The overflow of party and government in the court has disadvantages but also advantages!
Needless to say the disadvantages, the advantage is just like it is at this moment, no faction will allow one faction to completely fight the other faction to death!
That kind of life-and-death struggle usually occurs when there are only two major factions competing for power in the government and the opposition, because the winner will become a centralized force, while the loser has no possibility of survival!
Is this the case in the Qing Dynasty now? Obviously not, Guiziliu is considered a conservative force among the Manchus, an extremely conservative force!
Prince Li Shiduo, Weng Tonghe, Li Hongzao and others belong to the moderate conservative faction!
The Han warlord group represented by Zeng Guofan!
Qing Sanye Fu Qing represents the technological reform faction in the imperial court, which advocates the theory of Chinese learning as the body and Western learning as the application!
Of course Zai Chun is an extreme reformist!
The two queen mothers represent the power of traditional etiquette!
This is not the end of the story. If these factions are carefully divided, it will also be a form of me and you, which will be very chaotic!
This kind of situation, like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, pays great attention to vertical and horizontal alliances. Each force will carefully take advantage of it, and at the same time, it will not let one force become bigger!
Guiziliu fought so smoothly today, the little emperor had no power to fight back, and it looked like Yixin didn't give him any room for compromise!
This will naturally make other factions fearful. It would be good for you to teach the little emperor to release some benefits, but what do you mean? It’s impossible to replace it!
How can we just watch you grow bigger!
Therefore, Zeng Guofan's counterattack was not a sign of loyalty in the eyes of many courtiers, but a normal reaction of the Han warlord group he represented!
Marshal Zeng's performance reminded the ministers who were doing it, and Cixi's outburst later gave the ministers an excuse to get involved!
Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao shouted almost in unison, "Prince Gong! You are too arrogant... Aren't you afraid that future history books will accuse you of persecuting the king?"
"Do you want to be Cao Cao? His Majesty has issued an order. How dare you disobey it?"
In fact, Yinggui, the Minister of War, is not a direct descendant of Guiziliu. He and Baojun are both moderate conservatives. They are disgusted with any extreme behavior in the court!
They had doubts about Zai Chun's eagerness to build a large iron factory, and Prince Gong's impatience to force the palace was even more unpopular!
Yinggui kowtowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, you are wise! This is the best way to deal with it. Naturally, the servants around the emperor should be interrogated by the emperor himself! I obey the imperial edict!"
Baojun also gathered and kowtowed, "Queen Mother, calm down, Queen Mother! Don't dare to say such words, Long Live Lord is the purest inheritor of Dabao's legal tradition in the two hundred years of the Qing Dynasty!"
"If your Majesty is not the emperor, I will die in this courtyard today!"
Third Master Qing looked at the little emperor with tears in his eyes on the throne and felt heartbroken: "Prince Gong! What else do you want? Build a prison before His Majesty takes charge?"
The fifth master Yi Pei also understood the situation. At this time, he had to stand on the side of the little emperor. This was also the grand strategy he had discussed with Li Tuo, Yang Zhi and others!
At this time, he came out like a big brother: "Sixth! What's the matter with you? Is this the end of the world? He's just a little thief who steals the treasures in the palace! Long live, don't you even have the right to deal with this?" "
"It's already twelve o'clock, and the Queen Mother has to eat even if you're not hungry! Just do as the Emperor said, and this matter is settled! Who dares to go against the grain, don't blame me for being a fool!"
Yi Xin rushed forward and kowtowed, "I dare not not obey the call! Wan Zai's handling is still very appropriate... But Wei Chen has one last problem!"
"What should I do with the five million taels of silver that your Majesty brought from England?"
Money, money! After all, it was still a question of money. Yi Xin didn't give up even after he got 650,000 yuan. He was still staring at the fat in the emperor's hands!
This made people angry. Zeng Guofan sneered and said, "Haha... What an eye-opener! I don't understand why the emperor of the Qing Dynasty doesn't even have any financial power!"
"Prince Gong, do you still want to go up and take away all the money in the emperor's purse?"
"No... no... the little king is also worried about the emperor. After all, the emperor is young and still has so much money in his hands. If someone deceives him..." Yi Xin was still chattering at this time.
Ci'an angrily shouted at the table, "Yixin! Do you think that the queen mother of the two palaces is just a decoration? Are you the only one who can be controlled by the emperor? Are the Ai family dead people?"
"If you want... I'll give it to you... If your Majesty gives him the money, the Qing Kingdom will also be given to you!"
"I don't dare!" Yi Xin was still afraid of Ci'an. After all, this was a ruthless character who dared to issue orders to Xiao Letian!
Zai Chun stood up, turned around and left, "The court is over, the court is over!" As soon as he walked around the throne, Zai Chun turned to look at Prince Gong, "Uncle! Don't be too greedy!"
"Even if I give you a cashier's check from the Bank of England... do you really think you can withdraw the money? You really don't understand the Western banking system!"
Zai Chun stood up with a livid face, and a group of eunuchs chased after him!
Zeng Guofan straightened his hat, turned around and walked away with a smile. As he walked, he said, "Prince Gong! I'll teach you to be a good boy! The Bank of the West pays attention to the real-name system!"
"Whoever owns the account has to collect the money! Even if the deposit receipt is stuffed into your arms, will you recognize your old face as a British person? Hahaha..."
Zeng Guofan took the lead and left, and other courtiers also filed out with different expressions. The queen mothers of the two palaces also left Dongnuan Pavilion through the inner passage with the support of the eunuchs.
This court meeting in early spring ended with Emperor Tongzhi raising the white flag and admitting defeat!
This court will make many hidden conflicts in the Manchu and Qing political circles public, and the harmonious situation among the empire's top officials is completely broken!
The ministers walked out of the Yangxin Gate, then out of the inner right gate, and arrived at the open space in front of the Military Aircraft Department!
The entrance to the Military Aircraft Department was full of little heads, all looking out!
They had already heard that Prince Gong had robbed 650,000 taels of silver from the young emperor, which made them even more in awe of the Prime Minister and Minister Wang!
Looking at Yi Xin's livid face, many little Su La and Zhang Jing who were doing business were so frightened that they retracted their heads!
"Tsk, tsk... It's really awesome. I robbed Long Live Master's treasury... 650,000 taels!"
"I heard that it was placed in the Jiumen Admiral's Office as physical evidence... Isn't this nonsense? That money can still speak for itself!"
"That's right, in the end, the case will definitely be closed and handed over to the Accounts Department, but even if it is handed over on the books, the real money will not be sent to the Accounts Department!"
"The Admiral's Office of the Nine Sects randomly reported some projects that cost money, and it was offset by itself!"
"We are going to fatten up another bunch of dirty officials!"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
