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There are no eunuchs and palace maids in the palace to serve, and Prince Gong and others can't do anything, so they can only stare and be anxious, so they have to take care of Empress Ci'an, beat her back, and bring a tea bowl to her lips, and mess up for a while before she can calm down.

"Alas!" The Empress Dowager Cixi gasped and said intermittently, "You are planning the excerpts of the border defense, and the mourning family has seen it." Zeng Jize will have to go from Britain to Russia, it will take a few days, can he hold a discussion immediately? If the discussion is held, will there be a result? It's hard to say. There are many dreams at night, which is really uneasy. ”

"It doesn't matter what is in front of you." Prince Gong replied.

"Russia just has the intention to provoke, and it will have some days to dispatch troops there. The minister has already ordered the prime minister's yamen to order more newsprint in various places, and if there is any movement in Russia, there must be news on the newsprint. I can't see anything at the moment. ”

"It wants to send troops, so naturally it is acting in secret. Even if it doesn't move, we can't afford to be on guard. ”

"Yes! The ministers relied on the holy will, and naturally made arrangements for preparing for war and seeking peace. Prince Gong also said, "Years of westward expeditions, coastal defense funds, inevitably insufficient. It's best not to break up, otherwise ......"

"How else?" The Empress Dowager Cixi asked without relaxation, "Otherwise, just watch the Russian soldiers coming?" ”

This is a nail, but Prince Gong can't stop talking because of this, "Then naturally there is no such reason." The minister said that if you can seek perfection, you might as well be wronged for the time being. If you really want to go to war," he said with great difficulty, "you can only go all out." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a moment and asked, "What did Li Hongzhang say?" Beiyang Haikou, is he sure that he can hold it? ”

"Beiyang Haikou is related to the safety of Beijing, and Li Hongzhang must defend it with all his strength. He has been preparing for defense for many years, and the battleship battery has roughly a scale. The day before yesterday, he received a letter from Li Hongzhang and prepared to deploy defenses in Yantai and Dalian Bay. Fengtian Yingkou is also the scope of Beiyang, so naturally Li Hongzhang must also be instructed to take care of it.

However, the sailor is insufficient, only focus on rectifying the infantry, Liu Mingchuan is the general of the Huai army, whether to transfer to Tianjin, wait for Li Hongzhang to make it clear, and then ask for the order to handle it. ”

"There is Li Hongzhang in Beiyang, and Zuo Zongtang in West Road, you can roughly rest assured." Empress Dowager Cixi said.

"The mourning family is not worried about the three eastern provinces, I heard that the Russians are in Vladivostok, it takes a lot of effort to operate, do you want to add troops and generals in that area, what competent people can be sent over, why don't you mention it on the excerpt of your recital?"

"The employment of people is in the government, and the ministers did not dare to plan it without permission, and they originally planned to handle it in person."

King Gong's answer to these words was very decent, but it was not pretending to be submissive, pleasing the queen mother, it was indeed inconvenient to form all the strokes and inks in advance, because the employment of border defense was related to the military situation, and it was appropriate to be cautious.

At the same time, some generals, after returning to the field, set up a large garden, widely placed concubines, and are enjoying happiness, whether they can use it again, whether they are willing to come back, whether they are not in doubt, and it is inconvenient to rashly suggest recall.

These circumstances were understood by Prince Gong's recital, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's liver fire was subdued, so she carefully reviewed them one by one according to the eight articles of the recital. When it came time to pass on lunch, it was only half of the discussion, and I took a break for the time being.

The queen mother of the two palaces passed the meal in the Yangxin Palace, and at the same time ordered the removal of the imperial meal to reward King Gong and the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the message was eaten in Meiwu in the Yangxin Palace.

After the meal and reconsideration, the Empress Dowager Cixi's expression became more and more aggrieved, but this is a rare major event, of course, you can't give up halfway, and after the discussion is over, you can't go back to the palace to rest, you have to wait to see the edict drafted by the military aircraft.

So, the military machine Zhang Jing all started to draw up the decree separately, and sent it to the court with a bright hair and more than a dozen courts. Among them, the matter of "preparing for border defense matters" begins with the phrase "the treaty negotiated between Russia and Chonghou", and the following wording is different.

Sent to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, the Empress Dowager Cixi could not help but take a closer look, while watching, she had to explain to the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The first is for Li Hongzhang, with the important task of defending Gyeonggi and consolidating the gateway to Beiyang, and all arrangements are scheduled for one month.

The second was for Zuo Zongtang, who instructed him to make an overall plan for the border defense of the north and south roads of Xinjiang.

The third way was to send them to Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, and other governors of the provinces south of the Yellow River, as well as Peng Yulin and others who were ordered to patrol the Yangtze River Naval Division, to strengthen the defense of Nanyang and the defense of the Yangtze River, and to streamline the army and supplement the naval division.

The fourth Dao sent Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Shanxi, to transfer Liu Lianjie's army stationed in Shanxi to move to Suiyuan.

The fifth Dao sent Henan Governor Tu Zongying, transferred the Song Qing First Army stationed in Henan, moved to Guanwai, and stationed in Fengtian, Yingkou and other places.

The sixth branch was sent to General Uriya Sutai, Counsellor Minister, Urumqi Metropolitan Commander, Kulun Office Minister and other Manchurian flag generals, to strengthen the border defense of the jurisdiction, conscientiously drill, and set up cantonment.

The seventh is to send it to the provinces, to rectify the land, grain, salt, tariffs, and abundant salaries, and at the same time to strictly release the amounts due and settle them within a time limit.

The last line is to instruct the defense of the three eastern provinces. The land of Longxing is particularly important, and the instructions sent by the Daoting court to the Jilin general Ming'an are particularly detailed.

In addition, there is a very important Ming issued edict: "The Cabinet, due to the difficulties of current affairs, the need for talents, the edict ordered the governors of all provinces to sponsor talents, in order to prepare for the appointment." I am afraid that there are many people with geniuses and abilities, and there are still many places to wait, and the governor and so on, have heard that it is difficult to see Zhou, and has not yet been recommended to be fully recommended, so they must consult and visit Bo to collect widely.

The generals of the six departments and the nine Qing provinces of the university scholars, and the former ministers of the army, Peng Yulin and Yang Yuebin, have the intention to visit, and they have the knowledge of Hongyuan and the ability to govern the body; In order to guard and excel, he is good at officials, and he is only good at overtaking people, and he is enough to be a general; Brave and good at fighting, ready to be biased;

Familiar with China's foreign affairs and proficient in various Chinese languages; Good at making ship equipment, proficient in arithmetic, sufficient for equipment; Those who are also familiar with the matters of water practitioners, have no two ways of writing and martial arts, and have not been in the office, all of them know about each move, issue practical examination words, and sponsor impartially.

It is not allowed to take false names in vain, to fill up the number indiscriminately, and it is not allowed to use no one to protect, and to play the responsibility, a few talents are produced, and the emergency can be funded, and the deputy court is expected to recruit talents. Let this encyclical know! ”

This edict is full of the meaning of "hearing the drums of war and thinking about the soldiers", and the recruitment of Bao Chao is a clear proof. The content of the Eight Dao Ting, which was prepared for border defense, was inevitably leaked, so people were excited, and they were all talking about it, this time "I have to do a good job with Lao Maozi"!

Of course, the most energetic is Zhang Zhidong. More importantly, the political views of the main battle prevailed, and as soon as Li Hongzao came out, his momentum was extraordinary, and Prince Gong was indeed haggard.

In his view, such a fanfare method of training troops and raising salaries and recruiting talented people is a curse rather than a blessing, and one day it will break up to the point of being out of control. (To be continued.) )