Defining Chinese as the "lingua franca" is the most important national state, and it involves the most sensitive Manchu and Han dynasties, and it is by no means just a matter of dealing with Cixi alone. In fact, before the issuance of the edict, Guan Zhuofan did a lot of communication and persuasion work to relevant people, and he personally visited the most important close relatives and nobles one by one, "not afraid of the complexity", and repeatedly explained the ins and outs of this discussion, until the sky fell.

Among the close relatives and nobles, the most important ones are naturally several princes.

At this time, Prince Hui Mianyu, who has the most honorable status, the oldest and the oldest qualifications, has passed away, and Prince Yi has been swept to the end, and there are still eight princes left, who are Prince Gong? , Prince Rui Renshou, Prince Su Huafeng, Prince Zhuang Yiren, Prince Yi Zaidun, Prince Zheng Chengzhi, Prince Li Shiduo, Prince Yu Benge.

Needless to say, King Gong himself was one of the participants in the policy of making Chinese a "lingua franca".

The remaining seven, who are older and more qualified, are Prince Rui Renshou, Prince Su Huafeng, and Prince Zhuang Yiren.

Among them, Prince Su Huafeng was offended at the hands of Wenzong and had long lost his political influence, and at the same time, he was old and his health was not good; Prince Zhuang Yiren is tranquil by nature and never expresses his opinion on major countries.

Prince Li Shiduo and Prince Yu Benge are both in their early twenties, very young, they don't have any decent positions, and they have never done any decent errands.

Prince Yi Zaidun and Prince Zheng Chengzhi are a little older, but the situation between them is similar: the original Prince Yi Zaiyuan and Prince Zheng Duanhua were killed by King Gong after the "Qixiang Coup", and Cixi and King Gong should be in these two clans. Find two honest men to inherit the king. In this way, the "iron hat" fell on the heads of Zaidun and Chengzhi.

House of the Remnant. Being a man with his tail between his legs, Zai Dun and Cheng Zhi are two, in the face of King Xuanjun, who personally arrested Su Shun back then and is in charge of the country today, he is not only "only a promise", but he doesn't dare to make a sound.

In addition to the prince, there are two county kings who are also important: Yiyun Wang of Alcohol County and Wang Yiyi of Zhongjun.

These two are not very old, Yiyun and Guan Zhuofan are the same age, and their birthdays are a few months later than Guan Zhuofan. At the same time, the brain is not very clear, and it is easier to fool; Yiyi has always "followed" Guan Zhuofan, his identity as a parent of Xuanzong, also called Guan Zhuofan to look up to him, and was happy to arrange for him to be a decent messenger, the relationship between the two is very good, for Yiyi, who is less than 20 years old, what the "third brother" says is what it is.

Therefore, it didn't take much effort to do the "ideological work" of Prince Su Huafeng and the prince of the county. This class of kings. In this matter, not everyone agrees with Guan Zhuofan. But even if they don't think so, they won't openly and explicitly oppose it.

The real trouble is Guan Zhuofan's number one die-hard fan in the Eight Banners and the clan, Prince Rui Renshou.

Renshou has an inexplicable prejudice against the Han people, especially the Han people south of the Yellow River, and is extremely dissatisfied with the fact that since the rise of the Hongyang army, the longer the Han people's power has grown, the more the Manchu power has decreased. The most fundamental reason why he is a fan of Guan Zhuofan is that he thinks that Guan Zhuofan has grown the face of the Eight Banners, and has brought back the decline of the Manchurian people.

Under this mindset, Guan Zhuofan has consistently trusted and supported Guan Zhuofan in handling foreign affairs, training troops in Western France, and reforming the Eight Banners - no matter how it is changed, as long as it does not damage my own interests.

In fact, in Guan Zhuofan's reform, politically, the distance between the close relatives and the political core was strictly maintained; However, economically, the interests of Renshou and other close relatives have not been harmed, but have been strengthened to a considerable extent. The clan was also supported by the "Feng'en Fund" Yulu, Renshou and a few other most important close relatives and nobles, and further, they could share the profits and dividends from the "state-owned enterprises" newly established by the imperial court.

Of course, this "profit sharing" is not on the table, and there is no "regulation". The number depends not only on the profitability of the "state-owned enterprises", but also on the "performance" of the close relatives and nobles - whether to support or not support the administration of King Xuanjun?

Among the close relatives and nobles, Renshou's support for Guan Zhuofan was the highest, so in addition to receiving dividends from "state-owned enterprises", he was also appointed by Qin as the "president" of the soon-to-be-opened "Zongmu Bank". Although the "president" is only a lofty title, and the real power of the "clan bank" is in the hands of the "general office", since he is the "president", he can justifiably withdraw a considerable salary; In addition, the year-end bonus is probably not able to run away.

When the three relatives and six relatives of this branch, the flag man was coated, and when he complained to Renshou about Guan Zhuofan's flag reform in private, Renshou always said: "That's for their good!" Take three hundred taels of white flowers and silver, and go to find a way to live, isn't it better than starving? Isn't it better than 'fleeing the flag'? Besides, the court didn't completely abandon it - it gave back seeds, farm tools, ploughing cattle, and arable land! ”

However, what is the matter with making Chinese the "lingua franca"? It's not ...... Does the ambition of the Changhan people extinguish the prestige of the Manchurian people? This, from now on, the eyes of the Han people must not grow to the top of their heads? Manchurian...... Can you still hold down the Han people?

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"Lao Rui," Guan Zhuofan smiled faintly, "I know you have a thought." Well, is that good? Otherwise, let's change this 'lingua franca' to - Manchu, what do you think? ”

After Guan Zhuofan entered the prince, how to call each other with his close relatives was a troublesome matter.

If he is a serious sect, just call each other according to their generation. However, although Guan Zhuofan entered the jade, he did not have the surname Aixin Jueluo, and he himself kept a distance from this noble surname, intentionally or unintentionally. In this regard, the outside world generally believes that King Xuanjun "humbly retreated and held on to his own profits".

Specifically, in terms of title, if it is the same generation, it can be roughly called "elder brother and younger brother", for example, Guan Zhuofan is called King Gong "sixth brother", and King Zhong is called Guan Zhuofan "third brother".

However, the alcohol king is an exception. When he was just knighted, King Alcohol called Guan Zhuofan "Third Brother", and Guan Zhuofan resolutely said that he "didn't dare to be" - although he was a few months older than King Alcohol.

So, Guan Zhuofan and King Alcohol called each other cousins, King Alcohol still called him "Yixuan", and he called King Alcohol "Pu'an".

If you are not of the same generation, it is easier to do it than Guan Zhuofan, he calls him "Uncle So", and people call him "Yixuan".

is younger than Guan Zhuofan, if he is younger than Guan Zhuofan, he can barely accept the title of "uncle", but if he is older than Guan Zhuofan, he will never call himself "uncle" - Renshou belongs to this situation, he is twice as old as Guan Zhuofan, but his generation is a generation shorter than Guan Zhuofan.

Guan Zhuofan insisted that Renshou still call him "Yixuan" - at least in private.

Renshou didn't give himself any "table words" - he thought it was a Han thing. However, Renshou was too old, and Guan Zhuofan refused to call him by his name directly, so he came up with his title and called him "Lao Rui", which was both cordial and respectful.

*(To be continued......)