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Chapter 240 Xinyou’s Coup, Cixi ascends the political stage

The Qing Dynasty suffered two disastrous defeats in the Opium War, which made the ancients of all dynasties sigh.

After everyone learned about Yongzheng's deeds, they realized how powerful the Qing Empire was. It's no wonder that the anchor said that the Qing Empire was the dynasty where imperial power reached its peak among all dynasties.

But it is sad to think that such a powerful Qing Empire was pressed to the ground and rubbed by foreign invaders.

The rulers of various dynasties did not sympathize with the Qing Dynasty's experience, but they inevitably felt a bit like a rabbit dying and a dog cooking.

This was the case in the Qing Dynasty. If their dynasty also encountered a hail of bullets from foreigners, I am afraid they would also end up like this.

The rulers of various dynasties learned something from the experiences of the Qing Dynasty, that is, they cannot close themselves off and become arrogant.

If we do not contact the outside world, sooner or later we will face the tragedy of the Qing Dynasty.

But one thing that made the rulers of various dynasties curious was that the Qing court carried out the Westernization Movement in the second year after the failure of the Second Opium War.

According to what the anchor said, the Westernization Movement was vigorously promoted by the Qing government and strongly supported by foreign powers. It should make the Qing Empire gradually become stronger.

"However, before the Qing government launched the Westernization Movement, a major historical event occurred in the Qing Dynasty - the Xinyou Coup."

Therefore, they were curious about what kind of movement this Westernization Movement was. It had received strong support from the Qing government and foreign powers, but it actually failed.

"After Xianfeng's death, Sushun knew very well that in order to pass the decree, it must be approved first, and then stamped with the seals of Yushang and Tongdaotang before it can take effect."

"Third, the Empress Ci'an is awarded the imperial reward seal, and the Prince Zaichun is awarded the seal of Tongdaotang."

He had seen Xianfeng's cowardice before.

"To sum up Xianfeng's arrangement in one sentence, it is to grant the eight ministers Gu Ming the right to draft votes, and to grant the two queen mothers the right to approve the red and the right to hold the seal."

At the moment when the Qing Dynasty was about to fall, they still chose to hand over the throne to a six-year-old child. Didn't this make the Qing Dynasty fall faster?
If he were in Xianfeng's position, the most correct thing to do would be to hand over the throne to a capable brother.

The Qing Dynasty was already in danger, but now the court is caught in a struggle for power, and the demise of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner.

"Because he only had one son at the time, Zai Chun, born to Concubine Yi, Cixi. What really troubled Xianfeng was the future political arrangements."

As a result, the war was almost over for a year, and Xianfeng still stayed in Chengde until he finally died of illness.

"These two seals serve as symbols for the issuance of the edict. The imperial reward is for sealing, and Tongdaotang prays for the seal."

"During these six years, Xianfeng had to consider how to ensure that the Qing imperial power was firmly in the hands of his son instead of leaving it to others."

"The eight ministers Gu Ming and the queen mothers of the two palaces have formed a triangular relationship of checks and balances. No one can think of one family being the only one to ensure the smooth succession of Zai Chun."

The throne can be handed over to a six-year-old child, and the queen mother of the two palaces and the eight ministers Gu Ming can form a triangular check and balance relationship to jointly assist the young emperor. This can only accelerate the demise of the Qing Dynasty.

"Xianfeng doesn't need to think too much about the issue of the heir to the throne."

"Probably feeling that time was running out, Xianfeng sent an order to summon the imperial ministers and military ministers overnight to discuss the successor and future political arrangements."

To talk about who was the most famous in the late Qing Dynasty, we have to mention Empress Dowager Cixi, who listened to politics behind the curtain.

Many people were very interested in the Westernization Movement and asked the anchor on the barrage.

But now it seems that he still underestimated Xianfeng's timidity and did not even dare to go back to the palace.

Only in this way, the Qing Dynasty might still have a glimmer of hope and survive the crisis at home and abroad.

"In addition, Xianfeng also secretly left a secret edict for Ci'an. In the secret edict, Xianfeng clearly stated that if Cixi was dishonest in the future, Ci'an had the right to kill her."

He didn't need to guess to know that the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the eight ministers Gu Ming would definitely fight to the death for power.

As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he knew best how tempting power was.

Liu Che: If I remember correctly, the day when the Qing government was defeated in the Second Opium War and signed the Treaty of Beijing was October 1860. Emperor Xianfeng died of illness in the Chengde Summer Resort in August 10, which means that the war ended almost a year ago. Time has passed, and Emperor Xianfeng has not dared to return to Beijing. Such a timid and cowardly emperor is rare.

"The second is to appoint the imperial ministers Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Jingshou, Sushun and the military ministers Mu Yin, Kuangyuan, Du Han and Jiao Youying as ministers of government affairs to assist Zaichun. These eight people are the eight ministers of Gu Ming."

"Xianfeng thought over and over again about this thorny issue and finally made several arrangements."

"On August 1861, 8 AD, Emperor Xianfeng of the Chengde Summer Resort became critically ill."

"After arranging the funeral arrangements, Xianfeng fell into a coma and died of illness at the Chengde Summer Resort two days later."

If the Qing Dynasty was as stable as Mount Tai, it would be okay to hand over the throne to a six-year-old son.

But at that time, the Qing Dynasty was already in turmoil, and it was facing crises both internally and externally.

"Because Zaichun was young, the seal of Tongdaotang was controlled by his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Cixi."

But from what I learned from the anchor, the Qing Empire eventually perished.

"The first is to appoint Zai Chun as the crown prince, who was later Emperor Tongzhi."

He clearly remembered that when the British and French forces were about to attack Beijing, Xianfeng fled to the Chengde Summer Resort with his wife and children.

"The Westernization Movement occurred in the year after the defeat of the Second Opium War. It was a reform movement initiated by the Qing government to save the nation from extinction."

"As long as one of the two queen mothers does not agree to affix the seal, their resolution will not take effect."

Su Chen thought over and over again and decided to highlight the Xinyou coup to the ancients of each dynasty.

The reason is simple. It was through the Xinyou Coup that Cixi entered the political stage and laid the foundation for her future rule of the Qing Empire.

He didn't believe that Xianfeng didn't have other relatives. There must be brothers of the same age.

The stupid Emperor Xianfeng made a stupid move before he died and handed over the throne to his only son who was only six years old.

"Zaichun is only 6 years old. According to the minimum standard of the Qing Dynasty emperor's 12-year-old rule, Zaichun will have at least 6 years of internship after he ascends the throne."

"And if the empress dowagers of the two palaces have a decree, they can just put their seals on it and issue it for execution. They don't need the consent of the eight ministers Gu Ming."

"That is to say, in terms of real power, the Queen Mother of the two palaces is higher than the eight ministers Gu Ming."

"In order to prevent this from happening, Su came up with a way."

"When he was formulating titles for the two empress dowagers, he deliberately belittled Cixi and did not honor Cixi and Ci'an as empress dowagers together."

"Not to mention, he also deprived Cixi of the right to offer wine in front of Xianfeng's tomb."

"Sushun's move is intended to provoke conflicts between the two queen mothers. As long as they have conflicts, he will have the opportunity to expand his power."

"After repairing Cixi, Sushun immediately joined forces with seven other ministers to make a very excessive request to Ci'an."

"The meaning of this request is that you only need to stamp the edict prepared by our eight ministers. It does not need to be changed and cannot be changed."

"Besides, you don't need to read the memorials from court officials and local officials. Just leave them all to the eight of us."

"In Sushun's view, Ci'an is a woman with no independent opinions. Scare her will definitely gain something."

"However, Sushun obviously underestimated the intelligence of Cixi and Ci'an."

"After being repaired, Cixi was quite calm-minded. She did not blame Ci'an for being devalued. On the contrary, she knew very well that she must form an alliance with Ci'an at the moment."

"Ci'an, who has always been good-tempered, clearly felt the intention of Minister Gu Mingba at this time. This was a naked provocation to himself."

"If she agrees and loses her right to speak in the decision-making process, even if she returns to the capital in the future, she will have to take orders and everything will be over."

"Cixi was squeezed out by the Eight Ministers, Ci'an was also threatened by the Eight Ministers, and the two of them had resentment towards Sushun and others."

"Thus, Ci'an, who was originally arranged by Xianfeng to contain Cixi, stood on the same front as Cixi and decided to deal with the eight ministers Gu Ming together."

Li Shimin: The scene between the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the eight ministers Gu Ming was wonderful.

Cixi and Ci'an formed an alliance against Minister Gu Ming. Xianfeng's arrangements before his death were ultimately misguided, and he was not surprised at all.

During the Second Opium War, Xianfeng's behavior was very stupid and did not look like a wise king at all.

Now Xianfeng couldn't see the situation clearly, and all the arrangements before his death were cancelled. Instead, he felt that this was Xianfeng's normal level.

The only thing to blame is that Xianfeng didn't know people well and didn't realize Sushun's ambition.

Xianfeng had a good idea and asked the queen mothers of the two palaces and the eight ministers Gu Ming to assist the young emperor.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xianfeng died, Minister Gu Ming wanted to take over the power.

He was curious about how Xianfeng would feel if he knew someone would jump out after his death.

However, he couldn't help but lament that if there is a stupid monarch, there will be stupid ministers.

In his opinion, Sushun was obviously lacking in brains, and he had offended both empress dowagers in one fell swoop.

In terms of real power, the power of the two queen mothers is much greater than that of the eight ministers.

Even if you want to monopolize power, the best solution is to eliminate them one by one.

Kill Ci Xi first, and then kill Ci'an.

Instead of offending two people at once, let the two empresses unite.

"The Eight Ministers were the consuls appointed by Xianfeng during his lifetime, so can the two queen mothers overturn Xianfeng's edict and find another obedient consul? In fact, it is possible."

"The power check and balance plan designed by Xianfeng when he was worried that the imperial power would be usurped seems to be a clever balance without disclosure, but in fact it is full of loopholes."

"The ruling foundation of the eight ministers is actually very weak. Just look at the Tuogu ministers left behind by Xianfeng and you will know."

"The first one is Prince Zaiyuan, the iron hat Wang Yi. He is a veteran minister of three dynasties. When Daoguang died, he was the minister of Gu Ming."

"Now that Xianfeng has passed away, he is still the Minister of Gu Ming. Because of his seniority and trust from Xianfeng, he is the nominal head of the eight ministers."

"The second one is Duan Hua, the Iron Hat Prince Zheng. He is also a veteran of three dynasties and a two-time Minister of Guan Ming."

"Because he is not as favored as Zaiyuan, he is ranked second."

"The third one is Jing Shou, a man with a yellow banner in Manchuria and a hereditary first-class official."

"He is sister Xianfeng's brother-in-law. He is a Manchu noble and a relative. He ranks third among the eight ministers of Gu Ming."

"The fourth one is the star Sushun, who is Duanhua's younger brother."

"But we have different fates. Duanhua is an iron-hatted prince, and Sushun is just a third-class auxiliary general."

"Of course, Sushun's position is not low."

"During the Xianfeng Dynasty, Sushun served as the Minister of Household Affairs, the co-organizer of the bachelor's degree, and the minister of internal bodyguards."

"He holds the three major powers of the Qing Dynasty: finance, government, and military. His strength cannot be underestimated. He is actually the head of the eight ministers."

"The fifth one is Mu Yin, a native of Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria."

"Before Xianfeng's death, Mu Yin was appointed as the Minister of War and the head of the military aircraft minister."

"Unlike the previous four ministers who competed for their father and wife, Mu Yin's background usually leads to him passing examinations."

"He has always been highly valued by Xianfeng because of his outstanding abilities. He was the most senior military minister at that time."

"The sixth one is Kuang Yuan, a Hanchen, who was the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Military Aircraft at that time."

"Kuang Yuan has been called a child prodigy since he was a child. After becoming an official, he became famous in the officialdom for his integrity, diligence, and self-discipline, but his moral integrity is average."

"When the British and French forces captured Tianjin, the ministers advocated that Xianfeng leave Beijing and take refuge in Chengde."

"Only Kuang Yuan argued hard, advocated sticking to Beijing, and vowed to fight to the death with the coalition forces."

"However, after seeing the foreign guns and artillery of the British and French forces, Kuang Yuan was frightened. He cried and begged Emperor Xianfeng to take him to Chengde, and he became a laughing stock for a while."

"The seventh one is Du Han, Hanchen, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the minister of military aircraft at that time."

"Du Han was born into a famous family. His father was Du Shoutian, the imperial master who made great contributions to Xianfeng's victory."

"Relying on the relationship between his father and Xianfeng, he is also deeply trusted by Xianfeng."

"The last one is Jiao Youying, a Hanchen, who was the minister of Taipu Temple and the minister of military aircraft at that time."

"Compared to the previous ministers, Jiao Youying has experience in military training. He once presided over regiment training and armed forces in Tianjin."

"After the Battle of Baliqiao, the Qing Dynasty's northern regular army suffered a devastating blow, and the court was in urgent need of ministers who were good at military training, so Jiao Youying also received special attention from Xianfeng."

Yongzheng: I’m confused. How on earth the candidates for the eight ministers of Gu Ming were arranged? It’s full of loopholes.

He had no expectations for Xianfeng, but now that he saw the candidates for the eight ministers arranged by Xianfeng before his death, he was still laughed at Xianfeng's stupidity.

The most important thing in arranging the ministers who care about life is that these ministers must be able to represent the interests and demands of all parties.

Only in this way can other ministers be convinced and the political situation in the court be stabilized without any turmoil.

And what Xianfeng did was that he couldn't even choose representatives who could balance the interests of all parties.

The eight ministers Gu Ming were all civilian officials, but none of them could represent the interests of the army. This was the most stupid thing about Xianfeng's arrangement of minister Gu Ming.

Especially in the turbulent situation in the late Qing Dynasty, it was even more important to obtain the support of the army.

However, the eight ministers appointed by Xianfeng excluded ministers who represented the interests of the army. How could those ministers with military power be willing to give up?

Especially since the anchor just mentioned the Xinyou coup. Since a coup is going to be launched, the role of the military is even more important.

You don't need to think about it to know that ministers representing the interests of the military must have participated in Xinyou's coup.

"After reading the resumes of the eight ministers, I guess some people have discovered problems."

"Problem one. Although the eight ministers appointed by Xianfeng have clans, they do not have close clan clans."

"Zaiyuan is the fifth-generation grandson of the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang. His common ancestor with the Daoguang clan is Kangxi, and his relationship is very distant."

"Duanhua and Sushun are descendants of Shuerhaqi. They are not even from the Taizu lineage."

"Xianfeng's alienation from the nearby clan can be called a mysterious operation."

"Because the Qing Dynasty had a descending system of titles. The closer someone is to the bloodline of the current emperor, the more titles they hold and the greater their say in the clan."

"It is understandable that Xianfeng is afraid of Prince Gong Yi and does not want him to gain real power."

"But Xianfeng also excluded Prince Hui, the fifth brother of Daoguang, Prince Dun, the fifth brother of Xianfeng, and Prince Chun, the seventh brother of Xianfeng. This led to the fact that in the end, almost all the Daoguang clan fell in favor of the two queen mothers."

"Question two, there is no cabinet bachelor among the eight ministers."

"Due to the existence of the Military Aircraft Department, the cabinet bachelors of the Qing Dynasty were reduced to honorary titles without real power."

"But even though the power has been weakened, the three halls and three pavilions of the Qing Dynasty, the University Scholars' Head Street, are still only available to senior courtiers."

"Of the eight people selected by Xianfeng, only Sushun is the co-organizer of the bachelor's degree."

"The co-organizer's degree is the first rank, and the official rank is half a level lower than that of the cabinet's degree."

"Xianfeng asked a co-organizer of the first rank to preside over the government. Can the elders in the capital be convinced?"

"Obviously it is impossible. Since you are not convinced, it is natural that the elders in the court will not support the eight ministers."

"Question three, as a representative of Manchu nobles and relatives, Jing Shou is not a reliable person."

"Although Jingshou is Xianfeng's brother-in-law, he is also Prince Gong's brother-in-law, and he is still his biological brother-in-law."

"The relationship between Jing Shou and Prince Gong is so close, he would be damned if he didn't react at a critical moment."

"Problem 4: The three military ministers who represent the interests of courtiers are not qualified enough."

"Although Kuang Yuan and Du Han are deeply trusted by Xianfeng, their jobs are more like secretaries to the leader, and their qualifications are not enough to convince their colleagues."

"Jiao Youying's qualifications are even worse. Before he became the Minister of Military and Aircraft, he was just the Minister of Taipu Temple. Such qualifications are far from convincing the public."

"Imagine that before the old leader retires, he arranges for three secretaries to take charge of the work. What do the old employees of the company think of this? Are they convinced?"

"Question five, all eight ministers who care about life are civil servants."

"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. This is an eternal truth."

"Before Daoguang passed away, he originally designated Zaiyuan, Duanhua and other nine ministers as Tuogu ministers."

"But later it was discovered that there was a lack of ministers who could represent the interests of the army, so Seng Gelinqin was temporarily added."

"What Daoguang could think of, Xianfeng was obsessed with it and neglected it at the critical moment."

"There was not a single military general among the eight ministers, which made the Minister of War and Seng Gelinqin, who held military power at that time, very unhappy."

"Question 6: All eight ministers are at the Chengde Summer Resort, but the imperial team is in Beijing."

"There are so many people in the court who are dissatisfied with the eight ministers, but none of the eight ministers is trying to win over the support of all forces in the capital."

"In this way, it gives the opponents an opportunity to form gangs in the capital."

Xianfeng: I decided on the choice of the Eighth Minister Gu Ming after thinking for a long time. Who would have thought that it would backfire and end up overturning. The reason why the Eighth Minister did not have a close family member was that he was worried about re-enacting the predicament of his ancestors.

His Zaichun was only six years old, too young, and he could not let a nearby clan usurp the throne.

He did not let his brother Prince Gong serve as a minister of Gu Ming to assist the young emperor because he was afraid of the situation like Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi.

Thinking back to the beginning, the young Emperor Shunzhi was controlled by Dorgon, and the young Emperor Kangxi was controlled by Obai.

The clear example was right in front of him. He didn't want to see Prince Gong taking over the power and kicking the six-year-old emperor aside.

His biological mother died very early, so he was raised by Prince Gong's biological mother, so he and Prince Gong were as close as brothers.

But even though he had a close relationship with Prince Gong, there was no quarrel between them.

In order to avoid the emergence of Dorgon and Obai, he still chose to exclude Prince Gong from the eight ministers who took care of his life.

After all, the emperor is still his own son with this choice. If he chooses a close family member like Prince Gong, the emperor may have to change.

As for the weak political foundation of the Eight Ministers, this was also done deliberately by him.

He not only wanted to use the Eight Ministers Gu Ming, but also did not want the Eight Ministers Gu Ming to become bigger, and finally used his clan identity to threaten the imperial rule.

His original intention was that Minister Gu Ming had no political foundation, so he would naturally stand on the same front as the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

After all, the eight ministers of Gu Ming only had civilian officials and no military officers, so it was destined that the eight ministers could only rely on the queen mothers of the two palaces.

As a result, other forces can only act honestly and not dare to have any different intentions.

But he never thought correctly. The eight ministers he carefully selected, Gu Ming, actually had conflicts with the queen mothers of the two palaces.

"Generally speaking, the framework of ministers who care about life established by Xianfeng is reasonable. There are clans, nobles, and courtiers. It seems that the interests of all parties can be taken care of."

"But when we peeled back the framework and looked at the core, we found that it was completely a shoddy project."

"The clan representatives cannot represent the interests of most of the clans, the courtier representatives cannot convince the ministers, and the noble representatives are still on the fence."

"Perhaps Xianfeng's arrangement was based on dual considerations. It was to prevent the empress dowagers of the two palaces from evading the emperor, and to prevent the ministers from evading the emperor."

"Therefore, the auxiliary ministers he selected are all low-ranking and powerful people who cannot become powerful ministers in the short term and cannot threaten the imperial power."

"But as the saying goes, if you think too much and worry too much, all your plans will end up in vain, and everyone will be a dream at the end."

"Xianfeng's improper selection of people resulted in the eight ministers having no foundation for governance in the court. There were many people who wanted to pull them down at that time."

"Then who will take the lead? It is obviously the extremely capable Prince Gong."

"On September 9, taking the opportunity to worship Xianfeng, Prince Gong secretly reached an agreement with the Queen Mother of the two palaces at the Chengde Summer Resort."

"This incident was widely circulated in the late Qing Dynasty. Even Puyi recorded it when he wrote his autobiography "The First Half of My Life"."

"Roughly speaking, Prince Gong disguised himself as a shaman and met Cixi and Ci'an in the palace."

"The three of them made a secret plan, and then Prince Gong returned to the capital to make arrangements for the coup."

"After Prince Gong returned to Beijing, he took advantage of the absence of the eight ministers to form a clique."

"He quickly attracted a group of allies, such as Minister of Military and Aircraft Wen Xiang."

"Before Xianfeng's death, there were five military ministers in the Military Aircraft Department, four of whom were elected as ministers of state affairs, and only Wen Xiang was excluded."

"Such an arrangement made Wen Xiang very dissatisfied with Xianfeng's imperial edict."

"While Prince Gong was active in Beijing, Cixi was also busy in Chengde."

"On September 9, Cixi proposed that Prince Chun be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Han army in Zhenghuang Banner."

"At that time, Prince Zheng Duanhua was the commander of the infantry in Jehol and was in charge of the troops in the Chengde area. This was also one of the bargaining chips for the eight ministers to threaten the empress dowagers of the two palaces."

"Cixi proposed that Prince Chun be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Han army in the Zhenghuang Banner, with the obvious intention of dividing the military power in Duanhua's hands."

"Because the troops in Chengde mainly come from the Han Army of Zhenghuang Banner. If King Chunjun takes over the Han Army of Zhenghuang Banner, it will not be so easy for Duanhua to mobilize more troops."

"Seeing Cixi's move, Sushun and Duanhua wanted to refuse at first."

"But considering that Prince Chun is an honest man, he is not as ambitious as Prince Gong."

"In addition, Cixi represented the emperor after all, so it was really inconvenient to reject it, so they agreed to Cixi's proposal."

Zhu Di: This Sushun is also stupid. He plays a good hand of cards badly and makes mistakes again and again despite a good situation.

Sushun's biggest problem is how to let Prince Gong and the two queen mothers meet alone?
Being too careless can be regarded as ignorance, not knowing the stakes involved.

The conflict with the two queen mothers has been made clear. The most important thing to do at this time is to keep a close eye on the two queen mothers to prevent the two queen mothers from secretly colluding with others.

What was even more stupid about Sushun was to divide the military power in his hands and let Empress Dowager Cixi deploy people.

He didn't understand what Sushun was thinking. He was already at odds with the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so how could he not be on guard against him?
In particular, military power is a sensitive issue. The moment Empress Dowager Cixi made a move, she should directly reject it.

He could only say that Sushun wanted to monopolize power, but unfortunately his political consciousness was too low to see the dangers in it.

The opponents were already preparing secretly, and it was ridiculous that Sushun didn't know anything about it.

"On September 9, an imperial censor named Dong Yuanchun wrote a memorial to the two empress dowagers, "Inviting the Empress Dowager to take charge of the affairs of the court and assigning Prince Jian to assist in the administration."

"The emperor is young, so the queen mother should be in charge of the affairs behind the curtain, and another close prince, such as Prince Gong, should be selected to assist in the administration."

"After this memorial, which seemed not to mention names but actually demanded the transfer of power from the eight ministers, reached the Summer Resort, it could be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves and caused an uproar."

"Sushun speculated at the time that Dong Yuanchun, a fifth-grade censor, dared to challenge Xianfeng's imperial edict."

"If he is not a madman, then there is someone behind the scenes, and this person must be the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces."

"But Sushun obviously guessed wrong. Dong Yuanchun has nothing to do with the two empress dowagers."

"He was a Jinshi in the second year of Xianfeng, and his mentor was Zhou Zupei, a veteran of the Four Dynasties."

"And Zhou Zupei is a grand scholar of Tiren Pavilion, and there is no cabinet grand master among the eight ministers of Gu Ming."

"If the eight ministers were allowed to govern, the cabinet elders would not get any benefits, so the only person who could instruct Dong Yuanchun to submit a memorial was Zhou Zupei."

"And Zhou Zupei got involved in the power struggle between the Eight Ministers and the Queen Mothers of the two palaces, which means that Prince Gong has won the support of the senior officials in the court in the capital. This is a very unfavorable signal for the Eight Ministers."

"A few days later, the Minister of War led the troops to Rehe to mourn."

"Since the Battle of Baliqiao, neither Beijing nor Rehe has many regular Qing troops."

"At that time, there were only three people who still had soldiers and horses. One was the Minister of War, and there were probably more than 1 people."

"The second is Seng Gelinqin, who has thousands of people under his command."

"The third is Duanhua, who is in charge of the soldiers and horses in Jehol, and there are about a few thousand people."

"The Minister of War has more troops than Duanhua. His attitude at this time is crucial."

"If he supports the Eight Ministers, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces will have no choice but to step aside."

"And if he supports the two queen mothers, the eight ministers will be in trouble."

"Xianfeng's agencies calculated everything and selected eight civilian officials, completely ignoring the interests of the military."

"So the Minister of War is here to support the two empress dowagers."

"On September 9, the tough-minded Cixi held an imperial meeting and invited eight ministers to discuss Dong Yuanchun's memorial."

"Of course, Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun and others are strongly opposed to this."

"According to records, Sushun roared wantonly in front of the young emperor and the two empress dowagers, scaring the young emperor so much that he wet his pants."

"After a big quarrel and seeing that the other party had no intention of giving in, the Queen Mother of the two palaces and the Eight Ministers had to take a step back."

"It means that the matter is of great importance and we will hold a court meeting to make decisions after returning to Beijing."

Li Longji: To be honest, the eight ministers chosen by Xianfeng are really difficult to describe. I can only say that they have a bad taste in people.

He could see that Xianfeng's original intention was to have the eight ministers obey the orders of the two queen mothers.

But as soon as Xianfeng left, the eight ministers started jumping around and making trouble with the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

The eight ministers who were supposed to be loyal to Emperor Xianfeng chose to instigate the two empress dowagers and treat the two empress dowagers and the young emperor as puppets.

According to him, among the eight ministers Gu Ming were relatives of the royal family, they obviously wanted to usurp the throne.

Moreover, because the eight ministers selected by Xianfeng did not balance the forces of all parties, these forces eventually opposed Xianfeng's edict.

For example, there are no cabinet bachelors among the eight ministers of Gu Ming, so the cabinet elders also side with the Queen Mother of the two palaces.

What's more important is that Xianfeng selected eight civil servants, completely ignoring the interests of the army, forcing the minister of the Ministry of War who had soldiers to come to support the two empress dowagers.

Moreover, Prince Gong, represented by the royal family members, also secretly reached an agreement with the queen mothers of the two palaces.

Minister Gu Mingba originally had a weak foundation in power and was not recognized by most people.

Now that all the powerful forces are on the side of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, the end of the Eighth Minister Gu Ming is coming soon.

"On October 10, Emperor Xianfeng's coffin was set up and headed for Beijing."

"According to regulations, Xianfeng's coffin will arrive in Beijing in six days."

"Not long after setting off, Ci'an and Cixi used the excuse that the young emperor was tired from the journey and expressed that they did not want to march with the large army."

"After Zaiyuan, Sushun and others thought about it, they felt that it didn't matter. It would be fine if the Queen Mother took the little emperor back, so they let them go."

"However, the eight ministers underestimated Cixi. On that day, the pampered Cixi and Ci'an took the little emperor on a journey day and night, and rushed back to Beijing in just two days."

"After entering Beijing, Cixi immediately summoned the ministers without waiting to take a breath."

"With snot and tears, I told the ministers present about my grievances about being bullied by eight ministers at the Chengde Summer Resort."

"The ministers present also cooperated with Cixi. Everyone was filled with indignation and called Sushun a bastard."

"Then he drafted a proclamation and announced the eight ministers' crimes to the officials and people in the capital."

"Throughout the dynasties, palace coups have always relied on a quick word."

"Cixi understands this truth, but Sushun and others do not."

"The Eighth Minister let Cixi and the young emperor go, giving them time to calmly deal with him. It can be said to be a suicide move, and there is no possibility of a comeback."

"On November 11, Zaiyuan and Duanhua, who were unaware of the changes in the capital, had just entered Beijing and were immediately arrested."

"On the same day, Sushun, who was in Miyun, was also arrested."

"Zaiyuan, Sushun and Duanhua are the core of the Eight Ministers. Three of them were arrested."

"For the remaining five, Jing Shou immediately jumped back. Kuang Yuan and others did not dare to make mistakes, so they had to admit defeat."

"On November 11, the central government of the Qing Dynasty was reorganized, and Prince Gong was reused. He was appointed as the minister of political affairs and the chief minister of military aircraft, replacing the eight ministers as the consul."

"On November 11, Zhou Zupei took the bachelor of Wuyingdian, the Minister of Hubu, and the Minister of Xingbu to present the memorial together."

"They cited scriptures and listed the history of the queen mothers of the past dynasties assisting their young masters to listen to politics behind the curtain, and invited the two queen mothers to listen to politics behind the curtain. This made Ci'an and Cixi very happy."

"Thus, the organizational structure was established with Zai Chun as the Tongzhi Emperor, the empress dowagers of Ci'an and Cixi listening behind the curtain, and Prince Gong as the consul."

Ying Zheng: All the eight ministers arranged by Xianfeng have collapsed. They are really vulnerable!

After all, the Eighth Minister Gu Ming made a major mistake and failed to plan for the alliance between the Queen Mother and Prince Gong of the two palaces.

Looking at it, he felt that Gu Ming's eight ministers were too stupid, especially Sushun, who was headed by the eighth minister.

It’s okay to offend the Empress Dowager Cixi. Instead, we should strive to support Empress Dowager Ci’an as much as possible.

He actually offended the Empress Dowager Ci'an severely and pushed Ci'an completely to Ci Xi's side. There is no reason to be invincible.

Moreover, Sushun had completely offended the empress dowagers of the two palaces, but he had no way to deal with it and allowed the empress dowagers of the two palaces to escape with the young emperor.

From the beginning to the end, Minister Gu Ming was completely unaware of the private actions of the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

It is normal for the eight ministers of Gu Ming to be killed in one fell swoop, even if they were calculated mentally but not intentionally.

However, this coup also allowed him to see the ignorance of the late Qing Dynasty. It is no wonder that the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed.

At the critical moment of internal and external troubles, the court was still busy with internal strife. It was unreasonable for the corrupt and dark Qing government not to perish.

Although the Qing Dynasty finally formed a new organizational structure, Zai Chun was the emperor, the empress dowagers of Ci'an and Cixi listened to politics behind the curtain, and Prince Gong was the consul.

But according to his understanding of this group of people in the late Qing Dynasty, there will definitely be internal fighting until one person finally takes over the power.

"On November 11, the Queen Mother of the two palaces confirmed the punishment decision for the eight ministers."

"Prince Yi Zaiyuan and Prince Zheng Duanhua were sentenced to commit suicide in the clan mansion because they were princes and could keep their bodies intact."

"Although Sushun was from the royal family, he was sentenced to beheading because he did not have the throne."

"The remaining five people made up the number, Jing Shou, because of his relationship with Prince Gong, he was able to retain his title. Later, his official career was prosperous, and he became a first-class minister in charge of bodyguards. The best ending."

"Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying were dismissed."

"Mu Yin was assigned to serve in the military station because he was the chief military minister and held a high position of authority. He was later pardoned."

"Kuang Yuan and Jiao Youying went home to retire and were not punished."

"Kuang Yuan later settled in Jinan and became a celebrity in the cultural world."

"Du Han is a little bit miserable. His father Du Shoutian is the person whom Prince Gong hates the most."

"If Du Shoutian hadn't helped Xianfeng seize the throne, it might have been Prince Gong's turn to take the throne."

"So after Du Han was dismissed, he suffered revenge from Prince Gong and was exiled to Xinjiang. He was later pardoned."

"After solving the eight ministers, a new problem was posed before Cixi and Prince Gong. How can they declare to the world the legitimacy of the new king's accession to the throne?"

"Although Zaichun is Xianfeng's only son, there is no doubt about the legal succession."

"But before Emperor Daxing was buried, three of the eight ministers appointed by him personally were buried first."

"How can we explain to the world such an act that goes against the late emperor's decree?"

"If these eight people deserve their punishment, it is because the late emperor did not know people well."

"If these eight people are loyal, they are traitors and traitors, seizing power and authority."

"What should we do? This problem is not difficult for Prince Gong."

"Zhou Zupei and others jointly submitted a petition, suggesting that the reign name be changed to Tongzhi, which means that the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the noble ministers rule the world together."

"As for how to explain to the world how to deal with the eight ministers, in the absence of a best-of-both-worlds solution, we can only shift the responsibility to the late emperor."

"Xianfeng's reputation is already very bad anyway, and this one is not bad."

"On November 11, Zai Chun officially ascended the throne as emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and announced that he would change his reign to Yuan Tongzhi the following year."

"The coup that occurred in the Xinyou year ended in this way. The history of the Qing Dynasty also entered the Tongzhi era from the Xianfeng era, and Cixi officially entered the political stage."

After hearing the ins and outs of Xinyou's coup, the ancients from all dynasties were all in a state of lamentation. The eight ministers, who were concerned about their emotions, killed three of Aixinjueluo's own family members!

But after everyone thought about it, this was normal.

After all, these three people are taking the lead, and they are also the ones who fight the most fiercely with the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and Prince Gong, and they will definitely not end well.

As for the other five ministers who take care of life, they all make up the numbers, so it is normal to be more liberal.

The eight ministers Gu Ming fell down in the blink of an eye, and three of them were even buried directly.

This made many people in various dynasties lament that Xianfeng really took great pains to defeat the eight ministers Gu Ming!

Seeing the ridiculing words on the barrage, Xianfeng was speechless and felt hurt again.

I just heard the anchor say that Prince Gong passed the responsibility of dealing with the Eight Ministers to him, and also said that his reputation is already very bad, and this is not bad.

Although he knew that he had not managed the Qing Empire well and had not given a good reputation to his subjects, there was no need to tease him like this!
After all, he is also a dignified Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, so he still has to worry about his face.

Seeing all the chaos in the Qing Dynasty, and then looking at the Xinyou coup triggered by his death, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

He didn't want things to get worse, but there was nothing he could do to stop it.

(End of this chapter)