I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 205 Su Peisheng (34)

But the emperor's next words made people doubt whether he was still mentally normal.

Because Pangju said that since Hongzao is only eight years old now and is still young, he cannot be without someone to assist him.

However, because the four great assistant ministers left by Shunzhi to Kangxi almost all became... in the end, he learned from the experience of his predecessors and did not set up assistant ministers in order not to increase the difficulty of Hongzao's personal rule.

But because Hong Zao is still young and no one can take care of him, he chose his good friend, Su Peisheng.

Let him assist and take care of Hong Zao. Hong Zao still had his biological mother alive, and he had already issued an edict to make An Lingrong the successor. In this way, Hong Zao had Su Peisheng to look after him in government affairs, and his biological mother An Lingrong to take care of him in life, so the emperor had nothing to worry about.

As soon as Fat Ju said this, his brothers and Manchu nobles knelt on the ground.

They had no objection to the throne being Hong Zao's, after all, the emperor now had only one son. You couldn't expect him to give up the throne when he still had a son.

If that's the case, it's acceptable to give the position of Queen to An Lingrong. After all, she is the biological mother of the child. Even if Pang Ju doesn't make her Queen now, he will give her a promotion when Hong Zao succeeds to the throne. Now it's just a little bit earlier.

but!

The emperor still has a lot of brothers who have not been imprisoned. Even if you don't trust the nobles, you can't not trust even one of your own brothers, right?

What does it mean to give real power to a eunuch?

This kind of operation has never been seen since the founding of the Qing Dynasty!

The nobles and kings were extremely angry!

But Fat Orange refused to change his mind.

Not only Fat Orange, but even some ministers strongly supported the emperor.

When the emperor's fifth brother, Prince Heng, heard Zhang Tingyu, who had always supported orthodoxy and imperial power, say that he supported the emperor's approach, he couldn't even believe his ears.

If the emperor was having a seizure before his death, then what about Zhang Tingyu? Was he possessed by a ghost?

The other noble ministers also looked horrified.

However, Zhang Tingyu insisted on supporting the emperor and letting Su Peisheng assist in the administration.

Only he himself knows what he is planning.

Hong Zao was born to a woman of the Han army banner, and Su Peisheng had already informed these Han officials in advance. He said that if they supported him, when Hong Zao came to power, he would vigorously improve the status of the Han people in the Qing Dynasty, and from then on, the Manchus and the Han would be truly one family, and the status of people of all ethnic groups would be equal.

Although this pie is really big, so big that the Han officials thought he was talking nonsense. But this pie is also really delicious. If you miss this opportunity, I don’t know if you will be offered this olive branch next time.

For the sake of their great cause and their descendants, the Han ministers decided that as long as Su Peisheng could convince the emperor to issue this heaven-defying decree, they would follow him all the way to the end.

At that time, no one expected Su Peisheng to convince the emperor. Everyone thought that Su Peisheng was too daring to do anything. After the emperor was gone, he secretly made a fake imperial edict to fool people. Then he expected everyone to help him call a deer a horse. The Han officials were ready to play the Zhao Gao game with Su Peisheng.

Unexpectedly, the emperor, who was still breathing, actually personally ordered Su Peisheng to assist the new emperor!

Has the world finally turned upside down into a state that they no longer recognize?

The surprise came so suddenly that no one could believe it. It was real. I didn't realize that Su Peisheng looked a bit like Daji.

In the past, I only knew that he had a good relationship with the emperor, but I had never heard that his relationship with the emperor could be so good!

He didn't want to leave his only son to his brothers, and he didn't trust his own mother, so he only trusted this dead eunuch!

But although they were temporarily shocked, when it came to supporting their own side in the fight for interests with the Manchu nobles, the Han officials were still unambiguous. Each of them seemed to be a sour Confucian who had learned "zhihuzheya", "loyalty to the emperor and the country", and "the emperor is the leader of the ministers" and said that they would listen to whatever the emperor said.

Not to mention that the emperor only said that Su Peisheng would be in power before Hong Zao took power. Even if the emperor asked us to follow him now, we would have no objection.

The kings and ministers were almost pissed off by these people who had become stupid by studying rules.

Even if you are stubborn, you have to know the occasion! What time is it now?

It's ok to argue about some trivial rules and etiquette, but now is the time to fight for real power! Don't persuade the emperor to change his mind while he is still alive, and fight for power and benefits for yourself. Do you want to wait until the emperor dies and live under the eunuch?

But these Han officials were like possessed by evil spirits today, not only did they not persuade the emperor to take back his name, but even if they could find a position as the new emperor's teacher for themselves, it would be good.

But they refused. The Manchu nobles were anxious to persuade the emperor to change his words, but this group of Han officials, one by one, spoke eloquently and quoted their knowledge, not giving the Manchu officials a chance to speak, and urged them to obey the emperor's orders with saliva flying.

Finally, amid the passion of the Han officials, the emperor fell asleep and never woke up. And the emperor's previous appointments were obviously just to inform them.

After the emperor passed away, Su Peisheng was four parts sad, three parts happy, and finally three parts provocative. He took out the imperial edict that the emperor had just issued appointing him as the invisible regent, An Lingrong as the new empress, and Hong Zao as the next emperor.

The Manchu nobles were almost mad with rage. No matter what, they absolutely could not accept Su Peisheng standing over them and bullying them. They could not accept it even if they died!

The Manchu nobles refused to obey, and Su Peisheng was determined to carry out the late emperor's will. The two sides were deadlocked, and finally, under the persuasion of the Han officials, everyone took a step back and agreed that the new Empress Dowager An Lingrong would take power.

The Manchu nobles thought that An Lingrong was just a woman in the boudoir, and she was from a humble family. How could she understand the imperial decrees? Wouldn't they let their ministers fool them?

The Han officials thought that An Lingrong was from the Han Army Banner, and she and the Han officials were born to share common interests. Especially after today's news spread, the Queen Mother would understand that she could not rely on the people of the Manchu Army Banner, and could only stick together with the Han Army Banner for warmth. This was a good start. The Queen Mother was psychologically biased towards these Han officials, and she would naturally seek more benefits for the Han people.

Su Peisheng was also very satisfied. He was no stranger to governing, and even so skilled that he had no interest in it. It would be better to let An Lingrong use it. With power in her own hands, An Lingrong would feel more secure.

Anyway, she always has her back, so nothing can go wrong.

By the time An Lingrong had experienced enough of the happiness of Empress Wu Zetian, Hong would have been able to rule the country. Anyway, the meat was rotten in the pot, and they were all family members.

A sweet: "The book cover test was rejected N times, and I was so upset that I had to modify the title and cover. I'm taking a day off today. The update time tomorrow may still be irregular. I will try to resume the normal update time the day after tomorrow."