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The first thousand three hundred and six chapters come again

Ma Qi came from afar. Although both sides were hostile, Prince Guo and others not only respected Ma Qi but also had etiquette. On the day of the meeting, they specially held a banquet to entertain Ma Qi and arranged an excellent residence for him.

After seeing Ma Qi leave after the banquet, Prince Guo, Prince Cheng and Longkodo, who were accompanying him, came to the study and sat down one by one. In the candlelight, the three of them looked extremely solemn, but they did not say a word.

After a long time, Longkodo said first: "Two princes, Ma Qi's affairs need to be decided by the two princes. I wonder how the two princes consider it?"

"Think about it? Is it necessary to consider it?" Prince Guo sneered: "We have not experienced the methods of the fourth brother. My brother-in-law and the eighth sister-in-law died so miserably. I am irreconcilable with the fourth brother! It is simply whimsical that the fourth brother wants to use this name to make us accused him of his subordinates!"

"The tenth brother is right." Prince Cheng expressed his agreement on the side: "My fourth brother is gloomy and vicious, and he ignores his brother's feelings at all. Besides, how did he come to his current position? The starling's revenge must not be so easy! Now the fourth brother actually uses the name of his ancestors to make a guarantee? Haha, he can think of it! If he really has an ancestor and awe in his heart, how could he do that thing at the beginning!"

Prince Cheng said this and Prince Guo nodded repeatedly, and even Longkodo had to admit that the hatred between the two sides could not be easily resolved.

In addition, Yongzheng's so-called promise was not worth mentioning at all. In order to win the trust of Prince Guo and Prince Cheng, Yongzheng directly swears in the name of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty to show his sincerity. But how can this sincerity be true? Prince Guo and Prince Cheng are not three-year-olds, so can they be obedient with this promise alone?

If this is the case, no matter Prince Guo or Prince Cheng, including Talonkodo, they will die without a burial place. The Tian family is ruthless, this is the truth that has always been. Putting down the military power in your hands is to let the mermaid meat.

"But then again, Ma Qi's words are not unreasonable. Zhang Hengchen treated death as a warning to protect the remaining foundations of the Qing Dynasty. I admired a Han minister in his heart very much. Unfortunately, it's a pity that Zhang Hengchen, as he said, if we continue to fight each other, the Qing Dynasty created by the Ming army will be completely over. Don't forget that the Thirteenth Old has been defeated in Mongolia, and Korqin is gone. The former land of Liaodong and the entire Mongolia are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, leaving us with little time."

After Prince Cheng rejected the possibility of resigning from Yongzheng, he also expressed his concerns, and this concern was a fact before everyone.

They had no idea what happened in Liaodong and Mongolia before. It was only after Ma Qi said it today that he understood how much danger the Qing court was facing now.

Before, the two sides fought, one was because of Jianxing, and the other was because of Prince Guo and Prince Cheng for self-protection.

As long as Mongolia and Liaodong are still there, the Ming Dynasty will not think of coming from the west in a short time. But when Mongolia and Liaodong have completely returned to the Ming Dynasty, then those who understand it are very clear about what kind of actions the Ming Dynasty will do next.

Although they were incompatible with Yongzheng, no matter how good the three people present were to Yongzheng, they had to admit that they were from the Qing Dynasty after all.

As a descendant of Taizu Taizong and as a descendant of the founding ancestors, how could the Qing Dynasty be completely destroyed like this?

Therefore, this is also something that the three of them are struggling with. If they don’t unite, the Qing Dynasty will probably be over. But just as if they unite, they cannot trust Yongzheng, and they are more likely to be sent to hell by Yongzheng before the Qing Dynasty perishes.

"Fourth brother, you have always been more independent than me. What should you do according to what you think?" Prince Guo felt embarrassed and didn't know what to do for a moment, so he had no choice but to ask Prince Cheng for help.

"The best way is naturally to replace it. As long as our fourth brother can get off the throne, or give up the central power of the Qing Dynasty and be controlled by us, then all problems will no longer be problems." Prince Cheng said with a sneer.

"How is this possible?" Longkodo couldn't laugh and cry, and even Prince Guo felt that this possibility was almost slim.

If this could be done, they would have done it long ago. Why would they have to fight Yongzheng to death?

How can we do things that we have not done in military affairs with our mouths? Yongzheng is not a fool. Without imperial power, he does not mean that he has given his life to Prince Guo and others? Not to mention Yongzheng, it would be impossible for Prince Guo and others to do such things.

Prince Guo shook his head and rejected: "Fourth brother, there is no need to say such words, unless I am a broken brain."

"Haha." Prince Cheng smiled and nodded, "Actually, this principle is the same as what our good fourth brother asked Ma Qi to take. The so-called "Do not do to others what he does not want others to do to others. If he can make such a good plan, can't we do the same thing? If we want to guarantee it, we can do it too! Swear to the ancestors, I'm the first to come!"

"Okay, OK, 14th brother, what you said is an angry word, now you are talking about serious things, what should I do?" Prince Guo shook his head with a wry smile. Prince Cheng said this on purpose after a long time of trouble. But then again, if the negotiations really break down, this is a suitable reason. After all, Yongzheng can offer such conditions, and they can also offer similar conditions. Anyway, they are all brothers, who is afraid of whom!

"Prince, do you have another idea? Why don't you tell me it and see if it's feasible?" Longkodo asked in thought.

"Uncle is my uncle, it's really amazing!" Prince Cheng gave Longkodo a thumbs up and shook his head repeatedly and said he didn't dare, and asked the prince to speak out.

Prince Cheng took a sip of water and then said seriously: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I have an idea, and it is the only feasible thing in front of me."

"What's the idea? The 14th brother said as soon as possible." Prince Guo asked urgently.

Prince Cheng sighed first, then said, "If you want to say this idea was made by my brother back then. Now I am just borrowing my brother back then."

This sentence made Prince Guo and Longkodo a little confused. What Jianxing did back then? Jianxing had done a lot of things back then. What was Prince Cheng referring to?

"It's actually very simple, it's just eight words." Prince Cheng said seriously: "Restore the ancestral system and the Eight Kings discuss politics!"

"Restore the ancestral system and the Eight Kings' Discussions?"

After Prince Cheng made his purpose, Prince Guo and Longkodo were stunned at the same time. Jianxing did this at the beginning, which was to seize power with Kangxi. At that time, Jianxing joined forces with the princes and ministers of Manchuria to engage in the Eight Kings' discussions on politics, and thus borrowed their power to oppress Kangxi.

Back then, Jianxing restored the ancestral system and although the Eight Kings' discussion on politics was vigorous, it was actually just an excuse. After Jianxing gained power, the Eight Kings' discussion on politics was never mentioned again, and this idea was never implemented.

However, now Prince Cheng suddenly proposed to restore the ancestral system and the Eight Kings' discussions on politics. This purpose is different from the purpose of Jianxing at that time. Jianxing was to seize power, but now he is to separate power and protect himself.

If Yongzheng agreed to restore the ancestral system and the Eight Kings discussed politics, then although he, as an emperor, was still the emperor, had lost most of his imperial power and could no longer deal with Prince Guo and Prince Cheng and others unscrupulously.

At the same time, since the Eight Kings discuss politics, each has its own restraint, and Yongzheng doesn't have to worry about his status being unsecured. Therefore, from this point of view, Prince Cheng proposed to restore the ancestral system, and the Eight Kings discuss politics is an excellent way.

"Mirely! Wonderful!" Prince Guo, who had figured it out, immediately clapped his hands and laughed.

Longkodo also smiled. If Yongzheng agreed to do this, it would be a step for both sides and would also have guarantees for each other.

In this way, everyone united in name, and no longer had to fight to death. Next, they could join hands to defend against the enemy in the Ming Dynasty to protect the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

"But the 14th brother, it may be difficult for these Eight Kings to discuss politics." Prince Guo was happy after he understood it, and became anxious and worried.

“Where is the difficulty?”

Prince Guo said with a frown: "According to the ancestral system, the Eight Kings' discussions are actually the Eight Banners' chiefs' discussions, but now the Qing Dynasty's country is broken, and the banner masters of each banner have long been unable to get together. Where can I find the Eight Kings?"

"What's the difficulty?" Prince Cheng suddenly laughed, pointed at Prince Guo, and then pointed at himself: "Since the Eight Banners Master can't get it now, then just re-establish the Eight Banners? Brother Ten, you can be one, I can also be one. As for the fourth brother, the Zhenghuang Banner is still his. For other people, I heard that the boss was surrounded, so it was natural to ask the boss to come out to get a banner. There are also the third brother and the ninth brother can be the banner master. If the number of people is not enough, the sixteenth brother and the seventeenth brother can also be the banner master."

Prince Guo was a little stunned when he heard this. According to what Prince Cheng said, it was that these princes and princes directly divided the Eight Banners, each of them as new banner owners, and then formed the Eight Kings to discuss politics.

"Fourth brother, are you kidding?"

"Just kidding? Of course not!" Prince Cheng said with a serious expression: "How can this big thing be a joke? Besides, now that Liaodong is destroyed, the banner masters outside the pass are no longer there. My Qing Dynasty naturally needs to reorganize the Eight Banners when facing a strong enemy. Since the Eight Banners cannot reorganize the banner masters?"

"We are all descendants of Taizu Taizong, and we are the princes of the late emperor. How can we not be the banner master as we are? Brother Ten, let me tell you, who were the banner masters of each banner during Taizu Taizong? Since the ancestral system has been restored, we will simply restore it thoroughly. The so-called "not breaking or establishing" is the truth!"

Prince Cheng's words are not wrong. When Nurhaci was established, the Eight Banners were not his brothers and sons? When it came to Huang Taiji, the same was true. However, because of the time, the Banners continued from the original Banners, and then the families were divided, but no matter what, they were descendants of Aisin Gioro.

Prince Guo thought about Prince Cheng's words carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he made sense. Moreover, Prince Cheng's suggestions had other benefits to them. You must know that after Yongzheng came to power, he suppressed his brothers. If all these brothers could be made the banner masters, he would inevitably stand on their side to confront Yongzheng's imperial power. Even if Yongzheng's imperial power gained the upper hand in the future, then Yongzheng would not dare to do anything to them with their internal alliance.
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