The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

The saint suddenly mentioned the matter of abdicating at the banquet, not to mention the civil and military princes and relatives of the Manchu Dynasty, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself was not prepared.

His mind went blank, His Highness the Crown Prince stood there dumbfounded, but the Crown Princess shivered shiveringly, and stretched out her hand to push the Crown Prince.

His Highness the Crown Prince came back to his senses, got up suddenly and left the table, bowed and knelt down in the middle of the room, imploring the saint to take back his previous words with a straight face, and tried his best to express his loyalty and never overstepping his heart.

As soon as His Royal Highness finished speaking, Chen Gui also left the table and stepped forward, bowing and kneeling to ask His Majesty to take back his will.Both His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Chen Gui made moves, and the ministers of the Prince's family also reacted.Regardless of whether they were secretly delighted or not, those who felt they had something to look forward to were busy bowing and bowing at this moment, echoing the wishes of the crown prince and Chen Gui, begging His Majesty to think twice.

When the other princes saw this, they didn't care what to think, and at this moment they also restrained themselves.They all knelt down and begged His Majesty to take back their orders.

The sage is condescending and has sharp eyes and ears, so he can naturally see the thoughts of everyone at the banquet.But since he made such a decision without telling the crown prince and other princes, and ordered Zhang Huaiyu to plan in secret for a long time, it must not be a whim.So he ignored the petitions of these courtiers, instead he waved his hand and said: "I have made up my mind. Since I was ill last year, the crown prince supervised the country in the court, and I see everything the prince says and does. It is very good."

When the sage said this, he unconsciously glanced at the prince.But he found that the prince was staring at him blankly, with a look of concern on his face, and he felt warm in his heart.Because he also thought that since the prince was in charge of the country after his illness, he not only had to deal with the affairs of the court every day, but also had to spare time to accompany him to serve soup and medicine.In order to take care of his mood, he summoned all his brothers into the palace to accompany him, but those brothers secretly tripped him up and made all kinds of tricks, just wanting to watch the prince make mistakes, and try their best to catch the prince handle...

Everyone in the world says that the heavenly family has no kinship, and the saint also came here from that time.But he was still young at that time, everything was escorted by the Empress Dowager.When he remembered, he had already been honored as the Ninth Five-Year Master.Even if the young man ascended the throne, he would still be under pressure in the face of internal and external troubles in the court.However, he still has the help of the Empress Dowager, and his name is justified, so the situation will not be as embarrassing as the prince.

My own son hurts himself.

On the one hand, the sage felt sorry for the prince's enemies, and on the other hand, he was also afraid that the other sons would make a big fuss. One day, when his own mountain collapsed, there would be no one to suppress them.Besides, I am old, and my energy and physical strength are not as good as before.Rather than clinging to the position of power and holding on to it until the last moment, it is better to take a step back and support the crown prince.In this way, the prince can inherit the throne in a legitimate way, and the other sons can calm down with their own control.And I let go of my power and focus on supporting the elderly, I'm afraid I can live a few more years...

The young saint ascended the throne, with a tenacious nature and always arbitrarily determined.Now that he has made up his mind, he will not listen to the advice of his subordinates.He was stubborn and insisted on abdicating.He even ordered Zhang Huaiyu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to handle all matters, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to make dragon robes and crowns according to the prince's stature, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the abdication ceremony and the succession ceremony.

The sage issued many edicts in one breath, and the civil and military princes and relatives of the Manchu Dynasty were all dizzy.Not even a good year.But he himself just nestled in the harem enjoying life.

Because there was such a big storm suddenly in the court.Even though it was New Year's Eve, Xianyuanji organized a regular meeting urgently.Among them, in order to avoid suspicion and other things, the princess never came in person.The Sixth Prince and Concubine didn't come here for some unknown reason.However, the third concubine, the seventh concubine, the eighth concubine, the eleventh concubine, the twelfth concubine, the four concubines of the opposite sex, the princesses and county masters, and even the edicts of various families all came.Everyone sat down affectionately for a while, chatted and laughed a few words, and then dispersed.

It seemed that there was no movement on the surface, but Miss You could clearly feel that some camps began to move.The noble daughters of the other princes who didn't have much contact with each other in private also chatted enthusiastically with Third Sister You.

The wife's diplomacy that Third Sister You mentioned when she was talking and laughing at the beginning seems to be faintly taking shape at this moment.

After everyone dispersed, Third Sister You rushed to Chen's house without stopping.Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to succeed to the throne, Chen Gui, who is the Crown Prince's confidant, is becoming more and more popular in the court.At least the carriages of officials and relatives who came to visit on this New Year's Eve were all lined up outside the alley.The so-called family court full of flowers and flowers is referring to such a scene.

The third sister You didn't bother her uncle Chen Gui who was greeting distinguished guests in the outer courtyard, and directly ordered the boys to carry the carriage into the second gate.For a while, the boys retreated one after another, and the rough woman had already carried the sedan chair to the side courtyard.The third sister got out of the car and changed the sedan chair, and staggered all the way into the inner house.First went to the upper room to greet the old lady's aunts, cousins, and cousins, and then wentssip again.When it was time for dinner, Chen Gui just left and returned to the inner house.

Whenever uncle and nephew met, they had to tease each other a few words.Chen Gui knew that Third Sister You had just returned from Chen Yuan, so she should go to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing.Then he invited the third sister You to the inner study.

After serving tea for a while, some snacks were served.The third sister You explained the movements of Xianyuanji one by one while having tea.Chen Gui pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "They are really cute. I just don't know if they are sincerely seeking refuge or pretending to be so."

The third sister You heard the words and said with a disapproving smile: "As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in. His Royal Highness is originally orthodox, not to mention that he is benevolent, filial, virtuous, wise and wise. He has supervised the country for many years and has never made a mistake. If It is said that those courtiers had the crooked idea of ​​Conglong before, but now the sage speaks well, and the dust has settled. They should also understand the situation. It is normal for some grasshoppers to want to watch the wind. But uncle's thoughts That's right. Anyway, His Royal Highness is now a sure winner. Then we will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, regardless of whether he sincerely seeks refuge or pretends to flatter. As the saying goes, if you don't see a rabbit, you won't scatter an eagle. What do you do if you don't care about those?"

Chen Gui smiled when he heard the words, couldn't help but nodded to Third Sister You, and said, "You are so clever. You actually know that you don't scatter eagles when you don't see rabbits. What do you compare your uncle to the prince?"

Third Sister You covered her forehead and smiled when she heard the words.

In the blink of an eye, the first month has passed.The court is all busy with the abdication of the saint and the succession of the prince.Although the sage is currently in good health and is taking the initiative to abdicate, it is said that there is no need to be so anxious to prepare for the grand ceremony.Helplessly, the sage himself pressed so hard that Gan Gang arbitrarily set the succession ceremony on the second day of the second lunar month when the dragon raised its head.The ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the clan's mansion had no choice but to work overtime to get everything ready.

As for how grand the day of the succession pawn was, and how the civil and military officials thought about it, I don't need to go into details for the time being.

It is only said that after His Highness the Crown Prince ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to change the reign name to Jianyuan, amnesty the world, and reward him wantonly.He named his father the Supreme Emperor, and his father's concubines also rose to prominence, and were named Taifei.The crown princess was logically named queen, and the other princes were also named kings.

Among them, the three princes were named Prince Zhongkang, the sixth prince was named Prince Yizhong, the seventh prince was named Prince Yixian, the ninth prince was named Prince Yixiao... The twelve princes were named Prince Zhongshun.

The second prince, who has been guarding the frontier fortress in Liaodong, was named Prince Zhongyong.Because of the frequent barbarians in Liaodong area, Prince Zhongyong has not been able to return to Beijing for several years.Of course, there is also the reason why Prince Zhongyong is upright by nature, and he hates the rivalry between the princes in Beijing and China.In addition, Prince Zhongyong was weak and sick when he was young. The saint once asked a divine monk to tell his fortune, saying that he should not stay in the imperial city by fate.So the saint moved Prince Zhongyong out of the palace and kept him in Prince Ping's mansion.Because Prince Zhongyong grew up in the imperial uncle's mansion, he naturally got close to several cousins ​​of the imperial uncle's family.So since he arrived in Liaodong with Prince Ping at the age of 20, he stayed for several years and didn't like to come back.

This time the emperor abdicated and the prince succeeded.All the princes and envoys from other provinces had to go back to pay homage to the new emperor.Prince Ping and Prince Zhongyong's family also started to return to Beijing after the situation in Liaodong stabilized.

It is estimated that it will arrive in Chang'an in April.

Let's not talk about Prince Zhongyong's return to Beijing for now.It is only said that the third sister You, who came from a later life, heard that the sixth prince was named Prince Yizhong, and the twelve princes were named Prince Zhongshun... felt quite indescribable emotions in her heart.

However, such knots are not enough for outsiders.Miss You San would not be so stupid as to talk nonsense about these things.Therefore, although Chen and the others were curious as to why Third Sister You behaved so differently after hearing the news of the princes conferring rewards, they had no choice but to let it go after all kinds of inquiries.

However, after His Royal Highness crowned and rewarded the princes and concubines, he did not award the ministers again as some courtiers imagined.However, the discerning people in the prince's family understand the prince's method of holding back.

Although there is a common saying that "once the emperor, one courtier", the situation of the prince's succession to the throne is quite different from that of the predecessors. Naturally, the methods after the succession should not be too imitative of the predecessors.

Now the saint is old, but the Eucharist is healthy.Considering that the young sage ascended the throne and had always been arbitrary, Emperor Jianyuan did not vigorously support his followers after he succeeded to the throne.Instead, continue to reuse the emperor's veterans.Especially trust the emperor's confidant—that is, Zhang Huaiyu, the chief minister of the cabinet.Whenever important events and important measures were taken by the imperial court, they even went to the emperor to listen to the holy will.The attitude is respectful and filial, even more so than when he was the prince.

The emperor suddenly lost his authority, and he was still a little uncomfortable at first, and he always felt as if he had lost something.But I didn't expect that after the crown prince ascended the throne, not only would his attitude towards him become more intimate, but he would also come to ask him for advice before making important decisions.After a long time, the emperor not only lost the fear of losing his authority, but even felt that this kind of state of being at ease when nothing happened, and being able to use his spare heat when he had something to do was really good.

Don't bother with matters of authority.For a while, the father and son became more and more in harmony with each other.