Hu Zining pretended to be puzzled and said, "Queen Mother, didn't you send an assassin to assassinate Lord Yuan?" ”

Longyu said: "The mourning family swears that they will never send someone to assassinate Lord Yuan, and the mourning family will never show affection for this matter, if there is a half-truth, the nine clans who love Xinjueluo will go to hell." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Hu Zining listened to the Empress Dowager Longyu's vow, it was not good to pretend not to believe her words, and said: "In this case, the Queen Mother, I also believe that Lord Yuan was not killed by you, but his group of barbaric soldiers will not believe it, like this, anyway, you originally wanted to give the Zen position to Lord Yuan, since he has returned to heaven now, why don't you let the emperor Zen stay in me, I guarantee the safety of your royal family, except for not being able to live in the Forbidden City, everything else will be implemented in accordance with the "Preferential Conditions for the Qing Family". ”

Longyu and Xiao Puyi's are under Hu Zining's control, and they have to agree if they don't agree.

Today, Hu Zining has summoned all the 10,560 soldiers that can be summoned after more than two months, and when attacking the palace, he has already sent half of his troops to take all the gates of Beijing, and no matter what resistance he encounters, he will be killed on the spot.

Beijing is actually controlled by Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army, although Yuan Shikai is dead, the Beiyang Army defending the city has not left its post, after a day of slightly fierce fighting, the gates of Beijing City have been controlled by the Huaxia Army. In the battle to attack the palace and the city of Beijing, the Huaxia army lost a total of 570 dead and 413 seriously wounded.

On the 21st, in the Forbidden City, the eunuch Xiaode Zhang read the draft abdication edict, and Hu Zining was very satisfied with it, and he asked Longyu to draft the abdication edict according to his requirements. The main content is to talk about the exhaustion of the number of clear qi and so on; then praised Yuan Shikai, saying that this throne was originally to be given to him; Let's talk about Yuan Shikai's unfortunate assassination, and say something sad and regretful; In the end, he praised Hu Zining and gave the throne to Hu Zining.

Xiao Dezhang just finished reciting the edict, Xiao Puyi cried, Longyu wanted to hug him, Hu Zining stopped him, he hugged Xiao Puyi, and said in a coaxing child: "Your Majesty, don't cry, as long as I am here in the future, your family will be safe." ”

On the 22nd, almost all the current cabinet members, the former imperial cabinet, and the main royal family members of the Manchu Qing Dynasty gathered in the Yangxin Hall of the Forbidden City, and Yuan Shikai's eldest son, Yuan Keding, was also invited over, and the Qing court held a final ceremony here, announcing the relinquishment of the imperial throne to Hu Zining.

Zhang Qiqi said: "Now that the Qing Emperor has taken the throne, everyone has not yet saluted the new emperor. After speaking, she took the lead in kneeling down to Hu Zining and shouting long live.

Everyone present was reluctant to accept the new emperor, the original Yuan Shikai's cabinet members knelt down one after another to salute, in terms of Manchu personnel, Longyu took Xiao Puyi to bow first, and the other royal families had to accept this fact.

Hu Zining said: "Ladies and gentlemen, from today on, the Qing Dynasty has perished, I changed the name of the country to 'Huaxia', in the land of China, all Han people must cut off their braids, and all officials under the jurisdiction of the Chinese court, palace maids, and all state-owned industrial and commercial workers will wear back to Hanfu." My enthronement ceremony will be held in 5 days. ”

Zhang Qiqi shouted: "Long live my emperor, my great Huaxia will definitely be for generations." ”

The commander of the Second Brigade, Yu Pengfei (summoned on the 20th), shouted: "The minister is willing to go to the soup for the emperor, and he will not give up." ”

Others saw that Hu Zining's own people were showing loyalty, people of all moods, most of them were reluctant to kneel down to accept the new emperor, in fact, many were forced by Hu Zining.

Hu Zining said: "Okay, I know the loyalty of the two Aiqing, the cabinet members stay, I have important matters to discuss, and the others should step down." ”

In the history books after this time and space, this coup is called the "Xinhai Coup", and the mystery of Yuan Shikai's murder has different opinions, among which the most suspicious is Hu Zining, because he is the biggest beneficiary, but these are just speculations, and there is no convincing evidence at all.

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Hu Zining's descendants include Zhang Qiqi, Yu Pengfei, two of the commanders of the Second Brigade, and the rest are cabinet members appointed by Yuan Shikai and Yuan Keding.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you are all people relied on by Yuan Gongbao, and I am very saddened that Gongbao was unfortunately assassinated, originally this throne belonged to Gongbao, and I plan to hold a state funeral for Gongbao."

Hu Zining counted Yuan Shikai's exploits in front of these people, and did his best to perform decently in front of them, and when he talked about the sadness, everyone cried. In order to subdue these people, Hu Zining also had to play a good job.

These courtiers of Yuan Shikai recalled the past when they served Yuan Shikai, and many of them bowed their heads and wept.

"After I ascended the throne, I will posthumously crown Gong Bao as the first emperor, he is my father-in-law, and on the tablet of the Chinese Empire, he is the first emperor of the empire. I swear that I must find out who is the murderer and who is behind it. Keding, you are my brother, brother is above, please bow down to my younger brother. ”

Yuan Keding panicked for a while, and hurriedly went to help Hu Zining up.

"If my brother doesn't recognize me, I won't get up."

Yuan Keding hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since you don't dislike Keding, then Keding will encroach and become your brother to the emperor." ”

Only then did Hu Zining get up and said, "Brother Huang, since you have recognized me as a brother, you should call me Brother Huang in the future." ”

Yuan Keding said: "Yes, yes, Brother Huang." ”

Hu Zining continued to perform, weeping and saying to everyone: "The first emperor suddenly left us, all of you, Aiqing, you are all people relied on by the first emperor, you must assist me to take care of this country, if this country is defeated in my hands, the first emperor will not be blind under the nine springs!" ”

These cabinet ministers, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, assassinated Yuan Shikai, attacked Beijing to control the entire capital, and attacked the imperial palace to force the Qing court to take the throne.

However, speculation is speculation after all, and now the capital is firmly controlled by the Huaxia army. On the road, the ministers also saw the Chinese troops standing guard and guarding everywhere, and these Chinese troops were so well-equipped that I am afraid that no one in the world could match them, and those who had been to Western countries were well aware of this.

"The minister is willing to serve the emperor." Wang Shizhen first pledged allegiance to Hu Zining.

Then, Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui, Yang Du, Tang Shaoyi, Zhang Jian and others also expressed their allegiance. Now that Yuan Shikai has returned to heaven and the Qing court has settled in Hu Zining, these ministers are well aware of the current situation, and if they do not submit to the new emperor, I am afraid that the whole family in Beijing will fall to the ground. Even if Hu Zining let them out of Beijing, the original six towns of Beiyang would be under the unified command of no one, and sooner or later they would be broken by Hu Zining, and it would be better to return to the current new emperor to have a future.

Hu Zining was happy in his heart, he was able to accept these talents, even if he acted in a play, even if he recognized Yuan Shikai who was killed by himself as his father-in-law, he didn't lose anything, for the sake of him being killed by himself, even if he made some compensation to Yuan Shikai in the underworld.

After that, Hu Zining discussed matters with the cabinet ministers, and Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen took the initiative to say that they would call Feng Guozhang in Wuchang and other Beiyang officers abroad, strictly ordering them to be loyal to the new emperor.

Hu Zining instructed Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan to inform the major countries of the world about Hu Zining's accession to the throne five days after his appointment as the new emperor, and invited ambassadors of foreign embassies in Beijing to attend the enthronement ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is still a vacancy for the Prime Minister, who do you think is the most suitable person to serve as the prime minister?"

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, no one can be a bird.

Hu Zining said: "Tang Shaoyi, you and the first emperor are good friends, in terms of seniority, I should call you uncle, you have followed the first emperor for more than 20 years, you are skilled in government affairs, I feel that you are the best candidate for the prime minister of the cabinet." ”

Tang Shaoyi was flattered and said: "Your Majesty, how can the minister He De come to take on this important task, Lord Xu Shichang Xu was the prime minister of the cabinet before, and the minister thinks he is very suitable to take on this important responsibility." ”

Hu Zining nodded and said, "Well, Xu Aiqing is also a good candidate." In his mind, Tang Shaoyi is the best candidate at present, and he is the first prime minister of the Republic of China in history. Xu Shichang can also be regarded as a suitable candidate, with both abilities and qualifications, but Hu Zining always feels that he is slightly worse than Tang Shaoyi.

Xu Shichang hurriedly humbled and shirked.

"You don't have to push back and forth, I named Tang Shaoyi as the prime minister of the cabinet, and Xu Shichang as the assistant minister of the cabinet (equivalent to the vice premier)."

Tang Shaoyi and Xu Shichang knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "The ministers obey the order, long live my emperor." ”

Hu Zining had just ascended the throne, and his top priority was to ensure a smooth transition of power, and he discussed state affairs with these ministers for most of the day, and had lunch together in the palace, and did not call them back until about three o'clock in the afternoon.