'll have to deal with Longkodo first!"

"You can't let him continue to act arrogantly into the next dynasty!"

“Over the years, he has been involved in real estate construction in the capital, embezzling a considerable amount of money and offending many people. It’s time to imprison him and bring him to justice.”

Yunxiang then spoke.

Yongzheng nodded: "The one who truly understands me is my thirteenth brother!"

then.

Emperor Yongzheng then took out a memorial from his sleeve and gave it to Yunli: "This is a memorial impeaching Longkodo for dozens of serious crimes. I have already given my vermilion approval. Issue it accordingly!"

Immediately, Yongzheng shouted at Zhang Tingyu, "Draft an edict!"

"Whoo!"

Zhang Tingyu immediately responded and went to draft the edict.

News of the assassination attempt on Emperor Yongzheng quickly spread throughout the court and the public.

Many people were deeply moved by this.

Some Manchus from the Eight Banners aristocracy even said, "I knew this would happen. Our master is so ruthless to the Miao people, so it's inevitable that some Miao people will take risks!"

"That's right. These things didn't happen during the late Emperor's reign, because he was kind and benevolent to all ethnic groups! The Kangxi era can truly be described as a time of peace and prosperity!"

Even more Manchus echoed this sentiment.

They all harbored resentment towards Emperor Yongzheng, which ironically made them more sympathetic towards the Miao people.

Gradually, such remarks became increasingly rampant. Indeed, the assassination attempt on Emperor Yongzheng provided many powerful figures from the Eight Banners with an excuse to continue attacking the new policies.

Hongxi and his group were excited again because of this.

"Do you think the Emperor will become even more suspicious of Crown Prince Hongli because of this?"

Hongxi then couldn't help but ask Hongsheng, Hongjiao, Wang Tingcheng, and others about it.

Hongsheng looked like he had thought it over carefully and said, "At least this will let Fourth Uncle know that someone really wants to take the throne, and it cannot be ruled out that it is the Crown Prince himself who really wants it and is trying to get a pair of Miao people that Fourth Uncle hates to the bone to come to the capital to carry out this intimidation!"

Hongxi nodded.

Hongjiao even laughed and said, "I think it's very likely that the Crown Prince will lose his right to be the heir apparent because of this, and then the whole thing will be about deposing the Crown Prince again!"

"You must understand, Fourth Uncle is not Wanli Emperor after all. He will not easily relinquish the imperial power and will not care whether the Crown Prince was involved in this matter!"

Hongxi rubbed his hands together, his expression solemn as he clasped his hands in a fist salute to the two men and said, "If anything happens to the Crown Prince, please report to me immediately!"

Hong Sheng and Hong Jiao both nodded seriously after hearing this.

Meanwhile, Hongchun, because of the assassination attempt on Yongzheng, asked Hongzheng, "Who do you think could be behind this?"

Hongzheng smiled and said, "How would I know? But what I can say for sure is that Hongli, the Crown Prince, may have a tough time in the future and may lose his right to inherit the throne!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Hongchun was very excited after hearing this and came over to ask a question.

Hongzheng said, "It's very simple. The sudden assassination attempt by Miao people is clearly a deliberate attempt by the person behind the scenes to intimidate the Emperor's fourth uncle, letting him know that if he doesn't relinquish the throne, it might not just be a threat anymore."

"But is His Majesty's fourth uncle willing to relinquish power?"

"His Majesty's fourth uncle will only do the opposite and further weaken the Crown Prince's power."

Hongchun nodded and smiled, thinking that it would be even better if Hongli really could take the position without any problem.

As a result, not long afterward, on his way back to his own palace, Hongchun himself witnessed the scene of the Infantry Commander's Office surrounding Longkodo's residence.

This thrilled Hongchun.

He had not long ago been promoted to Prince Tai by Emperor Yongzheng, making him one of the most favored imperial nephews.

Because, you should know, his father, the fourteenth prince, was only a prince at most during the Yongzheng reign.

Hongchun was thrilled because Longkodo was a well-known princeling.

During the border negotiations, Longkodo was able to complete the task entirely with the support of Hongli, and was thus promoted and ennobled.

"Longkodo's house is going to be raided!"

"It seems they really are going to depose the crown prince!"

Hongchun then approached Hongzheng again and spoke to him.

Hongzheng couldn't help but rub his hands together and laugh, "Looks like there's going to be some excitement. Fourth Uncle really is Fourth Uncle, he actually dared to do this directly!"

Hong Sheng and Hong Jiao quickly informed Hong Xi about the raid on Longkodo.

Upon hearing this, Hongxi's heart pounded, and he barely slept a wink all night, increasingly hoping that things would develop the way he wanted.

"With Longkodo's property confiscated, does this mean Hongli is truly doomed?"

Hongxi then asked to himself.

Hongli, however, was unaware of this matter.

During this period, he had been serving Emperor Yongzheng diligently with Hongzhou and Fuhui, and had not even returned home, so he naturally could not see any officials from outside the court.

Therefore, although the outside world was in an uproar because someone was plotting to harm Yongzheng and Longkodo was suddenly investigated and his property confiscated, things were very quiet around Hongli.

It wasn't until the day after Yongzheng secretly met with Yunxiang and others that this happened.

Yunli, Ortai, and Zhang Tingyu met with Hongli by imperial decree and conveyed the imperial edict to him: "By imperial decree! Crown Prince Hongli is exceptionally talented and intelligent. In accordance with the late Emperor's will and the will of the people, the throne is hereby abdicated to him to ensure the continuation of the imperial line and to appease the hearts of the people. The Ministry of Rites is hereby ordered to determine the proper procedures according to precedent, and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau is hereby ordered to determine the auspicious day for the abdication! This is the imperial decree!"

(End of this chapter)