XXXVIII. The Change of Seizing the Palace (1)
Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned, "I'm always worried about Emperor Daxing, that's why I'm sick," Concubine Ligui said to Ci'an, Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded, and asked the imperial doctors to go down and prescribe medicine, "Let's go in and take a look." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Several concubines and concubines and concubines waited for the warm pavilion, only to see the Empress Dowager Cixi covered with a bed of azure quilt, lying on her back, like clouds of green silk scattered on the pillow of Lianyunjin, closed her eyes and said nothing, Ci'an and others rushed forward, saw the Empress Dowager Cixi's sallow face was ruddy, her eyebrows were wrinkled, she looked very painful, her head shook slightly, and she muttered, Concubine Ligui approached the sleeping Empress Dowager Cixi and touched her forehead, "Oh, why is it so hot?" ”
Empress Dowager Cixi muttered, Concubine Ligui approached Empress Dowager Cixi, leaned her ear to her mouth and listened carefully, listened to a few words, and her eyes were already red when she got up.
"What's going on?" Concubine Yungui asked Concubine Ligui, "Good and dignified, what did the Queen Mother say?" ”
"Shouting the emperor, and the emperor," Concubine Ligui wiped the corners of her eyes with the sign, "I must be thinking about them." ”
A few people were silent, the Empress Dowager Ci'an thought about it, and asked Concubine Li to serve here, "The other people are scattered, there are too many people but chaos," the Empress Dowager Ci'an said to Tang Wufu, "Tell the outside that the Empress Dowager is not in good health, so the government will stop for a day, and then pass it on when the Empress Dowager is better tomorrow." ”
Tang Wufu responded, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an sat and watched Cixi take the medicine, and then got up and walked out of the tranquility, Mei Xin saw the Empress Dowager Ci'an coming out of the palace, and followed her and slowly walked forward, "The Empress Dowager is sick, and she is still asleep at this time," the Empress Dowager Ci'an turned her head to Mei Xin and instructed as she walked, "I'm afraid it won't get better these days." ”
"Niangniang means ......"
"Spread the word," the Empress Dowager Ci'an's face showed determination, "This is a good opportunity!" ”
On the night of March 15, the bright moon shone in the air like a jade wheel, and outside a small gate of the Old Summer Palace, there were more than a dozen people dressed in black, quietly approaching here. ”
The leader was not afraid of the slightest sound, and took out a waist card, "The Gray Factory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Feng'an's father-in-law entered the Old Summer Palace to handle errands." ”
"In the middle of the night, what kind of errand?" The guard took the waist card suspiciously, and the first few people behind the eunuch service carried the box, and he said with a smile, "It's to get a pavilion, so the ash factory brought these ashes in, and it came out of the garden in the evening, which means that we have to see it a long time ago, and the master is in a hurry, so naturally we have to work overnight." ”
The guard checked the waist card, waved his hand to let him in, entered the palace gate, and then the inner door, the eunuch commander of the inner door was difficult to speak, he yawned, and looked impatient, "The inner door has been locked, unless the queen mother's decree, no one will come to open it, even if An Dehai comes in person, it is the same, not to mention you workers of the internal affairs department." ”
"I have a good hand in my hand, and I just have the will of the Queen Mother." The leader looked calm, and took a decree from his sleeve, "Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to come here." ”
The eunuch took the roll of silk cloth, spread it out, and his eyes froze, "How is it the edict of the Empress Dowager Dong?" Slow ......down," his face changed suddenly, "what is written here!" ”
The leader took out the knife in his sleeve and cut the eunuch's throat with one sword, and with a pop, blood splashed all over the leader's face, "Yes, I came to send you to the West Heaven, and I will kill them!" The leader ordered, "Hold the palace gate this time!" ”
Behind him trotted into a lot of armor strong soldiers, about a few hundred people, everyone guarded the palace gate, as if waiting for something, the full moon was gradually covered by dark clouds, the mountains and wild trees became like monsters as black and hideous, slowly a person carried a dead air lantern into here, and then walked in two princes wearing four dragon clothes, the leader and others hurriedly knelt down, "Knock on the master!" ”
"That's a good job!" The prince with a short beard and a gloomy face at the head showed a rare satisfied smile, "Clean and neat, if this palace gate is taken, we will have hope!" ”
The prince on the side was a little younger, his face was originally extremely domineering, and his mouth was trembling, "I said, third brother, are we reliable in this matter?" Brother, why am I so scared? ”
"What are you afraid of, let's put things right, it's not a rebellion against the king, don't be afraid, haven't you seen it too?" The older comforted the frightened prince, "We have the will of the Queen Mother!" ”
"The one in the east has always been a speechless figure in the palace, I really can't believe it, and I don't dare, third brother, you know, I'm afraid of the one in the west."
"Don't be afraid, isn't the news coming out of the east? Xibian is ill today, I don't know if I can wake up, this is our best chance, sixth, we are all here, and we have killed so many people," he whispered in the young prince's ear, "The arrow is ready to be sent, and there is no hope of turning back!" ”
The young man trembled and made up his mind, "Just listen to the third brother!" Let's go into the garden! ”
A group of people carried torches and lanterns into the Old Summer Palace, walking in the landscape, they were so blatant, they immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the garden, and a small group of soldiers stopped these intruders, "What people! ”
The gloomy-faced prince came out of the crowd and said to the soldiers guarding the garden, "This prince Yu, enter the Old Summer Palace by the order of the queen mother, and wait for you to retreat!" ”
"The Queen Mother's will?" The captain of the soldiers shouted, "Which queen mother is it?" ”
"Empress Dowager Ci'an!"
"Without the decree of the Queen Mother, no one can enter the Old Summer Palace!" The captain shouted, "Prince Yu, you entered the park without permission, what do you want!" ”
"I didn't expect that the garden was as sharp as Cixi's old witch," Prince Yu said disdainfully, "Kill them all!" ”
The soldiers guarding the garden hurriedly blew the whistle, and immediately alarmed the left near, although these soldiers guarding the garden were killed in a moment by the people brought by Prince Yu, but more and more soldiers heard the emergency whistle here, and came around here, the younger one was Prince Rui Dechang, he said anxiously to Prince Yu Benge, "This time the traces are revealed, but it's not a joke!" ”
"What are you afraid of, we have the edict of the Empress Dowager!" Prince Yu looked at a cyan lantern floating from a distance, and said with a smug smile, "Since she wants to mix in, she must contribute, she can't just wait for dinner, her people are here!" ”
Carrying the cyan lantern over was the powerful eunuch chief of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, called Shen Teng, who solemnly shouted to the soldiers who came around, "There are people here who are making trouble, and they have been corrected on the spot, according to the decree of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and the rest of the departments are all returned to the places they are guarding, and they are not allowed to leave without permission!" (To be continued.) )