Guan Zhuofan's words "revenge for the king's father", the bell chime in the quiet night, the sound of gold and stone, the heartstrings of the two young queen mothers vibrated and they couldn't help themselves.

Gengshen and Xin You's pain, the entire clan, and even the entire imperial court, there is probably no one more unforgettable than the two of them.

Britain and France committed internal crimes, went out of the hunt in a hurry, and were displaced, and they were frightened. Under the internal and external difficulties, in the midst of sorrow and sorrow, I watched my husband, a young man who was originally heroic and strong, stand up day by day, and finally fell ill and died. Leaving orphans and widows, calling the heavens and the earth unspiritual, and barely able to survive on their own.

And the Old Summer Palace, although they have not seen the flames that devour the sky; After returning to Luan, he never returned to sadness, and saw with his own eyes the tragic scene of ruins and broken tiles, smoke and grass, but that was all imaginable!

The most important thing is that, unlike others, the Old Summer Palace was originally their home. The palace is silent, the grass and trees are affectionate, the sun rises and the moon sets, the cold comes and goes, the living and breathing, the laughter and tears, all in it. There, they left their best memories of youth.

This qiē was buried in a ruthless fire of Yingyi and Fayi.

Therefore, compared with ordinary clans and courtiers, their pain is really deeper. Guan Zhuofan said, "To this day, every time the queen mother of the two palaces thinks about it, she cries blood", which is not an exaggeration.

Because of this, their thoughts of revenge and shame are even more persistent.

Especially Cixi. She has a strong and sensitive personality, and she burns her heart and lungs in her chest and diaphragm with a sullen breath, and she can't swallow it. If you don't come out of this breath, after a hundred years, how can you treat your ancestors and ancestors?

Primordial plane. Cixi's foreign policy. After repeated smearing by various public opinions. In later generations, it has basically become the four words "betraying the country for glory".

Whether in the original time and space or in this time and space, Guan Zhuofan has to say: This is really a "thick slander against the ancients".

In the later period of Cixi's reign, there were indeed many tricks, the country was weak in its desire to revive, the rivers were declining, and the foreign insults became more and more serious. The keepers cannot shirk the blame, and Cixi has a heavy historical responsibility. But. The word "traitor" could not be placed on Cixi's head.

A series of unequal treaties is the inevitable result of losing the war, who can not sign it? If you send an angry youth from the 21st century, can you not sign it?

If you lose, you still don't admit it? Then keep fighting! If you do, you'll only lose more and lose more.

To be held accountable, is it to pursue "why did you lose the war"? Instead of chasing "why did you sign unequal treaties" - the end is the same, nothing more.

In fact, Cixi was the staunchest main battle faction of the late Qing Dynasty. From the curtain of Xinyou to the death of Wu Shenxue, this point has been consistent. Never changed. Otherwise, there would not have been such a ridiculous thing as Gengzi Fist declaring war on all nations.

Cixi's problem lies in the fact that she is ignorant of the form, unable to objectively analyze and judge the balance of forces between the enemy and us, and does not know how many cards she has in her hand. It is a pity that "real rectification" cannot be done, and "popular sentiment" is not really available. So, I had to fight a battle and lose a battle.

Cixi ruled for most of the time, and the specific government affairs were in the hands of King Gong, and the key to the local government was Li Hongzhang.

King Gong and Li Hongzhang, compared with Cixi, are more knowledgeable and open-minded. Half of them are based on a correct assessment of the strength of the inner and outer sides, the strength of the enemy and the enemy; But the other half, these two people, also have their own problems.

If there was no chaos in Gengshen and Xinyou, King Gong would have been pressed by his fourth brother and would never have a bright future. We can't speculate on the true thoughts of King Gong's heart, but we can be sure that the feelings of King Gong and his two sisters-in-law about the Anglo-French invasion and the burning of the Ming Garden must be very different.

In addition, since his comeback, King Gong has lost his spirit, and he is timid and perfunctory. The older he gets, the stricter the situation becomes, and later, he was so depressed that he didn't even bother to go to the military aircraft department, and he handled it in the house if he had something. Of course, the so-called "handling" is only in his position, and some things really can't be avoided, and they are just indiscriminately blamed.

How is it possible for such a person to ask him to "gather for ten years and teach lessons for ten years"?!

In the original time and space, in the tenth year of Guangxu, that is, in 1884, King Gong was deposed for the second time. At the time of the Sino-French War, King Gong and Cixi disagreed politically, Cixi was the main battle, King Gong was peaceful, and he was not energetic about the things assigned by the "superiors", and the yin and yang were against the yang - but this is not the most critical, the most important thing is that King Gong is sluggish, prevaricated, and refuses to take out any ideas, Cixi endured it again and again, and finally couldn't bear it.

And Li Hongzhang is an authentic man of fame and fortune. This is not to say that Li Shaoquan will not work for the country as an official; But the first thing must be his own interests. As mentioned earlier, in the original time and space, Li Hongzhang was no longer willing to lead the army to fight after beating the twister. He was very interested in running coastal defense and naval divisions, but he did not show any enthusiasm for putting the results of these work into actual combat from beginning to end.

In Li Hongzhang's eyes, once a war starts, all that is broken is his own bottles and cans.

What Li Hongzhang is most concerned about is to take the opportunity of running coastal defense and sailors to expand his own power; At the same time, they work on it to get the most benefits for themselves.

Li Hongzhang's business is almost the same way.

Li Hongzhang must have no interest in "revenge for shame". For it is not his own hatred, not his own shame.

In the original time and space, with these two leaders, it is not surprising that the "Westernization Movement" could not succeed after all.

If you really want to go to war with a foreign country, these two, one is to let go when you see difficulties, and the other doesn't want to fight at all, how can you not "make peace"?

Especially when the enemy seems to be stronger than himself.

In the original time and space, in the foreign wars of the late Qing Dynasty, there was such an extremely comical situation: the most powerful people in the main battle were conservatives, who knew neither themselves nor the other, and were only good at empty talk; Really smart people, well-informed, open-minded, and capable, all hide backwards, and they all blindly take the lead and peace.

When the time came when it was impossible not to go to war, the two factions not only failed to cooperate sincerely, but also demolished each other and restrained each other. Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of the army, just because the person in charge is so virtuous, how can this battle be won?

Understanding these situations in the original time and space, we can better understand that in this time and space, Guan Zhuofan, the leader of the center, is not only determined to reform and forge ahead, but also obsessed with the shame of the snow country and revenge for the family, what is the significance to the country and the two queen mothers in the deep palace.

Kwan Cheuk-fan's performance at the meeting was already impassioned enough; After being introduced into the palace, after Li Lianying and others added oil and vinegar, Guan Beile's Weiguangzheng image has almost become a god descending to earth, making angry eyes and King Kong, and only one hand is in the sky.

When the sisters were alone, Ci'an couldn't help wiping away tears and said, "It's rare that he has this ambition!" ”

Cixi's eyes were blazing, and she said: "He has this ambition, our sisters naturally want to fulfill him!" ”

Ci'an said: "Alas, if there is a day when the great revenge will be avenged, even if I go to see the first emperor the next day, my heart will be right!" ”

Cixi rarely did not reproach her sister for being unlucky, but stood up and paced back and forth a few steps, trying to calm her excited mood.

Cixi turned around and said softly, "Sister, to tell you the truth, I am also thinking the same. ”

She picked up a copy of "Zhiping Baojian" on the ten brocade mallets, and said: "The former son Weng Tongxiao 'entered the lecture' and talked about a poem written by a man named Lu You in the Song Dynasty, well, the name seems to be ...... "Shi'er", do you remember?" ”

Ci'an smiled apologetically and shook his head. These poems, words, and so on, the Queen Mother really can't remember them.

Cixi smiled to herself and said: "It was the Jin Kingdom and the Jurchens who fought with the Song Dynasty, and speaking of which, it was still ours...... However, aside from this, there are two lines in this poem, which I think, are particularly suitable for the current situation and ...... Mood. ”

Ci'an asked, "What are those two sentences?" ”

Cixi said slowly: "'The king set the day of the Central Plains in the north, and the family sacrifice did not forget to tell Naiweng' - sister, this country, we will hand it over to him, hoping that he can live up to our hearts and one day, take revenge on the country's monarch." When the time comes, let's say goodbye to our ancestors and ancestors, and in this life, there will really be no more regrets. ”

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(Small preview: two shifts tomorrow, the first shift at about 12 o'clock at noon, and the second shift at about 10 o'clock in the evening)

*(To be continued......)