Prince Gong Yixin was also in the sedan chair when Aiyena made trouble, and he had some scruples about Aiyena's toughness, especially the sentence that let Lin Haijiang enter Beijing to give me Amma's correct name made Prince Gong Yixin difficult to sleep and eat, Lin Haijiang's Nanyang Naval Division ship was strong, and the British and French couldn't resist it.

Prince Gong Yixin had the intention to send a letter to Lin Haijiang, but there was no good reason to think about it, and he couldn't pull that face when he held his identity as a prince, but after returning to the second palace, the two queen mothers did not recommend that they immediately do something to Zaiyuan, so as not to really stimulate the famous Lin madman, anyway, Zaiyuan's gang of henchmen has been cut off, and he can't make any waves with an empty prince.

If you don't do it, you must do it, and it is better for others to do it yourself, so I made up my mind Prince Gong Yixin hurriedly changed his clothes and entered the palace.

Facing the Queen Mother of the Second Palace, Prince Gong Yixin can be said to be respectful and respectful in his eyes, Xianfeng has been in power for many years, it can be said that he Yixin has not been comfortable at all, and he also knows the reason why Xianfeng looks down on himself, isn't it because Lao Tzu and I are better than you? Are you jealous of Lao Tzu?

What makes Yixin most fortunate is that Xianfeng died early, otherwise Xianfeng is living for more than ten or twenty years, and it should be himself who may not be able to survive first, Yixin knows the source of his rights, so in this regard, he put away the arrogance that he should have in his power when he was established, showing a very old look like a country, and he is not greedy for the rights given by the two palaces, but is in a hurry to push out, and promote Ci'an and Cixi, the two favorite candidates of the empress dowager, and a posture of courage and loyalty to the Qing Dynasty made Ci'an and Cixi extremely moved, They don't understand, how can such a great Qing Dynasty's Optimus Bo Yuzhu and his children have been stunned for so many years?

After giving the seat, Yi Xin kowtowed to thank the queen mother of the two palaces for her grace according to the custom, and the scale of etiquette was as ironclad as ever, no matter how many times Ci'an exempted him from the ceremony, Yi Xin was unwilling, and kept claiming that the great gifts of the monarch and ministers could not be abolished, reminding the queen mother of the two palaces to be benevolent and powerful during the curtain listening to the government, etc.

After saying that there was no nutrition for a while, Ci'an was a little tired, and Yixin hurriedly said when he saw this: "The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, Lin Haijiang seems to have made a big move in the direction of Nanyang, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have been transferred from Guangzhou and Fujian, and all the ships have left the port, which seems to be targeted. ”

Yixin paused, as if he was thinking about understanding Ci'an and Cixi, and then continued: "Zaiyuan has also been in the Zongren Mansion for some time, and Aiyena also went to the Zongren Mansion to make a big fuss some time ago, and this girl's wild surname is not reduced!" I want to ask the queen mother of the two palaces to be benevolent, so let Zaiyuan go, there is no one in their line, cut his prince, and leave a county king enough to support the elderly? ”

Ci'an naturally knew about Ai Yena's wild words, so he pushed the boat down the river and said, "Then I'll bother you, Prince Gong!" ”

Yixin hurriedly said that the ministers did not dare, and the ministers would inform Zaiyuan of the kindness of the queen mother of the two palaces, and believed that Zaiyuan would be deeply grateful for the grace of heaven.

Cixi didn't pay attention to what happened to Zaiyuan, she sighed when she heard Lin Haijiang's dispatch of troops, in her memory, Lin Haijiang was still the loyal minister and righteous man who swore to defend the Qing Dynasty, and now Jingshou's gang has also disappeared, and the powerful Su Shun and Duanhua brothers have also stepped onto Huangquan Road one after the other, it seems that there should be an explanation for this matter, right? It's been a long time since the will went down, and I haven't seen the Nanyang sailors last time or anything? Could it be that he really wants to rebel or hate the court? Or simply can't believe the court?

Cixi frowned slightly and said: "The sixth master will go back to check if there is a Nanyang sailor in a while, don't let the black-hearted and filthy ghosts underground be delayed, it is common sense that people will not believe us if they are unfair to others before." ”

Yixin nodded and said: "But this Nanyang Russia is really not like a word, there are forty or fifty deputy generals, staff generals, and travelogues in Nanyang, and they were truncated by bandits on land, and they arrived in Guangzhou with great difficulty, and they were told that the Nanyang Naval Division's Yamen was actually located in such a place as the old port?" He also accepted the loyalty of those overseas remnants and did not report to the imperial court, and these are forgotten, lawless, and it is said that his warship shelled the Hong Kong police headquarters of the English in the previous paragraph, and the foreigner died in one place, and the foreigner thanked him in turn? I wondered how this good thing had made him catch up with it. ”

After listening to Yixin's words, Ci'an puffed up and said to Cixi: "See, the sixth prince has begun to play tricks with you and me, obviously talking about the Nanyang Lin Haijiang, in fact, referring to the ironclad warships of the Nanyang, because with this warship, foreigners dare not act rashly, and secretly remind you of the silver I allocated to the Beiyang Naval Division!" ”

Cixi glanced at Yixin and said: "This Nanyang sailor was built by his Lin family, and the court only gave the will of the Tao, and then the dirty ghosts of the household department saw that the emperor would not wait to see Lin Haijiang, so he privately stopped his military salary, so this is the big problem of Nanyang and the imperial court, I think I can add some of the silver on the Beiyang side, after all, it is only to spread out the posture, Zeng Guofan has many places to use money, and the blood-stained battlefield of his Sanxiang children who have long hair in the chaos are all loyal ministers and righteous men of my Qing Dynasty, and it is time to pay for them, The rules of the previous set of group training are no longer applicable, we would rather be tighter in the palace than Beiyang, we are still counting on Beiyang to deter Nanyang to resist foreigners! ”

Yixin didn't expect Cixi to be able to say such insightful words, and if you think about it carefully, it doesn't look like Cixi's words? Could it be that someone behind the scenes can't give advice? If someone is pointing, then who will this person be?

Ci'an thought for a while and said: "After a while, I will make the will, and generally do it as I say, the affairs of Beiyang are the top priority, and we need to do it quickly, the mourning family does not understand the matter of swords and soldiers, and I don't understand the power of the ironclad warships of the sailors. A very aura little guy! Zeng Greenqin said that Lin Haijiang has a killing aura, can you call him Rujing, let's spread out the previous misunderstanding and talk about it? ”

Yixin glanced at Ci'an, who was a little wishful thinking, Ci'an's plan was obviously to bring the Nanyang Naval Division back to the imperial court, so that the Beiyang Naval Division would be built, just like the two fists of the imperial court.

But this can only be wishful thinking, who can have the ability to bring Lin Haijiang to Gyeonggi? Then give a secretary to the Ministry of War, or the Minister of Military Aircraft, encircle Lin Haijiang, and then divide the Nanyang Naval Division, and win over the division one by one? Sure enough, I think it's better than singing!

Yixin smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid there is not much chance of letting Lin Haijiang enter Beijing, Lin Haijiang will not be fooled by this, it is better for the imperial court to send a large official to pacify the Nanyang side." ”

As soon as Yixin's words came out, he already realized that he was wrong, he was accusing Ci'an of not having a good heart, so he hurriedly explained: "I'm afraid that the benevolence and righteousness of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and the people below the heart will not be able to understand it, Lin Haijiang will not be able to enter Beijing rashly, and when the time comes, he will fall into the face of the imperial court. ”

Ci'an nodded expressionlessly and said: "The mourning family is not afraid of any infamy, if you can really put the Nanyang ironclad warships under the command of the imperial court, even if the mourning family is scolded by the world, what does it matter if I lose Lin Haijiang?" ”

Cixi hurriedly said on the side: "Sister, don't be like this, let my sister worry me!" ”

Ci'an snorted and said, "Is it easy for our orphans and widows to support the Qing Dynasty?" Outside the Yangyi knock on the door, inside the hair is in chaos, the Nanyang Navy has the self-esteem of the soldiers, the monarch is not a monarch, the minister is not a minister, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty you all open your eyes to see! ”

"The Queen Mother, please pay attention to the golden body!" Yixin saw Ci'an like this, so he hurriedly turned over and knelt down.

Ci'an slowed down and said suddenly, "Who are you going to send to Nanyang?" ”

Yixin was slightly stunned and said: "There are not many suitable candidates in the court, you need to be weighty enough, and you have to understand, it is best to make friends with Lin Haijiang." ”

Ci'an hesitated for a while and said: "I'm afraid it's hard to find such a person, and Zaiyuan is one in front of me, but it's hard to be afraid that he can afford to give him a heavy responsibility just after he is released." ”

Yixin's meaning is already very obvious, taking a step back and saying that Zaiyuan doesn't seem to be weighty enough, a criminal minister who has just been released can represent the imperial court? Obviously not, Yixin himself is a very good candidate, but he is not willing to take risks, if Lin Haijiang really wants to pull the flag and set off a cannon to rebel, killing him to sacrifice the flag can be unjustly killed.

Suddenly, Cixi, who had been speechless, spoke: "Sister, the sixth prince, I am going to take a trip to Nanyang, and you ordered some people who understand the sailor to follow from the Zeng Guo Domain in Beiyang." ”

"No!" Yixin just said a word and was stopped by Cixi with a wave of her hand, Cixi smiled slightly and said: "There is a sister Jianguo Zhen who naturally relaxes to me, the Qing Dynasty can do without me, but it must not be without you, sister, I expect that Lin Haijiang will not dare to do anything to me, he dares to risk the disapproval of the world?" Kill me as an unarmed woman? Let the world's scholars discuss it? ”

Cixi slowed down for a moment and continued: "I have seen this Lin Haijiang twice before, and I am more impressed, as my empress dowager, I deign to go to him if he has no objections, he must repent, and return to serve my court, even if he has bad intentions, he will not harm me, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, this risk is worth taking my risk, even if he kills me by taking 10,000 steps back, he Lin Haijiang will be tantamount to exposing his true face in front of the world, even if he is alone, he can only be rampant for a while, those who win the hearts of the people are safe in the world, and those who are in the hearts of scholars stabilize the world, The hearts of the people are just around the words of the scholars! ”

Ci'an and Yixin looked at each other for a moment, obviously Cixi's determination and generosity frightened them, Ci'an tried to dissuade them several times, but Cixi was willing.

According to Cixi's instructions, only the personal palace maid and a few guards and a few ministers from Beiyang were sent to Tianjin, and 800 miles were sent to expedite the Nanyang Navy Division to send a ship to pick up the Empress Dowager Feng.

Yixin was very impressed when he heard Cixi's arrangement, those warships in Gyeonggi were far less safe than the warships in Nanyang, and this move first showed goodwill to Lin Haijiang, and at the same time told the world that I went to the Nanyang Naval Division, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

After Yi Xin retreated, he hurriedly sent someone to Tianjin to contact Zeng Guofan, and asked him to send a capable person who knew how to follow the empress dowager to inspect the Nanyang Navy, and then Yi Xin went directly to the Zongren Mansion.

In the Zongren Mansion, Yixin saw Zaiyuan whose temples had turned pale, and at this moment Zaiyuan had long lost his previous spirit, and the gray hair in the anxiety gradually increased, Zaiyuan saw Yixin coming in person, and suddenly his hand was trembling, and he hit a bowl of white rice porridge on the ground.

Aiyena stood aside and stared at Yixin, who was furious when she saw the white porridge, and then shouted: "Let all the stewards of the Zongren Mansion get out of here?" You don't need to ask for a head that doesn't have a cup of tea! ”

Immediately, Yixin turned around and saluted Zaiyuan and said, "It's my responsibility not to take care of you, wait for me to deal with these eight people to vent your anger." ”

Zaigaki is naturally a person who has experienced wind and rain, this time I thought it was dead, but it turned out to be a turning point? Zaiyuan is not worried about the two palaces or Yixin, what kind of moths are coming out of this devil at the moment, how can he still die once?

But after a while, more than a dozen fifth- and sixth-grade stewards and scribes of the Zongren Mansion knelt in front of the door, and Yixin didn't say a word, waved his hand and shouted: "Who gave your dog the courage to do this to Prince Yi?" How dare you Riba do that? If I don't let you know this time, I'm afraid you won't know who my Prince Gong is, come on! Hit fifty boards hard, and you have to hit hard! ”

The criminal responsibility of the Zongren Mansion is all the kung fu passed down from generation to generation, and there is no ten years of kung fu that can not touch the torture stick at all, you must know that those who enter here are all clans, as long as they can see the sun the next morning, they basically have a time to go out, and they can't afford to offend, put a piece of paper on the tofu, and a piece of paper flies across the board Tofu is fine, this is called playing skillfully, the heavy beating is to bring the sound, and the blood flowers are good-looking, and the black and white impermanence and silent stick is the real deadly hand! A stick of soul returned to the west, the brain was not injured, and the brain became a mush.

In the midst of a burst of crying daddy and mother, Yi Xin hugged Zaiyuan and said: "Let you be wronged and frightened, the thoughts of the queen mother of the two palaces, we have to be considerate as subordinates, the first few Ai Ye Na and Ai Gege scolded me, helpless!" We are also acting on orders, I will be able to protect one and protect one, rely on the courage to protect you for a few days, the two palaces are very happy these days, the king continued to say on this spot, the queen mother of the two palaces is a person who misses the old, and the palms and backs of the hands of the clan are meat, so I pardoned you, pulled out the prince's Yulu, rewarded the king of the county, and Ai Gege followed the Queen Mother of the West Palace to inspect the Nanyang sailors. ”

Zaiyuan knows that Yixin is selling to himself, and his daughter is probably a hostage, and I am afraid that the only thing left in his life is to walk birds, raise fish, and plant flowers and plants.

At this moment, Zaiyuan didn't know that his daughter's wild words after he was imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion would definitely be scared to death if he knew.

After Yixin sent Zaiyuan's father and daughter back to the house, he went to the inner treasury to send back all the items that had been copied from Prince Yi's mansion, and sent people from the repair office to the palace to tidy up.

Looking at the devastated and ruined eyes, a cloudy tear flowed out of the corner of his eyes, and in just over two months, the splendid palace was already dilapidated, and his own prince had become the king of the county.

After the non-stop Yixin finished the matter of Zaiyuan, he took more than 100 guards to Tianjin Wei's Beiyang Yamen and went straight to the Beiyang Yamen, he wanted Zeng Guofan to select cadres to accompany the Empress Dowager of the West to inspect the Nanyang Naval Division, after all, this naval division is a layman to see the excitement, an insider to see the doorway, no one who understands can not see the reason at all.

Zeng Guofan was also very surprised by the sudden arrival of Prince Gong Yixin, and before he opened the middle door and fired a cannon to welcome him out of the gate, Yixin, who had galloped all the way, touched the sweat and dust on the top of his head and said: "Lord Zeng, we don't have to be so polite between us, what kind of person I Yixin is, don't you count it in your heart?" ”

Seeing this, Zeng Guofan hurriedly wanted to apologize, but Yixin grabbed Zeng Guofan and waved his hand and said: "I have a secret conversation with Lord Zeng, and those who are close to a hundred steps will not be killed!" ”

Zeng Guofan immediately cheered up when he heard what Yixin said, could it be that Prince Gong Yixin brought a secret decree? Or is there something big going on in the court? Zeng Guofan couldn't understand it after thinking about it, so he had to wait with a solemn expression after Yixin washed his face and rinsed his mouth with tea.

Yixin let out a long breath and said to Zeng Guofan: "The Empress Dowager of the West Palace is preparing to inspect the Nanyang Navy Division Lin Haijiang, you have to send a few people who know how to prepare the Navy Division to find out the actual situation in Nanyang, it is best to take the opportunity to win over, understand?" ”

Zeng Guofan looked at Yixin and nodded cautiously, but he was extremely disdainful in his heart, in his opinion, those masters in the court who had bad ideas didn't think about problems with their heads, and Lin Haijiang's people could also be wooed? It's hard to even get to the top now.

Yixin didn't know that Lin Haijiang's subordinates were all a group of hot-blooded young people, surprisingly young, what did they bring over to wear? Is it impossible to seal the total army?

However, Zeng Guofan did not say it clearly, this kind of thing of co-opting and buying is originally a matter of planning and success, no one dares to pack a ticket, and Zeng Guofan thought about the candidate and decided to send Tang Jiayao and Li Hongzhang.

Zeng Guofan did not pretend to dissuade the Empress Dowager of the West not to risk herself, but arranged the entourage very neatly, which made Yixin very satisfied, for Zeng Guofan Yixin's plan is to use it immediately, and at the same time to suppress it, after all, Zeng Guofan is a Hanchen, and if it echoes with Lin Haijiang in the south and north, the Qing Dynasty will be dangerous, the middle is the bone and blood, and the west is the fur is Yixin's so-called basic tone and attitude towards foreign affairs, and the Beiyang Navy must be firmly controlled in the hands of the imperial court.

Yixin sent a telegram to Guangzhou in the name of the Military Aircraft Department in Tianjin, saying that he would send a ship to Tianjin to pick up the Empress Dowager's phoenix, and the Empress Dowager would want to colonel the Nanyang Naval Division and the infantry army, and reward the generals for their meritorious service to the country several times.

(To be continued)