Zeng Jize's understanding of foreign affairs is no less than Guo Songtao, and he is still young, traveling thousands of miles, and he is competent. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The best is the so-called "the afterglow of his old lady", Zeng Guofan's meritorious deeds are brilliant, and his protégés are all over the world.

If Zeng Jize can not be scolded, then the ten ministers of the Prime Minister's Yamen will be less blamed.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Empress Dowager Cixi met with the military aircraft. The Qing Dynasty took diligence as the family law, and it was not surprising to handle government affairs on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it was always a false story and did not bother much.

This day is not the case, from the beginning of the meeting, it took two hours to talk before it ended. Then, he issued several edicts in succession, the most important of which was to send Zeng Jize as the minister of the envoy to Russia.

This time, Chonghou was ordered to envoy Russia, and the treaty and regulations discussed did not conform to the original intention of the imperial court, and Zeng Jize "re-arranged the matters that should be handled", with the purpose of "looking forward to compromise and re-establishing diplomatic relations".

Another important edict, of course, is about the sublime. After careful consideration, his crime was set in four words: "violating discipline and exceeding his authority." Violation of the discipline can be used as a reason for refusing to ratify, and ultra vires means that the treaty "drawn" by Chong Hou is only his personal selfish will

。 The purpose of convicting such a four-character crime is, on the one hand, to facilitate the handling of international negotiations, and on the other hand, to save the dignity of the people. Because his crime should have been "losing power and humiliating the country", if it was the era of "Qianlong Ye", if he didn't wait for Chonghou to go to Beijing, he would meet Qincha halfway. The edict was issued.

The Empress Dowager Cixi had already made up her mind at this time that she could give up with Russia and give up, otherwise she would have to go to war. Therefore, every day he urged King Gong to plan the border defense, rectify the war preparations, and wait for a proposal, and issue an edict to seek talents, since it is a top priority, the general Bao Chao, decided to use, and even Chen Guorui, who was charged with the army, also planned to pardon him and come back to serve.

For the Empress Dowager Cixi, just watching the twists and turns of this meeting to prepare for border defense matters is a very heavy burden, because since the beginning of the year, she has been in a bad spirit, overworked and anxious, coupled with an eating disorder, which hurt her spleen and stomach, so that she could not sleep at night and had night sweats.

The recital of the cabinet was read to her by Li Lianying. The stakes are serious, and no decision can be made before discussing with the military aircraft in person, and what can be decided is the noble charge, but it must also be discussed with the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was invited to Changchun Palace, and the Empress Dowager Cixi explained to her that the Criminal Department convicted her according to the law, as long as it was a crime, it would be "beheaded in prison", and there was no possibility of relief.

"Of course Chonghou is confused, damn it. However, since it is said that the condemnation according to the law has been done and has not been done, it is necessary to distinguish clearly. Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "Doesn't it mean that the treaty has to be ratified before it can be counted?" That's not 'done'. Don't you say? ”

"It's not!" The Empress Dowager Cixi's liver was very hot, so her voice was stiff, and it was actually a nail that touched back.

"If it was 'not done', there would not be such a big problem in front of you!" 'beheading the prisoner' is still cheap for him, and don't say that during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, he was afraid that the first emperor would not be able to escape the crime of 'beheading and deciding'. ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an was silent. After a while, he stood up and said, "Pass the sedan chair!" "I didn't even ask about the Empress Dowager Cixi's condition, so I went back to my palace.

It is very rare to go away like this, and the Empress Dowager Cixi can't help but regret it.

However, it was only a momentary matter out of conscience, and when I saw the thick stack of twists and turns, I couldn't help but think of all the anxieties, angers, sorrows, sleepless nights, and hesitation that I had felt in the past two or three months of working on state affairs.

I feel that even if I misunderstand my words, the Empress Dowager Ci'an should be considerate, why take it so seriously? She doesn't understand the liver of a sick person, could it be that a sick person should be wronged?

Turning his thoughts like this, he felt like a ruffian clash between his chest and diaphragm, and he was anxious, and he couldn't swallow that resentment.

"Humph!" She sneered, "She actually showed the mourning family's face!" ”

Listening to the tone didn't look like talking to herself, Li Lianying had to answer, he lay down and kowtowed: "The slave has a sentence, I don't know if to say it?" ”

"What?" The Empress Dowager Cixi said as if warning: "Don't come to mourn the family!" ”

"Don't blame the master for being angry, and the slave won't accept it. However, having said that, no one can share the labor and worries for the master, and the major affairs of the country all depend on the master's worries. ”

Li Lianying kowtowed again, "The slave is stupid, I really don't know what to say." ”

Although he couldn't say it, the Empress Dowager Cixi understood what he meant, after all, there was still someone who understood his own ups and downs! Thinking like this, my heart felt better, and of course I looked at Li Lianying very differently.

"You don't have to grieve for the mourning family." She nodded and said, "You have this filial piety, and it is not in vain that the mourning family values you." As the saying goes: "Don't be angry, just remember", you also remember today's paragraph, let's see! Get up, get the medicine! “

The Empress Dowager Cixi has always been reluctant to take medicine, and at this moment, she does not wait for persuasion, and automatically asks for medicine to take it, which seems to be all based on his "filial piety".

Li Lianying naturally obeyed the order, quickly stood up, took out a package of pills specially prepared by the Tai Hospital from the silver box on the case, calmed the liver and cleared the fire, opened it and put it in the tray, and sent it to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

I don't know if it's because of the efficacy of the medicine, or because of Li Lianying's filial piety, the Empress Dowager Cixi felt much more comfortable than just now, and her spirits lifted, so she said again: "Look at how many more there are, and finish reading it." ”

Due to too many twists and turns, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but overwork last night, and when she got up on this day, her spirit was relieved, and she looked at the court much later than usual. Therefore, Prince Gong and the Minister of Military Aircraft were all on standby under the corridor of the Palace of Nourishing Heart, whispering about her condition, worried that she would be tired and have a serious illness.

Waiting for the Empress Dowager of the two palaces to arrive in a soft sedan car, Prince Gong took the lead to greet her, and everyone invariably paid attention to the color of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but saw that her face was yellow, dry and thin, and her eyes showed infinite exhaustion, and she couldn't help covering her mouth with a handkerchief and coughing.

She herself did not shy away from saying that when she knelt down, she first said: "The mourning family is in a very bad health!" I'm afraid of a serious illness. ”

"It's been a bad time lately, please take care of the Queen Mother." Prince Gong's words are extremely vague and meaningless, but how can you say it if you don't say that?

After hesitating for a moment, he added: "The ministers have no form to serve their duties, they work hard, and they are truly self-conscious." ”

"I can't blame you." (To be continued.) )