Chapter 266 Waiting for the Final Victory

An hour later, Prince Li Shi Duo and Zuo Zongtang appeared outside the palace with a depressed face, Shi Duo wanted to make some capital in this matter, and he, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, a new official, naturally needed some political achievements to decorate the façade, and there was no doubt that this war victory was the best news.

However, as soon as the queen mother mentioned this matter, the middle-aged fù woman behind the curtain was silent, but the little emperor was quite interested in this news, and the 13-year-old little emperor was interested in fighting and killing, but he didn't have the slightest right to speak.

The sleek Prince Li immediately diverted the topic, and soon came out with Zuo Zongtang, and after coming out, even a military idiot like Shi Duo understood that the current opportunity was very favorable, so he took Zuo Zongtang to meet the "Taishang Military Aircraft" Prince Yixun.

Yi Xun is not interested in suspending Li Zhongtang's peace talks with the French, since the Queen Mother has already approved the excerpt, there is no need for him to find this uncomfortable, Prince Li Shiduo naturally understands what this eldest brother means, he has already pondered this truth, now is not the time to talk about this contract......

"Seventh prince, you see, this Li Zhongtang doesn't look at the Prime Minister's Yamen when he does this, and in the future, our relatives will have no place more and more!"

After thinking about it, when his sixth brother Yixun was in the position of military discipline foreman, the prime minister's yamen arranged to negotiate with the French was also the first-class Yiyong Marquis Zeng Jize, but the French minister Tuo Ligu did not meet now, and dared to take another path in Li Zhongtang.

What's wrong with Li Zhongtang, it seems that he didn't inform the newly appointed prime minister, minister of national affairs, and the prince of the county, so he quickly started talking with the French, which is not a good sign...... thinks that Li Zhongtang is respectful in front of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother often praises him for his loyalty to the country, but this thing is not authentic.

Yi Xun looked at Zuo Zongtang, a scholar of Dongge University who came with Shi Duo, this old minister knows that the soldiers are known to the world, and he also asked about the war in North Vietnam at the moment, and he was also quite excited to hear it, his father Daoguang Ye brought foreigners to Changde to avoid disaster at that time, at that time, he was also a teenager, but that bump was a deep memory.

The disrespect of foreigners to the Qing Dynasty, this is the most criticized thing for the Manchu Dynasty relatives and nobles, and which series of treaties signed 30 years ago, these relatives and nobles have not been taken seriously, and now the situation of Beiyang power is difficult to change, this is mainly because the Eight Banners Army on which the Qing Dynasty relied has already been completely rotten, but in this world, it is still necessary to sit, not relying on the Huai Army, it is really not good.

Moreover, after the Huai army set a precedent for this brave soldier, this formation and training of brave soldiers has become a common practice, and the brave soldiers of the governors of various provinces are already the pillars of the Qing Dynasty, and they can no longer shake this system! However, the overstepping of the authority of the feudal officials is indeed the most concerned issue in Beijing...... According to what Shi Duo said, Li Zhongtang was really suspected of overstepping his authority.

He immediately sent someone to find Yixuan, an old man who still belongs to the new generation in the power structure of the court, has always given people the feeling that he is not very bold and loyal to the Lord, so this time it was a coincidence, from the Imperial Minister's inner court idle official to the Prime Minister's Minister of National Affairs, and dealing with foreigners, that is, to be loyal to the Lord!

Yixuan, who is still a county prince, naturally can't talk nonsense in front of these two iron-hat princes, so he carefully figured out what the two princes meant, and he had some ideas in his heart.

His second son has been quite close to the brother named Pan Bosheng these days, this Pan Gongzi he knows, he is the person of Qin Kai, the minister of Nanyang, this is not taking the opportunity of his second son to take a concubine, he sent two authentic paintings of Song Huizong and five thousand taels of silver.

And this Governor of Qin, who has a generous shot, even in a place where Beijing merchants gather, is very rare, but more importantly, this Lord Qin is really capable and can do things.

The back garden of his old mansion has not been carefully repaired since his father's time, and as soon as his own house is clear, Pan Bosheng sent someone to find the best craftsmen in Beijing to take care of it, and it can be seen that this Governor Qin is really married to himself. This life is not just to enjoy a happy life, but if you don't have money, you can't be happy by playing.

A few days ago, the Queen Mother was depressed, and the palace and the palace were all tossed around, and even the chief manager of Li Da, who knew the Queen Mother best, was out of the fold for a while, as the former minister of the Imperial Palace, the yellow belt who often walked around in front of the Queen Mother, Yi Xuan, who had just made steady progress, naturally wanted to show loyalty in this matter, but he couldn't do it. ,

As a result, as soon as his second son talked to this Pan Gongzi, two days later, Qin Kai sent a telegram, saying that there was some novelty to give to the prince of the county...... Yi Liang thought about it, isn't this the method given by the Governor of Qin, the Queen Mother doesn't like it, I think it's not fun in the palace all day, after all, those big dramas and juggling in the palace have long been tired, and what I want is this freshness.

When the things came, it was Qin Kai who sent someone to complete a set of photographic equipment from a German businessman, and what made Yixuan even more relieved was that the governor had thought it so carefully and hired a female photographer who was guaranteed by the German minister. This Western photography, Yixuan is not unaware, but he can put such a set of things in order, and even send people and machines to the root of the imperial city, he has never had that idea.

Whether this method can be done, Yixuan is not very sure in his heart, as a result, he sent things into the palace, and after two days, Li Lianying came to him happily, saying that the Queen Mother was very satisfied with his intentions, and the German female photographer was also named a female official by the Queen Mother, and was kept in the palace.

Yesterday, a telegram from Qin Kai was suddenly sent, asking him to help delay the signing of the contract with the French, and the reason was also very reasonable...... Isn't this the place to deal with foreigners, and I still have to help with this little favor!

He knew about this peace with the French, but he didn't care much about it, the former prime minister Yixun asked Zeng Jize to talk with the French minister, but the progress was slow, and they talked for several months, intermittently, the French were deflated in naval battles at these times, and some of the harsh conditions of the first premise naturally had no confidence, so there was no follow-up.

At this time, I went to Prince Alcohol's Mansion to know that Li Zhongtang had already negotiated terms with the French, but he didn't even say hello to himself about this matter...... Although I, the prime minister and minister of national affairs, have just taken office, I don't think I can ignore myself like this!

As soon as these three princes and the prince of the county discussed, naturally the prince of alcohol came to take the idea, which dealt with the French, and the two princes were naturally unhappy to work hard, so the prince of the county was invited to preside over it, and invited the first-class Yiyong Marquis Zeng Jize to help, and set up a platform.

The three of them hit it off and began to discuss when to enter the palace to mention this matter to the Queen Mother.

Later, Prince Yixun, Prince Shiduo, and Prince Yixuan hurriedly went out into the palace to fight for the rights of the nobles, and Zuo Zongtang on the side was actually the most depressed corner sè today, these princes and county kings were thinking about maintaining the status of the nobles, and he, a scholar, just came to play soy sauce!

However, he had already seen through the things of the Qing Dynasty, and he didn't care about looking at it again, these descendants of Aixin Jueluo, those eyes only looked at the empty power in the court, and they didn't realize that this empire was full of holes.

Since the resignation of Yixun, the management of the prime minister's national affairs yamen, which has no experience and ability to deal with foreigners, has been given the power of a country's foreign affairs...... The authority in the court has to be held by the descendants of Aixin Jueluo, so that these relatives and nobles can rest assured.

I think back then, I saw the people in misery, joined the army, these years of the southern conquest and the northern war, from the northwest to the northwest, followed by their own Hunan army children, many of them buried in other places, I didn't expect that the court was actually controlled by these people who did business for their own sake and took the interests of the country, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart and went out.

Tianjin Zhili Governor Yamen, Li Zhongtang is also convening staff discussions, his news in the court is much better than Qin Kai, for the newly established military aircraft Yamen team, Prince Alcohol Yiyun has become higher than the military aircraft Yamen, this, he has long expected that the relationship with Prince Alcohol in the past can be counted, this will enter Beijing and send someone to send 20,000 taels of tribute.

However, the news he just got made him a little angry, the day before yesterday, he attacked the queen mother to ask for the will, which made these relatives and nobles very jealous, and even led by Prince Yixun, who asked to transfer this matter to the prime minister's affairs yamen for disposal, and I don't know how these relatives and nobles said that the queen mother, anyway, now that the news is here, the final resolution made by the queen mother is really jaw-dropping. ,

Obviously, Cixi also thought about the nobles who put forward the hope that the Manchus would preside over the negotiations under a rather favorable situation, and the current Qing Dynasty, the generals who can conquer and fight are basically Han Chinese, and the Han people account for more than half of the capable ministers who are in charge of affairs abroad.

This situation is also a moment and a half can not be changed, the children of the noble family, born with hardcore crops, receiving monthly money, the children of the Eight Banners in the capital are not fighting for ability and knowledge, but better than this who has a cricket, who has that clever starling, whose children do not go not to play tea circles, thrushes, then even if they are not the children of the flag people, the children of the eight classics are planning errands, but they will be laughed at.

In the flag cities around the country, the children of the Eight Banners have long become a pool of stagnant water, and they are not allowed to leave the flag city at will for life, and the way out for the men in the family is to become the Eight Banners Army in the future...... The national armed force that is now rotten to the roots, and there is a limit to the number of people, if you learn the craft, you will be despised by the banner people, and the orthodox way of life is to be an idiot who enjoys the superiority of the flag people.

Now, the advice put forward by Prince Alcohol is very pertinent, and it will create some opportunities for the children of our banner people to experience...... Cixi naturally let this brother-in-law and the prince handle it, but Li Zhongtang had already agreed to it, and the middle-aged woman thought about it for a while and issued a strange decree.

“…… The Prime Minister, Minister of National Affairs, and the Minister of Beiyang, Li Zhongtang, were instructed to preside over the contract with France...... You can negotiate the terms on your own and submit them to the Military Aircraft Department for consideration, and you must reach a treaty as much as possible to save us from the trouble of the Qing Army! ”

This decree allowed the two ministers to negotiate their own diplomatic negotiations, and the final ruling power was granted to Prince Yiyun!

After getting this news, Li Zhongtang was really a little surprised, but he quickly understood the reason why the relatives and nobles were in the way, and he convened his staff to discuss the matter today, naturally for the sake of this Sino-French agreement, in fact, he had already negotiated with the French consul Frouneau.

Regarding the results of the consultations, even French Prime Minister Jouferry, who was thousands of miles away, replied at the first moment, "Zhongtang is a famous minister of the country, and he is deeply experienced, and he has seen the same public interests and future affairs of the two countries as my generation......

Seeing this telegram, Li Zhongtang naturally understood the reason why the French prime minister admired him, in order to achieve the requirements of the Queen Mother to end the war in North Vietnam, of course, among them, there was a plan he had already planned, North Vietnam, the Huai army could not win, then no one else should be able to win, especially the current cutting-edge governor of Qin.

From Zhang Shusheng to the praise of the officers of the Beiyang Naval Division for this Qin governor, he saw the growth of a potential threat, this young governor who grew almost with his own hands, plundered an amazing political capital on the battlefield of northern Vietnam, and when he thought about it, he felt a little incredible.

Moreover, the Qingliu faction that stood opposite him in the past has now clearly stood behind Qin Kai, and it is obvious that this is deliberately done by this Qin governor, although the military strength of the Nanyang system is far from reaching the level that can threaten him, but he clearly understands that there are only two ways to deal with potential threats - strangle or take it for his own use.

This Qin Liefeng, before, he had tried to collect it for his own use, but it was obviously unsuccessful, and now it was time to contain it, although it seemed a little late! Therefore, he played a three-step chess piece at once, and the two-step chess pieces of the French peace talks and the competition for the governor of Guangxi have been put down, but they have not yet produced results, so the progress must be accelerated.

Compared with the historical "Treaty of Lifu", due to the destruction of the French Far East Fleet, Consul Frouno still had a very good control over the content of the terms, and the strong wording such as reparations and withdrawal proposed by the French minister Delgou was replaced by tactful negotiations between the two sides.

France waived its demand for reparations, but at the same time demanded that the Qing give up any intention of paying reparations, and did not even mention the bereavement of the French soldiers.

However, on the issue of the suzerain, Frouno still insisted that Vietnam become a vassal state of both sides at the same time, which is obviously one of the legal bases for the French to rule the current southern region of Vietnam and the newly occupied areas. ,

Zhou Fu and Zhang Shusheng were all solemn after a few circulations, in this treaty, the rights and interests of the Qing State in northern Vietnam were greatly restricted, and they lost half of the land of the vassal state, if the army was defeated, it was a last resort, but in fact, the news from Wu Changqing in northern Vietnam, the Qing army had made good progress militarily, and they naturally understood that Lord Zhongtang did this with the idea of killing two birds with one stone.

The two glanced at each other, and naturally had no objection to this, how could Lord Zhongtang and this Qin Liefeng be on the bar this time, although they guessed some, but this kind of thing was not within the scope of their subordinates' consideration, and soon passed this treaty, and rushed to Beijing by Zhou Fu Starry Night, and sent the contract to Sun Yuwen!

On March 6, undoubtedly the craziest day in northern Vietnam, more than 3,000 remnants of the 4th Brigade and 11th Brigade of the defeated French Expeditionary Force in the Baiqiling Theater south of Bac Ninh unexpectedly entered the firepower network constructed by two preset positions on the way to desperately escape.

Seeing the two-mile outer guard engaged the other main force of the expeditionary force, this obviously gave these French soldiers the last crazy motivation, but after a long flight of seven or eight kilometers, most of the French troops were exhausted, and Major General Bō and Major General Sailer personally supervised the battle and launched a final offensive against the improvised defensive line arranged by Zhang Kui.

This was almost a desperate posture pressed by the whole army, but in the way of fleeing, at most half of the 3,000 people still had weapons, but when they saw the stabbing of the reinforcements, everyone pounced in a completely irregular formation...... As a result, from 600 meters, the firing from the opposite firing point caused huge casualties to the French remnants.

The French army scattered more and more, and soon completely lost the formation of the attack, and quickly fell apart at a position of more than 300 meters!

Zhang Kui immediately ordered a counter-charge, and completely dispersed this group of routs in one fell swoop, and the surrendered French soldiers who raised their hands could be seen everywhere in the wasteland, which made Ma Yun of the 2nd Association and 1st Battalion, who had not fought in positional warfare, grin, and his men could take prisoners everywhere with guns, and everywhere you could see the prisoners escorted by nurses and soldiers returning to the team.

And half an hour later, Zhou Ruidong, Ma Long and other troops who were pursuing the French army also arrived, and for Zhang Kui to sit here and reap the profits, these people didn't have time to think about it, the only brigade of the French in front of them was in front of them, to eat or not to eat! RO@。