"Rebels and thieves, everyone will be punished......" An old gray-haired pedant spat at the prisoner cart in the street, not caring where it would fall.

The prisoner car escorted the bandit leaders of the Guangzhou rebellion, although Tan Zhonglin, as the governor of Liangguang, was not fully prepared in advance, but he must have detailed information about the rebellion. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with the post-incident scheduling, and the rebellion lasted only until the morning of the next day, when it was extinguished. The leaders of the rebel departments, Lu Haodong, Zhu Guiquan, Qiu Si, Cheng Kuiguang, Cheng Yaochen, and others, were arrested, and the rest surrendered. Five days later, he was convicted and beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market. Sun Yat-sen, Yang Quyun and others are all wanted with a bounty.

Tan Zhonglin sent a telegram to the imperial court and Mukden, requesting that the rebellion be dealt with. In the palace, Cixi was furious and ordered Tan Zhonglin to behead all the rebels so that one person could escape. In the will, it is even more clear that the crime of plotting against the court is not forgiven, and more than 200 rebels should be beheaded in the downtown area. Compared with Cixi's stern will, Guangxu's will is like a spring breeze caressing his face.

"Although the sin of rebellion is not forgiven, the sin is only the first to rebel. In addition to the first rebellion, there is a firm rebellious heart, and he should be beheaded in the city to show the determination of the imperial court. The rest are deceived by it and rebel from the head, which is not what their hearts want. Examine the accomplices carefully, and let the remnant open the net if they have repentance, and know what is righteous. The country is in difficulty, just as it is to gather the wisdom of the whole country in order to become rich and strong and calm the external troubles, and at this time there is really no need to make a big internal claim. Liangguang descended from the governor Tan Zhonglin, and should carefully investigate those who participated in the rebellion, so that one of the rebels escapes, and also ensure that those who are bewitched are beheaded. When the sinner is only the first rebel, let his innocent family members be affected by it. In addition, the court officials shepherded one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and failed to stabilize the homeland in the prevention of trouble, but caused the people to suffer such a catastrophe is already his crime. Therefore, the innocent people who have been innocently harmed in this rebellion should also be careful to appease. It is necessary to restore their homes and compensate them for their losses. The imperial court tax has been used and cannot be touched lightly. I informed the Daqing Bank to make the advance payment, and then the Daqing Bank would cancel the debt to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is easy to behead them, and it is the most important thing to pacify the people. Please be cautious. ”

On the prison cutting platform at the entrance of the vegetable market. After reading the emperor's will, Tan Zhonglin respectfully put it back on the table. Turning to the crowd kneeling on the ground, he raised his hand and said, "Folks, please get up." Since ancient times, rebellion is a sin that cannot be forgiven, not to mention that it is common to punish the nine clans. Such as today's benevolence. Not only did he take the lead in fighting the enemy on the battlefield, but he was also worried about the country's victory or weakness. Unexpectedly, the emperor fought a bloody battle with foreign enemies, but there was a rebellion later. The emperor's "Words to the Rebels" written by the emperor himself believes that you have already read it. The emperor is right, if you want to rebel, you have to wait for the emperor to calm down the external troubles. But he took the guns of the Orientals and used them as gunmen for the Orientals, and he still used the name of revolution. A rebellion is a rebellion, don't make excuses. If your rebellion is really successful, will the people of the world still have a way to live? ”

Watching the excitement is a habit that the Chinese have inherited for thousands of years. Especially when there is a murder at the entrance of the vegetable market, it is even more impassable. This cannot be blamed entirely on the people, the Chinese nation has been struggling with food and clothing for thousands of years. Working endlessly for the most basic requirement of being fed and clothed, there are really no more opportunities for leisure and entertainment. So everything has become an entertainment for the public. I really don't know that the first person who came up with the idea of killing people at the entrance of the vegetable market to deter the people would die again in anger.

But this time it was different, many of the onlookers were escorted. They were all rebels because they were not the main perpetrators and because they reported on the whereabouts of other rebels. Therefore, after they were released from the cell, they were escorted to the entrance of the vegetable market, and only after all the first rebellions were beheaded could they be truly released.

I only heard Tan Zhonglin pointing to the head rebel kneeling on the stage and continued: "In order to resist the invasion of the Japanese and Russian armies in our Qing Dynasty, the emperor went to the battlefield in person. You rebels, who do not want to serve the country by joining the army, but who are plotting rebellion in order to make it easier for the enemy to invade. On the battlefield, countless good men in the Qing Dynasty died on the battlefield to protect their family and country, in order to protect the peace of the world. You keep saying that you want to revitalize China. But it is to help foreigners to destroy my China. This official wants to ask you, are you still Chinese? The official had already made it clear that the emperor was going to behead you, but the emperor was benevolent. I don't want to kill on a large scale, so this official obeys the emperor's order to let your family go. Tan Zhonglin turned to the audience and said, "And you should have been beheaded to show the majesty of the court." But the emperor remembered that countless men had fallen on the battlefield, and he really didn't want to kill again. If you really want to revitalize China. It is even more important to unite around the emperor to offer wisdom. In this way, you can repay the emperor's grace of forgiveness. ”

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon. Open-knife-"

With the voice of the time-signaling official, Tan Zhonglin picked up the token in the lottery holder and threw it away. Lu Haodong looked at the sky without saying a word, maybe the emperor is right, if we really let our revolution succeed, I am afraid that my China will really be burned everywhere. That was not the original purpose of their revolution. However, the ideal of expelling the Tartars and restoring our Han dynasty will never stop. Lu Haodong didn't feel the sword and axe. I just suddenly felt like someone had been thrown up, and the scenery in front of me suddenly spun around. It wasn't until the moment his eyes turned black that he saw his headless body lying to the side.

"Your Majesty, Tan Zhongtang is calling. The rebel leaders have all been ambushed, and all the accomplices have been released on the spot. and arrange for the city officials to supervise. In Fengtian City, Tang Shaoyi played.

"If you can die less, you will die less. Most of these revolutionaries had overseas experience, and their knowledge was also excellent. The rest are also aspiring young people in China. If it can be used by me, it will be a pity to revitalize the country faster. Let Daqing Bank handle the compensation matters. Guangzhou has been a treaty port since ancient times, and Western ideas have already entered, and when they are cleaning up people's hearts, they must not make mistakes. "The reason why the Daqing Bank is going to pay compensation is to prevent local officials from doing it. The Daqing Bank will issue bills of exchange with clear names written on them and hand them over to the locality, which only needs to hand over these bills to the victim and not to the cash. This avoids the possibility of officials looting from it. As for using the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this is not to buy people's hearts. Guangxu just sighed: "Don't talk about them, has Cassini arrived?" ”

"Not yet, I guess it won't be until midnight." Tang Shaoyi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you can't blame Weichen, the locomotive is really bad halfway." ”

"Got it. You talk to him first. ”

"Tsk. Your Majesty, now that the Russian army has been annihilated, the 2nd Division has moved towards Mongolia, the 3rd Division towards Heilongjiang, and the 6th Division with the rest of the 5th and 8th Divisions in the direction of Vladivostok in order to put pressure on the Russian side. I believe that the main war of the Qing Dynasty against Russia has basically ended, and now we are waiting for negotiations with Casini. On the Yalu River, the 7th Division and the DPRK-Liuzhou Allied Army had stopped the Japanese army from advancing on the Yalu River for 5 days, and the 4th Division and the Artillery Division had moved in the direction of the Yalu River. Wait for them to arrive. launched an all-out attack on the Japanese army. Marines in Busan are also advancing towards Seoul. Now that the Japanese offensive has weakened and fatigue has appeared, Lord Ouyang asked the emperor for his will on how to deal with the Japanese army and North Korea. ”

"What about the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters?"

"The opinion of the General Staff Headquarters is. Take advantage of the situation to recover Korea in order to cut off Japan's last overseas colonies. Then the naval blockade of Japan was carried out, and the marines attacked the Japanese coast again to force Japan to pay reparations. Tang Shaoyi watched the emperor staring at him, knowing that the emperor was going to ask him what he meant. So he said it directly: "The opinion of civil officials such as Wei and Lord Lin is that North Korea must be recovered, but it is not up to us to recover it." As long as the Japanese army in front of them is defeated, Japan will not be able to make waves in Korea, let the Koreans rush to the front, and will also hand over Seoul to the Koreans for their own attack. Now Japan will concentrate all its mobile forces in Korea in Seoul. If it is captured by our army, the casualties will certainly be not small. The Qing Dynasty only had to provide a minimum amount of supplies, and let the Koreans and Japanese fight to the death. ”

"You can do that with North Korea, but you also have to pay attention to the wording. The Qing Dynasty is the suzerainty of Korea, and this righteousness must stand. As for how to say it, I believe you can do it. And also. Don't let the Koreans kill all the Japanese, Zhan Tianyou has already sent a few telegrams to build the road, and there are not enough manpower to build the road. After taking prisoners of the Japanese, he handed them over. ”

"That's natural, Wechen has already informed the king of Joseon, Li Xi. Wechen said that the emperor asked Wechen to tell the king of Korea that after our allied forces annihilated the Japanese army on the Yalu River, he would seek the agreement between the suzerainty and the vassal state, and only provide supplies to the Korean army, and all other troops would withdraw to the Yalu River. The Marines would also wait until the king of Joseon had recaptured Seoul and would withdraw from Korea entirely. Your Majesty, you don't know. After Weichen finished speaking, Li Xi immediately cried, crying and wanting to come and thank the emperor immediately. blocked Weichen's drive, so that he could regain the land with peace of mind. ”

"That's the way it should be. If I told him again, I said that he should return to the country as soon as possible and take his son back, because his son was too good to eat. ”

"The emperor is noble. The reason why the king of Joseon left his son in Mukden was to leave a way back for Joseon. What's more important is to take the prince as a hostage, so that the Qing Dynasty can support him with peace of mind. If the emperor said this, the king of Joseon would be grateful to Dade, so that the DPRK would be firmly in the hands of my Qing Dynasty. ”

"It's not enough, it's not enough, it's not enough, I have to hand over the slaves to the Korean civilians to manage, and I want to hold the whole of Korea from top to bottom."

"The emperor is clever. You can also hand over the Northeast Railway to the Koreans to take slaves to repair, the Northeast is too cold, and many people in the Qing Dynasty are still difficult to get used to. ”

……

Guangxu and Tang Shaoyi and others discussed Zhenghuan. Tang Shaoyi deliberately did not mention the first division, and Guangxu did not pay attention to this issue. And the 1st Division has already begun to assemble and move in the direction of Jinzhou.

In Mukden in June, the days are hot, but the nights are cool. Blowing the cool night breeze and sleeping in the fragrance. Cassini, on the other hand, got off the train exhausted, it was all this damn train, but it was broken in the middle of the road, so that he waited in the barren mountains and wilderness for more than a day, until the driver who was leaving on foot brought a new locomotive and got back on the road. Needless to say, the war between Qing and Russia has ended. The last soldiers who originally wanted to keep were all taken prisoner, and the three main divisions of the Qing State drove towards the Qing-Russian border. Now we can only hope for the national prestige of Tsarist Russia, so that the Qing army, which is already preparing to invade the Far East, will stop on the national border. And all this will depend on his negotiations with the Qing Emperor, which is his only chance to save his own life.

It was just dawn, and Cassini couldn't wait to come to Tang Shaoyi's hospital. Diplomats understand that negotiations between the two countries always start with a deputy, and that someone who can really make decisions will not be involved in specific negotiations at the outset.

Tang Shaoyi received him with a good face: "Mr. Minister is here, you might as well get straight to the point." Now the northeast of the Qing Dynasty has become a scorched earth under the efforts of your army, and the reconstruction of industry is heavy and cumbersome, and the official really has no heart or time to entangle with Mr. Minister. ”

"Since Lord Tang has already said it, then I'm not welcome. I ask you to release the captured officers and men of our army immediately. ”

"Sending off guests." Tang Shaoyi took the teacup that he had just brought and had not drunk it, and then turned around and entered the inner hall.

Cassini's face was full of confusion, he couldn't understand that Tang Shaoyi (the first was Li Hongzhang), who was also known as the second diplomat of the Qing Dynasty among foreigners, closed the door to dialogue without even paying the price. Bargaining is a compulsory course for diplomats.

Cassini hurriedly asked the attendant, Lord Tang, why is this? All that was obtained was the indifference on the face of the attendant and the cold sound of the send-off.

"Lord Tang is very busy, so I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Please. The attendant, who didn't even look at the money handed over, just blindly rushed people: "Lord Tang has no time today, and I want to talk about coming back tomorrow." ”

Helpless, Cassini could only leave independently, and he didn't understand. Why did Tang Shaoyi stop talking with just one sentence. It wasn't until he walked to the door and heard the words of a porter that he understood. "I really don't understand where the arrogance of these Russian hairy people comes from. After losing the battle, if you say that you will release people, I will release people, where will I put my face in the Qing Dynasty. "It turned out that I had made a high price. Cassini left thoughtfully, having already been defeated and taken prisoner anyway. There was more time to think about tomorrow's conversation.

Far away in Japan's prime minister's residence, Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu is trying to persuade Yama Prefecture to make peace with Qing Guo. After all, the two countries have not declared war on each other until now, just to keep the last half of Korea and lift the blockade against Japan. Mutsu Munemitsu considered the national interests first, and he believed that even a private surrender to the Qing State was okay. However, the stubborn Yamaguchi Aritomo values his face more, and if the empire surrenders without a fight, not only will his cabinet fall, but it will also implicate the morale of the entire Japanese people. In the end, Aritomo Yamayama rejected Mutsu Munemitsu's opinion, but he agreed to Mutsu Munemitsu's last suggestion: let him go to England to lobby.

Yama Youpeng knew that only Britain could help the empire now. Britain would provoke a war between the Qing and Japan for the sake of the arms business, and the purchase of naval warships in the West was already the last hope of the Japanese Empire.

Although Yama Prefecture refused to allow the army to surrender voluntarily, he personally visited the British minister in Japan in order to allow Mutsu Munemitsu to go abroad smoothly. Finally, the British minister stepped in to get the Qing navy to release a British merchant ship. Mutsu Munemitsu rode this ship to the far west to fight for the last benefits of the empire.