Chapter 44: You're My Biggest Card
In Cixi's view, in the past ten months, Mu Zong has died, the battle for the heir, the assassination of King Xuan, the rebellion of King Alcohol, and the ...... Almost every one of these earth-shattering events has major doubts. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Mu Zong's "bayberry", Cixi thinks, must have been "passed" to him by a palace person - other than that, there is no other possibility. As for which palace person it is, it was checked, but it was either a leak and it was not found; Either they found out, but the "eastern side" refused to take the responsibility of "the palace is not clear" and concealed it and did not report it.
If it has indeed been found out-
Does Guan Zhuofan know or not know this result?
This is not easy to say, after all, the inner court is different from the outer court, and Guan Zhuofan's power is not as good as the inner court before the Xuan army enters the palace.
But—
Cixi always felt that if it was really found out, Guan Zhuofan would know the truth, he just pretended not to know - in the matter of Li Niuer's succession, he and "Dongbianer" were wearing a pair of pants! In order for the "Dongbianer" to support his wife as the emperor, he must cover this lid with the "Dongbianer".
That's all - I don't have to be ugly in the "east", but how could the dirty water of "bayberry" splash on me?!
Cixi didn't believe it at all, this terrible rumor was really a "rootless Ping"!
This kind of thing "bayberry", the market is very popular, and it will only be imagined and played on the **** of men and women, who would have thought of what "fetal poison"? - Take yourself as an example, if Guan Zhuofan doesn't say it, he won't be able to think of this!
So, there must be a person who started it...... Spread rumors and fuel the flames!
Who is he?
I don't have a clue who is behind this mastermind, but the mastermind behind Tui Liniuer's succession can be 100% sure - it is Guan Zhuofan's!
Looking back, his path is very clear:
The first step, the "public opinion" of the pro-nobles, and the selection of the heir emperor, can only come from the "benevolence and propaganda lineage" - at this level, no one can have objections.
The second step is to come up with various reasons and eliminate the candidates of the "benevolence and propaganda line" one by one -- each of these reasons seems to be ironclad, making it difficult for people to oppose them.
At this point, there is a crisis of the heir - there is no qualified candidate for the heir emperor!
At this time, it is also the third step, throwing out the view that Li Niuer is the "blood heir of Wenzong", forcing everyone to consider the incredible option of the empress, which could not have been put on the table.
At the same time, openly and secretly, he has repeatedly claimed that the establishment of the emperor is a "family affair of the Son of Heaven", and those who do not have the surname Aixin Jueluo do not need to open their mouths.
Since the "top" said so, no one dares to transgress this kind of thing casually - especially in this dynasty, so he successfully limited his opponents to the "surname Aixin Jueluo" - the clan.
The clan is extremely embarrassed - the clan of the near branch is unwilling to hand over the position of the heir emperor to the distant branch, and he has changed from the near branch to the far branch; As for the distant branch clan, in order to avoid suspicion, even if it opposes the female succession, it will not be able to open this mouth - otherwise, it will be tantamount to "coveting the great treasure" and asking the emperor to transfer from the near branch to the far branch.
So, except for Yi Xun and Bao Ting, the rest of the sects were silent.
The fourth step is to use the "Great Gift Discussion" to bluff the brainless woman in the "East Side", and win the most important weight for herself in this battle for the heir.
Okay, it's time for the fifth step -
Verbal swords, forcing and hooking Yixun's second goods, he put forward the request of "imitating the small sect to succeed the emperor of the big sect and his biological father", and then pushed the boat down the river, "asking himself to retreat to the mansion".
As a result, the government and the opposition, as well as the central localities, could not stand it anymore, and the whole country had to give in to him.
By the time he "sold the fake and went straight", half of his wife's ass was sitting on the throne of the Taihe Palace.
Next, Guan Zhuofan was assassinated.
This matter, in Cixi's view, also has major doubts.
Cixi didn't think about "self-directed and self-acting", she felt suspicious:
First, how could the assassin be killed without trial?
Externally, you can deliberately pretend to be generous, but behind closed doors, you can't do this! I have to try it out first, even if it is not announced to the public, I know it in my heart!
Maybe...... In fact, it has been tried, but, he didn't tell me?
So, what did he ask and refuse to tell me?
Second, is this assassin really from the Yiyun faction?
Yi Xun did admit to Wanzhen in person that he sent someone to assassinate Guan Zhuofan, but Cixi carefully recalled the words of Yi Xun relayed by Qifu Jin - "How did I do it? What if I didn't? "Whatever you like, it's what you want!" "Unexpected? In two days, there will be something you can't think of! These few words, of course, can be used as evidence for Yi Xun to admit his scheme, but ...... Sometimes, when a husband and wife quarrel, one party disdains to distinguish between them, which is also the case......
However, Wanzhen said that she did not quarrel with Yiyun......
However, she and Yi Xun are confused, and sometimes, what they say is inaccurate......
Well, is there such a possibility? - Guan Zhuofan's assassination has nothing to do with the dispute over the heir? Such as...... The assassin is the remnant of the long-haired, twisted bandits, and has come to take revenge? Isn't that assassin surnamed Xu a Han Chinese......
If this is the case, if the true identity of the assassin is made public, for Guan Zhuofan, it will not be able to help him in the battle for the heir, and the reason for transferring troops into the city and the palace is not very sufficient. If you don't press the table, the reason why the outside suspect that the assassin was at the behest of Yi Xun and that he was transferring troops into the city and the palace is much more sufficient; At the same time, everyone will also praise that Prince Xuan is really "open-minded" or something......
Therefore, he cannot tell me the truth.
Well, this possibility cannot be ruled out!
As for Yixun's rebellion, the evidence is ironclad, and there is no doubt. The problem is that Wanzhen's defense for Yiyun is somewhat reasonable - Yiyun is a bastard, but to a certain extent, he was also fooled, this person is the master surnamed Liu, after the incident, this person has not been brought to justice, which makes Cixi difficult to let go.
She had a strong feeling that Lao Qi, a stupid uncle, was like a blindfolded cow, led by Guan Zhuofan's nose, step by step, into a pre-dug pit. So, is there such a possibility - this Liu Baodi is Guan Zhuofan's internal response at all, and he was specially sent to fool Lao Qi and make him willingly walk into this pit?
Would Guan Zhuofan do such a thing?
Cixi thought seriously for a while, and came to the conclusion that Liu Baodi may not necessarily be Guan Zhuofan's internal response, but Guan Zhuofan is the kind of person who would do this kind of thing!
Otherwise, that Wu Ke read, obviously found it by Lao Qi himself, how did he get to the "Wang Ministers' Conference" and Guan Zhuofan on the side, and he was in perfect harmony? It's clear that it's a "little scolding and a big help"! If Liu Baodi is indeed Guan Zhuofan's spy, this Wu Ke reads, and Liu Baodi's hand, then everything makes sense!
Hehe, there are some things, the smart royal sister, the analysis is really inseparable-at least, Wu Keyu is indeed Liu Baodi's "hand".
There is also the "flag" of the Shenji Battalion, which is also eccentric.
The Imperial Decree Shenji Battalion gathers at Wangfujing University, and the date of the rule is only three or four days after the edict is issued, right? The large-scale exodus of the Shenji Battalion was to spread a large number of rumors throughout Beijing in just two or three days on the afternoon and evening of the day before the regulations were set to gather at the Wangfujing University Campus.
If the people under Lao Qi really have this ability, how could he, the leader, plunge into the "empty room" of the Zongren Mansion and not even have the slightest chance of turning the tables?
What's more, at that time, Yi Xun had already been imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, and the people under him, not to mention the trees falling and scattered, were also leaderless dragons, what big waves could they afford?
Just that Liu Baodi?
Also, look at the rumors that came out, what is the "law of eleven killing", what is "Russian roulette"...... How can these tricks, who are not proficient in foreign affairs, come out of play?
In short, suspicious.
But—
Alas!
Even if it's suspicious, so what?
Even if all this is really controlled by him behind the scenes, so what?
I can only be suspicious, and it is impossible to get any conclusive evidence.
Also, if all this is really manipulated by him behind the scenes, it can only be explained:
First, he is scheming and determined to win, and he will kick away any obstacle that hinders him from achieving his goal without hesitation, and even by any means.
The "Crystal Pavilion" was as warm as spring, but Cixi shivered slightly.
Second, his ability is beyond his imagination, and he has a ...... The feeling that envelops everything!
When I think about it, I think...... Unable to resist.
Cixi came up with an inexplicable thought: The heavens and the earth are big, there are thousands of men in the world, and I am committed to such a man...... Is my vision too good or too bad?
She couldn't help but smile wryly.
The "persuasion" excerpt of that big suitcase came to mind-
Cixi took a deep breath -
The center is in his control, the army is in his control, the "east" is in his control, the clan is obedient, and the powerful people in the local governors are all one-sidedly supporting him—
Also, I have to rely on him to wash away the stigma of "bayberry......
I really am...... Unable to resist.
The throne on the Taihe Palace, Li Niu'er sat down, this is an ironclad fact, it can no longer be changed, if I challenge this fait accompli, I will definitely have a bloody head, and even ......
There's nothing more to say—I have to make sure I'm going to stop on the premise of acknowledging Liniu's succession.
Alas-
However, I don't have no cards in my hand.
I have two of the most important cards -
First, petty officials.
He is indeed ruthless enough, but his ruthlessness is not the kind of ruthlessness that ignores his own son, and I will not look away from this.
Second, the seal - "Tongdaotang".
Now it is the "Two Palaces Curtain", although I am in Tianjin for Wenzong's "meditation and prayer", but it is still the "Two Palaces Hanging Curtain". The establishment of the heir emperor must be in the name of the empress dowager of the two palaces, and the edict of the heir emperor Jianzuo, if there is only the "imperial reward" of the queen mother, and there is no "fellow hall" of the empress dowager, it is absolutely unthinkable.
I don't believe that he will be brutal, he is Guan Zhuofan, not Dong Zhuo, if he is really Dong Zhuo, he will not be able to get to this position step by step.
Say a thousand, say ten thousand, my card, in fact, is himself, that is...... Kwan Zhuofan.
Cixi stood up and pushed open the glass door.
Yu'er and Li Lianying hurriedly greeted them, "What does the master command?" ”
Cixi ignored the two of them and looked up.
The jade spirit is in the sky, the sea of clouds is clear, and the mountains and rivers are full of shadows.
*(To be continued.) )