Chapter 195 The Shadow of the Stars 23

[195] Xingheying shakes the three armies (23)

"Bang!" A jade Ruyi was heavily smashed on the smooth and clean gold brick floor.

Cixi twisted her eyebrows and pointed sadly to a group of ministers standing in front of her:

"You are talking! Why don't you talk!"

Prince Gong Yixin's face was gloomy and carefully said, "The Empress Dowager is angry. Today, there is a disaster against Xiao Wall, just because Ding Baozhen misled the country and recognized the thief as loyal. Yao Fan's wolf has been ambitious for a long time and has been prepared for the rebellion. The court has changed too suddenly to think about it for a while.

Cixi said angrily, "Can't you imagine? The court raised so many of your ministers for nothing. Is this how you serve the emperor? In order to assist the emperor and protect me in the Qing Dynasty, I rely on you in everything! Everything is up to you! You said you wanted silver, so I allowed the issuance of treasure money. You said you wanted foreigners to help me, so I approved the Yunnan Case Treaty. You said that the rubber thief was a problem of ringworm, so I asked Zuo Zongtang to continue to stay in Xinjiang.

Now that Yao Fan's thief has been fattened by you, you should be satisfactory! Tell me how to calm the chaos in Shandong now!"

Hearing Cixi's self-respecting words, the ministers were even more afraid to speak out. After a while, Shen Guifen, the minister of the Ministry of War, took a step forward and bowed worriedly and said, "The Empress Dowager Yao Fan is like a broken bamboo, brave and unstoppable. His gum thieves gathered, sharp firearms, and cannons are like forests. In the old minister's opinion, he can only be intelligent and invincible."

After the vent just now, Cixi finally suppressed her anger. She raised her hand and said, "Let Lord Shen see your seat."

Li Lianying quickly commanded the little eunuch to move the chair in and gently put it behind Shen Guifen's buttocks.

The ministers knew that Cixi was showing them the appearance, which meant to ask them to give advice quickly.

Shen Guifen was about to kneel down to thank her. Cixi waved her hand: "Don't be polite. Lord Shen quickly sat down and said, how to get rid of the thief."

Shen Guifen put her half-pull buttocks on the chair, lowered her head and whispered, "This plan is not difficult to say. Weichen has also offered it before, but Yao Fan is really rampant and arrogant. He wrote the revolutionary army that is contrary to the ordinary principles to spread, and Zhao'an will be over. But at this time of crisis, I have to risk my life to recommend him. Please give me peace again.

As soon as he heard Shen Guifen say the word "Zhao'an" again, Cixi's face twisted and he was so angry that he couldn't speak. He turned his head to look at the ministers in the West Warm Pavilion. I didn't see anyone squeaking for a long time, so I had to gritted my teeth and said, "Didn't Lord Shen see the Revolutionary Army? A traitor like Yao Fan! Does Lord Shen think he will submit to the court?!"

Shen Guifen knew that Cixi was annoyed and said in horror: "If the empress dowager wants the old minister to immediately say a strategy to kill the thief, the old minister really can't say it for a while, but since it is a strategy to repel the thief, the old minister thinks he might as well have a try. If this plan can temporarily repel the thief, it can be done slowly.

"Hmm!" Cixi snorted coldly, and obviously she was extremely angry.

Shen Guifen heard Cixi's hum and was so scared that she quickly stood up and stood back in place.

Seeing that the ministers did not say anything, Cixi immediately became anxious and simply asked by name, "Prince Gong, tell me, how can this glue thief retreat!"

Yixin was asked by name and had to bravely say, "The Empress Dowager thinks that today's Qing soldiers are better than the previous emperor for ten years?"

Cixi said with a gloomy face: "The court has smashed so much silver, and it is naturally much stronger!" But now it seems that it's just like this!"

Yixin continued to say, "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, you are indeed much stronger, but Yao Fan's soldiers and horses actually regard my heroes as nothing, attacking the city like bamboo. Whether it is field or siege, every time it is completely annihilation, it can be seen that its military is far stronger than the British and French allied forces at the beginning."

Cixi held a silk veil tightly in her hand, as if to squeeze water from it. She said angrily, "Prince Gong, have something to say!"

Yixin said, "I think what Lord Shen said is extremely true. He is invincible to Yao Fan and can only be intelligent."

Cixi only hated the failure and threw Yu Ruyi away, otherwise she could directly throw it on Guizi Liu's face at this moment. Yao Fan's rebellious words in "Revolutionary Army" were so fierce that Yixin actually asked himself to agree with Shen Guifen's plan of security, which was really his heart to be killed.

Man Shangshu Guangshou of the Ministry of War saw Cixi's anger and hurriedly stood up and said, "Prince Gong respects himself! I have thousands of miles of land and hundreds of millions of people. How can I make peace with bandits in that area! The Empress Dowager is willing to lead the elite soldiers of Beijing's Eight Banners out of the city and fight to the death with Yao Fan! We are full of heroes. Now that the country is in danger, there is no reason not to die! I thought that if I didn't rely on those Han officials, as long as the Empress Dowager gathered all the hardcore crops in Beijing who received money and grain, she would be able to fight the thieves!"

Cixi listened silently and obviously dared not agree.

Shen Guifen glanced at Guangshou contemptuously and sighed, "The British Gordon once said that anyone who can't fight and is belligerent should be killed. Yao Fan's soldiers are under the city, and the only one who can be relied on to defend the city is the eight flags of the city. Does Lord Guangshou want to take them out to fight and kill them!"

Guang Shou was furious and said to Cixi, "Empress dowager, I think it is absolutely impossible to discuss and attract peace!" Isn't it ridiculous to make peace with a bandit? What face will I have in the Qing Dynasty in the future? Shen Guifen leaked the morale of the generals of the Qing Dynasty, and asked the Empress Dowager to apply for it!"

Cixi thought for a long time and finally calmed down completely. She said expressionlessly, "Lord Shen is loyal and upright. Guangshou, don't talk nonsense."

After saying that, she said to Shen Guifen, "Lord Shen, since you have an idea, let's say it here. How to make peace? As long as you can not teach me the Qing royal family to go to Xi'an again, I also admit this humiliating expedient plan. Just say it, it's up to me.

When Cixi said such a broken jar, all the ministers remembered the tragedy of fleeing out of Beijing in a hurry and being burned by the British and French forces in the Yuanmingyuan, and suddenly became speechless.

Shen Guifen's white beard trembled and said excitedly, "Empress dowager Shengming, the emperor, I am willing to do my best to share the worries of the court!"

Cixi said impatiently, "I know you are loyal. After saying that, what should I do?"

Shen Guifen said, "I think that the current purpose is to reward Yao Fan, lead the Shandong Admiral, be a first-class resolute and brave, hereditary, and wear a pair of flowers. His parents and wives have been identified the instruments, and they are all waiting for the order to give grace, to show me the thought of the Qing Dynasty, ask for virtuous and be generous and loyal and good ministers."

Guang Shou was furious: "Shen Guifen! Old fool! Thieves! You can say it!"

" Shut up!" Cixi stared at Guangshou with fire.

"Lord Shen, in this way, is Yao Fan willing to retreat?"

"Otherwise, I think that if Yao Fan Shunzhong wants to be loyal, two people need to go to seek virtuous people in person."

"Which two?"

"Prince Gong, Li Zhongtang."

Hearing this, Yixin could hardly stand it and wanted to fly a foot on Shen Guifen's buttocks.

"You uncle Shen Guifen! Why don't you go by yourself? Unexpectedly, this wife sent me to shake my tail and beg for mercy!"

The rest of the court members in the Xinuan Pavilion also lowered their heads and sighed, as if they had just had dinner, giving birth to a bloody dead mouse, and their chests were very stuffy.

Cixi was not angry and continued to ask, "Why are these two?"

"Since we want to recruit peace, why is the court so sincere? Prince Gong is the head of the military aircraft minister, the prime minister, the pillar of the country, and the status of a relative of the imperial family.

Li Zhongtang and Yao Fan were old. I heard that they talked happily in Jinan. At that time, Lord Li treated him sincerely and did not hesitate to entrust Yao Fan to buy the ship on his behalf. Yao Fan may not miss the old feelings. The old minister also heard that Li Zhongtang's second son and one daughter had a friendship with Yao Fan. They once traveled to Shandong and visited Daming Lake in Jinan. It can be seen that they have a strong relationship. If Li Zhongtang is willing to have a daughter, I think that he will be more sure of Zhao'an. Then Yao Fan is also a person. How can he be cold-blooded and ruthless?

As soon as Shen Guifen said this, Wenwu suddenly realized that Shen Guifen, the old fox, really had a name for her idea. It turned out that Yao Fan and Li Hongzhang used to wear a pair of trousers!

Cixi also thought about it and asked:

"So Yao Fan will retire?"

Shen Guifen knew that he had been angry, but he asked himself to grasp Cixi's mind accurately and knew that Cixi would not deal with the devils six now, and Li Hongzhang was a dog that could be abandoned at any time without the Huai army.

Shen Guifen sighed in her heart, but became more calm. She bowed her head and said, "That's the point. Does the Empress Dowager still cherish Jue Lu? In this way, if Yao Fan disagrees again, the world will be boiling. His wolf's ambition is well known, and all people with insight will condemn it together.

Cixi asked, "What if he agrees?"

Shen Guifen said, "If he agrees, then let him stay in Shandong, and the court can do it slowly in the future. Or the court can order him to lead troops to Xinjiang to calm down the chaos. If he still has a patriotism and repents and loyally work for the royal family, I may not be able to tolerate it in the Qing Dynasty in the future.

Cixi stared at the window of the West Warm Pavilion. In the bright light that came in, countless dust was flying.

"Prince Gong, are you willing to share your worries for the society?" After staying for a long time, Cixi finally opened her mouth.

Yixin trembled when he heard the words. He knew that this was a matter of losing his head! After helping Cixi's coup success, Cixi was afraid of him and didn't like him, but Li Hongzhang was an additional addition. Since his Huai army had been completely annihilated by Yao Fanquan, the use value of Cixi's loyal dog was not great.

Yixin waited for a long time without waiting for the minister's advice. Those slaves who usually flattered him all chose to protect themselves. Yixin's heart was like ashes. She looked up and stared at Shen Guifen viciously. Then she bowed her head and said, "For the Qing Dynasty, I would like to go."

"That's it. It's getting late and my family is tired. You should go to the Military Machinery Office to set a charter immediately and go to Cangzhou to see Yao Fan as soon as possible. Don't delay, otherwise I'm afraid it will be late.

Cixi raised her hand, and Li Lianying quickly came forward to help her up and shouted softly, "The Empress Dowager got up and drove back to the palace."

So the ministers knelt down.

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