Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Liewen coughed lightly, and said unhurriedly: "The purpose of establishing the Shengjing Military Region is to stabilize Prince Alcohol, so that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor can return to Beijing from the control of Prince Alcohol.

Although King Gong strongly praised the establishment of the constitution, after all, he was a descendant of Aixin Jueluo, and he would not sit idly by and watch the Qing Dynasty fall, let alone sit idly by, and it was very likely that he would take advantage of the serious disaster in the north to take advantage of the serious dissatisfaction of the northern gentry with Yuan Qi and openly turn against Yuan Qi.

In the student's humble opinion, you might as well agree to the establishment of the Shengjing Military Region, agree to the Prince of Alcohol stationed in the northeast of the town, and connive at it, and wait for the Prince of Alcohol to form a tail in the northeast, just a paper order, you can force the anti-Prince Alcohol, at that time, Yuan Qi can justifiably send troops to the northeast. ”

Yi Zhengde, who had been silent, said very abruptly: "In this way, isn't it a rare opportunity?" ”

"When did Jeongseung start caring about politics?" Yi Zhixiang glanced at him, and said in a gentle tone: "My country has developed too fast in recent years, and the momentum of its rise is too fierce, which has made Western countries very jealous, and Yuan Qi has also established many strong opponents over the years.

If a large-scale civil war breaks out in the country, Western countries will inevitably support the imperial court in every possible way, either openly or covertly, in order to maximize the scale of China's civil war, continue the time of the civil war, and contain or interrupt the rise of our country in one fell swoop!

Also, in terms of time, we can't afford to delay. This is an era of hegemonism in which a large number of heroes rise together and strive for world hegemony, and one or even several large-scale wars that will sweep the whole world are no longer far away, and we must seize the opportunity to become strong as soon as possible, actively participate in the war for world hegemony, and establish the status of world hegemon.

The outbreak of a large-scale and protracted civil war will undoubtedly greatly delay the development of our country and must be avoided with all its might. We should look to the whole world, not just the one-third of the land in front of us! ”

"Our country is far away from Europe, and even if a large-scale world war breaks out, we can watch the fire from the other side." Li Hongzhang pondered and said: "If our country is strong, no one dares to provoke our country easily, why get involved in a large-scale war? ”

"It's like officialdom, if you want to get the most benefits, you must choose the right camp and stay neutral, which is not only difficult to profit, but may even be difficult to protect yourself." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "I want to remind you that we are not facing a single military power, but a military group composed of several military powers!" ”

Li Hongzhang said suspiciously: "Can't you strictly abide by neutrality?" ”

"Nope." Yi Zhishu shook his head and said, "We must choose a side, because no matter which side wins, it will not tolerate us, because our threat is too great!" ”

The room was quiet again, Europe is forming two major military blocs led by Britain and France and headed by Germany and Austria-Hungary, Yi Zhizu has clearly mentioned in his analysis of the situation in Europe, no matter which military bloc obtains European hegemony, it will inevitably confront the Qing Dynasty, leading to a large-scale war between the East and the West, and choosing a camp is undoubtedly the most correct.

"We are living in an era of hegemonism, and it is unrealistic to dream of being in a corner of peace. In this era, it is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and if you can't become the hegemon, you will be weakened by the hegemon in every way. Yi Zhizhi was content with a word, and said sonorously: "We must abandon all luck and actively participate in the battle for hegemony!" For domestic, integration must be carried out at the lowest cost and in the shortest time. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Liewen, "Reply to King Gong, and agree to the establishment of the Shengjing Military Region to welcome the Queen Mother and the Emperor back to Beijing." ”

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Putting down the phone, Yi Yi felt a sense of relief, Yuan Qi agreed to set up the Shengjing Military Region to welcome the Queen Mother and the Emperor back to Beijing. It is undoubtedly an indication of attitude - Yuan Qi does not mean to destroy the Qing Dynasty. Yi Xun held the Queen Mother and the Emperor on a tour of the East this time, which can be said to give Yuan Qi the best chance to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

Seeing Su Shun's inquiring gaze, he showed a hearty smile, "Yuan Qi agrees to welcome the Queen Mother and the Emperor back to Beijing." ”

"If Yuan Qi doesn't agree, there are ways to make it difficult." Su Shun also breathed a sigh of relief, "Once the Queen Mother and the Emperor return to Beijing, they have to think of ways to cut Prince Alcohol's military power as soon as possible, no matter how bad it is, Prince Alcohol will be overpowered, Yi Guocheng takes care of the overall situation, we can't take precautions everywhere, we have to integrate and integrate as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles." ”

Yi Yi nodded, now this old seven has indeed become the source of chaos in the Qing Dynasty, if it is not solved as soon as possible, there may be another accident after the catastrophe, he groaned slightly, and then he said: "The top priority is to let the Queen Mother and the Emperor return to Beijing as soon as possible." ”

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Yi Zhengxing did not retreat with everyone, only two fathers and sons were left in the room, he got up and made a pot of tea, and then asked: "Father said that we must choose a camp, but choose Germany?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Let's talk about it, why choose Germany?" ”

"England is the hegemon of the sea, and its overseas colonies are all over the continents, and if the military bloc led by Britain and France wins, the benefits that our country can obtain are not great." Yi Zhengxing pondered: "Germany seeks hegemony on the European continent, and it is in a weak position, and it is a rising military power, its naval strength is not strong, and it has almost no colonies overseas.

If Germany wins, the threat to our country will be small, and then we can join forces to divide up the British and French colonies overseas, and our country will gain extremely rich benefits. ”

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, and lit a cigarette casually, if you consider it from the perspective of maximizing interests, the benefits obtained by the Qing Dynasty after joining the German side and winning are indeed far more generous than those obtained after joining the British and French sides, but this matter cannot be considered purely from this perspective.

He asked with a smirk: "If a big war breaks out in Europe, what will the United States and Russia choose?" ”

The United States and Russia are allies with the Qing Dynasty, but the European war is closely related to the interests of the two countries, and the two countries may not advance and retreat with the Qing Dynasty.

The United States is located in North America, has a long coastline, has a weak navy, and during the Civil War, Britain and France intervened openly or covertly, and should be happy to see the defeat of Britain and France, which have strong naval forces, and if you want to choose one side, you must join Germany. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Russia shares a border with our country, and it is more in our interests to join the German side and join forces to contain or weaken Russia." ”