Monk Greenqin has been on the battlefield for a long time, with outstanding achievements, and has a very high prestige in the Eight Banners New Army, although Yi Xun said that he was deeply respected by the Queen Mother, and led an army alone, but his qualifications are shallow, and he has no actual combat experience, for Monk Greenqin, he is naturally tolerant and accommodating everywhere, and he is very clear about his positioning, which is to prevent Yuanqi from annexing or major casualties.

Seeing the monk Lingqin everywhere towards Yi Zhi, he was quite worried, but he did not argue with it, stretched out his hand and politely said: "Take a step to speak." ”

The two came to Yi Xun's room, and after ordering the soldiers to serve tea, Yi Xun said slowly: "Yi Guocheng wrote the "Letter to the Whole Army", I have read it carefully, I think that for the potential threat of the Japanese State, there are some false words, the Japanese country is not as good as a province in our country, the population is only 30 million, even if the implementation of constitutional government, the development of industry, it is twenty or thirty years later than us........

The monk king also said that fighting a war is fighting money, what kind of war is there if there is no money? In a corner of the Wa Kingdom, can the economy compete with Yuanqi? What's more, the financial economy of the Japanese Kingdom is completely under the manipulation of Yuan Qi, how can it endanger my Qing Dynasty? ”

After a pause, he continued: "No matter how you analyze it, it is impossible for the Wa Kingdom to pose a threat to our country now and even in the future!" Then the question arises, why did Yi Guocheng launch this war at the expense of Yuan Qi's huge interests in the Wa Kingdom? ”

Monk Grinqin is a Mongolian temperament, it can be said that he is a simple soldier, not interested in politics, he and Yi Zhicontent has been friends for twenty or thirty years, the two have worked together many times, for Yuan Qi, he is quite impressed, after all, he has such a strong force as Yuan Qi and does not claim to be the king of self-reliance, raising troops to rebel, Yuan Qi can be said to be unique.

After smoking a cigarette silently, he said in a muffled voice: "The seventh master might as well say it directly." ”

Yi Xun glanced at him and said, "I'm worried that we'll be the next longhair." After a pause, he continued: "As the monk king said, Yuan Qi's use of long hair can be called the extreme, at the beginning of the long hair uprising, Yuan Qi deliberately connived to use long hair to contain the imperial court, and took the opportunity to expand the army to expand the territory, when Yuan Qi became stronger, and joined forces with the court to expel Long Mao into Southeast Asia, one swept Burma into Bengal to contain the British, and one swept Annam and Siam after being incorporated to conquer the Japanese state.

Turning over the hands for the clouds, covering the hands for the rain, the depth of the city of Yiguo, the sleek and ruthless means, it can be seen that in general, in the battle of the war, Yuan Qi deceived the imperial court step by step to invest forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses, saying that we would attack Kyoto independently, but in fact, all the battle plans have been .......formulated for us. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed lightly, "To be honest, I am worried and sleepless, for fear of following in the footsteps of the long hair." ”

Monk Lingqin tilted his head slightly and looked at him and said, "Isn't it the Seventh Master who pleaded with the imperial court to increase the number of troops in the Japanese Kingdom?" ”

"I was also fascinated by the exploits of the capture of Kyoto." Yi Xun said with a wry smile: "After seeing the "Letter to the Whole Army" written by Yi Guocheng, and then thinking of Yi Zhi's use of long hair, the more I think about it, the more afraid I feel. ”

"The Seventh Master is too worried." Monk Greenqin said slowly: "If Yi Guocheng has the heart to annex our tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, there is no need to bother so much, and the ...... can be easily solved in Fukuoka." ”

Yi Xun shook his head and said, "Yuan Qi wanted to annihilate Long Mao at the beginning, and he wouldn't ...... to blow his mind. ”

Monk Greenqin was silent when he arrived, this is indeed a fact, at the beginning of the long-haired rebellion, Yuan Qi wanted to send troops to exterminate, it was indeed easy, slightly groaning, he said: "Yi Guocheng said very clearly, to slaughter the Japanese country, destroy the country and exterminate the species, but I don't want Yuan Qi to bear this notoriety alone, so we are pulled, if you want to use it, that's all." ”

"If that's all there is, it doesn't matter." Yi Xun said slowly: "I'm afraid that it's not just that, I always feel that Yi Guocheng invites the imperial court to cooperate in sending troops to fight the Japanese." ”

"The Seventh Master put his heart in his stomach." Monk Greenqin said with relief: "We are not long-haired, we are the teachers of the imperial court, unless Yi Guocheng is a rebellion, it is impossible to be unfavorable to us, and we can fight this battle with peace of mind." ”

Yi Xun was worried: "Such a style of play is unheard of, will there be major casualties?" ”

"No, it won't." Monk Greenqin said firmly: "Don't look at our spreading, but the small group of Japanese troops is not an opponent, and the large group of Japanese troops do not dare to move, so there is no danger." Saying that, he stood up and said with a smile: "The Seventh Master is leading the army for the first time, and the pressure is inevitable, so you might as well sleep well." ”

Does this mean that he is cranky? Yi Xun secretly scolded himself, then got up and said: "Can you speed up the march and capture Kyoto as soon as possible?" ”

Monk Lingqin was originally about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped and said: "The march is too fast, the cable telegraph can't keep up, and besides, the main purpose of this method of fighting is to drive the Japanese people to Kyoto, and we can't kill millions of Japanese people, so let them become homeless, and it is more convenient to starve to death." ”

Yi Xun said: "I'm worried about long nights and dreams. ”

"You can sleep with a pillow, how can there be so many dreams." Monk Greenqin said with a big grin, and looked at his watch as he spoke, "It's time to go back." ”

The Osaka Plain is one of the four major plains of the Wakoku Kingdom, and the three capitals of the Wakoku Kingdom - Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka, of which Kyoto and Osaka are located in the Osaka Plain, and the Osaka Plain is therefore extremely prosperous, and the densely populated area is not inferior to the Kanto Plain where Edo is located, which can be described as one of the most densely populated areas in the Wakoku Kingdom.

The Qing army scattered in all directions to burn, kill, and plunder, and implemented the three-light policy, forcing all the people to help the old and the young to leave their homes to escape the war, except for a small number of people who fled into the mountains, the vast majority fled to Kyoto, the reason is very simple, everyone thinks that fleeing to Kyoto will have a better chance of surviving.

Wakoku, Kyoto.

At a large fork in the road near Kyoto, a large group of Kyoto officials sat on a temporary wooden platform, looking at the endless stream of homeless people passing in front of them, carrying large bags and small bags, and looking panicked.

Since the Qing army landed in Osaka, a large number of displaced people have poured into Kyoto every day, and the number of displaced people who poured into Kyoto at the beginning was not large, and Kyoto did not take it seriously, and it was normal for a large number of displaced people to break out in war.

When they found that the number of displaced people who came in every day had increased dramatically, the area was becoming more and more extensive, and the news about the Qing army was increasing, the senior officials in Kyoto realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly sent troops to forcibly divert them, driving them forward and not allowing them to go to Kyoto again.

Kyoto is rich, but the grain storage is also limited, tens of thousands of displaced people can barely support the influx, hundreds of thousands, millions of displaced people influx, it is absolutely fatal, really let these displaced people flock to Kyoto, do not want the Qing army to fight, the displaced people can overturn Kyoto!

An official muttered softly: "The Qing army's methods are too despicable, can it be that without the battleship artillery, they will not dare to fight a battle in a dignified manner?" ”

"Shut up!" An official scolded softly: "Choshu and Satsuma are both powerful feudal domains, how did they get destroyed?" ”

Hearing this, all the officials were silent, the Qing army's behavior in Choshu and Satsuma, Kyoto has a lot of rumors, and they have been confirmed, with the strength of the Changzhou and Satsuma domains, under the powerful attack of the Qing army, they were destroyed without even a decent resistance, who dares to question the combat power of the Qing army?

Inaba Masami is also there, and he is sitting at the front, he has always been one of the shogunate's several old middlemen who strongly oppose compromise and actively advocate preparing for war and resistance, but after seeing the scene in front of him, he was a little shaken, the Qing army's move is too ruthless! This is to starve the entire people of the Osaka Plain to death in one fell swoop, and it is chilling to think about it.

After a long silence, he spoke: "The Qing navy has landed from Nagoya, captured the Nobi Plain, and cut off several key roads to the north of Kyoto, and such a huge number of displaced people will not survive even if they are diverted to various places. ”

This is a fact, the Wa country was already short of food, because of the outbreak of war, Kyoto, Edo, local daimyos, and wealthy merchants were hoarding food, and at this time, no one was willing to give food to help these displaced people, let alone the number of displaced people was still so large that it was still jaw-dropping.

Everyone in the officials here knew that the Qing army was going to drive the people of the entire Osaka Plain over, and these displaced people were diverted out, and it was still a dead end, although everyone knew it, but no one would say it stupidly, but they didn't expect Inoha Masashi to say it bluntly in public.

Iwakura Gushi, the court minister who was highly regarded by the Meiji Emperor, coughed lightly, and then said: "Divert out, at least there is a glimmer of hope, but staying in Kyoto is the only way to die, and the Qing army should attack Kyoto later." ”

"I don't mean to blame." Inoha Zhengsi said slowly: "This battle, we don't have to fight, we have already lost!" ”

An official sitting behind Iwakura Gu said in an unkind tone: "Has Your Excellency changed your attitude and wants to sue for peace with the Qing Kingdom?" ”

"I'm telling the truth." Inaba Masashi said unhurriedly: "The Qing army may not be in a hurry to attack, if it drags on for two or three months, what will happen?" ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were tight, a steady stream of huge numbers of displaced people were driven here, not to mention two or three months, as long as this situation lasted for another month, no, as long as half a month, the entire vicinity of Kyoto would be chaotic, and a huge number of displaced people could not do anything in order to survive?

"Stand down." Iwakura Gushi said softly, and only after all the officials had retreated, did he say softly: "Is there room for peace talks?" ”

"Probably not." Inaba said in a sullen voice: "Qing Guo wants to destroy our country just like destroying North Korea, and there is no room for peace talks. ”

Kyoto and Edo were originally opposites, and Inaba Masami, as an old shogunate, came to Kyoto to promote the unity of the public and military, so he was quite respected, but when he heard this, Iwakura Gushi's tone was cold, "Your Excellency, should you let us surrender?" ”

Inaba Masami glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to surrender, don't sit still, you must take the initiative!" ”

Take the initiative? Iwakura's eyes flickered a little, the Qing army that invaded Kyoto was not four or five thousand, but forty or fifty thousand! The entire Kyoto can now gather less than 30,000 troops, and the combat power is very different from the Qing army, take the initiative to attack, once it fails, Kyoto will not even have the strength to defend!

After a long sigh, he said softly: "The stakes are very high, and it must be carefully discussed." ”

Inaba Masami said softly: "With so many displaced people, maybe they can follow the example of the Choshu Domain to form a surprise team."

The so-called Odd Soldier Team refers to a mixed force composed of samurai and commoners other than the feudal lords, which is a good suggestion, but it takes a lot of food to form a Wonder Soldier Team, and it is difficult to say whether the temporary Odd Soldier Team can play a role, Iwakura Gushi was silent for a while before saying: "This can be regarded as a case with no way." ”

Shanghai, Zhennan Palace.

A common four-wheeled carriage in Shanghai stopped not far from the gate of the palace, as soon as the door opened, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, who was dressed as a gentleman, walked down slowly, it was noon, the scorching sun was at the top, it was very hot, he walked to a shade of a tree before saying: "Hurry up, send the name sticker in, this ..... I'll just wait here. ”

The palace naturally has a wing room to receive the guests who came to meet and wait, however, Zaiyuan came to Weifu, afraid of meeting acquaintances when he went in, and this time he came to Shanghai to persuade Yixin to return to Beijing, this errand is not easy, he knows very well that if Yixin is willing to return to Beijing, there is no need to wait for him to persuade him, therefore, as soon as he arrives in Shanghai, he will first come to see Yi Zhicontent, hoping that Yi Zhizhi can help speak.

Prince Yi's name sticker is naturally easy to use, and after a while, a porter quickly greeted him, arched and said, "Prince Yi, our prince is invited." ”

Entering the courtyard of the Changle Book House, Yi Zhishu did not come out as usual, Prince Yi couldn't help but be a little careful, the other party's attitude is already very telling, it seems that the other party has a lot of opinions about the Qingjun Society.

Yi Zhishu did not deliberately do not greet him, in order to express his dissatisfaction, and when he saw Zaiyuan come in, he got up and said directly: "Prince Yi came to Shanghai this time, but persuaded Prince Gong to return to Beijing?" ”

Seeing the other party, he broke his intention, Zaiyuan couldn't help but praise secretly, and hurriedly said with a smile: "The king of Zhennan is clever, which is really admirable." ”

What's so hard about that? Yixun has not returned to Beijing for a long time, it is strange that Ci'an is not in a hurry, what the court is most afraid of should be that Yixun and Yuan Qi join forces, Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to give up his seat, and then said with a smile: "Is there my name on the assassination list of the Qingjun Society?" ”

"No, absolutely not." Zaiyuan's heart jumped, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "We have carefully checked the Qingjun Society, and the list has also been searched, King Gong and Su Shun are indeed at the top of the list, and the others are also a group of Manchu and Mongolian officials who support the implementation of constitutional government. ”

Yi Zhizhi laughed and said: "It's strange, I am the initiator of the implementation of constitutional government, and I am not on the list?" ”

"Not really." Zaigaki was anxious and swore that the other party could joke, he couldn't be a joke, this was not a trivial matter, if the other party misunderstood that the court had the idea of assassinating him, I don't know what trouble would happen.