Beautiful step by step

Chapter 192

Only he knew what kind of medicine was being sold in Emperor Qinglong's gourd.

If it was within his tolerance for King Wu and King Wei to secretly compete for fame and fortune after the crown prince was abolished, then he was completely chilled when he took advantage of his coma to summon his clan and cabinet ministers to directly issue an imperial edict.

He couldn't help but wonder, if he was in a coma for too long, would the prince's will to supervise the country come down.After a long time in prison, when their ambitions grow bigger and they want to take the throne in a legitimate way, will these sons disregard the rules of father and son and secretly commit patricide?

Reason told him, it would definitely be!
But emotionally he couldn't accept this fact.If he were to go back 20 years, when he was in his prime, he would definitely deal with those who made the imperial edict mercilessly.But now 20 years have passed, and he is already a dying old man.Punishment of corruption has exhausted the last of his cold heart, and he really can't do anything to his own son.

But rationality told him that if he continued to let things go like this, Xiao Qiang would definitely be in trouble.

So when King Wu and King Wei knelt beside the bed to plead guilty for the private imperial decree, he went along with the flow and listened to their evasion, and then spoke earnestly about the way of respecting brothers and friends.

This is his last chance for them!

However, his hope is doomed to fail, Wu Wang and Wei Wang have long been fascinated by power.When he was in front of him, he could still hold back his pretense, bluntly said that he had wronged Duan Wang, and then wanted to make up for it by giving him a generous gift through his marriage.After leaving Qianqing Palace, seeing that he did not impose any punishment, they intensified their efforts to win over the courtiers.

What's more, they even planned to take advantage of King Duan's wedding to force him to abdicate.

It was Chu Lian, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, who first discovered this matter.He was originally a soft-hearted person, but his obsession with Ah Mao caused her to almost die before he realized how wrong he was.He personally carried Auntie onto the sedan chair, and after hearing her encouraging words, "I envy Wu's elder brother who can do whatever he wants", he devoted all his enthusiasm to the errands of the Imperial Academy. In just three years, he faintly He dominates the Hanlin Academy.

This time when Ah Mao returned to Beijing, all grievances between him and Yan Heng were resolved during the wine competition in the Hou Mansion.Seeing that Ah Mao is living happily, he can only turn all the emotions hidden in his heart into silent concern.

He didn't care that Wu's family was beheaded, and Wu's family was crying bitterly. What he cared about was Ah Mao's safety in the south of the Yangtze River.She disappeared with a big belly, how could people not be worried.Because of concern, he begged to his father.

Father is trying to curry favor with Wei's mother, and he is happy to see it succeed.He lost his mother when he was young. At that time, Wei's mother was with the old matriarch and gave him a lot of care.Especially after he fell in love with Ah Mao, he respected her even more as his mother-in-law.Mrs. Wu saw that she would not have a good life for a few days, and he never wanted to marry again in this life.Instead of his father marrying a girl younger than him as his successor, he would rather have Mother Wei in charge of the Hou Mansion.

Because of this, my father must have heard about Ah Mao.But what he didn't expect was that after he asked, his father actually gave him some of the people in the back of the Hou Mansion.

He had already made his mark in the Hanlin Academy, and now he was about to take over the Zhenbeihou Mansion, and he soon received the attention of King Wu and King Wei.The latter was more tactful, while the former, because he was close to the Wu family and knew of his emotional struggles over the years, even hinted that he could help him get the person he admired since childhood.

At that time, he was a little moved, but he was no longer the naive young master three years ago.After the heartbeat, he couldn't help but think more deeply. Ah Mao now thinks of her as a woman, and Yan Heng is also known as a doting wife.Under what circumstances would Ah Mao come back to him again?
It is not difficult to guess, either Yan Heng died, or King Wu seized the military officer's wife by force after ascending to the throne.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, not to mention that he had given up, even if he didn't give up, he couldn't bear Ah Mao to suffer such a big harm.After some fiddling with others, he hurried back to the mansion and told his father about it.

After 20 years of dormancy, Chu Ying was waiting for such an opportunity.This matter is related to the safety of Ah Mao, not only can it reverse his image in Qingniang's heart, but it can also allow the Hou Mansion to gain a foothold in the court again.How stupid he would be if he didn't seize this god-given opportunity.

Chu Ying didn't rush to tell Emperor Qinglong about this, but arranged for Qinglongwei to find out by himself.In order to choose a son-in-law for the nine princesses, Qinglongwei recently made unannounced visits to the backyards of major households in Beijing, and his ability to accept gossip has improved significantly.Following the clues released by Chu Ying, they quickly discovered this fact.

The matter of seeking to usurp the throne is of great importance, even if there is still some uncertainty, the leader of the Azure Dragon Guard hastened to report the news with the attitude of preferring to believe it or not.

Emperor Qinglong was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of old blood.He asked himself that he was very good to every son. King Wu was reckless and he let him lead the army.Compared with those traditional fathers in Dayue who try to suppress their sons with filial piety, his sincerity as a father has reached the extreme. He obeys the wishes of each son and allows them to develop freely according to their hobbies and strengths.

But at this moment, he realized the disadvantages of this method.Xunzi is right. People are inherently evil. Whether they are sons or courtiers, if you want them to be good, you must strictly control them.He is a benevolent king to his courtiers, but he has raised a bunch of moths in the country after 40 years in power; he is a loving father to his sons, but all kinds of carelessness make them more greedy.

He even plotted to kill his father!

The last trace of father-son affection was extinguished, and he didn't want to endure it any longer!

Emperor Qinglong, who had no family scruples, completely became a ruthless emperor.The emperor's mind told him that such a bad name of killing a child must not be carried away.

Wasn't it calculated that King Duan's wedding was lax in the capital?Didn't it mean that Mrs. Yan was giving birth at that time, and Yan Heng couldn't get away from the leaderless army of the Northwest Army?King Wu, who had calculated everything, wanted to force the palace, while King Wei wanted to hide from his elder brother, and wait for him to force the palace successfully before avenging his father and helping the orthodox.

After raising them for so many years, it's time to pay back.Just use the hands of these two evil animals to leave him another image of being wise and martial in the history books.

Emperor Qinglong, who had made up his mind, was completely at ease. He started to stop the court on the grounds of physical discomfort, and handed over the political affairs to King Wu and King Wei.

It was a fact that he fainted, and the two kings had watched the emperor for a long time, and from the candles lit brighter and brighter in the apse of the Qianqing Palace in recent years, they could also know that the father's health was not as good as before.The two kings did not doubt that there was him, and they accepted the order with fear on the surface, but they were secretly happy in their hearts.One intends to force the palace, and the other is happy to see the success. In order to paralyze the father, the two kings made a fuss about the king's marriage together, and made the marriage a little grander on the grounds of making the father happy.

The will of the capital spread to the south of the Yangtze River one after another, and Wei Wei felt more and more crisis in his heart.

"The emperor is really sick and can't get up? But how could he let King Wu and King Wei come to court..."

Emperor Qinglong was a very wise emperor. Throughout history, many old emperors indulged in pleasure in their later years. Even if they knew that the splendid country had already started to corrupt, they would still be intoxicated by the beautiful vision of a peaceful and prosperous age, and they would just think of themselves as deaf and blind.But he has the courage to uproot the corrupt people.

How could such a wise emperor indulge King Wu and King Wei so much?Could it be that destiny is hard to change?

Thinking of the "two dragons standing side by side" celestial phenomenon transmitted by Gong Rinpoche, her worry grew stronger and stronger.One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, this is not a democratic republic, how could there be two emperors in the world.If it continues like this, it will obviously be in troubled times.

"Aheng, the matter in the south of the Yangtze River has been dealt with almost, and walking away now is not a violation of the Holy Spirit. I have a big belly and can't move for the time being. You should go back to the northwest to take control of the military, otherwise I will never feel at ease."

Yan Heng knew what Ah Mao meant, but he just shook his head: "Seeing that Ah Mao will give birth in less than half a month, now I can't leave no matter what."

Seeing that Ah Mao was anxious, he gritted his teeth: "I must stay in the south of the Yangtze River to accompany Ah Mao, but the power in the Northwest cannot be neglected. The current Marquis of Zhenbei comes from a family of generals, and the Chu family still has prestige in the Northwest. I secretly Write a letter, asking him to protect his mother and go to the northwest to take charge of the business, and to act cheaply when necessary."

Zhenbeihou is a reassuring candidate, seeing his firm face, Wei Wei can only nod.Immediately, she picked up a pen to revise a book, and also brought Yan Heng's token with her.At first glance, the letter looks like a family letter, but the tacit understanding between her and Wei's mother, the other party will definitely understand.After the ink dries, she entrusts the trust to Duan Wang, who is about to leave for Beijing and prepare to get married. This is the safest way at present.

After doing all this, she waited anxiously for the fruit to come to fruition.

Another half month passed, and on the eve of King Duan's wedding, the sky was filled with burning clouds that almost dyed the entire capital red.Corresponding to this is the generous dowry of the new Princess Duan. The first dowry has entered the Duan Wangfu, and the last one has not yet entered the gate of the capital. This is no longer a ten-mile red makeup.

The gates of the capital city were opened wide, and the common people took to the streets to watch the excitement.When the dowry has completely entered the city, there are countless soldiers in black armor following behind.Except that the common people didn't notice anything, until the cavalry dispersed the crowd, and they didn't give way to the children on the street, and they rode their horses directly.The cries of the children resounded through the sky, and panic gradually appeared in the eyes of the people, and they all hid in their houses and closed the doors tightly.

Because of Prince Duan's marriage, the entire palace was also beaming with joy.Concubine Yikun Gong Shu personally rewarded the red envelope, and the eunuch Gong'e involuntarily got up in the lively atmosphere.Until the army broke through the palace gate, the black-armored guards on the inner and outer floors surrounded the Yikun Palace like a dark cloud before a storm.

Emperor Qinglong was helped in by Concubine Shu. Although he had expected this day, when King Wu knelt in front of him respectfully begging him to abdicate, he was so angry that he coughed up blood.

"Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon body."

Supporting Emperor Qinglong, Concubine Shu faced King Wu.Just now the prince made it clear that the reason why he "asked" his father to abdicate is because he favored the enchantress who harmed the country indiscriminately.Concubine Shu caressed her face. Although she loves beauty, she never expected that one day she would bear the name of disaster.

"My family has been very strict since I was a child. After entering the palace, I strictly abide by the palace rules. I love my sisters and always respect your highness. May I ask why your highness is delegating the name of Huoshui to me."

King Wu racked his brains, and finally found that he really couldn't find anything wrong with Concubine Shu.She is a real lady of every family, raising her hands and feet makes people feel like a spring breeze, and she will not be arrogant no matter how favored she is.In private, when he was dissatisfied with the princess, he often warned it with the concubine Shu.

Unable to figure it out, he could only force his words at this moment, and said bravely: "With Concubine Shu's wrist, even if you hold the father, you will not leave any excuses."

The right wrist also became a fault?Concubine Shu was full of helplessness, seeing that Emperor Qinglong had calmed down a bit, she retreated safely behind the emperor.

Standing on the steps, Emperor Qinglong stared at King Wu with a pair of long eyes, staring at him until the hairs in his heart.Then he waved his hand and said to the general below: "Have you arrested this traitor yet."

At the beginning of King Wu, he was still a little cloudy, but his men had already surrounded Yikun Palace with iron barrels. What did the father mean?So when the general he personally brought into the palace put the knife on his neck, he was still full of disbelief.

"You idiot, you can't even see through the hearts of the people, and you are still trying to ascend to the throne."

Emperor Qinglong didn't even bother to give his son the corner of his eye. He stood on the steps and looked outside the palace wall. There was red smoke rising there. He thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei had already subdued King Wei who was planning to enter the palace as "King Qin".

On the eve of Duan Wang's wedding, a palace change came to an end.

On the next day, Emperor Qinglong counted the crimes of the two kings and decided to expel them from the clan.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already been scared out of their wits, and they would shrink down like a quail, not daring to let out a fart.Just when he was about to order to kill the two kings, the king Duan, who was dressed in a wedding robe, suddenly came down from the hall, knelt down and begged his father to spare the lives of the two brothers.

No matter how angry Emperor Qinglong was, he shouted "Nizi", but King Duan still did not change his original intention.He bluntly said that the father is too old to bear the pain of losing a son, and the death of the two brothers is not a pity, but please take care of the father.

Seeing his benevolence, Emperor Qinglong didn't have the slightest worry, and took out the imperial decree written half a month ago on the spot.On the grounds of old age and poor physical strength, Zen was located in Duan Wang.Hearing Duan Wang's repeated refusals, the smile on his face became more sincere, and he walked down from the dragon chair, and put the emperor's crown on Duan Wang's head himself.

After unloading the heavy crown, he only felt relaxed all over his body.I have worked hard for 40 years for Dayue, and now that I am approaching my sixtieth birthday, it is time to retire and take a look around the mountains and rivers with my beautiful family.Of course, that will happen in the future, and he will never admit it. Seeing this son who is usually lazy and depressed because he is going to take over the important responsibilities of the world, he feels as relieved as if he drank snow water in the dog days.

King Duan really didn't want to be emperor.He was destined to be a prince when he was born, and he could enjoy all the glory and wealth, so why did he do this drudgery.But I didn't expect my father to be such a rascal, and directly moved his wedding ceremony to Qianqing Palace overnight, turning it into a big wedding ceremony.After getting married the next day, he drove the ducks to the shelves and became the emperor.

Fortunately, the queen "advised" on the wedding night, bluntly saying that the most important thing for the emperor is to be able to employ people, and he doesn't have to do everything himself.

When he was young, he went to the Northwest with his father, and met Ah Tong when he was riding out to play, and fell in love with her at first sight.Later, although he couldn't get married because of various things, but in the past two years, he disguised himself as a rich man and had a lot of contact with her.

Can employ people!That's it!

On the day of King Duan's wedding, Wei Wei gave birth to Yan's eldest son in Jiangnan.In the past two years, she had a very good foundation, and the delivery went very smoothly. Even so, when the pots of blood came out, Yan Heng was very frightened, and said incoherently that she would never let her get pregnant again.

After giving birth, she was in confinement, and the south of the Yangtze River nourished people with water and soil, and she recovered within half a month.After recovering, she heard the shocking news of the palace change, followed by the news that Emperor Qinglong had abdicated to become the Supreme Emperor, and Prince Duan had succeeded him as the new emperor.

At this point, she finally understood why Emperor Qinglong was uncharacteristically fatuous, presumably he had already made plans when the imperial decree came down.

It is impossible to have two emperors in the world, but there can be one emperor and one emperor.

Two dragons stand side by side, so this is the pattern.

King Duan has succeeded to the throne, so what about Yan Heng, who is appreciated by the Supreme Emperor, who has a relationship with the new emperor's family, the Ban family, and who, by mistake, acts as the executioner to punish corruption in the south of the Yangtze River and protect the reputation of the new emperor?

What is his future?

Even though Wei Wei was used to the wind and waves, he also found it difficult to breathe.

Duan Wang, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, completely thought of her.On the day he ascended the throne, his father opened the window to him and told him that he didn't want to be a power-loving overlord, nor did he want to support him as a puppet emperor.Let him handle government affairs with peace of mind, and ask for advice when he encounters something he doesn't understand.

Speaking of this, the new emperor, who originally expected the Supreme Emperor to control the government affairs, felt bitter for himself and the little queen to hide.After I went to the Supreme Emperor's palace to consult a few times on government affairs, I was kicked out by my father, who became healthier after abdication. It was a real kick, and there was a big shoe print on the buttocks of the dragon robe.

In desperation, he can only find someone to do things by himself, but he is an idle prince, who can he turn to?
Looking for a foreigner?Since becoming the uncle of the country, the Ban family has become more and more restrained, wishing that all the children of the family would not go out of office and immerse themselves in learning in the Mansion of Literature and History.As for the others, he is not as partisan as his two elder brothers.After thinking about it, the only person he knew as an official was Yan Heng, and the others looked very pleasing to his eyes.

Yan Heng will still be taking the blame for him in the south of the Yangtze River, and corrupt officials will be executed one after another, and his reputation as iron and blood will grow day by day.

Thinking of what my father mentioned, the fundamental thing to control the world is to control military power.The rest of the government affairs can generally be done as long as they are not too fatuous.It just so happens that Yan Heng is also a general, so let's promote him.

Therefore, the first imperial edict issued by the new emperor after succeeding to the throne was to commend Yan Heng for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, and because of his achievements in the northwest over the years, he was promoted to the rank of Taiwei.

"Yue Shi" records that in the first year of Jianwu, Emperor Zhongzong promoted Yan Heng to Taiwei.For the next forty years, the monarch and his ministers assisted each other, promoted education, strengthened border defense, and the four barbarians flattened all nations and came to the dynasty.

There are even unofficial historical records that Zhongzong and Taiwei were both people who loved their wives as much as they wanted, and the monarchs and ministers were only monogamous throughout their lives. Later courtiers followed suit, and monogamy originated here.

(End of this chapter)