Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

Xiao Ran hurriedly said: "I don't know what elder brother means, brother, my brain is not clear, please express it clearly!"

Lan Qingzhuo said: "Prince Gong and Su Zhongtang's matter, you must be aware of it in your heart. You have been a military supervisor and have seen the world, so I don't need to talk about the pros and cons of it. As early as five or six years ago Previously, today, His Majesty was already quite hesitant towards Prince Gong. Because of the dispute over his heir, there was somewhat suspicion. Coupled with the title of Empress Kang Ci, the title of Concubine Kangci, the brothers were not happy, and the Emperor then issued an imperial decree. , That's all for Prince Gong's military plane, go back to the study to study. Until now, Brother Xiao can imagine whether the emperor is closer to Prince Gong or Su Zhongtang, right?"

The dispute over the dysprosium and heir has already been said before.As for the title of Empress Dowager Kangci, it is quite worthy of taste.It turned out that after Xianfeng's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaoquan, died, Daoguang did not make another queen.Among the concubines at that time, the highest-ranking imperial concubine was Jinghuang. Youshang's second and third sons of the emperor were all born of her, and the second son was the sixth son of the emperor, Yixin.Therefore, when Empress Xiaoquan died, Xianfeng was brought up by Imperial Concubine Jing.Therefore, it is recorded in historical materials: "The noble concubine gave up her son and breasted Wenzong, so she was like a brother to the king."

But in fact, is there any mother in the world who doesn't love her own son?Even though Xianfeng and Yixin were "like relatives and brothers" when they were young, they were very close, but when it comes to the position of Crown Prince, Imperial Concubine Jing naturally hopes that Yixin will win it.Later, when Xianfeng won the throne, one can imagine the thoughts of Imperial Concubine Jing.However, Xianfeng was kind and generous. After she came to the throne, the noble concubine Fengjing lived in the Qichun Garden in the Old Summer Palace, which was the same level of treatment as the Empress Dowager Xiaoquan back then.And every day I see the disease and say hello, no different from a parent and child, all these are to repay her for her kindness in nurturing.

Unexpectedly, one day, the noble concubine Jing Huang fell ill, and Xianfeng came to say hello.Concubine Jing was falling asleep, Xianfeng shook his hand to tell the eunuchs and maids not to disturb her.But when this noble concubine woke up, she caught a glimpse of a figure outside the curtain in front of the bed, and thought it was her son Yixin.He blurted out: "What are you still doing here? I've already finished what I should tell you. He has always been a very deep-rooted man in the city, so don't let him become suspicious of you."

The word "he" of course refers to Xianfeng.From then on, suspicion and prejudice naturally arose.Until Concubine Jing's funeral, Prince Gong went to ask Xianfeng for a posthumous posthumous title, but Xianfeng only granted her the title of "Emperor Taigui Concubine Kangci", and finally failed to give her the title of empress.Yixin hated this so much that many troubles occurred later.It can be said that the crown prince dispute was the root cause of the brothers' suspicion, but later Yixin was dismissed from the military plane, and the title incident undoubtedly became the fuse.

Regarding this matter, Xiao Ran vaguely heard Bao Lu tell him about it.After all, in the palace, these news cannot be kept secret.Therefore, he was not very surprised after hearing Lan Qingzhuo's words.Lan Qingzhuo couldn't understand what she meant, it was to persuade him to side with Sushun.He bowed his head and pondered for a while, then said cautiously: "Brother Lan's words made my brother suddenly understand. I just don't know, now that King Gong and Su Zhongtang are in Beijing and the other is in Chengde, since they have separated, what is there to argue about?"

Lan Qingzhuo took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "My brother doesn't know, something happened in the capital, it seems that Prince Gong is already impatient, this is about to do it!"

Xiao Ran let out a cry, and said in surprise: "You mean... Prince Gong, he wants, wants..."

Of course Lan Qingzhuo understood what he meant, nodded lightly and said: "It's not necessary, and I don't know. However, the Tianzi Bank in Beijing committed a crime a few days ago, and Su Zhongtang sent a few people to do errands, but they were detained by King Gong The accusation of "intercepting", killing and killing, and leather's leather, it is said that even Jian Congwen, the servant of the household department, was involved. This man, Prince Gong, has a very deep city, if he hadn't reached the point where the arrow was on the string, he would never have made such a big fuss! "

After Xiao Ran heard "Tianzihao Bank", he didn't know what it meant, so Lan Qingzhuo simply explained it to him.In the original system of the Qing Dynasty, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were jointly in charge of money and food.Among the banks in the capital, four are directly under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and five are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These five are Tianzihao.

As soon as the former foreigners arrived in Beijing, the price of silver and rice in the capital skyrocketed, almost doubling in just three days.However, the indiscriminate money bills issued by the official money account have greatly depreciated. The face value is one thousand, but the real value is only twelve cash.Because of the lack of copper, it is rare to make money. Now, merchants and shopkeepers are more and more unwilling to take out cash, so that the price of goods soars.

Rich people use silver, and the rising tide will not affect them. The poor people, especially the banner people who don’t do production, only rely on limited money and food every month to make ends meet. All they have in their hands is just a few official banknotes. , we must find a way to preserve their value.

Some officials in the DPRK and China advocated the abolition of official titles and money tickets.This is the fundamental way to cut through the mess quickly and clean it up thoroughly, but most of the money for the official title is in the hands of the common people, without proper compensation, it is bound to stir up civil uprisings, so no one dares to agree this claim.

Sushun has the dual qualifications of leading the guards and ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and at the same time he is also the secretary of the household department. This matter is under his control.So he discussed with Du Han and other ministers of military affairs that money must be taken from the treasury to stabilize prices, distribute dispatch money, and exchange money tickets in the hands of the people;

Unexpectedly, the officials were only sent to Beijing, and two Tianzihao banks were successively looted by the common people. In desperation, they had to suspend the exchange, and kept the dispatch money in the middle.As a result, the people became more and more troubled, and even gave King Gong an excuse to punish all seven officials, big and small.

Because of this incident, they were constantly implicated, and in the end it turned out to be a confidant and eyeliner who cleared up the Su party and arranged Sushun in the capital.In the end, Jian Congwen, the minister of the household department, and Chen Fuen, the minister of the official department, were involved. It is no wonder that Sushun became angry from embarrassment.

After hearing this, Xiao Ran became even more frightened.Since he has been staying in the mansion for the past two days planning the affairs of the Tongrantang company and did not go to the palace, he did not know about these matters.That Prince Gong didn't know what he was going to do to cause such a big storm.Reminiscent of the words and phrases that Ma Chao overheard, it is easy to guess that this guy Sushun can't sit still in all likelihood.However, if it is said that he is going to mobilize Zeng Guofan's troops now, the possibility is very slim. After all, the Hunan Army is still in Anqing, and it cannot be quenched if it is far away.As for Shengbao, it's hard to say, now Chengde only has the pro-army of the imperial minister Jingshou, the total number is only a few thousand, could it be that Sushun, the iron hat Zhongtang, is going to take the risk and put all his eggs in one basket?

Xiao Ran couldn't help but gasped, and thought for a long time before saying: "Brother Lan, according to your opinion, what should I do now?"

Lan Qingzhuo narrowed his eyes slightly, his usual amiable look suddenly disappeared, his eyes became extremely sharp, and said: "Between Prince Gong and Su Zhongtang, brother, which side do you favor?"

Of course Xiao Ran knew that he belonged to Sushun's party, but he couldn't say it directly, he just said: "Brother Lan made fun of it, Xiao Ran is a slave, how can he say which side he likes? He just wants to seek good fortune and avoid evil It's just safe."

Lan Qingzhuo smiled and said: "Brother, what you said is really smart. But brother advises you: there is no end of eggs under the nest, everything needs to be prepared for rainy days, and it is better to make plans early. Do you think that Prince Gong's words from the beginning Since the dispute between dysprosium and heir, he has always been ambitious, and now he has become a full-fledged minister in charge of Beijing affairs. How can he easily let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? There must be a plan. Brother is now a celebrity around the emperor. If something happens, you will definitely be implicated."

Speaking of which, he reached out and patted Xiao Ran's shoulder, and said: "Actually, you don't need to tell me, you should know that Su Zhongtang has always been very optimistic about you. Brother should remember the gun test in Nanyuan that day, right? Then you did it Supervising the army, according to the rules, you will be poisoned to death, thanks to Zhongtang's efforts to protect you in front of the emperor. We have been dating for a long time. I have believed in my character and talent, and Zhongtang has also believed in it. My brother is a man. For those who matter, brother doesn’t need to say much about his future future, you have to make up your own mind.”

Xiao Ran pondered for a while, and then said after deliberation: "Brother Lan's words are very true, brother, I heard it, and it's like a blow to the head. Don't worry, as long as I, Xiao Ran, use all my strength, I will be obliged to do it!"

"Okay, what I want is your words, brother!" Lan Qingzhuo slapped his thigh, and said in a low voice: "Although King Gong has more prestige, and he has heavy troops in Rongcheng and Zhuozhou, he is far away from the capital after all. Why is Su Zhongtang Want to persuade the emperor to take care of Mulan? It is to avoid his sharp influence. As long as the emperor is here, he can make trouble for a while in the capital, but not for a lifetime. After a while, Su Zhongtang will definitely get back his capital and interest But now there is an important problem: the capital city is moving, the emperor received the secret document yesterday, he is very anxious, and wants to return to the capital to sit in town. In this way, he will fall into the trick of Prince Gong to divert the tiger away from the mountain. What if he It is not good for the emperor, but what should I do?"

Xiao Ran said: "Then Zhongtang means...?"

Lan Qingzhuo said: "As a minister in charge of the bodyguards, Zhongtang has an unshirkable responsibility to protect the emperor. Therefore, at this juncture, Shengjia cannot be allowed to return to the capital no matter what. This matter is related to the state's military affairs, and Zhongtang knows your identity. It’s very embarrassing, I can’t say anything. How about this: It looks like tomorrow will be fine, and the mountains will be covered by heavy snow, and those winter robes, elk and so on should come out. If brother Xiao can persuade the emperor to go out to hunt in the palace, then in the middle hall , but I have remembered your number one great achievement!"

ah?Xiao Ran was taken aback and almost knocked over the wine glass by mistake.At the same time, he suddenly realized that Sushun's conspiracy should be glimpsed here.Sushun is the minister who leads the guards, and he is in charge of the pro-army together with the imperial minister and Liu Erfu Jingshou, that is to say, he controls at least part of the forces in Hu Bi's pro-army.And even though Jing Shou can't be regarded as Sushun's party, but he is a timid and dull master who can't bring up troubles, and he will definitely be played by Sushun in the palm of his hand.If Shengbao's troops also rushed to Chengde at this time, then once Xianfeng left the palace, Sushun could completely put him under house arrest in the name of escort.At that time, I am afraid that even Jingshou will have no way to recover, and can only watch the emperor fall into the hands of this iron hat Zhongtang!

♂ Volume 4 Rehe Fengyun ♀

→Chapter 033 - A short move←

Xiao Ran stretched out his hand to wipe off the cold sweat on his forehead, and picked up the wine glass in a concealed manner, but he couldn't drink it no matter what.The flickering candlelight was reflected in the cup, and Yi Xin's face appeared faintly, sometimes cold, sometimes gloomy.If things really come to this point, Yixin will lose a lot in this move.

Is this really the case?That Prince Gong who kept a low profile and was scheming was so easily defeated by Sushun?

For a moment, something seemed to disappear in Xiao Ran's mind, and it seemed to be extremely important.I wish I could reach out and grab it, but I can't catch anything.

When he was thinking fast in his mind, Lan Qingzhuo seemed to see through his thoughts, smiled sullenly, patted him on the shoulder and said: "The middle court has already invited the emperor to the emperor yesterday about the winter hunting, but at this juncture Son, the emperor was a little uncertain for a while. You are now a popular person around the emperor, and you are very smart. As long as you are willing to help, this matter will be foolproof. Don't worry, brother, I have already checked in the past two days. The emperor's body Much better, and in good spirits. Cai Hong Wenli also replied that tomorrow will be a fine weather and an auspicious day, so it is best to go out. Everything is ready now, and I only owe you the wind!"

These words sealed li xuan's way of retreat.Looking at his gloomy face, Xiao Ran said bitterly in his heart: Do it!After thinking about it for a long time, I could only say: "Well, since Zhongtang and Big Brother Lan think so much of me, Xiao Ran, if I don't do it, I will live up to my good intentions. No way, brother, I have to try my best!"

Lan Qingzhuo shook his head and said: "No, it's not about giving it a try, it's about achieving success right away! Zhongtang has always been generous to his own people, as long as this is done, I can't enjoy the glory and wealth of my life. My brother, the wealth of our people , but it's on you!"

Xiao Ran's expression froze, and he said: "I understand this. Don't worry, brother is definitely not the kind of person who doesn't know how to praise."

Lan Qingzhuo was overjoyed, raised his wine glass and said: "Then brother is here to wish you a successful start! Please!"

The two had a full drink, and Xiao Ran got up to say goodbye.When he walked to the door, Lan Qingzhuo suddenly said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, the person Lan admired the most in his life was the old doctor Zhao Guolin. He wanted to be like a man without disgrace to the king's life. He was full of wit and played the great Qin in the palm of his hand. Come on, this sincerity is admirable!"

After hearing these two nonsensical words, Xiao Ran was taken aback for a moment, and then understood that this guy was mentioning the allusion of Na and Shibi.The so-called gentleman is not guilty, but he is guilty. This Lan Jijiu is clearly warning himself. Now that the cause and effect are known, if something goes wrong, you, Xiao Ran, will be the first to use it!

Xiao Ran hated threats the most in his life. After hearing this, he wished he could pounce on him and tear him to pieces.But when he thought of Sushun's power, he had to accept this reality.Although he is already the deputy manager of Ouchi from the fifth rank, in the eyes of others, he is naturally very beautiful.But for Sushun, crushing him to death is like crushing an ant, effortless.Therefore, his face remained calm, and he bowed and said: "Brother Lan, remind me, brother has been taught!"

After leaving the private room, I saw Xun Jing leaning on a chair in the corner, with his feet propped up high, soundly asleep.Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled wryly, he couldn't help but envy this confused and carefree guy all day long.The beautiful wives and concubines who guard a group of people don't pretend to think about anything except eating, drinking and having fun.After a day of being muddled, I can feel at ease.

Leaving Lao Mingxiang, Xiao Ran did not rush to the palace immediately, but returned to Yangliu Lane with Ma Chao.The biting cold wind was blowing along the way, but it gradually woke up the messy mind.

Yixin and Sushun have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and finally the mountain torrent is about to erupt.And being caught in the middle of these two people and two groups of forces, he undoubtedly became a victim.It can be said that no matter which of the two of them wins in the end, they will push themselves into a situation where there is no redemption.

If Sushun wins, the remnants of Prince Gong will definitely be wiped out.At that time, my identity must be exposed. Fake eunuchs, undercover eyeliners, any of them should be capital punishment.And if it is said that Sushun will give him a reward, he absolutely does not believe it.After defeating Prince Gong, Sushun will have a flat surface in front of him, and he, Xiao Ran, a eunuch who has been in the palace, will lose the value of being used.Birds are gone, good bows are hidden, cunning rabbits are dead, and running dogs are cooked.Which one of the people who have achieved great things in ancient times is not like this?

It is true that Sushun may not be able to kill Xianfeng for a while.He is different from Prince Gong. For him, instead of plotting to usurp the throne, it is better to coerce the emperor so that the princes can safely be a powerful minister.In fact, the game of winter hunting he played is similar to the hunting game between Cao Cao and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.But no matter what happened to Xianfeng's life, he must be a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he couldn't protect himself, so how could he take care of his slave?

If Prince Gong wins, what will happen?

Up to now, it is certain that the mysterious master is undoubtedly Yixin.This guy was thinking of becoming the emperor himself, and when Xianfeng was overthrown, he, Xiao Ran, became a chess piece that lost its value.After all, he is only a eunuch, and unlike a minister in the court, he can find a job as an official.Just because he, a fake eunuch, has been in the harem for so long, in order to preserve Aixinjueluo's reputation, Ling Chi's death is not an exaggeration.

The undercover agent Yixin placed in the palace was not Xiao Ran.For example, Qi Gonggong, Liu Deliang, Baolu, and maybe many more.Such a secret should never be recorded in the annals of history. On the day when the so-called master succeeds and Yixin succeeds, these expired chess pieces will undoubtedly be bloodbathed.And he, Xiao Ran, would most likely be ranked first.

Looking up to the sky and sighing, Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly.After traveling to such an era and having such a sensitive identity, he is doomed to have no choice in many things.

The only thing that can be done right now is to find a way to balance between Yixin and Sushun, and desperately try to stabilize this imminent situation.This is a tactic of delaying the knife, as long as the delay is over, there will be a chance to fight back.

But how to do it? ...

As soon as he entered the mansion, Xiao Ran immediately called Baolu. This kid came to Chengde, and he was so cheap. He had no errands assigned to him, and under Xiao Ran's cover, he didn't even go to the middle palace. He spent all day hanging around in Xiao's mansion. .Xiao Ran dragged him to a place where no one was around, and then told him in a low voice that it might not be peaceful recently, and asked him to pack up his silver and silver, and if there was any disturbance, he would immediately take Xueyao away.You can't tell Xueyao about this matter, this girl is strong on the outside but on the inside, she looks like a little tigress, quite scary, once encountering a big event, she will panic and cause trouble if she doesn't keep everything together.

On the contrary, even though Baolu was an eunuch, he was quite courageous in a critical moment.As long as he was there, Xiao Ran could feel a lot more at ease.So he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Baozi, among all the brothers, I trust you the most. If anything happens to me this time, you have to settle Xueyao no matter what."

Bao Lu had never seen Xiao Ran look so solemn before, knowing that he might be in big trouble this time, his face turned pale with fright.After holding back for a long time, she suddenly hugged him and began to cry.

Coincidentally, Xueyao happened to pass by, saw the situation of the two of them, and asked suspiciously: "En? What are you...doing?"

Baolu's face turned red immediately, and he ran away.Xiao Ran didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only perfunctory.Xue Yao became more and more suspicious, her two eyes almost turned into X-ray machines, sweeping around Xiao Ran's body.

Xiao Ran didn't have time to talk to her, so he went to look for Ma Chao again.Wang Meng, who happened to go to Daxing Mountain to deliver a letter, also came back with a reply letter, saying that everything is fine.Moreover, when Duan Xingnian and Cheng Tong heard that he was going to buy a house in Chengde, they specially selected five fast swordsmen with strong martial arts skills and exquisite personalities to act as his guards.Xiao Ran was overjoyed, there were a total of seven brothers who pulled this one over, they knelt down on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed four times.Ma Chao and the others were taken aback. Who can bear this?They didn't dare to pull, so they had to kneel down one after another to return the salute.

Xiao Ran pulled everyone up, and said: "It may be a little bit uneasy recently, but fortunately you are here, so I have a bottom line in my heart. If something happens in this mansion, I just hope that everyone can see that we were born and died in the past. For the sake of love, protect my family, even though my brother is a ghost, I will be grateful!"

Although everyone didn't know that he was a fake eunuch, they all knew that Xueyao had become his wife.At that time, many powerful eunuchs married wives and bought houses, and even three wives and four concubines were common.Hearing what he said, Ma Chao was the first to yell: "From Nianzishan to Longwang Town, and then to Xingyuan County, if there is no adult, our brother would have died countless times. Our life belongs to the adult, don't worry , as long as there is one breath, adults and your family will not lose even a hair!"