Master Yuan, start!

"I believe that the corruption in Zhili is due to the unrest in the capital. How about the Empress Dowager publicly announce the pros and cons of civil war and call for peace with the Korean leader?"

Yi really didn't want to see a civil war in Manchuria, let alone a civil war to the death. After all, although the blood shed was that of the Han people, no matter who won in the future, it would be the Manchus who would lose their heads.

So no matter what, what he wants is to mediate.

"Strike back and repair it?"

Hearing this, Cixi kept thinking in her mind.

Before Shengjing City was broken, she was thinking: "I want Guangxu to die!"

After the break, she thought: "Can we make peace?"

Since Shengjing City was captured by Taizu Nurhaci on the 4th, it has never fallen.

After crossing the Guandong Pass, due to frequent uprisings outside the Willow Border, in order to prevent attacks from the Han people, Shengjing was continuously widened, and it has now reached nearly three meters.

But including the time spent on the journey, Yuan Shikai only stayed at the city of Shengjing for three days at most, and he captured it in just three days.

Such swift and decisive action greatly reduced her previous expectation of being able to quell the rebellion.

As long as the Korean and Yuan Shikai agree to cease hostilities, it seems that there is nothing wrong with letting him become the king of Korea.

Cixi's instinct to cede territory and pay compensation in exchange for peace made her extremely inclined to this choice.

However, reason told her that this was not feasible.

After all, it was a life-and-death battle concerning the throne. There was no reason for the Korean not to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty but to be the king of Korea.

However, before Cixi could politely refuse, Zai Yi jumped out to refute:

"Your Majesty, there is no two suns in the sky, how can the Qing Dynasty have two emperors?!" Zai Yi's son was the emperor, so he was naturally the most opposed.

Seeing this situation, Yi? naturally felt sad.

When he was a prince, he also competed for the throne and was once praised as wise by court officials.

At that time, Emperor Daoguang was seriously ill and summoned the fourth prince Yi and the sixth prince Yi to the imperial bed.

Just when everyone in the world thought that the throne belonged to the sixth prince Yi?, unexpectedly, his fourth brother Yi hugged his arms and cried so hard before the emperor died that he cried the throne away.

"The fourth prince, Yi, is born to be filial and can inherit the great responsibility."

This was the last sentence left by Emperor Daoguang in the world. Because of this sentence, the rule of the Qing Dynasty that the crown prince should be chosen by the most capable person rather than the eldest son was broken.

The sixth prince Yi?, who had been in the imperial family for several years, also failed to ascend the throne and eventually became Prince Gong Yi?

Even so, Jiuke never had any improper thoughts about the throne after his fourth brother ascended the throne.

He was really disappointed that the "Vinous and Rebellious Man" was fighting for a throne without any real power.

However, this can be considered as the Empress Dowager's own fault. Look at what kind of people the central ministers are now. Yi Xin looked at Cixi beside the throne with contempt in his heart.

In order to be able to rule behind the scenes, you joined forces with me to kill the regent Su Shun; in order to monopolize power, you joined forces with the Han governors to drive me out of the Grand Council.

I didn't expect that you were still not satisfied and actually thought of poisoning the emperor. It's really too horrifying.

Even Wu Zetian never killed the emperor, so how dare you do that?

Seeing that the Qing Dynasty was about to revive after the recovery of Korea, but Cixi messed up everything, Yi Xin was furious.

No matter how good a person like Yuan Shikai is, he is just a Han Chinese. Can he be trusted to this extent?

He is not the 53-year-old Zeng Guofan, but the 31-year-old Yuan Shikai! Don't let the emperor and empress fight in the end, which will only make things easier for Yuan Shikai.

"Why not have the governors of various places send troops north to support the king?" Yilaoyun called Yuannai Meiluo.

"Be loyal to the king? What kind of king do you mean?" Yi? sneered, looking a little desperate.

Anyway, he has no power and is a useless prince now, so he naturally doesn't worry about offending anyone.

Although the governors of various places signed the new emperor's enthronement edict on the surface, it would be absolutely impossible for them to really confront the Korean one.

A group of Han people who are well-read in the books of sages will not put the label of "regicide" on their heads.

Seeing Yi Yu's sneer, Zai Yi retorted, "Sixth Uncle, I respect you as an elder in the imperial clan, but don't take advantage of your seniority and speak without thinking. The one who is most loyal to the emperor is naturally the current Emperor Baoqing. Who else could it be?"

When Cixi heard this proposal, she was actually very tempted, but she didn't have many chips left to give.

Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guoquan, two old foxes, sent some troops north and then stopped expressing their opinions!

More than one million taels of lijin every year is really a waste!

Thinking of this, Cixi was extremely angry, but there was no better way.

After all, the governors from all over the country have already left Beijing. It would be extremely difficult to make them listen to me. If I had known this earlier, I would not have let them leave Beijing so simply.

"Alright, stop arguing. We've been arguing for so many days and there's no conclusion.

Let’s try it according to Prince Qing’s method.”

Cixi was still reluctant to put out more chips, but just wanted to give it a try with a lucky mentality.

Seeing the Queen Mother speak, everyone naturally bowed and agreed without saying anything else.

On the day the court meeting ended, the court sent a telegram to all governors and governors-general across the country in the name of Emperor Baoqing, expressing the emperor's support for the country.

Hundreds of words, but the important information is only one sentence

"Xiangcheng has taken Shengjing. Quickly dispatch troops to the north to support the king!"

When the power was turned on, the whole country was shocked.

I didn't expect that the imperial court was so weak that Yuan Shikai could force it to issue an edict to defend the king. Will anyone really respond?

However, before the news came out.

The next day, the scholars who knew the situation felt that they had overthought the day before.

Shandong Governor Zhang Yao replied: Shandong Songwu has received the order and will be able to enter Beijing soon.

Henan Governor Yu Chang replied: Xiangcheng’s wife has been arrested, and I humbly request the court to make a wise decision.

Zhang Yao once formed a militia called the "Songwu Army" and followed Zuo Zongtang to pacify Xinjiang.

Henan Governor Yu Chang was a Manchu. When he heard that Yuan Shikai had raised an army in Korea, he immediately rushed to Xiangcheng County, Chenzhou Prefecture, and surrounded the Yuan family. When Cixi's edict arrived, he took the initiative to show his courtesy to Cixi.

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The governor of Shanxi died in office just a few years ago, and there is no new one yet, otherwise he would probably have responded to the imperial edict.

Upon seeing this news, the whole world exclaimed: Are the governors and governors-general from all over the country going to be involved in the fight for the throne?

Seeing this situation, some people felt that the power of the feudal lords in the late Tang Dynasty had already emerged and the country was on the verge of collapse; others believed that evil could not prevail over good and all evil would eventually be brought to justice by Yuan Shikai.

As for ordinary people, they are happy to watch the fun, especially the people in Shanghai, who are discussing this matter enthusiastically.

"The disaster didn't affect his family, wife and children. What's the big deal about Yuchang capturing someone else's wife and children?" A gossipy person in the restaurant brought up the topic.

"The disaster doesn't affect his wife and children, but it depends on what kind of disaster it is. Yuan Shikai is rebelling!" another person retorted.

"Who are you saying is rebelling? Who are you saying is rebelling?!" Several young scholars nearby were fed up with what they saw. They pointed at the man and demanded, "Everyone knows who is real and who is fake in the Golden Throne Hall!"

"Okay, okay, the truth will be determined by the public. I'll take my leave first." The man was surrounded by several young scholars. Knowing that he was no match for them, he put down the silver and ran away.

After the man left, the group sat at the table and sulked.

"Alas! How could the world be in such a state? It is obvious that things will be better after the emperor takes power." A young scholar from Shanghai sighed.

"Lord Yuan was too reckless in the capital that day, and the same was true when he assisted the Empress Dowager." Another older scholar expressed some regret.

"Brother Zhang, how can you say such disrespectful words to the emperor? Is it right to poison the emperor?" the Shanghai scholar questioned.

"I... I'm not saying this is the right move, but given the current situation, I'm afraid it would be best if the North Korean doesn't leave the capital."

"You... I never thought that you, Brother Zhang, would be such a disloyal and treacherous person. I was truly blind to have spent eighteen months with you as my friend!"

After saying this, he tore off a piece of his jacket and threw it in front of the older scholar.

"You and I are breaking off our relationship!"

The group of friends nearby didn't know who to persuade, so they could only split into two groups and comfort each other.

Just as the young scholar was about to step out of the restaurant, a shout suddenly came from the street!

"Newspapers for sale! The latest telegrams from the five governors!"

Seeing this, the young scholar immediately took out a few copper coins and took a newspaper from the newsboy.

He spread out the newspaper and read it carefully. After a dozen seconds, the young scholar threw the newspaper into the air and laughed without caring about his image.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

“Justice is in the hearts of the people, justice is in the hearts of the people!”

A friend nearby quickly picked up the newspaper and gathered around, wanting to know what had happened. They saw the following:

Li Hongzhang, Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi: In response to the German and Dutch surveillance, Guangdong will not obey the imperial edict.

Governor-General of Liangjiang Zeng Guoquan: I will guard the waterway of Liangjiang and will not obey the imperial edict for the time being.

Sichuan Governor Liu Bingzhang: Be careful of the British spying on Tibet, and temporarily postpone obeying the imperial edict.

Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang: An edict to rush to Hubei to help with the snowstorm and save the people.

Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang, Bian Baodi: This old minister has been vomiting blood for several days and is unable to respond to the imperial edict.

Cen Chunxuan, son of the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou: My father passed away the day before yesterday and I have not heard of this decree.

The words of the several governors were softer than the other, but compared with the replies of the two previous governors, it can be said that they were completely different.

Because, no matter how soft their words were, no governor would obey the imperial edict and come to the defense of the country.

From dealing with foreigners to feeling unwell, there was even the Governor himself dying, and his son helped to answer the phone.

One can't help but wonder, is it really such a coincidence that he died the day before yesterday?

"The governors are truly brilliant. If I were the Queen Mother, I'd probably vomit blood the moment I saw these replies."

"Hahaha, that's right. I knew the governors were forced to sign. Now the truth is finally revealed."

The young scholar who had read the newspaper first saw this and came forward and said, "That's not all. Look, there's also this!"

He stretched out his right hand and handed everyone a piece of ink paper.

Everyone looked closely and found that it was a single page in the newspaper.

But what is surprising is that there is also a reply from the Governor-General of Korea in the single page.