Chapter 053 Joint

Prince Gong Yiqi said, "Empress dowager, Zhou Charter's army and Zhang's army firmly guarded Lushun, forcing the Japanese army to make peace. I think that Zhou Charter has made great contributions and should be given special rewards to Zhang's officers and Zhou Charter himself."

Cixi's face was gloomy: "Well, according to what you said, you can go down and discuss such a reward."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager Cixi stretched out, and the crowd met and left one after another.

The Empress Dowager Cixi asked leisurely, "How is the emperor's health recently?"

Everyone was about to leave when they heard the Empress Dowager's words and immediately stopped in place.

No one dared to answer this question.

If the emperor is "critically ill", he will change the emperor. If the emperor is well, he will come to the court!

Whether the emperor is critical or safe does not depend on the emperor's health or the imperial doctor, but on the holy will of the Empress Dowager Cixi!

Zaiyi said hurriedly, "I seem to have heard that the emperor's health is getting worse day by day." Zaiyi is the most hope that the emperor is "critical". His son has been waiting for a long time.

Weng Tongqi, who had not spoken, shouted sharply: "I heard that the emperor's body is about to recover!"

Cixi's face was cold: "What Master Weng said should be true!"

As soon as the Empress Dowager said this, except for Zai Yi, everyone shouted in unison: "Empress dowager Shengming!"

The Empress Dowager's words determined the fate of Emperor Guangxu!

The Empress Dowager Cixi sneered in her heart, and she finally understood that the mountain cout of these princes and ministers showed that they did not want to change the emperor.

Inference, the people who encouraged the Qing army to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army are in this Leshou Palace! Just stand in front of her!

The counterattack against the Japanese army is to save the Zhou Charter, and the Zhou Charter is to save the emperor!

This person, or these people, succeeded!

"Kneel down." Cixi waved her hand.

Everyone bowed and withdrew.

Cixi looked at the back of the people and showed a sneer on her face.

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Everyone left the Leshou Palace and dispersed in a hurry.

According to what the Empress Dowager means today, Emperor Guangxu is about to listen to politics, which means that the politics of the Qing Dynasty has returned to its original trajectory.

This trajectory has deviated. The news of the emperor's critical illness has already come out. During this period, many people and things have happened in the direction of the emperor's death and the new emperor's accession to the throne. Now, these people and things that deviate from the track must be corrected immediately. The ministers did not dare to delay and left in a hurry.

Only Prince Gong walked slowly in the courtyard.

Yiqi was an old minister of the Three Dynasties. In those years, if it hadn't been for Yiqi standing on the side of Cixi at a critical moment, I was afraid that her head would have been cut off by Sushun, and there would have been today's prestige.

Time has changed. Now, the Empress Dowager Cixi trusts the princes Zaiyi, Gangyi and Ronglu. The old minister of the three dynasties is just in the name of a military aircraft minister and can't ask anything.

"Prince Gong is leisurely." Behind him, the voice of Duan Prince Zaiyi sounded.

Yi was shocked and remembered that when he left the Leshou Palace, Zaiyi walked at the end, as if he didn't see him coming out of the palace with everyone.

Just now, when everyone was in the Leshou Palace, Zaiyi would misunderstand the Empress Dowager Cixi. She answered several times, but didn't get to the point. She was scolded by the Empress Dowager a few words. Zaiyi was panicked and very upset.

And now, Zaiyi's eyebrows are stretched and smiling, and there is no panic in front of the Empress just now.

Over the years, the loss of power and Zaiyi have always contrasted each other. Both of them are tacit. In this Qing cabinet, there is no room for two princes.

Yi twisted his beard and smiled, "Why did Prince Duan fall behind?"

Zaiyi's face was pale: "Just as I was about to come out, the Empress Dowager Buddha stopped me again and said that if there was a business, it would take a while."

The Empress Dowager stopped Zaiyi at the last moment. No matter what, it was a political gesture - in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, Prince Duan was more trustworthy than Prince Gong! For this, Zaiyi is qualified to shake his head in front of Prince Gong.

Yiqi sneered, but his face was silent. He asked with a smile, "I don't know what the Empress Dowager is discussing with you?"

"This..."

"There is no need to say it," Yi said knowingly, "It must be a confidential matter for the Empress Dowager to summon alone. It's inconvenient for us to hear about it."

"In fact, it's not a secret matter. Even if it's a secret, no one can hide it from Prince Gong." Zaiyi smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager ordered me to go to Lushun, seal the Zhou Charter, and reward the officers and soldiers."

"It should be, it should be." Yi said with a smile, "Zhou Charter has made great contributions to the country, and Zhang Jun's sacrifices greatly. Only by comforting the prince of Duan can the court's love for meritorious officials. Zhou Charter must be grateful and loyal to the emperor and empress dowager. If he can hold Zhou Charter's heart, Duan will have made a great contribution to the country."

Yi's face is smiling and suspicious. Today, Zhou Charter has made great achievements and should indeed be sealed. However, not long ago, the court also said that Zhou Charter was a traitor. Now, a 180-degree turn suddenly came and sent a prince to add the title. The contrast is too strong. According to the past rules of the Qing Dynasty, such subordinates are generally treated coldly, otherwise, the court will be too embarrassed. Now, the Empress Dowager actually sent Prince Duan to Lushun, which made such a high profile.

"Where." Zaiyi arched his hand: "Prince Gong is old, but it is not easy for him to work hard for the country." Zaiyi said and blinked at Yiqi.

When there was something in Zaiyi's words, Yi was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What does King Duan mean? I have been idle at home, and I seldom care about national affairs.

Zaiyi looked at no one left and left and said in a low voice, "I know everything about Ike Tang. Yuan Shikai also seems to have something to do with Prince Duan. Hey, please rest assured that I haven't told anyone about this, including the Empress Dowager. I also know that Prince Gong did this for the safety of Minxiu Gege, which is completely understandable.

Yiqi had a chill and got goose bumps.

Nie Shicheng and Minxiu took people to reinforce Zhou Charter of Lushun. Yi didn't know about this matter in advance. However, Iktang's soldiers set up Gaiping, replaced Nie Shicheng, besieged Naimu Xidian, and asked Nie Shicheng to let go to Lushun, which he secretly sent someone to do.

Prince Gong did this for the direct purpose of delaying Naimu Xidian and rescuing Zhou Charter. And the ultimate purpose is for Emperor Guangxu.

I don't want Guangxu to fall! The reason is actually very simple. He never wants Zaiyi's son to ascend to the throne. Once Pu Jun became the emperor, the prince became the emperor's father and would come to deal with him.

If you want to protect Emperor Guangxu, you have to protect Zhou Charter. The Empress Dowager is afraid of Zhou Charter, because Zhou Charter is a member of the imperial concubine, that is, the emperor. With Zhou Charter, there is a powerful Zhangjun. With this force, the Empress Dowager Cixi dares not act rashly.

What happened tonight is a clear proof. Zhou Charter did not die, and the Empress Dowager Cixi had to announce that the emperor was "healed"!

Yiqi thought it was a secret, but she didn't expect it to let Zaiyi know.

As for Yuan Shikai's offensive in Shandong, this was not instructed by Yi, but he knew in advance, but he pretended not to know.

The person who instructed Yuan Shikai to do this is Rong Lu, the new Prime Minister of State!

Ronglu is not only the new prime minister and minister of state affairs, but also has the title of co-organizer of the new military minister.

Yuan Shikai trained the new army at the small station, that is, working with Ronglu. The relationship between the two is excellent, and the military expenditure of the new army is managed by Ronglu.

After Ronglu became the prime minister of state affairs, he faced a diplomatic mess. The armistice agreement signed by the Qing Dynasty was an agreement for the Qing Dynasty to humiliate the country. Once this agreement takes effect, Ronglu will certainly face the words of the thousands of Chinese people and discredit him.

Fearing the name of traitors and traitors, Ronglu secretly instructed Yuan Shikai to launch an attack on the Japanese army to obtain the results on the battlefield as much as possible and forcing Japan to lower the conditions for negotiations.

Moreover, Ronglu has some military talents. Under his planning, Yuan Shikai's timing to launch the attack was excellent. On the seventh day after the loss of Lushun, it happened that when the Japanese logistics supplies reached the limit, Yuan Shikai launched an attack. The main force of the attack was Yuan Shikai's new army. This unit was well equipped and fought. He was skillful and had some combat effectiveness. As a result, he broke through the Jiangjiakou highlands in the first battle and expelled the Japanese army 30 kilometers, which was a great victory.

Prince Gong knew Ronglu's small calculation, but he didn't break it. Anyway, Yuan Shikai's offensive just echoed Ike Tang's action.

Unexpectedly, Ding Ruchang. Since the defeat in the Dadonggou Sea, Ding Ruchang was scared by the joint fleet. He gave up Lushun Port without firing a shot, and then took the Beiyang Marine Division to huddle in Weihaiwei, no matter how the joint fleet called, he did not come out. However, as if he had a good heart, just when Ike Tang'a launched the operation, Ding Ruchang unexpectedly took the Beiyang sailors out of Weihaiwei and defeated the joint fleet in the waters of Temple Island and won a huge victory.

I don't know where Ding Ruchang's courage came from. However, one thing is certain. Without Li Hongzhang's hint or instructions, Ding Ruchang would never fight against the joint fleet!

That is to say, in the Leshou Palace tonight, at least three people were making small moves behind the Empress Dowager. These three people formed a joint force and finally changed the situation on the battlefield, changed the fate of Zhou Charter, and also changed the fate of the emperor.

Zaiyi made this matter clear, and Yiqi was panicked and had to reluctantly say, "Where did King Duan start with this?"

Zaiyi laughed and said, "Prince Gong has always been cautious in doing things. I also think this is just a villain born out of nothing. I just want to ask for something, and I would like to ask Prince Gong to help me.