Zeng Guofan's words were so harsh that he called Yi Pei stupid. If the same rule flourishes, the Qing Dynasty will prosper; if the same rule declines, the Qing Dynasty will perish!
This is not Zeng Guofan trying to scare people, but the cruel reality is before the world!
“The outside world is advancing rapidly, and we don’t know how it will change in the future. Strong countries will become stronger and weaker countries will become weaker. I know that they will never recover in the end!”
"How many more opportunities can God give the Qing Dynasty? Who else can make up for the lost time?"
"His Majesty is the emperor with the cleanest and purest inheritance since the founding of the country, and he has also traveled abroad to see the outside world... If such a British ruler cannot save the Qing Dynasty, who else can turn the tide?"
"If we change it to another one whose legal system is not too pure, it is estimated that 90% of the effort will be wasted on quelling internal conflicts. Will there be any energy left for construction?"
"The Qing Dynasty was so big that it couldn't even make a rifle, so why was it still fighting among itself? Why didn't it feel at ease to develop its economy?"
"Fifth Master, you are a well-known chivalrous king in the capital. The late emperor has always loved you very much. If you don't protect this nephew, who can your majesty expect?"
"My 20,000 soldiers will stay in Zhuozhou and will not move forward... But you must remember that this is what you will rely on when you have no choice in the future!"
Zeng Guofan's words shocked Yi Pei. He walked out of the Forbidden City in a daze, and met Weng Tonghe in a daze surrounded by his house slaves.
That evening, the vanguard protected Yi Pei and Weng Tong and they set off from Beijing!
The hero of the capital, Wang Yipei, although he was a prince, he was just a pawn in the hands of the commander-in-chief, and little tricks were used to seduce the ambition for power in his heart.
The fate of Fifth Master Yi Pei also took a huge turn today!
The night when the Fifth Master left the capital, the entire Sijiu City fell into the control of a restless mood. The all-pervasive Eight Banners bastards had already found out about the overt and secret struggles in the court. That night, countless people took advantage of these little secrets. The news is drunk.
In Prince Gong's palace, in the flower hall next to the bat pond, two brothers, Guiziliu and Yixuan, were drinking cold wine in front of the moon. There was no one serving around them, and no one was changing the dishes when they were cold.
"Sixth brother...sister-in-law asked me to tell you that Xiao Letian's soldiers will not be allowed to enter Beijing again...you should stop making trouble with Zeng Guofan!"
"Brother Six, can you please say a word... Are you really planning to dispatch troops from Xishan to Zhuozhou for confrontation? That would really make the gun go off..."
"It's easy to live a more comfortable life in the past two years, so let's not worry about it..."
Yixuan is right. The Qing Dynasty's economic development has been really good in the past two years. The salaries and flag pay of all officials in the imperial court have been supplemented. A lot of local construction, including river industry and silver investment, has also been allocated.
Although there is still a war in northwest Xinjiang, Zuo Zongtang has promised to raise his own military expenses, as long as the court gives him a name!
In the spring of this year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs even allocated part of the money to renovate and repaint some dilapidated palaces in the Forbidden City. They looked like ZTE.
"Tax revenue has increased in the past two years, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has also seen some surplus... The key point is that the people near the capital are living a good life. Even ordinary families can eat some polished rice and flour every now and then!"
"Let's not mess with such a good day!"
Guiziliu was silent despite his arrogant persuasion, and his face was so dark that he was so angry that he threw the ivory chopsticks into the bat pond.
"Brother, are you stupid! What's so fun about this? This is all Xiao Letian's trick!"
"Bullshit Tongzhi ZTE, bullshit! Bullshit! You don't know what life is like these days? Or are you pretending to be stupid on purpose?"
"How come the Ministry of Household Affairs has a surplus? Where did the money come from? It wasn't the debt outsourcing that Xiao Letian did, and it was all turned into paper money!"
"Nan Piao and Bei Piao were able to get through the financial crisis with cash sandwiched between Nan Piao and Bei Piao. This is a piece of leftover food rewarded by the Han people!"
"What are you beautiful about? What are you laughing at? What is ZTE? What kind of fucking ZTE is this? Even the bowl of Ansheng rice in Sijiucheng is made from rice from Nanyang. Can't you see the crisis?"
"Silly brother, you still think that all the Han people in the world are good people? They are treating us like dogs, just throw away two meat bones and complain..."
The Japanese were so anxious that they almost cried: "All the lifeblood of the country is controlled by the Han. Foreign guns and cannons must be purchased through foreign devils. The only factory that can produce foreign guns is in the hands of Xiao Letian in the Northern Special Zone..."
"Look at the iron pans, shovels, nails, scissors... they are all cheap goods from the special zone and of good quality. They are crowding out ordinary people's small handicraft workshops!"
"Military industry and people's livelihood have been controlled by others, and then there is still money! How did we issue Beipiao? That's because I risked falling out with all the Han people in the world to instigate Yang Zhi!"
"Without the secret of the banknotes he brought out, would you think Xiao Letian was so kind as to give us the right to issue banknotes in the north? I snatched the layout of the northern banknotes and the southern banknotes with my life!"
"We have to rely on Xiao Letian even for food. What a terrible life it is!"
The scolding made Yi Xuan's face turn red. He buried his face in his hands and was about to cry. "What should we do? What can we do? Is it my fault that we can't make industrial products? Is it our fault that we can't grow enough food to eat?"
"Didn't I discuss this with you, brother? The more things go wrong, the more we Manchus have to work together!"
"Bullshit, working together, two stinky bitches in the Forbidden City can't even work together, how do you expect me to work together?"
When Yi Xin jumped up and cursed in the street, a family banquet was held for the first time in the Forbidden City, right in the Imperial Garden!
In Jiangxuexuan, the two sisters Cixi and Ci'an were waiting on the eunuchs and maids, forcing themselves to smile and talk over wine!
Since the civil war in Jingshan, the Queen Mothers of the two palaces have had dinner together for show during annual festivals and sacrifices, and they have no more private banquets during the rest of the time.
Jingshan, Beihai, all became Ci'an's garden, and people jumped out to live a good life on their own, while Cixi lorded it over herself in the harem, beating eunuchs and maids to death for fun, just to relieve her boredom!
"Sister, drink this cup to the full, and all the filial piety of my sister is in the wine!" The white wine bottomed out in a sip!
Ci'an took a casual sip, and God knows whether the glass of wine went into his stomach or not. "It's been a long time since I saw Jing'er in Jiang Xuexuan. When the late emperor was here, I would occasionally come here to watch the snow scenery..."
"But the best snow scene is in the Old Summer Palace, not anywhere else..."
Ci'an looked at Cixi and suddenly sighed, "I went to the Old Summer Palace a few days ago...Sister, we have to cheer up. I'm not afraid of you grabbing power. If you want me to give it to you, I can give it to you!"
"But I hope you can take a good look at the ruins and recall the good times the late Emperor and us had together..."
"The country can no longer suffer, it has to cheer up... We are holding His Majesty on the throne, so you should also put back your thoughts of revenge!"
"This pro-government is for His Majesty to pro-government... As women, we'd better not get involved!"
Cixi blushed immediately after saying one sentence: "Sister... I also want to understand. I will never get involved blindly anymore... But what about Lao Liu?"
"Sixty thousand new troops! This is too much..."
