c_t; Cixi was a little dizzy when she was angry with Xu Tong and other ministers, held her forehead, and said helplessly: "You should retreat first." ”

Xu Tong didn't understand, and then said: "Lafayette, the minister thinks it's ......."

"Get out! I told you to get out of here! ”

Cixi, who couldn't bear it any longer, roared like a mad lion.

Xu Tong's face was pale, he quickly kowtowed, and retreated from the main hall in a panic, he was better than Li Hongzao, at least he was not thrown out by the gourd warrior.

Cixi forcibly suppressed her anger and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you go on to say, what should we do?" ”

All the ministers were speechless.

Cixi shouted: "What, are you all dumb? Where are you usually showing off your might, is it possible that the imperial court has spent a lot of money to support you, and when there is something, you will wait to see if our mother's joke can not be fulfilled! ”

All the ministers in the palace hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and shouted in their mouths: "The queen mother is angry, the emperor is angry, and the minister is guilty of death!" Panic! ”

Cixi said helplessly: "Master Weng, as an emperor, you can tell me, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Weng Tongyi saw that Lafayette personally named his name, so he had to take it up, bowed down and said: "Lafayette, this matter of foreign diplomacy, the center only has Prince Gong and Li Zhongtang is one of the good hands, the minister is blunt, and he is not very proficient in foreign affairs. ”

Cixi shouted: "Teach people to pass on the decree, Prince Xuangong and Li Hongzhang quickly go to the Hajj to discuss important matters!" ”

About half an hour later, Li Hongzhang and Prince Gong hurried to Cining Palace.

Prince Gong did not make a special call and did not come to the palace to see the driver; Li Hongzhang is purely overwhelmed, since the Fengtian Ma bandits robbed the coal and steel complex and the Liaohe oil refinery, he realized that trouble was coming, but Zhang Yi's opportunity also came. This Zhang Jianzhi's luck couldn't be better, with the ability of Yike Tang'a, he still couldn't suppress Fengtian, it seems that in the end, he still has to ask Zhang Yi to go out to guard the pass, but Li Hongzhang doesn't want to come forward as soon as possible, let's see the development of the situation first, there is no benefit in coming forward early. Only when you make a move at a critical time can you let the two palaces know that Li Hongzhang is an indispensable figure in the crimes of the Qing Dynasty!

It's not. This time, Cixi had personally announced the summons, and Li Hongzhang was not hiding, but hurried to the palace.

The two of them saluted Cixi and Guangxu.

Emperor Guangxu said: "Uncle Liuwang, Li Aiqing, now that the Fengtian bandits are so troublesome, Germany and the United States are not reasonable, and they are pressing step by step, you two see, how to deal with this matter?" ”

Prince Gong replied, "Imperial sister-in-law." ( ) Your Majesty, the minister thought that this matter was indeed a rude of the imperial court, and that both the United States and Germany had suffered certain losses, and this time the minister seemed to take the diplomatic route, and asked Lord Li Hongzhang to come forward in person to interview the ministers of the two countries. Just look at giving them some compensation, and for the officials in Mukden, we still have to deal with one or two people, so that at least the ministers of the two countries will have face, so that they will have nothing to say, as long as this matter is covered up. If we don't compensate, we are afraid that we will not be able to stand in the international arena and will not receive any support. ”

Emperor Guangxu looked at Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang groaned slightly, and Cixi said when he saw this: "Young Quan Gong, what do you say directly, there are no outsiders here." Don't worry about anything. ”

Li Hongzhang replied: "Lafayette, Your Majesty, I think this matter is not difficult to say, and it is not so easy to solve reads; Just these disputes between the three countries, but easy to resolve, for the American minister and the German minister, the minister has dealt with them many times, very familiar, this matter the minister asked the customs agent Hurd to mediate, as a guarantor, and then according to the losses suffered by the two countries, to compensate is, compared to the two countries of the minister will still give Wei Chen this thin face. Speaking of difficulties, Lafayette, the emperor, now Fengtian is in chaos, it is just the two countries that have invested heavily in Mukden, according to the minister's understanding, the two countries together, in Fengtian has invested more than 10 million taels of silver, and there will be investment in the future, if Fengtian has not been able to calm down, it will be plundered in the future, but it will be difficult for us to explain to the two governments, and if we do not completely solve the bandit trouble in Mukden, I think the ministers of the two countries will continue to find us trouble in the future......"

Cixi said: "Shaoquan Gong, what you said is quite reasonable, but the Fengtian people are extremely strong, and they have always been plagued by bandits, and it is very tricky to deal with. ”

Emperor Guangxu's eyes lit up, and said: "Dear father, according to the opinion of the sons, it is better to put Zhang Jianzhi back in Fengtian, the year before last, under Jianzhi's vigorous clearance, the bandits in Fengtian have disappeared, it is because Li Hongzao and others are jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and they jointly participated in the impeachment, so Jianzhi was transferred, and now there is such a big mess, Erchen thinks it is better to put Jianzhi back, after all, Tsarist Russia and Japan in the north have not been restless, and there is no Jianzhi sitting outside the customs, and our mothers are not at ease. ”

Li Hongzhang was secretly happy in his heart, and he didn't show his face, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is feasible if you think about it, but, first, Zhang Jianzhi's resignation is an errand of Zhang Jianzhi who was impeached by someone in the court and discussed by the court. Second, now Zhang Jianzhi is concurrently holding the title of Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs, which is from the first rank, and General Sheng Jing is the title of the second rank, so transferring Zhang Jianzhi back to his original post is tantamount to derogatory, I am afraid that the court will ......."

Cixi sighed and said: "Alas, it's all caused by Li Hongzao and others, nothing happens, there is nothing to do, there is something and there is no idea, a group of useless waste!" In addition, the three provinces outside the Guanxi have been peeped upon by Tsarist Russia and Japan, and there may be sudden changes at any time, Zhang Jianzhi only governs a province of Fengtian, and there will be a lot of constraints if there is a change, the emperor, pass on the decree, appoint Zhang Yi as the general of Shengjing, and govern the military and political affairs of Fengtian, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces. Call Zhang Yi, who is still in Germany, and ask him to strengthen communication with the German emperor and strive to get the German government in the fastest possible time. On the American side, Shaoquan, it's up to you to go and negotiate, and you must do your errands well. ”

Li Hongzhang lifted his clothes and knelt down, and replied: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister must do the errand well." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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