Master Yuan, start!

In a word, if anyone dares to covet the throne again, I will lead my troops to destroy his entire family!

Even the Empress Dowager, if you dare to speak of deposing the Emperor again, I wouldn't mind clearing out the old evildoers in the Emperor's family!"

Originally, Yi X was satisfied after hearing that 4 Tiger Guards were on standby at any time.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xiangcheng said something shocking afterwards. After hearing the latter part, Yi X could hardly believe his ears.

"Weiting, no, Yuan Xiangcheng, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I understand. What I'm doing is cleaning up the house and punishing the traitors in the name of Heaven!"

At the critical moment, Yi X hesitated again: "But if we start a war without authorization, how will the people of the world view you and me? This is not right!"

Yuan Xiangcheng advised: "Your Highness, the arrow is on the string and must be shot. If you don't shoot, the other side will shoot, and then you will be the first to die!"

"Weiting, can you find a reason to make us right?" Yi X asked back.

Yuan Xiangcheng pondered for a moment and slowly replied, "If that's the case, then we can only use some tricks and let the Queen Mother take the first step."

"The capital is full of scholars. If we can incite them, we can use their names to get the Empress Dowager to let the Emperor out of the palace to meet people.

The Queen Mother has a personality like that; she will definitely not agree, and might even resort to some tough measures to suppress the matter.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager will surely be worried when she sees that the Emperor still has such a high reputation even after being imprisoned. She might even appoint a Crown Prince before the New Year!

Yuan Xiangcheng looked at Yi X quietly: "Is there an 18-year-old emperor in the world?

By then, the capital will be in turmoil, and I will step in and ask the Queen Mother to revoke her decision.

If I take it back, his prestige will be damaged and he will no longer be able to control the court; if I refuse, I can immediately raise the banner of clearing the court of evildoers and eliminate the threat to the emperor!"

Yuan Xiangcheng told Yi Xin his plan. No matter what, they must fight in the capital. Only chaos can further destroy the Qing Dynasty!

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!" Yi X drank a sip of tea and handed the ring on his hand to Yuan Xiangcheng as a proof of fulfilling his promise in the future.

Afterwards, Yi X went home in the dark while it was still light.

After Yi X left, Yuan Erxiangcheng did not rest, but continued to ponder in his study.

What Yuan Xiangcheng wanted was not only to help Guangxu kill Cixi, but also to prevent Guangxu from becoming a powerful person.

If Guangxu took over an almost complete country after coming to power, wouldn't he be making wedding clothes for others?

So, it's time to introduce third-party forces!

"Ming Ye!"

Yuan Xiangcheng shouted towards the courtyard.

"Chief Instructor, what are your instructions?"

"Notify Bai Dingshan to expand the White Tiger Group's range of operations northward and mobilize the people of the capital at any time!"

Chapter 120 Who is the Emperor?

Although Guangxu lived deep in the harem and had no real power, the title of emperor alone was enough to attract the attention of people all over the world.

So after Guangxu was ordered by Cixi to move into Yangxingzhai and did not see outsiders for more than ten days, some rumors began to spread in the city.

"Hey, what's going on in the palace? It's been over ten days and the emperor still hasn't shown up?"

"Didn't the Imperial Hospital say that this was done because the evil wind had entered the body and they were afraid it would infect others?"

"Do you really believe it?"

"Why don't you believe it? I heard that Prince Qing even invited a foreign doctor to the palace to treat his illness. How could that be false?"

"Hey, don't worry about it. The Emperor's wedding is coming up after the New Year, in a month at most. Is it possible that the Emperor won't show up?"

"makes sense"

The people can sit still, but some officials cannot.

Although Cixi was extremely powerful at the moment, there had always been loyal ministers since ancient times. Moreover, they believed that the emperor and the empress dowager were not at loggerheads with each other.

Emperor Tongzhi also had conflicts with Cixi, and even slapped Cixi's ally at the time, Prince Gong, in front of Cixi. But in the end, nothing happened, right?

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Besides, Cao Cao allowed all officials to meet Emperor Xian of Han, so could the empress dowager really keep the emperor confined to Yangxingzhai for his entire life?

Therefore, in order to gain fame, Zhirui, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, did not hesitate to submit a petition to Cixi in front of all the ministers to request to visit Guangxu during the regular court meeting.

Zhirui thought that after submitting the memorial, he would be immediately criticized by Cixi and even risk being demoted, but he didn't expect it to be so.

Cixi actually agreed!

Although Zhirui was confused, he was still very happy. As soon as he left the court, he was led by the young eunuch through the wall and the palace and arrived at Yangxingzhai.

However, after he reported it at the steps in front of the hall, he was "personally" rejected by Guangxu.

"I have caught a cold and it is not appropriate to show it to others. Thank you, Liu Qing, for your kindness."

These words were not spoken by Guangxu to Zhirui in person, but were conveyed by the eunuch outside the palace.

Only then did Zhirui understand why the Queen Mother was so willing to let him into the palace. It turned out that even if he entered the palace, he would never be able to see the Emperor!

In this way, people who originally thought that Guangxu was faking his illness also began to worry about his condition.

Until the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

On the Laba Festival, the Qing court had always customarily sent princes, dukes and other royal relatives to set up tents in the Yonghe Palace on the northeast side of the Forbidden City to cook and distribute porridge.

At the same time, the emperor chose a round tent with a yellow felt hat in front of a palace in the Forbidden City, which was called the Little Golden Palace. The emperor went into the palace, and the guards with swords stood on his left and right, while the lamas chanted scriptures and prayed outside the palace.

However, the situation this year was a bit strange. On the day of Laba porridge distribution, Guangxu did show up, but it could also be said that he did not show up.

In previous years, a round tent was set up in front of a small hall, but this year it was set up on a high platform in front of the largest Hall of Supreme Harmony, and there was also a smaller tent next to it for the Empress Dowager.

After passing through Taihe Gate, all the officials stopped one by one, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times towards the tent on the high platform from afar, and shouted "Long live the emperor".

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"I wish His Majesty good health and a long life!"

I only saw a figure in a yellow dragon robe walking out of the round tent on the high platform. It seemed that he coughed twice and then seemed to say a few words.

But the voice was too small and too far away from the ministers, so it was blown away by the wind.

But after the emperor finished speaking, the eunuch beside him pinched his throat and shouted, "Although I feel unwell for a while, I am fine now. Everyone, please stand up!"

After the eunuch on the platform finished shouting, the eunuchs on the steps took over and continued shouting until the eunuchs in front of the officials had finished shouting. Only then did the officials behind them hear what the emperor said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the ministers answered in unison, they stood up one by one.

Seeing this, the figure in the yellow robe walked back and forth in front of the round tent and then went back into the tent.

It seemed as if he was afraid of staying outside for too long.

There were more than a dozen guards in front of the tent than in previous years, standing one after another, almost reaching the edge of the platform.

As for the lamas, they wore red robes and sat down along the steps.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, this awkward Laba celebration began. First, officials presented congratulatory messages, and then red-robed lamas chanted scriptures.

Finally, the Living Buddha of the grassland came up the stairs and wiped the emperor's clothes, which was called "sending off the New Year".

After completing the entire process, the emperor showed his face twice, separated by a large group of guards and rows of lamas, not to mention the height difference.

The ministers couldn't even see the emperor's face.

However, Yuan Xiangcheng had good eyesight, and as the governor he was standing in the front row, so he recognized the emperor on the platform at a glance.

It’s not Guangxu at all!

When Yuan Xiangcheng saw this, he was shocked. What exactly did Cixi want to do?

Did she want to depose Guangxu or promote him to the position of Supreme Emperor?

But no matter who it was, there was no need to bring out a fake emperor to fool the ministers.

Unless Guangxu is no longer around?

No, it's unlikely, Yuan Xiangcheng overturned this idea.

The Laba Festival banquet for ministers was still held in the name of Guangxu, which shows that Cixi had not yet figured out how to deal with Guangxu.

In the original time and space, after the Hundred Days' Reform, Cixi chose Zai Yi's son Puyi as the "eldest prince" and planned to use him to replace Guangxu.

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But now Cixi never mentioned this matter to the officials, and there was no such thing as the eldest prince.

However, whether Guangxu is still in Yangxingzhai is a question. The most important thing now is to confirm Guangxu's existence.

Lu Yuanxiang stood in front of the empty Hall of Supreme Harmony, quietly watching the lamas chanting scriptures and the emperor on the high platform accepting the living Buddha's blessing.

When the ceremony came to an end, the man in yellow robe came out again from the round tent. As usual, he gave a few more instructions to the officials. Today's Laba banquet was over.

3 Just as the man in yellow robe on the high platform opened his mouth to say a few words, before the eunuch could repeat it, a gust of wind blew over.

si immediately blew "Guangxu" to the ground, and all the officials witnessed this scene with their own eyes.

In the huge square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, hundreds of people suddenly became chaotic.

The eunuchs cried, the officials were stunned, and even the red-robed lamas were frightened.

After the terrible storm, the weather became somewhat calmer, and the young eunuchs' panicked words reached the ears of all officials:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Oh, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Please say something!"

"Imperial Physician, quickly call the Imperial Physician!"

Cixi was the first to react. She ran out of the tent next to her and immediately said:

"Hurry up, send the emperor to the Imperial Hospital!"

The ministers had no idea what was going on and could only stand there, at a loss as to what to do.

After the emperor was wrapped in a quilt and sent to the Imperial Hospital, a eunuch came over and told the ministers that the Empress Dowager asked them to go back and rest and talk later after the situation became clear.