Liu Ruyi and Chen Shengwen held the four treasures of the study in front of Xianfeng's eyes, but the imperial pen mentioned did not fall for a long time. Although he was injected with morphine and took a large number of refreshing pills prepared by the imperial doctors, Xianfeng's hand holding the pen was still trembling and could not be suppressed. A small bamboo pipe now weighs as much as a thousand pounds. Xianfeng frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally threw the pen aside.

"Senior brother, you can ghostwrite!" Xianfeng really couldn't write the edict in accordance with the family law ancestral system, so he could only ask Du Han to write it on his behalf.

"This ......" Duhan hesitated for a moment, but did not immediately agree.

After all, according to the ancestral family law of the Qing Dynasty, such a major edict as the emperor Jianchu must be written by the emperor himself. He also knew that it would be difficult for Xianfeng to write it down by himself now, but if he wrote it on his behalf, it would be a big trouble if someone questioned the edict in the future.

"Hey...... Obey the order! Duhan's answer was very abrupt.

Although Su Shun could also think of Du Han's worries, he saw that the brilliance in Xianfeng's eyes had become more and more dim, and they couldn't delay it, and it would change later. In case Xianfeng didn't come up in one breath, but didn't leave a clear and definite will, they would be in big trouble. Compared to the hassle of not having a testament, ghostwriting is only a very minor problem. So seeing Du Han's hesitation, he couldn't accept any time-wasting behavior, and he elbowed Du Han's waist.

After Du Han got up and took the pen, Xianfeng began to dictate his last two minimalist edicts, but they were only a few dozen words, and Xianfeng's face became more and more ugly. Du Han's pen was flying, as if there was almost no stagnation, and he quickly recorded every word Xianfeng said. The two edicts were quickly written, and Du Han returned the written edict and the pen to Liu Ruyi at the same time, and he retreated to the team, kneeling with grief on his face.

"On July 16, the 11th year of Xianfeng, Zhu decreed: the emperor's eldest son was named (Zaichun), and he was established as the crown prince. Encyclical. Chen Shengwen read the first edict aloud so that Xianfeng could confirm it. Of course, there is almost nothing to confirm, Xianfeng only has this one son, there is really no possibility of change, and he can't be the emperor's younger brother.

"On July 16, the 11th year of Xianfeng, Zhu decreed: The emperor's eldest son, Yuming (Zaichun), is now established as the crown prince, and Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun, Muyin, Kuangyuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying are dedicated to assisting and praising all government affairs. Encyclical. Chen Shengwen read the second edict again, but this time Xianfeng, the queen, Yi Guifei, and Guoxing were all very surprised.

This second edict has one less person and six more words. The few people are Guoxinga, this is not because there is a problem with Du Han's transcript, but when Xianfeng stated the purpose, there was no Guoxinga. This is a very embarrassing thing, there are a total of fourteen people in the room, Xianfeng is the emperor, the queen and Yi Guifei are concubines, Chen Shengwen and Liu Ruyi are eunuchs, and the others are all ministers with edicts. However, thinking about his qualifications and his relationship with the imperial court, Guo Xing'a was relieved, Xianfeng may be lonely to Guoxing Atuo, but he will definitely not give Guo Xing'a a chance to mix with the central government.

The extra six words were stimulating, and as soon as Chen Shengwen read these six words, he and Liu Ruyi both lowered their heads. The queen was sad for her husband and didn't notice it at all, and Concubine Yi's face turned white. Xianfeng frowned, and Guo Xing'a's eyebrows also raised. When Xianfeng announced the end of his life, in fact, he only said that the eight ministers were "wholeheartedly assisted", and Du Han added the words "praise all government affairs" without authorization when he "undertook to write", and the extra six words were "praise all government affairs".

Although it is only six words, the meaning is extraordinary. With these six words in the edict, it means that after Xianfeng's death, Su Shun and other eight people will become the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, and all the power will fall into their hands. The six-year-old new emperor will have no rights and will exist only as a symbol of the imperial court. It was not possible to take back the imperial power until the little emperor was in power, but that was at least ten years later, and it was immeasurable how many changes and twists and turns there would be.

Xianfeng hesitated for a long time, these six words are equivalent to infinitely expanding the power of Minister Gu Ming, which is tantamount to announcing that before Zaichun became an adult, Minister Gu Ming was the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. There are so many great things involved, and it can lead to even bigger problems down the road. Before Xianfeng, the plan was to award the empress a "royal reward" seal and the emperor's eldest son "Tongdaotang" seal respectively, which was used as a final valid certificate for the exercise of monarchical power, and the intention was to suppress the possible "disobedience" of the eight ministers. Where is there a person who can be trusted in the emperor's mental technique, no matter how much Xianfeng trusts Su Shun, he can't be completely at ease with the eight ministers.

However, Xianfeng was dying after all, and although Du Han's edict was very different from his original intention, he was no longer able to be harsh. And when Xianfeng was cruising, the two ministers he trusted the most in his life, Du Han and Su Shun, both swore eyes at him. Xianfeng immediately understood that Du Han had deliberately written it like this, and only when the eight ministers had completely mastered the power could they deal with Prince Gong Yixin, and they would have the ability to suppress Guoxing'a in the future. Otherwise, the eight ministers only have the right to undertake the decree and assist the minister, and they will inevitably be restrained by the government and the opposition.

"Good!" Xianfeng finally said yes with great difficulty, and then nodded very reluctantly.

With Xianfeng's voice a little reluctantly, the political pattern of nine ministers and eight ministers behind him has been completed. Of course, Guo Xing'a in the Minister of Tuogu has a strong sense of making up the numbers. Guoxinga only has the name of Tuogu, but he does not care about his life and auxiliary government. Not to mention Bingzheng, the auxiliary government does not have his share, and compared to the other eight gods who took over the imperial power, he really has no sense of existence.

After that, Xianfeng called several clans outside, as well as the six leading officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology, announced his will in public, and awarded the queen and the eldest brother two seals, "Imperial Reward" and "Tongdaotang". Because the eldest brother has not yet arrived, the "Tongdao Hall" was led by Yi Guifei, in fact, Yi Guifei will be in charge in the future, and it is just right for her to receive it.

When the clan and the officials heard the edict, they were all shocked, why was there no Prince Gong among the ministers? There is no king and no king of alcohol? Although he was replaced by Jing Shou, the brother-in-law of the same mother as King Gong and Jae Chun's uncle, Jing Shou is very honest and has no opinions at all. The eldest son of the emperor, Zai Chunxu, was six years old, and once he ascended the throne, he would become the lord of the country. Among the ministers of Gu Ming, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, etc., are all "sparse clans", and they are not close relatives at all. If some of them have a "heart of disobedience", then the "ancestral society" is bound to be shaken, and the disaster of worship during the Kangxi period can be used as a lesson. However, Xianfeng's edict has been issued, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and the ministers can only bow their heads to obey.

But Guo Xing'a, who has always been in the background, found a huge problem, if the original version in history is also like this, then he probably knows why the Xinyou coup happened. First of all, in order not to give others the title of minister, Xianfeng so in the process of drafting his edict, except for the empress dowager of the two palaces and the eight ministers, no one was present at all, and this edict was not written by him himself, so the legal foundation of the eight ministers was not solid. Once the two palaces turned against them, it can be said that the edict was made up by themselves, and Xianfeng didn't mean it at all. Anyway, they are the only ones present, so you can say whatever you want about it.

The second is the six words "praise all government affairs" temporarily added by Du Han, which disrupted Xianfeng's original deployment, although Xianfeng acquiesced to these six words, but did not make corresponding deployment adjustments. "Praise all government affairs" and the two seals of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces overlap in rights, and Xianfeng did not distinguish them clearly. The two seals represent the final decision-making power of the royal family, and the eight ministers want to "praise everything", and it is strange that there will be no trouble in the future.

Moreover, although Xianfeng explained the power of the two seals, he did not explain what kind of regulation exists for the queen mother of the two palaces, that is, the position of the queen mother of the two palaces. Although Xianfeng repeatedly told Su Shun and others that there must be no situation where the harem interferes in politics, the actual situation is that it is impossible for the harem not to interfere in politics. As long as Xianfeng dies, Zaichun's imperial power will be shared by the eight ministers and the queen mother of the two palaces, and the queen mother will take charge of part of the imperial power for the emperor, how can she not interfere in politics. It was because Xianfeng did not arrange this that the two palaces later asked to listen to the government, and the eight ministers refused to give the two palaces a clear political position.

The root cause of the Xinyou coup d'état is completely buried today. It was precisely because of Xianfeng's mistake that later in the operation of the Eight Ministers system, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces did not have a reasonable position, but she had to participate in government affairs. The Empress Dowager's request for a reasonable position in the two palaces was inconsistent with the basic spirit of Xianfeng's posthumous decree that "the harem must not interfere in politics", which led to the conflict between the last two palaces and the eight ministers. The fundamental reason for this is the struggle for rights caused by the incomplete design of the political operation system.

Guo Xing'a secretly patted his little heart, he was safe. Guo Xing'a is a person who was deliberately excluded from the ruling team by Xianfeng, so no matter how the two palaces fight with the eight ministers in the future, the probability of endangering him, a good citizen, is still very low. Of course, in addition to rejoicing, Guo Xing'a despised Xianfeng again. After a lifetime of pockets, the last testament was designed wisely, but it still left a fatal pit, Xianfeng's emperor career is really a failure!

Xianfeng's farewell lasted until the second half of the night, and at the beginning of the night, Xianfeng suddenly became hungry and told the imperial dining room to "serve rock sugar bird's nest". But when the bird's nest came, Xianfeng's cough became violent again, and he couldn't eat anything. After tossing for a while, Guoxing Adu was sleepy, and Xianfeng hurriedly passed the deer blood into the presentation. Guoxing Ake came to the spirit all of a sudden, and the deer blood is known as the most obscene tonic, and it is rumored that the function is similar to *. Xianfeng, a person who is about to die, what are you doing when you suddenly want to drink this thing, do you still want to cheer up before you die.

But before the fresh deer blood was taken, Xianfeng died in the smoke and waves of the Chengde Summer Resort at Mao Shi (about six o'clock in the morning), and he was Chinese New Year's Eve one year old and enjoyed the country for 11 years. On the same day, the cabinet issued a "mourning edict" to Emperor Daxing, announcing the death of Emperor Xianfeng.

A familiar person around him left forever, and Guo Xing'a also cried with the crowd, not to mention how to be sentimental but just to vent his emotions. However, there was inevitably a hint of joy in my heart, the last emperor of the Qing Empire who held real power had died, and there were no more clouds in the sky.