The fact that the last power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was purged could not be hidden, and the ministers of the DPRK and China had already begun to prepare for the establishment of a new dynasty. All the courtiers believed that as long as the emperor returned to Beijing, the new dynasty with Han people as the main body replaced the Manchus and regained control of the world. The courtiers already see themselves as the new ministers, whether you really want to or not, but the general trend is like this, so let's go with the flow.

At this time, Cixi suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma?! This incident caused a huge shock in the court, although Cixi was the empress dowager but also the empress dowager of the previous dynasty, before the illness people only lived in the Summer Palace, only in the garden everyone did not go to the garden did not need to see. But now that Cixi is sick, the ministers are going to ask for peace, so do they, the ministers of the new dynasty, want to go now? What kind of etiquette should be used to treat the former queen mother? You must know that the two ceremonial departments are already formulating the etiquette of the new dynasty, and the former Han rites found from the pile of old papers are used as models to make appropriate modifications. Cixi is the Empress Dowager Manchu, even if she goes, is it a full ceremony or a Han ceremony? See it with full courtesy, it will make people mistakenly think that you are in trouble if you still have the heart to move forward. But let's pay homage to the Han courtesy, which is not in line with the custom that the Queen Mother is a Manchurian. This may seem like a complicated question.

This is all the result of the greed of the human heart. On the one hand, he wanted to show his loyalty to the emperor, hoping to be appreciated by the emperor and be rewarded with a knighthood at the beginning of the new dynasty. On the one hand, he wanted to show his deferential mentality, but after all, the emperor still called the empress dowager in the telegram sent back when he learned that Cixi was seriously ill and asked for all-out treatment. So the ministers who wanted to get benefits from both ends were entangled in their hearts.

But soon, the prime minister was the first to personally greet the empress dowager of the two palaces in the Summer Palace and pay a full salute. The seven Shangshu also went to ask for peace. Full salute.

"Where do you have so many ideas?" Li Hongzhang angrily reprimanded these courtiers who were still watching: "Since I have China, I have paid attention to benevolence and filial piety. All dynasties and generations have established the country with filial piety. The same should be true of the new dynasty. The emperor called the queen mother, that is filial piety. Shouldn't we, as courtiers, visit our seriously ill elders? The books of the sages have been read in the dog's belly. ”

With Lee Sang's words. With these big heads in front, more and more courtiers who were qualified to ask for peace went to the Summer Palace one after another, and governors from all over the country also sent messages to ask for peace.

"The Queen Mother is angry. As long as the mind can be soothed, the disease is fine. But this is a heart disease, and Xia Guan and others can only prescribe medicine to regulate the body, and this heart disease also needs a heart doctor. "This is the diagnosis of Cixi's condition by the Tai Hospital.

"The physical signs and indicators continue to decline, and the condition is very serious. At present, he has been given a first-aid injection to stabilize his condition, but his condition is not immediate. "This is a diagnosis of the condition of Beijing Normal University Hospital.

Looking at the two diagnostics with completely different conclusions, Li Hongzhang couldn't laugh or cry. Perhaps this is the difference between the concept of Chinese and Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses more on the human being, emphasizing self-adjustment without negating the influence of mental power on the body, and medicine is only an auxiliary means. Therefore, Chinese medicine only thinks that as long as the heart can be opened, it is not a serious disease. Western medicine, on the other hand, attaches great importance to the human body itself, emphasizing various visible indicators, and using index data to determine whether a person is alive or dead. Drugs are everything. Who knows, if a person really wants to die, all the indicators of the body will kill themselves under the control of people's will, and no matter how powerful Western medicine is, only this body can be saved. And not the subject of people.

"One diagnosis can show the gap between Chinese and Western medicine" Li Hongzhang sighed and handed the two diagnosis certificates to the telegrapher: "The original text is submitted to the emperor, please make a decision." ”

As for the Empress Dowager Cixi...... Li Hongzhang got up and coughed gently, this was one of his selfishness. Cixi has relinquished her supreme power for ten years. But she still had great prestige among the Manchus. It turned out that the emperor was a Manchu and could naturally replace Cixi, but after the emperor's identity changed to Han, Cixi's influence in the Manchu Qing Dynasty became more prominent. And this influence exists. It will inevitably lead to the recurrence of Manchu forces, which is not conducive to the new dynasty's smooth succession of state power. And in this situation of internal and external troubles, China. It is undoubtedly difficult to catch up with the European powers by rapid development. So there's only one way, and that'......

Originally, as an emperor, he should have such an awareness and determination. But this emperor of his own ...... Li Hongzhang really couldn't find any suitable words to describe it for a while. The emperor has a vision that ordinary people can't reach, and he also has the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and his every decision has led this already backward country to become strong and prosperous rapidly, all of which show that the emperor is a holy lord and a wise monarch. And a holy lord should have a broad mind and a bold decision, and he should not hesitate to cut all shackles and all obstacles along the way. Because the only goal of a holy lord is the strength of the country and the nation, and for this goal all obstacles can be removed from the progress of the country. That's right, this goal is the goal of the emperor, and all the courtiers of the emperor, including Li Hongzhang, can see it clearly, which is why these people can unite around the emperor.

But if you have to carefully analyze everything the emperor does, you can find that the emperor is a person with a small belly and chicken intestines and the kindness of a woman. It was feasible for the emperor to set up a business in person twelve years ago, because the imperial enterprise could not only use the name of the royal family to avoid the siege of conservatives, but also really open a channel for the Westernization movement, and also show the world the country's determination to encourage the development of industry and commerce. But 12 years on, the situation in the country has changed. Under the suppression of the Han clique headed by the emperor, the conservative power of the empress dowager receded to the point that it could no longer restrict the development of industry and commerce. At this time, it was time for the emperor to sell the imperial enterprises to private companies, so that these companies could really enter the market. But the emperor did not, but carefully guarded the interests of the royal enterprise like a profiteer. Yes, the absence of tax evasion by the royal enterprises has set an example for all Chinese enterprises, and in a situation where even the royal enterprises dare not evade taxes, ordinary businessmen really dare not evade taxes. It should be because doing so will make the emperor think that you have more power than the emperor, and thus be charged with "great disrespect" and punished. If the emperor wants to set an example for the world with himself, then it is enough to maintain a small business. However, the emperor used the huge influence of the royal family in the people to rapidly expand his own enterprises, and because of the emperor's authority, countless private companies did not dare to compete for profits in the royal enterprises. This is not how a business in an economic market should behave. Although the emperor used all the proceeds of the imperial enterprises for education and scientific research, he also had to subsidize the state treasury from time to time. But Li Hongzhang really didn't want to implement the antitrust law in the future, and the first target of China's antitrust law was the royal enterprise.

And Cixi. Cixi is not benevolent, and Cixi, who has been fighting in the turbulent political situation for many years, has long become a symbol of Manchu power. As long as Cixi lives for one day, the Manchu restoration forces will not die for a day. It was only without Cixi that these Manchu restoration forces would have lost their last leader and become scattered, and thus have no impact on the new dynasty. Li Hongzhang believed that it was impossible for the emperor not to see that the existence of Cixi would pose a great danger to the internal affairs of the new dynasty, but the emperor repeatedly emphasized in his telegram to the imperial court that Cixi should still be treated with the empress dowager's courtesy. What about the perseverance on the Grange? What about the decisiveness of the expedition to Japan? What about the bravery of ramming the British warship? After Yuan Shoushan slaughtered the Manchurians in Fengtian, he "hummed" again, what about the murderous aura that suppressed the shouts of the Manchurians? Why is there no trace of Cixi here? Are you worried about the recurrence of the Manchu forces, isn't there still mercy after Cixi died? Mercy will regain its psychological sustenance for the Manchus, and the more affectionate Mercy will inevitably single-handedly suppress the Manchu forces that are trying to restore. The new dynasty can continue its previous policy and move forward without worrying about the emergence of a grass king in the country to affect the situation.

For the emperor's will to protect Cixi, countless ministers have complained many times. In their opinion, the emperor has planted a time bomb for the new dynasty. A bomb that could kill the new dynasty, but the emperor's will could not be ignored.

Follow an emperor with a long-term vision and great ambitions, each of them has the ability to show his own ability, so that he has the opportunity to leave a name for the ages like "Fang Mou Du Xuan". An emperor who follows the benevolence of a small-bellied woman will make the ministers dare to be powerful and difficult to use, so that their talents will be wiped out in the world. Following such an emperor as Li Ming really broke the hearts of the ministers. It is a good thing that the emperor attaches great importance to affection, so that the ministers will not die after they retire in old age, but the emperor's affection is the biggest stumbling block on the way forward for the country.

So Li Hongzhang used a map to vomit blood from Cixi. This position does not indicate the position of the three thousand soldiers and horses of the priest. Li Hongzhang also believed that Cixi no longer cared about this, and Cixi did not plan to rely on these 3,000 soldiers and horses to save the Qing Dynasty, she just wanted to use these 3,000 soldiers and horses as a cover for her real purpose. What made Cixi vomit blood was that the map also indicated all the Manchu righteous people she had contacted a few days ago in the name of shopping. These were the ultimate forces that Cixi used to assassinate Li Ming and revive the Qing Dynasty. Cixi believed that as long as Li Ming died, she was the only one who could reorganize the country. Perhaps Cixi already had a set of methods in mind to stabilize the country after regaining power. Now her last plan is all exposed to the eyes of Li Minghan's group. This meant that her plan could no longer be implemented, and that the Manchus had no chance of recovery. This was the biggest blow to Cixi. Seeing the loss of last resort, despair was the real reason why Cixi vomited blood.

The desperate Empress vomited blood. As a result, Cixi's physical signs continued to decline. Li Hongzhang sighed, some decisions that the emperor did not make needed to be dealt with by the courtiers.

As for the future, Li Hongzhang doesn't care. I know that my body knows that I have been working hard for the rise of the Han people all my life, and I know enough to contribute to the re-dominance of the Han people in the last time of my life. The emperor is an affectionate emperor, at least the Li family will be safe for a hundred years under the care of the emperor. As for a hundred years later, Li Hongzhang does not think that is his responsibility.

Li Hongzhang suddenly coughed violently, and the coughing sound alarmed the attendants outside the door. The attendant opened the medicine bottle and poured out a piece of medicine to Li Hongzhang, and then handed a glass of water. After Li Hongzhang finished taking the medicine, he quickly calmed down. In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, coughing is a normal response of the human body to irritation, and the human body excretes bad things from the body through coughing. This kind of cough suppressant actually destroys the normal response of the human body, which will lead to the retention of external evil in the human body, which will cause more serious diseases. Although Li Hongzhang also believes that what Chinese medicine says is right, this is the advantage of Western medicine in first aid. A small pill or a syringe potion can immediately snatch a person back from the hands of death, and then slowly heal, this kind of ability is rare in Chinese medicine. Moreover, Li Hongzhang's health has become worse and worse over the years, and his fear of cold and dampness has become more and more obvious. I have eaten a lot of Chinese medicine and it seems to be a little better, but it is still very obvious when the weather suddenly changes. At this time, I came to take a piece of western medicine or an injection, and the symptoms were immediately reduced. Although it is only valid for this time. But Li Hongzhang did not refuse Western medicine, because the cough was too uncomfortable.

Li Hongzhang, who finally came down briskly, motioned to the attendants to invite the ministers to come over. There must be no mistakes in the events of September 12th.

It is impossible to find a single mistake, although the overall situation has not changed. There will also be no noticeable change in the situation at home and abroad. But after all, there must be foreign wars at the same time at the turn of dynasties, which has to make everyone cautious.

The Ministry of Household said that there was no problem, and that the establishment of the new dynasty was just like changing the name of the Daecheong Bank to the bank of the new dynasty, because it did not involve a change in the existing economic system, and it would be good for the people to refamiliarize themselves with the new name.

The military headquarters and the general staff headquarters also said that there was no problem, and that the foreign war would not affect the existing domestic arrangements, and that it was nothing more than the cancellation of all vacations in the army, and the whole army would be put on readiness for war, and more money and food would be consumed.

There is no problem with the Ministry of Industry, they manage production. As long as the policy of the DPRK remains unchanged. They don't change, and naturally there is no problem.

The problem is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and their question is: whether to declare war in the name of the Qing Dynasty or in the name of the new dynasty. This may seem like a matter of just one statement, but it implicates the nominal issue of China, the initiator of the war. If the war was launched in the name of the Qing Dynasty, it would be in the name of abrogating the Qing-Russian Treaty and recovering the homeland, which would mean that after the war, China could only recover the territory ceded by the Qing Dynasty, and Russia would still be a threat to China. If a war is waged in the name of a new dynasty, it will be an excuse to recover the name of the homeland of the previous dynasties (the Qing State cannot use this name. Because it is necessary to take into account the current basic international perception of territory), but in this way, how should the great powers deal with the concessions in China? This issue has been raised since it was first raised and has been debated countless times. Ministers still don't have a consensus.

If the problem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at the level of consciousness, then the problem of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites is operational. The Han rite has not been used for two hundred years, and the Son of Heaven honor guard needs to be recustomized. The honors also need to be re-equipped. Hanfu is feminine, which takes a lot of time to make clothes. There are a million civilian officials in the country. Each official needs to prepare official uniforms, official boots, official hats and their corresponding accessories. From the query of ancient books to the customization of instruments, to the modification of specimens. The two ministries have only confirmed the basic specifications, and it will be difficult to complete all the verification work by September 12, let alone produce these official uniforms and distribute them to each official. What's more, the army is about to set off to fight, so you can't change your outfit while fighting. What's more, these rituals have not been used for more than 200 years, and many people have forgotten them, and it will take a long time to re-teach them.

Li Ming, who is far away in Ningbo, actually has a headache with this problem. Now the people are clamoring for a day without a day, and the country cannot be without a king, asking the emperor to return to Beijing as soon as possible to ascend the throne to determine the unification, newspapers, telegrams, and even local officials around Ningbo and the people have also petitioned in front of the Yang Mansion many times, which makes Li Ming annoyed. But if the ritual cannot be completed in one day, the foundation will not be able to be climbed in one day. This is not a time of warlord melee, you can slowly complete the ritual change in the footsteps of unifying the country. Today's China is already a complete unified country with a complete government apparatus. Just like Nie Shicheng said, wearing a Manchu military uniform to fight the battle of the new dynasty is really ridiculous.

In desperation, on September 11, Li Ming telegraphed to the whole country in Ningbo: It is imperative to rejuvenate the Han State, and I will go north tomorrow to Xi'an to worship the ancestor Yellow Emperor, and then return to Beijing to ascend the throne after the re-prosperity of the Han State. In fact, he wanted to leave more time for the imperial court to formulate the ritual system as soon as possible, and on the other hand, not to affect the northward expansion plan that was about to be launched.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Hongzhang expressed his loyalty to the emperor in Ningbo on behalf of the imperial court left behind, and all the officials of the imperial court who stayed behind will stick to their duties until the emperor returns to Beijing and ascends the throne. At the same time, the General Staff Headquarters and the troops issued an order, and the main forces of all border armies and field armies all moved in the direction of the capital and stationed at the designated places. In fact, it shows the military's monitoring of the country. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent letters of invitation to ministers. Ministers from all over the world are invited to be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, where Premier Li Hongzhang will inform the ministers of the Manchu abdication and the basic national policy of the new dynasty.

Every move in the capital these days has been watched by ministers from all over the world. Except for the time when Li Ming had just left Beijing, these ministers were really nervous for a while, because the change of emperor would inevitably lead to a change in policy. But since they knew that the Qing court still respected Li Ming, these ministers were relieved. In their opinion, the emperor is still the same person, and the ministers are still the same group of ministers, so the policy will not change. In particular, the sudden riots in the capital a few days ago only lasted for one afternoon, which was also a sign of the final victory of the Li Ming group. Therefore, after receiving the invitation letter from the left-behind court, the ministers of various countries said that they would be there on time.

This is the biggest political change in the Far East, because China is the only major country in the Far East, and every move of this country will inevitably affect the political landscape of the Far East. How will the fall of the Manchus and the rise of a new dynasty change the country, the Far East, or the world? Everyone will be waiting to see. (To be continued......)