"Our country is between two major countries, and it is incumbent on the Qing Dynasty to serve for thousands of years; And the law is far away from water and near fire, and it is intolerable, so it is better to be neutral, so as to stop the two countries. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Emperor Si De said the most level of today, but also the most despicable sentence, waved his hand, and was about to tell Nguyen Van Xiang to retreat, at this time, suddenly the chamberlain came to report, "The governor of Fa Saigon sent someone north. ”

"Going north?" Emperor Side seemed to be in a hurry, "Where is he going?" ”

"An envoy was sent to Thang Long to demand the redemption of the French prisoners, and a message was sent to the capital," said the chamberlain, a little timidly, and to tell the truth, he heard the news as if he had lost his soul.

"What message?" Emperor Side asked.

The chamberlain squirmed his mouth and didn't speak, several people were suppressed by the curiosity of fear and exhaled, and they all held their breath, and the concubine was angry, "What kind of message is it?" You're going to say it quickly. ”

The chamberlain's legs trembled, and he said in a trembling voice, "The Governor's message says that the French Cabinet is ready to pass in Parliament an appropriation of 10,000 francs for the French army in Tokyo to spend on the war in Vietnam......."

Tokyo is the French name for Saigon, and the words of the chamberlain were soft and low, but they stopped in the ears of Emperor Si De but were more deafening than the sound of French artillery outside Hue Harbor, he stood up, his cheeks were red, and his eyes were staring, "Retribution is coming!" His right hand stretched out like a chicken claw, grabbed a few handfuls in the air, and suddenly let out a barely lifted breath in his mouth, and fell limply on the dragon couch with his head up.

"Your Majesty!" The concubine was shocked, and hurriedly shook Emperor De's body, "Hurry up, call the imperial doctor!" ”

Ruan Wenxiang stood under the corridor, a group of palace people around him were going in and out, looking at the heavy rain falling like a thick line under the eaves, the clouds and mist in the distance, he couldn't see the future clearly, and the raindrops splashed on the hem of his python robe, he didn't care, he just twisted his beard and pondered, although the imperial doctor hadn't come out yet, but Emperor Side's appearance just now was really scary, and he was afraid that he would die in a while.

Of course, Ruan Wenxiang is very happy to see this result, he has been swayed by Emperor De's left and right, and he is not only disheartened but also very bored, if it weren't for the idea of wanting to contribute to the Great Southern Kingdom, he would have hung up his crown at this time, and he could still be insulted in the Qiancheng Palace like this?

After a while, the imperial doctors came out and saw Ruan Wenxiang saluting and reporting: "The saint was a little excited, and the blood gushed on his head for a while, so he fainted. ”

"Are there any major obstacles?" Ruan Wenxiang nodded with his hands behind his back and asked.

Several imperial doctors looked at each other, "There is probably no obstacle, you just need to recuperate." ”

He waved his hand to let the imperial doctor retreat, and after a while, the concubine also walked out, saw Ruan Wenxiang, and said solemnly, "Pass on the emperor's edict and order the first assistant Ruan Wenxiang to go to Saigon to negotiate with the French governor on the same day, and be sure to seek the understanding of the country." ”

Ruan Wenxiang sneered again and again in his heart, his face did not show but bent down, the concubine waved her hand to dismiss the palace people on the left and right, and Ruan Wenxiang walked to the corner of the corner, where a large red cotton tree was planted, and the two of them whispered under the flower tree, "This dead ghost," the concubine whispered, "This body is becoming more and more useless, in the past, he would do tricks to toss us at night, but now he doesn't even have the leisure to move his hands and feet, and he is panting every night." When the senior concubine said this, she also felt a little embarrassed, so she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed coquettishly, "Speaking of which, you are still Lord Shousuke, you are powerful, much stronger than that dead ghost." ”

Nguyen Van Xiang regained his composure, "Why did the emperor suddenly let me go to Saigon?" It's French territory, and if I'm not careful, I'll not be able to get out of it. ”

"It's not our Empress Li Tianying's idea yet," Concubine Xue said hatefully, there are fights in any harem, especially now that Emperor Side is infertile, Concubine Xue and the Empress have each adopted a nephew of Emperor Side as the emperor, and in the future, after a hundred years of Emperor De, one of the three righteous sons will inevitably be determined to become the crown prince, whose righteous son will become the new emperor of the Great Southern Kingdom, then who will become the most noble queen mother, this is the key to determining the authority in the future, no one is willing to give up, In addition, Emperor Side is now quite taboo about this pro-Chinese faction, and it is the best presumptuous to kick him away and let him explain to the French. Although Emperor Duc is most interested in the new prince of Yangshan Tang Nguyen Phuc Yinghu, who was adopted by his concubine, but now that he has not handed over power, it is imperative to knock on the head of the cabinet with great authority. "She said that Shoufu you go to Saigon, the French will definitely forgive us Da Nan for the sake of your face, it's really funny," the senior concubine has a bit of a decisive temperament, "If it is useful to apologize, what do you need these cannons and foreign guns for?" Just apologize and it's over, this emperor is really stupid to read. ”

Ruan Wenxiang muttered to himself, could it be that this concubine wants to emulate China's Empress Dowager Cixi and get involved in political power? Although the two are allies, they have always been dominated by Ruan Wenxiang, and if the concubine is ambitious, this distinction between priority and priority will be reversed in the future. But this is not something to worry about right now, "It doesn't matter if I go to Saigon, don't worry, even if the French let the Holy Lord abdicate, they will definitely let me continue to govern Da Nan, he can kill the emperor," Ruan Wenxiang said proudly, "But I can't kill all the civil officials of Da Nan, if I am not afraid of infamy, I can die in peace with a thick skin." Don't talk about this, I look at the emperor's body very badly, you have to prepare in advance. ”

The senior concubine was taken aback, she looked left and right, "Shoufu, what do you mean?" ”

"That's what I mean," Ruan Wenxiang nodded, "In case the emperor dies, he hasn't decided on the crown prince yet, and I'm outside, relying on you alone here, it's not easy to do." ”

The senior concubine twisted the veil, her eyes widened pitifully, with a hint of mist in her eyes, "What can I do as a woman, I can only rely on you men, if Lord Shoufu doesn't help, as long as the queen ascends the throne, even if I don't die, I will be sent to the imperial mausoleum to guard the tomb," she bowed to Ruan Wenxiang Yingying, grabbed Ruan Wenxiang's right hand with one hand, and pinched it in his hand, which made Ruan Wenxiang's heart itch, "You must help me." ”

Ruan Wenxiang's lower abdomen tightened, his anger rose, and he couldn't help but pull down the concubine's skirt to correct the Fa on the spot, fortunately, he was still a little sensible, took a deep breath, pulled up the concubine, touched the concubine's creamy jade hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, although I went out, I still miss you, I have arranged good people and let them help you." ”

"It can't be your student, right?" The senior concubine said suspiciously, "It's not that I said, Lord Shoufu, your student's reputation is very good, but his identity can't interfere with the inner palace, what's more, I see that he is not a person who will befriend me, a harem woman, and he listens to the words of the old immortal," her petite nose wrinkled, "If anything happens in the future, an edict can keep him out of the Qiancheng Palace." ”

"He is the prime minister I left to Yangshantang, there is a first assistant from the Heavenly Dynasty, presumably China's appeasement cannot be broken, then Yangshantang's position will be extremely stable. As for the dirty things that collude with the harem now, how can he be allowed to do it? Ruan Wenxiang said indifferently, and the concubine was overjoyed when she heard this, "My lord, just for this sentence, the concubine will promise you everything." ”

"I'll give you a wooden sign, you tell your own people to go to a shop called Wuyun Trading House in the southwest corner of Hue City to find someone," Nguyen Van Xiang took a black wooden sign with an auspicious cloud pattern from his sleeve and handed it to the concubine, "But this can only be used once." ”

"What do you mean by that you can't go to the people here unless you have to?" The senior concubine took the black wooden card and squeezed it tightly in the palm of her hand.

"Yes, unless you have to, you must not use it, I begged a great favor to come, just to be able to use this black wood card once."

Ruan Wenxiang said solemnly, and the senior concubine couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, "How come I have never heard of such a character before?" ”

"You'll hear it later," Ruan Wenxiang approached the concubine, "Remember, you can ask him to do anything once, anything, understand?" ”

"Anything?" The concubine was originally a little confused, but when she saw Ruan Wenxiang's meaningful expression, she seemed to suddenly understand something, "The concubine understands." ”

"It's good that you understand, such an opportunity to make a move must not be wasted on trivial things." Nguyen Van Xiang turned to leave, "The emperor ordered Chen Van Dinh to return to Hue City, then there are people from the outer court to help, then I can go to Saigon with peace of mind." ”

"Lord Shoufu," the senior concubine followed behind Ruan Wenxiang in small steps, and said anxiously, I don't know if this black wooden card is useful, Ruan Wenxiang is very useful, so when he goes to Saigon to ask the French for guilt, he will have less help. "Although the concubine is a woman, she also knows that the governor of Saigon is about to be able to show off his power in our Great South, but this French national policy is not up to him, and if you go, it will be in vain, and then those unreasonable devils will humiliate you. In my opinion, it's better to find a sick leave for the beginning. ”

"They don't say it there, but the governor of Saigon has always been gentle, and he must not give me no face," Ruan Wenxiang said with a smile, he twisted his beard and thought about it, "This governor wants to slowly turn Danantong, speaking of which, there is no such impatience as Li Weili, although the same path, but his kung fu is better, I will not suffer too much ****, and I also have to contact the French more, take a look, what do they mean in the country, these five and a half million francs have broken the backbone of our emperor." It's not okay not to pay attention. (To be continued.) )