Chapter Nine hundred and fortieth eight can not be registered
It was also during this period that there were more rumors in the streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants of the capital, saying that the emperor intended to designate the imperial concubine as his queen, and even the date was planned, which would be on the eighth day of February next year.
The common people were already curious about the secrets of the palace. In addition, this matter was spread so well that it spread from one person to another. Soon it spread to the streets and alleys, and of course it also reached the ears of the ministers.
Many ministers in the palace were dissatisfied with Xianyue. They had no choice but to agree to Hongli making her the imperial concubine. However, this was the limit of their tolerance. Making her a queen... must not be allowed!
Although it is just a folk rumor, there is no smoke without fire, and the position of the queen is vacant. In addition, some of them once proposed to Ling Ruo that Hongli choose a famous lady to be the queen, but Ling Ruo objected and suppressed the matter;
These things were connected in series, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Hongli had the intention to make Xianyue his queen.
On this day, the Yangxin Hall held an early morning court meeting as usual. After the officials made a report, Yunli, who was sitting in a wheelchair, said: "Your Majesty, I received an urgent report from the border that there was a commotion in the Jinchuan and Jinchuan. I will not follow the instructions of Sichuan."
The restraints imposed by the governor and governor will bring disaster to our Qing Dynasty sooner or later."
Hongli said coldly: "Jinchuan and Jinchuan are just small places, but they are arrogant and want to do harm to our Qing Dynasty again and again. They really deserve to die!" With that said, he said: "Immediately give the order to go down and repair the garrison.
In addition, Zhang Guangsi was appointed governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he led 40,000 troops from Xiaojinchuan to attack Dajinchuan. We must make a quick decision and let everyone know that no one can shake the rule of the Qing Dynasty."
"I obey the order." After Yunli withdrew, Hongli glanced at everyone and said, "If there is nothing to do, just retreat from the court."
Not long after Hongli's words fell, Qingfu came out and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, I have something to report." This man was the sixth son of the first-class Duke Tong Guowei. He had experienced two dynasties. Not long ago, Hongli summoned
He joined the cabinet to discuss affairs and was also in charge of the Ministry of War.
"Speak." Faced with Hongli's words, Qingfu raised his head and said, "I heard that the emperor intends to appoint the imperial concubine as the middle palace. I wonder if it is true or false?"
Hongli's eyelids twitched slightly. He had only mentioned this matter to Ling Ruo. How could Qingfu know about it? Could it be that the news came from the palace? Xianyue was critically ill that day, and he mentioned the canonization in public out of desperation.
Xianyue was the last one, and there were always such rumors in the palace afterwards.
Hongli stared at Qingfu and said, "So what if it's true?"
Qingfu lowered his eyes and said: "If it is true, please take back the emperor's order. The imperial concubine must not be appointed as the middle palace."
His words made Hongli's face darken, and he said coldly: "Since the imperial concubine entered the palace, she has tried her best to manage the harem and done everything herself. When the epidemic was raging in the palace before, she contracted the epidemic and was dying because of it. It can be said that her hard work is a great achievement.
, why can’t it be the middle palace?”
"Did the emperor forget the surname of the imperial concubine? When the late emperor was here, the Nala family did all the evil things and even tried to seek the throne. How could such a woman be the mother of the world?" It was not Qing who spoke this time.
Fu, but an old minister with white beard and hair, whose surname is Li and whose name is Qi. He is a veteran of three dynasties, and he is also the courtier who has always been the most opposed to Xianyue.
"To put it into perspective, the imperial concubine not only did not join in their evil deeds, she even killed her relatives out of justice. Her conduct is extremely noble and she should be a model for women in the world."
The frankness revealed in Hongli's words made Qingfu and others frown, and they were even more worried that Hongli really wanted to make Xianyue his queen. He immediately said: "It is true that the imperial concubine has meritorious service, but the emperor protects her from family involvement.
I even made her a concubine, a noble concubine and even an imperial concubine, and she was extremely benevolent and righteous."
Hongli looked at him with cold eyes and said, "So, you don't agree with me canonizing the imperial concubine as your queen?"
Qingfu knelt down and said: "This matter is absolutely inappropriate. Please think again and again, Your Majesty!" Following his words, more than half of the courtiers knelt down, and Li Qi even said: "The Emperor mentioned the epidemic before, and I thought,
The imperial concubine not only did nothing but made mistakes."
Hongli looked gloomy and said: "Where do you start with this?"
"After the imperial concubine fell ill, the emperor ignored the persuasion and went to the Yanxi Palace to take care of her. He stayed up day and night. Later, he also contracted the epidemic. Fortunately, the imperial doctor found a way to cure the epidemic. Otherwise, the emperor would have been in danger of his life. I wonder if this is a merit.
Still passed."
Hongli said displeasedly: "It was my own idea to take care of Yanxi Palace. What does it have to do with the imperial concubine?"
Li Qi said plausibly: "The imperial concubine knew that the emperor would be in danger, but did not persuade her, and even put the emperor's safety aside. This shows how selfish she is. Such a person must not be followed."
Facing his words, Hongli was angry and funny, "It's simply nonsense. How did you know that the imperial concubine didn't dissuade me?"
Qingfu said: "Master Li's words may be a bit biased, but his original intention is for the good of the emperor. It is really not appropriate for the imperial concubine to be appointed as a queen."
Their opposition made Hongli extremely disgusted, and he said coldly: "What if I insist on canonizing the imperial concubine as empress?"
Li Qi said excitedly: "If the emperor does this, he will be against the people of the world and ignore the safety of the country left by his ancestors. This is... this is..." He hesitated for a while, and finally said, "Nirvana,
This is what Hong and other unscrupulous kings did!"
"Bold!" Hongli suddenly stood up and said in a cold voice: "You actually compare me with King You of Zhou and Emperor Ling of Han. It is simply presumptuous!"
Nirvana and Hong in Li Qi's words refer to King You of Zhou and Emperor Ling of Han respectively. The former was a beautiful man who played with the feudal lords with a smile and beacon fire, and deposed the direct descendants and established concubines, which caused the fall of the Zhou Dynasty and triggered hundreds of years of war; the latter reigned
In twenty-two years, he made no achievements and killed loyal ministers, which caused the disaster of the party and led the Eastern Han Dynasty to decline and chaos.
When Hongli was still young, Yinzhen mentioned the two of them to him and said that future kings should take these two people as a warning. Now Li Qi uses them to point out Hongli, which is really serious.
Words, no wonder Hongli was so angry.
Facing his anger, Li Qi said: "I am aware of my guilt, but I am also doing it for the good of the emperor. I hope that the emperor can stop the situation in time and don't make the same mistake again. Before the death of the late emperor, he handed over the country to the emperor in the hope that the emperor can protect it.
This ancestral inheritance is good, and the imperial concubine... is the person who will destroy this inheritance. If you follow the wishes of the minister, not only should you not make the imperial concubine your queen, but you should also put her in the cold palace!"
Seeing that he was going too far, Hong Zhou couldn't help but said: "Master Li has always said that the imperial concubine is so and so, I would like to ask, apart from the Nala clan, what has the imperial concubine done that is outrageous to both humans and gods?"
His words made Li Qi speechless. Indeed, Xianyue had never done anything wrong all this time. After a while, she finally said: "Don't talk about other things, just talking about her background, she is no longer suitable to be a queen, let alone
I feel so empty at my knees that I have never done anything for the royal family!" After saying that, he said to Hongli: "Both the old minister and Mr. Qing are doing it for the good of the emperor, and I hope that the emperor will not have any harsh words of advice!"