Gong Ning, the political envoy of the Ministry of Justice.

The grizzled Liu Changxing walked into the internal signing room quickly, and when he saw Zhu Shanhai, he said angrily: "Turning your face is faster than turning a book, you will turn your face when you say it, and if you lose it, you will say that you are ...... in the world." ”

Is this suffocating? Zhu Shanhai beckoned, "What's the situation, sit down and talk slowly." ”

"It was fine at first, but suddenly I turned my face ......." Liu Changxing complained, and patiently explained the conversation with Ci'an in detail.

The more Zhu Shanhai listened, the more gloomy his face became, and when he stopped, he scolded lightly: "Confused! Why did you even say something threatening? If we can use it, why should we wait until now? When he wanted to forcibly disarm the Praetorian Guards, Ci'an had already released his words - it would be better to break the jade than to be complete, don't you know this? ”

Liu Changxing looked sneering, "She would rather be transferred to Petersburg house arrest than give in, and her subordinates were also confused for a while and rushed out." ”

Zhu Shanhai said nothing with a gloomy face, although the strength of the Praetorian Guard is only one regiment, but it is well-equipped, not inferior to the Northwest Army, Zuo Zongtang's supervising battalion deliberately left a batch of mortars, light and heavy machine guns and a large amount of ammunition for the Praetorian Guard when it withdrew from Gongning, and the officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard are not good-looking, they are all selected from those who have performed well in actual combat, and all the families of officers and soldiers are in the Beijing Division, and their combat effectiveness can be described as quite good.

The reason why he has been holding himself up and not taking tough measures is that he considers that there will be a lot of casualties in fighting hard with the Praetorian Guards, and if Ci'an really has the intention of burning jade, it will not be worth the loss, but a big loss.

He also tried to force the Praetorian Guards to obey by cutting off food, but after only one day of food shortage, the Janissaries put on a posture of breaking through, he had to give up, and now the Praetorian Guards can be said to have fallen into the ashes, and he can't blow it, and he is helpless, after all, he doesn't dare to force Ci'an and his wife to death.

Seeing that he was silent, Liu Changxing said in a sullen voice: "It's really not good, just overkill." ”

Edict? Zhu Shanhai glanced at him with disdain, if the edict was useful, what did he bother to do? Can the Pyrophilia deceive the British and the Russians? Can you deceive Feng Renxuan? Can you deceive the officers and soldiers in Gongning City? What will be the consequences once his pretentious tricks are exposed?

Liu Changxing naturally knew how big the risk of the edict was, and immediately said: "Time is tight, and there is no other good way, so I can only take some risks......." ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a report from outside the door, "The Russian envoy Andrei has come to visit." ”

As soon as he heard that Andre was coming, Zhu Shanhai didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly got up to greet him, and when he saw Andre strode in, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "What kind of wind blew Your Excellency here today?" ”

Andre has lived in Beijing and Shanghai for many years, not only has a high level of Chinese attainment, but also is very familiar with all aspects of the Qing Dynasty, after shaking hands, he said in a straight voice: "Naturally it is the east wind, I just read the "National Mission and Responsibility". ”

This guy isn't trying to back down, is he? Zhu Shanhai's heart sank, but he said casually: "Yuan Qi has always been good at using public opinion to create momentum. ”

"I don't think it's like making a splash this time." Andrei said very politely: "Your Excellency should know this better than me. ”

Zhu Shanhai stretched out his hand and saluted: "Your Excellency, please ——。 ”

Andrei knew that the Qing officials liked the habits and styles of clouds and mountains and fog and circles, and when he entered the room and sat down, he said straightforwardly: "The attitude of the Qing State is very strong, and the reaction is also very fierce, and it will not recognize the independence of Central Asia because of the safety of the Empress Dowager and the emperor, what are your next plans?" ”

What is the plan? Just after talking to Ci'an, Zhu Shanhai was still having a headache about it, and after a turn of thought, he asked rhetorically: "Does Your Excellency have any good suggestions?" ”

Andrei was not polite, and said directly: "Since the empress dowager and emperor of the Qing State cannot be used to force the Qing State to recognize the independence of Central Asia, can we adjust our thinking and use them to provoke the ...... of internal strife in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

If we can provoke large-scale civil strife, we can buy more time for the Northwest, and for the current Northwest, time is the most precious! Seeing that he stopped talking, Zhu Shanhai said eagerly: "If Your Excellency has any ideas, you might as well speak up." ”

Andrei said: "I'm sorry, I don't have a specific idea, I can only provide you with an idea. ”

Hearing that there was no specific idea, Zhu Shanhai couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but Liu Changxing said: "It's very simple, kill the queen mother and the emperor ......." After a pause, he continued: "Yuan Qi's attitude is extremely strong, if we kill the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the government and the opposition will inevitably be angry with Yuan Qi, as long as someone is fueling the trouble, it will inevitably lead to a break between Jingshi and Shanghai, causing civil strife." ”

Zhu Shanhai glared at him angrily, was this head caught by the door or kicked by the horse? Andrei must have thought the same thing, but he just refused to say it, this guy was good, he jumped out at once, and he didn't know that he was being used as a gun.

Turning his head to look at Andre, he said: "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are in Gongning City, and if you want to kill them, it's just a little price, but the problem is that once you kill them, Yuan Qi will inevitably start a war immediately under great pressure, and what we need now is time, and we try our best to avoid starting a war in advance." ”

Another bad idea? Liu Changxing was a little embarrassed, and immediately bowed his head and said silently, Andre said: "Your Excellency has considered it comprehensively, this is indeed not a good idea. ”

Zhu Shanhai was moved in his heart, and said with a slight sigh: "If you can let Yuan Qi misunderstand, the Qing Emperor issued an order to openly recognize the independence of Central Asia and canonize me as the king of Central Asia, it may be possible to provoke civil strife, but this matter is risky and requires the cooperation of your envoy ......." ”

Hearing this, Liu Changxing couldn't help but secretly admire, this was not an opportunity to send to the door, why didn't he think of it?

Andre said excitedly: "As long as I can provoke civil strife in the Qing Dynasty, I will definitely fully cooperate." ”

"Edict ......." Zhu Shanhai immediately elaborated on the idea of the edict, and then said: "This thing must be done in a fake way, once it is exposed, it will be meaningless, for the sake of prudence, I need Your Excellency and the British envoy to cooperate together." Once corrected, you can be powered independently! ”

Ansi, Kokand City, Governor's Palace.

In the internal signing room, Feng Renxuan held a thick red pencil and kept marking in front of the large map of the two northwest provinces, the game of chess in the northwest has become bigger and bigger, and it is becoming more and more complicated, he must be fully prepared, once the war starts, he can be confident.

"Adult ——。" Chang Kunning, commander of the military region, walked in quickly, saluted and handed over a telegram, "Shanghai Secret Telegram." ”

The content of the telegram was simple - a positive response to the independence of the two northwestern provinces. Feng Renxuan frowned after reading it, "What kind of fame is Zhu Shanhai doing?" ”

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