Chapter 51: Loyalty and Treachery (I)
Seeing that the Empress Dowager Longyu did not speak, Yi Kuang said again: "Now that the Beiyang Army is going south one after another to reinforce, at this time, you must not touch Yuan Shikai at this time, otherwise, once the military spirit is shaken, the situation in the south will be out of control." Therefore, no matter whether what Duanjin said is true or not, the imperial court cannot believe it, and if the news on this telegram leaks out, it has no choice but to use Duanjin's head to appease the Beiyang Army, and he will be regarded as spreading rumors and slander. ”
"King Qing, what are you talking about?" Xiao Gong Wang Puwei asked.
"What words? Honestly! Yi Kuang snorted.
"Frame Zhongliang! You are the words of the dead country! Pu Wei reprimanded, kowtowed to Longyu, and said word by word: "Queen Mother, the slave thinks that the person who took the telegram is a real loyal minister of the court, and he should be rewarded or not killed." The so-called 'it is difficult for the country to see loyal ministers', in such a critical situation, the imperial court must not chill the hearts of loyal ministers. Pu Wei hurriedly played.
"Loyal ministers also score points. At this time, some people seem to be loyal ministers of the imperial court, and they are closed-mouthed, but in fact, they are out-and-out traitors! Yi Kuang has something to say.
"King Qing, what do you mean by that? In front of the Queen Mother, tell me carefully, who is the traitor? Pu Wei glared at Yi Kuang and asked.
"Shut up! Bickering also depends on the place! Regent, what do you say? Longyu stopped the quarrel between the two princes, turned his eyes, stared at Zaifeng and asked.
"The stakes are high, and the minions are now in a state of shock, so they really dare not say anything. Only please ask the Queen Mother to make a holy judgment. "Zaifeng no one dares to offend, the telegram made his emotions that finally calmed down again, Guangxu is his brother-in-law, although he was raised in the palace since he was a child, the number of times the brothers have met can be counted clearly, but this does not isolate their brotherhood, a few days ago it was rumored that Guangxu died strangely, Zaifeng did not have no suspicions, at this time the telegram came, it made him feel heartache.
"What about you?" Longyu looked at the others, but everyone hung their heads and didn't dare to speak. In fact, at this moment, most of the people think that the possibility of Guangxu being poisoned cannot be ruled out, as for whether Yuan Shikai did it, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that this is a secret story of the palace, and others really can't intervene casually, and if someone wants to make a fuss about this, then it is better to stand far away, so as not to suffer from the pond fish.
Everyone is not a fool, the emperor and the empress dowager died one after another, this kind of strange thing has never been heard of, people with a heart have also checked, and it turned out that Guangxu did die very suddenly, and then contacted the Empress Dowager Cixi before her death not only sent Yuan Shikai's backstage Yi Kuang to supervise the mausoleum project, but also transferred the sixth town of Beiyang commanded by Duan Qirui to the field, these two measures have clearly illustrated Yuan Shikai's precarious situation at that time, in case Guangxu does not die, come out to pro-government, he Yuan Shikai in addition to fleeing to foreign countries, Is there any way to keep Xiang Shang's head?
In addition, there were rumors last month that someone planned to support King Qing's son Zaizhen as the emperor, and the emperor and the queen mother were not dead at that time, as for the rumored "someone", who else could it be besides Yuan Shikai?
Think about it upside down, what would happen if I were Yuan Shikai? Escape? Obviously not in line with Yuan Shikai's character, when the North Korean Enlightenment Party incident, in the face of the fierce Korean rebels and the Japanese Guard, his small camp office will run Yuan Shikai did not run, with hundreds of people to turn the situation around, today he Yuan Shikai has tens of thousands of soldiers, protégés are all over the world, how can he abandon everything to be a lost dog? Yuan Shikai is decisive in governing the life and death of soldiers, and people say that he is a hero, which is true, since he is a hero, it will be ruined.
What's more, Yuan Shikai represents not just a Yuan family, but a complex Beiyang group, if counted from the era of Li Hongzhang, this group has imperceptibly affected China's political situation for nearly 40 years, too many people are attached to this group, relying on this group to grab interests, their interests have long been a whole, one is prosperous, one is lost, after Li Hongzhang's death, Yuan Shikai became their spiritual leader, if this leader falls, the interests of the Beiyang group will also be damaged, Who can guarantee that it won't be one of them who will fall next? Who can guarantee that the overthrow of Yuan is only the end of the imperial court, not the means?
In other words, to put it more clearly: even if Yuan Shikai had no intention of murdering Guangxu, these Beiyang generals under him would never sit idly by and watch Guangxu return to power! Or to put it more clearly, Yuan Shikai's ascension to the throne is the most in their interests!
As soon as Guangxu died, the young lord succeeded to the throne, who got the most benefits? Not that Beiyang Group yet? It's not him Yuan Shikai yet? Zaifeng and Pu Wei said that they wanted to take him, but the court was afraid of the Beiyang Army in his hands, but they really didn't dare to move him easily, now that the revolutionary army is rising, the court will have to reuse him, and when he raises his arms, who can stop him?
It's a pity that those banner people are in a hurry to grab power, but they don't take a serious look at the time, compared with Yi Kuang and Zhang Zhidong, those young and strong relatives are simply a bunch of stupid talents.
"Queen Mother, the slave has an idea, you don't need to take Yuan Shikai, and you can figure out the truth." Xiao De, the chief eunuch who was waiting for Longyu, interjected.
"Tell me." Longyu ignored the dissatisfied eyes of the princes and ministers and asked the eunuch for advice.
"Send someone to get Li Lianying! After holding it, he was tortured and asked to tell him what he was doing on the day Emperor Yan drove it? Did the Queen Mother go first, or did the Emperor go first? Now Li Lianying is guarding the spirit in the palace, and she doesn't have to go outside to get people, so she can't disturb Yuan Shikai. After taking it, the minion naturally has the means to make him open his mouth to tell the truth! Xiao Dezhang knelt down and said.
"Okay, you can take someone to get him." Longyu nodded, and Xiao Dezhang hurriedly ordered a few strong eunuchs, took ropes and sticks, and rushed to arrest Li Lianying.
"What if Li Lianying doesn't say it? Killing the monarch is a big crime of the nine clans, and if you fight to die, you can't even affect the clansmen. Pu Wei was not enthusiastic about this method, but he did not stop it, and only after Xiao Dezhang left, did he express his worries.
"This ......" Longyu ran out of ideas, and then asked everyone for help, Pu Wei insisted on asking Yuan Shikai, Yi Kuang resolutely opposed, the two were tense, if it wasn't for Na Yantu to dissuade them, the two almost started to move.
"Why don't you call Zhang Zhidong?" Yi Kuang suggested.
"The slave thinks that Yuan Shikai is not a loyal minister, but a Han minister, Zhang Zhidong is also a Han minister, and the Han people are all one heart, and the so-called 'things hurt their kind', so there is no need to call Zhang Zhidong's up." Zhenguo Gong Zaize said, paused, and said: "As for Yuan Shikai, whether you take it or not, the imperial court has to take precautions." According to the opinion of the slaves, it is better to send the king back to the Jianrui camp, lead the battalion, and then call someone to pass on the decree, and let the commander of the infantry army close the nine gates, and it is strictly forbidden to enter and exit. Then send the prince to the first town of Beiyang and the battalions of Jingqi, sit in the army, deter the new army of Beiyang, and by the way, transfer the sixth town of Beiyang that stayed in Zhili far away, so as not to become elbows and armpits, and the troops in the second town that have not yet gone south must also be transferred to Wuhan as soon as possible, and ask them to eat dog with the revolutionary army. ”
"What the Zhenguo Gong said is very appropriate, and the slave seconded it." Xiao Gong Wang hurriedly said.
"There is no other way to do this, and the minions also seconded it." Prince Su, who had been silent for a long time, also played.
"The Beiyang Army has been transferred to the south, who will defend the capital? It's just the first town, and it's a little overwhelming. The Mongolian prince Nayantu asked.
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