Chapter 190 Stalemate
What happened that day was that Kang Xizhan came and ran into the three people who had skipped class again.
Kangxi reprimanded the three men and ordered them to return to the prince's residence to reflect on their actions. He also punished them by making them copy books.
Yuying watched the whole process, ignoring the three people's eyes asking for help. Only after the three people left disappointedly did Yuying fall into Kangxi's arms, laughing for a long time, and not forgetting to condemn Kangxi for being the initiator of the rumor.
The huge fuss made by Yinsi and the other two made Yuying realize that the rumors about her displeasure had not stopped in the palace, but were getting more and more intense. Fearing that someone else would make the same move as Yinsi and the other two, Yuying put a lot of effort into stopping the spread of the rumors.
By the time the misunderstanding was completely resolved, more than half a month had passed since Kangxi told Yinreng and others that Yuying was in a bad mood.
On this day, the previous dynasty was caught off guard by an imperial edict from Kangxi.
The emperor actually read out the imperial edict in court to promote Concubine Jin to Imperial Concubine.
If it was just to promote Concubine Jin to Imperial Noble Concubine, it might not arouse opposition from officials of all ranks. After all, the emperor now holds all the power, and the only person who can give him advice is gone. It can be said that the emperor now has the final say in the former court and the harem. She is just an Imperial Noble Concubine, not a queen, so it is okay for the emperor to do as he pleases.
but!
Look at what the emperor wrote in this imperial edict?
Not only did she retain the title of Concubine Jin, but she also changed the original single-character title "Jin" to the two-character "Yuan Jin".
In the eyes of the Han officials, her eyes went dark and she almost fainted. Han officials valued etiquette the most. How could the word "Yuan" be used by the imperial concubine? What was the difference between what the emperor did and the so-called favoring concubines and killing wives?
Not only that, the emperor also insisted on replacing the imperial concubine's enthronement ceremony with the emperor and empress's grand wedding, and also wanted the imperial concubine to leave the palace and enter through the Daqing Gate.
have to.
Except for Empress Hesheli, the next two empresses were not given this honor. This move was fiercely opposed by those ministers who claimed to be Manchu nobles.
Each of them spoke with confidence and sounded righteous and loyal to the emperor and the country.
Kangxi watched coldly as everyone in the hall, except the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, knelt down and begged him to take back his decision.
Yinreng had known about this for a long time. Although he was shocked by his own Khan's willful behavior, he thought that if it were not for him, Concubine Jin would have been the queen. Yinreng understood Kangxi in his heart and thought that these must be compensation for Concubine Jin.
Yinreng had figured it out, so he naturally wouldn't jump out to go against Kangxi at this moment. Even though Soetu kept making small gestures to him, he just pretended not to see it.
The fourth prince Yinzhen did not dare to speak at this moment. Although he felt that Khan Ama's action was inappropriate, after all, Yuying was the beneficiary, so Yinzhen naturally could not stand up and oppose it.
Thus, the current situation was formed in the court. Yinreng and Yinzhen stood in the hall as pillars, quietly listening to their Khan Ama confronting the court officials.
"Khan Ama! Please think twice!"
Among the four princes who entered the court, the two legitimate sons of the empress did not come out to object. Although Yinzhi knelt with everyone else, he did not make much of a contribution and was just making up the numbers.
So the person who spoke just now was naturally Yinzhi.
Yinzhi felt extremely aggrieved. He was obviously the eldest son, and it was not enough that the two legitimate sons had surpassed him. If Concubine Jin became the Imperial Concubine, then the Eighth Prince who was raised by her would become a half-legitimate son and would surpass him again?
He was extremely unhappy.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to take back your order. Even though Imperial Concubine Jin has a thousand good qualities, she has only been in the palace for a short time. How can she be worthy of the position of Imperial Concubine?"
Seeing Yinzhi speak, Soetu quickly followed suit.
Then the two looked at each other with disgust for each other. I didn't expect that there would be a time when I could form a united front with the eldest prince/Soetu.
The next second, the two of them looked away as if they had seen something dirty.
"Okay, I have made up my mind. If there is nothing else, I will adjourn the court today." Kangxi was already impatient after hearing similar words over and over again. So, he ignored the court officials who were still hesitant to speak, and after saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Liang Jiugong chased after Kangxi but didn't dare to say a word, because everyone knew that the emperor was very angry at the moment.
Kangxi strode at great speed until he was about to reach the West Warm Pavilion, then he slowed down and told Liang Jiugong, who had finally caught up with him and was still catching his breath, "Don't tell Concubine Jin a word about what happened in the court today!"
Liang Jiugong nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I will obey your order."
Liang Jiugong lowered his head to hide the strange feeling in his heart. Thinking of the attitudes of the ministers in the court today towards Concubine Jin's promotion, Liang Jiugong looked at his own emperor with concern.
Is the Emperor planning to withstand all the pressure by himself and promote Concubine Jin to a high position?
Even the reputation that the emperor always cared about, he now disregarded for Concubine Jin. Liang Jiugong understood that although no one in the court agreed, with the emperor who now disregarded even his reputation, the final result would only be that the emperor achieved his desired goal.
Kangxi naturally had no idea of Liang Jiugong's mutterings. He restrained his aura after stepping into the West Warm Pavilion.
Looking at Yuying, who was sitting under the window sill of the west warm pavilion and laughing with the servants around her, with a smile without a trace of gloom, Kangxi felt that everything he had done was worth it.
Kangxi stopped and looked at the scene in front of him.
"The Emperor is back? Why did he leave court so early today?" Yuying noticed Kangxi standing silently at the side, and waved to him with a smile.
Liang Jiugong was standing behind Kangxi and watching. He saw the emperor, whom he had served all his life, walk towards the imperial concubine. The aura of a loner gradually disappeared from him.
Kangxi sat down next to Yuying, naturally held Yuying's hand, and answered Yuying's question: "There are no major events in the court recently, so I naturally have more time to accompany Aying."
Kangxi came over, and the servants who had just surrounded Yuying retreated quietly.
"That's good. You were busy these days, and I felt tired just watching you. Actually, the prince is already grown up, and some things can actually be left to him."
"Yes." Kangxi smiled, "I listen to Aying. Does Aying feel sorry for me?"
Yuying rolled her eyes at him and turned her head away proudly.
Kangxi would naturally tolerate Yuying's little temper.
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Kangxi and his ministers had been arguing about Yuying's promotion for nearly half a month, and there were people kneeling outside the study in the Qianqing Palace almost every day.
In order to avoid Yuying seeing him, Kangxi did not let Yuying come to the Ganqing Palace these days, but went to Yongshou Palace to look for Yuying every day.
"Your Majesty! Please think twice!"
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On this day, the door of the study in the Palace of Heavenly Purity was closed, and outside the palace were ministers from the Eight Banners of Manchuria kneeling, begging Kangxi to withdraw his order.
Kangxi had a dark face and turned his back to the imperial desk. This group of people was really difficult to deal with, and among them, Suo Etu's attitude was the most radical.
During this period, Yinreng not only had to persuade Soetu to give up blocking Kangxi, but also had to speak well of Soetu in front of Kangxi, so that Kangxi would spare Soetu.
Kangxi's patience was about to run out.
"Prince! Is this what you told me you advised?" Kangxi turned around and looked at Yinreng who was standing in the hall, pointing at the voices coming from outside the door asking him to take back his decision.
Soetu had been kneeling for several days in a row. Every day he was carried back home on a rack, and then he knelt again on the same spot after court the next day.
The people around him have changed several times, and only Soetu is still persisting.
Kangxi blamed Yinreng but it was not enough. He opened the door angrily and kicked Suo Etu hard, knocking him to the ground. "How dare you!"
"Khan Ama!"
Yinreng chased out of the palace, and seeing Suo'etu being kicked to the ground, he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Khan Ama, my great-uncle is old, please go easy on him."
"Show mercy? You want me to show mercy? Have you ever thought about whether he really takes me, the emperor, seriously? Since Prime Minister Suo is old, he should go home and enjoy his old age as soon as possible! Liang Jiugong, send someone to send him back. From tomorrow on, I don't want to see him in the court again!"
After Kangxi finished speaking, he no longer looked at the other people kneeling at the door, turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.
Liang Jiugong signaled two guards to come up and carry away the motionless Suo Etu. He glanced at the pale-faced prince who was still kneeling there, sighed, and advised, "Your Highness, the Emperor is very angry now. Please go back first. When the Emperor calms down, it won't be too late for you to come and plead for Lord Suo Etu."
Seeing Yinreng kneeling motionless, Liang Jiugong helped him up and said, "Why do you have to be so stubborn with the emperor?"
"Eunuch Liang, Khan Amata..." Yinreng grabbed Liang Jiugong as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw.
Liang Jiugong looked at the prince he had watched grow up, "Your Highness, don't worry, just wait until the emperor calms down. You can go back to Yuqing Palace first, I still need to go look for the emperor."
Upon hearing this, Yinreng quickly let go of Liang Jiugong and said, "Then you go quickly, eunuch. I will go back first."
Yinreng did not dare to delay and left the Qianqing Palace.
Liang Jiugong was good-tempered to the crown prince, but he was not so good-tempered to the remaining ministers who were as stinky and hard as stones in the toilet. He flicked the whisk in his hand, looked at the people who were frightened by the movement just now, and said in a yin-yang tone: "Are you still going to kneel down?"
No one spoke, their backbone, Suo Etu, had been carried away. Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.
It turned out to be a stone from the toilet.
"If you want to kneel, then kneel." Liang Jiugong chased in the direction of Kangxi and left a light sentence: "Lord Soetu was able to kneel for so many days, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince helped to plead for him, but he still ended up like this. I just don't know what you are relying on to still dare to kneel?"
Liang Jiugong did not expect anyone to answer him, so he left after he finished speaking, leaving behind a group of court officials with increasingly unsightly expressions.
"Um... Lord Sochorolo, do we still need to continue kneeling?"
After Liang Jiugong finished speaking, many people had already started to back out. Now that one of them asked, everyone was watching silently.
Lord Socholo was the highest-ranking official present besides Soetu. After Soetu was carried away, everyone expected him to step forward and make a decision.
Suo Chuoluo has always been a man without his own opinion, and he just let things go. Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, he couldn't help but raise his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
"We..." He stammered, but still couldn't utter a complete sentence.
They knelt in front of the gate of the Qianqing Palace. Apart from the eunuchs guarding the gate and the guards standing guard nearby, they were the only ones left.
Looking at the vermilion gate, this group of people felt a flash of fear.
Finally, one person couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore, so he stood up and pretended to be calm before leaving: "My Lords, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do at home, so I will leave today."
After saying this, without waiting for everyone to react, he fled from the Palace of Heavenly Purity as if there was a ferocious beast chasing him.
And his departure seemed like a signal.
Then, everyone found an excuse to leave the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Palace of Heavenly Purity, which had seemed crowded just now, became empty in the blink of an eye.
A draft blew through the hall.
As if nothing happened.
Just after Kangxi left the Qianqing Palace in anger, he inadvertently walked to the door of the Yongshou Palace.
Kangxi stood at the gate of Yongshou Palace for a while, but still left because he was afraid that he would infect Yuying with his bad mood.
Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct the eunuch guarding the gate of Yongshou Palace not to tell Yuying that he had been there.
Kangxi continued walking on the palace road.
The concubines who met the emperor were delighted at first, after all, Concubine Jin was the only one favored by the emperor, and they could not see the emperor normally. Now they finally saw the emperor in the harem, so they had to try their best, maybe they would be the next Concubine Jin.
But seeing the emperor's dark face, they dared not go forward. Although they wanted to be favored, they were more afraid of losing their lives, so they could only watch the emperor walk past them.
Kangxi walked all the way to the Cining Palace without any obstruction.
Looking at the plaque in front of him that read "Cining Palace", Kangxi paused and was about to turn around and leave.
"Your Majesty?" A surprised voice sounded behind him.
Kangxi turned around and greeted the visitor: "How is Su Malagu these days?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am doing fine lately." Su Malagu paused and then said, "Would Your Majesty like to come in and take a look?"
Kangxi nodded and followed Sumalagu into the Cining Palace.
Looking at the same furnishings in the Cining Palace as before, Kangxi remembered what it was like when his grandmother was here, and the anger he had just felt in the Qianqing Palace suddenly dissipated.
But then he thought about what he had done in recent days, and he was afraid that the Empress Dowager must know about it and would not want to see him.
Kangxi walked slowly in the Cining Palace, Sumalagu followed behind him, and from time to time she mentioned what the Empress Dowager had done when she was alive.
It was not until Kangxi sat down that Su Malagu spoke cautiously, "Is there anything troubling the emperor?"
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