When he arrived in the study, Prince Gong looked around, closed the door, and solemnly handed Tan Si the same thing: "This is the emperor's wedding gift to you." www.biquge.info"Tan Sitong knelt down and took it with both hands, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a blackened sword. The sword body is simple and looks unremarkable. But it is natural, and there is a great workmanship.

"The emperor knows that your phoenix is the enemy of the Japanese and has been broken, so he specially gave you this Zhanlu. This sword looks dark and unremarkable, but it can break stones. It took Ou Yezi, a famous sword casting master in the Spring and Autumn Period, three years of hard work to forge it. It is called the god of hardware and the sun god. It was once held by Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty, and then passed to Yue Fei, a famous general in the Song Dynasty. After Yue Fei's death, the sword was lost to the people and transferred to the palace. The Holy One has given it to you today, and you don't need me to say more, you should understand the deep meaning of the Holy One. ”

"The younger generation knows the origin of this sword, knows the good king, and assists the loyal ministers. The king has a way, the sword is on the side, and the country is prosperous. There is no way, the sword is abandoned, and the country is ruined. This is a sword of benevolence. But I don't know if the Holy One really understands the meaning of this sword. According to legend, the husband had no way, and this sword flew away on its own and fell into the hands of the king of Chu. The new policy of the ruler of the country went so far as to abandon his own people and ignore Tibet. This sword, the younger generation did not dare to accept it. Tan Sitong returned it with both hands.

"You saved the exiled migrant workers in Guangzhou, quelled the Japanese spy rebellion in Sichuan, and now you have single-handedly stabilized the Tibetan border. I and the Holy One know all these things, and we are quite grateful, which shows that we are not wrong about you. You have ambition, you have the courage, and what is rare is that you have the ability to strategize. In the future, people like you will need to take on more responsibilities for this country. These are the words that the Emperor himself wants me to convey to you. Prince Gong said slowly.

"You have done these things, and the Queen Mother knows the same. I know you blame the emperor for not doing anything. But do you know that although he is already in power, he is still just a puppet of the old woman? I'm not being toyed with by her! It's hard for the emperor. Speaking of the queen mother in the palace, Prince Gong himself was also uneasy.

"The Manchu Dynasty is the queen mother's person, and even the queen is the queen mother's niece, you can still choose your beloved woman to marry, but the emperor's wife is a spy who is ambushed by others, and he knows that he can't resist, do you say you can blame him for not supporting you in the matter of aiding Tibet? This family is still the queen mother! Prince Gong was obviously angry with the old empress dowager, and his tone became angry.

"This woman is very lustful, and will not tolerate the emperor's betrayal of her will. If there is no emperor in the palace to take care of you, you are dressed in white, but you can gather the world's heroes, and you can compete with foreign countries on your own, just by virtue of this, do you think you can be free from suspicion, and you can still get out of the way if you violate the will of Yi? The power struggle in the palace has always been more sinister, and if the emperor wants to act, it is nothing more than to reform maladministration, crack down on corruption, clean up mediocre officials, and rectify the court, which will definitely damage the interests of the magnates! And these magnates all came to the throne because they supported the queen mother, they all prospered and lost, how could the queen mother let the emperor move them.? Therefore, the emperor can only compromise and tolerate everything. You should know what he's up to by now. ”

"But if you don't do anything, if it goes on like this, the emperor is afraid that it will be difficult to even protect the throne! At that time, the country will be gone, what power will you fight for, what kind of profit will you fight! Tan Si was indignant in his heart, and he spoke without scruples.

"So the emperor gave you this sword of benevolence, hoping that you will help him kill demons, clear the haze, and clarify the universe. You are talented, benevolent, wise, and worried, and you are the one you can trust. The emperor hopes that you can help him do something that he is powerless to do outside. Although I am already idle, I still have some old ones, and I can still help the emperor deal with those people in the palace. You are outside the palace, and you have no shackles, but you can just show your skills, gather some real pillars, and do some practical things that benefit the country and the people. In this way, when the emperor's power is stabilized, we should cooperate with the outside world, and we can turn things around! Prince Gong didn't blame Tan Sitong for colliding, and said sincerely, "National affairs can only be done steadily, and it is impossible to achieve it overnight, you and the saint are still young, and now there are more tempering and setbacks, which is not a bad thing." As long as the monarchs and ministers are of one heart and work together, why worry about the dust of the world! ”

"Then what does the Holy Lord want me to do to help him?" Tan Sitong thought of the little emperor's weak appearance, and his heart softened. He has already abandoned the pedantic thinking of loyalty and patriotism, there is no foolish loyalty to this court, this country is the world, and it is not the selfishness of the Aixin Jueluo family. But Chen Jinnan killed two emperors and launched a riot of hundreds of thousands of people, but it did not change the status quo except for causing a bloody storm. Obviously, the path to countering violence with violence is not ideal. So what about the kind of spirit that Kang Youwei said about the Westerners pursued? If there is no need to shed blood and die, the throne is empty, a new policy is built, and power is returned to the people, is it also a road? Since the emperor trusts himself, is it just right to influence him to lead the country to a new path? If the country can be reborn and the people can be autonomous, then what does it matter if this child becomes an emperor? But is he willing to give up his power? Is there that kind of responsibility to give up one's own selfishness for the happiness of the common people in the world?

"You've been to Guangzhou, and you think you have a past with Kang Youwei. He had already arrived in the capital and wrote a book of ten thousand words to submit to the Holy Lord. It is written that I hope that the emperor will change the old law, understand the situation, and be cautious. Naturally, no one helped him pass on such a book. But I secretly showed it to the saint, and the saint thought it was true. Banning speech, running industry, strengthening national defense, and emphasizing education are all good things that benefit the country and the people, and the emperor will do them one by one. Now that the Queen Mother is constrained, she can't succeed in a while, but she can slowly experiment among the people. The emperor just wants you to use the power and talents of the people to do these things, he wants you to set up an organization, and recruit talented and knowledgeable talents to you, like Kang Youwei, these people have talent and knowledge, and the emperor will be **** in the future. You help the emperor to entrap them. You can start a newspaper to convey some new ideas, and gradually influence the thinking and atmosphere of society. It is also possible to carry out some new-style education in the localities and train some useful personnel for the country in advance. I heard that a person named Gu Hongming helped Zhang Zhidong to do many practical things in Guangdong, and he made remarkable achievements. Lanzhou is a withered frontier, beyond the reach of the national financial whip, you can rely on yourself and do some experiments. There are also those heroes on the rivers and lakes who are reckless, seeing that you are benevolent, righteous and loyal, and have done great things, and now they all respect and respect you, you are the leader of the alliance appointed by the imperial court, and you can just control them and guide them to the right path. When you have experience and the time is ripe, the Emperor will summon you to his side. At that time, why worry about the big thing! ”

Tan Sitong didn't expect this little emperor to have such foresight, it seems that he was born in the emperor's family, and he still understands some scheming by nature. Now that he is fledgling, he can't bear it, but he already has the heart to build his own team from now on, and he can't be his pawn, but if he can take advantage of the situation to transform this country, how can it not be the best of both worlds. The old queen mother wants to delegate power after all, and the emperor can really change the law and reform at that time, not be greedy for power, and be willing to follow his own ideas to transform the country, which is not a shortcut. Thinking of this, Tan Sitong agreed with the little emperor's suggestion.

He and Prince Gong discussed the current situation in the study, discussing how to slowly eliminate the influence of the Empress Dowager, how to implement some new policies from the local level, how to effectively improve people's livelihood, strengthen national defense, and so on. Tan Sitong is familiar with the scriptures and history, and by several feudal officials to teach, the policy of social Ji has long been informed, Prince Gong is the regent, has long dealt with national affairs, the empire's malpractice is naturally also a deep understanding, the two chatted speculatively, Prince Gong told Tan Sitong that the only thing the emperor in the palace trusts is his teacher Weng Tongshu, this person has good learning, has never served in the local government, has no experience in governance, is good at talking but does not know how to be flexible, and the gas is not good, and may mislead Guangxu to act biased in the future. There is also the emperor's father who is now in charge of the military aircraft, this person is weak and mediocre, but the queen mother and Li Hongzhang are the first to look forward, and they are not talented in governing the country. Tan Sitong thought that he had indirectly killed his imperial brother and coveted the imperial power, and he couldn't guess whether he was loyal to the country, or wanted to use the hand of the new emperor to bring down the queen mother, in order to return to the center of power, but this person is indeed capable, with a broad vision and advanced thinking, but he does not have the old-fashioned atmosphere of the full people. The two of them have their own opinions, and they express their opinions for a while, and they have unconsciously talked about the rooster. At this time, the sky was white, and a ray of morning light had already dyed the horizon red. Hearing that someone had already cleaned the courtyard, Prince Gong woke up and had delayed Tan Sitong's cave room candle night.

It's just that he wronged Li Yan, and sat in the new house and waited for Tan Si for the same night. But she knew in her heart that a prince and nobleman who came all the way was definitely not as simple as just to congratulate him. Naturally, he discussed big things with his own man. So it's a relief. When Tan Si returned to the room together, he was not to blame. The two hurriedly finished what they needed to do, and hurriedly washed up and dressed up, and went to the main house to meet Gao Tang. Tan Sitong saw that Li Yan was reasonable, and he was naturally happy in his heart, but he was also a little guilty. I have a little more pity for this bride.

Prince Gong lingered in Lanzhou for a few days, and exchanged many details with Tan Sitong before returning to the capital to resume his life. Tan Zhonglin and Tan Jixun didn't expect Prince Gong to value Tan Sitong so much, and they couldn't help but look at this kid differently in their hearts.

After the wedding, the heroes also said goodbye one after another. Since the emperor also supports his own organization of a revival of the country, and is not in the national system, he also has this plan, and Tan Si Tongxin already has a plan.

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