"What do you want?" Prince Gong asked rhetorically.

Naturally, I listened to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Prince Gong asked this, and if he didn't say anything, he couldn't talk about this topic.

On this day, the Empress Dowager Cixi was reviewing the list of weddings submitted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and An Dehai was the counselor for her next to her, catering to the meaning of "master", "this is too cold", "that is not good enough" and is picky.

There were too many lists, and she couldn't finish reading or talking about it for a while, the Empress Dowager Cixi was a little tired, rubbed her eyes and said, "Put it away first, keep it and read it slowly!" ”

"It's not too early." An Dehai cleaned up the table and said: "Everything has to be procured in Jiangnan and Guangdong, and transported to Beijing, the master looks inappropriate, and he has time to change it." Otherwise, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be sloppy. ”

"What's the reasoning?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.

"When the day comes, it's too late to change it, and it looks inappropriate, so I have to make up for it."

"Do they dare?" The Empress Dowager Cixi doubted, "Do they still want heads?" ”

"When it comes to great joy, the master will not ask for people's heads." Anderhai replied coldly.

Come to think of it, after such a ceremony, the deacons are usually gracious, no matter how big or small.

If you don't do things effectively, you won't be rewarded at best, unless there is a big mistake, it will only be handed over to the ministry, and there will be no big crime of cutting off your head and confiscating the army.

Even if you want to be so strict, there will always be people who come out to plead, and in the end, you will be sloppy, and in the end, you will be unhappy.

So she asked, "What do you think you do?" An Dehai, who had been watching his face, knew that his words had moved the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Hurriedly striking the iron while it was hot, he took a step closer, bowed down and whispered: "The master doesn't ask, the slave doesn't dare to say, the master asks, the slave doesn't say, but it seems to help the internal affairs government deceive the master, isn't that not tolerated by gods and ghosts?" ”

Then he said: "The slave is thinking, it is best for the master to send a trustworthy and capable person to go to Jiangnan and Guangdong first to find out the bottom." ”

"Dig it out? What's that? ”

"The price!" An Dehai pointed to the list and said: "I don't know how much there is in it!" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while, hesitated and said, "But you can't leave Beijing either!" "The only obstacle is here!

An Dehai was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "It all depends on what the master means." If the master says a word, who dares to refute it? ”

"That's not what I say. We'll have to take our time! ”

Although the matter was not decided, there was still hope, and An Dehai did not dare to be in a hurry, so he had to keep silent.

After thinking about it for a few days, Cixi figured it out, it is inevitable that the internal affairs government will be full, but it can't be too much, so we have to think of a way to let the people in the internal affairs office stop in moderation.

So she said to An Dehai: "After all, you went out of Beijing to run an errand in the palace, or you went to explain the reason to the emperor." ”

As soon as An Dehai heard this, he understood that the master had agreed to let him go to Jiangnan, and his heart could be said to be extremely excited, but he said: "The slave must do his errand seriously, and he will never disappoint the master's thoughts." ”

An Dehai was thinking in his heart, this trip to the harvest is down, at least 100,000 or 80,000 yuan, and when he asks about the price of all the things procured for the wedding ceremony, he will come back and settle accounts with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The household department allocated 1 million dollars for the wedding, as well as the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the things that were 'co-organized'? An Dehai counted his fingers and said: "Changlu Salt Administration, Lianghuai Salt Administration, Guangdong Customs, Jiang Customs, these rich yamen, no one can run." ”

Within a few days, the news that An Dehai was going to go to Jiangnan on an errand spread privately in the palace.

When Emperor Tongzhi found out, he hurriedly sent the eunuchs around him to inquire around.

The next day, the little eunuch went to the Internal Affairs Office early in the morning, found a good pen and post, and asked him about An Dehai.

"Brother, you don't mention Xiao Anzi here."

"Why?"

"He's going to get into a big disaster, it's better to stay away and don't mention this person."

"What kind of trouble, didn't you say that he was going to go out of Beijing on an errand?"

"Xiao Anzi has bad intentions."

"Tell me, what are you going to do with him? I will never say it. You know, he and I are also rivals. ”

This last sentence touched his heart, and he blinked very solemnly: "I'll tell you the truth, even the sixth prince knows about this matter, what to do, it depends on his eyes." There are three words in front of me: pretend to be confused! So no one mentioned him. ”

It is conceivable that this matter has a great deal to do, just like hitting a poisonous snake, not hitting the "seven inches" but striking the grass and startling the snake, and it will be eaten back.

At this point, I felt that my vigilance was still not enough, and I had to be careful.

I resigned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I felt that this trip was very rewarding. I can't imagine that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the same heart, with An Dehai as a "public enemy", and I can't imagine that King Gong is also involved in it!

From this point of view, even with such a hard backer as the Empress Dowager Cixi, An Dehai is outnumbered and still has to fall.

The more he thought about it, the more proud he became, and he was anxious to return to the palace to play the story of the connection with the Internal Affairs Office, so as to win the emperor's favor.

Early the next morning, when the emperor got out of the study and played quietly, he was afraid that An Dehai would not leave Beijing, and as soon as he left Beijing, he would commit a capital crime, and he could turn over the case and kill him at any time. He also said that Prince Gong and the Minister of Military Aircraft must have a way to persuade the emperor not to be anxious and wait for the development of the situation.

"Good!" The Emperor agreed, "However, you still have to inquire, and there is news at any time." ”

So the little eunuch had to go out of the palace every day, and there was no need to inquire around An's house, so he heard a lot of news about An Dehai.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, I saw more than a dozen carts departing from the front of Anjia, men, women, and children, boxes and belongings, heading towards the east.

"Xiao Anzi is gone!"

"Really gone?" The emperor was still a little unconvinced, "Is there really such a bold son?" ”

"Xiao Anzi's courage is greater than the sky. It's majestic! It's like letting go of the governor of that province and taking his family to office. ”

"Is this worth it?" The emperor was moved: "You have to kill him!" ”

However, the emperor was only angry and did not plan to do it immediately, in fact, he did not know how to do it yet. With the Empress Dowager Cixi on top, he is not allowed to make his own opinions, so An Dehai has no fear, and the reason is here.

It wasn't until this time that the emperor realized that it was really not easy to kill An Dehai if he didn't try to break this level. After thinking about it, I had to discuss it with the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

"Huang Eniang," he said, "there is news in the palace!" ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an understood when she heard it, so she didn't answer him first, and then asked, "You mean Xiao Anzi?" ”

"Yes!" The emperor said very resolutely: "If this matter is not handled strictly, what kind of system will it become?" What a vibrating discipline, it's all in vain! (To be continued.) )