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She knew that Su Shun and the others did not take their orphans and widows in their eyes at all, and she knew that the psychology of Su Shun and the others at this time was: the young widows and naïve children who did not leave the palace would not have any knowledge and ability, and without the support of the emperor, they could only be at their mercy and obey their orders.
After Su Shun and others put forward the Chen, the Empress Dowager Xi started with Emperor Xianfeng's arrangement without hurry. First of all, she said that the emperor's edict was to send eight ministers to "praise Xiang Yi qiē government affairs", and Zanxiang was to help the emperor handle government affairs from the side counselors.
Instead of directly handling government affairs on behalf of the emperor like Dolgon as the regent of the Shunzhi Dynasty. Secondly, although the emperor is too young to take charge of government affairs, Emperor Xianfeng has made arrangements before his death, and uses the "Imperial Reward" and "Tongdaotang" two seals to exercise power on behalf of the emperor, rather than entrusting all the imperial power to the eight ministers.
Today's opinions of the eight ministers not only violate the ancestral system, but also ignore the last orders of the first emperor, and even ignore the imperial seal he gave to the empress dowager of the two palaces. So, aren't you flouting the imperial power?
The Empress Dowager Xi's explanation is not only clear, but also concise and to the point, standing on a "reason" everywhere, which makes people unconvinced and dare not disagree. No one thought that the young Empress Dowager of the West would have such an appearance.
Even Su Shun, who was usually arrogant and arrogant, was unable to deal with it for a while, and the other seven people were even more stunned on the spot, looking at each other.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager of the West was secretly happy in her heart, and put forward her own proposition in a timely manner: in the future, the chapter will still be presented in advance, and the edict will be drafted by the eight ministers of Zanxiang government, and after being read by the empress dowager and the emperor of the two palaces, two seals will be stamped as a letter.
As for the appointment and dismissal of officials, they can be completely in accordance with the establishment of the eight ministers, and the governors of each province should be nominated by the eight ministers, and the empress dowager of the two palaces should be decided; Other appointments are made by drawing lots (drawing lots).
The Empress Dowager Xi finally said: "Lord Xianfeng, in view of the fact that the four auxiliary ministers coveted the imperial power during the Kangxi period, resulting in the loss of power, the two personal seals "Imperial Reward" and "Tongdaotang" were awarded to the Queen Mother and the Emperor respectively as a symbol of imperial power.
When the emperor is too young to govern in person, the edict issued by the emperor must be approved by the empress dowager and the little emperor, and the full text must be stamped with the "imperial reward" seal held by the empress dowager at the beginning; At the end of the text, the "Tongdaotang" seal owned by the emperor is sealed. In order to solve the problem that the emperor was too young to handle the government normally.
The little emperor was only six years old and could not handle government affairs normally, so the mourning family, as his biological mother, naturally stepped forward to perform the duty of keeping the seal on behalf of the little emperor.
This means announcing to the ministers: When Lord Xianfeng was dying, out of long-term consideration for the imperial power, the emperor's biological mother was included in the core of the imperial power.
The Empress Dowager of the West is proficient in Chinese and is familiar with the operation of the government, and the Empress Dowager of the East will be like a tiger with her assistance; Although the eight auxiliary ministers have a lot of grudge against the Empress Dowager of the West, they can't openly oppose it in a reasonable way.
As a result, in the operation of the imperial government, a system was formed in which the two palace dowagers were subordinate to the government and the eight ministers were auxiliary.
At the last moment of Emperor Xianfeng's life, Cixi escaped the tragic end of becoming the Lady of Hook Yi and finally became the core of the ruling group.
So, in the second round, Su Shun lost.
But Su Shun never believed that the Empress Dowager Xi had any great talents and could govern the big politics, so although she lost, she didn't care, you have to see it, you can change it, and see what tricks you can make!
Of course, the Empress Dowager Xi is also self-aware and will not be smart, so not only is there nothing to do on the surface, but it can even be said that the opinions are quite harmonious.
But after the first confrontation with the eight ministers, Cixi deeply realized that the purpose of Su Shun and others was to control the imperial power. In the summer resort, surrounded and controlled by the forces of the eight ministers, they will encounter unexpected reproaches at any time.
There are only two paths in front of their orphans and widows: or, endure humiliation and burden, and sit back and watch the imperial power being usurped by their subordinates; Or, when Su Shun and others rely on the power granted by the edict to act recklessly, they must fight-for-tat.
It is not her character to endure humiliation and bear the burden, and to live secretly. However, looking around, I couldn't help but feel sad, it can be said that she was isolated at this time. The Emperor was only six years old, and he was still a child who needed her daily care, and he was not enough to support him.
Although the empress dowager is the queen of the middle palace of Emperor Xianfeng, she should be the main one in everything, but she is loyal and benevolent, and she does not know the court situation.
Although his sister and brother-in-law, Prince Alcohol, also came to Rehe by car, he was a figure outside the core of power, with no power and influence, and his sister's occasional visit to her in the palace could only convey some inconsequential information.
If she wants to break through the encirclement of the Sushun party, she must seek help from beyond Rehe. At this time, she thought of Prince Gong, who was far away in Beijing.
Slowly, the Empress Dowager Xi found that many of the eunuchs in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace were Su Shun's spies, so she had to be very careful when she spoke.
I don't know how many times, the Queen Mother of the West moved her mind and finally reminded the Queen Mother of the East that there is a Prince Gong in the capital.
The case of the Empress Dowager of the West was originally to contact Prince Gong, both inside and outside, in order to defeat Su Shun at once, so it is the first step to move the Empress Dowager Dong. From today, the Empress Dowager Xi began to plan, how to get in close contact with Prince Gong?
The problem is that until this time, Prince Yigong, who was still in Beijing, was in Beijing. The Diyin group, headed by the group, is completely unaware of the news of Chengde Summer Resort - in other words, as long as Prince Gong Yi?? The Diyin group led by him did not know the news of Chengde Summer Resort.
That meant that their cooperation with the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, the Empress Dowager Ci'an of the East and the Empress Dowager Cixi of the West, had not yet begun. As long as the cooperation between the Emperor Yin clique and the forces of the Emperor and Empress is not completed, it is impossible for them to win the struggle to seize power.
Chengde actually cut off contact with Beijing! Beijing's Diyin Group still doesn't know anything about Chengde? What can I do? The Empress Dowager Cixi and all the people around her have been completely controlled by the "Eight Ministers of Gu Ming" who have actually taken the lead at this time!
What should I do?
What kind of perfect ideas and superb abilities do you have for the Empress Dowager Cixi, but just with you two women? Without an army and no supporters, what else can you do that will shake the world and change the political situation? Joke!