Chapter 16: Nurturing Eternal Life with National Fortune
What is a dragon pearl? This thing is definitely only heard of in the legend, who have not seen, that full of civil and military ministers, one by one, look straight in the eye, look straight in the eye after touching the cold touch of the dragon bead asked Guo Zhongyong said: "This thing is really fake?"
"You can find a connoisseur to see it!" Guo Zhongyong said.
"You say this is not true. Who would be an expert in this stuff? In this world, who has seen the real thing?" The questioner asked, Empress Dowager Cixi naturally can not close her mouth, and so on a dynasty, directly summoned Guo Zhongyong said: "Secretary ah, this time I know that you are nine deaths, in order to grieve for the family is really bitter you, want what reward you are casually open on the line, right, the dragon beads, to give the grieving family to see a glance."
Guo Zhongyong hands after the dragon beads, women on the luminous jewelry has no resistance, this time is love, Guo Zhongyong but at this time directly kneeled down, the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Guo Zhongyong ashamed of the trust of the Empress Dowager!"
Originally play the Dragon Ball play not happy Empress Dowager Cixi immediately changed face, this is what it means, this is not the dragon to kill the Dragon Balls are brought back, how to be ashamed of me? Could it be that this thing, and what changes do not appear?
"What's going on? This again not work?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.
"I do not hide from you, Empress Dowager, Guo Zhongyong really do not want to deceive you, but how to say it, the guilty minister in the see that the dragon snake, it although it has already had the momentum of the transformation of the dragon. But still a jiao, I estimated the time, found that if you wait for it to really turn into a dragon, but also at least a hundred years, this hundred years, really can not afford to wait, and I'm in it, found a shocking secret, feel that there is no way to delay this thing, can only behead the jiao snake, brought back this can not really say that the dragon bead, but the sinful minister to ensure that this jiao dragon dragon bead, although it can not make the old Buddha you live forever, but definitely can make you look forever, and you can not let you live forever. But definitely can let you look forever, at least can continue the Yang life thirty years." Guo Zhongyong kneeled down and said.
"Thirty years, hey, just thirty years?" Empress Dowager Cixi sighed.
Guo Zhongyong immediately said, "I now think of a way, I do not know when to speak or not. This way, absolutely feasible."
Empress Dowager Cixi said, "If you still have a way, these thirty years will be thirty years, but what is this way, you instead give the mourning family to say ah."
Guo Zhongyong hesitated, looked at the big eunuch Li Lianying standing next to him, that Li Lianying is how smart people? He knew that perhaps some words, Guo Zhongyong can only say to Empress Dowager Cixi a person, so he found an excuse to leave, after Guo Zhongyong kneeled on the ground and said: "Empress Dowager old Buddha, now raising dragons to catch dragons are not working, so there is only one method, but this method, is really so that Guo Zhongyong have no way to speak, I'd better not say it."
"Mourner how just today found you nonsense so much?" Empress Dowager Cixi immediately changed her face and said.
"Then the minister said, you have to forgive my death!" Guo Zhongyong said.
"Well well well, you say, hurry up and say, I beg your pardon!" Cixi said.
"With the Qing country's qi, divided out a sliver, this dragon qi, to help the old Buddha long life! This method of one line, itself is withering the Qing state throne, will certainly be even more closed!" Guo Zhongyong finished this sentence, kneeling on the ground do not dare to look up, the whole body is shivering.
Cixi may also froze all of a sudden, he did not speak, Guo Zhongyong did not dare to speak, all of a sudden the atmosphere is stagnant, after a while, Cixi calmed down, asked softly, "In the end, how to do?"
"Choose a royal relative, detain the soul, buried with the Qing Xiling, to corpse occupy the Xiling dragon gas, evil gas into the dragon, certainly crazy devouring dragon gas, which can be more than Empress Dowager Ci'an in the palace for the evil spirits of the dragon gas to flourish, and then, and then to the corpse of this royal relative as a guide, planted the Golden Lotus, the lotus seed, can certainly make the Dowager Empress the old Buddha immortality. " Guo Zhongyong said.
Cixi this time once again silent, she kept knocking on the teacup, has not said anything, after a while, she once again asked: "then in your opinion, the royal relatives died this person, who is suitable?"
"The Thirteenth Princess. Her life carries yin, the sinful minister has already looked at it, it is she who is most suitable." Guo Zhongyong said.
Cixi sucked in a breath of cool air and said, "You should step down first."
Cixi obviously need time to digest and consider, but at this time, Guo Zhongyong is dead or alive do not go, continue to kneel down, said: "alone, not yet, there is a, can ensure that this matter is foolproof."
"You say no harm." Cixi said.
"To the Jade Seal of State, buried in the tomb, the Jade Seal is commanded by heaven, is the world's successive generations of the Son of Heaven token, set the world's dragon gas and a body, so as to ensure that there is no delay in the Empress Dowager's plan for longevity." Guo Zhongyong said.
Cixi heard this sentence, a cup of tea on the ground, hot water splashed Guo Zhongyong all over, Cixi scolded: "Guo Zhongyong, you have big guts! Do not give me to roll!"
Guo Zhongyong heard, immediately pissed to run away, Empress Dowager Cixi called him and said: "How do you use this dragon pearl?"
Guo Zhongyong kneeled down, said: "Ground powder a little punch, the day the Empress Dowager will know the effect."
– – Guo Zhongyong retired, once again turned into an idle man with a drunkard a, now the situation is, Guo Zhongyong this person, in addition to the front of Cixi is more serious, in front of outsiders is an ordinary person, but the palace people have found Guo Zhongyong, looking for this person, is not someone else, it is the big eunuch Li Lianying.
"That dragon pearl is really magical, the old Buddha not only these two days appetite, sleep sleep well, daytime spirit are quite good, this is absolutely prolonging the life of the gods also! This whole world, only Guo old brother has this ability." Li Lianying gave Guo Zhongyong a thumbs up and said.
"Older brother came, I believe not only to talk about this matter put?" Guo Zhongyong asked.
Li Lianying said, "Surely nothing can be hidden from you, the empress dowager entrusted me to ask you a word, said if you say do it according to you, on this world, what is the impact."
Guo Zhongyong heard, this Empress Dowager Cixi is definitely moved, but no matter whether Empress Dowager Cixi put this plan has not told Li Lianying, they can not say, he looked for the four treasures of literature, wrote a line of words: "to the country's fortune to raise longevity, the country's fortune is withering, the capital is not guaranteed to carry on."
After writing, the letter was given to Li Lianying.
To national fortune to raise long life, which at first glance, it seems really very terrible, this Guo Zhongyong can think of such a way, it seems worthy of Zhang Zhidong they scolded him is a dog thief, really is not false, this young man so pleasing to Empress Dowager Cixi, in the end, what is it for?
Empress Dowager Cixi did not give Guo Zhongyong back, but a month later, the original health of thirteen gege, died of illness and boudoir, Empress Dowager Cixi under the decree, because of her thirteen gege very much love, special burial in the Qing West Mausoleum, the burial of thirteen gege of all the matters, handed over to Guo Zhongyong is solely responsible for.
Guo Zhongyong bet right, the temptation of immortality, the Empress Dowager Cixi is too big, the self-proclaimed old Buddha woman, finally made this step, thirteen gege, is indeed Cixi exceptionally loved the younger generation of children.
Guo Zhongyong in the Qing West Tomb, repair a thirteen gege grave.
In the same year, the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Beijing, burning Yuanmingyuan, Cixi Empress frantically fled.
Guo Zhongyong's prophecy came true – with the country's fortunes to raise long life, the country's fortunes withered, the capital city is not protected.
Empress Dowager Cixi in the frantic flight has been scolded Guo Zhongyong, if not that the thirteen gege's grave occupies the Qing Xiling's qi, the Qing dynasty can not be so wretched? Thirteen gege made such a great sacrifice for the Qing dynasty, this thing can only become, can not not become!
On the one hand, on the other hand, she said that lifting the Qing dynasty's national strength, knot with the country's happiness.
The entire Qing Dynasty, completely plunged into a tragedy, but Empress Dowager Cixi's longevity program, still secretly.
–Empress Dowager Cixi even gave that Guo Zhongyong may not be able to touch in this life engraved with the order of heaven can get eternal prosperity of the jade seal to him, and the emperor's that? A fake, who wouldn't do it? This time, that is absolutely only allowed to succeed, not allowed to fail!
Until they returned to Beijing, not long after, Qing West Mausoleum side of the child on the matter, something happened that place, it is thirteen Gege grave, buried in the Huangling corpse, even fraudulent!
Responsible for this Guo Zhongyong, instantly fell into the mouth and pen!