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In the Forbidden City, the top of the magnificent double eaves of the Qianqing Palace is like a phoenix, and the height of the five-story ordinary private house stands like a mountain, showing the hegemony of the royal family. The dominant tone of golden and vermilion, and the composition of the declaration of imperial power: money and blood.

In the empty hall, the sandalwood is curling, and the standing Manchao Wenwu is so small. The autumn sun can't shine into the hall, and the light is dim and cold. On the throne in the middle of the hall, the Empress Dowager Longyu, who is sitting on it, is holding Puyi and coaxing her not to make trouble. What hangs on them is the "right and bright" plaque at the top of the big name, and the upright is pasted on the throne that symbolizes power, money, desire and blood. Isn't it just to make a watch and stand the archway?

The aging cabinet ministers were silent. In the quiet Qianqing Hall, in addition to the meaningless hum of the Empress Dowager Longyu, they could only hear the second swing of the clock of the Western Clock.

Since the Beijing Qing court received a telegram from Ruicheng Chuyu, the regent Zaifeng immediately opened a cabinet meeting. There are two main contents: one is how to deal with the crime of Ruiqi, a feudal official who lost his territory, and the other is how to quell the chaos of the new army in Wuchang.

The relationship between Ruicheng and the Empress Dowager Longyu is well known to passers-by. In addition, Ruicheng also entrusted people to send money, which blocked all the cabinet ministers. The regent Zaifeng proposed that Ruicheng was guilty of meritorious service. If none of the cabinet ministers stood up against it, the death penalty of Ruicheng's death was so gently passed.

And on how to deal with the chaos of the Wuchang New Army, the cabinet ministers agreed that it was simple and could be wiped out. At this moment, they really didn't pay attention to the Wuchang Revolutionary Army. The Wuchang New Army has only one town and one association, and the Qing Dynasty has nine new army towns in the north. If they want to destroy a lonely city in Wuchang District, it's not a flash. Just because of the achievements at hand, the undercurrent surged in the court. Yesterday, I tossed around for a day, but I couldn't make a personal choice. That's good. Early this morning, Ruicheng sent another call, and Hanyang and Hankou fell. All three towns in Wuhan were lost, and this time the Qing court began to panic. The revolutionary bandit party has shown a strong aggressiveness and must be quickly paced. The Wuchang explosion has developed into a major event affecting the whole country.

Zaifeng has made up his mind to choose not to suppress the peace today. Although he was presiding over Qiu Cao's younger brother Zaitao in Yongping, he called him and asked him to calm down and wait for him to come back before making a final determination, the bandit party was too tight.

Regent Zaifeng broke his silence and said, "The elite of the Royal Guards are gathering in Yongping for autumn exercises. I think I will let Tao Beile take the Royal Guards to Wuhan by train. Yongping is close to Wuchang, and it is also fast to take the train. What do you think?

The Royal Praetorian Guard was in Yongping Autumn Exercise, which was originally to show off. And Tao Beile Zaitao is the younger brother he has worked hard to support. Now he has sent Zaitao to Wuhan to suppress peace, which is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone, that is, to kill the bandit party, his own party, and show off the Royal Imperial Guard.

Someone will definitely come out against such a good thing. Prince Qing Yiqian said gloomyly, "Admiral Duan Qirui of Jiangbei, can lead the Jiangpu Mixed Association to take a boat. Isn't it faster?"

Prince Qing Yiqi objected, but he was afraid that Zai Tao, the younger brother of the regent Zaifeng, would take the opportunity of the army to solve himself with the imperial guard in the city first. Zai Feng wanted to pull out his thorn in his side, and it was not a day or two.

However, Jiangbei Admiral Duan Qirui is a confidant of Yuan Shikai, and Zaifeng will not agree in any case. Wuchang is a Han man. Did you send a Han man to kill him? I'm afraid that when Duan Qirui arrives in Wuhan, he will immediately pull up the anti-flag.

Zai Feng said this, what else can the princes and ministers of the Qing Dynasty say? In fact, everyone understands that the best candidate to calm the chaos is Yuan Shikai. The new army of the nine towns in the north is all the soldiers he has trained, and he can direct. But Yuan Shikai is from Han. None of the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty dared to guarantee. Yuan Shikai has always been loyal to the court.

Prince Qing Yiqi refused to propose to his brother Zaitao to lead the rebellion. This is related to his own life. Prince Qing is not stupid. I agree to transfer troops from Yongping to Wuhan to calm the chaos, but I don't agree that Tao Beile is the commander-in-chief. He is still inexperienced and has not experienced a battle. It's a big deal, and Tao Baile can't do it.

In fact, when he first heard about the chaos in Wuchang, Yiqian immediately transferred his trusted Jiang Guiti's martial guard to guard the nine gates of the capital and defend his own Prince Qing's palace by the way. I'm just afraid that the regent Zaifeng will take advantage of the mobilization of soldiers and horses to play tricks.

Empress Dowager Longyu looked at the deadlock between the two sides, and she was also anxious. When she was anxious, someone came to her mind. How about sending Army Minister yinchang? He is a white flag, or a national prison, and has also advanced studies in the German Army.

Everyone was surprised how they forgot this living treasure. This living treasure can't fight, but he is popular. No one in the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty objected to him. This army minister with a German beard and a haircut has a strong relationship with the German emperor Wilhelm II. In fact, everyone knows that his ability to fight is far worse than Yuan Shikai's, but he is the only one in the dynasty, and both factions can accept it.

The regent Zaifeng was not clear in his heart and nodded helplessly. Go to the Chuanyinwu Building.

The three huts on the left in the Xiyuan Gate are the place where the military aircraft office used to work. Now the cabinet has been established, but people still habitually call it the military aircraft office. Next to it, there is a waiting room, which is where the Military Public Office is located. Zaitao didn't stop and finally caught up with the court. Now the waiting room is drinking the tea presented by the little eunuch, waiting to hear it.

At this moment, the rumored shade swayed in. He wore a cyan robe and a horse coat, put on a pair of German long boots, and picked up the figure of Peking Opera from time to time. Although he is a foreign figure, he is also a standard ticket friend.

There is not only one person in the waiting room, but also several ministers. What did you do here in the first place? They asked the little eunuchs clearly. When someone saw him enter the door, they congratulated him.

He pinched the Beijing accent and sang, "Oh! If you want someone, you don't want a horse. People are other people, and horses are people's horses. Did you ask me to fight with my fist? Or kick it with your feet? Oh! Tao Beile is also here.

He turned his head and saw Zaitao with a gloomy face. Only then did Zaitao know that the cabinet had decided on a candidate, and he came back a step late. His brother, the regent, is really a coward. He said with a gloomy face and said, "Yuan Shikai has also received your favor. As long as you borrow Beiyang from him, he won't refuse, will he?"

Yinchang waved his hand, "Tao Baylor, don't you think it's troublesome? Just ask Gong Bao to host it. In this case, the regent disagreed again, and finally La Laofu's top.

yin chang huo bao, but he is not a political idiot. The dark tide surged fiercely in the middle of the morning. He was like watching the fire, but he didn't want to be involved in the dark tide. It's better to pretend to be crazy and be happy.

Zaitao asked in a low voice, "Then what are you going to do next?"

"Riding a donkey to read the song book, step by step" Yanchang has raised his legs and swayed. He is so free, and does not pay attention to the revolutionary army that occupied the three towns of Wuhan at all.

Zai Feng really doesn't like his unscrupulous appearance, but he doesn't pay attention to the revolutionary army occupying the three towns of Wuhan at this moment. However, when Yanchang dealt with the chaos of Gengzi's boxing in those years, he was in a hurry. It was unreliable for the bandit who wanted to rebellious the new army in Hubei. He said ironically, "Don't look at it. Think about the chaos in a corner of Wuhan and send an agent to suppress it. Why don't you, the marshal of the whole country?"

Yinchang is very foreign-style shrugging his shoulders, and his German beard is upturned. Tao Beile, you can't say that. Although I think so, and the Regent also thinks so, Lord Qing won't do it again.

Zaitao was speechless. This live treasure also knew very well about the intrigues of the court. He usually pretended to be confused.

The Qing court appointed the commander-in-chief as the Minister of the Army, and issued an order:

Ruicheng, the governor of Huguang, had no precautions and lost the city. If you indulge in your job, you can't be punished. You should be dismissed immediately and take the crime. He is temporarily the governor of Huguang to see the future effects. And the Army Department of the Military Affairs Office quickly sent the two towns of the army, and the Ministry of the Navy sent troops to help on the same day. Minister of the Army, Yingchang, immediately supervised the troops to Hubei to restrain and dispatch the front defense troops.

At the same time, the court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty dispatched the army of the two towns to the war zone, and also sent the Minister of the Navy, Sazhen Bingdu, to cooperate with the naval battle, including the Yangtze River Marine Division.

The imperial court drew troops to form two armies. The first army was composed of the mixed association of the fourth town and the second town of the army and the mixed association of the sixth town. The shade Chang boredly gave himself a "presidential officer" rank.

The "presidential officer" of the Second Army finally elected Feng Guozhang, because none of the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty was optimistic about Yingchang. Feng Guozhang led the fifth mixed association of the fifth town and the third town of the army, and the mixed third association of the twentieth town, and rushed to the three towns of Wuhan to calm the chaos.

The army is still in the process of integration, and Yichang takes the train first. Yanchang came to Beijing Station with several attendants. The car had been ready for a long time. It was a front of the car with two carriages. The luxury of the carriage is not simple because of the end of the Qing Dynasty. This scale is absolutely in line with the style of the imperial minister of Chenchang.

The station is deserted, just a few staff members. There is no prosperity in the capital of Beijing at all, and this kind of depression and desolateness is just full of the scene of the end of the Qing Dynasty.

I don't know that I don't know that the Manchurian talent is unconscious, or I don't feel at ease. He was still as free and comfortable as ever. He sang the lyrics of the Peking Opera "War in Peace" and got on the train with his body frame.

Maybe everyone will think so. The Qing army is advancing both water and land, and the formation is so grand that it is simply the momentum of the whole country. Even the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom may not be able to resist it. It is not easy to wipe out several rebel parties in Wuhan. For this reason, Yan Chang hummed "Talking and laughing for the king". No one would think that he was underestimated the enemy, but he was very Confucian. It is similar to the figure who disappeared thousands of years ago.