Chapter 167 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (11-1)

At five o'clock, the sky was already bright, and the morning sun slanted down from the top of the three main halls, illuminating a large area of ​​gemstones, eyes with mottled feathers, radiant and extraordinary.But except for a very few people, most of them were gloomy and silent. In this embarrassing silence, the soft sedan chairs of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor had already approached, so in front of the Palace of Qinzheng, the princes and ministers lined up to meet them.The class starts with relatives and then nobles, so the one kneeling at the front is Xiao Gong Wang Puwei, followed by Chun Wang Zai Li, and then Duan Wang Zai Yi, and the following Baylor Zai Lian, Zai Ying, Zhen Guo Gong Zai Lan and his younger brother Zai Ying.

This is a relative of Xuanzong's family, the emperor's first cousin and nephew. Next came the hereditary and unreplaced kings. Five of them were summoned. In addition to Qing Wang Yikuang and Zhuang Wang Zaixun, Su Wang Shanqi, Yi Wang Pujing, and Li Wang Shiduo were included in the shift of Minister of Military Aircraft.In addition, the six ministries and nine ministers, the governors of the Eight Banners, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Nanshufang Xingxing, and the Hanlin who is also a commentator on daily life are also eligible to participate in the court deliberations, and the ground was crowded with kneels.

The emperor's sedan chair was in front and stopped in front of the steps. When the sedan chair got out, the little eunuch helped him, and he knelt down to pick up the queen mother in front of Xiao Gongwang.Feng Yu went to the gate of the palace, Li Lianying on the right, Cui Yugui on the left, and helped the Empress Dowager Cixi ascend to the throne. The emperor, whose face was as pale as death, stepped into the hall with difficulty and sat on the right side of the Empress Dowager Cixi. After the princes and officials finished their ceremonies, the Empress Dowager Cixi made a well-prepared proclamation, which was long and eloquent. She did not deny that foreigners had "rude requests" to "return to the government", saying: "Return to the government." The government has its own balance in this matter, and no outsiders can interfere. The emperor is too weak, and listening to the government behind the curtain is a last resort." He also said: "It's more than forty years to try your best! On the night of May 20, foreigners dare to come It is beyond reason to want the Dagu Fortress, and it is even more arrogant for the ministers of various countries to interfere with the power to listen to the government. If there is a little appeasement, it will greatly hinder the state of the country, so how can we treat the spirits of the ancestors?"

Next is the Minister of the Han Dynasty: "You should remember that this dynasty has been more than two hundred years old. It is benevolent and generous, and it should be driven by hard work." There are many things to say. Surprisingly, the Empress Dowager Cixi expressed dissatisfaction with Emperor Sheng Zuren.She said: "Although the West claims to be a civilized country, their every move in China is to insult the sages and oppress the common people. The grudges are deep. I am courteous and courteous, but during the Kangxi period, the court reluctantly Xu Qi came to China to preach, so many years of enmity between the people and the religion is really a big shortcoming that the ancestors worry about for future generations!"

The last thing is to affirm the righteousness of the same hatred and hatred, saying that "our country has a total of 21 provinces, 400 trillion people, plus millions of volunteers, who are in dire straits, are loyal and self-directed, and even five-foot children are going to fight to defend the country. It’s a beautiful story through the ages.” By the way, during the Xianfeng period, the British and French allied forces burned the Old Summer Palace, which aroused old hatred and indignation, and said through gnashing of teeth: “That year when foreigners burned, killed and looted in the capital, we had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. , No one dared to stand up and block it. It was extremely shameful. At that time, the civil and military ministers waited and looked at each other, and since they missed the opportunity, the first emperor was heartbroken when he mentioned it. The current situation is changing, which is very different from that of the past. It is time to seize the opportunity. Plan revenge together, don't live up to my expectations!"

After all, I was tired after all.Li Lianying and Cui Yugui served tea and played a fan. The Empress Dowager Cixi took a breather and asked the emperor what he meant. When the emperor was questioned, his originally indifferent and gloomy face suddenly became angry, but he just disappeared, he wanted to speak, and struggled with himself for a long time before he began to speak hesitatingly. "It seems that the empress dowager should obey Rong Lu's request. The embassy should not be attacked, and foreigners should be sent to Tianjin. However, whether it is appropriate or not, I dare not decide whether it is appropriate to ask the empress dowager to order."

"Everyone has heard what the emperor means. Whether the embassy should be attacked or not, everyone can speak." "If you go back to the Empress Dowager," Zai Yi said loudly, "Nowadays the people are so excited, if you force them not to attack the embassy, ​​it may cause accidents. We must guard against this." "The people's morale must be maintained, and the embassy must also protect it!" Xu Jingcheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, followed up his words: "China has made treaties with foreign countries for decades, and the enmity between people and religions happens all the time, but it is always nothing more than compensation for losses. But if you attack and kill foreign envoys, you will have to summon soldiers from various countries to conspire against me. How can you resist it? I don’t know where those who advocate attacking the embassy will put the souls of the clan society?”

This was a very powerful rebuttal to Zaiyi's words, so Yuan Chang, the official of the Taichang Temple, who had tried to remonstrate and persuade him to no avail for days, said almost in a roaring voice: "You can't rely on boxers, and you can't open up foreign provocations. Today, my minister I saw with my own eyes in Dongjiaomin Lane that the boxers were shot by foreigners' guns, and their corpses were in a mess, which shows that their sorcery is all deceit. I understand that each envoy's note please return to the government section. Interfering in the internal affairs of other countries is prohibited by the public law of all nations, and I guarantee that there will be no such note! The minister can conclude that it is forged."

Before the word "forgery" could be uttered, King Duan had already turned around. Although one foot was still kneeling, the other foot was already standing on tiptoe. He pointed at Yuan Chang and cursed: "You talk nonsense, you are a traitor!" The people in the court were so rude and ignorant of etiquette. The Empress Dowager Cixi felt that she was throwing a flag. She was very displeased, and immediately shouted: "Zaiyi! Look at you, how decent are you?" Zaiyi was still blushing and dissatisfied. Lian Belle, who was beside him, was also his brother, and pulled him hard so that he never spoke up to argue with the Empress Dowager Cixi.At this time, Zhang Hengjia, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, made a statement and strongly advocated that boxing bandits should be suppressed.It's just that his Fujian dialect is so strong that many people couldn't understand what he said, so in the middle of the speech, they were snatched away.

It was Chang Cui, the servant of the storehouse, who grabbed him and said, "I came from Tongzhou," he said, "If Tongzhou didn't have the Boxers, it would have been lost long ago!" "This is the public opinion!" Zaiyi reversed his tense expression, and praised calmly, "You must never lose your heart." "How can people's hearts be trusted?" The emperor said in a weak voice: "Scholar-bureaucrats like to talk about military affairs. In the battle of North Korea, the court was the main battle, and the result was a big defeat. Now the power of all countries is ten times that of Japan. A fluke."

"Otherwise!" Zaiyi had no courtesy of a courtier, and actually retorted bluntly: "Dong Fuxiang is brave and good at fighting, and he has contributed a lot to the suppression. If Dong Fuxiang had been reused back then, he would not have been defeated by Japan." "Huh!" The emperor sneered, with a look of contempt, but finally said: "Dong Fuxiang is arrogant and difficult to control, and the soldiers of all countries are fine and powerful, how can they be compared with others?" Seeing Zaiyi's lack of words, the Empress Dowager Cixi was a little anxious. In a hurry, she just wanted to find a close friend to support Zaiyi, so she saw Lishan at a glance and said without thinking: "Lishan, you understand the situation outside. , Do you think Boxers can be used?" Li Shan was quite surprised.He has always been concerned with court chores and temple plans, not only is he self-aware, he never dares to take part in his opinions, Empress Dowager Cixi never asked him, this day is nothing more than saluting with the class and listening to him.Who knows that he will be asked, and he is stunned for a while, unable to answer. However, this is only a very short moment.Once he had settled down, he immediately had something to say, which was straight out of his heart without consideration: "The Boxers are not bad at heart, but most of their spells are ineffective." This time, Empress Dowager Cixi had a big accident. He was originally expected to speak for Zaiyi, but it backfired.Annoyed, Zaiyi couldn't take it anymore without opening her mouth. "Using boxers is to take their loyalty, why ask about their spells?" Zaiyi said sharply, "Lishan must have colluded with foreigners, so today's court meeting dares to argue for foreigners! Please issue an order from the empress dowager Responsibility to set up a mountain to retire the foreign soldiers, the foreign soldiers must listen to him." This statement made Lishan furious, and he told the Empress Dowager Cixi without hesitation, "It was King Duan who first advocated the war. Now that the foreign soldiers are retired, King Duan should take the lead. The slaves have never fought foreigners before." I don’t know why King Duan accused the slave of colluding with foreigners? If there is any evidence, please submit it to the empress dowager and the emperor, and immediately punish the slave and die without complaint. If there is no evidence, he is the king of the county and the slave. There is nothing we can do about him, the only option is to ask the Empress Dowager to take the place of the slave." After saying that, "Dongdong" bumped their heads twice. "You are a traitor!" Zaiyi roared in front of the imperial court, furious and angry: "How many people outside are saying that you live in the wine and vinegar bureau, dig a tunnel to connect to Xishiku, send noodles and vegetables, and don't ask foreigners to follow the teaching of foreign slaves. The people starved to death..." "Zaiyi!" The Empress Dowager Cixi thought he was too ridiculous, and shouted loudly, "This is the time to get angry!" "Empress Dowager Shengming..." "You don't need to say too much!" The Empress Dowager Cixi interrupted Li Shan's words, and her expression was also very stern.Then, he cut through the mess with a sharp knife and made a conclusion: "Today, it is not that China is willing to start a quarrel with foreigners. It is the foreigners who bully others so much that China has to deal with them to the end." Speaking of this, use The extremely majestic voice said to the emperor: "Emperor, explain it to everyone yourself!" This is forcing the emperor to declare war himself.If the Empress Dowager Cixi made a decision alone, the emperor would naturally swallow his anger and accept it.But knowing that there is no way to do it, but doing it by force, just to show off the momentary ambition, regardless of the disaster of subjugation, but will ruin the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and ten thousand deaths are not enough to atone for it, and impose it on the head of the emperor who completely violated his heart. In fact, this is something he can't accept anyway. However, under the prestige, how can resist?The emperor has the determination to resist, but lacks the strength to resist. At this moment, he is like falling into the water and will perish. As long as he can find foreign aid, even if it is a piece of wood, or anything that can be climbed and escaped, all will be sent. hope. The emperor just wanted to find someone to speak for him, and to use that person's mouth to tell the reason why he couldn't fight.At this time, he felt like falling into the water and begging for help. He only wanted something to rely on. Before stepping down from the throne, one person was chosen, that is Xu Jingcheng.He knelt not too far away, but leaned to one side, closer to the emperor and farther to the empress dowager. The emperor walked up to him, grabbed his hand and said, "Xu Jingcheng, you have been abroad, and you have worked in the prime minister's office for many years." , you always know the situation outside. If you can fight or not, you have to tell me!" Speaking of the last sentence, I choked up.The emperor's voice was not very loud, so it became more and more blurred. To the Empress Dowager Cixi, it became "You want to save me!" Immediately, he became angry and angry, and Xu Jingcheng's answer could not be heard clearly. Xu Jingcheng's voice was not high, he said: "Injuring the envoys and destroying the embassy is an extremely serious case. In international diplomacy, such cases are rare. Please be extra cautious, Your Majesty." I also know that I should be cautious, but how can I be half-divided?Thinking of this again, all kinds of grievances rushed to my heart, and a moment of sadness came from it, and I pulled Xu Jingcheng's sleeve, crying uncontrollably. Of course Xu Jingcheng was moved to the point of crying, Yuan Chang knelt beside Xu Jingcheng and said loudly: "Please don't be sad, Your Majesty, and now Chen Zhong's arbitrariness can still save the overall situation." The four words "Chen Zhong Arbitrary" just touched the deep pain in the emperor's heart, and tears poured down like rain.Seeing this scene, Empress Dowager Cixi shouted sharply: "What kind of dignity is this!" After this drink, it was not the courtiers who were surprised, but the emperor. He unconsciously let go of his hands, covered his sleeves and turned around. When he returned to the throne with difficulty, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already signaled the imperial ministers to end the court meeting, and broke up unhappy. situation. ※ ※ ※ In Dongjiaomin Lane, the ministers of eleven countries are gathering in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the leader of the diplomatic corps.Because I replied to the Prime Minister’s Office the day before, requesting that the extension be limited to leave Beijing, and send troops to escort the note. At the end, I stated that I hope to get a reply at 9 o’clock this morning. The deadline has expired and there is no news. Further actions need to be discussed. Among the eleven ministers, most of them were timid. Therefore, German Minister Klinder's suggestion that according to the note from the previous day, no reply should be made, that is, all of them should go to the Chancellor's Office to negotiate face to face, and they might as well follow the predetermined steps, but the response was lukewarm.Some people advocated voting on this proposal, while others thought that other ways should be found, but the discussion was not resolved. After a long time of disturbance, Klind was about to withdraw. "I sent someone to inform China's 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs' separately yesterday, and agreed to visit at eleven o'clock in the morning today. Now the time is coming, so I have to go to the appointment." Everyone advised him not to go, but Klinder insisted not to show weakness, so the meeting ended.Because the ministers of various countries have the same idea, Jing Linde's visit will definitely result in results, at least it can also find out the final attitude of the Chinese government. It is a smarter way to take appropriate countermeasures according to his report after he returns. So Kelinde got into his big green woolen sedan chair, accompanied by Tong Shi and two attendants on horseback, and left Dongjiaomin Lane, meandering away from Wangfujing Street. This north-south thoroughfare, which was collected by the royal palace in the Ming Dynasty and gathered by the nobles in the Qing Dynasty, at this time, every house is closed and the people are extinct. Only the Boxers roared past, and everyone who saw Kelinde glared at him.But it's just this evil state, and there is no further action. The sedan chair reached the entrance of Zongbu Hutong in Dongdan Pailou, and the Dongtangzi Hutong where the Zongli Yamen is located was already in sight. Suddenly, a small group of soldiers from the Shenji Battalion rushed out, and the leader went straight to the front of the sedan chair. The menacing approach frightened the sedan chair driver. , Just as the car pole was unloaded from his shoulder, the pistol was already pointed at Klinder, and he fired randomly without any explanation.Seeing that the momentum was not good, Klinde's two attendants on horseback turned the reins, returned their horses and galloped southward, and fled back to Dongjiaomin Lane. Klinde died in the sedan chair. The person who made the attack was an officer of the eighth team of Shenjiying Tingzi. His official title, in Manchurian, is called leader, and this leader's name is Enhai. He accidentally killed a foreigner and thought he had made a great contribution. , Leaving Klinde's body alone, went straight to Prince Duan's mansion to repay his merits.Prince Duan's mansion is usually tightly guarded, but these days the door is open for the Boxers, so Enhai met King Duan in the East Side Hall of Yin'an Hall without any difficulty. "Report to the lord, the leader killed a foreigner sitting in a sedan chair at the entrance of Zongbu Hutong." "Oh," Duan Wang asked in surprise, "is it a foreigner sitting in a sedan chair?" "Yes! The foreigner sits in a big green sedan chair. There is also a small sedan chair, which is also a foreigner. It's a pity that he escaped." "Come on slowly! Come on slowly! The foreigner in the big green sedan chair must be the minister. Do you know which country's minister it is?" "have no idea." "What does this foreigner look like?" "You are not very old, in your thirties, with a cigarette in your mouth, you are very proud!" Enhai said, "Now I can no longer be proud!" "Ah!" Zai Lan jumped up and said, "It's the German Minister Klind. Among the foreigners, he is the most arrogant." This time, there was loud cheers.Because last time there were two nominal peace groups frustrated by Klinde, King Duan and the big brother of the boxer group, they have always been worried about this.I don't want this person to have today! "Excellent! Killing the worst guy in one operation is a good omen!" Duan Wang said loudly: "There is a reward!" Enhai had already calculated that no reward from Duan Wang was needed, only Duan Wang's recommendation, because the reward was only a few dozen taels of silver, and the promotion was much more than a few dozen taels of silver. "I don't dare to accept the prince's reward, I just ask the prince to cultivate it." "You want to be promoted?" Prince Duan thought for a while, and then revealed a secretive grin: "Do you know where Prince Qing's mansion is?" "Know." "You go to see King Qing right now and tell him that you killed the German envoy, just tell him what I said, and ask King Qing to recommend you." How did Enhai know that King Duan took this opportunity to ask King Laqing to "go into the water" and "destroy the ocean" together, so he happily agreed, kowtowed, and went straight to King Qing's mansion to ask for recommendation. Prince Qing's Mansion is no better than Prince Duan's Mansion, how could the guards let a small leader in?But Enhai came here with confidence, and he was unwilling to back down, and shouted loudly: "King Duan sent me here. There is an important matter, so I have to report to King Qing face to face." "What's the big deal, you tell me, I'll go back for you." "I don't know." Enhai replied, "The German envoy has gone to see Lord Hades!" Hearing this, the guards dared not be negligent, and hurried inside to report.King Qing was startled and amazed, and immediately sent a message to Enhai. "who are you?" "The leader of the Eighth Team of the Shenji Camp, Enhai." "You want to see me?" "Yes." Enhai replied: "The German minister's name was Ke Hede. He was arrested and killed by the leader at the entrance of Zongbu Hutong. King Duan said that the leader had made great contributions and asked him to come to see the prince. , ask the lord to urge you to recommend the discount for the leader." King Qing was so frightened and angry that he wished he could kick Enhai, who was kneeling on the ground, in the face.But thinking of the words "Beat the dog to see the owner's face", it was inconvenient for King Duan to reprimand him because of his face, so he just said coldly: "I know! I will tell King Duan." After finishing speaking, he turned back and went inside, changed his clothes, and passed the sedan chair to Xiyuan, where he went to discuss the matter with the Minister of Military Aircraft. There are only three people in Junji Zhilu, Li Wang, Wang Wenshao, and Gang Yi.After lunch, King Li was taking a nap. Wang Wenshao looked gloomy, but his face was red with fortitude and high spirits, as if he had just drank a very comfortable wine. "Ziliang!" King Qing said depressedly and angrily, "Have you heard that the soldiers of Shenji Battalion caused a big disaster?" "My lord is referring to the incident where Klinde was killed?" "So you know. This matter is very difficult. What do you think should be done?" "What does the prince mean?" "I think it must be played back immediately." "Then, you don't have to be so fussy, do you?" "Zhang Huang?" King Qing was displeased, "Zi Liang, what do you mean by that?" "My lord, please sit down!" Gang Yi helped King Qing to sit on the kang, pulled up a stool by himself, sat opposite him and said calmly: "My lord thinks that the embassy can be leveled overnight, and foreigners can escape with their lives." Rarely, killing one or two more now, what's the point?" "Wrong, wrong, big mistake!" King Qing took a deep breath, "Ministers are not comparable to religious people. If there is no immediate and proper disposal, the countries will take this as a great shame and humiliation, link up and conspire against me, how can this be a trifling matter about?" Before he could finish a sentence, a Sulla hurried in, bent his knees and said loudly, "Call!" This is to summon a military plane.Due to the restriction of the system, it was inconvenient for King Qing to accompany him to the meeting, so in a hurry, he only held back King Li and said, "Please perform for the part about the murder of the German minister. I am here to wait for the order." King Li agreed to meet with Wang Wenshao and Gang Yi in the East Room of Yiluan Hall, and he was very responsible, and he was the first to hear about the things entrusted by King Qing. After explaining the situation in general, King Li added two more words taught by Fortitude: "It is said that the envoy fired first, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion did it. It is their own fault." Regardless of whether it is self-inflicted or not, foreign ministers are always killed, and this is exactly what many ministers, including Rong Lu, have repeatedly advocated must be avoided!Empress Dowager Cixi was a little uneasy, and immediately sent an order to summon Rong Lu to visit. This is another "independent confrontation", revisiting the matter of escorting ministers from various countries to Tianjin.Rong Lu asked for this request several times, but when Empress Dowager Cixi accepted his suggestion at this time, Rong Lu's answer was quite surprising. "It's too late to go back to Lafayette! The servant dare not say that he will be able to send the foreigners to Tianjin safely." Empress Dowager Cixi asked in surprise: "What is the reason?" "Dong Fuxiang has long been freed from the restraint of slaves! As for the Boxers, even the slaves were scolded by them." "Is there such a thing?" "How dare the slave lie in front of Lafayette? The Boxers really dare to stop the slave's sedan chair, pointing at the slave's nose and scolding." "What are you scolding?" "Traitor!" "That's out of the question!" Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said, "But it doesn't matter, anyway, someone will take care of them tomorrow. What do you think about the murder of the German minister?" "As long as you don't attack the embassy, ​​you can still calm them down." "What are you talking about!" Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly became angry: "You only know how to calm down other people's anger, who will calm down my anger?" Rong Lu didn't dare to argue, but just bumped into each other and said, "I'm ashamed of myself!" "We want to declare war, but don't teach us to attack the embassy." Empress Dowager Cixi's expression eased: "It's hard to say." "Yes!" Rong Lu replied: "However, there are many princes and ministers living in Dongjiaomin Lane. Xu Tong escaped, and King Su, who is in his sixties." "It doesn't matter! I've already told King Qing that he must send someone to bring them out." Empress Dowager Cixi said again: "I also told King Duan, and asked him to tell Dong Fuxiang to start the war after all the people are brought out." Things have been like this, and there is no way to recover. Rong Lu feels that he can only try to keep the southern provinces.After thinking about it for a while, he said euphemistically: "Liu Kunyi, Zhang Zhidong, and Li Hongzhang all sent telegrams to Beijing, hoping that the overall situation will not be broken. They are far away in the south, so I don't quite understand the situation in Beijing. , always let them know the imperial court's last resort, so that they can get together and support the overall situation." "That's very true." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "You discuss with them and draft a manuscript to read!" The so-called "they" refers to the minister of military aircraft, and Rong Lu only consulted with Wang Wenshao when he retired, drafted a telegram carefully, wrote a performance, and sent it up together in a yellow box, waiting for the imperial order. This telegram is very different from the previous day's oral order: "The military provocation has begun, we must urgently recruit volunteers, unite the hearts of the people, and help the officers and soldiers", as well as the finalized but not yet issued edict for declaring war. "Bandits", saying that they "hatred religions and made enemies of foreigners. Churches taught people, burned and killed them day after day, spread too much, and were in a dilemma." Briefly explaining the difficult situation of the imperial court, in short, he lamented in a daze: "The foreign soldiers gathered in Jingu, and the conflict between China and foreign countries has already been accomplished. It is hard to predict how to deal with it in the future." : "The governors of all provinces have received the great kindness of the country, and they have shared weal and woe with each other. At this point in the current situation, everyone should try their best to repay the situation. They should make overall plans according to the situation in their own provinces, how to protect the territory in terms of general selection, military training, and salary raising. How to support the capital and keep the court from being impoverished? Seek practicality in everything.” As for the southeast coast and the Yangtze River, where outsiders can go, there are special instructions: “The provinces along the river and the coast have been coveted by outsiders for a long time. , It is especially important, if you hesitate to wait and see, and miss the opportunity, the state affairs will inevitably come to an end. How can the overall situation be imagined? It is because the governors and governors encourage each other, connect with each other, and work together to save the crisis. The situation is urgent, and we hope it will come." Since the early years of Tongzhi, all the governors and officials have been asked to use this subtle reminder tone, and unless it is absolutely necessary, they will never use any words that are "respectful and respectful" without any excuses.From the Empress Dowager Cixi's point of view, this edict was to ask the border officials to work together to face the national calamity, and there was a vague intention of not being remote. In fact, Rong Lu and Wang Wenshao jointly drafted this short telegram, carefully deliberating every word, and concealed many mechanisms.It turned out that Sheng Xuanhuai, who was in Shanghai, was contacting Zhang Jian and his group of celebrities who value practical economics. They were instigating Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, and Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, to plan a policy of mutual protection in the southeast. , I deeply agree with it, but it is inconvenient to participate in it openly, so I use this edict to seek a basis for Liu, Zhang and others.The spread of boxers and bandits in the capital led to a dilemma of suppression and appeasement, but the other provinces did not have such difficulties. The so-called "each should make overall plans according to the situation of the province" means that it is not necessary to take the actions of the imperial court as the criterion, and "to protect the territory from outsiders' occupation", It was published before "helping the capital and not making the imperial court trapped", it also clearly pointed out the importance and urgency. As for the six words "seek reality in everything", it has more profound meaning; it means that as long as it is beneficial to the country, it is not only not for remote control , don't even pay attention to the declaration in the encyclical.This is a foreshadowing in advance of the declaration of war that will be issued soon. After sending special envoys to the telegraph offices in Tianjin and Shanhaiguan to issue the telegram, Rong Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief. ※ ※ ※ At four o'clock in the afternoon, Dong Fuxiang's Gan army officially launched an attack on embassies of various countries.The first target was the Austrian Legation. Its location was called Taijichang, and foreigners called it "Marco Polo Road".Taiji Factory has three alleys, namely Toutiao Hutong, Ertiao Hutong and Santiao Hutong.The Austrian Legation was in Toutiao Hutong, floating on a single pendulum, a little distance from the embassies of other countries, so it was the first to bear the brunt of the onslaught by the Gan army. Half of it was due to the aggressiveness of the Gan army, and the other half was due to the ineffectiveness of the Austrian defenders. After a confrontation for more than two hours, the Austrian army retreated to Dongjiaominxiang. Yi enters the palace happily and reports the "Great Victory", and the fire only begins to subside slightly. The matter has been like this, and "the flag is open to victory", of course the edict to declare war was issued. At the same time, there are several edicts, or Ming Fa, or Ting Ji. The first edict was to use Prince Zhuang Zaixun as the commander of the infantry.Because of admiration for ritual, he worked hard to ask for a vacancy, and Zai Yi felt that if he wanted to achieve great things, he must master this important position commonly known as "Nine Gates Admiral", so he recommended Zai Xun to succeed him. The second way is to order the provinces to summon the righteous people to prevent foreign aggression.This means that the imperial court officially entrusted the Boxer with the mission of "helping the Qing Dynasty and destroying the foreigners". The third way is the martial law in the capital, and it is difficult for the people to buy food. Shuntian Prefecture will cooperate with the censors of the five cities to handle the flat sale.The required rice and grain shall be allocated at any time by the Ministry of Households.This is the key to stabilizing the hearts of the people, but the actual effect is limited, because the roads are difficult, and it is not easy to transport the grain stored in Tongzhou to the capital.