At this moment, a prince suddenly asked Cixi: "Queen Mother, how is it outside the Guanxi." As far as the old minister knows, the reconciliation between the imperial court and www.biquge.info the Liaodong army is temporary, and the Liaodong army will attack Mukden sooner or later, or even occupy the entire Mukden province. The old minister wanted to know if the military strength of the imperial court in Mukden could block the attack of the Liaodong army. ”

Cixi shook her head and smiled bitterly: "You are all ******** of the Qing Dynasty, you are loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and the mourning family is not afraid to tell you." The strength of the Liaodong Army was too strong, and the financial resources of the imperial court were very limited, so it was impossible to form too many new armies in Mukden. As long as the Liaodong Army is willing, it can occupy Mukden at any time! ”

"Otherwise, this time, in order to protect Fengtian, the imperial court took the initiative to compromise with the Liaodong Army regardless of face."

The prince who raised this question first lit up, and then said in a surprising voice: "Since the imperial court can't hold it, let the Beiyang Army defend it." ”

"Didn't Yuan Shikai want to expand his territory to raise an army, and we will give him Fengtian Province. If Yuan Shikai's appetite can't be satisfied, he can give him all the three provinces outside the Guan, and let the Beiyang Army go out of the customs to the imperial court to guard Fengtian. ”

"Wonderful! This method is good, and the outside of the border is so big, if the Beiyang Army is transferred to Mukden, it borders Liaodong controlled by the Liaodong Army. There will definitely be a dragon and tiger battle between the Liaodong army and Fengtian, and the imperial court can reap the benefits of the fisherman. One of the ministers, who reacted quickly, said with a look of sudden realization.

Cixi also reacted, and analyzed thoughtfully: "According to intelligence, the total strength of the Liaodong Army is more than 60,000 people, and if the Beiyang Army wants to gain a foothold outside the pass and has the capital to confront the Liaodong Army, Yuan Shikai must transfer the troops of at least three towns." ”

"The Beiyang Army has a total of six towns, three towns outside the Guan, two more towns in Shandong, and one town left in Tianjin. The new army of the two towns formed by the imperial court will be the strongest army in the entire Gyeonggi area. ”

"As for the Beiyang Army that went out of the customs, in the eyes of the mourning family, Yang Xingguo and Yuan Shikai are both full of ambition. If the imperial court puts two tigers together as neighbors, it will definitely stage a good show of dragon and tiger fighting. ”

The next day, Cixi sent an important minister to Yuan Shikai's mansion in person, and told the imperial court that the imperial court planned to merge the three eastern provinces to set up the governor of the three eastern provinces, and Yuan Shikai recommended the governor candidate, and then transferred the Beiyang Army of the three towns out of the customs and the idea of garrisoning the three eastern provinces.

Yuan Shikai's recommendation of the governor's personnel meant that the imperial court handed over the military and political power of the three eastern provinces to the imperial court.

In addition, the imperial court also gave the right to garrison Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army, as long as Yuan Shikai did not directly rebel, he was the emperor of the three eastern provinces.

It's such a big pie, this is Yuan Shikai's first thought subconsciously after listening to this proposal.

But Yuan Shikai did not lose his mind, as an ambitious hero, Yuan Shikai only needed to see at a glance the intention of the imperial court to do this.

"I just want to take advantage, I don't want to suffer, where is there such a good thing!" Yuan Shikai frowned and couldn't help but sneer.

"Lord Yuan, what did you say?" The minister who was sitting on the edge of the bed saw Yuan Shikai's mouth move, but he didn't hear it too clearly, so he hurriedly asked.

Yuan Shikai waved his hand and replied, "Nothing?" ”

After it was over, Yuan Shikai did not give Qin Cha a positive answer, and agreed to disagree with the proposal of the imperial court.

Instead, he frowned and asked: "The original intention of the establishment of the Beiyang Army is to protect the safety of the Gyeonggi area, if the Beiyang Army is transferred away, what about the safety of the Gyeonggi area!" ”

"What the Queen Mother and several princes mean is that with the assistance of Lord Yuan, you will form a forbidden army for the imperial court in two towns. The candidates for the forbidden army in these two towns were all selected from among the Manchus. ”

"It's a good calculation, kick yourself away, and then form a forbidden army and control Gyeonggi. Then the Beiyang Army was transferred to the northeast to fight against the Liaodong Army, and the imperial court reaped the benefits of the fishermen! Yuan Shikai, who quickly understood the entire plan of the imperial court, couldn't help but sigh in his heart for Cixi's cunning and cunning.

However, what Cixi didn't expect was that Yuan Shikai was not only an ambitious hero, but also a cunning old fox.

Since the imperial court no longer trusts itself and wants to kick himself away, then he doesn't need to be polite, seize the opportunity, and calculate the imperial court.

Soon, a bold idea appeared in Yuan Shikai's mind.

Didn't the imperial court let itself help form the forbidden army of the two towns, anyway, there were many Manchurian officers in the Beiyang Army, and they were all henchmen. Since the court is unkind, then don't blame yourself for being unjust, and send all of them to the forbidden army.

On the surface, the forbidden army of the two towns only listened to the imperial court. In fact, the forbidden army of the two towns secretly obeyed their command.

Of course, this idea can only be hidden in the heart, and cannot be spoken.

After solving the forbidden army, it remains to get out of the customs.

Didn't the imperial court want the Beiyang Army to go out of the customs and fight with the tiger of the Liaodong Army? Yes, I just want to see the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army head-on.

However, after all, the total strength of the Liaodong Army exceeded 60,000 people, and the Beiyang Army of the three towns was all concentrated in Mukden, and it was impossible for them to be the opponent of the Liaodong Army. And the Beiyang Army in the remaining three towns in the Guannai cannot be transferred at will, so there is only one way to expand the Beiyang Army.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai immediately decided: "The Beiyang Army has three towns out of the pass, which is too small, and the strength is just half of the Liaodong Army, and it can't stop the Liaodong Army's all-out attack at all." If the imperial court can allow the Beiyang Army to expand the strength of the three towns and defend the three eastern provinces, the old minister has the confidence to defend Fengtian for the imperial court. ”

Yuan Shikai is worthy of being an old fox, and he changed the unfavorable situation to a favorable situation for himself in a few words.

As long as the imperial court agrees to its proposal, the Beiyang Army not only obtains various resources from the three eastern provinces, but also obtains the establishment of the new army of the three towns, and more importantly, it can also let the imperial court pay money and the imperial court send people to help them form a new army in the two towns.

As for the dragon and tiger fight that the imperial court wants to see, after leaving the customs, the Beiyang Army will definitely fight with the Liaodong Army.

After all, the elimination of the Liaodong Army, a potential opponent, was also Yuan Shikai's dream for more than a year.

However, after fighting, the imperial court would never see Yuan Shikai fighting with the Liaodong Army with the Beiyang Army of six towns.

If it were not the opponent of the Liaodong Army, Yuan Shikai would definitely order the Beiyang Army in the six towns outside the pass to enter the pass as soon as possible.

As for the idea of the imperial court at that time, with the Beiyang Army of the Ten Towns in his hands and more than 100,000 elites, Yuan Shikai was not worried at all that the imperial court would dare to do anything unfavorable to him.

Cixi, who didn't expect that Yuan Shikai had already hit the forbidden army with a small abacus, agreed to Yuan Shikai's request without much hesitation in order to completely control Gyeonggi. It's just that for the expansion of the Beiyang Army outside the Guan, the imperial court only gave Yuan Shikai the establishment of three towns, and everything else depended on Yuan Shikai himself.

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