After all, my ancestor was an old slave who served in the Forbidden City for three dynasties, and his special identity made great contributions to the royal family. When the ancestor's private message was sent to the palace, Cixi was sitting at the head of her son's bed and crying secretly.

For the first time, she found that her child was so stubborn. She knelt for an entire hour and a half last night without getting up, and she looked like she could not afford to do so without agreeing.

How could Cixi agree to his rude request and actually go on a study tour with Xiao Letian? How could this be possible? He is the enemy of the royal family? Besides, the world outside is so terrible, human traffickers and enemies of the Qing Dynasty, what should I do if the emperor has an accident? This child is too worry-free.

Emperor Tongzhi was stubborn, and Cixi was even more stubborn than him. The mother and son were so busy that the little emperor had been kneeling for more than an hour. Cixi didn't let go, and Li Lianying and others next to her did not dare to persuade her. It was not until Emperor Tongzhi was so sleepy that he slept on the floor.

There is no mother in the world who doesn’t feel sorry for her children. After Tongzhi fell asleep, she sat by the bed and cried until dawn.

Li Lianying, behind him, brought a bowl of tremella soup to "The Queen Mother, let's have a rest, let the slave be here." Seeing Cixi keep shaking her head, he sighed and said, "Just heard from outside the palace that the ancestor was dead, and it was Sister Wu who was attacking. This slut is gone..."

"Damn it, I dared to escape after causing trouble. I ordered the Ministry of Justice to conduct strict investigations. The Ai family also wanted to use her head to make a deal. I dare not die. I really think this is the small country in Japan." Cixi said fiercely.

Li Lianying hesitated and asked, "Empress Dowager, that ancestor died for the court. Do the court have to give some rewards..."

"Shut up." Cixi was in a bad mood, so she could not resist Li Lianying's raspense. It seemed that only An Dehai could serve the entire Forbidden City, and the rest were fools.

"A slave will die if he dies. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs give you some money to burn and bury the cemetery, and you will have to bother me like this."

When Li Lianying heard this, she shrank her neck and quickly retreated. At this time, Cixi said, "Wait, An Dehai is fine now."

"Fortunately, Eunuch An has been in the prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have asked someone to take care of him. Eunuch An keeps crying, saying that I'm sorry to the Queen Mother, I didn't do my job well..."

"Hey... it's not his fault. Xiao Letian has sacrificed Tianhuo. He is a eunuch with insufficient yang energy. Why is it no match for Tianhuo? Xiao Anzi, how can we rescue him?"

Li Lianying felt this in her heart. How good is An Dehai? She is still thinking about him now. The little ghost in Wuxi escaped. Now there is only one An Dehai left in the scapegoat. If he doesn't use his head to calm Xiao Letian's anger, what are you waiting for?

But he complained in his heart that he didn't dare to say it or show it on his face. He could only smile and say, "Isn't this the matter of the Queen Mother's words? Although Xiao Letian was very powerful at the moment, he didn't dare to rebel, because he didn't dare to rebel. Since he didn't dare to rebel, it was for the benefit. It would be enough for Xiao Letian to eat if he was sitting in the cracks of his fingers in the world..."

"Well, it makes some sense. If you go down and arrange some light meals for the emperor, the emperor will be angry these two days..."

At this moment, the little emperor Tongzhi on the bed suddenly jumped and said softly, "My mother is wrong. An Dehai must die. According to Ermao, An Dehai once sent troops to harm the village and raped and robbed several villages. If such evil slaves are not taken care of, what should the people do if the people are willing to do?"

Tongzhi sat up from the bed, "Mom, Xiao Letian won't kill a group of people hard, the anger in his heart can be dissipated. You said that my son's heart is angry, but do you know how much fire is in Xiao Letian's heart."

"Slaying, what do you think you will do if the Ai family is? Just such a lovable servant will be given to Xiao Letian to kill you. You are so filial."

"Killing a evil slave will bring reputation to the people. My mother won't understand this matter, right? What the court has to do now is to compete for the people's hearts..."

"Enough, you are a child who has no jurisdiction. You know what government affairs are. Do you want to be angry with the Ai family to death..."

The enemy and mother in the Forbidden City started arguing again. Cixi didn't know that a big net had rushed towards her, and what she wanted to get was her beloved son, Emperor Tongzhi.

The Eight Kings' Discussion on Politics by Xiao Letian did not completely copy the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty. This is actually the prototype of the aristocratic parliament. This was a bold attempt to decentralize power. The previous attempt to decentralize the eight ministers in Xianfeng was actually an attempt to decentralize power.

Although Xianfeng was an incompetent emperor, he was still very sensitive to politics. He knew that when the emperor was weak, power was not conducive to protecting the young emperor, because young children could easily be stolen by people with ulterior motives.

If the rights are dispersed, there will be a mutual restraint between the eight ministers of the resignation, and even the two sides will have conflicts due to the struggle for power and profit.

Tongzhi was only 5 years old when he ascended the throne. He was given the power to him, which was a hot potato. It was easily stolen by a small group of people living. This is true. After the Xinyou coup, the power grabbing group headed by Ci'an and Cixi successfully killed the eight ministers and concentrated the power of the empire in a small circle.

In real history, Cixi finally eliminated all the decentralists in this small circle, and she became the actual ruler who controlled the entire late Qing Dynasty.

Centralization and decentralization have run through the entire history of China's civilization. No dynasty has ever been purely centralized, but the relative degree is different. Even if the Qing Dynasty, which has been centralized to the peak, they have to divide a lot of power to Mongolian princes, Tibetan living Buddhas and Uyghur leaders.

What they can truly achieve centralization is just to rule the Han people. It is a centralization suppressed with blood and killing, and there are countless cynics who are advocating.

Today, Xiao Letian came with a strong army, and the Qing Dynasty's butcher knife was helpless. Moreover, the ethics and morals advocated by Weng Tong and those cynical literati had no market in front of Xiao Letian.

It is definitely a good time to hold a noble parliament at this time.

If you fight Xiao Letian, you can't beat him, you will fight Xiao Letian, you can't fight others' industrialized propaganda machines.

The centralized rule of the Qing Dynasty has reached its most dangerous moment. The cornerstone of centralized politics that has been working hard to build during the Kangxi period has finally relaxed today.

The whistle sounded by Ermao instantly shocked the entire Qing Dynasty nobles. All of them did not believe their ears, nor did they understand why Xiao Letian did such a thing. Is it good for him?

But one thing is certain: decentralization is a poison for all the forces in the court, and its temptation is even greater than that of the opium.

No one would consider what benefits this matter would have for the court. The first thing they thought was what benefits their family could get. In the Xinyou coup, Yi, Yihuan and two empress dowagers, they had the sweetness, but others had to live. You can't get promoted and make money. Let's watch it.

What's more, after the Xinyou coup, cracks gradually appeared in this small circle, and power is always unevenly divided into spoils.

Prince Gong Yi and Prince Chun Yihuan did not sleep all night. The study was filled with the smell of bitter dry tobacco, and their eyes were covered with red bloodshot.

"Brother, I'll just say whatever I have. The Qing Dynasty has really leaked from all sides and all sides... It's really impossible to change it. Xiao Letian's new army of only two thousand people can break through the four nine cities and force the court to this point."

"I've seen through it. In fact, what Xiao Letian said is right. There was a telegram line to communicate information. Why did we cause such a problem? The garrison in the capital would not be able to defeat Xiao Letian if the firepower was strong."

Prince Chun Yihuan has seen the combat effectiveness of the new army with his own eyes. This battle outside Guangqu Gate completely shattered all the persistence in his heart. People often do not hit the wall and do not look back. What they see with their own eyes will always be more shocking than they hear.

Prince Gong had nothing to say at this time and couldn't sleep all night. When he heard Ermao reveal that Xiao Letian's navy had already begun to prepare, his heart sank to the bottom.

After all, he is Prime Minister Wang, and he still knows a little bit about the details of foreigners. If Xiao Letian really owns a navy, then all the prosperous areas along the coast will be threatened by his artillery.

Especially the Qing Dynasty relied heavily on river transportation, and there was no problem with sailing small warships on the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. Thinking about the scene where Xiao Letian's warship sailed on the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River Channel, Prince Gong shuddered.

"But... but Xiao Letian wants to take His Majesty to study. This is a precedent that has not been seen in thousands of years. How can we start this?"

"But what can we do if we don't open it? I can defeat this storm. Where can Ci'an be pacified, how can the Han governors and governors appease it, including the tide caused by the Eight Kings' discussions on politics, so how can we pacify it."

"Xiao Letian is forcing us to death. They mobilized all their forces. The Qing Dynasty court has been divided into pieces... people's hearts."

Prince Gong finally made up his mind, "Let's contact the princes and princes first, let's see what the Eight Banners nobles mean. This burden cannot be carried by both of us."

In fact, there is no need for Prince Gong to speak. At this time, Sijiu City was already trapped in the whirlpool of rumors and could not extricate itself. When the gunshots subsided overnight, when the red sun shone in the capital, the terrified Beijing City came alive again.

All households carefully opened the door, but found that the whole alley was extremely quiet. When they walked onto the streets with vigilance, they found that all the intersections in the capital were covered with people's notices, and there were five or six new troops maintaining public order at all intersections.

There was no drop of blood in Sijiu City, which was simply a miracle.
Chapter completed!