Yi Xin secretly smiled in his heart, don't think that others don't know about your secret meeting at Chongqi's house. Since you are leaning toward the Arut family in your heart, then don't blame uncle for not giving me face!
"Your Majesty, I still think the Fucha family is more suitable!"
Ah... Cixi behind the curtain breathed a sigh of relief. She always thought that Guiziliu would be against her, because since the emperor returned to the capital, the relationship between Cixi and Yixin has become more and more rigid!
I thought that Yixin would use the matter of choosing the queen to make trouble and support Ci'an's choice, but she didn't expect that she would still support herself!
But when Cixi thought about it, her heart became cold again. What was the use of Guiziliu supporting her? Zai Chun is his own child, but in the end he still doesn’t agree with him!
Yi Kuang heard Yi Xin's statement from the side and immediately said, "Weichen thinks the Fucha family is also good, why not choose Fengxiu's daughter!"
So far, the five princes from the royal family have expressed their opinions. Shiduo chose to escape and passed out. The centrist Yizhen abstained from voting. The three princes Yizhen, Yixin, and Yikui all chose the Fucha family finalized by Cixi!
All the ministers in the Nuan Pavilion looked at each other with strange looks! Everyone shrinks their heads and is unwilling to speak!
Zai Chun seemed to have guessed this situation a long time ago. He turned to look at Imperial Master Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao, "Teachers! What do you mean?"
Yi Xin frowned and said, "What? Long live, you still need to consult Han Chen for his opinion? This is a private matter for your wedding! We, the bannermen, should make our own decisions!"
"The law has no fixed rules!" Zai Chun refuted with his eyes raised, "What are rules? You just said that the rules and regulations left by Emperor Shunzhi don't point to the yuan, haven't you already broken them?"
"What's wrong? You are allowed to break the rules, but why don't you allow me to break the rules once?"
"If you really take the rules seriously, the eight ministers of the imperial court should still be here at this moment!"
Such heart-wrenching words came out of the emperor's mouth, and Yi Xin immediately blushed. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't refute it!
Xinyou's coup was originally a group of people who collectively abolished the imperial edict of Emperor Xianfeng. You didn't even obey the imperial edict of the late emperor. Do you still tell me the rules for choosing a wife?
Zai Chun looked at the livid-faced and silent Yi Xin and said calmly, "I'm going to make my words clear here! Today's discussion about choosing the queen is not for you to make the final decision!"
"The right to make the decision is in my hands, not yours! All you have to do is weigh the pros and cons and lay out the pros and cons of various options for me to analyze!"
"I must personally see and select the women recommended by the sect's palace! The selection of the queen is not so casual!"
"If I don't nod, no one can force me on you! Just remember it!"
a! When Weng Tonghe saw how tough the little emperor was, his back suddenly stiffened. He stood up and knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty! Since you have consulted me for your opinion, I will say whatever you want!"
"Actually, the candidates recommended by Zongzheng Mansion are all top-notch candidates. They have been shortlisted countless times according to the rules!"
"Who is good and who is bad? It's hard to tell... The Queen will accompany Your Majesty throughout your life. You have to feel for yourself whether the shoes fit your feet or not!"
"Your Majesty is wise and decisive. This matter should be decided by the Holy Judgment!"
"I ask His Majesty to make the final decision!"
Weng Tonghe expressed his position, and then Li Hongzao and Zeng Guofan also stood up, "I also ask your Majesty to make a decision!"
Ouch! Zeng Guofan's statement was a very important signal, and some of the courtiers who were ready to flatter Yixin immediately changed their minds!
Baojun, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Yinggui, the Minister of War, looked at each other and said, "We don't want to offend anyone anymore. Let's just let the emperor make the decision!"
The two men stood up and knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please be the solemn judge!"
This is so good, several Hanlin Qingliu in the corner also knelt down and asked the Holy See to make a decision!
Li Lianying and Zhou Daoying's eyes almost dropped to the ground. They had never seen such a scene before. Did they just let the emperor take power?
Choose your own queen! How can there be such an example in the Qing Dynasty from ancient times to the present? Wasn't it the elders who selected the queens of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong? Why have all the rules changed today?
Zai Chun smiled with satisfaction, "Since so many of my beloved ladies want me to make my own decision, let's do it! Pass on the decree and send these candidates to the Imperial Garden in three days. I want to take a look first before making a decision." who!"
After saying this, Zai Chun stood up, turned around and saluted the Queen Mother of the two palaces, "I wonder if it is okay for me to do this?"
Hum... Cixi snorted coldly, "Just do whatever you like!"
Ci'an smiled slightly and said, "Whatever the emperor likes, do it!"
During the Dongnuang Pavilion court meeting, Zai Chun achieved a great victory in selecting the queen! The young emperor tasted the sweet taste of controlling his own destiny!
When Yixin saw that it was done, he didn't say anything. Instead, he smiled and said nothing!
If you take advantage of victory, pursue it! Zai Chun coughed lightly, and suddenly a fifth-grade official appeared on the last shift, wearing the court uniform of the head of the Ministry of Works!
"Cheng Huai, the chief minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, wishes to greet your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Pingsheng! What do you want to play?" Zai Chun asked deliberately.
"Back to Your Majesty, the matters arranged by His Majesty's telegram sent four months ago have been basically completed,"
"Oh! So fast? Read it and listen!"
Everyone was interested when they heard it. Four months ago, Zaichun was still in Jiangnan and had not returned to the capital. At that time, he secretly gave orders to the Ministry of Works? Why doesn't everyone know?
"Your Majesty is preparing to invest in the construction of the Daqing Iron Works, including detailed information on site selection, relocation, and investment... Submit it!"
"In compliance with Long Live's will, the Daqing Iron Works occupies an area of 500 hectares. The site is located on both sides of the Qinghe River in the north of the capital. There are six large and small imperial villas such as Xisan Banner and Xierqi, and nine palaces and palaces of the other Eight Banners!"
"There are 13,219 households in total, and a total of 46,322 people need to be relocated..."
"The first phase of the iron plant has an annual output of 80,000 tons of steel and 200,000 tons of iron... The overall British quotation is 4.5 million taels of Kuping silver, and the American quotation is 4.3 million taels..."
"Prussia... no no no... Germany's quotation is 4 million taels. There is a big price gap between the three companies and their workmanship is also different. We need to continue to investigate!"
"The preliminary work of relocating residents, acquiring land, grading, and building roads for the iron plant will take about a year... and the mission sent to Europe to inspect the equipment and technology will also need to be finalized by His Majesty himself!"
"It is expected that the groundbreaking and preparation for the construction of this iron plant will take until February or March next year. There is still time...it will happen just after His Majesty gets married and takes office!"
"All the details are in the memorial. Your Majesty, please read it!"
There was a cry of coaxing... There was a commotion in Dongnuan Pavilion. No one expected that there would be so many and big things today!
Emperor Tongzhi didn't discuss it with anyone, but he actually wanted to build a steel factory next to the capital?
