On New Year's Eve, after the old emperor gave a banquet in the palace, he changed into casual clothes and hitchhiked to Tongfu Hutong.
In order not to disturb the neighbors and make the noise louder, all the old Tong family members, led by Tong Guoding, knelt inside the gate to pick him up.
After the old emperor entered, accompanied by Tong Guoding, he first went to Tong Guowei's old residence.
"Oh, I miss people when I see things, my mother-in-law is great!"
After the old emperor entered the door, he was really moved. He touched it here and looked there. He was filled with emotion and sighed.
Tong Guoding said with a smile: "The eldest brother Guogang of this slave sacrificed his life for the country and died a worthy death. The second brother Guowei is honest and honest, and will be loyal to the king all his life..."
Yuzhu, who was following behind, nodded secretly, Jiang is still very spicy!
Tong Guoding mentioned Tong Guogang first, because he wanted to evoke the old emperor's old feelings of devotion and sacrifice to the elders of his mother's clan.
Tong Guowei's life was mediocre and he had no outstanding achievements.
However, Tong Guogang was different. He led his army to kill the enemy and died on the battlefield. In any case, he can be said to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.
The old emperor nodded frequently and sighed: "It's a pity that I can never see my great uncle's face again!"
Tong Guoding also saw that the old emperor was really moved, and quickly said in a subtle way: "Long live the Lord so highly respects my brother, I am so grateful..." He was flattering.
The old emperor stroked a string of beads that Tong Guowei had hung before his death and sighed: "In the past, Wu Ni raised his troops to rebel. Fortunately, Uncle Guowei took advantage of the opportunity and led his troops to capture Wu Yingxiong who was about to flee."
Yuzhu pursed his lips and smiled. To be honest, Tong Guowei only had so much credit.
Wu Sangui's final defeat was closely related to Wu Yingxiong being captured and executed in the capital by the old emperor.
Among Wu Sangui's disciples, the most knowledgeable and militaryly capable was his eldest son Wu Yingxiong.
If Wu Sangui had allowed Wu Yingxiong to flee south ahead of time before Wu Sangui raised his troops, it was still unclear who would win!
During the San Francisco Rebellion, the old emperor, who was young and vigorous at that time, responded hastily and almost capsized several times. He wanted to pack up his clothes and flee outside the country.
However, the old emperor's luck was extremely good.
Geng Jingzhong raised his troops to fight out of Fujian and occupied Jiangxi. Just when he was about to cut off water transportation to the south of the Yangtze River, Zheng Jing led his army to cross the sea and cut off his retreat, forcing him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty again.
This allowed the old emperor to take a deep breath and concentrate on dealing with Wu Sangui.
I think back then, when Oda Nobunaga was about to unify the entire Japanese country, he was killed by the rebel Akechi Mitsuhide at Honnoji Temple.
Oda Nobunaga died, so that was fine. His successor, Oda Nobutada, the governor of the Oda family, was also killed at the same time.
As a result, the Oda family was leaderless, and Mitsuhide Akechi made wedding clothes for others, thus benefiting from Hashiba Hideyoshi's ugly monkey.
Objectively speaking, the old emperor was really kind to his mother's family, the old Tong family, and was definitely not fake.
Tong Guogang and Elundai's father and son are both notoriously domineering people who often do shocking and embarrassing things.
If the old emperor was a mean and ungrateful fourth son, these two guys would have moved their heads long ago.
Tong Guowei's temper is far less violent than Tong Guogang's. However, he is not an economical lamp either.
The old emperor was not dead yet, and Tong Guowei openly formed a clique for personal gain and arbitrarily supported the old emperor.
To put it bluntly, if Tong Guowei had not been the maternal uncle of the old emperor, he would never have been able to escape the tragic fate of both Suo'etu and his son.
After Tong Guowei died, according to Longkodo's wish, he simply burned all the old things that the old man had used.
According to the funeral etiquette of "death as life," when Tong Guowei was buried, all the objects he used during his lifetime should be buried with him.
However, Yuzhu tried every means to persuade Longkodo. He told Longkodo that it was best to keep the courtyard where Tong Guowei lived and the various objects he had used as before.
Longkodo was not a fool, and he immediately understood what Yuzhu meant.
One day, when the old emperor wanted to punish them severely, he would tell them this, so that he could at least gain sympathy points.
Objectively speaking, the old emperor could allow Longkodo and Yuzhu, father and son, to take turns in charge of the infantry yamen. In the final analysis, it was because they were both talented people within their mother clan.
Historically, Longkodo's grace was astonishing.
Let me ask, if the old emperor had not completely trusted Longkodo in such a crucial position as the commander of the infantry, how could he have allowed him to stay there for more than ten years?
After Lao Si ascended the throne, the one he trusted the most was Executive Deputy Emperor Lao Shisan, followed by Ortai, and then foreign ministers such as Zhang Tingyu.
As for the fourth child's maternal relatives, they all stood aside and could only wait to die.
There is no way, no matter who wins or loses, all the relatives of Lao Si’s maternal clan will support Lao Si.
When you come to Lao Tong's house, it doesn't matter what you eat or drink.
The important thing is that the old emperor felt that his days were numbered and he could not suppress his nostalgia.
The courtyard where Tong Guowei lived during his lifetime had a six-entry courtyard layout.
The old emperor walked from beginning to end and after a complete tour, he suddenly found Yuzhu alone and said calmly: "There is no need to mention the past. Let's start over."
Good guy, cold sweat started pouring down from Yuzhu's vest immediately.
The old emperor's intention was actually very clear. Before coming to old Tong's house to celebrate New Year's Eve, he planned to take advantage of the situation and clean up the jade pillar.
As a result, after seeing things and thinking about his uncle, the old emperor finally relented.
"My slave is guilty, please punish me severely." Yuzhu was so smart, he quickly knelt down to plead guilty.
The old emperor looked sideways at the jade pillar. The child was so frightened that he did not even dare to call him a minister, so he changed his name to a slave.
Well, knowing that we are afraid of the power of God, there is still room for salvation.
The old emperor slowly walked up to Yuzhu, turned his hand into a knife, and lightly slashed the back of Yuzhu's neck.
Yuzhu couldn't help but shuddered, "Good guy, the old emperor is murderous!"
"I ask you, what will you do if Hongxi is made the emperor's grandson?" The old emperor stared coldly at the back of Yuzhu's head.
"Back to the emperor, let me say something disrespectful. After the decree is promulgated, I will be the new emperor's loyal dog." Yuzhu did not hesitate at all and stated his attitude and position categorically.
"What if someone doesn't accept it?" the old emperor asked Yuzhu tightly.
Yuzhu knew that the moment to decide life and death, honor and disgrace had arrived!
"Except for the random orders of killing soldiers and foot soldiers, all ministers will obey the orders." Yuzhu's mind was unusually clear. In his later years, the old emperor cared most about flesh and blood and family ties.
If the old emperor did not kill his son, it would be impossible for the new emperor to kill his son.
Logically speaking, there are many forbidden things in what Yuzhu said.
However, the old emperor listened.
"Here, I give you a bag of tips. When you are in a hurry, you can open the bag and act according to your orders."
"I accept the decree." Yuzhu raised his hands high and took the brocade bag handed over by the old emperor.