The Empress Dowager Cixi knew that this was saying that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was born in the main palace and she was born in the noble concubine, so she couldn't help shouting again: "What can you do if you don't pay respects to the mourning family?" ”

"The ministers don't dare to do anything. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But the ministers deserve death, there is a word to say, please listen to the queen mother"

"Tell me about it."

I saw Yanxun playing: "Queen Mother, if you take Emperor Wenzongxian as the emperor and Empress Xiaozhenxian as the queen, you should salute as usual; If not, you can not wear filial piety. Just ask the Queen Mother to remove her ministers from her official positions. ”

Yanxun's words were like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the Empress Dowager Cixi, although she was dissatisfied, but what she said was reasonable, and she couldn't even answer a word for a while, she was stunned for a long time, Fang gritted her teeth and said: "Go down!" Just mourn the family and salute. ”

How could the Empress Dowager Cixi, who has always been competitive and domineering, swallow this breath?

After the funeral, the Empress Dowager Cixi often wanted to take the opportunity to remove Prince Gong from his position.

For the Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong is really a meritorious man. Without his full support, how could the Empress Dowager Cixi listen to the government and become the first person in the Qing Empire?

Therefore, not long after Emperor Tongzhi succeeded to the throne, the Empress Dowager Cixi was against Yi?? Double the reward, and he is the king of the council, the chief minister of military aircraft, and the prince of food. But as the saying goes: the merit is high and the lord is shaken, Yi?? The growing power made her unavoidably worried.

But on weekdays, Prince Gong is law-abiding, fair, and never derelict in his duties, but he can't find an appropriate excuse to get rid of him, which can make the Empress Dowager Cixi anxious.

It is really "hard work pays off", in the tenth year of Guangxu, the Yunnan reimbursement case and the Sino-French war came one after another, and finally the Empress Dowager Cixi got her wish!

The reimbursement of military expenses has always been the way for the household officials and the secretary to make money. When this happens, they all want to take the opportunity to make some oil and water for themselves, and those local officials want to take the opportunity to falsely report their accounts and make a windfall.

The reimbursement case in Yunnan was launched at the end of the ninth year of Guangxu, and Cui Zunyi, the grain road, and Yuan Yingzhang of Yongchang Mansion were sent to Beijing with huge sums of money.

Zhou Ruiqing, the Zhengqing of Taichang Temple, was the military aircraft Zhang Jing, and had a good relationship with Jing Lian, the minister of military aircraft, and Wang Wenshao, who acted as the minister of military aircraft, so as soon as the two arrived in Beijing, they found Zhou Ruiqing, and after some dotting, the reimbursement was successfully concluded.

However, although the department in charge of the household department is responsible for handling all cases of reimbursement of military expenses, it must be informed of the military department and the ministry of industry, and the involvement is very extensive. Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang only dotted up and down the household, but forgot about these two Bodhisattvas.

At that time, Yan Jingming, the new official of the household department, was making a drastic effort to rectify the household department, and someone took the opportunity to poke this matter out. Because of the involvement of the Minister of Military Aircraft, Yan Jingming hurriedly played. Prince Gong, as the chief minister of military aircraft, is suspected of taking bribes under his subordinates, and he certainly cannot escape the blame.

"Sixth Master," Empress Dowager Cixi sat on a chair and opened her mouth triumphantly:

"Do you know about the Yunnan reimbursement case played by Yan Jingming, the official of the household department?"

"Empress Dowager, the minister has heard of it."

The Empress Dowager Cixi further said: "What do you think should be done? ”

Prince Gong originally wanted to confess for Jing and Wang, but when he heard this, he had to follow her words and replied: "The Empress Dowager Shengming, the name of the important minister is very important, like this kind of thing, there must always be a solid evidence, you can't get the wind is the rain, and slander the minister at will, this trend must not last." ”

"Of course, everything needs evidence, you go and ask for it, and then talk about it after you ask clearly." The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't come up with any evidence, so she had to say.

Let me check? In the future, you will put a favoritism hat on me?

Prince Gong hesitated for a moment and replied: "Queen Mother, the minister is the chief minister of military aircraft, and this matter involves Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao, can you send another prince and minister to investigate?" ”

"Yes. Prince Paiol is fine. The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Weng Tonghe is also fair, let him ask together." ”

So he immediately drafted a decree, saying that "the matter is the imperial court system, and the name of the important ministers is concerned, so I sent Prince Alcohol and Weng Tonghe to inquire in detail, so as to obtain a solid evidence, and then perform a recital." ”

When Li Lianying heard the news, she suddenly became energetic, and hurriedly ordered Li Sanshun: "Sanshun, go and invite Master Sun quickly." ”

"Lord Sun" refers to Sun Yuwen, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works. He is a native of Jining Prefecture (now Jining City) in Shandong. It is the grandson of Sun Yuma, a scholar of the Tirenge University of the Daoguang Dynasty, the son of Sun Ruizhen, the secretary of the household department of the Xianfeng Dynasty, and the second place in the first class of the Xianfeng six-year examination, and was awarded the editor of the Hanlin Academy.

After eight years of worry, Ding's father was worried, and he rewarded the waiter with the title. During Sun Yuwen's tenure, he organized a regimental exercise to suppress the uprising of the Twisted Army, and was later impeached by Monk Green for resisting donations.

Prince Shi Gong was in power, and he was dismissed from his post with his "world by the grace of the country, the first to resist the donation, and the deep hatred". Therefore, he hated Prince Gong to the core.

Later, by defecting to Prince Alcohol, he befriended Li Lianying, and was gradually used again. Li Lianying was going to achieve good things, so she naturally found him.

As soon as Sun Yuwen heard Li Lianying call him, he hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, and ran over and said, "The chief manager has been doing well recently, I don't know what happened to call the lower officials?" ”

I saw Li Lianying smile and said: "Master Sun, why are you so confused recently, do you know about the Yunnan reimbursement case?" ”

The second monk Sun Yuwen was puzzled and asked, "I've heard something, what's this?" ”

"You!" Li Lianying pointed at him with her finger and said, "This is a good opportunity for promotion, don't you want to?" ”

"How?" Sun Yuwen still didn't understand.

"Recently, Prince Gong has favored the autocratic power and despised the Queen Mother, I heard that Yunnan reimbursed the matter, Prince Gong, Baojun and others have been bribed, you are an important minister of the court, how can you stand by and watch?

Still don't get it? Li Lianying said secretly.

Sun Yuwen suddenly came to his senses, and shouted: "Understood, understood!" Manager Xie reminded me, I'll go back and do it, I'll go back and do it! As he spoke, he turned and hurried away.

Early the next morning, Sun Yuwen's fold came to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and with the fold, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled heartily.

At this time, the reimbursement case also had an eyebrow, and although Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao did not actually accept bribes, they were responsible for neglecting their duties. Isn't that a great opportunity?

Li Lianying, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but speak: "Master, the slave thinks it's time to move him." Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Li Lianying, nodded with a smile and said, "Go, Prince Gong will enter the palace." ”

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned him, Prince Gong understood that a catastrophe was about to befall him, and he had walked countless times on the way to the palace, but this time, it seemed so long......

"Prince Gong Yi?? Knock on the Queen Mother. ”

Looking at Prince Gong kneeling in front of her, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled proudly and said, "Sixth Master, you must also know about the Yunnan reimbursement case." What do you think should be done? As he spoke, he shook the fold in his hand.

"The minister has nothing to say, everything is subject to the ruling of the Queen Mother." (To be continued.) )