Old things in the Red Chamber

Many death row inmates will be executed in autumn, and the officials especially like to shout, "Beheaded after autumn".

Not to mention the officials themselves, even the Confucian scholars and some children who were listening outside would feel inexplicably excited after hearing it, and even more so majestic.

Dominating the life and death of others has a certain sense of accomplishment, but if you dominate the life and death of people in the world, there is a sense of expansion.

So the emperor will inevitably feel that his health is fine, that he can be the emperor for decades, and that he can work hard for this country for a long time...

But an autumn wind made his mood become like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves.

The emperor was ill, quite seriously, and the illness was severe. In just two days, the emperor could not get out of bed, and lay on the dragon couch, staring at the Ninth Prince and talking to the ministers.

Many people couldn't understand the emperor's mood at this time. He was particularly afraid of death, but he knew that he was going to die. What he was afraid of was not the process of death, but what would happen to his children after death?

This is the nature rooted in the male bloodline. He always hopes that his bloodline will continue, but now there are many sons, and there will be no fewer grandchildren in the future, but he wants to have a wonderful offspring who can surpass his achievements. Push the country inside the home to a new height.It's just that I'm still young now, whether I can hold it or not is another matter, not to mention the younger children below.

"Just tell me, how long will I have a good life?"

The imperial physicians in the palace would not talk about this kind of thing, even if the emperor asked them, they would shake their heads and drop their book bags all over the floor. The main idea is that the emperor should rest.

Who dares to say when the emperor will die?

The more so the emperor's mood became irritable, and when he couldn't help but pat the couch and yelled to have this fellow dragged out, the Supreme Emperor came.

There were two father and son, one standing and the other lying down. The Supreme Emperor looked at his son's face and sighed.

"You can be considered blessed or unlucky. If you are blessed, you have become the emperor. If you are unlucky, you have not been in the country for a few years. Seeing that people are not doing well, look at me playing and singing day and night, and I still have a Life is dying, you want to live, but you may not be able to succeed."

This is my own father, if it wasn't for my own father, the emperor would have ordered this fellow to be dragged out and beheaded right now.But he can see nothing, stare at the distance with both eyes and let his head go blank, and say something boring, "I'm sorry my son can't get up, and I can't salute you. You should do whatever you want."

"I came to see you today for business," the Supreme Emperor sat on the emperor's couch, "while you still have breath, let your son succeed you."

The emperor knew that this was not the time to be angry, and the method proposed by the Supreme Emperor was the most mature and rational method, at least it could make the transition of power very smooth.

What if my illness is cured?

Every patient who is not in despair will always have such thoughts, and the emperor is no exception, "When the time comes, father and son... Forget it, do as you say."

Although the emperor was seriously ill, he also agreed to hand over the throne, but he insisted on following the procedure.

First of all, the position of the prince of the nine princes must be established.

The matter of establishing the crown prince is very simple, it only needs to be announced to the world, but red tape cannot be less.

First, the officials of the Ministry of Rites added titles to the deceased concubine He Gui, using this as a signal to announce the beginning of the entire matter of enshrining the crown prince.

Jia She's family can't avoid becoming the more attention-grabbing family at this time.

A few months ago, Jia Cong hurried back to deal with the outside world instead of his old father.Jia Cong was not as quick as his brother Jia Lian to deal with the situation.

So when faced with this matter, he couldn't be slick and smooth, and he wasn't smooth enough.

In addition, recently Jia Amnesty wanted to find out when the two nephews would be executed. He was getting older, so this kind of errand work would naturally be handed over to Jia Cong.

In Jia Cong's view, this kind of thing must not be asked at this time. If the cause of the Ninth Prince is affected by being involved with the traitor, the whole family will not be able to atone for their sins by death.

It’s just that the weather has started to get cold at this time, and the time for the Autumn Queen’s Execution is just around the corner. If the emperor has the idea of ​​amnesty for the world, then it’s time to have a good time doing activities and save the lives of the two of them first. After all, Jia Zheng is dead, and the principal culprit is gone. Of course, these accomplices can forgive him.

The father and son had a disagreement because of this matter, and it was inevitable to find someone to complain about.

But you can't complain to strangers or half-acquainted people about things like this, unless they are close relatives, they won't speak out.

In the eyes of their father and son, Jia Gu's family is the best candidate.

When Jia She was drunk, he still didn't forget to pat Jia Gu's shoulder, "I've made up my mind. No one else can say anything about me about this matter. If I really watch my two nephews being killed and remain indifferent, not only will I feel bad psychologically , People will also say that I don’t care about brotherhood when I’m rich. Even if I’m exiled for three thousand miles, as long as I keep one life, it’s better than anything else.”

Jia Cong complained to Jia Huan, "At the beginning, the old lady and the second uncle might not have taken us seriously, especially when my father's title forced them to say that they were the second uncle, and what did the old man leave behind? Last words and suicide notes, who will believe what you say? It’s all right now, their family is in trouble, and my father wants to reach out to him again, and he doesn’t even look at where our family is now, especially The prince in the palace is about to become a prince, and there are many people who are jealous. At this time, they are not careful, but do this kind of thing instead, what do you think our family will do in the future?"

Both of these two were right, and Jia Cong adopted a passive strategy. This matter dragged on for more than a month, the emperor was ill for a long time, and the ceremony of conferring the crown prince was about to begin.

Seeing that the crown prince is about to come into his hands, the imperial concubine and other people from all walks of life are all beaming, especially the nuns who have worked hard and accomplished a lot in the eyes of the princes are really happy from the bottom of their hearts.

This nanny is now the nurturing nanny of the nineteenth prince. She was the one who accompanied the imperial concubine into the palace. Because his surname was Li, everyone called him Nanny Li. His original name had been forgotten. Not enough freedom, life is as cheap as grass, it is also a kind of luck to be able to survive like him.

At least she thought so.

The tenth prince ran in from outside the main hall, bringing a gust of cold wind, and the eunuchs quickly chased him in, begging him to run slower.

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm back."

Nanny Li hurried up, "Oh, little master, don't run so fast, you fell down and knocked your teeth carefully, if you lose your teeth again, you won't be able to grow new teeth this time."

"I know, I know, it's just you old man talking."

Nanny Li chased after him, "Where did you go to play today? Are you happy to play?"

"If you say it is not very happy, today the emperor and the others took me to pay homage to the mother and concubine."

Hearing what he said, Nanny Li inevitably thought of her master, and a short memory immediately appeared.

"In a blink of an eye, the boy has grown up, and the master has passed away for several years. I don't know how happy I am to see you so alive and kicking."

The Nineteenth Prince thought for a while and asked Nanny Li, "What does my mother and concubine look like? Is it really like the one in the painting?"

"Your mother looks very gentle and kind, and has a good temper. She never quarrels with others, and she has to be forgiving and forgiving, and she never blushes with others."

"I just want to know what she looks like? You said that my brothers and sisters have seen it, why haven't I seen it?"

Nanny Li had no way to answer, so she could only choose something to deal with him.At the same time, I also sighed and thought, after all, it has been so long that even I have almost forgotten what she looks like?

The weather in autumn is bleak, but for the Ninth Prince, his heart is hot. On the day before the canonization of the crown prince, officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to visit him with the prince's robes. The Ninth Prince sullenly refused to let himself laugh on the spot come out.

That night he didn't sleep all night, walking back and forth in the bedroom excitedly, his wife was pregnant, she lay in bed and went to bed early, woke up in the middle of the night and saw that he was still pacing, and looked at him in puzzlement. He said, "Your Highness, it's very late now, go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"You go to sleep, don't worry about me, I won't sleep tonight, when the time comes, just change clothes and go directly to the Golden Luan Hall."

The prince can be called Gu, the Ninth Prince thought to himself, after tomorrow Gu will be the prince.

The Ninth Prince, who couldn't sleep, ran to his study room, took out a scroll from the scroll, and after spreading it out, there were several big bastards drawn on it. He took a long, deep breath, picked up a brush, and continued to draw these Only the big bastard.

What Duke Wei said is correct, there must be no mistakes before getting the throne, the crown prince in front of him is just a small reward, if you want to win the big prize, you still need to be patient and learn.

I am not happy, I am not happy, be normal, I must be normal...

At the grand ceremony for the canonization of the crown prince, the emperor’s complexion looked a little better than before. People thought he was in good spirits on happy occasions, but the imperial physicians who followed him knew that the emperor’s health was irreparable. As time went on and the weather became colder and colder, Jia Amnesty did not wait for the will of amnesty for the world.Frustrated, he planned to wait until the year before going to Jiangnan.

And the proud prince finally realized the benefits of power. During the period when he replaced the emperor to oversee the country, he changed from the earliest excitement to madness to sleepless nights.

Everywhere in this country looks like a peaceful and prosperous age, every place is full of flowers, even if there is a small earthquake or a small drought or flood, it will not affect the stability of the empire.

But in places that cannot be seen, land mergers are serious, people are displaced, and the prince is also a person who is familiar with history books. Just like in the Han Dynasty, the struggle for power within the royal family did not ruin the country in the early years. In the end, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could not say no Wise and wise, but the country is still ruined, for what?

Because the land is not in the hands of the emperor.

When the prince and the emperor talked about it at night, the emperor clapped his hands and laughed.

"When I was the emperor, I realized that the king with a different surname had to be eradicated. If I didn't eradicate it, sooner or later, the doves would take over the magpie's nest. At this time, I can safely and boldly say that there are no kings with a different surname in this world. Now it's your turn. Now that you have seen this matter, you must solve it while you are still the emperor. Can you do it?"

The prince suddenly felt a sense of pride, "My son can."