Chapter 690 The Ninth Meeting of Princes and Ministers Discussing Politics
On the eighth day of September, the almanac shows that everything is suitable and it is a good day.
Looking at the rising sun, the old man nodded, threw the "Shi Xian Shu" to his wife, and ordered him to prepare a sedan chair and go to the clan mansion.
The venue for the primary election of the King of Hats is set at the Zongren Mansion, which is on the edge of the imperial city and between Honglu Temple and Qintian Prison. It is responsible for keeping the list of the emperor's nine clans. Every clan, whether it is a red belt or a yellow belt, has a jade certificate in the clan.
Registration with the People's Government.
That is to say, as long as the name is entered into the archives of the clan, that person will be born as Aisin Gioro and die as Aisin Gioro's ghost.
At the same time, in theory, he also gained the right to inherit the Qing throne.
The top leader of the Zongren Mansion, the head of the Aixinjueluo clan, has been Prince Heshuo since the day it was established. The previous Zongling of the Zongren Mansion was Prince Jian Feng Neheng.
He was the first to be bewitched by rumors and began to doubt the emperor's life experience, and then sent people to Haining to conduct a secret investigation. Later, under the instigation of the old rich, he conspired with several hat kings to lead troops to revolutionize Qianlong's life. It was this hat king whose ancestor was Zheng Zheng in the early days of the Kingdom.
Prince Jirharang.
It is also the only hat king in the Qing Dynasty that is not inherited from Taizu, but from Taizu's brothers.
After Feng Neheng was executed, the post of Zong Ling remained vacant for more than half a year. In June, at the suggestion of Lao Fu, Prince Heshuoyi Hongxiao took over the post of Zong Ling.
Hongxiao was Qianlong's direct uncle and brother. Back then, the late emperor had such a good relationship with the Thirteenth Master that they wore a pair of trousers. When the Thirteenth Master died, the late emperor mourned deeply and issued an edict: "My younger brother's son Hongxiao, wears Feng Yi."
My dear prince, I will inherit from generation to generation and will never be replaced. Whatever grace I bestow on my brother, future generations may not arbitrarily reduce it."
In addition to letting Hongxiao inherit Prince Yi, Hongxiao's elder brother Hongchen was also named Prince Ning.
One sect and two kings cannot be said to be without the mighty grace of the emperor.
However, after Qianlong ascended the throne, he was extremely alienated from Prince Yi's family. He often threatened and threatened him, and he had to demote Prince Yi before he could retire. In order to avoid trouble, Hongxiao hid in the palace these years and did not dare to ask questions.
Over time, he became like a great writer.
It is said that Cao Xueqin, who wrote "The Story of the Stone" in the early years, had a close relationship with the Thirteenth Master's family, so Hongxiao's family copied the original version of "The Story of the Stone", but did not dare to publish it in Yifu's bibliography to avoid trouble, so they only borrowed it privately.
His elder brother Hongjiao was almost the same as him. Because he was close to Prince Zhuang Yunlu and Prince Hongxi of Lijun, he almost didn't get the title of Prince Ningjun by Qianlong.
Suffering from this shock, and in order to avoid disaster, Hongjiao also hid at home like his younger brother, raising chrysanthemums for his own entertainment.
Even after his death, Qianlong did not let him go, insisting that he not be allowed to pass on the inheritance of Prince Ning.
That Yongfu who refused to call him uncle when Jia Liu was working at Qianqingmen was Hongjiao's second son.
Therefore, when Fu Zhongtang proposed that he should take charge of the clan, Hong Xiao, who had been at home for thirty years without paying attention to worldly affairs, agreed without hesitation.
Without it, brothers would have been miserable for a long time!
The position of Mokan Zongling seems to be nothing more than an honor, but when the clan has something to do, the only one other than the emperor who can order the whole clan is this Zongling.
This is the reason why Prince Kang, Prince Zhuang, and Prince Ping were willing to listen to Prince Jian Feng Neheng's call.
The first thing Hong Xiao did after taking office was to find an explanation for his brother's inheritance as Prince Ning. In order to gain the support of the hat king, the old man issued an order in the name of Qianlong in July that Yongfu would inherit the title of Prince Ning.
Guarding the army with a white flag.
In this way, everyone is happy.
Prince Yi and his family are completely on the side of the old rich.
Together with Prince Honghao of Heng, Prince Lianghuan of Yujun, Prince Hongjing of Chunjun, and Prince Mianxun, who had spontaneously joined forces at the beginning, Lao Fu initially gained the support of two-thirds of the clan.
This was also the reason why he dared to convene a meeting of princes and ministers to discuss political affairs.
The successful convening of this meeting was not only a fatal blow to Qianlong's authority, but also a peak in his political career.
In the hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, which minister could do what he did.
Therefore, Lao Fu attaches great importance to this meeting of princes and ministers, and will never allow any mistakes to be made.
This precludes him from taking advantage of someone during the meeting.
Of course, it is also because the opportunity is not there. In addition, although there are all kinds of unhappiness and various episodes between the two brothers, they still have to support each other at this stage.
Although today is the primary election, voting will determine the list of 25 candidates. Therefore, the princes and ministers who have the right to vote in Beijing and the governor who recently came to Beijing must be present.
Originally it was supposed to be at the Rites Hall, but because the hall was small, it was changed to the Zongren Mansion.
The people responsible for the security of the venue are the Zhenghuang Banner Guards and the imperial guards transferred from the palace. These people are under the orders of Prince An.
It was the old rich man who took the initiative to propose that Uncle Se be responsible for the security work. This would completely dispel the doubts of the six sons and the wise brothers.
After all, the conversation in front of the city gate was not without reason.
Instead of making Guiziliu suspicious, it would be better to be more generous and show him the magnanimity and ambition of Brother Fu.
The person who will preside over the primary election meeting is Prince Yong Cang of the Twelfth Age. The emperor himself will attend the meeting of princes and ministers on government affairs held in the Qianqing Palace the day after tomorrow. Due to physical reasons, the meeting will still be chaired by the Twelfth Age.
The old man has already discussed this decision with the Military Aircraft Department, the Sixth Department, and the princes.
It was passed unanimously, and no one had any objections to it.
To a certain extent, this is also the first time that Yongxian Xianyu has presided over national affairs as the "Crown Prince" since he was reborn.
In order for Yong Cang to leave a good impression on the officials, the old man also specially wrote a speech script and asked Yong Cang to recite it and read it thoroughly, and then he could speak according to this script.
I have to say that my rich dad really had good intentions.
Regarding the nomination of candidates, the old rich man heard a lot of rumors, and interested clan members were trying to find ways, but he dismissed them.
Because no matter who these clans try to gain access to or how much money they spend, only five will win.
As for these five, except for a British prince, the other four are all appointed internally, and outsiders have no chance at all.
In order to strengthen the number of votes and avoid internal friction, the old rich man told the princes that the nomination should be unanimous.
The five people are still the original five, namely Prince Honghao of Heng, Prince Lianghuan of Yujun, and Prince Mianxun, as well as Prince Ying Jiucheng and Prince Yu Xiuling.
Chunjun Wang Hongjing is not on the list of hereditary candidates. The old rich promised that Hongjing can be promoted to the prince next year and serve as the prime minister, responsible for the examination office, the construction office, and the three treasuries of the household department.
This is a fat mess!
In exchange for this, Hongjing reluctantly agreed not to compete for the hat king and fully supported the candidate recommended by the old rich man.
As long as the prince Hongjing does not come out to cause trouble, the old rich will not pay attention to other people including Gushan Beile, Doro Beile, generals who govern the country, and general Feng En.
Because there is no way those people can get enough votes.
However, he was still authorized to nominate some clan members who seemed qualified but actually had no connections. After all, the purpose of voting for the Hat King this time was to unite and appease the clan.
Lao Fu has already seen the specific nominees reported by the Ministry of Rites. There are 175 people in total. Most of them are just make-up numbers. Only about 30 people are somewhat competitive, including Eternity, Andershan, longevity, 90%, and others submitted by Guiziliu.
Governor Leer of Shaanxi and Gansu Province would like to nominate Yongxin.
Leer wanted to nominate Yongxin entirely because of the factor of repaying his gratitude. The old rich man knew this very well, but he had no intention of supporting Yongxin. In addition to the fact that the number of hat kings should not be too large, it was also because the Fourteenth Master had always had a high prestige in the clan.
Therefore, if Yongxin is chosen as the hat king, some monsters may appear.
As for the people nominated by Guizi Liu, the old man is sure that this kid must have received money from others, but except for 90%, the other three people are unlikely to win, because he controls much more votes than this kid.
When he thought of the Japanese who would look sad when they arrived and reluctantly return the money to others, the old rich man in the sedan suddenly burst into laughter.
This time he didn't mean to make the Sixth Son embarrassed, it was actually a conspiracy and a competition of strength.
Your rich brother's strength in Beijing is something that your six wise brothers would never imagine.
Just as he was enjoying himself, the sedan slowly stopped, and the clan's mansion arrived.
After straightening his hat and dusting off his robe, the old man slowly walked out of the sedan, and a familiar figure in front of him immediately attracted him.
If not the wise brother of the Sixth Son, who is he?
"A little higher, a little higher, hey, pull it to the east, yes, yes, hey, good!"
Jia Liu put his hands on his hips while talking to Lao Kui of the Ministry of Rites, and pointed towards the gate of the Zongren Mansion from time to time, asking the staff to straighten the banner as he requested.
It is a red banner about ten meters long, with writing in both Manchu and Chinese - "Warmly celebrate the grand opening of the first meeting of the Ninth Council of Princes and Ministers."
It's the ninth time.
This was the ninth National Congress held by the Qing Dynasty since the meeting of princes and ministers to discuss government affairs.
The last time it was held was in the 29th year of Kangxi's reign, 82 years ago.
The reason why the National Assembly was held that year was that the emperor wanted to personally conquer Galdan.