Cixi Guangxu routinely finished reading the newspaper.

Cixi Gujingbo finally smiled and said, "Yes, yes, this Nie Shicheng really has something to do. Even the Japanese slaves and the enemy chieftains have been captured alive. Everyone has discussed how to raise them."
"Galeries Lafayette Huang, according to the minister, saw that the Nie Shicheng Dynasty won such a great victory, but he captured the enemy chieftain alive. It was a great feat for China’s national prestige to deter western powers. It should be greatly rewarded to make all the ruling and opposition parties know that they are so brave and loyal to the country. The royal family should be rewarded with extraordinary kindness. It should be rewarded to show that all those who are loyal to the country have a gift from the country, so that all the talented people in the Qing Dynasty can be brave enough to revitalize the platform." Li Hongzao, minister of military affairs, prime minister of yamen, went out to play.
"The queen mother’s courtiers recognized that there was something wrong with what Li’s adult said. Not long ago, the imperial court pulled out the governor of Zhili, Nie Shicheng, and soon raised the reward. Although this achievement was great, it was not appropriate to pull it out again. I was afraid that the court’s ministers would talk about it. On the contrary, it was not good for the court to kindly comfort and give more gold and silver, so that it could postpone the official position and see the Korean war situation." Nie Shicheng is Li Hongzhang’s confidant Weng Tonghe Ya, who doesn’t want Nie Shicheng to come to Huai again, so it would be a bit too big
Shi Duo, the Prince of Rites, replied, "Empress Dowager, now North Korea is in the midst of interpersonal Sino-Japanese war. The court sent Nie Shicheng a reward that can inspire morale and make former enemy soldiers fight hard to the death; Second, the world knows that the imperial court rewards and punishments moderately because the people are out of office; Third, giving Nie Shicheng a big reward is also convenient for Nie Shicheng to be single-minded in its affairs, and it is more convenient to dispatch all ministries and men to agree to fight against Japan; I should be rewarded for this matter. "
Weng Tonghe argued, "But now that Beiyang has come, it is already too powerful to increase the checks and balances of the imperial court."
Cixi nodded when she heard this. "Master Weng, Li Hongzhang still believes that he has really suffered from Beiyang in recent years. Li Hongzhang has nothing to complain about when the troops are reduced and then reduced. If the courtesy prince makes sense, he will do as the courtesy prince says. How can he be rewarded?"
Guangxu’s expression was faint. "I don’t have any different opinions, so please ask dear dad to make the decision."
Empress dowager cixi’s frown raised a feeling of boredom in her heart. This attitude of the emperor is really annoying at all times.
Cixi indifferently said, "In that case, we will reward Nie Shicheng’s third-class loyalty, Yibo’s command department, and still command the North Korean bid minister, and everything in North Korea will be decided in Nie Shicheng. Nie Shicheng’s compromise will be rewarded. All of them will be given the title of Zhang Yiyiyong Batulu, and the general instructor of the various ministries of North Korea and the general commander of the Nie Shicheng Lutai training army will be awarded Xu Huaijin, the former military counselor of North Korea, to dispatch reinforcements. There are elite soldiers who can dispatch money and food at one place, such as preparing for things in other countries.
Before Cixi’s words came to the DPRK, everyone was silent. Where is he now in the DPRK? Li Hongzao, a foreign minister who knows war, is not proficient in war, although he is a prime minister, such as Prince Li, Weng Tonghe and Sun Yuwen.
Cixi saw that everyone was no longer angry and unhappy. "When the Qing Dynasty met the war, you kept your mouth shut. Where did you encourage to play earlier?" Now that the war has started, what’s your good plan? Do we have to handle all these things ourselves? "
When the ministers saw the queen mother’s anger, they quickly knelt down in fear and said, "The queen mother will calm her anger and wait for the death penalty!"
Cixi nai gave a way, "just get up and talk about it and see if you have any opinions."
Prince Li kowtowed, "Galeries Lafayette is now proficient in foreign countries and military affairs in the DPRK, and it is rare to see that Zhenggong has died young and Xianggong has died; Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi Zhang Dong and others are all far away. The mountains are high and the water is high. All the courtiers in the DPRK are difficult to deal with … "
Cixi saw that Prince Li hesitated to wave his hand and said, "If you have something to say, it’s all from your own family. What else is there to hide?"
Prince Ritual gritted his teeth and said, "The Queen Mother’s minister, the Queen Mother, can consider the rehabilitation of Prince Gong, who presided over the foreign military aircraft in his early years, and was quite familiar with the foreign ministers such as the red-haired chaotic party and the public. At this time, it is time for Prince Gong to contribute."
When Cixi heard the news, she raised her eyebrows and looked directly at the Prince of Rites Shiduo. When Cixi saw that her heart was weak, she quickly lowered her head.
Cixi shook her head and said, "What do you care about, Emperor?"
Guangxu still replied, "I don’t have any different opinions. Everything is arranged by dear dad."
Cixi was so short of breath that she couldn’t help herself to choose this emperor. Either she didn’t talk or she just stared at her meaning and spoke out against it, which was really a hindrance to herself.
Cixi nu way "intends to restore prince gong yi? Minister military department, Prime Minister, Chief Minister of Yamen, Counsellor of the DPRK, asked Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi and Zhang Dong for their opinions. In addition to Tianjin Li Hongzhang ordered him to rush into Beijing for an audience … "
Tianjin Li Hongzhang Mansion Now Li Hongzhang is both sad and happy. The night before, Li Hongzhang just received the good news from Nie Shicheng, and he enjoyed a late heart. Nie Shicheng is worthy of being a Huai army lieutenant who will win every battle in Kaicheng. It is hard to imagine that Zhang Yi, who led a battalion of more than 600 people, was able to resist thousands of Japanese attacks for three days. In the end, he was able to fight back. In the future, he must be valued.
That night, Li Hongzhang returned to Nie Shicheng Zhongda to praise Zhang Yi.
The next night, I received Ding Ruchang’s speech about the details of the Dadonggou War. Although the Japanese navy lost more than the Beiyang navy in the first world war, the Beiyang Navy also lost a lot of love, and the warships of Deng Shichang and Huang Jianxun also lost a lot. This is all Li Hongzhang’s lifeblood. Li Hongzhang’s tears are about to fall
Chapter 60 Chao Yi
On the third morning, the third newspaper arrived again. This is the newspaper network sent to him by Xue Fucheng, the British ambassador to Britain.
Xue Fucheng turned out to be Li Hongzhang’s number one think tank, and Sheng Xuanhuai and Yang Shixiang made many contributions. Later, the imperial court proposed to send an envoy to Britain, and Li Hongzhang recommended him to go to Britain to preside over the British-Qing diplomatic affairs. Over the years, Li Hongzhang in Xue Fucheng has been in close contact with each other, and Xue Fucheng is bound to tell Li Hongzhang the ins and outs first, which can be said to be Li Hongzhang’s eyes.
Xue Fucheng said that the Japanese ambassador to Britain was ordered to discuss the wartime loan amount of 5 million pounds, and now it has taken shape. If there is no change, the British government will approve it in the near future. At the same time, Japan and England are actively purchasing new ships and planning to buy three new cruisers for active service, which has also entered the negotiation process.
Now that the Japanese-Japanese War Day is so moving, I try not to say anything. Xue Fucheng feels that the situation is serious and quickly communicates with Li Hongzhang.
In the face of these two newspapers, Li Hongzhang felt that the situation was serious and the pressure increased sharply. Three new cruisers, all of which were the main ships, were far away from Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, and the ratio was not much different. In recent years, the Beiyang Navy was not equipped with old ammunition, coal and other materials, and the soldiers were not adequately trained, which made its combat power slip badly. This Yellow Sea War took the lead and only gained a slight advantage. If the Japanese army had three new cruisers or battleships in Lena, how could its strength change?
However, the purchase of new warships to supplement strategic materials is very important, and it is often tens of millions of taels of silver. It is not up to you to decide. How can the stupid military planes in the imperial court be so important that the white military will definitely obstruct the network? I am just a Beiyang minister, governor Zhili, and the military affairs in Tianjin are decided by military department, but I can’t control myself now. But military department doesn’t even have a white man. Is it the only layman who knows foreign military affairs? I was also driven out of military department by the Queen Mother Galeries Lafayette. Who can I count on now?
Li Hongzhang was anxious for Empress Dowager Guangxu to report to Zhang Peilun, Sheng Xuanhuai and Yang Shiying to see Li Hongzhang deliver the newspaper.
Li Hongzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the newspaper
At least at this time, Galeries Lafayette and Emperor Guangxu also know that they can ask themselves if they can ask them if they are afraid to hold things again. It is also necessary to discuss that the whole DPRK in Beijing is proficient in foreign countries and has already been idle. The place has its own close proximity, and most others are far away from the south of the Yangtze River.
But the thought of the Korean war is getting bigger and bigger, and now the Qing Dynasty is embarrassed, even for itself, it’s hard to be caught off guard.
Li Hongzhang sighed and said, "Xing Sun Youqiao, do you have any concerns in your hearts?"
The two sighed, "It’s very difficult for a guard. Don’t say that I don’t have a good soldier in Qing Dynasty, even if I have a good soldier, how can I raise this money?" The army needs silver to eat and drink, and guns and ammunition are even more important when fighting. There are not a few silver in transportation materials and logistics. This war is not coming without millions of silver. How can the state treasury support such a big war now? "
Li Hongzhang said with a snort of cold, "This group of students knew that as soon as there was any movement, they asked for a war. When they started fighting, they realized that they had no silver in their home. Now there are no guns to fight with." Now I know why I was in a hurry and went to a group of waste countries earlier! "
Sheng Xuanhuai sighed "adults now? Galeries Lafayette and the emperor have called you into Beijing, but you have to come up with a way. "
Li Hongzhang is also when you are sad. If you have silver, you can think about everything. If you don’t have silver, it’s all for nothing.
Finally, Li Hongzhang gritted his teeth and said, "It’s quite reasonable for Nie Shicheng to ask that little Zhuge around him, let alone talk about something once, which makes us gain a lot."
Zhang Peilun promised to handle it.
In the evening, Zhang Peilun entered Li Hongzhang’s room with a newspaper and said, "My Lord Nie Shicheng has returned."
Li Hongzhang eagerly grabbed Xi Xi from Zhang Peilun and read it again. His face eased a lot and he began to pace back and forth in the room.
For a long time, Li Hongzhang said, "Young Qiao immediately asked Xing Sun to prepare 100,000 silver tickets, and you will come to Beijing immediately with me."
Zhang Peilun hesitated in his heart. "My Lord, 100,000 yuan is almost our Beiyang one-third for silver. Such a large sum of money is afraid of having a great influence on Beiyang. What are you …"
Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said, "We have to give up a silver flower after Beiyang went out, but we can earn it back. Once Beiyang collapsed, we have no place to earn silver."
Zhang Peilun hesitated. "Even so, you don’t have to be in such a hurry, my Lord. It’s getting late. Do you think …"
Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said, "No matter how urgent the situation is, we must not delay counting sixty Qinbing outside and get up with me to ride to Beijing."
It took Li Hongzhang and his party only two days to get to Li Hongzhang and enter the posthouse. Zhang Peilun accompanied them directly into a rich family.
Li Hongzhang’s face had a faint smile when he came out from the inside.
On the afternoon of the next day, Emperor Guangxu had just ascended to the temple, and the rotating official reported that "Long live the Governor of Zhili, Lord Li Hongzhang, has been waiting outside the noon gate."
Emperor Guangxu’s spirit vibrated. In the past two days, Emperor Guangxu didn’t think about being disturbed by the Sino-Japanese war, and the ministers in the DPRK couldn’t come up with any plans. Guangxu was really annoyed. Now he heard that Li Hongzhang had arrived and hurriedly said, "Quickly announce Li Laoai Qing’s audience."
Li Hongzhang Shi Shiran came to the Golden Temple to salute Empress Guangxu.
Cixi said, "It’s just that the old nave has a lot of hard work and etiquette. You are not young, and someone will give you a seat."
Chapter sixty-one Li Hongzhang went to Beijing
Huang Huangguan moved to a rattan chair, and Li Hongzhang thanked him for sitting on the temple net.
Guangxu asked, "Old nave recalled Lao Aiqing from Tientsin this time because of the Sino-Japanese War. Although Nie Shicheng and his men won a great victory to repel the Japanese attack, the Japanese troops in North Korea are too powerful now. If I want to continue to fight, the soldiers will come to the country and the treasury will wither. There is not enough money and food to deal with the war, and there is endless discussion. The queen mother remembers Lao Aiqing and has been committed to foreign affairs for many years. Please ask old nave to come back and ask for it."
Li Hongzhang quickly got up and said, "Huang Yan emphasized the minister’s qualification. Stupid people don’t dare to be the queen mother. Galeries Lafayette praised the former. China and Japan didn’t go to war. The first minister urged me to avoid the war. The collegiate bench was because my Qing national strength was weak. The national treasury didn’t have enough money to support me. Once I accidentally lost the opportunity, it would depend on the lifeline of the Qing Dynasty. The main battle minister had to be careless. I didn’t dare to be good at preparing soldiers. Now the Japanese front has always been greedy, and I can’t talk about it at this If you are weak, you will ask me for all kinds of unreasonable demands from Japan. At that time, 100,000 Japanese troops will threaten to cut land and pay compensation in Longxing. It is inevitable that they will be greedy and afraid that tens of millions of compensation will be absolutely impossible. On the day of cutting land, it is a tiny island country that is not the size of Zhili. Hundreds of years ago, they dreamed of having this opportunity. Did the emperor think they would give it up? "
Li Hongzhang said that Emperor Guangxu woke up from a rude awakening in recent days, and the pressure on him to make peace with the DPRK was increasing. He also began to shake up, and Cixi, not to mention, did not advocate war. I didn’t expect that now the Japanese army began to press Li Hongzhang, but instead changed its normal state and urged him to start a war network.
"Li Zhongtang! Your words are poor! You want to go to war! Have you ever thought that once we are defeated, we will feel at home? When the time comes, we will cede the land, fearing that the compensation will be even greater than now, and once the war starts, several soldiers will be killed and the national strength will be consumed in other places. Is the original imperial treasury empty now? What do we support the war with? Your speech is a mistake! " Minister of military aircraft, punishments Shang Sun Yuwen out of the class toward Li Hongzhang harsh words and looks drink a way.
"Laishan Gonger is not born enough to talk about state affairs!" When Li Hongzhang heard Sun Yuwen openly challenge him with anger, he directly attacked, "Every inch of land in the Qing Dynasty was fought by Mao Ye, who led the flag brother to fight for it. Isn’t it that the wind blew like you and handed over the ancestral inheritance without fighting? Are you worthy of the ancestors’ ancestors? Besides, Japan is a tiny country with a population of only tens of millions of resources. If I lose to such inferior nations in the war, then I have the face to stand in the world, and the western powers will take the opportunity to blackmail and intimidate me, and I will always look up! We must fight this World War I and win and make peace, then I will lose face in Qing Dynasty. After a hundred years, everyone will say that I will meet my ancestors. I will completely cede territory and pay reparations, which will add snow and frost to our national strength. Therefore, I, Li Hongzhang, suggested that we must fight and win by fighting, so that the Qing Dynasty can win more than ten years of self-cultivation! "
Li Hongzhang’s words arched Guangxu’s lofty sentiments again
As soon as Guangxu got up from the dragon chair, he said, "Well said, every inch of this land in Qing Dynasty is made by the ancestors’ sweat. Even if we lose an inch, we will face the ancestors!" Although the state treasury is empty, can we afford a huge claim? Old nave said it well! "
Weng Tonghe hesitated and said, "It’s easy to say that Li Zhongtang went to war, but it’s difficult to do it. Don’t say where the money and food come from. Even if the food and grass should be equipped with weapons, cannons and armored ships need to be bought with white flowers and silver. It’s easy to say that Li Zhongtang will fight. Now that rats are running all over the treasury, what should our army do from Li Zhongtang?"