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Qichun Garden was originally the imperial garden given by Prince Yinxiang of the Thirteenth Prince Yun, and was named Jiaohui Garden. By the middle of Qianlong's reign, the garden was renamed to the Grand Secretary Fu Heng, and was renamed Chunhe Garden. In the 34th year of Qianlong's reign, Chunhe Garden was returned to the Old Summer Palace and officially named Qichun Garden. After the early years of Daoguang, Qichun Garden became the residence of the empress dowagers and concubines of the Qing Dynasty.

Although Qichun Garden is the residence of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowagers, its size and garden buildings are far less than that of the Old Summer Palace and Changchun Garden. However, since Ci'an entered the market, it has been continuously repaired and added, which is not far from Changchun Garden.

Qichun Garden, which is composed of several small lakes and hills, has a very beautiful scenery, with hills interspersed and water systems revolving around. Even in the hot summer, it is quite cool.

In the afternoon, after a break, Ci'an went to Zhengjue Temple to burn incense and pray as usual. Qixiang died young and promoted constitutionalism, which made Ci'an disheartened and unwilling to be in the government. However, she was still very concerned about the severe drought in the north. She led the little emperor to Heilongtan, the Altar of Heaven and the Altar of the World several times to ask for rain, and insisted on going to Zhengjue Temple to pray every day, hoping that God would drop the rain as soon as possible to relieve the drought.

A gorgeously decorated four-wheeled carriage slowly stopped outside the Qichunyuan Palace Garment. Yi, wearing court clothes, came out of the carriage with ice cooling, and felt a heat wave coming. The eunuch, who was waiting outside the palace gate, ran up and trotted up to him, "Slave Wang Li, please respectfully invite Prince Jin An."

Yi gave a few bills of money and asked casually, "Does the Queen Mother go to Zhengjue Temple to pray every day?"

"The prince is coming at the right time." Wang Li said with a smile: "The Queen Mother has just returned to Yongchun Hall, and now I will send someone to report."

Yongchun Hall, when she heard Yi ask for a meeting, Ci'an frowned slightly. After the constitution was established, Yi, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, did not come easily. What happened? Was it coming for the disaster in the north? After pondering for a while, she ordered: "Let him come in."

Although Ci'an was not interested in the government affairs, he was not indifferent to the government affairs. She was basically aware of major affairs of the government and the opposition. During this period, the government and the opposition paid attention to the drought in the north. However, the court and Yuanqi jointly cooperated to provide disaster relief not only in a timely and efficient manner, but also in an honest and orderly manner. It is understandable that large-scale immigration and recruitment of workers have harmed the interests of local gentry.

Yi slowly walked into the room and kowtowed, "I respectfully invite the Queen Mother to the Holy Mother." After the ceremony, he stood up and walked to the pearl curtain to kneel down. Then he heard Ci'an's gentle and plain voice, "I will sit flat and enjoy tea."

After Yi Xieen got up and sat down, Ci'an said slowly: "Zhili has suffered droughts, locust plagues, floods this year, and it is now the scorching sun. What do I say about the Imperial Heaven Supervision?"

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." Yi bowed slightly and said, "The Imperial Heaven Supervision only predicts a severe drought this year..."

"Just?" Ci'an glanced at him in confusion and said, "Why should the emperor hide it? It's okay to just say it."

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." Yi paused before continuing: "Yuanqi predicted that this drought in the north would be a rare disaster, not inferior to the severe drought in Chongzhen."

Chongzhen's severe drought? Is there a great drought? Ci'an knew Chongzhen, the former Ming Dynasty's king, but he had never heard of Chongzhen's severe drought, but he was embarrassed to ask, so he didn't say anything. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Yi quickly took the initiative to briefly introduce the situation of Chongzhen's severe drought.

The Chongzhen drought lasted for six or seven years, and the disasters were spread across the 23 provinces in the north and south. It was a drought that was rare in hundreds of years. Ci'an's face was a little pale. Such a rare disaster was a catastrophe for the court! Is this a deliberate alarmist? Or is there any basis? After pondering for a while, she said: "It's really such a disaster? Even the Imperial Heaven Supervision cannot predict it, how did Yuanqi predict it?"

"Yuanqi has a department that specializes in observing astronomical phenomena and meteorology." Yi's answer was very concise. After all, predicting the climate in the north for four or five years was really shocking. After a pause, he continued: "Since last year, the imperial court and Yuanqi have begun to plan for disaster relief.

We organize immigration on a large scale, import large quantities of grain, and reduce tariffs to encourage merchant fleets in Nanyang provinces to transport grain to northern provinces, build factories in northern provinces to recruit workers, carry out large-scale infrastructure construction to work for relief, and provide 200 million yuan in low-interest loans to the court... These measures are all for disaster relief."

Ci'an heard of these measures, and she said coldly: "Didn't the imperial court and Yuanqi take advantage of disaster relief to promote immigration to borders and develop northern industries?"

Yi said bitterly: "The Empress Dowager clearly understands that Yi Guocheng is not an eager person to achieve success, and his behavior has always been steady. In addition, immigration is a basic national policy that has been implemented for a long time, and there is no need to carry out such a concentrated and large-scale development."

The same is true for the development of northern industries. In order to stimulate the economy, a five-year plan had been formulated and detailed plans for the development of industries in inland provinces. In order to cope with this disaster, the development of industries in northern provinces has disrupted the original 15th plan.

To take a step back, there is no need for Yuanqi to pay such a great price for immigrating to the border and developing northern industries. Even if Yuanqi has strong funds and investing hundreds of millions of yuan, it will be a big deal."

This is the truth. For this disaster relief, Yuanqi's investment has reached a staggering level. If it is said that it is just for immigrating to the real border and developing northern industries, it is completely unpaid. Yuanqi cannot do this! It seems that the continuous drought in the north will not be a false threat.

The northern provinces have had severe droughts for several years. How much does it cost to provide relief? Ci'an was a little unimaginable. He glanced at Yi, who was sitting upright, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Why did you just say it today?"

"It's not because I'm intentionally hiding it." Yi said quickly: "I can't believe it because of the prediction that several provinces have continued to have a severe drought for several years, but judging from the current disaster, it's possible..."

From the current disaster, we can infer that there will be a severe drought in the next few years? Ci'an obviously didn't believe it. She said in a whisper: "But is there another public opinion attacking Yuan Qi?"

It seems that the other party did not hear the rumors in the capital. Yi An sighed relieved and said in a respectful tone: "Go back to the Empress Dowager, this time it is not a criticism of Yuan Qi, but a cabinet and a constitutional government."

Ci'an understood as soon as he heard this. It was someone who used natural disasters to criticize the constitution and criticized the cabinet's policies. After a moment of silence, she said: "Does the emperor hope that this palace will issue a self-criticism in the name of the emperor?"

Yi did not dare to sit still, so he quickly stood up and knelt down and kowtowed, "The continued drought in several northern provinces is related to the prosperity of our Qing Dynasty. Now it is just the beginning of a major disaster. If people with ulterior motives are allowed to incite and incite, it will inevitably lead to large-scale political struggles. This will inevitably seriously affect the relief to the northern provinces. I dare to pray that the emperor will issue a sage edict and inform the world so that the whole country can focus on disaster relief and drought relief and overcome difficulties together."

Ci'an could be unwilling to do political affairs, but it was related to the reign of the Qing Dynasty, but she had to worry about it. At that time, she compromised and agreed to the vain king to establish a constitution, so that she could extend the reign of the Qing Dynasty. She really didn't dare to ignore this matter and stood by and watched. She knew very well that if she remained silent, the royalists would definitely be able to make a breakthrough. At that time, it would not be as simple as political struggles!

Issuing a self-criminal edict in the name of the emperor can not only divert conflicts, but also express your attitude to the government and the people. By the way, you can also criticize the royalists, and also promote the government and the people to work together to provide disaster relief and drought relief. After pondering for a moment, she said: "Agree, if such a major disaster, how can the emperor not reflect on himself?"

"The Empress Dowager's Holy Ming." Yi hurriedly kowtowed.

Seeing that he didn't get up, Ci'an said slowly, "What else is there?"

Yi said cautiously: "Since the constitutional establishment, there have been economic crisis and rare disasters. The original gradual progress has also been hasty, and there are inevitably some inappropriate things. However, constitutional establishment is the basis for the Qing Dynasty to enrich the country and strengthen the army. I beg the Empress Dowager to strengthen the Qing Dynasty's constitutional determination to prevent some officials and gentry from being misplaced."

Constitutionalism has been implemented, and Ci'an naturally does not want to cause trouble again, and it has caused trouble again. He immediately said, "This is a reasonable matter, let's kneel down."

After leaving Qichun Garden, Yi was relaxed and his steps were a little light. Ci'an agreed to issue an edict for guilt. This matter was long as he expected. Although Ci'an was a woman, she always put the overall situation first, which was related to the prolonged Qing Dynasty and the stability of the court. She had no reason to disagree.

As for taking the opportunity to seek military power, he really didn't dare to speak rashly. It was not that he didn't want to, nor that he didn't dare, but he was still hesitant. He was a little embarrassed to urge him to cut off the military power of the royal family. He also vaguely realized that this was not a good thing for him. He should take one step first. If the royalists still jumped up and down, they would be legitimate to propose it to Ci'an.

In Yongchun Hall, after Yi was waiting for Yi to leave, Ci'an was silent for a long time before he ordered: "Call to Xuan Shen Guifen to meet him."

After more than half an hour, the eunuch came in and reported, "Report to the Empress Dowager, Prince Chun Yi, and Minister of State Shen Guifen were handing out signs to ask for a meeting." Yi actually came too, which surprised Ci'an. She didn't think much about it and ordered lightly: "Let them come in."

Prince Chun Yi led the third camp in the west of Beijing, specifically to protect the Old Summer Palace. The camp was set up in the original Old Summer Palace military camp, not far from Qichun Garden. When he heard that Yi came to see him, Ci'an summoned Shen Guifen and vaguely guessed Yi's purpose. Therefore, he deliberately took the time to enter the garden with Shen Guifen. The eunuch Xuan summoned the two to meet at the same time, and his heart confirmed his previous guess.

After the two entered the room and asked Sheng'an, Ci'an gave him a seat to enjoy tea as usual. After the constitution was established, she no longer stuck to the strict etiquette before when she summoned the ministers. She waited for the two to thank them for their gratitude. She asked directly: "Yiguocheng predicts that the drought in the north will last for four or five years?"

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." Shen Guifen hurriedly bowed and said, "Early last summer, Yiguocheng predicted that the north would face a rare and large-scale severe drought. The disaster may last for four or five years. Judging from the current situation, it should have come true."

This is a severe drought that lasted for four or five years? Prince Chun Yi was secretly shocked and turned to a happy moment. If this is the case, this is a rare opportunity! He was clear about the rumors in the capital.

Chen Guifen was a Jinshi in the 27th year of Daoguang. She was highly appreciated by Xianfeng and relied on Ci'an. She had always been loyal. Ci'an believed in his words. She said with some dissatisfaction: "Why hasn't you ever reported such a big incident?"

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." Chen Guifen said quickly: "This matter is too horrifying, and I dare not believe it."

It is predicted that the north has been severe drought for four or five years. If it weren’t for this year’s severe drought, no one would have dared to believe it. Ci'an did not investigate it in depth and said: "The King Gong begs the emperor to issue an imperial edict to punish himself to encourage the government and the people to work together to provide disaster relief and drought relief..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yi blurted out: "The Empress Dowager is careful to think about it. The emperor has no longer paid attention to the government affairs. A strange disaster has been caused by heaven. It is because the cabinet has made mistakes. If he wants to issue an edict to punish himself, he is also the Prime Minister of the Cabinet..."

"I dare not agree with Prince Chun's words." Chen Guifen said in a deep voice: "The great disaster caused by heaven should be the emperor's crime. How can the Prime Minister and Minister of the Cabinet interfere with the affairs?"

Yi was stunned and then realized that this was indeed the case. If the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Yi, issued an edict on his own crime, wouldn't it be that he would invisibly elevate Yi to the position of the emperor? But if the emperor issued an edict on his own crime, the rumor of the accusations against the cabinet and the accusations against constitutionalism would be easily resolved, which made him very unwilling!

Just as he was thinking about how to oppose it, Ci'an suddenly asked: "It's not your fault that the capital city used natural disasters to accuse the cabinet of losing power and criticize the constitution?"

Yi hurriedly said: "I always keep in mind the teachings of the Empress Dowager, and dare not easily provoke the cabinet and accuse Yuan Qi. The rumors in the capital have nothing to do with me. According to my observation, this is because local gentry is dissatisfied with the loss of local youth and strong people, land depreciation, and labor is expensive, so they took the opportunity to attack."

Chen Guifen glanced at him, hesitated for a while, and then said: "When returning to the Empress Dowager, rumors spread everywhere in the capital. Some local gentry took the opportunity to slander them, and some Manchu and Mongolian relatives helped the fire. If you don't know how to restrain yourself, it may lead to trouble."

After hearing that the Manchu and Mongolian relatives were infuriating, Ci'an couldn't help but feel a little worried. He immediately stopped hesitating and ordered: "Jingsheng drafted an edict..."

"Empress Dowager." Yi did not care about the etiquette of the monarch and ministers interrupted her, and said, "The cabinet governs and infringes on the interests of local gentry. Even if the empress dowager issues an edict for guilt, it is not enough to calm the dissatisfaction of the gentry..."

Ci'an immediately pondered and said nothing. This was not without reason. Even if she took it too much, she might not be able to divert the conflict as she wished. In order to safeguard her own interests, local gentry will definitely not give up. After all, the root cause is that the cabinet is in power.

Seeing Ci'an, Chen Guifen said quickly: "The emperor issued an edict to express his attitude to the court and the public. Even if the conflict cannot be diverted, political disputes can be avoided!"

"If you want to add a crime, there is no reason to worry!" Yi said in a deep voice: "If the cabinet and Yuan Qi want to take the opportunity to eliminate the differences, they will definitely take advantage of the problem!" After a pause, he continued: "The cabinet is in power, and the heavens are angry and people are resentful. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have no reason to take the blame for this!"
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