The emperor actually wants to stop all the bannermen? As soon as the news broke, the entire capital was in turmoil. Even the snowflakes falling all over the sky can't be suppressed.

"What's wrong with the emperor, isn't this asking for the lives of our bannermen?" A tall flag man in the teahouse sighed and took a sip of tea.

Another flag man put down the tea bowl: "It's not what's wrong, if you don't have a good fortune, you can ask us to believe in how the flag man live." ”

"I said, if you want to blame, blame those flag men who go to make trouble, and don't look anywhere when they go to make trouble. The hall of Jingshi University is a school opened by the emperor. If you want me to say, even if you stop Yulu and stop those banner people who have made trouble, we honestly haven't done anything, stop what we honest people are doing. One sentence drew a chorus of responses.

But no matter what kind of noise is in the capital, Guangxu is like a deaf ear. For three whole days, they did not go to the DPRK, and no matter who handed over the signs, they were all gone, which was so anxious that the military planes of the DPRK jumped up and down. Prince Li Shiduo saw that the emperor was gone, so he handed the sign to the queen mother, but whoever thought that the queen mother of the two palaces would not see it as if they had discussed. Shi Duo understood that if the banner people in the capital did not make a fuss, then they could really only suppress it. Therefore, Shi Duo didn't care about any political disagreements, so he could only pull Prince Gong and come to the Prime Minister's Office to discuss with Li Hongzhang with his face.

The current Prime Minister's Mansion is the former residence of Sun Minwen, and since Sun Minwen was confiscated by the whole family, this mansion has been vacant. Since Li Hongzhang was promoted to prime minister, Guangxu gave this mansion to Li Hongzhang and officially renamed it the Prime Minister's Office. And Li Hongzhang, who was also worried about the imminent suspension of the flag salary, was even more worried when he heard that the two princes were visiting. Li Hongzhang knew very well what they meant, and it was precisely because they had no way that they came to him. But will it be useful to find him? The current emperor, no one can guess him.

"The two princes. All the methods that the lower officials can think of have been exhausted. Not to mention seeing the emperor, I couldn't even hand over the fold. Li Hongzhang explained to the two princes who also had a sad face.

"Shaoquan. I believe that you don't need to say anything more to understand what the consequences of this suspension of pay are. Yixun asked all his subordinates to retreat and said, "Everyone is not an outsider, and this king will speak bluntly." It's no longer peaceful today. Outside, foreigners are eyeing me in the Qing Dynasty, and the ambition of the wolf has been undoubtedly revealed. Internally, the government and the opposition have long been in dispute. And since the emperor has had many new policies this year, it is even more chaotic. If the banner people start another incident at this moment, then my Qing Dynasty is in danger. Shaoquan is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and the emperor will ask you about the government before he governs, do you really have no way at all? ”

"The prince is too high-spirited. Although the emperor will ask the government to the lower officials, it is the emperor himself who makes the decision. Xiaguan really had no choice, none of the telephones and telegrams in the imperial study could be connected, and Xiaguan had also been to military academies and schools. even thought of meeting Grandpa Kou. But even Grandpa Kou didn't dare to hand the fold up. ”

If you can't find a way to persuade the Cambodian emperor, you can only watch the chaos in the capital? Shi Duo was anxious: "Lord Zhongtang, isn't Ling Ai good friends with the emperor?" Could you please Ling Ai come forward and help me hand over the fold? The Qing Dynasty can't be messed up. ”

"The little girl is just a flat-headed commoner, and the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Minister of Military Aircraft have not yet seen the emperor, what can she do, unless the emperor leaves the palace. However, if the emperor can leave the palace, we will also have the opportunity to meet the saint, so why do we need the little girl to come forward. Li Hongzhang also sighed.

The three of them discussed for a while, but they couldn't do it. Yixun said: "You guys are also angry, there are still more than a month before the New Year, and the emperor may not go to court for three or five days." But it is impossible to go to court for a long time. As long as we work together, it is just that the emperor will definitely have a turning point in this matter. For now, let's discuss how to play it. ”

"In the opinion of the following officials, it may not be possible to get the emperor to retract his will. The lower officials thought that only by coming up with a compromise method, the emperor might be able to agree. ”

"Even so, this king thought it was very difficult. This matter involves the flag man and the students of the school, how can this compromise to get both sides to agree? ”

"If you just take a step back on each side. Xiao Wang has a way. Shi Duo said: "Now the flag people are talking about the suspension of the flag salary, because some of the flag people went to the school to make trouble. If the prince is willing to come forward with Xiao Wang to admonish the banner people, as long as he makes a promise not to stop the flag salary, I believe that the rebellion of the flag people can be quelled. And with the prestige of the middle hall, it must not be difficult to go to the university hall to admonish the students. It's just that the emperor has no idea how to respond to the non-stop flag salary. ”

"This is easy to do, as long as the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty kneel together, I believe that the emperor will not risk the world." Yixun nodded: "This matter of contacting the ministers still requires our efforts." ”

"Don't worry, I should do my best." Li Hongzhang and Shiduo agreed in unison.

Once the tone is set, the specific method will be easy to do. A few dishes of water were added, and a few cups of tea were replaced. The three of them discussed until late at night and finally came up with some solutions, and waited for dawn to go their separate ways. After sending off the two princes, Li Hongzhang returned to the study and sat down heavily. summoned Suha to change a cup of coffee for him, although some methods were discussed, but the key was still with the emperor. The situation in the Qing Dynasty was like this, and the worried Li Hongzhang had no intention of sleeping. I can only write an excerpt with a strong spirit. When it comes to refreshing, this foreigner's coffee is indeed better than Chinese tea.

But if you want to write an excerpt, how should you phrase it to make the emperor accept it? Li Hongzhang was also worried, but saw a pair of jade hands gently put the coffee on the table.

Li Hongzhang glanced up: "It's late at night, and the chrysanthemum root hasn't rested yet?" ”

"The father has not rested, how can the daughter sleep. The daughter saw that her father was working hard for state affairs, and she came to relieve her father's worries. ”

"Your daughter's family ......" Li Hongzhang said: "Do you have a way to see the emperor?" ”

"If you want your daughter to go to see the emperor, you naturally can't see it. It seems that my father should write an excerpt with peace of mind. Li Jurong said with a smile: "My daughter is going to play tomorrow, so I came to tell my father." ”

"Is there anything else in this capital that you haven't visited? Then go and rest early. Remember, if you want to have a good scene, remember to take photos with the old man. Li Hongzhang sighed: "The old man has to think about this fold again." ”

"Then the father rested earlier. The daughter stepped back first. "I said I wanted to leave, but I didn't mean to leave. He began to mumble, "I won't tell my father that I'm going to the palace tomorrow." Well, the emperor told us to go. ”

Li Jurong's voice was small. But it was enough for Li Hongzhang to hear clearly. Li Hongzhang raised his head violently: "Didn't you just say that you couldn't see the emperor?" ”

"What the father said was that he wanted his daughter to see the emperor, so naturally he couldn't see him. But this time the emperor wants to see his daughter. Not the same. ”

"Dead girl, dare to play as a father." Li Hongzhang was in a good mood at the moment, and the inspiration for writing the excerpt came: "The chrysanthemum root sits for a while, and let the father write this excerpt tomorrow to help the father present it to the emperor." ”

"Father, slow. In my daughter's opinion, this excerpt is still not written. Looking at her puzzled father, Li Jurong continued: "With the emperor's talent and intelligence. must have been able to anticipate the consequences of this suspension of flag pay, but the emperor must have been prepared for this. And the emperor deliberately did not go to court for a few days in order to expand the incident, so that because all the banner people were involved, the banner people would definitely ignore the matter of the Jingshi University Hall. In this way, you can let go of the tricky things. As for the suspension of flag salary, the daughter believes that the emperor has already found a way. ”

"It's not true, the old man heard that the emperor was angry at the flag people in the court and stopped paying flag salaries. In case this emperor is just impulsive. How's that going to work? No, no, the old man still has to write an excerpt. ”

"My father was too worried. If the emperor hadn't considered this, would there still be a new army and a Pacific Fleet in the Qing Dynasty? ”

"The four of you will go with you tomorrow?"

"No, just two."

Outside the Forbidden City, Kou Liancai had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Li Jurong coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and after a little cold, he took them to see the emperor.

"Sister Ju, isn't the emperor in the palace?" Yang Zao'er, who was traveling with her, was a little puzzled, why didn't she enter the Forbidden City but turn to the west? Li Jurong didn't understand this question either. And Kou Liancai, who led the way, didn't speak.

In December, Beijing was already snowing heavily, and the snowfall for days was already covering the whole of Beijing. And the entire Forbidden City has long been cleaned, but there is one place. Except for one road, the rest of the place is left to the snow to pile up.

Yingtai, the administrative center of the later republic and the issuing center of state orders, is now occupied by Guangxu. Not only that, Guangxu also built a small postmodernist building by himself. In front of him, Guangxu was building a snowman. The year before last, I built a snowman and couldn't take a picture. And last year I was busy playing small Japan, and this year this photo must be made up.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Li and Miss Yang are listening to the announcement outside the door." Kou Lian came to report.

"Zhang Li's? Who? But then Guangxu understood: "Is it better to call Ms. Li." Let them in. ”

And Li Jurong and Yang Zao'er walked in, only to see Guangxu holding a carrot and dressing up as a snowman's nose.

Guangxu clapped his hands: "Come and see, it's okay." The photographer hurried over. I didn't do it in the early years, so I must make up for it this year. ”

"The emperor has been doing this for the past few days? The emperor is really good-natured. Li Jurong said something in her words, and she was also anxious for her father.

"Don't worry, when you get to the palace, you will go around first. Zao'er girl, can you borrow your scarf for a while? ”

The snowman put on a scarf, and then left the image on the negative of the camera, and some were single, double, and triple photos, and even Kou Liancai gave a single photo. Then, Guangxu took the two daughters around the entire Yingtai for a morning, and also told them some interesting stories that happened here. Yang Zao'er was full of interest when she heard it, and Li Jurong was so worried that she coped with it. This may be the time when Li Jurong and the emperor are in the least mood to stay together. In the end, the three of them entered Guangxu's three-story "hut" and "had lunch together." Guangxu said.

"I didn't expect that the place where the emperor lives is not beautiful at all." Yang Zao'er whispered to Li Ju Lotus: "It's all porcelain real soil. ”

"And what do you want?" Li Jurong also asked in a low voice.

"If only I hadn't put these things up." Yang Zao'er began to point fingers and flip the strokes. Finally, sitting on the sofa, the soft fabric sofa immediately surrounded her: "Why is it so warm in the room when you don't see the brazier?" ”

"Because there's heating in there." After a few words of instruction outside the door, Guangxu, who had just entered the door, pointed to the radiator on the corner of the wall and said, "This is to use the steam generated by the power plant to bring it to the room to heat the room." It's just that it's still hot and cold, and it's not very perfect. Li Jurong, do you want to ask Lord Zhongtang if you want to have it, I can call the shots. ”

The slave and maid thanked the emperor first. Just ......"

"It seems that Li Ju is really in a hurry, so let's talk while eating. Let me start by telling you why I called you here. First of all, I call you Li Jurong, I believe you can guess, I just want to ask you to bring a message back to your father, so that he can cooperate with me to deal with the matter in front of me. As for the jujube girl, I also have something to discuss. ”

"Please let the emperor say it clearly."

"The reason why I don't go to court or see my ministers is ostensibly to cancel the flag salary. But my real purpose is to draw people's attention to the Kyoshi University Hall. Guangxu asked someone to bring a booklet and hand it to Li Jurong: "Don't worry, what is written here is some of my thoughts." When you get back, you two will consult with your father about what to do. In today's situation, the Qing Dynasty can no longer withstand any more turmoil. If the Qing Dynasty wants to get ahead in this world, money is the fundamental problem first. The flag men, the green battalion, the defense army, the regimental training, etc., not only consumed a large amount of the state treasury, but did not play any role at all. Rather than wasting the money in this way, it would be better to use it to build a more powerful army. It's just that it is impossible to really abolish the flag pay at the moment. ”

"Exactly. Your Majesty, my father has repeatedly emphasized that this salary cannot be canceled. Last night, Prince Gong and Prince Li came to the house to discuss some matters. An agreement has been reached that when the emperor goes to court, all the ministers will kneel and ask the emperor to take back his order. Li Jurong finally put her mind at ease and said: "Even if the emperor wants to reform the system, there are still Yan Fu Yan Zhongtang, Lord Tang Shaoyi and everyone in the staff department......"

Guangxu put down the bowl in his hand: "Naturally, they can build a new army, but they are too young, let them do something." If you really want to dismantle the old army, only an old man like Li Hongzhang who has come all the way knows what to do. As for the Zao'er girl, it is more important to do it than Li Hongzhang did. ”

"Ahh Yang Zao'er was obviously a little flustered.

With a panicked look on her face, Guangxu said: "Don't worry, although it is important, it is easy to do." Now that the overthrow of the imperial court has spread in the halls of the university, the whole country does not know what it has become. This rumor is like a flood, once it is vented, you will not be in a hurry if you want to block it. Just like the ancient legend of Dayu's father, Kun, tried to block the water, but ultimately failed. Therefore, we can only use the way of Dayu's channeling, so that everyone can think about the future by themselves, just like channeling a flood. The specific method is also written in the booklet, in fact, you can also think about it yourself after you go back, whether I wrote it correctly or not. ”

"As for the salary, let me tell you a story first, maybe you will understand my intentions."