Chapter Twenty-Six: Pushing the Boat Downstream

"The old seven are stupid, talking nonsense, that, the meeting...... What about the others? ”

With Guan Zhuofan's "promise", Cixi's heart, although slightly settled, but when the words "other people" were spoken, her voice still trembled uncontrollably. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"The minister deliberately misinterpreted his meaning," Guan Zhuofan said, "intercepted his words, and didn't allow him to perfunctory here, and other people would have no way to put their beaks." ”

"Ah......h

However, he was still a little worried: "Uh, deliberately misinterpreting what he meant?" How did you ......"

"Fang Cai," Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "Didn't the Queen Mother also think that Pu An was just accusing the Queen Mother of failing to take precautions and prepare for Emperor Mu Zongyi's 'smallpox joy', is it suspected of dereliction of duty?" ”

"Oh, I see......"

"The minister said," Guan Zhuofan said, "'smallpox' is contained in fetal poison, and it is subject to the sky, which is beyond the force of man!" -- When Emperor Daxing was young, if he was planted with pox, he might be able to avoid smallpox today, but if he was the only son of Emperor Wen Zongxian, the only son of Emperor Wen Zongxian, and the Qing Emperor's lineage, he would 'plant pox' for Emperor Daxing. How can I try it lightly? Which one dares to give it a try? ”

After a pause, "Therefore, Emperor Daxing's 'Smallpox Joy' is the will of heaven, why does the Queen Mother live up to it?" I don't even take it for granted! ”

"Hmm."

"However, although this conversation was intercepted, about the selection of the heir emperor, it was impossible not to follow Pu'an's wishes, and immediately opened a discussion."

"Hmm."

Cixi's heart lifted slightly.

"A few big military planes, and Prince Rui," Guan Zhuofan said, "spoke one after another, and roughly set these principlesβ€”"

After a pause, "First, the 'heir emperor' is both the 'heir emperor', and he must not only inherit the unification, but also inherit the heir, and the emperors will not fall, and the unification will not be chaotic." ”

Cixi's heart jumped, "Heir - Whose heir?" ”

Guan Zhuofan secretly praised in his heart: As soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the point! After changing the queen mother, I'm afraid I really don't have this ability.

"Back to the Empress Dowager," Guan Zhuofan said, "Emperor Mu Zongyi has not yet married, and the heir emperor is naturally the heir of Emperor Chengwen Zongxian." ”

Cixi's heart was pounding, and her pale face was flushed with a faint flush.

The heir of the heir emperor Cheng Wenzong, she and Ci'an are still the "empress dowager", not the "empress dowager" -- if the heir emperor inherits Muzong's heir, she and Ci'an become the "empress dowager", then there is a "empress dowager" between the two sisters and the emperor, even if the emperor is still in his prime, they have to "remove the curtain" and give up the position of "hanging curtain" to the "empress dowager".

Not only that, because there is the "Queen Mother" here, even the matter of the palace, the two "Queen Mothers" are not easy to point fingers.

"The Queen Mother" and "The Queen Mother" - the difference is too great!

"Second," Guan Zhuofan said, "in the future, the heir emperor will give birth to a prince, and he will inherit both the heir of the emperor and the heir of the Daxing Emperor. ”

Cixi was stunned for a moment, and then said happily, "Ah, this is a good idea!" In this way, although Emperor Muzong did not get married, he would not be extinct! ”

"Exactly."

After a pause, Guan Zhuofan continued, "Third, the choice of the heir, the category of candidates, has to be classified into the Renzong line, and it can't go any further. ”

Speaking of which, he added, "This is Prince Rui's proposal." ”

"Renshou? Hmmm......"

After a pause, Cixi said: "If you are in the line of Renzong, you can't go up any more - this is the 'near branch' of the ...... 'near branch'. ”

Guan Zhuofan praised: "Yes, the 'near branch' in the 'near branch' - the queen mother's comment!" ”

Cixi quickly turned her mind: In this way, there will not be too many "carrying" characters who are eligible to be selected, who are they?

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but have a sad look on my face: the most qualified person is not ...... The two children?

However, she also knew that Guan Zhuofan, like herself, must not allow the son of King Gong to be the heir of the emperor, don't be impatient, and see what he says.

"Oh, that's right," Guan Zhuofan said, "the minister has not yet returned to the Queen Mother - the relatives and nobles attending the meeting, in addition to the four kings of Gong, Alcohol, Zhong, and Fu, as well as the princes of each branch, there are also Baylor Zaizhi and Baylor Zaiyi. ”

Cixi's reaction was extremely fast, and after a little thought, she understood: "Zaizhi is the heir of the king of Yinzhi County, and Xuanzong is in the line; Zai Yi ...... The old five were born, but since they were passed on to the king of Duanmin County, they are considered to be in the line of Renzong......"

After a slight pause, "These two are both within the Renzong lineage, and they are both qualified...... Succeeding to the Great Unification. ”

Guan Zhuofan nodded: "What the Queen Mother said is that plus Zai Cheng and Zai Ying - the 'Zai' characters who meet the requirements, there are only these four." ”

Cixi was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes, that's all there is to it." ”

secretly said in his heart: Let's not talk about Zai Cheng and Zai Ying's brothers, let's talk about Zai Zhi - Zai Zhi is cautious, personal conduct, it is difficult to find fault, what is the high-sounding reason to "out" him?

Zaiji's age seems to be one or two years older than Guan Zhuofan, right? If he becomes the heir of the emperor, he and the "eastern" will have to "remove the curtain"; As for Guan Zhuofan, he will not be willing to make a "national ruler" and put it on his own head -- at this level, Guan Zhuofan and himself must "be of the same mind".

As for Zaiyi, of course, he is only brought in to fill the number, and the reason for excluding him is very simple, he is the fifth child, and it is enough to say that he is the "son of a sinner" - this is not very good-looking on the table, but since it is a fact, others can't say anything.

Zaizhi ...... The end of the king of Yinzhi County is unbearable, but it can't be said that people are "sinners".

For a while, I really couldn't think of any good reason.

Look at Guan Zhuofan's.

"Let's start with Zaizhi." Guan Zhuofan said, "Park An was the first to object, he said that Jaeji is not the great-grandson of Renzong, so he should not be established. ”

Cixi frowned and said, "This reason is untenable! Lao Qi's meaning should be to say that Zaizhi was inherited from the first line of Gaozong to the first line of Xuanzong, so he is not the great-grandson of Renzong, right? ”

"Yes," said Kwan Zhuofan, "that's what he meant." ”

"Since Zaizhi has already been given to the King of Yinzhi County," Cixi said, "it is a member of the Xuanzong line, what else is there to be a 'grandson' or not a 'grandson'?" What do you want to distinguish between 'ε«‘' and ''妍' -- then, what do you want the patriarchal law to do? Lao Qi's brain is really stupid! ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true," Guan Zhuofan said, "No one echoed Pu An's words, butβ€”"

Speaking of this, he smiled, "He emphasized that Jaeji is adoptive, on another level...... It's kind of crooked. ”

"How so?"

"The heir of the emperor is to inherit the heir of Emperor Wen Zongxian......"

Before she could say a word, Cixi lost her voice and said, "Ah, I understand! Jaeji has already passed it once, and it can't be a second time! Since he has inherited the heir of the king of Yinzhi County, he cannot inherit the heir of Emperor Wenzong! ”

Agile to this point - alas, alas, alas, alas!

"Queen Mother Shengming."

"That'...... Zaiyi's situation is the same, he is also a successor, and he can't 'pass for the second time', and naturally he is not qualified to be the heir emperor! ”

Draw inferences - alas, what a pity!

"Queen Mother Shengming."

"That'...... There are only Zai Cheng and Zai Ying left. ”

"Yes."

These two are well-rooted, and in terms of qualifications, there is nothing to find fault with.

"Zai Cheng's conduct," Cixi muttered, "seems to be ......"

Hit the shot - for this royal sister, I really can't be unconvinced!

It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity!

Guan Zhuofan sighed in his heart, and said: "Speaking of Zaicheng's conduct, there is a strange thing that the minister has not yet returned to the Empress Dowager - on the second day when Emperor Mu Zongyi's 'smallpox joy' was diagnosed, Prince Gong didn't know why, he lost his temper at home, whipped Zaicheng hard, and then tied it up, and personally sent it to Zongren's mansion, saying that he wanted to sue Zaicheng for 'disobedience'. ”

"Huh?" Cixi was stunned, "For what?" ”

"Prince Gong is guilty of carrying Cheng An," Guan Zhuofan said, "There are 'not seeking progress', 'playthings are discouraged', 'gibberish', oh, and what 'laughing at the mother'." ”

"This is ...... 'sin of desire'!"

"Who's to say it isn't."

"Well, it's true...... Hit? ”

"It's a real fight," Guan Zhuofan nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes - my brother-in-law was beaten, and I, as a brother-in-law, naturally have to go over and worry about my mother-in-law." ”

Cixi was silent for a moment and said softly: "The sixth child is ...... 'self-defilement'!" ”

"Queen Mother Shengming."

Cixi frowned and said, "This is really unexpected! Also...... It's not like pretending - at this critical time, when he comes out like this, even if someone has the heart to recommend Zaicheng, it's not easy to speak. ”

After a pause, "Could it be that the Fengxiang Hutong really doesn't want to touch it...... The throne on the Taihe Palace? This is ...... It's amazing. ”

"Next," Guan Zhuofan said, "there are more strange things. ”

"Oh?"

"Since Zaizhi and Zaiyi are out," Guan Zhuofan said, "Naturally, it will be Zaicheng's turn and Zaiying, I only mentioned the word 'Zaicheng', and before I could say a word, I asked Prince Gong to interrupt and say, 'Don't bother with Zaicheng!'" This person does not seek to be motivated, his playthings are discouraged, he talks nonsense, and he does not look like a human king', Yunyun. ”

Cixi's eyes flashed: "Sure enough." ”

"His temperament is really not small," Guan Zhuofan said, "We are persuading, the guards have come to report, Prince Gong Fujin has asked to see him." ”

Cixi was stunned, almost thinking that she had misheard, "Liufujin? ”

"Yes."

"The sixth child is in a meeting, how can she ......"

This concubine, from a big family, is by no means a person who doesn't know the rules.

"It's not a 'seeking' to see Prince Gong," Guan Zhuofan said slowly, "it's a seekingβ€”well, to take her exact words, 'Prince Xuan and all the noble ministers attending today'." ”

It really is "something even stranger"!

Cixi paused for a moment and said, "You're meeting at the Military Aircraft Department, right?" ”

"Yes."

Military Aircraft Division, what kind of place is that? It's incredible.

"Was she just outside the military aircraft department at the time?"

"No," Guan Zhuofan said, "it was late at that time, and the palace gate had already been keyedβ€”Prince Gong Fujin was outside the Donghua Gate...... Wait. ”

Prince Fujin "broke into the palace" and "begged" the noble minister in charge of the country, which is a strange thing that has never been seen in this dynasty since the founding of the country!

"Sixth...... How so? ”

"Prince Gong naturally angrily scolded Fujin for 'not understanding the rules', but at that time, the black clouds gathered, the thunder rumbled, and I saw that the sky was about to change, and there was no reason to put Prince Gong Fujin in the rain, so I made the decision and asked Boyan to go out and take Prince Gong Fujin over."

Cixi exhaled softly, "Hmm. ”

"Boyan took Prince Gong Fujin over," Guan Zhuofan said, "Originally, I arranged to see her in the guard's straight room, but she said that the guard's straight room in the military aircraft department is also the military aircraft department, and she can't enter!" I asked her to move the Yulong Sect, but she refused. ”

Cixi said in a low voice: "Come to think of it, what she means...... so that everyone could hear what she was saying. ”

Guan Zhuofan secretly praised in his heart: Sister Yu's thoughts, I really didn't say it!

"At that time," Guan Zhuofan, "the rain had already crackled, and I was so anxious that no matter what I said, I hurriedly said it, and then I could find a place to shelter from the rain." So, she asked the king of Fujun to open an umbrella for her, and she spoke in the open space in front of the military plane. ”

She ...... What was said? ”

She said, today, before Prince Gong entered the palace, he explained a few words to her, saying that if the emperor - the emperor of Daxing is a guest, next, it will be about to be decided to establish the emperor, at the meeting, if someone proposes to establish Zaicheng or Zaiying, no matter who said this, no matter whether it is Zaicheng or Zaiying, when he returns home, the first thing he will do is to find a rope - someone will carry Zaicheng, and Zaicheng will be strangled! Someone lifted Zaiying, and strangled Zaiying! ”

Cixi was dumbfounded.

"She said, beg me," Guan Zhuofan's face was solemn, "I also beg 'uncles', 'all the ministers in charge of the country', don't call Zai Cheng or Zai Ying, be the heir of this Laoshizi!" ”

Cixi opened her mouth slightly, but she couldn't say anything.

"Prince Gong jumped like thunder, and all the relatives and nobles were dumbfounded, what about me, I was at a loss, I don't know what to do? At this moment, she said, 'Yixuan, I beg you! Then, get down on your knees! ”

Cixi was shocked: What?!

"Alas, my soul was scattered, and I immediately fell to my knees, begging her to get up, but she said, "If I don't agree, she won't get up!"

After a slight pause, "At this time, the thunder and lightning flashed, the rain and wind were wild, and she, me, Prince Gong, and King Fujun were all left in the rain!" ”

"Sixth ......," Cixi said with difficulty, "why don't you go up and pull her up?" ……”

"Pull her up?" Guan Zhuofan smiled bitterly, "Prince Gong put aside the sentence, 'I can't take care of it!'" I'm going to go back and write an apology,' and then I didn't open the umbrella and went out in the rain! ”

Cixi muttered: "The old six and the two, they are really open-minded! ……”

Silent for a moment, "Then you ......"

"What can I do? I had to say yes to her! ”

Cixi's heart jumped: This is not "no way", this is-

In the middle of the arms, push the boat down the river.

*(To be continued.) )