In Beijing City, Shifeng, the big man of the military aircraft yamen, received a telegram from the governor of Qin, who was the commander of the military affairs in northern Vietnam, and it was said that the governor had gone to inspect the local folk customs and customs, and he would wait for the official residence! This made Prince Li scratch his head, and he also guessed what the newcomer Governor meant, and he was not thinking the same as Scholar Zuo.

This Qin Kai is really bold, the queen mother's will actually do these tricks, and immediately asked Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department to redraft a telegram, urging the new governor of Liangguang to immediately cease fighting, and the scholar Zuo on the side interjected at this time" "Lord, you might as well slow down, and everyone will come to discuss it in a hundred gatherings, and then make a decision......"

"Why?" "Shi Feng is a little confused, is this Zuo scholar also a little confused, this kind of thing still needs to be discussed, take a telegram to urge and leave!

Zuo Zongtang took out two newspapers from his sleeve and handed them to Shi Feng, "I don't expect this Qin Fierce Wind's ability to do it all!" ”

Shi Feng took the newspaper, one was "Fujian New Newspaper", and the other was the British's "Declaration", but the content was a large report on the victory of the Qing army in northern Vietnam, and after looking at it, Shi Feng's face turned a little green, "Lord Zuo, what does Governor Qin mean by this?" Is it to cause chaos in our military aircraft department? ”

"Otherwise," Zuo Zongtang immediately denied this judgment, "Set conjecture, Qin Liefeng's thoughts should be the same as the Queen Mother, and he also hopes to complete the peace talks as much as possible, the more painful the French are beaten, do you say the more the French want peace talks?" ”

“…… What does Zuo-sama mean? ”

"Lord Wang, I estimate that if anyone is in a hurry to negotiate peace now, this infamy will be decided in the future! You have to think about it carefully," Zuo Zongtang naturally strongly opposed the compromise attitude of this imperial court, but he is also powerless now, fortunately, the progress of the war in northern Vietnam seems to be very smooth, but the news is sent from northern Vietnam by manpower, and it is really not easy to know the real news.

Shi Feng pondered for a while, and also tasted some taste, if the north of Vietnam has been spreading good news, who will negotiate peace, it is really a black cauldron! His head turned around a few times, but he didn't have an idea, "Lord Zuo, how should I deal with this matter?" ”

"Respond to all changes with the same, the news arrives, and then make a decision!" ”

, "The Queen Mother's ......"

"As long as the terms of the peace agreement are signed, the Queen Mother doesn't care about anything else, but this is a felony against the will of the Lord, there is the Governor of Qin over there, Lord Wang, you will leave with one eye closed, just afraid" Zuo Zongtang thought of a person, if Lord Li, who was desperately an official, walked into Beijing, these princes and nobles would not be his opponents!

"Afraid of what?" Shi Feng was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood what Scholar Zuo was worried about, but he had already made up his mind, even if he wanted to sign the peace treaty, Li Zhongtang would handle it, and he would never interfere with whether the peace contract was signed well or not.

This battle in front of him is closely related to himself, and he does not seek a big victory over the French, but he must not suffer defeat, otherwise the sixth prince will be an example in front of him......

Soon, the official residence of the Governor of Liangguang temporarily located in Guilin Prefecture received a telegram from the Military Aircraft Department ordering the immediate implementation of the Empress Dowager's truce request, but Zhao Liewen, who stayed behind, replied to the Military Aircraft Department a few days later, saying that the military situation on the front line was urgent, and asked what to do if the French took the initiative to attack us!

Shi Feng received the telegram, and he also had a black line, this is not nonsense, the queen mother said that it was a truce, naturally to show the sincerity of our peace negotiations in the Qing Dynasty, if the French insist on going to war, they will not be defeated and return to Guangxi, then the position where their butts have not yet been hot will not be changed again, but he did not have the final say on this resolution, and immediately convened several ministers of military aircraft to discuss, discuss, and study, and after a telegram, a telegram was sent to the Governor of Qin in Guilin Mansion again, "......, our truce is really a sign of sincerity...... If you take the initiative to attack with the French ** team, stick to your position and don't stir up disputes"

After Zhao Liewen saw the call, he also had a black line on his face, this yamen in charge of the first affairs actually made such an idiotic decision, he also understood that this was the meaning of the upper class, it seems that those people at the top of the Qing Dynasty really don't know what they think, France is a mountain wolf, is it possible that the Qing Dynasty is determined to do that Dongguo!

However, in the telegram of the military aircraft Yamen coming and going, he sniffed out a trace of unusual meaning, although he kept urging the ceasefire all the time, there was no time set, and he did not make any clear statement on this matter, it was obvious that the public opinion offensive formulated by himself and the governor of Qin had played a role! ,

On the same day, the telegram of the third great victory was sent to the military aircraft, Liu Yongfu of the Guangxi Gui Army, the "Cuizi Army", the Huai Army Su Yuanchun, and the Governor of Qin besieged Langran County, and the Seventh Brigade of the French Expeditionary Force desperately broke through, and our army was forced to exchange fire, and the French Major General Purgen was killed, killing and capturing more than 3,300 French soldiers.

As soon as this news came to Shifeng's hands, he was also very happy, this Langran County was conquered, which means that the north of Vietnam has recovered all from the first line of Bac Ninh, and the scholar Zuo has analyzed, once the first line of Bac Ninh is recovered, the Qing army can advance directly to Hanoi, and retreat will be safe and worry-free, and for him, this military aircraft is in the battle of Yi Shuai, and he is commanded by Qin Kai, the governor of Liangguang, who knows the soldiers, this is a stroke of genius, and the situation of the war is reversed in one fell swoop.

He hurriedly reported the news to the prince of Taishang Military Aircraft Alcohol Yirang, and as soon as he went out, he was chased down by Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department on duty, and the person who came hurriedly held a telegram, "Prince, Prince, Great Victory, Great Victory!" ”

In the past few days, Shifeng has been dizzy by the word "great victory", and it seems that today is a double happiness. It's a good thing to be the chief military aircraft minister, seeing that Zhang Jing who came over is out of breath, he is somewhat disdainful, isn't it just another good news from the front line, how can he run like this......

"Why? So rushed! ”

, "Lord Wang, Jia Sheng!" What a victory! The sky estimates the Qing Dynasty, the heaven estimates the prince! "Zhang Jing who came to the throne was also promoted by Shifeng, naturally I know that this is not easy to come by, but I didn't expect that after the prince took the throne, the situation changed abruptly, and the war was smooth sailing, today's news can definitely push the prestige of the prince to the position of the most capable minister of military aircraft in the Qing Dynasty.

Shi Feng got the information, his eyes almost popped out at that time, and his voice was completely out of tune, and he looked at it carefully a few times before asking, "Have you ever confirmed it?" ”

"Lord Wang, the lower official also feels that the matter is important, and he has already confirmed with the Governor of Qin, because of the field battle in the hinterland of northern Vietnam, it is not easy for the news to be transmitted, and it is only here today!"

Shi Feng's brain was already a little short at the moment, walking back and forth with a telegram but unable to say a word, the field annihilation of 15,000 French ** people, the defeat of three French brigades, plus the previous telegram, the army led by Feng Zicai defeated a brigade of the French army, and the French army in northern Vietnam was almost useless.

However, these two good news, but he was pushed to the forefront of the foreman, the minister of military aircraft, the queen mother was bent on quickly resolving the war in northern Vietnam, and now the situation in northern Vietnam is indeed a great victory, even if he is a prince who does not know soldiers, he also knows how good this situation is, how much face this can give the Qing Dynasty.

Since the defeat of Xianfeng Ye to the Westerners, although it has been thirty years, but that is a grudge that cannot be erased by the Qing Dynasty, although now the Westerners are also very polite to the Celestial Empire, but the arrogance behind that politeness, how can smart people not understand, and this big victory, obviously let the imperial court regain the dignity discarded in the past, although this came a little late! And he will gain supreme glory because of this victory.

However, the reward for this Qin armor can be described as a big problem, and I don't know how to calculate this credit, you know, Xu Yanxu, the former political envoy of Guangxi, was immediately promoted to the governor of Guangxi because the Gui army killed 150 French soldiers on the front line, but this matter is not in a hurry to consider.

However, even after this big victory, the Queen Mother's will will must be implemented to the letter! Shi Feng made up his mind and hurried to the mansion of Prince Yihuan.

This news doesn't need to be spread at all, it is a big sieve in the capital, and after half a day, the city will be full of wind and rain and clear streams, and they recommended Xu Yanxu,

Tang Jiong's two big officials, as a result, the whole country was shocked by the defeat, and they didn't dare to speak out.

Fortunately, Qingliu bigwigs Li Hongzao, Zhang Peilun, and Chen Baochen also recommended Qin Kai, the governor of Liangguang who is now in full swing, and now this situation seems to have reversed the outcome of the Sino-French war in one fell swoop.

The excerpts of the Qingliu people immediately filled the military aircraft department, all of which denounced the content of the peace negotiations and demanded the decisive battle of the front-line plane.

And Li Zhongtang, who had just arrived in Beijing to prepare to negotiate with the French minister Toligu and the special envoy Badeno, was also shocked by the news, and that night, he urgently summoned Hurd to discuss in the mansion, and Hurd was also greatly surprised by such a reversal in the war situation in northern Vietnam, which means that there will be another powerful force rising in the Qing Kingdom!

After the two discussed, Hurd proposed that Britain, Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungary, and Italy jointly mediate the conflict between China and France, Li Zhongtang naturally understands very well that under the current circumstances, if he wants to forcibly sign the original Sino-French treaty, although that thing can get the approval of the Queen Mother, but his infamy can be relegated, he naturally has to find another way to shirk responsibility, undoubtedly, multinational mediation is the best choice. ,

At the morning meeting the next day, Prince Shifeng, Prince Yiwei, and Prince Yigu met with Lord Li Zhongtang, who presided over the peace talks, and these three princes and county kings did not sleep all night last night......

How sad it is that the affairs of the state should be compromised to the minds of a certain man, let alone an extremely incompetent ruler! An old woman who has struggled all her life for power, absolute power!

However, this is indeed an indisputable fact, a sad reality......

After reporting on the war situation in northern Vietnam, he specifically explained that these victories were achieved before the empress dowager's truce, and the current situation in northern Vietnam is still not clear, and it should be the Qing army's absolute upper hand.

Li Hongzhang on the side immediately started to play, "Bac Ninh has been restored, even if the French want to change the terms discussed before, there is no condition for them to change it now, and if we want to add terms, I am afraid that it will cause controversy among the French, so the war in North Vietnam may continue for several months,

Even a year, it will consume a lot of military spending! ”

The middle-aged woman behind the curtain was obviously quite satisfied, for this Zhongtang lord knew what she meant, this battle in the north of Vietnam had been fought for more than two years, even if the capable Qin Kai beat the French back, it was just a restoration of the original state, for the Qing Dynasty, the loss was real money, and the military expenditure alone in two years was nearly 30 million taels, and the materials lost in the defeat were even more numerous.

Obviously, for Cixi, not continuing to lose the silver of the treasury is the greatest result of reaching a peace agreement, and the unbelievable idea that a military victory is completely impossible to bring these benefits swayed these important officials of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Zhongtang's mention was immediately recognized by the prince and the prince of the county.

The Yehenala clan behind the curtain was also very satisfied with the harmony in the court, and soon the final traitorous decision of the Qing Dynasty was formulated, and Li Zhongtang threw out the mediation plan of Britain, Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in real time, and the Englishman Hurd was entrusted with the important task of representing the interests of the Qing State and participating in the negotiations with France because he had participated in the secret negotiations with France in advance.

In this case, Li Zhongtang proposed that he and the Minister of National Affairs, Yi Gu, be the plenipotentiary representatives, and that no other people should be arranged to participate in the negotiations.

Yizhu was very dissatisfied with Li Zhongtang's behavior of pulling his own back, but he should have participated in it in a reasonable way, and the original plan to pull Zeng Jize to do coolies failed, and he was pulled by Li Zhongtang instead, he naturally understood that in the current situation, it was definitely wronged to negotiate with the French, and he didn't understand why this Li Zhongtang was desperately rushing forward.

After weighing it, he secretly wrote down Li Zhongtang's calculations for himself this time, and said very shamefully that he was a novice in dealing with foreigners, and this negotiation was all based on Lord Zhongtang.

This morning's morning meeting, a policy based on betraying national interests was formulated, and all the sieves that leaked news in the court chose xìng to filter the content of this morning meeting, even like Li Hongzao, the boss of Qingliu, only sighed after getting the news1

Closed the door to the study to read a clear heart.

On March 25, the five-nation conference on the mediation of the Sino-French war led by the British had been held in Beijing for three consecutive days, and the French minister Tuoligu and the special envoy Badeno were a little unbelievable about the terms of the final agreement proposed by Li Zhongtang after receiving the content of the final agreement, which made the two immediately realize the compromise attitude of the Qing government on the issue of northern Vietnam.

What is not obtained on the battlefield must be obtained from the negotiating table, and the two naturally did not hesitate to increase the weight of the "Sino-French New Testament" on the control of northern Vietnam, and even put forward a tabletable for the withdrawal of the Qing army, "And the latest news that the two French ** team got, if the Qing army does not withdraw" The expeditionary force led by Lieutenant General Guba could not run at all, and they were all surrounded in Hanoi Province!

Since the Chinese people have come up to show their attitude, it is great, the two French began to press step by step, little by little from the hands of this Zhongtang lord who was "three thousand miles away looking for a feudal marquis", and the tariffs for opening the two treaty ports in Guangxi and Yunnan changed from 3 percent to 5 percent free, to a ridiculous value of only 2.5 percent, "............,

As for the timetable for the withdrawal of troops, Li Zhongtang really can't control it, because to send the order from Beijing City to the front line in northern Vietnam, the longest will take more than 40 days, and it is impossible for the French to put forward the blade heaven to be realized, otherwise he will also consider agreeing, since it is a withdrawal, it doesn't matter the time.

On the issue of prisoners of war, the French even demanded the unconditional release of all prisoners of war, and in return, the French side would also release a small number of poor prisoners, the vast majority of whom were captured during the first defeat of the Qing army and the Vietnamese army......

All the conditions are negotiated almost word by word, the French have to squeeze out almost every word of interests, and now the absolute military defeat makes it impossible for them to propose more new terms, so all the points of interest in these terms that have been made must be repeatedly evaluated!

The news of the mediation between the five countries, Qin Kai naturally knew it as soon as possible, this history ...... It has made him a little puzzled, originally in history, after the victory of Zhennanguan, the Russians, who were the allies of the British and the French, who should have repeatedly mediated the commercial interests of China, and now they have come out of the five countries to mediate, is it because of their own explosive combat power that makes these powers have the idea of intervening in the affairs of China?

However, the only thing he knew was that the intervention of these powers had a significant impact on the Qing Dynasty,

There will definitely be no benefit to himself who controls the north of the country, not to mention that he has another extremely important thing to do.

Minister Schleier, who is an old friend, suddenly sent a telegram to Qin Kai this time, giving him the content of the mediation completely, Qin Kai smiled and said nothing, it seems that the Germans are also looking for agents in the East, and the incompetent Qing government, as long as it understands people, will understand its decay and incompetence.

As soon as Qiē entered the final stage, when the entire Qing bureaucracy was speechless about the mediation of the five countries that had lost their power and humiliated the country, Qin Kai, the governor of Liangguang from the front line in northern Vietnam and now with great prestige, suddenly came to the table, asking for a decisive battle with France, resisting the peace talks, and attached the "Ten Strategies for Pingyue" with the accompanying chapter, formulating a number of strategies, claiming to be able to completely drive the French into the sea!

This letter immediately set up a thousand huge waves in the court, and the Qing Dynasty did not dare to speak, and the governor of Qin said it all in one mouth, and he was stunned! @。