Xin, Aisin Jueluo, the sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, and the half-brother of Emperor Xianfeng. (18511), Emperor Xianfeng followed the will of Emperor Xuanzong and was named Prince Gong. In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), the British and French coalition forces captured Beijing and were ordered to stay in Beijing as a prince, responsible for peace with Britain and France, and signed the "Beijing Treaty" with Britain, France and Russia respectively. In December of the same year, he requested the establishment of the Prime Minister's affairs office to handle foreign affairs specifically, becoming the first diplomatic institution in modern China. He also managed the Prime Minister's affairs as a prince.

In 18th, Xianfeng died in Rehe, and issued a will to allow Prince Yi Zai, Prince Zheng Duanhua, Sushun and others to exclude Yi Xin, who was the prince's identity from the political situation to support the eight ministers of government affairs. On September 30, the empress dowagers of the two palaces jointly launched a coup, namely the Xinyou coup, and arrested the eight ministers. Later, they were named King of Political Affairs, walked in the Military Affairs Office, gathering all kinds of power. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), because of the suspicion of Empress Dowager Cixi, they were dismissed from all positions such as King of Political Affairs, and were immediately reinstated as Minister of Military Affairs, Minister of General Li Yamen.

During the Sino-French War in the tenth year of the Guangxu period (1884), Empress Dowager Cixi dismissed all positions on the pretext of "responsibility" and ordered her to stay at home to take care of her illness. She began her leisure life at home for ten years. In the 20th year of the Guangxu period (1894), during the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, she was appointed as the Minister of the General Office, and the Prime Minister of the Navy, and was responsible for military affairs, and the inner court was moved.

On April 7, 24th year of the Guangxu period (1898), Yi Xin passed away the day before Zhang Yunfei's wedding.

This guy never dies sooner or later, but he just happened to be dead at my wedding!

Yaya, did I advance the historical process and this person dies early? Zhang Yunfei is very depressed because Yi Xin died on April 21 in history, but now she is half a month earlier!

According to the rules, Zhang Fei could not marry his daughter Princess Ningxiang until the end of one year. Since it was given by the emperor, Lin Ruo, the concubine, had to wait until next year. Zhang Yunfei was really depressed.

However, perhaps only the old Buddha in the Summer Palace could show his secret smile from her imperial decree.

The imperial edict: "I was given the title of Gong Wang Yixin and the posthumous title of "Zhong", and the title of king was inherited by his second son, Wei."

From this we can see that Empress Dowager Cixi still holds a grudge against Yi Xin very much and cut off his son's hereditary title. She originally had to take back Prince Gong's mansion according to the rules, but because of Zhang Yunfei, she finally changed it to Princess's mansion. After Princess Ningxiang got married, she took it back. It was very sad.

At the same time, facing the huge military pressure from Russia in the Heikrainian provinces, Empress Dowager Cixi finally thought for a long time and felt that except for Zhang Yunfei, there was really no general to send or no soldiers to adjust.

Ronglu was the personal choice. He was proficient in all conspiracies and plans. He also garrisoned Changshun for many years in Shanxi and Shaanxi. It was still okay. However, at present, Cixi's biggest enemy wanted to seize power. Therefore, the area near the capital was not moved.

At this time, Empress Dowager Cixi only appeared. There was no one! There was no choice but to continue to stabilize Zhang Yunfei and gave Zhang Yunfei a title of general in the military affairs of the three northeastern provinces. The northeastern one gave Zhang Yunfei to trouble.

Prince Gong Yixin passed away, making the city of Beijing, which was originally a little revolutionary, a clear stream of people. They all saw that the Qing Dynasty was in decline.

Nowadays, only Li Hongzhang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhang Zhidong, Huguang, and Liu Kunyi, etc. The ministers all hoped that Li Hongzhang could continue to support the Qing Dynasty. But in the face of this broken house with holes, can Li Hongzhang repair it? How long can Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi, the edges and edges have been smoothed?

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In the escort room of the Governor General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Hongzhang, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, looked at the departure of Prince Gong Yixin from the Military Affairs Office, Zhang Yun ascended to the general of military affairs in the three northeastern provinces, and released the telegram from the Northeastern region, frowned.

Thinking of the fact that he had been an official in the same dynasty for decades, although he was different from the Japanese Liu Yixin in terms of political views, he still had some common language in the Westernization.

"The Devils are gone!" Li Hongzhang sighed. Everyone said that he knew that he was over fifty years old and he was about to see his limit. His tone was full of desolation.

"Sir Yi Xin is gone, then there will be no one in the Prince in the capital to manage the Zongli Yamen and the Military Affairs Office? The military aircraft will be just around the corner when the adults return to Beijing and re-enter the military aircraft!" Luo Fenglu said happily and could not see Li Hongzhang's indifferent attitude.

"Ji Chen is so bad!" Yu Shimei, who was standing aside, saw Li Hongzhang's melancholy and continued: "Although there is no one in the central government of the court, there is the most fierce competition between the empress dowager and the emperor! If the court recruited the emperor to return to the capital at this time, it would be a long time to go there."

"That's right!" Li Hongzhang said: "Ruomei is right! The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are both staring at the foreman's military aircraft and the position of the foreman's prime minister. No matter who goes there, help the Empress Dowager, offend the Emperor, and offend the Empress Dowager. They do not help each other, and offend the Emperor and the Empress Dowager at the same time, they will be driven down within two days!"

Luo Fenglu didn't expect so much and said in surprise: "Is there no one who can replace such an important position? Then isn't the central government in a state of paralysis?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "When Yi Xin was there, the central government would not be paralyzed?"

"This..." Luo Fenglu was speechless.

Indeed, even when Yi Xin was alive, I heard that I had never stepped into the two thresholds of the Military Affairs Office and the Zongli Yamen in the past few years. In addition to being unwilling to be serious with Empress Dowager Cixi, I am afraid that ten years of leisure staying at home have smoothed his edges.

Yu Shimei added: "I heard that the old officials in the Zongli Yamen and the Military Affairs Office are now all claiming to be sick at home, and there are only a few reformists promoted by the emperor to support their daily work!"

Li Hongzhang said disdainfully: "They support me! A few boys who are not even all their hairs have, except for a few tricks, they know how to do military operations? Is this the Queen Mother deliberately trying to control the emperor?"

Luo Fenglu sighed: "The emperor is really difficult. Without the cooperation of these military ministers, his so-called reform is just a piece of paper and cannot be conveyed to the place at all, and no one will listen to him! Hi!"

After Luo Fenglu finished speaking, he found a chair and sat down to have tea by himself. The best Pu'er tea is fragrant Ningyuan.

Li Hongzhang said: "Let them all go! If you mess up the Qing Dynasty earlier, I don't have to use it as a paste everywhere!"

Yu Shimei and Luo Fenglu felt infinite desolation when Li Hongzhang could say such words. Thinking of Li Hongzhang's suffering to maintain the Qing Dynasty for so many years

It is nothing more than just obeying the last words left by Zeng Guofan. Li Hongzhang, right? He dared to disobey the last order of Lord Zeng Guofan.

In fact, not only Yu Shimei and Luo Fenglu were confused, but even the civil officials and officials from all over the Huai Army had this question. Why, as a Han Chinese, Zeng Guofan was determined to protect the Qing Dynasty? He even forced his successor to continue his route? Li Hongzhang was also a city guard. He took Zeng Guofan's will and desperately maintained the Qing Dynasty's rule. This caused Liu Kunyi, Zhang Zhidong and other Han rank officials who dared not to anger the court too much.

If you don’t know that Li Hongzhang has Zeng Guofan’s will, all the Huai Army officials would think that Li Hongzhang had a relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi of the current dynasty? Otherwise, why would Li Hongzhang be desperate to protect Cixi’s country?

Yu Shimeiran asked, "Sir, Yuan Shikai has now trained a new army. Do you think we should take advantage of the Emperor's reform and reform to train him! Even Yuan Shikai's dog is looking down on our Huai Army?"

"Yes! Sir!" Luo Fenglu put down the teacup and agreed: "Ruomei's words make sense! Since Sir, we should also train a new army. As a result, Zhang Yunfei would not have to be so arrogant and domineering to think that he has a new army!"

"New Army?" Li Hongzhang said: "How can the new army be so easy to train! The key is to have an instructor to ask for money? The court will definitely not allocate funds!"

Luo Fenglu said: "The money is easy to deal with! You can report the memorial, use the customs tax revenue from Guangdong and Guangxi as a guarantee, and borrow from foreign banks. Or you can get the tariffs as a fee for the new army. If it doesn't work, it will be like those rich people gathered together and formed in the form of a group training!"

Li Hongzhang sighed: "The customs guarantee is intercepted? The Qing Dynasty's silver was given to foreigners in vain by the governors of various provinces!"

"This... sir, don't we have any difficulties?" Luo Feng said awkwardly.

"Ah!" Li Hongzhang said: "Everyone has 'defense'!"

"And!" Yu Shimei thought about a son and suddenly said, "Didn't Shikai train the new army almost? If we ask for an order to run the new army, we will get all the team that Yuan Shikai has worked hard to build, and he is so happy! Wouldn't it be a pleasure?"

This was what Li Hongzhang said, and if he could demolish Yuan Shikai's new army, of course, it would be something Li Hongzhang was very happy to see.

So Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Forget it, you can do it yourself! Yuan Shikai is not a good bird, so it is best to be able to defeat him. But remember that the biggest threat before was Zhang Yunfei, who had just been admiring the Northeast military affairs!"

Luo Fenglu smiled bitterly and said, "What the lord is saying is. But if Zhang Yunfei doesn't rebel, we can't do anything to him? We can only watch Zhang Yunfei keeps getting promoted. The trick of boiling the toad Yunfei in warm water is really deadly!"

Shi Mei said: "Zhang Yunfei is a ill-gotten plot. Who among the big and small officials of the Qing Dynasty doesn't understand? They just clean up the snow in front of their own doors. For them, it doesn't matter who comes to be the head of the family. What's important is who can give them a job? Now that Aisin Jueluo's lineage has left Yixin, there is no more people! This change of dynasty is a matter of time, why not consider Sun Wen's meaning?"

"Okay, Ruomei has pulled it again!" Li Hongzhang said calmly, but Yu Shimei, who was serious in his words, naturally closed her mouth.

Only shaking your head and helplessness remain.

This old middle hall is probably going to be dark!

Sun Wen, whose courtesy name was Deming and his pseudonym was Yixian, was called sunyat-se nn internationally. When he was exiled to Japan, he had a pseudonym Zhongshan Qiao, so later generations called him "Mr. Zhongshan". Later, this title gradually evolved into Sun Yat-sen.

Sun Wen used many names, most of which were to promote the revolution or get rid of wanted traffic, and partly to express life expectations. Sun Wen also used pseudonyms such as Chen Wen, Shan Yue, Du Jiaruo, Gongwu, Emperor Zhu, Gundasheng, Wu Zhong, and other pseudonyms, as well as Qi You Gongzi, Central Plains Zhulushi, Nanyang elementary school students, and Nanyang first student. After the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, Sun himself signed "Sun Wen" in all public and private files. In the West, Sun Wen was famous for his name "sunyat-se n" (that is, Sun Yixian's English transliteration).

In 1894, he was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. Sun Wen proposed a number of reform suggestions in "Ten Thousand Words to Li Hongzhang", but Li Hongzhang refused. In disappointment, Sun Wen went to Honolulu on November 24 to secretly raise funds to organize Xingzhonghui. Because Zhang Yunfei controlled Honolulu and was afraid of attracting Zhang Yunfei's attention, he secretly put forward the slogan "expel the Tartars, restore China, and establish the United Government", and planned to pave the way for his revolutionary cause with the idea of ​​eliminating the Manchus.

However, it was obvious that he did not dare to do it blatantly in Honolulu, so in 1895, Sun Yat-sen went to Hong Kong to meet his old friends, Haodong, Zheng Shiliang, Chen Shaobai, Yang Heling and others, and prepared to plan the first revolutionary organization in life, with the goal of "revitalizing China". On February 12 of the same year, Sun Yat-sen officially established the "Hong Kong Xingzhong Association" at No. 13, Stanton Street, Central.

At that time, Xie Tai and others had already established the "Fu Ren Wen Society" with the purpose of "opening people's wisdom and transforming China". Sun Yat-sen had similar careers, so he contacted Fu Ren Society. Qu Yun and others happily agreed to incorporate the entire society into Xingzhonghui; so they rented a general club and named it "Gan Hengxing". On February 20, Sun Yat-sen gave a public speech at the University of Hong Kong and put forward his revolutionary ideas.

I have to admire Sun Yat-sen's courage. As soon as the Xingzhonghui was established, the uprising began to be organized and overthrew the Qing government by force.

On March 22, Sun Yat-sen entered Guangzhou, and the founding of the Agricultural Society was the organ, and he recruited comrades, setting the Double Ninth Festival (October 26) as the day of the uprising. However, due to the leak of information in advance, the uprising failed and most of the members of the 6 Haodong were arrested and executed. Sun Yat-sen was deported by the Qing court's wanted Hong Kong authorities and exiled overseas. Sun avoided Japan in November, and at this time he cut off his braids and changed to a suit.

When Sun Yat-sen learned that Zhang Yunfei established a Chinese government in Honolulu, he wanted to seek cooperation with Zhang Yunfei, but later considering Zhang Yunfei's identity as a Manchu and his relationship with the empress dowager of the dynasty, this idea was dispelled.

In early 1896, he secretly arrived in Hawaii with his wife and children. His name was Sun Yixian registered in Honolulu. Mr. Sun Wen and Ouyang Geng are peers and close neighbors, and they have known each other since childhood. So Mr. Sun Wen wrote a letter to Ouyang Geng, who was the Consul General in San Francisco, asking him to be a security guard. Ouyang Geng not only introduced his cousin Liao Zhongkai to Mr. Sun Wen as an assistant. Then Sun Wen transferred to the United States, hoping to celebrate the China Association and raise funds among overseas Chinese in the United States.

Early 1897

London, England, was arrested by Qing court spies and entered the embassy. Sun Deli passed the propaganda of the Earth News. After more than a thousand British people besieged the Qing embassy, ​​the Qing government was forced to release Sun Wen, which immediately became an international event that caused a sensation in the world. The incident was later called "London is Hard to Remember". Sun was invited to publish a book to describe his experience, and became famous for it. He went from being wanted to become a revolutionary.

Then Sun Fu went to Japan through Canada. He first met Miyazaki Inzo and Shiro Hirayama, and later became long-term supporters of Sun Yat-sen. Through Miyazaki and Hirayama, Sun then met Japanese military and political leaders, including Uchida Ryohei, Miyama Man, Inukai Toshi, Oshinobu, Yamada Ryomasa and others. The so-called gang is the Black Dragon Society. Uchida Ryohei also joined Sun Fu's revolutionary organization. Sun Fu's promise to him was to give Northeast, Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet to Japan to obtain Japan's economic and military support.

After Zhang Yunfei learned about it, his original mood of wanting to unite with Sun Yat-sen was immediately wiped out.

Zhang Yunfei can do anything, but he cannot treason the country. Although Sun Yat-sen excluded ethnic minorities from the perspective of the Han people, Zhang Yunfei in later generations could not do so. He knew the role of these ethnic minorities. If the ethnic minorities that account for most of the territory of the country were divided, what else was left in China?

After Sun Wen learned that Li Hongzhang had been demoted to Guangdong and Guangxi, he secretly contacted Yu Shimei, hoping to persuade Li Hongzhang to be independent in the south. However, Li Hongzhang obviously had no good feelings for Sun Wen and almost took the opportunity to catch Sun Wen. If it weren't for Yu Shimei's news, Sun Wen would have been slashed in the head.

However, Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary thought was brought into the hearts of Li Hongzhang and his staff. If Li Hongzhang hadn't been there, most of these staff members would have joined the revolution.

At this time, Luo Fenglu saw some dismay, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I have inquired before that when Yuan Shikai's new army was trained, he used a total of 1.25 million taels of silver. Isn't it very large?"

Li Hongzhang said: "However, if you ask foreigners, you will have a lot of interest! We fill the holes from the previous year every year, but the holes are getting bigger and bigger. Now there is not much tariff silver left!"

Yu Shimei suddenly said: "Since the interest from foreigners, we will borrow it from Zhang Yunfei!"

"Is it?"

Li Hongzhang and Luo Fenglu said at the same time.

Yu Shimei continued without caring: "Didn't Zhang Yunfei recently hired a Qing Dynasty Commercial Bank? Zhang Yunfei has some money. If he has such a rich man, who will kill him if he doesn't kill him?"

Luo Fenglu said: "Didn't Zhang Yunfei's commerce bank say that he lost money? I heard that the person who saved money paid back the interest, and there are discounts for external loans. Not only is the interest low, but it also takes a long time. It is said that it was because of this loss, and it was about to go bankrupt, right?"

Yu Shimei smiled and said, "Ji Chen! Your news happened months ago! The news I got was that Zhang Yunfei's bank in Beijing did lose a lot in the first month! However, from the second month, Zhang Yunfei began to promote their credibility, and the results became better and better. It is said that the total deposits are now higher than the total bank deposits of various countries in the Qing Dynasty! Of course, there must be a lot of water in it, but Zhang Yunfei's bank is now set up all over the country. There is one in our Guangzhou city. Although it has only been open for more than a week, this is our great opportunity!"

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "That's right, Zhang Yunfei's money is not spent or spent. Now we keep borrowing money from him. If he rebels, we will make all the money."

"What the lord said is very true!"

"Ha ha!"

Three old foxes looked at each other and laughed.

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Bang!

Bang!

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With the sound of the palace gate closing, Zhang Yunfei left the Forbidden City.

There is no sedan chair, just walking.

Stepping on the blue-white marble road, Zhang Yunfei bid farewell to Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Yulong from the Yangxin Hall of Kunning Palace, then left the Ganqing Gate and left the inner court and arrived at the previous dynasty area.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhang Yunfei bid farewell to Emperor Guangxu. Although Emperor Guangxu hoped that Zhang Yunfei could provide military assistance during the dispute between the emperor and the empress, Zhang Yunfei politely refused because he knew that Emperor Guangxu could not fight against Cixi. However, before leaving, Zhang Yunfei told Emperor Guangxu not to ask Yuan Shikai for help in the new policy. Don’t be anxious, and everything will be reversed if it is extreme.

Zhang Yunfei kindly reminded Emperor Guangxu not to make any decisions about Cixi, otherwise there would be a disaster. As for whether Emperor Guangxu could listen, Zhang Yunfei could not control it.

After saying goodbye to Emperor Guangxu, Zhang Yunfei flew out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and went straight to the Interior Office on the west side, because there was a big man from the palace waiting for him here!
To be continued...