I can't die

What is coming, after all, can't be avoided, three days passed in a flash, and finally came the day when the short-lived father Xianfeng was going to be buried.

In terms of ancestral system, when the late emperor's coffin returned to Beijing, the new emperor needed to pick it up in the Qianqing Palace first. Therefore, Zai Chun and Cixi Ci'an set off one day earlier and embarked on the road back to Beijing.

On the way back to Beijing this time, Cixi Ci'an can be said to have mobilized all the forces she could mobilize in the Jehol Palace, and there were hundreds of eloquent people accompanying the palace ladies and eunuchs.As for Zai Chun, it is needless to mention that Li Lianying served him, and the two newcomers, Yi Xiang and Yi Xun, also accompanied him on horseback.

"I can't die, I can't be GODIE at will!!!"

Zaichun's only son sat among the dragons, holding a silver dagger engraved with the word "broken face" tightly in his hand, cheering himself up.

Although the Eight Ministers have relaxed their vigilance against Zai Chun and the Empress Dowagers a little because of Jiao Youying these days, everyone knows that going back to Beijing is the best chance to attack the Empress, otherwise they will go back to the Forbidden City. I'm afraid it's hard to say.

When it comes to killing the king, Sushun and others are probably not so courageous, but they assassinate the queen mother.hehe. . .Given the feud between his mother Cixi and the eight ministers, it would be strange to let Cixi go back alive.Moreover, Zai Chun still has another worry, that is, he is afraid that the eight ministers will attack and seize the seal while returning to Beijing.The eight ministers have already taken control of the Military Aircraft Department, if they get the seals of "Tongdaotang" and "Imperial Reward", I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to stand up.

Zai Chun can think of so many things, how could Cixi not know?At this moment, Cixi and Ci'an were sitting in the phoenix frame, one behind the other, with lingering anxiety gathering between their brows.

At this moment, Zai Chun suddenly heard He Rong's voice from outside the Luanjia: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces are here to invite you."

Cixi Ci'an came to invite me at this time?Zaichun lifted the curtain of the Luanjia suspiciously, and saw that the visitor was He Rong, Cixi's confidant, and was puzzled.

"Did the empress dowagers say anything?"

"The Holy Mother and Empress Dowager suddenly had a headache and said that she had a splitting headache. She couldn't help asking the emperor to attend her."

Headwind?

After hearing this word, Zai Chun felt puzzled. Cixi is only 26 years old now, when she is in her prime and in her prime, how could she have a headache at every turn?

"Understood, I'll take a look at it in a while."

He Rong listened to Zai Chun's words, and suddenly waved his hand again, and a group of court ladies surrounded him.She also saw her taking out a package from her bosom and handing it to Zai Chun.

"The Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager asked several mages for instructions. They said that the dragon robe on the emperor's body is too yang, and it may further collide with the phoenix yin body. They want to ask the emperor to change into clothes before going, so that they can act as colorful clothes to entertain their relatives."

Zai Chun took the clothes from He Rong's hands, opened them, and saw a yellow mandarin jacket with no pattern, and a small hat with peacock feathers on it, which looked like the ordinary little brother of the Eight Banners. Well, on weekdays, such low-standard clothes would never fit on the emperor's body.

Zai Chun now understood He Rong's meaning, immediately put away his clothes, waved his hand, and accepted it.Then he closed the curtains of the sedan chair, changed into his clothes, and walked towards the guard of honor under the escort of a group of maids.

Not long after Zai Chun left, a child who was about the same age as Zai Chun sneaked into Zai Chun's Long Nian and changed into Zai Chun's clothes.

The group of maids who escorted Zai Chun were all Cixi's confidantes, and they were the most trusted group of Cixi.Zai Chun followed He Rong and the others against the formation for a while, and gradually left the guard of honor returning to Beijing, and came to an inconspicuous side road, only a horse-drawn cart was parked on the side of the road.The people in the car seemed to have noticed Zai Chun's arrival, so they opened the car curtain and took a look outside.It is Cixi and Ci'an.

Seeing Zai Chun's safe and sound arrival, Cixi couldn't help being happy, and asked, "No one noticed?"

Listening to Ci Xi's question, He Rong shook his handkerchief and saluted: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, all the palace servants came out of Chuxiu Palace with us, and their mouths were sealed with molten iron, and there was no leakage. "

Cixi nodded in satisfaction when she heard the words, and waved to Zaichun: "Huanger, come quickly, Emiang misses you, get on the sedan chair."

Cixi Ci'an's move is obviously a strategy for the golden cicada to escape its shell. Although this strategy is well thought out, it is difficult to implement.There is only one thing that can't be leaked, which will extremely test Cixi's control over the palace people's word of mouth, which shows how powerful Cixi's imperial skills are.

Zai Chun lamented the tricks of these two young women, quickly climbed into the carriage, and the group of people set off immediately, changed to the path, and rushed towards the capital at high speed.

Because he was walking on a small road, the road was very bumpy, but Zai Chun didn't cry or make trouble, he only looked at Cixi Ci'an, and asked curiously: "Is there a [-]% chance of winning?"

When Cixi Ci'an heard such a sentence, she was shocked, never thought that Zaichun had already seen through their actions at a young age.Cixi looked at Zai Chun in Ci'an's arms, and took out a small dagger from her sleeve, touched Zai Chun's head, and said earnestly: "Remember, there is no victory or defeat in the royal family, only life and death."

But seeing that dagger is no bigger than two palms, several orbs are inlaid on the scabbard, and the word "Duanyan" is engraved on it, shining golden light under the sunlight.

"Duanyan" is the name of the dagger in Cixi's hand. It is a pair with the dagger "Broken Face" hidden in Zai Chun's sleeve. It was carefully forged by skilled craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty. .

Zai Chun knew that Cixi had already made up his mind that he would rather be broken than broken, so he didn't say much at the moment, he just sighed deeply: "I just hope that Yixun, Yixiang and Li Lianying are all right."

In order not to disturb more people, Cixi Ci'an only took Zai Chun to copy the path, and naturally ignored the others.

"Don't worry, even if something goes wrong, people in the capital will come to respond immediately."

When Cixi said this, there was a flash of light in her eyes.Isn't it?Yi Xun and Yi Xiang are the sons of the old princes of Beijing, and they accompanied the emperor. If the emperor had an accident, they would not be able to survive. Cixi deliberately called them before the emperor returned to Beijing. Why didn't she use this to threaten the nobles and relatives in Beijing? What does it mean to settle the Eight Ministers?

"Emiang, if the Eight Ministers are pushed into a hurry, will they mutiny?"

Although Zai Chun had planned for the worst and secretly contacted Sheng Bao, the minister of the Ministry of War, if it really came to the stage of mutiny, it would be very difficult to end it.

How could Cixi not know Zai Chun's worries?It's just that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired.

"Words have come from King Gongjun. The Minister of War Zhongshengbao has ordered that the army from Tianjin and Hebei will go northward through Hejian and Xiongxian. At the same time, the general manager of Chunjun Wang Yizhen, who is good at arresting and camping, has secretly picked me up at Gubeikou. wait."

Wang Yixuan of Chunjun is the half brother of Emperor Xianfeng (Wang Yi of Gongjun is the same brother of Xianfeng), and because of his Dafu Jin, he is the sister of Cixi, so he can be regarded as a full-fledged Cixi party.Shanpuying can be traced back to the period when the emperor Kangxi captured Obai.Back then Kangxi used dozens of little Kubu to capture Oboi, and these little Kubu were the predecessor of Shanpuying.Shanpuying is the royal special forces, independent and directly obeying the emperor's orders, protecting the emperor's life safety.

Listening to Ci Xi's words, Zai Chun thought about the difference in military strength between the enemy and us, and he finally let go of his worries.At least our side seems to have more people than the enemy, doesn't it?

However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped abruptly.The horse roared in pain, and He Rong screamed outside: "There are assassins!!!!"