late Qing Dynasty arrest

The banquet is over, and the guests are seen off. Some distinguished guests directly live in the guest rooms upstairs of the Taylor Hotel, and they will have a big meal in the evening.Li Guolou, Yelia, Xie Liya, Chu Xiangyu, and Mayuko went back to the counter of the bank. There was no business on the counter, but they didn't care, and they already had a proud sense of accomplishment.This is an era when money is in the hands of those in power. As long as the high-ranking officials are seized and the pockets of these people are controlled, the silver will come one after another.

Please come in. Huang Yousheng, the general manager of the bank, was slightly drunk at noon, sitting next to Li Guolou with a face full of alcohol, lamenting the hard work. After working hard for more than two months, now he has seen some results. There are already 7890306 taels on the account Money, this capital is not enough to show merit.Did Li Guolou not hear what he was saying?The drunkard couldn't explain clearly, he just looked at the income book.

Li Guolou didn't go back to the governor's office these days, but stayed in the British Concession, and the negotiations with foreigners came to an end for the time being.The negotiating team of the Qing Dynasty had to report to the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Office the conditions set by the foreigners in Ming Dynasty.Everyone needs to calm down for a period of time, and the factions in the court will have to fight.

Sitting on the sofa, Yelia saw that Li Guolou was idle and bored, as if he was not under any pressure, and asked impatiently, "Xiaolou, aren't you worried? There are heavy guards outside, and the guns will go off at any time."

Li Guolou looked through the account book unhurriedly, and said: "There is nothing to worry about. The heavy troops of the imperial court have already overwhelmed, and now there is no Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to add chaos. The Seven Kingdoms are also called fiercely, so how dare they fire the first shot? You must know that as long as the French dare to fire the first shot, they will fight a war no matter what. If the French lose, isn’t it worth the loss? I want to be a member of the French Parliament, and I will not vote for the war , It is clear that more can be made on the negotiating table, so is it worth fighting an uncertain battle?"

Huang Yousheng burped his wine, and echoed: "Master Li is right, now we also have foreign guns and cannons in the Qing Dynasty, but we can't beat them at sea, and everyone on land is worthless. Our countrymen are worthless, but those foreign soldiers are worth it It’s a big price, and one out of ten is worth it.”

Mayuko sat on the sofa, nodded and said, "Hi! Manager Huang, I think so too."

Seeing Yelia, Xie Liya, and Chu Xiangyu also agreeing with Huang Yousheng's proposition, Li Guolou sighed. How can war be settled?If the front is defeated, the rear will lose morale.This is not a small-scale encounter where the number of people can be used to determine the winner or loser.A large-scale war depends on the overall strength. How could the Qing Empire in the agricultural society be the opponent of the capitalist powers in the industrial society?The Qing Empire, which has no stamina, is like a paper tiger. If a layer of window paper is pierced, it will fall apart.

"Bad score! The most bad score is good!" Xie Liya spoke the Shanghai dialect of the pidgin, and there was a burst of laughter.

Li Guolou closed the ledger, handed it to Huang Yousheng, and said, "President Huang, I hope you don't call me a bad score! The future of the Qing Dynasty is in your hands, and your success or failure is related to the future of a nation."

"Wow;;;;;;" Huang Yousheng was drunk, knelt on the ground, drooling all over his face, and said in a hoarse voice: "I, Huang Yousheng, swear to die for my confidant, and I will definitely not be looked down upon by outsiders. If I fail to complete it The mission of the lord is to never live by idling, and never marry a concubine again!"

Li Guolou couldn't laugh or cry, he shook his head and said: "President Huang said well earlier, it made me feel that I entrusted the burden to the national capitalists, and the last sentence revealed the truth."

"Hey!" Huang Yousheng gave an embarrassed smirk, holding back for a year and not being bothered, he was already worthy of his eighteen generations of ancestors.After June next year, he will make those colleagues in the bank's trade association shut up their stinking mouths, and a brand new "Huang Yousheng" will be a legend in the banking industry.What is Hu Xueyan!There is only Zuo Zongtang behind him.He is the most powerful Prince Gong Yixin in the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, and Li Guolou, the hopeful star of the Qing Dynasty. Success is within reach.

Li Guolou stared at Huang Yousheng, he would not misjudge people, people will change, profiteers can indeed become national heroes.The Huang Yousheng in front of him has long been reborn, and the Qing Empire has a financial expert and a national capitalist with a conscience.

At this time, in the study room in the Forbidden City of the capital, Tongzhi Emperor Zai Chun was listening to his teacher Xu Tong, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, as usual. "The greatest respect for relatives is to be supported by the world; to be the son and father of heaven, to be respected most; to be supported by the world, to be raised to the utmost."

An article in Mencius' "Wan Zhang Pian" was read aloud by Emperor Tongzhi twelve times, and he was able to recite it by heart, as if immersed in a trace of joy.

Xu Tong sat in front, also shaking his head and reveling in the famous works of the sage, he stroked his beard and nodded and said, "Your Majesty, do you understand the meaning of this article by Mencius?"

Emperor Tongzhi wanted to kick Xu Tong to the ground with one kick, and sure enough, as Li Guolou said, the person who set him up came.But his face still maintained a graceful demeanor, and he was overjoyed. He clapped his hands and said: "Teacher, I understand. Mencius said: 'With a grateful heart, honor your parents. With a grateful heart, you have the world in mind!" Honoring the two mothers, the first decree is to announce to the world, repairing the Old Summer Palace, so that the two mothers can live up to their old age, this is the filial piety that a son should do. Thank you teacher for teaching the students, I like it very much This article by Mencius. The greatest filial piety is to respect relatives; the greatest respect to relatives is to be supported by the world;;;;;;”

After Emperor Tongzhi finished reciting the chant, Xu Tong shouted loudly: "The historian of the Imperial Academy, record this sentence of the emperor."

"Zha!" A historian next to him took notes of the words and deeds of Emperor Tongzhi, "The holy saying: After the personal administration, the first imperial decree will be announced to the world, and the Old Summer Palace will be rebuilt to fulfill filial piety."

Xu Tong didn't know that Emperor Tongzhi had plans to kill him, so he wished he could eat his flesh raw.Emperor Tongzhi hurried straight to Kunning Palace, the residence of Empress Alut. The country was being humiliated, and he was going to be ridiculed by the whole world.Xu Tong, just wait and see how I deal with you?

Empress Alut saw Emperor Tongzhi rushing in, her face was unhappy, and she asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Tongzhi said angrily: "Queen, have you greeted the two empresses today?"

Empress Alut said softly: "Oh! Your Majesty, I'm not feeling well today. I have a severe headache. I just called the imperial doctor to see me. Tweety is decocting medicine for me."

Emperor Tongzhi smelled a smell of medicine, so he held back his anger, and turned to concern: "Queen, since you are not in good health, don't blow the wind outside the house. It is not good for your health. Come, I will help you in, and I will go to Er Niang's place." Greetings for you." During the conversation, the two of them entered the palace, the young couple were whispering, and the little eunuch with Shunfeng ears outside the door listened with his ears up.

The Empress Dowager Cixi of the Chuxiu Palace was sitting on the chair of the grand master, copying Buddhist scriptures with a brush, and said to the door: "Has the emperor visited the empress?"

Cui Er, the personal maid of Empress Alut who came to make a report, knelt on the ground and said, "I am here, Empress Dowager! The emperor asked the empress to lie on the bed, and the emperor sat for half an hour before leaving Kunning Palace."

Empress Dowager Cixi asked: "Is the queen really uncomfortable?"

The maid Cui'er lowered her eyebrows and said sympathetically: "I'm telling the Empress Dowager, the Empress refused to get up in the morning, and then sent the imperial physician to come and see. But the Empress didn't drink the medicine, and asked the servant to pour out the boiled medicine."

The corner of Empress Dowager Cixi's mouth twitched slightly, and said with a sneer: "Well, I know. Tell me what the emperor and queen said?"

The other little eunuch kneeling next to him had a pair of downwind ears, and could hear others talking through the door panel. With this ability, he was arranged by Empress Dowager Cixi to be a close eunuch beside Empress Arut.He said hastily: "The Empress Dowager, the emperor is reciting a letter to the empress, but this slave can't remember what kind of dutiful son, what emperor, and what kind of world. This slave deserves to die for not being able to remember these classical Chinese. I also hope that the Empress Dowager will spare the slave!" After finishing speaking, the little eunuch kowtowed, fearing that his life would be lost, and even his bones would not exist in the world.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy when she heard this, and said calmly, "Reward!"

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" The little eunuch Shunfenger and the maid named Cui'er held two silver ingots with smiles on their faces.

"Emperor, Empress, what else did you say?" The Empress Dowager Cixi would not believe that the Emperor Tongzhi had been reciting the best lines of Mencius, and must have said something else.

The little eunuch was still kneeling on the ground, and said respectfully: "I want to report to the empress dowager, the servants are sighing when they hear the emperor and the empress talking about the Tianjin religious case, the empress asked the emperor what to do? The emperor said that everything is up to the empress dowager, the emperor believes that the empress dowager can Grasp the scale. Then the empress hummed and stopped talking."

Empress Dowager Cixi was full of anger. Empress Arut was dissatisfied with her, so she deliberately pretended to be ill and did not come to pay her respects. She gritted her silver teeth and said, "What else did they say?" She also needs to know the conversations in the boudoir, even the emperor and the empress come several times a night, she also needs to know clearly.

The little eunuch Shunfenger told him bit by bit what he had heard in the boudoir: ";;;;;;"

Beside Li Lianying and Xiaode Zhang stood with their heads bowed, their faces expressionless, and the eunuch's forbearance was the best in the world.Of course, they will not respond physically, but the eunuchs also have desires in their minds, otherwise why would rich eunuchs marry three wives and four concubines.

"Oh;;;;;; the servant also heard from the emperor that Tanhualang Li Guolou knew foreign languages, and said that it was right for Mr. Zhongtang to let him negotiate with foreigners. He also said that he knew a little French and could communicate with the French minister Luo. It's a pity He is too young, so he can only be used as an interpreter." The young eunuch Shunfenger said everything he heard, not daring to hide anything.

Xiao Dezhang raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately lowered his head again, keeping calm as it had nothing to do with him.

The Empress Dowager Cixi slowly picked up her pen and concentrated on it, wrote a few lines, looked at the beautiful handwriting with satisfaction, and issued an order: "Well, all go down, so I can do business!"

"Zha! The slave is leaving!" The little eunuch Shunfenger and the maid Cui'er bowed and lowered their hands, walking backwards step by step. They never raised their heads from the beginning to the end.

There are thousands of spies like them in the palace, and the Empress Dowager Cixi masters every word and deed of Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun and Empress Arut.Of course, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's Zhongcui Palace in the Eastern Palace, she did not have the courage to manage it, she maintained a rational and harmonious relationship, and the two kept their distance from each other, enjoying the joy of life brought to them by power together.

Empress Dowager Cixi stopped moving, and asked, "Xiao Lizi, has that Li Guolou secret document been presented to the emperor?"

Li Lianying said in a low voice: "Report to the Empress Dowager, I will go to the upper study to have a look. If there is any, I will present it immediately."

"Well;;;;;;" Empress Dowager Cixi picked up the Langhao brush and began to practice calligraphy again. The "Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra" can only be written by a talented woman like her, and she wrote on the white paper:

The Buddha told Subhuti: All bodhisattvas and mahasattvas should subdue their hearts in this way!All sentient beings: whether they are born from eggs, if they are born from wombs, if they are born from moisture, if they are born by transformation; if they have form or if they are colorless; Destroy it.Such is the extinction of immeasurable, countless and boundless sentient beings, but there are no sentient beings who can be saved.Why?Subhuti!If a bodhisattva has the appearance of self, person, sentient beings, and longevity, he is not a bodhisattva.

The Empress Dowager Cixi relied on ministers' books and tens of thousands of eunuchs to control the Qing Dynasty.The biological son Zai Chun, who had reached the age of being in charge, was also tricked by the Empress Dowager Cixi.The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled sweetly. The future of the Qing Dynasty still needs to be controlled by her.