A group of people gathered here. The leader was a young eunuch. He was about 15 years old. Although he was young, he was wearing a long coat that reached his ankles and a blue-topped official hat. The coat embroidered with a phoenix was obviously a third-grade eunuch, and a young eunuch was actually a third-grade official. Even the ministers were surprised when they saw it.
Historically, before Cixi came to power, the highest eunuch rank was a third-grade official, which was the highest official position for a eunuch. However, after Cixi came to power, Cixi favored Li Lianying, and she was given the official position of a second-grade eunuch. Li Lianying once replaced Cixi. During the military parade in Tianjin, one wears a red hat and appears as a second-rank official.
The young eunuch under the city gate is named Andehai, and he is the chief eunuch in charge of the harem.
In the past, Cixi, Ci'an and Li Zhen went south, accompanied by a few eunuchs such as Han Laiyu, and Andehai was one of them. At that time, Andehai was only the imperial eunuch beside Xianfeng. After Xianfeng's death, Andehai's There was no time to adjust the position. It was far less important than Han Laiyu's official position, and he was not as favored as Han Laiyu.
After Han Laiyu gave Cixi a plan to let Emperor Tongzhi marry Li Zhen's daughter, but because the plan failed and Han Laiyu gradually faded out of sight, Cixi promoted Andehai to the position of eunuch in charge of the palace.
"Manager An, Li Zhen hasn't arrived yet, are we too early?"
The little eunuch behind said in a low voice.
Hearing this, An Dehai's eyes widened suddenly, with a cold light in his eyes, and he said solemnly: "If you want to die, don't get involved with the Zajia family. It's a blessing to have you wait for Mr. Li. Huh, as slaves, we need to understand who You can ignore them, but you can’t offend those people.”
"Yes Yes."
The little eunuch quickly shut up and didn't dare to talk nonsense.
Ande Hai looked at a dragon chariot standing next to him, but there was a cold light in his eyes. Even though Ande Hai was young, Ande Hai had been in the palace for five years, and he was definitely one of them. An outstanding person, with sharp eyesight and decisiveness in doing things, which is beyond the comparison of ordinary people. In addition, Ande Hai is very inspiring and good at flattery, so he thrives in the palace.
Li Zhen was about to arrive in Nanjing. After discussion with Ci'an, Cixi ordered Ande Hai to greet him.
Moreover, the dragon chariot was used to greet him, which shows his solemnity.
"Manager, people are here."
The little eunuch saw a large army appearing in front of him and said again.
At this time, a dark crowd could be seen on the official road. The distance between the two sides was getting closer. Andehai could clearly see the general walking in front and the carriage protected by soldiers.
"Boom, boom,."
The army galloped in, full of invincible momentum.
The aura that was like a savage beast caused Andehai's expression to change slightly.
This feeling comes and goes quickly.
Soon, the army stopped outside the city.
Andehai took the initiative to greet him. He came to the front of the army, raised his whisk, and said loudly: "Slave Andehai, by the decree of the Queen Mother of the two palaces, please Mr. Li enter the city in a dragon chariot." His eyes fell on the team. I was in a carriage, but I saw no movement in the carriage. I felt a little unhappy, thinking that Li Zhen was so arrogant.
Ande Hai also understood that the situation was not up to anyone, and Li Zhen was the boss.
The carriage door curtain was raised, and a surprised expression appeared on Li Zhen's face.
The person in front of me was actually Ande Hai.
This is the famous eunuch.
Li Zhen calmed down instantly and said: "The dragon chariot is for the emperor. As a minister, how dare I mess up the rules? Gonggong An ordered someone to carry the dragon chariot, and I rode the carriage into the city." Li Zhen understood that if he had become the dragon chariot, , will definitely be criticized by many people who are loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Cixi and Ci'an clearly wanted to push him into the pit of fire with this move.
Sitting on a dragon chariot can bring you authority and dignity.
However, it fell behind.
Li Zhen is not a face-saving person, he values reality more.
He knew that he would definitely be punished if he sat on it, because no one would say that Cixi asked Li Zhen to sit on it, but they must say that Li Zhen was rebellious and it was not suitable to sit on it at the moment, so Li Zhen would naturally not agree.
Andehai added: "Master Li pacified Guangxi, stabilized the territory, and made unparalleled achievements. The two queen mothers invited you to ride the dragon chariot into the city. They also wanted to praise you. Please get off the carriage and board the dragon chariot."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said decisively: "Let someone carry the dragon chariot, and I will enter the city in a carriage."
"yes."
Seeing Li Zhen's decisiveness and resoluteness, An Dehai was even more afraid of Li Zhen.
This thief is difficult to deal with.
He asked his men to carry the dragon chariot towards the city, and Li Zhen also led his army into the city. After entering the city, Li Zhen asked Smith and Zhou Xiuying to place the army, while he followed An Dehai to the palace and met with the emperor and Queen Mother Lianggong. After that, Li Zhen returned to his house.
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In the palace, Ci'an and Cixi sat on the left and right.
In the center of the hall, Ande Hai stood respectfully and told in detail what happened to welcome Li Zhen outside the city. After Ci'an heard this, he snorted and said in a deep voice: "I think this guy still knows about dignity and inferiority. , my mind has not been blown away.”
Ande Hai interrupted: "Queen Mother, this is the scary place about Li Zhen."
"Oh, why." Ci'an asked.
Cixi also said: "Xiao Anzi, you have always been smart, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
"twitter."
Andehai said: "If Li Zhen sits on the dragon chariot, it proves that Li Zhen is a vain person and a person who has been dazzled. Such a person does not need the queen mother to take action, the slaves can deal with him. If Li Zhen does not become a dragon, Chaan, clearly unwilling to tell the truth, and after entering the city, the first people he met were the emperor and the two queen mothers, and he fulfilled the duty that a minister should have."
"Li Zhen looks like this on the surface, but everyone can see that Li Zhen is definitely not a person who is loyal to the emperor and the Qing Dynasty. Think about it, the two queen mothers condescended to condescend to make Li Zhen's daughter the emperor's concubine. But Li Zhen refused with great arrogance. From this point of view, Li Zhen must be ambitious, and this person is definitely not a simple person."
Andhei lowered his head, his eyes flashing with excitement.
The messier the situation, the greater the chance of him being reused.
Sure enough, after listening to Li Zhen's words, Cixi and Ci'an became angry, with a hint of sullenness on their faces. Obviously, they were still brooding about what happened back then.
Cixi asked again: "Xiao Anzi, what can you do to deal with Li Zhen?"
Andehai said respectfully: "I believe that the countermeasures discussed by the two Queen Mothers at the beginning were very good. We should first give Li Zhen enough sweetness, and then slowly increase our own strength. Only when our strength becomes stronger can we have a chance. Weaken Li Zhen, the emperor is still young, we have plenty of time, as long as we strengthen our strength bit by bit, we will eventually be able to win."
"good."
Cixi put her hands on her hands and smiled, but her expression suddenly turned gloomy, and she said helplessly: "My sister and I also want to promote officials who are loyal to the emperor, but Li Zhen is the assistant minister, so it is not easy."
Previously, Cixi and Ci'an discussed promoting their own officials, but if Li Zhen didn't approve, it would be difficult to succeed. After all, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and Li Zhen was the auxiliary minister, and the government was in the hands of Li Zhen. Li Zhen must agree with it.
Andehai said: "Two queen mothers, I have an idea."
"What can we do?" Ci'an and Cixi asked at the same time.
Andehai said: "When the late emperor was still alive, he once made a promise..." After Andehai finished speaking, both Cixi and Ci'an's expressions changed drastically, and there was a look of struggle in their eyes, because Andehai brought it up. The conditions are too surprising, and this is equivalent to an exchange of official positions.
Andehai continued: "For the sake of the emperor, I think it is feasible."
Cixi and Ci'an looked at each other, and finally nodded, agreeing with An Dehai's plan.