Volume 3 Wind and Rain Founding a Nation Volume 22
‘Red gold ingot 600 taels (Red gold is pure gold, 100 taels per one)
1,600 gold ingots (100 taels, 1,000 taels are 160,000 taels)
6600 big silver ingots (1000 taels per one, 6.6 million taels)
60,000 silver ingots (50 taels per ingot, 3 million taels)
Jilin ginseng 600 catties
600 Yu Ruyi
160 pearl bracelets
16 longan pearls
Big ruby 16 pieces
Big sapphire 60 pieces
16 coral trees
6000 pieces of sand satin silk
Woolen serge 6000 board
600 fox fur
600 mink fur
6000 pieces of thick and thin skin (other skins)
Copper and tin ware 60,000 pieces
60,000 pieces of precious porcelain’
Zhao Gang looked at the tidy gift list and his face turned pale. Although he knew that the Qing Dynasty was corrupt, he would never have thought that corruption would be like this. The country had lost the war and cedeed the land and pay compensation. Cixi still had the intention to celebrate her birthday and celebrate her birthday.
Zhao Gang thought about it, walked out the door and got something, went back to the house and wrapped it carefully, and handed it over to the Qing Dynasty envoy:
"Sir, this is our birthday gift in Northeast China. Please keep it worth tens of millions of dollars."
The messenger accepted the gift, but did not go back immediately. He said to Zhao Gang with his eyes slanted:
"Our family has worked hard to come over. Why didn't Lord Zhao entertain me well? I heard that Northeast China is a place with farting oil pants, so Lord Zhao won't have no intention at all."
Zhao Gang was furious when he saw it, his face remained silent, and he whispered to his subordinates, and the subordinate had to go out. Zhao Gang turned around and said lightly:
"Don't worry, I've sent someone to prepare, but the things here are rough. I'm afraid you can't bear it if you have a fine skin and tender flesh."
Looking at Zhao Gang's somewhat cruel face, the messenger shivered and did not dare to say anything more.
After a while, footsteps sounded at the door, and several burly men walked in. The leading man bowed when he saw Zhao Gang:
"President, is this guy?"
Zhao Gang nodded slightly, and the big men immediately stepped forward and held the envoy. After a few whispers, they pressed the envoy flat on the ground and took out the board and beat him hard.
The envoy was shocked and angry. As the envoy of the emperor, he went to more places. Wherever he went, no matter whether it was the inspection of the governor or the academic and political magistrate, he had no intention of flattering him. The money and treasures were even more rewarded. Unexpectedly, he was treated like this in the Northeast. At the beginning, the envoys of several boards were still cursing. After hitting twenty boards, they cried and called their parents. After hitting the thirty boards, they had no strength to shout. The big man quickly beat the 50th, and the leading man reported to Zhao Gang:
"President, you have finished fighting. What should I do next? Please tell me."
Zhao Gang looked at the messenger's bloody body and felt a little happy. He glanced at the head of the man and said:
"Drag out and feed the dog! Give the gift to his men and give it to the court."
With a "bang", Cixi threw the gift from Zhao Gang to the ground, and a large piece of black soil was sprinkled everywhere. A piece of paper floated out, vaguely saying, "The Emperor's Land is worth billions!!!"
‘Zhao Gang, the Ai family wants you to die!!!’ Cixi’s sharp voice echoed in the hall for a long time….
At this time, Li Lianying stumbled over and ran over. Before she could get close to Cixi, she knelt on the ground and cried loudly:
"Old Master Fu, it's not good, something big happened!"
Cixi was already upset. She was discouraged when she heard Li Lianying say that she wanted to kick him, but she found that Li Lianying happened to be kneeling where she couldn't kick him, so she was too lazy to take a step to kick him:
"What happened? I was so nervous. I took your skin carefully."
"Not good, Lord Lafayette, Prince Gong has suffered a stroke."
"ah!!"
When Cixi heard this, her hand loosened and Yu Ruyi fell to the ground and smashed it.
Prince Gong's face looked like earth, but he was just holding on for a breath.
A big blast was placed on hand.
The others in the room had been shut down, and Cixi and Guangxu were sitting in front of the sickbed.
Cixi said with red eyes:
"Sixth Master, you should take good care of your illness and be healthy. After this spring, we two are fooling around the court... Is there anything else to say to your sixth uncle?"
Guangxu: "I also want to ask Uncle Six, who should I change and use whom should I use now?"
Prince Gong said in a weak but clear voice: "In the civil and military affairs of the people of the Han Dynasty, the Han ministers used Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, and the Manchu ministers used Ronglu. The Han ministers used Han ministers to maintain the country well, and the Manchu ministers controlled our Manchu country."
Guangxu: "Oh?"
Prince Gong: "Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong are both talents who have seen each other for a hundred years and have a very thorough understanding of Western affairs. With these two people in charge of the government, the national power of our Qing Dynasty should have great improvement... Moreover, the two have always been incompatible and will not be in the same stream. In addition, Ronglu holds military power, the design of our Qing Dynasty should be as stable as Mount Tai and will last forever."
Guangxu was very surprised. He didn't care about Prince Gong's words, and was already out of breath and asked anxiously: "How about Zhao Gang, who established the country a while ago, can he be considered a minister of the country?"
Prince Gong suddenly burst into tears, struggled to sit up, and said word by word: "Your Majesty, you admitted that the Northeast Republic was the iron of the Jiuzhou. It was an unprecedented mistake to cast it!"
Guangxu's face suddenly changed.
Cixi was also a little surprised.
Prince Gong: "I have eight words to evaluate Zhao Gang, 'I have ulterior motives, and I have to raise myself and respect myself'!"
At this time, Cixi spoke, "How could Lao Liu look at Zhao Gang like this?"
Prince Gong: "Zhao Gang defeated the Japanese Navy at Dagukou and destroyed tens of thousands of Japanese troops. The Empress Dowager also favored him. Later, he defeated Russia and land, Britain and sea, which really made me ambition for the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, four years later, the Northeast decided to self-determination, and that was not breached the contract and saved the land of the Qing Dynasty. The whole country praised him with praise."
After hearing what Gongqin said, Guangxu looked unsteadily and asked again: "Uncle Six, why do you comment so badly on Zhao Gang?"
Prince Gong's smugness changed: "I know that evaluating him like this will lead to the displeasure of the emperor and the empress dowager. But I am a dying person. If I don't say these words, I'm sorry to my ancestors of Aisin Gioro... Zhao Gang is a tiger in the deep mountains. He only sees him waiting for the time. Once he launches, he is unstoppable. Russia and Britain are the top countries in the sea and land. They have not been able to get it well. This time, he has a tough attitude to distinguish the relationship with us. Zhao Gang may have the idea of being unjust. At present, the country is exhausted and the national strength is declining, so only Xu Tuzhi can be used to attract foreign power. You must not seek temporary strength to ruin our Qing Dynasty. Do not change violently. Remember, as long as we stabilize our feet, Zhao Gang is not scary. I am afraid that we will cause trouble first, and that there will be a big problem."
Guangxu asked again: "Will Li Hongzhang, can Zhang Zhidong fight against Zhao Gang?"
Prince Gong lowered his head and refused to answer. After a moment, his head tilted to one side and died.
On June 17, 1895, Prince Gong Yi died of illness at the age of 63. He was posthumously named "Guomin", and served as the chief of the Westernization Movement of Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, and contributed to the founding of modern industry in China and the progress of China's education. He was a pioneer of fresh diplomacy in the late Qing Dynasty. He suggested and established China's first formal diplomatic organ, which brought the Qing Dynasty's diplomacy on the right track and opened up a new situation. He actively proposed to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising, saved the crisis of the Qing Dynasty, and ushered in the revival of Tongzhi. Yi's death caused the Qing Dynasty to lose the most important dragon bone, and inevitably ushered in the overturning ending.
Chapter completed!