That night, the lanterns in the Zhongcui Palace hung high, and the light was as bright as day. The dishes on the table exude steaming heat, and the aroma is mouth-watering.

But Ding Yuntong didn't move a single chopstick, he had already developed a habit of never eating outside, even here in Ci'an.

Ci'an knew that Ding Yuntong advocated thrift and hated eating and drinking, and usually ate one meat, one vegetable and one soup, and the banquet for his subordinates was four dishes and one soup. So today, the Empress Dowager Ci'an only arranged four dishes and one soup: Buddha jumped over the wall; burnt deer tendons; braised fish bones; roast leg of lamb; Pork ribs and lotus root soup. These are all Ding Yuntong's favorite foods on weekdays.

Ding Yuntong and Ci'an were relatively speechless across the table, and the two of them hadn't spoken together for a long time. Ding Yuntong is no longer the five or six-year-old little doll, and is now a young emperor.

Ci'an was a little emotional, a few years ago, the little emperor was just coquettish in his arms, but now he is even taller than himself. As the emperor grew older, unconsciously, she vaguely felt as if there was a wall between the two, and they were becoming more and more estranged.

Ci'an sighed and said, "The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and he usually has to take care of his body. ＂

"There is the concern of the emperor, and the ministers will combine work and rest, and there is a degree of relaxation. ＂

"That's good, the mourning family will be relieved. It's just that on weekdays, there are more things to be done by others, don't be lacking yourself. ＂

"Thank you for reminding the emperor, the ministers will. ＂

Ci settled for a moment, and then said: "Although the mourning family lives in the inner palace, I have occasionally heard of things outside, and I heard that the emperor has been in a hurry to do some things recently, and some people are dissatisfied." ＂

Ding Yuntong thought to himself: It's here. Then he asked, "I don't know what the emperor said?" ＂

When Ci'an saw the emperor's pretentious posture, a burst of anger suddenly surged in her heart, and she calmed down and said, "What else can I do, it's not the removal order." As soon as this order was given, hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners disciples immediately cut off their livelihoods, this is forcing people to rebel, you must know that the ancestors of these people are all heroes who fought the world, how can you bear to do this? ＂

"The emperor said this. Eniang still remembers what Zichen said when he was a child, Zichen wants to be an emperor through the ages. Now that the great powers are waiting around and the world is in dispute, our country must work hard to improve itself and be determined to reform. Nowadays, the Manchus are arrogant and domineering, flying eagles and lackeys, not doing production, and oppressing the people. The Han people have been holding grievances for a long time, and sooner or later they will cause a catastrophe. If the subordinates want to have a stable position, they can't wait for the people to rise up and rebel, so they can only do it themselves and leave no trouble. Zichen is the emperor of the subjects of the world, whether it is Manchu or Hanmin, he should treat everyone equally. These Eight Banner soldiers, only know how to eat food and food, the country has to spend tens of millions of taels of silver every year to support them, in the long run, what kind of country is rich and strong, and how to compete with the Western powers, the ministers have made up their minds, to let these masters support themselves, self-reliance. What's more, I also gave a two-year buffer, if they have shame, they should be grateful and praised, if they have resentment, they are not as good as pigs and dogs. Rebel? Hmph, just rely on these powerless and pampered masters? If they had the courage and blood to rebel, they would not have fallen to the point they are today, and their ministers would not have had to dismiss them. Still rebellious? Lend them guts! ＂

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was angry: "You cut off people's money, and you say that they are not as good as pigs and dogs." You, this, this is to change the ancestral system! ＂

Ding Yuntong raised his eyebrows and said: "Yes, what has changed is the ancestral system." Nowadays, shijie is the general trend, change is passable, and if it does not change, it will die. Stick to the old rules again, and go to zuihou for the knife and I for the fish, and regret it too late. Zichen not only has to disband the Eight Banners, but also cut off his braids, change his clothes, change customs, and even change the name of the Qing Dynasty. ＂

Ci'an pointed at Ding Yuntong, speechless for a long time, and only after a long time did he tremble his lips and said, "Crazy, you must be crazy, crazy!" At the beginning, I handed over the two seals of the Imperial Reward and Tongdaotang to you, hoping that you would work hard to revitalize my Qing Dynasty foundation, not let you do anything wrong and corrupt the dynasty, I, I. ＂

Ding Yuntong interrupted her: "What, the emperor's mother regrets it?" Want to get back to politics? But the times have changed, the world is no longer the same, and Zichen is no longer a three-year-old today, and he can no longer be at the mercy of others. I advise the emperor to refrain from etiquette and not to be instigated and used by others. As long as Eniang abides by the rules, the ministers will naturally serve the emperor respectfully for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be things that the ministers dare not say and cannot say. I implore the emperor to fulfill her sons, and also to fulfill herself, how many people are really the blessing of the country, the blessing of the people, the blessing of the ministers, and the blessing of the mother. ＂

Listening to Ding Yuntong's naked threatening words, Ci'an was stupid all of a sudden, staring at Ding Yuntong, as if he didn't know him, and it took a long time for a few words to pop out of between his teeth: "Get out, get out, you get out of me!" ＂

Ding Yuntong stood up unhurriedly, bowed to Ci'an, and then said, "The minister has retired, so the emperor should rest early." ＂

When he turned around and went out, Ding Yuntong seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and said, "Oh, by the way, that leg of lamb is a little too roasted, and it should be best cooked at seven minutes." ＂

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked away, leaving only Ci'an, who was pale and stunned.

A warm family banquet, Zuihou ended with a displeasure and a complete tear with Ci'an. Ding Yuntong really didn't want to do this, but he must not give in on the issue of principle. He has already figured out the stakes, since there is no way out, then simply be tough, let it come, it is a pustule, sooner or later it will be squeezed out.

Two days later, when Ding Yuntong was reviewing Jihua, who was reviewing the Tiananmen military parade, someone came to report that Prince Alcohol asked to see him. Ding Yuntong was stunned: Why is Yiyun also here.

You must know that Prince Yiyun is the emperor's biological father. But as a traverser, Ding Yuntong has no feelings for this "Emperor Taishang", for him, this is a Manchu nobleman, that's all. When I entered the palace today to ask for a meeting, did I want to rely on my biological father's affection to learn to be a lobbyist and persuade myself to take back my life? If so, you're in the wrong place.

According to the rules, Ding Yuntong was succeeded to Xianfeng as a son in order to inherit the throne. In terms of etiquette, his biological father, Prince Yiyun, can only be regarded as an "imperial uncle".

Ding Yuntong knew why this "imperial uncle" came, and he would never change his mind anyway, and he had nothing to discuss. Since the words are not speculative, meeting each other is nothing more than a dispute, and it is better not to see each other.

After a while, the chief eunuch Fan Changlu came out and replied to Prince Alcohol: "The dragon body is not safe, it has rested, please go back." Yi Xun saw that he couldn't see the emperor, so he stomped his feet and went back.

In the early morning of February 23, 1882, the cold had not completely receded, but the ice and snow had begun to melt, and a touch of green was quietly drilling out of the ground.

Ding Yuntong stood at the gate of the palace, the corners of his clothes were raised by the wind, "The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Ding Yuntong sighed secretly, the corners of his eyes full of exhaustion. In the past few days, he has been carefully planning, and he has not slept well for several nights in a row, not only because of the busyness of dispatching troops, but also because of psychological pressure. Although the Sino-French war was serious, it was thousands of miles away. And now, everything will happen right under his nose, and in this imperial city, he said to himself: "Today will be a busy day, and it will also be a bloody day." ＂

All morning, Tiananmen Square was bustling with people and cars.

There were people who placed colorful flags, some arranged flowers, some arranged fireworks and fireworks, and some were responsible for the soundtrack, and everyone was busy in a tense and orderly manner, making every effort to prepare for the Tiananmen Square military parade in the afternoon.

You must know that for more than a year, intensive and even crazy public opinion propaganda is making every effort to mold the emperor into a god. Now the emperor is going to come to Tiananmen Square to inspect the march of the troops, which makes all the staff extremely excited and excited, this is an unprecedented form, what a sacred moment it will be!

By 3:30 p.m. (11:45 a.m.), everything was ready. Viewing platforms have been set up on both sides of Tiananmen Square, colorful flags have fluttered, and invited guests have begun to take their seats, including civil and military officials, princes and ministers, as well as specially invited foreign envoys, celebrities from all walks of life, and so on.

At this time, Tiananmen Square was already crowded with people. On the east side of the square, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Guards from different units also began to line up in a neat phalanx, waiting in line.

The whole preparation for the review began at 13:15 and ended at 15:15, which took Jihua a total of one hour.

At the right time, there was a commotion on the tower of Tiananmen Square, and the emperor was coming!

According to the prior decree, the emperor personally inspected the troops today, and everyone only needed to watch the military majesty and grooming, and did not need to kneel. But even so, there is still a mountain up and down the castle tower shouting "Long live".

In the center of the city tower, eight giant palace lamps rise, the palace lamps surround a color shed in the center, the color shed is decorated with golden embroidered dragon ribbons all around, a pearl curtain hangs down, everyone can not see the emperor, but know that the emperor must be sitting in the curtain.

The sound of "long live" came and went, until an order came from the color shed, "Let's start." ＂

A salute rang out, and the review officially began.

The phalanx of the Guards began to walk in a neat pace, all the soldiers held the handle of the gun with their left hand, leaned the gun on their shoulder, raised their right hand at an angle of 45 degrees, raised their heads and chests, and walked through the Tiananmen Tower from east to west.

The neat sound of brushing, with incomparable momentum, made the onlookers all enthusiastic. For a while, the cheers sounded like a mountain and a tsunami, which was constantly accompanied by the sound of long live.

The inspection troops marched through the Tiananmen Gate Tower one after another, and then circled the Martyrs' Shrine on the west side for a week to express their respect for the heroic souls who sacrificed for the country.

Time passed quickly, and by the time Shen Shizheng, most of the troops had finished the parade, and only Zuihou was walking across the Jinshui Bridge.

At this moment, there was a sudden change, and there was a commotion among the onlookers in the square, and then, with a "boom", a small cannonball flew out of the crowd, whistling across the Jinshui Bridge, and hitting the Tiananmen City Wall with a "bang"!

At this moment, the entire square, including the city tower, was in chaos. The parade troops, who were marching, also spotted someone shelling Tiananmen Square, and they all turned their heads in shock to look at the chaotic crowd.

At this time, there was a "boom", and another cannonball accurately hit the color shed on the tower of Tiananmen Square, and the entire city tower exclaimed, "Emperor, Emperor!" ＂

For a time, Ding Yuntong's life and death were unknown!