late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 108
"Thank you!"

The woman in white put away her terrified expression just now, and lowered her head to express her gratitude to me.

I waved my hand and picked up the bag on the ground. The moment I handed it to her, I was stunned, and the woman in white was also stunned.

"What a small world."

The woman in white whispered, took the bag directly from my hand, and lost the smile just now.

The world is really too small. What I didn't expect was that this woman in white was actually the woman I met in Baiyun Temple that day.

Although she was a bit unruly and self-willed, and spoke foreign language at the door, but it gave me the feeling that she was a little out of touch with this era.

She is the new woman of this era.

Looking at the back of the woman in white clothes going away, I thought for a while. I don't know where this back is still familiar.

Although I haven't exercised for a long time, in order to catch this bag thief, I ran a few streets, but I still didn't blush and I couldn't breathe. This made me feel that Tian Lun Jue is really too powerful.

Even for a person like me who has never passed a physical examination, I suddenly became a master of martial arts. This is really a divine book.

The mood of eating hot pot suddenly disappeared, and I walked back home unknowingly.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, the butler came to welcome him.

"My lord, someone came from the palace and said that the queen mother ordered you to go there immediately."

Every time there is something urgent, but when I get there, I either listen to some boring words or drink tea. It seems that this companion is not a good job.

I sighed in my heart, then got into the carriage and arrived at Shouchun Palace.

When Lan'er saw me coming in, her expression moved, but she returned to her original color in a flash, and she spoke lightly.

"Zhongzheng, here we come, sit down!"

I sat down slowly, but my eyes were observing Lan'er's expression.

Lan'er waved to the servants and said coldly.

"You all go out! No one should come in without Aijia's will."

The servants all withdrew, leaving only me and Laner in the hall.

I was still thinking about what Laner was thinking in my heart, and Laner's voice sounded again.

"I heard that your martial arts are good, and you defeated the American consul."

My heart moved, it turned out to be this matter, so there is no need to worry.

I took a long breath of relief, raised my head, looked into Lan'er's eyes, and said slowly.

"It was just a fluke to defeat the American consul. I don't know martial arts."

"That's right! Tang Zhongzheng really doesn't know martial arts. He used to be just a powerless historian and a dog by Rong Lu's side, but now?"

Lan'er looked at me with burning eyes, and there was a hint of imperceptibility in her eyes.

I didn't explain immediately, but asked gently.

"What's the matter now?"

"What do you think? Now that this man has become the Minister of Military Affairs of the Qing Dynasty, leaving aside his former boss, he is still a man of great martial arts. Do you think this man is still Tang Zhongzheng?"

Obviously, Lan'er has begun to doubt my identity, and I don't know what kind of person Tang Zhongzheng was before, what kind of relationship he had with Rong Lu, and how he and Lan'er intersected. No matter how wrong, can I tell Lan Er about these things?Is she worthy of my trust?Will she believe me?
Lan'er and I looked at each other for a long time, she withdrew her gaze, stood up, and turned her head to look out the window.

"No matter what happened to Tang Zhongzheng in the past, what I want is what will happen in the future. What I want is that he only has me in his heart. Do you understand?"

Lan'er turned her head back, with a questioning look in her eyes.

Laner is the only one in my heart!But recently, I can't say for sure, many beauties are competing for the position in my heart, I am a normal man, it is too hypocritical to say that I don't like beauties!

However, hypocrisy is better than being decapitated!
With no conscience, I spoke word by word.

"Tang Zhongzheng only has you, the Queen Mother, in his heart..."

Before I finished speaking, Laner blocked my mouth with her fingers, and smiled softly.

"I just made a joke, why should you take it seriously."

Lan'er turned around and sat back on Luohan's bed, leaving a lingering fragrance in front of my eyes.

"Recently, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Prince Gong came together. She has the last emperor's will in her hand. If I do not abide by the family law of my ancestors, I will be ordered to die at any time."

After Lan Er finished speaking, tears flashed from her eyes from time to time, and she gently wiped her jade hands with a champagne.

It turns out that Laner's scruples are here!

It is recorded in the history books that the Empress Dowager Ci'an had a will in her hand, but the Empress Dowager Cixi used bitter tricks to cut the flesh of the Empress Dowager Ci'an to make medicine, so that the Empress Dowager Ci'an immediately relaxed her vigilance, revealed all the photos of the deceased, and burned them on the spot in front of the two , Since then, he lost the bargaining chip with the Empress Dowager Cixi, and was almost poisoned to death by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and finally had to die of illness in the palace.

However, Prince Gong Yixin's power in the court is in full swing, and he will inevitably become a thorn in the side of the Empress Dowager Cixi. A good end.

Throughout the history of China from the beginning to the present, there have been two female rulers who have made achievements in history, one is Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

The reason why a woman is so strong and values ​​power so much is not how much she cares about it, but the sense of mission on her shoulders.

This is true of Wu Zetian, and so is Cixi.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi was always sick. Although the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, in order to maintain his own blood to rule the country, Wu Zetian gradually participated in the government under Li Zhi's instruction. , but because there were too many clans surnamed Li in the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian's behavior caused too much dissatisfaction. Therefore, in the end, in order to be able to transfer power to his son smoothly, Wu Zetian became the first female emperor in history.

The situation of Cixi and Wu Zetian is about the same. Emperor Xianfeng was wary of Cixi, and his son Emperor Tongzhi failed to carry forward his ancestral business in the end. Under the historical background of external strength and internal dryness, he chose Emperor Guangxu to inherit the throne, but Always go against your own will.

Cixi has been praised and criticized in history. When many people mention it now, some people may think that such a female ruler harmed the country and the people, signed many treaties that forfeited power and humiliated the country, and brought China to the end.

However, under the general background at that time, everything Cixi did fully demonstrated her extraordinary ability to govern the country, but how to judge merits and demerits will take time to prove.

I looked up at Laner and gave her a comforting look.

"Don't worry, Zhongzheng will always stand by your side."

(End of this chapter)