"The beacon fire incident on the Great Wall can be big or small..." Sitting in a windproof soft sedan, Cixi was having a secret conversation with Li Lianying outside the sedan. She was surrounded by elderly people who had been carefully selected for many years, and their loyalty was reliable.
"Lianying... In the past two hundred years of our country, eighty percent of the energy in governing the country has been devoted to the Han people. There is nothing we can do about it. Who allowed them to have such a large population!"
"The population is large and the culture is rich. It has only been a few decades since the Manchus entered the country, and yet it is customary for these Han people to speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and even celebrate festivals!"
"Hey... there is nothing we can do about this. How can a small number of people rule a large number of people without trembling with fear!"
"So we must keep a close eye on people's hearts, and keep a close eye on the public mouths... Confucian scholars say that it is better to guard against people's mouths than against rivers. In fact, people's long tongues are the worst, and they cannot be guarded at all. !”
"The former Ming Dynasty engaged in spy politics. What happened to the Jin Yiwei of the East Factory and the West Factory? He didn't guard against it. After a period of time, he had to repeat himself..."
"Emperor Yongzheng once appointed ruthless officials. How powerful are the blood drops? The Wuzhou regime also had ruthless officials. As soon as the imperial examination candidates entered the palace every year, the eunuchs would joke that...another group of ghosts were sent to die!"
"But if they are so strict, what will happen in the end? Let alone the death of the people and the end of the government, they cannot suppress the high pressure in their later years!"
"This group of people have been talking for a long time, and it's all nonsense... You know that the Han group can't suppress it, but you still want to build a big prison? What do you think..."
Li Lianying said with a flattering smile, "That's what Lafayette analyzed! They are all farmers, and they will be doomed when something big happens... What about the one in the East Palace? After all, she didn't become a queen relying on her family's family status!"
"Only you, the Queen Mother, have climbed up from being an embroiderer step by step. Don't you really have the ability to do it?"
"Haha... Monkey boy, you are the only one with a sweet mouth... Let's just say this here, don't spread it to Beiyuan, that would be a big deal..."
Li Lianying lowered her eyebrows and directed the sedan to move slowly, not to jolt Cixi, but she kept saying, "The old Buddha is right, it is no longer possible to use the prison to kill the Han people... Our country is still in the dynasty now." You have to coax them!”
"But after all, this beacon incident has already started, so we have to solve it? If the imperial court doesn't respond at all and just waits for it...will the people of the world think...that the imperial court is weak and can be bullied?"
Cixi nodded, "What you said makes sense. It won't work if you try hard or soft... If you build a prison, you will completely offend the Han warlords who have military power..."
"If you soften up, hundreds of millions of Han people in the world will have other thoughts... Hey... we have to make them completely forget about this! We can't let them always think about this..."
"It seems that the pigs we raised before are about to be slaughtered...Li Lianying...go and deliver the message!"
Li Lianying opened the soft curtain of the sedan and listened carefully to the Queen Mother's instructions. Then the sedan entered the Chuxiu Palace, Cixi's blessed place. In less than a quarter of an hour, the popular Eunuch Li quickly walked to the military aircraft with Cixi's instructions. Go.
At this time, the officials of the Military Aircraft Department had gradually dispersed. The meeting in front of the Yangxin Hall just now was not without any results. At least everyone reached an agreement on news control.
The Prime Minister's Office went to negotiate with the foreign ambassadors, Zhou Daoying went to contact Third Master Qing to coordinate the Chinese newspapers, and Yixuan's nine-door admiral also started a city-wide curfew, going from restaurant to theater to arrest those talkative women who made irresponsible remarks about state affairs.
Officials from various ministries received their tasks and left the Forbidden City one by one. In the dark night, only some officials on duty stayed up late with candles.
Li Lianying was a eunuch, so the imperial ban in the harem was of no use to him. In addition, he had the Queen Mother's decree. The inner right door that had just been locked was opened a crack by the guards from the south. Eunuch Li came from inside Got out.
There are gates between the harem and the first three main halls, and the inner right door is one of them. Behind this door are the Yangxin Hall and the West Palace Harem, where women live.
The guards are on duty every night outside the inner right door, which is on the south side. If a man dares to enter this door late at night, wait for the whole door to be executed!
It's better during the day. After all, the Yangxin Hall behind the door still needs guards to be stationed, and officials have to come in to discuss matters, so there are still men walking back and forth at the inner right door.
But after this door, there is the low-light right door farther south. This is where men are absolutely not allowed to enter unless they are summoned. You will be suspected even if you look inside more.
The palace is deep and the royal majesty is no joke!
"Ouch... Eunuch Li is so playful and still sends orders to unlock the door? Where are you going..." The talkative guard opened the inner right door with the key in his hand, and glanced southward.
"What are you looking at? You don't want to live anymore, do you? Who told you the rules? Which flag are you from? What's your last name?" Li Lianying has never seen such an unruly guard who actually dared to peek into the harem late at night.
"My father-in-law, calm down my anger... My father-in-law, calm down my anger..." The guards who were on duty together quickly urged him. If this was investigated, it would be a crime for them to sit together.
The new guard's face turned pale with fright, and his legs were shaking like chaff.
"Hmm... the one with the red flag? Recommended by Prince Li? Haha... Don't say I don't give Prince Li face, how did he recommend it to Shi Ze? How dare a guy like this defend the inner right gate?"
"Send it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I'm too lazy to take care of it... Of course there are rules of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to control you!"
Prince Li Shize was the most soft-tempered and the most bullied Wang Qi of the capital. When Li Lianying heard that he was one of his subordinates, he naturally had no worries.
Li Lianying left the frightened new guard behind and strode toward the military aircraft office, which was to the west outside the inner right door and facing the Long Zongmen.
At this moment, the movement at the inner right door had alerted the seven Zhang Jings on duty. They opened the door, wrapped in cotton-padded jackets to keep out the cold, and looked outside to see what was going on.
At this time, a person walked out of the Han Zhangjing duty room in the innermost room. It was Li Tuo who was familiar with Yang Zhi. When he saw Li Lianying's expression, he suddenly felt excited.
Not being irritated, Li Lianying walked towards him with a gloomy look, "Master Li! Come into the room... The Queen Mother has a decree for you!"
In addition to the adults' duty rooms, the Military Aircraft Department also has the Manzhangjing Room and the Hanzhangjing Room. The one on duty today is Li Tuo. As soon as he entered the room, there were boxes and memorials from all over the world piled everywhere.
Li Tuo didn't take a nap just now, but was sending a note about today's insignificant turnaround, with a brief summary written on it.
"Master Li, take the order!"
Li Tuo beat him down a thousand times, half-kneeling, he raised his head and said with a smile, "My father-in-law is so young. Little Zhang Jing cannot be called an adult by my father-in-law... Just call me Li Tuo..."
As he spoke, a thick roll of Nanqiao was stuffed into Li Lianying's sleeve. He was a veteran in bribery. Li Lianying knew the denomination and thickness of the roll of Nanqiao was two thousand yuan.
The meeting is two thousand dragon-patterned silver coins, this Li Tuo is really on the road!
"Good boy, no wonder the Fifth Master said you are a talent... Not bad, not bad!"
