"Yanyan? Boom! ”

Zhou Lang repeated the name, he didn't seem to have any impression in his mind, he could know that Qianlong was followed by Jiaqing, which was already much better than most people's historical knowledge, and he really didn't remember what Jiaqing's real name was.

"Can you be sure that this Yan Yan will be the emperor?"

Zhou Lang asked.

These days, Wei Lianli has been mixed in the large and small Qinglou Tile House in Guangzhou, and has collected a lot of official information in Guangzhou, for which he has a natural talent, and he is also keen on this, and he never gets tired of it, in fact, he is a gossip heart burning.

But this information is extremely important to Zhou Lang, especially when he hears the identity background of this little-known magnate called Sheng Zhu.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Zhu turned out to be a royal prince, and his sister was still the concubine of Qianlong's fifteenth son, Yanyan, and this Yanyan was rumored to have been made the crown prince.

This is no secret, especially in the circle of the flag people, and it is even more widespread. Seventeen years ago, something happened.

In the forty-third year of Qianlong, this year he went to Shengjing in eastern Liaodong to worship his ancestors, and on the way back, a Xiucai named Jin Congshan in Jinxian County wrote a petition to petition. Jin Congshan asked Qianlong to establish a prince and an empress, and also asked the emperor: "It is not appropriate for the Qing Dynasty to establish a prince, how can you treat yourself with unhealthy luck?" ”

This Jin Congshan may be a person who wants to be famous and crazy, and he writes to the emperor in an unceremonious tone, and educates the emperor with a righteous and awe-inspiring posture. It is also possible that he was used as a gun, it is estimated that he has both, if it is not for the desire for wealth to the point of madness, how dare the Manchu scholars be disrespectful to the emperor, but if there is no one behind him, how can he send the book to Qianlong with a little showman.

In short, when questioned by Jin Congshan, Qianlong was furious and killed Jin Congshan. I also felt that Jin Congshan's psychology probably represented many people, so he issued an edict to the world and told the world that he would make a prince as early as thirty-eight years. He also said that he was not greedy for the throne, and I swore as early as the first year that I would automatically abdicate and pass on the crown prince if I could live until the 60th year of Qianlong.

This matter has a great impact, and the date is approaching, this year has been the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong, and the new year is the sixty years of Qianlong, so the banner circle is particularly concerned about this matter, everyone wants to see if Emperor Qianlong will abdicate, this is a rare thing in two thousand years of history, the living emperor handed over the throne, this impact is too great, a bad will cause a huge disaster, King Zhao Wuling is an example, after handing over the throne, he was starved to death in the power struggle of his two sons. There are also many brothers who kill each other, and the story of the father-son struggle takes place in the process of the change of royal power, and the world is the flag man, so the flag man is particularly concerned.

But this matter is too sensitive, so it is only circulated in the small circle of the banner people, Wei Lianli can inquire about it, and he has indeed put a lot of effort into it.

It's just that Qianlong said that he would abdicate in sixty years, and it is not certain whether he will retire or not, after all, in such a thing as giving up the throne, even if the emperor who has broken his word, he is not ashamed. If Qianlong will abdicate, then who will succeed him is very important.

Zhou Lang just knew that Qianlong was the only emperor in the Qing Dynasty who gave up the throne to Jiaqing before he died, so he was more concerned about who the next emperor was, whether it was this Yan Yan, and if so, then Sheng Zhu's identity was very worth using.

But in this case, Wei Lianli can't say for sure, after all, if the change of the emperor can be inquired about by the people, it would be too exaggerated.

Wei Lianli provided an option: "It is said that the fifteenth prince Yan Yan and the emperor Mian'en are expected to inherit the unification." ”

Mian En is the second son of the emperor's eldest son Yonghuang, Yonghuang as the emperor's eldest son, but died early, it is said that the early death was because of Qianlong's fault, Qianlong thirteen years, with the queen Fucha to travel to Mount Tai, as a result, the queen was infected with the cold, died in Jinan, Shandong. When the coffin returned to Beijing, the emperor's eldest son Yonghuang was mourned, Qianlong thought that Yonghuang had no grief on his face, but was glad that the queen had died, and there was no possibility of giving birth to a concubine in the future, and Yonghuang could succeed to the throne.

In fact, this is Qianlong who was angry with his concubine because of the loss of his wife, no matter how stupid Yonghuang is, it is impossible for him to laugh in front of the emperor's coffin in front of the queen. As a result, the emperor was angry, and issued a series of reprimands, which frightened Yonghuang, thinking that his political career was over, and the young Yonghuang died two years later.

After Yonghuang's death, it is said that Qianlong regretted it very much, so he treated Yonghuang's two sons very kindly, especially the second son Mian'en. Not only did he make Mian'en, the emperor's grandson, a prince before many princes, but also gave Mian'en an errand to serve as the Beijing Praetorian Guard, bearing the burden of defending Beijing.

Compared with Qianlong's special treatment of the emperor's grandson Mianen, he is particularly cold to the prince Yanyan, and when other princes become adults, they will hang idle posts in various ministries and mix a salary, but Yanyan has no errands, and he has been studying in the palace with those seven or eight-year-old emperors, great-grandsons, and great-great-grandsons of the emperor, but when he is older, Qianlong asked Yanyan to be responsible for supervising the homework of these young emperors and grandsons, which is equivalent to being the squad leader of the royal class.

It seems to be cold, but the Manchu magnates who are ghosts and spirits can see the clue from it, and treat Mian'en naturally with kindness, give them heavy responsibilities, and are suspected of cultivating; But he was also treated differently, not giving him any errands to let him exercise, but let him study all the time, although he could not get exercised, but the Manchu royal family attached great importance to the education of his heirs, and he had to ask about it every three or five days, so he had a lot of opportunities to contact Qianlong personally, which was considered to be deliberately done by Qianlong.

So everyone began to spread that the prince would be born in the Yan Yan and Mian'en, Qianlong has announced to the world, saying that he had already set up the crown prince, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty since Yongzheng, began to implement the secret reserve policy, the emperor himself set up the prince, the name was sealed, placed in the Qianqing Palace after the Zhengda Guangming plaque, only after the emperor died can be opened, the emperor has not canonized the crown prince, canonized whom, often only the emperor knows, so who was established, everyone does not know, can only guess the most likely is Yan Yan and Mian'en.

This speculation has formed a consensus, and it is not only widely circulated in the circle of the elite, but even abroad. For example, the envoys of Korea, who often went to Beijing to pay tribute, thought that the future emperor would be between the fifteenth son Yongyan and the second grandson Mian'en, and Mian'en was more likely.

Zhou Lang searched his brain, and he was not sure whether Qianlong passed on the throne to his son or to his grandson.

However, this does not prevent Zhou Lang from guessing according to his own experience that Emperor Qianlong passed on the throne when he was still alive, and the particularity of this power delivery will definitely affect Qianlong's consideration of the heir. Zhou Lang thought of the inheritance of power in countless large companies and large enterprises, and all strong presidents often do not choose an equally strong heir, but will choose an heir with a slightly weaker personality, because he is worried that the heir will overturn all his own policies. The same is true at the national level, where the leader of a country such as the Soviet Union, where the predecessor elects the successor, tends to choose a person who is loyal to him and cannot threaten him.

So Zhou Lang bet on Yan Yan, because that Mian En is too unreassuring, and his ability is too outstanding, which is a threat to the living Qianlong, and Yan Yan has been reading by Qianlong's side for decades, and the emperor has been watching, it is easy to think that Qianlong is deliberately cultivating Yan Yan, according to Wei Lianli's information, this Yan Yan has a calm personality and has always been very low-key, which is his advantage, which will make people feel that there is no threat.

Since he has bet on Yanyan, it is worth winning over his brother-in-law in Guangzhou City.

Zhou Lang asked Wei Lianli, "Can you still enter the city?" ”

Wei Lianli immediately knelt down: "Dashuai spare his life, I'm afraid that the villain will be regarded as a spy when he enters the city now!" ”

Zhou Lang nodded, it is indeed dangerous to let Wei Lianli go to Guangzhou City again, now there is an army of the British outside the city, and the city must be strictly guarded against entering and leaving, Wei Lianli's identity is easy to expose, after all, he is not a local.

However, it is necessary for Zhou Lang to establish direct contact with the Manchu officials in the city, and it is too easy to grasp this kind of seemingly bold, but actually courageless gentleman, plus his high status and great influence, which is very helpful to Zhou Lang, so he must send someone to Sheng Zhu's side, and Wei Lianli is the most suitable person.

So Zhou Lang said undoubtedly: "You don't have to worry about this. Cai Shiwen in the city will come to reply tonight, and it will be fine for you to enter the city with him. If Cai Shiwen doesn't come, you don't have to go. ”

As soon as he heard that he was going to enter the city again, Wei Lianli's horse was like earth, and he wept bitterly.

Zhou Lang shouted angrily: "Okay, what are you crying about?" This is a big deal, it is done, I will ensure that you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life! ”

waved his hand to let Wei Lianli, who couldn't stop crying, out.

In the evening, Cai Shiwen really came again, and did not directly agree to Colin's request, but put forward a new proposal to let Guangzhou City surrender, which is impossible, and Cai Shiwen's suggestion is that as long as he does not surrender, it seems that anything can be discussed, such as losing money.

Colin snorted coldly and asked Cai Shiwen to send him out.

Zhou Lang stopped: "Wait." ”

Then Colin whispered in his ear: "There are dozens of Englishmen locked up in the city, and if the negotiations break down and an attack is launched, there is no guarantee that these people will not be killed." If dozens of East India Company employees had died in Canton, we might have been in trouble too. Do you think the East India Company will pursue it, even if the city of Guangzhou is conquered at that time, I am afraid that someone will attack you. Even if you want to attack, this responsibility cannot be borne by you and me, it is better to pull Magalny. He is a diplomat, and this kind of diplomatic negotiation is pushed to him, and he will naturally bear the responsibility of the dead. We are in charge of the military, and the credit for capturing the city of Guangzhou is ours. ”

Colin hesitated.

Zhou Lang pinched his ambivalence that he was eager to make meritorious service and didn't want to be unexpected.

Colin hesitated: "But if they don't surrender, we must attack, and the other party threatens hostages, do we have to shrink back?" ”

Zhou Lang smiled: "Leave this matter to me." I promised them that they would be released first. Then you give the order to attack, and there are no surprises. ”

Colin was impressed: "Is this okay?" Will Guangzhou (the government) easily believe it? ”

Zhou Lang said: "Of course you can. I signed an agreement with them in the name of the Chinese (East India) Company, and they must have believed that when the time came you would order an attack in the name of the British (East India) Company, so that no one would break the agreement. ”

Colin felt that it made sense, smiled, snorted coldly and shook his hand away, and made an agreement with Zhou Lang and handed it over to Zhou Lang.

Colin walked out of the tent, Zhou Lang immediately changed his face, and said to Cai Shiwen, who was groveling in front of him, with a pleasant face:

"Lord Cai, do you want to have a cup of tea?"

At the same time, he waved his hand, and Wei Lianli, who knew how to observe words and feelings, immediately moved a chair for Cai Shiwen.