Chapter 21 Chapter Eighteen

The little eunuch Kou Liancai knelt on the ground, holding the memorial book in both hands, and wanted to admonish the Lafayette. All the civil and military officials were shocked and looked at each other... All the ministers were terrified when they heard the words that they wanted to punish the nine clans... In the imperial garden of the imperial palace, Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen hugged and wept sadly that Weng Tonghe was expelled by Empress Dowager Cixi. Suddenly they heard someone crying behind the rocks. Emperor Guangxu was startled and asked, "Who is crying here?" "Long live, it's a slave who is crying. The little one should be damned. The little one startled the holy car." Kou Liancai knelt down.

"Kou Liancai...it's you, you are so bold, what kind of affair made you hide here and cry?" "I don't have any love for my son and daughter. I saw the emperor and Zhenzhu crying for the broken mountains and rivers. I was really touched when I heard it...so...so I couldn't help but cry too." Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen were greatly moved when they heard this. Emperor Guangxu remembered that when he and Weng Tonghe were crying together when they signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Kou Liancai was also crying beside him. His heart was shocked, so he went over to hold up his tears With tears streaming down his face, he said, "I never thought that apart from Concubine Zhen, there would be such a bosom friend in the harem..."

Concubine Zhen helped him up and said, "It's hard for you to know how to worry about the country at such a young age." Kou Liancai cried and said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen, I have heard of many emperors, but this is the first time I have met an emperor like you who is diligent and frugal and dedicated to the country, and I have seen it with my own eyes. Your Majesty, this servant admires you so much." , whenever the emperor sighs for the country, the slave's heart is almost broken, but it's a pity that the slave is a servant, unable to share the emperor's worries, and can't do anything for the country..."

Emperor Guangxu was very moved, he took Kou Liancai's hand and said: "I am grateful enough to you, you are really my good servant and confidant, although you are a servant, but you are more important than some high-ranking officials in the court. Noble, more loyal, I will never forget you." "Your Majesty, thank you Master Zhen." On this day, Kou Liancai went to the Summer Palace to deliver a memorial for Emperor Guangxu to the Empress Dowager Cixi. The Empress Dowager Cixi asked him: "What is the emperor doing recently? Have you taken care of it?" "Bing Lafayette, the emperor is busy with state affairs day and night. He goes to court in the morning, meets with ministers to discuss state affairs in the afternoon, and reviews the memorials in the evening. The emperor has worked very hard. He didn't see him resting all day. The emperor stayed up late to read the memorials, and the servants also accompanied him. Staying up late, this servant really admires the emperor from the bottom of my heart."

Empress Dowager Cixi has always trusted and liked this servant who entered the palace since childhood and was known for her loyalty. Originally, Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to give him a reward, but she was stunned for a moment when she heard him say such amazing words. Kou Liancai knelt down suddenly: "To Lafayette, I have a few words I want to say to Lafayette, and I have been holding them back for a long time." The Empress Dowager Cixi was startled again, thinking that he was going to tell the emperor something secret, so she hurriedly said, "It's okay to tell."

Kou Liancai said like a cannonball: "Lafayette, the emperor is the lord of a country, and all major and minor matters should be decided by the emperor. Lafayette, you are old, you should take good care of your life!" Cixi was shocked when she heard this. He didn't expect this little servant to have such an opinion, but he thought that Kou Liancai, who had always been loyal, really cared about her health and hoped that she would take care of her life. He just waved his hand and said: "Do you have a share in this? Get down quickly and serve the emperor well!" "Lafayette, the meaning of the slave is..." Kou Liancai thought that the Empress Dowager Cixi hadn't heard clearly and wanted to say more, but the Empress Dowager Cixi became angry and shouted: "Get out of here!"

Kou Liancai had no choice but to quit. At night, Kou Liancai couldn't sleep, and he had been thinking about it over and over for several days.That night, Kou Liancai was not on duty, and he was the only one in the eunuch's dormitory. Kou Liancai sat at the table with his chin in his hands, thinking hard... He thought, talking is useless, and the Empress Dowager Cixi can't listen to it at all... What should I do? 7. I have to risk my life to upload the playbook... Kou Liancai opened the empty playbook he brought from Emperor Guangxu's house, dipped a brush in ink and started writing.

He wrote a total of six articles. After he finished writing, he read it again. When he heard the sound of footsteps, he knew that it was someone who had come back from get off work. go. It was in the middle of the night, and he saw that the lights in Emperor Guangxu's Hall of Mental Cultivation were still on, and knowing that the emperor was still lighting up the lamp to read the memorial, he was moved and stood there,... such an emperor who cared about the country, it was worth dying for him Yes, I am a little slave, I can only use this method to share the worries for the country and the emperor... After thinking about it, Kou Liancai hid the memorial in his arms and went into the house.

Sure enough, the emperor is still lighting up the night to fight... "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest, and I have to go to court tomorrow morning." Emperor Guangxu raised his head, smiled kindly at him, and said, "After reading this, rest. Are you on duty tonight?" "En." After Kou Liancai replied, he stood by Emperor Guangxu's side with his hands down, "Your Majesty, where is Zhenzhu?" "Oh, she's not feeling well today. I asked Xiaomei to take her back to Jingren Palace. I didn't go to accompany her because I had to catch up with the court tomorrow."

"Oh." After a while, Kou Liancai choked with sobs and said, "Your Majesty, let the slaves serve you well all night..." Emperor Guangxu looked up strangely and asked, "What's the matter? Did someone bully you?" "No...no one bullied the slave, the slave is just afraid that he won't see the emperor in the future." "What?" Emperor Guangxu put down the memorial and asked, "Is the queen mother going to transfer you away?" Kou Liancai shook his head, "No...no." "Then why are you crying?" "That... that's because the slave was moved to cry when he saw the emperor working so hard."

"Oh." Emperor Guangxu smiled at him and said, "It's really hard for you." After a while, Emperor Guangxu stood up, stretched his arms and stretched them, and said, "Okay, it's time to rest. I have to go to the Summer Palace tomorrow. The Empress Dowager will discuss something before the court. I must rest." Kou Liancai waited for Emperor Guangxu to fall asleep, and when Emperor Guangxu fell asleep, he stood by the bed, staring blankly at Emperor Guangxu's haggard face, tears welling up in his eyes... Emperor Guangxu turned over, and he put Emperor Guangxu on his back. The quilt that had slipped off was pulled to cover him, then the light was lightly turned off, only a small red candle was lit, and then sat down by the door.Kou Liancai understood that as long as he delivered the memorial tomorrow, he would never see the emperor again. He wanted to take another good look at the emperor. Tonight was the last time he would sleep for Emperor Guangxu... He clasped his hands together and prayed for the emperor. He hoped that his death would relieve the emperor's sorrow... In the early morning, Kou Liancai and Wang Shang arrived at the Summer Palace. In the Hall of Renshou, just as Cixi was about to announce the disbandment of the court, Kou Liancai broke in. The guards knew him as the emperor's eunuch, and thought he was going to send some important memorial to the emperor, but he didn't expect him to write the memorial himself. Kou Liancai knelt on the ground, holding the playbook in both hands, and wanted to remonstrate with Lafayette. The civil and military officials were taken aback and looked at each other in blank dismay... Empress Dowager Cixi was taken aback at first, then said coldly: "Hand it up." "read." Li Lianying read: "The servant Kou Liancai risked his life to remonstrate with the Queen Mother as follows: "First, the Emperor's reformation is an act to enrich the country and strengthen the people, and the Empress Dowager should fully support it. "Secondly, the emperor is the king of a country, the queen mother should belong to the emperor, and all major and minor matters should be decided by the emperor. "Third, the Empress Dowager should no longer use military pay to build palace gardens... "fourth,……" "Okay, don't read it anymore." The Empress Dowager Cixi interrupted Kou Liancai's remonstrance. She looked at Kou Liancai with a sneer, and then at the officials. You can hear the needle drop on the ground.Kou Liancai showed no signs of fear, thinking that it would be better to die calmly if he was going to die anyway. All the ministers were frightened when they heard the words that they wanted to punish the Nine Clans... The Empress Dowager Cixi, who was so angry that she was speechless for a while, finally spoke: "Okay, even the slaves dare to teach the Ai family a lesson, all you gentlemen, look at how messed up the national law has become." Then she shouted: "Bold slave, who ordered you?" said?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked him with a livid face. "It's the slave who instigated himself." "Are you guilty but not guilty?" "The slave doesn't know what happened, He Fei?" Empress Dowager Cixi pointed at him and said word by word: "Did you know that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics?" "Queen Mother, the slave only knows that patriotism is innocent." The Empress Dowager Cixi gritted her teeth angrily: "What a patriotic and innocent person." Cixi slammed the case and shouted: "Push this lawless dog slave down to me and beat him to death with a stick." "Father Emperor, please spare him, for his loyalty!" Emperor Guangxu knelt down and begged Cixi. Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head and repeated: "Pull it down." "Father Emperor, kill the direct remonstrance, I'm afraid the world will not accept it." "Hmph, I'm afraid you are the one who refuses to accept it. Do you think you have no responsibility? You dare to beg for mercy for him." Cixi pointed at Emperor Guangxu and scolded. Cixi shouted again: "Pull it down." Kou Liancai was pulled down. Kou Liancai's screams came from outside the palace... After hearing this, all the ministers were so frightened that they broke into cold sweat... After a while, the executor came to report: "Report to the Empress Dowager, Kou Liancai has died, and before he died, he kept scolding Lafayette for being dictatorial...dictatorial." "Get out." Empress Dowager Cixi scolded the two executors. exactly: After the imperial court was over, the Empress Dowager Cixi was so angry that she refused to eat, and scolded through gritted teeth: "The people who are good in my place, how come they all turn bad when they come to Guangxu's. I will clean his nest thoroughly now, Li Lianying." "The servant is here." Li Lianying hurriedly knelt down. "You big manager, how do you manage it? Huh?" "The slave is guilty, the slave didn't manage well, the slave deserves to die." "The Ai family wants you to clean up the eunuchs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. I will kill everyone who is with Kou Liancai." "yes." "Wang Shang," Empress Dowager Cixi called again. "Lafayette, the servant is here." "Kou Liancai's behavior today shows that he must have seditious words on weekdays. Why didn't you report them?" Wang Shang knelt down after hearing this, and said: "Lafayette, Kou Liancai never talks much on weekdays, to be honest, what happened today is really unexpected for this old servant, if he usually dares to say that Lafayette is wrong, How can the old slave spare him, it's really heartbreaking." After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "I forgive you for not daring to cover and indulge him. Your subordinates have made a fool of yourself. You can't get rid of the responsibility, but since you have served three generations of imperial families, the Ai family will forgive you, but in the future you can How long should I pay attention, otherwise I will ask you." "Yes, Lafayette." "Father Emperor..." Emperor Guangxu wanted to say a few words for his eunuch. Cixi immediately interrupted him: "Okay, let's all go down, I want to rest for a while." The Empress Dowager Cixi closed her eyes and meditated. She examined everyone around Emperor Guangxu one by one, and finally focused on Wen Tingshi, who brought those crooked things from the south into the palace. Emperor Guangxu was Bewitched by him, what bus to write?All reforms and reforms were instigated by him, so I must drive him away.