With the support of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the rioters of the Boxers were even more unscrupulous, and the entire capital became a mess. And this situation made the Zhili envoy very angry. Because the duty of the Zhili procurator is to be responsible for the security work of the criminal prison of Zhili, if there is a problem with public security, I am afraid that the next will face unlucky results. So he was very depressed, and this direct subordinate according to the inspector, his already relatively large head has become bigger.

"Gong Bao, has the situation in Naoli become like this?" A strategist in his forties said.

And the straight-headed Naoli said, "Yes! Now the situation is completely out of control, and I, as the envoy of Zhili, can't maintain the law and order of our Zhili, which is really ashamed of the imperial court! ”

"Gong Bao, I'm afraid this court is in danger. This time, so many mobs entered the capital, and the capital has become a place of mobs, this is simply ridiculous. The Queen Mother actually believed in that invulnerability, and actually allowed them to practice what secret skills. What kind of cultivation method is actually robbery, eating overlord meals, what is even violence against women, is there such a cultivation method in the world? Moreover, if we really have to rely on this method to cultivate, then our Qing Dynasty will be destroyed. When the time comes, there is no need for foreigners, I am afraid that I will have chaos in the Qing Dynasty. If this continues, the resentment of the people in the world will boil, and I am afraid that it will be impossible to appease it. At that time, could it still be relied on by these mobs to obtain the peace of the imperial court? ”

The envoy of Zhili also said: "It seems that I am going to seek to leave Zhili." There are dangers everywhere in Zhili, and if we stay here, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous. This capital has been able to become the center of the storm, and if we continue to stay here, we may be in danger. So. I guess it's better for us to leave and not stay here. ”

"Gong Bao, it seems that this is the only way to go!" The advisor said.

If you are familiar with history, you should know the name of this Zhili Inspector, his name is Yuan Shikai, and he has experienced small station training in history. Only then could it gradually rise in the political arena at the end of the Qing Dynasty. However, in this time and space, Yuan Shikai was not so smooth. Although Yuan Shikai in this time and space also participated in the training of the new army, but the Manchu court in this time and space trained a large number of new troops, not only training in him, but also in all provinces to start training the new army, so Yuan Shikai's training in Tianjin did not be able to stand out, so he was still relatively tragic. His promotion was a little slower, and according to the original history, he was already a waiter in the Ministry of Works. But now he is just a direct subordinate inspector, and he has not been promoted to the head of the Ministry of Works.

However, he used his precise mind to profoundly see that this capital has become the core of the whirlpool storm, and if he is not careful, he will probably be implicated. Therefore, Yuan Shikai, a guy who is as cunning as an old fox, also chose to leave and chose to serve elsewhere, so that he could avoid being held accountable for the position of direct subordinate inspector. The official position of the procurator is the official position responsible for the security of the criminal prison of the Zhili. If he continues to hold this official position, he will probably become a scapegoat for the Manchu bureaucrats. Once the Boxer mob goes wrong, then I am afraid that the direct subordinate envoy will definitely be held accountable.

Yuan Shikai soon came to his own small station in the new army, and then met his own army.

"I've seen Lord Yuan!" Immediately three people said.

These three people were the three officers of the newly established army, and the three generals who were later called the three heroes of Beiyang. However, now they are not the Beiyang Sanjie who came later, and their new army is not even the Beiyang Army. It's even just the right army of the armed guard.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to leave Zhili and take up a post in a different place. Would you like to follow me? Yuan Shikai asked.

"Swear to follow Lord Yuan to the death!" "Swear to follow Lord Yuan to the death!" "Swear to follow Lord Yuan to the death!" ……

Those soldiers also began to shout, obviously very loyal to Yuan Shikai. And Yuan Shikai was also happy in his heart, because these troops were willing to follow him. These armies can be said to have been built up by Yuan Shikai single-handedly. Yuan Shikai has put too much effort into it. What's more, how could the poor finances of the Manchu Qing Dynasty afford the cost of raising soldiers? Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and even since Wang Cong'er's White Lotus rebellion, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has relaxed the restrictions on local landlords and tyrannists on raising private soldiers. In order to suppress the peasant uprising, they did not hesitate to delegate military power to quench their thirst, and even gave official positions to those who had made meritorious contributions to suppress it. And the imperial court is like a wholesale official hat wholesale official hat, and they hope to use this official hat to maintain their rule.

It is conceivable that the poor finances of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, coupled with the fact that the Green Camp and the Eight Banners have long been generally useless, so they are now all in a helpless state. Although he knew that giving up military power was to drink to quench his thirst, he had to drink it in order to alleviate his condition. In this case, a leader's political skills are indeed very important. At present, only the Empress Dowager Cixi on the mainland can control the situation in the world, and it can be said that the Empress Dowager Cixi is the only person who can maintain the balance of the world's supervision and appeasement. If the Empress Dowager Cixi is gone, then I am afraid that there will be turmoil in the world. The Empress Dowager Cixi played an irreplaceable role in maintaining stability at the end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. And the facts also show this, once the Empress Dowager Cixi died in history, the attitude of the governors in various places towards the revolutionary party became very ambiguous, and they actually allowed the rise of the revolutionary party. It can be said that the Empress Dowager Cixi was an important means of maintaining the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but Wang Guorui did not intend to kill her. Once you kill him, it's easy, but the mess will be troublesome later. When the time comes, the world will be in turmoil, and it will be the people who will suffer. Therefore, Cixi, the person who maintained the Manchu Qing Dynasty, still has the value of existence.

However, Cixi was helpless against all kinds of warlords.

The Manchus could not come up with the money, and if the Manchus could come up with the money, they would definitely train the soldiers themselves, rather than entrusting the local forces to "self-raise" the money for military training. It can be said that the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was due to the financial crisis, and the fall of many dynasties originated from the financial crisis. At least this was true of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty.

"Okay, since everyone is willing to follow me, then I will definitely treat you well." Yuan Shikai said.

Yuan Shikai quickly took the soldiers away, and then Xu Shichang next to him asked, "Gong Bao, where are you going next?" ”

"Shandong!" Yuan Shikai said.

"Shandong? It's the home of the Boxer mob! Xu Shichang asked.

"That's right, I'm going to suppress this Boxer." Yuan Shikai replied.

"However, the Queen Mother has clearly ordered officials everywhere not to restrict the Boxers!" Xu Shichang asked.

"Actually, it's very simple, I just need to stop suppressing in the capital and Zhili. Now all the smart people know that this Boxer mob is already crazy, and the foreigners will definitely not ignore it in the future. Can the Queen Mother control us, can she still control the foreigners? Foreigners must protect their own interests, otherwise they will not be foreigners. We must find a way to get rid of it, otherwise when the foreigners hold us accountable, they will also count us in. And once the Queen Mother is held accountable by foreigners, it will inevitably be blamed on us courtiers, and we courtiers are all scapegoats. At that time, if I had been the direct subordinate to the Inspectorate, I am afraid that I would not have been able to shirk my responsibility, and I would have to make a posture that was incompatible with the Boxers, so that I could get rid of my responsibility. ”

"What's more important is that the Boxer Rebellion is really weird. If there is no one behind it, then I don't believe it at all. ”

Xu Shichang immediately asked: "You mean those rotten Confucians?" ”

"Yes, who else but those rotten people?"

Those decadent feudal forces, they actually hate the rise of foreigners the most, so they naturally support the Boxers. However, Yuan Shikai didn't know that the Taiwan represented by Wang Guorui also represented a very disgraceful role here, and Wang Guorui also hoped that foreign devils would find an opportunity to start a war against the mainland, so that Taiwan could also take the opportunity to enter the mainland in the name of protecting the family and defending the country. If there is no suitable reason, then it is necessary to obey the Manchu court's order to transfer troops, otherwise once the Manchu court declares Taiwan a rebel, then I am afraid that Taiwan's popular support on the mainland will also lose a lot.

Therefore, this entry into the mainland must grasp the opportunity, once directly attack the mainland, then the Manchus will inevitably unite against Taiwan, and Taiwan cannot quickly defeat the Manchus, a province wants to quickly defeat a country, this is simply a joke. If the war drags on for a long time, the Western countries will also come and intervene. Therefore, Wang Guorui could not set up the Manchu government on the mainland as an enemy "for the time being", and he could still cooperate appropriately with the Manchu government when necessary.

However, if you want to cooperate, you must either have common interests or common enemies. It is impossible for Taiwan and the mainland to have common interests, but they can have common enemies. As long as the opportunity is created for the Manchus to go to war with other countries, and then Taiwan will come to their aid, then they will not be enemies, but "friends". What Taiwan wants to avoid is to start a war against the Great Powers and the Manchu Qing at the same time, so as to avoid falling into the enemy on its back. Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity of the mainland's war against other countries to be able to enter the mainland as a reason to defend the homeland and defend the country, so as to avoid the attack with the Manchus and foreigners. And by defending the country, the people on the mainland can see Taiwan's strength, and protect the country with them, so that Wang Guorui can win the hearts of the people. (To be continued......)