On the splendid and majestic Taihe Palace, Xianfeng heard the report of the Guangxi officials, and smashed his fist on the dragon chair to vent his anger. The courtiers below were so frightened that they all lowered their heads, for fear that one of them would be careless and provoke the emperor to be angry with him.

"It's all rubbish, rice buckets!" Hong Xiuquan's accession to the throne gave Xianfeng great stimulation. There are no two days, there are no two masters in the country, and before his emperor's dragon chair is hot, someone wants to replace it, isn't this a slap in the face?

Xianfeng is the fourth son of Daoguang, because the first three sons died young, he is equivalent to the eldest son. Her mother was Niu Co Lu, and she was not the first woman to marry Daoguang, but she was promoted to concubine in March, and a year later she became the queen without an heir, which shows that Daoguang is extremely fond of her. But Xianfeng died when he was ten years old, and he was handed over to Emperor Jing's concubine to raise, and her own son Sixth Elder Yi? Grow up together.

There are two small stories about Xianfeng (the former fourth elder brother Yixu) ascending the throne.

The first story is recorded in the "Biography of Du Shoutian" in the "Qing History Manuscript". The emperors of the Qing Dynasty hunted in Nanyuan every year, and Daoguang was no exception. One day in Daoguang's later years, the Nanyuan school hunt was held again, and Daoguang took the princes to Nanyuan to ride horses and gallop. The princes can also take this opportunity to perform well in front of their fathers to show their strong martial arts. Yi Xin has been good at knife and gun archery since she was a child, and today in order to show her expertise in front of her father, she has used all her skills to fight bravely, and the arrows are not missing.

After the school hunt, the princes showed their achievements in front of Emperor Daoguang, but Yi Su replied unhurriedly: Father, it is now the spring when all things wake up, and birds and beasts are beginning to reproduce and breed, and I can't bear to hurt these creatures to violate the law of growth of all things. Yisu's words made Daoguang very happy, and he couldn't help but admire: These are really the words that the emperor should say. Yisu's remarks on benevolence, righteousness and morality are relatively close to Daoguang's traditions and standards, which makes the balance of Daoguang's reserve obviously tilt in favor of Yixu.

There is also a story, which is basically the same as the previous one, which also talks about how Daoguang stood out among Yi Su and Yi Xin. Qingren's notes said that Yixin's teacher was Du Shoutian, and Yixin's teacher was Zhuo Bingtian. When Daoguang was ill in his later years, he wanted to summon the two princes one day, intending to make a final investigation to decide who to pass the throne to.

The two princes also knew that the accession to the throne was at the last moment, so they asked their teacher how to behave in front of his father. Zhuo Bingtian told Xin Yixin and said: If your father asks you something, you will know everything and say everything. Zhuo Bingtian's intention to say this is actually obvious, because Yixin is very smart, quick to react, and knowledgeable, he can completely overwhelm Yixin with his talent.

After analyzing the actual situation of the two princes, Du Shoutian believed that the fourth prince should use his strengths and avoid weaknesses and use his own strengths to make Daoguang have a good impression. He said to Yisu: If your father asks about state affairs, your knowledge and wisdom in this area are far from being comparable to that of the emperor's sixth son. There is only one way to win, and that is when your father is talking about his old age and illness, and he may soon be on the throne, you don't have to say anything, just kneel down and weep vigorously, showing your sincerity in admiration for your father. When Daoguang summoned him, Yisu did what the teacher said, and Daoguang was very happy, he thought that Yisu was too benevolent and filial, so he decided to pass the throne to Yisu.

Although the authenticity of these two stories needs to be verified, Emperor Xianfeng did not reuse the sixth elder brother who grew up with him in his life, and appointed eight ministers before his death, none of which had Yi Xin's name, which shows that the two did form a knot when they ascended the throne, and Yi Xin's talent should be higher than Xianfeng, otherwise Emperor Xianfeng would not be so dike him.

It is precisely because Xianfeng's coming to power is controversial that he wants to show a kind of destiny and convince everyone. But the reality slapped him hard, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom haunted him every day like a nightmare for the rest of his life.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, these bandits will be called the emperor when they get out of the next village, which shows that they are short-sighted, and it will never be possible." Prince Yi Zaiyuan comforted. (Because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom knotted turbans and did not keep braids, the Qing court contemptuously called them bandits)

"Guangxi is a remote place, the imperial court does not have many troops in it, so the bandits have taken advantage of the loopholes, as long as more people are sent into the encirclement and suppression, I believe that the rebellion can be quelled soon." Prince Zheng Duanhua saw that Xianfeng's face was slightly softened, and hurriedly comforted him.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, what are the competent personnel, they are all here to recommend and recommend." Xianfeng is angry, but he also knows that anger alone will not solve the problem.

"The minister recommended Hunan Admiral Xiang Rong. This person rose from a soldier, guerrilla, general soldier, and admiral all the way up step by step by virtue of his military exploits, and he was calm and calm in the face of things, and he was quite disciplined in fighting. Although he is nearly 60 years old, he is getting stronger and stronger, and he just suppressed the rebellion of Li Yuanfa, the anti-thief of the Heaven and Earth Society, in Hunan last year, and fought effectively and made remarkable achievements. "Prince Yi Zaiyuan recommended Xiang Rong does have two brushes, he is a victorious general on the battlefield, he suppressed the rebellion of Tianli Sect in his early years, and he has repeatedly thwarted the Tiandihui uprising, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with civil uprisings.

Xianfeng was also deeply impressed by Xiang Rong's performance in Hunan, he not only exterminated the rebels, but also captured the bandit leader Li Yuanfa, and did a really good job. He nodded slightly, but didn't speak, as if he was still thinking about something.

When the ministers saw Xianfeng like this, they didn't understand it a little, Xiang Rong was indeed the best candidate, why didn't the emperor say anything? What was he hesitating about?

"General Xiang is indeed a suitable candidate. However, the minister also recommended one person, Wuertai, the deputy governor of Guangzhou. This person is a young hero, brave by nature, often takes the lead in battle, and is a fierce general of my Eight Banners. Su Shun, a scholar, saw the emperor's thoughts, and let the Han people dominate the court, and the face of the court was not good-looking, so it was logical to match a Manchurian.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, one old and one young, one stable and one brave, so it is much safer. Xiang Rong and Urtai each led 6,000 elite soldiers to Guangxi to exterminate the bandits, and I also ordered Lin Zexu to be the Qincha to take charge of and coordinate Guangxi's military affairs. Xianfeng is also worried that the two are not subordinate to each other, and the coordination may not be too smooth. Moreover, local officials like to lie about the military situation, and the central government sends a messenger to deal with coordination matters, which can also allow the imperial court to have an in-depth understanding of the local war and will not be deceived by local officials.

"The emperor is wise!" The ministers knelt on their knees and praised.

Xianfeng felt a lot more comfortable, and secretly admired himself in his heart, and the expression on his face seemed to say: "How about it, in the end, I was thoughtful."

It's a pity that Lin Zexu died of illness on the way to his post after receiving the order, and did not participate in the extermination of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Misfortune and fortune are relied on, and fortune is caused by misfortune, precisely because there is no "stain" that Lin Zexu is much taller than Zeng Guofan in terms of historical image in textbooks. Maybe this is the fate of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, if Lin Zexu participates in the counterinsurgency, with his talents, I am afraid that it is really a question whether the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can succeed.