When the carriage arrived outside the palace gate, Xiao Dezhang was waiting outside, according to the rules, the emperor died, and he must immediately report the funeral to the Beijing officials and provincial governors above the third grade, followed by the funeral. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Jingguan galloped to the palace gate, first went to the inner office to see the final prescription, then mourned, dressed, and finally issued the edict.

But as soon as Zhao Guanhou arrived at the palace gate, Xiao Dezhang immediately pulled him and Shigege and walked inside, "Lafayette has a will, let you come as soon as you come, enter the palace immediately, don't talk about the rules, if there is anything important, you have to explain." ”

Led by him, the two of them went all the way to the Dongnuan Pavilion, Cixi was dressed very neatly, and her spirit was exceptionally good, and the two old eyes regained their vigor. It seems that as soon as the emperor died, the remaining vitality was transferred to the queen mother, who could continue to create legends, hang the curtain again, and manipulate the fate of the country for several years.

There were a few people kneeling in the room, except for King Qing and Yuan Weiting, Zhang Xiangtao, Shi Xu, Na Qinxuan, and Chengfeng were several military ministers.

Cixi was saying something, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he nodded, "You guys came in time, it's good, it's finally in time." The emperor is dead, you must already know. ”

"Minister/minion, already know." The two husbands and wives replied in unison.

Cixi beckoned, "Old ten, come and stand beside me, there is no place for you over there, it is not in accordance with the rules." Guanhou, you kneel in front, I have something to say. ”

Zhao Guanhou's identity is embarrassing, on this occasion, there is no position of governor, but since the queen mother ordered it, and he has the face of King Qing, he has to kneel behind King Qing. Cixi looked at Chengfeng and said: "On the day when the coalition army entered the city, I took the emperor to the west, there was no food and water along the way, and my mouth was dry and scorched. At that time, I issued an edict in Yulinbao and accepted Lao Shi as my goddaughter, commensurate with the emperor's brothers and sisters. Now that the emperor is gone, Lao Shi, you go over and ask Lao Wu to call you sister. Old Five, do you have any complaints? ”

"Minions, don't dare."

Chengfeng's temperament is already weak, and this is the most chaotic moment in the palace, how dare he refuse Cixi's order, although he feels indecent, but he still shouted to Yuqing sister, Yuqing didn't dare to hold it up, and called the fifth master, and the relationship between them was settled.

Cixi said: "The chaos in the first two years, if it weren't for the fact that Guanhou rescued the driver in Xuanhua, and then went to Beijing to make negotiations, his mouth was cracked, and he would have to compete with foreigners. I know the risks he took that day, the hardships of his situation, Yi Kuang, you should know too. ”

"The slave knows."

"It's good to know, I won't say anything superfluous, I just say that Shandong has done better than any province in the past two years, this is the real ability, more important than background, or qualifications."

As far as Cixi is concerned, this is actually not something to say, and her saying this is tantamount to indirectly striking down on officials like Zhang Xiangtao who are on the right path in the imperial examination, and praising Zhao Guanhou, a rewarder like Taoist, and transferring him to the superintendent department, and his resume is very non-compliant, strictly speaking, it is undermining the current officialdom system.

At this time, no one would pick on her language problem, and no one would be stupid enough to fight for this gain or loss, they only kowtowed and praised the Queen Mother. Cixi looked at Chengfeng again

"The country depends on the monarch. Pu Ren is still too young to master the country, and he can't cope with this situation. Since you are the regent and his father, you must bear this burden. In the future, you will be in charge of the country, you have stayed in the foreign countries, and you have had contact with foreigners, and you can be regarded as the group of people in the court with a broad vision. We must manage the country well, and we must not let the country that has finally made some progress continue to deteriorate again. ”

"The slave is young, he is shallow and virtuous, I am afraid that he will not be competent, please take back his life." Chengfeng hurriedly kowtowed, and was about to make another suggestion, when Cixi had already spoken:

"I know, you can't afford it now, but what are you afraid of, aren't there still people? These few people in the house are virtuous, and they are enough to assist you and manage the country well. As long as you encounter problems, discuss with them more, don't act arbitrarily, and don't be bewitched by traitors and villains and ignorant people, this country will not go wrong. Facing the outside, there is a general like Guanhou to lead the troops for you, and there is no need to be afraid of internal strife and external insults. Inside, with these people at the helm for you, what are you afraid of? I have watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Ce said that he asked Zhang Zhao if he didn't know about internal affairs, and Zhou Yu about foreign affairs, and he could still let Dongwu maintain the country. Now that I have left you so many loyal and good generals, what do you have to worry about? ”

Cheng Feng still needs to say more, Yi Kuang has already kowtowed and said: "The queen mother is in good spirits, this is the blessing of all the people, as long as your old man takes care of his body as soon as possible, there is nothing in the world, and it can stump us." ”

Cixi looked at him with a smile, "You are still so good at talking, in the future, you must not only be able to speak, but also be able to do things." In addition to being a good arma, you must also be a good cardinal. I don't have much to say here, you go to the Emperor Daxing to have a look. Lao Shi, you also go, take a good look at your sister-in-law, don't let her find any short-sightedness. ”

After Yi Kuang and the others knelt down, Cheng Feng took the lead, and everyone else walked behind him, obviously from this moment on, the pomp and dignity of the regent of the prison country, the emperor, was about to be propped up. It's a pity that the ministers have a heart, but the owner has no intention, so Chengfeng explained while walking

"Everyone has heard it, this is the Queen Mother's decree, and I really can't refuse. What should everyone do in the future, what will happen to them, either elders or celebrities, I really can't compare. I always have to work hard, and I'll be better, and I don't have to mention other things like humility and humility, otherwise I won't have the face to meet you. ”

His words are not decent, but he is finally humble, if the emperor is concerned, it seems that there is some benevolent monarch who does nothing. But Zhao Guanhou got a whistleblower from Fuzi, and the credibility of his words was greatly reduced, so he didn't say much.

When they came to Yingtai, the queen had already walked out. Looking at the clothes, you can identify her identity as the queen, but looking at her appearance, it is impossible to believe that this is the queen of the world.

She was a woman in her early thirties, with an ugly appearance and a hunched back. If it hadn't been for the Imperial Palace, probably no one would be interested in taking a second look at her.

Several people knelt down to salute, and the queen asked, "Who is the heir of the emperor?" ”

After understanding that the emperor had two rooms and respected herself as the queen mother, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to herself: "It's okay, it's finally settled." Then he leaned back and fell straight back.

Xiao Dezhang and a few eunuchs were behind her, he was a kung fu person, he quickly held Long Yu with his eyes, and hurriedly pinched people to rescue him, and finally gasped for breath, but only heard the queen shout, "I am so bitter in your pit!" Then he burst into tears, although the body was lost, but the affection seemed to be true, with this heart-rending cry, the sad emotions of the ministers were also mobilized, and tears were shed together.

Yuqing stepped forward to support the queen while crying, "The queen mother takes care of her body, everything is based on her body." ”

Xiao Dezhang muttered a few words in the queen's ear, and Long Yu hurriedly took Yuqing's hand, "It turned out to be the tenth princess, I always heard the queen mother mention it, and it was the first time I saw it." My life...... It's not like you. ”

"The Queen Mother mourns, it's better to take everyone first, it's important to go to see Emperor Daxing."

This is the imperial court system, which cannot be changed, and the queen will lead the way and bring everyone to the place where the spirit rests. Emperor Tianyou's face was covered with white silk, and he couldn't see his face and facial features. Cover this white silk, just don't let people see it, there were rumors before the connection, the emperor has nitrate powder in his food, and this white silk cover is quite chilling down the spine.

The queen didn't wait for the ministers to come forward, so she pointed to the spiritual bed, "Everyone, just bow in front of a few feasts." "This is not allowed to move the white silk, and in everyone's hearts, doubts are even stronger. But in this, the only one who is qualified to question is Chengfeng, he has always been weak, and it is even more impossible to come out to speak at this time, but to echo the queen, "Yes, just salute here." Then he took the lead in kowtowing, knelt three times and bowed nine times, and waved his hands and cried bitterly as a ritual system.

Zhao Guanhou has no sadness about the emperor's death, but his acting skills are excellent, and among the ministers, he cries the most sadly. The crying suppressed the old and frail Zhang Xiangtao and the guilty Yuan Weiting, as if they were the last loyal ministers left by Emperor Tianyou, and the pure ministers who were loyal to the sun and the moon.

When this process is completed, the Minister of Military Aircraft will return to the duty house, and Zhao Guanhou has no reason to stay here, but before he can leave, Li Lianying has already come over and passed on the decree, "Lafayette asked Lord Zhao to wait, wait in the side hall, there may be a will at any time." The ten masters are here, chatting with the Queen Mother for a while, at this time, the Queen Mother also needs people around her. ”

Zhao Guanhou was led by two little eunuchs and sat down in a palace, which was very secluded and rarely walked. The two little eunuchs brought some snacks and fruits, and he sat and waited here. According to the rules of the palace, after four o'clock, you have to give money and food, and when the time comes, you can't get out of the palace, and the big man can't talk about being locked up in the palace. But the Queen Mother has this will, and no one can do it.

At nine o'clock in the night, the Queen Mother suddenly issued a decree announcing that he and Yuqing would go to the East Warm Pavilion together. When I arrived at the place, I saw that in the Dongnuan Pavilion, there were the three brothers of Beifu kneeling, as well as King Qing Yikuang, King Su Shanqi and a cadre of relatives and clans. Obviously, the ban in the palace, in this special period, has finally been changed.

Cixi looked at Zhao Guanhou, motioned for him to kneel, and called Yuqing to his side, "The people who are here now are all my own people from the Wanyan family, I have some words, it is inconvenient to say them in front of the foreign ministers, here, there is no need to scruple." ”

Everyone peeked at Zhao Guanhou, wondering why this Han man could mix into his team, and what it meant.

Cixi obviously also saw everyone's doubts, "The crown marquis is the son-in-law of Yi Kuang, and the old ten is the righteous daughter I recognize, if anyone doesn't recognize the old ten, whoever doesn't recognize me, the empress dowager." ”

This sentence, like a broken dragon stone that seals the door, blocks everyone's opinions, and can only listen to the Queen Mother's orders. This tenacious old woman's eyes are still full of light, and the pain of the past seems to have disappeared with the death of the emperor. However, her speech made everyone realize that this phenomenon is actually just an illusion and is not enough to be feared.

"I won't have too much time, this is something that can't be hidden, at my age, it's just a headache and brain fever, it's also very dangerous, not to mention that this time it's so big. Although I used the prescription of the Tai Hospital, it was barely maintained. I ate a thousand-year-old ginseng that came out of my mouth to pay tribute, so I have this spiritual head. It's a pity that there is no such thing anymore, so I have something to say, and I have to explain it now. The current situation is very bad, even if Zeng Zuo and others are alive, they can't imagine today's chaos. There are foreigners on the outside, and there are Ge Ming parties on the inside, and it is very difficult to attack both inside and outside. But no matter how difficult it is, we have to endure it, this is our country. The Han people want to take the country back, we can't follow their wishes, we have to protect the country. The fifth child's talent is insufficient, and you have to help him. Pu Wei, you have the most active brain in the younger generation, and you are only allowed to assist with all your heart, not to fight for power and profit, and not to respect your fifth uncle. The rules of our Jin people, respect the heavens and the ancestors. If anyone is half-hearted, my great gold ancestors and ancestors are watching, and they will not forgive their descendants. ”

"Minions don't dare!" A group of relatives and nobles kept kowtowing to show their loyalty.

Cixi nodded, as if the old ginseng had indeed given him infinite energy, and she commanded downward. "Now we have to guard against both, one is that foreigners take the opportunity to find fault, and the other is that Ge Ming's party is committing Beijing. The soldiers of several towns near the Beijing Division must be rewarded with full favors, Chengze, you manage the branch, you must move out 500,000 taels of silver, give three months' salary to the first and sixth towns, and maintain the market, so as not to let the capital be chaotic. ”

"Guanhou, foreigner, you go and keep an eye on me. If the minister of any country makes trouble, it is up to you to negotiate. Don't repeat the old thing. ”

"Shanqi, your patrols are all on the streets, maintain order, visit the people, if someone spreads rumors at this time, or makes some trouble, don't be soft, let me go."

Cixi commanded in a row, and his thoughts were extremely clear, which made people wonder, this thousand-year-old ginseng may really be an immortal product in the upper realm, and it has the miraculous effect of resurrecting the dead? When all the orders had been distributed, Cixi finally said:

"Some of you are looking forward to my early death, I know that. I don't want to ask him why he thinks so, after I die, you will know whether you are a blessing or a curse, a good or a bad, when the time comes. I just want to say one thing, when I go home, I should think about what my surname is, whose descendants I am, and whether I am doing the right thing to start the foundation of my ancestors, and whether I am right to finish the Yan family. This is your hardcore crop, and it is not up to you to destroy it. Now is not a peaceful and prosperous world, but life and death, if anyone does anything wrong and ruins this foundation, under Jiuquan, I will not spare him. Chengfeng, especially you, you remember clearly for me, the minister I let you see today, this is the most valuable property I left you. If you live up to my intentions, don't blame someone for smashing your father's job, overturning the dragon chair, and cutting down the dragon flag in the future. When that happens, don't say I'm sorry for you. (To be continued.) )