Chapter 162 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (8-2)

"Yes, yes! Please take care of me." Li Shan said gratefully, "However, with you here, I am not afraid of him." "Don't say that either." Li Lianying paused for a while, and sneered slightly: "Someone is still trying to get my idea!" "This is news!" Li Shan was more concerned about the news than his own affairs, turned to look at Li Lianying and asked, "Who! Who got such a confused mind?" "There are only a few people around, you still can't guess?" Li Shan thought for a while, took a cigarette stick and drew the word "Cui" on the palm of his hand, and asked, "Is that him?"

This refers to Cui Yugui.Li Lianying nodded: "His muddleheaded thinking, it's not my idea, he is climbing along the high branch, and he doesn't think about it, that high branch has not yet grown firmly, he climbed high and fell hard. Let's wait." Check it out." "According to this, in front of King Duan, he was the one who 'drugged' me, of course?" "That's right! You're smart." Li Shan understood what he meant, it meant that Cui Yugui was flattering King Duan, thinking of climbing the dragon and becoming the phoenix.Sure enough, as King Duan had hoped, the elder brother was able to take over the Great Reign, and naturally Empress Dowager Cixi was still the empress dowager who taught politics as the empress dowager.But what about King Duan?Whether it is the Supreme Emperor, or the Regent, or just like the current emperor who welcomed into the palace in December of the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, fearing that King Chun would intervene in politics and be forced to idle, King Duan is just a wealthy idler.

This idea often hovered in Li Shan's chest, but it was inconvenient to talk about it with others. At this moment, people and places were suitable, so it was a good opportunity to clear up doubts.However, it is very easy to cause trouble when talking about these things, so I am still thinking about it when I say it. What kind of role is Li Lianying?Judging by appearance and color, he guessed that Lishan had something very important to say, but he still had scruples.What is it?He was thinking, if he didn't push, maybe he would swallow the words back.Empress Dowager Cixi is very concerned about the current situation and public opinion these days. What Lishan wants to say may be exactly what Empress Dowager Cixi wants to know, so she has to listen to it.So he said, "Fourth Master, what are you thinking? Do you think I've gone too far?"

"No, no!" Li Shan no longer hesitated, but he still had to make a statement first: "Lianying, we are just joking. My brother, what I said was wrong, or I shouldn't have said it at all. Just say it about me, say it Let it go." "Fourth Master, you are taking too much care of yourself." "Yes, yes, redundant!" Li Shan paused and asked, "Lianying, how long will this situation last?" What is "this situation"?You have to think about it first.The empress dowager is teaching the government, the emperor is showing off, and the elder brother is waiting to take over the throne. To put it bluntly, it is a deadlock.Lishan used the word "drag", which is indeed a very appropriate description.

But how long it will take, no one dares to say. "Fourth Master, you stopped me from asking this question." Li Lianying shook her head, "Lafayette may not be able to answer you. Unless, unless you ask a foreigner." "Ask foreigners?" "By the way, the first question is to ask foreigners, and the second question is to ask a group of governors who hold real power." Li Shan nodded deeply while listening, "Lianying," he said, "unless it is you, others can't see so deeply. " "Forget it, don't compliment me." Li Lianying said, "Why did you mention this suddenly? Did you hear something?"

"I heard that it was for the sake of foreigners and threatened with 'non-recognition'. King Duan felt that he was in the way of his wealth, so he hated foreigners to death. Is there such a thing?" "Why not? Every time he enters the palace, he always praises his Tiger God Camp, saying that tigers can destroy the oceans, so it's not taboo!" "Taboo?" Li Shan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Isn't Lafayette Xiao Yang?" "That's right, no one wakes up Lafayette." Li Lianying said, "I don't want to be troublesome either.

Otherwise, you see, if Lafayette lost his temper, he would definitely make him tremble. " "It's still Lafayette! Even an identity like the sixth master dare not show off. Lafayette is really a hero all his life, but it's a pity that he did two things wrong." "These two?" "I won't tell you, you know it too." "You mean the night of the fifth day of December in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, and the two events on December 24th last year?" This refers to welcoming the current emperor and establishing the elder brother.Li Lianying wanted to say: With Lafayette's temper, no matter how good a child is, he would make a fuss.But when the words came to his mouth, they were naturally blocked, and he just smiled.

"I don't know much about the foreigners, so I dare not tell. As for the governors, they are only Liangjiang and Huguang...ah," Li Shan suddenly thought, "There is a big news in Hubei, have you heard of it?" "Didn't you say that you are making trouble with the false emperor?" "Yes!" Li Shan asked, "Have you heard about it in the palace?" "No one dares to say it. If you say it, it will turn the world upside down." Li Lianying wrung her fingers, counted for a while and said: "Exactly twenty." "Twenty? What?"

"In the name of the emperor, twenty people died." It was only then that Li Shan realized that they were eunuchs under the emperor's name, and twenty people had been executed in the past two years.Li Shan thought of being scolded for pasting new window paper in Yingtai, and suddenly felt shuddering, and couldn't continue talking. "Hubei is a little too much!" Li Lianying said meaningfully, "Give him a nail on the second day of the new year, and it is enough for him." "Oh," Li Shan asked, "I don't know what's going on." Li Lianying didn't answer, she took out a copy of the palace gate from the bookshelf and handed it to Li Shan, and opened it to see that the beginning of the first page reads, "Jiachen Shuo, the first month of the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu's reign, and the two imperial edicts were downloaded, both of which were written on the third day of the emperor." On Xunshou's birthday, Tweet the grace of the inner court to walk the king's ministers and close relatives.On the second day of the first lunar month, there was only one edict. It turned out that there was an edict first: ordering the provinces to cut off bad rules for customs duties, salt lessons, and lijin, so as to confiscate them for public use, and report the actual amount.Zhang Zhidong replied by telegram that these three taxes in Hubei, as well as Dingcao Pingyu in prefectures and counties, have been gradually rectified and there is no need to raise them.In the end, a method was decided. In the future, the governor will donate two thousand taels of silver every year, and the governor will decrease gradually. The officials of the whole province will donate a total of seven thousand and seven hundred taels.The imperial decree reprimanded: "Zhang Zhidong has been in charge of the border for a long time. He founded various donations and spent state funds. He stopped tens of thousands of yuan. In terms of Hubei province, how can it be so corrupt and clean that there are no bad rules? It is just a mere number. Donate in name, but I really don’t know the general idea! The decree is strictly enforced, and the donated items are not allowed to be accepted.”

That's not to mention, there is another paragraph at the end: "It is important to be truthful in the future, and a concise electric performance is allowed. If it is an ordinary consultation event, you must not be good at sending long telegrams to save money." Seeing this, Li Shan stuck out his tongue, "My good fellow, this nail is not a small one." He said, "Looking at it this way, the case of the false emperor will probably be closed soon." "It doesn't matter if you don't get married. Could it be possible to really establish a court in Wuchang?" Li Lianying said, "I don't think the person surnamed Zhang is so courageous."

"Yes! Lafayette still has Lafayette's means." "That's it!" Li Lianying said, holding on to Li Shan's hand, "My own brother, I have a saying, as long as you are worthy of Lafayette in everything! You might as well take it lightly, don't take it seriously." Li Shan pays close attention to the implication, in order to persuade him to be tolerant to Brother Duan Wang.This is of course a good word, although I don't want to accept it, but Li Lianying's meaning is sensible.Therefore, after being silent for a while, I replied in a very sincere tone: "I'm going to wrong myself for saying this to you." When it comes to darkness in this way, the servants come to ask for directions, where is the dinner?Li Lianying didn't answer his question first, but asked: "Is there anything you like today, please stand up as Fourth Master?" "Steamed a deer tail." Deer tail is one of the "Eight Treasures", more valuable than scarlet lips, hump, and bear's paw, but Li Lianying shook her head, "Nonsense!" Didn't he come out to make Fourth Master Li laugh at our shabbiness?" The servant said expressionlessly, "There is also a hot pot." "Something?" "Game from outside the pass." The footman replied, "There are a lot of samples." "That's all. I'm too lazy to move!" Li Lianying looked at Li Shan and asked, "Just eat here, okay?" "It's all good there." So the page quietly withdrew.After a while, he turned back and went in again, opened the curtain, and two other people came one after another, carrying the table tops, imitating the method of the jade food above, one table top is set on a marble square table, two ready-made cups and chopsticks, six A side dish.The multicolored porcelain used can be seen from the mountain, and it is a full-table Kangxi kiln that is rare for rich and noble families. Looking at the six dishes in Lishan, who is good at drinking and drinking, I know that they are special. Xuanwei ham, Xi'an bacon, and Jinzhou pickles are all treasures that are not available in the market. The only local product is a dish of small cucumbers, which is out of season. , Extraordinarily expensive, one piece is worth one tael of silver. "What kind of wine?" "It's still South Bar!" Southern wine is Shaoxing wine.Li Lianying is "reasonable", she does not smoke or drink, but her family has a wine cellar, and opened a jar of ten-year-old flower carvings for Lishan. It is a small altar of ten catties. "There aren't many dishes." The servant declared for the host, "The hot pot is not bad, let Si Ye save some hot pot." When the hot pot was served, the servant reported that it was a soup made by "child crabs" that were full of yellow. It is rare to eat in the palace.In addition, there are whitefish from Liaohe River, whitebait from Baodi, and seafood from the southeast. There are fifteen or sixteen items in total. "Hey!" Li Shan sighed, showing admiration, "I'm pretty particular about food and drink! Who knows I can't compare!" "That's also the fourth master." The servant replied, "The customers are about the same, so you don't need to be so particular. You know how to sell goods." Hearing this compliment, Li Shan became more and more happy, he drank and drank, and the master and servant of the Li family were very happy.It was almost nine o'clock after eating, and Li Shan knew that Li Lianying went to bed early, so he patted his stomach wisely and said, "No! I have to go." "What's the matter? Stomach discomfort?" Li Lianying asked with concern. "No!" Li Shan said with a smile, "I can be so discouraged that I would have a stomachache after eating a good meal. I want to go home quickly and drink Pu'er tea." Pu'er tea helps to eliminate food, which means that he is too full.Li Lianying then ordered the servant: "Go and have a look, is there any more ice chicken and white fish? Bring some back to Fourth Master Li!" Tateyama is also very happy, because things are light and meaning is important.For many days, because of the grievances with Zai Lan, when he was brooding, he couldn't help feeling uneasy, but now with Li Lianying's consolation and persuasion, his affection was thick, and he felt safe and relaxed.As a result, the moves were even more generous, and the reward for the servants of the Li family was as much as two hundred taels of silver. ※ ※ ※ The mystery of the fake emperor finally came to an end.According to news from Hubei, Zhang Zhidong personally interrogated Yang Guolin and confessed the truth. He said that his real name was Li Chengneng, and he was from Pingyao, Shanxi. .Later, under the instigation of a "bandit" Hong Chunpu, he conceived such a scam in a whimsical way.The original intention is from Lianghu to Guangdong, as long as the big official of the frontier gets into the trap, he intends to cheat a lot of money, fly away, and flee overseas.Is this true, and who is Hong Chunpu?Zhang Zhidong didn't even ask in detail, anyway, he was rebellious and cunning, and the crime was unforgivable. After the secret execution, the Secret Electronic Military Aircraft Office reported the news, and this serious public case was closed. Some people said: The so-called "Hongchun Garden" that Li Chengneng spoke of was not real, and it was Li Laizhong, a native of Shaanxi, who instigated him to stage this absurd hoax.Since he was a child, he had been familiar with various legends about his "foreign fellows" King Li Chuang and Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Xiuquan's uprising in Jintian, and the beginning and end of the founding of "Tianjing", so he was quite ambitious and scheming .He secretly thought that there are three ways to start a business from the ancient emperors. One is to be powerful and famous, and in times of troubled times, everyone expects it to return and seize the world by uprising; The third is to use Shinto to set up teachings, to confuse the fools of the country, and to act according to circumstances.Missing one's own status and strength, there is only a third way to go.Therefore, there was a foreshadowing long ago, and a weird story was fabricated, saying that when his mother gave birth to him, he dreamed of a dragon, and there was a difference in the horoscope of "three hours".Don't say that "Sichen" is his brilliance, and leave a little flaw, which is easier to believe.Of course, he himself seldom mentioned these words, and sometimes even pretended to be secretive, lest he would cause trouble, and only used various hints to spread the difference of his life experience.To make good use of small favors and small favors, and to be in a hurry, he can really contribute money and strength, so in his hometown, he has formed some buddies. It is also said that in the early years of Tongzhi, when the Northwest was in turmoil, Dong Fuxiang started in Anhua, surrounded by brave and hungry people, and gathered more than 100,000 people. They violated Suide and visited Yulin with great momentum, and were later defeated by Liu Songshan.When Dong Fuxiang was trapped in a critical situation, Li Laizhong saved his life, so they became brothers with different surnames.Dong Fuxiang later surrendered to become an official, and everything went smoothly. He once wanted to promote Li Laizhong, but he refused, and he did not admit that he had such a relationship with Dong Fuxiang.No one can tell the truth about it, but Li Laizhong's status has improved because of this.This is his brilliance again, if he admits it, he is only Dong Fuxiang's brother-in-law, and his status is not that high. What Li Laizhong did was grinding with water. Although the kung fu is deep, it can't be a great tool after grinding it into an embroidery needle.However, since Zuo Zongtang's Western Expedition, Shaanxi and Gansu have focused on management, and the source of chaos has been curbed, and there is no opportunity to call for an uprising. It was not until Yuxian became enemies with foreigners in Shandong that he discovered an opportunity to take advantage of. When he arrived in Shandong, Li Laizhong quickly got on the line with Yihequan, and then instigated Zhu Hongdeng to start an uprising on the plain.Zhu Hongdeng claims to be a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, and aims to restore the Ming Dynasty, and of course opposes the Qing Dynasty.However, the banner of "helping the Qing Dynasty and destroying the foreigners" was played, which is contradictory and has another effect.It turned out that the slogan "help the Qing and destroy the foreign" was a shield to deal with the government. They didn't want to cater to Yuxian's appetite, and secretly sheltered them, causing chaos.In the end Zhu Hongdeng was defeated and captured, Yu Xian tried to excuse him, but Yuan Shikai took over as governor of Shandong, and on the second day after receiving the seal, he brought Zhu Hongdeng out of prison, issued a canonical punishment, and showed his head to the public.Then, they arrested Yihequan and used the method of "please enter the urn" to use them as live targets for the test of "invulnerability", forcing Yihequan to stop and flee north quietly. Li Laizhong was exceptionally vigilant, and before he became famous, he only stayed behind the scenes, so although Zhu Hongdeng was poked, he was able to retreat unscathed.Of course, he will not give up. At the same time, he can see very clearly that from governors to prefectures and counties, there are few people like Yuan Shikai, but there are many people like Yuxian. On the topic of "supporting the Qing Dynasty and destroying the foreigners", there is indeed still room to be written. ※ ※ ※ When he arrived in Zhili, Li Laizhong took a fancy to Tianjin.The people in Tianjin are noisy, and they are the easiest to stir up, especially with the teaching case in the ninth year of Tongzhi. New hatreds arouse old hatreds, and it is easier to start.So Li Laizhong stayed in Yangliuqing, Tianjin, and watched the changes silently. Li Laizhong has heard about the inside stories about Empress Dowager Cixi's eldest elder brother, and the rumors that King Duan is eager to become the Supreme Emperor.However, Zaiyi's strength is not easy to measure, and the court's attitude towards Yihequan is sometimes lenient and sometimes strict, and there is no consensus, which is also confusing.In this way, in February, Li Laizhong finally saw the way. The guiding light was an edict issued on February 13th: "Deng Huaxi, the governor of Shanxi, was transferred to the governor of Guizhou, and Yuxian made up for what was left." Yuxian was the most dissatisfied with foreigners. The affluent Shanxi is the court's heavy use of him, and the heavy use of Yuxian can also be regarded as one of the signs of the court's appeasement of Yihequan.Li Laizhong also found out that Yuxian was released as the governor of Shanxi because of the recommendation of King Duan and the resolute approval of the Minister of Military Affairs.This makes it clearer that King Duan, Fortitude and Yuxian have similar tastes, and they can all become the "protectors" of Boxing Boxing. ※ ※ ※ The catastrophe happened!Yulu received a letter from Gaolou Youbei, and sent a commander, Yang Futong, to lead a team to Laishui for "camera management".At that time, Zhu Fu had already exhausted himself physically and mentally to lure six boxers in Gaolou with good words, and Wang Zhankui brought them back to Dingxing.At the same time, forty cavalry troops were left to garrison Gaolou as a guard. The next day, Yang Futong's team arrived, and Zhu Fu had to accompany him to the countryside again. When he arrived at a place called Baibu Village, hundreds of boxers suddenly came and surrounded the government army.Yang Futong flew Gaolou's cavalry to support him, and attacked inside and outside, killing dozens of boxers before they could break through. Seeing this scene, Zhu Fu didn't dare to go any further and went back to the city alone.Yang Futong and the reinforcements went to Gaolou, but before they entered the village, dozens of Boxers swooped on them.The cavalry fired a row of guns, and the boxers retreated to a large empty courtyard. Their tactics were ineffective, they attacked for Yang Futong, captured nine people alive, and beheaded more than twenty, which showed a bit of prestige. Unexpectedly, the Boxers under the Baoding Prefecture swarmed up in these ten days, and it has become a prairie fire.The Dagu Yihe Regiment from Zhuozhou, north of Laishui, set up an ambush on the mountain road. Yang Futong was outnumbered and trapped in the ravine with only two horses beside him. Of course, he was killed.Suffering more than 50 injuries, his face and limbs were completely destroyed, and he died a miserable death. When Yulu got the report, he turned pale with fright, and called the two divisions of Fan and Standard for a meeting.Tingjie is in charge of suppression, and Tingyong is in charge of consolation, and they are at loggerheads.Yulu was in charge, but he was afraid that the officials would speak and the court would reprimand him.Just when he was hesitating, a decree came: "Si Tingjie, the governor of Zhili, transferred internally, and used Si Tingyong as the governor of the governor." What else do you say now?Yulu can only follow Tingyong's path!He made up his mind that since the imperial court intended to reuse the Boxers, he had to go ahead.What's more, the people are very high-spirited, and they all believe that the Boxers can "help the Qing Dynasty and eliminate the foreigners", and believe that in the spring, there will be a long drought and the plague will prevail, and "as long as the foreigners are wiped out, it will rain naturally to eliminate the disaster."How can I go against the trend? Therefore, there are two officials in the governor's yamen, who are immediately reused.One is Xu Qideng, the military inspector who is responsible for liaison with various military camps, and the other is Tan Wenhuan, an alternate Taoist.Xu Qideng was originally a remnant of the White Lotus Sect, and he was also the internal response of the Boxers who ambushed Yulu, while Tan Wenhuan tried his best to speak well for the Boxers, preaching how brave the Boxers were, but there were other reasons. It turns out that there are different types of candidates and different talents. The so-called "immortals, tigers, and dogs" are dogs wagging their tails, majestic tigers, or unrestrained immortals. It all depends on whether each person can be an official.If you don't know how to do it, you will listen to the drums at the gate, and you will serve the nobleman's color every day, all you get is a blank stare.I will do it, even if the qualification is to donate classes, I can't match the "right way" and can't make up for the real shortage, but I can take advantage of "errands", and some errands, such as the general office of the manufacturing bureau, are as lucrative as the customs road. , Salt transportation and so on.Moreover, if there is a real shortage of Taoist priests, they can only occupy one vacancy, but they can take up several vacancies. Therefore, there are some red alternate Taoists, with a great reputation and luxurious living, which is really enviable. Tan Wenhuan is well aware of the samadhi. It's just that his luck is not good, and he has failed several times when he seeks to do errands. When it comes to critical moments, he is always taken away by powerful people.At this time, observing the current situation silently, those who advocated Westernization in the DPRK and China lost their power greatly, and the Boxers had a large number of people, and the banner they played was very beautiful, so they could do something.He was born late, and he often sighs to himself that he failed to catch up with the Hongyang Rebellion, otherwise, he would have been a high-ranking official long ago if he had a background in military merit.Now there is a great opportunity for the Boxers to "help the Qing Dynasty and destroy the foreigners", how can we let it go lightly? He had this kind of calculation in his mind, he had never dealt with a large group of bandits, but there were only two ways of suppressing and appeasement.If this was done as early as possible, then the Boxer Regiment in Fufu would have to set up a bureau to manage it. If nothing else was said, only the food and military uniforms would be handed over, and there would be endless wealth.Therefore, based on Xu Qideng's relationship with Li Laizhong, he kept lobbying in front of Yulu, persuading Yulu to accept the Boxers for his own use, to report to the imperial court for his favor, and to ask for wealth and honor for his descendants.After a long time, Yu Lu was also quite tempted. Now that he is determined to follow Tan Wenhuan's words, of course Tan Wenhuan's counselor is indispensable. "Yihequan is taught by the gods. The things they do are absolutely beyond the power of the gods. For example, burning churches in Laishui and punishing religious people. A teacher recites the mantra once, stamps his feet, and immediately six Ding Liujias appear on the ground. , obeying orders. There are more than 30 religious people in Gaolou Village, more than 100 people big and small. They disappeared in a blink of an eye. Deputy General Wang personally inspected the fire scene, and even the corpse capital was never found. Commander," said Tan Wenhuan, "Just think, this is something that ordinary people can do." "Yes!" Yu Lu looked forward to it, "I don't know where the Boxer teacher is, can you please come and see him?" "This teacher's name is Zhang Decheng. He is in Duliu Town, Jinghai County. He presides over the 'No. 1 Altar in the World'. Please come and see me. I'm afraid..." Tan Wenhuan deliberately didn't say anything, waiting for Yulu to ask.Sure enough, "What?" Yu Lu asked, "You won't come to see me?" "It's not that he doesn't want to. Because Guan Shengdi Jun descended from the mortal world, he always put his body on Mr. Zhang's body, and his status is different. He dare not insult the gods." "What does it take to not be insulting?" "This," Tan Wenhuan hesitated, "I don't dare to say it because of my humble position." "It's okay to talk about it." "You have to use the gift of the king." "This is embarrassing!" Yulu replied, "It doesn't matter if I use my obedience. If I use the king's ceremony, I have to ask for an order. Let's take a look and talk!" Yulu's attitude reached Zhang Decheng's ears that day.After waiting for another three days, news of the imperial court's handling of the case of killing an official in Zhuozhou also came. This is very true news. When the memorial to Yang Futong's murder arrived in Beijing, Gang Yi read it and said, "You shouldn't hurt the righteous first!" Of course, the righteous refers to the Boxers. Mob killing officials has always been regarded as a crime of lawlessness and treason.Because the imperial court set up officials to rule the people, but the people actually killed the officials, which is tantamount to disobedience to the imperial court's rule.In order to maintain prestige, if such a case occurs, a large army must be sent to suppress it. The first offender will certainly be caught, and innocent people will be implicated.Now that a lieutenant general died in such a tragic way, the Minister of Military Affairs of Pingzhang State Affairs actually blamed "should not hurt the righteous man first!" But how can the "righteous man" be silent and do nothing? "It will come when it will happen!" Li Laizhong said to Zhang Decheng, "Just let it go! I'll go back to Xi'an, Shaanxi can create a situation, go out of Tongguan, pass Fenglingdu to connect with Shanxi, and then go out of Niangziguan to Zhengding, sweeping the Hebei, why worry about the failure of the big event?" ※ ※ ※ Yang Futong died in battle on duty, but he died in vain. The court not only did not have a tribute, but also dismissed him from his post.Due to the insistence of Nie Shicheng, the admiral of Zhili, Yulu had to send troops to Zhuozhou, but it was not to encircle and suppress criminals who killed officials, but to intimidate them.As a result, the number of Boxers in Zhuozhou increased several times within two or three days, and what the Prime Minister's National Affairs Office was worried about finally happened. The worry was that the Boxers would destroy the railways and tear down the wires.On April 29th, on the railway from Liulihe to Zhuozhou in the west of Beijing, the tracks were dug for the Boxers, the sleepers were burned, and the telephone poles along the road were also sawed off.This happened in the afternoon, and in the evening, the Prime Minister's Office knew about it, because the train and telegram from Baoding to Beijing were blocked. The next day, the first day of May, the railways, stations, and bridges stretching tens of miles from Liulihe to Changxindian were all destroyed. The whereabouts of Western Engineers are unknown. This time, the entire capital was shocked.But some are terrified, while others are pleasantly surprised.Rong Lu, who was worried about the Boxer Rebellion and had a relapse of his old illness, asked for a month's leave to recuperate at home, so he had to sell his leave quickly. He rushed to the Summer Palace by car and handed over a sign to see the Empress Dowager Cixi. "Lafayette, you really have to make up your mind!" Rong Lu said angrily, "Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe. Britain and Russia have notified the prime minister's office and decided to send troops to Beijing to protect the embassy. Discuss, we must follow the methods of Britain and Russia. The boxers will cause internal turmoil and foreign aggression, and that will be a big trouble." "You say boxers, some people say they are righteous people. Who should I listen to?" Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I heard that your subordinates have a different view. Nie Shicheng is in charge of suppressing, and Dong Fuxiang is in charge of caressing. What do you say?" Rong Lu was momentarily at a loss for words.He can't say that Dong Fuxiang is domineering, and with the support of King Duan, he has become an unstoppable trend in the Wuwei Army.He had no choice but to answer like this: "The Boxers really weren't messing around, and of course they should be appeased, but burning down the railways and tearing down the wires like this is really outrageous." "I think so too. But good and bad are different, and we can't generalize. The railway can't be demolished randomly, you have to send troops to protect it." "Yes!" Rong Lu replied, "The slaves have dispatched Nie Shicheng to send a special team to protect Lubao and Jinlu. In addition, Dong Fuxiang's Gan army has been transferred to protect the Summer Palace. However, if Lafayette does not come up with a big idea, This is a big deal!" 'How do you want me to make up my mind? " "Disband all the Boxers. If you disobey, send a large army to encircle and suppress." "I'm afraid this will affect the hearts of the people." The Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head and said, "No matter what, the Boxers are always good to 'support the Qing Dynasty and destroy the foreigners'. People and religions are against each other. People, also owe justice." Hearing that he still wanted to protect the Boxers, Rong Lu knew that it would be difficult to listen to admonitions from the front, so he changed his mind and said to each other: "I have something to do with my servant. I can't sleep or eat. I have to explain it to Lafayette today. The Boxers are in Zhuozhou , Yizhou area, there are a lot of people, daring to fight against the army, it can be seen that there is no law. Yizhou used to be where the ancestral mausoleum was, and if there was any harassment, the slave would be punished with death. In order to protect the mausoleum, the slave had to resort to drastic means and plead guilty to Lafayette first. " Hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was terrified, "I can't bear this responsibility!" She said, "Let's talk about seriousness, but look at it, how can it be appropriate? In my opinion, the troublemaker is just the leader." A few people, 'one grain of rat droppings spoils a whole pot of porridge', those restless ones are really hateful!" This is a small step forward.Rong Lu thought to himself that the large-scale encirclement and suppression might not be able to catch up, so there is no need to speak too hard, and he should first obtain an order of "strictly arrest the bandit leader" before making sense. "Since Lafayette ordered so, I will try my best to do it. However, there must be a will before we can work hard." "Of course there must be a decree." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "You go down first and pass on my words to Gang Yi and them. When you 'meet' with them later, bring me the written decree." So Rong Lu knelt down and withdrew, and returned to the Junji Zhilu at the gate of the palace. He saw Gang Yi talking a lot, and he heard Su La report: "Rong Zhongtang is here!" Then there was no sound from inside. Rong Lu intentionally slowed down his pace, pretended to be quite tired, and entered the room holding the door frame.Everyone in the room, except Li Wang Shiduo, stood up; because Rong Lu's job is the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and his position among military ministers is second only to Li Wang. "Zhonghua's vacation is sold out!" Li Wang said earnestly, "That's great! There are so many important things waiting for you to discuss." "What?" Gang Yi then asked, "Is your illness well?" "Excellent?" Rong Lu shook his head, "It's almost time to deliver the pass!" This nail was not small, and her resolute face was ugly. Zhao Shuqiao was afraid that the situation would become tense, so she hurriedly said loudly: "You three, please sit down in the hall!" Add a sentence: "Let's take a long-term view." So resolutely said with a sullen face: "Zhanru, please tell me about the rude demands of foreigners." There are two military ministers and prime ministers: Wang Wenshao and Zhao Shuqiao.Wang Wenshao was far more qualified than Zhao Shuqiao. If there was a statement, Wang Wenshao should speak up, but Gang Yi didn't care about it, and only ordered Zhao Shuqiao, whom he had attracted, to speak.Wang Wenshao, who was so tactful that he didn't feel angry at all, didn't think he was disobedient, but Rong Lu was quite aggrieved, and half of it was intentional to make trouble with fortitude, so he quickly interfaced: "Needless to say! The troubles are all caused by yourself, so what are you talking about? " "Discuss slowly! Discuss slowly!" Li Wang was afraid that they would have another dispute, so he stopped in the middle and said, "The foreigners want to send troops to Beijing to protect the embassy. Whether this matter can be approved, I'm afraid I have to ask for an order." "It's not a solution to ask for orders for everything. We still do things here." Rong Lu said: "It's okay for countries to send troops to protect their embassies." Is it?" He said angrily, "Under the chariot, the foreign soldiers are showing off their power, and the national dignity has been demolished." "National character! Hmph," Rong Lu sneered, "It's really a disgrace to the national character if the Boxers go on like this." "I see it this way," Li Wang hurriedly acted as a peacemaker again, "Let's ask for an order! It's best to find Lao Qing again and invite him together!" "That's true. Originally, this matter should be sponsored by the Prime Minister's Office." Rong Lu immediately turned to Sura, "Go and see, King Qing is probably here." "Here we are," Wang Wenshao said at this moment, "with Prince Duan. Come back here." "Then we'll talk about it later." Rong Lu continued, "I just came down from the top, and the Empress Dowager has an order, let me convey it." After stating the purpose, he immediately called "Dalami" to draw up the purpose.Now Ronglu and Gangyi have another dispute. One advocates strictly prohibiting the Boxers from causing trouble, and the other thinks that the troublemakers are not the real Boxers. They must not be generalized.Qixiu helped Gangyi speak, Zhao Shuqiao mediated, and Wang Wenshao didn't speak much, but he agreed with Ronglu's proposition in his tone. Bandit gangs and mingling in the meantime", such as "killing military personnel, burning electric poles and railways, it seems that they are not afraid of the law, and they are no different from rioters", and they are ordered to "send the commanders of the army and local civil and military personnel to quickly and strictly arrest the bandit leaders. Dismantle the hostages".If you dare to "stand up and resist, you should take action immediately."The Boxer Rebellion was not mentioned in the last edict, which was Rong Lu's concession, and the exchange condition was that "all churches, religious people, and local officials should be effectively protected." When the words and sentences of the draft were carefully drafted, the eunuch came to urge them, and the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned them immediately.Every day, the military planes met as usual, and the emperor was present, but only when the Empress Dowager Cixi pushed his hand, he dared to speak, and it was nothing more than repeating the imperial edict and adding a few superficial words. After reading the draft of "Strictly Take the Bandit Leaders", the Empress Dowager Cixi agreed to send it out; then she said, "The Boxers in Zhuozhou have a large number of people, and the good and the bad are mixed. Is there a lot of rebellious people or a lot of righteous people? Should it be disbanded or reorganized? What do you think? No, it’s mostly because of hearsay, so I’m not sure. I think, whether to send someone down, to see clearly, what to do at that time, then I can make up my mind.” "Yes!" Li Wang replied, "Send someone to see, please order!" "This is a local matter, let Shuntian Mansion go!" The governor of Shuntian Mansion is named He Naiying, from Lingshi, Shanxi Province, also Xu Tong, a member of Qixiu Road, Rong Lu thought to himself, sending this person is of course to say good things for the Boxers, at least one more person should be sent, so as not to be biased. listen.Therefore, I suggested: "He Naiying is afraid that she can't see it all by herself. I ask for orders. Can I send more officials to investigate?" "Alright!" Empress Dowager Cixi admired Zhao Shuqiao's shrewdness and ability, and he was also in charge of the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, so he had no shirkable responsibility, so she said, "Zhao Shuqiao, you have worked hard." "Yes!" Zhao Shuqiao accepted the order happily. "Go and come back quickly, be sure to read carefully." "Yes!" Zhao Shuqiao replied, "I will meet He Naiying as soon as I turn around. If I can make it in time, I will leave Beijing today." "The embassies and churches should be protected." The Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "I heard that the embassies of various countries are going to send troops! Rong Lu, what do you think we should do about this matter?" "If there are not many people, maybe he might as well." Rong Lu replied, "You should ask Prince Qing about this matter." "King Qing already has a broken piece. Just like what you said, there are only 300 foreign soldiers. It's okay to let them go to Beijing." If something goes wrong, we can't blame it all." The Empress Dowager Cixi actually meant this. Invisibly, it was tantamount to encouraging the Boxers to provoke the embassy. Rong Lu felt it was inappropriate, but there was no need to argue. Since the Empress Dowager said that "the embassy and the church should be protected", she just followed the order and sent more troops to protect it. up. So, as soon as he retreated, Rong Lu immediately dispatched troops, first sent two battalions to Haidian to protect the Summer Palace, and then called Nie Shicheng to dispatch effective troops to protect the two railways of Lubao and Jinlu. Make trouble, encircle and suppress immediately, and kill them regardless.” Then Chongli, the commander of the infantry, was informed to send more soldiers to the embassy area in Dongjiaomin Lane, patrolling day and night, and strictly defending.Such a rough arrangement, sent someone to take the business card, and invited Zhao Shuqiao to dinner. Zhao Shuqiao was recognized by her fortitude, and she was not very close to Ronglu. She was suddenly favored and was full of surprises.The joy is that Rong Lu's move is very important, but the surprise is that the fortitude is narrow-minded. When he learns about this, he must be jealous, and he is afraid of trouble in the future.After thinking about it for a while, I decided to go to see Fortitude first. "You go!" Gang Yi replied, "Listen to what he has to say." "Yes!" Zhao Shuqiao said docilely, "Come out from him, and I'll see Zhongtang again." "No need!" Gang Yi sympathetically said, "You have to leave early tomorrow morning and go home early to rest. Just remember that the hearts of the Boxers are available, and you must not discourage them. Take him at his word." "Yes! I remember Zhongtang's words."