The presidential palace in Beijing once again ushered in a new woman, but she was not the hostess here, but alone in a small courtyard in Zhonghai as a maid.Yehlara Wanzhen, the younger sister of the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, suddenly realized that this was no longer the back garden of the imperial family when she walked into Zhonghai again.A week after "Eniang" Wanzhen arrived in Beijing, Qiao Zhiqing took Qiao Huaien to meet her.Qiao Huaien and his mother have been separated for more than a year, and when they saw her, they were stunned for a long time, and it took a long time to react, and they cried when they threw themselves into her arms.He waited too long for this day, and whenever he saw other children with their mother's love, he would secretly wipe his tears in frustration.Originally, he thought that he would never see his mother again, but he didn't expect his mother to appear in front of him so real today."
Mother Nan'er finally saw you again."
Wanzhen also cried loudly, holding her son so excitedly that her delicate body trembled.Qiao Zhiqing sat quietly on the side, took out a cigarette and lit it, and watched their mother and son reunite with an indifferent expression.On weekdays, when he saw Joe Wynne smiling at him, he knew that Joe Wynne's heart was painful.But today Joe Wynne was crying loudly, but he knew that Joe Wynne's heart must be happy.After a cigarette was burned, Qiao Zhiqing asked his soldiers to take Qiao Huaien out.He had a lot of things to confirm, and although he had plenty of evidence, he wanted to hear this woman confess to himself.Wanzhen sat on the ground in a dejected state, with pear blossoms and rain on her face, but she looked a little pitiful.Her appearance is slightly inferior to Cixi, but among Manchu women, she already belongs to the category of beauty.Qiao Zhiqing didn't hate her, let alone have the slightest love.He just felt that this woman was very pitiful, and she had lived like a puppet at the mercy of others all her life."
You don't have to be afraid, I won't hurt you."
Qiao Zhiqing snuffed out the cigarette butt, smiled and relieved Wanzhen, signaling her not to be too nervous.Wanzhen just stared and didn't dare to speak, and nodded slightly at Qiao Zhiqing."
You know what I'm going to ask you, is Zai Yan my son" Qiao Zhiqing only stared at her eyes, his gaze was sharp, as if he wanted to see her through.Wanzhen was stunned for a long time, and she didn't dare to answer for a long time.She didn't know what Qiao Zhiqing wanted to do, and she was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, she would be punished by Qiao Zhiqing immediately."
You just answer honestly, I said, you won't be hurt in any way" Qiao Zhiqing saw her doubts and patiently comforted her.Wanzhen was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in acquiescence."
Wanzhen, there is no Zai Yan in this world again, his name is Joe Wynne.You just have to stay here, and he will come and see you when he has time.Of course, if you feel bored, you can go out for a walk, your body is free" Qiao Zhiqing smiled at her with relief, and finally let go of all the troubles in his heart.No matter what this woman has ever done to him, after all, she gave birth to a lovely son for him.No matter what, he can't treat people badly."
Qiao Zhiqing, don't you really blame me" Wanzhen's eyes widened in disbelief, with surprise and a little loss in her heart.No matter how he said that he was a little pretentious, according to common sense, if he didn't blame himself, he shouldn't have thrown himself here to be a widow."
Joe Wynne is a very sweet child."
Qiao Zhiqing chuckled at her in response, turned around and strode out the door.Wanzhen stayed in the room and looked at him in a daze, looking at him at a loss.She's not stupid, and she reacts in a moment.Because of her son, Qiao Zhiqing would not blame her.There was also a hope in her heart, anyway, now that she was abandoned, it was better to cling to him.He is also the lord of a country now, even if he is a concubine, he will live a rich and glorious life.The Qing court soon announced the news of the northward march to the Kwantung region, and both the high-ranking officials and nobles and the common people were all stunned.Soon outside the court, a large number of Manchurians knelt down and begged the court to take back their orders and not give up the land of their ancestors.The crowd of petitioners gathered more and more, and within two days, tens of thousands of people had gathered around.The crowd elected several highly respected court dignitaries and launched a joint petition.On a hundred-meter-long white cloth, they all made their will clear with blood.Cut your fingers and sign your name with blood."
Brothers and sisters of the Manchus, Kanto has been the territory of our Manchus since ancient times.Taizu is here with fierce soldiers and horses, sweeping thousands of armies all the way, occupying the Central Plains, what a beautiful scenery and what a kind of courage, but now, we disdainful descendants, but retreat again and again, even the Central Plains are lost, even the Kanto region is lost.Can we agree?"
"Don't agree, don't agree, don't agree" An old man in the crowd sobbed at the top of his throat, and everyone in the crowd felt the same way and raised their arms and shouted."
Kanto can't be lost" "Kanto can't be lost" "Kanto can't be lost" A clear-eyed young man took the lead in echoing again, and for a while, everyone shouted again, making the entire Fengtian City vibrate.The petition was soon brought to the palace, and when Cixi saw this bloody thing, she immediately covered her nose in disgust and asked her to take it down and burn it.Prince Gong, Prince Qing, and Prince Alcohol were all summoned by Cixi to the Yangxin Palace for questioning, and none of the important ministers of the Han people were notified.Qiao Zhiqing made it very clear in the conditions that no Han people were allowed to leave the Northeast.If it is found that a Han Chinese has been forced to leave the Northeast, it will be equivalent to one side taking the initiative to tear up the peace agreement, and then the battlefield will be divided into two sides.Now the 100,000 cavalry commanded by Luo Sanyuan has all attacked Heilongjiang from the Horqin grassland, and Heilongjiang's defense line has almost collapsed with one blow.These discarded Eight Banners Army even have rusty swords and guns.Usually idle, leading the court's salaries and silver to live a mixed life, where is there still combat effectiveness.Relying on their mobility, the cavalry of the Kulun Military District soon swept through various towns and blocked all the exits from Heilongjiang.The Qing court didn't want to anger Qiao Zhiqing, so they followed his wishes and did not take a single Han person away.The Han officials also became pawns abandoned by the Qing court, and now the Han forces in the court have been basically completely eliminated, and the only remaining armed forces are Ronglu's Protector Army.Naturally, the Manchu nobles did not want the Han people to intervene in the north again, and they suffered a great loss at the hands of the Han people, thinking that as long as the Han people were eliminated, the Manchus could be revived."
What's going on outside, what is the noisy noise, they will remember that their ancestors are here, whether they are inside or outside the Guan, which of them has desperately protected the land of their ancestors," Cixi was a little displeased, and her eyebrows widened, thinking of these Manchu children who were greedy for pleasure, and they didn't fight anywhere."
The queen mother, the slave suspects that it is all made by the Han people.Li Hongzao is resolutely opposed to us going north, and he must have gathered these Manchu people to make trouble. ”Prince Gong naturally poured this dirty water on Li Hongzao's body, and Li Hongzao also became the only Han force in the court.Among the Han people in the court, Li Hongzao is considered an evergreen tree.From Xianfeng Ye to the present, after two dynasties, he is the only Han official in the Military Aircraft Department.Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, who came to the top later, only started by relying on regimental training and military skills, which is a world of difference compared with Li Hongzao."
Queen Mother, Li Hongzao is stubborn, has sinister intentions, and does everything possible to prevent us from going north, he must be trying to delay time, and he wants the Huaxing army to surround us and annihilate us" Prince Qing Yixuan also echoed, he naturally understands the truth of adding fuel to the fire.Since you want to attack Li Hongzao, you have to beat him to death with a stick."
Prince Alcohol, you have made a meritorious contribution to this negotiation, and this palace has pardoned your guilt in North Korea.Why don't you say a few words like a nobody" Cixi looked at Prince Alcohol with a dissatisfied expression, thinking that he had any opinions recently."
The Queen Mother forgives her sins, where do the minions dare to have any opinions.The minions are just thinking about how to deal with the people who are making trouble outside, so they can't cut them all," Prince Alcohol hurriedly explained, his brows tightly knit."
You're right, most of them are Manchus.We have been forced to a dead end by the Han people, so we can't kill each other anymore" Cixi also frowned slightly, and secretly agreed with Prince Alcohol's opinion, and felt that Prince Alcohol had matured a lot for a while."
Queen Mother, even if you kill tens of thousands of grass people, it is not as good as killing a court noble."
Prince Gong hinted, and the meaning was already very clear.Only by killing Li Hongzao can he deter the people who are petitioning outside."
Queen Mother, public opinion was instigated by some people with ulterior motives.To cut the snake, you need to behead it, and the thief will capture the king first" Prince Qing is also murderous, and he has to kill Li Hongzao."
Prince Alcohol, what do you mean" Cixi couldn't make up her mind for a long time, Li Hongzao was her only chess piece to balance the Manchu relatives.Although this chess piece has no effect now, after all, it was also for the Qing Dynasty at the beginning, "Queen Mother, the slave has no opinion, your opinion is the opinion of the slave." ”Prince Alcohol played a Tai Chi, and he didn't want to offend either side.The defeat of the DPRK this time has cleared his mind a lot."
The Queen Mother, when you continue to suffer from the chaos, once the crowd of people making trouble outside the palace gets out of control, I am afraid it will cause a catastrophe" Prince Gong pressed forward step by step, and gave another heavy blow."
Either Prince Gong, this matter will be left to you, and the palace doesn't want to ask anything."
Cixi sighed, waved tiredly on the couch, and made the three princes retreat.The edict was soon sent to Li Hongzao's mansion, and Li Hongzao knelt down to receive the order, his face was like earth, as if he had predicted his fate."
Fengtian carrier, the emperor said.Li Hongzao deceived the monarch and committed a great crime.Gather tens of thousands of people and deliberately oppose the will of the imperial court.According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzao was specially sentenced to be cut off, and all the family property was confiscated, and the rest of the family members were all reduced to civilians," the palace guards shouted, and two strong men immediately stepped forward left and right, and escorted Li Hongzao with his arms.Li Hongzao lay on the ground with a whole body paralyzed, his face was pale without a trace of blood.In an instant, it was as if he had lost his soul, and even his expression became sluggish
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