I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

With such a sharp contrast, except for those officials who wanted to speculate, almost everyone agreed that Hongchang would undoubtedly be the next boss.

Apparently the emperor himself thought so too. Although he said he would secretly appoint a crown prince, he cleaned up Yuqing Palace and let Hongchang move in.

This is actually no different from showing your cards.

The overall situation was settled, and An Lingrong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth it for her to ask Hong Xian to pretend to be mediocre.

In fact, when she gave up on An's father and mother, she thought about starting her own business, but she realized it too late and had already lost the opportunity.

Not to mention that she was already too closely bound to the Imperial Concubine at that time, the age gap between her own Hongxian and Hongchang was an unbridgeable chasm, not to mention the gap between her and Nian Shilan's mother's family.

However, there was nothing wrong with this. After thoroughly understanding the character of the Imperial Concubine, as long as the method was appropriate, it would be no different from ascending to the throne herself. Nian Shilan was really easy to coax. She personally took care of Hongchang when he grew up, and she knew the child's personality very well.

Having already learned textbook knowledge up to the second year of high school, An Lingrong is very clear about the future direction of this continent. Now she just needs to quietly wait for Hongchang to take the throne and let Nian Gengyao go out to kill everyone!

Maybe God also felt An Lingrong's urgency, or maybe God couldn't bear to let a natural general like Nian Gengyao be trapped in the house and pretend to be crippled for another ten years. In short, one day when An Lingrong was sprinting towards her senior year of high school, she suddenly heard the sound of the death knell.

The emperor finally left.

The clan relatives and ministers read out in front of everyone the emperor's personal edict of succession written in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese under the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming". Hongchang's succession to the throne took place in harmony.

The Hongchang era was called Yong'an. The first thing Emperor Yong'an did upon his accession to the throne was to confer upon his stepmother Empress Chunyuan the title of Filial Empress Dowager and his biological mother Imperial Noble Consort the title of Holy Mother Empress Dowager. He recalled his cousin Nian Fu, who had been stationed in the northwest for more than ten years, and immediately sent the trusted imperial physician recruited by An Lingrong to the Nian Mansion to treat his second uncle Nian Gengyao's "leg disease".

An Lingrong herself was already a noble concubine, so Hongchang conferred the title of Beile on her son Hongxian.

Logically speaking, Hongchang is now a young successor to the throne. He has not yet reached adulthood or married, so he is considered a minor. He should have some regent or something. Unfortunately, the emperor passed away in a hurry and did not leave behind any words. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Hongchang is now in power.

According to the old calendar, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he should have remained true to his father's wishes for three years. However, Hongchang had known about the dirty things his royal father had done to his mother and his uncle's family since he could remember. If Nian Gengyao had not retreated quickly enough, he would probably have ended up like Longkodo.

Hongchang's feelings towards his father were really average. An Lingrong used her money power. These days, he always dreamed that the Qing Dynasty would fall, and his descendants would be attacked by the Eight-Nation Alliance. After all, it was eight against one, so it was understandable that they failed to win. But how could Hongchang tolerate being invaded by the Japanese pirate country, a country that once belonged to him as a younger brother?

Hongchang thought that his ancestors in heaven could not stand watching, so they sent him a dream. For the sake of future generations and the gold, silver and copper mines on the pirate islands, six months after he ascended the throne, his uncle's leg disease miraculously healed, and he suppressed all opposition from the previous dynasty and sent Nian Gengyao and his son to attack the pirates with 100,000 well-trained elite troops by ship.

This was the first major decision Hongchang made after ascending the throne, and he insisted on doing it despite the pressure from all the court officials who did not understand. Although Nian Gengyao did not understand why his nephew suddenly did this, as a sister-con, he still had to listen to the words of his beloved sister's son.

This war must not only be fought, but also fought beautifully. His nephew told him privately that when he went to the pirate island, he should not treat the pirates there as human beings. They burned, killed, looted, robbed homes, killed people and set fires, and did whatever they wanted to do.

The Japanese pirates are ungrateful and have no humanity. On that island, apart from the natural resources they need to use, it would be best not to leave even a single hair of the dog behind.

When Hongchang first ascended the throne, there was actually not much money in the national treasury. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of this campaign, he gave almost all the money he could afford to Nian Gengyao.

Since his nephew trusted him so much and what he was doing was his old specialty, how could Nian Gengyao not be attentive?

In less than a year, Nian Gengyao not only won the battle, but also brought back so much gold and silver that there was no end in sight.

According to Hongchang's instructions before he came out, Nian Gengyao took a group of soldiers to guard the pirate island, and Nian Fu took some gold and silver back to report to Hongchang.

On July 7, the second year of Yong'an, Nian Fu reported to the court that they had discovered two gold and silver mines on the Wokou Island. According to the information currently known, there is great potential for development on the Wokou Island!

Hongchang pretended to be mature and unperturbed, but in fact he almost broke the handle of the dragon throne.

In fact, he asked his uncle to take his cousin out to attack the Japanese pirates because he was so excited by what happened in his dream at that time.

Not long after Nian Gengyao and his son led the troops away, he regretted it. What if this was just a dream? What if his uncle failed miserably? How would he end up? The officials in the court and the ministers of the clan did not agree that he should start a war as soon as he ascended the throne, especially against a tiny country. If they lost, it would be embarrassing. If they won, it would be unfair for such a big country like them to fight against a tiny country.

But Emperor Yong'an insisted on his own way. In order to make the clan members compromise, he even released the families of his eldest uncle, second uncle, eighth uncle, ninth uncle, tenth uncle, and fourteenth uncle who had been imprisoned for a long time and were still alive. Although they have not been given high positions yet, it is much better than being imprisoned in the clan house or other places during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng.

Hongchang has been under pressure for more than half a year, and he wishes he could get good news from the Japanese Pirate Island every day when he opens his eyes.

Fortunately, what he had been waiting for finally came to pass. When the news brought by Nian Fu came out, and the boatloads of gold and silver were brought back yesterday, no one in the court dared to say that Hongchang was warmongering and ostentatious.

With all this gold and silver, the Qing Dynasty can do a lot of things!

Emperor Yong'an took the opportunity to explain that this was a dream from his ancestors, who told him the location of the gold and silver mines on the pirate island, so that the soldiers could dig out the source of the treasure so quickly. The ministers flattered him and said that Hongchang was worthy of being the true dragon emperor, the chosen son favored by heaven. Emperor Yong'an's imperial majesty became even stronger from then on.

Hongchang verified that his first dream was true, and he became more and more convinced of the dreams his ancestors sent him from time to time.

However, he didn't know that behind what he thought was the dream from his ancestors and the destiny, it was An Lingrong who was carrying the heavy burden for him.