Chapter 9 Chapter Nine

It's over!It's all over!Guangxu closed his eyes and raised his face, under the reflection of the dancing flames, crystal tears flowed down his pale face. In the past few days, I have been traveling back and forth in various embassies, and I just let my mouth be worn out, but in the end it was still nothing.Seeing that the deadline had come, Yikuang had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush to the Summer Palace.He stepped out of the sedan chair at the gate of the East Palace, and when he looked up, he saw Prince Duanjun Zaiyi getting off the sedan chair, beside a group of officials in different clothes, chatting and laughing like stars holding the moon.Although he didn't take Guangxu's reformation seriously, he was even more dissatisfied with Zaiyi's vain attempt to take advantage of the Boxers to fish in troubled waters.Seeing him coming, everyone was stunned for a while, and a few rushed forward to say hello.Yikuang Ren and the others said Ann, but said nothing with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.After a while, Fang said unhurriedly, "Do you still recognize my master?"

"Look at what the lord said, you single-handedly promoted the lowly posts. How can you not recognize the master? In fact, I was talking to Prince Duan, and I didn't pay attention to it. You, my lord, don't remember the faults of villains, and the prime minister holds a big boat in his stomach ——" During the chatter, Zai Yi's muffled voice came over: "You things, what are you still doing in a daze?" As he spoke, he walked up to him, cupped his hands slightly, and said with a smile, "Zai Yi Yi has seen the prince. I don't know the prince is coming, so please forgive me for my negligence."

"I can't stand your politeness." Yi Kuang cast a cold glance at Zaiyi, without looking at the crowd, and walked into the garden.Zai Yi's nine-python four-claw robe and a brand-new yellow mandarin jacket were in high spirits. Hearing this speech, he was slapped severely in the face. Looking at herself, her fine white teeth were clenched, and she stared at Yikuang with her deep eyes for a cup of tea. She raised her foot three steps and two steps to catch up, coughed twice and said, "My lord, what's the matter?" Yes, but those foreign men make things difficult for you? These foreign men are not easy to deal with at all. In their eyes, some of them are just grabbing more money, seizing more—”

"You think I think so?!" "This—" Zaiyi's face changed again and again, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart, "The prince is like this, why am I not like this? I... I know that the prince has some prejudices against me in his heart. Violation? The high place is extremely cold. Although I have never been to that high place, I have a deep understanding in my heart." He said with a long sigh. "You—" Yikuang glanced at Xiayi from the corner of his eyes, and turned back to walk westward along the corridor, "I'm afraid you will go to the high place sooner or later. As for how to do things then, you...you can figure it out for yourself. "

"My lord means—" "Just talking casually." Zaiyi looked at Yikuang quietly, and after a while, he seemed to feel sorry for himself, and he let out a long breath and said, "I'm not familiar with all these things, I hope the prince will take care of you in the future." Yikuang's lips moved a little. , seemed to want to speak, but swallowed the words when he reached his mouth, raised his face to look at the sky, and quickened his steps. "Greetings to the lord." Li Hongzhang probably thought too deeply, his eyes darkened green under the dim candlelight, and wrinkles formed on his forehead.

"Lafayette now—" "Just talking." Li Hongzhang swallowed his saliva, and followed the two of them into the Leshou Gate, and whispered back, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient to enter in a lowly position, so—" Yikuang hesitated After a while, I heard the chiming bell in the hall rustle and strike nine times, and finally took a deep breath and walked forward.When I was adjusting my clothes under the dripping eaves, I heard Pu Jun's voice from inside: Therefore, in a city of ten renminbi, those whose towers cannot be surpassed are steep; in a mountain of a thousand renminins, those who are lame and easy to shepherd are barbaric.Therefore, the king of the Ming Dynasty overthrew his law and severely punished him.Cloth and silk are ordinary, but mediocre people don't release them;If there is no need to harm, it will not explain the ordinary;Therefore, the lord of the Ming Dynasty must be punished.Therefore, there is no better reward than thick and trustworthy, so that the people benefit from it; there is no better punishment than heavy and certain, so that the people fear it;

"Okay. Lianying, is there a mistake in reciting?" My little ancestor, it should be "robbing the feet"!Zaiyi looked at her son through the window, feeling as anxious as a cat scratching. "Back to Lafayette," Li Lianying glanced at the window out of the corner of her eye, coughed dryly and laughed, and said, "Young Master, I really have a good memory. There is never a single word wrong in such a rambling article." "Yes." "Yes." The Empress Dowager Cixi leaned on the big pillow, "It is not enough to have a good memory, but also to have understanding. What is the purpose of reading? To do things. Pu Jun, tell me again, this article What do you mean?"

Behind Pu Jun's shaved head was an oily braid hanging straight down to his waist, he lowered his head and bit his lower lip with fine white teeth, glanced at Li Lianying expectantly, and murmured: "Back to Lafayette—" "Slave Zaiyi respectfully greets the Lafayette!" Seeing this outside the window, Zaiyi hastily opened his mouth and said loudly. "come in." "Hey." As promised, he bowed and entered the west wing room, knelt down and kowtowed to say hello, and stood aside with his hands down, Zaiyi spoke first, "Lafayette calls the slaves—" "Sit on the side." Empress Dowager Cixi said He raised his hands and sat up straight, looked at Pu Jun and said with a smile, "Okay, you go back and write that... that "Xian Xue" article twice, and I will read it in the morning." ground.Outside the window, the dim candlelight swayed uncomfortably in the night wind, watching Pu Jun's figure disappear behind the Qingxiu Stone, the Empress Dowager Cixi let out a long breath and said, "Jun'er's character has improved a lot, I think Hey, it's a bit better than the emperor at the beginning. Yikuang, do you think so?"

"Lafayette——" Yi Qiang said thoughtfully, "I think what Lafayette said is true. However, if you look at it, he seems... seems a little impetuous..." "Really?" Empress Dowager Cixi had no expression on her face, "Tell me, why is Jun'er so impetuous?" "This——" Yi Kuang moved his body uncomfortably, stood up hesitantly, and said, "This slave is only on the outside. As for... As for Lafayette's question, the slave didn't know what to do for a while—" ""You've learned how to read faces at this time, huh?!" Before he could finish his sentence, the Empress Dowager Cixi turned around with a "swish", staring at Yikui with menacing eyes and interjected coldly, "You Don’t know? What don’t you know?! Why don’t you make it clear that you don’t agree with my thoughts at all?!”

"Slaves don't... dare not..." "Don't dare? The emperor is talented and intelligent, and his sacred heart is lofty. Who said this? The current situation, only stability can protect the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty. Who said this?!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said with a sneer. "This...these words, slave..." "How dare you say you didn't say it?!" Yikuang shivered, knelt down on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "This servant... yes... said this. Only this servant is loyal to Lafayette, and I still beg Lafayette." Mingjian. Slave—" "Fart!" The Empress Dowager Cixi took a step forward and stared at Yikuang, "Like you still remember loyalty? What are you, dare to say such a thing?"

Everyone's hearts seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss! "Let me argue... I really don't... have that kind of thought. The reason why I said these words... is because the envoy refused to agree, so Fang Shun said it..." Yi Qiang was speechless , like a leaf in the autumn wind, trembling all over his body, "I have something to say... If Lafayette can't believe it, Li Hongzhang is also... also there..." Hearing him mentioning himself, Li Hongzhang raised his voice heartily In his eyes, he timidly glanced at the Empress Dowager Cixi, seeing her cold gaze still staring at him, he hastily lowered his head, swallowed, and said in a low voice: "Lafayette Mingjian, Lord Qing really... Talking. He...he said..." "I know what he said!" The muscles on the cheeks of the Empress Dowager Cixi twitched twice, "One word prospers the country and one word ruins the country. I don't know what the slaves are muttering?!" Her knife-like gaze moved Yikuang again. When the body moved, he continued coldly, "But there is nothing I can't do. It has been like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future! If you want to make things difficult for me, first weigh whether you have the ability Is it enough for that weight! This prince is worthy of honor and favor, only for me, he is more important than trampling an ant to death—" Just as he was speaking, there was a sound of soft footsteps coming from the corridor outside the window. "Lafayette, Lord Chongli has something to ask to see." Cui Yugui came in with Chongli, bowed and said to Qian'er. "Slave Chongli pays respects to Lafayette." Chongli's eyes were full of panic, and he knocked his head three times on the Linqing brick floor while speaking.Empress Dowager Cixi's brows twitched, but she didn't speak, she stared at Chongli silently. "Report to Lafayette," Chongli shrank uncomfortably, his lips moving, "According to...according to reports from Chaoyang Gate servants, Tan Sitong seems...seems to have left the capital..." "It seems? Such a big person can't see the truth?!" Empress Dowager Cixi frowned, "Have you searched in Beijing?!" "I searched... in Beijing, but there is no trace of him. The slave has a great trust from Lafayette, please punish... punish the crime." Li Lianying's triangular eyes rolled around: "Lafayette, according to my servant, this guy probably went to see Yuan Shilang." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded thoughtfully: "When did this happen?" "At the end of the application." "Lianying," looking at the golden bell ringing in the corner of the room, it was already the beginning of Xu. The Empress Dowager Cixi walked around the room twice, then turned around and said, "Call Ronglu and ask him to keep a close eye on you." Yuan Shikai's move, but there is a change, immediately encircle and suppress the new army!" "Hey!" "Where is Dong Fuxiang now?" "Go back to Lafayette, Dong Fuxiang is continuing to search for Tan Sitong in the city." Chongli looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi in confusion. "You do this matter, and call me back immediately if you have news. Tell him, quickly transfer 3,000 people from the Tong County Department, and martial law will be fully enforced inside and outside the capital. Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao's servants will be in charge of your infantry yamen. Don't worry." Let me slip out!" Every word and every sentence made a metallic trill, which made everyone's heart tremble.Chongli prostrated himself on the ground, swallowed a mouthful of bitter and astringent saliva, the mosquito buzzed and tremblingly said: "Going back to Lafayette, I just got the news that Kang and Liang are traitors...you have already left...leaved the capital... ..." "waste!" Zaiyi and Li Hongzhang stood up from their chairs almost at the same time, then hurriedly knelt down on the ground in a daze.A court lady was fiddling with the wick by herself, and when she heard her roar, she accidentally extinguished the candle with trembling hands, and the room was completely dark for a while. "Get out! Get out!" the Empress Dowager Cixi yelled, "Cui Yugui! You bastard, where did you die?!" "Slave... here, slave." Cui Yugui was guarding under the eaves outside the hall, thinking about what happened, when he heard the sound, he trembled and hurriedly agreed to step into the house, but he didn't want to be stumbled by the underground Chongli, and suddenly Gouchishi fell heavily on the Linqing brick floor. "Trash! A bunch of trash!" The huge west wing room was so quiet that only the rustling of the chiming bell in the corner could be heard.After a good afternoon, the light was restored inside the house. "Drive all these useless things out with me!" The Empress Dowager Cixi paced back and forth restlessly, and the sound was like a heavy hammer hitting Chongli's heart, as if the blood was drained all at once. His face was as pale as the window paper under the moonlight: "Kang and Liang hold the emperor... the emperor's decree, and together with Timothy Li, the slave... the slave has no choice...but, Lafayette let... don't worry. , the servant has ordered his subordinates to follow, as long as the two of them—” "Don't worry? Are you the only one who can make me feel at ease?!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were gloomy and cold, she bit her lower lip with her fine white teeth, and said from between her teeth for a long time, "Kang and Liang are against the party. There are escapees, I only ask you!" The Empress Dowager Cixi raised her hand and waved, but said without waiting for Chongli's words, "Remember, from now on, there is only my will!" "Slaves respectfully obey the teachings of kindness." "roll!" The pitch-black sky shrouded the surrounding fields, only a few cold stars in the distance twinkled and twinkled, looking down on the vast and endless land.I don't know when the wind blew outside the house, and it blew in through the cracks in the doors and windows, bringing a penetrating coolness. When the Empress Dowager Cixi stared angrily at Chongli's back, she lifted her feet and went out of the house. Standing on the altar, as if she wanted to dispel the heavy depression accumulated in her chest, she took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said, "How can a foreigner give an answer?" He fell to the ground, kowtowed and said: "Go back to Lafayette, the British MP Besford was ordered to come to China, and in the name of traveling, he sold the Lianying route in Liu Kunyi, Zhang Zhidong and other places—" "So, Yingyi doesn't agree?!" Empress Dowager Cixi stared into the distance with vicious eyes. "Yes... yes." Yikuang seemed to be unbearably cold at night, his body shivered, "French Minister Bi Sheng asked me to agree to the Guangzhou Bay Concession Treaty he proposed first, and then negotiate on this matter." Trembling, he groped in his sleeve, and after a while, he took out a letter and presented it.Empress Dowager Cixi didn't reach out to pick it up: "What about Russia? Can you agree?" "I didn't say I didn't agree. I just... said I'll discuss this matter later." Yikuang folded his hands, his palms were covered with cold sweat. "After a while? After a while, the day lily will be cold, can he still be used?!" Empress Dowager Cixi's eyelids twitched, "Dog, I think he is too full! Li Hongzhang!" "The slave is here." "Go back and clean up. If you leave Beijing tomorrow morning, the French side will leave everything to you." "The slave will do his best to—" "It's not hope, but he must agree!" The Empress Dowager Cixi snorted coldly, and said with a sigh of relief, "France plays an important role in this chess game. But if he can agree to appoint a new king, Tsarist Russia will definitely respond. Although Yingyi is full of arrogance, only Russia and France join forces, but they can't be unreasonable. In this way, great things will be accomplished." "Hey." Li Hongzhang's lips moved as if he wanted to speak. He only looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi's face turned frosty, and swallowed the words again, "If Lafayette has nothing to say to the servant, the servant will leave now." Although Guangdong and Guangxi are not comparable to Zhili, the Governor is hard-earned." The Empress Dowager Cixi said with a calm pace, with no expression on her face, "If you work hard, you will not be in the wrong in the future, if you are like those slaves who don't have eyes—" As she said that, she glanced at Yikuang out of the corner of her eye, "Then your future days will be—" "Lafayette ordered, this servant dare not use his life wholeheartedly." Li Hongzhang shook his body, "slapped" his horseshoe sleeves and knelt on the ground, knocking on his head. "Okay, I don't want a false gift, I want—" Before the words fell, there was a sudden sound behind Qingxiu Stone, as if something fell to the ground, the Empress Dowager Cixi stopped her mouth abruptly, and shouted, "Who?!" Like an electric shock All the people flinched, and cast their gazes over at the same time. "Back to Lafayette, it's the slave Kou Liancai." As soon as the words fell to the ground, Kou Liancai walked up behind an eunuch, with a piece of dry and wet piece on Tian Qingning's jacket, bowed in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi and greeted Qian'er, saying: "Report to Lafayette, Lord Chun , Fujin Mausoleum has been completed, Long Live God wants to drive to Zunhua tomorrow, and I want my servant to inform Lafayette." "Hasn't it been completed a long time ago?" The Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were as dark as a bottomless ancient well, and she stared at Kou Liancai for a while, before she spoke. "There was water seepage in a few places, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs repaired it again." "It's rare for him to have such filial piety!" The Empress Dowager Cixi twitched her cheek muscles and said coldly, "However, it's too late!" How can the emperor leave so easily?" The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled half-smile, "I will ask my servant to go to this matter." "Hey. The Lafayette is resting, and the slave is leaving." "Aren't you still looking at me?" The Empress Dowager Cixi walked around, staring at Kou Liancai, with a cold light in her eyes, and asked, "What did the emperor do today? Which servants have you met?" "Return Lafayette said," Kou Liancai bit his lip and replied nervously, "the emperor summoned all civil and military officials in the Qianqing Palace early in the morning, and the servants are waiting in the Yangxin Palace. I don't know who they have met. Take a rest and work hard. The palace summoned Lin Quanzhu, the envoy of the Japanese National Administration, and then continued to review the memorials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation." "Have you ever summoned Tan Sitong?!" "No." "Have you ever made any decrees with Yuan Shikai?!" "No." "Where's Kang Youwei?" "nor." "What a 'no'! Apart from these two words, you dare not say anything else?!" Empress Dowager Cixi smiled coldly with a gloomy look in her eyes. "Everything I said is true." Kou Liancai seemed to see something in her eyes, shrank back, and after a while, bowed and replied, "Please tell me the old Buddha." Who brought you up?! And who is in the same position as you today?!" The Empress Dowager Cixi gritted her white teeth, "If I tell you everything, I can still live with you. , then—" "Lafayette's temperament is very clear to me. No matter what, I have no way out today. But if Lafayette wants me to say something, I will dare to say a few words." I know that life is impossible Yes, Kou Liancai simply let it go, raised his feet and paced on the Linqing brick floor, and said eloquently, "The emperor has far-reaching concerns, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, night and night, this is the blessing of the Qing Dynasty and the society. Lafayette obstructs everything, it is against the will of heaven and against the will of the people, but he wants to do this kind of bullying and destroying the ancestors——" Before he could finish his words, Zaiyi shouted from one side: "Bold slave, shut up soon! Fuck that stinky mouth of yours!" "No, let him go on. No servant has dared to say such a thing in front of me for so many years. What's the harm in listening?" Word by word, he said, "I want to do this, so what can I do? Hmm?!" But the current situation is beyond the power of one person to control. It is a wise move to follow the sky and respond to the people; it is a pleasurable move to go against the sky and betray the people, but in the end it is lifting a rock and hitting one's own foot." "Really? Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity, what a pity. I'm afraid you won't be able to see this scene!" As she spoke, she raised her face and roared, "Come on! Serve me with a stick, give this slave a ride!" Following her shout, more than a dozen eunuchs and guards swarmed in. Seeing Kou Liancai standing upright in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi like a wooden peg, he immediately threw the wooden stick in his hand at him and smashed it down.Immediately, Kou Liancai's whole body was bloody and bloody. He only closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, but he didn't groan.For a while, the surroundings were so quiet that a needle could be heard falling, only the crackling of thick wooden sticks could be heard. "Hit me to death!" Seemingly irritated by his security, the Empress Dowager Cixi gritted her fine white teeth and said viciously.Rao is that everyone is ruthless and intrigues for power and influence on weekdays, seeing such a scene, they can't help but turn pale!After a full bag of cigarettes, the "meat ball" on the brick floor in Linqing stopped twitching. "Lafayette, this guy is dead." "Drag it down and feed the dog!" The Empress Dowager Cixi took a long breath from the bottom of her heart, and stared at everyone, "Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish! Whoever dares to oppose me, this slave is his example !” After finishing speaking, he lightly waved his hand to signal Li Hongzhang to step back, stepped up steps and turned back into the house.Several eunuchs and maids stood dumbfoundedly watching under the dripping eaves, and at this moment they hurriedly knelt down on the ground.The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't even look at it, she entered the room and sat cross-legged on the kang, raised the pipe to light the flames, hesitated and put it on the desk, took a cup of tea and swallowed it with a choked eyebrow, staring at the hall with deep eyes Outside, he remained silent for a long time. "Lafayette, Rong...Ronglu can't be contacted. I'm thinking, I'm afraid it's Yuan Shikai—" Li Lianying came in anxiously, bowed down and gave a slap, and said. "No, no, no. It's impossible." As if a thunderbolt hit her head, the Empress Dowager Cixi shivered. She looked at Li Lianying with trepidation, and murmured, "Although Yuan Shikai's new army is superior in strength, we can only Nie Shicheng has more than 20,000 people, which is enough to deal with it. Besides, there are so many slaves guarding the Governor’s Yamen, Yuan Shikai dares to act rashly? It must be something wrong with you. Echo." Li Lianying raised her sleeve and wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said anxiously, "Lafayette, I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. My servant, it's better to prepare early." "You said that Ronglu really asked that fellow to—" "I can't tell." Li Lianying swallowed, "Rong Lu is humble and respectful in front of Lafayette, but he is proud when he is only below. This common saying is good: people make mistakes, and horses make mistakes. It’s impossible to say it’s impossible. Besides, Tan Sitong’s departure from the capital—” The Empress Dowager Cixi felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart when she heard this, and she couldn’t imagine the terrible consequences. Xi Xu raised her hand to stop Li Lianying : "Quickly order Chongli to call the Shenji Battalion over and strengthen the guards of the garden!" "Hey!" "Come back! I want Waitab to go to Tianjin immediately to find out the truth!" "Hey!" "What are you two waiting for?! You haven't come in yet!" You Zi was dazed under the dripping eaves, suddenly the sound of the Empress Dowager Cixi's explosion came out, and Yikuang and Zaiyi couldn't help being jittery, they glanced at each other and walked quickly into the room, When she bowed down to beat Qian'er and wanted to salute her, she heard the Empress Dowager Cixi say, "Yikuang, you are drafting an order. The situation in the capital is critical, and the Shancatch camp will enter the capital immediately!" This is a very simple imperial edict, Yikuang wrote it with one stroke of a pen before the case, and presented it with both hands.The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced slightly, and said: "Cui Yugui, come in - send it out with a seal immediately!" After that, she leaned on the chair halfway, holding a huge teacup and drinking the strong tea one after another, taking a long time to catch her breath. In one breath, he glanced tiredly at Zaiyi and asked, "How is the situation of the Boxers recently?" "Back to Lafayette," Zaiyi let out a long breath, and said with a bow, "This summer, there was a severe drought in North China. Although the imperial court did nothing to help the relief, the bullying by foreigners was even worse than in the past—" Empress Dowager Cixi frowned. , looking at Zaiyi with deep eyes, interjected and asked: "So, they are waiting for the court—" "Don't worry, Lafayette, they only vented their grievances on foreigners. They are the same as our Qing Dynasty, and they are the same as before." As if frightened by Yikuang's gaze, he lowered his head, but raised it again in a blink of an eye. He swallowed and continued, "However, Rong...Rong Zhongtang doesn't seem to understand Lafayette's meaning very much. Recently, there have been many frictions with the Boxers, and the slaves will hold them down anyway. As long as this continues, I'm afraid there will be trouble sooner or later." "I have to deal with it myself." The Empress Dowager Cixi half closed her eyes, "As for the disaster in Zhili—Yikuang, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to transfer 500,000 taels of silver to go there." There was a clanging sound, Yikuang's eyes seemed to be looking out through the thousands of layers of palace walls, without saying a word. "Yi Kuang!" "Huh? Lafayette—" "Why are you in a daze?!" "Slaves...slaves want...want..." "You should think about it!" The Empress Dowager Cixi rolled her eyes, "The money must be transferred in two days at the latest. Also, I want Yulu to explain the errand in hand and prepare to go to Tianjin; Organize the errands, and hand them over to Zaiyi after a while." "Hey." Yikuang shivered. "Slave leads the order, thank you." Zai Yi was stunned for a while, as if he didn't expect this delicious pie to come so quickly, he recovered after a while, and hurriedly bowed. "It's not easy to do errands in the General Administration, those foreigners are more cunning than each other—" "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart. With Lafayette taking care of you, isn't this difficult thing easy?" Zaiyi smiled all over his face, "Lafayette, slave... there is one more thing... "As he spoke, he groped for a piece of paper from his sleeve.The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at her eyes: "Read and listen to me." "Hey." Zaiyi agreed, coughed twice, cleared her throat, and said loudly: Books donated to Boxers There is no anecdote in the ages, neither left nor evil, attacking heresy but straightening people's hearts, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, only this sincerity has not disappeared; there are few good stories left for the world, one surprise and one joy, relying on the power of the gods to chill the courage of the barbarians, farmers, businessmen and merchants, in the world Now the resentment can be dissipated. "Is this Xu Tong's handwriting?" "Lafayette Shengming, this is from brother Yinxuan." Zai Yi poked his tongue and licked his lower lip, "The Boxers have killed foreigners, destroyed churches, and demolished railways these days. My mind is still turning a deaf ear. The servant discussed with Brother Yinxuan that the capital is the foundation of his power, if he wants the Boxers—" "The capital is an important land, and although the Boxers have threatened to support me in the Qing Dynasty, who can tell in their bones? But they take advantage of it, and there is nothing serious." Yikuang hesitantly swallowed a mouthful of bitter and astringent saliva, with an old voice With a dumb voice, "Furthermore, the boxers have done whatever they want recently, which has aroused great dissatisfaction among the powers. The Russian Minister Gerth asked our court to take advantage of the fact that the Boxers have not yet been consolidated and have not yet gained believers in the army gathered around the capital. Suppress it; the envoys of Britain, the United States, France and Germany jointly issued a note stating that within two months of our reign, all the Boxer bandits will be wiped out, otherwise all land and water troops will be sent to Shandong and Zhili provinces to suppress them on their behalf—” "My Huanghuang Heavenly Dynasty, how can I scare it with a few big words? They want to suppress it on their behalf, so what can they do? The gods of the Boxer Regiment are possessed by gods and are invulnerable to swords and guns. They dare to be presumptuous, so they must be called—" "That's all." The Empress Dowager Cixi raised her hand to stop the chattering Zaiyi, and looked at Yikuang intently, as if she wanted to see something from his face, and said, "This is serious?!" Lord Buddha. Notes from various countries are now in the General Administration, and the servants came in when they turned around." Yikuang lowered his head and sighed secretly, and said, "According to Luo Rongguang, the guard of the Dagukou Fort, two warships from Britain, Japan, Germany, France and the United States Fourteen ships have assembled outside the Dagu Port, and the number of troops from various countries in the Tianjin Concession has also increased to more than 2,000. Our old troubles have not healed, and we really can’t add new pains. How to deal with it, I ask Lafayette to think twice." The Empress Dowager Cixi flicked the cup lightly with her fingers, looked at Yikuang and smiled slightly: "What? I haven't broken face with them, they are about to break up." Her tone was very light, and Yikuang pondered for a long time, biting Lips said: "Lafayette, the servant secretly thought... this time is not a trivial matter. But a little careless handling caused a war. My Qing Dynasty will not be at war with one country, but will declare war on the whole world." Empress Dowager Cixi was really embarrassed.The sound of the ding-ding shoes on the bottom of the flowerpot and the rustling sound of the golden chime bell reverberated for a long time, and the surrounding was so quiet that even a needle could be heard!In the more than 200 years of the Qing Dynasty's history, apart from "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty", when did the people shout the slogan "help the Qing and destroy the foreigners"?Now, under her leadership, this Manchu-ruled country can make the hearts of the Han people lean towards the Qing Dynasty so much. What a glorious achievement this is!How could she have the heart to hurt such people, such people's opinions, such abundant emotions? !What's more, they—the rebellious officials and thieves she always called "bandits" played a role that those courtiers who only knew how to bow and bow and promise could not do anything to vent the bad luck that had accumulated in her heart for many years, and to realize her long-planned ambition. role! However, can the magical powers of the Boxers defeat the armies of the entire Western world that are armed to the teeth?She is indeed superstitious, but she will never be so superstitious that she really believes that there will be heavenly soldiers and generals descending to help her stabilize the world!What would happen if a war broke out?Losing power and humiliating the country is inevitable, I'm afraid... The Empress Dowager Cixi's cheeks twitched twice rapidly, and there was a "boom" in her heart, and it was as if she had been splashed with paste and didn't pay attention to it.A gust of cold wind blew past, and the candle seedlings in the house trembled uncomfortably, staring at the Empress Dowager Cixi through the dim candlelight, Zaiyi felt a little rabbit jumping in her heart.At this moment, there are only three words in his heart: the Supreme Emperor! "Lafayette." Accompanied by the dull sound of afternoon cannons in the distance, Li Lianying entered the room lightly. "Hmm. Are you done?" Li Lianying nodded, her triangular eyes glanced at the faces of Yikuang and Zaiyi, and coughed lightly: "Lafayette, someone from Long Live asked—" "I don't know how to deal with such a big deal?!" "Slave..." Li Lianying was stunned for a while before saying, "Slave has already answered. I just... I just came to ask that slave..." "Which slave?" The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Li Lianying coldly, "I dare you to watch me come here—" "No, no, the slave didn't see anything." Before the Empress Dowager Cixi finished speaking, Li Lianying hurriedly interjected, " Lafayette calm down, this servant will send that guy away." After saying that, he hurried out of the house without touching his feet. "Lafayette," Zaiyi's hands were wet and sticky with cold sweat, staring at the wrinkles on the Empress Dowager Cixi's slender horse's face, she couldn't help but said, "There are indeed some warships gathered outside Dagukou. , but there are not that many, only seven or eight ships—” "Where did Prince Duanjun get those words from?" Yikuang glanced at Empress Dowager Cixi out of the corner of his eye, and asked boldly and coldly. "Tanzhu Zhao of the Boxer Regiment. He came to Beijing from Tianjin the day before yesterday—" "How can you trust the words of this kind of people?! The major events of this country are nothing more than a trifle, Lord Duanjun!" "In the opinion of Prince Qing, is Luo Rongguang's words credible?" Zaiyi hesitated for a moment, and retorted, "It's already commonplace to make small things big and big things big. Prince Qing has been in power for many years. Don't know?" He said, he took a step forward, bowed and said to Qian'er, "Lafayette, I would like to guarantee with Dai Hualing that there are absolutely not so many warships outside Dagukou." "Even if it is true as what the surname Zhao said, the warships from Shanghai, Fujian, and Guangdong will go northward day and night, and it will definitely not exceed two days." Next, asked, "When will Luo Rongguang call?" "It's not the beginning of today." "Lafayette, most of the warships outside Dagukou are owned by Russia, and their purpose is to compete with the British for the Yangtze River Basin." Zaiyi looked anxiously at the Empress Dowager Cixi, "The British warships may go north in the past two days, but they are only for It was just to prevent the southward expansion of Tsarist Russia's influence. Since Tsarist Russia seized control of the Luhan Railway from the British and Yi, the conflict between Russia and Britain has become increasingly acute. They were dissatisfied with the Boxers killing foreigners and destroying foreign religions. Insignificant." As he spoke, he took a deep breath, coughed twice, and his face was already flushed, "Many other countries follow the lead of Britain and Russia, and these two powers have no time to care about each other. Don't shrink your hands and feet because of a few words of intimidation, and miss our society's important affairs!" "A major event in the community?" Yi Qiang sneered coldly, "It would be nicer to say that the prince of the county has missed your dream of being an 'emperor'!" "you--" "Am I wrong?" "Enough!" The Empress Dowager Cixi shook her body, as if a bright light flashed through her mind, and immediately fell into deep thought.The slender fingers were staggered back and forth, and after a while, he murmured, "It's too dark today, I can't see my fingers." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard thunder in the sky outside, and the lingering sound burst out, For a long time.Not long after, someone shouted in the distance: "It's going to rain! Hurry up!" The Empress Dowager Cixi opened the window, and a strong wind rushed into the house with the smell of rain, and everyone shivered. "The strong wind and thunder, the sky is about to change—" "Old... Lafayette..." Li Lianying rushed in while he was still thinking, "Ronglu has... I want to see you." The Empress Dowager Cixi's eyebrows trembled, her whole body shrank with nervousness, Hearing the sound of footsteps under the dripping eaves, he raised his face and shouted, "Come in!" "Slave Ronglu pays respects to Lafayette!" "Papa" flicked his horseshoe sleeves and bowed to say hello, Ronglu opened his mouth, "Slave Ronglu has something important to tell Lafayette Chen." He glanced at Yikuang and the two of them. "Hurry up!" The Empress Dowager Cixi looked Ronglu up and down carefully: the brand-new nine-python five-claw robe was overcoated with a yellow mandarin jacket, and there was an embroidered black belt around the waist. I put most of my heart away. "Hey." He promised, but didn't say anything, he just groped for the Guangxu secret decree from his bosom and presented it to the Empress Dowager Cixi with both hands.The thunder was getting louder, and it seemed that there were still raindrops, and the leaves outside were rustling uncomfortably.The muscles on the cheeks of the Empress Dowager Cixi twitched, and a sinister smile crept up to the corner of her mouth: "Very good! Very good! This is Yuan Shikai's slave and yours?!" "Exactly." Rong Lu nodded. "You son of a bitch, it's in vain for me to raise him so big!" The Empress Dowager Cixi sternly tore up the secret order in her hand, and with a "bang" blow, said sharply, "Where is Yuan Shikai? I can go with you!" come over?!" "When the slave came to Beijing, he had already agreed with Yuan Shikai to drive a special car at night and bring troops to Beijing. He will arrive in about tomorrow morning." "You just—" The Empress Dowager Cixi pondered for a moment, looking out of the courtyard through the window as if she wanted to penetrate the deep space of the heavy building, "Lianying, you call Yuan Shikai, he is not needed in Beijing, the new army only离京五十里守着，防止乱党脱逃。告诉崔玉贵，立即起驾，回城！” "Hey!" 望着李莲英渐渐消失在夜幕中的背影，慈禧太后突然仰脸笑出了声。奕劻脸上肌肉扭曲着，外边一阵风吹进来，不禁打了个透心寒战。“荣禄，”伸手捋了把被冷风吹散的鬓发，缓缓转过身望着荣禄，慈禧太后长长透了口气，开口道，“天津情形怎样？”“托老佛爷福，尚算安稳。”荣禄咳嗽一声，“只近来拳匪活动猖獗，看其苗头，似有北上京师之意。” “听闻大沽口外各国兵舰云集，可有这事？”见荣禄嘴唇翕动着还欲言语，慈禧太后虚抬下手，转了话头。“大沽口外各国战舰不下二十艘。”荣禄细碎白牙咬着嘴唇，小心翼翼回道。“老佛爷，义和团不分青红皂白，见着洋人便杀，已引起各国极大不满。奴才以为，当适时加以阻止，但一味任其孟浪，后果实不堪设想。”他咽了口口水，“奴才来京时，德国、英国、法国等国公使还要奴才捎话，鉴于义和团有北上京师之意，为保护本国侨民、财产之安全，请准各国派兵进京。” “但凡洋人，没有一个不该杀的！” “你懂个屁！”慈禧太后睃眼载漪，已是半苍的眉毛攒着踱了两步，“送他们个人情，也未尝不可。不过，每个国家，不准超过五十人。” “嗻。”荣禄眼角余光扫了下载漪，暗哼了声，道，“义和团方面，老佛爷看——”慈禧太后眼皮子倏地一颤：“回头拟道旨意，宣抚一下，解散回家算了。” "Hey!" “老佛爷，此事——”载漪不安地抖了下。 “与洋人那边这般做。”慈禧太后嘴角挂着一丝冷笑，“至于我的意思怎样，你想必心里有数的吧？！”荣禄仿佛不认识似的望着慈禧太后，白皙面颊上方泛起的笑色凝固了。对于废立，他打心眼里不赞成，只是他反对的理由并不是他喜欢光绪，而是二者相较，他更不喜欢向一个新皇帝顶礼跪拜而已。怔了半晌，荣禄终忍不住开了口：“老佛爷意思，奴才再明白不过。只奴才寻思——” “不用寻思了，照我说的做便是了。”耳听窗外脚步声起，慈禧太后扫眼众人，吩咐道，“起驾吧。” “老佛爷起驾了——”崔玉贵公鸭嗓子扯着高喊一声，在静寂的夜色中直传出老远，便早已栖息的鸟儿亦不安地扑打着翅膀在夜空中盘旋着。 此时夜深人寂，此时风疾雨猛，此时此刻，大清国的真龙天子——光绪皇帝，正望眼欲穿地站在滴水檐下，石像般久久伫立着，一动不动。他在等，他在等着他──谭嗣同的归来，他在等着那最后的一线希望！“皇上，”醇亲王目光游移，神情疲惫憔悴中带着浓浓的忧郁。“夜深了，还是回殿里歇息吧。”“嗯。”光绪仰望着天穹，细白修长的十指交叉握着，指尖轮流按动着指背，仿佛在掩饰着自己心中的不安，口气却出了奇地平静，“你下去吧，有回话我让连材告诉你便是了。该备的东西都齐了吗？” “早备齐了。”阴郁的眸子凝视着光绪，似乎有些难以措词，载沣翕动了下嘴唇，方道，“皇上，奴才……奴才想……” "what?" “奴才想趁现下老佛爷还没有动静，皇上不……不如去园子里……” “这可是你珍主子要你说的？”光绪嘴角挂着一丝淡淡笑色，缓缓转过身。“这……是……是珍主子的意思。”载沣望着他，不由低下了头，许久才透了一口气，仰脸说道，“只奴才也是这般想的。袁世凯狡诈圆滑，希冀他知恩报恩，无异——倘他持皇上密旨邀功请赏，皇上势必如雨中浮萍——” “朕还不如那呢。” “皇上既知此间厉害，便不该——”陡觉失口，载沣戛然止住。一阵瑟风挟着雨点扑面袭来，光绪不自禁一个寒战。载沣细碎白牙咬着下嘴唇，沉吟着复道，“当此之时，为社稷虑，唯有——” “不要说了，朕断不会再低头的。”光绪仰脸长长吁了口气，似觉胸闷，一把扯了身上夹袍，抬脚下了丹墀。 “奴才给万岁爷请安。”恰此时，一个黑影从风雨中跑来，气喘吁吁道，“回万岁爷，老佛爷懿旨，京师重地，皇上万不可轻离，遵化一行她另委奴才前去。”“连材呢？”光绪抬手将满脸雨水顺颊抹下，发泄胸中郁闷价长长透了口气，“可见着？” “李总管告诉奴才，寇公公压根便没去过园子。” “没去？这不可能。”光绪在湿漉漉的临清砖地上来回踱着，脚底一滑，身子不由晃了两下，载沣、王福见状忙不迭一边一个上前搀着。“园子那边有甚动静？”光绪一双深不可测的眸子目不转睛地盯着那太监。 “园子戒备森严，奴才只到得仁寿宫便给拦住了。” “可遇见什么人？！” “没有。”似乎想起了什么，那太监话音方自落地，又道，“万岁爷，奴才回宫，满街上步兵衙门、顺天府的人三步一岗五步一哨，较之往日似犹有过之。还有，方才军机章京谭大人要进宫见驾，他们非但不让进来，还碎言讥讽——” 光绪目光霍地一跳：“王福，你快去接谭嗣同进来！” "Hey!" 闪电将大地照得一片惨白，鸦没鹊静间，唯新换的窗纸被风雨吹打得沙沙作响，似为离人而泣，更平添了几分不安和恐怖的气氛。急切的目光向月洞门处凝视着，直橐橐脚步声传了耳际，光绪方迟疑着折身回转殿中。 "Slave—" "Come in." “嗻。”谭嗣同身披油衣蹚水进来，扫眼光绪，见他正自满是期盼地望着自己，泪水禁不住走线儿般和着雨水淌了下来，“扑通”一声跪倒在地，连连叩响头道，“臣误国误君……误民，请皇上处置……” 光绪心里“轰”的一声，顿时心乱如麻。希望，他仅有的一丝希望，就这样肥皂泡般破灭了。 "emperor!" “万岁爷！” “那奴才他——”光绪身子瑟缩了下，声音不堪寒意价带着丝丝颤音，“他不应允发兵勤……勤王……”谭嗣同哽咽着，语不成声道：“那厮答应起兵京师的，只奴才在天津换马，见他竟……竟亦抵津，尔后荣禄那厮便……便直奔京师而来。” It's over!It's all over!光绪合眸仰着脸，跳动的火苗映照下，苍白的脸上晶莹的泪花顺颊淌了下来。死一般的宁寂中，屋角自鸣钟沙沙一阵响连撞了两下，已是丑正时分。深深吸了口气复徐徐吐将出来，光绪缓缓睁开了眼，仿佛一下子苍老了许多，有气无力道：“谭嗣同。” "The slave is here." “康有为、梁启超后晌朕已严令离京，你这便下去知会林旭他们，也速速寻法保身吧。”说罢，他虚抬了下手转过身去。 “不，奴才不离开皇上。奴才定誓死卫护皇上。” “现在说什么都不济事了。”两手在书案上支撑着颤抖的身躯，光绪透窗望着院外漆黑的夜幕，凄然一笑道，“望你们善自珍重，但求保全性命，尚有报国之日的。” “不……不，皇上……” “这或许是朕下的最后一道旨意了。你难道也忍心违背吗？” "Slave—" “去吧。你我君臣今世无缘，唯有待来生了。” “嗻，皇上珍重，臣去……去了。”泪眼模糊地望着那熟悉的、颤抖的身躯，谭嗣同在临清砖地上“咚咚咚”连叩了三个响头缓缓爬起身来，复躬身深深打了个千儿，方依依不舍双脚灌了铅般踯躅退了出去。 “皇上，听奴才……一言……”载沣咽了口苦涩的唾沫，声音嘶哑着道，“趁此时老佛爷——” “你也去吧。”光绪轻轻摇了摇头。 “皇上，奴才求您了。”说着，载沣硬挺挺跪了下去，膝行向前，抱着光绪双腿摇着，“皇上身担大清社稷，便不为自己安危，也该为——”“朕就为江山社稷，就为亿万生灵，方不能去的。”光绪伸手扶起载沣，“民智初起，朕若屈服，岂不令他们心寒？但他们依旧如先时般醉生梦死，我大清还有指望？朕又有何颜去见列祖列宗？”他悠悠踱了几步，神情却已镇静了许多，“朕心意已决，你不必再说了。朕以后怕……怕不会这般自由了，父母陵寝，你多费点心。祭祀时莫忘了替朕烧……烧炷香，告诉他们，朕一切都……都好。” "emperor--" “去吧，让朕一个人静一静。” 屋子里静得一片死寂，只听得外头雨声刷刷，雷鸣轰轰。光绪颓然歪倒在御座上，望着外头漆黑的夜，心里直塞了团烂棉絮般，揪不清挑不开，一幕幕往事走马灯似的在眼前晃动着，直钟漏四更方迷糊了过去，不知过了多久，仿佛就在耳际，一声令人胆寒的炸雷传来：“老佛爷驾到！”浑身一颤，睁眼时，但见昏黄的灯影下，慈禧太后铁青的脸颊上一对深不可测的眸子闪着阴冷的光直直盯着自己，光绪愣怔了，少顷，嘴角肌肉抽搐着起身跪了地上：“儿臣给亲爸爸请安！” “你干得好事！”慈禧太后阴冷地笑着，举步在御座上径自坐了，“说！为什么要差袁世凯杀荣禄？！” “荣禄目无君上，抗旨不遵，非杀不足以儆下。” “荣禄依我旨意做事，何谓抗旨不遵？！一品大臣又是你杀得的？！”慈禧太后连珠炮价厉声喝道。 “儿臣一时义愤不过，不及向亲爸爸请旨，还乞亲爸爸恕罪。”光绪低头望着身前临清砖地上那飘忽不定的影子。“恕罪？！似你这等忘恩负义的东西，便十死亦不能赎罪！”慈禧太后细碎白牙咬得咯咯作响，“你可是要袁世凯派兵包围园子，图谋加害于我，嗯？！” “儿臣不敢。” “狡辩！”说着，慈禧太后抬手一记耳光狠狠抽了过去。冷不丁遭此一击，光绪身子摇晃了下，跌倒在地上。一侧王福见状，忙不迭急步上前。“滚开！”慈禧太后血红的双眼冒着瘆人的寒光，“我立你为帝，抚你成人，也算不薄了吧？！你要变法维新，我也不来阻你。到头来你却昧着良心背叛我，图谋加害于我，你的良心莫不是让——” “儿臣纵然不肖，然此等大逆不道之事断不敢做的。亲爸爸明鉴。” “明鉴？我若不是明鉴，早已做了你刀下之鬼！”慈禧太后冷哼了声，从李莲英手上接杯啜了口参汤，又道，“你命薄，没福做皇帝，听人唆使，好似一个傀儡。我也命苦，满指望归政以后，好享几年清福，谁知竟被你闹出这等祸事出来。如今亲贵重臣皆请我出来临朝听政。我看你脸色很坏，大概病得也不轻，这管理朝政的事儿，断做不下来的，你说呢？”她的声音和缓了许多，只语气中那股骇人的威压却更胜几分。 “儿臣不肖，无力再掌朝政，愿请亲爸爸临朝听政。”许是因为早有准备，光绪神色显得异乎寻常的平静，细碎白牙咬着下嘴唇，闭目长长透了口气，睁眼回道，“只新政甫行，已见成效，但假以时日，我大清昔日雄风必可再现，还望亲爸爸——” “闭嘴！”慈禧太后冷冷地哼了声。 “亲爸爸——” “成效？什么成效？！”慈禧太后脚步橐橐踱着碎步，“背祖弃宗，迁都上海，便是成效？！罢斥重臣，图谋加害于我，便是成效？！嗯？！”浓重的云被肆虐的风压迫着团团块块向东南疾驶，挟起的雨点袭在窗纸上，沙沙作响。“康有为建议迁都上海，只在京师阻力过大，新政难以推行。”光绪剑眉抖落了下，“罢斥怀塔布众人，亦为其阻挠新政。至于图谋加害亲爸爸，更是无中生有。儿臣此心唯天可表——” “够了！”慈禧太后阴冷地扫了眼一侧怔怔发呆的奕劻，“奕劻！” “嗯——”奕劻兀自胡思乱想着，闻声身子电击价颤抖了下，半晌回过神来，趋前一步躬身道，“老佛爷——” “你写！”不待他有所反应，慈禧太后已然干咳两声开口说道，“朕以冲龄，入承大统，仰承皇太后垂帘听政，殷勤教诲，巨细无遗。迨亲政后，正际时艰，亟思振奋图治，敬报慈恩，即以仰副穆宗毅皇帝付托之重。乃自上年以来，气体违和，庶政殷繁，时虞丛脞。惟念宗社至重，前已吁恳皇太后训政——”她顿了下，似乎在想着什么，复道，“……敬溯祖宗缔造之艰难，深恐勿克负荷，且入继之初，曾奉皇太后懿旨，俟朕生有皇子，即承继穆宗毅皇帝为嗣。统系所关，至为重大，忧思及此，无地自容，诸病何能望愈。因再叩恳圣慈，就近于宗室中慎简贤良，为穆宗毅皇帝立嗣，以为将来大统之界。再三恳求，始蒙俯允，以多罗端郡王载漪之子溥俊，继承穆宗毅皇帝为子，钦承懿旨，欣幸莫名，谨敬仰遵慈训，封载漪之子为皇子。将此通谕知之。” 侧耳凝神聆听着，载漪心里直喜得差点喊出声来，满是感激地望着慈禧太后，上前一步，嘴唇翕动着便欲叩头谢恩，只话到嘴边又觉不妥，偷扫眼众人，清癯面颊顿时涨得熟透了的柿子一般。“呈与皇上！”看也不看，慈禧太后咬牙冷声道。满纸的字虫子一样时昏时显地蠕动着，直搅得光绪头晕目眩。 “用印！” “亲爸爸垂帘听政——” “垂不垂帘在我！立不立皇子也在我！”慈禧太后细碎白牙咬得咯咯作响，从齿缝中一字一句蹦道，“你现下要做的、能做的只有一件事：用印！”“此事儿臣无……无异议。”光绪合眸深深吸了口气，徐徐吐将出来时眼眶已自噙满了泪花，“只已然实施之新政，儿臣恳请亲爸——” “快些用印！” “亲爸爸若不允，儿臣情愿一死。” “你想死我可以成全你，只这印却依旧少不了的。”慈禧太后语气幽幽，直听得众人股栗色变。光绪心中一阵阵发凉，仰脸望着慈禧太后，脸色苍白得如月光下的窗户纸一般，默不作声。 “好！我倒要看看，是你硬还是我狠！”说着，她仰脸喊道，“来人！给我——”兀自这光景间，一阵橐橐脚步声响急速传了过来：“老佛爷且慢。”话音尚未落地，珍妃满脸惶恐地进了屋。她看上去十分疲倦，眼圈暗得发黑，“扑通”一声跪了地上，躬身请安连连叩响头道，“皇上一时糊涂，听信歹人言语，还请老佛爷念在母子一场——” “都是你这狐媚子蛊惑皇上，正要将你处治，还敢来多嘴？！” “臣妾自知罪孽深重，甘愿以身谢罪。”殷红的鲜血自额头上淌了下来，只依旧在临清砖地上“咚咚”叩着响头，“只求老佛爷宽恕了皇上。”似万箭穿胸，光绪身子秋风中的落叶价抖着，方自聚积起来的勇气又一点点地散了开去。嘴角挂着一丝冷笑凝视着缓缓向珍妃膝行过去的光绪，慈禧太后冷冷一哂，道：“皇上，你到底用不用印？！” ... “来呀！将这狐媚子与我午门外枭首示众！” "Hey." “不……不要。”光绪伸手紧紧将珍妃拥了怀中，不无企盼的目光在众人脸上一一掠过，然而，他们——他的臣子们却是或俯首望着脚下晶莹闪亮的临清砖地，或移眸漠然望着屋外灰蒙蒙的天穹。此刻的他，才真正体会到了孤独的滋味！ “你应不应允？！” “儿臣……儿臣应……应允……”伸手从怀中摸了黄石龙纽小印“皇帝之章”，光绪直如握着千斤巨石一般，缓缓地按了上去。 伸手自李莲英手上接谕旨瞟了眼，慈禧太后忍俊不禁，笑出了声：“倒没看出来，你还真是情种一个！”半晌止住笑，慈禧太后悠然背手踱着碎步，“来呀，将这贱人拉出去，别让她在我面前卖情弄骚，恶心！” “嗻，老佛爷，可要——” “看皇上面上，且饶她一命。”说着，慈禧太后话锋一转，“不过，似这等贱人，也不配再居住在宫里，回头给她好生找个地儿，算是格外开恩了吧！” 光绪泪眼模糊地望着怀中的珍妃：“她身子骨虚弱，儿臣——”“这地方舒坦，可惜她没那福分！”慈禧太后冷冷一哼，“你这头脑也热了些，我看瀛台那地方，于你再合适不过的！崔玉贵！” “奴才在！” “送皇上去瀛台，桥头上好生派人给我守着，莫要闲杂人等进出扰了皇上清静，知道吗？” "The slave obeys the order." “亲爸爸——” “还不下去，要八人大轿来抬吗？！” 他走了，被崔玉贵“搀”着飘飘晃晃地走了。瀛台！这就是他百日维新所得到的结果！