allonlinenovel Chapter 232 Regent
Chapter 232 Regent
Chapter 232 Regent
The next morning, when Yinreng came out of Qingxi Study, he had several imperial edicts in his hands. Not only that, but on that day, Changshun Garden was no longer open to the public. Kangxi also ordered him to rest seriously and all matters were left to the regent Prince Yinreng to handle.
When the news was announced at the morning court, everyone stared at Liang Jiugong as he read out the imperial edict. Seeing Liang Jiugong's affirmative look, some people panicked. What was going on? Wasn't this just telling everyone that the heir to the throne was Prince Chenyuan? Not only that, the regent wasn't satisfied anymore and had even given him the power of regent.
Regent and regent are not at the same level. Regent is when the emperor has something to do and you are capable, and the emperor grants you the power to use the imperial seal to temporarily manage the country. The regent can be a minister, anyone in the royal family, or the crown prince.
But what is a regent? Although the emperor is unable to handle state affairs for some reason and asks you to manage the country, at this time the emperor has already given you the imperial seal. From then on, you can do whatever you want. You are the full agent and he doesn't really interfere.
Since ancient times, ministers have only worried about the regent seizing power and usurping the throne, and have never worried about the regent seizing power. This is the reason.
Yinreng didn't care what the people below thought. The emperor had already been convinced. From now on, except for the title, he was no longer the emperor. As for the title of emperor, since the old father was unwilling to let it go, he would keep it to him, which would also fulfill his wish.
The morning court continued, and Liang Jiugong moved a chair next to the dragon throne in full view of everyone. This was Yinreng's seat from then on.
The people below wanted to jump out and object, but what reason did they have? The imperial edict was real, and the ministers in the front row had already confirmed it. The emperor's attitude was real, because everything Liang Jiugong did represented the emperor. Everyone in the palace and outside the palace knew that Liang Jiugong only had the emperor behind him. His appearance represented the emperor.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yinreng slowly walked up the steps that represented power and sat on the chair prepared by Liang Jiugong.
With He Zhu's words, "If you have anything to say, report it as soon as possible," it meant that the era of Kangxi's rule had ended, and the glory of Yinreng began.
When He Zhu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke to break the silence. Yinreng didn't frown when he saw this, but just waved his hand and said, "Since you don't have anything to report, then I will speak for you.
Last night, the king and the emperor received the victory report that Goryeo was captured. The situation in Japan has also ended. All we need to discuss next is the garrison. All my brothers can be withdrawn.
Our mission today is to discuss who will garrison these two locations, how to manage them, and how to reward my brothers upon their return. Do you have any suggestions?"
Some smart people had already noticed that when the Regent came today, he brought several imperial edicts with him. Moreover, the first thing a new official does when he takes office is to reward his brothers. This is also an old tradition, so now they all came out to ask the Regent to personally confer the titles.
Just kidding, who's the boss now? Of course, it's the Regent before them. While everyone says the Regent is mild-mannered and unassuming, they've all come to understand over the past few months that he's far more difficult to deal with than the Emperor. No matter how much you object, he'll ultimately accomplish what he wants. And his attitude remains unchanged, unwavering. He's a true smiling tiger.
In the past, there were also some people who didn't believe in evil and relied on their status as old ministers to arm wrestle with him, but what was the result? After talking for less than a cup of tea, the other party withdrew with a pale face. From then on, whatever the Regent said was the truth.
The most crucial thing is that this former Crown Prince, who was not very prominent at the beginning, is now the Regent, and is experienced and familiar with the methods of handling government affairs and managing officials. If you ignore his age, the old ministers will feel as if they are facing the Regent who was still full of vigor and awe-inspiring more than ten years ago.
Seeing that the leaders in front were silent, the officials at the back naturally bowed their heads and obeyed. Yinreng smiled and waved to He Zhu. Soon He Zhu opened all the imperial edicts in his hand and read out one by one: "The decree says: This is the order of the Prince Regent. In consideration of the outstanding performance of the princes in the Eastern Expedition to Japan and Goryeo, the Prince of Zhi is promoted to Prince Zhi, the Prince of Cheng is promoted to Prince Cheng, the Prince of Yong is promoted to Prince Yong, the Prince of Heng is promoted to Prince Heng, the Prince of Chun is promoted to Prince Chun, the Prince of Lian is promoted to Prince Lian, the Prince of Min is promoted to Prince Min, the Prince of Dun is promoted to Prince Dun, the 12th, 13th and 14th Princes are promoted to Prince of Beilor, the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Princes are promoted to Prince of Beizi. The other princes are still young and will not be promoted for the time being. I decree this."
Once this imperial edict is issued, it means that all the princes under the current emperor, except the regent, have lost their inheritance rights. If there are any prince parties or prince parties in the future, it will not be a fight for the throne, but forming a clique for personal gain, and they can all be dealt with for the crime of seeking power and usurping the throne.
Some might say that this imperial edict is just the words of the Regent, so what if we don't accept it? That's because you don't understand what the first two words of the imperial edict mean.
That's "Zhi Yue". What does "Zhi Yue" mean? It means it was written by the emperor himself. The meaning of the entire imperial edict is also very simple, that is, the emperor wrote in his own handwriting, "I listened to the regent's opinion and conferred the title on his brother." This is equivalent to modern endorsement.
After the imperial edict was read, everyone prostrated themselves: "Your Highness, we accept the order. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, and a thousand live the Regent."
Later generations also called this historical record a miracle, because it can be regarded as the most successful seizure of power, and it was truly a bloodless coup, known in history as the "Change of the Chair."
From then on, all emperors of the Qing Dynasty were succeeded by the crown prince, which successfully laid the foundation for the stability of the future succession rights of the Qing Dynasty, making the entire Qing Dynasty exist for a hundred years longer than the original historical records.
Thanks to the efforts of later generations, it finally transformed from a feudal dynasty to a constitutional monarchy, and then smoothly transitioned to a socialist society. The Aisin Gioro family also became the last dynasty ruler of New China. Although they eventually became an ordinary family with the changes of the times, their foundation was safely preserved, and they did not become sinners of the country as in the original history.
After talking too much, he returned to the court and read out the imperial edict promoting his brothers. Then Yinreng began to make drastic reforms and transfers. He had long been dissatisfied with the emperor's team. With the emperor's benevolent rule in recent years, many unhealthy tendencies had emerged. Although there were still many good officials, many had already begun to be corrupt. What he had to do today was to remove all these officials from office.
As the imperial edicts were issued one after another, the faces of some ministers in the court became more and more ugly. Who could have thought that the second thing the regent would do after coming to power was to replace all of these old ministers?
However, as time passed, they were no longer panicked, because the number of people whose regents had their flower feathers removed was increasing, and now almost half of the court was gone. This was not a small number. Without half of the people, it would be a question whether the court could continue to operate.
Furthermore, these individuals all had powerful connections behind them; abandoning them now would be difficult to win back in the future. For this reason, the ministers left with relative ease. After the decree was issued, they all obediently removed their flowered feathers and left the Qianqing Palace. They were all waiting to see the regent make a fool of himself, wondering what he would do in the absence of a powerful official.