"Sister Huang, no matter what, you should stay in the capital. ：”

Xinhua Palace, the Empress Bedroom, Yuehua Palace, on the side of the bed with the curtain raised, Liu Ping, who was dressed in the prince's dress, said resolutely.

Liu Qianhua, who was half-lying on the bed, didn't look at him, but smiled at the dresser in front of the bed: "If I stay here, I can't help but take care of things, and if I take care of things, I will bother with this disease, so you should treat me as a holiday for myself, so that I can be quiet and quiet." ”

Liu Ping was not reconciled: "The younger brother is worried that Chengde is far away, and it is not easy to ask the imperial sister in person, but I am afraid that it will delay the big event." ”

Liu Qianhua put on an impatient look: "Since I let you be regent, you just have to do what you want, and don't come to disturb my leisure." ”

Liu Ping swept the floor with his eyes, and held back for a while before he spoke: "Brother obeys the order...... It's just that the Chengde Palace has not been repaired for a long time, and the facilities of the affiliated hospital are backward, so it is difficult to meet them, and it will take time to renovate and replenish them. Before the renovation is completed, the imperial sister might as well live in the Summer Palace temporarily, which is not only quiet, but also convenient for the courtiers to visit. ”

Liu Qianhua nodded: "Since that's the case, let's do as you say - I'm tired, you can retreat first." ”

"Yes, please ask the emperor to take care of the phoenix body."

Although Liu Ping was still thinking about half of his stomach, it was inconvenient to continue to ask, so he had to retreat stupidly.

Hearing that Liu Ping left the palace and got into the car to leave, Liu Qianhua sighed lightly and ordered the female officials beside her: "Let them come in." ”

After a while, I saw Gu Yingyang leading Fang Tianhua, Wu Haisong, Pan Guochen, Pan Shaoan and others into the bed and standing in a row in front of the bed. They all bowed their heads and remained silent.

Liu Qianhua sat up slightly straight. Raised his hand to smooth the messy hair around his ears, turned his head and smiled: "I know that you have a lot of questions in your hearts, it doesn't matter, just say whatever you want, and you will be thorough." ”

Gu Yingyang let out a long sigh, took a step forward and said, "The old minister has no doubts, the current situation. The old minister had expected that if the emperor had listened to me earlier, at least he would not have to be so humiliated. ”

Pan Guochen said indignantly: "Instead of being humiliated, it is better to fight to the death!" The emperor can secretly send troops into Beijing like he did with Liu Bailiang last year, trap the four elders in one fell swoop, and completely abolish the privy council system! ”

Liu Qianhua shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Pan Guochen." As I have said, our enemies are not the vested powers in the clique, but the extreme militarism that has been instilled in the hearts of the 500 million people, and that the defeat of the four elders will not change the minds of the people, but will plunge the clique itself into chaos, and will be even more powerless to lead the people to the right path. ”

Wu Haisong patted Pan Guochen on the shoulder: "When I disposed of Liu Bailiang last year. Without the support of the other four elders, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to deal with the aftermath, and it will be impossible to solve it without killing a river of blood. This time, if you really want to do what you said, the hearts of the group will inevitably be in turmoil, and they will not be able to suppress the public knowledge, righteous people, and new citizens below. The situation continued to develop, and the mutiny was quite good. Maybe a civil war can be fought. ”

Pan Shaoan shyly held his glasses on his stomach, and interjected as if he had nothing to say: "Why didn't Yang Yuxiang and Liang Gensheng come?" ”

Fang Tianhua put his hands in his trouser pockets, as if he had a prescient sense: "They should all be on standby, Yang Yuxiang's individual mecha, Liang Gensheng's special forces, and the tiger, leopard, eagle and wolf of Female Officer Ye - the emperor must have also planned for the worst, and he will not let everyone suffer after all, right?" ”

Gu Yingyang listened, his eyebrows tightened, and he glanced at him: "Fang Tianhua, listen to what you mean, the emperor is trading everyone's future?" ”

Fang Tianhua tilted his head: "I didn't say that, of course our future is chosen by ourselves, how can we let others control it?" In short, now that the capital is safe and sound, and everyone is standing here, it shows that a mutually acceptable deal has been reached between the emperor and the four elders of the Privy Council - as for whether a few of us can accept it, it is another matter. ”

Pan Guochen was unhappy when he heard it, and also glared at him: "What is this?" What the emperor can accept, why can't we accept it? ”

Wu Haisong pulled Pan Guochen to his side and squinted at Fang Tianhua: "Your worries are not unreasonable, but you should forget the oath you made with us in front of the emperor back then-although I don't know how big a pie Yang Zhengjin painted for you, but if you really believe that you can be their person, I just want to say, you were kicked in the head by a donkey, right?" ”

Liu Qianhua glanced at Wu Haisong: "I believe that Fang Tianhua is not that kind of person, besides, he is right, I did make a deal with the four elders, although the situation is urgent, I can't ask everyone's opinion, but as Fang Tianhua said, I won't let everyone suffer in vain, and you don't have to care about temporary gains and losses." ”

"Think of it as a vacation."

Gu Yingyang is quite optimistic.

"It's not a vacation, it's another war." Liu Qianhua corrected without hesitation, "The matter is also simple, that is, for a period of one year, I will temporarily transfer the power to the four elders of the Privy Council, so that they can fully implement the general strategy of the Sino-German division. A year later, no matter how the situation develops, the four elders will not only have to return the powers they have been granted by me, but they will also have to convene a general meeting of the group to redefine their powers. ”

"That's it?" Pan Guochen's face was incredible, "This kind of agreement like a child's family can also be taken seriously?" ”

Fang Tianhua also squinted and said: "Yes, it is easy to delegate power and difficult to take power, not to mention what the situation will become in a year, if the four elders regret not handing over power at that time, what should the emperor do?" ”

Without waiting for Liu Qianhua to speak, Wu Haisong tilted his head and smiled: "If I guess correctly, this is a gamble: if the situation is indeed developing as the emperor expected, and within this year, Germany will make peace with the Entente alone, or even turn around with our country as an enemy, then the four elders will be tantamount to losing the bet, and all the responsibilities will be borne by themselves. ”

"On the other hand, if the four elders win the bet, China and Germany succeed in meeting within this year, and establish a solid and effective connection, then even if the emperor's power is returned, it is enough to be invincible at the group plenary meeting with this merit, and in the face of fait accompli, the emperor will have no reason to engage in any absolute national defense circle."

Before Wu Haisong's head was straightened, Pan Guochen had already frowned: "It doesn't matter if the four elders lose the bet, the situation will be corrupted at that time, and we will clean up the mess again, and I don't know how much unnecessary price Lu Dao will have to pay." ”

Fang Tianhua was even more worried: "What if the four elders win the bet? Can you sit back and relax if you succeed in meeting with Germany? The Entente is fully capable of cutting off the Sino-German lines of communication again, and Germany may still be forced to make peace alone, and then the expeditionary force we send to the Western Front will probably become a German vote. ”

"Whether the four elders win or lose, at least we don't have to fight a civil war."

Wu Haisong said.

Fang Tianhua just sneered: "It's not needed now, what about a year later?" The four elders used all their resources to open up the Sino-German communication line, and there was no need to engage in the absolute national defense circle, and to hell with the cultivation of national strength and the stability of the people. Win or lose, a year later the empire will be even more bloated and weak, burdened with heavier economic, military, and moral burdens, and deprived of more support from the backbone of the country and occupied territories...... At that time, if there were successive defeats on the battlefield, it would not be impossible for a great social revolution like that in Russia. ”

"At that time, won't you be able to play to your heart's content?"

Liu Qianhua on the bed asked coldly, which was enough to make Fang Tianhua's eyes light up.

"In this way, the emperor is actually using them......"

Gu Yingyang glanced at Fang Tianhua with a sense of superiority: "Anyway, with the current situation, it is impossible to convince the military department and public opinion, prophets are often regarded as crazy people before they are proven to be proven, even if you are Your Majesty the Emperor, you are considered crazy by the public, and you have to be locked up for leave for treatment...... Therefore, instead of forcibly suppressing it and causing civil strife, it is better to go with the flow and wait for the four elders to mess things up, and then we will accept it peacefully and turn the tide. ”

Pan Shao'an, who had been listening for a long time, finally helped his big belly and spoke: "The four elders are not fools, they don't have enough chances of winning, how dare they make such a gamble with the emperor?" ”

"This gamble has nothing to do with personal victory or defeat, I think that the four elders also have a last resort, the force they have painstakingly managed, in turn supports, pushes until they swallow themselves, and the strength of the individual is really insignificant in the face of this huge tsunami, it seems that we can only wait until the waves rush inland, run out of energy, and the sea slowly retreats to the sea with countless corpses, and then clean up the mess......"

Liu Qianhua pulled the gold-trimmed placket of her pajamas to cover the originally looming deep ditch in the snow, and suddenly said in an aggravated tone: "I still say the same thing, our enemy is not in the group, but if someone dares to break the bottom line, I will definitely return it with a tooth for a tooth and double the reward!" ”

Everyone looked at each other and nodded slightly, and Liu Qianhua regarded them as acquiescing in the deal.

Gu Yingyang glanced back at the palace gate and reminded in a low voice, "What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" After all, the name of righteousness is on his side, if His Royal Highness does not cooperate with the four elders, will the four elders think that the emperor is unwilling to fulfill the agreement, and thus start another incident? ”

Liu Qianhua rolled his eyes and smiled: "His Royal Highness has his own ideals, and I can't blatantly accommodate him, but if the four elders come forward to help, I will be happy to see it happen." ”

Gu Yingyang realized a little: "Does the emperor want the four elders to make another deal with His Highness?" ”

Liu Qianhua's heart trembled slightly, and a trace of inexplicable self-blame flashed in the corners of her eyes.

"He is an easily satisfied child, and he should not deliberately embarrass these elders......"

Unnecessary weakness is fleeting, Liu Qianhua's eyes must be: "Of course, since it is a transaction, we have both losses and gains." ”

Gu Yingyang blinked unexpectedly: "Actually, I want to take a vacation more, of course, I don't need treatment." ”

In addition to Pan Guochen, Fang Tianhua and others had a minimum expectation in their eyes.

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