Chapter 53 Section 53

When King Duan Zaiyi returned to his residence, it was still not dark, so he changed his clothes under the canopy in the courtyard of the flower hall, wearing shorts, and while the servant wiped his back with a hot towel, he scolded Yuan Chang in front of the well-dressed guests, saying: He is a "rebellious minister and thief" who "everyone can get it and punish him". After scolding Yuan Chang, he scolded Liu Yongheng again, and from Liu Yongheng to the Hanlin and officials who recently invited to punish the boxers.At the moment when he was frothing and scolding more and more vigorously, a trusted guard whispered into his ear: "Marshal Dong is in the West Garden, and Mr. Li."

"Oh, good!" Zai Yi hastily changed into plain clothes, bowed his hands to the long-awaited guests, and said, "Excuse me!" Then she rushed to the West Garden. The West Garden is where Zaiyi receives important guests. Apart from Dong Fuxiang, there is only one Li Laizhong.It was the second time Zai Yi met him, but they were already very familiar with each other when they first saw him, so there was no formality when they met, and they talked about important things when they opened their mouths. "I have good news, and the superiors have already explained it. It is up to you and us to take care of the righteous people." Zaiyi patted Dong Fuxiang on the shoulder and said, "It's all good now, it's finally cleared up!"

"Of course this is good news." Dong Fuxiang was also very excited, "The fire has been lit, and it's time to do a lot! Lai Zhongte and I came to ask the prince for instructions, shall we attack the embassy immediately?" "This," Zaiyi said bitterly, "I'm afraid it won't work for a while! I'm afraid there will be too many foreigners. Today, Xu Jingcheng and Natong were sent out of the city to persuade the foreigners to withdraw. If the negotiation succeeds, Lafayette's heart will soften again." It's down. Without Lafayette nodding, I can't move!"

"If the negotiation fails." Li Laizhong said, "You don't have to worry about this." "What's the matter?" Zaiyi asked, "Why do you think the negotiation failed?" "Those two people don't see foreigners at all. Where do we talk?" Li Laizhong turned to Dong Fuxiang and said, "I think, tell the brothers in Fengtai to scare those two people back." "Ah, ah!" Zaiyi clapped his hands with a smile on his face, "This method is good, this method is good! But," he suddenly put away his smile again, shook his head and said, "This still doesn't make Lafayette feel ruthless!"

"I want to discuss this matter with the prince." Dong Fuxiang pouted: "Come on, tell the prince." "My lord," Li Laizhong said, "Luo Jiajie's telegram has already arrived in Rong Zhongtang's hands. There has been no movement for the past two days. I wonder if my lord heard anything?" "By the way! Remind me." Zai Yi was surprised, "Why is there no movement? Could it be that the diorama has been broken?" "No. If the diorama is broken, I have an insider, so I will know." Li Laizhong paused and said, "My lord, look, does Rong Zhongtang mean to wait and see?"

"Maybe it's dubious?" "Yes! The lord is right. I'll ask the lord again. If the empress dowager asks Rong Zhongtang about such a thing, how will Rong Zhongtang respond?" "What's the point? He can still say that Lafayette's news is unreliable?" "That's it! Now the prince is in charge of the prime minister's office. If the ministers of various countries have any notes, of course the prince will read it first. After the prince reads it, he will directly report to the empress dowager. At that time, he summoned Rong Zhongtang to ask, and the two were completely closed."

Zaiyi couldn't understand it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was beyond words. "Okay!" He burst out the word from his dantian, "This time, I must provoke Lafayette's true temper!"