What they are more concerned about is the matter of Long Hao’s heir!

After hearing this, Cixi felt that she was sleepy and touched the pillow. She had just decided to send someone to act as Long Hao's descendants and take advantage of Long Hao's property. Here she came a birthday delegation.

, expressing the need for the court to help select heirs.

In this way, could Cixi and her side be justified in?

It is not easy to verify that Long Zhengxing’s hometown? Under the oppression of imperial power, the story will be made up. At that time, it will be no problem to stuff the “spy” who is loyal to him into it!

The only thing that has a headache is that there are countless such heirs. Can the spies you choose in the end be successful?

Just like Cixi thought, Guangxu, Li Hongzhang, and some ambitious Qingliu were all curious about the answer to this question: What is the standard for you to choose heirs? Only by putting out the standards can we operate and make fraud.

You're cheating on your young master's inheritance!

People in the officialdom and court are both studious and are not ashamed to ask questions. In order to figure out this question, they all put themselves in a position, found various reasons, and constantly invited Long Ganruo to the banquet.

Ten days after the tribute delegation entered Beijing, Long Gan Ruo became a fragrant bun. There were people in every meal, eating countless delicacies, wines, and beauties.

Of course, Long Ganruo was not a person who didn't know how to repay. He took out the WIC in the box and gave it back to these people as a good thing.

The WIC is much better than opium or something. At least there is no environmental pollution such as smoke and will not cause smog to the imperial capital. Suddenly, most officials became more and more enthusiastic about Long Ganruo.

In the end, even the old lady Cixi couldn't sit still. She issued an imperial edict saying that she would hold a holiday birthday party before the New Year to be the real birthday party exercise for the next year. Among them, the guests invited were Long Gan Ruo.

After a holiday banquet, countless silver was consumed, and there were many more bones outside the capital that starved to death, frozen to death, and even bruised to death, which further highlighted the peace and prosperity of the Forbidden City...

After such a big scene, the guests and hosts all enjoyed each other after the banquet.

Cixi and others got the information they wanted.

But Long Ganruo was drunk, but she showed a meaningful smile in her sleep...

Since Long Hao has not really gotten over his shoulder, there is no hurry to choose a heir.

Because there is no hurry, Long Bo and Long Hao's old ministers discussed a safe choice, which is to let each inheritance candidate return to the motherland for three years to see who can do something.

The so-called career certainly has assessment conditions, but Long Ganruo said that he didn’t know the specific content of this assessment condition, and all the details were in the hands of senior executives such as Long Bo and Princess Melissa.

Not only did Long Ganruo say that, but Cixi and the others guessed that the so-called career naturally cannot be separated from making money. It is probably to compare whoever makes more money in three years will win the final victory.

After figuring out the trump card for selecting candidates, all forces were determined and began to plan.

Especially Cixi is the most proud, isn’t it just to make money? It’s simple. I picked up seedlings here and stuffed them into a large merchant in one place. Then I asked for policies and manpower. If it doesn’t work, I will let him go.

Isn’t it easy to get rid of a few wealthy Han businessmen whom I don’t like?

This is China, the Qing Dynasty. Whoever the Ai family wants to make money, isn’t it just who makes money?

Who can stop it?

So, Cixi secretly went to operate the right candidate for "spy" and would not be mentioned for the time being.

After hearing the news, Li Hongzhang felt relieved. He had no ambition to help any candidate. He only knew that he had to establish a good relationship with the Long family, which opened the Yajian Mansion, and continued to buy it with the benefits fee. It would be enough for those rare weapons in Europe to continue to consolidate the Beiyang Navy's position as the first in the imperial court.

Among the three forces, the little emperor was most anxious: his plan had not been implemented yet, and Long Ganruo came to celebrate his birthday completely disrupting his deployment!

Emperor Guangxu's staff were basically all old men, and he was good at attacking political enemies and taking advantage of the situation, but when it comes to adapting to the situation, it was much worse.

For this reason, Guangxu has been smashing a lot of things recently, and as well as Zhenpin Jinpin, he has also suffered a lot of bad luck...

Fortunately, there was Zhang Jian in Weng Tonghe's mansion. When Emperor Guangxu's staff collectively lost their voices, he suggested that Emperor Weng: Please ask the emperor to gather with the Long Ganruo in private, so like this...

Weng Tonghe valued this talented man very much, and just as he valued Zhang Jian, Guangxu also valued him.

After hearing the suggestion, Emperor Guangxu took action immediately and ran out of the palace to secretly meet Long Ganruo.

Long Ganruo looked at the thin boy in front of him who looked like a monkey, and couldn't help but secretly contempt: When you put on a dragon robe, you are still like a person. After taking off this robe, you are simply a mouse that just drilled out of the hole! It scares me to death! Is such a person worthy of being the emperor of billions of Chinese people?

Long Ganruo has been following Long Hao for so long, and comparing Guangxu with the young master, the gap is even more obvious.

However, Long Ganruo lost his awe of the emperor, but the superficial etiquette was inevitable.

Kneel down and kowtow... Although these are disgusting, they can only do it.

When these etiquettes were finished meticulously, Long Ganruo scolded Guangxu half-death: Cao, when he came out of secluded clothes, why are you pretending to be a fool when he saw me? No wonder you have ascended the throne until now, and you can't beat an old woman!

Guangxu did not know how to read minds, so he felt good about himself. After sitting down, he took out a piece of paper and read the "promotion" discussed by his staff to Long Ganruo to listen to.

Finally, he said to Long Ganruo: "This duty-free royal merchant was originally given to Duke Long Haolong, but now he is like this, I think it would be better to give him the heir..."

Long Ganruo beat him up, said a few perfunctory words, and squinted his eyes and looked at what medicine Emperor Guangxu would sell next.

"Long Aiqing, I wonder if you have any intention of fighting for a candidate?"

Long Ganruo was awarded an official position and a fifth-rank idle position because of his contribution to offering peaches. Therefore, the name of Guangxu is not wrong.

"Ah, why did the emperor say this? I am just a servant of the young master. How can I have such delusions?"

Long Ganruo looked shocked, but sneered in her heart: OK, it seems that the candidate Long Bo has thrown out is really a delicious bun. Look, even the emperor can't sit still! People come to covet our Long family! Hey. The young master is really amazing. In just three years, he went from having nothing to earning a family that the Qing court envied.

"Why can't it? Long Aiqing, your surname is also Long, and I heard that you have made a lot of contributions by following Duke Long, and you have a share of his property! If the heir is selected, you will have a lot of successors. I have bad intentions, are you willing to watch the property that belonged to Duke Long be separated by this person with ulterior motives?" Emperor Guangxu could not do anything else. He had learned to observe his words and expressions in the palace struggles, and Long Ganruo deliberately exposed it. He could see clearly the ambition light.

So, Guangxu did not hesitate at the moment. According to Weng Tonghe's prior explanation, he inquired about Cixi and others' attempt to stuff a "spy" into it, and told Long Ganruo all the time.

Sure enough, Long Ganruo was filled with indignation when he heard this and slapped the table and shouted at the Empress Dowager how could he be so despicable!

Next, under the persuasion of the little yellow gate chicken man's voice, Long Ganruo reluctantly set up an offensive and defensive alliance with Emperor Guangxu: When Long Ganruo officially announced his participation in the competition for the heirs, Emperor Guangxu would give it to him. Long Hao's preferential conditions will be given to him half first. When Long Ganruo successfully becomes Long Hao's heir three years later, the other half will be fulfilled.

This time, in order to win over Long Ganruo, a potential stock, Guangxu spent enough money and even secretly took out the jade seal and made a real imperial edict.

The imperial edict wrote clearly what we discussed today and listed clearly. Long Ganruo read it several times, and finally felt satisfied, so he thanked him. He rolled it up and put it away.

Since Emperor Guangxu was so sincere, Long Ganruo was not vague. He responded to him with peaches and comforted him.

He quietly told Guangxu that the scores of the candidates this time were not money as the most important indicator.

“What is that indicator?”

Emperor Guangxu's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked quickly.

This is the key. The Queen Mother thought that the most important indicator was silver, and I also thought so. But if only I knew about this new news about the indicator, wouldn’t I have the upper hand in the competition with the Queen Mother?

"I have nothing to deceive the emperor. I don't know all the judging indicators, but there is one indicator that is, within three years, the candidates will open gold mines in China, based on the amount of gold mine output, Judge scores!”

“Gold mine?”

"Yes, it's the gold mine! Your Majesty, my young master started out with gold mines. I'm going to tell you that he has a special set of mine search secrets, and he cannot be taught unless I'm a surname Long!"

Long Gan Ruo Shen said mysteriously: "I learned it too, but it is really not easy to find it. However, as long as the emperor strongly supports me and lets the officials from all over the country cooperate, I can guarantee that I will definitely dig out more gold than others! “

Emperor Guangxu was stunned for a while and didn't understand. Then he understood in Long Ganruo's explanation: Most gold mines in all parts of the country are recorded, and as long as he sets up in advance, he will hand over the mining rights of the large gold mine to Long Ganruo, after the old lady Cixi reacted, the raw rice was ripe and she could only do nothing!

After all, Guangxu was still the emperor, so there was no special reason or a very thick face. The empress dowager was not good at slapping the emperor in the face casually, right?

The two agreed happily that Emperor Guangxu would not have been out of the imperial city for too long, so they turned around and went back. Before leaving, they patted their heads and said, "If there is any difficulty Long Ganruo has, you can go directly to Weng Tonghe."

At this point, Long Ganruo knew that he would be unable to leave the capital for a while. I guess 1893, the New Year of the year of Guisi, would be in Beijing.

When welcoming and seeing off, in addition to inquire about the distribution of forces in the capital and making good relationships with him, Long Ganruo also has to take on the responsibility of going to the north to find the "roots" of the Long family.

There are a lot of things...

And after all, Long Ganruo's actions in his motherland were not expressed, but Li Hongzhang left the capital and went to the Beiyang Navy to inspect the New Year. He also said some inspiring words and encouraging morale, and brought some gifts of condolences that were light and affectionate. Reward the soldiers so that their hearts will be so grateful that they will work harder for them in the coming year.

However, Li Hongzhang had not been in Weihaiwei for two days, but received a shocking news: the two warships cruised in the Huanghai area brought a group of people back. The other leader claimed to be the former commander of Longhao Navy, with his surname Lei name

Long, there is important information to say and listen to the Lord of the Central Hall.

Li Hongzhang had dealt with him several times. He knew that he was the leader of the Dragon Scale Army's navy, but because he was implicated by others' rebellion, he was now being rubbed down and was unemployed at home.

Why, he secretly ran to Weihaiwei from the United States. But what was he going to do?

Tsk, did you really betray Long Hao?

Li Hongzhang thought for a while and decided to meet him, not to talk about whether to take Thunder Dragon in there, but at least he could obtain more accurate information from the United States.

Thunder Dragon soon arrived at Weihaiwei, and more than 20 sailors were accompanied by him. All of them were with their families, with a total of nearly a hundred people! They came on a French cruise ship, with the tired expression on their faces.

It can be seen that they did not go very smoothly along the way, and maybe they were blocked by the Dragon Scale Army on the way.

Li Hongzhang has always been known for his respect for the wise and ruthless people. He pretended not to see Lei Long's downfall. Instead, he called Lei Long's former colleague (Lei Long had also worked in Beiyang before), and served him with good wine and dishes to welcome him.

Lei Long is not vague. When he is full, he just said in one sentence: "Master Zhongtang, I Lei Long will work with you in the future. It will be done from the smallest deck cleaning soldier. The American Long family cannot accommodate me. I am really angry.

But, I'll come to you!"

Li Hongzhang narrowed his eyes and said, "If you have any grievances, you can raise it with your leader... General Lei, I am very embarrassed when you do this! Do you know that a few days ago, the Long family sent a delegation to offer it to the Empress Dowager and her.

A huge golden longevity peach, now the court is talking about whether the Long family is going to become the first Han royal palace!"

After a moment of silence, Lei Long shook his mouth and said, "Sir Zhongtang, don't go around with me. Just say, "Do you accept me?"

"A letter of vote?"

Li Hongzhang's heartbeat: He had never thought of rejecting the Thunder Dragon, but this was just to get more secrets to the Thunder Dragon.

Who would believe it if you dare to escape from the United States alone and have no reliance on it?

"Yes, before I left, I brought this amount of money from a mine in Alaska. They were all checks from British banks. They only recognized the bills and did not recognize people. They could be withdrawn at any time!"

“How many are there?”

"Not much, one million dollars, which is about one million taels of silver!"
To be continued...