The poor little dog was still stupidly waiting for Yang Feng to come to his door. He had no idea that he had been sold by this unscrupulous profiteer. Surrounded by a group of loyal ministers and righteous men, he returned to the back of Yangxin Palace where he lived with great ambition. , but Cixi never showed up, which was regarded by Guiziliu and Weng Tonghe as a symbol of her admission of failure, so while waiting for Yang Feng, these guys excitedly studied how to deal with Cixi.
Because I feel that the overall situation has been decided, there are a lot of people who come to share the joy of victory this time. Basically, all the cronies of the God’s Party are here, such as Weng Tonghe’s student Wen Tingshi, Zhen Fei’s two cousins Zhi Rui and Zhi Jun, There is no shortage of iron men like Chang Lin, the Minister of Household Affairs. In fact, there are really few people around him. Cixi is a very successful politician. Her governing principle is to be lenient, of course to ministers. As long as she follows her footsteps , she didn’t mind some details at all. She didn’t mind such things as corruption and bribery, selling out official positions, bullying men and dominating women, and even acting arbitrarily in the local area. That’s why a bunch of villains were boiled to death one by one by her method of boiling frogs in warm water. No other thoughts came up.
This kind of governance principle is naturally very popular with officials. Who doesn't like a master who allows himself to make money at will? So at this time, the officials' support for her is sincere. As for the common people, what are the ruling class and the ruled class? ?A leader only needs to appease the ruling class. Being fed by the ruling class and not starving to death is a blessing. In this case, the emperor who is young and prone to new ideas will naturally not be welcomed by anyone, and there will be no one around him. There are so many people who play the game of wealth and wealth for the sake of ambition, so his group is pitifully small.
According to Weng Tonghe's wishes, just give her three feet of white silk or a glass of poisonous wine, and let her follow Lord Xianfeng in a decent manner. As for Concubine Zhen, she really hopes that there will be a fire in Changchun Palace, and then she will go there with a camera. In memory of her. But Guiziliu firmly disagreed with the crazy idea of these two guys. In his opinion, it would be enough to send Lafayette to the Summer Palace. Then he transferred some of his cronies from Yang Feng's department to surround the garden, saying that if the Queen Mother fell ill, anyone could do it without the permission of the emperor. She is not to be disturbed. She will be raised like this for a year and a half and all her cronies will be cleared away. At that time, the emperor will continue to perform his filial piety and let her live her old life.
"Lao Liu, I didn't expect that you are the best to the Ai family!" As he was talking, he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside the door. Guangxu was so frightened that he threw his head into Master Weng's arms. Everyone else also had pale faces. Weng Tonghe hurriedly Use your eyes to signal the puppy to calm down. What are you afraid of in this situation? Isn't it just right for her to come? Bring out your true dragon spirit!
Guangxu thought the same thing, what should he be afraid of when there were ten thousand troops outside his city? He gritted his teeth and raised his head, then opened his mouth and became stupid.
Because behind Cixi, who was supported by Li Lianying and walked in, there was also a group of soldiers wearing green Western military uniforms. The bright bayonets looked dizzying. In front of this group of soldiers stood an official wearing Taoist uniforms and An officer wearing the same style of military uniform, and this officer has no braids.
In fact, Yang Feng already had many braid-cutters at this time, especially those who had moved their families abroad. Basically, they all had their braids cut off. Although Yang Feng did not ask for it, it was inconvenient to fight. As Yang Feng's confidant, Li Yuncong naturally had to follow in the footsteps of the big boss. Not only did he cut off his braids, but he also had a hair straightening.
"Go on? Let's see how you, a bunch of rebellious officials and traitors, are going to deal with the Ai family and a bunch of bullshit. It's a waste of all the grace the Ai family has shown you all these years. It's really hard to see people's hearts in danger. If not for this story, the Ai family would still be there. I can't see clearly how stupid you are!" Ci Xi shouted angrily.
Guiziliu and Weng Tonghe, who were sober-minded, already understood what was going on. Since Yuan Shikai was standing respectfully behind the Queen Mother, it meant that they were all betrayed by Yang Feng. The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, then looked downcast. stood up.
But Concubine Zhen and the others in her small circle haven't woken up yet, especially young people like Wen Tingshi and Zhijun who don't know much about the sinister nature of people's hearts. Of course, they may know it but don't want to admit it in their hearts. They all I knew Yuan Shikai. After all, Yuan was from a well-known family. Although he had been exhausted from studying for so many years and had never passed the examination, he might not be of the same breed as these well-educated people, but at least he still knew him.
"Yuan Weiting, your Majesty, why don't you come forward to see me?" Concubine Zhen's cousin Zhijun shouted sharply. Guiziliu sighed, probably feeling that hanging out with such a group of people would indeed lower his IQ.
"You dog slave, I want to burn the Aijia to death. Today the Aijia will burn you to death first. Yuan Aiqing, take down all these rebellious officials and traitors." Cixi sneered and shouted.
"I obey the order!" Yuan Shikai said and quickly stepped forward to bypass Guiziliu and said to Weng Tonghe: "Master Weng, I'm sorry."
"Master Yuan, are you so scheming?" Weng Tonghe said with a wry smile, his face ashen as death.
"Each other!" Yuan Shikai said with a smile, and two soldiers behind him quickly tied up Weng Tonghe. At this time, Guangxu was already dumbfounded, looking at this scene with trembling lips. The loyal Wen Tingshi and others beside him were still filled with grief and anger. I wanted to step forward and beat this traitor, but unfortunately I was quickly slapped to the ground with the butt of my rifle. Then these treacherous officials and traitors were tied up like pigs one by one by those rough soldiers, and the entire Yangxin Hall was full of people. Guangxu, Concubine Zhen, and Guiziliu were left behind.
"Old Liu, you should go home and rest!" Cixi looked at her brother-in-law and sighed.
"Your Majesty, the words of Weng Tonghe and others are arrogant, and their sins should not be forgiven. However, the words of the guilty ministers are not the intention of the Holy One. I hope the Queen Mother will understand clearly." Guiziliu said. His meaning was very clear. Weng Tonghe and others wanted to figure it out. It's just their suggestion to kill you, but the emperor hasn't expressed his attitude yet. You can't use this reason to punish, let alone depose the emperor. As for recruiting Yang Feng and other troops to Beijing, the emperor has the right to do so. You There is also no reason to dispose of it.
Cixi smiled faintly, why did she want to depose the emperor? It would be nice to be happy.
"Lao Liu, go back and rest. Don't worry about the court affairs anymore." She waved her hand and said.
At this time, Li Yuncong came over with a bunch of imperial edicts and whispered: "Old Buddha, should we quickly ask the Holy Emperor to use his seal? You also know that the war ahead is tense, and the soldiers are still waiting to go back to kill the enemy."
Cixi nodded expressionlessly. This guy and Yuan Shikai hurried to Guangxu's side without even bothering to salute. They placed a thick pile of imperial edicts that had been written long ago in front of him. Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "Excuse me, Your Majesty. There is a seal on it."
"You traitors, traitors, and shameless villains!" When I saw the top document for Yang Feng to be promoted to first-class uncle and governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the puppy finally exploded and reached out to tear up those imperial edicts, but Li Yuncong His hand quickly pressed down, and then Guangxu grabbed his jade seal and smashed it at Yuan Shikai. Lao Yuan reacted quickly and grabbed it in his hand. Then Li Yuncong held Guangxu down and grabbed Guangxu's hand. , put the jade seal in his hand, and then pressed it.
"Empress Dowager, Lafayette, this is the rebellious minister you raised!" Guangxu roared with grief and anger while struggling.
Ci Xi looked at this scene expressionlessly. Guizi Liu was about to speak with a sullen face, but looked at the malicious eyes of the soldiers next to him and shut up wisely. Concubine Zhen, on the other hand, acted extremely brave at this time, yelling and scolding.
While trying to pull Yuan Shikai away, Lao Yuan, who was busy covering the jade seal, kicked her aside impatiently.
At this time Cixi said: "Drag that little vixen out for me!"
Li Lianying quickly waved, and several eunuchs behind him immediately stepped forward, then dragged Concubine Zhen by her hair to Ci Xi amid her screams.
"You still want to burn the Ai family to death. Do you know what it feels like to be burned to death? Then go and have a taste for yourself!" Cixi shouted with a ferocious expression. Li Lianying winked, and the eunuchs immediately dragged her outside.
Soon a fire broke out in a relatively isolated house not far away, and then the screams of Concubine Zhen were heard.
Guangxu was like crazy at this time. Yuan Shikai had to call two more soldiers, and four people held him down before he became honest. Then the poor little dog just stared at the fire outside, listening to Concubine Zhen getting more and more...
With low screams, they mechanically stamped jade seals on the imperial edicts filled with the official titles of Yang Feng and others one by one.
Guiziliu couldn't stand it any longer, so he turned to Cixi and said, "Queen Mother, if you allow these rebellious officials and traitors to run rampant, how will you see your ancestors in the future?"
"Sixth Master, the cannon is set up outside the city. What can you do if you let a female member of the Ai family come in? Besides, who brought these rebellious officials and traitors? I'm afraid these ancestors are not to blame for the Ai family's troubles, right?" Cixi sneered.
Let's talk.
Guiziliu has nothing to say, this is what we call it our own fault!
Yuan Shikai and others finally finished covering the jade seal, and came back with a large pile of imperial edicts in their hands with satisfaction. Then they thanked Cixi with a smile on their face, but did not leave until Li Lianying took out the silver notes of seven million taels and then hurriedly started again.
Thank you, and then waved your hands and led the soldiers away. As for what happened next, it had nothing to do with them. After the court was done with it, they had to go back and deal with the Japanese. You must know that it was a big business worth tens of millions of taels.
Just when Yang Feng was contented to lead his army back to Tianjin, and then boarded the ship to continue beating the Japanese, Cixi also went on a killing spree in Beijing. Except for Weng Tonghe, who committed suicide by giving him a glass of poisoned wine, all the main members of the imperial party were executed.
Guangxu was imprisoned in Yingtai as he was three years later. It is said that the main pleasure in his life thereafter was to draw circles and curse Yang Feng and Yuan Shikai. (To be continued...)