Of course, I didn't get the news so quickly as the war in the north was progressing. While the Ministry of Rites was handling the preparations before the big test under the instructions of Prince Gong Yixin and the Military Head Li Hongzhang, I met Hirara Togo in the prison room of the Ministry of Justice.

Dongxiang is much thinner than half a year ago, and his hair is much longer. He is tied with cloth strips to the back of his head, forming a ponytail-shaped braid. All the hair on his forehead is combed backwards. Combined with his unwilling look, he looks very energetic.

"Dongxiangjun hasn't seen him for a long time." I looked at the surroundings and said in a sentimental tone: "Are you still used to living here?" and used gestures to order people to remove the shackles on him.

After Dongxiang was very polite and thanked him, he stood up and stood silently.

"Don't speak?" I snorted coldly, "I'm here to pardon you. Don't you want to return to China?"

"Really..." Dongxiang turned his head and looked at me and asked in a slight question: "Your Majesty is it serious?"

I smiled and said, "Of course it is true. Since we have agreed, I will definitely send you back to China. After I go back, I hope you can contribute to China-Japan friendship." I sat down and sighed, "Mr. Yangming said it is easy to defeat the thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to defeat the thieves in the heart. The ancients did not deceive me. I found that you Japanese have always been hostile to our China, but why bother? I have never been malicious towards Japan. As long as your country is peaceful and abiding by oneself, why bother with us? Alas! Dongxiang, I think you are a smart person. Have you ever thought about this problem?"

Donggo blurted out without thinking: "Our great Japan has no malice towards your country, and has long-standing friendly exchanges in history. Your country is the cultural master of Japan. After the reform of Japan, I have become increasingly powerful. Out of gratitude to China, I also want to help your country improve your culture. That's all." Obviously, he had thought deeply about this set of things.

"Haha." I have seen such shameless arguments a lot, so it is not worth getting angry. So I smiled and said, "Very good. I believe that if I, China, don't accept help, you will force it?"

Unexpectedly, Dongxiang looked at me very seriously and said, "We are indeed sincere. To be honest, if your country does not accept improvement, it will inevitably be accepted by force. If our country does not help us, our country will sooner or later be forced to achieve our goal. In that case, it would be better to carry out our country's great Japanese Empire."

I nodded while listening, and after he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "You are from Kagoshima, the Satsuma clan? Oh, of course, the vassal state has been abolished now, but you are still from the Satsuma clan."

Dongxiang nodded, I ignored him and continued, "I have read the history of your country's reform. I remember that the country's powerful figures such as Takamori Saigo, Okubo Ritsu, and the Army Minister Oyama Iwa, are all from the Satsuma vassal?"

When Dongxiang heard the above name, he couldn't help but calm his mind and showed a look of admiration and awe on his face. He listened to my question and said, "What Your Majesty said is, not only that, they are also fellow townsmen in Kagoshima."

"Okay, a place with outstanding people and beautiful places." I stopped talking and closed the smile on my face and said, "When I was eight years old, that is, the fourth year of Guangxu, the words of the Japanese Dynasties were 1878, and Okupo Rito was assassinated and killed. Do Donggo know who he died under?"

"That's a damn gentry force." Dongxiang muttered.

"Okay, what about Saigo Kwan? How did he die?" I stared into his eyes and said.

Dongxiang was stunned and said in a daze: "He committed suicide..."

"Who did the Southwest War fight against whom did the government army fight? Which side does Xixiang stand on?" I didn't wait for him to answer and replied: "Xixiang is a rebellion, right? I am not very clear about your country's affairs. I believe Dongxiang Jun will know more clearly."

"In my impression, the people in the Satsuma clan are very cute. I have a lot of impressions and have a good samurai style. Therefore, it seems that there are many officers in the Satsuma clan in the army now?" He paused and said, "The government officials seem to be from the Choshu clan. It seems that the people in the Choshu clan are more suitable for politics and to formulate laws. For example, the current Prime Minister of Yama Prefecture was only a mere Army Minister, but he was able to formulate some policies to make the gentry rebellious and Saigo Kwan stepped down. Then, an assassin stabbed Okubo and others to death. The history of your country's reform seems very interesting."

Dongxiang looked at me silently and said nothing.

I smiled and shook my hand and said, "I am a little tired of reading, maybe I may read it wrong." I took two steps in the room, amplified the volume and said, "By the way, Dongxiangjun just said that he would help me at the national level?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dongxiang sighed and said.

"I can't hear it!" I shouted angrily.

Dongxiang thrust his chest, stomped his right foot on the ground, and shouted with a full breath: "I'm willing, your majesty!"

"Okay!" I clapped my hands and turned to Kou Liancai and said, "Transfer my order and order the General Administration to send a specialist to take care of Dongxiangjun and send him back to Japan today!"

Next was Monaster Mori Yoshiro. The child was locked next door for a long time. I believe that he had just talked with Hirahachiro Togo just now. Seeing me entering the inquiry room, Monaster Mori Yoshiro trembled and looked at me in fear.

I didn't have much time to play with him and said with a straight face: "I came to see you in person. I hope you can serve me. This is your last chance!"

This useless thing fell to the ground immediately and kowtowed like pounding garlic and said: "Thank you for your magnanimity! Thank you for your magnanimity! Monk Sen is willing to entrust your magnanimity!"

I laughed, then turned my face back and said, "You have a different mission from Dongxiang. You have to climb up desperately! My navy needs your help, are you willing!"

"Yes! Yes!" Monk Sen's voice was very loud. But I still shouted, "I can't hear it when the sound is louder!"

"Will, your majesty!"

I told people to send Dongxiang to Tokyo first and then repatriate Monkey. I was about to return to the palace, but I turned around and thought that since I was already in the Ministry of Justice, I might as well go and see Ronglu. This person cannot be killed because all his crimes remain in my imagination without actual evidence. This person has a wide network of relationships in all aspects. I have just been imprisoned for a few days, and many officials have submitted a letter to guarantee Ronglu. It was not until Shiduo and his son committed suicide that they were silent.

Although no one is talking about it, I cannot ignore the opinions of these people. Politics does not mean that I am the emperor and I will kill anyone who wants to kill. If I kill people unreasonably is a foolish monarch. Besides, Shiduo and his son are dead. Ronglu, as his son-in-law, has sins, but he will not die. From his background, he is also prominent and noble. Guarjia is also a great surname among the Manchus, and he cannot consider the consequences of killing him without legitimate evidence. After the Ministry of Justice investigated for more than ten days, the Qing government office has also made a lot of efforts, but he cannot find any direct evidence that the rebellion incident is related to him.

When the Ministry of Justice saw me coming, Ronglu knelt down respectfully and greeted the Holy An. I said lightly, "I'm safe." Then I looked at him calmly.

"Ronglu, do you hate me?" I sat down and signaled to him to stand up and said, "In this incident, Shiduo and his son committed suicide. I don't know if you were involved in it. I have seen you for a long time. You Ronglu has been loyal and upright for generations. You have committed a crime before and have recovered from my hands. Your wife and children get along well with the Queen. If you also participate in the rebellious plot, I am really helpless."

"The Emperor is clear about it." Ronglu was unmoved and looked up at me and said, "I am indeed unaware of it. If I knew about it in advance, let alone participated in a rebellious plan, even if I knew about it, I would not dare to do it. I have been deeply grateful to the emperor for my past lives, so how could I not think of repaying it?"

I smiled and said, "This is the best way. You are not a mediocre person. If you are mediocre person, it would be a pity if I kill you. You are very good at the Research Institute. If there is a great victory in the North this time, I will still tell you the merits. Stay at the Ministry of Justice for a few more days and have to choose a girl in a few days. I mean that Youlan is in the past. If you are guilty at that time, I will be kind enough to allow you to run for the election."

It was my compromise to let Youlan choose a girl. The Qing Dynasty had a perfect system to ensure that the relatives of the foreign country could not make any difference. In the Qing Dynasty, there was never any such thing as the relatives monopolizing the government. Respected like Xiaozhuang and Cixi, there were no relatives who called the wind and rain in the court. After Youlan entered the palace, Ronglu could be a rich man with peace of mind and do the work of the institute. As long as he did not give him military power, he would not be able to stir up any storm.

In today's itinerary, the meeting took the big part. As soon as I returned to the palace from the Ministry of Justice, Kasini, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, was introduced by Wu Tingfang. I read the military newspaper and learned about the situation of the siege in the north. Then I was so happy to meet Kasini in the Qianqing Palace.

"His Majesty the Emperor, we need to negotiate, negotiate! We need peace, not war!" As soon as we saw me, Kasini saluted me without waiting for me to give him a seat, and continued.

"Peace?" I smiled and said, "Well, I am a happy peace, so I will see you here."

"That's great, Your Majesty." Kasini smiled, closed his eyes and drew a cross on his chest with his right hand, "God finally opened your merciful eyes." After saying that, he said to me, "Then, please order your great emperor to withdraw your army as soon as possible."

I cursed an idiot in my heart and smiled and said, "Well, I have this intention, but this time I use the troops to regain the lost territory. The lost territory has not been restored, and those generals may not be willing to withdraw their troops. You must know that the Qing Dynasty valued military merits the most. The generals wanted to make meritorious contributions, so they did not love peace, but war."

"Oh!" said Kasini, "It's so strange. Is it our Blagoshshinsk that what His Majesty the Great Emperor said is our Khabarovsk? Our Ussurisk, Vladivostok? That's our Russian territory. Your Majesty, your general has no right to exchange Russian territory for their contributions?"

"Where is that? I have never heard of it. The lost land I mentioned are Hailanpao, Boli, Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok. Now Hailanpao, Boli has recovered it. My 100,000 heavenly soldiers are approaching the city of Vladivostok. Don't you know what I mean?" I took a sip of tea and said with a slight mockery.

"Your Majesty the Emperor!" Kassini was obviously angry and stood up and said, "The place name you are talking about is the old title of our territory. Does Your Majesty think that Russia does not know that your army is challenging our territory? According to the 1860 Beijing Treaty, it is Russia's sacred and inviolable territory!"

"Fuck!" I threw off the cup in my hand and stood up and said, "I have told you just that I love peace, so I despise all treaties that are not peaceful means! Just like you despise the Treaty of Nebchu, I despise them and refuse to recognize the Beijing Treaty from then on!" I vented my feelings and felt that I had a shi identity. I eased my breath and said, "I have nothing to talk to with you. If you want to see me, I have seen you, you can leave. When I take Vladivostok, I don't mind China and Russia signing a new treaty."

When I got angry, Kasini had already shown a regretful look. Seeing my tone slowed down, he quickly admitted his mistake: "Oh, Your Majesty, please forgive me for your misconduct. I asked Your Majesty to sign a peaceful treaty with your country on behalf of the Tsar. Please forgive me for my offense and take care of the dragon body."

I looked at him with a expressionless face and said, "St. Petersburg is in Europe, and your country should manage European affairs well. I hope you know that from today on, the affairs of the Far East will be decided by me, not your country's Tsar. Whether it is a war or a peace between China and Russia depends on your country's decision. From today on, you can't come to see me again. Today you meet you is a grace for you. If you have any questions in the future, you can talk to my Foreign Minister Zai Yingbeile. He is in bad health recently, so please wait for peace. Wu Tingfang will see you off on my behalf." After saying that, he left the stunned Kasini and left.

The diplomatic contacts in Beijing have only begun. The land war has completed the strategic goal of the first phase: to regain the old land along the Ussuri River in Heilongjiang. As for the Miao Street, it is a bunch of troops waiting for the arrival of summer. After the arrival of the summer, the Miao Street, which is stationed at less than 10,000 people, cannot last long. Of course, there is also the possibility of diplomatic recovery. The bottom line for the Prime Minister's affairs office is to be bounded outside the Xing'an Mountains and the Zhugejuer Mountains. The land on the east is still full of land, and the Russian territory to the west is still digested. It will take about ten years to eat this land. In the past ten years, as long as the Russian railway cannot be built, there is no need to worry. In this way, you can free up your hands to concentrate on dealing with Japan.

Of course, the request from the Russians is not that simple. Li Hongzhang's suggestion is that the General Administration's yamen might as well ask for the Lena River as the boundary, crossing the North Sea, Lake Baikal, and until Ulya Sutai in Mongolia, all the half in the east must be lowered. Anyway, it's a price. After such a big victory, the Russians are unable to resist the Far East anyway, and all they can do is to land and pay back the money.

However, we cannot relax the defenses of the mid- and western fronts. If the Russians are so embarrassed that they will rush in from Yili and Kulun, we will not have obvious advantages in terms of military strength, so we can only make up for it with new weapons. The order I gave to the Tianjin Machinery Bureau was to make every effort to start production of Maxim and imitate Krupp's camp cannons, and let Li Bingheng be responsible for transporting them to Yili and Kulun.

But at this time, a new problem emerged. The China Railway Company reported the road survey report, saying that the construction of the railway from Xi'an to Yili, Xi'an to Kulun had geological problems. It is recommended that the West Railway be built to Dihua Prefecture, and the north railway is changed from the Datong branch to north to Kulun. As for the funds, the start-up capital was jointly provided by several British companies, with a total amount of 500,000 pounds, which is about 3 million taels of silver. It is recommended that the Ministry of Revenue send a specialist to coordinate railway funds. I naturally requested one by one.

In the Mongolian side, since Ding Ruchang came to Kulun, he has rectified the original local army and requested an order to transfer 10,000 troops from the Zhangjiakou camp, mixed a 15,000 troops to cultivate and manage trade, and trained the local Mongolian cavalry. The rate of new weapons and equipment was a bit low for the moment, and the results in half a year were not too obvious. Therefore, it is estimated that the combat power will not be truly formed until the end of this year.

The situation in Yili is slightly better. Chang Geng manages well in Yili and has the old foundation left by Zuo Zongtang before, so the defense pressure is not too great.

In addition to these two points of operation, I have another idea, which is to support anti-government forces in Russia. I just think that the situation in Russia is not so familiar, and I feel more and more the lack of a foreign intelligence agency. I can't help but feel moved when I think of the German who Li Hongzhang mentioned. The comments on Guo Songshou show that this person is of great value, and he even has a secret intelligence that has not been submitted to the German intelligence agency. What he said has enough reason to believe that China will take him in. Maybe this is what he said.

But it is impossible for me to see him in person. I handed over this task to Shanqi. In the future, the military intelligence department will teach him to be responsible, so it is also good to let him get started in advance.

I am completely relieved that Zaifeng and Feng Sheng'er will go to wipe out the Chaoyang Jindan Taoism. The only thing worth worrying is that the local area is vast and the population is sparse, and the bandit leader is prone to escape and hide, which will cause hidden dangers in the future. When there are more immigrants in the future, it will be more likely to happen.

I was busy dealing with all these things in Beijing, and it looked smooth. Lieutenant General Salman of the Sino-British Joint Fleet on the sea was in trouble. After a brief renovation, his fleet was carefully heading north. On the voyage, he paid special attention to the small ports of Luojin and Pioneer, for fear that the Russians would use the same trick again, and he would use a broken sailboat to harass each port. If the Chinese plan to capture Vladivostok really delayed, it would be a shame for the British naval general.

So Salman issued an order, targeting Vladivostok, and move forward at full speed!

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"Our World War II", 66900, a very good book

"Lu Han", 63012

"The Anti-Japanese Tiger and the Dragon", 56598

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