The next day, all the officials entered the palace to attend court as before. Hong Zhou and Fu Heng, who had been away from the court for a long time, were also among the officials. While waiting for Hong Li to come to court, all officials, both civil and military, surrounded Hong Zhou and the two men.
I would like to congratulate them on their great achievement in defeating the enemy and capturing the two Bolognese alive.
"The Emperor has arrived!" The eunuch's high-pitched voice made everyone stop their voices. They all clapped their sleeves and knelt down, saying in unison: "I respectfully welcome the Emperor. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Hongli passed over the people who were kneeling on the ground, sat upright in the Nine Dragons chair, and said with a smile: "My dear friends, you are exempt from the courtesy!"
After everyone stood up, Hongli said: "Just yesterday, Prince He and Fu Heng lived up to my trust, quelled the rebellion in the Hui tribe, captured He Zhuo and Zhuo alive and returned to the capital, and ensured the peace of the Qing Dynasty. Their contribution is indispensable.
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Hong Zhou said quickly: "All of this is the result of the emperor seeing through the Hui people's conspiracy and strategizing. My brother and Master Fu dare not take the credit."
Hongli said with a smile: "Without the two of you leading the troops to fight and risking your lives, no matter how hard I plan, I still can't quell the Hui rebellion." As he said this, he glanced at Sixi who was holding the imperial edict.
, the latter nodded, unfolded the imperial edict and ordered the two of them to step forward and listen to the seal.
Hong Zhou and the others hurriedly knelt down to listen to the imperial edict. On top of the imperial edict, Hong Zhou was rewarded with a royal salary, a hundred hectares of fertile land, and a thousand taels of gold. Fu Heng was awarded the title of First-Class Loyal and Brave Duke, and was granted the title of Grand Bachelor of Baohe Hall. The remaining officers and men
Then each will be upgraded to one level to show his holy grace.
After they stood up, Hongli said: "Actually, the person who deserves the greatest credit for being able to pacify the army so smoothly this time is not me or Fu Heng, but another person."
Hongli's words made all the officials look at each other, wondering who the person Hongli was talking about was.
Li Qi thought for a long time, then cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, Your Majesty, who are you talking about?"
Hongli took a deep look at him and said: "The Hui people are cunning and used Concubine Rong as a plan to confuse me. Fortunately, the imperial concubine saw through the Hui people's conspiracy in time and offered me a plan. Let me follow their plan and win Concubine Rong's trust."
, was willing to be imprisoned in the Yanxi Palace, and finally won the battle; Li Qi, do you think the imperial concubine made the greatest contribution?"
Li Qi stood there with an awkward expression, not knowing how to answer. He had always been the person who disliked Xianyue the most. He thought that she was from a shady background but could hold a high position and even coaxed Hongli to make her his queen. She must be
The scheming concubine who was charming and charming was a first-rate concubine, but now... reality slapped him hard, telling him how wrong and outrageous his previous thoughts were!
How could Hongli not see what he was thinking? He raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you speak? Do you think what I said is wrong?"
"I don't dare." Li Qi hurriedly denied, and then said with a blushing face: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. The imperial concubine has indeed made great contributions and is virtuous and virtuous. What happened before... was that I was confused and misunderstood the emperor.
My dear concubine, please forgive me!" He may be stubborn, but he is by no means indifferent to right from wrong. Over the past year, Hongli has
He saw Concubine Rong's favor regardless of right or wrong. During this period, he had more than one advice, but Hongli ignored it and went his own way, which made him worried. Fortunately, all of this was an illusion, otherwise he might really be shaken.
The Qing Dynasty was so great; compared with it, Xianyue was much better, let alone made great contributions to this matter.
Li Qi's words made Hongli feel very good, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "Then according to what you said, how should I reward the imperial concubine?"
Li Qi knew that Hongli wanted to use this matter to ennoble Xianyue as his queen. Although he still had reservations about this matter, looking at the harem, there was really no more suitable candidate than Xianyue. As for choosing the daughter of an important minister in the court as his queen,
Later... Don't say that Hongli won't agree. Even if it does happen, I'm afraid it won't be able to suppress Xianyue. It's better to go with the flow and give Hongli a favor. Thinking of this,
He made up his mind, knelt down and said: "Although the Imperial Concubine's family has made great mistakes, the Imperial Concubine has emerged from the mire untainted. Her gentle and graceful character, courteous and courteous, and beautiful motherly care are truly a model for women in the world.
This time, in order to help the emperor put down the rebellion of the Hui people and protect the peace of the Qing Dynasty, I sincerely ask the emperor to make the imperial concubine the queen, so that everyone in the world will know the wisdom and virtue of the imperial concubine!"
It can be said that every word of Li Qi's words was taken advantage of Hongli's intention. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, he looked at the remaining ministers and said, "What do you think of Li Qi's words?"
Even Li Qi, who had always been the most opposed to Xianyue as empress, took the initiative to propose that Hongli canonize Xianyue as empress. Naturally, the officials no longer objected unintentionally, and they all agreed and requested that Xianyue be canonized as empress.
Hongli slapped the armrest hard, stood up and said: "Okay, as you said, I will choose an auspicious day to enthrone the imperial concubine as my queen; in addition, I will grant amnesty to the whole world, and the whole world will celebrate!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" All the officials knelt down in unison, and among them, the happiest ones were Hong Zhou and Xiayue... After waiting for so long and suffering so much, they finally waited until the day when all the hardships came to an end and the rewards came.
The emperor's only wife, from now on...she will definitely live a better life.
After the court had dispersed, Hongli couldn't wait to tell Xianyue the good news, but after taking a few steps, he was blocked by someone.
Wei Jingxuan knelt down and saluted, and said softly: "I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed."
Hongli was a little surprised and said: "Why are you here?"
Wei Jingxuan lowered her eyebrows and said calmly: "Actually, I wanted to come to see the emperor yesterday. It's just that the emperor went to see the imperial concubine, so I couldn't disturb you."
Hong Liyang raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Oh? Why are you so anxious to see me?"
Wei Jingxuan said with a hint of urgency: "I heard that Concubine Rong colluded with He Zhuo and He Zhuo with the intention of overthrowing our Qing Dynasty. Now she has been punished by the emperor, but is it true?"
"Yes, it is true." After hearing Hongli's answer, Wei Jingxuan immediately knelt down and said: "I deserve to die, please punish me!"
Hongli said in surprise: "Why do you say this?"
Wei Jingxuan's voice trembled slightly as she said: "In the past year, I have often been with Concubine Rong, and even practiced dancing with her, but I have never discovered her true face. Fortunately, the emperor was wise and did not let her succeed, otherwise... I would have lost nothing."
Even death cannot atone for his sins."
"Why are you so anxious to see me?" After Wei Jingxuan nodded in fear, Hongli helped her up and said, "Concubine Rong deliberately deceived me. Even I was almost deceived by her. How could you find out?
;Okay, now that this matter is over, let it go and don’t mention it again in the future.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your irresponsible kindness." Wei Jingxuan said with a grateful face, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, since Concubine Rong really has evil intentions, then the words of Concubine Rong's original advice were correct?"
Hongli nodded and said: "Yes, I have lifted the ban on Yanxi Palace and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to resume the use of the imperial concubine immediately."