"The Empress Dowager passed away, and the country was in mourning! I was ordered to inspect Xian'an Palace!" Yuzhu was too lazy to beat the drowned dog, and raised the golden decree high.
When the second child heard the news of his grandmother's death, he breathed a long sigh of relief, his life was safe for the time being!
If the old emperor dies, the second brother feels that a disaster is imminent.
The second child has been imprisoned in the palace, but his son Hongxi has always stayed with the old emperor.
Previously, the second child had been hoping that the old emperor would simply imitate Ming Taizu and pass on the throne to Hongxi, passing through his many sons.
After all, the second child has been the prince for more than thirty years, and he knows very well that no matter whether the fourth child becomes the emperor or the fourteenth child takes over the throne, he will never be able to step out of Xian'an Palace again.
Seeing that the second son was silent, Yuzhu waved his big hand, and the imperial guards following him rushed forward and rushed into Xian'an Palace.
In a short time, the eunuchs and maids serving the second son in Xian'an Palace were all brought to Yuzhu.
Seeing the second child looking at him in surprise, Yuzhu said calmly: "According to the decree, the eunuchs, maids and nuns in Xian'an Palace will be rotated."
The second child understood in a second that the old emperor was worried that someone would be prone to problems if he stayed with him for a long time.
"Humph, you are quite careful!" The second child endured it again and again, but in the end he still didn't make a sarcastic sound.
Yuzhu just pretended not to hear and ordered: "Take them all away!"
"Hey." The imperial guards escorted dozens of eunuchs and maids, and marched out of Xian'an Palace.
"Second brother, Khan Amma has given instructions. If you have any requests, just tell me." Yuzhu pretended to hold his hand.
The second eldest child sneered: "I eat well here, sleep well here, have a lovely wife and concubines by my side, and get a lot of monthly salary and a tael of silver reward. I wouldn't even change it for a prince with an iron hat."
Yuzhu pretended to be deaf and still pretended not to hear. He smiled and said: "Second brother, do you really have no request? Well, I will go and report to Khan Ama."
If a person is under the roof and still doesn't want to bow his head, then he can only ask for trouble and has nothing to do with others.
Seeing Yuzhu turning around to leave, the second child hurriedly said: "Can you give me some of the newly selected show girls?" The women around him were all tired of playing and had completely lost their sense of freshness.
Yuzhu nodded. He knew clearly that the second brother was deliberately concealing his plan, but he still pretended not to understand and agreed to tell the old emperor.
After coming out of Xian'an Palace, coincidentally, Yuzhu met Hongxi by chance.
"Please greet Uncle Zhu." Despite Hongxi's extraordinary favor, he never dared to act like the emperor's eldest grandson in front of Yuzhu.
The old emperor had specifically ordered that Hong Xi and Lao Er were not allowed to have any contact.
The reason is actually not complicated. The old emperor believed that although the second son was evil, Hongxi was benevolent and filial to all.
Yuzhu was the adopted son publicly recognized by the old emperor. Hongxi called him Uncle Zhu, and he fully deserved this title.
"Just came out of the study room?" Yuzhu asked Hongxi with a pleasant look.
Hongxi leaned forward and replied respectfully: "To be honest with you, Uncle Zhu, your nephew and I just went to Yuqing Palace."
Hey, there is a lot of connotation hidden in these words!
Yuzhu was very good at pretending to be stupid. He smiled slightly and said, "I have to go back to deliver my order. You should stop wandering around and go to Ningshou Palace to watch the mourning earlier."
After the breakup, Hongxi looked at Yuzhu's retreating back, feeling extremely complicated.
The complete collapse of Lao Er is actually closely related to Yu Zhu.
However, Hongxi had been by the old emperor's side for a long time, and he knew very well that Yuzhu was already an indispensable and powerful person beside the old emperor.
In a word, even if Hongxi was still very favored, he would not dare to offend Yuzhu if he had eighty courages.
Moreover, deep in Hongxi's heart, there is still a huge expectation hidden.
If we want to achieve this expectation, Yuzhu's full support is obviously indispensable.
Hongxi had already made great ambitions, and if given the chance, he would definitely learn the lessons of the former Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty.
Others must not know the old emperor's thoughts, but Yuzhu is different.
After combining the historical facts, Yuzhu had an extremely clear understanding of the old emperor's thoughts.
The old emperor deliberately kept Hongxi in the palace, which was actually a kind of entanglement.
Pass the throne to Hongxi. The old emperor is really worried that the disaster of his uncles snatching the throne from his nephew will happen again.
Let's pass the position to the fourth child. Alas, he has a tough temper and is too old.
Pass the throne to the Fourteenth. This guy is spoiled by the concubine. He is arrogant and acts wantonly. He is not a human master!
After delivering the order, Yuzhu came out and found Lao Wu and Lao Twelve.
Lao Wu's eyes were abnormally swollen, obviously from crying too much.
There is no way, humans are not just grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?
Although the Empress Dowager and Lao Wu have no blood relationship, but to be honest, the Empress Dowager is a hundred times closer to Lao Wu than to her nephew.
According to common sense, last words play a huge role.
Although the Empress Dowager usually did not care about anything, the old emperor would definitely agree to her dying wish, as long as it was not to pick the stars or fish for the moon.
The prince's salary is 10,000 taels of silver per year and 10,000 hulumi, which is untouchable.
After the Empress Dowager gave her last words, the old emperor asked Lao Wu to manage the affairs of the three flags with yellow flags. This is real military power!
Objectively speaking, with Yuzhu's help, Lao Wu has never been short of money.
However, the favor of being granted a double salary by the Shi Prince is indeed a particularly unique honor.
This was the first time that Lao Wu was presiding over a state funeral, and it was also the mourning ceremony for the Empress Dowager. Naturally, he was extra cautious and serious, for fear of neglecting the empress dowager who treated him so well.
"Twelve brothers, what code should I use to see you?" Lao Wu stared at Lao Twelve and asked about the rituals of mourning.
Lao Twelve knew this well, and this was a concrete reflection of his important position in the professional field.
It's a national funeral anyway, no matter how much money you spend, you won't be afraid of emptying the national treasury and the emperor's southern treasury.
"Fifth brother, in my opinion, the funeral ceremony of the Empress Dowager Daxing should be extra grand. I think back then, when Khan Amma came to the throne, she was only eight years old. Thanks to the strong support of the Empress Dowager Daxing." Lao Shi
Er glanced at Yuzhu, even if it was just to save this guy's face, he still had to say something unintentional.
After the old emperor ascended the throne at the age of eight, the power of the court was actually held jointly by the Empress Dowager and the four ministers.
Among Shunzhi's many princes, the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the old emperor was not so harmonious from the beginning.
It was not until Emperor Shunzhi fell seriously ill from smallpox that the Empress Dowager, after careful consideration, left Fuquan and the others alone and raised the old emperor alone.
To put it bluntly, the secret is obviously that the young master cannot take power, which is conducive to the Empress Dowager's grasp of power.
As the saying goes, the young master of the country is doubtful.
The Empress Dowager's approach was exactly the same as that of Empress Dowager Cixi who first elected Guangxu and then Puyi. The essence was that she wanted to gain power.
What doesn’t Yuzhu understand?
The Empress Dowager and Oboi are the real community of interests.
As a result, the old emperor concealed the truth from the empress dowager, and with lightning speed, he captured Obei by surprise and gained the power to govern in advance.
Seeing Lao Wu looking at him again, Yu Zhu said solemnly: "Brother Wu, this matter is of great importance. I'm afraid we need to find someone from the Ministry of Etiquette to discuss it carefully."
With the deliberate foreshadowing of Yuzhu and Lao Twelve, Lao Wu immediately ordered to invite the Minister of Rites and the ministers to come over for discussion.