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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 628: The Heart of a Villain

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    After a meal, the Manchu clan ministers Prince Gong, Yi?  Gather together in the East Nuan Pavilion of Yangxin Hall.  ¡ê¡ØPeng Yulin's injury improved slightly. Although he still came in a sedan, he could already sit up on his own.

    After eating and drinking enough, Yi? After taking a sip of tea, he couldn't wait to explain the changes in the current situation, and finally said: "Masters, now that Changmao and foreigners are about to fight, how should we act to benefit from it? Masters, can you?"  Let¡¯s take a look at the details together.¡±

    Seng Gelinqin was the first to say loudly: "It's best if Changmao and the foreigners fight dog-eat-dog. We can just sit back and watch. When both sides are defeated, we can come out to clean up the mess."

    Yiliang shook his head and continued: "That's not possible, Monk King, think about it, the Changmao and the foreigner are not easy to fight with. When two heroes fight, one of them will be injured. At that time, the winner will definitely have the power of victory.  It is not good for us to come here. I think it is best to contact the foreigners first, make peace with them and then deal with Changmao. After all, the foreigners came from afar, and they are only doing business to benefit, and what Changmao wants is our country.  ah."

    Seng Gelinqin, who had fought fiercely with the foreigners, naturally quit. He stood up with a roar and shouted: "Little Yiliang, tens of thousands of soldiers in Jintang were killed and wounded. All the generals under me in the four battles died at the hands of the foreigners."  Hand, now you are thinking about negotiating peace with foreigners, where will you put us soldiers who are fighting bloody battles on the battlefield?!"

    Yi? Knowing Seng Gelinqin¡¯s temper, he treated his subordinates with great care and love. During the battle of Jintang.  The four most powerful generals under the Monk King all died at the hands of foreigners, and countless Mongolian soldiers were killed or injured.  This kind of loss had never been seen even when Seng Gelinqin and Changmao Lin Fengxiang's tribes fought fiercely in Jiangbei for a long time. Therefore, the monk king hated foreigners extremely.  And Seng Gelinqin was the iron-hat king with military power and prestige in the Qing Dynasty.  His attitude alone represents the attitude of a large number of generals. If he is unwilling to reconcile with foreigners, then the court will have to consider the opinions of these generals.

    Yi? coughed and said: "King Monk, I can understand your mood, but the survival of the country and the country is at stake at the moment. Don't act on impulse. Everything must be viewed in the long run. Although the foreigners and I fought against each other before, but everything  The one who plots is just a word of profit, and the one who is plotting by Changmao is our country, country and country. The monk king should have cared about which one is more important."

    Seng Gelinqin hummed softly. He had always been on good terms with Yi? Although his words were unpleasant, he would not speak harshly. He said in a depressed tone: "Sixth Master, even though these words are like this, the soldiers'  This breath of bad breath is really hard to swallow. Changmao is a traitor, and our officers and soldiers are fighting with them for their own masters. However, foreigners have traveled across the ocean to come to our doorstep to bully us. This breath is really hard to swallow!"

    Guiliang, Yi's father-in-law and minister of military aircraft, interjected: "King Monk, we can't swallow this breath, but at present, the war is raging in the country, and the outside of Xiang must be settled at home first. We should endure the anger for a while. The situation in the country will improve in the future.  , when the country is rich and powerful, it is not too late to settle accounts with foreigners."

    Seng Gelinqin sat down silently. At this moment, the person behind the screen said softly: "In my opinion, neither the long-haired nor the foreigners are good things, but Mr. Liu is right. For now, we are still  It¡¯s time to prioritize, Changmao and us are life and death enemies. But foreigners may not always be enemies.¡±

    Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Seng Gelinqin and other war-fighting ministers were even more afraid to say anything. Yi? nodded slightly, feeling relieved. He thought to himself that before, he had been thinking about something fishy about the Queen Mother's attitude towards Changmao, but  Only now did I realize that I had misunderstood.

    But then the Queen Mother changed her tone and said: "But now Changmao is going to fight the foreigners. The foreigners want to compete with Changmao for dominance. The foreigners have always been cunning and may be eager to win over us. But we have the upper hand now, so there is no need to rush."  Let's get together and wait for the foreigners to come to us, so that we can take maximum advantage from them."

    Yi?'s eyes lit up after hearing this. This coincided with his approach of returning to Beijing first and leaving the foreigners aside. He immediately echoed: "Yes, the Queen Mother Mingjian, we were the ones asking for foreigners before, but now we have lost our place."  Son, foreigners have come to beg us, so we can just wait for the foreigners to come to our door, and then we can sit back and raise the price to ask for more benefits from the foreigners."

    The Queen Mother also hummed and continued: "The foreigners want to restart negotiations with us. I feel that I should agree to a few conditions first. One is to hand over several rebellious officials and traitors such as Mianyu, Ronglu, and Hengfu. The other is  It is to show the world that their previous so-called military appeasement was wrong, and that foreigners still support us. The imperial court is the legitimate government of China. The third is to return the soldiers who were captured before, and the fourth is to return the Tianjin currently occupied.  Tang and other places, let the court send officials to re-administer these places. The foreign troops can only be temporarily stationed in these places. The fifth is to promise to compensate us five million silver to compensate for our military expenses andTo sympathize with the dead and wounded soldiers and comfort the people in Jintang area who were tortured by the war.  These conditions are the basis for the resumption of peace talks. If the foreigners do not agree to these conditions, we should ignore them!  "

    Yi? was slightly startled, but before he could speak, Li Hongzhang stood up and echoed: "What the Queen Mother said is true. Foreigners and rebels have come under the banner of Jingnan. If foreigners want to negotiate peace with the imperial court, they must first cut off ties with the rebels."  Only by handing over the rebel leaders to the imperial court can we show our sincerity. At the same time, recognizing the legitimacy of the imperial court and returning the captured soldiers of our army are also the basis for reopening peace talks. Returning the places occupied by foreigners and compensating silver can also be considered as an outlay.  Of course you can bring it up if you feel bad."

    Yi? But he said: "Sister-in-law, I'll just pay off the first three items, but I'm afraid the foreigners won't agree to return the occupied area and pay compensation."

    The person behind the screen snorted coldly: "The land is originally ours. Returning the land is just restoring the pre-war status. Compensating for the war losses is also a sign of sincerity. If the foreigners really refuse to agree, it means that the foreigners will not do what they want."  Longhair requires less, so we don¡¯t have to bother talking about it.¡±

    When Yi? was about to say more, Xingzhen actually walked out slowly from behind the screen, looked at the important ministers present and said word by word: "What the Monk King just said is right. This tone is not unique to all of you here.  The military and civilians, especially those in the Jintang area, have suffered greatly from the abuses of foreigners this time. We must give them an explanation and give an explanation to the world! This is the basis for negotiations. If the foreigners do not agree, I am determined to rather fight until the end.  Even the last person will not give in! What do you think, ministers?!"

    Yi? frowned, but Li Hongzhang, Peng Yulin and others immediately stood up and bowed in agreement. Seng Gelinqin even stood up and applauded, and the others had no choice but to stand up and express their agreement. In the end, Xingzhen said the tone of re-opening negotiations between the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.  It seemed to set the tone.

    After discussing some details, the ministers dispersed, but Yi? stayed. After frowning and shooing away Li Lianying and others, he looked at Xingzhen and asked: "You know that foreigners will not agree to such harsh conditions, why?"  Are you saying that there is no room for change?"

    Xingzhen didn¡¯t even look at him. She walked to the soft couch and sat down. She rubbed her head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the foreigners will agree. As long as they are hurt by the long hair, they will definitely agree.¡±

    Yi? Hey hey: "Can long hair be able to fight foreigners?"

    Xingzhen tidied up her clothes and said, "Changmao has been fighting with us for many years. Have you ever seen them fight a battle that they are not sure of? This time, since Changmao dares to declare war with the foreigners first, he will definitely have a back-up plan. We  Just wait until the foreigners are beaten the worst before taking action, and you will surely reap the greatest benefits."

    Yi? He snorted and said: "It's best that the emperor's sister-in-law is right, otherwise we will lose the best opportunity!"

    Xingzhen smiled charmingly and said, "If what I say is wrong, Master Liu, are you going to eat me?"

    Yi?'s face was slightly warmed by her charming smile, and he hurriedly turned his head and said: "Emperor's sister-in-law, this matter is not a trivial matter. I will keep an eye on it. If things change, I will not sit idly by and ignore it."  ! It¡¯s late at night, please take some rest, Princess Sister-in-law." After saying that, he hurriedly left.

    Xingzhen covered her mouth and chuckled, and murmured: "Courageless men are indeed the same as in history. Although they have ambitions, they are still eaten to death by Cixi in the end."

    Not long after Yi? left, Li Lianying whispered outside: "Queen Mother, Miss Cheng is here." Xingzhen hummed, then the curtain was lifted, and Cheng Lingxiu walked in with a medicine box.

    After Cheng Lingxiu bowed, Xingzhen smiled and said: "You came just in time, my head started to hurt again." Cheng Lingxiu hummed, stepped forward and opened the needle bag and said: "Then let Lingxiu give the Queen Mother acupuncture.  .¡±

    After a while, Cheng Lingxiu finished acupuncture for Xingzhen. Xingzhen felt that her headache was relieved a lot. Cheng Lingxiu whispered: "Queen Mother, your headache needs to be calmed down and you need to rest less."

    Xingzhen shook her head with a bitter smile and said nothing. Cheng Lingxiu had also tried to persuade her a lot, but when she saw that she was silent, he stopped trying. He then took out a secret letter from his arms and whispered: "It was sent by Bai Zetang of the Taiping Army outside the palace."  The letter came and said that it should be delivered to the Queen Mother in person."

    Xingzhen nodded and took the letter, and then Cheng Lingxiu obediently left. Xingzhen opened the letter under the lamp and read it.  It was a secret letter written in Chinese pinyin, written by Xiao Yungui to her. It only contained a short paragraph: "I have declared war with Britain and France. Although the main force has been deployed to deal with the British and French coalition forces, the camp outside the capital  The defense is still solid, but don¡¯t think of taking advantage of this opportunity to attack, otherwise you will regret it.¡±

    After reading this, Xingzhen burst into laughter and murmured: "You are obviously trying to intimidate me. You are also jealous of a gentleman with a villain's heart. In fact, I have tried my best to help you. Can the Taiping Army be here?"  It depends on whether you can make a difference in a while and break the deadlock."It's my own" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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