Beautiful step by step

Chapter 172

What's wrong with the circle of Beijing officials?

It has been 40 years since Emperor Qinglong ascended the throne. As he entered his sixtieth birthday, the competition for the throne intensified.The prince who is neither a direct descendant nor a long-term prince established with a virtuous name, because King Wu and King Wei are holding him back, his virtuous name has been almost consumed over the years.Now when it comes to the prince, the people in Beijing first think of the henchman behind him. The mother clan is overbearing and powerful, and the temper of the other gangsters is stronger than their ability. On the prince's head.

The old emperor and the prince are fatuous, which gives great hope to the rest of the people. Among them, the two most powerful are the eldest prince Wu Wang and the sixth prince Wei Wang.For many years, King Wu of the army has held military power, and since Emperor Qinglong had no sons, his position as the eldest son already had an absolute advantage in the family law of the ancestors.Wei Wang's family is powerful, and his biological mother was the first concubine of the four concubines as soon as she entered the palace. He is a virtuous person, and he took the opportunity to win over many courtiers when the prince was getting more and more faint, and gained an advantage in people's hearts.Although King Wei does not hold the military power like King Wu, there is a precedent for the second prince who was not a direct descendant but not a long-term prince who was appointed as a prince with a virtuous name. Now it seems that he has the best hope.

Of course, regardless of King Wu or King Wei, the prerequisite for ascension to the throne is that the previous prince falls first.Emperor Qinglong is now in his dying years and may die at any time.Once that time comes, no matter how bad the crown prince's reputation is, as long as he is still the legitimate owner of the East Palace, he will be able to ascend the throne as emperor in a legitimate manner.

This northwest war gave them an excellent opportunity to bring down the prince.

"That's why it was King Wu who provided military information in the Northwest, including the underground secret road in Youzhou City, and then sent it to the East Palace by the well-connected King Wei, and finally sent it to King Wala in the mutual market document approved by the Crown Prince Jian with the help of the side concubine Wu. Ting?"

Although it was clearly written in the secret report, Wei Wei still took a long time to digest this fact.

"King Wu once stationed in the northwest. On that day, the emperor appointed a new crown prince. He felt ashamed of his eldest son, King Wu, so he bestowed Youzhou Palace as his residence in the northwest. Although he never lived in the main hall dedicated to the emperor according to his rank, the secret road was underground. Connected, no matter where you live, you can reach any place.”

After explaining, Yan Heng lowered his head to look at the secret report sent by his cronies in the gambling house. He originally thought that at most it was just King Wu who was involved.After all, Wu Shangshu fell to him after he returned to Beijing, and what he did in the northwest was to draw the bottom of the Wu family's salary, and even threatened King Wu to control the army.Adding up these influences, it is reasonable for King Wu to want to overthrow him.

But it was clearly stated in the secret report that the son of the steward of the study in Prince Wei's mansion had secretly met the son of Concubine Wu's nanny in the darkroom of the gambling house.Both of these two are regulars in gambling houses, relying on their parents' face in front of the nobles, they eat, drink, prostitute and gamble with all kinds of poisons.If it wasn't for his meticulous confidence, I'm afraid he wouldn't have noticed this.Thanks to his carefulness, he took the trouble to follow up and listen after seeing it, and then he found out the whole story.

"I really didn't expect that King Wu and King Wei, who are usually incompatible on the surface, have joined forces in private."

Before knowing the result, Wei Wei was always worried.Now that the truth came to light, instead of her heart falling to the ground, she kept falling down, and the bottom was like a bottomless pit with no end in sight.King Wu, Prince, and King Wei, these three are the emperor's sons, their own.

She knew that Emperor Qinglong was the son of Shengtian, and he was relentless in investigating and punishing corruption in the past two years.But what was gratifying in the past has now become their urging talisman.If Emperor Qinglong was stupid enough to focus on saving the three of them, he would definitely find a scapegoat himself. Regardless of whether Yan Heng was the one who took the blame, Emperor Qinglong and his successors would definitely feel ashamed of him. A chance will be rewarded.However, Emperor Qinglong would not do that, because Yan Heng's popularity in the officialdom was already low to a certain extent when the corruption was exposed earlier.But now because of him, Emperor Qinglong suddenly lost three adult princes.Even if they died without guilt, a little anger from the loving father part would be enough to smooth out his little appreciation for Yan Heng.

This is really a fight between gods and mortals.

"I really can't pour this pot of dirty water back, Ah Heng, if you expose this matter, I'm afraid the consequences won't be much better."

What Wei Wei was worried about, Yan Heng also thought of everything.There are three princes involved, and they are the three princes who are most powerful and most likely to ascend to the throne. No matter how small a matter is, it will become a major event.If it was a trivial matter, he would hold his nose and admit it, but now that the Wei family's 600-year glory was involved in such a major matter as collaborating with the enemy and treason, he was really in a dilemma.

Before the two could come up with a countermeasure, a servant from the courtyard came to the door, and Xuan Yanheng would enter the palace to have an audience tomorrow.

After seeing off the servants and going back to the room, looking at the secret report from the cronies, Wei Wei's heart palpitated for a while.

"We have been in Beijing for several days and there has been no movement. It's just a coincidence that someone came to announce the entry to the palace before the heat was warmed up just after we figured out the situation."

Unlike Wei Wei, Yan Heng remembered the pride that rose in his chest when he entered the capital a few days ago and was embarrassed by Gou Shuli when he stood at the gate of the capital.He was promoted to acting commander for two years. He worked diligently and devoted himself to his duties. He did not say how competent he was, but he had repeatedly heard compliments from guard officers and ordinary soldiers. Make it so much better.Once or twice, he might not believe it, he just thought it was the people below flattering him, but after more times, he also had an accurate understanding of his ability.

He is no worse than the previous Wu commander. Although he is far from the standard of a feudal official in terms of age alone, the most important thing for an official is ability.For the same thing, a 20-year-old young official can sit comfortably, why should he find an old man in his forties or fifties.The former can be used at ease for two to 30 years, while the latter can be used for several years.

When he didn't show his strength, his lack of hair at a young age was his disadvantage.But after he proves himself, age will become his biggest advantage.

After learning about Emperor Qinglong's summoning, Yan Heng faintly felt that his chance had come.Maybe tomorrow, he will be able to remove the word "Dai" on the top of his head, and become a justifiable official of the frontier, not inferior to the prince.

After listening to his thoughts, even though he was too worried, Wei Wei felt happy for a while.

"You... Really, the son has let go, why are you angry with him. Ah Heng, although mother was very optimistic about you back then, I never thought how high you climbed. Let's be down-to-earth It's good to live. It's too tiring to climb up, and you are tired, and I'm even more afraid that I won't be able to catch up with you."

Wei Wei seldom expresses what is in her heart so clearly, but this is her truest thought.She had watched a lot of idol dramas before, and in the past two years, she has learned a lot of scripts from Ah Tong, and there are many stories about flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix.There is a living example around her - Mrs. Qian.Originally a poor peasant girl, she married Qian Tongzhi. After several decades, she had both children, holding Ruyilou, a silk and satin shop, and a car and horse shop. She slept on the money every night. In recent years, she has domesticated Qian Tongzhi. Thousands of obedience and obedience.

During the Chinese New Year, the wives of officials in Liangzhou City gathered together, and everyone praised Madam Qian for her blessings, and I don't know how many people outside envied Madam Qian.But they only know the appearance, but they don't know how much Mrs. Qian has paid these years.To partner with her in business, Wei Wei could see clearly that with Madam Qian's talent and hard work, even without Qian Tongzhi, she would become a master.Her success does not lie in marrying well, but in keeping pace with her husband and son-in-law after marriage, so she has the ability to control her own destiny at any time.

Wei Wei also had the same thought, she knew that she married a good husband, and with Yan Heng's character, he would probably love her for the rest of his life.But this is not enough, Yan Heng climbed higher and higher, and the people and things he came into contact with became more and more complicated.She didn't think that one day in the future, when she was invited to a banquet, she would fall into the trap of a certain wife because she didn't understand the situation in the court, or become a laughing stock because of her inappropriate words.

"Ah Mao..." After understanding what she meant, Yan Heng felt a little complicated: "Could it be that Ah Mao didn't realize that I have been working hard to catch up with you for the past two years."

catch up with her?
Understanding the astonishment on her face, he also analyzed his heart: "Ah Mao may not have noticed that when we first arrived in Liangzhou for you and me to attend the Chu governor's birthday banquet, you were able to face all the officials' wives in Liangzhou with ease, even if you didn't show it deliberately. You also attracted the attention of the audience. At that time, I knew that Ah Mao should not be a little Tongzhi wife for the rest of her life, and you should have a higher order."

How good is she?
Yan Heng nodded. The wife he married was good, but she was too self-effacing.But it's her appearance of always working hard that spurs him to never slack off, and makes him feel her hard work, and then he can't help but love her more and pamper her more.Until he pampered her so much that she didn't work hard and didn't distinguish between grain and grain, it proved that he had made some achievements in this life.

Wei Wei was completely the opposite. She saw Yan Heng working so hard, taking care of housework after finishing her daily duties in Liangzhou, and she became diligent because of it.She was originally gifted in business, and her business has grown bigger and bigger in the past two years. She wanted to earn more money so that Yan Heng could socialize without any worries, and be a good official for the country and the people with peace of mind.

Under this coincidence, the two finally discovered the truth of each other's efforts: to make each other's life better.

And then we were so touched by each other... The heat came up, and there was no need to light the stove in nine cold days.

The two of them slept very well that night. Early the next morning, they personally sent Wei Wei to the gate of Liu Jijiu Mansion, and told her to rest well and not think too much. Heng rode into the palace to face the saint.

Passing through the majestic palace walls, the morning court had not yet ended when he arrived.Waiting behind the Qianqing Palace, in the quiet palace, thinking about Ah Mao's repeated warnings not to force her head when she came here, and thinking about the emperor's emotions, even if they were dismissed from office, they could still be a couple in the market, the corners of his lips couldn't stop Live upturned.

With a wife like this, what can a husband ask for, and how can he have the heart to let her spend her whole life in the marketplace.

So when Emperor Qinglong directly dismissed the memorial that leaked the military plane, he was keenly aware that the emperor after the case was not so angry, and he directly replied: "Your Majesty, there is something else hidden about this matter."

(End of this chapter)