Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 91

It is said that Zeng Jize was at Guo Songtao's house, discussing the current situation, and suddenly reported to the Fuyuan's special messenger to invite him, knowing that there was something important, he immediately went to the courtyard in a sedan chair.The Fuyuan greeted him, smiled at Jize and said, "Congratulations, Lord Marquis, the Russian imperial envoy has been released."

Then he took out the telegram and showed it to Jize.Yuanfu said: "The imperial court's affairs for Yili are extremely difficult. It's not Hou Ye who can't handle this situation.

Hou Ye's going here just happens to express his great embrace and create infinite blessings for the common people in the world. "

Jize humbled himself for a while, and resigned back to the mansion.

Guo Songtao has already got the news, so he came early to congratulate him.When Ji Ze saw it, he said: "My nephew is not talented, so I am reposting it. I have to ask the old man to give me some advice.

" Song Tao said: "elderly nephew, if you have knowledge and insights like you, what are you worrying about? "

Ji Ze said: "The old man is slow to praise. In the current matter, one point is one point. At this time, there is no certainty. The most troubled thing for my nephew is the two levels. If you don't break it, my nephew will do his best to be foolish and diligent, and it will be difficult to help; second, Chonghou is a minister with full power, and my nephew is an ordinary envoy. The Russians are even less willing to discuss it."

Gao Tao said: "The old nephew's thoughtfulness is really good. If I want to break through the thick fog in the court, I can still help. Although I am sick now, it has something to do with Western affairs, and it is not easy to count as a good one. Zu."

Jize was overjoyed.

When Guo Songtao returned home, he wrote a memorial that night, detailing the general trend of the world, the situation at home and abroad, provocations that should not be lightly dismissed, and those that are serious should not be punished, as well as the remedies and methods of disposal, in detail, in a subtle way, Very eloquently said.Written clearly, and sent it up immediately.Not long after, the decree came down: Guo Songtao's performance was not in ignorance.In the past, the Prime Minister's State Affairs Office made it clear that the Russian charter was feasible or not, and the consultant Zeng Jize complied with it.The original agreement was made, and the interests and interests were weighed, and it was considered a place for debate and reconsideration.Disi Russians are insatiable greedy people, whether it can be within my scope is uncertain.At this time, Ruo suddenly ordered him to return the whole territory of Ili, and failed to fulfill his wish in all sections of the boundary and trade.If you hold it too close, it's easy to get angry.If you just debate back and forth, you may not reach a conclusion for a long time.When Zeng Jize went to Russia, he first handed over the original proposal to the various sections of Ili, which was related to China's interests, and it was difficult to approve it. He was informed according to the reason, and he must answer.If he can't return Yili because the treaty does not allow it, he can only temporarily postpone the discussion and let it go.

But it needs to be guided by the camera, and the destination is here, and the ending can be made temporarily.But don't reveal this intention first, transfer knowledge to make progress, there are no requirements.As far as the commercial affairs of the boundary boundary in the Old Testament, the treaty should be amended, which has nothing to do with the handover of Yili.After the matter is settled, Zuo Zongtang and the prime minister's national affairs office should be ordered to handle it separately.This meaning can also be informed to the Russians.This is it.

Song Tao was very happy to see the imperial court accepting remonstrance like a stream.

At this time, the new imperial envoy Zeng Jize had already crossed Dongting, arrived in Hankou, and took a riverboat to Shanghai to go overseas.Before leaving, I went to two books. The first book discusses the cases listed in Yili, which are divided into three categories: demarcation, trade and compensation.The method of preparation is also divided into three, called war, called defense, and called peace.There are thousands of words, which come down to striving to demarcate boundaries and allowing business to use a second language.The second sparse is to declare the unfulfilled intention of the previous sparse.There are words such as "After the minister arrives in Russia, he should strictly abide by the rules of the decision and refutation. He is stubborn, dare not make light statements, dare not make promises without permission, and his teeth are stunned, and he hopes to be unyielding."Thanks to the sage of the imperial court, seeing Ji Ze's memorial, every sentence is true and reasonable, and Zhang Zhidong and others are full of empty words, full of arrogance, and they are not the same age, so it is natural to say and listen to each other.

This Marquis really has the guts and perseverance, he deserves what he says, and he can shoulder it.

When he arrived in the Russian capital, he knew that Russia had sent Bu Ce, the former minister to China, to sail to China to urge the agreement. Master Zeng asked the Russian outsiders to transfer back Bu Ce to discuss the case in Beijing.

The Russians agreed.So a meeting was held in St. Petersburg.With sincerity and justice, Master Zeng argued until his tongue was dry, and he talked about everything.After more than a year and hundreds of discussions, the project was finally completed.Twenty clauses of the treaty, one clause of the special clause, and seven clauses of the Overland Trade Regulations were agreed upon.This is really a great blessing for the country, and the country is alive.Since China has negotiated with foreign countries, it is not the first time that such a happy thing has been solved!

After Master Zeng's great success, he made a fold of the difficulties and hardships he had experienced, and presented them to the Ming court. on record.On August 23th, received the decree of the telegram, and followed the telegram and business, so as to maintain the overall situation.The next day, I received another telegram: "Russia's affairs are pressing day by day. If we can follow the previous order, we will fight for the importance of giving way to the light of the solid. It is proposed that each cause should be equal. This is the reason."

The minister then went to the Russian Department of Foreign Minister Remeni to ask him to recover Buce and discuss it in Russia.At that time, the king of Russia was in the Black Sea, and Remeni agreed to perform the electric performance, so Buce recalled Russia.After that, I went back and forth to meet with businessmen, debated repeatedly, and telegraphed to the Prime Minister's Office for submission to the imperial court at any time.According to the imperial decree, the courtiers argued against each other according to reason, and used both rigidity and softness. If you fight for more points, you will suffer less harm.The hadith is detailed and inexplicably frightening.Witnessing the difficult times, the minister coordinated the safety and dangers of China and foreign countries, carefully observed the gains and losses of the opportunities, and dared not to try his best to make things right.

Nothing like the previous year's treaty regulations, special provisions, etc., has been stamped and stamped by the former minister Chonghou. Although it has not been approved by the imperial pen, the Russians regard it as an acquired right.The minister came to Russia to discuss changes. Compared with Chonghou's first visit to discuss the agreement, it was more difficult and easier, and it has been learned from Shengming's insight.

All the ministers of the Russian court were stubborn in many ways and refused to be within my scope.

After Buce returned to Russia, he asked his ministers about his intentions to revise the contract, and the ministers followed the general outline of the external note sent on July [-], and paid them in detail.Bu Ce is noncommittal, but if it is very difficult to discuss his intentions, he will play the emperor of Ming Russia.The minister repeatedly urged Remeni to inquire about various items. Seeing that the minister was too aggressive, he ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Sea to submit a letter of war.The minister had no choice but to follow the repeated telegrams, saying that he could delay Suo Yili and abolish the old covenant.Remeni also wanted the minister to make a letter stating that he would never ask for Yili, but the minister sternly refused, but slightly indicated that although Yili was slow to ask, the business affairs could still be negotiated.After receiving the Russian external note, except for the return of Tekeschuan, there is nothing practical about it.According to the telegram from the Prime Minister's Yamen, there are four articles, according to the external affairs of Russia, and they will fight with them section by section.Remeni and others suspected that the ministers were too frowning, and did not leave room for Russia, and were resentful.Bu Ce also discussed with his ministers about the renting of houses by Russian merchants in Tongzhou and the two issues of using small steamers to tow goods in Tianjin.The minister directly replied that there was no addition to the original agreement.Although there is nothing to do with his plan, the anger is getting deeper and deeper.

The minister is anxious day and night, fearing that things will be difficult to get things done, and there is no way to turn them around.Mr. Shi'er returned the capital from the Black Sea, and ordered the outside world not to embarrass China, and try to make concessions when there is nothing to give.However, after this concession, it was decided that the internal affairs did not dare to insist on the previous discussion. On November 26, two notes were sent and one was abbreviated.The first note said that if China still refused to agree to the amendment of various articles, it would not be allowed to discuss again in Russia, and the whole bank would take back the matters discussed by external officials;In the abbreviation, there are about seven Ruis in the history of the permission to change.The minister please detail the whole story one by one.

The first end is about returning Yili.According to the original treaty, the two fortresses in the southwest of Ili belong to Russia, and the land of Tekeschuan in the south is especially dangerous as the thoroughfare between the north and the south.It is really a last resort to speak slowly.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for the ancestors to start a business, and the land won after hundreds of battles would not be tolerated as a slow plan.After I was ordered to send Russia, I planned the overall plan, and I must focus on the border affairs. On the one hand, the two borders of Ili and Kashgar should be connected. If Ili is lost, Kashgar will be alone.If you don't ask at this time, when will you ask for more!For a time, the three borders of Yili, southeast, north and south were all in contact with the Russian soldiers.If there is a discussion about the boundary, and the trail is close to the abandoned land, and each is concerned about making progress, although Yili is slow, the disputes over other matters will remain the same.Because he wanted to keep the policy, he had to relax everything a little bit.So he did not mention the western border, but only discussed the southern border, and they were at loggerheads, so they agreed to return it.However, I still want to divide the village into three parts in the southwest corner. The land is about a hundred miles long and about forty miles wide.The minister inspected the map and found that the Jumosa Pass was the closest, and it was difficult to give up.

After repeated fierce debates, Fang returned all the places in the southern border.Its southwest corner is allowed to follow the boundary set by the former general Ming Yi.

The second end is Kashgar boundary affairs.In the past, the border with Russia was only on the north side. Therefore, Ming Yi defined the boundary, only said and deeded Congling to be bounded by the Kokand boundary, and did not transliterate the name of Congling in the Russian language family Heshan, and wrote it into the boundary agreement. .Now it is going to the old place of Jiyan in Xi'an, which is completely occupied by Russia, and the boundary cannot be delayed.The place names contained in the original contract of Chonghou are drawn according to the map, which is not enough to rely on.Chen Yu thought that he must be a member of the Jian Sect, and he must go to the job survey in person.Gilles must follow Chonghou's original proposal, and Gai's fight is at the Suyoke Mountain Pass.The minister replied that the demarcated boundary should remain as it is, and the undecided boundary can be surveyed.Giles hesitated for a long time, saying that this matter is not beneficial to China, and it is not what Russia wants.Ministers worry that if the boundary is unclear, quarrels will easily arise, especially those who want to give up on other things, resist each other.Bu Ce also called the land divided in the original proposal, that is, the land currently under the jurisdiction of the two countries. The minister responded, "So, why not change it to the land under the current management of the two countries in the agreement?"

In the end, Giles agreed to write "the ministers of various factions have determined impartially", not to mention the boundaries set by Chonghou.

The third end is the boundary affairs of Erbahatai.According to Mingyi, Kuichang, etc. in this circle, it was determined that there was a year, and when Chonghou came, the Russian outsiders said that they should distinguish Kazakhs, so they discussed the reform.The map of Kao has taken up more than three hundred miles.Every time the minister mentions this matter, he must hold the old definition theory.The magistrate of Gilles will definitely not follow Chonghou's suggestion, and only allow the boundary between the two realms set by Chonghou and Mingyi to be determined at discretion, mainly to distinguish Kazakhs. , which refers to the boundary set by Chonghou.In the future, the minister of demarcation will handle it legally, or at least not occupy it.

The above three ends of the boundary affairs are also the real situation of the minister and the external business reform.

The fourth end is called Jiayuguan Trade.Allowing Russian businessmen to walk in Xi'an and Hanzhong, and go directly to Hankou.The Zongli Yamen refuted it, and this article was the most important.Those who discuss business repeatedly hold this article as the strongest.Covering my mainland, where there is no designation, tax cuts for quasi-Western businessmen will be clearly stated.Once this end is opened, the effect will follow, and the future troubles will be unspeakable.External spy officials focus on this, and Xu is a business reform.And to inquire about how to discuss the reform, it is said that all parties must agree on it, and then discuss it.The minister went to Bu Ce's apartment and told him that it was a matter of the overall situation. If he didn't agree, the rest would be empty talk.The meaning of the word is intense.Bu Ce spoke to Gilles, so he agreed to open Jiayuguan to trade and handle it in the same way as Tianjin, and the words Xi'an, Hanzhong Road and Hankou were all allowed to be deleted.

The fifth end is about the sailing on the Songhua River to Boduna.Checking the surface of the Songhua River and reaching Jilin, when Aihuicheng signed the treaty, they mistakenly referred to the Songhua River as the Songhua River, and there was no evidence for the Chinese characters of the painting, so the Russians used it as an excuse over the years.Chonghou Xu Yi sailed to Boduna, but he thought he was not full of ambitions in Russia.The special article is now abolished, not specifically to take advantage of the Chonghou New Testament, but to justify the falsehood of the Aihui Old Testament.At the beginning, the minister considered that the policy was to fight based on reason and reason, and there was nothing to say, so he chose a peaceful tone and established three policies: [-]. Abolish the special regulations; One, it is restricted; three, it is still allowed to go to Bodune, but if you enter Baili, you must pay taxes, and ships are not allowed to go there.Boucher disagrees.

According to the decree of the telegram, the responsible officials should relax their efforts, so they made a decision to abolish the treaty as the first policy.

Bu Ce was still entangled, and Giles was afraid of harming the overall situation with small things, so he refused to follow his words, so he agreed to abolish the special clause, stated how to deal with the Aihui Treaty, and then negotiated.

The sixth end is about adding a consulate.Those consuls in Western countries are specialized in commerce, and their authority is still under the consular officers stationed in China. Therefore, if other countries wish to establish them, the host country cannot help but hinder them.This time, the minister wanted to delete the consuls of each city, and all the external officials thought it was strange.I will explain the inconvenience of China.Gilles said that the establishment of the consulate is only for the convenience of business, and it is a matter of mutual benefit for the host and the guest. Since China is inconvenient, it is only a matter of adding a consul in Urumqi.Because of the concessions made by many parties, it is difficult to fight again.And Xu Jingcheng compiled and edited the electronic banknotes of the Prime Minister’s Yamen, saying that there are three places in Kebuduo, Uliasutai, and Urumqi, and there is no consul, followed by Urumqi and Uliasutai.The minister saw Bu Ce again, and begged him to change Urumqi into Tulufan in the business reform plan, and then discuss adding it when the business is booming.The seventh auspicious thing is the matter of trade and taxation on the North and South Roads of Tianshan Mountains.Xinjiang is a vast place, and after the war, it became more and more desolate, and the long distance made it difficult to transfer, and the heavy costs made the marketing more sluggish.At the beginning of investment promotion, it must be limited to the road to travel, and the chapter of paying taxes, it is really inconvenient for traders.According to the call from the Prime Minister's Yamen, it was said that tax collection is light, but the minister changed the wording of no tax in the original agreement to no tax for the time being, and will make a tax stamp when business is prosperous.As for the tax payment in Chaxi, the country can be independent. After the business situation improves in the future, Yili and other places may also wish to gradually levy taxes to fill the national treasury.The above four ends of business are also the actual situation of the minister and the Russian outsiders successively discussing reforms.In addition, there is another side of compensation. Any business reduction will benefit me but will harm him.Remeni, Buce and others originally requested to change the place, but the minister said that the contract can only be reduced, not increased.He then said that China recruited soldiers from all walks of life, and it was obvious that they wanted to provoke, and Russia sent ships to prepare for the response. It cost 200 million rubles and demanded compensation from the minister.And if it is said that there is no reason to ask for military expenses, then Russia is going to fight to make up for the waste.The minister replied that it is hard to know the outcome, and if China wins, Russia will also have to pay our military expenses.Although his words are extremely strong, the minister's intention is not to be slightly aggrieved.According to the reply from the Prime Minister's Yamen, I asked my ministers to consider and agree, and the payment should not exceed 200 million taels at most, so it can be agreed.The minister saw that Gilles, Remeni, etc. first fought for the name of the military expense, and then they fought to reduce the amount of compensation for Yili. For a long time, Remeni said that Yili would be taken back a year later, and Tekeschuan was added to replace it. In terms of keeping fees, at least 400 million rubles must be added. In the ministerial note, 250 million rubles are allowed to be added on behalf of the keeping fees.Gilles did not talk about the western border, but only said that including the previous year's repayment, the total calculation must be 1000 million rubles.The minister thought there were too many, and Giles laughed and said: "How can Russia be sold as land? If you think about it in terms of Tekeschuan, is it only worth a million yuan? But there are many changes to the contract, and Russia has nothing. It's disgraceful. Fake it to comfort your ears."

The minister observed what his intentions were, and what Remeni said was that there were only 400 million, so why add another million?Giles was speechless.In the abbreviation of the story, the additional compensation of 400 million rubles is still fixed.Checking the compensation for military expenses discussed by Chonghou last year, it was 500 million rubles and more than 280 million taels of silver. On the whole, it is about 900 million taels of silver.

The minister took a comprehensive look at the three major aspects of world affairs, business, and repayment, and carefully considered them. The meaning of the phone call from the Prime Minister's Office was roughly the same, that is, the excerpt from the note was abbreviated. After the decree, draw and charge again.On the one hand, he and Bu Ce first discussed the draft of the French treaty and statutes, arguing day by day, deliberating carefully, and going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain in detail at any time if there was any disagreement.In peaceful commercial rights, it still shows the meaning of unwillingness to accommodate.And it is beneficial to China and not detrimental to the Russians, etc., and it is frank and honest.The words and sentences of the original contract in Chonghou have gradually increased or decreased.For example, Article 13 of the treaty deletes the Russian people who have been naturalized in Ili from entering China for trade and travel, and allows the interests of the Russian people; Article 15, the Russian people own land in Ili and manage the business as usual, and declare that the people who moved out of Ili, No exception shall be made.It is also stated that the Russian people's management of the industry, since it is outside the trade circle, should pay taxes and pay according to the Chinese people.In Article 12, the resettlement place in the west of Ili declares that it is to resettle people who have abandoned their land due to naturalization in Russia, so as to prevent the emigration from occupying the Ili land even though they are naturalized in Russia; Article 26 states that All the previous cases, in order to prevent other requests; Article [-], Tulufan set up a consulate as a non-commercial port, and Article No.[-], Zhangjiakou set up a trek without a consul, both stated that other places should not be used as examples, taking Du Xiaoyou; No.[-], the time limit for amending the contract is changed from five years to ten years, and the words "livestock" are added under the cargo package in Article [-] of the Articles of Association. Unlicensed merchants and civilians will be punished as usual, and they will be severely punished; Article [-] In order to avoid customs checks, the driver and driver bypassed the shortcut, and the owner of the cargo was punished without knowing it. He declared that Haikou was open to trade and that the mainland was not allowed to use it as an example.All these additions and deletions were obtained through repeated efforts when Weichen and Bu Ce Shang drafted the draft.Comparing with the court officials' statement sent by the Prime Minister's Office on March [-]th, although it cannot be completely consistent, but according to the provisions of the treaty, it seems that there are seven or eight points of recovery.This minister discussed the draft of the treaty with Gilles, Buce and others.In addition to abbreviating the seven ends, we also strive to obtain the actual situation of the number of anti-frauds. On the [-]th of the [-]th year, a decree was received: the minister proposed to strive hard, take care of the general situation, and deeply lived up to his appointment, so he made a pledge according to this agreement.The words and sentences of the charter must be carefully considered and not neglected.The minister told the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that he would play the king of Russia. The monarch and ministers of this country were deeply impressed.The Emperor of Russia issued an order to abolish Chonghou's original treaty and establish a new one.He also urged Buce to hurry up and make a pledge.Due to the abbreviation of the seven points, the minister disputed several points, and the words and sentences were not yet complete. He talked with Bu Ce language day and night and cut it.It was not until the ninth day of the first month of the seventh year of Guangxu that the draft of the French charter was agreed upon.They also agreed with each other to make two copies of the treaty regulations in Chinese and Russian.And the French that was ordered first will be corrected in two copies for textual research.After reviewing one by one, the proofreading was correct, and on the [-]th of the first lunar month, I signed the seal with the external minister Giles and the former envoy Bu Ce in Beijing.Please send a telegram to the Prime Minister's Yamen to play on his behalf, to comfort Chen Yu.

Zai Weichen is envoy this time, and the difficulty of doing things is quite different from that of ordinary envoys.

Westerners treat second-class envoys with far less courtesy than first-class envoys; and the task of reviewing and reforming the final decision is actually more important than the initial discussion.The original agreement was made by the first-class ministers who acted cheaply, and the ministers met with Giles and Buce to ask whether they were first-class and whether they had full powers.The minister replied that his position was second-class, and he was not called a plenipotentiary minister.Naibi said: "How can the second class change what the first class decides?"

Then he said: "It is not feasible to make the decision of the full authority. Is it possible to change it without the full authority?"

How can I hope that ministers will be favored and honored if they are favored by family members? Moreover, in Western public law, all envoys sent, no matter first or second class, are called full powers.No matter what it is, it's all the same.The former minister, Chong Hou, misused his selfishness, acted against the order, and acted for the right to do things cheaply. The Chinese charter, which has been established in various countries, has no exception.The Russians also slandered it.When it comes to discussing matters with the ministers, there is a slight disagreement, so he dismisses the ministers by saying that he has no full power and is not first-class. Every time he says, "The envoy dare not be independent in case of trouble, it is better to send the envoy to Beijing to negotiate an agreement."The minister also knew that he used this word to make things difficult, and it was not a sincere statement.However, since the other country has no full power, it is underestimated, and the humble ministers are inevitably dwarfed by their admiration.This is very difficult.

For example, in the public law of all nations, when envoys discuss agreements, they all wait for the emperor's decree, and those who do not agree with external opinions, but dare to draw arbitrarily.There are things that have been fixed and revised, but there are only slight discrepancies, and there has never been a big difference from the original agreement.In the past, Chonghou was eager to claim land and return to Beijing, so he decided to return suddenly, and there were many unconciled.Seeing the minister's note from the outside, and refusing the essentials of the agreement, everyone was surprised as a strange talk.He repeatedly found out that Chonghou violated the edict and was good at making decisions, but Napi had never heard of it, and he still didn't believe it.It's hard to do both.

The various trade festivals promised in the original agreement were all obtained from the Prime Minister's Yamen for many years when Bu Ce was stationed in Beijing.Chonghou was willing to accept the money, and asked for nothing. Once the painting was made, he then took it as the acquired right, and then allowed a familiar business, and he immediately offered him great benefits.Giles is better than Bu Ce, but he doesn't know the business situation between China and Russia. He is still at a loss after being informed by his minister Bu Qie.There are three difficulties in this.

The ministers of Taixi, who deal with foreign affairs, hold correct opinions and make no bad noises.I don't know that there are subjects of this country who are only as good as the emperor of the other country. Although it is difficult to argue, they will not lose their grace and humility.This time, the courtiers’ memorandum was difficult to keep secret, and distorted words were spread. Due to the translation of Chinese into foreign, the words with too sharp edges inevitably turned embarrassment into anger.If you bear the humiliation and change the contract at this time, you will be too soft and cowardly, and you will laugh at the people of the country, and you will see it more lightly than other countries.Although the ministers set up words to comfort them, the Russian monarchs and ministers are hard to get rid of their regrets, which is very difficult.

Self-raised soldiers and paid, and saw the mansion banknotes one after another, and Russia's upper and lower levels were also worried.Be wary from time to time, send troops to prepare for battle, and increase garrisons to defend the border.When the minister arrived in Russia, he was already riding a tiger. If he was still discussing matters in Russia, the previous action would be unknown. Therefore, he wanted to send an envoy to Jinjing to discuss the treaty, in order to attribute it to the Haibu. Stay with us.If you keep it, there will be more threats; if you don't keep it, you will become suspicious, and you will be even more afraid of staying and going.Appropriately showing timidity and seeing lightness, this is very difficult.

The Russian emperor ordered Buce to inquire about China's intentions with his ministers, and the time limit was one month.When the time limit was over, Jingchen quoted the Prime Minister's Yamen's note to the Beijing Office's envoy Kai Yangde to extend the three-month limit, and asked the outside to play the Russian emperor, so Xu added two months to discuss matters with the minister.My Majesty is being forced by the Russian affairs day by day, and intends to turn things around. In all cases, Xu Chen sent an edict to the Prime Minister's Yamen by telegram, which is an extraordinary kindness.However, the situation is impermanent, and the date is very urgent. Sometimes, in the midst of a discussion, it is necessary to make a decision, and the minister dare not allow it to go too far without an order.However, it is necessary to follow the decree of turning around, and it must not be too difficult. The good is from Shanghai to Beijing, and there is no wire to pay quickly. Therefore, even if the decree is requested by telegram, it will not be able to return within ten days.The more inquiries from the enemy court, the more stagnant the opportunity to deal with them.

This is difficult six also.

Fortunately, our dynasty has established good relations with Russia for more than [-] years, and there has never been any suspicion of negligence, and no border troubles have arisen.Since Russia conquered Turkey, it has exhausted all its resources, and Ya does not want to start another quarrel, so he has to accept the words of his ministers, liberate Chonghou, to solve his doubts, and handle various cases to silence his mouth, so his monarchs and ministers are satisfied, and the defeat is repaired. sincerity.Although the people in Buce insisted on various points, they refused to relax, and the Russian emperor and his foreign minister Giles really intended to settle it peacefully, so they had to calmly discuss reforms, which were roughly within my scope.This is the effect of Huairou since the sages, and the kindness of my empress dowager and emperor Gongpu is also moving.

The minister's selfish concerns are too much, and I am sincerely afraid that those who discuss it will think that Russia is so powerful that it is not difficult to send an envoy to write a book.Take the agreement that has already been made and change it, and stick to it as an example for the rest, then there will be no difficulty in negotiating between China and the West.As soon as these words come out, there will be those who inherit their disadvantages in the future.I secretly thought that the resumption of the army's opening is related to the vitality of the living people, and the vitality is unpredictable.The treaty has been decided and can be changed, depending on the diplomatic relations of the enemy country, and diplomatic relations cannot be relied on constantly.

Since I was about to arrive in Russia, I have been in a difficult situation in handling things. I have spoken frankly and honestly, and dare not hide a little.Pay attention to the holy pilgrimage with the heart of faith and harmony, sincerely treat neighbors, and settle things with friendship.The concubine is pleasing to the eye, Yongye Zhige is the body of martial arts, the sea is calm and peaceful, and Yizhen is the flourishing of dancing feathers and writing.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces are very happy.Ci'an said afterwards: "Zeng Jize is meticulous in his work and treats people kindly, even better than his father."

Empress Cixi said: "This time, no one can afford it except him."

Following the order Zeng Jize played to revise the treaty and regulations, Prince Dun Yixuan, Prince Chun Yixuan, Pan Zuyin, Weng Tonghe, together with the Prime Minister and the Minister of State Affairs Wang, signed the memorial.When Minister Wang came up for review, he naturally always asked for approval.Afterwards, there were other discussions, the sky was full of thick fog and turned into light smoke, and the subjects of the ruling and opposition parties all celebrated with their foreheads.

Today Zuo Zongtang, Minister of Military Aircraft, is discussing the Ryukyu case at Prince Gong's mansion.Prince Gong said: "Japan wants to imitate the Westerners and conclude a treaty of equal participation for one body. The above said that it is not very appropriate to divide the two islands and keep the rituals. It is difficult to discuss this matter!

" Zuo Zongtang said angrily: "What a big Japan, when we have something to do, dare to attack first and destroy our country!"If you don't use this to show your national prestige, how can you control the barbarians in the future?
"Prince Gong said: "According to the current situation, it may not be easy to start a war. "

Zuo Zongtang was about to answer when he suddenly saw the eunuch of Gong's residence rushing in, reporting: "It's not good, the Eastern Queen Mother has collapsed!"

Both of them were startled.If you want to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)