Chapter 267 I'd rather be with outsiders than slaves!
When Liu Kun heard Liu Hai's arrogant words, he was a little angry, but he really didn't have the confidence to refute Liu Hai.
Not long ago, the Japanese army and the Huai army fought in the northeastern part of Korea, and the Huai army was left in a state of panic.
And the army of the Gili Kingdom invaded the capital several times, and the place they passed was like an uninhabited land.
However, these two powerful armies were beaten by Liu Hai and lost their temper. The Japanese country was so powerful, but now, they are just lackeys under Liu Hai.
Geely is the most powerful country in the world, but it ended up having a big war with Liu Hai, and in the end it had to cede territory and pay compensation.
Now, with Liu Hai's current strength, he can be considered one of the great powers in the world alone.
Think about the current military power of the imperial court. Although there have been many reforms, they only address the symptoms rather than the root cause.
If these armies want to fight with Liu Hai, I'm afraid they are really no match.
Liu Kun didn't know why, but he felt relieved, and there was also some secret joy in his heart.
However, he did not show it on the surface. Instead, his face was full of sorrow and sorrow, "Why do you say this? Why do you say this? Do you have any loyalty, filial piety and justice? How can you say such treacherous words?"
Liu Hai saw that he had made Liu Kunyi very angry, so he quickly stepped forward to support him, patted his back, and sent Liu Kunyi to the seat at the head again.
As soon as Liu Kun sat down on his seat again, he seemed to have regained his breath and patted the table, wanting to scold Liu Hai again.
And Liu Hai quickly said: "Uncle, please forgive me. It is not my arrogant words, but the emperor is in trouble. I can't bear it in my heart. I just want to go north to King Qin and return the power to the emperor. When the time comes, I will return to Liangjiang and guard my own home."
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Liu Kunyi didn't believe a word of Liu Hai's words now, but when he thought about it, Liu Hai could retreat to the Qing Dynasty even if the Northern Expedition failed, and he might even return to the Qing Dynasty to divide the river and rule.
Since this is the case, why not give it a try? If it succeeds, it will really honor the ancestors, and may even push the Liu family's status to the highest peak.
As for Liu Kun's promise to Empress Dowager Cixi to dissuade Liu Hai, Liu Kun has already forgotten about it early on.
However, Liu Kunyi still wanted to save some face. He did not want to be scolded as a rebellious minister and traitor after his death.
So he roared loudly and cursed Liu Hai. No matter how Liu Hai persuaded him, he could not calm down his anger. Finally, he seemed helpless and left Liu Hai's study.
After Liu Kun left, Liu Hai finally let out a long breath. There was really nothing Liu Hai could do against this cheap uncle.
Not to mention that Liu Hai was preparing to launch the Northern Expedition, and Liu Hai's memorial was rushed 800 miles to Beijing.
And now the Empress Dowager Cixi is in her prime. After returning to power in the past few years, she took refuge in the Summer Palace, and now she has finally returned to the Forbidden City and is in charge of the old empire.
On the third day after Cixi launched the 1898 Coup, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't wait to behead all the captured 1898 Gentlemen at the entrance of the vegetable market.
Now among the Six Gentlemen of 1898, one less is Tan Sitong, but one more is Zhang Yinhuan.
Zhang Yinheng is also famous. He has been on many diplomatic missions overseas and has many friends in the diplomatic embassies in the capital.
This time he was captured and imprisoned by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and when he was about to be executed, many foreigners came running for him.
The most effective person among them was Sir Dou Nale, Minister of Kyrgyzstan. This Sir wrote to Li Hongzhang several times, hoping that he would intervene to save Zhang Yinhuan's life.
However, with Liu Hai's victory over Ji Liguo, his voice in the Qing Dynasty was not as strong as before.
Therefore, he delayed for a long time this time. By the time Li Hongzhang's intercession memorial was delivered to the Empress Dowager Cixi, all the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu had already been executed.
Now the Empress Dowager Cixi can be said to be very satisfied. It was under this situation that the wrinkles of her bangs were in front of her.
The Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to have received a memorial from Li Lianying after dinner one day.
Originally, according to the rules, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not read the memorials, but as a feudal official, Liu Hai was the most powerful force in the Qing Dynasty, and he was also the focus of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so his memorials were given special attention.
Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the memorial sent by Liu Hai, her face became more and more gloomy, and finally turned livid.
But this time the Empress Dowager Cixi did not get angry. She knew that Liu Hai was now eyeing the imperial court, and if she was not careful, the other party might raise troops and march north.
Empress Dowager Cixi thought for a while and said to Li Lianying: "Go and call Prince Li Shiduo and Ronglu."
Li Lianying received the instructions from the Empress Dowager Cixi, bowed out of the room, and immediately ordered the eunuchs under her command to greet Prince Shiduo and Ronglu respectively.
After Prince Li Shiduo and Ronglu received the message from the Empress Dowager Cixi, although it was getting late, they did not dare to neglect it.
With just a stick of incense, they arrived in front of Cining Palace and asked for an audience.
Soon, news came out in Cining Palace that Empress Dowager Cixi ordered him and the two of them to appear in court. The two of them entered the main hall of Cining Palace under the leadership of the young eunuch.
The two people entered the main hall. When they looked up, they saw Cixi's face was gloomy, and they suddenly felt in their hearts. Who was this blind person who made the Empress Dowager Lafayette angry?
After the two men knelt down and saluted, the Empress Dowager Cixi spoke up and said: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. Just as the rebels of the Reform Party were suppressed, the bangs in the south began to pop up again."
After saying this, the Empress Dowager Cixi threw the folds of her bangs at the feet of the two of them, "You should also take a look. This is the memorial to the Ai family by our Governor of Liangjiang in the Qing Dynasty."
Prince Li Shiduo and Ronglu looked at each other, and in the end it was Prince Li who picked up the memorial and opened it for a look.
It is clearly written above, and the main idea is that the emperor is the representative of the sun, wise and powerful, and reforming laws and reforms are beneficial to the country and the people. Please do not interfere in political affairs and return the power to the emperor.
The signatures are Liu Hai and Tan Sitong, governors of Liangjiang.
After reading the memorial, Prince Li Shiduo handed the memorial to Ronglu, but he himself fell into deep thought.
What is Liu Hai thinking now? Is he really loyal to the emperor, or is he trying to take the opportunity to lead troops to Beijing.
If it's the former, it's not bad, at least the Aisin Gioro family still controls the world. If it's the latter, then the world is really going to fall.
At this time, Ronglu had also finished reading the memorial. He raised the memorial high and the young eunuch next to him took the memorial a few steps forward and carefully delivered it to the Empress Dowager Cixi's case.
"Have you finished reading it? Tell me, what should we do next?"
After listening to the Empress Dowager Cixi's inquiry, Yunhe first spoke: "We thought that we should issue an edict to reprimand him, and at the same time ordered the northern armies to prepare for it."
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi relaxed her brows slightly, but felt that something was wrong. She was extremely disappointed with these soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. Even the small Japanese country could beat their most elite soldiers to flee, let alone
Liu Hai defeated the Japanese country and forced it to retreat.
"Those soldiers from the imperial court still have to be used. If Liu Hai is equipped with these soldiers, can he stop them?"
After Ronglu listened to the Empress Dowager Cixi's inquiry, he really couldn't say a word. Didn't he know the soldiers of the imperial court? If it was to quell the local peasant uprising, it could still be used, but it would have to deal with the fine grain of the soldiers.
So, the fierce bangs of the soldiers under his command are probably like hitting a stone with an egg.
When the Empress Dowager Cixi saw that Ronglu was silent, she knew the answer, so she stopped asking him. Instead, she turned to Prince Li and asked Shiduo, "What can you do?"
Prince Li Shiduo frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said with determination: "Now that the imperial court is weak, we can only attract foreign aid to resist Liu Hai."
Empress Dowager Cixi nodded.
Prince Li Shiduo continued: "Now in the vicinity of our Qing Dynasty, the Japanese country is not only Liu Hai's lackey, but the Geely people are powerful. However, after the battle with Liu Hai, they feel guilty and will definitely not dare to send troops to help. Now the only one who can fight with Liu Hai is
The only people Liu Hai can compete with are the Rakshasa people in the north."
When the Empress Dowager Cixi heard that the other party had come up with this idea, she wanted to attract the Rakshasa people from the north to compete with Liu Hai.
At that time, the Empress Dowager Cixi was a little unhappy. Bangs were difficult to deal with. Could it be that the Rakshasa people were easy to deal with?
In the past few decades, the Rakshasa people have been pressing closer and closer around the Qing Dynasty, and have encroached on a lot of the Qing Dynasty's territory. If the Rakshasa people are lured south this time, the Qing Dynasty will probably have to pay a huge price.
Prince Li Shiduo saw the Empress Dowager Cixi and remained silent for a long time, knowing that she had some scruples, so he gritted his teeth and let out a sinister light in his eyes.
"To inform the Queen Mother, the Rakshasa people are heading south. We only need to cede territory and pay compensation to temporarily appease them. It won't be too late to regain the lost territory when we become stronger."
After Prince Li Shiduo said these words, his eyes showed the light of hatred again, "But Liu Hai is different. Once Liu Hai gains power, we and the Aixinjueluo family will die without a place to be buried. I would like to ask the Queen Mother to see you clearly."
When the Empress Dowager Cixi heard this, she seemed to suddenly wake up. She stood up and walked around the main hall of Cining Palace. After walking for a long time, she suddenly turned around and said to several other people: "I would rather be with outsiders than with others."
A domestic slave would rather cede land to the Rakshasa people and pay compensation than let Liu Hai gain power."
After the Empress Dowager Cixi finished speaking, she had already made up her mind. She turned around and said to Prince Li Shiduo: "Go to the Rakshasa Legation immediately and discuss with the minister to jointly fight against Liu Hai."
After saying this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was silent for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and said: "You tell them that once the matter is settled, the Ai family will cooperate with Xijiang."
After hearing what the Empress Dowager Cixi said, Fusion, who was kneeling aside, was shocked and hurriedly knelt forward a few steps and said: "No, Queen Mother, although Xinxijiang is a barren land, it belongs to the Qing Dynasty and the Rakshasa people.
Buffer, once the western frontier is lost, the Rakshasa cavalry will face the prosperous land of the Qing Dynasty. Please think twice, the Queen Mother."