Chapter 32 The twenty-ninth chapter of the posthumous edict, the virtuous ministers were lucky enough to collide with the palace gate and the traitor king was reprimanded

By the way, Lu Wenshen was startled when he heard Dean Xiao's words, and asked why.Dean Xiao Yusan said: "Brother, I see that you are a fellow and a scholar, so I tell you these words. Otherwise, the secret cannot be easily revealed. I The first question is to ask you, do you want to heal the emperor or put him to death when you come this time?" Wenshen was sweating profusely when he saw this, and quickly said in a low voice: "Dean, please lower your voice, Wansheng can't bear the crime of deceiving the emperor!" Xiao Yusan smiled and said with a mustache: "You are really the second child in the country who just entered the imperial city, and you still don't recognize the south, east, and west! You are right! Tell me, you want to do your best to treat the master's illness, and at the very least, you will have to be sent to the military platform. If you happen to be lucky, the guy who eats will not be stable." With this statement, General Wenshen Even introduced the enchanted array.He wanted to ask but didn't dare, he just stared blankly in a daze.Yu San said: "Talking about the emperor's illness, it is not considered serious. The few brilliant medical officers in the Beijing Imperial Hospital can cure him well, so there is no need to go to other provinces to treat him. It's a pity that these people all hold one No one is willing to ignorant of the conscience to use poison and antidote to the idea of ​​eating the king's salary and repaying the king's kindness. That's why the empress dowager abandoned all these people and went to find doctors from other provinces. Her old man's meaning is the best. Find a doctor who is reckless, and send the emperor to death with a dose of medicine. In fact, you really put the emperor to death. Although he is grateful to you in his heart, he still wants to punish you in order to cover the eyes and ears of his subjects. If you want to make the emperor better, she may catch a bad one. If it is light, it will demote you far away; if it is serious, it will use a little trick to put you to death. You have no place to complain about grievances when you are dead. Please think about it, is this task difficult or not?" After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh.At this time, Wenshen became more and more sad as he thought about it: I had two good jobs in Jiangxi, and I was at ease, so why not be happy, but I wanted to come to Beijing to find a hot-buttoned crime?Thinking of this, the painful tears in both eyes fell unconsciously.Taking two steps forward, he knelt down in front of Xiao Yusan, choked with sobs and said, "Wan Sheng was obsessed for a while, and cast himself in a trap. No matter what, I have to ask the principal to save my life. Not only Wan Sheng is grateful, but the whole family is also grateful." It's endless." Yu San hastily pulled him up, saying that there is no need to worry, brother, since I instructed to get lost, I will save people to the end.You can rest assured that you must not hurt your life.Wen Shen thanked him again and again: "The dean is so enthusiastic, there is nothing to repay the late students, so I can only worship under the dean's door, call him a disciple in the north, and just talk about my heart." After saying that, he bowed again and acknowledged the teacher.Yu San was originally an old-timer in the medical field, so he didn't doubt it.After receiving his gift, he attached it to Wenshen's ear, telling him that such and such is the magical effect of disaster relief.Wenshen suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "After all, the teacher's knowledge and experience are very different from others. This way of dealing with it is really a wonderful way, and the disciples just follow it." The master and apprentice chatted a few more gossips, and then they left and went back. apartment.

The next day, the president of the Imperial Hospital reported to the Empress Dowager that Lu Wenshen, a medical officer recommended by the governor of Jiangxi Province, had come to report to the hospital.When will I go to the palace to ask for my pulse, and ask for instructions to follow.The Empress Dowager couldn't wait, so she issued an order that the dean would lead Lu Wenshen to diagnose the emperor's pulse in the afternoon of tomorrow, and there must be no mistakes.It was also ordered that the empress dowager would go to the emperor's palace to inquire about the source of the disease temporarily and serve her respectfully.When this decree was passed on, those who didn't know it still believed that it was his mother and son's close relationship.In fact, Xiao Yusan already understood it in his heart. That night, he first taught the gentlemen the etiquette, and only after playing for half the night did he become familiar with it.Early the next morning, after a hasty snack, the master and apprentice entered the palace together.First go to the duty room and meet with Zhang Delu, the eunuch who served Guangxu.Yu San made an introduction once, and Wenshen had to seal up two hundred yuan first and give it to Delu as a snack fee.The imperial hospital was originally a poor yamen, and all the eunuchs knew about it, so there was no dissatisfaction with Wenshen's two hundred yuan.When the empress dowager arrived, she first called Wenshen to give her a warning, saying that the emperor was seriously ill and had not been cured after many medical officers.Since you are recommended by Feng Xu, your medical skills must be reliable. You must work hard to treat the emperor's illness.If it can be cured, I will relocate it in a special way and give it a reward.When the queen mother said this, Wen Shen kowtowed to thank her, and even Yu San also kowtowed.The queen mother said again: "If the treatment is wrong, or if it doesn't work, you have to pay attention to your head." One sentence scared Wenshen into a cold sweat, and he could only kowtow, and there was no answer.When he was young, the queen mother ordered him to get up and ask the emperor for pulse.Wenshen stood up respectfully, went to Guangxu's imperial bed to comment on his pulse, and played again: "Young minister Lu Wenshen must pay homage to the holy face and look at his complexion before he dares to cure his illness. You must first seek the emperor's pardon You dare to raise your head because of the crime." Guangxu said weakly, forgive you for your innocence.Wen Shen slowly raised his head, unknowingly startled.It turned out that when he checked the pulse, the pulse condition was extremely fine, and when he looked at Guangxu's face, he was so thin that his cheeks protruded and his eyes were sunken, like white paper, there was no trace of blood.If you lie on the bed and say that you have been dead for three days, someone will believe it.But there is one thing, despite being so thin, his eyes are still shining brightly.A pair of glances made Wenshen lower his head again in fright.After the pulse was diagnosed, the queen mother called to the front again and asked the emperor how the disease was.Wen Shen said: "The emperor's illness is purely caused by the liver, wood and soil. Therefore, the spleen is weak and the stomach is weak, so he can't eat. At this time, it is neither suitable for tonic, nor can it be used for diarrhea. I have to temporarily use the medicine of appetizing and strengthening the spleen to recuperate slowly. It will always be effective in the future. One day. If you are too eager to get results, there is no guarantee that it will not happen..." At this point, he kowtowed again and again: "Lafayette Shengming, I will not dare to say the following words." The Queen Mother nodded knowingly, and gave another order , Wenshen just stepped back, wrote the prescription, and presented it to the imperial court.Nothing more than Yiren, lotus seeds, round meat, yam, polygonatum, lentils and the like.The Empress Dowager looked at it and said that the prescription was safe, so hurry up and choose the medicine for the emperor to eat.After finishing speaking, he returned to his own palace.

Just say that Lu Wenshen came out with Xiao Yusan, and Yusan greeted him with congratulations and invited him to eat at Meizhai outside the front door.Yu Sandao said: "You are in such a good time, today I am sweating for you, I am afraid that if you answer a wrong sentence, you will be in danger of life. Fortunately, this Buddha, Tianyan and Ji, have a good relationship with you. Otherwise It's really unimaginable." Wen Shen said: "It all depends on the teacher's support, what is the student's confidence? Today, Tianwei is so close, it really frightens the student. When the student was in Jiangxi, he spent all day in the same place as the Fufan scholar. I never knew what official prestige is, but today I feel a little timid. Although the empress dowager is terrifying, she is kind and pleasant after all. I don’t think so. Only the emperor’s pair of dragon eyes shine with divine light. I still feel it when I see it. Heart palpitations. It can be seen that treacherous heroes like Hou Jing and Wu Sangui in ancient times would sweat profusely when they saw Emperor Wu of Liang and King Ming Gui. The peerless emperor, because of being coerced by his mother, is now struggling to live or die, which is really pitiful. How do you see his illness?" Wen Shen shook his head and said: "Bian Que is back to life, It's not easy to do, it will take at least half a year, and Dongyue will definitely not be able to escape this year. The method the teacher taught me is appropriate, I can only use some fruit medicine to support me, and I will deal with it day by day. Don't talk about the empress dowager We don’t want him to be kind, even if we want him to be kind, we don’t have the ability.” The two of them had a drink, and Wenshen said to Yu San in a low voice: “Student has one more thing to tell the teacher. Look, teacher. Is the Empress Dowager sick or not?" Yu San said: "Why is she not sick? His old man's illness is gone until he is discovered, and once he is discovered, he cannot be cured." Wen Shen said: "The teacher's eyesight is really not bad. The Empress Dowager comes up It has already shown the color of a dead person, probably because of excessive worry and fatigue, and the heart is too weak. I use ginseng to support it, so I can barely support it. If I can't support it in the future, it will be a death disease. The teacher sees the students, but it is not true What about it?" Yu San said: "That's not bad at all. But these words, my teachers and students understand in their hearts, and must not be said to others." Wen Shen repeatedly agreed.From then on, Wenshen always entered the palace every other day.Guangxu took his medicine, although there was no improvement, he still felt comfortable.

In the blink of an eye, it had been half a year, and as soon as the winter order was handed in, Guangxu's illness became more and more serious day by day, and it seemed useless.Although the empress dowager was happy in her heart, she pretended to be worried on her face.At this time, Prince En saw that Guangxu was seriously ill and knew that he would die someday, so he had a bad intention: he thought that once the emperor died, who should take up the throne?As far as the relatives are concerned, Lun Beizi is the great-eldest grandson of Emperor Daoguang. When Tongzhi passed away, he should have been appointed. Now that he is old and missed the opportunity to be appointed, naturally he cannot be mentioned; In theory, Prince Dun's branch should be regarded as the long house.But Duan Wang Langong has already been convicted and moved away, and the elder brother Pu Jun has been abolished again, so there is no need to discuss this school.The second belongs to King Gong.Back then, the old Prince Gong was closest to Xianfeng, and Xianfeng was raised by Prince Gong's mother, so the two of them were like brothers.It is justifiable to use the descendants of Prince Gong to inherit the Datong.Helplessly, the current Xiaogong Wang Puwei has a perverse temper, and he is also in his twenties and thirties.Once he is established, he will be arbitrarily determined and exercise his power. I, the Minister of Military Aircraft, will not be able to sit in prison. This person must be dismissed.As for Prince Jin Zaifeng, even though he is the current younger brother, but the generations are different, there is absolutely no reason to appoint him again.After thinking about it, I feel that there is no one who can inherit the Daoguang's close sect.Although the branch of my Prince En is a bit farther away, I have been a military minister for 30 years, the ministers of Manchu and Han in China, and all the friendly countries abroad, and almost all of them have a close relationship with me.If I exercise them at this time and help me with the main force, my son Zaixing will be crowned emperor. This is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how can I let it go lightly.Thinking of this, he secretly invited his confidant minister Xiang Zicheng to his mansion, first tested him with words: "brother, you see that the emperor's illness has worsened, and there may be a catastrophic change one day. The old man is worried about this matter." I can't close my eyes day and night. My brother has been in the frontier for a long time, so there must be some contingency techniques. Let's discuss it in advance, so as not to be caught off guard." Xiang Zicheng rolled his eyes, half understood in his heart, and replied: "Teacher Wang is many years old. The old statesman must have a well-thought-out plan, how can a disciple praise him in case?" En Wang said with a smile: "You are too polite, this is a major national event, and there is no need to push back. If you have any opinions, please speak up. It's chaotic, and the only one you can rely on is my younger brother. The rest are like Zhuang Zhishan, who is a stupid old bookworm, Dai Mingen is a useless waste, Xiao Chun Wang is even more impetuous, and it is difficult to make a big deal. You ask me to ask Who is it?" Zicheng said: "Since the teacher is so confiding, what else is the student unwilling to say? According to the student's opinion, since the master's illness cannot be cured, the most important thing now is the heir to the throne. If you don't prepare at this time Well, once an accident happens, it is inevitable that traitors will take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. At that time, if an ambitious person kidnaps one or two close clans and spreads them to all parties, it will be a bit difficult to deal with us." Prince En said: " Brother’s words can be said to have won my heart first. I am most anxious at this time, and it is also because of this problem. But it is a bit difficult to find a successor.” After speaking, he recounted the situation of Daoguang’s branch to Xiangzicheng again.Zicheng said: "What's so difficult about this? From the ancient saying, 'If there is a descendant, there will be a descendant, and if there is no descendant, there will be a virtuous'. If there are descendants of Emperor Xianfeng at this time, it is nothing to say. Since Xianfeng is extinct, it is convenient How can you be confined to Daoguang's sect when you choose sages from Dazong?" Every sentence of Zicheng's words penetrated into King En's heart, and he knew that Mr. Xiang could be cited as a homology.Then he was led into a secret room, and in this way, he told Zicheng all his confidantes.Zicheng said: "Although the master has no such intentions, the disciple also wants to speak out. Besides, you have already made up your mind. How can the disciple not help? But this matter is too important, so we must be very careful. It is best to start from the outside first. For the few people in the court, don’t let them know for the time being. After the governors of the provinces and military officers have expressed their opinions, they will move the ministers of various countries to come forward to agree. At that time, even if the pedantic gentlemen in the court try to oppose it, it will not be effective.” En Wang applauded and entrusted Zicheng to act on his behalf.Zicheng said: "Sports can't be done with empty words. You must first prepare a sports fee. As the saying goes, 'If you have money, you can buy ghosts and grind mills'. Those who lead troops and have strength, if they don't let them see the money, they will not be willing." Contribute, and risk such a big disgrace?" King En always felt a little distressed when he heard the money was taken, and hurriedly asked Zicheng how much he got.Zicheng thought for a while and replied: "Master, please allocate 1.2 million first. According to my disciples, it will take at least 5 million to complete this matter. Students can donate 2 million, If there is too much money, I really can’t afford it. The master must prepare three or four million yuan to be sure. Otherwise, I’m afraid it will not be easy to succeed.” When Prince En heard that he had to spend so much money, he felt a little uncertain.But this is a big problem. People are willing to help and provide money. It seems too embarrassing to refuse to say that they can't raise money, so they said cruelly: "Three to four million, this amount is too much. Brother, can you try to help me?" If I save one, I can save one." Zicheng laughed and said, "Master, you can't think about it too much, please think about it, if this matter is done well, all the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains will be in your hands, just millions of money , what is enough to say?" King En nodded in agreement.In fact, he was really reluctant to let go, so he had to endure the pain in his stomach, wrote a check for 1.2 million from HSBC, and handed it to Zicheng.Zicheng hid by his side and bid farewell.

Here, Prince En called Zaixing, told him about it, and told him to sit quietly at home and never go out.If something goes wrong at this time, it will be a rare opportunity in a thousand years, and the throne of the Wanshi line will be revoked.After hearing this, Zaixing danced with joy, as if he was riding a cloud, and promised: "My father's oracle, the child must obey it. I will be the emperor in the future, and my father will be the emperor. My mother will It's the Empress Dowager, and my daughter-in-law is the Empress Dowager." King En yelled, "Nonsense, fart! My side Fujin is the Empress Dowager, why is your daughter-in-law also the Empress Dowager! You are so confused , then you are worthy of enrolling in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, if you ask Fu'er to go, it will be much better than you." It turned out that Zai Fu is the second son of King En, and he is better than Zaixing, so the old man was in a hurry, so he said this. Come.Unexpectedly, Zaixing believed it, and withdrew angrily, and then discussed with several of his thugs and craftsmen that his younger brother Zaixing should be put to death.These thugs did not dare to agree, and said in unison: "My lord, we dare not do this. If the old lord knows, this guy who eats will not be able to last." Zaixing said: "You bastards, you usually Eat the salary of the lonely family, as the saying goes, "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while." Now you are used, but you are pushing back and forth. Don't be too busy, wait until the lonely family becomes emperor sooner or later, and they will all be operated on. Let's see what you can do Go somewhere to eat." These few words stunned everyone.Among them is a Shijiang craftsman whose surname is Gan and whose name is Hui. He is from Nanpi County.Although this man is a rough man, he is careful. Hearing Zaixing's words, he knew that there must be articles in it, so he used detective methods to say to Zaixing: "If I can really be the emperor, we will go through fire and water, because I do. If we become the emperor, the old prince will do nothing to us. If the master can't be the emperor, we will really kill the second master. At that time, the old king will turn his face and ask us to pay for it. Even the master will not be able to save our lives." Gan Hui These few words are clearly intended to probe into the truth of the matter.Poor Zaixing is an idiot, how can he understand the secret of this, he stared and said: "Do you think I am talking nonsense? To tell you the truth, the old prince has already prepared, and Mr. Xiang will help. When the emperor dies , I will ascend the throne immediately. If you don’t serve me right now, do you still want to seek titles in the Golden Palace in the future?” This speech left everyone stunned, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and dared not make a sound.In the end it was Gan Hui who was quick-witted, and quickly waved his hand to Zaixing, said in a low voice, "Master, please keep your voice low. This is such a big deal. If you let it out loudly, is it okay? Since you have such a big hope, let's wait for the time being." The house endures for a few days, and you must not go out. If the news leaks out and the outside world finds out, who would not want to seize that position now that you are close to the faction? If you use an assassin, if you are unaware, you will be in danger of an accident. Keep it safe first. Don't think about stabbing people. It's better to ask a group of brothers to take turns to escort them day and night. The villain is willing to go outside to patrol the wind. If there is any information, I will report it first. This is not a joke. "Although Zaixing relies on his father's influence to run amok, he is very timid. If he wants to leave this group of thugs for a while, he doesn't even dare to fart; but if he gets together, he will cause trouble.Gan Hui's words not only frightened Zaixing, but even those thugs were horrified.Everyone spoke in the same voice, and they all said that Teacher Gan's words were not bad at all.We would all rather be too cautious than risk accidents.The Lord condescends to live in the mansion for a few days, so that we can all take care of him.When I waited for the day when I was awarded the Ninth Five-Year Plan, I was naturally relieved.The responsibility of patrolling the wind outside really has to be done by Mr. Gan, because he is meticulous and knows many people, so he will not make mistakes.It's not too late, so let's ask him to take a step first. Let's take the master to the Yinluan Hall first, and everyone will surround him so that there will be no more accidents.Everyone said something to each other, making Zaixing even more panic-stricken.It was as if there were eight assassins surrounding him in front of his eyes, he led this group of people to hide in the Yinluan Palace, and urged Gan Hui to quickly go outside for a visit.

Gan Hui couldn't wait for this sentence, and asked Zaixing for three hundred silver for detective fees, and hurried out of the mansion.Where did he go to patrol the wind, it turned out that he went to Zhuang Zhishan's house to report the news.Because he and Zhuang Zhongtang are from the same hometown, and they have some relatives.Zhuang Zhongtang entrusted him to spy on Prince En's mansion and gave him fifty taels of silver per month.He has received such important news, how can there be no reason not to report it?He is used to going to this house, and he doesn't need the concierge to go back.After turning on the lights that night, he slowly slipped into the house, first met Zhuang Zhongtang's young master Zhuang Heng, and pulled him to a quiet place behind him, saying that there was an important military matter and he had to meet Zhongtang to answer.Zhuang Heng took him to see him.At this time, Zhishan was in the study, reading letters from other provinces. Seeing Gan Hui walking in, he knew that there must be important reports, so he hurriedly put the letters in the drawer.Gan Hui asked for peace, and stood by the side without opening his mouth.Zhishan said: "What are you doing here today? There is no outsider in this room, so you can talk about it yourself." Gan Hui bowed and said, "Go back to Zhongtang, what the inspector reported today is unusual, it is not in a secret room, Even the neighbors around the middle hall shunned him, so he dared not say it lightly." Seeing that he spoke so solemnly, Zhishan didn't dare to neglect, asked the young master to lead the way with a lantern in his hand, and walked into a room together with Gan Hui. The extremely quiet secret room is the place where Zhongtang usually rests, and the servants on the left and right are not allowed to enter unless they are greeted.When he arrived at this room, the young master put the lantern on the table, Zhongtang waved his hand, and he hurried out.The old man locked the door himself, then sat on a bamboo chair, and replied to Gan: "At this moment, there is no one around, so if you come out of your mouth and into my ears, you should report from the ground." Hui looked at the four walls again, and it was indeed very quiet, and there was no sound, so he moved to Zhongtang's ear, and in a low voice, he told Zhuang Zhongtang exactly what Zaixing had said.Zhongtang was taken aback, and hurriedly asked if this was true?Gan Hui said: "If there is half a word of falsehood, it will be a crime to deceive Zhongtang." He also said that he used tricks to stabilize Zaixing.Zhishan said: "It's so good! You can't stay outside for a long time, but you can go back to the house quickly, first detain Zaixing with threatening words, don't let him out, I have my own way to deal with it." Gan Hui said goodbye and wanted to leave. Shan stopped him again, and said, "Don't tell anyone else about this matter, and scare your companions, don't talk nonsense outside. I will guarantee you special rewards in the future." Thank you Gan, Zhongtang Open the door and let him out.After a moment's delay, he ordered to set up the car, and did not say where to go, but only ordered to go to the back door.It wasn't until they got out of the back door that they explained that they had arrived at Prince Chun's Mansion.

When he came to the gate of the mansion, Baoyi, who was in charge of the gate, saw that it was Zhuang Zhongtang, how dare he neglect, and immediately went back to the prince.The prince asked to meet in the back house, and ordered to be carried in the middle hall in a bamboo sedan chair.Because the palace of the prince is very deep, if you go from the front door to the back house, it is almost two miles; Zhuang Zhongtang is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he has a very close friendship with the old King Jin, so King Jin Zaifeng implicitly treats each other as a father, and specially sends eunuchs to use bamboo sedan chairs Lift the nave to the back house.Zaifeng came down to greet him, took Zhongtang's hand, and said with a smile: "It's cold in the night, why is the old man still willing to come?" Left and right screen back, first ask the emperor how the disease is.When King Jin asked, he burst into tears, and said in a low voice, "Master's illness cannot be healed. He was still awake a few days ago, but he often faints these days. I'm afraid it's not a good sign. And there is another big event. Zhongtang may not know, it is the empress dowager's illness. She is getting worse every day, and her old man refuses to take medicine and is not allowed to speak out, so no one in court knows. The eunuch Li Deyong told me secretly. The empress the day before yesterday He summoned me and told me face to face, saying that the master's illness would be in the morning and evening, and the empress dowager's illness became more and more serious day by day. You are the emperor's younger brother, and you have to wait in the palace to prepare for emergencies. I vaguely agreed at that time , but I can't think of a way. I'm waiting for an interview with you in Zhongtang's mansion, but I don't want Zhongtang to do it in vain. I must ask Zhongtang for advice on this matter, or we several military ministers will hold a meeting first, and the public will decide It's a good idea." Zhi Shan waved his hands again and again after hearing this, and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it. It's the empress's oracle, but what I saw was great. I really deserve Yao and Shun among the women. If the prince doesn't take responsibility for this, it will happen sooner or later. Great changes." The general then told King Chun about the circumstances of King En's father and son's attempt to seize the throne in detail. King Chun was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he grabbed Zhuang Zhongtang with one hand and said, "How about this matter?" Zhishan said, "My lord, don't panic. The student has something to worry about here. But it is not too late. Tonight, the student will accompany the prince into the palace. First, he will go to the queen and report all the situation outside in detail. Then he will ask the queen to lead him to meet the emperor and empress dowager. Discuss a perfect method, pre-emptive strikes, and the common people can almost eliminate hidden dangers. Once accidents happen, the future will be unimaginable." Chun Wang said: "Zhongtang's words are very serious. We have no time to delay, so we will enter the palace." Zhishan said: "Be sure to strictly observe Keep the secret, don't let outsiders know about it. If it gets out, they will rob and rob, and it will be terrible." So the two rode in the same carriage, without escorts, and went straight into the palace.

Fortunately, King Jin had the title of Minister of Internal Guards, so the few palace gates inside were not obstructed.At this time, the queen was waiting for her illness in the palace. Zhang Delu, the eunuch on duty at night, was guarding the gate of the palace. When he saw King Chun and Zhuang Zhongtang, he was surprised and said: "Why did the prince and Zhongtang enter the palace in the middle of the night? Could it be that something important happened outside?" Shan shook his hand, not to make him speak loudly, and asked if the queen was in the palace?Delu said: "I haven't left here for two or three days." King Chun said: "Excuse me, the Queen of Qizun said that Zaifeng Tongzhuang Mountain has important national affairs and must be reported in person. In any case, I must be summoned immediately. I'm afraid there will be an accident if it's too late." Delu dared not neglect, and immediately went back to the queen.The queen passed the decree and summoned him in the inner and outer halls of the palace.He was promoted to the throne, and Delu introduced the two of them.It is unavoidable that the emperor and his ministers should give the gift first, and then ask the emperor how his illness is.The queen wiped her tears and said: "Poor master's illness is getting worse day by day, and it seems that he is not very good. Now that the crown prince has not been established, and the country's foundation is shaken, can the two Qing families have any good methods?" Seeing the queen, Zaifeng asked like this , then took advantage of the momentum and kowtowed to announce the news from the outside world one by one.The queen was shocked and said: "This is not bad! Originally, Xiangzicheng had a sworn feud with his master, he was afraid that his master would die, and the successor would be a close faction. In the future, he would have no way out to avenge his master. So the treacherous king is set up to carry out the usurpation. If the second minister doesn't think about it early, I'm afraid that you will all be in danger." The Queen's words made Zai and Zhuang feel terrified.Zhishan said: "The empress's edict, what I have seen is very big. It is not too late, we have to see the emperor. I have received the edict in the hospital bed, and the name will be justified in the future, so I will not be afraid of them getting angry." The empress also agreed with this proposal, saying that Erqing is temporarily waiting in the outer hall , the Ai family advanced into the inner hall to play the master, you wait for the call and then come in.After that, he went into the inner hall.After waiting for a quarter of an hour, seeing Zhang Delu come out, he beckoned and said: "There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, Xuan Zaifeng and Zhuang Zhishan enter the palace." The two of them came in and knelt down in front of the hospital bed.But Guangxu said weakly: "You two raise your heads, I have something to say to you." The two raised their heads slightly, and seeing the emperor's face in the miserable green electric light, he looked like a living ghost.Because he had been ill for a long time, he was afraid of the light, so he covered the electric lamp with green gauze, which was gloomy and frightening in the first place. In addition, the complexion on the patient's face, which was white with green and green with yellow, was reflected by the light. It looked terrible.When the two arrived at this time, the painful tears in their eyes had already flowed down unknowingly.Looking at the emperor again, he smiled wryly and said: "You don't have to be sad, I've run out of numbers, and I'm going back in three to five days. While I'm still breathing, I'll give you two a few words in person. You take my will to the empress dowager, and pass on my edict, saying that I have never disobeyed the queen mother's orders in my life. Now that I am going to die, I must completely decide the matter of this will, and I cannot change a single word. .” The two kowtowed in agreement.The emperor ordered Zhuang Zhishan to take paper to write down what I said, and Delu hurriedly put the paper, pen and ink box on the edge of the bed.Zhishan first wrote down the face-to-face instruction just now, and then waited quietly for the emperor to speak with his pen in his hand.He was gasping for breath at this moment, unable to speak.The queen brought half a bowl of ginseng soup in person, took two sips slowly, paused for a while, and then continued: "Zaifeng's eldest son, Puyi, will be the successor of the Datong." After saying this, Zaifeng was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly: "I beseech the emperor's grace, take it back, I really don't dare to be a minister. And the king of the country, please don't choose talents from the royal family to succeed in the great cause. The son of the minister is too young to take on such a big job." After that, he kowtowed again and again.The emperor was annoyed and said, "Do you dare to disobey my edict?" This sentence frightened Zaifeng again, and he kowtowed: "How dare I resist the order, and I will do as my master tells me." Guangxu listened After saying this, there was a smile on his face again, and he continued: "Before I die, I will bring Puyi into the palace and study in the South Study Room." After Zhuang Zhishan finished recording, the emperor said: "This throne of mine, It originally belonged to Emperor Mu Zongyi, but now Puyi still inherits from him, I am just a descendant." This last sentence, Zhishan held his pen, but refused to record it.Looking at the queen with eyes means telling her to speak.The queen suddenly realized at this time, and cried to the emperor: "Master, don't you miss the love between husband and wife? I have been tortured with you for half my life, and I have never given birth to a man and a woman. Now you are going to die and go to heaven. I’m a widow, I don’t even have a son to inherit, what am I still living in this world! I’d rather die before your eyes, even though I’m born with different quilts, but I’ll earn the same acupoints when I die.” Then he picked up a pair of scissors If you fight back, you will kill yourself.Zhang Delu was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward to hold the queen's hand, and said, "Your Majesty, you can't do this." At this time, Zai and Zhuang also kowtowed like garlic.Seeing this situation, Guangxu sighed, and said to Zhishan: "You should call it Pu Yi and Jian." Then he smiled at the queen and said: "You have been the empress dowager for a few years, so make up for the pain of the past." The queen Kowtowed to thank you, then wiped away tears and said: "Master, don't be suspicious. I don't want to be the empress dowager, so that I can monopolize the power, because if the name is not right, the words will not go well. If Puyi doesn't take care of her, then of course the responsibility of protecting the saint is on Yu The noble concubine bears the burden, and the concubine and concubine Jin become a lonely soul without an owner, can they still live in this world?" Guangxu nodded, and then ordered Zaifeng: "You bring Puyi in tomorrow, and I still want to see him. " Zaifeng agreed.He also asked the two of them to take the edict and rush to the Palace of Compassion to Ning to meet the Empress Dowager and report everything.The two kowtowed and retreated.

Zhishan held the will, Zaifeng followed behind, and Zhang Delu led the way.When he arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, he first met with Li Deyong to find out how the Empress Dowager was doing.With tears in his eyes, he said: "Lafayette fainted several times. Unfortunately, there is no one to attend to the illness. Only Yu and Jin, together with the eldest princess Rongshou, are here. The Buddha repeatedly called you several military planes to come in. There is a decree for face-to-face instruction." It was the eldest princess who stopped her, saying that she was so ill that she couldn't bother her anymore. It just so happened that the two of you came here, and this is a perfect coincidence. You wait for a while, and I will make a clear request." Two People waited outside the gate of the palace. After waiting for a short time, they had to use it up to lead the two of them to the imperial couch of the Empress Dowager.Kneel down together.The Empress Dowager said: "It's rare that you are still thinking about state affairs in the middle of the night. I am also very happy to come to say hello. But I will never recover from this illness. There are many important things in my heart and I don't know where to start. The saddest thing is that the emperor is also ill. In that way, there will be no one in the future. Once my mother and son are honest, how can I rest assured? Have you ever visited the emperor's palace to see his illness when you entered the palace this time?" Zhishan took advantage of the situation and held up the edict, In this way, he explained to the Queen Mother in detail what happened just now.The Empress Dowager nodded, and shouted that Yong Yong took over the edict and handed it into his hand, read it again, and said to Zai and Zhuang, "That's fine, that's it! Apart from this, I can't think of any other way to do it." After hearing this, Zhishan hurriedly asked for a Chinese ink pen, and wrote the imperial edict, "Follow the imperial edict, and handle it as an imperial edict".After finishing writing, he kowtowed and said: "I still have one thing to tell the Empress Dowager, but I dare not say it." The Empress Dowager said: "You just say it yourself, I will never blame you." Said a few words.The Empress Dowager was originally a clever old politician, and she had gone through so many catastrophes and experienced so much. She understood this matter as soon as she said it, and said with a slight smile: "There is no difficulty in this. Think about it, both of you, can you help me?" Miaofa, do you want to separate King En and Xiangzi City first?" Zhishan played a few words in a low voice, and the empress dowager said: "Okay, okay! That's it, go down and deliver the decree." The two kowtowed and retreated, Instead of going back to the mansion, he went to the military plane first, suppressed the edict and did not publish it for the time being, but drew up two edicts.One is for Prince Pine to visit the Empress Dowager's Mausoleum at Putuo Valley in Dongling today, and the other is for Xiangzicheng to visit the auspicious place in Yizhou in Xiling today.Once it has been drawn up, give it to Li Deyong, and ask him to announce it in public at the Military Aircraft Office tomorrow morning.Deyong usually had a rift with Enwang, and Zaixing fought with his nephew because of a prostitute, beat his nephew Li Guiqing, and forged a deep hatred.This time, when I heard that King En wanted to seize the throne for his son Zaixing, he felt disapproving, so he said to the Queen Mother: "Zaixing has always been arrogant and lawless in Beijing. If this person becomes the emperor, the subjects will not accept it, and the future will be great." All the sects of the Qing Dynasty will be in danger." The Empress Dowager then sent him to supervise King En and Xiang Zicheng to go to the East and West Mausoleums without delay.Seeing the Queen Mother's will, how dare the two of them disobey it?Immediately take a few accompanying guards and head separately.

Here Prince Jin Zaifeng saw that the Empress Dowager agreed to the emperor's edict, knowing that his son must inherit the throne, there was absolutely no ambiguity, and he couldn't express the joy in his heart.He hurriedly went to see Fujin and reported the happy news.But it is said that King Jin's Fujin is Rong Zhongtang's daughter, and the empress dowager also mentioned her marriage that day.This Fujin has been studying since he was a child, and his knowledge is pretty good.It's just because Zhongtang has no children in Japan, and there is only this daughter under his knees. She really loves like a pearl in the palm of her hand, and nothing can be fulfilled. All clothes and decorations are just like a man's.Sometimes when traveling on horseback, all the people on the side of the road would recognize him as a handsome man, and they would say that he was Zhongtang's elder brother. Who would dare to treat him like a girl?When she was nineteen years old, she married King Chun and gave birth to Puyi in the next year.Seeing that he has big ears and looks cute like Yuxue, the young couple took extra care, selected a few nannies, and sent a few baby girls to take care of them, spending all day in the mansion taking pleasure in teasing the children.On this day, Fujin was coaxing Puyi to play in the house.He was already five years old, and because he was fat, he walked very steadily and spoke very cleverly.Everyone was leading him to chat and laugh, only to see Zaifeng come in rashly, and said to everyone seriously: "Be careful, don't bump into the holy bow." He congratulated Fujin and said: "Congratulations to Fujin, your son has been inherited by the emperor. In a few days, he will be on the Ninth Five-Year Plan, this is really a fortune that flies from the sky, do you think it is gratifying or not?" Fujin was teasing the child, but before he could hear it clearly, he asked what was going on.Zaifeng described the situation at night from beginning to end in detail.He thought that Fujin would be delighted when he heard it, but he didn't know that this noble lady would not listen, after hearing this, the expression on her face suddenly changed, the rosy pink face immediately turned yellow, and tears flowed from her eyes.伸手将溥仪搂在怀里，放声大哭。一面哭着，还儿肉心肝的数落着，引得溥仪哇的一声也哭了。载沣吓了一跳，忙追问这是什么缘故。福晋迎面啐了一口道：“你这糊涂东西，真是香脂油塞了心窍。放着好好的儿子不留在家里寻开心，却送到宫里去做皇上。你看着皇上好，我看皇上简直是永远监禁。你哥哥倒是皇上呢，到底落了什么好结果？比如他要不做皇上，在府里当他的亲王，哪样儿不快活？我们好好的儿子为什么要去学他呢？无论如何，我的儿子决不能放他去做皇上。谁想做就叫谁去，我们也不羡慕他。”说着又将溥仪搂得紧紧的，只不放手。载沣本来惧内，见福晋这样不依不饶的，哪里敢再说话？发了半天愣，方才答道：“我何尝乐意将儿子送进宫去，这是今上的遗诏，连老佛爷全不敢不遵。我长几个脑袋，敢抗遗诏？实不相瞒，我已经碰过一回钉子了。你如果不信，可将庄中堂请来，当面问他，就知道我的难处了。”福晋道：“岂有此理，这是勉强的事吗？你怎样应许的怎么回复他，有什么难处我也不管。”

载沣见这情形，知道再同她说也是枉费唇舌，只得出来，派本府长史立刻将庄之山请来，把方才的话对他说了，请他代为划策。之山道：“这倒没要紧，请王爷同我去见福晋，保管一说便妥。”载沣同他到内宅。本来之山同荣中堂是盟兄弟，论起世交来，福晋还是他盟侄女。未出阁以前，同之山也会过几次。今日见面，在庄中堂固然不敢同她抗礼，可是这位福晋倒还念旧，称呼他是兰伯，之山连说不敢当。后来说到入嗣大统的事，福晋仍然不肯依从。庄中堂笑道：“福晋的意思，是怕阿哥入宫后不能见面，其实这是多虑了。福晋是他的生母，有保育圣躬之责，将来天天可以进宫看视，况且皇后为人宽厚，是一位女中尧舜，与皇太后性质迥乎不同。太后的神气，不过早晚之间。将来嗣皇在皇后手里过日子，是决然受不着一点委屈的，福晋自请万安，将来万不会照今上的样子。”这几句话将福晋说活了心，便要求庄中堂将来须向皇后陈明，得准我住在宫中，看护皇上，我们才能遵旨承嗣；要不然就是砍了头去，也是不能奉诏的。之山一一应允。看看天已过午，忙催着载沣保护嗣皇进宫，朝觐皇上，不要误了时刻。载沣忙替溥仪换好了衣服，同庄之山三人一齐进宫。临行时候，福晋还叮咛嘱咐，千万觐见完了，带阿哥回来，二人只得含糊答应着。坐上轿子，风驰电掣而去。 先到了光绪宫中，候了片刻，里面传旨召见。载沣携了溥仪，庄之山在后面相随，来至御榻前，一同跪下。此时光绪倒还清醒，见载沣领着一个小儿，知道是溥仪，立刻心里一喜，传旨将溥仪抱上御榻来，拉了他的小手，问载沣几岁了。载沣回奏五岁了，又催着溥仪向光绪称呼皇父。这小孩子也真机灵，果然朝着光绪叫了一声皇父。这位将死的皇上，被这一叫立刻心花开放，脸上现出苦笑来，喘气说道：“朕临御天下三十四年，从未享有一日的安乐，只有今天心中十分舒畅。”之山乘势奏道：“皇上天颜见喜，这病一定好得快了。”光绪摇摇头道：“只怕未必。”又叫张得禄将自己临朝戴的顶帽取了来，吩咐戴在溥仪头上。恰好光绪的头小，溥仪头大，戴上去并不差得许多。载沣忙将他抱下床来，叫他跪下叩头，谢了恩，又引他朝拜了皇后。皇后将他抱在怀中，着实爱惜，便吩咐载沣：“你自管放心吧，所有饮食起居，全由我派人照料，决不能叫他受着一点委屈。”庄之山又乘势奏明：“醇王福晋因为阿哥进宫，一时有些割舍不下，她情愿进宫来效力，不知皇后可否允从。”皇后想了想，笑道：“她太过虑了，难道在我宫中还有什么不放心吗？”二人听皇后这样说，不敢再言语了。倒是病榻上的皇帝叹了一口气道：“母子天性，这也怪不得她。以后隔一日准她进宫省视一回。俟等三年后，溥仪渐渐成立，再按时入见，这也算极从全了，御妻你就允许了吧。”皇后道：“既然主子有这样殊恩，我有什么不能允许的。我是怕与家法不合，所以不敢擅准。”光绪又吩咐庄之山拟了一道旨意，是“朕承皇太后懿旨，醇亲王载沣之子溥仪着在宫抚育，并在南书房读书，钦此”。二人携了旨意，又去见皇太后，皇太后允许照发。又将庄之山叫至床前，叹道：“大清的宗社，在长毛造反时已经不能支持了。虽然湖南出了不少的文武名臣，到底要没有我驾驭他们，也是靠不住的。如今的革命党，较比发匪又厉害多了。一朝发难，再寻当日的人才是没有了。倘再以女主当国，更不免危险万状。况且垂帘听政本不是一件吉祥事。皇后虽然仁厚，却没有治国之才。据我看，将来的事得要变通一点才好。我这里有一个金质小盒，里面装的是百年大计。这盒儿交给载沣，钥匙却交给你。俟等皇帝驾崩之后，你们可开盒发表，依照盒内的遗诏行事。”二人叩头，将金盒领下去。 不料当日掌灯后，皇上就驾崩了。临崩的时间，恰值皇太后的病势十分沉重，所有宫里的人差不多全到慈宁宫问安去了。可怜光绪的宫中只有皇后同瑾妃，还有几个贴近太监在旁边伺候着。一盏绿纱罩的电灯阴森惨淡，黯气扑人。光绪在垂死病中忽然叫了一声御妻，皇后赶忙过来问道：“主子是想水喝吗？”光绪略摇了摇头，勉强伸出手来，表示要同皇后握手诀别。皇后连忙同他握手，不觉吓了一跳，因为光绪的手比火炭还热，心里知道不是吉兆，忙低声问道：“主子，还有什么遗诏吩咐我吗？”光绪略一点头，又喘道：“朱……笔……纸。”瑾妃听了，忙将朱笔同纸递过来。光绪接过笔来却擎不住，瑾妃忙扶着他的手，这手替他拿了纸。光绪勉强提笔，写了半个字，这边写了一个杀，那边才写成一个几，手却颤作一团，不能再往下写了。瑾妃替他代笔，将一个字写完，却拿眼看皇后，很恐惧的，不知皇上要想杀谁。皇后又问道：“主子说一个人名儿，叫瑾妃替你写吧。”光绪喘作一团，哪里说得上来？张得禄端过半杯极浓的野参汁儿来，向皇上唇边，沁下一点，又候了片刻，喘得略好，才说道：“项……子城。”瑾妃不假思索，随将名儿填在杀字底下。皇后又问还有什么遗诏，光绪使劲说道：“革……恩亲王。”瑾妃忙写好，又呈于光绪，亲自过了目，光绪点一点头，又向皇后道：“你们要照办。”皇后流泪道：“主子自管放心去吧，这两件事，我们必能做到。”光绪听了，面上现出笑容来。可是喉咙里的痰已经响个不住。此时皇后同瑾妃净剩了哭泣，哪里还说得上一句话来。张得禄在旁边催道：“主子的病象，眼前便要咽气了。二位娘娘净哭一阵子也当不了什么，快快替他穿起衣服来，传内务府伺候一切，这是要紧的事。”一句话提醒了二人，好在皇上的衮冕全预备在手下，各宫娥太监一齐下手，替他穿扎好了，抬在地下一张龙床上。光绪尚微微的有一点气息，皇后忙将自己头上的珠冠拧下颗珍珠来，足有豆粒大小，用纸裹好，塞在光绪口中。再摸他的手腕，已经凉了。皇后才要放声痛哭，忽见光绪两眼睁开，恶狠狠地大声说道：“杀项子城。”这一声仿佛很有气力似的，紧跟着又闭上眼。大家吓了一跳，再细看，已经断了气了。此时不止皇后同瑾妃哭得死去活来，连一班宫娥太监也都大放悲声，哭作一团。 哭罢了，皇后传旨叫内务府大臣继禄、增崇。二人正在值班处伺候着，一听呼唤，即刻进宫，少不得也哭了一阵。皇后吩咐他们预备一切，又嘱咐暂守秘密，不许在外边说。急速将载沣、庄之山叫进来。二人领旨出来，不大工夫，载、庄二人到了。先举过哀，然后到太后宫中报信。太后此时已经十分沉重，不省人事。稍停缓过来，知道光绪驾崩，便口传懿旨，今夜将宫门锁起，无论何人不许放进一个来。先在宫里电报房将遗诏连夜拍至各省，俟等天明，将遗诏发抄，然后才准正式开门。载、庄二人领旨，照样办理，督率着御前侍卫同一班太监，将宫门全上了锁。并派李得用、张得禄二人把守宫门，如放进一个人来，唯他二人是问。二人在皇上、太后驾前本是极得宠太监，如今派了这看门差使，心中都老大不快。但是有两宫的懿旨，又不敢不遵，只得捺着气儿在宫门侍卫的下处沏了一壶好茶，彼此对坐谈心。正在谈得十分高兴，忽见侍卫上来回道：“回两位老爷话，现在有人叫门。”张得禄发话道：“糊涂东西，你不知道锁门是佛爷的旨意吗？打发他走清秋大路就完了，回的是什么！”侍卫笑道：“张老爷不要生气，要是旁人呢，卑弁当然打付他走路。如今来的乃是恩亲王。据他说有紧要事面奏两宫。他是军机领班大臣，又是老佛爷十分相信的人，我们一个当小差事的怎敢得罪他？还求二位老爷做主。”张得禄听了，却用眼望着李得用，得用诧异道：“怎么派他查陵工去，四五天就回来了？怪呀！也罢，待我自己问问他去。”随立起来，向外便走，张得禄在后面跟随。到了宫门前，只听咚咚咚如擂鼓一般地叫门。得用隔着门大声喝道：“什么人叫门？好大的胆子，这是禁地，准你这样放肆吗？”得用这一喝，听门外有人问道：“里面说话的可是李二爷吗？”得用明知是恩王，却糊涂问道：“你是什么人？”外面答道：“老弟你怎么连愚兄的声音也辨不出来了？我便是恩王奕劻。”得用道：“原来是老王爷，恕我方才鲁莽，冲撞了你。对不起，你请回吧。”恩王发急道：“岂有此理！不放别人进去，难道连老夫也不放进去吗？我是国家大事，面奏两宫，你快开门，不然误了时刻。”得用道：“无论什么国家大事，也得等明天再说。现有老佛爷懿旨，不论是谁，今夜不能放他进来。”恩王一听这话，知道事情不妙，便厉声说道：“李得用，你们不要捣鬼，现在宫中一定发生了什么大事。快放我进去，万事皆休，要不然，将来要拿国法治你们呢。”得用在里面冷笑道：“国法的话，你去吓唬别人，不要吓唬我李得用。你说宫中出了大事，到底是什么大事，请你猜一猜。如果猜着了，我便放你进去。”恩王道：“这有什么难猜的，一定是皇上驾崩了。”这句话才说完，得用大声喝道：“唗，你满嘴说什么！万岁爷活脱脱的，你咒他死？这便是欺君大罪，该杀、该剐、该活剥皮，等我奏明了两宫，倒看这国法是治你，是治我。再说你这奸王，终日盼万岁爷死了，你好篡位。现在满城风雨谁不知道？你今天还敢跑来逼宫？我李得用不开门，正是保全你的性命。你要一定进来，只怕有来路，没有去路呢！”若问恩王听了得用的话，怕与不怕，还想进宫不进宫，且看下回分解。