C839 The lonely Emperor (2/2)
In the Ryukyu, the little emperor had already been studying in seclusion for a while. Every day, he would hold a thick stack of Western books that he had just finished translating and read without eating or sleeping, this was the first time he started to learn this without anyone's urging.
One day, two days, three days … From the beginning of March to Zai Chun's closed door cultivation reading until the beginning of April, when people were praising the little emperor for his hard work, the Four Eunuch and the Four Guard were keenly aware of just what the emperor was thinking.
”Your Majesty, please rest early …” It's already past eleven! ” Er Mao brought a cup of milk to Zai Chun. This was according to the Prime Minister's order, for the child to drink a cup of milk before going to sleep, it would both replenish the calcium and promote sleep.
”Wait a minute, let me look at this paragraph again … Do you know? The Netherlands and the Belgium used to be the same country! It was only in 1839 that the Netherlands recognized the independence of the Belgium... ”The history of Europe is really complicated, much more chaotic than us …”
Zai Chun kept flipping through the books, and without even raising his head, he started chatting with Hairy # 2. In the end, Hairy # 2 took the book away from Zai Chun's hands, and placed it inside a jade bookmark to feign anger, ”I know what Your Majesty is thinking, but isn't it that the Prime Minister didn't bring you along this time? You think of yourself as an outsider, don't you? ”
This child, who had never appeared in the history of Tongzhi, was not only a eunuch, but also a good friend to Zai Chun in his childhood.
If not for Er Mao and Zai Chun playing around for so many years, Zai Chun's personality would definitely have been more extreme, because no one was willing to listen, and no one would help to release the emotions in his heart. The result of being suppressed for so long could only be abnormal and unduly rebellious.
Er Mao filled in this emotional void, so he could say some excessive words. This was something that Da Sixi and the others did not dare to think about.
Zai Chun's expression instantly changed. He was silent for a long while before he said in a low voice, ”Er Mao …” Do you think Master will teach me in the future? help me with all my heart, as I used to do... Would he not want me? ”
”What are you thinking? ”Father has something important to do, so he'll be back soon …”
”You don't need to persuade me, and you don't need to lie to me. I'm not stupid …” Master must have taken care of some things that I'm not in the mood to listen to, right? Master and Ceng Guofan's secret meeting can bring me along, and I can't miss out on the military intervention in Japan. What else do you have that I don't know? ”
”The answer cannot be ignored. Or else, Master is preparing to deal with our Manchu and directly attack them! Whether it's the conservative faction or the reformist, they will all be chopped into pieces!” This kind of situation is not too realistic. After all, the Qing San Ye and the rest are powers that Master has nurtured.
”If that's not the case, then there's only one possibility. He went to see the enemies of our Manchu, some of whom I am not suited to see … Who else could it be? but Long Hair and Twisted Army … ”
”Hehe …” Master would not put too much energy into those people, and would only choose the Taiping Army as the only one left in the end. Don't take me for a fool, I know that there are too many remnants of the Taiping Army here, and there are even many high-ranking officers who had once been long-haired people, right … ”
Hairy # 2 sighed, ”The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is already dead, exterminating means extermination. Your Majesty, why are you thinking so much? ”With your intelligence, why don't you just stay in the right place? Why do you always have to be so smart?”
”As the proverb goes, one cannot be deaf, mute, or an old man. Isn't the emperor the one in charge of the Great Qing? There are many things that cannot be dug out too clearly, it is difficult to be confused!”