Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

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→Chapter 063 - The death of Xianfeng←

The words are divided into two ends.Besides, Xiao Ran left the Chengde Palace that day and left the queen alone, so he still had no idea.If things really happened as li xuan expected, not to mention aixinjueluo's country, it would be whether the wealth and lives of these people could be preserved.Feeling apprehensive, I couldn't help looking for Xianfeng a few times, but seeing his sickly appearance, he was almost trying to hold on, and the words could only be swallowed back.

But remembering what li xuan said about concubine yi, she can be relied on to support her when necessary.This is true, Concubine Yi's methods and personality are known to everyone in the huge harem.Among these concubines right now, I'm afraid they can only rely on her.In the past, she didn't go to the Xianzhang Pavilion very often, but now she has to ask Concubine Yi how she is and cares more.

Because Concubine Yi was demoted from her title last time, thanks to the Queen's efforts to protect her, she finally persuaded Xianfeng to take back her life, and she was also very grateful to the Queen.In this way, the two palaces walked frequently, chatting and talking every day, and the queen also followed what Xiao Ran taught her, and paid attention to state affairs and dignitaries.Concubine Yi is insightful in this regard, and knows that the queen has always been kind and has no intention of political affairs, so she has no defense against her.When I am happy, I often cite some allusions to her, or talk about the current situation.

The queen has a gentle temperament, but she is very smart. Every time she hears this, she doesn't care about it in person, and occasionally interjects, either to praise Concubine Yi for her intelligence, or to interrupt and tell a joke, deliberately showing clumsiness. blunt to.After Concubine Yi left, she wrote down all these words with a pen, and often read them under the lamp.Savor.In the past, when I read those stories in "Gan Jian", I mostly just read them for fun, but now when I read them again, it is to apply what I have learned.

Concubine Yi was demoted. Although she was restored to the title of imperial concubine, Xianfeng resolutely forbade her to continue to enter the imperial study to review the memorials.Although the queen tried to persuade her a few times.But Xianfeng didn't answer, and his face sank when he said he was anxious.The queen had an idea: Since this is the case, why not let me take this opportunity to take over this job?First, you can study government affairs, and second, if you don't understand anything, you can ask Concubine Yi for advice at any time, which not only shows closeness and trust, but also gains a lot of insight.

Xianfeng didn't hesitate, he had a headache because of the endless memorials.Seeing that she was willing to take the initiative to take care of him, it was like throwing a pillow when he was sleepy, and he was overjoyed.Since then, the queen has been able to walk in the imperial study, refer to the memorials every day, and be familiar with military and political affairs.I don’t know if I don’t read it. After reading the memorials these days, I realized that the Qing Dynasty, where singing and dancing are peaceful and the country is prosperous and the people are safe, turned out to have such a mess. It’s no wonder that the emperor has a headache and can’t even sleep well. up.

Dealing with government affairs is a mentally exhausting job, especially for a novice like the queen who is just starting out.A simple question has to be weighed over and over again, for fear that something may not be handled safely.Every time you think about it, take notes as usual for future reference.When encountering sensitive issues, go through your own head first, then discuss with Concubine Yi and listen to her opinions.Compare secretly in the heart.

Whenever this happens, the queen keeps an eye out, and complains from time to time in front of Concubine Yi: "Oh, this job is really embarrassing! When my younger sister did it in the past, I saw that you were very relaxed. , Everything is handled properly. Now leave me alone, I don’t talk about it, but I still can’t understand it. I’m just doing this for my sister for a while now. When the emperor is completely calmed down, at least I have to persuade him He asked you to take up this job again, and I didn't say anything."

In fact, it depends on Concubine Yi's shrewdness.If you pay attention carefully, you may not really fail to guess the queen's purpose.It's just that this queen is too virtuous in normal times, she has always been careless about state affairs, generous and honest, even if she doubts anyone, she will definitely not suspect her. How can she guess that she was instigated by Xiao Ran?Therefore, he firmly believed in these words, and his gratitude to the queen increased a bit.

On this day, Xianfeng was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, and Xianfeng was tired, so he stayed with her for a while, then went to the inner room and fell asleep.Suddenly, a eunuch reported at the door: "Long live Lord Qi Zou, and the internal report office will enter the yellow box."

Generally, the yellow box brought in by the internal affairs office must be a military newspaper delivered by a special messenger.The queen paid attention, and instead of calling Xianfeng directly, she opened it first and browsed through it at a glance.

Sure enough, the memorial was played by Zeng Guofan, governor of Liangjiang, from Qimen camp, saying that Zeng Guo's army to attack Anqing was surrounded, and all Qing troops were restrained and could not be dispatched to help. Zeng Guofan decided to move from Qimen camp. Stationed in Di Dongliu on the north bank of Anhui, he personally supervised the division and rescued the crisis.This is a major military event, the queen did not dare to neglect, she quickly sealed the box and handed it to Xianfeng in the inner room.

Xianfeng has been very tired recently.It has been a long time since he only left Concubine Li to accompany him. I wonder if it was because of the warm weather, but recently he felt that he had more and more intercourse with Concubine Li. Things are getting worse.In addition, he is naturally afraid of heat but not cold, as soon as the weather gets warmer, he feels weaker and weaker.Occasionally, when I return to the court, I sit down for two hours, and I feel sore waist and leg pain, drowsy, and my ears are buzzing.At this time, he was sleeping soundly, and when he was called up by the queen, he felt a little unhappy.But after opening the yellow box, I knew that this matter cannot be delayed.Frowning, he walked back and forth in the study, unable to make up his mind for a while.

It just so happened that in the corridor outside at this time, the elder brother was chasing a pair of butterflies, and came running up and down.This imperial study room is incomparable to other places, so I dare not make nonsense.Wenda Zhang Wenliang was frightened to death, and chased after him, but unexpectedly, the butterfly flew around the lintel and flew straight into the study.The elder brother didn't have time to think about it, and he got in. Zhang Wenliang was so frightened that he almost peed his pants.

Zaichun was mischievous and mischievous, but he was very clever since he was a child. When he saw Xianfeng, he immediately restrained his obstinacy, lifted his robe and knelt down, and called out affectionately: "Huang Ama!" Xianfeng saw that he was well-behaved On the contrary, he felt that his depressed mood was relieved a lot, so instead of blaming him, he held him in his arms and talked with him.Zhang Wenliang, who was waiting at the door, finally wiped off his cold sweat.A little relieved.

Big brother is already six years old this year, and he should enter school.Xianfeng sent Zai Chun away, but remembered this important matter, so he went to discuss with the queen.As early as last year, he had issued a decree that "ministers select Confucian ministers who are worthy of being awarded the post of study". Among the selected Confucian scholars, one of them was Li Hongzao, an old man in the study who was put on the Henan Xuezheng post.King Chun, King Zhong and King Fu all read books with him.What's more, he is a member of Hanlin. In terms of character and talent, he left a good impression on Xianfeng.

After discussing for a while, both Xianfeng and the queen felt that Li Hongzao was worthy of a great responsibility, so they made a decision.According to the entrance ceremony according to the rules, Qin Tianjian should set a date to open the study room, and also choose someone to take care of the study room.After thinking about it for a while, I think it's best to hand over this errand to the Imperial Minister Jing Shou.

Princess Shouen Gulun, the sixth daughter of Emperor Xuanzong married by Jing Shou.He is the emperor's brother-in-law, and everyone in the palace calls him "six forehead son-in-law". He is taciturn by nature and doesn't like right and wrong.

Quan, and it can make the eldest brother feel jealous and dare not be naughty, it is a very appropriate

Follow the rules.Big elder brother studies classics, you should find two companions in the study room.In terms of age and status, Prince Dun's second son, Zai Yi, and Prince Gong's eldest son, Zai Cheng, can read with the elder brother, but unfortunately they are both in Beijing now.I have no choice but to wait until I return to Luan after autumn to make a decision.

Xianfeng started to do this.Abnormally energetic and extremely efficient, he immediately ordered people to send Sushun and Jingshou.First issued the Taoist decree, Xuan Li Hongzao rushed to Chengde to take up the post, and then arranged the details, drafting the decree to announce to the world.The queen watched Xianfeng bustling about for his son, and for some reason, she had an ominous feeling in her heart, as if he was in a hurry to arrange the funeral.

Think here.I was startled at first, but then worried and sad for a while.In troubled times, if the husband really dies, what kind of unbearable situation will the remaining orphans and widows face?

After a few days.Li Hongzao traveled starry night and arrived at the Chengde Palace.All the preparations for admission were done. The day before the classical school, Xianfeng specially summoned Li Hongzao to visit him again, and he was very satisfied.The next morning, Zai Chun was escorted by Zhang Wenliang to the upper study after greeting him.Jing Shou was already full of energy, and after that, he first praised the decree, and then arranged for the master and apprentice to attend the ceremony.According to the rules, when a prince apprentices with a teacher, he also needs to bow down, but Li Hongzao didn't dare to accept what he said, and just bowed to him.

The princes of the Qing Dynasty studied in the upper study room. The homework was to draw the bow first, then read Qingshu (Manchurian), and then read Hanshu.After a while, the bow was finished, and the elder brother went back to the study to read the Qing book, which was taught by Jing Shou himself.After all these tasks were done, Li Hongzao officially started the first lesson, writing down the four words "Tianxia Taiping", and then reading the four lines of "University": "The way of great learning lies in Mingde, in Xinmin, and ends in perfection. " Li Hongzao taught the elder brother to use a red brush to mark it out. After reading it a dozen times, he was able to speak eloquently.

After school in the afternoon, Xianfeng already asked people to ask questions several times a day.Hearing that the eldest brother performed very well, he still felt uneasy, and passed on that Jing Shou asked every detail of the class in detail.Overjoyed, it was said that the actors of the Shengping Administration listened to operas in Cuanhua Pavilion at night, and they continued to make trouble until around Xu time.

When people have happy events, their spirits are refreshed a lot, and it is rare to feel hungry before going to bed.It is said that the imperial dining room ate a bowl of porridge with chicken sauce, and ate half a cage of steamed stuffed buns with Bazhen soup.Unexpectedly, that night, Jiuxu's stomach and intestines couldn't bear the greasyness, so he got sick to his stomach. In less than two hours, he stretched seven or eight times.

If you say that diarrhea is not a big deal to others, but it is a big deal if you put it on a consumptive person.Diarrhea hurts people the most. As the saying goes: A good man can't stand three bubbles, let alone a person who is extremely empty?It is important to know that the foundation of life is to accumulate energy and become strong.There is a saying in the Internal Classic: Those who are deficient in essence should be supplemented with flavor.Taste is the taste of five grains, supplementing with taste and saving labor, then accumulate wealth, and life will not be dumped.Therefore, the Tai Hospital has always focused on warming and tonifying for the treatment of Xianfeng, using "Xiaojianzhong Decoction", adding ginseng and aconite, to build up the Qi in the middle, so that the food can be increased, the body fluid will be prosperous, the blood will be congested and the essence will be produced, and the deficiency of true yin will gradually be restored. .Unexpectedly, today's pull, several months of work, was destroyed in one day.

Sure enough → the next day, Xianfeng could no longer get out of bed.The illness this time was different from the previous ones. When the imperial physicians checked the pulse, they cried out in their hearts: It's broken!But Xianfeng has always been taboo about medical treatment, and he dare not speak too much, so he can only try his best to recuperate.But this word spread quickly in the palace, and soon there were rumors in private inside and outside the palace, saying that the emperor might not hesitate this time! ←

The empress was very anxious, and she took care of Xianfeng every day, and at the same time reviewed the memorials. After a few days, it was like peeling off a layer of skin, and she could only grit her teeth to hold on.This day in the Imperial Study Room, after dealing with the pile of memorials on hand, I felt as if all the energy in my body had been emptied. When I got up suddenly, I felt that my eyes were dark and I almost fell down.Something rolled out of the sleeve, and when I looked up, tears immediately fell down.

It turned out that this was a tumbler made of that little gourd. She carried it with her every day, and when she was tired, she took it out to play with it, and she felt much better.At this time, he picked it up, put it on the table, tapped lightly, and saw the little eunuch shaking his head, very much like Xiao Ran's mischievous and somewhat sly expression.

I can't help thinking of the days when Xiao Ran was here, how happy I was talking and laughing every day!Even if there is any worry, as long as he is there, an idea will come to him as soon as he rolls his eyes, and things that seem to have collapsed on other people's day can be easily solved in his hands.Especially at this juncture, if he can be by his side, it will feel like he has a backer in his heart.

Thinking of this, the queen felt a little uneasy again.In the final analysis, he is just a little eunuch after all. Although his knowledge and mind are extraordinary, he cannot escape the status of a slave after all.This time he left the palace, saying that he wanted to kill the carbine by surprise, but even if a servant has the ability to reach the sky, what great things can he accomplish?

Looking at the development of the matter so far, it seems that it is proceeding step by step as Xiao Ran expected.But when the critical day came, whether Xiao Ran would be able to turn the tide, even the queen himself felt that the possibility of this was very slim.

Even so, the Queen did not hesitate to do what Xiao Ran said.It can also be said that she has no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward, but deep in her heart, there is always a faint feeling of something else.In other words, it was an indescribable thought.It is undeniable that many things in her life have changed unknowingly because of Xiao Ran, especially when she thinks of this handsome little eunuch, herself, the dignified and dignified mother of a country, she will be inexplicably surprised. The face is hot and the heart is beating!

Could it be... that I really fell in love with this little eunuch? ...

This thought, which had been suppressed so many times, suddenly jumped out again, and the queen's heart beat violently, she hurriedly covered the tumbler with her sleeve, and panicked for a while.She closed her eyes to calm down her thoughts, but the scenes of being in love with him vaguely flashed in her mind, stubbornly dangling in front of her eyes.Although this slave is an eunuch, he is really daring, especially those sinful claws, the scorching hot kiss, and...

Ah, what am I thinking? !The queen's face was flushed, and she felt hot all over.He hurriedly opened his eyes, the "Little Xiao Ran" on the table was still shaking leisurely, staring at him with a smile.

"Sex eunuch, what are you looking at!" The queen poked lightly and spat angrily.After being stunned for a while, he sighed faintly, and murmured: "Little Sanzi, where are you now? Come back quickly, I... can't hold on anymore..."

"Pfft~~!" A strange voice came from behind.The queen was startled suddenly, and hurriedly turned her head to look, her eyes suddenly went dark.

Impressively, I saw a man in a yellow robe, the corners of his mouth and chest were covered with spots of blood, he stretched out a trembling arm and pointed forward, panting, "You, you... good..." Out of breath, his body softened, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Ah! Your Majesty!..."

Everything in the world is just a clever word.

For example, Xianfeng’s health is better today, and he feels refreshed; for example, on a whim, he wandered to the imperial study; for example, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the queen staring at a doll in a daze; another example, that doll turned out to be himself The third son who has always been treated as his own!

It is conceivable how unbearable such a blow was for Xianfeng, who was plagued by tuberculosis and weak in health.In a rage, Xianfeng spat out a mouthful of blood, only to feel an incomparably huge boulder pressing on his chest, and the sky spun in an instant, and he fell down.

According to the rules, eunuchs and others are not allowed to enter the imperial study, so Mingquan and others waited on the corridor.Dou heard the queen screaming from inside, but she didn't care about the ancestral system, and rushed in.Seeing that the emperor was already unconscious, he was so frightened that his soul flew away.While helping him up in a hurry, he quickly passed the imperial doctor.

Not long after, Liang Chong'en, an academician of Yushang Imperial Hospital, brought a group of imperial physicians, stumbling over like burning their buttocks.He held his breath, pulled out his fingers, and pinched people. After working for a long time, he finally managed to save the emperor, but he only moved his eyelids a few times before falling asleep again.At this time, all the concubines and concubines in the harem also got the news, and they ran over one after another, crying loudly.

The queen was crying heartbroken at this time, and she woke up suddenly when she heard the voice outside.As the phoenix head of the harem, I must not pay attention at this time.I tried my best to hold back my tears, but I didn't know what to do for a while.Suddenly remembered what Li Ran said, and hurriedly ran outside the door to find Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi is taking a nap today.When I got the news, I panicked and ran here before I could comb my hair.Seeing this scene, my heart skipped a beat.After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Quickly pass on Sushun and Jingshou. It's an occasion like this. They have to cook."

The queen came to her senses and quickly passed on Sushun.At this time, a large group of people from the Military Aircraft Department had already received the news and were waiting outside the palace.It was rumored that Sushun only brought Zaiyuan, Duanhua and Sushun into the palace all the way to Dongnuan Pavilion.After a hasty meeting with the queen, he pulled Liang Chong'en over and asked about Xianfeng's condition.Liang Chongen dared not speak at first.He only said something like "Liumai is peaceful", and then seeing Sushun lowered his face, he said tremblingly: "I'm afraid it's very embarrassing!"

Although Sushun was somewhat prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but let out a low voice.After a long while, he asked again, "How long can it last?"

"This... can be guaranteed before tomorrow morning."

"You just said that the emperor was yin deficient and exhausted. Let me ask you, why did you suddenly faint today?"

Liang Chongen's heart skipped a beat.The illness was caused by rage, and he could see it as soon as he took the pulse.But the emperor fainted in the royal study, accompanied by the empress, and he dared not say such a thing even if he was beaten to death.Immediately said quickly: "Now is the beginning of spring. The yang energy is strong. The emperor's dragon body has been weak for a long time, so it can't be used for this vigorous fire. In addition, he is sick from overwork, so he fainted."

Waving back Liang Chong'en, Su Shun's face became more and more ugly.Walking around the room with hands behind their backs.Duan Hua let out a long breath.Said: "Sixth brother, fortunately you have the opportunity to take advantage of the previous emperor's favor and execute the edicts of the prince and the prime minister. Otherwise, you will be caught blind at this juncture!"

The decree he mentioned refers to the decree of the crown prince and the eight ministers of Gu Ming.Three days ago, Xianfeng was seriously ill and fell into a coma. He felt that time was running out, so he hurriedly summoned Sushun when he woke up.Sushun took the opportunity to insinuate.Advise Xianfeng to draw up the list of Prince Nali and the eight ministers of Xiangzan government affairs in the form of decree, in case of accidents.It now appears that this step could not have been more timely.

However, Sushun still had a gloomy face, and shook his head for a long time before saying: "This matter is a bit strange. The emperor himself said that he felt much refreshed this morning. Why did he suddenly faint in the afternoon? Besides, Concubine Yi recently regained her name. No, I'm afraid she will take advantage of this opportunity to win over the queen by taking advantage of the little prince's light, which will be troublesome sooner or later. Another thing is that everything in the capital is not complete, and it is not good for us to talk back!"

Zaiyuan said: "Then what should we do?"

Su Shun stopped abruptly, took a deep breath, and waved his arm vigorously: "Let's prepare together inside and outside the palace! Once the emperor is successful, he will immediately pull out the nails!"