Chapter 416: Remuneration from the Qing Court
The Qing Dynasty people in Beijing City began to attack the foreigners in Beijing under the strong protest of the ministers of various countries, and finally stopped the riots in Beijing, but then Lin Daxin sent a telegram to the imperial court, so that the hearts of the Qing court magnates rose to their throats again, and they were about to pop out.
In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager Cixi spoke a little incoherently and asked Prince Gong Yixin: "Lin Daxin sent it...... ...... sent Telegram, can ...... Can it be true? β
Prince Gong Yixin said in a mournful manner: "Lafayette, the minister thinks that Lin Daxin will not fool the court in this matter, and the matter of the Eight-Nation Alliance should be true, and our Qing Dynasty is in big trouble!" β
Listening to Prince Gong's words, Cixi let out a long sigh and looked sad.
It turned out that Lin Daxin sent the telegram to the Qing court about the Eight-Nation Alliance, and these eight countries united to form an alliance not only to deal with him Lin Daxin, but also aimed at the Qing Dynasty, and the first step of the Eight-Nation Alliance was to prepare to attack the southern provinces of the Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Guangxu said in frustration: "These foreigners are so hateful, since they want to unite to deal with Lin Daxin, why bother us in the Qing Dynasty!" What a disaster we have in the Qing Dynasty! Uncle Six, what should we do now? Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, the United States, Austria-Hungary, Japan, our ancestors, this is the destruction of our Qing Dynasty! β
Emperor Guangxu felt that God was too cruel to him, and he lived under the authority of the Empress Dowager Cixi since he was a child. finally became pro-government, and the Empress Dowager Cixi still held the power firmly in her hands. Moreover, in the First Sino-Japanese War with Japan, Lin Daxin, a rebel who made Guangxu hate and fear, also rose.
In recent years, I have finally gained some military power in my hands. The relationship with Cixi has also eased, as for Lin Daxin, Emperor Guangxu tried not to think about him, so that it was more comfortable to be the emperor, but he didn't expect that God would not let him stop, and there was another rebel party in Fujian Province, which captured the entire Fujian Province.
The imperial court sent a large army south to quell the rebellion, which was originally quite smooth, but as a result, foreigners from several countries jumped out again. Signed a secret agreement with the rebel party of the Xingzhong Society to support the rebel party, and also ignored the existence of the Qing Dynasty, sent their country's army into Fujian Province to directly help the rebel party fight, and now the foreign countries have formed an eight-nation alliance to deal with the Qing Dynasty and carve up the southern provinces of the Qing Dynasty.
Without the taxes of the southern provinces of the Qing Dynasty, the finances of the Qing Dynasty would collapse immediately, why is it so difficult for me Guangxu to be an emperor. Why can I encounter all the bad things, and make the internal and external troubles, which way of the gods did I offend?
As soon as Guangxu heard about the eight countries of the Eight-Nation Alliance, his whole person was not good. Suddenly became listless.
The Empress Dowager Cixi also asked without any claim: "Yes! Prince Gong, the mourning family has no idea, what do you say we should do next? β
These are 8 powers. Any one of them is stronger than the Qing Dynasty, and of course the Empress Dowager Cixi only thinks that 7 countries are stronger than the Qing Dynasty. In her thinking, Japan is not as good as the Qing Dynasty, but that's it. It also made this woman who has ruled China for half a century panic, this can't make the rhythm of the Qing Dynasty really going to die!
Prince Gong Yixin frowned and hesitated, in fact, he didn't have any good ideas, he was not Cixi, an old woman who had been living in the deep palace, Yixin knew that even a single Japanese country was no longer something that the Qing Dynasty could deal with, of course, if Lin Daxin was added, it would be a different matter.
Maybe only Lin Daxin can solve the current crisis in the imperial court, but Yixin thought of the relationship between Lin Daxin and the imperial court, and was a little hesitant in his heart, after all, Cixi and Guangxu already hated Lin Daxin to the core, and Lin Daxin could not help the Qing Dynasty protect the southern provinces in vain.
Just when Yixin was thinking about how to talk to Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, Li Lianying, the great eunuch beside Cixi, hurriedly walked in and said, "Lafayette, the emperor, Prince Gong, the prime minister's yamen has sent it to our palace in an emergency." β
After speaking, Li Lianying faced the Empress Dowager Cixi and presented a fold with both hands.
Cixi said: "Prince Gong, let's see what's going on?" Li Lianying immediately turned to Prince Gong Yixin with both hands, and hurriedly walked a few steps to Yixin's side.
Yi Xin immediately took the fold and opened it, and suddenly her face changed drastically, Cixi saw Yi Xin's face and knew that it was not a good thing, "Prince Gong, what's the matter, let's talk about it, the mourning family will see what else is going on, it's worse than the Eight-Nation Alliance to deal with our Qing Dynasty." β
Emperor Guangxu also turned his head and asked, "Sixth Uncle, what happened again?" β
Yi Xin said with a wry smile: "It is still related to the Eight-Nation Alliance, but this time the Eight-Nation Alliance requires our Qing Dynasty to be responsible for the attack on foreigners in Beijing, and requires our Qing Dynasty to compensate for the losses, comfort, and compensation of overseas Chinese from all countries, a total of 40 million taels of silver, and demarcate Jiaomin Lane in the east of Beijing as the embassy area, in the embassy area, our Qing people are not allowed to live, and all countries can send troops to garrison the embassy area, and we need the Qing Dynasty to forever prohibit the people from establishing or joining any organization that is hostile to other countries, and violators will be executed. Provincial officials must ensure the safety of foreigners, otherwise they will be dismissed from their posts and never hired. Galeries Lafayette, the emperor, the eight countries participating in the eight-nation alliance colluded this time and threatened us that if the Qing Dynasty did not agree to their conditions, they would use force to make us agree. β
"Smack-" The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but pat the wooden table next to her, and said angrily: "It's just too deceitful!" It's really muddy to mourn the family! β
Emperor Guangxu also gritted his teeth and said: "This is definitely an excuse, the Eight-Nation Alliance put forward such harsh conditions, it is definitely an excuse, so as to attack our Qing Dynasty, I see that these foreigners are not only aiming at the southern provinces, but even our Beijing City may not let go." β
Yi Xin didn't hesitate at this time, "Lafayette, the emperor, the foreigners really have the heart to kill me this time, and the only way now is to contact Lin Daxin and ask him to send troops to resist the Eight-Nation Alliance of the foreigners!" β
After Yi Xin finished speaking, Cixi frowned and was silent for a long time, and Guangxu also had a tangled expression.
Yi Xin waited for a long time and saw that Cixi and Guangxu did not express their position, so he continued: "Lafayette, Emperor, according to the current situation in the south, coupled with the telegram sent by Lin Daxin, it is certain that the first step of the Eight-Nation Alliance is to prepare to attack the southern provinces of our Qing Dynasty, so that our southern provinces will not be able to resist the Eight-Nation Alliance at all, and it is inevitable that the main source of taxes of our Qing Dynasty will be interrupted, and now only Lin Daxin can help the imperial court keep the southern provinces." β
Cixi and Guangxu mother and son glanced at each other, and both saw helplessness in each other's eyes, and the Empress Dowager Cixi first said: "The imperial court is inviting Lin Daxin, can he send troops for the imperial court?" He doesn't cut the flesh on the imperial court, and the mourning family is my Buddha, but he has just seized Taiwan Province. β
Guangxu also sighed and said: "What my father said is reasonable, that is, the court pulled down his face and begged Lin Daxin, can he send troops?" This time, in the face of the Eight-Nation Alliance, most of them are the world's most powerful countries, and even if Lin Daxin can block the Eight-Nation Alliance, according to his greedy nature, can the southern provinces still belong to our Qing Dynasty? β
Yi Xin said in a deep voice: "Lafayette, Emperor, the goal of the Eight-Nation Alliance this time is not only to deal with our Qing Dynasty, but to carve up the territory under Lin Daxin's command is their ultimate goal. β
Cixi and Guangxu couldn't help but look suspicious, Lin Daxin is recognized as a wealthy man who rivals the country, and foreigners even think that Lin Daxin is the richest man in the world.
Yi Xin then gritted his teeth and said: "The reward we gave Lin Daxin was not silver, but the canonization of him as the governor of Qinghai and Tibet, and we used Qinghai and Tibet in exchange for the safety of our southern provinces." β
When Guangxu heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "What? Give Lin Daxin's territory back, our Qing Dynasty's territory has let Lin Daxin's rebellion occupy more than half, this is really ...... Alasβ"
Emperor Guangxu did not continue, the current situation, if Qinghai and Tibet can be used to protect the Qing Dynasty, it is also a good way.
The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded very calmly and said: "Your Majesty, now that our Qing Dynasty has reached a very critical situation, if we can use Qinghai and Tibet to tide over this difficulty, our court can still accept it, after all, Tibet is basically the world of the Tibetans, and Qinghai Mongolia, Tibet, Hui, and Han have been fighting endlessly, and in exchange for these two provinces Lin Daxin to send troops to the south, the mourning family thinks it is still cost-effective." β
Guangxu nodded and said helplessly: "My father is thoughtful, and I also agree to this matter, after all, the taxes of the southern provinces are the most important thing to the imperial court." β
The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and then said to Yi Xin: "Prince Gong's idea is feasible, the mourning family and the emperor have agreed, Prince Gong, this matter will be left to you, you must let Lin Daxin agree to send troops to the south, and after the war, he must not be allowed to stay in the south!" β
Yi Xin couldn't help but smile secretly bitterly in his heart, if Lin Daxin really sent troops south to block the Eight-Nation Alliance, he would just stay in the south and not leave, what could the imperial court do?
But of course Yixin can't say this, "Lafayette, the emperor, the minister will contact Lin Daxin and persuade him to send troops south." β
Cixi nodded and continued: "In addition, ignore the requests of those foreigners, let's take a look at Lin Daxin's attitude." Hmph - even if Lin Daxin does not agree to send troops, the mourning family will never accept the blackmail of foreigners. In addition, send a telegram to Iktanga, asking his counterinsurgency army not to attack in a hurry, and it is best to wait for Lin Daxin's Dingbei army to arrive in the south before making plans. (To be continued......)
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Thank you again Dalian 123, Kanhai Happy Chest, Leo Jiezhusi, Venice Tears, Sun Qi Lantern, Novel World 123, hzh Cocoa, Guoguo Don't, these 8 brothers, it's a pity that the younger brother is an old man, otherwise he will definitely use the rhythm of his body, uh...... Don't smash me R1292