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Most of the banquet was joking, and there was not much talk about the gains and losses of the Margaret case.Then the six of them came to the Chrysanthemum Hall, sat on the western sofa, sipping tea and talking about secret things, not even a single attendant.

Fan Dahui handed Prince Gong a brochure, bowed his head and said: "Prince Gong, this is a plan formulated by the lower officials according to Mr. Li's wishes. It is specially designed to deal with the British and French, and to launch a national independence movement in Annan and Burma. If you want the British and French to smoke from their backs, they will not be able to covet the Qing Dynasty in a short period of time and create a peaceful external space for the Qing Dynasty."

Prince Gong opened the booklet, looked at it carefully, felt uneasy in his heart, frowned, and asked: "Li Guolou, such a rectification method is easily criticized by foreigners, and it costs hundreds of thousands of silver. Annan, Myanmar, is it worth it?"

Li Guolou bowed his body and said respectfully: "Prince Gong, I think it's definitely worth it. The times have changed, and it is imperative to make the vassal state independent. I want this vassal state that accepts external ideas to be included in the Qing Dynasty again." On the contrary, the territory will lose the hearts of the local people. Some local people will even support the French and British colonies, and use the power of foreigners to fight against our Qing Dynasty. Even the principle of horizontal and vertical integration will be used by barbarians. There is a price for our support of Annan and the independence of Myanmar. That is to take this opportunity to extend the border to the most favorable place. Expel the foreign forces from these two countries, and we will take advantage of the geographical advantages in the future. Our generation has already Lay a good foundation. One generation does what one generation does. We don’t know what the next generation will say. As for wasting money to feed those white-eyed wolves, it is a last resort. The two evils are the lesser. Even if Annan and Myanmar are independent It will not pose a threat to the Qing Dynasty. At most, there are some border disputes. We can take measures to draw the border line first, let the Burmese and Annan people sign the border treaty, and write it clearly in black and white. If we want to get our support, we have to pay a price. If we don’t do this, the British and the French will have their ideas against our country, and the Yunnan-Guizhou border will be restless, and there will be more and more incidents. If a translator dies this time, it will not be so simple next time, and more shame will come. Engraved on our faces, we will all become sinners of the nation. Let the British and French fall into the quagmire of the national independence movement. This is called retribution. As a sovereign country, we will support the Burmese people in their struggle for independence. We will not admit it if we do not do it openly, but we will do it secretly.”

Fan Dahui cannot be discussed in the prime minister's office, and can only be operated by a few important state officials in secret. That's why Li Guolou didn't write it, so as not to let foreign spies catch the Qing Dynasty. [

Prince Gong fell into deep thought. He is the executor of national policy, and he cannot easily express his position on such a major matter related to national policy.Doing according to Li Guolou's ideas has both advantages and disadvantages. To judge the gains and losses, you must have the determination of a strong man to cut his wrists.

Li Hongzhang looked through the notebooks, and he had this idea for a long time. If he wanted to gain political advantages, he must have military advantages.Li Guolou's proposition has seen through the root of this matter, and he is still standing on the height of justice. Several people will die righteously for national independence.The national heroes will sprout endlessly in the land of Burma and Annan, and the famous heroes will fight the British and French to the end.The Yunnan-Guizhou region is not his sphere of influence, and his influence can be extended to the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou region through layout.Li Guolou expressed his thoughts, that the family power can expand to the southwest.

Looking at the overall situation, Li Hongzhang thought further, showed a gratified smile, and said: "Li Guolou, you have made progress. Through a border dispute, you can gain so much insight. You are worthy of being a member of the Westernization Movement." The first shot. If you have the upper hand in strategy, you can use it flexibly in tactics. Prince Gong, we must see the truth of things from a strategic height in order to gain an invincible position. The experience and lessons of the Margaret case are worth doing. The profound conclusion is that it is time to change the policies towards Burma and Annan. If they remain the same, we are still like the conservatives, still burrowing in the sand like ostriches, looking at the world with black eyes, and talking nonsense all day long.”

Prince Gong nodded slightly and said: "Well;;;;;; it's time to change. But is Liu Yongfu reliable? Has the remnant of the Gelaohui really reformed? Let the Black Banner Army grow stronger, don't be like Zhang Xianzhong Rebelling against the Qing Dynasty again, this king thinks that this path needs to be revised.

First: Send someone to personally inspect the Black Banner Army stationed in Honghe to learn more about the movement of this army.Even if you want to use this army, you can't rely entirely on Liu Yongfu, who is used to independence.

Use it to prevent it, this is our bottom line for those rebels who surrender, and we must not feed tigers into trouble.The established national policy of the Qing Dynasty was to cede land to foreigners rather than to rebels, and would never show any mercy to rebels.The extra-staff Black Banner Army of the Qing army was a dog raised by the stepmother, who would be killed if it became fat.You can still be a watchdog by barking a few times, and the master will throw a few bones to keep this rebellious dog.Li Guolou, do you understand? "

"Thank you, Prince Gong, for reminding me that my humble official did not understand a person and talked about it on paper, which almost harmed the country and the people, and hindered the country's plans. The minister did not have a long-term perspective. The long-term stability of the Qing Dynasty requires a harmonious society." Li Guolou blushed and had a thick neck. Even his ears were red and purple, this time he didn't know what to do, so he was criticized by Prince Gong.

People like Liu Yongfu who are in a foreign country and have pulled out an army will become Zheng Chenggong, an independent local warlord, who will listen to the Qing Dynasty at most, and recognize a monarch on the surface, and will continue to He reached out to the court for money and food.He fled back to the Qing Dynasty when he became a small place, and told that he was still loyal to the Qing Dynasty when he was overseas, and he was able to be promoted to a noble, which was widely praised by the world.This kind of national hero is worthless and has different ambitions. At most, he is a tyrannical hero, who wears the tiger skin of a national hero and deceives the eyes of the world.

Prince Gong squinted at Li Guolou, wanting to see if Li Guolou would rebel?The first condition for the Manchu aristocracy to use Han people was that if they were loyal and unfilial, they would never be officials in the Qing Dynasty.Li Guolou's parents passed away, so you can't see the filial piety to your parents, you can only see whether Li Guolou takes good care of his family members?All the members of the Li family became officials, and they also became big businessmen. Li Guolou cared for his family members, which met the standards of being an official in the Qing Dynasty.Although the way of doing things is different from that of Li Hongzhang, they are similar, and Li Guolou seems to meet the conditions for successors.Prince Gong's expression was kind. Although Li Guolou's proposition was flawed, the overall situation was still feasible.The flaws do not hide the beauty, and Li Guolou must be divided into two. People with stains can only use it with confidence. Besides, he also buried a nail in Li Guolou's mansion. A person who will never betray him—Xi Shi— — Zhen Yuhuan.

Prince Gong likes Li Guolou very much, cherishes Li Guolou's talent, and regards Li Guolou as his most proud student. Now many of his ideas are also plagiarized from Li Guolou's ideas.This is the brilliance of the Westernization faction. It is not a single person who is fighting, but thousands of Westernization factions are fighting against the old forces hand in hand.After reading this brochure today, Prince Gong swept away the haze of the past, and said with a smile: "Li Guolou, don't blame yourself, I don't mean to blame you, from the idea of ​​this brochure, I can still see your progress. As long as you employ the right people, the operation is simple and easy, and you can do it in a more secretive way. My second opinion is to make progress in multiple ways, and the national independence movement should not be dominated by one family, but multiple independent movements. Leader, this is beneficial to us. We even set up workshops on the border of Yunnan to train a group of people who are ideologically close to our Qing Dynasty, and also to train a group of commanders. We can’t send people to command battles. If the British If caught, there will be an international dispute, wouldn't it be a chicken and a dog, wouldn't we slap ourselves in the face."

Prince Gong continued to talk, divided into ten opinions, the general framework has been established, and the opinion of the decision-maker is wise.It is based on Li Guolou's proposition, and then modified again, it becomes Prince Gong's precious opinion.

The three staff members, Fan Dahui, Xu Qian, and Zhang Jingtian, nodded frequently and kept taking notes. This is the action program of the Westernization School, and if tasks are carried out within this framework, Prince Gong will support them even if the sky falls.Who would have thought that the Westernization faction who betrayed national sovereignty was the mortal enemy of foreigners, and would take practical actions to bury colonialism and rescue the people of Annan and Burma from the dire colonial rule.The tea party in the Chrysanthemum Hall turned into a military meeting, and a practical action plan was formulated for tomorrow's meeting of the Military Aircraft Department.

After sorting out the bill, Li Hongzhang took the draft from Xu Qian and sighed: "Hey! I'll take it back and have a look, and present it to the emperor to read it in person tomorrow, and then destroy the draft. I'll make you feel guilty for nothing!"

Li Guolou glanced deeply at Li Hongzhang. Today, national policies are formulated by Li Hongzhang. Whether it is good or bad, Li Hongzhang alone carries it. Power makes one person competitive. The Qing Dynasty is developing on the track set by Li Hongzhang.Anyone who wants to overshadow Li Hongzhang is Li Hongzhang's political enemy.

Weng Tonghe, Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang are at odds because they have touched Li Hongzhang's authority, and political struggles force you to take a stand if you want to stand or not.He wanted to break away from Li Hongzhang's system, but he got deeper and deeper. He has become the mouthpiece of the Westernization Movement, and even the people on the street know his views.When he came back this time, he had a big quarrel with the Qingliu faction and the conservative faction. I wonder if it would bring disaster to his official career?After all, if something goes wrong in the restructuring of the Westernization School, Li Hongzhang will take him out at any time to settle the matter.This time he loyally protected Li Hongzhang. If he didn't reciprocate, he would make trouble instead. Don't blame him for being a gentleman before a villain.

Li Guolou regards the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and in his heart he hopes that Li Hongzhang will fight with him. Who will win and who will lose?After the independence movement in Burma and Annan went wrong, you can see Li Hongzhang's character.Li Guolou is not in a hurry, nor does he believe that things will be smooth sailing, he is waiting to see a bigger drama.

Xu Qian believed that he was the biggest contributor to "The Margaret Case". He was the one who persuaded Wade, the British minister who was about to return to China, back to the negotiating table from Tianjin Wei. The current draft treaty came about only after the concession minister Wade made concessions.

Li Guolou looked at Xu Qian up and down. This is a conceited and talented person who bought an official hat for an alternate official. After leaving Li Hongzhang's asylum, he was allowed to be at least a third-rank official in the local area. Li Hongzhang valued Xu Qian very much, yes Li Hongzhang's first think tank.But how can such a person's brains compare with his, it's too bad.

"Mr. Xu, I would like to ask you, if British Minister Wade Wade really wants to return to London, England, he will leave Tianjin Wei with a single boat ticket, and you rush to Tianjin from the capital, why is Wade still in Tianjin? In the embassy, ​​what is he waiting for? Who gave you the news? Haven’t you understood yet?” Li Guolou shook his head and sighed softly. Li Hongzhang didn’t realize what happened to the British Minister Witomabu. Even if a translator died, not a single British person died, and the Pathfinder team did not lose any property.Using this excuse to get the British Senate and House of Representatives to agree to go to war against the Qing Dynasty, the British people did not agree. It was a constitutional monarchy empire that talked about Western independence.

"This;;;;;;" Xu Qian glanced at Li Hongzhang, Li Guolou's first sentence knocked him down.It was the insider who told Li Hongzhang that Wade had sold the ticket and wanted to leave Tianjin Wei, and then Li Hongzhang gave the order to stop Wade, so the British did it on purpose.The more I thought about it, the more likely it was, but I couldn't point the finger at Li Hongzhang. Xu Qian opened his mouth wide, but he didn't dare to speak.

This time the Emperor Tongzhi got mad because he thought that the British Minister Wade made a big fuss and magnified a small matter into a contest between countries, so he still refused to sign the treaty until now.Improper handling will cause the Westernization faction to lose power. The "Majiali Case" has become a weathervane in the court and a contest between various political forces. The mystery has already been seen. Catch Mr. Fu Xiang to step down.

Li Hongzhang took retreat as an advance, and said implicitly: "In terms of the art of war, the British Minister Wade used intimidation tactics, and it was a smoke to return to London, England. But the enemy is strong and we are weak, so you can't accept the softness."

Li Guolou dared to offend Li Hongzhang, besides, Prince Gong was sitting beside him, and he always wanted to give Fu Xiang lord face, and said in a voiced voice: "Fu Xiang lord sees things thoroughly, knowing half truths and half lies, so he can only be soft. "

"Mmm;;;;;" Prince Gong and others nodded their heads, praising Li Hongzhang for his foresight.They are like grasshoppers tied to a rope, one prospers all prospers one loses the other, and the errands are messed up, and if they want to harm the interests of a group, how can they talk about themselves and revise the content of the contract again.As Li Guolou was the special envoy for the negotiations, the core content of the contract would not change, but some content of the treaty would be slightly modified to allow the British to give up a little bit of interest, and peace is the most important thing in everything.

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