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Text Chapter 111 The Manchus surrendered

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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 obviously knew something about it.

    It was already the time for the court meeting to begin, and all the civil and military personnel of the court had taken their positions in accordance with order. However, the dragon chairs in the Jinluan Hall were 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 were all happy.  After Emperor Guangxu came to power, they were all suppressed to varying degrees, and their lives were very difficult.  Now, the Empress Dowager Cixi is finally coming to power again, and each of them seems to have seen the opportunity to flourish.  The ministers of the imperial party all looked sad, as if their father had died.  As emperor and courtiers, although Emperor Guangxu is not dead yet, it is obvious that their future has been cast a shadow.

    After waiting for more than half an hour, Li Lianying walked out first. After taking a look at the civil and military personnel of the court, he sang loudly in his high-pitched voice: "The Queen Mother is here!"

    ¡°I and your servants (minions) respectfully welcome the Queen Mother, she may be a thousand years old!¡± The civil and military officials of the court immediately knelt down and saluted.  Although the ministers of the imperial party are very reluctant, they have no choice now.  Emperor Guangxu disappeared, but Empress Dowager Cixi appeared.  This shows that the Empress Dowager Cixi has the situation under control.  Emperor Guangxu was obviously helpless.

    The Empress Dowager Cixi, dressed in a rich dress, appeared in the Golden Palace, and she walked to the edge of the dragon chair.  Everyone held their breath and quietly watched the Empress Dowager Cixi's actions.  Many people are even wondering whether Empress Dowager Cixi will sit on the throne because of this?  You know, no one can stop her now.  If she is willing, maybe she can really be the second empress in Chinese history.

    However, 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 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 Empress Dowager Cixi really wants to be emperor, what should they do?  Should he risk his life to stop it and gain eternal fame in exchange for it, or should he endure the humiliation and bear the burden and live an ignoble existence?  This is indeed a very difficult choice.  Now that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not do that, they no longer had 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. Dear ministers,  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 rear 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 Emperor Shi Weng Tonghe is 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'm afraid it will have to wait until Cixi dies.  Now jumping out to oppose Cixi, 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 heart, she was still indescribably excited to be able to regain the supreme power of the Qing Dynasty.  Although she cannot be an emperor, what is the difference between her and the emperor?  Empress Dowager Cixi enjoyed this feeling of power very much.

    "The Queen Mother is wise!" the ministers throughout the court shouted one after another.

    "The most important thing now is the Western Sichuan Army outside the city! Please tell me, how can we resolve this crisis?" asked the Empress Dowager Cixi.  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.  If the war continued, the Qing Dynasty would probably lose even more miserably. Therefore, as soon as she regained power, she wanted to end this war that was detrimental to the Manchu Qing Dynasty as soon as possible.

    "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  has invaded the entire territory of Hubei, and seems to be continuing to attack the Jiangnan region. On the Yunnan-Guizhou battlefield, there are also very few 200,000 troops left. Yunnan-GuizhouGovernor Wang Wenshao has retreated to Guangxi.  However, the Western Sichuan Army is also watching eagerly. Once they launch an attack, Guangxi will inevitably fall!  The most serious one is the Western Sichuan Army that has penetrated deep alone.  Although they don't have many troops, we, who have suffered heavy losses, simply don't have the troops to encircle and suppress them.  The servant begs the Queen Mother to negotiate peace with Western Sichuan to end this war!  Prince Su Shanqi was the first to come out and said. In this battle, the Qing army lost almost a 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 Western Sichuan bandits 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 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 still fight this battle?" Fengyan, the Empress Dowager Cixi, 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 from western Sichuan capture Jiangnan, which is an important source of finance and taxation for the Qing Dynasty, it will be serious!" Xu Gengshen said bravely.  If it hadn't been for Emperor Guangxu's strict order, he would not have supported this war.  Looking at it now, it turned out to be a complete defeat!

    "In this case, let's end this war as soon as possible!" Empress Dowager Cixi made a 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 discuss!" said the Empress Dowager Cixi.

    "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! In order to convey the imperial edict of Ai Jiayi, Prince Shi Duo is loyal to the country, and now resumes his 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 this why he is so busy?  After being dismissed by Emperor Guangxu, his crowded Prince Li's Mansion suddenly became empty.  Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Guangxucai and kept urging Cixi to come out and regain control of the situation.  Well now, Cixi finally put Guangxu under house arrest and regained power in the DPRK.  As Cixi's number one slave, hasn't he regained his power now?  Although he is only the Minister of Military Aircraft and not the previous Minister of Military Aircraft Foreman, Shi Duo believes that as long as he handles this errand beautifully, being promoted to the position of Minister of Military Aircraft Foreman will no longer be a dream!

    "Do you have anything else to report to your family?" Cixi asked.

    The civil and military officials of the entire court were silent. The ministers of the rear party were beaming with joy, while those of the imperial party were gloomy.

    "Since there is nothing to do, then retreat from the court!" Empress Dowager Cixi said.

    "Farewell to the Queen Mother!" All civil and military officials in the court knelt on the ground again.

    "Congratulations to Prince Li Shiduo for re-entering 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, feeling indescribably proud.

    The faces of the ministers of the imperial party were very ugly.

    After the court meeting dispersed, Shi Duo immediately left the city and took several 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 walk to the military camp of the Western Sichuan Army.  After all, there is no way for a war horse 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 the capital, he would always feel a little regretful.  However, 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 any longer! The new imperial guard army was destroyed.Other fronts also suffered heavy losses, and they no longer had the capital to continue fighting.  I think this man named Prince Li is here to admit defeat!  "Wang Wei smiled.

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