Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 115: Fighting against factions and quarreling with ministers for good policies and selfish motives, the kings discuss rectification

Because it was dark and the road was long, it took an hour to walk from Luheyi to Zhang Tingyu's residence.He is Zhang Tingyu's protégé, and he is very familiar with everyone in the house. Seeing him come in, a second housekeeper came up to him with a smile and said: "Our Prime Minister is actually a god. I have expected you to come! All the adults waiting in the guest room turned away. He said that if Li Zhitai arrives, he will take him in directly!" Li Fu smiled, stuffed a piece of silver, and followed the housekeeper to the study.As he walked, he asked carefully: "Is Mr. Zhang getting up at the fourth watch? How is your health? I heard that the eldest son Mei Feng was released from the prefect of Jinan?" The housekeeper answered in a low voice, "My husband is getting more and more energetic as he thinks about it, and now he has calmed down." I slept less than two and a half hours a day. Brother Mei Feng originally said that he would stay in Baoding, Zhili. This was Long Live's special purpose so that he could take care of the old prime minister at any time. The old prime minister resolutely resigned. He said that he was the prime minister in the government. Today, brothers can't stay in Zhili as officials. What's more, Mr. Li - Mr. Li, you are the governor of Zhili and you are his disciple, so you have to avoid suspicion..." As he said that, he had reached the corridor entrance of the study, and the housekeeper stopped and said: " There's a meeting going on inside, and my father is taking care of it. I can't go there, so please help yourself." Li Fu nodded angrily, fluttered his clothes and walked straight to the study. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Zhang Tingyu's voice inside: "Yes. Are you here? There are a lot of people inside, so don’t salute. There are people sitting on the chairs by the window."

"Yes!"

Li Fu agreed and entered the study. He saw the two princes Yunzhi and Yunlu sitting in the guest seats in the front, both wearing court clothes. The second-story golden dragon crown and court beads were placed on the coffee table. The rest of the people were also neatly dressed and sitting upright. It's like he left the court and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion without even returning home.In addition to Prince Cheng Yunzhi and Prince Zhuang Yunlu, sitting next to him was a senior official with a poinsettia crown. He was Admiral Delonga of the Fengtai Camp. Li Fu also recognized a second-grade military attaché named Tu Lichen. Now It’s the Admiral of the Nine Gates.There were several others who were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Except for an official named Yu Hongtu, Li Fu didn't know them. Because he sat on a chair by the window, he greeted all his acquaintances with his eyes.

"Li Ju came just in time," Prince Zhuang Yunlu was talking. "As soon as you, the governor, arrive, all the military and military officers in the capital will also be in charge. We are the emperor who met in Ouchi this afternoon. Prince Yi is too ill to govern. , the emperor will go to see him in the evening. Well... Tonight there are two separate meetings: one is at Prince Lian's place, where several flag owners listen to the arrangements of the Eighth Brother to rectify the flag affairs; we also discuss it at our end. Because the flag affairs It has been 70 years since there has been any rectification. Bannermen cannot fight now, nor do they engage in industry. If this continues, they will become waste in the future. Julai was not here just now. I am afraid that you cannot understand, so I will say it here first. We don’t want to make it difficult. These banner lord princes want to help them run their errands in an orderly manner." Among the twenty sons left by Emperor Kangxi, Yunlu ranked sixteenth. When he was young, he was slapped by the thousand-year-old Yunti because he contradicted the prince Yun. Although he was a little deaf after being beaten, he had a strong body and a dignified appearance, because he was honest and simple, and had always only welcomed foreign vassals, and also served as a minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and never showed his face in front of ministers.These words were specifically spoken to Li Fu, so that Li Fu could "understand" them. Unfortunately, the words were incoherent, and the words were garbled and garbled. Li Fu stared at him and felt confused, so he could only say "yes".Prince Cheng was sitting at the top. Seeing Li Fu's confused look, he hurriedly intervened to explain to Yunlu: "Sixteenth Master made it very clear. Rectifying flag affairs is a difficult task. The imperial court is preparing to reduce flag affairs expenses and let the banner people support themselves. In the royal palaces in Beijing, the flag camps were filled with tens of thousands of people, and they were afraid of trouble, so the Eighth Master called the prince, the flag owner, to come to the capital. They had meetings over there to sort out the details, and the government had to keep close watch on the inspectors to prevent the villains from causing trouble. Prime Minister Zhang invited everyone here just to discuss this matter."

Only then did Li Fu understand that the meeting "here" was clearly to cooperate with Yunhu in "rectifying flag affairs," but in fact it was to prevent the iron hat king from leading the bannermen to cause chaos.It had been several years since Yunhu had been on this mission, which had been up and down. Li Fuyuan didn't pay attention to it, thinking it was just a matter of settling the livelihood of the Banner people. Only then did he realize that this was an extremely important state affairs, and it also involved Emperor Yongzheng. The party struggle with Yunhu has lasted for nearly 20 years.Thinking of Luheyi's heavily guarded and murderous defense arrangements, Li Fu couldn't help but shudder, because he bowed and said: "I understand the instructions of the two princes. I am a Han Chinese and I don't know the system here. The princes and prime minister will have to explain clearly what missions they are going to send, and I will do my best to do it."

"You have two errands." Zhang Tingyu looked at his proud student with satisfaction, "You will take the Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination. There are all bannermen's children here to prevent them from inciting the scholars to cause trouble. Capital Defense There are two people, Tulichen and Bilita, who are in charge of the defense area. You are the governor of Zhili, and the military affairs of this province are also your responsibility. You must pay attention to the movements of several banner camps in Zhili. If there is any collusion or secretive actions, you must check them at any time. Report. You go to Qingfan Temple to see the Thirteenth Master every other day. The Seventeenth Master is also there to report on the rectification of each banner camp. There will be good news and bad news, and this is your second mission." Yunzhi said with a smile. : "Mr. Hengchen understands the meaning of this. My sixteenth brother and I preside over the inner court etiquette. Last time, my eighth brother told me that according to the system of the previous dynasty, the emperor and the princes who held the flag could only sit in the upper and lower seats, and no courtesy from the monarch or his ministers was allowed. I said I'm afraid not. Now Yunxiang is also a hereditary prince. It's one thing to meet each other on a regular basis. On more solemn occasions, we still perform the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. Later I didn't ask Yunlu, I don't know what happened to you guys. Said."

Yunlu swallowed his saliva and said: "I can't remember. I can't remember discussing this matter. Bage said that he would make a plan, and several princes would meet the emperor together to turn the plan into an edict and make it known to the world. I did ask for permission. Long live, long live laughed when he heard it, and said, "Three kneels and nine kowtows, two kneels and six kowtows. This is not a great thing. The most important thing is to handle the flag affairs well, the flag camp must be able to fight, and the court must use it efficiently." If the banner people can make a living, the Ministry of Household Affairs can be exempted from some expenses, and they can avoid them from making trouble and playing ridiculously. It doesn’t matter to me even if they bow." Zhang Tingyu said: "I followed the Holy Patriarch several times to visit the east to worship heaven, and the princes There are those who kneel three times and kowtow nine times when meeting the emperor, and there are also those who are exempted from the rituals as ordered by the Holy Spirit. In Chengde, the princes also did not do the rituals when meeting the emperor. This time in Beijing, I think it is necessary to kneel three times before the emperor and his ministers have been separated for a long time for the pilgrimage. Nine-knocking ceremony. Ceremony is not a trivial matter. It is division and distinction; it is the principle." Yunlu licked his lips and said, "Then, let's follow Zhang Xiang's regulations."

"It won't be too late when the emperor summons us to decide this matter." Yunzhi smiled, stood up and said, "I still have to go to Qingfan Temple. Old Thirteen's symptoms are not good! You continue to discuss. Don't be afraid of trouble. Don't dwell on trivial matters. Discussing big affairs and getting the flag affairs in order according to the emperor's will is the right thing to do." He said a few more words without any pain and left with a smile.Everyone stood up and waited for him to go out before sitting down again.Tu Lichen saw Zhang Tingyu's melancholy expression but was silent, and said with a smile: "Xiang Zhang, don't worry, nothing will happen. The iron hat king wears the hat, but the head is not iron. Now the flag camp and the Han army flag are both They use the imperial money and food, not the banner owner's salary! They obediently follow the imperial court's instructions to organize the flag affairs and everything is over. If they want to have other delusions, as long as the master orders it, I can expel them from the capital in two hours and ask them to It’s easier on your head!”

Zhang Tingyu waved his hand and said: "Do you need to say this? I'm most afraid of you thinking like this! What I want is smooth rectification. Several princes are prosperous and honorable, but they are actually sitting in Beijing and suppressing the banners and cattle records to reduce their money and food. Once the land is divided and rented and taxes are fixed, this mission will be considered complete. I am afraid that someone will instigate other troubles. Originally, the cleanup of the land and tax system for officials has made us on our backs. The more stable the government is, the better." Li Fu As soon as he heard this, he knew that his mature and prudent teacher had a Buddhist heart and wanted to keep Prince Yunsu safe. Because he smiled and said: "This is not wishful thinking. Master Tu is sharpening his sword here just to be prepared. It's going to rain." It's hard to say that my mother wants to get married." Tulichen cast a tender look at Li Fu, stroked a long scar on his left cheek and smiled: "Master Ju Lai, this is an honest statement. But I After all, he comes from a fighting background and likes to deal with things happily."

"It's best not to fall out." Yun Lu glanced at Zhang Tingyu uneasily, "If you fall out, a big case that hasn't been brought out in hundreds of years will be revealed. If you don't fall out, some people may suppress their ambitions and handle the matter honestly." Zhang Tingyu Yongzheng couldn't help but nod his head. Yongzheng said that Yunlu had a hard time speaking and a clear mind. It was true.After thinking about it, he said: "Master Sixteen is absolutely right." Yunlu stood up and said: "It's still early now. Mr. Hengchen and Li Futulichen, you guys can continue the discussion. The emperor still has a decree for me to deal with." Lifanyuan, let’s see what their etiquette regulations are. We also need to visit Bage, and then go with Hongshi and Sange to see the emperor. As for me, I won’t go back to the palace tonight and will stay in the hostel in Lifanyuan. You guys If you have anything you don’t understand, it’s convenient to see me.”

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Zhang Tingyu quickly stood up and said.

"No need." Prince Zhuang Yunlu waved his hand casually and led Yu Hongtu and a group of pens out.A gust of cold wind came through the curtains, and the empty study room was filled with calligraphy, paintings, and scrolls. The shadows of candles flickered. Immediately, an uneasy thought made Li Fu shiver. There were loud gongs and drums inside, something big was going to happen!

Yunlu hurried to the Chaoyang Gate and got out of the sedan in front of Prince Lian's Mansion. He took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It had just passed Xu hour.The head eunuch of the royal palace, He Zhuer, had already come up to him. He and several young Su La eunuchs saluted and said with a smile, "The eighth and ninth masters inside and the princes from Fengtian have already started a meeting. The eighth master originally said that Prince Zhuang The person in charge of the housekeeping affairs has already been notified and must come. Then it got late and the princes still had to walk a long way back to the post, so I asked the servants to wait for the princes here..." Yunlu asked as he walked in. : "Are you in the West Flower Hall? - We are all brothers, and they are all on court errands. Brother Ba is also very attentive." He Zhuer turned sideways and led the way and said: "The West Flower Hall is small, and it is in the Eighth Master's main study room! Over here The fire wall is newly built, so it's warm!" As he said that, he led Yunlu through the second gate of the building, and went straight to the study room along the corridor. Along the wide open space of the courtyard and on both sides of the corridor, the family members were already passing the news. Entering, "Prince Zhuang has arrived!" Dozens of eunuchs stood under the red watermelon lamp in front of the main study room, and hundreds of personal guards led by the prince in front of the steps seemed to have heard someone's order, and the black crows immediately knelt on the ground. .Then he saw Yunzhu with a smile on his face, followed by Yunzhu to greet him.

The three brothers bowed politely and entered the study. Yunlu suddenly felt warm and relaxed. Looking at the study, he saw that the five-couplet main room was connected to the main room. There were large glass windows from the south verandah to the top, and the bookshelves on the east and west sides were beautiful. Measure it against the wall, all the way up to the ceiling.There are shelves for books, calligraphy and paintings. On the wall in the north is Tang Yin's "Pictures of Wild Fishing in Autumn". On the east and west sides are two screens. Both screens are made of hollow bricks. They emit heat and are connected to the earth dragon at a glance. Although the fire wall is used for heating, it is decorated so that the entire study is scattered and empty.There are coffee tables and low armchairs in front of the screen. Four hereditary princes with iron hats are sitting in front of the screen with solemn expressions.A one-color Dongzhu court crown, a rolling dragon embroidered sarui cover, and four dragon gowns covering the Jiangya Haihai court robe.

"Come, let me introduce you." Yunhu held Yunlu's hand with his cold hand and said to the four princes: "This is the prince in charge of Wanzai today, my sixteenth brother. Prince Yi is in poor health, Yi Prince Yunli often goes to Shengjing, as you all know. He is training troops in Gubeikou and has not come back yet. Now I, my sixteenth brother, am busy inside and outside. Uh-" Yunhu paused and pointed again. The youngest prince on the left introduced one after another: "This is Prince Rui Douluo, Prince Dong Yongxin, Prince Guo Chengnuo, Prince Jane Lebutu..." The four princes had already stood up and nodded in agreement. Greetings.

Yunlu bowed in return, appearing cold and polite, and said: "I met Prince Duluo as soon as he entered the capital. I also met the other three in Chengde during the Kangxi period. But at that time, I was still a vassal. Brother, because of the national system, although I am close to my heart, I cannot be as close as I am now. When I come to Beijing this time, I will stay for a few days to meet with Long live, and then return to Shengjing. Long live has already given instructions, and I will escort him all the way. Here I am Treating guests to Fengtian, will you do your best to treat me as landlords?" After saying this, he pursed his lips and smiled, and gave his hand to Yunhu, and the guests and host sat down at the tea table under the kang.He looked at Yunhu's study and said with a smile: "Bago's study is well-arranged, and this "Preface to the Lanting Collection" seems to be more absorbed than Third Brother's. Although Third Brother has many books in Songhe Hall, I’ve never seen so many books printed in the Song Dynasty. Oh, last time I asked Bage to give me a copy of "The Woodcutter's Reading Picture", and I think this painting by Tang Bohu is a better copy. I don't want that one, so I'll copy it here. Give it to me. Didn't Bage take a fancy to my set of snuff bottles with paintings inside? How about we brothers exchange one thing for another?" Yunhu listened to what he said when he met the prince, and his words became more and more complicated. I knew he had "practiced" in secret, so I smiled to myself because I said: "You have good eyesight. This "Preface to the Lanting Collection" was given to me by my third brother in person. More than half of the Song editions here are It's a fake, but this "Autumn Fishing in the Wild Pictures" is still authentic. I copied it from Cao Yin's house last year, and he showed great kindness and filial piety to me. If you like it, I'll give it to you later. My brother, don't talk about splitting the pieces." Yun said. Lu nodded and sighed: "Ba Ge is so complimentary. In fact, my ability to identify authentic and fake antiques is very limited. It was only after Mr. Fang Bao gave me some pointers last time that I finally figured out the authenticity." As he said that, the color on his face was gone. No longer so reserved and cold.Sitting on one side was Prince Rui Duluo, the youngest of the four kings. Seeing that Yunlu couldn't hear Yunsu's ridiculing words, he kept bragging in a "humble" way. He choked on a mouthful of hot tea and almost spat it out with laughter. My face turned red before I swallowed it.Yunhu coughed lightly and said, "Let's get down to business."

"I just said a lot." Yunsu glanced at Yunlu, "This time to rectify the flag affairs, the Holy One has been thinking about it repeatedly, and must sort it out in a way: not only not to damage the honor of the flag people, but also to be self-reliant. , to cultivate the brave and wise demeanor of the bannermen in the early days of the country. The owners of the upper three banners have been under the emperor's control since the Kangxi period. The rectification of the lower five banners depends on us here. Before you came to Beijing, you have already organized and assisted the leaders of each banner. , Niu Lu's list was presented to me in a clear and clean manner. I looked at it and found that the ownership was quite clear and clear. However, as the years passed, many bannermen from various banners had their nationalities upgraded or changed their flags, and it was difficult to return them to the original owner for a while. In the case of Kangxi 60 years is the time limit, and all statistics are collected. I have a booklet here in quintuplicate. The princes can create a new book according to this book, all of them are unified, and then they can meet on the spot in Beijing to express the holy will. I have calculated it, and the bannermen in Beijing can There are 410 people in total. Miyun, Fangshan, Changping, Shunyi, Huairou, and Yanqing can allocate 200 million acres of flag land. Regardless of old or young, each person will be allocated 70 acres of flag land. Starting from this year, no The monthly salary and food of the bannermen will be reduced by 1% every year after five years. For ten years, the bannermen will all support themselves. I have asked the emperor for instructions, and the emperor said that as long as the bannermen are self-reliant, they can never pay taxes. The elderly, weak, orphans and widows who are really in trouble Bannermen who are disabled, sick or disabled should be raised by the state after being informed by the owner. In fact, as long as the detailed calculation is done, the income of forty acres is in any case more than the current monthly income of the bannermen. We must persuade the bannermen to take a longer view. Please be considerate of the Holy Lord's imperial court's sincere intention to support Manchuria. I would like to say something close to my own words. The Han people work so hard to collect so little grain. How many taxes, how many donations, and how many layers of officials are exploited? The imperial gentry in several provinces also tried to work with the people to pay for the food. The preferential treatment we Manchurians receive is not because our surname is 'Man', we are the pillars of the country's confidence, and the merits earned by our ancestors!" Yunhu spoke in a long and vigorous speech , from the temple high and far away, the mighty divine grace talks about the disadvantages of growing more and more under the banner, pampering yourself and doing whatever you want every day.After just one meal, my lips were burnt and my mouth was dry.Yunlu couldn't help but think to himself: What a good man. It's a pity that he and Yongzheng had a bad relationship. If it hadn't been for the bad relationship between the brothers in the early years, now that Ansheng was the regent, Yunxiang Yunli would not be able to match his talent.He glanced at the four princes who were silent, paused, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to say a few words. Prince Lian spoke so refreshingly that you don't need a heavy hammer to play the drum. You are all sensible people, so you don't need to." Too many words. The purpose is set like this. If you don’t understand some details, you can talk about it. I’ll see the emperor and I can do it for you.” The four princes were silent for a while, and then Prince Jane and Lebuto coughed lightly, lighting the fire. After lighting up the cigarette, he took two strong puffs and said: "It goes without saying that the rectification of flag affairs is the wise decision of the Holy One." He is the oldest among the four kings, already over [-] years old, but he still speaks quickly and concisely. , but his left arm that had been wounded by an arrow was shaking slightly. He stroked his snow-white beard and said: "The Xianglan Banner is my flag. Now the people under the banner are getting more and more shameless. Don't talk about Beijing, it's Shengjing." Over there, I have thousands of armored men. They haven't fought for many years, they can't even mount horses, and they don't know how to run errands. They will raise dogs and go to teahouses to brag about their ancestors' contributions. After receiving the monthly silver, I will go to the restaurant to satisfy my greed. In less than half a month, I was completely transformed, and I was going around to borrow money to eat and drink. I have a salary of [-] yuan a year, and I have to spend [-] to send these idiots. Talking about the word "unsatisfactory", I really hate it. . But considering the hard work and dedication of their ancestors, there is nothing they can do to him! So when the edict to rectify the flag government was sent to me last year, I said at that time that [-] people would agree to it." He calmly filled the cigarette, lit the fire, and puffed out clouds. Tuwu said: "But the current situation is no longer the same as in the early years of Kangxi. The Eight Kings' Council has been abolished for a long time. It is not clear which princes are the leaders of the Eight Banners. The three banners of Xianghuang, Zhenghuang and Zhengbai are controlled by the emperor. Go up to the three banners. Since the Sixteenth Master is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he naturally knows what to do. What about the five banners? Each banner has five officers and twenty niulu, and who are the three hundred assistants? Who among us here can say Ziwu Maoyou? If we don’t clear up this personnel matter, the responsibilities will not be clear, and talking about rectification is empty talk. For example, one of my Niu Lu served as a deputy general under Cai Qing, but his immediate boss, the Third Counselor Ling Huashan, was working under Cai Qing. His subordinate is Ma Bian - the imperial system and the rules of the Eight Banners are at odds with each other, who do you think is in charge of whom? Should I ask this Niu Lu to lecture or take part in the leadership?" Before he could finish his words, Yongxin and Chengnuo agreed in unison, They all talked about the situation in their flag.Some are working as officials in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, while some bosses have become idle bannermen with no errands and cannot be caught at all.Prince Rui Duluo, who had been silent all this time, also said: "Some servants have become officials in the border areas. General Zhengming of Fujian and those in the green camp of the Han army now live in eight seats. His master Niu Luwa Geda was the sentry commander in his camp, and the two of them could not meet each other. Last year, Fang Zhengming went to Fengtian to see me, told me about this matter, and asked me to promote him. I said that I was an empty-handed prince, where could I come from? This right? I persuade him to spend several thousand taels of silver to give it to the owner to take care of himself in his old age."

"That's not the end of the matter." Lebuteau became excited by everyone's agreement, pointed at Duluo and said: "Prince Rui turned out to be the prince who held the banner with the yellow flag. During the Shunzhi period, Prince Rui did bad things and was in ruins for more than 70 years. Since the 12th year of Kangxi’s reign, it has been under the control of the Holy Ancestor. He is the flag master, and God knows which flag he is in charge of!”

Yunhu and Yunzhen listened to the complaints of several princes with dull faces, and felt very comfortable in their hearts.In fact, except for Yongxin, none of the three princes were their confidants.However, Yongxin's flag camps are concentrated in the Heishan area of ​​Liaoning Province, which is the easiest to rectify and convenient to call upon. However, this way, Yongxin has no excuse to launch an attack.Since Yongzheng issued an order to rectify the flag affairs, in order to collude with these princes to join forces with the enemy and demand the restoration of the eight kings' political affairs, the two brothers have put a lot of thought into it, and even hired two British men from Guangzhou at a huge sum of money. missionary.One sent him to Yongxin Palace in Fengtian, and the other Lizun taught English in Bawang Palace, so they exchanged letters in English.Therefore, when the four kings arrived in Beijing, Yongxin informed them that "all of them have this intention. They are afraid that the emperor will gain power and steal the chicken but lose the rice."Seeing that the princes' usually pent-up anger was aroused, both of them were so excited that their hearts were pounding, and they tried their best to suppress their tense faces.Seeing that Yun Lu looked like he was sleeping, and ignored what the princes said, Yun Zhen secretly gritted his teeth, added fuel to the fire, and said, "You guys are talking about this. Eighth Master, some of us know it, some of us don't. What needs to be rectified now is flag affairs, not government affairs. What are your opinions?" After saying this, he looked at Yongxin.

"Two charters." Yongxin replied with his black and red face shining, "The rectification of flag affairs will be carried out together with government affairs. The emperor will personally preside over it, and the three flags and five flags will be included. Otherwise, the emperor will temporarily The Three Banners delegated power to the Sixteenth Master, the Eighth Master, and the Ninth Master, so that all the powers of the Eight Banners were under their control. They discussed and issued the orders together, and this grinding mill was pushed forward." Yunhu turned around and said to Yunlu with a smile: "Ten What do you think, sixth brother?"

Yunlu just felt that it was so messed up that he couldn't make sense of it. He was stunned for a long time, shook his head and said: "Such a major matter must be consulted by the emperor. The emperor will go all out to refresh the official administration. He is in charge of the overall affairs. He cannot be distracted by flag affairs, let alone He said that he would be in charge every day. As for the handing over of the Three Banners to our temporary management, it is related to the government structure of the court. I am afraid that we will have to hold a meeting with the Military Aircraft Department in the study room to make a decision. "

"What the hell is the Military Aircraft Department?" Yongxin yelled, "Can the Military Aircraft Department know how to fight? It only knows how to play tricks! There is a Luobuzang Tenzin in Qinghai, with a total of less than 800 troops. Nian Gengyao It cost 23 million silver and 100 troops, and the chief culprit escaped. I can’t figure out whether the emperor has become Chinese, or whether our bannermen’s soldiers have really become dead weight? When we sent out troops, I had a memorial. Please With the limit of [-] mins and [-] million salary in Montenegro, I can cut off my head and use it as a chamber pot to clear up the injustice in Qinghai! The emperor gave me the words 'His ambition is commendable' without commenting on it!" He said so brazenly. As soon as the stage started, the three princes immediately resonated with each other.

"Exactly!" Lebuteau said, "The emperor is too used to manipulating the Han people. When Nian Gengyao returned to the court in victory, he was greeted by hundreds of civil and military officials from ten miles away, with thousands of yellow reins and purple horses riding thousands of horses. Even the princes in Beijing looked down upon him. Goodbye, I followed our old prince in his southern expedition to Fujian, and killed 20 enemies in the first battle at Baiyun Ridge. Who can stand up to my grandsons?"

"How many good things do the Han people have?" Prince Guo Chengnuo said, "Zhou Peigong was known as a famous general back then, but in fact he couldn't do anything without General Tuhai!"

"Don't mention that Zhou Peigong! He is the most evil-minded person! If he hadn't suggested recruiting all the bannermen in Beijing, our Eight Banners organization would still not be in chaos!" Yongxin was full of lies and criticized him, "I heard my old man said that he was still for A woman would die of lovesickness. Bah, despicable!"

Yunhu frowned and added fuel to the fire: "Princes, you are going too far. That is a matter in the hands of the Holy Ancestor Emperor!" "That's the same thing!" Prince Jian Lebu waved his hand, excited He had to take off his hat, waved his hand and said: "At that time, it was a headache and a pain in the head. It is so difficult to rectify it now!" Yongxin immediately put the finishing touches on it and said: "At that time, the late emperor had to abolish the eight kings to discuss politics, and the employment and administration were all based on In the hands of the bannermen, the flag government and flag affairs would not have been destroyed to this extent." Just as Lebuteau was about to answer, Chengnuo said in a drawl: "In my opinion, the system of our ancestors is better. The emperor is in charge and the eight kings discuss politics! When we entered the customs, a total of 12 troops swept across the Central Plains, Jiangnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian—" He gestured with his hands, "No one in the world can do anything!"

"Everyone, please be patient." When Yunlu heard the crowd shouting "Eight Kings Discussing Government", his body trembled as if a needle pricked him, and he pressed it with his hands. After everyone calmed down, he slowly said: "We'd better go back to In the current situation, the flag affairs should be rectified according to the emperor's purpose. The princes said that the emperor is facing the Han people. This statement was made during the Kangxi period. In fact, the Manchus ate blood in the temples and enjoyed the remnants of their ancestors. No matter the late emperor or the current emperor, there is no loss. The heart of the Manchu people. I have suggestions on government affairs. I saw that the flag affairs were being reorganized and I would take my time to mention them later. For example, the yellow flag was originally in charge of Prince Rui. Now the emperor is in charge of the three flags himself. What happened to Prince Rui? Yes, this is a matter. I will report to the emperor when I go back. There must be another decree. Restoring the eight kings' political affairs is related to the state. It is not our errand, nor is it within our authority." Yongxin glanced at Yunlu and laughed dryly. One voice said: "Without the eight kings to discuss politics, we banner leaders can't even command a single bannerman. How can we start to rectify it? I'm really surprised. The forerunner saint ancestor often takes the current saints with him when he tours the east, to greet him and talk about family affairs. , how intimate it is! Now we have come to Beijing to run errands, why can't we even meet each other? Please ask the Sixteenth Master to tell you the original story, just say that we miss Shenggong and have some difficulties in running errands, please ask the emperor to summon us." Prince Rui, who was sitting there and spoke very little, smiled and said: "I am in a different situation than you all. Our old prince has been wronged for six or seventy years, and now I have resumed my worldly duties. I am grateful for the divine grace in my heart, and I really want to meet the emperor. Tell the truth, listen to the emperor's admonitions, do my errands in a down-to-earth manner, and do my duty - this is my statement, and I ask the sixteenth master to present it to the emperor on his behalf." With that, he handed a letter of general seal to Yunlu.Yunhu had met with this young vassal king with a foreign surname several times in Beijing. When it came to the "eight kings discussing politics", the prince talked about him and could not avoid him when rectifying the flag affairs.Seeing his behavior at this moment, Yunhu was really disgusted. He laughed dryly and said: "Prince Rui is young and mature, this clause must be in line with the current situation!" When he was about to tease, the door curtain moved, and the third emperor's brother Hongshi laughed. He came in under the air-conditioning and said without any courtesy: "I have a will."

Yunhu, Yunzhen, Yunlu and other kings all stood up when they heard this, lifted the corners of their robes and knelt down.Hongshi took out his hand and wiped the frost on his eyebrows, and said calmly:
"Yunsu, Yunsu and all the kings from the east will come to the palace from Xihua Gate tomorrow to wait for you! Here you go!"

"Long live!"

Everyone kowtowed.Hongshi smiled and said to Yunlu: "Uncle Sixteen, the emperor asked me to meet you. We need to know something about this matter. How about we take a step first?" He turned around and said to Yunlu meaningfully: "Eighth Uncle, you are still discussing this - princes, the Emperor has always been concerned about you. His old man has been suffering from high fever in the past few days - he originally wanted to visit each one several times, but now the Thirteenth Uncle is too sick to get up, and he also I'm not in a good mood. Let me take care of you. Fortunately, you won't just leave. I'll see you later if you have something to do." After that, he and Yun Lu resigned together.Lebutu looked at his back and said: "This third master is very capable." Yongxin smiled and said: "There are hundreds of dragons and phoenixes! You haven't seen the grace of our Prince Bao yet!"

(End of this chapter)