Chapter 102 The History of the Palace Outside the Qing Dynasty (10-1)

Of course, this will take some time to arrange, and at this time, Tu Zongying, the governor of Henan, was called to the pilgrimage.When foreign officials come to Beijing, as usual, they have to visit the elders and speech officials of the province, and of course they also have to talk about this case.The censor from Henan, who received a letter from his hometown, had a very different understanding of the case than Tu Zongying, who only listened to the reports of his subordinates.Tu Zongying is a person who is careful all the way, so he can't help but panic.However, he consciously handled this case with a firm footing, and he came here to pay a special visit to Pan Zuyin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, to show his attitude on this case, which is impartial and impartial.In this way, the Ministry of Punishment first obtained the understanding, even if there is a censor to participate in the impeachment, it must be sent to the Ministry of Punishment for deliberation, so it doesn't matter.

Pan Zuyin felt that Tu Zongying's order to suspend his sentence when Wang Shuwen complained of grievances was a clear proof of the importance of people's lives, and it was really respectable, so he said: "Yes! Yes! I will take care of Sili. If there is anything to confess to Lang Weng , it must be done as ordered.” Before he could finish a sentence, the curtain of the door suddenly opened, and a footman broke in.How can you be so reckless and rude with distinguished guests here?Just about to reprimand him, he noticed the urgent look on the servant's face, so he looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Zhang Sula is here and said that he has something important to report to the master. Before he can be notified, he has already barged in." Then, he opened the door curtain and let Pan Zuyin see it by himself. Sure enough, it was Zhang Sula from the South Study Room who came in like a gust of wind and met Pan Zuyin on the porch. While fighting, he said, "Please hurry up and enter the palace, my lord!" "What?" Pan Zuyin looked at his words and could not help but wonder: "What happened?" Zhang Sula found that there was a senior official inside, and she didn't know who it was, so she was a little scrupulous, hesitated to speak.

"Come here!" Pan Zuyin waved to Zhang Sula, and went down the steps first, standing beside the rockery. "I heard that the situation inside is not good." Zhang Sula came over and said in a very low voice, "I heard from the people in the internal affairs office that the imperial doctor, Mr. Xue and Mr. Wang have all rushed into the palace. .” Pan Zuyin was shocked, "Why?" He asked, "Didn't 'West Side' say it was much better, why did it repeat itself all of a sudden?" "No!" Zhang Sula said, "It's the 'East Side'."

Pan Zuyin didn't believe it.He knew that the Empress Dowager Ci'an hadn't summoned a military plane that day, but the eunuch told her that she was not feeling well because of a cold.Spring is cold, cloudy and sunny, and there are many people who catch a cold. It is a minor ailment, so why is it "bad situation"? "You must be mistaken..." "No!" Zhang Sula said in a very confident voice, "It's not wrong. I can see with my own eyes that the imperial doctor entered the Jingyun Gate." Jingyunmen is opposite to Longzongmen. If you are called to go to the Changchun Palace where Empress Dowager Cixi lives to ask for pulse, then you should enter Longzongmen. Now you enter Jingyunmen, of course you will go to the residence of Empress Dowager Ci’an Zhongcui Palace.

"That's strange!" Pan Zuyin was very confused, "How is it possible? No way. Hurry to see what's going on. " He muttered like this, and returned to the hall.Tu Zongying was already waiting in front of the door, and said goodbye as soon as he saw him.Pan Zuyin was inconvenient to divulge information that had yet to be verified, and excused that Zeng Jize had a telegram that he wanted to enter the palace immediately and go to the South Study Room to deal with it. Then he expressed his apology for not being able to keep him talking, and then sent the guests out. At this time, the expression was still calm, and once the guest came out of the gate, his footsteps changed, three feet made two steps together, and as he walked, he repeatedly ordered: prepare robes and coats, and set up the car.Walking to the front of the hall, he found that Zhang Sula was still there, and then he remembered that he must be rewarded for sending such an important message, so he ordered the servant to pay Zhang Sula five liang of silver to the accountant.

"You probably came here on horseback. Go back quickly and wait in the South Study Room. Ask if there is any news?" As soon as Zhang Sula left, Pan Zuyin also entered the palace. After getting off the car, he didn't go to the south study room, but went straight to the inner office.The emperor and the empress violated the peace, and the prescriptions were all in the office. The eunuch, the chief eunuch who was in charge, said as soon as he saw it: "Master Pan must have come to see the prescription. Here, they are all here!" Open the yellow box and take out the prescriptions in the two yellow blushes.Pan Zuyin held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. One prescription was for the emperor, who had a cough and stuffy nose, and he was diagnosed with a cold. Tonics such as deer antler.

"Just these two?" "Yes! These are the two." The first sentence was very reserved, and I had no choice but to point it out if I couldn't find out what was going on. "Isn't the Eastern Empress Dowager in distress, and the imperial physician asked for pulse?" He asked, "Why is there no prescription?" "Yes." The chief eunuch replied, "I've heard that too. I had a cold yesterday. I passed Master Xue's pulse, and I haven't issued a prescription since then." Xue Fuchen's prescription, Pan Zuyin read it yesterday, "drinking due to cold, occasional disobedience", this kind of minor problem can be tolerated without asking for peace.What he wants to see is Xue Fuchen's future prescriptions, but how should he ask this question?

"Didn't you say that the imperial doctor was announced again today?" Before the chief eunuch could answer, Jing Shou, Minister of the Imperial Palace, and Wang Wenshao, Minister of Military Aircraft, and others also arrived, all with expressions of surprise and uncertainty on their faces.After the hasty greetings, I was also anxious to find a prescription. Jing Shou had always been taciturn, and Wang Wenshao was known for being cautious and not speaking rashly, so it is not surprising that he kept silent. Therefore, Pan Zuyin led them into the south study room for a small sit, and only then did he talk about the empress dowager Ci'an's violation of peace.Jing Shou was the former imperial minister on duty, but he didn't know that there was such a thing as an imperial physician. When asked about Wang Wenshao, he came to see the Empress Dowager Cixi's prescription as usual, but he heard that the imperial physician entered Jing Yunmen, but It is said that it is for the emperor to ask for pulse.

Pan Zuyin was relieved.Eunuchs like to be flustered when things happen, but they don't dare to talk about them openly, so they always pretend to be mysterious, and Zhang Sula repays things lightly, the purpose is nothing more than to show courteousness and invite rewards. After Jing Shou and Wang Wenshao left, he found Zhang Sula and asked, "What's the news?" "I can't find out." Zhang Sula made a helpless expression, "The access control is very strict today, and you can't intrude." Pan Zuyin smiled silently.The villain's heart is very ridiculous, don't bother with him anymore!Thinking this way, he immediately got up and left the palace to go home.

At the time of the first shift, the palaces of relatives and nobles of the close family, ministers of the imperial court, ministers of military aircraft, university scholars, six ministers, ministers of internal affairs, as well as the masters of Yuqing Palace, Wenda and Nanshufang Hanlin ministers who were walking in the inner court were all there. As an official in the palace, Su La, who was familiar with him on weekdays, came to knock on the door to deliver a letter: "Something happened in the palace." "Is it East Buddha or West Buddha?" Pan Zuyin asked. "Dong Fo Lord?" It was another Su La who sent the letter, greatly surprised, "How could it be Dong Fo Lord?" This is the Empress Dowager Ci'an!Pan Zuyin asked, "What does it say inside?" "Only the big things were said, not who was 'broken'." I can't ask what happened, so I have to forget it.Pan Zuyin hurried into the palace with plain clothes.In the bumpy car, I kept guessing whether the "big event" happened in Zhongcui Palace or Changchun Palace?According to Zhang Sula's news, it seems to be the Empress Dowager Ci'an, but logically speaking, it is absolutely impossible.Why?The Empress Dowager Ci'an is only forty-five years old this year. She is usually indifferent and quiet, knowing her destiny and being happy with the sky. Looks like Empress Dowager Cixi.He remembered that ten days ago, he had heard from Li Hongzao that Zhang Zhidong had recommended him to recommend doctors, one was Faber Xiong from Menghe, Changzhou, the other was Cheng Chunzao from Beidao, Anhui, and Li Hanzhang's old lady was seriously ill last winter. , is what he is optimistic about.With this action, it can be seen that the Empress Dowager Cixi's illness is not serious, and the major event must have occurred in the Changchun Palace, not the Zhongcui Palace. ※ ※ ※ On this day, in the front hall of Zhongcui Palace, the eunuch who was appointed as a lama was sent to recite the scriptures. According to the regulations set in the first year of Xianfeng: every year on the 11th of the first lunar month and the 28th of February, there is this ceremony. Queen Quancheng's death and birthday. Empress Xiaoquancheng lived in Zhongcui Palace during her lifetime.When she died, Wenzong was only ten years old, and she lived there until she was seventeen before moving out.The Empress Dowager Ci'an was grateful for Wen Zong's kindness, so before Mu Zong's wedding, she chose Zhongcui Palace as the place to live. Although she had never met her mother-in-law, she paid her respects as always. On the twenty-eighth, you must be a vegetarian, and sit silently in remembrance.Of course, it is Wenzong who remembers. On this day—the twenty-eighth day of the second month, she suddenly thought of a vermilion pen owned by Wenzong. She rejected the maid, took it out of the box herself, and unfolded it under the lamp. Over the years, Zhu Yu's handwriting had turned yellow, which made the Empress Dowager Ci'an even more strange, as if seeing this edict for the first time. Although it was not the first time, it was only the second time.The Empress Dowager Ci'an counted with her fingers and couldn't help but marvel: "It's so fast, it's been twenty years." Twenty years ago, she was still a queen, and the title of Empress Dowager Cixi was Concubine Yi—that was in the spring of the eleventh year of Xianfeng. "I feel very energetic today." Said the emperor, whose cheeks were as bright as roses from the withered yellow, said, "I want to arrange a big event for you." "For me?" The empress didn't understand the so-called, she just felt that the emperor should not work hard, and there was nothing he could do for the country's affairs, so why bother to worry about her?So I dissuaded him and said, "Is there any important matter for the emperor to worry about? It's rare to have a free day, so take a good rest!" "Don't stop me. I have to finish this important matter so that I can recuperate with peace of mind." The emperor deliberately looked around again to make sure that there were no eunuchs or maids spying on him. Then he said in a hoarse and low voice that was almost hard to hear clearly: "Lan'er is getting worse and worse! I've been on the sidelines for a while now, but I think Sushun's words are good." Lan'er is the nickname of Concubine Yi, she and Sushun are at odds, and the queen knows it well.For her, it is human nature to feel that Lan'er wants to fight for the support she deserves.But Sushun is now the "head of the family" in the Rehe Palace, named "Qiu Shou". Therefore, it is also a measure of last resort to reduce the proportion that concubines deserve.However, Sushun's bad attitude was negotiable, so after hearing what the emperor said at this time, he kept silent, expressing his disapproval of Sushun. But the emperor didn't notice her feelings, and then he said in his own words: "Sushun persuaded me more than once, persuading me to follow the story of Mrs. Gouyi..." "What's 'Mrs. Gouyi'?" the queen interrupted and asked. "That's the story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, I'll tell you." In the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Ai Ji passed away one after another. The harem was lonely and depressed. He only traveled around the sea and visited famous mountains and rivers as a distraction. When he was fifty-nine years old, he passed through Hejian on a tour, and some of the alchemists who followed him were good at "watching Qi", and said that there was a strange woman in that area.So Emperor Wu sent "Lang Guan" to investigate everywhere, and found a woman surnamed Zhao, who was born with national beauty, but had a serious illness, which took six years to recover.After he recovered from his illness, he clenched his hands into two fists, which he couldn't open no matter what. This is a miracle.Emperor Wu issued an order to summon her, and she was indeed beautiful and beautiful, but she clenched her fists tightly.Emperor Wu called her to the imperial couch, and broke her fist with his own hands, but it broke open. "Is there such a miracle?" The queen was deeply interested, but a little unbelievable. "Perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement. I only got to the imperial court in order to stir up the public, so I won't mention it. In short, Emperor Wu was very fond of it at that time. When he returned to Beijing, he named her Jie Hao and lived in the Gouyi Palace. That's why it's called 'Mrs. Gouyi'." "and after?" "Later," the emperor gasped for a while, moistened his throat with ginseng soup, and continued, "I became pregnant later. This is another strange thing. She was pregnant for fourteen months before giving birth." "Is it male or female?" The emperor sighed: "If it's a daughter, it's fine." That is to say, the one who gave birth was a son, but, "Why did you give birth to a prince, and it was a bad birth?" the queen asked in surprise. "I'll tell you about the family affairs of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and you'll know." So the emperor told her the story of "The Disaster of the Witch Cup", how the courtier Jiang Chong of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty forced the prince to rebel, resulting in drastic changes in ethics, and how he implicated Liu He, the king of Changyi, and thus lost the qualification to inherit the throne. "Hanwu also has two sons, one named King Yan and the other named King Guangling. They are probably ordinary people, and Hanwu doesn't like it. But his youngest son—the one born to Mrs. Gouyi, named Fuling , whose nickname is Gouyizi, who is as strong as a calf, and extremely smart. He was born in old age, and he was already doted on, and because Dayao was born in the 14th month of his mother's womb, looking at this Gouyizi again He is born with a great talent, so he has long made up his mind to pass the throne to his youngest son. It is inconvenient to say this clearly, and he can't keep it in his heart, so he asked someone to draw a picture. The story, the people around him can guess his thoughts. Of course, no one dares to tell the truth." "Then," the queen asked: "Madam Gouyi guessed what the emperor is thinking?" "That's right! You've come to the point of asking this question." The emperor replied, "Madam Gouyi has guessed whether Han Wu is thinking or not. No one knows, but Han Wu has to guard against it. One day in Ganquan Palace, he Getting angry for no reason, Mrs. Nagouyi was sent to prison and executed that night." The queen was shocked: "Why?" "Why? At that time, some dared to speak up: Since he liked Gou Yizi, why did he kill his biological mother? Then Han Wu said what was in his heart: since ancient times, the young master has been in power, and the mother's queen has been in power at a young age, so she must be arrogant and promiscuous. Zheng, this is the so-called 'women's trouble'. I am taking this trouble away now, for the sake of the people and future generations of the world, no one should send me wrong." The emperor looked at the queen with a solemn look and said: "You know what I mean, don't you?" The empress was terrified, blinked her eyes in a daze, and asked back after a long time: "How can the emperor be so cruel?" The emperor nodded helplessly: "If Lord Qianlong were here today, he would definitely do that. This grandfather, he learned Han Wu in everything, and I am not as wise and decisive as him. However, Sushun's words, the more I think about it, the more reasonable it becomes." "Forget it! Our family law in the Qing Dynasty is strict, and there will never be any 'female troubles' in the future..." Speaking of this, the queen suddenly realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, because what she said was assuming that the emperor will die soon, which is not true. Violated a great taboo? Seeing the queen's face was flushed with swelling, the emperor could understand what she was saying, "What's the point of being jealous?" He slowly took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it over: "Open it and have a look!" The queen refused to accept it, fearing that she had issued a command that the central palace could not carry out, "Please tell me, Your Majesty!" She shrank her hands into her arms. "Don't be afraid, you take it." The emperor said very seriously: "This is for your sake, and of course it is also for our Qing Dynasty. In case of such a day, you must make a decision. I also know that this You are afraid that you will not be able to lift this heavy burden, but I have no choice, who made you the queen? You have to pick it if you can’t take it down." These solemn instructions are an inspiration to the queen. She always feels that no matter whether the queen or the queen mother, she is no different from the "grandmother" and "wife" of the Eight Banners. Ninggong boiled meat to worship the gods.Only now do I know that my identity is related to the world.Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt that my shoulders were heavy, but at the same time, I aroused courage, straightened my waist, and took the envelope from the emperor's hand. "Open it and have a look!" The emperor said in an encouraging tone, "I'll tell you after you read it." The envelope was not sealed, and the queen took out the plain lottery inside, and saw what was written in the ink pen: "On the fifth day of March in the eleventh year of Xianfeng, I told the queen: I am worried about the affairs of the state, and I am suffering from chronic diseases. I know that the end is coming, and I have to abandon the people of the world. Fortunately, there is a son, and the emperor is endless: Although he succeeds to the throne at a young age, I have loyal and loyal ministers who will help me wholeheartedly. I can't disregard her as the queen mother; but I can't trust her deeply. If I can abide by the law in the future, I will show you this edict and order the courtiers to get rid of it. All my ministers, this edict is like an edict from my face. Comply with nothing. Promise this!" Halfway through the reading, the empress burst into tears, and the tears fell on the three characters "Tongdaotang" printed in vermilion, which became more and more colorful, but also more and more sad. "Don't cry!" said the emperor in a deep and powerful voice, "I hope that this piece of paper I wrote to you will never see the light of day." "Yes!" The Queen asked with tears in her eyes, "If this is absolutely necessary, I really don't know who to turn to?" "That's a good point. When you really have to, you must not be careless. If you want to find someone who is reliable, like Sushun, he is the most reliable." Thinking back to this, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was filled with emotion, and at the same time deeply confused. I don't know why she believed so much in Empress Dowager Cixi's words?He actually helped her get rid of the "most reliable" Sushun first.However, there is nothing wrong with that, Sushun's domineering behavior, even if he did not dare to rebel, must have suppressed the "six masters" from showing up.In this way, "Fifth Master" and "Seventh Master" will also be dissatisfied. I don't know what will happen if they don't get along with each other?There will be a day of Ping Hongyang, Ping Nian, and re-stabilizing the overall situation! This is naturally also the credit of the Empress Dowager Cixi.In all fairness, without her, there would be no such important treatment as killing Sushun and employing Prince Gong.In the past twenty years, although she could not help but seize power, it was not as bad as what the late emperor had worried about.Now that she is almost fifty, what else can she do? Thinking about it this way, I felt that the late emperor's concerns were ridiculous. Instead, he kept this will. If it was accidentally leaked out, it would cause huge disturbances. It would be better to destroy it. I think so, but I always feel a little bit reluctant.In any case, let her know about the painstaking efforts of the first emperor and the sincerity in his treatment of each other.The Empress Dowager Ci'an believes in "heart for heart", she has tolerated everything in the past few years, and after all, she was moved to treat each other with courtesy.That being the case, why not simply let her be greatly moved. So, she visited the Changchun Palace at night, had a secret conversation with everyone, and narrated the whole story in detail. Finally, she said: "We sisters have been together for so many years, why do you still keep this thing?" Burn and perish. Empress Dowager Cixi's face has never been so red, her heart has never been so confused, even if there is no third party around, it can't save her from the feeling of cowardice, except for a very low "Thank you sister" , I can't think of anything else to say. Empress Dowager Ci'an understood the sadness in her heart, and couldn't bear to look at her face, "I'm leaving!" She stood up and turned her face and said, "If things are destroyed, you can just pretend that this has never happened before. .” How can this be easily dispelled?I have been competitive all my life, but I have such a shortcoming in the hands of others! "Things are destroyed", but it can't destroy people's thoughts of despising themselves from the bottom of their hearts.Get along with each other all my life, see each other every day, and when I meet, I will think of my heart disease, and I am short for no reason.Just like an unfaithful woman, although her husband is magnanimous, not only does not pursue it, but also comforts her with good words, but she can't help but feel deeply guilty, owes a debt that can never be repaid, and at the same time, she must guard against offending She will reveal this matter, so she keeps a low voice and pays attention to her likes and dislikes at all times.How is your day? For five or six days in a row, I couldn't sleep at night, and I couldn't eat sweet food.Xue Fuchen and Wang Shouzheng asked for the pulse, and they were both surprised. The pulse showed that the Empress Dowager Cixi could not calm her mind, resulting in the loss of Qi and blood. , there will be unforeseen disasters. Why didn't the Empress Dowager Cixi accept the advice?It's just that there is no medicine for her heart disease, and no one can even hear about her heart disease. She barely found one person, and there was only Li Lianying. Blindly "heart medicine", this medicine must be found by him. There are two east-west gates in front of Qianqing Palace, one is named "Nijing" and the other is named "Yuehua".Rijing Gate is in the east, and its south is densely covered with study rooms, so a room is dedicated to enshrine the wooden master of the most holy teacher, and the eunuch supervises it as "Sage Hall". Next to the Saint Party is the Royal Pharmacy, which follows the legacy of the Ming Dynasty. It is very large in scale and contains all kinds of weird "medicines".In the Tongzhi Dynasty, there was a long drought and no rain in the summer. Khan Yuanfang, the minister of military aircraft, thought it was the reason for "don't use the hidden dragon". You might as well get a tiger's head and throw it into the Black Dragon Pool in Xishan to anger the lazy dragon and cause a "dragon-tiger fight". Naturally, the clouds spread the rain, and the rain falls. That tiger head was found in the imperial pharmacy. The "medicine" that Li Lianying wanted had to be found in the imperial pharmacy.He asked the chief eunuch there to take out the archives that had been dusty for a long time, searched page by page, and finally found it.It was also a blind medicine prepared by Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch who was so smoldering in the sky during the Tianqi period of Ming Dynasty.Of course, he would not give this medicine to someone else, he personally went into the warehouse to pick it up, and delivered it to the small kitchen of Changchun Palace. After taking the medicine prescribed by Xue Fuchen, it was really effective. Empress Dowager Ci'an's mild cold was almost cured in the afternoon.After taking a nap, I got up, feeling refreshed and excited, and wanted to take a walk in the yard. "It's windy outside, let's rest in the house!" The maid advised her like this. "I'll take a look at those goldfish." The Empress Dowager Ci'an loves the fish for viewing most, staring at the five-color salmon in the green water and green grass, swimming around leisurely, and can throw away all the troubles of the state affairs and the palace. Therefore, the border ministers of all provinces, according to their preferences, often have rare fish offerings, and there are the most fish tanks in Zhongcui Palace.But although the Empress Dowager Ci'an is good at this way, she doesn't know how to understand it. No matter what kind it is, it is called a goldfish.The "goldfish" she wants to see that day is a bamboo fish brought in by the generals of Heilongjiang and produced in the Huntong River. It is emerald green and its color is like bamboo. While looking down at the fish tank with the maid, pointing and laughing, Li Yuhe, the chief eunuch of Zhongcui Palace, walked up and said, "If you want to return to the master, should you keep the food sent by Changchun Palace, or have a look?" "Oh!" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "What?" "Refrain from food." "Keshi" is Manchurian, translated into Chinese characters, originally written as "Keshi", which means grace, therefore, all the food given by the emperor, no matter the food or bait, is called Keshi.But I don't know when it started, Keshi wrote Keshi, referring specifically to "pastry".The Empress Dowager Ci'an likes to eat snacks, and she just needs this after taking a nap, so she happily said: "Bring it to me." A eunuch sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi to deliver the food, named Cui Yugui, was very handsome and could speak well. When he walked up to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, he could only kneel down on one knee because he was holding the food box in both hands, and said calmly: " Cui Yugui, the slave, paid his respects to the Buddha. The master of the slave asked someone to make a new style of Keshi, saying that it was 'not bad', and said: 'Master Dongfo loves this one the most, so you can't favor her.' Specially called The small kitchen processed and added ingredients and steamed a basket, and sent a servant to bring it here, and asked the Buddha to taste it. The master of the servant also said, if it tastes good, I will cook it and send it tomorrow." After hearing these words, Empress Dowager Ci'an beamed with joy, "It's really difficult for your master." She said, "Needless to say, you can't be wrong, let me see!" So Li Yuhe lifted the lid of the box, and saw a dozen or so brightly colored rose-colored steamed cakes in a large bright yellow and colorful porcelain plate. The aroma of pine nuts and jujube paste wafted out.The Empress Dowager Ci'an wanted to show her respect for the Empress Dowager Cixi, but she couldn't bear the temptation of the color and fragrance, and disregarded the dignity that the Empress Dowager should have, so she took a piece with her own hands, stood beside the fish tank, and ate it. "It's not bad!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an finished eating the steamed cake and told Li Yuhe, "Take it away for me. Take four silver coins, two for Cui Yugui, and two for him to take back to reward their small kitchen." After Li Yuhe took the food box, Cui Yugui knelt down on his knees and kowtowed: "Thank Buddha for the reward!" "Go back and tell your master that I am very happy." The Empress Dowager Ci'an asked again: "How is your master today?" "Today, the situation is much better again. I took Xue Fuchen's medicine in the morning and took a long sleep." "That's good." Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded, "Go back and tell your master that I'm fine too. I'll see her tonight." "Cha!" Cui Yugui kowtowed again, stood up and retreated. "Let's pass on the meals early!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said to the maid next to her with great interest, "After eating, let's drop by!" This is the happiest thing for the maids, so they all responded and prepared to pass the meal. Unexpectedly, before the meal was passed on, the Empress Dowager Ci'an felt unwell, she said that she had a severe headache and she had to lie down for a while, and then her hands and feet twitched.Li Yuhe's face turned pale with shock, he hurriedly notified the respected room to pass on the pulse of the imperial doctor, and at the same time went to the Changchun Palace to report to the Empress Dowager Cixi. "The head just rested." Li Lianying lowered her voice and asked, "What's the matter?" "Master Dongfo is suffering from a sudden illness." Li Yuhe stammered about the condition of Empress Dowager Ci'an. "I'm afraid that you may be caught by an evil spirit for a while, so don't make a fuss!" Li Lianying said, "Since the imperial doctor has been passed on, wait until I get the pulse, and I will get back to you later." As soon as Li Yuhe left, Li Lianying immediately went to the eunuch in charge of the respect room, and said with a dignified expression: Empress Dowager Cixi has not recovered from her serious illness. If Empress Dowager Ci'an's "minor illness" is to make a fuss, it will shake people's hearts, and the relationship is very important. Be sure to warn the eunuch not to ask more questions.Otherwise, if something goes wrong, no one can bear it. Therefore, on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, doctors were called five times, but only a very small number of people got wind of it, and even Pan Zuyin entered the palace without knowing the truth. Quite a few people arrived. After entering the Jingyun Gate, they all wandered outside the Qianqing Gate, looking at each other in astonishment. I don't know where to start?Asked the guards of Qianqing Gate, they only said that they had vaguely heard about it, but they didn't know if the Empress Dowager Ci'an was in critical condition, if something serious happened.Everyone is thinking: the gate of the palace has not been opened yet, or it doesn't matter.Therefore, I feel conflicted. I hope that the palace gate will be opened sooner to get some definite news, but I am also afraid that the palace gate will be opened sooner, which will prove that something important has happened. At two o'clock, except for Prince Gong, all the princes and ministers were present, looking at their watches one by one, and saw that at 2:30, the inner left door and inner right door next to the Qianqing Gate were opened at the same time, so King Dun led the way. Go through the inner right door and go straight to the inner performance office in the south of Yuehua Gate. There are altogether eighteen eunuchs in the internal affairs office, the chief eunuch is surnamed Zhu, although his official rank is only eighth rank, he has great authority. When he saw the princes and ministers coming in a mess, he stood up, held a white gauze lantern, and announced loudly in front of the steps. : "The Empress Dowager Ci'an has passed away!" This sound was like thunder, everyone stood still involuntarily, and then seemed to wake up suddenly, making a buzzing sound, looking at each other in surprise, as if they still couldn't believe what happened. "Yes, when did you die?" King Dun asked. "Xu time." Xu time was seven o'clock the night before, and it was almost three o'clock in the morning at this moment, eight hours apart, even if the princes and ministers were notified at Zishi, four hours had passed.With such a big event, how could the palace be so calm?There was a lot of doubt in everyone's mind. "This is strange!" Zuo Zongtang said suddenly, speaking loudly in Hunan dialect: "There must be ghosts!" "Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" Wang Wenshao hurriedly babbled, "Please go in and see Fangzi!" There are five prescriptions in total, all of which are from the tenth day of the lunar new year. One prescription in the morning has the words "forehead wind, severe epilepsy", and uses Gastrodia elata and Dannanxing, the key medicines for dispelling wind and relieving spasm.Niu Jian only had a pulse case, but no prescription. The pulse case said "unclear consciousness, closed teeth".At the end of the day, there were two pulse records, one said "phlegm surges and gas is blocked" and there was enuresis, and the other said: "Although it can be resuscitated, it is not appropriate."