"Lafayette, something happened to Liangjiang?" Zhang Zhidong raised his eyes and looked at Cixi who was sitting on the chair, sighed, and said slowly.

Something happened to Liangjiang, Cixi frowned, this Zhang Zhidong always likes to hang his appetite every time he speaks, and he has endured this for a long time. But now Cixi has no way, whoever calls the court has no one to use.

Taking a deep breath, it can be regarded as adjusting his mood, and at the same time, it is also to suppress the anger in his heart: "Say, what happened to Liangjiang?" ”

Zhang Zhidong saw that Cixi had adjusted his mood, and immediately stepped forward: "Lafayette, Liu Kunyi has already returned to the west in the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion last night. ”

What the? Cixi sighed in her heart, Liu Kunyi was still on the phone with Xi'an a few days ago, and he died after only a few days, this is simply impossible, but looking at Zhang Zhidong's expression, it doesn't look like he is cheating.

"What's the matter, wasn't Liu Kunyi okay a few days ago?" Cixi stood up and took two steps back and forth.

With a grunt, Zhang Zhidong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at Cixi: "Lafayette, Liu Kunyi was angry to death." ”

Angry, this is a joke, a dignified governor will be angry to death, how is this possible.

This obviously can't recover Cixi, Zhang Zhidong can only say the general experience.

"Lafayette, the governor of Zhejiang and the general of Hangzhou were besieged in Hangzhou, on the fifth day, they suddenly ordered all the Qing troops in Zhejiang to lay down their arms and surrender to Liaodong, and a few days before that, the governor of Liangjiang had already transferred the garrison of Jiangsu near Zhejiang to the north to fight against the Liaodong army going south. This sudden change suddenly made Liu Kunyi, who was already tired, unable to bear such a blow. ”

"What do you say? Chekiang...... Zhejiang surrendered Liaodong. Cixi didn't care about Liu Kunyi's affairs, and now he heard an even more terrifying news, Zhejiang actually surrendered to Liu Jun.

With a plop, Cixi took two steps back and sat on the chair all of a sudden, her hands trembling slightly.

It has only been a long time, Liu Jun has already won half of the Great Qing Dynasty, the eight governors, and now he has gone to three, Zhili, Fujian, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou. These three places are the richest places for themselves.

Now the places under his control are only Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan-Guizhou, Xinjiang, Huguang, and as for the two rivers, as soon as Liu Kun dies, the two rivers will inevitably be chaotic, and at that time, the Liaodong army will be able to take advantage of the weakness to enter, and it will not take long for the two rivers to fall into the hands of Liaodong.

"Lafayette, now that Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, is also dead, who do you think will take over as the governor of Liangjiang?" Zhang Zhidong is obviously not confused, now is not the time to be angry, Zhejiang's affairs have become a foregone conclusion. It doesn't help to be angry, what is needed now is how to stabilize the two rivers is a big thing.

Cixi obviously understood Zhang Zhidong's intentions. Nodding slightly, Cixi lowered her head and began to ponder, and after a while, Cixi opened her eyes: "Where is Xu Yingqi now?" ”

When Zhang Zhidong heard Cixi mention Xu Yingqi, he lowered his head and took a step forward and whispered: "Lafayette, Xu Yingqi is idle at home now." ”

"Go and give an order, let Xu Yingqi immediately take over as the governor of Liangjiang and be in charge of the military administration of Liangjiang." After Cixi finished speaking, she waved her hand and motioned for the two to retreat, and she was quiet.

"Zhang Zhidong, you stay, maybe you remembered something, Cixi opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Zhidong who was about to exit.

As soon as Zhang Zhidong heard Cixi call him, he immediately turned around and walked to the side and stood still.

"So everyone go down," Cixi was still majestic, and at the sound of an order, the eunuch who was in the room immediately bowed his head and withdrew from the door.

After the whole room pointed to Zhang Zhidong and Li Lianying, Cixi got up from the chair, walked to Zhang Zhidong's side and asked softly, "What is the response from Japan?" ”

"Lafayette, is this really appropriate?" I heard Cixi ask about this. Zhang Zhidong suddenly showed a trace of bitterness, and what Cixi asked him about asking Japan to send troops.

After arriving in Xi'an, Cixi summoned herself the next night to talk all night, and the content of the conversation was to ask Zhang Zhidong to arrange for someone to contact Japan, hoping that Japan would send troops.

Zhang Zhidong really didn't want to do this kind of betrayal of his ancestors, but Cixi had made up her mind. Zhang Zhidong could only follow Cixi's intentions and secretly sent a delegation to Beijing City, which had been occupied by the Liaodong Army.

After more than ten days of negotiations, the Japanese side's demands have been delivered to him, but Zhang Zhidong cannot accept that condition. He knew very well that if he did not accept it, it did not mean that Cixi would not accept it. So this report has been pressed in my own hands.

Now when he heard Cixi ask, Zhang Zhidong still wanted to express his opinion, that is, not to cooperate with Japan. ”

If he did not cooperate with Japan, Liu Jun would cross the Yellow River and then enter Shaanxi. And once the Japanese army sends troops, then it will be able to contain Liu Jun's troops. We will be able to recuperate, mobilize a large army, and launch a counteroffensive against Liu Jun. ”

Zhang Zhidong looked at where Cixi was talking about a counterattack, and he would not believe it if he was killed in his heart, counterattack, what is the counterattack of the imperial court, among the ten towns of the new army, three of the most elite towns have been eliminated by Liu Jun, and the fifth and sixth towns have fallen into the attack of the Liaodong Army in two generals. Now in the hands of the imperial court, there are only the seventh and eighth towns left, and these two towns are not only insufficient in troops, but even in weapons.

"Tell me, what do the Japanese want. I have a lot of resources, and whatever he needs, the mourning family agrees. ”

This one? Zhang Zhidong frowned, he knew that he couldn't hide it. Bowing his head slightly, Zhang Zhidong whispered: "Lafayette, the Japanese side said that once Liu Jun is eliminated in the future, Japan needs the Great Qing Kingdom to cede the Northeast, Taiwan, Liaodong and Zhejiang to Japan. ”

"Promise them, promise them." In the palace, Cixi's roar suddenly sounded.

Now is not the time to talk about conditions, and he knows that if Japan does not agree to Japan's demands, Japan will not send troops.

The Great Qing Kingdom, it's over. Hearing Cixi's roar, Zhang Zhidong closed his eyes in pain and took a few steps back.

"Micro ...... Weichen. Compliance. Zhang Zhidong's mouth trembled. After stammering his obedience, he turned and walked out.

Japan, Prime Minister's Office, Ito Hirobumi is sitting alone on the top of the Prime Minister's Office, looking at the report, this report is a secret telegram just sent by the Qing State, that is, the Qing State has agreed to all his requests, and just hopes that he can send troops to attack Liu Jun as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, now that the Qing Kingdom has agreed to our request, you see if we can send troops." Inoue Shin, who was standing on the side, asked softly, and was holding Hirobumi Ito, who was smiling all the time.

"Inoue-kun. We're going to send troops, but not now. Ito Hirobumi looked at Inoue Shin, who was looking at him, and stood up with a slight smile.

Now that the election for the prime minister has ended, Inoue Shin originally participated in the campaign with Hirobumi Ito about the prime minister in order to confuse Liaodong, and now that the election is over, there is no need for him to hide from Hirobumi Ito, and he has once again become the most important member of Hirobumi Ito's cabinet.

"My subordinates don't understand?" Inoue Xin shook his head, now that Qingguo has agreed to his own conditions, if he doesn't send troops now, once Qingguo repents, at that time, what he got will be the same as last time, and it will be in vain.

Although Liu Jun has taken most of the Qing Kingdom, his troops are still in Hebei and Shanxi, once we fight, Liu Jun can still use the railway to quickly withdraw back the troops. In this way, if we send troops, we will inevitably be severely attacked by Liu Jun. Therefore, even if we want to send troops, we will have to wait for Liu Jun to cross the Yellow River. ”

"Your Excellency Prime Minister is wise, once Liu Jun's troops cross the Yellow River, then if you want to quickly transfer troops back to Liaodong, it will not be able to do it quickly, and our powerful Imperial Navy can first annihilate the Beiyang Naval Division, and then vigorously harass the coastal areas occupied by Liu Jun, at that time, we will be able to. Hey, hey, hey. Speaking of this, Inoue Shin began to laugh.

"Yo Xi, Inoue-kun deserves to be my confidant." Hirobumi Ito smiled meaningfully.