Ruyi's Rebirth: Ruyi's Disease Retreat Retreat

Chapter 138: Yongcheng's Disrespectful Remarks; Zhang Tingyu's Resignation

"I heard that he broke the Toffee's vase out of play."

"It's not a big deal, but I heard from the maids in Shoukang Palace that it was because Yongcheng spoke rudely, which made the Concubine Dowager unhappy."

Ruyi: "Oh, there's this?"

Gao Xiyue nodded continuously.

At this moment, Hailan walked in with the curtain lifted: "Sisters, what are you talking about? It's so mysterious."

Gao Xiyue waved at her and gossiped, "We were just talking about Yongcheng."

Hailan suddenly became interested and immediately sat down to eat some sunflower seeds: "What happened to him?"

Gao Xiyue: "I heard that too. Yongcheng broke the Concubine Dowager's vase and spoke rudely to her. The Emperor was very angry."

Hai Lan: "As for him, I've heard that he refused to obey the dowager concubines' discipline in Shoukang Palace."

"Even if Jin was still alive, he couldn't be so rampant."

"He was already sensible when he was sent to Shoukang Palace. This shows how the Jin family educates their children on a daily basis," said Gao Xiyue.

Hai Lan also nodded: "Then how does the emperor plan to deal with him?"

"Now only Yonghuang and Yongsheng have a chance of being appointed crown prince."

Gao Xiyue: "He still wants to be the crown prince? Don't dream. The emperor values ​​bloodline the most. Don't forget that he is half Yu family bloodline. How can he be made the crown prince?"

Hai Lan thought about it and said, "That's right. The Emperor values ​​my sister's Yongji more."

"Alright, both of you, stop guessing here. I would rather your Yongqi be made the crown prince, and Yongji be a leisurely prince."

The three of them laughed and the atmosphere in the hall was filled with happiness for a moment.

In the Yangxin Palace, Yongsheng had been kneeling for an hour, but Hongli still had no intention of letting him get up.

Li Yu placed the ginseng tea in front of Hongli and said, "Your Majesty, Master Zhang Tingyu is here."

Hongli hummed, picked up the ginseng tea and took a sip.

When Zhang Tingyu came in and saw this scene, he couldn't help but find it a little funny.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

Hongli: "Well, you're here."

Zhang Tingyu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have come here today to ask for your leave."

Hongli said: "You have received great favors from two dynasties and, in accordance with the will of the Emperor, you will be honored in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the future.

How could a minister who had been enshrined in the Yuan Dynasty return to the countryside to live out his days?"

Zhang Tingyu: "I am old and ill, and I am afraid I can no longer help Your Majesty with his worries. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to retire and return home."

Then he asked, "Why did the emperor punish the prince by making him kneel?"

Asking knowingly.

Hongli looked a little unhappy.

"Yongcheng has been speaking rudely recently. I have made him kneel before me as punishment, hoping he will acknowledge his mistakes."

Zhang Tingyu said, "The emperor is very hardworking, and the princes naturally understand."

Hongli: "Alright, Yongcheng, you should get up first."

At this time, Yongsheng was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back, and he had been kneeling for such a long time that he couldn't stand up!

Seeing this, Li Yu stepped forward and helped him up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Li Yu, you will personally escort him back to Shoukang Palace to apologize to the concubines. If you dare to speak rudely again, I will not forgive you."

Zhang Tingyu's request to retire and return home was also rejected by Hongli.

In October of the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, court officials proposed that "the method of selecting scholars should not be exclusively based on the method of imperial examinations, nor should it be exclusively based on the method of selecting scholars with arts skills."

Zhang Tingyu strongly believed that the situation should not be changed and that it would be better to keep it as it is.

Later, some court officials petitioned to "equalize and limit the amount of land",

He also strongly advocated against it on the grounds that "it is difficult to do and will only cause trouble and burden."

Although these things did not affect Emperor Qianlong's favor for him, for example, there was no precedent in the Qing Dynasty for civil officials to be granted titles of duke, marquis or earl, but Zhang Tingyu was granted the title of earl, "which was a special favor."

However, Zhang Tingyu's stubbornness and impulsiveness, who was over 70 years old, gradually created a rift between him and Emperor Qianlong.