The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 721 Destruction of relatives ([-])
Yinzhen looked at the emperor's uncertain face, and said again: "He is the uncle of the second brother's birth mother, Empress Renxiao, and he is related to the second brother, so it is common for him to serve the sick. Besides, Huang Ama is suspicious of the second brother. , leave the two of them alone, and secretly send people to secretly monitor their every move, so that what they say and do can be seen in Huang Ama's eyes, and the second brother's innocence can be clearly seen."

The emperor thought that what Yinzhen said was a good strategy, but he really didn't want to believe that his own son would do such a rebellious thing, so he called Suo'etu to Dezhou to take care of the prince's daily life, and secretly left a group of The spies spied on the words and deeds of the two in private.

Suo'etu hurried on, but rushed to Dezhou on the [-]th, and the emperor continued his southern tour with the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother.

During these days of taking care of Yinreng who was seriously ill, Suo'etu had an early insight into the emperor's intentions, so he was very cautious in every word and deed.

On weekdays, Yinfeng and Yinfeng dare not even discuss half a sentence of state affairs, for fear that the wall has ears, and misfortune will come out of the mouth.

But others have already entered the game, so what's the use of forbearance?
How did he know that all the spies left by the emperor were Yinzhen's cronies bought with money.

As long as Suo'etu entered Dezhou and served the crown prince, whether he said those treasonous words or not, the words that finally passed into the ears of the emperor were all words that he and the crown prince had a conspiracy against.

More than a month later, Yinfeng recovered from his illness and returned to the capital together with the emperor who returned from the southern tour.

On the first night after returning to Beijing, the emperor announced the spies to report.

A group of spies created something out of nothing, and described the falsehood vividly. They only said that Suo'etu and Yinreng would talk about state affairs and political affairs every time they had private contact. Angry, make people investigate this matter thoroughly.

This fell into Wanlao's hands, and the criminal evidence she ordered Wu Lu to collect early in the morning became Suo'etu's last reminder.

The letter stated that Suo'etu was arrogant and indulgent to the prince, flattered and flattered him, and induced the prince to behave surlyly, causing troubles, and all kinds of serious crimes were thirteen.

In May of the 42nd year of Kangxi, one day early in the court, the emperor suddenly broke out, and took Suo'etu from the court for the crime of "discussing state affairs and forming a party to act recklessly", and ordered the clan's government to detain him.

This move can be said to have caused an uproar in the previous dynasty, and the person who bears the brunt of the loss of interests is Yinfeng.

At the same time, Wanyi secretly ordered Yuanyuan to instigate the prince, and when she was in a state of desperation, she said, "Your Highness, the emperor has dealt with Mr. Suo'etu this time, which is to destroy the glory of our Hesheli family. If you think about it carefully, you can firmly sit on the position of prince, which has a lot to do with the general situation of the Hesheli family in the previous dynasty. Now if the Hesheli family really fell like this, think about it, our happy life Can it last longer?"

Yinfeng sighed like a quiet wind, and said helplessly: "Huang Ama's attack is so fast, there is no sign in the head! Uncle just used my relationship to make money too conspicuously, but never When discussing state affairs and forming cliques to act recklessly. Huang Ama said this, and he was actually conveying a message to me. If he forms a party, it means that this palace forms a clique, but this palace is the prince, and it will be the next day. My emperor, why should I form a party?"

Yuanyuan kneaded Yinfeng's shoulder blades, and said in a soft voice: "No matter what, you have to find a way to keep Mr. Suo'etu first. If he really collapses, how should we deal with it in the future? You see Let’s see, which one of the eldest brother, the third elder brother, and even the eighth elder brother and ninth elder brother is safe? It means that the fourth elder brother is willing to be close to you when he is on your side. As the saying goes Well, I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but I am afraid of thieves thinking about it, not to mention your position as the heir apparent? You do not know that the help of the previous dynasty is important to you. Your biological mother, Queen Renxiao, and the Hesheli family are determined not to fall. You have to think of a way!"

Everyone knows that the emperor is furious at this moment, and he shouldn't shave his head and pick a hot head to touch this bad head.

But Yinreng really cared about it but was confused, he lost his mind, and after listening to Yuanyuan's instigation, he was so confused that he ran to the emperor to insist that Suo'ertu was innocent.

In the evening of that day, Liang Jiugong went to the Yonghe Palace. He was sweating all the way, and without taking a breath, he knelt down in front of Wanyu and cried, "Mrs. I was so angry that I was so angry that I passed out just now. Although I have slowed down now, I am still very angry!"

Wanyu pretended to be concerned, sat up from the heated seat suddenly, and said anxiously: "You took a breath and carefully talked with Ben Gong, what happened?"

Liang Jiugong sighed, and said helplessly: "The crown prince didn't know which string was twitched, but he ran to ask Suo'etu for his life, saying that Suo'etu was wronged. The emperor's decree to detain Suo'etu was made by the emperor himself. The prince said that Suo'etu If you want to be wronged, aren't you blaming the emperor?"

After hearing this, Wanyu casually put on a cloak to add to her body, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair to go to Qianqing Palace.

When I came here, I saw the emperor lying on the couch with no blood on his face, weak and weak, for some reason, a ray of joy spontaneously emerged from the bottom of my heart.

Seeing her, the emperor hurriedly summoned her to come to his side, Wannai sat down in front of the couch, held the emperor's hand, and said with concern on his face: "Why is the emperor so angry? You have to take care of your own body, don't you? Let the concubine be worried about it." gone."

"When I saw you, my anger finally subsided." The emperor took a few breaths and said in a deep voice, "Nizi! Nizi can't wait to see me die immediately!"

Wan Yu sneered secretly in her heart, thinking about it today, if he knew that all these incidents were all calculated by him, how could he get rid of his anger?I'm afraid I won't pass out immediately
She still had a benevolent look, shaking her head at the emperor with tears in her eyes: "The emperor is talking nonsense! How could the prince think like this? The concubine feels that the prince has generally followed the rules since he was a child, and now he is like this. Suo'etu's instigation! The emperor is angry in his heart, and he shouldn't vent it to the prince. If the root of this disaster is not eliminated, there will be no peace for a day in front of the harem."

The emperor's pupils shone with a stern light, and he said sharply: "I and Wan'er have the same thoughts, and I have the guilt for Shuyu in my heart, and I will bear it with Suo'etu and the Hesheli family! Now he has the audacity to mess up the country's government! I, I can bear it to the end!"

Wan Lai caressed the emperor's depressed chest, and said softly: "Empress Renxiao is in the spirit of heaven, and I don't want to see her uncle go mad. She and the emperor are of one mind, and her heart is always toward the Qing Dynasty. "

In September of the 42nd year of Kangxi, the emperor drafted an edict that no more food should be sent to the secluded place where Suo'etu lived, and only drinking water was provided every day, and he was left to fend for himself.

After lingering for more than 42 days, on September 27, [-] years of Kangxi, Suo'etu died of hunger in the clan mansion. ①
During the detention of Suo'etu, the emperor also ordered the arrest of Suo'etu's sons, and handed over his younger brothers Xinyu and Fabao to be detained. The whole family of the mother's family.However, if Xinyu and Fabao still have other thoughts during this period of detention, they will be executed immediately, and the whole family will be killed without mercy.

The ministers Martu, Ekuli, Wen Dai, Shao Gan, Tong Bao and other close associates of Suo'etu and Yinfeng were also imprisoned for the crime of party attachment to Suo'etu.

It was even more decreed: "All the ministers, ancestors and descendants who are in the ministry will seize the official position. Jiang Huang said that he had a private letter from Suo'etu at home, and he was sentenced to death by the Ministry of Punishment."

It means that anyone who is slightly involved with Suo'etu will be implicated.

So far, the Hesheli family, which had been prosperous for more than forty years in the Kangxi Dynasty, completely collapsed almost overnight. ②
　Remarks ①: Suo'etu (1636-1703), Hesheli family, a powerful official during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a man from Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria, the third son of a university scholar, and the younger brother of the first-class Duke Hesheli Gabra.Uncle of Empress Xiaochengren.From the eighth year of Kangxi (1669) to the 40th year, he successively served as a bachelor of the Academy of National History, a bachelor of the Baohe Palace, a minister of politics, and a minister of the guards. He participated in many major political decisions and activities.At the beginning of Emperor Kangxi's succession to the throne, Oboi was in power, and Suo'etu assisted in capturing Oboi and wiped out his henchmen, so he was deeply trusted.In the mid-Kangxi period, he signed the Sino-Russian "Nerchinsk Treaty" on behalf of the Manchu and Qing courts, and conquered Galdan, the leader of the Junggar tribe who had conspired against him.Later, because of his participation in the crown prince dispute, he was imprisoned in the clan mansion in May 1703, and died of starvation on September 5.

　　Remark ②: Qing History Draft records: In the 40th year of Kangxi, Suo'etu begged to retire because of his old age. In that year, the emperor visited Henan, and the crown prince fell ill in Dezhou, Shandong. Evidence that the prince and Suo'etu conspired to usurp the throne, so the Zongren Mansion ordered Suo'etu to be detained in May of the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703) as the number one sinner in the Qing Dynasty, and died in prison soon after.All of his heirs and cronies were killed and imprisoned by Emperor Kangxi.

　　
　
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