Lao Wu was raised by the Empress Dowager herself. He was always at her side asking for help and taking good care of the Empress Dowager.
After the old emperor learned the news, he simply moved to Cining Palace to attend to the disease day and night.
"Well, Enie, drink it while it's hot. I've tasted it first. It's not bitter." Kangxi held the medicine bowl in his own hands and brought it to the Empress Dowager's mouth.
The Empress Dowager shed tears, shook her head slightly, and gasped quickly: "Emperor, I'm afraid it won't work. From now on, you have to take more care of your dragon body!"
Kangxi held back his tears and said in a trembling voice: "Eni, don't think too much about it. Just drink the medicine and your illness will be cured."
The Empress Dowager cried: "I really can't drink anymore. I vomit as soon as I drink it. I can't stand it any longer."
Lao Wu couldn't help crying. He was worried about irritating the Queen Mother, but he didn't dare to cry, so he had to look away.
Yuzhu, who was standing by the side, knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager's time had come and there was no medicine or stone to save her.
The old emperor also knew that the Empress Dowager was really dying. With tears in his eyes, he whispered: "Eni, I have conferred the title of Prince of Horqin County on Eji'er, and he will receive the prince's salary."
According to custom, the emperor named the patient a brother in front of the patient, which meant that it was really no longer possible and it was time to express his last wishes.
The Empress Dowager gasped and said intermittently: "Emperor, I only wish to treat my fifth son well and never let him be wronged."
The old emperor nodded frequently and immediately issued the decree.
"Jade pillar, draft the decree."
"嗻."
Yuzhu knelt in front of the little table, holding the pen in his hand, waiting for the old emperor's instructions.
The old emperor did not hesitate at all and said loudly: "According to the decree of the Empress Dowager, I entrust the emperor's fifth son, Prince Heng Yinqi, to manage the affairs of the Manchuria, Mongolia and Han armies under the Xianghuang Banner, and the prince will receive his double salary."
Yuzhu's pen quickly drew up a draft, with gorgeous diction and much praise for Lao Wu's first draft.
After the old emperor saw it, he didn't say anything and immediately ordered Wang Chaoqing to take it and use the seal.
In order to show the solemn meaning, Wang Guan, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, personally issued the decree.
The Empress Dowager gasped for breath for a while, her face turned red and her neck was thick from holding it in, and she said in a trembling voice: "Lao Wu, go ahead...you have to take care of yourself...don't let me be under the influence of Jiuquan and have to worry about you.
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"Mama, the Queen Mother, I..." Lao Wu felt great pain in his heart and burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
The Empress Dowager held back her last mouthful, looked deeply at Lao Wu, and finally climbed to the sky.
Kangxi knelt down beside the phoenix couch, kowtowed nine times in an upright manner, and then gave the order.
"It was announced to the world that the Empress Dowager passed away and a state funeral was held. Thirty thousand mourning ceremonies were held in temples and Taoist temples inside and outside the capital."
"Dang, Dang, Dang..." As the old emperor's decree was passed down, the temples in the palace began to ring the death knell.
According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, only when the emperor dies can the temples and Taoists in Beijing ring the death knell 30,000 times.
Now that the Empress Dowager enjoys this treatment, it is considered a special favor.
Everyone was crying, but Yuzhu didn't dare not cry. But the way he cried was quite interesting, sobbing and choking, intermittently.
After the formal funeral order was issued, Yuzhu immediately took off the red tassel on his head.
When the old emperor was done crying, Yuzhu hurried over to ask for the order, and whispered: "Thank you, my Majesty the Khan, it's time for me to change my filial piety."
The old emperor lost his only elder and was in a daze. After listening to Yuzhu's words, he realized that there was still one most important thing to do.
"The decree is passed down, and the Empress Dowager will visit the Zi Palace and stay temporarily in Ningshou Palace. On an auspicious day, she will be enshrined in Xiaodong Tomb. Princes and ministers of the fourth rank and above in Beijing will enter the palace to pay homage."
Xiaodong Mausoleum is the first mausoleum of an empress in the Qing Dynasty. Her mother, the Empress Dowager, has the emblem of Renxian, also known as the Empress Dowager Renxian.
Yuzhu retreated to the side hall and covered his official uniform with a white plain uniform. After taking off the red tassel, he also covered it with white cloth.
All the various items adorning his waist were also removed.
The old emperor originally wanted to personally preside over the national funeral, but his energy and physical strength were no longer available, and he would definitely not be able to bear the pain.
After Yuzhu and Lao Wu's persuasion, the old emperor finally changed his mind.
In desperation, the old emperor had no choice but to order Lao Wu to take the lead, and Lao Twelve and Yuzhu to assist, forming a basic funeral team.
Yuzhu is the auxiliary Duke, so Xiuyun and Cao Chun must put on mourning clothes and go to the palace to mourn.
The old emperor had been guarding the Empress Dowager's body and refused to leave.
Both Lao Wu and Lao Twelve tried to persuade him, but it had no effect at all.
Yuzhu thought about it carefully, then approached the old emperor and whispered: "Excuse me, Ama, common man Yinreng, do you also need to inform me?"
The old emperor immediately perked up, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: "I am still alive, but he is extremely unfilial and disrespectful. How can that evil beast have the face to pay homage to the Empress Dowager Daxing?"
Lao Twelve was so impressed that he fell to the ground with admiration. My little darling, the one who knows Khan Ama best must be Yuzhu.
Yuzhu deliberately mentioned the second child. To put it bluntly, he wanted to remind the old emperor in disguise: You, old man, need to take more care of your dragon body. If you break down from crying, the abandoned prince who has been staying in the palace will not be so peaceful.
Well, in a blink of an eye, a catastrophe is about to happen!
This is what Kangxi did.
In the first half of his life, the old emperor defeated Obai, Wu Sangui, and Zheng Chenggong.
After defeating all the enemies on the surface, Kangxi and his son Yinreng engaged in a melee, and the fight was dark.
To this day, the old emperor is still most afraid of his second son Yinreng.
After all, the second child has been the prince for decades. Even if the second child is deposed once, he can still gather a large number of powerful Manchu ministers around him. How can he not take strict precautions?
"Yuzhu, you go to Xian'an Palace to convey the decree, and the common man Yin Reng will be nearby to mourn." After the old emperor gave the order, he made a gesture secretly.
Yuzhu said with understanding: "嗻."
After all, the old emperor listened to Yuzhu's persuasion, and after crying for a while, he went to the side hall to rest.
After the old emperor rested, Yuzhu took the golden decree and went to Xian'an Palace with dozens of imperial guards.
Xian'an Palace is surrounded by three-foot-high walls, and the only exit is the main entrance.
Yuzhu arrived in front of the Xian'an Palace, held high the golden order, and shouted sternly: "According to the order, change the defense!"
Xian'an Palace has always been guarded by the imperial guards. Yuzhu was originally the chief imperial minister. When he came with the golden order, the guards who originally guarded Xian'an Palace withdrew one after another.
After arranging the defense change, Yuzhu walked into Xian'an Palace.
The second child stood in the center of the courtyard, looking at the jade pillar approaching with a complicated expression.
"Giving white silk or red crane crown?" Yinreng was extremely scared. At this juncture, the sudden appearance of Yuzhu was definitely not a good thing!