The emperor's family affairs, the ministers are not easy to overcome, and besides, the cost of the ceremony has already been compiled, and I don't know where to talk about extravagance and waste...... "Fang Tianhua said it truthfully.

"You think so, I don't know what the people will think."

Fang Tianhua said with a smile: "The son-in-law of ordinary people's families marries a daughter-in-law, and they still spare no effort, and they do not hesitate to spend the family's savings for many years, and strive to make it lively. ”

Qianhua rolled her eyes and glanced at the back of the Queen Mother in the distance: "Are you thrifty...... But some people secretly scolded me for slamming the door and sweeping my face everywhere. ”

"Ignorance and complaining can't make the climate, and the emperor doesn't need to worry about it."

Qianhua sneered: "What can you do, the father is not kind, the son must not be unfilial, and the same is true for the mother and daughter." ”

"Yes...... The emperor is kind-hearted......"

"Let's not talk about that."

Qian Hua waved his hand, interrupted Fang Tianhua's words, called Ye Jingying, explained in his ear, and then turned around and continued: "It has been more than two months since the empire participated in the war, what is the mental state of the people, do you know?" ”

Fang Tianhua and Wu Haisong glanced at each other a few times, and then Fang Tianhua replied first: "As far as the minister knows, the work of the wartime Internal Affairs Committee has been done very well, and a situation of great unity has truly been formed in which the whole country is unanimous and all people are united......

Qianhua snorted dissatisfiedly: "Who wants you to say this nonsense, Wu Haisong, you come, tell the truth." ”

Wu Haisong smiled gloomily: "Yes, according to a poll conducted by the Xinhua Times, which has the largest circulation in the country, more than forty percent of the people support participating in the war, less than one percent of the people oppose participating in the war, and more than forty percent are noncommittal. More than 80 percent of the people who supported the war were under the age of 30. More than 70 percent of the citizens who opposed the war were over 30 years old. Of the noncommittal nationals who did not take part in the war, more than 60 percent were peasants and more than 30 percent were workers. Among the noncommittal answers, the most chosen is: 'It is always not a good thing to fight, but since the emperor said that he wanted to fight, how could he disobey the holy order'. ”

Qianhua looked at Fang Tianhua: "This is what you said about the unanimity of the whole country, the unity of all people?" ”

Fang Tianhua hurriedly lowered his head: "...... minister"

"What's the panic, it's not a bad thing, it's dangerous when the whole country is really unanimous. When the whole people are fanatical, we will have a hard time riding the tiger. ”

Fang Tianhua took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat drops on his forehead: "Transforming the national character is indeed not an overnight thing...... Zhang Zhigao: They also tried their best......"

Qianhua fiddled with the jade bracelet on his left wrist: "Fang Tianhua, I've been paying attention to this for a long time, I don't know when it started, you didn't just stop talking, and you didn't mention Zhang Zhigao when you spoke." ”

Fang Tianhua blinked nervously, and the small beads of sweat on his forehead became more and more dense.

"Minister......

"There is no need to explain, in fact, when I think about it, the emperor arranged for you to come to Zhang Zhigao's side, which has its own intentions. I also have the heart to make you a powerful figure in Zhang Zhigao's faction. ”

"The emperor and the emperor worked hard, and the ministers did not dare to forget ......"

"It's okay to forget." Qianhua stroked the crystal cup wall that was clear and clear, "Everyone here is free, but freedom is never priceless, you can't have both, you have to give up other roads if you choose one path, what do you think?" ”

Fang Tianhua's eyes widened, his sword eyebrows tightened, and he said word by word: "The oath of the day, the minister always keeps it in mind——"

Qianhua Waner smiled: "It's just talking, why be so serious." Don't I understand your thoughts? There are so many people here that it's inconvenient to speak, so there's nothing else to do if you come over. Liang Gensheng and Pan Guochen are coming back, and they have sacrificed their lives and made meritorious contributions outside, which is the glory of the group. It's also the glory of the six of you. I'm going to give them a celebration feast, and when the time comes, you'll come together and introduce you to some people. ”

"Emperor Xie—"

"Let's go down first, I'll call you if there's something."

"Yes—"

Seeing that the two turned away, suddenly the music started, and the banquet officially opened.

"Your Majesty, it's time to accept the newcomer's kneeling." Ye Jingying lowered her head and reminded.

"Kneel down and thank you...... Mirror, someone will be unhappy when they see it, don't kneel to the mother-in-law and sister, what kind of thing is this. Qianhua seems to be reluctant to give up on the red wine in the hand.

Ye Jingying said with a straight face: "No matter who is unhappy or not, the emperor is the emperor, and the royal marriage given by the emperor is not grateful." ”

An hour later—

Everything that needs to be done is done, the ceremony, the etiquette, the smile, the clinking of glasses, the graceful and luxurious, elegant and moving mask, it is perfect, it is boring......

Qianhua felt as if something was blocking her heart, was it cotton or cement......

"Your Majesty, are you not feeling well?" Ye Jingying saw the abnormality, and hurriedly helped Qianhua to sit down in a corner where there were few people.

"It's okay, don't make a fuss, bring a glass of water."

As soon as Ye Jingying turned around, Qianhua saw the person she didn't want to see at this time, and what was even more terrifying was that he also saw himself and strode over!

The royal blue feather uniform, the feathered scarlet hat, the shiny riding boots—these are meaningless, the only ones that are meaningless are the faces that recur in dreams and never let go.

"Li Ruishi, don't come here."

The music echoed, the voices were boiling, the other party didn't seem to hear it, opened his mouth in confusion, and stepped in front of Qianhua in three steps and two steps.

"All call you ......"

The last counterattack was only halfway through before it collapsed.

"Your Majesty, why are you here alone, are you uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine." Qianhua turned her face slightly sideways - she didn't want to face this man. "Why aren't you at your post

"I just saw that the emperor was here alone, and I was a little uneasy, just-"

"I asked Lady Ye to do some errands, and I'll be back soon."

"That's ......"

Qianhua was speechless for a while, and played with the purple gauze velvet fan in his hand.

—

"This fan is so beautiful." Li Ruishi wasted no time in making a nonsense shot.

"Yes......" Qianhua felt her hands tremble a little.

"Then I'll give it to you."

As soon as the words came out, Qianhua almost reached out to cover his mouth.

No way! How can such a thing be!

Seeing that the fan was in Li Ruishi's hand, and he carefully hid it in his clothes, Qianhua gritted his teeth and stood up with a clenched fist.

This is the last time! Absolutely the most after the last! A farewell gift before the end. Yes, that's it, nothing else!

"I ask you, do you want to make meritorious service again, to make meritorious service to me?"

Li Ruishi paused for a moment, and suddenly knelt down on one knee: "Weichen - let the emperor send you." ”

"Don't get me wrong, I want to cultivate you, you are still young, there is no future in the palace, and now this battle is an opportunity. What do you think? ”

Li Ruishi said: "The minister is willing to be the vanguard." Rushing to the most dangerous front line, you will want to stain the battlefield with blood, and wrap your body in horse leather to repay the emperor's kindness. ”

"No, I want you to come back alive and be my henchman—get up, someone is watching." Qianhua caught a glimpse of Ye Jingying, who was hiding in the crowd and quietly watching here.

"Dead mirror, who are you hiding, don't come over quickly."

As soon as she called this, Ye Jingying pretended to hold a glass of water. Walking with small steps of flowers.

"It's dead, it's getting more and more useless. It's been so long to get a glass of water. Qianhua deliberately straightened his face and said.

Ye Jingying couldn't help but smile and bent her legs: "The mirror deserves death, please ask the emperor to drink the water first, and then punish the mirror at will." By the way, do you want to get a drink for this Chief Attendant Li? ”

Qianhua snatched the cup with a bored face: "No need, Chief Li can retreat." ”

Li Ruishi hesitated for a moment, said "yes" reluctantly, and then turned to leave.

Ye Jingying glanced at his back, and then at Qianhua's back, and couldn't help but hide her face and laugh.

Qianhua frowned: "Laugh again, I'm really going to punish you." ”

Ye Jingying was already trembling: "Your Majesty...... Emperor...... How are you going to punish the mirror? ”

"Punish you for marrying."

"Marry whom?"

"Marry Li Ruishi as a concubine."

"Ahh Is the emperor willing to do it? ”

"Why can't I be reluctant, I want to make a clean up, okay, it's decided. I'll tell him now. Qianhua said and was about to get up.

Ye Jingying hurriedly grabbed Qianhua: "The emperor, don't go, Chief Li is going to die of sadness——"

"What heart he hurts, he hurts. What's the matter with me, don't mention him to me in the future, what's the mess in my heart! ”

Seeing that Qianhua was really angry this time, Ye Jingying didn't dare to joke anymore, shrunk her hands and feet to the side, and whispered softly like a kitten: "Yes, don't mention it, and don't mention it again in the future - the emperor is also tired today, why don't you go back and rest first?" ”

Qianhua shook her head and sighed: "It's too stuffy here, accompany me out of the city for a walk." ”

There is a light fountain built outside the gate of the Chengxian Hall, although it is a harsh winter, the spring water from the ground is still sprayed endlessly, and the colorful lights are reflected in it, like a dream.

Next to the water curtain of lights and shadows, two people stood leisurely, one was wearing a tweed trench coat and a scarf, and he was slightly older; A typical middle-aged man wrapped in a general's coat with a fur scarf - each holding a wine glass in his hand, chatting casually.

“…… Are you saying that the debt is also one of the important reasons for entering the war? ”

"Although it may not sound good, it is true, and the billion-pound foreign debt has long weighed down the country."

"Billion? Wasn't it just over 500 million at the end of the Asian-Russian War? ”

"Borrowing new debts to pay off old debts, rolling profits, Ligali, hum, if it weren't for the fact that the West dumped a lot of mechanical gadgets that kill people at a price before the West put on trade barriers to us a few years ago, we would have borrowed more debts."

"Think about it, in the past twenty or thirty years, we have been engaged in industrialization, where does the money come from? We are strong and fighting, where does the money come from? In the beginning, the machines were bought from foreign countries at a high price, and the factories relied on huge government subsidies to maintain production. How easy is it to imitate a machine? If you don't take out loans from foreigners, you just rely on that little income to build a complete industrial system, which is really a dream. ”

"If there is not enough factory, the army will import a large amount of munitions, and during the First Sino-Japanese War, most of the army's guns and artillery relied on imports, and the navy's capital ships all relied on imports, saying that they built more than half of the cruisers, but in fact, they were all built with imported boilers, imported guns, and even imported keels, these things are all money, and the foreign exchange of raw materials such as raw silk ore for land is simply not enough."

"In the Arso-Russian War, the front line, which was hundreds of kilometers away from the railway terminal, relied on horse-drawn carriages and small rails to transport grain and ammunition, built roads and bridges in bitter cold places, mobilized as many as one million people, and hundreds of thousands of tired mules and horses, and the road was far away. To transport one grain and grass to the front line, you have to consume ten portions first—all of them are money, and the war money spent in one day can be used to hold ten prince's weddings. Attacking the fortress, the cost of ammunition is like running water, and the domestic arsenal can't make up for the consumption even if it makes up for the consumption, what should I do? Imports, crazy imports, no foreign exchange, borrowed, 100 million is not enough, 200 million. 200 million is not enough, 300 million, 300 million. During that time, you also saw that the front-line troops had guns of all calibers and guns of any brand. For what? If you borrow money from any country, you have to import arms from that country, and you can't help it, you ask for it. Besides, there are no such loans. Huayuan Credit

Inflation has swelled to the bottom. Collapse without a fight. For what? The Chinese dollar standard, but the silver has depreciated all the way, and the paper money is issued wildly for the sake of war, so it is strange that he does not die. People are different, the gold standard, the price of gold is hard, and the country is safe, his money is valuable, so we announced that we would take out a part of the loan to buy gold, and the silver standard became a gold and silver standard. Only then did he settle down for a while, and he stayed up until Lao Maozi sued for peace. The old man in the trench coat spoke up and drank all the sake in his cup.

"After the war against Russia, we learned from the pain. I worked hard to buy the machine, but people were also alert, and all countries joined forces. Blowing the price to the sky, there is no way, I still have to buy it when I know that I am slaughtered, and I will not be treated, but where does the money come from? I still have to borrow, borrow, borrow, and the tariff mortgage is out, and the salt tax is mortgaged, there is no way, everyone has summed up to deal with us, and buying a set is a set, which is better than slowly imitating and building it yourself. At that time, we had some things to sell, for the convenience of trade settlement, and in order to make the Chinese dollar into the common currency of ASEAN, endure the poverty to engage in the gold standard, and exchange silver for gold, but the precious metal transactions such as gold and silver are pinched in their hands, and the price of silver fell to the end, and the original prepared silver was not enough, and there was no way, and I had to borrow money, and this time the interest rate was higher...... What did we think then? Don't be afraid, we have cheap and high-quality electric fans, refrigerators, and cars, so we don't have to worry about not getting it back. ”

"Later, it, trade barriers have been raised, and the tariffs of 300 or 500 percent have made it clear that no one will be allowed to live, but the interest has to be paid, what to pay? People only need our raw materials, but our factories also need raw materials, we are engaged in industrialization, we want to expand armaments, we want to engage in compulsory education, everything is tight, and the landlords' families have no surplus grain. Moreover, this gold standard gold standard, Hua Yuan is linked to gold, and most of the gold in this world is in the hands of that group of Jewish consortiums, Hua Yuan is indirectly controlled by them, no, foreign exchange cannot be earned, and machines and gold cannot be imported; If gold cannot be bought, Huayuan cannot be issued more, and without sufficient funds, economic development will stagnate. Okay, in that case, it - you use your economic order to pinch me to death, I will use my military order to kill you, I won't pay off the debt, I don't want gold, I use force to make Huayuan's guarantee, where the Chinese army goes, Huayuan will be used. Trade barriers, right? I liberated your colony, sold my good things in your colony, collected the resources I needed, and built trade barriers against you by the way, dumbfounded, right? Ha Luha, you said that our group of civil officials are so enthusiastic about fighting and being forced by foreigners. ”

"The United States is the number one creditor, Britain is the second largest creditor, France is the third largest creditor. What about Germany? He didn't have much money to borrow, and 10 million marks before and after was nothing. The reason for supporting the war, I don't care if you say anything else, if you want me to say it, I will admit this article, Lao Tzu doesn't want to repay the debt, and he has to recover all the interest he paid. ”

"It's worthy of the God of Wealth, thoroughly, thoroughly—" The military coat exclaimed with a thumbs out.

The old man in the windbreaker shook his hand again and again: "The wine is on the head, it's nonsense, it's not thorough, God knows." “

"The sky doesn't know the way, I know the way."

In a word, two graceful figures flashed behind the two, who were Her Majesty the Empress and her attendant female officials.

There was no need to confirm it, the two elders hurriedly turned around and bowed, saying, "See the emperor." ”

Qianhua smiled: "Sure enough, it's Han Caishen, this is the Chief of the Operations Division of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Su Sanling, right?" ”

The middle-aged man in the trench coat hurriedly knelt down on one knee to show his gratitude: "The emperor is remembered, it is Weichen." ”

"Hurry up, if I'm not mistaken, you came out of the 'Lion's Roar' regiment, you fought a lot of vicious battles in the First Sino-Japanese War, and you were the chief of staff of the Reserve Army and the Fourth Army in Asia......

Su Sanling couldn't help but kneel on his knees and knock his head on the ground: "Yes, yes, Weichen is not talented, and the emperor cares about it like this——"

A scene that made him even more grateful happened in the next second: Her Majesty the Empress actually bent down and helped him up with her own hands.

"Don't be formal, the first emperor once said that when he ascended the throne, there were thirteen Taibao by his side, five tigers and six leopards, nine eagles and ten wolves, and the thirteen Taibao were princes and ministers, and the five tigers were your old boss Xiao Lieri and other predecessors, and among the six leopards of your generation, the first one was you."

Su Sanling said with tears: "The emperor looked down on Weichen so much, he had no words to repay him, but he was loyal to the country and did his best to live up to the emperor's grace." ”

Qianhua saw the tears in his eyes through the light, and handed over a personal handkerchief: "Okay, okay, you are loyal, the emperor and I are deeply in mind, come, wipe it." ”

Su Sanling suddenly panicked: "The minister really didn't dare to ......"

Or Han Lang, the god of wealth, came over to relieve the siege: "The emperor's order is above, Director Su, how dare you not?" ”

Only then did Su Sanling take the handkerchief, press it on his eyelids twice, and return it to the empress.

"I gave it to you."

"This ......"

"It's good to keep a souvenir."

The seductive smile of Her Majesty's majesty...... It's irresistible!

Here, Han Lang was pounding his elbow again: "Don't you want to thank you?" ”

So he knelt down again and thanked him with tears.

However, Ye Jingying, who was following Qianhua, was dumbfounded, so he carefully whispered in Qianhua's ear:

"Your Majesty...... Is that good? ”

"What do you think?"

Countless roses bloomed in the tenderness, and the branches thorned and asked.

Ye Jingying pondered for a moment, stepped back, lowered her head, and didn't dare to ask again.