It's just that the emperor continues to show favor to overseas Chinese, so that the Empress Dowager Cixi does not feel suspicious, is it possible that the emperor is really sure, overseas Chinese will definitely help him, and some of the words and deeds of overseas Chinese have also been transmitted to Xi'an, many of which are accusing the imperial court, but the Empress Dowager Cixi saw it, and always felt that these words seemed to be accusing herself, because in the past few decades, the imperial court is not in charge, so the overseas Chinese accusing the imperial court are actually accusing themselves. Bayi?? Chinese??? .?8?1(8)Z?(a).?C(8)O(8)M?

In the eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, isn't this the same tone as Kang Liang? At the beginning, Kang Youwei and Liang Qi presided over the reform of the law, and the Empress Dowager Cixi actually supported it at the beginning, after all, as the actual ruler of the Qing court, if the reform succeeded, the biggest beneficiary would naturally be the Empress Dowager Cixi herself. From this point of view, it is unreasonable to say that the Empress Dowager Cixi opposed the change. It's just that this change has changed back and forth, and it has actually changed to Lafayette's head, because Kang Youwei and Liang Qi asked Emperor Guangxu to be arbitrary, if this emperor is really arbitrary, then Lafayette can only stay in Xihe Garden to embroider.

And the current overseas Chinese are not comparable to the original Kang Liang, Kang Liang are all white-faced scholars, and they can also play tricks, as soon as the Empress Dowager Cixi turned her face, she immediately scattered, but the overseas Chinese have a strong army, and even the foreigners are not opponents, and after defeating the Eight-Nation Alliance, the power is even more than nothing, so if they really want to help the emperor, they will become the Empress Dowager Cixi's confidants.

So during the negotiations in Shanghai, the Empress Dowager Cixi instructed Li Hongzhang to let him bypass the overseas Chinese, negotiate privately with foreigners, and not let the overseas Chinese build a full contribution, but finally stirred up the negotiations, at that time the Empress Dowager Cixi was secretly happy, that after the overseas Chinese negotiations broke down in Shanghai, they actually rose up to power, not only sent troops to take Beijing, completely defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, and now defeated the Russians, even countries have to bow their heads like overseas Chinese to sue for peace, and reopen negotiations, and in this round of negotiations, the Qing court has completely become a spectator, can only watch。

The Empress Dowager Cixi is not unaware that at this time, she should immediately appease the overseas Chinese and agree to their conditions in exchange for their support for the Qing Dynasty, only in this way can Dachun settle down as soon as possible and restore the national strength.

In addition, the Empress Dowager Cixi also knew that she was almost 7o people, and she still had a few years to live. But in the past few years, we still have to live in peace, and if we want to live in peace and stability in these years, we must continue to hold power, if we really return to power like the emperor, there will definitely be no good results.

If the overseas Chinese now clearly express their support for the Empress Dowager Cixi to remain in power, then the Empress Dowager Cixi will not hesitate to agree to the conditions of the overseas Chinese, and it doesn't matter what Shandong is or not. Before the Wuxu Change, he might be able to enjoy his old age in the Summer Palace after handing over the power, but after the Wuxu Coup, he completely tore his face with the emperor, so the emperor must not be satisfied, and any conditions of overseas Chinese can be agreed, that is, it is the most important thing not to let the emperor take power. Now not only can he not be allowed to leave him, especially he cannot be allowed to meet with overseas Chinese, but if he really can't do it, he will issue a holy decree again, saying that he is too sick to get up, and he should be abolished when he leaves Beijing, and let the eldest brother succeed to the throne, which is much easier to do now.

Thinking of the eldest brother, the Empress Dowager Cixi was upset again, the eldest brother is Pu Jun, the son of Duanjun Wang Zaiyi, before becoming the eldest brother, that is, the son of the royal family, compared with the children of other Manchu nobles, there is neither particularly outstanding talent, nor particularly bad behavior, and the disciples of the Eight Banners should have all the problems. If it's just the son of a prince, it doesn't hurt, but as the emperor's heir, then this behavior is ridiculous. Just a few days ago, the eldest brother fought in a group because he was fighting for seats with the officials and soldiers in the theater garden, and Cen Chunxuan, who was in charge of public security in Xi'an, arrested the theater owner for this, not only sealed the theater, but also closed the teahouses in the whole city by the way. Later, the owners of the theater and teahouse entrusted someone to buy off Li Lianying, and the closure was lifted. After the Empress Dowager Cixi found out, although she reprimanded the eldest brother severely, she also knew that it was absolutely impossible to expect such a child to support her and the Qing Empire.

But no matter what, the eldest brother also set up his own, and it is better than the emperor, he became the emperor, and he can at least live a peaceful life. It's just that it is obviously impossible to change the emperor now. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi urgently needs such a person to clean up the situation, he must have enough prestige and qualifications to match his prestige, he will not arouse the disgust of overseas Chinese, and it is better to have a good face with overseas Chinese, he has the ability to deal with difficult and major issues on his own, he has to deal with overseas Chinese to protect the interests of the imperial court as much as possible, and more importantly, he can understand the psychology of the Empress Dowager Cixi, ensure that Emperor Guangxu does not make a comeback, and maintain the actual power of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

And this person is Li Hongzhang. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered Li Hongzhang to come forward to deal with the matter of appeasing the overseas Chinese, believing that Li Hongzhang would understand his mind and negotiate with the overseas Chinese in advance. As a result, now the annex of overseas Chinese has come, and Li Hongzhang's secret performance has also come, but except for mentioning the conditions of overseas Chinese, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not mention a word about the things that the Empress Dowager Cixi was most concerned about.

The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but wonder, could it be that this old guy was really old and confused, and couldn't even guess his own thoughts? But as soon as the matter of appeasing overseas Chinese started, it couldn't stop, so the Empress Dowager Cixi had no choice but to let the Military Aircraft Department discuss it first, and she pondered it slowly.

Of course, the Empress Dowager Cixi knows that Li Hongzhang will certainly not be old and confused, on the contrary, don't look at the age of this old guy, but the older he is, the more shrewd he becomes......

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager Cixi also figured it out, this old thing is really old and refined, and the ability to seize the opportunity has been superb, the Empress Dowager Cixi can't give up power, and Li Hongzhang also wants power, although now the power of various countries has ended, but Li Hongzhang has a relationship with overseas Chinese, and has become a link between the Qing court and overseas Chinese, which is obviously to use overseas Chinese to put pressure on the imperial court. Previously, although the imperial court restored Li Hongzhang's official positions as Minister of Beiyang and Governor of Zhili, these are all fictitious positions, Beiyang is now in name only, and Zhili is not occupied by overseas Chinese, what can this Governor of Zhili do, Li Hongzhang wants substantive power.

And Li Hongzhang is not a person who only has power but does not know the importance of it, he dares to use overseas Chinese to put pressure on the imperial court, which shows that he is sure that he can reassure the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Empress Dowager Cixi also understands how to satisfy Li Hongzhang. Thinking about this, the Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, just at this time the Military Aircraft Department asked the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to make the imperial judgment, so the Empress Dowager Cixi also pushed the boat down the river and ordered to gather the main ministers to discuss the matter of appeasing overseas Chinese.

The house where Cixi lived in Xi'an had a round moon gate. Although spring has opened at this time, the northwest weather is cold, and the spring cold is still pressing, so a cotton curtain is hung outside the door. The house was tightly covered, and there was a coal stove for heating, but there was no smell of southern fruits in the palace, but the smell of charcoal fire was all over the house.

The room is lit with three wax tables, and the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor sit on the kang head on the left and right, wearing skins and children, looking like the rich people of the land. Between them was a small low table, on which was a three-candle candlestick, the only source of light in the room, which illuminated the whole house.

When everyone arrived, Guangxu said: "It has been three days since the overseas Chinese's return schedule was sent to Xi'an, and the Military Aircraft Department has not yet discussed a result. Prince Qing, you are the foreman of the military aircraft, how can you explain it?"

Prince Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, except for the ancestors who entered the customs and Dingding, and still set up the three feudatories, there is no matter of sealing the feudal domains, and it is difficult for the ministers to decide, so I invite the queen mother and the emperor to make a royal decision." ”

Guangxu sneered and said: "It has been more than half a year since the overseas Chinese returned to China, and the imperial court has not yet come up with a proper way to appease it, and the Qing Dynasty has reached this point.

Although Guangxu is a puppet emperor, after all, he occupies a big name, and the imperial authority accumulated over thousands of years has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the ministers, not to mention that the overall situation is undecided now, and no one knows that the situation will unfold in that direction, so after Guangxu fire, all the ministers immediately hurriedly lowered their heads and made a look of sincere fear.

Seeing that all the ministers stopped talking, Guangxu also felt much more comfortable in his heart, and was about to say a few more words, when the Empress Dowager Cixi coughed lightly, Guangxu was stunned, and finally turned to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and said, "Empress Dowager, what should you do about this?"

Cixi's eyes closed slightly, but she said expressionlessly: "What does the emperor mean?"

Guangxu hesitated for a moment before he said: "Erchen has some ideas, but I don't know if it's right?"

Cixi said: "If you have an idea, just say it, right, as long as you say it, you will know that there are so many ministers and princes here, and everyone can discuss and discuss together." ”

Guangxu said: "According to Erchen's wishes, it is better to appease overseas Chinese as soon as possible, to calm their hearts, give them generously, and rely on them to fight against foreigners, it is not a way to rob them like this." ”

Duanjun Wang Zaiyi immediately said: "But overseas Chinese want Shandong." ”

Guangxu said: "Then give them Shandong, let them build a domain in Shandong, why not." ”