In a few days, the wind and cold of Zaiyan have been cured, and at this time, Prince Heshuo Alcohol loves Xinjueluo?? The news of Yixun's death also reached the inner court, and Zai Yan was extremely sad when he learned about it, but he succumbed to Cixi's obscenity and did not dare to show it too much, so he was not in a good mood for a few days. Seeing Zai Xiang's depressed appearance all day long, I naturally felt uncomfortable in my heart, but I couldn't do anything, so I could only stay by Zai Xiang's side more.

This is the course of history. Sometimes sitting under the courtyard of Jingren Palace, I will also remember what Tan Sitong mentioned to me at the twilight of the day, saying that it is false that I have not been moved again, and every now and then an extremely rational voice will jump out of my brain telling me no, I can't think like this, and I can't do this...... But the more this voice told me, the more itchy my heart became, and this infinite painful entanglement haunted me for ten whole days, but whenever I thought about it, it was miserable.

One day at noon, Zai Yan came to Jingren Palace to rest, as soon as I walked into the hall door, I saw that his originally distinct willow leaf-like eyebrows had been tightly twisted together, and his eyes burst out with a knife-like sharp light, as if he was going to kill someone, he went straight to brush his clothes and sat down and said: "I'm really angry!" ”

I slowly sat up from the couch, took the sweet osmanthus dew that had been specially poured on the small table and served it, and said gently: "Why is the emperor so angry today? ”

When he asked this, he became more and more annoyed, took the sweet dew of osmanthus, but put it back on the small table, grabbed my hand, snorted coldly, and then shouted: "It's not because of that Li Hongzhang!" ”

While I lifted the lid, I asked calmly: "What did Li Zhongtang do to make the emperor unhappy?" ”

Zai Yan clenched his fist and hammered a few times: "Li Hongzhang controls the Beiyang military affairs with one hand, refuses to let others touch half a point, and even I don't know the true strength of the Beiyang Naval Army. ”

I chuckled and said, "Isn't it a good thing for the Qing Dynasty that Li Zhongtang has such confidence in the Beiyang Naval Division?" ”

Jaeyan shouted angrily: "It's ridiculous! ”

I scooped up the sweet dew with a small spoon and fed it to Zaiyan's mouth, and asked gently: "The emperor doesn't believe in the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division?" ”

Zai Yan took a sip, and after a moment, he said: "I naturally believe in the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division, but now that the situation is tense, I urgently need to know more and more detailed pros and cons about the Beiyang Naval Division, so that I can make the corresponding overall layout, and only by knowing myself and knowing the other can I survive a hundred battles, and these are not things that can be clearly explained and understood from the high-sounding words that came out of his Li Hongzhang's mouth," he said, he took a deep breath, and said, "But every time I mention meddling in the Beiyang Naval Army, he will inevitably refute it, I can't say any really convincing reasons, either that I am still young and need to be experienced, or that military affairs is a matter that affects the whole body, and we must do it slowly, not in a hurry, and today I actually say that I don't know military affairs, and I see that his old stubbornness doesn't know military affairs! If the military power of the Beiyang Naval Division is not taken back as soon as possible, it will be defeated in the hands of Li Hongzhang sooner or later! ”

The two of them were silent for a while, and Zai Yan said again: "Besides, no matter how good the Beiyang Naval Division is, it can't reach the level that Li Hongzhang boasted about, let such an untamed person be in charge of the power of the Naval Division, how can I rest assured?!" ”

In fact, Zai Xiang was extremely worried, the truth is indeed so severe, even more severe than what Zai Xiang said, and the Beiyang Navy was finally defeated in the hands of Li Hongzhang. But what can I say now? What should I say? However, he asked, "Then what did Lord Weng Tongshu say?" ”

Zai Yan sighed, propped his arms on the small table, rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers, and his tone was very helpless: "It is precisely this that I am most angry, the teacher actually said that Hefei has governed the army for decades, and has repeatedly calmed down, and now the Beiyang sea and land armies are in full swing, what is there to be afraid of, not only did not mention my intentions, but also greatly admired Li Hongzhang's command of the Beiyang Naval Army." ”

Weng Tongshu has never been a clean person in my place, but Zai Xiang doesn't know at the moment, and it's no wonder that Zai Xiang is so angry today, so I asked again: "Isn't there no one in the previous dynasty who was with the emperor in this matter?" ”

Zai Yan sneered and said: "Even Zhang Qian said that with Japan as a small country, what is the need to worry about it, it is not a big creation, it is not enough to demonstrate and avoid trouble." ”

It seems that these people can't see the true strength of the Beiyang Navy at all, they are all self-righteous and complacent, and they can't see it clearly, and the most hateful thing is that they have never thought of seeing it clearly. I couldn't help but shake my head and sneer, and after a moment, Zai Yan asked me, "What are you laughing at?" ”

I raised my eyes to look at Zaiyan, pursed my lips and said, "Your Majesty, according to the slaves, these former ministers really underestimate their opponents too much. ”

When Zai Xiang suddenly heard my words, his face became interested, and he looked at me and asked, "What does Zhen'er think?" ”

There was a breeze pouring in the hall, gently blowing through my cheeks, blowing up the three thousand green silks that I had scattered, Zai Yan raised his hand to help me fine the slightly messy hair, I faced him, and said lightly: "I don't dare to say my opinion, but I think that there are some ministers in the DPRK who have not done practical work, such as Xu Tong and others, they can't see the rapid changes in Japan after the Meiji Restoration, and think that Japan is still the backward island country in the past, which is really ridiculous," After a while, I continued, "It's just that the slaves didn't expect it, Lord Weng Tongshu and Master Zhang Jian will also say such unclear things. ”

Zai Yan stared at me and said, "What does Zhen'er mean by saying that the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division is not at all inferior to Japan?" ”

I shrugged my shoulders and chuckled, "The minion didn't say anything like that. ”

Zai Yan approached, kissed my hair that was picked up by him, and said, "Zhen'er may not know that the teacher Yu Zhen's feelings are no less than that of his own father. ”

I stared at him silently as he continued.

"Lafayette has always emphasized majesty, I have been living in fear since I entered the palace, only in the study I can play with the teacher at will, the teacher not only patiently taught me in learning, but also gave me meticulous care in life, Guangxu six years when Lafayette was sick, the eunuch neglected to take care of me, as a result, I had to make the bed myself, pour water myself, was scalded to the blood blister, the teacher saw it and went to the eunuch to vent my anger, and then every time I encountered such a situation, the teacher will always come forward to protect me."

I can't help but sigh, although I know that Zai Xiang and Weng Tongsu have a deep relationship, but I heard Zai Xiang tell the past feelings in person, and I still can't help but feel a little sour in my heart, and my eyes are a little hot and moist, not because of the deep feelings between Zai Xiang and Weng Tongsu, but because I pity Zai Xiang's painful growth experience, and I am even more fortunate in my heart, fortunately, I have Weng Tongshu to protect Zai Xiang, otherwise I don't know what field Zai Xiang will be bullied to at that time, "The emperor...... Therefore, the emperor trusts Lord Weng Tongsu and believes anything he says. ”

Zai Yan nodded, "I have to believe it, I have to believe it, after all, the teacher is the one who has accompanied me for twenty years, if the teacher is not trusted, then I really don't know who else to believe," and then he added, "Everyone in the Forbidden City says that I am diligent and studious, but very few people know that the reason why I study diligently every day is because I found that if I can study better, then I will be scolded by Lafayette a little less." ”

My heart is more and more uncomfortable, looking at the Zai Yan in front of me, the whole body always exudes a kind of Zhong Lingyuxiu luxury, others only know that he is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but no one knows what kind of life he lived, others only know that the current emperor has the talent of Yiqun, but no one knows what kind of experience has created his temperament and talent today.

I still remember when I was a child, I cried uncontrollably after only one night away from my family, as if I had fallen into hell, I felt abandoned by the whole world, and I felt so pitiful.

Now that I think about it, these can't be said to be the same as Zaiyan's experience, as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he is the most pitiful, miserable, and unlucky person in the world.

Even if I was still ready to say something in my heart, how could I still say it at this time, telling him that the Beiyang Naval Division would eventually lose to Japan? Isn't it the same as digging out his heart?

He can really only believe Weng Tongshu's words now, if not, then where should he and Weng Tongshu's twenty years of deep relationship like father and son be placed, thinking of this, my heart can't help but soften, and I don't know what to do.

"Your Majesty, the slave never knew that the emperor came over like this," after a moment of silence, I asked slowly, "What if...... The slave said that if the truth was not as Weng Tongshu and several other adults said, what would the emperor do at that time? ”