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There are many times when officialdom has no secrets, and some are just tacit understandings that no one says anything, and because no one says it, it becomes a secret. It's a pity that when Li Hongzhang knelt down and asked the emperor to withdraw his will to supervise the country, he was seen by many people, and the emperor's sentence "Prime Minister of a country" when he accused him of not taking care of him also said very loudly, so everyone knew it. After sending off the emperor on his southern tour, Li Hongzhang returned to the military plane in a compliment, but it was obvious that the speed of the message was faster than he left. As soon as one foot stepped into the gate of the military plane, someone stepped forward with a flattering face.

"Li Xiang, I don't know if the excerpt of the official petition for the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway can be approved?"

The speaker is the prefect of Tianjin, which is now the most important shipping terminal in the entire North China, not only to undertake the heavy responsibility of transporting grain from the south to the north, but also to undertake the shipping and transit of various materials required for the construction of the entire North China region. However, because the train with the most capacity in Tianjin is a single line, it cannot transport more and more incoming materials out, and it is imperative to build a double-track railway.

Li Hongzhang turned his head to look at the Tianjin prefect, but instead instructed Goshha to prepare the carriage. Seeing that Li Xiang's face was not good, the Tianjin prefect could only retreat stupidly, but he did not go far, because this Beijing-Tianjin railway was close to his political achievements. As long as he can repair this double-track railway during his tenure, he can use this railway to drive the whole place, not to mention all kinds of factories, even the wharf station, and the labor required in these places is enough to feed the entire Tianjin people. When the common people have money, Tianjin Yamen will be able to receive more taxes, which is the political achievement of iron. I have attended a university training class, so how can I not understand this truth. He has opened the door of the Ministry of Industry's Department of Transportation. Even the door of Zhang Zhongtang, the governor of Zhili, has been cleared, as long as he can get the approval of the imperial court, he can start construction, otherwise he is a prefect who puts down his troublesome affairs and enters Beijing in person. As long as you have the achievements of iron, wait for the end of your term of office in two years. Is it possible to move up again?

The Tianjin prefect, who was full of anticipation, was waiting outside the military aircraft office, and soon he saw Li Xiang riding a carriage with a fold to the northwest. He didn't understand, the Holy Lord had already decreed that Li Xiang would be in charge of the country, who else did Li Xiang go to consult?

Outside the gate of the Summer Palace, Li Hongzhang paced back and forth anxiously. According to his official position, he could have driven directly to the gate of the inner palace, but he chose the regular dynasty, and his purpose was to show the officials of the heavens. He is only a nominal supervisor of the country, and the actual power of supervising the country is still in the hands of the Queen Mother. This has two advantages: one is to show loyalty to the emperor and the queen mother, even if he is given the power to supervise the country. He, Li Hongzhang, will not take the opportunity to monopolize power. The second is to put himself behind the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, so that no matter what he does, he will be subject to the will of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces. Mu Xiu and Lin Feng will urge him, it is better not to be able to come out when the political situation is changing now, if possible, he doesn't even want to be the prime minister. But who would have thought that the emperor would come to such a hand......

The sun is shining today. The warm sunlight spreads all over the earth, and if you don't stand in the shade, you can still feel very warm. The majestic palace wall did not block the sunlight but blocked the cold wind from the north, the air flow from the high place swept over the battlement wall and whistled slightly, and the air flow at the low level hit the city wall and could only roll up the dust and swirl in the palace wall.

"Squeak-" The moment the palace gate opened, the air flow gathered in the palace walls seemed to have found an outlet for catharsis, and it rushed out at once. Li Hongzhang, who was deeply thoughtful, couldn't help but shiver when he was blown by this cold wind.

"Spread the words of the Queen Mother: The emperor has decreed that Premier Li will supervise the country. The Prime Minister's power to supervise the country is. The prime minister shall handle the affairs of the DPRK and China at his discretion, and there is no need to ask for a decree. After passing the Queen Mother's words, Xiao Zhuozi saw Li Hongzhang stumbling a little. Then he stepped forward to support Li Hongzhang and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager also said, if Li Xiang is here to ask An to accompany the Empress Dowager to talk, then the Empress Dowager welcomes it." If Li Xiang came with an excerpt, he would not be allowed to enter the door. ”

"Li Xiang?" Li Hongzhang was talking to himself, but his face was full of bitterness. Since the Qing Dynasty, the Hanchen of the same level is greater than the Manchen, and he is the first; Since the Qing Dynasty, there has been no Han people, and he is the first; There has been no courtier in the history of the country, and he is the first. Countless firsts were on his shoulders, and he couldn't resist it. He is an important minister promoted by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and he is an important minister that the Empress Dowager Cixi used to deter the whole country. Now is the time when the new emperor suppresses the old ministers, but puts him in the position of the prime minister of the prison country, is it trust or killing?

Li Hongzhang sighed and arched his hand to Xiao Zhuozi, then got into the carriage and returned to Beijing without saying a word. Seeing Li Xiang's dark face inside and out, the Military Aircraft Department didn't dare to say much. As a prison state, he has the right to approve red. When he went to the Summer Palace to ask for an edict, on the prime minister's desk, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were all ready. Li Hongzhang looked at the furnishings on the table speechlessly, opened the fold, picked up the brush, dipped it in thick red ink, and approved the word "quasi" on the fold.

This is the first day of the emperor's departure from Beijing, so many government affairs have already been decided. The reason why it has been delayed to this day is to allow the people in charge of the state to become familiar with government affairs as soon as possible through the review and review. It is precisely because of the decision that has already been made that the prisoners of the state can also prevent too big changes in the government and government when they are in charge of the country in the future. Therefore, for example, the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin railway double-track can be solved with a quasi-word, but more twists and turns that need to be discussed just submitted are not so easy to approve. If the emperor is in Beijing or the queen mother is in charge of the country, it will be easy to do, these are within his prime minister's authority, and he can approve it as much as he wants. But now he is the one who is in charge of the country, and once these folds are returned, it will give people an excuse to attack him. Looking at the table full of twists and turns, Li Hongzhang waved off all the people in the military aircraft department, picked up the electric huà and called his daughter who was far away in Taiwan.

The night was dark, Li Hongzhang stretched his waist, and after he was full of wine and food, he was ready to lie on the recliner for a while, and it was pleasant to drink hot tea at this time. When the concubine served the fragrant tea and drank it in her mouth, Goshha handed it a sticker.

"Hahaha - it's rare for Xiangtao to come to the old man's house. Now there is a top-grade Longjing given by the emperor, and it is a must-have. "Because everyone is not wearing official uniforms, it is not an official visit. So Li Hongzhang entertained the night visitors to Zhang Zhidong in his study, and he waved off the attendants and personally poured a cup of tea for Zhang Zhidong.

Zhang Zhidong arched his hand and said politely, and sat down in the guest seat, picked up the tea bowl, tasted it carefully, and said, "Good tea." ”

Li Hongzhang said slightly: "Xiangtao is here to talk about government affairs. The old man will not be accompanied, and he really dare not seek personal selfishness as the emperor supervises the country. If filial piety comes for idle talk, it is okay to talk at night. Hahaha-"

"Small talk. Naturally, it's small talk. As soon as the emperor left Beijing, Shaoquan was the prime minister of the dynasty, and the lower officials didn't have time to congratulate him, so he was rude. After speaking, Zhang Zhidong stood up and threw his fist to Li Hongzhang.

"The emperor's grace is like this, and he should serve the emperor." After speaking, Li Hongzhang looked at Zhang Zhidong as if he was nothing. As soon as Zhang Zhidong visited, Li Hongzhang knew his intention. The old man who came from the Queen Mother of the West, except for Liu Kunyi, the two of them are still reused by the emperor. This time, the emperor took the train to the south, and the railway went out of Zhili to Huguang. And the emperor took Nanyang Chinese with him on this trip, so the Hanyang Iron Works and the Hanyang Arsenal must be the places where the emperor inspected. It seems that Zhang Zhidong also understands the meaning of the emperor's southern tour with only Cen Chunxuan, he is afraid that the emperor will clean up his protégé. So come here to inquire about the news.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhidong took a sip of tea but sighed: "The old man in front of Li Xiang said it straight to the point." The emperor took Cen Chunxuan with him on his southern tour without taking others, just to rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan. The old man is an honest official, and if the old man's old protégé is found to be corrupt, he will also take the blame. What the old man is worried about is that the emperor has only been in power for a few months, and the power of the queen mother in the middle and west of the DPRK is still there. The emperor was touring south at this time. In case of another palace change. How is this good? ”

Unexpectedly, what Zhang Zhidong was worried about was not his protégé, but the overall situation of the court. In contrast, Li Hongzhang fell behind. Li Hongzhang stood up with a little shame and saluted Zhang Zhidong: "Zhang Gong takes Tian Xià as his own responsibility, and the old man is ashamed." ”

"Li Xiang's humility." Zhang Zhidong got up and replied: "The lower officials have something to ask, if there is anything wrong, please forgive Li Xiang." ”

Li Hongzhang sat up straight and said, "Please speak up to Zhang Zhongtang." ”

"Since the First Sino-Japanese War, the situation in the DPRK has been changeable. First, the emperor took advantage of the victory of the First Wu Dynasty to take power at the beginning, and less than a year later, the Empress Dowager launched a palace change to train the government. The old man thought that the emperor had the strength to resist, but he was willing to let the queen mother train him. The implication is that I don't want to shake the situation. However, the Empress Dowager's training was less than five months, and Tsarist Russia brazenly invaded the Qing Dynasty. The emperor won another big victory against Russia. He even bombarded Jianguomen to completely dominate the court. Now that the situation of the dynasty has been decided, and when the people's hearts are being gathered to suppress political enemies, the emperor is leaving Beijing at this time to tour the south, this is not a chance for the party. Once the Empress Dowager finds the right opportunity to re-train the government, the emperor will have no excuse for foreign enemies, and can only lead troops back to the capital, and at that time the entire Qing Dynasty will be panicked and worried about splitting. The old man heard that the emperor wanted to tour south, and he folded his way up many times to persuade the emperor, but the emperor did not send a sentence and there was no follow-up. Doesn't Shaoquan have this concern? Zhang Zhidong was a little anxious, and he was indeed anxious. The emperor only left Beijing today, and Yi Shiduo went to the Summer Palace to greet the Queen Mother of the West, which is too abnormal.

When Li Hongzhang heard this, he smiled instead: "If Xiangtao is worried about this, it is really unnecessary." ”

"What is Li Xiang's opinion?"

"I don't have a high opinion, but it's a little shallow. Xiangtao doesn't see that whether it is the queen mother's training or the emperor's personal government, there is a premise in this - military power. Li Hongzhang looked at Zhang Zhidong, who was a little surprised, and Li Hongzhang told him in detail, after all, it is better to have one more friend in the political situation than one more enemy, let alone such an important minister.

That's right, it's the army, and the first thing anyone in power needs to master is the army. The reason why Cixi was able to listen to the government from the Tongzhi Dynasty to the 20th year of Guangxu was because she had the strongest army in China - the Huai Army. As the saying goes, an emperor without military power is not even a fart when he speaks. And the reason why Cixi finally lost power was because Guangxu held military power.

When Guangxu led his two divisions of army to fight Japan in Tianzhuangtai and defeated, Guangxu, who had great righteousness, naturally began to govern the court. However, the Queen Mother launched the training of the government again, and it was also through the military strength of Ganjun Dong Fuxiang that she had the confidence to launch. At the beginning, Dong Fuxiang's Gan army was hiding in Xishan, and there was a Ruijian battalion to cover for them. Looking at the current inside and outside of Beijing, is there a place where the next army can be hidden?

Zhang Zhidong was right to think about it, but he said instead: "This time is different from Yiwei year, when the emperor must be in Beijing." If the emperor has moved all the party of the Western Empress Dowager back to Fengtian, it is okay to make another southern tour. But now that all these people are still in Beijing, and the emperor has only been dismissed from his official position, they will not be reconciled. As soon as they persuade the Queen Mother to take over the power of the country under the pretext of the emperor's southern tour, how will it be good? ”

"Hmph. This prime minister is ordered to supervise the country, and he has the right to supervise the heavens, these people have no military power and no righteousness, and they have no real power in the court, so how can they discipline the government. The original appearance is not a mud pinch......" The words that were originally full of confidence suddenly stopped, Li Hongzhang stared at Zhang Zhidong for a while before saying slowly: "It turns out that Zhang Zhongtang is really not at ease with me——"

Zhang Zhidong got up and gave a salute: "For the sake of the society, I have to make this decision, and I also asked Li Xianghaihan to take the liberty of the official." To tell the truth, once Li Xiang voluntarily entrusted the power of supervising the country to the Empress Dowager of the West, and the emperor was far away in Jiangnan at the moment, I was afraid that the Qing Dynasty would have the worry of splitting the north and the south. ”

"Impossible, even if the old man invites the Queen Mother of the West to supervise the country, the old man can be sure that the Queen Mother's will will not be able to leave the capital, or even the Forbidden City."

"The Empress Dowager of the West has many protégés and most of them are in the capital, and with the support of you, the prime minister of the prison country, you can completely elevate the emperor. The old man always thought that the emperor's tour of the south when the regime was not consolidated was really a big mistake. ”

"Who said that the emperor is the last power." Li Hongzhang picked up the baton on the table and said, "The old man sees that the emperor's imperial power is extremely stable. However, hòu was heavily dotted on the location of the city of Beijing on the map on the wall.

Since Li Hongzhang saw the war room of the staff headquarters, he fell in love with it deeply, whether it was the battle between Qing and Japan or the battle between Qing and Russia, Li Hongzhang's favorite thing was to stand on a high platform and hold a baton to "guide the country". So he hung a map and equipped a baton in his study at home. And Zhang Zhidong also followed this baton, and under Li Hongzhang's explanation, he understood that even if Li Hongzhang defected to the Empress Dowager of the West, there was no threat to the imperial power.

No matter where the emperor is, these two places can only obey the emperor's will, which can be seen from the fact that Yan Fu, the governor of Liangjiang, dared to openly withhold the tax and silver of the imperial court during the training of the queen mother. And Zhang Zhidong led the direct subordinate, not to mention the blatant opposition, but today's question, at least it shows that the Empress Dowager of the West Yang Fengyin is certain. Even if the Governor of Huguang supported the Queen Mother with great fanfare, with Zhang Zhidong's attitude in front, with Zhang Zhidong's background as an official in Huguang for many years, the Governor of Huguang could only call by himself, and Zhang Zhidong deeply agreed with this. What's more, the main force of the independent division was stationed in Hankou, and another regiment of soldiers and horses was stationed in Changsha, and Huguang had long been firmly watched by the emperor. The Zhao brothers, who are the governors and commanders of the land of Yunnan, Guichuan, are also appointed by the emperor, not to mention supporting the emperor, neutrality is certain. And the emperor himself is in charge of Liangguang, and Liu Yongfu of the Black Flag Army must escort the emperor. Taiwan is far overseas, and as long as a fleet is sent to blockade it, Taiwan will not be able to make trouble if it wants to. As for Fujian and Zhejiang, there are two rivers and a navy behind them, and he can make trouble there.

Only in this land of Ganshan, although the emperor has never sent officials into Ganshan, but look at how the emperor arranges the army. There is a second division in Inner Mongolia in the north, an independent division in Huguang to the south, and a sixth division in Nie Shicheng, Qinghai and Xinjiang in the west, which has more than 20,000 men. As long as there is a change in Ganshan and Shaanxi, the three armies will press together, who can stop it? To the east, there are two rivers Yan Fu and your Xiangtao's Zhili, and the turmoil in Gansu and Shaanxi is the way to death. This is the only Tibet, but when did the imperial court really manage Tibet?

"In the final analysis, the Empress Dowager Xi's mistake was to let the emperor build a new army back then. Otherwise, the Queen Mother of the West would not be like this. Li Hongzhang put down the baton and finally concluded: "Don't look at the emperor's carelessness, he has already held great power." ”

Zhang Zhidong looked at Li Hongzhang in surprise, because the day before the emperor's southern tour, the two of them also knocked on the palace together to ask the emperor to suspend the southern tour. Why has the attitude changed so much in this day: "It is worthy of being the prime minister, and the officials admire it." ”

Li Hongzhang said with some shame: "What the old man said is actually the opinion of the little girl. You know, the little girl chrysanthemum has a close personal relationship with the emperor. (To be continued......)

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