96. The Qing Dynasty, Which Was Worn Like a Sieve (Twenty-Nine)
The imperial concubine finally came forward, but what the ministers didn't expect was that she persuaded the ministers to accept Yinzhen as emperor on the grounds that her fifteenth elder brother was young. When a minister brought up the matter of Yinzhen's infertility, the imperial concubine said nonchalantly: "Throughout the ages, not everyone who succeeds to the throne is the biological son of the previous emperor. When Prince Yong ascends the throne, he will select the most suitable heir in the future. "
All the ministers were a little dumbfounded. Even Tong Guowei couldn't believe that the imperial concubine would give up the throne that was within her reach and let her adopted son take the throne instead of her own son. He found an opportunity to ask the imperial concubine privately, "Has the empress been threatened by Prince Yong? I heard that Xuan Ying has been living in Chengqian Palace. Could it be that she..."
The imperial concubine frowned, "What did Amma say? Xuanying came to accompany me because she was afraid that I would be sad. Otherwise, how would Amma have the chance to see me? Amma, think about it, Xiao Shiwu has always hated reading and writing. He only loves to wield swords and guns, and only loves to listen to stories about battlefields. How can he be the material to be an emperor? Moreover, if he has that ability when he grows up, Yinzhen will definitely make him the emperor's younger brother. Without that ability, even if we put him in the position now, he won’t be able to do it for long.”
Tong Guowei persuaded and persuaded without giving up, but could not convince the imperial concubine no matter what, so he could only frown and leave. With the presence of the imperial concubine, those in the court who supported Yinzhen no longer cared about it, and all made excuses to invite Yinzhen to ascend the throne. After Dunbeile led his army back to the court and buried Kangxi in the imperial mausoleum, Yinzhen finally officially ascended the throne with the support of his courtiers and several princes, and changed the country's name to "Yongzheng".
The imperial concubine was named the Queen Mother, Su Yuanyuan was the Queen, and the adult princes were all princes. Since the unstable factors had long been removed, there was no turmoil before and after her ascension to the throne, and the transition of imperial power was successfully completed.
The Kangxi in the imperial mausoleum was transformed by Su Yuanyuan out of a piece of wood. The real Kangxi lost his temper several times in the secret room and became furious. However, he also took Ruanjinsan, and his power was gradually disintegrating. No matter what, Anger doesn't help either.
Three months after Yinzhen ascended the throne, Lao Jiu prepared the fleet, and Lao Ba also distributed his power to others. Then Kangxi, the imperial concubine, Lao Ba, his wife, and the twins boarded the ship together and headed for the other side of the ocean. Accompanying them to protect them were Kangxi's secret guards, as well as several members of the Blood Drops and Sticky Rod Department. These people not only protect their master, but also shoulder the important task of detecting foreign technology. Yinzhen was not afraid that Kangxi would run back, because it would be too late for him to wait until he arrived in a foreign country to find a ship and plan to seize the throne. Therefore, he even gave Kangxi's secret guards to be taken away by Kangxi, hoping that they could ensure their safety in foreign countries. Safety.
The official statement is that Lao Ba was ordered to conduct a private visit incognito. In the next few years, he will travel all over the country, hiding his identity, and uncovering those who are corrupt and bending the law. The imperial concubine, on the other hand, moved into the hot spring villa with her two children. She thanked guests behind closed doors and did not allow anyone to disturb her. In this way, Yinzhen crossed the sea and sent them away from the country. He also hoped that Kangxi and Lao Ba could learn something and come back. These two people were still very capable of learning.
With the power in hand, Yinzhen was not in a hurry to make big moves. He just slowly distributed the power of some high-ranking Manchu officials to others. The promoted officials were all open-minded people who wanted to integrate Manchu and Chinese. Those officials who thought they were superior to others and had a sense of superiority were transferred away from the center of power for various reasons. Several important ministers discovered this incident belatedly, and they were puzzled and worried for their own families. They all went to Zhezi to ask Yinzhen about his intentions.
Su Yuanyuan was in the imperial study room looking through the memorials that Yinzhen had thrown aside. She touched her chin and showed a naughty smile, "Why don't I scare them and show them all the dirty things they did in private? Watch them Don’t you dare say this or that?”
Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, there was nothing wrong with it. He nodded and said, "Be careful and come back early. I'll wait for you to have dinner together."
"Do not worry!"
Su Yuanyuan asked for evidence of the crimes of several ministers from the stick office. Each of them had a booklet in which there were records of the concubines they favored, their wives killed, and the children they treated harshly. After reading it, Su Yuanyuan smiled with satisfaction. She ran invisible to the homes of several adults and put the booklet on their desks. She saw with her own eyes that those people were frightened half to death, and two of them were even too sick to go to the hospital. It's coming!
Su Yuanyuan has since discovered many wonderful uses of magic, and has truly become Yinzhen's biggest helper!
Within a few years, Yinzhen eliminated dissidents in the court and achieved complete imperial autocracy. Su Yuanyuan occasionally went to the private sector to look for a few officials who were corrupt and violated the law. She believed that it was the "Lao Ba" who "went incognito privately". This made the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty more cautious, fearing that one day they would be found out if they did something wrong. For a time, the atmosphere in the court became solemn.
He reformed the law step by step. Anyone who sued their elders and officials did not need to bear any punishment. As long as they had reasonable grounds, they would get the most just decision. Once an unjust case is discovered, mercy will not be given lightly! After several unjust cases were dealt with ruthlessly, no official would dare to do it again. Through newspapers and periodicals, people learned that they no longer had to fear those government officials and corrupt officials, and they cried with joy.
In the past few years, the first peasant girl, Mrs. Song, worked with others to develop methods of raising pigs and chickens. Now every household in the countryside has food, poultry and livestock. When encountering disasters, the Queen will also let Duobao Stores and other chain stores such as Yurongyuan donated porridge and clothes, and the emperor would also send imperial ministers to provide disaster relief. No one would worry about starving to death or freezing to death.
When the people live and work in peace and contentment, the economy will naturally prosper. Yinzhen abolished the classification of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, set up academies, taught agricultural planting, encouraged the teaching of various skills, and supported the development of commerce. This move was appreciated by all merchants, and their descendants could take the imperial examinations and enter official careers in the future. Since then, they have donated money and grain to help the court with disaster relief every time there was a disaster.
Cement roads were built in many parts of the country, bicycles and rickshaws were made, and many talents studied new technologies that could help the country develop day and night in the research institutes established by the country. Dai Zi, a mechanical genius invited back by Yinzhen, was even more outstanding. He could imitate foreign guns and cannons in a few days after seeing them before. Now he has full inspiration and support, and the army's weapons and equipment are getting stronger year by year.
Those anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming uprisings were suppressed, and now the people are happy, and not many people are willing to follow them in rebellion. On the contrary, the people still love the current emperor very much, because Yinzhen proposed that Manchu and Han are one family, and all ethnic groups on this land are one family, and they really feel that there is no longer any hierarchy between ethnic groups, and even the Eight Banners have been abolished.
Several major families of the Manchu surnames once resisted, but at that time Yinzhen was already in power, holding military weapons, how could they resist? Yinzhen did a lot, and finally solved the real ethnic problem ten years later, while abolishing those cumbersome rituals and changing the national title to the simple and domineering "Empire".
While Yinzhen worked hard to reform for ten years, Su Yuanyuan was not idle either. She often helped Yinzhen do things that ordinary people could not do, and always achieved the best results without anyone noticing. Then she devoted herself to brainwashing the people, holding up the Li and Song families as female representatives, praising those young ladies from noble families who did their own business, and letting everyone know that women are useful.
After the research institute developed the technology of mass papermaking, Su Yuanyuan specially started a women's newspaper to tell them the stories of many strong women such as Hua Mulan and Wu Zetian. With Yinzhen's protection, even if someone was dissatisfied, they could not do anything to her. She also abolished "Female Precepts" and "Female Training" and established many women's colleges to teach women various practical skills such as reading, self-defense, medicine, and design.
No woman who graduated from a women's college can be looked down upon. In fact, because they want to prove themselves and cherish the opportunities they get, they learn better than many men. After the first batch of women from women's colleges in various places graduated, they completely overturned everyone's perception of women. It turned out that it was only because men were suppressing women for so many years before. Otherwise, how could they be allowed to beat, scold, and buy and sell?
Su Yuanyuan issued a law prohibiting the sale of human beings and abolished the contract of selling body. Anyone who dared to buy and sell human beings again would be severely punished. Of course, if a family wanted to hire servants, they could still sign a contract to hire some servants home. The first to take the lead was the palace. In the future, those palace maids and eunuchs were not just servants who signed contracts with them. Anyone who didn't want to do it could leave.
Because she and Yinzhen had lived in modern society for two lifetimes, they perfected many laws and regulations very well, so there would not be a big mess when trying to implement them. The few who wanted to take advantage of the loopholes were strongly suppressed.
After the end of the Qing Dynasty and the change to the empire, Su Yuanyuan and Yinzhen simply moved out of the palace, and the ministers no longer had to go to court, but sat around the table in the conference room every morning to report their work. Su Yuanyuan sat next to Yinzhen and was the first female official to hold power in the empire openly. After that, several princesses passed the imperial examination, and Su Yuanyuan promoted them. After that, the best of the women's colleges appeared one after another, and this highest conference room was no longer a man's world.
There are still many women serving as officials across the country, and there is an increasingly modern trend. Ulanara, who had been watching the development of the situation, became one of the officials. Nian opened an art academy to teach women to paint, sing, dance, and perform. When they learned, they performed dramas to make money. The remaining few came later. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty had become like this, they naturally had no more ideas. They had no special skills, but most of them found good jobs by relying on the various subjects they learned in modern times.
After ten years of hard work, such a prosperous scene was exchanged. Yinzhen and Su Yuanyuan were very surprised. They did not expect it to be so smooth. This was also thanks to the full help of several brothers. Although they had misunderstandings, the subtle influences of growing up together eventually changed their minds and made them agree with Yinzhen's political views.
Ten years later, Kangxi and Lao Ba finally came back. Although Kangxi hated Yinzhen for causing the demise of the Qing Dynasty, he had to admit that Yinzhen was truly concerned about the world and had no selfish intentions from beginning to end during the ten years in foreign countries. He couldn't figure out how he taught, why this son was so rebellious? He didn't even want the world that his ancestors had conquered. But at this point, he had no way to take back the throne, so he could only swallow his anger and scold Yinzhen severely, and never gave him a good face again.
The Eighth Elder, however, had completely changed his smooth-talking personality and looked more like a determined soldier. As soon as he came back, he had a long secret talk with Yinzhen, and then resumed his official position and fully supported Yinzhen's reforms. The advanced technology he brought back also made the research institute feel like it had found a treasure, breaking through many research bottlenecks and developing many new things.
When Tsarist Russia, Mongolia, and Japan invaded again, the Tenth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth led their most valiant armies to defeat them. The advanced guns and cannons simply opened their eyes and shocked them beyond words. They didn't know when this increasingly backward country would become powerful. With Kangxi's insistence, Fifteenth directly flattened the island of Japan, and there would never be any "Sick Man of East Asia" or "Biochemical Experiment" again.
Sometimes Kangxi looked at the majestic palace and sighed in his heart, really wanting to kill that fourth son! But having such a son, he was really proud.
The author has something to say: It is still a little easier for an autocratic emperor to reform, and there is also a fox demon to give him a golden finger! :)
Let me tell you about my writing plan. I plan to write three more quick travel stories after finishing this one. One with a male protagonist, "Quick Travel of the Tenth Lifetime Scumbag", and one with a female protagonist, "The Devil's Way Lady [Quick Travel]". Both are available for pre-collection. Then there is another one about being a mother of various naughty children to discipline them. I will also pre-collect it when I think of a name. I may write quick travel stories in the next two or three years. Friends who like quick travel can go to my column and collect it. I hope you can continue to support me. Muah! (*^▽^*)