Chapter 435: Successive Promotions
Su Hetai's return coincided with the aftermath of the earthquake, and everyone also came out of the aftermath of the earthquake. Therefore, as soon as Su Hetai came back, he was watched by most of the princes and ministers in Beijing.
The earthquake is only over at this time almost at the beginning of the nineteenth year of Kangxi, Su Hetai left with a lot of people who dared to take risks or test the water with their goods, and when Su Hetai came back, these people also wanted to see how their harvest was, of course, there were more people who wanted to see how the profits from going to sea were, if the profits were really not small, they also wanted to intervene.
The things brought by Su Hetai did not disappoint the people who watched the lively and related interests, and when all kinds of goods were transported down from the ship, the people around them were very red-eyed, secretly thinking that they must get a piece of the pie when they go to sea next time!
Su Hetai's achievements made Kangxi very happy, Kangxi was overjoyed and directly wanted to promote Su Hetai as the king of the county, but unfortunately as soon as this proposal was said, it was pushed back by several old princes of the clan, after all, in the past, the promotion of the clan was only achieved by military merits.
For example, Prince An Yue Le, he was originally also the Duke of Zhenguo, although the court knew that the biggest reason why Yue Le was on the throne was not because his talent was very outstanding, of course, there was talent, but more importantly, Shunzhi appreciated Yue Le.
But even so, Yue Le was promoted by Shunzhi and made military achievements on the battlefield, so that he could step by step to the position of the prince.
But Su Hetai strictly speaking, he only went to sea once, and he was promoted by Kangxi, which naturally made the old princes of the clan complain!
It's just that Kangxi has made up his mind, and on the battlefield of the three feudatories a while ago, the generals from the clan were unfavorable, and in the end, Tuhai directly or indirectly helped Kangxi to win, so Kangxi was very confident.
Kangxi directly ordered Su Hetai to be the king of Yongjun, and his son Yinzhen was named the prince of the county.
Yun Yao, who heard the news, was a little stunned, and finally shook her head secretly and smiled, laughing at herself It was really a fuss, since she was already called Yinzhen, is there still such a title?
However, since then, Yun Yao has also asked the people who are waiting to change the name of Yinzhen, after all, as the prince of the county, it is natural to be called Baylor!
In the past, Yun Yao knew that Yinzhen's identity in the palace was very embarrassing, even if she and Kangxi doted on Yinzhen, but this kind of favor and people serving in the palace seemed to be a little unreliable, because his biological father Su Hetai was just a town prince, so many people didn't think much of Yinzhen, and now Kangxi has promoted Su Hetai's title, which can also make Yinzhen's status in the palace not so embarrassing!
Time passes, another year flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been 20 years of Kangxi.
Now Kangxi in the court has changed his attitude and is very keen on going to sea, and other people in the court are very jealous of the profits of going to sea, so they do not oppose Kangxi's proposition, and even strongly agree with it, and Su Hetai has also become a fragrant bait.
It's just that if you want to go to sea, there is indeed an obstacle, and that is the Zheng Chenggong family in Taiwan! Originally, in the Battle of the Three Feudatories, Kangxi wanted to attack Taiwan directly in one go, but because of such and such concerns, he never made the trip. Now that Zheng Jing is Zheng Chenggong died of a stroke, and the Zheng family has a coup d'Γ©tat, the imperial court and Kangxi also know that this is a good time.
And this time, Kangxi originally wanted to use Shi Lang to attack Taiwan, but the whole court did not agree.
Because the profits of going to sea can be more profitable than ordinary trading, these Manchurian nobles are not at ease to hand over such an important way to a mere Han people, if Shi Lang does not succeed, then their way to make money will not be smashed by someone?
Later, after several discussions, Kangxi decided to send Su and Tai to take charge of military affairs, and his subordinates to control Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng to attack Taiwan together.
Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng are both good candidates to attack Taiwan, but the two do not agree, originally, if there was no introduction to Su Hetai's going to sea, Kangxi would only send Shi Lang to attack Taiwan, after all, he admired Shi Lang more.
It's just that now everyone is staring at the plate of Taiwan, eager to get a piece of it, and the young children of the Manchurian aristocracy want to participate in this war.
In order to find a commander who could suppress these people, Kangxi thought of Su Hetai, after all, Su Hetai has rich experience at sea and is a clan, so he can just take charge of the formation of a water division, whether it is Shi Lang or Yao Qisheng, he definitely doesn't dare to do anything to Su Hetai!
In order to further deepen Su Hetai's authority, Kangxi ordered that Su Hetai, the king of Yongjun, be appointed as the admiral of the Fujian Navy Division, and the crown prince Taibao, and the governor of Fujian should work together with the governor and governor of Fujian to clear the sea and not to live up to the appointment.
In April, Su Hetai went to Fujian, and although Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng were not in harmony, they did not dare to make any more moths in front of Su Hetai. They also know that although Su Hetai is young, he has been at sea for more than a year, and he has not fought on the road, after all, there are everyone on the sea, and there are other small countries such as pirates. He is very proficient in maritime affairs, and he does not dare to make ghosts.
Seeing this, Su Hetai knew that these two people were also taking care of the overall situation, so they wrote to Kangxi and praised the two. The two of them were even more grateful.
Su Hetai quickly grasped the overall situation, and at this time, the Zheng family in Taiwan was panicking because of the coup d'Γ©tat, and at first glance they were frightened when they heard that the Qing court was preparing to attack Taiwan.
It is a pity that the imperial court wants to completely control Taiwan in its hands, not just let the Zheng family make a nominal submission, and the people of the Zheng family are naturally unwilling to accept this condition. It's just that the Zheng family shouldn't have expected that Fu Weilin, who was in charge of the peace talks this time, would also take refuge in the Qing court.
When Su Hetai heard the news, he was overjoyed and prepared to cooperate with the outside world to find a way to attack Taiwan.
In October, Su Hetai attacked Taiwan in a little more than a month under the favorable circumstances of the right time and place, and completely attacked Taiwan. The Zheng family also surrendered as a result.
Not many people care about the fate of the Zheng family, and everyone in the capital cares about Kangxi's attitude towards Taiwan. It's just that Kangxi is not in a hurry, and after Su Hetai returns to Beijing with the army, the first thing is to reward the soldiers lavishly.
As the first meritorious Su Hetai, Kangxi naturally did not ignore it, and directly named him Prince Yong, and Yinzhen also became the son of Prince Yong.
Su Hetai has only been a prince in just a few years, and not only the meritorious children but also the clan are very envious and jealous of Su Hetai.
It's just that more people are paying attention to Kangxi's next reaction. I want to know how much I can get on the Taiwan side.
Soon Kangxi's decision also came down, first of all, Kangxi ordered Taiwan to be established as a separate province, no longer as previously planned to put Taiwan under the management of Fujian, and Taiwan set up a Taiwan governor, Zheng Erpin.
Regarding the position of governor, Kangxi finally gave it to Su Hetai, after all, Su Hetai knows Taiwan better, and Kangxi is ready to use Taiwan as a bridgehead for going to sea, which is very important, and Kangxi doesn't want anything to go wrong.
It's just that Su Hetai is now the prince's respect, and he definitely can't stay outside for a long time, and Kangxi only regards Su Hetai as a transitional candidate in his heart, but not many people know about this thought.
When the news came out, everyone was disappointed, but they also had a sense of expectation. It's just that everyone didn't give up, and they wooed Su Hetai one after another, and Su Hetai's step-room, Xiao Tong's family, was also very popular these days, and posts from various banquets came one after another!
Yun Yao in the palace was also affected by this incident, and ushered in many people who wanted to match Su Hetai. After all, everyone knows that Su Hetai's only son is being raised under Yun Yao's knees, if there is no accident, Yinzhen is the ironclad king of the county, and even if the emperor reads the love and takes the throne as the prince.
In such a situation, no one would think that Su Hetai and the queen had a bad relationship.
But fortunately, Yun Yao is the queen after all, and ordinary people's requests can't reach Yun Yao at all, but it is precisely because of this that the requests that can be sent to Yun Yao are not things that Yun Yao can dispose of at will, such as some old Fujin of the clan with higher seniority.
Yun Yao also knew how to be measured, and after Kangxi came over, she reported the matter to Kangxi, wanting to see what Kangxi thought.
After Kangxi listened to what Yun Yao said, he didn't have any expression on his face, but said: "You can summon Xiao Tong's family over next time for these things, tell her, and let her talk to Su Hetai!" They wanted to match up with Su Hetai, so let Su Hetai decide, how could Yu'er and I intervene? β
Hearing this, Yun Yao felt a sigh in her heart, and couldn't help but wonder where Kangxi was looking at Su Hetai unpleasantly. Otherwise, if this kind of talk spreads, everyone will say that Su Hetai is arrogant! And Kangxi said this in front of her, did he also suspect her?
Yun Yao was worried, but her face was not flustered, and she said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty?" Even if Su Hetai is the respect of the prince, it is impossible not to respect you? Did he do something wrong there? The emperor might as well look at Yinzhen for Yinzhen's sake and give him a hint to let him know what was wrong? β
Kangxi did not doubt Yun Yao's meaning, and told the reason for the change in his attitude towards Su Hetai.
"For Yinzhen's sake? I don't know that Su Hetai forgot to have such a son, maybe he would have long wanted to have another son to inherit the title! Kangxi said angrily.
Hearing this, Yun Yao was a little surprised, but she was also a lot more relieved, because Yun Yao had already received Su Hetai's hint and knew that Su Hetai was destined to have only one son, Yinzhen, so Yun Yao was also sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and was not worried about Kangxi's thoughts at all.
It is said that Kangxi also loves Yinzhen very much, if Su Hetai really thinks about changing his son to inherit the title, Kangxi will definitely not allow it. It's just that Yun Yao also knows that Kangxi's current behavior must have other things to influence, so she is a little curious.
"Your Majesty? Where did you hear about it? Yun Yao asked curiously.
Kangxi sighed, and then said: "Do you know, today Tong Guowei's son, that is, Xiao Tong's brother Long Keduo, made a big announcement at Fuquan's banquet, saying that Xiao Tong's family is his serious sister, and Su Hetai's original wife didn't know where it was a lonely ghost, saying that Yinzhen is not his nephew, and he will definitely not support Yinzhen to inherit the title in the future!" β
Hearing this, Yun Yao couldn't help but be surprised, and said: "This Long Keduo is so arrogant, the emperor ordered the seal of the matter early in the morning, how dare he say it so loudly?" Moreover, the matter of succession to the title is the law of the imperial court, how can he decide? β
Yun Yao also understood that Kangxi should only be angry with Su Hetai, and she was relieved, and turned to be more curious about Long Ke.
Kangxi also said angrily: "This Long Keduo, like his Amma, is lawless, he doesn't take me in his eyes, at the beginning, I thought about my relatives, and only disposed of Tong Guowei, he was already merciful, he dared to be so arrogant!" β
Yun Yao thought back to this famous Long Keduo in her heart, and said at the same time: "Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding?" After all, Long Keduo and Yinzhen's Eniang are the sisters and brothers of the in-laws, and Xiao Tong and Long Keduo are not siblings, how dare Long Keduo say that? β
When Kangxi heard Yun Yao mention this, he was even more angry, and said, "Where is there any misunderstanding?" This Long Keduo drank a few more glasses of wine in Fuquan's mansion, and said this, and I looked at it and spit out the truth after drinking!
Queen, don't you know, when the Tong family was at home, he saw that Long Keduo acted unscrupulously and was a little ridiculous, so he persuaded Long Keduo to say a few words, who knows that now Long Keduo still holds a grudge and disregards the affection of his siblings, which is enough to show that his temperament is cold, as for why he maintains Xiao Tong's family, it is also because Xiao Tong's family often flatters him and makes Long Keduo happy! β
After listening to Kangxi's answer, Yun Yao couldn't help but smack her tongue a little, Yun Yao also sighed, Yinzhen and Long Keduo, the uncle of these two lives, really have no fate, looking at this situation, I am afraid that the relationship between Yinzhen and Long Keduo will not be too good in the future.
As for Long Keduo's temperament, Yun Yao believed what Kangxi said. The reason why Long Keduo was able to climb to a high position in the previous life was not because he was talented, but because he was Kangxi's cousin. Therefore, Yinzhen in his previous life naturally had no good impression of Long Keduo, and later killed Long Keduo directly.
Yun Yao didn't know what to say at this point, after all, Long Keduo was also Kangxi's cousin in the bastard, who knows if Kangxi had a trace of affection in his heart. Yun Yao changed the topic and excused Su Hetai: "Your Majesty, you also know that Su Hetai loves Yinzhen very much, if you really let the concubine do this directly, wouldn't it chill Prince Yong's heart?" β
Kangxi's previous words were actually just angry before he said that, and he regretted it a little after speaking, but Kangxi still said to Yun Yao: "Long Keduo is so arrogant, how can Su Hetai not know, this must be Su Hetai's acquiescence!" β
Yun Yao shook her head, she was very confident in Su Hetai's father-son relationship with Yinzhen, and immediately said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, why don't you make a bet with your concubine, you call Prince Yong to confront you face to face, and see what Prince Yong will say?" How is it? β
Yun Yao's determined appearance made Kangxi also competitive, so he said: "Then I will make this bet with you, but if Su and Tai are duplicitous?" β
Yun Yao shook her head and said, "What is the emperor talking about?" If Prince Yong refuses to be good to Yinzhen, no matter how many high-sounding words he says, he can't deceive the emperor, how can the concubines not use these as bargaining chips to win, naturally Prince Yong must be willing! β
Kangxi nodded with satisfaction and agreed with Yun Yao on the matter. Still struggling with the latest chapter you can't find? Amway One or search for Hot/Degree/Net/Article "Remember to remove "/"Otherwise you won't be able to search", here is a young lady to help you find books and accompany you to chat!