"Dead?"

Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief.

And Emperor Guangxu on the side, his face showed endless regret.

Emperor Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi were not in harmony, this was something that the entire court was very aware of, and even this coalition incident had some connection with this matter.

After the Empress Dowager Cixi strongly stopped the Wuxu Reform, she once stated that she wanted to abolish the emperor, which caused dissatisfaction among Western countries and exerted huge diplomatic pressure.

The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't withstand this pressure at that time, and finally had to imprison Emperor Guangxu in Yingtai.

And when the powers saw that Cixi finally retracted her decision, they also took a step back, anyway, this is your family's business, as long as the emperor is still in power.

As for Cixi wanting to depose the emperor, why were the Western powers so excited? In fact, this matter is also puzzling to many people.

However, a document of later generations revealed this secret, Western countries still believe in imperial power, they believe that imperial power is inviolable, as long as you sit on the throne, it is the supreme glory of the country, is the symbol of the country.

Although the power of the emperor has been greatly weakened in the West after the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, the emperor's right to speak is still very important in some matters.

Therefore, according to the thinking of Westerners at that time, the emperor could only be done by the people of their family, unless the emperor himself did not want to do it, and then he could personally find a successor.

In addition, his political enemies overthrew the emperor and then became the emperor himself. However, at that time, even if the emperor was overthrown, he could not be recognized by the foreign powers.

Although the Empress Dowager Cixi is the Empress Dowager, he is a woman after all, and the West and the East at this time are the same, and they both believe that women should not be too involved in power, as for a woman to abolish the emperor, this is even more nonsense in the eyes of Westerners.

It is for this reason that the Western powers impose their intervention.

There was even a rumor that the warships of the Western powers had already arrived at their doorstep at that time, and as soon as Cixi announced the abolition of the emperor, they would immediately start a war. This was not a simple war of aggression, but a war to defend imperial power.

Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned for two years, and his heart was worn out a lot, but Emperor Guangxu still had his own people by his side.

Regarding Wang Sirui's performance during this time, Emperor Guangxu has always heard of it.

Even, Emperor Guangxu also thought that after returning to Beijing, he secretly summoned Wang Sirui, he hoped that Wang Sirui could help him get out of the predicament, and in the same way, Emperor Guangxu would also give Wang Sirui what he wanted.

The fundamental reason why Cixi launched a coup d'état was because of the army, as long as Emperor Guangxu had an army in his hands, he also dared to launch a coup d'état, no, it should be to regain his rights.

It's a pity that Emperor Guangxu didn't wait for that day, Wang Sirui died, which made Emperor Guangxu feel like he was out of time, and the people who had been waiting for a few months would not come in the end, and Emperor Guangxu's dream was once again stifled by the Empress Dowager Cixi, which also made Emperor Guangxu's resentment towards Cixi deeper.

"Empress Dowager Qiyu, Wang Sirui is indeed dead, but ......" Zai Yi hesitated slightly, and didn't know whether to say it or not.

Jae-yi was the main person in charge of this incident, and although the command of the army did not belong to him, Jae-yi went as an overseer, and he saw that scene happen with his own eyes.

"Just what?" The Empress Dowager Cixi just showed an excited expression, and then she stiffened there.

"Wang Sirui seems to know that the court is going to kill him, but he still came without hesitation, and only brought dozens of guards, so we have a slight resistance." Zai Yi said.

"Oh? How do you know the news that Wang Sirui knew in advance? Cixi asked.

"Empress Dowager, Master Li secretly informed us of the ambush location the day before, but asked us to change the ambush location the next day. Moreover, I learned from ****** that a staff member named Liu Xuexun next to Master Li died and died of poisoning, on the night of Wang Sirui's departure from Beijing. Zai Yi said.

"What's so strange about a staff member dying?" Although Cixi knows that this staff member is not simple, otherwise it would not have attracted Yixuan's attention, could it be Wang Sirui who informed the news to this staff?

"Lure Wang Sirui to come to face the saint, and the idea of ambushing halfway was inquired by Liu Xue." Zai Yi said.

Cixi's face fell instantly, she had already guessed what was going on.

The idea was his idea, so for the details of the whole thing, I'm afraid no one will know better than him, as long as he tells Wang Sirui the details, then Wang Sirui will avoid this catastrophe.

But Wang Sirui didn't hide, and Liu Xuexun happened to die on the day Wang Sirui left Beijing, in addition, Li Hongzhang also temporarily changed the ambush location, which is obviously Wang Sirui already knew the truth, and Liu Xuexun was a collaborator, Li Hongzhang had to kill Liu Xuexun in order to save his family.

However, since Wang Sirui already knew that the imperial court was going to attack him, why didn't he run away?

Wang Sirui has more than 10,000 troops, with his strength, if he wants to run, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop him, right? Why do you have to come to die when you can survive? Cixi couldn't figure out the reason for this for a while.

"Can you see Wang Sirui's body?" Cixi continued to ask, and as she knew more and more about the details, the doubts in Cixi's heart became more and more, and she couldn't help asking.

Wang Sirui's body was shattered by the soldiers around him with explosives, and it was impossible to distinguish at all. However, from a distance, it does look like Wang Sirui, and those foreigners who have interacted with Wang Sirui do not see the problem. Zai Yi said.

Trick to death!

After hearing Zai Yi's answer, Cixi immediately thought of the possibility of fraudulent death.

Finding a substitute for the dead ghost is not difficult to do with Wang Sirui's ability, but what is he cheating on death for? It's definitely not to survive, if he wants to survive, he can run away directly, there is no reason to know that the court wants to kill him, but he still uses this extremely dangerous way to live.

For Cixi, who has been playing conspiracy all her life, if anything comes to her, she will first screen whether it is a conspiracy.

Because Cixi knew very well how her position came about, and she didn't want anyone else to replace her in the same way.

But what good is it for him to cheat to death? Could it be?

Cixi couldn't help but be scared out of a cold sweat, if she really guessed it, then the consequences would be unimaginable.

And with the military strength shown by Wang Sirui, if it is really as Cixi guessed, I am afraid that once Cixi enters the trap, she will not even have the power to refute at that time.

But now all this is her speculation, is it really going to be outside for the New Year?

Compared to the capital, this Yulin Fort is simply too simple, this is just a slightly larger post station.

If they couldn't return to Beijing a year ago, I'm afraid the whole country would fall into chaos, but if they did, Cixi was worried about some conspiracy.

For a while, Cixi was also a little hesitant and didn't know what to do.

Cixi waved her hand and motioned for everyone to leave, she wanted to take a look at some of the details to see if this was a conspiracy.

For a whole night, Cixi stayed awake all night, thinking about it all night.

The capital will definitely be returned, and if you return to the capital a day later, then the imperial court's control over the country will be smaller. This war also allowed Cixi to see the faces of some governors and governors in the eastern region, and Cixi was still in a hurry to return to Beijing to settle accounts with those people.

At present, there are not many troops around her, and there are only eight battalions and nearly 4,000 people when she is full, and she can't control the order of the capital when she returns to the capital.

However, Li Hongzhang and Yixuan should have some troops on their side, and it is not impossible to barely control the capital, but if someone comes to attack the capital, then their troops will be insufficient.

Cixi didn't want to be kicked out of Beijing just after returning to Beijing, and it would be too embarrassing in that case.

"No, the capital must go back before the year." After a long time, Cixi finally made up her mind.

Subsequently, Cixi took out an excerpt and personally wrote orders on it.

The first order was written to Li Hongzhang, ordering him to mobilize troops from the Zhili region around the capital, and to transfer Yuan Shikai to the capital, responsible for guarding the safety of the capital.

The second order was addressed to Yilu, ordering him to collect as many of Wang Sirui's troops as possible, but these troops could not be stationed in the city, and they were to be placed in the east of the city in case of accidents. As for Wang Sirui's henchmen, they were secretly controlled, and after they completely controlled the troops, they would find an opportunity to kill them.

The third letter was also addressed to Yixuan, ordering him to be responsible for cleaning the palace and preparing to welcome the two palaces.

The fourth letter was addressed to the governor of Henan, ordering him to secretly supervise Wang Sirui's family and not allow anyone to leave.

After writing these four excerpts, Cixi called Li Lianying and ordered her to send someone to send them according to the address on the excerpts, without any delay.

After doing all this, Cixi couldn't help but look up in the direction of the capital, and muttered in a low voice: "I hope it's not a conspiracy!" If you really die, the mourning family will let your Wang family soar, but if you dare to deceive the mourning family, then your entire Wang family will wait to die. ”

Although Cixi calculated everything, she didn't calculate it, and Wang Sirui had already calculated what she calculated.

When the governor of Henan received Cixi's secret fold, he had already found that Wang Sirui's family had gone to the empty building, but in fact, they did not go far, but temporarily moved to a secret house in Shanxi.

And when the Wang family left, they also left at night, so it did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Of course, Cixi didn't count Yixuan's selfishness, and even omitted to let them search the situation in the capital, she thought she knew Wang Sirui's troops well, but she didn't know that Wang Sirui had secretly developed a larger army. (To be continued.) )