Just when Liu Buchan was escorting the cruisers Kaiyuan and Zhuyuan back to Qinhuangdao, Yang Feng was auctioning his protection rights. This shameless guy got Shiduo, Guangxu and others sent by Cixi to show his goodwill together.
, in his own words, everyone is a family after all, so what can’t be said in person?
"Mr. Yang, the Queen Mother has just imprisoned De Shou for treason and corruption. As for his crimes, the judgments of the Supreme People's Court of the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan are in accordance with the judgments of the Supreme People's Court of Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan, and it is specifically intended that the judgments of the courts in the three provinces will be equal to those of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in the future, including
The death penalty does not need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment. In addition, because the Zhongyong Army has worked hard in Jidong and is rewarded with five million taels of silver, Mr. Yang, you will be promoted to the first class of Zhongyong Marquis." Shi Duo said with a smile.
"Oh, I really deserve the grace of the Queen Mother!" Governor Yang said with a moved face in the hall where he was sitting on the Nautilus. As he spoke, he looked at Guangxu Jun and his ministers sitting on the other side.
"The emperor has decreed that Yang Feng, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, will be given the title of first-class Zhongyong Gong. He will be granted the title of Minister of the Ministry of War and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. If the officers and soldiers of the Zhongyong Army rescue the enemy, they will be rewarded with 10,000,000 taels of silver." Zhirui received Guangxu's nod.
, the great sage said immediately.
Yang Feng quickly stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty Yang Feng thanks the Lord for your kindness!"
When Shi Duo heard this, he was anxious. He had been clinging to Ci Xi's thighs for these years. If Ci Xi was to defeat him, he would not be able to count on it. What's more, Ci Xi had already told him before coming that the price should not be lower than Guangxu's price no matter what, so
He quickly shouted: "The Queen Mother has decreed that Yang Fengjue, Zhongyong County Prince, be rewarded with a reward of 20 million taels of silver."
"Huh? It seems against the rules for a Han official to be granted the title of king, right?" Yang Feng said in confusion amidst the sneers of Zhi Rui and others.
"Master Yang, you have made great contributions to the country. If you are not the king, you are not worthy of a reward. Don't worry about this. Not only will you be made the county king, but your officers and soldiers will also be rewarded. When the time comes, you just need to draw up a list and take it back to write.
The imperial edict is enough. As for your own official position, I have brought you a blank imperial edict. We can just write down whatever official position you want." Shiduo proudly took out a blank imperial edict from his arms.
"The Queen Mother's favor really makes me burst into tears of gratitude." Yang Feng said with a smile.
The Guangxu emperor and his ministers over there immediately started whispering. Shi Duo was about to strike while the iron was hot and quickly capture Yang Feng, but he stopped him with a wave of his hand. The old guy couldn't help but smile bitterly. If Yang Feng did this, the court would be bleeding heavily.
Discussions have been going on over there, and Guangxu's face is uncertain. It can be seen that the official position to be given to Yang Feng must be extraordinary, otherwise there would be no need to discuss it so intensely. In order to facilitate negotiation, Yang Feng specially arranged the seats for the three parties.
They were almost ten meters apart, so he couldn't hear what they were saying at this time.
Shi Duo was so anxious that he scratched his head and scratched his head. Yang Feng stopped him several times when he opened his mouth to speak. He could only watch helplessly. It was not until almost a quarter of an hour later that Zhi Rui stood up with a solemn face and said: "The Holy One has a decree. First-class loyal and brave Duke Yang
He made great contributions to the country and was promoted to Prince Zhennan. He was hereditary and ruled Fujian forever. He also controlled Zhejiang and Taiwan and became a vassal of the country."
As soon as he said these words, Yang Feng didn't feel anything. Shiduo was immediately dumbfounded. Damn, this is the level of vassal king Wu Sangui. How can you ask me to do this?
"Zaitian, do you know what you are doing? Do you really want to destroy Taizu Taizong's foundation?" The old guy couldn't care less about the occasion, stood up, pointed at Guangxu and yelled his name.
"Prince Li, aren't you forcing me to be like this? If I lose this time, I may not even be able to save my life. What does Taizu Taizong's legacy have to do with me?" Guangxu stood up and said with a sneer.
Shi Duo is also dumb. Well, if he loses, he will die. In this case, there is nothing to be stingy about. Let alone three provinces, it is okay to cede the entire Jiangnan to Yang Feng, but on his side
No, if Cixi comes and can continue to increase the amount, Shiduo will not have the courage to increase it.
At this time, Yang Feng also understood what the situation was like for him as the King of Zhennan. There was really nothing more he could do. He immediately slapped the table and shouted: "Bold Shiduo, do you still have an emperor in your eyes? How dare you be so straightforward?"
I called the Emperor by his name, but the person who came didn't call me out. By the way, I sent his blank imperial edict to the Emperor. The Emperor should need this most right now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Duo immediately pounced to grab the imperial edict on the table in front of him. Unfortunately, he started a step too late. As soon as his fingertips touched the edict, a black bodyguard behind him grabbed his neck and pulled him back.
, then another bodyguard walked up to Guangxu with a blank imperial edict and put it down.
"Zaitan, you are going to destroy our Manchu country. Don't make any more mistakes. Yang Feng is a tiger and a wolf. You are trying to lure a wolf into the house. This wolf will eat up our Manchu people. Then I will see you
How dare you go to meet your ancestors?" Guangxu hesitated slightly as Shi Duo's sad and angry roars grew further and further away.
"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, not just the lord of the Manchu people." Kang Youwei next to him said with a sneer.
There was no need for Guangxu to hesitate at this time. He picked up his pen and wrote the imperial edict in his own hand. Zhirui handed it to Yang Feng before the ink had dried. Looking at the content above, King Zhennan looked very happy.
"Thank you, Lord!" This guy stood up and bowed.
"The King of Zhennan is in peace. I don't know when the King of Zhennan will prepare to send troops to Beijing." Guangxu said calmly with an expressionless face.
"My next batch of reinforcements is already on the way. When these reinforcements arrive, they will go straight to Beijing." Yang Feng said quickly. Because he was worried about Yiketang'an going south, he sent a brigade of the newly formed Fourth Division from the south.
Transferred, this division was expanded based on the troops of Liu Yongfu and Lin Chaodong, plus part of the Ryukyu and Taiwan garrison forces. The division commander is Lin Chaodong.
Now he and Liu Yongfu have completely surrendered to Yang Feng. After all, the Wufeng Lin family wants to continue to maintain its presence in Taiwan, and there is no other option except cooperating with Yang Feng. As for Liu Yongfu, he is responsible for Taiwan's defense as Taiwan's admiral.
Guangxu suppressed his excitement and nodded, then disembarked with his ministers and returned to the palace. As soon as they left, Yang Feng received a telegram from Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong. It was obvious that these two old guys were not optimistic about Guangxu and both wanted to
He could think it over carefully, especially since Zhang Zhidong believed that it was against human ethics for mother and son to kill each other. It was best to persuade Guangxu to admit his mistake to Cixi and then have a good talk to see if a mutual compromise solution could be found.
Of course, these two old fools were not prepared to place bets at the same time. While sending a telegram to Yang Feng, they also made a public petition to ask Cixi to take back the order to change the emperor. According to them, there is no immorality in the emperor.
, it is impossible to know the conspiracy of Zhi Rui and others in the deep palace. As for leaving the palace, it can only be said that they were kidnapped. It is unreasonable to be so eager to depose the emperor. This is also Cixi's mistake. Of course, it cannot be said to be a mistake.
At that time, there was no other choice. If Guangxu was not deposed as quickly as possible, then Guangxu could confidently take Yang Feng into Beijing. Anyone who dared to stop him would become a traitor.
In short, the principle of these two old wallflowers is that both of us show good will. Anyway, we just don't place bets and watch you tossing. You have soldiers in your hands, no matter who wins, there is nothing you can do to win us.
As for Liu Kunyi and other governors from various places, they basically have the same attitude. The best way to be a foreign minister is to watch the quarrel between mother and son. You must not place a bet until the outcome is decided, including the previous one for Yang Feng.
Furun, who had stumbled, sent a telegram to both sides, earnestly hoping that the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother would put the overall situation first. Even Yiktang'a of Jinzhou had the same attitude. In this way, Yang Feng would need to deal with it militarily.
There is only Ronglu.
The three towns of Rongzhongtang have begun to deploy defenses in Tianjin, Langfang and Shunyi respectively. At the same time, with the patrol team as the backbone, a large number of bannermen have been recruited in Beijing, nearly 60,000 men and horses, and all the guns and ammunition in reserve have been distributed.
, these people will serve as the last defense force of Beijing City, preparing for a decisive battle with Yang Feng. At the same time, they also issued an edict in the name of the imperial court, requiring the governors of various places to immediately send troops north to King Qin. Of course, it was not King Qin Guangxu, but their newly established king.
Pu Wei.
Of course, no one responded to this edict. In fact, the reason why those governors were just outsiders at this time was not only due to their nature, but also many did not know the details, especially those who were relatively far away like Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan.
In places like Yunnan and Guizhou, they had no idea what was going on in the court. Suddenly the Queen Mother issued an order to change the emperor, and then the Emperor began to accuse the Queen Mother. Whoever dared to interfere in this strange situation should honestly stick to their own rights.
The best score.
Here, Cixi issued an order to serve the king, and Guangxu also sent telegrams to governors everywhere, explaining that the queen mother wanted to kill him, so he had to flee the palace, and with the help of a group of righteous men, he escaped to Yang Feng's army. His explanation was even more disturbing.
The governors were hesitant. Of course, the troops were definitely going to be sent out, but they couldn't explain who they were going to help. They just walked slowly on the road. After a year of walking, the dust would probably be settled by then. Who would win and who would work harder?
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Under such circumstances, Yang Feng's reinforcements arrived at Qinhuangdao, and then Guangxu personally presided over the ceremony. He solemnly raised the banner of rebellion, appointed Yang Feng as the general to protect the country and led 30,000 troops to Beijing.
, of course, the general cannot go in person. Chen Zhong will be responsible for the specific command. He only needs to wait on his yacht for news of the victory.
The rebel army used Tangshan as its base, and then divided into two groups. One group headed toward Tianjin to contain the Third Town, led by Ronglu himself, to prevent them from attacking their rear base. The other group used one division and one brigade to attack Beijing.
Under the order of the Manchu emperor, the war aimed at draining the blood of the bannermen began. (To be continued...)