The unilateral establishment of the Manchurian state to induce the foreign powers to admit it, creating a pretext for the Western powers to justifiably intervene in the Chinese civil war, increasing the difficulty for the Wu army to recover the northeast, and adding a little hope to the declining Manchu court. But it is not surprising that the mastermind behind the scenes is indeed the ghost of the Russian minister to China, Rhymeni.

Coming to China with endless greed, Zhemeni actually had several sets of action plans, one of which was to encourage the Manchu court to establish an independent state, but this plan was relatively slow, and other Western powers might also take the opportunity to intervene, so Zhemeni gave priority to the implementation of the first plan, and tried his best to persuade the Manchu court to directly invite the Tsarist army to garrison the Northeast and Mongolia, which not only intervened in the civil war in a high-sounding manner, but also took the opportunity to swallow the Northeast and Mongolia, and then stretched out the bear's claws to the Central Plains.

It's a pity that Wu Chaoyue had long expected that Remeni would do this, and he gave the Manchu court a preventive shot through clever means early on, so that the Manchu court did not dare to jump into Remeni's trap. After several efforts were declared useless, Remini had no choice but to change his strategy, looking for other ways to create an excuse for Tsarist Russia to intervene in Northeast China and Mongolia, and it was at this time that Renshou and Li Hongzao, who went to Hubei to negotiate, had already returned to Shenyang with Wu Chaoyue's reply, and accidentally leaked the news, so that the Manchu officials knew that Ci'an and Cixi intended to admit Wu Chaoyue as emperor, which quickly caused an uproar within the Manchu court. Remini, who also heard the news, did not hesitate, and immediately found Devil 6 again, introduced the benefits of independent statehood to Devil 6, and strongly instigated Devil 6 to immediately start implementing the matter, and promised to recognize Manchu as soon as possible, and also help persuade other Western powers to also recognize Manchu and provide political, military, and diplomatic help to Manchu.

originally had this plan, and after listening to the various benefits listed by Remeni, the devil six was of course greatly moved, and soon quietly found Ci'an and Cixi, reported the matter to them secretly, and consulted them in private first. As a result, although Ci'an and Cixi, who had completely despaired of the Central Plains, were also very moved, they were afraid that the ministers in the court would not comply, so they instructed Guizi Liu to secretly contact a group of obedient civil and military officials, and raised the matter through the mouths of the courtiers, so as to test the attitude of the hundred officials, to see if they could directly cook raw rice into mature rice, first raise the banner of separatism, and then take the opportunity to win the support of the foreign powers.

Ci'an, Cixi and Guizi Liu all seriously underestimated the influence of China's great unification thought, and were originally very dissatisfied with Ci'an and Cixi and others trying to make Wild Boar Pi X and Wu surpass and call the two emperors, which would make Guizi Six try to split China's territory and let the Manchu court establish a state alone, and the Manchu court immediately became opposed, not only a large number of Han officials opposed, but also many Mongolian officials and some Manchu Wenwu were also very dissatisfied, all of them insisted that since ancient times, the emperor was not a family of the four seas and was not orthodox, The partial corner of peace was the act of the fallen monarch, who strongly advocated that he would rather fight a bloody battle with the Wu army to the end, and would never take the initiative to give up the right to rule the Central Plains and set up a small Manchurian court.

And the one who shouted the loudest and fiercest opposition was the monk Green, who had always been the monk who had not shared the sky with Wu Chaoyue!

The monk prince also came to Shenyang from Mongolia for this matter, and when Rehe heard that the Manchu court actually intended to recognize Wu Chaoyue as the emperor, and the monk and prince who had re-pulled up a Chahar cavalry on the Kolbi grassland was immediately furious, and immediately wrote a letter to strongly express his opposition, and then heard that there were people in the Manchu court who wanted to build Manchu and take the initiative to give up the legitimate rule of the Central Plains. Soon he led a team of Mongolian cavalry from Rehe to Shenyang to ask for guilt, weeping bitterly against the Manchu court to take the initiative to abandon the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty, and swore that even if he fought to the last soldier, he would also snatch back the land south of Shanhaiguan from the clutches of Wu Chaoyue. Cao Yuying, the Minister of Military Aircraft who advocated the establishment of the Manchurian State at the behest of the devil Ziliu, just argued with the monk and the prince for a few words, and was directly slapped by the monk and the prince in the Jinluan Palace!

"Son of a bitch! Are your Cao Yuying's ancestors from the Qing Dynasty? What your Cao Yuying family has eaten for generations, is it the Yulu of the Qing Dynasty? Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Huguang, Liangjiang, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Sichuan, Liangguang, Henan, Jiangxi and Yunnan, is it the land of our Qing Dynasty? ! You, a son of a bitch, actually want to give up such a big country to Wu Chaoyue, that chaotic minister and thief! Let him build a country in the Central Plains and be the emperor, you will defeat our Qing Dynasty, and you will be defeated easily! ”

Crazy and angry scolding and roaring, the monk prince continued to chase and beat Cao Yuying, whose face had been swollen, and after being held by the hundred officials, the monk and the prince roared with red eyes: "The Queen Mother! Queen Mother of the West! I can't give up the Central Plains to Wu Chaoyue, that traitor, I'd rather die! The Central Plains belongs to our Qing Dynasty, and it will always be our Qing Dynasty! To give up the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty and engage in Manchukuo is to give up the Central Plains to Wu Chaoyue, the traitor! The minions will never agree! The minion would rather die than agree! ”

Knowing the stubborn temper of the monk and the prince, Ci'an and Cixi did not dare to speak, and the devil who initiated this move did not even dare to breathe, fortunately, there were other civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace who persuaded each other, and the scholar Li Hongzao also pulled the monk and said: "Monk and prince, please calm down, calm down, this is just a proposal, the two Queen Mothers did not mean this, and many loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty in the court also strongly opposed this matter, and even Wu Chaoyue, the chaotic minister and thief, also publicly stated that he would never tear the earth and become king, vowed never to be the emperor and stand on his own. ”

"Don't mention that traitor in front of this king, and when you hear his name, this king will be disgusted!" The monk pushed Li Hongzao away rudely, and said angrily: "That traitor doesn't want to be the emperor and stand on his own? It's almost the same to deceive a three-year-old child! ”

"Monk Wang, this is true." Renshou gave Li Hongzao a helping voice and said: "Although Wu Chaoyue is hateful, he is also ambitious and rebellious, and he has the heart of disobedience, but he really has no intention of being the emperor, and he still respects our emperor as the orthodox of China, and he still plays the banner of the Qing Dynasty, and regards himself as a courtier of the Qing Dynasty." This time, the king and Lan Sun went to Hubei to meet the rebel thief in Wuchao, and he also told us in person that the territory of the Qing Dynasty would never be allowed to be divided. ”

"Prince Rui, you won't talk to that rebellious minister and thief." The monk said angrily: "He still refuses to be called the emperor, isn't it because Mongolia and the Northeast are still under the rule of our Qing court, and he is not right to call the emperor?" ”

"Monk Wangye, even if this is the case, but Wu Chaoyue's mind is the same as yours, and it is not orthodox for the Sihai family, in this case, what else do you have to worry about?" Renshou persuaded again: "As long as Wu Chaoyue rebel does not claim the title of emperor for one day, and serves our Qing Dynasty as orthodoxy one day, the land of the Central Plains will still be the land of our Qing Dynasty for one day, and as long as we have the opportunity, we can take it back in name and righteousness." Since even a rebellious minister and thief like Wu Chaoyue doesn't want to split our Qing Dynasty, are you still worried that other loyal ministers of the Great Qing Dynasty will do such a thing? ”

Renshou's words somewhat made the monk regain some calm, and the monk couldn't help but point to Cao Yuying, who was hiding in the distance, and scolded, "The surname Cao, on the major issue of right and wrong of the unification of the Qing Dynasty, you are inferior to Wu Chaoyue and that traitor!" ”

Cao Yuying covered her face and didn't dare to say anything, and Cixi took the opportunity to speak, repeatedly claiming that the Manchu court would never give up Chinese orthodoxy and promised that it would never engage Manchu to split China's territory. However, after being forced to make this promise, Cixi quietly exchanged glances with Ci'an and Guizi Liu, and they all saw the anxiety and worry in each other's eyes, knowing that if they wanted to break the ground and build a country, it would be difficult to suppress the internal opposition.

Even so, the monk still refused to give up, and forced Ci'an and Cixi to give the separatists such as Devil Six and Cao Yuying, Ci'an and Cixi had no choice but to give Devil Six and Cao Yuying and others the punishment of demotion, and finally let the monk and prince calm down. However, the matter was not over, only one day later, the Russian minister Zhemeni, who heard the news, actually took the initiative to visit the monk and the prince, trying to persuade the monk to accept Manchukuo like he persuaded the devil to accept Manchuria, and strive to make the monk and the prince, who held military power and had great influence in Mongolia, change his original intention and support the split of China.

It's a pity, although at the beginning, because he didn't know the true origin of Rhemeni, in order to get as many weapons as possible from the Russians to arm his Chahar cavalry, the extremely xenophobic monk greeted the foreign minister with a smile for the first time, but when Rhemeni explained his intentions, the monk immediately changed his face and slapped the table and shouted: "Don't talk!" This Wang was born a person of the Qing Dynasty, and died a ghost of the Qing Dynasty! He will never be a courtier of Manchukuo, let alone split the Qing Dynasty! ”

After hearing about the monk's bear temper, even Remeni didn't dare to blindly stiffen it, but just said with a smile: "Monk Wangye, if you don't like the name Manchukuo, then you can continue to use the name of the Qing Dynasty?" As long as you make a proclamation in the Qing Dynasty, divide the territory and establish a national capital, and announce the establishment of a new regime, our Great Tsarist Russia will be able to ...... immediately. ”

"Isn't that to split our Qing Dynasty?!" The monk and the prince roared and interrupted Remeni, slapped the table again and shouted: "I, Daqing and Wu Chaoyue, swear not to stand together!" His small court in Hubei, we in the Qing Dynasty will never recognize that all the Chinese land belongs to our Qing Dynasty! There are no two days, there are no two lords of the people, and a second emperor will never be allowed to appear in the land of the Qing Dynasty! ”

In desperation, Remeni had no choice but to threaten: "Monk Wangye, if you continue to be so stubborn, then when Wu Chaoyue sends troops to the Northeast and Mongolia, it will not be so easy for our Great Russian Empire to help you!" ”

"If Wu Chaoyue dares to come, this king will fight him to the end!" The last thing the monk was afraid of was being threatened by the powers, and roared: "As for you, if you want to help, you can help, and if you don't want to help, forget it!" Back then, we entered the customs of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners of Mongolia and pacified thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and we didn't need any help from outsiders! ”

Touching the ashes of his nose, Remeni could only leave in a huff, and when he left, Remeni also left this sentence, "Monk, you will regret it!" After Wu Chaoyue takes Mongolia and Northeast China, you will wait for him to be the emperor of China and destroy your Qing court! ”

"That's better than splitting our Great Qing!" The monk said angrily, and said: "Wu Chaoyue is still a member of our Qing Dynasty, and if he becomes the emperor, it is better than being divided by your foreign devils in our Qing Dynasty!" ”

It was just an angry remark, but what the monk never expected was that this angry remark quickly brought him a monstrous disaster. A few days later, just as the monk was about to return to Rehe to continue to command the army, Dong Yuanol, the sworn friend of the devil six, suddenly came to the table and stabbed his angry words directly to the Jinluan Palace, and used this to impeach the monk and the prince to confuse the public, shake people's hearts, and ask Ci'an and Cixi to issue an order to investigate. Ci'an and Cixi also immediately summoned the monk and asked the monk to explain the matter.

It is true that the mouth said this angry sentence, and seeing that Dong Yuanol said this sentence on the excerpt directly from the translation of the Tsarist Russian Legation, the monk who could not deny it had to obediently bow his head and confess, Ci'an and Cixi joined forces to reprimand the monk and the prince, and asked the monk to go back and wait for the fate, and prepare to formally punish the monk and the prince who spoke ominously in a few days. The monk had no choice but to change his itinerary and continue to stay in Shenyang to wait for processing.

In the next few days, the fifth brother of the sixth brother of the devil and the seventh brother of the prince came to the door under the banner of visiting and condolence, all of which were to persuade the monk and the prince not to be blindly stubborn, and to list the various benefits of splitting and building the country.

After so many years of fighting in the political arena, of course the monk and the prince suspected that these were suggestions from Ci'an, Cixi and Devil Liu, and he was also a little shaken for a while, wanting to obey the master's will in exchange for glory and wealth and exoneration, but whenever he thought of the shame of the world after giving up the orthodoxy of the Qing Dynasty, and understood that Tsarist Russia was trying to split China with bad intentions, the monk and the prince gritted his teeth and generously said that he would rather be guilty than bow his head!

By the way, reminding the Russians to take the opportunity to annex Northeast China and Mongolia, Wu Chaoyue also wrote a letter to the monk and the prince, because there were words in the letter to persuade the monk to surrender, although the monk sent the letter to Shenyang at the first time to show his loyalty, but Wu Chaoyue's words were deeply engraved in the heart of the monk and the prince, so that the extremely xenophobic monk and the prince always remained wary of Tsarist Russia. Therefore, even if he does not understand the current international rules, just because the Russian minister Rhemeny jumped up and down and desperately fanned the flames in the matter of Manchurian and Mongolian independence, the monk and the prince also knew that the Tsarist side must have bad intentions, and the real purpose was to take the opportunity to annex Northeast China and Mongolia!

After a period of stalemate with the separatists who refused to give in, one afternoon, Ci'an and Cixi suddenly issued an edict announcing that the monks and princes should immediately enter the palace for an audience. Because of the suddenness of the incident, the monk and the prince also said that the separatists such as Ci'an, Cixi and the devil were ready to have a showdown with him, and this time he was afraid that he would be more auspicious and less auspicious when he entered the palace, but the monk and the prince, who was loyal to the Manchu court, still did not hesitate to take the edict, and entered the palace with the eunuch with his head held high, and he was psychologically prepared to fight to the death with the separatists early.

It turns out that the monk prince misunderstood Ci'an, Cixi and Devil Ziliu this time, although these leaders of the separatist faction are waiting in the palace to meet the monk and the prince, but after the meeting, Ci'an hurriedly said: "Monk Aiqing, it's not good, Wu Chaoyue that traitor sent troops to us!" ”

"Wu Chaoyue rebels sent troops?" The monk and the prince were stunned and said, "How is it possible?" It's autumn now, and sending troops this season is not good for Wu Chaoyue's rebels? How could he send troops to the Northeast at this time? ”

"The thieves are really coming." Ci'an said: "The traitor heard that someone in the imperial court wrote a letter and suggested that our Qing court establish a Manchurian state outside the Guan, so he sent troops under the banner of opposing the split of the Qing Dynasty and killing the traitors in the court. ”

"Against splitting the Qing Dynasty?" The monk and the prince were stunned again, and then couldn't help but burst out with a sentence, saying: "So the slaves resolutely oppose the split of the Qing Dynasty, but some people don't listen, and they have to force Wu Chaoyue to send troops to ask for the crime immediately." ”

Everyone could hear the schadenfreude in the monk's tone, but Ci'an and Cixi all pretended not to hear it, Ci'an just continued: "Monk Aiqing, now the most reliable person in the court in terms of military affairs is you, what do you think should be done about this?" ”

"There is only one way to defend the city." The monk replied without thinking about it: "Let Zai Ling and Wang Zhankui stick to Shanhaiguan, and also give orders to Yongping Mansion, let the prefect Yanfu and the chief military officer Jin Taiwen fully defend Yongping Mansion, resist the attack of thieves with strong cities and deep trenches, and drag the time until winter, so that the situation on the battlefield will definitely become favorable to us." ”

"But sticking to it is not an option." Ci'an said again: "Although Zai Ling is a clan, he has no battlefield experience, and the troops on the Shanhaiguan and Yongping sides are a little thin and need to be replenished. Monk Aiqing, Aijia and Empress Dowager Xi, I want you to send some Chahar cavalry from Rehe, led by you personally, to Shanhaiguan to help fight the Wu thief, what do you mean? ”

"Let the minions go to reinforce Shanhaiguan now?" The monk was a little surprised, and said: "The two queen mothers, it's not the minions who are afraid of the battle, but the terrain in the area of Shanhaiguan is not open enough, which is not conducive to the cavalry of the minions?" ”

"Monk Wang, although this king doesn't know much about war, he also knows the importance of the grain road." Devil Ziliu opened his mouth and said very sincerely: "The terrain in the area of Shanhaiguan is not open enough, but the area around Yongping Mansion is a plain, and the prince you take the Chahar Iron Cavalry to fight in that area, which is just right to constantly attack the grain road of the Wu thief and share the pressure for our frontal battlefield." ”

The monk pursed his lips and didn't dare to say anything, because the monk knew very well that the Wu army sent troops to Shanhaiguan, and he would definitely not take into account the threat of the Mongolian cavalry to the grain route. ——After dealing with the soldiers of the Wu army for so many years, countless bloody lessons have made the monk and the prince understand that modern warfare is completely different from the previous slashing with a knife, and using his newly formed Chahar cavalry and the well-equipped and experienced Wu army cavalry to face each other head-on, it is a joke about the life of a Mongolian one-married son.

"Monk Aiqing, the national disaster is coming, don't you want to share the worries of the court?" Cixi's voice was a little choked, and she said: "In the Qing court, there is only one battlefield veteran left, if you don't dare to go, there is still that Aiqing in the court who dares to take the army to reinforce Shanhaiguan?" ”

was a little soft-hearted by Cixi's crying, and indeed a little worried that Zai Ling, who had never been on the battlefield, was not the opponent of the Wu army, the monk and the prince gritted his teeth, still nodded, and said with a fist: "The slave obeys the order, and the slave will immediately return to Rehe and take the Chahar cavalry south to reinforce Shanhaiguan." ”

"If that's the case, then there is Lao Monk Aiqing."

Ci'an was overjoyed, and hurriedly entrusted the envoy to the monk and the prince, while comforting him, Ci'an quietly exchanged a few glances with Cixi and Devil Six, during which Ci'an and Cixi's eyes had a strange light flashing, and the corners of Devil Six's mouth appeared with a slightly mysterious smile.