Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2430 Seven Volumes 133 Thunder

Yuchan was also taken aback, "The master is saying that the fifth elder brother has contacted the prince of the clan in private, intending to seek a reserve position?"

Wanxi lowered her eyes faintly, "In the history of the Qing Dynasty, whether it was Emperor Taizong who aspired to the throne as one of the four beiles, or Lord Shunzhi who inherited the great treasure... But if the prince wants to succeed, he not only needs the help of the ministers, What's more important is to get the support of the clan princes."

The national foundation of the Qing Dynasty was established on the Eight Banners system, and the Eight Banners system once gave too much power to the clan princes.That power is so powerful that it can elect a great sweat, the Eight Banners can be relatively independent, and everything can be divided into eight equal parts.

Although such old rules have been broken long ago, although it has been a hundred years since the Qing Dynasty established the Dingding Central Plains, and although the previous emperors have spared no effort to strengthen the imperial power and curb the power of princes, such thoughts are still deeply rooted in the hearts of all Aixinjueluo families.Uncertain when, this old rule will jump out again and become a demon, wearing the cloak of "ancestral family law", digging a deep hole on the road to the succession of the throne.

"So, Yongqi's private contact with the clan is not 'possible', but 'definitely'." Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly.Seeing the situation clearly, my heart became calm.

Thinking about it this way, Jiuzhou Qingyan's fire is not a bad thing, only after experiencing things can one see a person's character clearly.Without this fire, Wanxi would still be unable to let go of that smart and handsome child who knew how to advance and retreat back then, and she would always be unable to separate the 23-year-old Yong Qi from the old Yong Qi.

After the fire has been burned, people's sharp eyes have been refined, and Yongqi's character has been tested, so the fire is worthwhile.

Yuchan's forehead was sweating when she heard it, and she couldn't help but said, "But why is he looking for Prince Guo Hongluo?"

Prince Guo Hongluo was the youngest son of Emperor Yongzheng. The emperor was only three years old when he became the throne;Therefore, Hongluo was not the highest whether in the court or in the status of the clan.Above him, Prince Zhuang Yunlu, Prince Hongzhou, as well as Prince Yu who is about to leave Luan Mulan this time, and Prince Yu and Prince Xie, who were ordered by the emperor to stay in Beijing as prime ministers for Beijing-China affairs, are all more trusted by the emperor than Hongluo.

Wanxi nodded, "You're right, Hongluo is younger than those princes, and has less real power in his hands. But it's only because of this that Hongluo has become the easiest tower to conquer—the rest of the princes A prince, which one is not already deep in the city? They understand the emperor's temperament better, so they will never meddle in the matter of establishing a crown prince."

After all, although Hongluo is Yongqi's uncle, Hongluo is only nine years older than Yongqi.The prince and grandson study in the upper study, and even after they get married and divide the mansion, they still have to study in the palace, so Yong Qi and this youngest uncle naturally have more affection for each other day and night.

Wanxi sighed softly, "Besides, even though Hongluo is young and his status is not high, he is still a prince, the youngest son of Yongzheng Lord, and the emperor's younger brother. The emperor can say that the elder brother is the father. I personally raised him up, so this kind of love is not comparable to other clansmen."

"In the 15th year of Qianlong, just after Hongluo was born, the emperor ordered him to manage the Wuying Hall, the Eight Banners Guarding Barracks in the Old Summer Palace, the Imperial Book Office, and the Pharmacy Office. Two years later, the emperor asked him to take charge of another office affairs... Although these errands do not seem to be of high rank, they require money and people."

Yuchan also groaned in her heart, "Isn't it! The Office of the Inner Mansion is a place where money flows like water; and the Eight Banners Guards in the Old Summer Palace are even more important. If someone wants to start trouble in the Old Summer Palace, The safety of the entire garden is not in his hands!"

Wanxi raised her eyes quietly, and there was a coldness in her eyes, "So being able to get Hongluo's support will naturally help Yongqi a lot."

In this way, it is easier to understand why the guards who should have been responsible for putting out the fire and rescuing the driver were so negligent when the "Jiuzhou Qingyan" caught fire this time - because the Eight Banners guards of the Old Summer Palace are in control of the fire. In the hands of Hongluo.

Qi Wanxi had heard that Hongluo was extremely strict with his subordinates.Every morning, he put on his clothes and patrolled. If he encountered unruly subordinates, he would be punished immediately. Therefore, none of the Yuanmingyuan guards under his rule dared to disobey his orders.

Besides... Hongluo grew up in the Old Summer Palace since he was a child. He is known as the "elder brother of the Old Summer Palace". He probably knows more about the ups and downs of the Old Summer Palace than the emperor.Once he holds the military power of the Yuanmingyuan guards, he has the ability to make those guards even more devoted to him.

Thinking of this, Wanxi's heart trembled slightly.

"But master, it is the fifth elder brother who is befriending Prince Guo, so why did Prince Guo take a fancy to fifth elder brother?" Yuchan looked at Wanxi puzzled, "Even if we don't talk about our fifteenth elder brother for now, at least the first And there's a twelfth elder brother from the empress's concubine?"

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, "Because Yongqi is already the de facto eldest son of the emperor."

At this time, Yonghuang and Yongzhang are dead, and Yongqi only has a fourth elder brother Yongxuan above him.However, Yongxie had already become a "virtuous grandson" when Concubine Ding passed away, even though the emperor had not officially decreed it, but in recent years, Prince Yunxuan has treated Yongxuan as his own son.This matter is not a rare news among the clan.Therefore, Yongqi is already the de facto eldest son of the emperor.

"Since ancient times, to establish an heir has been either to establish a heir, or to establish an elder." Wanxi's eyes turned slightly, "Even at this time, there is still a heir, Yongxi, but if Hongluo is asked to choose, he is still willing to choose Yongqi. Because His mother and concubine are of low status, and they used to be the same as me, and they were all under the leadership of the internal management; when the first emperor entered the palace, he was first conferred only as a promise, and even after giving birth, he was only conferred the position of concubine."

"Besides, Concubine Qian is also a woman with a Han surname... The Empress has always looked down on our family background, and the Empress has always looked down on Concubine Qian, so why would Hongluo like Yongzhen from the Empress? "

Yuchan also suddenly realized, but couldn't help but sigh even more, "Actually, if you are born as Concubine Qian, shouldn't Prince Guo have a close relationship with you, master?"

Wan Xi smiled, and shook her head gently, "After all, how old is Xiao Fifteen, not even three years old. Compared with Yong Qi, who is already 23 years old this year, the emperor is already over half a hundred years old. Who will pay more attention to?"

Yuchan saw that Wanxi's complexion was not good, and she became anxious, "But this time, the emperor just dismissed the long history of his palace, and did not punish Prince Guo himself. I'm afraid that this young and energetic Guo Prince, you still don’t know how to control yourself.”

Wanxi also quietly clenched her fingertips, "Although the emperor didn't punish Hongluo himself, the emperor's intentions are more long-term than just punishing the crime."

In addition to the "family" such as the banners and assistant collars assigned to them, as well as the coats and inner management collars of the House of Internal Affairs, the royal palace of the Qing Dynasty also has a set of officials.These people only obeyed the orders of the princes in the palace, so they closed the door, and the palace was like a small independent kingdom.

If the top and bottom are united, it will be difficult for even the emperor to know what is going on in the palace.

The Chief Shi of the Wangfu is the chief steward of the Wangfu, in charge of everything in the Wangfu, and is the most important figure in the Wangfu.The masters of the palace are the prince and Fujin; but the real master is the chief history of the palace.The emperor dismissed the chief minister of Prince Guo's mansion and replaced him with Yongxing, who was personally sent, and stated that "Yongxing is the same as the king's master", which means that Yongxing's official position is the chief history, but the actual status is higher than that of the long history , Ling Hongluo must respect and respect it.

The purpose of the emperor's move is to put a pair of eyes on Hongluo's side in Prince Guo's mansion, break the small independent kingdom of Prince Guo's mansion, and put Hongluo's daily actions in the palace clearly on the emperor's side. under the nose.

Take precautions before they happen.

Wanxi raised her eyes and looked out the window.The emperor had fixed his eyes on Prince Guo Hongluo because of the fire.This shows that the emperor is already investigating the whole incident of the fire.

As the saying goes, "Paper cannot wrap fire", "True gold is not afraid of fire", sooner or later the emperor will see the truth that should be leaked; Fate!
.
After the summer solstice ceremony was completed, on May [-]th, the emperor returned to the Old Summer Palace from the Forbidden City, and once again issued a long decree, angrily scolding Prince Guo Hongluo.

This time, only four days had passed since the dismissal of Prince Guo's governor, Shi.

In the decree, the emperor recounted Hongluo's major crimes:
First, open coal mines and seize private property.

Second, the Jade Document is compiled and renewed every ten years, and after each compilation, a copy must be sent to Shengjing for storage.When Hongluo was ordered to escort the jade document to Shengjing, he was very negligent, saying that he had to hunt first before sending the jade document to Shengjing.

Third, during the southern tour, he privately entrusted Gao Heng, Lianghuai Salt Administration, to sell ginseng for profit.

Fourth, as a prince, he bought boa robes, court clothes, embroidery, antiques, and actresses from various weaving and tax customs, but only paid a very small amount of capital. Come bear the cost of those purchases!

The emperor was really saddened by this.In the capacity of Gao Heng, he is the younger brother of the imperial concubine Huixian, and holds important positions in the Lianghuai Salt Administration. He dare not disobey Hongluo, and dare not tell the emperor the truth; Who dares to explain to the emperor?
Fifth, Hongluo's biological mother is Concubine Qian of Emperor Yongzheng.When the concubine Qianqiu was humbled this year, the empress dowager had earnestly instructed Hongluo to prepare to call Zhu Zhiyi Chen She Gong Majesty to add glory to the queen mother and concubine Guo.However, Hongluo resisted the order and disrespected, and turned a deaf ear to the empress dowager's instructions. After being inquired by the empress dowager many times, he pointed the finger at the emperor, saying that the emperor did not give concubine Qian a blessing, so he did not prepare.

The emperor scolded angrily: "I don't know that the status of a humble concubine is not comparable to that of the royal mother, Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu is older than the Empress Dowager. My filial piety to the Empress Dowager should be followed by paying tribute to Concubine Yu. Therefore, I have been honored and congratulated since the [-]s."

Concubine Qian's status is low, and the daughter of Xin Zheku from her mother's family was only a promise to enter the palace for the first time during the Yongzheng period.Even when the prince was born later, when Lord Yongzheng passed away, he was only a concubine.After the emperor himself ascended the throne, he was honored as "Huang Kaoqian Concubine".Such an identity naturally cannot be compared with Prince Hongzhou's biological mother Yu Guifei.

Besides, Concubine Yugui is older than the Empress Dowager, while Concubine Qian is younger, even three years younger than the emperor, and she is only 50 years old this year.According to the rules in the palace, the concubines left by the first emperor and the heir emperor are not allowed to meet before the age of 50, so the emperor said, "I follow the instructions of my ancestors and never meet each other", so I can't treat Yu Yu like the emperor. Like a noble concubine, she celebrates her birthday and serves meals in person; but has the emperor's quota for modest concubines ever been less?

On the contrary, it was Hongluo, originally Yunli had enjoyed the double salary of the prince, so his family had a lot of wealth, Hongluo adopted Yunli as his adopted son, and the family wealth in the mansion was very rich.In addition, with Hongluo's practice of opening coal mines to occupy the people's property and taking advantage of the weaving tax customs in the past few years, he is really not short of money, but every time he enters the palace to pay his respects to Concubine Qian, he instead "does a lot of things" to Concubine Qian. request".The emperor scolded angrily: "Is it right for a son of man to do this?!"

Sixth, this time the Jiuzhou Qingyan was on fire, and all the kings entered.Hongzhan lived the closest, but he arrived last, and laughed as usual without caring.

The emperor finally led to the fire incident in the sixth article.

The emperor had deep intentions and deliberately kept the incident of the fire hidden until Article [-] before slowly revealing it.

Seventh, from the recent fire in front of the emperor, the emperor suddenly went back to the old events many years ago: not long after the emperor took the throne, when Hongluo and Prince Hongzhou came to the empress dowager's palace to pay their respects, they actually knelt down on the empress dowager's throne Next to it, just at the distance from where the emperor kneels - the emperor and his ministers are different, Hongluo and Hongzhou are siblings, so it should be farther away than the place where the emperor kneels.

And in terms of addressing Lord Yongzheng, only the emperor can be called "Huang Kao", but Hongluo and Hongzhou are also called in this way.Back then, when Yongzheng's brothers called Kangxi, they only dared to address him as "Emperor Sheng Zuren", and used honorary titles such as temple titles and posthumous titles; there were precedents for this in the generation of uncles, but Hongluo and Hongzhou still didn't understand the rules. , went beyond the etiquette.

This is self-reliance on brothers and sisters, regardless of the distinction between monarch and minister.

Counting the seven crimes one by one is like putting together Hongluo's old and new accounts over the years, and counting them all at once.

The emperor finally decided to depose Prince Guo Hongluoge as a prince, reward Baylor, and stop his salary forever to see the effect.

The duties of the Dutong, the Inner Court Walk, the Management and Construction Office, and the Yuanmingyuan were all dismissed.

At this point, Hongluo has lost all his errands except for the royal title of Baylor, and he can no longer get one or two salaries from the imperial court. He is only left with a bare yellow belt, and can only guard his current property It's empty to sit on the mountain.

And the prince Hongzhou was a bit pitiful, because when the emperor was liquidating Hongluo, the last item mentioned the old incident of Hongzhou and Hongluo kneeling in front of the empress dowager together, so he couldn't just punish Hongluo, so he sent Hongluo The day is also fined for three years.

It's just that compared with Prince Hongzhou's punishment, compared with Hongluo's, it's really too much lighter, and they went up and down one by one.

The emperor specifically pointed out, "If my princes don't know what they have learned, or if they follow suit, I will punish them immediately!" The emperor has already pointed out the fundamental purpose of today's liquidation of Hongluo, which is to warn his own princes!
The emperor's intention was to shake the mountain and shake the tiger.The echo rumbled, depending on whether someone could hear it clearly.

The emperor also ordered this decree to be "an encyclical to China and foreign countries, expressly expressing the warning".As the emperor's younger brother, even if Hongluo was convicted like this, the rest of the clans are all like a blow to the head.The emperor's knock on the mountain and shake the tiger has echoed.
.
After dealing with the matter of Hongluo, on May [-]th, the emperor finally started from Yuanmingyuan in the presence of the empress dowager.

Wanxi led the harem, Princess Fujin, etc., and sent them to the gate of the Grand Palace of Yuanmingyuan.

The fourth princess and Jia also came.

Not seen for many days, Wanxi and Princess Hejia are just intimate.Because Ji's gown is already loose, Wanxi didn't notice it at first, but later she noticed that Princess Hejia's gait was a bit special.

The intuition of being a woman made Wanxi's heart skip a beat, and she hurriedly grabbed Princess Hejia's hand.

But before he could ask, the emperor came over with a smile on his face, and put his hand on Wanxi's shoulder, "...my lord promised you to stay in Beijing, one is for Yuanzi and pomegranate, and the other is Hejia."

"Chun Hui left early, and He Jia has had the deepest friendship with you since childhood, and only by entrusting He Jia to you can I feel at ease."

Wanxi was so happy that the tip of her nose was sore, she almost shed tears.

"So, it's true... our fourth princess, is it really about to be a mother?"

Princess Hejia was born in the 25th year of Qianlong, and she insisted on keeping filial piety for the imperial concubine Chunhui for three years, so there was no news of her happiness for a long time.Now that the 27-month filial piety period has passed, Princess Hejia finally has good news.

Princess Hejia also blushed, clutching Wanxi's hand and said in a low voice, "...it's still early, but it's the first time for me, and I always feel a little flustered."

Wanxi held He Jia's hand tightly, "Don't panic, I'm here for everything."

The emperor was finally relieved, and then he got up and left.
.
Sheng Jia left the Old Summer Palace, no matter what the others said, Concubine Xin let out a long sigh of relief in satisfaction.

Although there were seven other people accompanying her this time, in her opinion, none of those seven people was Concubine Ling after all, so no one could be her opponent.

On the night of May [-]th, when Sheng Jia stayed at the Tangshan Palace, Concubine Xin began to make preparations for her plan to regain favor.

She unloaded the names of the other seven people in the car one by one, and carefully checked them.

"Concubine Qing and Concubine Ying are fine. After all, they depended on Concubine Ling to become concubine in the palace. I don't believe that the two of them have the nerve to fight for favor while Concubine Ling is away. Besides, the two of them They are not young anymore. Especially Concubine Qing, who will be forty in June."

"As for Concubine Yu and Concubine Rong, both of them are not young when they entered the palace. They are just the spoils of war after the emperor's peace in the Northwest. In the past few years, things in the Northwest have gradually faded, and they are both older. Now, I don't believe that the emperor can pamper the two of them."

"As for Concubine Shen and Concubine Xin, one is a concubine in the Queen's Palace, and the other is Concubine Yu's Palace. No matter how you look at it, you don't have the guts to go under the old master's nose to ask for favors... ..."

After all, it was Queen Nala who made her most afraid.

What's more, there was the peach blossom ringworm incident before, and Xin always felt that Nala's eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not a nose to her, and she couldn't help but feel sad, and she was also worried that Nala's would know Let's go to the truth about ringworm.

"Anyway, this time I have to think of a way to hold down the queen, and don't let her spoil my good deeds."

Le Rong couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that the peach blossom ringworm is like the peach blossom, it only blooms in early spring, and it fades after the season. Otherwise, if the empress is still carrying the scarring at this time... That's good."

Concubine Xin squinted her eyes and stared at Le Rong, "Although the peach blossom ringworm will be healed after spring, it is still May, so it is still spring. Besides, Rehe is outside the mouth, and the solar terms are better than those in the capital." In addition, Chengde is a mountain city, so the peach blossoms should naturally bloom later than in flat places..."

Concubine Xin's eyes lit up as she spoke, "Sure enough, she's a clear-minded person, but it woke me up!"

Only then did Le Rong laugh, "It's not that the slave has a clear mind. It's clearly the seeds planted by the master last year. The slave will go along the vine to touch a melon this year, so he can help the master."

Concubine Xin clapped her hands happily, "Let's do it! Follow the old method from last time, and try to torment her again!"
.
On May 23, Shengjia stayed at the Kara Hetun Palace.

This place is already in Chengde, north and south of the Luan River.

The Minister of Internal Affairs came to report that according to the itinerary, he would be able to arrive at the Summer Resort in one day, and asked Nala to make preparations early.

It was a joyful thing to finally come to an end after six days of hard work.Nala straightened her temples in front of the mirror, intending to report to the Empress Dowager, but when she looked at herself in the mirror, she was taken aback for a moment.

On her face, on the left and right cheeks, there were peach blossom ringworms that were very similar to the last time!
Nala was so startled that she knocked down the makeup mirror and hurriedly asked Tana to ask for the imperial physician.

"...You don't need to invite anyone else, just call the doctor from last time, Chen Shiguan!"

When Chen Shiguan came here not long ago, he knelt down and kowtowed, saying repeatedly, "I don't know how to repay the kindness of the empress..."

Although Nala didn't value Chen Shiguan very much, especially the name Chen Shiguan always reminded her of Wanbi's great scholar uncle.But last time, Chen Shiguan finally helped her to solve her doubts. As the queen of the palace, she didn't want to owe favors to a small medical staff, so she tactfully instructed the imperial hospital to promote Chen Shiguan to be a doctor. up.Chen Shiguan now has the title of Cong Jiupin.

Nalashi covered his cheeks and bit his lips angrily, "...does what you told me last time still count? If it counts, then this time the test for you will come—— on my face , the scar appeared again, and it was very similar to last time!"

"I want you to help me investigate carefully this time, and find out for me exactly who did it. What kind of dirty thing is it that can make me lose face like this!"

Chen Shiguan was also taken aback, "Unexpectedly, it happened again?"

Nala gritted his teeth, "Yes, that man is so daring and daring! If you can find out, I can promise you more than just this little doctor!"

Chen Shiguan didn't dare to be happy easily, instead he kowtowed on the ground, "It's just that the status of the humble minister is low, how dare to ask questions without authorization in this harem?"

Nala said with a sneer, "You don't have to be embarrassed, and I naturally don't need you to check one by one! I will only point you to one person, and you start with her, that's all."

(End of this chapter)