I can't die

(The following time is the time of this book, not official history.)

On July 1861 of the lunar calendar in 7, Emperor Xianfeng died.Dying: 17. It is said that Zaichun is located in the eldest prince.Second, the former imperial ministers Zaiyuan, Duanhua, and Jingshou, the academician Sushun, and the military ministers Mu Yin, Kuangyuan, Duhan, and Jiao Youying were appointed as the ministers of government affairs of Zanxiang.Third, confer the seal of "Imperial Reward" on Queen Niu Hulu's family, and the seal of "Tongdaotang" on Prince Zai Chun. All subsequent memorials must be in the same seal to take effect.

On July 1861st of the lunar calendar in 7, An Dehai secretly left Chengde for Beijing under the order of Empress Dowager Cixi, seeking help from Prince Gong Yi.

On July 1861rd of the lunar calendar in 7, Zaichun came to the home of Shengbao, the servant of the Ministry of War, with Zhilan, the maid of honor, and had a secret talk with her, and by chance, he gained the power of soldiers and horses in Tianjin and Hebei.

On August 1861st of the lunar calendar in 8, Prince Gong Yi rushed to Chengde Mountain Resort to pay homage to Emperor Xianfeng's Zigong, dressed as a shaman, and met with the queen mothers of the two palaces in private.On the same day, the witchcraft incident occurred in Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, the empress dowagers of the two palaces were furious, and 1 people were involved.

On August 1861th of the lunar calendar in 8 AD, Yushi Dong Yuanchun came up - the memorial to invite the Queen Mother to govern the government under the curtain, and Prince Jian and the two assistant ministers.

On August 1861th of the lunar calendar in 8, Gu ordered the eight ministers to have a heated debate with the empress dowagers of the two palaces in Songhezhai about Dong Yuanchun's memorial.

On the 1861nd day of the lunar calendar in 9, Yixiang Yixun, the son of Prince Hui, the head of the Eight Banners in Beijing, was summoned by the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, and went to Chengde Mountain Resort to study with Ren Zaichun.

September 1861rd of the lunar calendar in 9: The Daxing Emperor’s Zigong departed from the Summer Resort.

On September 1861th of the lunar calendar in 9, the queen mothers of the two palaces of Zai Chunfeng were picked up by the king of Chunjun and Shan Zhuying, and hurried back to the Beijing Imperial Palace on a small road.

On September 1861th of the lunar calendar in 9, Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun and the empress dowagers of the two palaces launched a coup, announcing the decree issued by Prince Gong Yijiu in advance, and announcing the crimes of Zaiyuan Sushun Duanhua and others:

(1) "Last year, the turmoil in the sea and territory and the martial law in the capital were always caused by the perverse planning of the king and ministers in charge. Zaiyuan and others could not do their best to negotiate, but only tempted the British envoys to fill their own responsibilities, so that they broke the trust of other countries. The garden was disturbed. My emperor inspected and inspected Rehe, and it is the last resort of the Sacred Heart!" (that is, the political responsibility for the invasion of Beijing by the British and French allied forces, the burning of the Old Summer Palace, the frightening of the people in the imperial capital, and the emperor Xianfeng's inspection tour were all held to Zaiyuan, etc. On the heads of the eight ministers.)

(2) Xie Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, Jing Shouren, Mu Yin, Kuangyuan, and Duhan withdrew from the military aircraft for the crime of changing the decree without authorization and obstructing the curtain.He landed at Dali Temple for a hearing.

The next day, Shengbao, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Seng Gelinqin, an aristocratic relative from Manchuria and Mongolia, waited on the outskirts of the Forbidden City, and led a large army to capture Minister Ba Guming alive.

In history, this coup was called the Xinyou coup.

The Forbidden City was first built in the fourth year of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1406). It is 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west. It is surrounded by 10-meter-high walls and a 52-meter-wide moat outside the city.

The buildings in the Forbidden City are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court.The center of the Outer Dynasty is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony, collectively referred to as the Three Great Halls, where the state holds grand ceremonies.The center of the inner court is Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the Housan Palace, which is the main palace where the emperor and empress live.

At this time, half of the palace maids and eunuchs from the Forbidden City were serving in Shufangzhai on the east side of the Chonghua Palace in Ganxi Wusuo.The melodious silk and bamboo, the sonorous gongs, the loud leather drums, all kinds of sounds are intertwined together, making the whole Shufangzhai very lively.From time to time, many actors in costumes happily came out of Shufangzhai holding reward money, their faces were full of joy, as if they had received the blessing of heaven.

Zai Chun was sitting on the front seat opposite the Shufangzhai stage, with Ci'an and Cixi sitting on the left and right. He also looked at the good show in front of him with joy, and clapped his hands from time to time. When he saw the excitement, Cixi, Ci'an Even more joyful, he directly grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from the basin at hand and sprinkled them out. All the actors watching were envious.

Zai Chun didn't like going to theaters originally, but today is different. Today is the day when Zai Chun's coup d'état was successful. In order not to disappoint the two empress dowagers, Zai Chun had to accompany him. Needless to say, this opera has a special flavor.

"Sister, I'm happy today, why don't you ask the palace people to go back later and order it out again?"

Cixi, who was playing with the grandmother's emerald beads in her hand, looked at Ci'an as brightly as a red glow, and asked while clapping with a smile.

Ci'an has been trapped in Rehe for a long time since the death of Emperor Xianfeng, and he hasn't been this happy for a long time. He also decided to indulge himself once in a while, clapped his hands, and sprinkled a piece of golden melon seeds: "Success, Zhuli, go Tell the errand that the troupe sang to please the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager has spoken and told them to sing for another half an hour, and give them [-]% more rewards."

Zhuli is the palace maid who serves Ci'an personally, it's rare to see her master so happy today, she hurriedly laughed and went down to deliver the order.

"Sister, what's the rest of this play?" Ci'an rolled up his sleeves.

"It's all done, but don't order the Peony Pavilion today. On a happy day, my sister will not agree."

Cixi handed the play book to Ci'an, touched Zai Chun, who was also rare to watch, and laughed again: "Look, the emperor didn't like to listen to operas, but now he is enjoying it so much."

"Emiang, you know how to tease the emperor."

Zai Chun felt Cixi's white and tender palm on his head, turned his head and grinned.

"Haha, let me see, why don't you let the emperor order it too?"

"Success, the emperor is young, so he should also like lively ones, Xiao Yingzi, let the emperor choose a few cheerful ones."

Li Lianying was named, so she immediately stepped forward and handed the playbook to Zaichun, and by the way, turned to a page full of lively plays.

Zaichun took the playbook and looked at it, then looked at Cixi Ci'an: "The emperor hasn't heard much, so let's just click on Gui Ying's Great Breakthrough in Command."

Guiying takes command and breaks through the sky?

Isn't it alluding to the fact that the empress dowagers of the two palaces have good guidance and unique insight in this coup?

Sure enough, when Cixi Ci'an heard this play, she became even more joyful, hurriedly praised Zai Chun's knowledge, and gave away a lot of rewards.Zai Chun thought about the rewards in his mind, and estimated that there would be more than 1000 taels if he didn't say much. Apart from his heartache, he could only put on a smile, so it's hard to say more.

After the Shufangzhai play was sung until dinner time, Cixi Ci'an finally had enough of her addiction, thinking that the key to the palace gate had already been released at this time, and the troupe was specially allowed to stay in the palace today.This is an unprecedented face for the Liyuan troupe. Upon hearing this, the troupe owner was pleasantly surprised and kowtowed to Cixi Ci'an more than a dozen times, thinking that after this time, the value of his troupe might increase by three or four times .

Zai Chun looked at Cixi Ci'an who was completely happy today, then suddenly took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Cixi Ci'an.

Cixi Ci'an was hungry and wanted to eat some food, when she saw the booklet that Zai Chun handed out suddenly, she took it without thinking, and looked at each other.Unexpectedly, looking at it this way, Cixi Ci'an's complexion became more and more ugly.

Do you know why?

It turned out that this book was actually a letter from the Minister of the Ministry of War to quell the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and the governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan, submitted a letter of pleading for Jiao Youying.

This book said to beg for sin, but in fact it was begging for mercy.Zeng Guofan counted Jiao Youying's contributions to the Qing Dynasty in his booklet, and repeatedly emphasized that Jiao Youying is now the emperor's teacher, and he is no longer a party of eight ministers. Can the empress dowager forgive Jiao Youying's previous crime of bullying and let him make meritorious deeds? ?

Zeng Guofan. . .

If this book was submitted by an ordinary minister, Cixi Ci'an would not even finish reading it, so she would burn it directly. She was afraid that she would be angry, and she would go to find the crime of the person who gave it together.

It's just that Zeng Guofan was different after all.

Now that the chaos of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Qing Dynasty is still not over, it is all supported by Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army. One can imagine how heavy this person is.

The author has something to say: I will take a day off every Wednesday, I hope everyone understands, sorry