Sanlitun infantry commanded the door of the prison cell, looking at the two dead bodies in the prison room, as well as three or four wounded numbers, the face of the prisoner and Shun was ugly than the dead father. Zhao Guanhou was wearing a yellow jacket, and he didn't take it off, but he only entered the cell temporarily, and he had no right to search his body. Besides, this person is a thorn, and it's not that he can search if he wants to. According to his thoughts, this is a prisoner brought by Zhanying, it should have been searched, who would have thought that he still had a dagger on him?

Those thugs were hired by Kang Zuren for money, and they were people who worked in the capital. Although he has some kung fu on him, he is not an outlaw. In addition, Zhao Guanhou is an official of the imperial court, Kang Zuren didn't dare to let people kill him, just instructed that he couldn't move people, but he definitely couldn't bring weapons.

Zhao Guanhou killed two people with a knife in a row, and picked the tendons of a few people, so that the others did not dare to move again. In the second half of the night, everyone in the cell was running around for one thing, that is, how to deal with the dead and wounded.

It was also during this period of time that the prison keeper had just realized how much energy this Zhao Guanhou had. First of all, the people from Zhang Hefei's side sent to inquire about this matter, even if he had already quit the prime minister, it was just a matter of a snap of his fingers if he wanted to clean up his own small prison. Then there was the relationship between King Qing's Mansion, and a steward came to take care of him personally, so he couldn't let Lord Zhao be wronged. At this time, the little prisoner also found that he seemed to have underestimated the relationship between Shi Gege and this surnamed Zhao.

Shigege has a wide range of friends, and in the capital, there are many people who call her friends, but most of them are general, so they don't really have anything to do with it. When Yi Zhanying reminded him, he didn't take it to heart. But looking at her meaning of caring for someone Zhao, this is clearly a real friend who can be called a confidant, and it will be difficult to do it now.

The prison manager did not know at this time, and the greater trouble occurred in the general office of the national affairs yamen. Hai Jing, the Prussian minister to Jin, officially declared to the Jin side that the Prussian Empire could not accept the diplomatic process proposed by Jin. Prince Henry, he will never go to see the Empress Dowager Cixi with the etiquette of "standing up", he must be given a seat and sit on an equal footing with the Empress Dowager, otherwise he will not go to see him.

Zhang Yinheng, who was already anxious, negotiated with Haijing, but it didn't work, and the main reason for the ineffectiveness was that King Qing, who had always been more cooperative with him, watched coldly and secretly dismantled the stage. Even Zhang Jing, a few Prussian units in the yamen, refused to cooperate, and when it was past nine o'clock in the morning, Yang Chongyin's excerpt of Zhang Yinheng was also sent to Emperor Tianyou.

Zhang Yinheng also has eyes and ears by the emperor's side, and as soon as the twist and turn comes, the alarm will come. He has been in the officialdom for a long time, and at this time he instinctively felt that the situation was not good, originally Zhao Guanhou was a petty offender, roaring at the government office, and he took advantage of the reason. Coupled with the protection of the Son of Heaven, even if Zhao Guanhou is closed for one night, it doesn't matter. However, the current development of the situation is beyond my expectations, and there is a situation that cannot be controlled, and I am afraid that I will suffer a loss.

In the Renshou Palace, the Empress Cixi sat on the throne like water, her eyes slightly closed, and she twisted a bracelet of eighteen sons of longevity Yiganan incense in her hand, reciting the Heart Sutra by herself, and did not look at the Heavenly Blessing Emperor who was kneeling on the side. Although the Empress Dowager has withdrawn the curtain and the emperor has taken back all power, when she saw the Empress Dowager Cixi, her knees still couldn't help but weaken, and she naturally knelt down.

Between the two, they are both aunts and nephews, and they are both mother and son, and Emperor Tianyou is brought up by Cixi, and their feelings for each other should be extremely affectionate. But in fact, for Emperor Yu Tianyou, from childhood to adulthood, the feeling of the queen mother has always been fear and respect, and respect is far more than love.

In family relationships, the Queen Mother plays the role of a strict father more often than a kind mother, and even in terms of title, she must be called her own father. The palace secrets of the Son of Heaven are also subject to the Queen Mother. When the concubine was first established, just because the queen mother was not in line with the queen mother's wishes, the woman that the emperor liked was put off the brand and was not allowed to be included in the palace, so that the lord of the four seas could only watch the woman in his picture being assigned to others.

Later, he became close to Concubine Zhen again, but the relationship between this favorite concubine and the queen mother-in-law was equally bad. Even now, when the dignified son of heaven meets the queen mother, he must first give the eunuch a gift of fifty taels of silver. Otherwise, the eunuch only needs to choose a queen mother when she is in a bad mood and let the emperor go to see her, so that the dignified son of heaven will not be happy for a few days, and the estrangement between mother and son can be known without asking.

Whether it is a Beijing official or a local governor and a minister, the Son of Heaven does not have an advantage. Although the queen mother has delegated power to remove the curtain, there are many ministers who value mothers over sons, and even those who only know that there are mothers but do not know that there are children. Emperor Tianyou himself is not a bold person, and this time he made a big basket, and in front of the Queen Mother, he was even more at a loss. Like a child who makes a mistake, waiting for the punishment of his parents, he can't see the majesty of heaven at all.

The Empress Dowager Cixi refused to look at him, and it was not until she finished reciting a Heart Sutra that she said to herself: "Emperor, you are already twenty-eight years old, you have become married and married, and you are already an adult, so you have to show the appearance of an adult." You are the emperor of Dajin, the heaven of all the people and hundreds of officials, and the backbone of them, no matter what time it is, you have to hold your head high! Now, if you are seen by foreign officials, who of them will still obey you? If you have anything to say, sit down and say. ”

Li Lianying moved a throne with his hands and feet, and Emperor Tianyou sat down tremblingly, his face was still very pale, "Dear father, Prince Henry of Prussia has a ...... to talk about."

Cixi interrupted him, "I don't listen to what foreigners say." This is a major national event, and I can't talk to an old lady. You are now in charge of the government, and you should make your own decisions when you encounter problems. If it doesn't work out, there is Master Weng, there is Zhang Yinheng, these are all pillars of three ideas in one step, I am an old lady who has no knowledge, you and I can't understand it. Or do you want to go to your Master Weng and your Master Zhang, and if not, I'll let people go to the palace and bring you the one in Jingren Palace? That's your brainstorm, if you have any questions, you should ask them more. ”

"Dear father, if you say so, your son is not worthy of being a son. No matter what time it is, you have to be in charge of the world's major events. ”

Emperor Tianyou's body was not very good, and he was nervous and a little overwhelmed at this time, and the sweat on his head was layer after layer. Cixi couldn't bear it, and instructed Li Lianying: "Pour a bowl of iced sour plum soup for the emperor to relieve the heat, and then prepare a hot towel to wipe it, emperor, don't worry, this matter is not in a hurry, say something slowly." ”

"Dear father, my son didn't expect that the Prussians would be so barbaric, and it is already a great grace that you agreed to meet you. But they refused to accept the opinion, and either they did not see it, or they had to sit on an equal footing......"

"The foreigner's request is unreasonable. If you are on an equal footing with them, you are an equal, and they are also on an equal footing with me, what is the algorithm for this generation? Turning into a barbarian, it's really inhumane, why don't you even talk about some rules? Cixi snorted coldly, "Don't see?" Who came up with the idea? It's very right to think about me, I'm old, and I'm too lazy to see those foreign devils, so it's better not to see each other at all, and be clean with each other. ”

The proposal was put forward by Weng Fangtian, and with the words of the foreigners, he pushed the boat down the river and did not let Cixi meet with the prince. However, Zhang Yin has been doing foreign affairs for a long time, and his mind is far more sober than Weng Fangtian, knowing that on this kind of occasion, if Cixi does not show up, it will inevitably make foreigners have doubts. thought that there was a change in the domestic political situation in Dajin, and the queen mother was either not alive, or there was a palace change in the country.

At that time, if a foreigner took the opportunity to make trouble, or intervened in Jin's internal affairs, or even used the division of a brigade to ask for guilt, the situation would be irreparable. In any case, Cixi must see Prince Henry.

Emperor Tianyou hurriedly said: "Dear father, if you refuse to see that foreigner, your son will not dare to see him." ”

"That's good, we don't see each other, how did this Prince Henry come here, how to go back. You are now in charge of the situation, and you must have a fixed opinion when encountering problems, and do not change things casually. If you have a decision, you don't have to ask me everything. ”

“…… We just suffered a loss a few years ago, and now the country is poor and weak, and the salary and weapons are scarce, and it seems that it is not the right time to use swords and soldiers with Westerners. ”

"Isn't it time?" Cixi's voice was sharp, and he finally turned his head to the side and stared at Emperor Tianyou. "I don't understand, when will we Dajin, and when will it be time to use swords with foreigners? It's as if we can get a bargain from foreigners. Since you know that you can't beat it, then it's time to talk about it, here you have drafted a charter, and you have discussed everything you should ask, and you haven't talked to foreigners over there, can this errand be done like this? This time in the eastern suburbs, I'm afraid that our Dajin Kingdom has become a big joke, right? ”

"My father's lesson is right, this is my son's......" Seeing Cixi angry, Emperor Tianyou only felt his heart beating wildly, and almost knelt down again. Cixi had already snorted, "Look at your appearance, do you have a little bit of the majesty of the human master?" Whether it's yours or not, I don't know, but it's our own business that hasn't done a good job. The Son of Heaven can never be wrong, and if there is a mistake, it must be the people below who fail to serve with all their hearts! You should think about who you used wrongly, who failed the grace of God, not confessed it to me! ”

Emperor Tianyou knew that the queen mother hated Zhang Yinheng in her heart, and now he was the minister in charge of reception, and if such a thing happened, I was afraid that it would be easy to get angry with him. hurriedly said: "My father is angry, the people below are indeed at fault, but they are also trying to make amends." The son is young and knowledgeable, and he doesn't know how to deal with it, so please reward him with a charter, and the son can try to deal with it. ”

"Charter...... I don't dare to have any charters. You are now the emperor, and you have to make the statutes, if I make the statutes, then what is it called returning to the government? Minister, you will talk about idleness. ”

Emperor Tianyou knew that Cixi still had awkwardness in her heart, and if she refused to cooperate, she would definitely not be able to do the meeting. Even the post-party in the military plane is enough to destroy the entire reception. He wiped the sweat from his head, "Eniang, you have pity on your poor son, please give me some advice." In the current situation, my son really can't help it. ”

Li Lianying said on the side: "Lafayette, it's really difficult to live long live, and at this time, you should think of a way to be a family member." When the uncle of the family encounters a difficulty, the old lady also has to give a few words, lest the uncle really suffer the loss of outsiders, right? Besides, there are still outsiders involved here, and if some people really mess things up, it will be a shame for our Dajin Kingdom in the end. ”

Cixi put the bracelet down, "You just work together to prevent the old woman from being clean." It's not that I refuse to speak, but what I say, the emperor refuses to listen, so what's the use of what I say? When the errand is done like this, the people below, if they don't move a few, how can they serve the public, and how can they let the capable people contribute? Also, how did I hear that there was a lot of trouble in the capital last night? Yu Shi instructed the infantry army to lead the yamen to arrest people indiscriminately, and also caused people's lives. I don't think Chongshou wants to be an official anymore! If the ground is still so chaotic when I greet that prince, I will be thrown overseas when I see our face. ”

Emperor Tianyou also knew that although Cixi did not leave the Summer Palace, Li Lianying asked for news for her, and there were many eyes and ears in the palace, and the wind and grass could not escape the eyes and ears of this old woman.

Yang Chongyin impeached Song Bolu for abusing his official authority, colluding with the Admiral of the Nine Gates, and arresting the excerpts of the second-rank officials, the Queen Mother must have known that it was useless to cover up. Originally, Zhao Guanhou opened Zhang Yinheng's public case, which was a great sin. can be partial, Zhang Yinheng's curtain has declined, from the former favorite minister, to the thorn in the side of the queen mother, and Zhao Guanhou is the queen mother's new and important celebrity.

The queen mother's celebrity set off the emperor's public case, and then was arrested in the prison room of the infantry army's yamen, and there was a knife incident. The message behind this incident clearly goes beyond the case itself. The old queen mother's fire today is aimed at this dry person.

"My father's lesson is that my son ordered someone to find out, no matter who is lazy or uses power to cheat, he will never be spared."

"It's good that you know it in your own heart, and that's what I'm telling you. Things have to be done by people, and with the right people, everything can be done. If you use the wrong person, you won't be able to do anything. As for who is right and who is wrong, that is the emperor's business, and I have returned to the government, so I won't ask too much. Otherwise, should someone say that my return to politics is fake, my love for power is true, and I am guilty of this reputation? ”

By the time Emperor Tianyou had just walked out of the palace gate of Renshou Palace, Li Lianying had already trotted to follow, and his relationship with the Son of Heaven was extremely close. Li Lianying is also within the scope of her ability, trying her best to protect the emperor and maintain the relationship between mother and son. When he saw that the Son of Heaven was playing correctly, it was not very in line with the Queen Mother's mind, so he had to catch up and explain to the Son of Heaven.

"Long live Lord, if you want to reuse Lord Zhang, the slave knows, and you can't say it's wrong. It's just that you listen to the slave's advice, and at this moment, let Master Zhang take a step back, which is a good thing for him. Zhang Hefei has been doing foreign affairs for many years, and there is naturally a way to solve this matter. But he and Zhang Yinheng are not right, as long as Zhang Yinheng is there, he will definitely not make a move. Long live the idea, the slave knows, but who Lafayette likes in his heart, Long live the Lord should also have a number. Superfluous words, the slave can't say, just say one sentence, obedient for filial piety. (To be continued.) )