C331 Competition between the two palaces

An Dehai had followed Ci Xi's orders to capture Hairy # 2. According to her original intention, he should have sent Hairy # 2 to jail by noon yesterday.

And today, the Sister Wu's net had already captured over a thousand traitors, and after being interrogated, it proved that all of them belonged to Xiao Letian's spies. This was already ironclad, Xiao Letian's power must not be kept.

Ci Xi had thought that her sister would be able to take Hairy # 2 on the spot, but he never thought that the Ministry of Justice would receive the order that the Empress Dowager Ci An was not allowed to kill anyone.

She bellowed an order at An Dehai. Even if she had to snatch anything, she wanted to capture Hairy Twenty One, and if necessary, kill him with her staff on the ground.

brought a large group of eunuchs and a dozen or so guards along with him, and blew up a cloud of smoke and dust from the Forbidden City to the north coast.

"The empress dowager was lucky. This servant obeyed master's orders and came to retrieve Hairy Two. I hope the empress dowager will understand the crime of disturbing the emperor!" With that, he waved his hand and a group of guards rushed over to tie him up.

"Stop! I hasn't even spoken, yet you dare to tie him up? Who taught you these rules! "

An Dehai dropped to his knees and kowtowed, "Please calm your anger Old Buddha, please calm your anger... This servant only follows orders, countless people from the Ministry of Justice have already confessed under the torture, and this Er Mao is one of Xiao Letian's traitors, this kind of killing cannot be allowed to happen! "

Ci An did not expect An Dehai to actually dare to retort, and at that time, he was so angry that stars had appeared in his eyes, "Good, good, good, good. Come on, why aren't you giving me a slap on the face! "

At this time, An Dehai spoke in a manner that was one of shamelessness, and two more shamelessness. He knelt on the ground and slapped his own mouth, "Old Buddha, do not be angry, this servant will do it himself, this servant will do it … "One, two, three …"

An Dehai was still counting as he walked. On the surface, he looked respectful and submissive, but his eyes kept on rolling around. He was just estimating the time the reinforcements would arrive.

After he had slapped his face more than ten times, a group of eunuchs came running over from the southern side of the Forbidden City. One of them, the Phoenix Carriage, was being escorted by a group of people straight toward the chaotic scene.

"An Dehai! You dog, why did you anger the empress dowager when you caught a thief instead of such a small matter? If there's anything wrong with elder sister, even if you have a hundred dog heads, it won't be enough to chop them off! "

"Yes, yes, yes …" This servant knows his wrongs, this servant opens his mouth … "Thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven …"

Ci Xi did not have the time to bother with An Dehai who was acting smugly, she walked over to Ci An and knelt down, then pointed at Hairy # 2 and said, "Elder sister, this kind of rebellion is too much of a waste of time, just kill it, it would be a waste of food if you keep it."

"No way!" Ci An changed his kind and friendly expression and shouted loudly, "You can't kill Hairy # 2, and you can't just kill the thousand odd prisoners either. Before the situation becomes unclear, we can't be untrustworthy, and we can't act rashly!"

Ci Xi had also gotten into trouble today, so she shouted with a shrill voice, "Elder sister, what do you mean by this? A despicable lackey, don't tell me I don't have the authority to deal with him? This Xiao Letian had planted thousands of spies in the capital. What was he trying to do? Isn't this the rebellion? "

If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to win over this Sun monkey, I would have tried to kill him a long time ago. Now that Xiao Letian is no longer around, what's the use of keeping him around? "

From the start, Ci An had known of Ci Xi's ambition, and knew that his little sister wouldn't accept him no matter what. However, after all these years of political instability, and with the arrival of the British and French combined forces from the north and south, Ci An had always accepted her.

He didn't expect that Ci Xi would actually kick his nose at her face today, and had completely forgotten that she was only the empress dowager of the Western Palace, and that his status as the empress dowager of the Eastern Palace was even higher than her own.

"Good, good, good. Sister's temper is really big today!" After saying that, Ci An stood up from his chair, pointed at the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards around him and shouted, "Everyone step back, no one is allowed to come within ten steps from this place. I have private conversation with my sister!"

At the critical moment, Ci An still chose to focus on the big picture. Under her strict orders, everyone started to retreat, no one dared to linger within ten steps.

Hairy # 2 was being controlled by a group of strong eunuchs in the middle. He looked at the two empress dowager coldly, and saw that they were arguing very fiercely, but their voices were very soft. No one knew what the empress dowagers was talking about, they only knew that the atmosphere was getting more and more tense.

Ci An lowered his voice and said, "You want to cut the grass at the root? I also want to kill all the traitors in this world, but before we attack, can you answer my question? "

"You said that Xiao Letian is definitely dead. May I ask where is the evidence? You said the French gave you a clear guarantee. Do you think the French are trustworthy? If you want to steal the Letian Firm for the imperial government, how are you going to do it? Who will take action, and who will coordinate the interests of the Americans? "

"My good sister, the Europa newspaper has clearly stated that Xiao Letian has already landed in the hands of the Prussian and his death is unknown. In that case, if we want to find evidence, we should go to Prussia! "But right now, the East Crossing Folk Lane does not have any envoys from Prussia …"

Ci An endured the anger in his heart and slowly tried to advise his sister with a calm tone. She was very clear that the more delicate the situation was, the more it was impossible for the imperial government to be in chaos.

However, Ci Xi was exactly the same as the one in the history, able to faint on the inside. This woman was a self-taught genius when balancing the domestic political situation, but the moment she looked at the entire world, he would be immediately stunned.

The history of the late Qing was even a little laughable. When a nation has experienced two Opium Wars, one An afternoon war, and between them was the Annan war against France and the war against Russia in Xinjiang … Even after a great failure, a declaration of war on ten thousand countries could still be issued.

This kind of foolish declaration of war was written by Empress Dowager Ci Xi. It was also the declaration of war that caused the allied army of the eight nations to enter Beijing.

Alright, let's cut the topic short. Using the blame from his previous life on the head of Ci Xi in this life would also be a bit unfair. But Ci Xi's performance was exactly the same as in the historical records, Ci An's words were something he could not listen to at all.

"Elder sister, you are really confused. After saying so much, aren't you just trying to refute me with Hairy # 2's words? We already know who Hairy # 2 belongs to, but he'll tell us the truth? "

"Hehe, I don't know Prussia or the Germany, I don't want to understand either. I only know that Britain and France are not easy to mess with, and that the Russian and the Americans are not easy to deal with. As for Prussia, I've asked you before, there's no unity between them, and it's like the Spring and Autumn Battle Empire, what's so scary about it …"

Ci An didn't know how to organize his speech, but she found that Ci Xi had already become a copper pea that couldn't even be touched by oil and salt, and couldn't even hear a single word he said.

"Fine, fine, fine. I don't care what you think, you can't kill this Er Mao, and the prisoners at the Board of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs can only be interrogated. "This is my imperial decree …"

Crash! Ci Xi squatted the tea bowls on the table, and she stood up and said bitterly: "Elder sister, why are you so stubborn. Do you know how good of a chance our Manchu has? The French have clearly stated that as long as we help the Emperor of France vent their anger, France will give us our all … "

"Isn't the Russian making trouble in Xinjiang? The French agreed to put pressure on him. After all, the Russia was a defeated opponent of France! "As for the Industrial Zones, the French have said that after the market starts, they will pay people to help us create it. We can even sell them to our weapon battleships at the lowest price …"

"My good sister, if we were to seize this great opportunity, then Manchu's mountains and rivers will become even more stable!"

Ci An was completely speechless, thinking, how could the Frenchman become a good person? You just burnt the Yuan Ming Yuan six years ago, and now you call it a country of grace, and you even say that you can rely on it as your ally?

"You, you, you, you … Are you trying to piss me off? If you say that Prussia is not to be trusted, would the French believe it? Have you forgotten all about the grudge from six years ago? I don't care what you think, you can't act rashly if you don't know what's going on... Can't you just wait a few months and a half before making your move? "

"Elder sister, the opportunity must not be lost!"

"Shut up, I'm the Eastern Palace. Don't force me to summon the First Emperor's testament …"

His words were like a gust of cold wind blowing across the northern seaside. It was clearly a summer day, yet everyone felt as if they had fallen into an icehouse. Hairy # 2 did not hear anything clearly from his previous words, but Ci An had spoken those words emotionally, and his tone was even higher than before.

"Heavens, godfather is simply a god! He had said before that Ci An's nature was kind and uncontested, the late emperor would definitely give her a treasured sword to back her up, who would have known that it would actually be a secret decree!"

"My good father! You truly are a god that couldn't descend to the mortal realm. How can you guess everything that happened, and just how did you do it? "

Hairy # 2 wasn't the only one who was shocked. Everyone present was stupefied. Many of them wanted to prick their own ears to deaf. This sort of royal secret was something that they knew. The more they knew, the faster they would die.

Ci An was also regretting it now. She also didn't understand why he had lost himself in such a short time, but Ci Xi's reaction was even faster.

"Elder sister!" You have truly wronged your little sister's loyalty, wuu … Isn't everything my little sister did for the sake of the Great Clear? "

As he said that, Ci Xi's knees weakened and he immediately knelt down towards Ci An. Once Ci Xi knelt down, everyone present could no longer stand and could only kneel down.

"Calm your anger, Empress Dowager …" Queen Mother, please calm your anger … Esteemed Empress Dowager, please calm your anger …

Ci An who was surrounded by the crowd felt like he was alone.