Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 224 The emperor dies! A new era! The body is broken into pieces
Indifferent and Jingcheng Palace!
The main hall of the Chengde Palace was rarely used after Xianfeng came here.

Now, it's finally used.

Hundreds of officials knelt on the ground in silence.

The expression should not be too sad, because that would be unlucky, and of course it should not be happy, just solemn.

The emperor came in on a carriage.

Several eunuchs carefully lifted the emperor to the dragon chair. At this time, he could not even sit up straight. He had to put a lot of things on the huge dragon chair to force him to stand up straight.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

All the officials kowtowed.

The emperor's hand could no longer be raised, but his fingers moved slightly.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui said: "Get up."

After reading it, put the imperial seal back into the box, and then carefully placed it in the emperor's hand.

Then, in front of all the civil and military officials, Concubine Yi took over the imperial seal of Tongdaotang.

But right now, this is still the situation.

All civil and military officials stood up.

Especially the eunuch Wang Deli, who was standing at the door of the hall, felt a chill on his back.

He only waved his hand and said: "Declaration."

The emperor used his last strength and said: "From now on, all edicts and imperial edicts must be stamped with the imperial seals of Yushang and Tongdaotang at the same time to take effect."

Tongdaotang.

Hasn’t the Emperor already made up his mind?
All the civil and military officials also trembled slightly.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui opened the box and showed the royal seal.

"Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, Yi, do you know?"

But this time it was announced clearly.

Was he going to order her to be buried in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs?

What do you mean?
Concubine Yi will not be killed? No more burial?

Everyone was stunned, why is there still Concubine Yi?

For a moment, the officials were stunned.

Royal reward!

Take out the royal seal inside and show it to everyone.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui took the written edict and read it loudly.

The emperor tried his best to hold the box.

This...this is fatal.

Self-destruction, but unwilling to do so.

Even from this moment on, these nine ministers who take care of life not only have names, but also have power.

Received the imperial reward seal.

Before, I just said in private that you are ministers who care about life.

Queen Niu Hulu stepped forward and held her hands high, but she immediately realized that the emperor could not lift it up, so she put her hands under the emperor's hands very smoothly.

"Zaiyuan, Yi, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun, Senggegelqin, Kuangyuan, Duhan and Ronglu devoted themselves to assisting Bi and supporting all government affairs."

The emperor pointed to the box in front of him, and the eunuch Wang Chenggui stepped forward and opened the box.

The queen and Concubine Yi came to kneel down in front of the dragon chair.

After a while, the queen and Concubine Yi walked in.

"Empress Xuan, Imperial Concubine Yi, enter the palace!"

Within the next ten years, the government ministers will be handed over to these nine ministers.

Facing the civil and military officials, the emperor also seemed to have a thousand words to say, but still couldn't say them out.

Especially Sushun and others looked at this scene in disbelief.

Moreover, it is a rare dress that is only worn during ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven.

At least in his eyes, these ministers were okay.

In his mind, he remembered what Emperor Chongzhen said, I am not the king of subjugation, but many of your ministers are the ministers of subjugation. (The original words are: I am cold and virtuous, but I bow with contempt, and I blame heaven for my fault. However, all my ministers misunderstood me.)
He thought for a while, regardless of what he was like as an emperor.

When Concubine Yi was under house arrest, he was in charge of the execution and even stopped Concubine Yi himself.

"Queen, take the seal!" the emperor said.

"Concubine Yihuang, take the seal!" the emperor said.

What can be said?
Boast, and boast beyond words.

These four people and the remaining five ministers who took care of their orders came out and kowtowed: "I obey the order."

"The minister obeys the order!"

The emperor said: "Dear ministers, do you know?"

All civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed: "I obey your order."

The emperor's move actually increased the authority of the two queen mothers.

At that time in Jiujiang Pavilion, the emperor asked Su Yi whether the queen mother should be in charge or the auxiliary minister.

Su Yi said that the queen mother was the main one, and the emperor really listened.

The most important thing has been explained.

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the emperor's final admonishment.

There should be the most important admonition, which is about Su Yi.

Everyone knew that in the emperor's mind, Su Yi was the most serious concern.

Before dying, he holds the final righteousness in his hands.

The power of this righteousness is still very powerful. These four words of the late emperor's edict are often very lethal.

Because living people like to hold the flag of the dead.

Before the emperor died, he decided on Su Yi in the name of politics, which was another kind of final decision.

It is either impossible or difficult for the new emperor to overthrow him in the future.

The emperor looked into the eyes of the ministers and knew what they were waiting for.

He wanted to say that he would do it, but in the end nothing came out.

He waved his hand directly.

"Quit the court!" the eunuch Wang Chenggui shouted loudly.

Then, several eunuchs came forward and carried the emperor out of the hall.

When Emperor Xianfeng's final court meeting ended, what he left to his ministers was an ellipsis, not a period, let alone an exclamation mark, if there were punctuation marks in this world.

The emperor returned to the palace of Yanbo Zhishuang Palace.

The ministers in the main hall here almost exploded, but they didn't dare to ask.

Why is Concubine Yi not dead?

The key is that Sushun and others have no control over this matter, which is very bad.

Du Han came to Sushun and whispered: "Suzhong Hall, I took a closer look just now. Prince Gong's expression was horrified and did not seem to be fake. Only Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu had more natural expressions and did not show any fear. color."

Sushun whispered: "Really?"

Du Han said: "Really, I am watching the whole process."

Suddenly, Duan Hua and Zai Yuan looked at Du Han with admiration.

You are still awesome, you can still notice this at this critical moment.

Du Han said: "Another point is that the emperor summoned us to discuss how to eradicate Su Yi, but in the end there was no plan."

"If you want to know the inside story, the key lies in Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu."

Next, none of the ministers retreated.

Because the emperor might be dying next, and he might want to summon someone for the last time, so he kept waiting.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor did not issue an order to summon him.

Sushun came directly to Yi and whispered: "Sixth Master."

Yidao: "Yuting, if you want to ask about that matter, then I tell you, I don't know anything."

Sushun whispered: "Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu may know."

Yi was stunned, he really didn't notice.

Sushun said: "Sixth Master, at this critical moment, the two of us must put aside our prejudices and unite as one."

Yidao: "We don't have any prejudices originally."

Sushun said: "Yes, we are all descendants of Aixinjueluo. There is no prejudice in front of Jiangshan Sheji."

After a while, Wang Chenggui came to report.

"The Emperor has decreed that Queen Xuan, the noble concubine of Emperor Yi, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should pay homage to you."

Immediately, the queen, Concubine Yi, and the prince walked towards the Yanbo Zhishuang Hall.

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The emperor summoned the queen, Concubine Yi, and the prince to the palace. In fact, he had nothing to explain.

All that needs to be said has been said.

The three people knelt quietly in the hall, looking at the emperor's figure.

"Go outside." The emperor said.

Wang Chenggui said: "Your Majesty, there is water and mosquitoes outside, it's cold!"

The Yanbo Zhishuang Palace was built on the water. It was summer, so there were inevitably mosquitoes, and at night, it was a bit cold outside for the emperor.

"Go outside." The emperor said again.

Several eunuchs came forward and carried the emperor's recliner outside.

Ahead is the big lake.

The moonlight is quite bright.

The majestic wind blows, and the waves are slightly rippled.

There are mosquitoes, but I don’t know why, and they don’t bite the emperor very much.

There were sounds of various insects in the water, but mostly frogs. After all, it was still barely the end of summer.

I usually feel noisy, but now I just feel lifeless.

The emperor lay quietly on the couch, with a blanket wrapped around him. His body was as light as a dead branch.

Covered with a blanket, I quietly looked at the water and the night sky.

It seems as if he is watching, but also as if he is not watching.

In the hall, the Queen and Concubine Yi were still kneeling.

The prince was too young and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he fell asleep on the queen's lap.

In this way, I am sleeping but not sleeping, awake but not awake.

Time goes by.

As if very quickly, caught off guard, the moon had already slanted across a large area in the sky.

It seemed to be very slow, and I fell asleep for several times, but it still didn't dawn.

Several times, he felt that as soon as he closed his eyes, he would fall asleep completely.

But I still woke up again and again and opened my eyes again and again.

He thought this life would pass through his mind.

If there is a glimpse, it will flash back to his short but long career in this life.

As a result, absolutely nothing.

The experiences of this life seem to have been forgotten.

Maybe this life is accompanied by pain from beginning to end, and I don't want to remember it before I die.

The British and French allied forces marched into Beijing and he hunted Chengde in the north. It was just last year, but it seemed as vague as a previous life.

He shivered violently again.

When I opened my eyes again, it was dawn.

So, is that the east side?
The sun has risen.

The emperor tried hard to open his eyes, wanting to face the rising sun.

The morning sun was not strong at this time, but when we looked at each other, we still couldn't bear it. Our eyes were bright and red, and there was nothing in the field of vision.

The emperor finally had a fragment in his mind.

It was the memory fragments of him and Su Yi in Jiujiang Pavilion.

However, in his mind, he finally threw the iron ball filled with high explosives.

He asked himself over and over again afterwards.

Why didn't you throw that iron ball? Why didn't you choose to die with Su Yi?

Is it because that way can't kill Su Yi, but can only frame him as a regicide?

Or is it because he is afraid of death and dare not be broken into pieces like this?
Or maybe he is unwilling to belittle himself, and the majestic king of a country actually uses such methods to deal with a minister. Will he become the laughingstock of the ages?
Or, deep in his mind, he still wants to preserve the last possibility for this world?
Even though it was a possibility that he didn't want to face at all.

do not know.

The sunlight pierced directly into his eyeballs and into his mind.

Endless light exploded in his mind.

At the same time, another possibility seemed to be playing out in his mind.

He finally detonated the iron ball.

"boom!"

The fire exploded.

The light is as bright as the sun.

The emperor's mind went blank for an instant.

He didn't know whether the explosion killed Su Yi.

However, he knew that he was shattered to pieces.

The emperor used his last strength to reach out his hand.

"Su Yi..."

"Su Yi..."

"Do your best and obey destiny..."

The emperor's skinny hand just rose three inches and then dropped directly.

Lost all breath.

The heartbeat stopped.

On the sixth day of July, Emperor Xianfeng passed away.

A few months earlier than in history.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui stepped forward, carefully felt the emperor's breath, and then felt the pulse of his neck.

Then, he glanced at the imperial envoy beside him.

The Imperial Hospital envoy stepped forward, checked his breathing, felt his neck pulse, and nodded.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui turned around, cried and shouted towards the three queens: "The Queen, the Imperial Concubine Yi, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Emperor has passed away!"

Suddenly, a wave of smoke filled the Shuang Palace, and there was a cry.

Then, there was a cry in Danbo Jingcheng Hall.

Finally, the entire Chengde Palace burst into tears! Whether it is slander or praise, an era is over.

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Meanwhile, Calcutta, the capital of British India.

The new Governor-General of India has been in office for more than two months.

After completely winning the war against China, Prince Albert and others fulfilled his promise and elected Earl Elgin as the Governor-General of India.

Therefore, Count Elgin ascended to this position one year earlier than in history.

Here, he seemed to have become an emperor.

Millions of square kilometers and hundreds of millions of people have become his subjects.

Here, he enjoys everything to the fullest.

Power, wine, women.

Especially women.

He didn't like women from the Qing Dynasty, most of them were too wizened.

Indian women, especially high-caste women, not only have the beauty of white people, but also have a sense of mystery and depth that white people don't have.

So, he switched to a different woman every night.

Available for all ages.

He even began to break through taboos to enjoy himself.

He lived in a gorgeous palace filled with antiques and treasures he had stolen from all over the world.

There are Greek ones and Chinese ones.

The largest number at this time is from China.

In the capital, although Su Yi saved the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace, some royal gardens were still looted.

When I left, I didn’t know how many boats of treasures were transported away.

Some of them are placed in his official residence.

Tonight, he was going to be blessed with triplets.

Really excited.

A priceless ancient Chinese painting was placed on the bed, with various dirty marks and blood stains on it.

Yes, he often visited different women in these ancient paintings.

He even likes to use a Chinese dragon robe to wipe his aftermath.

Looking at these treasures, many pictures finally appeared in his mind.

Scenes of burning, killing and looting.

Pictures of countless people dying.

If he hadn't seen these treasures snatched from the Qing Dynasty, he wouldn't even be able to remember these scenes. The burning, killing and looting of the Qing capital was as if it happened in a previous life.

His father stole the city of Athens, and he stole the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

There were so many exciting things in his life that he couldn't even keep them in his mind.

You need to look at these old things to revisit the past and learn about the new.

Thinking of those scenes of burning, killing and looting, he gradually became excited, otherwise he would really be unable to get up if he was so eager to attack.

After a while, three Indian women who looked exactly the same came in.

"Oh my God? You are truly a work of God."

"Did you see it? There are antiques and treasures stolen from the Qing Dynasty all around. Each one is very valuable."

"Next, I hope that your chaste blood will dye these hypocritical and exaggerated calligraphy and paintings, and these statues red, so that this country will forever be immersed in women's feces and blood, and will never be able to turn around."

Then, he and the triplets enjoyed themselves among the piles of calligraphy, paintings, and statues.

Simply to the extreme.

then……

He covered his mouth and nose with a kerchief, and when he smelled a strange smell, he fainted completely.

When he woke up, he was tied up and his whole mouth was gagged.

The three women pulled the wire out of their mouths.

It's not an ordinary wire, it's more like a sharp wire saw polished by hand.

Then, Count Elgin watched helplessly as his vitals were severed alive, and the pain was so painful that his whole soul was twisted.

Then, his limbs were severed.

The triplets were neatly placed in front of him.

Finally, when he will bleed to death.

Cut off his head.

Historically, this criminal robber was struck to death by lightning, as if he was punished by God.

But the trajectory of this world has changed, so he may not be struck to death by lightning.

Then let's die in a different way, a real corpse broken into pieces.

At this time, bursts of cheers came from outside the governor's residence.

Someone even set off fireworks.

The three twin sisters were stunned, and then they remembered that today is Navratri.

Memories appeared in the eyes of the three girls.

The previous Navratri festival was their happy time. At that time, my parents, grandparents, and brothers and sisters were all there.

They can have as much fun as they want.

But now, everyone in the family is gone and killed.

The family manor was also burned and robbed.

They have nothing.

Revenge and anger sustained them through three years of painful training.

After all, my sister couldn't hold back. She came to the window with bare feet, opened the window, and looked at the lively street scene outside.

Looking at the brightly lit night.

Watch the fireworks blooming in the night sky.

She couldn't help but applaud happily, and the people outside on the street waved and cheered when they saw her stunning beauty.

The girl also stretched out her hand to cheer, her hands covered with blood.

The two sisters complained helplessly: "You are too playful. You leave all such heavy work to us, but you go and play by yourself."

Then, they continued to use the wire saw to cut Count Elgin's body into sections after sections.

At first there was still blood splattering, but in the end the blood simply drained away.

When the fireworks outside ended, the girl came back, picked up a vital object, and said disgustedly: "Where do you put this dirty thing?"

My sister thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, just stuff it into his own mouth."

"Okay, okay!" said my sister.

Then, he directly stuffed Count Elgin's thing into his own mouth.

Feeling that it was not straightened, he stuffed it again. Elgin's dead mouth still made strange sounds.

Three days later!

Count Elgin's body was discovered.

It is inserted directly on the road in front of the city gate of Kolkata and is divided into more than a dozen blocks.

Moreover, it was rotten and covered with maggots!
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News of the emperor's death spread southward very quickly.

Down the sea, down the canals, down the roads.

Ten days later!
Finally arrived in Jiujiang.

Princess Shou'an, Princess Shouxi, changed her clothes.

Put on white clothes.

Shen Baozhen came to Su Yi and said, "Master, do we want to change clothes?"

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "All serving officials wear white cloth on their official hats."

Shen Baozhen said: "Yes!"

Then, Shen Baozhen asked: "Then, do you want to lower the flag?" Su Yi said: "On the flagpole on the top of Jiujiang Tower, the dragon flag is lowered halfway."

"Yes!"

Then, Su Yi gradually climbed up the Jiujiang Tower.

This was the last time he and the emperor talked. Of course, coming here is not about remembering.

Through the window, looking outside.

The rolling Yangtze River continues to flow eastward.

Heaven is constant, it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie.

The reason why the country is so dilapidated today is certainly the responsibility of Emperor Xianfeng, but... it is also the responsibility of many people.

But for Su Yi, the most important page has been turned!

The righteousness that weighed the most on his head was overturned.

Then, he saw a fleet of ships on the Yangtze River pier.

The top of the ship was also covered with white cloth. Princess Shou'an turned and looked at Su Yi on the Jiujiang Tower for a long time, and then boarded the ship.

Su Yi will not attend the emperor's funeral, not even Princess Shouxi.

Princess Shou'an led the team northward.

In Su Yi's field of vision, the fleet gradually moved eastward and became very small.

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Chengde palace, the second day after the emperor's death.

In the Danbo Jingcheng Hall, the crown prince Aixinjueluo Zaichun ascended the throne as emperor, with the reign name Qixiang. (Decided to change it back anyway)
Emperor Daxing was enthroned, and Emperor Qixiang named Niu Hulu as the Mother Queen Mother and Yehenala as the Mother Queen Mother.

At this time, the emperor was six years old.

Empress Dowager Ci'an of Niu Hulu clan, twenty-four years old.

Yehenala, Empress Dowager Cixi, twenty-six years old.

Everyone shouted long live the Queen!
Several ministers took turns to keep vigil for Emperor Daxing.

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In a certain palace.

Sushun, Yi, Duanhua and Zaiyuan secretly met with Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu.

Sushun glanced at Yi.

Yidao: "Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, does the emperor have any plans for eradicating Su Yi?"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Back to the prince, I don't know much about it."

Ronglu also bowed and said: "Go back to the prince, I really don't know."

The emperor's will, the more important and secret it is, the less people want to know about it.

The more people know, the more risk there will be leaks.

Next, no matter how many people made insinuations, Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu just said they didn't know.

Sushun said angrily: "Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, what time is it now? A major event like eradicating Su Yi requires us to unite as one. Do you still want to hide something from me? If you miss the important event, you They are the eternal sinners of the Qing Dynasty."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Su Zhong Tang, if you know, of course I won't hide it, but I just don't know the key."

Ronglu smiled bitterly and said: "In Suzhong Hall, when it comes to the emperor's most trust, no one can be more trustworthy than you. If the emperor really has any plans, how could he tell us instead of you?"

Duan Hua next to him said: "Don't give us a bad look. Just one thing. At that time, everyone thought that Imperial Concubine Yi would die, but instead of dying, she actually got the imperial seal of Tongdaotang. Everyone was shocked, except for you two. As usual, what’s going on?”

Duanhua is direct.

Seng Gelinqin said: "We are also very surprised in our hearts, but this matter has nothing to do with us."

Ronglu said: "Yes, it has nothing to do with me at this time."

This is heartbreaking. We don't expect Concubine Yi to be executed, so we should look normal, isn't it?

Duanhua instinctively asked, why is Yi so surprised?
However, not only was Duanhua unable to ask this question, Yi was also unable to answer it.

When several people were about to continue arguing, Sushun suddenly said: "Since Emperor Daxing has no secret decree, then we have to leave this matter to ourselves."

"Before Emperor Daxing died, he kept saying to eradicate Su Yi, so this is not only his legacy, but also a top priority for us."

"So, let's take the first step now and order Su Yi to return to Beijing to attend the funeral of Emperor Daxing."

Ronglu didn't say anything, but Seng Gelinqin said directly: "Su Yi won't come. Kuang Yuan had this idea at the time."

Sushun said: "This is the new emperor's order. If he doesn't come, then there will be no chance of receiving the new emperor's order again, and no chance of entering the center again."

When everyone thought about it, this was really the case.

Emperor Daxing is dead, and you, Su Yi, have truly severed all ties with him, so it can barely be excused not to attend the funeral.

However, if you don’t accept the first imperial edict given to you by the new emperor, are you going to resist it?

So if the new emperor calls you to the capital in the future and enters the center's will, will you accept it?

If you accept it, it's not shameless.

If the new emperor's decree is not beneficial, you will resist it.

If there is a beneficial will, you accept it.

who are you?
Therefore, this move is not fatal, but it is quite sharp.

"Master Liu, what do you think?" Sushun said.

Yi was still hesitating. Of course, he was instinctively unwilling to follow Sushun's path.

Duan Hua said: "Sixth Master, before Emperor Daxing died, he wanted to eradicate Su Yi, and he also said that he wanted us to unite. Isn't this the first thing that you are of the same mind as everyone else?"

Prince Gong said: "Okay, I agree."

Duanhua said: "Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, do you agree?"

Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu were immediately in trouble.

If you agree, it will violate the emperor's secret decree.

If you don't agree, just let a few people see that the emperor has a secret decree for you two.

Ronglu bowed and said, "I will follow you."

Seng Gelinqin said: "I agree!"

This is a typical case of moving the problem up.

As a result, the nine ministers who took care of life unified their opinions and directly drafted an imperial edict ordering Su Yi to attend the funeral of Emperor Daxing.

Originally, they were talking about whether Shen Baozhen should be added, but later Du Han said no, saying that if Shen Baozhen was added, then if Su Yi didn't come, and Shen Baozhen came, it would be half of the rebellion.

Everyone admired Du Han's delicate thoughts even more.

After writing the imperial edict, two royal seals are needed to make it effective.

So, nine ministers who cared about their lives came to see the two queen mothers.

"The Queen Mother, the servants and others have drafted a decree and asked the two Queen Mothers to seal it." Sushun cupped his hands and handed the imperial decree to the two Queen Mothers.

This can be regarded as the first imperial edict from the new emperor.

The current power structure is very clear.

The nine ministers who take care of orders have the power to formulate imperial edicts, and the two queen mothers have the power to use seals.

Both are indispensable, but they cannot override each other.

Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but look at Yehenala next to her.

Empress Dowager Cixi asked: "What kind of imperial edict is this?"

After saying that, she took it over and looked at it, frowning instinctively.

He actually summoned Su Yi to attend the funeral of Emperor Daxing?

So, she wanted to push this matter to the Queen Mother Ci'an next to her.

Sushun said: "The Queen Mother, time is pressing, we must catch Su Yi off guard."

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Mr. Su, this matter is of great importance. Can we, sisters, please let us think about it?"

Sushun said: "To the Queen Mother, this matter is different from others. It is extremely urgent and cannot be delayed."

Duan Hua next to him said: "Empress Dowager, before the emperor died, what he was thinking about was to eradicate Su Yi. This is the first imperial edict of the new emperor. If Su Yi fails to resist the edict, he will lose his reputation for a while, and secondly, he will lose his reputation in the future. It’s impossible to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the center.”

Zaiyuan said: "Our nine auxiliary ministers have unanimously agreed. Let's ask the Queen Mother to use her seal."

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "The Ai family has said, let us sisters think about it, so let's do it."

Then, she pulled Empress Dowager Ci'an to leave.

Sushun said angrily: "Empress Dowager, please use the seal before leaving."

Then, Duan Hua, Zai Yuan and others also took a step forward and said: "The Queen Mother, please finish your seal before leaving."

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the few people in disbelief. The Daxing Emperor had just passed away, and these ministers who cared about their lives were so rude?

Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, what do you two eat?
Others don’t know what’s going on, don’t you know?

Why don't you stop it?
Sushun said in a cold voice: "Mother Queen Mother, eradicating Su Yi is the top priority today. Why are you procrastinating? Do you have other intentions?"

Several people present were also shocked.

The little emperor was so frightened that he huddled in the arms of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Unexpectedly, Sushun would be so domineering. As soon as the emperor passed away, he started roaring at the court.

No wonder Su Yi told Emperor Xianfeng that Sushun wanted to become Obai.

The same was true for Sushun in history. After Emperor Xianfeng died, he regarded the little emperor as a child and did not pay much attention to the two queen mothers.

Once the seal is used, basically, the Queen Mother of the two palaces only needs to use the seal, and the external political affairs are left to us. Why do you ask so many questions?
Once the queen mothers of the two palaces delayed using the seal, Sushun and others would directly yell at the palace and directly threaten them.

Originally, in history, the two empress dowagers introduced Prince Gong Yi and Shengbao as foreign aid and launched the Xinyou Coup.

Why did Yi join forces with the empress dowagers of the two palaces? Is it because of friendship?

Of course not, but because Yi felt that he was losing power and was unwilling to do so, so he wanted to take the opportunity to seize power.

But now, he doesn't have the power to step aside.

Although there is no clear ranking, he is not first, but also second.

Of course, he definitely wants to compete with Sushun for power.

However, we must first determine the power of the nine ministers who take care of life.

If the empress dowagers of the two palaces do not need to seal the first imperial edict, what authority will the nine ministers who take care of life have in the future?
Moreover, Yi felt that it would be more beneficial to him to let Sushun oppress the two empresses more harshly. Then the empresses of the two empresses would naturally come to him and reap the benefits first.

Sushun said: "Empress Dowager, please use the seal!"

Immediately, several ministers who cared about life said at the same time: "Queen Mother, please use the seal."

At this time, Concubine Lian suddenly rushed out and angrily shouted: "What to do? What to do?"

"The bones of Emperor Daxing are still cold, and you guys are going to bully us orphans and widows?"

"The two Queen Mothers said, you have to think about it, you have to think about it."

She rushed out, firstly to save the two queen mothers, and secondly, for the sake of the child's father.

She didn't know anything, except that Su Yi must not come at this time.

Sushun said coldly: "My dearest concubine, the harem cannot interfere with politics. Please pay attention to your manners."

"Okay, okay, okay." Concubine Lian sneered: "We women are worthless, so the second elder brother should be your master."

"Second brother, these bad guys are going to bully you, Eni, and your emperor brother. Go and beat them away."

Having said that, Concubine Lian really put the two-year-old second prince on the ground.

The second prince also obeyed. His chubby little body immediately rushed over with teeth and claws, and beat Sushun on the leg. While beating him, he yelled: "I'll beat you up, I'll beat you up."

The scene suddenly fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.

Sushun can't hide, nor can he block.

"Nonsense, nonsense..."

"Concubine Lian, do you still have any dignity at all?"

When the six-year-old Emperor Tongzhi saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing, but immediately felt something was wrong and stopped it quickly.

Cixi looked at Concubine Lian gratefully. It was really useful to have a shrewd and unreasonable concubine at this time.

Then, she waved to the second prince and said, "Second brother, come!"

The second prince raised his little foot and kicked Sushun, and then he rushed toward Cixi like a little duck.

"Eni!"

"Eni!"

Cixi held the second prince in her arms, loving him for a while.

Then, the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Okay, gentlemen, please take your leave first. This imperial edict will be left with us. We will discuss it for a while and then make a decision."

After saying that, she held the imperial edict in one hand and hugged the second prince in the other, and walked towards the back, no longer entangled with Sushun and others.

This controversy is put on hold for now.

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In a secret room.

Seng Gelinqin whispered: "We know clearly that the emperor has a secret decree, and we know that we cannot summon Su Yi to the capital at this time to attend the funeral of Emperor Daxing. Why do we follow Sushun to force the two empress dowagers?"

Ronglu said: "For the sake of authenticity."

Seng Gelinqin asked: "What do you mean?"

Ronglu said: "Only when the conflict between Minister Gu Ming and the empress dowagers of the two palaces becomes more and more intense, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces become more and more helpless, can there be a reason to introduce foreign aid. At that time, the empress dowager will have enough reasons to issue an order to summon the emperor." Su Yi came to the capital to help, otherwise the palace would be harmonious. What reason would the queen mothers of the two palaces have to lure Su Yi as a foreign aid? How could Su Yi believe it? "

Seng Gelinqin said: "Zhonghua is indeed a wise general. No wonder the emperor overcame all opinions and made you one of the ministers who care about life."

Ronglu said: "Your Majesty has been extremely kind to me, and I will repay him with my body and bones."

Seng Gelinqin said: "It's just that the Queen Mother will blame us."

Ronglu said: "I will ask to see the Queen Mother in private and make it clear to her."

Seng Gelinqin said: "This is the best."

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A few hours later!
Ronglu did not ask for an audience, but Cixi had secretly summoned him.

"Rong Lu, others don't know about the emperor's secret plan to eradicate Su Yi, don't you know?" Cixi said angrily: "You clearly know that you can't summon Su Yi into the palace to attend the large emperor's funeral at this time, why do you still follow them to make noise? "

Ronglu said: "To report to the Queen Mother, Emperor Daxing's plan is certainly excellent. However, it requires heat."

"Who is Su Yi? He is the smartest person. How could he be fooled if he didn't act it out realistically?"

"If the imperial court is in harmony, what reason does the Queen Mother have to bring him to Beijing as a foreign aid? So she wants to create a conflict between Minister Gu Ming and the Queen Mother, so that the Queen Mother becomes increasingly weak and even feels a crisis, and then lures Su Yi into the capital. Jing makes it look realistic."

Cixi fell into deep thought and said, "That makes sense."

Ronglu said: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother. No matter when, my slaves will be loyal to the Queen Mother without any second thoughts."

Cixi said softly: "Our two families are neighbors and we have a small friendship. I will rely on you for many things in the future."

Ronglu kowtowed and said, "I can't repay the Queen Mother's kindness even if my servant is shattered into pieces."

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Another secret room.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Duhan, Kuangyuan and others met secretly.

Du Han said: "My guess is correct. Why doesn't the Queen Mother use the seal? Is it because he has no lingering feelings for Su Yi? Of course not, it's just that Emperor Daxing has other plans to eradicate Su Yi."

"And the person who executes the plan may be Ronglu, and the key person is Yehenala."

Sushun said: "Then what should we do next?"

Du Han said: "Continue, our Minister Gu Ming will continue to persecute the Queen Mother of the two palaces."

"The most important thing is to make it real."

Su Shun said in a cold voice: "While getting rid of Su Yi, get rid of her at the same time."

"A fake show can be done for real, killing two birds with one stone!"

Several people present could not help but tremble.

Duan Hua said: "In this case, we will need Ronglu or Seng Gelinqin to help."

Du Han said: "Ronglu and the Queen Mother are neighbors."

Sushun said: "She is not just a neighbor. Yehenara is young and beautiful. Su Yi and Ronglu both liked her at that time. Ronglu lost in the competition."

Several people present were shocked: "Is there such a thing?"

Su Shun said: "Of course, that's why Ronglu followed Su Yi in everything from the beginning."

Du Han said: "In this way, even if Su Yi is eliminated, once Ronglu joins forces with the Queen Mother, we will be in danger. Don't forget, Ronglu has the new Tianjin army in his hands. Although he can't defeat the British and French coalition forces, he is still a member of the imperial court. The most capable army in the world."

Sushun said: "So, the key to this matter is Seng Gelinqin, who also has military power. If, as Du Han guessed, the task of eliminating Su Yi is handed over to Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu, then it can be used With the hands of Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, Yehenala, and Su Yi were all eradicated."

"If the banner of eradicating Su Yi is used properly, it will not only eradicate Su Yi."

Duan Hua said: "How can we convince Seng Gelinqin? He is close to Gong Laoliu."

Du Han said: "The relationship between the two of them is like that. Seng Gelinqin is also a very popular minister. Gong Laoliu can't give him anything. But, we can give him."

Sushun said: "Give me what?"

Du Han said: "Boyan, Mohu and Ronglu are consistent on the surface, but in fact? The Tianjin New Army can only have one coach. Because Boyan made mistakes, he was always suppressed by Ronglu and could not take charge of the new army. .So, there is an essential contradiction between the two."

"Secondly, the Empress Dowager is the one with the highest position. She is the niece of Su Zhongtang and Prince Zheng."

"We promise to give the Senggelingqin family two princely titles after the project is completed."

Is everyone surprised?
What? Two princes?

This...this is a great reward.

Du Han said: "Now, nothing can impress Seng Gelinqin, but two princes are enough."

Sushun said tremblingly: "Don't say he will be moved, I can't help but feel moved."

Sushun is Duanhua's brother, and Prince Zheng is the iron hat king.

The so-called iron hat king is hereditary and will not be demoted.

The prince's title was taken away by Duan Hua. Although Sushun was in power, he did not have the title of prince and was only a third-class auxiliary general. Of course, he felt regretful.

Duan Hua said: "This, this is against the rules."

Du Han said: "If we follow the rules, we won't be able to bribe Seng Gelinqin."

Sushun said: "What if Seng Gelinqin sells us?"

Du Han said: "Yes, we can bribe Seng Gelinqin, and she can of course bribe him. In this case, let her not be bribed."

Su Shun said: "Destroy her reputation? Ruin the possibility of the two of them joining forces."

Du Han was trembling all over and didn't dare to answer.

Zaiyuan next to him said: "Then let the outside world spread rumors that there is an affair between Yehenala and Ronglu? This will destroy her name and Ronglu's name. Kill two birds with one stone."

Sushun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, it can't be done."

"When we handle this matter, we must have one premise, that is, we must not violate the emperor's decree or affect the plan to eradicate Su Yi." Sushun said: "If we attack Ronglu first, I'm afraid it will spoil the big thing."

Du Han said: "Then there is no specific candidate. It is just spread that the reason why Yehenala was placed under house arrest for a month was because the emperor found out that she had an affair with another man before, and this matter was never known from Seng Gelinqin. The explosion over there will eliminate any possibility of collusion between the two, and they will directly turn against each other."

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded to each other.

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A few days later!
A shocking rumor broke out.

The Queen Mother was put under house arrest for a month because she had an affair with another man, so the emperor was furious and planned to execute her.

However, for the sake of the prince and his previous friendship, Emperor Daxing was still soft-hearted and could not take action.

Therefore, the Holy Mother Queen Mother could survive.

After the scandal came out, it instantly caused an uproar.

Cixi was completely stunned.

"Who is it? Who wants to harm me?"

"Another Queen Mother? Sushun? Or who?"

Cixi was furious and went directly to the Empress Dowager Ci'an to ask what to do about the matter.

Empress Dowager Ci'an ordered people to investigate the matter secretly to see where the rumors originated.

After a series of retrospective investigations, all the clues ended with Seng Gelinqin.

The final source of this rumor was Princess Senggelinqin's maid, and when she was found, she had already committed suicide.

Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked and angry.

Senggelinqin? I have no enmity with him, why would he harm me like this?

Did he join forces with Sushun and others?
Or maybe this is Sushun and others' plan to alienate each other?

But no matter what, this matter has no solution.

After Seng Gelinqin learned about this, his whole body was terrified. His instinctive reaction was, someone wants to harm me?
Who wants to harm me?
Why do you want to harm me?
He immediately ran to see Cixi. After much hesitation, the Queen Mother summoned him.

Seng Gelinqin swore by the Immortal Heaven and his ancestors that this rumor had absolutely nothing to do with his family. It must have been framed or alienated by someone.

Yehenala smiled and said: "Don't worry, King Monk, the Ai family can still see this little alienation plot, so how can they fall for it?"

Seng Gelinqin kowtowed and said, "The Queen Mother is sage, the Queen Mother is sage."

Yehenala said: "The emperor's secret decree is to eradicate Su Yi. The key is to rely on the monk king. We must not mess up our position."

Seng Gelinqin continued to kowtow and said: "There is no wiser person than the Queen Mother."

After Seng Gelinqin left, Empress Dowager Ci'an came out, and Yehenala asked: "Sister, do you think it came from his family?"

Although Empress Dowager Ci'an is younger, she is the empress of the palace and has a higher position.

Ci'an originally wanted to say no, but hesitated for a moment and said, "His Fujin really likes to talk nonsense. At that time, the fourth sister helped Su Yi many times and blocked Boyannamohu's way for Princess Shouxi's marriage. Seng Gelinqin's Fujin has been telling the outside world that Su Yi and Princess Shou'an are having an affair."

Suddenly, Empress Dowager Cixi's face became uncertain.

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After returning to your residence.

Seng Gelinqin's Fujin said in a cold voice: "Why are you showing off your prestige? She is the one who wants us now, not us who want her."

"As for her affair with Su Yi, it's no secret now."

Hearing what Fujin said, Seng Gelinqin's face changed drastically and said, "You, you didn't say anything random at home, did you?"

Prince Horqin Fujin said: "It must not have been spread by me."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Have you ever said anything similar? Have you ever said that?"

His Fujin said: "This...there are so many words, who remembers whether she has said it before? When she was under house arrest, everyone was talking about it. Our family was not the only one to arrange it like this."

Seng Gelinqin suddenly felt cold all over his body.

This...this...could it mean that this rumor really spread from his own family?
I, Fujin, have never spoken about it.

This, what should we do? What to do?
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In fact, Su Yi was facing a huge problem now.

Entering Beijing may face traps.

If you don't enter the capital, you will never enter the center.

And if you enter the center, will you always have troops by your side?
How is this possible?
Once you enter the center, you always have to do things in the palace. How do you lead troops in the palace?
If you can only commit a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?

Therefore, it is necessary to solve the problem at its root before it can be solved once and for all.

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A few days later!

Princess Shou'an led the team to the Chengde Palace. As the emperor's only living relative with the same father and mother, she had the obligation to keep vigil.

After a night of vigil.

She came to the palace of Empress Dowager Ci'an, grabbed her hand and said: "Xiao Fen, tell me honestly, does the late emperor have any plan to secretly eliminate Su Yi? You say... you say!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an was grabbed by the hand and could not break away. She shook her head and said, "Fourth sister, no, the emperor has really never told me about this."

And at the same time!
In front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, kneeling was an old friend, the young eunuch Gui'er.

Su Yi's confidant.

"Slave Gui'er, please see the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Cixi's expression changed, and she waved her hand: "Andhai, clear everyone out."

Immediately, Andehai retreated immediately, driving everyone away.

Gui'er straightened up and said: "Empress Dowager, Master Su Yi asked me to ask the Queen Mother, do you want to kill him? Do you want to kill him on behalf of the late emperor?"

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