My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 435 Ortai's Determination, Qianlong's New Method of Dealing with the Ninth Prince!

The crimson sunset dyed the sky above Weihui City orange-red.

Under the orange-red sky, Xu Shilin turned pale upon seeing the golden token that gleamed with a yellow light.

"Open the city gates, Your Excellency is here on behalf of the Emperor."

Xu Shilin spoke up at this moment, his tone tinged with helplessness.

"how so."

"Even if the Grand Secretary is here on behalf of the Emperor, he should be advising Prince Xun to return to the capital and praising the late Grand Ancestor!"

"That's right, this shouldn't be the outcome. After all, our ancestors did it for the sake of peace in the prefecture. Your actions, Your Excellency, are undeniably unfair!"

Several local officials who supported Xu Shilin were also grumbling in bewilderment.

Xu Shilin didn't say much. He simply went down the city wall and out of the city gate, where he and his officials knelt down to welcome Ortai and his entourage.

As Yunti, Ortai, and other Henan provincial officials who had also arrived walked towards Weihui Prefecture, Xu Shilin was already drenched in sweat.

afraid.

Because things developed in a way that was completely unexpected, and in fact, in the opposite direction.

He almost became a rebel who seized control of the city.

Ortai stopped in front of him and said, "Imperial decree: Anyone who obstructs Prince Xun's supervision of the project shall be executed without pardon!"

Upon hearing Ortai's words, Xu Shilin suddenly raised his face, which looked as if it had been washed with water.

Local officials and gentry stood frozen in astonishment, some of them with smiles, their smiles freezing in place.

Yun Ti's heart skipped a beat, overjoyed, and he looked longingly at Xu Shilin's fat neck.

"come!"

Ortai then shouted.

"Your Excellency, I had no choice but to refuse Prince Xun for the sake of the safety of all the people in the city!"

In a moment of desperation, Xu Shilin immediately shouted to defend himself.

However, the guards and officers brought by Ortai had already come over with their guards, swords in hand.

Ortai simply waved his hand and said, "Execute him immediately!"

Seeing that Ortai ignored him, Xu Shilin continued to shout urgently, "Prince Xun, they don't understand, but don't you understand that I am acting on the will of the people?"

At this moment, a local official who was on the same side as Xu Shilin also took the initiative to persuade him: "Your Excellency, our late grandfather did this in order to protect the people of this city. We can testify to this. Our late grandfather also explained this to Prince Xun."

Yunti took a deep breath. He remembered Xu Shilin's words, and realized that he was not the emperor after all, and could not be too ruthless with the officials. In the end, he gritted his teeth and looked at Ortai:
"He is not wrong. Although what he did made me very angry, he did act with a public-spirited heart. Lord E, please show mercy."

"There is no need for the court to lose a courageous minister because of my dignity."

"cut!"

Ortai didn't say much, just continued to give the same instructions, clearly not intending to give the fourteenth prince any face, even though he was ordered to come and support him.

Swish!
The two guards then pressed Xu Shilin's shoulders down tightly, while one guard removed his official hat and lifted his braid.

At that moment, the military officer who had drawn his sword swung it at Xu Shilin with both hands.

Click!

Xu Shilin couldn't help but close his eyes, and as soon as he did, everything went black.

A bloody human head rolled to the side of Ortai's boot.

Ortai kicked it aside: "I, Ortai, neither follow the will of the people nor care about the public interest; I only know how to act according to the emperor's orders!"

At this point, Ortai suddenly stopped and turned to look at the group of people.

"I am honored to be addressed as Grand Secretary by all of you, but please do not regard me as a true prime minister. I am merely a servant by my master's side!"

"You are the same, and please do not presume to think that you can represent public opinion and the public good."

As he spoke, Ortai stepped back and bowed to Yunti, saying, "Please, Prince Xun, enter the city!"

Yunti's eyes were already red.

He was moved.

He knew that Ortai dared to do this because Hongli had instructed him, and Ortai had done it very well, and his determination was clearly even stronger than his own!

He has already wavered.

"Good slave!"

Therefore, Yunti said this from the bottom of his heart.

……

"What a good lackey!"

"The Hall of Diligent Governance and Appreciation of the Wise." Hongli, looking at Zhaohui's memorial, said this with delight.

Because Zhao Hui successfully quelled the rebellion of Wang Wu in Shanxi!
Wang Wu has also been captured alive and confessed that his rebellion was not at Yun Ti's behest, but only to repay the kindness of the Ninth Prince, Yun Tang.

That's why Hongli praised him with that comment.

However, since this matter involved Yun Tang, Hongli ordered, "Summon the Duke of Fuguo, Yun Tang."

For Hongli, he hadn't expected that Yuntang would still be so unruly.

However, he did not think that Yun Tang would really incite his artificial Qing Dynasty to rebel.

Because if the Qing Dynasty were to fall, it would bring him, a member of the imperial family, no benefit whatsoever.

However, Hongli was certain that Yun Tang had the audacity to try and gain benefits from this.

He knew that Yun Tang was used to spending money lavishly.

It was alright when I was confined, but I couldn't indulge in extravagant spending.

But now that he has been released from confinement by Hongli's grace, he has naturally resumed his old habit of spending money extravagantly.

The income from his title of Duke of the State was clearly insufficient to cover his expenses.

Therefore, Hongli could guess that Yuntang was probably eager to make money and was doing something against the rules to achieve this.

In response, Hongli naturally had to give Yuntang a good warning, and at the same time, he should think about how to deal with Yuntang to prevent this imperial uncle from bringing shame to the royal family again because of money.

Hongli thought of Yuntang's expertise and strengths.

My specialty is foreign languages.

His talent for learning foreign languages ​​was unmatched throughout the entire Qing Dynasty.

It could be said that he was as politically inept as he was fluent in foreign languages.

His strength is that he is generous and magnanimous towards those he treats as human beings.

Therefore, even though Yongzheng and Yuntang were political adversaries back then, Yuntang still treated him like a nephew.

According to records, many officials and merchants who had dealings with Lao Jiu also liked him very much because Lao Jiu was indeed generous.

Historically, when the Ninth Prince was sent to the Northwest by Emperor Yongzheng, he was willing to buy up goods from Han merchants who were selling them there at extremely high prices. This earned him praise from the Han merchants who went to the Northwest. He also generously distributed silver to help poor scholars, which made many scholars sympathize with his plight.

Enraged by this, Emperor Yongzheng had the Ninth Prince arrested and placed under house arrest.

Therefore, for Hongli, it was definitely inappropriate to keep someone like the Ninth Prince in the court, nor was it appropriate to put him in the countryside, unless he was placed under house arrest.

However, it would be inappropriate for him to release the person just to show his friendly attitude towards the imperial clan, and then imprison them again.

After all, according to human ethics, Yun Tang was his uncle no matter what.

At that moment, Hongli undoubtedly caught a glimpse of the map hanging on the wall in front of him, looking in the direction of Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

He suddenly realized that the Ottomans and the Russian Empire were fighting the Fourth War.

This gave him an idea.

A generous, money-loving, outgoing, charismatic, unconventional, and high-status person would only cause headaches for the emperor in China, but what about abroad?

"Your subject Yun Tang greets Your Majesty."

Yun Tang arrived at Hongli's place not long after.

Hongli smiled and said, "No need for formalities, please offer Uncle Jiu a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yun Tang was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Hongli to smile at him.

Hongli then asked Yuntang, "Ninth Uncle, I remember you said you really wanted to experience exotic customs, right?"

Yun Tang was slightly taken aback, then he understood what Hongli meant, and his expression changed drastically. He quickly replied with an awkward smile, "Your subject does not wish to."

No, you do! And you really do!

"I will grant your wish."

"In recognition of your translation work, I hereby bestow upon you the title of Beizi and grant you a staff. You are to travel to the Ottoman Empire, and then visit Europe to exchange ideas with them. In the meantime, please meet with a few scholars on my behalf and try to invite them to the Qing Dynasty. Even if you cannot invite them, at least make friends with them."

"I know you like making friends."

"I do not like making friends."

"No, you like it. My Ninth Uncle loves making friends the most."

Hongli looked at Yuntang with a forced smile and said.

Yun Tang suddenly knelt down with a thud: "Master! I was wrong, please don't send me to that barbarian country where people don't bathe, the streets are stinky, and they treat illnesses by bloodletting!"

No one understands the true nature of the West better than Yun Tang, so despite his mastery of Western knowledge, he is most afraid of going to the West.

(End of this chapter)