Prince Gong's Mansion is very big, so big that it takes a full hour and a half to walk from the Yin'an Palace to the back garden. Yixin still feels like she has lost her soul alone, and she can no longer walk in a straight line!
As for the eunuchs and guards, no one dared to get close to him. They just stayed far away for fear of something happening to the prince!
Yixin thought a lot along the way. An hour was like a hard day and night, and his energy and spirit were instantly weakened.
He really didn't expect that those people would be so courageous, and they actually wanted to hold down the customs for 10 million taels of silver to blackmail the entire court!
Internal and external troubles! Take the fire out of the cauldron! Not only cutting off the financial resources of these conservative nobles, but also cutting off the financial resources of the entire imperial court?
Today, the proportion of tax revenue in the Qing Customs has reached more than one-third of the annual revenue. If this were to be cut off, I am afraid that the empire's already fragile finances would collapse immediately!
Who will be responsible then? Your Majesty is not personally in charge of the government, and the Queen Mother does not care about specific errands in the harem. Shouldn't she be responsible for it as the Prime Minister Wang who rushes to the front?
What's more, everyone in the world knows about the conflict between himself and the emperor, and this turmoil was originally directed at him!
"It's better to fight with real swords and guns on the battlefield! Damn it..." The aggrieved Yi Xin punched the old elm tree.
In the distance, at the entrance of Fu Hall, his son Zai Cheng and Fifth Master Yi Pei were looking at him from a distance. No one dared to come forward. No one knew what Hurd had just said to Guiziliu.
But seeing Yi Xin taking one step back and two steps back, swaying with a ferocious look on her face, and then looking extremely depressed, everyone knew it was definitely not good news.
Guiziliu raised his head and saw everyone across the bat pool. He immediately realized that he was not fighting alone. Anyone could be weak and retreat but he could not.
He is the leader of the entire Manchu conservatives, and the great ruling king who is preparing to restore the Eight Banners' governance!
This is the historical position Yixin has set for himself, and he hopes that this is how future generations of historians will record him!
A great Manchu ruler who restored and improved the Eight Banners political system!
What a great goal, what a lofty ideal. For the sake of his own ideal, he must never fall down or be weak!
At this moment, he had made up his mind, a faint smile returned to his face, and he strode around the bat pond.
"How's it going? What's going on?" Everyone gathered around and asked.
Yi Xin pretended to be relaxed and said, "Our Hurd is still thinking of us. Although he brought some bad news, he also revealed some secrets!"
"Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely be able to resolve this matter safely. Your losses will not continue and everything will return to normal!"
"And I guarantee you will make more in the future!"
The fifth master Yi Pei was shocked, "How come the sixth man suddenly changed his appearance? Is he going to make a desperate move? But it doesn't look like it!"
"Or... he knows that his opponent is really difficult and is ready to admit defeat? But this is not his character!"
Others didn't think as much as Fifth Master thought. When he heard that this matter could be solved, his face became relaxed. Prince Qing asked, "Brother Six...it's not that I don't believe you, you have to give me accurate information!"
"How many days? How many days will it take to get back to normal?"
Yi Xin's eyes widened, "It takes time to coordinate with multiple parties and send a telegram! Why are you in a hurry? I guarantee you that it will be resolved within ten days!"
"Ten days..." Although the loss in ten days was huge, it was better to be confident than to be completely disappointed, and Yikuang did not dare to tear his face to pieces.
"Okay! Just listen to Brother Six. I won't be annoyed anymore. I will go home and wait for you quietly for ten days... If there is still no news after ten days, I will come back to you!"
"When the time comes, I won't leave. I will stay with you for food, accommodation and food..."
Yi Kuang and the princes and nobles got the promise and left the palace. Only the fifth master, Yi Pei, left last. After all, they were brothers. He looked at Yi Xin and Yixuan and said.
"Old six and seven! Let me tell you the truth, brother...can't you make it through? It's okay. If you can't make it through, just keep your head down. There is always a way to make it through!"
"Did Hurd tell you who the final mastermind was? What was your plan?"
The three of them are all sons of Emperor Daoguang. They are both a mother and a father, so their relationship is naturally much closer than those people.
Yi Xin didn't hide it anymore, "Fifth brother, let's be honest, what we have offended is not one person, but a group of people! It's overseas capitalists, that huge group!"
"They have chosen Zai Chun as their spokesperson and are ready to fully support him... They can't stand the things I did before and have to fight back!"
"It can be said that Xiao Letian, the Queen of England, and the government did not take direct action in this matter, but it is undeniable that they also exerted indirect influence!"
"Hey...brother, I got into a lot of trouble this time!"
The fifth master gasped when he heard this, "Is there such a big fuss? Brother, listen to me, don't be too tough, just lower your head and get through it... In this world, foreigners are the biggest, and we can't afford to offend them now!"
Yixuan also persuaded, "Yes! Brother Six, please stop fighting and let His Majesty take charge smoothly! Isn't it just the iron factory and the railway? Let them build a few pilot projects first..."
"Looking at the situation now, it's really impossible not to let them do it!"
Yixin said desperately, "If you open a hole, you will have a second one... Not only the British and Germans support Zaichun, but also Xiao Letian!"
"What about the industrial areas he wants? Do they have to be given to him? Doesn't he make all the money from the Qing Dynasty?"
"I hate it! Why did Zai Chun let Xiao Letian teach him so much that he wanted to betray his country and seek glory! He took advantage of foreign countries and came back to bully our own family!"
"You little bastard, you're not a thing!"
Shh! The fifth master stretched out his hand and blocked Yi Xin's mouth, "Sixth, are you crazy? How can you say such a thing? No matter how young he is, he is still an emperor!"
"Be careful, the walls have ears!"
Yi Xin looked at the sky with tears in her eyes, "Who am I doing it for? Am I really doing it for my own selfish desires? Aren't I doing it for the sake of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Why can't it be good to imitate Europe's aristocratic parliamentary system? Didn't we, the Manchus, discuss politics with the Eight Banners when they entered the customs? It is a ready-made system, and it is similar to foreign countries!"
"The foreign devils are doing it, why can't we do it? We all discuss national affairs together. Can it be wrong that there are more people than strength?"
"The foreign devils have personally confirmed something, why can't we do it?"
"Fifth brother! It's so hard for me..."
Yi Pei patted his brother, "Brother understands. Although he is a bastard prince, he is not blind. I know it is not easy for you... Let's go and have a drink!"
"Lu Yao knows that Ma Li's power will gain people's hearts over time. We won't fight them for a day or two. Let's see who can laugh the longest!"
"Let's get through this hurdle first...it's not impossible to take back power later..."
Yixin said with tears in her eyes, "Let me think about it again, let me think about it for another ten days..."
After all, he is the most powerful prince in the Qing Dynasty. He also wants to save face. Why would he just admit defeat like this? It’s really hard to live with this!
Note: Today is Monday, and it’s the day to vote for recommendations. Don’t forget to vote, don’t waste it!
