[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

For the courtiers, the emperor's visit to the deposed prince is a signal, which means that the deposed prince still has hope of recovery.

This signal made the princelings very excited. They were grasshoppers on the same rope with the deposed prince. When the prince recovered, they followed suit.

People who were originally princelings are actively running around and inciting others to support the restoration of the prince. They say this is in accordance with the Sacred Heart.

A few more courageous ones came over to incite the fourth elder brother.

Because the fourth elder brother used to belong to the prince; also because the fourth elder brother recommended the prince last time, they thought that the fourth elder brother was willing to help the prince to be abolished; He alone won the emperor's favor.

Mr. Cao came to visit the palace of Yongjun. On the surface, he came to incite the fourth elder brother, but in fact he came to discuss the matter of secret Zhe.

"My lord, what should we do next? What do you think His Majesty means?"

Mr. Cao has been very distressed recently, and he can't sleep for a long time.

The words on the secret memorial are very bold, is the emperor satisfied with this memorial?If he was satisfied, the emperor never summoned him; if he was not satisfied, the emperor did not arrest him and scold him.

Now that the emperor is going to visit the prince, does he still want to restore the prince?

The fourth elder brother picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea slowly.

"You are too impatient. The emperor has his own reasons for doing things. We don't understand now, but we will understand in the future."

Mr. Cao praised: "The prince is still calm, I am always thinking about this matter."

The fourth elder brother put down the Baihuo tea in his hand, and smiled wryly in his heart, he couldn't hold his breath, he was just holding on, the bubble around his mouth still hasn't gone away!

Lord Cao said: "Your Majesty, it's fine if the emperor restores the crown prince, it's better than establishing the eighth prince. Although the second prince is good, it is difficult to change the nature of the country, and he is used to living a luxurious life. How much perseverance is needed to be ruthless?" Do you want to live a hard life?"

The fourth elder brother also thought so in his heart, the prince could pretend to be good for a while, but he couldn't pretend for a lifetime.

"Don't think too much about this matter. The emperor didn't arrest you and put you in prison, which means that the matter is not serious. Just relax. If you have the heart to think about these messy things, you might as well think about how you should deal with the emperor summoning you in the future. In front of the emperor, if you can handle it properly, it will be of great benefit to your official career."

Master Cao quickly thanked the fourth elder brother for his advice, and left without sitting for a while.

After a while, Su Peisheng brought a food box, which contained a cup of bitter gourd soup.

He said with a smile: "My lord, Fujin ordered the dining room to cook the bitter gourd soup, which is said to calm the heart."

The fourth elder brother looked at the bitter gourd soup and sighed, "I lost my anger...my anger has long been lost."

Su Peisheng asked: "Then do you still drink it? Fujin really spent a lot of effort to get fresh bitter gourd."

The fourth elder brother rubbed his forehead and sighed like he was sinking: "Drink!"

The fourth elder brother eats the set meal for reducing fire every day. After the blisters on the corners of his mouth disappeared, the emperor ordered someone to nominate a candidate for the crown prince.

In the six months since the crown prince was abolished, the emperor had ordered the ministers three times to nominate a candidate for the crown prince.

Whether it is the prince or the ministers in the court, they are afraid. They nominate candidates, but the emperor is not satisfied. If they don't nominate candidates, the emperor is still dissatisfied.

The fourth elder brother didn't sleep all night, he thought and thought, and finally decided to let Mr. Cao stand up when he was nominating candidates, advocating not to establish a prince.

Master Cao received the signal from the fourth elder brother, and at that time he wished he could faint.All the courtiers support Li Chujun, only he does not support it. This is the enemy of all ministers!

Master Cao was terrified, but at the same time he was very excited.

The emperor recommended the prince for the third time, maybe he waited for him to come up with a way not to appoint a prince, and then walked down the steps.

If he hides because of fear, then he will lose the chance to be reused by the emperor.

For scholars, it is the dream of scholars to become a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister. It is not easy for Mr. Cao to climb to this day, and he certainly does not want to miss this opportunity.

Mr. Cao made up his mind, and with an attitude of going all out, when he recommended the crown prince for the third time, he proposed the method of not appointing the crown prince.

As soon as he expressed his point of view, before he had time to state it, he was reprimanded by Tong Guowei.

"Presumptuous! Even a small bureaucrat dares to talk nonsense! The crown prince is related to the foundation of the country, and if the crown prince is not established, the foundation of the country will be shaken. I think you have bad intentions and want to shake the foundation of my Qing Dynasty!"

Tong Guowei is powerful, Master Cao is a little afraid of him, but the arrow has already left the string, the words have been spoken, he can't retreat, and there is nowhere to retreat.

"My lord has not finished listening to me, so don't rush to get angry." Lord Cao said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I think that because the crown prince is related to the country, you should be more cautious when choosing the crown prince.

The second prince had been familiar with scriptures and history since he was young, and he also did a good job in supervising the country when the Holy Majesty conquered Galdan three times.Later, the second prince was murdered by an adulterer, cursed, and his temperament changed drastically, so the emperor abolished the prince.

Except for the second prince, the emperor has not considered making other princes princes these years.Now that a new prince is to be registered, the emperor also needs time to inspect the talents, learning and character of the princes. "

Tong Guowei scolded: "You just talk about you, what's the use of talking about it?"

Master Cao said slowly: "Your Majesty can suspend the crown prince's position first, and then write down another imperial edict, and write down the candidate you like on it. If the Emperor wants to change someone, you don't have to mobilize people, just change the edict yourself."

Tong Guowei scolded: "Joke! How can the candidate for the crown prince be so hasty?"

Mr. Cao said nonchalantly, "The emperor chooses, how can he be said to be sloppy? Besides, the emperor is good at teaching his sons. The princes are not bad in character, talent and martial arts, and each has their own advantages. No matter who the emperor chooses It's all right!"

It is impossible to refute Mr. Cao's words. Whoever dares to refute means that he disagrees with the excellence of the princes, which is very offensive.

At this time, the minister who supported Tong Guowei said, "The princes are indeed excellent, but each prince has his own characteristics. Being excellent does not mean that they are suitable to be princes."

These words are very reasonable, Mr. Cao didn't know how to refute, he was anxious, and let go of himself directly, "Only the Holy One has been the emperor here, and the others are just courtiers. Don't you know the way of being a king better than the Holy One?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire court fell silent.

Mr. Cao was annoyed in his heart, these words were completely sophistry, he was really unlevel, I don't know what the emperor thought after hearing it, and whether it would lower his impression of him.

At this time, the emperor spoke.

There was no joy or anger on his face, "Stop arguing, the idea of ​​not establishing a crown prince has never existed since ancient times. Go back and think about it carefully. We will discuss this matter another day. Let's just leave it like this today!"

The court meeting to recommend the crown prince was over, and all the ministers left the palace. Everyone knew that the emperor did not want to appoint a crown prince.

Mr. Cao was very uneasy, he felt terrified when he walked on the road, and always felt that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty wanted to harm him.

The idea of ​​not setting up a prince caused waves in the court, Shuwan went to the palace to pay her respects, and even Concubine De heard about it.

"I don't know whether it's better to have a crown prince or not to have a crown prince. Recently, the emperor is very worried. You go back and tell the fourth elder brother to be more careful in what he says and does."

Shuwan quickly agreed, "Er Niang, don't worry, the fourth elder brother is always cautious."

Concubine De smiled and said: "I know his temper, but I'm always worried as a mother."

"As the saying goes, when you raise a child until you are 99, you will worry about [-]. When the fourth elder brother turns [-], Erniang will also worry about him."

Concubine De smiled and waved her hands, "When he is a hundred years old, I won't be able to control him anymore."

Shuwan said seriously: "Er Niang's words are wrong! You are in such good health that you can live to 150 with ease. At that time, you can't be idle. Not only do you have to worry about the fourth elder brother, the fifth princess, and the fourteenth elder brother, but also Gotta worry about grandkids and grandkids."

Concubine De was coaxed into joy, "Forget it, I don't dare to live to such an old age, I can't handle so many people."

Concubine De was happy, and her tone was a little more relaxed.

"A few days ago, the emperor went to visit the second prince. The second prince was so grateful that he was still copying scriptures and praying for the emperor in the Buddhist hall."

Shuwan thought: Wow!Copying the scriptures and praying for blessings feels like a palace fight!

Shuwan smiled and said, "This is the second brother's filial piety."

Concubine De smiled sarcastically, "It is indeed filial. Some people in the court said that it would be better not to have a crown prince. The second prince fell ill immediately afterward, and the matter of copying the scriptures was over."

Shuwan: "This...is really not a coincidence, but if you are filial, don't rush it for a while."

Concubine De just smiled, noncommittal.

After leaving the palace, Shuwan sat in the carriage and lowered her head to think about things.

The deposed prince really couldn't hold back, the emperor really wanted to restore him before, but it's a pity that the fourth prince in the middle ordered Mr. Cao to intervene and disturb his good affairs.

Yuqing Palace must have the emperor's eyeliner, the deposed prince suddenly became 'ill', he may want to arouse the emperor's love for his son, and make the emperor feel sorry for him.

But the emperor may not feel pity for him, the abolition of the prince has long since wiped out the emperor's fatherly love, if there is no other way, the emperor does not want to reinstate the prince.

Shuwan returned to the mansion and went straight to the fourth prince's study, trying to tell him the news she heard from Concubine De.

The little eunuch was waiting at the door of the study, and when he saw Shuwan, he hurried forward to say hello.

"Fu Jin, please wait a moment, there are outsiders in the prince's study, please let the slaves go in and report."

The little eunuch went in to report, and after a while, he ran out and lifted the curtain to invite Shuwan in.

Shuwan entered the room and saw a strange man in official uniform kneeling on the ground.

"This is..." Shuwan asked.

The fourth elder brother introduced to Shuwan, "He is Mrs. Cao's husband."

Master Cao turned around with difficulty and saluted Shuwan.

"Thank you Fujin for taking care of Jiannei. Thanks to Fujin, Jiannei can make friends with all the ladies and wives in the capital."

Shuwan smiled and said: "Mrs. Cao has a bright personality. I like it very much. We also count it as a handkerchief. Mr. Cao, get up quickly! There is no need to perform such a big gift!"

Master Cao smiled wryly, "Forgive me, Fujin, it's not that I don't remember, I, my legs are weak and I can't get up."

The fourth elder brother explained: "Today someone was going to murder him in the street, I happened to pass by, the guards rescued him, and brought him back to the mansion by the way."

Shuwan: "...Master Cao was frightened."

Mr. Cao smiled wryly, "I suggest that the emperor not appoint a crown prince, which offends the second prince and many ministers."

The fourth elder brother persuaded: "I'll ask the doctor to check your pulse and prescribe two doses of medicine to calm your shock."

Mr. Cao slowed down, "Thank you, my lord, there is no need. I will go home when I recover my strength! I want to write a letter to the emperor! Let the emperor decide for me!"

Mr. Cao stood up tremblingly holding the corner of the table, Shuwan and Si Age quickly ordered the little eunuch to support him.

Mr. Cao thanked the fourth elder brother and Shuwan, then leaned on the shoulder of the little eunuch and walked out tremblingly.

That desolate back made Shuwan think of a word, physically disabled and strong!