Chapter 90 Section 90

Even if we talk about procrastination, there are always a few more days, so we won't be in danger.Rong Lu thought about it like this, so he didn't ask any more questions.But that afternoon, the emperor's condition changed dramatically and he fell into a coma.Rong Lu hurriedly dispatched people to notify them separately. The relatives of the close relatives, the ministers of military aircraft, the ministers of the imperial court, the masters walking in the Hongde Hall, and the Hanlin of the South Study Room all rushed to the palace. Hall of Mental Cultivation.But seeing the afterglow of yellow light, slanting the corners of the hall, two or threes of crows perched on the top of the wall, screaming "Wah-wah", going up and down the corridors, the faces of those who arrived first were solemn, and those who arrived later asked in panic.Li Deli ran in and out, sweating profusely.

Suddenly, a famous eunuch flashed out in a hurry, and announced in a low voice: "The empress dowager summons." Entering the Xinuang Pavilion, the princes and ministers who knelt on the ground, the empress dowagers of the two palaces were already bursting into tears, and they covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, not daring to cry out, only to hear Li Deli say: "No! Already!" "What, what should I do?" Empress Dowager Cixi stammered. Weng Tonghe, who was kneeling behind, raised his head, looked at Li Deli, and asked loudly, "Why don't you use 'Huiyang Tang'?"

"It doesn't work. You can only use 'Mai Shen San'." At this moment, Zhuang Shouhe rushed in, knelt down on the ground, and cried, "I can't pry my teeth open!" Hearing these words, no one cared about the etiquette of the temple, stood up one after another, and staggered towards Dongnuan Pavilion.When I went inside, I saw the emperor was sitting with his eyes closed, held by an eunuch, an imperial doctor was holding a medicine bowl with a bright yellow dragon, and another imperial doctor was holding a pair of silver chopsticks. Like standing on both sides of the imperial couch.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.When a group of officials meet, there are various situations, whether in the court, or in the field, they all know how to deal with themselves, but like this, they don't know what to do?Some knelt down and kowtowed, and some wanted to find out what happened. Only one person rushed forward and looked at Yurong. This person was Weng Tonghe. Seeing this, his heart sank. He stretched out a trembling hand, held his breath, and probed between the emperor's mouth and nose. Then he stamped his feet, put his head in his hands, and burst into tears. This cry is a mourning.So inside and outside the hall, there was a loud cry, and while weeping, the funeral has already begun, picking tassels, unloading palace lanterns, and changing chairs and drapes. The clothes are not ready yet, but the bright colors are removed.The name "Great Funeral" is not a major event. The major event is where is the heir emperor?

In October of the fifty-first year of Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty abolished Crown Prince Yunfeng for the second time and imprisoned Xian'an Palace. Since then, the East Palace has not been built. In the jade box".Once the emperor died, the first important thing was to open this "golden cabinet and jade box". However, the Tongzhi emperor had no sons, and the father died in the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor line passed down in one line was interrupted here! At this point, the Empress Dowager Cixi put down the last pulse report presented by Li Deli, "all the six veins are off, and the unitary moment collapses", slowly shed tears, looked at the chief eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and said, "Get out! "

"yes!" All the eunuchs and maids are avoided. In the Xinuang Pavilion, Rong Lu is the secret advisor for the empress dowagers of the two palaces.After half an hour of this, he hurried out of the palace, returned to the court room of the House of Internal Affairs, and opened a list with a blue pen. Yi, Prince of Fu County, Yixuan, King of Hui County, Yixiang, the fifth son of "Old Fifth Master" Mianyu, Xijue, Belle Zaizhi, the eldest grandson of Xuanzong, Belle Zaizhi, the eldest son of Prince Gong, and Yimo, the younger brother of Yixiang, Duke of Zhen; Then there are the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Minister of the Imperial Palace, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hanlin of the South Study Room, Xu Tong who is walking in the Hongde Hall, Weng Tonghe, and Wang Qingqi, who is so red that he is purple, and now he is so purple that he is about to turn black. The "family" of the royal family.

After the list was opened, Rong Lu sent a special person to pass on Yi's decree, and immediately summoned him to the palace.At least half of the twenty-nine people remained in the palace, and almost all of them were Han Chinese. Among the Manchu ministers, there was only one Wen Hsiang. I can't help it, I went home to rest. Needless to say, this is a discussion to establish a new king.In a hurry, I don't know how to make this plan?There is also no possibility of private discussion. It is true that support is an excellent opportunity to preserve wealth since ancient times, but it suffers from the fact that no one can support it.One by one is just guessing. I don't know if there is someone that the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces has taken a fancy to. If so, who is it?In the Qing Dynasty, there was no precedent for a brother to end up with a brother, but he must have established an heir for the Daxing Emperor. It seems that one of Zaizhi's two sons must have the horoscope of Dagui.

At this time, the Xinuang Pavilion has changed its appearance, it is a place of profound elements, with white candles as thick as arms lit, and the flames are swaying non-stop due to the northwest wind coming in through the crack in the door.I don't know if it's because of the severe cold in the middle of the night in winter, or because of the excitement in my heart?It's just that everyone's body is trembling, and their teeth are chattering. In this snow-covered and frozen atmosphere, the eunuchs were heard clapping each other, and a pair of white paper lamps guided the two queen mothers to come to the palace. The sound of "flowerpot bottom" stepping on the brick floor was getting closer and closer. In the end, I could still hear the sound of "Xie, Xili" blowing their noses, and the two empress dowagers appeared side by side, wearing a black cotton cheongsam, with bald "two heads", no flowers, no tassels, and their eyes were swollen to almonds. As big as a child.

The princes and ministers waiting on duty followed the queen mothers of the two palaces into the Xinuang Pavilion, and King Dun led the salute.Empress Dowager Cixi cried before saying anything, and when she cried, Empress Dowager Ci'an naturally wanted to cry even more, and those who were kneeling on the ground all wiped away their tears. The Empress Dowager Cixi said in a burst of crying: "What should we do now? The Emperor Daxing has gone. How can we sisters do things again?" This question was a big surprise. Let's not talk about Jitong, but let's talk about the curtain first, which seems to be putting the cart before the horse.King Dun, King Gong, and King Chun didn't know how to play back, and the first to speak was Wen Xiang, who was panting on the mat.

"The country is unfortunate, and the clan is the most important thing. We can only ask the two empress dowagers to choose a worthy person to stand, and then please hang down the curtain." This means that one of Zaizhi's two sons should be chosen to inherit the Datong. Only then did King Gong realize that it was time for him to speak for himself. During the period between the emperor's death and his summoning to the Xinuang Pavilion, he had already discussed with others in Zhilu, the minister of military aircraft, and argued repeatedly. Among the two sons of Zaizhi, one was selected to inherit the Datong, so he kowtowed at this time and said: "Pu Lun and Pu Kan are the great-grandsons of Emperor Xuanzongcheng, please the two empress dowagers to be the masters, and choose one to succeed the Daxing Emperor." For the son..."

Before he finished his tone, King Dun immediately said: "Pu Lun and Pu Kan are not the great-grandsons of Emperor Xuanzong Cheng, so they should not be established!" Should not be established, who should be established?When it comes to the Pu family of the royal family, apart from the two sons of Zaizhi, they are even more estranged. King Dun has always said it when he thinks about it, regardless of the consequences, and this statement coincides with the original intention of the Empress Dowager Cixi. "There is no one who should be established in Pu's generation." Her tone was surprisingly calm, "Wen Zong has no second son, and now he has undergone such a big change, and he has to inherit a son for Wen Zong. The older ones are not easy to raise. It is really difficult. It must be brought into the palace from a young age. Now that everyone is here, one sentence will determine the overall situation, and it will never change." She pointed to the Empress Dowager Ci'an and said: "We sisters have discussed it, and we are of one mind, sister, yes No?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an wiped her eyes with a piece of white snow silk, and nodded. "I'm telling you right now, listen up!" As he spoke, his eyes shot out an unusually majestic light, and those who were swept could not help but bow down.It should be so, because the great plan of the clan, the prosperity of the people, and the fortunes of the people are foregone in her words. "Prince Jin's son, Zaitan, is four years old this year and will succeed him as Wenzong's second son. You should immediately draw up an imperial edict and discuss sending people to welcome him into the palace." Before the words were finished, there was a sudden commotion among the princes, relatives, elders and ministers who were kneeling in awe. I saw King Chun meet again and again, and then cried bitterly. It was a desperate and unwilling cry, as if in a calm lake, suddenly found himself It's like being sucked into a turbulent whirlpool.The honest and loyal King Chun always thought that "a great family and a great disaster will also cause great disasters", but now he has become the "Supreme Emperor" in just a few words, this disaster is too great! Anxious and anxious, he fell into a coma all of a sudden, next to him was his same mother and younger brother Fu Wang, who were connected with each other, and rushed forward to help him, but Jin Wang was paralyzed, and nothing could keep him well. Kneeling. So the court left in a hurry, without caring about condolences to King Chun, they all followed King Gong to the military plane.While preparing to welcome the four-year-old new emperor into the palace, they discussed how to announce this important event to the world. Some said to use Yizhi, and some said that it should be clearly stated in the emperor's will.As a result, it was decided that even if Yizhi was used, it should be specified in the will.As for the identity of the new emperor inheriting the throne, it must be explained first, otherwise, it will be like the Ming Shizong's succession of other vassals, and there will be a "big ceremony" that respects "Jataka", which will cause endless troubles. "It must be made clear that the new king will inherit as the son of Wenzong." Pan Zuyin said, "This way the lineage will be clear." "It must also be stated that it is the 'emperor heir', and the imperial edict will come from the successor of Emperor Daxing." Weng Tonghe said, "This will live up to the entrustment of Emperor Daxing." Emperor Daxing didn't say a word at the end of his life, so he had entrusted him with something, but everyone understood that this was a statement that had to be made in order to eliminate future troubles forever, especially in the scene where King Chun was shaken and out of order, and his memory was being refreshed. At the time, everyone felt that the opinions of Pan and Weng were very correct. "That's it," King Gong concluded: "Inherit Wenzong as the son, and take the throne as the successor emperor." So they started writing separately, and Pan Zuyin and Weng Tonghe were ordered to write the will; the "Mingfa" of "Qin Fengyi's decree" is the power held by the military aircraft, and it is inconvenient for others to participate, and it is also inconvenient for the "Dalami" on duty to write, so King Gong Instruct Wen Xiang to draw up an order. In this way, the people in one room are divided into three places. Weng and Pan discuss the will with Nanshufang Hanlin in the west room, Wen Xiang is accompanied by Rong Lu to write the edict in the east room, and the rest discuss the funeral ceremony in the main room. . "I can't do it!" Wen Xiang, who was weak after illness and suffered a major stimulus, put down his pen and shook his head: "It's almost impossible to write." "Zhongtang!" Rong Lu volunteered, "You read and I write." "Okay! Listen." Wen Xiang gave up his seat to Rong Lu, sat down on another chair, thought for a while, and read slowly: "'The imperial decree: Zaiyun, the son of Prince Chun Yixuan , to succeed Emperor Wen Zongxian as the son, and to inherit the Datong, as the heir emperor." Halfway through the writing, a person came in, Shen Guifen, who was surprised at first, wondering what Ronglu was writing about?When he saw clearly that he was drawing up a purpose, his color suddenly changed. He felt unspeakable discomfort and indescribable anger at the same time. Tolerance!" But when?The emperor died at the beginning, and the heir was not established, and there was a quarrel because of Ronglu's tampering with the pivot. He was clearly righteous, but he must not be forgiven by others, saying that he was disregarding the overall situation.It seems that he suffered a dumb loss. Shen Guifen is famous for her small mind.Once Chonghou, Minister of Commerce and Industry of five ports, was summoned to Beijing from Tianjin, brought a lot of seafood, and distributed them to the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Prime Minister, but Shen Guifen was the only one missing. Afterwards, I found out that I was deeply terrified, and hurriedly prepared another copy. Shen Guifen refused. Another time it was Weng Tonghe's banquet. One of the accompanying guests was from other provinces. He was an elder from the Beijing Dynasty and had never met him before. In terms of politeness, Shen Guifen was not so respectful, and Shen Guifen was also very unhappy, so she left the table angrily. Even if the etiquette is detailed, let alone using the "pivot pen"?It's really inconvenient to have a seizure, and I feel panicked if I don't have a seizure, so I'm restless in the east room.And Rong Lu has always been capable and alert, but at this time, because of the new funeral, he had many important plans in his mind, but he didn't notice any abnormality in Shen Guifen's expression?As for Wen Xiang, his physical strength was weakened and his mind was wounded, so of course he couldn't take care of it. "Okay!" Wen Xiang also handed the draft to Shen Guifen, "Jing Sheng, I entrust you to take it to Master Liu and discuss it with a few others, then hand it over!" After finally finding an opportunity, Shen Guifen replied: "Zhonghua's big pen is naturally good. Why think about it?" broken!Rong Lu suddenly realized that he had surpassed the authority of the military plane, but this was not the time to explain, let alone to come back and tear it up. Shen Guifen was asked to write it again, so he had to wait for an opportunity to talk about it later. So I helped Wenxiang to the outer room, and saw that King Gong was discussing every word with everyone, but it was not "Yizhi" but "Last Edict". The final draft was finalized, and the words left for Emperor Daxing were: "The emperor of Mengmeng Kaowen Zongxian The emperor reprinted Long En, and paid for the artifact; he was born and practiced, and Yin Shao was not a foundation. Since the imperial court, the empress dowagers of the two palaces of Yangmeng and Mongolia have listened to the government behind the curtain, worrying about labor at night; The family law is based on 'respecting the heaven and the ancestors, diligently governing and loving the people', since the virtues are weak, dare not be vigilant from day to day, but work hard every day? For more than ten years, I have been adhering to the benevolent training and diligently seeking the best reason. Although fortunately the officers and soldiers have arrived, the bandits in Guangdong have been leveled down one after another; Yu, my people's wounds have not recovered, and every time I think about it, I can't sleep well.In the event of floods and droughts in various provinces, all the ministers in Jiangxi asked for relief, and all of them made a gift of kindness.The heart of trembling and vigilant in the palace should be seen by all Chinese and foreign subjects. I have a strong physique, and smallpox happened in November this year, and I have adjusted it carefully. Since then, my vitality has been declining day by day, so that I can't afford to stay. Isn't it heavenly! Gu Nian is the most important thing, and it is urgent to pass it on to others.Ziqin obeyed the decree of the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces: "Zaiyan, the son of Prince Chun Yizhen, succeeded Emperor Wen Zongxian as his son, and entered into the Datong as the heir emperor."Special order! The emperor is benevolent, filial and intelligent, and he will be able to entrust him with entrustment. "A king who was born and established by the people, made Si Muzhi, "but the sun is worried, diligent and diligent, so that he can know the people and keep the people safe, so that he can keep his foundation forever;I also hope that Chinese and foreign civil and military officials will share their loyalty to the public and work diligently in their duties; if you think about assisting the heir emperor Zhilong's rule, I will take comfort in my heart! Mourning clothes are still made, and will be removed on the 27th.Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it. " The nature of this edict and edict is focused on inheriting Wenzong's second son and establishing a new monarch for the country.When the arrangements are in place, the etiquette to welcome the heir emperor proposed by the former imperial ministers has also been written in red slips, so the signboard is handed over to ask for it, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces will decide. When Wenxiang and Ronglu were drafting the imperial decree, and Nanshufang Hanlin was drafting the edict, Prince Gong and the relatives and noble ministers had a consensus that the Daxing Emperor had no children, and the future successor emperor would give birth to a prince, who would succeed the Daxing Emperor as his son.This plan is exactly the same as the meaning of the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, so Yizhi re-edited and added this sum specially. "To welcome the emperor's etiquette, ministers and other public discussions," King Dun said face-to-face: "Emperor Si wears a boa robe and men's gown, enters the Daqing Gate, enters the Qianqing Palace by the main road, and visits the two empress dowagers in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and then goes to the apse Clothes." "Yes!" Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Who will be sent to pick me up? Have you discussed it?" "It's been discussed. I want to invite King Zhi Paifu to lead the imperial ministers to 'Qianpi' to welcome you." "Then go quickly!" Empress Dowager Cixi said again, "It's too cold, so be careful, don't let the child catch a cold." The child that the Empress Dowager Cixi spoke of was the heir emperor, who was only four years old this year. He was born of the younger sister of the Empress Dowager Cixi, who was nicknamed "Ronger", King Chun.Not long after he was born, he was rewarded with a top hat, and a month ago, with Emperor Daxing's "Small Pox Joy", he was granted grace to his relatives and close ministers, and rewarded food to assist the country's public salary.The duke is crowned with gemstones, King Fu Jin specially made a small court crown for him, a complete set of small boa robes and small mending coats, for the New Year's entry into the palace and celebrations, but they came in handy at this time, and they had already been put to use. He was dressed neatly, waiting for someone from the palace to pick him up.