C3509 Mysterious Neighbor (2/2)
”The following matter will scare you to death. You must listen carefully … I have always told you that even though we are not the most important people here, we are the very last ones to do anything! ”
”In the end, we will be the ones to handle all the important matters in the world. As long as we can unite, there will be no secrets that we can't find!”
”Do you remember last year? Beijing has had a rare year of peace and quiet … ”
Last year was in 1870. Xiao Letian was fighting in Europe with the Expeditionary forces and it was hard to tell who was stronger, so without this piece of sh * t stick, Asia would naturally be a lot less peaceful.
The imperial government's finances were gradually alleviated, Zuo Jigao who was at the top of Gan Shan had already suppressed the rebel army tightly, the Jiangnan economy started to recover, and the overseas trade had also become smoother and smoother.
It could be said that Tongzhi was in a good mood, with everything going smoothly. Hence, the imperial government was relieved, since there were not many military affairs to be dealt with everyday, and empress dowagers and the various princes and officials were also a little slack.
Especially Ci An, using the excuse that his body was unwell, he holed up in Jingshan and didn't come out. In the summer, he even went to the mountain resort himself!
The imperial court was too lazy to read any of the reports. The empress dowager had also made it clear that as long as it wasn't a major affair involving military affairs, the various departments would handle it. When would the emperor return home?
Ci Xi and the other princes, upon seeing that this was a good thing, the Empress Dowager of the East became sluggish and naturally returned back to their hands. They paid respects to the empress dowager and sent his expensive supplements, flattering his to rest and enjoy life.
Li Tuo sneered, ”But no one would have thought that last summer, Ci An would suffer such an ugly thing!”
”I also have a friend in the Chengde. Last year, when spring began, Fu Qing bought all of the forests, lands, and villages in the three-way groove from Prince Guo and spent a total of 650,000. The procedure in the yamen was done by my friend!”
”This is nothing, following that, the Qing San Ye invested another hundred thousand to build a house in the three-way groove. Although it is not big, it is definitely luxurious … I thought this was one of his summers! ”
”But what happened after that was rather interesting … The guards of the Qing San Ye family started to move out in large numbers. The generals of the Chengde's army had to register them, otherwise, if they were somehow armed, and did not know about the fight, what would happen? ”
”Good boy, my friend was dumbfounded the moment he saw the list of flowers …” All of them are Maoists, and there are more than a thousand healthy horses outside of their mouths! ”
”Qing San Ye has raised a total of five hundred guards in three-way groove … ”Damn, what is he trying to do?”
”The mountain people and the three-way groove of the horse loping camp are neighbors who chop firewood, hunt wild animals, fish, and dig up herbs … They often come to visit on both sides, so guess what? ”
”There's actually a Gatling heavy machine gun in the three-way groove … Fu Qing built many secret castles in the three-way groove, and even hid many heavy machine guns inside! ”
”Ah?” Qing San Ye wants to rebel? ” Yang Zhi exclaimed.
”What's the point of rebelling? That place full of wolves, is it worth fighting?” If you want me to see the Qing San Ye, you have to hide something, an absolute treasure! ”
”From that day onwards, I began focusing on all matters related to the Qing San Ye, including the people outside the palace who were secretly inquiring about it …”
”Hehehe …” Li Tuo suddenly laughed lewdly: ”Last summer, Empress Dowager of the East went to the mountain resort, and stayed there for three months … ”Why is Imperial Physician Sun accompanying him?”
”My big brother, Imperial Physician Sun is a famous gynecologist. Can't you guess?”
With a clang, Yang Zhi sat down on the ground. The chair had fallen off and he looked at Li Tuo as if he had seen a ghost. ”Could it be …”