The Qing Dynasty does not need to be false to the French at all now, and the changes in the Qing Dynasty over the years have also been earth-shaking, and it is no longer the Wuxia Amon of the year. Moreover, the total strength of the French army in Vietnam was less than 20,000, and the Qing Dynasty was even less afraid of them. When he turned against Guoxing'a, North Manchurian invested nearly 100,000 troops along the Great Wall, even if it only counted the troops that attacked the pass, it was nearly 50,000. However, after the Qing army entered Vietnam, everything changed.

Yi Xin felt that it was most suitable for Zuo Zongtang, the minister of Nanyang who was currently sitting in Liangjiang, to be in command, Zuo Zongtang had great military achievements and could fight, and he was still a powerful figure in the main battle faction, and he was indeed the best candidate to take command of the expedition. Even the two of them were angry in private, and Zuo Zongtang's subordinate Wang Debang had recruited veterans and formed a Dingbian army. However, the preferred candidate of Cixi and Yiyun was not Zuo Zongtang, but Li Hongzhang of the Lord's Peace faction, and they also trusted Li Hongzhang more. After Yi Xin refuted on the grounds that Li Hongzhang should be stationed in Gyeonggi to participate in the big politics, Cixi and Yi Xun played a more unique game, Li Hongzhang was stationed in Beijing to prepare for the border war, and the troops in Vietnam fought on their own.

If Guo Xing'a was in Yi Xin's position, he would definitely quarrel with Cixi, and maybe he would beat Yi Xun violently, but Yi Xin was not Guo Xing after all. Yi Xin, who has been in charge of the center of the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, is even more cowardly than back then, and in Luan Yu's evaluation of Yi Xin, it is a twilight. Yi Xin no longer has the slightest momentum, and everything pays attention to taking a step back and opening up the sky. Cixi is the queen mother of the world, and Yixin is the emperor's father, Yixin can only give in again and agree with Cixi and Yixin's views.

"Wei Rugui can't be moved lightly when he is stationed in Gyeonggi, but He Huan's Le army is in Jiangnan to suppress Wang Jue's chaotic party, but the Le army can also be transferred to Vietnam in case of contingencies!" Yi Xin had to agree to Cixi and Yi Xun, but also made a request.

When Guoxing'a and the imperial court turned their faces, the most prominent performance of the Qing army was Wei Rugui and He Huan, and the two were naturally reused after the war. The sleek He Huan is even more eye-catching, this exquisite person was actually favored by Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang at the same time, and won the reward of the imperial court for allowing him to form an army of his own. Now He Huan's Lezi army, with the special military funds of the imperial court, uses all-Manchurian equipment, and through Li Hongzhang's connections, he has obtained some army talents who studied in Manchuria to come over as consultants, and it is definitely the first-class strong army of the Qing Dynasty. In the sixth year of Guangxu, when Zuo Zongtang was transferred from the northwest to Liangjiang, He Huan was seconded to the imperial court by name, so He Huan followed Zuo Zongtang to Liangjiang. Now he has been promoted to the rank of Commander, and he has obtained the title of Earl Zhicheng. Yi Xin was worried that the temporarily recruited Dingbian army would not be able to cover it, so he suggested that He Huan should also be sent to Vietnam. He Huan is a capable fighter, and he is also very clever, if there are any variables in Vietnam, He Huan can still stabilize the situation and not let the Qing army collapse for thousands of miles.

"He Huan has always been loyal and brave, and he is indeed a usable person, so send him over!" Cixi can't refute Yixin's face everywhere, and everyone's compromise is the best choice.

As soon as Li Hongzhang, the lord of peace, grasped the real power, everything changed. Li Hongzhang repeatedly ordered the Qing army not to take the initiative to attack, but he himself actively contacted the French minister and tried to resolve the Vietnamese issue through negotiations. The French really talked to Li Hongzhang, but at the same time, they were also making progress. The commander of the Maritime Detachment in Tokin (the French name for North Vietnam) was appointed commander-in-chief of the French forces in North Vietnam and began to attack the Qing defenses in the Red River Delta.

The Vietnamese admired China, so many place names were copied from Chinese place names, such as Shanxi, Taiyuan, etc., and the first target of the French attack was Shanxi. The Black Flag Army was mainly stationed in Shanxi, and there were also seven battalions of the Dian Army and the Gui Army, and there was almost no communication between the three parties, because the identity of the Black Flag Army was very embarrassing. The Black Flag Army was neither the regular army of Vietnam nor the regular army of the Qing Dynasty, they were a group of Hui Dang rebels who had been driven out of the border by the Qing army. In the legal theory of the Qing Dynasty, they were still a gang of anti-thieves. Although there is currently a Tang Jingsong by Liu Yongfu's side, the imperial court has not proved it to the Black Flag Army, they can only be regarded as a group of anti-thieves who are connected with the imperial court at most, and the Dian Army and the Gui Army are naturally not easy to get too close to them.

After the French army wanted to attack the Black Flag Army, which was poorly equipped and lacked ammunition, the situation on the battlefield was even more bizarre, Liu Yongfu and Tang Jingsong were fighting to supervise the army, but the Dian army and the Gui army were meeting not far away. The Qiu Ba didn't know much, they didn't know the overall situation of the country, and they didn't understand the internal and external situation, they knew that the French had done it, and they should fight back, but unfortunately this hand was not so easy to return. The imperial court strictly ordered that the Qing army could only fight back after the French army took the initiative to attack the Qing army. That's a problem. The Dian army and the Gui army did not have a supreme constitutional commander in Vietnam, so they could only make their own decisions, and then the seven battalion officers would be blind. This idea is not easy to take, although it is a crime to win the battle against the order, no one can afford this responsibility, so they can only hold a meeting to find a way.

The seven battalion officers of the Dian Army and the Gui Army were in a dilemma after discussing for a long time, and everyone could only look at the battlefield situation first. But when they came out of the camp, there was nothing to see, and the Black Flag Army, which lacked guns and ammunition, was isolated and helpless, and could not withstand the defeat and retreated, and the French had already killed them. What else is there to see, let's pack up our things and talk nonsense!

The Dian army and the Gui army have always been strong, their equipment is not very good, but their combat effectiveness is not weak, and the reason why they retreat without a fight is also a last resort. The brain is a fool, and no matter how strong the limbs are, they are useless. The seven battalions were not subordinate to each other, and they were stationed scattered, so they could not form an effective combat force at all, and after the position of the Black Flag Army was broken through, the French had already crashed into their arms. In this situation, Guo Xing'a came in vain, and there was no other way for everyone not to run.

After digesting the results of the battle in Shanxi in two months, the French army replaced Guba as the commander of the French army with Miller, who was more familiar with land warfare, and the number of troops increased to 16,000 men, and began to invade Bac Ninh in the north. The Qing army garrisoned forty battalions in the vicinity of Bac Ninh, but unfortunately, like the Dian army and the Gui army, they were not coordinated with each other, the formation was messy, and there was no one who could command. On November 24, the eighth year of Zhongzheng, the French army attacked, and Bac Ninh was lost in one day. On the third day of December, Taiyuan fell. On the 17th day of the first month of the ninth year of Zhongzheng, the French army entered Xinghua. France took advantage of the military victory to launch further political coercion against both Vietnam and the Qing Dynasty, and in early February, the French government concluded a final protection treaty with Vietnam.

After the news of the defeat at the front was returned, Beijing and Changchun were in an uproar, and the thunderous Guoxinga almost ordered the Chinese Imperial Army to directly enter Vietnam to participate in the war. Changchun is already full of mountains and winds, and Beijing is even more unpeaceful, the government and the opposition are shaking, and the bullets are flying all over the sky, and the Qingliu people are about to scold the cardinal court headed by Yi Xin to death. Cixi took the little emperor Guangxu to hold a great court meeting, announcing her punishment for this defeat, after the edict was issued, everyone did not mention the defeat of Vietnam, because this edict was more exciting than the defeat of Vietnam.

Cixi, with the support of Yi Xun and other hawks, eliminated the military aircraft department headed by Prince Gong Yixin on the charge of malaise. Yi Xin was suspended from the prince's double salary, and he had to recuperate at home, and his hardcore treasure was rested and left the court completely. Li Hongzao and Jing Lian were demoted to two levels, and Weng Tongyi, who picked up the curtain, was dismissed and retained, withdrew from the military aircraft department, and was still walking in Yuqing Palace. Yixin was succeeded by Prince Li Shiduo, and his team, the head of the household department, Erle Hebu, Yan Jingming, and Zhang Zhiwan, the secretary of the criminal department, Sun Yuwen, the squire of the Ministry of Works, became the new curtain picker, and the prime minister's national affairs yamen became the territory of Wang Yixuan of Qingjun. Moreover, Cixi also added a will, ordering Shiduo to preside over the Military Aircraft Department, and Wang Yixuan of Qingjun to preside over the Prime Minister's Yamen, and ordered that in case of major events, he would first discuss with Prince Alcohol. Yi Xun is the biological father of the young emperor, and he can't preside over the government as usual, but he has the name of "business office", and he actually wields the power of the cardinal, and the government of the Qing Dynasty completely fell into the hands of the hawks. The composition of the new Military Aircraft Department is far from that of the former Military Aircraft Department in terms of knowledge, prestige, ability, and character. They are bureaucrats who are ignorant of international affairs and domestic politics, and they can basically do nothing but shout.

"Yi Zhongshu uses a horse to serve as a horse, and reed as a substitute for Bupleu!" Luan Yu, who listened to the edict, directly gave a very pertinent evaluation.

Yi Xin silently ordered, and then left silently with Bao Jun. Bao Jun, who has always been a cannon temper, did not jump out this time, but followed Yixin silently without saying a word. Bao Jun looked at Yixin from behind, and suddenly found that this person he knew was really getting old after more than 20 years of ups and downs.

"If Wen Bochuan is here, how can the imperial court be like this?" After leaving the Longzong Gate, Yi Xin glanced back at Gong Que, and then muttered.

Yixin's think tank Wenxiang has been out of this world for three years, and even Changchun's superb medical skills have not been able to leave this mainstay for the Qing Dynasty. After Wen Xiang died of illness, Cixi inserted Li Hongzao, the teacher of the Tongzhi Emperor, into the prime minister's yamen. Li Hongzao is a figure like Wu Ren, who can sing a high-pitched political high-pitched voice, but basically does not do anything, just picks thorns and works as a supervisor. The Prime Minister's Yamen, which was once united, has since been full of factions, and only maintains a harmonious atmosphere on the surface. After that, no matter the military, economic, personnel construction and other reforms, they all encountered many obstacles, and those who fired horizontal artillery and stumbled made Yixin also disheartened.

Cixi started to change blood five days in advance. She first sent Yi Xin to Beijing in the name of worshipping the emperor's mausoleum, and then frequently summoned Yi Xin to determine the members of the new team. With Yi Xin's painstaking management of more than 20 years of holding the highest power, he will inevitably be able to grasp these abnormal information in a timely manner. If it is said that this change of cardinal court was a bloodless coup d'état launched by the Empress Dowager Cixi, then Yixin was absolutely tacitly and tacitly "couped", one was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer.

China's thousands of years of history have long proven that it is difficult for a ruler, especially a reformer, to carry out reform without sufficient authoritative resources to ensure it. The authoritative resources at Yi Xin's disposal are not completely autonomous, and must largely depend on the balance of power between him and the Empress Dowager Cixi. What else can you do besides being a shock absorber?

As Yi Xin's status continues to decline, he has increasingly become a big butler, balancing the upper and lower, the left and the right. Now that Yi Xin is finally tired, he is going to rest, and the court he has done everything to maintain no longer needs him. Cixi finally succeeded, she exhausted twenty years of work, and finally survived Ci'an, replacing Yixin, who held power, with the obedient Yixin, and the Empress Dowager Cixi finally became the only master of the Qing Dynasty.

"Can they still get down to business? Using war as a bargaining chip in the struggle for power, they are too careless! "Guoxinga of Changchun, after seeing everything, the whole person is not good.