Duanjun Wang Zaiyi said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed. Bayi?Chinese Network =≤≤.≠8≤1≠Z≠≤.≈C≈O≈M"

Guangxu said: "Why not?"

Zaixun said: "The rebellion of the three feudatories almost caused a catastrophe, fortunately, it was the wisdom of the Holy Ancestor that quelled the rebellion of the three feudatories. What's more, the overseas Chinese harbored evil intentions, and they must not be loyal and righteous, so how could they hastily allow him to establish a domain. ”

Guangxu said: "When the imperial court set up the three feudatories, it was still a reward for the merits of the three feudatories, the ancestors were able to set the Central Plains, and the three feudatories were indeed based on the merits of the great, so it is not an exaggeration to build the feudal domain, the merit was rewarded and punished, and I still had the way to establish the country, and later the three feudatories rebelled, and the three feudatories were still defeated by the court, not the imperial court was defeated by the three feudatories, and the way of heaven was in me, so the holy ancestors were able to succeed in pacifying the three feudatories in the year of the crown and weakness, and since the return of overseas Chinese, they defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, recovered Tianjin, collected Weihai, Keqingdao, retreated from the German army, and then recovered Beijing, defeated the Russian army, made great achievements in battle, helped the country in danger, and saved the society at the time of survival, its merits were far better than those of the three feudatories, and the king built a domain, why not, saying that overseas Chinese harbored evil intentions, and what credentials did they have, so unfounded and unfounded framing loyal people, wouldn't it teach the people of the world to chill. ”

After a pause, he said: "What's more, now that the capital has been occupied by overseas Chinese, and the land of Shandong is not granted, how can the imperial court be able to return to Beijing? Perhaps overseas Chinese will be grateful for the gifts of the imperial court, loyally support our Qing Dynasty, and jointly resist foreign enemies, but it is not known. ”

After Guangxu finished speaking, Cixi's eyes opened slightly, and a fine light flashed. I couldn't help but be surprised and surprised in my heart, I couldn't imagine that Guangxu could say such a thing, and during the First Sino-Japanese War, he only relied on the courage of blood and spirit, and blindly fought the main battle; during the Wuxu period, he was even more anxious for quick success and quick profit, ignoring the resistance and insisting on going his own way, and even taking risks in an attempt to seize power. was able to say this, because of the guidance of the forces, he did not hesitate to seek justice at the expense of grievances, and there were some people who looked like emperors, and they were not like before.

In fact, this is also consistent with Cixi's idea, at this time, Shandong can only be used to exchange Beijing teachers with overseas Chinese. It seems that after the experience of two setbacks in Jiawu and Wuxu, Guangxu has matured a lot. If we do it again, we will definitely not be as blind as last time. Of course, the more this is the case, the more Cixi will not allow Guangxu to take power.

The other ministers couldn't find a refutation of Guangxu's words for a while, after all, this was not in the Forbidden City in Beijing, where the debate was not on the merits, but in the dilapidated yamen of Xi'an, a remote place in the northwest. In fact, ministers like Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, and Zhao Shuqiao, who have been in the officialdom for a long time, have in their hearts that Emperor Chu's decision is right, and the land of Shandong will definitely be given away, but it depends on how the imperial court and overseas Chinese talk, and there is also that after overseas Chinese get Shandong, they must let the Beijing division out, and the other is the face of the imperial court.

Zai Yi came forward to oppose Guangxu's decision, not because Zai Yi still had anything to maintain the ancestral system and the face of the court, but simply because he couldn't get along with the emperor. If you want to say that the person who looks forward to Guangxu's death the most, in fact, Cixi can only be ranked second, and the first place is Zai Yi, because Zai Yi is the biological father of the eldest brother Fu Jun, once Guangxu is gone, and the eldest brother succeeds to the throne, then Zai Yi is too emperor, and the worst is also the foreman of the military aircraft department, maybe he can get a regent?

If there is no Gengzi State Change, maybe it really follows this routine, but the Gengzi State Revolution completely broke Zaiyi's illusions, and because before the Gengzi State Change, Guangxu strongly opposed the support of the Boxers to confront various countries, and now the results also prove that Guangxu's original opinion was correct, and many officials have discussed it in private, if they listened to the emperor's words, the Qing Dynasty would never have fallen into such a field, and on the way to escape, Guangxu repeatedly asked to return to Beijing to negotiate with various countries, showing the courage to take responsibility, these actions also increased Guangxu's prestige, so although Cixi did not let Guangxu out of his controlBut he also had to relax the restrictions on Guangxu and allow Guangxu to participate in government discussions, and even suggested that Guangxu was able to call for awards to overseas Chinese. In a sense, the biggest beneficiary of Gengzi's change has become Guangxu.

Of course, Zhen Yi's political mind can't see such a far-reaching, he only understands one thing, that is, if Guangxu does not die, his son and son will not be able to ascend to the throne, and Lafayette has not yet made up his mind to kill Guangxu, so he constantly persuades, so he is always in opposition to Guangxu, and there is a big way that you can't do anything anyway. But this time he was also speechless by Guangxu.

At this time, Rong Lu said: "The queen mother, the emperor, according to the view of the servants, although the overseas Chinese have indeed made great contributions to the imperial court, but the establishment of the king and the feudal domain is indeed very important, and it is still necessary to think about it in the long run, and it is not yet known what Li Hongzhang's secret edict means, not to mention what the overseas Chinese think, and Li Hongzhang has not mentioned it, maybe the overseas Chinese want more than the land of Shandong? Therefore, the imperial court cannot make rash decisions. ”

Rong Lu is not comparable to Zaiyi, he is currently the first important minister of the Qing court, and he is also Cixi's first confidant, and Rong Lu's words are not unreasonable, so after Guangxu heard it, he also pondered for a while before he said: "But the matter of appeasement cannot be delayed any longer, according to your opinion, what should it be?"

Rong Lu said: "The emperor Shengming, according to the view of the servants, you might as well send the minister to Tianjin to reward the overseas Chinese, comfort and give a heavy reward with good words, in order to show the grace of the court, and Li Hongzhang will also go to Tianjin to receive the court's commendation with the overseas Chinese, the minister can negotiate with Li Hongzhang in Tianjin face-to-face, and then edict the overseas Chinese to receive the queen mother in Xi'an. The emperor only said that he would reward the overseas Chinese in person, which also showed that the court was kind to the overseas Chinese, and at that time, the court must have taken care of it, and it would not be too late to decide how to reward the overseas Chinese. ”

Guangxu thought about it for a while, and felt that Rong Lu's suggestion was also reasonable, summoning the attached aliens into Beijing to face the saint, and then rewarding them in person, this is indeed a great grace, and overseas Chinese do deserve such a favor, and at the same time, it also shows Guangxu's kindness to overseas Chinese. So Guangxu turned to Cixi and said, "Ronglu's proposal, what does the Queen Mother think?"

Cixi still didn't look at him, but said, "What does the emperor think?"

Guangxu said: "Erchen thinks that Ronglu's words are favorable, and overseas Chinese are indeed not small, still above Zeng Wenzhenggong, and they should be summoned to Beijing to reward them to show the kindness of the imperial court." Moreover, the award of overseas Chinese must not be decided in person, and it is naturally better to be able to explain it to Li Hongzhang in person. "Don

Cixi snorted coldly in her heart, Guangxu's careful thinking that she could hide from her was nothing more than wanting to meet the overseas Chinese in person, so as to show the emperor's grace and let the overseas Chinese be desperate to help him, but it is not good to think about it, the overseas Chinese are not fuel-efficient lamps, and if you want to find overseas Chinese to help protect her, isn't it to seek skin with the tiger? However, Rong Lu's opinion is also in line with Cixi's heart, although Cixi judged that Li Hongzhang should be somewhat sure, but after all, there is no quasi-letter, so it is of course better to send someone to Li Hongzhang to explain in person, if the overseas Chinese clearly express their support for themselves, then naturally Shandong will be given to them; and if the overseas Chinese support the emperor, then it is unfortunate, and the emperor must not be allowed to meet with the overseas Chinese.

So Cixi said: "You are the emperor, if you think it's okay, then just do it!"

Saying that, Cixi raised her eyelids and said, "Prince Qing, this time I went to Tianjin, and I will work hard for you." ”

Prince Qing hurriedly said: "The minister has no responsibility. ”

Cixi said again: "Zhao Shuqiao, you can accompany Prince Qing on a trip." Don't give me another sloppy look this time, or I won't pick your skin. ”

Zhao Shuqiao couldn't help but be startled. It turned out that Zhao Shuqiao had a certain responsibility for the change of Gengzi's country. Zhao Shuqiao is a Jinshi in the Tongzhi Nian and works in the Criminal Department. During the Wuxu period, he was already an official to the Criminal Department. After the coup d'état, Cixi asked him about the interrogation and sentencing of the arrested Tan Si and the six gentlemen of Wuxu, and his answer was: There is no need for interrogation, and the law will be corrected immediately. Therefore, he was quite appreciated by Cixi, so he was selected to enter the military aircraft. At the beginning of the rise of the Boxers, Cixi sent Zhao Shuqiao to Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, to investigate whether the Boxers' "invulnerability" magic was true, so as to decide whether to support the Boxers against the foreigners. After Zhao Shuqiao arrived in Zhuozhou, he soon found the so-called invulnerability, which was simply a deception, and it is said that his reply to the Boxers at that time was: You better go home and farm.

But just when Zhao Shuqiao was about to return to Beijing to reply truthfully to Cixi, another Minister of Military Aircraft, Gangyi, also came to Zhuozhou, and after listening to the content of Zhao Shuqiao's preparation to "report" to Cixi, he immediately said: "Zhanru (Zhao Shuqiao's character Zhanru), don't make a big mistake!"

Of course, Zhao Shuqiao understood the implication of this sentence, so after returning to Beijing, Zhao Shuqiao's report to Cixi was strange, Cixi asked him if the Boxers were reliable, and Zhao Shuqiao just gestured with his hands and feet, and imitated the performance he saw as realistically as possible. No matter how Cixi asked, he just made a comparison, and in Cixi's later words, he just didn't have a serious reply. And on that day, when Zhao Shuqiao walked out of the Forbidden City, he let out a long breath, and then said to the people around him: In the future, no matter what happens, I can be innocent.

Although in the old time and space, later generations said that it was Zhao Shuqiao's report that misled Cixi. But at that time, Zhao Shuqiao knew very well that his best reply was not to reply to anything. Because they are both military aircraft, but Gangyi is a Manchu, the closest person to the royal family such as Prince Zhuang and King Duanjun, and the most trusted minister of Cixi. He ranked third in the military aircraft department, second only to Prince Li and Rong Lu, and what is he? A Han Chen who has just joined the military aircraft and is at the bottom of the ranking. What Prince Zhuang and King Duanjun want from themselves is the true image they want.

And the result also proved that Zhao Shuqiao was right, he advocated the reuse of the Boxers, and the fortitude to fight with the foreigners had died, and Prince Zhuang and King Duanjun also lost the trust of Cixi, and he not only survived, but was still the minister of military aircraft. Of course, this time it can't be like last time, because the Queen Mother needs to hear the truth this time, and she can't be fooled anymore.