C568 Ci Ans imperial decree (2/2)
”When that time comes … The army of the Russian got on the carriage from Moscow, and it would arrive at the Black Dragon River in seven days' time at the slowest. Xiang Army... ”
With a crisp smack, the lid bowl in Ci An's hands shattered. Her face had already become deathly pale. ”What you said was all false, all false …”
Hairy # 2 calmly said to Empress Dowager of the East, ”Unfortunately, what I said is all true … When the Trans-Siberian Railway came to the Haishenwai, did Her Majesty think that the Russian would not go outside to cultivate? I think they will build the railway to the Shengjing, to Jinzhou... ”Under the pressure of a million strong army, the imperial government had no power to resist at all. It had no power at all …”
”Enough... Er Mao, you traitor, look at how infuriated the empress dowager is! ”Hurry up and shut up …” Zhou Daoying could not take it anymore.
Just as Zhou Daoying was about to use his status as the head eunuch to suppress Er Mao, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall. A loyal eunuch hastily ran over.
”Reporting to Chief Eunuch, another secret letter has arrived from outside …” ”The defending army costs two thousand silver, this servant has already given it to you …”
”What are you saying!?” ”Don't give me money …” Mao snatched the silk envelope from the eunuch's hand, opened it, glanced at it, and immediately handed it to Her Majesty.
”New pigeon messenger, please make your decision quickly!”
Ci An took the silk scroll, and after he read through it in ten lines, his entire body shivered. Ci Xi, you really want to dig out our Manchu's roots! ” San Ye looked at it coldly, and couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
”Li Hongzhang sent troops to the capital? Damn, are the Chinese soldiers here to kill our Manchu? Was this Ci Xi's trump card? ”Stupid …” The Qing San Ye nearly smashed the table to pieces.
Fu Hui then said in a faint voice, ”Ah, Yehonala! ”It really is the woman from Yehonala's family …”
The words struck Ci An's brain like lightning and the terrifying legend of the Xiluo's family surfaced in his mind. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and finally, Ci An made up his mind.
”Fuqing, what about the third question I asked just now? ”It seems like you haven't given me an answer yet …”
Maylor's three questions, whether he would lose or not, there were already answers to them now. Whether he would rebel or not, many people had already given their guarantee.
Hearing that, everyone's eyes turned to look at Fuqing, the meaning behind that sentence was too obvious, Ci An was going to use San Ye again, a new star in Beijing's politics was going to be born.
”Fuqing, you have to think about it carefully. As long as you have the ability, I will be able to hand over the affairs of the Total to you. A first rank official cannot escape, and even being able to become a king and pay respects is not impossible …”
”Hehe!” Isn't your Fuqing famous reformist? Don't think that I don't know those friends of yours. As long as you have the ability, I can forgive their crimes and I can officially recognize your Reformist's position! ”
San Ye sucked in a breath of cold air and subconsciously looked at the Old Ancestor. However, he found that the Old Ancestor had already used his perceptive eyes to look at him.
Mu Ge, Erlei, Cheng Huai, Shi Shan, Shi Shui … Then there was Luo Hao, Wen Xiu, all the familiar names, and the familiar faces that flashed in San Ye's mind.
This was his own direct descendant, a small group of people that he had formed using Xiao Letian's knowledge and wealth.
That's right, he was Reformist, who was currently locked up in the entire city. However, Prince of Alcohol was only capturing the outskirts, and at most, was just a bunch of alleyway.
San Ye's forehead was already covered in sweat, he really did not know if his ability could take on this heavy responsibility, but he knew that there was no path of retreat, this battle had already branded itself as the power of Empress Dowager of the East, and there was no possibility of change.
”Empress Dowager, Xiao Letian's Western learning skills are unfathomable. This subject might not dare to speculate too much, but there is one thing this subject dares to guarantee … In the Manchu of the Great Qing, there are very few people who can surpass me in western studies! ”
”Hm!” What you said was the truth, and with this truth, I felt at ease … Someone, bring a brush and ink over here! ”
Ci An wrote an imperial edict onto the white silk with his own handwriting. In the end, he picked up the imperial edict and coldly said, ”If you, Ci Xi, can move Li Hongzhang into the capital, then you can invite the new army to the west. I want to see who the real powerful of the two Chinese is!”
”Er Mao, this is I's imperial decree, deliver it to Xiao Letian quickly and let him lead the troops into the capital! Hehe, back then the imperial government could hire the British to help out the Long Hair, and now we can also hire the new army of the Ryukyu to fight the rebellion … ”
”Pass I's imperial decree: Fuqing, diligent in matters of the king, loyal to the nation and proficient in foreign affairs, appointed as the official minister of the second stage of Head Office … Fuqing, you are already the second strongest person in the Head Office, other than you, this is Prince Kung! Don't disappoint I! ”