If Guangxu is the nominal ruler of the Forbidden City and the Qing Dynasty, then the actual ruler is the Empress Dowager Cixi, a 55-year-old Lafayette who lives in Chuxiu Palace. Since Guangxu ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Cixi has listened to the government and controlled the government, especially after the violent death of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, no one has been able to check and balance. Even though she had returned to Guangxu last year, she actually still controlled the entire court situation remotely.

"Xiao Lizi, I heard that the emperor lost his temper again at the court meeting today?" The Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the seat of Chuxiu Palace and asked. The court meeting had just ended, but someone had already told her everything that had happened at the court meeting.

"Back to Lafayette, the emperor wants to start a war against western Sichuan and exterminate the bandits in western Sichuan. And the ministers advocated a long-term plan, so the emperor lost his temper! Li Lianying replied with low eyebrows.

"Humph! This is the emperor's second year in power, but I didn't expect him to grow up. Can this Chuanxi fight? If we had been able to win the war, wouldn't it have been destroyed long ago? The Empress Dowager Cixi said very dissatisfied. She is very clear about the power of Kawanishi, fortunately all these years, both sides have maintained restraint and have been peaceful for more than ten years. But in the early years, when there was a war, it wasn't the Qing Dynasty that lost! On the contrary, Kawanishi is getting stronger and stronger. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi hoped that there would still be peace between the Qing Dynasty and western Sichuan, so that she could continue to enjoy the glory and wealth. Once a war starts, it will cost a lot of money and food, not to mention, if you lose the war, you will have to cede the land and pay compensation. That's a big loss!

"Yes! Therefore, the entire Qing Kingdom still needs Lafayette you to take the helm! Your Majesty, after all, you are still young and vigorous! Li Lianying complimented the thief.

Although she knew that Li Lianying was making a sycophant, the Empress Dowager Cixi was very useful. She thinks that the Qing Dynasty can continue to this day has a lot to do with her. At the previous critical moment, if she hadn't stepped forward, had she had an overview of the government, made friends with the state on the one hand, and eased the relationship with western Sichuan on the other, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty would have died a long time ago!

At this time, a little eunuch hurriedly walked in.

"Lafayette, Prince Li asks to see you!" The little eunuch arrived.

"Xuan!" Empress Dowager Cixi said lightly. She knew what Prince Li Shiduo was doing here, was it just for what happened in the court just now? Prince Li Shiduo, the current minister of the military aircraft foreman, is the hardcore of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Since such a major event happened in the court, of course he did not dare to slack off, and immediately came to see the Empress Dowager Cixi, hoping to get the instructions of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"Prince Xuanli is here!" Soon, the shrill voice of the eunuch sounded outside Chuxiu Palace.

Prince Li Shiduo is fifty-seven years old this year, but he still does not look old, especially after gaining the support of Cixi and becoming the minister of the military aircraft, he is more and more energetic. He knew very well that every qiē he was given by Cixi, and only by hugging Cixi's thighs could he enjoy glory and wealth.

"Minions see Lafayette!" Prince Shiduo knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Get up!" Empress Dowager Cixi said softly.

"Thank you, Lafayette!" Only then did Prince Li stand up and bow his head respectfully.

"Shi Duo, is there nothing to do with the Military Aircraft Division? How did you have time to come to the mourning house? Cixi asked.

"Back to Lafayette, isn't there something in trouble and you need to make a decision?" Priest replied respectfully.

"You slaves, aren't the mourning family already in power to the emperor? If you encounter trouble, you should find the emperor! Cixi said with some dissatisfaction.

"Lafayette, to say something disrespectful, the emperor is too young and vigorous! The Qing Dynasty is inseparable from you, otherwise, the death of the country is just around the corner! Shi Duo said with a sad and indignant face.

"Well, what's the matter? Let's talk about it for the mourners! Cixi was very satisfied with the reaction of the priests. If Shi Duo really didn't come to her, I'm afraid she would really be furious! For people who are accustomed to power, how can they let go?

"Back to Lafayette, isn't this the gang of bandits in western Sichuan? Since last month, the Western Sichuan Army has begun to assemble, began to transport ammunition and materials, and has the posture of launching an attack on our Qing Dynasty! The emperor hoped to defeat western Sichuan in one fell swoop with the millions of heroes of the Qing Dynasty and exterminate the bandits in western Sichuan. However, are the bandits in western Sichuan so easy to exterminate? The ministers hoped that they could think in the long run, and that it was better to avoid war. Therefore, the emperor was furious and rebuked the ministers. What to do about this? You have to take the idea of Galeries Lafayette! "Shi Duo gave a general account of the history of the court meeting.

"Humph! The emperor is still young, and those of you who are ministers naturally have to help out. This Qing Dynasty, but the ancestors of the Aixin Jueluo family fought down with great difficulty, but it can't be destroyed like this. You have done a very good job, and Xu Gengshen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has also done a good job. The next time there is a vacancy in the military aircraft department, let him fill it! Cixi said.

"Yes, Lafayette!" Shi Duo said hurriedly. He knew that Xu Geng was lucky this time, he fooled Guangxu at the court meeting, and let him enter the eyes of Cixi, and the brilliant Tengda was in front of him! You must know that the Military Aircraft Department is an important institution of the Qing Dynasty. The ministers of military aircraft are all important ministers of the extremely human ministers!

"What is the purpose of the change in western Sichuan? Wang Xiao, the rebel mourner in western Sichuan, still knows about it, he won't want to start a war with me in the Qing Dynasty for no reason, right? Cixi asked. The decades of the rise of western Sichuan were also decades of fighting between western Sichuan and the Qing court, and Cixi naturally knew this old opponent very well. Wang Xiao also doesn't want to fight, otherwise Western Sichuan would not still nominally respect the Qing Dynasty, and there would be no peace for more than ten years.

"Back to Galeries Lafayette, we already know the cause of the incident. Western Sichuan is heavy on business, but the road out of Sichuan is extremely difficult. Therefore, Western Sichuan hopes to build a railway out of Sichuan. After the request of Wang Wenshao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, he had already agreed to the request of western Sichuan. The railways from Chengdu to Guiyang and from Chengdu to Kunming are nearly completed. However, the railway from Chengdu to Wuhan was sternly rejected by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, not only that, but he also boycotted the caravans in western Sichuan, forbade the caravans in western Sichuan from entering Hubei, and even the merchant ships in western Sichuan were detained a lot. This made the merchants of western Sichuan furious and demanded war against us. In western Sichuan, the status of businessmen is very high, and Wang Xiao himself is also a big businessman. Zhang Zhidong's approach made western Sichuan suffer a lot of losses. Therefore, after the negotiations were fruitless, they were ready to solve the problem by force! Shidor replied. It's been a month since the incident, and of course he understands the specific causes and consequences very clearly. Like Cixi, he didn't want to fight, how good it was to be peaceful with a peaceful wife!

"If there is a war with western Sichuan, will my Qing Dynasty be able to win?" Cixi asked. Of course, western Sichuan has become a confidant of the Qing Dynasty. If you can win the battle, it will be the best. If you can't beat it, then maintaining the status quo is undoubtedly the best option.

"Lafayette, although there are few soldiers in western Sichuan, they are well-trained and have very powerful weapons and equipment. It's enough to be a long and short with the army of foreigners. If we do go to war, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to fight! "Priest told me the truth.

"Isn't it okay to have 200,000 new troops?" Cixi asked, staring at Shi Duo with burning eyes.

"Lafayette, I'm afraid not!" Sedor's answer was stubborn.

"Humph! Zhang Zhidong was too bold, without the order of the imperial court, he dared to provoke western Sichuan without authorization. Someone came, and issued an order to reprimand Zhang Zhidong and let him meet the requirements of western Sichuan. Isn't it just to build a railway? Is there such a fuss? The Empress Dowager Cixi immediately made a decision. Since you can't beat it, you naturally have to befriend Sichuanxi.

"Yes, Lafayette, the slave will go and pass the decree immediately!" Priest was immediately commanded.

With the will of the Empress Dowager Cixi, it would be much easier to do with one qiē. After Zhang Zhidong received the order, although he was very helpless, he had to send someone to contact the western Sichuan side and agreed to build the railway from Chengdu to Wuhan, saying that he would not embarrass the businessmen in western Sichuan. Such a move made Kawanishi very satisfied. After getting what it wanted, the Western Sichuan Army stopped moving, and since it was able to get the desired benefits by other means, there was naturally no need to use force. The clouds of war suddenly dissipated a lot. It's just that the people in the western Sichuan military are very regretful.

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