The masculine governor of Shaanxi, who was born as a scholar in the imperial examination and had a strong academic background, spoke loud and clear, and could not be questioned or refuted.
I don’t know who gave me the courage.
Jia Liu was also shocked on the spot. His handsome face that was originally smiling suddenly stiffened. When his face relaxed again, the smile disappeared and was replaced by embarrassment and gloom.
What does the delegation from the three provinces mean?
Sign a contract, what contract do you sign?
It was agreed upon by all the officials and clans, and supported by all the soldiers and civilians of Banner and Han Dynasty. Under the leadership of Prince Rui, the whole Qing Dynasty united as one to move towards a better future!
Why did you give me another surprise attack?
Lao Ji said before that he would be unanimously supported by governors across the country. Is this a bit too much?
"Bi Yuan, what do you mean?"
The first person to get angry was Director A of the office, but when he saw him snatching the text of the treaty from the Shanxi Governor-General Suld's hand with one swift move, and after glancing at it for a few times, his expression suddenly became extremely ugly.
"How dare you force the prince to sign such a treaty that is humiliating and humiliating the country! I tell you, you are doing this to seclude yourself from the Qing Dynasty and become the eternal sinners of the Qing Dynasty!"
Director A was so angry that the living room was filled with his old man's roaring voice.
Deputy Director Ji, who was accompanying the meeting, didn't know what was written in the contract that made Lao A roar like this. He subconsciously stepped forward and took a look. He also said "Hey" in anger and stamped his feet. He pointed at Shaanxi Governor Bi Yuan opposite and said: "
Damn it, this treaty is so humiliating and humiliating to the country, even if you kill the prince, he won’t sign it!”
The dog-headed strategists Fan Wei and Master Shuan Zhu also stepped forward to read the text of the treaty carefully. After reading it, they both frowned and looked at Master Gui Family (Young Master).
The members of the delegations from the three provinces did not speak and were in a calm mood. They ignored Asiha who escaped from the capital like a lost dog. Instead, they all stared at the most authoritative person in the living room - Prince Rui.
"read!"
Jia Liu snorted slightly and motioned to Deputy Director Ji, who was holding the text of the treaty, to read the contents of the treaty to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Deputy Director Ji took a deep breath and read in a deep voice: "Because the throne of the Qing Emperor was stolen by the traitor Qianlong, the governors, clans, military and civilian representatives from all over the country gathered in Xiangyang to elect a new emperor to defeat the traitors and rectify the source.
Establish a permanent treaty for this purpose.
Therefore, Prince Heshuorui of the Qing Dynasty, who is in charge of general affairs, Governor Leerjin of Shaanxi and Gansu, Governor Bi Yuan of Shaanxi, Wang Tingzan, governor of Gansu, and E Bao, the governor of Shanxi, have discussed and drafted the following articles."
The first article that Deputy Director Ji read was that the new imperial court should allow the three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Shanxi to trial the taxation method within their own borders and determine the taxation system on their own, without the Ministry of Household Affairs being allowed to interfere.
"Try out the method of donating money on your own, and the Ministry of Revenue is not allowed to interfere. Why don't you three provinces just say that you directly rebel against the Qing Dynasty!"
The more Asha thought about it, the angrier she became and became furious.
If the prince agrees, Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi will be semi-independent from now on, and they will be able to collect money, food and taxes on their own. If this continues, won't the disaster of the vassal towns in the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties be repeated!
Deputy Director Ji also stopped and looked at the prince. He knew the crisis and hidden danger behind the first point.
That is absolutely unacceptable.
At normal pace, the text of the treaty can be torn up on the spot.
Because there is no room for negotiation.
But the prince asked him to continue reading.
"Article 2: The imperial court must recognize any form of foreign debt borrowed by the three provinces for local development and guarantee the debt in the name of the imperial court."
A simple explanation of this is that no matter how many usurious loans the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Gansu borrowed from the private sector, the Qing court would endorse them.
Once the three provinces are unable to pay, the imperial court will use treasury funds to repay the three provinces first.
To put it bluntly, the three provinces united to hope that the imperial court would be taken advantage of.
So, whoever wants to represent the imperial court must be taken advantage of!
In today's world, how many villains are there who are ready to represent the imperial court?
The third article is that the new imperial court shall not make personnel transfers in the three provinces beyond the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Governor of Shanxi, the Governor of Shaanxi, and the Governor of Gansu.
That is, in addition to being semi-independent financially, the three provinces are also semi-independent in their personnel and organizational relations.
Article 4 states that the power to command and mobilize the armies of the three provinces should be delegated from the Ministry of War to the governor-general and governor levels.
The colloquial meaning is that in the future, the army of our three provinces, whether it is the Eight Banners or the Green Camp, must be approved by the actual leaders of the three provinces if the court wants to direct and mobilize it.
You just have to say hello first.
Article 5 is that once the treaty is signed, the three provinces will jointly persuade Prince Jinrui to become emperor.
There are five in total.
Be concise and concise.
"San Francisco, you guys want to make a new San Francisco!"
Asiha only hated that the prince's sword of Bilong had been placed somewhere, otherwise he would have taken it and stabbed each of these rebellious officials and thieves.
Bi Yuan, the governor of Shaanxi, coughed slightly and looked at Jia Liu, who looked ugly: "As long as Prince Rui is willing to sign the contract, our three provinces will unanimously support him as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and swear eternal loyalty."
Shanxi Chief Envoy Surde said that after the signing of the treaty, the three provinces will take simultaneous actions to crack down on forces loyal to the puppet emperor Qianlong and arrest relevant rebel members.
Military representative Shanxi Deputy General Qian Anzhidao said: "In addition, our three provinces have formally notified the prince that Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu will unify the army and name it the National Protector Army. Once the prince ascends the throne, our National Protector Army will launch an eastern expedition to cooperate with the rebel army.
Attack the capital."
"Protect the country?"
The dog-headed strategist Fan Wei snorted coldly: "Whose country are you protecting?"
"It depends on whether the prince wants this country or not."
Bi Yuan looked at Prince Rui, a good guy, with a playful look on his face.
Deputy Director Ji said coldly: "Is it because the prince is unwilling to be forced by you, so your three provinces will fall to Prince An and support Prince An as emperor?"
Surder, the chief envoy of Shanxi, shook his head and said: "As far as we know, Prince An has no intention of taking the throne. If Prince Ruorui cannot meet our requirements, we will consider proposing Mianlun, Prince of He County, as emperor."
Deputy Director Ji was stunned for a moment: "What qualifications does Mian Lun have to be the emperor?"
"The late emperor's edict abolished Hongli and established Hongzhou, the fifth son of the emperor, as emperor. In this way, he and the county prince Mianlun should be enthroned as emperor."
Surder looked at the motionless Prince Rui as he spoke, "As far as I know, the late emperor's edict was found from the Queen Mother's palace during the palace chaos. At that time, many princes and ministers had seen this edict. Now, although the edict is
His whereabouts are unknown, but there are many people who know about it, and I guess the prince is also one of the people who know about it."
These words made the dog-headed military advisor and Master Shuan Zhu, who had just removed the Queen Mother's coffin, look bitter.
"Lord Bi, what is the difference between doing this and forcing the prince? Don't forget that in addition to being the great general of the Qing Dynasty, the prince is also the chief host of the mutual aid association. You are so unruly and unmoral."
Deputy Director Ji thought about the countermeasures in his mind and found that if the three provinces really wanted to cut off from the prince, it would undoubtedly be a major blow to the prince's claim to the throne.
Basically, it can be concluded that the leader behind the incident was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Lerjin, who refused to come to Xiangyang.
"As long as the prince is willing to sign the contract, the mutual aid association will still support the prince."
"Master Bi, you can tell yourself whether this treaty can be signed or not!"
"Whether you can sign or not, it all depends on the prince's own will."
Bi Yuan was sure that under the temptation of the emperor's throne, Guiziliu would hold his nose and accept the request of the three provinces, because he had no choice.
Lao Ji, Lao A, and even the dog-headed military advisor came forward to discuss matters with Bi Yuan and others.
During the quarrel, Prince Rui's angry shout came to my ears: "That's enough!"
Later, Prince Rui slowly walked up to Asha with an angry look on his face and took the treaty text from his hand. Everyone thought that Prince Rui would tear up the treaty, but they saw Prince Rui holding the treaty text in his hand and running away.
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After a while, Prince Rui appeared again in everyone's sight with the signed text of the treaty.
"We are all our own people. Is there anything that cannot be discussed? Next time something good comes, come earlier."
Jia Liu handed the text of the treaty to Bi Yuan. In addition to his name, Aixinjue Luo Shikai, it was also stamped with two large seals.
On one side are the seals of Prince He Shuorui of the Qing Dynasty, and on the other side are the seals of the General Wang Fuyuan of the Qing Dynasty.