Chapter 34 Millennium ginseng is distinguished

Li Lianying was so busy working for the Empress Dowager Cixi that she finally collapsed one day.He was exhausted in front of Cixi, and he was considered loyal to his master.Empress Dowager Cixi was very distressed at the moment, and passed on to the imperial physician.The imperial doctor reported that the disease must be treated with thousand-year-old ginseng as a medicine primer.Cixi then demanded that Li Lianying's illness should be cured at all costs, and said that anyone who had a thousand-year-old ginseng would be offered to the palace and promoted to the second rank. Not only that, the Empress Dowager Cixi also walked around anxiously about Li Lianying's condition. Looking at her expression, those who didn't know it thought she had encountered a difficult military event.In fact, the Empress Dowager Cixi was worried about the condition of the loyal eunuch Li Lianying!

Not only that, she went to visit Li Lianying at night despite the cold wind outside, what a great honor it was!The people from the Tai Hospital didn't dare to be careless, so they followed suit. As soon as the news came out that the ginseng contribution meeting had won the official title from the imperial court, there was an uproar in the capital.People who want to curry favor with Empress Dowager Cixi don’t have ginseng, and those who have ginseng don’t like the imperial court, so no one has offered ginseng, which makes Empress Dowager Cixi very anxious. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice also wanted to show his fortitude, but he suffered from the lack of ginseng.One day when he retreated home, he saw his wife coming up to him with a smile all over his face, and told him that King Gong Fujin personally told her that there was a thousand-year-old ginseng, so he might as well try it.

After listening to Gang Yi, he didn't care about eating, and immediately went out to Prince Gong's mansion.He knew that as long as he got the thousand-year-old ginseng, he would immediately be promoted to the second rank.It's exciting to think about.He trotted all the way to the residence of Prince Gong Yixin, and resolutely went straight in, asking him if he had a thousand-year-old ginseng. What kind of a person is Prince Gong, he immediately understood the meaning of these words, but he was not interested in people who used ginseng, and he was even more dismissive of his actions.Therefore, he made it clear that his ginseng could be given away to anyone except Li Lianying, which knocked back his fortitude.

He resolutely left happily, but came back disappointed, and had no choice but to drown his sorrows by drinking. Fortunately, his wife gave him an idea to get ginseng with Cixi's power, and teach Prince Gong a lesson by the way.After listening to his wife's words, Gang Yi immediately came to his senses, and went straight to the palace without saying a word. The Empress Dowager Cixi felt that everything was not going well because of the absence of Li Lianying's service, and she was restless. When she heard the resolute words, she felt that Prince Gong was too much, and she simply ignored her, so she urgently ordered Li Sanshun, Li Lianying's apprentice, to call Prince Gong into the palace.

Cixi didn't go around the bush, and asked Prince Gong why he had a thousand-year-old ginseng in his possession and didn't offer it up.Prince Gong was no longer polite, saying that if Empress Dowager Cixi used ginseng, he would have offered it long ago.But Li Lianying was just an eunuch, but because of relying on Cixi's favor, he wantonly interfered in political affairs and caused disasters for the harem, so he didn't want to sacrifice in his heart. Cixi scolded him for being too confused, and ordered him to donate ginseng immediately, otherwise he would bear the consequences.Prince Gong had to make a sacrifice and reluctantly offered ginseng.With the thousand-year-old ginseng as the medicine primer, Li Lianying's illness really got better day by day.Ci Xi's frown was relaxed.Not only that, Cixi often visited Li Lianying for a period of time after that, and regarded him as her own relatives.Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy to see Li Lianying recovered from her illness.

Since the eleventh year of Xianfeng (1861) Empress Dowager Cixi launched the Xinyou coup, she has been listening to politics behind a curtain.Especially after Tongzhi's death, the Empress Dowager Cixi was like the overlord in front of Guangxu, and let Emperor Guangxu call her father by a man's name to flaunt the legitimacy of listening to politics behind the curtain.In order to cater to her thoughts, the eunuchs under Cixi, Li Sanshun suggested to Li Lianying to call Cixi Lafayette, which would definitely make her very happy. Li Lianying felt that this method was really good, so she looked for opportunities to legalize it.The night of the Lantern Festival.There is a joyous scene inside and outside the city of Beijing.The inside of the palace is also busy and festive. The couplets and door gods are replaced. Red lights are hung on the gates of the palaces and palaces within the Meridian Gate. .Empress Dowager Cixi was also in a good mood. After washing and washing, she ate a small bowl of lily and white fungus, and took Li Lianying and others out of Chuxiu Palace for a walk.

Since Li Lianying's illness, Cixi has never heard of the opera.Therefore, Li Lianying lost no time in suggesting that Empress Dowager Cixi go to the opera.Cixi agreed, and Li Lianying couldn't help laughing as she thought that her plan was about to be completed. Empress Dowager Cixi also summoned the ministers of the DPRK and China to watch the play together.In order to express grandeur, she also combed her hair meticulously. Her hair is high and protruding, shiny and bright, fluffy and natural. The so-called people are refreshed on happy occasions. With a command, the play began. "The Peony Pavilion", "Qibu Wenqi" and "Golden Terrace" came out one after another, making the Empress Dowager Cixi laugh continuously, and Li Lianying was secretly delighted after watching it.

Next, "The Palace of Eternal Life" was supposed to be performed, but as soon as the curtain opened, two clowns dressed in makeup and colorful clothes jumped out.The princes and ministers thought that there was a mistake at this critical moment, but Cixi, who was sitting in the front row, laughed from ear to ear. It turned out that these two people were played by Li Sanshun and Li Lianying. Li Lianying was also sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi to study opera in the Shengping Department (at that time, eunuchs learned opera called internal opera, and folk students learned opera called foreign opera). Although more than ten years have passed, her acting skills are still the same as before.I saw him jumping and writhing on the stage with ease, and kept clapping his hands to the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes.In the end, Li Lianying and Li Sanshun twisted their bodies and tore open a banner that read: May Lafayette Cixi live forever!

Looking at the bright yellow banner and the auspicious words, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but feel elated, especially the Lafayette that satisfied her was particularly conspicuous.Although she had intended for others to call her that, but it was hard for her to speak up, and none of the ministers called her that.Now seeing Li Lianying, who is good at understanding herself, express her thoughts, can you be unhappy? All the ministers are conservative people, and they can't help but mutter in their hearts, how can Cixi be called Lafayette casually?Prince Gong Yixin clearly expressed his opposition and suggested careful consideration.

Li Lianying knew long ago that there would be dissatisfaction, and she had already prepared her rebuttals: the kings of all dynasties were alive, and they all called them Lafayette.Now that the emperor is still young, the Empress Dowager Cixi is in charge of domestic affairs and foreign affairs. Of course, she is the well-deserved Lafayette of the Qing Dynasty. Prince Gong Yixin was about to refute Li Lianying's ignorance of the rules, but Cixi took over and said it was her own idea.She was obviously protecting Li Lianying, and said forcefully that in the future, both inside and outside the palace would call herself Lafayette, otherwise she would be dealt with according to the law.A group of princes and ministers were stunned when they heard this, and no one dared to say anything more.Since then, the title of Lafayette has spread.