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Chapter 137 Zhen Huan 13

"…Yinzhen, the fourth son of Prince Yong, is a man of noble character and closely resembles me. He will surely be able to inherit the throne. He shall succeed me as the emperor and shall observe the mourning period in accordance with the rules and regulations, and shall cease mourning on the 27th day. This notice shall be made known to all at home and abroad."

(The original text is too long so I just cut the last paragraph. Is this how Mr. Kangxi usually praises himself?)

When Liang Jiugong finished reading, everyone knelt down and shouted.

"Long live the emperor"

It was at this time that Kangxi's spirit suddenly improved a lot, and everyone knew that this was a disguised form of a last burst of vitality.

"After I am gone, ahem, the fourth prince Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen will inherit the throne, the eldest prince He Baocheng..., the thirteenth prince Yinxiang will manage the Imperial Household Department, the twenty-fifth prince, ahem, Yinqi, will be granted the title of Gulun Heshuo Iron-hatted Prince, with a golden medal and a command arrow, and will be granted Changchun Garden, ahem, and is not allowed to move out of Changqiu Palace to build a palace outside the palace. Yinzhen, do you understand?"

(Prince Gulun means the king of the world in Manchu, representing the crown prince. The title of Prince Gulun is equivalent to the status of the crown prince and the emperor's legitimate daughter.

Heshuo means a region in Manchu and is used to modify the title of a king to express nobility.

The iron-hat prince means that this title can be inherited from generation to generation.)

Kangxi coughed and looked at Yinzhen with his cloudy eyes.

As long as Yinzhen agreed, this would be the late emperor's last will. In the Qing Dynasty, where filial piety was more important than anything else, and in front of all the princes and ministers, as long as Yinzhen agreed, unless his brothers rebelled, Yinzhen could not touch any of these thrones unless there was something wrong.

Of course, the premise is that these people must also abide by the ancestral rules.

Yinqi knelt beside Kangxi's pillow and cried silently. He knew that Kangxi was protecting him. Whether it was the iron-hat prince or the golden medal, they would be his amulets in the future.

When Yinzhen heard Kangxi's words, he did not hesitate. He knelt down and walked to the bed and looked into Kangxi's eyes.

"Father, I understand, and I will obey."

Yinzhen had no objection to this. His future path had been paved smooth by Kangxi, so he was not afraid to agree to Kangxi's request.

And what Kangxi said not only bound him, but also bound these princes.

If any of them did anything treasonous in the future, he would not even need to use his own name. He could directly act in the name of the late emperor's will, which would be even more convincing than his own will.

"Yinzhen, you don't have many children, so you don't have to be stubborn and observe mourning. The Qing Dynasty can only last for generations if there are many descendants. Ahem, as long as you protect your subjects and guard the Qing Dynasty, it will be the greatest filial piety to me."

"Yes, Father Huang."

"Ahem, and one more thing, pass on my oral order. From today on, the jade disc of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen will be changed to the name of Empress Xiaoyiren. Consort De Uya was an unkind mother and obtained the position illegitimately. She is unworthy of her title and must be stripped of her title. After my death, Uya must not be selected as the Empress Dowager and will not be allowed to advance to the position for the rest of her life."

In fact, Kangxi had wanted to deal with Concubine De for a long time, but he was afraid that if he dealt with her before, she would find an opportunity to turn things around, so he had been suppressing this decree until before his death, as a compensation to Yinzhen.

After Kangxi finished speaking, Yinzhen's eyes widened in shock, and his mind went blank for a moment.

I remember that before my mother died, she begged the emperor for mercy, but the emperor remained unmoved. Why did he make such a decision today?

"Liang Jiugong, draft the imperial edict and issue it."

"Yes"

Upon hearing Kangxi's order, Liang Jiugong quickly agreed, but he did not immediately turn around and leave to announce the decree. Instead, he wiped his tears and waited to see his emperor off for the last time.

"Pray for your child"

At this time, Kangxi's consciousness had faded a little, his voice became much weaker, and his eyes turned away from Yinzhen and looked at Yinqi.

Yinqi, who was called, immediately moved closer.

"Qi'er, you are still young, you must listen to your fourth brother. I have allowed you not to pay homage to anyone before. I believe your fourth brother will not let you suffer any grievances. It's a pity that your father can't see you grow up."

The soft and tender little person in front of him has been almost inseparable from him since he was over a month old. Even if he had a purpose in keeping him by his side before, after these years, even a stone man would be moved by his true feelings.

Kangxi raised his hand and wanted to touch Yinqi's face, but found that he had no strength left. Yinqi quickly took his hand and put it on his face. Kangxi smiled with satisfaction and wanted to say something but it was too late. He exhaled and fell silent.

"Amma!"

"Huang Ama!"

"emperor!"

As Kangxi's hands fell weakly on the bed, everyone in the hall knelt down and cried bitterly.

By the bed, Yinqi held Kangxi's hand and burst into tears. Yinzhen also clenched his fists and lowered his head, tears dripping onto the blanket.

Perhaps the sound from inside the house was transmitted outside, and gradually, the sound of crying began to be heard outside the hall.

Not long after, three dull bells rang throughout Changchun Garden.

Just like that, Emperor Kangxi, who had worked hard for the Qing Dynasty for 61 years, passed away.

For the next 27 days, despite everyone's objections, Yinqi followed all his brothers to mourn for Kangxi. Only after Kangxi's body was buried did everyone leave Changchun Garden and return to the Forbidden City.

After all, the ceremony of the new emperor's enthronement had already been held in the palace.

Liang Jiugong, who had served Kangxi all his life, stayed in Kangxi's mausoleum to keep vigil for him. Yinqi was worried about him, but he could not stay, so he left a puppet to take care of him until the end of his life.

The death of Kangxi made Yinqi very sad. Even though he had an uncle and a master in his three lifetimes, Kangxi was not a very good father, but he still felt very uncomfortable.

This made him lose his spirits for a long time afterwards. Yinqi's appearance made Jinzhong and Madam Liu very worried, so they took turns to try to cheer Yinqi up in various ways every day.

After returning to the palace, Yinqi drove away all the palace servants in the name of mourning for the late emperor. He stayed in Changqiu Palace with Jinzhong and Nanny Liu only, and refused to see anyone except Yongzheng.

As for the puppet eunuchs and palace maids who were driven away, after arriving at the Imperial Household Department, they and their other puppet friends were gradually assigned to various palaces to shine.

This is also one of Yinqi's plans, if for no other reason than to be able to better gather information in the future.

The Changqiu Palace where Yinqi is now is a two-story palace that was rebuilt in the garden of the former Cining Palace by order of Emperor Kangxi in the 59th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Not only does it have better scenery than the Imperial Garden, it is also the farthest from the six palaces, so there is no need to worry about the rule that men outside the palace cannot be in the harem.

For this reason, Kangxi even went so far as to change the main entrance of the Cining Palace. Of course, there was no need to worry so much since no one lived in the Cining Palace.

If we say that Kangxi did many extraordinary things for Yinqi, then compared with his father, Yongzheng is now even more so.

Normally when a new emperor ascends the throne, the previous emperor's sons would change their names to avoid suspicion. So when other princes changed their names according to etiquette and Yinqi "didn't know", Yongzheng learned from the guards he sent to the Changqiu Palace that they had heard Yinqi and Jinzhong say that they didn't like the name Yunqi and thought it was particularly ugly. So Yongzheng immediately issued an edict, disregarding ancestral rules, allowing Yinqi to not change his name.

Moreover, Yinqi could still move around freely in the Forbidden City as before and enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation without reporting, among other special exceptions.

From each of these special orders that shocked everyone, it can be seen that Yongzheng really treated Yinqi as the apple of his eye, which made his brothers, ministers of the former dynasty and women in the harem jealous and hateful, but they had no choice but to endure it.