c_t; Fengtian Zhang Yi's arrangement is advancing step by step, and at the same time, the new policy of Jingshi is also in full swing.

With the support of Guangxu, Kang Youwei and others let go of their hands and feet and began a comprehensive reform and reform.

The first thing to open is to streamline the administration, Emperor Guangxu brushed down a will, and motioned to abolish the Zhan Shifu, Tongzheng Division, Guanglu Temple and other idle yamen, where the officials are all idle, a will down, the bureaucrats in the capital have panicked, the emperor is really going to be ruthless, who knows where to cut the next knife under the agitation of the reformists headed by Kang You?

Some of the old officials went to the Summer Palace, asking to meet Lafayette and ask Lafayette to come forward to administer justice, but Lafayette had no movement except for the appointment of Rong Lu as the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang a few days ago, and any foreign ministers refused to meet him. In desperation, the conservative officials of the DPRK and China began a new round of impeachment, impeaching Kang Liang and the party communiqué for personal vendettas, embezzlement of public funds, and acceptance of bribes.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Guangxu issued a decree to abolish the governors of Hubei, Guangdong, and Yunnan provinces, and the governors of Donghe, and other institutions, and the governors of these institutions were in the same city, with overlapping functions and duplicate settings, which was really a waste of treasury and financial resources. At this moment, not only the court was shaken, but also the local turmoil began, and the people were panicked.

At this moment, Zhang Yi's request to visit the United States at the invitation of William McKinley of the US government was handed to Guangxu's bookcase, and it was also placed in Cixi's hand.

Zhang Yi thought that if he did not have a formal invitation from the US government, it was very unlikely that he would want to leave the Northeast and go to the United States, after all, as the governor of the three provinces, he had great responsibilities and would affect his whole body. It's not child's play, Cixi and Guangxu can't let him go abroad easily.

But with the invitation of the Americans, it was different, Cixi and Guangxu had to give the Americans this face, otherwise they would hurt the face of the powers, and in the future contacts, they had to be careful to guard against the endless means of the powers. I can't tell when I'm going to be stabbed.

Yes, Zhang Yi personally found Little John. asked John Jr. to act on his behalf, and got a formal invitation from the U.S. government directly.

Emperor Guangxu took Zhang Yi's recital and went straight to the Summer Palace, at this time, Zhang Yi, as the governor of the three eastern provinces of Shengjing, was invited to visit, which was too sensitive, and even Emperor Guangxu had to be cautious, so he had to go to the Summer Palace to consult Cixi.

Cixi placed the music in front of her and closed her eyes slightly. Thinking carefully, Guangxu sat on one side, waiting for the will of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Cixi sighed and said: "Well, since it is an invitation sent by the American government in person, and the invitation sent by the president over there, we can't refuse it, right, it's okay over there." ”

Guangxu replied, "Yes." My father, my son's ministers also mean this, but because of the recent implementation of the new policy by the imperial court, there is some unrest in the local area, and I am a little apprehensive in my heart. ”

Cixi replied lightly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember what your Sixth Emperor Uncle said to you before he went to the west?" ”

Guangxu Lulu thought for a moment. He asked, "Daddy, I don't know what you mean?" ”

Cixi continued: "Well, do you remember what Li Hongzhang once said to you when you visited Li Hongzhang's mansion at night? ”

Guangxu suddenly replied: "My father, Uncle Six Emperors and Li Hongzhang have all said to their sons that they will implement a new policy. When reforming and changing the law, we must be more cautious, guard against haste and rashness, and not act in a hurry. But ......"

Cixi sighed: "Your Majesty, the mourning family should not have added more beaks to the new policy, last time I promised you to let you go, I fully support you, is because in the recent past, all the ministers came to the Summer Palace to greet the mourning family, but they were blocked by the mourning family." However, the mourning family has also heard that Kang Youwei and others have been tossing too much recently, and the ultimate goal of our reform and reform is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, not to mess up the Qing Dynasty. Don't be anxious and impatient, the emperor, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang are veterans of foreign affairs for many years, with rich experience, their golden and jade good words, you have to keep them in mind, and sometimes you have to recite the mantra for Kang Youwei and others! ”

Emperor Guangxu pondered for a moment and replied: "Dear father, the sons of the ministers remember your teachings, but the matter of the Restoration, the sons and daughters have consulted with Kang Youwei and others many times, and they also explained the root cause to the ministers, and cited the example of Zhang Jianzhi's implementation of the new policy in Fengtian, Zhang Jianzhi has carried out drastic innovations in Fengtian in the past two years, especially in the military and economic fields, almost completely overthrew the old system, and started again, although there was some resistance during the period, but for more than two years, Fengtian has undergone earth-shaking changes, The improvement in finance alone is amazing, some time ago, Zhang Jianzhi escorted three million taels of taxes to the imperial court, which was nearly four times as much as before he took office, it is conceivable that if the imperial court promotes such a new policy for the whole country, then within three to five years of our Qing Dynasty, the income of the imperial court can be doubled, reaching 160 million taels of silver, if we succeed in achieving such a goal, then next, we buy arms, buy warships to establish a new army, and we will no longer have to worry about the treasury without silver, Therefore, Erchen thinks that we must maintain drastic innovation in the new policy, otherwise, it will be difficult for me to achieve the corresponding effect. ”

Cixi said unhappily: "Your Majesty, I just said that you should restrain Kang Youwei and others, don't be too impatient, since you think that they implement the new policy, there is no problem, then you can move forward as usual, the reform involves the foundation of the ancestors, we can't be cautious, Zhang Jianzhi can stride forward, he has Zhang Jianzhi's reliance, there is no Fengtian coal plant and steel plant, there is no oil field, there is no investment from the Germans and Americans, how can Fengtian develop so fast, you can expect the land of the Qing Dynasty, Are there Americans and Germans everywhere investing? Even if they want to invest, we still don't want to, so many foreigners go to the inland to open mines and set up factories, once there is a change, how can the situation be controlled? We have tens of millions of land in the Qing Dynasty, no more than a corner of Fengtian! ”

Emperor Guangxu really didn't think about such a deep question, after all, he had Cixi's scheming and vision? As a result, after Cixi's words, Guangxu was silent and bowed his head silently.

Cixi sighed and said, "That's it, that's it, you go, as long as you don't bring down our people, do whatever you want, just the same, be cautious, be cautious!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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