Master Yuan, start!

"At court tomorrow, my son will have the censor make a report praising the Empress Dowager to the skies, and have him propose that after I take power, I build a garden for her to honor her achievements.

With the Summer Palace and this new garden, she will be satisfied, right?

Moreover, I will no longer watch any of the four major Peking Opera troupes from now on. I will give them all to the Empress Dowager.

If she is unwilling 2...94 another umbrella 4 transfer Q:, in the future, there will be someone to propose new conditions on my behalf at every court meeting. Will there be one time that I can satisfy her?

It's already like this, she should let go, right? "

Guangxu revealed his plan in detail.

Without waiting for YiX to reply, he said with a fierce look on his face:

"After all, the surname of this world is Aisin-Gioro!"

Guangxu's last growl shocked Yixun for a moment, and he didn't know what to say.

But soon he realized, the imperial report?

"No, absolutely not! Tell me the name of the censor immediately, and don't submit it!

I'll contact Qi Shichen, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, when I get home today. If we can stop him before the court meeting, we can still salvage the situation!"

Yi X suddenly stood up and was about to step out of the house and go to the Censorate outside the Forbidden City.

But he turned around, looked at his son's slightly red eyes, lowered his arms dejectedly, and stopped walking out.

He understood that even if he stopped the censor tomorrow, his own son would always have the opportunity to take action the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Yixuan knew that Guangxu was young. At only 18 years old, he did not know how to truly control power. Relying on forcing the emperor to abdicate, especially when he was not strong enough, would often lead to big mistakes.

But he knew, he knew that he couldn't persuade her anymore.

If things continue like this, there are still a few months before the emperor's wedding, and there are many court meetings. If this happens every time,

The only solution now is to rely on Yuan Xiangcheng, the great hero admired by his son. Governors and governors from all over the country have to return to Beijing to see if Yuan Xiangcheng can persuade his son to come back before making a big mistake.

Yi X looked to the east, as if his eyes wanted to cross the ocean to see what Yuan Shikai was doing at this moment.

"I hope Yuan Jiuxiangchengsi can remember the kindness of the royal family that day, ersi." Yi Xin thought to himself.

Chapter 109 The Sixth Prince of Wuxu Appears

"What happened at the grand court meeting that made Prince Chun send you here?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked.

Chenghou rubbed his hands and talked about what he saw and heard at the court meeting that day:

I walked in the dark for a long time with a torch and an empty stomach. I bought some buns at the foot of the imperial city and waited at the door to go to court.

Yuan Xiangcheng listened quietly to Chenghou's narration, trying not to interrupt him.

It has to be said that Beijingers are good at speaking, which is a tradition. Cheng Hou could talk about a dispute in the court like a storyteller, starting from the moment he wakes up in the morning.

Why don’t you start from when Pangu created the world?

After drinking some water to moisten his throat, Chenghou continued:

"Actually, at that time, I didn't know that the emperor had contradicted the Empress Dowager. I just thought it was an ordinary court meeting. It happened to be the winter solstice, so there were more people and the etiquette was a bit complicated.

The Empress Dowager was quite considerate. She said that the weather was cold and the court officials had been waiting for a long time, so she specially distributed a pair of cotton gloves to each of them, saying that they were ordered from Master Yuan's Incheon Cotton Mill.

Yuan Xiangcheng nodded when he heard this: "Yes, it is true. After the Incheon Cotton Mill went into production, it did send goods to the capital several times."

"When the court meeting began, everything was normal. Li Lianying asked the officials of each department if they had any important matters to report.

The six ministries and nine officials talked about trivial matters such as the selection of examiners for the spring examination at the beginning of the year, the repair of river courses during the dry season, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky at the Temple of Heaven during the winter solstice.

I saw that after hearing this, Mr. Lafayette didn't have much reaction and handed everything over to the authorities to handle.

After finishing his talk on government affairs, Li Lianying saw that no one mentioned it again, so he opened his mouth and said: "The Empress Dowager is compassionate to the officials. In the cold winter, she specially rewards firewood and silver to the officials in the capital. The ninth rank is 10 taels, the eighth rank is 20 taels, and so on up to the first rank is 90 taels."

Yuan Xiangcheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Could Cixi be so kind?

There were at least 6000 officials in the capital of the Qing Dynasty. Even if we exclude the Imperial Household Department and the military officers stationed around the capital, there were still more than 3000 people.

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu, there were about 400 officials above the fifth rank in Beijing. If we add in the 2500 officials below the fifth rank, the total cost of firewood and firewood was about 10 taels of silver.

It is hard to imagine that this is something that the money-loving Empress Dowager Cixi could do.

"The Empress Dowager's behavior is very unusual. The Emperor is sitting next to her, but he has no reaction?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked.

"There seemed to be some movement coming from the throne, but I was far away, standing at the door, so I couldn't see it clearly." Chenghou poured himself another cup of tea.

Yuan Xiangcheng asked again, "What about the officials? Didn't the officials in the hall say anything?"

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“Yes, but they are mostly words of praise.”

Chenghou put down his teacup and said slowly, "Looking back, perhaps the Queen Mother's distribution of firewood silver was intended to bribe the officials in the capital.

But it was such a cold day, and everyone had been standing there for an hour or so. How could they have the energy to think about these conspiracies and tricks? It was freezing inside the hall, not to mention the officials outside.

When the officials of the fifth rank and above in the Hall of Supreme Harmony heard this, they immediately knelt down and shouted that the Empress Dowager was benevolent and wise!

The royal family members standing by, including me, could only shout along.

The news spread outside, and when everyone heard that they would receive money, the officials below the fifth rank who were standing outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, feeling the cold wind, also shouted "Long live the Empress Dowager!"

"Then what?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked.

"Then, I thought everything was over and was about to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but unexpectedly, the Shandong Provincial Supervisory Censor suddenly stood up and said he had something important to report."

"The Shandong Provincial Supervisory Censor?" Yuan Xiangcheng frowned. Was it Weng Tong's men who did it? But the Shandong Provincial Supervisory Censor and the Minister of Revenue Weng Tong were not related.

Xi then asked again, "What is this person's name?"

"His name seems to be Yang Shenxiu, and his accent sounds like he's from Shanxi." Chenghou replied.

Yang Shenxiu!

I remembered Yuan Xiangcheng, one of the famous Six Gentlemen of the Wuxu Reform in history!

The three of them didn't expect that history would have such a strong conclusion, and it still involved him with Guangxu.

San Yuan Xiangcheng urgently asked: "What did Yang Shenxiu say?"

"He said that now that Your Majesty's wedding is imminent, he humbly hopes that the Holy Dynasty will govern the world with filial piety, and that after the current Emperor takes power, he will serve the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly.

WHow about your Majesty choose a suitable place in the suburbs of Beijing next year, and build a hundred-foot-high warm pavilion for the Empress Dowager, similar to the famous Summer Palace in the suburbs of Beijing.

The Empress Dowager was allowed to live in the Summer Palace in summer to escape the heat and in this warm room in winter to keep warm.

In spring and autumn, the Imperial Household Department would dispatch personnel to take the Empress Dowager to visit the beautiful scenery of the Qing Dynasty from north to south.

Only in this way can we demonstrate filial piety and show the foreigners the harmonious relationship between mother and son in the Qing Dynasty." Chenghou recited Yang Shenxiu's entire speech word for word.

After hearing this, Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help but give Yang Shenxiu a thumbs up in his heart.

Good guy, Yuan Xiangcheng exclaimed.

It is not known whether Yang Shenxiu came up with this idea on his own or received a hint from Guangxu.

In the summer, she would go to the Summer Palace to cool off, and in the winter, she would stay in the warm room to avoid the cold. In the spring and autumn, she would travel around to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Throughout this year, I don’t want Cixi to stay in the capital for even a moment!

High, it is high!

This was even more advanced than the method Cixi later used to imprison Guangxu in Yingtai.

At least when Guangxu was imprisoned, he was still in Beijing.

If Cixi had accepted Yang Shenxiu's proposal, she would probably never have seen the crimson walls of the Forbidden City again in her life.

After calming down, Yuan Xiangcheng asked again: "What about the Queen Mother? What did she say?"

"Her Majesty, that's what she said."

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony that day, Cixi was furious when she heard what Yang Shenxiu said. It was okay for the little emperor to contradict her in private, but she could hold her temper in front of him.

But you, Yang Shenxiu, a mere fifth-rank inspector, were so bold as to speak to her like that. It was extremely rude!

He even thought of building a warm room. I'm afraid that once this warm room is built and she moves in, it will become a complete cold palace!

Emperor Wenzong Xianfeng never sent her to the cold palace. Decades later, the little emperor he personally selected actually wanted to make her live a miserable life in her later years!

Cixi stared fiercely at the back of the dragon throne in front of her, wanting to see what expression was on the little emperor's face at this moment.

However, she quickly realized that it was impossible for the little emperor alone to disrupt such a big situation.

After the Sino-French War, there were more calls in the court for the emperor to rule the country personally.

However, after the Korean King Yi Hee came to China, this voice gradually died down until Germany, the Netherlands and France forcibly leased land.

Since the forced lease by the Three Kingdoms was recognized, the voices advocating that the emperor should rule the country personally have become louder, mixed with demands for reform.

The issue of personal rule was not suppressed, and the trend of combining reform with personal rule started again. Since last year, several memorials requesting reform were submitted to the Grand Council every day.

Cixi believed that she had made a concession by taking the initiative to propose that the emperor marry and rule the country personally.

Unexpectedly, even this could not stop the trend, and now the imperial party is openly testing her at the grand court meeting.

This was really outrageous. Cixi felt that she was not stupid enough, but the emperor's party dared to be so presumptuous. If the emperor really got married, she was afraid that she would really have to live in the warm room or the cold palace.

She dared to say it clearly at the grand court meeting that there could not be only one inspector behind the emperor's party, and she did not believe that there were no more helpers hidden in the court.

Is it Weng Tong?

Cixi stared at the Minister of Revenue who was standing at the front of the officials. She saw Weng Tong kneeling on the ground with his legs trembling. She didn't know if he was cold or scared by Yang Shenxiu's words.

Is it Li Hongzao?

Cixi turned her head and looked at the Minister of Rites Li Hongzao who was also kneeling. During the Jiashen year, he advocated resistance against the law, so he was demoted. Could it be that he still holds a grudge against her?

Forget it, no matter who it is, don't even think about asking her to step down from this position. She originally wanted to wait until the emperor's wedding before imposing restrictions, but now it seems that she has to act in advance.

Just as Cixi was thinking silently, the ministers in the hall also came to their senses. This was not a loving mother and a filial son at all, but a clear attempt to undermine the Empress Dowager.

What a wonderful place to live in Yiyuan in summer and in the warm room in winter!

I wonder who this Yang Shenxiu is under, why is he so brave?

But admiration aside, loyalty still needs to be shown. Needless to say, the Empress Dowager has been in a high position for 20 years, and her followers have long been all over the court.

Even if it's just for a little bit of money, you have to say something!

"Your Majesty, Yang Shenxiu has made irresponsible remarks about the forbidden affairs of the Emperor's wedding, alienating the royal family. He is unworthy of a minister! I implore your Majesty to strip him of his honors, arrest him, and hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for a rigorous interrogation!"