Chapter 167: The dialogue between He Shen and Qianlong
When He Shen looked through the folds, Emperor Qianlong's side couldn't suppress his anger and said.
"On my side, I have already made up my mind, no matter how difficult it is this time, I must also build a golden pagoda for the queen mother to fulfill my filial piety!"
"Since ancient times, there has been a constant struggle between the imperial power and the vassals, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind."
"My grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, and my father Yongzheng are like this, if I am forced to bow my head by them this time, there will be countless times in the future..."
"In the future, Chaoyan's mess will be serious, and I can't make the decision alone, so this time, I must do it!"
"Aiqing, you have to help me!"
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Hearing Emperor Qianlong's words, He Shen couldn't help but be stunned.
He thought that Emperor Qianlong was just angry with many ministers out of his own face, but he didn't expect that there would be such considerations.
This Qianlong Emperor, not to mention the means of governing the government for the time being, just talking about the emperor's mental skills, it is really different from ordinary people, take one step and look at three steps.
can think of big things from a small thing, which makes He Shen can't help but glance at Emperor Qianlong.
No matter how good Emperor Qianlong was, at least, at this point, he was qualified as an emperor, and the imperial power technique was unparalleled in the world.
This so-called imperial power trick is, to put it bluntly, a conspiracy.
These emperors, in order to maintain their "unfathomable" majesty and mystery, in order to control the ministers, have practiced the art of imperial power.
And Emperor Qianlong is in terms of power and strategy, but everyone.
Therefore, on the side of He Shen, he nodded with admiration and said: "Your Majesty, what you said is very reasonable, this time the ministers are uniting and forcing each other, and they are oppressing the imperial power with the power of the ministers." ”
"Now this matter is not just about celebrating the birthday of the Queen Mother, we must not take a step back in this matter."
On Heshen's side, he made his position clear, and Emperor Qianlong's face also looked a little better.
Above the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the atmosphere fell into silence, and Emperor Qianlong and He Shen glanced at each other without saying a word.
On Heshen's side, his brain was running rapidly, and after a stick of incense, he had already thought of a solution.
Even, He Shen can take this opportunity to give eye medicine to Ah Gui, the foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft and the head of the ministers of the South Study!
I saw that He Shen frowned and said, "Lord Gui this time, he actually stood up against the emperor?" ”
"No wonder the civil and military officials are so united, Lord A Gui is famous all over the world, and he has been the head of the cabinet for more than ten years, if he takes the lead in opposing it, it will naturally cause such a situation."
While speaking, He Shen secretly looked at Emperor Qianlong.
Emperor Qianlong did not answer, and even the whole person, his face was expressionless, so that people could not tell whether he was angry or hateful.
After all, Ah Gui's foreman, the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the head of the ministers in the South Study, were all given by Emperor Qianlong himself.
In a sense, Emperor Qianlong was lifting stones and shooting himself in the foot.
Emperor Qianlong's silence shows that Emperor Qianlong's mind at this time is definitely mixed and complicated.
He Shen then said: "Lord Gui, he is worthy of being an old and important minister in the Taimiao, and he thinks about the people of the world everywhere, but unfortunately, there is one thing, he is wrong......"
"Gui, what did he do wrong?
After hearing He Shen's words, Emperor Qianlong subconsciously frowned, and then asked inexplicably.
When He Shen heard this, he sighed and said: "Lord Gui's intentions are good, he is dedicated to the country and the people, and he is worthy of being the head of the ministers..."
"However, he did this, although he could get the help of the ministers and the good name of the people, but he ignored the situation of the emperor."
"Now that the situation is deadlocked, the emperor is in a dilemma, like sitting on wax, Lord A Gui is indeed inconsiderate in this matter."
At this moment, He Shen is almost saying that Lord A Gui wants to take the opportunity of opposing Emperor Qianlong to improve his power!
Emperor Qianlong, who obviously heard the deep meaning of He Shen's words, snorted coldly.
On Heshen's side, after hearing the voice, he hurriedly pleaded guilty and said: "Weichen is different from them, Weichen supports the emperor." ”
glanced at Emperor Qianlong, who nodded slightly, and Shen here, and then said again.
"The ministers just read these excerpts and found that the ministers opposed the emperor's birthday celebration for the queen mother and set up a golden pagoda, but there are only five."
"One is: The emperor used tens of thousands of catties of gold to build a golden pagoda for the queen mother's birthday, which has no practical significance and benefits, so it doesn't have to be like this..."
"The second is the queen mother's birthday, which is originally disturbing the people and hurting the money, and the fortunate teacher moves the people, and the cost is not small, it will cost two or three provinces a year of taxes, and there should be no more money..."
"The third is: West Asia, there are some changes in Jinchuan, and now, Chaoyan needs military spending..."
"The fourth is to set up a golden pagoda, the momentum is too consuming, it is easy to cause the discussion of the people, and the fifth is: the queen mother celebrates her birthday, all countries come to the dynasty, and a golden pagoda is erected, which is easy to misunderstand the envoys of various countries."
After hearing He Shen's words, Emperor Qianlong's face was obviously more gloomy.
These reasons, his good courtiers, are better than what He Shen said, and the pen is even more brilliant, and he is already tired of it.
Looking at the extremely gloomy Emperor Qianlong, He Shen's words changed, and he continued.
"These reasons seem to be sufficient and reasonable, but from Weichen's point of view, they are quite ridiculous."
"The civil and military officials used this as an excuse to hinder the emperor from fulfilling his filial piety for the queen mother, and the ministers could only say that they were pedantic and incompetent, and the ministers had a way to keep them speechless."
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Hearing He Shen say this, Emperor Qianlong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Oh? Aiqing has a way, come on! ”
On Heshen's side, he respectfully handed the fold in his hand back to Li Dequan, the chief eunuch, and then stood in the Qianqing Palace and talked.
"In the eyes of many ministers of the DPRK and China, the emperor's erection of the golden pagoda for his biological mother is purely a face-saving effort, and he has nothing to do except look good, which is really pedantic."
"The Qing Dynasty has a vast territory, with dozens of provinces, and after a long time, it is most prone to various problems."
"First, to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, in addition to expressing the emperor's filial piety to his biological mother..."
"Second, in the name of birthday celebrations, it can also spread the prestige of the emperor, so that local officials and local squires can strengthen their reverence for the imperial court and strengthen the connection between the center and the locality."
"Third, the Queen Mother's birthday is a major event of the country, and it is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people."
"For these reasons, is it still a luxury to build a golden pagoda for the Queen Mother?"
Hearing He Shen's words, Emperor Qianlong nodded slightly and expressed his appreciation.
Although Emperor Qianlong knew very well that the reason why he wanted to build a golden pagoda for the Queen Mother was only because he wanted to surpass his grandfather Emperor Kangxi, where did he think about so many things about the filial piety of the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang?