The next day, the Imperial Palace Government Building

As in the past, Guan Mingtang wore a Western-style tuxedo and a bow tie top hat, which is a typical Western-style dress, for those typical Westernized officials, they are not used to wearing clothes that imitate military uniforms, and often choose suits, at this time he respectfully followed a palace attendant to His Majesty's office and walked in front of His Majesty

"Zheqin, sit"

Beckoning Guan Mingtang to sit down, Chen Moran glanced at him first, and saw that his prime minister had a tense face today, so he said

"What? Zheqin, what's the matter today? ”

For many things, Chen Moran has already delegated power, or rather, lazy, no longer personally acts, in fact, the governance of a country, it is exactly like this, even the emperor cannot do everything personally, just like the officials below the imperial province, now they are appointed and dismissed by the Ministry of the Interior, and the imperial family is just a symbol

issued a letter of appointment

Only when it comes to military affairs, the emperor will personally deal with it, but even so, sometimes Chen Moran still feels that there are too many things, so that he is tired, and sometimes when he is extremely tired, he really envies those hypocrites who don't need to ask about almost anything, just need to be a symbol of the country, at least they don't need to worry, personal mistakes lead to the decline of the country

Of course, that thought is just a thought, in Chen Moran's opinion, maybe he will make a mistake, but he will never make a big mistake, this country, now is not the time to hand it over to others, at least not when he needs to let go, and when he needs to let go...... Maybe let it go

However, now is not the time to let go, and as the ruler of the empire, he must lead the country towards the goal he has in mind...... A powerful country, a real power, in a few decades, can compete with the country across the ocean and share the thousand-year empire equally

In order to realize this thousand-year-old imperial dream, he must persevere, no matter what, and must make a "wise and correct" decision

"Minister......

Hesitating, Guan Mingtang didn't know if he should mention that incident had plagued him all night yesterday, although he made a decision at dawn, but in fact, until now he was still a little hesitant

Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Moran's eyes were slightly cold

"I'm not a faint king, I don't hesitate to say anything directly"

Chen Moran didn't realize that in recent years, especially in the past year, his temper had changed significantly, he was disgusted with what his subordinates were hiding when they spoke to him, and he didn't like their hesitation, even in the face of his most trusted ministers, he still couldn't accept their hesitation, in his opinion, their hesitation might have hidden something else

"Minister......

After hesitating again, Guan Mingtang gritted his teeth and said what he had been thinking about all night yesterday, although he knew that it was not something he should interfere with, but as the prime minister of the empire, there were some things he had to consider

"Originally, His Majesty's family affairs, the ministers were not good at overstepping, and the foreign ministers talked about the internal affairs of the royal family, so there was nothing to talk about......"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Guan Mingtang's words were true, foreign ministers are not allowed to meddle in the internal affairs of the royal family, this is a regulation established after the founding of the empire, in order to avoid the collusion between foreign ministers and princes, it is directly established from the constitution "The emperor's primogeniture inheritance system", of course, for the future, Chen Moran is not worried, there is no need to worry about the future There will be a faint monarch, after all, in his opinion, he may be the last "**" emperor in China, as for the future of China, it will be constitutionalized at the right time, at least Chen Moran has always regarded himself"Enlightened and wise emperor", and not a lone husband

"Oh......"

After pondering for a moment, Chen Moran glanced at Guan Mingtang, he was one of his most trusted ministers, it can be said that since he was dug from the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion to his side that year, he trusted him, but now what he wants to talk about is "family affairs"? …,

"Your Majesty, yesterday, the minister saw the crown prince and Princess Nasha of Russia together......"

Since it has been said, Guan Mingtang will continue to say it no matter what, until he clearly expresses his thoughts, which was in the past and is the same now

“…… From the courtier's point of view, the foreign minister should not interfere in the marriage of the crown prince, but Your Majesty, as the prime minister of the empire and the vice president of the House of Nobles, must take into account the overall situation of the country."

"Oh......"

In response, Chen Moran did not show much emotion, but asked casually

"So, Zheqin, are you against Yixuan and Nasha's engagement?"

Although it was just a true idea that he had not told outsiders, since someone had asked now, Chen Moran didn't mind asking

"Your Majesty, if the crown prince is engaged to any countryman, even the daughter of an ordinary person, the minister will not object, and sincerely wishes it, but ......"

was silent, but Guan Mingtang was reluctant to continue, and there were some things he didn't want to say

"But...... The queen is a foreigner."

Chen Moran took the initiative to speak for him, and when he said this, he sighed lightly

"In the eyes of many people, no matter what the queen is, she will always be a foreigner and a foreigner"

"Panic"

"Okay"

Waving his hand, Chen Moran glanced at Guan Mingtang, who was talking about panic, but his face also showed a little helplessness

"There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just to tell the truth"

"The minister has no such intention"

For the empress, Guan Mingtang has never had any other ideas, the experience of living abroad all the year round, so that he is not like many people, full of defensive psychology or hostility, in his opinion, compared with the previous dynasties, the Chinese dynasty is undoubtedly extremely lucky, in Chinese history, the founding monarch of any dynasty is wise, but it is difficult to meet a queen with a national heart, and Ji Li may not be Chinese, and even skin color and appearance are different from Chinese, but she was born into a British noble, But there is a European aristocratic view of the people, their aristocratic status, requiring them to contribute themselves to the country, they belong to the country and the people, they often regard the people as their own family, and this has obviously affected the majesty in front of him, as for the crown prince, is deeply influenced by this concept, this concept is by no means different from the Chinese dynasties of the royal concept of "home as the world", the family as the world, but the interests of the family above the interests of the world

Because of this, in Guan Mingtang's opinion, the luckiest thing in the Chinese Dynasty is to have such a queen, how could he be dissatisfied with this queen? But his ideas are only personal thoughts, and he must take into account the whole country, take into account the thoughts of all the people

"The minister didn't mean that, and then he didn't know what the people would think."

Guan Mingtang's answer made Chen Moran silent for a while, what Guan Mingtang said was the truth

"Although the ordinary people's family has now accepted the queen's non-Han identity, if the crown princess of the Chinese Empire is still a foreigner, how can the royal bloodline deal with herself?"

Glancing up at His Majesty, Guan Mingtang stood up and bowed deeply

"In the eyes of the people, His Majesty expelled the Tartar Kuang Zheng Chinese orthodoxy, and thus won the hearts of the people, and was elected emperor, but if the royal blood could not be maintained because of this, it would only cause trouble if it was instigated by those who had a heart...... Minister...... Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Ignorant whining"

While sneering, Chen Moran spit out four words, looked at Guan Mingtang, who bowed deeply, and said:

"My family, how can they be allowed to discuss"

"Yes...... The emperor's family affairs are naturally the emperor's family affairs...... But the royal family is selfless."

"The royal is not a private matter"

waved his hand, interrupting Guan Mingtang's words, and then continued: ...,

"So, every time I make a decision, I have to fully consider China's interests, and that, Zheqin, have you ever understood?"

Slightly stunned in his heart, Guan Mingtang replied truthfully:

"In Israel's view, China has no need to marry Russia at present and in the future......"

The dignified crown prince of China, the future emperor of China, married the daughter of a Russian grand duke, although she is also a princess, but in the eyes of the people, it is simply ...... Drop, of course, is important, the royal bloodline...... Don't think about it, Guan Mingtang can guess what some old masters in the countryside will say at that time, those old masters may not have much power, but their influence among the people must be taken into account, if even they blame the royal family, then ......

"The Chinese Empire does not yet need the marriage of the crown prince to maintain relations between China and other countries"

snorted dissatisfiedly, looking at Guan Mingtang, who seemed extremely confident when he said this, Chen Moran suddenly smiled, don't blame them, they can't see the future at all:

"Who said that the marriage of the crown prince should be used to maintain relations with other countries"

After that, Chen Moran smiled again:

"Even if I am incompetent, I am not incompetent enough to maintain the situation of the country by relying on peace and kin."

His Majesty's words made Guan Mingtang confused for a while, and he looked at His Majesty:

"Your Majesty, is the minister wrong? Minister......"

Just as he was about to make amends, another word came to his ears

"What's wrong, Nasha's girl is very good, and she is not a foreigner, her mother is a nobleman in China, and marrying her is not a bad thing, if they are happy, I will not object"

"Your Majesty......"

When Guan Mingtang was anxious to persuade, Chen Moran, who was holding the teacup, used the lid of the cup to flick the floating tea leaves, and then took a sip of tea and said:

"Zheqin, a foreign princess is not worthy of the crown prince of China, is she?"

Blinking nervously, the small beads of sweat on his forehead became more and more dense, Guan Mingtang didn't know how to answer for a while, the mother of the foreign princess was His Majesty's righteous sister

"Minister......

Caressing the wall of the teacup from Jingdezhen, Chen Moran smiled slightly

"In your opinion, the princess of Russia is not worthy, but what if it is the tsar of the Russian Empire?" (To be continued)