December 7, 1881, Qianqing Palace.

Ding Yuntong came here today, I have seen a lot of TV dramas in my previous life, and I came to visit today, as if I am in a different world, it is really a different world.

At the beginning of the design of the Qianqing Palace, it was used as the emperor's bedroom, Qian was a man, and Kun was a woman, so Kunning Palace was where the queen lived, but later the emperor lived in chaos.

There is a plaque in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, it was called "respecting the heavens and the ancestors" in the Ming Dynasty, and it was changed to "Zhengda Guangming" in the Qing Dynasty, doesn't it mean that there is no "Ming"?

It is said that Kangxi and Yongzheng both hid the edict of succession behind this plaque, which shows that the donkey skills of the donkey are poor, and the number of qi is approaching, and even the major national affairs are like hide and seek, not atmospheric at all, and the intrigue and small abacus cannot be put on the table.

Aren't you afraid that your sons will compete for the throne? Wouldn't the others be honest if they were caught and killed by the head? The dictator has no courage at all, and can only use this kind of trick, which is called incompetence.

However, Ding Yuntong came today, not only for the sake of Tuo Sigu's affection, but also stood next to him Zhang Yinheng, Yuan Chang, and Wu Dayi, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ding Yuntong is familiar with these three officers, and they have all done diplomatic work in their previous lives. At the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, Zhang Yinheng was sent to Maguan to sue for peace, but the Japanese did not want to talk about it, and deliberately said that he was not of enough grade and drove away. Zhang Yinheng felt that this was a lifetime of shame.

Wu Dayi, who was full of patriotic passion during the First Sino-Japanese War, took the initiative to seek war, and before he fought on the battlefield, his subordinates were scattered. But in terms of diplomacy, it is also quite a contribution, not completely incompetent.

As for Yuan Chang, during the Boxer Rebellion, he insisted that the boxers were just an ignorant rabble, and they could not rely on these people to resist the foreigners, and the two countries did not kill foreign envoys, and Zuihou and Xu Jingcheng were beheaded together in Caishikou, which can be regarded as a milder illness in the madhouse.

Today, Ding Yuntong is going to hand over some tasks to them.

Ding Yuntong sent Xu Jingcheng to Mandalay, the capital of the Gongbang Dynasty in Myanmar, five years ago to understand the situation. In the past two years, I have been unable to pay attention to the Sino-French war, and now I can finally spare my energy to solve the Burma problem.

Myanmar is a country rich in mineral resources, whether it is oil, natural gas or rare metals, it is second to none in South Asia, more than half of the country is covered by forests, with a total of 34.12 million hectares of forest land. It is rich in all kinds of precious wood, especially teak, and the yield is the first. British merchants cut down a lot here, bought it cheaply, made it into expensive teak furniture, and sold it all over Shijie for huge profits. Moreover, Myanmar's rice is of good quality and yield, and it is known as the "country of rice".

In general, this is a treasure trove of resources, the pearl of South Asia, and Ding Yuntong has really coveted it for a long time.

Burma had been at war with China four times, and the two sides made peace, agreeing to send missions to China every ten years. In the eyes of the Burmese, Burma maintained its independence and held on to its territory. But in the pen of Chinese historians, this is the king of Burma asking for surrender and "sending tribute". Emperor Qianlong proudly included the pacification of Burma in his "Ten Perfections".

Through two wars, the British forcibly occupied Lower Burma, which was close to the sea. Five years ago, Xu Jingcheng visited Mandalay and inquired about the matter as the suzerain, but the Gongbang court was extremely rude, and the king claimed that it had nothing to do with China.

Dante knew that by 1885 Britain would go to war again and annex all of Burma, and that China would have to act before that to establish its interests in Burma.

Therefore, he ordered Wu Dashi to be the special envoy to Burma, and his mission was to persuade Burma and strengthen ties with China. If Burma refuses, China will have to wait for an opportune moment to find an excuse to use force against Burma and force it to sign an unequal treaty in order to contain Britain.

Zhang Yinheng's task is to serve as minister in Tibet and strengthen surveillance of Tibet.

Previously, the Gurkha (Nepalese) had invaded Tibet twice during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and after the Qing army drove away the Gurkhas, they took the opportunity to promulgate the 29 articles of the "Regulations on the Rehabilitation of the Aftermath in Tibet" and took control of Tibet.

The constitution stipulates that the status of ministers stationed in Tibet is equal to that of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama. The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, Panchen Erdeni, and the Dahu Tuktu in Tibet, as well as the enthronement ceremony of the Dalai Lama, must be presided over by the Minister in Tibet.

The Minister in Tibet also has the power to inspect Tibet's local fiscal revenues and expenditures; and supervise matters such as justice, household registration, and errand service (ula).

But these powers were not put into practice, and the real power was in the hands of the Kashag government. The Dalai Lama is the supreme leader, and the Kashag is the de facto administrative body. In Tibetan, Karma means to give orders, and Xiamen is to give orders. Translated into the cabinet in the West, the principle is the same. Zhang Yinheng's task is to gain as deep a thorough understanding of the internal situation in Tibet as possible, to win over all those who have political contradictions with the Dalai regime, and to create conditions for the use of force to completely resolve the Tibet issue in the future.

As for Yuan Chang, he will be sent to Mongolia, especially the Khalkha Mongols. Historically, after the Xinhai Revolution, the Mongolian princes and upper-level lamas of the Khalkha Mongols headed by the 8th Jebtsundamba declared "independence" under the instigation of Tsarist Russia.

The discharge of these three chess pieces shows Ding Yuntong's strategic goal for the coming period, which is to consolidate and strengthen the traditional Chinese shili range, while trying to avoid conflicts with Western powers, especially not to provoke Britain.

In view of this, the attack on Burma should be placed after the Sino-Japanese War, so that Britain would not perceive China as a threat and openly support Japan.

In the afternoon, Ding Yuntong finally met Wang Xiang and Wang Hui, officers of the Guards who had been summoned to Beijing.

To Ding Yuntong's surprise, according to the report of the inner court guard in charge of security, that Wang Hui was actually a girl. Could it be modern Mulan, which made Ding Yuntong very curious.

The first to come in was Wang Xiang, an officer who had impressed Ding Yuntong, but his appearance was not good-looking, he was short and had a baby face. But a pair of small eyes are bright, the whole body is straight, there is no slave at all, and the movements are very capable.

I don't know Weishenme, Ding Yuntong has a certain intuition that this person is loyal and brave. Maybe it's the kind of military temperament on the other side, as if there is a belief in carrying out orders as a vocation. He thought, "Napoleon is also short in stature, but he is not a good man." To borrow the term aiqing, this is also called love at first sight. During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang didn't trust Wei Yan when he saw him, and deliberately found a reason to say that he had a reflex in the back of his head. But this Wang Xiang let himself see it, and he felt that he could trust and entrust him with a heavy responsibility. ＂

Ding Yuntong praised Wang Xiang a few words, ordered him to be promoted to colonel, and led a brigade as the commander of the Beijing garrison. Wang Xiang was neither humble nor arrogant, without the slightest smug expression, but his eyes shone with excitement. You must know that he is only in his twenties, but he can be deeply trusted, and take on this important responsibility, and the gratitude of his inner confidant is indescribable.

Then came Wang Hui, at this time she had changed into a women's dress, with narrow sleeves, a shirt, a back, and a long skirt, and her movements were both vigorous and graceful. As soon as he came in, he fell to his knees without raising his head, and his ears were red.

Ding Yuntong asked: "Why do you want to disguise yourself as a man and blend into the barracks, you are really called Wang Hui?" ＂

"Back to the emperor, my original name was Wang Xuehui, and I took a fake name when I joined the army. I entered the barracks to find my brother. ＂

"Oh, looking for my brother, what do you mean by that? ＂

"My father was a boxer in the countryside of Yongjia, and he taught my brother and sister kung fu from a young age. A few years ago, my brother went out to join the army. Soon after, Yongjia was devastated and the entire village was swept away by the flood, leaving only a yellow mud lake. I'm the only one alive in the family. I think even if my brother came back, he would think that his family was dead, and he was my only relative, so I thought about joining the army too, maybe I could find out some news. ＂

"I see, but it's pitiful. Then what is your brother's surname and what is his name? ＂

"The surname is Wang, and the name is Guocheng. ＂

"Wang Guocheng, Wang Guocheng, hey, why is this name so familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere? ＂

Ding Yuntong has a feeling that this Wang Guocheng doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, he should have known it a long time ago, even in his previous life, but he just couldn't remember it when his mind was churning.

He asked again: "Then have you found any news so far?" ＂

"Some time ago, I heard a fellow from Zhejiang say that he seemed to be a sailor in the navy. ＂

"Next", a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in Ding Yuntong's mind, and he suddenly remembered this Wang Guocheng. When he was a child in his previous life, he once watched a movie which said that in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Jiyuan ship encountered the Japanese Yoshino ship intercepting and pursuing it in the sea of Toshima, and the pipe took Fang Boqian to flee with a white flag, at this time a sailor stepped forward and fired four guns with the 150mm main gun at the stern, three of which hit Yoshino and repelled the enemy. Isn't this sailor called Wang Guocheng?

Ding Yuntong originally thought it was just an artistic fiction in the movie, but he didn't expect it to be a real person, and he actually had a younger sister, and he called himself a person, this shijie is too amazing.

Ding Yuntong took a closer look at this Wang Xuehui, and only felt that the more he looked at it, the more he loved it. The maid in the palace, the most beautiful is Yuying. But compared with the delicate and weak women in the palace, this Wang Xuehui has a special charm. The long-trained figure looks full and well-proportioned, and the toned curves can't even hide the loose clothes, Ding Yuntong is very curious about how she disguised herself and blended into the barracks.

The round face is now washed away from camouflage, looking white and delicate, and a breath of youth is blowing in the face.

Ding Yuntong thought to himself: "Such a beautiful girl is actually a sharpshooter, and she has every shot, it's incredible." Qingsi Hongyan holds a cold trigger in his hand, the perfect combination of coldness and gentleness, what a charm this is. If I could get her on the bed, I don't know what it would be like. ＂

Thinking like this, Ding Yuntong was a little stunned for a while.