Lin Yizhe suddenly remembered that Princess Rongshou had been widowed at a young age, and his heart suddenly dawned. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

According to the historical knowledge he knew, Princess Rongshou was born in the fourth year of Xianfeng, and in the early years of Tongzhi, the Empress Dowager Cixi took her into the palace to raise her in order to win over Prince Gong Yixin, and then named her Princess Rongshou Gulun, who was 11 years old at the time.

According to the system of the Qing Dynasty, the daughter born to the queen of the middle palace was named Princess Gulun, and the daughter born to the concubine was named Princess Heshuo. Princess Gulun is about the same level as a prince, and Princess Heshuo is about the same as a county king. As for Gege, it has become a general term for the daughters born below the prince, but there are also ranks, and the prince's daughter is the lord of the county. Being promoted to a princess without being the emperor's own daughter is rare in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Yixin's eldest daughter obtained the rank of Princess Gulun as the county lord, which is an honor from any point of view. However, the experience of this princess Rongshou has not been smooth sailing. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), Yixin had a conflict with the Empress Dowager Cixi, and was removed from the king of parliament and the minister of military aircraft, Princess Rongshou was also implicated, and her rank of Gulun princess was revoked, and it was not restored until the seventh year of Guangxu (1881).

When Princess Rongshou was 13 years old, she was instructed by the Empress Dowager Cixi to marry Zhiduan, the son of the hereditary first-class Gongjingshou. In his early years, Jing Shou married Princess Shou Engulun, the sixth daughter of Emperor Daoguang. Both father and son are married to Princess Gulun, who is the most prominent royal relative. But Zhiduan didn't have much blessing, and died of illness only half a year after marriage. Princess Rongshou has lived a widowhood since then.

In this era, for young women, such a life can be said to be the greatest misfortune, because Princess Rongshou showed her old appearance early at a young age.

"Thank you, Lord for your grace! Don't dare to have Princess Lao! Lin Yizhe retracted his thoughts, bowed for a long time, and said.

"Lord Lin, please." Princess Rongshou said softly, blessed with a blessing, Bento walked in front first, and Lin Yizhe walked carefully behind her side.

Prince Gong stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the backs of his daughter and Lin Yizhe, and let out a low sigh.

When Princess Rongshou sent Lin Yizhe away and hurried back, she found that Prince Gong had completely recovered his usual demeanor.

She looked at the bloody corpse lying on the ground, and tears couldn't help but fall again.

"Fang'er, what do you think of this person?" Prince Gong didn't pay any more attention to his son's corpse, but asked lightly.

"Back to Amma, my daughter felt that this person's words and deeds were too old, and they didn't seem to match his age." Princess Rongshou was sad in her heart at this time, she didn't expect her father to ask this question, she was slightly stunned, but immediately said her first impression of Lin Yizhe.

"He is a capable man who governs the world, or he may be a hero in troubled times......," Prince Gong said in a deep voice, "This son must be used by my Qing Dynasty, otherwise, it will be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to protect himself from dying at his hands in the future......"

Listening to her father's words, Princess Rongshou's heart was shocked, and she looked at her father in a little shock, as if she didn't know her father.

"If only I had another daughter!" Prince Gong glanced at his daughter and sighed.

Lin Yizhe didn't know what Prince Gong's father and daughter were saying about him behind his back, at this time he had already gotten into the sedan chair and hurried to Wenxiang's mansion.

When I arrived at Wenxiang's mansion, it was already midnight, but Wenxiang did not sleep, but was waiting for Lin Yizhe.

As soon as he saw Lin Yizhe, Wen Xiang hurriedly asked, "What did the prince say?" ”

Lin Yizhe immediately told Wen Xiang what he saw in Prince Gong's mansion, and told him that Prince Gong already understood what to do next.

"The prince is eloquent and strategic, and he knows the stakes well, and he will deal with it properly, and Zhongtang can rest assured." Lin Yizhe saw that Wen Xiang was still a little worried, so he comforted him.

"That's fine." Wen Xiang heard Lin Yizhe say yes, and finally put his mind at ease.

"Kunyu, I don't know something, I want to ask you, you have to answer me clearly."

After experiencing this big turmoil during the day, Wen Xiang and Lin Yizhe both felt that their relationship had advanced to another level, and Wen Xiang wanted to ask a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time at this moment.

"What does Zhongtang want to ask?" Although Lin Yizhe didn't know what question Wen Xiang wanted to ask himself, he knew that it was probably not easy to answer, so he cheered up with a spirit of twelve points.

"Kunyu, you have excellent knowledge, you have learned both Chinese and Western, thoughtful, and have no last resort, which is only seen in the country, and you are thoughtful, not like more than 20 people." Wen Xiang said, "What I don't understand is, where did all your knowledge, insight and methods come from? ”

Hearing Wen Xiang's question, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and he was speechless for a while and couldn't answer.

"Kunyu, just as far as today's events are concerned, the thoughts of the Queen Mother and King Gong, you can actually guess it, this kind of ability is very human." Wen Xiang continued, "For the way of officials, figuring out the intention is the most important, not afraid of Kunyu's jokes, I have been an official for many years, this ability to 'figure out' is really not as good as Kunyu's case!" ”

Lin Yizhe listened carefully to Wen Xiang's words, and couldn't help but secretly admire Wen Xiang's keen observation.

His previous performance may have been too sharp......

At a young age, he became a member of the second grade, and hung the rank of governor, which is the same as his uncle Shen Baozhen, looking at the Qing Dynasty, there is really no second one!

"Don't hide it from Kunyu, I have checked your resume, and your advancement is no different from that of an ordinary scholar. You have never left the Qing Dynasty since you served as the envoy to the Western Qin, but you know the situation of the Western countries, the general trend of the world, and the family affairs of the queen mother and the emperor in the palace. Even those who have traveled abroad and paid attention to the affairs of the West will not be able to compare their knowledge with yours. Seeing that Lin Yizhe didn't answer immediately, Wen Xiang simply said all the questions in his heart, "You are only in your twenties now, how can you learn like this?" Even if it is your ancestor Lin Wenzhonggong, in my opinion, I am afraid that these are all inferior to you! ”

After Wen Xiang finished speaking, he stared at Lin Yizhe's eyes, waiting for his answer.

This question has been bothering Wen Xiang for a long time.

A person who can see the general trend of the world so insightfully, can calculate almost every step, even if Zhuge is alive and Sun Wu is resurrected, he can't do it!

Moreover, the books presented by Lin Yizhe are all found in China, and those allusions and quotations cannot be found in Chinese books at all.

How can a person who has never been abroad, a person who was born as a scholar, know the general trend of the world so well?

Even if he has overseas relatives, he may not be able to do it so easily!

What's even more terrifying is this person's understanding of the inside of the court!

What the prince thinks in his heart, what the queen mother thinks in his heart, what he thinks in his heart, and what his opponent thinks, Lin Yizhe can guess it, calculate accurately, what a skill this is!

Wen Xiang must ask what is going on!

Lin Yizhe tried his best to maintain the smile on his face, and at the same time, his brain was also running fast - now it is undoubtedly a big and small crisis that he is facing after crossing over, as long as he is not careful, he will be seen by Wen Xiang as a flaw, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to mix in front of him in the future!

"Don't hide it from the middle hall, what the younger generations have learned is from the ancestor Lin Wenzhong." When Lin Yizhe heard Wen Xiang mention Lin Zexu, his brain was in a hurry, and he immediately thought of the words, "The ancestor once made people translate the newsprint of the Western Kingdom and widely receive letters and newspapers in order to control the enemy, but the ancestor was not deeply involved in the Western situation, and because of the discernment of Huayi, he failed to investigate and accept it in detail, and the handling was improper, and he was taken advantage of by the enemy. The younger generation thinks about it every time I think about it, and I regret it. In addition to studying the scriptures, he imitated his ancestors and made people translate a large number of Western newsprints to understand the current affairs of various countries. Later, because the translation could not fully reach its meaning, if he could read it himself, so he learned the Western language by himself, and then he could read it by himself without translation, and for several years, he persevered every day, so that he was able to know the situation in the West and the general trend of the world. As for the situation in the palace, it is often contained in Western newsprint, and the younger generations know it, and it is also from this. ”

"I see." Wen Xiang listened to Lin Yizhe's answer, nodded again and again, and sighed, "I don't mean that Lin Wenzhong has a grandson!" ”

Lin Yizhe heard Wen Xiang's sigh and knew that he had believed his words, and couldn't help but secretly call for luck in his heart.

It's still grandfather Lin Zexu's aura! To this day, I can still borrow light!

In fact, Lin Yizhe's attribution of credit to the ancestors is based on evidence, but it is actually a bit exaggerated.

At the time of the Opium War, the Chinese government and the opposition were ignorant and confused about the outside world, and they only heard the names of countries like "England" and "France" but did not know the facts. Lin Zexu is actually the same, but he has the courage to do things, and in order to figure out the situation in these countries and know himself and his opponent, he still makes a certain effort.

Lin Zexu's efforts to learn new knowledge are not mentioned in his memoirs, and it is difficult to consult in the diaries he left behind, and it is rarely mentioned in his letters and manuscripts. His quiet approach is because he knows that this matter is "out of place", as a **** official, Lin Zexu actually did something that was disdained by the bureaucrats and scholars at that time, which can be said to be very commendable. At that time, Lin Zexu hired four translators to translate English books and newspapers for him all day long, and he himself collected this information into a book for reference. It's a pity that although he has learned a lot of important information, because his thinking method is still stuck in the old **** set, this information has not been able to play its due role.

Although Lin Yizhe has deep reverence for Lin Zexu, the first person to "open his eyes to see the world", as a "latecomer", he knows that even if he has a new perspective, because of the backwardness of his concept, the possibility of Lin Zexu making mistakes in the Opium War far exceeds the possibility of not making mistakes.

Lin Zexu is not a god.

Although in later generations, he is like a myth.

As a traverser, the biggest advantage is not only to have a "God's perspective", but also a lot of scientific and historical knowledge in the brain!

And attributing the source of one's knowledge to foreign newspapers is undoubtedly the most credible statement.

Of course, with Wenxiang explaining this, Lin Yizhe actually has another purpose!

The problem that the Qing Empire is facing now is not only that "the wisdom of the people has not yet opened", but also that of this "official wisdom"!

If you want to open up the wisdom of the people, you must first open the official wisdom, and the best way to open the official wisdom is to run a newspaper!

This is actually the reason why Lin Yizhe wants to run "Dianshizhai Pictorial"!

"In addition, after my uncle Princess Shen took charge of the ship, he also translated Western newsprint and books just like my ancestor Lin Wenzhonggong, and I also benefited a lot from getting along with my uncle day and night." Lin Yizhe praised his uncle Shen Baozhen in a timely manner.

"It can be seen that Shen Youshuai was also taught by Lin Wenzhong's public words and deeds!" Wen Xiang nodded and said, "No wonder the shipmaster has achieved great success in a few years!" Looks like I'm going to have to do the same! ”

Seeing that Wen Xiang had already been moved by his own words, Lin Yizhe was secretly happy in his heart.

Lin Yizhe was worried that Wen Xiang was old and had experienced such a big stimulus today, and after waking up, his heart had been hanging for Prince Gong, and he wanted him to have a good rest, so after talking to Wen Xiang for a while, he said goodbye.

Lin Yizhe didn't know that after he left Wenxiang's mansion, Wenxiang did not rest, but got out of bed and paced around the house.

"This is a genius! Either they are the pillars of the country, or they can overthrow the society! ”

"How should such a hero be brought into my possession?"

At this time, Wen Xiang was no longer sleepy.

"This protégé post, I'm going to decide!"

Lin Yizhe returned to his apartment in Xianliang Temple, it was already the second half of the night, he took out his pocket watch and looked at it, there were still four hours before dawn. Thinking of everything that happened today, Lin Yizhe also had no sleepiness, he lay on the bed, closed his eyes and rested, while still doing the deduction of the court situation after the death of Emperor Tongzhi in his mind.

Lin Yizhe knew that although Prince Gong caused the early death of Emperor Tongzhi because of his son Zaicheng's "prostitution", which made his relationship with Cixi extremely deteriorate, in the "triangle combination" of Ci'an, Cixi and Prince Gong of a similar age, the real core is the youngest Ci'an!

In fact, Ci'an's apparent "pure inaction" is the detached posture of a head of state, which allows the other two to manage specific administrative affairs, and adjusts the balance between left and right with ease and quietly: when she stripped Prince Gong of the title of "Parliamentary King", she sided with Cixi; And after the execution of Cixi's favored eunuch An Dehai, especially when choosing an empress for the Tongzhi Emperor, she united with Prince Gong. Prince Gong and Cixi can be said to be both dragons and phoenixes among people, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an, who can maneuver between the pair of dragons and phoenixes like this, cannot be a cowardly and incompetent mediocre talent at all.

In 1865, the two queen mothers "repaired" Prince Gong, and the effect was remarkable. After some profound self-criticism, Prince Gong was allowed to return to the leadership position, but his position was quickly adjusted to that of a great butler, and the Empress Dowagers surpassed the "imperial sister-in-law" and determined the dominant position of "hostess". At that time, it seemed to them that Prince Gong had begun to move away from the danger of becoming "Dolgon II".

And this time, how will they position Prince Gong?

Lin Yizhe had a lot of thoughts for a while, and his mind was galloping.

In Prince Gong's mansion, the servants were busy setting up a mourning hall for Zaicheng, and there was a gloomy cloud, while Prince Gong was lying high in the bed with blazing eyes.

In Wenxiang's mansion, the white-haired Wenxiang was still pacing in the house.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for Lin Yizhe, Prince Gong and Lin Yizhe......

The second day, the Forbidden City, the Hall of Diligent Government.

"The emperor has just died, and he, Wang Qingqi, dared to say these rebellious words and pour sewage on the queen! It's crazy! The Empress Dowager Cixi slammed the fold on the ground and scolded.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an saw that the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were wide open, her forehead was bruised, and her eyes were full of worry.

"Li Lianying! You immediately go to Shuntianfu to deliver a decree and ask them to arrest Wang Qingqi, a dog thief, for me! Grab the whole family! Let one go, I want them all to lose their heads! Empress Dowager Cixi shouted.

"Huh!" Li Lianying answered, and immediately took the two little eunuchs out of the hall in a hurry.

"Liu Chengyin! Go and tell me the word! Tell the sixth child to enter the palace immediately! It may be that the Empress Dowager Cixi thought of another culprit by Wang Qingqi, and she stood up and gave an order directly to Liu Chengyin.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Cixi no longer called Prince Gong "Sixth Master", but called him "Sixth Master", Liu Chengyin couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and secretly worried about Prince Gong.

"Huh!" Liu Chengyin bowed down and took a few eunuchs out of the palace.

"Sister! Calm down! The Empress Dowager Ci'an said to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "You must know that people are the easiest to do wrong things when they are angry!" ”

Empress Dowager Cixi took a deep breath and sat down, probably because of the excessive liver fire, she felt a pain in her abdomen, and couldn't help bending down, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.

Several little eunuchs were shocked when they saw this, and were about to step forward, but they were stopped by the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Ci'an came to Cixi's side, took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the sweat on Cixi's forehead, stretched out his hand and slowly helped her rub it, his eyes were full of concern.

"You can't move your liver, and you forgot?" Ci'an persuaded softly, "No matter how you say it, the sixth child is not Su Shun......"

Listening to the words of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, the Empress Dowager Cixi's anger calmed down a little, she nodded and did not speak.

Liu Chengyin, who was on the road at this time, couldn't help but shiver when he thought of the appearance of the Empress Dowager Cixi just now.

Along the way, Liu Chengyin had a lot of things on his mind, and after a short time, he arrived at Prince Gong's mansion.

Seeing that a white veil was hung in front of the palace gate, and the stone lions at the door were also wrapped in white linen, and all the red places in the palace gate were covered with white veil, Liu Chengyin couldn't help but be stunned.

Liu Chengyin thought that Prince Gong was safe, and hurriedly entered the mansion, and saw that all the servants among the servants were also wearing linen and filial piety, and his heart was even more hanging.

The housekeeper of the palace came to greet him, and Liu Chengyin asked, "Who is going to the mansion?" ”

"Back to the general manager, our family Cheng Baylor, give ...... To the prince...... Kill ......," the butler replied in a whisper, looking around cautiously.

Listening to the housekeeper's answer, Liu Chengyin was taken aback.

"What about the prince? Where is the prince? Liu Chengyin hurriedly asked.

"The prince is in the inner hall, the chief manager, please come with me." As the housekeeper spoke, he led the way in front, and Liu Chengyin hurriedly followed. may be too anxious, Liu Chengyin walked fast, didn't pay attention to his feet, and almost slipped and fell.

"The snow is slippery, and the manager is careful of his step." The housekeeper hurriedly supported Liu Chengyin and said.

"Don't tight, don't tight, hurry! Take me to the prince. Liu Chengyin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said anxiously.