Chapter 23 third quarter

Prince Gong's thoughts coincided with Cao Yuying's "inspiration". Cao Yuying had also thought that from Prince Chun, a safe and secret passageway for transportation could be established. King Jin Fujin is the younger sister of the Empress Dowager West, it is not surprising that he is forbidden to enter and leave the palace, but as a close relative, King Jin is an unimportant and unimportant figure in the eyes of ordinary people, so this article It is very reliable to convey secret information by wire. There have always been major changes in the court, and the key to success or failure is often tied to the word "secret". Now there is such a route naturally, it is really God's arrangement, success is inevitable!

Excited Cao Yuying, based on this discovery, carefully deduced, he thought that Prince Gong didn't need to go to the palace to give a performance in person, the imperial court summoned the right party, kept secret discussions, it would take a while to get up, anyone would be suspicious, let alone staring at him Sushun?So if there is a way to avoid suspicion, why not do it? Not only did Prince Gong not have to enter the palace unless it was a last resort, but he himself did not have to meet Prince Gong unless it was a last resort.Thinking of this, he changed his mind, and originally planned to find another opportunity the next day to continue the conversation between him and Prince Gong that was interrupted by Prince Chun's unhurried arrival, and now he might as well use pen instead of tongue to talk about the unfinished business.

So, he turned on the light, picked up a piece of paper imitating Xue Tao specially made at the Liulichang paper shop in Beijing, held the pen in his hand, thought for a while, swiped the brush like flying, and finished writing a piece of letter paper in an instant, and immediately took out another letter paper. One piece, and then I wrote it down, and I wrote seven pieces in one breath before I stopped writing. In these seven letters, there is not a single phrase, it seems to be an extremely practical "statement", first of all, it stated the reason for the "letter", and then suggested that Prince Gong should "show others how to do nothing", Zigong might as well pay more attention, Queen Mother But they have to see each other less, and at the same time, through the relationship between King Jin and his wife, he declared to the queen mothers of the two palaces that he agreed with the curtain, but he couldn't act too hastily.

As for testing the curtain, Zhu Xueqin's plan to mobilize the Qing Dynasty needs to be stepped up. The next step depends on Sushun's reaction. It is suggested that the original papers should be handed over to the princes and ministers, the six ministers and nine ministers, and Han Zhan Kedao, and if they are properly discussed and played, then it will come naturally. Regarding this point, Cao Yuying refused to write more.He originally had Shengbao in his mind, but Shengbao was rebellious and unruly, which made people have to be wary.So what kind of troops should be dispatched to deter Sushun? He felt that it was best for Prince Gong to decide for himself. Moreover, Wen Xiang and Zhu Xueqin had already done the work of enlisting Shengbao, so there was no need to spend any more time.

There was no name or money of the recipient or sender in the letter, and at the end only the word "Liang Hun" was written, and a sentence was added: "Pay fire after reading." Prince Gong's alias. Before it was sealed, he read it again from beginning to end, walked slowly to the window, looked at the twilight of dawn, thought it over thoroughly, and suddenly felt that the world is like chess, and it is easy to overturn. Insomnia was counting Sushun, maybe Sushun, Du Han and the others were also counting Prince Gong in the same way, so vigilant and more cautious, he added a special letter to the letter, urging Prince Gong to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so that Relax the opponent's guard.

Everything is in order, and it's almost time to enter the palace every day, take a nap, wash up and have breakfast, and get a car to the military plane.Another colleague who arrived earlier than him was Zheng Xiying, who was desperately ingratiating himself recently. Cao Yuying is a deep and self-cultivated person. In the past ten days, Zheng Xiying has been impetuous, but his attitude still maintains the politeness that should be expected among colleagues.But when they met early this morning, Zheng Xiying changed from his usual self-importance, greeted him with a smile on his face, and followed him in. Obviously, he had something to say.

"Zuo Weng!" As soon as he sat down, Zheng Xiying leaned beside him and said in a low voice: "Yesterday I heard Wang Yi say that tonight I invite Prince Gong to accompany you." "Oh," Cao Yuying thought, this is not a big deal, why put on such a solemn gesture?What a joke!With this thought in mind, he deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Ah! Why did you pick me to accompany you? Who else?" "There are the 'eight' of them, and several princes." "I'm not talking about those noble people. I'm talking about our colleagues here." Cao Yuying immediately added, "Of course it's you!"

"No, no. There is no one else but Zhuo Weng." "This, this..." Cao Yuying leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair with a dejected expression, "It's not convenient for me to go now." "Why?" "Let others watch, as if I'm trying my best to curry favor." There were thorns in the words, Zheng Xiying didn't like it, he forced a smile and said: "Then there is no such thing as flattery or non-flattery, as this official and this ceremony, the 'Tang Shang' thinks highly of us, can we still put on airs?" "Yes, yes!" As he spoke, he shifted his official business, expressing that he did not want to talk any further.

Zheng Xiying felt bored and walked away.Cao Yuying immediately put this matter aside.When the Minister of Military Aircraft arrived, issued the memorial submitted by the previous day, and checked it again. It was either a routine matter, or it was submitted to the Ministry for approval. There was no urgent matter to be processed immediately, and the "superior" never "called". On a leisurely day, I thought in my heart, how to send that letter to Prince Gong secretly? Before he finished thinking about it, a waiter "Sura" who was running around, bowed in front of him and said, "Please, Prince Yi!"

When they arrived at the opposite room, only Yi and Zheng were there, and they invited An, and sat down on the next chair according to the rule of "sit, listen, and return".King Yi ordered a few business matters first, and then said: "Zhuo Ru! I invite King Gong to have a light meal tonight, and I will accompany you. I will not post a post if there is no banquet for the national funeral. You come earlier, let's chat .” "Yes," Cao Yuying stood up and replied, "I'll go to the mansion early to serve you." As she spoke, she took two steps back, and was about to ask An to leave, but King Yi stopped him again.

"Wait a minute, please," he asked, "What's the matter with Wang Shaohe? It seems to be very unhappy." Wang Shaohe is Wang Zheng, and he is very old in the military aircraft Zhang Jingzhong, but he has no ambitions here, and hopes to let it out. This time, he was very disappointed that he did not draw lots for studying politics. Later, he heard that there were no His name was not even given a chance to be a candidate, so he was very angry and asked for sick leave to return to the capital.Cao Yuying was fully aware of this incident, if she answered truthfully, she would definitely arouse the disgust of the Shangguan, so she had to cover it up for him. "Not at all unhappy. He's not in good health, he's not in good spirits, and he doesn't seem to care much about others." Cao Yuying said again: "My lord, please reward him with leave!" "It's okay to give leave, and you don't have to go back to Beijing. You can recover from your illness here, and you'll be back soon anyway. Judging from the tone of voice, Yi Wang's "misunderstanding" about Wang Zheng was dispelled, and Cao Yuying readily agreed.After returning to his own room, he immediately wrote a letter, informing Wang Zheng that he did not have to go to work. He stayed in Yangbo and then assigned several official duties that Wang Yi had entrusted to him.Due to this delay, he temporarily put aside the matter of delivering the letter to Prince Gong, and didn't think about it until the moment he was handed over. He was thinking that it would be best for King Chun to deliver this letter, but since it was inconvenient for him to visit King Chun, he had to entrust someone else.At this time, Xu Geng came to discuss the class affairs, and found the most suitable person without any effort.Xu Geng is also a person who can share secrets, and King Chun has a rapport with him and has frequent contacts, so asking him to submit this letter has no trace at all. So, when there was no one in the room, he said in a low voice, "Uncle Xing! I have a request for a service, so please drop by and deliver a letter to Pu An." Who is "Pu An"? Xu Geng was stunned. Just when he was about to ask a question, he saw Cao Yuying's letter read "Master of Jianyuan", and suddenly realized that it was referring to Prince Chun. They usually talk about princes and relatives behind their backs, and rarely They just called them by nickname, so I couldn't remember it for a while, and Cao Yuying didn't call the two kings by title at this time, but called them by nickname, and knew that it was a secret letter to avoid people's eyes, so she nodded and said: "I know Yes, please pass it on to Pu An. " "By the way!" Cao Yuying said again, "I don't have time to tell you what I said in the letter. Come to me in half a day and talk about it in detail." "Okay." Xu Geng took out a blank envelope, put the letter in it, held it in his hand, and walked away. When he got back home and changed his clothes just now, Xu Geng sent someone to send a letter with a few words: "The commission is settled, and the future is promised. I will deliver it myself. The degree has been reached at this time." Cao Yuying read this brief letter, and knew that Prince Chun had already understood the letter he sent to Prince Gong, which was very important. This secret route, coupled with Xu Geng's body, could be said to be tight-fitting and extremely perfect. Feel very euphoric.After taking a nap, he arrived at King Yi's place early. Kuang Yuan and Jiao Youying had arrived earlier than him. These two ministers of military affairs who are in favor of government affairs have been very proud of their careers recently. She is very affectionate, but she can't help showing her color from time to time, which is embarrassing. Cao Yuying is too lazy to deal with it, but she has to show her etiquette, which is quite boring.Fortunately, the guests came one after another, Kuang Yuan and Jiao Youying were busy entertaining others, so they let him go. When the lights were on, the host and guest, Prince Gong, arrived, exchanged greetings one by one, and finally came in front of Cao Yuying.He paid special attention to Prince Gong's eyes, but he didn't express anything.When he changed into plain clothes and chatted casually, Prince Gong took a hookah, took a piece of paper coal, and personally lit it on the candle. Cao Yuying knew in her heart that Prince Gong had already read his letter, and had "paid the fire after reading it" as he requested.Now, he was greatly relieved, if the letter fell into Sushun's hands, not only would it be difficult to achieve great things, but also a big prison might arise, and he would be the first to be unlucky. For the next three or four days, Prince Gong was busy with entertainment, and the two palaces did not summon them, but the news from the palace said that Prince Chun Fujin had entered the palace to pay his respects, which obviously meant that Prince Gong accepted the suggestion in the secret letter, Cao Yuying for excitement. Of course, the excitement was only in his heart. On the surface, he was still cautious in every way. He never saw Prince Gong again, nor wrote any letters, and he conveyed everything through King Chun.Because of this, the contact with Xu Gengshen has become closer. Fortunately, he is a colleague with a deep relationship. Whether it is public or private, this close contact is not surprising and is not easy to attract attention. For Cao Yuying, Xu Gengshen naturally not only spoke for him, but he also put forward many opinions throughout the plan, especially on the point of gaining support for Prince Gong. His views were far-reaching and practical, and at the same time Because of his relationship with King Chun, he also understood the attitude of close relatives and relatives much better than Cao Yuying. In addition, Xu Geng has another advantage that others can't match. He knows the military progress best, because he has always been in charge of the decree to instruct the strategy.Sushun was able to gain the trust and reuse of Emperor Daxing, and he was quite well received by Qingyi, because he was able to break the Manchu-Han prejudices, use people on their own merits, and do their best to protect Zeng, Zuo, Hu and the Hunan Army regardless of the routine, so the Hunan Army fought well , It is bound to return to Mei Sushun, which increases his prestige.As for this aspect of estimation, only Xu Geng himself is the most qualified. "Recently, Anhui has played very well, and Anqing is just around the corner. If there is any good news, it will build momentum for the 'Palace Lantern'." Xu Gengshen warned: "A line of new money will return prices. Su, it will be difficult to control." "Yes." Cao Yuying said deeply, "We should not underestimate the enemy! Of course, matters need to be moved quickly, and all aspects must be stepped up." "I heard that Prince Gong is going back soon?" "I also heard that it was around the seventh or eighth day of the lunar new year." "Where's Huiluan?" "It's always next month. One says the third day, one says thirteen, and one says twenty-three. It depends on the bridge project." Cao Yuying continued, "When I see King Chun, remind him to remind him, the boss always I have to meet with Prince Gong once or twice, and we must set a date for returning to Luan before he returns to Beijing." "I thought Prince Gong had something easy to do here, and he must do it. Didn't King Dun misunderstand him? Why don't you try to eliminate it here?" "Yes! ⒀Yuan Mu to Ke Wu  towering and bluff gray  confused  now Yao cheek colt 谝 panic 巸 巸 hope  than gray  young about Hao ゼ Ju tough 沤崞色  towering embedded  2 also   庥 plant imperial sheath The Spring League Island stealing the crimson of the criminals, the tailor tailor, the nephew of the nephew  谠蛉 脨 跣 跣 跣    庠蛞嗳 庠蛞嗳 芗 芗 芗 芗 芗 芗 芗 小 小 小 小 小 小! "I have a trick, which can quite show that King Gong respects his elder brother." Xu Gengshen replied, "Isn't there no King Dun for the funeral minister? Let King Gong play in person, and send King Dun, what do you think?" "Excellent! The repair is done invisible. No matter how confused King Dun is, he has to know that people care about his face. Naturally, he will also care about his face. He will stop talking nonsense." After agreeing on these steps, he was the first to express his approval when he told Chun Wang.It just so happened that on the second day, the two palaces summoned relatives and relatives, gave them tea and rice, and let the emperor and Da Gege get close to these uncles in a family banquet. conversation. After talking about the family relationship, and then talking about state affairs, Da Gege asked the nanny to take him away. The emperor tortured two little uncles—Zhong Wang Yiyi and Fu Wang Yiyu'e—to fight crickets in the backyard. .The three kings were given seats in sequence in the west. It was still the Empress Dowager Dong who spoke first, she looked at Prince Gong and asked, "Will Master Liu go back that day?" Prince Gong stood up and replied, "My lord..." As soon as she said a word, the Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Sit down! There are no outsiders here, let's talk about family rituals. Sit, sit!" "Yes!" Prince Gong said again: "Your servant obeys your orders." Just then he sat down and then answered the Queen Mother's question: "I plan to go back on the seventh day of the lunar new year. There are many things to do in Beijing, so I have to arrange them properly." As he spoke, he looked at the Empress Dowager Xi, and she reacted quickly, and then said, "That's right! Beijing depends entirely on you, don't worry about it!" "Your servant will definitely work hard." Prince Gong said with certainty, "Once you return to the city, everything will be on your shoulders." The empress dowagers of the two palaces glanced at each other and nodded slightly, tacitly. "However, on the day of returning to the city, I have to invite the two empress dowagers. It has been settled early, and I will be ready as soon as I go back." "Qin Tianjian picked three days." The Empress Dowager said, "Our sisters mean that it is best to be on the third day of September. I asked Sushun yesterday, and he said that there are several bridges on the way. It must be repaired, and it will take fifty days at the earliest. It seems that it can only be scheduled on September 23rd. "Twenty-three is twenty-three." King Dun said: "Please ask the two empress dowagers to 'Mingfa' early, so as not to change their minds again." This was a rare time for him to be shrewd, and Prince Gong immediately agreed: "Prince Dun's performance is very good, please accept the two empress dowagers." "En. Good!" The Queen Mother looked at the Queen Mother and said, "We will tell them to write the decree tomorrow." So King Gong took the opportunity to say: "The day to welcome Zigong back to the capital is certain, big and small, we must do everything quickly, I am afraid that there are not enough people to do things, can we add King Dun as the Minister of Funeral Rituals?" Please ask the two empress dowagers to order." "Of course you can! You should do the same." The Empress Dowager Dong said quickly, "When I looked at the list, I was puzzled, and I thought to myself: Why is there no fifth master's name? Sister," she turned her face away in an inquiring tone. Said, "I see, let's add the fifth master's name!" "Well, that's all!" King Dun seemed to be confused about what was going on?So King Chun reminded him in a low voice: "Fifth brother, thank you!" "Yes, yes!" King Dun hurriedly stood up, grabbed the horseshoe sleeves, took a step forward, invited a very beautiful Ann with his hands down, and said, "Thank you, Chen Yichong..." "That's enough, that's enough!" The Empress Dowager Dong stopped immediately, "No need to kowtow!" In the end, King Dun still kowtowed, which was respectful and righteous, but when he turned around, he bowed to King Gong again, which surprised everyone. Prince Gong hurriedly avoided: "Fifth brother, what are you saying?" "Sixth! I've been recommended by you, and I appreciate it." King Dun said a little excitedly: "We are brothers, so don't listen to outsiders' gossip." Prince Gong couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and when he didn't know how to answer, the Empress Dowager Xi said, "Fifth Lord is really a straightforward person who has something to say." The empress dowagers of the two palaces laughed together.The misunderstanding between the two brothers was solved by the smile of the two empress dowagers. "Oh!" The Empress Dowager said again, "There is still a day, you brothers will have a look, is it suitable?" When Shuangxi brought a yellow box and opened it, there was a piece of red paper inside. I handed it to King Dun for a look, only to find out that it was chosen by Qin Tianjian. It’s good luck in Jiazimao time.” The following two are all selected in November, so naturally they are also good luck. King Dun once again showed his rare vigilance, and blurted out: "Jiazi Day is fine. I don't think there is any need to choose, so I will use the first one." When it was passed to Prince Gong, it was clear at a glance that the Qin Tianjian was either ordered by someone, or deliberately flattered. The Queen Mother's birthday is the tenth day of October. , being a woman, is there anything more proud than this? Thinking this way in his heart, he was noncommittal, and handed the red paper to King Chun. He looked at it and said, "It's better to do it early for the enthronement ceremony. Besides, the ninth day of October is an auspicious day!" When the red paper was handed back to the Empress Dowager by Double Happiness, she was naturally happy in her heart, but Prince Gong didn't say anything, he thought it was a fly in the ointment, so he asked directly: "Master Liu, what do you think?" King Gong had known this question earlier, so he answered calmly: "I'm thinking about the situation in Beijing, but it seems that it's too late? I will drive on September 23rd, and I won't be able to arrive in Beijing until the beginning of October. I salute on the ninth day. The days are a bit cramped. , but before the longevity of the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, it is good to do this important event. After the minister returns to Beijing, tell them to hurry up and prepare." The Queen Mother thought to herself, Prince Gong is indeed very powerful, he is not confused about big things, but he is also shrewd about small things.So he happily replied: "Okay!" Turning around, he said, "Is that the rule?" "That's the rule." The Empress Dowager nodded, "Let Master Liu worry about it!" Almost all the big things that can be discussed have been discussed, and they all have results. Next, they talked about family affairs. The Empress Dowager specifically mentioned Prince Gong's daughter, saying that she was "very missed".This is not a word to win over him, she really loves Prince Gong's daughter very much, naturally, this is also because she has never given birth to a daughter herself, and in the next two or three years, she knows that Cheng En will not conceive again. After resigning, King Gong immediately got a report that Sushun and his group were very careful about what the three kings talked about when they were called into the palace.In order to dispel the wariness of the other party, he specially went to visit Sushun, on the surface it was to say goodbye, but in fact he wanted to tell him everything he had talked with the two palaces.These were all details, even if Sushun didn't listen to what he said, he could still get news from other places, but the attitude shown by Prince Gong made him feel like he had taken a "reassurance pill".Therefore, in order to "repay", he also took out the draft of the will to discuss with Prince Gong, and it was irrelevant to change the number. When the edict was issued on the seventh day of the eighth month, the Ganzhi of this day was Guihai, and it happened to be the same as Jiazi who was ascended to the pole.On this day, starting at the hour of Mao, all officials, civil and military, entered the palace one after another. Prince Gong arrived relatively late, and he received the other guests in the residence. After the edict was issued, he immediately left for Beijing. The place where the will is issued is in front of the Hall of Qinzheng inside the Dehui Gate of the Xinggong Palace.This is the last edict of Emperor Daxing, so the etiquette is very grand.At the beginning of the morning, the princes, relatives, and ministers of civil and military affairs were all waiting in line according to their titles, and then the emperor came out and stood in front of the pre-set yellow table under the eaves of the Palace of Qinzheng, standing east to west, waiting to praise the minister of state affairs Prince Yi Zaiyuan brought the edict to him. The emperor knelt down to accept it, placed it on the yellow case, and kowtowed three times.Then, Zaiyuan also performed the same big ceremony, and then invited the will down, and the imperial edict was held out by the imperial middle way, until outside the Dehui Gate, the officials of the Ministry of Rites knelt down three times to accept it, sent it to the Military Aircraft Department, forwarded it to the cabinet, and promulgated it world. Prince Gong saluted with the crowd, and then went to the Danbo Jingcheng Hall, where the spirit of Emperor Daxing went to bid farewell. After some back and forth, the eight ministers who assisted in government affairs were only sent to the gate of the palace because they had to be summoned after the decree was issued the day before. From then on, the guard arrived at Chengde Mansion in a mighty manner. It was almost noon, and as usual, Chaoyang County, the first county, was on a mission. He borrowed a garden from a local wealthy family and prepared a shark fin mat to "beat the top" for King Gong.King Dun and King Jin, as well as some senior officials with deep acquaintances, were all waiting here to see him off. During the break before the meal, there happened to be an opportunity for King Chun to be alone with him, and the brothers exchanged a few private words.King Jin got the news that Zaiyuan and others had decided to protect him and correct the capital of the Yellow Banner Han Army.He had always hoped to lead the imperial guards, but now he has a real vacancy. Although he is in charge of the banner affairs of the Zhenghuang Banner Han army, the nature of civil affairs is more than military, which is enough to excite him. The elder brother naturally encouraged him, "That's very good!" Prince Gong said, "All are the leaders of the same banner, no more than the ministers of the interior and the former ministers are idle errands. You study hard, and you will be able to take on big things in the future. " "Yes." King Chun said again, "They still want to praise Second Uncle Yi and ask him to 'wear the seal key of leading the guards and ministers'." The second uncle Yi mentioned by King Chun is Prince Yu Yidao who stayed in the capital.Why let him take on the job of the head of the imperial guards? Does it mean to win over, or is it arranged in the capital for another purpose?Prince Gong couldn't help paying attention.But I couldn't judge for a while, so I just thought of a sentence: "You should be more careful here. Don't think that you are a close relative, and always put on airs. You are still young, and you should ask others for advice. A lot. Be sincere in your attitude and modest in your language. But don’t be too busy, it’s annoying!" "I know." King Chun really knew, and what he said was to ask him to do some work of contacting people's hearts. "Okay. I can't say enough for a while, anyway, you just keep an eye on it." After saying this, someone came to invite him to the table. During the meal, Prince Gong sat down for a while and thanked him for his departure.In Chengde Prefecture, another group of people were waiting to see him off, so they had to get out of the car to socialize again.Not long after getting into the carriage and leaving, he galloped over on a fast horse and handed him a secret letter, which was sent by someone sent by Cao Yuying. When it was disassembled, it was a message that Shengbao and Tan Tingxiang had invited the Empress Dowager Sheng Gongyi'an, and submitted the yellow paper within the time limit. "Activated!" Prince Gong said to himself, and ordered to rush back to the capital.