The news that the emperor had gone to the Fengtai camp again reached Cixi, and Cixi's heart was also a little vague.

The imperial court built a strong army to deter the locality, which was conducive to rebuilding the majesty of the imperial court. Cixi agreed to this, and now this new army is indeed training well. Now all the Beiyang departments have been defeated, and only the new army has won a battle. Shi Duo also said that this new army was stronger than the Beiyang Huai Army.

For this new army placed at the gate of the capital, although it is said that Shi Duo is in charge at the moment, Cixi has always put a lot of thought into it, and transferred Rong Lu back at the end of last year, also in order to take over Shi Duo in charge of the new army in the future. Since the formation of the new army, the emperor has rarely set foot in the new army, and it is precisely because of this that Cixi is a little relieved, thinking about pushing Rong Lu up smoothly and completely removing the stone in his heart. didn't think that this person hadn't started to push yet, and he called him. But the emperor changed his way of saying and went to the Fengtai camp again and again, she really couldn't guess what the emperor thought.

"Shi Duo, you still have to put more thought into the new army, at this time, the outside has already turned the world upside down, if there is any more chaos here in the capital. In this world, this court is not completely chaotic! Cixi glanced at the frightened Shiduo and said.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, since the first division went to Liaodong, the commanders of the second division are all descendants of my Manchurians. According to the observation of the slave Caiping, Shoushan and the others are still loyal to the imperial court, and there is nothing wrong with it......"

Seeing Shi Duo's sincere and frightened look, Cixi couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart. Although Shiduo is reliable and loyal, he still lacks much in his ability to do business. Thinking of this, she said quietly, "You must pay attention to the things in the barracks, and you must pay more attention to the security in the capital." Sent a message to Rong Lu, asking him to take a good look at the infantry commander Yamen, what was the mess, but he asked. ”

Shi Duo and the others hurriedly agreed. In his heart, he was secretly thinking about the meaning behind the Queen Mother's sudden words.

"In this war, I see that the emperor's mind is determined to fight, and I called you here today to listen to what you mean. It stands to reason. The little devil deceives people too much, and I also agree with the emperor's proposition, but in front of me, the Qing Dynasty has been defeated again and again, I just can't understand, the foreigners' strong ships and cannons I have in the Qing Dynasty, and Li Hongzhang's Huai Army has also been trained for a long time, how can it get to the situation it is today? "When it comes to the battle situation in front of her, Cixi is indescribably angry and annoyed. The 50th birthday is said to be the one who came to stir up the situation, and now the 60th birthday is said to be the one, and this is said to be the enmity with the mourning family.

Among the three people sitting below, Sun Yuwen was the one who could best understand Cixi's thoughts. Listening to Cixi shift from the affairs of the new army to the battle situation in front of him, he connected the two things in his heart and thought about it, and slowly pondered some flavors.

The Queen Mother is not disagreeing with the fight with herself, but she is worried about how to end the defeat, the current situation, the emperor is standing at the forefront of the main battle, but it is also in line with the Queen Mother's mind, in case of an accident in the future war, the Queen Mother will come out to speak to show the sainthood. But I was worried that the emperor would take advantage of this war to take the military power, so the queen mother would be so concerned about the affairs of the new army. This meaning may be the most worrying thing in the Queen Mother's heart. Politics is always implicit but not revealing, and the meaning is all outside the words, and it is never explicit.

Sun Yuwen figured out this, his heart moved, bowed down and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, although the war in front of me is very unfavorable to my Qing Dynasty, but in Liaodong and southern Liaoning, I still have 7 or 80,000 troops over there, and now there is a small victory on land and sea. Therefore, Weichen thought that the imperial court still had to come out with the attitude of fighting to the death with him, so as to inspire the loyalty and courage of the people in the world...... "The good or bad face indicates how a person feels." Sun Yuwen looked up at Cixi's face, and then said: "Weichen is also in charge of the military department, in Weichen's humble opinion, the situation from the war to the present is not under the control of each other, and there is a lack of a person who presides over the overall situation. Therefore, Weichen thought that in the next battle with himself, the imperial court should select high-ranking ministers to take charge of the war, so as to reap the actual effect of defeating the enemy. ”

Cixi glanced at Sun Yuwen silently, nodded and said, "According to your intentions, who should be transferred?" ”

"Weichen recommended Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang." Sun Yuwen said loudly.

In terms of the war alone, the most suitable candidate is Li Hongzhang, but Li Hongzhang is not angry, Beiyang has been defeated again and again, and at this time, Li Hongzhang is used to take charge of the overall situation of the war, not to mention whether it has any effect, I am afraid that public opinion inside and outside the government and the opposition will not agree. Cixi also understood this truth.

After thinking for a while, Cixi sighed, "Since that's the case, let Liu Kun go." Shiduo, the Military Aircraft Department immediately drafted an order, with Liu Kunyi as the minister, to go to Liaodong to oversee all the affairs of the war, and the defense and suppression of all armies inside and outside the customs were controlled by him. As for the position of the governor of Liangjiang that Liu Kun vacated, let Zhang Zhidong fill it in first, and Liangjiang can't be without a powerful person! ”

"The battle is to be fought, and the matter of peace talks with Yu Ben must also be arranged secretly, and the country cannot be governed only by the courage of flesh and blood, and it is good to say that this battle is won, but what if it is defeated again? You'd better think a little more far. Yixuan, you are in charge of the Prime Minister's national affairs yamen, and you have to put more thought into the matter of contacting foreigners, and you can say that moving foreigners to mediate can be regarded as leaving one more way back for our Qing Dynasty......"

At this time, Li Hongzhang suddenly fainted to the ground, even the fatigue of the past and the repeated defeats of the front line, and finally the telegram that had just arrived became the last straw that crushed him, and everyone saw Li Hongzhang fainting and surrounded him. However, the telegram in Li Hongzhang's hand slipped quietly, until a staff officer picked up the telegram, which read: On August 27, the army attacked Yuyan, and by night, Yuyan was lost. It's another fall.

Yanjing Railway Station

Since the beginning of the Grand Cross Railway project, the construction of the Yanjing Railway Station has started at the same time. In the west of Dongbianmen, between Dongdan and Jianguomen, south of Chang'an Street, east of Tonghui River, west of Chongwenmen, south of the Ming Dynasty city wall, this area of more than 200,000 square meters is planned as Yanjing Railway Station land. Since the 18th year of Guangxu officially broke ground in October, after nearly two years of construction, the total construction area of more than 50,000 square meters of buildings has been completed. The layout of the station is a tandem type, which is divided into arrival and departure yards, handover yards, and shunting yards. The Yanjing Station building sits in the south and faces north, with a width of 218 meters from east to west, a maximum depth of 124 meters from north to south, and an area of more than 30,000 square meters in front of the station.

Yanjing Railway Station is also designed by Americans because the railway management and engineering technicians inside and outside the Guanxi are also presided over by Americans. However, Guangxu, who finally made the decision, completely rejected the European-style design drawings of the Americans, with the free-spirited design of the Americans. Guangxu required the railway station to reflect the traditional Chinese architectural style in terms of shape. The completed Yanjing Railway Station building stands majestically, and the façade is divided into three parts: the middle and the two wings. At the top of the middle is a novel large flat shell roof, the façade is made of gray and red bricks, which is sandwiched with white stone strips, the huge vault in the middle is hung high, and the arch foot is inlaid with cloud dragon brick carvings. On both sides of the roof stand symmetrically two bell towers with a deep ethnic style. The roof of the bell tower is covered with golden glazed tiles, and a total of eight large clocks accurately tell the time for people. Ticket office and consignment office on both sides of the building. The waiting room is in the middle of the building, but unlike the waiting room of foreign railway stations, which is on the first floor, the waiting room of Yanjing Railway Station is on the second floor. The first floor is opened up as a service desk, a VIP room and a special waiting room for the elderly and children. There are four waiting rooms on the second floor, which are separated from the left and right. A long approach bridge connects the waiting room to the five platforms. Each platform is 500 meters long and 15 meters wide, and each platform is equipped with a canopy. The tunnel in the middle of the platform is the exit.

When Guangxu's design intention came out, it aroused the curiosity of architectural experts from all over the world. This is an unprecedented concept, which has attracted many people to the capital. Architectural experts from all over the world have different opinions on this design concept, but they all agree that this is a design concept with a very post-modern idea, which is the world's most advanced railway station management concept at that time, and this is the world's first bold attempt to design various new structures. Originally designed by the Americans alone, architectural experts from all over the world have participated in it. Guangxu had an idea and made a "construction monument" on the outer wall of the railway station, on which all those who participated in the design and construction will leave their names. For a time, architectural experts from all over the world almost fought with American designers over the design of the Yanjing Railway Station. The new structural design and calculation methods brought by these experts to show their excellence have taught countless Qing assistants a lot. Because of the heated discussion among architectural experts, the construction of Yanjing Railway Station has been aroused in various countries around the world, and it has also attracted countless art experts to join. Since then, Yanjing Railway Station has become a model project for new railway stations in various countries, and countless experts from all over the world have come to Yanjing to visit and study.

To this day, although the main body of the railway station has been completed, most of the decoration work has not been completed, and there are still a large number of workers still working.

But today, on a night under heavy rain, the 2nd Division of the Qing Imperial Army, like the 1st Division, will embark on the journey of the Liaodong Expedition from here. Countless soldiers entered the railway station in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the dispatch officer, and the trains on the platform were orderly loaded with soldiers, weapons, ammunition and various logistical baggage. At this moment, Guangxu was not at the train station, and he wanted to see someone again before leaving. Maybe this will be the last one.

In the VIP room of the railway station, Tang Shaoyi asked the main person in charge of the Second Division to meet here, and there was only one purpose. How to protect the emperor's safety.

"I will stay in the staff headquarters in Jinzhou to raise war materials for the various departments in Liaodong. I'll leave the battle ahead to you. Tang Shaoyi looked around and said in a low voice: "The emperor's personal expedition can certainly stimulate morale, and it can also effectively dispatch all departments in the northeast to coordinate operations. Now that the army is strong, it is imperative to fight in Tianzhuangtai. However, since ancient times, the outcome of the war has been unpredictable. The emperor must be the emperor after all, and it is needless to say that he is victorious, but whenever there is an unfavorable, the emperor must be brought out safely. The emperor is concerned about the safety of the world, and he must not let the emperor make such a desperate move. ”

"Please tell me how we should act." Wang Shizhen and others said one after another.

"Lord Wang, please let your staff guards keep up with the emperor, and Lord Leng's guards must not leave an inch. If the war is really unfavorable, Lord Leng's guards and Lord Wang's guards will be divided into two divisions inside and outside to protect the emperor's evacuation, and all units of the second division will also need to mobilize elites to open a safe passage. ”

"I am always by the emperor's side, and with my understanding of the emperor, the emperor will not leave. What should I do then? Leng Jun's words have always been cold, but there is some worry in his words this time.

"Strongly advised. If the emperor really doesn't listen, Lord Leng ......" Tang Shaoyi's right hand made a knife shape and slashed down: "Even if you stun the emperor, you have to forcibly bring the emperor out." Lord Leng, can you do it? ”

smiled coldly: "I'm afraid the slave is the first slave in the world to stun the master." However, Lord Tang can rest assured. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Tang Shaoyi looked around: "To put it mildly, even if all the people here are dead now, we must ensure the safety of the emperor." I will also tell you the truth, there are people in the court who have begun to arrange the surrender, but they dare not blatantly because of the emperor's opposition. The situation in the world is like this, only the emperor is willing to stain the battlefield with blood. Please remember that if you want to revitalize the country, the emperor is the only hope. Saying that, Tang Shaoyi suddenly knelt down: "The emperor's safety is up to you." After speaking, Ying Ying bowed.

Tang Shaoyi's move moved all the officers present, and they also knelt down one after another: "Please rest assured, Lord Tang, we will keep the emperor safe." ”

In the hall of Jingshi University, there is a quiet. Today, the emperor announced a victory on land and sea at the noon gate, but everyone understands that one victory will not change anything. Everyone sat quietly in the dormitory, bowing their heads and pondering something.

Suddenly, the aunt at the door of the girls' dormitory shouted: "Anqian, there is a military master looking for you." ”

Anqian, who didn't know why, put on a piece of clothing, took an umbrella, and walked downstairs.

Seeing Guangxu standing straight in the rain at the door, An Qian smiled and stepped forward to cover Guangxu from the rain: "I didn't expect that you, Young Master Li, are still an officer of the New Army." ””

Guangxu didn't reply, just hooked her. A hint of blush slowly appeared on the face of the young, lively, and somewhat mischievous girl in front of her.

"What's wrong with you, speak."

"Before I leave, I can see you for the last time, I wish it was enough." After speaking, Guangxu turned around and left.

"What are you talking about?" Anqian blushed and grabbed Guangxu's sleeve, lowered her head and whispered, "If you want to see me, you can come at any time." ”

Guangxu shook off Anqian and took his hand, and resolutely turned around.

At this time, Anqian realized that Guangxu had just said the last side, why was it the last side? Anqian hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Guangxu didn't reply: "Go and die." ”

Coming out of the university hall, Guangxu did not speak with a calm face. The guards could only follow quietly. In front of the Jinshui Bridge, Guangxu looked at the splendid Forbidden City. The reason why I want to pro-levy this time is actually for the sake of rights. The emperor personally conquered, no matter whether he won or lost, those soldiers who walked down from the battlefield with the emperor would obey the emperor's orders. Then he has a military force that truly belongs to him. In a country where all power is based on military might, having an army that is desperately loyal to the emperor means power. Only by holding the supreme power of the country in his hands can he truly change the future destiny of the country.

But now facing the bloody battle of Tianzhuangtai, Yue Ben has no national strength to support a long battle, which means that Yue Ben needs to defeat the main force of the Qing army as quickly as possible, make an offensive posture to threaten the capital, force the Qing State to surrender, and cede land and pay compensation. The bloody battle of Tianzhuangtai was inevitable, and now that the Qing emperor appeared in Tianzhuangtai, the army would concentrate all its forces to attack, and would try to capture the Qing emperor alive to increase the bargaining chips. And the war is inherently inherently highly uncertain.

For Guangxu, this was a gamble. Gambling with your life. If you lose, you will have nothing, but if you win, you will win the whole world and the future. So Guangxu wants to bet on him once, even if he loses, Guangxu will not be captured alive, which he is ready for. The emperor of a country died in battle, so who else in the world dares to make peace with him. There is another most important reason why Guangxu dares to gamble, that is, he is a traverser. Guangxu believes that God will bless him from dying on the battlefield, otherwise let him cross over.

In front of Prince Alcohol's Mansion, Guangxu stopped again. When I came out of here at the age of four, it seems that I never came back. Guangxu knocked on the door, and the porter hurriedly entered the inner hall in fright to report.

Yehenara, who is Guangxu's biological mother? Wanzhen had just fallen asleep when she heard the emperor's late-night visit, so she hurriedly got up and hurriedly put on formal clothes and walked out of the inner hall.

Outside the hall door, the rain continued to fall. Guangxu stood alone in the courtyard, the house slaves held umbrellas but did not dare to approach, and the two guards guarded the door from afar. Wanzhen came out of the hall to the porch, only to see Guangxu kneeling down in front of him, kowtowing three times respectfully, just like a son kowtowing to his mother. Wanzhen's tears couldn't stop flowing, and she only saw her once in many years when she left home at the age of four. Although you are the emperor, the mother hopes to watch her son grow up.

Guangxu stood up, raised his right hand and saluted a standard military salute, and left without saying a word.

Outside the door, Guangxu rode away. I, Li Ming, have done my filial piety for you, and Guangxu you are also content.

Inside the door, Wanzhen's tears were like bursting embankments. That's my son. (To be continued.) )