And this time, when Emperor Tongzhi died suddenly, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was greatly stimulated and became difficult to take charge, it was the Empress Dowager Ci'an who presided over the overall situation!

Hearing the Empress Dowager Cixi take the lead in asking him, Wen Xiang tried to calm down and replied: "Back to the Empress Dowager's words, the emperor is a dragon and a guest, the world cannot be left without an owner for a day, and now the south has just been pacified, the Japanese have retreated, and the new peace treaty with Japan has not been long ago, and the treaty has not yet been renewed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info When the new king is established as the first. ”

After listening to Wen Xiang's answer, the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded approvingly.

"Although the queen is happy, it will take several months to give birth, and the men and women are unknown. The throne must not be suspended for a long time, and a new monarch must be appointed in the clan. Hearing that Wen Xiang's answer did not mention the question of the candidate for the throne, knowing that the princes and ministers present must have doubts, the Empress Dowager Ci'an simply made the question clear.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Ci'an set the "tone" for this meeting, Prince Gong's heart chuckled again.

"The Empress Dowager Shengming." Prince Alcohol knew in his heart that the two queen mothers had made up their minds, and hurriedly said.

"Seventh Master, do you think that in this clan, who is more suitable to inherit the throne?" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked Prince Alcohol.

"This ...... Back to the words of the Queen Mother, the ministers ...... The minister has never thought about this matter......" Prince Alcohol said with a snort, cold sweat streaming down.

"Then the Seventh Master should think about it." A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes, and she immediately turned to Wen Xiang, "Wen Xiang thinks that among the clan, who can ascend the throne?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the minister thinks that among the clan, it is more appropriate to use the son of the King of Alcohol." Seeing that the Empress Dowager Ci'an took the lead in asking Prince Alcohol a question, Wen Xiang's heart was bright, he thought for a while, then got up and knelt down and said, "In addition, the sons of the King of Xuan, Zailian and Zaiyi, and Pu Lun, the son of the King of Doluo Yinzhi, can also be selected. ”

Hearing that Wen Xiang gave four candidates at once, and the first place was his son, Prince Alcohol was shocked for a while. He just wanted to speak, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already taken Wen Xiang's words.

"These things that Wen Zhongtang said are all good." Empress Dowager Cixi's gaze swept over several princes and ministers, "However, the king has already passed out, Pu Lun was only born last year, less than a year old, and he is a side branch, so it is not as suitable as Zaiyan." In my opinion, it is better to carry it on the ground. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi said, her eyes turned to Prince Gong.

Although Cixi's gaze was not very sharp, at this moment, Prince Gong still felt as if his body was pierced by her gaze, and for a moment his head hung lower, and his whole body seemed to be pierced in his back.

"This ...... ...... It's only four years old......" Prince Alcohol subconsciously wanted to excuse himself, but as soon as his eyes met the gaze of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the words below shrank.

He had already understood something from the stern gaze of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"What about Shen Xiangjue?" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked Shen Guifen.

"The Empress Dowager Shengming, Zai Xiang is really worthy of being the emperor's heir, and the ministers please make Zai Xiang the emperor." Shen Guifen got up and knelt down, kowtowed, and said.

"What does the treasure mean?" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked Baojun again.

"Back to the Empress Dowager's words, Wen Zhongtang and Shen Zhongtang discussed it very much, and the ministers seconded it." Bao Jun also got up and knelt down and said.

"Sixth Master, what do you see?" Empress Dowager Ci'an turned to Prince Gong at this time and asked.

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the minister thinks that among the clans, only Zai Xiang is the most suitable successor." Prince Gong said.

Listening to Prince Gong's answer, the Empress Dowager Cixi snorted and turned her head.

"Everybody, get up." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "It's cold, don't kneel." ”

Wen Xiang and several other ministers got up and returned to their respective seats to sit down, at this time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an seemed to have just found that Prince Gong had been standing since he came in, so she said in surprise: "Yo, why do you still let the sixth master stand?" Liu Chengyin, hurry up, show the sixth master a seat. ”

Liu Chengyin answered, moved an embroidery pier with his own hands, and invited Prince Gong to sit down.

The candidate for the throne had been decided, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an returned to her seat and sat down and stopped talking, while the Empress Dowager Cixi was silently thinking about her thoughts and did not say a word. The atmosphere in Daya Zhai became extremely depressing for a while.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager Cixi asked in a dumb voice: "Do you know why the emperor rode the dragon to the guests?" ”

Several sitting princes and ministers shook their bodies in unison, but none of them answered.

"Liu Chengyin, take those things and let everyone take a look!" Empress Dowager Cixi's voice suddenly turned to a loud shout, "Let everyone take a closer look!" ”

Liu Chengyin snorted, and immediately waved his hand at Wang Dehuan, Wang Dehuan hurriedly brought those medicine boxes over again, and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"'Minister Wang Qingqi respectfully presents the imperial view'......" Empress Dowager Cixi picked up a medicine box and looked at it, sneered, stood up suddenly, and knocked over the black lacquer tray in Wang Dehuan's hand, and the medicine box inside suddenly fell to the ground.

Some pill boxes were scattered at the feet of several ministers, and Wen Xiang and the others clearly saw that on these pill boxes, in addition to "Minister Wang Qingqi Gong Cheng Cheng Gong Cheng Gong Yu Lan" on these medicine boxes!

Wen Xiang's surprise was not trivial, he couldn't help but peek at Prince Gong, and found that the muscles on Prince Gong's thin face were twitching, and a pair of eyes were also hollow, like the eyes of a dead man.

"Wang Qingqi, this dog thief! I'm going to tear him to pieces!" The Empress Dowager Cixi let out a sharp hiss, which shook Wen Xiang's ears and almost sat unsteadily.

"I not only want to break his Wang Qingqi into pieces, but also behead him all over the house! Annihilate the three tribes! The Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have lost her mind, and even scolded in front of the princes and ministers, "How can their royal family teach such a son!" What is the use of such parents in this world? Die clean before it's too late! Something that is not as good as a dog! ”

"Sister! ...... "The Empress Dowager Ci'an saw that the Empress Dowager Cixi at this time mentioned that Wang Qingqi was so angry that she was worried that she was angry, so she hurriedly came to her side, patted her shoulder gently, and asked her to calm down.

The Empress Dowager Cixi listened to the call of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and it was easy to suppress the anger in her heart, she stared at Prince Gong fiercely, her eyes were full of bitter resentment.

"The Queen Mother is angry! The Queen Mother is angry! Prince Alcohol made the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes fall to the ground with a frightened thud, and Wen Xiang and the others saw this, and they also got up and knelt down in a hurry.

Only Prince Gong sat there silently, bowing his head in distraction and silent.

Of course, he understood why the Empress Dowager Cixi scolded Wang Qingqi's parents so much.

This is almost equivalent to pointing at his nose and scolding!

"Tell me a few of you! How should a treacherous villain like Wang Qingqi be punished?! Empress Dowager Cixi asked sharply.

"Back to the words of the Queen Mother! This Wang Qingqi actually used obscene things to defile the court, bewitched Shengcong, and caused the emperor to fall ill, which can be described as a great crime! Please put Wang Qingqi to death! Raze the three tribes! Prince Alcohol stammered.

"Good! That's it! Literature! You're here to draw up the purpose! Empress Dowager Cixi pointed at Wen Xiang and said.

"This must not be done! Please think twice! Wen Xiang was shocked and immediately kowtowed and said.

"Oh? Why not? The Empress Dowager Cixi said angrily, "Could it be that the Empress Dowager thinks that Wang Qingqi is not enough to Ling Chi?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother! Wang Qingqi Ling Chi is also difficult to atone for his sins! However, if Wang Qingqi is publicly sentenced, the matter will be spread out, where is the royal dignity? Wen Xiang said, "Please also ask the Queen Mother to think twice!" ”

After listening to Wen Xiang's answer, the Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to understand, she was stunned, glared at Prince Gong hatefully, returned to her seat, and sat down angrily.

"The Queen Mother! What the article said is very true, please think twice about the Queen Mother! Shen Guifen also kowtowed and said, "If Wang Qingqi's crime is punished in this way, it will not look good on the royal face, not only will it be laughed at by the nations, but the ignorant people will also despise the court from now on." It's better to keep this matter a secret, and Wang Qingqi can't find a way to punish him. ”

"Sister, what Wen Xiang and Shen Xiang said makes sense, things have to have a priority, and my sister doesn't need to rush at this time if she wants to cure Wang Qingqi's crimes." Empress Dowager Ci'an also advised, "It is a matter of royal decency, and this matter must not be known to the outside world." ”

"What my sister said is, just follow my sister." The Empress Dowager Cixi easily controlled her emotions and nodded.

"Seventh Master, Wenxiang, Shen Xiang, Baoxiang, please hurry up." The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head and said in a calm tone to the kneeling Prince Alcohol and Wen Xiang and the others.

Prince Alcohol got up sweating profusely, and peeked at the Empress Dowager Cixi, at this time, the Empress Dowager Cixi's face was still angry, although the expression was no longer as fierce as Fang Cai, but Prince Alcohol looked at it, and his heart was still beating violently.

"It's not too early, you go back, you know how things should be handled." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Kneel down." ”

Prince Alcohol and Wen Xiang and others saluted together, and Wen Xiang noticed that Prince Gong was like a wooden clay puppet and saluted with everyone, as if he was demented, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Wen Xiang noticed that Prince Gong was still looking lost and depressed, knowing that the "truth" of Emperor Tongzhi's death gave him too much stimulation, and he didn't know what to say to persuade him for a while, just staring at Prince Gong with sorrow.

More than an hour later, the small train arrived at the Imperial City Gen'er Station, and after several princes and ministers got off the train to say goodbye to each other, they each boarded the sedan chair carried by the servants of each family and left in a hurry.

Wen Xiang was worried about Prince Gong's safety, but after getting off the train, he did not go home immediately, but followed Prince Gong to the palace.

Wen Xiang got off the sedan chair and saw Prince Gong dragging heavy steps towards the palace, and saw that the servants who ushered in him did not say a word, so he was anxious, so he hurriedly caught up with him.

"Lord, today's matter, don't ......" Wen Xiang grabbed Prince Gong's arm, and was about to persuade, but was unexpectedly interrupted by a terrible scream.

"Dog minion! Let me go! ”

"Dog minion! Who's up to you! Dare to tie you up Lord Belle! ”

"Dog minion! Let me go! I want to see the Jade Immortal! See the Jade Immortals! ”

Hearing the shout, Wen Xiang immediately understood which one was shouting like this.

Zai Cheng!

Prince Gong listened to Zai Cheng's shout, and seemed to come back to his senses all of a sudden, ignoring Wen Xiang's persuasion, but striding towards the direction where the voice came from.

Wen Xiang knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly caught up with Prince Gong.

Prince Gong came to a side room, and the guards guarding the door saw Prince Gong coming, and immediately fell to their knees.

"Lord Wang, Cheng Belle is ......"

The captain of the royal palace guard was about to report the details of the arrest of Jaecheng to Prince Gong, but Prince Gong strode forward as if he did not see him, and kicked the door open.

"You dog minions! Who's up to you! Hurry up and ......" Jae-cheng, who was tied to the pillar, was scolding himself, and when he saw his father appear, he immediately shrank back from the words behind.

"Amma! ......" Zaicheng looked at his father with a gloomy face, knowing that something was wrong, and was about to beg his father to let him go, but saw that his father's eyes instantly revealed a strong killing intent.

"Fetch my whip." Prince Gong turned his head and ordered one of the palace guards.

"Lord, ...... you" The palace guard asked with some hesitation, and peeked at Zai Cheng tied to the pillar.

"Go!" Prince Gong yelled.

The palace guard was so frightened that he quickly answered, and ran quickly, and in a short time he took a long Mongolian horsewhip.

When Prince Gong saw that the guards had brought the whip, he strode forward, snatched the whip from him, grabbed it in his hand, and turned viciously to Zai Cheng, who was tied to the pillar.

Seeing that his father was about to whip himself with that horse, Zaecheng was not possessed for a while, and he screamed loudly while struggling desperately like a worm.

"Amma! Amma! Spare me! I won't dare next time, Amma! Spare me—Amma! ”

As the son of Prince Gong, he was all too familiar with this long Mongolian horsewhip woven into a quadrangular shape made of rhinoceros skin.

This kind of four-edged whip, as long as a whip is whipped on the body, it can make people's skin and flesh bloom!

"Lord Wang, what are you going to do!" Wen Xiang was shocked and stepped forward to grab Prince Gong's arm.

"Bochuan! You don't care! Prince Gong pushed Wen Xiang away with one arm, and with the other arm, he picked up the horsewhip and slammed it towards Zai Cheng.

With a piercing whistling sound, the long whip tip slammed into Jaecheng's body, making a terrible crisp sound.

At this time, it was winter, and although Zai Cheng was wearing winter clothes, under the whip of Prince Gong, Zai Cheng's clothes were torn apart in an instant, and a long blood mark appeared on the white and tender skin and flesh underneath.

Zai Cheng let out a heart-rending howl, and his body struggled lifelessly, but Prince Gong's second whip was immediately swung out and slammed into his body again.

"Amma! Spare your life! Zai Cheng howled hoarsely. For Eniang's sake, you can spare me this time, Amma-"

Hearing his son carry out his deceased wife (Zaicheng's biological mother Guerjia died early), Prince Gong added fuel to the fire, so he ignored his son's screams and continued to whip and whip, and soon, Zaicheng's clothes were in tatters, and pieces of rags and cotton flew like snowflakes.

Wen Xiang had the heart to step forward to dissuade him, but when his eyes fell on a piece of black wrinkled silk trousers embroidered with white silk threads full of spiders, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart when he thought of the good things Zai Cheng had done.

"It's just this bandit clothes, it's long overdue!"

Prince Gong waved several whips, and all the clothes on Zaicheng's body were stripped off. Prince Gong's next few whips were all firmly hit on Zaicheng's body. Zaicheng, who was dressed in fine skin and tender meat, could withstand such a whipping, and after a while, his skin and flesh were rolled up, and blood was dripping.

Zai Cheng howled and begged for mercy at first, but after a while, only an ugly scream remained, and he struggled to dodge, but it was useless, and after a while, Zai Cheng lost the strength to struggle, and his head hung down, as if he was about to faint.

Although Zai Cheng was already bruised and bleeding like a stream of blood at this time, Prince Gong still had no intention of stopping, and was still whipping one whip after another.

Although Wen Xiang also hated the unsubservient things that Zai Cheng did in his heart, he couldn't help but feel compassion in his heart when he saw Zai Cheng being beaten into a bloody man with open skin, and he stepped forward and grabbed Prince Gong's arm and signaled him not to fight anymore.

"Lord Wang! That's enough! Stop! ”

Prince Gong turned his head abruptly and looked at Wen Xiang, he was panting, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, his facial muscles were twisted and deformed, and at a glance, he looked like a ghost.

Prince Gong didn't speak, but forcefully broke away from Wen Xiang's hand, and waved it out with another whip according to Zaicheng.

"Smack!" With a crisp sound, the tip of this whip hit Zaicheng's face firmly, hitting Zaicheng's eyes, Wen Xiang clearly saw the blood in Zaicheng's eye sockets, and couldn't help but feel cold for a while.

It may be that his eyes were stimulated by a huge pain that was blinded, and Zaecheng, who was already about to faint, suddenly let out a terrible howl like a devil cry, and his body twitched violently, his strength was so great that the rope that bound him was strangled into the flesh!

"Lord Wang! Rajah! Are you trying to kill him? Wen Xiang rushed forward desperately, wanting to snatch the horse whip from Prince Gong's hand, but he was a Wenchen after all, where could he compare to Prince Gong, who had practiced martial arts for many years, not only was he not able to snatch the whip, but he was pushed to the ground by Prince Gong in anger.

"Wenzhongtang! Bunzhongtang! Several guards were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help Wen Xiang, who had fallen.

"Leave me alone! Just go! Under the whip of the prince! Wen Xiang hurriedly said, "If it's a little later, people will be killed!" ”

Several guards listened to Wen Xiang's orders and were about to step forward, but they were stopped by Prince Gong's shouting.

"Who dares to come here!" Prince Gong yelled.

"Lord Wang! No matter how muddy he is, he is still your own son in the end! Tiger poison doesn't eat children! Rajah! Wen Xiang said urgently.

"Bochuan! You don't care! I'm going to kill this beast today! Prince Gong roared furiously, waved his horsewhip again, and slammed it into Zaicheng's face.

Blood splattered, and Wen Xiang felt a drop of hot stuff splash on his face.

At the same time, Jaecheng's terrible screams also came to an abrupt end.