From Xianfeng's standpoint, it is very necessary to exclude and suppress Prince Gong Yixun, otherwise his son's throne may not be kept, even if Yixun does not usurp the throne, it will form a situation where power is on the sidelines and it is difficult to be pro-government, whether it is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, or for the sake of his own son, Xianfeng can't tolerate Yixun!

Yi Zhishu slowly shook the folding fan, Yixin is now the minister of supervision and overseeing the implementation of the new deal, although he is not the minister of military aircraft, but he is above the six ministries, and he is in a high position, Xianfeng wants to suppress Yixun, it will definitely endanger the new deal, between the stability of the imperial power and the new deal, Xianfeng will definitely choose the former without hesitation.

The implementation of the new policy has only been two or three years, which can be said to be a critical moment, once Yixun has an accident, the princes and ministers who oppose the new deal will inevitably take the opportunity to abolish the new deal.

So, how will Xianfeng suppress and exclude the prince Yixun? Is it to go back to the study like last time? Or is it a ban on the knight? Or even worse? He believes that for the sake of his son's throne, Xianfeng will do everything, and there is no family affection since ancient times.

After being silent for a long time, Yi Zhizhi said, "Let Prince Gong come to Shanghai." In the current situation, the only way to leave Jingshi is the safest. ”

Zeng Guofan said in a sullen voice: "If Prince Gong leaves Beijing without following the order, it is tantamount to giving someone a handle. ”

At this time, it was impossible for Xianfeng to order Prince Gong to leave Beijing and come to Shanghai, Yi Zhishu groaned slightly, and then said: "Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood, as long as you enter the boundary of Jiangsu, I can keep him safe, and I can't do anything in Beijing." ”

Zeng Guofan hesitated for a while before he said, "I heard that the monk and the grandfather have a relationship, don't go against ........" ”

Monk Greenqin commanded two brigades and eight banners of the new army stationed in the Fengtai camp, what did Yixun want to do? Take control of the Gyeonggi garrison? He laughed and said, "If the sixth master is courageous, I can lend him 100,000 soldiers." ”

This is really a big deal to see the excitement, Zeng Guofan secretly smiled bitterly, it is estimated that Prince Gong really does not have the courage, he said with a bitter face: "Prince Gong just wants to protect himself and smoothly implement the new policy." ”

"It's a dead knot." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "If you want to protect yourself, the only way to leave Beijing, as for the monk king, the opportunity of the replacement of the old and the new, the monk king is likely to be adjusted, and the same is true of Zaizhao of the Beiyang Naval Division, the Yuanqi brand on their bodies is too heavy." ”

After hesitating for a while, Zeng Guofan said softly: "Grandpa, Prince Gong feels that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity....... ”

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Yi Zhishu reacted as soon as he thought about it, and said in surprise: "Does the sixth master want to establish a constitution for the monarch?" ”

Seeing that he reacted so quickly, Zeng Guofan was a little surprised, but he still nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the new monarch is young, and it is a great opportunity to implement the constitution of the hypocrite." ”

Yixun is really good at seizing opportunities! Yi Zhishu put down the folding fan and lit a cigarette, the new monarch is young, it is indeed a great opportunity to implement the constitution of the hypocritical monarch! In any case, compared with the autocratic imperial power, the constitution of the hypocrite is a huge progress, and since Yixun has the intention to try, there is no reason why he should not support it!

After a slight hesitation, he spoke: "It is a good thing for the hypocrite to establish a constitution, although in my opinion, the Qing Dynasty does not have the conditions for a constitution at present, but this opportunity is indeed rare, I support it!" ”

Zeng Guofan stayed in Shanghai for a day, talked with Yi Zhizhi for a long night, and the next day he stepped on the train back to the north with a spring breeze on his face.

After hearing that Yi Zhishu would support Yixun's implementation of constitutional government, Zhao Liewen was surprised, "The big shopkeeper believes that Prince Gong can establish a real hypocritical constitution? The British hypocrisy is constitutional, and if the royal family does not enter the cabinet, it is impossible for Prince Gong to ....... ”

"It is impossible for those in power to voluntarily give up their power." Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "Prince Gong wants to take advantage of the new monarch's young age to implement the constitution of the hypocritical monarch, and he himself wants to take the opportunity to monopolize power, how can he follow the practice of not joining the cabinet?" I can assure him that if he had the chance, he would have come up with a royal cabinet. ”

Zhao Liewen hesitated and said, "Since the big shopkeeper is looking at the fire, why do you still want to support it?" Don't you worry about the disappointment of the people of the country in the constitution of the hypocrite? Speaking of this, he immediately reacted, Yi Zhishu did not approve of the hypocrisy of the constitution! He quickly changed his words, "Constitutional reform, what we can learn from at present, is the ...... of Britain, France and the United States." ”

After a pause, he continued: "France is the most chaotic, from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy to republic to imperiality, and then it is a cycle, from absolute monarchy to the current monarchy, revolution, restoration, coup d'état, intertwined, the country is in chaos. We can't toss like this, we can't afford toss, it's too hurtful.

The democratic republic of the United States, students do not approve of it, the United States itself is a country of immigrants, there is no monarch and monarchical tradition, it can be said that there is no monarch, it can also be said that there is no need to establish a monarch, besides, Americans have been self-governing since immigration, from village to town, from town to state, and state to country, all of them are autonomous, with a bottom-up tradition of autonomy, and all the United States choose a democratic republic.

But we can't learn, or if we want to learn, we will pay a great price, we are a three-thousand-year-old monarchy, the monarchy has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and the most suitable thing is a constitutional monarchy.

Comparing China and Britain and China and the United States, whether it is national conditions or history, China and Britain are much closer, students are in favor of a constitutional monarchy, even if the big treasurer is inclined to a republic, it should be a constitutional monarchy first, and then after the constitutional, gradually republic, if it is a rash republic, the world will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"See it thoroughly! It's also thorough! Yi Zhixiang praised it without hesitation, and then said: "The establishment of a political system must conform to the national conditions of the country, and must also follow the history and traditions of the country.

A democratic republic must be suitable? I don't see it, at least for now, that a republic would be a repetition of the mistakes of France, or even worse, and that we would be torn apart.

For the current Qing Dynasty, it is too hasty, there is no foundation, there is no foundation from top to bottom, Yixin is eager to implement the constitution, not only because of the rare opportunity, but also out of self-preservation.

The reason why we support Yixun is because even the imperial cabinet is a huge progress for the imperial autocracy, and the power should be a transition, of course, if we can lead or guide, it will naturally be better, as for the people of the country to be disappointed in the hypocrisy of the monarchy, this can be completely guided by public opinion. ”

Whether it is the Forbidden City or the Old Summer Palace, it is like a sieve, and the news of Xianfeng's dragon body is not safe after all, and it slowly spreads in the Beijing Division, causing a lot of suspicion, but Xianfeng is in his prime, and he has always been weak, but no one dares to think about it.

Old Summer Palace, Tongdao Hall.

Xianfeng sat quietly in a chair reading a book, since he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he slacked off government affairs, and stayed away from alcohol, but the hobby of watching the play was difficult to change for a while, but he also tried to restrain himself, although tuberculosis is an incurable disease, but it is not an emergency, as long as he meditates and recuperates, there is no worry about his life.

"Your Majesty." Peng Yusong, the chief eunuch of the worship room, crept in and whispered, "Su Shun is here." ”

"Let him in." Xianfeng put down the book, casually took a fold and spread it out, Su Shun was called by him, in order to prepare for the longevity festival, although he needs to meditate and cultivate, but the longevity festival can not be ambiguous, the longevity festival and the "dynasty year" and "sacrifice to the sky" are juxtaposed, it is a major celebration, he wants to go to the palace to accept the congratulations of the princes and hundreds of officials and participate in a series of celebrations.

These days, Jingshi has a lot of rumors about his poor health, and he knows it, so he plans to hold a lively birthday celebration, so that those rumors will be self-defeating, and besides, he has not lived a few years of peace since Yuji ascended the throne, and he has been relieved in recent years, and he also wants to create a harmonious situation in the world.

After the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Minister of Household Affairs, Su Shunjin, knocked on the room of Sheng'an, he listened to Xianfeng's soft voice, "The Wanshou Festival is approaching, it is rare that the world has been peaceful in the past two years, and I want to do .......something grand this year." ”

Is this for him to prepare for the Halloween? Su Shun was suddenly a little flattered, and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Since the implementation .......of the new policy, the emperor has exhausted his thoughts and consumed his energy, such as today's harmony, peace in the four seas, peace in the people, and the people of the world in the emperor's grace,

Everyone looks forward to the longevity celebration, and the government and the opposition rejoice. ”

The corners of Xianfeng's mouth showed a hint of a smile, and he put pen to paper, for Su Shun, he was appreciative at first and then relied on, this person is decisive, daring to act, not emotional, quite a Legalist style, and the relationship between the princes of the clan, the Manchu and Han ministers, and Yuan Qi are handled properly, and he is a distant clan, which is trustworthy.

The fly in the ointment is that this person has some authoritarian power, however, this is nothing in Xianfeng's eyes, now he wants to meditate and cultivate, and he wants to suppress Yixun, this Su Shun is the most suitable person, although Yixun and Su Shun both agree with the reform of the law, but the relationship between the two is not harmonious.

After preparing the edict of Su Shun to prepare for the Longevity Festival, Xianfeng didn't say much, and said in a light tone after Yin: "Do it with your heart, don't have too many scruples, kneel down." ”

Withdrawing from the Tongdaotang, Su Shun looked happy, in the past few years, Prince Gong has been preparing for the Wanshou Festival, but this year he suddenly changed him, does Xianfeng want to suppress Prince Gong? In the past few years, the implementation of the new policy, Yixin has been in the limelight, completely overpowering him, and he is very happy to see Yixin suffocated.

Su Shun's conjecture was correct, only five days later, Wang Luqian, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, suddenly went to the impeachment of Prince Gong Yixun, appointed private individuals, corrupted the law, colluded with Xiyi, and sought personal gains. Following the impeachment of Wang Luqian, several bullet stamps appeared one after another, all of which were pointed at Prince Gong Yixun.

For a time, there was an uproar in the government and the opposition, and a group of princes and Manchu and Han officials who opposed the implementation of the new policy were like chickens and blood, and they all encouraged their cronies to impeach Yixun, but the goal was to directly target the new policy.

Seeing that the limelight was wrong, Xianfeng reacted quickly and ordered Prince Gong to be dismissed from his post as the superintendent and sent to Xiling to guard the mausoleum. and Su Shun took over as the superintendent.

As soon as this edict was given, the princes of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military officials all reacted that Xianfeng was intended to congratulate Prince Yixun, not the new policy, and they were silenced one by one, and no one dared to mix blindly.

Shanghai, Zhenhai Mansion, Changle Book House.

Glancing at the telegram in his hand, Yi Zhizu frowned slightly, Yixun was sent to Xiling to guard the tomb, it was obvious that this was a disguised captivity! Xianfeng's move is a bit ruthless, this is to completely squeeze Yixin out of the center of power, it seems that Xianfeng himself should also be aware of his physical condition, and all start to take precautions.

After reading the telegram, Zhao Liewen said with emotion: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, conniving at your prince, and life and death, honor and disgrace are only in a thought." ”

"The heavenly family has no family affection, for the sake of imperial power, father and son kill each other, brothers turn against each other, and everywhere, this is already very mild." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "After this change, Yixun's heart to implement constitutionalism should be firmer. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen hesitated for a moment before he said: "Prince Gong's intelligence, courage, and insight are all outstanding, I'm afraid it is not easy to control ........" ”

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly: "Yixin is indeed not easy to control, but Su Shun is not easy to match, no matter who these two people have the power alone, it is not a good thing for them to check and balance each other, it is most beneficial for us." ”

Prince Gong Yixun was sent to Xiling to guard the tomb did not cause much shock, the attention inside and outside the Beijing division quickly shifted to the upcoming longevity celebration, although this year's longevity celebration is not a big celebration, but it is very grand, Su Shun has the heart to invite pets, busy before and after Zhang Luo preparations, ready to be lively, dignified for Emperor Xianfeng to celebrate the longevity ceremony.

The officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison also came to take the opportunity to welcome and curry favor, saying that on the first day of August this year, there will be a rare auspicious celestial phenomenon of "the sun and the moon merging, and the five stars connecting the pearls".

For a while, there was jubilation inside and outside the Jingshi, and almost no one realized that the Jingshi would soon usher in a violent storm!

It was also at this time that the first large-scale battle broke out in the United States, the Battle of Manassas, in which more than 60,000 troops from the north and south participated in the battle, and finally won a great victory in the south.

Bo drove into the Zhenhai Mansion with a gloomy expression, and sighed lightly when he saw Yi Zhizhi: "The Battle of Manassas, the defeat of the North, those arrogant congressmen finally understand that the United States will face a long and arduous all-out war, Congress has authorized the conscription of 500,000 soldiers, I think we need more arms and medicines." ”

Conscription of 500,000? Yi Zhixiang smiled secretly in his heart, 500,000 troops were definitely not enough, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "Yuanqi will do his best to support the federal government. The government quelled this rebellion, but I hope that Your Excellency would better remind Mr. Lincoln that even if Britain and France declared neutrality, they would secretly support the South, and conscription of 500,000 troops was far from enough, at least a million, or even two million! ”

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