The Prime Minister's Affairs Office is located east of the Forbidden City. Next to Dengshikou. It was originally the residence of the great scholar Says Shanga. In the second year of Tongzhi, it was expanded into the Prime Minister's Affairs Yamen. It has always been led by Prince Gong Yi.
The earliest center of power in the Qing Dynasty was the Shang Study Room. After Yongzheng, it was changed to the Military Aircraft Department. After the foreigners opened the country, it was gradually transferred to the Prime Minister's Affairs Office.
Therefore, these angry soldiers of the emperor had no choice but to come here if they wanted to seek justice. There is no longer an emperor in the Forbidden City. The empress dowagers of the two palaces hid in the palace and paid no attention to the busy things on the street. If you want to ask for justice, Yi is the best person to turn to.
At this time, Yi, Yixuan and eunuch Manshun were sitting in the back hall drinking tea and chatting. I heard Manshun's threats full of gunpowder. The two princes are considered to be wilted. I just let these kids make trouble.
"Eunuch Manshun...you have worked hard to serve your majesty on your studies...but I am very confused. How could your majesty think of Wanguo asking for help? Could it be that you are deceiving me..." Admiral of the Nine Gates. Prince Chun Yixuan asked in confusion.
Manshun, who has been abroad and seen time, now has a different temperament. When Xiao Letian was teaching Zai Chun. Most don't shy away from them. So Manshun has learned a lot of new Western things now.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. It is a tradition in Europe for countries to send troops to intervene. During the French Revolution, the French Emperor was killed by a mob. European countries regretted that they sent troops a little late. At that time, the troops stationed at the French Palace were still Swiss. mercenaries..."
"Europe is purely a country where a group of relatives help each other and fight with each other. Just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. When it comes to relatives, they can all be relatives. When it comes to enemies, everyone has fought with everyone..."
"Both princes are engaged in Westernization. In fact, they know much more about this truth than me, an eunuch. Britain, France, the United States, and Russia have all signed treaties with the Qing Dynasty. Although they cede land and lose money, the treaty is also bound by The two sides...the foreigners signed a treaty. Naturally, they recognized the legitimacy of our Qing Dynasty..."
"That's right. This is the legality that the Prime Minister is talking about. We call it righteousness. So, your Majesty, the emperor, is a king recognized by the whole world. If someone dares to rebel, your Majesty only needs to ask for help from all nations. Then they really don't have it. An excuse to evade. Besides, if we don’t pay back the money, it’s not..."
Manshun traveled around the world with the little emperor. This identity has been branded as an emperor. He is a direct descendant of Tongzhi. Therefore, his loyalty to the little emperor was revealed both inside and outside his words.
Prince Gong. Prince Chun, you'd better recruit bright spots. Although the little emperor may be young, his status is recognized by all nations. Not in Beijing these few years. You two had better not get into trouble.
While the three of them were drinking tea in awkward silence. Suddenly there was a burst of noise from the south street. It seemed like there were a lot of people howling in the middle of the night.
A guard ran out of the door. He knelt on the ground and said breathlessly, "Your Majesty, it's not good. The New Army officer who was escorting the bodyguard, along with three hundred of the emperor's personal troops, came to attack our Prime Minister's Yamen..."
"What?" The two princes knocked over the table with a bang. Even Manshun turned pale with fright.
"Manshun. What's going on? I have allowed them to take away the guards. I have also tolerated them walking through the capital late at night. Why are you so embarrassed?"
Manshun quickly wiped his sweat, "Something must have gone wrong. Is it because that noble family refused to obey the imperial edict and angered these soldiers. I'll go and have a look. I'll go and have a look..." After that, he ran out. .
The entrance to the Prime Minister's Office has turned into a sea of torches. The dandies of the Three Hundred and Eight Banners blocked the gate and yelled, "Get out of here, Devil Six. Why did you tamper with His Majesty's imperial edict? The Prime Minister's health order of the capital. His Majesty has used it. Why do you abolish it?"
"Guiziliu...get out...Guiziliu...get out."
Manshun raised his head from the corner door. I saw that these old men had beaten the soldiers at the door until they couldn't find any comfort. Those Eight Banners chief soldiers. At first glance, all the people in front of me were acquaintances. They are all the second and third sons of noble families. They are all people who cannot afford to offend.
"Gentlemen, I have pity on you, these poor little ones. They are just living for nothing. It has nothing to do with us..." After saying that, the red tassel gun was thrown to the ground. Love so and so.
People trapped in group consciousness have no sense at all. Especially a group of kids whose average age is only eighteen. Just give them a place to cause trouble. They can break the sky.
In the whole incident, Tianda's firecrackers played a decisive role in fueling the flames. He started to seize the soldiers from the beginning. Soon he shouted the very bluffing slogan of safeguarding the dignity of the emperor.
"Although the emperor does not personally govern, he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty recognized by the whole world... Now we have all seen it. No one listened to your majesty's summons of three hundred guards. No one obeyed even the capital's health regulations. Where is your majesty's dignity? .Does the Qing Dynasty still have legal authority..."
"I can't stand even a Ryukyu Chinese. You guys, the Eight Banners disciples who have been deeply owed to you for generations, don't show your face. No wonder you are losing battles time and time again. It turns out that you are nothing but a piece of sand."
Tian Da Paohua's instigation of dissension made this group of young people even angrier. How dare a Ryukyu Han to despise the Manchus so much. But I can't tell what people say. The living facts are before us. How do you explain it.
Anger must have an outlet. After much deliberation, Prince Gong, who had the worst reputation, became the scapegoat. Who makes you the most popular prince in the capital? Then you have to take the blame.
Manshun rushed back to the hall and wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked the two princes, "The sanitary regulations of the capital are something that both His Majesty and the Queen Mother have used. How dare you stop them? As for it. As for it. Can you give those red sleeve hoops in one year?" How much rice and grain should be distributed? Five hundred taels of silver is enough. Is the court really short of that little money?"
"The three hundred people outside now are all descendants of Manchu nobles. My two princes, what do you want to do? Do you want to beat them or scold them? How about you mobilize your troops..."
Listening to Manshun's sarcasm. The two princes were so embarrassed that they were about to dig into a mouse hole. "How did you do it? When did I abolish it? What's the point of the court with that little money..." Yi anxiously defended.
At this time, Prince Chun Yixuan said, "Don't ask. It was the people from Shuntian Mansion who did it. I am in charge of the nine admiral's offices. I know the faces of those dirty officials very well. You don't know anything about bullying a group of women... Damn it." Yes. Are you greedy for these few hundred taels of silver?"
Yixuan is right. There are only four to five hundred red sleeves selected by the entire New Army in Forty-Nine City. The capital at that time was not as large as Beijing in later generations. Several hundred old ladies can already cover the whole city.
No money is given out every month. Just give me some white rice. It doesn't matter how much. Shuntian Mansion actually lost all this little money. It was a shame and was thrown to grandma's house.
"What should we do? The two princes must give an explanation. If the trouble continues, the foreigners in Dongjiaomin Lane will be laughing at it."
This sentence can be regarded as hitting the Achilles heel of the imperial court. Prince Gong sighed, "I'll go see them. Just do whatever you have to do..."
The door of the Yamen opened. The noisy children outside saw the two princes. There is also Manshun, the eunuch beside His Majesty.
"You all have made great contributions to the country. If you have something to do, why don't you write a note to express your feelings to me? Are the noises in the middle of the night a sign of rebellion?"
The crowd fell silent. Then the Sanbao with a red face came out and saluted the prince, "Your Majesty taught me a lesson. But tomorrow we will leave the capital and cross the ocean to see His Majesty. You have to let us give an explanation to His Majesty."
"Let us tell His Majesty directly. All your imperial edicts from years ago have been in vain. No one in Sijiu City listens to you. My lord, imperial power is not a child's play. Doesn't the Qing Dynasty have no rules?"
"Yes. Doesn't the Qing Dynasty even have any rules? Hundreds of taels of silver a year. Can't the emperor make the decision? Please give an explanation to His Majesty who is far away overseas. Is the emperor's imperial edict still useful?"
Yi glared at the Three Treasures with his eyes: "His Majesty has not yet taken charge of the government, so the imperial edict is invalid...but I know what you want to say. I know it very well. I already know your petition. What your Majesty said years ago I will make sure everything is restored according to my decree. I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty who is studying abroad. The capital health regulations will come into effect again tomorrow morning..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three squadrons of pro-army soldiers collectively shouted and saluted.
"It's gone. It's gone. It's all gone..." Under the urging of the two princes and Manshun's father-in-law, the three hundred soldiers finally left the Prime Minister's Yamen with a smile. Walk outside Guangqumen.
In the darkness, the two princes looked livid and did not speak. There was a strong hatred in their hearts. Emperor Tongzhi was only eleven years old and was already taught by Xiao Letian to control power. And this trick is cruel enough. If you don't agree, then you are disobeying the order. You don't give the emperor face for such a trivial matter. It doesn’t make sense either.
But you only have to bow your head once. There will be a next time. Just like the Western proverb. A camel's head enters the tent in a sandstorm. The body will definitely come in soon.
"Zai Chun's heart has gone wild. I used to think that Xiao Letian was just joking. How could a Han man teach Zai Chun real things with all his heart. But now it seems that what Xiao Letian taught is really useful."
"That's right. If we follow Xiao Letian's plan and let Zai Chun establish relations with the crown princes of Western countries. With the addition of Xiao Letian's new army as foreign aid, a strong monarch will rise. We will have a difficult time in the future."
"Look. Let's look again. He is still young. Let's be patient for now. But we still have to make preparations..."
That night. All the foreign ministers in Dongjiaominxiang were awake. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is just a group of young people making a petition to the court. But in their hearts. This was a harbinger of changes in people's hearts in the Qing Dynasty.
"In the spring of 1867, three hundred young Manchu nobles in Beijing put pressure on the court in the name of supporting the emperor. The last two princes bowed their heads and surrendered... This was a successful attempt. The opposition faction began to make its voice heard. The ancient empire began New branches sprouted. New forces emerged..."
"We must maintain contact with the little emperor. Maybe ten years from now, there will be a very strong monarch in East Asia. And a very strong prime minister. How will the cooperation of this pair of masters and disciples change the situation in Asia? We Need to pay close attention..."
