C578 Bargaining

The Kiki's tower was dead silent. The two princes, Weng Tonghe and the eunuch An Dehai were all stunned, their mouths agape as they looked at Empress Dowager Ci An in a daze.

Ci An knew that the conservatives had already sided with Ci Xi, so it was reasonable for her to support the Reformist.

But in the end, no one could understand this condition. Leave the Forbidden City? You want to live here in the Jingshan? Although the Jingshan's Beihai area was spacious and bright, with many palaces that were more than enough to accommodate the empress dowager, this was against the rules!

Weng Tonghe was the first to object, "Rites cannot be wasted …" "The empress dowagers and the Emperor are the symbol of the Great Qing. The Forbidden City is where the empress dowager should live …" Before he finished, Ci An waved towards the Old Ancestor in disgust.

Without saying anything, the Old Ancestor blocked Weng Tonghe's path like a metal tower: "Master Weng, this servant is a boor but knows how to be courteous. Didn't the empress dowager just call you over? You came here on your own, is this your own path? The empress dowager didn't punish you, but gave you a seat instead.

"You …" Weng Tonghe looked at the old servant San Chao in front of him. He knew that this old servant was not gentle and gentle, so he sat back down heavily and finally shut his mouth.

Seeing that the old man had given in, the two princes knew that it would be difficult to convince the empress dowager today. They clasped their hands together and said, "Empress Dowager, your conditions are truly troublesome for the Chendi. There are many things that we can't handle just by ourselves …" You want to promote Fuqing, you need to put out some criminals, we can discuss about this, there shouldn't be any problems … "

"But, the construction of the railway is too big for the telegraph line. Without the Grand Commission's unanimous approval, it would be very difficult to do it! As for letting Xiao Letian go, it wasn't that it couldn't be discussed, but Xiao Letian had to show some gratitude to the imperial government, right? "Even the imperial government wants face …"

If you want to say it, if I want to say it, since Ci An has given the conditions, then just say it on the spot. Sometimes, matters in the imperial court are no different from doing business.

"I is almost forced to death by you guys, if you don't agree to even this little condition, then I will let the soldiers at the bottom of the mountain continue fighting …" Cut off I's head, you guys don't need to discuss anymore! "

Following that, with a smack sound, another lid bowl was smashed into pieces. Today, Ci An could be considered as a shrew.

After the negotiations reached this point, there was no way to continue. The empress dowager wasn't delivering tea to them anymore, she was sending them away instead. This group of people couldn't stay any longer due to their thick skin.

The two princes tried to make things uninteresting as they awkwardly stood up and bowed. "Esteemed empress dowager …" "Elder sister-in-law, let's go back and discuss this with second sister-in-law. You should also take it easy on yourself. It's useless to settle the accounts now that the matter has been settled, we should still go forward and take a look!" With that, he turned and left with Li Lianying, leaving only Weng Tonghe behind.

This old man is a well-mannered Chinese Officer. He solemnly kneeled in front of Empress Dowager of the East and kowtowed nine times: "Empress Dowager, this subject is loyal to the heaven and earth, from start to finish, I have never chosen to stand by the side. After the conflict, I have requested to meet with the Empress Dowager Xi four times.

"Wuwuwu …" I, a scholar, am too weak in the face of such a great chaos. I wanted to string together the Qing Liu to pressure the imperial government, and taking into consideration the prestige of the imperial family. Moreover, Maylor's army did not want to cause too much turmoil, so I did not choose to use violence to suppress it … "

"Please forgive me, empress dowager. This subject has his own difficulties!" Weng Tonghe was a smart person, he could guess from Ci An's tough attitude that Empress Dowager of the East still had tricks up his sleeves, Ci An did not lose, and now he had to show his loyalty, and leave a path for him to walk.

Ci An saw that Weng Tonghe was the only one left in the hall, and kept his temper, "Old man, since you're also a Imperial Advisor, I will not blame you … You were right to not let the Qing Liu people get involved in this matter. "Get up …"

Hearing this, the old man immediately felt reassured. Suppressing Qing Liu and not causing trouble was the right choice. What this Great Qing wanted was face. No matter how much dog shit was hidden under the blanket, he still had to do some brocade articles.

"The empress dowager understands. This subject only has one idea. The foreigners are watching in the capital, and the local daoyin is also looking. In any case, Daqing can't be messed with …" "During this period of time, I've written a lot of letters to my family's officials. I wanted them to suppress the local scholars so that they wouldn't cause trouble. I just wanted to buy the imperial government some time …"

"Mm …" I understands what you want to do, go and rest … " Ci An said indifferently.

Weng Tonghe opened his mouth wide, but was still a little unresigned. He couldn't understand why the empress dowager would let Xiao Letian go. But he wasn't stupid. Being overly forceful only made the empress dowager hate him even more. At the thought of this, he could only turn and leave.

When they left Kiki's tower to go down the mountain, Weng Tonghe saw that the military camp at the bottom of the mountain was continuously evacuating people. There were also many eunuchs carrying all sorts of daily necessities, including vegetables and rice.

Along the way, the eunuchs and soldiers all recognized Qingliu Leader and they all bowed towards him. Weng Tonghe also nodded his head in greeting with a smile on his face.

When Weng Tonghe walked out of the Jingshan and sat on his palanquin, he let out a long sigh of relief. "Let's go, let's go home first.

As the palanquin moved westward along the Imperial City's roots, it stopped after three to four minutes. The housekeeper's voice came from outside the palanquin. "Master, it seems like we're escorting the criminals in front …"

"What prisoner?" "The prisoners have all been escorted to the Imperial City …" When he opened the curtain of the carriage, he saw that it was actually a group of Knife guard s pushing a tied up general into the clan mansion.

"Maylor? "He actually came back …" Weng Tonghe stomped on the ground, causing the palanquin to stop.

"Brothers, thank you for your hard work …" The old man welcomed him with a smile. The other imperial bodyguards all knew who this great warrior from the Martial Hall was. The dignified Imperial Advisor immediately stopped and bowed. "Good luck to Weng Zhong Tang..." Master Weng is truly lucky! "

"Ai ai ai …" No formalities, no formalities! Brothers, it has been hard on you, what happened to General Maylor? "

The few guards did not know how to get back, they were going to escort Maylor to the clan people's residence to be locked up. Logically speaking, this had nothing to do with civil servants, why would the old man ask this? However, after the butler passed over a few silver horns, the guards no longer had any scruples.

"Old Maylor was quite pitiful. He lost and went back to the capital to beg for forgiveness. In the end, he didn't even see the empress dowager's sons before he was sent to Ministry of Internal Affairs by the palace … "You also understand that the empress dowager's temper hasn't been great these days, so she didn't chop off her head on the spot. Looks like Old Maylor got lucky …"

The old man finally understood the cause and effect, and said softly, "General Maylor and I had some friendship in the past, could you allow us to talk for a bit? "Don't worry, it won't be for long …"

The guards immediately revealed troubled expressions, but after the steward passed a silver note over, everyone laughed, "I can't accept lord's reward. Since sire wants to say a few words, we have to give you this convenience …" "Please, please!"

Maylor did not say a word from the start. He looked at Weng Tonghe in astonishment. Normally, one Manchu was a Chinese while the other was a civil servant and general.

The old man went close to Maylor's ear and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Letian and I have a feud, and you and I have a common enemy. So right now, you can only believe in me, and only I can save you …"

Once he said that, Maylor's tears fell. "Thank you, my Lord. Thank you, my Lord for your righteousness …" "I, Maylor, did lose the war, but I went through so much trouble to return to the capital just to give the empress dowager a set of papers. Inside are all the flaws in Xiao Letian's army …"

"But I was loyal, and then I ran into trouble everywhere, and when I walked into the Palace of the King, even the butler attacked me, but when I walked into the and Eunuch Li's house, no one welcomed me … I don't even know who I'm looking for, wuu! "

"Zhongtang, you are a learned university scholar. Please review the fact that I came back hundreds of miles back and brought the enemy's true identity. What's wrong with that? Even if I were to be beheaded, I still have to say a few words!"

The old man quickly comforted him. "Alright, alright, alright, alright, I understand General Maylor's intentions now. I'll definitely bring that to the empress dowager. Now give me that wad of paper, I'll help you think of a way …"

Maylor now looked like he was saving his life, he had given Weng Tonghe all the money he had on him, and when the guards dragged him away, he had even shouted loudly, "Zhong Tang, save me, I swear that as long as you leave me with my life, I will go to the Ganshan camp to be a soldier … I want to be loyal to my country... "To be completely loyal …"

Looking at Maylor who was pushed away, Weng Tonghe laughed bitterly, "What about a good-for-nothing like you? "Don't harm the mountains of the Qing Dynasty …"

In the sedan chair, the old man looked at the paper in detail. In the end, he was so shocked that his forehead was covered in sweat. He ignored his own home and shouted, "Immediately enter the palace. Hurry up and go see the empress dowager and the emperor …"

Just as Weng Tonghe's sedan chair was running wildly, the Yangxin Palace was already smashed into a mess. In front of Yi Nan and Yi Xuan, Ci Xi had shattered all the porcelain ornaments in the hall.

"Force me? She actually dared to force me … You must know that she no longer has the late emperor's decree with her, so who does she think she is? "

"Is the Fuqing worthy of being a second stage officer? What reason did Xiao Letian have to resist the imperial army? As for those bullsh * t telegraph line and iron lines, they are all Western evil beings, we don't need them … "

"Yi Xuan, go torture those Reformist s for me. Don't let any thieves that are saved by the Fuqing go, torture them one by one … I just wants to know, what exactly are they planning to reform? "

"Is it reforming I's life? Do you want I's head... "

"Where's Li Hongzhang? Where was he? I gave him the exclusive right to kill all of Xiao Letian's demons. He cannot leave a single one alive! "