"How can I take care?" The emperor smiled dumbly, stepped down from the throne, and took Xingzhen's hand to the East Warm Pavilion, the warm pavilion used glass windows, much brighter than the main hall, the emperor's mood seemed to be better, pulled Xingzhen to sit on the kang, always knew when to appear Yang Qingxi and farts to serve fresh fruit cakes, Xingzhen felt that the emperor's hands were still cold, the hall was silent, only the spring rain outside the eaves poured down, "When the first emperor came to the court, the British came to attack, although I was five or six years old at the time, I don't know much about the treaty signed between the foreigner and the Qing Dynasty, but there is one thing that I remember clearly" The emperor's palms were covered with cold sweat, "After the peace negotiation, the first emperor and a few princes cried for a long time in the Fengxian Palace, and kept saying that they had no face to see the ancestors and ancestors, and the sixth child was still young at that time, and he couldn't bear to kneel and worship, so he fell asleep on the mat, but I couldn't sleep, I didn't expect that the Emperor Ama, the lord of all peoples, and the seemingly omnipotent emperor, would be forced to such an extent by a small country. "Persecuted to the extent that I can only cry in front of the shadows of the ancestors and ancestors in the Fengxian Palace!

Xingzhen was silent, only the emperor was muttering, "Before the death of the first emperor, he had been worried about the affairs of Hong Kong Island, and the compensation was just enough, but the land was cut off, it was the first time that the Qing Dynasty opened the world, although I was weak, I didn't dare to think about taking back Hong Kong, but I didn't want to do the land cut again," the emperor's tone was high, but he immediately fell down, "But now the foreigners are popular, first conquered Guangzhou, and Shengbao suffered a defeat in Shandong, and now the meaning of the foreigners is very clear," Xianfeng said in a low voice with hatred. "I thought about it again, just like when the first emperor was there, I invaded Gyeonggi and came to intimidate me!"

Xingzhen really wanted to say, in fact, they didn't come to intimidate, but really came to rob, not counting the compensation for land cession, but also robbed the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens, a cultural and historical treasure that later generations of Chinese descendants regretted, "There is a miracle in the world in another corner of the earth, it is called the Summer Palace." Everything that the imagination of the people can create, almost mythical, is embodied in this palace.? One day, two robbers broke into the summer palace. A hands-on robbery. One burned it to the ground. It turns out that victory is a plunder. The victors stole all the riches of the summer palace. After that, they both held hands and returned to Europe. "But this can't be said at all now, otherwise Xianfeng will think that he is crazy. Xingzhen held the emperor's hand. "The emperor has already asked Seng Lingqin to go to Tianjin to set up defenses. This Tianjin is fine. Naturally, there is nothing to do in Beijing, not to mention that it is different from when the first emperor was alive, when foreigners invaded Jiangning. Cut off the Cao Yun, the first emperor suffered from the lack of national use, helpless to appease the foreigners, and now the horizontal and vertical hair is entrenched in Jiangning, the Cao Yun is also intermittent, dispensable, we have survived like this over the years, the foreigners can not intimidate us, the emperor is more relaxed. ”

Anyone will cheer up with the encouragement of others, not to mention Emperor Xianfeng, who has always had very soft ears, Xingzhen felt that the emperor's hands were a little warm, "What the queen said is very true," Emperor Xianfeng's face finally had some light, "Su Shun said that he should prepare with both hands, in addition to letting the monk and the king be on guard, but also let the ministers of the United States and Russia mediate"

"It is inappropriate to forgive the concubines for talking too much and mediating this matter." Xingzhen said directly.

In the emperor's impression, it was rare for the empress to say so resolutely, the emperor choked for a moment, was speechless for a moment, and then asked, "Does the empress think it is inappropriate to mediate this matter?" ”

"Exactly, I heard that the American minister went north with the British and French fleets, not only a nest of snakes and rats, but also a raccoon dog, how can I think about China?" Xingzhen directly dispelled the emperor's attempt to entrust foreign ministers with the idea of mediation, "Not to mention Russia, a few years ago, the Northeast Frontier was signed, which already made Russia uncomfortable, if he mediated properly, and finally let Britain and France stop, may I ask the emperor, the land of Longxing in the Northeast, and Sakhalin Island, can you still have it in your hands?" ”

The American scholar Denette vividly wrote in "A History of American Diplomacy in East Asia": "The United States Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary was appointed to the other side of the world (China) to stand under the tree, holding a basket in his hand, waiting to pick up the fruit shaken by his partner on the tree." He was even instructed to intercede in case of a dispute between the tree and the owner of the orchard. "But Tsarist Russia is different, this polar bear who does not hide his greed for the territory has benefited the most from China. A history of modern Sino-Russian relations can be said to be a history of Tsarist Russia's invasion of China. When it comes to Russia's aggression against China in modern times, the first thing that comes to the mind of the Chinese people is that Tsarist Russia has plundered more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land from China through unequal treaties one after another, and every Chinese with a conscience sighs when the vast expanse of China's northeast and northwest China on the map is now the territory of other countries.

During this period, on the one hand, the Qing government was faced with internal and external troubles, which gave Tsarist Russia the opportunity to take advantage of the fire to loot, and on the other hand, the Qing court did not have a clear grasp of the international situation, did not understand the comprehensive strength of various countries, and was confused by Tsarist Russia. The most obvious example is that the Siberian governor Muravyov made territorial claims under the pretext of defending China from the British invasion from Heilongjiang. If the Qing court had been a little familiar with geography and military affairs, it would not have believed the Russians. Then there is the shameful role of the Russian Minister Ignachev during the Second Opium War. The credulity of Ignatchev was the greatest tragedy of the Qing government.

In addition, Qing officials were of low quality, incompetent, irresponsible, and indifferent to the interests of the state. For example, Heilongjiang General Yishan could not resist the intimidation of Muravyov, the governor of Siberia in Tsarist Russia, and without the approval of the central government, he arbitrarily signed the Sino-Russian "Aihui Treaty," which cede more than 500,000 square kilometers of land. The Treaty of Aihui, which he signed, actually set a bad precedent for Tsarist Russia to occupy a large part of China's territory, and it marked the deepening of the crisis on China's northern frontier after the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of a frenzy of land cession. The same situation was repeated 23 years later in the signing of the Treaty of Livajia with Tsarist Russia, in which the negotiators signed the treaty without the approval of the central government. It is also infuriating that the officials sent by the Qing court to demarcate the border with the Russian side on the spot in accordance with the treaty are unwilling to go because of the "difficult and dangerous road" and fatigue, and they only leave the demarcation to the Russian side.

"The Russians are wolf-like, eyeing the northern Xinjiang, Britain and France have come from afar, and they will certainly not occupy a large area of China's territory, Russia is close at hand, it can be described as a bad neighbor, if the front door rejects the tiger, the back door enters the wolf, even if the British and French win, it is more than worth the loss!" Xingzhen said categorically.

The emperor was shocked, and couldn't help nodding again and again, "The queen's words can be described as reasonable, the northeast border has just been determined with a lot of words in the old year, and Russia just can't find a reason to attack, if he uses mediation to blackmail us in the future, our Celestial Empire is a state of benevolence and righteousness, and it is not easy to refuse." ”

At this time, he was still talking about benevolence and righteousness, Xingzhen secretly slandered, but he didn't say anything, "Su Shun is the emperor's trusted courtier, these ideas are excellent, the concubine heard that Guo Songtao has also been in contact with the British and French in the south, why not let him come back to Tianjin to try."

"Also, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, please give the emperor an order, and quickly let Mu Yang'a buy artillery from the foreigners and replenish the equipment," Xingzhen said eloquently, "The musketeers of Liangjiang can be used, if there is a need, you can go north immediately!" ”

"Well, just do what you want," Emperor Xianfeng rekindled his fighting spirit, "I also want the army that has been honed in recent years to be usable!" ”

"Long live the lord, Concubine Li is here." Yang Qingxi cautiously prayed.

"Let her in," the emperor held Xingzhen's shoulders and let Xingzhen sit down, and sat on the other side of the kang again, Concubine Li came in and saluted, and said timidly: "I heard that the emperor is angry, and the concubines dare not ask the emperor to dissipate their anger, the queen mother let the concubines cook the soothing soup with their own hands, please use a few sips of the emperor, and accept the concubine's wishes, right?" ”

On the first day of March, the British and French forces, together with the American and Russian ministers, defeated Shengbao's 8,000 regiments in Dengzhou Mansion and attacked the Dagu Fort. Emperor Xianfeng ordered the prince of Horqin, Monk Greenqin, to take strict precautions, "Don't let foreigners land as the first priority." (To be continued......)

ps: The county order is a county parent official, for example, called the eldest lord. The big county county order is a seven-grade official, and there are eight county officials, nine main books, and a non-product called "not into the stream" of the classic history, because it is ranked after the county order and county master book, for example, it is called the four masters. The history of the criminal prison in charge of a county is litigious, and the things are relatively confidential, so the fourth master has to find someone who can write and copy to help him do things when looking for a wife. And this woman who can write and copy is called Siniang.

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