Master Yuan, start!

"Go to Prince Duan Zaiyi's house and see his youngest son, who should be called Puyi. Take this ring and give it to Zaiyi for me. And ask him what he thinks."

"The slave obeys the order!"

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On the fifth day, when many people in the capital had realized what was happening, the empress dowager did not summon her female relatives into the palace again.

Therefore, some rumors that had not yet spread were dissipated by the wind.

Starting from the sixth day, Cixi, despite the cold, began to summon governors from various places who arrived in Beijing, and did so for several days in a row.

Just when officials all over the city were wondering what the Empress Dowager was up to, Li Lianying took the opportunity to go out and turned into an alley. When he came out again, he was disguised in another way.

Finally, dressed in this outfit, he knocked on the small door of Prince Chun's mansion.

"Eunuch Li is finally here. May I ask what has happened in the palace in the past few days?" Yi X asked anxiously.

He also knew that Cixi had summoned the female relatives and children for three consecutive days, but he had never thought about it in this way. Unexpectedly, Li Lianying told him that this was not just a simple banquet.

Seeing Prince Chunyi, Li Lianying said without further ado: "Prince Chunyi, on that day, Prince Qing entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother and did not allow anyone else to stay in the greenhouse.

I stood at the doorway and sporadically heard a few words from the retired emperor, the crown prince, and Zai Yi's young prince.

As soon as these words came out, Prince Chun fell to the ground.

"Those two actually conspired to depose my son as the retired emperor and enthrone Zai Yi's son as emperor?!!"

Yi X felt dizzy and didn't know what to do. He thought that after imprisoning the emperor, Cixi had calmed down and that at most she would just stay behind the scenes for a few more years.

I didn't expect that she still holds a grudge until now!

Yi X got up from the ground and took out five hundred-liang silver notes from his arms and handed them to Li Lianying: "Thank you, Eunuch Li. I will never forget your kindness!"

After saying this, he bowed to Li Lianying as a prince.

Li Lianying dodged to the side and reached out to help Yi X up: "Oh, no, no, Prince Chun is embarrassing us."

"Eunuch Li, I'm deeply grateful for the timely news today!" Yi X stood up and continued to thank Li Lianying, and made a solemn promise: "If the emperor truly takes power in the future, I, in the name of the emperor's biological father, will ensure that your Li family will prosper for generations and live with the country!"

After seeing Li Lianying off, Yi X did not make any extra moves. Instead, he waited quietly in his study until it got dark.

It was not until he saw the darkness coming that he changed into a beggar's clothes, opened the door and headed towards the Governor-General's Mansion of Korea.

Yi X gnashed his teeth all the way: "I originally planned to use Yuan Xiangcheng as a backup, but you, Cixi, are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

"If you dare to conspire with others to depose the emperor, I will send troops to remonstrate with you!"

Yi X has risked everything for his son!

Chapter 119 I would rather be with XX than with XX

Yi X had to do this. After all, his worst plan before was that Cixi would imprison the emperor for ten years, and when Cixi died, his son would still become emperor.

But now Cixi wants to depose the emperor. No matter whether she lets her son be "promoted" to the position of emperor emeritus or deposes him, it means that she has lost the source of power.

Since ancient times, the Empress Dowager could still control the Emperor. How many powerful people did the Emperor Retired have? What's more, the Emperor was not the son of the Emperor Retired.

Emperor Qianlong? Does that count?

If he wanted to be emperor, he could have been so until his death, but he became the emperor emeritus to avoid taboos.

Yi X now hated his past self. He regretted why he had not made friends with the ministers in the court earlier and built up power for his son.

To the point where he has reached this point, he has no help at all from the royal family.

Yi Li, who usually called "Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother", surrendered to the Queen Mother in the blink of an eye, and he lost a great support in the court.

Prince Li Shiduo is on his side, but he has no foundation in the court!

The remaining Prince Rui, Kuibin, is only 12 years old now. It is estimated that his hair has not even grown yet, so there is no need to think about him.

Prince Yu is old enough, but he is currently serving as the "Minister in Charge of Banquets" in the Imperial Household Department. As the name suggests, he has no real power at all.

Prince Su Longqin was similar to Prince Yu. Although he inherited the title, he was assigned low-ranking tasks.

As for the remaining three, Prince Zhuang Zaixun, Prince Zheng Qingzhi, and Prince Yi Zaidun, they held actual positions in the court, and Zaixun even had a Beijing camp under his command.

But these three were able to inherit the title thanks to Cixi, so there is no need to consider them at all. They are definitely not on the same page with me.

Prince Gong was at odds with Cixi, and was stripped of his official position and ordered to stay at home to recuperate.

However, Yixuan didn't expect that before Cixi could get rid of it, another Prince Gong came to power.

Among the important officials other than the clan members, only Weng Tong was a die-hard supporter of the emperor, while the others did not clearly express their support for anyone.

Most importantly, although Li Hongzhi and Zeng Guoquan might not necessarily support Empress Dowager Cixi's dethronement, they certainly wouldn't support him in retaliating against her.

What's more, the troops under the two men were far away in the south, and it would be too late to stop Cixi in a short time.

Moreover, Ronglu, Cixi's close confidant, is now the Governor-General of Zhili, and there are troops stationed in the Nanyuan Camp!

Even if the Jiashen Central Army under Ronglu were all bannermen, and were as vulnerable as folk legend said, it was still better than having no one.

YiX really doesn't have a single soldier!

Therefore, the only one we can rely on now is Yuan Xiangcheng. His troops are nearby and can arrive in a few days by boat.

Yi X would never let his son be given a posthumous title like the previous Emperor Ai or Emperor Min!

He walked and thought, let him be a Han minister, sometimes Han people are more reliable than Manchus, at least Yuan Shikai has no right to covet the throne under his son's feet.

No matter how domineering Yuan Shikai will be in the future, that is a matter of the future. At best, he is just a Nian Gengyao and cannot pose a threat to the throne.

But now Cixi could easily depose the emperor and reinstate him, so he could still tell what was more important.

"I would rather be with Xiangcheng than Cixi!"

His idea was very direct. He would not fight with Cixi according to the rules. The rules were set by you, so how could I win?

Now, only with the army by his side can he feel at ease.

Although Yi X is timid, he is very capable of taking action once he makes up his mind.

He was wearing tattered clothes and could find his way even in the dark. After dodging the inspections of several patrolling yamen runners, he directly knocked on the back door of the Korean Governor-General's Office.

Yuan Xiangcheng was also shocked when he saw Yi X for the first time. He didn't expect that a prince would look like this.

But then he thought that something big must have happened in the palace again, otherwise he would not take such a big risk and come there in person.

After returning to Beijing, Yi Xin asked Cheng Hou to take a message to Yuan Xiangcheng, asking him to hold his troops still, keep calm, and wait for the situation to develop.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai brought only dozens of soldiers from the garrison battalion into the capital and settled them in the Governor's Mansion. The remaining more than a thousand people were scattered in the countryside in the eastern and southern suburbs of the capital.

As soon as Yuan Xiangcheng saw Yi Xin, he shook hands tightly and took him into the study.

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After entering the house, Yuan Xiangcheng lit a candle and said:

"Your Majesty, Yuan Xiangcheng, pays homage to Prince Chun!" He pretended to salute, but deliberately slowed down his movements.

"No need to be so polite! Wei Ting, there's no need to be so polite." Yi X hurriedly supported Yuan Xiangcheng who was about to kneel down.

Seeing that Yuan Xiangcheng still looked like a loyal minister and a capable general, Yi X almost cried.

It's really not easy. It feels like it's harder for his son to be emperor than for himself to be emperor. Yi X has been under tremendous pressure for the past ten years.

As the seventh son of Emperor Daoguang, he enjoyed the life of a prince for more than ten years after he gave up the fight for the throne. After Tongzhi ascended the throne, he enjoyed a rare freedom and ease.

Just when he gave up his desire for power and decided to travel around and enjoy the rest of his life.

Emperor Tongzhi died and his son was chosen as emperor.

Although Yi X is a royal family, he also has traditional East Asian parents.

The moment his son became emperor, Yixuan poured all his unfulfilled wishes into Guangxu.

That's why he was able to endure for more than ten years, again and again, because he felt that as long as he could help his son ascend the throne, there was nothing he wouldn't do.

Just like the civil service examinations and postgraduate entrance examinations in later generations, quite a number of parents believe that it doesn’t matter if you try a few more times, or even take the exam for several years. Although time is wasted, it is worth it as long as you can pass!

But when someone wants to deprive his son of the qualification to take the civil service exam, he will definitely choose to retaliate!

　Yi X calmed down after being comforted by Yuan Xiangcheng: "Weiting, your new recruits are well trained!"

"Thank you Prince Chun and Prince Li for your appreciation. I was training troops in Tianjin thanks to you two for urging the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds." Yuan Xiangcheng replied sincerely.

This is sincere. Starting something is the most difficult part. Even though Yuan Shikai boasted a lot at the court meeting that day, the court officials had never seen any new army after all.

At first, no one in the court knew what the new army would look like.

Without the support of Prince Chun and Prince Li at the central level, it would have been difficult for Yuan Shikai to set up the initial team of 5000 people, let alone hire foreigners to teach students.

"Don't thank me, Wei Ting. This is also for my son Zai. If you want to thank someone, thank him instead."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness!"

Yi X was very satisfied with Yuan Xiangcheng's answer, so he immediately asked: "There is a possibility of disaster happening in the court now. Can I trust you, Wei Ting?"

Yuan Xiangcheng was puzzled. Wasn't it still the matter of Guangxu? Didn't they agree to solve it after the wedding after returning to Beijing?

But he didn't ask, instead he followed Yi X's words and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am absolutely loyal to the Emperor!"

"Okay, Wei Ting, let me ask you, if something happens in the next few days, will you help others or the emperor?"

Yuan Xiangcheng knew Yi X was still testing him, so he simply said, "Your Highness, I have been familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Legend of Yue Fei since I was a child. My loyalty to the emperor and my country has long been engraved in my heart, and I dare not forget it for a moment!"

Yuan Xiangcheng's passionate words were powerful and majestic!

The most important thing is that even Yuan Shikai himself almost believed it.

Even the candlelight in the room seemed to be blown a little by the momentum of Yuan Xiangcheng's speech.

"Great, great!" Yi X couldn't help but high-five. "Weiting is truly the Yue Fei and Zhuge Kongming of the Qing Dynasty!"

"With your words, I can guarantee you on behalf of the emperor. When I take power in the future, I will definitely benefit from you!"

Anyway, the situation has come to this point, and Yi X doesn't care about writing more blank checks. He understands the principle of not risking the child before catching the wolf.

Next, Yi X told Yuan Xiangcheng the news he had heard from Li Lianying today.

"Your Highness, no matter who it is, no one can shake the emperor's position. As long as the emperor gives the order, the 4 tiger soldiers of the Jiashen Right Army will not hesitate!" Yuan Xiangcheng's words were sonorous and powerful.

Seeing that Yi X was silent, Yuan Xiangcheng was afraid that he had not expressed his emotions well enough, so he said something that shocked Yi X:

"If the Queen Mother enthrone Prince Duan's eldest son, Puxun, as emperor, I will kill Puxun; if she enthrone Prince Duan's second son, Puy, as emperor, I will kill Puy.