Chapter 68 The Little Emperor, the Big Deal II

In the spacious courtyard, everywhere is covered with snow, and bursts of cold wind sweep by, blowing the snow on the tops of the big weeping willows in the courtyard into patches of snow mist, making this cold day a little more chilly.

Under the corridor, there stood quietly a few young people dressed as eunuchs, all of them hanging their hands and shoulders, not daring to take a breath, but they couldn't help but look at the person standing in the middle of the courtyard with their hands in the middle of the courtyard out of the corner of their eyes. This person is none other than Comrade Meng Li, the red eunuch of the Red Brigade.

He wore a well-cut suit with a thick tweed coat over it, and a high top hat on his head, and he didn't feel cold when he stood in the cold wind. But his face was gloomy and a little terrifying! He was originally a steward eunuch under Xiao Dezhang, and he served for many years before and after the saddle. But since he was kicked out of the palace by the Qing court, Xiao Dezhang ignored him, and he didn't see him when he came to ask for help. Even today, in the name of "Red Brigade Meng Li", the porter still looks like he ignores it! In the end, it took dozens of ocean door bags to hand over the post, but he was not allowed to enter the house, just waiting in the cold wind.

That's more than two hours! Meng Li knew that at this moment, Xiao Dezhang was probably taking a nap with his aunt in his arms! I don't know what a eunuch who has broken off his descendants will do if he marries so many aunts? Do you show that you have too much money to spend?

Just when Eunuch Meng was furious, wondering in his heart whether to take Xiao Dezhang as the next revolutionary object. The door of a western-style building in front of him was pushed open. A little eunuch with clear eyebrows rushed out, and when he saw Meng Li, he smirked and said, "The chief steward is awake, please go in and talk back, come with me." As he spoke, he made a gesture of being a stranger, and was about to lead the way.

Meng Li didn't move, just said coldly: "I won't go in, let Zhang Xiangzhai come out and speak!" "Zhang Xiangzhai is the original name of Xiao Dezhang, no one has dared to call him for many years, even if those princes and ministers of the former Qing Dynasty see him now, they are not called "chief manager" but also shout "Yunting brother".

"Bold! The name of the chief steward is also your name? As soon as the little eunuch was about to have a seizure, he heard a rather loud voice shouting from inside the door: "Good! What a Red Brigade eunuch Meng! ”

A eunuch can have such a good voice, it is none other than Xiao Dezhang, the last chief eunuch of the Qing Dynasty who sang and sang famous in the Shengping Bureau. As soon as the words fell, I saw a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance, wearing a sheepskin robe, a lynx skin horse coat, and a pair of small round sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and walked out of the door with the support of several little maids dressed like flowers. The little eunuchs in the courtyard immediately became half shorter, and shouted in unison: "See the chief manager." ”

But Meng Li just smiled coldly: "I heard that I was the emperor when I started the door, and it turned out that I was the chief manager when I got the door!" ”

Xiao Dezhang was stabbed, but his expression did not move at all, but he hugged his fists at Meng Li, and said with a smile: "What is the boss...... It's just the people below who make me happy and shout and play. Now it's been six years since the Republic of China, and the old and young like me are just dry bones in the grave, and if they can have a mouth to eat, they won't let any red and black ones be tied up, and they will be considered Amitabha. As he spoke, he took a stack of silver tickets from a beautiful lady beside him, and respectfully handed them to Eunuch Meng: "110,000 silver dollars, of which 100,000 are to honor the commander of your Red Brigade Zuo, and 10,000 are for the elder brother to invite Brother Meng to eat wine and drink tea." ”

Meng Li smiled slightly when he took the silver ticket, but his tone did not slow down: "It's a pity that not everyone in the Qing Dynasty is like Gonggong Zhang, who is satisfied with a meal of peace!" Otherwise, there would be no today's disaster. As he spoke, he took out the jade pendant that the little emperor was wearing from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Dezhang: "This gadget must be recognized by Gonggong Zhang, that is, the ornament that the little emperor carries...... I won't say much nonsense, at a fixed price, 250,000 taels of gold, the little emperor can return to the palace with all his beards and tails! If there is one or two missing, let's cut a meat or two from the little emperor! Before the gold arrived, I begged for a few days to spare Grandpa Zhang. Hehe, this house is good, my Xiao Meng has never lived in such a beautiful house in his life! ”

Xiao Dezhang sighed softly when he heard this, and the "protection fee" of 110,000 oceans was sent up, and he finally didn't get the ticket back! It seems that his peaceful life can go on.

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"Lord, the emperor has news!"

Prince Alcohol stood up from his chair abruptly, rushed over, and took the telegram from Shixu's hand. Chen Baochen and Kang Youwei, who were sitting on their knees in the room, glanced at each other. They all came to the Alcohol Palace, looking for Zaifeng to discuss the establishment of a new king. The restoration has come to this point, but Zhang Xun still refuses to give up, and wants to establish Pujie or Prince Chun as the king, but it is really not possible to establish Prince Gong Pu Wei who is still in Dalian. However, seeing Zaifeng's eagerness, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of Chen Baochen's mouth. Kang Youwei only sighed slightly.

As hardcore royalists, who of them still doesn't understand the situation of this small court in the Forbidden City. Without the emperor's restoration, it is already the end of the road. Although the dragon flag is still flying in Beijing, there is a sound of shouting and beating all over the world! Especially after Zhang Xun came back from Fengtai, even the hearts of the most hardcore royalists were half cold...... A mere regiment of Beiyang soldiers can't be defeated, and Zhang Xun's No. 1 strong soldier in the southeast is simply the No. 1 paper tiger in the southeast! What good end can the small court have with these paper tigers? Just wait for Duan Qirui's rebel army to hit the door, and then it will be up to who can smear the soles of their feet and slip away quickly!

But anyone can run, but Prince Alcohol can't run! Who made his son the emperor? The small court in the Forbidden City, as well as the annual "preferential payment" of four million, must be counted on him to come forward to negotiate with Duan Qirui! It's all something that makes it difficult for him.

It's just that Zhang Xun doesn't know how to advance or retreat, so if he doesn't hurry up and step down, he is still tossing about what to set up a new monarch! Is it not enough to take one Xuantong in, and then you want to spare the two? Prince Alcohol naturally refused to let go of his death.

It's just that Xuantong's whereabouts are unknown, and the Qing Dynasty can't be without a king for a day.

Prince Alcohol took the telegram, hurriedly opened it, read it at a glance and ten lines, and repeated it carefully, before he breathed a sigh of relief: "The emperor has fallen, and Xiao Dezhang in Tianjin found Zhen Beile, saying that it was a leader of the Red Brigade, that is, the eunuch who led people to break into the palace, and now he is in his house...... That person really went out of the palace, and he also served as a steward eunuch, named Meng Li, and he didn't know how to join the Red Brigade and start such a rebellious business. ”

"Lord Wang, hurry up and send a telegram to Duan Qirui in Tianjin, and ask him to send someone to Xiaode Zhang's Mansion to get people!" As soon as Zaifeng's words fell, Chen Baochen shouted angrily.

Prince Alcohol shook his head, and before he could speak, Kang Youwei opened his mouth first: "Master Chen, don't expect Duan Qirui!" In his eyes, the emperor is a rebel to crusade! The Red Brigade took the emperor, and it was a great achievement for him! How could he help get people? I'm looking at this......"

At this point, he stopped, and did not continue, nor had anything to say. In the end, he said, "Hurry up and pay the money to ransom people, right?" "That's two hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold! Converted into silver dollars, there are 20 million, but there is not even a tenth of it in the treasury of the Ministry of Finance in Beijing!

Zaifeng smiled faintly: "It's good to have a settlement, isn't it just more than 200,000 taels of gold, don't bring it in life, and don't bring it in death...... Anyway, it was also looted, and now it can be ruined and avoided, so it's good to buy a lesson. Saying that, he glanced at Shi Xu: "Bo Xuan, how much has you raised now?" Is there enough for 200,000 taels? ”

Shi Xu smiled bitterly, nodded, and shook his head again: "Lord Wang, the two hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold have been settled...... There are tens of thousands of taels in the Internal Affairs Office, and the princes and Baylors in Beijing City have made up tens of thousands, and there are even more in Tianjin and Dalian. But at present, the war is in chaos, and the gold can't pass through Beijing! I'm afraid it's not going to be easy......"

Zaifeng waved his hand: "It's easy to do, the Chinese have no way, and the foreigners must have a way." I immediately went to Dongjiaomin Lane, discussed with the Japanese minister, and asked them to send troops to escort me. ”

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