Chapter 116 Satisfying the Emperor
The Regent's face was gloomy and clear. The muscles on the corners of his mouth twitched slightly under the dim candlelight. Zhao Zhong, who was standing in front of him, knelt on the ground without saying a word, waiting for his master to speak uneasyly.
Although Jianxing was in his hands, the Regent never allowed Jianxing to submit. Emperor Jianxing, who was previously kind and famous for his wise king, lost his freedom in life, the Regent thought that he would recognize the situation and eventually gave in to him.
But the Regent never expected that this seemingly weak-hearted old eighth had an unimaginable toughness. At the moment of failure, although he lost control of everything as the emperor, he never bowed his head when facing the Regent.
Not only Jianxing, but also his queen, Guo Luoluo. Compared to Jianxing's silent resistance on weekdays, Guo Luoluo is a headache. This woman has been scolding her continuously. On the way to Guanzhong to Lanzhou, Guo Luoluo has been in trouble. After arriving in Lanzhou, she closed the door behind her back every few days and scolded the Regent, which made the Regent both embarrassed and upset.
The Regent can be said to be even more hated by the woman Guo Luoluo than Jianxing. The Regent planned to directly depose her position as queen before arriving in Lanzhou, but because Jianxing refused to bow his head and surrender, he failed.
Now, this Guo Luoluo once again challenged the Regent's bottom line, which made the Regent unbearable. In the opinion, Jianxing still has value to keep, but Guo Luoluo can never keep it. Otherwise, he would not stop for a day with this woman.
"Go and find Dai Duo for me." After thinking about it, the Regent said.
Zhao Zhong responded quickly, kowtowed and stood up and rushed to find someone. Due to the conditions in Lanzhou, even the Regent could only live in such a large courtyard. As for the accommodation conditions of others, you can imagine. Therefore, except for the several important officials in the court, including some princes, princes, and others, they were assigned to a small courtyard that was barely passed, the rest of the ordinary officials were squeezed into a house with two or three families, and there were even some low-level officials who had a big family and a big family.
Dai Duo is now a celebrity in front of the Regent and an important official who has just entered the study room, so he is naturally much better than ordinary officials. So his current residence is in a small house not far from the Regent's residence.
Today, Dai Duo took the initiative to propose that Prince Yong be regent, and the matter was done for him, so Dai Duo, who was very proud of returning to the center of the house, rarely drank some wine and hummed a small song even more happily.
Seeing that it was getting late, Dai Duo, who was about to rest, had not had time to go to bed, Zhao Zhong, who was anxiously running, said that the Regent wanted to see him and asked him to hand in the sign to "enter the palace". Hearing this, Dai Duo quickly asked someone to wash his face, then changed his clothes and followed Zhao Zhong, hurriedly "enter the palace" and handed in the sign to ask for a meeting.
The so-called entry into the palace, passing signs, etc. are the rules that have always been in the palace. Although there is no palace at all, the rules that need to enter the courtyard where the Regent is still there. Pretending to follow the rules, Dai Duo finally entered the courtyard and then came outside the "House" where the Regent is located. First, he waited respectfully for the notice. After the sound of the Regent calling him in, Dai Duo pushed the door open and entered.
"I have seen the Regent, and I have paid tribute to the Regent." After entering, Dai Duo, who was wearing the horse's hoof sleeves, bowed meticulously and kowtowed to the Regent for his kindness.
"Get up." Putting down the memorial in your hand, the Regent took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a kind look.
"Thank you, Regent." Dai Duo kowtowed again, then stood up, and then stood aside with his hands hanging down.
"Dai Duo, how long have you been with me?" The Regent glanced at him first, then asked.
"Return to the prince, I was valued by the regent in the 41st year of Kangxi, so I followed the prince..."
"The 41st year of Kangxi..." The Regent seemed to recall the scene back then. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was still at its peak and rich in the world. At that time, he was still the hardcore under the prince and devoted himself to assisting the prince's fourth prince.
In a blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed, and the Qing Dynasty no longer existed, and he was not the prince who was full of passion at that time. Even the late Emperor Kangxi had passed away for several years. When he thought of the regent, he felt extremely moved.
"I didn't expect that so many years have passed in a flash. Thank you so much for these years." Looking at Dai Duo, whose hair was already gray, the Regent said to him with a ease in his tone.
"It is a blessing that I have cultivated in my life to be able to do things for the Regent. If I want to say it is hard, who in the world is more harder than the Regent?"
Listening to Dai Duo's words, the Regent nodded with relief. Yes, he worked hard to govern so hard that the king of the world can compare with? Although the Qing Dynasty is different from the past, it still controls the territory of the northwest, northeast, Mongolia and even the southwest. Even if the Central Plains are lost, as long as he works hard to strengthen his ancestors, he will one day be able to regain glory in his hands. The Regent is firmly convinced of this, and it is also the goal he has always strived for.
"I know your contribution. You have made a lot of efforts for me and my Qing Dynasty over the years. I remember these things in my heart. By the way, Dai Duo, you are not a bannerman now, are you?"
Dai Duo nodded, and a hint of expectation appeared on his face.
The Regent thought for a while and said, "You did a good job today, and I must reward you. Let's do this. From now on, raise the flag and enter the Zhenghuang Banner, and give you the identity of a Jinshi."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Duo knelt down with great joy on his face, and kowtowed, "I... I thank the regent for the kindness of the regent. I decided to be regent to serve the power of a dog and a horse, and I will never refuse to die!"
"Okay, OK, these are all you deserve. Don't say anything if you die. In times of crisis, as a minister in the court, you still have many things to do. Do you understand?" Before Dai Duo finished speaking, the Regent interrupted him directly and said.
After wiped away the touching tears, Dai Duo kowtowed three times and then responded.
He nodded with satisfaction, and the Regent asked Dai Duo to get up. After he got up, the Regent continued, "Call you here and give you a reward. I have another thing to do."
Dai Duo was not surprised, and stood there quietly waiting for the Regent to speak.
"The emperor is in poor health now. Although he intends to depose the throne of Guo Luoluo, he is unable to do so. As a minister, we should think that the emperor will solve his problems. This is the act of a loyal minister. What do you think?"
"Back to the prince, I think this is true. Let me leave this matter to the servant, and I will definitely satisfy you..."
"It is to satisfy the emperor!" the Regent corrected.
Dai Duo hurriedly changed his words: "What the Regent said is very good, to satisfy the emperor, and the servants will definitely do it..."
Listening to his words, the Regent smiled, then waved his hand and said nothing again. Dai Duo, who understood it, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed before leaving.
Chapter completed!