Huang Guang said that he used despicable means to deal with the powerful people in the mining industry, and he had no regrets. Others did not agree and all agreed with Huang Guang's idea. The shopping mall is like a battlefield. It will either become a legend or a stepping stone.
Li Guolou spent money like water when fighting in Taiwan. He spent more than 15 million yuan to purchase a large amount of arms from Western powers. This allowed the Qing army to gain an advantage in Taiwan and win the support of Taiwan's ethnic minorities.
Taiwanese students are the masters of the country. Wherever there is national consciousness, it depends on Li Guolou spending money to win people's hearts. Li Guolou borrows the bank deposits of people across the country to fight this anti-invasion war. He will continue to do so in the future. Return capital and profits to the people of the country.
The important task of making money is completed by this group of officials and businessmen. Zhen Yuhuan bears huge financial pressure. The emerging mining industry is the sweet potato of Li's enterprise. Zhen Yuhuan praises Huang Guang, sets the main target, and decides to bribe the queen. Arut wants to get the mining rights for two new metals.
Huang Guang was kind to Li Guolou in the past and helped Li Guolou financially. However, because his family made a fortune by betraying the country and seeking prosperity, he was relegated to the sidelines by Li Guolou and was never reused. This time he submitted a report on the mining industry. The proposal was immediately favored by Zhen Yuhuan, and there was a upward trend.
For the emerging mining industry, Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan negotiated overnight and proposed to cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to distribute the shares in the mining industry to Queen Arut.
Seeing Zhen Yuhuan's high-spirited style, Xie Xiuzhu thought she was done. She sneered and said the truth: "Seventh Madam, don't be complacent. Don't think that the Queen is good to my family. The Queen hates Xiaolou the most and wishes to destroy my family. You are the only one who treats the queen as a backstage, and now they are using us,"
Zhen Yuhuan's eyes widened in disbelief and retorted: "Second Madam, you didn't drink. The Queen obeyed my requests and never showed her face to us."
Xie Xiuzhu sighed and said: "Seventh Madam, you should be a little more naive. There is no such thing as a right and left person in the world. Xiaolou has completely offended the Queen. The more polite they are now, the more severe their revenge will be in the future. There is nothing in the world that is not impermeable to you." Qiang, will the Ministry of Internal Affairs not know what you do? Who does the Ministry of Internal Affairs report to? Do you understand?"
"Second Madam, how did you see that?" Zhen Yuhuan looked at the oil lamp in fear. Under the swaying light and shadow, there were ghostly black shadows. It turned out that Queen Arute was quite scheming and pretended to be happy.
"Seventh Madam, you are too conceited. You think that men are not as smart as you. In fact, you are still far behind. No one can match Xiaolou's acting skills. Xiaolou has already seen through the Queen's mind. "Yes, when you enter the palace tomorrow, you must be careful. Don't be pretentious. Get the benefits first. Xiaolou will have his own ideas about the future." Xie Xiuzhu didn't look at Zhen Yuhuan and turned her head to the other side. She was the person Li Guolou trusted the most.
"Well, I know what to do. The Queen is very happy with the proposal we have made. Let's go to the treasury to pick out some gifts that the Queen likes." Zhen Yuhuan bit her lower lip, a little angry, but not good. He had a seizure and left the study unhappy.
Zhen Yuhuan and Xie Xiuzhu walked into the treasury. A dazzling array of various antiques were arranged on the left and right shelves. The antiques on the left shelf were genuine, while the antiques on the right shelf were fakes.
Zhen Yuhuan and Xie Xiuzhu carefully selected twelve antiques, half of which were fakes. This was their normal practice of giving gifts. This was the case for "Zhen Bao Xuan" when doing business with the palace, otherwise the merchants would lose money.
Nowadays, antiques given to empresses in the imperial palace are treated in the same way. Celebrity calligraphy and paintings are all fakes, and large pieces of furniture are all custom-made. They dare not fake them.
The eunuchs in the palace received the benefits and did not talk too much. The knowledgeable emperor's teachers did not say much when they saw fakes in the palace, because the officials of the Qing Dynasty would falsely report the price of antiques when celebrating the birthdays of the two queen mothers. The treasures in the palace
There are tens of thousands of antiques, but there are also plenty of fakes.
What is true is also false, and sometimes false is true. Zhen Yuhuan and Xie Xiuzhu reveal their treacherous nature as businessmen. It is such a great thing to be able to fool the emperor's family. Their moods suddenly become brighter and they slept soundly.
Early the next morning, Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan entered the palace to pay homage to the Queen.
The young empress was not interested in porcelain, calligraphy and painting. Empress Arut fell in love with a sapphire necklace at a glance. The shining blue light was pleasing to the eye.
Queen Arut agreed to help and accepted the favor with a reserved smile.
There are many royal rules. Queen Alu is in bed seven days a month. This is the highest treatment for a queen. Unfortunately, Queen Alu is not pregnant and she is not favored by Emperor Tongzhi. Therefore, Queen Alu
Te family still needs to be patient and put the overall situation first. He is quite shocked that his slave Li Guolou spent more than 10 million yuan in Taiwan to serve the country.
Emperor Tongzhi came to Kunning Palace. After reading the text, he smiled and said: "Since you agreed, Queen, let Huang Guang handle the rare earth mine in Baiyun Obo. What Li Guolou said is true. Ten years later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs
To increase income tenfold, starting with the mining industry is the right move,”
Queen Alut guessed Emperor Tongzhi's intentions. This time Emperor Tongzhi used yellow light, which meant that he was dissatisfied with Li Guolou, so he gave Li Guolou black medicine and hesitated: "Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty loves the new.
The Jueluo family belongs to the Li Guolou family, not the Li Guolou family. If the guests deceive the master, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger."
Emperor Tongzhi's face was as dark as water, and he could not see the joy, anger, sorrow, or joy. He said: "Li Guolou still knows how to be grateful. The Li family are all loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty."
"In my opinion, Li Guolou appears to be a gentleman, but secretly men steal and women prostitute, specializing in shady things. Your Majesty, haven't you heard the rumors about the capital?" Empress Alute heard the implication of Emperor Tongzhi and began to question.
Queen Arut never thought that there were ears in the walls. The little eunuch "Shunfeng'er" outside the door was eavesdropping and wrote down the sentence "Male thieves and female prostitutes". The little eunuch "Shunfeng'er" was the spy of the Empress Dowager Cixi. The conversation between the emperor and the empress must be recorded.
Reporting to the Empress Dowager Cixi is his job.
"Oh, what rumors are there in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, no one dares to tell you that these people have been bribed by Li Guolou. Now there are rumors in the capital that Li Guolou is the reincarnation of Prince Zhu San during the Kangxi period. He is the gravedigger of the Qing Dynasty," Queen A
Mr. Lute gritted his silver teeth tightly, as if he wanted to eat Li Guolou.
"It's nonsense, you believe this kind of thing," Emperor Tongzhi laughed dumbly, not taking Queen Alute's words seriously.
"I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw the portrait of Prince Zhu San, I was shocked. He looks exactly like Li Guolou. Your Majesty, you must be on guard against others. Just like the weather that is swaying in the sky, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be."
Queen Arut's eyebrows were curved and her scimitar was unsheathed. Queen Arut took out an ancient painting, which showed a vivid image of a young man with a jade face. Li Guolou's past life vividly appeared on the paper.
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Emperor Tongzhi frowned and stared at the portrait. His tiny eyes burned with traces of fire and suddenly became ferocious. He sneered deeply and wished he could kill "the third prince Zhu" with his own hands.
Queen Arut thought her plan had succeeded and was secretly proud, with a smile on her lips.
Suddenly, Emperor Tongzhi laughed, waved his arms gracefully, and said: "Queen, you have been fooled. This is a trick of the Japanese. How can I cut off my own arm and chill the hearts of everyone in the world?"
"Well, what the emperor said makes sense. I heard it from hearsay and almost fell for it. Li Guolou is the emperor's loyal minister and can be of great use. Taiwan's war is worry-free, all thanks to Li Guolou's careful management," Queen Arut responded He came to say something good for Li Guolou, resolutely threw the ancient paintings into the charcoal furnace, and did not have to be extremely vicious to be a man. He successfully drugged Li Guolou. A thorn in Emperor Tongzhi's heart has been buried and will never be cleared away.
Emperor Tongzhi sat on the chariot and went to the military aircraft office. He had been a puppet emperor for more than ten years and was calm and experienced. How could the emperor's thoughts be guessed? After thinking about it, he made a positive affirmation of Li Guolou. He still Trust Li Guolou, they have the same interests. Li Guolou is the "Wei Qing" of the Qing Dynasty, a slave he cultivated with his own hands, and his loyalty can be shown. As for Li Guolou's ambition, it is also for the prosperity of the country and the people, and it has not threatened him. Li Guolou's importance to the Qing Dynasty was further highlighted by the Japanese's use of such cunning calculations.
Emperor Tongzhi only ignored the words of Queen Arute. He was a maverick and had his own ideas. There was only one Li Guo Tower in the world. Without Li Guo Tower, who could create a golden mountain for him.
Recently, Emperor Tongzhi has been coming to the Military Aircraft Department every day. Good news has been coming from the Northwest and Taiwan frequently, and it makes people feel happy to be at the Military Aircraft Department.
The stacked documents were not annoying. Emperor Tongzhi sat cross-legged on the couch, reading military reports from various places.
Liu Jintang led 40,000 Chu troops to break through Jinji Fort, and Ma Hualong and his son were killed. The main force of the Qing army had already moved north to cross the Yellow River. Huang Wuxian, the commander-in-chief of Xining Town, was also stationed at Weiyuan Fort, 90 miles away from Xining, and jointly attacked Ma Guiyuan of Xining. Ma Benyuan led return to the army.
The 120,000 Qing troops commanded by Zuo Zongtang took the initiative in the Gansu battlefield. The Qing army recovered a large area of territory, and the war in the northwest was worry-free.
Emperor Tongzhi frowned slightly when he saw Zuo Zongtang commending Liu Jintang's memorial. Ma Hualong and his son had actually surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and Ma Hualong and his son were even rewarded by Emperor Tongzhi.
However, in order to avenge "the murder of his father", Liu Jintang listed the charges and killed all Ma Hualong's three clans on the charge that Ma Hualong had hidden more than a thousand Russian spears and pretended to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
The Qing army killed most of the men in Jinjibao. All the men in Jinjibao who were taller than Shimo were slaughtered.
The Qing army fought in the northwest, and Jinjibao was the heaviest massacre, killing at least hundreds of thousands of Hui people.
Killing prisoners is unlucky and will result in divine punishment.
Liu Jintang is like Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Han Dynasty. Although he has made many military exploits, he is too small-minded and has no tolerance for others.
Emperor Tongzhi was a little angry. The court could not clearly accuse Liu Jintang of cheating. Instead, it publicly announced the crimes of Ma Hualong and his son to rebel and recorded them in the annals of history. Emperor Tongzhi decided not to commend Liu Jintang, as the merits and demerits were balanced, and he temporarily ignored Liu Jintang for a period of time to allow Liu Jintang to reflect. one's own behavior.
Emperor Tongzhi said leisurely: "Prince Gong, Liu Jintang has been thinking a lot and is in poor health. Now that the army is stationed in Xining, is it feasible to let Liu Jintang and Ding You return to his hometown to recuperate their health?"
Prince Gong understood in his heart that the Qing army killed too many people in the Battle of Jinjibao, which caused shock in the court. Liu Jintang killed hundreds of thousands of Hui people. Although there was no real evidence, Zuo Zongtang reported that the population of Jinjibao Hui people was pitifully small. It's outrageous that there are only more than 2,000 orphans and widows left in Ma Hualong's hometown, Jinjibao.
After Prince Gong thought about it for a while, he leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, you have carefully thought about it. Liu Jintang worked hard and made great achievements. He left his family for the country. It is time for him to return home in fine clothes, so as to comfort Liu Songshan's spirit in heaven."
"Well, the Military Aircraft Department immediately drafted a decree to reward Liu Jintang with two dazzling feathers, the rank of second-class cavalry captain, a yellow mantle, and ordered him to return to his hometown. Ding You was given the post of governor of Hunan, and Zeng Guoquan was temporarily appointed to take it on his behalf." Emperor Tongzhi said Liu Jintang favored Liu Jintang and did not punish Liu Jintang.
Jade cannot become a tool if it is not carved, and a person cannot become a talent if it is not polished.
Emperor Tongzhi would also reuse Liu Jintang, which was the "Huo Qubing" of the Qing Dynasty. The young warriors would lead Liu Jintang and Li Guolou. One would be in the shadows first, and the other would make a big splash. This is the art of the emperor, controlling the ministers. We need to win over one faction and suppress another faction.
The Military Aircraft Department drafted an edict, and an imperial edict deprived Liu Jintang of his military power.
The Qing Dynasty was a governor-general system, and the Great Northwest Campaign was coordinated by Zuo Zongtang. Zuo Zongtang was super capable. Emperor Tongzhi did not need to worry about it and solved the trouble "Liu Jintang". Emperor Tongzhi looked at the memorial of the war in Taiwan, and Li Guolou fought Just like doing business, he is shrewd yet sinister.
When Emperor Tongzhi saw "The Paijia Cliff was set on fire", he couldn't help but get excited and shouted: "Okay, it's the Japanese pirates who deserve to be burned to death."
"Your Majesty, please pay attention to your words and deeds," Weng Tonghe raised his head and gave a kind reminder. He is the emperor's teacher and has the responsibility to teach by words and deeds.
"Well," Emperor Tongzhi coughed, lowered his head and continued to read the memorial. In fact, the news of the war in Taiwan had already been known through telegrams. It would take at least ten days for the memorial to be sent to the capital, far away from the Taiwan Strait, and the day lilies were cold. However, the pleasure of reading memorials cannot be replaced by a piece of telegram. Emperor Tongzhi still liked to read memorials written by courtiers.
Emperor Tongzhi looked through the memorials on the war in Taiwan and asked: "Prince Gong, has Liu Mingchuan captured Orchid City?"
"Your Majesty, Liu Mingchuan has not yet conquered Orchid City. Liu Mingchuan is still gathering troops. However, he is determined to capture Orchid City. Liu Mingchuan's troops are more courageous than Li Guolou. The Japanese army is at the end of its war effort. Before winter comes, Qing troops from all walks of life ensure that In order to complete the encirclement of the Japanese army in Guishan, Li Guolou used the city-locking tactic to deal with the Japanese army hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. The Japanese army that invaded Taiwan did not loot much autumn grain. By next spring, the Japanese army in Guishan would cause trouble. If you are short of food, you will perish without fighting," Prince Gong said clearly to the sand table, fearing that Emperor Tongzhi would be impulsive and remotely direct the front line to fight.
Emperor Tongzhi jumped up angrily, punched the table with his fist, and shouted loudly: "Okay, kill all the Japanese pirates, and the grasshoppers in the autumn can jump around for a few days."
Several ministers of military discipline were stroking their beards and laughing, and the eunuchs waiting next to them were also laughing. The Forbidden City, which was bleak in the autumn wind, felt the warmth of spring.