It took a lot of work to eat a meal in Fang Zhaitang, and the two queen mothers also talked a lot. However, except for a few words of condolence at the beginning and end, most of the other times were said to Guan Zhuofan.

This time, not only the twelve guards, but even the alcohol king, who was not very smart by nature, understood that he was just a guest, and the two palaces were actually taking this opportunity to talk to Guan Zhuofan about serious things.

So what else is there to say? From the third day onwards, King Alcohol arranged a shift for Guan Zhuofan every other day, and the two queen mothers, sure enough, had a banquet every two or four days. The little emperor and Dunrou Gege didn't come, and of course those guards didn't have to come again, every time they ate, they were accompanied by the alcohol king or Boyan Nemo who led the class, and they just sat on the sidelines and rarely interjected.

This time, Guan Zhuofan suffered, and he had to enter the palace once every two days. However, this drudgery, in the eyes of others, is a great glory, so the statement of Guan Hou Ye is long, and he has left without a long time.

Every time he talked back to the two queen mothers, he mainly talked about foreign affairs. He is eloquent and has personal experience, so he can speak vividly, telling a piece of foreign affairs like telling a story, and even the Empress Dowager Ci'an, who has always been overwhelmed by outsiders and conservative and ignorant, listens to it with relish.

Speaking of which, it is no wonder that as a young queen mother, although she is extremely honored, it is really a very pitiful thing. The deep palace is lonely, and when you don't go to court on weekdays, it's nothing more than sitting and watching the sun and shadow slanting westward, taking a deck of tooth cards to pass the time, where can you hear such an interesting story? Therefore, this feast every few days is for Ci'an. It's like a "show". It's more interesting than watching a play. Listen to the addiction.

Cixi is different from Ci'an, she doesn't just listen to stories, but checks what Guan Zhuofan says, and what she usually hears, as well as the various excerpts on the Prime Minister's Yamen, corroborate each other, ponder carefully, and have her insights on foreign affairs. More and more growth.

These are the effects that Guan Zhuofan wants. The big thing he wants to do must be to obtain the support of the queen mother of the two palaces, and if he wants to get their support, he must first let them have a considerable understanding of foreign affairs.

In King Gong's mansion, I went to it twice, and each time I arrived, the chief of the palace was waiting at the door in person, and after receiving him, I went straight to King Gong's study. Extended by King Gong into the small house. Liufujin placed tea and preserved fruits for them, and then withdrew. Gently close the door and let the two of them talk in detail.

For other things, I had to lay them out in a hurry, so almost all day and night, when I was not idle, the thick sealing bag handed over to the Bai family gradually thinned.

600,000 taels of silver, in addition to the palace and a few princes, there are many places to be dealt with in various ministries and yamen. Some of the people listed on that list had to be sent by themselves, and some could be distributed by others, and after ten days of busyness, they were also distributed.

The most important is the six, which are divided into three classes.

The first class is the household department and the official department, he took the path of Baojun and Quanqing, the two full scholars, especially the official department Shangshu Quanqing, who was heavily bribed by Wu Xu in the matter of Shanghai Dao. In order not to tie up the beam, Guan Zhuofan was extra careful, and handed over a big package, plus Xu Geng was working as a waiter in the ministry, which could probably erase this matter.

This is followed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. The military department is related to the position, needless to say, as for the foreshadowing in the criminal department, it can be regarded as a rainy day - things in the sea of eunuchs, the wind and clouds are changing, who dares to boast that the world is safe? In case one day I really want to live in the fire room of the Criminal Department, I still have three old feelings, and I can eat more comfortably in prison. However, Zhu Xueqin, the current waiter of the Criminal Department, is regarded as "his own person", and he is not embarrassed to help assign this matter.

Zuihou is the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Industry is rich, the Ministry of Rites is poor, the Ministry of Industry is cheap, and the Ministry of Rites is expensive, this is something that everyone knows. Guan Zhuofan has calculated that there are not many opportunities to deal with them, so it is enough to send them according to the rules, and there is no need to increase the weight.

In addition to the six parts, there are three places where he is particularly attentive and has to work hard.

One is the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Iron Bone Imperial History, Sen Sen Baitai, one does not deal with it, provokes the crowd to be angry, and the snow flakes go straight to the ninefold, no matter what kind of thing it is, it must be bad for you.

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, on the other hand, if you want to fight political opponents, the imperial history in the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also the most important weapon. I think that the Qixiang coup d'état that overthrew Su Shun at the beginning still originated from the excerpt of the imperial history Dong Yuanol's "respect Chen Guan Jian, and ask the Queen Mother to govern the government".

Fortunately, the prefect of the Metropolitan Procuratorate still has "his own people" - Cao Yuying, as the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the Imperial History of the Left Capital, the "Commander-in-Chief Baitai", and another good friend Fang Dingrui, who is now the deputy constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. So Fang Dingrui and Guan Zhuofan worked together to draw up a list of tributes, who is rich and who is poor, who is dignified, and who has a bad reputation in the imperial history, and they have considered the number and arranged it properly.

The other place is the Hanlin Academy, the foundation of the noble and scholarly groups of Tsinghua University. Although he is not in real power, he is a liliang that no one dares to ignore. If it is the famous Jiuqing Honghanlin, the arrogance is no less than that of the red top man.

However, to say that Hanlin's "Tsinghua is precious" refers to their identity, not their family background. Hanlin is also a person, but also to live, open the door seven things, each piece of money, weekdays to maintain a minimum pomp, inseparable from the word credit, and the hope of repayment, all in the turn of one or two times to take the test, if it is the end of the year, the four are empty, then think about the face of the debt collector, it is really discouraged.

But although I know that these people also need money, they have to find a way to send them in, so they can't stand at the gate of the Hanlin Courtyard and issue a silver ticket when they see someone?

If you want to find the way to Hanlin Academy, Guan Zhuofan is a little blind. In the past few years, he has either dealt with knives and guns, or with money and silver, where do you know a few people who are academic? Few of his friends who came out of the military aircraft Zhang Jing were from Hanlin - then again, if he ordered Hanlin, most of them would not have been sent to the military aircraft Zhang Jing. And his identity as a banner man can't help much - the Hanlin Academy is the world of the Han people, and when it comes to learning, the flag man is really not an opponent.

Since I can't think of it for a while, let's take it back and go to the affairs of the Zongren Mansion first.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is the affairs of the Zongren Mansion, because there is only one person to see - the Zongren Mansion's Sect Order, Prince Rui Renshou, who is in charge of all the affairs of the royal family.

The title of Prince Rui is also a "King of Iron Hats", the first generation of Prince Rui is the famous Dolgon, and the Prince Rui of Renshou is inherited.

When he was in Shanghai, Xu Gengshen had already confessed that the relatives and nobles of Xuanjun and Guan Zhuofan in Beijing were headed by Renshou. He has always remembered the majesty of the Eight Banners in the past, so since Guan Zhuofan fought with the horse bandits in Rehe, he thought that Guan Zhuofan's horse team was the "iron army" in the banner camp. When Miyun was ordered to arrest Su Shun on the night of Miyun, Renshou blindly relied on the infantry horse team. When the Xuan Army became famous in Shanghai, Renshou was even happier than anyone else, and every time the news of the Xuan Army's victory came back, the words on his lips were "When you can float a big white!" In the evening, you must have a banquet in the palace and have a good drink.

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, how can such a sincere person let go? So when he went to Prince Rui's banquet, he not only bribed him heavily, but also gave out a look of great respect, drank the wine dry, and said a lot of welcome words, which made the old man very happy.

"Guan San, the prestige of our banner people will depend on you in the future!" Renshou, whose face was flushed with alcohol, didn't see it, and patted Guan Zhuofan's shoulder vigorously and said.

"Don't dare to take this seriously," Guan Zhuofan was also drunk, "In the future, Zhuo Fan will rely on the cultivation of the prince, what are the orders, before the saddle and under the horse, it is all a matter of the prince's words!" ”

"You don't have to praise me, cultivation can't be talked about, it's all up to you." Renshou said with emotion, "I'm the Sect Keeper's Mansion, so I can't help you." ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled in his heart, you are in charge of the Zongren Mansion, and you may not be unable to help me.

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