1873 has just passed. Countless things happened in the Qing Dynasty, but we still have to celebrate the New Year and we still have to eat!
The joys and sorrows of other people's families always have nothing to do with you. How many factory slaves died, how many princes were imprisoned, it has nothing to do with everyone. Many things are just a matter of three or two days of excitement, and they are over in the past!
In fact, the people themselves can't figure out whether the emperor's new deal is good or bad. 90% of the people just follow the wind and make noises like others!
Many people don't have their own opinions. They just follow what the scholar in the neighborhood says. Whatever the elders in the family think, they take it and it becomes their own idea!
In the final analysis, it is up to scholars to explain this world!
But today everything is quietly changing. Emperor Tongzhi used a series of killings and bribes to frighten all the Confucian officials who did not dare to talk nonsense. This is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron!
The fire in the hearts of the people relied on the Confucian scholars to add fuel to the fire. As a result, this group of people suddenly died down, and the fire in the hearts of the people was reduced by three points!
At the same time, after strict selection and careful checking of the loyalty of its staff, the Qing Times began rounds of forced brainwashing propaganda!
It's completely regardless of cost. The income from newspaper subscription every month is not enough to pay staff salaries. It is completely operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocating the emperor's private treasury!
Fortunately, Zai Chun was rich. The annual dividends from Fuso Bank alone were enough for him to maintain this newspaper. This led to overwhelming publicity for the reform and reform!
All counties, towns and towns in the Gyeonggi region must post the Qing Times, and hire local readers to interpret it for free for the people!
The emperor sends people to check randomly at any time. If there is no posting and no one to preach, then the chief official will be directly responsible!
During the winter leisure, when the common people had nothing to do, someone would tell them some world news and various Western stories. Isn't this free storytelling?
After a whole winter, the people in the capital finally gained some knowledge. They knew that the Queen was in charge of the British side, and that the Rakshasa Kingdom was a third-rate country in Europe!
They learned that steel was not only hammered by blacksmiths, but also poured in blast furnaces by foreigners. Today's Jingshi Iron Works is such a steelmaking plant!
There are also those ridiculous superstitious rumors, and the Qing Times is constantly publicizing them to help the people dispel the myths and enlighten them!
At one end, they vigorously promoted Western learning, and at the other end, they removed the evil fire of Confucian scholars. Gradually, the voices of the people opposed to the reform and reform became smaller!
At the same time, the most critical point is that Zai Chun received full support from the British and Chinese people. At this most critical moment of the reform, the powerful shipping force gave him the greatest material support!
The people's livelihood supplies transported to the capital are 30% more than in normal years, which directly drives down the prices for people during the New Year!
The population is still so large... no, no, no, it is tens of thousands less than in previous years. After all, the three temples in the north of the city are full of dead people, and there are also many people who have fled!
The population has decreased, but the supply of materials has increased by 30%. The people suddenly discovered that although this year is a bit chaotic and scary, life is better than in previous years!
Instead of rising, food prices have dropped. The supply of meat has also increased a lot. Cloth, tea and daily necessities in the south have also seen price cuts to varying degrees!
It’s great now, it’s been a good year! Of course no one would scold him if there was meat in the bowl, but Emperor Tongzhi's reputation among the people increased!
In the midst of the New Year celebrations, who would care about the murder of Prince Qing? Who cares how your Qingxiling devils fare?
It took Yi Xin a full seven days of journey to get to Muling, the mausoleum of his father, Emperor Daoguang!
As soon as she arrived at Muling, Yixin crawled into the Long'en Hall with grief in her heart. After crossing the threshold, she crawled to the ground, crawling on her knees and crawling forward little by little, wailing "Huang Ama" in her mouth. , that was really a sound of blood and every word of tears!
Some of the eunuchs who served Emperor Daoguang back then were sent to Muling to guard the graves for the rest of their lives. They were still young eunuchs when they came, but now their temples are gray!
They all knew the Sixth Elder Brother. When they saw the Sixth Elder Brother coming, they immediately knelt down to serve him with tears in their eyes. Watching the Sixth Prince crawl to the edge of the incense table, an old eunuch hurriedly brought the burning incense.
"My condolences to the Sixth Elder Brother... I serve the Sixth Elder Brother and offer incense!"
Offering incense, offering sacrifices, discounting the head, crying for the souls... What the Japanese did in the Sixth Series was very skillful. When he got up after the ceremony, he could still recognize these familiar faces he had seen when he was a child.
"Are you Xiao Manzi? Oh, now you have to call me Lao Manzi... Back then you took me on a boat trip to Fuhai!"
"You are the bow-legged one at the imperial tea room! I remember the Da Hong Pao you ordered was really good..."
Guiziliu tried his best to recall the old acquaintances in the past. These eunuchs did not expect that they could be remembered by the prince, and they all burst into tears with excitement. "I didn't expect Brother Six to still remember me... wuwuwu... let's beat the slaves to death." I didn’t expect to see the prince one day..."
Just as they were reminiscing about old times, suddenly there was a noise and noise coming from a distance outside the palace. If you heard it carefully, it was Isiha's loud voice!
The devil took six steps out of the palace and walked toward the crowd. From a distance, he saw Yisiha jumping up and down angrily in front of the Three Treasures. "You fart! Are you pretending to pass on the imperial edict? Impossible, impossible..."
Surrounded by all the escorted New Army soldiers and a dozen of Isiha's hardcore guards!
Most of the team of more than 300 people are from Sanbao, and only a dozen are from Isiha. It seems that this single-faced man has been trapped in a tight siege!
But he was still very arrogant, pointing at the nose of the three treasures and scolding him in front of three hundred new imperial guards!
"Sambo, don't play tricks on me. Tell me the truth today. What is going on?"
"I have never heard of such a rule until now! I was escorted, how did I end up being escorted?"
Prince Gong squeezed in puzzledly, looked at the embarrassed Sambo and asked, "What's wrong?"
That Sanbao was really a mangy person. He was not angry even after being scolded by Isiha. He still smiled playfully. When he saw the prince coming, he quickly called Qian Qian and said, "Your Majesty, you will know just by reading the telegram. You can't blame me!" "
As a result, Yi Xin was stunned when he read the telegram newspaper, "Hey...hehe...this is really rare!"
Unexpectedly, this was a telegram sent to Xiling by the Military Aircraft Department. It was a decree for Isiha, but let the Three Treasures deliver the decree!
The telegram is very simple. After ordering Isiha to escort Prince Gong to Muling, you will not come back. You will stay in Muling to guard Prince Gong and wait for his fate!
This is a strange thing! The two escorting officers returned to the capital without finishing delivering the three treasures, but Yisiha was left in Muling to wait for orders!
Isn't this a disguised form of imprisoning Isiha? It would be strange if he didn't make trouble!
"Your Majesty... please explain to Isiha. This imperial telegram has telegram rules. The password at the beginning is exactly the same as mine. This cannot be a fraud!"
