People are not afraid of things, but they are afraid of things and hurry up!
The so-called blessings are unparalleled and misfortunes never come singly. This is the truth. Good things are all isolated and you are happy with one or two subordinates, but bad things happen one after another and are piled up.
Of all Prince Gong's plans, Xiao Letian is the most serious obstacle. This is also an opponent that he cannot figure out at all!
If Xiao Letian was directly hostile to the Qing Dynasty, which was a relationship between enemy countries, the risk would be much smaller, because the identities of the enemy and ourselves were clear, and the Qing Dynasty could use the power of diplomacy to restrict it!
The Chinese are not the most powerful country in the world. They are just an emerging force. Any established empire in Europe can deal with it.
Especially Britain. As long as the Chinese and the Qing Dynasty go to war, Britain will definitely intervene, because the empire's strategy towards the Far East of Asia is to balance.
He absolutely does not want a situation where one family is the only one, and whoever is powerful will be beaten. At present, the Chinese have made Britain very afraid.
But Xiao Letian, an old fox, refused to directly oppose the Qing Dynasty. He stickyly created a mess where you are in the middle of me, and you are in the middle of me.
As the master of Emperor Tongzhi, he deliberately confused many differences and pretended that there were many common interests between the Chinese and the Qing Dynasty, as if everyone had interests.
But for the dream of industrialization, Zai Chun had to take Xiao Letian's poisonous bait. The solid ruling foundation of the Qing Dynasty was torn to pieces by the pair of masters and disciples.
This is the scariest part. The master-disciple relationship between Xiao Letian and Zai Chun, and the entangled interests of the Chinese and Qing people, make Prince Gong very troublesome.
He knew that after he took action, Xiao Letian would definitely intervene with armed force. This was inevitable, so he had been patient and tolerant before, and he did not directly rebel even when Zai Chun made trouble.
Until now, the ancestor's spirit finally gave him a chance!
Xiao Letian, the biggest supporter of Emperor Tongzhi, was suddenly seduced by a woman. At this time, the control of the Chinese clan fell into the hands of other important ministers!
As long as you are not in Asia, it will be fine. If you are not under your command, there will be chaos. And more important ministers within the Chinese clan do not have a good impression of Emperor Tongzhi!
Fu Yin'er's lineage would not support Zai Chun, because the political backing of the eldest lady Fu Hui was the Qing reformist faction represented by her brother Fu Qing, who was also the direct descendant of Emperor Tongzhi.
If Fu Yin'er's position as crown prince is to be stable, he must kill the Qing reformists, that is, the forces of Fu Qing and Fu Hui!
The young officers headed by Xiang Ying are even less likely to be of the same mind as Zai Chun. They are direct competitors, competing for the inheritance of the mantle of the head of state!
Moreover, the young officers represented by the navy were absolute expansionists, and their ideal was to directly annex the Qing Dynasty militarily.
Therefore, when a civil war broke out in the Qing Dynasty, it was in their interests to consume strength!
Not to mention the row of veterans represented by the Four Heavenly Kings, they are all long-haired remnants who have a deep-rooted feud with the Qing Dynasty!
The rest are just a group of neutrals who don't care, they only care about their own business interests!
Once Xiao Letian left, there was no support for Zai Chun within the Chinese clan. This was the best time to declare war!
Not to mention that the telegraph lines are very advanced now, and you, Xiao Letian, don't even think about commanding the rear area remotely. As long as you are not in the Chinese ethnic group, then your subordinates will have many ways to execute your orders with the slowest efficiency!
You want me to intervene militarily? Of course I will not object. I will definitely say that I will implement it resolutely, but when it is actually implemented, it will become a joke.
Today the warships are short of coal, tomorrow the troops are short of food, the troops are short of ships, and wartime pensions are not in place!
If one link drags on for a day, ten links will take ten days. It is possible to delay the deployment of troops for two to three months!
Yixin is an old fox in the political circle. He has keenly sensed that there are many anti-Tongzhi Emperor forces in Asia that are ready to move.
In fact, there is no need to personally build alliances, lobby diplomacy, or communicate with spies... these are all performed in dramas for the common people.
The real old foxes in politics are all about leaving no trace when the water passes. They will not leave any evidence to others. The most important thing is that they will not leave any stain on history!
Will Xiang Ying take the initiative to contact Yi Xin? impossible!
Will Fu Yin'er send a telegram to Yi Xin? It's impossible, it can only be done by idiots, and it can't be explained, it has to be a group of Feng Shui people secretly speaking some obscure language.
Isn’t it illegal for me to ask you to read Feng Shui? Can't it be considered a handle?
Will the Four Heavenly Kings contact Yixin? If this spreads out and Prince Gong and Changmao Yiyi reach a political alliance, then Yi Xin's political life will be over!
There is no evidence or any connection, but you can rest assured that these old foxes are all on the same page, and they will judge what they should do based on their own interests.
As long as Xiao Letian crosses the Strait of Malacca and takes control of Asia, Yixin will immediately launch troops!
As long as Yixin launches a military coup, these people will immediately make a clear decision based on their own interests, that is, they will work together to kill Emperor Tongzhi!
Because it is in the best interest of our faction to trick Emperor Tongzhi to death!
Look, this is how the conspiracy was accomplished! It would not be possible to get a few lobbyists from Su Qin and Zhang Yi to join forces with Zong Lianheng, as the play says.
It doesn't take many spies to pass news back and forth, and it's even less likely that these people will get together to write a bloody letter, swear an oath or something.
There is no need for contact at all, and there will be no trace or even a single word left in history!
But when the situation reaches that level, everyone makes reasonable choices, and finally things get done!
Everything is said without words. Just because they don’t say anything doesn’t mean they don’t understand!
Xiao Letian left Naha, and Prince Gong finally ordered that all hidden forces be activated. After all, the Eight Banners is a huge organization that has been around for more than 200 years, and it has its own inertia!
In Prince Qing's Mansion in the capital, Prince Qing Yikuang is hiding in a rockery cave. At this moment, he no longer has the silly expression in the past, and the coldness in his eyes is sharper than before he was imprisoned.
The secret letter was torn into pieces and swallowed, and he sneered in his throat, "Your Majesty! Do you know how many slaves I have under my command? Do you know that once you are a slave, you will always be a slave!"
"If I am honored, they can become officials and make a fortune. If I am defeated, they will not even be able to eat dirt!"
"These people will only fight for me, because fighting for me means fighting for themselves!"
"Here comes someone... We have children in our family who are almost dormant. Please contact them all!"
Prince Qing Yikuang was almost killed by Zai Chun's men while in captivity. If Prince Dun hadn't saved his life, there would have been no way for him to survive at this moment.
After that time, Prince Qing became extremely submissive, kowtowing and offering incense to Zai Chun every day!
Such obedience made Zai Chun feel relieved. He took him out of the ruined courtyard and sent him back to Prince Qing's Mansion!
Although it is still in captivity, the living conditions are much better!
