"On the 10th, the Spring Festival is coming soon, and I hope to be able to spend the Spring Festival in Prince Gong's mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info huh. President Meng smiled slightly, in addition to the Forbidden City, the most luxurious mansion in Beijing is Prince Gong's mansion, which used to be Heshen's home, and after many generations of construction, its luxury is already comparable to the Forbidden City. Regardless of whether you answer or not, I will enter Beijing at that time, you tell the Empress Dowager Cixi, I let her go this time, is to express the sincerity of the peace talks to the Qing court, otherwise, she will not be able to leave Beijing this time, finally, I can give a clear answer now, I hope that the peace negotiations will be successful, I hope that the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an, they can return to Beijing as soon as possible, if you lose the Forbidden City, you will not be able to control the huge country. ”

Li Hongzhang nodded, he completely understood Xuan Yuemeng's intentions, admired Xuan Yuemeng's ambition, and admired Xuan Yuemeng's long-term vision, with Li Hongzhang's wisdom, if he couldn't understand it at this time, he would not be Li Hongzhang.

It turned out that Xuan Yuemeng wanted to maintain the rule of the Qing court and let the Qing court help manage most of the backward areas, so as to avoid a situation of warlord chaos.

"What about the periphery? Recognize that Jiangnan and Liaoning belong to the Chinese State, and the other lands still belong to the Great Qing State? Li Hongzhang asked.

"North of Beijing, from Datong to Zhangjiakou, to the line of Qinhuangdao, all the areas that our Chinese army has occupied belong to our Chinese army, and we have taken Liaoning, do you think we can still hold the northeast? Northeast China, Mongolia, all to me Huaguo, Zhili, I only need Cangzhou and Tianjin, you can continue to be your governor of Zhili. President Meng smiled faintly.

Li Hongzhang was angry, this is to swallow the north of Zhili, and connect with the northeast, this request has long been within Li Hongzhang's expectations, although he is angry, it is better than Xuan Yuemeng's request to divide half of Beijing, "Divide Beijing equally, is there really no room for turnaround?" ”

President Meng smiled: "Yes, or I will admit that your Qing Kingdom is a vassal state of my Huaguo." ”

Li Hongzhang sighed deeply, "Understood, let's go." ”

A dance party, and then continued, leaving Li Hongzhang's gang, did not affect the enthusiasm of President Meng, President Meng also invited Princess Katrina Kafu to dance, President Meng's dance steps, provoked the warmest applause.

The Empress Dowager Cixi and her group of people are really pitiful, they fled to Wei County all the way, and they don't know where to go, in fact, where they go, it doesn't matter anymore, the Empress Dowager Cixi also understands that the fate of the Great Qing Kingdom is no longer in her hands, but in Xuan Yuemeng's hands, if Xuan Yuemeng sends an army to pursue, they can't go away at all.

Li Hongzhang, Yixuan and his 100-person peace negotiation team arrived in Wei County almost at the same time as Zuo Zongtang's horse team.

"The Queen Mother is auspicious, and the Queen Mother is auspicious." A group of palace ministers saw the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an, dressed as peasant women, and fell to the ground crying bitterly.

The Empress Dowager Cixi wiped her tears, looking like a little woman, she was completely wilted, "Li Hongzhang, what did Xuan Yuemeng say?" ”

Li Hongzhangxin said, I am the deputy envoy, why let me say it? It should be said by Yixuan, but since it was asked about his head, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Tianjin must belong to Huaguo, the entire Northeast and the land outside the Guanxi must belong to Huaguo, the Jiangnan region, the land that the Chinese army has occupied must also belong to Huaguo, north of Beijing, Datong to Zhangjiakou, to the line of Qinhuangdao, the areas that the Chinese army has occupied, all belong to the Chinese army, the Northeast, Mongolia, the northern land of the Qing Dynasty, all to Huaguo, Zhili territory, as long as Cangzhou and Tianjin, this is one, two, The Qing court needed to pay Huaguo 200 million taels of silver, and at least 10 million taels of silver per year to make up for Hua's losses, and third, the Qing court must establish Huaguo as the suzerain! ”

"What?!" The Empress Dowager Cixi covered her head, looking like she was about to faint.

Li Lianying hurriedly came over to help, "Our Lady Queen Mother, take care of the phoenix body." ”

The ministers knelt on the ground and said together: "Our Lady Queen Mother, take care of the phoenix body." ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an wiped her tears and said worriedly: "Sister." ”

Empress Li's concubine was also with Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Ci'an, and said softly: "Sister? ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi hammered her forehead with her hand and shook her hand: "I'm fine, you say, what now?" If such harsh conditions are agreed, what is the difference between this and the death of the country? These terms are not only dishonoring, but also humiliating to the country, if we agree, what face do we have to meet our ancestors and ancestors? ”

Zuo Zongtang said angrily: "You must not agree!" I didn't expect this Xuan Yuemeng to be so fierce at such a young age, I really looked away at the beginning, the queen mother of the two palaces, if we retreat a foot, the cute bandit will go in! I still have 60,000 troops in my hands, and I see that the Huai army has regrouped, and I should be able to gather 20,000 or 30,000 people, and when my whole army is assembled, there will be at least 80,000 or so! Fight to the death with the Chinese army again, I am a Qing country, and I must not die like this! ”

"How many foreign talents were there at the beginning? Now when the cute bandits fight the Old Summer Palace than the foreigners, the soldiers are more prosperous! And our army is weaker, and now there is neither food nor a city, will we retake the city of Beijing with flesh and blood? The Empress Dowager Cixi asked in a deep voice: "Li Hongzhang, is it possible that the conditions offered by Xuan Yuemeng have no room for turning around?" ”

Zuo Zongtang was directly reprimanded by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and he didn't know what to say, food and salary are definitely a big problem, and now Xuan Yuemeng has directly occupied Beijing City, no need to ask, the Forbidden City and the palaces must have been looted.

Moreover, at the beginning, the rear of Beijing was used as a rear, a place to hoard grain, but now it has been directly taken away by Xuan Yuemeng, and there is no food if you want to fight, no money, no food, not to mention an army of 80,000, even 800 people can't be moved.

Li Hongzhang sighed and said: "There is room for turnaround, the first article, the second article, can not be changed, and the requirements for modifying the third article are very simple!" If you want to make Huaguo and Qing have the same status, divide the city of Beijing equally, starting from Yongding Gate, Yongding Gate, Zhengde Gate, You'anmen, Zhiwu Gate, Tiananmen, Di'anmen, Desheng Gate, these covered areas all belong to Huaguo! The Forbidden City was still inhabited by the emperor and the empress dowager, leaving Andingmen and Zuo'anmen, and Dong'anmen for the Qing to enter and exit. Xuan Yuemeng said that this was his minimum requirement, and that he had to give a reply within ten days, and now two days have passed. ”

Empress Dowager Cixi shook and almost fainted again, "The biggest difference between the Chinese army and the foreigners is that the Chinese army is Chinese, and they are resident and cannot leave, and no matter how ruthless the foreigners are, there is no way to rely on them for a long time!" (To be continued.) )