"Bell! Clang! Clang! ”

When the morning bell rang, the heavy palace gates of the Forbidden City slowly opened, and Tiananmen, Duanmen, Wumen, and Zhengyangmen opened one by one. (Author's note: Tiananmen was originally known as Chengtianmen, and it was changed to Tiananmen in the eighth year of Shunzhi).

The palace gate, the corridor, the corridor on both sides of the stand a saber guard wearing a yellow coat every few meters, on the jade pier outside the Qianqing gate, the throne covered with bright yellow satin embroidered with the flying dragon has been set up, and the bright yellow imperial chariot has also been opened. Under the jade steps on both sides of the throne, there are two rows of seats carved with dragons and embroidered phoenixes side by side, which are prepared for the ministers of the king.

Before the emperor arrived, the square in front of the Qianqing Gate was already full of rows of civil and military officials, who were divided into Manchu and Han identities in their respective areas. Looking from the jade steps, the red top on the square looks very eye-catching.

"Hooray!

With the screams of the eunuchs of the Yellow Gate, Emperor Shunzhi slowly walked out of the Qianqing Gate in a crown and court robe.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

The ministers shouted long live, and they didn't dare to lift their heads on the floor tiles.

Emperor Shunzhi, who came from Concubine Dong E, was full of red light, but he complained in his heart, it was good to be an emperor, but this early dynasty every day was a headache, if he could stop this early dynasty, the emperor would be happy.

Glancing at the ministers of Sanhu Long Live, Shunzhi had a headache, but thinking that this morning was the Council of Ministers of the King of Parliament, he cheered up, pouted his lips and quietly walked to the throne and sat down. After sitting down, he waved his hand and raised his voice: "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy!" ”

"Hooray!"

The Manchu and Han ministers in the audience shouted long live again, and then stood motionless with their hands down.

The chief eunuch Zhao Dequan glanced at Emperor Shunzhi, and then at the red-robed eunuch Wu Liangfu who was standing behind the emperor, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "Long live the decree, please take a seat at the king of the council and Baylor!" ”

After hearing this, more than a dozen ministers of the Manchurian Council Standing in the front row stepped forward a few steps forward and bowed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" Long live my emperor, long live. Hooray! Then, the council kings calmly took their seats and lined up on both sides of Shunzhi.

Sitting first in the east is Prince An Yue Le, whose father is Abatai, the seventh son of the Qing Emperor Nurhachi. Counting, among the ministers of the kings and ministers, Yue Le is the oldest, already forty-six years old, with the highest seniority, and he can count the knowledge, and he is old and respectful. He is very cool-headed and has always been the right-hand man of the young son of heaven Shunzhi, so Shunzhi arranged for him to sit at the top of the minister's seat. However, it was not Yue Le who originally sat first in the east, but Shunzhi's half-brother Prince Chengze Shuosai.

Of the eleven sons of Taizong Hongtai of the Qing Dynasty, eight survived, and only Haoge and Shuosai really participated in the fight against the world and made military achievements. Shuo Sai is Shunzhi's fifth brother, and his biological mother is Hong Tai's concubine Yehenara. According to the example of the princes of the Qing Dynasty Taizu Nurhachi, the sons of the side concubines and concubines are not allowed to be crowned with Heshuo Belle and Prince Heshuo. Therefore, Nurhachi's seventh son, Abatai, made great achievements in the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the Great Qing Kingdom and the Central Plains, but he was only crowned the king of Doluo County. Others, such as the fourth son Tang Gu, the sixth son Tabai, the ninth son Babutai, the eleventh son Babuhai, etc., were only awarded the title of Auxiliary General, Zhenguo General, Auxiliary Guogong, etc.

In the first year of Shunzhi, due to the Manchu Qing Dynasty's entry into the Central Plains, Shuo Sai was able to be promoted to the title of King of Doluo County. In the book, it is also particularly emphasized that Shuosai is the "cousin" of the emperor. In the eighth year of Shunzhi, as soon as he was in power, he immediately promoted Shuo Sai to the prince of Heshuo, and added military merits. This move broke the practice of the Qing Taizu Taizong, and the intention of the young emperor's move was obvious, he wanted to strengthen the power to support himself by conferring titles on his brothers and nephews, so as to purge the power left by Dorgon. In this regard, the courtiers could see clearly, and naturally no one dared to say a word.

As the prince of Heshuo and the minister of the king, Shuo Sai is also in charge of the military department and the Zongren Mansion, with great power, Shunzhi also has high hopes for him, but Shuo Sai is short-lived, died of illness last year, and his prince is inherited by his son Bo Guoduo. Bo Guoduo is not very old, and he has no qualifications for military exploits, so he naturally can't compete with other kings, and in desperation, Shunzhi can only let Yue Le sit in the first place as the minister of the king. No one among the kings of Baylor can compare with Yue Le's status, but Prince Jian Jidu, who sits first in the west, does not think so.

Jidu is the second son of Prince Zheng Jierharang, who was the founder of the Qing Dynasty and the Seven Great Irons canonized by Emperor Hongtai of the Qing Dynasty. One of the hat kings, and one of the only four remaining princes of Heshuo in the Qing court after the death of Prince Rui Dorgon, the other three, Azig was given to death in solitary confinement, Mandahai lacked decisiveness, and Doni was still young and had no military achievements to speak of. In this way, the highly respected and supportive Zilharan naturally and indisputably rose to the top of the kings. With such an identity, if it weren't for the death of illness, which of the ministers would dare to sit in the first place?

Because of Zilharang's support for Shunzhi, Shunzhi was very grateful and respected him, and issued a special edict announcing that Prince Zheng was old, and all congratulations and thanks were exempted from salutation, which was a courtesy that only the "Imperial Father Regent" Dolgon could enjoy. Soon, Shunzhi issued an edict to crown Prince Heshuo Zheng as "Prince Shu and Shuo Zheng", and the book of his military and political achievements, not only that, Shunzhi also crowned his eldest son Fulton as the son of the world, the second son Jidu as the king of Dorojan, and the third son Ledu as the king of Doromin. People at the time said that Prince Zheng was a family with four princes, how illustrious!?

However, the emperor's favor to Prince Zheng was considered deserved in the eyes of Jidu, and he believed that if it were not for his father, Jierharang, who supported Shunzhi back then, then it was obvious that the person sitting on today's dragon chair would not have been Shunzhi a long time ago. After the death of his eldest brother Fulton, Jidu and his father Jilharang became the ministers of the council king, and after the death of Jilharang in May, Jidu thought that he would sit in the first place of the council king, but Shunzhi let Yue Le sit in the first place, which made him very dissatisfied, thinking that the emperor was still too young and ignorant.

In Jidu's view, among the living princes and county kings, he should be in the first place in terms of prestige, dignity, and military merit. At present, there are only three people of the same generation as Emperor Shunzhi, Prince Jian, Prince An and King Xinjun, King Doni of Xinjun is the same age as Shunzhi, the Son of Heaven, and he can't be counted in terms of seniority and military merits, as for Prince An, what is Yue Le? By generation, they were brothers; According to his position, Yue Le's new prince is not as good as himself. The only drawback is that Yue Le is a few years older than him, but he is the son of his uncle Jierharang!

Jidu doesn't look down on Yue Le, and Yue Le doesn't look down on Jidu, the two have always been unfriendly, and they are-for-tat openly and secretly. The kings and Baylor sat down one after another. Ji Du looked at Yue Le who was directly opposite, and he couldn't look at it well.

Yue Le also noticed Ji Du's unkind gaze, but he didn't pay attention to it, and only stared at a cushioned chair next to the throne on the jade steps, needless to say, this was naturally prepared by the emperor for Tang Ruowang, an old man from Yangyi.

Sure enough, Shunzhi on the throne spoke: "Give Toma Fa a seat!" ”

In the crowd, like other officials, he looked at his robe, his boots and beads, and Tang Ruowang, who wore a red crown, came out in response and kowtowed to thank him. When he lowered his head and walked up the jade steps, there was also a braid hanging from the back of his head.

Tang Wangruo looked calm and calm in the eyes of everyone, but in fact, Tom Mafa was very nervous in his heart. It's not a good taste. Because he is seated, he is actually above the ministers of the parliamentary kings, and is tied with the emperor of the current dynasty, which makes the Manchu princes and ministers below not be annoyed? !

To the Manchurians, especially the princes and ministers sitting at the Manchurian Council below, John Tang had an inexplicable terror, because some of them had already threatened to destroy the church and ban the Jesuit religion! This is the cause that John Tong has fought for all his life, for this great and sacred cause. John Tong gritted his teeth and had to sit on the stage, and it was obvious that if John Tang did not fall down in a day, the Jesus Church would be able to accept many more believers in China. As long as the young Son of Heaven does not maintain his esteem, then there is great hope for the Jesuit to conquer China, a superpower in East Asia, if he can conquer him for God. He will also be very proud and proud in the presence of God!?

Thinking of this, Tang Ruowang calmed down a little and sat down cautiously sideways. His gaze inadvertently met with Ao Bai, the minister of the Council King, and Tang Ruowang's heart sank: Lord Ao's gaze was very unfriendly! God, I didn't get in his way!

Actually, John Tang hadn't found out yet, and there were many people who were angry at him! Wu Liangfu, the red-robed eunuch standing behind Shunzhi, was looking at him with hostility at this time.

As the most favored internal eunuch of Emperor Shunzhi, although his status in the palace is not as good as that of the chief eunuch Zhao Dequan, but Zhao Dequan will never dare to take his figure in front of Wu Liangfu, without it, this Wu Liangfu can say ten words in front of the Son of Heaven, how dare he provoke Wu Liangfu.

Originally, because Wu Liangfu, who was favored by the emperor, lived a very fast life, some officials of the foreign dynasty also made a lot of friends with him in private, and even the princes and ministers of Manchu were very polite to him. The relationship between the two also goes beyond the monarch and the minister, just like father and son. Because of the Queen Mother, Shunzhi even honored Tang Ruowang as Marfa (Manchu grandfather), so favored, Wu Liangfu could no longer bewitch Shunzhi as before, let Shunzhi listen to him in everything, and let him cover the sky in the palace with one hand.

Wu Liangfu, who has been in the Qianming Palace for more than ten years, knows that without the emperor's favor, the fate of the eunuch is so terrible, how enviable the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, who was in power for a while, but how desolate the fate of the new emperor after he ascended the throne!

Wu Liangfu was afraid that he would end up with Wei Zhongxian, so he naturally hated Tang Ruowang, how could he have a good face for him. Only he stood behind Shunzhi, Shunzhi couldn't see it, and occasionally turned around, Wu Liangfu also had a bright smile on his face, and he also respected Toma Law very much, where else was there.

After the ministers waited for John Tang to sit down, their eyes all focused on the ministers of the council king. Today's Council of Ministers of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Ministers in Beijing was attended by all the Speaker King and the Council Baylor in Beijing, and the number of people was as high as 17. In addition to Prince Hyunxiang Fushou, King Yuele of Doroan, King Doni of Doroshin County, and King Ledu of Doromin County, there are also Dorobele Shangshan, Duryu, Duran, etc. The ministers of parliament and politics include the Inner Hongbunin University Shining Wanga, the Household Department Shangshu Cheke, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Jueluo Langqiu, the Ministry of War Shangshu Mongolian Gushan Ezhenming Andali, the Two Yellow Banners and other important ministers Aobai, Suke Saha, Kubilong and others.

Shunzhi looked lazily at the bottom and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, today's Council of Ministers of the King of Parliament, the matters that were not decided in the previous court can be played with the kings and Baylor. ”

At that moment, Zhang Hongqing, the Han squire of the military department who had already prepared the excerpt, came out of the class and said: "Long live, the military department has a pro-vassal matter in Guangdong, which must be reported to the minister of the parliament for discussion!" ”

"What?" Shunzhi also knew that he was asking nonsense.

Zhang Hongqing said: "The day before yesterday, the king of Pingnan was still happy, please transfer Manchurian soldiers and horses to the south. ”

Shunzhi nodded and said: "I know about Shang Kexi's invitation to soldiers, I don't know what the decision of the Council of the King of Parliament is?" After speaking, his eyes fell on Yue Le.

(To be continued.) )