In the West Warm Pavilion of the Guanyin Mountain Nourishing Heart Palace, Lan Guiren is like an old monk in the meditation, with thin beautiful eyes squinting and listening to Ye Zhao's words, the different exquisite and luxurious long bronzing finger sleeves twisted the teacup, like an orchid blooming, and she herself, noble, with a kind of supreme power of the enchanting beauty.

There have been a lot of things in the past few days, the wars in the towns of the Pingyuan Army, the bottom line of the north-south peace talks, and the innovation of the various yamen, Ye Zhao has to talk to her, I haven't chatted with her for a long time, there are more and more excerpts, and there are fewer and fewer times to see her, and I feel that the two are getting more and more separated.

"Sister-in-law, my brother has sent a note to Consul McChason of Citigroup yesterday, talking about the matter of military compensation, which will require the sixth major to bleed, and 10 million will not work." Ye Zhao and McChason focused on the establishment of a free trade zone in Shanghai, but they couldn't talk about it with Lan Guiren, after all, a woman was thin-eyed, how could she figure out power, and she was still a little worse in these military affairs.

Lan Guiren's pretty melon seed face finally had a smile, "Do you estimate, how much is the sixth child willing to give?" ”

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Imperial sister-in-law, you say, we can knock him as much as you want." Now he doesn't have the slightest problem, and the royal sister-in-law can pinch him as much as she wants! ”

Lan Guiren smiled, looking at Ye Zhao, her beautiful eyes finally flashed a trace of softness, perhaps, remembering the helplessness in the capital, remembering Ye Zhao's friendship with her in Yanjing City after all the hard work, thinking of the many harms of the six kings and Ye Zhao's protection, thousands of difficulties and dangers, to this day, finally fell one, but it can pinch the six kings.

"Look at what you said, why am I pinching him?" Lan Guiren gently put down the teacup.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "According to the minister's brother, it is not possible to have two or thirty million, and then allocate a few million to the imperial sister-in-law to expand the palace." ”

"Forget it, I know you're using money everywhere." Lan Guiren waved his hand, but his face was not as calm as he had just now.

Perhaps, because he, the regent, went around buying people's hearts and minds, thinking that he had wronged her? Ye Zhao pondered in his heart, it is true that this imperial sister-in-law likes to talk about pomp and circumstance the most, but at this moment and that time, her thoughts and practices are naturally different.

pondering, Ye Zhao said: "Imperial sister-in-law, and ah, today is the Easter of foreigners, Macchason held a large-scale ball at the Guangzhou Hotel, and the consuls of various countries were invited. ”

Lan Guiren was slightly stunned, probably because she hadn't heard Ye Zhao invite her out for a long time, but when she heard it, she didn't refuse at first, and asked, "Easter?" ”

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "Yes, it is the rebirth of the gods in Western religions, and it is an extremely important festival for them, which is similar to our dragon raising its head." ”

Lan Guiren laughed, waved his hand and said, "Prom? I've heard that men and women hug each other, what is the system? ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "This is just the atmosphere of Xiyi, the imperial sister-in-law doesn't have to pay attention to it, you are the empress dowager of my Great Qing Dynasty, if you go like this, those foreign devils still dare to make trouble?" Still don't listen to you one by one? Imperial sister-in-law, now the new policy and new atmosphere, our army has always won battles, and the treasury income is thousands of miles, why? It's all because of the new policy and the people's will, sister-in-law, let me tell you the truth, the changes in this world are thousands of miles, if you want to be eternal and prosperous, it is not possible to remain unchanged, and sooner or later the Western theory of freedom and equality will spread eastward and become well-known to the people. The northern country is resting on its laurels, which is a lesson from the past. ”

To persuade Lan Guiren to agree to his more and more explicit changes, he can only fool her with words such as Bao Daqing Wanshi Yongchang, otherwise how can the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces support her all the way? You must know that not long ago, the Southern Dynasty has officially canceled the support for the children of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, if the children of the Eight Banners want to get silver, everyone needs to be self-reliant, of course, it is inevitable to set up a technical school for the children of the Eight Banners.

There are not many children of the Eight Banners of the Southern Dynasty, and most of them are soldiers, and even the female flag people are mostly working, such as the earliest female patrols, factory female workers, etc., are mainly female flag people, and there are not many people who eat idle food, and this measure has not caused too much turmoil.

Although this move may make the Manchurian magnates of the Northern Dynasty hostile, Ye Zhao can't care about it, but the attraction of the Southern Dynasty is gradually shining ten thousand times brighter than these so-called privileges.

Lan Guiren's beautiful eyes looked at Ye Zhao again, and asked, "You say, can we really fight back to Yanjing City?" ”

Ye Zhao was categorical: "It's just sooner or later!" ”

Lan Guiren pondered for a while, and the orchid finger shook slightly, "Forget it, I'm a woman, and it's not good to show up after all." ”

Ye Zhao said with a smile: "The difference between the royal sister-in-law, men and women are equal, the countries of Taixi, for thousands of years, there are not a few queens who have ascended to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, let's just say that the most powerful Britain in Taixi today is ruled by Queen Victoria, and the queen is smart and resolute, and she is even loved by her subjects." It is also very common for the queens of Europa countries to participate in the ball, and the status of the royal sister-in-law is a hundred times more respected than the queens of these countries, and attending the ball of Western envoys can show the prestige of our country's dynasty, subdue the four empires, and also let them know that our southern dynasty is becoming more and more enlightened and benevolent! ”

Ye Zhao pondered, if it was said that in the previous life, the Lan nobles had been in power for decades, and they were high, and persuaded them to attend the ball for fear that they would be cut off before they finished speaking, but today's Lan nobles are different, they are young, and they have never tasted the taste of standing at the top of power, the deep palace is lonely, and there must be the fire of a young woman in their hearts, the fire of hope that is eager to see the outside world, but they just abide by various rules and bury this idea deep in the bottom of their hearts.

repeatedly as a lobbyist to persuade her to contact with the outside world, just to hope that she will not be stuffed in the deep palace, her husband has died, so what fun is there besides pondering the power struggle?

If you can really live a colorful life, you won't be too greedy for power, at least you won't think about competing with yourself for power and profit.

In fact, Ye Zhao doesn't mind that she has a few lovers with some chaotic royal ladies in the West, as long as she lives a good life and doesn't compete with herself, of course, this possibility is close to zero.

Lan Guiren hesitated for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand: "Still not going." ”

Her hesitation naturally couldn't escape Ye Zhao's eyes, Ye Zhao sighed and said, "Imperial sister-in-law, the more you look at me now, the more angry you are, aren't you?" ”

Lan Guiren smiled: "How can you say this? ”

Ye Zhao said: "Don't you know that the imperial sister-in-law has already helped her brother draw a circle with you, such as Yuan Jiasan, he is your person, and Bai Gui is my person." ”

Lan Guiren looked at Ye Zhao in surprise, probably never dreaming that Ye Zhao would put this delicate relationship on the table so bluntly.

Ye Zhao, who never takes an unusual path, is naturally an outlier in this world, looking at Lan Guiren's surprised appearance, he is also funny in his heart, Lafayette's girlhood, teasing and teasing is still quite fun.

"The imperial sister-in-law attended the American banquet with me, and the rumors will subside, and the courtiers are also for the stability of the government, but I am afraid that if the imperial sister-in-law is wronged, the newspaper of the Taixi countries will definitely report the imperial sister-in-law like crazy, and I will be nagged by these foreigners, and I will not lower the identity of the imperial sister-in-law."

Ye Zhao's knives, scissors, candy shells were thrown out one by one, making Lan Guiren cry and laugh, and he didn't know that his real intention was to pry himself to participate in this Laoshizi ball?

(To be continued)