Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The Prime Minister's Office was located to the east of the Forbidden City, right next to the lantern market entrance. It used to be the residence of the Grand Scholar, Sai Shan Ah. Tongzhi had expanded it to the Prime Minister's Office in the past two years, and was always under the command of Prince Kung Yi.

The Qing Dynasty's power center was first in the study room, then in the Yongzheng. After the Westerners blew up the country, it gradually moved to the office of the Prime Minister.

Therefore, if these angry Son of Heaven's personal army s wanted to seek justice, they could only come here. There was no longer an Emperor in the Forbidden City, so the empress dowagers hid in the depths of the palace.

At this time, Yi Nan, Yi Xuan and Eunuch Man Shun were sitting at the back of the hall drinking tea and chatting. After hearing Man Shun's threats, the two princes became listless and allowed this group of children to cause trouble.

"Eunuch Man Shun, it has been hard for you to serve His Majesty. But this king is very puzzled, how did His Majesty come to the Myriad Kingdoms to ask for help? "Could it be that you have deceived me …" minister of nine city gates asked in confusion.

Man Shun who had seen a lot of times had a different temperament now. When Xiao Letian was teaching him, he was not afraid of them, so Man Shun had learnt a lot of new things.

"Your Highness, this is wrong, it is indeed a tradition of Europa for countries to send troops to interfere. Back then, when the French Revolution was killed by the mob, the European countries were all regretting their decision because they sent troops a little too late. At that time, the army guarding the French Palace was actually the Switzerland …"

"Europe is just a place where a bunch of relatives fight with each other. It's just like the Spring and Autumn Battle Empire. They say that relatives can get along with relatives, and that the enemies have always fought with each other …"

"Both of you princes do foreign affairs. You know this much better than me, the eunuch. The English and French, America and Russia have both signed a treaty with our Qing Dynasty. "Since the foreigners signed the treaty, it means they have to acknowledge the legitimacy of our Qing Dynasty …"

"That's right. The Prime Minister is talking about this legitimacy. "Therefore, His Majesty is a king that the entire world recognizes. If anyone dares to rebel, as long as His Majesty asks the nations for help, they won't have any excuse to retreat. Besides, shouldn't we pay them back …"

Man Shun roamed the world with the little emperor, his identity had already been branded as the little emperor. He was Tongzhi's direct descendant, so his words revealed his loyalty to the little emperor.

Prince Kung, Prince of Alcohol, you better get something out of this. Little Emperor might look young, but his identity was recognized by all countries, and during these few years in Beijing, you two had better not think too hard about it.

Just when the three of them were awkwardly drinking tea in silence, a wave of noise suddenly came from the southern street, as if there were many people howling in the night.

A guard ran into the room, he knelt on the ground and panted, "Your Royal Highness, it's bad, the new army officer who received the guard brought three hundred Son of Heaven's personal army s and charged towards our Head Office …"

"What?" Crash! The two princes knocked over the table, even Man Shun was frightened to the point that his face turned pale.

"Man Shun! What was going on? This King has already allowed them to take the guards away, and has allowed them to travel through the capital in the middle of the night.

Man Shun quickly wiped away his sweat, "Something must have happened to him, did the noble clans not follow the order and angered these soldiers? "I'll go take a look. I'll go take a look right away …" With that, he ran out.

This was a sea of torches at the entrance of Head Office. Three hundred eight flags worth of playboys blocked the entrance and shouted, "Six, you scram!" Why did you alter His Majesty's imperial edict? The Prime Minister's Beijing Health Order was used by His Majesty, so what right do you have to revoke it? "

"General!" Get Out... Ghosts Six … "Get out here!"

Man Shun raised his head from the corner of the door, and saw that this group of people had beaten the soldiers outside the door until they could not find their place to hide. The eight headed soldiers, upon seeing that everyone in front of them was familiar, were all the second and third son of the noble family, people they could not afford to offend.

"My lords, poor pitiful children, you're all just messing around. This has nothing to do with us …" With that, he threw the red gun on the ground. Who did he love now?

There was no reason for people to fall into group consciousness, especially a group of children who were only 18 years old. As long as they were given the right to cause trouble, they would be able to destroy the entire world.

Jiang Lie played a decisive role in this incident. From the very beginning when he tried to snatch the personal guards, he had quickly shouted out the extremely frightening slogan of protecting the dignity of the Emperor.

"Although the Emperor does not have a personal authority, he is still the Great Qing Emperor that the entire world recognizes … Now that we have all seen it, no one will listen to the 300 guards that the king has summoned. No one will follow the capital's order, so where is the dignity of the emperor? Are there any other laws in the Great Qing Dynasty … "

"I can't stand even a single Han person from Ryukyu. Are you guys, who have been the most deeply indebted to the Baji for generations, not going to show your faces? No wonder you guys lost every single battle. So it turns out that you were just scattered sand! "

Jiang Lie's attempt to sow dissension made the group of youths even more furious. How dare a Chinese from the Ryukyu look down on the Manchu in such a way? But you can't tell what people are saying. How do you explain the fact that they're alive?

There had to be a way to vent your anger., who had the worst reputation, became the scapegoat, after all. You were the most popular prince in the capital.

Man Shun rushed back to the hall and wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked the two princes, "The Beijing Health Law was used by His Majesty and the empress dowager to bestow upon them treasures, how do you dare to stop? Was there even a need! Was this really necessary? How much food could he give those red cuff s in a year? Five hundred silver should be enough, right? Is the imperial government really that short on money? "

"Right now, the three hundred people outside are all descendants of the noble clans of the Manchu. "Are you hitting me or cursing me? Why don't you transfer troops …"

Hearing Man Shun's sarcasm, the two princes were so embarrassed that they almost dug a hole in the ground, "How did I do it, when did I do it? "Then what is the use of a small amount of money in the imperial government …" He was anxious to explain.

At this time, the Prince alcohol opened his mouth and said, "No need to ask, it was the people from Shuntian Palace who did it. I am in charge of the yamen, I know the faces of those dirty officials too clearly. "Damn it, are you even greedy for these few hundred taels of silver?"

Yi Xuan was right, the entire Beijing's new army only had four to five hundred people chosen. At that time, the capital was not as big as the later generations of the city, where a few hundred old women were already able to cover the entire city.

He didn't even give out money every month, just a little bit of white rice. It didn't matter, as the Shuntian Palace was actually disgraced by this little bit of money.

"What should we do? The two princes had to give an explanation! If this continues, Master Yang will become a laughingstock! "

This sentence was akin to hitting a dead end in the imperial court. Prince Kung heaved a long sigh, "I'll go see them. I'll do what I have to do …"

The yamen's door opened, and the noisy children outside saw the figures of the two princes as well as the eunuch, Man Shun, beside the Emperor.

"After all of you earn your country's meritorious service, what reason is there for you not to write me an emotional letter?" Could it be that they want to rebel in the middle of the night? "

The crowd was silent for a moment before the blushing Three Treasures walked out and bowed to the prince, "Your highness has taught us a lesson, but I am leaving for the capital to see His Majesty after crossing the ocean. Do you want us to give His Majesty some sort of explanation?"

"Could it be that we should directly tell His Majesty that all of your orders from the year before have failed, and that no one in Beijing will listen to you? Your Highness, the imperial power is not a child's play, are there no rules in the Great Qing Dynasty? "

"Right, does the Great Qing have no rules anymore? The rule of several hundred taels of silver a year, even the Emperor couldn't make the decision? "Your highness, please give the king who is far away an explanation. Will the emperor's decree still be effective?"

Yi Yu glared at the three treasures and said, "Your majesty hasn't taken the law into his own hands, so it's reasonable to say that this edict is ineffective." "But I know what you want to say. I know what you've told me, and I promise that I will recover fully from His Majesty's orders. I will definitely not disappoint the travelling emperor, and the capital's order will take effect again tomorrow morning …"

"Thank you, Prince!" The three squads of soldiers from the third class saluted in unison.

"It's gone, it's gone, everyone go …" Under the urging of the two princes and Eunuch Man Shun, the three hundred guards finally left the Head Office in line with smiles on their faces, and walked out of the Guandong Gate.

In the darkness, the two princes did not say a word, but their hearts were filled with hatred. Emperor Tongzhi was only 11 years old, but he had already been taught by Xiao Letian to want to control power, and he had even ruthlessly drawn the order. If you did not agree, then you would be disrespecting the imperial edict, and not giving the emperor any face for such a small matter, would not be justified.

However, if you lower your head once, there will be a next time, just like the western saying, when a camel's head enters the tent during a sandstorm, its body will definitely enter after a while.

"Zai Chun's heart is already wild, I thought Xiao Letian was just playing around, why would he, a Chinese, teach Zai Chun the truth? But from the looks of it, what Xiao Letian had taught him was truly useless! "

That's right, according to Xiao Letian's plan, if we let Zai Chun establish a relationship with the princes of the Western powers, and with Xiao Letian's new army as external support, a strong Monarch would soon get up, and our lives would not be good!

"Look, let's look at it again!" "He's still young right now. Let's endure for now, but we still have to prepare …"

That night, all of the foreign ministers of the East Crossing Folk Lane did not sleep at all. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was just a group of youngsters speaking out to the imperial government. However, in their hearts, this was a sign that the people of the Great Qing Dynasty were going to change.

"In the spring of 1867, three hundred young Manchu nobles of Beijing, acting in the name of the Emperor, began to pressure the Imperial Court. This was a successful attempt. The barbarians began to emit their own voices, and new branches began to sprout in the ancient empire. New powers appeared … "

"We have to keep in touch with little emperors, and maybe ten years from now there will be a very strong monarch and a very strong prime minister in East Asia. We need to keep an eye on... "