Emperor Yuanfeng was certainly not so happy just because the Black Mountain Camp was conquered, but because of the method that Xiao Heng came up with!
Why does the court worry about Yunnan affairs every year
I just think that there are many natives in Yunnan, and the natives are really difficult to tame.
The most annoying thing is those natives. They only listen to the natives!
The imperial court is certainly not without think tanks. Over the years, it has sent countless people there. However, no matter how many capable officials there are, they have repeatedly failed.
Now, Xiao Heng's move is simply amazing!
Emperor Yuanfeng was so happy that the cabinet ministers below were also generous in praising Xiao Heng: "Your Highness is really smart and decisive! With this move, the overall situation in Yunnan can be settled!"
When Emperor Yuanfeng went to see Empress Dowager Tian in private, Empress Dowager Tian heard about this and couldn't help but curl her lips slightly, smiled and shook her head: "This move is really wonderful. However, this does not mean that the ministers in the past were incompetent, but who among them had the courage to do this?"
Yes, even if it was Liao Jingxu, a high-ranking official, Yunnan was full of factions and the situation was complicated. One move could affect the entire body, so he could not make this decision.
But Xiao Heng was different, the timing of his visit was so clever.
It was a critical juncture for the imperial court to quell the rebellion. What was more important was that he had experienced several assassination attempts before, had enough manpower around him, and had already obtained part of the military power in Yunnan.
At this critical juncture, the people of the Yang family went crazy. In order to marry a daughter to Xiao Heng, they made several stupid moves one after another, and gave Xiao Heng a good situation.
However, even so, Xiao Heng must be able to stand firm and seize the opportunity.
Now it seems that Xiao Heng can catch it completely.
He seized this opportunity and took advantage of Senator Yang's big mistake. What was rare was that he was able to communicate with the local natives first and gain the trust of the military households. Not many people have been able to do this in history.
War is war, it is not only a war when it starts. Now that Xiao Heng is like this, Empress Dowager Tian cannot be more satisfied.
If she is like this, let alone Emperor Yuanfeng.
Seeing the proud look on Emperor Yuanfeng's face, Empress Dowager Tian smiled slightly: "It can be seen that the emperor has high hopes for him. Fortunately, he has lived up to your high hopes."
Emperor Yuanfeng smiled with emotion, and it seemed that some foul air was bursting out.
He sat opposite Queen Mother Tian and said softly, "Mother, I have been feeling uneasy all these years."
Because he did not ascend the throne according to a will, and because he stole the throne, even though he convinced himself that it was a desperate move forced upon him, he still could not feel at ease and doubted himself all the time.
Because of this inability to feel at ease, many people seized on it and made a fuss about it.
The temples of Emperor Yuanfeng were already gray. He sighed and closed his eyes: "I have done many wrong things. In the past, I was fighting for my life and I didn't care about the Crown Prince and the second and third sons. Therefore, the Crown Prince was framed and the second and third sons were ambitious. I am really not a qualified father."
Empress Dowager Tian looked at him with a smile and lowered her eyes: "Emperor, don't be so hard on yourself. This life is long. You have recovered Shaanxi and Gansu, which were lost when the emperor was deposed. Although the Oirat Mongols were eyeing them covetously, there was never a major war. This is all your merit. Moreover, you finally chose a reliable crown prince for the country, didn't you?"
Emperor Yuanfeng then felt relieved.
With Xiao Heng doing this, Queen Hu and the former crown prince and his wife should be able to rest in peace in peace in their nine springs.
He went to Concubine Pang again.
Concubine Pang had also heard about the events of the previous dynasty, but she never discussed any state affairs, so when Emperor Yuanfeng came, she just smiled and greeted him in person, saying, "It's already this late, I thought you weren't coming today."
"I went to see the Queen Mother. She looked much thinner, but in good spirits." Emperor Yuanfeng said casually, and let Concubine Pang help him change into his daily clothes. Then he asked, "Where is Eleven?"
Concubine Pang handed his dragon robe to the palace maid and smiled when she heard this question: "What else can she do? She has been busy tinkering with those wood carvings these days. She said she would show them to Su Yao when the time comes."
The Eleventh Princess has recently become fascinated with wood carving, and has been learning it quite well from the palace attendants. A few days ago, she carved a dragon for Emperor Yuanfeng. Although Emperor Yuanfeng thought it was a snake no matter how he looked at it, since his daughter likes it, he will just let her do what she likes.
Hearing that this was still being discussed, Emperor Yuanfeng couldn't help but laugh: "She really likes this. Fine, since she likes it, let her play with it."
While taking the bird's nest handed over by Concubine Pang and taking a sip, he lightly instructed Concubine Pang: "I have asked the Ministry of Rites to select girls from good families above the seventh rank and below the third rank."
Concubine Pang blinked her eyes and immediately realized that a talent show was about to begin.
Emperor Yuanfeng did not behave like the deposed emperors and never held a large-scale beauty pageant in all those years.
If he were to organize a talent show now, it couldn't possibly be for the purpose of filling his own harem.
After thinking about it, Concubine Pang understood and said softly, "The emperor is going to choose concubines for the princes."
"It's almost time for them to be chosen." Emperor Yuanfeng nodded. "Fifth, sixth, and seventh are all old enough. Ninth is still young, so he can wait a few more years. You can watch the selection more. The Ministry of Rites has its own rules for selecting people. Those who can be selected are naturally not bad. However, we still have to see the final selection in person before we can feel at ease. The princess of the fourth prince is too weak and can't keep an eye on him. Choosing a suitable one is also for their own good."
After Emperor Yuanfeng said this, Concubine Pang had something in mind.
She smiled and said, "It's time to choose carefully. Choose beautiful and intelligent ones for them. More importantly, they must have good character."
She couldn't help laughing again: "Xiao Wu has a good temper, but I always feel that he doesn't have a strong opinion. This time, I should choose someone with a stronger personality, so that I can rest assured." As she said this, Concubine Pang was a little curious: "But as for Ah Heng, I don't know what kind of person I should choose to match him."
Emperor Yuanfeng shook his head lightly: "I already have a candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort. You don't need to worry about this anymore."
Even the candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort has been chosen? !
This time, Concubine Pang really couldn't help but be surprised.
She could see that the purpose of Emperor Yuanfeng's selection this time was nothing more than choosing marriages for his sons of marriageable age so that they could leave the palace and start their own families. However, she did not expect Emperor Yuanfeng to say that Xiao Heng's marriage did not need to be arranged through a selection, as he already had a candidate.
Does this mean that he had already made plans for Xiao Heng a long time ago, which is why he even chose the Crown Princess so long in advance
This time, the selection was only for the princes to choose their principal wives, daughters of officials above the seventh rank and below the third rank... ...