When Lin Yizhe received the telegram-to-letter letter, it was already evening. He looked up at www.biquge.info calendar and counted the days, and couldn't help but be surprised by Sarah's efficiency.

After Lin Yizhe read Sarah's letter, he couldn't help but snap his fingers.

"Devil Six, you don't have to squat on the cold bench for ten years now." He said to himself, "The Empress Dowager of the Dynasty is in charge, the General Administration of the Six Kings, the Seventh King of the Sea Administration, Lao Li Beiyang, Lao Li's brother Liangguang, and his uncle Nanyang, within ten years, the situation will be impressive!" ”

He was a little excited, and after a while, he began to ponder the reply to Li Hongzhang.

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It was late at night, but Prince Gong Yixin, who was sitting in the courtyard, looked at his magnificent palace, but he still didn't feel the slightest sleep.

"The crescent moon river surrounds the house like a dragon, and the west mountain looks like a tiger in the distance", this is the description of his palace of Prince Gong by the people of the time.

Prince Gong's Mansion is located in the southwest corner of the scenic Shichahai in Beijing, and was formerly the residence of the Qianlong Dynasty minister and Shen of the Qing Dynasty and the residence of Yongxuan, the younger brother of the Jiaqing Emperor.

The front half of Prince Gong's Mansion is a magnificent mansion, and the second half is a deep and beautiful classical garden, covering a total area of nearly 60,000 square meters. The building of its mansion is solemn and solemn, it is still simple and goes to China, the bright corridor leads to the ridge, and the air is magnificent, second only to the palace where the emperor lives. The garden behind the house is surrounded by water and mountains, with ancient trees towering to the sky, curved corridors and pavilions, rich and natural; During this period, the scenery is changeable, and it can be said to be a model of Chinese garden architecture.

The most important buildings of Prince Gong's Mansion are Yin'an Hall and Jiale Hall, the roof of the hall is made of green glazed tiles, the courtyard of the West Road is relatively small and exquisite, there are beautifully carved Nanmu partitions in the hall, and it is the style of Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City for He Shen (this is the extravagance of He Shen, and it is one of the "20 major sins" that he was given to die). There is a two-storey back cover building in the deepest part of the mansion, the east and west are 16 meters long, the back wall has a total of 88 windows, and there are 108 rooms inside, commonly known as "99 and a half rooms", taking the meaning of Taoism "when it expires".

Echoing the mansion, Prince Gong's Mansion Garden is also divided into three roads: east, middle and west. Prince Gong's Mansion Garden is also known as "Cui Jin Garden", and the garden imitates the Ningshou Palace in the imperial palace. The whole garden is embraced by the rockery arch of the word "mountain", the east, south and west sides are piled up with soil and stones for the mountain, and the middle road is stacked with Fangshan stone to build the cave and ravine, and the technique is quite high. The summit platform becomes the highest point in the park. Condescending, with a view of the whole park. The middle road takes a white marble arched stone gate in Western architectural style as the entrance, and takes the "Fu" word tablet of the Kangxi Emperor's imperial book as the center, there are Dule Peak, Bat Pond in front, and there are Green Sky Xiaoyin and Bat Hall in the back, and the layout is endlessly evocative. The decoration of the big theater hall on the east road is fresh and beautiful, and the purple flowers of the tangled vines are in full bloom, which is very elegant. At the south end of the theater, there is a garden in the garden. The ancient trees in the garden are towering, the strange stones stand in a forest, the mountains and rivers are around, the pavilions and pavilions are pavilions, and the corridors and loops turn. The garden scenery under the moonlight is even more ever-changing, and there is a unique cave.

On the exquisiteness of the layout of the palace of Gong Wang, the extraordinary style, the palace of the entire Beijing city can be said to be unparalleled.

Prince Gong's Mansion was built in the Qianlong period, originally the private residence of Emperor Qianlong's favored minister and Shen, and after He Shen was executed in the Jiaqing period for corruption, the private residence here was given to King Qing. During the Tongzhi Dynasty, because Prince Gong Yixin cooperated with Cixi to eradicate Su Shun and other eight ministers in one fell swoop, and made outstanding contributions, the Empress Dowager Cixi gave him this mansion and became Prince Gong's mansion.

Prince Gong recalled the past events, couldn't help but clench his fists, and let out a long sigh again.

For many times, he couldn't help but hope that he could go back to the old days.

In the third year of Xianfeng, he made an exception to join the military aircraft and showed his skills, which was the best time for him to have the best relationship with his fourth brother Emperor Xianfeng, that is, at this time, he met Ci'an and Cixi, who later became the empress dowager. In the fifth year of Xianfeng, he was suspected of being expelled from the military aircraft department. In August of the tenth year of Xianfeng, the Anglo-French alliance army entered the suburbs of Beijing, and the Xianfeng Emperor fled to Rehe in panic. He was ordered to endure humiliation, signed the "Beijing Treaty", and re-established himself as the center of power in the Qing court until the death of Emperor Xianfeng.

It may also be that he is not worried about himself, Emperor Xianfeng ordered the crown prince Zaichun to be the crown prince, and ordered Su Shun and other eight ministers to be the ministers of Gu Ming and assist Zai Chun, and as the prince of the close branch, he was not among the Gu Fu.

When Su Shun and others wanted to take full control of the government, he joined forces with Cixi with superb strategy and courage to launch a thrilling Xinyou coup d'état and won the victory.

In the four years after the Xinyou coup, it can be said that Yixin's life is the most brilliant colorful movement. He held several positions, including the King of Parliament, the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Affairs, the Minister of the Imperial Palace, the Commander of the Zongren Palace, and the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and actually held all the great powers inside and outside the imperial court. At that time, Yixin reorganized the military aircraft, presided over foreign-related affairs, and reused Zeng Guofan and other Han ministers to open foreign affairs, so that the state affairs were revitalized, and it was at that time that the Empress Dowager Cixi gave herself this house.

But later, as her power grew, Cixi's suspicion of herself became deeper and deeper. The deterioration of the relationship between the two began when she connived at the Japanese story behind her back, and Cai Shouqi wrote a letter to impeach herself.

At that time, Cixi ordered the dismissal of all her envoys. This move caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty, and although the princes and ministers of the court interceded and restored her position as the military aircraft department and the prime minister's yamen, she still took away her title as the king of parliament.

At that time, he already felt that he "couldn't do things as before." And the incident of killing An Dehai that he later made intensified the jealousy of the Empress Dowager Cixi against herself.

"The deceased is like this, if you want to go back, you can't go back." Prince Gong sighed.

He unconsciously clenched his fists, only to realize that the letter in his hand had been crumpled and crumpled.

Prince Gong realized his gaffe, and he hurriedly let go of his hand and smoothed the letter again.

This letter was written by Li Hongzhang.

“…… According to Lin Shu, overseas Chinese Yin businessmen Chen and Pan are willing to contribute 1 million taels of silver, and first repair the two places of 'Heaven and Earth One Spring' and 'Haiyan Hall', without spending a penny of national funds. Plagiarism is a great opportunity and must not be missed. …… With the public to punish the supervisor, the West Palace is suspicious, and the public can not be at ease, and he thinks that this is a good opportunity to be repaired...... The West Palace is in the garden, and since then it has not been degraded, and the public has to be ambitious......"

Prince Gong read the letter twice, put it away carefully, got up and stood in the courtyard, looked up at the bright moon, and nodded.

Day 2, Forbidden City, Changchun Palace.

"Yo, why does the sixth master have the time to come to see me today?"

After ordering Liu Chengyin to serve tea, the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Prince Gong Yixin, who was sitting there with a respectful face, smiled faintly, and asked.

"I heard that the Queen Mother was overwhelmed by the heat, and I was terrified, so I came to visit." Prince Gong lowered his head, not daring to greet the pair of shining phoenix eyes, "And offer a porcelain pillow, and respectfully invite the Queen Mother to smile." ”

As soon as Prince Gong finished speaking, a little eunuch stepped forward and held a red lacquer tray in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Yo, the sixth master really has a heart." The Empress Dowager Cixi stretched out her hand wearing a long golden finger sleeve and gently uncovered the red silk covering the tray, and a small porcelain pillow with yellow and antique colors in the blue appeared.

"Hey, this is the Yue kiln celadon of the Song Dynasty, right? Where did the Sixth Master get it? The Empress Dowager Cixi looked carefully at this delicate porcelain pillow that was as emerald as jade, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but it was fleeting, "I think it cost the sixth master a lot of silver, right?" ”

What the Queen Mother said is that this pillow is indeed a porcelain pillow in the Song Dynasty, that is, the secret color porcelain rumored in the market, which is extremely rare. The ministers got it in the market, and they didn't dare to cherish themselves, so they dedicated it to the queen mother. Prince Gong got up and replied, "This pillow is very comfortable for summer pillows, and the Queen Mother is just right to use it at this time." ”

"'The nine autumn wind and dew open the kiln and win the green color of the thousand peaks', as expected." The Empress Dowager Cixi praised, but her face was still indifferent, "It's really a good thing, let the sixth master break the bill, then I'll take it." She turned her head and said, "Come on, Liu Chengcheng, quickly serve a cold bowl to the sixth master." It's hot in this palace, but it's not as good as the sixth master's house. ”

"Huh-"

"Empress Dowager Xie." Of course, Prince Gong heard the "subtext" in the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and knew that she was worried about the matter of repairing the garden.

Enough of this circle, it's time to open the skylight and say something bright to make her happy.

"The minister came this time to tell the queen mother that the money for repairing the garden has been settled."

Listening to Prince Gong's words, Cixi, who was sitting on the rosewood chair, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Prince Gong has always been fiercely opposed to this "garden worker", this time he did not say that he was against it, and secondly, he did not say that he discussed it with himself, but directly said that the money for repairing the garden had been settled, as if he had agreed to repair the garden by himself at the beginning, and said this sentence in a tone as if the matter had been settled.

"Ouch, the sixth master isn't joking with me, right?" The Empress Dowager Cixi laughed, "Isn't there no money in this treasury?" Where did you get the money to repair the garden? ”

"The treasury is empty, and there is not even any silver for the queen mother to build one or two resting places, which is the fault of the ministers. It is because the ministers are uneasy and have been thinking about it, which can not only not misuse the country, but also give the queen mother a place to rest. Prince Gong was still respectful, and said slowly, "Now that there is a plan for both sides, I have come to report to the Queen Mother." ”

"Then the sixth master is talking about it, what is the method?" The Empress Dowager Cixi snorted, picked up the tea bowl on the table, gently plucked the tea leaves on the water surface with the lid of the bowl, and asked.

"Since the queen mother has listened to the government, the eight directions have been peaceful, the country and the people are safe, and all the people from all over the world have attached themselves to ......"

Before Prince Gong could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager Cixi interrupted him with a smile.

"This is not the court, the words of the sixth master are still provincial! Seriously. ”

"Overseas Chinese businessmen Chen and Pan, grateful for the Queen Mother's hard work, are willing to donate 1 million taels of silver to rebuild the two places of 'Heaven and Earth Family Spring' and 'Haiyan Hall', which are the Queen Mother's resting and recuperating places." As he spoke, Prince Gong secretly raised his eyes, observing Cixi's reaction.

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