[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

Think of it and do it, the eighth elder brother who never shows mercy to the enemy didn't hesitate at all, and went directly to tell the emperor what he found.But what surprised Brother Ba was that he thought that Kangxi would be furious, scold, and immediately arrest Wang Ren, just like how he treated the little eunuch next to the prince.But Kangxi didn't, he just listened silently, and then asked plainly: "Is that all?"

The eighth elder brother was stunned, what do you mean only these?Are these not enough!Shouldn't they be punished!The eighth elder brother came to his spirits, and spoke a lot of filial piety and ethics in righteous words, reprimanding them for being unfaithful and unfilial.

Kangxi didn't speak, just listened silently, and waited for the eighth brother to finish speaking before saying: "Have you finished?"

Brother Eight was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "It's over."

"Then go down!" Kangxi waved his hands and said, "I'm tired, so don't bother me if I have nothing to do."

Brother Eight was dumbfounded.

When the eunuch Li Yu stretched out his hand to him as a gesture of invitation, the eighth elder brother reacted, but the emperor had already gone to lie down on the couch, and he couldn't chase after you to ask why you didn't punish them, you should put them in prison If not, I can only leave resentfully.I felt that Kangxi was confused, or Wang Ren didn't know what kind of soup he had given the emperor, so when he wanted to report, Wang Ren was so confident and not afraid at all.

The eighth elder brother misunderstood Wang Ren, and Wang Ren was not only afraid, but also scared to death.After the eighth elder brother was thrown away by Wang Ren angrily, Wang Ren sat at home and waited, waiting for the people from the palace to come, waiting for the bad consequences he would get.

There are some things that he can't do even if he is thrown into a prison, and that is betrayal.But Wang Ren stayed at home for several days, until Dali Temple was too busy with things, and when the cold-faced Shaoqing kicked Wang Ren's family door and arrested him into Dali Temple, Wang Ren discovered that Kangxi did not want to treat him. What do you mean.

This was simply too weird, like the calm before the storm. The more it was like this, the more uneasy Wang Ren felt, and he was worried all day long.But he didn't dare to tell Thirteen and Fourth Brother, and lied that nothing happened.

After a long time, there was still no reaction from Kangxi, and Wang Ren gradually let the matter go.Regardless of the outcome, this day will continue.

Kangxi didn't do anything about Wang Ren and Shisan's affairs not because he acquiesced in the relationship between the two, but because Kangxi couldn't do anything to Wang Ren at this time.If the eighth elder brother had raised this matter two years earlier, Kangxi would definitely have taken action to punish Wang Ren. If he had sued Kangxi before the crown prince was abolished for the first time, Wang Ren would definitely not be able to save his life.But by now...it was too late.

The forces in the court need to be balanced, and Wang Ren, who is on the opposite side of the Eight Princes, must stay.

Kangxi had no intention of defending Wang Ren, on the contrary, he disliked a man who would die or live and sacrifice everything for the one he liked.It was precisely because Kangxi's father, Shunzhi, only favored Concubine Dong E and ignored other concubines and princes, that Kangxi suffered a lot in his childhood.However, in Kangxi's eyes, Shisan was even crazier than Shunzhi.At least no matter how much Shunzhi doted on Concubine Dong E back then, he would not let her be the only one.The newcomers in the harem still came one by one, and the princes born to other concubines were also born one by one.Aside from the status of the emperor, as a man, he can't be weak and only take one scoop of three thousand.For many men, feelings and that kind of skin-to-skin relationship can be viewed separately.Shunzhi can let other women give birth to heirs when he is in love with Concubine Dong E, which is not a conflict.

In fact, the thirteenth master once thought so too.However, Wang Ren's three views from modern times to the past are different. It is his persistence that makes Shisan choose to compromise.Since he couldn't watch Wang Ren walk with others, Shisan had no choice but to admit it.After all, he can snatch a son from the fourth brother, so he is not afraid of losing the incense inheritance.

However, no matter how angry she was about Wang Ren and Shisan, it was not as important as the threat of the Fourteen people to Kangxi.

The voice of the fourteenth brother in the court hall was getting louder and louder day by day, and Kangxi's health was also getting worse day by day.Kangxi could feel that he couldn't survive these two years.Two years at the latest would be his deadline.However, this throne must be chosen by him instead of being forced to decide.But this choice... is still a problem.

The former prince has been abolished, and now he has completely broken off his friendship with the prince, so the second elder brother is no longer on his list.The elder brother and the third elder brother were not in Kangxi's consideration from the very beginning. The poor elder brother fought for half his life, but in fact he never really had hope.The eldest elder brother is too arrogant and domineering, while the third elder brother is too cautious and indecisive.

Kangxi had already created a flourishing age, so he very much hoped to pass on this flourishing age. It was too chaotic for the nine sons to win the heir. He hopes to choose the right person and find a prince who can really govern the country to be the emperor.

It is also his merit to have a pair of discerning eyes to choose the right person.

In fact, he once preferred Brother Thirteen.If the crown prince is abolished, the second candidate in Kangxi's mind is none other than Brother Thirteen.It's a pity that when the prince was abolished for the first time, elder brother Shisan contradicted Kangxi and asked Kangxi to treat Shisan coldly. This ignorance lasted for nearly ten years.During this period, he also guessed many times who the woman who made Shisan not marry would be. Of course, after thinking about it for several years, he couldn't guess.In fact, it is not difficult, as long as you change the gender, you can guess it at once.But the straight man Kangxi never thought about it.It is true that his second son also plays with boys, but it is just as a plaything, at most he likes kittens and puppies.Kangxi never thought of doing this for a man.

Wang Ren was lucky.

Although Kangxi left Wang Ren to check and balance the fourteenth elder brother and the eighth elder brother, the prince picked it up, except for the fourteenth elder brother, only the fourth elder brother could take it.But Kangxi still had doubts in his heart. It was not until half a year later, after the [-]th brother and Kangxi quarreled about the time to enter Tibet, that Kangxi made up his mind.

Tibet has been China's territory since ancient times, but it has been invaded by foreign armed forces many times in history, which has threatened the local people's life, normal religious activities and exchanges with the mainland.Emperor Kangxi sent troops to Tibet many times, but failed repeatedly.

In particular, Galdan's rebellion caused Jin Tibet to suffer repeated setbacks.Now that Galdan is dead, the matter of going to Tibet has once again been put on the agenda.But Kangxi and the fourteenth elder brother are always arguing about when to go to Tibet.After all, it was Kangxi who gave the orders, but it was Brother Fourteen who carried out the orders as the general.I don't know if the fourteenth elder brother is very dissatisfied with the time given by Kangxi because he still has arrangements in the future, and always asks to enter Tibet in advance so that he can return to Beijing as soon as possible.

However, Kangxi saw the Fourteenth elder brother's intention to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Kangxi, who was in the late stage of persecution paranoia, naturally couldn't help but think about it, especially when the date had not been fully agreed, Fourteen unexpectedly led the army forward without authorization. Tibetan, Kangxi was very dissatisfied.An imperial decree was issued, which not only added a few more days to stay in Tibet, but also ordered the fourteenth elder brother to practice more in the army and not to come back.

Perhaps the fourteenth elder brother was really not destined for the throne. Not long after Kangxi issued an order that the fourteenth elder brother was not allowed to return without an edict, Kangxi became seriously ill, and the early court was forced to temporarily stop.The third elder brother, the fourth elder brother and others took care of him before the sick bed.

After Kangxi fell ill this time, Wang Ren quickly sent a message to the fourth master: the time has come, the last fight.

Wang Ren and Lin Jing contacted other officials on the same boat, striving to completely control the capital and prevent other factions from taking the opportunity to make trouble.The actions of these people were quick and agile. On the second day of Kangxi's serious illness, the officials in the city suddenly found that no matter what information they wanted to send out, they couldn't send it out.

The ferocious beast that had been hiding for nearly ten years now showed its fangs.It was also at this time that the eighth elder brother realized that he had always underestimated himself, the silent fourth brother with facial paralysis.

After the second abolishment of the prince, the eighth elder brother put most of his energy on eliminating the prince's party and one feather. At that time, in the eyes of the eighth elder brother, the only person he had to deal with was Kangxi. Never thought about the possibility of other princes competing.Brother Ba always believed that even if they had such thoughts, they would not have such abilities.

But he took it for granted.In front of the fourth child, everything he had prepared before was just a joke.

It was turbulent in the dark, but it was calm on the surface.At least Kangxi was always clean in front of him. Lying on the sickbed, he didn't even notice that the capital had been secretly controlled by Prince Yong, because he was still able to order people around, and he couldn't do without the care of the princess and prince.Especially the third elder brother, who is very diligent in serving soup and medicine in front of him.

Kangxi never thought that the third elder brother who had given up the idea of ​​winning the heir apparent would instead secretly support the fourth brother, and now he is walking in front of Kangxi just to cover up the fourth brother's deployment in the court.Help the fourth brother at this time, and when he becomes the emperor in the future, the situation of the third elder brother will not be bad.

Because of the news sent by Wang Ren, the fourth master who was convinced that Kangxi would never make it to the end of the year did not hide it at all, and cleaned up many people who did not deal with him.Kangxi was seriously ill and unable to go to the court, most of the courtiers could not see the emperor, and there was no way to tell him the current situation.I can only secretly worry.And the courtiers who can visit in front of Kangxi are either the fourth master or the neutral faction.The neutral faction has always kept a wait-and-see attitude on the matter of the prince's fight, and now the fourth master's move to suppress the [-]th elder brother's party naturally belongs to the prince's fight rather than rebellion, so they never talk too much or do anything.

Brother Ba and others couldn't even enter the palace, and it was impossible to leave the city.I can only do it in a hurry.

It was only two months since Kangxi's fall, and he suddenly recovered after two months, but it was a flashback.Kangxi also knew this in his heart, so he didn't rush to see the minister, but asked Li Yu to help him up, put on his clothes and ordered someone to be summoned.At this time, it was not any son that Kangxi wanted to summon, but Wang Ren.Before doing other things, there is one thing Kangxi wants to solve first.

After Wang Ren received the letter from the palace, his heart skipped a beat, and his intuition told him that entering the palace this time was very dangerous.But the emperor's order cannot be violated, even if the emperor is an old emperor who will die at any time.

Before leaving, Wang Ren made a fortune for himself, and it turned out to be a big culprit.At least not the hexagram of life and death, Wang Ren comforted himself.The hexagram of life and death must take human life, which is unsolvable.

It's probably about reckoning.

When he came to the hall, Kangxi was wearing yellow clothes and sitting on a small couch. There was a table in the center of the room with a chair beside the table.After Wang Ren came in to salute, Kangxi motioned for him to sit there.

Before coming here, Wang Ren was very nervous, but when he actually got here, Wang Ren's heart settled down. No matter what the result was, he accepted it.

Kangxi stared at Wang Ren's face, then sighed, and said softly, "Is the matter between you and Shisan true?"

Wang Ren quickly stood up and wanted to kneel, but was waved away by Kangxi, and let him continue to sit there and listen.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is...really." Wang Ren bowed his head in response.

Kangxi is not angry, this is a fact he has known for a long time, now after being admitted by Wang Ren himself, Kangxi finds that there is no expected anger in his heart.He sighed and said: "I ascended the throne at the age of eight, and took office at the age of 14, that is, the year I took office, I became a father for the first time, I loved that child very much, and named him Chengrui, but when he was three years old, he Then he left. None of the other three sons could keep him. The name of the first son on the jade plate is the eldest elder brother."

Wang Ren remained silent, waiting for Kangxi's next words.

"I have countless descendants, and I have many excellent sons. The second elder brother is the one I love the most, and the thirteenth elder brother is next." Kangxi said in a deep voice, "The prince chills me. If the thirteenth elder brother did not contradict me, I would consider Pass the position to him."

Wang Ren felt that Kangxi looked at him like a knife.

"Without you..." Kangxi said slowly.

Wang Ren was already in a cold sweat. When he saw Kangxi give Li Yu a look, Li Yu turned around knowingly and left. A moment later, he came over with a plate on which three wine glasses were placed.

Li Yu put the plate on the table in front of Wang Ren.

Wang Ren looked down at the three glasses that seemed to be full of sake.

"It's just that it's too late now." Kangxi sighed, "You are a virtuous person, and I planned to keep you as a mentor to the new king, but... I can't just leave you and Brother Thirteen alone like this. Ask, Aiqing's achievements are also indelible, and she has been loyal for more than ten years. I have considered for a long time how to deal with this matter, until I thought of it a few days ago. That is to give you the right to choose, and give your Fate is left to God."

Wang Ren looked at Kangxi suspiciously.

"A glass of sake, a glass of...

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"A glass of sake, a glass of poisonous wine, and a glass of white water." Kangxi said slowly, "You choose a glass. If you choose sake, it is God's will to allow you to be with the thirteenth brother. I don't have much time... I don't care. If you choose poisoned wine, it is God's will to end your life here. You are separated from Thirteen Yin and Yang. If you choose Baishui... Weixian, I still have a daughter under my knees who has not yet married. Now she is twenty-eight years old. You marry Let her be the forehead son-in-law, and then wholeheartedly guide the new crown prince for me, and the thirteenth elder brother will be completely broken from now on."

Wang Ren was silent for a moment, then stood up and kowtowed in front of Kangxi: "Your Majesty, I beg you...to remove that glass of white water. I love blue face by nature, and I was wronged when the princess married me. And I have made an appointment with the thirteenth brother." , will not betray. Please allow me... to make a choice between life and death."

Taking out a glass of white water, Wang Ren's chance of getting sake increased to [-]/[-], but at the same time, the probability of death also increased from [-]/[-] to [-]/[-].

Kangxi was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "Sure."

Li Yu stepped forward and took away the cup in the middle.

Wang Ren stood up, looked silently at the two glasses of wine on the table, then slowly stretched out his trembling hand to the one on the left.

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