Chapter Twenty-Eight: He, There Must Be a Conspiracy!

"Disadvantages are better than words...... Cixi froze, pondered for a moment, and asked, "...... What's the downside? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother," Guan Zhuofan said, "Bao Zhanlin is worried that after the 'small sect succeeds the big sect', after the emperor succeeds to the throne, there will be villains who try to make progress, such as Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao in the former Ming Dynasty. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After a pause, "The story of the 'Great Rite Discussion' in the former Ming Dynasty will be repeated in this dynasty!" ”

Cixi's heart was shocked, "'Great Gifts'? ”

"Yes," Guan Zhuofan said, "'Great Rites Discussion', well, I don't know the ins and outs of this, I don't know the Queen Mother...... Unclear? ”

"'Great Rites'......" Cixi thought for a moment, "I roughly know, but the 'ins and outs' are not very clear, you can talk about it." ”

"Yes."

Guan Zhuofan responded, and then said: "Ming Xianzong gave birth to Xiaozong and Xingxian Wang, Xiaozong gave birth to Wuzong, Xingxian Wang gave birth to Shizong, Wuzong has no heir, and his cousin Shizong entered the succession. ”

After a pause, "Sejong succeeded the big sect with a small sect, both inheriting the unification and inheriting the heir, so naturally he should take Xiaozong as the 'imperial examination', his biological father Xingxian Wang as the 'imperial uncle examination', and his biological mother Jiang as the 'imperial uncle' - these are all said when he ascended the throne." ”

Cixi said softly, "Huh", and said, "This situation has nothing to do with us...... It's kind of similar. ”

Guan Zhuofan did not comment on Cixi's "quite similar", and continued: "However, three years later, Shizong overturned the previous proposal from the request of Xishu, Zhang Xuan, and Gui Cao, and renamed Xiaozong 'Huang Bo Kao', renamed the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng as 'Imperial Aunt', posthumously Xing Xian Wang 'Xian Emperor', renamed her 'Imperial Examination', Zun Ben's biological mother Jiang Shi as 'Zhang Sheng Empress Dowager', renamed her 'Holy Mother', called Wuzong 'Imperial Brother', and called Empress Zhuangsu 'Imperial Sister-in-law'. ”

After a pause, he added: "The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng's surname is Zhang, she is the queen of Xiaozong and the biological mother of Wuzong; Empress Zhuangsu's surname is Xia and she is the empress of Wuzong. ”

Cixi nodded, "Well, I see. ”

What I understand is not only the ins and outs of the "Great Rites Discussion", but also - you must have used this "Great Gifts Discussion" to bluff the honest head of the "East Side", right?

This judgment is very accurate.

"Did Bao Zhanlin say," Cixi said, "only by recognizing Liniu'er as the 'blood heir' of Emperor Wenzong and asking her to succeed her...... The way to get rid of the cheats? ”

Cixi tried her best to make her tone sound "calm and comfortable", but the sarcasm could not be suppressed no matter how much she suppressed.

Guan Zhuofan remained silent and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Bao Zhanlin's excerpt only said 'disadvantages', but did not say how to 'eliminate disadvantages'. ”

Cixi thought to herself: Does this need to be said? Isn't this lice on the bald headβ€”obviously?

"Bao Zhanlin's excerpt," Guan Zhuofan said, "the minister also brought it." In addition, the minister also brought a set of "History of the Ming Dynasty" and a set of "History of the Song Dynasty" for the Queen Mother's reference. ”

Cixi was slightly stunned, and then understood Guan Zhuofan's intentions.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" naturally asked me to figure out the "ins and outs" of the "Great Rites Discussion" to show that he Guan Zhuofan did not talk nonsense.

However, what is "History of the Song Dynasty" used for?

"History of the Song Dynasty?"

"Yes," Guan Zhuofan said, "The Ming Dynasty had the 'Great Rites Discussion' and the Song Dynasty had the 'Pu Discussion', which were all troublesome things that came out of the small sect and the large sect. ”

"'Pu Yi'?"

"Yes, 'Pu Yi'."

Cixi nodded, and didn't want to ask what was going on with the "Pu Yi", anyway, if you have time at night, you can just see it yourself.

"This matter," Cixi said slowly, "what do you think of the Queen Mother?" ”

This is the most important, the most important question.

"Back to the Queen Mother," Guan Zhuofan said, "In Bao Zhanlin's excerpts, there are words such as 'the elder and the young are upside down', 'betraying kindness and rebellion', 'flesh and blood tragedy', and said, 'All the things that the subordinates can't bear to say', the Queen Mother didn't know what it meant, so when the military plane was called, she asked it. ”

Cixi wondered slightly: Is this the answer to my question?

However, she didn't interrupt Guan Zhuofan's words.

"After returning to his mother, the Empress Dowager said," Guan Zhuofan continued, "After the 'Great Rites Discussion,' Sejong found an excuse and arrested the two brothers of the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, one of whom was sentenced to death and had his head cut off, and the other was tortured but died in prisonβ€”this is what Bao Zhanlin was referring to. ”

Cixi's face changed slightly.

She immediately thought: Killing the brother of the "imperial aunt" can be regarded as a "tragedy", but will it be too much to reprimand him for "inverting the elder and young" and "betraying kindness"?

After all, Sejong is the emperor, and the brother of the "imperial aunt", although he is a noble relative of the pepper house, is a courtier after all.

Guan Zhuofan immediately answered her doubts.

"Also, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng pleaded hard for her brother, and in the end, she was ...... in front of Sejong Kneeled down. ”

What the?!

Cixi's face changed drastically.

"After the minister finished saying this," Guan Zhuofan said, "the queen mother and the queen mother...... The indignation was so great that it ...... Shooting. ”

"Shooting?"

Cixi's voice trembled slightly.

"Yes, the case."

"East" slapping the table?

At the time of the "calling" of military aircraft?

On top of the Huanghuang court?

This, really, really......

"Fang Cai," Guan Zhuofan said, "The Queen Mother asked me, 'What do you think of this matter, the Queen Mother's Queen Mother', in fact, the Queen Mother Mother has never said a sentence of 'Rong'an should stand' or 'Rong'an should not stand', but the ministers looked at the words and looked at the feelings, and figured out the kindness, the Queen Mother's ...... Meaning, actually...... It couldn't be clearer. ”

Cixi was silent.

After a while, she said abruptly, "What about the others?" It's all ...... Does that mean? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, "Naturally, there are different views - Pu An is one of them." ”

Cixi's eyes flashed.

"After Bao Zhanlin, Pu An also had a fold," Guan Zhuofan said, "The title is 'For the Ming Shen to unify the heir of the road to appease public opinion, to calm people's hearts, to consolidate the country's foundation, Fu Qirui to break things'." ”

This topic is so long, Cixi silently recited it in her heart and asked, "Well, what did he say?" ”

"Pu An said," Guan Zhuofan said, "Baoting's 'praying for Emperor Wenzongxian's blood heir is not extinct to pray for Rui Jian', the poison is outside, the discussion in the market is boiling, the people's hearts are shaken, and it is urgent to make a wise decision. ”

After a pause, "This excerpt was also brought by the minister." ”

I wonder how many folds you've brought with you?

"Listen...... There seems to be a little bit of truth," Cixi said lightly, "Fang Cai, I'm still saying that the seventh is 'stupid' or something." ”

With that, he smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Pu'an has a bigger hand!" Guan Zhuofan's words were also faint, "Wait for a while, and the ministers will return to the Queen Mother one by one." ”

Cixi stopped talking.

"After Pu'an's excerpt was handed over," Guan Zhuofan said, "there is an imperial history named Wu Keyu, and there is also an excerptβ€”β€”"

After a pause, "He said that when the former Ming Wuzong was in Bintian, Shizong was already fifteen years old, and after entering Beijing, he and the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng met for the first time. ”

After a pause, "Let's take a moment from the word 'carry', choose a very young and infant person, and become the heir of the emperor, then the heir emperor will be in the deep palace when he is young, and the queen mother will raise him personally. ”

Cixi's spirits were lifted: Isn't this exactly what she thinks?

This Wu can read, I don't know what kind of character it is? Why didn't you have any impression of him before?

Because of this excerpt, she really had too much appetite for herself, and Cixi refused to say something like "It sounds like it makes a little sense."

She admonished herself: Hold down, hold down!

"This Wu Ke read," Cixi said idly, "I don't have any impression, what kind of person is it?" ”

"It's not too young," Guan Zhuofan said, "I'm in my fifties, and my temper can be called 'honest', but my brain is not rigid, and in some things, such as foreign affairs, I am more open than many young people." ”

Cixi was strange: This Wu Keyu is naturally against Rong An's succession, but looking at Guan Zhuofan's appearance, he actually admires him?

He seemed to the side that opposed Rong An's succession...... There's no meaning of suppression, right?

Don't......

She let out a soft "um" and didn't say anything more.

"Wu's excerpt, the minister also brought it."

Cixi nodded.

"There are two factions of opinion, and the barriers are clear," Guan Zhuofan continued, "In this way, the establishment of the heir emperor has to be put into public discussion." According to the decree of the Empress Dowager, the relatives and nobles of the close branch, the prince of the far branch, the minister of military aircraft, the bachelors in Beijing, the main hall of the ministry, the imperial history of the left capital and other first-class officials gathered in the cabinet hall to convene a meeting of the king's ministers to discuss the establishment of the emperor. ”

Cixi smiled slightly, "'Wang's Council of Ministers'? ”

"Yes."

After a pause, Guan Zhuofan said: "Bao Ting and Wu Keyu are two people who are specially ordered to attend the meeting. ”

"Oh......"

Bao Ting and Wu Keyu, why they attended the meeting "by special order" is self-explanatory, but-

"What about Bao Zhanlin?"

"Two factions of opinions," Guan Zhuofan smiled, "one person each, think it is a representative, it's fine, you don't need to attend the meeting, and the cabinet hall can't hold so many people." ”

said that it was "one person each", but there was also an old seventh who opposed Rong An's succession, he was a "close relative", so he naturally wanted to attend the meeting, so it was a two-to-one situation to oppose and approve.

Then "over there" - Ci'an and Guan Zhuofan's side, didn't they suffer?

Cixi became more and more strange.

Could it be that I didn't expect him to call his wife the heir emperor?

No, no.

If he really had no intention of making his wife the heir emperor, when the Baoting fold was handed over, it should be dismissed. Even if Baoting had "support merit" before, in order to take care of his face, he should not "refute" his "absurdity", at least he should give a "should not be discussed" reply.

He, there must be a conspiracy!

*(To be continued.) )