Li Jurong hurried to Yang Zao'er, and in the female teacher's dormitory in the university hall, Li Jurong and Yang Zao'er sat opposite each other: "Before you went to see the emperor, you also heard what my father said, the emperor's violent spirit is getting stronger, and it is a blessing to live in a non-state for a long time." The emperor is concerned about the safety of the world, and his every move affects the rise and fall of the dynasty, and you don't need to say that you understand these truths. My father said that there was a way to stop the emperor's anger, and I don't have to guess to know that he must be planning to start a war with somewhere, and he wanted to use killing to calm the emperor's anger. But this method is tantamount to quenching thirst by drinking, because killing can only bring greater anger. There is only one way to truly calm the anger, and that is that only the gentleness of a woman can quell the boundless killing." ”

"Don't look at the current level of the country, in fact, there are rough waves under the sea. And the Empress of Han became the last stone to flatten this wave. But have you ever thought that once the emperor really marries a woman who doesn't speculate, can the world be peaceful? The emperor takes the country as his responsibility and sacrifices a lot for the country. Maybe in the future, maybe the emperor can find a better candidate, but at the moment, as the emperor said, there is no more suitable person than you to be the queen. My sister knows that you have never had a relationship with the emperor, but my sister sincerely hopes that you can become the queen, so that it is not only good for the country and the people, but it is just bitter for you. ”

"Sister-" Yang Zao'er crawled in Li Jurong's arms and cried bitterly. Li Jurong just hugged Yang Zao'er, and the sisters chatted without a word, and chatted for a long, long time. Until the dead of night.

The next day, Li Jurong folded the quilt for Yang Zao'er and hurried home, but by the time he got home, Li Hongzhang had already gone to the court. Li Jurong asked the housekeeper to wait outside the morning court in person until he saw Li Xiang.

It's business as usual this morning. Only the emperor was absent-minded. Li Hongzhang had just come down from the morning court, and he heard from the housekeeper that the eldest lady had an urgent report about state affairs, and he didn't know anything. Li Hongzhang said goodbye to his colleagues and hurried home. Li Julian, who saw her father, told Li Hongzhang about the words and deeds they had seen the emperor yesterday. But she persuaded Yang Zao'er all night, but she didn't agree. Only then did Li Hongzhang know why the emperor was so preoccupied in the early dynasty, and he also understood the importance of Yang Zaoer to the emperor at this time.

Li Hongzhang hurried back to the State Council. At this time, the Criminal Department had already gone down to investigate the case. The Ministry of Military Affairs and the General Staff Headquarters are discussing and confirming the battle plan at the military academy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is shuttling between the legations of various countries, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is also going to the warehouse for the allocation of supplies. Li Hongzhang briefly recounted Yang Zao'er's affairs to the three Shangshu of the officials, households, and workers, so the Qing Premier and the three Shangshu rushed to the university hall in official uniforms.

Li Hongzhang and Sanbu Shangshu got off the bus and stepped into the campus. No one saw it, only asked about Yang Zao'er's whereabouts, and hurried to the classroom where Yang Zao'er was in class. Principal Gu Hongming hurried over, only to see the four elders just standing outside the classroom and quietly listening to the sound of classes in the classroom. The teaching is rigorous, and even if the emperor comes, it cannot be interrupted.

In the classroom, Yang Zaoer is in class, which is a lesson about history. The course tells the history of the rise and fall of dynasties. However, Yang Zao'er deliberately raised the question of whether the battle in the emperor's harem made the dynasty from prosperity to weakness. The discussion was intense. Various claims were made. But the fact that can't be changed is that the Han Dynasty has weakened since the rebellion of Emperor Wu and Wu Gu, and Wu Zetian finally turned Tang into Zhou after making wind and rain in the harem. Emperor Tang Ming took his daughter-in-law as a concubine, and finally fell into a gentle township and ignored state affairs, which led to the Anshi Rebellion, which made the Tang Dynasty in full swing fall day by day. The former Ming Dynasty was also because the harem eunuchs were too powerful, which eventually led to their downfall. Although it is a combination of various reasons to make a dynasty go from prosperity to decline, it cannot be denied that the emperor's harem during this period was also not peaceful.

The bell rang for the end of class, and Li Hongzhang pushed open the door of the classroom and walked in with the three books. It turned out that the noisy class was quiet.

"Students, they all talk about family and prosperity. But as the emperor of a country and the rise and fall of the world, his family affairs are not yet stable. Will the country be able to settle down? Li Hongzhang said.

In the small conference room, Li Hongzhang talked a lot with Sanbu Shangshu and Yang Zaoer, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the people's small righteousness, from the current situation of the dynasty to the emperor's increasingly violent nature. It's a lot of talk. It's a mess. inadvertently told Yang Zaoer about a real unpeaceful country.

"Miss Yang, we are not here to persuade you, but to tell you a fact. The imperial court is drafting a massive military campaign. This is a battle plan involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers. But it was also an impromptu and unprepared plan. As soon as the war began, rivers of blood flowed. Implement such an inadequately prepared military plan. The future is extremely uncertain, and the soldiers of the dynasty will have to pay more than a hundred times the price to achieve it. Honestly. We are reluctant to carry out this project, because we cannot let the blood of the soldiers be shed in vain. But this is a plan that we need to continue. This is exactly what I told you yesterday, the only way we can think of to calm the violent anger in the emperor's heart. The ministries are making the final revision of the plan, which will be formally documented tomorrow, and will be revised again at the end, and will be formally submitted to the DPRK meeting for discussion the day after tomorrow. You know, this kind of plan should be prepared in a year or three years, but right now, we only have three days. In fact, the court meeting just saw that the emperor did not agree, because I and the eight departments had already agreed. Now there is an opportunity for the soldiers of the dynasty not to have to sacrifice in vain, and as ministers, we must always work hard to fight for it, which is also the purpose of our visit today. We won't force you to do anything, and whatever decision you make, we will respect it. Li Hongzhang finished these words for a long time, and when he finished speaking, he was like putting down the big stone in his heart and sitting quietly on the chair.

"You all said you wouldn't force me, but all of you were pushing me. The emperor threatened me with the righteousness of the world, Sister Ju threatened me with the future of the country, and you threatened me with the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Is it that if I don't agree to be the queen, I will really become an unkind, unrighteous, disloyal and unfilial woman. I'm just an ordinary woman, I didn't think I would have to carry such a heavy burden, and I can't afford it. What I want is that one day I can marry a man from an ordinary family, have children, teach my father and children, and live this life in harmony. But what are you all doing, you're all pushing me. The emperor above 10,000 people, the majestic minister, why do you want to find a woman like me who just wants to be ordinary. I regret why I listened to my father and came to Beijing to study. Father, are you doing this for your daughter's good or for her daughter's sake? Yang Zao'er crawled on the table and cried: "You guys go." Let's go, let's go—"

The four ministers looked embarrassed. They looked at each other but were speechless. Yang Zao'er is right, everyone who has spoken to her since the emperor is forcing her in different ways. Maybe she has no ambition, maybe she thinks she's just ordinary, but the dynasty needs her to sacrifice herself to achieve the country. For an ordinary woman, this may be really cruel, but now it has become the only way. Unless she stays forever.

But such an ambitious woman is also the best candidate for the queen, because the harem led by such a woman is the most peaceful. The emperor is destined to fight for the country, and killing is the inevitable way for the emperor to revitalize the country to resist foreign insults. Being able to return to the calm and peaceful palace after the monstrous slaughter is decisive for stabilizing the mind of an emperor. The emperor who has lived in a peaceful atmosphere for many years is also benevolent.

Li Hongzhang understood this truth, but the woman in front of him was really unwilling. The emperor was born and died for the country, and the ministers were exhausted about the country. Didn't even he, Li Hongzhang, take the initiative to give up Beiyang for the sake of the stability of the country? He can do it, but he has to force the weak woman in front of him to do it, Li Hongzhang really can't make up his mind.

As an emperor, you can't avoid killing, and you can't force you to be angry. And the more ambitious the emperor, the greater the anger that will bring about greater killing. The bloody battle of Tianzhuangtai was the beginning of the emperor's own killing, and since then, anger has continued to gather in his heart. The emperor has always firmly suppressed his anger. Therefore, it is said that the emperor's self-control is very strong, but it is better to say that the situation of the dynasty at that time was unfavorable to the emperor, and the pressure from the Western Empress Dowager and foreigners helped the emperor to suppress the anger. When there is a lot of pressure outside, the emperor can use external pressure to subdue the anger in his heart. In this way, he calmly dealt with the complex situation at home and abroad, moved back the disadvantages step by step, and finally achieved the image of a holy monarch. But when the power of the Queen Mother of the West was lost. Japan and Tsarist Russia were defeated at the feet of the emperor one by one, and they even took the opportunity of the South Seas to test Britain. Finally. While the emperor successfully grasped the power of the country, the Qing Dynasty also obtained a relatively equal right of dialogue with foreigners through successive victories in East Asia. At this time, the emperor, who had no external pressure, finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

But the emperor's importance to the dynasty is more important than all the people combined. It is not only the emperor who controls the righteousness of the world and can deter the army, but the most important thing is that the emperor has a vision that no one can reach. If such an emperor is really controlled by violent spirits, it is definitely not only hopeless for the country to prosper, but also pushes the country to the brink of destruction. If she really wanted to force Yang Zao'er, she could only agree whether she agreed or not. Yang Zao'er, who was forced into the palace, could only enter the palace with a body of resentment, and this resentment would eventually merge into the emperor's anger, making the emperor's anger heavier and heavier. In this way, it will not only harm Yang Zao'er, but also harm the emperor. Only by letting her really open her mind and voluntarily enter the palace can she bring real peace to the palace. I still want to let her volunteer, after thinking about it for a long time, it was really time to speak, but Li Hongzhang just opened his mouth, but he still couldn't speak. But the other three still shook their heads and remained silent.

When the eyes of the other three focused on the emperor's master Sun Jianai, Sun Jianai took a deep breath and stood up, hugged his fists to Yang Zao'er, who was still crying on the table, and said: "The old man is the emperor's master Sun Jianai, and he has been teaching the emperor since he was a child, so it can be said that the emperor is the old man." The emperor has been benevolent since he was a child, and he also respects the old man, and the old man also has high hopes for this student. Later, when the emperor grew up, the old man was less than the emperor's side, but the emperor's words and deeds were concerned. Whether it was the Qing-Japanese War or the Qing-Russian War, the emperor came to the battlefield in order to protect the country, and for this reason, the emperor even used himself as bait. has been bullied by foreigners for many years, and finally ushered in an emperor who is willing to fight to the death for the country and can lead the country to prosperity and strength. As a courtier and a citizen, the old man is willing to sacrifice everything for the emperor, including his life. Of course, you don't have to mind this old man's personal thoughts. What you will do is your own business. That's all the old man said, it's up to you to decide what to do, girl. The old man and the others took their leave. ”

The four old ministers left, but Yang Zao'er's cry became louder and louder. It was quiet outside the conference room and no one bothered the room. Although the playground downstairs was full of people, no one could approach it, because the Prime Minister had left enough guards to guard outside the conference room.

Yang Zao'er was tired of crying, and she staggered out of the conference room. The guards outside the door did not speak, and walked around her.

"Can you stay away from me, I don't want to see you." Yang Zao'er was a little hysterical.

"Girl, please forgive me, the humble duty is also on the orders of the Prime Minister to protect the safety of the girl. The girl can rest assured that the order received by the lowly rank is only to escort the girl until tomorrow, and that she will withdraw early the day after tomorrow. In the meantime, the girl is pleased. ”

Yang Zao'er entered the dormitory angrily and slammed the door shut. Yang Zao'er thought a lot about it in the door, and no one came in during this period, except for bringing her food. Yang Zao'er just thought about it and fell asleep. In her dream, she seems to have become a queen, and she is not majestic. In the dream, it seems that she has returned to her hometown, married into an ordinary family, and lived a busy life for the next meal. In her dream, she seemed to be sitting on the top of the mountain again, watching the morning sun rise. It's like swimming in the water and watching the sun set...... Many, much more.

Guangxu was as usual, after taking a bath and watching the stars play the melodica, the tune was very peaceful.

The sun still rises and sets year after year, and it never changes for anyone. The emperor got up and ran as usual, washed and changed into court clothes. The ministers do the same thing day after day, but the content of the compromises keeps changing. At this moment, Kou Liancai was guarding this end of the Yingtai Bridge, looking at the other end of the bridge with his eyes blank, unable to take his eyes off it.

The sun slipped through the sky, and the glow of the sun rising in the east turned into a sunset in the west, and the red sunlight rendered the horizon beautiful. After the emperor finished dealing with the day's government affairs, he stretched his waist early and returned to the main building, and then sat in the sunset and quietly watched the sunset slowly set. When night fell and the sky was full of stars, the emperor took a deep breath: "It's late at night, it's time to sleep." Tomorrow, when the sun rises, it's another beautiful day. ”

Kou Liancai waited for the emperor to fall asleep, and returned to the end of the Yingtai Bridge, his eyes wide open to see every passing in front of him. But when the palace door was locked, he didn't wait for the person he wanted to see. Kou Liancai chose to sleep in the gatehouse today, but he sat behind the gatehouse and still looked at the other side of the bridge through the glass.

"Bang Bang But the lights were still bright in the staff headquarters, but the prime minister, the eight secretaries, and the directors of the two bureaus let out a long sigh, and then continued the work they had not completed.

The sun rose, the emperor went to court in good spirits, and the ministers also dragged their tired bodies up. No different from usual.

The closed door of the university hall opened, and Yang Zao'er, who had slept for a day and was in a mess, finally couldn't help the hunger in her stomach and opened the door and came out. The guards outside the door still stood straight, and when they saw her coming, they just saluted her, and then silently beckoned the soldiers to gather, and then left quietly. Although everyone in the university hall was curious about what happened to Yang Zao'er, they all consciously didn't ask. Just watched her go to the office after breakfast to pack her belongings.

After lunch, Yang Zao'er went back to the dormitory to pack her bags, took a shower, changed into her favorite white dress, and then picked up the simple bags that had been packed and handed the dormitory key to the dormitory manager.

The dormitory attendant, an elderly aunt, took the key handed to her by Yang Zao'er and asked, "Is Miss Zao'er leaving?" If you just take time off and go out for a few days, you don't have to hand over the keys. ”

"Thank you Auntie for taking care of me all the time. I'll be back, but I don't need this key. Yang Zao'er smiled very sweetly and happily.

The aunt in charge only knew that this was related to the fact that the senior official of the court came to Yang Zao'er the day before, but she didn't know what it was. The dormitory manager walked out of the room, watched Yang Zao'er in a white dress walk to the school gate from a distance, glanced back again, and then walked out firmly in the light of the west. (To be continued......)