Chapter 17 8. Millennium old ginseng (1)

Li Lianying became ill because of Xiaozhong's master, and the imperial doctor said that the disease must be treated with thousand-year-old ginseng as a medicine primer. ...Cixi's decree: Anyone who has a thousand-year-old ginseng will be offered to the palace and promoted to the second rank...The lines are full of a woman's consideration and tenderness for a man... The north wind was bitter and cold, and the sun was setting through the clouds.A ray of icy light was cast on the Chi Kiss of Chuxiu Palace, and then hurriedly disappeared under the horizon, and Ye Mu quickly enveloped the city of Beijing.

In the palace, the Empress Dowager Cixi walked back and forth anxiously, looking at her expression, as if she had encountered a difficult military and national event.But who would have thought that at this moment, she was worrying about the illness of her loyal servant——Li Lianying! "San Shun, is your master better today?" Li Sanshun knew that due to the master's illness, the Empress Dowager Cixi had been in a violent mood for the past few days, so she carefully replied: "As for the Empress Dowager, the master feels a little better today, but... It's just that there is still no big improvement. "

"Have you seen the imperial doctor?" Upon hearing Li Sanshun's words, Empress Dowager Cixi's face sank involuntarily. "I read it and prescribed some medicine." The Empress Dowager Cixi finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "Bring me the clothes and go to your master's place to have a look!" "Queen, it's windy outside, you..." "Go, what are you talking about!" It turned out that since You Zhong set the fire and You Yi poisoned her, the Empress Dowager Cixi was restless all day long, and it didn't help that she moved to another place.When Li Lianying saw her in plain clothes, she stayed by her side for two months, and when she was sleepy, she leaned back on the chair and took a nap.Bring food and water, do it yourself.Seeing that she was in better spirits, telling her a story to relax her mind, it can be said to be considerate.Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi is getting better every day.Who would have thought that he would collapse, and finally be bedridden.

A gust of bone-piercing cold wind blew by, the Empress Dowager Cixi could not help shivering twice, and hurriedly quickened her pace.Seeing Empress Dowager Cixi come to see her in person, Li Lianying was so excited that tears filled her eyes, and she hurriedly turned over and wanted to get out of bed to pay her respects. "No, no! Lianying, how do you feel today?" Empress Dowager Cixi stepped forward and pressed Li Lianying and asked. "Thank you Empress Dowager for your concern. In such a cold day, what are you doing here? In case of a mistake, how can I take care of you? I feel better today."

Seeing that Li Lianying was still thinking of herself when she was sick, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help being moved, and said, "Xiao Anzi died early, and You Yi is like that. You are a caring person by my side, how can you not care? The imperial doctor came to see Let’s pass it. Why is it getting better so slowly? Sanshun, go find Zhuang Shouhe again and show your master.” Zhuang Shouhe, the court judge of the Supreme Hospital, was sitting by the stove and eating, and when he heard that he asked himself to see Li Lianying, he was really reluctant.Isn't he just a slave head, worthy of such a big fight?Four or five times a day?But if you don't want to, what can you do? How dare you disobey the Queen Mother's will.I reluctantly put down my chopsticks, put on my clothes, and followed Li Sanshun to see Li Lianying.

After entering the house, seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi was there, he kowtowed to say hello.Seeing Zhuang Shouhe, Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but her face darkened, and she asked, "Doctor Zhuang, do you eat dry food? Hmph, you can't treat such a disease?" Can he not understand the temper of Empress Dowager Cixi?Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi was angry, he quickly lay down on the ground, and replied cautiously: "The empress dowager calms down, it is the incompetence of the humble minister." Having said this, Zhuang Shouhe glanced secretly, seeing that the expression of the Empress Dowager Cixi did not change much, he continued: "Queen Mother, Mr. Li is in charge of this illness. It's not impossible to get better sooner, it's just..."

"Quickly tell me, what is it?" Empress Dowager Cixi hurriedly asked when she heard that she had a solution. "It's just that there is no medicine primer—a thousand-year-old ginseng!" "Thousand-year-old ginseng? Aren't there two in the palace?" "There used to be two in the palace, but you used one for the Queen Mother, and the other was used by the East, so..." As long as there is a way, what else can stop the Empress Dowager Cixi?I saw that she immediately ordered Li Sanshun to pass on the decree: Anyone who has a thousand-year-old ginseng will be offered to the palace and promoted to the second rank.This is tempting news. As soon as it came out, there was an uproar in the capital, but two days later, there was no news at all.why?Those who wanted to be promoted, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to curry favor with Li Lianying, tried their best, but couldn't find them; those who had thousand-year-old ginseng, because they were not ashamed of Li Lianying's character, refused to offer it.This made the Empress Dowager Cixi very anxious.

However, when Li Lianying's post was changed, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment heard the news resolutely, and worked extra hard.This day, Gang Yi went out early in the morning and didn't come home until noon. As soon as he entered the house, his wife greeted him with a smile on his face. When Gang Yi saw him, he said angrily, "Laugh, I know how to laugh all day long!" won't help me figure it out." "My lord, I was thinking of something. There may be a door." When Gang Yi heard this, he quickly pushed his wife on the chair, and said with a smile: "Madam, tell me what's going on?"

Mrs. Gang was still smiling, and said unhurriedly: "Didn't you say that I can laugh all day long? Why don't you think of it yourself?" "Oh, my good lady, don't make me hungry, tell me what's the matter?" Fortitude asked anxiously. "That's about the same! I went to Prince Gong's mansion to chat a while ago, and I overheard Prince Gong Fujin saying that they have a thousand-year-old ginseng, but I don't know if they have used it?" "Really, you didn't lie to me?" Gang Yi asked dubiously. Mrs. Gang smiled and nodded.Resolute didn't care about eating, so he picked up his clothes and went out. As soon as the wife saw it, she said, "Master, you haven't eaten yet! It's not too late to go after eating." "Don't eat, lest others will steal it First." With that said, the man has already left the door.

The northwest wind was blowing, but he didn't feel the fortitude of riding a horse at all. He was so happy in his heart.Thousand-year-old Shen, as long as I have you, I will be promoted to the second rank if I am resolute. Maybe the manager will be happy and give me a few good words in front of the queen mother, then I will... .Thinking about it, Gang Yi couldn't help laughing out loud.The laughter was so harsh and ugly, like a crow calling. Before he knew it, Prince Gong's Mansion came into view, and he resolutely jumped off his horse.Without waiting for the gatekeeper to notify, he rushed in hastily.Prince Gong Yixin had just had lunch and was painting there when suddenly the door slammed, causing Prince Gong's hands to tremble in shock, and he couldn't help being furious.Turning around, she saw that she was resolute. Li Lianying's reposting made her even more angry from the bottom of her heart, and asked, "Master Gang, what's the matter? So reckless, you even forgot the basic rules?"

Only then did Gang Yi recover from the excitement, and hurriedly said: "My lord, calm down, I'm so rude to you, please forgive me." Suddenly saw the painting on the table: a shepherd boy watching two silver-bearded old men playing chess , the shepherd boy held a whip in his hand and a peach pit in his mouth.He took the opportunity to smile again and said, "My lord is really a master of Danqing, look at this painting, it is so lifelike, I am afraid that Wu Daozhi will admire it even if he is alive." Prince Gong sneered and said, "Don't dare! If Wu Daozhi was alive, he would never paint the peach pit on his nose that should be painted on his mouth." Gang Yi took a closer look, and it was indeed the case, then he understood, and said with a dry smile: "My lord, I'm really sorry, but I've ruined your old art interest." "Tell me what's going on, I'm still busy." "Xiaguan heard that you have a thousand-year-old ginseng, I wonder if it's true?" asked resolutely carefully. After hearing the resolute words, Prince Gong immediately understood.snort!Ideas hit my head.Even if I feed the pigs, I won’t give it to him!So he said coldly: "So what? What if you don't?" Gang Yi would be thinking about getting promoted and getting rich all over his head, and he didn't look at Prince Gong's face, and said, "Mr. Li is not in good health recently, and urgently needs a thousand-year-old ginseng. If the prince has one, can you see if you can... ..." Before he finished speaking, Prince Gong opened his mouth: "Oh, who did I think, isn't he quite powerful, why can't he handle such a trivial matter?" "Your lord, you also know that this thousand-year-old ginseng is extremely rare, so it's so easy to get it. If you don't want to offer it, can you sell it to a lower official?" Gang Yi replied with a smile on his face. Seeing Gang Yi's brazen appearance, Prince Gong couldn't help but feel disgusted, and cursed: "Stop talking! I'll tell you. I'm willing to give this thousand-year-old ginseng to anyone, but I don't want to give it to him! There's nothing to do, hurry up, don't mess with it!" Dirty my place!" Why do you, Prince Daogong, hate Li Lianying so much? It is related to the death of Empress Dowager Ci'an.After the death of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, the Golden Chamber was enshrined in the Cining Palace.No matter how big an official is, in this dignified place, in front of the prince who is "outstanding etiquette".They all bowed their hands and looked respectful.Unexpectedly, with the backing of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Lianying walked up the steps of the Cining Palace with her hands behind her back and her head raised, as if walking casually.Prince Gong had already heard that the death of Empress Dowager Ci'an was related to him, seeing this scene, he tied up Li Lianying.Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Cixi only lightly reprimanded Li Lianying after a few words, and then released Li Lianying.In addition, Li Lianying usually relied on his power to do evil, so Prince Gong hated him to death.Now that they heard that Li Lianying was ill, they wished that he would die early, so how could they send the thousand-year-old Shen with him? That resolute went there full of joy, but he was kicked out, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, I am a Shangshu after all, you respect the prince too much. When I got home, I picked up the wine bottle and drank it.Mrs. Gang saw that the situation was not right, so she didn't dare to joke anymore, and hurriedly comforted her.When Gang Yi told what happened just now, she couldn't help but get angry with her husband.So he said: "My lord, he, Prince Gong, is too much. We must win back this tone." "What are you arguing for? He is the prince, what can I do?" Fortitude said helplessly. "You, why are you so confused? The matter of offering ginseng is the Queen Mother's idea. If he doesn't offer it, you won't talk to the Queen Mother?" Yes!After hearing Madam's words, Gang Yi came to his senses, quickly dropped the wine bottle, and rode straight to the palace. The Empress Dowager Cixi was agitated because Li Lianying was ill and had no one to serve her. When she heard the resolute words, she couldn't help being furious, and urgently ordered Li Sanshun to call Prince Gong into the palace. Seeing Prince Gong kneeling in front of her, Empress Dowager Cixi sneered twice, and said, "Prince Gong, I heard that you have a thousand-year-old ginseng. I wonder if you didn't see my decree, or you don't want to offer it?" "The edict minister has seen it, but..." After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Since you know, why didn't you present it earlier?" "The empress dowager, calm down. If it is the empress dowager, you are in poor health, even if you have the courage, you will not dare not to offer it. It's just this slave... Has the empress dowager forgotten what I said to my ancestors! Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and the official rank must not exceed the fourth rank Will the offender be executed? Now this slave is relying on your backing to intervene in political affairs and cause harm to the harem, so I think it's better to let him..." "Shut up!" Before Prince Gong could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager Cixi shouted loudly: "I think you are getting bolder, Prince Gong! If this is the case, then well, I'm not feeling well, go and get rid of the millennium." Bring in the old ginseng!" "This...," Prince Gong was stunned.But it was hard to say anything, so I had to go home and donate the thousand-year-old. With the thousand-year-old ginseng as the medicine primer, Li Lianying's illness really got better day by day.On this day, as soon as the Empress Dowager Cixi left the court, she went straight to Li Lianying's room.Li Lianying is sitting on the bed drinking "Tieguanyin".The texture of this "Tie Guanyin" is as heavy as red iron, and its appearance is as beautiful as Guanyin. When it is soaked in a cup, it presents "green leaves and red edges", so it is commonly known as "green leaf red". top grade.Seeing Empress Dowager Cixi coming, Li Lianying hurriedly put down her cup, knelt on the bed and kowtowed to pay her respects. "Lianying, look at your face, don't you feel much better?" Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile. "Thank you, Empress Dowager, this servant is much better today, and I just said that I will go to greet you." Seeing that Li Lianying recovered from her illness, Empress Dowager Cixi was extremely happy.Recently, because Li Lianying was ill, no one could serve him so considerately. The Empress Dowager Cixi was really unwilling to eat. Seeing him recover now, she was naturally full of joy.Suddenly discovering that six or seven of the ten chairs in the room were covered with yellow satin, the Empress Dowager Cixi was taken aback and said, "Lianying, what's going on?" Li Lianying said with a smile: "Your queen mother has sat on this, so it won't happen if you don't cover it up." It turned out that during Li Lianying's illness, the Empress Dowager Cixi came to visit her from time to time, so she didn't always sit in the same chair every time.This kind of thing is very common, and no one pays attention to it, but who knows that Li Lianying has a "special eye" and finds that there is a lot to do in it, so every time the Empress Dowager Cixi leaves, he asks Li Sanshun to use yellow satin to wrap the chair that the Empress Dowager sat on. Cover up.Not everyone can use yellow satin, only the emperor and empress can use it, so once it is covered, others cannot sit on it. After hearing Li Lianying's words, the Empress Dowager Cixi was even more delighted and said "Okay!" It's no wonder, where can I find a second servant for such a careful servant? As the saying goes, if you receive the favor of a drop of water, you should repay it with a spring.The Empress Dowager Cixi cared so much about his illness, how could Li Lianying not repay him?What's more, only in this way can he win the Empress Dowager Cixi's favor even more.So as soon as Li Lianying recovered from her illness, she began to think hard.Whoever wants to activate his thirty-six rotating shafts and seventy-two mind eyes no matter how he tries to do it, just can't think of a good way.why?The old methods don't work, so we must have new ideas and ingenuity! On this day, Li Lianying called his "witty and resourceful" apprentice Li Sanshun to the room to discuss. "People say that the three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang. Why did our master and apprentice think about it for so many days but couldn't come up with a good idea." Li Lianying said with a sad face. Can Li Sanshun not be in a hurry, come up with a good idea, he has his own tricks!But what is the best way to do it?For a moment, the master and the apprentice scratched their heads and turned around the room in a hurry.Suddenly they heard footsteps outside, and the master and apprentice leaned on the window to see that it was Emperor Guangxu who came to greet Empress Dowager Cixi. "Dear father, my son greets you!" It turns out that since the Empress Dowager Cixi launched the "Xinyou Coup" in the eleventh year of Xianfeng, she has climbed to the throne of ruling the country.During the Tongzhi and Guangxu years, he has always been in the noble and prominent position of the Supreme Emperor.Such a noble status can only be enjoyed by the emperor's father, so the Empress Dowager Cixi tried her best to let Emperor Guangxu call her "father" by a man's name.Emperor Guangxu was originally born to Prince Jin Fujin, and Prince Jin Fujin Yehenara was the younger sister of Empress Dowager Cixi, so Empress Dowager Cixi had the cheek to ask Emperor Guangxu to call her "father".The reason why the word "pro" is added is to rule out the suspicion of not being one's own. Besides, when Li Sanshun heard Emperor Guangxu call Empress Dowager Cixi "Dad", he couldn't help but have an idea.Yes!Why are you so stupid, I didn't expect this level, and I couldn't help showing a smug look on my face.Seeing him like this, Li Lianying knew that there was a connection, and hurriedly asked happily: "San Shun, do you have a solution? Tell the master quickly." "My apprentice thought of an idea, but..." Li Lianying asked anxiously: "What is the solution? Why are you talking so much again, tell me quickly!" If it works, the master will let you wear a blue top. " "Didn't the queen mother let the emperor call her his father? I think we will call her Lafayette, and she will be very happy." "What? Lafayette?" Li Lianying couldn't help but be taken aback. Why do you think? It turns out that when the Jurchen tribe was nomadic in the white mountains and black waters in the early years, they called their leaders "Manzhu."After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu word "Manzhu" was translated into Chinese "Buddha", and it has since become a special name for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Adding the word "old" in front of it, doesn't it just mean "the emperor". Seeing Li Lianying stunned, Li Sanshun thought that his idea was going to fall through the cracks, and comforted him: "Master, you have been with the queen mother for so long, don't you understand her thoughts? Besides, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger cub? Let's try it." Try, even if the Empress Dowager doesn't agree, it won't do anything to us, what do you think?" He didn't know that Li Lianying was taken aback with joy.After hearing Li Sanshun's words, Li Lianying said, "Silly boy, this is a great idea, thank you for thinking of it! The queen mother will be so happy when she hears it. However, I can't call it that way now, I have to wait for a while." good chance!" In a blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.There is a joyous scene inside and outside the city of Beijing.All over the palace, couplets and door gods were replaced with new ones. Red lights were hung above the gates of the palaces and palaces within the Meridian Gate, and colorful silks were fluttering at the Gate of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Chuxiu Palace, and Qianqing Palace.Empress Dowager Cixi was in a particularly good mood today. After washing and washing, she ate a small bowl of lily and white fungus, and then she took Li Lianying and others out of Chuxiu Palace and went for a walk. "Queen Mother, it's been a while since I've heard a play. Today is such a good day, do you think it's rumored that the princes and ministers came in to be lively?" Li Lianying said without losing the opportunity. The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and said: "Yes, you haven't heard the opera since you were ill. Since you mentioned it, it's fine. Sanshun, go and pass the decree. Let those princes enter the palace to listen to the opera in the afternoon. We are also lively." one time." How could Li Sanshun not understand the meaning of the master, smiled secretly, and went to pass the decree excitedly.Li Lianying thought that her plan was about to be completed, so she couldn't help laughing twice. "Lianying, what are you laughing at?" Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help asking. "Queen Mother, the angry servant is so bold that I won't tell you now, but you will know when I will listen to the show." Just after lunch, the Empress Dowager Cixi urged her to leave.She wants to see what surprise this slave will give her!The group of princes and ministers received the order and came to the Yonghe Palace Theater early. When they heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi was coming, they knelt down to greet her. When the Empress Dowager Cixi sat down, she looked up and wondered what the Empress Dowager had today. She was so happy. ? I saw the Empress Dowager Cixi smiling all over her face, her hair protruding high, bright and fluffy and natural, the two strands at the back were separated and hung behind her head like a swallowtail, and the two temples in front were slightly bent forward like a drooping phoenix tail; Yellow satin gown with bright red peonies; outside the embroidered gown is a gorgeous fishnet-shaped shawl made of 3,500 pearls, the pearls are as big as bird eggs, round and bright, and the color and size are exactly the same. The sun shines, sparkling. With a command, the play began. , "Qi Bu Wen Tan", "Golden Terrace", came out one after another, making the Empress Dowager Cixi laugh constantly, and Li Lianying was secretly delighted after watching it.Who would have thought that at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Don't play Kunqu opera all the time, your ears can hear calluses." Everyone was shocked, and when they turned around, it turned out that it was Beizi Yimo. This Yimo is the sixth son of Huiduan Wang Mianyu, the fifth son of Emperor Jiaqing. He was granted the title of Bafen Fuguogong in Xianfeng, Zhenguogong in the third year of Tongzhi, and Beizi in the tenth year of Guangxu.He is straightforward and straightforward but loses his roughness.At first, the Empress Dowager Cixi saw him as silly and honest, and because he was Xianfeng's cousin, she really didn't regard him as an outsider.But who knows that Yimo uses straw as a crutch, and calls Empress Dowager Cixi "sister-in-law" no matter in front of anyone during festivals.This made the Empress Dowager Cixi very angry. She thought that even Prince Chun Yixin would kowtow to greet his son Emperor Guangxu and call "Your Majesty" when he saw his son. You are too presumptuous, so she made him a mausoleum guard. Yimo happened to be at home this time, and when he heard that there was a play in the palace, he followed him.Who would have thought that when he went in and took a look, his seat was in the last row, but there were some Zhen Guogongs and Fu Guogongs sitting in front of him. He's a baby, he's of a higher grade than them, so he got annoyed as soon as the show started.This time, seeing and doing the best performance of Kunqu Opera, I couldn't help shouting. The Empress Dowager Cixi was fascinated by this, when she heard this, she couldn't help getting angry, who is this?So bold!So he shouted: "Who is this, stand up for me!" "Sister-in-law, it's me!" Yimo stood up carelessly, and said with a smile: "what?" Upon hearing the word "sister-in-law", the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help being furious: "Bold! Who is your sister-in-law? Do you still understand the rules!" Li Lianying originally wanted to take advantage of the Empress Dowager Cixi's happy time to show her good show, but who wanted to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway, and hurriedly stepped forward and said to Yimo: "Bei Zi, make up for it quickly, and the servant will tell you two more times." Sentence, it's all right." Unexpectedly, Yimo's stupidity came up again, pushed Li Lianying, and said: "Emperor Xianfeng is my elder brother, what are you not my sister-in-law?" "Just like you, you are still worthy of being a shellfish? If you make trouble again, I will destroy your shellfish!" After hearing what Empress Dowager Cixi said, Yimo didn't dare to shout anymore, so he sat down obediently.But this trouble made Li Lianying anxious, so she hurriedly pulled her apprentice Li Sanshun aside to discuss it. "Oh, it's all ruined by making trouble with him!" Li Lianying said dejectedly. Li Sanshun saw that the blue top that he was about to get flew away, and he was not energetic, so he sighed and said: "No, this stinky bastard, who doesn't make troubles early or late, why did he pick this time." Li Lianying wanted to give him an idea, but when she saw him like this, she slapped him and shouted: "I asked you to figure out if there is a way to remedy it. Who listened to you talking about this? Don't I know?" ?" This slap woke up Li Sanshun.Yes!Hurry up and think of a way to remedy it, maybe the blue top that flew away will fly back again.Thanks to this guy's scheming, he didn't have much skill, so he said: "Master, I think Yi Beizi's trouble may be beneficial!" "How do you say?" Li Lianying asked in bewilderment after hearing what he said. "Master, after Yi Beizi's trouble, the queen mother is angry, and she needs some comfort. I think she will accept it more easily when we call Lafayette, what do you think?" When Li Lianying heard this, she admired this apprentice from the bottom of her heart, thinking that she really didn't know what to do without him, so she quickly dragged Li Sanshun to the backstage.Li Sanshun asked while running, "Master, what are we doing there?" "Oh, hurry up and run! If the Empress Dowager stops reading in a fit of anger, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain again?" After Beizi Yimo's disturbance, Empress Dowager Cixi really lost interest in watching the theater.I want to turn around and leave. With so many princes and ministers here, although it is commonplace to be domineering and domineering on weekdays, I have to put on some appearance for myself. In the end, I had to sit there pretendingly and listen to the show. It was supposed to be the next act, but as soon as the curtain opened, two clowns with rouge and powder and colorful clothes jumped out.A group of princes and ministers were stunned, wondering why this would go wrong.Didn't this mean to make the empress dowager angry? I couldn't help but turn my face to look, and couldn't help being taken aback, I saw that the empress dowager Cixi was smiling happily, why do you think?It turned out that the Empress Dowager Cixi recognized the two as soon as they appeared: Li Lianying and Li Sanshun. Not long after Li Lianying changed her name in the first year of Tongzhi, she was sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi to learn opera in the "Inner School" of the Shengping Department (at that time, eunuchs learned opera called "Inner School", and folk students learned opera called "Outside School"). It has been many years, but the kung fu of acting is still the same as before.I saw him jumping and writhing on the stage with ease, watching the Empress Dowager Cixi say "Good!", clapping his hands non-stop, and Li Lianying on the stage worked extra hard when seeing him.All of a sudden, they saw that the two of them made a mistake, and when they separated, there was an extra banner in their hands, with ten large characters written on it: I wish Lafayette Cixi a long life without bounds. " Looking at the bright yellow banner, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but burst into tears, almost shed tears of excitement.She has wanted to be called "Lafayette" for a long time, but no one has ever called her that. Although she is powerful, she can't be cheeky enough to let others call herself "Lafayette".Will you be unhappy to see Li Lianying expressing her thoughts?I saw her say: "Thank you for being thoughtful!" A group of princes and ministers were surprised enough when they saw the words on the banner, but they were even more surprised when they heard the words of Empress Dowager Cixi.Is this "Lafayette" used casually? Do you still want the rules set by your ancestors?At this moment, I suddenly heard a person say loudly: "Forgive me for your boldness. Please think carefully about the words Lafayette to the Queen Mother." Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Prince Gong Yixin, they couldn't help admiring him from the bottom of their hearts! Before the Empress Dowager Cixi could speak, Li Lianying hurriedly said: "What is there to consider? The previous kings in all dynasties were called Lafayette. Now the emperor is still young, so I think that the Empress Dowager should be our elder." The well-deserved Lafayette of the Qing Dynasty, does your lord feel that there is something wrong?" Prince Gong saw that Li Lianying was so bold, and angrily shouted, "I'm talking to the Queen Mother, how can you, a slave, have a place to talk? Step aside." As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog. When Prince Gong said this, how could the Empress Dowager Cixi be willing to let it go, and she said calmly: "What he said is what I want to say, Prince Gong, you still don't know what to say." Do you have anything to say?" "Queen, this slave is too presumptuous, he should be taught a lesson and let him know some rules!" "Why, Prince Gong, you haven't played enough of your prestige. You killed Xiao Anzi back then. I didn't say anything. Now you want to touch Xiao Lizi, don't you? Tell you, there is no way to touch him!" said the Empress Dowager Cixi Actually shed a few tears. "I don't dare, I just want to ask the queen mother not to forget the rules left by my ancestors." The rules of the ancestors, the Empress Dowager Cixi felt harsh when she heard this, and seeing Prince Gong's intransigence, she couldn't help shouting: "Is the law of the ancestors immutable?" "The rules left by the ancestors are not immutable, but it depends on what is going on. If it is good, it will change, and if it is bad, it will not be changeable." The Empress Dowager Cixi said coldly, "What is benefit? What is disadvantage? I think it is quite beneficial now! Lianying, pass on my oral instructions. From now on, everyone in the palace will call me Lafayette. I would rather Look, who dares to say half a word!" A group of princes and ministers were stunned when they heard this, and no one dared to say anything.Since then, the title of Lafayette has spread. After the death of Empress Dowager Ci'an, Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have a thorn in her eye and a thorn in her flesh, she was satisfied and complacent.I thought that from now on, she would be able to monopolize the power, be the only one, be more unscrupulous, and do whatever she wants, but who would have thought that Prince Gong Yixin would come out and pick her nose and eyes, making her unable to do everything she wanted. For the Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong is really a meritorious minister.Without his full support, how could the Empress Dowager Cixi listen to the government behind the curtain and become the first person in the Qing Empire?Therefore, not long after Emperor Tongzhi succeeded to the throne, the Empress Dowager Cixi doubled the rewards for Yishi. She was also the king of politics, the chief minister of military affairs, and the prince's salary.But as the saying goes: the high meritorious service and the growing power of Yixin made her worry. Therefore, in the fourth year of Tongzhi, through a memorial by Cai Shouqi, Yixin was removed from the title of King of Discussion. After this blow, Prince Gong finally understood what Empress Dowager Cixi was thinking, so he became more cautious in his daily actions.But he is a relative of the foreman, the chief of the military aircraft, the director of the General Administration, and a descendant of the Aixinjueluo family. How can he keep silent in the face of the domineering and arbitrary misconduct of the Empress Dowager Cixi?Therefore, the contradiction between the two is intensified... During the holidays, for Yi's close ministers, the palace will reward Wenqi with food.On the eve of August 15th of this year, the Empress Dowager Cixi personally ordered eight boxes of food for her sister, Prince Chun, and ordered Li Lianying to send someone to deliver it.This was a fat job, so Li Lianying immediately asked her lover Li Sanshun to send it in person.According to the rules of the palace, when eunuchs go out to handle affairs in the palace, the staff of the respect room should greet the guards at the palace gate in advance, and they are not allowed to go through the main entrance.Li Sanshun saw that the master handed over the fat job to him, so happy that he forgot all these rules, took two eunuchs and went straight to the east and left gates of the Meridian Gate. "Stop!" A gate guard named Yulin shouted. Only now did Li Sanshun remember the rules, but now that he was here, he couldn't bear to go back, so he pretended to ask, "What are you doing?" "You have been in the palace for so many years, don't you still understand the rules?" Yulin asked, "Is this where you go?" "Our family has followed the orders of the Queen Mother and Director Li to go out of the palace to handle errands, why can't we go here?" Scaring people with a tall hat, Yulin couldn't help being annoyed: "I won't let you go, if you want to go, bring me a note." For a while, one wanted to leave; the other refused to leave according to the rules, and the Meridian Gate suddenly became lively.Yue Lin, the commander of the guard army, rushed over after hearing the news. He was embarrassed at first glance. According to the rules, Li Sanshun should be tied up and sent to the respect room for punishment. But although Li Sanshun is nothing, there is still the Queen Mother and Li Lianying , So he said in a smooth manner: "Everyone is on duty, you also think about our difficulties. How about this, you go to get the note first, as long as there is a note, I will let you go." Li Sanshun didn't even think about it, and said: "I only know that the higher-ups ordered me to go out to do errands. I don't know what the note is. If you want the note, you can get it yourself." Seeing his appearance, Yue Lin also became angry: "We are business-like, if we don't have a note, I'm sorry, there's nothing the officials can do." How dare you do this to me?Li Sanshun gave up his heart and ordered the two eunuchs to carry the burden and leave. Seeing this, Yue Lin stepped forward to stop him, who would have thought that Li Sanshun fell on the box, and the contents inside immediately rolled all over the floor. "Okay! Don't tell me you beat me, but you dare to damage the things given by the emperor, let's wait and see!" As he spoke, Li Sanshun got up and ran back to the palace. When Li Lianying heard this, it was unacceptable that a small guard didn't pay attention to me, and didn't care about my innocence, so she brought Li Sanshun to find the Empress Dowager Cixi. "Queen Mother, the slave just sent Sanshun to deliver something to Fujin, but the guards refused to let me go, and even insulted the slave, and overturned the things you gave the Queen Mother." "What?" The Empress Dowager Cixi was hiding on the bed to rest her mind. She couldn't help being furious when she heard this, she jumped out of the bed and shouted: "How dare you overturn the things I gave you? Go, pass my oral order: Pan Zuyin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, will bring the guards to trial." Yue Lin, Yu Lin and others will conduct a strict interrogation, and if there is such a thing, they will be sentenced to death!" Pan Zuyin received the order and hurriedly gathered the "Eight Saints" of the Ministry of Punishment to ask for opinions. The so-called "eight great sages" refer to the four sittings and four mentions of "for the autumn trial office".These eight people are the outstanding ones selected from various divisions. They are proficient in laws and regulations, have a dignified status, and they don't care about the case and the law.Hearing this, he knew that the guards were innocent, so he said in one voice: "The Ministry of Communications should follow the law. If the Empress Dowager decides to kill the three guards, I will issue an order myself, and the Ministry dare not hear about it." Pan Zuyin also knew that no matter how complicated the matter was, there would be no one who could be executed. statutes.In desperation, he went to the Dao Memorial to clarify the opinions of the Ministry of Punishment. Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help being furious when she saw it, and ordered Li Lianying to pass Prince Gong into the palace.Why are you looking for Prince Gong?He is the Chief Minister of Military Aircraft, and all orders are issued by the order of the Military Aircraft Department, and he cannot be found. Before entering the Changchun Palace, Prince Gong felt that the omen was not good; after entering the Changchun Palace, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, but seeing the eunuchs dare not even speak loudly, if there was a slight noise, his face immediately changed, it was like Senluo Palace.Opening the door curtain, there was silence, the Empress Dowager Cixi was smoking a stuffy cigarette, and Li Lianying was serving carefully beside her.Seeing this, Prince Gong hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects. "Prince Gong, you must have known what happened yesterday, these guards are too presumptuous, I plan to severely punish some of them, do you have any opinions?" Empress Dowager Cixi said coldly. Prince Gong carefully replied: "Queen Dowager, please calm down. I heard something about yesterday's incident. From what I can see, the guards are just acting impartially and have nothing wrong with them. But these slaves are too presumptuous. If you must punish the guards, you can only Fearing that people will not accept it, I ask the Queen Mother to think twice before acting." "What?" The Empress Dowager Cixi said after hearing this: "Beat my servants and knock over things, can they still be polite? I plan to kill a few for public display, please draw up an order." Yixin frowned upon hearing this, how could he do this?So he said: "This is absolutely impossible! It is difficult for the minister to obey." "Then change Yue Lin to court?" Empress Dowager Cixi said impatiently. "Such punishments are too cruel to be acceptable." After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was furious, and then reprimanded and asked: "Who are you, why are you against me in everything?" How can this be considered right?You are too bossy, I saw Prince Gong Yixin replied: "I am Emperor Xuanzong's sixth son, Prince Gong Yixin." The Empress Dowager Cixi pouted and said sarcastically: "You are a prince, an honored minister, and have senior qualifications, so you dare to treat me like this? I have removed your prince. Let's see if you are still presumptuous!" These words were too harsh, so Yixin stood up and said: "The queen mother can remove my prince, but I cannot remove my status as the emperor's son!" "Back off!" Empress Dowager Cixi roared. The Empress Dowager Cixi was so angry that her blood gushed upwards and her fire heated up, but she had nothing to vent, so she picked up a Tang Dynasty vase with white flowers on a red background and smashed it to pieces... "The empress dowager calms down, the empress dowager calms down, your body is at stake." Li Lianying, who was standing by the side, lay on the ground tremblingly in fright. "Go away! Will say these words all day long." Li Lianying quickly stood up and walked to the pillar. After a while, seeing that Empress Dowager Cixi had calmed down a bit, she boldly said, "Empress Dowager, Lord Gong is too presumptuous to you! Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity like you did back then?" Is the opportunity to get rid of him?" Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't want to get rid of this stumbling block, but Prince Gong Yixin is an important minister in the court, not to mention, all matters such as foreign negotiations and foreign affairs planning are all supported by him, can it be easily abolished?Besides, he was dismissed from his position because of this matter, so how can he convince others?Think about it and have to give up.Exile the first offender Yulin staff with one hundred sticks and exile for thousands of miles; at the same time, beat Li Sanshun with thirty boards, which is an explanation for this matter. Unexpectedly, just as the wave stopped, another wave came again. After the Empress Dowager Ci'an passed away, there was another dispute between the two about whether or not the Empress Dowager Cixi should salute... It was another rainy day, looking at the drizzle outside the window, the Empress Dowager Cixi became interested again.一大早，梳洗完毕，便带着李莲英准备出去游玩，谁知刚出屋门，却见李三顺急冲冲跑了过来。 "太后，礼部拟的行礼折子！" 慈禧太后接过折子一看，脸顿时阴了下来，李莲英急忙瞥了一眼，只见上面写着慈禧太后应该率领宫眷等，于某某日行礼；贵妃应该于某某日应率领福晋命妇等行礼。 "太后，这也太不象话了，她是太后，您也是太后，为啥让您给她去行礼，真是岂有此理！"李莲英见机讨好着说。 "别说了，快去把恭王爷给我找来。" 恭亲王奕这会正为着慈安太后的葬礼忙前忙后，身上的衣服被雨打湿了也顾不得。一听慈禧太后召见，急忙赶来。 进宫一看，慈禧太后坐在椅子上，身穿平时的黄色袍子；头发是梳着两把头，擦了满脸的脂粉，心里不由得闷闷不乐。跪地请安后，只听慈禧太后开口说道："礼部方才呈进来行礼的单子，不知你看过没有，怎的也将我列入行礼之中？这个规矩，我不明白是哪朝哪代传下来的，所以召见王爷，想问个清楚。" 恭亲王答道："礼部拟的单子，臣看过了，并没什么不妥之处呀。" "没什么不妥之处？你脑子是怎么想的？她是皇太后，难道我不是吗？既然同是皇太后，为什么要我给她穿孝行礼？再说穆宗毅皇帝是我亲生的儿子，而她却未曾生过儿子，难道她是比我尊贵不成？"慈禧太后连珠炮似地问。 "这是我朝的家法，请太后遵守。" 慈禧太后听后，冷冷的说："什么家法不家法，我不听，我只想请王爷把这个理给我说清楚了。" 恭亲王见她那身打扮本就心里不快，再一听她连祖宗订下的规矩也敢不遵，不由的心里来气，据理力争道："孝贞显皇后（即慈安太后）乃我文宗皇帝之皇后，太后当然要去穿孝行礼。" 闻听此言，慈禧太后不由得勃然大怒，想反驳却又找不着词儿，索性耍起横来："我就是不穿孝行礼，你能把我怎样？" "臣不敢，只是这乃我朝家法，皇太后您只须经得礼部同意，臣一定遵旨。 " "好，你下去。莲英，去把延勋、李鸿藻给我传进来。"看看从恭亲王这讨不到便宜，慈禧太后只得说道。 听到慈禧太后为这事召见自己，直把个李鸿藻吓得汗流浃背，面无人色，颤抖着对延勋说："延大人，你看这事该怎么办好呀，弄不好咱俩可就要丢了这乌纱帽了。"看到李鸿藻这样子，延勋冷笑道："李大人，咱们职司典礼，岂能不依例办事？如若不然，不但遗笑后人，而且也没脸去见地下的列祖列宗。我想好了，纵是一死，也要抗争一番。"听了延勋的话，李鸿藻顿时面红耳赤，默默无言。 待李鸿藻、延勋进内，不等跪地请安，只听慈禧太后已开了口："孝贞显皇后大丧行礼单，你们是怎么拟的？为什么要我去穿孝行礼？" "此乃我朝前例，臣等不敢妄对。" "什么前例后例我不管，如果我死在她前边，她也该给我穿孝行李吗？你们讲！" 延勋答道："太后圣明，想必应该知道，这是例行行礼。" 慈禧太后知道这是在说慈安太后是正宫出身，她是贵妃出身，不由地又声喊道："我不行礼，又能怎样？" "臣等不敢怎样。但臣等罪该万死，有一言奏明，请太后重听" "说来我听听。" 只见延勋奏道："太后您如果以文宗显皇帝为皇帝，以孝贞显皇后为皇后，自应照例行礼；如其不然，可以不去穿孝行礼。只是请太后免去臣等官职。" 延勋这几句话，犹如利刃深深刺在慈禧太后心中，虽说不满，可人家说得句句都在理，一时间连一句话也回答不出，愣了半天，方咬牙切齿道："下去！我行礼就是了。"