During the banquet, most of the banquet was about joking, not much about the gains and losses of the Ma Jiali case. Then the six of them went to the Chrysanthemum Hall, sat on the Western sofa, and talked about secret things while sipping tea. There was not even a single attendant.
Fan Dahui handed Prince Gong a copy of the document, bowed his head and said: "Prince Gong, this is a plan formulated by the official in accordance with Mr. Li's wishes, specifically to deal with the British and French, and to launch a national independence movement in Annan and Myanmar.
. Let the British and French have smoke behind their butts, so that they no longer have the ability to covet the Qing Dynasty in a short period of time, and create a peaceful external space for the Qing Dynasty."
Prince Gong opened the book, looked at it carefully, feeling uneasy in his heart, and frowned, and asked: "Li Guolou, such a rectification method can easily be criticized by foreigners and cost hundreds of thousands of silver. In the end, we did not re-incorporate it."
Annan, Myanmar, is it worth it?”
Li Guolou bowed and said respectfully: "I'd like to report this to Prince Gong. I think it's definitely worth it. Times have changed, and it is imperative to make vassal states independent. We want these vassal states that accept external ideas to be reintegrated into the Qing Dynasty."
On the contrary, the territory will lose the hearts of the local people. Some local people will even support being a colony of the French and British and use the power of foreigners to fight against our Qing Dynasty. Even the principle of horizontal and vertical integration will be used by barbarians. This
It is most detrimental to our country. Our support for Annan and Myanmar's independence also comes at a price, which is to take this opportunity to extend the border to the most advantageous place. By expelling the foreign forces from these two countries, our side will have the advantage of geographical advantage in the future.
Our generation has laid a good foundation. One generation does its own work, and we don’t know what the next generation will say. As for wasting money to feed those white-eyed wolves, it is also unavoidable.
As a matter of fact, the lesser of the two evils, Annan, even if Burma becomes independent, it will not pose a threat to the Qing Dynasty. At most, there are border disputes. We can take measures to draw the border line first and let the Burmese and Annan people sign it.
The border treaty is written clearly in black and white. If you want our support, you have to pay a price. If you don't do this, the British and French will take advantage of our country. The Yunnan-Guizhou border will be uneasy and troubles will get worse.
The more, if one translator dies this time, it will not be so simple next time. The more shame will be engraved on our faces, and we will all become national sinners. Let the British and French fall into the quagmire of the national independence movement.
This is called retribution. If the British dare to do tricks in Xinjiang and recognize the Zedeshal State established by the Andijan people as a sovereign state, we will support the Burmese people in seeking independence. If they can't do it openly, they will do it covertly, even if they kill us, we will not recognize it."
Fan Dahui cannot be discussed in the Prime Minister's Yamen, and can only be "operated" by a few important state ministers in secret, so Li Guolou did not write it to prevent foreign spies from catching the Qing Dynasty.[
Prince Gong fell into deep thought. He is the executor of national policy. Such important matters related to national policy cannot be expressed easily. According to Li Guolou's thinking, there are advantages and disadvantages. He must be careful about the gains and losses, and must have the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrist.
Li Hongzhang looked through the excerpts and found that he had long thought that in order to gain a political advantage, he must have a military advantage. Li Guolou's ideas clearly understood the root cause of this matter, and he stood on the level of justice. Several people would work for the nation.
Be independent and die righteously. National heroes will grow in the land of Myanmar and Annan.
The sprout of immortality, one after another, famous heroes will fight to the end with the British and the French. The Yunnan-Guizhou region is not his sphere of influence. Through layout, his influence can be extended to the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou region. Li Guolou spoke his mind
The idea is that the family's power can expand to the southwest.
Having seen the overall situation, Li Hongzhang thought further, showed a pleased smile, and said: "Li Guolou, you have made some progress. You have learned so much through a border dispute. You are worthy of being a Westernizer."
The first stroke. If you have the upper hand strategically, you can use it flexibly tactically. Prince Gong, we must stand on the battlefield.
Only by seeing the truth of things from a slightly higher level can we achieve an undefeated position. The experience and lessons from the Magali case are worthy of our profound summary. It is time to change the policy towards Myanmar and Annan. If we remain unchanged, wouldn’t we be like the conservatives?
I burrowed in the sand like an ostrich, looking at the world with dark eyes, and making nonsense all day long."
Prince Gong nodded slightly and said: "Well, it's time to change. But is Liu Yongfu reliable? Have the remnants of Ge Laohui really changed their ways? To develop and grow the Black Flag Army, don't be like Zhang Xianzhong.
Rebelling against the Qing Dynasty again, I think this path needs to be revised.
First: We need to send someone to personally inspect the Black Flag Army stationed in Honghe to learn more about the movements of this army. Even if we want to use this army, we cannot rely entirely on people like Liu Yongfu who are used to being independent.
Use them to prevent them. This is our bottom line for those rebels who have surrendered. We must not breed tigers to cause trouble. The established national policy of the Qing Dynasty is that we would rather cede land to foreigners than give it to rebels, and we will never attack rebels.
Let’s face it. The non-staff Black Flag Army of the Qing Dynasty’s army was a dog raised by the stepmother. When it was fattened, it would be killed. It barked a few times and could still be used as a watchdog. The master would also throw a few bones to keep this unruly dog.
A tame dog. Li Guolou, do you understand?"
"Thank you, Prince Gong, for reminding me that I just talked on paper without understanding a person, which almost harmed the country and the people, and delayed the national plan. I didn't take a long-term view, and the long-term stability of the Qing Dynasty requires a harmonious society." Li Guolou blushed and thickened his neck.
Even his ears were red and purple. This time he didn't know what was going on and was scolded by Prince Gong.
A man like Liu Yongfu who managed to raise an army in a foreign country would become Zheng Chenggong when he became a big man, an independent local warlord. He would listen to the Qing Dynasty's propaganda but not its instructions. On the surface, he would recognize the emperor as his father and would continue to do so.
He stretched out his hand to ask for money and food from the court. He was unable to gain a foothold in a small place.
He fled back to the Qing Dynasty and told that he was still loyal to the Qing Dynasty even though he was overseas. He was also promoted to a high official position and was widely praised by the world. This kind of national hero is worthless and has different ambitions. At best, he is a tyrant.
Pulling on the tiger skin of a national hero to deceive the eyes of the world.
Prince Gong squinted at Li Guolou, trying to see whether Li Guolou would rebel? The first condition for the Manchu and Qing aristocracy to use Han people was that they were loyal and righteous people. Those who were disloyal and unfilial would never be allowed to join the Qing Dynasty.
When Li Guolou's parents passed away, we can't see his filial piety to his parents. We can only see whether Li Guolou took good care of his family members. Members of the Li family all became officials and became big businessmen. Li Guolou
Caring for family members and being consistent
The standards for being an official in the Qing Dynasty. Although his style of work is different from that of Li Hongzhang, they are similar. Li Guolou seems to meet the conditions of his successor. Prince Gong's face is kind. Although Li Guolou's ideas are flawed, his overall view is still the same.
Can
Okay. If you don't hide your flaws, you have to divide Li Guolou into two parts. Only those who have stains can be used with peace of mind. Besides, he also buried a nail in Li Guolou's house, a person who will never betray him——
Xi Shi - Zhen Yuhuan.
Prince Gong likes Li Guolou very much, cherishes Li Guolou's talent, and regards Li Guolou as his most proud disciple. Nowadays, many of his ideas are copied from Li Guolou's ideas. This is the brilliance of the Westernization school, not
One person is fighting, but there are thousands of foreigners
The two factions joined hands to fight against the old forces. After reading this excerpt today, Prince Gong swept away the gloom of the past and said with a smile: "Li Guolou, don't feel sorry for yourself. I have no intention of blaming you. From the perspective of this excerpt,
I still see your progress, as long as you employ people
Of course, the operation is simple and easy, as long as it is done secretly. My second opinion is that the national independence movement should be forged in multiple ways. Instead of having one dominant force, there should be multiple leaders of the independence movement.
This is beneficial to us. We even opened it in the border area of Yunnan
The training center is to train a group of people who are ideologically close to our Qing Dynasty, and also to train a group of commanders. We can't send people to command the battle. If they are caught by the British, there will be international disputes, isn't it?
It's such a big deal, aren't we slapping ourselves in the face?"
Prince Gong went on and divided it into ten opinions. The general framework has been established, and the decision-maker's opinion is brilliant. It is based on Li Guolou's ideas, and after revising them, it becomes Prince Gong's valuable opinions.
The three staff members, Fan Dahui, Xu Qian, and Zhang Jingtian, nodded frequently and kept taking notes. This is the action program of the Westernization faction. If tasks are carried out within this framework, Prince Gong will hold up even if the sky falls. Who would have thought that
The Westernizers who betray national sovereignty are the death of foreigners
The enemy, and we must take practical actions to bury colonialism and rescue the people of Annan and Myanmar from the dire colonial rule. The tea party in the Chrysanthemum Hall turned into a military meeting to formulate practical plans for tomorrow's Military Aircraft Department meeting.
action plan.
After sorting out the bill, Li Hongzhang took the draft from Xu Qian and sighed: "Hey! I'll take it back and take a look at it. I'll present it to the emperor in person tomorrow and then destroy the draft. I won't be blamed for anything!"
Li Guolou glanced deeply at Li Hongzhang. Nowadays, national policies are formulated by Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang is responsible for both good and bad. Rights make a person strong and competitive. The Qing Dynasty is developing according to the trajectory set by Li Hongzhang. Who can do it?
Anyone who wants to outdo Li Hongzhang is Li Hongzhang’s political enemy.
Weng Tonghe and Zhang Zhidong are at odds with Li Hongzhang because they have touched Li Hongzhang's authority. The political struggle forces you to take a stand even if you don't want to take sides. He wanted to break away from Li Hongzhang's system, but he fell deeper and deeper into it and became a Westernizationist.
mouthpiece, even the people on the street know what he stands for. This time he came back and
The Qing faction and the conservative faction are arguing. Will it bring disaster to his career? After all, if something went wrong in the restructuring of the Westernization faction, Li Hongzhang would have taken him out at any time to settle the matter. He loyally protected Li Hongzhang this time. If not,
In return, it will only add insult to injury. Don't blame him for being a gentleman before being a villain.
Li Guolou judged a gentleman with a villain's heart, and he hoped that Li Hongzhang would have a fight with him. Who would win and who would lose is yet to be determined. After the independence movement in Myanmar and Annan went wrong, we can see what kind of person Li Hongzhang is.
Guo Lou is not in a hurry, nor does he believe that things will go smoothly. He is waiting to see a bigger drama.
Xu Qian believed that he was the biggest contributor to the "Margari Case". He was the one who persuaded the British Minister Wade from Tianjin to return to the negotiating table. He also argued for the revised draft of "Margari Case".
The minister of the concession country, Vetomar, made concessions and the current draft treaty was created.
Li Guolou looked Xu Qian up and down. He was a proud and talented scholar. He bought an official hat as an alternate official. He later left Li Hongzhang's protection and became a local official of at least third grade. Li Hongzhang valued Xu Qian very much. He was
Li Hongzhang is the number one think tank. But how can such a person's brains be compared with his? It's too bad.
"Mr. Xu, I would like to ask you, if the British Minister Waitomas really wants to return to London, England, and leaves Tianjin with just one ship ticket, and you rush from the capital to Tianjin, why is Waitoma still at the minister's office in Tianjin?
What is he waiting for in the embassy? Who gave you the news? Haven't you understood it yet?" Li Guolou shook his head and sighed, Britain
Li Hongzhang did not realize that Minister Witomabu's plan was that in "The Magallet Case", only one translator died, not a single British person was killed, and the expedition team did not suffer any property losses. Using this excuse, the British Senate agreed to submit a request to the Qing Dynasty.
The British people would not agree to go to war. It was a constitutional monarchy empire based on Western principles.
"This..." Xu Qian's eyes glanced at Li Hongzhang, and Li Guolou's first words stunned him. Wei Tuoma sold his boat ticket and was leaving Tianjin Wei. It was an insider who told Li Hongzhang.
Then Li Hongzhang gave the order to stop Wetoma. Could it be that the British did it deliberately? The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. He couldn't point the finger at Li Hongzhang. Xu Qian opened his mouth, but did not dare to speak.
Emperor Tongzhi got angry this time because he thought that the British Minister Wade was making a fuss out of a molehill and magnifying a small matter into a contest between countries. That's why he still refuses to sign a treaty. Improper handling will cause the Westernization faction to lose power.
, "The Ma Jiali Case" became a bellwether in the court and a contest between all political forces. The secret has been revealed. The conservatives added insult to injury. Prince Qing pointed the finger at Li Hongzhang and wanted to drive Prime Minister Fu out of office.
Li Hongzhang used retreat to advance and said implicitly: "In terms of the art of war, the British Minister Wade used intimidation tactics and returned to London, England as a smoke. But the enemy is strong and we are weak, so we cannot accept the weak."
How dare Li Guolou offend Li Hongzhang? Besides, Prince Gong was sitting next to him, so he always wanted to give face to Mr. Fu Xiang. Following the tone of the words, he said: "Master Fu has seen clearly. He knows that it is half true and half false, so he can only accept it.
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"Well;;;;;;" Prince Gong and others all nodded, praising Li Hongzhang for his far-sightedness. They are grasshoppers tied to the same rope. One will be prosperous and the other will suffer. If a job fails, it will harm a collective.
How can we slut our mouths and modify the content of the contract again? As Li Guolou serves as the special envoy for negotiation, the core content of the contract will not change. Some of the contents of the treaty will be slightly modified to allow the British to give up a little bit of their interests. Peace is the most important thing in everything.