Chapter 2839 Who Is the Emperor?

When the box was taken out, almost everyone started counting secretly, but they felt something was wrong when they counted, isn't this too much? It even surpassed the number of Qianlong's existing princes.

So far, Qianlong has fifteen sons in total. The eldest son Yonghuang, the second son Yonglian, the third son Yongzhang, and the seventh son Yongcong died early. The ninth son, the tenth son, and the thirteenth son died early, and the fifth son Yong Qi was chopped up by Shen Long and Xiao Yanzi some time ago.

So now only the fourth son Yongxuan, the sixth son Yongrong, the eighth son Yongxuan, the eleventh son Yongxuan, the twelfth son Yongxie born to the empress, and the fifteenth son of the Wei Jia family born to the imperial concubine are left alive. There are six in Yongyan, but there are as many as eight in the box, what is going on?

Moreover, Yong Yan, who will become Emperor Jiaqing in the future, has just been born. Whether he can live to adulthood is still a question. The queen's child is still there, so there is no reason to designate him as the crown prince, right?

That's right, in the whole "Han Zhu Ge Ge", the concubine Ling is the one who has the last laugh. Don't look at how little Yanzi and Ziwei are favored in the TV series, let alone how arrogant the queen is. It's nothing, but she became the empress dowager.

By the way, even without Shen Long's interference, Yong Qi would have died after living only twenty-six. If Xiao Yanzi married him, she would be a widow within a few years. This girl is really pitiful. She lost her parents when she was young. , she lost her husband not long after she got married, and she didn't know if it was the reincarnation of the lone star of Tiansha.

"Empress Dowager, perhaps His Majesty forgot to take out the previous secret edict when he put it in. In order to avoid troubles in vain, it is better to only look at the top one. This should be His Majesty's original intention!" The minister of the land immediately said, if you take it all apart and look at it, it can't be messed up?

However, some people objected, "The top one may not be the last to be put in? Eunuch Li, did you see clearly just now, are these boxes placed in one row or two rows behind the plaque?" If there are two rows , who knew which of the top two boxes was put in last?

In the Qianqing Palace, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yu, the eunuch who took the secret edict. Li Yu's clothes were already soaked with sweat. Why did I get involved in this matter? It seems that even if I want to help the old emperor guard the tomb, I can't do it. He hesitated and said, "The servants can see clearly just now, there are four in a row, and there are two floors..."

"Ah!" Now everyone was dumbfounded again, you wouldn't arrange them in a row, so it's easier to say, there are four on the top floor, how do we tell which one comes first and which one comes after?

"Maybe... Maybe Your Majesty has left a date in the secret edict?" Then we can only look at the words on it, and then judge based on the words.

After asking where they were placed, everyone placed the eight boxes on the table in the style behind the upright plaque, and then with the permission of the Empress Dowager, they opened the one on the far left, and everyone held their breath.

The format of the secret edict is rather simple. There are only two lines written in white paper and red pen. Both Manchu and Chinese scripts are said to be located in Yongyan, the fifteenth son of the emperor. On the ground, it is still uncertain right now, too early complacency will definitely not end well.

"This..." Many princes and ministers were also dumbfounded. Even if you like your concubine Ling so much, your majesty, it shouldn't be like this. Yongyan is still breastfeeding, how can you be an emperor? And it's fine to put it aside until the Taiping Festival, and now the Fang thief is still making trouble in the south. If he is allowed to ascend the throne, how will he handle government affairs?

And to put it in a rebellious way, the previous emperor already had so many princes who died young, who can guarantee that Yong Yan will live to adulthood safely? What if you hang up within a few days of enthronement? He doesn't even have the ability to leave a secret edict, does he?

"What do you guys think?" The Empress Dowager seemed a little dissatisfied with the result,

So instead of announcing Yongyan's ascension to the throne immediately, he set his sights on the princes and ministers.

"Eh..." Who dares to intervene in this matter? Do you think you live too long? If Yong Yan was an adult, no, even eleven or twelve years old, and his body was still looking tough, they might shout long live, but who told him not to be weaned yet? I really can't say enough to make him enthroned.

"Why don't you talk anymore?" The Empress Dowager raised her voice.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, although the first emperor had a secret edict, but the fifteen sons of the emperor are still young, why not ask the Empress Dowager to follow the example of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to assist the government!" Thinking about it, he quickly suggested that it doesn't matter whether Xiaozhuang really assisted the government back then, the important thing is to have an excuse.

These words made the Empress Dowager a little tempted, but her mind was still clear, "I don't have the skills of Lafayette Xiaozhuang!"

Lashi's brother below is in a hurry to accept the gift, I'm still waiting to become the uncle of the country, if Yongyan is allowed to ascend the throne, how can I have anything to do? So he quickly kicked a certain minister secretly, and the minister immediately came to his senses and hurried out and said, "Empress Dowager, although this seal is located on the outermost left side, it may not be the last one. Why don't you look at it again?" Let's do something else!"

Concubine Ling hated him to the bottom of her heart, and she had already made up her mind that as long as Yongyan came to the throne in the future, his whole family would be chopped off sooner or later; The one written in the letter must be my Yongzheng’s child, although Yongzheng is only seven years old, but no matter how you look at it, he is better than Yongyan, right? Besides, I can also follow the example of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

"Then... let's see again!" Now that the world is in chaos, it is really inappropriate for a child who has not been weaned to be emperor, and the empress dowager can only let someone open another box.

This time I chose the one on the far right. When I opened it, I heard a plop, and immediately someone among the princes and ministers knelt down. It turned out to be Qianlong’s younger brother, Prince Hegong Hongzhou. The reason for his kneeling was very simple. His name was written on this secret edict. Qianlong still has so many children, so it will be his turn to ascend the throne.

However, Hong Zhou is not without ideas. The world is in chaos now, and the country needs an emperor. I am not yet fifty this year, and I can still carry the Qing Dynasty. Among Qianlong's children, the eldest Emperor Si Zi Yongcheng is only in his early twenties this year, he knows how to run a country.

"Hmph, Li Yu, let's see the next one!" The empress dowager is also angry, the throne was given to Qianlong's child, and I am the empress dowager, so what if I gave it to Hongzhou? He is not my own! Do I still have to be polite to that bitch Geng in the future?