Chapter 29 of Part 3: Cixi has the final say

"Damn it!" Sheng Xuanhuai and Chen Congyun left the Governor's Office, and pulled Chen Congyun to the side.

"How can I explain this, brother?" Chen Congyun made a puzzled look, and was still grateful to Zheng Guanying's reminder. In fact, Chen Congyun himself understood that after saying this, the purpose was to let Li Hongzhang see the gap between the Huai Army and the current strong soldiers.

"This competition shouldn't be done. There are many people around the Lord Zhongtang who have your eye drops. Why don't you understand at all?" Sheng Xuanhuai said with a heartbroken expression. Chen Congyun smiled and said, "Brother is too worried. I have a heart for Zhongtang. Heaven and earth can be seen. Zhongtang has a broad mind and will definitely not doubt me."

Sheng Xuanhuai's words were not groundless. As soon as Chen Congyun left, Ye Zhichao lowered his head and entered Li Hongzhang's study.

"Zhongtang, mark..." Before Ye Zhichao finished speaking, Li Hongzhang had already grabbed the teacup and slammed it hard on the ground. Then he looked at Ye Zhichao with a sneer and said, "Shuqing, you are so nice."

"The mark is ashamed, which makes Zhongtang embarrassed." Ye Zhichao did not dare to defend himself at this time, and quickly said that it was his fault.

"How much money did I invest in the Ming army since its establishment? You brought me such a team? You, a shameful bastard, have you so angry." Li Hongzhang began to curse people, but Ye Zhichao was relieved. Li Hongzhang scolded someone, but in fact he treated him as a confidant.

"Zhongtang, I thought Chen Congyun was prepared for this competition, and his intention..." Ye Zhichao was brave enough to give Chen Congyun an eye drop. Li Hongzhang was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked Ye Zhichao hard. Ye Zhichao and his provincial admiral stood there and didn't dare to move, and he was so excited that he was beaten.

"Don't you just want to be blind? You boy is not convinced, you have been preparing for a long time, right? If Chen Congyun had a second thought for me, he might say things in front of me that he was born from suffering and died from happiness. In terms of knowledge, you are far worse than Chen Congyun. Humph, you still want to give others eye drops." After Li Hongzhang cursed, his face looked a little better.

Ye Zhichao hit a nail and didn't dare to speak anymore. He stood aside and waited for Li Hongzhang's instructions.

"Shuqing, you have gained some knowledge this time, right? I tell you that all the training of Chen Congyun's new army was trained by German officers and French mercenaries. The new army has to deal with the French's tricks in Vietnam all year round. It is normal that it is a little stronger than your subordinates. Don't be able to get over it. In the future, work harder and lead the team. Don't worry about Chen Congyun's affairs, go down."

Ye Zhichao hesitated for a moment, and then went up to whisper, "Zhongtang, Chen Congyun is a man with great ambitions. You must be careful."

Li Hongzhang glanced at Ye Zhichao and said, "Take your soldiers well, so I'll be embarrassed, go down."

Ye Zhichao left in shame. Li Hongzhang looked at Ye Zhichao's back. Instead, he was not angry, but smiled slightly at Zhang Peilun and Yang Shixiang who had been talking nonsense. Both of them smiled back with their hearts.

Sheng Xuanhuai sent Chen Congyun back to the door of his house in Tianjin, and then smiled and looked at Ruan Xiaozhen who was getting off the carriage and said, "Why didn't you hear about getting married?"

Chen Congyun smiled faintly and said, "I'm just a concubine, I'm following you to greet and serve you."

Sheng Xuanhuai showed a smile that only men would have, and pointed to the room and said, "Hello, I am a concubine, I have worked hard all the way, I will rest early, I won't disturb you to rest for you."

"Don't you go in and sit?"

"No, remember Brother Wei's words and be tolerant of everything."

Sheng Xuanhuai left with a smile. Chen Congyun was a little confused and always felt something hidden in Sheng Xuanhuai's smile. The door was closed. Before Chen Congyun could speak, Li Xiaosan had already stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and the wrinkled face of the old man who saw the door was revealed. Seeing Chen Congyun walking in behind with a smile, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly shouted: "The master is back."

Chen Congyun really didn't understand. The old man didn't pay his respects to him, but instead shouted at him first, what's going on. Chen Congyun was too lazy to get angry with him. Judging from the old man's age, he had not had a few years to live, and his voice was vague.

Sheng Xiaoqi cursed impolitely: "You old man, I don't know how to pay my respects when the master comes back, and I don't want to fuck you."

Chen Congyun waved his hand and signaled Sheng Xiaoqi to give up. The old man was a little embarrassed, but he really didn't hear Sheng Xiaoqi scolding him.

"Young, please invite my aunt and grandma in." Sheng Xiaoqi smiled and went back to greet Ruan Xiaozhen in. Chen Congyun waved his hand and walked in. The house had been empty for many years. If I had known that I would have sold it for money and spent money, I would have been poor! Others would lose money from the sky when traveling through time. If they had to work hard to make money when traveling through time, they would have to compare themselves and make people die.

Turning over the stone screen in the middle of the yard, Chen Congyun couldn't help but stop when he saw the two young women standing in the yard. He stood side by side in the yard and said great blessings to Chen Congyun, and said in unison: "Please pay tribute to the master." Who are the two women, Qingxian and Yuping?

These two people have been idle for many years. Sheng Xuanhuai repeatedly said that they were sent to Vietnam, but they were delayed due to one reason or another. Now, Qingxian and Yu Ping's faces have become more mature, less youthful than the past, and they are still combed with big braids, and they are still the girl's body.

Chen Congyun remembered his promise and felt ashamed. He quickly stepped forward and helped the two of them up and said, "You have suffered all these years."

"As long as the master has us in his heart, it will not be bitter." Qingxian said as tears came down. Yu Ping quickly pulled Qingxian and said, "This girl said early in the morning that the magpies called Huanshi today, so there must be a happy event. Isn't it a huge happy event? Why are you crying?" As she spoke, Yu Ping couldn't help but turn her head and rub her eyes.

"Auntie, go inside, be careful!" When Sheng Xiaoqi's voice came from behind the screen, Qingxian and Yu Ping stared at the screen at the same time. When they saw Ruan Xiaozhen leading the two maids in, their faces changed slightly.

Chen Congyun saw that something was going to be bad, and hugged the two of them, left and right, and said, "This Aunt Ruan, I'm late than you, thanks to her care in Vietnam."

This sentence was confirmed, and the two of them looked slightly better. Ruan Xiaozhen was also a versatile character. Since she followed Chen Congyun, she had no hope of Chen Congyun going all out. Seeing Chen Congyun hugging these two, Ruan Xiaozhen did not dare to take it big, so she hurried forward and said with a hint of happiness: "Xiaozhen pays homage to the two sisters, and the two sisters are happy."

"Sister, I'm blessed!" Qingxian and Yu Ping quickly replied with a blessed scene, but there was no tension in the scene. Chen Congyun handed Ruan Xiaozhen a look to express praise, and Ruan Xiaozhen lowered her head resentfully.

Chen Congyun smiled and said, "Xiaoqi, after going back, I'll go to Sheng Mansion and ask my brother to do some work. I want to do a wedding."

Although Sheng Xiaoqi has been following Chen Congyun for a long time, he is an old acquaintance with Qingxian Yuping, and both came from Sheng's mansion. He hurried forward and politely called Qingxian and Yuping, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to both concubines!"

Needless to say, these two were not qualified to be a wife, Sheng Xiaoqi knew very well in this. He just played with the jade ring in Chen Congyun's hands and the sachet he had always carried with him. Sheng Xiaoqi knew who the wife was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was in Chen Congyun's heart. Ruan Xiaozhen was still a Vietnamese princess, and wasn't she just a concubine? Not to mention the origins of the two in front of him.

Qingxian and Yu Ping did not expect Chen Congyun to be so straightforward, so they decided to make the matter when they came back. They were both young, and at the age of 25 or 6, the children were all running all over the ground. Seeing that Chen Congyun was following one, but he did not take care of the child, they couldn't help but secretly glad that they had hope that they could really have a son. The mother would have a support in the future because of her son.

Chen Congyun was about to hold a wedding, and the Chen Mansion was busy all of a sudden. After learning about Chen Congyun's decision, Sheng Xuanhuai smiled very satisfied and rewarded Sheng Xiaoqi with ten taels of silver. He sent someone to choose a fortune teller overnight. At that time, he took the person back to Sheng Mansion with two sedan chairs a day in advance, and this is his parents' home.

Although she was just a concubine, Qingxian and Yuping were older, but when she married a rank-level official like Chen Congyun, the whole family of Sheng Mansion felt that there was light, not to mention that Chen Congyun decided to have a drink to treat her. This is completely different from the kind of concept of carrying her back in a sedan chair and then directly in the bridal chamber.

The auspicious day of the zodiac was soon set. The third day of November is a good day. It happened that it was the third day of October. Chen Congyun also returned from Beijing in a month. It is estimated that the imperial court can also set its position, so it is considered a double happiness.

Chen Congyun slept alone that night. Haven’t Qingxian and Yuping officially passed? It’s possible to go to Ruan Xiaozhen, but Chen Congyun didn’t want Qingxian and Yuping to feel unhappy. Anyway, I’ll have a night off and I will visit Li Hongzhang and Sheng Xuanhuai tomorrow, and I will go to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

Two days later, he placed Ruan Xiaozhen in Tianjin and Chen Congyun continued on the road.

When Chen Congyun first arrived in Tianjin, Beijing had already learned the news that the group of people from the Military Affairs Office were still worried about the affairs of the Governor of Liangjiang.

The Old Buddha said that he was protecting Chen Congyun, but he didn't say whether he should have approved Zuo Zongtang's memorial. Just for this matter, Yihuan, Sun Yuwen, Weng Tonghe, Yi Li, and Shidor had been discussing for several days, but he had not yet come up with an idea.

After all, the position of Governor General of Liangjiang has always been an important official in the court, so it is not the turn of Chen Congyun? But everyone has no idea what Cixi was thinking.

"Prince Qing, tell me what should I do?" Sun Yuwen, who was a sloppy person, knew that Yi Li was most trusted by Cixi, wanted to explore Cixi's words. If Sun Yuwen was also Cixi's confidant, and his relationship with Li Lianying was good enough, but Li Lianying seemed to be unable to figure out what Cixi meant this time. Sun Yuwen wanted to flatter Cixi and didn't know where to start.

"Prince Chun, tell me." Yi Li lifted the ball to Yi Li, and Yi Li smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This matter is hard to say, it's difficult!"

Weng Tonghe didn't say anything, just watched these people quietly worrying. In fact, Weng Tonghe was also worried? The emperor was in charge of the government after his wedding, but Guangxu still couldn't make any decisions directly. Cixi said that she was spending her days and did not ask about political affairs. In fact, what major event in the court does not require Cixi's consent?

"You can't go to Cining Palace?" Shi Duo made his last speech, but he expressed everyone's thoughts, except for Weng Tonghe.

He went there as soon as he said that, and the crowd left his seat one after another and came to Cixi's bedroom.

Cixi was listening to the opera. When she heard Li Lianying's message, she frowned and said, "Little Lizi? What's wrong with this? Hasn't the Ai family already said it? Now she wants to live a quiet life, why are they endlessly?"

Li Lianying quickly helped Cixi up with a smile, bent over and led Cixi out, and said with a smile: "Laofu, the emperor is still young now, and many major events cannot be separated from you. For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, how much you have to suffer, right?"

"You are a servant who talks a lot, let's go ahead and support me."

"Yeah!"

When a military plane saw Cixi coming out, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down to pay his respects.

"Everyone gets up, what's so urgent? I can't even watch the Ai family drama?" Cixi looked unhappy and felt unhappy, so I'll just say something.

"Laofu, Chen Congyun is about to enter Beijing. How is the Military Affairs Office worried about how to arrange for him? It is said that Chen Congyun is quite capable, but he is so promoted to the Governor of Liangjiang like this. It is probably difficult to convince the public. The servants are not sure about it, so they come to invite the Lord Laofu to be the Holy Prison." Yihuan stepped forward and spoke. Cixi took a sip of tea calmly and asked expressionlessly: "What does the emperor mean?"

"I haven't asked the emperor yet!" Weng Tonghe came forward and said this, and Cixi's face changed instantly.

"Bastard, what are you doing? There is no rule at all. The Ai family has already returned the power to the emperor. The emperor should make the decision on this matter."

Everyone knelt down when they heard the sound and said, "The slave is guilty."

"Little Lizi, go and invite the emperor." Cixi finished her majesty and said coldly. Coincidentally, a eunuch outside shouted, "The emperor is here." Guangxu came.

"Please pay my respects to my dear dad! Good luck to my dear dad."

"Get up."

After Guangxu stood up, a group of military planes came forward to pay homage. Cixi then smiled and said, "Emperor, these slaves have no rules. The Ai family has scolded them, so don't be angry with them."

Cixi said this, what else can Guangxu say? She just nodded repeatedly and said yes.

"Your Majesty, tell me, an imperial edict called Chen Congyun back, what should I do?" Cixi asked, but Guangxu dared not refuse to answer, but Guangxu did not dare to make decisions about this matter. He thought for a while and said, "My son thought, please make a decision with his father."

This was the anticipated reaction of Cixi, and a group of military aircraft also said in unison: "Please ask the Holy Empress Dowager."

"You guys, the emperor is young, please help more and don't go to the Ai family for everything. Forget it, I won't be angry with you. According to the Ai family, let's put a governor of Jiangsu, and leave the territory of Liangjiang to Liu Kun to guard. This is an old minister, and it is reassuring to do things."

Cixi was determined, and the matter was decided.

This time, Chen Congyun entered Beijing. The imperial edict said that the report was correct when he entered Beijing, so naturally no one came to greet him. Chen Congyun quietly entered the city, took Sheng Xiaoqi to hand over the sign according to the rules, and then waited patiently in the inn.

What is a little different from ordinary ministers entering Beijing is that when others come to Beijing, they visit the officials of various ministries everywhere, and where they should be stuffed, they are not like Chen Congyun. They usually do a lot of these tasks. However, while waiting for the summons, Chen Congyun handed out a post to Gangyi's mansion and led Sheng Xiaoqi and a follower to visit with a little Vietnamese "local property". After saying that Gangyi was both his former boss, he was referred to the Minister of Justice after he came back.

Gangyi heard that Chen Congyun came to visit him, so he was naturally very polite to the God of Wealth. He went out to greet him in person, but he also stayed enthusiastically at Chen Congyun for dinner.

When Chen Congyun came back from Gangyi, a eunuch in the inn was already waiting a little impatiently and said with a sharp voice: "The emperor has an order. Chen Congyun will come to the palace tomorrow morning to meet the saint."

As usual, he rewarded 100 taels of silver. The eunuch left with a smile on his face. Chen Congyun didn't care about Guangxu, so he quickly called Sheng Xiaoqi and explained a few words. Sheng Xiaoqi went out of the inn while it was dark and rushed to Li Lianying's house.
Chapter completed!