Early summer, dusk

In the majestic Forbidden City, the palaces and pavilions stretch out, and they are always so solemn and brilliant. On the bluestone avenue leading from the Taihe Hall to the Yangxin Pavilion, a 16 sedan chair is slowly moving along the straight path; Under the bright purple and gold umbrella, a young figure can be faintly seen sitting inside. On both sides of the sedan chair, more than a dozen eunuchs dressed in blue followed at a trot. It was May, and the heat was rolling in the summer, and the scorching heat was even more torture for these people with weak physiques. Although they were as hot as soup, none of them dared to stretch out their hands to wipe the sweat from their heads.

The young man was of medium stature, with slightly sunken cheeks, and although his facial features were fairly upright, his face was somewhat morbidly pale; He lifted the brocade crown, which had become distorted by the tremors, and said, "There is nothing abnormal in the Heart Cultivation Palace, right?" ”

Listening to the young man's words, an old eunuch who was dressed in embroidered beasts and dressed in clothes that was obviously different from the people around him immediately stepped forward, without any pretentiousness, and his wrinkled face had already shown a sincere flattering smile: "Back to the master's words." Lord Weng is already waiting in the Heart Cultivation Palace, just waiting for you, master. The shrill voice like a duck made the first-class actors of the Celestial Empire who played eunuchs in later generations ashamed of themselves.

"Huh?" The young man was stunned, his brows gradually twisted together, and he was silent. At this time, it was already falling, and he didn't expect that there would be a heavy minister waiting for him in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the sentence just now was just a foreshadowing that he wanted to sow mite seeds. Seeing that the young man's face was not good, the old eunuch knew that his reply had touched his moldy head, and he was worried for a long time, and finally heard the young man's voice slowly ringing in his ears: "Master Weng came to see me at this time, presumably there must be something important to discuss, I am determined to emulate the Holy Ancestor, how can I ignore my Qing Dynasty because of my children's personal feelings?" Spread the decree, set up the palace of nourishing the heart, and let Concubine Zhen wait first. ”

The old eunuch's heart fell to the ground, and he shouted: "The emperor is cautious and tenacious, and the holy candle shines, like the reincarnation of the Holy Ancestor, and it is a blessing for the world!" ”

The young man shook his head slightly, indicating that he had not yet reached the height of the old eunuch's mouth, but his face and red cheeks that smiled brighter than a chrysanthemum all showed that he was very much praised by this sycophant: "This old thing deserves to have lived for so long, and he actually has this vision, aha, aha......haha

Just as the YY Qing Dynasty reappeared the majesty of the Celestial Empire under its wise rule, punching England and kicking France, the sedan chair had arrived in front of the Palace of Nourishing Hearts. Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty reluctantly ended his lust and got up and walked off the sedan chair. In the palace gate not far away, a white-bearded old man dressed in a first-class court dress stood quietly on the plush carpet in front of the dragon case, and saw Guangxu walking into this temple of the supreme power of the Mites, and the energetic Master Weng knelt on his knees and made a big salute to the supreme ruler of the Mites.

"Master Weng, please get up quickly, come here, and show Master Weng a seat." As Guangxu's slightly hoarse voice echoed in the palace, a little eunuch held a brocade pier in front of the white-bearded old man. The white-bearded old man thanked him, put half of his butt on the brocade pier, and said, "Your Majesty, Xue Fucheng, who is in Xiyi, has sent back the news. ”

Somehow, hearing the word "Xiyi", Guangxu's neck suddenly shrank back slightly. There was a complicated look on his face, envy, fear, nervousness, anticipation, and so on. After a long time, he slowly straightened his back, leaned forward, and asked in a low voice, "What is the position of the Tessie powers on Japan's provocation in Korea?" ”

It's not the first time Weng Tongyi has seen Guangxu like this. As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Guangxu lacked confidence in his country, but yearned for worship and feared the Western powers, however, Guangxu's character of worshipping the foreign and fearing the ocean was due to his growth experience and the fatigue of the country. In the face of Guangxu's inquiry, Weng Tongyi said in a deep voice: "According to the news sent by Xue Fucheng, France, Italy, Russia and the United States have only verbally condemned Japan's wolf ambitions, and Britain is even more noncommittal, and directly found an excuse to send our envoy gifts out of the gate. According to the minister, most of these barbarians want to watch from the sidelines, and they have no intention of intervening in mediation at all.

Although he had already guessed that this might be the result, he could hear his teacher say it himself, and Guangxu's pale face could not hide his disappointment and anger. After being silent for a long time, Guangxu suddenly found that Weng Tongyi's words seemed to have missed a country, and said with some doubts: "Isn't Xue Fucheng in Germany?" Why did you not state the German attitude in the telegram? ”

Xue Fucheng is a capable minister under Li Hongzhang, and naturally he is Master Weng's sworn enemy, and the reason why he wants to leave Germany at the bottom is to give Guangxu some eye drops, so that his angry mood is preconceived. Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Master Weng showed a look of sudden realization, and said suddenly: "The old minister is confused, he actually forgot this stubble, and I ask the emperor to forgive him." Although Germany also said a few innocuous words like other barbarians, he sent a new large warship to visit our Great Qing Dynasty, accompanied by the prince of their country. ”

"Large warships? Visit? Guangxu muttered a few times, and suddenly remembered the tragic history of the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces, and subconsciously asked: "They won't come to take advantage of the fire to rob, right?" ”

In order to find something wrong with the telegram and bring down Li Hongzhang's right-hand man, Master Weng chewed on the telegram sent back by Xue Fucheng, and convened his staff to discuss it, and I don't know how many times; At this moment, Guangxu asked, Master Weng recalled the words on the telegram, and said slowly: "It shouldn't be." The large warship was accompanied by only a medical supply ship, which was not the composition of a wartime fleet. In addition, their prince is also on board, which is also a message of a peaceful visit! ”

Guangxu patted his chest with palpitations, nodded again and again: "It's not good to rob while it's hot, it's not good to rob while it's hot." I am really afraid that those Taixi powers will follow Japan and fight against the Qing Dynasty, even though the Beiyang Fleet has 2 ironclad giant ships, it is still far from the great powers! He looked Weng Tongyi up and down carefully, and praised: "With a few words in the telegram, Master Weng can predict that the enemy is thousands of miles away, and he is really my minister of the Great Qing Dynasty!" ”

"How could I be in front of you if I hadn't consulted with my staff?" Weng Tongyi was secretly proud in his heart, and his face showed a look of reasonableness and humiliation, and he said: "Your Majesty has a good reputation." As a courtier, how can you not do your best to share the worries of the king? ”

Guangxu was moved in his heart, compared to Li Hongzhang, who colluded with Cixi, he was really his own teacher who was reliable. He sighed low and said, "Could it be that this time, there must be a war between my Qing Dynasty and Japan?" I don't understand, then where did the dog guts borrowed from Japan's Fuso dare to touch the scales of my heavenly empire? ”

Although Master Weng did not deal with Li Hongzhang, as the leader of the national clear stream, he was rarely similar to Li Hongzhang in his hatred of Japan; Hearing Guangxu's whispering, he couldn't help but snort, and his words were full of disdain and contempt for Japan: "The Japanese Kou Dongyi made trouble at this time, just to take advantage of the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday and the celebration of the whole world, to make a big profit from my Daqing, and his wolf ambition is obvious." But how can we give them what they want? ”

Guangxu asked tentatively, "What does Master Weng mean?" ”

"Hit!" Weng Tongyi replied categorically, "The rivers and rivers are fish and shrimp, and I don't know how big the four seas are. Even if my Qing Dynasty is inferior to the British and French barbarians in terms of tricks and tricks, it is not something that a small Japanese country can threaten! In the face of the attack of Tsarist Russia and the rebellion of Junggar, the Holy Grandfather used the power of thunder to destroy it; For these vicious dogs and jackals, the roar of cannons is the best way to talk to them! ”

Guangxu actually wanted to fight a battle in his bones, and Weng Tongyi's example of Kang Mazi, who he admired the most, also greatly touched his heart, but when he thought of the one in Cining Palace, Guangxu's heart finally burned a fighting flame, and it was like a piece of charcoal that was poured by the sea, and it couldn't be extinguished anymore. Seeing that Weng Tongyi was still talking there, he asked weakly: "What about the Queen Mother's birthday?" ”

Words are like arrows, and words are heartfelt.

Looking at the Qing Emperor and Hubu Shangshu who was wilting like a frosted eggplant, Guangxu smiled bitterly, and was about to comfort the angry young teacher for a few words, when a question suddenly came to mind, and he couldn't help but say: "Master Weng, what is the intention of the Germans to send a warship to visit?" Is there any possibility that they will mediate in this imminent war? ”

After hesitating for a moment, he said slowly: "The ultimate purpose of the Germans' visit should be to sell equipment to our Daqing Dynasty. Since the formation of the Beiyang Naval Division in the 14th year of Guangxu, there has been no purchase of plates from Deyi, and the purchase of daily ammunition is obviously unable to satisfy Deyi's appetite. Therefore, they sent the best warships in their country just to take advantage of this time, so that we can see for believing and pay for the ships. If Deyi really wanted to mediate, he would send a fleet instead of a warship! ”

Guangxu rubbed his temples painfully, his already pale face was a little less bloody, and he said weakly: "These Germans really think too much, how can I have the money to buy their warships?" At present, the birthday of the Queen Mother is the top priority of my Great Qing Kingdom, and the household department needs to give priority to ensuring supply, and not let the Queen Mother's birthday celebration have a half-point difference. Let Li Hefei stabilize the Japanese no matter what, and wait for the queen mother's birthday to pass, and then settle accounts with them. ”

Weng Tongxiao's heart was bright, Japan was provoking at the weakest time of the Qing Dynasty, and it had already opened its bow and had no turning back, how could it be possible to go back? However, he did not break it in front of Guangxu. can take this opportunity to hit Li Hongzhang, why not do it?

"By the way, and the German prince." Guangxu took a sip of the jade water cup on the table, and said, "Even if Germany has no intention of intervening in the dispute between the Qing Dynasty and Japan, we can still use him as a breakthrough to promote the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and Germany, so as to deter Xiaoxiao, that is the country that has completely defeated France in the frontal battlefield!" What exactly should be done, Master Weng should know better than me, right? ”

"The old minister understands, His Majesty can rest assured. Li Hefei is the best at this kind of thing, so you might as well let him do it. Weng Tongyi nodded and replied, already having a rough outline in his heart.

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Yesterday I went home in the autumn moon school.,It's been a bumpy day.,So I couldn't update.,I'm really sorry.。 It's almost time for the plot of the naval battle.,Ask for some recommendations and collections~~~~.