"Natu surrendered? Hahaha," the Queen Mother couldn't help laughing when she heard the announcement, "This lord is not a fool, but he treats us all as fools. This is really a way to borrow flowers to offer Buddha. ”

It was An Dehai who came to report the news, he was the queen mother's ear god, and he inquired about the news of the Heart Cultivation Palace, An Dehai said with a smile, "This is just a deception to the people, and no one will take it seriously." ”

"No one in the Military Aircraft Department will take it seriously," the Queen Mother peeled a grape and put it in her mouth, An Dehai hurriedly stepped forward to peel it for the Empress Dowager Cixi, but the Empress Dowager refused, "I'll come by myself." ”

The Queen Mother took a bite of grapes and frowned, "It's so sour, but this person outside is serious, Xiao Anzi, what should I do?" ”

"Although the people outside are not sensible, but when this trend rises, the people in the DPRK and China will naturally have to be more scruples," An Dehai said with a smile, "In the past, they were weak to the Japanese, and many people were already dissatisfied with the Military Aircraft Department. ”

"What's the use of reputation, benefits are the most important, if Kokand at this time, the Russians have not conquered Kokand, there is such a large piece of land there, three pushes and four pleases, I will also half push and half laugh, this is good," the Queen Mother wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, "China wants to take food from the tiger's mouth." ”

"What does the Queen Mother mean?"

The Queen Mother shook her head and sighed, "This matter, the risk is too great, and the benefit is not great, looking at it from a distance, other vassals also have opinions, you can't ask for it like this, the system of the Celestial Empire still has to be talked about," the Queen Mother was sanctimonious, looking like a virgin, "How can you ask for a reward for the vassal to come out?" Especially in such a country. No way! ”

Ander snickered, "But the Russians are really rude, what are they trying to do?" ”

The Queen Mother fell into hard thought, and An Dehai asked with concern: "Do you want to invite Master Gao into the palace?" ”

"Don't invite them in the Forbidden City again, you remember, there are five blessings." Tang Wufu also hurriedly said yes, "The ministers outside ask to see, I don't see anything, since I have returned to the government, I can't summon the ministers beyond the rules, although Gao Xinkui is not a courtier, in the end, there is also an official body." ”

An Dehai understood in his heart, since he said "Forbidden City", then out of the Forbidden City. When you go to the garden, or the three seas, you can naturally see it.

"But you can go out and ask him what he means," the Empress Dowager Cixi changed her tone and smiled at An Dehai, "Is this move by the Russians an unintentional mistake of the Turkestan Governor's Palace, or is it an intentional move by the Tsar?" I'd like to see what he has to say. I also want to see how the emperor handles this matter. ”……

"The saint is evil with the sword. The emperor rules the world, and he must not use swords and soldiers without permission! When Xu Tong lectured on "University" in the Hongde Palace, he said righteously, "Nowadays, it is rare to have a peaceful and prosperous world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the emperor can make great efforts." It is rare to open a hundred years of foundation, we must not increase the burden of the people, and then open the border provocation, the Tang poetry has a cloud: 'Emperor Wu opened the border is not finished', honesty is the emperor's ring! ”

The emperor said lazily. "I don't have any intention of opening the border, and I can't compare to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Master Xu is too worried."

Weng Tongyi sat on the side to supervise the class, and saw Xu Tong playing on the topic, but he was just silent, the emperor said this, Zai Cheng yawned, tears were pouring out, Xu Tong glared at Zai Cheng, and continued to say to the emperor: "Now the government and the opposition have said that the emperor intends to emulate the intention of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the past and open up the border, this is the first, Kokand is a central vassal, the vassal is obedient, and the Celestial Empire is benevolent and righteous, which is the way to get along. "The words here are not bad, although they are a little pedantic, but the words in the back are not right, "The dynasty used benevolence and righteousness to equip the army with armor and swords, why use foreigners' equipment rules and regulations to disrupt China's military and politics!" What a fallacy! ”

Xu Tong's words were spitting, the emperor frowned, and was about to speak, when a cold voice sounded, "Master Xu's words are a little biased, and the students dare not agree!" ”

The emperor turned his head and looked at Wang Qingqi who was standing up slowly behind his right, Wang Qingqi first arched his hand to the two masters, Xu Tong saw Wang Qingqi standing up and refuted himself, and his angry beard blew straight away, "Okay, you say, my words are biased there!" ”

"If it is about benevolence and righteousness, the dynasty will naturally send troops!" Wang Qingqi said this, his eyebrows fluttered, very dazzling, "There are clouds in the Book of Poetry: 'The whole world is not the king's land', Kokand is a vassal of China in the final analysis, just like a father and a son, if the son is not filial, there will naturally be a lesson from Lao Tzu, and it is not the turn of the neighbor to move his fist, and besides, although the two are separated, they are also neighbors in the end, Lao Tzu saw that his son lived next door and was bullied by others, how could he not get ahead? Since the Tongzhi year, most of the vassals have been obedient, and the soil kings who have not been in court for a long time have also come to the dynasty, why is this? Naturally, because the sailors came to the country of Sulu and rescued the country of Sulu from the bullying of foreigners, the vassals saw the majesty of the Central Celestial Empire, and raised benevolence and virtue in all countries, so they were naturally not afraid of foreigners, and a few days ago, the same was true of the Ryukyu Kingdom, if this Lao Tzu did not stand up for his son, his son would naturally go somewhere else, which was inevitable. ”

"Okay, good," Xu Tong's face flushed angrily, "This first point is so vulgar!" And what about the second point! ”

"Second, not to pay attention to morality and benevolence, but to pay attention to interests, Kokand is in the position of China and Russia and other Western countries in the middle of the way," Wang Qingqi said eloquently, "If it is lost here, on land, foreign trade and foreign affairs will all be in the hands of the Russians, maritime trade, all countries compete for power, although the British are the most powerful, but they are not able to overwhelm the strong, so that they can maximize China's interests, if all the land belongs to the Russians, how can there be good fruits of China to eat?" Moreover, the Sino-Russian border stretches for thousands of miles, although the Mongolian ministers are under the jurisdiction of the ministers, they can ignore the civil affairs, and the desert northern parts are mostly barren places, even if the Russians have the heart to attack, our terrain and landform can stop them from millions of soldiers, but Xinjiang is different, Yibohai area, are all plateaus, if it is a Kohan loss, Russia is condescending, eyeing Ili, although the city of Ili is deep and strong, but the left and right places, for a long time, naturally will not belong to my Qing Dynasty, Russia is now drinking the Ili River, you can see this, It has become a reality, if Kokand is lost, there will be no barrier in the west of Xinjiang! Not to mention that Russia will attack the rest of the khanates in the south and unify Central Asia, then China will no longer have to compete with the Western powers for hegemony at sea, as long as it copes with the pressure of the Russians, it will be enough to exhaust all the foundation since the rise of Tongzhi Zhongxing! (To be continued.) )