"We have no ambitions in Africa, Eddie, I'm sure you know," the Empress Dowager Cixi spread her hands, "We just want to keep these territories in East Asia, to guard our homes, so that foreign enemies don't invade the capital too quickly as before, and we have no other ideas, so we have ceded Kashmir and blocked the passage to Persia and Central Asia, proving that our ambitions are limited to East Asia only," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "so we will never make concessions in East Asia, If we weaken France, then your country will compete with France for colonies on the African continent, I believe it will also become a little easier than before, right? ”

Edward looked at the telegram in his room in Buckingham Palace and was silent, sure enough, according to the assumption of this oriental woman, the Chinese suddenly declared war on the French, with the acquisition of Kashmir land and the subscription of a huge amount of warship sales contract, Edward's status in Queen Victoria's mind rose, and now he also has a part of the power, when the queen often went to the Isle of Wight on vacation with her male servant who often mingled day and night, he could handle political affairs on his behalf, and received the telegram, Edward nodded, " Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issue a statement that Britain maintains a policy of neutrality and hopes that the two sides can resolve the issue of Vietnam's ownership in a restrained and rational manner. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"China Zhengshuo, all dynasties, are the state of etiquette, Emperor Xuanzong descended, Jinling negotiated peace, is equal to the outside world, the beginning of trade and politics, over the years, although there are a lot of estrangement, there are also swords, but diplomatic matters, increasingly harmonious, Chinese and foreign countries, are brothers, but how China treats people with sincerity, befriends countries, open up commerce and trade, and each other is prosperous, why do countries suppress it with power? ....... Today, there is a country of France, coercing the Chinese vassals, repeatedly invading Vietnam, trying to bring Vietnam to France, get rid of the Chinese vassals, and eliminate the etiquette of the Tian Dynasty. Since the beginning of the Qin and Han dynasties, Vietnam has been a vassal of China, and the Central Plains has been submerged in the Central Plains of this dynasty, and the world has been flooded. The habit of the wolf son of the legal person, with bad intentions, and his attempt to break the relationship between father and son between the two countries is truly hateful. ”

"The two countries are friendly, although there are disputes, they still treat them with courtesy, the Ministry of Rites Lang Hanlin Bachelor Ege, sent an envoy to Vietnam, negotiated with France, and wanted to fight the jade silk, but the legal person did not know the etiquette, but assassinated Ege, and the heroic soul was wiped out in the south, which is really the world's tears. Later, he bullied the lord of the country, disregarded the body of the Chinese vassals, and signed an alliance under the city...... The defeat of the army of the Black Flag is extremely hateful. The regiment of the five provinces trained into Vietnam, and had no other intention, just to maintain order and prevent the lives of Vietnam from being ruined, the French commander Mi Le, who did not respect the king and ignored friendship, brazenly sent troops, attacked the garrison in Bac Ninh, heroically sacrificed his life in Bac Ninh, women and children broke their intestines in southern Xinjiang, the lives were ruined, and everything was powdered, this is not China's fault, but France's evil! ”

“...... Only trying to be safe for a while, regardless of China's heavenly prestige, will inevitably laugh through the ages, how can it be to my Chinese people? And what about the countries of the world? China will never allow this! On the righteousness of the whole of China, the loyalty of the vassals is tolerable or unbearable, I follow the decree of the Empress Dowager, declare all countries, and the Chinese military and civilians, from now on, declare war on France! The Empress Dowager Cixi listened to the edict with her eyes closed, nodded, and opened her eyes, "Very good, reasonable and modest, neither humble nor arrogant, this edict is well drafted!" She looked at Wang Kaiyun and said.

Wang Kaiyun bowed his head slightly, "Use the seal, Mingfa!" "The Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict and said, "Immediately let the military and civilians of the whole country know about it, and the edict will be published in the ****** daily, and now the military situation is urgent, and I can't care about the first month, Sun Yuwen," the Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Sun Yuwen, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, "Li Hongzao is dismissed, you take care of the errands of the Ministry of Officials first, during this time, the officials in the south are mobilized, promoted and deposed, and everything should be prepared." ”

Sun Yuwen stepped forward and said loudly, he is from Shandong, tall, his eyes are huge and bright, he looks quite majestic, hearing that the Queen Mother almost promised the position of the Ministry of Officials, his heart was ecstatic, into the cabinet, concurrently serving as the Ministry of Secretaries, this is a great authority, the heart is ecstatic, but the face can not show a complacent expression, he said in a deep voice, "Xisheng, Zuo Zongtang is in the south, now since it is a declaration of war on France, then the commander-in-chief of the minister must send one, otherwise he will not be able to command the army." The minister thought that Zuo Zongtang had been in the military for a long time, experienced the long hair, the twisted army, the Gansu rebellion, the Agubai rebellion, and presided over the restoration of Kokand, and had rich experience. What's more, he is the Minister of Military Aircraft, and he is up to the task. ”

The corners of the Empress Dowager Cixi's mouth hooked up a shallow smile, this Sun Yuwen is really not an ordinary person, since he will hand over the knots to Li Lianying, and Li Lianying has exchanged Geng posts, he can be regarded as a righteous brother, such a condescending thing can be done, and he is really a first-class master.

Yes, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not depose Zuo Zongtang altogether, she was left at this time, she nodded, "Zuo Zongtang is also in the Military Aircraft Department, and he can't escape the responsibility of Prince Gong and his group, although he is in the south, the responsibility is the same, and the Military Aircraft Department has drafted a decree to remove Zuo Zongtang from the post of Minister of Military Aircraft." ”

Sun Yuwen's heart was sudden, could it be that his idea came out of the horse's hooves, and the Empress Dowager Cixi was not very fond of Zuo Zongtang? Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cixi continued, "I don't want to let Zuo Zongtang minister of military aircraft just like this, and give Zuo Zongtang the minister of Qincha, in charge of Yungui, Sichuan, Huguang, Liangguang, En, plus a Fujian, in charge of the military and political affairs of the eight provinces, responsible for the war against France." And give the king the order card, the four grades below the first cut and then play, the governors and governors of the political envoys and so on all followed, those who violate their orders, Zuo Zongtang can be removed first, and then play the center. ”

Sun Yuwen put down his hanging heart, but at this time, not only Sun Yuwen, but also the Minister of Military Aircraft of the Mandian Palace was also very jealous of Zuo Zongtang's Longen, although the Minister of Military Aircraft, this is not an accident, but others are dismissed, demoted and demoted, and Zhishi's Zhishi, the result is that he is good, in a blink of an eye, he has become a minister of Qincha, in charge of military and political affairs in eight provinces, if these eight provinces add a Zhejiang, then it is half of the south of the Yellow River!

The Empress Dowager Cixi entrusted half of the country to everything, it could not be without requirements, she said slowly, "In a war with the law, there is no room for mistakes, if you are not effective, you will be severely punished, and no one will be tolerated!" ”

"Huh!" (To be continued.) )