Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The capital was in a very hot and sultry summer. When the sun rose in the morning, the entire Beijing seemed to have entered into a steamer as the entire world seemed to be filled with steaming heat. In a trance, people could even see the shadows of the heat rolling towards the sky.

During the entire day, other than those miserable people who could not live without going out the door, the entire Beijing seemed to have become a dead city. Even if all the teahouses, wine houses and large smokestacks were to be built, there were only a few guests who had come in. The upper body of the waiters guarding the shops were all stripped clean, the restless whips coiled around their necks as their tongues stretched out to fight against the dogs.

Even Han Chinese who had been here for hundreds of years could not stand this kind of weather, let alone those Manchu s.

At this time, people finally understood the benefits of living under the water. The three seas in the capital were surrounded by nobles and nobles, all of whom were willing to spend money to set up businesses here. It was a scorching summer day, and letting the wet air by the water's edge blow on it would at least give it a little coolness.

"Quick, quick, quick..." Walk faster. Can't you see that the ice in the copper bowl is going to melt? "When you enter the study room, if you become water, I'll skin you …"

"Ouch …" You ignorant people have already said it more than a hundred times. Your highness should put the cold noodles in a silver bowl and use ice water to calm them down … Is this your first time on a job? "

"What about sticky? "Are you guys still not getting to work? Listen to what a monkey is saying, and dip it in one after the other …"

This was Prince Gong's Mansion, this was the Extract Garden, and this was the Royal Mansion right next to the Shashi Sea. He Heshen had chosen to build here, probably because he had taken a fancy to the coolness of summer here.

The Chief Eunuch beside Prince Kung was so anxious that his head was about to burst into flames. This hot Sky King had not eaten a proper meal in a few days, it was so easy to get a bowl of cold noodles, this group of clumsy grandsons just wouldn't serve him.

"Hurry, hurry!" "Lowly bones, lazy bones, if the prince had the slightest bit of appetite and you missed it, then I really would have killed someone today …"

Under the urging of the eunuchs, the eunuchs and maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Everyone trotted along as they lowered their heads, not daring to speak a single word.

At this moment, a maid who was carrying an ice tray might have suffered from a bit of heatstroke. Suddenly, his body leaned to the side and with a clang, the plate fell to the ground, and large chunks of ice rolled all over the ground.

"Aiya! You bitch... What a precious piece of ice! Even if I sold you, I wouldn't be able to afford it … You dare to fall to the ground? "You're just going to die by yourself, don't blame me …" The eunuch pulled her unique long voice and rushed forward, kicking the little girl in the head with both feet.

"I was wrong, I beg you to forgive me …" The dazed maid knew that he had to kowtow and beg for mercy. He couldn't even remember to put the ice cube on the plate.

To Prince Kung, using a bit of ice in summer was not something valuable. In Beijing, even a normal middle-class family, as long as they spent a bit of money, could at least buy a little less ice food. The reason why the little maid had been beaten today was purely because the entire Prince's Mansion was upset.

It had been days since the prince had made a fool of himself, and all the servants dared not to laugh.

Just as the chief eunuch was beating up the young maid, a young eunuch suddenly ran over from the side of the pool. He lifted his robe with one hand and a large envelope with the other.

"Move out of the way, everyone move out of the way …" "There is no time to lose in military matters. It is useless to step on it to death …"

"Six!" "What treasure is this military plane? Send a letter to this lord. Tonight, this lord will treat you to tea and listen to a play …" The manager who beat him stopped attacking as well, his collar flashing as he spewed out hot air.

Normally, this young eunuch called Six-Sans would stop in his tracks to speak to his elders. Even if it was an emergency, he would have to say something else. But today was still strange. The young eunuch's bullshit didn't even budge.

"Aiyo, this grandson doesn't give me any face today. Am I supposed to take care of him?" While he was cursing, the young eunuch had already run away. In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of the prince's thunderous voice came from the study behind the fake mountain. "What!?" They started fighting just like that? "How could he be so fast …"

The Chief Eunuch who had beaten her almost jumped out of the pool in fright. He looked at the maid, whose forehead was bleeding profusely, as if she had seen a ghost. "You, you, you …" Who are you? How did the Prince know you? "

Well, he thought His Highness was angry at him for beating up the maid. Of course the Prince Kung did not care about the life and death of a maid. In his hands was the secret letter that the Head Office had just delivered, each word written on it was extremely shocking.

"Four days ago, the French battleship appeared in the seas of the Ryukyu and began bombarding the Naha Harbor without a declaration of war … "The scouts we buried earlier sent us a message. Only 21 pigeons were able to piece together the complete information …"

"French Fleet has a total of ten warships, one battleship, seven heavy cruisers, and two light cruisers … Aiya, what nonsense is this? Why is there a need to waste this brush and ink … Hm? "The number of cannons actually exceeds 700?"

"The sky was filled with endless firecrackers. The fire inside the city was blazing high, and amidst the rumbling sounds of cannons, the heaven and earth seemed to collapse …" At noon, two warships of the French Fleet attacked the Guotou Village and took over the village chief. The French have already built a bridgehead fortress … "

The mouse bearded Grand Master read this information to the Prince one by one. He was also a double-edged blade, and was a fake expert in western studies in the Beijing. He did not understand many professional military terms, which made the Prince Kung angry.

With a clatter, the Pure Fire Tea was thrown onto the table. "I didn't call you here to follow the book. I wanted to ask you if you've figured out anything." What about the battleship? What about the cruiser? What kind of cannons are all 700 of them? "

"What are you rolling your eyes for, I'm asking you a question …" You say that the Ryukyu can shoot at us, but can the Ryukyu even shoot at the French? What kind of cannon did they use? What the hell is a Guotou Village? What is a bridgehead? "

Lao Shu trembled for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a few words. "My lord, this information is too little …" Wait, there was another line of small characters below, the country's head water ghost actually sank a cruiser? A group of student soldier has captured another? "

This time, the Prince Kung completely crumbled. "Why is it so chaotic, a weak country like the Ryukyu can sink French warships? And captured another ship, are you trying to trick me? "

Lao Shu was rubbing his hands anxiously. "My lord, this is how the information is written. There are no specific details, but the carrier pigeon can drive a lot of things. A set of silk silk that can write over a hundred words is already an incredible feat …" Oh right, Your Royal Highness, there's still a big harvest this time! "

"Speak!" Prince Kung immediately became excited. The mouse beard mysteriously pinched a few of its whiskers as he said in a low voice.

"My lord, the information has revealed the identity of the Ryukyu's Prime Minister more than once, which is enough to prove that what he said before was a lie. She did not do anything because it is all bullshit, the imperial government wants to punish him for lying to the monarch."

With a crisp slap, Prince Kung sent a slap across his face, "Fuck you, what use do I have for a useless person like you?" "Get the hell out of here …" In the midst of his furious curses, the mouse, Hu Zi, ran away from the study like a ball.

Prince Kung was so angry that he almost went mad, didn't you just say all that nonsense? The imperial court had long known that Xiao Letian was lying. With so many merchants and fishermen travelling to and from the Ryukyu in the Qing Dynasty, how could they not find out about this?

But what can you do about it? Did he fall out with Xiao Letian? Mobilize an army to invade him? Even if they could win on land, what about in the sea? How could the Ryukyu fight? Does the Great Qing have a navy?

Furthermore, with Xiao Letian's previous attacks with the flyers and newspapers, the big battle had scared the entire imperial court into a daze. Everyone realized that if Xiao Letian continued to advertise himself like this, and threw all the secrets of the imperial court out, sooner or later, the entire imperial palace would collapse.

"You can't be smart, have you lost your wits? Is this Xiao Letian dead or alive? Why are you so hard to deal with? " Just as the Prince was grieving for him, there was a loud bang as the doors and windows of the study were all opened by the fierce wind, scaring Prince Kung out of his wits.

It was a thunderstorm in the middle of summer, and today's exceptionally sultry atmosphere signified that there would be a heavy storm in the evening. Prince Kung stood at the window, and what assaulted his face was a sweltering, yet strangely cold wind, filling the garden with rushing eunuchs and maids.

Raising his head to look at the sky, he saw a dense black cloud pressing down on him like a sinister demon. The sky in the distance was flickering with light and darkness. The muffled sound of thunder could be heard in the distance.

"Oh, my prince, please be careful not to flash …" "Your servant should close the window …" The Chief Eunuch, who had been using violence just now, smiled obsequiously like a cat - avoiding rat at the foot of the wall.

"Scram!" Prince Kung slapped his fat face away, "This grandpa wants to blow the wind, can't I? Can't I see the rain? You dog slave, you also came to add to this lord's troubles? "

"Prince, please calm your anger. Please calm down …"

"Fuck you, this grandpa is tired of Xiao today. Xiao Xiao …" What happened in the Great Qing Dynasty was caused by this Xiao fellow. Do you want to die or live … Can't you just give me a promise? "

Under the Prince Kung's roar, yellow bean sized raindrops fell down with a crackling sound. The pitch-black raincloud covered the entire Residence of the Duke Gong.

At the same time, it rained heavily inside the Forbidden City. The dragon head in front of the Supreme Harmony Hall spat out a stream of water, causing the white waves in the Golden Water Bridge to churn as if it had caused a water monster.

Within the Forbidden City, there were many palace maids and eunuchs. The Yang energy here was not enough to begin with. Amidst the sounds of thunder and lightning, there were even a few weak ones who were scared out of their wits.

Inside the Yangxin Palace, Tongzhi, the little emperor, was standing at the entrance of the palace looking at the pouring rain like a child. However, inside the palace, his two Mother s were looking worried.

"Sister, everything is just to know whether Xiao Letian is dead or alive. I must not forget the sister who scolded me earlier on at the North Sea, but for this one month, there hasn't been any news from the mouth of the foreigners at all, right? This Xiao Letian, I think he is definitely dead … "

When Ci An heard everything that Ci Xi said, he let out a long sigh, "Little sister, I know you want to deal with Xiao Letian. Actually, big sister is as ruthless as you are. The distance between Europa and the Great Clear is more than a thousand miles. It's a place that even Tang San Zang has never been to before! "

"I was afraid that the foreigners would lie to me! How many of those large nose had good hearts? "If they give us fake information, we can even count up the money after being sold …"

Ci An was cautious as usual. This Da Qing Empire was a person who needed to be a little more cautious.