"Monster! This is a monster... Finally, the political situation calmed down a little, but another Monkey King jumped out and made a big fuss in the Crystal Palace. You guys tell me... Tell me whether this person named Xiao is Monkey King, and run away. He went to stir up trouble in the East China Sea. What does he want to do? What on earth does he want to do..."
Forbidden City, Yangxin Hall, Dongnuan Pavilion. The ground in front of Cixi was covered with folds, and the eunuchs and maids headed by Andehai knelt on the ground.
Emperor Tongzhi looked at his mother's angry and pale face and was puzzled: "Mother? Why are you so angry? Isn't it a good thing that Xiao Letian is promoting China's prestige overseas? We have already won the battle, why are you still angry? …”
With a crisp snap, the royal blue and white bowl on the kang table jumped half a foot high, and one of the nail polishes on Cixi's hand flew off. "Your Majesty, you are so confused...Who is Xiao Letian? He is not us at all." A scholar raised in the Qing Dynasty, he grew up eating foreign bread, and he is not of the same mind as us from the bottom of his heart..."
"What's more, what's more, he is still a Han. Who can surrender to such a capable Han? And...where is this Ryukyu? Why is there such a mess as Naha and Shuri Castle? Huh? Stupid slave, you haven’t brought over the map of the world..."
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go right now, go right now..." Andeh, who was sweating on his forehead, quickly led his people out to move the map. Only Cixi and his wife and a few confidant maids were left in the room.
Cixi really lost her temper today. As a talented female politician who is good at government affairs, she was very indignant at Xiao Letian's lawless behavior. Updated for the first time. A scholar who wrote books and biographies, or a businessman, dared to conquer the capital of a country? The weirdest thing is that he actually succeeded.
Although Japan is small, it is still an ancient country that has been around for thousands of years. No matter how weak it is, it can't even defeat Xiao Letian, right? And the Shimazu family, I haven’t heard of such a lord in Japan. Isn’t Japan controlled by the Tokugawa Shogunate? Oh no, doesn’t Japan have an emperor? Their emperor can't even control his minions?
What’s even more irritating are the foreigners. These big-nosed, blue-eyed people are really protective. Didn’t Xiao Letian grow up overseas? He’s not a white man like you. You are so protective and dare to fire artillery to help fight? Too arrogant, really too arrogant.
However, the biggest doubt in Cixi's heart was not these, but the hundreds of thousands of Chinese in Naha. How could these fugitives who abandoned their ancestral huts and tombs not die cleanly, but actually survived from generation to generation. Please come to more and faster chapters. Those who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, the long-haired remnants, and even the descendants of the Song Dynasty. These untouchables who refused to accept the purge are still alive.
Xiao Letian can inspire these people, what does he want to do? Do you want to rebel? Xiao Letian even dared to ask for the title of prime minister in a damn small country like the Ryukyu Kingdom? Is this kid tired of living?
Cixi had an unusual conflict in her heart. She was a genius among geniuses when it came to balancing the domestic political situation, but once anything involved overseas, she immediately transformed into a typical ignorant village woman. She only had blank eyes except for saying harsh words.
To be honest, when Ryukyu's information entered the city of Beijing and all the people started talking about it, the silence in the Forbidden City was not as people had guessed. It was a matter of careful consideration, wisdom, and the collapse of a mountain without changing color. Please come to more and faster chapters. The moment of silence can only prove that the center of Manqing was stunned, frightened and at a loss.
The Chinese showed off their power overseas and pacified the capital of a country. Judging from the fact alone, it was indeed worthy of a banquet in the Forbidden City. But there is a problem with those who take credit, and it is a big problem. He is not a Manchu, he does not even have the status of a civil servant, and he is not considered a pure Chinese at all. There is a big problem with such a person's meritorious service.
A commoner has actually achieved the title of Marquis. Aren't you putting the imperial court on the fire? Regardless of whether a reward is granted or not, the court will be scolded. On second thought, you want to kill Xiao Letian? But can the Ryukyu Kingdom agree to kill the prime minister of a feudal state? Who dares to bear this infamy? Update as soon as possible
And the most chilling thing is that foreign merchant ships fired artillery to support Xiao Letian. This is the most feared thing in the Forbidden City. If Xiao Letian is really killed, will foreigners be allowed to negotiate? He is a citizen of the United States.
Just when Cixi was in a state of confusion, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside the Yangxin Hall. Immediately afterwards, Prince Ci'an and Prince Gong hurried in with a group of eunuchs and maids.
"I heard that my sister is very angry today? Come here, give me a cup of white chrysanthemum for my sister..." Ci'an was as calm as ever, with a calm expression on his face.
Of course Cixi could show some true temperament when facing her son alone, but she still had to pretend to be her usual calm self when meeting outsiders. Updated as soon as possible "I made my sister laugh. I was a little upset after seeing these memorials from the censors." As he spoke, the young eunuch hurriedly packed up the scattered memorials on the floor and returned them to the emperor's desk.
Ci'an glanced at the memorial, not even in the mood to open it and read what was written inside. "These Qingliu are really a bit too much, and they are still granted the title of marquis? They really think that we orphans and widowed mothers are easy to bully. They are forcing us to death..."
Guiziliu sat on the chair and leaned forward to take over the conversation, "Yes, I have already inquired about it. This time it was Weng Changshu who caused the matter again. He has a mortal feud with Xiao Letian. But this Xiao Letian is really ruthless. Well, there was nothing wrong with you protecting the overseas Chinese during the chaos, but don’t kill them so cruelly? It is said that more than 10,000 Japanese people died, and the entire bay was dyed red with blood..."
Guiziliu shook his head and was still showing off the information he got from who knows where. He actually brought out three-point protection in his words. After all, the industrial zone is handled by Guiziliu himself, and he is very aware of the capabilities of his people. Without Xiao Letian's help, this industrial zone would be difficult to manage.
Even the young emperor Lian Zhi could see Yi Yu's little plan, but his worries were not unreasonable. Xiao Letian was a lonely man. He traveled thousands of miles to return to his motherland, wrote books and offered suggestions. The court was able to accept his kindness. As for Xiao Letian offending that force, isn't this a good thing? The more Xiao Letian is a lone minister, the safer it will be for the court.
As recorded in history, Ci'an's nature is still pure and kind. She thought for a while and said, "Sister, what uncle said is not unreasonable. Please come to more and faster chapters. Xiao Letian has never received Confucian education since he was a child. , I have learned the way that foreigners do whatever they want, and it is indeed a bit arrogant to do things, but the crime will not lead to death, and it is too obvious that these clean people are flattering... Oh, by the way, do the Zeng brothers have any opinions? "
Yi? After hearing this, he quickly said, "The news came from Shanghai. The Zeng brothers should have gotten the news earlier than us. The Nine Marshals have already rushed six hundred miles to deliver the letter. Although he didn't say anything, he said that he would go to Beijing soon. , and according to his wishes, Zicheng is also preparing to go to Beijing..."
The Zicheng in Yi?'s mouth is the famous Zicheng named Zeng Guofan. The commander-in-chief who quelled the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is now quelling the rebellious Nian Army in Shandong. I don’t know if he is too big or a little avoidant. The battle to quell the Nian Army did not go well. Instead, his student Li Hongzhang shined. .
"Now that Li Hongzhang has controlled the situation, the two marshals of the Zeng family can take a breather. Let them enter the capital quickly. The Ai family has not seen him for many years. Your Majesty really misses him!" Cixi heard Zeng Guofan To enter the capital, strike while the iron is hot and let Guiziliu force the Zeng brothers to enter the capital quickly.
At this moment, Andehai hurried over with the eunuch supervisor in charge of the warehouse, and two young eunuchs walked in behind him carrying a roll of carpet. When the roll of carpet was rolled out in the main hall, Huanghuang Daqing appeared in front of everyone.
"To the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Prince, this is the map of the world that was made by the Holy Ancestor when he was still alive. All the mountains and rivers of our Qing Dynasty are on it..." Emperor Tongzhi was a child after all. Seeing such a large carpet paved the way When I opened it, there were pictures on it. I immediately felt playful and climbed on it. Update as soon as possible
"This is the capital, this is the Grand Canal, these are Suzhou and Hangzhou... Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Gansu... this is Zhungeer, this is the prairie..." Children's imaginations are always wild. , following the direction of his finger, he imagined scenes one after another in his mind. Unfortunately, he could only imagine, and he would never see it with his own eyes in his lifetime.
"Is this the Ussuri River? Is this the Yaksa? Is this the land that was taken away by the Russians?" Tongzhi's words frightened the entire room of eunuchs and maids to turn pale, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces plus Yi? also looked embarrassed. of.
"The emperor is having fun again, don't we want to see Ryukyu? Don't look at those irrelevant things..." Come on, the land of more than one million square kilometers has become an irrelevant place in Cixi's mouth.
Tongzhi searched and searched on the huge carpet, but couldn't find Ryukyu for a long time. "Where is it? Where is Ryukyu?" Finally, Guiziliu crawled over and pointed it out to the little emperor, "Your Majesty, Ryukyu is on the big carpet." At sea, don’t look for it in Xinjiang…”
To be honest, not to mention Emperor Tongzhi, even the empress dowagers of the two palaces were observing the position of Ryukyu on the map for the first time. After a few glances, the three mothers were stunned, "So small!"
Isn't it small? The total area of Ryukyu on the sea is only more than 3,000 square kilometers, which is only a little larger than Yixian County. How could such a one-county land be in the eyes of the king of the country?
"So small! It's so small..." Emperor Tongzhi used his fingers to compare, and found that every county in the Qing Dynasty was larger than the country. At that time, he didn't know that his brain was wrong, and the Queen Mother even opened his mouth. He was stunned.
"Is Xiao Letian short-minded? A high-ranking official in the Qing Dynasty is not so good that he went to a small country in the countryside to become a village chief?" This sentence destroyed all the serious atmosphere in the hall, and even his two mothers were amused.
"Your Majesty is so naughty!" A long-lost maternal light appeared in Cixi's eyes. At this moment, several more eunuchs came outside the main hall, led by Er Mao. The little eunuch behind him struggled to carry a box half a person high. As soon as they arrived at the door of Yangxin Hall, a group of people knelt down.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty, the Goldware Room has specially presented a globe as a tribute from Western countries. Please give it a preview, Master!" Er Mao slapped a thousand neatly, and knelt on the steps with a posture that was neither humble nor arrogant.
