"I haven't had dinner yet, so I'll come and eat and drink." In the evening, after Guangxu saw the ministers discuss government affairs, he came to Cining Palace with his fold. Cixi sat on the main seat and didn't move, Yehenara of Guangxu's biological mother? Wanzhen sat aside, looking uncomfortable. Guangxu didn't salute either, and casually put the fold on the case: "Eniang, are you still used to it here?" ”

Yehnara? Wanzhen said with some discomfort: "I'd better move to live outside the palace, it's not in line with etiquette to live here." ”

Guangxu smiled faintly: "No matter how much you support me in the war, you don't need to sell the old house, and you can only blame yourself for having no place to live now." I don't have any money, I can't afford to buy a house, so I'm still in the palace. Ming said that I will issue a decree to crown Eniang as the queen mother, this title. Erchen means 'mercy', the most benevolent and virtuous meaning, I don't know what E-Niang thinks? ”

Wanzhen looked at Cixi with some embarrassment, although she was the emperor's biological mother, although she sold all her family property for the emperor to fight the First Sino-Japanese War, although she also won the popularity of the people. But those who have not struggled in the struggle for power still look so uneasy in front of those who face the ups and downs of the sea. And from Cixi's body, a momentum faintly emanated, suppressing Wanzhen's words. It is the so-called domineering spirit. What is the spirit of the king, that is formed in the struggle for power for a long time, every look and action, with an unquestionable affirmation, this affirmation forms the so-called momentum, and this momentum is the spirit of the king. It also takes a long time to cultivate, get used to, and subtly change a person in the struggle.

The momentum of Cixi, who has been in officialdom for a long time, frightened Wanzhen, but failed to scare Guangxu. Although Guangxu only had a short three-year career as an emperor, people who died and died after the war would still be afraid of these. All Guangxu smiled faintly, didn't say anything and didn't do anything. Just quietly watching.

After a long time, Cixi spoke: "Sister, the emperor named you the queen mother, this is the emperor's grace." Not thankful yet. The mourning family packed up and moved out. ”

"That's not necessary." Guangxu took over and said: "Wasn't the palace of the Empress Dowager Ci'an still empty? Li Lianying, you go clean up. In the future, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces will be handed over to you to serve, work hard, and use more snacks. ”

With a "chirp", Li Lianying agreed.

"That's fine, you two sisters will be companions in the future." Guangxu picked up the fold and flipped through it and said, "I happen to have something difficult to decide here, and I ask my aunt to teach me a lesson or two." ”

When Li Lianying presented the excerpt to Cixi, Cixi didn't look at it: "The emperor is already in power, and he has just returned with a big victory." The emperor should make his own decisions on the affairs of the world, and he will ask the opinions of the mourning family again. ”

"Qiangang's dictatorship is naturally happy for a while, but I must be young. The nephew is no longer experienced than the aunt, and he sees the situation thoroughly. If you only act on the whim, it is difficult to ensure that the world will not deviate from me. Now that the governors of various places have long been in a big tail, if they act according to their will, if the chaos in the world will be extraordinary, I am afraid that my aunt may not be able to clean it up. The nephew knows that his knowledge is still shallow, so he asked his aunt for advice. ”

The emperor's aunt-by-aunt call sounded so natural to Cixi, and there was no longer the pretentiousness of calling her father before. And Cixi looked at Guangxu in even more surprise, and had long thought that Guangxu would not let him intervene in the government again, but she really didn't expect that it would be like this. Wanzhen on the side, the current Empress Dowager Cihui, saw her son's worried expression, and helped Guangxu speak without thinking about it: "Sister, the emperor is young and hopes that my sister will give me more advice." Besides, if the world is really in chaos, isn't it the world of the Aixin Jueluo family that will be destroyed? ”

Li Lianying stood with her fold in her hand and bowed her waist for a long time, and finally could straighten up and rest her waist. Cixi took the excerpt and looked at it, but asked suspiciously: "This excerpt for the promotion of personnel is basically a reward excerpt for the mourning family." Why can't I see the names of Tang Shaoyi and Lin Qizhao, they have contributed to the emperor, and the emperor can't chill the hearts of meritorious soldiers. ”

"They are still young and have little qualifications, let them hone and hone more below."

"Then this Yan Fu only served as the prefect of Hangzhou for two years, and was suddenly transferred to the governor of Liangjiang. Will the emperor be too reused. ”

"Auntie knows that Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito is this person. Ito Hirobumi and Yan Fu are classmates, and when they studied in the UK, no matter what they could, Ito Hirofumi could only get second, because the first was always Yan Fu's. The second place is still in power, and a country almost defeated my Qing Dynasty, so why not let the first place only serve as the governor of a place. What's more, Director Yan Fu is still the Jiangsu Governor's Office, and he is only temporarily acting for Liangjiang. If not, then remove. ”

Cixi glanced at Guangxu and understood that this was a political exchange. The emperor only needs two rivers, and the rest is still in the hands of your queen mother and her party. The emperor will not turn his face again, as long as Cixi does not have much to do, the emperor will not touch the interests of the queen mother.

Cixi nodded: "The mourning family has no opinion. ”

Guangxu smiled, and then took out a few folds and discussed them with Cixi.

In the last few days of the twentieth year of Guangxu, after Guangxu convened the Military Aircraft Department many times to discuss, he finally promulgated the appointment of the imperial court after the First Sino-Japanese War. This was the first appointment of the emperor Zhengzhen, and as a result, all the courtiers and governors from all over the country looked confused.

On the grounds that the Prime Minister's National Affairs Office had not fulfilled its duty of effective consultation with foreign countries, the Prime Minister's National Affairs Office was changed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was listed at the head of all ministries. On the grounds that most of the imperial court officials did not understand military affairs, and there were many constraints on remote command of the battlefield, which was unfavorable to the single-mindedness of affairs, in addition to the Ministry of Reading and Military Affairs, he followed the example of Germany to establish a general staff department dedicated to military command. The General Staff does not have to go through the Military Aircraft Division to report directly.

In terms of personnel, in addition to the governors of various places, Liu Kunyi, the former governor of Liangjiang, was appointed as the governor of the three eastern provinces, Yan Fu, the emperor's new favorite, was appointed as the temporary governor of Liangjiang by the Jiangsu Governor, and Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Lianghu, was transferred to the governor of Zhili. In addition, the post of governor of Sichuan and Yunnan and Guizhou was merged, and Zhao Erxun was appointed, and his younger brother Zhao Erfeng was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three provinces. Liu Yongfu, the governor of Taiwan, was transferred to serve as the commander-in-chief of the two Guangzhous, and Zhang Peilun, the son-in-law of Li Hongzhang, was appointed as the governor of Taiwan...... Wait a minute. The most puzzling thing is Li Hongzhang, although Li Hongzhang was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War, although the emperor only let him concentrate on the matter of peace talks, but there is no need to remove all official positions in one captivity. Only one new Foreign Minister was appointed to the obscure post.

This is not a big change from the previous court situation, what's wrong with the emperor? As for the henchmen Tang Shaoyi and Lin Qizhao, Wang Shizhen, the first day of the heavy general, and several others, except for the will of the queen mother's reward, they did not even mention it in the new personnel appointment. However, some people have noticed such a problem. Sun Yuwen is dead, and Rong Lu is still only the minister of the New Army. With the support of the emperor, the newly appointed secretary of the military department, Ouyang Zhenhua, no one can limit his rights in military affairs. The newly established General Staff Headquarters, on the other hand, can bypass the Military Aircraft Department and the Sixth Department to directly present its duties, and it is clearly the command of the military affairs of the Military Aircraft Division. The emperor wants to grasp the military power in his hands.

The ministers of the DPRK and China have their own thoughts, but the streets in the entire Yanjing City are in full swing. Both sides of the main street were excavated, thick wooden poles were erected, electric wires were laid, and electric lights were installed. In Nikolai? Under Tesla's personal design, with the unconditional support of Guangxu, the AC lighting circuit began to be fully laid in Yanjing City. Guangxu strictly decrees that all laying and commissioning work must be completed before the New Year. To this end, tens of thousands of people were mobilized to start construction in various places at the same time, and funds were allocated everywhere to ensure the laying of electrical circuits. Guangxu's personal inquiry made everyone have to do their best and work overtime. I can't help but think of Guangxu in later China, building a road casually is half a year, and the road flute that has been excavated is fenced off and stopped for three months, and you can't ask. This kind of efficiency will only appear in later generations of China. The feudal dynasty is good at this, and the administrative efficiency of the project personally grasped by the emperor is high, and it is basically formed in only half a month.

In fact, Guangxu still doesn't understand that the main people in charge of the construction are the original Queen Mother's party. Now that the emperor is in charge of the government, the new official has taken office with three fires, if this first one is not burned well, the emperor will start killing people in anger and have no place to complain. It's okay to kill yourself, but it's not good to be on an errand anyway. But the emperor doesn't want to affect his family, and he has to do his best for his family.

And Guangxu is not idle, the annual Qing royal dinner is still to be held. Although this year's war is difficult, many domestic and foreign businesses originally thought that this year's royal dinner should be continued, after all, it was a victory. But even if it does, there is no more time to prepare for the business deal. But everyone thought wrong, the emperor ordered to continue the royal dinner on the third day of returning to Beijing, and it was still Wu Rongguang, the president of the Academy of Sciences, who personally inspected the products of the participating merchants, the time was very short, and the preparations were also very busy. But the first place of the New Year's dinner was not in the Taihe Hall in the past.

Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve, noon

Guangxu and the ministers of various countries and representatives of various merchants, under the illumination of the lanterns of the palace maids, all came to the upper floor of the noon gate city. At this time, firecrackers rang out in Yanjing City, and the firecrackers exploded in all directions. Although each house is brightly lit, the entire Yanjing City looks like it is just a little light.

"Far across the ocean, Edison first invented direct current, and since then electric light has lit up human life. However, direct current had a fatal flaw, and the energy loss caused by the huge line loss had to make Mr. Edison have to add a power plant every kilometer. Is there a more economical and practical way to use electricity? The answer is yes. As you know, since I returned to Beijing from Jinzhou, the entire Yanjing City began to lay lighting circuits, and until now, a total of 90,000 electric lights have been laid in Yanjing City, and these 90,000 electric lights only use one power plant. ”

Guangxu clapped his hands, Kou Liancai came up with a large wooden box with two thick wires in tow, and extinguished the lantern in his hand with the palace maids. At Guangxu's signal, all the people on the city tower looked at the dark Yanjing City under the city.

"Now is the time to witness a miracle." Guangxu pressed the only button on the big wooden box, and almost at the same time, all the streets and alleys lit up at the same time. The entire Yanjing City was bathed in light.

The people on the city tower were quiet, and the entire Yanjing City was also quiet. First the children who were playing in the street stopped their cheerful steps, and then the peddlers' pawns walked out of the house amid the children's shouts. Then the dignitaries also came out to see the freshness. Everyone looked up at the bright light bulb, the yellow glow it emitted. The cheers started from one corner and finally spread to the entire Yanjing City.

"Light should belong to the entire human world." Guangxu smiled, this is the effect he wants. 90,000 electric lights lit at the same time were used to confirm the advanced surname of alternating current, and to prepare for the sale of electricity in the future. More importantly, the Chinese people, who have always regarded Western technology as a strange skill, lamented the strength of the West while disdainful of Western technology. If you want to really change the thinking of the people, you must let them experience it. Integrate their lives with the current technology, and let them experience the changes that technology has made to their lives. Only in this way will the Chinese people face it, think about it, and get rid of the Zhu Xue theory formed since the Ming Dynasty. Well, it all starts with electric lights, never with candles.

Ministers and representatives of various merchants all gathered around Wu Rongguang, the president of the Academy of Sciences. Tesla's name rang in everyone's ears. Afterwards, Tesla also specially entered the palace to thank Guangxu, thanking His Majesty the Guangxu Emperor for allowing him to truly realize a scientific reputation.

In the Taihe Palace, between wine and food. All the ministers believed that the Qing State would use alternating current as a sharp weapon and would definitely buy electricity at a high price. Just as they were trying to find a way to snatch the patent from the Qing state, Guangxu announced a shocking news.

"Scientific and technological inventions should not become a sharp weapon used by a certain person or a certain country to check and balance. Every scientific and technological invention should benefit the entire human society. Alternating current has proven to be far higher and more powerful than direct current, and it should also light up the sky of the whole human race. The Qing Dynasty will not monopolize this invention, and the Qing Dynasty will fully open up the manufacturing technology of alternating current. "I said it in a high profile, and the point came. Guangxu changed the topic: "I will set up a global power company, and any country or individual who buys 10,000 sets of power generation equipment from the global power company will automatically own the manufacturing technology of alternating current." At the same time, Global Power will also provide free AC electricity consumption specifications and safe use rules after up to two years of testing, and provide free technical support for a long time. Of course, the patent for alternating current itself still belongs to the president of Global Power. We will also charge royalties for the use of alternating current. Under patent law, we can charge a royalty of US$2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity. However, alternating current should also belong to the whole human race. So I decided to charge only half of the royalties and only one dollar per kilowatt-hour of electricity. ”

The ministers of various countries smiled and applauded, and Guangxu responded with a smile. At this moment, in Guangxuhe's eyes, all the people in front of him changed and a pile of dollars flew in. Another year's New Year's dinner was carried out in a cheerful atmosphere, and a number of business cooperation intentions were reached again. The United States, Germany, and Britain have their own gains. Of course, every New Year's dinner has a somewhat discordant atmosphere, such as Vice Admiral Phillimant, commander of the British Far East Fleet, and Wu Deren, commander of the Pacific Fleet, who are facing each other in the corner, the two are staring at each other, but fortunately, there is Cheng Cheng on the side. Otherwise, Filimante laughed at Wu Deren, who had no appearance, and had to fight with him on the spot.

"As long as the emperor can give me warships and cannonballs, sooner or later Lao Tzu will clean him up with the British." Looking at Filimante in the distance, Wu Deren said hatefully.

Different from the dinner in previous years, in order to increase the publicity of AC, many journalists from various countries were invited to participate in the dinner. As a result, at the dinner, a reporter asked Guangxu his views on the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, which has not yet stopped. Guangxu replied with a smile, saying that Ben launched a war of aggression against the Qing State, and Ruling Zheng suffered the most correct defeat. The Chinese political axe has withdrawn the Pacific Fleet from the previous agreement, so please also say that the political axe of this is facing the reality of failure. The Chinese political axe once again urged the Japanese army to lay down their arms and surrender, and the Chinese political axe will also give the Japanese prisoners of war normal humanitarian treatment......

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask a question." After receiving the agreement, the American reporter White asked: "Is there a difference between the Chinese political axe that was used instead of the Qing political axe in His Majesty's speech just now?" ”

"Before answering this question, I would like to ask a few questions. Taking the United States as an example, the envoys sent by various countries are called ministers to the United States, and those sent to Britain are called ministers to the United Kingdom. Everyone is called Minister Hua. Why? For example, when you leave your country, like Mr. White, you say you're an American. Another example is Mr. Ogne, who is said to be British. And what do you call the Qing people who lived in various countries before? It's called Chinese. Why is that? Because there is a country with a 5,000-year-old civilization in this land, which has been called the land of China since ancient times, everyone in this country calls himself a son and daughter of China, and his culture has long been deeply rooted in the world. Yes, the Qing country is still very poor, and this does not prevent you from identifying with the culture of this 5,000-year-old civilized country. I'm right. It is precisely because of this identification that the term "Chinese" penetrates into every corner of the world. ”

In the quiet Taihe Palace, only Guangxu's voice spoke: "Now I can answer Mr. White's question." Why don't I call myself the Chinese political axe instead of the Qing political axe? If you have read Chinese history, you will understand that since Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor unified the Central Plains and changed its name to Huaxia, the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties, or the Han and Tang dynasties or the current Ming and Qing dynasties, have only left a name on this land. Whether it is a change of kings or dynasties, this land has an unchanging surname. Guangxu took a deep breath, and then said heavily: "Her name is China." (To be continued.) )