Chapter 720: Emperor Tongzhi

After Guoxing'a stayed in the capital, he stayed with the Jile Temple in Andingmen. This place is very close to Andingmen, and not far from the city is the altar where the army is stationed, which is also specially observed by Yixin and others, so as not to disturb Guoxinga. The only drawback is that it is a little far away from the palace, but fortunately, Guo Xing'a didn't have anything to do this time, and there were not many times to go to the Forbidden City, so it didn't matter.

When he entered the city today, Goxinga could not rest well at night, because he had to go to a feast. Cixi and Ci'an want to talk to Guo Xing'a, and there are many things that must be tested tonight, so that when the real talk starts, everyone will be completely unprepared. According to the prior agreement between the two parties, Guo Xing'a set off with a full battalion of people, but most of them had to stay in Di'anmen, and he could only bring twenty guards into the palace himself. If there are fewer people to bring, I am afraid that Guoxing will not feel at ease, but if there are more people with it, the two palaces will not be at ease. This amount is just right, Guo Xing'a can't harm the two palaces and Tongzhi, and the two palaces can't threaten Guo Xing'a.

The dinner was set at the Yanchun Pavilion in the garden of Jianfu Palace, which had a better environment and belonged to the harem, which seemed more cordial. At the same time, this place belongs to the rear of the Forbidden City, and it is relatively close to the Di'anmen Gate where Guoxing's army is located, which can be regarded as making Guoxing'a feel more at ease. In addition to the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, Guo Xing'a, and the Little Emperor of Tongzhi, there are only the fifth master Yixuan, the sixth master Yixin and the seventh master Yixun, which can be said to be a family banquet. If you count it from Tongzhi, it is a matter of an uncle, two mothers, and three uncles.

When Guo Xing'a was introduced into Yanchun Pavilion, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces and the Little Emperor of Tongzhi had been waiting for a long time, and Cixi and Ci'an were both demoted to greet each other, until the Little Emperor of Tongzhi sat still and did not move. Guo Xing'a and these people are old acquaintances from ten years ago, everyone hasn't seen each other for ten years, and after seeing each other, they naturally have to sigh with emotion, Cixi is going to cry again, naturally no one pays too much attention to His Majesty the Emperor. After everyone sat down, Emperor Tongzhi's face sank, and after Guo Xing'a entered the door, he just pulled everyone to greet him, and he didn't give anyone a salute, and he didn't come to see him, His Majesty the Emperor.

"Fifth brother, I have been out of the town in northern Xinjiang for many years, and I have worked hard to expand the territory for the country!" Cixi and Ci'an took the lead in picking up the wine glasses, which was regarded as the opening of the banquet.

"The two queen queens and the princes, it is not easy to work on state affairs, and the younger brother is idle outside, so I dare not say that it is hard!" Guo Xing'a also picked up his glass and said a kind word.

But after Guoxing's words were finished, Tongzhi was even more unhappy. Although Tongzhi is not yet in power, Guoxing Ati has not mentioned him, which is too faceless. Emperor Tongzhi has never suffered a grievance in his life, and today he has all suffered, Guo Xing'a did not bow to him, and he did not mention him in his speech, this matter Tongzhi has never encountered in his life. Everyone else picked up the wine glass and drank it all, but Tongzhi didn't touch the wine glass. But although he was already very unhappy, there was still no one to focus on him, and everyone was surrounding Guoxinga. That is, all kinds of dishes are constantly served, and there are always people walking around in front of them, otherwise Tongzhi would have the heart to lift the table.

"Yun Xian, how are you doing with foreign affairs lately?" After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Cixi gave a look, and Yixin began to attack.

"I don't know! It's nothing! Goxinga gave a very strange answer.

"Fifth brother, let's have a family banquet, everyone is just chatting, don't be careful!" Cixi secretly screamed badly, thinking that Yixin's words were abrupt, and hurriedly appeased Guo Xing'a.

"Oh! The sixth master is a confidant, what can't be said! I went to Alaska and Transbaikal a while ago, and I also went to the South Seas, and I have been wandering around for most of the year, and I really don't know about state affairs! Guo Xinga lit a cigarette and said nonchalantly.

"Yun Xian, you don't ask about state affairs?" Yi Cheng also cooperated.

"I don't care what those people do, those literati fight every day, I'm almost annoyed. So now everything is handled by the cabinet, and the Congress makes the decision, and I will be a hands-off shopkeeper! Guo Xing'a felt that the imperial court should have known about these things, and was still wondering why they came to ask him.

"You are a good monarch, you don't care about anything!" The little emperor of Tongzhi, who had been ignored all along, suddenly interjected.

"Hehe, almost! I'll play with guns, and I don't know much about anything else, so let those who know do it! In fact, it's not just me, the kings of Western countries don't take care of things much, and they all leave it to the cabinet. Although Tongzhi's words were thorny, Guo Xing'a was really not ready to give up on him. In the history that Guo Xing'a studied, there is very little mention of Tongzhi, that is, a dragon role. However, it is said that he is not bad, so Goxinga still wants to save him and prepares to take him along the road to the constitutional monarchy.

"Oh!" Tongzhi's "oh" was very long, and he was already angry. Guo Xing'a didn't take him seriously, and he dared to admit that he was the monarch in front of him. As for Guo Xing'a's later words, Tongzhi didn't listen to them at all.

"Emperor, it's not allowed to be rude like this, and my uncle won't scream, it's too much!" Cixi scolded Tongzhi again, she is a strict mother, and she can't see that her son is wrong at all. In fact, Tongzhi is also wronged, the emperor calls everyone by his name, and calling his uncle is polite, who is qualified to let the emperor be polite!

"The queen mother blames too much, the emperor is still young!" Guo Xing Ah doesn't care, Tongzhi has been educated like that since he was a child, and it's understandable that he has a little temper.

"It's okay not to worry about it, it's fun to be idle!" Ci'an found that Guo Xing'a was about to deviate, so he quickly pulled the topic back.

"The world is out of my generation, and the years are urging when I enter the rivers and lakes.

In the talk and laughter of the emperor's hegemony, it is better than a drunk in life.

Lifting a sword and riding to wave the ghost rain, the white bones are like mountain birds flying in shock.

Dust is like a tide, people are like water, only sighing a few people in the rivers and lakes. ”

Ci'an's words made Guo Xing'a quite emotional, they are all people at the peak of power, where will there be any leisure! If you really have leisure, I'm afraid that you will be able to kill yourself, but you are always longing for leisure, but what is it to fight for it! Guo Xing'a couldn't help but recite a poem written by Huang Zhan to "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and he did have such thoughts at some times recently, what is the reason for the hard work! Now that he has achieved fame and fame, and the nation is no longer in danger, it is probably time to retire. He really wants his children and grandchildren to become royal families in this life, but China does not have the same traditions as the West, and he doesn't want his children and grandchildren to be slaughtered, so it is better to be an unrestrained common man.

"Yun Xian has come to his senses!" Others don't understand, but the fifth master also understands it very well, but he has had this idea since he was a child, life is short, and it is better to be happy in time.

"If Yun Xian has this heart, you might as well come to Beijing to live more, there are many relatives and friends in the past, let's get together more!" Yixin was overjoyed, and Guo Xing'a really had a heart of aversion to politics, which was great news.

As soon as Yi Xin's words came out, except for the little emperor of Tongzhi, everyone looked at Guo Xing'a with bright eyes, his answer was too important. Anyway, you Guoxing'a doesn't want to care about anything, who is in charge of Northern Manchuria, you can hand it over to Pi Runmin and them, or you can hand it over to the imperial court! Ci'an nervously rubbed the handkerchief in her hand, while Cixi was much calmer, but her eyes were shining. Yicheng looked at Guo Xing'a with a smile, and of course he didn't forget to add wine to himself, but Yiyun was panting like a cow, and he was a little bit gnashing his teeth.

"That's good! But I still have some things to do, so let's wait a little longer! When it's over, I want to come to Beijing to live for a while! Guo Xing'a didn't think much about it, and replied in a daze.

Guo Xing'a, who was panting loudly, but he killed someone, and when he just said "It's okay", Cixi's heart was in his throat, and he didn't expect that there was a "but" in the back. And what is this unfinished business, but it is very knowledgeable. If there is a change of dynasty, Guo Xing's sentence also makes sense, if he destroys the Qing Dynasty, he can also come to live in Beijing. But no matter how you look at it, Guo Xing'a doesn't mean that, if he wanted to change the dynasty, he would have already waved his army into the customs, and there have been many wars in North Manchurian over the years.

"Yun Xian did a good job in that poem just now, what book have you been reading recently!" The political confrontation is about stopping at one point, and Guoxinga has already spit out in stages, and everyone can't chase and fight hard, in case of the opposite effect, it will be troublesome. So Yi Xin quickly changed the topic and talked about poetry and books.

"Me! Study! Sixth master, don't make trouble, I have a headache when I see books, and it's almost the same to eat books, you still expect me to read! Do you want to know about the book burning pit! "Guo Xing'a doesn't care very much, he is a person who wants to benefit, and it doesn't matter how much he says.

"Hahaha...... The true nature of cloud leisure is still the same! You don't really burn books, do you? Yicheng also mixed in, and the atmosphere of the banquet was lively at that time.

After everyone finished eating and drinking, and chatted nonsense for a while, Guo Xing'a was ready to get up and say goodbye. Now that it's nightfall, it's time for him to go back. But before Guo Xing'a could say his farewell, the little emperor of Tongzhi spoke first, and made a very funny situation.

"Uncle, I am about to become a pro-government, and in order to show filial piety and support my two mothers, I have decided to overhaul the three mountains and five gardens. It's just that the imperial treasury is insufficient, and I have ordered officials of all sizes in Beijing to donate. The fifth, sixth, and seventh uncles all donated, and the sixth uncle even donated 20,000 taels. Uncle, you are a member of your mother's family, do you also donate some so that I can show my filial piety! "Although Tongzhi is not officially pro-government in name, it is actually already handling government affairs.

Cixi no matter how much she fell in love with power, she never thought of being Wu Zetian, and she was still willing to let go of power for her son. However, Tongzhi's performance is very average, he is less shrewd and more when he makes mistakes, so the two palaces have to support him for another while. Tongzhi's overhaul of the three mountains and five gardens caused opposition from the government and the opposition, but this was also a piece of filial piety from his son, so the two palaces did not interfere too much, and only let Tongzhi watch and do it himself, and also wanted Tongzhi to practice practicing and playing with courtiers, so as not to suffer losses in the future.

But Guo Xing'a was stupid, he thought that the imperial court wanted to test the diplomatic attitude of Northern Manchuria, but he didn't expect that everyone's concern was his personal problem. I was already confused, and this popped up another one who asked for food money, what is going on! Putting down the chopsticks and having to settle the bill, Guo Xing'a looked at Yixin and the others with a confused expression.