26. The first year of Tongzhi (middle)

"But this king is not Su Shun after all," Prince Gong silently listened to Cao Yuying's words, pondered for a while, and then raised his head and said such a sentence. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Su Shun is a chaotic minister and thief, in the Rehe Emperor said that he wanted to kill Su Shun, but the Queen Mother was merciful, and he still kept his life, how can he be compared with the prince," Cao Yuying waved his hand, he claimed to be the mastermind of Prince Gong, and naturally he wanted to plan for Prince Gong wholeheartedly, "Since ancient times, only the head of one yuan can have virtue and benevolence, especially in the country, Shengbao's excerpt is extremely true, the court government is operated from the top, not the subordinates and the dedicated, our dynasty is very strict between the monarch and the minister, especially not comparable to the previous dynasty. But this queen mother is extremely powerful, what should you do with it, prince? You are the foreman of the military aircraft, the prince of the government, if you go with the flow, is it powerless, the glory is naturally inexhaustible, that's it, but the prince has great ambitions, now he is in power, naturally he has to change the inappropriate things of the Xianfeng Dynasty, and now there are some people, especially seeing the strength of the foreigners' ships and guns, and they are invincible, and they have long been shouting about opening up foreign affairs and learning the skills of foreigners, so that the situation has not been seen for thousands of years, and the rulers decide the trend of a country, and it is naturally excellent to work with one heart and one mind," Cao Yuying continued"But if the ambitions in the palace don't match the prince's aspirations, what should I do?" It's not that the prince doesn't fight, it's just that the prince has reached this position, and if he doesn't fight, it's not that the prince has the final say. ”

Prince Gong thought for a while and shook his head, "I don't have such great ambitions, just look at the stability of the imperial court, Jiangnan will be rebellious, and in a few years of peace, I, the king of the government, will also live up to the trust, and besides, the queen mother ...... Presumably, it won't be too harsh. ”

"Lord Wang," Cao Yuying shook her head, seeing that Prince Gong was a little hesitant, she didn't say anything more, and turned to something else, "I heard that the big Gege in your mansion often enters the palace to accompany him?" ”

"Yes, it seems that both the east and the west are very fond of Da Gege," Prince Gong said with a smile. This is also a way to have a good relationship with the palace, although Prince Gong is a little disdainful of going through these ways, but he is also optimistic, "I left the eldest princess out of Concubine Li behind." ”

"This is also the fate of Da Gege." Cao Yuying nodded, "Da Gege is now eleven years old, does the prince have the intention of recruiting the east bed?" ”

"Where is it so early," Prince Gong smiled, "only eleven years old." I and Fujin This is the first child, the love is tight, she herself is extremely strong, I am not willing to let her out so early, and wait and see, the child in the flag will marry when he is older, it doesn't matter. ”

"Looking at Da Gege's favored posture, I'm afraid that it may not be possible to marry in the future," Cao Yuying quipped.

"That's it. Don't mention these," Prince Gong waved his hand. "Let's go back to the military aircraft department and think about it, how will we pass this year," Prince Gong bared his teeth in annoyance, "Where will this money come from?" ”

The emperor was scheduled to enter the school on February 12 of the first year of Tongzhi, and specially opened the Hongde Hall as a study, and sent Qi Wangzao, Weng Xincun, Wu Ren, and Li Hongzao as masters. For the emperor's schooling, the queen mother of the two palaces and the relatives of the close branches all attach importance to it. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty has reached the point of a single line. At present, although the curtain is hung by the Chuxiu Palace, the prince listens to the government. You can hold up the overall situation, but the adult pro-government, the power is alone, and the rise and fall of the dynasty. It all falls on the eight-year-old little emperor in front of him, if he succeeds in the classics and takes on a great responsibility, it is the ancestors who have a spirit and the subjects who are blessed, otherwise. The consequences are unimaginable. For this reason, the Empress Dowager Cixi specially summoned her relatives and nobles, and agreed to send Prince Hui to take care of the Hongde Palace, and Prince Hui's youngest son Yi Shen accompanied him.

The place where the prince went to school is called "the study", the brothers and uncles and nephews are all classmates, the little emperor is a classic, and a special hall is opened, and "accompanying reading" is a rare honor. But this honor is really sinful, named classmates, with different identities, cumbersome etiquette, and extremely strict restraints, not to mention it, the most wronged is to be punished for the little emperor. For example, the little emperor forgot the respect of the ten thousand times, and became childlike, laughing and naughty, or unwilling to work hard, unable to recognize words, unable to memorize books, and the master was inconvenient to reprimand the emperor, so he pointed to Huai and scolded Sang, and used companion reading as an example of singing and singing, so there were often disasters without vain. Now Prince Hui takes care of the Hongde Palace, supervises the emperor's schoolwork, and uses Yi Shen to accompany the reading, and the father scolds his son, so that he can have no scruples, making the little emperor more vigilant. Of course, this is a sacrifice in Yi Shen, and this sacrifice is beneficial, in the future, the emperor will be in power, thinking of the elegance of his classmates and the disaster of the pond fish, he will definitely have an extra advantage for Yi Shen.

In addition, there were 15 regulations for the emperor to go to school, which were presented to the empress dowager by Prince Hui in person, and the first article stipulated that the emperor went to the study every day, "first draw the bow, then learn Mongolian, read the Qing book, and then read the Han book", the Empress Dowager Cixi frowned when she heard it, "In the end, she is only seven years old." She asked, "Is the homework a little too heavy?" ”

"The rules of going to the study have been the same for hundreds of years."

When it comes to the traditional rules, it is inconvenient for her to openly oppose them, and at the same time, although she disagrees with it in her heart, "Then get up later, let the emperor sleep well every day, and then have the strength to go to school,"

"Yes, that's half the lesson." Prince Hui's face was solemn, and he raised his voice slightly, "The minister ordered Changchuan to take care of the Hongde Palace, and the responsibility is very heavy, like walking on thin ice, begging the two queen mothers to strictly supervise the emperor, and the saints are advancing day by day, and they have achieved success in the classics, and they have lived up to the expectations of the ancestors and the first emperor in heaven." ”

"Fifth Uncle is right!" The Empress Dowager Cixi replied, "'If the jade is not cut, it will not be made', and the fifth uncle will have to worry a lot in the future." ”

"The minister must do his best."

After Prince Hui withdrew, the Empress Dowager Cixi said to Prince Gong, who was introduced by Prince Hui: "The emperor is naturally good at reading, but after all, he is immersed in the pile of old papers, and all he learns is some written articles, I am afraid that it will not be beneficial to govern the country." ”

Prince Gong stood behind the screen, and he saw Prince Gong with low eyebrows and replied: "This is the family law of the ancestors. ”

"But the emperor's body is very weak, I'm afraid that it will not be beneficial to the dragon body if I am tired like this every day," the Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, and said to Prince Gong, she had a new idea, "Sixth Master, it is better to let the emperor go to the barracks for exercise." ”

Prince Gong was shocked and hurriedly advised, "The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother must not be, that barracks is a place where those big-headed soldiers stay, how can the emperor's such a precious body be in that place?" Never! The emperor inherited the unification of the first emperor, and the swords and guns in the barracks are not long-sighted, if there is a mistake, what will happen! ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi's suggestion was rejected by Prince Gong, and he was not angry, nodding, "What you said is extremely true, this is originally an extremely dangerous place, so let's wait for the emperor to be older and his body is better." ”

On the first day of the first month of the first year of Tongzhi, the emperor's imperial Qianqing Palace gave a banquet to civil and military officials, it was night, the queen mother of the two palaces held a night banquet in Shufangzhai to celebrate, the emperor personally served wine and knelt to wish the queen mother of the two palaces a thousand autumns, and went to the play again, so it was so noisy until the middle of the night that the cold air was heavy, and the banquet was dispersed. (To be continued.) )