Duanhua walked in front and led everyone straight to Chuxiu Palace.

When he came to Chuxiu Palace, Duanhua did not enter directly, but first asked someone to pass it on. Immediately, Duanhua approached Zaiyuan again and whispered a few words in Zaiyuan's ear. Zaiyuan told Su Shun again, and Su Shun told Du Han and the others that the seven people led by Duanhua knew Duanhua's words, but Li Zhen couldn't hear these people's words.

Obviously, Duanhua directly excluded Li Zhen, the seven of them as a whole, and Li Zhen as a separate individual. Li Zhen didn't care, he didn't plan to fit in.

After a while, the eunuch came out and said respectfully: "Gentlemen, please! ”

Duanhua got the permission of Cixi and Ci'an before taking Zaiyuan, Su Shun and others into Chuxiu Palace. After the seven people led by Duanhua, Zaiyuan, and Su Shun entered, Duanhua and Zaiyuan sat on the left and right sides of the hall respectively, Su Shun sat in the second place on the left, Du Han sat in the second place on the right, and then Jingshou, Mu Yin, and Kuang Yuan, and the three people sat down next to each other.

With such an arrangement, Li Zhen could not sit in the front, but could only be in the back.

In order of seating, he is the smallest.

Li Zhen glanced at the old god's comfortable Duanhua and scolded the old fox secretly. What Duanhua told Zaiyuan and the others just now must be a matter of grabbing seats. Although Li Zhen was more or less annoyed in his heart, he felt more amused. Can a seat determine rights? In the end, it depends on the real power in your hands!

Li Zhen controlled the Yamen of the Nine Gates, and controlled Zhang Guodong and Zhang Zhiping in his hands, so he had the right to speak in Beijing, and it was obviously impossible for Duanhua, Su Shun and others to exclude him.

"Boom! Boom!!! ”

The sound of the heel hitting the floor came, and Li Zhenxun followed the prestige, but it was Cixi and Ci'an who came. Both of them had painful expressions on their faces, tears in their eyes, and extreme sadness.

Duanhua asked, "Queen Mother, why are you crying?" ”

Duanhua is over fifty years old and is quite a prestigious person in the clan. When Emperor Daoguang died, Duanhua was the minister left by Emperor Daoguang to assist Xianfeng in ascending the throne. Now that Xianfeng is dead, Duanhua is full of prestige as an auxiliary minister. When he opened his mouth to ask, Ci'an immediately stopped crying and choked up: "Lord Zheng, the emperor is buried this morning!" ”

"Ahh

Duanhua exclaimed, his body shook for a while, and he almost fell to the ground.

This news came too suddenly.

Duanhua was silent for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, why did you leave the old minister!" Your Majesty, you are so young, and you are still in the prime of life. Your Majesty, the old minister is reluctant to ...... you" Duanhua wiped his eyes and cried loudly, crying in the dark, as if his own father and mother had died, and it was extremely painful.

Immediately after, Zaiyuan, Du Han, Jingshou and others also cried.

Inside the main hall, there was a sudden cry.

However, Su Shun and Li Zhen didn't cry, and their expressions were still the same. But Duanhua, Zaiyuan and a group of people cried, which made Ci'an and Cixi also sad in their hearts, and they wept again and again, Li Zhen was funny in his heart, these people cried so much!

I really want to be reluctant to Xianfeng, accompany the funeral!

Based on Li Zhen's observation, it can be seen that Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others are crying sadly, but they are clearly tears squeezed out.

Only Ci'an and Cixi are the only ones who are really crying.

These two women died and relied on, helpless in their hearts, and naturally sad. Regarding Xianfeng's death, Li Zhen, Cixi, and Ci'an have reached a unified opinion, and they are scheduled to die this morning. In this way, some unnecessary things can be avoided. Moreover, the emperor only died today, and auxiliary ministers such as Sushun and Jaeyuan can push Jaechun to the throne as soon as possible.

Li Zhen didn't speak, but Su Shun couldn't hold it back.

Su Shun snorted coldly and shouted, "What are you crying about?" There's a fart for crying! You are crying, can the emperor come back to life? The emperor has returned to heaven, the situation in the DPRK and China is bound to be turbulent, coupled with the ambition of the thief in Yi 60 to seize power, it is already full of dangers. You don't think about stabilizing the government, but you cry here, and the emperor appoints you as auxiliary ministers in vain. ”

Su Shun said with a serious expression: "At present, the most important thing is to ensure the smooth succession of the crown prince to the throne, and the rest of the things are trivial, so you can ignore them for the time being." As soon as he said this, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Du Han and others immediately stopped crying, and looked at Su Shun with their eyes, as if Su Shun was their backbone.

Su Shun saw everyone looking at him, and he was quite excited in his heart, and said loudly: "Queen Mother, the emperor has returned to heaven, please spread the news immediately, and ask all officials to pay respects." ”

Ci'an responded and instructed the eunuch to deliver the decree.

Su Shun then said: "The crown prince inherits the throne, but there are still two issues that need to be determined in advance. One is the honorific titles of the queen mother and the concubine Yi. The other is about the era name of the new emperor. These two things must be determined in advance, and after the emperor succeeds to the throne, they will be issued immediately, so as not to mess up the rules. ”

Li Zhen saw that he handled things smoothly and clearly, and he was quite appreciative in his heart.

Su Shun is capable, but it's a pity that he is not the same person.

Li Zhenxin had already prepared, and immediately said: "Regarding the issue of the honorific titles of the two mothers, Weichen thinks that the queen mother can be respected as the queen mother, and the concubine Yi Niangniang can be respected as the queen mother. In this way, everyone is happy. ”

When Cixi and Ci'an heard this, they both bowed slightly, and they were very satisfied with the plan proposed by Li Zhen.

The biological mother Queen Mother is the title of the mother-in-law, and Ci'an is the official queen of Xianfeng, so she is naturally the biological mother Queen Mother. Cixi is the mother of the concubine prince Zaichun, although she is the biological mother, but she can only use the Queen Mother, but the Holy Mother is also the homonym of the biological mother, which meets Cixi's requirements. Therefore, when these two honorific titles were proposed, Cixi and Ci'an were very happy.

In fact, after the new emperor ascended the throne, there was a certain convention for the honorific titles of biological mother and empress.

Before the Ming Dynasty, after the death of the old emperor, the new successor to the throne was routinely honored as the empress dowager, but if the new successor emperor was not born to the queen but other concubines, then the biological mother of the new emperor could only be promoted to the concubine and could not be respected as the queen mother. This is a practice that has been continued, but after Zhu Yijun, the Ming Dynasty concubine, succeeded to the throne, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, in order to win the favor of the new emperor and his biological mother, respected the original queen as the "Rensheng Empress Dowager", and respected Zhu Yijun's biological mother Li Guifei as the "Empress Dowager Cisheng", thus setting a precedent for the two palaces to be respected together.

In the Qing Dynasty, the system of respecting the two palaces was strengthened, because most of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were not queens. Therefore, according to the regulations of the Qing system, after the heir emperor succeeds to the throne, his biological mother must be honored as the queen mother regardless of whether she is still alive or not.

After Emperor Kangxi succeeded to the throne, he honored the original empress as the "Empress Dowager of Renxian", while Kangxi's own biological mother was honored as the "Empress Dowager of Cihe". After Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he also respected his biological mother Concubine Wu Yashi as the queen mother.

Nowadays, Ci'an and Cixi coexist, and they are naturally the queen mothers of the two palaces.

Cixi jumped from Concubine Yi to the Empress Dowager, and she was quite satisfied, and her rights rose to a large level. However, just when Cixi was rejoicing in her heart, Su Shun opened her mouth and said: "Empress Niang, the minister thinks that Li Zhen's suggestion is not advisable!" ”

At this moment, Ci'an and Cixi's faces tensed.

Li Zhen stared at Su Shun, and said in his heart that Su Shun was just a-stirring stick, and this kind of thing had to be mixed up.

Su Shun saw that Li Zhen's expression was ugly, and looked at Li Zhen proudly.

Ci'an changed his previous kind expression, and asked with a cold face, "Su Zhongtang, what is your opinion?" "Ci'an's title for Su Shun is a little respectful.

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhongtang was the name given to the cabinet scholars. Because the scholars of the Ming Dynasty held the power of the prime minister, their offices were in the cabinet, and the location of the scholars' offices was in the center, so it was called the middle hall.

By the time of the Qing Dynasty, the early bachelor was just an empty name and had no real power. Later, in order to meet the requirements of scholars for rights, they often take charge of a ministry at the same time, and because the Beijing officials generally have two officials sitting in the east and west, the middle is empty, if there is a Shangshu and an official who is also a scholar is present, he sits in the middle, so it is also called Zhongtang, and the co-organizer of the university appointed by the emperor also uses this title.

Su Shun was appointed by Xianfeng as a co-organizer, so the queen called it Su Zhongtang.

Although Ci Anzhong was dissatisfied, he still used honorific titles.

However, Prince Zheng Duanhua was also dissatisfied. Involving the queen of the two palaces, Su Shun's gluttony regardless of the occasion made Duanhua very unhappy. Duanhua glanced at Su Shun and interjected, "Su Zhongtang, what do you have to say?" ”

Calling Su Shun Zhongtang as Duanhua is no longer an honorific title, but a taste of ridicule. Because Duanhua, as the Prince Zheng of this generation, his status is higher than that of Su Shun, and he is also Su Shun's brother. When he said this, there was a thorn in his words, which made Su Shun's face redden.

Su Shun quickly recovered and said in a deep voice: "The queen mother, Prince Zheng, and the minister agree with Li Zhen's honorific title for his biological mother, the queen mother, because this is what the queen mother deserves. But for the title of the Queen Mother, I'm afraid it will have to be postponed. The prince is young, and the minister suggested that after the prince is sensible, it is not too late to add the honorific title to Concubine Yi. At this stage, it is enough to add a toe. ”

When Cixi heard this, she was so angry that her body began to tremble.

He is Jaechun's biological mother, if he can't be respected as the queen mother, won't his power plummet? At this time, Cixi already hated Su Shun and felt that this guy was clearly targeting her.

However, Cixi was helpless because she did not have the strength to fight back.

Cixi had to look at Li Zhen with a look of distress in her eyes.

Li Zhen took a deep breath and strode forward. He and Cixi were on the same front for the time being, and Su Shun hit Cixi, and even hit him, so he had to stand up.

Li Zhen saluted Ci'an and Cixi, and said loudly: "Empress Qiyu, the minister thinks that Su Zhongtang's suggestion is purely nonsense, ignoring the ancestral regulations, and putting the emperor in a place of disloyalty and filial piety. Su Shun speaks without brains, and has no ability to act as an auxiliary minister. The minister suggested that Su Shun be dismissed from the eight auxiliary ministers to prevent him from cholera in the court. ”

Su Shun's evil fire burst out, and he yelled: "Li Zhenxiao'er, you fart!" ”

Li Zhen countered: "You just fart, your brain is full of tofu scum, a brainless idiot!" ”

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