Weng Tonghe looked at Prince Gong's twisted and ferocious face, and he vaguely guessed the prince's true inner thoughts. At this moment, Yi? had forgotten his identity as a prince of the imperial court, and only remembered that he was a Manchu.
The Manchus still had to keep their arms at the critical moment. They relied on armed suppression and the bribery of weak intellectuals to dominate the Central Plains for two hundred years. Of course, they did some achievements in opening up territories and expanding their territories, and they were praised by the trumpeters. of conversation.
But the Manchus themselves will never forget that they are foreigners in the Central Plains. They have always had a nightmare in their memory, which is a nightmare shared by ethnic minorities ruling the majority.
It is precisely because of this insecurity that the white mountains and black soil outside the customs have not been opened to the Han people until now. The limited number of Han people are imprisoned by the wicker wall and can only live in a limited area. However, new Han immigrants want to enter outside the customs. It is even more difficult.
The Manchus themselves regard the outside of the Pass as their last retreat. It is their hometown and base camp. If one day the Han people rise up with a strong leader again, they can still go back to their hometown to lick their wounds in order to make a comeback.
However, in all calculations, the army is an indispensable part. In order to preserve the purity of their military groups, the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty never thought of abolishing or improving the Eight Banners system, even if they criticized it.
Because they know very well that if there is an army, there will be survival, and if there is no army, there will be destruction. This is a cruel reality and an iron law with no room for negotiation. However, they did not expect that a comfortable life would be so corrosive to people.
Two hundred years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the descendants of the once heroic and invincible Eight Banners athletes no longer even know or speak Manchu. The Eight Banners support system finally produced a group of dandy wastes, and the court was defeated again and again. of disappointment.
When Xiao Letian's army invaded Sijiu City, all the Eight Banners disciples were trembling in fear and did not dare to resist, and those half-disabled uncles who had their thumbs cut off were rampaging all over the capital, the imperial court finally made up its mind. This new army was Must practice.
But training an army requires money. The imperial court has no money now. All the official salaries are not paid. They still hope to raise a new army. As for abolishing a few armies to save money to train a new army, that is even more impossible. The intertwined Eight Banners Camp Head and Green Camp have become a huge power group. Anyone who dares to touch them will be stabbed in the middle of the night.
Now Xiao Letian brought a glass of poisonous wine to the court. Although everyone didn't know what the side effects of this poison were, everyone knew that it would definitely be fatal. But there was no choice, at least Prince Gong had no choice. Look at Prince Chun. She also acquiesced a little, and as for Li Lianying, her eyes were shining brightly.
At this moment, Weng Tonghe and Hubu Lao Lin realized that today's meeting was fake, and the three people in front of them had already approved the draft.
A bold thought flashed through Weng Tonghe's mind: "Could it be that the news that the emperor wanted to train the emperor's personal army previously stimulated Prince Gong? Now that the powerful prince of the Eight Banners and Cixi have formed an alliance, their purpose is not only to protect the imperial court with a powerful new army." , to protect the Qing Dynasty, they want to keep their own power."
"Is there going to be internal fighting so soon? The Manchus themselves are going to start killing each other. Oh my God, if His Majesty had not left the Forbidden City, he would have been nothing more than a corpse in front of these big shots throughout his life. Just a puppet..."
At that moment, Weng Tonghe's values for many years cracked, and a huge tropical storm blew up in his heart.
The old man is indeed a stubborn old stubborn. He is naturally resistant to propagators of Western learning like Xiao Letian, but his loyalty to the emperor is unparalleled.
The Confucian officials of the Han Dynasty were good at this. The Confucian scholars, who had been educated by saints for thousands of years, were extremely loyal to the monarchy. In their eyes, the emperor was everything and the pillar of their spiritual world.
Especially Emperor Tongzhi, this is the emperor who has the most pure inheritance of the Qing Dynasty, because his father Xianfeng is his only son. In addition, Emperor Tongzhi has been very smart since he was a child. Although he cannot compare with those talented children among the people, he Among the Qing royal family, his IQ was definitely among the best.
Such a young emperor is the seedling of the future sage. Therefore, Weng Tonghe and others sincerely support the emperor. Once the emotions are fake, let alone Tongzhi. In history, the old man's loyalty to Emperor Guangxu is enough. It shows everything, Emperor Guangxu actually ascended the throne very reluctantly.
At that time, more people were optimistic about Fulun, the eldest son of Emperor Daoguang, and Zaicheng, the son of Prince Gong. Both of these competitors were more qualified than Guangxu. However, Cixi's power was already very powerful at that time, and the court could not control him. So he reluctantly chose Guangxu, the son of Prince Chun Yixuan, Aixinjue Luo Zaitan.
The old man was able to do his best to assist and show 100% loyalty to such an emperor who was not always what he expected. It is conceivable how loyal he was to Emperor Tongzhi. We can definitely say that this guy wanted to Zai Chunzao He was ready to die and sacrifice.
After thinking about all this, the old man nodded, "Okay, the prince said it makes sense. The country really needs to train its troops. We have strong soldiers in hand, so we are not afraid of chaos. I will reconsider and let the military aircraft handle the trouble tomorrow. The court will Let’s discuss it together.”
Hube Lao Lin obviously still didn't understand the process here, "Ah, it's so urgent... If we don't want to discuss it anymore, why do I always feel that this money is so hot to touch."
Li Lianying said with a smile, "Mr. Lin, there is no money in the world that is not hot. If you want to do big things, you have to be bolder, otherwise you will not be able to accomplish anything. You don't want to sigh every day looking at the money bank with rats running around."
Lao Lin couldn't stand these four fooling around together. Finally, he drank a glass of wine and sighed, "Okay, I am a warehouse manager in the Qing Dynasty. I will listen to you..."
It was already past midnight, and it was obviously a bit late for everyone to go back to their respective homes. Anyway, Prince Gong’s mansion had plenty of houses, and everyone would stay here tonight. When the old man walked out of the flower hall side by side with Prince Gong, he suddenly said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I wholeheartedly agree with the tax reform, but I am always a little worried when it happens in Xiao Letian's hands... So I want to ask the court for an order to let me go to Ryukyu, including Japan and North Korea, to return... I took a detour to Jiangnan to have a look, but I wouldn’t feel confident if I didn’t see it with my own eyes.”
Yi? Why do you care about such travel expenses? No matter how poor the court is, it will not make it difficult for a famous official like Weng Tonghe. He nodded and said, "This matter is easy to handle. Later, the Prime Minister's Yamen will issue the ticket and let the Queen Mother use the treasure. You can go and take a look." It makes sense to use your eyes to get a good feel for Xiao Letian's details..." This book was first published from, and you can read the genuine content first!
