Chapter 24 Section 24

"I did one thing wrong back then! I should have chosen someone from the generation of 'Pu' to inherit a son for your self-inflicted brother. If so, what troubles will I have today? Thanks to God's blessing, I am still in good health. Now There is still time to remedy it." The Empress Dowager Cixi held the hand of the eldest princess and said, "Daughter, I can only discuss this matter with you. Look, who is promising? How about Pu Wei?" The eldest princess knew in her heart that the Empress Dowager Cixi's words were insincere, and she had already thought about it more than once. On the day Mu Zong died, it was not unreasonable for the Empress Dowager Cixi to announce that she would welcome the current emperor into the palace.In order to protect the compatriots and siblings, no matter what they say, they must not suffer unjustly.

"Pu Wei can't do it!" She replied resolutely: "It's too bad!" "Then who can do it?" "The Lafayette sees who can do it, whoever can do it! Twelve or thirteen-year-old children can't see anything. However, the body must always be strong." "This sentence is very true." Empress Dowager Cixi unconsciously revealed her true heart, "I think Zaiyi's second child is not bad, he looks like a little kid." Hearing this, the eldest princess regretted it.Her original intention was that both Mu Zong and the current emperor were too thin to learn from the past and learn from the future, so she made this suggestion, not wanting to invisibly pander to it.Zaiyi's second son was named Pu Jun, and his mother was the queen's sister, who was also the grandnephew of Empress Dowager Cixi, so Pu Jun was the first candidate in Empress Dowager Cixi's mind.The Eldest Princess hates this nephew very much. He is in good health. The fourteen-year-old child already looks like an adult, but his face is swollen, his lips are puffed up, and his speech and actions are all rude. From that point of view, Not fit to be king.

Therefore, she deliberately remained silent, expressing a wordless disapproval.Seeing this scene, Empress Dowager Cixi was a little bit speechless. This made the eldest princess feel a little uneasy. After all, she is the queen mother and mother, so she has to obey.So I thought about it for a while and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, those children are going to enter the palace to kowtow, Lafayette didn't say anything, just watched coldly, whoever understands the rules and has ambition is good." "That's my idea too. Take care for me then." "Yes!" the eldest princess asked, "When will this matter be done?"

"It's always next year anyway!" "Where's the emperor? There must be a proper arrangement!" Empress Dowager Cixi was taken aback.Since no one had ever dared to ask her this question, she had no time to think about it in a daze.Thinking about it at this time, I feel that it should have been planned early.Immediately said: "Of course there should be a proper arrangement. However, there has been no such example in the past, and I don't know how to make it proper. You have an idea!" "Of course it is Prince Feng." The eldest princess replied calmly, "There is an example from the Ming Dynasty, which seems to be applicable."

"Ah! Ah!" The Empress Dowager Cixi remembered this story in "Zhiping Baojian", "The Yingzong is restored!" "yes!" Yingzong was restored from the Nangong, and Emperor Jingtai, who was ill, returned to the mansion.He was originally the king of Tan and is still the king of Tan.Before the current emperor was welcomed into the palace, he was bestowed with a top-ranked crown, but he was not knighted.But taking the past as an example, of course the prince should be named.The Empress Dowager Cixi agreed generously: "I must be a prince, I must be a prince."

With this promise, the eldest princess felt a little comforted in her heart.I wanted to plead for Concubine Zhen again, but after thinking about it, there is no need.Since the Empress Dowager Cixi has the intention of being self-sufficient, she will be extraordinarily kind when the time comes, and let her return to the palace with the deposed emperor.It is not only useless to ask for mercy at this time, but it may arouse the suspicion of the Empress Dowager Cixi and increase the guilt of Concubine Zhen. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all relatives and nobles, Fujin, brought their underage children into the palace to celebrate the new year for Empress Dowager Cixi.The most eye-catching one was naturally Pu Jun, and the Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have forgotten the princess's suggestion of "watching with cold eyes", so she called Pu Jun to speak in front of her.

Ask about homework first, then ambition.Pu Jun raised his face and replied loudly: "Slaves are willing to lead troops! Fight foreigners for Lafayette, drive all foreign devils into the sea, and let none of them stay in our Qing Dynasty." "Your ambition is not small!" The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and asked again: "You said you would lead troops, but you know how to shoot?" "Yes! The slave's gun is accurate. Do Lafayette want to watch the slave shoot?" This is not boasting.In July of the 20th year of Guangxu, after the edict was issued to declare war, the court ordered to train another banner soldier. The Manchurian Firearms Battalion, Jianrui Battalion, Yuanmingyuan Eight Banners Gun Battalion and the Han Army Gun Battalion in the original Forbidden Army were merged into a large branch. It is called "Wu Sheng New Team".Zaiyi, the king of Duanjun, and the Minister of the Ministry of war respected and believed in the master's affairs.Zaiyi was also assigned to manage the Shenji Camp, and all the soldiers of the Eight Banners were under his control, just like the king of alcohol in the early years of the rule.Pu Jun is not happy to study but loves martial arts by nature. He often plays with guns in Nanyuan, and he is very good at "accurate head".At this time, I was eager to show my skills, but the Empress Dowager Cixi was not interested. She waved her hand and said, "I know you are a good player! But reading is also important! Only the things in books are of great use. Do you understand?"

Pu Jun couldn't think of the great use of the things in the books, and he couldn't understand the deep meaning of Empress Dowager Cixi's high hopes for becoming a great weapon.It's just that the children of your family have been taught since childhood that the words of the elders must never be dismissed, so even though they don't understand, they still replied loudly: "Understood!"