Li Guolou inspected a circle of Western buildings, very satisfied with the work of the smiling face, and wanted to see the two steamships in Fuhai, look at the pocket watch, it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was already 'overcast' dark, so he dispelled the idea of patrolling, Qi 'Spring' Garden, Wan 'Spring' Garden two routes, Li Guolou hesitated where to go,

"Go to the Garden of Ten Thousand 'Spring'." Li Guolou boarded the carriage and went straight to the Wan 'Spring' Garden, the Empress Dowager Cixi was careful, and went to the Empress Dowager Cixi to say goodbye first.

Li Guolou's motorcade did not go through the main 'gate', but through a tree-lined path, came to the Wan 'Spring' Garden, where Xiaode Zhang looked forward to it, saw Li Guolou's carriage, stepped forward quickly, and complained: "I said big brother, why did you come, the two queen mothers are waiting for you." ”

Li Guolou jumped out of the carriage and said solemnly: "Xiao Dezhang, I'm not going to inspect the work, it's just the right time." He also said: "I brought a birthday gift to the Empress Dowager Cixi, hurry up and send someone to move it, be careful, it is very valuable." ”

Xiao Dezhang took a silver ticket with his hand, his eyes instantly narrowed into a slit, Xiao Dezhang stretched his neck to look at the jade 'jade' watermelon in the carriage, and shouted commandingly: "Good things, little ones, hurry up and move, Master Li has a heavy reward." ”

"Hey, Master Li, don't let your subordinates move, the minions will." The four eunuchs carried the shelves, walked duck steps, and carried the shelves steadily,

Li Guolou took off his official hat and strode into the 'door' threshold, here he is the emperor, and the two empress dowagers will sing praises to him······

The next morning, the light rain was dripping, Li Guolou stood alone under the stop, playing Tai Chi slowly, waiting for the two queen mothers to travel, 'women' dress is a big thing, everything can not be rushed, both come to peace, come to the Old Summer Palace should be self-cultivation 'sex',

The Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an traveled, wearing a uniform, a round neck, a placket, a collar, sleeves, and placket edges are decorated with wide 'flower' edges, wide cuffs, and shoulders, but the patterns are different, combing flag-style buns, wearing 'flower' pot bottom flag shoes, the two hold a big 'flower' silk, look at each other and smile, they think it is very beautiful, as if returning to the era of competition for favor in the past,

The two of them were actually dressed up, but they didn't leave the dressing room on the second floor, but looked at Li Guolou through the glass window.

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled stupidly: "Sister, look at Xiaolou, it looks like a character in a New Year's painting, it's not real at all." ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an squinted and said: "Sister, don't be greedy, the times are different, you must leave a clear name, give people room for reverie, and don't fall behind." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi pushed open the glass window, let the raindrops drift in, and the cool breeze of autumn hit together, and there was only Li Guolou in her eyes, and praised: "Xiaolou is too capable, the vision of the palace is okay." ”

"Sister, it was the palace that started first, and tonight it was the palace's turn to strike first." The Empress Dowager Ci'an laughed and stepped out of the dressing room,

"Xiaolou, is this palace good-looking?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an is like an eighteen-year-old Gege, twisting her hips and turning her waist,

"Good-looking, the most beautiful beauty in the Qing Dynasty, like a hibiscus out of the water, slim 'jade'." Li Guolou lovingly held the hand of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and his kung fu was unsurpassed.

"What about Hongu." Empress Dowager Cixi's apricot eyes shone sharply, as if she could see through Li Guolou's heart,

Li Guolou naturally took the hand of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the three of them walked slowly in the corridor and recited:

"Apricot leaves are as green as 'jade',

Hibiscus 'flower' yellow welcomes the autumn wind,

Stay together and look forward to each other,

Drunk and shaking his limbs. ”

"Bengong, I can't walk, I don't want to see any ghost-headed trains, Xiaolou, your poems have been written in this palace, don't forget to write this one to Xing'er." The Empress Dowager Cixi hugged Li Guolou and refused to move the place, her eyes flashed with tears,

"Be good, like a mother of the country, love you at night." Li Guolou dragged two and did it anyway, for the prosperity of the country, he was willing to make all efforts,

"Boom, boom." The two queen mothers stepped on the chariot in laughter, and stared at Li Guolou reluctantly,

The Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an each have a special car, it is rare to sit together, the carriage drove to the Western Building, along the way are newly built buildings, Qiong Building, showing a bewitching posture in the rain, these buildings are renovated with people's fat and people's ointment, the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the scene outside the window, was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "It's better to be a small building, don't let us 'worry', let the Wanshou Mountain project be fully started, and do not disturb the people, craftsmen, servants and servants still have money to feed the whole family, and the craftsmen of the Beijing Division rely on us to feed ah." ”

"Hmph, of course my sister said that Xiaolou is good, jade 'jade' watermelon, move into your house, my sister has nothing." Empress Dowager Ci'an sneered jealously,

Empress Dowager Cixi rolled her eyes and said: "Sister, what are you anxious about, you want to be a year old, when you celebrate your birthday, there will naturally be treasures moved into the Qi 'Spring' Garden, Xiaolou said that the exquisite 'jade' stone will rise clouds, and the palace can't imagine what it will look like." ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an clenched her silver teeth and said: "The exquisite 'jade' stone will rise to the clouds, and the palace doesn't believe it, Xiaolou dares to deceive the palace to see how the palace cleans him up." ”

"Hmph, according to the palace, it's still Xiaolou to clean up my sister, and my sister's ability is still a little worse." The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at the two 'maids' and 'women' next to her, and replied shamelessly,

"Hey, hey, hey." The Empress Dowager Ci'an and the two 'servants' and 'women' covered their mouths and smiled, the Empress Dowager is a 'woman', and she can't speak without men.

Another carriage Li Guolou sat alone, this is hairpin, beyond the duty of the minister, but Li Guolou sat in the car with peace of mind, has come to this point, life can not turn back, when was the emperor cut off his head is also deserved, he did not believe in the Tongzhi Emperor Mu Zhimujue, has been a puppet emperor for more than ten years, the Tongzhi Emperor is pro-government, dare not show dissatisfaction with the two palaces of the queen mother, and the Tongzhi emperor belongs to an alternative emperor, don't care that he did the face of the two palaces queen mother, the Manchu royal family's secret family affairs, unknown, everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb, Just if it didn't happen,

Along the way, the sergeants stood in the rain, the eunuchs knelt down to greet each other, and the Western-style building stood among the green pines and cypresses.

Li Guolou jumped off the carriage and stood in the rain with a straight back, only he dared to be a man with a "straight chest" here, and he didn't need to grovel to be a slave.

The smiling face of the male duck voiced: "Welcome to the queen mother of the two palaces, drum music." ”

The music sounded, and the two mothers of the country under the cover of the two Hualuo umbrellas stepped into the Western Building, and the two teams of eunuchs and palace 'women' followed up in turn.

Li Guolou began to be 'very' well-behaved, standing at the front of the team to lead the way, but for a while the Empress Dowager Ci'an asked him, and for a while the Empress Dowager Cixi called him over, and after a while, Li Guolou was already standing between the two Empress Dowagers, and the three of them stood under a Hualuo umbrella, strolling and admiring the Western building in the rain.

Li Guolou pointed to the big train covered in red and hung colors, and said with a smile: "Two queen mothers, this locomotive was given by the Prussian emperor Wilhelm I, symbolizing the friendship between the two countries. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi has the most research on fonts, paced to the locomotive, looked at the "Pine Crane", and said with a smile: "Xiaolou wants to stump the palace, is the palace so easy to fool 'get', this is the new section of the champion Gong, called Lu Runzhen, there are still scriptures he copied for the palace in the palace house." ”

"Apricot is so smart." Li Guolou praised in a low voice, thinking of the champion Gong Lu Runzhen, he felt funny, Lu Runzhen's job was to copy Buddhist scriptures for the Empress Dowager Cixi,

In the Qing Dynasty as an official over forty years old, it can be regarded as a real career, over fifty years old can be a high power, Li Hongzhang was awarded a scholar of Wuyingdian University at the age of forty-eight, becoming the head of the Han official, has broken the Qing Dynasty tradition of a hundred years of officialdom, and he is subverting the Qing Dynasty officialdom, at the age of twenty-three has entered the military aircraft department, the number of official hats is unparalleled, seven points rely on hard work, three points rely on appearance, Li Guolou calmly accepted the favor of the two queen mothers to him,

The eunuch and palace 'girl' next to him originally looked serious, but they couldn't hold back their laughter now,

The Empress Dowager Ci'an turned her head to look at it and scolded: "Be serious about the palace, you can't laugh at taking photos, it's a loss of royal system, Xiaolou, help the palace to be on the pine crane, the palace is a little afraid." ”

"Hey." Li Guolou agreed quickly, but his eyes 'shot' at the two 'female' and 'sex' photographers with tripods, don't look around, be careful of being killed by him,

There were a few steps on the train, and a little eunuch was lying under the steps to make a 'meat' pad, Li Guolou almost wanted to fly up, but he still held back, leaned over and pushed the little eunuch, stuffed a silver ticket with homeopathy, and said, "Give me a flash." ”

"Pierce." The little eunuch didn't even lift his head, his errand from morning to night was to step on people,

Li Guolou took the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an to visit the carriages, and there were no scruples in the carriages.

The carriages of the train are divided into 12 sections, and the decoration is luxurious and gorgeous, with strong Western national characteristics.

Li Guolou pulled a handle and said: "Miao'er, Xing'er, cover your ears, I have already sent a signal to start the train, and the driver of the locomotive will start the train when he sees the signal, and the whistle will sound at the beginning, which is a bit loud." ”

"Xiaolou, sit next to the palace, the palace is still a little scared." The Empress Dowager Ci'an covered her ears and didn't let go of Li Guolou, and the three of them sat on the sofa.

The train whistled, the sharp sound was deafening, the wheels were rolling, and the history of the Qing Dynasty took a big step forward.

The eunuchs and palace 'women' couldn't sit still, there was no danger in the carriage, and they all ran to the window to see the scenery.

"Oh, the train used to look like this, it's really much faster than the wheel, and it's easy to walk." The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't sit still anymore and began to walk around in the carriage,

Li Guolou said: "The industrial revolution in the West relied on trains to drive social progress, and the Qing Dynasty had only one harm with trains, and as a decision-maker of national policy, we must seize the opportunity." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "Which harm, Xiao Lou can talk about it." ”

Li Guolou smiled and said: "Xing'er, smart people know that as soon as the train starts, Caoyun will be abolished, so some officials strongly oppose the construction of trains, saying that trains will hit and kill people, in fact, interests are at fault, but the country has a train, and China's national strength will grow at the speed of a train, what do you think the future of the Qing Dynasty will be like." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Xiaolou, the excerpt of Zhang Zhi's 'hole' of Huguang Governor, you have seen it. ”

Li Guolou shook his head and said: "Xing'er, I have only been back for two days, and yesterday I heard Li Hongzhang talk about this excerpt at the Prime Minister's Ya'men, I haven't seen the content, but listening to Li Hongzhang's meaning, he supports the construction of the Jinghan Railway." ”

"Oh, Li Hongzhang supports the construction of the Jinghan Railway, originally he said that there was no money, and it would take three or five years, so did he say where the money came from." The Empress Dowager Cixi was smart in state affairs, looking at Li Guolou smiling,

"Xing'er, aren't you knowingly asking, I, Li Guolou, are for the country and the people, even if the treasury has no money to build the Jinghan Railway, I will try my best to raise funds, but many people will die when the railway is repaired, and some people will commit suicide by lying on the rails, not allowing the train to pass, and building a Jinghan Railway, at least hundreds of people, or even thousands, will die at least, and then you will support me, the rise of the Qing Dynasty in a hundred years will start with the construction of the Jinghan Railway."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was quite surprised and asked, "Xiaolou, why do some people want to commit suicide by lying on the rails?" ”

Li Guolou said with a wry smile: "New things, the common people don't understand, when they see a road to walk, they climb over the fence and approach the road, there are many such things in Western society, and they are repeatedly prohibited, the country cannot set up sentry posts along the railway, and it is common for people and animals to die on the railroad tracks. ”

"Oh, it's not a big deal to die hundreds of people, this palace will take care of it for you." The Empress Dowager Ci'an didn't even think about it, so she shielded Li Guolou,

The Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly said: "Xiaolou, the palace wants to take the train to Rehe to play, can you do it." ”

Li Guolou's face was pale, and he said hurriedly: "The Empress Dowager must not, Rehe is an important military town, and the risk can ensure safety, the Empress Dowager takes the Old Summer Palace as a starting point, first find a few interesting places within a hundred miles, and go to Tianjin Wei." ”

"Tianjin Wei." The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head to look at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, a little disliked, Tianjin is the territory of foreigners, she doesn't want to go,

"Then go to Xiangshan, within a hundred miles, let Xiaolou save some money, sister, your appetite is too big." The Empress Dowager Ci'an made a final decision, and wanted to extend the railroad tracks of the Western Building to Xiangshan, "Well, I'll study the map later, don't 'get' the Xiaolou past," the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were full of 'spring' and 'color', and she thought of a bedroom carriage, and she had never tasted the taste of sleeping together in the bumps of the train, so she went to try it when she was full of food and drink.

The first time I took the big train, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the Empress Dowager Cixi liked the sound of the train, and the scene outside the window seemed to be flying, which made people feel amazing.

Eating Western food in a shaky Western restaurant, the feeling of freshness and excitement, a hearty lunch, let the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an have a new understanding of Western society.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an drank tea with satisfaction, and said: "It's still a good ability for Xiaolou, both efficient and people's livelihood, a case that was not supported by the court, with eyebrows, the palace is very pleased, the rise of the Qing Dynasty is expected, keep up with the pace of the times, worthy of the ancestors and ancestors, but where we sit, we can't let the royal family and nobles use, Xiaolou, how do you arrange it for the emperor." ”

Li Guolou's hand holding the teacup trembled, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was good, and regarded the Old Summer Palace as her own 'private' territory, and the objects of the Songhe were not even allowed to touch the queen's mother, he did not consider this issue when he built it, the Old Summer Palace is the place where the two queen mothers live their days, in the final analysis, this is the territory of the two queen mothers, the queen's territory is in the Forbidden City, but for the construction of the Qing Dynasty railway, Li Guolou went out, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry Miao'er, I didn't think about it, I immediately asked the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau to rebuild the twenty-four carriages, so that the carriages played by the emperor, the queen and the relatives of the emperor were slightly different, and the royal prestige was the most important. ”

"Hmm······ It's not your fault, it's a new thing, the palace doesn't know that the train can be used as a tool for play, this idea is good, the emperor and the queen want to play with them once or twice, and the others will wait. "The Empress Dowager Cixi thought that the emperor was her own son, and a big train was lent to her son to play twice, and other emperors and nobles did not need to talk.

Talking about feelings with the two queen mothers who are used to enjoying it, it takes a huge amount of money, but the return is hundredfold, thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold, Li Guolou got a hundredfold return from the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an, which made his business profit of more than 30 million taels of silver a year, although this figure is a bit vain, the concession real estate was speculated by Xie Liya Real Estate Company, but it is far beyond expectations, who gave him the source of power, is the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's support for him, so the construction of two luxury trains for Li Guolou, a piece of cake, but to be in a measured position, let the queen mother of the two palaces think that he 'spent' his blood, and do his best for the sake of the queen mother of the two palaces,

The Empress Dowager Cixi shook the red wine in the goblet, and the people moved with the car, and said drunkly: "Xiaolou, you do things, the palace can rest assured, rest assured to do things, the Westernization movement is a new thing, if something goes wrong, the palace will bear it for you, and you still have any difficulties." ”

Li Guolou hugged left and right, no need to do anything, the wine was already in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Xing'er, don't worry, no one dares to wear small shoes for me, only Chongqi, the champion of the court, fanned the flames in the court and said bad things about us, Xing'er and Miao'er don't be angry, they can't worry about this kind of old-fashioned plan." ”

"This old boy." The Empress Dowager Cixi stood up angrily, her apricot eyes glared angrily, as if she wanted to kill someone, she sat down again, and said softly: "Well, this palace knows, who is behind the ghost, the country has been in turmoil for more than ten years, and this palace has been guarding the family business in the wind and rain, and now this palace and my sister have only enjoyed a few days of happiness, and some people say irresponsible remarks, hum hum hum." ”

A sneer, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes 'revealed' the murderous machine, the 'female' heart, the wasp needle, the two queen mothers have been in charge of the state for more than ten years, good at making power and scheming, men are all played by them in the applause, the courtiers are prostrate at their feet, how can they suffer, they only have a baby bump, how can they let Li Guolou suffer, the queen Arut rarely comes to ask them for peace, thinking that they are useless people, this family that will take revenge has been hated by the two queen mothers,

Li Lianying hung her head and stood aside, glancing at Zhang Satisfied, the two big eunuchs didn't dare to look at Li Guolou, they both knew that Li Guolou was a vicious scorpion, offending Li Guolou, and it was not far from death.

After the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an's means of revenge, 'Yin' was vicious and ruthless, far beyond people's imagination, Li Guolou played an inglorious role in the middle, it can be said that the root of the curse was planted by him, and only two big eunuchs knew about it, Li Lianying and Zhang were satisfied,

These two big eunuchs kept their mouths tight all their lives, and they didn't spit out half a sentence of 'dew' until they died, but there was a person who heard about it from Li Lianying's mouth, that is, Xiao Dezhang, Li Guolou didn't expect that it was this younger brother he recognized, and finally betrayed him, Xiao Dezhang wrote a memoir of everything in the palace, Li Guolou's 'yin' poisonous methods, and how to get on the throne, were recorded in the book by Xiao Dezhang,

The world is so big, there are no surprises, Li Guolou only thought that the photo was a leak 'hole', the photos taken in the Western Building, extremely cautious, there was no photo of him and the two queen mothers appearing together, I didn't expect that there was a kind of book called "memoirs" in the world, which would betray his words and deeds.

At this time, Li Guolou was often happy, raised his glass, and said: "Come, Miao'er and Xing'er have a toast to the smooth opening of the first train in the Qing Dynasty, this is a day worth celebrating, and the Zhongxing of the Qing Dynasty starts from this moment." ”

"Well, cheers." The Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an staggered, in the confusion and love, drunk themselves, and launched a drunken madness, pounced on Li Guolou like a wolf.