Emperor Tongzhi woke up in the middle of the night, only to see two beauties, the Alut clan and the Fucha clan, hugging each other.

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Although he slept very little all night, Emperor Tongzhi got up in the morning, still felt refreshed, and had no intention of being tired, and couldn't help but secretly praise the effect of the "Bixiang Luohan Dan" secretly presented by Wang Qingqi of the imperial history is really extraordinary. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Emperor Tongzhi had breakfast, only to feel that there seemed to be something important today, but he couldn't think of it for a while, he was bored with himself, and there was no anger, the little eunuch suddenly came to report to Li Lianying to invite, saying that the queen mother was called by "heaven and earth in spring", he then remembered what this matter was, and immediately ordered to set up the royal car and go to "heaven and earth in spring".

When it came to the "Heaven and Earth Family Spring", Emperor Tongzhi found that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was also there, and he couldn't help but secretly call for luck.

It has always been his dream to play "Double Fly" with Queen Huifei, but because of his mother's majesty, he has never dared to implement it. Since the "Heaven and Earth Family Spring" was repaired, his mother lived in the Forbidden City Changchun Palace for fewer days, which gave him a chance, but because the Empress Dowager Ci'an's "Jixi Hall" was not completed as scheduled due to the lack of wood for the war in Taiwan, the Empress Dowager Ci'an still lived in the Forbidden City most of the time, and he still didn't dare to come nonsense. Last night he was fascinated, and finally had the courage to call the queen and Concubine Hui together for a good time, after the fact, he was still worried that the Empress Dowager Ci'an knew, but now he saw that the Empress Dowager Ci'an appeared in the "Heaven and Earth Family Spring", obviously last night in the garden, a big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and the joy of his chest can be imagined.

After Prince Gong Yixin and Minister of Military Aircraft Wen Xiang greeted Emperor Tongzhi, Wen Xiang noticed that the emperor's face was flushed, and he was worried, so he couldn't help but secretly glance at Prince Gong and saw the same look in Prince Gong's eyes.

"The Emperor sit down." The Empress Dowager Ci'an also noticed that the emperor's face seemed to be a little red, but she thought that the emperor should be tired from the hurried journey, so she didn't think much about it, but after the Tongzhi Emperor gave herself and the Empress Dowager Cixi a greeting salute, she asked him to sit down and rest quickly.

Emperor Tongzhi sat down in response, he saw that there was no one on the embroidery pier at this time, and knew that it should be Lin Yizhe's seat.

Thinking of the good news that Lin Yizhe might bring by staying for a while, Emperor Tongzhi was also very happy in his heart.

Although Lin Yizhe did not tolerate his master Weng Tonggong who had always asked him to rely on the clear stream of the city, but thinking of the huge amount of money that Lin Yizhe would squeeze out of the Japanese this time, although the master was not happy, he still chose to fully support Lin Yizhe.

After all, Lin Yizhe wants to squeeze out 5 million pounds from the Japanese, and this money will be exchanged for silver in the Qing Dynasty, which is 20 million taels!

Not long after, Lin Yizhe's figure appeared in this royal garden.

Lin Yizhe followed the guidance of the steward and eunuch, walking in a long corridor, he felt the extraordinary atmosphere and admired the lush trees. At this time, it was drizzling in the sky, and there was a faint mist in the sky, which actually gave him a feeling of soaring clouds and fog and fluttering fairyland......

"Heaven and Earth Family Spring" is built by the mountains and lakes, the lake here is wonderful in nature, and the garden is expensive in artificial. In such a small world, the craftsmen adapted measures to local conditions, planted flowers and trees, and built pavilions along the Fulei soil, which achieved the beautiful natural scenery here.

Coming to "Heaven and Earth One Spring", Lin Yizhe's favorite place belongs to the promenade here. These corridors are like ribbons, closely connecting the various scenery of "Heaven and Earth, One Spring", and it can be said to be the longest corridor in ancient Chinese architecture and gardens. The corridor itself is a beautiful gallery, with colorful paintings painted on each beam between the corridors, and Lin Yizhe roughly counted more than 14,000 paintings in total, all of which are different. These colorful paintings are brightly colored, and the content is mostly landscapes, flowers and birds, and the storyline of classical Chinese characters.

The colors of this garden are mostly golden or red, and the colors are bright. Sometimes, a cornice can be seen in the green bushes, yellow and green, contrasting with each other. Most of the palaces and pavilions here are paved with beautiful glazed tiles, and the big red prisms and pillars look solemn and elegant. When you come to the palace, the floor is paved with gray bricks, and the walls are also gray, which is in harmony with the surrounding scenery. "The moss marks are green, and the grass is green", which can be described as simple and elegant, with a unique style.

Thinking that it was because of himself that this garden, which had always been remembered by the Empress Dowager Cixi in history and had never been able to be rebuilt after being burned down by the British and French forces, was able to regain its former style, Lin Yizhe's heart was full of mixed feelings for a while.

In later generations, there has been a great deal of controversy over whether to rebuild the Old Summer Palace, with opponents arguing that the rebuilding would require a lot of money, and that China needed to develop its economy and should spend the money on more important places than to rebuild the "symbol of the decadent pleasures of the feudal emperors". This was a very representative view at the time.

Supporters believe that the rebuilding of the Old Summer Palace is a symbol of "revitalizing the national spirit", reflecting the century-old humiliation history of the Chinese nation, and at the same time carrying the Chinese's century-old dream of becoming a strong country.

Is it to restore the once beautiful dream, or to preserve the ruins left behind by the ravages? The debate between supporters and opponents has continued since the 90s of the 20th century, and the contradictions between the two sides are fierce and the situation is like fire and water.

Putting aside these political gunpowder debates, Lin Yizhe, as a history buff, has always imagined with regret about the peerless beauty of the Old Summer Palace. Lin Yizhe has always believed that as a unique royal garden and a well-deserved "king of the world's gardens", the Old Summer Palace itself carries the beauty and sorrow of the Chinese nation, no matter what form it exists, the Old Summer Palace is a shocking dream masterpiece that will never disappear from the vision of the Chinese!

Now, in this turbulent and sinister era, in order to protect himself and the foreign affairs he worked so hard to create, he "hugged his thick legs", and miraculously restored part of this "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens" to its former glory, how could he not be excited!

No matter how the indignant ancestors of the Qing rumors accuse themselves of "building a lot of buildings" and "working the people and losing money", it is a rare achievement that he can only leave a beautiful royal garden for future generations without harming the national strength!

Guys who talk empty words and mislead the country are not qualified to accuse people who do practical things!

Lin Yizhe retracted his thoughts, and soon, he came to a palace in the "Heaven and Earth Family Spring" to meet the two empress dowagers and the Tongzhi Emperor.

Prince Gong noticed that since Lin Yizhe entered the hall, Wen Xiang's eyes had not left this "quasi-protégé" for a moment, and he couldn't help but smile.

After Lin Yizhe finished the ceremony, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and gave the seat, and when Lin Yizhe sat down on the embroidery pier, the Empress Dowager Cixi comforted him a few words, and then asked him about the recent negotiations with the Japanese.

Lin Yizhe concisely made a summary report on the recent situation, and after listening to it, the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded quietly.

"Lin Yizhe, you took the opportunity to restore Ryukyu this time, and you did a really good job!" Emperor Tongzhi said with a smile, "I think the Japanese people are already scared, right?" Do you want us to send a troop ship to the Japanese capital to bombard it with a few cannons? Forcing them to pay the seven million pounds? ”

Hearing that Emperor Tongzhi wanted Dole to claim money, and planned to send warships to bombard the Japanese capital, the Empress Dowager Cixi was displeased, but because of the emperor's face, she forbears herself and does not say anything, but her eyebrows are habitually wrinkled.

"Back to the emperor's words, during the current peace talks between the two countries, they have already made it clear that there is an armistice, and if they bombard the Japanese capital, it will violate the public law of all countries, and the Western powers will definitely interfere when they hear about it, which is really not feasible." Lin Yizhe said, "The amount of seven million pounds, with Japan's current financial resources, is extremely difficult to deal with, and it is appropriate to ask for the money demanded by the emperor before the minister, and it is appropriate to pay five million pounds." ”

"Oh, I see." Emperor Tongzhi noticed that his mother's gaze was different, and he knew that he was speechless, and after listening to Lin Yizhe's answer, he quickly got off the donkey and said, "That's what I said, you are familiar with the situation of the Japanese Kingdom and the Western countries, since this is the case, I will still follow your wishes." I have paid you full authority, and you will see that it is done. ”

Hearing that Emperor Tongzhi said such casual words, the Empress Dowager Cixi was angry, Prince Gong and Wenxiang did not show the slightest expression on the surface, but they also secretly shook their heads in their hearts.

"The Son of Heaven has no jokes", has the emperor forgotten it?

"Lin Yizhe, are you sure that you can get the amount of five million pounds?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.

"If you return to the Queen Mother, the minister dares to guarantee with the head of the item, and he will definitely be able to claim an indemnity of five million pounds from the Japanese people." Lin Yizhe replied in an affirmative tone, "It's just that how to reduce the two million pounds of the Japanese people will take a lot of trouble." ”

"Didn't I last time give them a million pounds of relief for the sake of reconciling between the two countries?" Emperor Tongzhi replied casually, "This time tell them that it would be better to reduce two million pounds more." ”

"Emperor, no." The Empress Dowager Cixi patiently did not have a seizure, and said, "A reason can only be used once, and if it is used again, the Japanese people will be cunning and will be vigilant, but it will not be conducive to my demand." You'll have to find another source. ”

"My sister's birthday is here, which is a good reason." Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled and said, "As a show of grace, the Japanese people should be grateful, and they won't think that we deliberately let them." ”