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As long as he coughed, even the entire Qing Dynasty would have to get a cold, Ignatiev, who thought that when he stared at him, the student in front of him who had been trained by them would at least soften, but he didn't expect that Li Hongzhang turned out to be a king who ate scales. Since he couldn't scare the other party, Ignatiev had no choice but to bend to this hard-winged student.

He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "General Li, your emperor has already ascended the throne, and since the emperor is young, it is natural to nominate the king of parliament to preside over the affairs of the court." As for the Queen Mother...... As far as I know, your Great Qing Kingdom does not have such a practice of listening to politics through the curtain, and the ancestral system also strictly prohibits harem from interfering in politics. In addition, during the period when your Empress Dowager was in the curtain, not only did you lose to the Taiping rebels in the south, but even your own court was full of complaints. Moreover, the Queen Mother's return to power is not coerced by anyone, but a wise choice made by your Queen Mother herself. ”

Seeing that Li Hongzhang still didn't buy it, Ignatiev sighed, "General Li, our Tsarist Russia has always paid the most attention to friendship, and it is impossible to do the so-called backsliding. Moreover, we are only here to help your Great Qing Kingdom defend against the Taiping rebels, and we have always held an attitude of non-interference in your country's internal affairs. I can tell you very responsibly that your Queen Mother lives extremely freely in the elegant Old Summer Palace. Honestly, recuperating happily in such a magnificent royal garden is anyone's dream goal. ”

Seeing that his strategy of putting him to death and regenerating himself has obviously worked, Li Hongzhang also accepted it when he saw it. He understands that it is not okay to be a tail dog in front of the Russian allies, but it will not work to blindly use tough methods, after all, he can't really offend the Russian allies, and he still needs them.

Li Hongzhang is like a skilled actor, the original iron blue face only turned into an extremely aggrieved appearance in an instant, he even rubbed his eyes while lamenting, it seemed very uncomfortable, "Mr. Minister, it's not that Hongzhang likes to provoke right and wrong, Hongzhang's actions today are really helpless!" The loyal and righteous soldiers on the front line are not convinced...... They...... They ......"

"General Li, I know that you are our most loyal friend, and you are the pillar of the Great Qing Kingdom, without 120,000 points of suffering, you would not have made such a move." As soon as Ignatiev saw that things were slowing down, he hurriedly put on a high hat for Li Hongzhang, the officials of the Great Qing Kingdom liked this, and he would not forget it, "Old friend, we can sit down and discuss anything well." ”

"You don't know how important the Queen Mother is to the soldiers on the front line. The Queen Mother is the soul of the army who is loyal and righteous to save the **, and she is the idol that the soldiers worship in their hearts. As soon as the queen mother withdrew the curtain, the soldiers were panicked, and a large-scale mutiny was about to break out. If it weren't for Hongzhang returning to Beijing to replace the soldiers with the blood of the sea of reluctance, the outcome of the matter would be difficult to predict. Li Hongzhang looked at Ignatiev pitifully, his face full of helplessness, "The generals of the Western Front Command have all been placed under house arrest by the soldiers, including the friends of the advisory group, what can I do if I don't come back?" ”

Ignatiev shook his head with an ugly face, "Alas...... I really don't understand, your Great Qing Kingdom has reached the point of exhaustion, why are you still so keen on factional infighting? There has not yet been a formal outcome of the peace talks, and perhaps as you, General Lee, had predicted, the war will spread again. So, why can't everyone sit in the same boat for a while, and be in unison? ”

"With one heart, the country will prosper." Li Hongzhang twisted the snot that flowed out and shook it fiercely, "At this time when the country is in danger, it is even more important for the court to work together." But who is it that provokes the factional strife? ”

"General Li, something has happened, and the alternating transition of power in the imperial court is stable, this rare situation should not be broken again." Ignatiev patiently tried to convince Li Hongzhang, "General Li, as a politically minded soldier, should know the importance of stability over Yiqiē. A potential mutiny is not terrible, as long as General Lee is willing to focus on the big picture, I can ask the commander of the coalition forces, Lord Muravyov, to help you resolve the civil strife that you are loyal to save **. ”

"Phew!" Li Hongzhang secretly scolded Ignatiev in his heart, "Mr. Minister, you think about the problem too simply. The mutiny is already on the way, and the people who instigated the mutiny are all experienced guys, as long as there is a slight disturbance, it is good to say that they will rise up and go north, but if they break the tank and fall, if they suddenly pull the military horses across the Yellow River to join the red bandits, how can we end up? ”

"This ......" Li Hongzhang's nonsense made Ignatiev dumbfounded, he really didn't expect this.

Li Hongzhang got another start, and he was secretly amused in his heart. Then, he suddenly changed his tone and pointed the finger at the North-South peace talks, which he hated bitterly. He repeated the same old tune, pointing out that even if the peace talks could barely reach an end, he was afraid that not only would the Yellow River not be able to be saved, but even if the Qing Dynasty was willing to give up all its territory and simply retreat directly outside the Shanhaiguan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom might not be satisfied. Of course, Li Hongzhang did not say these words out of thin air, and he also made arguments in various aspects. In the end, a conclusion was drawn, that is, Yi Xin and his ilk engaged in such peace talks, which was purely a traitorous act and so on......

Ignatiev has long been tired of listening to Li Hongzhang's remarks, and he is even more angry with the kind of ridicule that Li Hongzhang has revealed in and out of his words. However, listening to Li Hongzhang's clichés today, he cannot but admit that what Li Hongzhang said is actually quite reasonable, because the news about the progress of the peace talks that has recently come from Putiyating is indeed not very optimistic, and there are precisely certain problems that Li Hongzhang expected. But who is to blame for this? If we hadn't listened to you guys who were full of wealth and shouted in unison that the people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should get rid of the hooligans and villains, that is, the stinky mud legs in the countryside who don't know a single word and are full of grass and flowers, how could we despise them? Speaking of which, it's all these big pigtails who are in trouble.

Li Hongzhang saw that Ignatiev was speechless, and his courage became even stronger. He pointed out once again that the most important issue today is not peace talks, but to make real preparations for war. "Of course, the peace talks are now complete, and it is obviously unrealistic not to continue the talks. However, if there is no strong cooperation on the battlefield, relying only on a few sharp mouths, I am afraid that it will only be a bamboo basket to draw water. He went back to his words.

"That's right, it's to prepare for war. In the secret letters sent to you by the coalition headquarters, we have repeatedly stated that peace talks are not the goal, but that we are trying to gain sufficient time to prepare for war. But what about you, General Li? Ignatiev took over Li Hongzhang's words, "but at such an important juncture, he has created a big trouble for us." ”

"Trouble?" Li Hongzhang smiled hehehe, "Mr. Minister, the trouble is caused by you. Who can bring down our Queen Mother without your help? If you want to prepare for the war, if you want to consolidate the Jiangshan Sheji of my Qing Dynasty, the only way is to ask our Queen Mother to re-hang the curtain, and there is no other way. ”

Looking at Li Hongzhang's weird look, Ignatiev really wanted to punch this ungrateful dog slave a few times before he could relieve his anger. However, he only smiled helplessly on his face, and shrugged his shoulders again, "General Li, I can't answer your request now, and I can't answer you." ”

Li Hongzhang also spread out his hands and shrugged his shoulders, and smiled indifferently, "So, can I go back to the defense ground now and reply to those ignorant soldiers like this?" ”

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