"What? You say the capital has been recovered? "Xuanhua Mansion, Empress Dowager Cixi asked in shock after receiving the letter sent back by Xiao Dezi.

"Qiyu Empress Dowager, Wang Sirui did say this in the letter to the Empress Dowager, and Xiao Dezi also sent someone to the capital to investigate, which has basically confirmed the content of Wang Sirui's letter, but it is ......" Prince Duan Zaiyi reported, his face couldn't help showing a trace of joy, he could finally return to the capital, and he no longer had to stay in this broken place to be wronged.

"Just what?" Originally, Cixi was quite happy to hear it, but Zai Yi's words made her heart slammed, and she secretly said that there should be no more moths, right?

"Most of the capital has been recovered, but there are still sporadic gunshots in the city, and according to Xiao Dezi, Wang Sirui suffered heavy casualties in this battle, even if he can completely wipe out the remnants of the capital, I am afraid he will not be able to hold the capital." Zai Yi said as he presented the letter from Wang Sirui and Xiao Dezi to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Li Lianying, who had been standing beside the Empress Dowager Cixi, walked to Zaiyi's side, took the two letters in Zaiyi's hand, opened the letters in front of everyone below, and after confirming that there was no problem, she returned to Cixi's side and handed the two letters to the Empress Dowager Cixi together.

In a matter of hours, Cixi read the two letters.

There was a little pride in my heart, but more worry.

Wang Sirui is indeed capable, which the Empress Dowager Cixi does not deny.

What others can't do, he Wang Sirui has done. The final time given by the Empress Dowager Cixi to Wang Sirui was to recover the capital within three months, although there was a delay in the middle, but so far it has only been two and a half months to recover the capital.

It stands to reason that the country has such a capable person, and the court should be happy.

But in Cixi's view, this is precisely what worries her most.

After all, Wang Sirui is a Han man, and Cixi can't completely reassure him.

Moreover, Wang Sirui was born in the wild road and didn't like to play cards according to routines, so he couldn't let the Empress Dowager Cixi trust Wang Sirui as if she trusted Li Hongzhang.

Therefore, on the question of how to treat Wang Sirui, Cixi was in a dilemma.

"You've all read the contents of this letter, so let's share your thoughts!" After a long time, Cixi put down the two letters, looked at the princes and relatives below and asked.

Although she knew that these people were not good rulers, at least their loyalty was fine, at least they knew what it meant to be cold.

Although Cixi would not have taken their advice for sure, multiple people would have one more reference, wouldn't they?

"The ministers are ignorant, please ask the Queen Mother to make it clear!" Zai Yi and others pleaded guilty again and again.

The contents of the letter range from refreshing to rebellious to rebellious. Wang Sirui, a brainless young man, dared to talk nonsense, and they, the princes and relatives, would never dare to talk nonsense before they understood the mind of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Okay, put away your set, behind closed doors today, it's all our own family, we can say whatever we have, even if it's wrong, it doesn't matter." The Empress Dowager Cixi knows the thoughts of this group of people, but she is very helpless, she likes this group of people like this, and being a shrewd and capable person will make her angry.

"Empress Dowager Qi, the minister has words!" Wang Wenshao, Minister of Military Aircraft, stepped forward first.

After all, this defeat is the responsibility of their military aircraft department, although in fact the responsibility is not great, but after all, in the name of the military aircraft department, now Wang Wenshao can only stand up and express his opinion.

As for the result, Wang Wenshao no longer had the heart to think about it so much.

"Speak!" Cixi looked at Wang Wenshao, and then at the other ministers, feeling a little helpless, but also a little moved.

Helplessly, there are so many Manchu brothers, and no one dares to be the first to stand up and speak. What is touching is that since the foreigners entered Beijing, Wang Wenshao has been following her, even ignoring her family, and now Wang Wenshao is the first to stand up.

"Queen Mother, in my heart, the minister really wants to scold Wang Sirui, as a member of the court from the second grade, but he is responsible for the ambition of others and destroys the prestige of his family. But logically speaking, the minister can't open this mouth. After this war, what was the combat effectiveness of the army? We already know that Wang Sirui sees this point very accurately, and if he continues to fight, it will not do any good to the Qing Dynasty, but will drag the Qing Dynasty into the abyss.

And since the foreigners want to force the imperial court to negotiate with them, now that we have the initiative, why don't we force the foreigners to negotiate in turn? Chen felt that if he could resolve this military disaster at the lowest cost, it would naturally be great.

Therefore, the minister agreed with Wang Sirui's opinion and started negotiations with the foreigners as soon as possible to force them to withdraw their troops. Wang Wenshao said his thoughts.

Wang Sirui did not say so much detail in the letter, Wang Sirui's original words were only two sentences, the headquarters of the coalition forces has been captured by us, our troops have suffered heavy casualties, and there is no strength to fight again, we should take this opportunity to start negotiations with the foreigners as soon as possible, and the ministers are willing to ask for orders to take charge of this matter, and the foreigners will be withdrawn at the lowest cost.

Like the internal situation of the foreigners, as well as the baggage problem of the southern coalition army, Wang Sirui did not say a word in this regard.

For Wang Sirui, his talent has leaked enough, and if he shows his strategic vision, it will be bad.

The Qing soldiers were not beaten, and the new army was completely annihilated, although there was still Yuan Shikai's Wuwei Right Army, but those thousands of people were useless, and the tens of thousands of new troops were gone, was it difficult for Yuan Shikai to go directly to death?

The Empress Dowager Cixi, who originally had illusions, actually understood the moment the foreigners entered the capital, and they couldn't beat the foreigners at all.

"Empress Dowager, the minister has objections." Zai Yi suddenly stood up and said.

"Speak!"

"The minister generally agrees with the king's opinion, but on some details, the minister has different opinions. Negotiation is possible, but the person in charge must not be Wang Sirui. In addition, Wang Sirui's words had the intention of asking the imperial court to allow him to expand the army, and the minister felt that the six battalions of the newly organized Gyeonggi Army could be reorganized into a new army, which would be temporarily commanded by Wang Sirui. At the same time, he was ordered to write out a new method of army training, and after the foreigners withdrew from the army, this method would be used to promote it throughout the country and enhance the combat strength of the army. Zai Yi said.

'Despicable! Wang Wenshao scolded secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any displeasure on the surface.

Although Zai Yi didn't say it explicitly, the meaning in his voice was already obvious, and everyone present knew it.

The reorganization into a new army means that the troops in Wang Sirui's hands have turned from a miscellaneous army to a regular ace army.

At the same time, induce Wang Sirui to hand over the training method, so that he can negotiate with the foreigners, and after the incident is resolved, Wang Sirui will be arranged for a higher position, as for what position, this will be said later, but at least it is a position of the second grade, and even from the first product is also possible.

Of course, in this way, Wang Sirui will not have any military power in his hands, and when the time comes, this new army will still fall into the hands of the imperial court.

Seeing that the new army was no longer working, he thought of a way to come out with a new army, so as to tell the world that the imperial court had secretly trained an army that could fight well, and even foreigners could not defeat our illusion.

"According to what Zaiyi said, let Yixuan and Li Hongzhang talk, as for Wang Sirui, let him be a collaborator." Cixi said.

The co-envoy did not have this position, it was temporarily thought up by Cixi, and at the same time, it was also a temporary position, placed on the task of negotiation, these three words have already interpreted its accusation very well, and coordinated with the Qincha to negotiate.