late Qing Dynasty arrest

Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun said: "This morning, we are discussing the eleven old articles of Tanhualang Li Guolou. Why did we suddenly change the topic? Qingzhong University should not be in the discussion today. Continue the discussion on the topic just now, reward A bowl of mare's milk."

The important ministers in the Hall of Mental Cultivation drank horse milk in a good mood, looked at each other pleasingly, and had different thoughts.After the excitement, Prince Gong Yixin glanced at Prince Qing Yikuang next to him. He was full of worries. What happened to Prince Qing, who was at odds with him, took the wrong medicine today, and suddenly wanted Li Guolou to start Qingzhong University. What the hell are you thinking?Seeing Emperor Tongzhi looking at him expectantly, Prince Gong understood that it was up to him to speak.

Prince Gong said respectfully: "My Majesty, as Prince Qing said, Li Guolou's storytelling, most of them hit the current disadvantages, and he has the talent to help the world and the country. It would be a pity not to use it. This king thinks that Li Guolou is worthless. It is very useful to be placed in the Hanlin Academy as a book office, which is a bit overkill. Since Prince Qing recommended Li Guolou as the chief academic officer of Tsingzhong University, this king also recommended Li Guolou as the chief academic officer of the Beiyang Navy Preparatory Committee, which specializes in raising funds for the Beiyang Navy. The daily expenses of the navy."

Li Hongzao has already figured it out, the two princes have taken a fancy to Li Guolou's purse, the Qing Empire is the only one who can produce 1000 million taels of silver in three years!How could he miss the opportunity, one step later, a "God of Wealth" would be divided up by two princes.Quickly stood up, bowed and said: "The minister also recommended Li Guolou, a student, to be the student administrator of Baoding Military Academy, and to manage the military academy's expenses."

Li Hongzao pronounced the word "student" very emphatically, and he wanted to make Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun understand that this move cannot be made by Prince Gong, and that he is the "teacher" that Li Guolou sent the apprenticeship sticker.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to deal with it?Li Guolou was obviously Prince Gong's first proposal for promotion, why would there be three gangs in the court robbing him?Just now, the promise to Prince Qing was too fast, and the emperor could not go back on his golden words. Now, neither of these two important court officials can be offended, but if he agreed, would Li Guolou have too many official positions and be too busy?

Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun was in a dilemma. Looking at Prince Gong and Li Hongzao in front of him, he squeezed out a smile and said, "Prince Gong and Li Shaobao, there is only one person in Li Guolou. One of you recommends him, and the other recommends him. What should I do? I really want to think about where to put Li Guolou so that I can give full play to his strengths."

Prince Gong and Li Hongzao sat down helplessly.Only Prince Qing Yikuang secretly rejoiced. He took Li Hongzhang's "money bag" back, and Li Guolou would not let him handle it casually in the future.

Several ministers began to play the eleven old articles against Li Guolou, each telling their own reasons, agreeing and refusing, so that Emperor Tongzhi had a dialectical view on the issue.This is also a way to analyze problems. Many things do not appear one-sided, but change repeatedly, and even have good and bad.

Because the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi are about to withdraw from listening to the government behind the curtain, the two of them are very sensible and rarely intervene, and let the Emperor Tongzhi make up his own mind.Focus on listening. After listening for a whole morning, I can hear the truth.The Empress Dowager Ci'an heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi has now mentioned that the "Longevity Hill Project" that they both enjoyed for the elderly received 90 taels of silver from Li Guolou. She already understood why the courtiers elected Li Guolou as the "chief "Study and politics" must grab the silver bag to get a vote.

Ci'an and Cixi are called sisters. If one is pure and the other is dirty, it is to deliberately discredit the face of Empress Dowager Cixi and elevate Empress Dowager Ci'an.Both of them are people who like to enjoy themselves, and they are not willing to suffer the slightest grievance, and they both see clearly the truth that after having power, they can turn power into material enjoyment.It is self-evident how much life has improved compared to when I was a queen and concubine Yi.

In terms of state affairs, the Empress Dowager Cixi can discern the truth and analyze the importance of gains and losses. Most of the government orders in the court are based on her orders.When it comes to promoting or dismissing officials, most of the Empress Dowager Ci'an advises, and she is more accurate than the Empress Dowager Cixi.Because the Empress Dowager Ci'an employs people based on their talents and conduct, Zuo Zongtang is an official promoted by the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The Empress Dowager Cixi likes to use Manchus and her own relatives. She is greedy for life and afraid of death for her relatives, and flees when she is defeated.In this regard, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was more ruthless than the Empress Dowager Cixi, and she was so ruthless that she killed the emperor's relatives.At this time, the regime of the Qing Dynasty was a decision made by the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an in close cooperation with each other.

Ci'an said in a soft voice: "Sister, since you said that Tanhua Lang is the emperor's He Shen, the most profitable. Those courtiers are robbing the God of Wealth, and we can't suffer. We want Li Guolou to do errands for us. duty."

Empress Dowager Cixi was always thinking about whether the 90 taels of silver that the Beiyang Navy honored her was a loss or a gain?After being touched gently by Ci'an, the world suddenly opened up. It's still a good idea. The water will flow forever, and if something happens, it can squeeze Li Guolou, a slave.

Cixi smiled and said: "Well;;;;;; my sister is still smart, a word to wake up the dreamer, no wonder I am always restless, it turns out that my sister's advice is missing."

Cixi flattered and flattered a few words, which made Ci'an feel superior. Cixi was very familiar with this trick, but Ci'an was fooled by Cixi's flattery.The ring cover on Cixi's finger opened a gap in the Cizhu curtain, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, today's court meeting is here. Your Majesty must learn to be decisive."

"Good mother!" Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun glanced at the eunuch next to him, the small court meeting should be over, and he was going to listen to the teachings of the two empress dowagers.

"Retire!" the great eunuch Liu Deyin yelled loudly, and all the officials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation knelt down and walked backwards.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun didn't have the dignified manner just now, so he immediately stood up from the dragon chair, walked up to the two empress dowagers, and asked An to kneel down and worship.

Cixi took a sip of ginseng tea reservedly, nodded in approval and said: "The emperor has grown up, and he behaved very well just now. Don't be led by the nose by those princes and ministers. You must have your own ideas. Their rhetoric is Thinking of themselves, they have their own selfishness. Where did you think of Bengong and Donggong? Your Majesty, you are about to take charge of the government. Of course, you must use the talents you have selected yourself. This must be carried out consistently. The Tanhua selected by Bengong for you Lang Li Guolou can still be of great use. Let him work for the Longevity Hill Project in the future, give Li Guolou the privilege of going to the study room, and let him serve the Palace and the East Palace wholeheartedly. Point your shoulders, Li Guolou is very smart, both Ben Gong and Dong Gong like this kind of servant who can do errands."

Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun listened respectfully, and hurriedly expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, the two mothers, my son will obey Yi's order. Since you have found a talent, you will be promoted in an eclectic manner. My son knows how to do it."

Where did Emperor Tongzhi know about the 1000 million taels of silver? No one told him about it.You can't blame Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang for not reporting it to the court, so please come in and the bank hasn't opened yet. Now it's official, isn't it empty talk?To speak is to say a few words as gossip.When the banking business started to take shape, the money-making business started to take shape, and he had a solid foundation in his heart, Prince Gong would go to the memorial to formally report the exciting and good news to the imperial court.

Emperor Tongzhi was confused, why so many people are robbing Tanhualang Li Guolou?To let Li Guolou take orders to serve as errands, the official titles are all seventh-rank officials, but he has the title of minister in the study room, which seems to be against the court rules?How can there be any reason for a seventh-rank official to step into the study as an errand?What did Er Niang think, why didn't she say it clearly?Since the eleven old articles written by Li Guolou have been severely criticized, why let Li Guolou take on so many errands?But he can still ask the two teachers, and tomorrow when he goes to the study room to talk, he will ask the teacher Li Hongzao for advice.

Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun looked through Li Guolou's archives and resume, and read it carefully, "Oh;;;;;" Zai Chun couldn't help but suddenly realized, what a great talent!Together with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Shubao praised Li Guolou very much.As for other old scholars' evaluation of Li Guolou's personal character, Zai Chun laughed it off.What does it matter?He also likes to have fun, and he has new playmates in the future. He asked Li Guolou to introduce some interesting places in the capital, and the three of them slipped out of the study to play with "Faxiao" Zaicheng. If you want to taste the taste of foreign girls, it is best to join the "Eight-Power Allied Forces" together.

The more Emperor Tongzhi thought about it, the happier he was, and he couldn't help giggling, reading Li Guolou's archives as a kitsch novel.

Cixi and Ci'an were in the imperial garden, watching and having fun, they left aside the eunuchs and maids around them, discussing important matters.It is to discuss the truth and falsehood of the fact that Li Guolou founded the bank and wanted to take over the working capital business of the government-run business in the two provinces and earn back 1000 million taels of silver.

Cixi sighed: "Sister, I don't believe it. But Prince Gong became determined after eating the weight. He patted his chest and assured me, saying: 'It won't be too bad. You must get me 90 taels. Baiyin.' I think about it day and night, and after much deliberation, I will let this matter settle down as it happens. Anyway, I will wait until next year to see whether it will be successful or not? I will know in June next year."

Ci'an frowned, thinking: "Sister, if two provinces can produce 300 million taels of silver every year, our Qing Empire has 600 provinces. How bad are the other provinces? Add 900 million taels of silver to the total. Yes, it’s 270 million taels in total. In one year, our Longevity Hill project can generate an extra 70 million taels of silver, and the place where we live can be completely repaired in less than five years. In the future, we can also donate in reverse every year It would be great to give the country [-] taels of silver."

Cixi was overjoyed when she heard that, and clapped her hands and said, "Okay! Once my sister said it, I would not be able to sleep again. Hurry up and ask Tanhualang to play right in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and listen to what he has to say. No one can lie to me. Could it be that Prince Gong's words are true, and He Shen is reincarnated?"

"Sister, I don't think so. He Shen has a broad face, and that Li Guolou has a rectangular face. They don't look alike." Ci'an thought for a while, and immediately dismissed Li Guolou's reincarnation as He Shen. One said.

"Well;;;;;; I'm still worried, little plum!" Cixi suddenly screamed.

"The servant is here!" Li Lianying arrived as soon as she said it, her ears were extremely sharp.

Cixi frowned, and shouted: "Little Lizi, go and get Li Guolou's birthday horoscope, and then bring He Shen's birthday horoscope too. Let Jiqing Living Buddha approve the horoscope and see if these two people are related. It doesn't matter?"

"Tail! This slave will do it now." Li Lianying was overjoyed. He saved Li Guolou's life. Jiqing Living Buddha was also someone who could be bribed, and he resolved the sharp sword hanging over Li Guolou's head.

Ci'an sighed: "Well, it's my sister who is considerate and considerate. If that He Shen is reincarnated in this court, he will definitely come to revenge, and he will never come to repay kindness. My sister's trick is good, and my sister was just lucky. It really shouldn't be."

Cixi said complacently: "Well, sister, I am naturally wary of the Han people, how can I easily trust a bad guy. A miser like Li Guolou is of Han origin, and people from other ethnic groups will not be of the same mind as us. Yeah, I had to be on my guard. Heh heh heh!"

The essence of the emperor's art has long been engraved on Cixi's bones. She is familiar with history books and has experience in governing the court. Even if it is Prince Gong Yixin who has an affair with her, Cixi will also guard against death.He has begun to cut off part of the power of the Prime Minister's Office, and wants to attribute the power of the country to the Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun.

"Sister, don't worry, let my sharp eyes see through Li Guolou. He weighs a few pounds. I can tell at a glance that Li Guolou can't play tricks. Hehehehe!" Ci'an was smug, thinking he could See through people's hearts, and be able to distinguish the merits and demerits of courtiers, loyal and traitorous.

Cixi clenched her silver teeth and said, "Well;;;;;; then I will give Li Guolou a jujube, so that he can give birth to golden eggs for Chun'er."

"Official hat!" Ci'an knew what was needed to bind Li Guolou's loyalty. The emperor always used this trick to restrain the enemy. The two of them had official hats with red cherry heads in their hands. If you put on a trick, you become "a horse" or "a dog", let them yell and whip. "Willing to do the work of his dogs and horses!" is a common saying stipulated by the ancestors of the Qing Empire, and the slaves flocked to the Manchu emperor.

Cixi and Ci'an hit it off right away, holding a large flower silk, happily watching and playing in the imperial garden.There are layers of courtyards, steep and brilliant corridors, sparkling pool water, butterflies dancing with the wind, and egrets floating on the water.The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the eunuchs and maids who were good at singing and dancing began to perform a newly compiled program. In the warm spring season, the two empress dowagers enjoyed a blissful life on earth.