You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 262 Queuing!

downstairs.

Qian Lihua blushed and her heart pounded. She twisted her fingers, while upstairs, there was a cacophony of noise—men yelling and women howling.

Actually, this kind of thing isn't a big deal.

But the thought that the man is the Grand Secretary and the woman is the Empress Dowager gives it a romantic feel.

……

Nietzsche really did say: Before meeting a woman!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and raindrops fell like beans; the immense noise of nature drowned out Xiaozhuang's howls.

"brute!"

"Traitor!"

"Help!"

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was scolding him merrily, but Jiang Qingyun was even merririsher.

Unable to bear the beating any longer, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang rushed to the window, pushed it open, and felt large raindrops pelting her face—a painful awakening.

"Empress Dowager, I'm giving you one last chance. The poisoned wine is on the table. You just need to drink it and you can end this nightmare with dignity."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang remained silent, but her eyes were filled with tears.

Jiang Qingyun revealed a disdainful smile.
……

"I will!"

Speak louder! I can't hear you!

"I do."

"But from the way you're talking, I feel like you're not really willing. I don't like to force people; I'm a very reasonable person."

"I volunteered!"

"It was truly voluntary!"

Seeing Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang on the verge of a mental breakdown, Jiang Qingyun's attitude softened slightly.

"Eat noodle!"

Empress Xiaozhuang buried herself in her food, partly out of fear and partly driven by the instinct of hunger. After the noodles were gone, the air seemed to warm up, and her soul seemed to rebel.

Those who come from the palace naturally know what's going on.

Looking up again, I saw that Jiang Qingyun was handsome, with clear features, even surpassing the likes of Pan An and Xu Gong.

finished~
"Go wash!"

Jiang Qingyun grabbed the person and threw him into the wooden bucket, splashing water everywhere.

……

Empress Xiaozhuang was choking terribly; as soon as she peeked out, her hair was grabbed.

"Empress Dowager, do you know how many people died in the Beijing Incident? A full 24. The foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule has been completely destroyed, and the Eight Banners are no longer the same as before. Abunai has already fled back to the grasslands. As long as I am willing to form an alliance with him, he can send troops to massacre the Khorchin at any time."

Tell me, do you want to die?

Jiang Qingyun used force to push the person underwater.

Gudu Gudu Gudu~
Two breaths later, he loosened his grip, and Xiaozhuang's head surfaced.

"No."

"Tell me, do you want to see rivers of blood flowing on the Horqin Grassland?"

"No."

Jiang Qingyun exerted his strength again, and Empress Xiaozhuang's head once more submerged in the water.

Gudu Gudu Gudu~
"No! Help!"

“I gave you the opportunity to commit suicide with dignity, but you refused. What does that mean? It means you are afraid of death, and you are willing to do anything as long as you can live.”

Jiang Qingyun pressed down again with force.

The strands of hair resembled seaweed, floating on the water's surface.

Empress Xiaozhuang suffered from being choked and drowned three times, her lungs burned, and her last shred of will to resist was broken by the torture.

It's cooked perfectly!
Jiang Qingyun simply grabbed the person by the hair and dragged them out of the wooden tub and onto the bed.

……

Taking shortcuts is not effective enough; at best, it's a mere conquest, not a true subjugation. Subjugation requires a spiritual and emotional transformation.

The process is brutal, but the effects are lasting.

Strong women are especially so!
God once said:

Once a person is completely conquered by the devil, there will be no other emotions in his heart besides fear and submission.

Outside, a violent storm raged; inside the small building, lightning flashed and thunder roared; and the house was a complete mess.

Everything, for the sake of conquest!
……

The next day, the weather was fine and sunny.

Jiang Qingyun untied the ropes and lowered the person down.

"Empress Dowager, write down the list for me."

"Ah."

Despite the pain all over her body, Empress Xiaozhuang gripped her brush and managed to write down a list of more than 20 people.

"Does the Emperor know you're colluding with others?" "Yes."

"Who was your intermediary in contacting the palace?"

"Kong Sizhen".

"I'll bring her here another day."

"what?"

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang wanted to put on her clothes, but she didn't dare.

Jiang Qingyun:
"It's very chaotic outside right now, but don't worry, I will protect you. Stay here and I will come to see you often."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang nodded almost imperceptibly.

……

Chiang Kai-shek's residence.

"Aunt Wu, where is your son working now?"

"He is at the academy in his hometown, preparing to participate in next year's provincial examination."

"The position of prefect of Yizhou in Zhili is vacant. He is to be sent to the capital to serve as acting prefect."

"Ah, is it possible to become an official without official rank?"

"Fame and fortune are all a lie; tell him to come quickly."

"Thank you, young master."

Overjoyed, Wu Ma wept and knelt down on the spot.

"Get up. You are my mother's personal nanny, and I trust you. There is something that is not convenient to entrust to others, so I want you to do it."

"Young master, please give your orders."

“Concubine Hong is not virtuous. Let her die of illness within a month.”

"Yes."

Wu Ma agreed without hesitation; this deal was too good to pass up.

She was unaware that this was merely a small step in Jiang Qingyun's massive overhaul of the entire Zhili civil service and Green Standard Army system. Zhili, therefore, had to be under Jiang's control.

……

After careful consideration, Jiang Qingyun decided to keep the news of the Empress Dowager's arrest a secret.

The Mongol tribes were becoming increasingly disaffected, and the Golden Family was eyeing them covetously.

Empress Xiaozhuang was also a strong player.

Politics is just that sticky and messy.

The next day.

Courtyard 13.

As Qian Lihua applied medicine to Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she was secretly alarmed. The Empress Dowager had at least seven bruises and two swollen areas all over her body. She was truly inhuman.

"Your Majesty, the Grand Secretary says he will be coming tomorrow night and asks you to be prepared."

Empress Xiaozhuang's heart contracted sharply and even trembled slightly.

Qian Lihua thought for a moment and still advised, "Empress Dowager, you are not the same as you were back then. You should still pay more attention to your appearance. A woman dresses up for the man she loves. If you are... cough cough, then please pay more attention."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, filled with grief, indignation, and shame, contemplated suicide by banging her head against a

That evening, Qian Lihua delivered a cheongsam from the New Life Movement and an expensive boudoir.

The next evening.

Jiang Qingyun visited his beloved No. 13 courtyard.

"May the Grand Secretary be blessed."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang bowed awkwardly in greeting.

"Your Majesty, your cheongsam is very nice today. It would be even better if your waist were a little slimmer. Eat less rice and sweat more."

Jiang Qingyun sat down casually.

"Give me my clothes off."

"Yes."

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was actually unwilling, but in order to avoid being beaten, she complied without saying a word.

“Bumbutai, you are doing this for the Qing Dynasty, and so am I. Our goals are the same. You should understand me, support me, and even stand behind me.”

"Yes."

“I will dictate, and you will write the letter.”

"The traitor Chiang Kai-shek has deceived Heaven and Earth, destroyed the country and murdered the emperor; he has defiled the palace and harmed countless lives; he is ruthless and cruel, his crimes are numerous! He has aroused the wrath of both gods and men, and the world is in turmoil. Now, by the Emperor's secret edict, we urge the righteous army to rise up, support the royal family, and save the people. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will raise a great army, and with a single call, the entire city will be mobilized!"

After finishing writing,

"Can you please stop hitting me?"

"no!."

~
Jiang Qingyun was displeased and whispered a threat.

“Bumbutai, if you continue to disregard the virtues of womanhood, I will give the order for 5000 men to line up outside, from morning till night, and from night till morning.”

Borjigit Bumbutai nodded with tears in his eyes, enduring the four slaps of the day without uttering a sound. From then on, he successfully changed his name to Stockholm Bumbutai.

(End of this chapter)