Cheng'en Gong Guixiang took Emperor Tongzhi's hand and endured the pain and said, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is your parents. Your Majesty is really caring for you!"
"The Queen Mother is not happy when something like this happens today... What can't be said about mother-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"Your Majesty, go and apologize to the Queen Mother... If the whole family doesn't work together, then we will be bullied to death by outsiders!"
The loyal and honest uncle gave Zai Chun a big step down. Zai Chun was still a teenager after all. Hearing this, he could no longer hold back!
The setbacks and hardships he encountered today made him unbearable and the pressure was unbearable. He knelt down and walked a few steps, holding Cixi's legs and crying loudly!
"Eniang...wuwuwu...the unfilial piety of my son made Eniang angry...wuwuwu..."
Everyone in the room burst into tears, and all the eunuchs and maids shed tears when they saw this scene!
Cixi cried a lot and her resentment dissipated a lot. Knowing that she would definitely not be able to get the money, she gave up her wishful thinking and started to focus on giving advice to her son!
"My child...it's okay if I can't get the money! With the British on guard, at least Guiziliu and the others can't hack him!"
"We lost 600,000 yuan today, let's learn a lesson from this! Your Majesty is the emperor, so be generous and don't care about this little money!"
"Yes! What E Niang said... I don't feel sorry for the money. I am angry with these people for their disobedience! And after this incident, many people in the court will definitely have a wrong mind!"
"With the imperial power so humiliated, how can I govern this country in the future?"
"Don't be afraid! Before the Holy Ancestor Kangxi took over the throne, he also suffered from anger. Didn't Obai become so arrogant that he surrendered to the law in the end?"
"Emperor Shunzhi was suppressed by Dorgon in his early years and could not get over it, but it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!"
"Son, now you know why my mother asked you to be patient, right? The pro-government has to take over the power bit by bit, so you can't be anxious!"
"From today on, you have to stabilize your mind and wait for the wedding and the pro-incorporation ceremony with peace of mind... During this period, you can't have the slightest right or wrong!"
"Be careful with your words and actions, don't speak... Remember, you are the emperor, you can do many things, but you can't say them!"
Just when Cixi was imparting her experience in governing the country to her son, Cheng'en Gong Guixiang suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit today: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty...Rong Chen, please report urgent information!"
After speaking, Guixiang recounted the secret conversations between Zeng Guofan and Yi Xin in the Jingyun Sect. At the end, he also focused on mentioning, "The Queen Mother, the ministers vaguely seemed to... seem to have heard... the two Eight Kings. Character!"
"Then Marshal Zeng and Yi Xin broke up on bad terms. Yi Xin got angry alone for a while and actually ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to transfer away all the guards on duty at Jing Yun Gate today!"
"Having the Ministry of Internal Affairs transfer people directly without going through the procedures of my imperial minister is an overstep!"
Cixi's eyes suddenly showed a look of horror, "Eight Kings...are you sure it is the word "eight kings"?" Cixi wrote the word "eight kings" on the table with her fingers dipped in tea.
"That's right, Wei Chen heard it very clearly...it should...should be the Eight Kings discussing politics!"
"What a thief!" Zai Chun immediately cursed angrily, "No wonder so many people have taken refuge in Yi Xin, it turns out he has offered such a high price!"
"Eight Kings' Discussion of Government! How dare they restore the system of Eight Kings' Discussion of Government? Are they trying to ostracize me?"
"Shh...shut down! Keep your voice down..." Cixi's face turned pale. "I didn't expect that Guiziliu would have this idea after all!"
"The Eight Kings Discussing Government is a ghost in our Qing Dynasty. It has been wandering from the founding of the country to today, and its ghost still lingers!"
"But don't be afraid. Since they have moved the Eight Kings to discuss politics, it is a chronic disease. Chronic disease is good. Chronic disease can at least delay it for a little longer!"
"The key to the Eight Kings' political discussions is to have an emperor, so Guiziliu can't raise the flag of rebellion under any circumstances! He has to use conspiracies and tricks to evade you, instead of directly eradicating yourself and becoming the emperor!"
"Don't be afraid, my child... you must remain unchanged to cope with all changes. In the final analysis, you still have to get married. At least you have to keep your name!"
"Passing a meal to His Majesty... The Ai family is going to Beiyuan. This matter must be discussed with the Queen Mother Dong!"
"Don't worry, the Qing Dynasty can't turn the world upside down!"
Zai Chun looked at E Niang with a look of gratitude in his eyes, "Then... shall we build our big iron factory yet? E Niang, we, the Qing Dynasty, really want to build our own cannons, and we can no longer rely on others!"
"You! Why are you still doing this? Are you really not afraid of trouble?"
At this moment, Er Mao, who had been tilting his head to analyze, suddenly knelt down and said, "Qi Queen Mother... I feel that the plan of this big iron factory cannot be stopped! We still have to follow the emperor's plan!"
"Er Mao, what do you mean? Do you insist on going against the Ai family? Do you really think that with Xiao Letian's support, the Ai family can't cure you?"
Er Mao shook his head, "The Queen Mother wrongly blamed the slave! You will understand the truth once I explain it!"
"The emperor has just acknowledged five million taels of British military aid in front of all the ministers!"
"That's what red mouth and white teeth say! In other words, these people have 650,000 taels of meat and bones in their mouths, and their eyes must still be thinking about the five million taels of big fat pigs!"
"It's hard to satisfy your desires. How greedy are those people?"
"They will cause all kinds of troubles, and try every means to steal money from His Majesty... Maybe Na Lianxing will use the excuse that the Emperor is short of money to prepare for the wedding ceremony to ask for money!"
"At that time, it will be a problem whether to give it or not... It's better to let His Majesty continue the ironworks project, as long as there is an excuse to shut their mouths!"
If you want to work with Cixi, if you want this woman to nod, you must remember not to talk about the feelings of family and country, not to mention the righteousness of the court. She will not listen to these big but empty slogans!
You have to use the same methods you use to deal with rural shrews and old women to convince her!
How to convince? You have to use her greedy and petty shortcomings to convince you that this woman is greedy for money and stingy!
You tell him that the completion of the iron plant will be good for the country, but it is useless. She has no time to listen to this truth!
But you told him that if he didn’t build the iron factory, the five million taels would be robbed! Now she will immediately feel sorry for Yin Zi!
See, if your starting point is different, the final result will naturally be different!
When she heard that the five million taels of silver might be robbed, Cixi became anxious and said, "Is this enough? Are they going to rebel?"
"Your Majesty, the Eight Kings have spoken out what they said about political affairs. Do they still care about rebellion or not? They have already robbed 650,000 taels of silver today, and they are not short of the five million!"
"But...but..." Cixi was still hesitant. She was naturally resistant to Western things, and it was too difficult for her to accept them.
Er Mao Yi clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty! This money is just sleeping in the warehouse. It's better to build a profitable iron factory!"
"You don't know how profitable the Europana Steel Plant is. Just those blast furnaces in the Northern Special Economic Zone can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver from one furnace of molten steel!"
"The net profit for one year is only two to three million!"
"An investment of five million seems like a lot, but as long as the product is officially launched, it can be repaid in at most two years, and then there will be pure leftover money every year!"
"Really? Such a high profit?" Cixi's eyes lit up!
