Longkodo was not tall, with a glint in his eyes and a neat temperament. Compared with Elundai's rough-and-tumble attitude, he was naturally more popular with Kangxi.
Aling'a was still kneeling, muttering in her mind, hoping that Long Ke would say something, and it would be best to make the emperor forget about her. However, as soon as Long Ke opened his mouth, Aling'a knew that there was no chance.
"My minister, Longkodo, is here to plead guilty to the emperor on behalf of Tong Guowei. Ama was confused for a while and secretly recommended Babeile." Longkodo kowtowed and said, "That day after the court was dismissed, my father returned home and beat his chest and stamped his feet. He was very regretful.
I got a fever in the middle of the night and couldn't get up."
"So you are sent here to ask for mercy from me?" Kangxi was partly angry, partly worried, and partly joking, "Is this a deal or something? You all come to entertain me!"
Aling'a trembled in fright. After all, the emperor was planning to classify them and liquidate them. Longkodo was not worried, and still said steadily, "I am fully aware of what my father has done. It's just that I don't agree with it, my father."
The emperor knew it and acted on his own will...that's why it has reached this point. But my father knew he was guilty, but he still had a few words to ask me to report on my behalf."
"speak."
"My father recommended Ba Beile. It cannot be said that he has no selfish motives, but the fundamental reason is that I deeply feel that Ba Beile is lenient and kind to his subordinates, and he is finally a bit like the emperor." Longkodo heard a sneer from his superior, Kangxi. His tone was slightly
He was sluggish, but there was no turning back when he opened his bow. He could only bite the bullet and said, "But Chen felt that this was inappropriate from the beginning."
At this moment, Kangxi became more interested and asked, "What do you think is wrong?" Aling'a, who was at his feet, also listened. He suddenly realized that the Tong family was destined to be eliminated by Tong Guowei, but Long Keduo was stepping on his shoulders to climb on it.
Come up...why didn't he think of it!
What Longkodo should say and how to say it were the result of discussions between him and Tong Guowei and his son for many days. How to reduce Tong Guowei's guilt to the greatest extent and let Longkodo take this opportunity to climb up. The father and son went back and forth.
I have thought about many theories. And I have to think carefully about which theory can persuade Kangxi and allow the Tong family to fish in troubled waters.
"... In my humble opinion, this is not a good time to establish a crown prince. It has been more than thirty years since the deposed crown prince was born. How much effort you have put into it is seen by everyone in the government and the public." Longkodo said very sincerely.
"Now the emperor wants to establish the crown prince again. If the prince is established and gets carried away... how will this end?"
Aling'a couldn't hold back anymore. Look at Longkodo's righteous face as he turned to look at him. Why hadn't he discovered earlier that Tongjia had a loyal minister and filial son named Longkodo?
The co-author is now Tong Guowei, who is old and confused. Longkodo failed to dissuade him, but he was willing to come to the emperor to explain and excuse his old father. After that, he pointed out the emperor's hidden worries "loyally and faithfully". Aling A thought to himself, you Tong Jia are single-minded.
For you? I believed evil!
They just want to delay the emperor's appointment of a heir, to absolve themselves of guilt, and to fish in troubled waters. After all, the more chaotic the situation, the more room they have to use it. This trick is so good and wonderful, Aling'a only regrets that he was born late.
, if he also has a good son, he would let his son come to power now to exonerate himself.
What Longkodo said, and Youke next to him, this "forgetting one's form" really touched Kangxi's inner uneasiness. He raised Yinreng for thirty years, raised him carefully, and fully hoped that he could take over the job in the future.
It’s a heavy responsibility. But once this traitor matures, the first one he wants to peck is me!
And if I establish the crown prince again, I will only get older, but the prince is still in his prime... As his father declines and his son grows stronger, Kangxi is considered to be well-read in history books. He asked himself, can the relationship between father, son, monarch and ministers be based on love?
Yin Jian was not far away, and Kangxi had to think more about it. What Long Keduo said really touched the most secret worries in his heart.
"You all go down first." After the silence of half a cup of tea, Kangxi said slowly, "Go down first. Punishment...then we'll talk."
The two of them exited the Qianqing Palace and were speechless all the way until they walked out of the Qianqing Gate. Aling'a sighed to Longkodo, "Zhuyun is so amazing. I admire you. I really admire you."
"It's not necessary to admire me, but you should say thank you." Longkodo said unceremoniously, "I'm not here today. I'm afraid it will be difficult for grandpa to end it, right?"
"Yeah, who makes me not better than Tong Gong, I have such a good son as Zhujun." Aling'a secretly took advantage of Longkodo, but Longkodo didn't care about him either, and the two of them clasped their fists perfunctorily. Say goodbye and drive away east and west.
Yinti, who was still fishing in Ziyiyuan, never expected that Kangxi's heart would change in just one meal. The old man learned from the experience and felt that it was better to establish the throne slowly rather than hastily.
To establish a prince, you have to match him with Zhan Shifu, Bao, Fu, and the small court of the East Palace. What is prepared is that when the emperor dies, the prince can immediately ascend the throne with his own team.
And now Kangxi just doesn't want the new prince to have such a legitimate team. This will make him very, very uneasy. But there must be a prince, or heir, and the new prince must be given sufficient room to grow so that he can stand up. Think about problems from the position of the prince and learn to see the big picture.
While people outside the palace were looking eagerly, either worried or looking forward to news from the palace, the old emperor was in the palace reading the records of previous dynasties and the history books of the Tang, Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties.
"What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?" There was a lot of discussion in the court. "There has to be something to say about whether the crown prince will be established or not, and who will be established?"
Everyone thought that the Ministry of Internal Affairs could know something, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs unjustly accused him. They also hoped that the emperor would give an accurate word as soon as possible. They also had to prepare an instrument for the new prince!
"The emperor didn't say who he would appoint as the crown prince, but he asked the Ministry of Rites to draft a title. It seems he wants to make him a prince."
The government and the public could not figure out what the emperor wanted to do. The emperor seemed to be angry and said that Ba Beile would definitely not succeed. He seemed to treat those who recommended Ba Beile lightly and would no longer pursue the case.
But, where is the candidate for the crown prince? Don’t interest us and delay the matter!
Although the various government offices in Beijing were glad that Kangxi did not pursue the case of Lao Ba, they immediately fell into another myth: What are you planning to do, the emperor? From spring to summer, you, the crown prince, will no longer be established?
In the late spring and early summer, Shen Ling, who was ordered to go to Shanxi to preside over the provincial examination, returned to Beijing. This always low-key Hanlin minister visited his sister and nephew, had a secret talk with Cheng De, and then came to Chunming Garden.
Prince Zhi was in good spirits, surrounded by groups of children, who seemed to be watching the children draw. Shen Liao and Fuge came hand in hand, and Yinti sent the younger children to Fujin, but sent Su Ri Both Ge and Honghan stayed.
"You stay, remember, listen more and speak less." Yinti warned.
Hong Han is getting older and no longer lives in the palace, but rides back and forth every day. This is just before Kangxi moves to Changchun Garden, so Yinti lets Hong Han study at home until the court follows Kangxi. , and then let the son go back. Both the son and the daughter are not young anymore. Yinti thought that at their age, she had already begun to learn to run errands in this world, interact with people, and learn to think about things on her own.
"Amma, why don't you call Master Paleta here?" Surig was wearing a flag suit that is easy to move around, with pigtails. At first glance, he looked like Hong Han's brother. At this time, the flag suit could not be divided into men and women. , they are all robes anyway, no one cares what they wear when they are in Yanju.
Hong Han looked at his sister strangely at first, and then said as if he suddenly understood, "Amma, sister is saying that every time you meet someone to do something, Master Paleta's eyes want to come out of the study."
Paleta followed Yinti since he was a child, but the Fucha family was so powerful that they later moved away from Prince Zhi's palace and planned to take the imperial examination. Yinti also knew about it, so for many years, he allowed Paleta to do whatever he wanted without interfering with each other. But it had been a few years since Paleta became a disciple of Prince Zhi for the second time. He didn't come here to be a teacher for his young masters. He wanted to be Prince Zhi's confidant.
"I'm afraid Shen Lie and Fu Ge are going to talk about something confidential. Do you think you should tell him?"
Yinti raised a difficult question: "If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers... If you don't keep secrets, you will be harmed. If he becomes harmed, are you able to bear the consequences?"
"...Amma, let's not call him then." Surig wanted to remind Amma that the way Paleta looked at the study room seemed to have a hook. But after hearing what Amma said, she decided not to call him. He is better.
Yinti smiled, Su Rige has always been by their side. Although she can solve problems, think about problems, and has an overall view, her experience is still too smooth, so when thinking about problems, she goes straight. If she can achieve her goal in one fell swoop, why use roundabout ways? .
If Yinti asked her what to do if Paleta was not convinced, Surig would probably answer directly, "No need for him!"
This idea is correct, follow the trend and give full play to your strengths. But Yinti looked at Honghan and asked, "What about you?"
"My sister's idea is a good one." Hong Han thought for a moment and said, "It's just that when Amma asked about the consequences, my son felt that Uncle Eighth...he had failed, so he had to bear the consequences alone. If my son said something disrespectful, if Eighth Uncle was killed that day, If my uncle wins, it will probably be a different story."
"So whether to use Paleta or not, my son thinks, it still depends on whether it is useful and whether it is necessary to use him."
The power game is indeed like this, the winner takes all, and the loser leaves. Yinti did not raise this issue again, but asked people to invite Shen Liao and Fuge over, and it was time to get down to business.
Su Rige and Hong Han were beside them, listening to Ama and Shen Xueshi. Fuge's cousin talked about water transport from the Zhili granary to the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the trends of the Junggar Khanate in the northwest. He also added that the general envoy Cao Yin was about to arrive with his daughter. Getting married in Beijing.
The three of them were able to recite all the errands of the Sixth Ministry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Su Rige was amazed by this good memory. She was already quick at memorizing, but she was not sure that she could remember so many messy and unrelated things. Looking at Hong Han, he also looked surprised. This was the first time for the siblings to see how adults discussed matters.
With shock, Yinti let the two of them go first. When the children left, the key issues naturally emerged. Fuge relayed Chengde's speculations about Kangxi's recent behavior, and Shenya said, "My lord, I thought that the emperor He seems to be hesitating about establishing a crown prince."
"It may not be hesitation." Yinti sighed, "I'm afraid Khan Ama is tempted not to establish a prince..." From the perspective of absolute egoism, this is in the interest of the emperor, but for the princes, it is a bit of torture.