After having a "light meal" in the Xuanwang Mansion, the four ministers of military aircraft returned to the Forbidden City, took a break at the military plane, looked at the hour, and estimated that the queen mother and queen mother should also have taken a nap, so they handed the sign to ask for a meeting.

In fact, in order to wait for a few of them to come back to pay the decree, after the early dynasty dispersed, she did not return to Zhongcui Palace at all, lunch was passed on in the Yangxin Palace, and the afternoon nap was rested in the Yanxi Hall, the apse of the Yangxin Palace.

Listening to Wen Xiang's recital, a smile appeared on Ci'an's face, and he nodded again and again while listening.

After the recital came to an end, Ci'an said happily: "I'll just say that he is a person who understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into account, and if the country has something, even if he is wronged, he will not ignore it!" ”

After a pause, "Well, he really has a way!" - Well, what do you think of his methods? ”

"The ministers all think," Wen Xiang said, "Prince Xuan is strategic, far-sighted, and the affairs of Xinjiang are not enough to worry about!" ”

"Good!" Ci'an smiled, "As long as everyone has one heart and works together, everything will be easy to do!" ”

"Yes, Queen Mother Queen Mother Shengming!"

"Well, when will he be back? Is it early in the morning? ”

The illusion of the queen mother and the queen mother is the same as that of the four big military aircraft, thinking that Guan Zhuofan is planning for Xinjiang affairs, which means that he has changed his mind and is willing to "sell the fake and go straight".

"Well, the Queen Mother after returning to your mother," Wen Xiang said with difficulty, "Prince Xuan is still ...... You can't be edicted. ”

"Huh?"

Ci'an was stunned, stayed for a moment, and said, "Why is that?" He...... What did he say? ”

Wen Xiang said Guan Zhuofan's words such as "My current situation, it is not very convenient to eat this meal with you", and then said: "Prince Xuan didn't say 'you can't serve the edict' like yesterday, but the meaning of this remark, uh, is very clear. ”

Ci'an stayed for a moment and said, "Alas, why is this still awkward? ”

Cao Yuying just wanted to move out of the "slow down" or something, but the queen mother said resolutely: "It's not a matter of dragging it out like this - okay, since he is still twisting, I will personally come to the door and talk to him!" ”

The four big military planes were shocked: the queen mother and the queen mother wanted to ...... Prince Xingxuan's mansion?

Seeing that there was no reaction, Ci'an was a little strange: "What, you don't approve?" ”

"After returning to the Queen Mother," Cao Yuying said, "The Queen Mother's visit to Prince Xuan's Mansion is naturally the supreme glory of Prince Xuan, and Prince Xuan will be grateful for his kindness!" However, in case, uh, in case Prince Xuan is still very difficult in the matter of selling the fake and going straight for a while, then, uh......"

Speaking of which, even with Cao Yuying's eloquence, it was difficult to find suitable words for a while, but Ci'an had already understood what he meant.

The queen mother went to the courtier's house and personally "promoted", this face is so big that it is in the sky, and the big one cannot be bigger - if the queen mother and the queen mother come, Guan Zhuofan is especially unwilling to obey the edict, it is really "no one to courtesy".

However, if Guan Zhuofan "can't obey the edict", it is not because of face, but because there are still any conditions that have not been met, or for other reasons that the big military aircraft have not guessed, the queen mother and empress dowager will come out later, Prince Xuan will not obey the edict, nor will the edict be, and there will be no room for turning around between him and the imperial court.

After figuring out this truth, Ci'an no longer insisted on "coming to the door in person and going to talk to him", but-

"But," Ci'an frowned, "can't you just leave this here?" Gotta...... There's got to be a game! ”

With that, Bei Fang gently bit Sakura's lip.

Several big military planes were relieved, and Cao Yuying moved out his "slow down", "The queen mother of Qiyu, the queen mother, the minister thinks that the matter is slow and the queen mother is round, and the queen mother does not have to worry too much." In fact, today's situation is quite different from yesterday's, the ministers joked with each other, saying, yesterday, Prince Xuan just greeted us with a few snacks, today, but a meal! ”

After a slight pause, "The ministers discussed it privately, thinking that Prince Xuan's meaning had been somewhat loosened." ”

Ci'an said "oh", thought about it, couldn't help but smile lightly, and nodded: "Well, it seems to ...... That's what happened. ”

"The most important thing is," Cao Yuying said, "judging from today's situation, if you encounter a major event that is difficult to decide, such as Taranqi's ministers, although Prince Xuan is in the domain, he will still put the country's society first, and make a decision about it, then the military affairs are correct, and Prince Xuan is not in the Privy Mansion, but still in the Privy Mansion." ”

"Not in the cardinal, still in the cardinal", Ci'an read these eight words in his heart, quite enlightened, and nodded again, the color has faded.

"Well, then wait another day or two—but are we just going to wait?"

"After returning to the queen mother," Cao Yuying said, "the minister will wait for Zuo Zongtang's line to draft a document, and also draft a note to Russia, these two requirements, before the finalization, naturally have to ask Prince Xuan to pass the purpose......"

"Ah, good!" This time, the Queen Mother reacted quickly, "You will take this opportunity to persuade him well." ”

"Yes, the ministers obey!"

After a pause, Cao Yuying said: "When the time comes, the Queen Mother will send another warm message, and the minister thinks that this heat is almost over." ”

"Heat? Well, the heat ......."

After a moment of contemplation, Ci'an said, "Okay, that's it!" ”

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After kneeling, the four big military planes returned to the military plane, and it was already the beginning of Shen.

Several people discussed it and decided to divide the labor as follows: Wen Xiang, as the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Guo Songtao, as the chairman of the advisory committee, went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with Qian Dingming, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to draw up a diplomatic note to Russia; Zuo Zongtang's inscription was drafted by Cao Yuying and Xu Gengshen, and it will be decided together after Wenxiang and Guo Songtao come back.

Wen Xiang, the "Minister of Foreign Affairs", although he is nominally the boss of Qian Dingming, the "Secretary of Foreign Affairs Deployment Books", but the affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have always been directly reported to Prince Xuan, the "Prime Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs", Wen Xiang's role is essentially a big staff officer of Guan Zhuofan, and he does not directly command and dispatch the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At present, Prince Xuan is temporarily absent from his throne, and Wen Xiang is reluctant to directly point fingers at Qian Dingming, Prince Xuan's descendant, so as not to be "misunderstood" intentionally or unintentionally, so he pulled Guo Songtao - although Guo Yunxian is not Prince Xuan's "descendant", he is Prince Xuan's "cronie", and he is a suitable "middleman" between Wen and Qian. In addition, the "advisory committee" is also in charge of foreign affairs, and Guo Songtao is also one of the people in the DPRK who is most familiar with the situation in Russia, and it is very suitable for him to participate in the negotiations with Russia.

As for the document of "supervising the new military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu", although it was signed by Zuo Zongtang and Zhan Donglu, its target audience, in addition to Taranzi, also Russia and Taixi, was actually a diplomatic proclamation, so it had to be drawn up by the cardinal, not from Zuo Zongtang's curtain.

These are two big articles, in which the tone is slurred, the joints are in and out, they must be very particular, maybe they will have to change their drafts, and it is difficult to finalize them today, and it is impossible to enter the palace of Prince Xuan in one day. Therefore, the four big military planes agreed that after Wen Xiang and Guo Songtao left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they would not return to the palace, and after the military planes were "called" tomorrow, they would return to the military aircraft department and jointly finalize the draft.

Then, they went to the north street of Chaonei and asked Prince Xuan to take a look.

After reporting Prince Xuan's reaction to the Queen Mother, how to determine: How to describe the third "warm message" urging Prince Xuan to "cancel the fake and enter the straight"?

The yamen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located in Dongtangzi Hutong, and its site is the original yamen of the prime minister's national affairs.

This place, originally the Xianfeng early years of the university scholar Sai Shang A's house, Sai Shang A held the imperial gift of the "Curb Pilon Knife", led the troops to fight the long hair, when out of Beijing, the scenery was incomparable, the result was a big defeat and loss, millions of taels as military expenses of the "internal money", also ashes, since then, the treasury is empty, the imperial court has to rely on the leading generals to raise their own salary. Saishan'a was convicted and imprisoned, confiscated outside the military customs, and this mansion was also confiscated by the imperial court.

After the establishment of the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen, he took this mansion and rebuilt it vigorously, and the eastern half was made into a Tongwen Museum; The western half is used as a place for office and reception of foreign guests, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took over and did not move the Tongwen Museum, in fact, only the western half was taken over, and the architectural pattern inside was almost not moved, basically the sign was changed again, and it was opened.

When the first draft of the note to Russia was completed, it was already a moment of unitary time, and Qian Dingming said, "Wen Zhongtang and Chairman Guo, do you want to use it for dinner?" However, in the small kitchen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is nothing to eat, and the middle hall and the chairman have to be more or less wronged.

Guo Songtao is indispensable, Wen Xiang still has something to do in the evening, so he politely declined, saying, let's hurry up and think about the manuscript again.

So, the three senior officials, who were in the public service, "considered" the draft again, and it was basically finalized and could be shown to Prince Xuan for review.

When leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the twilight was getting thicker, and it was time to hold the lamp, Qian Dingming sent it to the second gate, Wen Xiang and Guo Songtao went out of the gate, said goodbye, and got into the sedan chair.

With a sound of "get up the sedan chair-", Guo Songtao's sedan chair was lifted up first and swayed away.

I don't know why, Wen Xiang's sedan chair stayed in place and didn't move.

After a long while, Guo Songtao's sedan chair had already left the mouth of the alley, and it was out of sight, and Wen Xiang's low, tired voice came out of the sedan chair: "Go to Fengxiang Hutong." ”

The family members who accompanied him were stunned for a moment: Fengxiang Hutong?

That's Prince Gong's Mansion.

He didn't ask more, and shouted: "Get up the sedan car-"

*(To be continued.) )