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The court meeting on July 11 went on normally, but the ministers were all uneasy. Although what happened in the Forbidden City last night was very secretive, these ministers had their own channels, and they obviously already knew something about it.
It was already the beginning of the court meeting, and the civil and military officials of the court had all taken their positions according to order, but the dragon chair in the Jinluan Hall was still empty. Emperor Guangxu was still missing. The expressions of the ministers in the court began to change. Those who supported the Empress Dowager Cixi
Everyone looked happy. After Emperor Guangxu came to power, they were suppressed to varying degrees, and their lives were very sad. Now, Empress Dowager Cixi is finally coming to power again, and each of them seems to have seen their rapid rise.
opportunity. And the ministers of the imperial party all looked sad, as if their father had died. As the emperor and his ministers, although Emperor Guangxu was not dead yet, it was obvious that their futures had been cast a shadow.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Li Lianying walked out first, glanced at the civil and military officials of the court, and sang loudly in his high-pitched voice: "The Queen Mother is here!"
"I and your servants (minions) respectfully welcome the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is a thousand years old!" The civil and military officials of the court immediately knelt down and saluted. Although the ministers of the imperial party were very reluctant, there was nothing they could do now. Emperor Guangxu was nowhere to be seen.
However, the Empress Dowager Cixi appeared. This showed that the Empress Dowager Cixi had controlled the situation. Emperor Guangxu was obviously helpless.
The Empress Dowager Cixi, dressed in a rich dress, appeared in the Golden Palace. She walked to the edge of the dragon chair. Everyone held their breath and quietly watched the actions of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Many people even wondered whether the Empress Dowager Cixi would just do this.
And what about sitting on the dragon throne? You know, no one can stop her now. If she is willing, maybe she can really be the second empress in Chinese history.
However, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not sit on it in the end, but waved her hand, and Li Lianying immediately placed a chair next to the dragon chair. After the Empress Dowager Cixi sat on the chair, she looked at the civil and military ministers below.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not sit on the dragon throne in the end, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief. If the Empress Dowager Cixi really wanted to become emperor, what should they do? They would risk their lives to stop it in exchange for
Should they live up to their reputation forever, or should they endure the humiliation and live an ignoble existence? This is indeed a very difficult choice. Now that the Empress Dowager Cixi has not done that, they no longer need to be embarrassed.
"The emperor is seriously ill and can no longer govern. In order to allow the emperor to rest in peace and recuperate, the emperor temporarily moved to Yingtai. However, the major affairs of the court cannot be decided by no one, and the Ai family has no choice but to shoulder this important responsibility again. My Lords,
Is there any objection at home?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.
"Since the emperor is seriously ill, it is most appropriate for the queen mother to take charge of the government!" Prince Li Shiduo jumped out first.
"Now the Qing Dynasty is facing a serious crisis, and only the Queen Mother can save the Qing Dynasty from the crisis!" Prince Su Shanqi also immediately came out and said.
For a time, the ministers of the Hou Party came out one after another, shouting that the current situation required Empress Dowager Cixi to take action, as if the entire Qing Dynasty would be over if Empress Dowager Cixi did not take charge of the government.
Those in the imperial party had no choice but to remain silent. Even the imperial master Weng Tonghe was the same. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Guangxu is finished. If he moves to Yingtai to recuperate, it is simply house arrest. Even if he can come back in the future, I am afraid he will have to wait until After Cixi's death, if you come out to oppose Cixi now, isn't that asking for death?
"Since there is no objection, from today onwards, the Ai family will decide on all major affairs in the court. After the emperor recovers from his illness, the Ai family will return the government to the emperor!" Empress Dowager Cixi still said expressionlessly. In fact, in her case, In her heart, she was still indescribably excited to be able to regain the supreme power of the Qing Dynasty. Although she could not be the emperor, what was the difference between her and the emperor? The Empress Dowager Cixi enjoyed this feeling of having great power.
"The Queen Mother is wise!" the ministers all over the court shouted one after another.
"Now, the most important thing is the Western Sichuan Army outside the city! Please tell me, how can we resolve this crisis?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked. There is no doubt that the Qing Dynasty lost this battle. She now regrets that she should not have supported Guangxu in launching this war in the first place. If the war continues, the Qing Dynasty may lose even more miserably. Therefore, as soon as she regains power, she wants to end this war against the Manchus as soon as possible. It was an unfavorable war.
"Queen Mother! There is no doubt that the Qing Dynasty has lost this war now. On the northern front, only Xi'an is left with tens of thousands of defenders. On the Hubei battlefield, the 400,000-strong army has been lost, and the Western Sichuan Army has occupied The whole territory of Hubei has been covered, and there seems to be a trend of continuing to attack the Jiangnan region. On the Yunnan-Guizhou battlefield, there are also very few 200,000 troops left. Wang Wenshao, the governor of Yunnan-Guizhou, has retreated to Guangxi. However, the Western Sichuan Army is also eyeing it. Once they launch an attack, Guangxi will inevitably Fall! The most serious thing is the Western Sichuan Army that has penetrated deep alone. Although they have few troops, we have suffered heavy losses and do not have the strength to encircle and suppress them. I beg the Queen Mother to issue an order to negotiate peace with Western Sichuan to end this A war!" Prince Su Shanqi was the first to come out and said. In this battle, the Qing army lost almost one million troops. The entire country had lost all its troops and had no capital to continue fighting.
"Prince Su's words are wrong! How can we, the great Qing Dynasty, admit defeat to the Western Sichuan bandits? The Western Sichuan Army outside the capital city only has 10,000 or 20,000 people. We, the Qing Dynasty, can naturally destroy them as long as we mobilize the army. At that time, with the strength of the whole country, we can easily gather a million troops to fight against the bandits in western Sichuan again!" An old scholar with his hair and beard all gray jumped out, pointed at Prince Su Shanqi and cursed.
"Master Li! Our Qing Dynasty has no troops to fight now. How can we fight against the bandits in western Sichuan? Does Master Li want to go to the battlefield in person?" Prince Su replied coldly.
"Okay! How can you be so noisy? Xu Aiqing, you are the Minister of War. Do you think we can continue to fight this battle?" Empress Dowager Cixi Fengyan was furious.
"Go back to the Queen Mother! Judging from the current situation, the Qing Dynasty has indeed lost this war. It is best to negotiate peace with Western Sichuan as soon as possible. The longer the delay, the greater our losses will only be. The prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River have always been If the bandits in western Sichuan capture Jiangnan, it will be serious, which is an important source of finance and taxation for the Qing Dynasty!" Xu Geng said bravely. If it weren't for Emperor Guangxu's strict order, he would not support this war. Now It seems that it was a complete defeat!
"In this case, let's end this war as soon as possible!" Empress Dowager Cixi made the decision.
"Your Majesty, the Western Sichuan Army outside the city continues to harass and attack every day, which has seriously affected the normal operation of the capital. The most important thing is to get the Western Sichuan bandits outside the city to retreat first!" Prince Li Shiduo also suggested
road.
"Well! Let's do this. The Ai family will appoint Prince Shiduo as the imperial envoy and go to the military camp of the Western Sichuan bandits to negotiate peace with the Western Sichuan bandits. First test their bottom line and then negotiate!" Empress Dowager Cixi said.
"Ah! I obey the order. Even if I risk my life, I will still persuade the Western Sichuan bandits to retreat!" Shi Duo immediately said righteously.
"Good! To pass on the imperial edict of Ai Jiayi, to pay homage to Prince Shi Duo and to serve the country faithfully, I now resume my duties as minister of military aircraft!" Cixi was very satisfied.
"My servant thanks the Queen Mother for your kindness!" Prince Li Shiduo was overjoyed. Isn't that why he was so busy? After being dismissed by Emperor Guangxu, his crowded Prince Li's Mansion suddenly became empty.
. Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Guangxu, and kept urging Cixi to come out and regain control of the situation. Now, Cixi finally put Guangxu under house arrest and regained power in the court. As Cixi's number one slave, he is no longer
Has he regained his power? Although he is only the Minister of Military Aircraft and not the previous Minister of Military Aircraft Foreman, Shiduo believes that as long as he handles this errand beautifully, he will no longer be promoted to the Minister of Military Aircraft Foreman.
dream!
"Do you have anything else to report to your family?" Cixi asked.
All civil and military officials in the court were silent. Some ministers from the rear party were beaming with joy, while those from the imperial party were sad.
"Since there is nothing to do, let's retreat from the court!" Empress Dowager Cixi said.
"Farewell to the Queen Mother!" The civil and military officials of the court knelt on the ground again.
"Congratulations to Prince Li for returning to the Military Aircraft Department!" After Cixi left, many ministers from the rear party immediately congratulated Prince Li Shiduo.
"Haha, we are all happy together. Now that the Queen Mother is in control of the court, we have hope of reviving the Qing Dynasty!" Shi Duo laughed loudly, feeling indescribably proud.
The imperial ministers looked very ugly.
After the court meeting dispersed, Shi Duo immediately left the city and took a few guards to the military camp of the Western Sichuan Army. Because the city gate had been blocked, they could only use a hanging basket to fall from the city wall, and then walked to the Western Sichuan Army.
The military camp. After all, there is no way for war horses to be hung from the city wall.
In the barracks of the Western Sichuan Army, Wang Yuze was thinking hard about the model of the capital to see if there was any way to break through the capital. He brought an army of 20,000 people around the capital. If he could not break through the capital, he would always feel a little regretful. But.
, in the absence of siege weapons, it is not easy to break through the capital!
"Young Marshal, Prince Li of the Manchu Qing Dynasty wants to see you!" Wang Wei walked into the military tent and reported.
"Oh? What is he here for?" Wang Yuze frowned.
"It seems that the Manchu Qing Dynasty can't hold on anymore! The new army of the Imperial Guard was destroyed, and other fronts also suffered heavy losses. They have no capital to continue fighting. I think this man named Prince Li is coming
Just admit defeat!" Wang Wei laughed.
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