My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 307 Auspicious Omens Greatly Pleasant to Emperor Yongzheng, Who Abdicates the Throne to Hongli!

Yongzheng rubbed his hands together and paced back and forth in the room, seemingly forgetting that Hongli and the others were still there, and was only immersed in his own joy.

Hongli smiled; he understood Yongzheng's feelings.

It should be noted that there has been no news of any of Yongzheng's concubines becoming pregnant for five years!
This made Emperor Yongzheng, who was already depressed because of his few offspring, almost feel that he would never have any new children.

of course!

What Emperor Yongzheng did not know was that he would welcome his youngest prince in the eleventh year of his reign.

But for Emperor Yongzheng at this time, the sudden pregnancy of a concubine in the harem was indeed a very happy thing for him.

This doesn't just mean that he can still get the concubines in the harem pregnant.

More importantly, the fact that two of his concubines were pregnant at the same time occurred right after he had just finished purging his own Eight Banners faction.

This would undoubtedly give him reason to believe that it was a sign of divine support for him.

Hongli never expected that Yongzheng would be different from history, and in the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign, he received the good news that his concubines were pregnant.

In Hongli's view, it may be related to his own summary of reproductive principles, namely, taking measures to prepare for pregnancy such as having intercourse during the woman's ovulation period, as well as Yongzheng's own diligence in fertility.

In any case, it is indeed a good thing that Emperor Yongzheng has some concubines who are pregnant.

Hongli was not worried that Yongzheng would have a new prince.

After all, these new princes are much older than him.

According to the original historical trajectory, Emperor Yongzheng's reign was only seven years long.

Therefore, no matter what, Yongzheng would never pass the throne to a minor prince.

In addition, the Empress had already gone through menopause.

Even if Yongzheng had a new prince, he would no longer be the legitimate son, so there was no possibility that it would affect Hongli's succession to the throne.

On the contrary, having more sons born out of wedlock and older than Hongli would have been beneficial for Hongli to continue using officials from the imperial family, meritorious officials, and those with scholarly backgrounds to maintain checks and balances within the government.

It should be noted that the reason why Emperor Yongzheng was able to carry out various radical reforms after ascending the throne without affecting his own safety was because he still had the support of several brothers of low status.

Among them, the thirteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth princes played a crucial role.

The fifteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first brothers also played a role.

In short, although few of Yongzheng's sons were able to work for him against those who had vested interests, there were quite a few among his brothers.

Especially for princes like the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth princes, whose mothers were Han Chinese, the only way to improve their status was to work diligently for Emperor Yongzheng.

Therefore, Hongli was even more eager for Yongzheng to have more illegitimate sons who could only serve him in the future.

I fear that when these princes born out of wedlock die, they will still be just children and will have to be raised by their elder brother.

That would undoubtedly be better.

Therefore, Hongli sincerely congratulated Yongzheng and actively echoed Yongzheng: "Father, how could Heaven be against you? This is clearly a sign of favor to you, supporting your iron-fisted efforts to eradicate the deep-rooted evils of the Qing Dynasty."

Yongzheng nodded repeatedly: "You are right. I may not be a wise and benevolent ruler, but I should be considered a virtuous ruler who cares about the people. Heaven must understand my intentions."

“Father, I cannot agree with what you say. How could you not be a benevolent ruler?”

"It is precisely because you are a truly benevolent ruler that you do what wise and virtuous rulers would like to do but dare not do for the sake of all people."

"Only Heaven would grant you double happiness!"

Hongli spoke very sincerely.

After hearing what Hongli said, Yongzheng glanced at him and said, "Are you all sweet-talking? Don't say such flattering things next time!"

"next time?"

"I will dare to do it again next time!"

Hongli deliberately argued back.

Yongzheng frowned immediately.

"How dare you say such honest things!"

After Hongli finished speaking, he raised his handsome, dark eyebrows, a trait unique to young men, and then gave a sly smile.

Yongzheng raised his arm: "You're asking for a beating!" But Yongzheng didn't actually hit him. He quickly withdrew his hand to his back and asked Hongli with even more delight: "You're about to confer the title of your secondary consort. You're going to hold a small banquet. I'm afraid the lavishness won't be enough, will it?"

"Go to the Imperial Household Department and select ten pieces of goldware, thirty pieces of silverware, and fifty pieces of bronzeware."

Before Hongli could answer, Yongzheng began to speak.

Hongli knew that Yongzheng was rewarding him in a roundabout way, and that he was actually very happy that he was flattering him and being so playful with him.

After all, he was already in a good mood.

"Your son thanks Father for the generous reward!"

Hongli thanked him profusely for this.

Knowing that Yongzheng was eager to see the two pregnant concubines, Hongli did not linger with Yongzheng and took his leave on the pretext that he wanted to obtain the supplies immediately.

After watching Hongli leave with a look of doting affection, Yongzheng couldn't help but shake his head and mutter to himself, "You're so happy with just a few gifts. I wonder how happy you'll be if I really give you the empire in the future."

"Su Peisheng, go and retrieve the imperial edict. I will draft another copy to carry with me!"

"Whoo!"

……

"Fourth Master!"

After Hongli returned to the Prince's residence, his primary consort, Lady Fucha, and others came out to greet him, and they all saw that Hongli had brought back a great deal of furnishings.

"this?"

"Is the palace no longer safe?"

Fucha and the others couldn't help but look at each other and mutter to themselves.

Hongli then said, "There are two happy events in the palace."

"What happy event?"

Fucha glanced at Nara and then asked with a smile.

Lady Nara smiled and said, "Yes, Fourth Prince, please tell us so we can offer our congratulations when we go to the palace to pay our respects tomorrow."

"Both ladies are pregnant."

Hongli said this.

The princess's wives and concubines were all delighted upon hearing this, except for the two Nian sisters.

Nianzhu only managed a forced smile.

Nian Yirou even opened her mouth only slightly.

But after a while, Nian Yirou smiled and said to Nian Zhu when she returned, "It is indeed a happy occasion. Who knows, His Majesty might be so pleased that he will pardon your family's crimes!"

Nianzhu hummed in agreement, while secretly glancing at Hongli.

She preferred to believe that Hongli would pardon her family.

The news that two women in Emperor Yongzheng's harem were pregnant quickly spread.

This caused quite a stir in both the government and the public.

Many officials and gentry were forced to accept their fate, feeling that perhaps it was truly the will of Heaven to bring about a harsh and ruthless ruler for the Qing Dynasty.

But this also made some officials and gentry even more desperate, feeling that the Qing Dynasty could never become the way they had always imagined.

Chen Shiguan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, locked himself in his study and drank wine while weeping: "The Mongol princes could not promote the emergence of feudalism in the Qing Dynasty, and the Han gentry also failed to succeed. Now, even the Manchu bannermen themselves are being massacred for supporting Lu Gong's remarks!"

“Ancestors, Heavens, why did you choose the Qing Dynasty and a monarch like Yongzheng? Did you really want to see a Qing Dynasty that ruled by killing?”

As Chen Shiguan spoke, he took out a pill that he had secretly prepared in advance from his sleeve and swallowed it with wine.

The next day, his family found him dead from drinking in his home.

Coincidentally, Emperor Yongzheng subsequently received reports of the sudden deaths of officials and gentry, including some Manchus.

Emperor Yongzheng then summoned Hongli and asked, "Recently, we have received reports of officials and gentry dying suddenly and mysteriously. I fear this is due to their utter despair for the world. What is your opinion on this?"

(End of this chapter)