Chapter 216 These Five Days

Prince Gong's mansion was not far from the palace, and it took only one stick of incense to come out of Xihua Gate to sit in a sedan chair. Because he was in a slight manner, he did not inform him. He ordered the eunuch to find the imperial physician who was serving in the palace and waited for a reply. He went straight to Yixin's bedroom alone.

Although Yi Xin was very romantic and had a concubine in her family at her eighth-household house, her son was very weak. Except for the eldest daughter who was still alive, Zai Ying was still there. The other three sons either died early or died halfway through. Therefore, he had been ill for a long time, except for a few servants who served him, and there was no one else.

As soon as I saw me, several young men bowed in a hurry. Yi Xin, who was resting on the bed, struggled to get up and bowed halfway. I helped him, gasping for breath, and half lying down on the bed, told him not to force himself, and asked him about his condition. Judging from his appearance, it was only three or two months old.

He sighed in his heart, and heard some footsteps outside, and knew that the concubine and grandchildren at home were coming in to pay their respects. He shouted loudly to the outside world: "Kou Liancai told them to be waiting outside, and I would like to talk to Prince Gong. Except for urgent military reports, no disturbances are allowed."

Kou Lian gave a few instructions outside, and immediately became quiet.

"Is the Emperor doing this war today?" Yi Xin knew that there were not many opportunities to talk to me face to face like this, and he became much more energetic. He looked up at me and said, "Although I am at home, I am also worried about the Emperor."

"It's for this and for the national plan." I followed his words: "Today's battle is a tragic victory, but this is what I should have calculated. After all, we are a new start, and it is not easy to have this situation today. Since King Gong knows it, I have saved me from talking about it. I have to tell you personally. Military and national affairs are the biggest national affairs. Although you are honored and supported, I have never wanted you to get up as soon as possible and do twenty years of errands for me."

Yi Xin shook his head with difficulty and said, "The emperor is making me happy. I am visiting the slave so late, and it is also a military and national affairs. The emperor's grace is the inner thoughts of the servant. Since the emperor said that he would talk about military and national affairs, let the servant share the worries for the emperor for the last time."

"Oh--" I sighed heavily and said, "There are worries, and I can deal with some worries. Some worries, I really want you, the old prince, to make an idea for me." Looking at Yi Xin's wise eyes, he said, "Those things in the harem, the death of the first emperor's mother, are probably related to this. I am confused. There is no small matter in this family, and I may cause a big trouble for me one day. My heart has been hanging around. The third son of the emperor has not been born for a month, and there are rumors that I want to depose the queen, and I don't know how many comments I have left. Looking back, since I took power, the rumors have never stopped, and I have been arrested and killed. I am still like this. Is it really not good enough? Although this is not a big worry for the military and national country, if I do one day... the king's country is suspicious, it will be a huge disaster to Jing'er!"

Yi Xin kept looking at me with a smile, and finally saw that I was solemn, she also raised her eyebrows and said hesitantly: "Do you suspect that any concubine has a connection with foreign ministers? This is indeed not to be careless. However, the emperor was still a little anxious when he heard the advice of his servant. The Eight Banners of Manchuria began to merge last year, and the eight Banners of the Han army withdrew the will. This is a major event that shakes the national foundation. The emperor's will still be a little anxious. It is certain that he said good things below.

There are many, but I am afraid there are many people who are resentful." He sat up and spread his hands to me and said, "The Qing Dynasty used Manchus, Han troops, and Eight Mongolian Banners as the basis for governing the country. Although it has been decayed and useless in recent decades, I don't know how many children under the family who make a living by relying on this mankind. When Manchu entered the pass, there are 200,000 people, and now there are a million people. The emperor uses slaves to handle flag affairs. Although the emperor gives face to slaves, it is said that the reform of flag affairs is successful, but the hidden worries are still

There are many people. The emperor is a smart way to block the source of trouble. But if the open one is killed, the secret one may be there. The slave is old and will not have twenty years of life for the emperor to have twenty years of life. In the future, the emperor should still hold on to this point, and he must not let go of what should be killed. The emperor, the emperor did not dare to complain about the order to return the eight banners last year, but the servant thought about it carefully and listened to his family's learning from outside.

, the people under Shangsanqi are probably the most unhappy. The Yellow Banner used to be the most respected, but now they are like the two red banners. Although it is just a false reputation, the old men under our house value these false reputations the most. It is inevitable that they have complaints. If a slave says that he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, it doesn't matter if these people have complaints. No matter how much a bunch of waste snacks complain, they can only be depressed in their hearts, but they are afraid that some people will be aimed at these people."

I listened intently, and compared the situation I had mastered one by one. The conversation with Shanqi a few days ago came to my mind. Shanqi focused on the signs of bad behavior among the princes in Beijing. There were really several old men in Manchuria and Mongolia who were in trouble and wanted to get along with me.

Nodded to Yi Xin to continue. He gasped and sighed softly, "Some people just can't see the general situation or the emperor's good intentions. The servants see it in their eyes and the pain in their hearts. They are all dragons, sons, phoenixes, how come they have been done like this? Without the emperor's decree, there is no way to persuade them. Some things can only be based on their own luck." Shaking his head, turning around the topic, "Emperor, there are also Mongolian kings, they are also afraid, this

The Han army in Manchu has been changed. How to make the Eight Mongolian Banners? Will it be dispersed and merged into it? Or is it possible to get a Mongolian prince to come out, just like the emperor personally took over Manchuria, and one person would take charge of Mongolia affairs? These emperors did not express their orders, so the princes below could not help but think about random thoughts, some of them were connected to the party and seeking ways. These people, Prince Taiping is used to being, and they are afraid that they would have to make it less peaceful to be at ease."

After talking for a while, Yi Xin gasped, and her beard trembled slightly with her thin face, which made people feel sad. I sighed and said, "I probably know what King Gong said. Now it is not the time to do these things. I am still waiting for the opportunity. I am thinking that my virtue is not enough. I have agreed with King Gong to use prestige to suppress this road to this day. I am afraid that there will be some virtue. Just being powerful is not enough to warn villains! By the way, Zaiying and Zaifeng, among the younger generation of royal family members, I think it is still useful. This time, Zaiying has made a name for herself, and Zaiying has made a lot of contributions. King Gong has a queen, which is also my comfort."

Yi Xin stretched his eyebrows and smiled and said, "That's the emperor's love. He is a little more relaxed after all, and it's better to be calm."

"I have escaped a little bit of his purity, but I am also young. Zai Ting was also the same when he was back then. Now he has not sunk. The key is to experience." He and I knew it well. Since he didn't say it, I didn't want to point it out. He smiled and stopped talking about this. He asked, "The King Gong said he had been worried for me first. I am afraid he has any ideas about this war? Today, I also have the intention of asking about politics. King Gong teaches me more."

Yi Xin replied in panic: "How dare I? I have no time to see the navy. I don't expect them to be so successful. I thought that Li Hongzhang had a large-scale navy and the court had complaints about the huge expenses. Now I think they can shut up. If there were no such navy, I would have been the life of the Qing Dynasty in recent years, and my ancestors would not be able to escape the humiliation of the barbarians. But today, after this battle, I am afraid that the Russians will have great revenge. The emperor must be more careful. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers gathered in the northwest. It should be a commander in the middle to preside over the

, and logistics, most of the baggage is transported from Xi'an, and there has been a bandit chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu, so the people must be guarded. The slaves still say the same thing, they have to give talents a way out. Those people can do bandits and fight tough battles. If they were recruited to join the army, how good would they kill the enemy today? There is also a problem of comforting people. People's livelihood still depends on careers. Relying on the relief of the court, the people raised are also unlucky people. The emperor is in charge of the capital, so he must pay attention to the spies and bandits in the capital, the infantry yamen and Shuntian Mansion should also pay attention to the guards of the guards. If rabbits are anxious, they will bite people, let alone bears in the north?"

I smiled and shook my hand and said, "This is probably the case. The official defense in the capital was managed by Zaihua in the front part, and the management was very good. The capital has now changed ten towns. Zaihua then has to go to the northwest with Nie Shicheng. At that time, the guards of the capital will be handed over to Shanqi to manage. Shanqi is meticulous and can't do anything." Looking at the hint of surprise flashing in Yi Xin's eyes, he smiled and said, "It's because King Gong said that the bear will bite people if it is anxious. We must cheer up, but King Gong forgot that the blind bear will hibernate in winter. I just want to fight a battle to establish authority. In the past, he established authority for the country, but now he needs to show foreigners. It's the same everywhere, and there are many dishonest people. Yuan Shikai sent a few days ago that the Japanese were making two large ships of six or seven thousand tons, so they are not honest."

"What the emperor said is, but Zai Shicheng, the capital, I only realized today that this child has grown up. The emperor has such an assistant to the emperor, so I feel much more at ease. However, since he is the important task of commanding the defense of the capital, Nie Shicheng, the city guard, and Zai Shi, are afraid that the capital will cause trouble." Yi Xin said hesitantly: "From me, Nie Shicheng is still too high. Although he is loyal, this person is not a person who can withstand gossip. In the impression of me, he is not very good at literary affairs, and sometimes he will inevitably give people a handle." After saying this, he was exhausted, and he couldn't help but cling to his eyes, and his breathing was short and afraid of people.

Pu Wei, who had called the imperial physician, concubine and grandson, came in. After crying and first aid, he finally settled down. His eyes were white and his lips were trembling constantly. The imperial physician quickly sent another emergency. A medical officer invited me aside and reported in a low voice: "The emperor has a preparation, I am afraid... I am afraid that it will be these two days."

I nodded, closed my eyes and felt sad. After a while, I walked back to the bed. It was too late to look at it, so I personally brought him a bowl of ginseng soup next to him and fed him a bit. Seeing that his face turned a little slowly, he swallowed, picked up a towel to wipe his tears and mouth, and smiled and said, "I can still rest assured that I am the leader of the Beijing Guard. Li Hongzhang is also an old minister who can be suppressed... Master Six... Please go to bed, it's getting late, I... I will come to see you later." After saying that, he turned his face and couldn't bear to look at his face that was about to leave.

He let him sleep with peace of mind, left his dormitory on his own, and went out to see a group of men and women's families kneeling outside. I shook my fingers and signaled them to get up, and said softly: "King Gong is the country's Gancheng. I value the most. He is also the chief of our Aisin Jueluo family. You are here to serve you. If you are there for one day, I will be at ease. The Qing Dynasty will also give him a blessing. If there is any shortage during the recovery period, please speak to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

As the people below thanked me, I quickly left the palace and got into a warm sedan chair, and someone was carried to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very busy. The envoys of various countries must have corresponding instructions. The attitudes of the relevant countries must be summarized as soon as possible. Tomorrow, I would still hear quarrels inside. From the carriage outside the door, I could see that there were envoys from several countries inside. So I didn't go in, so I called Zaiying out. When I touched my body, I realized that I was going to give me something, but because it was a whim, I couldn't find any good things to reward him.

Wang Changtai, who was beside him, was smart and clever. He didn't say anything. He knew at first glance that he had two thoughts. If he guessed wrong, he could also say that he invited the emperor to have a meal. When he came out, he did not eat. He probably sent it from the palace when he was talking to Prince Gong. I took it and patted him on the shoulder. The boy seemed to have won the 5,000-tall lottery ticket from Shuntian Mansion, and his bones almost fell off.

Zaiying hurried out and got into my warm sedan chair. He finished his salute with a look of fatigue. He pleaded guilty without any hesitation and said: "After the meeting in the palace of the slaves, he has never stopped. I don't know that the Holy Lord was visiting the night and was unable to welcome the Lord. I also ask the Emperor to forgive him."

"Get out of your egg!" I acted to kick him, but when I thought of Yi Xin, I felt sad. I ordered Wang Changtai to serve the food box and smiled and said, "I'm afraid I haven't eaten. I'm sent it to me for use in the palace. I'll give it to you."

"I thank the emperor for your kindness!" Zaiying saw that I could make a joke, and knew that I was in a bad mood and did not delay, so she took it over and held it in front of her chest and looked at me. My face had already sunk and sighed: "I just went to see you, Ama, you have a heavy chore. You have to give more to the people below. Wu Tingfang is very optimistic. If you can help you, you will see you, you will be the only son. I will look at him..." As he said that, he bit his lips and kept silent.

Zaiying could no longer stand and knelt down and cried. I endured for a while and continued, "You must be prepared to accept the title of the prince. I have a word of this. You will be Prince Gong sooner or later, so you will be rewarded if you have done anything in the past few years. I am not a person who likes to make taboos. There are too many things happening recently. I cannot take your leave on Prince Gong. Today I am very energetic when talking to me. I am very afraid..."

He sighed and said, "You don't have to do it anymore. After eating this meal, you should go back quickly. I'm afraid..." After enduring for a long time, the four words were finally not said.

Zaiying hurriedly gave a gift, and was about to leave after accusing him. Looking at his back, jumping out of the warm sedan chair, I closed my eyes and couldn't help it anymore. Two lines of tears finally flowed down. The green mountains could not be kept, after all, it was flowing eastward!

There was no emergency response from the military along the way. After the Russians suffered this great loss, they did not have any military response that day. I think it was too late to react today, which just gave my frontline a half-day preparation time.

After more than a month of preparation, the confrontation situation had been completed. However, since the Russians had no intention of attack, our side was also restructuring. The various troops mobilized from other places also took advantage of this period to accumulate strength, and completed the garrison and defense of each branch of the army under the unified allocation of Ding Ruchang and Yili General Chang Geng. Local officials in Xinjiang and Mongolia and Mongolian banners took on the task of distributing logistics supplies. Of course, the Logistics Department had special support silver as their entry. In the past, the army did not grow in a single grass, but now it not only did not disturb the people, but also had silver for business. A large number of people passed by here, which was a bit of trouble for the local area, but I don’t know how much better than in the past. If the Logistics Department did it well, it would naturally reduce the disturbance of the war to the people to the minimum.

Nie Shicheng and Zaibin set off the next day and took the train from Beijing to Dihua Mansion. They received news from them five days later. The two of them used to command the two armies in the west and north, and temporarily coordinated military deployment through telegram lines.

Of course, many things happened in the past five days. What they were worried about was that they fought in front of the road, but to their surprise, they did not receive urgent reports from the front line. In addition to studying the combat content such as the situation of the troops in front, they arrived at Dihua Mansion almost calmly.

All the diplomatic affairs in Beijing were handed over to General Wu Tingfang. The British mediated desperately and hoped to use diplomatic efforts to avoid the land war between China and Russia. Although this war would definitely cause certain damage to the two restless friends of Britain, in the eyes of the British, instead of using this power in Asia, the Russians would rather put some pressure on Germany on land. China's national self-esteem should be satisfied after a victory, and should no longer seek more on land. Most of these understandings are the contributions of Zaiying. The British can get two understandings in this noble foreign minister - obedience and self-confidence.

Needless to say, the reason for Zaiying leaving the political center is clear. Prince Gong Yixin passed away. At this point, all the three protagonists of the Xinyou coup that determined the fate of China left. Now, except for Li Hongzhang, who are in the center, almost all of them are new generations, just like this country, moving towards a young new life.

Of course, this is from a good perspective. Prince Gong's death has many bad aspects for this country. The royal family and Manchu nobles have lost a one-supporting parent. In the next few years, there may be many unstable factors that have been suppressed by him before. If they are not solved well, there will be a big mess. What this country fears the most is chaos.

Because of the busy military service and the death of Prince Gong, he stopped court for seven days and was given a posthumous posthumous title, and went to the Taimiao to give him enough sorrow and honor. This is an example for the nobles of Manchus, and I hope to give them some inspiration.

At such a critical moment, it was heartbreaking that Zaiying could not share my worries, but fortunately, Wu Tingfang was well-trained in recent years and was very skilled in his experience. He ordered someone to give him the title of Minister of the Shangshu and temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This also gives me a reason to avoid some envoys from countries I don’t want to see. While I was sad about Yi Xin’s past, I also made up my important matters in the next ten years, including ethnic issues, industrial progress, agricultural modernization, and education. I can relax a little bit of the military, use the above basic projects, and domestic railways must be stepped up. After this war, modern military doctors and Western medical systems must also be introduced and strengthened. The plan to issue new coins to replace silver coins and get the Royal Bank and Baoyuan Bureau to modify them... all categories of things must be selected to manage them for me. The sadness in my mind was also diluted by thinking. The only thing that was the only thing that was the boring thing was.

Fortunately, I can still watch the show. The situation of unwarranted war between China and Russia has made several major powers in the world very busy, but I have always made up my mind that I cannot fire the first shot in the army. Once the Russians attack, the navy will leave all the remaining Baltic fleets, which are already half-crippled, and those large and small ships that do not leave in fifteen days will be dead.

Fifteen days was the rest period of the Royal Navy in Kaohsiung. During this period, the Royal Navy fought undeclaredly, and several battleships in good condition sent the Guangdong New Army of 1,500 to Guam, officially controlling the island. A British company began the expansion of the port for the Qing Dynasty Royal Navy here in accordance with the previous agreement. At the same time, some serious prisoners from Guangdong Province were also released on the spot, allowing them to make a living on their own under the protection of the army.

In the past few days, the Northeast Asian fleet was also ordered to send all the fierce immigrants selected by Yuan Shikai to Hawaii, and took root in a place where many immigrants were mixed.

Five days later, news came from Russia that due to the miraculous recovery of Prince Alexey, Tsar Nicholas II began to re-govern the government...
Chapter completed!