Chapter 725: Tongzhi's Little Trick
The changes in the court happened very quickly, like a convulsion. So even though Goxinga had the best intelligence network in the world, all he got was second-hand information, and by the time he figured out what was going on, everything was settled. Guo Xing'a missed a great opportunity to interfere in the Qing Dynasty's affairs, but he was not very energetic, the court was chaotic like a pot of porridge, and Guo Xing'a was too lazy to mix it up. He just wanted to finalize the matter of the warship as soon as possible, and then go back to the customs as soon as possible. Guo Xing'a also saw that Tongzhi was a little fun, and it was a bit dangerous to stay by his side.
Fortunately, the turmoil of Tongzhi quickly passed, except for the important ministers who were a little uncomfortable, it did not cause too many waves. The wedding on April 12 was also held as scheduled, and Guo Xing'a happily went to watch the ceremony and drank a glass of wine from the little emperor of Tongzhi. After discussing with Yi Xin, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces felt that it was not the time to talk to Guo Xing Ashen, and it was better to wait for the time. Today's Guoxing'a does have the heart of neglecting the government, and he is also slightly dissatisfied with Pi Runmin and others, but it is not yet time to abandon the foundation of Northern Manchuria, and now the conversation is too deep, but it is easy to arouse Guoxing's rebellious psychology. It's better to go with the flow and let Guo Xing'a go back and continue to be angry, which will eventually lead to a break between Guo Xing'a and Pi Runmin and others, and he himself is completely tired of government affairs. At that time, the imperial court will make some more moves, and some things will fall into place.
The Queen Mother and Yixin gave up their plans to have a showdown with Guo Xing'a directly, and Guo Xing'a had nothing to do if he stayed in Beijing. Because of the nonsense of the little emperor of Tongzhi, Yi Xin was busy appeasing the courtiers and purchasing warships, so he could only talk about it later, and Guo Xing'a would be even more fine. Therefore, Guoxing A sent Luan Yu to communicate with the imperial court, and then determined his return date, and he will officially leave Beijing on April 18. However, before leaving, he still had to attend a court meeting on April 16, the first court meeting after the official pro-government of the little emperor of Tongzhi.
At the first court meeting after the little emperor took office, there was definitely no government affairs to discuss, that is, to go through the motions, and everyone said some auspicious words to congratulate the emperor. The most important significance is actually to let everyone get acquainted with it, the little emperor is familiar with the feeling that there is no one behind him, and the courtiers are also familiar with it, this little emperor who seems to be very partial to messing around. Guo Xing'a didn't need to be familiar with anything, he just had a good time, and it could be regarded as giving the court a face. A heavyweight like him can participate in the court meeting, which can improve the prestige of the little emperor and redeem the bad impression left by the previous nonsense.
Guo Xing'a still wore his extremely unsociable court clothes, but the etiquette was very face-saving, and he followed three bows and nine knocks. However, after the bow was over, Guoxing Ah began to wander out of the world, and Guoxing Aken came to participate in this unnutritious court, mainly because he had never been to the court, and he came to try to be fresh. After actually participating, he began to feel bored, everyone wanted to be like the troops lined up, they couldn't move at all, and it was not very comfortable to stand in the small square in front of the Qianqing Gate. Guo Xing'a, who has a slightly lazy temperament, can ask the troops, but he himself is not a stable person, and he will be annoyed after standing for a while.
"Is Uncle Guoxing here?" The little emperor of Tongzhi was not persecuted by his mother today, and took the initiative to call his uncle in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.
"Ahh ......" Guo Xing'a was thinking nonsense, and he didn't expect Tongzhi to call him, so he answered very unscrupulously.
"It's good if my uncle is here! I just have something to discuss with my uncle! The displeased expression on Tongzhi's face flashed, and then he returned to smiling.
"I don't know the emperor's ......" Guo Xing'a didn't know that he still needed him to play right, he didn't have any preparation at all, he hadn't called a slave or a minister to someone for a long time. It was okay to deal with Xianfeng at the beginning, but in the face of Tongzhi, Guo Xing'a didn't care anymore and couldn't open his mouth.
"The sixth uncle mentioned to me a few days ago that my uncle wants to help the imperial court build warships, and I want to ask about this!" Tongzhi endured and endured, Guoxinga was excessive, and no courtier could be so rude in front of the emperor.
"This matter ......" Guo Xing'a really didn't know how to answer, so he could only look at Yi Xin suspiciously, only to find that Yi Xin was also at a loss.
The procurement of warships is a major matter, which should be discussed by the empress dowager of the two palaces and the important ministers, then finalized by Yixin and Guo Xing'a, and finally negotiated by the prime minister's yamen and Luan Yu's Beijing office. Moreover, Guo Xing'a and Yi Xinding are also an intention, and the details have to be discussed by the Prime Minister's Yamen and the Beijing Office. The little emperor of Tongzhi suddenly asked about this, which really caught Guo Xing'a off guard, and he really didn't know what to say. Guo Xing looked at Yixin with a blank eye, hoping that he could come out and lay the groundwork for himself, even if it was a general situation. But Yixin's state is similar to Guo Xing'a, not only can he not help Guo Xing'a, but he is also confused.
"I don't know what the emperor wants to know, the size of the fleet, personnel training, and the specific parameters of the warship?" In front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, it was not appropriate for Guo Xing'a to go back directly, in order for everyone to be able to get off the stage, Guo Xing'a could only ask hard.
"Tell me about it, uncle! I really don't know much about it! Tongzhi smiled like a good student.
Guo Xing'a, who was helpless and confused, could only introduce his planned fleet in front of the Manchu civil and military forces. Except for a few officials from the Hunan and Huai systems, who have been exposed to foreign affairs and can understand some of them, everyone else seems to have listened to the scriptures. If you are not worried about the loss of etiquette in front of the emperor, it is estimated that you will be angry in front of the Qianqing Gate. The officials of the hawkish faction are itching with hatred, and in their opinion, this fleet is the first step for Guoxing A Yiyi to change Xia to encroach on the Qing Dynasty.
"Uncle's willingness to donate such a large fleet to me shows my uncle's loyalty and loyalty!" After Guo Xing'a finished his tirade, Tongzhi praised the combo festival and praised Guo Xing'a very happily. Actually, he didn't understand much, but he generally understood that this fleet was large and well-equipped.
"Emperor Xie praises!" Guo Xing'a felt that it was very wrong, Tongzhi's words made him very uncomfortable, what does "donation" mean, doesn't the court give money? Guoxing Ake only does real money trading, if the court doesn't give money, don't even think about taking away a screw. Guo Xing'a could only look at Yi Xin again, hoping that the treasurer of the imperial court could give him an explanation. It's a pity that Yixin is more powerful than him, and he can't give him a one-glance answer.
"With the fleet donated to me by my uncle, my Qing Dynasty's iron cavalry can also crisscross the sea! However, now the hidden danger of the imperial court is not in the sea frontier, but in the distant and poor northwest, although the overall situation of the war in the northwest has been decided, but it is still delayed. In the war in the northwest, I also need my uncle's strong support! Tongzhi didn't give Guo Xing'a time to ponder, and directly talked about the war in the northwest.
"Northwest?" Guoxing Ah was even more confused, Agu Bai had already been conferred the head, and the overall situation in the northwest had been calmed. Now that Bo Ritu has begun to prepare for the withdrawal of troops, Zuo Zongtang is settling down the place and sweeping away small groups of Hui guerrillas, where is there any need for support.
"There is no major war in the northwest, but because of the previous war, the people's livelihood has withered, and it is the biggest difficulty to appease the people after the war! The northwest is already barren, and the transportation of materials is extremely difficult, so I can only ask my uncle for help! Tongzhi's words won the great favor of the courtiers, this is the performance of a king! However, Yi Xin and the others smelled danger, and Tongzhi was too abnormal today.
"I don't know how much supplies I need to transfer?" Guo Xing'a was not as talented as Tongzhi, and he was very naïve to think that Tongzhi needed a railway transportation line from Northern Manchuria. In order to ensure the supply of materials to Bozhitu, North Manchurian built a railway through Inner Mongolia, all the way to the Yikezhao League, and Guoxinga thought that the imperial court was going to borrow the capacity of this railway.
"The people in the northwest are extremely hard, and there is nothing missing, but at the moment, we can only get the first luck that is urgently needed. 500,000 sets of quilts, 10 million catties of grain, 1 million catties of rice seeds, can my uncle do it? Tongzhi has been preparing for this play for a long time, and these numbers have been calculated by him for a long time.
"It's going to take about a month!" Guo Xinga is still stupidly calculating the capacity.
"In this way, the transfer of grain and grass to the northwest and the matter of being served, please ask my uncle!" Tongzhi is secretly proud, and Guoxing, who is known as a wise and martial artist, is just a fool.
"Your Majesty, where are these materials loaded and shipped?" Guo Xing'a suddenly reacted that something was wrong, it was no problem to help with transportation, the question was where were these things! The railway is a car, you can go wherever you want, and you have to stop at the station. The imperial court must send these materials to the designated station, otherwise how can Guo Xing'a help them transport them.
"Please, uncle! Uncle's family is still well-off, but the court is already stretched, so he can only rely on his uncle for relief! Tongzhi had a little scoundrel look on his face.
This is full of shock, Tongzhi is clearly slandering, how can Guo Xing'a be this wronged leader. No matter how rich North Manchukuo is in Goxinga, it is also very painful to take out such a large number of materials for no reason. Guo Xing'a is already speechless, what does Tongzhi mean by this, is it a scoundrel? And thinking about it this way, the meaning of "donation" just now is also very clear, Tongzhi doesn't want to give a penny.
"The Southwest Miao Chaos has also been in trouble for a while, and it has been flat and flat, which is really a headache! Uncle Guoxing's corporal has always been brave and invincible, and the previous time he assisted the imperial court to quell the rebellion in the northwest, so it was better for the uncle to divide another team and assist the imperial court to quell the rebellion in the southwest! Tongzhi took advantage of Guoxing's speechlessness and threw out another request.
"Southwest?" Guo Xing'a was even more confused, the so-called Miao Chaos was just a trivial matter for one or two toasts, and this matter also required him to send troops.
"Vietnam and Burma are vassals of our Celestial Empire, but in recent years, they have been repeatedly bullied by the British, French and Westerners. I heard that my uncle's relationship with Vietnam and Burma is also good, so it is better for my uncle to send troops to Vietnam and Burma on my behalf to deter Britain and France! "Tongzhi's demands are one after another.
"Vietnam...... Burmese ......" Goxinga still didn't speak, but his expression gradually became serious.