Chapter 15 Chapter Twelve

When Emperor Guangxu saw it, he felt a bang in his brain and almost passed out.Concubine Zhen quickly patted the emperor's chest, and called anxiously: "Your Majesty, wake up, Your Majesty, don't worry..." Li Lianying touched the slapped half of her face with her hand, stared at Emperor Guangxu's back with hatred and swore... this slap will be returned to you sooner or later! Concubine Zhen was stunned after watching Li Hongzhang's electronic performance. She hurriedly woke up Emperor Guangxu, and Emperor Guangxu took the telegram without thinking about dressing. The Japanese claimed 20 million taels of silver, and they had to call back within three days, otherwise they would increase their troops and fight again.He also said that Japan had 60 ships berthed in Hiroshima, which could carry tens of thousands of troops. If the negotiations broke down, they would set off to attack Beijing and Tianjin.

When Emperor Guangxu saw it, he felt a bang in his brain and almost passed out. Concubine Zhen quickly patted the emperor's chest, and called anxiously: "Your Majesty, wake up, don't worry, Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." It took Emperor Guangxu a long time to come back to his senses. Concubine Zhen put on the clothes for Emperor Guangxu. After the Emperor Guangxu took a breath, he said angrily: "Little Japan, bullying people too much, is it really going to destroy China. Wang Shang." "The slave is here." "Prepare the sedan chair and go to the Summer Palace."

"yes." Before dawn, the gates of the Forbidden City opened wide, and the emperor's sedan chair, Lu Bo, and the guards hurried to the Summer Palace. Emperor Guangxu was very anxious along the way, and kept urging the people who carried the sedan chair. "Quick! Quick." When they arrived at the Yihe Kingdom, the gate guard saw that it was the emperor, so he hurriedly opened the door, but when they got to the door of Le Shoutang where the Empress Dowager Cixi lived, Li Lianying refused to let him in. "Why, how dare you block the emperor's drive?" Emperor Guangxu asked angrily.

"Lafayette is in poor health, and he hasn't woken up yet, so no one should disturb him!" Li Lianying said coldly. "I have urgent state affairs to report." Emperor Guangxu pressed him angrily and said. "Nothing else." Snapped!Emperor Guangxu slapped him angrily, and cursed: "You dog slave, you are too bullying." Then he strode towards the hall. Li Lianying touched the slapped half of her face with her hand, stared at Emperor Guangxu's back with hatred and swore... this slap will be returned to you sooner or later! Empress Dowager Cixi had just finished her breakfast, when she heard that the emperor was coming, she lay down on the bed, hummed, and asked Emperor Guangxu to come to see her in the dormitory.

"I send my regards to the emperor's father, and the emperor's father is auspicious." Emperor Guangxu knelt down under the bed to pay his respects. "Stay flat." "The emperor's father is uneasy, and the son-in-law came to disturb him, please forgive the son-in-law for being unfilial." "Okay, okay, the emperor came so early, what's the big deal?" "Father Binghuang, Li Hongzhang sent an urgent telegram, please read it." Emperor Guangxu presented the telegram with both hands. Li Lianying helped the Empress Dowager Cixi to sit up, Cixi opened it up, her expression changed drastically, and she scolded: "The Japanese pirates are too deceitful."

The Empress Dowager Cixi quickly returned to normal, and said slowly: "It's because you didn't listen to the emperor's father. If you didn't fight against them at the beginning, then why did this happen?" Emperor Guangxu said: "The matter is very important, and it involves land issues. Please ask the emperor to make a decision." "You are the emperor, you can make up your own mind, or go and listen to the ideas of your military ministers who love to fight." "Father Emperor..." Emperor Guangxu said anxiously. "Hurry up and call back, otherwise people will invade Beijing, and we'll see what you do! Okay, I'm not feeling well, you can kneel down!"

"Father Emperor..." "Tell the doctor." "Yes." Li Lianying took advantage of the situation and said loudly, "Please, Your Majesty!" and pointed her hand outward. Emperor Guangxu had no choice but to kowtow and stand up, glared at Li Lianying and then withdrew. Cixi looked at Emperor Guangxu's back and cursed in her heart: Humph!You want to put the crime of treason on Aijia's head, you are dreaming. As soon as Emperor Guangxu left, Li Lianying knelt down towards the Empress Dowager Cixi and cried, "Lafayette is the master for the slave."

"What's the matter?" "The servant refused to let the emperor in just now, and was slapped by the emperor again." After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi said coldly: "The emperor's wings are stiff now, let him hit anyone he wants! Don't say hit you, maybe he will hit me... Huh! Why are you crying? Let's see. In the future, I still don’t know who hit whom!” After hearing this, Li Lianying took the opportunity to say: "Lafayette, it's not that the slaves are bold, and the emperor is too outrageous. He refused to listen to Lafayette's oracle, and instead believed the words of Mr. Weng and Mr. Wen. According to the slave, that day I Go to eavesdrop, it's obvious that they have plotted against you, Lafayette, if Lafayette doesn't care anymore, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop you."

The Empress Dowager Cixi's face darkened when she heard this, and she didn't speak for a long time. Li Lianying looked at the Empress Dowager, knowing that he had listened to her words, and there was a trace of satisfaction on her face. Emperor Guangxu returned to the palace and urgently called Weng Tonghe, Li Hongzao, Sun Yuwen, Xu Tong and other central ministers to discuss urgently. Weng Tonghe said tearfully: "Your Majesty cannot sign a contract. It is absolutely impossible to cede land, let alone Taiwan." Emperor Guangxu sighed: "If the Taiwan is cut off, all the hearts of the world will go away. Why do I think the world is in the world!"

Sun Yuwen reported: "The emperor should consider the clan society as the most important thing, and the border wall as the least important. Which is more important, please think twice." Sun Yuwen asked Weng Tonghe again: "Abolish the contract, what Weng Shangshu said so lightly, if the sun enters the siege of Beijing and Tianjin, what should we do?" Weng Tonghe replied immediately: "Move the capital and fight again." Xu Tong counterattacked loudly: "Move the capital? How can you ignore your ancestors!" Weng Tong corrected his expression and said, "It is for the long-term safety of the country."

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help sighing when he heard them arguing. Sun Yuwen retorted: "May I ask Mr. Weng, after losing the country and the country, why are you talking about the safety of the country?" Weng Tonghe ignored him, but knelt down to Emperor Guangxu with tears in his eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, please slow down the signing." Li Hongzao also knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty, you can't sign!" With tears in his eyes, Emperor Guangxu helped Weng and Li up and said, "Please stand up, two elders. If I don't sign it, I will not disappoint everyone." , cannot be dealt with lightly, and all the ministers will retreat." In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the imperial doctor was kneeling to feel the pulse of Emperor Guangxu, while Concubine Zhen avoided the inner room. After taking the pulse, the imperial doctor bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the dragon's body is fine. The pulse is weak on the left and weak on the right. It is due to physical and mental fatigue, liver qi invading the spleen, resulting in unsatisfactory food and drink, and uncomfortable sleeping. You only need to take a few minutes." Make adjustments, and the dragon body will recover by itself." Emperor Guangxu nodded and said: "The pulse is accurate, you can cube it." On the table carried by the chief supervisor, the imperial doctor wrote down the prescription and knelt before Emperor Guangxu.Emperor Guangxu liked to read books on Chinese medicine because he had been sick since he was a child, and he also had a little knowledge of prescriptions.After reading the prescription, he nodded, and saw that it says nourishing qi and nourishing the heart, calming the liver and invigorating the spleen. The prescription is: Chashao Liujunzi Decoction plus Cordyceps sinensis, Zaoren, Baiziren, Pinguren.Then he said: "It's well opened, but the amount of Poria cocos calming the heart and invigorating the spleen can be a little more serious." The imperial doctor hurriedly called him "the emperor's sage". After the imperial doctor retreated, Concubine Zhen came out, and Emperor Guangxu handed her the medicine list. Concubine Zhen read it and said, "Zhen'er doesn't understand medicine, but she knows that aphrodisiac medicine is not good for dragon body. Since ancient times, emperors have always taken pills." Deer blood, if you want to be uplifted for a while, it will definitely decline later, as long as the emperor's medicine does not have these." Concubine Zhen also said: "Your majesty is weak and should only be tonic, and it is best to avoid strengthening yang and tonic. Besides, heart medicine can only heal the heart. The emperor is mainly overworked, worrying and worrying, so after the emperor goes to court, listen to it as much as possible. Music, refresh your mind." After finishing speaking, Concubine Zhen turned on the record player and put in the record. Immediately, the emperor Guangxu's bedroom reverberated with beautiful and brisk music. Concubine Zhen walked up to Emperor Guangxu, leaned against his chest, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, does it sound good?" Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but hugged her and said: "It sounds good, as long as Zhen'er likes it, I will like it." "emperor……" Guangxu kissed her forehead and her beautiful hair, and said: "Zhen'er, I've been very upset these days, and I can only feel better when I'm in front of you." Concubine Zhen was touched and said: "Then Zhen'er will always be by the emperor's side." Guangxu kissed her cheek again. "Your Majesty, the medicine is ready." Wang Shang knelt and said. Concubine Zhen took it, took two sips, felt fine, then handed it to the emperor.Emperor Guangxu took the medicine bowl and drank it with his eyes closed. After taking the medicine, Emperor Guangxu sat on the imperial case and read the memorial, while Concubine Zhen stood aside to sort it out for him. The emperor saw a memorial, his eyes lit up, and said: "Zhen'er, you see, these Xinjiang officials and courtiers have expressed their firm opposition to the signing of the contract, and they want to move the capital and fight again." Concubine Zhen took it and looked at it, and said excitedly: "Since ancient times, it is true that the strong wind knows the grass, and the loyal and traitor are known in troubled times!" Concubine Zhen opened another memorial, looked at it and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you have seen that the eighty-six scholars of the Imperial Academy have submitted a memorial against the treaty and the cession of land." Guangxu took it over and looked at it, his face lit up, and said: "We have hope for the Qing Dynasty." Concubine Zhen also said excitedly: "Most of the officials in our Qing court are still patriotic, that is, a handful of shameless traitors like Sun Yuwen, Xu Tong, and Yikuang." "Yes, there are more loyal ministers in any dynasty." "However, treacherous ministers always gain power. Your Majesty, why do you think this is?" Zhenfei asked. "Oh, I can't tell." "Your Majesty, the struggle between loyalty and traitor depends on power in the end, so righteousness may not necessarily win evil." "Yes." Guangxu nodded and said: "And in history, the evil often prevails. So this time, the good may overwhelm the evil." Guangxu sighed, he felt the power of the evil, the two were talking, Wang Shang came to report, and Weng Shangshu asked to see. "Xuan." Concubine Zhen avoids entering the inner room. "The old minister pays respects to the emperor, the emperor is auspicious." "The teacher is free." After being given his seat, Weng Tonghe stood up and presented several memorials to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you see that this is a joint letter from the candidates from Hunan and Guangdong provinces, led by Liang Qichao. This is Kang Youwei's call for eighteen provinces to go to Beijing to take the exam. 1,300 Juren jointly signed the "Bus Letter" to reject the appointment." (Bus, refers to the Juren who went to Beijing to take the exam) "Ah!" Emperor Guangxu took it and looked at it, and said very excitedly: "This is the people's wish, the people's wish! A king can only be invincible if he obeys the will of heaven and the people's wishes." Emperor Guangxu unfolded the 18,000-character letter and read it, his face constantly showing excitement. "Move the capital to fight again, move the capital to fight again! Refuse to sign a contract, refuse to cede land! It's too bloody, my Chinese sons and daughters have backbone." Weng Tonghe suggested: "Your Majesty, the current subjects are resentful and strongly demand the war of resistance. Will the Emperor call Li Hongzao and Wen Tingshi to discuss it?" Guangxu nodded and said, "Very good." Then he called, "Wang Shang." "The slave is here." "Xuan Li Hongzao, Wen Tingshi enters the palace." "yes." After a while, Minister of Military Aircraft Li Hongzao and Wen Tingshi rushed to the study. "The ministers and others greet the emperor, and the emperor is auspicious." The two saluted the emperor and his ministers. "Aiqing is flat, and I will give you a seat without courtesy." After the two sat down, Emperor Guangxu looked around at the three of them and said: "My dear friends, the subjects have risen now, and they all oppose the signing of the contract, and proposed to use indemnity as military expenses, move the capital and fight again. The three of you are my arms. Please help me in times of crisis." After hearing this, Wen Tingshi immediately played: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is imperative to move the capital and fight again. If the Emperor does not care about his love for the capital, the Japanese will have nothing to hold back." Emperor Guangxu said: "If there is another war, the capital must be moved, but moving the capital is of great importance, and I must also inform the Queen Mother." Li Hongzao said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of prudence, the two generals Wang Kunyi and Song Qing have to be consulted for another battle." Guang said, "Yes, Mr. Weng has sent them a telegram." Guangxu shifted his gaze to Weng Tonghe, who had been meditating, and asked, "What is Master Weng thinking, why didn't he speak?" Weng Tonghe raised his head and said: "Your Majesty Qi Bing, the main battle and the main reconciliation obviously cannot be decided by us alone. I want to go with Li Hongzao to see Prince Gong's attitude, maybe I can convince him that as long as Prince Gong agrees, we will Don't be afraid that Sun Yuwen and Xu Tong will dance." "Very good." Guangxu nodded and said, "Then Lao Er Lao will work hard." "The emperor is holy." After the discussion in the study room, Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao went to visit Prince Gong Yiqi who said he was sick at home. After the guard informed them to enter, the two elders waited outside the door. After a while, the servant came out and said, "The lord is sick and cannot come out to meet him in person. Please follow me." Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao followed the servants to the living room, and after they were seated, the servants brought tea and said: "Please wait a moment, the prince has woken up and will be here soon." "Not busy, not busy." The second elder said hurriedly. After a while, Prince Gong was helped out. "Kowtow to Prince Gong." The two elders stood up and bowed their hands in salute. "Elder, please sit down, please sit down, you are welcome." After the servant helped Prince Gong sit down, he put on the cloak for him.Prince Gong coughed a few times, cleared his throat and said, "Meng Er Lao came to visit, I am very grateful." Seeing Prince Gong's sick face, Weng Tonghe knew that he was indeed ill, so he bowed his body and said, "It's a shame that the prince is unwell and disturbing you. It's just a matter of state emergency, so I had to take the liberty to come here. I hope the prince will forgive me." Prince Gong hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, please tell me, old man." Weng Tonghe said: "The treaty has aroused public indignation throughout the country. Many subjects have jointly signed a letter to the emperor, demanding that they refuse to sign the contract and move the capital to fight again. Now the Japanese invaders are threatening me for my love for the capital. I wonder what the prince plans?" Of course Prince Gong knew the reason for their visit, he thought to himself, you can convince me, and I will convince you!It is because the emperor listened to the words of you militant faction that the imperial court ended up like this, hum!I really did not do what I could, so I said unhurriedly: "I have been engaged in foreign affairs diplomacy for many years, hasn't Mr. Weng also done it? We don't know the ambitions of foreigners, and we don't know how strong our strength is. Clearly, rejecting the contract to fight again? It is easier said than done. We spent more than ten years and invested a lot of money, and the Beiyang Navy that was finally cultivated was wiped out before a single battle. The Huai Army and the Hunan Army were also defeated in one battle. Now, how much capacity do we have?..." Prince Gong spoke in one breath, feeling a little short of breath, took a few breaths, took a sip from his teacup, and then continued: "It's not that I'm not patriotic, and it's not that I, Yiqi, don't want to fight, obviously I can't beat him! " Weng Tonghe said: "Many subjects submitted a memorial to the emperor, expressing their desire to fight against Japan, but not to talk about peace. Let alone the defeat, they must not lose their national integrity and surrender to the enemy!" Li Hongzao agreed and said: "Yes, you can't kowtow to wolves! Now 1,300 people in Beijing have written to the emperor asking to move the capital and fight again." Prince Gong said: "How can we listen to those scholars! Move the capital and fight again? With our strength, if we don't ask for peace or cede land, we might lose Beijing, not to mention the whole of China." Weng Tonghe retorted: "Are we going to surrender Taiwan to the enemy?" Prince Gong said: "If you don't cede the land, you can't seek peace. You are just disturbing me, it's too straightforward." The servant brought the medicine, Prince Gong coughed a few times and said, "Okay, let's stop here. I'm sick and I can't accompany you. Whether it's war or peace, you go and decide with the emperor. He is an important minister in front of the emperor, and he is not as old as me. But Li Hongzhang should give him an answer as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass him too much." After speaking, he stood up and made a gesture of seeing off the guests, Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzao had no choice but to stand up and leave . After Emperor Guangxu returned to his bedroom, he smelled a smell of medicine.Wang Shang took a large stack of memorials to the imperial case, put them away, and then withdrew.Concubine Zhen came up to meet her, took off her court robe for the emperor, brought the medicine that she personally decocted for the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, please drink the medicine, which was decocted by Zhen'er herself for the emperor." Guang gratefully took the bowl and drank the medicine.Concubine Zhen asked the eunuch to take the medicine bowl away.Seeing the gleaming eyes on Emperor Guangxu's haggard face, she asked in amazement: "Your Majesty, what happened today that made Long Yan suddenly open?" As usual, Guangxu held Concubine Zhen in his arms, kissed her, and then took her arm, walked to the imperial case and sat down together, and said excitedly: "Zhen'er, China has hope, look at this eighteen Save 1,300 people who came to Beijing to take the exam to write a letter." Concubine Zhen leaned her head over to look. "Ah! Your Majesty, look at 'moving the capital to establish the foundation of the world, training troops to strengthen the power of the world'. They resolutely opposed the Treaty of Shimonoseki and asked the court to relocate the capital after another battle." Concubine Zhen said excitedly: "The emperor cannot sign a contract, and the people's wishes cannot be violated!" "I know, why do I want to sign, I swear to fight the Japanese devils to the death." "Your Majesty, Zhen'er is willing to live and die with you." Guangxu hugged Concubine Zhen tightly and said, "Concubine Concubine Zhen, you are really my sweetheart!" Concubine Zhen raised her head and said to Emperor Guangxu: "Your Majesty, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao are really bloody. Your Majesty should summon them and listen to their opinions in person." Guangxu said: "My concubine is right. Master Weng has already invited me to see Kang Youwei. I am going to find an opportunity to summon him." Concubine Zhen looked solemnly into Emperor Guangxu's eyes and asked, "The emperor has made up his mind to rescind the contract and fight again?" Guangxu pondered for a while, and said: "Today I discussed with Mr. Weng and the others. I asked them to send electricity to Wang Kunyi and Song Qing. I will wait for their call back before making a decision. My concubine, I want to fight with someone who is stronger than us." A bloody battle with the enemy is easier said than done!" Concubine Zhen nodded, and said: "What the emperor said is very true, Wen Ting style memorials will be a protracted war, what does the emperor think?" Guangxu said: "I'm afraid we can only deal with the enemy with a protracted war. The enemy is on an expedition, of course he wants a quick decision. I moved the capital to drag him down. Besides, the enemy is on an expedition, with limited military and material resources. I have a vast land, abundant resources, and a large population. How can I have 400 million compatriots?" Are you willing to be a dead slave?" Concubine Zhen said excitedly: "That's right, did the emperor say the same thing in the hall?" Guangxu nodded and said: "Of course I said that, but no matter what, I can't win the hearts of Yikuang and Sun Yuwen. Master Weng and Li Hongzao have already gone to persuade Prince Gong. I don't know if it can be done. Anyway, no matter what, I will never agree to this traitorous treaty." "Your Majesty, you did the right thing." Concubine Zhen tightly held Emperor Guangxu's hand, and Emperor Guangxu hugged her, and the two hearts were close together again. When the news that Taiwan was to be ceded to Japan reached Treasure Island, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. The Taiwan compatriots knew that they would be doomed from then on. In the Palace of Mental Cultivation, Weng Tonghe, Wen Tingshi and others are reporting to Emperor Guangxu, and the people of Taiwan stand up to save themselves and protest against the traitorous acts of the Qing court.Weng Tonghe said: "Your Majesty, the people of Taiwan have gathered to protest against the imperial court's betrayal of Taiwan. The gentry and people in Taiwan have also initiated signatures and jointly issued a statement, vowing to defend Taiwan to the death." Wen Tingshih said: "Now people across the country are filled with righteous indignation, and many newspapers have published comments to protest the government's cessation of power." Weng Tonghe took out a large stack of memorials and presented it to Emperor Guangxu: "Your Majesty, this is a letter from patriots to the imperial court. They denounced Li Hongzhang for signing the treaty, ceding Taiwan and betraying the country." Emperor Guangxu took the memorial, unfolded it and read it... Before he finished watching, he beat his chest and sighed: "If the platform is cut off, all the hearts of the world will go. Why do I think I am the master of the world?" Wen Tingshi said: "Your Majesty, the only way to keep Taiwan is to abolish the treaty - move the capital and fight again!" At night, as soon as Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen went to bed, Wang Shang came to call urgently: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is an urgent call, an urgent call!" "Give it to me quickly." Emperor Guangxu hurriedly reached out to take the telegram, Wang Shang moved the candle lamp closer, and Concubine Zhen put on clothes for the emperor. "Your Majesty, what did the telegram say?" Concubine Zhen asked anxiously. "Li Hongzhang called. The Japanese side has issued an ultimatum. There are more than 60 Hiroshima troop transport ships, currently carrying 100,000 people, and they have already sailed to the Yellow Sea... If there is no reply at four o'clock tomorrow, they will attack Tianjin and Beijing." "Ah! The Japanese invaders are too bullying. Your Majesty, you can't sign the contract. You can't be blamed for this eternal crime." Concubine Zhen helped the emperor get dressed while dissuading him. After hearing this, Emperor Guangxu said: "Yes, I will immediately go to the emperor's father to persuade her to agree to move the capital and fight again." "Your Majesty, you did the right thing. Zhen'er supports you." "Concubine Zhen, we have no choice but to fight on." "Yes, reject the contract and fight again." Concubine Zhen encouraged Emperor Guangxu's hand. "Wang Shang, prepare the sedan chair and go to the Summer Palace." "yes." Emperor Guangxu came to Le Shoutang in a hurry and had to wait outside the hall as usual. The eunuch reported to Li Lianying. Li Lianying came out yawning and said, "Slave pays respects to the emperor." "Forget it, hurry up and report to the Empress Dowager, I have something urgent to see you." "Oh, my majesty, why did you choose to come here before dawn? Lafayette hasn't woken up yet. If you damage Lafayette's noble body, the slave will not be able to bear it." Emperor Guangxu stomped his feet in anger, Wang Shang hurriedly threw him a bag of silver, Li Lianying took it, weighed it with his hands, and then went in to report, shaking his head. Emperor Guangxu was passed in, and Empress Dowager Cixi was already sitting upright in the hall, thinking that I am not a fool, the national public opinion was in an uproar, and Yikuang had already reported to me.Now the emperor called the door in the middle of the night. Of course, the national situation was serious, so she sat upright behind the case with her qualifications as a political empress dowager, waiting for the emperor to come in and ask for instructions. "My ministers pay respects to the emperor's father, and the emperor's father is auspicious." Emperor Guangxu knelt down and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Cixi. "Plain body, no courtesy." "The Japanese devils are going to attack the capital, aren't they?" Cixi asked first. "Father Qi Binghuang, Li Hongzhang has sent an urgent telegram. The sixty Japanese troop carriers gathered in Hiroshima with 100,000 soldiers are setting off. If they don't return before four o'clock today, they will attack Tianjin and Beijing." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Cixi thought to herself, this is what was expected. Now that the people are willing to fight, I will be condemned if I disobey.Then he said: "The outside public opinion is so, we can only abolish the contract and discuss war." When Emperor Guangxu heard that the queen mother agreed to fight again, he thought that no matter whether she was sincere or false, as long as she did not hold back, he said: "The emperor's father also agreed to fight again. My son thanked the emperor's father. If Jin and Jin are too close to the sea, it may be difficult to defend, so it is better to move the capital to Xi'an, and then move back when the victory is over." Guangxu also persuaded Cixi with what he said in the "Public Letter": "Moving the capital can still establish the foundation of the world. If the capital is moved to Chang'an, it doesn't matter if Beijing is temporarily lost." "Nonsense! The capital is lost, and people's hearts are gone. Where is the foundation of the world? If Manchuria is lost, and the roots of our ancestors are dug up, can we still not shake our Qing Dynasty? Anyway, I will never agree to move westward. The war is up to you. It’s not enough to move one hundred to the west, it’s up to me to decide.” After hearing this, Guangxu was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly argued: "Papa Huang, if you can't move westward, then you can't fight anymore." "It's up to you to decide whether to fight or not. I have the final say on whether to move the capital or not." "Father Emperor..." Emperor Guangxu wanted to say more, but was stopped by Empress Dowager Cixi. "Okay, there's no need to say any more, you should hurry back and discuss with the shuchen ministers." Emperor Guang had no choice but to retreat on his knees. "Li Lianying." "The slave is here." "Go and deliver a letter to Prince Gong, telling him not to presume that he is ill, and come out quickly to persuade the emperor to sign the contract, otherwise the foreigners will soon come to Beijing." "yes." As soon as Emperor Guangxu returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Weng Tonghe rushed to see him.He brought a telegram and said, "Your Majesty, Li Hongzhang was assassinated." "Ah! How is he now?" The emperor stood up from the dragon chair in shock. "Fortunately, I only hit the left cheekbone and didn't penetrate into the brain. Now my life is saved, but the bullet is still embedded in the cheekbone." "Ah!..." Emperor Guangxu hissed and sat down. "Threat, this is simply intimidation! Shameless!" Emperor Guangxu cursed angrily. "It's all about killing chickens for monkeys to see." Weng Tonghe was also trembling with anger, cursing: "The Japanese devils are too despicable, they can do anything." Emperor Guangxu issued an edict: "Wang Shang." "The slave is here." "Pass my order and tell Sun Yuwen to send a condolence message to Li Hongzhang immediately." "yes." Emperor Guangxu firmly said to Weng Tonghe: "Master Weng, I can't sign a contract, I can't sign a contract!" Weng Tonghe looked at the haggard emperor and nodded firmly. Weng Tonghe said again: "Oh, your majesty, once Wang Kun replied, it is suitable for war rather than peace. Commander Wang said that in addition to the 100,000 troops in our army, we also have a coastal defense team. We can fight a protracted war. Of course, whether we can win in the end will require bloody battles inside and outside the court." Emperor Guangxu said excitedly: "Okay, you are indeed a loyal minister of the court. Then how did Song Qing call back?" "The cronies of Li Hongzhang and Prince Gong of course vented their anger on them. He said that if there is a war, whether it is reliable or not, he dare not make assumptions. He has to ask the ministers and the emperor to decide." "Huh, he is so cunning, thanks to the fact that he is still the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang!" Emperor Guangxu said angrily. "In Master Weng's opinion, how will we make a decision?" Emperor Guangxu asked. "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the old minister, we have to postpone it further, and wait to see if Russia, Germany, and Britain can come forward to contain Japan." "Alas." Emperor Guangxu sighed: "It's difficult, it depends on how Prince Gong negotiates with them." "Anyway, Your Majesty, this is an eternal crime, please be careful." "Yes." The emperor nodded. "Your Majesty, the old minister is resigning. The old minister will go to Li Hongzao and Wen Tingshi to discuss with them." "Alright, Master Weng go quickly." After Weng Tonghe resigned, Emperor Guangxu stared out the window for a long time. He secretly made up his mind that he would never sign a contract, and that I would never be a king of subjugation. After receiving Li Lianying's secret order, Prince Gong Yiqi, who was sick, led Prince Qing Yikuang, Minister of Military Aircraft Sun Yuwen, and Xu Tong to the Military Aircraft Office, and asked the emperor to use treasures (stamp the imperial seal) on the "Treaty of Shimonoseki". The four discussed in low voices, waiting for Emperor Guangxu. "The emperor is here." Emperor Guangxu stepped across the military plane in a hurry. "The ministers pay respects to the emperor, the emperor is auspicious." "Everyone loves you in peace, without courtesy." Not long after Emperor Guangxu sat down, Weng Tonghe, Li Hongzao, and Wen Tingshi also came. The emperor sat on the throne, and the clerks sat in turn on the chairs on both sides.But today Prince Gong, Yikuang, Sun Yuwen and Xu Tong stood still. Prince Gong was the first to report, obviously acting as a representative of the four ministers.He said: "The ministers are waiting to invite the emperor. The situation is serious. The time for the Japanese side to ask us to renew the contract is approaching. I implore the emperor to put the Qing Dynasty as the most important thing and use treasures to sign the contract. Otherwise, the capital will be difficult to protect and the subjects will be in danger." "I implore the emperor to take into account the safety of the Daqing Temple and the country, and don't procrastinate any longer." Yikuang also took advantage of the situation to press forward. Emperor Guangxu asked: "How should Wang Kunyi and Song Qing answer their calls?" Prince Gong said: "Wang Kunyi thought it was 'possible to fight', but he was 'not sure'. Song Qing also thought he was not sure." Guangxu was silent for a while, and said: "Should we wait for the opinions of countries such as Russia, Germany, and France?" After hearing this, Sun Yuwen immediately reported: "Your Majesty must not wait any longer." Prince Gong didn't speak, and looked straight at Emperor Guangxu. The emperor looked at Weng Tonghe, and the two looked at each other and burst into tears... Prince Gong and the others still waited and did not sit down. Guangxu stood up anxiously and walked up and down the hall. Sweat dripped from his forehead, tears welled up in his eyes, my God!Isn't this forcing me to write a letter of surrender?Tell me how to face my subjects in the future? ... No, I cannot sign the contract!I will not be a king of subjugation, I will lead the army and the people to resist to the end, even if I die in battle.However, the Empress Dowager did not agree to move the capital, so how can we fight a protracted war in the face of fierce enemies if we don't move the capital?Oh, how difficult! , I can't sign, I can't sign, I don't want to be a sinner through the ages! what!God!Ancestors, why don't you save me! ... An hour passed, and the emperor was still unwilling to sign the contract. "Your Majesty..." Prince Gong and other four ministers knelt down together. Emperor Guangxu stomped his feet anxiously. "The king of the subjugated country! The sinner of the ages..." "Your Majesty..." Sishu Chen urged... Emperor Guangxu looked towards Weng Tonghe again, as if to say: "Master Weng, why do I think I am the master of the world?" Weng Tonghe burst into tears... "Your Majesty, there can be no further delay..." The four ministers called again in unison. With tears in his eyes, Emperor Guangxu slowly picked up the imperial box, took out the jade seal and pressed it down on the contract... Prince Gong let out a sigh of relief. Sun Yuwen presented the signing oath that he had negotiated with Prince Gong and others to the emperor. The emperor was extremely sad and indignant when he saw it. It turned out that you have already discussed it, and today you are here to force me to submit. He stormed out angrily. "Retire." Wang Shang shouted in a shrill and whiny voice.