Bodhi Yating came to the Chuxiu Palace, which was once very familiar. It was different from when he came here in the past. In those days, when he entered here, his eyes always had an undepressed fire. Now, facing the Empress Dowager Cixi, who was still sitting there with a faint sadness and resentment on his face, although his waist was quite straight, his eyes immediately moved away as soon as he touched the other person's eyes.

Looking at Bodhi Yating, Cixi felt a little sad. This powerful man who was once the pillar of her, could not escape the clichés. After eating enough, taking enough, she forgot everything.

However, for her, this kind of sorrow was just a flash of thought, and more of the subsequent contempt.

"Sit down, consultant." Cixi whispered at the chair and book beside Bodhi Yating, "But, the kind of tea you like to drink can't come up for a while. Now people are in panic. Even if it's the Ai family, few people are really willing to listen."

"I am very sorry, Your Majesty," Bodhi Yating sat down, leaned forward slightly, his head lowered, and let out a soft sigh, "The current incident is beyond our expectations. As friends, I really want to do something for you, but... but we cannot interfere too much in your country's internal affairs."

Bodhi Yating almost asked Cixi to spit out all the things she ate early in the morning. She had grown up so old that she had seen many shameless people, but she had never seen such shameless things as the one in front of her. However, she was still very calm on her face, and she seemed willing to wait extremely seriously to listen to Prayating's later words.

"This..." Bodhi Yating coughed twice and rubbed his hands, "This... As far as I know, since its founding, there has been no so-called precedent for governing the country from behind the curtain. Now, the ministers hope that you will not interfere with the government affairs, which is actually a matter of course. However, after all, I am still your most loyal friend. As long as you can obey their wishes, I will guarantee that you will not be violated. However, I cannot help but remind you not to be stubborn. Their patience is limited, so don't make trouble until the end..."

Seeing Bodhi Yating shook his head and stopped talking, Cixi smiled faintly, "Mr. Consultant, you don't really know us yet. You only know that there is no precedent for this dynasty to rule behind the curtain, but do you know that even those Han people who look down on women the most once supported a famous female emperor Wu Zetian?"

Seeing Bodhi Yating blinking and not speaking, Cixi snorted, "Do you still remember that the Ai family told the Ai family in person that the powerful British island country in the distant state is also the queen in power? Why did it become a matter of course to say that the Ai family has withdrawn the curtain? Everyone knows that the emperor belongs to the Ai family, and the Qing Dynasty belongs to the Ai family. After all, the Ai family is just helping their children to manage their housework, what's the matter with others? If you want to say that the ancestral system has no precedent, haha, there are too many things without precedent, and the Ai family is too lazy to count them one by one, but who has ever taken the real one for those guys who always want to maintain the ancestral system?"

"Besides, was it the Ai family who came up with the idea of ​​the power behind the curtain? It was precisely those who opposed the Ai family who pushed the Ai family to this position. You and your friends actually saw that for the shaky country of the Qing Dynasty, the Ai family worked hard and endured humiliation and had already put all their efforts into it. What did they get in the end? Haha, for those traitors, the Ai family was like a ragged rag. When they were used, they would pick it up. If they were unhappy, they would throw it aside."

"This... the right and wrong that rule the government from behind the curtain, let's put it aside for the time being," Bodhi Yating looked at the stubborn empress dowager and pondered for a moment. "As for the Queen of England, I have to say a few more words again. No matter what aspect your Qing Dynasty is in, it cannot be agreed with Britain. Just as His Majesty said just now, the Qing Dynasty is your son's book, in other words, your own family. Of course, it is understandable that you have this idea, but the key to the problem is that enjoying this huge wealth and how to manage these wealth are two different things."

"It's inexplicable." Cixi curled her lips.

"Haha, you must not like to listen to my words. In fact, for those smart people, the royal family and the government should not be the same." Bodhi Yating spread his hands and smiled, "If you listened to me at first, your Qing royal family freely enjoyed all your privileges and handed over all the government affairs to your officials to do, what kind of book would it be? To give the simplest example, the reason why the Taiping government in the south prospered was due to the inaction of the previous government. You would not know better than me how corrupt your officials were. But think about it, who do the rebels hate the most?"

"By the way, whenever they hate the emperor the most, because any policy of your Qing Dynasty was from the emperor. But if there is a government in front of the emperor, it would be different. As the emperor, who is the highest symbol of state power, encounters a difficult problem that leads to national turmoil and uneasiness, you and your son's book, that is, the emperor, can come out to exercise your power. What is the dissolution of the government, punishing a few corrupt officials, etc., even if it is just a sample book, it can eventually divert the attention of the people. The people will see that the emperor is actually a wise man and loves them, and no matter how big the fire is, it will naturally not burn to the emperor."

"Hahaha..." Cixi couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "I said, dear Mr. Consultant, I haven't seen you these days, there's no water in your head, right? Leave the power to those officials, and the Ai family brings the books to enjoy it? Haha... You are so funny! If you follow your method, I'm afraid that the Ai family will not be able to pass such a so-called good book for a night, and their heads will have to move."

"How could it be?"

"Why can't it?" Cixi raised her hand and pointed the Bodhi Yating, who seemed a little confused. "You, you are really too childish and scholarly. Don't you know that many people dream of getting the dragon throne outside? Not to mention the civil and military officials in the court, nor the rebellious red bandits, even if he catches a beggar on the street, he may have dreamed of sitting in the dragon court every night."

Bodhi Yating shook his head, "It's a pity that, indeed, it is precisely because you and any of the ruling generations of ruling people in your past are unwilling to give up the desire to exert supreme imperial power, so I cannot say with regret that neither you nor your former ruling people, nor your officials and the common people have learned to 'compromise', so there will be generations of bloody storms. Changing a dynasty in one or two hundred years is almost a conclusion. In fact, since everyone has desires, why can't they sit down and compromise and find a common point?"

Cixi lowered her head, teasing her arms, and she woke up from her sleep. She was opening her two chubby little hands and making cheerful screams in her mouth.

"Of course, if you and your court will never compromise, you will definitely not agree completely." Bodhi Yating sighed, "To be honest, I admire your ability and perseverance. You have a long-term vision and open mind that other women, even many men, never have. At least between us, between you and your old enemy, Britain, the broad mind you show is admired by the world. Especially the slogan you put forward, the slogan "openness is the only way out for the Qing Dynasty's rejuvenation," brought the breath of spring to this backward and barren country. No matter who later generations are, they will inevitably insist on following the only way you planned. However, at the critical moment of solving the crisis facing the country, you have just lost your correct thoughts."

"The Ai family has never been on par with slaves," Cixi did not raise her head, and her teeth were clenched. "As the same thing, I would rather give it to others than to slaves!"
Chapter completed!