970 Prince Gong's Strategy
No matter how much Cixi resisted her heart, she could not refute Yi? The words were because that was the reality of the political situation in the late Qing Dynasty. People were greedy and unimaginable. Perhaps the mythical imperial power could make some people and low-level officials feel fear, but for the high nobles within the Eight Banners and the Han officials, the imperial power did not have much threat at all.
In the final analysis, the Qing emperors in the current Qing Dynasty have no soldiers, and there will naturally be no threat without military power. In such a political situation, dispersal of power has become an inevitable result.
But once this power is dispersed, it will be difficult to take it back. How could the high-ranking officials and nobles who hold power to seek rent watch the power be taken away in vain? When the black-eyed beads see the white silver, crazy thoughts will grow like wild grass.
They will definitely fight, especially the opponent is just a child of fifteen or sixteen years old, which increases the courage of those people. It really hits the juncture. So what if they kill the monarch? In the thousands of years of history of China, are there few monarchs killed?
Cixi can understand this truth, and Yi and Yihuan can understand it, so no one can refute Prince Gong’s proposal. Moreover, Cixi understands that Yi?’s decision is definitely a kind of protection for Zaichun.
"Yes, not everyone can become the second Kangxi Master. It is really too dangerous for Zaichun to want to take power at the age of sixteen! After let Zaichun keep a low profile for five or six years and slowly support a group of loyal ministers in the court, it is also good to carry out reforms..."
"But I'm afraid of Zai Chun's stubborn temper! Do you still remember the look he was determined to leave with Xiao Letian? How stubborn it was? That stubbornness made my heart hurt... Do you think this kind of child will listen to advice? If his wings are hard, I'm afraid we will be harder to control..."
"We have to manage it even if it is difficult to manage! While protecting the emperor, we have to protect the Eight Banners group, and we have to protect the entire Manchus' life... If it really doesn't work, I can only give you a military advice!"
The murderous words made Cixi and Yihuan shudder. The Queen Mother of the West Palace suddenly flashed a picture in her mind. It was actually a picture he had never seen before, because she had not entered the palace at that time.
In the first month of the 30th year of Daoguang, when Emperor Daoguang was seriously ill and died, he issued an order to open the secret box of the imperial edicts and officially announce the successor.
What is unexpected is that this will not only write about the sentence "The fourth son of the emperor is appointed as the crown prince", but also write about the sentence "The sixth son of the emperor is Yi? Prince Gong". This is an exception that has never been seen in the will.
Yi?After all, it was given a reward from his own father, and it was written on the will at the same time, which has already expressed the attitude to the whole world. Among my children, the fourth son is the eldest son who wants to inherit the throne, while the sixth son is the second son who is famous and the second nobleman in the world.
This is actually not only a kind of protection for Yi, but also a way to win the political status of the future court, that is, the emperor is the first and he is the second.
This is a very precious political heritage. Look at Prince Qiechun, Prince Qiechun, Prince Qiechun, Prince Eighth, and Prince Ninth Yichun. The thrones of these brothers were awarded by their elder brother Xianfeng. This status immediately shows that the difference in height comes.
To put it unpleasantly, in this Qing Dynasty, he is? As long as he does not rebel, no one can move him.
When Cixi thought of this, she quickly shook her head and rubbed her temples. She kept hinting to herself, "Don't think about it randomly, don't think about it randomly, now I can't live without Yi? Without him, I can't play with anything..."
He hinted three times in his heart, and then there was a little bloody color on his face. "Since his sixth uncle said that, we orphans and widows have a support, so we will do what our uncle said. After taking power, we have to support Yi? We can't just let him come up and make trouble. If we don't take it for five or six years, we can't let go..."
Yi? Finally a big stone fell to the ground, and he knelt on the ground to thank him. "Sister-in-law is above, I swear that I will never let down Your Majesty and the Qing Dynasty. If there is any disobedience, heaven will be punished by the earth!"
Cixi rushed up and covered his mouth, "What are you doing? Why are you making a good vow? Who can't trust anyone in our Aisin Gioro family? The meat will always rot in the pot..."
Yihuan, who was standing by, didn't care about the physical touch between the sixth brother and the fourth sister-in-law, his eyes were a little distracted now and muttered, "I'm not afraid of no good things, but I'm afraid of no good people! The biggest variable is Xiao Letian. What if he continues to bewitch His Majesty? What if his new army personally escorted His Majesty back to the capital to seize power?"
"You can't help but be careful, you can't help but be careful..."
Yi? Sneered and said, "If you really want to do that, then start a war! Xiao Letian wants to deceive His Majesty and completely break up my Eight Banners, and then he would have sex with them as the Empress Dowager said..."
"The land is not divided into north and south, and people are not divided into young and old. Even if we ceded land and borrowed money to hire foreign soldiers, we cannot let Xiao Letian succeed! We can't let Xiao Letian succeed in the land that was given to foreigners by a few mansions!"
Cixi also narrowed her eyes and showed a ruthless light. "That's right, although foreigners have a big appetite, they want money. Except for the Rakshasa Kingdom, the remaining Western barbarians all want a few small ports... Our Qing Dynasty doesn't care, give them the ports and let them make money!"
"But people like Xiao Letian must not be allowed to succeed. What they want is the ten thousand miles of our Qing Dynasty. If Xiao Letian can succeed, all the people in the world will have to be killed..."
Yi? subconsciously patted Cixi's back of her hand and comforted her, "This is the worst plan! It's not true now, at least judging from Xiao Letian's actions at this moment, he has not shown too much ambition..."
"What we have to do now is to keep an eye on Xiao Letian. One is to see when he will expand his army, the other is to see whether he will form a cavalry regiment, and the third is to see if he and the Hunan Army have any abnormal movements..."
"The last point...it's really as Yang Zhi said, I have to keep an eye on Xiao Letian's woman's belly! Xiao Letian, who has a son, and Xiao Letian, who has no son, are not at the same level at all!"
Yihuan looked out of the corner of his eyes as his sixth brother pinched his fourth sister-in-law's hand, and scolded in his heart, "Can you not let me see it? Can you not let me see it! What's wrong with this dynasty? It's evil every year..."
"My brother will leave first. I have always been responsible for the line of Tanggu staring at Fuhui. I have to go on and arrange more personnel. If anything happens, my brother will report to the Empress Dowager and the Sixth Brother as soon as possible!"
At this point, in the late summer of 1868, not only did Ryukyu Xiao Letian formulate a future strategic plan, but also the powerful conservative forces of the Qing Dynasty in the Forbidden City Yangxin Hall also made strategic plans for the next five years.
Everything is waiting for three years. In 1871, when Zai Chun took power, the trump cards of all forces will be opened. The future direction of China is really full of fog. Mobile phone users should visit http://m.piaotian.net
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