kingnovel Chapter 501 Qianlong's Succession 11
Chapter 501 Qianlong's Succession 11
There was deep fear in his eyes.
"Do you know what to say and what not to say?" Qianlong asked suddenly.
Several imperial doctors nodded hurriedly.
"Including the Empress Dowager and the Queen!" Qianlong was already very vain, and now that he was infected with a serious disease, he felt extremely ashamed and angry.
Several princes learned that he had summoned the imperial physician again.
Come together to pay your respects.
Qianlong did not go out, but just looked at them one by one through the window.
The fifth prince Yongqi, the eighth prince Yongxuan, the eleventh prince Yongyan, the twelfth prince Yongji, and the fifteenth prince Yongyan.
When he saw number fifteen, he thought of number sixteen, and naturally thought of the seventh and ninth princesses.
He has always favored Xiaoqi.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided that it didn't matter if she was the imperial daughter, as Wei Jia had originally asked him to keep her daughter in the capital.
Now is the right time for a marriage.
As for the fifteenth, Qianlong narrowed his eyes.
Thinking about the news from the capital, Sixteen had been ill for some time and might not be well.
Qianlong asked Li Yu to send the princes away and urged Hailancha to come back.
He doesn't lack sons!
The fifth is filial, the eighth is well-behaved, the eleventh is indifferent to fame and fortune, and the twelfth is kind and righteous.
But as an emperor, one has to be ruthless.
The indifference in Qianlong's eyes frightened Li Yu so much that he lowered his head in panic.
In the following days, the imperial doctors repeatedly adjusted the treatment methods.
Including oral administration, acupuncture, application, and medicinal bath...
Qianlong has been in a bad mood these days!
The corrupt officials who had been entrenched in the Jiangnan area for a long time were in trouble.
With his personality, he would raise a cat and watch the big fish eat the small fish and the small fish eat the shrimps.
At the last moment, his big cat swallowed the big fish in one gulp!
This was his imperial strategy. He took advantage of the situation and lost all the money he had worked so hard for all his life.
But at this moment, my whole body is painful and itchy, it's extremely unbearable!
His temper is on the verge of exploding!
Corrupt officials were punished every day, so that the court and the harem were in a panic.
Everyone was wondering what had stimulated the emperor.
At the same time, Xueli reported being ill and was bedridden every day.
The Queen Mother was somewhat dissatisfied with Xue Li, thinking that she was not living up to her expectations and getting sick at this time.
It was also learned that Qianlong had not hosted a banquet for his ministers for some time and had frequently summoned the imperial physicians.
She initially thought that the emperor was worried about Xueli and asked about her every day.
But on second thought, the emperor wouldn't be that deeply in love with the queen. How could she not know about the son she gave birth to?
But she couldn't get any information from the people around her.
But the longer the time went on, the uglier the faces of the servants around him became, and the atmosphere became weird.
So one day at noon, the Empress Dowager said she wanted to take a nap. After a while, she went to see Qianlong without telling her personal maids and took a few young palace maids.
Just as she was walking on the road, passing by rockery, flowers and plants, the vague rumors she heard made the old lady even more angry and worried.
Some people even spread the rumor that the emperor of a country was infected with syphilis by visiting prostitutes.
"Someone, pull out the tongues of these lying dogs!"
The Queen Mother said this in a cold voice and continued walking forward, but her steps became more hurried.
Accompanied by begging and screaming behind me.
The anger in her heart gradually subsided.
Just as she arrived at Shuimoxuan, Li Yu, who was guarding the door, saw her pupils trembling, which made her have a bad feeling.
The Queen Mother waved her hand, and the servants behind her pulled several eunuchs down, and the Queen Mother pushed the door open violently.
What a coincidence that I saw Qianlong lying on the couch with sores all over his body and a hideous look on his face!
The Queen Mother was stunned on the spot.
Looking at Qianlong's distorted and painful expression, the old lady was stunned for a long time and then fainted.
There was another round of chaos!
When the empress dowager woke up, Qianlong was waiting there anxiously.
But when the Queen Mother looked at the horrible spots on his face, she clearly realized that she was not dreaming.
"How... did this come about?" the old lady's voice trembled.
"..." The imperial doctors were as quiet as chickens.
"That bitch Wei Jia got hold of a few prostitutes from Jiangnan..." Qianlong felt ashamed. He looked at the sharp eyes of his own royal mother and spoke sullenly.
"When will you recover?" The old lady closed her eyes. It was actually true? !
"We will try our best!" Imperial Doctor Huang, Imperial Doctor Ye and several servants shouted loudly.
"My son has always been in good health, so there is no need to worry, Empress Dowager!" Qianlong tried hard to force a smile to comfort the old lady.
"That's good. The prince will surely get better soon!" The empress dowager said a few words, took the medicine and fell asleep again.
But after waking up, Nanny Luo beside her was eager to see her.
"Master, it's bad, Master. It's said outside that the Emperor contracted syphilis from visiting prostitutes on the dragon boat..."
"What did you say?" The old lady had just woken up, but was shocked by these words and fainted again.
When I woke up, I found that my limbs were stiff and I couldn't move anything except my eyeballs.
However, a few servants are still useful. They arrange people to spread all kinds of rumors to confuse the public.
It’s just that Qianlong’s itinerary attracted too much attention!
So much so that some people with a good heart even made a schedule for Qianlong.
And the brothel seemed to be missing a few courtesans...
Qianlong was still angry when he heard the rumors outside and was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
On the one hand, Yongqi arranged for people to spread rumors, saying that it was a conspiracy by rebels and foreigners.
The purpose was to undermine the confidence of the people of the Qing Dynasty and split the Qing Dynasty.
There is nothing wrong with saying this. After all, there were quite frequent uprisings during the Qianlong period.
After all, Qianlong favored Heshen for more than 30 years, and Heshen held many important positions in the court.
Historically, in the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing ordered Heshen to be dismissed from office and imprisoned, and ordered him to commit suicide with a white silk cloth.
When the property was searched, it was discovered that Heshen had amassed an astonishing amount of property during the more than 20 years that he was in power.
His criminal activities not only caused huge losses to the Qing government's finances, but also deepened the hardships of the vast majority of working people. This was also an important reason for the political chaos and corruption in the late Qianlong period.
Civilian uprisings also occurred frequently.
As long as life can be sustained, who would have the time to do something restless?
The first thing to be affected is that the people in power raised a vicious dog!
The rumors arranged by Yongqi do make some sense.
When Qianlong learned about this, he was very satisfied and gave him a generous reward.
Several princes began to compete with each other to perform.
Including holding banquets and letting scholars sing praises of the present.
He even arranged for soldiers to investigate those saboteurs.
It’s just that the students in Jiangnan don’t buy into that at all. They may not say it openly, but it’s all written in their books.
Thus, Qianlong got his wish and his name was recorded in history.
It was only when he learned that his mother had suffered a stroke and became paralyzed because of worrying about him.
He couldn't help but vomit blood and fainted again.
I have been losing weight rapidly and having a high fever recently.
At this moment, I was exhausted, and I learned that Xueli had been sick for several days because of poisoning.
Qianlong was furious!
Now he not only dislikes those untouchables, he even feels that something is not right with several of the princes and relatives.