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Chapter 937 Emperor Chengde's Careful Thoughts ([-])
"Your Majesty ordered: Xuan, Fang Bao and Li Minquan will meet you at the Palace of the Qing Dynasty!"

As soon as Emperor Chengde left in such a rage, there was no need to continue the discussion. Although all the military ministers had different thoughts, none of them had the slightest interest in communicating. They planned to go their separate ways, but before everyone walked out of the Qianqing Gate, they saw Qin Wuyong leading the two young eunuchs hastily catching up with the ministers of military affairs, and announced Emperor Chengde's oral order in a serious manner.

"The ministers and others take the decree to thank you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Fang Bao and Li Minquan obviously didn't expect Emperor Chengde's summoning to come so urgently, but they both knew the purpose of Emperor Chengde's summoning at this time, but the two had never had much friendship at all. , Since there was no communication at all, and they didn't even look at each other, after Qi Qi respectfully thanked him, he followed Qin Wuyong back into the forbidden area without a word.

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

Emperor Chengde did not meet Fang and Li in the front hall, but arranged the meeting place in the bedroom. In the huge bedroom, only Emperor Chengde sat on the dragon couch with a gloomy expression. When the two of them saw this, their hearts sank, they didn't dare to procrastinate a bit, they rushed forward together in a hurry, paying respects respectfully according to court regulations.

"no."

Today's discussion failed to achieve the expected results, and Emperor Chengde was in a particularly bad mood. At this moment, the lingering anger was still lingering, and the voice he shouted was inevitably tinged with anger.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Emperor Chengde can be willful, but Fang and Li dare not show the slightest disrespect. Respectful gratitude is the proper meaning in the question, but there is nothing to say.

"Too much, I'm too lazy to talk, I asked you to come, it's just one thing, the appeasement of the western border is the top priority of the country, and there is absolutely no room for loss, and I will come up with a safe regulation for me, just think about it!"

As soon as the ceremony was over, Emperor Chengde didn't talk too much nonsense, and declared his determination to deal with Hongqing directly and in an unquestionable tone. To be a bitch, but also to set up a memorial archway.

"Your Majesty is wise, I think that the reason for the long-term unrest on the frontier is not because of the war, but because there are no troops. In the past, the former emperor sent troops to suppress Junggar several times, and won many times. However, soon after, there was a resurgence. The disaster, if you look closely at the root, is that there is no army to suppress it, so that the thieves are getting bigger and bigger, and they have become troublesome. Today, there are Russians watching from the sidelines, so we must not take it lightly. It is an inevitable move to garrison troops and solidify the border. Your Majesty's sagely judgment is due to my humble hearing."

Li Minquan is a person who is very good at observing color and color, so he has guessed Emperor Chengde's mind long ago, and he has already thought about the words that he would like to surrender to Emperor Chengde. Speaking of which, it really looks like that.

"Well, what Zicheng said is good. The frontier is not solid, and the country is not stable. I have made up my mind to garrison troops to consolidate the border. It's just... um, how the soldiers should be garrisoned, but we have to pay attention to it. I don't know if Zicheng has any insight into this?"

Hearing Li Minquan's words, Emperor Chengde's gloomy face immediately eased, but when he mentioned the specific and feasible method, Emperor Chengde inevitably became worried again, and what he was afraid of was Hongqing's brazen resistance, losing face is a trivial matter In case Hongqing is forced to raise the anti-flag, the fun will be great. Regarding this, Emperor Chengde is still somewhat sober, and he will not get carried away by Li Minquan's echoing words, but seeing After hesitating for a while, he still threw the question to Li Minquan again.

"This……"

Li Minquan had a plan in mind, but this plan was quite dark, once the matter was leaked, Li Minquan would definitely have nothing good to eat. At this point, with Fang Bao by his side, Li Minquan was unwilling to speak nonsense, so he made a statement He hesitated for a moment, his hesitant manner of speaking was obviously implying that the matter was confidential, and he planned to make a secret statement.

"Mr. Linggao is my thigh. Zicheng doesn't need to be suspicious. If you have anything to say, just say it. I'm listening."

Emperor Chengde is a shrewd person, just looking at Li Minquan's posture, he can immediately know his intentions, but he doesn't intend to push Fang Baoping away, nothing else, Emperor Chengde actually has a long-standing relationship with Li Minquan Be wary, probably because Li Minquan is entangled with the forces of the third elder brother and the eighth master. Emperor Chengde not only wants to use him, but also guards against his hidden traps. On the contrary, Fang Bao has worked diligently these years, which is already deep. With the favor of Emperor Chengde, it is impossible for Emperor Chengde to exclude such a loyal and wise man as Fang Bao at the time of such a big decision.

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Although Li Minquan has been doing well in the military plane these years, he knows in his heart that his holy family is not as good as before, especially with Fang Bao around, Li Minquan always feels that he has been neglected, Fang Bao I can't help but feel jealous. The pretentious gestures before had the meaning of alienation. Unfortunately, Emperor Chengde refused, and he had no choice but to respectfully respond and organize quickly. The language, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, I think that the first thing to do is how to negotiate with the Russians. Today, our army is taking advantage of the great victory and suppressing the border with heavy troops. The Russians will panic. It is inevitable to come to me to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty. After looking at all the princes in the court, only Prince Ren is the best person to negotiate with the Russians. If His Majesty issues an edict on this matter, Prince Ren will not resign .”

"Well, this one is feasible, I agree, and I will continue."

Letting Hong Qing take charge of the negotiations meant that Hong Qing could justifiably delay Hong Qing's return to the capital. Emperor Chengde would not have any objections to this, and agreed to Li Minquan's request without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, the victory of this Western Expedition is not only due to the hard work of the soldiers of the three armies, but also to the governor of Shaanxi Yanxin, Shaanxi Fantai Liu Chengen (Liu San'er's name), Sichuan Fantai Li Shuangchun and many other officials who supervised the food administration. No, therefore, I think that Governor Yanxin will serve as Minister of the Military Department, Liu Chengen will be promoted to Fujian Governor, and Li Shuangchun will be promoted to Zhejiang Governor. Transshipment is safe."

With Fang Bao present, Li Minquan obviously didn't dare to speak too clearly, so he just came out bit by bit like squeezing toothpaste.

"Well, it's true, I agree, don't stop, just keep talking."

Although Li Minquan said it vaguely, Emperor Chengde understood it immediately. There is nothing else, but to strangle Hongqing's troops through personnel changes. , Hongqing has done this before, and to put it bluntly, it is not a rare thing. In the eyes of Emperor Chengde, this is a conspiracy. Even if Hongqing is dissatisfied, she will never dare to complain openly. reason.

"Your Majesty, I have said before that it is inevitable to garrison troops to consolidate the frontiers. However, the specific number of troops must be considered comprehensively. I think that the Tianshan Mountains span thousands of miles from north to south, and it is inconvenient to manage them. If not, they must be subdivided. The northern and southern borders can be divided and ruled. It is necessary to station tens of thousands of troops in a province, and the training of the new army cannot only be focused on the capital, and the provinces must not be ignored. The places where barbarian seedlings are often infested, such as Yungui, Yunnan, and Guizhou, really need to be divided into towns with powerful new troops. This matter can be negotiated with the Russians, and then gradually planned, step by step, and it will be safe."

Seeing that everything he played was in the favor of Emperor Chengde, Li Minquan was very proud of himself, so he let go of his arms, and explained in detail the plan to dismember Hongqing's army.

"Hmm... what do Mr. Linggao think?"

As soon as Li Minquan came up with this plan, Emperor Chengde would be tempted. In his opinion, this is the safest strategy to disintegrate Hongqing's forces. As long as he sets Hongqing down step by step, there is no reason why it will not work. Of course, be tempted to be tempted. After all, the matter is of great importance. Emperor Chengde really didn't dare to be hasty, but after seeing him pondering for a while, he raised his eyebrows and threw the question to Fang Bao, who had always been silent. .

"Your Majesty is wise, the old minister has no objection. However, I think it is better to be more cautious about this matter. If your Majesty wants to hear what Prince Ren has to say about the negotiation with the Russians, it is not too late to make a decision."

Fang Bao was obviously not very optimistic about Li Minquan's schemes, nothing else, just because Fang Bao knew too well how powerful Hong Qing was, how could such a plan of dismemberment be hidden from Hong Qing's eyes, it really did , will definitely anger Hongqing completely, if the army turns against, the world will undoubtedly fall into turmoil, and this is obviously not the situation that Fang Bao likes to see, but at this moment, Emperor Chengde obviously has made up his mind, directly Advising is also in vain, Emperor Chengde would not listen to it at all, so in desperation, Fang Bao could only play a trick, and made a point in a vague way.

"Hmm..., does Zicheng think it's possible?"

Although Emperor Chengde wanted to suppress Hongqing, he was still afraid that Hongqing would be turned against him. Hearing Fang Bao's words, he couldn't help hesitating again, but should he just give up? Feeling very unwilling in his heart, he frowned slightly and discussed with Li Minquan.

"It's okay to give it a try, but if the news leaks out, I'm afraid it's hard to do."

Li Minquan had already betrayed Hong Qing, he wished to put Hong Qing to death as soon as possible, and he was unhappy that Fang Bao was favored, so he replied pointedly.

"Well, that's it. I'll issue an edict tomorrow, and we'll see how Qing'er responds before making a decision. But there is one thing I said earlier. The matter discussed today is a military secret, and you must not let it out. If anyone leaks the news, I will definitely kill him!"

Emperor Chengde slapped the dragon couch, his expression was gloomy and he made his final decision, his words were full of steaming murderous intent.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers should act in accordance with the order."

Hearing Emperor Chengde's words were so fierce, both Fang and Li couldn't help but feel palpitations. They didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly bowed and agreed...

(End of this chapter)