Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 8
Yongzheng seemed very moved, his pale face was flushed, he only nodded slightly to Zhang Tingyu who was kneeling in front of him, walked a few steps, supported Ma Qi with one hand, and Wang with the other, and ordered everyone to get up without courtesy, and said: "Wang Master, why do you do this? Even if the Son of Heaven pays homage to his teacher, I should kneel twice and kowtow six times to you! You are all people who the late emperor relied heavily on. The six departments are not in Jiuqing, but in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. I didn't understand at the time, but after thinking about it later, I was referring to you. I obeyed the last emperor's last order and pardoned you. I want to refresh politics, clarify the administration of officials, and rely on you more Old man—in this way, you first talk to Uncle Longkodo and Tingyu, take a month off to take care of your private affairs, and there will be an order for you.”

Among the people present, Ma Qi was Kangxi's minister of the upper study and the minister of the guards. He was deposed because he had protected the eighth elder brother Yun as the prince of the East Palace, and Wang was the fourth elder brother Yongzheng. .The rest, such as Zhang Tinglu, Xu Yuanmeng, Wang Hongxu, Ertai, etc., were either ministers of the Ministry, or ministers of the hall, and they were all capable officials of the Xi Dynasty. Everyone felt a grievance in their hearts and wanted to see the new emperor to complain v.Hearing that the first emperor had such a will, everyone was so moved that they burst into tears and fell to the ground to meet each other loudly.Wang Tou couldn't bear it anymore, so he wailed loudly!
"My lords," Ting Yu, a very scheming person, knew that Yongzheng still had important matters, and hurriedly said: "The emperor still has to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to read the booklets and discuss matters. First, please enter the upper study room and let us chat, and then please order, I How about taking all of you to the Shouhuang Hall to meet the Holy Ancestor Zigong in front of the late emperor's spirit?"

"There is no need to ask for an order anymore," Yongzheng nodded and sighed, "just do as Tingyu said. Long Ke will send the newly minted Yongzheng money to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in a short while, and the Ministry of Rites will invite Enke's notes. And hand it over to me." After saying that, he took De Lengtai, Zhang Wuge and a group of guards out of the Yuehua Gate, and saw that the thirteenth elder brother Yunxiang was already waiting in front of the Chuhua Gate, Yongzheng smiled and said, "Brothers are waiting urgently. Is that enough?"

Yun Xiang frowned, his face was in a daze, when he first heard Yong Zheng's question, when he looked up, he was already in front of him, he knelt down in a panic, and said: "The emperor is busy day and night, working for his ministers Wait for a while, how can there be any reason to be in a hurry? The reason why my ministers are waiting for the emperor here is because Sun Jiagan, the head of the household department, and Shangshu Ge Dahun made a big fuss over the matter of casting coins. The Zongmen surrounded tens of hundreds of officials to watch the fun. It’s not a big deal, it’s too inappropriate, so I’m waiting here, this matter has to be reported to the Emperor Ming.”

"Where is the person?" Yongzheng asked with an imperceptible twitch of his cheek muscles.Yun Xiang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said: "Chen, stop them. Ask Ge Dahun to write the papers and hand them over to the study room to join the surname Sun, and ask Sun Jiagan to be temporarily detained in the guard's room, waiting to be dealt with by the upper study room." Yongzheng smiled coldly, Lifting his feet, he entered the Hanging Flower Gate, and said, "It's ridiculous! A sixth-rank manager dares to make a fuss in the palace—take off his official uniform first, and listen to the investigation!"

"Zha!" Yun Xiang hurriedly agreed to get up, told the guards in front of the door to deliver the decree, followed Yongzheng a few steps into the main hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Because of the glare of the snow outside the courtyard, Yongzheng entered the hall only to feel the darkness, and it took him a while to see clearly. The third elder brother Yunzhi was headed, and Yunqi, Yunzuo, Yun, Yun, Yun, Yun, Yun, Yun, Yun were kneeling in the front row. Yun, Yunlu, Yunli, and ten younger brothers knelt in the back row, all west of Xumizuo, kowtowed their heads together, and shouted unevenly: "Long live..."

"Get up, get up." Yongzheng took a breath in his heart, his tone became unusually kind, and he raised his hands with a smile on his face, "Third brother and younger brothers are exhausted these days. Tired to death. There is no outsider here today. We brothers talked heart-to-heart, and we held back all the words in our hearts when we were given the gift of the monarch and his ministers——Li Dequan, put wooden sticks for everyone to sit on, and put some on the tea table Dessert, bring the palace eunuchs to serve in the East Side Hall!"

The eunuchs panicked for a while, set up the tea table, served tea and food, and quietly retreated out.The main hall of the huge Hall of Mental Cultivation fell silent, 21 elder brothers sat upright, staring at this former cold-faced king, today's Ninth Five-Year Lord, I don't know what he has to say, the past kindness and resentment, along with the hall. The monotonous and boring "click" sound of the golden chiming clock at the corner seems to be gathering or scattering.

"I have been the emperor for a month." Yongzheng looked at the cloudy and sunny sky outside, the snow that was more than a foot thick on the roof and the sparrows foraging in the courtyard, in a daze, as if he was confiding, but also like himself. Talking to himself, he breathed a deep sigh of relief, "In 20 days, the yuan will be changed to 'Yongzheng'. Enke is already in preparation, and the edict of the amnesty document has also been drafted. The new money will be presented today. It will be circulated in the world next year..."

The "heart-to-heart talk" actually started here, and the brothers couldn't help but stare.Yun couldn't help turning his head to look at Yun, and then turned his face away.Yun is the leader of Yongzheng's political opponents, and his knowledge is naturally higher than that of everyone. Although his face is calm, his heart sinks. Yongzheng's casual words are actually declaring that the political situation has stabilized, and he will fight for the throne again. Not only is it rebellious, but it is also futile!

"I have already seen the pain of being an emperor." Yongzheng said without looking at the crowd, "I have been in the mansion for 45 years, and I have witnessed the difficulties of the emperor Daxing to create a great cause. At that time, I even wrote a song in private. Poetry—um..." While recalling, with a wry smile, he recited:

Lazy to ask about the ups and downs, while entertaining the flowers and willows.

Wu'er plays the phoenix song, and the Yue girl plays the Luanxiao.

Daoxu Shanseng visited and recruited the wild old man.

The lacquer garden is not what one admires, and one's ambition is at ease.After a short pause, I sighed: "So my ambition has never been about the throne. I never thought that the Emperor's Examination would entrust me with this thousand miles of land! I have been in the mansion for decades, thanks to the blessing of the late emperor, Wealth and glory are not diminished today, but the comfort and comfort are thousands of times less than then. Every time I think about this for a month, I can’t help crying! In this life, I will never think about being happy and happy again!" Said, I don’t know what to say Touching his heart, Yongzheng actually shed tears.

All the people present, except Yun, witnessed the shocking scene on the day Kangxi passed away.One month ago today, the admiral of the Nine Gates, Longkodo, announced in public an edict ordering the fourth son of the last emperor, Yin, to succeed the Datong. Army Green Camp and Ruijian Camp must not act rashly, the thirteenth brother Yunxiang and the seventeenth brother went to Fengtai Camp in person with gold medals and arrows, and brazenly killed the eighth brother's cronies, led the admiral Cheng Wenyun, and raised troops to go straight Changchun Garden protects Yongzheng's ascension to the throne... These scenes are still vivid in my mind, but Yongzheng actually said eloquently, "If you want to be happy, don't be an emperor"!Listening to these hypocritical words, Yun felt more tired than eating flies. Yun, who glanced at him, also had fire in his eyes, but at this time under the low eaves, he had no choice but to endure the unknown anger in his belly.

"Some people don't believe my heartfelt words, even if they are evil. But God knows my heart!" Yongzheng frowned, and said slowly: "Brothers have been together for decades, what don't you know? I am far inferior to my ancestors in terms of morality, talent and knowledge. I can only be confident if I work seriously and live up to my heart. Since I am entrusted with a great task by God, I have to risk my life to do it. As the emperor, I am not as good as the previous generation. For example, after Yu and Tang came Jie and Zhou, and the future generations of the world should not cover up the merits of Yu and Tang because of the unkindness of their descendants-I am the ancestor, right and wrong, and they are actually one. If things are done well, then the entrustment of Huang Kao is right, and if I don’t do well, then Huang Kao is entrusted wrongly—a great man like Shengzu through the ages, entrusting his career to me, how dare I slack off, Are you willing to give up on yourself, so that the future generations will discuss the mistakes entrusted by the ancestor? Brothers... We are all the blood of the emperor. You have to look up to the heart of the old man. The people have no dual principles, and they are loyal and responsible, and I praise you!"

With a pale face and agitated emotions, he glanced at the brothers one by one with expectant eyes and a little blankly.These elder brothers are all experienced in the sea, how can they be moved by these few words?Only the young princes Yunxiang, Yunli and Yun stared at Yongzheng, as if they were moved.Yun Zhi and Yun looked at each other, and after a while they felt that it was inappropriate to sit and listen to the training, so they left the table one after another. The fifth elder brother Yun Qi was the most honest and simple, and knelt down first, kowtowed and said: "The emperor Buda Sincerely, I will be honest with you, I am so grateful! The emperor has an order, and I will not hesitate to do so!"

"Very good, brothers are of the same heart, and their benefits can cut through gold!" Yongzheng looked disappointedly at Yun, who said nothing, and said, "Fifth brother, I dare not take what I said. I didn't give orders to instruct the brothers to be 'dead-hearted'." '. I just thought, I can't compare to the old man Huang Kao, and I have to rely on the help of my brothers. If I can't, you can help me; if I make mistakes, you can remonstrate them; if I have mistakes, you can forgive me Yes. Together, let me say "yes", so that I can become a generation of lords, and fulfill the heart of the holy ancestor. You are both loyal ministers and filial sons, and of course you are my good brothers!" Yongzheng said, seeing Yun kneeling on the ground shaking his head and raising his eyebrows, kneeling with his legs crossed and twisting his body, he was restless, so he asked: "Yun, what's wrong with you?" With a mournful face, he said: "Long Live Lord is so earnest. If you don't listen to your heart, is he still a person? My younger brother is really forced to come up, and I feel uncomfortable when twisting the rope. I ask the emperor for permission, and I want to show my respect!" As he said, he unexpectedly Let out a bunch of farts.Yun couldn't help but burst out laughing "puchi", and coughed a few times to cover it up.Yongzheng talked non-stop for a long time, saying that even a stone man should be tempted, but it turned out to be such a result, and his hands and feet were suddenly cold with anger.He pondered for a long time with a livid face, and was about to explode. He gave the restless iron-headed hozen a blow, and suddenly looked up to see the banner given to him by Emperor Kangxi. There were four characters written in regular script:
Refraining from haste and using patience "Yongzheng Dynasty Daily Life Notes" on April 47th, the second year, Kangxi said in [-] years that Yongzheng was "uncertain in mood and anger" and asked him to "refrain from haste and use patience"; recorded.It was Yongzheng himself who hung up the writing "Beware of Haste and Use Forbearance" as a warning to himself.Yongzheng smiled tolerantly, and said softly: "The serious talk is over. Brothers kneel down—give a feast!"

(End of this chapter)