Chapter 169 Mother and Son Monarch and Minister (12-1)

The attack on the embassy area was the responsibility of the Gan army, and the destruction of the Xishiku was the responsibility of the Boxers.But the spells were ineffective, and there were many casualties. Fortitude first returned the short clothes and waist knives, and went to supervise the battle in person. Later, because he couldn't bear the disgusting corpse smell, he retreated in spite of the difficulties.However, every day when I went to Prince Zhuang's Mansion to inquire about news, the eldest brother always said indifferently: "There are too many things in the town! On the top floor of the church, there are countless naked women who broke through the spell! "

"That said, the Xishiku Church cannot be captured?" "Then there is such a thing!" The senior brother still said nonchalantly: "It breaks very quickly!" As soon as the word "very" was uttered, the elder brother's expression suddenly changed, his eyes straightened, his lips were tightly closed, his eyes slowly closed, his mind wandered too far away. After a long while, senior brother Fang opened his eyes, slowly shook his head and said, "Not good, very bad! There are traitors in Tiger God Camp!" The Hushen camp is already Zaiyi's subordinate soldiers, and there are traitors among them, isn't it shocking?However, the senior brother's tone was not like guessing words.

"Then who is it?" "You can't say it now. This is also a secret, don't let it out, and you will find out when the time comes." See you the next day.A cannon commander in the Hushen camp, named Akdan and styled Jiechen, was originally a religious member. He rushed forward for the Boxers, tied his arms, and cut him in front of the formation.According to the Boxer Regiment, Akdan had colluded with foreigners from the Xishiku Church and turned the cannon to prepare to bombard his own people, so he was beheaded by military law. "This is outrageous!" Zhao Shuqiao said to Gang Yi: "The defection should naturally be done by military law, but the Boxers can't be allowed to enforce the law of the Tiger God Camp. Moreover, Yichang is a second-rank official, and he was killed without interrogation. If it is decided, it will also hurt the imperial court system."

Resolute and silent.After a long time, he sighed and said, "It's hard to get off a tiger." "Zhongtang should mention it to King Duan, we have to find a way to restrain him!" "Restraint? It's easier said than done. Now the east city is ruled by the Gan army, and the west city is the world of the Boxers. If we go on, I'm afraid that even Da Nei will be hard to clean." Gritting his teeth firmly, he made a gesture of breaking the boat: "There is nothing else to say now, only Only by going to the end of a road can we get ahead.” "How to break the law?" Zhao Shuqiao felt that there was a sentence stuck in her throat, no matter whether it was pleasant or not, she had to spit it out: "Even if the embassy is flattened and the Xishiku Church is burned down, so what? Can it prevent foreigners from landing at Dagukou?"

"Take them back when you go ashore. Tianjin will definitely be able to hold it, and it doesn't matter if you can hold Tianjin." Zhao Shuqiao couldn't continue.Only hope that Ma Yukun and Nie Shicheng can hold Tianjin. ※ ※ ※ With the title of Admiral of Zhejiang Province, Ma Yukun, who temporarily led the Wuwei Left Army, arrived in Tianjin from Jinzhou on the third day of June.He brought along the Seventh Battalion of the Horse Infantry Army, stationed in the east of the river, and only lived in vacant houses. All locked or occupied rooms were not allowed to enter, and soldiers were not allowed to wander casually on the street.People in Tianjin have suffered from the brutal harassment of the Boxers for a long time. When they saw such an army with military discipline, they were heartfeltly moved, so they applauded Ma Yukun, and people everywhere said: "Foreigners are only afraid of Ma Sanyuan. There is no way to go." Ma Sanyuan is Ma Yukun, and his alias is Shanyuan.

On this day, Zhang Decheng and Cao Futian issued a notice saying, "On the third day of the third day of the Lunar New Year, we will join forces with foreigners. From Xinglong Street to Laolongtou, all the shops of the residents must be cleared, otherwise there may be trouble. "This area is on the east bank of the Haihe River, west of the railway, and is the concession of various countries. At this time, the people of Tianjin did not dare not believe in the Boxers, and did not dare not be afraid, so when they saw the notice, they closed their doors without exception, starting from the East Tianxian Tea Garden in Jintangqiao, the west bank of the Yanhe River, and the shops and houses at the Laolongtou Railway Station. door, dodge the dodge.But Ma Yukun's team was also stationed in this area, so they naturally ignored the notice. Instead, many soldiers deliberately chose high places or places with a wide view to watch from the sidelines.

But what I saw was the strict vigilance of the foreign soldiers in the distance. Until dusk and sunset, there was no attack from the Boxer Regiment.But early the next morning there were rumors and explanations. According to the Boxers, the southeast wind was bad for the army, and everyone was asked to face the southeast, burn incense and pray, and turn the east wind to the northwest, which would be the time to defeat the foreigners. Someone told this to Ma Yukun, and he laughed after hearing it, "Today, on the fourth day of June, the southeast wind will turn to the northwest wind, and it will take at least two or three months." He said, "Don't believe his nonsense. Do your own thing."

So Ma Yukun ordered the construction of fortifications, piled up several forts with soil, installed small cannons, set up cannons to measure distances, and was not in a hurry to fight. But there are different legends in the market, saying how Ma Yukun won the battle.The Boxers were dwarfed by comparison and their prestige was greatly damaged. Zhang Decheng felt very uncomfortable and decided to visit Ma Yukun to try to save face. The admiral was a general of the first rank, but Zhang Decheng was not a small man. He sat in the big green woolen sedan chair sent by Yulu to Ma Yukun's platform, and posted posts first. He didn't get out of the sedan chair until Ma Yukun came out to greet him.

"Sanyuan," Zhang Decheng yelled loudly, like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, "you arrived that day, why didn't you come to see me? You and I are both guests in Tianjin. Customer.' You didn't come to see me first, it's your fault!" Ma Yukun was stunned for a moment, feeling a little angry in his heart, since he had never met this person before, why did he speak like this?Ben was about to put down his face and reprimand him, but then he changed his mind, he was trying to get close on purpose to save face for himself.Although this person is not good enough, there are many boxers under him who do not know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and they have not accomplished enough and failed more than others. I have offended him, so we must prevent him from making trouble at critical moments.In order to avoid worries, I have to wrong myself.

So, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm going to ask Teacher Zhang for advice, and I don't want to trouble you. Please sit inside and discuss how to defeat the enemy." "Yeah! It's not to discuss a plan to defeat the enemy, I'm not here yet!" After finishing speaking, Ma Yukun couldn't ignore it, and Zhang Decheng swaggered like the so-called "you and I walk hand in hand" on the stage, Like walking on a stage, he led Ma Yukun and walked inside. After sitting down, there were a few pleasantries, and when the conversation got to the point, Zhang Decheng naturally boasted.What he said was absurd, but his spirit was bold, and Ma Yukun couldn't help but raise such a thought in his heart: "This kid, does he really have a trick?"

"Sanyuan," Zhang Decheng changed the subject: "It's not that I'm stopping you from being happy. I saw that the gun positions you installed are useless! As for guns, you are no match for foreigners. There are many foreign guns, and they are accurate. All the important places were hit by the shells coming from Zizhulin. You will have to destroy these emplacements sooner or later, it’s a waste of time!” "Then, Mr. Zhang, if you don't use cannonballs, what do you use?" So Ma Yukun asked Zhang Decheng to do something in a joking tone and shut down the foreigners' cannons.There had been a saying for a long time that the boxer's magic could burst the barrel of the gun, or close the muzzle, making it useless. Ma Yukun didn't believe it, and made such a difficult problem on purpose to make fun of it. Unexpectedly, Zhang Decheng said without shame, "Okay!" He patted his chest and agreed: "I will shut down the foreigner's cannon for six hours." "You can hold foreigners' guns and shut them down for six hours," Ma Yukun said immediately, "I can wipe out the foreigners." "It's a deal!" Zhang Decheng stood up abruptly, "Leave me here." Ma Yukun laughed it off, and still only took care of his own defense, and got in touch with Nie Shicheng, who was stationed in the southern suburb of Balitai, while guarding against sneak attacks by the Boxers, and at the same time, he was constantly fighting with the coalition forces of various countries in the Zizhu Forest.One night passed, and the promise of joking with Zhang Decheng was thrown out of the blue. How could Zhang Decheng send someone to question Ma Yukun, but he has wiped out all the foreigners? "That's right!" Ma Yukun replied, "I said that. But then Teacher Zhang must stop the foreigner's cannon first!" "Yes. Teacher Zhang has silenced the foreigners' guns." "when?" "last night." Ma Yukun was stunned.I was very angry in my heart, but I couldn't argue with the visitor.Zhang Decheng took credit for the fact that the coalition forces ceased fighting at night and did not fire. Isn't that a coincidence? "Fuck you!" Ma Yukun sent people away: "You use these bluffing tricks to make fun of me!" The visitors left in embarrassment, Ma Yukun was still angry, and wanted to see Governor Yulu and expose the Boxer's deception.Someone from left and right advised him, saying that Yulu had been trapped in the Boxer's "Ecstasy" and could not turn back. Several reports showed how loyal and miraculous the Boxers were, and how did they kill tens of thousands of foreigners?Moreover, Zhang Decheng and Cao Futian were also protected as "worthy of great use".These two people come and go freely in the governor's office, and Yulu is worshiped like a god. Under such circumstances, let me ask, what is the use of giving advice? Ma Yukun, who came from outside the pass, was surprised to hear these words, and at the same time, he couldn't help being discouraged, and whispered to himself in despair: "Tianjin can't be kept!" ※ ※ ※ Beijing officials fled, hid, or the yamen was destroyed, or the roads were blocked, all official duties were invisible, and there was no official in the yamen, and then seriously checked the attendance of his subordinates.The only exception is the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin Academy was burnt down by the Gan army. I don’t know how many Qingliu celebrities were heartbroken, but Xu Tong, the academician in charge of the academy, didn’t care. The knowledge sheet informs all Hanlin officials to do business as usual, but not one out of ten is called. Xu Tong was very angry, and ordered the classics hall to fetch the roster of the yamen and check them one by one.Listed on the roster, apart from Kun Gang, a bachelor of the Dongge University, and his own bachelor's title, the first line reads "Huang Siyong, a scholar who attended the post-graduate school from the day's talk", who happened to be someone he hated deeply. This Huang Siyong, styled Shenzhi, was born in Jiangning, Jiangsu Province, and was the number one scholar in the sixth year of Guangxu.Although he is an academician and good at business, he is a Taoist who doesn't talk about profit, which has been despised by Xu Tong. What's worse, he talks about Western affairs, which violates his taboo.So when he looked around, he couldn't see Huang Siyong, so he asked sharply, "Where's Huang Shenzhi?" "Send the family to Tongzhou." "Are you on leave?" "I'm on leave." "Is the vacation over?" Xu Tong continued to ask. "It was full yesterday." "It was full yesterday," Xu Tong became more and more serious, "Why don't you go back to Beijing to sell the vacation?" There was an editor named Yan Xiu, style name Fan Sun, from Tianjin, who was Xu Tong's protégé, and couldn't help saying, "Teacher, Huang Shenzhi has already returned to Beijing. I heard that the boxers came to his house last night and said yes." King Zhuang asked Huang Zhuangyuan to have something to talk about, he couldn’t help but leave, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Teacher please decide.” Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, only then did he understand that Huang Siyong was fond of talking about foreign affairs, and he was treated as a "second hair" for the Boxers.thought: "This is what he did on his own, how can he decide for him?" So he thought for a while, and replied in a reprimanded tone: "Since you know you have arrived at Prince Zhuang's mansion, why do you say your whereabouts are unknown? Just mind your own business!" "Teacher! You can't ignore this trivial matter! You are also an old student of yours. He was ordered to go on a business trip, and he was robbed by the Boxers on the way, so he was in a mess." Yan Xiu protested: "If this continues, we will not wait for foreign enemies, and we will pour ourselves into the country first. .” "What are you talking about!" Xu Tong changed color suddenly, "Who are you talking about?" "Luo Gongxuan." This person is also a number one scholar, named Luo Chengxiang, from Zizhou, Sichuan.He was the champion of Yiwei in the 21st year of Guangxu, and also a student of Xu Tong's general examination.The ranking in the palace examination was originally listed as the third, and it should be Tanhua, because there are two sentences in his policy theory: "The emperor worries about the humiliation of the ministers; the emperor humiliates the ministers to death", and at that time, after the defeat of Jiawu, the emperor felt the time to take care of things. Thinking that Luo Chengxiang was too bloody, he personally selected it as the first place, and as usual, he was assigned to the Imperial Academy to compile it. In the year of Gengzi, Ziwu Maoyou, and the year of Dabi, Luo Chengxiang was released as the examiner in Guizhou.As usual, outlying provinces were released first for the main examination of the township examination. When Luo Chengxiang left Beijing, the Boxers had already made a lot of trouble. When Qixiu saw Qixiu leave, Qixiu told him: "When you return to Beijing and return to your order, there will be no one in Beijing." There is a foreigner." Who knows that the foreigner is still there, but his bag and ax are gone. After listening to Yan Xiu's story, Xu Tong's face sank, "Fan Sun," he put on an expression of teaching: "Reading is sensible, and everything must be carefully investigated. The righteous people are loyal and courageous, and they are not greedy for money, otherwise they will be punished by God." Damn, this is obviously a good thing done by scumbags pretending to be Boxers!" Yan Xiu still wanted to fight, but Cao Fuyuan, one of his contemporaries, stopped him and said, "Forget it, forget it! Mr. Luo has nothing to do with his wealth, and Liu Baozhen has given his life to the 'scum'!" "Scumbags" is a false term to avoid taboo, but it is actually a boxer.Liu Baozhen, who was killed, was named Liu Keyi, a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu, and Huiyuan in the eighteenth year of Guangxu.This person is a master of sackcloth physiognomy, and he knows that there are evil lines on his forehead, and he fears he will die. However, he will try to reveal that the glass factory sells "Honglu" and has wrongly engraved his name as "Liu Kesha". The news that spread throughout Nine Cities wiped out all the joy that Liu Keyi would try to win the Yuan, and he was so worried that he couldn't sleep or eat.After the imperial examination was over, I ordered Hanlin, thinking in my heart, Ci ministers will not be charged with beheading, only the imperial court cheated, such as the Wuwu imperial examination case in the eighth year of Xianfeng, even if they had no intentions, they would inevitably be kidnapped and sent to Caishikou possible.Therefore, every time an examiner is asked, others are afraid of not being able to, but Liu Keyi is the only one who is the opposite.Originally, it was difficult to appoint an examiner, but it was easy not to be an examiner. To be an examiner in Hanlin, one had to pass a test first, which was called "poor test".However, the poor Hanlin borrowed money with the guarantee of "repaying if you pass the exam". If you should not pass the exam at all, the creditor will have no answer if he asks: "What do you use to repay it?"So Liu Keyi still participated in the poor test, but he just wrote in a rough way, and he didn't hope to be admitted.Since entering Hanlin, in the eight years, he has not even been a house examiner in the Shuntian Township Examination. In May, the Boxers spread from Kinki to the capital. Liu Keyi saw that the momentum was not good, so he found an excuse and asked for leave to return home, hoping to escape the catastrophe.Unexpectedly, the enemy's road is narrow, and he met an enemy he made unintentionally in Luhe.Before Liu Keyi became a Jinshi, he worked as a teacher in a relative's house. A cook hooked up with a girl. During the tryst, Liu Keyi bumped into Liu Keyi. He was troubled for a while, so he told Ju Ting, and the cook was expelled.Unexpectedly, ten years later, this cook would become a big brother of the Boxer Regiment. When he saw Liu Keyi, he naturally refused to let him go. He kidnapped him and his whereabouts are unknown.There is another saying that he was murdered, and "killable" turned out to be a bad prophecy. Hearing Liu Keyi's story, the Qing secret hall was miserable, but Xu Tong said with a stern face: "This is your own fault! Barbarians bully you, gods and men are all angry, if you don't go to the trouble of your father, just want to be alone, it's really futile." Read the book of sages!" "However, teacher," said Cao Fuyuan, "'scumbags' pretending to be Boxers and committing crimes should be strictly dealt with!" "Of course it must be dealt with strictly. I want to interview the Empress Dowager face to face. Please issue a stricter order. However, 'The lucky ones rely on misfortunes, and the unfortunate ones rely on blessings'. , don’t speculate, don’t take chances, even if you are in a dangerous city, you will be blessed by God.” He shook his head and added a few words: “It’s a blessing, a blessing!” Then he got up and left. After leaving the Xianghuangqi official school, the sedan chair was carried to Xihuamen, which is the only way to enter the palace at present, and the interrogation is very strict.Xu Tong rewarded the "Chaoma" and passed unimpeded. The sedan chair crossed the Forbidden City until the Ningshou Palace, and "passed the sign" to see the Empress Dowager Cixi. ※ ※ ※ The Empress Dowager is summoning King Qing and Rong Lu. Although they are talking about the battle situation, from the near to the far, from outside the customs in the north to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south, it is equivalent to seeing the overall situation. Let’s talk about the embassy area in Dongjiaomin Lane first. “Dong Fuxiang wants a cannon, I think,” Empress Dowager Cixi said, “It seems that I have to give it to him!” "It's not that the slaves don't give it, there is one thing that we have to worry about." Rong Lu had already guarded against the Empress Dowager Cixi's claim, and thought of an irrefutable reason in advance: "The cannon must be erected on the battlements of Zhengyangmen or Chongwenmen. On the ground, it is condescending, and it is effective when you shoot it out, but from south to north, the cannon does not have eyes, and I am afraid that it will hit the hall, how can it be?" Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was terrified. For the Han people, "Tangzi" is a forbidden place that they are never allowed to enter. Even bannermen, unless they are nobles, or officials in charge of sacrifices in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is no way to get a glimpse of it.Because of this, there are some bizarre legends that the Taoist hall sacrificed to Deng Zilong, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Japan conquered Korea. Because Chengzu's biological mother Concubine Concubine was a Korean, and her family was in trouble, the Ming Dynasty should rescue her.In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, Deng Zilong, with the rank of deputy general, led the navy under Chen Lin's eastward expedition, and was in the vanguard together with Li Shunchen, the governor of North Korea.The veteran, who was over seventy years old, took the lead and was so unstoppable that he died in the sea south of Pusan. At that time, Emperor Taizu of the Qing Dynasty had already raised his troops. It is said that Chang Weifu went to Liaodong to observe the situation. Once he was captured by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, and sent to Deng Zilong.In order to repay this great kindness, a special sacrifice was set up.Therefore, people in the capital call it "Temple of General Deng" when they mention the hall. It is also said that Deng Zilong sacrificed his life for the country, turned his disability into a god, and there is his temple on Phi Island in Liaodong.Once the Taizu lost a battle and was in great danger. He had to pray for God's protection in Deng Zilong Temple, but he escaped from danger. Therefore, a temple was set up in Liaoyang. apparition. There is no question of the truth of this statement, but Tangzi is the place where the emperor's family sacrifices, and the solemnity of the sacrifice is more solemn than that of the southern suburbs.Just as concubines never entered the Taimiao, the Empress Dowager Cixi never went to the Tangzi, but whenever she mentioned the Tangzi, she felt dreadful.Especially when there is a big expedition, the temple must be sacrificed. Now when the army is used, if the temple is destroyed and the gods lose their support, how can they protect the three armies? Therefore, Empress Dowager Cixi waved her hands again and again: "Forget it, forget it! You can't move it!" "Yes." Rong Lu replied, "Tangzi is just east of Yuhe Bridge, close to the Hanlin Academy. The Gan army burned the Hanlin Academy, but it didn't affect the Tangzi. It's true that the ancestors have spirits. If one or two shells fall there, the slaves will take care of the cannons." Yes, but ten thousand deaths are not enough to cover their guilt." The Empress Dowager Cixi frowned and nodded: "I don't understand!" She said, "Is it true that such a place as big as a palm can't be captured?" Rong Lu didn't answer, just glanced to the side.Qing Wang Yikuang, who was hinted at, immediately said: "Foreigners are 'beasts that are still fighting', and the Gan army is 'a weapon against rats'. For example, if the Tangzi wants to protect, fighting is a restraint. The empress dowager and the emperor Shengming took down the embassy. Victory is not martial! It is not a matter of face to spread legends from all over the world!" "How can I gain face?" Empress Dowager Cixi was suddenly excited: "Don't talk about foreigners, the southern provinces also look down on the imperial court. However, it's no wonder that they can't even take back their own land in the capital. How can they be taught to look down upon?" "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, the southern provinces..." "Stop talking for them!" The Empress Dowager Cixi interrupted Ronglu's words: "Look, is there any reason for the repeated orders to urge the provinces to transfer troops to pay their salaries?" So the Empress Dowager Cixi started with the internal crimes of the British and French allied forces in the eighth year of Xianfeng, and counted several times when the capital had police. As long as there was an edict, the governors of the provinces would either personally lead the troops to help, or raise money from various sources.This time, the crisis in the fundamental land was more than eight years old in Xianfeng, but only a soldier sent by Yuan Shikai, the governor of Shandong, and Lu Chuanlin, the governor of Jiangsu, came to Jinjing to share the adversity.As for the edict to urge payment, it is ignored as nothing.Looking back on the past, the Empress Dowager Cixi is quite saddened by the loss of the court's prestige. In fact, even Yuan Shikai and Lu Chuanlin did not respect the imperial court, but just bought Ronglu's face.Yuan Shikai led one of the Wuwei Five Armies and was promoted by Rong Lu, so of course he had to obey the command, while Lu Chuanlin and Rong Lu had a different relationship.Ronglu's father-in-law, the late Linggui, a scholar of the Wuyingdian University, was Lu Chuanlin's teacher. Rong Lu, who was so boring, was treated very politely, so they became close friends.These are all known by the Empress Dowager Cixi. When I think about it, I feel that Ronglu is different from others after all.Now if there are still ministers in the court who can be afraid of the governor, I am afraid that Ronglu is the only one. With this change of thought, Empress Dowager Cixi felt that it was inappropriate to blame Rong Lu any more. She suppressed the anger in her chest and asked calmly, "What does Li Hongzhang mean?" Li Hongzhang has been urged by telegram three times to come to Beijing immediately.But Li Hongzhang always said that going to disaster alone would not benefit the overall situation.If you want to negotiate peace, first, you must protect the ministers of various countries; second, you must suppress the boxers yourself.In other words, these were the conditions for Li Hongzhang to enter Beijing, and he would not leave Guangzhou unless these two points were fulfilled. If it is true, the Empress Dowager Cixi must have thought that Li Hongzhang was coercing the court and stirring up the anger she had just calmed down.So Ronglu glanced at King Qing, and after obtaining a tacit understanding, Fang Shi replied: "When employing people, the empress dowager and the emperor should be extra gracious. The slave is thinking that if Li Hongzhang is transferred back to Beiyang and urged to take office, he will be helpless." It can be excused." "Could it be," the Empress Dowager Cixi asked, "is he using this as a threat?" "Then, he dare not!" Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said, "Yulu is too useless! But whether Li Hongzhang is willing to take Beiyang, I think, is still uncertain." Both Rong Lu and King Qing had heart problems. One was afraid that he would return to Beiyang, and the other was afraid that he would return to the Zongli Yamen.If the Empress Dowager Cixi said this two or three months ago, she would be a saint for Ronglu and King Qing, but now that things are going on, she can't wait to relieve her burden.When Li Hongzhang came, he was always a great helper, sharing labor, worry, and slander, no matter what, it was in his own interest.So they said in unison: "Yes!" "Okay! What you said is that the Qing will take over Beiyang, then let him go back to Beiyang." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Of course it is the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang. So, what about Yulu?" "That has to be arranged elsewhere." "Go and discuss it." The Empress Dowager Cixi said deeply: "However, you have to think about it. If the court is so accommodating, if Li Hongzhang still refuses to enter Beijing, it will be even more embarrassing." "Yes!" Rong Lu replied, "We must not hurt the court's face again." Next, let’s talk about the powerful enemy that suppresses the border. In addition to Tianjin, the situation outside the customs is also very dangerous. Churches in Shenyang and Liaoyang have been destroyed, railways have been demolished, and Russian troops continue to arrive. If there is a conflict, it must not be the enemy.Therefore, Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi, and Yang Ru, the minister in Russia, all sent telegrams directly to General Shengjing Zengqi, asking him not to act rashly, so as not to give Russia an excuse to attack troops.These telegrams were also sent to the Zongli Yamen at the same time, so King Qing had a general understanding of the movements of the invading enemy. "Russia has the most troops from all over the world. Apart from Guan, there are also quite a few in Tianjin." King Qing took the opportunity to say, "Li Hongzhang has been to Russia, and he has a good relationship with the minister of household affairs, Weide, who is in power in Russia. Ten days ago Wade told the imperial envoy Yang Ru that we would never lose peace with the Qing Dynasty, and that it would be best for Li Hongzhang to come to Beijing. The Kaiser also told the imperial envoy Lu Haihuan to let Li Hongzhang come out to negotiate a peace. The matter is really difficult. Please ask the empress dowager, The emperor has issued an order early." The implication is that Li Hongzhang should be in charge of Western affairs.The Empress Dowager Cixi felt that King Qing was too irresponsible and displeased, so she sneered slightly: "Don't keep the word 'harmony' in your heart! If you can make peace, you can make peace, and if you can't make peace, you can't say it. He has served for many years, and he is familiar with military affairs and foreign affairs. As for how to use him, it depends on the situation. How can it be confirmed now that Li Hongzhang came to Beijing to negotiate a peace! Wouldn’t he have lost first?” As soon as they heard that the words were not going well, King Qing and Rong Lu were in a hurry, both unpredictable, they could only meet each other without saying a word. "Emperor," Empress Dowager Cixi turned around and asked, "What do you have to say to them?" Caught off guard, the emperor shivered for a moment, collected himself and replied, "No!" "The emperor has nothing to say, have you all heard?" Why do you need to ask this question?As if leaving room for shirking responsibility in advance?King Qing and Rong Lu felt that the Empress Dowager Cixi's attitude was difficult to understand and they had to be on guard. So after kneeling and withdrawing, they discussed with each other and decided to convey the Empress Dowager Cixi's intentions to the "Military Affairs Office" to see how they reacted. make sense. "Military Affairs Department" is a name chosen by Xu Tong.When the Hanlin Academy was burned, when the fighting spirit was high, the Empress Dowager Cixi once ordered: "Send Xu Tong, Chongqi, Yikuang, Zaiyi, etc. to discuss the military affairs of the capital." Therefore, Xu Tong came up with the "Military Affairs Office". The title implies the meaning of replacing it with the Military Aircraft Department.