Change, reform, revolution, these harsh words are just ordinary phrases in history books, but in real life, these phrases represent the struggle for the interests of countless people, and even countless bloody conflicts. .
Those with vested interests will never willingly hand over the share of what they eat and occupy, and the extremely poor class who have no place to stand will never give up the pursuit of interests. Human society is going further and further in this constant conflict.
If change is a soft change, a subtle and subtle change that moistens things, then reform is a drastic change, a major historical event that has made countless people cry and cheered.
Of course, if changes and reforms cannot achieve social balance, then the most terrifying revolution will occur, and humans will use their blood and lives to reshape the social order.
In Jingshan and Qiwang Towers, Ermao was standing in the corner. His mind was now full of crazy words like change, reform, and revolution. The obscure knowledge that his godfather taught him gradually became clear in today's debate. It becomes clear and three-dimensional.
In Qiwang Tower, the two sons of Emperor Daoguang, Prince Gong Yi? and Prince Chun Yixuan, the sixth and seventh brothers were arguing with their elder sister-in-law here.
"Your Majesty, Yehenala has realized her mistake, and she has ordered the eunuchs and maids who lied about the military situation to be taken away. Three of them were beaten to death on the spot, leaving four for the Queen Mother to vent her anger on. Don't you see how sincere this is? ..." Yi? Still smiling.
"That's right, that's right... harmony is the most important thing in everything. Our Qing Dynasty is leaking air all over the house, but we can't mess with it anymore..." Yixuan, the somewhat dull prince, also started to speak.
These two princes naturally came to be peacemakers. When they knew that Xiao Letian had returned to Tanggu and defeated Mailer's army in one fell swoop, they both turned around and ran to Jingshan Mountain without Cixi's consent.
They are now the most powerful princes in the royal family and uncles of Emperor Tongzhi. The one who cares most about the Qing Dynasty is the Aixinjueluo family. Only Cixi, a foreigner, can cooperate politically but can never shake the Manchu state.
Everything is easy to say if Xiao Letian is dead, but now Xiao Letian is not dead. He is still alive. As long as he is alive, his influence will not disappear, and the United States, Ryukyu, and Japan will continue to support him.
Thinking about Xiao Letian's powerful new army and those weird mind-attacking tactics, the two princes couldn't help but feel chills running down their spines.
Ci'an fiddled with the tureen in front of him coldly and suddenly smiled strangely, "Haha, the Ai family has been trapped here for half a month. They don't even have a bowl of tea and only eat hard dry food. Now they actually want to make peace with me." It’s expensive.”
"Yixuan? Tell me, Cixi forced me to come here and used knives and guns. This is her sincerity. Yixuan, tell me, I am trapped here without food and clothing, but I am still here?" I’m tossing.”
At the end of the story, Ci'an became furious. He grabbed the tureen without half of the tea leaves and smashed it to the floor with a loud bang. The two princes were so frightened that their eyes twitched.
"The Queen Mother... The Queen Mother, please calm down... We know that the Queen Mother is wronged, but we also ask the Queen Mother to be considerate of state affairs."
"Let me be considerate. Why don't you ask Cixi to be considerate? When she was wielding a knife from the Ai family, did she think about state affairs? Who has she cared about? If you can't understand this truth, you two should get out of here..."
Yi? He didn't dare to laugh now, and Yi Xuan's face became even duller. When had they ever seen Ci'an be so strict? Ci'an had always been a good man, and he always suffered losses in everything he did. Why is he so harsh today? ah.
People have such a bad nature, and bullying honest people is addictive, especially in a big family, whoever is honest will suffer, and gradually people will have a subconscious mind that you should be born to suffer.
And those who are overbearing and domineering, who have always been the best, even if they make mistakes, even if they bully the honest people, the other family members will suppress those honest people, and the banner is still peace is the most important, and everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious.
Ci'an was really angry this time. She pointed at the tips of the two brothers' noses and began to curse, "Harmony is the most important thing. The basis of harmony being the most important thing is that an honest man like Aijia will always suffer."
"What kind of family and everything will be prosperous? It turns out that your family is called Jiahe by stepping on the bones and dregs of the Ai family. If I die, your family and everything will be prosperous."
With a bang, Ci'an slapped the table. "Since ancient times, the eldest sister-in-law has been the mother. I am not only the eldest sister-in-law, but also the empress dowager of the East Palace of the Qing Dynasty. Up to now, you two are still sitting in front of me and replying. Do you still have any rules? …”
Yi? and Yixuan both jumped up as if there were springs under their buttocks. "Queen Mother, calm down, sister-in-law, please calm down..." This time they both knew what it meant to be sharp-tongued. Ci'an scolded them both half-heartedly. I can't even insert a sentence.
Once a good old man of many years becomes angry, people will realize that the power of the dragon and the wind are extremely powerful. Once the majesty of the empress dowager in the palace is revealed, the expression of heaven and earth will change.
Ci'an was so angry that his head hurt. Zhou Daoying hurriedly stepped forward to help the Queen Mother lean on the bed, and then called a palace maid to rub the Queen Mother's temples.
The two princes were standing under the bed. The queen mother didn't speak and the others didn't dare to say a word.
Even though the scene had cooled down, everyone in Ci'an's faction turned their nostrils to the sky and said nothing, while the two princes and the entourage they brought were all downcast and frightened, not daring to breathe.
More than ten minutes later, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the palace: "My lord, Weng Tonghe, a great scholar of Wuying Palace, would like to see the Queen Mother. Good luck to the Queen Mother." After the shouting, there was a sound of kowtows.
Ci'an's eyes widened when he heard this, "What did you do earlier? Let him kneel outside...Er Mao, go and ask him what crime he committed next, and how to explain the death of a master who humiliates his ministers."
After Ermaoba's words were passed on, Weng Tonghe suddenly burst into tears, "Queen Mother, it's not that the humble ministers are rude, but it's that you must obey the authority in emergencies... The two mothers had a dispute, and everyone was heartbroken, but then the Queen Mother of the West When we mobilized our troops to attack the Tanggu Special Administrative Region, the ministers thought that the military expedition against the rebels was the most important state matter and should not be delayed."
"The Queen Mother has been wronged. A humble minister is punished with death..." He kowtowed again.
"Hehehe... OK, OK, what a loyal minister. He is really loyal to the country. Just because he is afraid of losing the war, he allows the Ai family to suffer... In his eyes, killing Xiao Letian is much more important than the life of the Ai family. Let him kowtow to death and knock him down."
At this time, another group of people came running on the winding mountain road. The leader was Li Lianying from the Forbidden City. The little eunuchs behind this guy were carrying all kinds of imperial treasures.
"The servant Li Lianying came to see the Queen Mother. The servant brought a batch of royal supplies for the Queen Mother to use... The slave's master is now crying in the palace and kneeling before the Queen Mother. She said that she made a big mistake in a moment of confusion and did not dare to ask the Queen Mother for forgiveness. She wanted to Cut your hair and become a monk..."
"Empress Dowager, for the sake of my master's temporary confusion, please show me your noble hand... I will kowtow to you." Li Lianying held a large lacquer box with flowers in her hand, which contained all Ci'an's favorite little things. dessert.
The little eunuchs raised their royal supplies high above their heads and said loudly, "Please calm down the Queen Mother, please calm down the Queen Mother..." In their hands were tea leaves, spices, and food from the royal kitchen. Ci'an loved to play with jade stones. , all kinds of entertainment, calligraphy and painting, food, use and play are all available.
"Is this forcing me into the palace? Foreign guns and swords are not easy to use, so use soft knives to force me to submit. Where is Cixi, why doesn't she come in person?"
Ci'an was really anxious today. Under her smooth appearance, she actually had an extremely strong heart. Her handling of state affairs was actually much better than Cixi's.
In the eyes of the truly capable Han governors, Ci'an was the empress dowager worthy of respect, while Cixi was nothing more than a concubine whose mother was more valuable than her son.
Look at how Cixi won over people's hearts. She married her own sister to Prince Chun Yixuan, and then had an affair with Prince Gong herself. The eunuchs and courtiers around her allowed corruption and bribery... She just used those little tricks to strengthen herself. of factions.
But Ci'an was different. This woman had the country and the country in her heart. She killed He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang who had lost his territory in the city and escaped before the battle. She sent the arrogant and corrupt Shengbao to prison and sentenced him to death. She also awarded titles to Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang. , all come from the meaning of Ci'an.
Although such a woman is usually amiable, she doesn't care if she is stingy, but once she gets really angry, it is the fury of thunder, which no mortal can ever hope to appease.
Ci'an looked at Yi? and Yixuan coldly, and suddenly said calmly, "If you want to make a fuss, then go ahead and spread the mourning for the family. The Iron Hat King came to Beijing, and all the envoys in Jiaomin Lane, Xuandong were present to listen..."
"Aren't you scolding me for being immoral? Then let the world discuss it and see if I, Ci'an, am immoral. Go and do it right away."
Ci'an's roaring voice was heard outside the palace, and Weng Tonghe was so frightened that his vision went dark and he was about to faint: "Oh my God, the Queen Mother can't do it. Isn't this a return to the old rules of the Eight Banners in discussing politics? The country will be in chaos..." "
"Just go as far as chaos goes. What am I, Ci'an, afraid of... You don't care anyway, so what do I care about?" Ci'an yelled.
Yi? and Yixuan couldn't stand any longer. They knelt down on the ground and took two steps forward. "Sister-in-law, my sister-in-law, please calm down. You really can't have a big discussion, otherwise the world will be in chaos..." "
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Sister-in-law, someone mentioned it in the past when the Eight Banners discussed politics. How much bloodshed it caused. During the Kangxi period, some people wanted to do this in Kowloon, but they failed because it was too dangerous. Shaken."
There were two lines of tears in Ci'an's eyes: "You still want to put the shit basin on my head. What Cixi did was not to shake the country. What I Ci'an wanted to do was to harm the country. I have a habit of bullying honest people. …”
The situation has developed so far that no one can persuade the Queen Mother anymore, and her compassion is as unshakable as stone.
And just when everyone was helpless, a voice suddenly sounded from the corner.
Note: The third update today. Thank you to the book friends who have supported Xinjing.
