Seeing Yi Xun aggressive, Ci An's uneasiness was even worse, she faintly smelled a hint of forced palace, and quietly glanced at the two brothers who were sitting and kneeling, she pondered and said: "The Eastern Tour to worship the ancestors is a matter of great importance, postpone the discussion, King Gong's initiative to gradually expand the scale of state-owned land, benefit the country and the people, and it is related to the extension of my Qing Dynasty. ”

"Obey." Yi Yi was happy and worried in his heart, happy that Ci'an did not approve of retreating to Shengjing, and worried that Yi Xun really had the intention of holding the queen mother and the emperor hostage, and if he was not careful, a big war might break out in Beijing!

"Uncle Six Emperors kneel down first." Ci'an commanded in a steady tone, she didn't know what the situation of Qi Chunyuan was now, when he summoned Yi Li, Yi Xun broke in without being communicated, which was impossible in normal times, she wanted to see if Yi Xun would stop Yi Yi from retiring.

Seeing Yi Li, he calmly saluted and got up, and Yi Xun said unhurriedly: "King Gong is also a descendant of Aixin Jueluo, so there is no need to hide it from him." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "It is better to visit the east to worship the ancestors sooner rather than later, and the ministers implore the queen mother to make up her mind as soon as possible." ”

Hearing this, Ci'an frowned, and simply made his words clear, "This palace does not approve of retreating to Shengjing. ”

Yi Xun glanced at her and turned to look at Yi Yi, "The Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor are stationed in Shengjing, and the forbidden army has also moved to Shengjing, how will Yuan Qi react?" ”

Yi Yi said without hesitation: "Yi Guocheng will not agree!" If he insists on going his own way, Yi Guocheng will be forced to use troops in the northeast. ”

"The drought in the north has lasted for several years, and Yuan Qi still has the spare strength to use troops in the northeast?" Yi Xun laughed and said, "It's just a lustful inward." ”

Yi Yi smiled bitterly: "What about after the drought? The seventh brother would never think that he could defend the northeast with more than 100,000 forbidden troops? The current war is not only about money and food, but also about the financial and industrial base, and the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War are the best examples. ”

"There are Anshan Iron and Steel Works and Fushun Coal Mine near Shengjing, and the entire Northeast is rich in coal and iron resources, with the support of Britain and France, we can develop our own industry." Yi Xun said confidently: "The drought in the north lasted for four or five years, and Yuan Qi's efforts to provide relief will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to recover his vitality for several years after the drought, which is a godsend for us!" ”

"The seventh brother is too whimsical." Yi Yi shook his head slowly, "At this time and then, without Yi Guocheng's consent, Britain and France will not dare to set foot in the Northeast at all, and the establishment of military factories cannot be ....... overnight." ”

Yi Xun said: "The imperial court's military factories in Tianjin were established with the support of Britain and France, and all of them were demolished and relocated to Shengjing ....... ”

"Can the military factory in Tianjin make the Maxim machine gun? Can you build various types of land guns? Yi Yi sneered: "In the first war in South Africa, doesn't the seventh brother still see the situation clearly?" ”

After being silent for a while, Yi Xun said: "The Empress Dowager traveled east to worship her ancestors, fell ill in Shengjing, and recuperated on the spot, is this understandable?" ”

Is this an iron heart to retreat from Shengjing? Yi Yi was speechless for a while, this excuse was reasonable and blameless, Yi Xun continued: "Shengjing is originally to accompany the capital, Her Majesty the Queen Mother is stationed in Shengjing to recuperate, neither build a small court, nor divide the territory, Yuan Qi has no reason to conquer?" ”

Hearing this, even Ci'an's thoughts, who opposed going to Shengjing, came alive, if she could justifiably live in Shengjing, she would naturally have a thousand wishes, living in Beijing, even if she lived in the Old Summer Palace with more than 100,000 forbidden soldiers guarding it all year round, she couldn't say awkward in her heart.

Groaning slightly, Yi Yi said in a very sincere tone: "Shengjing is not only the capital but also the place where I am in the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor are stationed in Shengjing, and there will inevitably be a large number of Manchurian and Mongolian relatives and nobles who will move with them, it is impossible not to be criticized, and Yi Guocheng cannot rest assured."

If the Empress Dowager feels that her stay in Beijing is not going well, she can take turns to live in Shengjing and Jingshi, just like in the past when she was stationed back and forth between the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace, the forbidden army can also be divided into two and stationed in two capitals. ”

Listening to the division of the forbidden army into two and stationed in two capitals, Yi Xun said in a deep voice: "Isn't this a disguised weakening of the strength of the forbidden army....... ”

Yi Yi rolled his eyes, "More than 100,000 forbidden troops, it makes no sense to weaken or not." After a pause, he admonished: "I must cautiously remind the seventh brother that the scale of the forbidden army cannot be expanded, otherwise, it will be curbed or abolished." ”

For this compromise proposed by Yi Yi, Ci'an can be said to be moved, and she groaned slightly, before she spoke: "The constitution of the Qing Dynasty has only been established for a few years, and this palace does not want to embarrass the cabinet, so King Gong might as well consult with Yi Guocheng first." ”

"Obey." Yi Yi secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, Lao Qi's situation was not negotiable at all.

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"Tick Ring" The crisp phone rang, Yi Zhifen glanced at Zhao Liewen, and said: "Huifu will pick it up, if it is King Gong, say that I will go down to the factory to inspect." ”

If Yi Xun led his troops to hold the Empress Dowager hostage and retreat to Shengjing, how to deal with this matter must be discussed, after all, it is not suitable for the north to make a big move at this time, so that Zhao Liewen can only have room for negotiation when he answers the phone.

Soon, Zhao Liewen put down the phone and slowly paced back to report: "There are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry inside and outside Qichun Garden, all of which are forbidden troops with loaded guns and ammunition, heavily guarded, tense atmosphere, and the intention of Prince Yiyun to hold him hostage is extremely obvious. Yiyun's attitude was very clear, and let the queen mother and the emperor move to Shengjing in the name of worshipping their ancestors on the eastern tour, and the forbidden army also moved to Shengjing. ”

Before the words fell, Li Hongzhang said: "Once the empress dowager and the emperor move to Shengjing, the royal family, the Manchu and Mongolian relatives will inevitably accompany them, and a large number of Manchus will also move back to the northeast. ”

Zhao Liewen said slowly: "At present, it is a severe drought in the northern provinces, and it is not suitable to use troops, so you might as well let it go, and then carry out a large-scale expedition after the disaster, and completely eliminate the remnants of Manchu and Mongolia." ”

"No!" Li Hongzhang said in a deep voice: "The catastrophe in the north lasted for four years, and it will take another three or five years to recover after the disaster. ”

Zhao Liewen cross-examined: "Isn't the price of sending troops to fight now? ”

Seeing that Li Hongzhang was about to speak, Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said: "Whether it is to send troops to conquer now or after the disaster, it will be a catastrophe for Manmeng, I believe that the Empress Dowager Ci'an and King Gong are very clear about this, wait and see, wait and see how things develop." ”

For three days, I didn't see Yi Zhizhi call back, and Yi Yi naturally understood the other party's attitude, so he took the initiative to call again, and threw out the idea of Shengjing and Jingshi, the two capitals taking turns to live, and the forbidden army was divided into two and stationed in two capitals.

This time it was Yi Zhishu who answered the phone in person, but after a little silence, he said: "Constitutional monarchy, the emperor is supreme in both etiquette and form, no one can restrict the emperor's freedom, but the emperor lives in the capital of a country, this is an unwritten rule, the embassies of various countries are built in Beijing, and foreign affairs activities are also held in the capital, if the emperor is not in the capital for a long time, it will seriously affect foreign affairs activities."

In addition, when the emperor goes out on patrol, it is indispensable for the forbidden army to accompany the escort, but there must be corresponding strict regulations on the scale of the accompanying forbidden army, and the cabinet can inspect England and other countries to formulate a security system in line with our national conditions.

For troops who do not have military orders and act without authorization, they will be regarded as rebellion and rebellion, and they will be resolutely suppressed! In this regard, there is no indulgence, even if it is a big and heavy price! ”

Seeing that Yi Zhi's contentment attitude was so resolute, Yi Yi sighed and said, "Many clans and nobles in Beijing have been agitated, and they strongly approve of the empress dowager and the emperor moving to Shengjing ........ ”

"The Qing Dynasty's implementation of a constitutional monarchy has not shed blood, but after all, there are still some deficiencies." Yi Zhishu hung up the phone decisively after speaking.

Listening to the busy sound of "doo" on the phone, Yi Yi reluctantly put down the phone and groaned for a while before he ordered: "Please come over." ”

Su Shun came quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he said, "Yi Guocheng disagrees? ”

Yi Yi smiled bitterly and nodded, and said while stretching out his hand to give up his seat: "This matter is a bit tricky, Yi Guocheng doesn't allow it, and Lao Qi will not give up easily....... ”

Su Shun glanced at him and said slowly: "The sixth master is a fan of the authorities, didn't Yi Guocheng already point out the solution?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Yi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "Cutting the royal family's military power?" ”

"There were no excuses and no opportunities before, and now they don't have all of them?" Su Shun said slowly: "How can the Queen Mother be easily controlled by others, the Sixth Master might as well unite with the Queen Mother and deprive Yi Xun of his military power." ”

Yi Yi hesitated and said, "Will the Queen Mother hand over the military power?" ”

"These more than 100,000 forbidden troops are in their hands, and there is not much benefit, but the harm is not small, and the disadvantages outweigh the benefits, so why should they be reluctant to give up?" Su Shun said slowly: "With the Holy Ming of the Queen Mother, she can naturally break this. ”

Yi Yi nodded, more than 100,000 forbidden troops, this force is not big, not small, if it can be cut, it is naturally the best, and it will also save the troubles, no matter whether the queen mother can see it or not, you must try it, and he groaned slightly, he said: "Without further ado, I must rush to Qichun Garden to meet me, and the Beijing master must be in a strict position, so as not to change in a hurry." ”

"Sixth Master rest assured........" Before Su Shun finished speaking, the phone rang, Yi Yi got up and picked up the phone to listen to a sentence, his face became extremely pale after brushing, Su Shun was shocked, he put down the phone, and hurriedly asked: "Seventh Master did it first?" ”

Yi Yi nodded, and said in a low voice: "It's Lao Qi's call, saying that the Queen Mother has issued an order to worship the ancestors in the east, and you can clearly hear the messy and dense gunfire on the phone........" ”

This Yiyun is not a straw bag, and he knows how to start first, but in this way, things will develop to the point of no return, and they can only meet each other! Su Shun couldn't help but sigh, it's really a disaster, the natural disaster has not stopped, and the man-made disaster has arisen again!

The phone rang again, Yi Yi picked up the microphone, and listened to the slightly hurried voice of Monk Lingqin, "Qichun Garden has changed, and the gunshots are ......." ”

"Investigate quickly, report quickly. Be sure to find out the situation of the Queen Mother and the Emperor! Yi Yi said in a deep voice: "In addition, the whole city is under martial law, and it is ready to guard against the rebels attacking the Beijing Division." ”

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"The ——。 of the Big Shopkeeper" Zhao Liewen covered the microphone and turned around to report: "Jingshi called, and there was a dense and messy gunfire ...... in the direction of Haidian. ”

"Re-explore, report at any time!" Yi Zhishu commanded, saying that he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, it was exactly half past one, he lit a cigarette casually, and the dense and messy gunfire in the direction of Haidian was obviously Ci'an and Yiyun infighting, I don't know who made the first move, Ci'an is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The phone was put down, the bell rang again, and Zhao Liewen immediately reported: "The big shopkeeper, the Beijing Forbidden Army captured the Tongzhou Railway Station ........" ”

Tongzhou Railway Station is the east station of Jingshi and the starting point of the two Beijing railways. Yi Zhizhi was groaning to himself, and Zhao Liewen continued: "King Gong's call! ”

Yi Zhizu strode forward and took the microphone and said, "It's me." Yi Yi was not as polite as usual, and said directly: "Yi Xun soldiers, the queen mother has ordered the eastern tour to worship the ancestors, and the forbidden army has now controlled the Tongzhou Railway Station, whether to intercept it?" ”

Yi Zhishu asked directly: "King Gong doesn't want to intercept it?" ”

"Yes." Yi Yi said unabashedly: "I don't want Jingshi to become a battlefield. ”

Yi Zhishu said in a deep voice: "Then let them go east!" ”

As soon as the phone was put down, the bell rang again, Yi Zhishu picked up the microphone, and listened to Yan Yangtian's voice, "The big shopkeeper, Prince Yiyun led his troops to hold the Empress Dowager hostage, intending to go to Shengjing, did you intercept it at Shanhaiguan?" Then set up defenses in Jinzhou. ”

"No need to intercept!" Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "Let them go to Shengjing!" ”

Yi Zhicontent, this is intentionally conniving at Yi Xun to hijack the Queen Mother and flee to Shengjing? Li Hongzhang was secretly anxious when he heard this, and as soon as he put down the phone, he couldn't help but say: "If they can intercept it, why should the big shopkeeper connive at them to flee east?" ”

Yi Zhishu said indifferently: "It's not suitable to start a war at this time, and besides, it's difficult to intercept at all!" So, he walked out of the room slowly, and seeing this situation, Yi Zhengxing hurriedly got up and followed.

Out of the courtyard, Yi Zhishu strolled into the lotus garden, walking slowly along the tree-lined path, Yi Zhengxing chased after him, and said tentatively: "Father wants to take this opportunity to wipe out all the relatives and nobles in Manmeng?" ”

Yi Zhishu slowed down his pace and said, "Unconsciously this is a rare opportunity to practice?" ”

Opportunity to practice? Yi Zhengxing was overjoyed, "Father plans to let the child lead the army to conquer?" ”

"It's time for you to cultivate your own forces in the army." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "China's national conditions are different from those of Western countries, and if you want to make a difference, you must firmly control military power. ”

After a pause, he continued: "This is Yu Zhi, for my father, I want to give you a chance to practice, Yu Gong, at present, there is a great drought in the northern provinces, and the disaster is serious, which is not suitable for large-scale wars, and Yuan Qi's funds are also very tight at present, so it is not suitable for war."

In addition, what you said is not unreasonable, this is indeed an opportunity to wipe out all the Manchurian relatives and nobles, and the peaceful implementation of constitutional government is both beneficial and naturally disadvantageous. ”

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