Beijing, the capital of the Qing Empire, is also the political, economic and cultural center of the country. After the complacent people entered the Central Plains in 1644, the Manchus, with a population of only one million, have ruled China for nearly two hundred and fifty years.

The Forbidden City in the center of Beijing has become an imperial palace since the Ming Dynasty. Although it was originally built by the Han people, it was occupied by the Manchus two hundred years later.

In Renshou Hall, the main hall where Emperor Guangxu went to court to rule. On the high emperor's throne, Emperor Guangxu, who was only nineteen years old this year, was full of anger. In the hall, there were ministers who were kneeling all over the ground with pig's tails.

"What do those bastards in western Sichuan want to do? Do they really want to start a war with the Qing Dynasty? Are my dignified Qing Dynasty still afraid that they will not succeed?" Guangxu's voice, which was still young, echoed in the Golden Palace. Today's court discussion was to discuss how to deal with the aggressive situation in western Sichuan. However, the ministers in the hall quarreled for several hours, but still could not come up with a feasible solution. This made Emperor Guangxu very angry.

Ascended the throne at the age of four, Emperor Guangxu has been living under the shadow of Cixi for fifteen years. Finally, Empress Dowager Cixi ended her rule behind the curtain last year. Emperor Guangxu was very excited and wanted to make a career and defeat the western Sichuan bandits that had plagued the Qing Dynasty for decades. However, unexpectedly, the Western Sichuan Army had just begun to mobilize, and these ministers of the Qing Dynasty were panicked one by one. Let me ask Emperor Guangxu, relying on such ministers, how could he realize his dream and wipe out the western Sichuan chaos party?

Emperor Guangxu vented his strength in the Golden Palace and then calmed down. Looking at the ministers kneeling in the Golden Palace, he felt a sense of pride. Two years ago, he was just a puppet sitting on the dragon throne. Now, Empress Dowager Cixi returned to power and he could finally rule.

"You guys say, how should we deal with the abnormal movements in western Sichuan now?" Emperor Guangxu sat back on the dragon throne and glanced at the ministers kneeling below with a horse, hoping that someone among them could come up with an idea. Of course, Emperor Guangxu himself wanted to start a war with western Sichuan. He defeated western Sichuan as soon as possible, wiped out the rioters in western Sichuan, and achieved unification. Emperor Guangxu also had urgent hope that all the ministers in the court could have the same heart as him.

However, Emperor Guangxu was still too naive. All the ministers buried their heads low, no matter how they were lifted from his eyes. They were not children like Emperor Guangxu. They spoke and did things without considering them, but based on their own preferences. The power of western Sichuan was not clear about any ministers who were generally over 40 years old. Since the rise of western Sichuan, are there still fewer wars between the Qing Dynasty and western Sichuan? But no time did the Qing Dynasty fail? Every time, the strength of western Sichuan would expand. After that, it would have to compensate for the losses in western Sichuan, which would be a lot of money! Therefore, as long as western Sichuan did not take the initiative to cause trouble, the Qing Dynasty would not be willing to go to war with western Sichuan. Even if western Sichuan provoked, the Qing Dynasty would have been tolerant and appeased. This was the peace that had been more than ten years. Now that the war was on the rise, wasn’t it okay to find trouble?

Therefore, in the face of Emperor Guangxu's inquiry, none of the ministers spoke.

"Xu Geng, I ask you, can the Qing Dynasty defeat the bandits in western Sichuan in one battle?" Seeing that the ministers did not speak one by one, Emperor Guangxu had to name it. As the Minister of War, Xu Geng was naturally the first minister to be asked.

"Your Majesty, western Sichuan is only three provinces, and the number of soldiers is not too many hundred thousand. How could he be the opponent of my millions of troops in the Qing Dynasty!" Xu Geng, the Minister of War, had to bite the bullet and answer. At this time, it is definitely not said that he could not defeat western Sichuan, otherwise his Minister of War would have to do the end. How could Emperor Guangxu let him go in anger?

"Haha! Okay, I know that the bandits in western Sichuan are not my opponent of the Qing Dynasty." Emperor Guangxu laughed with a red face, and got the answer he wanted from Xu Geng, the Minister of War.

However, all the civil and military officials in the court quietly curled their lips.

"Hmph! You are not afraid of bragging. Once the war fails, you, the Minister of War, who is the main war, will probably have to die and apologize!" Many people secretly thought in their hearts. Since the rise of western Sichuan, the Minister of War in the Qing Dynasty has not been so easy to do. Fortunately, in peacetime, most Minister of War will be pulled out as scapegoats.

"Xu Aiqing, then tell me, if we start a war with western Sichuan, how should our Qing army attack?" Emperor Guangxu replied with a smile on his face. He looked forward to getting the answer he wanted from Xu Geng.

"Go back to Your Majesty! Although the bandits in western Sichuan have few soldiers, they have extremely strong combat power. Our Qing army must be fully prepared. Qinghai, Shaanxi, Wuhan, Guizhou and Yunnan must all launch an attack. Especially our army's most elite 200,000 troops must be dispatched, and they will definitely win in one battle!" Xu Geng said loudly.

"Okay, if you siege the five routes, the bandits in western Sichuan will have nowhere to escape!" Emperor Guangxu was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, among the new army, except for the 100,000 new troops in Hubei to fight, the other green camps in the provinces use big swords and spears, and they are not the opponents of the Western Sichuan Army at all! The 100,000 new troops in Zhili and the capital are responsible for the important task of guarding the capital, and they should not be moved lightly!" An old minister standing in the front of the left platoon came out and said loudly. His name is Weng Tonghe, one of the ministers of military affairs, and he was also a teacher of Emperor Guangxu, so he was also in a high position and power in the Qing court. Seeing that Emperor Guangxu was getting further and further along the way, he, a teacher, certainly, came forward to stop him.

"Hmph! Weng Aiqing retreated, I have my own opinions!" The smile on Emperor Guangxu's face disappeared immediately, and he said with a cold face.

Weng Tonghe had no choice but to retreat, but he glared at Xu Geng's body fiercely. If something went wrong, Xu Geng's body would be the culprit.

Seeing Xu Geng's gaze with Weng Tonghe, the more he smiled bitterly, he had no choice!

"Xu Aiqing, then do you think, when can we wipe out the bandits in western Sichuan?" Emperor Guangxu asked with anticipation.

"Your Majesty, the troops will go before they move their food and grass! Our Qing army has been in peace for more than ten years. If we want to eliminate the riots in western Sichuan, we must make sufficient preparations first. Weapons, ammunition, food and grass, the troops involved in the war, whoever leads the army, etc., must make careful preparations. Otherwise, if there is negligence, it may lead to the failure of the war. Therefore, we must make a long-term plan!" Xu Geng continued.

"Then, how long does it take for the army to prepare?" Emperor Guangxu was not interested in those preparations. What he wanted to see was that the Qing army invaded western Sichuan and wiped out the rioters in western Sichuan.

"Your Majesty, it will take about two or three years!" Xu Geng thought about it and then said.

Suddenly, all the civil and military officials in the court widened their eyes. Some people almost laughed out loud. Well, you Xu Geng, you said so much before, and you are all just playing with Emperor Guangxu!

After hearing the time when Emperor Guangxu heard Xu Geng's answer, he couldn't help but turn black and almost fell off the dragon throne.

"Bold Xu Geng, are you kidding me?" Emperor Guangxu roared angrily. It took two or three years to prepare. With this time, the Western Sichuan Army had already arrived from western Sichuan to Beijing. Kangxi, who had a very good impression of Xu Geng, had now wanted to kill Xu Geng.

"I dare not, I deserve to die!" Xu Geng hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Please calm down!" All the civil and military ministers in the court knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

"Stop the anger, stop the anger! With you trash here, how can I calm down my anger?" Emperor Guangxu roared angrily.

When the ministers faced the angry Guangxu, they all kept silent and responded with silence. Although Emperor Guangxu was angry, there was no way to face these ministers. Obviously, although he was the emperor, these ministers were not allowed to be appointed and removed at will. If the appointment and removal of officials were not approved by Empress Dowager Cixi, he would have no power at all.

Emperor Guangxu felt a sense of sadness and looked to the side. Although there was no longer a curtain hanging next to him and no one sat there anymore. However, he still felt that after taking power, there was no difference between being a puppet before.

When Emperor Guangxu thought of this, he felt weak all over. He raised his hand and signaled to the eunuch.

"Retreat the court!" The eunuch's sharp voice sounded. Today's court meeting ended.

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