In 1722 AD, Kangxi died, and his fourth elder brother Yinzhen (played by Tang Guoqiang), known as the "Cold-faced King", succeeded to the throne. Although Yinzhen was not the favored candidate for the throne by the government and the public, he was Emperor Yongzheng personally chosen by Kangxi. He "stirred" the victims to cause trouble in the south of the Yangtze River. He held a Hongmen Banquet at the Chenghuang Temple and took away more than two million taels of silver from local officials and wealthy businessmen to raise funds for disaster relief. He pursued debts owed to the national treasury and forced old ministers to go to court. Hanging; in the case of unjust imprisonment in the Ministry of Punishment, he watched from the other side, causing the eighth prince and the prince to fight and lose both sides; in the case of bribery of hundreds of officials, he used Nian Gengyao's hand to wash away Jiangxia Town with blood, causing the prince to be deposed again.
