"Hmm," then Jing Yuanshan told Wang Kangnian about the various telegrams he had recently come into contact with. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info waited until he finished speaking, and Jing Yuanshan said:

"Yuqing, I came to you this time, hoping to get your support."

"Lian Shan," this is another name for Jing Yuanshan, "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." As long as I can do it, it will work. ”

"Good!" Jing Yuanshan said proudly; "I hope you will publish this news in the newspaper tomorrow, calling on the gentlemen and businessmen who oppose the abolition of the emperor to list their names at the telegraph office and ask the General Administration."

"No problem, I'll prepare it right away." Wang Kangnian readily agreed, "Lianshan, but who will take the lead?" ”

"Me!" Jing Yuanshan replied very loudly, as if he was afraid that Wang Kangnian would not hear it.

"You?" Wang Kangnian was a little puzzled, "I'm afraid that the boss won't spare you." ”

"Brother Suiqing, I can't take care of these things for a long time, I just want to stop the war." The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband', don't you say the same? ”

"Brother Lianshan, if the top blames you, what are you going to do?"

This is preparing the way back for Jing Yuanshan. Jing Yuanshan thought about it after hearing it, he had to find a way out first! So he said quietly: "Get ready to go to Macau!" Hey, we'll talk about it then. ”

Wang Kangnian knew that once this telegram was submitted, the result could be imagined, and he knew that maybe tonight would be the last night he would be able to drink with Jing Yuanshan.

While ordering someone to add that news to tomorrow's newspaper, he ordered someone to put out wine, food, cups and chopsticks. The two drank until the second watch was resting, and Jing Yuanshan returned to the telegraph office drunk.

When Jing Yuanshan got up the next day, the door of the telegraph office was already full of gentlemen and celebrities who asked to be listed, and Jing Yuanshan recognized Cai Yuanpei, who was currently the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Binglin, who was famous for a while.

There are also two Ding Richang's son Ding Huikang and Wu Changqing's son Wu Yanfu, and the two of them are the two sons of the so-called "Four Sons of the Sea". Looking at these gentlemen and celebrities, Jing Yuanshan was excited.

He felt the weight of the telegram in his eyes.

After more than 1,000 of these gentlemen and celebrities signed, Jing Yuanshan sent a short telegram to the General Administration:

"The Lord Zhongtang of the General Administration Jun Jian: Yesterday, the Humble Bureau found out that he wanted to abolish the emperor, and the hearts of the people in Shanghai were boiling, and he heard that various countries had transferred troops to intervene.

On the top to comfort the queen mother's worries, down to the side of the Chinese and foreign, the sect is very fortunate, and the world is very fortunate. The Bei Bureau passed through Yuanshan and the famous provincial gentry and merchants of Shanghai, and 1,231 people played a combination of words. ”

This telegram arrived at the General Administration, and Zhang Jing, the General Administration, dared to slack off and hurriedly sent it to King Qing's Mansion. was shocked, thinking that this Jing Yuanshan was not small, and he dared to jointly sign a book. But he didn't dare to slack off, and he immediately rushed to Rong Lu's house again.

Rong Lu had just returned from Li Hongzhang. At this time, Li Hongzhang had already received an edict appointing him as the governor of Liangguang and was about to leave for Guangzhou on a later date.

Rong Lu went to Li Hongzhang to find out from him the attitude of the ambassadors of various countries towards the abolition of the emperor.

"Lord Zhongtang, I came to ask you about the attitude of the ambassadors of various countries towards the abolition of the emperor, and now that Lafayette is pressing, he has to settle this matter before this year.

I've now reached the point where I'm going to see the dagger, and I hope that Lord Nakado can help me. ”

"Zhonghua, you know that I told you that they would oppose it, and today they took the opportunity to see me off and told me their attitude.

They said that if there is an abolition, although the countries cannot interfere in China's internal affairs, they cannot recognize the new emperor, and they only recognize the current emperor. Zhonghua, if you don't come today, I will come to you too.

Now that the ambassadors have made their attitude clear, I am afraid that Galeries Lafayette will go his own way and cause other surprises. ”

"What accident?"

"Zhonghua, think about it, the local governor of Liangjiang, Liu Xianzhuang, clearly expressed his opposition, and there are many who have not explained their attitude, if Lafayette deposes the emperor, once it arouses the protests of the envoys stationed in Beijing, the provincial ministers can denounce it righteously. If so, I am afraid that it will inevitably move the world's soldiers. Zhonghua, think about it, how can you use unrighteous soldiers in the country today when the great powers are looking around. ”

"Lord Zhongtang said very much, I am also afraid of raising the world's soldiers for no reason, but Lafayette insists on it, and I have no choice."

This is Rong Lu's tone of testing Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang himself knows it, but he feels that he still has to say:

"Zhonghua, if you don't persuade Lafayette in this matter, there will be no one else, you are most favored by Lafayette, and Lafayette has great hopes for you, if you don't dissuade Lafayette from doing wrong things, do you say that you are worthy of Lafayette's kindness?"

Knowing his tone, Rong Lu strengthened his confidence, and he decided to discourage Lafayette again. He met ****** Yiqi again, and Yiqi brought such a telegram that made him happy.

Yiqi waited for Rong Lu to finish reading the telegram, and said to Rong Lu:

"Zhonghua, did you say this telegram is for Lafayette?"

"Give, why don't you give." Rong Lu said with some joy.

"I'm afraid it will make Lafayette unhappy."

"Lord Qing," Rong Lu said solemnly, "If Lafayette abolishes the emperor and attracts unrighteous soldiers, neither of you and I can afford that responsibility, do you say?" ”

"Well, yes, it seems to be good."

Yiqi and Rong Lu prepared a sedan chair and went to the Palace of Raising the Heart of the Empress Dowager Cixi's residence together.

"What's the matter with you two?" Empress Dowager Cixi said with some displeasure.

"Lafayette, please read this telegram first." Yi Qi said and handed over the telegram.

The Empress Dowager Cixi took the telegram and looked at it, she couldn't help but be angry, her eyebrows were upside down, and her appearance was very scary, but decades of training made the Empress Dowager Cixi able to restrain herself freely, and the clouds on her face came and went quickly.

"What do you two think?" The Empress Dowager Cixi asked coldly.

Hurry up and give Rong Lu a face. This is what they have already discussed, if the Empress Dowager Cixi asks like this, Rong Lu will answer, Rong Lu will understand, and quickly kowtow and say: "Back to Lafayette, the slave thinks that although Jing Yuanshan is a little excessive, it is not completely unreasonable. ”

"But the talk of troop intervention is just rumor."

"Lafayette, it's better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not." King Qing hurriedly kowtowed.

Not bad! It is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not. This is what the Empress Dowager Cixi has always insisted on, because the first few external troubles were caused by the fact that she was careless, so the Empress Dowager Cixi also had to agree with ****** Yiqi's point of view, she nodded. (To be continued.) )