Palace Flower as Employment [Red Mansion]

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

Although he had never heard of this sentence before, the current Prince Albert realized this very clearly.

He went to Honglu Temple according to Jia Qi's suggestion, and Honglu Temple also entertained them with good wine and food, but Honglu Temple has not accepted their request for a long time, and there has been no reply to the meeting with the emperor , Seeing that half a year has passed like this, no matter how calm Prince Albert is, he still can't sit still.

Prince Albert protested to the Honglu Temple officials, and then the Honglu Temple official Sri slowly took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, and said to him: "What qualifications do you have to say this?"

Prince Albert blushed suddenly.

Prince Albert is a very introverted person. In other words, if he has something on his mind, if conditions do not permit, he can suffocate himself to death without revealing a word.

He is a very self-respecting person, and he is also very clear that, as a British envoy, he is also the person in the world who has the least position to protest.After all, it was the British who attacked the Weihu state capital and caused direct economic losses of hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

Therefore, it is only natural that he is left out in the cold now.

But he couldn't just give up.

Prince Albert stopped the official and said, "I'm sorry about the Shanghai government. But I really came here this time with sincerity. I'm sorry, the trade surplus between the two countries is really too big."

"You don't have to buy our stuff."

The Yin pusher said something coldly, turned around and left.

Although most of the officials of the Wei Dynasty did not know much about Western affairs, Honglu Temple was an exception.Yin Tuiguan, as the main official in Honglu Temple responsible for entertaining the English envoys, has done a lot of homework.He is also clear about the pursuit of Chinese porcelain, silk, tea and other commodities by the upper class in the West.

This is what Yin Tuiguan hates the most.

Since there is no such thing, the tea leaves will not grow by themselves?Can't silk and satin be woven by itself?Porcelain won't burn by itself?

If you don't have it, go to someone else's house to grab it!What a robber!

For robbers, Yin Tuiguan has never had a good face.

Like Yin Tuiguan, there are also other officials of Wei who have no good looks towards England and other European countries.

Over the past six months, Prince Albert was surprised to find that Jia Qi was the friendliest oriental official he had met in this land, and he was also a senior official.

Prince Albert had no choice but to follow other people's advice and sent Lin Daiyu a ring.

This diamond ring was specially selected by Prince Albert for his wife when he was in India. With that diamond alone, it would not be worth five thousand francs in Paris.The problem is, such a small diamond, let alone Lin Daiyu, even the girls around Lin Daiyu don't like it.

Therefore, the diamond ring was given away, but it was not as good as the stone thrown into the well, and it didn't even make a sound.

The longer the time dragged on, the more anxious the members of the English mission became.

Prince Albert began to wander around the capital every day.All the textile shops and textile workshops in the capital got Jia Qi's words, and they were not allowed to show anything made of silk to Westerners. Therefore, these English envoys could only see some local customs.

But even so, the Prince Albert still got into trouble.

He saw a child almost trampled to death by a horse, so he shot the horse with a musket, and it turned out that it was an urgent army horse from eight hundred li.Prince Albert thought that he would be thanked by these Orientals for saving the child, but he didn't expect that this would bring him to prison.

When Jia Qi came to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, seeing the dejected English envoys sitting on the pile of straw with their shirts on, they couldn't help but shook their heads and said, "His Royal Highness , You are really too reckless."

Prince Albert said: "But I saved that child!"

Jia Qi said: "You almost killed that soldier too! Do you know that if the soldier hadn't reacted quickly, he might have broken his neck because of you! Of course, what he sent was a military document related to the border. A moment later Zhong, it may cause the establishment of a thousand-man team to disappear! Just like when the capital of our country was besieged by foreign races, if the news of the border crossing had been sent to the capital early, the capital could have responded earlier. The country would not have so many deaths."

When Prince Albert heard that Jia Qi valued that soldier more, he was quite indifferent, but he also lowered his head when he heard the last sentence.

He had to admit that he was not from the East, and he didn't understand many things in the East, just like this [-]-mile express.

Seeing that the master finally bowed his head, Jia Qi said: "It seems that the prince has understood."

Prince Albert said: "How do you plan to deal with me?"

Before Jia Qi could speak, the red-haired youth shouted, "We demand diplomatic immunity!"

"Stupid, if diplomatic immunity works, are we going to get caught?"

His companion couldn't help cursing.

"That's right, in our Great Wei, there has never been any right of diplomatic immunity." Jia Qi said, "Even the soldiers of our Great Wei really hope to use this to make great military exploits and add glory to their families."

Prince Albert's entourage all exclaimed.

Instead, Prince Albert frowned, remained silent for a while, and then said: "If you Dawei really wanted to kill me, you, the prefect of the Great Wei, wouldn't come here to talk nonsense with us."

Jia Qi said: "You really hit the mark. That's right, we did not intend to kill you, and of course, we did not intend to let you go. Because up to now, the cabinet is still arguing endlessly."

Not only the cabinet, but even Jia Qi has difficulty making decisions.

Historically, Jia Qi did not know how much Queen Victoria loved her husband. The only thing Jia Qi knew was that the reason why Britain became an empire on which the sun never sets was not so much that Queen Victoria was a wise monarch. This Prince Albert overdrawn his life to lay a solid foundation for Britain.

In other words, if Prince Albert is firmly in his hands and he is not allowed to return to the UK, there will be a huge change in whether the empire on which the sun never sets will appear.

Jia Qi has never realized so clearly that the world is in his own hands.

After all, members of the British royal family in this era have historically been notoriously bad, and Queen Victoria was known for being bad-tempered, stubborn, and poorly educated.

When Jia Qi looked at Prince Albert with an ambiguous expression, Prince Albert also felt Jia Qi's malicious intentions.

This made him worry about his future even more.

"If your emperor doesn't want to see me, then please let us go."

"Sorry, I can't give you any answers right now. Because the cabinet is still discussing."

"That……"

"But one thing is for sure," Jia Qi said lightly, "you don't have to stay in the prison anymore. You will be grounded in the courtyard of Honglu Temple. Given your ignorance of our Great Wei, now that you know our Great Wei Before Wei has a clear understanding, please don't immediately arrange the courtyard arranged by Honglu Temple for you."

Jia Qi handed over these Prince Albert and his party to the relevant officials of Honglu Temple and left.

There is no way, who let him have more things?Not to mention Wen's entering the palace, it happened that her birthday was just one month away, and the emperor planned to celebrate Wen's birthday in person.

Although Wen's status is neither high nor low among the new concubines, she can't be regarded as the emperor's sweetheart. Therefore, among the new concubines, she is the first to enter the palace, and the latter ones are at least better than her. Half a month late.In the past half a month, the emperor favored this woman every day, and he didn't even go to Concubine De and Concubine Shu, causing countless vats of vinegar to be poured inside and outside the palace.

In fact, Wen Shi herself was also wronged. She thought she would directly become one of the four concubines, but she almost missed it. A Jieyu!

After knowing the cause of the incident, Wen Shi hated Jia Qi to the bottom of his heart, but no matter how much he hated, Wen Shi also followed the white lotus route, so how could he speak ill of Jia Qi in front of the emperor?It is necessary to ask two dowry girls to help.

But Wenshi forgot that the people around her were arranged by the empress dowager. She put eye drops on the emperor here, and the empress dowager knew about it, and sent Wen's dowry girl to the Punishment Department. .

This kind of thing, if someone else did it, they would be suspected of placing people, but the empress dowager did not, because she was the emperor's aunt, and even the emperor could not blame the empress dowager.Furthermore, the Empress Dowager did not punish Wen Shi, but arranged for Wen Shi to have two nuns.

The Wen family was ashamed, but the empress dowager called the emperor to her, playing the emotional card, and reiterated to the emperor the ancestral family law that the harem should not interfere in politics.

The emperor also knew that the empress dowager did nothing wrong. The empress dowager did it entirely for his benefit. Furthermore, according to the rules and etiquette in the palace, the concubines below the ninth concubine did not have the qualifications to work for the empress dowager. Well, the Empress Dowager is willing to take care of the Wen family, it is to save Wen's face.

Thinking of the fact that the Empress Dowager has never harmed herself or targeted any of the Emperor's concubines over the years, the Emperor certainly cannot say that the Empress Dowager did something wrong.

So the emperor can only make mud.In order to comfort Wen Shi, the emperor decided to hold a banquet for Wen Shi, so that all civil and military officials could also attend.The emperor intends to let everyone in and out of the palace know that the Wen family is No.1 in his heart.

After Concubine Pan De and Concubine Yang Shu got the news, they immediately said in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, in front of everyone, that Wen's rank was not enough. After a while, he said, Wen's status is not enough, how can he surpass the empress dowager?Even if a banquet is to be held, it should also be to celebrate the health of the Empress Dowager.

The concubines also opened their mouths one after another. On the surface, they are always thinking of the emperor and planning for the emperor, but in fact they are to dispel this unreliable idea of ​​the emperor.Although they had selfish intentions, they actually told the emperor about the harm.

One of them even linked this matter with pro-government.

The emperor was very upset, thinking that these concubines were deliberately against him, and he ignored them even more.

Even though Jia's family, Qi's family, and Liang's family did not send their daughters to the palace, who could be hired into the palace as a concubine?Some families are families of lords and nobles for several generations, with in-laws connected to in-laws, and some families have high positions and powers, just like Concubine Pan De, her father is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi!

Now that these concubines have been neglected by the emperor, how can they let it go?However, Wen's temperament is not gentle, or in other words, Wen's gentleness and virtuousness are all pretended to show the emperor, not really generous and kind.

Wen's soon made a small report in front of the emperor. At the beginning, she just said that Jieyu, who was at the same level as her, robbed her of her share. Later, she simply said that Concubine Pan De and Concubine Yang Shu, who were in charge of palace affairs, were bad. satin for her.

As a result, that Liu Jieyu was dismissed as a beauty, and Concubine Pan De and Concubine Yang Shu were simply reprimanded by the emperor.

Liu Jieyu, who was demoted to be a beauty, was none other than the concubine of Li Guogong's mansion.The family of the four princes and eight princes is now in a weak position. The government of the Liguo government heard that Liu Meiren was demoted without being favored. He thought it was the emperor who wanted to deal with them, and even made a special plea. Waiting for Pan Defei and Yang Shufei to be reprimanded Only then did everyone know the influence of the Wen family on the emperor.

Wen's influence on the emperor is not the only one.

At least, Liang Jian, Qi Qian, and Jia Qi have all noticed that the emperor's attitude towards them has changed drastically. Not to mention, the emperor suddenly appointed Wen Meiren's grandfather, that is, Wen Jialing, the father of Concubine Wen Gui in the past, as a political adviser. Wen's uncle Wen Xizhi was referred to the position of the left privy envoy of the Privy Council.

This appointment immediately aroused the opposition of the ministers.

The Privy Council is in charge of the military transfer of the Great Wei. For a long time, the officials of the Great Wei have the principle of avoiding taboos, that is, at the same time, people from the same family cannot be in the cabinet and the Privy Council at the same time, because it is easy to appear. , and even caused Wei's power to be swayed by one person and one family.

The emperor immediately pointed at Jia Qi and said, "Then, what is it that Jia Zhiyuan is in charge of the Privy Council?"

Jia Qi had no choice but to kneel down and plead guilty.

The emperor proudly took away Jia Qi's official position, leaving Jia Qi to think about it behind closed doors.

For a while, the Wen family could be said to be walking sideways in the palace.At this time, Jia Qi got the news that Wen's helped the English to deliver the news to the UK, and even publicly stated: "What is opium, isn't it just medicine? That Jia Qi is really rare!"

Jia Qi was furious.

Because he knew very well that in history, Queen Victoria was very aware of the dangers of opium, but Queen Victoria still ordered the dumping of opium to China. After Lin Zexu destroyed the opium, Queen Victoria even made a public speech and called for "for the benefit of the British Empire"!

With a livid face, Jia Qi finally found You Ruo after thinking about it in her room for a long time, and asked You Ruo to find a way to send the fairy ointment, that is, opium, into the palace, so that Wen could become addicted to opium.

The next three years were the darkest three years for Wei.

Although Wen wanted to get Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu's property, Jia Qi never paid less than one copper coin in taxes. Liang Jian pushed back:

"The people's annual per capita tax of three to six thousand is already a heavy burden. You still want to increase the tax? Are you trying to force the people to rebel?"

How about the population tax? Jia Qi told the emperor when the current emperor first came to the throne. During the process of Jia Qi's administration, he also paid great attention to the burden of the people.Liang Jian didn't think that under such circumstances, it was impossible for the emperor not to know about the population tax.

Not only Liang Jian, but everyone can see that the emperor regards the Wen family as a gun to take back his power. Therefore, when the ministers in the cabinet are justified, the emperor does not speak at all, and when the Wen family loses the wind , the emperor directly pushed it clean on the grounds that the Wen family was a woman.

Mrs. Xing was still worried at first, even though her husband and son told her that this was a dispute between imperial power and ministerial power, and had nothing to do with Jia Qi at all, Mrs. Xing was still terrified.

Prince Albert also found an opportunity and used Wen's to escape back to England.

Immediately afterwards, Queen Victoria declared war with Wei.

Wen's grandfather and uncle also had a headache.As ministers, it is their dream to be able to enter the cabinet or the Privy Council, but Wen Jialing and Wen Xizhi's behavior made Wen Jialing and Wen Xizhi feel ashamed in front of their colleagues.Furthermore, their capabilities are limited.When Jia Qi was here, the situation in the Indian Ocean was very good. When they came to power, the Indian Ocean was full of battles.

Suddenly, their reputation became very bad.

The queen entered the palace under such circumstances.

And Wen Shi had a miscarriage three months after the queen entered the palace.

Seeing a boy who had taken shape, Wen cried like hell, insisting that someone wanted to kill her, and directly pointed the finger at the queen who had just entered the palace.

Facing this kind of Wen family, the queen just said coldly in front of the emperor: "Didn't you pick the people in your palace yourself? I have only been in the palace for a long time, how can I have the ability to reach into your Cuiwei Pavilion?" ?”

The queen has been left aside by the emperor since she entered the palace.Seeing the way the emperor treats Wen, and seeing that she is still a girl, the queen finally understands what Jia Qi said back then.

Since you are ruthless, I will rest.

The queen has a very straightforward personality, the emperor doesn't like her, and she doesn't care for the emperor's favor.

Regarding the emperor's act of handing over the Xuanhui Mansion to the Wen family, the queen just snorted coldly when she learned about it.

Although many censors died admonishing Xuanhui Mansion, and even Liang Jian was kicked out of the cabinet, Xuanhui Mansion still fell into Wen's hands.Wen's wholeheartedly thought that she would be able to give birth to a child in this way, but she did not expect that soon after, she had another miscarriage.

Wenshi cried again in front of the emperor, saying that the woman in the harem must have cursed her.

Facing Wen's accusation, the queen just said coldly: "Long live, cousin, do you really want to execute all the concubines in this palace without evidence for this woman? If so, please Execute me first." As he spoke, he approached the emperor again, and said, "Please don't forget that Xuanhui Mansion has long been handed over to the Wen family by you, and she wants to starve us to death, and it's just a matter of words! "

The emperor was furious and wanted to punish the queen, but was stopped by the queen mother who came after hearing the news.

But the queen mother tried to persuade the emperor not to listen, so she had to take the queen and all the concubines to the summer resort.

The emperor originally thought that in this way, Wen's family should be able to give birth to a child, but he did not expect that Wen's family had a miscarriage for the third time.The imperial physician's conclusion was that Wen's had a habitual miscarriage, and the possibility of giving birth to a child in the future was unlikely.

Wen cried to death.

Just at this time, Jia Qi asked Wen's opium to be cut off.

You Ruo thought that opium would only cause Wen's miscarriages, but she never expected that after the opium was cut off, Wen would roll around in the room as if he had gone epileptic. Everything in it was smashed to pieces, and even his own hair was pulled into a mess, just like a lunatic.

The emperor was terrified.

The queen mother quickly returned to Beijing to preside over the overall situation, threw the Wen family into the cold palace, and demoted Wen Jialing and Wenxi's father and son to civilians, and even asked the cabinet to draw up a blue batch requesting that the Wen family and his son should never be hired.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager recalled Liang Jian and Jia Qi and reappointed them as political advisers.

And a series of officials who climbed up through Wen's family were also purged.

That is to say, from this day on, the emperor rarely appeared in front of people.

The queen mother concealed the news, and Jia Qi didn't try to guess.

He didn't need to guess, he knew that the emperor was stuck with Wen's every day, and he might also be addicted to opium.It's just that the emperor is now the only male in the royal family, and the queen mother has to conceal the news.

Jia Qi could even guess that the Empress Dowager might not care about the life and death of the emperor, and would only let the emperor, like a stallion, keep copulating with women in exchange for the continuation of the royal blood.

However, at this time, Jia Qi didn't care about the emperor at all, because he was busy in Nanyang, banning smoking in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Even Pan Renmei, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, also tried his best to cooperate.

Although Pan Renmei didn't take Jia Qi's wariness against opium in the past, but when he saw those soldiers smoking opium, they turned into skeletons in less than three years, and then saw those people selling opium because of it. Even if Pan Renmei is not convinced, he will have to admit the harm of opium.