Several other military ministers, when they heard Prince Li Shiduo ask this question, they all looked at each other and lowered their heads in silence.
In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that when things got to this point, the only choice was to replace the Governor of Liangjiang with someone Liu Hai could accept.
But no one wants to say this sentence. If there is any trouble with bangs in the future, the person who said this sentence will be responsible for covering up the trouble.
Prince Li Shiduo also meant the same thing. He just asked this question just because he wanted others to propose it first. He agreed and shouldered less responsibility. However, looking at the people below, they were all human beings. It seemed that he
The calculation was wrong.
Prince Li Shiduo finally said helplessly: "This matter is of great importance and we can't make the decision. Why not go to Cining Palace together and report it to the Queen Mother."
The military ministers below quickly agreed that as long as they were not allowed to make a decision, the rest would be fine. They would just go to Cining Palace to meet the Queen Mother.
So the five military ministers from the Military Aircraft Department got up together, and then walked to the gate of Cining Palace to ask to see the Empress Dowager Cixi.
When Ci Xi was depressed in the Cining Palace, her eyelids had been twitching for the past few days. She always felt that something was going to happen, and her eyelids were twitching particularly hard today.
At this moment, a little eunuch from outside quietly entered and came to Li Lianying. Li Lianying waved his hand and sent the little eunuch away. Then he came to Cixi's side and said with a smile: "Lafayette, five military ministers."
I'm waiting for your summons at the gate of Cining Palace."
When Cixi heard this, she immediately felt her heart beat faster. She was really afraid that something might happen. It seemed that she had experienced bad premonitions in the past few days. Otherwise, if it was just a trivial matter, there would be no need for five military ministers to come together.
But regarding important national affairs, she couldn't do it without seeing them, so she had no choice but to order people to invite these five military ministers into the Cining Palace.
Prince Li Shiduo and several other military ministers entered the Cining Palace and came to the side hall where Cixi received guests.
As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Cixi sitting upright on the throne, so the five people quickly knelt down in the hall to pay their respects to Cixi.
"Forget it, tell me what you have to say."
The five military aircraft ministers looked at each other, and finally focused their attention on Prince Li Shiduo, the foreman of the military aircraft department.
Seeing this scene, Prince Li Shiduo could only kneel down and take a few steps forward, "Old Buddha, the new Governor of Liangjiang, Beile Zaiyi, has sent an urgent memorial."
After he finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it high above his head, and knelt there without saying a word.
After seeing it, Li Lianying hurriedly stepped forward to take the memorial, and then respectfully presented it to Ci Xi.
Cixi calmed down, took the memorial in her hand, and read it slowly. Her face became uglier as she read it, and in the end she couldn't help but throw a teacup on the table next to her to the ground with a wave of her hand.
"These Han slaves no longer take the imperial court seriously."
Seeing Cixi's anger, the five military ministers hurriedly kowtowed again, "The Queen Mother's body is important, please calm down for now."
"No matter how you ask the Ai family to calm down, they are almost getting bullied."
As a result, the military minister who was kneeling on the ground and the eunuchs and maids in the palace were all trembling with fear. It had been a long time since they had seen the Queen Mother getting so angry.
Finally, Cixi calmed down and asked the people below, "How do you deal with this matter?"
Prince Li Shiduo had been so frightened by Cixi that he was sweating all over. Now he was listening to Cixi's angry questions and said quickly: "Slave wait, prepare to calm down the matter and turn the big thing into a trivial matter. The court can no longer withstand the trouble."
After hearing this, Cixi sighed deeply. The court really couldn't stand the trouble. "Then let's just let this matter go. Just pretend it never happened."
Cixi said tiredly and wanted these military ministers to leave.
But the few people below can't just leave. Otherwise, who will bear the responsibility if something big happens in the future?
So Ele and Bu hurriedly knelt a few steps forward and said: "Queen Mother Lao Fo, if Beile Zaiyi continues to go south, I am afraid that his life will be in danger, and the court's face will be even more ugly. I think it is better for someone to go to Liangjiang and serve as the governor of Liangjiang."
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After Elle and Bu finished speaking, he lowered his head so low that it almost touched the floor tiles. He was afraid that Cixi would be furious after hearing what he said, but this matter was related to the stability of the court, and he would have to say it even if he died.
Surprisingly, Cixi was not angry, but remained silent for a long time, sighed, and complained to the people below, "It is getting more and more difficult for the court now. From time to time, a green man will pop up to stab him.
You think, why can't these slaves be honest?"
After Cixi finished speaking, she continued to ask them: "Then who do you think should be sent as the governor of Liangjiang so that everything will be safe?"
After Cixi finished speaking, the four people below all knelt down on the ground and said to the top: "Please ask the Queen Mother to judge."
Cixi stared at the people below with wide eyes, and secretly resented them. These were all old foxes, and they didn't save any face for others.
But if they didn't say anything, Cixi had no choice but to say it herself.
"I think it is better to continue to let Liu Kunyi serve as the governor of Liangjiang. With him here, the younger generations of the Hunan Army will not dare to mess around."
Prince Li Shiduo heard that this was what he wanted, so he quickly flattered him and said: "The Queen Mother is wise, and I will obey the orders of the Queen Mother."
Sun Yuwen knelt down at this moment, bowed his head to Cixi and said: "To the Queen Mother, since Liu Kunyi is to be appointed as the governor of Liangjiang, Baylor Zaiyi must give an explanation to the world."
Cixi also nodded after hearing this. This matter is not a trivial matter. It is related to the face of the imperial court. It cannot be said that a dignified Qing Dynasty was so frightened that he changed the appointment of the governor of Liangjiang. After all, what prestige does the imperial court have?
Word.
"Didn't Beile Zaiyi say in the memorial that he was frightened and sick? He told the world that he was seriously ill in Yangzhou and could not go to his post, so he replaced Liu Kunyi as the governor of Liangjiang."
"Slaves, please obey the orders of the Queen Mother."
"If nothing happens, please kneel down. The Ai family is a little tired."
Prince Li Shiduo heard Cixi's words and immediately led several military ministers and slowly exited the side hall.
When everyone left Cining Palace and stood in the courtyard, they breathed a long sigh of relief. This matter was finally over.
On the surface, today's incident does not seem to be very dangerous, but they know in their hearts that if the court does not handle it well this time, the southeastern half of the wall will immediately be filled with flames of war.
Prince Li Shiduo let out a long sigh, shook his head, and thought to himself: What happened to the Qing Dynasty? Let a despicable slave cause trouble for several military ministers.
As soon as these people arrived at the military aircraft and had not yet settled down, a eunuch came to report that Emperor Guangxu had an order for all military aircraft to meet at Yangxin Hall.
So these military ministers could only stand up and go to the Yangxin Hall at the back.
When they arrived outside the Yangxin Hall, naturally a eunuch informed them inside, and soon Emperor Guangxu's order came down: let all the military aircraft go to the Nuan Pavilion to come and see them.
Prince Li Shiduo entered with several military ministers, and Yangxin Hall waited again in front of Dongnuan Pavilion, waiting for Emperor Guangxu's summons.
After a while, Emperor Guangxu's decree came out again, ordering them to go in.
Only then did the military ministers dare to step into Dongnuan Pavilion.
When the military ministers entered Dongnuan Pavilion, they first knelt down and saluted Emperor Guangxu who was sitting in the middle, and then stood aside and waited for him to speak.
It can be said that these military ministers were also Cixi's confidants, but they were also trembling when facing Guangxu.
Do you know why this is? The reason is very simple. Emperor Guangxu was a very bad-tempered person.
Let’s not talk about others, but his teacher Weng Tongsu once commented on Emperor Guangxu’s temper in his notes in the 9th year of Guangxu’s reign, “It’s so holy that it’s scary!”
Even his teacher knew that Guangxu had a very bad temper and was very frightened, let alone others.
Emperor Guangxu just looked at the memorial, and suddenly he looked up and saw five military ministers kneeling there. He hurriedly asked someone to help them up, and then asked: "Is there anything big happening today?"
Several military ministers stood there and looked at each other, thinking that Emperor Guangxu also had some eyes and ears in the palace. They had just gone to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Emperor Guangxu knew it.
Prince Li Shiduo stood up bravely and lowered his head to report to Emperor Guangxu: "Long live the Lord, the new governor of Liangjiang, Beile Zaiyi, fell seriously ill on the way to take office. I have asked the court to choose another wise man."
Emperor Guangxu did not understand the mystery. After hearing the report from Prince Li Shiduo, he continued to ask: "So, isn't there a shortage in the Liangjiang area? Who are you going to let take this position?"
Prince Li Shiduo raised his hand and said: "I have already reported to the Queen Mother and am preparing to appoint Liu Kunyi as the governor of Liangjiang."
Emperor Guangxu was annoyed when he heard this. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Liu Kunyi. He still knew that Liu Kunyi was honest and prudent, and he was a strong general of the Hunan Army. He was quite famous. With him in Liangjiang, the imperial court was looking after him.
Worry-free.
Emperor Guangxu was angry that such a major matter as the appointment of the governor of Liangjiang should have been decided by him as the emperor, but these military ministers did not even say hello to him, and decided directly with the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Thinking of this, Emperor Guangxu's eyes shone coldly, but he knew that now he could only live under Cixi's wings, otherwise he would suddenly die of illness who knows what day.
"That's fine. Liu Kunyi is a veteran of the Three Dynasties. The pillar of the imperial court allows him to serve as the governor of Liangjiang. The imperial court can rest assured."
When Emperor Guangxu said this, he took a deep breath, then forced a smile on his face, and said to the several military ministers kneeling below: "That's it, you go back and do your errands."
After hearing Emperor Guangxu's words, these military ministers naturally did not want to stay with him any longer, so they all quickly left.
As a result, before they had gone far, they heard the sound of objects being thrown in the Dongnuan Pavilion.
The military aircraft ministers looked at each other, then shook their heads tacitly, and went back to the military aircraft office.