C331 Competition between the two palaces (1/2)
An Dehai had followed Ci Xi's orders to capture Hairy # 2. According to her original intention, he should have sent Hairy # 2 to jail by noon yesterday.
And today, the Sister Wu's net had already captured over a thousand traitors, and after being interrogated, it proved that all of them belonged to Xiao Letian's spies. This was already ironclad, Xiao Letian's power must not be kept.
Ci Xi had thought that her sister would be able to take Hairy # 2 on the spot, but he never thought that the Ministry of Justice would receive the order that the Empress Dowager Ci An was not allowed to kill anyone.
She bellowed an order at An Dehai. Even if she had to snatch anything, she wanted to capture Hairy Twenty One, and if necessary, kill him with her staff on the ground.
brought a large group of eunuchs and a dozen or so guards along with him, and blew up a cloud of smoke and dust from the Forbidden City to the north coast.
”The empress dowager was lucky. This servant obeyed master's orders and came to retrieve Hairy Two. I hope the empress dowager will understand the crime of disturbing the emperor!” With that, he waved his hand and a group of guards rushed over to tie him up.
”Stop! I hasn't even spoken, yet you dare to tie him up? Who taught you these rules! ”
An Dehai dropped to his knees and kowtowed, ”Please calm your anger Old Buddha, please calm your anger... This servant only follows orders, countless people from the Ministry of Justice have already confessed under the torture, and this Er Mao is one of Xiao Letian's traitors, this kind of killing cannot be allowed to happen! ”
Ci An did not expect An Dehai to actually dare to retort, and at that time, he was so angry that stars had appeared in his eyes, ”Good, good, good, good. Come on, why aren't you giving me a slap on the face! ”
At this time, An Dehai spoke in a manner that was one of shamelessness, and two more shamelessness. He knelt on the ground and slapped his own mouth, ”Old Buddha, do not be angry, this servant will do it himself, this servant will do it … ”One, two, three …”
An Dehai was still counting as he walked. On the surface, he looked respectful and submissive, but his eyes kept on rolling around. He was just estimating the time the reinforcements would arrive.
After he had slapped his face more than ten times, a group of eunuchs came running over from the southern side of the Forbidden City. One of them, the Phoenix Carriage, was being escorted by a group of people straight toward the chaotic scene.
”An Dehai! You dog, why did you anger the empress dowager when you caught a thief instead of such a small matter? If there's anything wrong with elder sister, even if you have a hundred dog heads, it won't be enough to chop them off! ”
”Yes, yes, yes …” This servant knows his wrongs, this servant opens his mouth … ”Thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven …”
Ci Xi did not have the time to bother with An Dehai who was acting smugly, she walked over to Ci An and knelt down, then pointed at Hairy # 2 and said, ”Elder sister, this kind of rebellion is too much of a waste of time, just kill it, it would be a waste of food if you keep it.”
”No way!” Ci An changed his kind and friendly expression and shouted loudly, ”You can't kill Hairy # 2, and you can't just kill the thousand odd prisoners either. Before the situation becomes unclear, we can't be untrustworthy, and we can't act rashly!”
Ci Xi had also gotten into trouble today, so she shouted with a shrill voice, ”Elder sister, what do you mean by this? A despicable lackey, don't tell me I don't have the authority to deal with him? This Xiao Letian had planted thousands of spies in the capital. What was he trying to do? Isn't this the rebellion? ”
If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to win over this Sun monkey, I would have tried to kill him a long time ago. Now that Xiao Letian is no longer around, what's the use of keeping him around? ”
From the start, Ci An had known of Ci Xi's ambition, and knew that his little sister wouldn't accept him no matter what. However, after all these years of political instability, and with the arrival of the British and French combined forces from the north and south, Ci An had always accepted her.
He didn't expect that Ci Xi would actually kick his nose at her face today, and had completely forgotten that she was only the empress dowager of the Western Palace, and that his status as the empress dowager of the Eastern Palace was even higher than her own.
”Good, good, good. Sister's temper is really big today!” After saying that, Ci An stood up from his chair, pointed at the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards around him and shouted, ”Everyone step back, no one is allowed to come within ten steps from this place. I have private conversation with my sister!”
At the critical moment, Ci An still chose to focus on the big picture. Under her strict orders, everyone started to retreat, no one dared to linger within ten steps.
Hairy # 2 was being controlled by a group of strong eunuchs in the middle. He looked at the two empress dowager coldly, and saw that they were arguing very fiercely, but their voices were very soft. No one knew what the empress dowagers was talking about, they only knew that the atmosphere was getting more and more tense.
Ci An lowered his voice and said, ”You want to cut the grass at the root? I also want to kill all the traitors in this world, but before we attack, can you answer my question? ”
”You said that Xiao Letian is definitely dead. May I ask where is the evidence? You said the French gave you a clear guarantee. Do you think the French are trustworthy? If you want to steal the Letian Firm for the imperial government, how are you going to do it? Who will take action, and who will coordinate the interests of the Americans? ”
”My good sister, the Europa newspaper has clearly stated that Xiao Letian has already landed in the hands of the Prussian and his death is unknown. In that case, if we want to find evidence, we should go to Prussia! ”But right now, the East Crossing Folk Lane does not have any envoys from Prussia …”