In the late winter of the sixth year of Tongzhi, a crazy woman shocked the entire Qing Dynasty with a famous saying that also shocked the entire East Asia and hit Xiao Letian's Achilles heel.
Using the fast telegraph network, Xiao Letian quickly learned about the famous saying of later generations Cixi: "Measure the material resources of China and the happiness of the country." As long as they can keep their own wealth, then the Qing Dynasty will have a few pieces of meat. People might as well just do it. not give a damn about
Because from the bottom of their hearts, the Manchu nobles have always believed that the Central Plains is the property of the Han people, and they have never wanted to integrate themselves into it. Looking at the closed country outside the customs, it is very clear that the Manchus have always been preparing for the worst.
Cixi and others can not love this land, but Xiao Letian and others can't. Cixi's sword really hit the Achilles' heel of almost all the elite Han officials.
After Zeng Guofan heard this, he called his brother, Ninth Marshal Zeng Guoquan, into the study. The two brothers locked the door and drank until the end. It is said that the crying shook the entire back house and everyone who heard it shed tears.
When Zuo Zongtang, who was far away in Xi'an, heard these words, he could not control his emotions for a moment. Xue Ye actually led his own barracks to raid the enemy's formation. The grief-stricken and angry commander aroused the blood and courage of thousands of troops. He defeated three formations in a row on snowy night, beheading three thousand prisoners and countless others.
Weng Tonghe, who was far away in Ryukyu, heard this and thought about it for two days and two nights. He didn't get enough water and rice. In the end, the little emperor Zai Chun knocked on the door and forced the master to drink some water.
People in Gyeonggi Province were shocked, people in Jiangnan were shocked, and people in Qing Dynasty were shocked. In the end, even small East Asian countries like North Korea and Fusang were stunned and at a loss.
Not only them, but also the foreign envoys in Dongjiaominxiang collectively lost their voices at this moment. Normally, they should be shouting and celebrating, but as diplomatic envoys, they know very well that the food should not be too ugly. Although they are a little excited in their hearts, they still have to show calmness on the surface. Qing even hopes that the court will calm down and Ryukyu can coexist peacefully.
The influence of this sentence is really too great. Although he hit the Achilles heel of Xiao Letian and others, it also dropped the prestige of the imperial court to a freezing point. Those knowledgeable people among the people were shocked to discover that two hundred years of fusion were full of The barbarism in people's hearts has never been eradicated
The so-called Man-Han family is a scam through and through.
Xiao Letian held an emergency meeting in the Prime Minister's Palace. His ministers gathered together to discuss the response. Cigars were everywhere in the flower hall of more than 300 square meters. The large white porcelain teacups were filled with strong tea. The precious treasures in the flower hall were half-dead from the smoke. But no one felt sorry for the flowers. Everyone's eyes were scarlet.
"Brothers, I have to admit that Cixi's counterattack has indeed hit our Achilles' heel and our counterattack plan cannot continue." Xiao Letian's lonely voice was replaced by a buzzing discussion.
He raised his hand and pressed Xiao Letian and then said, "Shameless is the pass of the shameless. Nobility is the epitaph of the noble. I deeply believe this sentence. Because we love this country and we love this land, we are tying up our hands and feet with our enemies." "combat"
"The owner of the war in the china shop is destined to suffer the most because all these bottles and jars belong to him, and outside thieves don't care. He will pick up your property and even your wife and children to threaten you. What a madman can really do. "We will all die together."
"The Prime Minister's Mansion has conducted many weapons drills in the past few days. Do you know what the most terrifying consequences are? Let me tell you." Xiao Letian lifted up the red silk on the sand table and a huge East Asian geography sand table appeared in front of everyone's eyes. in front of you
"If Ryukyu and the Manchu and Qing dynasties finally break up and come to the point of fighting each other, the Manchu and Qing dynasty will most likely repeat the strategy they used to pacify the Taiping Army, which is to hire foreigners to fight."
"Of course, the price will definitely be higher to deal with us. Simply paying us is not enough. It is very likely that we will continue to cede territory. The Yangtze River Basin has always been the British sphere of influence. If Shanghai's concession is expanded to Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, and even Jiujiang, Wuhu, Jingzhou and other places, If the concession is open to the British, then I can foresee that the British will definitely send troops for military intervention."
"Guangdong is also close to Hong Kong, and the British don't mind expanding their rule area."
"Our enemy France is not to be outdone. They will definitely not let go of the interests of Annan and Guangxi, and they will definitely seek the same interests as the British in Jiangnan. Once these two tigers are let into the economic lifeline of half of Jiangnan, they will never be able to do so again." It belongs to us”
"This is not the most terrifying thing. Countries such as Britain, France, including the United States, Prussia, etc., have more of an ultimate goal of establishing colonies. They do not want the sovereignty of the country, and the Russians in the north have a huge appetite for land."
"If Xinjiang is cut off, then the land of Gansu and Shaanxi will directly become the frontier. Complex ethnic issues will make this place more turbulent. And Xinjiang's more than 1.6 million square kilometers of land, are we willing to throw it away? The Manchu and Qing Dynasties are willing to throw away me Xiao Letian Even all the Han people are reluctant to part with it.”
"The Western Regions are our apprentices who have been operating since the Han Dynasty. They have had ups and downs for thousands of years. Finally, they are now under the control of the Central Plains civilization. If we lose it again, I am afraid history will not give us more opportunities. If we take it back this time, If it’s lost, it’s lost forever.”
"Do you agree?" Xiao Letian's anger aroused the anger of everyone present. Everyone roared, "If you don't agree, we will lead our troops north to destroy this court."
The crowd was excited, but Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan were unusually calm. "Have you forgotten what I taught you before? How can we tamper with our righteousness and honor in the hands of the Qing Dynasty?"
"Don't forget that the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Western powers have signed treaties. Although it was humiliating and humiliating the country, the treaty also proved that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the legitimate government recognized by the Western powers and the legitimate government of China recognized by all countries."
"If we lead troops north, we are rebelling, which will give Westerners an excuse for military intervention."
"With the current military strength of the Manchus in the capital, our current military strength in Ryukyu is enough to easily defeat the city of Beijing again. It is not difficult to drive the Manchus out. But is it enough to just drive the Manchus out of Beijing? "
"As soon as the war becomes protracted, we need to gradually overcome the shortcomings of our military strength, city by city, and the shortcomings of our military strength will be fully exposed. We are now fully equipped with only 20,000 people in the recruit training camp, and we simply cannot control such a large China."
"The civil war is just another civil war. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has just been destroyed. Will the people still have to go through a bloody war? The population will drop by hundreds of millions."
"Even if we can defeat the Manchus in the end, how can we defeat the British and French naval forces in the west? If the main force is deployed in Ryukyu, how will we defend the Russian Cossacks in the north? What will we do to stop them?"
