Chapter 52 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (14-1)

Unlike Li Hongzhang, he didn't need to stop thinking about it. On the day he boarded the ship, the streets inside and outside the city, and the streets passed by the sedan chair, were filled with incense tables, and all the battalions fired their cannons in salute. It was very lively.Zeng Guofan, who is usually good at nourishing his energy and never expected to be tempted by honor or disgrace, couldn't help being tempted too.Looking back at the early victory of Jinling, the two brothers were "famous all over the world", and almost "slandered also followed". The ending of the heroes has always been unbearable.At that time, there were also many people who were jealous of meritorious deeds, sowing dissension in the court, misfortune and fortune were unpredictable, so I remembered the three poems and seven musts written for his ninth brother's 41st birthday, and quietly chanted:

"Nine years of hard work and hundreds of cities, the sky is full of Jikou, and now I have a drink of yellow flower wine, and I have a rebirth with A Lianqing. The left row of Zhongming and the right slander the book, there are multiplication and division everywhere in the world; bow your head and worship the slaughtered sheep, saying that everything is too empty. Childish and gentle, there is no danger, there are many people who drink wine, and there are few suspicions; teach the formula of longevity with the king, and learn how to drink when babies are drunk. " In this way, he lingered all the way with the mood of "drinking in the baby" until he arrived in the capital on December 13th. Like Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, he lived in Xianliang Temple.

Zuo Zongtang is not as famous as Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang is not as famous as Zeng Guofan.He has been out of Beijing for seventeen years, so almost all the officials, big and small, who were appointed to fill the vacancies during the Xianfeng period, have never seen him, and almost all want to see what kind of heroic appearance this famous minister who suppressed chaos is. ?So when he entered the palace the next day, the officials from the inner court and the outer court all invited him to serve: "Go and see Zeng Zhongtang! Go and see Zeng Zhongtang!" At first glance, some are disappointed, some are surprised.What is disappointing is that Zeng Guofan's beauty is really unattractive. It is not as tall and tall as Li Hongzhang, and he is not like Zuo Zongtang's round face and big belly. Physician style.If it weren't for the red-topped flower feathers on his head and the court beads on his chest, he would definitely be mistaken for a country old man.

Surprised is the person who knows some sackcloth physiognomy.Zeng Guofan's triangular eyes and upside-down eyebrows, in terms of photography, are the appearance of "criminal death".In his current position, he has made great contributions, which is equivalent to granting the "Iron Certificate of Danshu", unless he rebels, there is absolutely no possibility of execution.And Zeng Guofan has always been cautious and fearful, he is afraid that a high position will attract jealousy, and his reputation will cause slander, so where would he have the idea of ​​treason?It seems that cultivating the mind can make up for the appearance.Zeng Guofan never dreamed that his appearance could also teach people to be kind!

When Zeng Guofan entered the palace, he first went to the military plane to pay homage to King Gong.Except for Prince Gong and Bao Yun who were of the same age, the other military ministers were all juniors in terms of their official positions and academic titles.In October, when his mother's mourning was over, Li Hongzao, who returned to the Military Aircraft Department, was a junior. If you are willing to build relationships and make friends, you can also be called a teacher.Therefore, Wen Xiang, Shen Guifen and Li Hongzao all bowed to Zeng Guofan with great respect.King Gong asked him to "raise the kang", and Sheng Dao admired him.Of course, Zeng Guofan also had some maneuvers.Not long after the talk, the military plane "called out", and then Zeng Guofan was summoned, led by Boyan Namo.

After finishing the salute, the Empress Dowager Cixi honored the honored ministers and gave special instructions: "Stand and talk!" So Zeng Guofan took off his hat and kowtowed again, thanked him for his kindness, put on his big hat calmly, and stood at the head of Bo Wang. "Are you done with your official business in Jiangnan?" "It's all over." "Has the soldiers and courage been withdrawn?" "It's all over." "How many people were evacuated?" "Twenty thousand people have been dismissed." Zeng Guofan replied, "There are still thirty thousand left."

"Are there a lot of dismissed people in that province?" "There are a lot of people in Anhui. There are also people in Hunan, but only a few thousand." Zeng Guofan added: "There are a lot of people in Anhui." "No trouble, right?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked very attentively. "very quiet." "Have all the funds for the evacuation of bravery in all provinces been allocated according to the quota?" "All have been allocated according to the number." Zeng Guofan replied: "According to the decree: Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces each borrowed 200,000 taels, and Hubei borrowed 100,000 taels, and all of them were allocated to Liangjiang according to the number. It’s still close, and the minister will work with Li Hongzhang to make up for it, so the retreat is very quiet.”

"Very good." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and asked again: "Is the road quiet when you come all the way?" "The road is very quiet. I was afraid that there might be stragglers making trouble, but who would have seen it all the way, and it was safe and sound." "It's rare." Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "How long have you been out of Beijing?" "The minister has been out of Beijing for seventeen years." "You used to be in Beijing, so you naturally know about Zhili?" "I also know something about Zhili." "Zhili is very empty." The Empress Dowager Cixi said with emphasis: "You have to train hard."

"Yes!" Zeng Guofan replied solemnly, "With my talent, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well." Empress Dowager Cixi didn't say any more, and looked aside.So the Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "How is your health? You don't have a lot of illnesses, do you?" "It's okay." Zeng Guofan replied: "I was sick for a while in Zhoujiakou the year before last, and I didn't recover until July or August last year." "Are you still taking medicine?" "Still eating." Then, Empress Dowager Cixi talked about Zhili again. Zeng Guofan answered very cautiously because he still didn't quite understand what Prince Gong and the others meant.

"The Zhili region is important, and the soldiers must be well trained!" Empress Dowager Cixi said in a more emphatic tone, "The administration of officials has been slack for a long time, and you must seriously rectify it." "I also know that Zhili is important, and Tianjin and Haikou are especially important. Even though we have reconciled with foreign countries, we must be on guard." Zeng Guofan replied slowly: "I am going, I always talk about military training first, and the administration of officials should also be rectified. But now the minister's energy is not good, he can't talk much, he can't see the subordinates more, the minister has seen too few subordinates in Jiangnan in the past two years, and the minister has been feeling ashamed."

"What are you seeing so little in the south of the Yangtze River?" The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't hear clearly and asked Boyan Nemo. Boyan Namogu has a problem, like a monkey, he has to move all the time, every time he is in front of the imperial errand, he stands with his hands down for a long time, and his whole body feels weak.At this time, he clearly heard the word "subordinate", but he didn't answer it immediately. He turned around and took two steps, first to relax his muscles and bones, then asked Zeng Guofan clearly, and then walked back and said to the Empress Dowager Cixi: "Talk to the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother replied, Zeng Guofan said: "When you see civil and military officials, you are subordinates." "Oh!" Empress Dowager Cixi didn't say anything about it, she just said: "You should do it with solid strength. If there are good generals, just transfer them here. " "Yes! I will try my best to do it according to the order, I'm afraid it won't work." "As long as you do your best, nothing will go wrong." Zeng Guofan agreed, and waited a while, seeing that the queen mothers of the two palaces had nothing to say, knowing that it was time to kneel down, he kowtowed in the middle without his hat, and still led out of the hall by Boyan Namo. "Did you hear it?" Empress Dowager Cixi said to Empress Dowager Ci'an during the chat before passing on the meal: "I'm afraid that Zeng Guofan will resign from the governor of Zhili." "I can hear it too. He keeps saying that he can't manage well, and that he has low energy. He can't talk much and see his subordinates more." Empress Dowager Ci'an replied, "Someone needs to persuade him." Of course, the only way is for Prince Gong to persuade him.A few days later, King Gong returned, saying that Zeng Guofan had taken office in the cabinet and the Imperial Academy, and he had become a Bachelor of Wuyingdian and a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy respectively. Superintendent's guard.Hearing this, the empress dowagers of the two palaces are relieved. "This year is going to be a good year." The Empress Dowager Cixi finally said a word that had been in her heart for a long time. It turned out that because of the disappearance of the two major scourges of Hong Yang and the Nian Army, it was decided that several celebrations and banquets that had been suspended since the rise of the army would be resumed.Now with the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the affairs in the palace have increased, and it is particularly lively.However, the empress dowagers of the two palaces still kept a close eye on the emperor's homework, because Li Hongzao had already been paid as usual, and Weng Tonghe had also returned to Beijing from Changshu to sell his holidays.Now that the master has arrived, it is time to work harder, so it was not until the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month that I passed the decree to end school. ※ ※ ※ Every year, during the rare seven or eight days of freedom, the emperor always wandered around aimlessly, spending time with the little eunuch, but this year was different and became quieter.When I got up early in the morning, I first went to the Empress Dowager Cixi's Palace to greet her, and then went to the Empress Dowager Ci'an's place, and stayed there. There was a tacit understanding between the top and bottom of the Suishou Palace, and when the emperor came, Gui Lian was sent to work as an errand, and it was her errand even to grind ink and serve the emperor's writing and reading. "Today I'm going to make a poem." The emperor said old-fashionedly, "Master has left two topics, and I have to hand in the papers at the beginning of the new year." It was the first time Guilian saw the emperor making poems, and he didn't know how to make poems and how to serve him?Then he smiled and asked, "What should I get for the Long Live Lord?" "Bring me my schoolbag first!" So Guilian brought the emperor's yellow satin embroidered dragon schoolbag, put it on the desk, and opened it.The emperor took out a "Poetry Draft" book with a yellow satin face and a red silk inscription, opened the first page, and read it softly to himself, shaking his head, quite proud of himself. "Look!" He pointed to a line of writing and said, "Master Li circled it." Then he recited the first poem he wrote, which was the first of five unique poems, and the title of the poem was "Shan Mei". Playing the tight circle is naturally a good homework, Guilian said: "Then I have to congratulate the Long Live Lord!" As she spoke, she knelt down to pay her respects.A handkerchief made of moon-white embroidered silk in his hand was naturally raised, exuding a very strong fragrance. "Smells so good!" The emperor was a little distracted, "What's the scent on your handkerchief?" "It's a perfume from a foreign country." Guilian replied, "I gave it a big reward, and said it can't be used more. Da Gege said that she broke a bottle this summer, and it still smells good in the house." The emperor was surprised: "Da Gege has come to the palace? How sooner or later, why didn't I know?" "It's been seven or eight days. I came at noon that day. Lord Long Live is in the study." "Did you cry?" "Why don't you cry? The forehead is seriously ill again!" Gui Lian said with a frown. "What about the queen mother, what should I say to her?" "The Queen Mother didn't say anything, she just shed tears with Da Gege." "Ah!" The emperor's expression was extremely unhappy, "Stop talking!" Gui Lian was very disturbed and deeply regretful that he should not have talked about Da Gege and wiped out the emperor's good interest.So he asked timidly, "Long Live Lord, isn't he angry with a slave?" "Why am I mad at you?" "Then..." Guilian pointed to the poem manuscript and said, "Long Live Lord, let's compose poems happily!" This made the emperor laugh: "It's easy for you to say! Then you can be happy if you want to be happy, and write poetry if you want to do it?" Gui Lian pursed his lips and remained silent. He also felt a little uncomfortable, so he accosted and went to poke the fire in the charcoal basin, added two pieces of "silver bone charcoal" on top, and gently blew with his mouth, trying to blow the fire away. Be prosperous. "Don't do that!" the emperor warned her, "you'll have a sore throat later." This was the emperor's thoughtfulness, and she had never seen him say such words to other court ladies, she couldn't help but feel infinite gratitude in her heart, stood up, glanced over, with that indescribable and flattered expression. The emperor was most fascinated by her eyes, just for a moment, he could make him think for a long time, and every time he couldn't help but want to hold her hand and sit together and talk in a low voice.Helpless, although Xiao Li and the others were not in the house, they were on the porch, and their every move was watched quietly, so he couldn't be free from scruples. Settle down and write poetry!He said to himself, and then shouted: "Xiao Li! Get the Shiyun brand. " "Cha!" Xiao Li agreed like this, but couldn't think of where there was such a thing? "Go!" urged the emperor. "Go!" The emperor urged loudly. "Cha!" Xiao Li replied loudly, and raised his chest high, but did not move his feet. This means that there is a hindrance to doing the will.The emperor knew very well that if he continued to reprimand and urge him, Xiao Li would find a way to prevaricate. Those weird prevarications can teach people to suffer, but they can't scold him, they can only throw things in anger.Therefore, the most affordable solution is to first ask him what difficulties he has? This of course does not come with nice words.The emperor tilted his head, frowned, and asked in a heavy voice expressing impatience: "What's the matter?" Xiao Li was waiting for his question, and replied calmly: "The slave is thinking, it won't work if you go quickly! The slave only has two legs, so no matter how fast you run, the distance is far away, you still can't go fast, I'm afraid long live The master is getting annoyed by the wait, so the slave is thinking, where is there nearby? It’s decided to grab it.” "Thinking about that time? You just want to be lazy and have nothing to say. Hurry up! Get it from the Hall of Mental Cultivation." The emperor warned, "Don't take it by mistake. If you want a 'flat voice', look at the 'one east, two winter' , 'first first, second Xiao' is." "Cha!" Xiao Li had no choice but to move. "Wait!" It was Gui Lian's voice. Because it was so crisp and clear, everyone paid attention indoors and outdoors. When Xiao Li stood still and looked back, she was asking the emperor with gestures: "Is it that big and tall?" There are many small drawers in the small cabinet, and the words engraved on it, what about 'Yidong, Erdong, Sanjiang, Siyang'?" "By the way!" The emperor was overjoyed and couldn't help raising his voice, "However, it's not the 'four suns', it's the 'seven suns'." "The servant can't tell whether it's Siyang or Qiyang? Anyway, I remember Yidong and Erdong quite clearly." Gui Lian replied, "I have seen this thing in the warehouse." "That's good! You take Xiao Li and ask Yuzi to ask for it." Not long after, I fetched two small rosewood cabinets, each with fifteen small drawers, and each drawer has a rhyme "Shangping" from "Yidong" to "Fifteen Delete", and "Xiaping" from " "One first" to "fifteen salty", all are engraved on the drawer. "Is this it?" Guilian asked calmly. "That's it." The emperor said, "You open the 'Eleven Truth'." Open the eleventh drawer of the cabinet in Shangping, and there are many neatly stacked tooth cards in it.Gui Lian picked up a piece and looked at it, and it was the word "true", and another piece, and looked at it, it was the word "Yin". "What's this for?" she asked. "You don't understand this!" the emperor said proudly, "I can't explain it to you. Take out all the cards and let me see them." Gui Lianjin blinked, took out the cards one by one, and looked at them one by one. His hands and feet were very slow. The emperor was impatient and pulled the drawer. With a "crash", all the cards were dumped on the table. "Come on! They've been captured!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take care of it first, so Guilian naturally wanted to do it even more.The four hands are sorting the cards together, and it is unavoidable to meet them. The first two times were okay, but after the sorting, the emperor deliberately messed up the stacked cards in front of her, and took advantage of the situation to touch and pinch Guilian's hand. As soon as he hit it, he was still yelling: "Hurry up! Get the words right!" and looked out of the window from time to time, afraid that Xiao Li and other eunuchs would pay attention to his movements. Of course they were paying attention outside the window, but they pretended not to see it, avoiding his eyes all the time.This made the emperor feel a little more relaxed. He took her hand and smelled it, and seeing that she didn't express anything, he took advantage of the moment Xiao Li turned around outside the window, and quickly reached out to touch her face. This touch made Guilian's face turn red, and he remembered what Yuzi had told him: to persuade the emperor to study more.Then he said: "Isn't Long Live Master going to make poetry?" "Mm, um, make poetry, make poetry!" The emperor seemed to have done something unconscionable, and he felt a little shy. Seeing that the emperor had calmed down, Gui Lian's heart also settled down, and he arranged the cards by himself. She is very smart, and within a short period of time, she has already realized the usefulness of the name cards. She put the characters she recognized in the "Eleven Truths" in the front, as if she had seen them but didn't recognize them, and put them in the middle, and the last ones were those she recognized. The "strange characters" in my mind: 忞, 歅, 紃, 奫 and so on. This arrangement is quite satisfactory, and the emperor had a small, unexpected surprise, "Guilian!" He pointed to the common words in front and asked, "How did you know I was going to use these words?" Guilian wanted to say, those "strange characters" must not be recognized by Long Live Lord, so he left them behind.But if this is said, it may be a catastrophe.So he smiled sweetly and said, "The slave is guessing nonsense. I guessed the mind of Long Live Lord unexpectedly." This reminded the emperor of the drama in "Si Lang Visits His Mother", and immediately said: "Okay, just guess what I'm thinking right now?" "The servant can't guess!" "It doesn't matter if you can't guess." "Then, I'm just guessing nonsense." Gui Lian tilted his head, looked up sideways, and gently twisted her own earlobe with two fingers with a smile. This posture was extremely beautiful in the eyes of the emperor.What's especially touching is that she blinked divinely because of deep thinking, and her long eyelashes are like countless little elves, constantly jumping and flashing. "My servant guesses Long Live, what I'm thinking at the moment is," she smiled mischievously, "I want to reward this servant with a gemstone ring." It was a bit unbelievable to guess, but the emperor was very happy.Really, why not reward Guilian with something? "You guessed right!" he said, looking out of the window as if to call someone. He really took it seriously, but Gui Lian was uneasy again, "No!" She hurriedly stopped, "I'm guessing nonsense, I'm making fun of the Long Live Lord, I dare not ask the Long Live Lord for a reward." The emperor also woke up. If it was said that Xiao Li took the gemstone ring to reward Guilian, the respect room must "record the file", so that everyone would know about it. How boring is it?So I stopped calling Xiao Li, and thought for a while and asked: "Which kind of gemstone do you like? I will quietly find one for you!" Guilian, who was already in love, could hear the word "Quietie" very clearly. After reading it several times in his heart, he felt an indescribably sweet and intoxicating taste, so he replied shyly: "My slave likes blue. of." "Okay, I'll give you one during the Chinese New Year." The emperor stopped writing poems that day, and the emperor went to see the eldest princess in the Palace of Concubine Ligui.The delicate and naive eldest princess is the best with the emperor. When talking with sisters and brothers, they often skip the etiquette, so she said when they met: "Hey! Rare guest." "Don't talk to the emperor like that!" Dowager Ligui scolded her daughter. Concubine Ligui was only in her early thirties, but she was already emaciated. During Wen Zong's first two years in Bintian, she shed tears almost day and night, partly because she missed the late emperor, and partly because she was angry with Empress Dowager Cixi.In the past few years, it seems that I have thought about it, but in fact, my heart is like a tree, and I only use it for Buddha to read scriptures to pass the day.If there is still something that can't let go of her mind, it is a charming girl in front of her knees. Because of this, although the eldest princess assigned Fu Zhen, the descendant of Taizong's ten-headed son-in-law Huisai, she quietly asked the Empress Dowager Ci'an , I hope to keep my daughter by my side for two more years.The Empress Dowager Ci'an has always taken good care of her, so she naturally agreed, but the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't care about it at all, so Da Gege surrendered a long time ago, and the princess's wedding will be held that year?But no one ever mentioned it. However, unlike his biological mother, the emperor respected Concubine Ligui very much, and this concubine also attached great importance to him.She often thinks: the queen mother of the two palaces will listen to the government behind the curtain, and there will always be a day when the emperor becomes an adult and can take charge of everything, then she will have a few more comfortable days for the rest of her life.Moreover, the son-in-law and daughter also depend on the emperor's grace.Because of this kind of thinking, although she didn't deliberately win over the emperor, she always tried to get him to like him everywhere. She was even very polite to the people around the emperor, such as Zhang Wenliang, Xiao Li, etc., and every time she asked the maid to bring tea, Take refreshments.And there are always rewards— It is said that Concubine Ligui had a lot of things in her hand because Wenzong was favored in Japan. However, when the emperor met the concubines of the previous dynasty, they should have been estranged in their deeds, so after a few questions and answers as usual, Dowager Ligui told the eldest princess: "Talk with the emperor well, don't be unruly." That is, return to your own house. Only then did the emperor explain his intention: "I want something from you, will you give it?" "What do you want? If I don't have one, I can't!" "Of course you have it. I'll ask you for a jeweled ring." "Why do you use it?" asked the eldest princess, "I really don't understand, what does the emperor want my ring for?" "I don't want you if you are stingy." "Who's being stingy?" The eldest princess raised her voice, "I'm just..." "Don't yell!" The emperor quickly shook his hand and said, "I'm just kidding with you, so you're in a hurry." "Of course I have to be anxious! I hate people saying I'm stingy. Does the emperor think I'm stingy?" The eldest princess was so generous, she quickly took out her jewelry box, opened the lid, and pushed it in front of the emperor. "Your dowry is quite a lot!" The emperor laughed, "Don't feel bad, I only want a sapphire." "It doesn't matter whether it's blue or red, just choose according to your temperament!" "Don't choose, anyway, they are all good, you can give me one that is not too big or small." The eldest princess was a little angry, so she picked the biggest one and sent it to the emperor: the ring face was as big as a broad bean, and its color was extremely pure. It was called "Lan Guiyu", which was a variety of jadeite. "I will take it, but there is a word, can you agree? If you don't agree, I don't want it." The emperor went on to say: "I asked you for this ring. Don't tell anyone. If you see someone If you wear it on your hand, just pretend you didn’t see it, and don’t tell anyone about it.” "Okay!" The eldest princess answered very crisply, but there was one condition: "The emperor must tell me, who is this ring for?" The emperor hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "You stretch out your hand!" When the eldest princess opened her palm, he wrote the word "Guilian". "I guess it's her too." The emperor smiled and left.The next day, she went to the Suishou Palace again, and found a chance to give the ring to Gui Lian. She greeted him and thanked him, playing with that precious ornament, with a smile on her face all the time.The emperor saw it in his eyes, and felt an indescribable sense of ease and comfort in his heart. But Guilian's smile finally disappeared, and there was a faint look of melancholy in his eyes.At this time, the emperor paid attention to her every frown and smile, wondering why she was unhappy?He wanted to ask her, but he seemed to be in the way, so his face became gloomy. Gui Lian was very vigilant, knowing it was for his own sake, he immediately smiled again, and asked softly, "Why is Lord Long Live unhappy again?" The emperor was thinking of an appropriate sentence, and he wanted to ask her why she was unhappy?I saw Xiao Li hurriedly appearing at the door, bent one leg, and said loudly: "Long Live Qi Zuo, the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager are looking for you!" This is not a common occurrence, and seeing Xiao Li's panicked face, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked, stood up and left, and heard Guilian shout: "Long live! Hat!" He stood still, and saw Gui Lian walking over with his mink cap in one hand, so he lowered his head and asked Gui Lian to put it on for him, and hurriedly got into the soft sedan chair, with Xiao Li supporting the sedan chair , carried to Yikun Palace. "What's going on?" The emperor couldn't help asking. "I don't know why the Empress Dowager lost her temper?" Xiao Li replied in a low voice, "I dropped all the teacups!" This said, the emperor became more and more worried. When he arrived at Yikun Palace, he found that Empress Dowager Cixi's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. The Empress Dowager Cixi was silent, she was picking her nails, leaning her body sideways, looked at the emperor from top to bottom, and then said with a sneer, "Hmph! When you go to the study, you can still see people. If you don't go to the study, even Yinger It's all out of sight." The emperor didn't dare to make a sound, and kept his head down, only drawing circles on the carpet with his toes. "What does it look like? Do you have any dignity? How many times have I told you that you have to work hard, learn the rules, and walk there like an emperor. Anyway, you didn't listen to a word, wandering around, talking to the outside world. What's the difference, wild child?" The word "wild child" hurt the emperor's self-esteem too much. Although he didn't dare to argue, he turned his head away. "Look at you! I'm talking to you, you are just like me!" Empress Dowager Cixi patted the kang, "You should understand in your heart, don't think that someone is protecting you, so you dare to climb on top of me!" "Master, why should you be angry with Lord Long Live?" An Dehai suddenly appeared out of nowhere, "Okay, okay! Lord Long Live, please make an apology and say, 'Don't dare next time.'" Then he came to help the emperor body, meaning to turn his body around and kowtow to the Empress Dowager Cixi. ※ ※ ※ The emperor hated An Dehai's behavior of bullying him to curry favor with the empress dowager the most, so he was furious immediately, and wanted to slap him in the face with his backhand. Besides, the emperor was weak, but he often practiced brick splitting with the little eunuch. It's a thing with strong hands, if you want to hit it with this palm, you have to knock out An Dehai's teeth, and you have to fall into a somersault.But at the moment when he was about to make a move, remembering that his mother was on fire, maybe he would be reprimanded again, which would make Xiao Anzi happy, which is not worth it anyway!So I held it back, and only stared and asked: "What are you talking about?" The Empress Dowager Cixi saw it in her eyes and knew in her heart that if An Dehai didn't know what was going on, the emperor would take his anger out on him, and in order to defend him, he reprimanded loudly: "Go away! It's none of your business." An Dehai became double-faced, trying to please the boss, but he was thick-skinned and agreed calmly: "Cha!" Then he stepped aside with his hands down. "After the new year, you will be fourteen!" The Empress Dowager Cixi continued to instruct: "Up to now, you can't even tell the distance between your relatives, and you don't know how your books are read?" At this point, she suddenly ordered Ander Hai, "Bring someone from the emperor!" "Cha!" An Dehai replied loudly, rushed out, went to the corridor and asked loudly: "Where are the people with the emperor?" He clearly saw Xiao Li and his group standing far away, but he deliberately asked this way, which meant that he came with bad intentions. Zhang Wenliang was not there, so Xiao Li had no choice but to stand up and ask, "What are you doing?" "Follow Yi's order! I'm afraid there will be a reward." Xiao Li thought to himself, that's too bad!Maybe you have to take a board.I have nothing to say to An Dehai, so I can only bite the bullet and enter the hall, and sign up at the door to say hello. "Come here!" Empress Dowager Cixi said. "Cha!" Xiao Li hurried forward a few steps and knelt down in front of her. "After leaving the study, where did you take the emperor?" "The servant dare not take the emperor to walk around. The emperor ordered him to go there, and the servant can only serve carefully." "Hmm!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's tone was unexpectedly gentle, with a hint of sarcasm: "You are very good, you are very careful in serving, and I know it all. Just be more careful!" After speaking, she turned her head away.Xiao Li didn't dare to say more, only Wei Wei said yes, and kowtowed again and again. "Pass the meal!" This sound was like the emperor's grace, otherwise Xiao Li would kneel on the ground, and the queen mother would not be able to get up unless she called "get up", so he responded vigilantly, then kowtowed, got up and left, shouting: "Pass the meal!" The emperor had finished serving meals, so he said good night and returned to the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Xiao Li then came to the secret report: I have already found out that the Empress Dowager Cixi is very displeased because the emperor has been hanging around with the Empress Dowager Ci'an for a while, and she lost her temper today because she listened to An Dehai's instigation. "I knew it was this bastard who did something good!" In a rage, the emperor smashed a blue and white vase from a Chenghua kiln on the ground, "I must kill this bastard!" "Long live God, calm down!" Xiao Li knelt down and hugged the emperor's leg and said, "There's no point in scaring the snake." The emperor came to his senses, thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that Xiao Anzi has done a lot of bad things outside, so you should go and find out quietly!" "Yes!" Xiao Li replied, "It's easy to inquire. But it's useless if you inquire." "How can it be useless?" "It doesn't work without evidence, and it doesn't work with evidence." "Nonsense, if you have evidence, you can kill him!" "Long Live Lord!" Xiao Li's voice became lower and lower, "Little Anzi's backing is strong, and Long Live Lord can't handle him right now. Let him live another three or four years!" These words hit the emperor's heart heavily, and he couldn't help but think about his situation.Standing up, thinking carefully in front of the window, there is really nothing to do with An Dehai.Although the military plane was summoned in front of him, sometimes he could say a few words, but if he said that An Dehai was running amok and ordered the military plane to deal with it strictly, no one would listen to him.Unless he waits for three or four years to take charge and become the emperor himself, then once the power is in his hands, he can do what he says, and then he can put An Dehai to death. So he thought of the "Di Jian Tu Shuo" spoken by Master Wa, how many times he talked about the disaster of eunuchs in various dynasties, and said that it was a wise measure for this dynasty to suppress eunuchs. "Lord Qianlong" is the best way. The eunuchs in the office all use the surname Wang, which is the first common surname. For those who want to inquire about the news, they can't figure out who the "Eunuch Wang" is?The other eunuchs also changed their surnames to "Qin, Zhao, and Gao". Future generations should be vigilant, all eunuchs will be like Zhao Gao in the Qin Dynasty, causing chaos and disaster to the country.One day I killed An Dehai, just like "Jiaqing Lord" killed Heshen, everyone must be happy. However, it will take three or four years!I can't bear this breath for so long. "No," he turned to Xiao Li and said, "You have to find a way to kill this bastard early!" "Long Live Lord, Long Live Lord!" Xiao Li was a little anxious, "Long Live Lord is so impatient, he will definitely let the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager know that Xiao Anzi is not dead at that time, and the life of this servant will not be saved." "According to you, just let him bully me?" This question made Xiao Li speechless, thinking in his heart, since the emperor's will is so firm, he might as well think about it seriously, but doing this now is an adventure no matter what, so he has to be extremely cautious.Therefore, he deliberately opened his eyes wide open, lowered his voice extremely low, and assumed an extremely solemn and confidential demeanor, so that the emperor would pay special attention to his statement: "I have also heard this sentence, the king insults the minister to death! Anzi bullied Lord Long Live, and this servant wanted to bite him. But, to be honest, this servant is really not his opponent at this moment. Master Long Live ordered this, and this servant tried his best to find a way, but there is a saying, Lord Long Live must agree first Only slaves can do things with confidence." "Okay, tell me!" "My servant, please, Lord Long Live, never mention Xiao Anzi again, just accept it, and teach him not to be defensive at all." The emperor thought for a while and said: "There must be a day! Can't keep teaching me like this, won't it suffocate people to death?" "Long live God promised the slave, and the slave will definitely get things done next year." "Okay! If you can't do it next year, you don't want to follow me." The secret discussion has been completed, and Xiao Li is making a fuss in his stomach alone.His first step, and the deepest effort, was to reveal An Dehai's misdeeds of taking power and accepting bribes in front of several princes, especially Prince Gong, intentionally or unintentionally.His wording is extremely cautious, and at the same time, he has something to say, and he will never say a word of nonsense, so the ministers of military affairs are all well aware of An Dehai's words and deeds in the palace, and his ostentation and blackmail outside. Although An Dehai has become a figure looked at by princes and ministers, he is still complacent.It's really no wonder he, there are too many people who are stalking people, only when he comes home from the palace, suddenly his door is like a market, some come to do business, some come to talk about feelings, some come to give gifts, some come to Please go to the banquet in the next post.Either to ask him for immediate needs, or to pave the way for the upcoming big work and errand. This big job and big job is the emperor's big wedding ceremony.Although the date has not yet been fixed, it can be calculated, as early as two years, and by the tenth year of Tongzhi, the emperor can be registered as a queen at the age of sixteen, and it will not be the twelfth year of Tongzhi at the latest.Since "Master Kangxi", almost two hundred years ago, there was only one emperor who was in power and got married. What's more, there was a great chaos in the Kanping period, and it was the time of peace. The most energetic ones are of course the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The idea of ​​building the Old Summer Palace cannot be realized for a while, but the three main halls, Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation naturally have to be repaired. The palaces of the emperor and empress have been repaired. , the outside has to be repaired, just build a "Great Qing Gate", at least one hundred thousand taels of silver can be reimbursed. Empress Dowager Cixi has to make up her mind on all these, and Empress Dowager Cixi must ask An Dehai first.That's really a promise, just a word, put a name, and there will be a lot of money.Of course, the most important thing right now is to give advice to An Dehai. If you have money, you have to know how to spend it.Secondly, if An Dehai wanted to remember himself as a person, he had to go to his house more and talk to him more, so that he could think of it when he thought about it. ※ ※ ※ When Prince Gong and Bao Yun, together with the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the ministers of the Ministry of Industry, act as "officials for the grand wedding", the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a list, which will be forwarded by An Dehai to the Empress Dowager Cixi, which lists the preparations for the grand wedding. The order of the various affairs, the first paragraph is to repair the palace; the second paragraph is to purchase objects.At the same time, An Dehai spoke, saying that the wealthy families of the folk family have to prepare for their children's marriage for several years. Now that the wedding is approaching, they should raise funds and start as soon as possible. Empress Dowager Cixi thought so, so she summoned Mingshan, Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Industry, and the first thing she talked about was building renovations in the palace. But the Empress Dowager Ci'an had a different idea. "The palace is all year round, and there is no shortage of tinkering and painting on that day." She said, "I don't think there is a need for large-scale work." "Kunning Palace is a new house, so it has to be rebuilt." Empress Dowager Cixi said. This is irrefutable, Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded: "Of course it needs to be repaired." "There is also the Hall of Mental Cultivation here." Empress Dowager Cixi said again, "After taking office, it is the place where the emperor looks at the court every day. It has to be tidied up and tidied up." The Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded again, so Mingshan said: "The emperor is in charge, Cheng Huan is the empress dowager's knees, and the two palaces of Cining and Ningshou must be repaired carefully, so as to fully fulfill the emperor's filial piety."