This morning, Zai Chun, a 6-year-old emperor, wore a little crown, a little dragon robe and boots. With the help of the eunuch, the little doll barely touched the high, scarlet gilded throne of the emperor.
Then, the whip rang, auspicious music was made, and the princes and ministers of the Qing Dynasty made three and nine bows noisily, and the little emperor officially ascended the throne.
After the salute, the officials of the Ministry of Rites issued decrees, testamentary edicts and imperial edicts, and announced them to the world.
On the tenth day of October, the day after the little emperor ascended the throne, it happened to be Cixi's 27th birthday.
The overall situation has been set, and Cixi is in a much better mood.
That night, the chef cooked her a very rich dinner, including:
There are two kinds of hot pot: mutton stewed tofu and duck stewed cabbage;
Four kinds of big bowl dishes: bird's nest Fuzi roast duck, bird's nest longevity white duck shreds, bird's nest swastika red and white duck, bird's nest assorted Chinese characters shreds;
Four dishes in the middle bowl: bird's nest fat shredded chicken, fresh shrimp, salted duck loin and three fresh pigeon eggs;
Six dishes: fried chicken with bird's nest, smoked silk, fried wings with shredded pork, fried chicken slices with mouth grinding, wild duck balls and shredded chicken with jam;
The second product of the plate: hanging ducks and pigs;
Four products: longevity of sugar cake, longevity of alfalfa cake, longevity of Wang Fu holding peach and longevity of peach;
Four kinds of silver dishes: bird's nest duck soup, shredded chicken noodles, rice and fruit porridge.
Seeing such a sumptuous birthday banquet, Cixi had mixed feelings, and it was inevitable that she was a little sad and lost. Since I escaped from Beijing with my husband Xianfeng last August, I have suffered a lot along the way.
At the end of the Jehol, Xianfeng's health went from bad to worse, and the whole Jehol was under the control of Su Shun. The supplies in the harem were extremely thin, so he could not eat a comfortable meal.
Now, her husband has already passed away, leaving only orphans and widows, and there is no one in the palace, which is very desolate! Fortunately, now that political enemies have been eliminated, this birthday can finally be a good meal.
Since the previous title of "Seven Phases" was drawn up by eight ministers, the title of "Seven Phases" can certainly not be used after the former is decomposed.
After the coup, Zhou Zupei, a university student, sneered at the title of "Qixiang", and he thought that the word "Qixiang" was inappropriate in both terms and meanings.
For example, the year number of that dynasty never used the word "qi";
The word "auspicious" was only used by the younger emperor in the Southern Song Dynasty ("auspicious"), but the younger emperor was the king of national subjugation, and the outcome was extremely tragic.
He was the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, he was chased by the Mongolian army all the way to the South China Sea. Finally, Minister Lu Xiufu jumped into the sea and died. This shows how unlucky the word "gas phase" is
Remembering that he was humiliated by Su Shun when he was a minister of fact, Zhou Zupei couldn't help but "bah" and cursed in his heart:
Su Shun, these people have been ignorant since childhood, and even invented a title to make a fool of themselves. Can we count on them to govern the country? To govern the country, we have to rely on scholars!
Therefore, Zhou Zupei suggested changing "Qi Xiang" to "Tongzhi", which was quickly approved by the Empress Dowager.
Speaking of the term "Tongzhi", the meaning is complicated.
In the view of ministers, this is the "co-governance" of the empress dowager and the little emperor, with the empress dowager as the main one;
In the eyes of Empress Ci 'an and Empress Cixi, this is the "tongzhi" of their two women, with Empress Cixi as the main one;
In the eyes of Prince Gong, this should be his "co-governance" with the Empress Dowager, and he is the real backbone.
At that time, Yi Xin probably thought, after all, the queens of these two palaces are women in the inner palace, and if they don't show their faces casually, it won't be my turn to decide the affairs of state.
However, from the later facts, Yi Xin was wrong, all wet, and his wishful thinking was basically dashed.
That woman in the palace is amazing!