Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter Eighteen

When will I be poor when I am sad? Nothing seems to be deep in love.

...

"I heard that when the Gengzi Kingdom changed, Concubine Zhen did not jump out of the well by herself, but was pushed down by the Second General Manager Cui Yugui and a few eunuchs..." Thinking of Concubine Zhen's tragic death, Long Yu's face also became quite ugly.

Before she could finish her speech, Lin Guangyu roared and shouted that she would cut Cui Yugui into pieces. Because on the surface, the Qing court has always promoted that Concubine Zhen was afraid of being humiliated after the Eight-Nation Alliance came in and became heroic "sacrifice" and was also Cixi's explanation to the emperor himself. Therefore, after hearing this thunderous news, how could the emperor not be furious?

But Lin Guangyu knew completely that the facts Longyu told were not the whole truth, at most they were just a part of the facts. Because although Concubine Zhen was pushed down by Cui Yugui and others, without Cixi's orders and coercion, even if she had 100 courage to use these eunuchs to do so. Longyu might not know the complete truth or intentionally excuse Cixi, so what she told could only be like this.

Wang Shang ran in fear and fear. This voice was so familiar to him before. When he arrived in Yingtai, the emperor cursed Yuan Shikai and Ronglu. For a full 10 years, he could not reduce the emperor's hatred in half.

"The emperor calms down, calms down..."

"Empress, you should take good care of your illness. I want to ask this slave who is killed in heaven..." Lin Guangyu gave Longyu a smile and hurried away with Wang Shang.

Looking at the emperor's back as he left, Longyu, who was lying on the bed, was half melancholy and half relaxed. This matter has been in my heart for 7 or 8 years. I took this opportunity to tell the emperor that it is always right. No matter how Zhenfei and herself were, she was the emperor's concubine after all, and she could not let her die so unknown...

Cui Yugui didn't know what happened. When he rushed to the Hall of Heart, the emperor, Li Lianying and Shi Xu had already been waiting for him. As soon as he entered the door, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong. Shi Xu had a gloomy face and stared at him with his eyes as if he wanted to eat him. The emperor sitting in the middle seemed to be about to burst into flames, and he looked angry; Li Lianying on the other side was completely curled up in the corner, looking completely disappointed, and his white filial piety uniform and pale face looked like a living dead...

"Cui Yugui, I ask you, did you push my concubine Zhen into the well?"

"Ah!" Unexpectedly, this was the matter of the emperor's words. Cui Yugui was so scared that he was scattered and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "It's not about slaves' business, it's not about slaves' business..."

"Who is it about?" Lin Guangyu roared, "You still dare to argue when you die?"

"Emperor..." Cui Yugui's spirit almost collapsed in an instant. "It's really nothing to do with the slave. Even if you borrow the slave's courage, the slave dares not attack Master Zhen. It's the queen mother... too..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Lianying, who had been silently beside him, suddenly got angry. He didn't know where the strength came from. He kicked Cui Yugui in the heart and cursed angrily: "You... you... hurt Zhen... Master Zhen, you actually dare to cling to too... Empress Dowager... You are impatient!"

With a "ah", the screams came far away. Cui Yugui was kicked by Li Lianying and could not even get up even if he fell to the ground. Wang Shang went over and found that he had only breathed out, but no breath was in. He was dying. Seeing the emperor's cold eyes swept towards him, Li Lianying quickly knelt down: "Emperor... The emperor... the slave is so angry... the empress dowager's body is not cold... This wolf-hearted thing is already in front of you... and he chewed his tongue..."

"Li Anda, were you there the day when Concubine Zhen was in trouble?" The chilling majesty revealed in the cold words.

"Slave...slave...isn't there at that time...isn't there...if the slave was there...it would be great...slave tried his best to save Master Zhen's life." Li Lianying, who was kneeling on the ground, climbed forward two steps, "When the slave came back, Master Zhen...she...she..."

Li Lianying's eyes were red and she could hardly speak. If Lin Guangyu hadn't known the truth about this and knew that Zhenfei had pleaded with Li Lianying and rejected it by the latter, he would have believed that Li Lianying's performance was completely real and completely from the heart - he was really a person who was much more skilled than himself.

"Li Anda, get up, don't do your business." Lin Guangyu said this, but there was no change in expression on his face. He only turned his eyes to Shi Xu. "According to the regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what should a slave commit suicide to murder his master?"

Shi Xu had already had cold sweat on his back, and it was another major event. This minister of the Interior Affairs Office was really exhausted. "Return to the emperor, the master should make him lose his bones and ashes, and he will never be reborn. The rest of the accomplices should be beaten to death..."

"Does the bones be crushed and ashes?" Lin Guangyu thought that the punishment was almost the same for Cixi, but he smiled miserably, "Since the family law of our ancestors is like this, let's implement it."

"Come here..." With Wang Shang's call, several guards rushed in from outside immediately to take Cui Yugui away, who had fainted. The cruel scene made Li Lianying frightened and kept glad that there was a scapegoat like Cui Yugui, otherwise it would be difficult for him to escape from the relationship if he pursued him.

"Li Anda, you have worked hard these two days, so let's go first. I have something to talk to Shixu." Lin Guangyu had already made up his mind to cure Li Lianying's crime, but it was still in the mourning period, so it was not suitable to touch Li Lianying.

"Shixu, you will deal with the aftermath of Concubine Zhen. I cannot let her be a lonely ghost outside Xizhimen..."

"The slave obeys the order, but I just ask the emperor to show me where to stop the spirit." Shi Xu thought for a while, "Is there a saying that I don't know if the slave is talking or not?"

"Say it, I won't blame anyone for saying it."

"The emperor's dragon body is healthy and prosperous in spring and autumn, but should we prepare this mausoleum in advance? Otherwise, after Master Qing moved his spirit, there would be no place to "Feng'an"!"

"This..." Lin Guangyu didn't consider this level. He thought that he had to consider his funeral after he was less than 40 years old. It was really hard to accept it, but the other party had good intentions, so how should he reply?

"What you are thinking is not unreasonable. It's a pity that the national treasury is empty and everything is in trouble. I can't bear to let the white money go to an invisible place..." Lin Guangyu sighed, "I, the emperor, are poor..."

"Emperor..." The king was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and Shi Xu kowtowed repeatedly, "Slaves cannot share the worries of the emperor, and they are incompetent... incompetent."

"Get up, this time you have withdrawn your errands and fined your salary. You won't blame me in your heart, right?" Lin Guangyu thought of changing the topic. Since he had already suggested that the fire in the palace was a miracle, the consequences should be borne by the emperor himself. It is not so legitimate to blame the ministers.

"I only know whether Thunder and Rain is Jun's kindness. This punishment is nothing. As long as I can do a good job for the emperor, I will be willing to die even if I die."

"Now, every aspect requires money. How much does this royal family spend a year? Where did it go?"

"Last year, the Office of Internal Affairs had a detailed account book, but the number of details was not enough to be said. It seemed to be more than 18.7 million taels... This year, there was a great mourning of the empress dowager, and it would probably cost at least 20 million. As for the use of money..." Shi Xu looked at the emperor, but hesitated again. It seemed that it was not easy to say.

Lin Guangyu knew what he was concerned about and asked straightforwardly: "How much money does Lafayette need to spend a year?"

"Food, clothing, and rewards in all aspects are estimated to be nearly 40,000 taels a day...it will cost about 14 million a year."

What? Lin Guangyu clearly remembers: At this time, the British royal family had the highest funding, which was converted into Kupingliang, which was about 15 million yuan, accounting for only 0.8% of the total fiscal revenue of the UK. Even the Russian royal family, which had the highest proportion of European royals, was only 4.2%, which was more than 12 million Kupingliang. China is so poor and weak, the royal expenses accounted for 6.6%. Cixi alone had to spend one-twentieth of the national fiscal revenue. It was really unreasonable for the Qing Dynasty to perish. His face suddenly became gloomy, and his fingers couldn't help but knock on the table to think: If this money was transferred out, then...

"Emperor, although the Empress Dowager needs to use about 40,000 taels a day, the ones they really use are less than 30,000, and the rest... the rest..." Shi Xu got stuck again at the critical moment.

"It's all for those slaves to take away?" Lin Guangyu suddenly raised his head, "The geese plucked the hairs, tied up and down, and fed the private bags... Shi Xu, how much did you take?"

"Slave...Slave..." Shixu knelt on the ground in panic, "Slave dare not, and he dare not take one or two more silver except for the money."

"You are honest... Tell me the truth, how much did Li Lianying take?"

Shi Xu couldn't say it, so he could only apologize with Vung Tau: "I really don't know."

"You don't know? I'm afraid that it's a cicada, don't you dare to say it? Li Lianying's net worth is more than a few million..." Lin Guangyu gritted his teeth, "Do you think I killed Cui Yugui just to avenge Princess Zhen? To be honest, this is my shocking and reminding them of these slaves."

Shi Xu was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time. Wang Shang happened to come and report: "Cui Yugui and a group of slaves have finished their executions, and the body is waiting for the emperor to leave."

"Everything is burned into ashes and buried under the trees as fertilizer." Lin Guangyu squeezed out a vicious sentence, "The slaves who took advantage of the situation the night before yesterday must be treated well, so as not to think that I dare not kill anyone!"
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next