For the situation of Yan Shenggong's heirs, Zhenwu only knew the situation of his eldest son Kong Chuanduo, after all, he was rewarded by Kangxi, but he didn't know anything about his grandchildren.

After a little hesitation, Zhen Wu opened his mouth and asked, "Is there anything difficult about Zhong Zai?" ”

Kong Yuqi came back to his senses, hurriedly got up from his seat, kowtowed, and said: "The emperor is very loving, and the ministers are grateful for the five hearts, and I would like to thank the mighty heavens on behalf of the Kong family." Picking up, he continued: "Now that the emperor is choosing a show girl, Weichen will immediately return to Qufu to select a woman with both virtue and appearance to participate in the election." ”

Seeing that Kong Yuqi offered to send a woman, Zhenwu couldn't help but glance at him, and said with a smile: "Zhong Zai's grandson is already married?" ”

Listening to Zhenwu's straightforward question, Kong Yuqi no longer hesitated, and reported truthfully: "Back to the emperor, the eldest grandson of Weichen, Kong Jihao, is already married, and his great-grandson Kong Guangye is two years old. ”

Are their great-grandchildren already two years old? Zhenwu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but he was quickly relieved, his life expectancy is generally not long, he got married early, gave birth to children early, and became a grandfather at the age of forty, which is not unusual at all, but quite normal, but in this way, this matter is a bit tricky.

"The bell is getting up and sitting down." Zhenwu commanded, then picked up the teacup and slowly took a few sips of tea, the marriage between the royal family and the Confucian Mansion is not only an example, but also to build momentum, declaring the determination and strength of the imperial court to implement the marriage between the Manchu and Han, Kong Guangdi is only two years old, obviously not a good object for marriage, the mortality rate is extremely high in these years, and the two-year-old child cannot guarantee a smooth adulthood at all, and besides, this effect is not obvious.

After a slight sigh, he asked, "Isn't there a qualified person among Zhong's grandchildren?" ”

Hearing this, Kong Yuqi's heart couldn't help sinking, Zhenwu wanted to interfere with the inheritance of Yan Shenggong? The title of Yan Shenggong has passed through the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and has been passed down to him for 22 generations. The transfer of the Duke of Yansheng. It is in strict accordance with the feudal patriarchal system, the implementation of the primogeniture inheritance system, if the princess is not married to the grandson, the court will inevitably intervene, this is not to destroy the inheritance of the title of Yansheng duke?

However, the marriage of the princess is an extremely glorious thing for the Kong family, and Kong Yuqi knows it in his heart. Zhenwu took the initiative to propose marriage, this is to vigorously promote the need for Manchu and Han marriage, missed this opportunity, this kind of good thing may be difficult to fall on the head of the Kong family, which really makes him in a dilemma.

Although it was difficult to choose, Kong Yuqi didn't dare to weigh it more, and after a little groaning, he made a decision. Immediately bowed down and said, "Return to the emperor." The second grandson Jipu is also a grandson, seventeen years old, and has not yet married. ”

Hearing this, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile slightly, he is seventeen years old and has not yet gotten married, does this mean that he is already engaged? Kong Yuqi didn't know what to say, and he didn't bother to ask. The Kong family will handle this matter well, he doesn't care if he is the eldest grandson, and he has no intention of interfering in the title of Duke Yansheng, and the princess is married, and he is worried about being wronged? It's a big deal.

Nodding, he said, "That's very good, my princess is still young." Jingfang, the eldest daughter of Raojun Wang Yinyu, is fifteen years old, gentle and delicate, not arrogant or jealous, gentle and demure, I will pass it under the name of the successor, give marriage to the successor, how do you care? ”

Hearing that it was the eldest daughter of Raojun Wang Yinyu, Kong Yuqi couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed, however, Raojun Wang Yinyu's holy family was deep and long, and then succeeded under the name of Zhenwu, it was the identity of the princess, and it was also extremely honorable, he hurriedly got up and said: "The emperor is blessed with heaven and earth, and words are not enough to express the gratitude of the ministers. ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said: "The matter of giving marriage, tomorrow will be published in the Beijing newspaper, Confucius Mansion is a family of famous families and etiquette for generations, you can't provoke gossip because of this, if there is any difficulty, you can report it to me, the children of the Jingshi clan are very numerous, I will not embarrass you, you kneel down first." ”

Hearing this, Kong Yuqi didn't know how to be grateful, this time it was really the best of both worlds, he hurriedly got up and kowtowed: "The emperor is so compassionate, Weichen really doesn't know how to repay." As he spoke, he met again and again and prostrate.

However, it was said that Zhang Pengxi, Ma Qi, Xiao Yongzao, Song Zhu, Wang Luo and other five people went out of the Qianqing Palace, and after seeing a group of anxious and restless ministers of Jingyunmen from a distance, Ma Qi stopped, and waved slightly at Zhang Pengxi and Wang Luo, and said: "The emperor ordered the study to deal with the matter of Shenwumen, but he did not say how to deal with it, I don't know if you have a specific disposal plan?" ”

As soon as they heard this, Zhang Pengxi and Wang Luo knew that Ma Qi was in the way of the two of them, and Zhenwu did not explicitly say how to deal with these people, but the six departments and Jiuqing discussed the sentencing for openly insulting the monarch's father, obviously just to order these people to give up the dispute between the Manchus and the Han, and it was naturally best for Ma Qi to persuade them, and it was indeed inconvenient for the two Han ministers to be around.

Zhang Pengxi shook his head slightly, and said directly: "At the moment, suppressing the dispute between the Manchu and Han is a matter of urgency, we might as well act separately, I and Zaoru will leave the palace first, and the matter here will bother you." ”

"That's very good." Ma Qi smiled slightly, and when the two of them left first, he restrained his smile and walked quickly towards Jingyun Gate.

Jingyunmen was waiting for Hou to see the group of nobles who had been waiting for a long time in a panic, and when they saw Ma Qi and the three of them coming out, they all hurriedly greeted them, and after hurriedly greeting the three of them, the auxiliary prince Sailer couldn't wait to ask: "Xiushui, the emperor summoned you and others, but for the matter of Shenwumen?" ”

Ma Qi nodded slightly, glanced at everyone, and then said with a smile: "Everyone, the emperor has decreed, this matter will be handled by the upper study, and there shall be no noise in the palace, and please move to the upper study to discuss in detail." ”

When all the nobles heard that Zhenwu handed over this matter to the study, they couldn't help but feel relieved, but after hearing Ma Qi say that they wanted to talk about it in detail, they couldn't help but beat the drum in their hearts again, it seems that Zhenwu has no intention of exposing this matter easily.

The upper study is not very spacious, more than 20 nobles poured in and immediately crowded full, except for a few high-ranked, noble status has a seat to sit, the rest can only stand, as soon as they see this situation, the miscellaneous eunuchs and the scribes in the study are smeared with oil on the soles of their feet, slipping away, can wait to serve in such a confidential place as the upper study, are all clever people, know that they should not listen, must not listen, should not see, must not see, must not see, otherwise the end will be ugly.

Ma Qi sat steadily, and when everyone was quiet, he glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The emperor has issued an order, and the six ministries and nine secretaries will discuss and insult the monarch's father in public, what crime should be convicted?" ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were tight, insulting the monarch's father in public, this is a great crime of disrespect, the light is to steal the family and dismiss the knight, and the heavy is to sit and behead, this crime is obvious, there is no need to agree at all, what is the purpose of Zhenwu's move?

Just when everyone was secretly figuring it out, Ma Qi continued: "The emperor summoned me and others, and said one thing, to calm the dispute between the Manchus and the Hans, eliminate the Manchu and Han domains, integrate the Manchus and Hans, vigorously promote the integration of the Manchus and Hans, and advocate the marriage of the Manchus and the Hans. ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they understood that Zhenwu wanted to use this matter to coerce them to give up the Manchu and Han disputes, and the Manchu and Han disputes were for power and profit, but this matter was related to everyone's net worth and career prospects. It's just to prevent the Manchu-Han dispute from recurring, and everyone didn't take it seriously, and the Manchu and Han dynasties shouted from the Shunzhi Dynasty, and after shouting for decades, it's still the same? There is no need to worry about the Manchu and Han marriages, since ancient times, they have all been adopted daughters climbing high gates, how can banner women be willing to marry Han people?

The Auxiliary Duke Sailer has the highest title among the people, and he is also the oldest, and he immediately spoke: "The dispute between the Manchus and the Han is not conducive to the stability of the court, and the implementation of the integration of the Manchus and the Hans, and the proposal of the Manchu and Han marriages are the national policies of the Han people. ”

At this time, the handle is pinched in Zhenwu's hands, and it is all in Zhenwu's mind to fight and kill, and it is justifiable, where do everyone dare to have any objections, and there is a voice of echo at the moment.

Seeing that everyone echoed one after another, Ma Qi couldn't help but smile slightly, and said: "In order to vigorously promote the marriage between the Manchus and the Han, the emperor has decreed that the Han girl who marries the Manchu will be brought into the flag of the husband's family, and the flag girl who marries the people will be brought into the Han army flag of the corresponding banner, and in addition, the royal family may marry the Confucian family in Qufu." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone immediately exploded, and immediately there was a lot of discussion, Zhenwu was not doing superficial things this time, but moving seriously! As soon as this edict is issued, the banner woman will immediately become fragrant and sweet, and even the low-level banner woman will definitely be crazy to marry the Han officials, gentlemen, and people! If the average flag man wants to marry a flag woman as a wife, he is afraid that it will be difficult and difficult, and he has no choice but to marry a Han woman, so that the number of flag people will skyrocket in an instant!

Compared with the Han people, the status of the banner people is high, whether it is to enter the office, office, official vacancy, justice, education, life and other aspects have all kinds of privileges, suddenly so many Han people into the banner nationality, will naturally infringe on their own interests, as vested interests, of course they are not happy.

The head of the household department Ka Min Tu, the head of the internal affairs government Haizhang, and the criminal department secretary Lai Du were all raised by Zhenwu, although they had opinions in their hearts, but they all endured it and did not say a word, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wa replied bluntly: "Why don't the three Zhongtang adults dissuade the emperor?" With such a surge in the number of flag men, how can the inner city be placed? How can the Eight Banners official school be accommodated? There is an extreme shortage of soldiers and positions, and this is not adding fuel to the fire? ”

As soon as they saw that Wa Erda took the lead in attacking, everyone immediately echoed: "Lord Wa said very much, the inner city is already overcrowded now, and there are so many people suddenly increased, how can it be settled?" ”

"The Qing Dynasty was built down by our ancestors, and we can raise the flag just by marriage, so how can we be embarrassed?"

"To put it bluntly, where does the prestige of our banner people come from? If everyone is a flag person, what is the use of this flag membership? ”

"What this is saying is that they can't be so cheap? It must be resolutely opposed. ”

"Yes, this is our vital interests, we must resolutely oppose it, the law does not hold the people accountable, can the emperor still kill us?"