C428 Rumors spread all over the capital (1/2)
The source of the leak this time was surely Prince Gong's Mansion without question, because the Forbidden City would fall in another two hours. At this time, the eunuchs and guards within the palace wouldn't be able to come out. And other than the Forbidden City, only Duke Gong Palace knew of this news in the Beijing.
The fat eunuch who beat up the maid had always been an expert at making tea in the teahouse's garden, so he had no sense of secrecy. To him, being able to receive the gazes of tens of thousands of people in the teahouse's teahouse's garden was even more exciting than beating up two real Indian horseshoes.
In Xiao Letian's previous life, many East and West scholars had also studied on this phenomenon, which was why it was hard for Chinese people to keep it a secret, especially the people from the Beijing s under the Emperor's feet. Why were they so fond of talking about national affairs?
Actually, the root of it is a matter of face. I know, but you don't know, when I reveal my secrets to you, and your eyes are filled with desire, the vanity of mankind will be greatly expanded.
Another reason is very deep, Chinese people have always worshipped high officials and politics, I can get a lot of political gossip, this means that there are people in the upper echelons! Regardless of whether the person I am with is from the Prince's Mansion or the belle's Palace, in order to hear such top secret information, it means that I am closer to politics than you.
Not to mention this kind of illusory face is useless, the Chinese people are very good at dividing people into different groups in their lives. Sometimes it's not good to be too low-key, making everyone think that you are useless trash, then the number of people trampling on you will increase.
Every national character has a deep background, and even a vile habit has a deep social element behind it.
For example, when the quality of the people in society plummeted and people started swearing, you can rest assured that the sense of security that society gave them during this period of time was definitely very low.
Sometimes people open their mouths and swear. On the surface, it seems like a bad habit, but deep down, it's also a form of self-protection. I don't have any purpose in cursing, I spit on the ground, my eyes slanted to look at people, what do I give people the feeling? Just a hedgehog, just to tell everyone that I'm not to be trifled with, no one can think of bullying me.
To put it another way, why are some of the high school kids a little rebellious? In fact, their subconscious desire was to seek a sense of spiritual security through rebellion.
I've grown up, I'm an adult male now, I'm very powerful, if you provoke me, you better be careful that I don't retaliate too fiercely. This would make many rebellious children subconsciously ask for it.
Actually, after this period of time, when people matured, everyone would smile endlessly at that period of rebellion because the display of power that was full of threat was completely useless in life.
Now that the topic had returned to the secret of the capital, news of the fat eunuch had spread through the streets and alleys in less than two hours. Everyone was talking about it and thinking about it in their hearts.
”Aiyo, Yellow Lord! Are you drinking here? Did you hear about that? ”
”I heard that Xiao Letian's lair was blown up by the French fleet. I heard that the people who died were all over the ocean …”
”More than, more than …” ”You're lagging behind with this news. The foreign troops have already broken through the city, so there's no need for the cannons to explode. It's all the ghost soldiers shooting. The bayonets are sharp, it's really miserable!”
”Aiyo, the two of you sure are chatting well!” What about that? I say, this Xiao Letian deserves it. Previously, he said that he had already resigned from the position of prime minister, but now, he has been exposed by the French, right? ”
”Right, right, right. Let's see. If the imperial government doesn't punish him now, it will be hard to convince the masses. Damn it, this rebel, pui …”
They had long forgotten about Xiao Letian's terrifying torture chamber, the new army and the flyers that filled the sky. Now, one by one, they had used the airs of a great lord to give the imperial government ideas.
”Men, now that the French have publicly bombed the Ryukyu, I think that Xiao Letian's deathly letter is true. If this stupid tiger doesn't dare to attack it, wouldn't it? ”I think our nation's court will be finished …”
”That's right, Yellow Lord is right! ”If you want me to say that we, the Eight Flag men, must join hands and pressure the banner lords and the imperial court. We can't be grandsons like this anymore, we have to be grandfathers …”
Each and every one of the ancestors' faces turned red from drinking so much that their ears had turned red. The reason for this was because their irrational actions had caused the imperial government to face an extreme political crisis.
The fat eunuch probably did not expect that his boasting and showing off would push the imperial court to the edge of the cliff. What he did not know was that the disturbance he caused would cause the undercurrents to surge violently, causing a strange change in the anger inside and outside the capital.
In an alley near the French Embassy, in the backyard of a small ordinary restaurant, a beautiful woman was sitting alone at a table, holding a cup and drinking slowly.