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After Song Xiaofei took control of the boundaries of Zhili and Shandong, he led 15,000 new troops and 15,000 Huai troops to the capital in the name of King Qin, and collected the 20,000 banner troops of the Qing army that fled along the way, led by Yinchang, who was run by the Beiyang Military Academy and the white banner of Manchuria, a total of 50,000 troops, entered Beijing from Deshengmen.

After Song Xiao flew to the Forbidden City, Duan Qirui gave Song Xiaofei a long financial list, which in addition to the royal property, he also dug up the gold, silver and jewelry worth more than 100 million yuan that the Empress Dowager Cixi buried in the backyard of the Yangxin Palace, and said that they had all been sealed in the military treasury.

Song Xiaofei patted Duan Qirui on the shoulder and praised: "Zhiquan is really a 'not greedy' person, and even the treasures he dug up are listed. ”

Duan Qirui said: "The eldest brother delivered the most elite new army and the most advanced foreign guns and cannons to Zhiquan, and let Zhiquan enter Beijing, that is to trust the younger brother, which is ten thousand times more valuable than those gold, silver and jewelry!" ”

Song Xiaofei asked: "Did the Seven Nations Alliance come into chaos after entering the city?" Are there many casualties among the common people? ”

Duan Qirui said: "The seven-nation alliance has just entered the city, mainly to protect the embassies of various countries in China. The British, German, and American armies were more disciplined. But Lao Maozi came with a lot of people, about 4,000 people, burned and looted a lot, and robbed a lot of Manchu royal mansions. I fought with Lao Maozi, and the mountain cannon and the Makqin heavy machine gun were used, and the Russian soldiers who killed more than 100 women who had committed adultery are now a little better. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "The Russians are of poor quality, so they should be taught a good lesson." Did the Manchu royal family stay in the capital more? ”

Duan Qirui said: "Not much. It seems that King Duan, Prince Gong and others have fled in the direction of Xi'an. ”

Song Xiaofei and Wang Shizhen arranged for the 60,000 army troops to enter Beijing to control the city gates, block the embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane, and confront the 10,000 or so Seven-Nation Alliance troops in the embassy area, and the gunfire in Beijing temporarily stopped.

Li Hongzhang sent a telegram to the envoys of various countries to negotiate in Tianjin. Song Xiaofei ordered Xu Shichang, Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, and Feng Guozhang to stay in Beijing, and he and Ruan Zhongshu returned to Tianjin with 100 personal soldiers to meet Li Hongzhang.

On that day, at the Tianjin Port wharf, the sky was drizzling. It's almost winter, the cold wind gets into the loose official sleeves, Song Xiaofei feels a little cold, Xi Muqing holds a tarpaulin umbrella, walks over and kicks him to block the wind, and says, "My lord, don't you go to the carriage to rest, lest you catch a cold!" ”

Song Xiaofei hurriedly took over Xi Muqing. Holding an umbrella for her, she said, "Didn't I ask you to wait in the carriage?" I can't afford to freeze. ”

Xi Muqing said: "You really treat me as Miss Jiao, ignore you." ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Where, I just care about you." ”

As he spoke, a dull steamer whistle was heard in the distance. A white luxury passenger ship slowly docked, and Li Hongzhang, who had a serious face, walked down. He was followed by a large group of foreign advisors. Liu Mingchuan actually followed him back to Tianjin.

Song Xiaofei stepped forward to greet and salute, and Li Hongzhang opened his mouth and asked, "Is there any news of the Queen Mother and the Emperor?" ”

Song Xiaofei motioned for the guards around him to leave, only Liu Mingchuan, Li Hongzhang and the three of them were talking, and then said: "The queen mother is dead, and the emperor is nowhere to be found." ”

Li Hongzhang was taken aback. Question: "Is the news reliable that you want to see people in life and corpses in death?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "The Queen Mother, they met Yi soldiers on the way to Xi'an and were killed. A fire broke out at the scene, and it is estimated that the bodies were charred. ”

Li Hongzhang asked: "How can you determine the identity of the deceased Queen Mother?" ”

Song Xiaofei took out a goose egg sapphire ring and asked Li Hongzhang: "Is this the queen mother's thing?" ”

Li Hongzhang saw that this was the 50th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the Queen of England entrusted the British Minister Guo Songtao to give a gift.

Song Xiaofei said: "The top priority is how we face the next situation in China. On the foreigners' side, more than 10,000 troops are stationed near the embassy in Beijing's Dongjiaomin Lane, and things will change over time. This time, the embassy was burned down by the boxers, and the Qing soldiers also killed many embassy personnel, and they must not withdraw their troops easily! ”

Li Hongzhang said: "You have to settle down first." But fortunately, you have already controlled Zhili, Shandong, and Beijing, Sheng Xuanhuai controlled Shanghai, Liu Mingchuan controlled Taiwan, and the old man suppressed bandits in Guangdong, killing nearly 10,000 people, before settling Liangguang, and Liu Shutang controlled Zhejiang. This is where our Huai army can control. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "The teacher also forgot a few places, North Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyus belonging to Taiwan, are the territory of our Huai Army, at that time we moved 2 million victims to North Korea, 2 million victims to Vietnam, 500,000 victims to Ryukyu and other places to pioneer, and now most of them have taken root in the local area, and we are grateful to Dade." I heard that people in Vietnam and the Ryukyus are now burning incense to worship their teacher. ”

Li Hongzhang asked: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "It's true! I corresponded with the Huai generals stationed there. In addition, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, Xu Yingqi, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Wang Zhichun, the governor of Anhui, also contacted the students by telegram to express their support for their teacher. Zhang Zhidong even suggested that if the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor met with an accident, China should learn from the United States of America and adopt a federal system, with a mentor as the first president. ”

Li Hongzhang waved his hand when he heard this, and said: "The top priority is to settle the foreigners in the capital, and hope that they will withdraw as soon as possible. There are still 60,000 flag soldiers in the Jiangnan battalion, and we can't be too anxious. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "The teacher is reasonable. However, the student advised the teacher to seriously consider Zhang Nanpi's suggestion. To put it mildly, the Qing Dynasty has ruled China for more than 200 years, and the original number of qi has run out early, because of the teacher, and let the Empress Dowager Cixi get involved for 30 more years, the Han people in the world, the suffering of the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty have been captured for a long time, and the teacher is in Guangdong this time, and among the 10,000 bandits killed, I am afraid that half of them are Han people who oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. As long as there are 6,000 new troops, within half a month, the students will break the 60,000 banner soldiers of the Jiangnan battalion. ”

Liu Mingchuan listened to Song Xiaofei's words and said, "Brother, I think you have a point. Now that the Empress Dowager Cixi is dead, it's time for China to change the dynasty! If it's a flag soldier, it's also my Liu Liumazi! ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Liu Kun, the governor of Liangjiang, also feels that even if the Empress Dowager Cixi does not die, she has brought such a great disaster to the country, and it is impossible to rule the world anymore. ”

Li Hongzhang did not make a final statement, but said: "The matter is serious, let the old man think about it again, and discuss it another day." Let's go back to Tianjin first, negotiate with the foreigners, and then the foreigners' troops will withdraw from Beijing, and only then will China have a future. I'll negotiate with the ministers tomorrow to see what conditions they offer! (To be continued......)