Chapter 36 4. Brother Cheli

Empress Dowager Cixi wants to make a big elder brother, the relatives of the emperor launched a "campaign", and Li Lianying's pockets are about to burst again... Since it is agreed to establish the elder brother, who should be established?At this time, it became a hot topic among courtiers and workers. In fact, long before this, the Empress Dowager Cixi started preparations. Of course, she was not planning to establish a big elder brother, but to establish a new emperor.She has begun to pay attention to the children among the offspring of her close relatives, and she is planning to make one of them emperor.Now that he wants to establish a eldest brother, it is natural to choose from among these people.

This is a matter that makes the Empress Dowager Cixi feel very embarrassed. Even she herself doesn't know who to stand for.Because she is afraid of making mistakes again. After the death of Emperor Xianfeng in the past, Empress Dowager Cixi appointed her son as emperor, named Mu Zong Tongzhi Emperor.Tongzhi was still young when he became emperor, so the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the veterans to give counseling to her son in order to make her son a good man. The disease that I dare not say, anyway, Emperor Tongzhi died.His own son died, and the Empress Dowager Cixi became the current emperor again. She hoped to inherit the great power well, but she didn't want to commit such a thing in the last year, which made the Empress Dowager Cixi very disappointed.My own son can't do it, and neither can other children, so what should I do?

The Empress Dowager Cixi thought of Wu Kedu again, who had admonished him to be Mu Zong's heir twenty years ago, but she did not agree.Twenty years later, she has to accept Wu Kedu's original advice. Doesn't this mean that she is slapping herself? Besides, since the death of Emperor Wenzong Xianfeng, the Empress Dowager Cixi has been holding power and training politics as an empress dowager. After decades, the Empress Dowager Cixi has been reluctant to let go of the extremely important power to her.That is to say, the elder brother who is established cannot be too old, otherwise the Empress Dowager Cixi will not be able to teach politics; no more.

Therefore, a vague concept was formed in the mind of the Empress Dowager Cixi: Elder Brother Li had to be a son of the clan who was about ten years old, physically stronger than the current emperor, but had a very close relationship with her. Li Lianying first figured out the meaning of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so he was brewing in his heart to persuade Lafayette who to stand for.How about the son of Prince Qing Yikuo? He is of a suitable age, but I am afraid that he is a little far away, but it is impossible to find a suitable person among the close relatives' descendants. "Lafayette, what do you think of Xiao Zhen?"

Xiao Zhen is the eldest son of Prince Qing Yi Kui, he is fourteen years old this year.He often enters the palace with his mother.Although he is not smart, he has a very sweet mouth, and he keeps yelling "Lafayette, Lafayette" in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi all day long, which is very popular with the Empress Dowager Cixi. Empress Dowager Cixi's heart moved, she pondered for a while and asked, "How old is Xiao Zhen this year?" "Thirteen and four!" "The age is not too bad," the Empress Dowager Cixi said softly, as if unable to make a decision, she added after a while, "Lianying, don't you think it's a bit far away?"

Prince Qing is the only grandson of Prince Qingxi, and Prince Qingxi and Renzong were both born to Empress Xiaoyichun.However, among the descendants of Renzong and Zai Zhen's generation, they are now adults, which obviously does not meet the standard of around ten years old.Li Lianying already knew all these things, so when he saw Lafayette asking, he said simply: "It's the closest. It doesn't get any closer." Maybe it's because the Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't like Xiaozhen, maybe it's because she doesn't want to be the elder brother in Zaizi's generation, maybe it's because the Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't know much about Xiaozhen, and she's afraid that he will make her sad like the current emperor when he is established in the future , anyway, she didn't answer immediately.

Li Lianying also guessed all kinds of worries and worries of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but he himself had a good impression of Xiaozhen. The relationship is also very good. For these reasons, he hopes that Lafayette can make Xiaozhen his elder brother so that it will be good for him. "Lafayette, this servant thinks that Xiao Zhenren is very nice, and he is very filial to Lafayette." "Let's see and talk about it! This is a big event after all, we can't be careless." Empress Dowager Cixi said slowly. Li Lianying understands quite well that this is Lafayette's feeling that "a lesson from the past is a guide for the future". Since Lafayette said this, it is inconvenient for Li Lianying to say it again.

Among the ministers in the court, there were a lot of advocates to depose the emperor and establish a new emperor, and they were also looking for the emperor in their minds.Unexpectedly, now Lafayette has a decree not to abolish the emperor, but to replace the elder brother. Although this has hit their enthusiasm and enthusiasm, but after all, the elder brother is not far from the emperor, so they are silent After a while, I immediately resumed my original enthusiasm to find the future emperor. Because the Empress Dowager Cixi clearly stated that she would establish an heir for Mu Zong at the same time, this made one person feel that he had a great responsibility and that he should spare no effort to support the elder brother.

This person is none other than Empress Dowager Cixi's in-laws, Emperor Tongzhi's father-in-law, and minister Chongqi who now lives at home.To set up an heir for Emperor Tongzhi, doesn't that also mean finding a grandson for yourself?Do you think his grandfather can not be in a hurry? As for Chongqi's role, not only he realized it himself, but other ministers also realized it, especially Xu Tong, a veteran minister in the court.This academician was extremely dissatisfied with the current emperor, and was the best friend of Empress Dowager Cixi during the reform, and strongly opposed Emperor Guangxu's reform.It is said that on his seventy-eighth birthday, he hung a sign on his door, refusing to admit those students who were inclined to or supported the reform as his disciples.It is also because of this that Xu Tong received the attention of the Empress Dowager Cixi after the Empress Dowager Cixi took charge. Although he was not allowed to be an official anymore, he was treated with courtesy.

When Emperor Xianfeng died, during the hundred-day mourning period, King Chun's Fujin gave birth to a child.According to the rules of the Qing court, the fifth master who gave birth to a child during the emperor's mourning period should be removed from his title.But at that time, King Chun was teaching Emperor Tongzhi to make meritorious service, so the Queen Mother Dong made an exception and kept the title of King Chun, but added a word "犭" to the name of the child born to show his inferiority. Zai Yi.Later, when she grew up, the Empress Dowager Cixi saw that he was still talented, so she married her niece to him. Later, Zaiyi took the throne again, and this is King Duan.

King Duan has a son named Pu Jun, who is not very old, but he is still healthy and strong.King Duan's Fujin is the daughter of Guixiang, Duke of Chengen. She is very beautiful and good at catering to Empress Dowager Cixi in the palace, so she is very popular with Empress Dowager Cixi.Duan Wang Fujin would always take the young Pu Jun with him every time he entered the palace. Pu Jun always made the Empress Dowager Cixi happy when she was watching operas, playing chess, and drawing pictures. The opera sings well, with a good voice and figure, so Empress Dowager Cixi often likes to keep Pu Jun in the palace and let him sing operas for herself.Pu Jun is stubborn by nature, every time Lafayette asks him to sing an opera, he is very happy, and he tries his best to make Lafayette laugh when he is happy, so Empress Dowager Cixi likes Pu Jun very much. Chengen Gong Guixiang is the brother of Empress Dowager Cixi.After the Empress Dowager Cixi came to power, in order to expand her power, she originally wanted Gui Xiang to take up an important position, but Gui Xiang was not up to date at all. He was only obsessed with opium all day long and ignored political affairs. The public let him sit and enjoy his salary.Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi was very disappointed with Gui Xiang. Now seeing that Gui Xiang has a good grandson, she couldn't help but have a special preference for Pu Jun because of Gui Xiang. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi's preference for Pu Jun is a preference, but she is not very satisfied.Perhaps under the influence of his father, Pu Jun liked martial arts but not literature. Once, the Empress Dowager Cixi asked him about his ambitions. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Slaves are willing to lead troops! Help Lafayette to drive out the foreigners, and none of them are allowed to stay in the Qing Dynasty." This kind of answer suits Empress Dowager Cixi's appetite very much. She praised Pu Jun a few words: "Your ambition is not small." After speaking, Empress Dowager Cixi asked Pu Jun how his homework was. With this question, the elated and triumphant expression on Pu Jun's face disappeared, replaced by a confused expression.All the questions asked by the Empress Dowager Cixi were either unable to answer or answered incorrectly.This disappointed the Empress Dowager Cixi very much. Apart from telling Pu Jun to study hard in the books, she didn't express anything else. Pu Jun's disappointed performance made Duan Wang very anxious.If you want to be the Supreme Emperor, you must make Pu Jun qualified to be the eldest brother; but if you want your son to be the eldest brother, you must let your son read more books to make Lafayette happy.For this reason, King Duan Zaiyi discussed with his staff what to do.One of the staff members proposed to invite a respected veteran to give lectures to Pu Jun, and Zai Yi agreed.But who to ask?After some debate, it was finally decided to invite the bachelors Xu Tong and Chong Qi. Xu Tong is most opposed to the current emperor. After Empress Dowager Cixi re-educated the government, Xu Tong once strongly advocated the depose of Emperor Guangxu, and then awarded Emperor Guangxu the title of "Hundred Virtuous Lord".Although the emperor has not been really deposed now, his actions are appreciated by those who also oppose Emperor Guangxu, and King Duan also appreciates Xu Tong. It's almost the end of the year now, and it's time to celebrate the New Year.So Duan Wang used this as an excuse to send people to Xu Tong and Chong Qi's house to invite them to his home, and specifically asked the two adults not to come in official uniforms.Xu Tong and Chongqi knew each other and knew that King Duan had something important to discuss with them, so they put on casual clothes and went to Prince Duan's mansion together. King Duan had already been waiting at the door. Seeing Xu Tong and Chong Qi coming, he hurried down the steps to greet him, and stepped forward to help Xu Tong out of the sedan chair, while saying: "Chonggong, Mr. Xu, welcome to come, this really makes my face shine!" This sentence made Xu Tong and Chongqi feel anxious but refreshed. They wanted to kneel down quickly, but they were supported by King Duan in time. "Mr. Chong and Mr. Xu don't need to be too polite. I have specially prepared a small banquet today, and I hope you two adults will appreciate your face." "Where! Where! Prince Duan is so polite that we both feel ashamed!" After all, Xu Tong is a bachelor, hurry up He took the words and said. "Then please!" Duan Wang invited Xu Tong and Chong Qi to the living room. At this time, the servants had already arranged everything, the dishes were served, and the wine was poured.King Duan invited the two of them to the table again, for the sake of the first, the three of you pushed me and I pushed you, and finally pushed Chongqi to the top, and King Duan sat next to the prime minister. As soon as she sat down, Zai Yi called Pu Jun out from the back room.When Pu Jun saw Chong Qi and Xu Tong, he knelt down on one leg and saluted, "My junior, please greet the two adults." All this was arranged by King Duan long ago, but it was unbearable for Chong Qi who was sitting at the top and Xu Tong who was accompanied by the prime minister on the left.They quickly got up and left the table to give way. The three of them drank and talked, and talked and drank. When they talked about being happy, Xu Tong scolded the emperor, saying that the emperor should have been abolished long ago, but Lafayette did not abolish him, and only established the elder brother.Xu Tong shook his head while talking, and said to Chongqi who was sitting at the top: "Who do you think your grandson could be?" This is naturally asking who the big brother might be.In fact, Chongqi had been thinking about this question all the time. After the banquet, he was thinking about the purpose of King Duan inviting them to the banquet in casual clothes tonight. Later, he finally figured out that it might be King Duan's idea of ​​playing big brother.Seeing Xu Tong asking, Chongqi wanted to say something, but she still didn't say it out. He wanted to hear Xu Tong's answer, so he asked back: "You are a member of the court, who do you think can be the big brother?" In fact, Xu Tong was also thinking about why King Duan invited them to dinner tonight. Thinking of just now, he finally realized it. Now that Chongqi asked him, he knew that what Chongqi meant was that your opinion is mine, so he didn’t hesitate. Say it politely: "I think the son of Prince Duan has a bright future, with the air of a king." "En!" Chongqi also nodded. "Thanks to the love of the two adults, it's just that he is good at martial arts but not good at writing. I'm afraid it will cost the gods of the two adults in the future. Give him a lot of guidance, so that he will have a bright future." Duan Wang pointed to Pu Jun and said with a smile. When Xu Tong and Chongqi heard this, they knew that the purpose of King Duan's invitation this time was to let them tutor Pu Jun in his homework, and to use their prestige during the introduction so that Pu Jun could be successfully established as the eldest brother. . "As long as the prince orders, the two of us will definitely serve." "Thank you two old gentlemen!" Zai Yi said to his son Pu Jun.Pu Jun obediently picked up the wine glass and handed it to Xu Tong and Chongqi, at the same time he picked up the wine glass and said: "Thank you both gentlemen!" After drinking, Xu Tong and Chongqi couldn't help asking a few questions about Pu Jun's homework, but the answer was not satisfactory to the two elders, so the two elders didn't ask any more questions. King Duan suddenly thought of something, and said to Pu Jun, "Give a toast to Lord Chong!" This seems to be the tone of treating Pu Jun as a big brother. Although Xu Tong and Chong Qi were startled at first, they immediately reacted.And the two also thought that Pu Jun was the eldest elder brother, so Chong Qi drank the wine that Pu Jun handed over with peace of mind while declining. In fact, among the many nephews, the Empress Dowager Cixi still loves Puwei, the son of Prince Gong Yixin the most. As for why, there are many legends in the palace, but there is one that most people agree with. Prince Gong Yixin is the sixth younger brother of Emperor Xianfeng. He is energetic and beautiful. Empress Dowager Cixi likes her "sixth uncle" very much. After Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace, she was not favored for a while, and Yixin treated her very well. Well, there is an unclear relationship between the two.After Emperor Xianfeng died, it was Prince Gong Yixin who protected the identity and safety of Empress Dowager Cixi. This made Empress Dowager Cixi very grateful.After Xianfeng's death, Cixi could not bear the loneliness and often stayed with Yixin. It was only later that the Empress Dowager Cixi feared that Yixin would have too much power, so she gradually alienated him and weakened the power in his hands.Later, it was even left unused, but it was reactivated and reused. After Yixin's death, the Empress Dowager Cixi bestowed the title of "loyalty" on Yixin with the highest reputation, and she stopped court for five days and wore plain clothes for fifteen days. Enshrined in the Xianliang Temple, it is worthy of enjoying the Taimiao.This grand ceremony has baffled many people, they don't know why it should be so grand.And when Prince Gong died, his son Pu Wei looked very much like his father, so the Empress Dowager Cixi let him inherit the title of "Prince Gong". As for whether this rumor is credible, no one can figure it out.But there is a fact that everyone admits that the Empress Dowager Cixi likes Pu Wei the most.But Pu Wei is a little older and very assertive. This is not in line with the Empress Dowager Cixi's standard that she wants to listen to politics. Therefore, although the Empress Dowager Cixi likes Pu Wei very much, she was not included in the elder brother's consideration in the end. . Li Lianying had seen the scene where Empress Dowager Cixi asked Pu Jun about his homework. He knew that Lafayette was not very satisfied with Pu Jun, so he discussed with Prince Qing and decided to ask Lafayette again for Zaizhen.He told the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Then let's go out and see how it goes!" In other words, as long as the reaction is good, then Xiaozhen will be established as the eldest brother.This made Li Lianying very happy. He found King Qing overnight, discussed with King Qing all night, and decided to release the rumor the next morning. But the response was really unsatisfactory, and most people in the DPRK and China opposed it.Because Prince Qing's mansion is very rich, Zai Zhen is unavoidably a little ignorant and looks like a playboy, so many people are not satisfied with him. Some people say that he is not like a benevolent king, and some people say that he is too far away. Some people also expressed incomprehension, while only a small part agreed.This is what Li Lianying did not expect in advance.However, he couldn't persuade Lafayette to set up Zaizhen according to everyone's wishes, so he had to follow everyone's wishes and say that Zaizhen would not work, and persuade Lafayette to choose from Pu's generation. After Li Lianying said that Li Zaizhen is the elder brother, it really made Duan Wang, Xu Tong, and Chong Qi panic for a while. After seeing that most people didn't agree, she let go of the heart that was hanging in the air.After the three of them discussed, they decided to let Wang Duan go to Li's mansion and let Li Lianying intercede in front of Lafayette. When Duan Wang arrived at Li's mansion, Li Lianying had dinner and was smoking opium.Li Lianying welcomed Duan Wang to the couch, handed him a pipe, and the two smoked and talked on the couch. "My lord is so leisurely, but unfortunately I am running all day long." "Why does the prince say that?" Li Lianying raised her head and said, "Why does the prince run around all day?" "It's not for the unworthy son." Upon hearing this, Li Lianying lowered her head again, took two deep breaths, and then spat it out leisurely. He knew what King Duan wanted to do. Seeing that Li Lianying didn't respond, King Duan quickly winked at the servant standing beside him. The servant quickly took out a military boat made of plaster. I was taken aback.The servant hurriedly handed it over, and at the same time handed over a bank note with one hundred thousand taels impressively written on it. "It's such a trivial matter, I hope the chief manager won't laugh at it." Duan Wang said while smoking opium. Li Lianying said a polite word, and took the gift that was handed over.King Duan waved out the servants he brought with him, leaving only King Duan and Li Lianying in the room. In the smoky room, I saw Duan Wang leaning forward and saying: "I hope that the Master Manager can say a few words in front of Lafayette, and I will thank the Master Manager in the future." Zai Zhen can't do it, Li Lianying has already turned his attention to others. Now that King Duan mentioned Pu Jun, although he doesn't like it very much, he also feels that he can't find anyone else. Only Pu Jun is the most suitable, so he said bluntly: "I think Lafayette also likes Shizi very much. I will help Lafayette choose someone she likes to be the elder brother." Although he didn't say it clearly, Duan Wang heard it quite clearly.He said some words of gratitude to Li Lianying again, smoked another pack of cigarettes, and then set off for his home, feeling complacent all the way, thinking about how his son would be the emperor in the future, how would he live as the overlord.At the same time, he said in his heart: "Old Qing, you still can't do it, your son can't be a big brother, let's look at my son!" When Li Lianying was persuading Lafayette not to set up Zaizhen, but to stand up for the elder brother in the "Pu" generation, she couldn't help praising and admiring Pu Jun. This made the Empress Dowager Cixi moved, because in her mind, apart from Pu Wei, Only Pu Jun is better. But she still can't decide, she still wants to see other children, she wants to compare Pu Jun with other children.If there is no one better than Pu Jun, I will make Pu Jun the eldest brother; if there is, then what?Then think carefully.After thinking about all this, she made a decree: on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, a meeting of the princes and princes of the nearby branches will be called. Anyone who is a "Pu" generation and is a minor will be brought into the palace by his father and brother, waiting to be summoned. On that day, the children of the "Pu" generation in the near branch will all wear special little gowns and gowns according to their grades.It's just that these children were used to being lazy after all, and they are children at heart. Although they put on the court clothes, their tempers still remain unchanged.Everyone winked, and even the father and brother would slip out to chase and play if they were a little careless.The fathers and brothers of these children had no choice but to intensify their instructions and pay attention, and then they got better, and the "little adults" really settled down. Looking at the group of underage children below, all of them with golden crests and childish faces, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help feeling a kind heart.She looked at Emperor Guangxu sitting on her right, looking listless, and suppressed the tenderness that had just risen in her heart.She pushed the distraught emperor with an uncertain face and said: "Tell everyone about it!" "Yes, dear dad."Emperor Guangxu said weakly, then raised his head, put his hand on the case, and said softly to the following: "I've been ill for a long time, and I don't have a prince yet. I'm really sorry for my ancestors and the grace of Lafayette for nurturing me. The country's major plans should have an early idea, and I can't delay because of my illness, so I am here While deeply ashamed, I begged Lafayette to preside over the establishment of an heir for Mu Zong. I have summoned you here today to let you have something to say to Lafayette." The Empress Dowager Cixi quickly took the words of Emperor Guangxu and said: "You have heard what the emperor said. I can only discuss with you about the grand plan of the clan. As the clan of the Qing Dynasty, you can tell me what you have to say. Let Mu Zong set up an heir, and you can discuss it. It's up to you to decide who is right. This is a big deal. I'm inconvenient to make arbitrary decisions, that's why I called everyone here. If you have something to say, feel free to say it, and don't be shy about it!" This is Empress Dowager Cixi encouraging everyone to speak, but no one speaks, which makes Empress Dowager Cixi very incomprehensible.She went on to say: "If you have something to say, just say it! Don't be polite. If you don't say it now, and then make irresponsible remarks after you go down, and talk about my Lafayette, don't blame me for not giving you face!" But still no one answered, and the clans kneeling below, like their sons, all lowered their heads and did not say a word.There was no other way, Empress Dowager Cixi had no choice but to point to Pu Tong who was kneeling in front of her and said: "Pu Tong! You are the eldest grandson of Emperor Xuanzong. Let's see what you say. Who should we choose?" "Lafayette Shengming, slaves think that everyone can stand except slaves." The Empress Dowager Cixi was annoyed and funny when she heard this, she knew it was Pu Tong's inconvenience to offend his cousins.Empress Dowager Cixi pointed to Renzong's grandson Zai Run to ask again, but she couldn't get any results.She turned to her beloved Pu Wei again. "Pu Wei! You've won the title! You should give me an idea on this matter. If you have anything to say, just say it to me!" It seemed that he had high hopes for Pu Wei, but Pu Wei couldn't help being full of opinions on this matter because he couldn't be a big brother himself. When asked by Lafayette, he also imitated his cousins ​​and replied: "I am young and inexperienced. I dare not talk nonsense about such a big event. Let Lafayette decide everything!" Pu Chuan also said the same, which made Empress Dowager Cixi a little discouraged.It seems that today's meeting can only be a meeting but not a discussion.forget it!I don't think these people can say anything, so let's talk about it differently!Empress Dowager Cixi thought so, but before the meeting ended, she felt that she needed to confess a few words. "I called you here today to hear your opinions, but you didn't say anything. I had no choice but to give Mu Zong an heir myself, but if anyone judges me on this matter in the future, don't blame me for being rude to everyone. Everyone should understand that I gave you time to say it, but you didn't say it yourself!" Everyone has already tried Lafayette's usual coquettish prestige, but when he heard Lafayette's words, his tone was quite gloomy, and his ears felt cold all over.Everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and said: "Lafayette is holy, the servants will never be so confused. Lafayette, you can rest assured to make an heir for Mu Zong! The servants only obey your old order." The Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy, because this had blocked everyone's mouths. No matter what she did in the future, no matter who she stood up for, they dared not express any objection.Even so, the meeting was not discussed, and everyone got together and did not discuss the results. This can not help but disappoint the Empress Dowager Cixi, because she thought that her nephews were not attacking each other in the open, but also restraining each other secretly. All of them kept their mouths shut, which made the Empress Dowager Cixi realize that her prestige among her nephews was so high that they dared not speak casually. After all, she was unhappy that the problem was not resolved, so she decided to call the eldest princess to ask.She knew that the eldest princess had shown great foresight in these big events. The eldest princess had already heard about the meeting in the morning, and saw that it was summoned alone in the afternoon, so she guessed two or three points in her heart, maybe it was about Brother Li, but she didn't know who to stand for. "Daughter! Look for me, who should be the eldest brother?" who?This question is difficult to answer, and the eldest princess does not know which one can be the future emperor, and which one has the ambition to be the future emperor. "Lafayette can see who can do it, but since he is a big brother, he must have some ambition." "Hmm! That's a good sentence. I think Zaiyi's second child is not bad, he's also smart, and looks like a kid. What do you think?" How about it?I don't like it, but does the eldest princess dare to say it?dare not.In fact, the eldest princess doesn't like her nephew very much. He is indeed quite strong, but his movements are rude, his mouth is always raised high, and his face is sloppy. From every aspect, he looks like a wild child in a mountain village, not a gentleman.Since she dared not say anything against it, and she couldn't flatter her, the eldest princess had no choice but to keep silent. Seeing that the eldest princess did not answer, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought that the eldest princess was still thinking about it, so she hurriedly said, "I don't think there is anyone else who is better than him." Upon hearing this, the eldest princess knew that Lafayette had actually settled down, so she had no choice but to say: "Lafayette, you can figure it out! Now such an old child can't see anything, Lafayette just pay more attention, you can stand up whoever can do it!" Talking to the eldest princess, still can't get the result.This made the Empress Dowager Cixi feel that this matter is really difficult to handle, and it seems that she has to listen to outside opinions. Ever since Xu Tong and Chong Qi became Pu Jun's teachers, they said that Brother Li should make Pu Jun when they met, which made many people follow them and say that Brother Li should make Pu Jun.This is because of Xu Tong and Chongqi. They think that these two people are highly respected. It may be that Lafayette deliberately let them speak out to see their attitude, so this makes everyone believe that Lafayette may have already taken a fancy to Pu Jun. , is to make him the big brother, so everyone agrees.The second is because of Pu Jun's parents. His father, King Duan, is very powerful, and his mother is Lafayette's niece.The third is because of their own reasons, they want to make a political bet. If this bet is right, it will definitely have their own benefits in the future when Pu Jun becomes emperor. Therefore, many ministers in the court support the establishment of Pu Jun as the elder brother. In view of the unanimous favor of the court ministers for Pu Jun, coupled with Li Lianying's kind words in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Empress Dowager Cixi was a little moved, and she decided to ask the Minister of Military Affairs for his opinion. She originally thought that there would be some people in the military aircraft who would oppose Li Pujun as the eldest brother, but things were beyond her expectations. The ministers of the military aircraft almost without exception agreed. Except for Rong Lu, although he did not agree, he did not express either be opposed to.This made the Empress Dowager Cixi a little happy. It seems that it was God's will to establish Pujun.She issued a decree: On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the princes and ministers of the near branch, the minister of the imperial court, the minister of internal affairs, the masters of the south study room, the upper study room, and the Manchu and Han ministers of the Ministry all went to Yiluan hall to wait for the order. On the 24th, early in the morning, Li Lianying combed the Empress Dowager Cixi with a "spring breeze proud horseshoe disease" hairstyle. This is a name Li Lianying deliberately named to cater to Lafayette's mood, but the hairstyle is no more unique than before. , but this is enough to make the Empress Dowager Cixi happy for a while.She smiled happily and scolded Li Lianying. When Empress Dowager Cixi arrived at Deyiluan Hall, the emperor and other officials had already arrived. As for the emperor, Li Lianying had already confessed it last night, so the emperor was woken up early this morning by the eunuch who was waiting by his side.The emperor seemed to be in a fine attire today, but he was not energetic, with a gray face, frowning, and a look of pain.But when the Empress Dowager Cixi arrived, he led the officials to greet Lafayette immediately, and after the Empress Dowager Cixi sat down on the throne, he stood beside the Empress Dowager Cixi instead of sitting in the seat next to her. Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care about Emperor Guangxu's expression, she didn't care anymore, she didn't care anymore, it was because Pu Jun deserved her care.If Pu Jun was made the elder brother today, wouldn't he be his grandson?Empress Dowager Cixi thought so.The kindness of a soon-to-be grandmother spread over her face, giving her a radiant look.The ministers also noticed that Duan Wang and Pu Jun standing below also looked smug.Their father and son have already guessed what they are going to do today; what's more, Li Lianying sent someone to inform him that he will dress up Pu Jun today. Think, that's why he excitedly called his staff to drink yesterday, and he woke up this morning with excitement on his face.Although Pu Jun is not very sensible, but seeing everyone is happy and congratulating him, he can't help but feel a sense of elation, not to mention that Empress Dowager Cixi asked him to lead the ministers in front this morning. The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the ministers and workers below, and then at Pu Jun who was kneeling in front of the imperial case, turned her head and said to Emperor Guangxu: "Where is the imperial edict?" The imperial edict was drawn up a long time ago. When Emperor Guangxu heard the question from Empress Dowager Cixi, he took out the edict from his body expressionlessly, and said to Prince Qing Yikuang who was standing in front: "Prince Qing, come and read for me!" Prince Qing received the edict, kowtowed to Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi, then stood up, stood aside in front of the throne, faced the ministers kneeling below, and began to read: "I entered into the Great Reign at a young age, and I looked up to the Empress Dowager to teach the government behind the curtain, and she taught diligently, meticulously. After I wish the government, it was a difficult time, and I was eager to revive it and repay the kindness; that is, I entrusted it to the Deputy Emperor Mu Zongyi The emperor. Since the first book, the atmosphere has been in disharmony, the common government has been flourishing, and the times have been confounded. Only thinking about the sect and the importance, I have asked the empress dowager to teach the government. It has been more than a year. I have not recovered, and the suburbs All the great sacrifices in the altar and ancestral temple cannot be performed in person. It is difficult for the current situation. I look up at the deep palace and worry about the work. And at the beginning of the succession, the Empress Dowager had ordered that once the king had a son, he would succeed Emperor Mu Zongyi as his heir. The relationship between the system was extremely important. When I was worried about this, there was no place to be ashamed, and how could all diseases be cured? Because of pleading with the holiness again, he was close to the prudence, simplicity and virtuousness of the clan, and established an heir for Emperor Mu Zongyi, thinking that the future would be a unified world. After repeated pleadings, he was granted, and Pu Jun, the son of Zaiyi, the king of Duoloduan County, succeeded Emperor Mu Zongyi as his son. .Admiring Yi's decree, I am very happy and inexplicable. I sincerely respect and follow the benevolent training, and seal Zaiyi's son Pu Jun as the prince. Let me know this." After Prince Qing Yikuang finished reading the edict, he put the edict back on the imperial case, kowtowed and returned to his seat. After Emperor Guangxu waited for King Qing to return to his position, he took off the red velvet knotted mink hat on his head, and put it on Pu Jun himself. Pu Jun, who was kneeling in front of him, waited for Emperor Guangxu to put his hat on, kowtowed to Emperor Guangxu three times to thank him, and then turned his head to do the same to Empress Dowager Cixi who was sitting above. The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the elder brother who kowtowed to her, her face looked softer, a smile filled her face, she looked very kind.She couldn't help teasing Pu Jun and said, "Why don't you kowtow to me first?" When the following ministers heard it, it was clear that Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy and in a good mood.King Qing took the lead in congratulating him and said: "The empress dowager has no grandchildren, and the emperor has no sons. The emperor has returned. Lafayette and the emperor have had a heart disease for many years. The slaves are waiting to congratulate them." After finishing speaking, he took the lead in kowtowing, and the other ministers followed suit.For a while, only the voice of "Congratulations to Lafayette on his great joy" was heard in the hall. Listening and watching all this, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help being very happy.She breathed a sigh of relief, and the elder brother finally stood up.