"Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests. In a while, we will usher in the New Year's bell of the Great Qing Kingdom. Now let's start the countdown. "It adopts the style of the Western New Year, and the master of ceremonies on the stage naturally invites foreigners to serve. Of course, Guangxu did not forget to send someone as a deputy to study.

Since ancient times, the Chinese have had the habit of keeping vigil on the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and today's royal banquets still retain this custom. Even a few elderly people such as Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and others were already tired, but they did not leave the scene. Not to mention the envoys of various countries who participated in the royal banquet of the Qing Kingdom for the first time. It's nearly twelve o'clock in the morning. Everyone gathered in front of the stage, waiting for the New Year's bells.

“5。” The master of ceremonies begins to count the seconds.

“4。” Guangxu joins them.

“3。” The governors from all over the country also joined in.

“2。” Envoys from all over the world joined in.

“1。” Everyone joins the countdown.

"Bang", "Happy New Year". The bell was not heard, but the champagne in the hand of the master of ceremonies was opened. At the same time, the palace maids who had been standing on the side pulled down the ropes in their hands, so that the petals of various colors that had been placed on the roof fell one after another without restraint. Inside the main hall, champagne began to fly all over the sky in the rain of flowers, and fireworks outside the hall fired in a volley, blooming beautiful flowers in the sky. The short and brilliant fireworks that bloomed in the dark sky made the eyes of ministers and merchants of various countries widen, it was not the ordinary fireworks they saw, but the smiling faces blooming in the sky. The ministers of various countries were still dumbfounded, but the merchants of various countries immediately discovered the business opportunities after a short period of surprise, and asked who made this new fireworks. When they heard that this new type of fireworks was produced by the Lin family in Jiangnan, the Lin family fell into the pain of happiness. Just after the results of the dinner, the merchants from all over the world did not go back, but directly followed the Lin family to the Sihai Hotel where they stayed, learned about the production and transportation requirements of this kind of fireworks overnight, and wanted to place orders one after another. For the Lin family, the production of this kind of smiling fireworks was originally at the request of the emperor, but they thought that it was just a production for the emperor's preference. is also to support Lin Qizhao to speak in front of the emperor, isn't the huge profit of the Northeast business because of Lin Qizhao's sentence "The emperor wants to build the Northeast Railway"? The head of the Lin family, who didn't expect this to happen, was unable to deal with such a complicated situation, so he could only say: The person who can produce this fireworks at home has not yet arrived in Beijing, please come back to discuss it in five days. So he sent a telegram overnight to summon several elders of the family to the capital, demanding that the three must arrive in Beijing. The telegram repeatedly emphasized: it must. So, everyone who celebrated the New Year set off from home.

After the rain of flowers, champagne spills and smiling fireworks dissipated, the first royal New Year's dinner of the Qing Kingdom also ended. This dinner made all the participants have a fresh, cheerful, unique face, and finally ended with a little sense of unfinished. Afterwards, the New York Times reporter White interviewed ministers from various countries, and British Minister Ogener said: "I have attended many banquets in my life, and neither I have personally attended nor I have heard of anything like this New Year's dinner hosted by the Qing Emperor." Extravagant but not extravagant, cheerful without being pretentious. This feeling that comes from the heart is difficult to put into words. Qingguo, this country with a 5,000-year-old civilization, how much magic there is, it's really exciting. And Ogner's words traveled across the ocean with White's message to the other side of the ocean.

Finally left, for Zhang Xian's hospitality in the Qing Dynasty, Guangxu bid farewell to the guests attending the dinner one by one. The Lin family left with the pain of happiness and a large number of orders, and in addition to the Lin family, the other fifteen Chinese merchants who also stayed in the Four Seas Hotel were full of remorse when they saw the Lin family head who was surrounded by foreigners from all over the world. I can only hope for next year. The foreign businessman followed the Lin family with a vision of future profits. The envoys of various countries in China left "heartfelt wishes" and left with "friendship between the two countries" and left with the exquisite porcelain rewarded by the Qing Emperor.

This dinner was arranged for nearly two months. But it's all worth it. At this point, because the information brought back by the ministers of various countries at this dinner will make Western countries take a high look at the Qing country. It would be even better if we could change the policies of various countries towards China. As for the Lin family's smiling face fireworks, it is unexpected that businessmen from all over the world favor them. Guangxu didn't think so. But it's okay, as an inventor of ideas (another voice in my head is shouting: this is not your idea, you are plagiarism, naked plagiarism. For the opposing voice, Guangxu directly ignored), if you don't ask for creative fees, I'm too sorry for my own creativity, so I should ask the Lin family how much creative fees? Well, wouldn't it seem too philistine to ask directly? What a dilemma.

The banquet held in the Taihe Hall was in full swing, which also made Cixi of Cining Palace uneasy. She also saw the smiling face in the sky, and there was no expression at all. Judging from the various things done by the emperor who had just recovered from the heavy rain at the beginning of the year, she obviously felt that there had been some loosening in the government that had always been firmly controlled by her. But the problem is that it is just an inexplicable feeling, because even five days ago, the emperor came to Cining Palace to ask for advice on the government. Nowadays, the government affairs of the imperial court are still determined by Cining Palace. And the emperor still asks for instructions on matters big and small, is still so respectful, and is still so studious. There was no interference in the government affairs under her control, and there was no sign of seizing power. And the news brought back from there, now the emperor has become a sweet spot in the eyes of foreigners from all over the world, and the ministers of various countries have entered the palace every once in a while. But the news over there also said, and the emperor is also careful to guard against foreigners, especially Yueben. Can a small country really make the emperor so attentive? Cixi was also puzzled. I have to say that in terms of dealing with foreigners' affairs, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are really no better than the emperor's people. Otherwise, let the emperor concentrate on handling foreigners' affairs in the future, and the emperor will always have to do something when he is older. But is it really proper to delegate power to the emperor? Cixi, who couldn't think of why, sat so quietly, and the eunuchs and palace maids around her naturally didn't dare to make a sound, so as not to fearlessly disturb the queen mother and be punished for no reason. Until Li Lianying came back.

"Back to Lafayette, the dinner in the Taihe Hall has ended. Ministers and merchants from all over the world have left the palace. ”

"What about the emperor?"

"The emperor has returned to the imperial study."

"Hey." Cixi sighed deeply: "The emperor is older, but don't lose your mind." ”

"The emperor is a talent. Nowadays, foreigners from all over the world are no longer arrogant, and this is all the emperor's work. After Li Lianying finished speaking, she realized that what she said was wrong, it was all the emperor's work, so where was the wisdom of the queen mother. What's wrong with me, I've never made such a mistake in the palace for many years.

I didn't think that Cixi and Ben didn't pay attention to Li Lianying's words. But suddenly it was like discovering a new continent: "Little Lizi, you said that the emperor went to the imperial study again?" How long has it been since this emperor has been there? ”

"Back to Lafayette, after the emperor's dinner, he went directly back to the imperial study. Thinking about it, the emperor hasn't turned over the sign for almost a year. ”

"How can this work, the people still know that there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. Not to mention royalty. How did this Kou Liancai serve? No, you go to the imperial study to see if the emperor is asleep. ”

Back to Lafayette, Kou Liancai asked Liu Mei to serve the emperor to bathe, but was scolded by the emperor. It's just that it's getting dark. The Queen Mother also stayed up all night, isn't it ......"

"If you are told to go, you will go. If the emperor didn't sleep, the mourning family would have to talk to the emperor, the emperor is also in his early twenties, and he has no heirs. How to let the mourning family confess to the ancestors and ancestors. ”

Li Lianying went to the imperial study, but she didn't see Guangxu. Guangxu went to Concubine Zhen, and just said that the emperor didn't enter **, and the emperor will go. Li Lianying was very embarrassed, but she still went to go, if it was really the emperor who stayed with Concubine Zhen, he would go back and talk back to Cixi.

Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world. The words of our ancestors that have been passed down for thousands of years are to tell us that if a person can achieve great things, he must first pay attention to his own cultivation, and then unite his family. Only then can we talk about governing the country, and finally we can level the world. As we all know, due to the small number of words in ancient Chinese, there are not a few words in a sentence, and Guangxu believes that the people in ancient Chinese are also more used to refer to or express tone. That's not much, and the rest is just pithy words. It can be passed down for thousands of years, and it is even more beautiful. Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world. The words are short, but the meaning is comprehensive, and the order cannot be wrong. It's not the same if it's wrong. For example, why do you say "start a family" instead of starting a family? I believe that the former sentence is still applicable to the vast majority of people, and the latter sentence is about the rich second generation and the second generation of officials. Moreover, Guangxu has also found a more interesting phenomenon in many of the deeds of the monarchs of previous dynasties who are now studying: more promising emperors, such as Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Dynasty, Song Zu, etc., historical materials rarely mention their lives. And anyone like Chen Houzhu has no achievements in national policy, and what is more well-known is their private life. Maybe there's nothing to write about. Therefore, it is particularly important to deal with family affairs, or how to talk about home and everything! Even enlightened monarchs are often mixed with **. Therefore, Guangxu has always maintained his reverence for the thousands of years of civilization of his ancestors. For example, what is called dog beating depends on the owner.

The current Guangxu thinks he is still enlightened, but he is only a nominal monarch. There are still **.

In front of Concubine Zhen's bedroom, the eunuchs and palace maids didn't dare to make a sound, and looked at the angry Guangxu Jing and rushed in. Before he entered the dormitory, he heard the sound of beating and scolding inside.

"If you scratch a fox and dare to seduce the emperor, you don't pee and take pictures, what are you?" Before the scolding stopped, the sound of whipping was heard. But the beaten man did not make a scream.

With a "bang", the door of the hall was kicked open, and Concubine Zhen, who was sitting in the hall and watching everything happily, was about to get angry. But when he saw that Guangxu came in, his face was not good. hurriedly greeted: "The emperor is auspicious." After speaking, he leaned forward and smiled: "Why don't you let people pass it on first, and the concubines should be prepared." But I didn't think that Guangxu and Ben didn't see her, so he walked up to the beaten Liu Mei and squatted down and asked softly: "Are you still alive?" ”

Liu Mei nodded firmly.

"Carry it down and pass it to the Imperial Doctor." As soon as Guangxu finished speaking, Concubine Zhen stepped forward and began to defend herself. There was a lot of talking.

"It depends on the owner to beat the dog. Liu Mei is my personal maid, and hitting her is different from slapping me. If there is no punishment, then the people around me will not be beaten and scolded. Guangxu said angrily: "Pull out all the people who have beaten people and cut them down." From this moment on, without my permission, everyone in Concubine Zhen's palace must not leave the palace one step, otherwise there will be no forgiveness. ”

"Your Majesty." Concubine Zhen was scared, she thought that she had always been favored by the emperor, even if she was messing around with the emperor in front of the emperor, she would acquiesce. I didn't want to beat a maid this time, but I touched the emperor's scales.

"Did I say no courtesy?" After Guangxu finished speaking, he left.

As an old man, Li Lianying naturally investigated the matter and reported it to Cixi, and Cixi was stunned when she heard it. When did Concubine Zhen, who was favored by the emperor, become so disgusted by the emperor. However, after this incident, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to go to the emperor again, so Cixi still went to bed early.

And Guangxu swept away his fatigue at the moment, but sat down in the garden of the imperial study in high spirits, a glass of sake, a plate of side dishes, and Guangxu thought quietly in the cold wind. The sky gradually brightened, the moment the sun rose. Guangxu also stood up, and next year will be the first day. There is still a year to prepare. Guangxu picked up his wine glass and looked at the rising sun: "Happy New Year." ”

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