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Chapter 147 - Everyone has their own petty calculations

Everyone knew that Hu Niu's temper was not small, but Hu Niu was not small. Because she was doted on by Fan Lian since she was young, she brought Hu Niu to many places.

Xiao Letian was a man with great ability, being able to write books, make huge deals with the Westerners, and even lead troops to pacify the capital city, seeing his reputation rising day by day, how could such a person not be feared by the imperial government? How did grandpa Yue, who was loyal to his country, die? Wasn't it just because his power and prestige was too great that people were afraid of him?

Right now, Xiao Letian was definitely the same as well. The imperial government was definitely targeting him, and this Jiao Si'er was definitely not a good person.

"A Chou, remember this, from today onwards, no one will ever ask you about the old master, especially the guards around him. You should also know that those people are all bandits of Taihang Mountains.

"Mmm mmm mmm, don't worry miss. I will sew my mouth shut, but I won't say it even if I die." "But that Jiao guy is too much of a bully and he's even greedy for the master's money. I've heard them mumbling in the kitchen that the price of food in the house is three to four times more expensive than what it is on the market …"

A Chou was still unconvinced, there was nothing he could do, he could only beat her up every few days, and the two of them sat in this small side yard.

In the cold weather, the two girls were gathered together by themselves. Carrying coal to make a fire and boiling water to cook, they didn't make any noise or make any noise. They just quietly waited for the old master to return. People's hearts were all grown with meat. Gradually, some people pitied the two of them, so they secretly took care of them. If there was anything good to eat or good, it would be given to them.

At first, Hu Niu and A Chou were still on guard, but after a while, they slowly relaxed their guard, especially towards Multi Girl, where there were still girls like Qing Wen, Raider, and Ping Er. They took care of them the most, and slowly they built up their trust with each other.

Qing Wen, the assailant, and Ping Er were all high class maids in 'Dream of the Red Chamber', and had the highest rate of appearance. For the girls trained in the Faculty Division to have such names, it proved their identities.

No matter if it was poetry, poetry, calligraphy, painting, physical appearance, or even managing the finances of the old master in the inner chamber, they were all experts and top figures. Not only would they not provoke the old dog, Jiao Si Shu, they would also be able to form good relations with Hu Niu. At that time, no matter who won or lost, they would be able to profit from this.

Of course, as a woman in the inner chamber, the real backer was still the lord. Although the Jiao Si'er was domineering, but he was still just an old dog in the relationship between master and slave. True smart women would not listen to him, since Hu Niu had Xiao Letian's family heirloom, it meant that this woman was very important to Master, and could not be easily offended.

Xiao Letian never would have thought that while the Ryukyu was desperately trying to collude with the powers of other countries to scheme and plot against them, a war without smoke had already erupted in his backyard. The Great Mansion's soap opera had already officially begun.

After that, many years later, when Xiao Letian's good friend, the American priest Louis, recalled all of these things, he once said a very famous sentence. "When Xiao Letian used the iron fist of truth and justice to smash an old world, the old world could only think of women and schemes to deal with my old friend.

And at that time, Xiao Letian's response was even simpler: A bunch of idiots tried to pull my IQ to be the same as theirs, and then use their abundant experience of idiots to defeat me; this was the strategy that Qing Dynasty could think of at that time. Pui … "You're f * cking playing host to a slave, do you really think this grandpa cares?"

Of course, Xiao Letian didn't care that much, but the concept of a master slave was very marketable in the Qing Dynasty at that time. You say that the Jiao Si Shu is willing to lower himself to such a low level? But don't forget that when Jiao Si Shu kowtowed, there was still a servant who kowtowed to him. As long as you try your best to climb up, kowtowing to yourself twice is still a lot.

Being a servant would be beneficial. With the Manchuria Lord as a backer, he would not need to pay for her family's land, would the local officials not be eager to kiss ass? Not to mention, if you go with a popular master, then there would be plenty of extra work to do. Without mentioning anything else, with Xiao Letian's current reputation, anyone who came to visit him would not be able to open the door if he did not give the gatekeeper ten silver.

When the status of a servant was linked with a shining white silver hook, kowtowing a few times was not that embarrassing. On the contrary, it had become an honor. To put it in an unpleasant way, Manchu wouldn't be willing to take in coating as soon as he enters the test. Becoming a slave is nothing but a compliment to you, remember, be grateful!

"Gratitude, this servant naturally has to be grateful. Wuu …." Thank you for teaching me the rules! " Within the Forbidden City, Hairy # 2 who had his butt smashed was currently receiving a grateful education. No one would have thought that the one who would be visiting Hairy # 2 was actually the nine year old Emperor Tongzhi.

"Er Mao, stop screaming about the pain, Mother is teaching you how to act. See, didn't you get beaten up and take back your job? "She's still the manager of the goldsmith's room, but she still lives in a single room and eats in the kitchenette. This is the empress dowager's favor, so you must remember it well …" Standing next to Tongzhi was his personal eunuch, Zhou Daoying, and the other was the latter who became famous later on, Li Lianying.

Mao endured the pain as he knelt on the bed, listening to the teachings of the two seniors. He didn't dare to complain at all. His mouth was full of thanks for the beating, and he even had to smile and say it.

The more he looked, the more he felt that this little eunuch was different. Although his every move was no different from the other eunuchs and he was just as obedient as them, from Er Mao's eyes, from the depths of his eyes, there was a kind of light that he could not understand.

Nine years old is the age of sensitivity and simplicity. They can sense people's emotional changes, but they don't know what these changes are. If he knew that that ray of light was resistance, freedom, or opening his eyes to see the world, then Emperor Tongzhi would probably not choose Hun Er as his friend.

"Er Mao, I've already discussed this with Imperial Mother. When you've recovered from your injuries, come to my side and be my reading eunuch. You're also working in the Gold Room. It's just two servings of oil after all …"

When Hairy # 2 heard that, he kowtowed as if his head was crushed. The scab on his butt broke and dark red blood seeped out. But Tongzhi didn't care about all that, pestering him with questions.

"Er Mao, what did Xiao Letian teach you? Is there anything in the book that isn't written... Are you telling the truth when you say that foreigners walk on iron? What did they want … "And you tell me about the Ryukyu, and the ocean ships of the foreigners …"

When the mouth of the Tongzhi Emperor was no longer empty, only when the Empress Dowager Ci Xi sent someone to look for him did he reluctantly leave Hairy Two's room. As the son of heaven, he actually went to the eunuch's house to nag about for a long time. If this were to spread, wouldn't Qing Liu be impeached to death?

But no matter what, Hairy # 2 was planning to get away with it. In fact, after fighting An Dehai, he had already realized that something was wrong. felt that the situation was not good and quickly went to visit Hairy # 2 in the middle of the night. He applied ointment and persuasion, and he was as good as family.

Hairy # 2 did not express any complaints. He finally understood why Mr. Xiao hated the eunuch system so much, that they were not a group of people. To call them servants was overestimating them, they were just abnormal people who relied on their power.

First of all, they were the victims. Each of them had their own pitiful experiences, but they weren't worth it because they quickly adapted to this perverted environment and quickly turned themselves from victims to perpetrators.

"Not for anything else, even if it's for mister's dreams, I must work hard. I must have my position in the Forbidden City; sooner or later, I will cripple this eunuch system!" In the cold night, Hairy # 2 secretly made up his mind.

From that day onwards, Hairy Twenty became the Emperor Tongzhi's personal reading eunuch. Not only that, Hairy Twenty received the privilege of leaving the palace once every three days to study at Fu Hui's home. This was incredible, even the sharp-nosed Qing Liu sensed that something wasn't right. Could it be that the empress dowager intended to use Er Mao as an opening to impart knowledge to the emperor?

The s actually had this plan. They didn't dare to let Tongzhi learn from them openly, because that would definitely cause a crazy attack from all the Gui Chen s. However, even if the Emperor did not learn, it did not mean that the eunuchs beside him did not learn. The Great Qing had already suffered several times in front of the foreigners, so she couldn't just pretend to be blind.

"What should we do? Right now, the royalty has already hardened their hearts to protect Xiao Letian, I have asked this Er Mao before, his little life was saved by Xiao Letian, he definitely will not let Xiao Letian off. " Deep into the night, Weng Tonghe's study was brightly lit, and these clear core members gathered together and started another small meeting, their faces full of anxiety.

"That's right, that's right. When Xiao Letian came back from Ryukyu, they were going to get married. Faculty Division even gifted Xiao Letian a bunch of maids, so it is natural that they would cherish him greatly … "

The buzzing sounds in the study made Weng Tonghe's head swell. He had seen things even more deeply than these people, why the royalty regarded Xiao Letian so highly right now, was actually also related to his previous arrangement.

If not for Qing Liu spreading rumors, instigating the citizens to attack the Industrial Zones and the new golden rice bowl in Eight Flag's hands. nor would she let the empress dowager choose to use Xiao Letian again.

However, Weng Tonghe had no choice, Qing Liu also had no choice. Facing the westernizing tide, the disciples of the Confucian School were already at a life and death situation. If he allowed the western school to flourish, the system of recruiting scholars might even be abolished in the future.

The more Weng Tonghe thought about it, the angrier he became. In the end, he slammed the table and shouted fiercely, "What are you arguing about!? "Even if the sky falls, I'll be the one to deal with it. What are you all afraid of …" Everyone in the room fell silent.

"The empress dowager wants balance. They saw that we've been moving too fast lately, so they decided to suppress us. Do you really think that the Great Qing Dynasty will give up on developmental studies and promote Western studies? That was just a dream, this world would forever belong to scholars, what did their Manchu rely on to survive for 200 years? "If it wasn't for us showing our skills, we would have been sent out of seclusion a long time ago …"

"Don't say that I'm a traitor. This is a fact that is as hard as steel. I don't believe that the imperial government can push us all out. One must know that there are two other brothers in the south who are giving the imperial government a headache. "

Weng Tonghe panted heavily: "Wait, now we are waiting for the Ryukyu to report, after such a big thing has happened, we must at least give the imperial government an explanation, as long as we implement Xiao Letian in place of the Great Qing negotiations, we can impeach him! A commoner without any status actually dared to negotiate in place of the imperial government? "I don't believe I can't kill him with my bite …"

Since even the Manchu could not deceive him, then he might as well go for broke.