Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

Let's go. ”

Xiao Ran knew that she had something to discuss with him, so he hurriedly followed back to Dongnuan Pavilion.After the queen screened off the eunuchs and maids, she hurriedly asked, "Did you go to court today? How are things going?"

The queen spoke roughly.Concubine Yi was not very satisfied with the reign title of "Xiang", but the queen made the decision and Sushun and others were very happy.Prince Gong's paperwork has been approved.In the afternoon, it will be sent to the capital four hundred li in an expedited manner.After saying this, the queen said very worriedly: "Concubine Cai Yi told me in private that looking at Sushun's posture, she seems to be confident. The sixth son is about to come, what should we do?"

"What else do you need to do? Listen to the government behind the curtain!" Xiao Ran replied without thinking.

"Ah! You, what are you talking about?"

The words "listen to the government behind the curtain" are nothing to Xiao Ran, but to the queen, it is no less than thunder on the ground.In the family law of the Qing Dynasty, only Gu Ming assisted the government.There is no heroine hanging down the curtain.This is an outrageous proposition. It is fundamentally to overthrow the ancestral system. It is undoubtedly giving others a handle. Who dares to raise it rashly?On the other hand, everything the queen did before was only for the smooth return to Luan.As for how to arrange it in the future, I have never been able to think of a clue.But one thing is certain, she never thought that one day she would be in charge of the dynasty.

Xiao Ran observed his words and expressions, and immediately understood that what he said was too abrupt.Just like a person who has never eaten crabs, looking at the rampaging young man with his teeth and claws, how many dare to taste it?Now I had to explain it to her in detail.

Sushun's domineering behavior is obvious to everyone, if it's just a conflict between the empress dowagers of the two palaces and Sushun, there is still a way to mediate and resolve it.It is also possible to depose Sushun, but if the ancestral system is emphasized, the power will still fall in the hands of Minister Gu Ming, who will expel Sushun.It is nothing more than an opportunity to expand their power for Zaiyuan and Duhan.Therefore, in order to defeat Sushun, Gu Ming must be abolished first, and if Gu Ming is abolished, he must be replaced by a curtain.The only way is to overthrow the court and completely overthrow the system of Minister Gu Ming!If the young master is in power, if he does not take care of his life to assist the government, the queen mother must hang the curtain. That is not Yang Jimo, it is inevitable.

"However, the system of ordering ministers is, after all, our court's family law! Isn't it fundamental if we do this?" After going through this political situation, the queen is no longer the same as before. But when it comes to the family law of the ancestors, his face is still pale and uneasy.

Xiao Ran pondered for a while, and said slowly: "This court attaches great importance to the fate system. Originally, from the beginning of the founding of the country, the imperial foundation was not solid, and it was simple to use relatives and nobles to assist the young master. , Yong and Dingding Central Plains, princes and ministers with great merit, ruled the world together. But this period of history is inherently entangled. The so-called family law is bound to be restrained."

The queen was horrified.If these few words were heard by a third person, his head would have moved a long time ago, but to the queen, it was like enlightenment.This period of history tells that 200 years ago, all the kings stood side by side, and the four great Baylors governed the great government together.Because of Dorgon's friendship with the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in the deep palace since childhood, he was able to take the throne but not take it, and supported Xiaozhuang's own young master, and since then determined the imperial line.This period of historical facts of the founding of the Qing Dynasty contains countless grievances, blood and tears, treacherous and mysterious, and even the legend of "the empress dowager marrying".

Seeing the Queen's face, Xiao Ran knew that his words had worked, so he went further: "In the early Han Dynasty, when Empress Lu came to court, although all the Lius were massacred, the old and old ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, successively served as prime ministers, the state government has not been corrupted, and it has arrived In the end, it was still Liu's children who got the help of the elders and important ministers to regain the Han family. With Empress Lu's cruelty and cruelty, even so, her sister is loyal and benevolent. , the first name was Xuanren, and when Xuanren died, the gentleman Yuanyou had to be reused, which cannot but be said to be the heroine of the heroine." At this point, Xiao Ran paused, and said: "Sister, did you hear the truth? ?”

"Yuanyou" is Song Zhezong's reign title, and Zhezong also ascended the throne at his age.The Empress Dowager Xuanren came to the imperial court to proclaim the system, appointed Sima Guang, and reused Lu Gong's works, Lu Dafang, and Fan Chunren, and the world was ruled, and it was famous in the annals of history.The empress had also seen the affairs of Yuanyou party members in Gangjian.At this time, I was listening intently, and said anxiously: "You still have the heart to think about me, so speak directly!"

"This shows that the key to governing the world is not whether to hang the curtain, but how to govern!"

These words really moved the queen.After walking back and forth several times, he suddenly stopped and said, "Even so, it is a violation of the ancestral system after all. Raising this proposition rashly may cause objections from important ministers, and Qing Yi's dissatisfaction will help Gu Wouldn't it be self-defeating to order the eight ministers to make their positions more stable?"

Regarding this point, Xiao Ran was also a little worried.Xiao Ran is not very familiar with how Cixi and Prince Gong colluded and finally completed the grand plan in history.It's a pity that I don't have a textbook or computer at hand to look it up. After pondering for a while, I said: "If my guess is right, Concubine Yi and Prince Gong are also planning on this matter now. But I am quite sure, In the end, you will definitely listen to the government behind the curtain! Sister, from now on, no matter what Concubine Yi says to Prince Gong, you just need to nod. Didn’t Concubine Yi kick the ball to you? If you kick her back again, no matter what idea you have Let her get it. Let's give him a praying mantis and a cicada, with the oriole behind!"

"Lao Liu and Concubine Yi?" The queen was silent for a moment, then hesitated and said: "You mean, Concubine Yi will lift Prince Gong up, and then the curtains will be drawn down on the two palaces, and Prince Gong will be in charge?"

"It should be like this. However," Xiao Ran smiled playfully, and said, "Prince Gong is doomed to miscalculate this time. Concubine Yi is just using him as a stepping stone, and will definitely kick him away in the end! "

"Really?..." A look of astonishment flashed across the queen's eyes, but Xiao Ran's tone was very certain, and she couldn't help but not believe it. "According to what you said, Concubine Yi is showing her ambition. Her mind and methods are much stronger than mine. If that day comes, and she really holds the power, so what?"

Xiao Ran laughed silently: "Didn't I say that? Let her do it first, then I will have my own way to deal with her!" He thought to himself: Concubine Yi, hum!As long as you have white powder in your hands, I'll see how you can escape from my grasp!

Luan's date has not yet been finalized, but Prince Gong's paperwork has already been approved, a signal.It's like a game of chess reached the middle game, and a series of robberies suddenly appeared, and everyone realized that an unprecedented storm was coming.The atmosphere in the huge Chengde City suddenly became tense, especially as soon as Shengbao left, Zeng Guofan returned to the court with great fanfare to pay homage to Zigong, which added a touch of treacherous atmosphere to this unpredictable situation.

Shengbao and Zeng Guofan went to the trip with only one fundamental purpose, which was nothing more than Chen Bing's demonstration.Not only does it act as a deterrent to the opponent, but it also warns those who are wavering in the middle not to be on the wrong team.In fact, although these centrists generally have low official ranks and little power, they are large in number, and the power of speech alone cannot be ignored.On another level, for decision makers like the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces who have been pushed to the front of the stage, it is also an absolute deterrent in their hearts.

Shengbao stayed in Chengde for three days, in addition to paying homage to Zi Palace, he also received officials.This time, he spent a lot of money, and the grandeur and ostentation really caused a lot of shock to these arrogant officials.In contrast, this time Zeng Guofan appeared to be much calmer and more sophisticated. Everything was done according to the rules of the Ministry of Rites. Supervising the real power of military affairs in the four provinces, this series of halos is much more dazzling than the mere Deputy Commander of the Eight Banners Garrisoned in Shandong.Therefore, more and more people's psychological balance is gradually tilting towards Sushun.

Mention Zeng Guofan.The queen can only speculate secretly, because he is related to foreign ministers. According to family law, except for the Minister Gu Ming who praises government affairs, concubines are not allowed to summon foreign ministers, so whether it is Shengbao or Zeng Guofan.I couldn't meet each other.The empress and concubine Yi discussed in private, and they were also quite afraid of Zeng Guofan. After all, this Zeng Shuai was now related to half of the Qing Dynasty, and the entire situation in the southeast was more than just a blow to the whole body's interests for the overall situation!

But Xiao Ran didn't need to worry about this.What Zeng Guofan wants is actually the same as him to a certain extent. They all hope to survive in this life-and-death political struggle, but the difference is.Zeng Guofan chose to be wise and protect his life, but Xiao Ran wanted to reap the benefits.So when the queen mentioned Zeng Guofan with some concern, Xiao Ran gave a two-word answer with certainty: appease!

This is what Zeng Guofan needs most now. There is absolutely no need for him to get involved in this struggle.As for Xiao Ran, I also hope that he can stay out of the matter, after all, Zeng Shuai's great value cannot be replaced by anyone in the future.From this point of view, both of them are clearly aware of the direction of history, probably because of this reason.Only then has the meaning of sympathy.The only difference is that Xiao Ran is looking back at a piece of history, while Zeng Guofan is completely exploring the future in the dark.

After asking the queen, the memorial about the establishment of the Anqing Armory Institute was submitted by the Internal Affairs Office long ago, so there are probably two reasons why it has not been issued.one.Zeng Guofan is a Han Chinese, so he is always a little bit jealous; second, Zeng Guofan was cultivated by Sushun, and entrusting him with such a major task as opening an ordnance workshop may cause other people to make wrong judgments.Xiao Ran pondered for a while, and briefly told about the meeting with Zeng Guofan on the way back to Chengde.Of course, the things about him secretly communicating with Prince Gong and Lin Qing'er have to be perfunctory.The key is to let the queen understand.Psychologically, Zeng Guofan already planned to break away from Sushun's control.

The Queen's words to Xiao Ran have always been pointing east to east, pointing west to west, obeying orders.The memorial will be approved soon.The Military Aircraft Department draws up a letter of instruction.It would be best to try to send it out before Zeng Guofan's departure, which is undoubtedly equivalent to giving him a reassurance.After finishing this important matter, all that is left is to wait for the arrival of Prince Gong.

After explaining these things, Xiao Ran took Lin Qing'er and Baolu to Yangliu Lane to have a look.I thought that after the house was searched last time, it must be a mess, full of desolation, but Sushun sent people to clean it up, and added a lot of new furniture, making everything look brand new.The previous servants all disappeared, Sushun arranged a new batch, and the two beauties also came over, looking forward to Xiao Ran as if looking forward to the stars and the moon.Xiao Ran is the kind of person who can't stand the temptation. Seeing the hot figure and pretty face, half of his soul disappeared first, and Lin Qing'er's face turned pale from fright, and he kept looking at her. Beside him, I'm afraid that if one is not careful, those two beauties will snatch it away.

Feinting in the mansion, Baolu found a chance to sneak into the theater to listen to the play.Of course, it was arranged in advance, and there was a smooth connection with Duan Xingnian.According to Xiao Ran's arrangement, Ma Chao was left to lurk in the palace for easy contact; Duan Xingnian rushed back to Daxing Mountain overnight, except for one squadron staying behind, the other two squadrons with 400 people secretly drove to Yang, preparing to ambush the returning King Gong's team.

The balanced situation is about to be completely broken!

On the other side, King Gong was approved to travel four hundred miles in an expedited flight to the capital.Three days later, the clan's mansion delivered the message from Prince He Shuogong's governor Shi to the palace, informing Prince Gong of the date of his departure from Beijing. Notify the preparatory festival.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs received the message and asked Prince Gong and his entourage to act as the commander of the Yamen on behalf of the military. After receiving the message, he informed Prince Gong of his itinerary and sent troops to guard him.

These kinds of actions are clearly intended to show off, giving people the impression that Prince Gong intends to show off his status.There are a total of ten princes in Beijing Zhonghexing, five princes Li, Rui, Yu, Zheng, and Su, five of the eight iron hat kings who founded the country, Prince Zhuang was conferred by Shunzhi, and Prince Yi was conferred by Yongzheng. These seven princes were all descended from inheritance. The fifth grandpa, Prince Hui and the fifth prince, were promoted by the county kings. Only Prince He Shuogong, Yifu, was conferred by Xuanzong's Zhubi, which is particularly dignified.

After such a commotion, a group of people in the Military Aircraft Department were dissatisfied first.Zai Yuan and Duan Hua looked sideways, feeling that this ostentation was too much.But no matter what, the momentum of the pioneers has been easily created, civil and military officials and even eunuchs in the palace.The maids were all talking about Prince Gong, and they were also looking forward to Prince Gong, wanting to have a glimpse of his majesty.

The message was issued, and he set off from the capital on the same day.Follow the station schedule without any delay, May 25th.The Yamen of Chengde Mansion, where the Summer Resort is located, received a call from the front station, saying that Prince Gong had arrived in Luanping County, sixty miles away.Whether it is Gong Dang or Su Dang, the chrysalis that have been silent for a long time are finally ready to move.

King Gong and his party set off from Luanping County in the middle of the night, and the guards rushed to the gate of the Great Palace of the Summer Resort one after another.This road starts from Pingbei and passes through Shuangta Mountain.After crossing Sanchakou and reaching Guangren Ridge, Chengde Mansion is another ten miles away, but there is still half an hour's journey from Fucheng to Xinggong.Princes, relatives, dignitaries, civil and military officials are all waiting to be greeted near the palace.According to the rank of knighthood, ranks stand.Chen was about to arrive, and I saw a pair of plain cars driving from a distance, ignoring these officials.He ran straight ahead.Fortunately, the chief of the palace, Shi, came to inform the meeting later, telling that Prince Gong was in a hurry to cry and did not dare to delay, so the ministers hurried back to the palace in a chaotic manner.

Some officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at this end were waiting to take care of Prince Gong to cry.The mourning hall is located in the main hall of Danbo Jingcheng, and it has been properly furnished at this time.There are 21 feasts, eleven wine vases, nine sheep, and [-] paper money. The inside and outside are white and plain, the fragrance is faint, and the candles are shining.The master of ceremonies "Zan Li Lang" and "Du Zhu Guan" of Taichang Temple were reading sacrificial rites and standing in front of the Danbo Jingcheng Yin Hall.All of them had solemn expressions, and they kept reciting the rules and order in their hearts, for fear that something might go wrong.After all, at the time of the great funeral, I am afraid that if one is not careful, his job will be ruined.Is praying secretly.Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside the palace gate, and then I saw a long white shadow rushing in, staggering all the way, crying like rain all the way, it was Prince Gong who came from Luanping in the middle of the night.

At this time, seeing the emperor, Yi ran up to Danbi, stepped into the gate of the palace, the threshold was too high, and he walked too fast, he stumbled and fell into the palace, fell down and cried loudly!The incident happened suddenly, and all the princes and ministers in front of the imperial court were at a loss. They didn't know what to do, and in fact they were helpless.When Prince Gong cried, his voice shook the hall, his grief came from his heart, no one else could dissuade him, and they couldn't bear to dissuade him, they just wept with him sourly.The righteousness of the monarch and ministers, brotherhood, grievances between life and death, grievances and disappointments, all mourned, so the more King Gong cried, the more sad he became, and the sound of crying even spread to Yanbo Zhishuang Hall.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces were sitting idle in the East Nuan Pavilion, and faintly heard the voices of mourning in front of them. They both asked in unison, "What's the matter?" A eunuch had already reported: "The sixth master has arrived!"

The empress dowagers of the two palaces, together with Xiao Ran standing behind them, finally let out a deep breath at this moment.He asked An Dehai to inquire first, and he replied that Prince Gong was crying, and Sushun and other ministers were also there.After waiting for an hour, the crying gradually subsided, the Queen turned her head and cast a questioning look at Xiao Ran, who nodded at her.Only then did the queen say to Concubine Yi: "When can we meet Liu Ye?"

"It's fine right now." Concubine Yi seemed confident.Xiao Ran frowned secretly, although the concubine in the ancestral system would not be able to meet the prince at leisure, but looking at Concubine Yi's appearance, it seemed that she had a tacit understanding with Prince Gong, which made him a little puzzled.

Over there, An Dehai accepted the will and trotted all the way to the Danbo Jingcheng Hall to meet King Xuangong.But this trip was delayed for a long time, and everyone murmured in their hearts, and they were about to let Xiao Ran go to have a look again, but An Dehai came back with a sad face.After entering the door, he knelt down and replied: "Su Zhongtang said, great grief and new move, uncles and sisters-in-law are still young, so we must avoid suspicion!"

As soon as these words came out, the queen and concubine Yi were stunned.Obviously, he didn't expect Sushun to do this again, he looked at each other, lost his mind.A surge of anger rushed into Xiao Ran's forehead, and his braids almost stood on end.Damn it, I didn't expect Su Liu, a bastard, to secretly keep such a flower gun!

Sushun's intention was to make Prince Gong return without success.It's a good thing that Xiao Ran can really get rid of him, but Prince Gong has always been very deep in the city, and Concubine Yi is quite shrewd. If these two people get together, who can guarantee that nothing will happen?What's more, there is also a scheming fake eunuch, but we have to guard against it.So came up with the idea

Really cunning.

According to family law, such an excuse could not be refuted for a while, the queen kept looking at Xiao Ran, hoping that he would come up with an idea.It's a pity that Xiao Ran is not a god after all, and he is also helpless.The atmosphere suddenly became dull.The little emperor Zaichun also obviously felt that something was wrong, and he didn't dare to joke with Zhang Wenliang presumptuously.

"What should I do?" The queen was obviously a little frustrated.Concubine Yi's face was as gloomy as a pool of stagnant water, and she almost gritted her teeth and said, "Su Liu has exhausted all his efforts! If this continues, will there still be a place for us girls to stand?"

Even though they were gnashing their teeth, everyone could only stare blankly.Inadvertently, I saw An Dehai use a movement that was almost invisible to others.Concubine Chao Yi quickly blinked and touched her ears.signal?Xiao Ran's heart moved, and it didn't take long before Concubine Yi got up and said, "Sister, I'm afraid I won't be able to see Master Liu today. We shouldn't waste time here, anyway, Master Liu will have to wait for three or two days before leaving. Think about it carefully and see if you can think about it."

The queen glanced at Xiao Ran unwillingly.But seeing that he kept his face as if he hadn't heard it, it was hard to keep him.When Concubine Yi led An Dehai away, and the little emperor was carried down by Zhang Wenliang, Xiao Ran said: "Concubine Yi has already made up her mind!"

"What's the idea?"

"I don't know. But I guess it must be about listening to the government behind the curtain, and she will meet Prince Gong no matter what!" Xiao Ran pondered for a while, and said: "Sister, you were in the Forbidden City before. Is there any contact with the king?"

"Die!" The queen was startled, knowing that there was no one else in the room.Still looking around subconsciously, "You are so bold, can you say such nonsense? You, you really want to scare me to death!"

Seeing that her face turned pale, Xiao Ran also knew that these words were really hard for her to accept for a while, so he stretched out his hand to wrap her in his arms.Softly comfort.But something else flashed in my mind: In some movies of later generations, it was described that Concubine Yi had an unclear entanglement with Prince Gong. He keeps yelling about "Lan'er, you bitch", "Uncle and sister-in-law are doing good things in collusion", and so on, which makes people even more imaginative.

It doesn't matter whether the two of them secretly communicated with each other.The most important thing right now is to find out their details.After pondering for a while, Xiao Ran found Lin Qing'er, and said: "I thought there would be some movement from Concubine Yi at night. Qing'er, can you think of a way to sneak into Xinuan Pavilion and spy on her?"

Lin Qing'er said: "In the past two days, I have roughly figured out the shift and route of the guards and night watch eunuchs in the palace, so there should be no problem."

"Okay! Keep an eye on Concubine Yi, don't get too close, and don't startle the snake."

"This... can it be done?" The queen was also listening.She knew that Lin Qing'er was good at kung fu, but thinking about it, the Forbidden Palace was heavily guarded, especially at this time, the number of guards in the palace was almost doubled compared to usual.After all, she was a girl, so she was unavoidably a little worried.In addition, Lin Qing'er is well-behaved and sensible, and has a very winking look. She has only met her for a few days, but she has a special liking for her.After thinking for a while, he took a vermilion pen and wrote a decree: the personal maid in front of the car is ordered to act according to the order, and no department or place can obstruct it.Stamped the seal and handed it over to Lin Qing'er.

"Sure, don't worry if you have it!" Lin Qing'er nodded solemnly, carefully put Yizhi into her arms, and hid it close to her body.Xiao Ran knew that she was always cautious, and with Yi Zhi, she should be sure.

As soon as it got dark, Lin Qing'er changed into her nocturnal attire, grabbed her feet, avoided the guards, and sneaked into the Xinuang Pavilion.Xiao Ran and the queen were sitting in front of the lamp, looking at each other, feeling somewhat nervous.The more this was happening, the more difficult it was for time to wait until the fourth watch, when Lin Qing'er finally came back, took off her face scarf, and the first sentence was: "Concubine Yi is out of the palace!"