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Song Xiaofei suggested that he negotiate with the foreigner in two days, and he whispered his idea in Li Hongzhang's ear, and Li Hongzhang nodded and agreed.

So, before the peace talks, Li Hongzhang wrote a sincere letter to the ministers of various countries, he said: "King Duan is the eyes and ears of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and it is he who brought the Empress Dowager Cixi into an irretrievable abyss. The old man knew better than anyone else that this war against the great powers and caused a catastrophe was caused by the Empress Dowager Cixi's partiality and ignorance of King Duan, who should bury his head in the soil in shame, and his mind was full of hatred and mud! The Empress Dowager Cixi herself was killed by Huangquan, and the emperor was nowhere to be found, and China will do its best to compensate for the losses of other countries. ”

Li Hongzhang's letter, which blamed Duan Wang Zaiyi for the declaration of war, was also published in the form of an extra account in the "Qiangguo Bao" sponsored by Rong Rong by Song Xiaofei, which immediately aroused strong repercussions at home and abroad, and was immediately reprinted in the headlines of Shanghai's "Declaration," the "New York Times" of the United States, the "Times" of Britain, and the "Rhine Zeitung" of Germany, thus announcing to the world the news of the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the disappearance of the Guangxu Emperor.

The envoys of the 11 countries, headed by the British minister to China, Zhu Erdian, received a letter from Li Hongzhang and were particularly surprised by the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the disappearance of the Guangxu Emperor. The royal families of various countries felt that the emperor and empress dowager of the Qing Empire were dead, and they had already paid a heavy price for this, and the goal of teaching the Chinese had been achieved, and half of their anger was gone.

Negotiations between Li Hongzhang and foreign ministers took place at the Li Shunde Hotel in Tianjin, a four-storey Victorian-style hotel built in 1863 and less than a mile from the Beiyang Military Academy and Song Xiaofei's residence. In a large conference room on the third floor, a long square table was set up. Zhu Erdian and others wore suits and leather shoes, tuxedos, and white gloves, and sat down and waited for Li Hongzhang's arrival.

Li Hongzhang's identity at this time was the Great Qing Dynasty Qincha Plenipotentiary Minister Cheap Acting Prince Taifu Wenhua Hall Scholar Beiyang Minister Zhili Governor Department Hall First Class Su Yibo, the name is terrifying, he is wearing a first-class crane official uniform, wearing a three-eyed dazzling feather, wearing a black veil on his left arm to negotiate with Zhu Erdian and others, he first introduced to the ministers of various countries that this black veil is worn for the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu. Then he said very sadly: "In the minds of most Chinese, the four virtues and the five virtues are the most basic morality, and the four virtues are loyalty, filial piety, moderation, and righteousness. Wulun is the monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, brother, and friend. Among the four virtues. With loyalty as the cornerstone, among the five Lun, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is the first, which is the foundation of our country's establishment of moral politics, and now the queen mother is dead, and the emperor is missing. You are the enemy of the 40,000,000 Chinese people, many governors have begun to lead troops to serve the king, many squires have spontaneously organized armed forces to drive out foreigners from all over the country, and I am worried about the army in the capital. Whether it is safe to evacuate. ”

Zhu Erdian asked: "Aren't the Chinese people afraid of our foreign guns and cannons, they are not afraid of death?" ”

Li Hongzhang said: "There is an old Chinese saying that 'the people are not afraid of death, why should they be afraid of death, unless you kill all 40,000 Chinese, it is impossible to stop the anger of the people!'" ”

Zhu Erdian has also received the news at this time, many governors have indeed begun to lead troops to prepare to enter Beijing, for the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu to avenge, many squires have spontaneously organized armed forces to drive out foreigners, at this time to retreat, let Li Hongzhang to wipe the ass of the chaos, is a wise choice, Zhu Erdian put forward the conditions for the withdrawal of the Seven Nations Alliance: 1. Kill King Duan, Big Brother, and Fortitude, and punish the officials who have attached to the Boxers. 2. The Qing Dynasty sent the prince to the eleven countries to apologize for his crimes, and set up a memorial arch at the place where the German minister Klinder was killed; 3. The Qing government promised to strictly prohibit the people from participating in the movement to exclude foreigners and religious people; 4. Designate Yanjing Jingjiaomin Lane as the boundary of the embassy, allow troops from various countries to be stationed for protection, and prohibit Chinese from living within the boundary; 5. The Prime Minister's Yamen was changed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of the six departments, and became a specialized agency for China's political axe to negotiate with other countries; 6. The Qing Dynasty axe demolished the fortified forts along the line from Dagukou in Tianjin to Yanjing, and allowed various countries to send troops to garrison important places along the railway line from Yanjing to Shanhaiguan; 7. To compensate all countries for their losses, and to pay compensation of 450 million taels of silver to each country, to be repaid in 39 years, with an annual interest of 4 percent, and a total of about 982 million taels of principal and interest, guaranteed by customs duties, regular customs duties, and salt taxes.

Song Xiaofei also participated in the negotiations, and immediately stood up and said: The first five are acceptable, but the sixth and seventh are difficult to obey. Song Xiaofei said: "Article 7, countries according to the number of dead and wounded, according to international practice, each person compensation of 2,000 taels of silver, China this time to increase the amount of compensation to 5,000 taels of silver per person, this official statistics, the number of casualties in various countries a total of about 200, China's political axe can compensate 1 million taels of silver, in addition to the embassies of various countries, China's political axe is responsible for restoring the original state. ”

Zhu Erdian asked, "What about the sixth?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "There is no need to talk about Article 6. ”

Zhu Erdian set his eyes on Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang did not speak, acquiesced to Song Xiaofei's opinion, and the negotiations broke up unhappily that day.

That night, Song Xiao flew to Li's Mansion to discuss negotiations with Li Hongzhang. Song Xiaofei said: "This negotiation has attracted worldwide attention, and sovereignty must be firmly grasped in our hands. For the teacher, this is extremely important, and if it is not done well, the reputation of Huaijun who has worked hard for so many years will be ruined. Therefore, Article 6 allows countries to send troops to garrison important places along the railway line from Yanjing to Shanhaiguan, and there is no room for negotiation. ”

Li Hongzhang said: "What should I do if foreigners hold on to this." ”

Song Xiaofei said: "I think this time the Seven-Nation Alliance is not monolithic, Italy and Austria-Hungary do not have much interest in China, but the symbol surname sent dozens of soldiers to come, which can be ignored." The remaining five countries, Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Russia, are not of the same mind, Russia's tsarist system is similar to China, but it is close to China, Britain and the United States mainly want to trade with China, and do not want to expand the war, only the Germans and the French are unwilling to give up, we can use their internal contradictions, divide them, and achieve the goal of making the Seven Nations withdraw their troops. ”

Li Hongzhang said: "The old man also has this intention. I have just received a telegram from the Minister in Germany, saying that the Kaiser has sent German Field Marshal Waldsea to China to compete with Britain and to replace Vice Admiral Edward. Seymour is the commander of the Seven-Nation Alliance, and you can go to your friend Juordian about it. ”

When Song Xiaofei heard this, he said, "This is really good." ”

So Song Xiaofei visited Zhu Erdian overnight and brought him a browned roast duck, Zhu Erdian said, "Why did you bring me this thing?" ”

Song Xiaofei said, "Someone wants to throw Britain into the fireplace like this roast duck for barbecue!" ”

Zhu Erdian asked, "Who?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Germans." I have heard that German Field Marshal Wadsey is coming to China to replace Seymour as commander of the Seven-Nation Alliance, and your first chance to make a name for himself on the international stage is almost over. ”

Zhu Erdian said: "Why do you say this? ”

Song Xiaofei said: "Germany's army has always been relatively strong, once Wadsey comes to China, Shanxi and Tianjin will inevitably become German territory." ”

Shanxi and Tianjin have always been the traditional spheres of influence of the British, and Zhu Erdian was greatly surprised when he heard this, and hurriedly telegraphed back to China, the British political axe did not want the Germans to come to China so soon to get a piece of the pie, so he instructed Zhu Erdian to find a way to end the peace talks as soon as possible......)