"You ......", Qing Wang Ye Yixuan was also a little annoyed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But he doesn't have as much power as Prince Alcohol, so he can't be polite to Li Hongzhang.

So he changed his tone and said, "Shaoquan, I can understand that you have difficulties." But you should also think about my difficulties! If I have loose money, how can I not give up this bit of money? In this case, I think we should go to the palace to see the Queen Mother and see what she does. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi was lying leisurely on the bed, listening to Li Lianying, who was kneeling beside her, tell a story. As soon as he heard Li Hongzhang and Yixuan asking to see him, he hurriedly called people.

"Hongzhang, it's really a veteran, a top trick, you did a very good job this time!" I knew this was the case, I should have let you preside over ......" Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager Cixi stopped, and then remembered that King Qing was also there.

What does the Empress Dowager Cixi want to say, can Yixuan not understand? Suddenly the face turned red, so it's not embarrassing!

"Don't dare, this is what Weichen should do." Li Hongzhang said with a straight face.

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Li Hongzhang with a rigid face; Looking at Yixuan, with a serious face, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with the two of you today, you all look like this?" ”

"Queen Mother, Beitang's business has been completed, but the matter of money has not yet been settled. The minister was tight, and Zhongtang said that he was not rich, so he wanted to ask the Queen Mother to ......" Yixuan replied first.

When she heard that it was about money again, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help frowning, and said sullenly: "You are also bothering me about this little thing?" Hongzhang, what do you say? ”

When Li Hongzhang heard this, he nodded to his general, and hurriedly spoke: "Queen Mother, this matter should have been done to the end, but the situation of the minister, the Queen Mother, you also know it, it is really stretched!" ”

"The contract has been signed, we can't delay and deny it! Think about it, what is the way, first solve this urgent need, this is related to the honor and reputation of our Great Qing Kingdom! ”

Li Hongzhang looked at Yixuan, Yixuan looked at Li Hongzhang, and for a while, the two of them stared at each other and didn't say a word. Silence, deathly silence!

The Empress Dowager Cixi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and just wanted to speak, but she didn't want to be at this moment Li Lianying suddenly said:

"Master, the slave has an idea, I don't know if to say it or not?"

The Empress Dowager Cixi was at a loss for ideas, and when she heard this, she urged repeatedly: "What's the way, say it quickly, don't sell it." ”

"The servant thought, since the prince and the middle hall have difficulties, it is better to let the Beiyang Navy Division and the Prime Minister Yamen each pay a penny, which is more fair, what do you say, Queen Mother?"

Impartial. That's a good idea!

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Li Lianying and smiled knowingly: "Hongzhang, Qing Wangye, I think Lianying's method is not bad, you can do it like this." ”

"This ......" Li Hongzhang still wanted to say a few words, but before he could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already interrupted him: "Okay, I'm tired too, you can go down and do it." ”

With heavy steps, he walked out of the palace.

Li Hongzhang seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, looking at the clear blue sky, he couldn't help but sigh. There was a lot of trouble, and the money for moving the North Hall was finally out of the military spending.

Navy, Beiyang Navy, when will you become strong!

The North Hall was relocated, and the money promised by Li Hongzhang was also settled, so the project of repairing the Three Seas and expanding the Qingyi Garden was in full swing.

The repair of the three seas was ordered as early as the eighth day of the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, but it was stopped because it was not long before the death of Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi.

This will be the reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi brought up the old things again, which is nothing more than a plan to repair the plank road and secretly cross the Chen Cang.

Because in this financial situation and the country's increasingly difficult situation, to expand Qingyi Garden on a large scale will definitely cause great waves, and the repair of the three seas has long been decided, relatively speaking, it is more justified and can be more covered.

Qingyi Garden, that is, the Summer Palace today, is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, including Wanshou Mountain, Kunming Lake, a radius of 16 miles, covering an area of 4,350 acres, of which the water area of Kunming Lake accounts for three-quarters, and the land dominated by Wanshou Mountain accounts for one-quarter, the scale is magnificent, and the scenery is beautiful.

"Master, the construction has started on the Sanhai side, and the minions on the Qingyi Garden side think it should also start. There are mountains and rivers there, how can Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake be used? First, they have to ask for a decree, so that they may do what their master wants. ”

Early in the morning, Li Lianying came to ask the Empress Dowager Cixi. Since the start of the construction of the Mikai Project, he has become a busy man.

It's no wonder that this kind of flattery, oil and water can be fished, so how can he let it go?

"But", the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at him with joy and said uneasily, "This matter cannot be known to the prince now!" You have to be careful not to get into any trouble! ”

"Yes, yes, the minion must remember."

On this day, there was no wind but excellent sunshine. Li Lianying was accompanied by Lishan and others early in the morning, took a sedan chair out of Xizhimen, crossed the Gaoliang Bridge, went straight to Haidian to the north, and went west not far through the ruins of Changchun Garden, and arrived at the Qingyi Garden on the shore of Kunming Lake at the foot of Wanshou Mountain.

Sure enough, the water is beautiful and the mountains are clear, and it is very quiet.

Lei Tingchang and a group of good players he brought with him have been waiting there for a long time. After the salute, the group went to the top of the mountain, looking down on Kunming Lake, and sure enough, the water was as green as green. Look at the strange peaks on the mountain again, the strange rocks are saggy, the blue peaks are long, stretching for three miles.

The south can look at the capital, the north can look at the Great Wall, and get the spring water of Yuquan Mountain, the rice fields are all over on three sides, the green is like washing, just like the scenery of the West Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, it is really a natural good environment! looked at Li Lianying's eyes dazzled and dizzying.

"This is a big errand, let's do it, and that's enough." Li Lianying said to Lishan with a smile.

"It's all the cultivation of the eldest brother, otherwise how can the younger brother have this blessing."

"As long as you follow our family well, our family will always maintain you in case of trouble, you can rest assured." Li Lianying immediately turned her face to Lei Tingchang and said, "What do you think?" ”

Lei Tingchang thought that Li Lianying asked about the scenery in his garden, and hurriedly replied: "Qingyi Garden originally had eight scenes, called Zaishi Hall, Mo Miaoxuan, Longyun Tower, Tan Bi Zhai, Shui Le Pavilion, Zhiyu Bridge, Xun Shiji, and Hanguang Cave. The scale of the garden can be known by listening to the names of these eight scenes. ”

"Don't we know this? We're asking you about the picture! Li Lianying said impatiently.

"Don't worry, this won't be a problem, I'll definitely draw the sketch within a month."

"It's too long, give you half a month's deadline! Remember, don't let too many people know about this. ”

"Yes, yes!"

After speaking, the group went to the front and back of the mountain again, and looked at the ruined palaces and pavilions in various places, until the sunset of the western mountain, and then returned to the city.

This Lei Tingchang really deserves to be an expert master, and he drew the sketch in more than ten days. Shake off the long scroll, like a painted "Spring Dawn Picture of the Han Palace".

The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but smile. In particular, the promenade by the lake is connected to the dormitory at one end; One end leads to the main hall of His Excellency Buddha, which is winding and particularly conspicuous. (To be continued.) )