But I heard the little soldier say: "It turns out that this Manchu dog emperor was poisoned by one of our revolutionary army in the north!" The six gentlemen changed the law in the year of Wuxu, the emperor was angry with the six gentlemen, and then the Empress Dowager of the West killed the six gentlemen, and the emperor also went to Guan Yingtai, after that, the emperor was not very in charge, although the emperor did not care about things, but in the end it was the emperor, eating the delicacies of the mountains and seas every day, and the supplement of ginseng and deer antlers, this small day was much stronger than our little people, the emperor made up his mind to live longer than the Empress Dowager of the West, and when the Empress Dowager of the West died, the emperor was corrected, but the emperor did not expect that his life was connected with the life of the Empress Dowager of the West, the Queen Mother of the West will not live long, and this emperor will not live long. In fact, it was the Empress Dowager of the West who died first, the emperor was not dead at that time, and she was going to be helped back to the Jinluan Hall to sit on the dragon chair, but before the emperor came out of Yingtai, he was sent to the west by a bag of arsenic. ”

"Huh?" The other creep was surprised. "So, the emperor died later, so why does the court say that the emperor died first? And who was the one who poisoned the emperor? I'm afraid it's someone from the emperor's side, right? I've heard that when the emperor eats, there are little eunuchs who test the poison first, and it's not easy to poison the emperor. ”

"Listen to the meaning of the vanguard officer and their chiefs, the person who poisoned was a big eunuch next to the Empress Dowager of the West, he was afraid that the emperor would not be good for him after sitting on the dragon chair, so he did it, but the big eunuch was not the mastermind behind the scenes, the person who planned everything behind the scenes was a Neiying of the revolutionary party lurking in the north, although several adults did not say the name of that person, but I knew that Neiying was not only in a high position, but also had a holiday with the emperor when the emperor changed the law in the year of Wuxu, if the emperor was in power, The first person who won't let go is him, so as soon as he saw that the Empress Dowager West was seriously ill, he began to plan a retreat, sent someone to the south, got on the line with our revolutionaries, and promised to be the internal response of our revolutionary party, so, as soon as the Empress Dowager Xi took a breath, the person contacted the big eunuch, arranged it, passed the meal as usual, pretended that the Empress Dowager was still alive, and then poisoned the emperor with arsenic, and delayed for a long time before announcing that the Empress Dowager was dead, and then colluded with several princes and military planes to help a child become the emperor, and the result was that everyone was happy, and the emperor died, The little emperor is a puppet, everyone can desperately make money to be an official, in order to hide people's eyes, the edict reversed the death date of the emperor and the Empress Dowager of the West, and the edict issued changed the same. Hearing that the emperor died, our Southern Revolutionary Party took the opportunity to revolt, this is not only a condition negotiated with the northern Inner Ying, but also the reward he promised to us, the man said, if the emperor dies, the hearts of the people in the world are shaken, it is a good time for the revolution, as long as our Southern Revolutionary Party is together, the world is in chaos, and no one cares about the emperor's strange death, and when our Revolutionary Party occupies the southern provinces, the Inner Ying will raise troops in the north to support, if the big thing can be done, he will divide the river with our revolutionaries and divide the world equally. ”

"Awesome, awesome. But in this way, wouldn't it be cheaper for that person? He occupies the north, and our revolutionary party occupies the south, won't it become the North and South Dynasties? ”

"That person is a Han Chinese, the Northern and Southern Dynasties are the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it is much better than the Tartars riding on our heads!"

"That's just as well."

……

The two little soldiers outside the room were talking to themselves, unaware that the captives in the room were already stunned.

There is no way, the story they heard is too shocking, at first glance it seems to be a story made up by a storyteller, but after careful consideration, this story is inevitably too tightly knit, if it is not a real palace insider, then the person who made up this story must be a genius, and has a very thorough understanding of the power struggle in the court and officialdom.

Many of the people present are first- and second-class court officials, especially banner people like Duanfang and Yinchang, who are in the center of power, and are also banner nobles, cronies and friends are all over the court, and the news is naturally well-informed, for them, the meaning of the words of the two soldiers just now is very clear, and they don't need to be reminded by others, they all remember the same person almost at the same time:

Yuan Shikai!

Yuan Shikai, a man born in a family of eunuchs, since embarking on a career, there is always no shortage of "Bole" around him, the road to officialdom can be said to be smooth sailing, after the First Sino-Japanese War, he took advantage of the situation, relying on the achievements of the military army to win the appreciation of the court bosses, like a new star in the political arena rising, shining brightly, after the Wuxu year, he was included in the pocket by Rong Lu, the governor of Zhili, and the Dingwu army under his command has also become the most effective new army in the armed forces, and the eight-nation alliance army in the year of Gengzi was killed in the capital, The Wuwei army under the command of Rong Lu was almost swept away, only he Yuan Shikai hid in Shandong to watch the play, while under the guise of "southeast mutual protection" with Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and others, while sweeping the Boxer of Shandong, not only preserved their own strength, but also won the favor of the foreigners, after the death of Li Hongzhang, the minister of peace and plenipotentiary, he Yuan Shikai became the favored figure of the Qing court and the foreigners, and played a good role as a pimp between the court and the powers.

Gengzi was beaten by the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Qing court finally woke up, in order to please the foreigners, but also in order to maintain the rule, began to implement the new policy, and Yuan Shikai also began to play the role of the "pioneer of the new policy" with a little understanding of foreign affairs, from the formation of the new army, to the establishment of a new school, from rewarding trade, to advocating the constitution, all signs show that he Yuan Shikai is really a foreign general, the head of the Restoration, in the eyes of foreigners and constitutionalists, he Yuan Shikai is the only person who can save the Qing Dynasty.

But who would have thought that it was this Yuan Shikai at the beginning, at both ends of the first rat when the Wuxu change law, when he saw that the reformists were bound to lose, he betrayed the reformists to Rong Lu, if it wasn't for his informant, the Empress Dowager Cixi would not have killed the reformers, this scheming woman originally planned to take a "cold treatment" to the reformist monarchs, but since she learned that the reformists contacted Yuan Shikai and conspired to warn the Summer Palace, the "six gentlemen of Wuxu", who were not worried about their lives, were immediately put out of the prison cell, and their heads were cut off without trial, used his own blood to dye Yuan Shikai's top red, and since then, Yuan Shikai has risen step by step, and his position in the heart of the Empress Dowager Cixi is second only to Rong Lu.

Yuan Shikai also tried his best to clear himself up about this matter, and in a diary he wrote up after the Wuxu coup, he vigorously denied that he betrayed the reformers, as if he was really innocent.

But history speaks for itself! If he Yuan Shikai hadn't betrayed the reformers, how could he win the favor of the Empress Dowager Cixi? Just rely on him to train a new army? Handling foreign affairs? He is not the only Westerner in the court, why does Cixi only reuse him? It is because he once proved his loyalty to the Empress Dowager Cixi with his actions, and the evidence is the head of the Six Gentlemen. In these years, what the imperial court needs is not talents, but lackeys, loyal lackeys!

After careful study, later historians have come to the conclusion that whether Yuan Shikai's betrayal of the reformers was before or after Cixi's coup d'état, his actions aggravated the bloody nature of the coup d'état, resulting in an extremely tragic end for the reform movement, although the reform was destined to be unsuccessful.

For Yuan Shikai's performance, others may not know, but Duan Fang and Yin Chang are bright, it is precisely because of the betrayal during the Wuxu period that Emperor Guangxu hated Yuan Shikai to the core, and Yuan Shikai also knew very well that if Emperor Guangxu regained his power, he Yuan Shikai could be given a zhang of white silk It was already the emperor's grace, and if he didn't get it, he would have to tie it to the vegetable market with a thousand knives to relieve the hatred in the emperor's heart.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai definitely had a motive to murder Emperor Guangxu! If what those two little soldiers told just now was the truth, he, Yuan Shikai, would at least not be able to get rid of the suspicion of murdering the emperor!

At a cursory glance, the crux of the problem seems to be in the time of the emperor's death, if the emperor really died after the Empress Dowager Cixi, then everything makes sense, but in fact, even if the emperor died before the Empress Dowager Cixi, Yuan Shikai still can't get rid of the suspicion of murder, as soon as Cixi dies, Guangxu will definitely return to the government, with an adult monarch who is nearly forty years old, it is good for the dynasty and the people, and it is better than a three-year-old child anyway, this truth Yuan Shikai understands, and the court officials also understand, but Yuan Shikai probably doesn't want to see this result, Therefore, Guangxu must die! Moreover, Guangxu must die before Cixi!

From this point of view, whether Emperor Guangxu died before or after the Empress Dowager Cixi, it is very likely to be a conspiracy! And the person who planned this conspiracy must also be a person who does not want to see Emperor Guangxu return to power!

And the most suspicious is Yuan Shikai! But it is absolutely impossible for him to put the emperor to death on his own strength, and he must have an accomplice! And most likely there is more than one! Because there are definitely not a few powerful ministers who don't want to see Emperor Guangxu in power.

No one will remain calm in front of power, besides, the palace is an abyss of intrigue and intrigues!

But the question is, are the two soldiers guarding outside the cell telling the truth? Or, they're simply telling a story, a fictional story, and the purpose of this story is only one thing: to divide the plot.

Is the revolutionary party going to extend a black hand to Yuan Shikai, the "pillar of the North Ocean"?

Thinking of this, Yin Chang suddenly felt a cold sweat trickling out of his back.

The revolutionaries who made up this story are so insidious!

(Canvassing continues.) ）