Looking at the telegram he had just received in front of him, Shanxi Governor E Bao frowned.
The message was sent by the Allied President Lerjin who was on his way to Taiyuan. This former governor of Shaanxi and Gansu in the Qing Dynasty believed that Qianlong's legal authority had been lost, and therefore the Qing Dynasty had lost the need to exist.
The Restoration Court established by Guiziliu committed more thefts than ever before, which was truly "unheard of in ancient times". Therefore, the Reform Court and the position of Emperor Guiziliu were illegal and should be banned. That is to say, the North-South peace talks must be established after Guiziliu's abdication.
basis, otherwise the peace talks will have no chance of success.
While the power was on, Leerjin also called on the provincial governors, generals, governors, and ministers to immediately abolish the imperial system, adopt a republican government system, and establish a provisional government in Xi'an.
"The provisional government is a government shared by the Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Hui, Xue and other ethnic groups."
It is called the republic of the five ethnic groups.
This idea is very different from the constitutional monarchy that unites the five ethnic groups into one person (the five ethnic groups merged into the Han Dynasty) proposed by the reform officials. The root cause is that three of the four governors who opposed Jia were born in Manchuria and one was born in the Han army.
The generals, commanders, and ministers of the border areas, snow areas, Outer Mongolia, and other places were all Manchurian.
So to a certain extent, this revolution is the Manchu people's own revolution.
In order to win the support of powerful factions of flag members from various places, Leerjin publicly declared: "The Eight Banners are the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia, and the Han Army, not the Eight Banners of the Aisin Gioro family."
This fundamentally negates the possibility of Aisin Gioro's restoration.
And based on the Eight Banners, it occupied the leading force in the country in the new republican political system.
This claim greatly increased Leerjin's prestige in the hearts of flag officers everywhere.
They don't care whether Aisin Gioro is the emperor or not. They only care about whether the political treatment of the banner people will continue to be retained after the change of dynasties, or whether it will be completely deprived of it.
As we all know, the Eight Banners in Beijing had ceased to exist in name only due to Guiziliu's various perverse actions, so the final strength of the Eight Banners was concentrated on Leerjin.
Therefore, Lerjin released a political signal that the Eight Banners were still the most important thing. Not only could it unite the forces of the Eight Banners in non-Reformation-occupied areas, but it could also have a great confusing effect on the Eight Banners officials within the Reform court.
It has to be said that Lerjin's letter of communication was very well written and quite clever. It was 99% similar to the draft letter in Jia Liu's office.
Obao is also quite satisfied with the overall power-on content.
Because he doesn't want the emperor either.
It feels like there is no sky in your head. Once you taste it, you really don’t want to lose it.
It's just that E Bao is a little aggrieved.
Because Leerjin is so beautiful.
If the republic is really established, Lerjin, the leading brother, will undoubtedly be the first president, which makes Obao feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
After all, he and Leerjin used to be equals in the mutual aid association.
Although one is the governor and the other is the governor, both governors belong to the feudal territories, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu cannot control the governor of Shanxi.
Now, Leerjin is going to be the president, and he, Obao, is still the governor of Shanxi, and his political treatment is obviously much worse.
Not to mention that not long ago, Guiziliu wanted him to go to Xi'an to be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and asked Leerjin to go to Sichuan.
If E Bao is sitting in the position of Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, is it possible that this president is him?
Therefore, it is more or less uncomfortable.
Somewhat aggrieved, he picked up his cigarette bag and lit a pot when the concierge came to report that it was Funihan, the prefect of Taiyuan, who wanted to see him.
Funihan was originally a doctor in the Ministry of Justice. Later, he was transferred to Taiyuan as a prefect through unknown sources. He was also from Manchuria, but he was not close to E Bao, the governor of Shanxi.
E Bao also suspected that Funihan might be a member of Guiziliu, and Funihan was generally not informed of important events in the province.
On weekdays, I don't often see Funihan if I have nothing to do, so I feel strange that I don't know why Funihan wants to see me.
After thinking for a moment, fate will bring the person.
"Your Majesty, Funihan, would like to send my regards to Mr. Futai!"
After being introduced to the office, Funihan hurriedly paid the governor a thousand dollars, respectfully and with all due etiquette.
"No gifts, come on, show me your seat to the rich man."
E Bao motioned for Funihan to sit down, but Funihan did not want to sit down. Instead, he bowed and said, "I dare to ask Master Futai if he really wants to be an enemy of the imperial court?"
Hearing this, a gleam suddenly flashed in E Bao's eyes. He had long suspected that Funihan was from Guiziliu. As expected, he said calmly: "Did Guiziliu ask you to be the lobbyist?"
"wrong!"
Funihan shook his head and said, "I am here to talk to you on behalf of the host."
"Hosting?"
Obao was stunned, his eyes full of doubts.
"Yes, he is the host of the mutual aid association."
Funihan showed his membership card.
The certificate is Jin A002.
No. 001 is E Bao himself.
As a first-term member of the mutual aid association, Obao certainly knew that the membership card in Funihan's hand was genuine, and he couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart.
Although the emperor and the host are the same person, their different identities represent different meanings.
If Funihan came on behalf of Guiziliu, a hypocrite, Obao would definitely not talk nonsense with him.
But Funihan represents the general director of the mutual aid association, and as Obao is a member, it is inconvenient to expel people directly.
So what does Guizi Liuyi want to do?
E Bao's eyes flashed, he pondered for a moment, and said: "The host asked you to bring a message to me?"
Funihan nodded and said: "Yes, the host asked me to give you a message. I hope you can stop at the cliff and wake up as soon as possible. You must not continue on the wrong path. Otherwise, the imperial court will mobilize troops to investigate the crime, and your life will be in danger."
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Before Funihan had finished speaking, E Bao was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed: "I'm just daydreaming! Who do you think I am! How can I, E Bao, be the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" He then pointed his fingers at riches.
Nihan shouted to the outside world: "Come here, drag this Manchu traitor Funihan away from me!"
"Wait a minute!"
"Dog traitor, what else do you have to say!"
Funihan was not afraid of E Bao's angry look and asked calmly: "May I ask Lord Futai, if the imperial court really sends a large army to fight, can Taiyuan be defended?"
E Bao didn't answer, just hummed slightly.
Funihan asked again: "May I ask, sir, if Taiyuan cannot be defended, can Xi'an be defended?"
E Bao still didn't answer.
Funihan further said: "In the current situation, if the imperial court wins, I will not let you remind me what will happen to you. If Leer wins, I think you may not get much benefit, and I am afraid that you will end up doing it for others."
It’s just a wedding dress.”
"What's the meaning?"
Obao narrowed his eyes slightly.
"As far as I know, Mr. Wu of Fantai has a very close personal relationship with Nalerjin. He went behind Futai's back and detained the imperial emissary without authorization. Nalerjin really became a noble. Mr. Futai thought that Shanxi
Can the land still be yours?"
Funihan sneered.
E Bao's face looked gloomy and uncertain.
Funihan took advantage of the situation and added: "Xiaoguan has just received a notice from the court. In order to avoid the civil war between the north and the south, the emperor wants to exchange the position of prime minister in the cabinet for Lerjin to stop the army and call for a truce."
"What?"
E Bao was surprised, "Is this news reliable?"
“Quite reliable.”
Funihan responded in the affirmative.
E Bao couldn't help but become suspicious: "Lerjin took the lead in opposing Guizi Liu. How could Guizi Liu let him serve as prime minister?"
The implication is that this approach is completely inconsistent with Guiziliu's character.
"The emperor said that Lerjin is still patriotic at heart, so he can be saved."
E Bao couldn't help but snorted when he heard this: "Don't I, E Bao, be patriotic!"
Funihan hurriedly shook his head: "Of course Mr. Futai is patriotic, but the key is that Leerjin is still the talker of the eight provinces, so the emperor is willing to compromise with him."
Obao snorted again and remained silent.
"We, Shanxi, are located between two warring parties. If the peace talks break down, the imperial court will send a large army to march westward. At that time, we, Shanxi, will be the first to bear the brunt. Forgive me for speaking frankly. With the strength of our Shanxi army, we will definitely be the opponent of the imperial army. At that time,
I'm afraid Naler will probably sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. No matter whether Shanxi can be defended or not, it will be extremely disadvantageous for you.
As the saying goes, it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Now Leerjin is so powerful. Is Futai really willing to sacrifice everything for his so-called great president?"
In order to wake up E Bao, Funihan analyzed for him the current comparison between the Reform Army and the Allied Forces. Although the total number of armies of both sides is almost the same, we must not forget that if the imperial court really wants to suppress the rebellion, it must focus on the northwest.
In that case, even if Shanxi is included, the strength of the Northwest Army is still far inferior to that of the Reform Army.
"Do you think Leerjin can really win? The former Shengjing General Hongzheng was also very powerful outside the pass, but was put down in less than a month. This shows the strength of the reform army... To protect you, sir, protect me
"Thousands of people in Shanxi, I sincerely ask you not to serve as a pawn for Nalerjin!"
While Funihan was speaking, he knelt down and prostrated himself in front of E Bao.
But E Bao in front of him said nothing, only looked uncertain, showing that he was suffering in his heart. After a long time, he let out a sigh of relief and said to Funihan who was kneeling there: "Should I be the speaker?
Will the Emperor also let me serve as Prime Minister?"