In the late Qing Dynasty without Xiao Letian, Guiziliu was really considered the first person in the Qing Dynasty who was proficient in foreign affairs. If it weren't for the final power struggle between him and Cixi, and his poor health and forced retirement, then the Qing Dynasty would have been Li Hongzhang's diplomacy really has nothing to do with it.
This is a man with a lot of knowledge. He is also extremely concerned about the situation in Europe. This is not the short-sighted Eight Banners waste. Yi Zeng studied the history of the rise of Europe country by country and analyzed the characteristics of each country.
Although the channels for the information he obtained were fragmented and the truth and falsehoods were not systematic enough, he was considered to be one of the few people who had a good grasp of Western learning in the late Qing Dynasty.
"Go back and tell the Queen Mother not to be so anxious. Xiao Letian will always suffer the consequences of his bad moves! Are the French easy to mess with? They are the second most powerful country after the United Kingdom. How did Napoleon III come to power? ? That was brought to power by the aristocrats supporting the restoration!"
Li Lianying listened with wide eyes as Prince Gong explained the truth to him. This was the first time he heard about the history of such a far away country, not to mention it was quite interesting.
France has made a great contribution to the modern history of the world. First of all, the Revolution shocked the world by overthrowing the monarchy. Even emperors crowned by the Pope could behead their heads. This was the most serious challenge to imperial and religious power.
At that time, kings across Europe put aside their grudges and collectively spent money and sent troops to punish France.
Facts have proved that the monarchy is not so easy to overthrow, and the restoration force is also very powerful. Napoleon III's restoration was successful because he found a balance between the conservative aristocratic faction and the advanced capitalist faction. In particular, the army he controlled also played a role in stabilizing the monarchy. effect.
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, which ensured the interests of the nobles. At least they felt that Napoleon was the same person as them, and France was still an empire.
Napoleon's active foreign development and active use of troops overseas can satisfy the interests of capitalists. With more colonies, there are more opportunities to make money. Capitalists also think Napoleon III is good.
Although the people at the bottom are still living in poverty, at least the national order is still there, and France often wins several wars overseas to satisfy the people's false desire for a great power.
Balance, precisely because Napoleon III found a balance point in governing the country, his restoration was successful.
But now Xiao Letian has touched France's sensitive nerves, and the balance is about to be broken.
"The rise of Xiao Letian, the Chinese, will sooner or later rob the interests of the French. Now the British and French businessmen in Shanghai are already resentful of the Chinese businessmen..."
"And now Xiao Letian is killing again... Remember what I said, tell the Queen Mother that Xiao Letian is killing a noble. This behavior has touched the bottom line of the French nobles... Even the nobles who have a grudge against Molière are... You have to be on his side!”
"It's really cruel. Pouring people alive in cement, casting them into kneeling statues and burying them in front of the Temple of War! What was Xiao Letian thinking? Could it be that he has lost his mind and gone crazy? Killing people in this way will not only anger him completely Of what use can it be but the Emperor and all France?"
"The French will definitely take revenge. Napoleon III will definitely take revenge for Molière's death, because if he doesn't take revenge, he will lose the support of all the nobles. How can he still be in power? So sooner or later the war will have to start..."
"Hahaha... Our Qing Dynasty does not have a navy, but France does! Don't worry, when the French army besieges Ryukyu and Xiao Letian has no time to care for himself, we can go to Tanggu and Jiangnan to attack all Xiao Letian's properties. Let’s take action! My new army will naturally avenge my Qing Dynasty!”
"Go and let the Queen Mother feel at ease. I will never be forgotten in this Qing Dynasty..."
Li Lianying was completely stunned by what he said. He almost took a pen to write down the great truth. He stared and wanted to imprint every word in his heart, for fear of forgetting any one.
Finally, the Queen Mother has been given an explanation. Let’s reduce the number of deaths in the Forbidden City.
Facts proved Guizi Liu's judgment. He really couldn't enter the palace today. After a while, the palace steward ran in and said, "Prince, the French Minister Goldmire and Counselor Borronet are asking for an audience... Look at them." His face turned livid with anger!”
"Hahaha... Okay, Lao Li, you can go back to the palace to meet your errands. I'll chat with these French big noses. The weather is really nice today. Hahaha, it's finally time for the big noses to beg me. It's refreshing, it's really refreshing!"
Li Lianying walked all the way out and met the minister and counselor when he reached the second door. Li Lianying was also a political celebrity. The minister and counselor also took off their hats to him, and the three of them exchanged a few words before leaving.
Looking at the back of the foreign devil, Li Lianying also had a complicated mood: "Fuck... there are times when you ask for help! Where was that arrogance before?"
Li Lianying sent the reassurance to Chuxiu Palace. Cixi was naturally smiling and in a good mood. No one knew what agreement Guiziliu and the French had reached.
But they were not the only smart people in the Qing Dynasty. The man and woman having an affair in Jingshan Mountain also had a clear understanding of the current situation.
After having sex, the two of them walked slowly along the path of Jingshan. The entire Jingshan was protected by countless eunuchs and guards who were loyal to Ci'an and were not afraid of any degree of leakage.
Ci'an had just received the secret report of today's Six Japanese Operations. When she heard that Yi had met with the ministers of Tsarist Russia and France within one day, the smart woman sneered and said, "It's really a mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind it! My brother-in-law wants to do it again." Fishing in troubled waters!”
Fu Qing held a copy of the telegram from the Prime Minister's Yamen in his hand. His status in the Prime Minister's Yamen was second only to Yi, and he was a second-rank official. However, due to Yi's exclusion, Fu Qing could only be responsible for the construction of the Qing Dynasty's telegraph, and also There are inspections of special zones across the country.
To put it bluntly, Yi wanted to make Fu Qing an official who traveled back and forth between Manchu and Qing Dynasties and could not stay in the capital for a long time, marginalizing him so that he could not establish his own faction in the imperial capital.
Fuqing is not strong enough now, and it is absolutely impossible to win against Yi. Not to mention that Yi still has soldiers, so Fuqing can only go to the Qing Dynasty to inspect the New Deal and follow the construction of the telegraph network. The two prime ministers We made it so that we didn't want to see each other, and both of our ears were clean.
But after all, Fu Qing was the senior official in charge of the telegraph office, and he was also in charge of the telegraph station in the Prime Minister's Office. Therefore, these top-secret messages coming and going from the Qing Dynasty were not encrypted for him.
In terms of intelligence, Fu Qing's resources are no less than those of Yi.
"The Queen Mother means...Prince Gong is joining forces with France?"
They are all smart people. They can look beyond the surface to see the essence and influence the whole body. This kind of overall control is indeed not something ordinary people can have.
Fu Qing sighed secretly and said, "Is Xiao Letian crazy? How come he has made so many enemies for himself? Things are not settled in Tsarist Russia yet, so why did he offend France like this..."
Humph... Ci'an snorted coldly, "The Ai family all doubts whether Xiao Letian is Yi's accomplice! Why is he helping Yi gain power every step of the way?"
"I heard that France is having trouble with Prussia. It can't allocate all its strength to deal with Xiao Letian now, so he must find an ally in East Asia to contain Xiao Letian..."
"Who will you choose? Fools all know that they have to choose Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty, but Tsarist Russia has no soldiers now, and it will not be of much use. These French big noses can only choose our Qing Dynasty to contain Xiao Letian!"
"It's just a cover-up to say that we are choosing the Qing Dynasty! In the final analysis, we are not in alliance with Guiziliu!"
"Is that uncle of yours out of his mind to make wedding clothes for Yi? You think he's not powerful enough!"
Ci'an's voice became louder and louder, and his face turned pale with anger.
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