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Since the coalition army entered Beijing, all the palaces in the capital have suffered military disasters, and the only one who has survived is the Qingwang Mansion. Because he presided over the talks and was in charge of the affairs of various countries, his mansion was not only not harmed, but was protected by troops sent by various countries, and some of the relatives and nobles in the capital were scattered in the capital, and they also entered his palace for shelter. Even a lot of precious utensils scattered among the people fell into the hands of King Qing, and this family made a lot of national fortune.

Now the two palaces are away from Beijing, and the king of Qing is the head of the capital, and his status is like that of the Son of Heaven. King Qing is cautious, the more so, the more cautious he is, for fear that he will make a mistake and be jealous of the Queen Mother. But his eldest son Chengzhen, but he did not have his father's city, and he became more and more reckless.

At this time, it can be called a national disaster, but Cheng Zhen called a troupe in his courtyard, sang there, and he set up a huqin to accompany him, shaking his head and enjoying himself. And the guest he entertained today was Su Wang Shanqi, who was sent to Beijing from the line, he was witty, and he was very good friends with Cheng Zhen, and he was obsessed with skin yellow on weekdays. But looking at his appearance, I couldn't help but feel cold, and I felt that there was indeed no one in the Jurchen clan.

After singing a piece of bead curtain village, Cheng Zhen put down the strings, and the string master of the opera troupe took over, he sat next to Shanqi and asked, "Shanyi, what do you think of my strings?" Isn't it much better than when you didn't leave Beijing? Let me tell you, I was in Liulichang a few days ago and got a good string. It should be flowing out of Xiangfeng Hutong, that's really a good thing, after I got it, I didn't sleep all night, and I couldn't bear to let go of it. As soon as I have this good string, my ability will rise. ”

Shanqi didn't want to offend him, so he had to say perfunctorily: "That is, Uncle Zhen's ability is naturally nothing to say, and in our group of people, it has to belong to you." But you just sing along with it, and when you get there, you can't do it. A few days ago, Lafayette was bored and wanted to listen to the play, and Dong Wuye said that whoever dares to pass on the play at this time, he must write a book to participate in the impeachment, and even Lafayette did not dare. ”

Cheng Zhen knew that he was hurting himself by turning a corner, so he had to pretend not to hear it, "Dong Lao Wu is such a temper, don't pay attention to him." I also watched Ama go to the Yamen today, so I dared to invite a team to come over, otherwise it wouldn't work. Besides, isn't that a treat for you? You said that you came all the way here, do you talk about business when you meet, then there is no friendship. ”

"Uncle Zhen is right, let's just watch a play, and we won't delay governing the public. I ordered this bead curtain village, also to govern the public, I am like Cheng Jingsi in the play, who came to ask for help for the emperor. ”

Cheng Zhen smiled, "Then you are wrong, Li Ke is used in Shandong." I heard that Yuan Si led troops into Henan, and there is such a Li Ke to use, what soldiers can you invite when you come to Beijing. ”

"That's not the case, it has to be done as soon as possible in the Jingli's negotiations, so that the two palaces can return to Luan as soon as possible, and our hearts can be stable. Besides, Lafayette has a will, let me see how the situation in the palace is. ”

"There's nothing going on in the palace. Fusang and our Daikin are both countries with emperors, and they can understand each other. Those Fusang soldiers guarded the gate of the inner palace, and men were not allowed to enter, and the palace concubines did not commit any crimes, at most, a group of foreign ladies went in to have a look, and they had something to do before leaving. At this time, don't worry about that little thing, it's better to give people what they want, than to take it with their hands. As for the negotiations, Zhang Shaoquan is too old, so he is really slow, if he enters Beijing earlier, Lafayette can return to Luan sooner. It's useless for you to urge us guys about this, you have to urge Zhang Tong. ”

His expression of ugliness as a credit, Shanqi disagreed with it in his heart, but he couldn't refute it, after all, the other party preserved the chastity of the concubines of the first emperor's palace, and kept the palace as a whole, and was able to maintain the operation of the entire system, these are all credits. I can also hear from these words that if you want to negotiate with you, I am afraid that only after Zhang Juexiang enters Beijing can there be progress.

Cheng Zhen asked at this time, "Shanyi, I have something to ask you about." How is my brother-in-law now? I just heard that he showed a big face on the road, and beat the Cossack cavalry like three grandsons, and I, Amma, knew that he had drunk two taels more on the day of the letter. Now whoever mentions Zhao Guanhou in Sijiu City, I just need to say that it is my brother, and no one dares to stare at me. Glaring, my brother led the soldiers and cut him. Tell me, what kind of official is he now? ”

The relationship between Shigege and Zhao Guanhou can be regarded as a scandal in Qingwangfu, but Chengzhen regards ugliness as beauty, so Shanqi has no choice but to follow his words.

"Lord Zhao's life is very good now, he is the general manager of the front road grain station, and he is responsible for the reception of the palace gate, you know these two errands, they are both first-class fat shortages, if it is not a confidant, he will definitely not be entrusted with this official position. Shanxi, Henan, and Liangjiang all reported their salaries to Beijing. Although the two lakes are in trouble with the self-reliance army, I heard that Zhang Xiangtao also wants to report 500,000 silver to Shandong, and these procedures can only be completed through the hands of the crown marquis. He's very wide now, and Lafayette treats him very well, I'll just tell you one thing, and you'll know. A Hanlin can't touch a general, think about it, this thing is common? ”

"Hanlin? Which Hanlin has nothing to do with touching my brother-in-law? When I turned around, I led people to burn down their houses. At this time, Cheng Zhen was no longer afraid to admit that Zhao Guanhou was his brother-in-law, especially after hearing his description of being very broad, he decided to recognize this relative.

Shanqi said: "Zhai Zijiu! He touched Zhao Guanhou twice, but he didn't touch. Although he didn't suffer a loss, Zhao Guanhou didn't do much. His curtain, Uncle Zhen, you know. If even he can't touch him, others have no hope. In the palace, Pi Ni Li and Xiao De Zhang are very friendly with Zhao Guanhou. Now Xiaode Zhang Jin is the second manager, just like Cui Yugui back then. With him in the palace, Zhai Hongji's great strength can't be used. Don't look at the fact that he has entered the military plane now, even the governor of Baoju Cen San has been brushed down by Xiao Dezhang. ”

Cheng Zhen has received a report from Shanxi, and the governor of Shanxi has been taken over by the original feudal secretary Li Tingxiao, and Cen Chunxuan has been reappointed as the governor of Shanxi. With his exploits from the King of Qianliqin in Gansu, even if he has no merit, he also has hard work, no matter how he says that a governor can't run away. Besides, there is Zhai Hongji to protect him, and his governor can't succeed, which is a bit suspicious.

"A eunuch, how can you brush off a governor?"

"This is Xiao Dezhang's power, his talent is not as good as Pi Ni Li, but in terms of bad doors, I think he has more bad doors than Pi Ni Li." Shanqi snorted coldly

"He was in the palace, and he didn't say bad things about Cen San to Lafayette, but said good things about Cen San. said that he had heard that Cen San was a Qing official in Gansu, and he had to refer to all his subordinates when he arrived in the place. If you don't touch dozens of hats, you won't stop. He also said that he was not afraid of foreigners, and if he became the governor of Shanxi, he would be able to fight for the foreigners' mercy on the basis of reason, and would not compromise with foreigners. For these two alone, Lafayette won't use him. ”

"That is, what Lafayette wants now is to restore peace in the local area as soon as possible, not to purge the officials, Cen San is such a tossed official, plus it is possible to make trouble with foreigners, then it must not be used. Xiao Dezhang is a bit of a powerful thing, so you have to be careful in the future. ”

Shanqi said again: "Now the crown marquis has to carry a knife outside the gate of the two palaces almost every day, and there will be something to reward for three days." Every day, when eating the banquet noodles, either four plates or six plates are brought to the crown marquis, and the royal banquet is rewarded. Tell me, how much of a creation is this? ”

Cheng Zhen listened and pouted, "It's a pity, why did he get married so early." If he marries the old ten matchmakers, and now comes to our house, I can also call him brother-in-law openly, he has face, and I will show my face. This man is really an elm head, and when we meet, I have to persuade him to divorce the yellow-faced woman in his house, and have a happy event with my sister, and I will praise him in the future. ”

Shanqi stopped his words, "Brother Zhen, let's not mention this matter first, let me ask you first, Lafayette asked me to pluck out my ears, what do foreigners mean?" Tell me about their conditions, and I'll talk back to Lafayette......"

"I don't know too much about the conditions." Cheng Zhen smiled embarrassedly, "I'm too lazy to care about that matter, there's nothing good to hear, the left and right are just asking for money and land." However, I pondered that if so many countries came this time, if I asked for land and gave it to Zhang San instead of Li Si, it would inevitably be troublesome, and in the end, most of the money would be discounted. You have to ask Amma about the specific charter, I can't tell. I'll tell you, there's something fun in Kyori right now. ”

Speaking of eating, drinking, and having fun, that is Chengzhen's business, and he pulled Shanqi and whispered: "In the Ertiao Hutong of Dongdan Pailou, a new Fusang has been opened, and a group of Oriental ladies are there to entertain guests." Exotic scenery with a difference. The taste of an Oriental woman, Zenichi, you haven't tasted it yet, have you? Ordinary Chinese, people do not accept, but who is Uncle Zhen? In the Fusang army, I have a lot of friends, today I will take you to open foreign meat, and then introduce a friend of Fusang to you. Recently, I have a grandson, whose name is Kawashima Naniwa, and he loves to talk to me when he has nothing to do. Let's let him have a treat today, isn't your Su Wangfu burned, tell him, let him help you, get another piece of land, and build the palace in the future. Don't be so dead-eyed, what kind of negotiation, negotiation, that's the matter of the imperial court. Let's enjoy it ourselves, the affairs of the court, less mixing, more mixing is a disease. ”

Shanqi smiled helplessly, "When I arrived in the capital, everything was under Uncle Zhen's orders, what you say, how I listen." But this Kawashima Naniwa, I would like to see it. Yuan Weiting's soldiers are powerful, just because he hired a group of foreigners as teachers, if we want to be rich and strong, we have to have more dealings with foreigners. If this Oriental man is good, I would like to make friends with him. Just probe the tone of the foreigners to see how big their appetite is this time. ”

As soon as Cixi entered the territory of Shandong, he immediately changed to the train, this float is a special blue steel float made by the Belgian company, the furnishings are extremely luxurious, and the objects transported from the palace are placed in the carriage, and the carriage is decorated like a large interior, so that Cixi's old face is also happy.

"Zhonghua, aren't these objects all in Baoding, why did they come here?"

"Back to Galeries Lafayette, it was the Lady Jenson of Warby who mediated and used a Belgian ship to help us transport it."

"Good. This foreign woman is very good, and like Hurd of the Tax Department, she is loyal to my Dajin. Zhonghua, you have to repay her when you go back, the businessman seeks profits, and some businesses that can make money will be done for her. Isn't she in charge of the foreign debts of the railway, and the money for the new construction of the railway will be borrowed from her bank. Also, the money for the reconstruction of the former army of Wuwei was also borrowed from her, and the interest was negotiable. ”

"Minions understand."

Cixi touched the furnishings in the carriage and sighed: "If it weren't for the preparation in advance, these things would have fallen into the hands of foreigners and would never be seen again." Zhao Guanhou is meritorious. That idea of yours is also very good, but there is one thing, you must control him, and you can't let him become the second Dong Wuxing. ”

"Lafayette rest assured, firstly, the slave system will live in him, and secondly, the slave will be gone one day, and there will be King Qing, and there will be ten grids. He is the forehead of our Jurchens, and he will be more reliable than Dong Wuxing's barbarian. ”

Cixi nodded, "If that's the case, then it's the best." This Shandong, I'm coming to the right place. In the court, the ministers all said that Shanxi is where the five northern provinces are located, but I compared, Shanxi is worse than Shandong, and I think it is still worse. There is no such railway in Shanxi. Looking at these poles again, I heard that many yamen in Shandong have been electrified, which is much stronger than Shanxi. Yuan Weiting is a person who does things, and after he retires from the foreign soldiers, he will make good use of him. ”

"Lafayette, the emperor ......" Han Rong coughed a few times, and shook his head with joy, "Don't worry about him." I can't let him have the final say, he doesn't like Yuan Weiting, and he has to bear it for me. Feng Lu committed suicide, and the governor of Zhili became vacant, so I thought that Yuan Weiting would fill it. This time the imperial court suffered a big loss, in the final analysis, we have no soldiers in our hands. He can train good soldiers, this is his ability. In the future, we have to let him train a few more soldiers and horses for the imperial court, and we will be ashamed! ”

She looked out the window, "However, his military power must be divided, if he controls all the soldiers in the world, our Yan family's country will be unstable." Someone had to hold him back, grab his elbows, and keep him from doing whatever he wanted. Among the civil officials, we have speech officials, and there are clean officials like Zhai Hongji, who can tie his hands and feet. However, among the military generals, we flag people have no talent who can stand alone, so we can only rely on Zhao Guanhou. ”

"Lafayette rest assured, when the foreign soldiers retreated, the minions immediately selected the good talents of the banner people, but studied abroad to study military affairs. When they return to China after completing their studies, they can take back the military power in their hands. ”

"That's the idea." A sneer appeared on Cixi's face, "Some people think I'm old, some people think I'm confused, but in fact, they themselves are the real fools." At present, the national situation is like this, there is no need for strong people, there is no way to train strong soldiers, and if there are no strong soldiers, how can we resist foreign insults? Therefore, people like Yuan Weiting must be used, but I will not really put the ancestral inheritance in the hands of the Han people. When he trains the soldiers, the generals of our bannermen should also be learned, and all this will still be ours at that time. No matter how good these people are, they can't jump out of my palm. ”

She instructed Han Rong: "You go, call Yuan Weiting, I have to appease him, now we have to use him to work hard for us, we can't offend him." As for the matter of re-establishing the former army of the armed guard, no one should mention it, and the overall situation must be settled before this cloth can be lifted. (To be continued.) )