Shanxi and Bac Ninh are strategically important places in Beiqi. The situation of the pen and the fun and the pavilion www.biquge.info is dangerous, and it has always been a place for soldiers to fight, and the fall of the two places has completely exposed Yunnan and Gui to the French army.

When the news of the loss of Shanxi and Bac Ninh came, the Qing court was shocked. For a time, the words were wide open, and they were held accountable for the defeat. Under the **** system, all the credit is attributed to the top, all the mistakes are attributed to the bottom, and the responsibility for the generation naturally falls on the minister of military aircraft who is strategizing.

On the eighth night of the third month of the tenth year of Guangxu, although it was not the fifteenth, the moon was exceptionally bright, and the bright moonlight sprinkled into the house through the window, making the house as if it were day. At this moment, the Empress Dowager Cixi was lying leisurely on the kang, staring at the curved moon in the sky.

"Master," at this moment, Li Lianying walked in with a fold, and said with a happy face: "The day talks about the living note official Zuo Shuzi has something to play." ”

"We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Li Lianying smiled mysteriously and said, "Master, this matter is not trivial, I heard that Prince Gong ......."

As soon as she heard the words Prince Gong, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but sit up and hurriedly said:

"Come and mourn."

I only heard Li Lianying read: "Sheng Yu, the son of the minister's left concubine, knelt down to play for the corruption of Xinjiang, and he is responsible, please hand over the Minister of Military Aircraft to the ministry for strict punishment, and order him to make meritorious contributions, and try to remedy the matter by reinvigorating discipline."

Prince Gong and Bao Jun have been straight for a long time, and there are a lot of things, not the wisdom of ignorant people, and Jing Lian, Weng Tonghe's talent is different, but they also pitch and wander, laughing and laughing, and their blame is really the same family as Li Hongzao.

My Empress Dowager and the Emperor have put it with the authority of employing people and administration, and obeyed their words, far away for more than 20 years, and more than 10 years in the near future, how can the source of pay continue day by day, why is the strength of the army day by day, and why is there a shortage of talents, that is, there is no matter of Vietnam, and it should be dealt with seriously, and the situation has been corrupted in the past, and it is even more deceived and unburdened in the future?

The only way to ask Zhang Peilun, who issued an edict and sent an edict to the Minister of Military Aircraft and the bandit who was indiscriminately guarded, was handed over to the ministry for strict punishment and ordered to wear the guilt and make meritorious deeds, conscientiously make amends, disguise his habits, and eliminate all ....... ”

After listening to Sheng Yu's recital, the Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the kang and thought for a long time.

"Master, this is a great opportunity!" Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't speak for a long time, Li Lianying couldn't help but say something.

"Got it, you get out."

What's going on? Li Lianying was really a second monk who couldn't scratch her head, returned to the house, and hurriedly called her apprentice Li Sanshun to tell her what had just happened. Li Sanshun shook his head for a while, and then said, "Master, I think Lafayette may have concerns in his heart. ”

"Tell me, what's the concern?" Li Lianying hurriedly asked.

"One, it's not hot, and you can't move Gong Wangye; Another one is afraid that the prince will not support it. But it's more likely to be the latter. ”

"In that case, you will leave the palace early tomorrow morning and bring Master Sun here. Remember, let him come quickly! ”

Early the next morning, Sun Yuwen followed Li Sanshun into the palace.

"Chief, I don't know what's important when I came to the next official so early." Sun Yuwen asked in wonder.

"Sanshun, go outside and keep an eye on it." After Li Sanshun came out of the house, Li Lianying continued: "Lord Sun, the master wants to reorganize the Military Aircraft Department, but I don't know what the prince thinks, so I came to you and wanted you to go and ventilate the prince first." If this thing is done, you can ......," Li Lianying smiled mysteriously.

Sun Yu hurriedly asked, "I don't know how the Queen Mother plans to change it?" ”

"The whole class is gone! You go ahead and do it. ”

The shore of Taiping Lake in Xuanwu Gate is exceptionally quiet. The lotus flowers in the lake are in full bloom, and the willows are still attached to the lake. On the east shore of the lake, the trees are shady, the ancient pines and cypresses, and the thick national acacia are shaded by the majestic Prince Alcohol's Mansion.

Sooner had he gone to the garden and played with his flowers. Since the second son entered the throne, he has been idle at home, although this time was sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi to participate in the planning of the Franco-Vietnamese affairs, but the ministers of military aircraft were mostly promoted by Prince Gong, and they did not discuss anything with him, so they still had nothing to do.

"Lord Wang, the late Sun Yuwen has asked you to say goodbye."

Prince Alcohol turned his face to look. said: "Laishan, is there anything wrong with coming here so early?" ”

"Wansheng just came out of the palace." Speaking of this, Sun Yuwen looked around with his eyes, and when he saw that there was no one, Fang continued: "I heard that Manager Li said that the Queen Mother plans to withdraw the entire class of the Minister of Military Aircraft, but I don't know what your opinion is, Lord Wang?" ”

Prince Alcohol was first taken aback and said: "Since the establishment of the military aircraft department in the seventh year of Yongzheng, there has been no such precedent!" ”

"Lord Wang, the case is prosperous by people, and you have to take care of the face of the sixth master."

"What do you mean by that?" Prince Alcohol asked, puzzled.

"Lord Wang, only when the whole class withdraws and slanders the sixth master, can his face look better."

"That's the same, let's go, go to the room and talk about it carefully." After speaking, the two went to the Xiangzhai in Shiyuan and discussed secretly behind closed doors.

At noon, the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned her, and the princes and ministers stood over and waited for the salute.

Who knew that Li Lianying passed on the decree: there is no need to go in, and they disperse. Everyone couldn't help but wonder. How did they know that a conspiracy was being carried out at this moment that was enough to shock the government and the opposition......

"Prince Alcohol," Empress Dowager Cixi took out Sheng Yu's fold, handed it to Prince Alcohol, and said, "Look at it, how can you make them 'wear guilt and merit'?" ”

Sheng Yu's words were exactly what the minister said. But the minister thought that it was really difficult to instruct them to 'take responsibility for their crimes'. Empress Dowager Shengming, when these people were in the prime of life, they could not contribute to the imperial court; When you are old, what can you hope for? ”

"And what do you mean?"

"I thought the whole class should be removed."

"That's not appropriate, is it?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked deliberately.

"The queen mother, the minister feels that only in this way can our dynasty become strong again and better resist foreign aggression."

Listening to Prince Alcohol's words, the Empress Dowager Cixi's anxious heart was put down, and she pretended to be calm and said: "I'll keep this excerpt first, and then you can ponder it carefully, and then write an excerpt and submit it." ”

"Obey."

Back in the palace, the Empress Dowager Cixi lay happily on the bed, very comfortable. Prince Gong, Prince Gong, this is what happened to you against me! Now what else do you have to toss about? Thinking about it, I couldn't help but have a smug smile on my face.

Li Lianying knelt on the ground, and when she saw this, she hurriedly complimented: "Master, from now on, everything will be your old man's own decision!" ”

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought of something and hurriedly asked: "Who do you think should be sent to the military aircraft department this time?"

"Master, the slave doesn't dare to say it." Although Li Lianying has done a lot of things behind her back, she still doesn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

At this time, I saw Li Lianying say: "Of course, the slave should send someone who is satisfied." For example, Prince Alcohol ......

Prince Alcohol is good, but since the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department in this dynasty, there are no kings who walk in the Military Aircraft Department. King Gong's Counselor Mi Wat is also only an expedient measure. If you send the alcohol king now, I'm afraid that the words won't work. (To be continued.) )