Educate all peoples, educate all peoples! Where is there anything to educate all peoples?
Throughout the ages, the policy of obscuring the people has been pursued.
It is enough for those mud-legged people at the bottom to have enough to eat and farm and pay taxes obediently. Why don't you let them know so much?
These are things that both the emperor and his ministers know and understand tacitly, but no one will expose the facts.
But now, the truth was revealed by the prince.
And the prince's encouragement to Qionghua is far from over.
He asked Qiong Hua again: "Scholar Qiong, I heard that your youngest son Qiong Yu likes to abuse maids, and more than ten people have been tortured to death by him. There are also many cases of forcibly buying women of the people. I wonder if Bachelor Qiong knows this. What happened? I wonder how Bachelor Qiong teaches his children and nephews?"
Hearing this, Qiong Hua was horrified.
How could he not know about his youngest son? However, in this era, the life and death of those maids who were sold on death contracts were in the hands of their masters. Even if you beat a slave to death, you only need to pay a fine.
Even those with strong backgrounds don’t even have to pay fines.
Qionghua knew what Qionghua's youngest son Qiongyu had done, and he had severely punished him several times.
However, there is an old mother who loves her young grandson very much and cannot discipline her very well.
Although the traitor next to me behaved mischievously, he still knew how to behave properly. He never provoked anyone he couldn't afford to offend, and he never caused any trouble.
So in the end, Qionghua turned a blind eye.
He never expected that the prince would know about this matter.
But such things must never be admitted! Otherwise, his Qiong family might really be doomed!
Thinking of this, Qionghua kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Wei Chen is wronged! Wei Chen is wronged! Someone must be framing Wei Chen. Wei Chen dares to pledge his head as a guarantee. Although Wei Chen's young son is extremely stubborn, But I will never do such a thing that disregards national laws and disregards human life!"
The prince said disgustedly: "Sister Qiong, your head has just been vouched for the drowning of a baby girl in Lijia Village. You won't forget it so quickly, right? Could it be that you have two heads that allow you to vouch for it at will?"
"You said someone framed you? Humph! Yes, the person who framed you is me!"
Qiong Hua asked in astonishment: "I wonder why the prince is like this?"
The prince suddenly broke out and shouted: "Because just today, your youngest son Qiong Yu went to Lijia Village and tried to buy Dani, the daughter of Li Laosan's family, but Li Laosan refused to obey! That beast Qiongyu She then asked her servants to beat Li Laosan severely, and also ordered people to forcibly drag Dani away!"
"If I hadn't been here, I'm afraid another civilian girl would have suffered at the hands of that beast! I stepped in to stop you, but your youngest son also insulted me and ordered people to beat me. He was shot dead on the spot by my guards. people."
"Qiongyu has been captured by me, and is now in the East Palace of my palace! Qionghua, what do you say now? Do you still want to use your head as a guarantee?"
"When you teach me, you talk about enlightening all people! You talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but in private, you are actually a man who steals men and women who are prostitutes! If your children can commit such acts that are worse than animals, you cannot escape the responsibility!"
Hearing this, Qiong Hua's face turned ashen.
He still didn't understand that he was being plotted against.
If not, okay, why did the prince go to Lijia Village?
Why did his youngest son go to Lijia Village to rob a girl at this time, and was bumped into by the prince?
Is this the emperor's action, or is it someone else?
But no matter who it is, he, Qionghua, is finished!
Qionghua burst into tears, kowtowed and cried: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I don't know about this matter. I never expected that my youngest son would do such a terrible thing."
"I am scared. I beg your majesty to kill the traitor and bring justice to the people! I am sorry for the common people! I have not cultivated my moral character and have no way to teach my children. I have no face to continue to stay in the Hanlin Academy. I sincerely ask your majesty to allow me to resign and go home. I will spend the rest of my life to atone for my sins.”
Qiong Hua's response made the officials secretly nod.
Qiong Hua's response of retreating to advance can be said to be the best response currently.
His youngest son raped a common girl, even insulted the prince, and ordered his servants to beat the prince, but he was caught by the prince and was already hopeless.
Therefore, Qionghua decisively abandoned his youngest son and decisively emphasized the righteousness of annihilating relatives.
And he himself also asked to resign, but the emperor would definitely not agree, and would probably punish him lightly or severely to set an example.
In this way, although Bachelor Qiong will inevitably leave stains on his body, at least he can save his political life.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongkang said: "I agree."
What?
Your Majesty actually agreed?
I have to say that Emperor Chongkang's attitude was exactly the same as that of the Supreme Emperor Yun, three great scholars, and the Minister of Civil Affairs' resignation. They were indeed father and son.
Qionghua said bitterly: "My lord, thank God for your grace!"
After that, Qiong Hua took off his bachelor's cap with trembling hands and solemnly placed it on the ground in front of him.
Then he struggled to get up and staggered out of the Golden Palace.
All the officials in the palace looked at Qiong Hua's back, which seemed to have aged in an instant, and were speechless for a long time.
In the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Chongkang looked at the prince and asked happily: "Prince, do you have anything else?"
The prince said: "For the record, my father, I have been in Lijia Village these days. I have been eating steamed buns and drinking porridge every day."
"I would like to invite all the civil and military officials to have a taste of what the common people are eating. It would save them all the time to educate the common people and educate all the people, but they actually don't even know what the common people eat. Please allow me, Father."
Emperor Chongkang laughed and said, "I agree!"
The prince also smiled and said: "I have just ordered someone to buy it. I think it will be there in a short time."
Next, the Jinluan Palace began to fall into silence.
The prince's sudden defection caught all the officials by surprise.
The emperor, the emperor, the prince, and the three generations of ancestors and grandsons have reached a consensus.
Implementing changes is irreversible, and they dare not go against the trend.
Otherwise, I am afraid that I will definitely be hit by Emperor Chongkang like a storm.
Not long after, the steamed buns and porridge purchased by the prince were delivered.
A total of more than three hundred steamed buns were bought, and the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty only had more than a hundred people.
Three per person may not be enough, but there is still room for two per person.
Next, the prince personally distributed them, and each person received at least two.
High-ranking officials were allocated three.
Next, the eunuch distributed porridge, two bowls to each person.
While they were dividing, Emperor Chongkang called out: "Prince, bring me a steamed bun and a bowl of porridge."
The prince smiled bitterly and said: "Father, this steamed bun is not delicious..."
Emperor Chongkang laughed and said, "Can it be that I can't eat what the prince eats, what the civil and military officials eat? Don't say more, just bring it to me."
"Yes, Father."
The prince had no choice but to bring a steamed bun and a bowl of porridge to Emperor Chongkang.
(End of chapter)
