Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

"Since the crown prince position has become a target of public criticism, why not just leave it vacant?"

Honghui narrowed his eyes slightly and explained the secret system of appointing a successor that his father had pioneered. "Throughout the dynasties, the princes and concubines have fought overtly and covertly for the throne, and some have even killed each other. Some have even ruined their country. So my son thought it would be better not to appoint a successor, but to write a secret edict of succession, and then take it out after the emperor passes away. By then, the dust will have settled, and at least there won't be a big fight."

Yinzhen listened and pondered, blurting out a series of questions: "How to ensure that the edict of succession will not be replaced by someone else? Will not appointing a crown prince lead to instability in the court? If the new monarch fails to learn how to be a monarch, will the throne be unstable?..."

"Father, stop, stop, stop. My son just has an idea. The specific measures and steps need to be carefully planned. How can my son know it in such a short time?" Honghui said that he was not stupid. If he was one step ahead, he was a genius, but if he was many steps ahead, he was a madman!

"Yes, yes, for more than a thousand years, no one has solved the problem of the smooth succession of the throne. No matter how smart you are, you can't just speak without thinking!"

Yinzhen sighed regretfully. He was quite interested in the proposal made by his eldest son. "Tell me more about it. Do you have any other ideas?"

Honghui wrote and drew at the same time, thinking hard: "First of all, there must be more than one copy of the edict of succession, otherwise there will be doubts. Also, the candidate for the successor to the new emperor cannot be known by anyone except the emperor himself, otherwise it will be a waste of effort!"

"That makes sense. Since the succession is a secret, then it must not be known to others, otherwise it will lead to another round of strife."

Yinzhen took the brush and made circles and marks on the paper, saying non-stop: "As for the edict of succession, I think we can't have just one copy, so let's make two copies.

One copy is kept by the emperor, and the other is sealed in a brocade box and placed in a secret place. No, it cannot be placed in a secret place. It must be placed where everyone can see it but cannot touch it, so that there is no risk of it being replaced!

Changchun Garden is not okay, Taihe Hall is okay, but it's not solemn enough, so that's the Qianqing Palace. Doesn't the Qianqing Palace have a plaque with the inscription "正大光明"? If you put the secret box behind the plaque, the imperial edict will never be replaced! "

Honghui stared at his father who was talking to himself in amazement, and a feeling of admiration arose spontaneously.

Ha! He didn't need to remind him too much. His father was able to figure out the general idea of ​​the secret succession system by himself, and there was no difference. This made him amazed.

"This is a good idea. It can avoid a major war and allow the Qing Dynasty to be passed down smoothly. However, I cannot say for sure about the pros and cons of the issues you are worried about."

"You have only studied for a few years, but you have a unique vision to have such an opinion! In my opinion, the emperor has no intention of appointing another prince, so this secret appointment of a crown prince is still very likely to be implemented. As for whether the new emperor can sit firmly on the throne? It is up to him to decide!"

There are both advantages and disadvantages to secretly appointing a crown prince, but for Prince Yong, who has always pursued the strategy of "hiding one's capabilities and biding one's time", the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Afterwards, Yinzhen dragged Dai Duo to discuss the matter for half a month, during which time Honghui couldn't help but join in. Finally, around mid-April, the memorial about the secret system of appointing the crown prince was sealed in a secret box and quietly delivered to the emperor.

As for the expression of Kangxi, who was still upset, after seeing the memorial, it can only be described as "astonishingly beautiful"!

"Good! What's the Fourth Brother thinking? Secretly appoint a crown prince, not a crown prince, educate him like a prince, and hide the open fight for the crown prince behind the scenes, good, good!"

What Kangxi valued most was that this secret appointment of the crown prince could not only prevent the Crown Prince from becoming too powerful and the power of the crown prince from threatening the imperial power, but also prevent the princes and court officials from forming factions. It could be said that this solved several of the biggest problems he was facing at once.

The fourth son is really filial. He gave up his position as crown prince and tried every means to help his father solve his problems. He is filial and considerate. What a good child!

After a moment, he called out loudly, "Li Dequan, summon Prince Yong to see me."

When Yinzhen arrived at Changchun Garden, he was called up as soon as he bowed, "Fourth Brother, tell me, how did you come up with this secret system of appointing the crown prince? I have never seen such a system before in history."

"My Lord, in fact, this secret system of appointing the crown prince was not first thought up by me, your son. It was done by Honghui..." Yinzhen thought he was not so despicable as to seize the credit for his own son!

Kangxi was surprised: "Honghui?"

"Yes, it was Honghui who first proposed it! The reason behind this is a little funny. Half a month ago, when Honghui was returning home, he was blocked on the road by a doctor from the Ministry of Works. Unable to bear the annoyance, he simply removed the troublesome position of the crown prince!"

Funny? Kangxi did not find it funny at all. He just became more and more angry. He was angry that the officials of the previous dynasty were scheming for personal gain and the court was becoming more and more chaotic, even involving the younger generation of the emperor's grandson.

"What's that man's name? I want to demote him!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Demoting an official is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. As long as the position of the crown prince is not decided, the previous dynasty will not return to peace! But if the position of the crown prince is decided, I am even more afraid that the prince will be deposed again... I have spoken out of turn and made irresponsible remarks about the crown prince and state affairs. Please punish me, Your Majesty." As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down with a plop.

"Hurry up, you are thinking for me, so you speak bluntly in front of me. How can I punish you?" Kangxi looked at his fourth son with a gratified but complicated look, and finally asked tentatively, "Fourth son, fourth son, don't you really want to be made the crown prince?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. It is impossible to say that I have no ambition at all. But in my heart, there are too many things that are more important than competing for the throne. I guess this is what is called having no ambition." He had to show what he should show, especially when the secret system of appointing the crown prince came into being. Even if he showed a hint of ambition, it would only make the emperor more pleased.

Kangxi was indeed very pleased, and bestowed a bunch of rewards one after another. At the end, he said with a gentle face: "Don't worry about this matter for now. We will discuss it after the court meeting. Go down and have a rest."

Although he had made the decision, no matter how much the royal family and court officials opposed, he would still make the decision on his own.

He has decided to implement this secret system of appointing the crown prince!

As expected, an uproar broke out in the court, with a chorus of objections. While the emperor could still make the decision, few court officials agreed, as they all wanted to gain merit by following the emperor!

But Kangxi was used to making decisions on his own, and he never listened to the opinions of court officials when he deposed the first and second crown princes. Therefore, this secret system of appointing the crown prince was finally established before he left on his tour to the frontier.