Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 224 The emperor dies! A new era! The body is torn into pieces

Indifferent and Jingcheng Palace!

The main hall of the Chengde Palace was rarely used after Xianfeng came here.

Now, it's finally used.

Hundreds of officials knelt on the ground in silence.

The expression should not be too sad, because that would be unlucky, and of course it should not be happy, just solemn.

The emperor came in on a carriage.

Several eunuchs carefully lifted the emperor to the dragon chair. At this time, he could not even sit up straight. He had to put a lot of things on the huge dragon chair to force him to stand up straight.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

All the officials kowtowed.

The emperor's hand could no longer be raised, but his fingers moved slightly.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui said: "Get up."

All civil and military officials stood up.

Facing the civil and military officials, the emperor also seemed to have a thousand words to say, but still couldn't say them out.

In his mind, he remembered what Emperor Chongzhen said, I am not the king of subjugation, but many of your ministers are the ministers of subjugation. (The original words are: I am cold and virtuous, but I bow with contempt, and I blame heaven for my fault. However, all my ministers misunderstood me.)

He thought for a while, regardless of what he was like as an emperor.

At least in his eyes, these ministers were okay.

But right now, this is still the situation.

What can be said?

Boast, and boast beyond words.

Self-destruction, but unwilling to do so.

He only waved his hand and said: "Declaration."

The eunuch Wang Chenggui took the written edict and read it loudly.

"Zaiyuan, Yi, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun, Senggegelqin, Kuangyuan, Duhan and Ronglu devoted themselves to assisting Bi and supporting all government affairs."

Before, I just said in private that you are ministers who care about life.

But this time it was announced clearly.

Even from this moment on, these nine ministers who take care of life not only have names, but also have power.

Within the next ten years, the government ministers will be handed over to these nine ministers.

"Empress Xuan, Imperial Concubine Yi, enter the palace!"

Everyone was stunned, why is there still Concubine Yi?

Was he going to order her to be buried in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs?

After a while, the queen and Concubine Yi walked in.

Moreover, it is a rare dress that is only worn during ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven.

The queen and Concubine Yi came to kneel down in front of the dragon chair.

The emperor pointed to the box in front of him, and the eunuch Wang Chenggui stepped forward and opened the box.

Take out the royal seal inside and show it to everyone.

Royal reward!

After reading it, put the imperial seal back into the box, and then carefully placed it in the emperor's hand.

The emperor tried his best to hold the box.

"Queen, take the seal!" the emperor said.

Queen Niu Hulu stepped forward and held her hands high, but she immediately realized that the emperor could not lift it up, so she put her hands under the emperor's hands very smoothly.

Received the imperial reward seal.

"Concubine Yihuang, take the seal!" the emperor said.

For a moment, the officials were stunned.

Especially Sushun and others looked at this scene in disbelief.

What's the meaning?

Concubine Yi will not be killed? No more burial?

Hasn’t the Emperor already made up his mind?

All the civil and military officials also trembled slightly.

Especially the eunuch Wang Deli, who was standing at the door of the hall, felt a chill on his back.

When Concubine Yi was under house arrest, he was in charge of the execution and even stopped Concubine Yi himself.

This...this is fatal.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui opened the box and showed the royal seal.

Tongdaotang.

Then, in front of all the civil and military officials, Concubine Yi took over the imperial seal of Tongdaotang.

The emperor used his last strength and said: "From now on, all edicts and imperial edicts must be stamped with the imperial seals of Yushang and Tongdaotang at the same time to take effect."

"Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, Yi, do you know?"

These four people and the remaining five ministers who took care of their orders came out and kowtowed: "I obey the order."

"I obey the decree!"

The emperor said: "Dear ministers, do you know?"

All civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed: "I obey your order."

The emperor's move actually increased the authority of the two queen mothers.

At that time in Jiujiang Pavilion, the emperor asked Su Yi whether the queen mother should be in charge or the auxiliary minister.

Su Yi said that the queen mother was the main one, and the emperor really listened.

The most important thing has been explained.

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the emperor's final admonishment.

There should be the most important admonition, which is about Su Yi.

Everyone knew that in the emperor's mind, Su Yi was the most serious concern.

Before dying, he holds the final righteousness in his hands.

The power of this righteousness is still very powerful. These four words of the late emperor's edict are often very lethal.

Because living people like to hold the flag of the dead.

Before the emperor died, he decided on Su Yi in the name of politics, which was another kind of final decision.

It is either impossible or difficult for the new emperor to overthrow him in the future.

The emperor looked into the eyes of the ministers and knew what they were waiting for.

He wanted to say that he would do it, but in the end nothing came out.

He waved his hand directly.

"Quit the court!" the eunuch Wang Chenggui shouted loudly.

Then, several eunuchs came forward and carried the emperor out of the hall.

When Emperor Xianfeng's final court meeting ended, what he left to his ministers was an ellipsis, not a period, let alone an exclamation mark, if there were punctuation marks in this world.

The emperor returned to the palace of Yanbo Zhishuang Hall.

The ministers in the hall were almost in an uproar, but they didn't dare to ask.

Why didn't Concubine Yi die?

The key is that Sushun and others have no idea about this matter, which is very bad.

Du Han came to Sushun and whispered: "Su Zhongtang, I looked carefully just now. Prince Gong's face was horrified and did not seem to be fake. Only Senggelinqin and Ronglu had natural expressions and did not show any horror."

Sushun whispered: "Really?"

Du Han said: "Really, I watched the whole process."

Immediately, Duanhua and Zaiyuan immediately looked at Du Han with admiration.

You are still amazing. You can still notice this at this critical moment.

Du Han said: "There is another point. The emperor summoned us to discuss how to eliminate Su Ye, but in the end he didn't say any plan."

"If you want to know the inside story, the key lies in Senggelinqin and Ronglu."

Next, none of the ministers retreated.

Because the next moment might be the emperor's last moments, and maybe the emperor would summon someone for the last time, so they kept waiting.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor did not issue an order to summon.

Sushun came directly to Yi and whispered: "Sixth Master."

Yi said: "Yuting, if you want to ask about that matter, then I tell you, I don't know anything."

Sushun whispered: "Senggelinqin and Ronglu may know."

Yi was stunned, he really didn't notice it.

Sushun said: "Sixth Master, at this critical moment, the two of us must put aside our prejudices and unite as one."

Yi said: "We don't have any prejudices."

Sushun said: "Yes, we are all children of Aisin-Gioro. There is no prejudice in front of the country."

A moment later, Wang Chenggui came to report.

"The emperor has ordered that the Queen Mother, the Imperial Concubine Yi, and the Crown Prince come to the audience."

Immediately, the Queen, the Imperial Concubine Yi, and the Crown Prince walked towards the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace.

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The emperor summoned the empress, Concubine Yi, and the prince to the bedroom. Actually, there was nothing to say.

All that needed to be said had been said.

The three of them knelt quietly in the hall, looking at the emperor's figure.

"Go outside." The emperor said.

Wang Chenggui said: "Your Majesty, there is water and mosquitoes outside, it's cool!"

The Yanbo Zhishuang Hall was built on the water. It was summer, so there were inevitably mosquitoes. Moreover, it was a bit cold outside for the emperor at night.

"Go outside." The emperor said again.

Several eunuchs came forward, carried the emperor's recliner, and came outside.

In front of them was the big lake.

The moonlight was still bright.

The wind blew, and the waves were slightly rippling.

There were mosquitoes, but for some reason, they didn't bite the emperor very much.

There were various insects in the water, but there were more frogs. After all, it was barely the end of summer.

Usually I felt noisy, but at this time I felt that the vitality was dim.

The emperor lay quietly on the recliner, wrapped in a blanket, his body was very light, like a bunch of dead branches.

Covered with a blanket, he quietly looked at the water and the night sky.

As if he was looking, but also as if he was not looking.

In the palace, the queen and Concubine Yi were still kneeling.

The prince was too young and finally couldn't hold on, so he fell asleep on the queen's legs.

Just like that, he was neither asleep nor awake.

Time passed.

It seemed very fast, and caught off guard, the moon in the sky had already slanted over a large area.

It seemed very slow, and he slept for several times in a daze, but it was still not dawn.

Many times, he felt that once he closed his eyes, he would never wake up again.

But he woke up again and again, and opened his eyes again and again.

He thought that this life would float through his mind.

If the fleeting glimpse of his short and long life flashed through his mind.

As a result, there was nothing at all.

The experience of this life seemed to have been forgotten.

Perhaps this life is full of pain from beginning to end, and he doesn't want to remember it before he dies.

What happened when the British and French allied forces entered Beijing and he went north to Chengde? It was just last year, but it seemed as vague as the last life.

He shuddered again.

He opened his eyes again, and it was dawn.

Then, is that the east?

The sun rose.

The emperor tried to open his eyes and wanted to face the rising sun.

The sun was not strong at this time, but he still couldn't bear it when he looked at it. His eyes were full of light and red, and there was nothing in his vision.

The emperor finally had a fragment in his mind.

It was the memory fragment of him and Su Ye in Jiujiang Pavilion.

However, in his mind, he finally threw out the iron ball filled with high explosives.

He asked himself again and again afterwards.

Why didn't he throw out the iron ball at that time, why didn't he choose to die with Su Ye.

Is it because he couldn't kill Su Ye in that way, and could only frame him as a regicide?

Or was it because he was afraid of death and didn't dare to be torn to pieces?

Or was it because he didn't want to belittle himself. As the king of a country, he actually used such means to deal with a minister, which would make him a laughing stock for all eternity?

Or, deep in his mind, he still wanted to keep the last glimmer of possibility for this world?

Even though it was a possibility he didn't want to face at all.

I don't know.

The sunlight pierced directly into his eyeballs and into his mind.

Endless light exploded in his mind.

At the same time, in his mind, another possibility seemed to be playing out.

He finally detonated the iron ball.

"Boom!"

The fire exploded.

The light was as bright as the sun.

The emperor's mind was blank for a moment.

He didn't know whether Su Ye was killed or not.

But he knew that he was shattered to pieces.

The emperor used up his last strength and wanted to reach out his hand.

"Su Ye..."

"Su Ye..."

"Do your best and leave it to fate..."

The emperor's skinny hand just rose three inches and then fell directly.

He lost all his breath.

He stopped his heartbeat.

On the sixth day of July, Emperor Xianfeng died.

It was a few months earlier than in history.

The eunuch Wang Chenggui stepped forward and carefully felt the emperor's breath, and then pressed his neck pulse.

Then he looked at the imperial hospital envoy next to him.

The imperial hospital envoy stepped forward, felt the emperor's breath, touched his neck pulse, and nodded.

The chief eunuch Wang Chenggui turned around and cried to the three queens, "Empress, Consort Yi, His Royal Highness, the Emperor has passed away!"

Suddenly, there was a cry in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace.

Then, there was a cry in the Danbo Jingcheng Palace.

Finally, the whole Chengde Palace was filled with tears! Regardless of slander or praise, an era has ended.

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At the same time, in Calcutta, the capital of British India.

The new Governor-General of India has been in office for more than two months.

After completely winning the war against China, Prince Albert and others fulfilled his promise and recommended Earl Elgin as the Governor-General of India.

So, Earl Elgin ascended to this position a year earlier than in history.

Here, he seemed to have become an emperor.

Millions of square kilometers and hundreds of millions of people have become his subjects.

Here, he enjoys everything to his heart's content.

Power, wine, women.

Especially women.

He doesn't like women in the Qing Dynasty, most of them are too dry.

Indian women, especially those of high castes, not only have the beauty of white people, but also have a sense of mystery and depth that white people do not have.

So, he changed different women every night.

There were women of all ages.

He even began to enjoy himself beyond the taboo.

He lived in a gorgeous palace, which was filled with antiques and treasures he had robbed from various countries.

There were Greek and Chinese ones.

At this time, the most were Chinese.

In the capital, although Su Ye saved the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace, some royal gardens were still looted.

When he left, he transported away countless ships of treasures.

And some of them were placed in his official residence.

Tonight, he was going to visit the triplets.

Really excited.

The priceless Chinese ancient paintings were placed on the bed, with various mottled dirty marks and bloodstains on them.

That's right, he often visited different women on these ancient paintings.

He even liked to wipe his aftermath with a Chinese dragon robe.

Looking at these treasures, many pictures finally appeared in his mind.

Scenes of burning, killing and looting.

Scenes of countless people dying.

If he hadn't seen these treasures looted from the Qing Dynasty, he wouldn't even remember these scenes. The burning, killing and looting of the Qing capital seemed like something from his previous life.

His father stole the city of Athens, and he stole the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

There were so many exciting things in his life that his mind couldn't hold them all.

He needed to look at these old things to revisit the past and learn new things.

He would gradually get excited when he thought of the scenes of burning, killing and looting, otherwise he would really be unable to get up.

A moment later, three Indian women who looked exactly the same walked in.

"Oh my God? You are really a masterpiece of God."

"See? There are antiques and treasures looted from the Qing Dynasty all around, and each one is very valuable."

"Next, I hope your chastity blood will dye these hypocritical and exaggerated calligraphy and paintings, and these statues red, so that this country will be forever immersed in women's feces and dirty blood, and will never be able to turn over."

Then, he and the three girls enjoyed themselves in this pile of calligraphy and paintings and statues.

It was simply the extreme.

Then...

He was covered with a towel over his mouth and nose, and a strange smell made him faint completely.

When he woke up, he was tied up and stuffed in his mouth.

The three women pulled out wire from their mouths.

It was not an ordinary wire, but more like a sharp wire saw polished by hand.

Then, Earl Elgin watched his vitals being cut off alive, and the pain twisted his soul.

Then, his limbs were cut off.

The triplets were neatly laid out in front of him.

Finally, when he was about to bleed to death.

Cut off his head.

In history, this evil robber was killed by lightning, as if it was a punishment from heaven.

But the trajectory of this world has changed, so he may not be killed by lightning.

Then let's change the way he dies, to be torn into pieces.

At this time, cheers came from outside the Governor's Mansion.

Some people even set off fireworks.

The three twin sisters were startled, and then they remembered that today was the Navratri Festival.

Memories emerged in the eyes of the three girls.

The previous Navratri festival was their happy time. At that time, my parents, grandparents, and brothers and sisters were all there.

They can have as much fun as they want.

But now, everyone in the family is gone and killed.

The family manor was also burned and robbed.

They have nothing.

Revenge and anger sustained them through three years of painful training.

After all, my sister couldn't hold back. She came to the window with bare feet, opened the window, and looked at the lively street scene outside.

Looking at the brightly lit night.

Watch the fireworks blooming in the night sky.

She couldn't help but applaud happily, and the people outside on the street waved and cheered when they saw her stunning beauty.

The girl also stretched out her hand to cheer, her hands covered with blood.

The two sisters complained helplessly: "You are too playful. You leave all such heavy work to us, but you go and play by yourself."

Then, they continued to use the wire saw to cut Count Elgin's body into sections after sections.

At first there was still blood splattering, but in the end the blood simply drained away.

When the fireworks outside ended, the girl came back, picked up a vital object, and said disgustedly: "Where do you put this dirty thing?"

My sister thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, just stuff it into his own mouth."

"Okay, okay!" said my sister.

Then, he directly stuffed Count Elgin's thing into his own mouth.

Feeling that it was not straightened, he stuffed it again. Elgin's dead mouth still made strange sounds.

Three days later!

Count Elgin's body was discovered.

It is inserted directly on the road in front of the city gate of Kolkata and is divided into more than a dozen blocks.

Moreover, it was rotten and covered with maggots!

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News of the emperor's death spread southward very quickly.

Down the sea, down the canals, down the roads.

Ten days later!

Finally arrived in Jiujiang.

Princess Shou'an, Princess Shouxi, changed her clothes.

Put on white clothes.

Shen Baozhen came to Su Yi and said, "Master, do we want to change clothes?"

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "All serving officials wear white cloth on their official hats."

Shen Baozhen said: "Yes!"

Then, Shen Baozhen asked: "Then, do you want to lower the flag?"

Su Yi said: "The flagpole on the top of Jiujiang Tower, the dragon flag is lowered halfway."

"yes!"

Then, Su Yi gradually climbed up the Jiujiang Tower.

This was the last time he and the emperor talked. Of course, coming here is not about remembering.

Through the window, looking outside.

The rolling Yangtze River continues to flow eastward.

The movement of heaven is constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie.

The reason why the country is so dilapidated today is certainly the responsibility of Emperor Xianfeng, but... it is also the responsibility of many people.

But for Su Yi, the most important page has been turned!

The righteousness that weighed the most on his head was overturned.

Then, he saw a fleet of ships on the Yangtze River pier.

The top of the ship was also covered with white cloth. Princess Shou'an turned and looked at Su Yi on the Jiujiang Tower for a long time, and then boarded the ship.

Su Yi will not attend the emperor's funeral, not even Princess Shouxi.

Princess Shouan led the team northward.

In Su Yi's field of vision, the fleet gradually moved eastward and became very small.

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Chengde palace, the second day after the emperor's death.

In the Danbo Jingcheng Hall, Crown Prince Aixinjueluo Zaichun ascended the throne as emperor, with the reign title Qixiang. (Decided to change it back anyway)

Emperor Daxing was enthroned, and Emperor Qixiang named Niu Hulu as the Mother Queen Mother and Yehenala as the Mother Queen Mother.

At this time, the emperor was six years old.

Empress Dowager Ci'an of Niu Hulu clan, twenty-four years old.

Yehenala, Empress Dowager Cixi, twenty-six years old.

Everyone shouted long live the Queen!

Several ministers took turns to keep vigil for Emperor Daxing.

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In a certain palace.

Sushun, Yi, Duanhua and Zaiyuan secretly met with Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu.

Sushun glanced at Yi.

Yidao: "Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, does the emperor have any plans for eradicating Su Yi?"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Back to the prince, I don't know much about it."

Ronglu also bowed and said, "Go back to your lord, I really don't know."

The emperor's will, the more important and secret it is, the less people want to know about it.

The more people know, the more risk there will be leaks.

Next, no matter how many people made insinuations, Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu just said they didn't know.

Sushun said angrily: "Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, what time is it now? Such a big thing as eradicating Su Yi requires us to unite as one. Do you still want to hide something from me? If you miss this big thing, you He is the eternal sinner of the Qing Dynasty."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Su Zhongtang, if you know, of course I won't hide it, but I just don't know the key."

Ronglu smiled bitterly and said: "In Suzhong Hall, when it comes to the emperor's most trust, no one can be more trustworthy than you. If the emperor really has any plans, how could he tell us instead of you?"

Duan Hua next to him said: "Don't give us a bad look. Just one thing. At that time, everyone thought that Concubine Yi was bound to die, but instead of dying, she actually got the imperial seal of Tongdaotang. Everyone was horrified, except for the two of you. As usual, what’s going on?”

Duanhua is direct.

Seng Gelinqin said: "We are also very surprised in our hearts, but this matter has nothing to do with us."

Ronglu said: "Yes, it has nothing to do with me at this moment."

This is really heartbreaking. We don't expect Concubine Yi to be executed, so it's normal for us to have a normal expression.

Duanhua instinctively asked, why is Yi so surprised?

However, Duanhua couldn't ask this question, and Yi couldn't answer it either.

When several people were about to continue arguing, Su Shun suddenly said: "Since the late emperor did not have a secret order, this matter must be left to us."

"Before the late emperor died, he also repeatedly said that he would eliminate Su Ye, so this is not only his last wish, but also a matter of urgency for us."

"So, let's take the first step now and order Su Ye to return to Beijing to attend the funeral of the late emperor."

Ronglu did not speak, but Senggelinqin said directly: "Su Ye will not come, Kuang Yuan had this idea at the time."

Su Shun said: "This is the order of the new emperor. If he does not come, then don't think about accepting the order of the new emperor in the future, and don't think about entering the center again."

Everyone thought about it, and it was really the case.

The late emperor is dead, and you, Su Ye, have indeed severed your relationship with him, so it is barely reasonable not to attend the funeral.

But, you don't accept the first imperial edict issued by the new emperor to you, and you are going to disobey the order?

Then if the new emperor summons you to Beijing and enters the central government in the future, will you accept it?

If you accept it, it is not shameless.

If the new emperor does not have a good decree, you will disobey it.

If there is a good decree, you will accept it.

What are you?

So, this move is not fatal, but it is quite sharp.

"Sixth Master, what do you think?" Su Shun said.

Yi was still hesitating. Of course, he was unwilling to follow Su Shun's path instinctively.

Duanhua said: "Sixth Master, before the late emperor died, he was obsessed with eradicating Su Ye, and he said that we should unite. Don't you agree with everyone on this first thing?"

Prince Gong Yi said: "Okay, I agree."

Duanhua said: "Senggelinqin, Ronglu, do you agree?"

Senggelinqin and Ronglu were immediately in a dilemma.

If you agree, you will violate the emperor's secret decree.

If you don't agree, it will directly let a few people see that the emperor has a secret decree for you two.

Ronglu bowed and said, "I will follow him."

Senggelinqin said, "I agree!"

This is a typical case of moving the problem up.

So, the nine ministers of state agreed and directly drafted an imperial edict, ordering Su Ye to attend the funeral of the late emperor.

Originally, they also talked about whether Shen Baozhen should be included, but later Du Han rejected it, saying that if Shen Baozhen was included, Su Ye would not come, and Shen Baozhen would come, which would be half of disobeying the imperial edict.

Everyone admired Du Han's delicate thoughts even more.

After writing the imperial edict, two imperial seals were required to make it effective.

So, the nine ministers of state came to see the two empresses dowager.

"Empress Dowager, I have drafted an edict, please use the seal of the two empresses dowager." Su Shun bowed and handed the imperial edict to the two empresses dowager.

This is the first imperial edict of the new emperor.

The current power structure is very clear.

The nine ministers of state have the power to draft the imperial edict, and the two empresses dowager have the power to use the seal.

Neither of them can be missing, but they cannot overstep their authority.

Empress Dowager Cixi could not help but look at Yehenara next to her.

Empress Dowager Cixi said, "What kind of imperial edict is this?"

After that, she took it and looked at it, and frowned instinctively.

It turned out to be a summons for Su Ye to attend the funeral of the late emperor?

So, she wanted to push this matter to Empress Dowager Cixi next to her.

Su Shun said, "Empress Dowager, time is running out, we must catch Su Ye off guard."

Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Lord Su, this is a serious matter, please allow us sisters to think about it, okay?"

Su Shun said, "Empress Dowager, this matter is different from others, it is really urgent and cannot be delayed."

Duan Hua next to him said, "Empress Dowager, before the emperor died, he was thinking about eliminating Su Ye. This is the first imperial edict of the new emperor. If Su Ye disobeys the order and does not come, he will lose his reputation and will not be able to take the opportunity to enter the center in the future."

Zai Yuan said, "We nine regents have reached a consensus, please ask the Empress Dowager to use the seal."

Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I have said it, please allow us sisters to think about it, so let's do it."

Then, she took Empress Dowager Ci'an and left.

Su Shun said angrily: "Empress Dowager, please use the seal before you leave."

Then, Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others also stepped forward and said: "Empress Dowager, please use the seal before you leave."

Empress Dowager Cixi looked at them in disbelief. The late emperor had just passed away, and these ministers were so rude?

Senggelinqin, Ronglu, what do you two do for a living?

Others don't know what's going on, don't you know it?

Why don't you stop it?

Su Shun said coldly: "Holy Mother Empress Dowager, eliminating Su Ye is the top priority today, why are you dragging your feet? Do you have other intentions?"

Several people present were also stunned.

The little emperor was so scared that he shrank in the arms of Empress Dowager Ci'an.

I didn't expect that Su Shun would be so domineering. The emperor had just passed away, and he roared in the court.

No wonder Su Ye told Emperor Xianfeng that Su Shun wanted to be Oboi.

The same was true of Sushun in history. After Emperor Xianfeng died, he looked down on the young emperor and did not take the two Empress Dowagers seriously.

Once the seal is used, basically, the Queen Mother of the two palaces only needs to use the seal, and the external political affairs are left to us. Why do you ask so many questions?

Once the queen mothers of the two palaces delayed using the seal, Sushun and others would directly yell at the palace and directly threaten them.

Originally, in history, the two empress dowagers introduced Prince Gong Yi and Shengbao as foreign aid and launched the Xinyou Coup.

Why did Yi join forces with the empress dowagers of the two palaces? Is it because of friendship?

Of course not, but because Yi felt that he was losing power and was unwilling to do so, so he wanted to take the opportunity to seize power.

But now, he doesn't have the power to step aside.

Although there is no clear ranking, he is not first, but also second.

Of course, he definitely wants to compete with Sushun for power.

However, we must first determine the power of the nine ministers who take care of life.

If the empress dowagers of the two palaces do not need to seal the first imperial edict, what authority will the nine ministers who take care of life have in the future?

Moreover, Yi felt that it would be more beneficial to him to let Sushun oppress the two empresses more harshly. Then the empresses of the two empresses would naturally come to seek help from him and just reap the benefits first.

Sushun said: "Empress Dowager, please use the seal!"

Immediately, several ministers who cared about life said at the same time: "Queen Mother, please use the seal."

At this time, Concubine Lian suddenly rushed out and angrily shouted: "What to do? What to do?"

"The bones of Emperor Daxing are still cold, and you guys are going to bully us orphans and widows?"

"The two Queen Mothers said, you have to think about it, you have to think about it."

She rushed out, firstly to save the two queen mothers, and secondly, for the sake of the child's father.

She didn't know anything, except that Su Yi must not come at this time.

Sushun said coldly: "My dearest concubine, the harem cannot interfere with politics. Please pay attention to your manners."

"Okay, okay, okay." Concubine Lian sneered: "We women are worthless, so the second elder brother should be your master."

"Second brother, these bad guys are going to bully you, Eni, and your emperor brother. Go and beat them away."

Having said that, Concubine Lian really put the two-year-old second prince on the ground.

The second prince also obeyed. His chubby little body immediately rushed over with teeth and claws, and beat Sushun on the leg. While beating him, he yelled: "I'll beat you up, I'll beat you up."

The scene suddenly fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.

Sushun can't hide, nor can he block.

"Nonsense, nonsense..."

"Concubine Lian, do you still have any dignity at all?"

When the six-year-old Emperor Tongzhi saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing, but immediately felt something was wrong and stopped it quickly.

Cixi looked at Concubine Lian gratefully. It was really useful to have a shrewd and unreasonable concubine at this time.

Then, she waved to the second prince and said: "Second brother, come!"

The second prince raised his little foot and kicked Sushun, and then rushed towards Cixi like a little duck.

"Eni!"

"Eni!"

Cixi held the second prince in her arms, loving him for a while.

Then, the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Okay, gentlemen, please take your leave first. This imperial decree will be left with us. We will discuss it for a while and then make a decision."

After that, she held the imperial edict in one hand and hugged the second prince in the other, and walked towards the back, no longer entangled with Sushun and others.

This controversy is put on hold for now.

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In a secret room.

Seng Gelinqin whispered: "We know clearly that the emperor has a secret decree, and we know that we cannot summon Su Yi to the capital at this time to attend the funeral of Emperor Daxing. Why do we follow Sushun to force the two empress dowagers?"

Ronglu said: "For the sake of authenticity."

Seng Gelinqin asked: "What do you mean?"

Ronglu said: "Only when the conflict between Minister Gu Ming and the empress dowagers of the two palaces becomes more and more intense, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces become more and more helpless, can there be a reason to bring in foreign aid. At that time, the empress dowager will have enough reason to issue an order to summon the emperor." If Su Yi came to Beijing to help, otherwise the palace would be harmonious, what reason would the two empresses have to lure Su Yi as a foreign aid? "How could Su Yi believe it?"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Zhonghua is indeed a wise general. No wonder the emperor overcame all opinions and made you one of the ministers who care about life."

Ronglu said: "Your Majesty has been extremely kind to me, and I will repay you with my body and soul."

Seng Gelinqin said: "It's just that the Queen Mother will blame us."

Ronglu said: "I will ask to see the Queen Mother in private and make it clear to her."

Seng Gelinqin said: "This is the best."

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A few hours later!

Ronglu did not ask for an audience, but Cixi had secretly summoned him.

"Rong Lu, others don't know about the emperor's secret plan to eradicate Su Yi, don't you know?" Cixi said angrily: "You clearly know that you can't summon Su Yi into the palace to attend the large emperor's funeral at this time, so why do you still follow them to make noise? "

Ronglu said: "To inform the Queen Mother, Emperor Daxing's plan is certainly excellent. However, it requires heat."

"Who is Su Yi? He is the smartest person. How could he be fooled if he didn't act it out realistically?"

"If the imperial court is in harmony, what reason does the Queen Mother have to bring him to Beijing as a foreign aid? So she wants to create a conflict between Minister Gu Ming and the Queen Mother, so that the Queen Mother becomes increasingly weak and even feels a crisis, and then lures Su Yi into the capital. Jing, it looks realistic.”

Cixi fell into deep thought and said, "That makes sense."

Ronglu said: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother. No matter when, my slaves will be loyal to the Queen Mother without any second thoughts."

Cixi said softly: "Our two families are neighbors and we have a small friendship. I will rely on you for many things in the future."

Ronglu kowtowed and said, "I can't repay the Queen Mother's kindness even if my servant is shattered into pieces."

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Another secret room.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Duhan, Kuangyuan and others met secretly.

Du Han said: "My guess is correct. Why doesn't the Queen Mother use the seal? Is it because he has no lingering feelings for Su Yi? Of course not, it's just that Emperor Daxing has other plans to eradicate Su Yi."

"And the person who executes the plan may be Ronglu, and the key person is Yehenala."

Sushun said: "Then what should we do next?"

Du Han said: "Continue, our Minister Gu Ming will continue to persecute the Queen Mother of the two palaces."

"The most important thing is to make it real."

Su Shun said in a cold voice: "While getting rid of Su Yi, get rid of her at the same time."

"A fake show can be done for real, killing two birds with one stone!"

Several people present could not help but tremble.

Duan Hua said: "In this case, we will need Ronglu or Seng Gelinqin to help."

Du Han said: "Ronglu and the Queen Mother are neighbors."

Sushun said: "She is not just a neighbor. Yehenala is young and beautiful. Su Yi and Ronglu both liked her at that time, but Ronglu lost in the competition."

Several people present were surprised: "Is there such a thing?"

Sushun said: "Of course, that's why Ronglu followed Su Yi in everything from the beginning."

Du Han said: "In this way, even if Su Yi is eliminated, once Ronglu joins forces with the Queen Mother, we will be in danger. Don't forget, Ronglu has the new Tianjin army in his hands. Although he can't defeat the British and French coalition forces, he is still a member of the imperial court. The most capable army in the world."

Sushun said: "So, the key to this matter is Seng Gelinqin, who also has military power. If it is true, as Du Han guessed, that the task of eliminating Su Yi is handed over to Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu, then it can be used With the help of Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, Yehenala and Su Yi were all eradicated."

"If the banner of eradicating Su Yi is used properly, it will not only eradicate Su Yi."

Duan Hua said: "How can we convince Seng Gelinqin? He is close to Gong Laoliu."

Du Han said: "The relationship between the two of them is like that. Seng Gelinqin is also a very popular minister. Gong Laoliu can't give him anything. But, we can give him."

Sushun said: "Give me what?"

Du Han said: "Boyan, Mohu and Ronglu are consistent on the surface, but in reality? The Tianjin New Army can only have one coach. Because Boyan made mistakes, he was always suppressed by Ronglu and could not take charge of the new army. . Therefore, there is an essential contradiction between the two."

"Secondly, the Empress Dowager is the one with the highest position. She is the niece of Su Zhongtang and Prince Zheng."

"We promise to give the Senggelinqin family two princely titles after the project is completed."

Is everyone surprised?

What? Two princes?

This...this is a great reward.

Du Han said: "Now, nothing can impress Seng Gelinqin, but two princes are enough."

Sushun said tremblingly: "Don't say he will be moved, I can't help but feel moved."

Sushun is Duanhua's brother, and Prince Zheng is the iron hat king.

The so-called iron hat king is hereditary and will not be demoted.

The prince's title was taken away by Duan Hua. Although Sushun was in power, he did not have the title of prince and was only a third-class auxiliary general. Of course, he felt regretful.

Duan Hua said: "This, this is against the rules."

Du Han said: "If we follow the rules, we won't be able to bribe Seng Gelinqin."

Sushun said: "What if Seng Gelinqin sells us?"

Du Han said: "Yes, we can bribe Seng Gelinqin, and she can of course bribe him. In this case, let her not be bribed."

Su Shun said: "Destroy her reputation? Ruin the possibility of the two of them joining forces."

Du Han was trembling all over and didn't dare to answer.

Zaiyuan next to him said: "Then let the outside world spread rumors that there is an affair between Yehenala and Ronglu? This will ruin her name and Ronglu's name. Kill two birds with one stone."

Sushun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, it can't be done."

"When we handle this matter, we must have one premise, that is, we must not violate the emperor's decree or affect the plan to eradicate Su Yi." Sushun said: "If we attack Ronglu first, I'm afraid it will spoil the big thing."

Du Han said: "Then there is no specific candidate. It is just spread that the reason why Yehenala was under house arrest for a month was because the emperor discovered that she had an affair with another man before, and this matter was never known from Seng Gelinqin. The explosion there will eliminate any possibility of collusion between the two, and they will directly turn against each other. "

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded to each other.

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A few days later!

A shocking rumor broke out.

The Queen Mother was put under house arrest for a month because she had an affair with another man, so the emperor was furious and planned to execute her.

However, for the sake of the prince and his previous friendship, Emperor Daxing was still soft-hearted and could not take action.

Therefore, the Holy Mother Queen Mother could survive.

After the scandal came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

Cixi was completely stunned.

"Who is it? Who wants to harm me?"

"Another Queen Mother? Sushun? Or who?"

Cixi was furious and went directly to the Empress Dowager Ci'an to ask what to do about the matter.

Empress Dowager Ci'an ordered people to investigate the matter secretly to see where the rumors originated.

After a series of retrospective investigations, all the clues were cut off at Senggelinqin.

The final source of this rumor was the maid of Princess Senggelinqin, and when she was found, she had committed suicide.

Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked and angry.

Senggelinqin? I have no grudges against him, why did he harm me like this?

Did he team up with Sushun and others?

Or was this a plan by Sushun and others to alienate me?

But no matter what, this matter has no solution.

After Senggelinqin learned about this, he was horrified, and his instinctive reaction was, someone wants to harm me?

Who wants to harm me?

Why do you want to harm me?

He immediately ran to ask to see Cixi, and after hesitating again and again, the empress dowager summoned him.

Senggelinqin swore by Changshengtian and his ancestors that this rumor had absolutely nothing to do with his family, and someone must have framed him and alienated him.

Yehenara smiled and said, "Don't worry, Monk King. I can see through this little plot to sow discord. How could I be fooled?"

Senggelinqin kowtowed and said, "The Queen Mother is wise, the Queen Mother is wise."

Yehenara said, "The Emperor's secret decree is to rely on the Monk King to eliminate Su Ye. We must not lose our composure."

Senggelinqin continued to kowtow and said, "No one is wiser than the Queen Mother."

After Senggelinqin left, Empress Dowager Ci'an came out. Yehenara asked, "Sister, do you think it came from his family?"

Although Empress Dowager Ci'an was younger, she was the Queen Mother and had a higher position.

Ci'an wanted to say no, but hesitated for a while and said, "His wife really likes to talk nonsense. At that time, the fourth sister repeatedly helped Su Ye for Princess Shouxi's marriage and blocked Boyan Nemohu's way. Senggelinqin's wife has been telling people that Su Ye and Princess Shou'an have an affair."

Suddenly, Empress Dowager Cixi's face was uncertain.

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After returning to the residence.

Senggelinqin's wife said coldly: "Why are you showing off? Now she is asking us for help, not us asking her for help."

"As for her affair with Su Ye, it is no secret now."

Hearing his wife say this, Senggelinqin's face changed drastically and said: "You, you didn't say anything nonsense at home, did you?"

Prince Khorchin's wife said: "It must not be spread by me."

Senggelinqin said: "Have you said anything similar? Have you said it?"

His wife said: "This... There are so many words, who remembers whether they have been said. When she was under house arrest, everyone talked about it, and it was not just our family who made up this story."

Senggelinqin suddenly felt cold all over.

This... This... Maybe this rumor really came from his own family?

His wife has always been tight-lipped.

This, what should I do? What should I do?

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In fact, Su Ye is facing a huge problem now.

Entering Beijing may face a trap.

If you don't enter Beijing, you will never be able to enter the central government.

And if you enter the central government, do you have to bring soldiers with you all the time?

How is this possible?

Once you enter the central government, you always have to work in the palace. How can you lead soldiers in the palace?

Only a thief can do things for a thousand days, so how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?

Therefore, the problem needs to be solved from the root to be completely solved once and for all.

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A few days later!

Princess Shou'an led the team to Chengde Palace. As the emperor's only living relative with the same father and mother, she had the obligation to guard the spirit.

After guarding the spirit for a night.

She came to Empress Dowager Cixi's bedroom and grabbed her hand directly and said: "Xiao Fen, tell me honestly, does the late emperor have any plan to secretly eliminate Su Ye? You say... you say!"

Empress Dowager Cixi was grabbed by the hand and couldn't get rid of it. She shook her head and said: "Fourth sister, no, the emperor really never told me about this."

At the same time!

In front of Empress Dowager Cixi, an old friend, the eunuch Gui'er, knelt.

Su Ye's confidant.

"Your servant Gui'er, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager Cixi's face changed, and she waved her hand and said, "An Dehai, clear everyone out."

Immediately, An Dehai immediately retreated and drove everyone away.

Guier stood up and said, "Empress Dowager, my master Su Ye asked me to ask the Empress Dowager a question. Do you want to kill him? Do you want to kill him for the late emperor?"

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