But just when she was about to kill Concubine Zhen, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang went to the Summer Palace again to tell Empress Dowager Cixi that Tsarist Russia had reached an agreement in the Far East and had withdrawn its troops. Only then did Empress Cixi realize that the Far East might really drive away the great powers.
, so Empress Dowager Cixi agreed not to kill Concubine Zhen and Emperor Guangxu.
But how could Zaiyi agree?
Could it be that everything he had worked so hard for was over?
Of course he didn't want to, so he joined forces with Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai Lan, and finally staged a scene of killing Emperor Guangxu, but in the end they were interrupted by Yuandong, for which he gritted his teeth angrily.
, but they did not expect that the Far East would send troops to the city, and they would arrive in Beijing from North Korea in just two days. This gave Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai Lan no time to prepare.
Prince Zhuang Zaixun was the minister in charge of the Beijing-Tianjin Boxer Rebellion, and also set up a branch of the Boxer Rebellion in his palace. Prince Zhuang Zaixun himself also wore a short coat and a red scarf on his head, in the style of the Boxer Rebellion, but
He was not alone, so he joined forces with Zai Lan, the infantry commander of the capital, and Zai Lian, the minister of bodyguards, and the four of them acted together.
If Zaiyi went crazy because he wanted his son to become emperor, so he resorted to despicable means and lied about major military intelligence, leading to the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, then compared with Empress Dowager Cixi, Zaiyi was actually just
A small witch meets a big witch. In terms of power and scheming, Zaiyi was no match for the Empress Dowager Cixi. However, he knew how to unite forces, which ultimately led to his infamy.
Whether it was the Boxer Rebellion incident or the Eight-Power Allied Forces invasion incident, Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai Lan were already like grasshoppers on a rope, unable to escape. Therefore, the representatives in the Far East proposed five clauses.
After that, the four of them immediately ran away. After evading the situation, they gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang had no choice but to go to the Summer Palace with several other late Qing ministers to report to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai Lan still had a certain amount of power at this time. After all, they had considerable power both inside and outside the palace, so after intense discussions, he decided to launch a campaign that night.
During the coup, the Boxers in the capital were commanded by Prince Zhuang Zaixun, creating chaos in the city and containing the Far Eastern forces.
Then Zai Lian led the infantry in the capital and controlled the main ministers and princes in the capital. Zai Yi and Zai Lan led the guards in the Forbidden City to force the Empress Dowager Cixi to issue an edict to reestablish a new monarch, because as long as a new monarch was reestablished, the four of them would
Can avoid disaster.
But they didn't know that just after their discussion, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already guessed what the four people would do next, but at this time she did not have the right to fight, so what should she do?
Easy to handle, please help!
Who to ask for?
There was only one person who could control the capital at this time, and that was Li Ningyu. So after Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang finished talking about the terms proposed by the Far East, the Empress Dowager Cixi immediately discussed with the two about Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai.
He asked Li Ningyu to help Li Ningyu, and promised to give Li Ningyu any condition he wanted.
Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang both understood the importance of this matter, so after leaving the Summer Palace, they immediately went straight to the Li Mansion. However, Li Ningyu was no longer home, and the two of them were immediately anxious. Fortunately, they met Chiang Zhongzheng.
, then the two of them sat and waited for Li Ningyu in Li's Mansion, when the sky began to get dark.
It gets dark earlier in the north. According to the guesses of Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang, it is estimated that Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian, and Zai Lan will attack during the period from dark to late at night, so they are nervous at this time.
Unfortunately, Duan Tong, who was accompanying Prince Gong, didn't know where Li Ningyu had gone, so everyone could only continue to wait. However, Mother Li saw that the sky was getting dark, so she asked the housekeeper to prepare a table of food.
Finally, around six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ningyu came back with leisurely strides. After seeing Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang who looked anxious, Li Ningyu was a little confused and asked with a smile: "
Father-in-law and Lord Zhongtang, what's going on with you? Are you addicted to eating at my house?"
Hearing Li Ningyu speak like this, Li Wei on the side said with a straight face: "Your Majesty and Zhongtang have been waiting for you here for an hour, why do you open your mouth with such nonsense!".
Maybe in this era, Li Wei is the only one who can teach Li Ningyu a lesson, but Li Wei is Li Ningyu's father no matter what, so he still looked a little apologetically and bowed his hands to the two of them, and then sat down aside,
Then Prince Gong signaled for the rest of the people to leave first, but was stopped by Li Ningyu. Seeing this, Prince Gong sighed, then waved his hand and said: "That's it! That's all! We are all our own people, sooner or later.
You will all know!".
Then he looked at Li Hongzhang who seemed to be asking him to tell him what Prince Gong meant. Li Hongzhang understood, so he said directly: "The Queen Mother read the five terms of the Far East and agreed on the spot. However, she
I'm worried that today Zaiyi, Zaixun, Zai Lian and Zai Lan will definitely get acupuncture before they die!".
"Oh, really?" Li Ningyu said pretending to be confused.
"So, the Queen Mother wants to ask Yuandong to stop Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian and Zai Lan!" Seeing Li Ningyu pretending to be confused, Li Hongzhang had no choice but to say directly, and as soon as he said these words, Li Hongzhang who was present
Wei, Li Mu and Duan Tong all opened their mouths in surprise.
However, Li Ningyu seemed to be ready to keep the confusion to the end, so he followed Li Hongzhang's words and asked: "Really? What does the Queen Mother want to do in the Far East? Is it to capture the Boxers, attack the infantry commander's office, or send troops into the Forbidden City?".
Li Ningyu pretended to be confused. Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were so anxious that they didn't know what to say for a moment. Then Li Hongzhang gritted his teeth and said: "What the Queen Mother means is that Zai Yi, Zai Xun, Zai Lian and Zai Lan will rebel today.
, so I hope that the Far East will send troops to arrest them, and also control the Boxers by the way!".
Seeing that Li Hongzhang had already spoken up, Li Ningyu no longer pretended to be confused, but continued to ask: "Why? This is your own housework, why do you need Far East to help?".
Hearing that Li Ningyu didn't seem to want to get into trouble this time, Li Wei seemed to be ready to scold Li Ningyu again. In desperation, Li Ningyu had no choice but to spread his hands and continue: "Okay, okay! You can help, but you can't help in vain.
!".
"We have discussed this issue with the Queen of Heaven, and Lafayette said that we can agree to a condition for you!" Prince Gong said.
"By the way?"
"Yes! Not bad!" Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang nodded affirmatively at the same time.
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