In the aristocratic system of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor was the most powerful person and the one who was second only to the emperor were the Twelve Iron Hat Kings!
During the Shunzhi period of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a total of six iron hat kings were awarded, Prince Heshuo Li, Prince Heshuo Zheng, Prince Heshuorui, Prince Heshuo Yu, Prince Heshuo Su, and Prince Heshuo Zhuang!
Then there are two Duoluo County Princes who are also hereditary, Duoluo Keqin County Prince and Duoluo Shuncheng County Prince!
There were a total of eight princes in the founding of the country, which happened to correspond to the number of the eight flags. Basically, the leader of the flag was a prince! But after a power struggle in the court, the iron hat was no longer linked to the flag owner!
The emperor often changed flags. Maybe this year Prince Li would be the flag owner of the red flag, maybe the person would be changed again the year after that, maybe sometimes the prince would not also be the flag owner!
This is the struggle for power led by the emperor. The purpose is to break the relationship between the eight princes and the eight banners, and finally concentrate all military power on the emperor!
In order to achieve this goal, the later emperor also awarded four iron hats. One was Prince Heshuoyi, Yinxiang, the thirteenth brother of Emperor Yongzheng, nicknamed the Thirteenth Son of Death!
Then there are Prince Gong Yixin, Prince Chun Yixuan and Prince Qing Yikuang! These three were all newly awarded iron hats during the reign of Daoguang and Xianfeng!
There were only twelve Iron Hats in the entire Qing Dynasty, which shows how precious this hat is!
But is everything safe with this hat? Big mistake. In today's storm, these people are the most panicked, and the most relaxed ones are actually the Han civil servants!
Because there is a rule in the Qing Dynasty that the hat is made of iron and the head is made of meat!
What does that mean? The hat is passed down from generation to generation forever, but the head under the hat can be chopped off at will by my emperor!
If you rebel, I will kill you, but I will find someone else in your clan to inherit this iron hat. I will let this title be passed down forever, but I may not guarantee that you will not die!
Now 40,000 factory slaves outside the city have been massacred, and the rebellion has been quelled by the little emperor. Then they are digging out the mastermind behind the scenes! Everyone knew very well that Prince Gong and the others must be the ones to take the blame!
But is the head of a prince enough? Will Zai Chun’s character lead to involvement? Among the princes present, which one has no ghosts in his heart?
At this time, Han ministers like Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao were more relaxed, because the turmoil in the capital over the years was originally a vicious fight between the Eight Banners royal family, and was caused by the uneven distribution of power within the Eight Banners!
On the contrary, Han Chen became a spectator, so today the Han Chens all gathered together and looked relatively relaxed!
The princes and princes had no time to talk to Lian Xing, and they just nodded with a grimace. They didn't dare to communicate with each other verbally, they just looked at each other to test each other!
In this large public place, there are so many people talking, who knows who will hear what you whisper and report it!
There are more and more officials, and time flies by quickly and it is around 7:30 in the morning, but no decree has been sent out from the Taihe Gate!
The nobles of the palace and the officials had not had breakfast, and were standing here blowing the cold wind despite their anger. Just as many old officials secretly stuffed ginseng slices into their mouths, a group of people suddenly came in from the Meridian Gate!
The monarchs and ministers were shocked when they saw King Yu Benge and Prince Yigui of Dun being escorted by a group of soldiers and walking across the Jinshui Bridge in a mighty manner!
Prince Laoli Shiduo's eyes were dazzled by what he saw. He rubbed and rubbed desperately, as if he didn't believe his eyes. "Is this... is this his true character? That honest and honest Prince Yu?"
"Isn't that right? Oh, old prince, Prince Yu soared into the sky last night. I heard he was promoted!"
Prince Heshuoyu, in his true nature, was not as cowardly as usual today, and his whole body was beaming with joy. The director of the newly established Capital Police Bureau gathered two thousand men in just one night!
Xiao Huang became his direct descendant, like a little pug behind his butt, happily standing in front of the prince! Little Huang never dreamed that one day he would be able to enter the Forbidden City and expand his horizons!
Looking at Prince Dun Yipei again, his aura became even stronger. Behind him were a group of officers from the Xishan Battalion, as well as Sir Gordon, who had just entered the city!
When these two people arrived, Baiguan immediately got up and knew that the meeting was about to begin!
But unexpectedly, after the two princes had been chatting in front of Taihe Gate for a quarter of an hour, there was still no movement in the palace. The more this happened, the more depressing the atmosphere became. It was quite cold in the late autumn morning, but many officials were soaked with sweat. handkerchief!
At eight o'clock, there was a sudden commotion in front of the Meridian Gate, and a group of new Yulin soldiers suddenly rushed in. This was a circle of people who seemed to be guarding against something!
Lian Xing took a closer look and screamed in fright, "Ah! Prince Chun!"
Boom... There was an explosion in front of Taihe Gate. The officials took a few steps forward to take a closer look. Who else could it be if it wasn't Yixuan who was dressed in white?
This Yixuan actually took off his court clothes, dressed in pure white clothes, put an iron chain around his neck, and entered the palace alone!
After crossing the Jinshui Bridge, Baiguan automatically gave way to an alley, and Yizhen stood expressionlessly in the middle of a pair of bronze lions, ignoring anyone, and slowly knelt down!
Prince Dun's eyes were so hot that he almost shed tears, "Lao Qi... you... what are you doing? Your Majesty didn't accuse you of offending, so why did you lock yourself up?"
Yi Xuan smiled bitterly, "Fifth brother! Stop talking, there is nothing to distinguish... I thought about it all night last night, and I found that I am really not the material to be a prince!"
"Whatever! Whatever!"
Many of the officials are veterans of three dynasties. They have seen too many ups and downs, but today's scene still shocked them!
The war hasn't even started yet, and someone has already surrendered? Are conservatives really finished?
At this moment, the figure of General Manager Er Mao suddenly flashed out of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Under the protection of a group of guards and eunuchs, Er Mao stood on the high platform and loudly said, "Your Majesty has arrived... all the officials will come to court!"
"Bring Prince Chun Yixuan to court with you! Your Majesty, this servant is rude..."
As soon as Ermao waved his hand, several eunuchs rushed over and held Yixuan up and walked in, followed by civil and military officials filing in!
Yixuan's whole body was floating. If it weren't for the two eunuchs holding him up, he would have fallen to the ground. The huge square in front of the Taihe Palace was so familiar. He seemed to know how many broken pieces there were in this square. Blue brick!
He has never looked at the bricks and tiles of the palace so carefully. This is the first time he has experienced the beauty of life, and it is also the first time he has discovered how gorgeous this palace is!
He greedily looked at every view of this palace and remembered it in his heart with all his strength, as if this was the last time he would appreciate it in his life!
"Second father-in-law...can you walk a little slower...a little slower..."
But no matter how slow the journey is, it will come to an end. The two eunuchs on the imperial steps in front of the Taihe Palace pointed to the location of the gate: "Your Majesty, please kneel here!"
Yixuan raised his head and looked at the plaque in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the blue sky, and smiled bitterly at himself, "It's just the two paths of death and confinement!"
"Uncle Qi...what are you muttering to yourself?" Zai Chun's voice sounded behind him.
