Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Chapter 370: Shi Liha is granted a title

Just when everyone thought that the emperor's favor for Prince Jin had reached its limit.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's kindness has not yet ended.

The Hesheli family already had a first-class duke title.

Empress Renxiao's father, Hesheli Gabula, was conferred the title of first-class duke. After Gabula's death, his eldest son Changtai inherited the title.

Kangxi remembered that Soetu had served the court for many years, done many practical things and made many contributions.

Moreover, he had previously wholeheartedly supported Prince Jin in the court, although he had made many serious mistakes that displeased him.

However, Soetu was able to retire in time and lived a peaceful retirement in Shengjing, and did not continue to instigate Prince Jin.

Although Kangxi still disliked Soetu, he ordered that Soetu's eldest son, Gelfun, be conferred the title of first-class marquis.

Moreover, Concubine Ping, who was recuperating in the palace, was canonized as a noble concubine.

In addition to the Hesheli clan, there is the Guwalja clan.

In mid-November, Guwalja Shiliha, who was serving in Guangdong, submitted a secret memorial to the emperor, in which he clearly recorded the yield of potatoes and corn planted in the trial in the 51st year of Kangxi's reign.

Based on Shi Liha's three years of planting experience.

In Guangdong, potatoes can be planted twice a year, in spring and summer, with the yield of each season being about 2,000 kilograms per mu.

The annual yield per mu is about 4,000 kilograms.

As for yumai, the warm and humid climate in Guangdong is suitable for the growth of yumai, so it can be planted for many seasons.

Generally speaking, two to three crops can be planted in a year.

The yield per mu is about 800 kilograms each time, so the annual yield per mu is about 2,000 kilograms.

If the seeds are selected well, and combined with the influence of various factors such as soil, planting techniques, and management level, the yield can even be higher!

When Kangxi once again received the secret memorial from Shi Liha, he no longer felt heavy in his heart, but instead felt relaxed and happy.

Previously, because he wanted to suppress the prince's power and reputation, even if he had high-yield crops and promoting them would be more beneficial to his reputation, he was unwilling to let this matter go.

For him, good political achievements are just icing on the cake.

Since he ascended the throne at the age of eight, Kangxi was very confident in his abilities, means and political achievements.

He eliminated Oboi, put down the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories, unified Taiwan, expelled Tsarist Russia and signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, compiled the Kangxi Dictionary, and personally led three expeditions to put down the rebellion of the Dzungar tribe, etc.

He is quite proud of each of his achievements!

He may not be a good son or a good father, but he confidently believes that he is a good emperor!

He stabilized the Qing Dynasty and consolidated the power of the Manchus.

He is worthy of his ancestors!

Moreover, sweet potatoes, a high-yield crop, had already been developed and had even been promoted throughout the Qing Dynasty. For him, potatoes and wheat were not so urgent.

Even if it was disadvantageous to him, he would rather give up these two high-yield crops completely than let anyone use this matter to shake his imperial power!

No one can!

The prince is even more forbidden!

The threat posed by the crown prince to him is already big enough. If the power and reputation behind the crown prince increase further, he is worried that the power behind the crown prince will grow even stronger, and even his reputation among the people will be too good, and the crown prince's voice will be heard more frequently in the court in the future.

I am the emperor, and only the emperor's voice can be heard in the court!

Once the prince has power and popular support, his imperial power will sooner or later be suppressed by the prince.

Especially as I am getting older and the prince is in his prime, more and more people will follow him!

A good reputation and good political achievements are not as good as the stability of one's throne!

This is also the reason why he suppressed Shi Liha's achievements for so many years.

Now that the crown prince has been deposed, if he plots to seize the throne again, he will be seen as a traitor with evil ambitions who wants to seize power and usurp the throne!

In terms of righteousness, no one has the right to be a crown prince.

In addition, the prince has already stated that he will leave Beijing and no longer interfere in state affairs. Not only will the prince's lineage not become a threat to himself, but instead will become a truly neutral royalist party.

So now Kangxi is particularly generous to the forces behind the prince!

Naturally, he would not suppress Shi Liha's achievements any longer.

Therefore, in the court, after the secret report submitted by Shi Liha was handed over to the ministers for reading, the emperor was overjoyed. In front of the court officials and relatives, he directly conferred the title of first-class marquis and Yunqiwei on Shi Liha, and the title was hereditary.

He was also appointed as the second-rank governor of Guangdong, and was given the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which was the second rank.

He was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work after the following year!

The Crown Princess's younger brother, Shi Mujin, was also promoted from a fifth-rank lecturer to a fourth-rank junior secretary of the Chancellery.

Not only these people, but also members of the Hesheli and Guwaljia clans were promoted to varying degrees, and some even became high-ranking officials.

For example, Shi Lin's son Shi Wengui, who was the governor-general of the grain transport system of the second rank and concurrently served as the right censor-in-chief of the Censorate, has now become a first-rank official.

For example, Hesheli Gabula's youngest son Fabao's eldest son Hesheli Farsa is now the deputy governor of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner and the commander of the vanguard.

Even the former ministers who had previously suppressed the prince's power gradually returned to their original positions, and some were even promoted.

The emperor also deliberately spared the backbone forces that Yinreng was training for the future, namely, the sons of current or former Grand Secretaries and Chancellors.

They even began to promote and train these young people.

Kangxi still had great trust in the prince's vision and methods.

In his opinion, since the prince is impressed by the talents of these people, and their fathers and grandfathers have all made contributions to the court, he can now promote them and trust them, and show his kindness and concern for veteran officials. Why not do it?

The most important thing is that these people used to be the prince's men. Now that the prince is away from the court, it means that these people are innocent and are definitely not the men of other princes.

He can promote these people at will.

Yinreng looked at the emperor's arrangements and smiled meaningfully.

[Khan Ama, you still underestimate your son.]

Then he no longer paid attention to the affairs of the court, but he had to arrange some things while the emperor felt guilty about him and his father's love was as surging as the waves, temporarily putting aside his fear and suspicion.

Otherwise, once the emperor gets over this, he will probably become suspicious again.

So he had private conversations with Yinzhen, Yin'er and Yinxiang separately.

Especially Yinzhen, he would not feel at ease if he was not told in advance.

After Yinzhen brought Hongli and his concubine to Yuqing Palace, he was directly taken to the study in the main hall by Zhang Xi, who was by his second brother's side, to discuss matters.

He looked hesitantly at his second brother who was sitting in the armchair, drinking tea leisurely.

"Second brother."

Yinreng smiled and gestured, "Fourth brother is here, please sit down."

After Yinzhen sat down, Yinreng dismissed the palace maids in the hall.

"Fourth brother, now that Second Brother has retired, as for the reason, Fourth Brother is so smart, he should be able to guess it to some extent."

Yinzhen asked hesitantly, "Is it because of Khan Ama, my second brother?"