Chapter 260: Blessings and Misfortunes
The entire Jingshi is now under martial law, and fifty percent of the soldiers and horses are patrolling all sides in the city, and if they meet someone who is idle, they will rush up and lock him in first, and then say, everyone's eyes have a hint of nervousness, because of some things that are happening at the moment, it is really shocking.
First of all, some idle red belts of the Eight Banners came to the Shuntian Mansion Mansion, thinking about going to sue the royal court, but said that someone bullied orphans and widows, and no one took care of them, but in fact, they were thinking about playing tricks and picking up the opportunity to make trouble.
Then things became more and more exciting, and there was a sudden earth-shattering roar in the direction of the firearms camp in the west of the city, in fact, it was the gunpowder due to improper storage, which led to the accident, but fortunately, no one died, it was just an ordinary thing, but it was misinterpreted by people with a heart as the earth dragon turned over, and a disaster came.
If it's just these two broken things, it's over, but then the performance of the Eight Banners and the clan will be wonderful, because in this battle, many Eight Banners disciples died on the battlefield like this, and the big guy thought that this is all for your love Xinjue Luo's life, and if the person didn't come back, it was his life was not good, but this buried silver and Anjia silver had to be given, right?
The problem is that in the current treasury of the Qing Dynasty, there are not even five million taels of silver, and it is so empty that it can run a mouse, in this case, Prince Yong is certainly the acting leader of the country, but there is no good solution, originally these counterattacks were expected, but now they broke out together, but it made Prince Yong feel a little bigger.
However, in response to these things, Prince Yong Yinzhen was not without countermeasures, on the one hand, he ordered martial law in the whole city to search for bandits, and on the other hand, he sent Li Wei and his own sticky pole to collect intelligence information inside and outside the city, especially for the mansions of the eighth, ninth, tenth and fourteenth, keeping an eye on them very diligently.
This effort paid off, but let Li Weixun find something, he sat opposite Yinzhen and poured tea, after a long period of effort, then said leisurely: "Lord, the current trouble is really a bit big, according to the minions, now those ministers of the Eighth Master Party are colluding to let the old fourteen come back..."
Yin Zhen was not surprised when he heard the news, because some of the so-called Eight Masters were buried by themselves, and the so-called invitation to the old fourteen to return to Beijing was also a plan he had set with Wu Sidao to catch turtles in the urn, of course, this plan was not told to Li Wei and them.
Seeing that Yinzhen's face was as usual, Li Wei was a little strange, and continued unwillingly: "The explosion of the firearms camp in the west of the city may also be related to the eighth master, it is said that some people in the firearms camp said that there were still a few people peeping on the side in the first two days of the explosion, and their whereabouts were extremely secret...... The minions went to check, and they all seemed to be the disciples of the Ninth Master....."
Yin Zhen was a little helpless at the moment, and his tone was slightly heavier, "I spent so much money on you, is there any reliable news?" ”
Li Wei wiped the sweat on his body, and then said in a low voice: "The slave heard a piece of gossip, it is said that Jinghai County seems to be about to change greatly, and even Lord Ma Qi has not come out of the palace in the past few days......"
Yin Zhen's pupils instantly widened, his heart began to pound, if it was possible, he would like to go to Jinghai County immediately, but now if he goes, what should this Jingshi do? What's more, when the time comes, you won't be able to stop the eight and a few of them, then it will be a bit of trouble, and the best way at the moment is to stuff one person in.
Just when Yinzhen was thinking about who to put in, Li Wei smiled and said: "Fortunately, Mr. Wu arranged for a person to enter the Tai Hospital earlier, this person is not obvious on weekdays, and everyone doesn't know his roots, but now this time he was selected to Jinghai County, presumably to treat the emperor, if this person can be contacted, the big thing can be decided." ”
At the time of the inheritance of the throne, sometimes the emphasis is on a fast, at the moment when the emperor is dying, whoever is by his side can win, after all, when the emperor dies, what he said before his death, only the people present at the time know that this person who is not present, no matter how big the name is, but also has no right to speak.
"Mr. Wu is really a master....." Yin Zhen smiled on his face, it is not an easy thing to stuff people into the Tai Hospital, because he is often in contact with the emperor, this person who can enter the Tai Hospital, basically the ancestors have been investigated, if it is revealed, it is not as simple as killing a few people, but there is a suspicion of rebellion.
"Li Wei, the best way now is to let you disguise yourself and blend into Jinghai County, waiting for the opportunity to find the imperial doctor in the palace, and you must let him pass on the news!"
Li Wei looked at Yinzhen's eyes, but felt a few chills in his heart, of course he understood that now it was time to advance and retreat, if he couldn't keep Yinzhen inheriting the unification, it would mean that everyone would have to die!
"The slave understands that even if the slave dies, it will never affect the prince!"
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The Eighth Elder Brother's Mansion was brightly lit at this time, but no one spoke, as if everyone was waiting for something, but it had been delayed. The terrible silence seemed to make everyone feel the pressure, and they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, and everything fell into a dead silence.
With a rush of footsteps, it was the ninth elder brother Yinyu who walked in from outside the door, his eyes were a little impatient, and when he saw the eighth elder brother Yinyu who was lowering his head, he shouted.
"Starling, it's not good now!"
Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu stood up suddenly, and walked quickly in front of Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu, his pale face was flushed, "Ninth Brother, what happened, what's wrong?" "The Ten Elder Brother Yin on the side? also looked at Yinyu with a concerned face, waiting for him to finish the rest of the words.
Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu trembled his hands, supported Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu's body, and said tremblingly: "There is news from the palace, Huang Ama seems to be dying......
"Is the news true or false? Are you sure? Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu calmed down at this time, he calmly took Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu's hand and said word by word.
Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu cried with a sad face, "This news came from Master Lu to the people in the palace, and this time even the palace called him to ..... with him."
Eighth Elder Brother's face sank slightly, he naturally knew who this so-called Master Lu was, this person was not Han, nor Manchurian, but Western, it is said that he came from a country called Italy, and arrived in Beijing from Macao in the early years.
It is precisely because of this that Kangxi saw the superb medical skills of this person, and invited him to the imperial hospital and became a Western imperial doctor in the Qing court. Now that Kangxi is seriously ill this time, the possibility of this person being invited is very high.
"Right now, the fourth brother won't let us go out of the city to see Huang Ama, there must be a ghost in my heart..... "Ten Elder Brother Yin? Grit your teeth.
Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu had light in his eyes, and he took Eighth Elder Brother Yinyu's hand, "In today's Qing Dynasty, only Starling has the ability to turn the tide, how can our brothers work together to lift Starling you to that position....."
Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi pretended to hesitate, "Even if Huang Ama recovers now, he will not choose me as the crown prince, how unfair is the hatred of Emperor Ama for me before..... But let the fourth child be the emperor, our brothers will not end well in the future, so let the old fourteen be the prince. ”
Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu shook his head: "Starling, not to mention that the fourteenth brother is too late to return to the capital, his power in the court is not enough, and now the Eighth Master Party is still the Eighth Master Party of Starling, and many ministers are looking forward to Starling returning to the court......."
"Well, in that case, you and my brother will work together.... In the future, we will discuss national affairs! ”
"We have to find a way to get out of the city, we have to see the emperor!"
Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi shook his cheeks, and his face was already resolute.
The people in the capital are impetuous, but Jinghai County is also turbulent, and the front of the Kangxi Palace has been blocked by the soldiers of the guard camp.
But in addition, there are six ministers of the guard, but the qualifications and prestige of these six people are a little insufficient, so the soldiers who are currently in charge of these guard camps are Xun Zhu, as the minister of honor and guard, he originally only had a nominal idle position, but now it has become a fragrant glutton.
Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu both arrived at the palace gate at this time, and the two of them were summoned by Emperor Kangxi, their faces were a little solemn, and they didn't speak, so they walked towards the palace step by step.
The military academy guarding outside didn't dare to stop the two of them when they saw them, but when it came to the last door, Wei Zhu greeted him, his face was a little heavy, "Yo, Lord Ma Qi, Lord Zhang, you two hurry in....."
As soon as they entered the palace, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu both smelled a burst of medicinal fragrance, glanced at each other, and found the solemnity in each other's eyes. They walked through the long corridor and entered Kangxi's dormitory, only to find that Kangxi was lying on the bed at this time, and the bright yellow curtain in front of him had been removed at some point.
"Slave Ma Qi, slave Zhang Tingyu....... Enlighten the emperor, long live long live long live! ”
Kangxi opened one eye, and his mouth was a little slurred, "Up.... Get up and speak....", just like that, but he said it several times.
Zhang Tingyu's heart sank when he saw Kangxi's appearance, he had already thought that Kangxi's condition should have deteriorated, and it could even be said that he was a little powerless......
Zhang Tingyu ..... The proposed edict ...... "Kangxi on the couch has no energy and is weak."
Zhang Tingyu's eyes were all red, he wiped his tears, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The slave is here, and the slave is planning an edict." ”
Soon, a little eunuch brought paper and pen and put them in front of Zhang Tingyu.
"Prince Yong Yinzhen is diligent for the country, working hard for his life, adding the minister of the guard, protecting me and bowing ....."
Zhang Tingyu trembled his hands and wrote the edict quickly, but he was in a trance in front of him, he had completely decided in his heart that Kangxi had already decided, and the future monarch would inevitably be the fourth elder brother Yong, Prince Yinzhen.
The Minister of the Interior of the Guard, can be said to be the last line of defense of the Inner Court, no matter who this line of defense is placed in, Kangxi will not feel particularly stable, and now in this state, it is handed over to the fourth child, and his thoughts can be imagined.
Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of surprise in each other's hearts, but at the moment, Ma Qi didn't dare to say anything more, he really didn't dare to anger Emperor Kangxi at this juncture.
"Ma Qi, tell the brothers and ministers...... Kangxi gasped, his eyes had become a little hazy, "Don't come to say hello today, you can ...... tomorrow"
"The minion obeys......" Mazzi knelt on the ground.
Kangxi struggled slightly, took out a bright yellow edict from behind the pillow, and stretched out his hand to hand it to Ma Qi, "The edict is ..... and so on..... If I have a good one.... You two should be... Jointly support the new monarch to succeed to the throne...."
A little eunuch took the edict from Kangxi's hand and handed it to Ma Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, but Ma Qi's heart was cold at this time.
No matter what you say now, it doesn't matter anymore, the important thing is that Kangxi probably wrote that name in the edict..... If that's the case, it's all over.
"The minion obeys..... The emperor and Tianqi ......" Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi knelt on the ground, and they took over this edict, and they immediately felt a little breathless, as if it was not an edict, but a mountain.....
In fact, now the Qing Dynasty is in the hands of the two...... Zhang Tingyu's mind is a mess, he has already figured out one thing at this moment, in this matter he must stick to the bottom line, otherwise he will be the most unlucky in the future.
Don't look at those so-called powerful ministers and rebels, they think they can do whatever they want when they get the edict, in fact, this is definitely an extravagant fantasy, the reason is very simple, the edict is not only in their hands..... If you think you can do nonsense, that's the biggest joke.
As the so-called blessings and misfortunes depend, only people call themselves.