Dingjiangshan

If Jiang Xiaohan had known in advance that Shu Qinghui also had a will, he would never have picked this time to give it to Ning Yan.

However, it is hard to buy a thousand pieces of gold. I knew it earlier. Mr. Jiang himself had no idea why Ning Yan asked such a question, so he said truthfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the prince knows about this."

Ning Yan pursed her lips and remained silent for a while.

But he lost his composure for a moment and then returned to normal. Ning Yan calmly put down his pen, motioned to the maid beside him to take away the dirty memorial, and carefully read the will from He Wenting twice.

"That's right." Ning Yan said, "It's indeed the late emperor's handwriting."

As Ning Yan said, he carefully folded up the edict, and didn't ask He Wenting to keep it, but put it beside his desk.

"Teacher, you have worked hard." Ning Yan smiled: "It's hard for you to miss it."

Naturally, Jiang Xiaohan was too busy to say that he didn't dare. The affairs of the cabinet were messy, and the performance appraisal of all officials had to be sorted out before the twelfth lunar month. Jiang Xiaohan was just giving something, and didn't want to stay in the palace.Seeing Ning Yan's calm expression, he didn't take it seriously.After a few polite words with Ning Yan, he withdrew.

It's just that Mr. Jiang never expected that Ning Yan didn't show it on the surface at the time, but he held back a big idea in his heart. He turned around and threw a big stone into the sky without warning.

...But if you really want to go back to the source, you can't blame Ning Yan himself for this matter.

Seeing that Ning Yan was getting older, the harem was still empty, except for the deposed Jiang Xuan, there was not even a splash.In addition, among the few noble girls in Beijing who could have a relationship with Ning Yan, one Shu Qiuyu was dragged into the water by his family background, and the other Jiang Ling was determined to be a "righteous sister" by Jinkou, so it is inevitable that other people have active thoughts , and also missed the one-acre three-point land on Ning Yanlong's bed.

Over the past few years, in fact, those close and important ministers in the court more or less had a clue in their hearts, knowing that Ning Yan didn't want to get married, and he didn't want to hear about the draft or not, so most of them acquiesced not to mention this matter in the early court.

But the person who spoke today was a fourth-rank civil servant who was just promoted from the local government. He was not sure about Ning Yan's temperament, and he wanted to take advantage of Ning Yan's return from victory to reshuffle the court. Show your face.Thinking that he has figured out the common problems of emperors, he talked about the ethics of astronomical phenomena, and finally got to the point - saying that the harem has been vacant for a long time, and I am afraid that the yang will flourish and the yin will decline.

Standing at the head of the civil servants, Jiang Xiaohan couldn't help but look back in fear after hearing this, thinking what kind of courtiers he must be to see such a situation, even if he has a daughter, he can't sell it so blatantly.

The man felt that his words were extremely beautiful, but those who knew the inside story were complaining in their hearts.

Just as Jiang Xiaohan stepped out of the queue, he wanted to smooth things over for that stunned young man, but Ning Yan suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture to him.

Jiang Xiaohan: "..."

A bad premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

"Since Liu Qing spoke today, and the words are rushing here, it just so happens that I have something to tell you." Ning Yan said.

Jiang Xiaohan's heart skipped a beat, and he said something bad to himself.But now it was early morning, and the important officials inside and outside were all standing here, Jiang Xiaohan couldn't interrupt Ning Yan in front of these people to keep him from speaking.

He subconsciously glanced at the people next to him, and thought that Ning Huaijin was not here today, so he probably couldn't stop him.

"Everyone knows that I just came back from suppressing the rebellion." Ning Yan said slowly: "What is the sentence? Pingzhen's own brother."

When this kind of thing comes up to the public, it is a royal scandal after all.All the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty fell silent, and they didn't dare to breathe. They just waited for Ning Yan to continue.

"There are many veterans in the court who were there when I ascended the throne. You don't need me to tell you what happened ten years ago." Ning Yan said: "Both my two elder brothers did something wrong because of a single thought. I am rebellious, but I am also really heartbroken."

As he spoke, he stood up with one hand on the desk, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty hurriedly lifted their robes and knelt down one by one.The fourth-rank civil official who mentioned this before finally felt a little subtle taste from the atmosphere, and realized it belatedly—he might have said something wrong.

"At the end of the day, it's just dissatisfaction and reconciliation. Rights and thrones come first, and blood and family relationships have become tasteless things." Ning Yan walked to the table with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Human nature is inherently evil. Sad, but helpless.”

Jiang Xiaohan sighed in his heart, saying that he knew that Ning Yan was going to get involved in this.These words seem to be slipping in the wrong direction, but what he said is well-founded, and no one can refute him for a while.

How to say?Say, "Your Majesty, don't worry, if you give birth to a son, you must remember the etiquette, justice, integrity and trustworthiness, and you will love each other and support each other in the future", who can guarantee this.

Having said that, if someone dares to persuade, Ning Yan only needs to ask "How does Ai Qing think the first emperor taught his son?"

——Things in this world are not afraid of reasoning, but fear of being wrong.

"Everyone also knows that I have had a child in the past two years when I went abroad, but this child has a poor mother, and he went before returning to Beijing to receive the title." Ning Yan said: "But even so, this is also my eldest son. I have high hopes for him—"

"Your Majesty..." Guan Hongcai finally understood what he meant, and hurriedly walked out of the row tremblingly on his knees, kowtowed, and tactfully tried to dissuade Ning Yan from this idea: "This Your Highness is still young. The aptitude is not clear, let alone such a young child, who has not yet taken root, how can he..."

"I was only six years old when I was enthroned." Ning Yan said lightly: "If the late emperor hadn't let go in a hurry, I'm afraid some lovers would have gone to the late emperor's bed to cry, saying that I was young and my aptitude was unknown, Being a crown prince is afraid of turmoil."

This was too serious to say, so Guan Hong quickly kowtowed and said he didn't dare.

"Chu Jun is a big matter, and I will not make a decision so hastily." Ning Yan said: "But Ah Jing is still young, and the evil in people's hearts cannot be guessed, and I don't want to cause more troubles. There is no need to mention the matter.”

Before Ning Yan said this, there were still many people who were lucky in their hearts. They said that the most outrageous thing was that His Majesty would set up a crown prince in public, so they gritted their teeth and endured it.

But the matter of "not drafting" is different from that of Prince Li. Ning Yan is only this year, and now he says that he will not be drafted in the future, so no one can accept it.

For a while, the voices of "Your Majesty think twice" came one after another, and some people from Taichang Temple, the Ministry of Rites and even the Yushi said something was wrong, citing scriptures one by one, which was more lively than the palace examination.

Ning Yan already knew that it would not be easy for them to agree, but that's okay, he just needs to smash this rock down first, so that they can have an idea in their minds.

Whether it's courtiers or clan relatives, there is no one who can make a splash anymore. He sits firmly in the country and has a lot of confidence in his heart.

He thought, wait for a while, let the news of his extinction be released layer by layer, after two or three years, everyone in the court will know about it.

They want to send their daughters into the palace, but they want to catch the line of the harem, blow the pillow wind if they have nothing to do, or speculate on the holy will.But no matter what, no one can guarantee that his daughter's favor will last forever. A concubine who enters the palace without children is just a leaf of duckweed. If one day she makes a mistake, it is only a matter of Ning Yan's thought .

Ning Yan believes that few of these people are real idiots, and as time goes by, they will naturally figure out the pros and cons.

But the problem is that the immediate hurdle has to be passed first.

When Ning Yan said that, he never thought of taking it back. He has always been stubborn when it comes to such matters. Back then, Ning Huaijin knelt down and begged him to take it back, but he didn't give in, let alone the courtiers in front of him.

Jiang Xiaohan glanced at Ning Yan's face and felt bad. He was afraid that Ning Yan would argue with the courtiers if he disagreed with him, so he hurried out to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty has thought so far, but it is only because of the early death of His Majesty's biological mother that there is no one to take care of him." Jiang Xiaohan said: "How about this, Your Majesty can stop the draft for a while, and when His Majesty is fifteen or sixteen years old, you can open it." The palace has been established, and it will not be too late to reopen the draft at that time. Your Majesty is young and young, and he will not be in his thirties at that time, so there is still time for everything."

From the point of view of a courtier, Jiang Xiaohan is enough to give Ning Yan a step up.He spoke earnestly, neither persuading Ning Yan to take back his order, nor saying that the courtiers were wrong, but he just wanted to "slow down" the matter and let each other give in.

Ning Yan himself knew that he could have agreed to it first. Anyway, the reprieve would last for fifteen or sixteen years, and everything would be resolved during this period. It was no different from canceling the draft.

But no.

Over the years, whether it's calculations or trade-offs, he has tried his best to achieve his goal every time, but only this time, he doesn't want to take this effort anymore.

Maybe Ning Yan was still affected by Ning Zongyuan's will, so he wanted to hold his breath and try to feel deviant, or maybe he never gave in to Ning Huaijin, so even if he knew Jiang Xiaohan was doing it for He is good, but still did not accept his kindness.

"I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say anything to the left." Ning Yan said: "If you are worried about the emptiness under my knees, you can put your heart in your stomach. There are delicious food and drinks in the palace, and it is enough to keep a peaceful life. It is useful. And if any of you really want to send your daughter to the palace that much, you can come and tell me in private, so that I can also hear what kind of loyalty and patriotism you have in your heart."

Ning Yan didn't intend to say more, he flicked his sleeves after finishing his words, turned around and left.It is clear that he has made up his mind, and he doesn't want to stay and talk to the courtiers over and over again.

Ning Yan shook his hand and left, but the waves stirred up by this stone did not dissipate so easily.Before Jiang Xiaohan came to the gate of the hall, he was surrounded by a group of familiar colleagues. The one on the left said, "Your Majesty, what should I do?" There was a buzzing in Jiang Xiaohan's ears.

"Your Majesty is in high spirits right now, so it's better not to go on the fire." Jiang Xiaohan couldn't say anything else, so he could only persuade him: "Wait a day or two, and give some advice in private."