Returning to the study in the mansion and sitting down, Su Shun carried a cup of hot tea and blew it back and forth, but it was never put to his mouth, and finally put it on the table, silent in thought. Prince Zheng Duanhua stood with his hands in his hands, and said slowly: "Monk Greenqin won a big victory, and the people retreated south, I didn't expect Monk Greenqin to be so able to fight, I originally thought that I would take advantage of this east wind to bring down this Mongolian cattle herding baby." ”

Su Shun frowned and said: "Monk Greenqin is just a martial artist, and he is not by the emperor's side, what we really can worry about is the one in the palace." ”

Duanhua chuckled and said, "You mean Concubine Yi?" What kind of storm can a woman's family set off? I think the biggest opponent is still the devil six and the monk Grinqin. ”

Su Shun sighed lightly and said: "The devil six originally didn't deal with the saint, but because of a person mediating in the middle, now he has begun to regain the favor of the saint. It is not a fluke that Monk Greenqin can win this time, as early as more than a year ago, the devil six had been on the "Dagu Martial Arts Fold", and I found out afterwards that this fold was also written by that person. ”

Duanhua's smile was a little stiff, and he frowned: "That person is Concubine Yi?" ”

Su Shun nodded and said: "Yes, it's not just that, this time to negotiate with Britain and France, the emperor actually arranged for this woman to stay in the palace, at first I said it was to take care of the palace, but I didn't expect the saint to come to the will that asked me and the devil to discuss with Yi Guifei, which shows that this woman is becoming more and more important in the heart of the saint." Moreover, this woman's means are sharp, and the small Chuxiu Palace is impenetrable, and the entire palace is also Chuxiu Palace, which is a dark place under the light in our Shangyu spare place. ”

"That's right, Su Lao Liu also said that he missed a little, you forgot that this woman is still the biological mother of the only elder brother of the emperor!" Zaiyuan's voice floated over, and he and Jing Shou walked in together.

Su Shun and Duanhua got up and let him be the first, and after the subordinates served the fragrant tea, Su Shun smiled and said, "The prince has taught him a lesson." But fortunately, this woman is from a humble background, not as noble as the queen, isn't the eldest brother also raised by the queen? ”

Zaiyuan snorted and said: "It would be fine if this woman could only give birth to children, but she can still mention the Zhu Bi Imperial Criticism, this relationship is not simple." Saying that, Zaiyuan dipped the tea and drew three circles on the table and said: "One is the devil six, one is the monk Lingqin, and the last one is the one in the palace. ”

Duanhua frowned and said, "It depends on how the saints are, even if the three of them join forces." We may not be able to compete with them. ”

Zaigan snorted heavily and said, "How is the Holy Family?" These days, we have changed the way to let the saint go out of the palace to play, and the tofu widow Xi Shi has also arranged, but the saint turned his head and recruited the woman to Chengde, what to offer Han beauties, what to offer Fushou ointment, all of them are not worthy of the woman to say a few soft words! The wind is blowing down on this pillow. Sooner or later, a few of us won't want to call for wind and rain anymore. ”

Su Shun smiled faintly and said: "Don't just complain, this woman has the means." But I'm watching the emperor's dragon body get worse and worse these days. A sense of powerlessness. Today, the emperor suddenly had a whim to write an edict to inherit the throne, and it seems that our emperor has retreated because of some difficulties. ”

Zaiyuan was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Who does he want to pass the throne to?" Is the ancestral Jiangshan Sheji just passed around like a child's play? ”

Su Shun took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Lord Wang, you can't blame the emperor, now there are internal and external troubles, even when the Holy Ancestor Kangxi was in turmoil, there was no such a dangerous situation. On one side is the aggressive long-haired thief. The six provinces in the south have fallen, and the hearts of people everywhere have fluctuated; On the other side, Waiyi took advantage of the fire to loot, and even the warships were ready to hit the capital. When the Holy Ancestor Kangxi was in peace with the three feudal domains, didn't he also have the intention of abdicating at first? What's more, our master is not as talented as Kangxi's talent. ”

Zaiyuan slapped his thigh and said hatefully: "If he really abdicates." It was the milk doll who was less than three years old who succeeded to the throne, wouldn't this make the government even more chaotic? ”

Su Shun smiled and said: "The prince's words are bad, abdication also has the benefit of abdication, if the saint retires, we can fight with the devil here." We have two princes, plus the younger brother and the concubine (referring to Jingshou), and Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying, several military ministers, can still control the government. ”

Zaiyuan frowned and said: "Su Lao Liu, if the emperor abdicates and the eldest brother succeeds to the throne, won't that woman become the queen mother?" Devil Six and Monk Greenqin are not fuel-efficient lamps, but I'm afraid we can't control them. ”

Su Shun said slowly: "Isn't the prince also the function of the minister of the guard? Isn't the military power to escort the guards of the forbidden army under the command of the prince? I am in charge of the Shangyu reserve, my brother and the master of the horse are in charge of the Luan Yiwei, and recently the commander of the new army, Rong Lu, has also taken refuge in me, and we are not in charge of Chengde? Rong Lu is still Zeng Guofan's son-in-law, Zeng Guofan had received my promotion before, if I hadn't been from it, Zeng Guofan, Mu Zhang'a's protégé, would have disappeared as early as when Mu Zhang'a fell. Counting these, even if we return to the capital, we are not afraid of who will come. What's more, that woman is now in Chengde, and she is not at the mercy of us? If the emperor abdicates at this moment, it will be the best time for us to wait. ”

Zaiyuan was pleasantly surprised for a while, and then said, "But will the emperor really abdicate?" ”

"What if you're not feeling well?" Su Shun laughed gloomily, saw Zaiyuan's puzzled expression, and said slowly: "Lord Wang, our master is addicted to wine, and the deer blood and Fushou ointment can't be separated for a day, you say that according to this situation, how long can he last?" ”

Zaiyuan frowned and said: "Su Lao Liu, your trick is too bad, after all, it is our emperor." ”

Su Shun and Duanhua looked at each other and laughed together, and Su Shun smiled compassionately: "Lord Wang, if the emperor is a saint, how can he be obsessed with women?" Knowing that deer blood and Fushou ointment are harmful, but you still keep taking them? It's not that we are disloyal to the emperor, but that the emperor gave up on his own. ”

Zaiyuan immediately understood, and also slapped the table, and said viciously: "Yes, now that our Qing Dynasty has been in turmoil, the emperor can't cheer up, we clan ministers must bear more, and we can't let our ancestors lose in our hands!" ”

Jing Shou, who had been silent, finally spoke: "What the prince said is extremely true, now that the long-haired thief is gaining momentum, the things of the ancestors will be given to others sooner or later, so it is better to give it up than this." As long as we can be in charge of the government. The best thing is to make peace with the Yi people, even if the Yi people ask too much, we have to bear it, and it is best to connect the Yi people to deal with Long Hair. It is rather than Yi people, not house slaves! When Zaiyuan and Su Shun heard this, they both lowered their heads and fell silent.

……

In other places, the hot weather is still breathless, but it is indeed cool here in Chengde. In the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, Xianfeng leisurely shook the fan, tasted the iced lotus seed soup, looked at Xingzhen who was struggling to write with a smile and said, "Lan'er." You've become more and more adept at dealing with these setbacks, and in some places you're more thoughtful than I ever thought, and sometimes I really want to take a break from the side. ”

Although it was just a joke, the red pen in Xingzhen's hand still stopped and looked at Xianfeng. His brows furrowed in anticipation: "Why did the emperor say this?" ”

Xianfeng shook his head and sighed lightly: "I don't know why, I always feel powerless lately. Sometimes I really don't care about anything. ”

Xingzhen was stunned. Looking at the unusually thin emperor under the lamp, his face was full of depression and tiredness, and he sighed lightly: "State affairs are as heavy as a mountain, and you have to have a strong body to carry it, if the emperor can quit drinking and smoking, he won't feel so tired." ”

Xianfeng leaned slightly upright. Scooped a spoonful of lotus seed soup and brought it to her mouth and smiled: "Come, eat lotus seed soup." Seeing Xingzhen's coquettish eyes glaring at herself, but she still lowered her head and took a bite, Xianfeng felt a burst of satisfaction in his heart. He said softly: "You are not the first person to persuade me, the queen has persuaded me I don't know how many times. Then he sighed and said, "Lan'er, do you know? When I first succeeded to the throne, I was indeed ambitious and wanted to work hard, but I didn't expect it to deteriorate. I reigned for six years, and I lost six provinces to the south, and sometimes I was really afraid...... I'm afraid that this country will be lost in my hands. ”

Xingzhen was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Xianfeng was also an ordinary person, but the pressure on his heart was unimaginable to ordinary people. Xianfeng continued: "On a whim today, I planned to ask Jiao Youying to write the edict of succession, but then I thought about it too childishly, so I gave up. But I really feel tired, tired. ”

Xingzhen put down the red pen, got up from the warm kang and sat down to the side, picked up her own bowl of chilled lotus seed soup and fed it to Xianfeng's mouth, and said softly: "There are the queen and Lan'er accompanying the emperor, as well as the capable generals such as Prince Gong and Prince Monk Greenqin, and the loyal Hanchen such as Zeng Guofan in the south, the emperor should cheer up." Xingzhen didn't know if she was telling the truth or perfunctory, but she still said it, and after saying it, she felt a lot better.

Xianfeng shook his head and said: "You don't know, the most tiring thing about being an emperor since ancient times is not to suppress rebellion, but to deal with party disputes. Abundant? Whether it's Seng Greenqin, Su Shun, Zaiyuan, or even Zeng Guofan and Zhang Liangji in the south, they are all people with great power in their hands. If one side has too much power, it will naturally dare to cover the sky with one hand, and I have been trembling and coping with it, they are always trying to figure out my mind, why don't I think about what they are thinking all the time? Let's take Monk Greenqin as an example, are you just a martial artist when you are Monk Greenqin? Even the monk Grinqin's letter to Dagu is deceitful. ”

Xingzhen sighed and asked, "What did Monk Lingqin conceal?" ”

Xianfeng smiled slightly: "It's not so strict, Monk Greenqin compromised and said that the soldiers and horses of Dagu have been forbearance and ambush, and the people are too forced to attack the fort before they return fire." Monk Greenqin means that the Yi people move first, but since the Dagu soldiers and horses are ambushed, the meaning of the action is very obvious, since ancient times, the ambush battle was initiated by the ambush side, how can the Yi people fire first? ”

Xingzhen lowered her head and was a little speechless, Xianfeng continued: "You don't have to be surprised, this is how people and ministers get along, sometimes you need to pretend to be confused." As long as you grasp their psychology, it is naturally not difficult to judge the truth of what they said, and Monk Gelinqin is afraid of bearing the charge of preemptively starting a war, so he played like this, which is harmless, so there is no need to pursue it. However, it can be seen from here that all these courtiers under me are planning for themselves, which really makes me feel cold and tired. ”

Speaking of this, Xianfeng suddenly held Xingzhen's jade hand and said softly: "Lan'er, if I really plan to abdicate, are you willing to accompany me to live in seclusion?" ”

Xingzhen's heart was shocked, she didn't expect Xianfeng to ask like this, seeing Xianfeng's burning eyes looking at her, she didn't know how to answer for a while...... (To be continued......)