lied to Kangxi

Chapter 612 Palace Change
After the people from the Ministry of Rites arrived, Lao Wu kept arguing with them.

In the Qing Dynasty, etiquette was by no means a dead letter, but a crucial hierarchical system.

The fifth child wants to go beyond the original funeral ceremony specifications of the empress dowager, who dares to agree without authorization from the ministers and servants of the Ministry of Rites?
In the Kangxi Dynasty, corruption and bribery were not fatal because of the so-called leniency of the old emperor, and it was even impossible to lose official positions.

However, if the etiquette system goes beyond the existing rules, some people will definitely lose their heads.

The old five is stupid and not proficient in Chinese, so in the verbal dispute, it is inevitable that they will fall into the disadvantaged.

Old Twelve was not brought up by the Empress Dowager alone, so he naturally didn't have the slightest affection for the Empress Dowager.

Therefore, the old twelve kept silent, and sat and watched the fifth being bumped into smoke by the people from the Ministry of Rites.

Yu Zhu and Lao Wu are the answer, he naturally can't just watch Lao Wu suffer.

However, since the death of the empress dowager, the fifth child has lost control of his emotions.

Yu Zhu kept quiet on purpose, because he wanted to wait for the fifth child to get tired of the quarrel, and then he would come forward to clean up the mess.

There is no way, Lao Wu's spirit is too excited, he can't continue to quarrel without being exhausted, even if Yuzhu talks, it won't work.

When the fifth child gasped heavily and stared straight at Yu Zhu, Yu Zhu knew that it was time for him to play!

"My fellow ministers, who doesn't know that the emperor has always governed the country with benevolence and filial piety? The mother, the empress dowager passed away, and the whole country mourned. Even if we acted a little out of the ordinary, we actually did our filial piety for the emperor, and we will not be blamed." Yu Zhu As soon as he made a move, he put on the big hat of filial piety, and the purpose was to stop the good tongue of the people in the Ministry of Rites.

"Yuzhongtang has always been favored by the superior, and the ministers dare to surpass it?" Man Shangshu, the Ministry of Rites, firmly pushed forward.

Yuzhu was waiting for this sentence, he said calmly: "Fifth Brother, Twelfth Brother and I are ordered to attend the funeral together, and we have to bear thousands of burdens, how can we ignore the filial piety of Junfu? "

"Everyone, if the emperor takes the blame, I, Yuzhu, will bear the brunt of the blame and bear the responsibility alone, and have nothing to do with you." Yuzhu declared his position decisively, and immediately shocked everyone.

Yuzhu pretended not to see the grateful eyes of the fifth child, and also ignored the astonished expression of the twelveth child, and said lightly: "If you don't believe me, I can make a written proof."

In the officialdom, the higher the position, the greater the real power, the more afraid of taking responsibility, and the words will be vague, so as not to be liquidated in the future!

However, Yuzhu, the most favored minister by Jinshang's side, who has always been in harmony with the light, stood up at the risk of death, and took the responsibility of exceeding the rules of etiquette.

Seeing that Yu Zhu had finished his words, the people in the Ministry of Rites all secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Very good, very powerful, there is room to shirk responsibility!

In the officialdom, I am not afraid of your incompetence, nor of your reckless behavior, but of your blaming and passing the blame, and let the subordinates take the blame for you!

Yu Zhu was an imperial envoy to attend the funeral, he was also the assistant of the royal family, and he was also the foreman and imperial minister, so his words had enough weight.

To put it bluntly, everyone in the Ministry of Rites also knew that the old emperor had been supporting the empress dowager with super high standards for so many years in order to pretend to be filial.

"Okay, Yu Zhongtang, please give me your orders." After exchanging opinions with each other, the people in the Ministry of Rites decisively pushed Yu Zhu to the front and wrapped it on his head.

The old twelve, who had been silent all this time, shook his head secretly, these idiots in the Ministry of Rites actually gave up such a good opportunity to flatter Yuzhu, they are really stupid!

As we all know, the old emperor is particularly concerned about saving face.For some matters, if the important ministers below take the initiative to propose them, who is more likely to agree with them than the old emperor personally decree?
Yu Zhu unambiguously listed the opinions that the fifth child just put forward, one by one.

After the people from the Ministry of Rituals supplemented the details according to the etiquette system, everyone signed the book together.

The fifth child is duty-bound, he wanted to be ranked first, but was stopped by Yuzhu.

Yuzhu said: "Fifth brother, there are some things, it's easier for me to come forward and talk about it than you to be in front."

The fifth child was so grateful to death, where can I find such a good answer?

As a result, the funeral book led by Yu Zhu was immediately handed over to the old emperor.

After carefully reading it three times, the old emperor asked Yuzhu slowly, "How dare you? How dare you ignore the court's rules?"

Yu Zhu was not afraid at all, he was sure of the old emperor, it was just a bluff.

"Hui Khan Ama, I believe that if you set an example to honor the empress dowager, all the subjects in the world will empathize and follow suit." Yuzhu didn't shirk his responsibility, let alone talk nonsense.

After hearing this, the old emperor couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Little Monkey, you are the only one who understands my thoughts best. Since you have all agreed, if I don't approve of Zhezi, I will be an unfilial son instead."

That's exactly what Yu Zhu meant, but he dared to do this, thinking this way, but he absolutely couldn't break his words in front of the old emperor.

After the old emperor approved the papers smoothly, the fifth child, the second child and Yuzhu made a division of labor.

The fifth child presided over the overall situation and made decisions about spending money.The old twelve assisted, and pointed out the old rules by the way.

Yuzhu got a good job, and he commanded the eunuchs and maids to entertain the rich and powerful from all walks of life.

According to the rules of the Great Qing Huidian, crying for the empress dowager did not involve so many people kneeling and crying together, but kneeling and crying in front of the mourning hall in batches and batches according to their official positions and titles.

Yuzhu sat in the side hall near Ningshou Palace, and the little eunuch Qin Ding beside him found Xiuyun and Cao Chun among the crowd kneeling and crying.

It was inconvenient for Yuzhu to join the group of female relatives, but the eggless Qin Ding didn't have any scruples.

"My wife, the Duke has ordered me to discuss something with you, please go with me?"

Yuzhu is a high-ranking foreman and imperial minister, and Qin Ding is his confidant eunuch. This kid works in the palace like a fish in water.

At the same time, Du Lin, another eunuch next to Yuzhu, led Cao Chun to see Yuzhu.

Contrary to most people's imagination, in this era, the married woman enters the palace to cry, and the palace doesn't care about food.

Under the freezing weather, Xiuyun and Cao Chun were already terribly cold even if they brought small snacks to cushion their stomachs.

The empress dowager had just passed away, and meat was banned in the palace.

After a short time, the chief eunuch of Jingren Palace brought someone over with a food box.

The food box was placed on the dining table, and the lid was lifted. Xiuyun took a look, and found that there were two steaming bowls of vegetarian noodle soup, plus a few vegetarian pickles.

"Are you all hungry? Come, let's sit down and have some plain noodles and hot soup together." Yuzhu smiled and waved his big hand, letting the two regular wives sit on his left and right sides, and everyone gathered to eat noodles.

Inside the mourning hall, it was windy and cold, and tired and hungry, Xiuyun and Cao Chun were almost unable to hold on.

Besides, they are all old couples, so there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette.

Xiuyun and Cao Chun looked at each other, then obeyed Yuzhu's arrangement, and sat next to the man on the left and right.

Who would have thought that the old emperor would come after just eating half a bowl of noodles.

"My son, Yuzhu, leads the second wife, and respectfully invites Shengan."

"Slave Fucha, I respectfully welcome Sheng An!"

"Slave Cao Jia, respectfully welcome Sheng An!"

The old emperor didn't call out, and didn't look at Yu Zhu's family who kept saluting. Instead, he walked slowly to the dining table, staring at the three bowls of noodles on the table with unpredictable expressions.

Yuzhu was left out in the cold, but she didn't panic at all.Hey, if a night owl enters the house, nothing good will happen!
"Hey, there's still a bowl of noodles here, I'm just hungry." The old emperor said so, but stood still.

Is it a child's play for the emperor to eat?
Wang Chaoqing leaned over with a wink, picked up the new bowl in the food box, grabbed the chopsticks, picked out a few noodles, and poured out another half bowl of noodle soup.

Seeing this scene, Yuzhu immediately understood that someone must have secretly entered into the old emperor's words, which aroused the old emperor's suspicion.

In front of the old emperor, Wang Chaoqing ate the noodles and drank the soup in the bowl.

"Long live Lord, it's plain noodles and clear soup." As soon as Wang Chaoqing said this, let alone Yuzhu, even Xiuyun and Cao Chun suddenly realized.

After all, Xiuyun and Cao Chun had never personally experienced the sinister struggle in the palace, and they both broke out in a cold sweat.

It's so dangerous, fortunately, I ate vegetarian noodles and drank vegetarian soup, otherwise, catastrophe would be imminent!

Why?

Under the supreme imperial power, the empress dowager passed away, and the whole country mourned. Meat and fish, banquets, theater troupes, intercourse, and various entertainment activities were banned.

If it is said that Yuzhu took advantage of his privileges to get broth noodles or chicken soup noodles, the trouble would be big.

The crime of disrespect, the old emperor could not easily let Yuzhu go.

Now, Yuzhu is just taking advantage of the privilege of handling funerals to take care of his two women, it's just a trivial matter that can't hold chopsticks.

Maybe the old emperor calmed down, or maybe he wanted to appease Yuzhu, so he pretended to pick a piece of noodles, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and then spit it out on the big handkerchief Wang Chaoqing handed over.

Yuzhu has served the old emperor for many years, what else is he not clear about?

Someone must have secretly tricked Yuzhu into eating meat during the national funeral, which annoyed the old emperor.

"You boy, you are considerate." Seeing that Yuzhu didn't say anything, the old emperor also knew that he had been wronged, so he had nothing to say.

It is impossible for the emperor to make mistakes, and it is impossible to publicly admit that he is wrong.

It is also impossible for Yu Zhu to compete with the old emperor at this juncture, he said softly: "I am wrong, I dare not do it again."

"Well, if you know your mistakes, you can correct them. There is nothing good about it." After the old emperor got the ladder, he scolded Yuzhu again, and left lightly.

After this episode, Xiuyun and Cao Chun didn't dare to stay any longer, and soon returned to the mourning hall, and then lined up to cry.

After the great sacrifice, the old emperor went out in person to escort Empress Dowager Daxing's Zi Palace to Xiaodong Mausoleum.

The fifth child, the twelveth child, and Yuzhu must go with them, as their responsibilities lie.

According to the etiquette system, if the empress dowager died first, and the Shunzhi emperor died later, then the gate of the underground palace of the mausoleum would have to be dug open and the Shunzhi emperor would be buried together.

The reality is that Emperor Shunzhi died first.

In order not to disturb the ghosts of Huang Kao, the Empress Dowager Daxing, also known as Empress Xiaohuizhang, had to be buried in Xiaodong Tomb next to Xiaoling Mausoleum.

According to the rules, the clan princes and ministers must accompany the funeral.

Unfortunately, on the way to the funeral, something big happened.

After all, the old emperor was old, and after a long time of fasting, he passed out on the imperial chariot.

It happened so suddenly that Yu Zhu was completely unprepared.

Caught off guard, Yu Zhu analyzed the current situation, had to give up other thoughts, and urgently called the imperial physician to treat the old emperor.

There is no way, a god-given opportunity, but why, Yuzhu's confidants are directly related to soldiers, and the new army is not around!

To put it bluntly, if the old emperor died and Yuzhu had no new army in hand, he could only listen to Longkodo's arrangements.

But the problem is that Longkodo has been fed too much ecstasy soup by the fourth child, so he can only support the fourth child to ascend the throne.

Under the pressure of the situation, Yuzhu made a decisive decision, gave up the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation, and instead tried his best to rescue the old emperor.

Yuzhu ordered the news to be blocked, but because there was no strong control from the new army, the news still leaked out.

It can be seen from this that the princes and brothers have long been secretly planning the end.

Lao Ba and the others smelled an unusual smell, and insisted on rushing over, saying that they wanted to meet the old emperor.In fact, their minds can be seen at a glance, and it is obvious that they want to find out the reality.

The imperial physicians were giving acupuncture to the old emperor, and Lao Ba and his three brothers insisted on breaking in. Wang Chaoqing and his bastard eunuchs alone would definitely not be able to stop them.

While ordering the imperial physician to speed up the diagnosis and treatment, Yuzhu tidied up his official uniform and came out ostentatiously, meeting Lao Ba and the others.

"Brother Ba, Brother Nine, Brother Ten, Han Ama told me, I'm tired, I won't see you for a while!" Yuzhu was not afraid of keeping the bottom line, but he boldly tried to push the eighth brother and the others away.

Lao Jiu gave a sinister smile and said, "I've heard that there is someone plotting to harm Ama Khan, so it's you, right?"

These words were too vicious, and they wanted to put Yu Zhu to death.

Lao Shi didn't wait for Lao Jiu to finish speaking, so he yelled loudly: "Ama Khan, I am Lao Shi, Ama Khan, I am your ten son!" Obviously, he wanted to make things worse on purpose.

If a big incident happened in the imperial camp, if the old emperor never came forward to restrain everyone, it would explain the problem very well.

Because, no matter who is the emperor, it is impossible to allow the disaster to happen between the elbows and armpits, and he will definitely stop it.

If it were someone else, they would probably have been bluffed by the aggressiveness of the old ten and the others.

It's a pity that Yu Zhu is not an ordinary person, he has been on guard for a long time, the old nine and the old ten will show demon moths.

Yuzhu slowly took out the golden order from his sleeve, held it high above his head, and shouted sharply: "Old eight, old nine, old ten, accept the order!"

Old Ten also came prepared, not only did he not kneel down to accept the order, but he rushed to Yuzhu and shouted sharply: "I see, what you took is probably a counterfeit."

Hey, Old Ten has become smarter, Yuzhu can't help but admire him!

Since the old ten wanted to play tricks, Yuzhu stopped being polite to him, and ordered loudly: "Come on, please let the eighth brothers, the ninth brothers and the tenth brothers rest later."

If Yuzhu didn't have the golden approval order in his hand, no one would dare to obey the order even if the imperial guards were all his subordinates.

After all, the Baye Party is too huge, who is not afraid of settling accounts after the fall?
However, the golden approval order held up by Yuzhu represents the old emperor's own meaning.

As a result, after a little hesitation, the imperial guards rushed over and surrounded Lao Ba and the others.

(PS: The chapter owed yesterday has been merged into today's big chapter, and it has been added!)
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