Cixi looked at Prince Gong and said, "Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia gave way to each other?"
"The Queen Mother is not giving up. We first plundered the wealth of the two places, and then told the people that all this was caused by Li Jingxiao's rebellion, making them hate Li Jingxiao. Even if Li Jingxiao occupied this place, he would not win the hearts of the people for a while. .”
"In addition, we can arrange many people to cause trouble in the areas controlled by the Tenglong Army and hinder their development."
"The reason why Li Jingxiao has developed so fast is because of his money and the system. Although we don't have to imitate him, we still have to beat the nobility."
"If they don't give up half of their wealth to help us fight the Qing Dynasty, we will be finished with the Qing Dynasty, and none of them will be able to think about it."
"I don't believe that these nobles are so clean and are not afraid of being attacked by the Tenglong Army."
"I don't need to say much about how the Tenglong Army treats people like them. Whether they continue to hold on to their own money and wait for death, or whether they choose to support me, the Qing Dynasty, to help them save their lives, make your own decision."
"It's really uncooperative. Don't blame us for learning from the Tenglong Army..."
At this point, Prince Gong made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Cixi nodded. Now that they only have a few provinces left to survive, there is no need to cling to the dignity of the Celestial Empire.
"Prince Gong's words make sense, and they will be played accurately."
"Queen Mother, Ronglu is currently defeated. We must choose a new general who can turn the tide and lead our Qing Dynasty to counterattack."
After hearing this, Cixi also expressed his approval. He looked at the generals below. All of them lowered their heads, not daring to look at Cixi.
Even Shen Guifen, Minister of War, lowered his head.
Cixi lost her temper when being angered by these people.
When they were fighting against each other, they were all masters, but when it came to matters of national life and death, they all became mute.
When it was time for generals to step forward, not a single general spoke up.
Prince Gong took the opportunity to propose.
"Queen Mother, in my opinion, Zuo Zongtang should be reinstated to his official position immediately, allowing him to command the three armies and continue to resist the Tenglong Army."
Cixi nodded, and then suddenly saw a man in the corner of the general who didn't even lower his head.
The man also saw Cixi and stepped forward.
"My humble minister Peng Yulin has something to report."
"Peng Aiqing has something to report."
"Wei Chen very much agrees with Prince Gong's proposal. Among the provinces currently controlled by the Qing Dynasty, only Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shengjing and other places are still relatively wealthy."
"Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia are sparsely populated. For us now, it is tasteless to eat and it is a pity to abandon them."
"We can take advantage of his existing value and supplement ourselves."
"Move the population as much as possible to Heilongjiang and Jilin and other places."
"Population is soldiers and wealth."
"The Tenglong Army has done this very well, and we can learn from it."
"Although we gave up Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, the Tenglong Army will definitely not give up. It has not fallen into the hands of external forces. One day we will get it back."
"It's just a tactical shift at the moment, a last resort."
"The most urgent task for the Qing Dynasty is to strive for self-improvement, which needs to be solved from four aspects: clearing up official administration, strict military administration, correcting the discipline of officials, and the hardship of the people."
"Okay, I thought that in our Qing Dynasty, we didn't have any civil servants or generals who could handle it, except Zuo Zongtang and you, Peng Yulin."
"From today onwards, Peng Yulin will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, and Shen Guifen will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War."
"Peng Yulin, starting today, I want you to learn from the Tenglong Army and start with the reform of our Ministry of War."
"Create me a new, fresh army."
"I have only two requirements. One is that this new army must obey the orders of our supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty. Second, this new army must be able to defeat the Tenglong Army and not lose to the foreign devils."
"Hey, thank you Queen Mother for your kindness."
Shen Guifen: "I obey the order."
Peng Yulin, also known as Xueqin, is half a fellow villager of Li Jingxiao and was born in Anhui.
Peng Yulin is also famous for his military work and paintings. He is a famous calligrapher and painter, and is also known as Xueshuai.
He initially followed Zeng Guofan in his southern and northern campaigns and fought many battles. Like Zuo Zongtang, he was from the Hunan Army.
Cixi promoted Peng Yulin in this way because she knew that Peng Yulin was really talented.
When the Qing Dynasty reached this stage, it also had to reform. If it didn't reform, it would be over sooner or later.
There may be a glimmer of hope for reform now.
Also, Cixi resigned from the position of Admiral of the Nine Gates, and she had to find a new person to take over, who could share the power of Prince Gong.
Prince Gong and Zuo Zongtang were too close. One was the commander-in-chief of the New Army and the other was the chief military minister.
With such a good relationship between civil and military forces, how could he not be afraid of Cixi?
Prince Gong is still a pure descendant of Aisin Gioro, one of the closest people to him.
No matter from any point of view, Cixi had to guard against him.
Then Cixi issued another order.
"Publish Ai Jiayi's decree, restore Aisin Gioro Yixuan to the position of Admiral of the Nine Gates, and order him to do his job well and not to think about things. This is a critical moment for our Qing Dynasty, so we must not lose our temper."
“It’s all about the overall situation.”
Xiao Lizi asked someone to write it down and prepare to deliver the message.
Aixinjueluo Yixuan was preceded by the Nine Admirals, but when his son became the emperor, he resigned from many official positions, leaving only the hereditary title of Prince Chun.
Ronglu also became the admiral of the Nine Gates later.
Now Ronglu's position as Admiral of the Nine Sects has been eliminated.
This important position must be replaced by new people.
Aixinjueluo Yixuan is a good choice.
His son was Zaidan of Emperor Guangxu.
His wife is Cixi's biological sister Yehelana Wanzhen.
If Prince Gong was ambitious and wanted to seize his position, he would definitely have to move Guangxu.
His restoration of Prince Chun's official position was tantamount to giving Guangxu a life-saving talisman.
Now he and Guangxu are on the same boat, and protecting Guangxu means protecting herself.
Now she arranged for her own people in the Ministry of War Minister and the Nine Admirals.
It was to resist Prince Gong and Zuo Zongtang.
Prince Gong continued: "I still have something to report."
"Prince Gong, please continue."
"Queen Mother, since Emperor Kangxi, our Qing Dynasty has supported all the clansmen, and all the yellow belts have been supported by the state treasury."
"At the time of Emperor Kangxi, there were only a few thousand yellow belts, so he would not have any pressure to raise them. By the time I was Guangxu, according to the statistics of the clan government, there were already tens of thousands of yellow belts, which increased dozens of times."
“It’s only going to increase in the next few years.”
"I suggest that the privileges of the yellow belt should be revoked and the worship should be stopped."
"Allow them to do business."
"Only a few of the closest relatives are left, and those with yellow belts of title are allowed to have privileges."
"Those closest relatives will stop worshiping after three generations."
"Those yellow belts in the capital do evil every day, relying on their clan status. They kill people without repaying their lives, and they set fires and kill people."
"The officials still have nothing they can do."
"Keeping these people will not only consume our Qing Dynasty's treasury, but also destroy our Qing Dynasty's people's livelihood."
Prince Gong's words were supported by many officials in the court, especially the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The annual expenditure is so huge that it doesn't make any sense.
Cixi nodded.
"Prince Gong, I'm sure about this. Now I'm not in my old age in the Qing Dynasty, so this province still needs to be saved."
"In addition, I decided to move the capital to Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty."
"The capital is no longer suitable to continue to be the capital of our Qing Dynasty."
