If this is the case, it would be really heart-breaking to think about it seriously.
And these words coming from the emperor's mouth are even more thought-provoking.
"Call everyone here, let's talk about this matter." The emperor threw the joint note onto the box marked 'eight' and turned around and went out.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor summoned all the princes, princes, nobles, and officials of fourth rank and above in the capital to the Qianqing Palace to discuss politics.
The fourth master had not yet thought about how to write the document for nominating the crown prince, but he received the order from the palace.
Lin Yutong hung up the purse containing dried meat for Fourth Master, "I don't know how long it will take. I'll take some cushion first if I'm hungry."
The dried meat is five-flavored, and after being dipped in sesame seeds, it is fragrant.
Fourth Master let Lin Yutong sort it out for him, while he stood there and ate half of the plate. He had fallen into many of Lin Yutong's bad habits now. Whenever he was free, he would stuff snacks into his mouth.
"It's okay!" Fourth Master sighed and wiped his hands, "This matter has nothing to do with us today. We will wait for Master to come back for dinner."
"What do you want to eat?" Lin Yutong knew that Fourth Master was worried about himself and was trying to divert his attention. He cooperated and said: "I will cook it myself. How about noodles? If you don't like soup, just come out and cook it with hot water. Eat along with it.”
"Okay!" Fourth Master tapped Lin Yutong's nose, and the remaining sesame seeds on his hand stuck to her nose.
The corner of Fourth Master's lips curled up, and he turned around and walked out the door. Su Peisheng lowered his head and followed behind Fourth Master.
Lin Yutong watched the fourth master go out. When he turned around, he saw that the girls had their heads lowered. It was Nanny Yuan who came in. She didn't know what had just happened and suggested that Lin Yutong cleanse her face. Only then did she realize what was wrong.
He took a look in the mirror and couldn't help but laugh.
He is still in the mood to play such a prank.
The Fourth Master was in a good mood all the way into the palace. The pork jerky made by Fujin was more fragrant than the beef jerky. Along the way, he ate a whole bag of dried meat. Half a kilogram of dried meat went into his stomach, and he felt full immediately. It's almost time for lunch now, so there's no need to eat lunch, and there will be no problem at all until the evening.
When he arrived in the main hall, he stood at his seat, waiting for the emperor to arrive. He could still hear the growling stomachs of the third and fifth masters beside him.
The emperor does things as he pleases, whenever he thinks of it. He does not consider the feelings of the people below him at all.
The emperor did not come quickly. Everyone stood in the hall for half an hour. The emperor finished his lunch and then came late.
The fourth master knelt down with everyone else, and stood up again when he heard the emperor's cry.
"Before, I told everyone to go to Zhezi to talk about the establishment of the crown prince." Kangxi's voice could not detect any emotion or anger. "Now, I didn't ask in detail what the situation is. Zhezi is in the study room..." After that, he raised his voice and said: "Ma Qi, you are the minister of the study. Please tell me."
Ma Qi started to sweat on his head, something was wrong.
But if you don’t tell the truth, how else can you say it?
"For your information, Your Majesty, the folders have been sorted and sorted. I'm going to ask someone to bring them up." Ma Qi didn't dare to say anything, so he could only put them out for everyone to see.
Kangxi nodded, it was correct.
Ma Qi stood up, wiped the sweat from his head, and waved. After a while, several eunuchs came in carrying boxes and boxes.
The sound of gasping suddenly came to mind in the hall.
The one marked with the number eight is a huge box, and the other bits and pieces are several small boxes. It is marked with words like 'three', 'four', 'five' and 'fourteen'.
Master Ba's face suddenly turned pale.
This is definitely not what he meant.
But he is indeed the prince who has the most friends with foreign ministers.
Now I am so full of words that I can’t explain clearly.
The emperor pointed to several boxes and boxes, "These are the results of the election. If you only look at these results, it seems that the candidate for the prince has already been chosen." He pointed at the people below, "Not counting those from other provinces, those from other provinces are here.
People from the capital, you are all here now. I would like to ask, how much of the quotes you submitted are your own intentions? The person you recommend is someone you are optimistic about. And this person is indeed capable of inheriting the great power of the nation.
Are there people who can take charge of the country and the world? How many of them follow others’ opinions and cannot be forgiven for their kindness, or are they pretending to be a follower of the dragon and want to wear a flower feather on their head?”
As soon as these words came out, no one in the whole hall dared to speak.
Fourth Master stood with his eyes, nose, and heart in mind, and thought to himself: It is indeed so.
Who else fell into this big pit?
His head lowered slightly, not daring to let the emperor see his expression.
The emperor's gaze was as indifferent as his tone, but it also struck people's hearts.
"Tong Guowei, please tell me, how did this joint memorial to nominate the eighth prince Yinsu come about? Hundreds of people signed the petition, but if there was no one to contact them, how could they all agree with one voice and speak with one voice?"
Tong Guowei stood up blankly, "The purpose of going to the study is to communicate with the superiors and subordinates. Your Majesty's words... I'm sorry that I don't understand..."
"Okay! What a good liaison." Kangxi walked down and stood next to Tong Guowei, "Then according to what you say, you are completely public-minded."
"The eighth prince is magnanimous and generous. If I have selfish motives, how can all the ministers of the dynasty also have selfish motives?" Tong Guowei raised his head, "The recommendation of the eighth prince is the result of a public discussion between the ministers of the dynasty and the upper study room. As a minister of the upper study room, I
, and dare to say that everything is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and it is blameless."
As soon as these words came out, Fourth Master was stunned. This Tong Guowei was really confused. At this time, he still didn't understand the depth of this. It seemed that the emperor had really spoiled the Tong family over the years.
The sweat on Mr. Ba's head started to drop. Could it be Tong Guowei did it? No way.
If he really thought that the emperor would yield to public opinion when he got to this point, he was really wrong. Ba Ye closed his eyes and just wanted to tell Tong Guowei to shut up. Otherwise, he would have to get involved today.
The emperor asked: "What do you mean by going to the study room? Can you, Tong Guowei, represent the upper study room?" After saying that, the emperor looked at Zhang Tingyu and said, "Zhang Tingyu, you are also the minister of the upper study room. I saw that you are not in the upper study room."
The official folds his signature. Then tell me, is it out of public interest that Tong Guowei recommended Yinhu, the eighth prince?"
Zhang Tingyu's heart skipped a beat, it was never easy to answer this question.
It's selfish? Definitely not. The emperor can talk about Tong Guowei, but he can't. After all, he is the emperor's uncle. Moreover, he doesn't want to bear the blame for taking the opportunity to criticize his colleagues. What's more, there is something about the Eighth Master. He is not
I am afraid of offending others, but I am afraid of offending others.
You say it's public-spirited? Isn't it clear that you are going against the emperor? I want to wear the crown on my head for a few more days.
So, everyone envies themselves for being in a high position, so why don’t they understand that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger?
If you don't have any quick wit, you will end up trapping yourself sooner or later.
So he took a deep breath and said: "Tong Guowei and Ma Qi recommended the eighth elder brother because he is indeed outstanding. There is nothing wrong with being recommended by the ministers. It's just Tong Guowei.
Your Excellency accidentally forgot the lesson of a gentleman being disloyal. It is difficult for me and the two adults to deal with such a major matter as electing a prince in the study room. If you want to satisfy the emperor, you want to satisfy all the officials, you want to
It is really difficult to satisfy the people all over the world. If this result is controversial, then it would be a good idea to ask the emperor to correct him and re-elect him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fourth Master nodded in his heart. Zhang Tingyu did have something unique.
Before the emperor could speak, Tong Guowei suddenly said: "You villain! A traitor!" He stood up and said to the emperor: "From ancient times to the present, there is no one like Zhang Tingyu who is loyal and loyal. The emperor has ordered that the crown prince be elected.
, Now the ministers are just following orders, where is the 'carelessness', where is the 'clique'. On the contrary, it is Zhang Tingyu who flatters his superiors everywhere, what is he if he is not a treacherous minister? Please ask the emperor to punish Zhang Tingyu for his crime. And
Appoint the crown prince as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people and to enhance the emperor's virtues."
This guy must be crazy. Master Jiu looked at Tong Guowei with new eyes. If he doesn't establish a crown prince, the people won't be able to feel at ease. Doesn't this mean that the emperor is old and there is no heir yet, which makes people feel uneasy? If he doesn't appoint a crown prince, he won't give the people an explanation.
, Has the emperor lost his virtue?
Is this what you mean? Master Jiu’s heart began to tremble.
Is this guy really helping Lao Ba? Lao Ba was almost tricked to death.
Originally, Zhang Tingyu said what he said just now, and now he will gently expose this matter. It doesn't matter if his head gets hot, but it will make Lao Ba miserable.
The emperor said: "Listen, you all listen. Zhang Tingyu said good things to Tong Guowei, but Tong Guowei said that Zhang Tingyu was a traitor. There is a word in the saint's words called 'repaying kindness with evil'. I finally saw another one today.
.If Zhang Tingyu is a traitor, then who are you, Tong Guowei, who repays kindness with evil? A shameless villain! A complete shameless villain!"
As soon as he said these words, the whole hall was filled with the sound of gasping.
Tong Guowei was the emperor's uncle, and he was Tong Banchao who had been in power for twenty years. He was reprimanded by the emperor as a shameless villain! The emperor's betrayal and ruthlessness made everyone's hearts rise again.
"Your Majesty calls me a slave like this, and I have nothing to say." Tong Guowei knelt down, "But this servant doesn't understand why the civil and military officials of the dynasty can't recommend the Eighth Prince as the new prince? Please make it clear to the Emperor."
Kangxi walked up to the imperial seat, looked at Tong Guowei, and narrowed his eyes, "You are forcing me to reveal your old background."
Tong Guowei was stunned, what did this mean?
Master Ba took a deep breath. As long as the emperor wants to find fault, how can your Tong family be clean? Why don't you understand?
He stood up and knelt down, "Huang Ama, I voluntarily withdraw from the election of the new crown prince. Please Huang Ama not to embarrass Lord Tong."
"Haha..." Kangxi looked at the Eighth Master and smiled, "It's not a bad thing that everyone calls you the Eight Wise King. Tong Guowei fought for you, and you said good things for Tong Guowei. Sure enough, 'virtuous' is the place, and 'virtuous' is the time.