The two consecutive days of lingering with Longyu for a long night have indeed played a role. She smiled and walked over with light steps. I knew the two palace maids following us, and they were the two girls who served us to bed. I smiled bitterly at Longyu and stood on the spot.

She also smiled and said a blessing to me, and then went in to pay tribute to Cixi. When the two women spoke, they saw Pu Jun coming out in a while. When they saw me, they bowed awkwardly and then went.

I waited for a while, and sure enough, Cixi inside shouted loudly: "The emperor should come in too. I always stand outside, and others will say that I am not good to the emperor."

After I entered the house, I quickly apologized and said, "Dad is telling a joke. Dad loves his son, which is a blessing for his son. How can others let others talk about it?"

After saying that, I smiled gratefully at Longyu. Longyu happened to be looking at me too. The two of them had a smile on their eyes. Cixi looked at me and felt much better. She pulled us together and said, "That's right. The emperor and the empress are the examples of the people in the world. How can we make a fuss? You are the same. You always go to find Concubine Zhen. The two fox concubine Jin's charming boys have ruined the state. No wonder the empress wants to be a little bitch. Now I have agreed in front of me, Emperor, you must be kind to the empress in the future. Look at the empress, you have to pay more attention to you. As soon as you come in, I only said one thing to you, and I said good things to you, but I said a whole room, haha--"

The old witch's mood improved greatly, and I suddenly felt much more relaxed. I quickly said a few nice words.

Cixi laughed at us for a while, then stretched out and said, "The family affairs are almost done. Emperor, let me talk about state affairs. Two days ago, the old princess Shouen Gulun died, leaving behind the lack of the Minister of Guards and the Chief of the Shenji Camp. Emperor, who should I take over the position?"

It's such a coincidence? I just wanted Zai-ying to come into the palace, but there was such a shortage. But why didn't I say it earlier? It was just that I came back from Prince Chun's mansion? This made me even more doubt whether Cixi knew about the actions in Prince Chun's mansion today. So I pressed my mind and replied: "But rely on my dad."

Cixi smiled and said, "The child you met just now is from the family of Rebel Zaiyi. Zaiyi is loyal and has a reputation. Why not let him defeat the lack of the minister in charge of the guards. As for Shenji Camp, I heard that the governor of Jiangsu is strong and righteous, so how about letting him be transferred to the capital?"

Damn, Zai Yi is loyal, huh, that is he loyal to you, right? Although I think so, I can't say anything. Now I don't have the capital to say anything, so I have to admit it. Then I replied, "Dad said so much, so I will do it." After thinking about it, I thought, and thought why not sell a favor with others? So I continued, "Ribele should be promoted to the first level. How about my son telling him to be the prince?" (Zai Yi, the late title of Duan, was because when he passed the imperial edict, he mistakenly thought Rui as Duan.)

Of course, Cixi nodded in agreement. I took the opportunity to propose something to do. When Cixi was happy, she rewarded him with a general in charge of the country and served as the commander of the Qianqing Gate Guard.

After solving this matter, both sides gained a lot. Of course, Cixi got a big shot, and I just picked up a sesame seed. But it was my first step. I was finally able to arrange the next person who was absolutely loyal to me by my side! So I was extremely excited that night. I made Longyu several times in Zhongcui Palace, and in the end she was begging for mercy. Even when I was extremely excited, she would rather call Concubine Zhen to say such nonsense.

Power, power is the best aphrodisiac.

When she woke up the next day, Longyu, who was extremely satisfied, offered to be a spy for me. She probably felt the threat brought by Zai Yi and Pu Jun and his son. After all, I am her husband, and she also has the family protection mentality that any woman has. From then on, Longyu would always bring me news about Cixi. This is really great.

When I went to court, I was also full of spring breeze and was also resolute in handling matters. I officially issued the imperial edict of Weng Tonghe as the acting Ministry of Revenue. Gong Gong Xiang was appointed as the Minister of the Interior, Prince Gong Yi was appointed as the Minister of the Interior, Zai Yi was appointed as the Minister of the Interior, Prince Rui of Jin, served as the Minister of the Interior, Gang Yi was transferred to the Chief of the Shenji Camp in Beijing, and Zai Jing was appointed as the Chief of the Guard of the Ganqingmen, and so on. At the same time, today, the silver donations were also received from other princes and princes, each of which was not much or less, and it seemed that they were negotiated.

At the same time, he also handled the imperial edict assigned by Cixi, and ordered Taiwan Governor Liu Mingchuan to help with the naval military affairs. The Xi'an earthquake was also ordered to provide disaster relief. Hangzhou West Lake Water Conservancy Project was approved. The chieftain from the Tibetan border colluded with a man named Bazong Lama from Tibet to rebel and ordered the local army to suppress it. These things were all things that had been accumulated for several days, and they were done in one day. In the end, people were in a happy mood and were full of energy. By 1:00 pm, all government affairs had been handled. After lunch, they felt moved. It was time to talk to Li Hongzhang about the Beiyang military parade. The garden was moved and the military expenditure was moved. They also had to think of ways for them to find a way. He was short of military expenditure. Hehe, I will teach him.

According to the Qing Dynasty, foreign ministers were not allowed to buy houses in Beijing. Therefore, although Li Hongzhang was a high-ranking and powerful person, he was always labeled as a governor of Zhili, so when I saw him, he was still in an inn called Yuelai.

This inn is located in the west of Beijing. Li Hongzhang has reserved the entire east courtyard. In the huge courtyard, Li Hongzhang's personal soldiers live in. The wing room in the middle of the east is Li's residence.

"Emperor?" Because I came in contempt and only had a little Dezi around me, Li Hongzhang was stunned when he saw me, and then he swayed his horse's hooves and bowed down.

I quickly helped him up. Old Li was quite thin and had few bones on his body. It would be unnecessary to spend any effort to help him. He asked him to sit opposite me in the hall and left the left and right. "I didn't have time to talk to you last time to meet the Queen Mother and the Old Buddha. Is there any time to talk to you about the Beiyang silver? "

Li Hongzhang did not answer me directly, but just lowered his voice in confusion and asked, "Is the emperor here this time obeying the order of the Lord Buddha?"

I shook my head and smiled and said, "Old Buddha is not as concerned about your navy as much as I do. Li Zhongtang, tell me the truth, how much money does Beiyang lack?"

"Reply to the emperor, the old minister has roughly calculated that the main battleship of Dingyuan Zhenyuan needs to increase the cannon position. The original cannon position was outdated and it simply weakened its power. However, Jingyuan and the two ships of Laiyuan still lack tail cannons. Weiyuan ships, etc., the old minister has negotiated with the German Krupp Company to update all the Krupp fast cannons. The above funds are about 1.7 million taels..."

I nodded and said, "You said Zhang Zhidong would lend you money?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "Mr. Xiangyan doesn't have such a good heart. It's okay to borrow silver, but this is also a transaction."

"trade?"

"The emperor is wise and Zhang Zhidong's Hanyang Iron Factory is losing money every year. It is often rumored in the court that it is going to withdraw. If the court withdraws, Xiang Yangong can't burn the red iron even if he has money!"

So that's it, but when Zhang Zhidong was doing it in Hunan, he really left some good foundation for China's initial military industry. Alas, I still have to support him, otherwise, where will my military innovation start in the future?

So he nodded and said, "Just follow him, and Li Zhongtang, tell him on my behalf that he supports your navy, and I will support his iron factory. If I have me for one day, I will never lose to him Zhang Zhidong."

"Emperor..." Li Hongzhang seemed moved, but sighed deeply. His tone turned to peace: "The old minister thanked the emperor for his kindness."

Of course I know why he sighed, because although I, the emperor, support me, is always an empty emperor. Well, I always have to give him some confidence. In this way, I can win his support in the future. So I smiled confidently and said, "Don't Li Zhongtang believe me?"

Li Hongzhang was startled and kowtowed, "Even if the old minister has ten courage, he will never dare to have any disrespect to the emperor. The old minister is worried about Japan..."

"Japan?"

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "That is, all the civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty felt that our Beiyang Navy was not enough to resist the Western barbarians, but in East Asia, it was invincible, so it was a waste of money in vain. This is why the old ministers had to worry about military spending every year for several years. Little did they know that since the reform, Japan has clearly had the ambition to expand its military supplies. This year, the old ministers were particularly concerned about military spending because Japan had already negotiated with the British Armstrong Shipyard to purchase an iron-armored cruiser. Fortunately, the relationship between the shipyard and the old minister was similar. The old minister repeatedly asked for it, and the British agreed that as long as the old minister paid the bank first than the Japanese, the cruiser could be sold to me for the Qing Dynasty."

"Ship Yoshino?" I blurted out and immediately regretted it.

"It's Yoshino. The Japanese have even given their names and are scheduled to be delivered this fall. The emperor sees Wanli clearly, and the old minister is anxious..."

Yes, Yoshino Ship. The future flagship of the Japanese fleet, a few years later, on the Yellow Sea, can that sad song become a triumphant song because of my arrival?
Chapter completed!