Among the various ministries of the New Dynasty Government Council, the Ministry of Education used the former Ministry of Rites Yamen as the official office, and the Lifan Yuan on East Chang'an Street was transformed into the Yamen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The official office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consists of the main hall and the side hall. The main entrance of the main hall has four carved beams and pillars, which is full of momentum. The main hall is two stories high, and the second floor is a double-layer eaves design, looking at the past from afar, the roof of the main building is cone-shaped, solemn and dignified.

The plaque of the side hall of the yamen, "Guest Division", is actually the meeting place for foreign affairs, and at this time, there is a clash of words and swords.

Viscount Bulin, the Russian consul general in Yanjing, and Zhang Youcun, the first vice minister of foreign affairs of the new DPRK, are holding urgent consultations on bilateral relations.

The six kings fled to Rovsk, and there were not a few new troops, banner soldiers, and civilians who fled to the north of Heilongjiang outside the Guan, all of which were resettled by the political axe of the Far East of Tsarist Russia.

Brin returned to Yanjing and became the consul general of Tsarist Russia in Yanjing.

Now under the city of Nibuchu, several Tsarist Russian immigrant towns on the west bank of the Ergun River were occupied, and nearly a thousand immigrants became prisoners of the Chinese.

Brin was angry and anxious, urgently made an appointment to meet with the Chinese, who knows, the other party only sent a deputy post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to know the political structure of the Chinese, the emperor not to mention, there is the premier of the State Council, the vice premier, the next is the minister of foreign affairs, and then this vice minister.

And Viscount Brin, even in Moscow, is an extremely prominent figure in the family.

"Lord Zhang Youcun, can you be responsible for the various discussions that will be carried out on behalf of the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty?" Viscount Brin questioned Zhang Youcun's identity at the beginning, and although Russia still believed that only the Northern Emperor had the legitimacy of China, it had to begin to recognize the existence of the Southern Emperor, and there was no way, so there was a theoretical basis for negotiations.

Zhang Youcun said: "First of all, please allow me to correct the mistake in your title, Emperor Shengde is the Great Emperor of China, please pay attention to this, otherwise, there is no need for us to talk about it further." Secondly, I wonder if Viscount Brin can have full powers to represent your country's political axe? ”

Viscount Brin said proudly: "Far Eastern affairs, I can represent His Majesty the Tsar with full powers." ”

Zhang Youcun smiled slightly, "This is very good, although I don't dare to say anything, but I will also ask the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for everything, and then the official will report to the Government Council, and the Government Council will report to His Majesty the Emperor for approval." It seems that you and I are equally identical. ”

Zhang Youcun is actually depreciating his own value, because in a series of excellent performances in Nanyang, he won Ye Zhao's trust, and the new dynasty was established, and he was awarded the title of first-class baron like Foreign Minister Zou Kaizhi.

The title system of the Southern Dynasties, princes, dukes, marquis, uncles, sons, and males.

The title is hereditary, and each life is reduced to one rank, such as the duke, whose children are demoted to the title of marquis after taking the throne.

The Iron Hat King, except for the imprisoned Prince Shi Duo, the rest of the princes have not been cut, but their hereditary privileges will be revoked, and if Debin attacks Prince Rui, he will be demoted to the rank of duke.

However, these princes have their own dispatches to return to the hearts of hundreds of officials, and for these princes, it is really fortunate that a bloody change of dynasty can have such an ending.

Most of the Beile, Beizi, Guogong, Zhenguo generals, and auxiliary generals were stripped of their titles, and the few who supported the Southern Dynasty all the way were renamed the titles of the new dynasty.

After such reforms, there were not many officials with knighthoods in the Southern Dynasties, and although Zhang Youcun was the last first-class knighthood of the royal family, it was already an incomparably honorable title.

Now that he was negotiating with the Russians, he was given great authority by Emperor Shengde, and he belittled himself as just deliberately trying to ridicule Viscount Brin.

Viscount Brin glanced at Zhang Youcun deeply, and at this moment, he knew that he had met an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.

"Lord Zhang Youcun, your country's political axe army invaded our territory and wantonly arrested our people, this is a naked provocation, I hope your country can clearly understand the serious consequences that your barbaric behavior will cause." As he spoke, Viscount Brin handed a letter to the clerk, who then forwarded it to Zhang Youcun across the long table. The letter is evidence of the Chinese Army's entry into the west bank of the Ergun River and the damage done to Russian migrant villages and towns, along with photographs.

Zhang Youcun rolled his eyes a few times, put it aside, and said with a straight face: "Your Excellency Consul, you are wrong, the area from the west bank of the Ergun River to Nebuchu is China's inherent territory, and the residents in our territory are all Chinese people. ”

Viscount Brin was stunned for a moment, and he was even more angry, and said sharply: "West of the Ergun River, how can it be your Chinese territory?" Suddenly, his face gradually became solemn, and he said word by word: "Does your country plan to not recognize the "Nebuchu Boundary Treaty"? ”

In the Treaty of Nebuchu, Emperor Kangxi determined that the two sides in the area of Nebuchu should be bounded by the Ergun River, with Tsarist Russia to the west of the river and China to the east of the river.

Zhang Youcun said: "The treaty of the previous dynasty will inevitably have some omissions, and the emperor of my country means to renegotiate. ”

Viscount Brin didn't say anything more, got up and left, and then a dozen or so Russian officials stood up angrily and rushed out.

Zhang Youcun only looked at it coldly, in recent years, he has seen a lot of these scenes, as long as the initiative is in hand, the Russians will still sit down and talk. Of course, as instructed by His Majesty the Emperor, the heat must be grasped well, and the persecution should not be too much.

…… Sitting in the carriage, Ye Zhao looked at Wen Han.

It is mostly a clash of words between China and Russia.

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese fled into Siberia, that is, the area of the later Amur Province, although Zhang Youcun strongly demanded that the Russians return it at the negotiating table, but Ye Zhao was not too worried, this is a double-edged sword, the Russians used it well, since it is a powerful help to split China, but it is also an excuse for their future invasion of Amur Province, only depending on the game of the two sides.

The same is true of the negotiations on the border of the Ergun River. This is how the negotiation goes, the lion opens his mouth, bids all over the sky, and pays the money on the spot, especially in the face of the brutal Oros, this move is the most effective.

In the situation outside the border, although Zuo Zongtang still led the Qing army to resist stubbornly north of Ningguta, as a large number of soldiers and civilians fled into the north of Heilongjiang, the defeat of the northern country has been accepted, and it is only a matter of time before the border changes hands.

The carriage stopped in front of the Sushun Mansion in the Chochai Hutong, not far apart, you can see the magnificent Prince Zheng's Mansion on the opposite street, and now the plaque on the lintel of Prince Zheng's Mansion has long been replaced by the word "Yude" inscribed by Ye Zhao himself, and it has become the place where the Emperor Taishang repairs.

Ye Zhao got out of the car, at this time, how could the people in Sushun Mansion dare to block the car? All the way to the living room of the main house, someone rushed into the back house to deliver the news.

Sitting in the right position next to the Eight Immortals Worship Table, when Ye Zhao was tasting tea, the footsteps sounded, and the aunt Hesheri came in a crowd of maids and grandmothers, and the maids and grandmothers were stopped outside, and the Hesheri clan knelt down and kowtowed when they entered the house, but Ye Zhao was caught off guard and hurriedly stopped.

The second uncle's wife died early, and the Hesheri clan was a continuation of the string, and she was quite kind to Ye Zhao in the past, and she hugged Ye Zhao when Ye Zhao was a child.

"Auntie, if you're like this, I can't go to our own house." Ye Zhao is really a little in a hurry, no matter what his status is, as a descendant, his aunt will kowtow to herself, won't this be a loss of life?

Ye Zhao immediately asked the Hesheri clan to sit with him, but the Hesheri clan only sat on the side seat, but seeing that Jing Xiang still respected him as before, his heart slowly settled.

Ye Zhao asked, "Second Uncle is a little better?" ”

Hesheri knew that Jing Xiang was going down the steps for Su Shun like this, and said with a little embarrassment: "It's still not improving." "In fact, my nephew became the emperor, and it was too late to be happy according to the Hesheri clan, and since then, Prince Zheng has become a close branch of the royal family, what kind of honor is that?

But the husband just can't turn the corner, what to say Jingxiang Shudian forgets his ancestors, and cuts it down with a knife, every knife is cutting the flesh of the Manchurians, he is simply a bastard.

The Hesheri clan couldn't persuade her, and now her nephew came to the door in person, she was really afraid that her husband would annoy her nephew, not to mention that he was just an uncle and nephew, what about fathers and sons? Above the ninety-five positions, are there still fewer bloody things?

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about him, after a long time, this disease will be cured." Hesheri said with a pun.

Ye Zhao smiled, nodded, and asked, "What about Zhengxiang and Chengxiang?" "Those were his two cousins, and the eldest Zhengxiang was just fifteen years old.

Hesheri smiled: "They all went to new school, I made the decision to tell them to go." ”

Ye Zhao was slightly surprised, but he didn't want his aunt to be very knowledgeable.

After chatting a few words, the restraint of the Hesheris clan gradually disappeared, and suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you can help me out of my bad breath." ”

Ye Zhao was puzzled.

Hesheri said: "The fox spirit in the West Courtyard has a younger brother, originally a miscellaneous man, reliable with the power of the second master, two years ago in the outside group training, arrogant, I heard that later was appointed a consolation envoy, she is not less in front of my eyes, this is good, I know that her brother can not become a power, two days ago, can not go to prison?" ”

Ye Zhao was at a loss for a while, this kind of sesame mung bean official was punished, how would he know? Then he had an idea in his heart and said, "Is the third aunt's younger brother?" What's your last name? "I know that the second uncle accepted a girl in the hall more than three years ago, which is also the reason why he was dismissed by the six kings, but in fact, I think that the second uncle is depressed and difficult to find a confidant, and secondly, he also deliberately resigned.

Hesheri said: "The surname is Chen, I heard that when the fox spirit was in the alley, he was not on good terms with a popular girl, and her younger brother Toad wanted to eat swan meat, and he was beaten by other people's big mouths." But now that he is gaining power, the red girl has been in addition to the cards, but he is not reluctant, he has to occupy others, but it's good, isn't this going to prison? It's not just because of this incident, I heard that he has also done a lot of immoral things. ”

Speaking of this, Hesheri couldn't help but feel that he was a fox spirit on his left and a toad on his right, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm still that old problem, I talk a lot, don't be surprised." ”

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Auntie is quick to talk, I'm quite happy." "I said yes, it turned out to be a matter of Jin Feng's friend, but I didn't want to involve the second uncle's aunt and grandmother.

As he was talking, there was a sudden noise outside, and the guards hurriedly came in to tell him, saying that the third aunt in the house was crying outside and wanted to see the emperor.

Ye Zhao waved his hand: "I'm gone." Then he said to Hesheri: "Auntie, you can take care of the second uncle." ”

Hesheri hurriedly said yes, but he thought in his heart that he would have to talk to her husband anyway. Jing Xiang came to the door in person, what a grace and how much glory is this? If you blindly don't make a fuss and say something ugly, then you really don't know how to lift.

…… Coming out of the second uncle's mansion, Ye Zhao returned to the old palace.

Sister Jingzhen and sister Shuzhen are both in the house, Wu Lihan entered Beijing, and her sister and brother-in-law naturally went together.

On the bank of the clear water of Huiyuan, Jingzhen, Shuzhen and her brother-in-law Chongqi are talking, the spring flowers are blooming, and the scenery in Huiyuan is extremely beautiful.

My sister and sister were scolded by the prince because Ye Zhao didn't eat less, but it was Ye Zhao, who was the most favored, from childhood to adulthood, the prince was reluctant to say a word of seriousness.

Sitting at the stone table in the pavilion, telling the interesting stories of the year, Jingzhen smiled and said: "Ama was really prescient back then, and he knew that you could become a great treasure, no wonder he was so partial." ”

Ye Zhao awkwardly picked up the teacup and drank water.

Shuzhen helped Ye Zhao peel peanuts as she did when she was a child, when she was young, Ye Zhao "bullied" her, and ordered her to peel peanuts for herself every time she ate them, which gradually became a habit.

Seeing Shuzhen deliver the peeled peanuts to the snack plate in front of him, Ye Zhao couldn't help but feel a little indebted to his sister, although he loved her very much, but after all, he was an adult at that time, and he really felt a little annoyed with this slug sister who was chasing him, and he couldn't help but like to tease her.

Sister Jingzhen, when she was a child, she chewed apples and fed herself, she really has the demeanor of an eldest daughter like a mother, and because she likes to eat hard things with her immature teeth when she is not a little old, her sister has been wronged.

My sister and sister are my closest relatives in the world, sitting with them today to drink tea and chat, Ye Zhao's heart was slightly sour, and after ten days, he went to the desert to go to the desert, and it was extremely difficult to see him.

"Sister, you will return to Beijing every year for the Chinese New Year in the future." Ye Zhao said, and said: "If you marry the clans of each domain, you must come back to save your relatives." ”

Jingzhen smiled gently and nodded slightly. In the past, there was no such rule, but now if there is an edict from my brother, it is naturally different.

Jingzhen blinked her eyes and said, "The emperor really plans to abolish the show girl system?" ”

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "There is a family in the world, without the Eight Banners, there is no show girl." "Nowadays, the huge team of palace maids in the Forbidden City is mostly based on employment contracts, and the contract period is generally signed up to the age of 25, which is similar to the age of the palace maids who were allowed to marry in the palace in the previous dynasty.

Jingzhen chuckled and said: "Then did the emperor ever think that the new show girl ceremony system was set up in the four ministries of Outer Mongolia, so as to show the emperor's favor to the outer Mongolian ministries." ”

Ye Zhao shook his head with a smile and said, "What's the matter?" "There was a sudden movement in my heart, this may not be a good idea, if every three years the four departments of Outer Mongolia each select 100 show girls to enter Beijing, which can save the expenses of the royal family, and if the strategy is appropriate, it may not be a means to win over the four departments of Outer Mongolia.

Of course, this depends on the rhetoric of promoting the women in Beijing to show the women, and it can't create the feeling of being forced to pay tribute to the women of the clan in Outer Mongolia, otherwise it will be self-defeating.

These show girls, in the Forbidden City, can be educated by the Central Plains, learn Chinese and Chinese, and return to Mongolia at the age of return, of course, the age of release will be lower. Then the minister of Kulun arranged a home for him, and even held some activities to select warriors as sons-in-law according to Mongolian customs, so as to elevate the status of these beautiful women, so that the Mongols would be proud to marry them.

This move is a two-pronged approach to running schools in Mongolia, and if it can really be done properly, it can be regarded as a good policy for the Outer Mongolian departments to return to their hearts and gradually recognize them as a Chinese statement.

In today's world, the best way is to use the royal family as a cohesive force and use various strategies to deify the royal family, so that all ethnic groups recognize it as the children of the royal family. After all, the Central Plains and the Four Sides have historically been a relationship between conquering and being conquered.

However, to create a supreme royal family, a kind of spiritual power, so that all ethnic groups feel glorious under the glory of the imperial family, and they are the children of the royal family's protection, so that they can slowly accept the emperor's rule of China psychologically, but it will be twice the result with half the effort.

The key to this move is how to reflect the royal family's favor to the four sides of the tribes, and how to spread the power of the royal family to the four sides.

Ye Zhao pondered, and gradually fell into his mind.

Jingzhen made Ye Zhao a cup of hot tea, twisted a few golden orchids and put them in the teacup, and said with a smile: "Mongolian girls, some are beautiful, spicy and beautiful." ”

Ye Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly, where do you want to go with this sister?

tasted the tea and said: "I will go out for a walk in two days, and I will not send my sister back to Mobei, which will only increase my sadness." The matter of going on patrol is confidential, and Ama Eniang should not mention it. ”

Jingzhen and Shuzhen both nodded, but Chongqi was heartbroken.

Chongqifu became a concubine with a noble wife, and was appointed as a Shuntian Mansion Cheng, although he was only a four-grade official, but he had great responsibilities and was a new upstart in the dynasty.

The new dynasty set up two capitals in the north and south, Yanjing set up Shuntianfu, and Nanjing set up Yingtianfu, which was the capital of Liu.

Although the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion was only an official of the three ranks, in the previous dynasty, he was usually managed by both Shangshu and Shilang, and even appointed the prince to take charge or send the prince to experience. It's just that in the current political structure of provinces, prefectures, and counties, the political, military, and legal powers have been separated, and the status of the same Shuntian Mansion Yin is far inferior to before, but the inherent thinking, Jingshi Shuntianfu, is naturally still a popular place.

Chongqi, the Shuntian Mansion, is the deputy of the Shuntian Mansion, the real second master, and he is also extremely eye-catching.

When the emperor was chatting with the two princesses, Chongqi had been listening silently, but suddenly heard Ye Zhao say "go out for a walk", which was "confidential", and couldn't help but be shocked, this, I shouldn't hear this.

Ye Zhao glanced at Chongqi and asked, "How is Shen Bingying?" ”

Shen Bingying was born as the deputy political officer of the Regent Palace, and after several years of local training, she is now appointed as the Yin of the Shuncheon Mansion.

Chongqi knew about this relationship, and said respectfully: "Lord Shen is upright, and he is really a model for us. ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "How is the governance? In fact, when I heard Chongqi say this, I knew that there must be a conflict between the two in political affairs.

Chongqi said: "The emperor personally ordered it, and it is naturally clever. ”

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "That's not likely, when I saw your look, I knew that you had reservations, but today I only talk about family matters." "It's normal for officials to have conflicting opinions, and you don't have to break the casserole yourself.

Chongqi breathed a sigh of relief, and he should be busy.

(To be continued)