Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 70 Strategies to Keep the Crown Princeship
When Cao Wenyou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, walked out of the Jiujing Sanshi Hall, he met Yuan Qingbai head-on.

Before Cao Wenyou could react, Yuan Qingbai hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him respectfully and politely: "Master Cao."

Cao Wenyou was relieved, he smiled and held his hands in salute: "Master Bai."

I thought to myself, he is indeed the third master Bai who is loved by both the Supreme Emperor and the Holy One. He is talented, diligent and eager to learn, and he is also considerate in etiquette. He is also a man who respects his teachers.

After Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne, he established the Shangshufang, a school dedicated to the study of the princes and grandchildren.

Emperor Chengtai's sons Yuan Qingsong and Yuan Qingshu both entered the study room.

Cao Wenyou is over sixty years old this year and has very senior qualifications.

He was awarded Jinshi at the age of nineteen, and served as governor of Zhejiang and censor of Zuodu. Later, he became minister of the Ministry of Industry and concurrently served as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

Cao Wenyou was one of the masters selected by Emperor Chengtai to serve in the Shangshufang.

In fact, many years ago, during the Jing'an Dynasty, Cao Wenyou taught the prince and grandson, and was considered the teacher of Emperor Chengtai.

Although Yuan Qingbai has achieved some success in his studies, he became a minister in charge of the bodyguards when he came of age, and was granted the title of a county prince. He does not have to go to the study room to study according to the rules, but he still has to study hard, and the masters in the study room are all his masters.

Yuan Qingbai has always cared about respecting teachers, and when faced with a senior master like Cao Wenyou, he will naturally respect him.

"Master just met you?" Yuan Qingbai asked Cao Wenyou with a smile.

Cao Wenyou smiled and said: "I came out after seeing the saint."

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "I know that master's official duties are complicated, so students will not waste your time."

After Cao Wenyou left, Yuan Qingbai walked outside the Jiujing Sanshi Hall and found that Tang Yue, who had taught him martial arts, was guarding the corridor outside the hall. Since it was inconvenient to speak loudly here, he smiled and said hello, and Tang Yue returned the favor. Smile.

Tang Yue has been promoted from a third-grade first-class guard of the palace to a third-grade first-class imperial guard. His official rank has only been promoted by one level, but his status is much higher than before.

The eunuch who was guarding outside the palace stepped forward and asked, "Master Bai San wants to see the Holy Emperor?"

Yuan Qingbai said: "It's not an important matter. If your Majesty is busy, I'll wait for you first."

The eunuch smiled and said: "Master Bai, wait a moment, let me go in and ask for instructions."

After saying that, he tiptoed into the hall.

Soon, the imperial eunuch Dou Ying came out and saluted Yuan Qingbai: "Greetings to the third master."

Dou Ying was a close eunuch in the Chengtai Emperor's residence, and now he is a close eunuch in front of the emperor.

Yuan Qingbai asked: "Is Your Majesty busy?"

Dou Ying said: "We are reviewing the papers. The third master wants to see the Holy Master, so I will go in and report back."

Yuan Qingbai said: "Tell the Holy One that it's not an important matter. I'll just wait outside. He will summon me when the Holy One is free."

Dou Ying nodded, entered the palace, and stepped into the Nuan Pavilion. She carefully responded to Emperor Chengtai who was wearing glasses and reviewing the memorial, and followed Yuan Qingbai's words.

To be able to become Emperor Chengtai's trusted eunuch, Dou Ying was naturally not an easy person. He knew that he should please Qing Bai, not to mention that Qing Bai treated him very well.

Emperor Chengtai said: "Ask him to come in."

Yuan Qingbai walked into the Nuan Pavilion and saluted Emperor Chengtai who was still reviewing the memorial: "My son, I would like to pay my respects to my father!"

Emperor Chengtai turned to look at him: "Qing Bai, what do you want?"

Yuan Qingbai said respectfully: "It's not an important matter. Just now, my niece from Wangfanzhen came over. Although I know that my father is busy with state affairs and cannot be disturbed, I feel that this matter should be reported to my father in time. When will my father be? When she has some free time, I will take her to pay homage to my father."

Emperor Chengtai nodded: "I will send someone to call you when I have some free time."

Yuan Qingbai said "yes".

Emperor Chengtai said: "You came just in time. I have something to tell you."

Yuan Qingbai said: "Father, please give me your instructions."

Emperor Chengtai said: "Select twenty guards and two hundred pro-military camp officers and soldiers, try to select those who are upright and upright. Tomorrow your uncle Ninth will lead them to ransack the house."

A simple sentence but full of murderous intent. However, it was not revealed whose home was to be raided.

However, Yuan Qingbai could surmise that the targets of the house raid were not simple, otherwise Uncle Jiu would not have led so many people to raid the house in person.

He also speculated that his father was probably further cracking down on corruption...

In fact, Emperor Chengtai had thought about letting Yuan Qingbai lead his troops to raid the house this time, but then he decided to forget it. Although he was severe and mean, and was known as the cold-faced king and the house-raiding king, he did not want to secretly appoint the crown prince. , doing such work as ransacking homes at a young age.

Yuan Qingbai said respectfully: "Yes, I will select people carefully."

Emperor Chengtai said again: "I have one more thing to tell you."

Yuan Qingbai asked: "I wonder what my father wants to tell you?"

Emperor Chengtai said: "Just now I promoted Qin Ye and Jia Zheng to one rank."

Yuan Qingbai solemnly said: "I have the courage to speak out, I wonder if my father's promotion to the two of them this time is because of my relationship. If so, I can't afford it if I ask my father to take back my orders."

Emperor Chengtai smiled happily after hearing this.

He has experienced the cruel competition among princes for the throne, and knows that some former princes, including the former prince, like to promote people for personal gain. In fact, he did this kind of thing even when he was a prince.

But now that he is the emperor, he doesn't like this kind of thing.

At the moment, he just promoted Qin Ye and Jia Zheng by one level, and it was him who took the initiative, but Qing Bai could have such an attitude, which made him happy.

He felt that Qing Bai was probably sincere. Even if he wasn't sincere, this attitude satisfied him.

"After all, he is Qing Bai. He is not the prince but the prince. He should not act arbitrarily because of his high status and arrogance, let alone behave like the prince of Jing'an Dynasty."

Emperor Chengtai sighed in his heart.

Feeling relieved, he smiled and said, "Although you are related to me, both of them can be promoted to the next level based on their qualifications."

Yuan Qingbai then said: "In that case, I would like to thank my father!"

Emperor Chengtai nodded and planned to send someone to ask about You's father's situation. As long as it was reasonable, he would also give You's father a promotion. After all, You was also a member of his son Qingbai's house, and he was the third A person who lives in the same room as Qing Bai.

He is really mean, but he is not unkind.

He will be kind to those who can be appreciated by him, such as his ninth brother.

Qingbai was his beloved son and the prince he secretly appointed.

After Yuan Qingbai resigned, he returned to Nianfangzhai, but did not enter the door. Instead, he came to the lakeside, blowing the cool breeze, looking at the sparkling lake, and meditating on a very important thing.

This matter is: how to keep your position as prince!

Of course he knew that he should be the secretly appointed prince.

And how to keep the crown prince position until he can successfully ascend the throne as emperor is indeed very important.

He has meditated on it many times, and he has to meditate on it every few days. He has the feeling of "I examine myself three times a day."

He must be loyal, respectful, filial, and hardworking to Emperor Chengtai, just like how Emperor Chengtai treated Emperor Jing'an before.

He must do his best to fulfill his responsibilities and keep his duties to himself. He will do his best to do his tasks well, and at the same time, he should stick to his duties and try not to take the initiative to fight for anything, including trying not to promote others.

The ways of getting along with the cold-faced king's father that he summarized before will continue.

For example, try to be as honest as possible and avoid cheating.

For example, don't discuss that position with Emperor Chengtai.

He has already been honored as a prince. As long as he does these things, he should be able to successfully succeed to the throne in the future.

Even if the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Chengtai fall out in the future, Emperor Chengtai will not deny him the throne.

What's more, he judged that although there were inevitable conflicts between the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Chengtai, they should not fall out. The Supreme Emperor was tolerant, Emperor Chengtai was his chosen new emperor, and Emperor Chengtai was truly filial to the Supreme Emperor.

Yuan Qingbai would not commit the same stupidity that the deposed prince of Jing'an Dynasty committed!
(End of this chapter)