Those in power should be ruthless, regard all things as dogs, take heaven and earth as a chessboard, take national fortune as a bet, and use all people as chess pieces. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Rong Lu heard the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi, "The Empress Dowager's kindness is a great blessing for the country and a blessing for us. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head and nodded again, perhaps a little disapproving, but also felt that Rong Lu's words made some sense, "Actually, think about it, in this position, it is impossible not to kill, but I can try to avoid killing as little as possible, but I have killed so many people, but there are fewer and fewer people around me, and there is no one to speak, fortunately, there is still you Zhonghua here," the Empress Dowager Cixi crossed Rong Lu, her body was full of fresh fragrance, and she walked past Rong Lu's side. "Now that everyone is here, let's hurry up."

Rong Lu turned around and called out to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Empress Dowager." ”

The palace maids opened the door, the queen mother was about to go out, heard Rong Lu's voice, turned her head, looked at Rong Lu, the lights outside the door were bright, and the pearls on the head of the shining Empress Dowager Cixi were shining, she stood in front of the threshold like this, her body was vaguely hidden in the night, looking at Rong Lu with an inquiring look, Rong Lu looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi deeply, bent down and bowed, "The slave will always be with the Queen Mother." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Rong Lu fixedly, the evening breeze was blowing slowly, I don't know if it touched her heartstrings, "En," the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "I know, let's go together." ”

Thang Long Mansion is the capital of the former Li Dynasty, there was originally an old palace, of course, so more than a hundred years, Vietnam is humid and stuffy, it has long been damaged, but these days with the original Thang Long Governor's mansion repaired, but can barely be used as a place for celebrations, the Governor's Palace temporarily set up a big stage at the door, everyone has been waiting here, the Empress Dowager Cixi arrived in front of the stage, the ministers worship the mountain and shout long live, the Empress Dowager Cixi is radiant, "all up!" Get up! She was obviously very happy, and said to Zuo Zongtang and Sun Yuwen on the edge of the seat, "Su Ri is listening to the drama in the palace, and listening to the drama with the big guy outside without etiquette, the most free and comfortable!" ”

Sun Yuwen responded, "The queen mother is happy with the people, and the ministers are grateful." ”

In addition to the people on the official face, the rest, including the guards of the New Army and the Black Flag Army, were all present, and the square was pressed by the black pressure, so they stretched their necks and waited for the Empress Dowager Cixi to start the play, and when they saw the famous Peking Opera masters, Li Lianying took the play and came up, and the Empress Dowager Cixi saw that the first play was "Mu Guiying in Command", and couldn't help laughing, "When is this play, why did you take it out again?" ”

"The sergeants on the front line are impatient to watch literary dramas, saying that they are still happy to watch these martial arts dramas." Li Lianying said with a smile, "The big guy really respects Lafayette very much, how many people in Bali Bridge can't catch up, but this Mu Guiying must be seen." ”

"Then I naturally can't say anything, my biggest advantage as a person is to be good as a stream," at this time, she didn't say any nonsense, and the Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Then let's start the play!" ”

The gongs and drums are noisy, and the performance starts, the big guy in this play is naturally Mu Guiying, Mei Qiaoling is already middle-aged, and it is naturally a little undesirable to play a girl, but it is very appropriate to play Mu Guiying after middle age, I saw that she looked at Shuai Yin very entangled, unwilling to take over the seal and continue to lead the army to fight, at this time she suddenly heard the sound of the horn, the neighing of the war horse, the golden drum, she turned around violently, recalling the heroic past of the Great War Tianmen Array in the past, and the red lips opened lightly, and she sang that popular Xipi Allegro.

"I suddenly heard the sound of the golden drum and the sound of the painting horn, which evoked me to break through the heavens and top the clouds. I want the peach blossoms to be majestic immediately, and the enemy blood splashes the pomegranate skirt. ”

The big guy listened to Mu Guiying impassionedly with a shaken heart, and he didn't know who was leading the way, the big guy roared and sang together, and in the last two sentences, "What is the argument of the clown of Fanbang, I can be a million soldiers with a sword!" The sergeants roared together, resounding through the sky.

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and nodded, stretched out her hands, and applauded gently, and suddenly the applause in the square was thunderous.

So it was on the stage again, on the broken bridge, when Xiaoqing was holding a male and female sword to kill Xu Xian but was stopped by Bai Suzhen, Wang Kaiyun came over and presented a book to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Queen Mother, this is a telegram from Guangzhou." ”

"Huh?" The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Wang Kaiyun, "Is it Guo Songtao?" ”

She took the fold, opened it, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth, "It's okay, but it's just cheaper than the French, and we seem to have suffered a big loss on the surface, so that the foreigners look down on us." ”

"We already have all the face, and it doesn't hurt to give some to the French," Wang Kaiyun said softly, "What's more, the inside is the most important thing." ”

"That's it, just ask for some more or less, and we won't be greedy for anything else." She stretched out her fold towards Zuo Zongtang, "Show it to Park Cungong." ”

Zuo Zongtang obviously didn't know the obscure things here, and when he saw what was said in the excerpt, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, he was about to say something, when he saw the Empress Dowager Cixi looking at Bai Suzhen crying with great interest, "I am a snake fairy in Emei", and after thinking about it, he didn't mention it.

Guangzhou.

Guo Songtao was looking at the consul in Guangzhou coldly, "I personally think that you are completely unqualified to continue to participate in this negotiation, not because I think your official position is too low, but because you have no experience at all." He mercilessly humiliated the Frenchman opposite, "I, as an elder, must teach you some life experience, the Chinese have an old saying, of course, Chinese and Western cultures are different, but the related philosophy of life, is still the same, face is given to each other, if your country does not give us face, and we give your country face, then there will inevitably be another conflict, didn't the prime minister of your country tell you that we have given up our territorial claims to your Indian colonies?" With such great sincerity and such a big face, it seems that your country is not ready to continue? ”

"Still wasting time with me!"

The consul in Guangzhou was very disdainful in his heart, the Chinese gave up French India, it was not at all to give face to France, but only because of British pressure to make a decision helplessly! (To be continued.) )