Of course, Yi Kuang didn't have any choice, it was his own son, and he was the most promising one, the money was gone, and the son was gone, and 500,000 taels of silver was really not an unacceptable amount, so after a large handful of silver tickets were sent to Yang Feng, a newspaper in Tianjin published a report within a few days that the loyal army had a skirmish near Shanhaiguan, and at least three soldiers were killed or wounded. An unidentified militant snatched a war horse and fled.

Then three days later, it was rumored that the prince of Qingwang, who had died in the battle of the Luanhe bandits, Zhenguo Gong Zaizhen on a cloudless morning, backed by the golden morning glow, wearing a slightly torn yellow coat, carrying a Bofors spear of the loyal army, riding a white horse with a tired body returning from a hundred battles, walking alone outside the Chaoyang Gate that had just been repaired, and a legend was born.

However, the return of the bloody battle of Zhenguo did not change the situation in which the imperial court was located, but fortunately, after Yang Feng took Tangshan, he returned to a careless state, which made many people really think that he was sick, and several ministers in Beijing went to Qinhuangdao one after another to visit, and the peace talks between Japan and Russia in Kyoto had just ended, and as the main mediators, they should indeed exchange ideas.

Although I don't know what the results of these envoys visited Yang Feng in Ludao, it can be seen from their performance afterwards that there seems to be nothing wrong, which makes Yang Feng's assertion of pretending to be sick begin to increase again, anyway, all kinds of rumors in Beijing have been repeatedly entangled in Yang Feng's illness and pretending to be sick, and countless versions have been made, and there are even versions that Yang Feng actually came to King Qin this time with the emperor's edict.

This rumor made Cixi scoff, what a rich imagination it takes to come up with, and why don't you say the blood book?

"Your Majesty, don't you really have any edicts, right?" She said to the puppy with a sad smile.

"My father is aware of it, it's all made up by idlers outside. Erchen has a filial piety to his father, and he has no second intentions!" The little dog was so frightened that he quickly lay down at her feet and cried.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing, the mourning family is joking with you, why don't you help the emperor up, a bunch of minions who don't have long eyes." Cixi said happily.

It's just that she didn't see the puppy's nails digging into the cracks on the floor.

In fact, during this time, Guangxu behaved extremely deferentially, and he was completely tamed, so Cixi's discipline of him was not as strict as before, and even some officials who were implicated in the Beijing incident before, but did not really participate, were released, including Concubine Zhen's brother. At that time, Zhirui, who was still in charge of Rehedu, but his official position was swept away.

In addition, although Zhang Yinhuan was in the same party as Weng, he didn't really participate in the conspiracy, so he was also released from his post after being locked up in the Criminal Department for a period of time, and Wang Wenshao, who was removed because he let Yang Feng in, also reinstated the official after feeling that he was really wronged, and continued to follow Rong Lu as the assistant minister of Beiyang.

In fact, Cixi is a person, judging from her performance in life, authoritarian but not murderous. Unless she directly threatens her core interests, she usually uses gentle means, whether it is a high-flying minister or a prince with a ghostly child, she likes to play the role of a benefactor. Rather than a harsh dictator, especially in these extraordinary times, when the Manchu civil and military forces need to work together, it is even more necessary to show tolerance. You must know that because of her thunderous methods during the Beijing incident, many princes and ministers have walked on thin ice.

And Guangxu herself is still the emperor after all, and she can't say enough about Guangxu's performance. It will inevitably cause Xungui's disgust, so at this time, since Guangxu has expressed her submission, she naturally can't still not be reluctant, in order to reflect her magnanimity, not only released Concubine Zhen's sister Jinfei, who has always been an honest person, from the cold palace, but also re-sealed the concubine, anyway, it is not up to her to play with the toys in her palm.

Just when the mother and son were performing the filial piety of mother and son, in a quiet courtyard in Beijing, three loyal people who were full of worries about the country and the people were drinking stuffy wine together.

Sitting on the throne, it was as if the person who peeped at Shiduo that day, that is, Zhirui, who had just been released, as for his brother Zhijun, who had already served the food market with Wen Tingshi, I saw him raise his glass to the moon and sighed: "Isn't Mr. Qiao Ye really going south to hide from now on and not ask about the world?" Can you bear to watch the Holy One be claustrophobic all his life, and this country will be in chaos day after day at the hands of women? Look at what the world has become, there are traitors in power, there are rebels and troubles outside, and even more foreigners, and if this continues, I am afraid that one day it will inevitably end up like the country of the Japanese and divide the beans. ”

The Kyoto Treaty that has just been signed stipulates that the Japanese government will cede Hokkaido and the islands north of it, and at the same time lease Aomori Prefecture to Russia for a period of 100 years, and will not have a navy for another 20 years, and will demolish all the fortress batteries along the coast, and will only allow to retain no more than 100,000 troops in the future, and compensate Russia for military expenses of 30 million pounds.

Zhang Yinhuan, who was sitting in the guest seat, sighed, and said with a gloomy expression: "Brother Gongying, how can I be willing, but what else can you and I do?" Thinking that when Brother Shuping was there, there were many sages on the seat, even so, he still ended up dying miserably, and now there are only two of you and me left, even if you have a heart, how can you return to heaven?"

Zhirui couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Speaking of Master Weng, it's really a sigh, who would have thought that Yang Feng would betray the Holy Master?" It can really be described as a mountain and nine thousands, and it falls short. ”

"Who would have thought of it, I thought of it, old man, but at that time, Weng Shuping couldn't listen to good words." Zhang Yinhuan sneered and said, in fact, he was the one who spent money to buy the criminal department, so Cixi thought that he was not involved in the conspiracy, but as Weng Tongxi's most important assistant, he not only participated, but also the main planner, but this kind of envoy who has been outside for many years is more sober-minded, and when Yang Feng blew up Beijing City but did not enter the city, he had already guessed that something was going to go wrong, so he did not participate in the one-pot party.

"Gong Zhang, you have been overseas for a long time, and you want to know a lot about that Yang Feng, can you tell me what kind of person this is." A man dressed as a green worm in his thirties sitting across from him asked curiously.

"What kind of people? Weirdo, the real weirdo, Brother Guangsha, we domestic scholars all think that this person is not literate and ink, but a vulgar profiteer, but he is a character comparable to a literary saint in Europe and the United States, and the novels he writes are almost obsessed with the whole country, and the poems and essays he makes are even praised by the people. Zhang Yinhuan said with emotion.

Zhirui and Kang Youwei's eyes almost popped out, in the minds of the domestic green worms, Yang Feng is indeed like an uncivilized savage, in some relatively closed inland, this guy's image is no longer Dong Zhuo, it is simply the same as An Lushan, including the appearance and image, not to mention the way of Confucius and Mencius, he doesn't even know the words, and it is even rumored that he has to eat people every day, but now Zhang Yinhuan told them that the guy is basically the ultimate dream of all green worms abroad, which is indeed a bit uncomfortable.

"But one thing you describe correctly, he is also a profiteer, a profiteer who is rich and rivals the country, the real wealth is rival the country, according to the old man's estimate, the annual income of our Qing Kingdom is probably not as much as he earns in a year, this person is in a European and American factory, with countless real estate, and so much money that I am afraid you can't imagine.

But this person's reputation for greed for money and lust is also well-known in Europe and the United States, especially in this wealth, it can be said that it is only for profit, without shame and without bottom line, so when he blew up Beijing City but did not enter, the old man had already concluded that he was waiting for the price and selling, and also reminded Shuping not to be stingy in the price, official, money, he will give what he wants, but unfortunately Shuping entrusted the non-person to finally miss the big thing. Zhang Yinhuan said with a long sigh.

"So what do you think he's doing now?" Zhirui hurriedly asked, now the princes and nobles in Beijing, down to the common people, are all worried by Yang Feng, the tea and rice are not fragrant, and even the idlers on the street are much less, and the whole city has always been overhead by a dark cloud wrapped in lightning.

"I don't know the way, I'm afraid no one knows the way except himself." Zhang Yinhuan said with a wry smile.

"Can you persuade him to be king again?" Zhirui lowered his voice and said, although Yang Feng sold them once, it is very common to go back and forth politically.

"I'm afraid there is no hope, he sold the saint once, if there is no guarantee from the saint, he will not be assured." Zhang Yinhuan shook his head and said.

"And if so, he can agree?" Zhirui then asked.

"The old man said that he is a profiteer who only seeks profit, as long as he is given enough benefits, he can do anything, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for the saint to let go of the past, and even if the saint can forgive him for his previous crimes, now that there is no communication between inside and outside, how can you and I tell the heavens?" Zhang Yinhuan said.

He said that Zhirui was deflated all of a sudden, although Guangxu has been less strict recently, it is still impossible for outsiders to get close, especially now that they don't even have official positions, it is even less likely that there is any hope.

"It's better to go and find out what Yang Feng's tone is first, if he really has the heart of a diligent king, then it's not too late to discuss the rest." Kang Youwei said.

Zhang Yinhuan and the two looked at each other, to be honest, if they don't fight, I'm afraid there will be no hope in this life, such an opportunity is really worth a try, anyway, there will be no loss, Yang Feng will never use this matter to please Cixi, thinking of this, they couldn't help but nod at the same time. (To be continued......)