Jingshi, Old Summer Palace, Qichun Garden.

Outside the palace gate, Yi Li, who handed the sign to see, slowly paced back and forth with his hands on his back, although his expression was calm, but the back and forth pacing had exposed his anxious mood.

As soon as he put down the phone, he hurried to Qichun Garden, in order to test Ci'an's own attitude, if Ci'an had no intention, then there was room for redemption, if Ci'an also had the heart to go to Shengjing, that was the real trouble.

In order to be able to smoothly and smoothly implement the constitution, in order to stabilize the hearts of the royal family and the Manchurian nobles, there was no proposal to confiscate the more than 100,000 new forbidden army under the control of Ci'an, if Ci'an insisted on retreating to Shengjing at this time, it was really difficult to stop the troops under his control of the Beijing Division, and once blocked, it would inevitably lead to a large-scale war.

The Yongchun Hall was quiet inside and out, and the eunuchs and maids who were waiting were careful to walk for fear of affecting the Empress Dowager's prayers in the quiet room, and although she knew that the drought might last for years and that it was very unlikely that she would pray for rain, Ci'an still found time to pray quietly every day.

There was a slight sound of footsteps to stop outside the door, and then I heard the slightly urgent voice of the chief eunuch Wang Li, "Empress Dowager, King Gong handed over a sign to ask for a meeting, saying that it was urgent." ”

Ci'an, who whispered a prayer, was slightly stunned for a moment, and then indifferently ordered: "Please ask King Gong to go to the flower hall." ”

What happened to Yi Yi who came in a hurry, and what happened to his own edict? Could it be that Yi Yi's suggestion to withdraw from Shengjing leaked the news? This seems unlikely.

Retreat to Shengjing, she has carefully considered this matter, and she still feels that it is a bit risky, there are more than 100,000 forbidden troops to protect it, and it is not a problem to go to Shengjing, but after arriving in Shengjing, what will happen? And what will be the reaction of the cabinet? What will be the reaction of Yuanqi? What will be the reaction of the government and the opposition? Will it be impossible to keep the constitution of the hypocrisy? None of these questions can be pondered!

Yi Yi walked into the flower hall quickly, according to the number of courtesies, Ci'an as usual is to sit and enjoy the tea, after thanking the seat, Yi Yi said patiently: "The queen mother is well aware of the righteousness, and issued an edict to punish herself, so that the cabinet is protected from attack, which is really a blessing of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Ci'an said indifferently: "In the great drought in the north, as the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty, it is my duty to issue an edict to punish herself and urge the government and the opposition to work together to relieve disasters and fight drought. After a pause, she continued: "Uncle Huang has every opportunity, and he came to meet him today, not just to thank him?" ”

"The minister came here to report on purpose." Yi Yi said slowly: "Large-scale immigration, large-scale industrial development, recruitment of young and strong, detrimental to the interests of the gentry, the two seem to be irreconcilable contradictions, but there is a way to alleviate them, and they can also solve the stubborn ....... of land annexation once and for all." ”

Is there really a way to alleviate the conflict with the gentry? Can it also solve the problem of land annexation once and for all? Ci'an couldn't help but be curious, to know that the problem of land annexation was a stubborn problem that could not be properly solved by all dynasties, and it was also the root cause of the change of dynasty, and the cabinet could actually solve it? She replied and said, "I don't know what the trick is?" ”

Yi Yi did not hide it, and elaborated on Yi Zhizi's idea of gradually acquiring land and expanding the scale of state-owned land, and his intention to bring up this topic was obvious, that is, to tell Ci'an that the cabinet and Yuan Qi had the ability to resolve the contradictions and conflicts with the gentry, and not to fantasize about using the contradictions between the gentry and Yuan Qi to provoke trouble or achieve other political goals.

By the Yuan Qi loan, the imperial court gradually purchased land, leased to landless peasants, so that the land was gradually nationalized, Ci'an listened to the secret praise, this move can not only solve the problem of land annexation once and for all, but also for the imperial court to create a large source of revenue, but also to stabilize the price of the field, coupled with the popularization of agricultural machinery, can indeed alleviate the contradiction with the gentry who own a large amount of land.

Groaning slightly, she said sincerely: "Yi Zhishu not only dares to think, but also has unparalleled courage, so that I can really protect the Qing Dynasty for thousands of generations!" ”

Yi Yi glanced at Ci'an, who was shadowy behind the bead curtain, and said very abruptly: "The minister recently heard that the queen mother intends to take the emperor to the east to worship her ancestors?" ”

The Qing Emperor's eastern tour to worship his ancestors has a very high political significance, and the four emperors of Kangxi, Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Daoguang have visited the east ten times to worship their ancestors. Guangxu is now just a little emperor who has not yet been in power, and it is naturally impossible to travel east to worship his ancestors.

As soon as Ci'an heard this, he knew that it was Yixun's proposal to withdraw from Shengjing that had leaked the news, and even said: "Uncle Huang said that he was laughing, isn't it, the emperor is still in his young age, how can he go east to worship his ancestors?" Even if you want to follow the example of your ancestors and ancestors, you have to wait until you become an adult and ...... your ancestors. ”

"Although the emperor is in the age of young chong, but the constitution of the Qing Dynasty, such a major event, it is really necessary to tour the east to worship the ancestors!" With the words, Yi Xun strode in, glanced at Yi Yi with a proud face, and then knelt down and knocked on his face, "Chen Yi Xun respectfully invites Saint Ann!" ”

Suddenly saw Yi Xun come in, and the tone was not good, Ci'an, Yi Yi's heart sank, although Ci'an was a little flustered, but his expression did not change at all, he saw Yi Xun knelt down in front of the bead curtain, she said in a steady tone: "Uncle Seven Emperors don't need to be polite, sit down, enjoy tea." ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother." Yi Xun got up and glanced at Yi Yi as he spoke, sat down directly opposite him, and said with a provocative face: "The Queen Mother took the emperor to the east to worship her ancestors, and you don't think the cabinet will stop you?" ”

Yi Yi smiled slightly, "The Hypocrisy is constitutional, the Queen Mother and the Emperor are still the supreme existence of my Qing Dynasty, whether it is in terms of etiquette or form, who would dare to restrict the freedom of the Queen Mother and the Emperor?" When it comes to the eastern tour to worship the ancestors, it is the southern tour, the western tour, and even the overseas investigation, and no one dares to say half a word. ”

"Good!" Yi Xun said with a smile: "The queen mother and the emperor are on the eastern tour, the royal family, the Manchurian and Mongolian ministers must accompany them, and the forbidden army must also follow them, the scale is huge, the expenses are huge, and the cabinet is also asked to allocate the money needed for the eastern tour as soon as possible." ”

Yi Yi smiled when he heard this, "Now that there is a great drought in the northern provinces, in order to help the victims, the imperial court has done everything it has, how can it still allocate silver money for the queen mother and the emperor to tour the east." Speaking of this, he got up and knelt down to Ci'an and said, "The minister earnestly prays to the Empress Dowager for mercy on the victims and suspend the eastern tour." ”

Ci'an glanced at Yi Xun and said slowly: "Right now, the northern provinces are suffering from a rare drought, and it is really not suitable for the eastern tour. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother——。 Yi Xun said in a deep voice: "The establishment of a constitution by a hypocrite is something that has not happened in the Qing Dynasty, such a big change, how can you not visit the east in time to worship your ancestors?" Now that the Liangjing Railway has been opened, it is very convenient to visit the east to worship the ancestors, and the expenses are very limited. ”