Chapter Seventy-Five—One Lord Holds Eight Banners
As soon as Wu Liangfu finished reading Hongyi's question book, Taihe's subordinates were already silent, and all the people involved were silent, with a satisfied and obedient face.
"Good! Do you have any objections? Fu Lin nodded, asked again, and at the same time quietly introduced today's imperial gate listening to politics into the critical stage of "decision". In Hongyi's eyes, the whole process is actually really "people~lord", at least in the process of discussing major issues, there is no emperor's wanton action at all! Perhaps, this is where the skill of a qualified emperor lies.
"The ministers agree with what Baylor Xuanye said!" They spoke almost in unison, and the tone of their voices was very relaxed and pleasant, which was a world of difference from the dull caution when discussing the emperor's personal leadership of the five banners at the beginning.
Fu Lin was secretly amused in his eyes, and sat there reminiscing about the events of last night.
When Xuan Ye came back from Wang Yuele Mansion in Anjun, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, and as soon as he entered the noon gate, he was summoned to the Weiyu Palace.
"Xuan Ye, how are things going?" As soon as Fu Lin saw his son, he went straight to the point.
"Huang Ama, the matter has probably been completed, but individual flag owners still want to protect themselves." Hongyi's answer was very pertinent.
"Solid book? Captive? Fu Lin was a little annoyed.
"Where do you fix it? Among the five banners, I began to install my own cronies at the beginning of the pro-government, or gathered a group of diehards of Dolgon's old thieves, which banner is not my final say? Do they still want to consolidate their roots? Don't they know that they have long since become a dead end? If we don't fulfill our wish this time, I will make it difficult for them to even protect themselves. Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain to let the true beloved son suffer a lot of trauma! Hmph, self-preservation......"
Hongyi looked at Fu Lin's gradually clenched fists, and the corners of his mouth showed the determination and malice that a nineteen-year-old youth should not have, and his heart trembled!
In fact, he was in distress in the city this time, and by the way, he wanted to solve the problem of the ownership of the Five Banners, which was really not for the sake of "regenerating the little father", but wanted to start reforming the Eight Banners before he succeeded to the throne, so that after he ascended the throne, he could more quickly transform the Eight Banners military system into a modern physique, in the final analysis, in order to create a hard power foundation for the Chinese nation to rise in the Shijie forest in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries!
But now it seems that the young emperor also sees through this opportunity with "discernment", and it is also inevitable. It's just that his purpose must be to consolidate his royal power, and for this purpose, he will even hesitate to be bloody and cruel......
"Huang Ama, it doesn't have to be like this. Erchen thought that their reluctance to give up the right to the flag was nothing more than a word. Hongyi hurriedly mobilized his brains to come up with ideas and think of a way to pull the emperor who had flown his thoughts far away earlier.
"Oh? What is the word? "Fulin now has a lot of trust in his youngest son who can be used.
"Leigh!" Hongyi is concise and to the point. Maybe it's because I've watched too much imperial dramas, and when the strategists and ministers give ideas to the emperor, they are all like gold, and they have to make a simple thing mysterious, otherwise it is not enough to reflect their own value.
"Leigh?" Fulin had no director's arrangement, so he had to fall into the routine stupidly.
"Yes, Huang Ama, give them the benefits that the banner owner can't get!" Hongyi approached Fulin very cooperatively, deliberately revealing a face of confidence, as well as sinister and cunning......
At this time, the camera can cut the camera back to under the Taihe Gate, and the audience will immediately find that the princes and ministers who have finished shouting slogans and expressing their attitudes are staring directly at the floor tiles under their feet, but they really can't wait for the emperor to make a decision and agree to the "Tianyin" of dividends.
That's because Emperor Fulin was sitting on the throne, and he was also looking straight down: he was also distracted with ease!
"Huang Ama, is there any omission in the question submitted by the son?" Hongyi saw the clue, not because he was smart, but because he was in court for the first time, and he had not had time to develop a good habit of lowering his eyebrows all the time, but he was staring at his reborn father, and found out in time that the emperor was really distracted.
"Oh, since all of you Aiqing agree, I ......" Fu Lin suddenly played with it, deliberately dragging his tone, and saw the cloudy and sunny faces of the five flag masters as he wished.
"I'm going to play!" When the heavenly sound came, all the immortals, including Christ Jesus of John Tang and Wanli Mother of the Manchus, must have been summoned by the princes. Thankfully, the royal salary is finally settled!
"The ministers respectfully ask the emperor to personally receive the five flags!" Yue Le looked at the smug looks of several "former" flag owners, and knew that the time had come to strike while the iron was hot, so he hurriedly stepped forward and spoke on behalf of everyone alone.
"The ministers respectfully ask the emperor to personally receive the five flags!" Others wake up from a dream and follow suit. Yes, why give us such a big benefit, the premise or "price" is that the emperor must personally receive the five flags as soon as possible. But now it seems that losing the position of the virtual master of the Five Banners is no longer a serious "price".
"Although I am rich in the world, I dare not dictate this flag business. After all, the Eight Banners are the foundation of my Qing Dynasty, and we must not be hasty! Fulin began his usual humility.
"Eight flags and one master, the world can be determined! The slave knocked on the emperor to receive the eight flags in person! "The one who started the class was none other than the Minister of Parliament, the Minister of the Guard, and the first-class man Gualja Baha.
"The slave will ask the emperor to personally lead the eight banners to calm the hearts of the banner people!" Prince Xian on the side, Fu Shou, saw that Baha was out of the ranks, and remembered the advice of this life-saving benefactor to him in the past few days, if you want future generations to remain rich forever, you must know the current affairs and know how to give up. So he hurriedly followed the shift and seconded it.
"The ministers asked the emperor to personally lead the Eight Banners, in order to stabilize the hearts of the banner people and determine the foundation of the Qing Dynasty!" Several kings of the council, the lords of the five banners, and a group of ministers knelt down in unison this time, with the meaning of "if you don't agree, I won't get up".
"In that case, I have no choice but to make it difficult!" Fulin looked "sincere" helpless.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Everyone was rejoicing that "their wish was granted"!
"That being the case, from today onwards, the Eight Banners of Manchuria will all be led by me alone! However, I am the co-ruler of the world, and there are many government affairs, so in order not to delay the urgent flag affairs, I need to set up a few more Mel Zhangjing (deputy flag owners) within the five flags and under each flag to assist me in handling the trivial affairs in the flag. Fu Lin glanced at Hongyi below, paused, and then continued:
"Under the five flags, the original flag owners, the first Maile Zhangjing of each flag. However, all the princes and princes are royal nobles, and they should not work too hard, so I will order several other powerful ministers to 'specialize' Melerzhangjing. What do you think? ”
"The slave bows to thank the emperor for his grace!" The owner of the lower five banners just now, at this moment, was demoted to the so-called first Mel Zhangjing, but he was subject to the emperor's appointment of another "special leader Mel Zhangjing", but he was grateful!
"Yes, you know what is right! I mean, fate: Wang Yuele of Anjun is the leader of the blue banner Melle Zhangjing; Minister of Parliament, Minister of the Interior of the Guard, and a first-class male Gualja Baha changed the flag with a white flag and became the special leader Meljangjing; Metropolitan Procuratorate Zuodu Yushi, third-class Jingqi Niha Fan Jueshan [1], for the Zheng Red Banner leader Mel Zhangjing; The former Ministry of Industry and Minister of Parliament Xingne [2] were reinstated as the special leader of the Red Banner Maile Zhangjing; Gushan Ezhen, the second-class Ashani Hafan Lanbai, for the blue flag leader Mel Zhangjing. ”
In the blink of an eye, Emperor Fulin has already followed Xuan Ye's quietly advanced method of "each king is false, cronies are real, virtual and real are combined, and finally one master", and the backbone Liliang and absolute cronies who have been installed and supported in the Lower Five Banners since he was in power have been put in a position of real power in the name of the Five Banners, thus ensuring his absolute control over the Lower Five Banners!
"Within each flag, the first Meler Zhangjing is the deputy flag owner, and he is not involved in miscellaneous matters in the special flag. The special leader Mel Zhangjing is not the banner owner, but only specializes in his chores. The criminal punishments of the Eight Banners were all handed over to the Shangfang Court. The rest of the items are based on the old system. ”
"I am the first to lead the three flags, and I can't waste them lightly. In addition, there is a special prime minister [3] of the Five Banners Sect, who does not involve specific flag affairs, does not unify the soldiers of each banner, and does not transfer the forbidden army and horses, but only comforts the people of the Five Banners on behalf of me, so as to show the prestige of the co-master of the Eight Banners. This clan is in charge...... It can be temporarily received by Dorobelle and the second son of the emperor, Xuan Ye! ”
"The scholar of the National Academy of History of the Inner Hanlin is black, and the scholar of the Inner Hanlin Hongwen Academy, Jueluo Bahana, and others are waiting for the edict on the same day. Wait for the thirteen yamen ceremonial supervisors to issue an edict, spread it to China and abroad, announce it to the world, and let the Xian envoy know! As soon as Fu Lin finished speaking, Wu Liangfu had already run outside the hall and recited the original text of this large paragraph just now, mainly to the court officials who had not entered the hall and heard of it on the Taihemen Square.
"Obey the holy decree! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! On Taihemen Square, everyone shouted long live, but they couldn't hide the shock and speculation of a small child, instead of the emperor, in name for the five flags!
For this child, it is really auspicious and limitless!
[1] Jueshan (?) —1664), Li Jiashi, a native of the Red Banner of Manchuria, lived in Sarhu, and was a general in the early Qing Dynasty. In the seventh year of (Shunzhi), Prince Rui (Dolgon) was in the middle of the post, and he went out to hunt privately, and lowered to the first rank Ada Haha and dragged Sha Lahafan. For eight years, he was in the government, reinstated, and promoted to the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace. Seeking his life is still dedicated to the affairs of Meler, and he has entered the world's third-class Jingqi Nihafan. For fifteen years, he begged for old age and illness.
[2] Xingne (?) —1674), Jueercha, a native of the White Banner of Manchuria, and a general in the early Qing Dynasty. In the first year of Shunzhi, from entering the customs, changing to a book, and entering the world. For three years, from asking Zhang Xianzhong, the teacher returned, and the prince was less protected. For six years, from begging Jiang Jiu, attacking Datong. The Qiang fought with the elite, filled in the trenches and destroyed the walls, and the soldiers of the Xingne Governor held short soldiers and fought hard. The city is in array, and the soldiers of the Xingne Governor directly press its base, and the division takes advantage of it, and its elite is slightly exhausted, and it enters the second-class Asihani Hafan. In the eighth year, Prince Azig offended, and Xingne became a royal subordinate, seized office, cut his position, and half of his family property. Seek to reinstate the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of Parliament. Ten years, to the old man. In the fourteenth year, Xing Ne sued himself for military exploits, and returned to the world as a first-class Ada Haha and Tuo Sha Lahafan.
[3] This article is apocryphal! The Qing Dynasty was most famous for the "Prime Minister's Yamen" in the Guangxu era, and later Mr. Sun Yat-sen carried forward this word. In fact, at least in the Song Dynasty, there was the term prime minister. Su Shi said in "Dulwich Motto": "Its prime minister's affairs and entertainment are not as good as those of a refined youth." ”
Qing Dynasty "Daqing Huidian Cases ̇Volume 181 ̇Hubu ̇ Treasury": In the first year of Yongzheng, the special princes and ministers and prime ministers of the three libraries were cast to the seal letter.