Mentioning the reign after Zaichun succeeded to the throne, Sushun became active again. He saluted Cixi and Ci'an and said solemnly: "Empress, Concubine Yi, I believe that the new emperor's enthronement should be based on auspiciousness. The word 'Qixiang' means auspiciousness and peace, which is in line with the meaning of universal celebration for the new emperor's enthronement."
After saying that, he looked at Li Zhen proudly.
This time, he is absolutely right, there will be no mistakes, and there will be no issues of principle.
Li Zhen thought about it carefully. Isn't the reign name "Qixiang" the same as the 69-day reign name used by Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun in history? According to historical records, after Xianfeng died of illness, Sushun, Duanhua, and Zaiyuan After the eight auxiliary ministers took over the power of the government, they gave Zaichun the reign name Qixiang.
However, the reign name of Qixiang was changed after Cixi and Yi jointly launched the Xinyou coup. After the collapse of the eight auxiliary ministers, Cixi, Ci'an and Yi agreed and revised the reign name of Zaichun. It is designated as "Tongzhi", which means that Cixi and Ci'an will rule the world together, and it also means that Cixi, Ci'an and the ministers of the court will rule the world together.
Li Zhen felt very awkward when he heard Qixiang's reign name, and was not used to Su Shun's arrogance. Before Duan Hua, Zai Yuan and others could speak, Li Zhen said loudly: "Empress, Empress Yi Fei, I don’t agree with Suzhongtang’s opinion.”
A smile flashed in the corner of Cixi's eyes, and she was happy to see Li Zhen and Sushun fighting.
She asked with a smile on her face: "Mr. Li, what do you think?"
Duan Hua was also an old fox. He did not openly refute Li Zhen. He said in a neither soft nor hard tone: "Master Li, we gathered together to discuss the name of the new emperor. Sushun proposed the name 'Qixiang'." In two words, it’s still a top-of-the-range choice. You can tell us whatever you have in mind. As long as it’s consistent, we will adopt it.”
Du Han echoed: "Admiral Li, tell me your opinion."
Kuang Yuan, Mu Yin and others also looked at Li Zhen, waiting for Li Zhen to say the new era name.
Li Zhen flicked his sleeves and cupped his hands and said: "Qixiang's intention is good, but it is too tacky. The reign title of an emperor means the emperor's accession to the throne, and also reflects the royal family's attitude towards government affairs. When Emperor Shunzhi ascended the throne, he took the throne. The name Shunzhi means 'ruling the country smoothly and realizing the unification of China', which was the attitude of the imperial court at the time."
"When Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang gave Emperor Kangxi the reign name 'Kangxi', which means 'all the people are happy and peaceful, and the world is prosperous'. This is also the embodiment of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's thoughts on the governance of the royal family at that time."
"The reign title of Emperor Qianlong, Qianlong, means the prosperity of heaven. The following Emperors Jiaqing and Daoguang have their own ideas in their respective years. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, if it still means ordinary auspiciousness, Wei Chen feels that it is too Ordinarily, now the eight auxiliary ministers assist the new emperor, and the two queen mothers make decisions for the new emperor. This is the emperor's hope that our auxiliary ministers and the two queen mothers will work together to govern the Qing Dynasty."
Li Zhen raised his fist and said loudly: "I believe that using 'Tongzhi' as the reign name is undoubtedly the most appropriate. This not only expresses the current situation, but also embodies the idea of governing the Qing Dynasty together."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Cixi and Ci'an.
What Li Zhen said was more to give Cixi and Ci'an a certain say. With 'Tongzhi' as the reign title after Zaichun succeeded to the throne, Cixi's power could be gradually expanded, and Li Zhen's power could also be expanded. Although Li Zhen did not know whether Cixi would become Cixi in future generations due to his strength among the auxiliary ministers, Li Zhen needed Cixi's help at the moment, so he chose 'Tongzhi' as the title of his reign.
Li Zhen felt funny again when he mentioned the era name.
Historically, the reign name of Emperor Daoguang meant the glory of the great road. However, during the Daoguang Dynasty, not only was there no light at all, but China entered the darkest road in history.
As for the reign name of Xianfeng, 'Xian' means universal, and 'Feng' means rich, which means 'the whole world will have plenty of food and clothing'. Unfortunately, Xianfeng's goal was only half accomplished. Corrupt officials all over the world are rich. However, the people were not rich. Instead, they all raised the banner to rebel.
As for the later Emperor Xuantong Puyi, his reign name was "Xuantong", which means "Great Unification". However, less than three years after Emperor Xuantong succeeded to the throne, Yuan Shikai used facts to tell Puyi that Yuan Shikai was the orthodox one.
Li Zhen's mind turned around and he looked at Zai Yuan, Duan Hua and others with a look of expectation in his eyes.
Zaiyuan nodded slightly and said: "Master Li's suggestion is good, I think it can be adopted."
Duan Hua also said: "I think it is feasible."
Du Han had a grudge against Li Zhen, but he also rarely agreed with Li Zhen's statement. As for Kuang Yuan, Jing Shou and others, they did not raise any objections at all. These auxiliary ministers all nodded in agreement. The main reason was that they were One of the auxiliary ministers, after the emperor uses the reign name of Tongzhi, he will think of their auxiliary affairs.
The opinions put forward by Li Zhen satisfied the ideas of these old foxes, so no one stood up to object. Sushun sighed, understanding that the reign name of 'Tongzhi' was better than the Qixiang he proposed.
After all, Sushun also wanted to leave his name in history.
Sushun had other small thoughts in mind. Now that Duan Hua and Zai Yuan were older, the remaining Du Han, Kuang Yuan and others were not as good as him, so he was obviously the leader among the eight auxiliary ministers. As one of the sheep, as long as he defeats Li Zhen, his formidable enemy, he will become the number one auxiliary minister, powerful and will definitely become famous all over the world.
After Sushun thought about it, he said: "Queen, I agree with Admiral Li's suggestion."
Seeing that Li Zhen did not contradict him, Ci'an smiled and said, "Very good, the new emperor's reign will be Tongzhi."
After Zai Chun's reign was decided, Duan Hua immediately said: "Now that everything is ready, Mr. Li has also taken control of the nine admiral offices in Beijing, and the situation has been stabilized. I think that we should immediately prepare to restrain Emperor Daxing, and then prepare The new emperor has ascended the throne. Now we need to cut through the mess quickly, the faster the better. Once everything is settled, the variables will be small."
Duan Hua experienced it once and understood the reason.
Li Zhen agreed: "I agree with Prince Zheng's opinion and immediately prepare for the new emperor to ascend the throne."
This time, everyone reached a unified opinion.
In the afternoon of that day, Xianfeng was buried, and his Zi Palace (Zigong: a coffin made of catalpa wood for ancient emperors and queens) was placed in the Qianqing Palace. After Xianfeng died, according to custom, the kings of the court, Beile, and Beizi, The Duke, Princess, Fujin and other high-ranking nobles all went home to fast. Ministers and officials from various ministries and departments of the imperial court all went to their respective yamen dormitories to stay and fast together. None of them were allowed to go home. As for the idle officials in the court, they all gathered together. Fast and stay at Meridian Gate.
In addition, since the funeral of Xianfeng in the capital, various temples have tolled bells 30,000 times.
Such a huge project could only be completed after the emperor died.
On the second day after Xianfeng's funeral, Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others presided over the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor. Zaichun, who was only four months old, ascended the throne and changed the year to the first year of Tongzhi.
After Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne, everything entered a period of calm.
However, the active Yi lowered his profile, which made Li Zhen very strange. For this reason, Li Zhen kept asking people to pay attention to Yi's movements, but did not get the slightest result. As time went on, Li Zhen's heart began to He muttered what Yi was going to do, because he didn't believe that Yi would be an idle prince.
