428 Gossip all over the capital
The source of this leak is definitely the Prince Gong Mansion, because the Forbidden City will be about to be deducted in another hour. At this time, the eunuchs and guards in the palace cannot come out. In Sijiu, the only ones who know this news are left in the Forbidden City.
The fat eunuch who beat the maid has always been a master at teahouses and theaters. This guy has no sense of confidentiality at all. For him, being able to receive admiring gazes from thousands of people in the teahouses and theaters is even more exciting than taking a few serious Indian horse hoof soil.
Xiao Letian used to study this phenomenon in his previous life, that is, why it is difficult for Chinese people to keep it secret, especially the old men in the four nine cities under the feet of the emperor, who love to talk about state affairs so much.
In fact, the root cause is a matter of face. I know, but you don’t know, when I reveal the secret to you and your desire is longing for you, human vanity can be greatly expanded.
Another reason is very deep. Chinese people have always admired high-ranking officials' politics, and I can get a lot of political rumor, which shows that there are people on me. No matter whether my person is picking vegetables in the prince's mansion or the bellebe's mansion, in order to hear these top secret news, it proves that I am closer to politics than you.
Not to mention that such illusory face is useless, Chinese people are good at dividing people into different levels in life and treating them separately. Sometimes it is not good to be too low-key, so that everyone thinks you are a useless waste, so more people will step on you.
In fact, the emergence of any national character has a deep background, and even a bad habit is behind it, there are deep social factors behind it.
For example, when the quality of the people in society has dropped sharply and people open their mouths and shut up and curse, don’t worry that the sense of security given to the people during this period is definitely very low.
Sometimes people open their mouths and shut up and say swear words. On the surface, it seems to be a bad habit, but it may not be a kind of self-protection to think deeply. I have no purpose insults, I spit everywhere, and I look at people with my eyes slanted. What do I give people the feeling? It's just a hedgehog, which shows everyone that I'm not easy to mess with, and no one can bully me.
To put it bluntly, why do children in junior high school have some rebellious periods? In fact, they subconsciously want to seek a sense of spiritual security through rebellion.
I have grown up, I am an adult male animal, I am very powerful, you can provoke me, be careful, I will fight back fiercely, this will satisfy many psychological demands in the subconscious of rebellious children.
In fact, after this period of time, when people mature, everyone will laugh at that rebellious period because the threatening power of display is useless to life.
The topic returned to this big leak in the capital. The news released by the fat eunuch had flown all over the streets and alleys in less than an hour. Everyone was muttering and thinking about this.
"Oh Mr. Huang, you are drinking here. Have you heard of that?"
"I heard that Xiao Letian's old nest was blown up by the French fleet. It is said that the people killed by the bombs were floating all over the sea..."
"Not only, not only... You are behind in this news. The foreign soldiers have already broken through the city. Now they don't need cannons to bomb. They are all Japanese soldiers shooting and bayonets. They are so miserable."
"Oh, you two are talking well, and you are talking about that. I want me to tell you, Xiao Letian deserves it. He said before that he had resigned from the Prime Minister's position, and now the French have been vented."
"Yes, yes, let's see. If the court does not take action to deal with him, it will be difficult for the public to convince everyone in the future. Damn this rebellious, bah..."
The crowds gathered more and more. The Eight Banners were a typical example of not remembering to eat or fight. They had long forgotten Xiao Letian's terrifying punishment hall, the new army and flying flyers all over the sky, and now they all took out the style of a master to give advice to the court.
"My man, now the French have publicly bombed Ryukyu. I guess Xiao Letian's death letter should be true. If this dead tiger doesn't dare to fight, I think our country's dynasty will be over..."
"That's right, Mr. Huang is right. If you want me to say that we, the Eight Banners, have to unite and put pressure on the banner master and the court. We can't be grandchildren like this anymore. We have to be grandfathers..."
The ancestors who were drinking blushed and blushed began a journey of cheating, because their irrational actions made the court face a great political crisis.
The fat eunuch was afraid that his secret leak would be forced to the edge of the cliff by bragging and flirting. He didn't know that it was because of the storm he stirred up, which would make countless undercurrents surging violently, and anger and strange change inside and outside the capital.
Dongjiaomin Lane is already a large embassy area in this year. In an alley near the French Embassy, in the private room in the backyard of an ordinary small restaurant, a beautiful woman was sitting alone at the table, holding a wine glass and drinking slowly.
On the table is a simple four dishes and one soup, nine turns of large intestine, fried double crispy oil, scallion, carp, sea cucumber, and jade shrimp soup. The wine is also a good wine. The bamboo leaves that have been aged for ten years are fragrant when you enter the mouth. After three cups, the beauty will feel a little blushing on her face.
The tavern was renovated with a courtyard. This kind of restaurant with a little private dish has always paid great attention to protecting the privacy of customers. Many senior officials are willing to come to such a restaurant to talk about things. Of course, the prices here are also very expensive. There are only four dishes and one soup, and it is impossible to get a silver paper without a hundred taels of silver.
Just as the woman was drinking quietly, the door was suddenly knocked three times. Before she could respond, she was pushed open by a big furry hand. The one who walked in was actually a foreigner.
"Well, you are the gizzard of Mizuki. You are actually a beautiful woman. I thought you were a terrifying female warrior." It turned out that this woman was the gizzard of Shimazu family's ninja Mizuki.
"My name is Sister Wu now, please don't forget Lord Yang." Sister Wu's eyes were brought out of water and kept firing electricity to Lord Yang.
"No, no... don't try to seduce me. I'm not those lustful Qing people... Of course, I also like beautiful women, but I will never let women get mixed in my work..."
The foreigner, Dama, sat on the chair with a golden knife, and didn't have to be skillfully pinched the chopsticks and ate it. It seems that this is still a Chinese master.
"Okay, I'll go straight to the point. I know your true identity. The Shimazu family's ninja and a member of the Forbidden City guardian. He was directly ordered by that ancestor. It should be said that you know the secret lines of the Qing Dynasty very well... Well, this sea cucumber is well burned, and we don't have it in Europe..."
"Trade, I want to make a deal with you... Please pour me wine... We French need your hidden line to do some work. Accordingly, I will give you some personal reports. This is a sure profit and no loss... The large intestine has not been properly washed, it is too clean and has no smell..."
Sister Wu looked at the foreigner Taotie in amazement, and her words were mixed with judgments on food. The women were stunned and thought that such a heavy taste was rare.
Gradually, Sister Wu finally understood the purpose of this Frenchman. It turned out that he hoped Sister Wu would secretly promote the trend within the Eight Banners, so that the high-level Qing dynasties could feel the pressure from the lower levels. To put it bluntly, she forced the court to deal with Xiao Letian.
"Beauty, you should know that Ci'an has been suppressing the situation, and Cixi has always been willing to start a war with Xiao Letian. Unfortunately, Ci'an has the upper hand now, and I need you to change this situation... and have another glass of wine..."
"Let those Eight Banners who love chatting but not work... By the way, the playboys you mentioned move, let them make trouble every day, put pressure on the court, and force them to start a war against Xiao Letian's power. This is all we want..."
"As long as you can do this, we can agree to some of your conditions...you can raise it now."
The little ghost Mizuho suddenly felt silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Can you really raise any conditions?"
The French intelligence official looked at her idiotically, "Of course you have to be more equal. You have to know how heavy this task is and how heavy we can repay it. Don't be too greedy. You inferior nations just don't know how to advance or retreat..."
The little ghost of Wuyin didn't care about the insults of the foreigner. Instead, she smiled sweetly, "It's like I'm add to me." As she said that, she also unbuttoned a button on her chest.
The French official stared at the snow-white spot on the woman's chest with a hungry wolf, but said coldly, "Woman, you are very beautiful, but it's not enough for me to betray the motherland. You should put away your delusions..."
Before he could finish speaking, the little ghost Mizuho suddenly stretched out his feet and actually clamped the foreigner's legs under the table, rubbing slowly.
"Don't worry, you'd better listen to my conditions first... What I want is very simple, I hope the French government can help a new army in our Tokugawa Shogunate Training Office... Don't worry, we have money, all the equipment and training instructors choose you France... Think about it, this is a business that is reliable for you."
The French intelligence officer was stunned for a moment. He thought for a long time before asking with a smile, "It turns out that you are loyal to the island country. I thought you were loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but I didn't expect it... Can you tell me why this is? The treatment given to you by the Qing Dynasty is not good enough."
The little ghost Mizuho suddenly became lonely. She smiled bitterly and said, "You won't understand. My motherland is the island country full of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, typhoons... all kinds of natural disasters. Where is life so miserable? You can't imagine it at all..."
"If the low-level farmers can have a meal of white rice, it will be enough for everyone to celebrate like a festival. A girl like me who has raised her at home until she is thirteen or fourteen years old is to sell her... either hard work or prostitutes."
The little ghost of Fog Hidden stared at the French intelligence officer, "This Qing Dynasty is not my home, never, a country with such abundant resources, but does not know how to be a strong man, and will only beg for mercy in a humbly way... Such a country is never my home."
Chapter completed!