Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 263 Remedy
Suo'etu was completely panicked when the emperor switched defenses.

He summoned his cronies in the court overnight to discuss in the mansion, and when he looked down, he realized something was wrong.

"What happened? Where did the others go?"

In the past, the inner hall of his discussion was so full of people that he couldn't even sit down.

Several chairs were left empty tonight.

The faces of those who came showed hesitation, as if they didn't dare to speak out.

Suo'etu understood immediately.

Recently, that old fox Nalan Mingzhu colluded with the Chen family.

The Nalan family and the Chen family are upstarts in the imperial court, and the emperor favors them even more than Suo Etu and other Manchurian veterans.

Now the relationship between the two is getting closer and closer, gradually forming a group.

Chen Xihai seemed to have the emperor's acquiescence, and he wanted to win over the courtiers in the court.

In his Nianxin Garden alone, it is said that there are dozens of ministers who come and go every day.

It seems that many ministers who were originally attached to him have already switched to the camp.

He looked down at these people, and these people may not be clean.

They may be holding a fluke to see if they can get through the difficulties.

If he shows his timidity now, I'm afraid there will be fewer people coming back next time.

Suo'etu forced a smile, "Your loyalty to me, I will take it to heart and never forget it."

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood.

He simply said directly: "What do you all think about the change of defense between Qianqing Palace and Changchun Garden?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak for a moment.

Rather than saying that they came to give Suo'etu an idea today, it would be better to say that a large part of them wanted to see how Suo'etu would solve this matter.

The Qing Dynasty's system for military officers has always been to change troops without changing generals, and to change generals without changing troops.

The purpose is to prevent a commander from getting acquainted with the soldiers under his command, making the soldiers self-respecting and having the opportunity to rebel.

This is what people say, soldiers don't know their generals, and generals don't know their soldiers.

The emperor clearly aimed at Suo'etu, and Suo'etu knew it himself.

He just didn't expect that the emperor would replace all the guards who guarded the Qianqing Palace with Chen Xihai from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

With the change of soldiers and generals, the emperor is really not afraid of Chen Xihai's rebellion?

He put his life in the hands of a Han Chinese, did he really trust Chen Xihai like this?
Suo'etu was a little flustered, as no one of his subordinates was by the emperor's side right now, it was very difficult to inquire about anything.

Thinking of Chen Xihai, the second-rank leader of the imperial bodyguard, made his teeth itch with hatred.

Although he is a minister in charge of the first-rank bodyguards, he nominally has command over all the bodyguards in the palace.

In fact, half of the guards in the palace are managed by another minister who is in charge of the guards.

That is Tong Guowei.

He can really say less than half of it, because the center of guards, Qianqing Palace, has always been directly controlled by the emperor's cronies.

This second-rank leader of the imperial guards seems to be inferior to his rank, but his real power is much greater than him.

What's more, the first-class guards commanded by each palace have greater direct jurisdiction over the guards in their own palace.

The current official is not as good as the current manager, and these first-class guards may not all listen to his deployment.

For example, when Chen Xihai was in charge of the guards of the Taihe Palace, he didn't listen to his instructions very much.

They have a good son who is General Wuji, and a good daughter who is Concubine Qin, Suo'etu can't help him at all.

Calculated in this way, he really can't do anything among the palace guards.

Thinking about it, even an ordinary Lan Ling guard in the palace was talking about losing the emperor's trust.

He clenched his fists, his beard trembling on his fat middle-aged face.

It would be great if his daughter was still there. With her saying a few words by the emperor's side, the emperor would not be so angry with him.

Thinking of the late Empress Hesheli, he couldn't help shedding a tear.

While no one was watching, he hurriedly yawned, pretending to be tired.

"Hurry up, order someone to send a letter to the prince."

His biological daughter is gone, but the grandchildren left behind by his daughter are still there.

The second elder brother was registered as the prince by the emperor, he is the heir apparent, and has always been deeply loved by the emperor.

As long as the prince speaks for himself, the emperor will definitely change his mind.

When everyone below heard this, their hearts became alive.

Yes, no matter how much the emperor dislikes Suo'etu, as long as the prince is around, he will be fine.

He is the grandfather of the prince.

The right servant of the Ministry of War said peacefully: "Suo Xiang is a good idea. If the prince speaks, the emperor will be merciful."

The Qing Dynasty did not have the position of prime minister, but Suo'etu and others held the highest positions, so they had the elegant title of prime minister.

In order to compliment them in private, these people called Suo'etu Suo Xiang.

"Yes, the prince is young and still needs the support of his relatives. How can things be done without Suoxiang?"

It was Naren, the fourth-rank general of Wude, who was speaking, and Nai He, who was next to him, kicked him quickly.

If this word got out, I thought the crown prince was going to force the palace to usurp the throne.

Knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, Naren lowered his head and remained silent.

Suo'etu didn't care too much, anyway, there were only a few of them in the conference hall, so there was no need to be afraid that such a slip of the tongue would reach the emperor's ears.

"It's true that the prince is highly regarded by the emperor."

Suo'etu pondered: "It's just that this alone is not enough, the prince is young after all."

Because the prince was young, so his grandfather asked him to say something nice, and he would listen.

Also because he is young, his words may not carry weight in the emperor's heart.

Naihe rolled his eyes, smiled at Suo'etu, and said, "Master Suo, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Majesty is afraid of you, probably because of the war to recover Taiwan."

Suo'etu looked up at him, this Naihe acted like a Han Chinese, and he didn't like it very much.

It's just that he is short of manpower now, so it's good to listen to what he has to say.

He nodded, signaling Naihe to continue talking.

"This is the most important thing for the emperor now, but Suo Xiang asked the governor of Zhejiang to go to Fujian to make trouble and prevent the navy from rehearsing..."

The more Naihe spoke, his voice became softer, and he lowered his head with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

When he said this, Suo'etu thought he understood.

Suo'etu said angrily: "There are so many Han soldiers stationed in a small province of Fujian, I can't sleep at night just thinking about it. The emperor will certainly not listen, and I am also thinking about the country and society of the Qing Dynasty."

Suo'etu still had reservations in front of his own people, and came up with such high-sounding reasons.

He just didn't want to admit that it was to protect his status.

Nai He laughed and said, "Suo Xiang is naturally loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but the emperor was deceived by traitors. Now you have to take some measures to restore the Sacred Heart."

"I have ordered the governor of Zhejiang to withdraw his manpower so that he will not continue to interfere with the Fujian navy."

It's not too late to make amends, and I hope the emperor will forgive him for the sake of his timely repentance.

Naihe shook his head and sighed: "Suo Xiang, if you evacuate people out now, don't you tell others clearly that you are here to make trouble?"

"It's just that the trouble made the emperor angry, so you withdrew your hand. Once this crime is proven, how can Master Tong let you go easily?"

"Don't forget..."

Naihe's voice was secretive, "The Tong Jia family has just restored a noble concubine. If you want to say that you are the grandfather of the crown prince, isn't he Tong Guowei? After all, after the crown prince ascended the throne, that noble concubine is the empress dowager... "

When these words were said outright, Suo'etu shuddered.

When the first queen died, the prince was still in his infancy.

He is afraid that he doesn't even remember the appearance of his biological mother now, only Concubine Tong Gui is his adoptive mother.

Also the future empress dowager.

Suo'etu and Tong Guowei have been fighting for a lifetime, each wishing for the other's complete downfall.

Naihe was right, he couldn't leave such a big deal for Tong Guowei to catch.

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

Naihe looked confident, "In my opinion, since I have already been dispatched, there is no reason for me to withdraw easily. I heard that under the leadership of Shi Lang, the Fujian Navy occasionally beats the Taiwan Navy. "

"It's better to ask the governor of Zhejiang to lead the navy, with Shi Lang as his deputy, to fight a beautiful battle in person and show it to the emperor, so that the meritorious service can be redeemed."

Suo'etu frowned and said, "The bravery of Taiwan's navy can be resisted by the governor of Zhejiang?"

"Why did you ever say that the governor of Zhejiang is really in command of the army?"

Nai He said: "The Navy is still the Fujian Navy, and the leader is still Shi Lang. Shi Lang is a second minister, and the nominal command is given to the Governor of Zhejiang. Forgive him for not daring to overpower."

This means that the governor of Zhejiang, who was originally making trouble, should take credit for it.

——Give the credit to Shi Lang.

Naturally, Shi Lang didn't dare to disobey, even the Governor of Fujian Yao Qisheng, who was a shabby householder, didn't dare to object.

Once the governor of Zhejiang wins a small battle, he can use this as an excuse to claim that he did this for the emperor.

When the emperor sees the victory, he will be very happy.

At that time, he will not be held accountable for his crime of acting privately without telling the emperor.

Everyone listened to Naohe's tone very confidently, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with this idea after thinking about it.

Judging by Suo'etu's appearance, it is obvious that he has also listened to Naihe's strategy.

So everyone also echoed and praised the plan.

"Suo Xiang, this matter must be resolved immediately. It will take a long time for the letter to be sent from the capital to Fujian."

Suo'etu waved his hand, "Let me think about it for another night and think about it carefully."

Anyway, the emperor has already changed defenses for Changchun Garden and Qianqing Palace, even if the order is sent to Fujian at this moment, it will not change the status quo.

He has to think about it carefully, and he must never make a mistake again.

"Yes."

Naihe smiled lightly, as if he didn't mind Suo'etu's hesitation about his plan.

Even if it makes him think about it all night, he will still go according to his plan after all.

Because he couldn't think of a better way.

Naihe resigned with everyone, and left through the back door of Suo'etu's mansion in the dark.

"The moonlight tonight is really good."

He looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and there was a vicious light in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)