Chapter 20: Meeting

In February 1856, Emperor Daxing passed away. The eldest son of the emperor ascended the throne in front of the coffin of Zai Chun. He served the body of the ancestor in the Ganqing Palace and performed the ceremony of a grand funeral.

With the will of the previous emperor, the eldest son of the emperor Zaichun succeeded to the throne, and was appointed as the Prince Gong Yi, the head of the Military Affairs Office, as well as the title of Prince Zheng Duanhua, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the Minister of War, Gui Liang, the Grand Secretary of the Military Affairs Office, the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Minister of the Military Affairs Office Yucheng, the Minister of the Military Affairs Office, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Minister of the Military Affairs Office, the Minister of the Military Affairs Office of Xiangzan.

The next day, the cabinet issued an edict that the Empress Niaohulu and the Concubine Yi Nara were respected as the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager of Niuhulu as the mother Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager of Nara was the Holy Mother Empress Dowager.

On March 15th, the new emperor performed the throne ceremony in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, issued a "grace edict" and informed the world that he set the country on Qixiang. He gave silk and rice to the elderly and the lonely and helpless people to show his gratitude.

On March 17, Prince Zheng Duanhua and other princes and ministers submitted a "Memorial to the Empress Dowager personally control the power to strengthen the discipline", asking the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces to rule the country from behind the curtain.

Seeing that the two empress dowagers were not in motion, on April 1, the Minister of Rites and the Military Secretary Jing Sushun submitted a memorial to the emperor, "It is advisable for the Empress Dowager to spread the virtues of the central palace, to carry out the authority of the rule, to give the ministers and workers some acceptances, to consult with the orders, and not to be in the false reputation of the curtain, but to listen to the effectiveness of the government."

Finally on April 12, the cabinet issued an edict and issued an edict in the name of the young emperor, "I am honored by the empress dowagers of the two palaces: seeing that all government affairs have been personally ruled by the empress dowagers of the two palaces. However, the edicts should be declared as my wishes, and we should respect the edicts of China and foreign countries. Later, we will discuss the king's political affairs and praise them. The military minister will compile the edicts and write the word "I" and let me know this encyclopedia."

Only then did Ye Zhao finally breathe a sigh of relief when the emperor passed the imperial edict to the Miyun military camp.

The same happened to Qixiang, but this life was obviously not as fierce as the previous life. Neither of the two sides of the fight was sure to eat each other. After a series of open and secret struggles, a compromise situation finally formed.

Ye Zhao's life is not easy now. The imperial guards in the capital are eyeing him. Prince Senggelinqin, who had wiped out the Northern Expedition bandits, led the powerful Mongolian Eight Banners to covet it. Although Senggelinqin is loyal to the royal family, if he clashes with the imperial guards in the capital, he probably will contract the imperial guards to fight with him. After all, it really conflicts, and he seems to be even more unreasonable.

Now that the dust has fallen, Ye Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

The so-called will is naturally false, and it was completely tinkered with after Emperor Xianfeng's death, just a nominal title.

The two palaces are covered with curtains, the Sixth Prince discusses politics, and among the four ministers of Xiangzan's government affairs, Gui Liang is an important minister of the previous dynasty and his father-in-law. Yucheng also has a good relationship with him, and Prince Yi Zaiyuan has a good relationship with both parties, so the Sixth Prince should be satisfied with this result. After all, the Sixth Prince is a smart person, and it is difficult to monopolize the court. Maybe it will cause a change in the elbows and armpits. The Qing Dynasty's foundation has been ruined for more than two hundred years.

The chief minister of the Zhenglan Banner, Qi Buchen, was dismissed from his post for inciting a rebellion, and Ye Zhao was also fined one year's salary. Of course, Ye Zhao's current salary is not considered as a discount of more than a thousand taels of silver and grain. Ye Zhao, who is not punished, wouldn't care.

Shenbao and others were all whipped, and several soldiers who were gunshot wounded by Qi Buchen were sent to Heilongjiang as slaves, but in fact they were left in the military camp by Ye Zhao. In today's turbulent autumn, "he was allowed to commit crimes and make meritorious service."

Qi Buchen was dismissed from office, Prince Zheng Duanhua was appointed as Zuo Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, and served as the Minister of Guards and participated in the patrol of the capital. Sushun was also able to enter the military service, and the other princes and ministers who were generally good friends were also promoted.

The Military Affairs Office appointed more than a dozen military officials in one go, and the Sixth Master Party was promoted, which rebalanced its power very much.

On April 20, the two palaces ordered the deputy commander of the Manchus, the commander of the third battalion of the Shenhuan, to meet with Jing Xiang, and listen to Fang's face-to-face instructions.

The East Warm Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace is exquisite and gorgeous behind the eight yellow screens. Through the gauze screen, you can vaguely see the two empress dowagers sitting upright on the left and right sides respectively. There is an imperial couch in front of the screen and an imperial case in front of it. It should have been the emperor's dragon throne, but the new emperor is too young and often sits on the couch when the minister comes in to pay homage. When the minister kowtows, the little emperor will be taken away to avoid crying and making trouble.

However, today the little emperor was a little abnormal. He stared at Ye Zhao with bright eyes curiously. He even turned his head to look at Ye Zhao when he was asked to leave, and even stretched out his little arm, as if he wanted to call Ye Zhao to hug him.

Ye Zhao felt helpless. He was his uncle by seniority, but when he thought about his "wolf ambition", he felt a little sorry for him.

When the emperor and the empress dowager summoned him, even the prince often had to kneel down, let alone Ye Zhao. It's spring now, so it's not good to wrap too thick cotton on his legs, but Ye Zhao didn't suffer much, because the yellow cushions underground were soft and comfortable. When I met Xiao Anzi outside, I saw Xiao Anzi winking at him, and now I understand what he means.

This slave is really clever, but without the instructions of Xigong, he would not have been so careful even if he cursed himself. Moreover, in his eyes, he was not a partner worthy of cursing against him. If the eunuch in the palace favored him, he might not take the powerful minister seriously, let alone he is not a powerful minister at all.

The West Palace is really good at winning people's hearts. Ye Zhao has to admire it. Perhaps she has no knowledge of military and national affairs at present, but her scheming has long been revealed.

The two palaces took turns to ask questions, the West Palace's voice was more charming, and the East Palace was more crisp, but it was equally nice.

At the beginning, most of the questions were asked by the East Palace. Obviously, Concubine Lan knew how to be humble. The questions from the East Palace were nothing more than family matters, such as "How is your mother good?"

"You have no children yet, how many wives and concubines have you married?"

There is a lot of meaning that young women in later generations chat about family matters, and Ye Zhao can only answer in a regular manner.

Finally, the West Palace said a sentence to the point, "The battalions outside the pass have been stationed in Miyun for a long time. Yi asked to transfer soldiers from each battalion to Jiangnan to eliminate the bandits. The Military Affairs Office wrote several comments on the mother and son Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager read it with me, and I feel it makes sense. I want to discuss it with you today."

Ye Zhao said in a hurry and fearless manner: "I dare not."

Xigong said: "You are always insightful in your daily life, but the country is in a difficult situation now. You have something to say clearly. My mother, Empress Dowager and I will not blame you." She put the East Palace in her head every sentence, but she was very cautious.

Ye Zhao originally came for this matter, and he also knew that although the Eastern Palace did not understand military and national affairs, her words were extremely important. If she could not make her sound quite like that, I was afraid that she would really fight with the bandits to the death.

After thinking for a while, Ye Zhao said slowly: "Forgive me, I am bold. I have a few heartfelt words. I hope my mother, Empress Dowager and the biological mother, Empress Dowager, will make a clear explanation."

The East Palace said calmly: "Tell me."

Ye Zhao then said: "I am foolish in my opinion. If we follow the military advice, I am afraid that half of our Qing Dynasty will not exist."

"What are you talking about?" Donggong said in surprise, but Westgong did not say anything.

Ye Zhao kowtowed and said, "Now the barbarians have occupied Guangzhou for nearly half a year. Guangxi is under the control of thieves. Yunnan and Guizhou are in turmoil. If this continues, I am afraid that the bandits will go south and half of my southeast will not be protected. Liangjiang, Fujian and Guangdong pay taxes to our dynasty. If all of them are lost, our Qing Dynasty will be in danger for hundreds of years."

The Eastern Palace obviously didn't know that the matter outside was so serious, so he asked uneasy: "Have you rebelled south of the Yangtze River?"

Ye Zhao said: "There are all losses in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the southeast is not far away from the bandits."

But Xigong said, "Wouldn't you beg for helping Jiangnan camp to quell the rebellion?"

Ye Zhao said: "Nanjing's bandits were hoarding heavy troops and they were eager to go south. It would not be broken in three to five years. However, in the Fujian and Guangdong areas, they were afraid that they would be earned by the bandits Hong Ni in less than a year."

"If you are right, do you have any questions?" Xigong saw that things were very clear and knew that Ye Zhao had said it, so he would definitely have a countermeasure.

Ye Zhao kowtowed and said, "I have a plan to remove firewood from the bottom of a pot. The battalions outside the God Cannon Pass can rush to eastern Guangdong and restore Guangzhou. This will cause bandits to be disproportionate to the north and fight against the thieves in the west, and also clear out the flood rebellion of Fujian and Guangdong, so that our Jiangbei will not be disturbed. In three to five years, one will rise and fall, and the other will be destroyed."

Behind the Huang Scene, after a while, the voice of the West Palace sounded: "Guangzhou was occupied by the British, French and Japanese, with strong ships and powerful guns. Are you sure to recover it?"

Ye Zhao said: "We can only talk about peace and martial arts as the auxiliary. Otherwise, when the British, French and foreigners join forces to cheat, our Qing Dynasty will be in danger." What the most feared thing about the powerful people in the Qing Dynasty today is to form a bandit with foreigners?

In fact, Western countries had the intention to support the Taiping Army at the earliest, and even sang praises to the Taiping Army. However, after many contacts, they found that this new regime was really uncivilized and more absurd and unbearable than the corrupt Qing Empire. Marx, who was originally cheering for the Taiping Army, turned 180 degrees a few years later, demoting the Taiping Army to nothing.

Huang was silent for a while, as if the two palaces had whispered a few words, then Donggong said, "You kneel down and rest."

Ye Zhao kowtowed respectfully. The more orphans and widows are not stable, the more you cannot show a little arrogance. Otherwise, they will remember everything in their hearts if they don’t speak now.

I said everything I should say, but in the end I could only do my best to do my best. Before meeting the two empress dowagers, the memorial to ask for the army to lead the army to Guangzhou was also sent to the Military Affairs Office, but I saw what the military affairs officers would discuss.

Speaking of which, I am afraid that the sixth uncle Sushun would not agree with him. He is a hardliner and is unwilling to interact with him under the guns of foreigners. However, because it is his own memorandum, especially involving the mobilization of various battalions outside the pass, he should feel that he has other meanings and will most likely support him. This biggest obstacle is not difficult to eliminate.

As for the Sixth Prince, he most likely agrees with himself. The situation is difficult, and now he will not use his own private power to abolish the public. Since there is a better choice than rushing to the Jiangnan camp, and everyone outside the pass can leave the capital, why don’t he do it?

Guangzhou?

Ye Zhao had not thought about it for a day or two after leading his subordinates to return to Guangzhou. Only by going to Guangzhou would he be as good as a fish in water and make good use of the roads he paved.
Chapter completed!