Although Li Yunzhong appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front and wanted to command the battle to satisfy the battle, unfortunately, all civil and military officials unanimously opposed him going to the front line to supervise the battle. The public was angry and inadvertent. In desperation, he could only sit in the conference room to study maps, fiddle with the sand table, and listen to a large number of staff reporting on the front line war...

"Everyone is cheered up and tell me about the war on the Eastern Front. Where have Chen Yucheng and Li Chunfa fought? They sent troops for four months and Fengtian has not yet taken them down. What's the use of me raising these wastes!"

The staff officers were used to the emperor's unreasonable trouble, so they looked at each other and signaled the young man sitting in the innermost.

Li Yunzhong followed everyone's eyes and saw the serious Zhang Zhidong, and immediately pointed at him and said, "Zhang Zhidong! Let's talk about it!"

Zhang Zhidong stood up expressionlessly and replied as if he was studying: "General Chen on the northern front has captured Jinzhou. Because the Qing army occupies the city and guards it, there are many casualties. The Intelligence Department has a report. Weichen thinks it is very important. Recently, the Russians have frequently contacted the Qing Dynasty and seem to have sold dozens of cannons to the Qing army. However, the Qing army did not expect that our army would land on the sea. Therefore, the 50,000 army led by Li Chunfa successfully captured Gaizhou, Yingkou, Haicheng, and the troops were aimed directly at Liaoyang. After Liaoyang, the Fengtian barrier disappeared, and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty was just around the corner."

Zhang Zhidong was also depressed. He wanted to obtain an official position through a formal way, that is, the imperial examination, but unexpectedly, the Han Dynasty implemented the new policy and its status in the imperial examination was greatly reduced. As soon as Zhao Yali and Li Yunzhong discussed, they transferred Zhang Zhidong to the General Staff to serve as an operational staff officer.

Li Yunzhong smiled coldly at the sand pan: "I didn't expect that Li Chunfa, who usually acted mediocrely, was far ahead, Chen Yucheng's army of 100,000 was blocked, Humph! It's really surprising!"

The deputy chief of staff praised: "Then General Li is the emperor's cousin. He is a royal family and must be powerful in fighting. It is all the achievements of the emperor's teaching."

Li Yun was not in a good mood and was most annoyed by these flatteries. He said to himself: "This is not necessarily the case that except for Li Chunfa, all my cousins ​​are left with wine bags. A few days ago, someone asked me for an official position, but I was not a fifth rank or above. When I rebelled everywhere, I was avoiding me one by one. Now that I have unified the world, I have come forward one by one, shamelessly asking for official positions and titles. Is this also my teaching me?"

"I dare not, I dare not!" The deputy chief of staff hit a nail and retreated tactfully.

Everyone has heard of the emperor's relatives' riots in the Ministry of Personnel. These people were never born by the Guangxi Admiral Li Shixian. Unexpectedly, they threatened Zhang Weikun, the Minister of Personnel, to grant them official positions as soon as they arrived in Yanjing. Zhang Weikun delayed them for three days and appointed some small officials. Unexpectedly, these people's appetites became increasingly big. Zhang Weikun dared not be good at it, and he was afraid that the emperor would value the royal family like Hong Xiuquan. After discussing with the ministers, he mentioned it at the court meeting that the emperor had lost a lot of face. Of course, the so-called royal family had no good ending and were all sent back to their hometowns.

Li Yunzhong felt bored and asked, "What's going on the battlefield on the Northern Line? Is there any progress in Li Xiucheng's troops?"

The staff officer in charge of the northern battlefield immediately stepped forward and said, "Report to the emperor, General Li's army has been advancing smoothly. Three tribes in Mongolia have surrendered to the Han Dynasty. General Li has wiped out two tribes who do not want to surrender. As of the latest battle report, the territory of the Han Dynasty is already south of Yinshan. General Li reorganized Mongolian cavalry at the foot of Yinshan. He can continue to advance north within ten days."

Li Yun's central situation improved and praised: "Mongolia has been accustomed to surrendering to the Central Plains after several generations of emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Li Xiucheng's army marched north and encountered less resistance than expected, and it cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty's northern expedition. He told Li Xiucheng that even if he attacked north, he could attack the sea. I will give him the first-class Dingbei Hou!"

The staff in the hall sucked coldly. The Han Dynasty was awarded a very strict title, and there were only seven first-class marquis, all of which were outstanding contributions. Only those who followed the emperor at a very small scale could be granted a title. Otherwise, no matter how great the credit was, it would be useless. For example, Zuo Zongtang pacified the five provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and Guangxi. Zeng Guofan offered a land of thousands of miles from two lakes, plus half of Yunnan, and became a relative of the emperor. He only obtained the first-class viscount title. Li Hongzhang captured Yanjing and pacified the northwest. He had not even obtained the title, but he did not expect that there would be one more one now.

Li Yunzhong asked the staff officer in charge of the Western Front: "Have Zuo Zongtang set out from Yili?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Zuo has pacified Xinjiang Province and captured dozens of people including General Yili of the Qing Dynasty. Now he has crossed the Tianshan Mountains and entered the territory of the Russian Empire. I think he will fight with Russia in just a few months."

Li Yunzhong ordered: "Send someone to tell Zuo Zongtang to occupy more territory and try not to fight with the Russian army. Now the Russian Empire is all its energy on the European battlefield. We just need to get a bargain. Anyway, ** can't hold on for long."

"yes!"

Li Yunzhong felt bored. The battle reports sent by the battlefield were dozens of days ago. Although they were reported every day, they still could not accurately command the frontline battles. The radio technology that had high hopes was still in the experimental stage, and it may take more than ten years to improve and mature. I heard that Britain and France could command the Crimean army locally. I wonder how they did it?

Minshu trotted in and said to Li Yunzhong: "Your Majesty, Foreign Minister Hong Ren-ye asks for a meeting?"

Li Yunzhong asked, "Hong Ren-ye? Who did he bring?"

Minshu was stunned, not knowing how the emperor knew, and paused for a while before replying: "I brought a foreigner. I heard that it was sent by Russia in the north."

There are some statistics in Li Yun's center that hundreds of thousands of troops fought a dying Russia. He never worried about failure and was waiting for the Russian envoy to seek peace.

"You guys continue here! I'll be back in a while."

As soon as he left, Li Yunzhong felt a little regretful. He should have asked the Russian envoy to wait for more time and deliberately circled around the garden for a few times before turning to the side hall of Chaoyang Hall, which is where Li Yunzhong received foreign guests.

"My minister Hong Renyi pays homage to the emperor."

"No gift!"

Li Yunzhong glanced at the respectful Russian envoy. He was over thirty years old, handsome and extraordinary, with gentle and sharp eyes, with a beard and short hair, and looked young and energetic.

"Russian Crown Prince Alexander has seen His Majesty the Emperor of Han!"

Li Yunzhong listened to the half-baked Chinese language and didn't understand it for a moment. He asked Hong Renqian: "Who is this person?"

Hong Renqiu explained: "Your Majesty, this person is the prince of the Russian Empire, that is, the eldest son of the Russian Emperor, Alexander. He was ordered by Emperor ** to go to the Han Kingdom, and the foreigners next to him were the translators."

Li Yunzhong suddenly realized that it was Alexander, the most famous person... II!

"I wonder why the Crown Prince came all the way to the great man?"

The translation translates Li Yunzhong's words into Russian.

Alexander replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, we and the Han people have always been in a good way. Why did you send troops to attack Russia? Was it because of the British, or did the French promise any benefits?"

"Does the well water not interfere with the river?" Li Yunzhong smiled and replied seriously: "How much territory has Russia occupied? How many Chinese people have killed? I just took back what belonged to me."

Alexander hurriedly explained: "But these are not related to the Han people. The Mongols and Manchus we killed are all enemies of His Majesty..."

"Enough!" Li Yunzhong said impatiently: "These are all Chinese people, all Chinese territory!"

"Okay!" Alexander knew the result was like this and compromised: "Then we apologize for this and return the territory that invaded China. Please withdraw the army. We two countries can get along well and sign a friendly treaty."

Li Yunzhong moved and scared: "It's too late now. Britain has formed an alliance with France, China, the United States, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Austria to jointly attack Russia. Now I'm withdrawing troops alone, isn't I offending this big powerful country?"

"No, no, no... According to the news we have received, the United States, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Kingdom of Austria have not joined the war yet. They are on the side of Russia because our three countries have signed the "Treaty of the Three Kingdoms". "Alexander shook his head fiercely. The Han emperor's understanding of Europe was beyond his expectations. It seems that Russia has another strong enemy.

Li Yunzhong sarcastically said: "This is not necessarily the case. Bismarck, the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, is in Yanjing. He has decided to stand on the side of China. If China needs it, the Kingdom of Prussia will go to war against the Russian Empire. There is no joke."

Alexander's surprise and fear flashed by. The news of the secret alliance between the Han Kingdom and the Prussian Kingdom was circulating in Europe. He actually formed an alliance with the barbaric countries in the East. The Prussian Kingdom was ridiculed and ridiculed by the mainstream Europeans. It seems that this is true. The Han Kingdom does not want to be as backward and ignorant as European newspapers describe it.

"Dear Your Majesty, our country has no irreconcilable contradictions with your country. On behalf of the Russian Empire, I ask you to withdraw your troops. Britain and France are ambitions. If they defeat Russia, they will focus on the Far East. This will be unfavorable to the Han country. From the current situation analysis, our enemies are consistent and you should not cooperate with the UK."

Li Yunzhong also understood, but who would stand on the side of the loser?

"The Crown Prince doesn't know that our country has signed a treaty with the Allies, so it is impossible to withdraw troops and negotiate peace alone. You should think of other ways."

"There is a door!" Alexander couldn't help but look excited and plucked up the courage to say: "My country is willing to return all the territory invading China and sell you a piece of land as compensation."

Li Yunzhong laughed, who would buy it now? Wherever the army goes, the territory of the Han Dynasty is everywhere, why bother to spend money to buy it?
Chapter completed!