Chapter 13 Prequel to Empress Dowager Cixi (6-2)

So, Cao Yuying sorted out her thoughts and made suggestions. "My lord!" he said, "In my humble opinion, there are two things that are necessary at present, one is to test the curtain, and the other is to demonstrate by Chen Bing." "En." Prince Gong listened with great attention, "Go ahead!" Cao Yuying's idea of ​​testing the curtain is consistent with Zhu Xueqin's suggestion to Wenxiang and Baojun not long ago, and Chen Bing's demonstration is a strategy that Zhu Xueqin agreed upon when he said goodbye on the eve of returning to Beijing during his last trip to Rehe , Prince Gong has long expressed his non-objection attitude towards these two points. What he wants to know now is the precise analysis of the benefits and the steps to proceed so that he can make a final decision.Cao Yuying understood this level, so she abandoned high-level theories and only talked about reality.

"This dynasty attaches great importance to fate, and it has its own origin. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the emperor's foundation was not solid, and he simply used relatives and nobles to assist the young master. This is the will of the Taizu Sibeile to discuss the great government. The meritorious princes and ministers rule the world together. The original function of restraints is included, but it is not enough to be a law." This opening paragraph moved Prince Gong's face!Two hundred years ago, all the kings stood side by side, and the four great Baylors governed the great government together. The Taizu died, and because of the support of Daishan, Taizong was able to take power alone.Because of Dorgon's friendship with the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in the deep palace since childhood, he was able to take the throne but not take it, and supported Xiaozhuang's own young master, and since then determined the imperial line.This section of the history of the founding of the Qing Dynasty contains countless grievances, blood and tears, treacherous and mysterious, and even the legend of "The Empress Dowager Marries". It was vaguely revealed, and suddenly there was an understanding.Naturally, words such as "not enough to be the law" are too bold. If they were said in the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, they might lose their heads.Only in the secret room, before Prince Gong, could Cao Yuying dare to be so unscrupulous.

Seeing the expression on Prince Gong's face, Cao Yuying knew that her words had already taken effect, so she further argued: "The heroine hangs down the curtain, there is no substitute for her, the key is not the heroine, but the important officials in power." "Yeah, yum!" King Gong nodded greatly, because first of all he thought of Empress Lu's coming to court in the early Han Dynasty. Help, regain the Han family world.Given that Empress Lu was cruel and cruel, even so, he did not believe that the Empress Dowager West would be more powerful than Empress Lu. "Since ancient times, the beautiful talk of the curtain was first called Xuanren, and when Xuanren died, Yuanyou Zhengren was deposed one after another, so the treacherous and evil reappeared, and the government deteriorated." At this point, Cao Yuying suddenly stopped and looked at Prince Gong. Asked: "My lord, what does this show?"

Prince Gong laughed and said, "Don't test me! Just talk about it, I'm anxious to hear the rest." "This still shows that sentence, the key is not the heroine, but the governance. Whether the heroine is virtuous or not is temporary, but," Cao Yuying suddenly turned around, "Yuanyou gentleman must be reused. Yin. This has something to do with it again." There were twists and turns, swaying, and in the end, Prince Gong understood Cao Yuying's meaning very well: there is no need to say that the curtain is not in line with the ancestral system, or that the heroine is coming to court, and the power is in her hands. In the future, it will be difficult to control and she has scruples. Hanging the curtain is just a stepping stone to re-enter the political arena, and what he does in the future depends entirely on Prince Gong himself!

"Taught!" Prince Gong said humbly, at this moment, he really made up his mind. At this moment, Su Lu shouted from a distance: "The Seventh Prince is here!" Alcohol King is here.Prince Gong winked at Cao Yuying, then looked outside. A white gauze lamp on the porch led Chun Wang to come in a hurry.Cao Yuying was more casual with Prince Chun than he was with Prince Gong, so he hurried out of the room, stood aside, waited for him to climb the steps, rushed forward, greeted him with his hands, and said: "Hello, Seventh Prince!" King Chun, who was walking with his head down, heard the voice, and realized that he didn't seem to expect that Cao Yuying would be here. He froze for a moment, nodded and said, "Oh! Zhuoru, you are here too."

"Old Seven!" Prince Gong shouted from inside, "Why do you bother to get such a table of jelly dishes?" The Manchu nobles paid special attention to etiquette, King Chun didn't care about greeting Cao Yuying, rushed into the room, asked King Gong to answer him standing up, and said many respectful and cordial manners, it seemed that it was not like seeing brothers and sisters.He didn't sit down until Prince Gong said "sit, sit" for the third time. Cao Yuying sat opposite the two kings and listened to their conversation.King Jin asked all his relatives in Beijing, and Prince Gong answered them one by one without hesitation.This has become a habit among the Banner people, but Cao Yuying didn't listen to it. She was bored and just compared their brothers carefully. The two half-brothers were eight years apart, but they seemed to be eighteen years apart. Well, it's not that Prince Gong looks middle-aged, but that Prince Chun is too childish.He was so angry, his eyes and nose were squeezed together, and his thick lips were pursed, as if he had been wronged. No matter how he enlarged the size, he always felt that he lacked that luxurious and dignified air, and he didn't look like a man. dragon species.

"Sixth Brother," Chun Wang was suddenly excited, "You have to make a fuss when you come here this time. That Su Liu is simply despicable!" When Prince Gong heard his loud voice, he frowned first, waved his hand, and turned his head away, but the corners of his eyes swept Cao Yuying. So Cao Yuying's mansion stepped forward and called softly: "The Seventh Prince!" When King Chun turned his face, he waved his hand slightly to signal, and said softly: "The wall has ears!" King Chun nodded his head in panic, and then Prince Gong turned to look at him, his face was indifferent and calm, but he was able to show his demeanor of power without anger, as a brother, he couldn't help but feel fearful. He lowered his head contently.

"You are twenty-two years old, married in a separate government office, and have been working as an errand for more than a year. Why are you still so restless? Don't talk about taking on big things, I dare not tell you about big things!" Prince Gong's tone was unusually gentle, like a chattering voice, but there was a serious lesson in the words.In front of the outsider, King Chun blushed and was very embarrassed. Naturally, Cao Yuying couldn't sit idly by and thought about helping him out, but suddenly got an inspiration, and unconsciously, he put King Chun out of his mind.

At this time, King Gong mentioned King Dun again, and King Jin looked at Cao Yuying hesitantly and did not answer.So, he stood up very wisely and said goodbye. The master didn't stay any longer, but exchanged a wink with each other, and they agreed to talk about it tomorrow. As soon as Cao Yuying left, there was no need for scruples when talking among brothers. Prince Gong asked very bluntly: "I heard in Beijing that Fifth Brother said that I was going to rebel. Is there such a thing?" Both are brothers, and it was difficult for King Chun to answer. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Why bother asking? You still don't understand what kind of temper Fifth Brother is?"

Sure enough, Prince Gong smiled and stopped asking, and just said: "Sometime, you can talk to him in a tactful way. It's best not to talk about things that you don't understand yourself." "I told him." Chun Wang pursed his lips, expressing his dissatisfaction with his fifth brother, "I said, we have to work together to deal with Sushun, my own brother, how can we make things worse?" he said , Everyone is saying that, what can I do? It's simply unreasonable." "He's a fool, but you're not." Prince Gong paused and said, "Remember, you can follow what they say here, and you don't have to get serious with them. Anyway, when you go back to the city, you'll see the truth anyway. !"

"Back to the city," Chun Wang asked excitedly, "Sixth brother, what are you going to do?" "The draft is not ready yet. Let's wait and see!" This remark made Chun Wang feel aggrieved.He felt that he was already able to make a difference, but this sixth brother still classified him as the eighth and ninth child, treated him like a child, and refused to say anything important. Naturally, looking at the expression on his face, Prince Gong already knew what was in his heart. "Don't be busy!" He comforted him, "I know you are a good helper to me, but I really don't know what to do. When I think about it, I will have you to work hard." After a few words, Ligai spoke to King Chun again with excitement.If Sushun is overthrown, of course the Sixth Brother will be in power, and then he will never be just a "front minister" who puts on airs!He is talented but ambitious, and has always wanted to rectify the Eight Banners' pro-army and train them into a strong army. Even if he can't follow the ancestors of the martial arts business, he will be invincible wherever he goes on iron cavalry, at least he must have a clear banner and excellent equipment. In order to wash away the bad reputation of "going to the camp less, hiring a replacement early, and running away when you see a thief". He was thinking about the future, but the elder brother was thinking about the past, "I really can't figure it out!" Prince Gong said sleepily and sadly, "Why did the first emperor never want to meet me, and he didn't say a word when he died!" "That's Su Liu covering the sky with one hand!" King Chun said angrily, "During the few days when he was seriously ill, the old fifth master took the fifth brother and me to say hello, and he couldn't say a few words, so he asked Su Liu to use a trick , I was kicked out." Then, he told Prince Gong in detail what happened before Emperor Daxing died. "Alas!" The heartbroken Prince Gong could only sigh. "Emperor Daxing is sorry for us, but we can't be sorry for Emperor Daxing. We must keep the inheritance left by Ama well." "That's it." Prince Gong praised it quite a bit, "We brothers all have this heart, and the Qing Dynasty will definitely be able to keep it." It seems that the words are general, but in fact they have profound meanings—referring to Sushun and Hong Yang, Chun Wang took a good look at it for a while, and firmly remembered the words. "Sixth Brother, please settle down!" King Chun stood up and greeted him, "I'll take my leave." "Okay, I still have a few days of delay, let's talk about it!" Prince Gong sent him to the edge of the corridor, and said in a low voice: "In the future, if there is anything, I will let Cao Zhuoru tell you. Is there any news from the palace? , you tell Zhuo Ru too." 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 and was recuperating in the residence.Then he assigned several official duties that King 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! 'Brothers are closely related, so how can foreign insults come in?'" Cao Yuying greatly appreciated, "In the future, the curtain will be handed over to the meeting of the king and ministers. As King Dun, the weight of the speech is very important. This is one; The elders and important ministers stand on the same line, of course they must first unite with themselves, this is the second. However, this is not a matter of reconciliation, it is best to use some means, so that King Dun will feel grateful to King Gong , the outside is also people think that there is no suspicion between brothers, that is a good move." "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!" Then he turned around and 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.