Coming to the heart of the palace has been nearly untimed, the yellow glazed wall in front of the several tripods of the Xifu begonia is blooming delicately moving, the general begonia flowers are fragrant and tasteless, only the Xifu begonia is fragrant and gorgeous, it is the top grade in the begonia. Xifu begonia flower shape is larger, four to seven flowers in clusters, the flowers are sunny, when the flower bone is not opened, the buds are red and bright, like rouge dots, after opening, it gradually becomes pink, like the dawn of the sky. At the turn of spring and summer, the wind is steep, the flowers are bright and moving, and they are beautiful.

The scenery is warm and soft like a breeze on the cheeks, looking up at the golden glazed tile roof is gently shrouded in a piece of light gold like a tulle cicada wing, the mood is quite good, all the way to the eyes are warm, full of life, particularly beautiful and moving.

Before I stopped to admire for half a moment, I saw Fan Changlu trotting forward, personally helped my hand and said: "The little master is finally here, the emperor has asked the slave several times, and he is very anxious!" Ask the little master to go in so that he can say two good words for the minions, which is the blessing that the minions have cultivated in a few lifetimes! ”

I looked at Fan Changlu and looked a little worried, so I smiled and comforted: "The emperor is this character, and my father-in-law also knows it, my father-in-law can rest assured, I'm afraid it's good to go in the palace and persuade him." ”

Fan Changlu breathed a long sigh of relief, and his tone gradually calmed down, "Only when the little master comes to persuade can the slave be so at ease." ”

I lowered my voice and said, "Grandpa Fan's words are not nonsense, if they are listened to by someone with a heart, they will make a big fuss." ”

Fan Changlu slapped himself and said with a smile: "Look at the minion's broken mouth, there is no door," looked down at the stone steps, and said in a very low voice, "But the slave is also telling the truth, the emperor has called the little master to serve in the Heart Cultivation Hall every time, which is a great honor, which shows the position of the little master in the emperor's heart." ”

I pursed my lips and smiled, and asked Yanran: "Why does the emperor have any political troubles today?" ”

Fan Changlu whispered: "The slave only knows that the emperor seems to have mentioned the Beiyang Naval Division. ”

My heart suddenly tightened, what should have come will come after all, and everything is developing in an orderly manner according to history. Even if I can't change history, I still want to try to change the fate of Jaeyan. I can't watch him step by step towards the intended end. Just thinking about it, there was a sudden muffled sound of "bang" in the hall, followed by the sound of jade falling to the ground and shattering. Fan Changlu glanced at me, with an embarrassed look on his face, and whispered: "The little master can persuade the minions when he goes in." ”

I "um" a sound, stretched out my hand to push open the vermilion glazed hall door, the east warm pavilion is divided by the partition door, the south room is a kang by the window, the east wall is west to the front and back of the double throne, there is a royal pen "bright window" in the southwest, and there is a plaque under the north window for "Shouyu Chunhui". The pattern here is solemn and atmospheric, the soft sunlight is sifted into from the hollow grid, and the clutch of light and shadow can be clearly seen in the silence, and the sparse and dense Xiaoxiang bamboo outside the window is reflected in the black gold stone bricks that are cool like frost all year round.

The gilt silver bamboo copper smoker on the case is embossed with nine auspicious dragons with different expressions from top to bottom, the long handle is cast into the shape of five bamboo joints, the bamboo is engraved with bamboo leaves, the furnace cover is the shape of the hollow mountain, which is burned with the ambergris incense that he commonly uses in nature, a wisp of it is like smoke and fog in the air, and it seems to permeate between the peaks, just like the legendary fairy mountain on the sea, and the artistic conception is charming. The fragrance is infiltrated in every corner of the palace little by little, quiet and intoxicating, as if there is nothing but penetrates the bone marrow, permeated between the ethereal and the real, gently drifting, full of dark fragrance.

Zai Xiang sat on the throne of Panlong Ruyi Glue Flower, the light smoke swept over his face, and then slowly dispersed, as if the morning fog of Boshan was facing the faint light, clean and far away. And Zai Yan's expression was naturally hidden in the sea of clouds, and it was so natural that it was not pretentious. I approached quietly, and it was not good to ask anything rashly for a while, let alone say anything, after all, this was in the ancient royal harem, and it was not allowed to interfere in politics, and once it was held accountable, it would be a capital crime. I just hugged the potted spider plant on the wooden shelf next to me to the open window, and supported the moon window close to the landscape and forest trees behind, and the soft warm breeze slowly poured in, and I saw that the small flowers were evenly distributed on the stolon, and the green leaves of the pot were particularly outstanding, swaying gently with the wind from time to time, dancing, like a blooming fireworks, a flickering elf.

His voice sounded from behind, and he said at a leisurely pace, "Zhen'er." ”

I turned around and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the slave is here." ”

He grabbed my arm and gently pulled me up, and said with a smile, "Why did you come?" ”

I thought about it and said, "The emperor is still not satisfied?" After struggling with my eyebrows, I said again: "The slave came over as soon as he heard the emperor's summons." ”

Zai Yan stroked my hand, the blue Hetian jade ring on his thumb rubbed the back of my hand with a hint of coolness, and said softly: "That must be Fan Changlu's ineffective handling of things, and the edict is too slow." ”

I grinned and said, "Don't blame Father-in-law Fan, the emperor is loyal to him, how dare he not do his best?" ”

He nodded, took a yellow silk book from the case and said, "Take a look for yourself," he couldn't help but sigh, "Li Hongzhang is so bold!" ”

I hurriedly said: "The minions don't dare, they all say that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the minions can't break the rules." ”

Zai said: "I said you can watch it, you can watch it." ”

I frowned and said, "This is a state affair, and the slaves don't dare." ”

Zai Yan said: "For others, this is a state affair, but for Zhen'er and I, this is a family matter. ”

I took it according to my words, and at a glance, I could also understand the reason for Zaiyan's troubles, it turned out that this twist and turn was submitted by Li Hongzhang to impeach Zhirui, so as to oppose Zaiyan's establishment of the Beiyang Naval Division.

I was very puzzled, "Your Majesty, the slave doesn't quite understand." ”

"Don't understand what?"

"As far as the slaves know, the Beiyang Naval Division was founded by Li Hongzhang from the first year of Guangxu, and it has been growing and growing over the years. Why does Li Hongzhang oppose it now? ”

"Because it is me now, I intend to establish a coordinated Beiyang Naval Division."

I frowned slightly, "What the emperor means is that Li Hongzhang did not create the Beiyang Navy Division for the imperial court, but to support the army for self-defense and use it for his own use," I paused and snorted lightly, "What a Li Hongzhang actually wants to use the silver of the imperial court to raise his own naval generals." ”

Zai Xiang smiled sarcastically and said, "But isn't it," his voice was deep like a valley, "In the eleventh year, the Sino-French War, the French fleet was rampant, and I issued an edict of 'punishing the former and the latter, and taking the great water master as the main one', how I didn't know what his Li Hongzhang idea was, but at that time, I had no choice but to go to Li Hongzhang, the harem Lafayette, and I had no real power in my hands, so I had to adopt Li Hongzhang's suggestion to set up a special yamen to govern the power of painting. ”

I said: "The Beiyang Navy must be managed by the imperial court and the emperor, otherwise there will be endless troubles, Li Hongzhang has ill intentions, and the Beiyang Navy will definitely not fall into his hands for a long time," after thinking for a while, he whispered, "If the emperor can really bring the Beiyang Navy to the imperial court, then there is no shortage of support forces behind the emperor." ”

Zai Yan said: "What Zhen'er said is very true, and I think the same way, if it really goes well, I don't have to be afraid anymore!" ”

I closed the fold, thought about the obstacles, and couldn't help but change color slightly: "It's just that this matter is so difficult, there are many henchmen of Li Hongzhang in the previous dynasty, and there are also the conservative forces of Lafayette, it is not easy to deal with!" ”

Zai Yan slammed his fist on the corner of the case, and said hatefully: "A mess! ”

I hurriedly took his hand and looked over it, and the case was made of extremely hard sandalwood, and the corner craftsman outlined it carefully, and the bone joints of the case were immediately covered with a still faint blood stasis. I felt distressed for a while, frowned and said: "The emperor is angry and takes the jade cup and scatters the broken butterflies, why hurt his body?" ”

Zai Yan said: "Zhen'er, you don't know how much I am a puppet emperor in this palace!" ”

I glanced up at him and said, "Zhen'er knows." ”

He questioned in a questioning tone, "You know? ”

I nodded and said: "Several former emperors, either mediocre and inactive, or the day and year, have caused the current situation, just like the flood coming from all directions, the emperor does not have three heads and six arms, it is really too difficult to deal with many problems at home, abroad, the former dynasty, and the harem, even the Holy Ancestor Kangxi, has never faced such a difficult situation." The emperor has the heart, ambition, talent, and vision, but he lacks the right time and place. All this is really unfair to the emperor. ”

Zai Yan said: "Zhen'er, do you know, I never care how the history books of later generations judge me, I only want to be worthy of my heart, not to be worthy of heaven and earth, but if this Qing Dynasty continues to delay those who have no vision, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will really not be far from the death of the country," and said, "What's more, even if I don't talk about the number of Qing Dynasty, I really don't want to see people from other countries plundering the territory of our country and plundering our culture." ”