Ever since Xiao Letian appeared in the East China Sea, the good days of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have come to an end. Ever since the new Chinese army broke into Beijing and performed martial arts in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has given up the idea of using military means to eliminate the Chinese.
Even when Emperor Zhi was taken away to study abroad, none of the Eight Banners men dared to resist, let alone Xiao Letian later put down the Fusang Civil War and won a battle in the Far East.
In fact, Xiao Letian doesn't need to show off his power on the battlefield, just what he did in Asia is enough to make Qing Qing timid!
In fact, many Manchu nobles were mentally prepared to fight the Chinese to the death. In their stupid and simple brains, the Han and the Manchus were always in opposition. Either the East would overwhelm the West, or the West would be defeated. East wind.
There has always been a nightmare deep in their souls, that is, the rise of the Han people to avenge three hundred years of blood revenge and completely slaughter them, the Manchus.
In their eyes, Xiao Letian is the same thing!
But unexpectedly, after breaking through Beijing, Xiao Letian only maintained order for a few months before retreating. Although he took Emperor Tongzhi away, various intelligence feedback came back, and they found that Xiao Letian really was not holding the emperor as a hostage.
This Hidden Dragon of the East China Sea is actually educating the little emperor in Western learning!
Even in the end, the Chinese triumphed wildly in the Far East War, and the Longxing land in the northeast was not invaded by the Chinese. These Han people only took away the land occupied by Tsarist Russia!
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Letian began to build battleships again and went on an expedition to Europe... It was this series of events that made the Manchus somewhat relieved.
There was even a rumor spread in Forty-Nine City: "That Xiao Letian is the water dragon of the East China Sea, hidden in the clouds and mist. He is not a land dragon, and he cannot rule the mainland..."
"Why else would he have to grab those broken islands in the South China Sea? Why else would he spend money to buy small islands in the Pacific, which are not much bigger than villages, from Europeans..."
"This shows that Xiao Letian is a water dragon, and he wants to make waves in the sea... Why are we Manchus trying to steal the limelight from him? Let him give up the sea!"
"That's right, that's right. What the Second Master said makes sense. This water dragon must have water. It either goes out on the sea or walks in rivers and lakes..."
"Xiao Letian and the Europeans are probably the reincarnations of water dragons. It depends on where they do business, either along the coast or by the Yangtze River!"
"Without water, they will wait to die... Cheers, after drinking this drink, let them go soak in the sea water, and the men can have fun on dry land!"
The Manchus all over the world are indeed very ostrich-minded and Ah Q-spirited. They comfort themselves that they are really good at it!
It was precisely because of the certain safety shown by Xiao Letian that the whole court suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Once this breath of unanimous anger relaxed, their old habits would happen again!
Infighting! Fighting like vicious dogs fighting for food!
Ma Ming and the Three Treasures have always stayed in the country, so they have clearly seen the changes in the political situation in the past few years. The rights of the Qing Dynasty have been divided and fragmented.
Generally speaking, the rights of the Qing Dynasty are divided into the following areas.
The Manchu and Qing court, which was the center of the empire, was called the orthodox faction!
Han governors and these local officials took advantage of the historical opportunity to suppress rebellions and uprisings in various places. Now they have an unstoppable momentum.
Western powers, there is no obvious difference in technological generation, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty will never be able to counterattack within a hundred years.
The last one is the Chinese force. Currently entrenched in the East China Sea, they only show a strong impulse to make money to the Qing Dynasty, but have no desire for territory.
It seems that the situation in the DPRK is not very chaotic, and the forces of all parties are clearly divided!
But people in the real circle don't see it that way. The Manchu Qing Dynasty is now even more chaotic than when the Eight Banners discussed politics before entering the customs. The centralization of imperial power is no longer in name only.
There are little heads hidden under a big hat!
Among the four major forces, there is no need to think about the Han governors, the Chinese, and the European powers. The orthodox faction of the Manchu Qing court alone is full of mountains.
The two empress dowagers have parted ways since the civil strife in Jingshan, and now neither the east empress dowager nor the west empress dowager can look past each other.
Cixi used her son's status as emperor to start supporting direct lineage forces in the court, while Ci'an was firmly tied to the belt of Third Master Qing and served as a backer for the Manchu Qing reformers.
Along with the reformists, there will also be conservative factions. Prince Chun Yizhen, Prince Qing, Prince Yiluoduoluo County Wang Yipei and others have become representatives of the conservative forces.
Some people say what does Guiziliu do? This Guiziliu actually became a pragmatist in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and his current obsession was to recruit his Xishan New Army.
The army was expanded and then reduced, and then expanded and reduced again. He added sand to each military reform. Gradually, this new army became the direct line of his Guiziliu, and became the dominant force in the capital.
Some people will capture the army, while others will capture the literature. The Confucian scholar group led by Weng Tonghe has the right and left among the many factions. Although they do not have an army in their hands, don't forget that they control the scholars all over the world.
These civil servants know very well that in the end any force will need a large number of civil servants to rule the country, and someone must fill each of those official positions.
As long as the Qing Dynasty had not reformed the system of imperial examinations to select scholars, then a huge number of bureaucratic management talents were in urgent need, and every force had to lend an olive branch to them.
The country needs to be ruled, and it can’t be done without someone!
Forty-nine cities have become a complete mess. There are three or four small forces within one big force. The small forces are also divided into left, center and right. Opponents can be found for any kind of idea. You say coastal defense is good, I say land defense is good. Anti stick!
You are a reformist, I am a conservative!
You are a royalist, and I am an advocate of the Eight Banners!
No one is doing serious things anymore. Not to mention that Zuo Zongtang of the Western Government has no military pay, even the new army trained by the emperor cannot get any money from the court.
The New Army has not been paid for three months, and there are already voices of dissatisfaction among the soldiers. If the limited money had not been used to improve food these three months, I am afraid these soldiers would really cause trouble.
Ma Ming and Sanbao got headaches when they thought about this. Such a mess was no longer something people like them could handle.
"We are the emperor's new army. How can the Ministry of Revenue not allocate any money or food? Are the two empress dowagers watching helplessly?"
"Do you still expect the Queen Mother? Who else does that slut Ci'an have in mind now besides Fu Qing? She asked the Westerners to invest all her money in the fool..."
"Although Cixi is His Majesty's biological mother, after the Jingshan Rebellion, her rights have been greatly reduced, and she can no longer control the Ministry of Household Affairs..."
"What's even worse is Guiziliu...His Xishan New Army spent too much money, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was all drained!"
While the two were talking, suddenly a figure hurriedly ran up from the foot of the mountain, "Ma Laosan... Sanbao... hurry back to the camp. Our people from the Military Supplies Department led troops to surround the governor's officers!"
"There's going to be a fight! There's going to be a fight..."
