Haijing deliberately chose to visit the king of Duanjun at night, dressed lightly, and took only 1 entourage to secretly go to the palace of the king of Duanjun in a sedan chair, and came to inquire about Zaiyi's tone.

Haijing, as the minister to Germany who has been in office for more than 4 years, and Germany is the largest military partner of the Qing Dynasty, Haijing himself has a deep friendship with Li Hongzhang, the former minister of Beiyang and now transferred to the governor of Liangguang, and the Chinese name of Haijing is still Prince Gong? taken.

Although Li Hongzhang has stayed away from Jingshi, Yi? has passed away, but Haijing still has a lot of connections in the capital, so Haijing came to visit at night, although Zai Yi didn't know the intention, but he didn't dare to slack off, personally welcomed him into the house, and instructed his subordinates to prepare tea and snacks.

Haijing gave a small gift prepared by himself, and Zai Yi pushed back, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, Zai Yi signaled and retreated.

"I don't know why Lord Haijing came late at night? Now it's just you and me, so you might as well speak up. Zai Yi asked straight to the point.

Haijing has been in China for many years, and he speaks Chinese quite fluently, and he saw Zaiyi getting straight to the point, and he didn't hide it at the moment: "I came to visit late at night to convey the will of our emperor Xià to the prince." ”

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of your country? Regarding the diplomatic relations between the two countries, Lord Haijing should go to the Prime Minister's Yamen? Zai Yi probably guessed the other party's intention at this time, but he still pretended to be confused.

"The Boxer mob in your country has repeatedly killed citizens of various countries, and the ministers of various countries have asked your government to suppress it, and to this day, the situation has not only not improved, but worsened. The ministers of various countries are dissatisfied with the attitude of your country, do you know about this matter? ”

Sure enough, it was for the Boxers, but Zaiyi himself hoped to use the power of the Boxers to eliminate foreign forces, so he still pushed back: "I have heard a little about this matter, and I am deeply sorry for the killing of citizens of various countries." However, Your Excellency the Minister should also be clear that the Qing Dynasty did not fail to purge the Boxers. It's just that this chaos is so great that the Qing Dynasty has not been able to eradicate it several times, so how can this be said to be a problem of our country's attitude? ”

"A few days ago, His Excellency the British Prime Minister The Marquess of Salisbury sent a note to the governments of Germany, Russia, France, Italy, and the United States, and representatives of the six countries gathered in Paris, the capital of France, to discuss how to deal with the Boxer mob that is now becoming more and more fierce and kill citizens of various countries. The churches of various countries have been damaged, and the ministers of various countries have also asked all countries to send warships to assemble in Bohai Bay, and if this matter cannot be properly handled, all countries will resort to force. ”

"You foreigners, do you want to come to my Qing Dynasty to run rampant? If I want to declare war, why should I be afraid?! Although Zai Yi himself is extremely xenophobic, he was somewhat surprised when he heard that the six countries joined forces to start a war.

"Lord Wang, please calm your anger, if it's just for war. Why should I come late at night? Naturally, I came here to resolve a disaster. Haijing said unhurriedly.

"Ah, this king is rude, Lord Haijing atons for his sins." As soon as Zai Yi calmed down, he immediately apologized: "I don't know what the adults mean by the solution?" ”

This is exactly the will of His Majesty Frederick III in our country, the Qing and Germany are friends, the relationship between the two countries is close and close, and my Majesty is benevolent, so he naturally does not want to see the two countries fighting and ruining their lives. Therefore, while the Prime Minister of our country is engaged in the negotiation of representatives of various countries, I have been sent to consult with your country. ”

"Then Lord Haijing should also go to the Prime Minister's Yamen. Such a major military matter is not up to me alone. Zai Yi still didn't want to show his attitude.

"My lord, the telegram sent by my country said that Britain, France, and Russia have joined forces to put pressure on our country, asking our 100,000 army troops stationed in Luzon to come to Qing and use weapons for your army. The learned drills are all from our country, the prince of the Dingwu army should be clear, and the prince of the strength of my German army should also understand, if our government is forced to send a large army to come in order to avoid hostility with the three countries. Has the prince ever thought about the consequences? Hai Jing directly pushed the excuse of sending troops to others, and pretended to be a good person himself.

"And the northern Rakshasa country is also ready to move, 90,000 troops are ready to go, if there is a war, the British sailors will escort our army to land and go north, and the Rakshasa country will wave its army south, lord, although the Qing Dynasty is strong, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to match, right? It is precisely in order to avoid this situation that I passed the emperor's majesty to mediate in the middle. If the prince wants the eldest brother to inherit the unification, he must not start a war lightly. ”

A sentence of Zai Yi's thoughts, which was immediately pierced by the inheritance of the unification, was in chaos for a while: "Why did my lord say this? It's taboo to talk about it! ”

"Prince, I'm a German, you can't talk about your country's taboo prince, I can still talk about it. Our country just hopes to be able to eliminate the sword soldiers, and better cooperation with your country, if the eldest brother inherits the unification, the relationship between the two countries can be closer, then our country still very much welcomes the eldest brother can become the emperor of the Qing country. Haijing made no secret of Germany's ambition to try to meddle in the change of emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"But......" Zai Yi opened his mouth and just wanted to say that the ministers of various countries were against Guangxu's abdication, and Germany was going to do something, but saying so would expose his ambition to wish his son ascending the throne immediately, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

How could Haijing not understand Zai Yi's concerns, and then said: "The prince should know that the queen mother wanted the eldest brother to succeed to the throne, and my country had no objection. Therefore, the prince should understand my country's kindness to the eldest brother. The opposition of several other countries is not to the fact that the eldest brother ascended the throne, but to the implementation of a policy contrary to that of the Guangxu Emperor after the new monarch ascended the throne. ”

"Please make it clear to your lordship, what does this contrary policy mean?" Zai Yi asked.

"Lord, in the new policies implemented by His Majesty Guangxu, policies such as mining deposits, financial reform, attaching importance to Western learning, and sending students are all policies that are valued and welcomed by all countries, and if Guangxu Majesty suddenly abdicates, then it is difficult to ensure that these policies can continue.

"That's it?" Zai Yi asked in surprise?

"That's because of it." Haijing nodded.

"The ministers of all countries objected together and protested to our country, and in the end Galeries Lafayette had to change his will, which made both sides very unhappy, just for this reason?" Jae-yi was a little incomprehensible.

"His Majesty's reform of Guangxu came to an end in only 100 days, and after that, a series of actions by your country really made countries worry that your country was ready to completely negate the policy of His Majesty Guangxu, after all, there was a lot of movement in your country at that time." Of course, Haijing is not good, and you have almost killed all the reformers.

"What do you mean, my lord, that if our country can continue to pursue these policies, then countries will not be dissatisfied with it? So ......"

"Then you can make your wishes come true, my lord." Haijing was bewitched.

"Thank you, sir! Zaiyimao suddenly opened! Please also make it clear that Zai Yi should obey. After the deed is completed, the grace of the adult, Zai Yi Ming's sense of guilt, will definitely be repaid. "In order to make his son the Ninth Five-Year Honor, instead of being up and down like now, and even under the pressure of various countries, he may be in danger, and Zai Yi has been released.

"The prince's words are serious, and my majesty hopes that the friendship between the two countries will last forever, and out of goodwill, he is willing to maneuver through it." Hai Jing also deliberately clasped his fists with both hands, raised them to the side of his head, and arched his hands to greet Frederick III, who was thousands of miles away.

"Zai Yi will remember the goodwill of His Majesty the Emperor of your country, and will definitely make a modest contribution to the friendship between the two countries, so how should I do it?" Zai Yi also did the same, hugging his fists and arching his hands.

"In fact, it is not difficult, first of all, it is natural to resolutely exterminate the mob of the Boxers, and many countries have promised to strictly prohibit any violence against citizens of all countries, which is a major premise and must not be changed." Hai Jing emphasized.

"This is natural, Zai Yi understands that the security of the people of all countries in our country cannot be guaranteed, so how can we talk about friendship with other countries?" Zai Yi nodded yes, and you didn't see the attitude of calling the Boxers "righteous people" in the past.

Seeing that Zaiyi is willing to exterminate the Boxers, then Haijing's task will be completed for the most part, and the next thing will be easy to talk about: "Then as long as the Queen Mother issues an order and makes it clear to the ministers of various countries that the new monarch will not only not terminate the new policy when he ascends the throne, but will implement it more thoroughly, so that countries will not have to worry about policy changes."

Finally, if we can implement a series of policies that are beneficial to each country, such as expanding trade, opening more ports, allowing countries to build factories in ports, and allowing them to enter the interior for exploration and mining of minerals. It is not difficult for our country to mediate and get all countries to support the enthronement of the eldest brother. ”

"Zai Yi understands what to do, please rest assured, Zai Yi will get this matter done, and he will live up to the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor of your country, please wait for the good news. If he succeeds in the future, Zaiyi will definitely thank him again. Zai Yi stood up excitedly and saluted Haijing.

In response, two days later, Haijing submitted a note to Prime Minister Yamen, again demanding that the Qing government eliminate the Boxer Rebellion, in harsh terms.

Zai Yi changed his tone in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, saying that the German government has always been friendly with the Qing Dynasty, and he did not oppose the will of Lafayette before. And this time, with such fierce rhetoric and a tough attitude, I think it was indeed deeply harassed by the Boxer Rebellion, and I couldn't bear it.

Then he emphasized that Germany was deeply involved with the Qing Navy and the New Army, and that the Qing State's national defense depended on Germany's help, and that the German Army was the best in the world, and 100,000 troops were stationed in Luzon. If Germany was harassed by the Boxers and fought with the imperial court, it would be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty, so the Boxers had to be suppressed.

Although it is quite strange that the Empress Dowager Cixi has made a 180-degree turn in Zaiyi's attitude, she also thinks that what Zai Yi said is reasonable, Germany is a friendly country, and Germany must not be hated. He ordered to go all out to eliminate the Boxers, and even worried that the suppression of bandits would not be effective, he asked the Dingwu army stationed at the small station to participate in the suppression of the bandits.

At this moment, the ministers of various countries were very shocked, and after hurriedly reporting back to their own countries, the countries were in an uproar, and the Germans actually got the thing done? (To be continued......)