Chapter 91 Section 91

The guard of honor to welcome the new monarch left the palace at midnight, led by King Fu, and went straight to King Chun's Mansion in Taiping Lake.This garden, which was once the place where the Eight Banners female poet Xilin Taiqingchun chanted, has outstanding people and spirits, and the dragon "diving" here, now it has to be renamed "Qianyan". Go straight in, first announce Yi's decree, and then talk about family affection. "Sister-in-law Seven!" King Fu invited An and said, "Great joy!" Alcohol Wang Fujin didn't know what to say?She shed tears and smiled again, but she couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart.

"Where's the emperor?" King Fu didn't dare to delay, put down the tea bowl in his hand, stood up and said, "Would you please drive?" "Where's the nanny?" Chun Wang Fujin asked, "But enter the palace together?" "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has passed on the nanny." King Fu replied, "It's okay to enter the palace together, please let Yi order it!" "Master Jiu must ask the empress dowager face to face, but let the nanny take care of the child..." "Hey!" Before he could finish a sentence, King Chun interrupted loudly, "What child? Your Majesty!"

"I can't change my words for a while." Chun Wang Fujin said again with great effort: "The emperor is afraid of thunder, so he can't do without his nanny." "That's right! I will take the words of Seventh Sister-in-law and play for the two empress dowagers." King Fu turned around and ordered: "Please take the sedan chair!" When a warm sedan chair was brought in, King Jin Fujin held the sleeping "child" and handed it to King Fu, and Emperor Si slept in King Fu's arms and entered the deep palace. Entering the palace to call the door, the big bell of Jiaotai Palace was striking three times, the queen mothers of the two palaces were still waiting in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace, and the emperor was still asleep, so the so-called "visit" was avoided.Empress Dowager Cixi said that she was restless, and the four-year-old new king was held by the eunuchs of Zhongcui Palace, and she was temporarily brought up by Empress Dowager Ci'an.The nanny who came from Qiandi followed her to Zhongcui Palace as an errand, so she could teach Chun Wang Fujin to feel at ease.

The lights in the palace were scattered that night, and many people stayed up all night. There were many people who were busy with funeral arrangements, but there were not a few people who sat on standby and had to chat to pass the long night.Therefore, a bizarre legend quickly spread in the chats of these eunuchs. According to legend, the emperor's "inset" was caused by being frightened.That day—afternoon on the fourth day of December, the queen went to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see her illness.When the emperor saw her tear-stained, he couldn't help being concerned. When asked why, the empress couldn't bear it for a while, and told the emperor crying how she was reprimanded by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already received the report, and she waved her hand to signal the eunuchs not to say anything, so she quietly eavesdropped outside the curtain.Hearing that the emperor comforted the queen: "Be patient for now, there will always be a day of success!" Empress Dowager Cixi was furious, and couldn't help but want to "get ahead". It is said that her attitude at that time was very rough, and the behavior of an ignorant and wicked mother-in-law was no different. She lifted the curtain and grabbed the queen's hair, and slapped her face!

The empress commanded the Sixth Palace. In order to maintain her dignity, when the menacing situation came, it was inevitable that she would speak unscrupulously to avoid being insulted, so she resisted and said, "You can't hit me, I came in through the Great Qing Gate. " It's okay not to say this sentence, but it's like adding fuel to the fire.Empress Dowager Cixi's lifelong hatred was that she could not be in the middle palace, and the empress's protest violated her taboo, so she kept on doing nothing and shouted sharply: "Pass the stick!" "Chuan Zhang" is the walking staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.This is just a way to deal with eunuchs and maids who have committed serious mistakes, how could it be applied to the queen!The emperor was shocked and fainted immediately, which saved the empress from the punishment. However, the emperor's condition suddenly changed and he finally couldn't afford it.

This legend was quietly spread in various palaces and halls, and no one dared to verify it, so the authenticity of the story was finally unknown.However, after the death of the emperor, the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to welcome the heir emperor into the palace, and never let the empress participate, but it is a fact that is obvious to all. From now on, the empress will live in the palace as the widowed wife of the new king. What is her status?Does the power and position governing the Sixth Palace still exist? These are great questions. If the inner court is like this, there will naturally be more discussions outside.As far as the matter is concerned, Yizhi is quite suspicious, saying that "the emperor has no heir, and he has no choice but to take Zaiyun, the son of Prince Chun Yixuan, as the son of Emperor Wen Zongxian, and he will inherit Datong as the heir emperor, and the emperor will have a son. "That is to inherit the Daxing Emperor as a son", then in the future, this prince will be an heir but not necessarily a successor. Therefore, some people, taking the history of the succession of the throne in the early Song Dynasty as a lesson, worried that the Daxing Emperor would become the second emperor of Ming Wuzong. And the emperor, like Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, formed a line of his own, which would cause countless disputes. At the same time, the widowed queen would never have a bright future.

Because the emperor will have a son in the future, who will succeed the emperor Daxing as the heir, and at the same time inherit the Datong, and take the throne as the emperor, then the queen Arut at this time will be the empress dowager, otherwise there will be only one son instead of one Be the emperor's son. These are the truths that can be understood after a little more thought. When I think about it, I will inevitably feel unfair for the queen.There are not few examples of former emperors who died in the early years. Generally speaking, empresses who are newly widowed can always be respected. Like this empress of Tongzhi, she seems to have been thrown into the cold palace for guilt, but it is unique, especially with Compared with the Chunwang family, the ups and downs are particularly obvious.Among the princes and relatives, some people have such a question, there are several nephews of Wen Zong, why did they choose the one born by King Jin Fujin?Therefore, it is suspected that the Empress Dowager Cixi had been in contact with King Chun for a long time, just like the Empress Dowager Cixi had been in contact with King Gong thirteen years ago.The person who passed the message was naturally Rong Lu, and no one knew about the deep relationship between King Chun and Rong Lu.

I don't know if it's because of genuine doubts, jealousy, or anger, there are many people who have aversion to King Jin, from relatives to court officials.Jealousy and anger can be ignored. If there is any doubt, King Chun can't keep silent. Don't talk about the previous generation, just talk about this dynasty, now there is a title of "the emperor's father and regent". King Chun and Dorgon's situation is different, but in terms of status, he is a veritable emperor's father.Although the queen mothers of the two palaces hang the curtains in front of him, the heir emperor will always be in charge one day. If he is "filial and thoughtful" like Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty, conferred the title of "imperial father" and given the real power of regent, then No one can imagine how the king of alcohol will kill and kill, but domineering with love and hatred?

Others wanted to have these doubts, and King Chun himself certainly wanted to. From the moment Xinuange first heard about Yizhi, he had thought of it, so he was shocked and fell into a coma.Afterwards, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I became. I was afraid that there would be troubles from now on, so I decided to express my heart first, and I would rather spend my life idle and ignore political affairs, so I wrote such a memorial: "I have served the Emperor Daxing for ten or three years. Tasting the whole army and martial arts, looking forward to seeing the grand event of Zhongxing, even though he is heartbroken, he is willing. Do everything according to orders. Sudden Meng Yi's decree descended, and he was chosen to be the heir to the emperor; he was in a coma in a hurry, and he didn't know what to do. When he went home, his body was shaken, his body was shaken, and he was like a dream, which caused him to suffer from old liver diseases and other diseases, and became exhausted. Only the empress dowager, who is begging for mercy, is exceptionally gracious, and she has all the insights; the music is bestowed on the whole, and the bones are begged, and the world accommodates a person who has a vain title, and leaves a dull and incompetent son for Emperor Xuanzongcheng. The envoys are punished here One day, Zhengqiu's head was born in another year, and life after life, I am grateful to Dai Gao Houhong for doing everything."

This is a big article in King Chun, and he wrote the first draft with his own handwriting. He specially invited a few Hanlin to retouch it for him. —He just wanted to give people such an impression. The memorial reached the Empress Dowager Cixi, who wrote a sentence: "The six divisions of the princes and scholars and the nine ministers carefully discussed the performance." It was handed over to the military plane and transferred to the cabinet for consultation. From the sixth day of December, the cabinet meets every day.The first is to discuss the constitution of the curtain, which has a case to follow, and it doesn't take much trouble. The discussion about King Chun was presided over by King Gong himself.In fact, this memorial of King Chun was mainly sent for Prince Gong, and both of them knew in their hearts that Prince Gong was a very straightforward person, without pretending to be hypocritical, he said frankly: "All the errands of King Chun should be dispatched. It will be replaced by the hereditary prince." With the ministers, Gu Moran, only Wan Qingli, the Minister of Rites, spoke, but it had nothing to do with all the errands of King Jin.He asked, "What's the title of Prince Chun?" This question is by no means superfluous, on the contrary, it was just this question that gave Prince Gong a chance to express his opinion, and he replied emphatically, "I hope it will always be this name for thousands of years." That is to say: the Prince of Alcohol will always be the Prince of Alcohol.The title of "Emperor Father" cannot be used during life, nor will he be honored as emperor after death.If there is such a day, it will be the same as the "Great Ritual Discussion" of the Ming Dynasty, and it is by no means a blessing for the country. After the decision was made, there were bound to be many private discussions, especially Weng Tonghe's talk.Since the emperor fell ill, he has been summoned repeatedly.Every time he "joins up" with the military aircraft and the imperial court, he seems to be among the important ministers, and he is newly ordered by Yi to wear filial piety for the emperor for a hundred days together with the nearby princes, military aircraft ministers, and internal affairs ministers. This is why the queen mother regards him as a royal family. The expression of "one's own people".Therefore, Weng Tonghe refused to belittle himself, and felt that he should speak when he met him, but when he spoke, he should do his part. What he wanted to say was: Jin Wang can take other jobs, but he can't take the job of managing the Shenji Camp.Because the Shenji Camp is under the sole management of King Chun, if he is reassigned to someone else, he will have enough prestige, but he may not be familiar with it, and the familiar prestige is not enough.However, he refused to say this in the cabinet meeting, because he was afraid that Prince Gong would be unhappy, so he only prepared a memorial afterwards to specifically state this suggestion. That night, when I was writing notes under the lamp, the servant came to report and said, "Lord Chong is here to pay respects." Chong Qigui is a duke, but his family name is later than Weng Tonghe, so they are very respectful to each other in terms of etiquette. On the day of eating Laba porridge, the dripping water turns into ice, and it is too cold in the hall, so they extend it to the study room for hospitality. Chongqi's new "guided son-in-law" was mourning, so he was naturally in a bad mood, and he would definitely not come here for no reason. Weng Tonghe knew this, so he asked bluntly why he came. "I heard that the old man is going to make a suggestion, and King Liuchun is in the Shenji Camp?" Chongqi asked. Weng Tonghe was very alert, and said half a sentence: "If there is such an idea, it still needs to be considered." "I advise the old man to dismiss this discussion." Chongqi said, "No one knows the situation of Shenji Camp better than me." Then, he talked endlessly about the inside story of the Shenji Camp, how ridiculous the regulations are, and how messy the talents are?He was unlucky when his father, Sai Shang'a, was dismissed for delaying the military plan. Later, he worked as a copywriter in the Shenji camp. Although his words were unavoidably exaggerated, they were not aimless, so Weng Tonghe had to pay attention. However, why did Chongqi attack King Chun?But no doubts.Considering his current situation, it's really called "Come together if you're not happy", keeping a low profile, fearing that it will be too late, and offending King Chun for no reason, isn't it unwise? This shows that there must be articles in it.Weng Tonghe put the unfinished note down, went to the palace the next day, found Rong Lu, briefly mentioned Chongqi's night visit, and asked him for advice. If it is said that Shenjiying is corrupt, King Chun is certainly not to blame, but Rong Lu has to bear a lot of responsibility, because he has always been King Chun's most capable assistant.However, Rong Lu was very deep, and replied with a smile: "Just wait and see!" Hearing this, Weng Tonghe couldn't ask further questions, he made some perfunctory gossip, and left the court room of the House of Internal Affairs, when he was about to return to Hongde Hall, Rong Lu stopped him again. "Ping Weng, Ping Weng!" Rong Lu pulled him aside, "I'll show you an article." After finishing speaking, he took out a piece of plain paper from the boot leaf and handed it to Weng Tonghe. When he opened it, he saw that it was a copy of the bottom. The ministers have predestined. If the matter has been perfected, and there should be a little flexibility, it is not for the ministers to keep silent. The emperor of Daxing is advancing to the extreme, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces are working hard to rule. , Fang will enjoy the blessing of peace. The emperor's heir has not yet been raised. Once the dragon controls the guests, anyone who eats hair and tramples on the soil will call the heavens and the earth; fortunately, the empress dowagers of the two palaces, Kunwei is in the right position, and it is appropriate to choose a successor. My emperor will inherit the emperor Wen Zongxian As a son, and enshrined in Yi's decree: If the emperor has a prince, he will inherit the emperor Daxing as the heir. Seeing the empress dowagers of the two palaces, the Cheng family was originally the Chengguo;Not only does the Daxing Emperor have to have a prince, but the Daxing Emperor also has to inherit and not replace him. But slaves can't help but read Song history!Song Taizu obeyed the order of Empress Dowager Du to pass on to his younger brother but not to his son. Later, Taizong, because of Zhao Pu's words, he passed on to his son but not to his nephew.So that in the future, the imperial edict will be cast into an iron certificate, like Jiuding Taishan, and there is no reason to transfer it. How can Zhao Pu'an just say it? However, the successor plan will be completed in a short period of time, and you will be established in a hundred generations.What's more, my family tradition is not far away, and the sages are inherited from each other, so why should I worry about it?My Majesty will have a prince in the future, and he will inherit the Daxing Emperor as his heir, and he will inherit the lineage; I am afraid that the matter will be lost for a long time, and if there is a quotation in common language, it will not be in line with the wishes of the empress dowagers of the two palaces. The slaves were so benevolent that they dared not say anything. They ordered princes, great scholars, six ministries, and nine ministers to give a memorial, and wrote iron coupons for Yi Shiliangmo. " Weng Tonghe read it all at once. Although he disagreed with the memorial, he felt that the writing was elegant and clear, and he appreciated it.Claiming to be a "slave", it can be seen that he is a bannerman, and then asked: "Which one is it?" "Please don't ask. I want to ask. What do you think of this notebook?" "Did you hand it over?" "No." "If you don't hand it over, it's best not to hand it over." Weng Tonghe said, "Nowadays, there are quite a few people citing the stories of Song Taizong and Ming Emperor Jing. In fact, the situation is different. If there is a prince born today, who succeeds Emperor Daxing as his son, he will inherit the throne in the future. He is still the current prince. It is one thing to pass on a son to a nephew. I proposed to add the word "Heir of the Emperor" that day, which means following Wenzong's lineage. It should be very clear that there is no need for this Fold it and turn it into a snake's foot." "Brilliant." Rong Lu said this very gratifyingly, and then quietly instructed: "It's not enough for outsiders!" "yes." "Also, do you know what Wang has been up to these two days?" "I don't know." Weng Tonghe said, "I'm too lazy to mention him." Weng Tonghe didn't bother to mention him.Wang Qingqi, but the tea house and wine shop was using him as a topic and became the target of public criticism. Therefore, Wang Qingqi dared not go out, and just sat at home in a daze. The emperor's fatal disease was a huge taboo before the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. After picking off the tassels and crying bitterly, he had to ask, what disease caused him to "abandon the world"?This made it impossible to hide it. First of all, eunuchs like to talk about right and wrong, and officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs like to talk about palace bans to boast that they are well-informed.So one pass on ten, ten pass on one hundred, adding branches and leaves, making Wang Qingqi's speech extremely unbearable. Eunuchs always exaggerate when they talk to people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so those who are more prudent still have a skeptical attitude. When someone said a word, even the prudent people could not believe it. Come up! This person is Li Deli.On the second day of Long Yu's honor, there was a censor surnamed Yu who impeached "the doctors should be reprimanded and punished." "Daxing Emperor's smallpox, Li Deli and others failed to protect them. The blame is very heavy! The left court of Taiyuan Hospital sentenced Li Deli; "Emperor Daxing passed away. If it is true that I never cured smallpox, even if I was tied to Caishikou, there is nothing to say! Lie Gong also paid respects to Yurong in Dongnuange. Isn't the smallpox scabbed?" Li Deli complained in the South Study Room, "Everyone knows that smallpox lasts for eighteen days, with a period of three days. When the scab falls, it is safe. Is it because I am not sincere?" "Then," someone asked, "there is always a reason behind the 'six meridians are all removed'?" "Naturally there is a reason." Li Deli pointed to the Hanlin Sun Yijing in the South Study Room and said, "It's best to ask Mr. Sun to ask Gui Tongnian." This refers to Wang Qingqi.Sun Yijing was of the same age as Wang Qingqi, but he despised him as a human being and had little contact with him.Of course, there are also people who are familiar with him and know his details. They chatted privately and came up with a couplet. : "Enter the spring party, present the spring book, the spring is limited, the poor emperor has smallpox!"