Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 3 The Son of Heaven
Cixi was playing chess with an old eunuch at the red sandalwood inlaid with precious white jade carving Fushou table in the bedroom. He seemed a little absent-minded, looking out of the dimly lit window anxiously.

"Empress Dowager, it's your turn to go." The old eunuch reminded carefully, Cixi picked up a cannon casually, and beat the other party.

"Queen Mother, you only care about eating the slave's pawns, and you didn't pay attention to the cart handle of the slave, who killed one of the Queen Mother's horses!" The old eunuch stared at the chessboard, pressed the chess down hard, picked up the opponent's horse, and proudly Crackling in the hands.

Cixi was in a bad mood at first, but when she heard that the old eunuch wanted to kill or chop, her face changed immediately.She slapped the chessboard with a slap, and scolded: "You want to kill my horse? What a big tone! If you kill my horse, I will kill your whole family! Come on!"

Only then did the old eunuch realize that he had caused trouble, he trembled all over, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "Queen Dowager, the servant said the wrong thing to the Queen Mother, please spare the servant."

Several eunuchs came to listen to the order.

"Pull him down and beat him to death!" Cixi said angrily.

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After a while, the old eunuch was dragged outside, and several wooden sticks kept falling down. The old eunuch was covered in blood and flesh, and the surrounding snow turned red.It will not move for a while.Several eunuchs dragged him outside the palace.

At this time, Li Lianying ran over from a distance, looked at the Queen Mother hurriedly and said, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother!"

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty!" Li Lianying ran into the palace and knelt on the ground.

"What? What's wrong with the emperor? Cixi is staring at him." The emperor died. "

"Emperor" Cixi's eyes immediately shed tears.

Although Cixi was very strict with Tongzhi when he was alive, but after all, it was a piece of flesh that fell from her own body, and she suddenly became sad.

Queen Mother, you, you must mourn, don't be too sad!You have to think about the country, the country, and the Qing Dynasty cannot do without you. "Li Lianying handed over the silk handkerchief very pretentiously!

"Xiao Lizi, I'm so sad. The emperor is my son after all. Can I not feel sorry for him? Back then, I was just a concubine. If I hadn't given birth to him, how could I have become the queen mother! How could I have been able to hold the harem with Donggong?" Da Yin? But he was too disappointing. He ran outside the palace to make a fool of himself, and partnered with this outsider to plot against me. He wanted to put me in the cold palace," Cixi choked up.

In the evening, many people gathered in the Xinuang Pavilion. The ministers of military affairs and the relatives of the nearby royal families rushed into the palace. Chonglun et al.They were all waiting anxiously outside the hall.Prince Gong and Minister of Military Aircraft Li Hongzao waited silently.

"The Empress Dowager Huang of the Two Palaces Arrives"

The ministers were immediately divided into two rows, one row was the royal clan and the other row was the court ministers.They bowed their heads respectfully and listened to the order.

"Respectfully invite the empress dowagers of the two palaces to be safe," everyone shouted in unison.

"Get up," Ci'an said.

"Thanks to the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces"

The ministers stood up one after another and stood in order. Ci'an lightly straightened her bun and nodded at Cixi.

Cixi didn't wear a dress, she didn't sit on the throne, she just stood by the side, she shed tears full of grief and said: "Tonight, I invite everyone here in the middle of the night, and I have something to ask all the princes and ministers to decide. The emperor has been ill for a long time. It is at stake. This is the succession of the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years, and we two sisters would like to ask everyone to give their opinions."

Ci'an was silent for a while, wiped away tears and said: "Everyone think carefully before making a decision. This matter is related to the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, so we must be cautious."

At this time, in Prince Jin's mansion, Xiao Zaitian, that is, Guan Xuqing was sleeping in the arms of his nurse, when he suddenly woke up covered in cold sweat.Vaguely feel the tense atmosphere in the air!Yelled at the wet nurse, "Quick, change my clothes! I want to see Ama!"

Cuixi was also taken aback by him, "Little prince, what's the matter? The prince has already been called into the palace. What's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow. Didn't the prince promise you to let Master Luo teach you how to ride a horse tomorrow?"

"Oh" Zai Tian breathed out, thinking in his heart, being called into the palace at this time, could it be that the emperor has already died? ?It seems that someone from the palace will come to pick me up tonight to become the most useless emperor in history.In the past few years, he has been thinking about how to get rid of Cixi, and then Qiankun is arbitrary and implements reforms and new policies.Rewrite the modern history of China's humiliation.He is about to enter the palace now, how could he not be excited! "I'm thirsty, go get me a cup of tea," Zai Tian said to Cui Xi.

The Forbidden City was extraordinarily quiet, as if nothing had happened, and it seemed like the temporary silence before the storm! !Cixi's shrill voice came from the Xinuang Pavilion, "My lords, have you considered it?"

There was silence all around, and after a while, the King of Fu County spoke up and said: "The emperor has no children. You can choose one year older person from among the emperor's nephews as the heir to succeed the throne. From this point of view, the eldest son of Emperor Daoguang, Pu Lun, the son of Yiluan, the king of Fu County, He is the best candidate. His appearance is dignified, he is at the peak of his age, and his character and knowledge are quite outstanding. The important thing is that he is the eldest son and grandson of Emperor Daoguang! He meets the conditions for succession."

Cixi stared at him and reprimanded him: Emperor Daoguang's eldest son Fujun Wang Yilu had no children. The late emperor couldn't bear the depression of the eldest son, so he made this elder brother whom he had never met the prince of the county, and adopted the heir of Emperor Qianlong's eleventh son Yongxuan. man as his offspring.Although he is the eldest son and grandson of the Changfang, he is not of the blood of Emperor Daoguang at all, and is already a distant branch of the royal family.How to inherit the Datong? "

Cixi turned her eyes to Prince Gong again, and asked directly: "Prince Gong is a prince of the royal family and a minister of state, why doesn't he speak?"

Prince Gong was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is at the peak of spring and autumn, and he will recover from occasional illnesses. The matter of raising an heir can be postponed. Besides, the queen Alut already has a dragon seed, and I can wait until the queen gives birth. conclusion."

Cixi's face was full of grief, she paused for a while and said: "Prince Gong is absolutely right, it's just that the emperor has passed away."

As soon as the words fell, the people in the middle suddenly became a mess, kneeling on the ground and crying loudly.

"My lords, now is not the time to cry. The matter of establishing an heir needs to be concluded quickly!" Cixi said.

"The queen is not far away from the day of giving birth. It is better not to mourn. After the queen gives birth, if she gives birth to a prince, she will be the heir. If she gives birth to a princess, it will not be too late to establish a new king." Prince Gong said.

Cixi paused, endured her grief, and after looking around at the crowd, said: "The Qing Dynasty cannot be like having no monarch. Besides, the queen does not know whether it is a man or a woman. How can the throne remain empty? There is no one in Pu's generation. The king of Li, the elder is mediocre and incompetent, and the young is too young. I think Prince Jin's son Zai Tian is a suitable candidate. Although he is only four years old, he is smart, handsome, and has the appearance of an emperor. .”

Prince Chun was startled and broke into a cold sweat.All the princes and ministers were also shocked for a moment, they did not expect that Cixi would make such an unexpected decision.Everyone was silent in surprise.No one dared to speak out against it, unless he wanted to court death.

"The country is experiencing troubled times, and the establishment of a young master may be detrimental to the country and the country." Prince Gong boldly said.

"It's better to choose a young prince than an old and incompetent one. With two palaces to support him, Zai Tian will definitely become a bright master... Sister, what do you think?" Cixi turned her head to Ci'an.

"Well, Zai Tian, ​​the son of Prince Chun, is suitable to inherit the throne." Ci'an nodded.

"My lords, this matter is settled. Let Li Hongzao draw up the decree now." A gleam of relief flashed across the stern face of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

At this time, Prince Chun knelt down on the ground and collapsed into a ball.His heart was suddenly surrounded by sudden happiness and nameless panic.

"Qi Ye, what's wrong with you?" Cixi asked suspiciously.

"Back to the queen mother, Chen Chen is a little uncomfortable." Prince Jin quickly covered up.

"Little Lizi, help Prince Chun get up."

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All the ministers stood with their hands down.

It was gradually getting brighter, and after a while, the imperial court's court mail was sent to all provinces.

The imperial edict: I have been honored by Emperor Wen Zongxian, Emperor Longen, who entered the throne at a young age, and was honored by the empress dowagers of the two palaces to listen to the government behind the curtain. They have made great achievements in hard work, and the peace of the country has increased. Prince Yixuan's eldest son, Zaiyun, succeeded Emperor Wenzongxian as his son and Datong as his successor emperor.

(End of this chapter)