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After seeing Yongyan, Bai Nan just took a turn at the seventeenth elder brother, this thirteen-year-old royal boy, seeing Bai Nan actually crying, it was enough to see that it was useless, Bai Nan was relieved, but in his heart he had already sent him on the passenger ship to Nanguwei Island, ready to let him and his two brothers go to Sapporo to reunite with his father. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, some people in Yuanzong suggested using the cowardly Eleventh Elder Brother Yongxuan, or the younger Yongxuan, so that it would be easier to become a puppet of the Tang Dynasty. However, Bai Nan did not take such a suggestion, even if he is a puppet, he can't be without a little ability, a person who doesn't make it is not a weapon after all, even if it is used by the Tang Dynasty for a while, he may be instigated by others to do something more stupid later. The eighth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother have a bad reputation in history, causing trouble, Bai Nan obviously doesn't want the new emperor to be a trouble-maker, and the eleventh elder brother is very good, but after all, he has no ability to lead, and he is not even a good subordinate, so let him continue to be his own literati. The apprehensive experience in the second half of his life may be able to give him more creative inspiration.

Therefore, Bai Nan still loves Yongyan, obviously this guy is smart enough, grew up in the Qianlong period when the monarchy's power was inflated, and served his "wise and martial" emperor Ama for a long time, Yongyan knows how to get along with the strong, at least he shouldn't make some stupid mistakes.

After talking to Bai Nan, Yongyan was only worried for a while, and then he was in ecstasy, and he sat on the first seat, pretending to be very calm, and said to his concubine, Jin Xitara, "It won't be long before you will be my queen." ”

Hitara's brain short-circuited for a while: "Why did Your Highness say this, how can you claim to be like this?" ”

Yongyan's body was suddenly filled with a sense of arrogance, and he said: "In this Great Qing Kingdom, there must be an emperor after all, and Huang Ama can't reach it." Naturally, it's up to me. ”

The Hitara clan said in surprise: "Your Highness is saying that the commander-in-chief of the Tang people allowed you to succeed to the throne?" ”

But it was this sentence that made Yongyan's happiness seem to decrease. Yongyan was a little annoyed, even if he sat on the throne, it was pushed up by the Tang people. There is always the shadow of the Tang people behind him, not an emperor with full monarchy. It's just that this is not up to him, and a trace of hatred is secretly and slowly growing in his heart.

The next day, Bai Nan met with all the officials in Beijing in the Taihe Palace. These officials who stayed in Beijing have a common characteristic, that is, they are all Han Chinese.

In the Qing Dynasty, the setting of officials in the imperial court was generally in the form of Manchu and Han equalization, so the proportion of Manchu and Han officials could account for half and half. But in fact, the vast majority of positions of real power are held by Manchurians. And Hanchen basically has the attributes of a literati, starting with some miscellaneous things such as being in charge of documents, and by the time he is seventy or eighty, he may mix up some famous halls. In particular, the position of local governor is relatively rarely handed over to the Han people, and the Han ministers are actually subject to relatively large restrictions in all aspects. This is especially true in the military and political spheres, where there are few Han generals as commanders of an independent army, all of which are made by Manchus.

But. Nowadays, whether it is an ordinary Manchu poor family in the capital. Shangshu and Dutong, who are still high-ranking households, have all been sent to Guwei Island in the north and south, and the relocation work took ten weeks, and at this time, the inner city is like a ghost town, deserted. Even some wealthy families want to live in the inner city. But no one is sure what the future will look like, so they all wait patiently. In the inner city, there are some Han Chen's family members, and then there is the army of the Tang people.

A group of officials in the Taihe Hall were originally very restrained and silent, and these days, they and their families have been restricted from moving. Only the people in the family are allowed to go out to buy groceries. They were all called over on this day, and they were also very worried. Soon, however, the Han Chinese officials discovered that the Tang people did not want to execute them en masse. There were even rows of chairs in the Taihe Palace, and the soldiers who escorted them sat there directly. For about ten minutes no one paid any attention to them, and the officials finally got tired of their patience and began to talk in small groups. Then they found that the soldiers who were guarding them did not care what they said, and began to contact each other even more boldly.

"Master Ji, how are you doing lately?" Liu Yong arched his hand towards Ji Yun, the relationship between the two is not bad, they haven't seen each other for more than two months, and they are naturally reminiscing at this time.

Ji Yun was dressed in a gray robe, and his complexion was a little poor, but his spirit was okay, he arched his hand and said: "Thanks to Lord Liu's blessing, Ji is okay." ”

Liu Yong shook his head, unlike Ji Yun, he was wearing a patch and a flower feather at the moment, as if he had come to the court, but in fact, these were two completely different positions from Ji Yun. Wearing regular clothes and plain colors shows that he is a guilty person and shows a kind of deference, while wearing official clothes is obviously declaring his identity as an official of the Qing Dynasty and showing that he will never give in.

"Visible on the way here? I'm afraid the inner city is full of people at the moment. Liu Yong sighed.

Ji Yun nodded and said, "I've been caught for two months, I'm afraid it's been caught, and my family said that there is no such thing as a truck on the street these days." Rather, Lord Liu, what is the purpose of this Tang people to gather us here? ”

Liu Yong with some disdain, said: "It's nothing more than to ask us people to work for them, no matter what, my Liu family has been loyal and good for generations, born as a minister of the Qing Dynasty, and died as a ghost of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Ji Yun shook his head and said, "Lord Liu's words are serious, so it won't be like this." ”

Liu Yong looked at Ji Yun and said, "What, does Master Ji plan to be that second-in-command, traitor who betrays the country?" ”

Ji Yun was not angry, but still shook his head and said: "Ji Yun doesn't have such a big heart, he can keep the family safe." However, the Tang people are the Han, and the Qing is Manchu, if you really want to talk about it, the word traitor is not used. ”

Liu Yong glared angrily: "You ......"

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the word traitor was hated, thinking that it was a problematic element, but after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was obvious that the Manchu court had naturally inherited orthodoxy, but instead called anyone who betrayed the Manchu Qing and took refuge in a foreign race a traitor. But at this time, the Tang people are really not foreigners to some extent. Then the usage of the word traitor is again debatable.

Just when Liu Yong wanted to scold Ji Yun, Bai Nan Shi Ran walked into the main hall. Even if the officials in the hall didn't know Bai Nan, looking at Bai Nan in a straight military uniform, followed by a large number of guards and staff officers, he was obviously an extremely important person. At this time, it is about integrity and subordination. The Hanchen gathered in the hall had another disagreement.

The seven or eight Han officials who were originally sitting on the Taishi's chair saw Bai Nan enter the hall, hurriedly got up, and knelt on the ground with a thud. And a few self-proclaimed loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty were furious, scolding Bai Nan and those who were servile and surrendering.

Staff Officer Wang Tianci stood in front of the rows of chairs and shouted, "Be quiet, please be quiet." ”

Most of the people were silent, but there were a few guys who didn't know if they were really angry or putting on a show. Still scolding.

Bai Nan nodded at Wang Tianci, Wang Tianci waved to the guards in the hall, and then several soldiers stood up and dragged out the "loyal ministers" who were still doing personal performances.

Bai Nan cleared his throat and stood directly in front of everyone without sitting down, which made many people feel strange. They were lowly beings, but they were sitting. Even the kneeling man was forcibly pulled up and placed on his seat. Put it before. It is common for the superior to watch the seat, but the superior himself is also sitting, how can there be a situation like Bai Nan, standing by himself and letting others sit.

Bai Nan didn't care what they thought, and said to himself: "Today I am here to talk about a very important matter. And in this important matter, there is no need for those who are faithful in front of me without propriety and decency. So, I asked them to leave. But don't worry about your colleagues, they'll be getting on the bus with their families right now. Go to the overseas Tang territory, since you are so loyal to some people, then continue to go there and be their minions. Whether the master is farming, mining, sweeping the streets or digging dung, they can always help. And I can guarantee that these faithful minions will never appear in the future history books, because they are just domestic slaves, and there is no need to write. ”

When Bai Nan said this, the officials below actually began to be silent. It is impossible to say that they are not afraid of exile at all. Some people may really not be afraid of death, and leaving a name after death can be regarded as success. However, if the Tang people really control the history books, then they will only spend the second half of their lives in humility and poverty, and they will not be able to retain any reputation, then it will not be just a matter of egg pain.

"Very well, I'll make a long story short for now, and then my employees and staff officers will continue to discuss it with you. Let me introduce myself first, my name is Bai Nan, and I am the commander-in-chief of the Datang Expeditionary Force, responsible for all the affairs of the Datang in the Qing Dynasty. Since His Majesty Qianlong, the former emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, could no longer continue to perform his duties, the empire needed a new emperor, and after consulting His Majesty Qianlong's advice and selecting talents, his Royal Highness Yongyan, the fifteenth elder brother, would become the new monarch in the near future and change the Yuan Jiaqing. Since the previous imperial court could no longer perform its duties, the fifteenth elder brother hoped to form a new imperial court, which was inseparable from the support and help of all of you here. Of course, I know that even some of the adults sitting here are just as loyal to some of them as the ones who have just left, and are unwilling to accept the new court or to be in the company of us Tang. It doesn't matter, if you are not willing to serve His Majesty the Emperor Jiaqing, who are not willing to serve in the new imperial court and achieve a higher status and a brighter future, please stand up yourself, and then leave the Taihe Palace, our staff will take you and your family to the car, and everyone will meet again. ”

As soon as Bai Nan's words came out, it caused a noisy discussion among a group of officials below, but Bai Nan did not stop it, until Yuan Shoutong, the respected minister of military aircraft, asked: "This Lord Bai, Yuan has something unclear, this new court is the court of my Qing Dynasty, or the court of your Tang Dynasty." ”

Bai Nandao: "We don't have an emperor in the Tang Dynasty, and we don't have a court to say it, so it's naturally your court." ”

Yuan Shoutong asked again: "Then what are you Tang people in the imperial court?" ”

Bai Nan smiled: "Who told you that we Tang people would be in the court of your Qing Kingdom? I have promised His Highness Yongyan that the origin of this war is a very unpleasant misunderstanding, and now our two families are ready to reconcile. His Royal Highness Yongyan promised to establish more friendly diplomatic relations with us, and to reopen trade between the Tang and Qing dynasties for greater cooperation. If we are very satisfied with this, then we also promise that we will respect and will never interfere in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty that do not involve the interests of our Datang. ”

Yuan Shoutong asked a question that Yongyan also asked: "Then are your Tang troops going to evacuate?" ”

Bai Nan shook his head, "No, I said it, the interests of our Tang Dynasty need to be protected, so we will still maintain a certain military presence in the Qing Kingdom, which has been approved by His Royal Highness Yongyan." Moreover, now that rebellions are rising in various places, and the Qing army is powerless to quell the rebellion, His Royal Highness Yongyan has also asked our Tang Army to send troops to help solve the rebellion problem. In line with the friendship between the Tang and Qing dynasties and the responsible attitude towards the security and stability of the Qing country, we must station troops in the Qing country. ”

There was a lot of discussion below, and it was clear that the Tang people might indeed have no intention of overthrowing the Manchus, but they wanted to see an obedient and friendly regime. And in order to avoid the Qing state turning its face, they had to maintain a military presence in the local area.

Yuan Shoutong nodded: "Yuan understands, Yuan is a person loyal to the Qing Dynasty, at this time of change, Yuan is duty-bound, and is willing to assist Xinjun and Kuang Fu Sheji." ”

No one expected that this Minister of Military Aircraft would be the first to jump back. However, the words of the Minister of Military Aircraft are very informative, he is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is still there, the emperor has changed, and everyone continues to serve the emperor, so it must not be regarded as a disloyal minister.

In fact, Yuan Shoutong was a surrenderer that Bai Nan had already conquered. Before today's rally, Bai Nan had already met with Yuan Shoutong, and Yuan Shoutong also expressed his attitude of cooperation. Bai Nan may promise to make this Minister of Military Aircraft one step into the core minister of the new imperial court-Prime Minister.

Bai Nan continued at this time: "Okay, if you are willing to continue to dedicate your efforts to the Qing Dynasty, please fill out a form sent by our staff after you go back, if the form is not re-submitted within three days, we will automatically consider that you have no intention of serving the imperial court, then we will put you and your family on the list of immigrants overseas." In addition, His Royal Highness Yongyan, with his own unique vision and talent, is preparing to carry out a relatively large reform of the new imperial court, and you need to participate in the preparation of the imperial court for a period of time in the future and determine your new position. (To be continued.) )