Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er actually only guessed half right, just when the two were guessing, thousands of miles away in the Warm Pavilion of the Forbidden City's Heart Cultivation Palace, Cixi sneezed fiercely, and Li Lianying on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, do you want the imperial doctor to come over and have a look?" ”

Cixi smiled faintly and said, "No, someone is talking behind my back." Then he went on to look at the recital.

At this moment, the eunuch outside the door reported: "Empress Dowager Qi, Prince Gong has arrived." Cixi hummed and said, "Please." ”

After a while, Prince Gong Yi? strode in, and couldn't help but say loudly before he could see the salute: "Imperial sister-in-law, those foreigners are really crazy, they have to take Long Hair to negotiate a treaty with us, don't they know that Long Hair is a group of rebels?" I swear not to sit with rebellion! These foreigners are really shameless, they keep saying that they want to ensure the unity of trade interests between the north and the south, they have always said that they are neutral and neutral, but the result is not to do arms trading with Changmao? There are also Americans, who were originally the gunsmith ordered by Ye Mingchen, but they were bought by Changmao, and the equipment worth a total of 1.2 million taels was only compensated for double the deposit of 200,000 taels, and it was rumored that Changmao gave 1.4 million taels and they sold it, which is really shameless! ”

Cixi unhurriedly approved a piece of folding in her hand and put it aside, and after raising the tea bowl with interest and taking a sip, Yi? I realized that as soon as I entered the house, I was noisy and yelling, and I stopped talking. Cixi put down the tea bowl and said lightly: "What? A little bit of long-haired diplomacy has made you confused? ”

Abundant? His face turned red, and he snorted a thousand times: "My brother has lost his honor." ”

Cixi picked up a note and said, "Actually, the sixth master doesn't have to make a special trip back to the capital. Longhair wants to participate in this contract exchange negotiation, haven't you already sent 800 miles to expedite it back? ”

Abundant? A little anxious: "Imperial sister-in-law, the note arrived in Beijing seventeen days ago." These days, there is no edict in the two palaces, and the ministers and brothers have negotiated with foreigners several times in Dagukou, and the foreigners are resolute. ”

Cixi ordered Li Lianying to move Zhang Zizi unhurriedly and said, "The sixth master sat down and spoke." "Yi? After thanking and sitting down, Cixi said: "Negotiation is originally to be patient, and the foreigners plan to negotiate the trade between the north and the south at one time, just to eat a fat man in one bite, and to grasp our weak and anxious psychology to negotiate." And what about long hair? They clearly just want to stir things up. If you don't want us to make peace with the foreigners, can't the sixth master see it? ”

Abundant? Holding back his anger and said: "The younger brother also sees the ambition of the long-haired wolf, but it's not a way for us to spend it like this." Moreover, foreigners have repeatedly threatened each other with force, and their arrogance is really infuriating. ”

Cixi hummed and said: "This is natural, I heard that the British have completed the suppression in India, and the British and French troops will rush to the Far East in a few days." The foreigner's waist board is naturally stiff. But so. We also do not need to show weakness and must not let go, otherwise once Changmao is involved in the negotiations, there will be endless troubles, and the forces opposing the peace proposal in the DPRK and China will become even more open-minded. ”

Abundant? He said: "This is natural, but the younger brother is afraid that if such a stalemate continues, there will be a risk of war." ”

Cixi took out another note and said, "Sixth Master, look at this." "Yi? took the note from Li Lianying and looked at it carefully. After looking at it for a while, he was a little surprised and said, "We want to negotiate a new covenant with the Rakshasa people first?" ”

Cixi smiled faintly and said: "Since Britain, France and the United States have their own armed forces, Long Mao wants to fish in troubled waters. Then we have to find a strong reinforcement. Although the Rakshasa people are wolf-like, they are also extremely useful for making a show and bluffing. ”

Abundant? He frowned and said: "The ambition of the Rakshasa people and wolves, because I am bordered by the Qing Dynasty, the northeast can directly harass my Daqing Longxing land, and negotiating with it is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, as the Queen Mother said before." ”

Cixi said lightly: "At this time and that time, didn't there be no long hair to stir up the situation at that time?" If we are really forced by the British, French and American longhairs, we really have to lean towards the Rakshasa country. ”

Abundant? said hatefully: "I can't imagine that my Daqing has fallen into such a situation, it's really annoying." ”

Cixi waved her hand and said: "Let's do it like this, but this matter has been sent out by the palace, one is to see the reaction of Britain, France and the United States, and by the way, the foreigners are anxious for a moment; You also know that in the past, in order to open the prime minister's yamen and re-run the Anglo-French pacification bureau, the main war faction of the DPRK and China had many disputes, and in the end, the cadres of the two palaces were arbitrary. Sister, her ears are soft, and she is afraid that those princes and ministers will say it a few more times, and she will have to change her tone. In this way, the situation that you and I have worked so hard to plan will be wasted. ”

Abundant? sighed: "The arrogant people of Huanghuang in the DPRK do not know how many, but they don't know that now the Qing Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, and the long hair is attacking fiercely in the south, and the north must not start a war with Britain and France. The Queen Mother and Queen Mother are indeed a little soft-eared, and now if we start a business contract with the Rakshasa Kingdom again, I am really afraid that those old stubborns will run to beg for bones together. ”

Speaking of which? Standing up, he took two steps with his hands and then stood still and said: "Imperial sister-in-law, if it is not so, since it is the minister's brother who oversees the Fu Bureau, then this note of the Rakshasa Kingdom will be handled by the Prime Minister Yamen. This matter is considered to be the courtier's own opinion, and the imperial sister-in-law does not know about it, so the imperial sister-in-law can also avoid some trouble. ”

Cixi smiled at the corner of her mouth and said: "But this matter will still be exposed after all, and at that time, I am afraid that the whole dynasty will be full of people who participated in your impeachment, and what will you do with this palace?" ”

Abundant? He bowed down and said: "Imperial sister-in-law, there are a lot of things to do to set up foreign affairs, and it is also a difficult thing, when the younger brother took over the prime minister's yamen, he was ready for what Qianfu pointed out. But the younger brother is also a descendant of Aixin Jueluo, and he must not watch the country passed down from his ancestors be ruined, and the younger brother will go on to maneuver. Moreover, it is the long-cherished wish of the minister's brother to set up foreign affairs, and the minister's brother is willing to undertake it with all his might. If the incident really happens at that time, the younger brother will also have someone to speak in the court, and when it is really overwhelming, I just hope that the imperial sister-in-law can say a few fair words for the younger brother. If it really doesn't work out in the end, it's a big deal for the younger brother to be an idle prince, and he won't let the imperial sister-in-law suffer the slightest grievance. ”

Cixi was slightly moved, and sighed lightly: "Sixth master, you have a heart, this matter is still carried down by the palace, those old stubborn people want to cry, let them cry, sister, I will go and say, there is no need to force you to a dead end." ”

Abundant? Shaking his head, he said: "No, imperial sister-in-law, the younger brother can go to a dead end, but the imperial sister-in-law you can't." As long as the imperial sister-in-law is still in charge of the government for a day, even if the courtiers are idle for a while, there will always be a time to make a comeback. But if it's the royal sister-in-law, you can ...... Then our plan will really come to naught. Therefore, it is better for the younger brother to be an abandoned son, and the imperial sister-in-law cannot lose a single cent. "When I see Cixi, I want to say it again, Yi? Raised his hand to stop and said, "Imperial sister-in-law, there is no need to say more, the younger brother has made up his mind." Moreover, if this matter is handled quickly, it may not wait for the crowd in the court to surge, there will already be changes on the British and French sides, and it may be possible to achieve a quick success. ”

Cixi saw Yi? After a while, he finally said: "Then I have to wronged you, the sixth master." ”

Abundant? He bowed down and said, "This is a matter within the hands of the ministers." ”

Later, the two discussed a few words about the treaty with Russia, when Xianfeng was still in the court, the Russians continued to invade China's Tanglu, Wulianghai, Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places, and repeatedly asked the Qing court to open up northwest trade, and when the war with Britain and France, it invaded Heilongjiang and occupied the Heilongjiang estuary and Sakhalin Island. Later, the Russian army was defeated, Temple Street and Sakhalin Island were also occupied by the Taiping Army, and the Qing army also strengthened the troops outside the pass in order to guard against the Taiping Army's garrison in Temple Street and Sakhalin Island.

Cixi planned to pull Russia out of the treaty, putting on a friendly appearance with Russia, that is, to stimulate Britain and France, Britain and France have always regarded Russia as a great enemy, if the Qing court fell to Russia, Britain and France would definitely be very alarmed, Cixi planned to use this to make a fuss. As for Russia, it doesn't matter if it really doesn't need it in the end, it can still be negotiated with Russia, mainly to open several trade ports in Mongolia and Xinjiang to each other, and the northwest region also needs to open up trade routes to Russia, especially the Shanxi Jin merchants, who have always had great expectations for the opening of the northwest trade routes. Maybe in the end, the Qing Dynasty will not fully turn to Russia, that is, sign a treaty with Russia on northwest commerce, which has never been within the control of Britain and France, and the stimulation to them is not too great, so that both ends of the Qing Dynasty can settle.

After talking about the negotiations, Yi? Suddenly said: "Imperial sister-in-law, now is the time to employ people, Rong Lu doesn't know what mistakes he made, he was disposed of by the imperial sister-in-law, and the younger brother dared to ask the imperial sister-in-law to see the credit of fighting together to Su Shun back then, and spare him this time." ”

Cixi said lightly: "If the sixth master doesn't know the details of this matter, there is no need to interfere, Rong Lu is only in his twenties now, very young, and he was promoted too quickly, and he lacks tempering, which is not good for him." Circle at home to reflect on it first, so that you can be more responsible in the future. Moreover, this time, the Hunan army always pushed back to send troops to rescue Guangxi, and the palace just sent Rong Lu down, so that Zeng Guofan was also sober! ”

Abundant? Said: "It was Zeng Guofan's dispatch of troops to Guangxi that made him worry that Jiang Zhongyuan in Guangxi would not be able to hold on, so he dared to ask the imperial sister-in-law to pardon Rong Lu, so that Zeng Guofan would send troops." ”

Cixi sneered: "Zeng Guofan has already sent troops out, he is waiting to see the results of the negotiation between the imperial court and the foreigners, this old fox has his own account, he knows that if the imperial court can't appease the foreigners, and the north fights again, it will be difficult for him to protect himself in a province in Hunan, what else to talk about rescuing Guangxi?" However, if the imperial court can resolve the misfortune of Britain and France, the northern soldiers can suppress Su Huai's long hair, and he can be sure of rescuing Guangxi, which has nothing to do with Rong Lu's deposition. ”

Abundant? He bowed his head slightly and said: "The younger brother originally thought so, but the younger brother thought that Zeng Guofan and Rong Lu were Weng's sons-in-law, and one south and one north were sent by the imperial sister-in-law because they held too much military power." ”

Cixi smiled faintly and said: "This reason is also a little ......" (to be continued......)