C1695 Forbidden Forbidden City (1/2)
It was said that the capital was an evil place, and no secrets could be kept. This was a big truth, because the Eight Flag's network was naturally unsuitable for keeping secrets, and because of the entanglement of the families' in-laws and interests, coupled with the fact that the standard-bearer had developed the habit of talking about the mountain, the news had spread even further.
The first batch of envoys in China of the nineteenth century all lamented that it was the easiest and easiest job to do intelligence reports in the whole world. You don't even need to use money to buy it, these people who loved to talk big would expose all the secrets that they knew to the teahouses, wine houses and brothels.
In the end, it was still because of the Eight Flag's policy of bringing up idle people. There were many idle people, and their status in the society was high. What do you think he was doing day after day?
In any case, he had to use up all his energy and the more idle he was, the more he would pursue the false dignity of the face. And in front of everyone, he casually spread several pieces of explosive news about the Imperial court, which undoubtedly increased his prestige.
You know, I know, you don't know, I know! This proves that my connections are more powerful than yours, and my abilities are greater than yours. Naturally, I will have some face in front of others.
Ci Xi, Yi Yu and the rest obviously knew the problem of the eight flag ancestors, so when the Shengjing transmitted a heaven-shaking report, the king's empress dowager's first reaction was not to immediately send troops to suppress the traitors, nor to gather the Grand Commission for a discussion, but to quietly withdraw their troops.
Ci An returned to the Forbidden City using the excuse that the construction of the Jingshan was too messy. After eating a few more cups of wine, he felt a little cold and ignored all the politics of the empire.
and the other eunuchs, on the other hand, strangely discovered that inside the Forbidden City was a loss of a large amount of gold and silver. The two chief eunuchs, in a rage, ordered the two head eunuchs to investigate strictly, and the eunuchs and maids within the Forbidden City were all killed.
All of them were just smoke bomb s, they merely did not think of a countermeasure. All of them were merely frightened to death by this shocking news, and did not know how to respond.
The city had already been under high martial law since late April. empress dowagers and the two princes had been trying hard to think of a way to solve this problem, but even if they tried, they couldn't think of anything.
Inside Yangxin Palace, all the windows were closed and the curtains were closed. Zhou Daoying and Li Lianying were watching the entrance of the Yangxin Palace like two gods. All the palace maids and eunuchs were fifteen meters away from the window.
There were only four powerful figures in the East Warm Pavilion. A few of them were flickering with light and shadows, and the faces of the four became sinister.
”What should we do? What should he do? What do you think we should do? ”How did things turn out like this …” Ci Xi seemed to have gone crazy as he walked around the house.
Ci An was also dumbstruck, he was no longer calm like usual, but what he was afraid of was not just the mutiny, but the Imperial Party's flag.
”Zai Chun is confused! How could he do that... If the Manchu were to split up, wouldn't that give the Han Chinese an opportunity to take advantage of it? ”This child is really muddle-headed …”
Yi Yifeng's eyelids twitched continuously. One moment his left eye was jumping, the next his right eye was jumping. He was breathing heavily and his chest was heaving up and down. His left hand was holding a bowl of green veins.