Chapter 29 6. When Guangxu got married, Li Lianying made money (1)

Emperor Guangxu embraced his beauty with one hand, and embraced beauty with the other, enjoying the beauty and beauty... Li Lianying, who stood beside her and lost her sexual function, stared anxiously. In the end, she could only rely on the emperor's wedding to earn a lot of gold and silver. Quench the fire of desire in my heart... After the Empress Dowager Cixi promulgated the edict of training the government, she originally wanted to train the government for a few years before completely returning to Emperor Guangxu.However, in less than a year, the situation has changed.That day, Li Lianying came in from the outside, and when she saw the Empress Dowager Cixi, she whispered, "Lafayette, do you know what's going on outside?"

"What are you talking about? Talk about it." Whenever Li Lianying told the Empress Dowager Cixi something new, she was always very interested. "They all say that the emperor is seventeen years old, and it's time to get married." "Big wedding?" Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I've thought about this before, but I didn't expect it to spread so quickly. Little Li, do you think it's better to do it right away, or to delay it for a while "Whatever Empress Dowager Cixi thought of, she never forgot to ask Li Lianying for advice. "Paper can't contain the fire in the end. The sooner the better. Besides, the emperor is not too big at this time, and can be shaped again."

"After the emperor's wedding, I have to return to the government completely. It's impossible not to find someone close to watch over the emperor." "Of course I have to find someone to watch." "What do you think?" "Kiss up and kiss up!" "It's a good idea, I've thought about it before, but how? I haven't had anyone in mind." "Doesn't my uncle have three daughters? Just choose the good one." The old uncle Li Lianying was referring to was Guixiang, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Cixi.Empress Dowager Cixi has two younger brothers, one named Zhaoxiang and the other named Guixiang.In the autumn of the eleventh year of Xianfeng, after Empress Dowager Cixi's mother became a nobleman, her father Huizheng pursued the title of Duke Cheng'en, who was succeeded by Zhaoxiang as usual, and died in the seventh year of Guangxu.Guixiang is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Cixi, mediocre and hopeless, with only a salary from the court, but he hides in Fangjiayuan's hometown in Dongcheng all day long and smokes opium.His three daughters are the nieces of the Empress Dowager Cixi's direct family, and the youngest has been married to Zaishu, the heir of Wang Yiluan of Wangyefu County.Now only the eldest and the second are still at home.

"I'm afraid it won't work. The younger one is still pretty, but it has already been assigned to someone else. Only the older and second ones are left, but they are very ugly. I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the emperor's eyes." "Actually, what does it matter? The emperor listens to Lafayette. As long as Lafayette gives a little hint, the emperor dare not listen?" "That's right, and that's the only way to do it. The second one is better than the big one, so let the second one stand for the election." According to the regulations, before the queen and concubine are determined, the girls are drafted first, and then the candidates for the queen and concubine are determined from among the concubines.This day is the day of the primary draft girls, there are a total of ninety-six people.In addition to the second daughter of Dutong Guixiang and the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, there are two pairs of sisters who are the most eye-catching.

One pair is Changxu's daughter.Changxu is the son of Yutai, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and has three brothers.The eldest is Chang Jing, who was the magistrate of Xuding in Sichuan, and has passed away long ago. His son Zhirui is a close friend of Wen Ting-style, and is now an editor of the Imperial Academy; the second is Chang Shan, who was a general in Guangzhou a few years ago; The third child is Changxu, who became a servant in the third year of Guangxu; in the sixth year of Guangxu, he married He Baoheng, the governor of Shanxi Province, and married his son and daughter, but the good day happened to be on November 13th, the day of the holy ancestor Dingtian.The national taboo is not even allowed to have fun, let alone hold a happy event?At that time, Qingliu's arrogance was in full swing, Deng Chengxiu came to congratulate him in temple uniform, and all the guests were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm.When Changxu hurriedly sent someone to inquire, Deng Chengxiu had already been impeached. As a result, Changxu and Baoheng were both dismissed from office.

After this blow, Changxu remained depressed, and it was not until the Empress Dowager Cixi's fifty-year-old birthday that she was graciously rehabilitated and punished.The jewels in his palm, the big one is sincere and the little one is Jiaohui, they are all studying with Wen Tingshi now, among the ninety-six beautiful girls, the two sisters who are the most literate and courteous should be recommended as the head. The other pair is the daughter of Dexin, the governor of Jiangxi Province. She is the prettiest girl, and everyone is talking about it, saying that she will definitely be selected.Sure enough, among the 96 selected 36 beautiful girls, besides Guixiang's daughter, there are also two pairs of sisters from Changxu and Dexin's family.

When Emperor Guangxu was drafting girls, he walked up to Dexin's two daughters, looked at them affectionately, and thought: This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful girl. I have the intention to make them queens, and with Empress Dowager Cixi around, I don't know if my wish can be realized. The thirty-six selected beauties went through the Empress Dowager Cixi's lamp to look at the beauties again, and finally there were only eight left.Because the last selection was in the morning, and the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to take a look at the beauties under the lamp, so it was set in the middle of the night.These eight people are Guixiang's daughter, Changxu and Dexin's two sisters; one of the other three is Fengxiu's daughter.Her eldest sister is Concubine Hui of Mu Zong.After Guangxu lived there, he was conferred the title of Royal Concubine Mu Nong Dunyi by the order of the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and moved to Shoukang Palace, west of Cijia Palace.

Since the Empress Dowager Cixi had the act of looking at beauties under the lamp, everyone thought that her standard for setting up a queen was probably her beauty.Therefore, it is also believed that the second daughter of the Dutong Guixiang family is difficult to be selected, because the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi is too mediocre in appearance.Nor is there a kind of graceful and luxurious demeanor.If it weren't for the fact that she was the niece of Empress Dowager Cixi, she might have been "brushed" by Emperor Guangxu for the first time. If the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi is "scanned", then one of the two daughters of Dexin, the governor of Jiangxi, should be selected as the queen. These two ladies are not only beautiful, but also extremely beautiful.Especially the second young lady, she is even more stunning.And because Dexin has been a foreign official for a long time, the two ladies have been to many places, they have a broad vision and a lot of knowledge, so they are fluent in speech and eloquent, which is another advantage.But there are also many people who say that Dexin's family education is not good, and her two daughters have been pampered since they were young. Sometimes they try horses in Liulin, and sometimes they appear on stage.Therefore, there are still different opinions on who can be selected as the queen, and there is no consensus.

Empress Dowager Cixi ordered these eight beautiful girls to live in the palace, and they should be carefully inspected and inspected.Guixiang's daughter lives in the palace of her aunt, Empress Dowager Cixi, in order to make everyone look at her differently. Fengxiu's daughter lives in Shoukang Palace, where her eldest sister, the concubine Dunyi, lived. Shoukang Palace was the place where the Empress Dowager was cared for at the beginning of the founding of the country; , but the imperial concubine Dunyi is only in her early thirties. When the sisters met, the imperial concubine Dunyi was both happy and sad. The happy thing was that she had lived in the deep palace for many years, and today she could see her relatives;Although she was her own relative, she had to listen to the court lady's instructions on how to salute, how to address her younger sister, and how to speak, as if they were strangers to each other.After the noble concubine Dunyi asked a few words, she ordered the maid to take her out for dinner.

After eating, Imperial Concubine Dunyi pulled the little girl into her bedroom, closed the door, recalled the lonely and desolate years she had spent for more than ten years, and saw that the little girl in front of her might also walk with her soon. In the same boat of fate, he hugged the little girl into his arms, and couldn't help crying like rain. "Sister, what's the matter with you?" Seeing the elder sister like this, the younger sister couldn't help asking in horror and strangeness. "Oh, why is Ama so stupid, it's not enough to cheat me, but I have to push you into this pit of fire." The noble concubine Dunyi said sadly.

"Grandma originally refused to sign up, but Ah Ma dared not to sign up, for fear that she would be punished." "Punishment, what punishment? So many people have escaped, but we can't escape?" Dunyi Huanggui suddenly seemed to think of something again, and asked the younger sister, "Little sister, do you still remember my appearance? " "Can not remember." "Of course I don't remember. When I was selected as the show girl, you were not yet one year old. Time flies, sixteen years have passed in a blink of an eye. How are Ama and grandma now?" "Ama is fine, grandma passed away the year before last." After hearing this, Emperor Dunyi couldn't help bursting into tears again.After a long while, she still sobbed and said: "Little sister, do you know what life is like in this palace?" "I don't know, but people outside say that life in the palace is pretty good." "My silly little sister!" The imperial concubine dunyi couldn't help beating her chest and stamping her feet when she heard this, pointing to a pile of bits and pieces of silk and satin needlework and said, "very good! Let them come in and try it themselves! The work that can never be finished, every stitch, every needle seems to be stabbed in the heart. " "What's the use of doing so much?" "Honor to Lafayette. Everyone does it, not just me." "Isn't that more? Is Lafayette finished?" The little girl asked in bewilderment. "I don't like wearing clothes yet! If it wasn't like this, with so many people, how would I spend my days? Little sister, you must not bury your youth in this ghostly place!" The little girl couldn't help being surprised when she heard this: No wonder the eldest sister looks so haggard at such a young age.From then on, it is not difficult to see how the eldest sister spent the long night alone and desolately. "In this palace, everyone's mind is seriously twisted, and there are some indecent things everywhere." "Immorality?" The younger sister always thought that the deep palace, which was heavily guarded by the palace, was a pure place. Hearing this, she couldn't help being surprised, and asked, "What's wrong with morals?" "Although I'm embarrassed to say these things, I think it's better to let you know. Some of these concubines are young and can't bear the torment of loneliness, so they secretly make husband and wife beds. Husbands and wives, and some concubines find eunuchs as lovers. After you hear about these things, don’t talk nonsense, because the higher-ups will beheaded when they find out." The little girl couldn't help blushing when she heard it.She would never have imagined that such a thing would happen in this mysterious palace.She looked at her eldest sister and wanted to ask her if she had a similar experience. The Royal Concubine Dunyi seemed to see the little sister's mind, and said with a wry smile: "Little sister, don't look at me, my heart has long been like a dead tree." The little girl was frightened, and asked anxiously: "Then what should I do if I am selected? Wouldn't it be like this? I hope I don't get selected." "It's not easy to be selected, but not difficult to be selected. However, don't overdo it; it's not a joke to get annoyed." "Then sister, tell me, what should I do so that I can neither be selected nor overdo it?" "Actually, it's easy to do, just try to cover up your strengths and expose your weaknesses. For example, you can't wear the pink pants you wear during the day. You should change to blue ones." "Why is that?" "Because Lafayette doesn't like blue, saying that blue color is too heavy, and it looks old-fashioned." "Then shall I wear that blue satin gown with red flowers?" "It's just right, it doesn't matter if there are red flowers." "Lafayette also likes to straighten her waist, showing a very energetic look. You just don't do that on purpose, and she will naturally put down the sign when she sees it." The sisters chatted until the dead of night.The imperial concubine Dunyi saw that it was getting late, so she said to the younger sister: "You can sleep on the floor in front of my bed." After about an hour or two, the noble concubine Dunyi got up.After hastily rinsing and putting on clothes, he ate something indiscriminately, and then went to the Chuxiu Palace to greet the Empress Dowager Cixi.Before leaving, he also told the younger sister not to walk or talk nonsense; and entrusted her to the personal maid before going out. An hour later, the noble concubine Dunyi came back, accompanied by a graceful and luxurious woman about 30 years old, who looked like a fairy, and the younger sister couldn't help asking the maid who was close to her in a strange way: "Who is this?" ah?" "Emperor Jingyi. I heard that when Emperor Tongzhi became a queen, she was more beautiful than anyone else. Back then, Mu Zong respected the queen, but he loved her." The younger sister wanted to ask some more questions, but the noble concubine Dunyi had already led the noble concubine Jingyi into the house.The little girl hurried over and said, "Greetings to the imperial concubine!" "What a sensible girl!" Imperial Concubine Jingyi helped the little girl up, looked her up and down and said, "What a pretty face, and a pretty good figure. " The little girl was very happy when she heard that, and looked carefully at the imperial concubine Jingyi, and couldn't help being surprised: she looks like a fairy from a distance, but she looks haggard and wrinkled up close, but it's just hidden in the upper body. Under the palace fans, it is not easy to find it a few feet away. "If I am selected, will I be like this in more than ten years?" The little girl couldn't help asking secretly in her heart. The little girl was thinking about it distractedly, only to hear the imperial concubine Dunyi say to the imperial concubine Jingyi: "Our family already has one person suffering here, we can't have any more, I want to deliberately let my little sister not be selected , do you like it?" "That's the best way, but what method do you use?" "I want her to wear a blue dress, doesn't Lafayette dislike blue?" "No, no!" Imperial Concubine Jingyi thought for a while and said, "You clearly know that she hates blue, but you let your little sister wear blue. Doesn't she think it's my little sister deliberately against her?" "Yeah, why didn't I think of this step? Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise, there might be some troubles." The imperial concubine Dunyi suddenly realized, "Then what should I do? Figure out a way." "Can you ask Da Gege?" Da Gege is Princess Rongshou. The eight beautiful girls in the palace, except the daughter of Gui Xiang's family, are all inspected by Princess Rongshou.It would be a good way to get some relief from her. "This is a good way." said the noble concubine Dunyi, "but what should I say?" "She is your little sister, it's inconvenient for you to say it, let me tell it for you, just say your little sister is not in good health." "Then I'm here to thank you!" Listening, the little girl couldn't help but let out a long breath. The day after Li Li was chosen on the fifth day of October.A few days ago, Li Lianying instigated Li Sanshun and Li Guihe to let the wind out in the palace, saying that the emperor's choice of empress this time must be the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the cousin of Emperor Guangxu, because that would be to increase the degree of intimacy. It couldn't be better.In an attempt to create such a public opinion situation in the palace: That is to say, when Emperor Guangxu chose the queen, he could only choose Guixiang's daughter, the niece of Empress Dowager Cixi, and the cousin of Emperor Guangxu. As a result, the whole palace seemed to explode, and there were many discussions. "You tell me, whose hands will that inlaid gold and jade Ruyi be in?" "Fangjiayuan is the emperor's uncle's house. It is natural for the queen to choose Guixiang's daughter. She is the niece of Lafayette. Lafayette asked her to run. It seems that it is not appropriate to be a queen!" "Look at her, she still wants to be a queen. If the emperor chooses her, I will be sad for him for the rest of my life." "Is the Queen selected by Lafayette, or the Emperor himself?" "I heard Lafayette kept saying that the emperor should open his eyes and choose by himself." "Who knows, maybe Lafayette is still duplicity?" "The emperor is so afraid of Lafayette, as long as Lafayette gives him a wink, even if the emperor takes a fancy to anyone, he will not dare to make his own decisions." "If Lafayette didn't want her niece to be a queen, he would have put her down ahead of time. Now that he has come to this point, isn't Lafayette's heart clear?" "It depends on what the emperor thinks. If he really doesn't like his cousin, he will choose one he likes." "Even if Lafayette's niece is chosen, the emperor will not have a good impression of her." "In any case, Lafayette's niece is the most likely, after all, it's the first to get the moon." These arguments had to reach the ears of Emperor Guangxu, so he felt extremely distressed.He knew very well that since the Empress Dowager Cixi let her niece stand for the election, her intention was to let her be elected queen so that he could place the biggest confidant by his side. And the various performances of the Empress Dowager Cixi also show that she wants her niece to be the queen, can she go against her will?If she does not go against her will and chooses the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, then her life's happiness may be ruined in her hands, because Emperor Guangxu has seen his cousin, who is not only mediocre, but also has nothing to do with her. Personality, I don't have any relationship with her, I just nodded and said a few words when we met.And sometimes when my cousin was with the Empress Dowager Cixi, she just blindly liked the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Emperor Guangxu became angry when she saw it.But if it violates the wishes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, then her goal will not be achieved, and she will not give up on herself. "What a fucking wretch. The majestic king of a country doesn't even have the right to choose a queen he likes. It's better to die than to live!" Emperor Guangxu cursed bitterly. When Emperor Guangxu was in a bad mood, one of the best people to confide his troubles to was his teacher Weng Tonghe.Emperor Guangxu just wanted to say something, but Weng Tonghe stopped him.He knew what Emperor Guangxu was going to say, and he had also heard the discussions outside. "What is the emperor planning to do?" Weng Tonghe asked. Emperor Guangxu just shook his head and didn't speak. "Do you like her?" Weng Tonghe asked again. "I've seen her since I was a kid and don't like her." "The emperor should consider the overall situation, not just his personal grievances." "What kind of a monarch am I if I don't even have this bit of power?" "Did Lafayette tell you what she meant?" "I have. She said that I should show my vision and choose my favorite queen." "Did she tell you anything else?" "I also said that she just praised her niece in front of me for her good looks and good heart, and asked me to take good care of her. I don't know where she looks good, and she only flatters Lafayette , where is the heart?" "Isn't it obvious that Lafayette wants the emperor to choose her niece as queen. The emperor should not violate Lafayette's meaning!" "But I really don't have any interest in this cousin, how can I live with her in the future?" "If you don't live together, you have to accommodate. The emperor must think about his future pro-government and revive the glory of the Qing Dynasty!" "Pro-government? Huh!" Emperor Guangxu was a little excited, "I don't know when I will be able to take charge of the government, I don't know when the Lafayette will finish his training, and I don't know when the Lafayette will completely hand over the power to me!" After finishing speaking, two lines of clear tears were shed. This made Weng Tonghe deeply disturbed and regretful.Is it easy for the emperor to weep?So he quickly stood up and asked solemnly: "It must be the words of the minister that offended the emperor?" "None of your business." The Emperor shook his head and said, "I hate myself." "Your Majesty's words are wrong! With a body of ten thousand chariots, the aspirations of the subjects of the world are the most precious and most important. How can you blame yourself so easily?" "The thought of having a dominatrix sleeping next to me in the future gives me the creeps." "However, the emperor still needs to proceed from the overall situation!" "Then you want me to choose that ugly woman as queen, don't you?" "Yes!" Weng Tonghe replied firmly. "No! No!" the emperor almost cried out, "Even if I die, I will choose a suitable queen for myself." Seeing this scene, Weng Tonghe was heartbroken.Seeing the appearance of Emperor Guangxu, it is not difficult to understand why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was willing to build a golden house for his cousin Gillian?He understood Emperor Guangxu's desire for free love, and he couldn't bear to persuade him against his will to insist on choosing Empress Dowager Cixi's niece as queen.In fact, why did Weng Tonghe not want Emperor Guangxu to choose a queen he liked? It's just that it was forced by the situation, and Weng Tonghe had to fulfill his duties as a teacher. "Then the emperor can figure it out, but don't be too rigid, and play by ear." Emperor Guangxu nodded vigorously and said, "Master, I know what I should do." The day for Empress Li was chosen on the fifth day of October, an auspicious day specially selected by Cheng Yi, and it was Yin time before dawn. The place where Lihou is located is Xiuhe Palace, which was originally Chuxiu Palace; after the Yikun Palace in the West Sixth Palace was connected with Chuxiu Palace, the north gate was removed and converted into a palace.At this time, the lamps and candles were brightly lit, the fire was blazing, and all the furnishings were replaced with bright red except for the throne which was still wrapped in yellow satin, making it look even more joyful. The eight beautiful women went through another round of elimination, and only five of them finally appeared in the Hall of Harmony.Besides Guixiang's daughter, there are also two pairs of sisters from Dexin and Changxu's family.They all rewarded four bolts of large satin and one piece of clothing, but they were "left behind". Suddenly, when the eunuch called, the Empress Dowager Cixi arrived.She didn't take a soft sedan chair, because Chuxiu Palace is only a stone's throw away from Xiuhe Palace.The Empress Dowager Cixi walked behind the eunuch who cleared the way, and Li Lianying was at the side, looking at the ground for a while, and looking in front of her for a while, and she kept saying, "Well, Lafayette, please go slowly." Immediately behind the Empress Dowager Cixi was Emperor Guangxu, then Princess Rongshou, Mrs. Fukun, and Mrs. Ronglu.Apart from this princess and the two wives, there are no other wives of Fujin.At that time, when Mu Yu became queen, all the kings Fujin, as long as they were "Mrs. Quanfu", participated in the grand ceremony, but this time the Empress Dowager Cixi did not summon her, because if she were summoned, the first one would be Prince Jin Fujin, and this is exactly what happened. It is deeply tabooed by the Empress Dowager Cixi, especially in the past few years, when the emperor is about to be in charge and she is about to return to power, the Empress Dowager Cixi often expresses intentionally or unintentionally: the emperor is the son of one person, and the emperor mother can only be the empress dowager. Today, after Li Hou, the "daughter-in-law" can only have one mother-in-law without a second mother-in-law, let alone Prince Jin Fujin.But if you call others, but Prince Chun Fujin is the only one, it will hurt your feelings, so you don't call them at all. Emperor Guangxu supported Empress Dowager Cixi to sit on the throne that had been set up, and he himself stood by the imperial case.Empress Dowager Cixi first asked, "Where is Fu Kun?" "Wait outside!" Li Lianying replied, and then she turned around and asked the running eunuch to call Fu Kun over. Fukun entered the palace and kowtowed to Empress Dowager Cixi and said, "Chen Fukun pays his respects to Lafayette. Lafayette has something to say." "Is everything ready?" asked the Empress Dowager Cixi. "It's all ready." "Has the Military Aircraft Department notified you?" "It has also been notified," Fu Kun replied, "Sun Yuwen and Prince Li have already entered the palace; the wedding edict was prepared by Nanshufang Hanlin, and everything has been prepared." "Very good, Qiankun will announce the decree later." The Empress Dowager Cixi said to Li Lianying who was beside her, "Let's put everything out." "yes!" Li Lianying waved her hand behind her, and then three eunuchs came forward together holding three brocade boxes.Li Lianying opened the brocade box, and offered a gold-encrusted Ruyi on the long table in front of the throne, and placed a pair of purses on either side of Ruyi. The purses were all made of red satin, and the embroidered necked mandarin ducks were very bright. As soon as these three things were displayed, everyone was puzzled.In the past, the tokens used after the election were just a Ruyi and a purse. The candidate for the show was awarded Ruyi, and she was the queen who ruled the Yuan Palace; as much.But it is not surprising if you think about it carefully; there are only five candidates for the show, and there are five keepsakes. Needless to say, the Ruyi was awarded to the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the two pairs of purses were awarded to the two pairs of sisters.This is probably also the empress dowager Cixi's good intentions to make her niece the queen, and it is also an obvious hint to Emperor Guangxu. Everyone was thinking like this, when the Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly said, "Fu Kun, bring all the selected girls here." Fu Kun led the decree to withdraw from the hall, and hurriedly ordered the officer who was serving in the hut in the west to summon the last five selected girls to the hall. The five beautiful girls had been waiting there a long time ago, and each was taken care of by two nuns from the House of Internal Affairs.These nuns are very considerate in taking care of them, and they all hope that the beautiful girls they take care of can be selected.That would not only be a great honor for them, but they might be able to follow suit at some point in the future.They comb and comb the hair of the beautiful girls for a while, and add fat and powder for them for a while. Hearing the summons, the five beautiful women hurriedly lined up, led by Fu Kun into the hall.The leader is of course Guixiang's daughter Yehenara; followed by the two sisters of Dexin's family; and finally the two sisters of Changxu's family. The elder is fifteen years old and the younger is only thirteen years old. Eyes, delicate and naive, still childish. After entering the hall, first salute the queen mother and the emperor, and then kneel down and sign up.After finishing, Empress Dowager Cixi said: "You all go!" After the five beautiful girls stood up, everyone thought that their guess was correct.The queen is naturally the leader of the Yehenala clan; two pairs of sisters must be two concubines and two concubines, and the two sisters of the Dexin family are concubines, and the two sisters of the Changxu family are concubines, because this is not only from the position of walking. It can be seen, and because the youngest of the sisters in the Changxu family is only thirteen years old, it is still too early to be a concubine. "Emperor!" cried Empress Dowager Cixi. "My son is here." Emperor Guangxu, who was standing next to the royal case, quickly turned to Empress Dowager Cixi, and replied solemnly. "You decide for yourself to choose and see who can be the queen. If you think you like it, give it to her." "This is a big matter, let the Queen's mother be the master, my son dare not act without authorization." "It's still up to you to choose!" "It's better to ask the Queen Mother to choose for her son." "I know you have filial piety, the one you choose the most, must also be the one that suits me the most." "Then the son should be respectful rather than obedient." This is what the emperor wants; since I can choose by myself, then I will choose the one that suits me the most. If it doesn't meet your wishes, what else can you say? After Emperor Guangxu knelt and took the Ruyi from Empress Dowager Cixi, he walked slowly towards the five beautiful girls.Now it is very clear who will hand over this Ruyi, so everyone can only watch the fun and not feel nervous. All eyes were naturally focused on the emperor, especially on the jade ruyi.The queen in Emperor Guangxu's mind was already settled when he was drafting a girl for the first time. After that, Emperor Guangxu's heart became more determined after repeated re-elections.He felt that if the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't allow him to choose, it would be fine, but once he let himself choose, he must choose the angel in his mind. Emperor Guangxu walked slowly but calmly towards Yehenala family step by step.Although it was expected, everyone still let out a long sigh. It seemed that Ruyi was about to fall into Yehenala's hands. "My thoughts these days have not been wasted. It seems that the emperor still understands my thoughts." Empress Dowager Cixi also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself. "It's a good idea that I came up with, and now the dream is about to become a reality." Li Lianying, who was standing beside her, let out a long breath when she saw the scene, thinking secretly. When Emperor Guangxu was about to walk in front of Yehenala, he stretched out his hand suddenly. Although there was no sound, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, shaking everyone's heart to their throats. Pass it to the third person, Dexin's eldest daughter. "emperor!" At this moment when time was almost frozen, Empress Dowager Cixi's sudden cry was like thunder, shaking everyone who raised their hearts to their throats, trembling, and Emperor Guangxu's whole body was shocked. , almost threw Yu Ruyi to the ground. Emperor Guangxu stood there holding Yu Ruyi, not knowing what to do. At this time, he seemed to hear the desolate cry when he was talking with his teacher Weng Tonghe: "Even if I die, I will fight for a consensus for myself." Empress!" Emperor Guangxu just wanted to hand Yu Ruyi to Dexin's eldest daughter desperately, but at this moment Weng Tonghe's eager voice seemed to appear in his ear again: "Emperor, you must think about the overall situation of the government! For the sake of revitalizing the Qing Dynasty! You have to play by ear! You have to play by ear!" Emperor Guangxu's thoughts of desperately handing Yu Ruyi to Dexin's eldest daughter disappeared. All this happened within seconds.When Emperor Guangxu was at a loss, he couldn't help but look back at the Empress Dowager Cixi. This look frightened Emperor Guangxu very much. The Empress Dowager Cixi he saw at this time had a blue face, her lips were tightly closed, and the right side of the bridge of the nose Sudden cramp, the skin under the eyes couldn't stop moving, so that the right eye was half-closed, against the staring left eye, the description was even more terrifying. It can be clearly seen that the Empress Dowager Cixi is pursing to Emperor Guangxu, and it is Yehenala, the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, who is pursing to the left. When Emperor Guangxu saw the scene of Empress Dowager Cixi, he immediately drooped his head like a deflated ball.So he didn't even look at it, and handed Yu Ruyi to Yehenala. This is really wronged and shameless.If it were any other girl who was arrogant, self-respecting and self-loving, she might have cried at that time.But Yehenara was lucky, not only did not cry, but smiled reluctantly, then lifted his hem, knelt down, raised his hands, accepted Ruyi, and said: "Thank you, slave Yehenala." Emperor Guangxu didn't look at it, and didn't answer. He just turned around and walked to the imperial case without a smile on his face. Li Lianying stood behind the Empress Dowager Cixi, seeing the scene just now, she was so anxious that she almost cried out, thinking that if the emperor recklessly gave Ruyi to Dexin's eldest daughter according to his own wishes, Lafayette would not know how to do it. What kind of anger does it look like, and this idea came from myself, and I will not get any good results.However, he also considered a deeper meaning. After all, the emperor is not young, and has begun to show a strong desire for independence, unwilling to be Lafayette's puppet emperor. No matter what, in the future, in the struggle between Lafayette and the emperor, I can no longer be so blatantly against the emperor, even if I do, I have to do it very, very covertly. Empress Dowager Cixi was very upset.She couldn't tell what it was like.She did not expect that Emperor Guangxu, who she always thought was very obedient, would openly and blatantly oppose her.Although I didn't mention to him to let him choose my niece as queen, but I don't know how many times I hinted to him. He couldn't fail to see this, but he ignored it completely and still went his own way.The emperor has grown up, and he no longer wants to be played by himself in the palm of his hand. This is very clear.However, she still has her own skills in controlling the situation. Now the emperor's meaning is very clear. In the future, "three thousand dotes on one body", her niece still has a deep-rooted worry.Recalling the attitude of the late emperor towards himself and Concubine Li, it is a clear lesson.Thinking of this, she shouted without hesitation: "Big Gege!" "Daughter is here, does Lafayette have orders?" Princess Rongshou hurriedly flashed out from behind the Empress Dowager Cixi and asked. "Take this pair of purses and give them to the sisters of Changxu's family." After finishing speaking, she inspected the five crested lottery arrayed in front of her, took out the second and third two, and threw them at the corner of the table in disgust.This is the "Pull brand", and the two ladies of the governor of Jiangxi were selected in this way. "Congratulations!" Princess Rongshou sent a pair of purses to Changxu's two daughters respectively. The two quickly knelt down, took the purse, and said, "Thank you to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor." All the people in the hall were expressionless and listless, and sighed silently in their hearts. I don't know whether they were sighing because such a happy event was messed up, or because Emperor Guangxu couldn't choose a suitable queen. . Fu Kun originally prepared a set of words, and just waited for "the universe is certain", and congratulated the Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor.But seeing that everyone is getting angry, I still think it's better to speak less, so as not to cause trouble.He just knelt down and left the hall with the original five beautiful girls. "Go back to the palace!" Empress Dowager Cixi said blankly, without looking at anyone, she stood up and walked outside. "Lafayette is tired, let's go back in a soft sedan chair!" Li Lianying said. The Empress Dowager Cixi sat in the soft sedan chair, and as usual, the emperor supported the sedan chair and walked with her attendants.Taking advantage of this moment, Li Lianying took a few steps back, quietly pulled aside Xie Zhenkun, the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, and said, "What did you do? Don't you understand what Lafayette means? Have you ever told the emperor? " "I really didn't think of it!" Xie Zhenkun was scared when he saw Li Lianying after Li Lianying picked on him again for no reason. At this time, he said tremblingly: "Who knows that Lord Long Live doesn't understand what Lafayette means at all. I have to remind Lord Long Live anyway." "Let me tell you, Lafayette blamed you, you can't eat it and walk around!" Xie Zhenkun was terrified when he heard that, and quickly knelt down to Li Lianying and said, "I beg the manager to say something kindly in front of Lafayette, the little one really did it out of no intention!" "I'll intercede for you, but what happened to Lafayette, I can't say for sure." "Thank you sir!" After Emperor Guangxu sent Empress Dowager Cixi to Chuxiu Palace, he was accompanied by eunuchs back to Qianqing Palace. After seeing his teacher Weng Tonghe, he told him about the post-election situation. "This is going to be a bad thing!" Weng Tonghe said in shock after hearing this, "When the emperor presents wishes to Lafayette, he must put on more smiling faces." According to the rules of bannermen, presenting wishes is for the younger generation to congratulate the elders meaning.Therefore, on the day of the Empress Dowager, the emperor should offer his wishes to the Empress Dowager. "Alas!" Emperor Guangxu sighed involuntarily, "how can I laugh after choosing such a hapless ghost?" "Your Majesty, don't be too self-willed. If you can't laugh, you have to pretend." "It's too difficult for me to be an emperor, so I'll just pretend." Emperor Guangxu came to Chuxiu Palace and asked Li Lianying to report to Empress Dowager Cixi. "老佛爷请出来吧，万岁爷等着要向老佛爷进献如意呢！" 李莲英向还在愤愤不平的慈禧太后说道。 "还进献如意干什么？"慈禧太后说道，"他只管自己如意，哪管别人如意不如意！如今翅膀长硬了，我管不了了。" "今天是大喜的日子，外头都在听喜信儿呢！老佛爷就让万岁爷尽了孝心，就去见军机宣示懿旨吧！" 一句话提醒了慈禧太后。是啊，宣旨太迟，可能会引起许多猜测，化为离奇的流言，让人听了更生气。 于是她接受了李莲英的劝告，由寝殿出来，居中坐定。光绪皇帝便强装欢笑地走到慈禧太后面前，先请安，后磕头，然后又故作轻松地说道："儿子叩谢亲爸爸成全。这柄如意，请亲爸爸赏收。"说着，从跪在一旁的谢振昆手里，接过如意，高举过顶。 "难为你一片孝心！"慈禧太后淡淡地说道，勉强从光绪皇帝手中接过如意。 光绪皇帝长长地吁了一口气，又陪着笑脸说道："请亲爸爸放儿子一天假吧，撤了书房，让儿子好侍奉亲爸爸好好地乐一天。" 慈禧太后听了光绪皇帝这几句话，心里稍稍安慰了一些，气也就消了一半。立后的事，说起来也是皇帝自己的事，皇帝当然想找一个他自己称心如意的皇后。也难怪皇帝不喜欢自己的内侄女，长得既不好看，又无个性。虽然皇帝违背了自己的意思，但不管如何说，最后还是立了自己的内侄女为后。想到这儿，便说道："好吧，我也放自己一天假。立后宣旨，皇帝就自己说给军机好了。" "是！"皇帝答应着，站起身来，仍旧立在慈禧太后身边，显出一副依依不舍的样子。 "你就去吧！"慈禧太后见光绪皇帝不走，心中更增加了一分安慰，说话的声音中似乎也有了一些暖气。 光绪皇帝见状，方觉心头的压力和恐惧减轻了一些。他答应一声，退出储秀宫，换了衣服，便到养心殿召见军机。 At this time, the imperial ministers and military aircraft ministers have all received good news.遇到国有庆典之事，都要穿俗称"花衣"的蟒袍。事先都有准备，听到皇帝召见，即时在朝房换穿整齐。同时也各备如意，有的交奏事处转递，有的当面呈送。御前大臣和军机的如意自然要面递。金镶玉嵌，琳琅满目地摆满了御案。皇帝看在眼里，悲在心中，情不自禁地在口中默念着雍正朱批谕旨中的一句话： "诸卿以为如意，在朕转不如意。" 磕贺完毕，礼王世铎呈上两道黄面红封里的御旨，已经用正楷誊清，皇帝先看第一道，写的是： 钦奉慈禧端佑康颐昭豫庄诚皇太后懿旨：皇帝寅绍不基，春秋日富，允宜择贤作配，佐理宫闱，以协坤仪，而辅君德。 兹选得副都统桂祥之女叶赫那拉氏，端丽贤淑，着立为皇后。 看到"丽"字，光绪皇帝只感到一阵阵伤感。他想了一想，然后提起朱笔把"丽"字涂掉，注上一个"庄"字。这便是以后的隆裕皇后。Then look at the second track. 这道上谕，仍用"奉懿旨"的语气，宣封长叙家两姐妹。 在"着封为"三字下，空着两格。在另外附着的一张单子上面，写着八个字，都是"玉"字旁。皇帝虽是初次处理此类事件，但也不难想象，这八个字是用来做称号的。 "皇后以外，另外两位是封妃，还是封嫔？请旨定夺。"世铎问皇帝道。 皇帝这才想起，应该请懿旨定夺。但他实在怕提到立后封妃之事，惹起慈禧太后的不快，同时也耽误功夫，便自己作了主张，说道："封嫔！" "是！"世铎又说道："请圈定称号。" 皇帝略看一看，便圈定了两个字："瑾"与"珍"，然后提笔填在空格中，十五岁的他他拉氏封为瑾嫔，十三岁的他他拉氏封为珍嫔。 慈禧太后强迫光绪帝按自己的意思立了自己的内侄女为皇后，在光绪帝身边安插了一个最大的耳目，认为终于可以放心地为光绪帝举行大婚了。因为按规矩，皇帝大婚之后就要亲政，皇帝亲政就意味着自己权力的丧失，所以她觉得自己不能不对这个问题好好地考虑一下。至于大婚问题，反正皇后是自己的内侄女，自己操心不操心也无所谓了，于是便把李莲英找了过来。 "小李子，皇帝的皇后已经选定了。至于这大婚问题，你认为该怎么办？"慈禧太后每当有事的时候，总是第一个和李莲英商量。 李莲英这几天正得意忘形，自己为老佛爷出的立后主意，虽然经过了一个不小的风波，总算没坏什么大事，不管如何说还是立了老佛爷的内侄女为后。皇后是最接近宫帏之人，对皇帝的一举一动了如指掌，这在以后的宫廷斗争中，对老佛爷来说，不能不说是一个绝大的优势。而且只要能保住老佛爷的权力，就可以保住自己的权力和地位不受损害。李莲英也知道，立后之后就是大婚，大婚之后皇帝就要亲政。大婚之时，各省肯定会有许多报效，并且还有许多其他方面的开销，谁要是当了这个大婚的经办人，只要指缝一漏，顿时便会成为一个富翁。所以这几天李莲英正为如何当这个经办人而苦心冥想，这次见慈禧太后找他谈大婚之事，可以说正是他求之不得的。 "老佛爷指的是哪一方面呢？"慈禧太后笼统的一句问话，李莲英实在不知道该从哪一方面回答，便问道。 "我是说这大婚问题是该阔办还是该简办？"慈禧太后说道。 "老佛爷你说呢？"李莲英不知慈禧太后的真意何在，不敢贸然回答，于是反问道。 "我的意思是想好好地大办一次。可是中法战争刚刚结束，财政正处于紧张时期，实在不知道这钱该从何而出。再说阔办吧，弄得民不聊生，怨声载道的，又该引起言官的反对了。" "奴才认为也应该好好地办一次，不如此，不足以显示帝室之尊荣，不如此，也不足以显示皇家之威风。"李莲英之所以主张大办一次，这有更深一层的意思，那就是大婚花费越大，自己当了经办人以后就可以捞得更多，只不过没有明说罢了。 "是该好好地办一次。"显示皇家之威风，一句话说到了慈禧太后的心坎上；皇后的娘家也就是自己的娘家，自己又何尝不想显示一下娘家的威风呢？"只不过，这大婚费用——"慈禧太后又若有所思地说道。 "这还不好办，户部有的是钱，另外，各省再报效一点，随便报效一点，也就够了。"其实，户部的钱实在已所剩无几，李莲英知道，慈禧太后也知道，但两人都不说明。 "这主意不错。报效，这个词也很好听。皇帝大婚，各省是应该报效一点。不过，你认为这大婚的经办人应该由谁来当？" 李莲英皱着眉头想了很久，也没有说一句话。 "你倒是说话蚜！"慈禧太后又催问了一句。 "奴才还没想到合适的人选。"李莲英自有他自己的想法，不过只不愿意明说罢了。 "福锟怎么样？"福锟是内务府大臣，以往皇帝大婚的经办人都由内务府大臣兼任，不知这次为什么慈禧太后却对此提出了疑问。 "奴才认为福锟不太合适。" "why?" "立后的时候，福锟作为内务府大臣，老佛爷的意思他连向皇帝说一声也不说，结果闹出了个那么大的乱子——"说着，李莲英看了看慈禧太后，发觉脸色有些不对，没有再敢往下说下去。 由李莲英这么一说，慈禧太后当然不会再让福锟做经办人。 "你认为谁合适呢？" 李莲英还是没有回答，脸上一副高深莫测的神情。 "这次你来当这个经办人怎么样？"慈禧太后看了看李莲英，安然说道。 "奴才怕有点当不好。"李莲英没想到慈禧太后会自己说出他来当经办人，这当然是再高兴也不过的事，但他还是下意识地客气了一下。 "你是可以做得好的，就不要推脱了，要不行，就让大格格也来吧，有什么不好办理的事，你就向她请示好了。"慈禧太后还以为李莲英说的是真心话，所以又来了这么一句。