Chapter 62 Section 61

In the palace, after the 1898 coup, there was a popular saying in private: "change the emperor", and now some people are talking about it quietly again. However, the same sentence has different meanings before and after.At that time, saying "changing the emperor" meant changing the emperor, but now saying "changing the emperor" means that the power will be transferred. When the emperor dies and a new master is established, it is certainly "changing the emperor", but it may also be that the "Lafayette" returns to the west, and the power returns to the emperor's hands, then it becomes a real "changing the emperor".The emperor is no longer a nameless person, as if he has been reborn as a human again!

There are those eunuchs who know how to read and write, and can work in the internal affairs office, the Hall of Mental Cultivation, etc. These days, they often tell stories about the change of dynasty to their colleagues, "As long as the emperor is changed, someone will be in trouble!" Conclusion, "Who is the unlucky one? He is the most favored person in front of the old emperor. The more he is favored, the more unlucky he will be!" Listening to these words can easily remind people of He Shen. On the third day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Jiaqing, the Supreme Emperor Bintian arrived on the eighth day. In just half a month, the family was ruined and people died.

Similar incidents have not only occurred during the Jiaqing period.Just take the last two dynasties as an example. Wenzong came to the throne, and the power minister Mu Zhang'ali was deposed during the Daoguang period;Today's emperor ascends the throne only because the person in power has not changed, so there is no killing.However, there may be changes ahead! It was Cui Yugui who was most afraid of this change. "Ah!" He often sighed to his disciples: "Lafayette lives a day, I live a day!" Among his apprentices—all the eunuchs who are closer to the emperor have been killed, expelled, and almost eliminated in the past ten years. Most of the eunuchs who work in critical places are his apprentices.Many of them were under Li Lianying's command, but because of Li Lianying's rapid retreat, they changed to serve under Cui Yugui's disciples - we all know that he is in a predicament of isolation and helplessness.If the Empress Dowager Cixi can no longer protect him, the emperor will of course kill him, even if the emperor is gone, and Concubine Jin and her natal family will pursue the matter of Concubine Zhen's "martyrdom", I don't know how many people will stand up and complain , public anger is hard to commit, and an old life can't be saved no matter what!

He had no choice but to offend the emperor's younger brother, 23-year-old Tobeile.On September 15th, according to court rules, all close friends and relatives had to eat fresh fruits and delicacies to honor the old lady. Zai Tao had already grown up and married, and of course it was no exception. The little eunuch of destiny took the servants and picked up the food box to the Summer Palace. He also ordered that he stop by to see how the emperor's condition was recently. It went smoothly, met the emperor, and invited Ann on Zai Tao's behalf.And just when the little eunuch left the garden and returned to the mansion, a secret report had already arrived at the bedroom of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

This should be the most ordinary thing, but here and now it is the most serious thing.Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care about Zai Tao, she was afraid that the emperor would have something to tell the little eunuch to take him out.So I had to catch this little eunuch and ask him! So Cui Yugui sent someone with the guards to go straight to Taobeile's mansion, and he frightened the people of Baylor's mansion with menacing force.When he reported to the room, the young and vigorous Zai Tao was very displeased, with a livid face, he came to ask what happened in person. "What are you going to do?"

"I came here by order to get the little eunuch who just came to the emperor's bedroom." The person sent by Cui Yugui replied. "By whose order?" "Lafayette's will." Only then did Zai Tao realize that what he said was not only redundant, but also wrong!Of course it was Yi's decree, how could the emperor come to arrest his people?Now that this question is clear, how can I get off the stage? Young and good-looking, it is inevitable that he does not know the importance, so he suddenly put on a face and said: "Without the emperor's will, you can't take my people!"

If someone came to ask: "Do you want to resist Yi's decree?" This matter would not be able to end. Fortunately, the person still knew the general idea and refused to say this sentence, just said: "That will be offended!" Wrinkling his mouth, the guards who brought him searched separately, and took them away immediately when they found them.Zai Tao was so angry that he was desperate, and the guards rushed forward to persuade him.Zai Tao likes Piao Wusheng, he often fights with Yang Xiaolou and Qian Jinfu, he has a lot of kung fu in his waist and feet, five or six guards worked hard to hold him by the waist and stop him, "It's all this old bastard Cui Yugui! Zai Tao jumped up and scolded: "One day I will deal with him!"

When someone spread this word to Cui Yugui's ears, the young eunuch who was arrested was executed for the Ministry of Internal Affairs because he refused to admit that the emperor had something to say. "Look, this grievance has been incurred again for no reason!" Cui Yugui was about to cry! Obviously, if the son of King Chun succeeds to the throne in the future, it will not be easy for Tao Belle to take his life as the emperor's uncle? "Master, you don't have to worry all the time! I'll kill him if I die alone!" The person who said this was Sun Jingfu, nicknamed Little Fatty Sun, who was originally in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and was quite favored. Therefore, Cui Yugui suggested that he be sent to serve the emperor as a reliable eyes and ears. Greetings, this is his letter.

What does the "he" in his mouth mean?If it is the emperor, the so-called "one person will kill him" is something unimaginable. On the third night, the eunuch who stayed with Sun Jingfu found a knife hidden in his robe.The knife is one inch long, with two sides open, and a leather case with a leather belt on the top end of the case, which can be tied around the waist. It is hidden by a robe, so it is not easy to find. The eunuch was nicknamed Erlianzi, but he was really frightened, "Little Fatty Sun," he asked, "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?"

"Your knife!" The second fool pointed at his waist through his clothes: "What are you doing with this knife?" Only now did Little Fatty Sun know his secret, and he had accidentally leaked it, his expression changed, knowing that it would be even more inappropriate not to admit to carrying a knife, so he covered it up and said: "Don't you know that I am in a lawsuit with someone?" The second fool knew about this.Fatty Sun bought a house outside Di'anmen, and a dispute arose. The original owner filed a lawsuit with the Industrial Inspection Bureau, which is currently under trial.However, why use a knife in a lawsuit?

"It's not a lawsuit with a knife, who are you going to kill?" Fatty Sun said calmly: "The owner of the house is a gangster from Tianjin Wei. He told people that if they want to kill me, I have to guard against it without a knife." The words seem to be reasonable, but it is a serious crime to be forbidden to hold a murder weapon. The second idiot heard someone talk about it. Fatty Sun once told Cui Yugui that he would not take his life, so he was suspicious and frightened, and he didn't fall asleep all night. The next morning, I was talking quietly with my colleagues, and someone who knew about his lawsuit said, "What kind of gangster in Tianjin? He is an orphan and widow, and Fatty Sun is bullying others. It's fine if he doesn't kill others. How dare they kill him?" This can prove that Fatty Sun has evil intentions and will cause big trouble.Once this misfortune broke out, all the people around the emperor would be bound to the House of Internal Affairs for interrogation.Among them, a person who is sensible and well-informed said that Fatty Sun must have been instructed by Cui Yugui to do such a rebellious thing, and the Empress Dowager Cixi must not know the inside story. . In case it was ordered by the Empress Dowager Cixi, then in order to cover people's eyes and ears, it must be dealt with more strictly.Anyway, Fatty Sun finally killed everyone! "Then what shall we do?" Several people said in unison. "There's only one way..." This method is to seek help from Li Lianying.So the discussion was over, and people were sent to wait near the emperor's palace.One day when they found Li Lianying passing by, they immediately informed everyone to gather, stopped Li Lianying, knelt down together, and the two idiots reported: "Uncle Li, we can't survive! Only Uncle Li can't save lives!" Li Lianying was shocked, "What is it, what is it?" He asked, "Get up and talk." "Fatty Sun has a knife on him." "Ah!" Li Lianying also changed color, "Stop talking nonsense!" "What kind of nonsense is this?" The second fool said, "If you don't believe Uncle Li, you can search him." Seeing this scene, knowing that this is true, Li Lianying naturally couldn't listen to the fool's idea, she pondered for a while and said: "Don't say anything, I have my own ideas." Li Lianying's idea is to draw a salary from the bottom of the pot and talk to Cui Yugui.Of course he couldn't say that it was Sun Xiaopang's colleague who informed him. He used rumors outside the palace that Sun Xiaopang had a knife on him.But since I have said this, I have to investigate, otherwise, it may reach the ears of the Empress Dowager Cixi, "We will investigate after Lafayette asks, Yugui," he said, "Our mission will be ruined!" Cui Yugui was also secretly startled, he didn't expect Little Fatty Sun to be so ignorant, he immediately nodded and said: "Check! Check! I will definitely check!" This time, Fatty Sun didn't dare to make a move for a while, but the hidden danger was still there.In the end, Zhao Shouhe, the chief eunuch in Concubine Jin's Palace, came up with an idea.He knew that Su Wang Shanqi was the most loyal to the emperor among his relatives, so he suggested to discuss with Shanqi. Everyone agreed with this discussion, and logically, Zhao Shouhe was publicly recommended to carry it out, and he also felt that it was his duty to accept it.But how?You can't go to see King Su and tell the story directly, there is always someone to introduce you.And the person to be introduced must be a person who has enough friendship on his own side and can share secrets on King Su's side. Asked for leave to go out of the palace, went back to the apartment, just entered the alley, saw a family, was overjoyed, slapped himself on the head, and thought to himself: "What a fool! There is a way out there, why can't I remember it." The owner of this family is Tian Jiyun, a famous actress who is popular in Nine Cities and enshrined in the inner court.Zhao Shouhe is a very familiar "neighbor" with him. Tian Jiyun's real name is Ruilin, and he sings Danjiao. He was born with a good voice that seems to be able to break several verses when throwing the ground, so he got a nickname, "Xiang Jiuxiao", and later changed it to "Xiang Jiuxiao", which means "Xiang Jiuxiao". What's more, don't have any deep meaning. It turns out that Tian Jiyun is in the Liyuan, and he is deeply ashamed of giving out wine and treating him like a plaything, so he keeps himself clean and strives to be the best.He is generous and righteous, and can be anxious for others.At that time, it was said that "those who are good at the top must be very good at the bottom", because the Empress Dowager Cixi liked to sing operas, and many relatives and nobles liked this way and liked to deal with people in the Liyuan. Tian Jiyun was "selected" in the eighteenth year of Guangxu Those who go to the palace are all familiar with close friends and relatives, and the friendship with Su Wang Shanqi's brothers is even more different. Shanqi has a younger brother named Shanyu, who is a famous young man in the capital. He is known as the "Second Master Shan".Zhao Shouhe used Tian Jiyun's relationship to deal with "Second Master Shan". The idea was made up, but I didn't dare to make a visit, so I sent a follower to say: "I don't know that Boss Tian is busy, my uncle wants to come and visit." Tian Jiyun thought to himself, Zhao Shouhe is a very acquainted person, whenever he came back from the palace, he would drop by casually, so there was no need to introduce him that time, but now he has such an unusual question, there must be something wrong Xiangshang, immediately replied, "I'll see Mr. Zhao!" So when the visitor arrived at Zhao's house, Zhao Shouhe led him into the inner room, kicked out his relatives and family members, closed the middle door himself, and then began to speak. "Boss Tian, ​​you can save the emperor!" Tian Jiyun was taken aback, "Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao," he said, "How do you say that?" "It's something you never thought of again..." Zhao Shouhe explained in detail how Fatty Sun hid the weapon and had ulterior motives. "So stupid!" Tian Jiyun couldn't hold his tongue, "Could it be that his heart hasn't died yet?" "Who knows? It's like a snake coiled under the bed. It might appear at any time." Tian Jiyun nodded and asked: "Then, Mr. Zhao, how do you think I can work for the emperor?" "We all have a public discussion. Only King Su can take care of this matter. Boss Tian, ​​don't you have a very close friendship with Second Master Shan?" "That's right, but..." Tian Jiyun pondered and said, "It's useless to go to Second Master Shan for this matter. Lord Su never allowed him to ask about matters in the palace. In my opinion, we have to go to Mr. Wang." "That Mr. Wang?" "Isn't it Wang Zhao, Wang Xiaohang?" "Oh, it's him." Zhao Shouhe asked, "You know him too?" "I know, but I'm not. But it's all for the emperor, so it doesn't matter if you don't know each other well. Anyway, it's the most appropriate for him to talk to Lord Su about this matter." "Yes! Then when should I go to see Mr. Wang?" "What a matter of urgency! Naturally, let's do it. Let's go!" So, they took a car together and visited Wang Zhao at night.He no longer lives in King Su's mansion, and King Su settled down in Nanchizi for him.Hearing that Tian Jiyun brought a stranger to visit, he was very surprised, but he had heard Tian Jiyun's chivalrous name for a long time, so he knew that he had no malicious intentions, so he came out calmly. "Mr. Wang," Tian Jiyun pointed to Zhao Shouhe and asked, "Do you recognize this one?" "Excuse me, I don't seem to have seen it before." "He is in charge of Concubine Jin's Palace, his surname is Zhao." "Mr. Wang," said Zhao Shouhe, "My name is Zhao Shouhe." "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!" Wang Zhao hesitated for a while: "You two will visit at night, you must have something to say, here I am..." Tian Jiyun planned it out on the way. It's not advisable to talk about such a top-secret matter anywhere, for fear of leaking the secret, and it will take a lot of time, so he replied at this time: "Mr. I can't say enough, I just ask Mr. Wang to excuse me, I will go to Su Wang's mansion, and we will talk about it after seeing the prince. You can keep watching, okay?" "Boss Tian," Wang Zhao asked, "Aren't you also a regular visitor to Prince Su's Mansion?" "Yes. I can take Mr. Zhao to see King Su, of course, but for this matter to be discussed, Lord Su must ask Mr. Wang to be his counselor." "Oh!" Wang Zhao immediately agreed, "So, I have to accompany you. Wait for me to change clothes." Putting on a mandarin jacket, Wang Zhao accompanied Tian and Zhao to Su Wang's mansion.Although Zhao Shouhe has not been here, Tian Jiyun and Wang Zhao are regular visitors, and the guards lead them until they go to the room. "It's so late, you're still here! How did you meet together? It's rare!" "Return to the prince," Tian Jiyun said: "There is still someone outside who wants to see the prince. It is Zhao Shouhe, the chief eunuch in Concubine Jin's palace." "What is this man looking for me for?" "My lord!" Wang Zhao said, "I don't think we need to talk about it here!" "Oh!" Shanqi understood: "Jiyun, you accompany Mr. Wang and take that Zhao to the foreign building, and I will come right away." Su Wang's Mansion is in Dongjiaomin Lane, facing the Imperial Academy Wangheng in the north, and embassies of various countries in the south.In the Rebellion of the Xinyou Year, Dong Fuxiang led the Gan army to encircle Dongjiaomin Lane. The troops sent by various countries to guard the embassy organized a specific and small "Eight-Power Allied Forces". It was once a zone of fierce battle.Later, the Gan army set fire to the Hanlin Academy, and Su Wang's mansion suffered from the catastrophe. Only a piece of ruins remained in this mansion that lasted for more than two hundred years. After the rebellion, Shanqi built a small three-story western-style building in the East Garden. It was not for sightseeing, but the western-style building was solid and tight, with solid thick brick walls, not to mention that the partition wall had ears.When Shanqi and Wang Zhao want to talk about "how to protect the emperor", they must be on the third floor of this small western-style building. The servant led the three of them here, and another book boy who was on duty in the forbidden area picked them up, took them to the third floor, made some tea, and went downstairs without saying a word. Due to the mysterious atmosphere, Zhao Shouhe didn't dare to say a word, just listened silently, and soon heard the sound of the escalator, getting closer and closer, first stood up and stood up, Wang Zhao also stood up, Tian Jiyun rushed forward Open the door curtain, wait for Shanqi to enter the door, and then introduce him. "He's in Concubine Jin's Palace, but he wasn't sent by Concubine Jin." "Slave Zhao Shouhe, greet the lord." Zhao Shouhe squatted down and greeted both of them. "Sit down!" Shanqi said as he sat down on an easy chair. Wang Zhao sat down, but Zhao Shouhe naturally didn't dare, so Tian Jiyun could only stand with him. "It doesn't matter, you sit down too." "How about it!" Tian Jiyun fetched two small stools beside the bookcase, and sat down side by side with Zhao Shouhe. "Xiao Hang, tell me!" "I don't even know what's going on!" Wang Zhao turned around and replied, "You have to ask them both." "I'm a poor eloquent," Zhao Shouhe said, "Boss Tian, ​​please tell me the reason." "Okay!" Tian Jiyun said: "There is a eunuch named Sun Jingfu in the Emperor's Palace, Cui Yugui's apprentice, with a knife on his body..." Before he finished speaking, Shanqi's eyes were wide open, and his throat said: "Ah!" Then he opened his voice and sang the anti-erhuang rocker: "Listen to a word to scare the soul out!" Tian Jiyun and Wang Zhao are familiar with each other, expressionless, but Zhao Shouhe is at a loss, thinking in his heart: who said Su Wang is a movie fan?It's just a phlegm fan. Su Wang Shanqi ignored his expression, and waited until the lingering voice had finished the accent of the word "soul", before he said nonchalantly, "Ji Yun, please continue!" So Tian Jiyun found out that Sun Jingfu was carrying a knife, and when he talked about the night visit to Wang Zhao, Zhao Shouhe had to add it.It took half an hour to finish talking. Not only did Shanqi frown upon hearing this story, but Wang Zhao also felt worried, and said with a fearful expression, "My lord, it's really time for the Qing emperor to side!" "Be calm!" Shanqi waved his hand to Wang Zhao, and asked Zhao Shouhe, "What's the nickname of that Sun Jingfu you mentioned?" "It's Fatty Sun." Upon hearing this, Shanqi's brows and eyes widened immediately, "It's him!" He leaned back on the chair comfortably and said. Seeing this scene, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, Tian Jiyun said with a smile: "My lord must have a trick up his sleeve again!" "There is a plan, but I don't know if it is good or not. Let's wait and see!" "So, when will you listen to me?" "Anyway, Fatty Sun has skins and plums under his skin, and it will be fine in three to five days." Shanqi replied, "I don't know if my plan is difficult to do? You have to wait for the letter in a hurry, so you might as well come a few more times. " "Yes!" Tian Jiyun said, "I come every day." "Okay! That's all." At this time Zhao Shouhe had stood up, after he finished speaking, please thank An, Tian Jiyun left immediately, and Wang Zhao just nodded to indicate that he wanted to stay there, of course he still had something to say to Shanqi. "My lord," he said after Tian Jiyun took Zhao Shouhe downstairs, "there is a story about Zhuge Wuhou. Kong Ming followed Mr. Liu in Jingzhou under the fence of Yiren. Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, was taboo by his stepmother. Kong Ming asked advice. Kong Ming didn’t want to take care of people’s housework, and always avoided it. Once Liu Qi deceived Kong Ming upstairs and asked someone to remove the escalator, saying that there were only the two of us here. , there is absolutely no second person to know, you should say it!" "Why do you think of such a story?" Shanqi said with a smile: "I think it was a scene of secret discussions in our small building, which is a bit similar to the situation at that time." "Yes! That's how I got the idea..." "Wait a minute," Shanqi interrupted him, "Let me think about it, there is such a paragraph." "Yes! Squatting hand urn  Feixian Canxiao!? Shanqi thought about it carefully, and remembered, "Kong Ming got his idea from "Warring States Policy". He told Liu Qi, 'Shen Sheng is in danger inside, and Chong'er is safe outside!'" He asked: " right?" "Exactly! The prince has a really good memory." "Although the memory is good, the comprehension is not good. Xiaohang, I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you want the emperor to be Duke Wen of Jin?" Wang Zhao immediately interjected: "Why not?" Shanqi shook his head, "I don't see it happening!" He asked, "How can the emperor fly high?" "I heard that Qu Tinggui, a western doctor who took the emperor's pulse, said that the emperor would recover if he recuperated in another place. If the prince agrees, I will use my sharp tongue to persuade Qu Tinggui to speak out openly. , and then please work together to make suggestions on the road of speech. In this way, if there is a prince to preside over it, it may be expected to succeed. Even if it fails, it can also make those with ulterior motives scruples." Shanqi was ashamed to talk about his views as a scholar.Because Wang Zhao is so clever, if one of the ten strategies works well, it must be a good one. If the words are too blunt, it will dampen his interest, and he will lose his brains, so he deliberately pretended to be very serious and said: "This is the matter. Big body, Xiaohang, you have to give me the rest of your time." "Of course, of course! Please think carefully, my lord!" "Think carefully and think carefully." Shanqi sang smoothly: "Yasi Chen Ping Wang Xiaohang!" Stopped the end, got up and said: "Go downstairs! I invite you to eat the big golden hair and purple back that are not available in Zhengyang Tower. Crab."