Chapter 47: Plotting in the Secret Room
Just when Guan Zhuofan felt sorry for himself and couldn't sleep alone, in the palace of Prince Gong in Dafengxiang Hutong, there were still visitors who did not go. In a secret room behind the study, three red-topped first-rank officials and a third-rank civil official sat around King Gong and were secretly deliberating. The person who served the tea, called Qiuyu, was a side blessing of King Gong, who was born plump and bright. She was originally a girl in King Gong's room, alert and intelligent, loyal and reliable, and was very loved by King Gong, so she opened her face and flew on the golden branch to make a phoenix. In Prince Gong's mansion, she was the only one who was allowed to enter this secret room.
Because it was a private meeting at the mansion, everyone was wearing civilian clothes. Among the three first-class officials, Baojun and Wenxiang are naturally listed, and the other is King Gong's father-in-law Guiliang. The Sanpin civil official, named Zhu Xueqin, was the foreman of the military aircraft Zhangjing in Beijing, and he was also a confidant of King Gong.
These four people, plus Cao Yuying in Rehe, are the core team of King Gong. What is being discussed at this moment is Emperor Xianfeng's illness and subsequent countermeasures.
"Su Liu is hateful!" Bao Jun said hatefully, "It's too much, what kind of illness the emperor has reached, no one can say why." β
"Peon is right, it's not true." Wen Xiang also opened his mouth, "I heard that even the fifth lady went to visit the sick, but he only stood in front of the sickbed for a while, and only let him say one sentence, 'The emperor takes care of the dragon', and he was invited out." β
The fifth lady refers to Prince Lao Hui, he is the most respected one among the relatives and nobles of the close branch, even he is treated like this, and others can be imagined. King Gong, with the respect of his younger brother, repeatedly asked for an audience, but Su Shun found all kinds of excuses and instigated the emperor to refuse them all.
The reason why he was anxious to find out about the emperor's illness was because this was the biggest variable that affected the trend of the court. King Gong and Su Shun both wanted to put each other to death, but as long as the emperor was still there, no one dared to move, otherwise it would become a rebellion. And rebellion, for both sides, not only do they not have the courage, but they also don't have the heart.
Su Shun began to be appreciated and promoted by Xianfeng a few years ago, until he relied on the humerus, obeyed his words, and was loved incomprehensibly. Between the monarch and the minister, it has really reached the point where they are regarded as family members. Therefore, Su Shun is grateful, and he does have the determination to repay Jun's kindness, so naturally he will not have the idea of rebellion.
The case of King Gong is even more special. He is Xianfeng's younger brother, and he has had a very good relationship with his "fourth brother" since he was a child, in the deep palace, inseparable, everything is together, even if there was a story of "fighting for the reserve" in the middle, it did not really affect the love between the brothers. It wasn't until that misunderstanding later that it became a knot in Xianfeng's heart and really alienated King Gong. Although King Gong has always regretted this, his affection is still there, let alone any rebellion.
But it's one thing not to rebel, and it's another thing to prepare in advance for the future development of the situation, otherwise there will be a thunderbolt and the sky will be dark, and what will be done to deal with it? Therefore, both sides wanted to have a detailed grasp of the emperor's illness. This was an easy task on the Sushun side, because Rehe was already in their hands; On the other hand, King Gong had to work hard to find a good solution.
"In my opinion, because I don't know, I know it." Gui Liang smoked a cigarette and opened his mouth slowly. Like Guan Zhuofan, his surname is Guerjia, and he is a highly qualified elder in the court, and he has been the governor of Zhili and the head of the ministers; On the cardinal court, he became a scholar of Donghua Pavilion University, and he was a very popular minister. The abundance of experience, no one can beat it, and he is the most experienced and scheming person. As soon as he opened his mouth, even King Gong listened attentively.
"Yan Gong, how do you say this?" Bao Jun leaned forward and asked with great interest.
"If it's not for the worry, why do you need to lock it down to such a point?"
What a word to wake up the dreamer! Everyone here suddenly had a cheerful feeling - if the emperor's body is fine, or if there is only a small illness, why should Su Shun be afraid of people knowing?
In this way, it may be that the changes are only a few months away, and the deployment needs to be intensified. However, the current government is controlled by Su Shun, where should it be used as a breakthrough?
"Always have to find a way to get the prince back to the military plane." Bao Jun said, "Otherwise, without a name, many things will be difficult to deal with." β
However, King Gong was hindered by Su Shun and never saw the emperor, so the misunderstanding could not be clarified, and it became impossible to re-enter the army.
"If you can't see each other, it's all in vain." Wen Xiang shook his head.
"Whew! The emperor is really, it's just a trivial matter, why can't he be forgiven until now. Bao Jun said sadly.
It was King Gong who was silent. If it is true that the "fourth brother" will not be able to see each other until he dies, then this misunderstanding will become a lifelong regret.
Baojun is not bad, this misunderstanding is indeed not a big deal, it starts with the death of King Gong's biological mother, the concubine of Emperor Jing at that time, and the later Empress Dowager Kangci.
Emperor Xianfeng's biological mother died early, and he was raised by Emperor Jing's concubine since he was a child, so he was "inseparable in the deep palace" with his sixth brother King Gong. After Xianfeng ascended the throne, Emperor Jing's concubine became Emperor Jing's concubine, and Xianfeng still regarded her as her own mother and respected her. It's a pity that Emperor Jing's health gradually deteriorated, and she was seriously ill, and finally died. It was on this day that there was a misunderstanding between the two brothers.
After Emperor Jing's concubine ascended to heaven, King Gong, who had been serving here, hid his face and came out, just when he met Xianfeng, who came to visit. Xianfeng asked about the situation of the concubine, and King Gong couldn't help but kneel down and cry.
"I have ascended to heaven," King Gong said with tears in his eyes, "but he has not yet received the title of Queen Mother, so he can't turn a blind eye." β
Concubine Jing gave birth to a total of three sons for Emperor Daoguang, and raised the current emperor, so although it is not the main palace, it is conceivable that she will get the title of "Queen Mother" after her death.
"Oh, oh." Xianfeng was also sobbing down.
King Gong, who was kneeling on the ground, misunderstood the four brothers' two "ohs" into agreement, so after getting up, he went straight to the military aircraft to pass the decree, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to have a book to play, and to seal the concubine Jinghuang as the "Empress Dowager Kangci".
This time made Xianfeng extremely annoyed. Although the Empress Dowager is the proper meaning of the title, it is also up to him to announce it himself, so that it is grand enough and can show his filial piety. Now that King Gong is talking to himself, he has made a fold of the Ministry of Rites, not to mention how awkward it is. If it is said to be quasi-played, it is like being coerced, but if it is said to be inaccurate, it will make a daxiao talk on the etiquette! I had to hate to grant the invitation, and from then on, I had a great heart disease with King Gong, and it didn't take long for him to find a reason and order him to "quit the military plane and go back to the study to study", which led to the subsequent rise of Su Shun.
These things, a few people in the room were naturally clear, and seeing that King Gong did not speak at this moment, they knew that they had touched his sore spot, and they all accompanied him to silence for a while. Only Zhu Xueqin felt that such silence was not the way, so he cleared his throat and said his thoughts, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he spoke amazingly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me for saying that it is impossible to let the prince enter the military plane at this moment. Even if he does, he is still not Su Shun's opponent. β
"Hmm." Zhu Xueqin's words hit King Gong's heart, the Military Aircraft Department is a world of Sushun, even if he can go back, one person can't fight the eight of them. So he looked at Zhu Xueqin with blazing eyes and asked, "Uncle Xiu, what do you think?" β
"When the time comes, the whole class of military planes will be pushed!"
The elders here are all first-class members, and they must respect their identities when they speak, only Zhu Xueqin, who is a third-grade official and is King Gong's confidant, may as well be bold in his plans. As soon as his words came out, it was like piercing a layer of window paper, which was deafening and deafening, so that everyone's spirits were lifted.
This was the first time that the concept of an armed coup d'Γ©tat was put forward within King Gong's clique.
"Then ......" Gui Liang pondered, and asked a sentence, "The defense of Rehe is under the control of Duanhua, if it really comes to that day, the Queen Mother and the young lord are in their hands, we have no fists and no courage, how can we do it?" β
"Yan Gong is right," Zhu Xueqin nodded, "But we also have a soldier buried by the prince in Rehe." β
"Is there such a thing?" Gui Liang was amazed. He knew that Zhu Xueqin had the closest contact with Cao Yuying, so he knew the situation in Rehe in the most detail.
"This person's name is Guan Zhuofan, a son of the red flag, who can be regarded as brave and strategic. He was appreciated by the prince, and now he is the leader of the horse team in the Yamen of the infantry army, and he was the one who beat the horse bandits in Luanping a few days ago. β
"Oh, it was him." The battle with the horse bandits caused a sensation in the capital, and Gui Liang naturally knew, "But in the end, there are only a few hundred soldiers ......"
"Gui Gong, the forbidden army of Rehe is corrupt, only his 500 horse team is different - in Cao Zhuoru's letter to me, there is an examination of the words 'plagiarism is incomparable, coming and going like the wind'. There is another Xu Gengshen, who is the military machine Zhang Jing of Rehe, the most proficient in military affairs, according to him, even if this horse team faces two or three thousand forbidden soldiers, it can definitely be flattened in one drum! β
"That's amazing!" Gui Liang, who has always been deep, couldn't help but be moved, and his eyes lit up when he heard it.
"This is all the wisdom of the prince, and he laid out this move in advance." Bao Jun complimented him and said, "Lord Wang, he is in the city these days, I was going to meet him and help him with some silver." Now if you press Xiu Bo's jihua, you are about to unveil the cup, is that not to invite the prince to see him to show his favor? β
"Done!" King Gong said categorically, "There are some things that you can't always play dumb riddles, you have to say what you should say!" β
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