Chapter 402 Daydreaming
Chapter 402 Daydreaming
Shao Quanzhong rode a Ferghana horse and led a platoon of guards leisurely towards the train station outside the north gate of Hailing.
Shao Quanzhong's Arabian horse was a gift from the Bukhara Khanate when they declared themselves his vassal during the Western Expedition.
At that time, the Bukhara people gave three horses, Shao Quanzhong gave one to Governor Kaufman of Russia, and the remaining two were ridden in rotation.
Shao Quanzhong was preparing to go to the train station to join up with two battalions of the Guards Brigade and take a special train to Shaanxi.
This - ordinary people are not allowed to ride horses in the city. Shao Quanzhong is not only a prince, but also a Taibao. Have you heard that the Thirteen Taibao can run rampant?
There were guards in front clearing the way, and pedestrians on the roadside all gave way in the morning.
Prince Rui has done a good job. He does not clean the streets when he goes out and does not disturb people's normal lives.
Shao Quanzhong was very satisfied looking at the clean streets of Hailing.
Finally, the idea I had when I was in Paris was realized. The appearance of Hailing is modeled after Paris. There are gas lamps, newsstands, trees planted on the roadside, benches under the trees, and steam buses.
The subway around the city is under construction and will take another two to three years. The London Underground took seven years to build, so even with the addition of a large number of steam equipment, it would be considered fast to build it in four to five years.
Once the world's second subway ring line is completed, Hailing will be a world metropolis second only to London.
In the roadside newsstand, leisurely passers-by were reading newspapers provided free of charge by the government.
Some are issued by Chinese people, and some are issued by foreigners. The one that came out last year is the most popular.
The above serialized articles are about the recent sensational case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai.
People love to read this kind of news involving romance. They talk a lot and discuss the case, saying who is right.
Shao Quanzhong shook his head. He had no intention of interfering in this matter.
This case is similar to the assassination of Ma Xinyi. There is nothing complicated about it. The problem lies in the fact that officials protect each other.
The declaration caused such a big fuss, exposing the corruption of officials. How could the Buddha, who reads the newspaper every day, not know about it?
Well, now the young emperor is in charge of the government, but he is still not doing his job. The old Buddha has no choice but to issue orders in Changchun Palace, and it is still the Qing Dynasty that makes the decision.
The young emperor is confused, but the old lady is not. The reason why she hasn't taken action to rectify the matter now is that she is waiting for more officials to fall into the trap.
In this case, the officials who protected each other and disregarded human lives were Zeng Guofan's subordinates in the Hunan Army, who were awarded official titles for their military achievements.
Zeng Guofan is dead, but the Xiang army is still there. The old Buddha is planning to use this case to suppress the remaining forces of the Xiang army and remove a large number of Xiang army officials. Now he is still pretending to be confused and fishing.
I don't care if you suppress Zeng Guofan's power, but you actually use the little emperor to deal with the two stock exchange owners. You are using this to test me, to see if I am willing to listen to the little emperor's orders and be a loyal minister.
Humph, I was prepared to wait patiently for two years out of consideration for the fact that the little emperor wouldn't live long. Your Majesty, this is really not considerate of me.
Even though the five concubines and even Ci'an claimed to be slaves and servants when Shao Quanzhong entered the capital, this was a political deal. When it comes to power, there are still many small moves.
I have to let you know that I am not Zhang Juzheng or Yu Qian, and I will not endure it. I am Cao Cao or Dong Zhuo. If necessary, I can swear an oath by the Luo River and then directly depose the little emperor.
"Bang! Boom!"
Hu Liuniang jumped up from her horse, pulled Shao Quanzhong off the horse, and hid him behind her.
The soldiers of the guard platoon quickly formed a circle to protect the emperor. Soon, two guards came over, bringing Hu Xiansheng, who was drunk.
Hu Xiansheng was sobered up by the shock and knelt down and kowtowed, "I was just practicing my marksmanship, please spare my life."
Shao Quanzhong looked at the broken gas lamp and was furious. "Someone, pull it down and break it!"
"I'm a yamen runner, I know the law. There's no death penalty for damaging public property! It's just a fine, I'm willing to pay it, at most I'll be locked up in the yamen for two days, can't I lock myself up?"
"You're a f*cking criminal, you know that? Come on, break it!"
Huh? Why are his men disobeying him? A guard came up to him and said, "Marshal, don't you know him?"
"Why should I know a yamen runner? Shoot him immediately. If you don't, I will shoot you for disobeying military orders!"
This made the guards feel very embarrassed, and they looked at Hu Liuniang beside Shao Quanzhong. Now that Wenxiu and Ronghui were not at home, Liuniang was the head of the family. Wouldn't this make things difficult for us servants?
Liu Niang's face was icy cold, "I'll kill him!"
He went over and grabbed his brother and dragged him to the side.
Hu Xiansheng shouted, "Sister, you are such a piece of shit! Brother-in-law, help me! I am your brother-in-law!"
"Wait! Pull it back!"
Shao Quanzhong looked at the brother and sister suspiciously. It turned out that they looked quite alike.
"Sixth Lady, your brother is a yamen runner in Hailing, why didn't you tell me?"
"I won't let him see you. He has been doing nothing and has no future. I don't want to embarrass you and worry you."
Shao Quanzhong sighed and said, "Liu Niang is really nice. I have to give her this face."
Similar things had happened before, but at that time I was poor and rustic, and I treated the light bulbs as treasures. Now, the situation is different. Moreover, Liu Niang is loyal to me, so I can't repeat the same mistake.
"Forget it, forget it. Just beat up his yamen runners and teach him a lesson. I'll pay for the lights, and get rid of this guy!"
Liu Niang suddenly knelt down in front of Shao Quanzhong and said, "Yuting, I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
He stood up, grabbed his brother's ear, and pulled him away.
The matter was left at that, and Shao Quanzhong soon boarded the special train.
However, Song Laosan had already arrived with two battalions of the Guards Brigade, and two special trains were ready to depart, but no matter how long they waited, Liu Niang still hadn't returned.
"Report, the third lady said she was too embarrassed to see you, so she took her brother away on a boat, saying she was going to Madrid to accompany Isabel for a while. She also took her brother to Spain to harm the Spanish, so as not to embarrass herself in front of you."
Ugh! Shao Quanzhong was embarrassed. His family had been in turmoil recently. Wenxiu ran away, and Liuniang ran away too...
"Don't be sad, my lord. I will be your secretary for a while longer."
"Well, Ping'er is the most disciplined. Let's go!"
“Dirty, dirty!”
The train belched out white smoke and steam as it headed north.
In the box, Ping'er was wearing a Hanfu costume. She looked at herself in the mirror carefully with a smile on her lips.
I subsidized the tuition fees for several students who were studying abroad, and they were all grateful, so they didn't tell anyone about me encouraging Wenxiu to play stocks. After all, Wenxiu made the decision herself, so she wouldn't blame me for providing the information.
I asked Xiao Bangtou to deliberately get close to Liu Niang's brother and act according to the situation. I didn't expect it would have such a good effect.
Now Rong Hui is far away in London, and obviously doesn't want to compete with Wenxiu for favor, so she hides herself away.
Wenxiu exiled herself to London.
Now that Liu Niang is gone, won’t I be the eldest?
This time the prince is offering sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum. If I could accompany him as his wife in front of the whole world, and then win over the prince's important officials...
(End of this chapter)