Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Yi Zhengxing forwarded the telegram to Zhao Liewen, frowned, and said: "The Kokand Khanate was destroyed at the hands of the Northwest Army, why should the two northwestern provinces continue to use the name of Kokand?" ”

"There should be a lot of twists and turns." Yi Zhizhi sneered: "The Kokand Khanate used to be a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and using this name means that it still submits to the Qing Dynasty, which is conducive to negotiations with the imperial court.

In addition, the so-called khanate is a country with the khan or the Great Khan as the king, which is the tradition and habit of inheriting the honorific title of Genghis Khan, and calling it a khanate, which is more conducive to the recognition and attachment of all ethnic groups and tribes in the northwest.

In addition, the previous territory of the Kokand Khanate was basically in Anxi, and Zhu Shanhai was canonized as the king of Kokand, and was recognized by Britain, Russia, Persia and other countries, which was equivalent to having a righteous name, which was conducive to fighting with Feng Renxuan for control of the northwest in the future. ”

"This Zhu Shanhai is not easy to deal with, but this time it has done us a great favor, the original queen mother and the emperor have been wasted, but now it is a peak and a ......." Zhao Liewen flicked the telegram lightly, "Is the big shopkeeper planning to criticize and write?" Or do you put it into action? ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid that verbal criticism and writing can't solve the problem." ”

What do you mean? Yi Zhengxing looked at the two of them and said suspiciously: "The war in the northwest is imminent, is it possible to provoke civil strife?" ”

"An important purpose of planning the game of chess in the northwest was to provoke civil strife in Europe, that is, to create opportunities for German expansion in Europe." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "If there is no civil strife, we have no sufficient reason to delay the pace of quelling the chaos in the northwest, and if we don't give enough time to the northwest, we will not be able to expand the scale of this war in the northwest and prolong the time of this war." ”

Zhao Liewen added: "Judging from the current situation, the involvement of Britain and Russia in the war in the northwest is a foregone conclusion, and the greater the hope of independence in the northwest, the deeper the involvement of Britain and Russia, the larger the scale of the war, and the longer the duration of the war." According to the judgment of the chief treasurer, it is necessary to win at least two or three or even three or five years for Germany before it is possible for Germany to take risks. ”

Three or five years? Yi Zhengxing was stunned and said, "Wouldn't it be too risky?" And it's too expensive! What if Germany did not dare to take the plunge? ”

"What's not risky? There is also a risk of choking on eating. Yi Zhifen glanced at him and said unhurriedly: "As long as you are 30% sure of this kind of thing, it is worth the risk."

Even if Germany does not dare to take risks and does not provoke war in Europe as we wish, we will have nothing to lose, and the longer this war in the northwest continues, the deeper Britain and Russia will fall.

As long as Britain and Russia can be dealt a heavy blow, the balance in Europe will be broken, and Europe will never be able to restrain the rise of our country from now on.

As for the cost, as long as we can afford it, it is not too big, after this war, we can not only completely consolidate the northwest, but also expand along the trend, to the south, we can completely control the entire Persian Gulf, to the north, we can include all the east of the Ural Mountains into the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

In the face of these, no matter how big the cost is, it is worth it, not to mention, there are many other benefits ....... this battle. ”

The crisp ringing of the phone interrupted his words, Zhao Liewen hurriedly got up and picked up the microphone, listening to the voice of King Gong, then covered the microphone and turned around and said, "It's King Gong." ”

"I'll pick it up." Yi Zhishu got up and took the microphone as he spoke, and said, "King Gong is for the independence of the two northwestern provinces?" ”

There was a somewhat anxious voice from the microphone, "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are trapped in Gongning City, and Zhu Shanhai is making an edict to confuse the public, this matter is detrimental to the majesty of my Qing Dynasty, and it is necessary to clarify ...... in time." ”

Yi Zhicontent said unhurriedly: "With the wisdom and wisdom of the Queen Mother, I will definitely not do such a move that damages the prestige of the country and the reputation of the emperor, and I am also convinced of this." However, there is no need for clarification....... At this time, rushing to clarify in the newspapers can only be counterproductive, and it is better to let public opinion freely argue ....... ”

What do you mean? Yuan Qi is trying to use this matter to make a fuss? Yi's heart sank, Guangxu issued an order to openly recognize the independence of the northwest, and canonized the king of Kokand, the nature can be described as extremely bad, if this is a blatant split of the country, let public opinion freely argue, what will be the result?

It must be pointed out by thousands of people, and his reputation is ruined! This is all light, and if it is serious, it may drag down all the royal clansmen, and even all the Manchurian nobles and officials will become the target of attack, and even the Eight Banners New Army may be eliminated and dismissed.

Thinking of this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and forced him to calm down, so he coughed lightly and cleared his throat, "Zhu Shanhai's edict is not only to confuse the public, but also to harbor evil intentions, trying to disrupt the country and buy time for the northwest, can't Brother Guocheng break this?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "King Gong is thinking too much, it's just a free debate of public opinion, how can it mess up the country." With that, he hung up the phone.

"Hey, hey——。" Yi put down the microphone, his face was unusually pale, and seeing this situation, Su Shun hurriedly poured a cup of tea, "Take a sip of tea first." ”

After taking a few sips of hot tea, Yi said in a deep voice: "It's troublesome, Yi Guocheng plans to fall into the ......." ”

Listening to Yi Guocheng, not only opposed the clarification, but also wanted to let public opinion argue freely, Su Shun was also stunned, pondered, and then he spoke: "It has been eight years since the implementation of constitutional government, and the emperor has long been in name only, and he can't make a mistake, and besides, if Yi Guocheng has the intention to subvert the Qing Dynasty, he doesn't have to wait until now, thinking about it, he should have another purpose......." ”

"What other purpose could there be? The free debate of public opinion can only smear the Empress Dowager, the imperial family, and the Manchurian! Yi said in a deep voice: "This time, that time, besides, Yi Guocheng has never been kind!" ”

Su Shun doesn't like to listen to this, why didn't Yi Zhixiang feel good? Without Yi Guocheng, can the Qing Dynasty have today? The implementation of constitutionalism is also in line with the trend of the times, this is progress rather than regression, he didn't want to argue about this, and immediately reminded: "Sixth Master, don't forget, Yi Guocheng is also a clan in-law, and Yi Zhengxing also has clan blood, what good is it for him to discredit the royal family?" ”

The lady of the main room who is easy to be content is the great-granddaughter of Prince Rongchun, the fifth son of Emperor Qianlong, Prince Aixin Jueluo Yongqi, and is a serious in-law of the eight hundred.

Hearing this, Yi also felt that it was not unreasonable, and turned to say: "In this way, is it aimed at the northwest or Britain and Russia?" After a pause, he continued: "No matter what his purpose is, we must actively guide public opinion to clarify, and we must do our best to maintain the emperor's reputation." ”

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