Chang Kunning said disapprenosingly: "Gongning mutiny, Zuo Jigao and Tang Bingcan led the troops to retreat, Zhu Shanhai seems to have infinite scenery on the surface, but the situation is precarious, eager to declare independence, I think it should be to win Britain and Russia to send troops to support him as soon as possible." ”

Feng Renxuan glanced at him and said, "Now that the two northwestern provinces are closely related, advancing and retreating together, Zhu Shanhai wants to declare independence, so he should always say hello to us." ”

This is indeed a bit unreasonable, Chang Kunning said: "Maybe it's not time yet?" ”

Feng Renxuan shook the telegram in his hand, "Shanghai has called to warn, obviously something happened that we don't know." ”

"Since Shanghai is letting Zhu Shanhai toss, why should we bother with such idleness." Chang Kunning said: "The left and right are cooperating with him to toss blindly, the more chaotic the situation in the northwest, the more beneficial it is for us." ”

"The more chaotic the better, but let's always know each other." Feng Renxuan slowly put the telegram on the table, "Gong Ning's intelligence spying needs to be strengthened, otherwise we will be too passive." ”

Chang Kunning nodded, and then said, "Britain and Russia will really send troops to support Zhu Shanhai?" ”

"Let's put on a divisive posture, not only Zhu Shanhai is anxious, but Britain and Russia are also anxious." Feng Renxuan said unhurriedly: "Whether the two northwestern provinces can become independent has a huge impact on Britain and Russia, such a rare opportunity, the two countries will naturally not easily miss it, and there is a great possibility of sending troops." ”

After a pause, he continued: "This game of chess is getting bigger and more complicated, and we must be prepared for long-term battles, and we must be prepared .....to hold on or fight for a long time without any foreign assistance. ”

Chang Kunning's heart sank, "It won't be that serious, right?" ”

"For generals, when you don't think about victory, you should think about defeat first." Feng Renxuan said in a deep voice: "The situation in the northwest is becoming more and more complicated, once we get out of control, anything may happen, we can be invincible only by preparing for the worst." ”

"Don't think about winning, think about losing first, this is the style of a famous general." Chang Kunning casually flattered, but he was quite disappreciative in his heart, Anxi is not Xinjiang, they are not Zhu Shanhai, they are not pulling flags and setting off cannons to openly rebel, but acting on orders, with Yuan Qi behind him and the entire Qing Dynasty, what is there to worry about?

Feng Renxuan knew that he didn't pay attention to it, and immediately said: "Once Britain and Russia send troops to Xinjiang, the scale will definitely not be small, and the situation will inevitably be more complicated at that time. ”

Hearing this, Chang Kunning's expression also became serious, and he said with a bow: "It's still a thoughtful ...... adults." ”

Before he finished speaking, a staff officer said loudly at the door: "Report——, Gong Ning is in an emergency!" ”

The telegram was sent by Zhu Shanhai, saying that the two northwestern provinces had previously telegraphed to jointly declare autonomy, the purpose was to stabilize the people's minds, in order to avoid overstimulating the imperial court, and to avoid encountering the imperial court, but since the declaration of autonomy, the imperial court has accelerated the transfer of troops to the northwest and publicly issued war bonds, and the battle in the northwest is already on the way, in order to win the support of Britain and Russia more vigorously, in order to unite and protect themselves, the two provinces should merge in time to establish a state, and declare independence from the Qing Dynasty.

After reading it, Feng Renxuan forwarded the telegram to Chang Kunning at any time, slowly paced to the desk, took the cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and was silent.

As soon as Chang Kunning finished reading the telegram, he frowned and said, "What does Zhu Shanhai mean by this?" ”

"What else could it be like? Nature is temptation. Feng Renxuan said: "This is to test our thoughts, is it to merge and establish a country?" Or do they have their own states? ”

Chang Kunning said: "Of course, it is to establish their own countries. ”

"No, in the current situation, cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and division is harmful to both sides, and we must take into account the overall situation." Feng Renxuan said slowly: "In addition, Britain and Russia will not want us to establish our own countries, for Britain and Russia, the smooth independence of Central Asia is the first priority." As for Shanghai, it is afraid that the stall in the northwest is not big enough. Therefore, no matter what aspect is considered, we should be in favor of merging the country. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Call back, war is inevitable, when independence is declared in time to win broad support, a large army will crush the border, and cooperation will benefit both sides, and division will do two harms." ”

Receiving Kokand's reply, Zhu Shanhai can be said to be overjoyed, judging from the previous signs, Feng Renxuan clearly intends to stand on his own according to Anxi, and it is expected that the other party should not agree to merge and establish a country, but will propose to establish their own countries, for this reason, he also prepared a set of rhetoric, and even planned to use Britain and Russia to exert pressure, but he didn't expect that it would not be used at all, and the other party would actually focus on the overall situation.

He smacked the telegram again, and the smile on his face became even brighter, "The army is pressing, and cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and division is harmful to both sides." This is indeed based on the overall situation, but it also reveals that the other party really has the intention of establishing a country based on Anxi.

After thinking about it for a while, he drafted a reply call - when the disaster is at hand, we are in the same boat, and after the clouds disperse, the sea is wide and the sky is high.

This is a very subtle expression, the merger and establishment of the country is only to jointly resist a strong enemy, after withdrawing from the enemy, the sea and the sky are high according to their ability. The reason for this reply is naturally to prepare for the edict and appease the other party in advance.

Five days later, Zhu Shanhai telegraphed in Gongning, and the two provinces of Xinjiang and Anxi merged to form the Kokand Khanate.

Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty issued an edict to publicly recognize the Kokand Khanate and canonized Zhu Shanhai as the king of Kokand.

The prime ministers of Britain, Russia, and Persia sent congratulatory messages on the same day, followed by congratulatory messages from Ottoman, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and other European countries.

Kyoshi, Prime Minister's Office.

"Edict! It must be an overkill! The angry general still sent the telegram to the side, "Even if the emperor is young and does not know the importance of it, and the queen mother is here, how can he agree to issue this will?" It must be an overkill! ”

Su Shun's face was also very ugly, but he knew too well what kind of bad impact such a holy decree would bring, which would not only lose the face of the royal family but also the face of the Qing Dynasty, and it would also lead to more complicated and passive problems in the northwest, and what was even more worrying was that once someone used this matter to add fuel to the fire, it was likely to cause a big change.

After hesitating, he said with some difficulty: "Sixth Master, we believe that it is an edict, will Yi Guocheng believe it?" ”

Yi Guocheng? Yi quickly calmed down, if Yuan Qi took advantage of this matter to make a big fuss, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as abolishing it! After pondering for a while, he slowly shook his head, "Right now, the northwest is the top priority, Yi Guocheng is not a person who ignores the overall situation, and it is impossible to take the opportunity to make trouble at this juncture." ”

Su Shun nodded and said: "This matter cannot be covered up, the top priority is to guide public opinion, and we must make the government and the opposition believe that this is an edict and give Yi Guocheng a call." ”

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