Is it possible for King Gong and the Queen Mother to compromise with each other? The key is not in King Gong and the Queen Mother, but in Yuan Qi's attitude! It's about being content! For this point, Zaiyuan sees it very thoroughly, as long as Yi Zhixiang does not have the heart to overthrow the court, and does not have the heart to kill everything, King Gong and the Queen Mother cannot help but compromise with each other!

Now Yi Zhixin wants to be a peacemaker and promote compromise between the two sides, which is tantamount to a rare opportunity for him to redeem his merits.

Realizing this, Zaiyuan was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said tentatively: "Brother Guocheng is letting you go down to lobby the Queen Mother?" ”

"Not bad." Yi Zhizhi said with his head in his head: "I sent someone to persuade King Gong, but the Queen Mother is the only one who is suitable." ”

After a slight sigh, Zaiyuan said: "King Gong's usurpation of military power without authorization is no different from rebellion, and the Queen Mother is afraid that she will not .......compromise easily." ”

"If it's easy, why bother King Yi." Yi Zhishu glanced at him, and said slowly: "King Gong usurped military power without authorization, this matter needs to be covered up, if it is spread out will damage the prestige of the imperial court and the face of the Queen Mother, you might as well simply push the boat down the river and appoint King Gong as the general of the expedition, so that you can easily cover up this matter." ”

Hearing this, Zaiyuan hesitated and said, "I'm afraid that the Queen Mother won't be able to swallow this breath ......." ”

"I have made it very clear what is going on in the current situation in the Wa Kingdom." Yi Zhizhi said: "King Gong and King Monk have joined forces, almost controlling half of the strength of the Eight Banners New Army in Wu, and the other half of the troops controlled by Yi Xun is also inevitable, once infighting breaks out, Yi Xun is definitely not the opponent of the monk king." Yuan Qi can order King Gong to stop there, so that Yi Xun can lead his troops to evacuate Osaka smoothly. ”

That is to say, at the cost of keeping half of the Japanese army, let King Gong justifiably control an army and lead the army to defeat the Japanese. Will Ci'an agree to this condition? Zaiyuan put himself in his shoes and thought about it, if it was a translocation, he would definitely agree.

There is no reason not to agree, once the two sides fight in the war, the possibility of Yixun's defeat is extremely great, where is Yixun, who has no actual combat experience, is the opponent of the battle-proven monk Grinqin, not to mention, it is difficult to ensure that Yuanqi does not secretly support the other party behind his back.

If you don't agree, not only will you not be able to save the more than 20,000 troops under the control of Yi Xun, but the war may also spread to the Beijing Division, and once Yi Xun, who has openly torn his face, controls the 40,000 troops in the Wu, he will inevitably wave his army back to Beijing, or directly usurp the throne, or force the early implementation of the constitution, at that time, Yuan Qi will not secretly support, but may send troops to help. If the situation really develops to this point, it will inevitably be out of control.

After a moment of silence, Zaiyuan said cautiously: "The period of preparing for the constitution is coming to an end, why should King Gong have another branch, so he can't implement the constitution smoothly?" ”

This is talking about King Gong, but in fact he refers to Yuan Qi, Yi Zhi couldn't help but smile, "The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, this stall can not be complained about King Gong........" ”

This is an allusion to the plan of the Qingjun Society to assassinate Yixun, Zaiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, if he had known that the Qingjun Society had caused such a big mess, he should not have prepared for it in the first place, and I don't know if Ci'an would regret it.

After a slight sigh, he said: "I'm afraid this matter is difficult to cover up, even if the officers and soldiers of Osaka Castle don't know what's going on, the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Hirakata battalion know the ....... of the reason." ”

"What do you know?" Yi Zhizhi said: "The edict, true and false, who dares to chew the root of the tongue?" Besides, it is not a matter of one or two days, and those officers and soldiers will only have to wait until the end of the year or the turn of the year when they return to Beijing. ”

That night, Zaiyuan hurried back to Beijing by train, and this kind of thing was naturally unclear in telegrams and excerpts, and it had to be said in person.

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Yangxin Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Ci'an had no intention of reading the excerpts, sitting by the window and looking at the scenery in the courtyard in a daze, Yixin secretly infiltrated the Wa Kingdom, and with the assistance of Monk Lingqin, she controlled 16,000 troops in one fell swoop, which made her feel doubly tricky, like tofu falling into the ash heap - she couldn't blow it.

Now that he has taken this step, Yixu is obviously iron-hearted, and it is impossible to appease him to change his mind, fighting, but he can't be beaten, Yiyun is not the opponent of Seng Lingqin, and besides, although Yuanqi guarantees neutrality, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not secretly stumble.

Moreover, once the fight starts, there is no room for things to turn around, and she can't predict what kind of consequences will be triggered.

However, she can consider the overall situation, will Yixun take care of the overall situation? Will Yixun be greedy enough to swallow all the 40,000 new troops of the Banner in the Japanese?

In addition, once this matter spreads, it will be a huge blow to the prestige of the imperial court, and as the period of preparing for the constitution is coming to an end, the call for the Yixun Regency to form a cabinet is getting louder and louder, and now there is such a .......

"The Queen Mother." The eunuch came in and reported softly: "Prince Yi Zaiyuan is handing over a sign outside to ask to see." ”

"Let him in." Ci'an turned around and ordered, there are too many things these days, she almost forgot about Zaiyuan who stayed in Shanghai, but she didn't summon Zaiyuan back to Beijing for a long time, she also took into account that the matter of the Wa Kingdom should be properly resolved, and in the end it was to discuss with Yuan Qi, but she didn't expect Zaiyuan to return to Beijing by himself, it seems that Yuan Qi finally couldn't hold his breath.

After entering the room and knocking on Sheng'an, Zaiyuan got up and knelt down outside the bead curtain calmly, and listened to Ci'an's gentle voice, "What is Yuanqi's reaction?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Zaiyuan hurriedly said: "Yi Zhiyuan's attitude is very clear, he doesn't want to have infighting, and he will try his best to promote a rational compromise between the two sides and resolve this matter peacefully." ”

Ci'an didn't seem surprised by Yi Zhi's contented attitude, but in fact, she had also thought about it repeatedly and carefully in the past few days, if Yuan Qi deliberately added fuel to the fire, things would have already been out of control, she said slowly: "Tell me in detail." ”

Zaiyuan immediately said Yi Zhi's contentment thoughts in detail, and Ci'an pondered for a while after listening to it, before saying, "What do you think about this?" ”

Zaiyuan said without hesitation: "Back to the Queen Mother, the ministers thought that once internal strife broke out, the variables would be too great, and it would be appropriate to maintain stability for the time being." ”

Ci'an sighed secretly, if infighting broke out, not only would it be a big variable, the situation would also get out of control, and Yuan Qi would definitely get involved, this was what she was most worried about.

She was about to speak, when she heard a rush of footsteps, when even frowned, a eunuch on duty was a little flustered at the door and reported: "The Empress Dowager ——, the Japanese State Emergency." ”

As soon as he heard that it was an urgent telegram from the Japanese country, Ci'an's heart couldn't help jumping, could it be that something had happened? Immediately, he said, "Submit it." ”

A mutiny in the Osaka Castle Shenji Battalion, and the general Yiyun was placed under house arrest!

Scanning the message at a glance, Ci'an couldn't help but be dumbfounded, speechless for a long time, Yixun entered the widow, and the biggest reliance was not on Monk Greenqin, but on the fact that he had already installed cronies around Yixun, and he could easily control Yixun anytime and anywhere!

That's a good idea! She bit her lower lip tightly, the Shenji Battalion is known as the Son of Heaven's pro-army, and it is the descendant army she relies on the most, and it has also been infiltrated by Yixun, will there be a sudden attack one day, and even she, the queen mother, will be placed under house arrest!

What's even more tricky is that the current situation in the Japanese Kingdom is completely out of control! And extremely passive! Yi Xun is controlled, Yi Xun can take over all the 40,000 Eight Banners New Army in the U anytime and anywhere, before Yi Xun controlled more than 10,000 troops on the other side, she can still bear it, swallow all these 40,000 troops, but she can't tolerate it,

After a long time, she put down the telegram in her hand and said in a deep voice: "Call Yi Zhifen - you have to make inches, you can't bear it!" ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Casually forwarded the telegram to Zhao Liewen, Yi Zhizhi said: "Yixun and Su Shun conspired to usurp the power of the Japanese army, and it was purely an accident for Monk Greenqin to go to the Japanese country. It turned out that he installed his cronies in the Shenji Camp, and he was surprised and controlled Yiyun in one fell swoop, which is really a good means and a good intention! ”

After reading the telegram, Zhao Liewen pondered before he said: "The Shenji Battalion is known as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and it has always been controlled by the Empress Dowager's cronies, and it should not be a matter ......of one or two years for King Gong to install his cronies in the Shenji Battalion." ”

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovitously: "What do you do, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhao Liewen pondered and said: "At present, it seems that King Gong is more difficult to deal with than the Queen Mother, if he forms a cabinet after the constitution is established, I am afraid it will not be a blessing for the country." ”

"Huifu is too worried." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "King Gong is also a chess piece, and he can't turn over the wind and waves." ”

Before the words fell, Cao Gensheng hurriedly came in and reported: "The big shopkeeper, the palace of the heart is in an emergency." ”

"Reading ——。"

"You have to inch in, you can't bear it!"

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "King Gong's hand completely angered the Queen Mother. ”

"There are only 150,000 new troops in the Eight Banners, and King Gong swallowed 40,000 in one bite, and it is 40,000 troops equipped with Yuan Qi's latest and most advanced weapons, which can already directly threaten the safety of the Jing Division." Zhao Liewen said slowly: "In addition, once King Gong, who has 40,000 troops, returns to Beijing, how will the Queen Mother deal with herself?" How can you not be angry? ”

After a pause, he continued: "Is King Gong's move intended to force the imperial court to make concessions? Or do you have the heart to take over the 20,000 horses of Yixun? ”

lit a cigarette, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "King Gong is not confused, he knows very well that without my consent, he can't swallow those 20,000 horses, this move is not only to force the court to compromise, but also to test me." ”

After a slight sigh, he said: "Call back to the Queen Mother, Yuan Qi guarantees that Yixun's department can return to Beijing safely, this matter has a lot of impact, and please issue an order to convict Yixun and escort him back to Beijing." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen couldn't help but laugh secretly, convicted Yi Xun, escorted him back to Beijing, and it was logical for Yi Xun to take over as the general of the war.

"Call Hirakata." Yi Zhizhi continued: "It's too much. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Call Fukuoka, transfer the Osaka Yiyun Department to conquer Shikoku, and send Yiyun back to China." ”

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Yangxin Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

After receiving a call back from Yi Zhixiang, Ci'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the house arrest is not what Yuan Qi meant, and she is a little worried, it is obvious that the whole incident has been under Yuan Qi's control, or rather, Yuan Qi has been manipulating.

With a long sigh, she drafted an edict and convicted Yi Xun of a trumped-up charge, ordered him to be dismissed on the spot and escorted back to Beijing, and ordered Yi Xun to take over the post of general.

At the military aircraft department, seeing the telegram sent by the eunuch, a big stone hanging in Su Shun's heart was finally put down, these days he is also unable to sleep and eat, both worried about the failure of Yixun, and worried about causing infighting, out of control, he can not know much about the situation, and his heart is inexplicably anxious.

Now that Yi Xun has been convicted and escorted back to Beijing, and Yi Xun has taken over the position of general, it can be said that the whole thing can not be more complete, he suddenly felt relaxed, and ordered: "In quadruplicate, distribute the hair to Shanghai Zhennan Wangfu, Fukuoka Camp, Osaka Camp, and Hiraka Camp!" ”

Waguo, Hefang, Qing army camp, Chinese army tent.

Yixun sighed lightly, transferred the telegram to Monk Lingqin, and said in a somewhat lost tone: "This is the soldiers and horses that do not allow us to get involved in Osaka." ”

The message was very simple, just four words - too much. Monk Greenqin glanced at it and said, "Since it is necessary for both sides to compromise, it is naturally too much. Don't want the soldiers and horses in Osaka, and it's difficult for us to make the soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion return to their hearts, so it's better to recruit new recruits. ”

Yixun glanced at him and didn't say anything, recruiting new soldiers, saying lightly, the 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Wa Kingdom are the divisions of the imperial court, and the food and salary can be justifiably asked for from the imperial court, and the army will be expanded and recruited, and it is impossible for the imperial court to allocate food and salary, so he can't privately pay for recruiting and raising soldiers? Even if he sells the palace, how much can he expand his army? Counting on Yuanqi, then Yang Yuanqi snorted.

He was thinking about it, when the communications soldier hurried in and presented a telegram, but it was Ci'an's telegram that arrived, and after reading the telegram, a smile appeared on his face, although the number of troops was a little less, but he finally got his wish.

Seeing that there was no mention of himself on the telegram, Monk Greenqin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly congratulated him, "Congratulations to the sixth master, you got what you wanted." ”

"It's a pity that it wasn't perfect." Yixun said with some regret, and then ordered: "Tell the whole army, celebrate three days!" ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Yi Zhishu yawned and stretched comfortably, Yixun's usurpation of military power was so satisfactorily resolved, he was extremely satisfied, Yixun's current strength is a little weak, but after the conquest of the Japanese state, it is not a problem to expand to 30,000 or 40,000 troops, with these 30,000 or 40,000 troops to contain and balance, the implementation of constitutional government will undoubtedly be much smoother.

Seeing his lax appearance, Zhao Liewen smiled and said: "Judging from this matter, the Queen Mother is quite knowledgeable. ”

"It's not so much about understanding the general situation, it's better to be forced to be helpless." Yi Zhizhi said: "No one will easily give up the power in their hands, let alone the imperial power, Ci'an is afraid that he will not be willing to do so, and he will be more guarded." ”