Xuan, the imperial envoy, the minister of the navy, and the general of Shengjing, it is better to fly to the imperial study room to meet the emperor!"

As the eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, the sound of the long-term voice reached Zhang Yunfei's ears like a relay.

His legs were weak, and he was not so tired when he visited the Forbidden City in the future! Damn, he was so late that he was eager to enter the palace. It seemed that Emperor Guangxu was really preparing to have a dispute with Empress Dowager Cixi! Zhang Yunfei thought to himself depressedly.

After hurriedly sorting out the official uniform and straightening the official hat, Zhang Yunfei, under the gaze of the eunuchs on both sides of the imperial road, went to the imperial study room to meet Emperor Guangxu.

With a plop, Zhang Yunfei, who had just entered the door, knelt down and held a bow, and recited loudly: "I, Yunfei, knelt down and listened to the emperor's instructions! Long live my emperor!"

It’s not that Zhang Yunfei did this on purpose, but that Zhang Yunfei hasn’t walked such a long way for a long time. In addition, because he had been strolling with his Duke’s Mansion for a long time today, his legs were already weak.

Unintentionally planted willows and willows, Emperor Guangxu felt Zhang Yunfei's sincerity in his heart when he saw Zhang Yunfei's actions, and said, "Your dear will be calm!"

After Zhang Yunfei got up, Emperor Guangxu got up and walked around the imperial desk, came to Zhang Yunfei, and said, "I am so anxious to call Yunfei to come so late, because I want to ask you something!"

Zhang Yunfei hurriedly replied: "It's okay if you ask me, but I know everything!"

"Okay!" Emperor Guangxu nodded and said, "I'm here to ask you, in a few years, the incident of Russia going to war with the Qing Dynasty has been rumored outside. I want to know, what do you think!"

Zhang Yunfei said: "Is war a joke? Rumors are not enough to believe. But Russia suffered a great loss this time and will definitely not give up. In addition, he has been drooling in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty for a long time. I believe that even if this incident is not the case, the Russians will find opportunities themselves!"

Emperor Guangxu nodded and asked, "In your opinion, how did the Qing Dynasty resist the enemy outside the country?"

Zhang Yunfei analyzed: "From the current perspective, Russia's strength in the Far East has been basically destroyed. It is difficult to make a comeback in a short period of time. In addition, the situation in Russia's mainland is worrying. There are not enough funds to start the war. There are threats from Britain and European hostile forces and allies. This time, Weichen took advantage of the loopholes. However, after the domestic situation in Russia is slightly stable, after the financial reform is over, there will be a sum of funds that can be used to drive a large-scale war."

Emperor Guangxu was a little surprised and said, "So. Did the Russians definitely go to war with the Qing Dynasty?"

Zhang Yunfei was frightened when he saw Emperor Guangxu's face. He thought: It's true that it's not a great material? This mentality cannot even catch up with half of Cixi's land. How can he seize power?

"That's right. Judging from the current trends of the Russians, we have begun to prepare for war in the next five years! And the main battlefield will be in the Northeast! Your Majesty, but please rest assured. Even if the Wei minister dies in the battlefield, he will still defend the country outside the pass for the emperor!"

Emperor Guangxu asked: "Why did the Russians choose to be in the northeast, not in Mongolia or the northwest?"

Zhang Yunfei finally looked at Emperor Guangxu and thought to himself: Aren’t you completely a fool?

"Emperor, Mongolia is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a nomadic Mongolian nation. If the Russian team attacks from the Mongolian border, they have to travel a long distance to the vast grasslands and cross the mountains and ridges to reach the prosperous areas of the Qing Dynasty and even the capital. They are worthless nomadic people all the way, let alone such a long front, according to the Russian team's logistics supply capacity, once they encounter the attack of Mongolian cavalry like the wind, invading the Qing Dynasty from here is simply seeking death! Although the northwest region is closer to the center of Russia's Europe, there are deserts and plateau climates everywhere. Not to mention that the Russian team is difficult to replenish, we cannot even support the long-term battle.

These reasons have caused the land that Russia proposed to seize when it invaded the Qing Dynasty for several years. The land it proposed to occupy was only the land in the nearby low-altitude areas, and the center of gravity was concentrated in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty, because it was an excellent place for invading the Qing Dynasty, with a flat terrain, a flat horse."

Zhang Yunfei did not know much about military affairs. These were only learned from his subordinates. Zhang Yunfei's biggest advantage was his familiarity with history. Because Russia's invasion of the Qing Dynasty was always based on the Northeast, from taking advantage of the situation to the common robbery and seizing land, to the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900, more than 200,000 troops directly attacked the three northeastern provinces from Vladivostok and Borey. When the Qing Dynasty was weakest, Russia did not choose to invade from Mongolia or the northwest Xinjiang Tibet region. It can be seen that these places are far less valuable than conquering the Northeast in the eyes of the Russians.

What's more, the Qing Dynasty did not have the huge compensation for Sino-Japanese War in history, and there was Zhang Yunfei, a warlord who was as powerful as a country and the land. Russia had no reason to spend huge amounts of money to occupy those barren lands, which would make it even more worthwhile. In addition, Russia was determined to seek revenge on Zhang Yunfei, and would inevitably have a decisive battle with Zhang Yunfei in the Northeast, with the shame of the Blood Lushun incident.

Zhang Yunfei's tricks made the more novice Emperor Guangxu nod frequently. However, Emperor Guangxu was not asking how to prepare for war, just like Cixi, that was going to happen five years later, so don't worry.

, As soon as the topic changed, Emperor Guangxu asked, "You have been overseas for so long, and you know very well what you think about the country!"

Nonsense, of course I know very much? I still know for five thousand years? But I won’t tell you! Zhang Yunfei thought in his heart, but said, “Go back to the emperor, I know a little bit, but I don’t know what the emperor wants to know?”

Emperor Guangxu asked: "I want to know, if I am determined to carry out reforms in the Qing Dynasty, will it be as powerful as the European and American powers?"

This made Zhang Yunfei speechless! He thought to himself: Emperor Guangxu was so naive and cute. He thought that relying solely on an inappropriate reform and reform, he could reach the level of European and American powers. If it could be so simple, Zhang Yunfei would not have to work hard to farm and develop his own farming. He directly drove the fleet into Beijing, put the army into the Forbidden City, and then implemented reforms. Wouldn't it be invincible in the world?

Only after decades or even hundreds of years of primitive accumulation of European and American powers has the current situation. It is not easy to achieve the level of the Qing Dynasty, unless there are several more world wars.

Zhang Yunfei replied very seriously: "Your Majesty, all the powerful European and American countries became stronger after various reforms. Politically, such as the bourgeois revolution and economic industrial revolution, it took a long time to make the country prosperous and strong. Reform may not be able to make the country strong in a short period of time, but if you want to make the country strong, you must reform! The Qing Dynasty really needed reform!"

Emperor Guangxu also felt a little anxious. How could the strength of the country be achieved overnight? However, he was very satisfied with Zhang Yunfei's answer.

"So, is your dear supporting my reform?"

Zhang Yunfei hurriedly replied: "The emperor is wise, and I am naturally the emperor and the horse are the only ones who are willing to do what they want!"

When Emperor Guangxu saw that Zhang Yunfei was on the way, he originally asked Cixi what she said when she asked Zhang Yunfei to go to the Summer Palace! At this time, he forgot everything.

"Okay, I'll be relieved if I have this saying from my dear. It's getting late, I'm probably tired today, so I'll go back and rest early!"

"I'm going to leave!" Zhang Yunfei hurriedly beat Qian and bowed and left the imperial study room.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Li Jun and others hurriedly brought their horses over.

"Sir, the emperor hasn't made things difficult for you!"

Zhang Yunfei turned over and looked back at the Forbidden City under the night sky, sighed: "This storm eye has been removed from our heads! Is our market good? I originally thought that this time I would be troublesome to report my work in Beijing! Now it seems that our luck is really not covered. This trip is right, and I will definitely be able to take advantage of the troubled waters?"

Li Junxi said: "Sir, after saying this, we have a clear mind. So where are we standing? Empress Dowager? Emperor?"

Zhang Yunfei looked at Li Jun and smiled faintly: "Of course we are standing by the wall!"

After saying that, he squeezed the horse's belly hard: "Have!"

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In the next few days, Zhang Yunfei just stayed honestly in the mansion, accompanying his mother and Lin Ruo, and was having fun talking and laughing. However, he did not miss the outside world and reached his ears through Zhang Erchuan.

No official ran to Zhang Yunfei to play Qiufeng, let alone give gifts. It’s not that Zhang Yunfei has a bad reputation, but that the civil and military officials in the court have been troubled by the emperor’s reform and reform in recent days. Where can I have time to go to Zhang Yunfei to celebrate tooth?

Emperor Guangxu had visited Empress Dowager Cixi several times in person, just to make Cixi agree to the reform, but the results were not great. The emperor and empress had uneven distribution of rights and did not give in to each other. Kang Youwei did have some skills. At least Zhang Yunfei was very circulating about his ability to use public opinion to help Emperor Guangxu learn from the West to reform and reform, but secretly said that it was Cixi who obstructed the reform. As a result, he drew out all the ambassadors to China from various countries.

In the end, Kang Youwei didn't know where to invite the British Minister Sir Dou Nale out, and as a result, he formed a joint mission of Britain, the United States, Germany, France and other countries, with Sir Dou Nale, to give a note to the Zongli Yamen of the Qing Dynasty, asking Empress Dowager Cixi to agree to reform and reform.

Foreigners are still very useful. Although Cixi was very unhappy when she saw foreigners interfering in her political affairs, she was not good at continuing to obstruct reforms.

However, Cixi was not a good deal. Before agreeing to Emperor Guangxu's request for reform and reform, she recalled Wang Wenshao, the governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, and sent the former Minister of War Ronglu to serve as the governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, and granted the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace to the Grand Secretary, officially taking over the command of the army in the entire Zhili area. Ronglu, an important member of the Later Party, took charge of the power of Zhili, which made Emperor Guangxu lose a move before he even started the reform.
Chapter completed!