Kangxi's sudden death caught the Eighth Prince off guard. He never expected that such a situation would happen. All he could do for the time being was blockade of news. Neither the news or the reason of Kangxi's death could be disclosed, because he knew that once this matter was spread, it would have a great impact, and even shake the already shaky Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi's body was dealt with, and the two palace maids were also dealt with. Several people were also dealt with at the same time, so the only one who knew about Kangxi's matter was Qin Qingyuan.

The Eighth Prince was not worried about Qin Qingyuan. Qin Qingyuan was originally the eunuch in charge of his royal palace, and it can be said that he was one of the people around him that the Eighth Prince trusted the most. Besides, Qin Qingyuan, a eunuch with no eggs, would have been tied with the Eighth Prince long ago. If the Eighth Prince was gone, he would be nothing. Not only would he lose his current wealth and majesty, but his life would be lost.

On that day, Prince Zhuang, Prince Kang and Ortai were urgently summoned. These three were the eighth prince's irons. The support of Kangxi was the support of the three of them. Especially Ortai, as a first-class guard, can be said to be Kangxi's close confidant, but he led his people directly into the palace, thus surrounding Kangxi's bedroom.

It can be said that the three of them and the eighth prince are one. Once the eighth prince collapses, the three of them will not be much better. For this reason, when the ninth prince, the tenth prince and the fourteenth prince are not around, the eighth prince’s first thought was to control the accompaniment to Xi’an, all the court ministers and the princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty, so the three of them are the most suitable candidates.

The three of them met the Eighth Prince and came out two hours later and left the palace. The three of them quickly moved. Prince Kang and Ortai directly controlled all the military forces in Xi'an with the emperor's will. Then Prince Zhuang secretly supervised the officials of all sizes in Xi'an. In addition, the Eighth Prince asked the Tenth Prince in Sichuan to return to Xi'an quickly, and at the same time, they urgently mobilized several troops from Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi to prevent accidents.

After all this, it was the afternoon of the second day. When I learned that the situation was under control, the Eighth Prince summoned Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, Geng E and others, and at the same time invited the semi-retired Tong Guowei. These people were all important officials in the court, or those who had always supported the Eighth Prince, and then announced the news of Kangxi's death.

The announcement of Kangxi's death shocked these people, because no one expected Kangxi to die suddenly. For a moment, everyone's minds were filled with the evil moves of the Eighth Prince to get ahead, but this idea was soon dispelled by them.

After all, the Eighth Prince is already the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, and he is only missing the title of an emperor. In fact, the Eighth Prince is no longer different from the Emperor. In this case, how could a person as smart as the Eighth Prince do such a thing?

If the Eighth Prince wants to ascend to the throne, he can first announce that Kangxi gives way to the Eighth Prince in the name of the Supreme Emperor. This is nothing more than a summoning letter. Or, if you give a chronic poison, Kangxi gradually becomes seriously ill, and then die naturally.

No matter which method is, it is much better than the current situation, but Kangxi died suddenly without any warning. This is really strange.

In this regard, the eighth prince explained that Kangxi was suffering from an acute illness and died due to his old age and weak health. As for Kangxi's body, he also dealt with. Although it was normal from the outside, the people who died of illness were always different from those who were strangled. Although these important officials were somewhat suspicious, they did not pursue it.

First of all, as an important official in the court, the changes in Xi'an City this day and the eighth prince's move to mobilize troops could not be hidden from them. Now that the eighth prince can tell this, it means that the eighth prince is fully confident that he can control the situation.

Secondly, the Qing Dynasty is now shaking under the attack of the Ming Dynasty. Not only has it lost the capital, but even Zhili is almost lost. If there is any civil strife in the Qing Dynasty, there is no need for the Ming army to fight, and the Qing Dynasty will collapse and split itself.

In this case, the best choice is to be too smooth and follow the flow to let the Eighth Prince ascend the throne. What's more, the Eighth Prince also took out the Kangxi conjured. As for whether the resignation is true or false, it doesn't matter whether the Eighth Prince was originally the crown prince's crown prince, and it is natural for the emperor to die and ascend the throne.

No one is a fool, let alone Kangxi has already swallowed his anger, so it is meaningless to hold him accountable. In this way, Tong Guowei cried twice first, and then he first suggested that the country should not be without a lord and let the eighth prince ascend the throne.

After Tong Guowei, Zhang Tingyu was good at observing words and expressions. Zhang Tingyu shed a lot of tears about Kangxi's death, and he felt even more sad. After all, he has been with Kangxi for so many years, Kangxi has treated him well. Now that the old master has passed away, this is natural.

But Kangxi died, and the Qing Dynasty still had to continue. Zhang Tingyu knew very well that the only way to let the Eighth Prince ascend the throne was to the best. In the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Tingyu was a loyal minister, but in fact, Zhang Tingyu was loyal to the world and the Qing Dynasty. In fact, there was no difference between who was the emperor for Zhang Tingyu, and this was also the reason why the Eighth Prince was able to convince Zhang Tingyu at the beginning.

Tong Guowei and Zhang Tingyu both agreed. One of them is the famous Tong Banchao. Although Tong Guowei is now semi-retired and his power is no longer as good as before, don't forget Tong Guowei's identity as the uncle. In addition, he also has a famous son, Longkodo, who holds heavy troops in the Central Plains.

Tong Guowei can completely represent Longkodo's opinion, so his words are extremely heavy, and even more important than his extraordinary seniority, it is enough to suppress a lot of criticism.

As for Zhang Tingyu, he was not only the chief minister of Shangshu, but also the leader of the Han officials. The nod of the two of them was almost halfway, and the next one was not Ma Qi, but Geng E. As the minister of Shangshu and Minister of War, he can continue to sit in this position now, which is the kindness of the Eighth Prince. Otherwise, Geng E was still in prison and might have lost Beijing City, he would have become a prisoner of the Ming army. He was either beheaded or went to the prisoner-of-war camp to renovate, and wrote confessions to expose the Qing Dynasty's crimes every day.

Seeing that the three of them nodded, the upright Ma Qi wanted to ask about the real cause of Kangxi's death, but he was helpless in this situation. Finally, he sighed, wiped away the tears from his face, and followed the three of them to kneel down at the Eighth Prince.

The four nodded finally made the Eighth Prince grow a mouthful, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground. In fact, when they were called, the Eighth Prince was uneasy, afraid that something would happen. After all, these four people had different identities. Even if he had already controlled Xi'an City with his army, he would still be unable to deal with it once the trouble broke out.

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty can no longer bear the trouble now, and the Eighth Prince really dared not imagine what would happen if it really came to that point. Fortunately, all this went smoothly. The Eighth Prince was hiding in the palace and was finally useless. With their support, this matter was a foregone conclusion. Next, it was officially announced to the world that Kangxi had passed away, organized a funeral, and ascended the throne.

This matter should not be too late and needs to be arranged as soon as possible. So in the evening, the news about Kangxi's death due to illness was officially announced. After learning the news, those who vaguely felt something was wrong finally realized, and at the same time, there was a sense of sorrow in their hearts that the old Emperor Kangxi passed away.

The death of the emperor is a major event for the country. Not only should the whole country be mourned, but there are also special regulations and rituals. However, the court is now in Xi'an rather than Beijing, and the current situation can only be simple. But even so, Kangxi's funeral is not comparable to ordinary princes. That night, the whole city of Xi'an was covered with filial piety, and it was covered with white space. In the palace, crying came one after another. Whether it was the concubines in the harem, the princes, nobles, and civil and military officials in the court, wearing mourning clothes and hats covering the white cloth, kneeling in front of Kangxi's coffin and crying to death.

As the prince, the eighth prince was of course the leader, and there were others kneeling behind him. Facing the coffin, the eighth prince cried so hard that he fainted several times. Fortunately, the imperial physician was guarding the side so that nothing went wrong.

As for the princes, let alone, they cried like tears. However, God knows whether they were crying for Kangxi or for themselves. In addition, the second among these princes, the original deposed prince, was not in it. Although he was taken to Xi'an, he was still under house arrest. In this case, the eighth prince did not let him out in order to avoid trouble.

The Eighth Prince has worked extremely hard these days. He has to deal with government affairs during the day, prepare to ascend the throne, and has to keep a guard at night. But even so, he has not relaxed his vigilance at all and has been guarding against possible situations, especially for his brothers, he is not afraid to be careless.

On this day, it was the third prince and fourth prince who took their younger brothers to keep their souls. Because of the eldest prince's current identity and second brothers, the deposed prince, the two princes are the oldest among all princes. Of course, they are led by them when the eighth prince is not around.

Since taking these princes to the palace and thinking that Kangxi was guarding him in disguise, this is also a means used by the eighth prince to avoid accidents. Although all princes understand that they will definitely not be able to go back before the eighth prince officially ascends the throne, there is nothing to do about it.

The third prince is a literati and has always been arrogant, but Kangxi has always looked down on him, so although he had thoughts about the throne, he had no chance. As for the fourth prince, it goes without saying that the fourth prince is dull, but he is also a person who is not lacking in scrupulous. He has no shortage of abilities and means, but he is hard to speak alone. The fourth prince has no help except the Thirteenth prince, which also destined him to become a loser.
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