However, by announcing its own terms for negotiations, the East China Government also expressed its attitude to all sides, that is, it will never compromise. This is because once the terms of the negotiations are made public, they will not be changed easily, otherwise such a reversal will be very unfavorable to the image of the East China government itself.

Of course, after the situation of the negotiations was reported, it also aroused widespread concern among all social strata, because the vast majority of people hoped that the East China government and the Chunting government could peacefully resolve their differences and then complete the merger, and Bi Jing hoped for stability and rejected war from the perspective of Chinese society as a whole, and now China's news media have also developed considerably, so the announcement of the negotiations will naturally be reported by various news media, thus objectively expanding the propaganda of the negotiations and arousing heated discussions among all strata of Chinese society.

Although the negotiation conditions put forward by the East China government were actually tantamount to the destruction of the Qing court, it still won the support of most public opinion. The strength of the government in all aspects has been overwhelming, even if it directly sends troops to destroy the Qing court, and it will not waste its efforts, so it is not abrupt to put forward such conditions now; secondly, the performance of the Qing court in the past few decades has been so poor that it can hardly find many achievements worth mentioning, and it has long lost the hearts of the people, and now it is only maintained by the inertia of the dynasty, and the East China government* In less than 10 years since its establishment, the achievements made by the government at home and abroad are too dazzling and brilliant, and it is precisely because there is no comparison that there is no harm, and it can be said that a considerable number of people have long hoped that the government of East China can replace the Qing court and change the dynasty.

However, there is support and opposition, after all, the Qing court has been in the customs for more than 260 years, which can be said to be deep-rooted, and the authority of the imperial power in this era The influence of Chinese society should not be underestimated, so whether it is the old and young of the Qing court, or the defenders of feudal tradition, they are by no means a minority. As a rebel force in the perspective of the Chunting Court, the East China Government is naturally a rebellious minister and thief in the eyes of this kind of people, and they have always strongly opposed any propositions and behaviors of the East China Government, and at this time they are even more disgusted by the behavior of the East China Government.

As a result, various news media have also published their own editorials, editorials, and columns, some of whom support the negotiation conditions of the East China government and believe that the Qing court should immediately accept it and peacefully give way to the East China government in order to avoid the damage caused by the war; some people have criticized and severely criticized the East China government, and for a time the pen and ink lawsuit has become loud and lively, and unknowingly, the sales of most of the newspapers have also increased by 2 or 3 percent.

However, some people who are sensitive to current affairs have discovered a very strange phenomenon at this time, that is, the local governors of the Qing court, who are the governors, governors, generals, and other powerful local personnel in the southeastern provinces, all remained silent at this time, neither expressing support for the imperial court, blaming the East China government, nor asking the court to accept the negotiation conditions of the East China government, as if all this had happened.

On the one hand, the local governors are very clear that now the Qing court and the East China government have reached a critical juncture of a showdown, once the negotiations break down, there will only be soldiers to meet, but everyone knows that if the fight really starts, the Qing court is by no means the opponent of the East China government, only the wounded by the annihilation, so at this time to express support for the Qing court, to blame the East China government, not to give themselves a way to kill themselves, to be able to mix with the governor, On the other hand, after all, the Qing court has not yet lost the country, and the local governors are still officials of the Qing court. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the East China government has not yet negotiated the conditions for returning to obedience with these local governors, and the local governors are all people who want to save face, even if the East China government does not come to find themselves, of course, they will not take the initiative to take refuge. So we can only keep silent and wait and see how things develop.

In fact, there were also people in the court who proposed to recruit governors from all over the country to enter the king of Beijing, but Cixi vetoed it, because Cixi knew very well that now the Qing court could not mobilize the governors from all over the country, and the land of Henan had been occupied by the East China government, cutting off the communication between the north and the south, so even if the governors from all over the country wanted to send troops to Qinwang, it was impossible to reach Beijing. In addition, once the war starts, the Qing court will definitely not be able to hold Beijing, and the only way out is to flee south, and to flee to the south is to reach the territory of the governors, and there is no need to stiffen relations with them at this time.

In fact, after the court meeting, the Qing court frequently contacted various countries, hoping to get the support of all countries, and Britain, France, the United States, Japan and other countries all suggested that the Qing court move the capital, because now Beijing is a dead place, and the north, south and east are blocked by the East China government.

The difference is that Britain, France, and the United States all hope that the Qing court will move its capital to Guangzhou, and use the two vast lands as the basis to deal with the East China government, because now the two Cantonese belong to the sphere of influence of Britain and France, and the United States also has major interests in this region, and there are ports to communicate, so the Qing court is based on the two vast lands, and Britain, France, and the United States can provide the necessary support to the Qing court.

Japan persuaded the Qing court to move its capital to Fuzhou, with Fujian as the foundation, so that Japan could base itself on Taiwan and fully support the Qing court, and Japan also gave the Qing court an example, which was an imitation of Zheng Chenggong's old story, and at the same time Japan also promised the Qing court that once it reached the critical juncture when the major event could not be recovered, the Qing court would cross the sea to Taiwan to avoid the pursuit of the East China government.

Only Russia suggested that the Qing court move its capital to Xi'an, because in this way Russia could support the Qing court through Xinjiang, and at the same time, as a last resort, the Qing court could retreat into Xinjiang to continue to compete with the East China government, after all, Xinjiang is a vast area and has enough room for maneuver.

In short, there is no country that is optimistic about the Qing court staying in Beijing. Of course, this is also consistent with Cixi's plan, and she also did not think that the Qing court could hold Beijing, but Cixi did not think about it for a while to flee there and set up a new capital there. However, one thing is certain, that is, the first stop must be Xi'an, firstly, this road was walked when the Gengzi country changed, it can be said that it is easy to master, and secondly, it is impossible to go south directly now, you must pass through Xi'an, go around a big circle. As for what to do when we get to Xi'an? We can only take one step at a time.

Of course, although all countries showed great friendship and goodwill to the Qing court, they actually hoped to move the Qing court to their own sphere of influence, so that it would be convenient to put the Qing court under their control and better obtain benefits. In fact, Cixi may not be unable to see through this layer, but the Qing court has no choice now, and it is impossible to defeat the East China government, and it is impossible to accept the negotiation conditions of the East China government.

The big strategy was determined, and the next thing was the time to flee Beijing, according to the ideas of various countries, it was better to leave now, flee to Taiyuan first, so that at least you could stay away from Beijing, and also leave enough room for the Qing court.

But Cixi and Guangxu consider it at a deeper level after all, now it is only a pause in the negotiations, the negotiations between the two sides have not ended, if the Qing court withdraws from Beijing at this time, what is the face of the imperial court, after all, after escaping from Beijing, the imperial court still has to continue to exist, in addition, Cixi also has a worry, that is, once the imperial court withdraws from Beijing, the ministers who remain in Beijing will find a younger brother from the clan and become the new monarch, and then negotiate with the East China government, it will be embarrassing, so the Qing court can only wait until the war happens, and even the East China government* It was not too late to withdraw after the government's troops approached Beijing.

Of course, Cixi's decision was not hot-headed and risky, but because she had the experience of escaping from the Gengzi Kingdom, when the Eight-Nation Alliance had broken through the walls of Beijing, Cixi and Guangxu fled from the palace in a hurry, and there was no preparation at that time, and the escape was very busy, the group just changed into ordinary people's clothes, with more than a dozen eunuchs, The palace maids, several guards, and some silver taels escaped from the palace, but although they suffered a lot of hardships along the way, these tribulations were mainly caused by insufficient preparation in the early stage, and the Eight-Nation Alliance did not pose any threat to their party.

And from common sense, even after Cixi and Guangxu fled from Beijing, the army of the East China government then occupied Beijing, but Beijing is so big and has such a population, it will take at least 2 or 3 days to clean up a large mess of aftermath after occupying Beijing, and Cixi and Guangxu have already fled by then.

In addition, Cixi was also quite well prepared for this escape, not only prepared enough carriages in the palace, but also arranged a receiving army and enough horses in the Summer Palace, and also arranged sufficient housing and material arrangements in Shanxi, Shaanxi and other areas along the way. It was not too late for the army to flee when it was under the city, and naturally there was no need to evacuate from Beijing before then.