In the palace, Cixi and Guangxu looked at the old man in front of them, and then they felt very uncomfortable! Now Cixi and Guangxu have long given up their past prejudices, because they are now mostly captives of Wang Guorui and are under house arrest. The Qing Dynasty is about to die, what can they do? And now they can only huddle each other to keep warm, but it is useless. So they will inevitably face the result of being persecuted, and then it's time to put on a good show.

"Yixuan, the mourning family has thought a lot, and even thought about anyone, but the mourning family didn't think it was you at all! Okay, the prince of the Xinjue Luo family, I actually took the initiative to persuade the Xin Jueluo family to hand over the throne and give it to others? Yixuan, what benefits did Wang Guorui give you, and you actually want to work so hard for him? When Wang Guorui was in Taiwan, you also did things for Wang Guorui, what are you trying to do? This time, you are even more so, directly to persuade the mourning family and the emperor to issue a Zen edict, so that you are really the 'filial son' of the Xinjueluo family! Cixi said angrily.

Yixuan said very plainly: "Queen Mother, my Qing Dynasty has reached this time today, so what can I do?" What can we do? Can't you see the situation clearly? My Lao Qing can see it very clearly, how can the current situation be reversed? And the Queen Mother, you know what? You are in the deep palace, you know how many people have already stepped on two boats, have already secretly communicated with Wang Guorui, and even sent their own sons and nephews to serve under Wang Guorui, and even many of them started a few years ago, and many of their sons and nephews have been promoted quickly, and now some have become so-called deputy department-level cadres in the past few years, that is, about six-rank officials. And most of them are about the director level of the seventh grade. Even some local governors have long thought about how to take refuge in Wang Guorui, and then take advantage of the fact that they still have enough capital in their hands in exchange for more benefits. Do you want more benefits for yourself or your children and nephews? ”

"Now that my Qing Dynasty is over, my Qing Dynasty, whether it is the Manchurian Banner, even the Mongols, and the Han people, they have all sided on Wang Guorui's side. Now, our so-called foundation banner people in the Qing Dynasty have long been sent to engage in various occupations. And some of them are even better mixed than they used to be. They are under Wang Guorui, mixing better than in the past, plus how many of them can speak the so-called 'Chinese'? Their hearts are no longer on our side, how can we return to the country? What's more, now that the Qing Dynasty has reached this point, what else can it do? None of the Eight-Nation Coalition has been able to defeat Wang Guorui, what can we do? ”

Cixi immediately said angrily: "Then what benefits did Wang Guorui give you?" You actually came to persuade the mourning family to make an order? ”

"Not much, that is, to ensure that one of my sons will become a provincial and ministerial level in the future, that is, a scholar's position, and to ensure that my wealth for so many years can be safe. will not be confiscated. Even, when the time comes, if I don't want to live in China, it can arrange for me to go abroad. When I go abroad, if I have money, I am an uncle, and I will definitely be able to live well. Yi Liang said.

And Cixi snorted coldly: "Just such a thing, you will also sell me to the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"What if you don't sell it? Back then, my old Qing Kee company dared to sell anything, if I was sitting on this dragon chair, as long as I could afford the price. Then I dare to sell it. At present, in this world, who does not know that this dragon chair is a mess. No one can turn the tide. Don't look at me as greedy, but I know very well in my heart that I can't grow up, so I try to make money as much as possible. As long as you have money, then where will you not be an uncle when the time comes? So, I want to be able to squeeze the last bit of value out. Then it can be regarded as fully obtaining the maximum benefits, don't think that my old Qing Kee company is open for nothing! Yi Liang said.

Guangxu sneered: "Prince Qing, you are really good at business!" ”

Yixuan pretended not to hear Guangxu's words, and then said with a "sincere" look: "Thank you for the emperor's compliment, but this is the last time I call you the emperor." I hope I can figure it out. ”

Cixi finally sighed and said: "Then in this case, I can write this edict, but I hope Wang Guorui will promise me some conditions!" ”

"Queen Mother, Wang Guorui said that he will not agree to any of the conditions you propose. If there are conditions, then there is no need to say! He said that he didn't value this Zen edict, and it was the icing on the cake if it had it, and it didn't seem to be important without that. Therefore, Queen Mother, for the sake of our last monarch and minister, you still don't have to put forward any conditions, strive to get a so-called impression score, and then strive for Wang Guorui's impression to be better, and everyone will have a better life in the future. Yi Liang said.

Cixi was choked, and this Wang Guorui obviously had no intention of agreeing to their conditions. Originally, Cixi also hoped to use this edict to put forward some conditions, which was also a common means used by successive dynasties when changing dynasties, and the new rulers would also "generously" agree. However, Wang Guorui did not follow the routine, and obviously did not intend to agree to any conditions to them, because the Manchu court was no longer qualified to negotiate conditions with him. The so-called Zen edict is just icing on the cake for Wang Guorui, not something inevitable. With this thing, Wang Guorui can be the emperor, without this thing, can't he be the emperor? Without Zhang Butcher, do you still have to eat hairy pigs? Didn't Europe have to be crowned by a pope to be considered a legitimate emperor back then? But how did Napoleon do it, snatching the crown directly from the Pope. The current situation is similar to that of Napoleon, and the existence of this edict is naturally the icing on the cake, but it is not the main thing. At that time, Napoleon knew very well that everything he had called was from himself, not from the Pope, let alone from God, so he didn't believe this.

This edict, whether the Manchu Qing loves to give it or not, he doesn't care if he doesn't give it to Wang Guorui, anyway, if the other party wants to use it to negotiate conditions, then there is no need to say more.

"However, Wang Guorui took the initiative to agree to some things!" Yi Liang said.

"What did Wang Guorui promise?" Cixi asked with great concern.

"Wang Guorui said, in the future, in my Qing Dynasty, as long as everyone can abide by the law, then everything is easy to say, how about love. But if you want restoration, if you want any so-called privileges, then don't talk about it. Even, if the royal family of the Qing Dynasty looks at it by itself, if we can be admitted to the so-called civil servants, it can be regarded as entering the official career, and when we are promoted in the future, we will be promoted normally, and we will not deliberately discriminate, and it is up to us what position we can get in. However, it is impossible to directly agree to any official position. It is impossible for my Qing Dynasty royal family to have any titles, even if the emperor abdicates, there will be no titles. ”

Guangxu has a toothache, according to the unspoken rules of all dynasties, even if there is an honorary title after the abdication of the emperor of the previous dynasty, at least he can have no worries about food and clothing, but he has no more here.

"Also, Wang Guorui said, except for my Yixuan, the assets of other Qing royal families can be kept according to law, and if they are obtained illegally, they will also be confiscated. And those obtained in accordance with the law are judged by the laws of the Qing Dynasty in the past. However, it is only counted as the Great Qing Law, and other so-called temporary edicts of anyone are not counted. Yi Liang said.

Cixi's heart is like 10,000 grass and mud horses passing by, this kingdom Rui is really ruthless. It seems that legally acquired property is not confiscated, but as a Manchu imperial family, how many people's property is "legal"? Not to mention that according to the laws of the new imperial court, even according to the laws of the so-called Qing Dynasty in the past, they are illegal. A few of these powerful people will make money legally, and this is a big laugh to say. Therefore, if the confiscation is illegal, it is enough to confiscate more than 95% of the wealth of those powerful people.

"Then how does Wang Guorui plan to settle the mourning family?" Cixi asked.

Wang Guorui said that at present, Wang Guorui is implementing the vast majority of occupations and retires at the age of 60. Queen Mother, you are already sixty-five years old, and you should retire. As for any pension insurance, Wang Guorui doesn't need you to pay, and he will give you a pension of five yuan every month! Yi Liang said.

"You're asking for food!" Cixi said angrily, this five-yuan pension is just the pension standard of an ordinary government civil servant.

has been a queen mother, dressed and fed for so many years, and in the end it is actually the pension of an ordinary civil servant, how can this be accepted?

"Queen Mother, there are already a lot, you must know that there are still many ordinary workers in Wang Guorui who can get a salary of five yuan a month, and they are still on the job, and you can get a pension of five yuan without doing anything, not bad!"

Yixuan seemed to be persuading, but the corners of his mouth were full of disdainful smiles, obviously thinking that this Cixi couldn't see the situation clearly. In the past, Yixuan also had to obey Cixi, but now everyone is going to die anyway, and there is no need for this. Anyway, I can go abroad to enjoy myself when the time comes, so why be angry here?

"Queen Mother, it's not good, there are a lot of voices outside, saying that I hope the emperor will abdicate as soon as possible!" The palace maid beside Cixi said.

"What?" Cixi said angrily.

Outside the palace, many people have already come to petition, hoping to make Cixi abdicate as soon as possible, and then let Wang Guorui become the emperor. Anyway, Wang Guorui has already said the words "I want to be the emperor", so don't the people below know how to do it? If you don't know what to do, it's really a good mallet, resign and get out, Wang Guorui doesn't want this kind of idiot! This kind of thing is recorded in the history books, and the ancestors of various processes have also experienced, if you still don't know, then you hurry up! (To be continued.) )