Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Who's going to be the Queen?

Ci Xi and Ci An's conflict was still unavoidable. This time, they were not fighting for the rights of the imperial government, but for the right to choose Tongzhi for the grand marriage.

Zai Chun was going to be married, according to the ethics of Ancient China, a person must first get married, then establish a new family. If you don't get married, then the entire society won't recognize you as an adult.

Correspondingly, you don't have the rights to be a normal adult, such as an official, a head, or even an emperor!

An unmarried person, even if they were in their thirties or forties, would still be considered an immature child in the eyes of others, and wouldn't be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility!

Therefore, Zai Chun had to get married before taking control of the country. This was a power that even the emperor could not resist!

The queen that Ci An had chosen was Chong Qi's daughter, A Luteshi!

This Chong Qi was incredible, she was the only standard-bearer in the Great Qing! Originally attached to Mongolia's blue flag, later upgraded to a blue flag!

Chong Qi's father was a Grand Scholar, Military Secretary Sai Shanga, and her wife was one of the daughters of Prince Zheng, who was also one of the Gu Ming and eight ministers.

It could be seen that Chong Qi was a very influential family in the Eight Flag System.

Moreover, Chong Qi's character is not bad, she does not have the same silkpants drive like the Eight Banners of the late Qing, she is very honest and loyal to the king. Ci An only looked at this from the surface, she did not understand it too deeply.

However, in Xiao Letian's previous life, this Chong Qi committed suicide to commit suicide when the allied army of the eight nations invaded! From this, it could be seen that this person could be considered one of the few unorthodox people in the Qing Dynasty!

The daughter that such a person could bring up was naturally not bad, she was dignified and generous, gentle and quiet and virtuous. This was Ci An's greatest image, Zai Chun marrying her was definitely a good choice.

The Queen that Ci Xi had chosen was the Fuche that was the daughter of Feng Xiu, the outsider of the Ministry of Revenue. Feng Xiu's family was also very illustrious, the ancestor was the important official Ma Qi, her family had always been working in the Ministry of Revenue!

Feng Xiu Clan's reputation right now was obviously not as high as the top scholar Chong Qi, but the meat on the bun was not on the wrinkles! The Fengxiu Family had been in the Department of Revenue for many years. They had been painstakingly managing their connections, so it could be said that all the secrets of the Department of Revenue couldn't be hidden from them!

Ci Xi had picked the Feng Xiu Family's daughter, Fuche. On one hand, he had his eyes on the Fuche's beautiful and quick-witted appearance, and furthermore, he looked very similar to her when she was young. On the other hand, he had his eyes on the Ministry of Revenue's purse!

If he could give his son a strong helping hand in the Ministry of Revenue, then Feng Xiu would naturally be the candidate for the Minister of Revenue in the future. If he could control the purse, wouldn't that mean she could control the entire Great Qing?

Both empress dowager and empress had their own plans, but after meeting each other, neither of them wanted to let them go, so after a few more words, they ended up arguing!

"Ai …" I have also sent people to inquire about the Feng Xiu Family's Fuche, and they are indeed very beautiful but their temper is bad! "

"Deep wily mind, wise and cunning …" If this kind of woman were to enter the imperial harem and be linked with Ci Xi, who knows how much trouble she will cause? "

"Lord Third!" This is what is so urgent, this is what the country is all about! "

Qing San Ye never thought that a candidate for the Empress would have already caused such a ruckus. "What about the attitude of your majesty?"

"This matter has yet to be decided by His Majesty! It's only been a few days since I've returned to the capital, but everything has already surged up. The things that His Majesty has learnt in Europe are too overbearing and fierce.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to have a talk with His Majesty to see who he's going to choose. The final decision is still up to the emperor!"

"Then... "So you're letting go of the airship?"

"Hold it for now... Don't think about it, Yee. He suffered a few losses at the hands of His Majesty, how could he not take revenge? Right now, I have to see how the other party will attack! "

"As for Ci Xi, he is probably working for his son right now. Let's see if the His Majesty can handle it!"

Fu Qing wanted to advise Ci An to purchase new weapons, but he never thought that he would hear so much new secrets.

Just as San Ye was having a headache, Zai Chun had a headache. Mother had been bothering him for an hour and a half already!

"My son... Think about it carefully, the character and appearance of the Fuche is top-notch, how can the Mother lie to you? Furthermore, his father, Feng Xiu, has been in the Department of Revenue for many years.

"Ouch …" My dear mother, can we talk about this later? How many taels of silver were there in the Ministry of Revenue's purse? It's already empty, and you're still claiming to be popular? "

"Child, how can you speak? How did the Ministry of Revenue manage all the money and grain in the world, and end up empty-handed? I did spend some silver in the war a few years ago, but haven't I saved up all of it in the past few years? "

"Ouch …" A surplus of ten million yuan a year was still a treasure? What would this amount of money do? "Too many monks and too few porridge …"

"You …" Ci Xi was so angry that he was at a loss for words, "Did you see any rich people in Europe? Even 10 million is not enough to enter your eyes? "

With that, Ci Xi's face changed. He waved his hand and the palace maids and eunuchs down, and the only people left in the hall were the two of them!

"My son... To be honest with the Mother, it is rumored that you have obtained the money from the British, is there such a thing? "

Zai Chun's face became strange. A little bit more... "Why do you ask?"

"Child, your mother asked and yet you didn't answer? Aren't the two of them one? What am I supposed to do with you? How much is it? "

"Don't ask, there isn't much silver …" It's just that we have to return some of the military support given to our son by the royal family! "

"There still needs to be a number!" Wu wu wu … I really doted on you for nothing, you want to hide with your mother? "You crawled out from my intestines, and you didn't even speak a single word of truth …"

Ci Xi's upper body was truly full of tricks, his tears came as soon as they were mentioned, falling unceasingly with a "pi li pa la" sound!

Zai Chun let her torture him to death with his hundred claws, his heart was anxious and confused, "Enough, enough …" Mother, don't cry, 6 million … The British have given me six million dollars in non-profit support, which was given to me by the royal family! "

"Piss off!" You still dare to lie to me? " Ci Xi reached out and pinched Zai Chun's ear, "Do you think I is an idiot? The Ministry of Revenue has a surplus of more than ten million a year, and you think it's nothing but six million in your hands? "

"Pain …" It hurts, it hurts … Mother, stop pulling … To tell the truth, it was fifteen million … "I really am not lying, that Englishman is not an idiot, she wouldn't give me so much money for nothing!"

"Hiss …" Ci Xi drew in a breath of cold air, "Fifteen million silver? I just gave it to you, kid? "

Historically, Zuo Zongtang had spent a total of 20 million silver taels to clear Xinjiang, but the Beiyang that Li Hongzhang had created had cost 30 million silver taels!

Now, Tongzhi himself actually had fifteen million silver taels as military support. This caused Ci Xi to be shocked.

"Child! Why do the English give you so much money? Tell the truth Mother, what exactly is going on here? "

Seeing that Zai Chun was so submissive that he didn't speak, Ci Xi was so angry that he stretched out his devil hands to pinch his ears.

"Don't... Mother, don't pinch me, I said, okay? "

"This money is not for nothing. It was lent to me by the British without interest... I signed a secret contract when I was borrowing money! "

"Within ten years … I have to open up Great Qing's railway construction plan... The British want to invest in the construction of our Great Qing's railways! "

"You!" Ci Xi's face changed drastically. He raised his hand to slap his son, but in the end, he did not.

"Are you going crazy? Do you know what the hell the railroad is? It will disturb the earth, it will disturb the ancestral tombs! You are trying to destroy the feng shui of my Great Qing! "

"No, absolutely not …" No matter what, we can't build a railway, otherwise even the gods and ghosts wouldn't be able to calm down! "