Yi Pei ordered the assassination of a special zone worker. He never paid attention to such trivial matters. He casually passed a word in the royal boat, and his slave Enliang would naturally rush him around.
After saying this, he actually almost forgot about it. He focused more on the court situation, because no one knew what kind of conflicts would break out when Emperor Tongzhi returned to Beijing this time.
But unexpectedly, halfway through the boat, there was a commotion in the Forbidden City!
Yi Xin and Ci Xi got into a big fight in the Yangxin Hall because of the pick-up process. The two were tit for tat and refused to give in!
"Queen Mother! That doesn't make sense. My Lord Long Live is returning to the capital from a study tour, not from a war. Why should I take Desheng Gate? If I walk along the canal system, I should enter the capital through Guangqu Gate!"
It turns out that the main point of the dispute between Cixi and Yixin was just which city gate the emperor had to use when returning to Beijing!
Cixi was a very superstitious person, and she was especially particular about a good oral tone. Of course her son would have to go through Deshengmen when he returned from his study tour, which heralded a successful triumph and a smooth road to pro-government in the future!
But this Deshengmen is in the northwest of Beijing. Generally, people only go in and out here when they go to Chengde Royal Palace. Zai Chun came along the Grand Canal as a royal boat, and he should be heading to Tongzhou. He can even take a boat directly to Dongbianmen. .
Dongbianmen is the largest wharf in the capital. Large canal ships are berthed at Tongzhou, while small ships are berthed at Dongbianmen. Cargo from the south can enter the capital directly from here.
What Yi Xin means is that of course the emperor of the Qing Dynasty cannot use the Dongbianmen, so he can get off the boat and enter Beijing through Guangqumen, go west directly to Qianmen Street, and go north to the Imperial Road to open the Qingmen, Tiananmen, and Meridian Gates. Enter the Forbidden City.
At that time, he will directly accept the worship of hundreds of officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the little emperor will officially return to the political center!
The journey was so smooth, the emperor didn’t have to make detours, and both the Nancheng and the inner city were detoured, so the people could also watch the ceremony and feel happy!
What do you mean by starting from Deshengmen? Your fleet has to dock in Tongzhou, and then the emperor turns a big bend to the north. What can you see after entering Deshengmen?
Jishuitan, Shichahai, Beihai...are surrounded by the mansions of the Manchus and the Eight Banners. A large number of the emperor's servants kowtow to welcome the Holy Emperor. The Han people in Nancheng can't see anything.
The key is that if you enter Beijing through Deshengmen, do you have to go around the Xidan Archway and then enter Tiananmen? So you can’t get through the front door? What if you don’t go to Xidan and enter the Forbidden City through the Northern Shenwu Gate?
What a joke, what happened? The emperor returned to Beijing and entered the harem directly from the Imperial Garden? What's wrong with looking down on people?
In fact, there is some truth to what Yi Xin said, and many ministers in the court also agreed with it, but I didn't expect that the emperor's mother would not be happy.
"If the Ai family says to go to Deshengmen, then go to Deshengmen. Even if you take a long way around, you have to go to Deshengmen!"
"It doesn't matter what you said. Just start from Deshengmen, then go around the Xidan Archway and then go south. Enter Nancheng from Xuanwumen. After turning a corner, won't you end up at Qianmen Street? Then go north!"
"It's a joke! Isn't this just taking off your pants and farting?" Yi Xin's mind was shaking like a rattle, "It's inconsistent with etiquette! Besides, it's too much work!"
"The royal road that the emperor takes must be paved with loess in advance and water should be poured into the streets. Guards and servants must be deployed to maintain order. The common people have to rehearse several days in advance to teach them the rules!"
"How big of a project is this? It can't be completed. The time is simply too tight and it can't be completed!"
"Oh... there are still things that the Japanese can't handle? Aren't you Prime Minister and Minister Wang? Haven't you managed the huge Qing Dynasty very well in the past few years? Now you can't even handle it with a few carts of loess. Already? We don’t have time to organize people to welcome him?"
"You!" Yixin blushed because of the crowding, and was so angry that she couldn't even speak.
The good old man Yixuan quickly smoothed things over, "The Queen Mother, calm down, the Queen Mother, calm down! The time is really tight. According to the schedule, Long Live has already passed Tianjin. Even if it is delayed for two days, we can still enter Beijing!"
"Do you know, Queen Mother, how much loess and civilian labor does the court have to prepare for the route you are revising? It's not that you are worried about money, it's really not that, it's just that you don't have enough time!"
"According to the rules, the imperial road that Long Live Lord walks must be padded three times with loess, and it cannot be less than three inches. All this loess has to be collected from several fixed villages in the west of Beijing..."
"My preliminary estimate is that without 20,000 manpower, it is impossible to do it, and it will take at least ten days!"
"Also, the common people are all stupid and stupid. It takes three days to train them to kowtow to greet the driver. This can ensure that nothing goes wrong..."
"Your Majesty, please tell me, if you don't train well, when Long live the Lord returns to the capital, the group of people will kowtow in a chaotic manner, and the adults will laugh at the children and bump into the imperial chariot. This will not be good..."
Both princes expressed their opposition, and Cixi couldn't keep her face. Recently, Cixi has gradually come into contact with the core power, and she has also begun to win small-scale victories in court struggles.
It's when your anger is at its highest, how can you stand up to being so disrespectful!
"Haha... Hahaha... OK, OK, what a good slave! Since the two princes have expressed their opposition, let me listen to what others think!"
Now the other ministers who stayed behind were all staring at each other. Whoever they choose to support is annoying. How can this be good?
Yi Xin looked at the embarrassed ministers and sneered, "I can't control it anymore. Anyone who has the ability will take over this job. Once it's done, I'll go back and serve him a drink to thank him!"
Threat, Chi Guoguo’s threat! The meaning is too clear. If anyone nods in agreement, then he will find a way to pave the roads with loess, pour clean water into the streets, and organize the people to welcome him!
Who dares to take on the task of paving three inches of loess on the main road from Deshengmen to Xuanwumen and then to Caishikou and Tianqiao in two days?
Even gods can’t do it!
"This... this..." Everyone gnashed their teeth.
But I didn't expect that Yixuan would come again and make a desperate move. "Huh? Not only the inner city needs to be paved with earth, but the official road leading to Tongzhou outside Deshengmen also needs to be paved with three inches of loess!"
"Hey, dear, this is a big deal! We can't forget about this road. There are also villages along the way. The people also need to organize themselves!"
Yi Xin smiled coldly, "That's right! Welcome back to Beijing, why don't we have to set up colorful tents along the way and hang lanterns and silk flowers on the trees on the roadside?"
"Do it now, let's see who can do it!"
At this time, all the ministers shook their heads: "I am incompetent, I really can't handle this job!"
Now all the ministers had offended Cixi!
"Haha... OK, OK... You are so loyal! Have you used all your little thoughts on this?"
Cixi's sharp voice echoed in the Yangxin Hall, "What are your intentions! What are your intentions!"
