Cixi said again: "Your Majesty, do you think it is feasible for them to go to Tianjin?"

Guangxu said: "The candidate set by the Queen Mother is foolproof.? ??? Bayi Chinese (8)?? .?8 (1) 1 Z (8) (1) .?C?O (8) M?"

As Cixi judged, Guangxu did fight with the help of overseas Chinese, to fight against Cixi's idea, of course, the current Guangxu is indeed not the blind and impulsive young man in the first day of the first day and Wuxu, after nearly two years of solitary confinement, as well as the upheaval of the Gengzi country, Guangxu is indeed a lot more mature, and he is more sober about the overall situation of the world, of course he knows that overseas Chinese are impossible to be really loyal, but for Guangxu, it doesn't matter, after all, his puppet emperor is not interesting, it is better to fight, When Guangxu asked Cixi to return to Beijing to negotiate with various countries, he did have the intention of putting life and death out of the way, even if he was killed by the Eight-Nation Alliance, it was better to be a king and a dead society, than to be so immortal.

Moreover, judging from the remarks of overseas Chinese, he has repeatedly mentioned the need for the Qing court to reform the law, which is consistent with Guangxu's thoughts, and after experiencing the Wuxu reform, Guangxu also has some understanding of the political systems of various countries in the world, and knows that there are now two kinds of national systems in the world, one is the constitutional monarchy, and the other is the republican system; Guangxu has also read the introduction pamphlet of the Overseas Chinese Bank, and knows that the overseas Chinese used to practice a republican system on the island, that is, the United States, France and other countries do not have an emperor, only a president, and the president sets a time limit, so it seems that they want to usurp the throne is not very likely, and Guangxu himself agrees with the implementation of constitutional government, this proposition should be supported by overseas Chinese, this is also the biggest confidence in Guangxu's heart, and it is also accurate that Cixi does not understand this set.

Guangxu has no objection to Cixi's candidates, although they are all Cixi's people, Zhao Shuqiao needless to say, and to Prince Qing, Guangxu is even more familiar, when he has nothing to do in the palace, Prince Qing's Fujin Changgong comes to Cixi to play cards and dismiss, every time he will bring a wooden box, which is full of white flowers, and every time he leaves, the box is empty. It is said that once when Prince Qing Fujin went back, he also brought a small half box of silver, and was scolded by Prince Qing for a whole day.

Although after the Wuxu coup, many ministers opposed Cixi's abolition of Guangxu, but this was only out of consideration for the overall situation, and it did not mean that they all supported Guangxu, so whoever was sent to Tianjin to appease overseas Chinese was the same, as long as the overseas Chinese were recruited to Xi'an, he expressed his willingness to support the reform of the law and the implementation of constitutional government, and I believe that he would be able to get the support of overseas Chinese.

The emperor had no opinion on the candidate personally ordered by the Queen Mother, so it was naturally determined. And the dispatch of a prince, a minister of military aircraft, is also enough, at this time Zai Yi came out and said: "Queen Mother, Prince Qing is still the foreman of the military aircraft, the relationship is very important, you can't leave Xi'an easily, the minister is unwilling to go to Tianjin to appease overseas Chinese." ”

Cixi opened her eyes suddenly, a cold light flashed in her eyes, she snorted coldly, and said, "What are you going to do, just stay in Xi'an honestly, it's decided." ”

Zai Yi's heart froze, and he lowered his head, not daring to say anything more?

Of course, Cixi knew what Zai Yi thought, but in fact, it was similar to Guangxu's plan, which was nothing more than hoping that overseas Chinese could support Big Brother, and maybe some conditions would be promised to overseas Chinese. In fact, Cixi's dissatisfaction with the eldest brother is largely due to Zai Yi, originally Zai Yi was just an ordinary prince of the Qing court, no different from other royal family members, but after the son was established as the eldest brother, their father and son saw the hope of obtaining the highest power in the Qing Dynasty, but the limited political minds of their father and son made them unable to make the right choice at this time, and instead did something close to madness.

Just after Cixi declared war on various countries, the eldest brother openly called the emperor a devil's apprentice in the palace, and Zai Yi broke into the palace with a group of Boxers, saying that he was "looking for Ermaozi", and said that the emperor was a friend of foreigners and devils, and the Boxers wanted to "kill devil apprentices". Is this worth it? Today Zai Yi dared to bring people into the palace to kill the emperor, wouldn't he have to calculate himself tomorrow? Therefore, Cixi was furious on the spot, and first ordered all the Boxers who broke into the palace to be beheaded, fined Duan Junwang for a year, and whipped the eldest brother 2o whips as punishment, and severely appealed Zai Yi on the spot: "Do you think you are the emperor? Do you think that when the state affairs are chaotic, you can just mess around? I can make your son the eldest brother, and I can abolish him immediately!" Since then, the father has been a lot more honest.

However, Cixi still hasn't abolished the eldest brother in the end, don't look at Cixi's light words, you can abolish it if you can abolish it, but such an event as the abolition of the crown prince can't be done casually at any time, not only can it not be established casually, but it can't be abolished casually, not to mention that the eldest brother was established by Cixi single-handedly, and was abolished by Cixi single-handedly, isn't it a slap in the face? Therefore, although Cixi did not abolish the eldest brother, she strictly restrained Zai Yi's father and son, and naturally did not let Zai Yi go to Tianjin to appease overseas Chinese this time.

In fact, it is said that the most suitable person to go to Tianjin chooses Rong Lu, although he is the second ranked Minister of Military Aircraft in the Military Aircraft Department, but Prince Qing actually doesn't care about things, so it is Rong Lu who is really in charge of the military aircraft department, and he holds military power, and is well versed in the rules of officialdom, and at the same time he is Cixi's most trusted minister, and the relationship between the two is so close that they can almost joke at will.

After the Wuxu coup, all the people were very taboo about the "Kang Party", but only Rong Lu and Li Hongzhang dared to call themselves "Kang Party" in front of Cixi. The difference is that Li Hongzhang was before he became the governor of Liangguang, and he met Cixi to thank him, and at that time, someone impeached Li Hongzhang for being Kang Youwei's comrade, and Li Hongzhang's reply was: "If the old law can make the country strong, our country will already be strong." That is, the law is changed to the Kang Party, and the ministers cannot escape the crime, and the ministers are actually the Kang Party. Later, when Li Hongzhang went to Guangzhou to take office, when the imperial court demanded that the Kang Party be strictly controlled, Li Hongzhang made another astonishing remark: "The imperial court intends to arrest the Kang Party, you don't need to be afraid, I am the Kang Party!"

And Rong Lu joked about this topic in front of Cixi. Rong Lu said: Lafayette, the slave is a Kang party! Cixi said: Yes. But Kang Youwei is a traitor, and he actually betrayed your kindness in promoting him, and wanted that Yuan Shikai to kill you! This also shows that Li Hongzhang relied on the old and betrayed the old in front of Cixi, while Ronglu had a closer relationship with Cilu. Therefore, if Rong Lu goes to Tianjin, he can discuss with overseas Chinese those topics that are difficult to explain, but which are Cixi's greatest concern.

However, now Cixi is not in Beijing but in Xi'an, although it cannot be said that she is in danger, but it is certainly not as safe as in Beijing, when Cixi first arrived in Xi'an, it was a drought in Shaanxi. After learning that the Queen Mother and the Emperor lived in Xi'an, they gathered in Xi'an, and at most there were more than 2o thousand people, and the daily cries could be heard in the courtyard of the governor of the city. Although a large number of officers and soldiers surrounded the governor's courtyard like an iron bucket, Cixi still felt frightened, fortunately, the rice supply from all over the country was sent to Xi'an, so Cixi ordered to set up a porridge factory in Xi'an Chengguan to relieve the hungry, and build a warm factory to let the victims survive the winter, until after the New Year, a heavy snow alleviated the drought, and the victims dispersed.

In this case, Cixi naturally did not dare to let Rong Lu leave Xi'an, and Wang Wenshao was too old to withstand the long journey, and Zai Yi was unreliable, so he could only let Zhao Shuqiao accompany Prince Qing on this trip. And Zhao Shuqiao firmly stood on Cixi's side during the Wuxu years, although he scolded Cixi when he inspected the Boxers last time, but Cixi knew that Zhao Shuqiao could not be blamed for this, so Zhao Shuqiao was still trustworthy.

After deciding on the candidates to send the envoy to Tianjin, Guangxu instructed the two envoys that this time they would go to Tianjin, they must give good words and praise to overseas Chinese, so as to show the favor of the imperial court, and not to be arrogant and hurt the hearts of loyal and righteous people. And Cixi also pulled out a lot of treasures and property, as well as 2o thousand taels of silver, as a reward for overseas Chinese, as well as labor soldiers.

Although the living conditions in Xi'an are a little worse, the officials of the provinces still have some conscience and have sent a lot of offerings, so now the Chunting still has some foundation in Xi'an, and can also come up with some decent rewards, so as not to damage the face of the Heavenly Empire.

In the end, Cixi issued an edict in the name of Guangxu, and took Li Hongzhang as the state affair, with a lot of hard work, and capable and capable, and specially awarded Li Hongzhang "the minister of the military aircraft department to walk". This is also the reward for Li Hongzhang.

Cixi knew very well what Li Hongzhang wanted? Although Li Hongzhang was the only minister in the court who had not entered the military plane and was known as the middle hall, he did not really enter the military plane, so that Li Zhongtang lived up to his name, and it was still Li Hongzhang's biggest flaw; at this time, Cixi naturally knew how to do what he liked, and now Li Hongzhang has resumed his posts as governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang.

"The Minister of Military Aircraft Department walks up" is the official name of all the ministers of military aircraft, from the establishment of the military aircraft department to the present, there have been more than 15o years, from the original temporary agency to a permanent body, and replaced the cabinet to become the highest power center of the Qing court, has formed a complete set of rules and regulations, although from the name of the discussion, all the ministers of military aircraft are equal, but within the military aircraft department, there is actually a strict order of arrangement, marking the size of the power and status of the military aircraft masters. For example, every time he goes to the court or goes to the military aircraft to deal with things, the foreman of the military aircraft must be the one who walks in the front, and holds the important medals and approvals that need to be handled that day, and a military aircraft minister who walks at the back needs to run a few steps with the most agility when the foreman of the military aircraft is about to walk to the door, and lift the curtain for the ministers.

With Li Hongzhang's encouragement, it will definitely not be a "curtain military aircraft", of course, it will not be a foreman military aircraft, and the current second-ranked military aircraft minister is Rong Lu, as the Manchu military aircraft minister, and Cixi's trusted minister, his position is almost unshakable, and in addition to this, it should be Li Hongzhang's turn. Wang Wenshao, who is now ranked third in the Military Aircraft Department, is known as "oil-soaked loquat core -- slippery head and slippery brain", and his only principle in handling affairs is "kowtow more and talk less." Of course, such a person cannot be compared with Li Hongzhang, so once Li Hongzhang enters the military aircraft department, he will at least rank third.