[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

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Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it has been two months since the prince came back and kept a low profile.In the past two months, he has been carefully observing his father's attitude towards him.But in fact, he knew in his heart that even if his father made him the crown prince again, he would still feel worried about him, so when he made him the crown prince again, he conferred the titles of Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinzhen, Yinqi, the third elder brother of Jin, and Yinqi, the fifth elder brother, as princes at the same time. , the Jin seventh elder brother Yinyou, the tenth elder brother Yin Rong, I am the king of the county, and several other elder brothers are Beizi.Kangxi is a very stingy person in terms of titles. The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother are now in their 30s, and they have only left Baylor's identity.

The wanton promotion this time was also to contain the prince.In case he has any bad intentions when he is granted the right this time.

Have any bad thoughts.

But how could he not have bad thoughts?

The prince could see clearly, and he had seen through it thoroughly during the nearly one year of being confined in the mansion.Kangxi made him the prince again this time, because he was already mentally prepared that he might be abolished again.He no longer holds expectations for himself as he did in the past, but is considering, observing with scrutiny whether he, the prince, can continue.Father, he is suspicious.

Ha ha, the prince sneered helplessly in his heart.If he is really determined not to change, then he can still stay in the position of prince for 40 years?He had a close relationship with Kangxi before, if he wanted to make a move, there would really be many opportunities!As the crown prince, the emperor's position is naturally his, and he doesn't even need a will!If he really wants to do something, can the emperor still stay in his Qiankun Palace now!

He is the prince, is it wrong for him to get close to the ministers in the court?He is the crown prince. Is it wrong for him to train some talents that he can use for his father's succession in a hundred years?He is forty, how long can he live!It was just a complaint, but who would have thought that...it would not be worth decades of father-son love.

It's right to think about it, the father has so many sons, how can he be short of one?

Now, the last bit of affection he had for his father has been wiped away.The old minister who approached him before was right, he should make a good plan for himself.Since the father has always been suspicious, it is better to really do it.Anyway, even if he didn't do it, he wouldn't believe his innocence after the other princes said a few words to his father.It's better to fight hard and become king if you succeed.If he is defeated, he just returns to the mansion and continues to stay at home.

In this world, there are only those who kill brothers, not those who poison their own sons.He can always save a life.

Thinking of this, the low-key prince took action, and he took the initiative to contact the former minister who had resigned.Let him contact his son to run errands to buy people's hearts for him, and take the initiative to make friends with other officials, mainly those military officers who hold the capital's military force in their hands.The son of the old official who resigned was surnamed Wu, and his mind was not very bright, and he belonged to a person with a big heart and a short hand.If he really had some skills, he wouldn't be in his 30s, with a status similar to that of Yuanwailang.But such an identity is enough to run errands for the prince to contact the former gangster faction.By the way, contact some military officers again.This surnamed Wu doesn't know much about some secret relationships and grievances. He only knows that Longkodo is the mother's family of the fourth elder brother, and the fourth elder brother has made a lot of efforts in establishing the prince again, so he also made Longkodo It is also counted among the feathers, and began to get close to others.Of course the result...was not as good as he thought.In the end, Qi Shiwu, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, Tuo Heqi, commander of the infantry, Geng E, Shangshu of the Ministry of war, and others participated in it.But it is already not a small force.

However, not long after, the group of people who supported the prince were immediately hit.

First of all, there was an official surnamed Wang in the court who impeached Tuo Heqi in a memorial, saying that he "deceived the lawless, corrupted the people".This sentence is actually quite false. He snatching the children's candy is "deceitful and lawless, greedy and harmful to the people", and killing people is also "deceptive and lawless, greedy and harmful to the people".But there's no comparison between snatching a child's candy and killing someone.Therefore, it is difficult to say whether the crime is big or small, light or serious.But since someone has impeached, Kangxi will not ignore it.Of course, the matter of Chato Heqi naturally fell on Wang Ren's head again.

Wang Ren: Excuse me, when will I have annual leave?

The holidays of officials in the Qing Dynasty were very pitiful, only the New Year's Day.On that day, I have to spare half a day to accompany the emperor.In fact, it is not impossible for Wang Ren to want to relax for a while. Except for the time of going to court, some cases have to be handled by him himself, and he can allocate it by himself except for the time of accompanying the emperor.As long as he doesn't do something wrong and is caught by the admonisher, no one cares if he goes out and spends half a day in restaurants and teahouses.Going to the brothel is also... Well, someone is in charge of this.

However, these days have been too busy, so busy that I go to sleep in the thirteenth room at night, I can only sleep under the quilt, and I have no energy to do other things.Because the prince was re-established, the officials in the court were very lively. The princelings seemed to see hope and tried their best to impeach others.The anti-Palestine sons have also come to their spirits, and if they are pulled down once, they can be pulled down for the second time.It is common to impeach each other for fun.But the problem is that you are happy to impeach, and it is Lao Tzu who went to investigate!Wang Ren was on fire!There are three jurisprudence divisions, supervisory court, punishment department and Dali Temple in this court.But the Procuratorate is mainly in charge of supervising impeachment and making recommendations, while the Ministry of Punishment is mainly responsible for amending laws, reviewing cases and final criminal executions.Investigating and handling cases is the business of Dali Temple, that is, Wang Ren's business.

The officials of the Procuratorate delivered the memorials happily, and the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment and the Clan Mansion opened up diligently. He almost vomited blood with just dozens of people walking around in Dali Temple, okay?The criminal department also handles the case when it reviews the case!He needs to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to borrow some people!You can do errands too!

When Wang Ren told Kangxi that he was going to borrow someone from the Ministry of Punishment, Kangxi was silent for a moment and then agreed.Moreover, the assistant assigned to Wang Ren has a fairly high official position. He is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and the official residence is from the second rank.The real power is not as good as Wang Ren, but the official rank is indeed higher than Wang Ren.But as Wang Ren's deputy, he was a little bit aggrieved.

When Kangxi named the candidate, Wang Ren immediately bowed his head to thank him, without showing any hesitation or entanglement, Kangxi nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, Wang Ren was very entangled in his heart. He just needed a few people to help with errands, and he didn't need such a big official.At that time, who will listen to whom?

However, when they were handling the case together later, Wang Ren was taken aback when he saw Shisanshi standing with the Minister of Criminal Justice.

After bowing his hands and saying hello, the Minister of Criminal Justice smiled slightly and said to Wang Ren: "I have heard of the name of being a virtuous man before, and I am quite yearning for his demeanor in handling cases. Now that I am old, I thought that I would not be able to get along with you in this life." Unexpectedly, His Majesty would give this poor man a chance to work together for the virtuous."

Wang Ren smiled embarrassedly and said, "I've praised it, but it's just a trick to solve the case." Then he glanced at Shisan with a little doubt.

Thirteen smiled slightly and said, "A fellow traveler."

Wang Ren understood instantly.

It means that the servant of the Ministry of punishment is also one of the fourth master's boat.

"I have always thought that Wei Xian and the Thirteenth Master are so close, they should be together." The servant of the Ministry of Punishment stroked his beard and smiled, "It seems that my guess is right."

The Minister of Criminal Affairs smiled for a while, then lowered his head and asked Wang Ren: "What do you think about the case His Majesty wants to investigate this time?"

"It's true that Tuoheqi was greedy in his life, and he accepted bribes. But it's really hard to explain this 'deception and lawlessness, greed and harm to the people'." Wang Ren said.

"Tuo Heqi is sexually greedy and likes silver and white things. It's not surprising." The servant of the punishment department shook his head.

"What I'm more confused about is why Your Majesty..." Wang Ren looked at the Minister of Punishment suspiciously, and then at Shisan, "Will His Majesty despise you when Shisan comes here?"

The servant of the punishment department looked at Shisan, and Shisan said: "I was sent to the punishment department by my father, because I needed to do something. My father must have thought of asking Mr. Li to help investigate the case." What Master Li was talking about was this punishment department. waiter.

"Suddenly I'm not sure about His Majesty's temper." Wang Ren sighed.

"It doesn't matter if you are not sure, as long as you follow His Majesty's order." The Minister of Criminal Affairs shook his head, "Investigate the case, and then inform His Majesty of the facts found out. Anyway, His Majesty is the one who makes the final decision."

On the day when Wang Ren, Shisan and others were investigating the case, Brother Ba was drinking in his mansion.

At this time, not only the crown prince was heartbroken, but he was even more heartbroken.

His birth mother was humble.Among all the princes, his mother's family status is the lowest.But in terms of talent, he did not lose to anyone.

Moreover, he was not raised by his biological mother since he was a child, but grew up at the elder brother's mother's lap, watching the elder brother's back.

He has a close relationship with the elder brother, and he also likes to make friends. Before the crown prince was deposed for the first time, he really didn't think much about the possibility of becoming emperor himself.He felt that this hope was really slim. There was a prince before him, followed by a big elder brother.As for him, he just wants to be the emperor's favorite prince, although he also wants rights.And as the prince who is close to the elder brother, when the elder brother and the prince are fighting for life and death, he must support the elder brother, and the old nine and ten who have a good relationship with him also support the elder brother.Little Fourteen, who was born later, was also with him.

Until the crown prince was abolished, the elder brother also lost the chance to win the heir.

Then, Big Brother recommended himself.It's not just the big brother, the old nine and ten, and the little fourteen.As well as the friends I knew before and the contacts I made, all played a role at this time, and they all told Kangxi to support him.The eighth elder brother felt that he saw hope, but it was fleeting.

He never thought that this advantage would become a disadvantage.

The elder brother even found a fortune teller from nowhere, and told his father that he was an excellent candidate.When he heard the elder brother say this, he knew in his heart that something was going to go wrong.But can't stop it.As the most beloved prince after the prince, he still knows a little about his father's thoughts, which is a big taboo.Then the father asked Wang Ren to investigate. Wang Ren really acted as fast as the rumors said, but within a day he was tied up in prison, and the eighth elder brother didn't even have time to react.And there is no shortage of witnesses and material evidence, and the facts are laid out in front of the father.None of the officials refuted him.This Wang Ren is very weird, he seems to know the secrets of many people, but as long as he doesn't provoke him and doesn't fall into his hands, he doesn't care about it.

This eighth elder brother also tried to contact and win over, but nothing happened.No matter what he said or did to him, his attitude towards the eighth elder brother was the same as that of a courtier towards the prince, not close or even a little distant.But he was very close to the thirteenth brother.It's the only person he'll be in contact with for a long time.But Shisan had been rejected by his father when the prince was deposed for the first time, and everyone could see this.He withdrew from the turmoil of seizing the heir apparent, and now he doesn't have a sense of presence like Seventh Elder Brother.Therefore, the eighth elder brother never took him seriously.

Brother Ba didn't think much about becoming the emperor before, but others have brought it up, pushing him to the cusp of the storm, and he can't do nothing.

Moreover, the recent failures seemed to be driven by a secret force, which did not seem to be the work of the prince's forces.

Is that Wang Ren really just a royalist neutral?