35. On the slope of Nagasaka (1)

This is to add fuel to the fire and burn this fire even more vigorously, Gao Xinkui felt that it was inappropriate, and was about to open his mouth to admonish, when he saw Wang Kaiyun on the side shaking his head slightly towards him, so he swallowed all the words and just retreated. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

When the two of them withdrew, Prince Alcohol had not yet arrived, and it was quiet outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, Wang Kaiyun rolled up his horseshoe sleeves, "Bozu, let's just do anything," he said to Gao Xinkui, who was very worried, "The Queen Mother knows the severity, not to mention that this pustule must be sent out as soon as possible, if it has been rotten in the meat, I am afraid that any good meat will also be damaged." ”

"Does the Queen Mother really not understand that it is the ghost of the king of parliament?" Gao Xinkui said, "This matter is strange, how can there be a group of people outside who make an appointment to go to the Zongren Mansion to make trouble." ”

"The king of Yizheng doesn't have such courage," the two of them got down the steps of white marble, "he will finally spread the news and let the trouble outside, speaking of which, these officials of the Eight Banners and the clans have titles, and they are very resistant to this reform, but the people at the bottom are originally living without a settlement, and there are no relatives to talk to, but there will be no resistance." ”

"This is also now, if they don't have Lu Mi in the future, their days will not be settled, and other places will not be arranged, and there will be no income for them," Gao Xinkui warned, "There will be more than just these hundreds of people who will make trouble." ”

"This is not something we should worry about, where the silver comes from, how people arrange it, it is all the things that the Zongren Mansion should care about, we should do," Wang Kaiyun said to Gao Xinkui with his hands behind his back, "It's how to push this matter down, don't be blocked here, you can't go in and out." ”

Prince Gong and other ministers of military aircraft entered the Yangxin Palace, and as soon as the salute was finished, Prince Gong took the lead in speaking, "Queen Mother, there is a big mess in the Zongren Mansion, and the reason for this is because Chongqi and others' Eight Banners reform policy cannot be used, so it has caused the clan relatives to boil and the people are surging with resentment, please stop!" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi was very surprised, she was silent behind the curtain for a long time before she said slowly, "I have also seen the reform policy of the Eight Banners of Chongqi and others, although it is a little bold, in the end it is also for the country's worries, if it can be implemented, it must be beneficial to the country." ”

Prince Gong shook his head, "He is not beneficial to the country, this is to break the foundation of our Qing Dynasty!" ”

Prince Gong obviously rarely said it so categorically, even Zuo Zongtang turned his head and looked at Prince Gong in surprise, "Let's just say that this hereditary title of the reckless replacement of the clan, according to the law, can be abolished or killed, but it can't be so generalized, the former Queen Mother dismissed Prince Yi and Prince Zheng, and killed Prince Yu and Prince Rui, and abolished the two kings of the sons of iron hats, everyone has nothing to say, after all, they committed something and lost the title passed down from their ancestors, this is not to blame others, but if there is no sin, And the people who have made great contributions to the court of the ancestors are abolished for no reason, it is bound to be the loss of people's hearts and the unstable foundation of the dynasty. ”

"This is the clan, in addition to the Eight Banners is the first elite of this dynasty in the past, although the army is not strong now, the force is declining, but the heart of serving the country is still clearly visible, the past long hair is chaos, where there is a city in the south, no matter the old and young are all killed, never from the enemy, this backbone is not much stronger than people! Chongqi and others have ill intentions, and they will turn away the most loyal people to the country, if there is a change in the future, where does the Queen Mother want to find such loyal people? ”

"The reform of Chongqi and others is by no means eliminated by everyone," the Empress Dowager Cixi said, "He is not ignorant, he will never make such a big toss, and now the rumors outside are so ugly, what to say that he wants to expel all the Eight Banners, and do not give Lu Mi, do not give errands, and do not give rest, this is never my intention, I think of these people," the Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at everyone, "always afraid that the world will not be chaotic!" ”

The hall was silent, and no one answered, "Then according to the meaning of the King of Parliament," the Empress Dowager Cixi continued, "what about the Eight Banners?" ”

The Queen Mother seemed to have the intention of retreating, and Prince Gong said, "Chongqi and the others' methods are not enough, and they can't be handled cautiously and peacefully, so they can be replaced." ”

"If you change people, you may not be able to do it well," Zuo Zongtang shook his head, "Any change in such a major event, without a few stunned young people charging in front, it is not good, if you blindly seek stability at the beginning, and if you have the intention of retreating in advance, then nothing can be done." ”

Zuo Zongtang had the meaning of sarcastically seeking stability in everything Prince Gong, and Baojun retorted, "Lord Zuo, please be cautious, not in his position, do not seek his politics, the matter of the Eight Banners has nothing to do with you, if you want to express your opinion, please raise the flag first and then talk about it." ”

Zuo Zongtang laughed, "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, as the minister of military aircraft, I have the right to ask about every political matter of the Qing Dynasty, is it possible that the Eight Banners and the clan are outsiders?" Or is it a separate country, is it only under the control of the king, not the Western Sage and the emperor? ”

This is a punishing statement, and there are inevitably doubts about Prince Gong and the power of the clan to suppress the two palaces, Bao Jun's face suddenly changed, and he was about to refute, but Zuo Zongtang did not give him this opportunity to distinguish his confession, and said to himself, "Although I am not in the flag, but in the end I also have a knighthood, and now that the title is reformed, how to inherit this first-class duke on my body, I also need to think about it, Lord Bao, you say that I am not in his position, but I am in his position, I also care, I can't speak there?" ”

Prince Gong didn't argue with Zuo Zongtang, but just said to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Please think twice." ”

There was silence behind the curtain for a long time, "This matter is not urgent. ”

"There has been a pot of porridge in the Zongren Mansion, how can you not be in a hurry?" Bao Jun shouted loudly, "The Queen Mother, please think twice, if the country is in turmoil, it will be of no benefit to foreign affairs here, to negotiate with the French about Suez and Vietnam, and now the country should be as stable as possible, and the foreigners must not be given a chance to take advantage of it." ”

"Furthermore, take 10,000 steps back and say that these two things are together, how to change the Eight Banners, it will cost silver, if the foreigners have the opportunity to make a big fuss about the amount of Suez Canal shares, if the silver will be not enough in the future, then in the matter of the Eight Banners reform, it will be difficult for us to speak loudly."

"This matter is not in a hurry," the Empress Dowager Cixi said again slowly, "The hearts of the people of the Eight Banners are naturally the top of the list, but these officials and masters in the Eight Banners naturally do not represent the hearts of the people of the Eight Banners, and I have already asked the Seventh Master to go to the Zongren Mansion to deal with this matter." (To be continued.) )