In June 1908, new rumours arose that the Queen Mother was seriously ill and that she was going to ...... And this time the rumors are very different, because the government didn't send anyone to arrest the guy who spread the rumors. Although, in the past, when the government caught rumors, it behaved like child's play, generally speaking, for those who were very back. Jing's rumor-mongers, they don't touch it, but they only catch those who spread rumors. Still, they're still catching those who spread rumors. And this time, they didn't even arrest those who spread rumors, and no one even arrested those who said "big green fruit pills", and the entire police system seemed to be paralyzed. And it is said that these days, those princes keep going out, sometimes visiting each other, sometimes entering the palace. Anyway, everyone sensed that something wasn't quite right.

"Our Lady of the Queen Mother, have you woken up? Prince Qing asked to see him outside again. There are also several princes and ministers of military aircraft. Li Lianying knelt in front of the bed and said to Cixi who was lying on the bed, "Do you want the slaves and maids to let them go back, and then let them come when the Queen Mother is well?" ”

"Great? What else can the mourning family have! They don't feel at ease! Cixi's voice was particularly poignant. After saying such a sentence, Cixi gasped violently again, obviously, it was too exhausting to say so many words in one breath just now. After a long while, Cixi regained her strength and said to Li Lianying: "You let these dog minions go back!" …… The mourners knew what they were worried about...... You tell...... Tell them...... They don't have to worry...... In addition......"

"Huh!"

……

"Baochen, I bought a new astronomical telescope, do you want to come to my house to have a look?" When several important ministers walked out of Zhongnanhai and were about to get into their own carriages, Prince Zaifeng suddenly stopped Tie Liang and said this to him.

Zaifeng's penchant for astronomy is also well-known among the royal family, but Tie Liang knows that Zaifeng invited him to Prince Alcohol's Mansion at this time, and it will never be for the so-called astronomical telescope. Most of this is a matter of discussing the current situation and future countermeasures.

"Prince Su will come too." Zaifeng walked to Tie Liang's side and added another sentence in a whisper.

"Okay, let's go check it out." Tie Liang replied.

So Tie Liang turned around, explained to his entourage, and got into the carriage of Zaifeng.

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Prince's Palace

"Everyone, I brought you here today, in fact, it is also the meaning of the Queen Mother." Jae-bong said to a few people gathered in his mansion.

"How is the Queen Mother now?" Tie Liang hurriedly asked. To be honest, the Queen Mother's health is too important for him. Two years ago, the Empress Dowager Cixi firmly supported him in the dispute between him and Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai finally had to go back to his hometown to recuperate, and now the Beiyang Army, which was originally under the control of Yuan Shikai, is nominally directly under his command. However, Tie Liang also knew that this was only in name, in the Beiyang Army, from the commanders of the towns to the commanders of the battalion and company levels below, they were all Yuan Shikai's people, and they were all in a group, disobeying Tie Liang's orders. Tie Liang also tried his best to mix sand into this, but there were too few people in the banner who could do things, and most of them were unqualified. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's pressure, I'm afraid that there would have been an accident a long time ago.

"I'm afraid the Queen Mother won't last long. After hearing that the Queen Mother was seriously ill, the emperor was worried about becoming ill, and I heard that she was also very sick. Zaifeng replied.

If you want to say that I heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi is sick, there will indeed be people who are worried about becoming ill, but this person will definitely not be Emperor Guangxu. If there is anyone in this world who wants Cixi to die the most, I am afraid that the number one is Guangxu. Even those chaotic parties, when it comes to personal hatred for Cixi, will definitely not surpass him. If he knew that Cixi was about to die, and it was too late to be happy, where would he be worried, and where would he get sick because of it? The hearts of all the people present suddenly sounded in the hearts of the chaotic party, and the queen mother really wanted to ......

But this kind of thing, no one will say it. Even if Zaifeng is Guangxu's younger brother, in the current situation, for him, Guangxu's death is still a better option than Guangxu's coming to power.

"The Queen Mother is worried that those Han people will have some changes in the future." Zaifeng said, "Baochen, how is your army? ”

Tie Liang knew that if there was no Queen Mother, few people in his "hands" army would listen to him. So he replied: "Everyone knows a little about the situation of the Beiyang Army. I've only been in charge for two years, and if I want to say that I'm completely under control, I'm afraid that everyone hasn't seen it. The point is that there are too many Han Chinese, and they are not loyal at all. If the Queen Mother ...... I'm afraid that if Yuan Shikai says a word, they will immediately become Yuan Shikai's personal soldiers. ”

"Yuan Shikai is a living Cao Cao, if he didn't provoke with those Han people in the first place, how could the emperor and the queen mother make it like this?" Zaifeng said loudly, "It's a pity that I didn't shoot him in the first place!" ”

When Yuan Shikai and Tie Liang were fighting for control of the Beiyang Army, at a meeting, Prince Zaifeng once took out a pistol and shouted at Yuan Shikai's chest: "You are so domineering, I will remove traitors for my master!" As a result, it was pulled away by Prince Qing, the chief minister of military aircraft.

"If you want to say that it's all Prince Qing's bad things, he only cares about asking for money, and he helps that Cao Cao in everything. Why not...... Otherwise, we will call this living Cao Cao into the palace and ......," Zaifeng's younger brother Zaitao said.

Zaitao originally thought that as soon as his words came out, everyone would definitely respond, but there was no movement at all, so he asked again: "Tieliang, what do you think of my idea?" ”

"Alas!" Tie Liang didn't know how to answer.

"Old Seven, you like acting, have you watched the Three Kingdoms?" Zaifeng spoke, "Do you remember what happened when Zhang Rang killed He Jin?" Do you really want to be like that? ”

"Eh, Tie Liang, aren't you in charge of the Beiyang Army? Can it really turn them upside down? I said, what have you been doing all these years? Zaitao was obviously not convinced.

"Alas! The soldiers in the Beiyang Army are all Yuan Shikai's old people, where is it so easy to control. Anyway, if you want to kill Yuan Shikai, I can't suppress the Beiyang Army. At this time, Tie Liang could only tell the truth.

"Old Seven, the Queen Mother also knows that these Han people are unreliable, so the Queen Mother instructed us, first, we can't reactivate Yuan Shikai at any time, as soon as Yuan Shikai is activated, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger. Second, we must build a reliable army that has always been our Manchurians. Alas, if the Eight Banners still want to be able to fight like back then, why now? The Queen Mother plans to establish a 'Praetorian Guard', from officers to soldiers, with people we can trust, who of you can do this? Zaifeng asked.

So everyone's eyes immediately focused on Tie Liang, because among the Manchurians, now in military terms, Tie Liang is recognized as the first person among the Manchurians.

"Don't look at me, I'm going to keep an eye on the Beiyang Army now, I'm going to engage in the 'Praetorian Guard', which of you will keep an eye on the Beiyang Army?" Tie Liang asked.

"I'll take care of this." Zaitao Mao recommended himself and said, "If you can trust me, I will take care of this matter." ”

"Old Seven, this is not a ticket singing, do you understand?" Zaifeng looked at Zaitao very suspiciously.

"Eh, I don't understand, but you have to help me." Zaitao said, "You, by the way, especially Tieliang, you must know who understands military affairs, you can recommend a reliable deputy to me, isn't it." By the way, let me start by saying that if this person is a Manchurian, he can't be a Han Chinese. ”

"To say that there are still people in our Manchurians who really understand." Zaifeng spoke, "What do you think of Liangbi?" ”

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On June 20, 1908, Cixi fell into a coma again. After the diagnosis, the imperial physician prescribed the Du Shen Soup, and the prescription of this recipe basically meant that Cixi's life had entered the countdown. After taking the medicine, Cixi gradually woke up again.

"Husband Li?" Cixi's voice was weak.

"The slave is here." Li Lianying replied with a crying voice, "Our Lady Queen Mother, do you want to drink some more medicine?" ”

"No, don't worry about it." Cixi said that the last word "has" was stretched by her.

"Queen Mother!"

"That's it, it's time to do it." Cixi said, "Let them do it." ”

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The news that Cixi fell ill, Guangxu knew. It is impossible to hide this from Guangxu, because under normal conditions, Guangxu still has to go to the court under the supervision of Cixi every day, although this court is completely just a show, but the appearance still has to continue to be done. However, during this period of time, the Queen Mother has not taken him to the court again, Guangxu knows that Cixi must be sick, at such an old age, if she is sick, it will be difficult to get better, so these days, Guangxu, who stayed in Yingtai, is full of hope.

For a while, Guangxu was very afraid that Cixi would abolish herself, and in fact Cixi was ready to do so. However, the battle of the Eight-Nation Coalition changed all that. Both at home and abroad, everyone did not agree to depose him from the throne. Cixi could only make concessions and exiled Zaiyi's father and son, who dared to covet the artifact. There are still loyal ministers at home, and there are strong reinforcements abroad, since at that time, that old witch couldn't abolish him, what does he have to worry about now. He felt that he could only outlive the old woman.

"When that old witch dies, I will be the real emperor. At that time, I won't let go of any of the people who helped that old witch bully me! Looking at the lake outside the window, Emperor Guangxu thought like this, and unconsciously smiled.

At this time, he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"Could it be that the old witch is dead? Are they going to take me back to take charge of the world? Listening to this unusual footstep, Emperor Guangxu's heart suddenly thumped......