It was three or four days after Emperor Guangxu and others got the news of Iktang'a's death, and the news was brought to him by Kang Youwei and others when they entered the palace. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]

Kang Youwei and the others were standing in the Yangxin Pavilion, Guangxu heard that Iktanga was ordered to be killed, sat on the chair in a daze, and muttered: "Mother, mother, you are so ruthless, even a loyal and brave person like Iktanga, you have done it......"

Kang Youwei and Tan Si on the side are in a hurry, this is really fatal, now it seems that the attempt to summon Yi Ke Tang A to lead troops to Beijing and forcefully implement the new policy has been exposed, otherwise, there will not be such a big change, it must be the hand of Lafayette, how can others have the ability to instruct an important minister like Song Qing to do such a thing, how can others have the ability to let Yi Ke Tang A lead the neck to kill?

Guangxu suddenly said angrily: "Song Qing, Song Qing!" I won't kill you, I won't give up! Come here, draft the purpose, and you can arrest Song Qing and enter Beijing to deal with it strictly! ”

Tan Sitong hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, the emperor is angry, this matter must not be rash, now it must be that the Queen Mother has discovered our intention to summon General Yiketanga into Beijing, so the first strike is strong, now we have no military power, so we will take Song Qing hard, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed, and even now your safety has been threatened, we must act calmly now, we must not be reckless." ”

Emperor Guangxu said angrily: "Calm down, how can you tell me to be calm?" Iketanga has been guarding the frontier for more than 20 years, and he has worked hard and made great achievements, so how can he really endure being killed unjustly? ”

Kang Youwei replied: "Your Majesty, if you can't bear it now, you have to endure it, now is not the time to clash head-on with the Queen Mother." ”

Emperor Guangxu had tears in his eyes and said sadly: "How can you bear it? What are we going to do now? Now that the queen mother has more and more xiàn'zhì to me, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to leave the palace in the future, and all the powerful generals in the capital are already the queen mother's people! ”

Tan Sitong was ruthless and said firmly: "Your Majesty, there is only one way now?" ”

Guangxu asked, "Resurrection, what way?" ”

Tan Sitong replied: "Your Majesty, a few years ago, the ministers were debauched among the rivers and lakes, and met a large number of folk martial arts masters, everyone is loyal and courageous, including many of today's heroes such as Dadao Wang Wu and Bi Yongnian. ”

Guangxu was shocked and said angrily: "Tan Sitong, presumptuous, do you want to trap me and be disloyal and unfilial?" Kill your mother and seize power! You can figure it out! ”

Tan Sitong knelt on the ground with a puff and said, "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent now, and it has reached the most critical time." If we don't do it, I'm afraid that everyone, including the emperor, will suffer from accidents, you just beheaded Tan Sitong, and Tan Sitong also has to say, now that the master is already obvious, the queen mother is going to do it, I'm afraid that if you don't do it well, they will force the palace and let you abdicate. ”

Kang Youwei and the others also knelt on the ground when they heard this, Guangxu looked pained, slowly raised his head, and finally, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will allow you to act, but it is best to imprison the Queen Mother, and you are not allowed to hurt her until the end." After all, he is the queen mother of a country, and I can't afford such an infamy......"

Kang Youwei continued: "Your Majesty, just resurrecting to invite righteous people to help, I'm afraid it's not enough, the power of the old party is too huge, if there is no one to respond, even if we put the queen mother under house arrest, it will still be difficult to succeed." The minister thought that he still had to find a trustworthy military general and win him over, and if there was no military power in his hands, we would never have the confidence to implement the new policy! ”

Guangxu said with a tired face: "What? Is there a more suitable candidate in the South China Sea? ”

Kang Youwei hesitated: "The minister has heard that Yuan Shikai of Tianjin is a hero at that time, and among the later generations, he is a well-deserved leader, with a new army of more than 10,000 people, and at the same time there is an elite of the Huai army in his hand, if Yuan Shikai can support the emperor, then our chances of victory will be a few points greater, and with this army in hand, we don't have to worry about Rong Lu, the smiling tiger, making trouble for me." ”

Emperor Guangxu replied: "However, Yuan Shikai is Li Hongzhang's confidant, and now although Li Hongzhang supports the reform of the law, he is the backbone of the post-party, is Yuan Shikai credible in this way?" ”

Kang Youwei replied: "The emperor can promise heavy profits, I think he has enough power, I don't think he will not be moved." ”

Guangxu pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, what position shall we arrange for him?" ”

Kang Youwei replied: "Your Majesty, we can first let him be appointed as a squire in the military department, and then wait until the general situation is settled, let him take the current position of Ronglu, and lead Zhili and Beiyang, such a promise, I think it is enough to impress him." ”

Emperor Guangxu's expression suddenly became firm, and said: "Okay, as long as Yuan Shikai is willing to return to the command of the new policy, what if I will make him a military squire, the position of the governor and the minister of Beiyang, I promised him, if he really makes a great contribution, it is to let him enter the military aircraft, it is not impossible!" ”

Emperor Guangxu looked at everyone and said, "Who is going to do this?" ”

Tan Sitong knelt on the ground and said: "The minister is willing to take a trip, just in time to get in touch, many heroes of the people, work for the emperor together!" ”

Guangxu replied: "Okay, resurrection, I will let you say the plenipotentiary envoy, all affairs, you can decide on the spot, we are waiting for your good news." ”

After that, Guangxu turned his head again, looked at Lin Xu, and said: "Tungu, I know that you have been with Zhang Jianzhi for the longest time, and you once served as the chief writer of the Fengtian Times, and you have a good relationship with Zhang Jianzhi, I asked you to send a telegram to Zhang Jianzhi in the United States, telling him that as long as he is willing to support me to implement the reform reform and help me eradicate the Empress Dowager, let him become the chief military officer, oversee all affairs, and at the same time give him the title of king, becoming the first king with a different surname in the Qing Dynasty in a hundred years, The future general candidates of the three northeastern provinces are also recommended by him, Zhang Jianzhi, it is too important, as long as he is willing to nod, then we are 100% sure. ”

Lin Xu's heart sank, and he replied: "Your Majesty, the minister is not very sure about this matter, so he can only try, and if it is about friendship, I am afraid that Zhuo Ru will have a deeper friendship with Fusheng and him, it is best for the three of us to sign it, and the emperor will personally draft the message, so that we can have some success, but now Zhang Jian is far away in the United States, and the information is not available, and I don't know if it will be in time." Let's hope so. Emperor Guangxu didn't answer, he immediately wrote a telegram, handed it to Lin Xu, and said: "Jungu, you go and do it immediately, don't delay the big thing!" Everyone discussed together until midnight, Tan Sitong and Lin Xu took Guangxu's secret decree, and only then came out of the palace, everyone was in a heavy mood, and they all understood in their hearts that this Restoration had reached the most critical time, success or failure was related to this, and everyone was a hero of the New Deal.