Chapter 340: The Storm Rises (2nd Update)
There are two main reasons why the eight ministers want to clean up Dong Yuanol, the first point is that they can't accept the queen mother of the two palaces to listen to the government. In fact, after the "four-day secret talks", the two palaces and the eight ministers had reached several compromise conditions, including the "imperial review" of the empress dowager, and in fact, a system of "hanging curtains and auxiliary politics" had been formed in disguise at that time. To put it simply, the queen mother of the two palaces is listening to politics with a curtain at the moment, and the difference is a curtain. However, the eight ministers can give benefits, but they can't give the name, and it is against the ancestral system and Xianfeng's last life to listen to the government, as the guardians of the ancestral family law and Xianfeng's will, they can't open this opening.
The second point is the prince's auxiliary government, who is Yi Xin, Xianfeng's number one political enemy. The brothers have been pinching since the Daoguang years, and they have been pinching until Xianfeng is angry, and Xianfeng has not forgotten to suppress his sixth brother until he died. As Xianfeng's descendant and the successor of Xianfeng's will, the eight ministers of course take suppressing Yixin as their top priority, and it would be good if they didn't clean up Yixin, how could they share power with him. Yi Xin's current power is not small, if he is given the right to assist the government again, he will not go to heaven!
Dong Yuanol said that he asked King Gong and the eight ministers to "concentrically assist", but as long as they are not fools, they know that Su Liu and the devil are in the same situation, how can it be six or six Shun, the so-called "concentric auxiliary" is completely a cool sentence. And once Yi Xin joins the ranks of auxiliary ministers, as his emperor's own uncle, he should be listed in the first place in both feelings and reason, and Yi Xin Ke will become the "leader" of the eight ministers. This is tantamount to letting the eight ministers, especially Su Shun, hand over the power that he has already gotten to others, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world. , Su Shun, who has always been vigorous and resolute, will never agree even if he takes the wrong medicine. Therefore, he resolutely decided to fight back against this fold with all his might, and while "setting an example", he completely dispelled the "political illusions" of King Gong and others, so as to further consolidate the political system formulated by Xianfeng on his deathbed and his own vested power.
In the later years of Emperor Qianlong of Gaozong, due to his old age and "tiredness", coupled with his extreme trust in the foreman of the military aircraft He Shen, he ordered all the chapters to be recorded and sent to the military aircraft department at the same time as they were presented to the emperor, so that the minister of military aircraft (in fact, He Shen alone) could know all the contents of the music at the same time as the emperor. In fact, this is already a serious threat to the monarchy, and He Shenzhi can become the only "powerful minister" in the Qing Dynasty, which is really an important reason. Qianlong Ye was extremely conceited all his life, thinking that He Shen would never dare to deceive himself, so he couldn't worry about it, and he was not worried that He Shen would threaten him at all. Later, when Renzong Jiaqing was in power, the first thing was to clean up Heshen, and the second thing was to immediately abolish this "rule". However, even if he is in power and the opposition, he can only see a "copy", and at most he sees it at the same time as the emperor. However, the current Eight Ministers of Gu Ming were able to see the original of the fold before the emperor because of the relationship between all government affairs of Zanxiang.
Because the emperor did not have the ability to monopolize power at this time, in fact, the monarchy was shared by the empress dowager of the two palaces and the eight ministers, so the eight ministers were much stronger than He Shen. He Shen only stole a small part of the monarchy's power, while the eight ministers really controlled a large part of the monarchy. The little emperor doesn't understand anything, and the queen mother of the two palaces can only maintain her authority, and she has to rely on the eight of them to govern the country, so this is the right they deserve. It is precisely because of this privilege that before the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces saw Dong Yuanol's folds, the eight ministers were about to turn over the folds.
Su Shun snorted angrily and discussed with Du Han the future counterattack measures, first he couldn't spare Dong Yuanol lightly, and then he had to find out Zhou Zupei behind Dong Yuanol, and the teachers and students repaired it together. When Su Shun and Du Han discussed dealing with people, Jiao Youying had already prepared an edict to refute Dong Yuanol, and he couldn't say anything unpleasant except for scolding the street. However, although everything was ready, the eight ministers did not take immediate action, and they wanted to follow the "rules" previously agreed with the Empress Dowager, and present this fold and other folds of the day to the Empress Dowager of the two palaces.
After the queen mother of the two palaces saw the folds, she was very happy, even if the prince participated in the auxiliary government, they also liked it very much. The Empress Dowager of the West has the heart of power, and the Empress Dowager of the East also wants to maintain the power of the monarch, so the curtain is listening to the government, which is in their arms. During the "four-day secret talks", they had this thought, but because the eight ministers were particularly resistant, they did not say it explicitly. Now that there are the voices of the masses outside, the two of them have the heart to push the boat.
added a master to the emperor, and the queen mother of the two palaces also agreed. The little emperor is not a good child, although he is still young, but he is already very stubborn, and they urgently need a good master to take care of the emperor well. In addition, the emperor's master must not be an ordinary official, he must be a red-topped man, and they also have the intention to take this opportunity to win over a few important ministers who do not belong to Prince Gong and the Sushun faction. Rong Lu and An Dehai can't act in public, and none of the big names who can win over them are big shots, and this selection of masters is a good opportunity for them to win over important ministers.
The prince is an assistant to the government, and they are not completely excluded, they don't want Yixin to come in. After all, the power of this sixth master is too great, if he becomes an auxiliary minister, Su Shun and his group will not agree and not say it, and the queen mother of the two palaces herself is also a little worried. However, in addition to Yixin, there are still other options, such as the seventh master Yixun. Although Yi Xun is very immature and has just caused trouble for the two palaces, the queen mother of the two palaces still feels that he and herself are of the same heart. Moreover, the Seventh Master is very easy to control, and he will not threaten the emperor in the future. With such a close prince, he can suppress the arrogance of Su Shun and others. Otherwise, the current government is almost Su Shun's Yiyantang, the two palaces have a black eye, almost what Su Shun says, and the two palaces don't know how to start if they have the heart to refute.
But after thinking about it for a while, the Empress Dowager Xi knew that she was empty and happy, no matter how much the two Empress Dowagers liked the content of this recital, I am afraid that the eight ministers will not be able to pass this pass. It is very disgusting to listen to the eight ministers of the government, and they may be able to discuss it in the future, but now that it is only a dozen days away from the "four-day secret talks", it is obviously not appropriate. The prince's auxiliary government even moved the rights of the eight ministers, and it would be strange if they were not forced to be in a hurry, and there was absolutely no room for negotiation. It may still be possible to add a master, but it must not be said that it is mixed with the first two. However, if this excerpt is not accepted, the queen mother of the two palaces is still a little reluctant, and she is afraid of provoking the eight ministers, so they choose to leave this excerpt to see.
According to the usual practice, the first day of the "presentation of the imperial review", the emperor (now the empress dowager of the two palaces) after the approval or Zhu pen instructions, or the next day to summon the Minister of Military Aircraft to discuss. However, in any case, it is necessary to send the original fold to the Military Aircraft Division before summoning the military aircraft the next day, so that the Minister of Military Aircraft can agree on the handling of the matter before knowing the contents in advance, so that he can be prepared for the "meeting" and inquiry. (There are thousands of different in the Qing Dynasty, but the emperors of the Qing Dynasty are really very diligent, especially since the Yongzheng of Shizong, in addition to the emperor who is bedridden, there is no day when he does not summon the minister of military aircraft. However, the emperor also had a "privilege" inherited from the Ming Dynasty, that is, to leave some excerpts that he thought were sensitive in content, or inconvenient to dispose of at this time, and not to be issued to the Military Aircraft Department, in order to indicate that the excerpts would not be processed or not processed temporarily, which has a special term called "Liuzhong". In the Military Aircraft Department, any fold that is "left behind" is called "drowned", which means that the fold seems to have been submerged in a flood, and there is no need to find out its whereabouts, and the Military Aircraft Department certainly does not have to bear any responsibility for this. Such a practice is naturally a privilege for the emperor, but it will inevitably produce various speculations about the emperor's attitude towards the "drowned" fold under his subordinates. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces stayed to take a look, which is tantamount to "drowning" Dong Yuanol's excerpt.
Although such an approach is the prerogative of the monarch, it is difficult for the eight ministers at this time to accept it. Because the content of this memo is too sensitive, the empress dowager "drowned" it, in the eyes of the eight ministers, one undoubtedly implies that the empress dowager is not uninterested in Dong Yuanol's proposal, and it may be that she is noncommittal because of the "ancestral family law" and the authority of the eight ministers. Second, if Dong Yuanol's excerpt is not dealt with clearly and harshly, the idle people sent by the courtiers will inevitably figure out the meaning of the queen mother, and after that, those who "follow suit" will be numerous, and once an atmosphere is formed, it will be difficult for the eight ministers to control the situation.
"How can this work? This fold can't be kept! You immediately go to the office and tell them that there is one less piece of excerpt that was sent yesterday, and you want to come back with them! "After all, the queen mother of the two palaces still lacks experience, and their stay in Dong Yuanol's performance angered the eight ministers. Du Han, who was gentle and graceful, actually yelled at the little eunuch who came to send the fold back, and wanted to get it back.
"This ......" The little eunuch was an errand runner, and he was immediately embarrassed.
"Don't go yet!" The eight ministers now share the monarch's power, where do they still want to respect the palace people as before, Du Han raised his hand and gave the little eunuch a mouth.
"Huh, hey......" The little eunuch covered his face in embarrassment and ran out.
The eight ministers discussed in disbelief for a while, and just now the little eunuch ran back, panting and looking at the eight ministers with a look of embarrassment.
"Where's the excerpt?" Duhan asked hurriedly.
"Go back to Zhongtang, I'm not going to come back!" The little eunuch was afraid of being beaten again.
"Why?" Duhan was more anxious.
"Keep it for the west!" The little eunuch replied with a bitter face.
"Alas!" Du Han stomped his feet angrily.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, the little eunuch limped out, and Du Han just stomped his foot and stepped on his toes, which almost hurt him to death.
"What are you doing, stomping your feet and beating your chest. What's the use of being in a hurry, catching scorpions in a hurry, and gnawing stones when you're hungry! Su Shun was not in a hurry, but said witty words.
Su Shun had been smoking a hookah just now, and after thinking about it for a while, he had already made a calculation. When he "meets" tomorrow, he will have to make a clear and severe disposition of Dong Yuanol's excerpt no matter what, and he will also give the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, especially the Queen Mother of the West, a little color. He wants to do it once and for all, not only to break the illusions of the courtiers, but also to extinguish the idea of the two palaces, otherwise the queen mother of the two palaces always wants to come out and hang the curtain, even if this time passes, there will be chaos sooner or later in the future.