Red makeup against the world

Chapter 1026
The first one to come was the servant who was originally in the palace.

The two of them were often seen in the palace. Wu Zhengxiang had greeted him, and when he learned that the emperor's family was gathering inside, he also waited outside wisely.

This extraordinary night in the palace, he naturally smelled something unusual.

The eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also a person of great ability.What to say, what not to say, he has a clear mind.

At the moment, Ze and Wu Zhengxiang were standing in front of the hall, talking about some irrelevant things in a neutral manner.

The second one to come was Fan Hanlin.

He was well educated and knew how to be a man. He didn't ask why when he saw this, and stood with them and waited for the prime minister to appear.

Zhu Zihou was old, and Emperor Qinglong allowed him to sit in a sedan chair in the palace.But after all, it was the farthest away. When he climbed up the steps in front of the Xuanzheng Hall panting, the sundial had already moved one space.

Everyone gathered together, and the singing eunuch announced with a long voice to the inside.

In the hall, Emperor Qinglong had already given the account to Empress Cao and the crown prince.

In fact, in the past two years, he has already taught the prince what he should teach, and now he is just like ordinary people, telling some things that the old people are worried about.

Empress Cao originally wanted the concubine and others to bring the emperor's grandson to show him, but Emperor Qinglong said no, so that he would not be more worried when he left.

At this time, Zhongshuling, Fan Hanlin, Neichangshi, and the eunuch Zhangxi all arrived, and he began to dictate the will.

The first one is the imperial decree to pass on the throne. After he succeeds, he will be succeeded by the crown prince.Followed by a series of imperial conferments, the clan, nobles, and courtiers each settled their lives.

Then, the arrangements for his funeral should be kept simple and simple, so as not to disturb the people.This is out of his constant love for the people.

There are also arrangements for the concubines he left behind.Those without heirs became nuns in the Taimiao, and those with adult princes followed the prince to the fiefdom to become a vassal.For the rest, follow the practice of the first emperor.

Because of the smooth transition period of these two years, the court was stable and the traitors were punished.Emperor Qinglong didn't have any other instructions, and left an imperial decree to deal with King Ruyang.

More rewards will be reserved for the crown prince after he ascends the throne.

Fan Hanlin moved his brush like flying on the book case, and one imperial decree after another was drafted by him.He is worthy of being a Jinshi of the two rankings, and the allusions and articles are at his fingertips, and he has only slightly typed out the draft, and I have not seen him make any revisions.

After Emperor Qinglong had seen it, Wu Guangqi affixed it with a jade seal and Zhu Zihou affixed it with a seal, and the inner servant made the imperial decree and collected it.

In the temple, imperial edicts are produced like products on an assembly line.

It is worth noting that Emperor Qinglong granted Wu Zhengxiang the title of Marquis of Wu'an. After three generations, he was demoted to a noble rank, allowed him to establish his own family, and rewarded him with a mansion in Beijing.At the same time, the post of Commander of the Xiaoqiwei was removed, and General Yunhui of the third rank was promoted to the false title of the second rank of the governor.

Wu Zhengxiang took the order to thank you.

This is Emperor Qinglong's love and love for him.

Over the past two years, Emperor Qinglong and the Crown Prince have gotten along more closely than in the past 20 years.I can see his tolerant and benevolent temperament on the outside, but his suspicious temperament on the inside.

However, for the emperor, being suspicious is not a bad thing.What matters is that he has the ability to govern the country.

Emperor Qinglong could see clearly that with the ability of the crown prince, it would not be difficult to govern a peaceful and prosperous world.But when it comes to conspiracy and cunning, he is far inferior.Not to mention Wei Mingchen and Wu Zhengxiang, Princess Zhaoyang is also much stronger than him.

However, the majestic emperor, why do you need to practice this trick?

That's why Emperor Qinglong formulated a plan to capture Wei Mingchen in one fell swoop, at least to ensure Gao Mang's stability for the next hundred years.

The only one I can't stand is Wu Zhengxiang.But in this matter, only Wu Zhengxiang could cooperate with him tacitly, and finally won a complete victory.

After all, Emperor Qinglong's heart was still biased toward his son.He still did it when he knew that after doing this, the prince would only become more afraid of Wu Zhengxiang, and even get rid of him sooner.

Isn't the purpose just to pave the way for the crown prince to ascend the throne and seek a broad road?

When he closes his eyes, he really can't control other things, so let's have free children and grandchildren.But how could he not reach out and take care of the things under his nose.

Therefore, this imperial decree deprived Wu Zhengxiang of his position as the Commander of the Valiant Cavalry Guards, and rewarded him with the title of a second-rank false title. There are several meanings in it.

It seems that Wu Zhengxiang has finally obtained his own status from being a concubine in the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion, and has entered the noble industry.In fact, he has lost his real power, and it is only glory to have a false title.

This kind of will, if it falls into the eyes of the sensible people in Manjing, they will know that this is what he will do in his life.He was still young, and in an instant, he fell from the peak of his life to the bottom.Originally a second-rank military general with real power in his hands, he suddenly became a noble with only a title.

Of course, to become Lord Marquis at such a young age can also be called the favor of the royal family.But compared to his past, there is no way to compare.

But only Wu Zhengxiang knew in his heart that what Emperor Qinglong did was just a little compensation for him, and at the same time, it also made the prince less murderous towards him.

A Marquis who has nothing to do with wealth and splendor poses no threat to the crown prince.There is also Emperor Qinglong's grace to protect him, as long as the crown prince is not out of his mind, he will not argue with him anymore.

Not to mention that Wu Zhengxiang was thinking secretly in his heart, following the decree after order, Emperor Qinglong's energy seemed to be weakening.Even if Su Liangzhi was by his side and died with a hundred-year-old ginseng, it would be even worse.

The prince threw himself at Emperor Qinglong's feet, and said in a sad voice: "Father, just rest well and don't worry about it." How could he not understand that all that Emperor Qinglong did was for him?
Emperor Qinglong gasped for a few times, forced himself to dictate the last imperial decree, looked at him and said, "Sheng'er, don't disappoint my expectations."

The prince nodded suddenly, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely do it!"

"Love the people... like a son, love brothers and sisters..." Emperor Qinglong smiled gratifiedly: "You are better than me in this regard."

The prince held his hand, felt his weakness, and couldn't help feeling sad.In his heart, the father is like a heavenly existence, so powerful and brave, he admires it.

When had he aged like this?

Emperor Qinglong looked at him, and shook him with all his strength.There is a successor in the country, and he also has the face to meet the late emperor under the nine springs.

With a satisfied smile on his lips, he slowly closed his eyes.

"Father, father!"

Feeling Qinglong's hand loosen weakly, the prince cried out in grief.

Everyone's expression changed in unison, Su Liangzhi took a step forward, carefully probed Emperor Qinglong's breath, knelt down on both knees and said: "Your Majesty, you are dead!"

Empress Cao covered her face and wept, and Wu Guangqi burst into tears.

Everyone in the hall knelt down one after another, and there were bursts of wailing, and an atmosphere of grief spread.

(End of this chapter)