"Father, the representative of the British Minister in Beijing, Mr. Zhu Erdian, has just sent away. The American Minister in Beijing, Mr. Ferrer, telegraphed that his representative has set off to Hengshang Village to visit my father. I heard that there is also the German Minister in Beijing who is also preparing to send a representative.

We are a little busy with the reception." Mr. Yuan Keding said in a low voice. On the surface, he seemed to be complaining, but in fact his face was full of joy.

"Haha... Foreigners, when they see the revolutionaries rising up in rebellion, they are not afraid that their interests will be damaged. Once these revolutionaries take control of the power, if they ignore or do not recognize the previous debts and treaties signed, they will

Isn’t it true that Zhulanzi’s fetching of water is in vain?” Yuan Gongbao said with a smile while stroking his mustache.

"Yes, I heard in Beijing a few days ago that Tsarist Russia and the Japanese people held a joint meeting of ministers from various countries in Dongjiao Minxiang. They believed that the revolutionaries' uprising in Wuhan was very similar to the Boxer Rebellion, and they clamored to send troops to intervene.

As a result, the British and American

The minister stopped them. They believed that the Qing Dynasty must introduce a capable person, a strong man with the ability to turn the tide, to take charge of the government, so that the uprising of the revolutionaries can be quelled. And this strong man is you, Mr. Yuan!" Chief!

Assistant Yang Du said from the side.

After Yuan was deposed by Zaifeng and returned to his hometown, Yang Du also resigned from the post of Director of Cabinet Statistics and became Yuan Gongbao's chief staff. He has been traveling between the capital and Huanshang Village, serving as Yuan's special envoy in Dongjiaomin Lane, mediating between ministers and counselors of various countries.

between.

"Hey, the wolfish ambitions of the Japanese and Tsarist Russia are obvious and everyone knows that they have always wanted to devour and occupy the Qing Dynasty from north to south. This harmed the interests of Western European countries such as Britain, Germany, and France in the Qing Dynasty. They absolutely did not

I will agree. From now on, we must be good at playing the European and American cards, and we must also play well, Keding, Xizi. You can reveal something to these European and American ministers and the representatives they send. Once you help me, Yuan, succeed in the future,

It will definitely be repaid!”

"I understand, Father."

"I understand, Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Keding and Yang Du nodded in agreement.

"You said that I have declined the appointment of the governor of Huguang by the imperial court this time on the grounds of foot illness. How will the regent Zaifeng react?" Yuan Gongbao asked as he habitually stroked his mustache.

Yuan Keding did not dare to speak easily and looked at Yang Du.

Yang Du showed no humility, he smiled and said:

"This is a brilliant move by Mr. Yuan. Due to domestic and foreign pressure, Zaifeng reluctantly let you go out and gave him the governorship of Huguang. He asked you to set off for Hubei immediately to command the Beiyang Army's offensive. He is willing to serve Yuan

The Guild was so grateful that he immediately went to Hubei to take up his post and command those arrogant soldiers in battle. Unexpectedly, Mr. Yuan was not moved. He was dumbfounded now, haha... This is called keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile."

"In the opinion of my subordinates, within three days, the imperial court will issue an edict again, asking Mr. Yuan to come out again and appoint him as an imperial envoy. This time, we have to negotiate the terms with Zaifeng, and he agreed to us.

Then we came out. Finally, we played a bigger game and let Mr. Yuan form the cabinet and implement a true constitutional monarchy."

Yang Du was a fanatical advocate of the constitutional monarchy, and Yuan Gongbao was also keen on the constitutional monarchy, so the two of them hit it off and got together.

"Well said, the person who knows me is fair." Yuan Gongbao laughed heartily.

…

Because the Beiyang Army was instructed by Yuan Gongbao to set up camp after arriving at Huangpo, the northern suburb of Hankou, but stood still and refused to carry out Tie Liang's orders, the President of the First Army in Xinyang and the Minister of Army in the Cabinet, Mr. Tie, actually lost control of the Hubei war situation.

control.

At this moment, all the Western countries are watching, and they know the reason well. If this continues, the situation will get out of control in the future, and various places are clamoring for independence. This kind of chaos in the world, except for the Japanese island countries, the Western powers

None of us want it to happen.

As a result, the envoys from the Western countries in Dongjiaominxiang united to summon Yi Kuang, the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, and used both soft and hard tactics to coerce the Qing government to allow Yuan Gongbao to return to politics, so that he could come out to deal with the crisis of subversion in the world.

Yikuang, who was already old, knew that he was unable to cope with the current situation, so he submitted his resignation to the regent one by one, allowing him to return to the palace to rest. Cabinet minister Xu Shichang and others also expressed their intention to resign.

This kind of abandonment made the regent Zaifeng panic.

After all, he was young, only 26 years old. Although he wanted to revive the former glory of the Qing Dynasty, he had little talent, mediocre ability, and frequent mistakes, which caused the entire government and the public to be alienated.

Faced with this chaotic situation of collective attack, there are no good ministers like Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zhang Zhidong under his command to rely on. Now, Prince Qing is the Dinghai Shenzhen.

"Uncle Wang, you can't leave, we have something to discuss behind closed doors." Zaifeng quickly begged.

"Prince Regent, I'm not just giving up my job. This situation is really unstoppable. In my opinion, let's send someone to ask Yuan Gongbao to come out and clean up the mess. I'm willing to give up the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet and let him do it. That's fine.

The hearts of Western countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and Germany have received their financial and military support." Yi Kuang said in a deep voice.

Zaifeng thought for a while and saw that Yi Kuang was serious and determined to leave. He sighed and asked doubtfully: "Uncle Wang, won't there be any big trouble if you do this?"

Of course Yikuang understood what Zaifeng was worried about, and replied with a grin:

"What big trouble will there be? Isn't it just to follow the method of foreign constitutional monarchy? The Qing Dynasty is still there, the emperor is still Aisin Gioro-Puyi, and you are still the regent, but the power of the cabinet is much greater than it is now.

"

The implication is that in the current so-called constitutional monarchy, the cabinet and so on are all selling themselves off. The regent has the final say on all major matters. He is more authoritarian than Cixi and Lafayette. The cabinet is actually an executive agency, running errands and doing errands.

At this time, Zaifeng ignored Prince Qing Yikuang's complaints. He thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind through gritted teeth, "Okay, let's do as Uncle Wang wants, but first let him serve as the Imperial Envoy.

In place of Tie Liang, he will be the governor of Hubei. If he does it sincerely, it will not be too late to do the rest."

Yikuang thought for a while and nodded in agreement, "I have no choice but to leave it like this."

"Then who should be sent to Huanshang Village as a lobbyist?" Zaifeng was in trouble again.

"This person must have some weight and have a good personal relationship with Yuan Gongbao. I have thought about it and already made a candidate." Yi Kuang said.

"who?"

"Xu Shichang, Assistant Director of the Cabinet Yamen, has a close personal relationship with Yuan Gongbao and is also a cabinet minister. It is appropriate to send him there and he can accomplish things."

"Sigh... I didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty would go through a lot of trouble to invite him to come out. It was almost like visiting the thatched cottage to invite Zhuge Kongming." Zaifeng shook his head and sighed.

Thinking about how high-spirited he was when he first became regent a year ago, deposing Yuan Gongbao was such a relief, but he didn't expect that he would be slapped in the face so quickly.
Chapter completed!