Prince Duan Zaiyi said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done."

Guangxu said: "What's wrong?"

Zaixun said: "The rebellion of the Three Feudalists almost caused great disasters. Fortunately, the Holy Ancestor was wise and powerful, and he suppressed the Three Feudalists' Rebellion. If the Three Feudalists were not established at the beginning, there would be no such story. Therefore, since the surrender of this, there will be no more signs of a king or a vassal. This is still the lesson of the past, and the court must investigate it. What's more, overseas Chinese have harbored evil intentions and decided that they are not loyal and righteous people. How could they have allowed him to build a vassal?"

Guangxu said: "When the imperial court established the Three Feudals, it was still rewarding the Three Feudals. The Emperor Shizu was able to establish the Central Plains. The Three Feudals were indeed great. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to be named King Jianfan. The merits were rewarded and punished, and I still had the great way to establish a country. Later, the Three Feudals rebelled, and the Three Feudals still lost to the court, not the court defeated the Three Feudals. The way of heaven was in me, so the Holy Ancestor was able to pacify the Three Feudals successfully in his age. Since the return of overseas Chinese, he first defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, restored Tianjin, captured Weihai, conquered Qingdao, and retreated the German army; then he recovered Beijing, defeated the Russian army, made great achievements, supported the country in the crisis, and saved the country in the time of survival and destruction. His achievements were far better than those of the Three Feudals back then. What was wrong with being named King Jianfan? What was the evidence to say that overseas Chinese have harbored evil intentions? Such a false accusation of loyal and righteous people without any evidence would not lead to the world to be disappointed."

After a pause, he said, "What's more, the capital has been occupied by overseas Chinese and is not given to Shandong. How can the court return to the capital? Which is more important in Shandong? What's more, who can compete with overseas Chinese in China? Is my country's power so powerful that I have the qualifications to bargain with overseas Chinese? If you want to give it to the land in Shandong, you have to give it to me, and if you don't give it, you should give it to me. Since that's the case, it's better to be generous. Even if overseas Chinese have different ambitions, as long as I work hard to govern and strive for strength, what's the fear of? Maybe overseas Chinese will be grateful to the court's gifts, loyally support the Qing Dynasty, and fight against foreign enemies together."

After Guangxu finished speaking, Cixi's eyes opened slightly, and a light flashed. She couldn't help but feel surprised and surprised. She could not have thought that Guangxu could say such a thing, relying on his own courage during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894-1894-1894-1894-1894-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-1994-19

In fact, this is consistent with Cixi's idea. At this time, Shandong can only be used to exchange capital with overseas Chinese. It seems that after the experience of Jiawu and Wuxu two setbacks, Guangxu has matured a lot. If we do the Wuxu Reform again, we will definitely not be blindly chasing like last time. Of course, the more this happens, the less Cixi could not let Guangxu take power.

The other ministers could not find any refutation of Guangxu for a moment. After all, this was not a quote from the classics in the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the debate was not just a matter of straightforwardness, but in the destruction of Xi'an in a remote northwest. In such a place, no one could talk about the ancestral system and the face of the court. In fact, ministers like Ronglu, Wang Wenshao, and Zhao Shuqiao who have been in the officialdom for a long time were all relieved. The decision of Emperor Chu was right. The land of Shandong must be given, but it depends on how the court and overseas Chinese talked about. After overseas Chinese got Shandong, they must give up the capital, and the other was the face of the court.

Zai Yi came forward to oppose Guangxu's decision, not because Zai Yi had some other protection of the ancestral system and the court's face, but simply because she was unable to get along with the emperor. To talk about the person who most hoped that Guangxu would die, Cixi could only rank second, and the first one was Zai Yi, because Zai Yi was the biological father of the eldest prince Fu Jun. Once Guangxu was gone and the eldest prince succeeded to the throne, then Zai Yi would be the emperor, and at the worst he was the foreman of the Military Affairs Office. Maybe he could still be a regent? After a few years, when Cixi died, then the Qing Dynasty would be the world of their father and son.

If there was no Gengzi Change, it might have been done according to this routine, but Gengzi Change completely broke Zaiyi's fantasy. Moreover, before Gengzi Change, Guangxu strongly opposed supporting the Boxer Rebellion to confront various countries, and the current results also prove that Guangxu's original opinion was correct. Many officials had discussed it in private. If he had heard the emperor's words, the Qing Dynasty would not have fallen into such a field. On the way to escape, Guangxu repeatedly asked to return to Beijing to negotiate with various countries, showing his courage to take responsibility. These actions also increased Guangxu a lot of reputation. Therefore, although Cixi did not let Guangxu escape from his control, she had to relax her restrictions on Guangxu and allow Guangxu to participate in government affairs discussions. What is a suggestion, so Guangxu could only advocate calling for commendation to overseas Chinese. In a sense, the biggest beneficiary of the Gengzi Change became Guangxu.

Of course, Li Yi's political mind cannot see so far. He only understood one thing: if Guangxu is not dead, his son will not be able to take office. Before the Lao Fu made up his mind to kill Guangxu, he kept persuading him. Therefore, he sang opposite Guangxu at all times and everywhere, and he was very stubborn. Anyway, you can't do anything to me. But this time he was speechless by Guangxu.

At this time, Ronglu said: "The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, according to the views of a slave, although overseas Chinese have indeed made great contributions to the court, the title of kings and establishment of vassals is indeed a great deal, and it is necessary to make a long-term plan. Moreover, what is Li Hongzhang's secret decree meant? What's the idea of ​​overseas Chinese? Li Hongzhang has not mentioned it. Maybe overseas Chinese want more than the land in Shandong? Therefore, the court cannot make a decision lightly."

Ronglu is not comparable to Zai Yi. He is currently the most important official of the Qing court and the first confidant of Cixi. Moreover, Ronglu's words are not unreasonable. Therefore, after hearing this, Guangxu also calmed down for a long time before saying, "But the matter of plagiarism can't be delayed anymore. In your opinion, what should I do?"

Rong Lu said: "The emperor is wise and wise. According to the views of a servant, you might as well send an imperial envoy to Tianjin to commend overseas Chinese, comfort them with kind words and give them a great reward to show the court's grace. Li Hongzhang will also come to Tianjin to lead the imperial envoy to the court with overseas Chinese. The imperial envoy can negotiate with Li Hongzhang in person in Tianjin, and then entrust overseas Chinese to face the empress dowager. The emperor only said that the imperial envoy would be more kind to the court to the overseas Chinese. At that time, the court would definitely be concerned, and it would not be too late to decide how to reward overseas Chinese."

Guangxu thought for a while and felt that Ronglu’s suggestion made sense. Summoning the foreign race to Beijing to meet the saints and then giving them in person is indeed a great blessing. Overseas Chinese really deserve such kindness, and it also shows that Guangxu’s kindness to overseas Chinese. So Guangxu turned to Cixi and said, “What do the Empress Dowager think of Ronglu’s proposal?”

Cixi still didn't look at him, but said, "What do the emperor think?"

Guangxu said: "My son thought that the words of honor and wealth were beneficial. Overseas Chinese were indeed very good at establishing labor, but they were still above Zeng Wenzheng. It is better to summon the emperor to the capital to consult and commend the court to show the court's kindness. Moreover, the awards for overseas Chinese must not be decided in person. It is naturally the best to be able to explain to Li Hongzhang in person."

Cixi snorted coldly in her heart. Guangxu's little thoughts could not be hidden from her. She simply wanted to meet overseas Chinese in person, so that overseas Chinese could support him wholeheartedly, but she didn't think about it carefully. Overseas Chinese are not a good thing to be able to find overseas Chinese to support them. Wouldn't you be flirting with? Don't pay all the ancestors' country at that time. However, Ronglu's opinion was just right in Cixi's heart. Although Cixi's judgment that Li Hongzhang should be somewhat sure, after all, there was no accurate letter. Therefore, it would be better to send someone to explain to Li Hongzhang in person. If overseas Chinese clearly express their support for themselves, then they will naturally grant Shandong to them. If overseas Chinese support the emperor, then it is impossible to say that the emperor must not meet overseas Chinese.

So Cixi said, "You are the emperor, even if you think you can, then just do it!"

As he said that, Cixi raised her eyelids and said, "Prince Qing, I'll work hard to go to Tianjin this time."

Prince Qing hurriedly said, "I have no debts to blame me."

Cixi said again: "Zhao Shuqiao, please accompany Prince Qing to come. Don't be careless this time, otherwise I won't be able to peel your skin."

Zhao Shuqiao couldn't help but be shocked. It turned out that Zhao Shuqiao had a certain responsibility for his birth in the Gengzi Rebellion. Zhao Shuqiao was a Jinshi in the Tongzhi period and served in the Ministry of Justice. During the Wuxu period, he was appointed as the Minister of Justice. After the Wuxu coup, Cixi had asked him about the interrogation and sentencing issues of the arrested six gentlemen of Tan Sitong and Wuxu. His answer was: There is no need to be interrogated, and the law was immediately rectified. Therefore, he was quite appreciated by Cixi, so he chose him to enter the military. At the beginning of the rise of the Boxer Rebellion, Cixi sent Zhao Shuqiao to Zhuozhou, Hebei to investigate whether the Boxer Rebellion's magical power was real, and to decide whether to support the Boxer Rebellion against foreigners. After Zhao Shuqiao arrived in Zhuozhou, the so-called incompetence of swords and guns was soon revealed, which was simply a deceptive thing. It is said that his reply to the Boxer Rebellion at that time was: You should go home and farm.

But just as Zhao Shuqiao was about to return to Beijing to reply truthfully to Cixi, another military minister, Gangyi, also came to Zhuozhou. After hearing what Zhao Shuqiao was about to "report" to Cixi, he immediately said: "Zhanru (Zhao Shuqiao's name is Zhanru), you must not make a big mistake!"

Of course Zhao Shuqiao understood the connotation of this sentence, so after returning to Beijing, Zhao Shuqiao reported to Cixi was strange. Cixi asked him whether the Boxer Rebellion was reliable. Zhao Shuqiao just kept gestured with his hands and feet, imitating the performance he saw as realistically as possible. No matter how Cixi asked, he just gestured like this. In the words of Cixi later, he didn't have a serious reply. And on that day, when Zhao Shuqiao walked out of the Forbidden City, he breathed a long sigh and said to the people around him: In the future, no matter what happens, I will be innocent.

Although in the old time and space, later generations said that Zhao Shuqiao's report misled Cixi. However, at that time, Zhao Shuqiao knew very well that his best reply was not to reply anything. Because they were both military aircraft, Gangyi was the Manchus, Prince Zhuang and Prince Duan, the closest royal family, and the ministers Cixi trusted the most. They ranked third in the Military Service Office, second only to Prince Li and Ronglu, and what was he? A Han official who had just entered the military aircraft and ranked at the end. Prince Zhuang and Prince Duan wanted to get from him the true appearance they hoped to get.
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