Twenty years before the outbreak of the First World War, to be precise, after 1890, the major military powers in Europe launched an arms race, and now with the strong rise of the Qing Dynasty, with the change of historical trajectory, the arms race between the East and the West has begun in advance, and the naval race between the Qing and Britain can be said to be in full swing.

In order to prevent the Qing Dynasty from falling deeper and deeper into the arms race, he actively supported Germany's development of the navy in an attempt to trigger war in Europe in advance.

He felt that this alone was not enough, so he did not hesitate to expose the tank, the king of land warfare, in advance, thus causing the European powers to launch a large-scale arms race on both land and sea at the same time.

Provoking the European powers to engage in an arms race is naturally a lot of benefits for the Qing Dynasty, but Yi Zhengxing feels that it is not worth it in his heart, Yuan Qi has invested a lot in the development of tanks, and the time is not short, and he has extremely high expectations for tanks, and has always been secretly developed.

Nowadays, it is difficult to fully exert the power of the tank, and the early public appearance makes him feel that he has fallen short, which is no better than a torpedo, once it is openly unveiled, countries can quickly imitate it, and they cannot maintain their advantage for a long time.

However, he knew very well that what he could consider, the old man must also consider, so why would he do this? His mind turned sharply, and he tentatively said, "But is it because of Germany? ”

Yi Zhizhi did not answer this question, as for whether Germany will provoke a war in Europe in the short term as he wishes, he really has no bottom in his heart, with the help of the northwest war to throw tanks, prompting the European powers to start an arms race, it can be said that it is a rainy day, even if Germany does not provoke a war in Europe in advance, the European powers will fall into an arms race and cannot extricate themselves, so that the Qing Dynasty can be much easier.

At this moment, Zhao Liewen walked up to him quickly and said softly: "Jingshi called, Su Xiang has gone south to Shanghai. ”

Su Shun came to Shanghai? Yi Zhishu nodded, "Okay, I'll go home tomorrow." ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Palace.

Three black cars drove into the Zhennan Palace, slowly stopped outside the courtyard of Changle Library, Su Shun, who was sitting in the car, caught a glimpse of Yi Zhifen, who was standing outside the courtyard gate with a smile on his face, and immediately relaxed, and as soon as he got out of the car, he quickly stepped forward and smiled: "Brother Guocheng, which one is this singing?" ”

"Bitter Meat Trick." Yi Zhishu smiled: "The princes of Jingshi are not frightened, right? ”

Help? Su Shun was stunned, "It can't be a fake show?" ”

"Just keep your heart in your stomach." Yi Zhishu said and stretched out his hand, and said politely: "Go in and say——。 ”

Entering the house and sitting down, Su Shun said straightforwardly: "In recent days, public opinion has been turbulent, and the spearhead is directly aimed at the royal family and the Manchu and Mongolian clans, and this sentiment is stirred, I am afraid that it will be easy to let go and difficult to ...... to collect." ”

"Su Xiang has no confidence in the Queen Mother, right?" Yi Zhishu sneered: "I believe that the Queen Mother will definitely not be confused, it must be Zhu Shanhai's edict." ”

What do you mean? Su Shun's heart tightened, what if Ci'an couldn't withstand the coercion and temptation in despair and was confused for a while? Who can guarantee this? After hesitating, he said: "Zhu Shanhai and his ilk are just clowns jumping off the beam, they can be destroyed with a snap of their fingers, can't they be so tormented?" ”

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "It is naturally easy to destroy Zhu Shanhai, but it is not easy to consolidate the northwest for a long time, provoke war in Europe, and win precious development time for the Qing Dynasty, and it is worth paying a little price for it." ”

Su Shun said in a deep voice: "How to sing this bitter meat trick?" ”

"Simple ——。" Yi Zhishu said in a relaxed tone: "Transfer all the new armies of Hami and Shaanxi and Gansu back to Beijing, and expand the army, creating a tense situation where a civil war is about to break out." ”

Su Shun said in a sullen voice: "Brother Guocheng has always acted one link after another, and we have a lot of ...... to understand this. ”

"Su Xiang should know better than anyone else, I have never been interested in civil war." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "This explanation, it is difficult to convince the public if you want to come to Su Xiang and return to Beijing, so in another way, if the New Army of the Eight Banners does not retreat, I will order the disarming, and the effect will be better." ”

This is unreasonable and forceful persecution! Su Shun's face couldn't help but be a little ugly, the other party's attitude, they had no choice at all except to actively cooperate.

After pondering for a while, he pondered and said: "Eight years after the constitution was established, the parliament is no longer an ornament, so strong persecution, Brother Guocheng is not worried about the aftermath?" Don't worry about the House of Representatives rising up to attack it? Or is it that Brother Guocheng just treats the cabinet and parliament as decorations? ”

"Give me less buttoned hats one after another, I'm not afraid of infamy." Yi Zhizhi said nonchalantly: "Besides, it is still a constitutional transition stage, so don't talk about the parliament." ”

Su Shun smiled bitterly and said, "Afterwards, the cabinet always has to give the parliament an explanation of the past that can be said." ”

"Take the initiative to cooperate, isn't it easy to say anything?" Yi Zhizu rolled his eyes, "The battle has been won, the northwest has been recovered and consolidated, and further expanded to grab more benefits for the Qing Dynasty, and the cabinet is still worried that it will not be able to explain?" ”

Hearing this, Su Shun sighed, "Eight years after the constitution was established, whether it is the cabinet or the parliament, it is still in vain. ”

"Prime Minister Su might as well ask himself, hasn't the Qing Dynasty made great progress in the eight years since the constitution was established?" Yi Zhizhi said in a serious tone and said: "From autocracy to constitutionalism, it is not an overnight thing, I have a history of absolute monarchy for 2,000 years, even if the constitution is only in name, it is a huge progress, don't think about eating a big fat man in one go, the road is still very long, and I can't be anxious." ”

Eight years after the constitution was established, the changes in the Qing Dynasty can be said to be earth-shaking, and the achievements are obvious to all, but the financial power and military power have been controlled by Yi Zhi, for this issue, Su Shun does not want to argue, and the argument will not be fruitful, he muttered for a while before he spoke: "Brother Guocheng has now become the biggest obstacle to the complete realization of constitutionalism in the Qing Dynasty...... ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhengxing and Zhao Liewen, who had been silent, were startled, and what they said was too bold! And it is also inconsistent with the facts, the constitution of the Qing Dynasty was completely planned and promoted by Yi Zhicontent.

Yi Zhixiang smiled when he heard it, "This title is good, and it smells of gunpowder!" ”

"No." Zhao Liewen hurriedly said: "If you really want to attack public opinion like this, it will seriously damage the reputation and image of the big shopkeeper, and it will also have a bad impact on the prince....... ”

"It doesn't matter." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "Since it is an assumption to create civil strife, mutual attacks are naturally inevitable, and attacking each other from this perspective is not only sharp, but also in line with the facts, and may cause a bad impact for the time being, but after the fact, as long as we actively promote the realization of real constitutional government, these effects can be eliminated." ”