Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 896
Pu Hui's words were too much, didn't even the emperor complain about it?Guan Xuqing became angry when he heard it, and he said sharply: "Pu Hui, are you talking in front of me? Slap your mouth!"

Pu Hui was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he knelt down in front of his father with a "plop", thinking that this is the end of the matter, let's break the jar: "Father, my son is the son of Concubine Duan, and my mother-in-law is from North Korea. Everyone hates me and dislikes me. I don’t mean much to live, and today I uttered disrespectful words and offended my father. My son simply pays his respects to his father and kills himself with a knife!” Saying this, he gave a “clank” Pull out the waist knife and wipe the neck.Several imperial guards hurried over, hugged Pu Hui, and grabbed the waist knife.Pu Hui fell on the ground and burst into tears.

Pu Hui's bodyguard took a step forward, knelt down in front of Guan Xuqing and said, "Master, a slave is not qualified to speak, let alone plead for Qiye, but I beg you to see that Qiye really did a good job in hunting today." Let the servants punish Qi Ye!" As he said, he slapped himself several times.

The second child Pu De also came forward to persuade: "Father, the seventh brother is too young, his temper is too stubborn, and he speaks without restraint, which made the father angry. However, so many princes and ministers were present today and punished the seventh brother. His face is not honourable either. Erchen dares to plead for the seventh brother, so let's save him from slapping him!"

Guan Xuqing was thinking in his heart that since ancient times, no wise emperor could manage his own family affairs well. Kangxi is a living example. Tragedy repeated itself.He made a quick calculation in his mind, gave Pu Hui a hard look, and said, "You are young, and you can't make an excuse for your stubborn temper. If you are a child of ordinary people, it will be fine if you spill it, but you are Prince, you need to be educated, you don’t need to slap your mouth, after you return to Beijing, I will punish you to study Hegel’s "Compendium of Philosophy" and Zhu Xi’s "Zhu Zi’s Family Instructions", and after returning to Beijing, I will torture you face to face!"

Pu Hui kowtowed and agreed, but he didn't dare to look his father in the eye.

Guan Xuqing also said: "All the princes are here today. I treat you all equally. There has never been any distinction between the righteous and the concubine. You all have to learn from your elder brother Pu Yin. He is a dignified and upright prince. The position should be his, but he chose not to be here. He took the initiative to declare to me that he does not want the position of the Eastern Palace. He started as an ordinary scientific research assistant in the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and now he is the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. This kind of mind, this courage , This ambition is unmatched by any of you! Don’t think that everything will be fine if you can become the emperor. It is a thousand times or ten thousand times harder to compare a wise king with a foolish one. The Emperor Yongzheng of the former Qing Dynasty wrote tens of thousands of words every day. Which of you can do this, anyway, I can’t do it. If you are a wise ruler, that’s fine. If you are a foolish ruler, people will naturally overthrow you. Everyone knows the truth that water can carry a boat and capsize it, but from ancient times to the present How many people can really do it? In addition, no matter whether your mothers used to be Chinese or foreign, they have been Chinese since the day they entered the harem. If anyone dares to talk about China, If you say anything from a foreign country, I will definitely punish you severely!"

After saying these words, Guan Xuqing turned around and left. The princes, princes, ministers, and guards who were present were so panicked that they refused to persuade them or dared to stop them, so they had to crowd around and follow.

The fourth Puxian took a step forward, and whispered next to the father: "Father, what happened today is all because my second brother and I didn't try our best, which made my father unable to have a good time. If my father is angry, I will punish my son. If Royal Father is interested tomorrow, I would like to invite you to come to the Lion Garden to watch my Royal Majesty beat wolves. I wonder if Royal Father would like it?"

After hearing this, Guan Xuqing stopped in his tracks and asked, "What, beating wolves? Why do you want to beat wolves?"

"Returning to my father, I usually hunt and kill too much, and my ministers can't bear it, so today I adopt the method of waiting for rabbits. But the wolf is different. It is cruel by nature and harms the common people. A few years ago, the prince of Zhaowuda League taught my ministers a The method of beating wolves, my son built an earthen city in the lion garden according to his method, and enclosed a group of wild wolves. Tomorrow, if you dare to invite the father to come to the lion garden to watch, please let the father show your face."

After hearing this, the anger in Guan Xuqing's heart subsided a lot. Pu Xian gave him a good impression from the beginning to the end of today's hunting. He discouraged the use of Huang Ruyi as a reward, which is enough to show that he is more considerate; The brothers competed high and low, showing tolerance; everyone knew that he and Pu Hui were the best friends, but today, he did not intercede for Pu Hui, and it can be seen that he does not engage in private circles and does not protect his weaknesses; When he was in love, he didn't come forward to intercede like other princes and pretend to be a good person, and he didn't gloat and watch the fun like other princes, but he tried to share his father's worries.Well, it is also a good idea to fight wolves specifically. I wanted to see how he beat wolves, so I nodded, and then I went back to Yanbozhishuangzhai for dinner accompanied by everyone. Leaning on the chair, thinking about the unhappy hunt during the day.He wanted to figure it out, but for some reason, it became more and more confused. When he thought of Pu Yin, he felt relieved and regretful. He was happy to see Pu Yin become a talent day by day, making the Imperial Academy of Sciences flourish. , recruited a large number of world-class scientists, and successfully developed the descendant C rocket and the Zhonghua 1 satellite, which is a great achievement in the history of world science; it is a pity that Pu Yin is indifferent to fame and fortune, and has high ambitions. He was originally the best candidate for the crown prince, but he was unwilling to live in the East Palace, so that the position of crown prince has not been determined until now.

Thinking about it, the wind was blowing outside the window, and the autumn wind outside the Great Wall was chilling.The tinkling of copper bells under the eaves made it even more difficult to sleep peacefully.

Guan Xuqing simply got off the kang, asked Wang Shang for a cup of tea, and tasted it slowly.

The eunuch Xiao De'an walked in quietly, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and it's time to rest. Just now the second prince and the fourth prince came to greet you, and the slave heard that there was no movement in the palace, thinking that You fell asleep, so you made your own decision and asked the princes to go back. You must know that the master is not asleep, so you should come in and report."

Guan Xuqing nodded and said: "You're right, I don't want to see them either. It's a trivial matter whether to ask for peace or not. As long as he does what I've asked him to do well, I'll be considered a high incense. The value of a person is to be self-reliant and self-reliant. If you can't stand on your own, and always rely on my support, how long can you rely on it?"

He seemed to be talking to little Dean, but also seemed to be talking to himself.Little De'an knew the rules. The emperor said these words unintentionally today. It was about the Crown Prince and the fate of the country. Even if he had ten guts, little De'an didn't dare to answer this question, and just stood aside with his hands down.

Guan Xuqing suddenly cast his eyes on Xiao De'an, stared at his face and said: "Since ancient times, for the seat of the crown prince, the princes have intrigues, killed each other, and resorted to various methods to win the emperor's favor. They are all in collusion with the people around the emperor, such as the emperor's words and deeds, habits, etc. must be grasped verbatim, so as to be invincible in the battle for the reserve position." When he said this, his voice was harsh. Stop, there is no text for a long time.

Xiao De'an shivered, and cold sweat came out of his back. He secretly scanned the opposite side with the corner of his eyes, but found that the emperor's eyes swept over like a blade, and his legs trembled involuntarily. stand up.

I only heard the emperor say word by word: "Xiao De'an, what is the punishment for eunuch meddling in politics!"

Little De'an plopped and knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and said falteringly, "I don't dare to be a servant of the emperor."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Don't dare to interfere in politics"

"I guess you don't have the guts, what I want to know is whether you did it or not?"

"If you don't do anything about the servant, the prince entrusted someone to inquire about it. The servant really doesn't dare to offend the prince. He just leaked some things about your diet and daily life. The servant of the imperial court will not dare to say even if he is killed."

Guan Xuqing was speechless for a long time, and finally waved his hand to make Xiao De rest up, and said leisurely: "You are still honest, I asked you if you are my eldest or the prince's eldest?"

"Naturally, the emperor is big."

"You are my slave, so of course you have to do your best to serve me. Do you understand?"

"The slave can save it."

"Don't think that I don't know what you guys do in private. There are many things I don't want to talk about until the critical moment. In fact, you are not the only eunuch beside me who has contacts with the princes. I will leave this matter to you. Help me Let me investigate thoroughly, and draw up a list later, those who are serious cases will be beaten to death with sticks, and I will make arrangements for the rest."

"Cha." Xiao De'an responded tremblingly, eunuchs are clever, and he came up with an idea as soon as he turned his head.He turned around and took a golden lacquer plate from the table, on which were placed the plaques of concubines and nobles.Little De'an held the plate in front of the emperor, and said: "If the master is too bored to be alone, it would be good to pass on someone who is always there and agrees to come and talk. Please ask the master to turn over the sign, and the slave will pass the message."

Guan Xuqing turned over a sign at random, and it turned out to be Lan Changzai. He thought to himself: Well, the night is long and I don't want to sleep, so let's play chess with her.

Xiao De'an saw that the emperor had flipped Lan Changzai's sign and was about to deliver the decree, but Guan Xuqing stopped him and said, "Don't pass it on, let's go."

Little De'an quickly agreed: "Crap! The slaves are going to prepare the sedan chair."

"Oh, no need, it's good to take a few steps for some exercise." Xiao De'an quickly took a cloak and put it on the emperor.Guan Xuqing walked out of the hall to see that Luo Ming, the chief of the imperial guard, was standing at the door with a few guards under his command, and asked casually, "Oh, are you guys on duty today?"

Luo Ming hurriedly bowed and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Guan Xuqing said: "I'm going out, it's cold outside, you just stay in the wing."

(End of this chapter)