What does this mean, is it an ultimatum, hearing Li Hongzhang's words, Zaitao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, just now, he heard it clearly. Li Hongzhang, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", said that the Liaodong Army would launch an attack on July 1, that is, if the imperial court did not agree, there would be no room for further discussion.

It was too sudden, he didn't expect to accept this matter so quickly, and before he could react, he saw Li Hongzhang stand up and said lightly: "Okay, now the meeting is officially adjourned." I hope that you will have a good discussion with the Imperial Court, and then give us an accurate answer, and we will be waiting for you at the headquarters. After speaking, Li Hongzhang put his hands behind his back and swaggered out again, and the whole room was suddenly left with Zhang Zhidong, Songpan and Zaitao sitting there in a daze.

"Lord Wang, what should I do now? Liaodong has already given us an ultimatum. Songpan on the side walked up, he knew that this matter, what to do, it was not he who had the final say, but Zaitao.

What to do? I know that seeing Songpan coming over with a sad face, Zaitao wanted to cry in his heart, he had never encountered this kind of thing, how did he know how to deal with it.

Zhang Zhidong, who was still on the side, had not lost his mind somewhat, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then got up from his chair and said, "Send a report to the imperial court, we have done our best." When he said this, Zhang Zhidong felt unspeakable bitterness in his heart, and he hoped that this negotiation could be successfully completed, but now it seems that I am afraid that war is inevitable.

"Okay, okay, I'll send a telegram to Chengdu immediately." Zaitao nodded vigorously, then turned around and ran out, he was already distraught.

Chengdu, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Zaitao was sitting on a chair looking at the singer who was performing singing and dancing in front of him and grinned, the court has many disasters, it does not mean that Zaifeng can care about where, anyway, since Guangxu died, he knew that his good life would not last long, it turned out that when he was in Guangxu again, life was not bad, relatively speaking, there was a backstage, but now, he was worried all the time, Cixi in order to pave the way for Xuantong to take herself to the knife,

Among the several people, he is the person who can threaten the throne of Fu Lun the most, although he does not currently control the army, but the few generals in charge of the army are all his old acquaintances.

Now, he didn't save himself, and he could only spend every day drinking to make Cixi remove his guard against himself.

Okay, good....... Seeing that the singer jumped to a good place, Zaifeng began to slap the slap in his hand.

There was a creak, the door outside was opened, and Zaifeng, who looked up for a look, found that the person who came in was a cronie he had sent to the telegraph office to work.

"Lord Wang, something is wrong." The man who ran to the front and knelt down whispered.

Nima, could it be that Cixi really didn't let go of herself, hearing that something big had happened, Zaifeng took a deep breath, and then touched the revolver that he had been putting in his sleeve, and he decided that once he said that the Zongren Mansion came to arrest him, he would commit suicide immediately.

"Say........ Go ahead. Zaifeng, who was a little trembling when he spoke, asked tremblingly after putting down the wine glass in his hand.

"Prince, the prince of Zaitao sent a telegram, and Liaodong issued an ultimatum, asking the court to decide."

"you." Kicked in the frightening stomach, Zaifeng got up from the chair, he thought it was the Zongren Mansion to arrest him, it turned out to be a telegram from Baoji.

Isn't it just an ultimatum, what's there?

No, an ultimatum, the sweat on Zaifeng's face when he thought of something fell out in fright. After receiving the letter from his subordinates, Zaifeng shouted, and then shouted loudly to the subordinates in front of him: "What are you still doing standing here, don't you hurry up and prepare the horse, this king is going to enter the palace." ”

The sky fell, and after the person who delivered the telegram ran out, Zaifeng looked at the telegram in his hand again, and thought in his heart.

Hurried all the way to the Yang'en Palace, but Cixi was actually meditating and chanting.

There is no way, the sky is falling, and it is not as important as Cixi's chanting, about half an hour or so, Zaifeng saw Li Lianying coming out, so he took a step forward and asked: "Manager Li, please report the trouble, Baoji is in an emergency." ”

As soon as she heard that it was an emergency call from Baoji, Li Lianying couldn't slack off, so she immediately ran in, and a few minutes later, Li Lianying ran out again and said to Zaifeng beside her: "Lord Wang, please." ”

Cixi was in a good mood these two days. , she listened to Zhang Zhidong's advice, stuck the battle that was about to break out in the cradle, and cut the military department Shangshu to carry the black pot for herself, which preserved the dignity of the royal family. That's exactly what she wants.

In Cixi's view, all this is the credit of the Bodhisattva, so in the past two days, Cixi has been very diligent and has to recite scriptures every day.

As soon as it was over today, Li Lianying informed herself that Zaifeng was outside and had an urgent matter to see, Cixi thought it was not a big deal, so she did not panic, but asked Li Lianying to call Zaifeng after dressing up.

After coming in, Zaifeng saw the flowers and branches that Cixi was wearing, and he immediately felt uncomfortable, now that the Liaodong Army has given an ultimatum, and he is still in the mood to dress up, there is no reason for the Qing Dynasty not to destroy it.

With a plop, Zaifeng, who came to Cixi, knelt on the ground, then took a deep breath and said: "Qi Qi Lafayette, Zaitao called, the Liaodong Army has given us an ultimatum, if they do not agree on the first of July, they will immediately attack." ”

Bang dang........ didn't raise his head, but Zaifeng clearly felt that the jade Ruyi in Cixi's hand had fallen to the ground and shattered.

"You....... What did you say? Cixi asked again tremblingly, she didn't believe that Liaodong would give her an ultimatum. Ultimatum.

Zaifeng had no choice, and when he saw Cixi asking again, he could only say the matter again, and then handed over the telegram in his hand.

"Heaven is dead, I am clear." Cixi, who saw the telegram, threw the telegram in her hand on the ground, and then shouted loudly into the hall.

"Galeries Lafayette, what are we going to do now?" Zaifeng, who had been kneeling on the ground, saw that Cixi had calmed down, and immediately raised his head and asked,

What to do, Cixi is also in a state of confusion now, she just dealt with the French side, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Liaodong, who had always told herself that she wanted to settle things peacefully, gave herself such a hand and issued an ultimatum. Now, I don't know how to handle this matter by myself, whether to accept Liaodong's intention to abdicate, or to resist to the last soldier. (To be continued.) )