mtl008 Chapter 534 Empress Dowager Cixi 3
Chapter 534 Empress Dowager Cixi 3
"No need to stop. Now that we're here, we can't quit halfway."
Xue Li sighed softly.
She was bored and let the little palace maid do her makeup.
Well, the tastes of this family are pretty much the same.
Everyone likes thin eyebrows and small eyes, but the queen has big eyes.
So, how did the original owner gain favor? !
Just thinking of this, two words emerged in Xue Li's mind: bed skills.
How simple is this?
It’s just that Emperor Xianfeng himself was not in good health.
Therefore, there is no need to save his life.
Just replace the original owner and be a human being!
You know, it's too late to delay.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led by Hong Xiuquan, had broken out and lasted from the 1850th year of Daoguang's reign (1864) to the rd year of Tongzhi's reign ().
What’s interesting is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: there were kings everywhere, it was short-lived but glorious.
The Second Opium War began in the sixth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1856) and lasted until the tenth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1860), when the British and French allied forces captured Beijing and signed the Treaty of Beijing.
In June of the 1840th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang (), the First Opium War broke out.
It ended with the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing between China and Britain, which was also the beginning of a history of humiliation.
Xue Li was glad that she arrived not too late.
But on second thought, perhaps this dynasty has really run out of luck.
Emperor Xianfeng had only one son, Zaichun, and the people were plagued by frequent plagues and disasters.
Sydney is so confused!
I can only look through past task records when I have nothing to do.
Otherwise, the simplest solution she could think of was to leave the palace and poison all those foreigners to death.
But at this time, the country is facing internal and external troubles!
There is never a shortage of traitors.
Likewise, there is no shortage of ambitious people.
The best thing Cixi did was to promote many Han officials.
You have to know that after several lifetimes, the new descendants of the Manchu nobles have never even seen the founding of a new country. They are busy selling fields and land, and even borrowing money to live a carefree life from day to day.
In theaters, teahouses, pubs, brothels, and casinos, those are the places they often hang out.
Not to mention that many nobles were addicted to opium and lived a life of drunkenness and debauchery every day!
Xue Li thought about it and realized that the original owner's family background was average.
No connections or wealth.
So all we can do is give birth to children, kill the emperor, and seize power!
As for having children?
It’s not that she looks down on Xianfeng and his son, they are really useless.
At this time, Xianfeng had just ascended the throne and was still quite enterprising.
Within a few years, Emperor Xianfeng began to evade government affairs.
He went to operas every day, had sex with the "Four Springs", smoked opium, and finally died of tuberculosis!
Xue Li thought about it and felt that it was necessary to change the seed for the child!
Exchange it for a long-lived, intelligent and passionate seed.
Prince Gong Yi?? is a good one.
You know, Yi Xin's literary talent and martial arts are superior to Yi Zhu, Emperor Xianfeng, and Emperor Daoguang also loved this son the most.
According to the tradition of the Qing Dynasty, the throne was passed to the prince with both talent and virtue, and Yi Xin had the possibility of inheriting the throne.
Xianfeng's teacher Du Shoutian knew very well that Yizhu's intelligence and talent were "far inferior" to Yixin's, and that he could not win by proposing current affairs or riding horses or practicing martial arts.
So he gave Yizhu instructions in person, and tried to please Emperor Daoguang with his benevolence and filial piety, thus gaining every advantage.
On the 1850th day of the first lunar month in the th year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang (), the seriously ill Emperor Daoguang summoned ten important ministers to open a brocade box, which contained two imperial decrees, one was "Appoint the fourth son Yizhu as the Crown Prince", and the other was "Appoint the sixth son Yi?? as Prince".
Two edicts in one box, this is a unique example since the implementation of the brocade box book title system in the Qing Dynasty.
Subsequently, Emperor Daoguang died and Yizhu ascended the throne, becoming Emperor Xianfeng.
Emperor Xianfeng's access to the throne seemed to be a trick, and the clever Yi Xin might not necessarily accept it.
As a result, the two brothers were suspicious of each other and had grudges against each other, but due to the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects, they kept their understanding to themselves and their relationship became increasingly distant.
But later Emperor Xianfeng relied on his younger brother.
It is because of his outstanding ability that he can fully share his worries.
Although Emperor Xianfeng once appointed Yi Xin to work in the Grand Council, he absolutely could not tolerate the recognition and love of Yi Xin by those around him.
Later, Yi Xin asked for a title for his mother, and Emperor Xianfeng was furious and dismissed Yi Xin from all his posts.
When the British and French forces captured Beijing, Emperor Xianfeng fled, leaving Yi Xin behind to take charge and deal with the foreigners.
He possessed extremely outstanding talents and the ability to strategize, far superior to Xianfeng.
In April of the first year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1851), Emperor Xianfeng appointed Yi Xin as the fifteenth minister who was good at archery.
In April of the following year (1852), Emperor Xianfeng issued an edict to give the former Prince Qing Mansion (which was the residence of Heshen, the Grand Secretary during the Qianlong period) to Yizhen as his residence, and ordered him to continue to serve in the inner court.
Walking in the inner court
The more I thought about it, the more beautiful Sydney became.
Given Xianfeng's physical condition, it was difficult for him to make a woman pregnant.
The original owner entered the palace five years before giving birth to her only child.
Also, it was at that time that the Second Opium War began.
Xueli began to observe Yi??'s movements with her mind.
At the New Year's Day dinner, Xianfeng intended to reward him with a concubine.
The purpose, of course, is to monitor and suppress.
It's a pampering on the surface!
Yi?? refused on the grounds that he had a deep relationship with his wife.
The smile on Xianfeng's face faded, and Sushun noticed that His Majesty was unhappy.
Quickly change the subject!
The banquet became lively again.
Xue Li just smiled faintly and watched Yi drinking by himself.
Xue Li saw the queen shaking her head imperceptibly, and directly used the power of her soul to pour the powder in the sleeve of the palace maid into the queen's room.
Now or never!
Xue Li couldn't remember how she did it before, but she should be very skilled at seduction.
So the party ended early.
Because Emperor Xianfeng took his new beauty to watch the opera.
Some ministers and ladies also followed with smiles on their faces!
Yi?? was originally working in the palace and had the responsibility to protect the emperor.
In addition, the emperor's favor was rejected at the banquet.
Xianfeng was too lazy to ask him at this moment.
Yi?? As I walked on the road, I felt more and more that something was wrong with my body.
He looked from afar at the queen's sister who came into the palace to accompany the queen, his eyes as cold as water.
But now was not the time for him to get angry.
He was so unbearable that he hid in a side hall. His face suddenly changed and his cheeks turned red.
The personal eunuch also noticed something was wrong and arranged for people to look for medicine and people.
"Master, master!" The eunuch spoke in a shrill voice, trying to keep it low.
"No problem! Find a woman!" Yi?? gasped, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Just as the master and servant were still discussing, they heard a faint female voice approaching.
"Master, Concubine Li is really a jerk. She poured wine all over you and ruined such a beautiful dress!"
"No one wants that!" another voice said softly and gracefully.
"That's not necessarily true. She might have done it on purpose, just to get the first place today!"
"Today is New Year's Day!" The voice was still neither hurried nor slow.
"Our Emperor doesn't care about those things!" the maid said with some grievance.
"Okay, Sulian, go find a brazier. It's so cold in this room!"