Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2435 Seven volumes 138 Does the emperor know?

It was at the beginning of May that the king of North Korea, Li Jing, asked the court to make his grandson Li count as his son.At that time, the emperor decreed that with the approval of the Ministry of Rites, Li Shuan, the grandson of Li Chang, was allowed to be the son of the world.The emperor allowed him to ask for the seal, dismissed the minister of rank Hongying as the envoy, and the first-class bodyguard Guang Liang acted as the deputy envoy; and kindly kept Li Chong's gifts for storage for a while, and they were allowed to make official tributes.

It's just that the Yuanmingyuan was in chaos at that time, so even Wanxi didn't pay attention to it.

"Thinking back now, it seems that the emperor issued an order two or three days after the fire at the Dragon Boat Festival, so it should be around the eighth day of May. And the emperor's order was requested by the Ministry of Rites, that is to say, the king of North Korea, Li Jing. The memorial has already arrived at the Ministry of Rites..." Wanxi couldn't help but look up at Yurui, "The emperor issued a decree on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, so Li Chang's memorial has already been sent to the Ministry of Rites."

"Furthermore, the emperor's decree also mentioned that the tribute brought in by Li Zong must be regarded as the official tribute, and the three major tributes in North Korea, the Emperor's Longevity, the Empress Dowager's Shengshou, and New Year's Day, are considered as the official tribute. Then I guess , Li Zhang’s request to seal the memorial, I’m afraid it was sent to the Ministry of Rites last year, at the latest in the first month of this year.”

"It was sent to the Ministry of Rites at the latest in the first month! Isn't that all before May?" Yu Rui was also faintly taken aback, "That is to say, it is something that we have not paid attention to, but it is possible that someone who is interested has already known about it Those who are caring would certainly not want our emperor to send his own grandson there, so... the fire started on the Dragon Boat Festival in May!"

Wanxi frowned and lowered her head.

"I heard that Li Suan, the grandson of the Korean king, was twelve years old when the Korean king Li Suan wrote the memorial. So he was already 13 years old by this time, right? You can get married, which means that you can be considered an adult at the age of 13. That's why Li Chang asked for the title of "prince son" for Li Suan."

Yu Rui nodded, "Although 13 years old is considered an adult in the patriarchal clan and can get married and have children, but after all, it sounds like a young age to us. But there are people who have already passed the age of twelve or thirteen, and now they are twenty-three It's been ten years, but the emperor still hasn't established a heir... That man is over ten years old, and he has waited for ten years, but he can't wait for the emperor's will anymore, so he can't help it ?”

Wanxi also took a deep breath, her eyes focused on Yurui.

"...I hope it's not what we think. If the boy was really stimulated by the fact that the North Korean grandson succeeded to the throne, he did such a thing in May, then there is no way for him to turn back gone."

Yu Rui spat softly, "Isn't it! Whoever the emperor is, he is temporarily deceived by him, but how can he be deceived by him all the time?"

Wanxi closed her cuffs, her eyes became colder.

"I don't care how the fire started, at least he went to carry the emperor himself out again, and the emperor didn't get hurt at all. I can allow him some time to go... But this time, if he wants to kill two birds with one stone again, he can kill two birds with one stone. Fujin who killed Mian De, but the other side wants to kill Mian En as well, but I can't let him go!"

Yu Rui also nodded, "What do you want to do, sister?"

Wanxi's eyes turned lightly, "I remember that before the Dragon Boat Festival in May, the Minister of Internal Affairs led people to inspect and repair all the dragon boats in Xiyuan and Yuanmingyuan."

Yu Rui nodded hurriedly, "Exactly. My ama also took on part of this errand. It was my ama who personally led people to inspect the dragon boats in the Old Summer Palace."

Wanxi nodded, "A Rishan fell into the water, the boat and the surface of the water belonged to the Prince's Palace, and it has nothing to do with the House of Internal Affairs. But the reason is similar. If something happens to the dragon boat in the palace, the House of Internal Affairs must be ruled." The crime of the minister; and in the palace, the long history is in charge of all the affairs of the palace, and all requests for names, seals, marriages, favors and thanks, and offerings, etc., are all played by the long history of the palace, such as the vassal king. If you make a mistake, ask Chang Shi... Then Chang Shi is the chief steward of the Wangfu, and if something happened to the Wangfu's ship, he should be the only one to ask!"

Yu Rui gasped, "Sister, you want to take the long history of the palace? But the long history of the palace is also a third-rank military officer, and the rank is not low. Even if we are the heads of the inner court, it seems that it is not appropriate to ask in person. Officials above the third rank should be dealt with by the emperor himself."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "No, we don't need to ask him. Just tell him the story of how the emperor dealt with the history of Prince Qianguo's mansion before, and listen carefully."

Yu Rui also understood, and nodded with a smile, "Or it's just a coincidence that Hongluo's incident happened, let us have a ready-made story! We don't have to ask the long history in person, just beat the side drums, Let him make up his own mind!"

Only then did Wanxi smile reassuringly, "It doesn't matter whether there is something wrong with the boat, or the eunuch who rowed the boat was bribed, or the aquatic plants in the water grew too long and were neglected to trim, or the small island itself It doesn't matter if the melon seed hook grows... It's still a matter of Prince Ding's mansion. As the chief historian, the county magistrate is in charge of it now, so let him check it himself. We just wait for the result .”
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In July, the sound of cicadas rustled into the sea, making people a little upset.

On this day, Lu often came to see Wanxi suddenly.

"Because my elder sister is not in the capital, my younger sister doesn't know who to consult with when something happens, so I can only bother the imperial concubine."

For a while, Concubine Xin thought that Lu Changzai had made the most contributions, and Wanxi remembered it in her heart, so she got up early and grabbed Lu Changzai's hand, telling her not to salute, and sitting beside her.

"Yuser, you are Sister Lu's younger sister, so what's the difference between you and my own sister? Whenever you have something to do, feel free to come to me. Where is the word 'disturbing'?"

Lu Changzai was a little embarrassed, biting his lips, as if hesitating whether he should say it or not.

Wanxi nodded and smiled, "It's okay, you just say so. If it's inconvenient for your sister to know, I'll keep it for you as appropriate."

Lu Changzai breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his head and said, "It's... Yinglian."

Wanxi also laughed.Wanxi understands that Yinglian is the biggest contradiction between Yuqin and Yuse - after all, it was Yinglian's recommendation that Yuqin was able to enter the palace that day.Yuqin hates Yinglian because she intentionally pleases her, but in fact, she guessed her intentions wrongly. Yuqin never thought that she was a beautiful child all these years, so she would praise her own sister... not to mention Yuqin Se's sudden entry into the palace made Yuqin unprepared, which almost caused a misunderstanding between Yuqin and Wanxi.

There is also Jiqing's fatal case, which was investigated by Yinglian, so Yuqin has always been reluctant to mention Yinglian in front of Wanxi.

Wanxi said, "Looking at your hesitation, I guessed that it has something to do with Yinglian. Tell me, what is it?"

Lu Chang took a deep breath, "Ying Lian, Ding You."

The so-called Ding You, the minister of the DPRK and China will also temporarily suspend his duties and return home, and he will be in mourning for 27 months.During these 27 months, they must eat, live, and sleep in front of their parents' graves, do not drink alcohol, do not take a bath, do not shave their heads, do not change their clothes, and stop all recreational activities.

Ding You is sometimes an extremely difficult choice for the ministers of the DPRK and China.Just like Ying Lian, who just became the Minister in charge of the Internal Affairs Office and the Minister of the Household Department, his official career is just at a time when he is proud of his career, but he suddenly has to leave for nearly three years.As the saying goes, "One radish and one hole", you, Ding You, have been away for so long, and others will naturally take on the errands, so when you return after your term expires, there will be no vacancies for you, that's not certain.

Maybe even after three years, the emperor will forget about you.

"When did it happen?" Wanxi was also surprised.

"On the fifth day of July, the letter he wrote to me was sent back to the capital from the Summer Resort just today, and delivered to me after passing through." Lu Changzai was still a little guilty and didn't dare to look into Wanxi's eyes.

Wanxi also sighed, "Earlier, the emperor released him to work as a weaver in Jiangning, but because his father was old, he asked to stay in Beijing. Then the emperor appointed the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... then he will know My father is not in good health, but I didn't expect it to be so fast."

Wanxi's heart moved slightly, and she looked at Lu Changzai from the outside, "Yinglian wrote to you at this juncture, and I must ask for your help. What did he entrust? Could it be the same as last time when he refused to go abroad?" , he doesn't even want to suspend Ding You this time?"

Throughout the ages, dynasties have ruled the world with filial piety.Since the Han Dynasty, Ding You has become a rule.Ding You, an official, is not allowed to conceal or not report; the laws of the Qing Dynasty even stipulated that those who hide their funerals and fail to report will be dismissed.

The imperial court generally does not "take love", and will not prevent ministers from going to official residences for funerals because of court affairs.

Wanxi was worried because of this, "...only at special moments can the imperial court be able to seize love. Yinglian's errands are arranged by others, and it is not appropriate to intercede."

Lu Changzai hurriedly said, "The imperial concubine misunderstood, Yinglian is not so confused! He didn't want me to intercede for her, he just, just entrusted me with a person, begging me to take care of him in the palace. "

"Oh?" Wanxi was also taken aback, "Who?"

Lu Changzai frowned in embarrassment, "It's a child. It's a student of the Xian'an Palace Official School, and its name is He Shen."
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Wanxi was startled when she heard that, "A child? A student of Xian'an Palace's official school?"

Ding You, the official, asked people to take care of him, if not his own relatives, but also students, subordinates and other people close to him.How could it be a child?

Lu Changzai blushed, "I don't know why he is. But in his letter, he explained the child's situation quite clearly, saying that the child is thirteen this year and was elected to Xian'an at the age of ten. Palace official studies..."

Wan Xi nodded, "Since he can be selected into the Xian'an Palace Official School, he must be the son of a Manchurian official and eunuch, and he must be a smart child."

Lu Changzai said, "As the imperial concubine said. This Heshen came from the Niu Hulu family, under the flag of Zhenghong Manchuria. ; His biological mother is the daughter of Heku Daojiamo."

Wanxi also raised her eyebrows, "This kind of background can be regarded as a noble family! The deputy capital of Fujian is already a third-rank official, and his grandfather is a fourth-rank Daotai, and all the gold and silver for the imperial court to rule the river are in him. In the treasury... What's more, their family still has a hereditary third-class captain of light vehicles. This kind of hereditary position is hereditary, and when he reaches his age, he will naturally get the money and food."

Wanxi looked up at Lu Changzai, "Why do you have to take extra care of such a child?"

Lu Changzai sighed, "It's a pity that this child's parents have both died long ago. His father passed away in the 25th year of Qianlong, and He Shen was not yet old enough to inherit the worldly position, so there is no hereditary money and food; And his mother died earlier, when he was three years old, she died after giving birth to his younger brother and Lin. Her stepmother was in charge of everything in her family, so his brothers did not have enough food and clothing."

"Oh." Wanxi also sighed, "Who is the daughter of this stepmother, but she treats her husband's son so harshly, she is really a small belly."

Lu Changzai said, "Speaking of which, she is also the daughter of an honorable family, the daughter of Zhenghuang Banner Mongolia and the third class Bo Wumitai..."

Wanxi also opened her mouth, "I really didn't expect a daughter from such a family to be like this."

Yu Rui was delighted to hear it, "Sister forgot, this Wu Mi was originally General Jiang Ning. Last year, the emperor felt that he was not competent, so he got him back. This year, he was sent to Urumqi to handle affairs in the capacity of Minister of Sanzhi. gone."

Wanxi laughed, "Sure enough, the emperor knows people well and is good at assignments. I saw early in the morning that this Wu Mitai is useless... Then such a person must have a lack of character to raise such a girl."

Lu Changzai sighed, "Because of the harsh treatment of his stepmother, He Shen was elected to the official school of Xian'an Palace. He usually had a student's money and food, but he was in distress after all. Therefore, Ying Lian Ding worried about returning to his hometown, so he was worried and asked me to take care of him." That kid."

Wanxi also nodded, "It's a pitiful thing to say. Since he goes to school in the palace, it's very easy for us to ask more questions."

Lu Changzai said, "That's exactly the case, so I thought about it, so I agreed."

Wanxi patted Lu Changzai's hand with a smile, "You are a soft-hearted girl, it is reasonable to help such a pitiful child. It's just...why does Yinglian take care of this child? Besides feeling sorry for him , but there is another purpose?"

Lu Chang laughed here, "Yinglian didn't dare to hide it from me. He has a granddaughter under his knees, which is similar to Heshen's situation. His parents died early. Yinglian raised this granddaughter himself, and now she has grown up. He is ten years old, and in three or two years, after being selected by the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if he can put up a sign, then he should be settled...Ying Lian has taken a fancy to this kid, He Shen."

Wanxi finally heard the taste, and couldn't help laughing, "This Yinglian is also an old slicker, I understand what he wants to entrust to you."

Lu Changzai was taken aback, "Didn't he entrust me to take care of that child?"

Wanxi shook her head, "He's going back to his hometown, and he himself has a house in the capital, so he has ordered his family to help the child with money. Why bother to entrust him to the harem and ask you to take care of him? That's right. That child goes to school in the palace, and he can't enter the inner court, and you can't go out of the inner court, and you can't take care of him yourself, so you can only call eunuchs and send Sula and the others to go, right?"

Lu Changzai blushed even more, "I also ask the imperial concubine to show me."

Wanxi snorted softly, "Actually, it's here with his granddaughter. They are ten years old, and after three years, they have to be selected by the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only those who put up the sign can get married on their own. He tried to do it early. Let me tell you, he has already chosen someone for his granddaughter, which will give you an impression. After staying for three years, the little girl went to the palace to choose someone, but he asked us to let the little girl go, and put down the sign , tell the little girl to go out of the palace freely so that she can get married."

It was only when Lu Chang was here that he suddenly realized, "This Yinglian is indeed a trickster! I thought he told me clearly in his heart and didn't hide anything; but it turned out that his meaning was hidden under the words! If It wasn't the imperial concubine who instructed me, I still haven't understood it!"

Wanxi giggled, and grabbed Yuse's hand, "No matter how cunning he is, it's only for his granddaughter. The situation is pitiful, and we don't have to argue with him. After all, when the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs choose, It's not difficult for us to raise our hands and let a little girl go."

Lu Changzai hurriedly stood up, "After all, my concubine is only a permanent presence, and she is in the inner court, but she is not qualified to meddle in the selection of women. Now that the imperial concubine and empress have caught up, the concubine can only follow her brazenly." The imperial concubine is going to ask for favors, and I also ask the imperial concubine to let the little girl go when she is choosing a girl in the future."

Wanxi nodded firmly, "Okay, I've made a note, don't worry."

Coincidentally, just a few days ago, on the sixth day of July, the emperor ordered Agui to be the governor of Manchuria under the Zhenghong Banner, which is exactly the flag where Heshen's family is located. Wanxi will take care of Heshen's affairs and directly It was entrusted to Agui, and it was handled by the yamen of the Manchurian capital of Zhenghong Banner.
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On July [-]th, Yurui rushed to report that Yongqi had finally returned.

Wanxi also breathed a sigh of relief, "Ebi passed away in June, and he came back a month late; Yingyuan's child died on July [-], and he came back seven days late...Although it was late, he came back after all. gone."

Yurui glanced at Wanxi, and couldn't help but spit softly, "Miss Kui, you still think of the best for him! He came back not for his father-in-law, nor for his son... Yingyuan said, he came back After that, I didn't go back to the palace at all, and I didn't go back to Zhaoxiang's place to see her and the child's corpse!"

Wanxi was startled, "Then why did he come back suddenly all of a sudden?"

Yu Rui couldn't help but sneered, "He, he followed the emperor's order and led the imperial physician with the fourth elder brother to come back to see a doctor for Prince Lu! Therefore, he didn't go back to his own place when he came back, only went to It’s just the prince’s mansion!”

Wanxi was also taken aback, "It turned out that she was willing to come back because of the emperor's order..."

Wanxi was afraid that Yurui would be sad, so she hurriedly changed the topic, "But I didn't expect that Prince Lu was seriously ill? Prince Jian just passed away, so how could Prince Lu..."

Wanxi shook her head after she finished speaking, "Hey, look at me, why do you always forget that our emperor is over fifty years old? Prince Lu is still the emperor's uncle, and he is even older now."

When the emperor ascended the throne, Prince Lu was already the oldest among the emperor's uncles.Now the emperor has been in power for 28 years, and Prince Lu has already passed his seventies.

Wanxi sighed softly, "This year is really the year when the king withered."

Yurui stared at the ground with lowered eyes, a little lost in thought.

Wanxi called out, "What are you thinking?"

Yu Rui raised her eyes and said, "Since Prince Lu is seriously ill, it's reasonable for the emperor to tell the fourth elder brother to return home. After all, the fourth elder brother already had an heir to Prince Lu when the concubine's funeral was scheduled. Going to the sign; the fifth elder brother also came back together, but it is a bit special..."

Wanxi's heart skipped a beat.

It's just that although Prince Zilu is seriously ill, he is still alive, so it's not easy to guess about the funeral, so Wanxi didn't say anything about it.

Until a few days later, on July 21, Prince Lu Yunxuan passed away.

On July 25, the emperor got the news at the Summer Resort, and issued a decree: "... I am deeply shocked to hear that you have passed away. I plan to return to Beijing to pay a funeral, but I can't mobilize the horses for a while. The round trip must be done at Before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is time to suspend in-person visits. After returning to Luan, I will go to the funeral ceremony in person."

Although the emperor was unable to go back to Luan immediately from Rehe to pay a funeral ceremony, he decreed that "the fourth son of the emperor should wear filial piety in the palace. And send the fifth son of the emperor and the prince to wear filial piety."

At this point, the "slight movement" in Wanxi and Yurui's hearts finally came to fruition.

Since the emperor had already revealed his intention to succeed Yongxuan to Prince Lu as his heir and grandson, it was appropriate for Yongxuan to go to the palace to wear filial piety; and Prince He, as Prince Lu's nephew, should also wear filial piety.Only the fifth elder brother Yongqi's filial piety is a bit special.

Although Yong Qi is also a junior of Prince Lu, it is reasonable to wear filial piety; but Yong Qi is a prince, and her status is different from that of Prince Hong Zhou.

As a prince, before the emperor has established a heir, there is still the possibility of inheriting the great line - and the emperor does not wear filial piety for his ministers, even if he is an uncle.Therefore, in the situation where the prince wears filial piety for his courtiers, many profound meanings can be interpreted.

This time the emperor ordered Yongqi to wear filial piety together with Yongxuan, which has a vague meaning.

"I want to come to the emperor because Prince Lu is a close relative of the clan, and his status is not comparable to that of ordinary ministers. Therefore, as a junior, it makes sense for Yongqi." After all, the emperor is far away in Rehe at this time. How to judge Yongqi's character, Wanxi was not sure, so she didn't want to confirm the emperor's will early because of this matter.

Yu Rui snorted softly, "Prince Lu is a close relative of the clan, but he is the uncle of the emperor. If the fifth elder brother is his uncle, such as He Prince Hongzhou and Baylor Hongluo; or his brother , such as big elder brother and third elder brother, that makes sense."

Wanxi shook Yurui's hand lightly, "I hope this is not a sign that the emperor has given up on Yongqi, but that the emperor warned Yongqi. If Yongqi is willing to restrain her mind because of this warning, at least she can put her mind back. It is his blessing to go to his own place and take good care of his wife and children, and it is not too late to turn back."

Yu Rui was also so sad that her eyes turned red, "It's for my poor girl Yingyuan, I hope so too!"

Wanxi supported Yurui and calmed down with her.

"In any case, from now on, it is confirmed that Yongxuan will succeed the prince. You don't need to wait for the emperor to make a formal decree. The court and harem will already understand that Yongxuan has withdrawn just like Yongrong. There is a battle for the crown prince." Wanxi couldn't help but sigh as she spoke.

The emperor's successor princes, one is the son of the imperial concubine Chunhui, and the other is the son of the imperial concubine Shujia, one has half Han blood, and the other has half Korean blood.The emperor chose to call these two princes as successors, so how could he have no consideration of blood lineage?
(End of this chapter)