AWB Chapter 199 Brother 2, go back and retire
Chapter 199 Brother 2, go back and retire
Chapter 199 Second Brother, Go Back and Retire
Liang Jiugong personally sent Su Ma away. The two brothers sat facing each other for a long time without saying a word. After waiting for a while, Kangxi suddenly said, "Second brother, do you really hate me? Besides the matter of Ying brother and sister? You also know that in this life, there is only Hui Er in my heart. Apart from her, I really can't let go of anyone else..."
"No, it has nothing to do with Brother Ying and Sister Ying. In fact, to be honest, Brother Ying and Sister Ying's matter was just a fuse. It can be said that it was fate that made me see Brother Ying for the first time when she entered the palace for the first time and was summoned by the Empress Dowager.
At that time, I fell in love with her at first sight, and I even said shamelessly that I wanted to marry her and asked the Empress Dowager to grant the marriage. I didn't consider at all why she rejected me at that time, nor did I see the sadness hidden under her smile.
Then she entered the palace and became your concubine, and I was arranged to go to the Xiluk family not long after.
Xi Lu Ke is a good woman. She has long known that I have someone in my heart, but she never said anything. For so many years, she gave birth to my children and helped me to replace the reputation of a jealous woman. I have always been sorry for her.
Actually, my impression of Brother Ying and Sister Ying has almost completely dissipated. The reason I keep holding on to them is to convince myself that I can't give up. Otherwise, what reason do I have to target you? Do you really want me to admit that I'm dark and jealous?"
Seeing his second brother analyzing everything in front of him, Kangxi didn't know what expression to make. It turned out that the second brother he had always envied also envied him. He envied him for finding love and having someone to accompany him, while he envied him for ruling the world.
Kangxi: "But second brother, wasn't it you who gave up back then? Why are you regretting it now?"
Fuquan roared angrily, "What do you know? If my mother hadn't threatened me with her own life, how could I have said I would support you? You were just a little brat back then. How could you possibly understand what the throne and the empire are?"
Kangxi sighed, "But how can you know if what I'm going through is what I want? To be honest, I've really envied my second brother these years. He has a virtuous wife and filial children, and he has a whole family."
Fuquan: "Oh, what can you expect? Isn't being the emperor enough to satisfy you?"
Kangxi: "Brother, you only see my glory in public. Do you remember that the reason I was able to inherit the throne was because I had smallpox. At that time, I was in the courtyard outside the palace and had a narrow escape from death. If it weren't for our wet nurse who risked her life to take care of me day and night, I would have died in the courtyard long ago.
Secondly, among the two of us brothers in the palace back then, I was the only one with a humble family background. My mother was backed by the Tong family, an ordinary Han army flag, and a lower-ranking flag at that. But the Dong'e family behind you is different. They are a prominent family that holds military power. Have you ever thought about this: if you had come to the throne back then, at such a young age, would you be the emperor or would the Dong'e family be in power?
This is our Aixinjueluo family's kingdom, how could we let an outsider get involved? Also, who was the most powerful person in the palace back then? Don't you remember?"
Fuquan followed unconsciously and said, "It's the Empress Dowager."
Kangxi continued, "Yes, it was the Grand Empress Dowager, the Imperial Madam, who had fought her way through the harems of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Shizu, a ruthless person who held the power of life and death, and the greatest supporter of the Mongol Khorchin. The emperor she needed was not someone like you who was beyond her control. Do you think you could have succeeded to the throne at that time?"
Fuquan's thoughts unconsciously followed Kangxi's. Didn't he understand these principles? He did, but because he was deceiving himself, he never thought about it. When Kangxi brought it up today, he recalled the situation at that time and found that Xuanye was much more likely to ascend the throne than himself.
It can even be said that even if Xuanye was not around, the ancestor would probably have chosen the younger Chang Ning instead of himself.
Seeing that his second brother had finally calmed down to think, Kangxi continued, "During those years, because I was young, I always lived in the palace of the Imperial Madam. All the items I used had to be checked by my aunt before I dared to use them. Even my enlightenment was taught by my aunt. It was not until I was a little older that I studied with the proper masters of the Shangshufang.
Later, something happened that made me realize that even though I was already the emperor, without real power, I was still a toy that others could tease at will. I remember that time, I was practicing calligraphy with my teacher, but Oboi barged in without warning and hacked my teacher to death on the spot. Afterwards, he killed his entire family on the grounds that he had misled me.
But what was that teacher's fault? He simply couldn't see that I had become the emperor but hadn't learned the art of ruling, so he explained the "Zizhi Tongjian" to me. You see, people shouldn't be weak. It's just a small matter like this, but in the eyes of those in power, it's just a small thing, and they can kill me at will.
Later, in the second year after I ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager passed away. People said she fell ill from longing for the late Emperor, and that no medicine could cure her. But how could that be possible? The Emperor's father didn't like my mother, and before I ascended the throne, he hadn't seen my mother for several years. We were just trying to survive in the harem.
After I ascended the throne, Taihou was in good health. Thanks to her careful care, she could easily live for several decades. But even this healthy and hopeful mother, who had such hope for the future, ultimately passed away from an illness caused by longing for her.
Can you believe it? If it were you, what would you do? "
Fuquan didn't expect Kangxi to ask him such a question. To be honest, although his mother had said that there were doubts about the empress dowager's death when she was alive, he had never paid attention to it. He didn't expect that the water was so complicated.
If I were chosen to be the next emperor, I would definitely be the first to suffer. Not only that, but my mother in the palace would also be the first victim. Not to mention the influence of Consort Dong E, who made the entire court and the harem hate the Dong E clan deeply. Considering that most of the Mongols in the emperor's harem were Mongolians, if I really became emperor, they would definitely be controlled and crushed to death.
Furthermore, Oboi was very powerful at the time. Could he really resist him? Not only that, there were also many external threats, such as the Three Feudatories Rebellion and Galdan's covetous gaze. There were so many problems that he could not solve any of them.
Looking at Kangxi in front of him, Fuquan's thoughts changed unconsciously. He had to admit that the other party was really capable and was born with the mind of an emperor. He had mastered the art of controlling people's hearts.
If the situation had really turned out that he had ascended the throne, perhaps the Qing Dynasty would have been controlled by the Mongols or under the name of Oboi, and would not have belonged to the Aisin Gioro family.
He admitted defeat, he really lost. Thinking of this, Fuquan lowered his shoulders and stopped arguing. Instead, he quietly waited for Kangxi's judgment.
Kangxi: "Brother, go back and enjoy your retirement. The Prince's Palace will belong to Changquan from now on. For your sake, I will take care of you, but there will be no more. Brother, let me ask you again, why did you choose Yinsi?"