052 Cixi's cousin?
[Chapter Word Count:3457 Last Updated:2014-10-0607:00:00.0]
Taizu once said that 'strategically we must despise the enemy, but tactically we must attach importance to the enemy' This sentence is really too reasonable, Xiao Lotian has always been sealed as an iron law, such as dealing with the current Qingliu who is overwhelmed by many people.
From the perspective of the long-term general trend, the late Qing Dynasty Qingliu represented by the Confucianism is destined to be swept into the dustbin of history, and even the emperor Weng Tonggong was finally sent back to his hometown by Cixi, deprived of all his official positions, and finally the old man died of depression.
For the mighty historical trend, the Confucian scholars who clinged to the sage's words and righteousness had no resistance at all in the roar of steel of the industrial revolution and the impact of the rolling tide of natural science. Now they can only rely on thousands of years of inertial power, coupled with a bit of foolish policies, to maintain their last bit of dignity.
From a strategic point of view, Qingliu is not Xiao Letian's opponent at all, they are not worthy of Xiao Letian's shot at all, and sooner or later they will jump into the dustbin of history.
But in terms of tactics, you must not underestimate the power in the hands of this group of Qingliu, from the temple fair kidnapping case, to the various difficulties encountered by Qing Sanye now, anyone with a discerning eye can see who is the black hand.
Qingliu is a cow, because they have controlled the entire imperial examination system from the bottom to the top, from the basic talent training to the big examination in Beijing, these are the traditional positions of Qingliu. They used their status as teachers and students to form a very large network of relationships, and in a given historical period, this large network could not even be controlled by the imperial power.
Not only that, but these scholars also control the trend of public opinion among the people, and at the grassroots level of the empire, in those naturally formed villages, who can the illiterate peasants listen to if they do not listen to the words of the readers? The mouths of these scholars living in the villages and towns constitute the most basic public opinion circle in feudal China, and they are part-time media people, and they are living newspapers and living networks one after another.
Xiao Lotian can imagine that these vicious literati are making up one lie after another to deceive the people of the Qing Dynasty, and in their mouths Xiao Lotian has become a demon, with green faces and fangs, eating human flesh raw, and leading foreigners' ghost soldiers to try to subvert the Qing Dynasty.
"Hey!" Xiao Letian sighed, "Third Master, Third Master, you are a serious Manchurian nobleman after your meritorious service, these scholars don't dare to do anything to you, and the strategies they use against you can be said to be the most 'warm'." If I participated in this field trip, the poisonous tricks played by those Qingliu are definitely beyond your imagination...... Forget it, I won't get involved with you if you kill me!"
Xiao Lotian finally decided to ignore Qing Sanye's request for help, and when Fu Hui learned the news, she looked aggrieved like a resentful woman, and in the end, even the tiger girl saw the problem. "Qing Sanye has a favor with us, so you can't help out? Isn't it just going out to do some kind of investigation? You have even traveled all over Europe, and you are still afraid of investigating and inspecting in the territory of the Qing Dynasty?"
Xiao Letian's face was bitter, "What do you know? The difficulties that the third master is encountering now are discounted, and if I go, the difficulties he will face will be doubled." You didn't let me go to put out the fire, that was to light the fire......"
After all, Fu Hui is the aunt and grandmother of the Eight Banners in the capital, and the distance from politics is not far away, and when she heard what Xiao Lotian said, she was stunned, "You mean, someone stumbled my brother?"
Xiao Letian shook his head, "Isn't this nonsense, once the special industrial zone is successful, it is bound to attract countless ordinary people to work in it, and the corresponding technical training is also needed." And once a person opens up his horizons, it will be difficult for you to fool him, and these workers who have received Western technical education will abandon those ......lies as soon as possible."
"Why do the Qingliu people play ghosts, because they are too afraid, they are afraid that one day all the people will not believe in their ways, and after the words of the sages and the subtle words and righteousness are denied, what will they use to fool the people? Therefore, all the difficulties that the third master is encountering now are artificially organized......
"Don't worry, after all, the third master is full of nobles, and those who make trouble don't dare to do things desperately. On the contrary, if I come forward, then you will be lucky enough to see the luxurious scene of the real Wanmin scolding array, and maybe you will have to kill a few ......" Xiao Letian reluctantly toasted.
With a snap, Fu Hui angrily threw his chopsticks on the table, "Dare to move my brother, these bastards don't want to live anymore, I'll go into the palace to find the Queen Mother, I'll look for Lafayette to come out......" After speaking, Fu Hui stood up and wanted to go out.
"Ah, go into the palace to find the Queen Mother!" are you kidding...... Xiao Letian's question was exchanged for Fu Hui's white eyes, "I am the daughter of the Fucha clan, and I have been married to the royal family from generation to generation, even the Empress Dowager Cixi, I was familiar with me before entering the palace......
"Really?" Xiao Letian subconsciously stood up, grabbed Fu Hui's little hand, and made Fu Hui blush on the spot.
"This ...... What's so good about that...... It's easy to deceive you, the queen mother's biological mother is the woman of our Fucha clan, and I have to call my aunt according to my generation, she ...... Of course she's my cousin......" Fu Hui said more and more in her voice, and finally she blushed and shrunk her head to her chest.
Xiao Letian's whole person is blinded, he is no longer familiar with Cixi's life, but he doesn't know anything about the identity of Cixi's biological mother, which is also caused by the habit of worshiping the ancients, and the history books are unwilling to record women, so the mothers of many historical celebrities have been brushed aside.
Cixi's father, Hui Zheng, once served as a Taoist in Huiningchi, Anhui Province, and his mother was Fucha, so that the Fuqing sisters and brothers and Cixi were proper cousins, and the two should be called Cixi's cousins.
"How can this be? The third master has such good relatives, why do you still spend money to buy officials?" Xiao Letian asked puzzled.
"Hey, although the relatives are quite close, but don't forget, a table is three thousand miles. Originally, they were relatives arranged according to the family tree, and the relationship was not particularly close, and I saw her three times when I was young, and there were only dozens of words when I said it...... Besides, Fuqing's errand in Xiling, the Queen Mother has already contributed, and people haven't forgotten us......"
Xiao Letian's whole person was already excited, he finally understood that the Fuqing family had fallen, how could he still have a relationship with the prince's family? It turned out that the roots were here, the huge Fucha clan was definitely a big surname among the Manchus, and the connections accumulated over hundreds of years were unimaginable to outsiders.
The ancients had a strong clan concept, and the Eight Banners system is a bit like a super large clan, which is naturally divided into layers according to the different titles, and each family is intermarried with each other.
Baby, this is a baby, with Fu Hui's connections, if you add Xiao Letian's financial support, isn't this a ready-made high-level undercover agent? What secrets inside the Manchu Qing Dynasty Fu Hui can't find out?
cough cough cough ...... When Xiao Letian was in a daze, there was a sudden coughing sound behind him, and then he saw that the ugly who was waiting was glaring at him angrily. It turned out that Xiao Letian had been in a daze for a long time, and he had been holding Fu Hui's little hand, and he was pinched red.
Hu Niu looked at Xiao Letian and Fu Hui with an embarrassed face, the little girl was a little short of brains, she seemed to realize something but didn't dare to confirm it in her heart. And Ah Chou doesn't have so many ideas, and the little girl who is loyal to protect has already issued the most severe warning to Xiao Letian.
"Haha...... Hahaha...... "Xiao Letian hurriedly withdrew his hand and scratched his head, "Sister Hui, don't worry, sit down with peace of mind first, isn't it just the matter of the third master......?"
Xiao Letian didn't dare to look at Ah Ugly's angry gaze, nor did he dare to look at the tiger girl's resentful eyes, he drank a glass of wine and calmed down, "Sister Hui, when I was in Beijing, I knew that you were a famous aunt and grandmother in the Manchurians, and there was no one in every household that you were not familiar with, no matter inside or outside the palace, Wang Sun Baylor, anyway, each family has your handkerchief handkerchief, this is a connection, you have to use it......"
"Just rush to you, a heroine among women who have friends all over the world, isn't it a gesture to help the third master settle some troubles?" Speaking of this, Xiao Letian whispered a few words in Hu Niu's ear, and then Hu Niu nodded and walked to the inner study.
In Fu Hui's puzzled gaze, Hu Niu held a one-foot square wooden box and put it on the table with great difficulty, "Sister Hui, open it and take a look...... When Fu Hui opened the box, her eyes were dazzled by the jewels inside.
Jewelry, this is a big box of women's favorite jewelry, emeralds, cat's eyes, jadeite, agate, pearls...... A wide variety of hairpins, rings, bracelets...... The box was stuffed to the brim, and on top of the pile of jewels, there was a roll of silver tickets.
"This, this, this...... Why are you giving me these things?" Fu Hui's mind was a little out of turn. Is this Xiao Lotian trying to support me? Bah, what are you not ashamed to think about?
Xiao Letian didn't know what Fu Hui was thinking, he said to himself, "Sister Hui, these jewelry are worth about forty or fifty thousand silver, and there are sixty thousand silver tickets here." The purpose of these jewelry and money for you is to let you come and go, and you will open the flowers, and I will give you ...... when the flowers are gone."
"After a while, my foreign bank will be opened, and there will be a component of Fuqing at that time, and then Sister Hui, you don't have to worry about money anymore. ”
"Don't be a miser, you can spend money well, dig up information to pull relationships, can I make money with the third master in the future? Will you be angry, but please Sister Hui......" After speaking, Xiao Letian bowed and actually gave Fu Hui a salute.
Fu Hui's excited eyes turned to tears at that time, she has been competing with money all these years, it is not easy to maintain a family, there are so many brothers, the hardcore crops of the banner people are so little, and the scene of her own family cannot fall. Even if she has Wang Xifeng's talent, she doesn't have the family background of Rongguo Mansion to run it.
A full 100,000 fortune is hidden in this one-foot-square box, and the difficulties faced by her family are immediately solved, and with the exquisite jewelry in it, she can even get in touch with the queen mother in the palace.
"Brother Xiao...... You, what are you going to tell me to say......" Fu Hui took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes. Xiao Letian smiled and comforted, don't be like this, the third master and I have a lifelong friendship, the gentleman has the righteousness of wealth! Besides, I am not giving Sister Hui for nothing, I want you to help us find out more information, how can we do it without money?
Just when Fu Hui was unusually emotional, Sima Yun's figure suddenly flashed out of the door, "Mr. Xiao, you come out first, there is something to report......
When the two of them walked to the bottom of the osmanthus book, Sima Yun frowned and whispered, "Military advisor, the 20,000 taels of silver we transported from Beijing were robbed in Taiping Road...... The robbers are alone......"
Xiao Letian was stunned when he heard it, "20,000 silver was robbed by one person? That's a fifteen-person combat team, we picked all the elite soldiers in the cottage, and this was robbed?"
Xiao Letian's questioning almost didn't kill Sima Yun, "The subordinates are guilty, and now Xiao Hexin has rushed over in advance, and the brothers swear that they will find out that bastard even if they don't die......"