Shanqi, Pu Wei and other clan personnel left the military aircraft department, and they have not received the news of the loss of Tongzhou and Baoding for the time being, and of course Zhang Zhidong will not take the initiative to tell them the news.

However, Shanqi, Pu Wei and others can't wait to sit idly by and ignore the current situation, and Cixi and Guangxu were captured by the People's Army, which made these clans feel that they had no restraints and could let go of their hands and feet. When Cixi was in power, Shanqi, Pu Wei and others did not dare to oppose it blatantly, but in their hearts they were quite dissatisfied with Cixi's governance of the country, and they had the idea of "if I were replaced, I would definitely do much better".

So after leaving the military aircraft department, Shanqi and Pu Wei also immediately assigned tasks to others, asking Yu Lang and Pu Lun to find officers at all levels of the Praetorian Guard and ask them to support them, because Shanqi and Pu Wei also understood that if they want to achieve great things, they must have an army in their hands, and the Praetorian Guard is not only the most important army in Beijing at present, but also basically composed of sect disciples, which is the army that the clan members are most likely to control. He also ordered Zai Ze to contact other clans, as well as Manchu officials, to expand the power of his own lineage. Shanqi and Pu Wei went to the ministers of various countries and asked them to intervene, preferably if they could send troops. At the same time, it was agreed that everyone would gather in Pu Wei's house at dusk, first, to inform each other of how the things assigned to each person were doing, and second, to discuss the plan for the next step.

Although Shanqi and Pu Wei wanted to do a big job, they also knew very well that relying on the strength of the Qing court alone, they were unable to compete with the East China government, not to mention that they were still divided and had to bring in the support of external forces. Of course, in the eyes of the two, all countries will definitely support the Qing court, because after the Far East War, Britain, France, Russia, Japan and other countries that participated in the Far East War have deliberately strengthened their relations with the Qing court, and expressed support for the Qing court, although the United States did not stand on the side of the Qing court like Britain, France, Russia, Japan and other countries, but also obviously showed great goodwill to the Qing court, only Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Belgium and other countries deliberately remained neutral.

In fact, Shanqi and Pu Wei do not understand the truth that foreigners are unreliable, and they do not treat countries very well in normal times, but the top priority now is the East China government, so they have to rely on the strength of various countries.

The two visited the British Minister Zhu Erdian, hoping that Britain could join forces with other countries to put pressure on the East China government to force the East China government to stop military operations and even withdraw its troops.

In the eyes of the two, Britain was defeated by the East China government in the Far East War, the two sides had already made enemies, and the Qing court was destroyed, which must be unfavorable to Britain, so at this time, Britain must do its best to support the Qing court.

After hearing the intentions of the two, the British minister Zhu Erdian immediately said that in response to the request of the two, Britain could not do anything about it, because now the situation in Beijing is irreparable, Cixi and Guangxu have become prisoners of the East China government, and the remaining army is not enough to confront the East China government. Even if countries send troops to intervene, it will take at least half a year to a year to prepare, and it will be too late at all.

However, Zhu Erdian still put forward a suggestion to the two, that is, to evacuate Beijing immediately, first go to Taiyuan and Xi'an to take refuge for a while, and even to flee to the south, because now the power of the East China government in the south is not large, and the Qing court can re-establish the government in the south to compete with the East China government, and it can also buy time, and all countries can do their best to support.

In fact, after learning that Cixi and Guangxu had been captured by the East China government, of course all countries were disappointed, because this completely disrupted the plans of various countries, and the original countries supported Cixi and Guangxu to flee south, re-establish a new government in the south, and continue to confront the East China government.

Although before this, the countries successfully helped Yuan Shikai to reach the south, and supported him to establish an army and gain a foothold in the south, but the countries can not be completely at ease with Yuan Shikai, after all, Yuan Shikai is different from other Qing court officials, he is capable, has an army in his hands, and is good at scheming, and is not a good person to control, although all countries have set up consulates in Nanjing, but the influence on Yuan Shikai is still not strong, Bi Jing is now Yuan Shikai has established himself in the south, and his dependence on various countries has also greatly declined, and Yuan Shikai and East China Zheng* The government has a relatively good relationship, so that he can be left and right between the two, so various countries also consider the need for a certain check and balance on Yuan Shikai.

And helping Cixi and Guangxu go south is the best counterbalance to Yuan Shikai, after all, Cixi and Guangxu represent the orthodoxy of the Qing court, and Yuan Shikai is still a subordinate of the Qing court, and he is naturally restrained. Although the orthodox power of the Qing court represented by Cixi and Guangxu will decline significantly after going south, with the support of various countries, it can form a considerable balance against Yuan Shikai. And in this way, Cixi, Guangxu, and Yuan Shikai need to win the support of all countries in order to maintain their power status, which can of course greatly enhance the weight of each country.

Of course, all countries also knew that even if the Qing court reorganized the new government in the south, it would not be an opponent of the government in East China, and it was impossible for the countries to really send troops to help the Qing court. However, after the East China government occupies the north, it will take a few years to stabilize its rule, so this gives time for various countries to allow time for the Qing court to reorganize the new government in the south, which can increase the bargaining chips of various countries in the future negotiations with the East China government, and on the other hand, they can also use this time to obtain more benefits in southern China.

However, the East China government has completely disrupted the wishful thinking of various countries, so the envoys of various countries to the Qing Dynasty have also launched urgent consultations, and finally decided to organize a group of Qing court clans to go south as soon as possible, and set up a new government * government in the south, which is also the second best way to retreat, after all, at this point, we can only make this arrangement first, try our best to increase the chips in our hands, and wait for the opportunity to play with the East China government.

Although Shanqi and Pu Wei were very disappointed with Zhu Erdian's reply, they also had to admit that what Zhu Erdian said was indeed reasonable, even if the countries planned to send troops to help the Qing court, but it would take at least a few months of preparation time, so it must be too late, and the two of them knew the news of the loss of Tongzhou and Baoding from Zhu Erdian, and completely extinguished the last hope of the two. The Southern Song Dynasty, after losing the territory of the north, retreated to the south, re-established the government, and formed a north-south confrontation, even if it could not go north to recover the lost land, but at least it could continue to be a hundred years old, even the worst of the Southern Ming Dynasty, it could support nearly 20 years, and it was a feasible way.

So the two said goodbye to Zhu Erdian and returned to Pu Wei's palace of Prince Gong, when it was almost dusk, and many people had already come, waiting for the two to come back, including Tie Liang, who had just returned to Beijing from Tongzhou. Because Beijing was less than 20 miles away from Tongzhou, after Tongzhou was breached, Tie Liang led the defeated army and fled back to Beijing. As soon as he entered the city, he met Zai Ze and learned that Cixi and Guangxu had been captured by the People's Army.

After hearing this, Tie Liang fainted on the spot, but was woken up by Zai Ze and the accompanying soldiers, so he did not go to the military headquarters to report, and followed Zai Ze to King Gong's mansion to participate in the meeting.

Seeing Tie Liang come back, Shanqi and Pu Wei were also surprised, because Tie Liang is a rare military talent among the Manchurians, and his return is undoubtedly a big boost to the clan, and although Tie Liang was defeated by the People's Army in Tongzhou, he should bring back some people and horses, and now the most lacking thing in the hands of the clan is the army.

At dusk, many people came one after another, with a total of more than 40 people, so Pu Wei ordered a banquet to entertain everyone, and while eating, he discussed.

First of all, Pu Wei told everyone the content of his conversation with the British Minister Zhu Erdian, but most of the people listened, so there was not much unexpected reaction, in fact, as soon as Cixi and Guangxu fled, the hearts of the people in Beijing were scattered, and most of the people were at home to pack some luggage, pack up soft things, and also prepare to escape from Beijing. The news of Guangxu's capture frightened many people, so it was not possible to form a trend of large-scale escape from Beijing, but now listening to Pu Wei's words, everyone also knows that Beijing City can't stay anymore, so they still have to escape.

At this time, Tie Liang said: "Lord, everyone, it's not my prestige of being a puppet rebel and destroying our own spirit, now the puppet army is really powerful, and it is not what we can fight now, so now we can only follow the advice of the foreigners, first flee Beijing, transfer to Xi'an to the south, and then regain our strength and plot to restore the country, and there is only a dead end to stay in Beijing." ”

Pu Wei nodded and said, "This time you retreat to Beijing, how many men do you still have?"

Tie Liang said: "There are about 3,000 people. ”

Pu Wei said: "Okay, you quickly reorganize your men, after leaving Beijing, you have to rely on your men and horses along the way to protect, don't hesitate now, we will leave early tomorrow morning, and retreat to Shanxi first." ”

Tie Liang nodded and said, "Okay." ”

At this time, Shanqi said: "Everyone has worked hard tonight, go home and quickly pack your luggage, bring more gold and silver soft things, and less coarse and bulky utensils, and we will leave Beijing early tomorrow morning." ”

Tie Liang interjected again: "In addition to the gold and silver and soft things, you should also bring more grain and rice to eat, and prepare more horses, donkeys, livestock and vehicles, and try to choose as many young and strong people as possible, and less old and weak women and children. This time it is a long way from Beijing, and it is impossible to eat without foot strength, and many young and strong people are needed. ”

After everyone heard this, they no longer hesitated, and said goodbye to each other and turned around to clean up.