12dz Chapter 545 Empress Dowager Cixi 14
Chapter 545 Empress Dowager Cixi 14
The arrangements made for them were not much different from what was done in history, and he died soon after.
The next month, Empress Niuhulu was honored as the Mother Empress Dowager, and Noble Consort Yi Xueli was honored as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager.
The Military Affairs Council was ordered to sign the name of the Minister assisting government affairs behind each memorial.
Prince Yun Gong went to the imperial court to pay homage to the coffin.
Next year was designated as the first year of Qixiang.
Perhaps because of the emperor's death, Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly felt tremendous pressure.
Unfortunately, they had no say in the court. Not only did the Eight Ministers exclude them, but even several princes did the same.
Because of this, the queen was worried and unhappy every day.
Xue Li held her and asked her to keep an eye on the harem.
And it is suggested that this cannot continue!
The Queen hesitated, and Xue Li directly summoned Yi??.
So, her little lovers gathered together.
Three-court trial!
The next day, Xue Li divided the team returning to Beijing into two teams.
One team, led by Sushun, was responsible for escorting the coffin of Emperor Xianfeng along the main road; the other team, led by Zaiyuan and Duanhua, escorted the two Empress Dowagers and the twins via a small road and quickly returned to the capital.
After returning to Beijing, the two Empress Dowagers confided their bitter experiences in Rehe to the civil and military officials who came to greet them.
He denounced the lawlessness and deception of the emperor by Sushun and others.
You know, politics is a game of power.
If the eight ministers don't go down, how can others have the chance to go up?
It can be seen that cracking down on Sushun and other eight ministers is what the people want.
So, everyone requested that Sushun be punished.
The next day after returning to Beijing, they quickly launched a coup.
An imperial edict was issued in the name of the emperor, announcing the dismissal of Sushun and others from their official posts.
At the same time, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were arrested to prevent them from tipping off Sushun.
Sushun, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were executed one after another.
The other five ministers were either dismissed from their posts or sent into exile, and all the ministers left behind to assist Emperor Xianfeng were wiped out.
So, Xue Li began to promote the people who had been arranged earlier.
In the first year of Qixiang (1856), the imperial and military examinations began.
Influenced by her family, Ci'an was somewhat hesitant about her decision.
Xue Li stayed with her and said frankly that she wanted drastic reforms.
Ci'an was not good at state affairs, so she didn't say anything more.
Xue Li still arranged a lot of things for her, including the establishment and management of various factories.
Ci'an became busy and had no time to take care of her mother's family.
Xue Li personally selected many talents, including but not limited to Manchus, Han Chinese and Mongolians.
Some of the orphans have grown up, and the guards around Xue Li have all replaced their weapons and firearms.
Some of the talents are placed in various political agencies, and some are arranged to study abroad.
Once the war of public opinion begins, the wolfish ambitions of overseas countries will be directly exposed.
And the evil they have done to this land.
After all, most of the churches are their temporary bases.
The talents who passed the martial arts examination began to learn how to use various weapons and firearms.
As for the mines, they are stepping up their excavation and construction.
What she had to do was to equip all the troops in the country with bombs and guns within a year.
The rights of the nobles were gradually weakened, and more than 80% of them were already corrupt.
Crack down on some corrupt officials, confiscate their homes and exile them, and send them to illegal factories.
To crack down on some rebels with bad intentions, they will be sent to black factories and worked until they die.
As for rebellions in various places, such as the Taiping Rebellion.
Arrange people to suppress the riots, and promise the local people follow-up reforms and reissue of disaster relief grain funds.
Encourage farmers to grow crops, distribute the tax rate based on the amount of land they grow, reduce or exempt taxes, and encourage and subsidize everyone to read and learn to read.
Of course, some people think Sydney is taking too big a step.
But Sydney needs weapons, so it has equipment; needs equipment, so it has talents; needs talents, so it has ants; needs ants, so it has black factories!
She is not very happy to kill people, she is short of people!
So, those people, whether they were foreigners, Han Chinese, or Manchus, all worked overtime in her black factory.
Of course, for some rebels who have a hard time, they think it’s great to go to work every day and have food to eat!
This is also the tragedy of the Qing Dynasty!
Or it could be the sorrow of farmers throughout the dynasties.
Farmers cannot eat enough because their harvests are exploited layer by layer.
As for why treacherous officials are not executed? For those in power, usefulness is more important than whether they are treacherous or not.
Throughout the dynasties, even in the world of cultivation and the natural world.
It has always been the survival of the fittest!
eternal!
At this moment, Xue Li seemed to have an epiphany.
It seems that history is really a cycle.
No matter which dynasty or court, there is not much difference!
Xue Li was busy saving the country and sat on the sofa thinking deeply.
Yi?? hugged her and asked her what she was thinking about.
Xue Li didn't say anything. What did she say?
It is said that she did not think too much when she was the empress, but now that she is the real person in power, she seems to have seen through many things.
Those who don't work get more, and those who work get less.
Some workers even go through life without enough food or warm clothing.
The so-called survival of the fittest, the big bully the small, the strong bully the weak, the rich bully the poor, the noble bully the humble, the smart bully the honest...
It hasn't changed.
Otherwise, why would everyone be climbing up?
Everyone is fighting for power!
Yi?? was busy handling official business.
Empress Dowager Cixi came to look for her later and was a little worried when she saw that she looked depressed.
The two people started chatting.
Ci'an's eyes looked at her brighter and brighter, and more affectionate day by day.
The family behind Ci'an was neither famous nor popular.
They have luxuriant branches and leaves, and what they are best at is having big roots and deep roots that absorb nutrients secretly.
At this moment, some of them resisted while others were excited about Xue Li's tormenting.
Ci'an was a little hesitant at first, but after a year of hard work, she finally gave in.
The mentality is no longer the same as before!
Xue Li takes care of state affairs with the twins.
Ci'an handled the construction of various factories and negotiations with foreigners.
Yi?? is responsible for the production of minerals and the stationing of border defenses!
There were also some Han ministers who had their own arrangements.
The court was instantly filled with new life.
The rebellion was suppressed in less than a year.
The main thing is that the government’s commitments and subsidies have been implemented.
There is also the strength of the weapons and the different mental outlook of the army.
Of course, there are also people reselling weapons, but those are the baits that Sydney puts out specifically for fishing.
As a result, several powerful families collapsed in an instant!
There are people among the people who want to spread rumors and scold her.
Xue Li directly arranged people to work in black factories!
The red line is drawn!
Smuggling opium and weapons is a crime that cannot be forgiven!
Reforms were in full swing in the country, and Britain, France and the United States sent back more refined opium in response to Sydney's retaliation.
It's flooding again!
I don’t have time to think about the Qing Dynasty anymore.
However, some foreigners in the country arrogantly bullied the people of the Qing Dynasty, and waited for the victims to confess with a defiant look on their faces!
Xue Li directly arranged for people to beat the man half to death!
Then tortured to death!
And those unjust cases in the past will be re-examined.
As expected, this move aroused the anger of foreigners in the country!
At the same time, it also aroused the bloodiness in the bones of the people!
Sydney is convicted!
Others will be sent directly to illegal factories!