Chapter 155 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (5-1)

If Ronglu was like Li Hongzhang before the Sino-Japanese War, who had mastered the elite Beiyang military power, then Zaiyi was like King Chun back then, who retained full power to command the imperial army.His "Wu Sheng New Team" changed its name to "Tiger God Camp". Tigers attack sheep, and sheep and foreign have the same pronunciation, which is equivalent to hanging up the pretense of "helping the Qing and destroying the foreign". Rong Lu's troops also changed their designations, the general name is "Wu Shengjun", imitating the system of the Ming Dynasty's governor's mansion, and set up five armies: the former army Nie Shicheng, the rear army Dong Fuxiang, and the left army Song Qing - "Tingjun" Bao Chao The general under his command, the right army Yuan Shikai.In addition, 10,000 people were recruited for the Chinese army, and Rong Lu personally led them.

Not only serving as a military aircraft, but also holding military power, Rong Lu became the most powerful minister since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.However, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not feel threatened. She had the means to control Rong Lu, and she was more confident that Rong Lu would never be unfaithful. Even so, Rong Lu still has troubles, because there are too many people who are jealous of him, especially fortitude.He consciously seeks the country's talents and contributions to help the crisis, all of which are above his honor and salary, but his official position, power, and favor and trust are all inferior to others.Therefore, I often complain about everything about Ronglu.Rong Lu is a very deep person, he can't help getting angry in his heart, but on the surface he always commits crimes without correction.However, as time goes by, there are times when it is intolerable.

One day, the military had an opportunity to eat, and the fortitude was lost in thought, and suddenly he patted the table and said, "Hey! When will I be able to get ahead?" This sudden action and words surprised his colleagues, and Rong Lu asked, "Zi Liang! How do you get ahead?" "You are on top of me, how can I get ahead?" Fortitude means that the four great scholars Li Hongzhang, Kun Gang, and Xu Tong are all out of ancient times, and it took three or two years for them to be vacant.As a co-organizer of the "Fuzheng", I really care about it, but Rong Lu is about the same age as myself, and I will go step by step. Once the first three bachelors die, Rong Lu will be the seat of the seat naturally, and if I want to be the first, I have to do it. I don't know what year it was?

Rong Lu figured out what he meant, and felt that his intentions were despicable, so he felt a little bit drunk, so he smiled and replied: "That's easy! After Li, Kun, and Xu are dead, you can just take a knife." , Kill me too, won’t you become a scholar of the Wenhua Palace?" The nail touched the fortitude, and his face turned blue and red, embarrassing and annoyed.It's just that Rong Lu was smiling, as if he was joking, but he didn't know the truth, and he didn't dare to attack Rong Lu because he was afraid of him, so he had to laugh dryly to cover up his embarrassment.

The more I thought about it afterwards, the more annoyed I became, and I couldn't bear the tone.So Gang Yi found an opportunity to embarrass Rong Lu in business affairs. Every day when he was right, as long as there was a slight loophole in Rong Lu's performance, he seized it and opposed the attack with rhetoric.After such a month, Rong Lu felt bitter and hated deeply, and secretly discussed with his advisers, and came up with a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. It turns out that the Empress Dowager Cixi listened to the government for three times and tried her best to reform the law. She felt that if it can be broken, it must be able to be established. Therefore, she repeatedly ordered the governors of the provinces to seriously rectify government affairs, especially focusing on five things: military training, salary raising, Baojia, regiment training, and grain accumulation. Sufficient food, a stable place, and only then can we deal with foreigners, and the shame accumulated since the end of Xianfeng.However, the big officials in the frontier, especially the governors of the provinces known as the rich, Liu Kunyi of Liangjiang, Zhang Zhidong of Huguang, and Tan Zhonglin of Guangdong and Guangxi, were highly respected and deeply rooted, so they could not help disregarding the orders of the court.Rong Lu knew that the problem was that the minister of military aircraft had too little prestige, and it was not enough to reverse the decline without gaining prestige, but it has become a trend that cannot be lost.

This clever plan to kill two birds with one stone is to let the fortitude stand out and use the knife to cut off the big tail that cannot be turned.Of course, when he was alone, he would never reveal his original intention to kill Gang Yi with a knife. He only praised Gang Yi as his name, strong and persistent, capable of breaking down sensibilities, and completely eradicating the long-standing evils of the provinces.The Empress Dowager Cixi thought so deeply, and immediately instructed to issue a "sent letter to the decree" first, accusing the provinces of doing things in an orderly manner, "failed to achieve actual results", and then issued a decree again, "seriously hold it immediately". If you don't like the state and counties, play with the people's misfortune, and obey the evil, the governor should strictly implement the impeachment and punish the crime." Two days later, another "Mingfa Shangyu" was issued, ordering resolutely to "go to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate and deal with the incident."

The so-called "investigation and handling of incidents" usually refers to the investigation and handling of impeachment cases.But when the Minister of Military Aircraft was dispatched to Beijing to investigate and deal with it, it was known that he must be the governor, so there were various rumors that Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, was in trouble. In fact, fortitude is to investigate and deal with the five events that the imperial court has ordered in various provinces.Ronglu told Gangyi through the mouth of Empress Dowager Cixi: Lijin should be rectified even more.The accumulated disadvantages of lijin in the south of the Yangtze River are very deep. If they are resolutely and resolutely sorted out, the salary of the Wuwei Army will be settled.As for Gang Yi himself, there must be a lot of grievances. If there are words of dissatisfaction with him, if they spread to Beijing, then they can be used on camera.If you can go, go, if you can't go, find a vacancy for the governor, and leave him outside, won't your ears be clean from now on?

This is a plan of gaining both public and private interests, and the fortitude can be roughly guessed.However, he has his plans.In the past, imperial envoys often took charge of their own affairs, such as investigating cases, or reorganizing the army, or as Li Hongzhang's imperial envoys in the past six months, he managed the rivers in Shandong.There is no precedent for the five major state affairs of the country to be investigated and dealt with.He felt that his imperial envoy was a special imperial envoy. During this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, all the governors had to look up to him. This official addiction was enough.

Of course, he was confident in his errands.Empress Dowager Cixi would be impressed by the fact that several million taels of silver could be found for nothing.At that time, I found an opportunity to teach Ronglu to take his five military and guard armies and return to Zhili to guard the gate of the capital. How can he be a minister when he is a foreign official?At that time, the Military Aircraft Department was its own world. Because each has a clever plan, so Gu Xinran.Fortitude arrived in Jiangning, and it really shook the place.In four months' time, many officials were overthrown by participation, and they also acted as domineering, which caused complaints from the people.In this way, by the end of July, everything can come to an end and return to Beijing to return to life.As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, he received a telegram: "Guangdong has a vast land and rich resources, and Chen Zou, a minister and worker who has repeated scriptures, has accumulated more disadvantages than those in Jiangnan. If we can seriously rectify it, we will be able to get rid of the rich and raise a huge sum of money. Fortitude was the governor of Guangdong. , Familiar with the local situation; then the supervisor will send a secretary to the province recently, and together with the governor, all the incoming and outgoing funds will be carefully checked. How should the regulations be properly determined to enrich the treasury? It will be handled at any time. "

Gang Yi knew that this was Rong Lu's plan to prevent him from returning to Beijing, but he didn't care.When I arrived in Guangzhou by ferry, I lived in seclusion just like in Jiangning.The official documents of the inquiry were sent to the governor and the governor's office one by one.Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Tan Zhonglin, was the same year as Weng Tonghe. He had served in the frontier for a long time, and his peers were very respected.Moreover, at the age of seventy-eight, it is difficult to overcome the complicated drama, and he had already asked to be released to the field. At this time, he decided to reiterate the previous request, and his resignation was very firm, so the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to allow him to resign.

This was originally a good opportunity for Rong Lu to stay in other provinces, but the Empress Dowager Cixi thought that there were many foreign affairs in Guangdong and Guangxi, and a well-known important minister who was well-versed in Western affairs was needed to sit in charge.Therefore, Li Hongzhang was appointed as Tan Zhonglin's successor by default. Li Hongzhang decided to visit Ronglu, intending to take a breather. If he could not be the governor of Zhili, he could be half of the master in case of trouble, and he would not take this trip to the south. Upon seeing it, Li Hongzhang was not surprised. "Zhonghua," he said, "your complexion is very bad! Why are you so worried?" Rong Lu sighed and said: "Zhongtang is really a blessed person. 'Eating three hundred lychees a day' has jumped out of the circle of right and wrong! I have received the most kindness, and the reprimands from my superiors are also the strictest. These days, it is really impossible to survive. Please die!" Li Hongzhang was moved, "Why did you say that?" He asked, "Zhonghua, can you talk to me?" "Of course! I also want to see the Zhongtang. If there is nothing I can do, I might as well take the Zhongtang out and fight together." Having said this, Rong Lu got up, closed the door with his own hands, and then, across the kang, said to Li Hongzhang said in a low voice: "A great change is imminent!" It turns out that the abolition of legislation is about to become a reality!It was originally a situation of indecision, but since Gangyi returned to Beijing from Guangzhou in early October, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, because although Xu Tong and Chongqi tried their best to advocate the abolition of the establishment, the big policy came from a military plane, and only Xu and Chong were persuaded by Qi It is difficult for Xiu to work hard alone.When Gangyi returned to Beijing, he united with Qixiu, expelled Liao Shouheng, and recommended Zhao Shuqiao, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to join the military plane. Therefore, except Qian Yingpu, who had withdrawn from the military plane long ago, and Li Wang Shiduo, who had no claim, the rest Four people, three against one, became Rong Lu alone! However, the Empress Dowager Cixi made up her mind to do this extraordinary move, and it cannot be done unless Ronglu agrees!Therefore, he became the target of public criticism.Gangyi, Qixiu, and Zhao Shuqiao squeezed him every day with words, telling him to let go, one against three, almost unable to parry.And when the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned her alone, her tone became tighter every time when she talked about this matter, first persuading, then expecting, and recently, she was quite reproachful.It seems that if the meaning of "compassion and sage" is repeated, I am afraid that it will arouse fury, and the "curtain family" that has been cultivated for decades will be destroyed in one fell swoop.If the government and military power are all taken away, even if it will not be the successor of Weng Tonghe and Zhang Yinhuan, idleness and abolition may be inevitable! "I'm trying my best to prevaricate. A telegram from Liu Xianzhuang a while ago made me breathe a sigh of relief..." In order to prevaricate, Rong Lu once suggested secret telegrams to important border officials to ask for the opinion of abolishing Li.Liu Kunyi's call back expressed his opposition, saying that "the distinction between the monarch and his ministers has been determined, and it is difficult to guard against the mouths of Chinese and foreign people." "But it's November 25th today! Merciful Saint means that this major event must be completed within the year! It's about time when the plan is poor and the dagger will meet. Zhongtang, I'm afraid I won't be able to do what I want!" Before he finished speaking, Li Hongzhang replied in awe-inspiring way: "What kind of thing is this? How can it be done in today's world surrounded by great powers? Zhonghua, how many brains do you have to dare to try this matter! If the superiors insist on going their own way, it will be dangerous. The envoys in Beijing protested first, and the ministers of all provinces and borders can also denounce it righteously! If you move the soldiers of the world for no reason, Zhonghua, Chunqiu blames the sages, you will not escape the punishment of Shibi." At this point, he felt that he was too excited and gasped. After a while, he slowed down his voice and said: "This dynasty is very cautious in dealing with major affairs. If you are confused for a while, you must finally wake up. Is there no hope of turning the relationship between mother and child? It's just that no one is qualified to mediate except for your step. Zhong Hua , you have received the most kindness, and now you are the family member Youlong, if you don't say anything, no one else will. When you are knee-deep, you might as well make the relationship between success and failure close and grievances, and the overall situation will definitely be saved!" Rong Luyuan also had the same meaning, but he didn't dare to be confident that he had such power.Now Li Hongzhang, who is clear to the onlookers, analyzed it for him. He was greatly encouraged and said resolutely: "Yes, yes! My purpose is set." "But I hope that the palace will be quiet and the government will be stable. It will be easier to talk to foreigners when dealing with foreigners." Speaking of foreigners, Rong Lu remembered something he had kept in his heart for a long time.Although foreign language newspapers have ridiculed and criticized the failure of the reform and the abolition of the establishment, I don't know what the ministers of various countries said?I wanted to ask Li Hongzhang to find out.However, the purpose of inquiring has changed. Before, it was to find out the attitude of the ministers of various countries and decide his final attitude. Now he said: "In order to prevaricate the boss, I want to ask Zhongtang to find out the tone of the ministers of various countries. I have something to say to the superior. " Li Hongzhang pondered for a while and replied: "It is inconvenient for me to ask others about this matter first. The envoys of various countries are going to farewell for me in the past few days. If it is mentioned, I can ask about it by the way. Otherwise, there is no way to report. " On the third day, Li Hongzhang had an answer.He wrote to Ronglu and said: The ministers of various countries stated that if there is a matter of abolishing the establishment, although countries cannot interfere in China's internal affairs, they will definitely adopt a policy of not recognizing the new emperor in diplomacy. Such a confidential matter should not be put into words, but Li Hongzhang actually replied in writing, which shows that he is fully responsible for what he said.Realizing this, Rong Lu became more determined. ※ ※ ※ On November 28th, it was snowing heavily. Xu Tong and Chong Qi braved the cold and snow early in the morning and went straight to the gate of the palace. The manuscript of abolition and establishment should be decided by Yizhi. "The manuscript is very good!" But the Empress Dowager Cixi still said: "You have to discuss it with Ronglu first!" The two returned to the court room for a secret discussion, and decided to pass on Yi's decree and not discuss it.If Rong Lu refuses to listen, find someone to come out to join him, put a big hat of "defying the edict" on his head, and see if he can stand it? After the discussion was over, they left the palace and went straight to Rongfu in Dongchang Hutong in a sedan chair.As soon as the post was handed in, Rong Lu knew that the intention was not good.But you must not get in the way, and please come in first before talking. Rong Lu is famous for his extravagant living. The flower hall for receiving guests is huge, with double curtains hanging, and two large braziers of cloud-white copper are burned, so it is as warm as spring.Although Xu Tong and Chongqi had healthy waists and feet, they were old after all, they felt their throats itchy and coughed uncontrollably due to the combination of cold and heat. Then he had to calm down and greet Rong Lu. After three or five idle sentences, Xu Tong winked at Chongqi, and both stood up. Chongqi took out a white notebook from her pocket, "By order of the Empress Dowager, there is a manuscript for you to read!" He said, On the one hand, he handed over the manuscript. Rong Lu had to pick it up, took it over to look at the case, and sure enough, it was Zou, please abolish Li, at that time he shouted: "Oh! My stomach, how can I not forgive me!" Handed it back, and waited for Chongqi to take it back, Rong Lu said again: "Last night I had a stomachache. I was in the latrine just now, and I haven't finished my work. I heard that the two fathers arrived, so I hurriedly pulled up my pants and came out. Now It hurts, yo, yo, yo! That wretched belly!" Before the words were finished, the person turned around, hunched over, and walked in a crooked manner.Chongqi sighed and said, "It's not a coincidence!" "Diarrhea is not a serious problem." Xu Tong replied, "Let's warm up and wait for a while." After waiting for nearly an hour, Rong Lu did not come back.It's just that the Rong's family is very hospitable, and the snacks and fruits are brought up one after another, and the bowl of tea is changed one after another.Therefore, although the two elders were full of displeasure, they could not lose their temper. "Where's your master?" Xu Tong asked the servants of the Rong family over and over again: "Why can't you come out?" "I've been waiting in the middle hall for a long time!" The servant of the Rong family bowed his waist and replied, "I'm waiting for the doctor to come and check the pulse." Why is Rong Lu sick?He escaped with an excuse, and is planning countermeasures with a group of staff of the Wuwei Army, such as Fan Zengxiang and others.This matter has been discussed in secret for a long time, and there has been no good strategy, but at this time, it is necessary to make a decision!Repeatedly weighing the gains and losses, I always feel that I can't cover everything, so I can only make up my mind to break the boat and strive to preserve the overall situation. So, pretending to be tired, he met the guests again, and cupped his hands as soon as he entered the door, saying "I'm sorry!" Then he sat down beside the brazier and said, "I didn't see clearly just now, what's going on?" "Please take a closer look!" Chongqi handed him the manuscript, "Zhonghua, this is Yihuo Shengye, an unworldly achievement!" Rong Lu pretended not to understand the allusions of Yiyin Fang Taijia and Huo Guang abolishing Changyi King, and read the manuscript with one hand, and picked up the brass pipe to dial charcoal with the other.After the charcoal was stirred up, and the flames melted, he quickly kneaded the manuscript into a ball, threw it into the brazier, and said something in his mouth: "I dare not look at it!" The two elders turned pale with fright, and wanted to reach out to rescue him, but they couldn't do it anymore, a burst of flames burned Zaiyi's daydream of being the Supreme Emperor. Xu Tong trembled with anger, stood up tremblingly, pointed at Ronglu, and reprimanded sharply: "This manuscript was read by the Queen Mother, and you are ordered to read it by Yi's order, how dare you do that!" "Old Yin," Rong Lu said calmly, "I will enter the palace immediately. If it is really the empress dowager's intention, I will plead guilty alone." "Okay, okay!" Xu Tong knew that it was useless to fight, so he hurried to report to King Duan, and said, "Slowly settle the account!" Pulling Chongqi, he turned around and left. Rong Lu didn't dare to delay, so he immediately changed his official uniform, took a car and went straight to the Zhenshun Gate in the north of Ningshou Palace, asking Li Lianying to come out and speak. "It's snowing so much, you still go to the palace!" Li Lianying asked, "What's the matter?" "It's not just what you know! Lianying, please go up and reply, I have to reply to Lafayette immediately if I have something to say!" "Then come on!" Li Lianying led Rong Lu all the way to the Leshou Hall behind the Hall of Mental Cultivation, gestured for him to stand by outside the door, and then went into the West Nuan Pavilion to see the Empress Dowager Cixi, and reported Rong Lu's words according to the facts. "What's the matter with him?" "Rong Zhongtang didn't tell the servant, and the servant didn't dare to ask. However, with such a heavy snowfall, and it was afternoon, he specially 'invited' to enter the palace. Presumably it must be a big matter that Lafayette can't make up his mind about." Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, nodded and said, "I see, let him in!" Ronglu outside the door, at this moment of waiting for the order, looking at the snowstorm in the sky, tried his best to think of some sad and tragic things, from the martyrdom of his grandfather Pei Siha in the Battle of Pingzhanger, and then thinking about the early years of Xianfeng Uncle Tianjin General Soldier Commander Rui, father Liangzhou General Soldier Changshou, and from Chongqi's father Sai Shang'a entered Pinghongyang, Guangxi, fell in Longliao Ridge, both died in battle, a lonely, helpless situation , and in the early years when he was a secretary in the Ministry of Industry, he accidentally touched the wrath of Sushun, and was arrested and imprisoned for the crime of stealing. He suffered all kinds of inhuman life.Thinking about it again, I remembered that Concubine Zhen was imprisoned behind the Jingqi Pavilion, next to the Zhenshun Gate, in the small room adjacent to the maid's residence, and the daily food was handed in from under the threshold, polluted with filth, it was really dusty. !In such a weather, there is no stove, and it is not possible to change the window paper. I wonder what it will be like to freeze?It's miserable for a young and beautiful family member of the Tian family to suffer like this! The sadness turned into tears, and as soon as he entered the door on the cold green brick floor, "Dongdong" bumped his head twice and called out: "Lafayette!" Then he burst into tears! The Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked, she lost her usual dignified and calm demeanor under any circumstances, and shouted in a panic: "What's going on, what's going on?" "Xu Tong and Chongqi have been to the servants." Rong Lu choked up and said, "Every country is helping the emperor, and there is such a strange thing that you can't even tell the difference. If you really want to do this, Lafayette's lawsuit Lost! Lafayette has worked hard for decades, what a reputation, which one does not admire? It is absolutely worthless to take such a big risk now! If a catastrophe is caused, the death of the slave is not a pity, and it is my sage who is sad Empress Dowager!" Speaking of this, touched by the coercion, cynicism, and all kinds of grievances I have suffered in the past few months, the fake tears turned into real tears, and the springs gushed out, crying loudly. The Empress Dowager Cixi was overwhelmed!Frightened by the unpredictability of the attitude of the foreigners, and also by Ronglu's cry and remonstrance, he unconsciously said in a voice of shrinking and giving in: "Don't cry, don't cry! Let's discuss it carefully." "Yes!" Rong Lu slowly swallowed his tears, but his throat twitched and he couldn't speak a whole sentence. "Lianying!" Empress Dowager Cixi ordered, "Give Master Rong some tea." Seeing this scene, Li Lianying knew that there must be such a small grace, and she had prepared it long ago.Not only tea, but also hot towel handles.Rong Lu kowtowed his head to thank him for his kindness, wiped his tears with a towel, drank two sips of tea, and regained his breath before speaking out the plan he had agreed with Fan Zengxiang and others. "The emperor's health is not good, and it hasn't been a few years!" He said, "Song Dynasty has become a rule, we might as well follow it. Song Renzong had no prince, and he raised his nephew in the palace. Later, Yingzong will succeed him..." "Ah, ah!" The Empress Dowager Cixi remembered that there was such a story in "Zhiping Baojian", "This is also a method." "According to the slaves, this is the only way. If Pu Jun is made an elder brother, he is fifteen years old this year, and after ten years of hard teaching by Lafayette, he will be able to take everything at that time!" Empress Dowager Cixi pondered for a while and said: "This method works! There is one level. The family law of this dynasty does not have a crown prince, so it is hard to say." "According to the slaves, it's better to talk about it than abolishing Li!" These words almost contradicted each other, but Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care, she just asked, "How should I say it to be dignified?" "At the beginning, the emperor's will was established. It was originally said that if there is a prince, he will inherit it to Lord Tongzhi. Now that there is no prince, he has to inherit it separately. This is a legitimate thing." "Just say it like this. You can find someone to draft a manuscript for me to read." The Empress Dowager Cixi straightened her face and said, "It's just the two of us, so don't talk about it." "The servant dare not!" "Go down!" So Rong Lu knelt down and withdrew.Li Lianying escorted him out of the Zhenshun Gate, and the two walked side by side, talking quietly.Rong Lu told Li Lianying the method agreed upon with the Empress Dowager Cixi, and at the same time asked him to speak in camera in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi and make a firm decision. In any case, the plan could not be changed. "Don't worry! Lafayette will not change what he promised. Besides, Lafayette is really afraid of foreign interference. Now this method is very good, and he will never change his mind." Hearing this, Rong Lu became more at ease.After many days of worry and worry, once the smoke disappears, the mind will be free.Back at the mansion, gather friends, drink wine and enjoy the snow, and laugh a lot. But Xu Tong, who was in Dongjiaomin Lane, was so upset that he couldn't sleep all night.It doesn't count if he was angry with Ronglu, but he was angry with foreigners when he came back.This day is December 30, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine in the Western calendar.The embassies of various countries entertain each other at the end of the year, arrange a banquet, and it is the turn of the Belgian Minister Jarr to invite the US Navy Band to play to add to the fun.The Belgian embassy is next to Xu Tong's residence, and the foreign drums are full of ears, and Xu Tong wants to keep his ears shut.It wasn't until midnight that my ears were quiet, but my heart was restless and I still couldn't fall asleep.At the time of the fourth watch, I felt a little tired, but I had an appointment with Chongqi the day before, and I had to go to the palace to see the Queen Mother, so I had to struggle to get up. ※ ※ ※ After handing over the "brand", they "called" at the first time, and they were treated very politely by the Empress Dowager Cixi when they entered the palace. After being courteous, Xu Tong and Chongqi were asked to stand and talk, and the eunuch was ordered to bring them milk tea, saying it could keep out the cold.All these graces are enough to strengthen Xu Tong's spirit, thinking in his heart: Even if Rong Lu is the number one celebrity in front of the queen mother, I have to touch him today! "The snow has stopped, but it's extremely cold!" The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "You two want to see me. Tell me what's the matter!" "Two slaves, I went to Ronglu's place yesterday under the order of Yi." Xu Tong said angrily, "Who knew that Ronglu pretended to have a stomachache and refused to read the manuscript, and went in for a long time before coming out. It's really unexpected." , and pretended to be stupid, took the manuscript ordered by the empress dowager, threw it in the brazier and burned it!" "There is such a thing?" Empress Dowager Cixi was very surprised. "The empress dowager doesn't believe it, ask Chongqi!" "Yes!" Chongqi said, "For such a major event of consolidating the foundation of the country, Rong Lu is making a joke, and it is disrespectful for slaves to impeach Rong Lu!" The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't pay much attention to the serious crime of "disrespect" he said, and only asked: "How can I make a joke?" So Chongqi recounted the ridiculous experience at that time in detail, and the Empress Dowager Cixi almost laughed out as she imagined Ronglu playing with these two bad old men in the palm of her hand. It is not easy to hold back the laughter. If the Empress Dowager Cixi will be furious at Ronglu as Xu Tong and Chongqi hoped, it is naturally impossible.However, in order to comfort the veteran, she also had to explain and disclose. "It's a bit absurd for Rong Lu to do this. However, his situation is also very difficult. Foreigners are unreasonable and meddle in their own business, so they have to be perfunctory. This matter must be done, or it can be done in a different way." Yes. When the discussion is settled, I will tell you, you should listen to my letter!" After a lot of effort, I only ended up listening to a few words!Xu Tong knew that he couldn't compete with Rong Lu, so he was very unhappy.Chongqi was quite self-aware, before entering the palace, she didn't have much expectation for suing Ronglu, all he cared about was whether Pu Jun could be accepted into the Datong?At this moment, listening to the Empress Dowager Cixi's tone, there are still important things to be done, so of course I am excited, so I repeatedly responded: "Yes, yes!" Xu Tong wanted to ask again, how did the so-called "change the method" mean?Could it be that the emperor issued an edict to abdicate himself?It's just that the words have not been spoken yet, Chong Qi standing in front has already "kneeled down", and can only salute and exit together. The next day was the first day of December, when the military plane accepted the decree, and the cabinet of the Advisory Committee issued two decrees.The first one is: "Now that my bow has not recovered, all feasts and banquets that should be promoted to the palace within the year and the first month of next year will be stopped." All of them have been dispatched to pay respects. Next year's New Year's Day, I should pay respects to the Empress Dowager's congratulations. I am full of holiness and kindness. Because the weather is severe and cold, I should be compassionate. I should look up to my body and be kind. On the first day of the first month of next year, I will pay respects to the Ningshou Palace, Salute in front of the Empress Dowager. All princes and princes will salute outside the Huangji Gate. All feasts have been decreed to stop. On this day, I will still be congratulated by Qianqing Palace." The first edict is not surprising, but the second edict has aroused everyone's discussion, saying that there is a lot of content in it.But no one can see through!Those who disagreed with the abolition felt relieved and pointed out that the last sentence: "It is the day I still receive congratulations from the Qianqing Palace", is a clear announcement to the subjects that the emperor is still the emperor, and his status has not changed.Those who are in favor of abolishing the establishment have another saying: the emperor only goes to the Ningshou Palace, and the son worships the mother, and he is not allowed to lead the princes and officials to salute outside the Huangji Gate, which means that he has lost the qualification to rule the officials.As for the last sentence, as far as the present is concerned, it is neither abolished nor established, but inevitable.Once the abolition of legislation becomes a fact, canceling this sentence is nothing more than issuing an additional edict. Although there are many discussions, and there are many people who are looking for cracks, wanting to find out a definite news in order to gain influence, but even the Minister of Military Aircraft does not know the truth.Everyone guessed that Li Lianying in the palace and Rong Lu outside the palace must know what card is in the "treasure box".However, no one can try to get a word out of their mouths. Of course the most anxious one is Zaiyi.But I can only be anxious in my heart. On the surface, I dare not talk about this important matter with others. I am afraid that it will not only make people laugh, but also be too enthusiastic. If it is passed to the ears of the unpredictable Empress Dowager Cixi, it will send a bird that may have already died. The boiled duck was blown away. In this way, on the day when every family sent the stove, a decree was suddenly announced: "Prince Gong Puwei, Belle Zai Lian, Zai Ying, Zai Lan, University Scholars, Imperial Ministers, Ministers of Military Aircraft, Ministers of Internal Affairs, Nanshufang, Shang The study room, the Manchu and Han Shangshu of the Ministry, etc., will serve tomorrow." That's obvious!The close relatives and nobles, but the Duanjun king Zaiyi who is not passed on alone, of course deliberately asked him to avoid him so that Pu Jun could succeed him. So Duanwang Mansion, which is usually very lively, became more and more popular, but when the congratulators saw Zaiyi, they could only say: "Great joy, great joy!" But they couldn't say clearly, where did the joy come from?There are also some officials who work in entertainment and "give wishes" to Zaiyi.This is a ceremony in which Manchurian nobles pay their respects when there is a special happy event.He Ke knew it, and Zai Yi accepted it without doubt, as if he was too emperor. In the evening, there was no definite news. It was Li Lianying who came to inform: Pu Jun was established as "big brother".The prince is called "elder brother", and "big brother" means the eldest son of the emperor. It turned out that it was not abolished but built.Li Lianying also explained the reason why it was kept secret in advance: the family law of the Qing Dynasty did not establish a prince. If it was announced in advance, there must be an official who expressed his opposition based on the constitution.Even if you can't object to it, a happy event will cause side effects, which will inevitably spoil the scenery.Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi decided to issue an edict on the spot, and cook raw rice and cooked rice, so the officials would be helpless! Having said that, "Big Brother" is not the emperor after all.Long nights and many dreams, what will happen in the future is really hard to say.Therefore, the disappointment and melancholy in his heart are indescribable. After thinking about it, foreigners are hateful, blocking his great wealth, it is really an irreconcilable hatred!