Li Lianying had just finished watching the play with Cixi, and Cixi was a little tired and resting. However, it means that Lafayette's interest today is not high, although his face is not gloomy, but he is also sad and upset. Even Gege, who is quite favored by several people on weekdays, is rarely reprimanded once today.

"This slave is getting harder and harder." Li Lianying sighed in her heart. "It seems that you have to let your subordinates pay attention, don't be a bad one, and then make a bloody disaster."

Li Lianying also understands that Lafayette's heart disease is actually caused by the people in the Northeast who have no monarch and no father. But you don't think about how to live a peaceful life, and you fight and kill outside all day long. The north has not stopped until now, and the Tsarist Russians have been protesting to the prime minister's yamen twice in three days, and now they also know that the protest is useless, and they have a long ability, so they actually ran to the palace gate to make trouble. Speaking of which, they are also fucked up, and they have the ability to fight the Northeast Autonomous Region! If you can't beat others, you can use us to find peace. As soon as Lord Zuo Zongtang died, they began to make trouble in Xinjiang, asking for compensation and land cessation every day, let's make trouble! When you make Wang Yi's rabbit cub anxious, you will know that it is powerful.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the French in the south have finally stopped making trouble, at least not as much as before, although there are also a few lesson plans in Sichuan, but in general, it is much more honest than in previous years.

In the past two years, the Qing Dynasty has finally lived a rare peaceful life, except for the conflict with Japan in the east, there is not much to worry about. Although several warships ordered at the Dashang Shipyard were taken to Africa by the Northeasterners, several large warships ordered from Germany have also returned to China in the past two years. The Japanese navy did not have any superiority in the face of the North Sea at all, so there was nothing to worry about.

Li Lianying really thought about it, and the little eunuch came to report and said, "Lafayette is awake." ”

As soon as she heard this, Li Lianying immediately collected her thoughts and went into the house to serve Lafayette and got up.

Not long after, a small doorman came to Li Lianying's side and whispered a few words, saying, "Manager Li, Minister of Beiyang, and Li Hongzhang, Governor of Zhili, ask to see you." ”

Li Lianying didn't dare to delay, and when she saw that Cixi's side had finished preparations, she walked to Cixi's side and said, "Lafayette, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, asks to see you." ”

Cixi glanced at him and said, "Xuan! ”

After the Northeast Autonomous Region defeated the French occupation of Southeast Asia and established the five southern provinces, it then occupied Mozambique in Africa. Although for the Qing Dynasty, this is also the work of opening up the territory, but as the so-called people have to die than people, goods have to be thrown, before the Qing army in Beiqi was beaten by the French one after another, and finally although under the leadership of Feng Zicai, the victory of the counteroffensive was achieved. However, those who know the Qing court know that it was just the end of the crossbow, thanks to the Nanyang Fleet in the northeast, under the leadership of Yan Fu, in Keelung and Tamsui, Taiwan, completely annihilated the French Far East Fleet. Otherwise, the victory at Zhennanguan will only be a temporary victory, and it will not fundamentally change the situation in which the enemy is strong and we are weak.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Northeast is the desire of the people, and now how many governors and governors are openly with the Qing court, but secretly they are secretly with the Northeast. Not to mention Li Hongzhang for this kind of thing, even a few iron-hat princes of the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen, even Lin Cixi didn't dare to investigate lightly, in case one of them was not good, that is, it would pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and really force people to Liangshan, but if someone shouts the counter-sign, I am afraid that it will be a beacon fire, and then the entire Qing Dynasty will be in chaos.

Although in terms of territorial area, even if Mozambique is added to the Northeast, it cannot be compared with the entire Qing Dynasty, but the industrial output value, per capita income, grain output, etc., the current Qing State is not at the same level as the Northeast.

Li Hongzhang followed the little eunuch into the Forbidden City, he has not had a good time recently, the Beiyang Navy Division made such a fuss in Nagasaki, Japan, and it is not over until now, and he talked with the Japanese, but he did not suffer a loss, but he let the little devil haunt him all day long, and Lao Li was also uncomfortable. Compared with this, the recent events made him even more headache, and missionaries from Britain, France, and the United States went to Sichuan to repair churches and forcibly preach. To put it bluntly, the so-called parishioners who joined it were a group of ruffians and hooligans, relying on the power of foreigners to oppress the local people. As a result, it finally erupted, and people all over Sichuan began to burn churches, and besieged and killed those who were bullying people, including several foreign missionaries. Of course, the great powers will not sit idly by, and in the end, he Li Hongzhang will be troubled, if he apologizes to the great powers, the people will not agree. On the contrary, the Great Powers did not agree.

A bunch of things are pressed on Li Hongzhang, he is tired, hard work, and Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror, he is not a person inside and out. Today's return to Beijing and entering the palace was also summoned by Cixi, and the discussion was to deal with the affairs of the Northeast Autonomous Region.

"A while ago, Aiqing went to the Northeast with King Qingjun to check the cemetery, all the way, I don't know what is the impression of the Northeast now?" When Cixi spoke, she didn't have any expression, which made Li Hongzhang a little embarrassed. If it is like this, I am afraid that it will make Lafayette unhappy, but if you want to tell a lie, I am afraid you will not be able to hide it from the woman above.

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, the Northeast will be fine, but the people over there have begun to disrespect the royal road, and they only know the Northeast, but not the king, which is really worrying." What Li Hongzhang said was a matter that everyone knew, and the ministers of the DPRK and China also discussed this matter, but the Qing court itself did not have the slightest way to deal with it. I can't fight it, and I don't dare to do the assassination, it's not good, the Northeast has found an excuse, and Wang Yi dares to wave his troops south. Beijing is close to the northeast, but those who have not been filled with dung in their heads are clear in their hearts, so the discussion of moving the capital between the DPRK and China has not been interrupted during this time. If it weren't for Cixi's reluctance to give up the garden in the capital...... Of course, the more important reason is that the further south they go, the stronger the power of the Han people, and the stronger the power of the governors in various places. Once the imperial court moves the capital, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be an ambitious element, and if there is a situation where the emperor is blackmailed to order the princes, then the gains will outweigh the losses.

Cixi glanced at Li Hongzhang, picked up the teacup on the side, and took a sip unhurriedly before saying: "The northeast is my ancestral land of the Qing Dynasty, if we let this group of traitors go on, our Qing Dynasty will lose its roots, I don't know what Aiqing has to do?" ”

Treacherous!

This is the first time that Cixi has characterized the Northeast Autonomous Region in front of Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang was also surprised, although his face was still pale, and his joy and anger were invisible, but in his heart he was overturned. He was actually prepared for this in his heart, and he also knew that the palace would not always let the Northeast go. After all, the existence of the Northeast for one day is a great damage to the prestige of the Qing court. At the beginning, the recognition and permission of Northeast autonomy was also forced under the threat of airships. But then again, it is really more true than the Northeast, even if he Li Hongzhang has confidence in his Beiyang, he is not the slightest sure in the face of the hundred battles in the Northeast.

"The queen mother, it's not that your subordinates will grow the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige. It is an indisputable fact that the Northeast is strong, so if you want to make achievements, you must think long-term! "Let Li Hongzhang fight against the Northeast, he is one hundred and twenty unwilling. It's just that since Cixi asked and pointed him in the direction, he didn't dare to go against Lafayette's intentions, so he had to bite the bullet.

"Oh?" Cixi raised her eyebrows, looked at Li Hongzhang and said, "Aiqing will tell me in detail." ”

Li Hongzhang secretly glanced at Cixi at this time, and suddenly realized in his heart. If Cixi wants to really reclaim the Northeast, she should have some such thoughts, but now it seems that it is more of an insecurity in the face of the Northeast and a lack of self-preservation.

"Your Majesty thinks that the reason why the Northeast dares to have the heart of disobedience is that it is the will of the people, but I am afraid that it may not be. My Qing Dynasty is the orthodoxy of the world, and all the people return to their hearts, and what the Northeast relies on is nothing more than a military force that is exhausted! Looking at the actions of the Northeast in the past few years, every time it has disputes with other countries, it will inevitably meet each other. As the old saying goes: 'If you govern a big country and cook small fresh', the Northeast only knows that the fire is burning, but does not know that the fire is burning, and it is the way to lose neutrality. Although there is no problem at the moment, as time goes by, it will cause overturning. So at present, I only need to brake statically, and once the time comes, I can get my hands on it. ”

Li Hongzhang said these words, Cixi loves to hear.

"What Li Aiqing said is very true!"

Li Hongzhang continued: "However, my Qing Dynasty is not without problems, first of all, the military system is corrupt! The Queen Mother, with all due respect, now the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion, facing the Northeast, are like hitting stones with eggs, and they have no power to fight. The slightly stronger Mongolian armies are now ambiguous and unclear with the northeast, which is really not reliable. ”

This is what Cixi is most worried about, there are no available people under her hands, no available soldiers.

"What does Yi Aiqing mean?"

"Dismantle the old army and train the new army!"

Cixi didn't speak after listening, Li Hongzhang was also worried in his heart, and the court had already agreed on the matter of the new army, but he really proposed it to Cixi, and he Li Hongzhang was the first.

After a moment of silence, the Empress Dowager changed the topic to other issues and did not continue the topic of the new army.

After leaving the palace, Li Hongzhang sat in a sedan chair, silent, as if he had been crushed by a stone, and did not understand whether Cixi's attitude towards the formation of the new army was for or against, which made him a little unable to grasp the future direction of the Qing court.

But not long after he arrived at the house, the will of the palace followed.

When the eunuch in the palace finished reading the decree, Li Hongzhang was stunned, and it was only under the eunuch's reminder that he remembered to accept the decree. In fact, the content of the decree is very simple, that is, let Li Hongzhang propose the military system and candidates for the formation and training of the new army. Cixi's meaning is very clear, although Li Hongzhang is in charge of this matter, the new army is not in his hands. Cixi allowed Li Hongzhang to install forces in the new army, but the army was still commanded in the name of the imperial court.

To put it simply, this is the official new army of the Qing court that replaced the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion.

This is a chapter to make up for yesterday.,Just finished a follow-up.,Although the tinnitus is still there.,But it's not as strict as the previous week.,I hope the body can fully recover next month.。