"When you see the emperor, you can call the master, you can call the emperor, you can call the master, you can call the master, you can call the queen, you can see the concubine Zhen, you can call the master Zhen... When you see the emperor, you will kneel down, and you won't blame you when you are familiar with it. You are from the East, you must know the rules, but barbarians are barbarians, and you are really slow to see things. But it's okay to learn Chinese. After all, they are from a wealthy family in the East. Although it's ruined, they are still golden branches and jade leaves. Oh, you practice for a while, and I'll take a break and drink a sip of water. Wang Laoba, what kind of water do you thief poured? You have been so skillful, don't even send a bowl of candy water to your master? Do you still want to get stuck? Now you little beasts are becoming more and more careless in serving your work. Be careful that you will peel your skin!"

Before I could reach the ear room of Yanqi Palace where Aiko Matsuhei temporarily lived, I heard the sharp voice of Xiao Dezi inside. He could be considered as cursing the errands. He knew that I was very good at this Aiko, but he actually came to teach the rules of the Cai* in person. I probably also greeted the Office of the Interior. The Office of the Interior was a little confused because Prince Gong was at home recently.

I frowned, and Kou Lian cleared his throat and shouted. The room suddenly became panic. The sound of the chair moving came out in a panic. Xiao Dezi, a few eunuchs, rolled out and crawled out, tidied up his clothes and knelt down to greet him.

"Xiao Dezi, how can you scare me like this? Do you know where this is? A bastard!" I ignored him with a slight face and walked into the side hall. I saw Ayako Matsuhira kneeling down solemnly, and said in a somewhat awkward Chinese: "Sister...Sister respectfully asks you for peace..."

I burst out laughing and laughed: "I'm safe, get up, why do you call yourself a slave?"

"Reply...Reply... I just heard from De To... say...", Aiko stood up, lowered her head and pinched her cuffs with her hands standing upset and replied uneasyly.

This child would be fine if he didn't speak, but he was filled with joy as soon as he spoke. I laughed: "Mr. De... Mr. De... come in for me! You taught good rules."

"Yes, I thanked my master for forgiveness..." Xiao Dezi ran in and spoke with a smile on his face.

I was impatient with his virtue, so I turned my face to look at Matsuhira Aiko. I saw that the little girl had already changed her kimono. Today, she was wearing a floral blue tight-sleeved shirt, covering a fur cloak that I don’t know which noble owner gave me. The house was on fire, and it was not very cold. So the girl had a cloak with her hands on her abdomen and a pair of satin pants under her, revealing her red huan-shaped shoes, her feet were together, and she bent her knees slightly.

"Raise your head and let me see it." I picked up her chin and raised it. Aizi did not resist at all. She looked up obediently and looked at me with her eyes flashing.

This is the first time since her brother left her here, I have looked at her face so closely. The child has two pretty eyebrows, slightly frowned in the middle, and the tip of his eyebrows is smoothly spread to his temples. The two birds of blue under his eyebrows are her eyes. For some reason, no matter why, she always seems to be filled with tears, and she is loving. When she looks at her, her eyes meet my eyes, and she dodges away like an electric shock. She struggles slightly, and she suddenly has two red clouds on her face.

I was stunned for a moment, then I found that I was a little out of control, so I let go, and laughed and turned around and said, "Get out of here. Let her move to Xiangning Palace, get closer to me, and I will train her in person from now on."

After saying that, I returned to the Hall of Peaceful Heart. Since the beginning of spring and the fifteenth day, there has never been any political affairs to deal with, because the government offices in various places have basically not started to operate except for the few people on duty. This has always been like this, so I have really ushered in a few days of leisure.

From this day to the fifteenth, I talked to Ayako Matsuhei every day and saw some results. I looked much happier than when I first came, and I also learned Chinese well, and I could basically complete my daily ordinary conversations.

I also took the time to see Prince Lao Chunxian's concubine several times. Since Zaifeng went to Weihai with me, his enthusiasm for national affairs has also come with him. I asked him to assist Yung Wing in education. It was the right way for him to ask him about the changes in the old concubine Zaifeng. The two concubines were also happy, but they were worried that Zaifeng had recently become obsessed with an actor named Yang Cuixi. A opera troupe from Tianjin came to Beijing to sing, and I don't know why he took a fancy to Zaifeng for such a red flower actress. Zaifeng was the prince and the brother of the current emperor. He was very popular for a while, so no one dared to argue with him. Zaifeng quickly got this actor, but because the two old concubines were in the mansion, they did not dare to openly take it into the mansion. I heard that he had built a house in Dongzhimen and placed Yang Xicui there. There were many rumors in the capital.

I guess the censors didn't dare to participate in him, so I realized why Zaifeng suddenly lost interest in Youlan.

The old concubine also thought of me for discipline, but secondly, she wanted to find a good family member for Zaifeng. When she heard that the daughter of Kuirun's family in the Ministry of Rites was pretty good, she wanted to hire her, but she hadn't told Zaifeng yet, and then she wanted me to do this.

I was secretly happy in my heart, of course, and after a few words of instructions, I returned to the palace. I immediately ordered someone to call Kuirun to talk about this. Of course, Kuirun was full of joy. What a glory it would be to marry the Tian family? Now everything is waiting for Zaifeng to nod.

By the tenth day of the lunar month, all the officials from all over the country had returned to the office. I forgot to summon the Oroqen female hero Huo Jin'er. When I remembered again, it was already fifteen and I was busy with many major issues, so I issued an order to reward her for the things in the palace and let her go back.

The 15th Spring Festival was officially opened, and several orders were issued one after another. Another Ministry of Industry and Commerce was added to manage the national industry and commerce. Zhang Zhidong was asked to work in Wuhan first and make the framework and purpose first. After the spring exam, he was ready to formally transfer Zhang Zhidong to Beijing. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Industry had to be taken over from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, industrial and construction. Let Hunan Governor Tan Jixun, who is Tan Sitong's father take over as his position as governor, which is also a plea for Zhang Zhidong. He has been fighting with Li Hongzhang. Now that Li Hongzhang has entered the position, he has to pull him out, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with conflicts in the future.

In the late month, two major events suddenly happened. One was at the Chaktu Port in Mongolia. According to the Treaty of Ili, the Russians traded duty-free in Mongolia and Xinjiang. However, on the fifth day of the lunar month, the Russian side used the excuse of local Chinese officials to forcibly collecting so-called holiday fees from Russian merchants. After the Russian merchant returned to China, he complained to the Irkutsk officials that the Cossack cavalry broke through the pass and entered the Chaktu market and robbed them all. Ding Ruchang, general of Ulya Sutai in Kulun, was very efficient and soon passed back the exact news, confirming that it was the Russian side who fabricated the reason to commit the crime.

The second happened during the Spring Festival. The Russian army of Bulagu Weishchensk, opposite the Heihe Prefecture, (i.e., Hailanpao), took advantage of the freezing of the river and attacked the Oroqen tribe in the Aihui Hall, killing more than 50 people, including the Oroqenzo's old man. The local people's conditions were almost out of control. More than 1,500 Oroqenzo's troops complained in front of the government gate, claiming that if the court did not send troops to avenge their old master gate, they would not care about the ban on the Iketang's military gate. Heihe Prefecture had been sermoned and finally asked them to agree to make a decision after Iketang came back, asking them to believe in the mansion and the court. Finally, the group of men returned to the tribe, but it is estimated that they might go to the Russians to fight desperately in the near future.

It was almost February when the reporter reported to the court. I had no idea what was going on. I was anxious. On the one hand, Ding Ruchang temporarily closed the Chaktu Gather Market to prevent the Russians from causing trouble again. On the other hand, he ordered the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau to step up the manufacturing. At the same time, he ordered the Shenji Camp to free up equipment first and quickly transport it to Kulun. As for the Heihe River, I issued an order to Iketang to prepare for combat and make a decision when I went to Fengtian to worship my ancestors in February.

The Ministry of Rites also reported a memorandum and ordered to go to Fengtian on February 15th. I thought it was too late, so I asked them to change the fifth day of the second month. Luanyi position, Xiaoqi Camp, Forward Camp, and Jianrui Camp were all preparing for it. Anyway, they were too busy to do so.

Start a war! I hesitated and made this decision. First, I should not be humiliated, and second, I should also consider taking back Vladivostok, so that the Russians could cut off the maritime power in the Far East. The third reason was also for the consideration of the Matsuhira family's Tianhai Kingdom. In this way, the Russians were unable to interfere with my support for the Tianhai Kingdom, and the authentic Japanese, Shino Matsuhira, could not have the idea of ​​having the two ends of the rat.
Chapter completed!