I talked with Weng Tonghe for an afternoon and looked at the Western clock in the study. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. After Weng Tonghe left, I stayed alone in the study for a while, thinking about where to start with all the troubles.

I have argued with my friends about the reform of the Guangxu Dynasty. My friends all believe that if Yuan Shikai did not betray Guangxu, China would embark on a glorious path. I partially agree with this view, because I think the reform of the 1898 Reform was a relatively correct path. Constitutional monarchy was also more suitable for the Chinese people's imperial power thinking at that time. But if Yuan Shikai did not betray, would the reform be successful?

Not necessarily? In my opinion, it is a naive historical view. Judging from Yuan Shikai's actions later, he was an ambitious person. If, according to Tan Sitong's vision, Yuan Shikai's soldiers surrounded Cixi and eliminated the stubborn and conservative forces, how could his status be controlled by Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao? In the next period, Yuan Shikai would definitely seize power and force Guangxu to abdicate. China would still have to enter the Hongxian Dynasty? Then the next war of protecting the law... continues to be staged.

Although some accidental factors will change the trajectory of history, they will not change the direction. I thought this way and sighed deeply. If the Beiyang Navy defeated the Japanese fleet, if the Eight-Nation Alliance was wiped out between Beijing and Tianjin... There are still many such things. But then, can the country be strong all of a sudden? No. As I often say, life is one-way, and history is the same.

I have such an opportunity to change the fate of the country before me. Where can I start? In just half an hour, I set a three-step goal for myself. The first step is to gain a foothold, cultivate my own imperial party power, and weaken the power of the rear party; the second step is to kill Cixi. I must not let her live for so long, that is China's biggest disaster; and the third step is to strengthen the country and strong army, and change the image of the weak country in the late Qing Dynasty.

These three steps are not easy, and they are not carried out in sequence, and they can be carried out at the same time. I thought about it and wanted to cultivate my own power. The closest thing is my "biological father" - Prince Chun Yihuan. Now, there is a chance that Prince Chun looks very poor in health...

I was still spending the night with the Queen of Zhongcui Palace that night. After all, Longyu was the first woman I had since come here. I have never seen Zhenfei or something, and I don’t hate Longyu so much. Moreover, pleased her and her status are of no harm. Sure enough, I went there for two days and her smile became more.

For me, Beijing is a strange place. The next afternoon, under the name of going to the princes’ mansions to raise funds and visiting the sick six kings and seven kings, I took about half an hour to arrive at Prince Chun’s mansion.

It is no small matter for the emperor to come in person. Prince Chun and his family, who received the news early, were waiting at the door early. When I got off the car, there was a dark place in front of me. I quickly helped Prince Chun Yihuan and the princess who were leading him up, so that everyone could get up. In the early summer sun, Yihuan's forehead was filled with fine beads of sweat.

After entering the palace, there is a unique world. This palace is really great and the scenery is also excellent. The rockery and gravels and the willows in the small lake are all unique.

When I entered the study room called Tui Shengzhai, I saw the famous couple: It is rich and has great wealth. Later, the descendants are in trouble. If I ask this truth, the descendants are brave and have great money. They are not afraid of being a big deal, and they will not stop losing their wealth. I stared at this couplet for a long time, and remembered the prosperity and decline of this family in history, and not only sighed.

There was a skeleton on the desk, and I was wearing a piece of rice paper, with six big words written on it: To be full and harm will benefit. I stood in it and had no words to say for a long time. This is very respectable and pitiful old man from the perspective of human nature, and is about to go. (Skeleton, a kind of skeleton, can only be balanced when it is filled with half water. If it is full or empty, it will fall.)

"Emperor... the slave Yihuan is not worth the Emperor's risk..." Yihuan stared at me and said with a slight trembling.

"Ama, my son came to visit Ama this time, and Lord Lafayette was approved. I heard that Ama, you are in poor health. Lord Lafayette was very worried, so I specially asked my son to come and have a look." I comforted him and said. It seemed that he didn't know that his life span was close.

Yihuan smiled and said, "I am strong. Thank you, the emperor and the Lafayette for your congratulations."

"I've said it, this is just for us father and son. Don't call me the emperor. My son feels sad." I thought about my own experience, and my eyes turned red in line with the tone of my voice.

"Oh--", Yihuan only sighed, lowered his head and didn't say anything. After a long time, he looked up as if he had made up his mind and said, "Is the emperor not happy?"

I nodded and said in infinite desolation: "I...is this called the emperor?"

Yihuan bit her lip and said, "If I had known this, I would not have allowed you to enter the palace; I, Yihuan, raised my own children by myself... After I let you enter the palace, I should not have quit those real shortcomings, and led the inner ministers of the guards and the inner ministers of the imperial guards. If I still care about these shortcomings, maybe the emperor's father would have a little more fun..."

“Ama…”

Yihuan shook his hand and continued, "Son, your father has gained this caution in his life; but he has lost... he has lost his family and his ambitions, but he has lost this caution!"

"Ama——", I gently helped him to the chair and sat down. Kneel down and said, "Ama, the child is unfilial and cannot be filial, but he makes Ama worry..."

"Don't say that, get up quickly, you are the emperor. If someone sees it, our whole family will suffer!" Yihuan looked around and helped me up, but his face became firmer, and said in a grim voice: "If anyone stops my son, I, Yihuan, is not easy to mess with! Zai Yi, a rat like Gangyi, dares to make unreasonable thoughts!"

Seeing that I was puzzled, Yihuan explained: "The last time your mother went to the palace to explain the garden construction project to me. Who knew that the Queen Mother actually boasted in front of your mother that Pu Jun, the son of Rebel, had the spirit of the emperor, was filial and peaceful, and if my son had no heirs, he could be promoted to the throne. Later, when I met that child in the palace, it was indeed very favored by the Queen Mother. Two days ago, the Queen Mother said that she would load the title of Prince Yi. On that day, Gangyi and Ronglu were welcomed, and wanted to add the title of Zaiyi. Son, I think there are probably two meanings here. One is to give us a warning, and the other is to ask you to get closer to the queen and have a descendant as soon as possible, so that the mouse thoughts will be cut off. Son, for yourself and for this family, you should get closer to the Nara family."

I listened to his analysis and felt it made sense. I nodded and said, "Don't worry, my son has been staying in Zhongcui Palace these two days, and the queen looks much happier." I secretly said that I was lucky enough. It was really time for me to come here. No wonder Guangxu was alone in Yingtai and pondered for half a day. It turned out that it was not for the construction of the garden, but for the unstable throne.

I walked for two steps, shook my head and said, "The most urgent task at the moment is to get the garden done as soon as possible. Master Weng said the same thing. He hoped that the Empress Dowager would be able to live a peaceful life in the future. Alas, according to me, it is not that simple."

"Hmph, can she live up to her old age? The previous dynasty Tongzhi... her biological son was like that... Besides... cough cough..." A violent cough interrupted his speech, and I quickly brought him along his back and let him take a sip of tea.

Yihuan took a while and continued, "I hope... as Master Weng said. However, the emperor, Weng Tong and this person are not as loyal as he shows. This person will be a disaster in the future. Lao Liu also has the same opinion as me, Emperor, you must keep some gods."

Of course I know that Master Weng is very selfish and needs to be guarded, but it is not now. Thinking of Ronglu mentioned by Yihuan just now, I thought about it. Isn’t the Reform of 1898 be ruined by his hands? So I asked casually: “Ama, what is the position of Ronglu you just mentioned?”
Chapter completed!