I can't die

Yi Xun's impassioned speech would have no effect. In fact, he himself did not know. No matter what, the Hunan Army finally launched a surprise attack on New Year's Eve, starting from Anqing, intending to approach Tianjing via Chuzhou. At the same time, Zuo Zongtang led the army from Jiangxi to Zhejiang. The two armies attacked at the same time and caught the Taiping Army by surprise. At this time, most of the Taiping Army was led by Li Xiucheng to attack Shanghai. Hong Xiuquan did not expect that the Qing court would choose to launch an attack at this time, and within three days, the Hunan army was beaten to Chuzhou City on the opposite bank of Nanjing.

This attack was terrible. For a while, Hong Xiuquan panicked, held an emergency meeting overnight, and issued three edicts in a row. Except for the soldiers of the kings who fought on all fronts, he hurriedly recruited the garrison scattered in various places to return to Tianjing to defend the capital. Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian in Zhejiang, the so-called millions of soldiers frantically rushed back to Tianjing.

Suddenly, the battle on both sides of the Yangtze River became extremely tense.

The vanguard from Anqing was [-] soldiers led by Zeng Guoquan (Zeng Guofan's younger brother), the governor of Jiangsu.These more than [-] people set off from Anqing, kicking off the prelude to the eastward expedition to Tianjing. Taking the initiative to offer the pass and surrender, this made the Hunan Army even more imposing.

When he got the news of the Great Victory at Dashengguan, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Zai Chun was leading the Eight Banners noble relatives and high-level civil and military officials to offer incense at Beihai Chanfu Temple in the capital.It is a custom left by Emperor Qianlong to go to Chanfu Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings every year on the first day of the new year. It is also a very shameful thing to accompany the emperor to pray for blessings. Qing's top leadership.

At that moment, just after Zai Chun had finished offering incense, Li Lianying hurried in from outside the Daxiong Hall, panting, ran to Zai Chun, saluted, and said joyfully: "Your Majesty, the Hunan Army has won the first victory. It has entered the Tianjingkou Dasheng Pass."

The terrain of Dashengguan is very dangerous, and it is divided into two parts by the Qinhuai New River, the north and the south. It has been Nanjing's river defense fortress and transit port since ancient times.

As soon as this remark came out, the entire Great Heroic Hall immediately erupted. Zai Chun and the Queen Mothers of the Two Palaces also did not expect that they would get such good news on the first day of the new year, and they were even more overjoyed.

"Come quickly."

Li Lianying gasped for breath, with a look of joy on her face, and hurriedly replied: "The Hunan army set out three days ago, and suddenly launched an attack. The leading general, Zeng Guoquan, came to the city. Your Majesty, I am overjoyed."

Really help me too!

Zai Chun couldn't help being happy when he heard this.At this point, Cixi Ci'an put her hands together and recited "Amitabha Buddha" silently. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also felt that this was an auspicious call for the emperor's ascension to the throne, and they all praised the kindness of the emperor and empress dowager.

It seems that this year will be easier, Zai Chun thought, and then kowtowed three more times to the Buddha, and burned three more sticks of incense.Cixi Ci'an hastily ordered the palace staff to increase the money for sesame oil in Chanfu Temple next year, and all of them went from the private treasury of the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

Seeing that the emperor and empress dowager were so happy, the ministers nearby kept talking about auspicious words. For a while, the atmosphere in the whole Daxiong Palace was not good.

The blessing on the morning of the first day of the new year ended in this pleasant atmosphere.

Of course, as the royal family is the number one family in the world, today's task is far from being completed.After leaving Chanfu Temple, Zai Chun and the ministers returned to the palace. Zai Chun drove to Qianqing Palace on a dragon frame. Room" Wait for now.

Entering the Qianqing Palace, the eunuchs in the imperial dining room had already prepared the food, and Zai Chun used some snacks to pad his stomach indiscriminately, and began to write the word "Fu" on the desk.

The word "Fu" must be written by the emperor himself, and it must be written with a black lacquer brush dipped in cinnabar and engraved with "bless the common people" and known as "eternal green tube".The first "Fu" character written every year must be solemnly sealed and never opened to show the retention of blessings; the next "Fu" characters written must be rewarded to princes and ministers in turn.This is why the emperor wanted to keep the ministers in the palace.

The order of getting the word "Fu" every year is also drawn up early by the Ministry of Rites. The earlier you get it, the more you will get the sacred heart.For example, the first person to get the word "Fu" this year is Yizheng Prince Yi, followed by Prince Chun and Prince Hui, followed by the princes and counties, Bei Le Beizi, then the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Minister of the Six Departments, and so on.

Of course, the only ones who can get the word "Fu" written by the emperor himself are the titles above Beizi and senior officials of the third rank.But it was these officials and noble relatives, and Zai Chun also wrote for two hours. After one minister received it, he kowtowed and replaced the next one. Zai Chun's hands were sore when he wrote it, and his eyes started to pop in the end. Venus.

In fact, it turns out that the word "blessing" only needs to be sent by the palace people to the official's mansion. However, according to the king's narrow-mindedness, naturally he would not just write things by himself. It was changed that the officials had to receive the "Fu" in person in the palace. By the way, the officials were asked to wait in the palace for several hours, so that these high officials who got up early had to wait more or less hungry.

It was like this until the second quarter of Shenshi (after four o'clock in the afternoon), Zai Chun had written all the characters "Fu" and sent away the ministers, and finally it was time for dinner. Naturally, the dinner on the first day of the new year, In terms of scale, it is not comparable to the feast of the monarch and ministers on New Year's Eve, but the taste is much more delicate.

In the New Year's Eve banquet, except for the "imperial table" used by the emperor, which is prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the other banquet tables are mostly paid by ministers.According to regulations, each prince enters 8 tables, 3 sheep, and 3 bottles of wine (10 catties each); There are 5 tables, 3 sheep, and 2 bottles of wine; Beizi enters 2 tables per person, and the number of sheep and wine is the same as that of Baylor.The rest of the banquet tables were filled by Guanglu Temple.Naturally, although this method greatly saved the expenses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is conceivable that the meal must not be very comfortable.

But the dinner on the first day of the new year is different. This dinner is a small family banquet held by the emperor's own family. All the high-ranking concubines in the palace will come, and the full power is controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Much more refined and comfortable.

At the dinner, Zaichun shared the table with Cixi Ci'an to show his filial piety. Zaichun had no brothers and sisters, so among his contemporaries, there was only one Rongshou who was raised under Cixi's knee as a princess, and the old concubine was next to him.

This meal is supposed to be for one's own people, so it should be much easier to use than a state banquet like the New Year's Eve banquet.But Zai Chun felt embarrassed when he ate the delicacy in his mouth.

It was because those old concubines who were only about twenty looked at them with strange eyes.Moreover, the eldest princess Rongshou looked at these old concubines, and there seemed to be something wrong.

"Zai Chun respects the two mothers-in-law, and respects the concubines."

In order to ease the atmosphere, Zai Chun offered a toast to the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and all the concubines.The empress dowagers of the two palaces drank it with a smile, and although the concubines of the Shoukang Palace also smiled, they felt that there was an indescribable taste.Especially there were a few concubines who quietly glanced at Rongshou, as if they were quite afraid.

After Zai Chun finished his toast, Rong Shou, as the only junior present, had no choice but to toast.Immediately, Rongshou first toasted the Queen Mother, said a lot of pleasing words, then poured another glass, and said to all the concubines: "Rong Shou respected all the empresses, and wished all the empresses a happy life every year. "

Rong Shou drank it down in one gulp, and finally his eyes rested on Concubine Li.

After hearing Rongshou's congratulatory speech, some of the concubines changed slightly for some reason, but Concubine Li got up from her seat, and softly said to Rongshou: "I am here to thank Eldest Princess on behalf of all the sisters. gone."

Concubine Li's status is only below that of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so it is not unreasonable to return gifts on behalf of all the concubines.When Rong Shou saw the stunning concubine in front of him, he suddenly smiled: "How is Concubine Li?"

"It's okay, but that's all."

"Rongshou heard that the concubine has been in poor health. It happened that Rongshou recognized a few good doctors. Although they are not as good as the imperial doctor, they still have some folk remedies. I wonder if the concubine will look down on Rongshou?"

"How come? The concubine should thank the eldest princess."

Others don't know Rongshou's so-called doctor, but Zai Chun knows very well in his heart, what kind of doctor can Rongshou know?Presumably it's just those blood drops in the sticky stick who know medicine, especially poison.

Could it be that Rongshou still didn't give up on the death of Prince Gong's son-in-law and investigated Shoukang Palace?

The author has something to say: I lost my favorite.heart block. . . .

And thank you for the overlord ticket