The Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting there, listening to Li Lianying's compliments, her face finally became unbearable and she finally laughed out loud. However, she reacted immediately, her face darkened again, she glared at Li Lianying fiercely, and then
He said: "This is a major event in the imperial court. Can you, a eunuch, comment on it? Why don't you give me a slap?"
Li Lianying was frightened when he heard Cixi's words, but when he raised his head and peeked, he saw a trace of smile still hanging from the corner of the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes, and he immediately put his heart in his stomach.
But if the Empress Dowager Lafayette asked you to slap your mouth, do you still dare to refute? So Li Lianying knelt in front of Ci Xi, slapped her mouth repeatedly.
Moreover, in order to let the Empress Dowager Cixi see her loyalty, Li Lianying did not stop at all, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth after a few blows.
Empress Dowager Cixi saw blood coming from Li Lianying's mouth, and nodded in her heart. This little plum was really loyal to her, and she would not compromise at all.
"Okay, let's go here and bring Prince Li in. Let me hear from the Ai family. What exactly does he want to do with the Ai family?"
Li Lianying struggled with Cixi's words before she dared to stop, and then offered her favor to Cixi with a smile on her face, and then she dared to leave Cixi's palace.
After Li Lianying came out, he took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth first, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Just when Li Lianying was proud of his weight in front of Cixi, a drake next to him rang his voice.
"Eunuch Li, what's going on? Why is your face so swollen? Which bold servant dares to be unreasonable to Eunuch Li."
Li Lianying didn't even need to turn his head to know that the person speaking was actually his nemesis Cui Yugui.
To say that this Cui Yugui is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he has been fighting with Li Lianying for so many years. Although Li Lianying has always had the upper hand, he has no way to deal with this Cui Yugui.
Li Lianying adjusted his mood, turned around, and said calmly: "I just said the wrong thing, and I was punished by Lafayette."
When Cui Yugui looked at Li Lianying, his face turned red, and he smiled in his heart. Aren't you Li Lianying well-rounded? Something went wrong after all today, and he was beaten by his wife.
But Li Lianyun saw the ridicule on Cui Yugui's face and didn't want to stay here with him, so he said, "Lafayette asked me to go do some things, so I'll leave first."
After Li Lianying finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves and left the backyard of Cining Palace and went straight to the front.
Cui Yugui looked at Li Lianying's retreating figure with a gloomy light in his eyes. After a while, he put away his gloomy look and regained his kind smile. He turned around and entered the back hall to serve Cixi.
Lord Buddha has gone.
Besides, Li Lianying left Cining Palace and went straight to Qianqing Gate, where he met Prince Li Shiduo who was asking to see the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Li Lianying was famously cautious in the palace. He would not be too harsh on an ordinary eunuch, let alone Prince Li Shiduo, Minister of Military Aircraft.
He saw Prince Li standing there from a distance, hurriedly ran to Shi Duo, knelt on one knee and said, "My servant Li Lianying, please pay your respects to the prince."
Li Lianying was startled when he saw that the person kneeling in front of him was Li Lianying, the chief steward of the harem. He hurried forward and helped him up with both hands, and then said: "General Manager Li, what are you doing? You are a person close to Lafayette, so you are honored.
, how can I, the king, bear your courtesy?"
"Your Majesty said it was wrong. This slave is just a servant. Your Majesty is the son of a dragon and his grandson. It is only natural for me to kowtow to you."
After listening to Li Lianying's words, Shi Duo found them so pleasant and useful.
And Li Lianying continued: "Lafayette knew that the prince wanted to see him, so he specially ordered his servant to come and take the prince in."
Only with these words from Li Lianying did Prince Li Shiduo realize the purpose of his visit.
"Okay, then I'll take care of Mr. Li."
"This is what a slave should do. There is no such thing as work without work."
After Li Lianying said this, he led Prince Li the way. The two parties walked all the way and finally arrived at Cining Palace.
Li Lianying and Prince Li Shiduo entered Cining Palace. In front of the palace door, Li Lianying stopped. He turned around and bowed to Prince Li Shiduo again, and then said: "Your Highness, please be here first."
Wait for a moment, then I will go in and give Lafayette a reply."
"Thank you, Manager Li."
Li Lianying then entered the Cining Palace. When he came to the palace, he only saw the Empress Dowager Cixi, holding the black jade and teasing it absentmindedly.
And Cui Yugui stood next to the Empress Dowager Cixi, constantly making fun of her, and even lying on the ground and imitating dog barking with the black gem to please the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Li Lianying curled his lips disdainfully, then walked carefully to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and said softly: "Lafayette, Prince Li Shiduo is waiting outside. Please tell Lafayette what to do next."
After listening to Li Lianying's words, Empress Dowager Cixi finally came to her senses, "Then let him come in."
After receiving the reply from the Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Lianying hurriedly bowed out of the room. He came back outside and took Prince Li Shiduo into the small bedroom where the Empress Dowager Cixi was amused.
Prince Li Shiduo. As soon as he entered the small bedroom and saw the Empress Dowager Cixi sitting in the center, he immediately knelt down on the ground and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. Then he said: "Prince Li Shiduo, kowtow to the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager, may you be a thousand years old and a thousand years old."
Chitose!"
Empress Dowager Cixi sat on it and said lazily: "Get up."
Only then did Prince Li Shiduo dare to stand up.
When the Empress Dowager Cixi saw him, she stood up and asked, "Why do you come to the Ai family to come here? Hasn't the government been returned to the emperor? You can just discuss it with the emperor. I should have a few days of leisure in the Ai family."
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Prince Li Shiduo said with a flattering smile: "The emperor is still young. Although he has already taken charge of the government, he still has to learn for a while. This important matter in the court is still inseparable from you, the Queen Mother."
The smile on the corner of the Empress Dowager Cixi's mouth was getting bigger and bigger now, but she still pretended to sigh, "I am a tired person in the Ai family. I was supposed to have some leisure time, but you guys are still chasing me.
Cining Palace is here."
Prince Li Shishiduo, who is standing below, listened to the Empress Dowager Cixi's words and said, "Don't hold your tongue. If I didn't chase you here, I might not be able to sit safely in this position in the military aircraft department."
"I don't dare to disturb the Holy Mother Queen Mother, but this matter in the court really depends on you. I can't do anything about it, minion."
Empress Dowager Cixi finally couldn't hold herself still, and the smile on her face was very bright.
"Okay, just tell me if you have anything to do. After finishing the work, the Ai family still needs to rest."
Prince Shiduo then took out the memorial with bangs from his sleeve and raised his hands respectfully above his head.
Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at it, and then winked at Li Lianying next to her.
Li Lianying hurriedly stepped forward to take the fold, raised it above her head, and then presented it to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Empress Dowager Cixi gently stretched out her hand and took the memorial, then opened it and looked at it carefully.
After reading it, Empress Dowager Cixi mainly focused on the few lines approved by Emperor Guangxu.
After reading it, Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and then said calmly: "The emperor has made more progress than before, and he can actually speak some truth."
Prince Li Shiduo, who was standing below, felt that white hair was beginning to break out on his head. As soon as the matter involved the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, it would become more and more troublesome.
Empress Dowager Cixi held the memorial in her left hand and patted her right hand gently, but now she was thinking: The Japanese side was not at peace. They sent troops to the treasure island several times. If not for her resolute attitude at the time, she took a step back.
After paying some money, it is still unclear who belongs to Taiwan?
Although Baodao is said to have become more stable in recent years, there is no naval presence near Baodao at all. Once the Japanese come to Taiwan, Taiwan really has no defense capabilities.
Originally there was a Fujian Navy near Taiwan, but during the Sino-French War, the Fujian Navy was almost wiped out. Now the imperial court has focused all its energy on the Beiyang Navy and has no money to rebuild the Fujian Navy. If the Nanyang Navy
The navy can station a squadron there and ensure the security of Taiwan waters.
However, looking at Emperor Guangxu's review, Empress Dowager Cixi had other thoughts. This good deed could not be used in the name of the emperor. Originally, the Nanyang Navy had some problems with herself. If they were separated again, that would not be the case.
Can you help the emperor?
So Empress Dowager Cixi gently placed the memorial beside her bed, and said to Prince Shiduo below: "This matter seems to be a good thing for the Ai family. Originally, the court should have approved it, but as you know, the court is now
Money is being spent everywhere, especially the bases in Beiyang. At the critical moment when they are being built, there is no other money to build the bases in Nanyang. Send a message to the admiral of the Nanyang Navy and tell him that if he can raise the silver himself, he will
Let him start the construction first. If he cannot raise the money, he will wait until all the bases in Beiyang are completed before building the base in Nanyang."
Shi Duo thought for a while and it turned out that this was true. The imperial court's funds were a bit stretched when it came to the Beiyang family. If Nanyang was added to the family, the east wall would have to be dug from other places and the west wall would be replenished.
"The Queen Mother is still thoughtful. If the slaves don't have this thought, they won't know how to learn how to touch money by then. I'm afraid that Nanyang and Beiyang will be offended in the end, and nothing can be done."
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi pursed her lips and smiled, then put the memorial on the table in her sleeve, and said to Prince Shiduo who was standing below: "Okay, so be it, I'm not tired either."
Now, you can go back and do your work."
Prince Shiduo glanced at the cuffs of Empress Dowager Cixi and did not dare to say anything. He quickly knelt down and saluted Cixi again, and then withdrew.
After Prince Li left, Empress Dowager Cixi took out the memorial again, read it again, and then said to Li Lianying who was standing aside: "Xiao Lizi, lock this thing behind the Ai family."
Li Lianying quickly stepped forward, took the memorial, and left.