Liu Hao, Do You Want to Ascend to Heaven in One Step?
Liu Hao naturally saw through He Shen's thoughts.
He Shen was only 30 years old now. He was in the prime of his life. Seeing Meng 'er's beauty, it was normal for him to want to take her. Over the years, many officials had given He Shen treasures, money, and women. It was not a problem for Liu Hao to give him a woman.
However, when Liu Hao revealed Meng 'er's identity…
He Shen's body shook.
This thought was instantly dispelled.
Qianlong's daughter.
He did not dare to go up!
He already had a wife, Feng Jiwen. Would he dare to make the emperor's daughter his concubine?
Of course, there was also a way. As long as Meng 'er and Qianlong could not recognize each other, it would be fine.
However, there was still a risk. If he stayed in the He Residence, he might meet Qianlong one day. If Qianlong really knew about this, he would probably be in deep trouble.
He Shen was greedy, but he still had a bottom line.
The bottom line was not to touch Qianlong's red line.
In May this year, his five-year-old son, Fengshen Yinde, was engaged to the tenth princess of Qianlong, Gulun, and Princess Xiao.
If Qianlong knew that his daughter, even if she was an illegitimate daughter, had been raped by his father and son?
The consequences were truly unimaginable.
Looking at the folding fan and the landscape painting, He Shen naturally understood that this was definitely the case of Qianlong's wanton conquest of Jiangnan. He Shen pondered for a moment.
Then, he looked at the servants around him and said,"Take good care of Miss Meng 'er. Hao' er, come with me!”
Liu Hao paused for a moment before following He Shen to the back hall.
He Shen picked up the teacup and took a sip before slowly saying,"Hao 'Er, you really gave me a big gift!”
"Lord He praises me too much!" Liu Hao bowed slightly.”
He Shen took a deep breath and put down the teacup in his hand. He slowly opened his mouth and said,"Yeah, you've given me a huge problem!”
"A huge problem?"
Liu Hao could not help but be slightly stunned. Then, he said in surprise,"Lord He, what is the meaning of this?"
He Shen took a deep breath." This Meng 'er's mother is a commoner, the daughter of a commoner. If word gets out, what do you think the people will say? You have to know that Banner People are not allowed to marry!”
Liu Hao was slightly stunned for a moment, but he could not help but open his mouth and say,"Milord He, didn't you say that Manchu and Han couldn't intermarry?”
He Shen looked at Liu Hao and slowly said,""The Manchu and Han people are not allowed to intermarry. This is just a saying among the people. In fact, the people of the Manchu and Han people are not allowed to intermarry. Otherwise, the mother of the current 15th Prince, Imperial Consort Ling Yi, is a Han. Let alone him, the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, his mother, Empress Xiao Kangzhang, is also a Han.”Empress Xiaokangzhang's background was questionable. There were both Han and Manchu explanations. However, her flag was transferred from the Han army of Zhenglan Flag to Manchuria of the Yellow Flag.
Liu Hao knew this.
Bannermen were, in the end, disciples of the Eight Bannermen.
The Eight Banners descendants were divided into Meng Eight Banners, Han Eight Banners, and Man Eight Banners.
The full eight flags were divided into three upper flags and five lower flags.
The so-called flag raising was to raise the Eight Banners of Han to the Eight Banners of Manchu, or from the Lower Five Banners to the Upper Three Banners. Their status and treatment were naturally very different.
Among them, there was no doubt that the one with the highest status was the Man Eight Banners, followed by the Meng Eight Banners, and finally the Han Eight Banners.
The status of the Han Eight Banners was the lowest, and they were also the first to be expelled.
In the last years of Kangxi, due to the growth of the Eight Banners, the proportion of the Banners was reduced, and the livelihood of the Banners began to show up. It became more and more serious during the Qianlong period. One of the ways the Qing Dynasty rulers resolved this was to force these inexperienced Han soldiers to leave the Eight Banners Organization.
In the early days of Emperor Qianlong's accession to the throne, he repeatedly showed the tendency of treating the Han army as the Han people in the name of reorganizing the flag affairs. Finally, in the fourth month of the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), the imperial edict was officially issued to let the Han banner people make a living by themselves. In the decree, Emperor Qianlong said that he was thinking for them and allowed them to do so voluntarily, but in fact, he took large-scale mandatory measures.
According to Qianlong's criteria, except for the Liaodong Han Army (commonly known as the "Chen Han Army") who entered the pass from the dragon, the rest of the Han army organization, such as those who surrendered after entering the pass, those who originally belonged to the San Fan, account holders, other dossiers, adopted children, slaves under the Han army, etc., should all come out of the flag for the people.
Because the Qing Dynasty rulers refused to let all the Banners make a living on their own, even if the Han army sent out a large number of banners, it could not fundamentally solve the livelihood problem of the Eight Banners.
On the other hand, being ordered to take out the banners also caused some people to harbor resentment. For example, during the Guiyou Rebellion, when the Heavenly Justice Sect attacked the Forbidden City, some of the previously dismissed Han Bannermen and Baodi joined the ranks of the Heavenly Justice Sect's uprising.
Liu Hao himself was also a member of the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty. He had not been expelled from the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty. However, Liu Hao had never taken his identity seriously.
"But, doesn't the Emperor send beauties from Jiangnan to the palace every year?" Liu Hao couldn't help but ask.”
"Who said they entered the palace!"
He Shen slowly said," Liu Hao, you don't know this since you're not in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The system of palace maids in Qing Dynasty is different from that of the previous dynasty. The palace maids are all selected from the Eight Banners. If they are favored by the Emperor in the palace, they can be promoted. Even if they can't, they will be sent home to marry when they reach a certain age. The women who entered the palace through the official selection were usually of high birth. After being lucky, they could be directly conferred the title of noble. And only palace maids who were favored by the emperor had to start from Chang Zai and promise.”
"These beauties are not here to enter the palace to serve the emperor, but to go to Yuanmingyuan and Changchun Garden to serve the emperor. They are not qualified to enter the palace, and these women are not qualified to be pregnant with the dragon's heir. If they are pregnant, they will be aborted!”
Liu Hao somewhat understood that this Xia Menghe was not qualified to get pregnant, nor was she qualified to give birth to the Emperor's dragon seed.
But now, Meng 'er had jumped out.
From the looks of it, he had given He Shen a huge problem.
Should he recommend Meng 'er to Qianlong?
If this was really known by the entire court, where would the dignity of an emperor be?
During this period of time, Liu Hao understood Qianlong more or less. He was an old man who held onto power tightly and would not allow anyone to touch him.
If Qianlong knew that he had an illegitimate daughter, would he allow others to question the imperial power?
Admit it or not.
It was best not to admit it.
This wasn't a television drama. To survive in this era was like treading on thin ice.
Liu Hao thought for a moment, then slowly said,"Sir He, why don't I persuade this Miss Meng 'er?”
He Shen shook his head slightly. After which, he stared at Liu Hao and said,"Hao 'Er, let me ask you, do you want to reach the heavens in one step?”
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