Chapter 65 Section sixty-fifth

From the third day of February, there is a series of celebrations.The first is the congratulations for the pro-government, and the second day is the congratulations for the wedding.It was the emperor who first led the princes and officials to salute the empress dowager outside the Cining Palace, and then received congratulations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Of course, according to Yi's decree, King Chun doesn't have to salute with the class. After receiving congratulatory gifts for two days, a congratulatory edict must be issued, which is also an edict of grace, but the grace is different. The pro-government "specially gives grace and honors the great ceremony", focusing on pardoning sins in Jingjin and reforming with the people.The "Guangzhao Celebration, Tan is Enshi" of the big wedding is more affordable, from the prince Fujin to the wives of the second rank and above, all of them are given gifts.Elderly folk women who are lonely, poor, and disabled, and have no one to support them, will be compensated by local officials, and criminal women will be pardoned except for the heinous crimes and murder.This is nothing to worry about, the biggest favor is that the people in each province owe money and food, and the Ministry of Households will check and verify it, so please forgive it.The soldiers of the Eight Banners Green Battalion will be rewarded for one month.The general examination, the township examination, and the number of tribute students from all over the country have been increased as appropriate. Where the "transcription yellow" was posted, there was thunderous cheers, and I was really beaming.

However, the emperor was exhausted.When I woke up early in the morning on the fifth day of February, I complained of dizziness, and then vomited yellow water, only yelling "chest discomfort". Therefore, the imperial minister hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor, and went to the Chuxiu Palace to report to the Empress Dowager Cixi. "What?" Empress Dowager Cixi was surprised, "Sick all right?" "That's tiring, it'll be fine if you rest for a while." Li Lianying said comfortingly. "Isn't today a feast? When will it be?" "At noon."

It doesn't matter.At noon on this day, a banquet was being given to my stepfather, Guixiang, relatives of the postfamily, princes and ministers, who were ordered to accompany the banquet. As early as last month, the Empress Dowager Cixi hoped that this grand ceremony that would honor her mother's family would go smoothly. .So over and over again, they sent people to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to inquire about the emperor's condition. At ten o'clock, civil and military officials entered the court one after another, Gui Xiang also smoked enough opium, and took a box of cigarettes with him, and entered the palace early. A group of young Baylor and Beizi are talking about raising pigeons.

Guixiang has neither read nor done anything. He has neither dignity nor knowledge. He really has nothing to do, but his fortune is very good. His sister is the queen mother, his daughter is the queen, and he is the uncle of King Chun Lord, to be able to sit on an equal footing with princes and ministers. It's just the older generation, for the Empress Dowager Cixi's sake, even though she has a thin heart, she has to maintain considerable courtesy. Young relatives and nobles don't pay much attention to the world, so they inevitably insult her. The one who likes to make fun of Guixiang the most is King Dun's second son, Baylor Zaiyi, who holds the title of county king, but he is not present today, because King Dun passed away not long ago, and in the midst of mourning, he does not enter the inner court.The second is Shanqi, the eldest son of Prince Su Longqin, who was recently awarded the first-class bodyguard. He was selected as an errand in the Qianqing Sect. with closeness.This day, Shanqi specially came here to sit because he was on duty at Qianqing Gate.

While the conversation was in full swing, someone lifted the curtain and poked his head in and said loudly, "All the Mongolian princes have left! The banquet is over." Hearing this, everyone in the room stood up, staring at each other in astonishment, and Gui Xiang's face immediately turned ugly, "Don't be joking, are you?" He said, "It's very good, why don't you just stop? Who was that person just now?" Shanqi replied: "It's a second-class 'shrimp'." In Manchurian, the guard is called "shrimp".This "shrimp" is very honest and never tells nonsense. Shanqi patted Guixiang on the shoulder, "There must be some reason, I will go and find out for you."

As soon as he went out, he met Shiduo's son Fuguogong Chenghou, who had recently chosen to "walk in front of the imperial court", and it was precisely for this purpose that he came to pass the decree. "Bo Wang asked me to inform Cheng Engong, and the emperor ordered me to stop giving banquets. Let everyone share the table and take it back." "Yes, why? Did you ask?" "I asked. Uncle Wang said that the emperor just took the medicine, and he couldn't go to the front hall because he wanted to avoid the wind. If Cheng Engong didn't ask the reason, there would be no need to say this. "

"That's strange. Sheng Gong really violated the peace?" Shanqi asked, "Why don't we know about summoning the imperial doctor?" "This, I can't say. It's true that Sheng Gong violated the peace." Cheng Hou said, "I have passed the decree, let me explain it to you!" "Okay! Tell me." Shanqi took two steps closer and lowered his voice very low, "What is it for?" Chenghou answered without replying, looking around for no one, Fang Shi replied in the same low voice: "I heard it too, I don't know if it's reliable or not, just chatting, throw it away after hearing it, don't take it to heart... .”

"Yes, yes!" Shanqi couldn't bear it any longer, "I understand, just tell me!" "I don't know who said something in front of the emperor. Today should be a 'meeting'. All the princes and officials are here, but Qi Ye can't show up. It's a fly in the ointment. This sentence touched the emperor's state of mind. His air was ugly. At that time, he asked, did he give a banquet to his stepfather during the eleventh year of Tongzhi marriage? He said no. The emperor stopped talking. After a while, King Bo came out to deliver an order to stop the banquet."

"According to this, taking shelter from the wind is an excuse?" "Then I don't know." Chenghou pushed Shanqi, "We are ordered to do things, what the superiors tell us, we don't do things ourselves, don't think about it." Shanqi is quite knowledgeable about the general situation, and feels that the emperor seems to be belittling his descendants on purpose just after he took power, which is not a good omen.The reasons for this should only be diluted and resolved, not ostentatiously exaggerated.At the same time, he is also quite loyal by nature, knowing that Gui Xiang is in the throes of happiness, and he is embarrassed by this, and needs to be comforted, so when delivering the decree, he said again and again that the emperor was indeed because of taking medicine. Needing shelter from the wind, he had no choice but to stop the banquet, and felt sorry for coming to Sacred Heart, which made Guixiang feel better, took the food for the banquet, and went home quietly.