Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 93
It is said that Empress Cixi was determined to cheer up, repelled all the ministers of military aircraft, and replaced a new group of people.A special decree was also issued: "If there is an emergency in the military aircraft department, it will be dealt with in conjunction with Prince Chun Yixuan. This is hereby."

Unexpectedly, Sheng Yu, Zuo Shuzi Xijun, and Yushi Zhao Erxun, the royal family of Guozijian Jijiu, saw this decree and thought they had got a good topic again. They wrote letters one after another. Please take it back. Fate.Empress Cixi frowned and said, "How come this group of people don't understand their heart? If they don't declare it clearly, I'm afraid they will mistake Chundi for the Daewon Lord of North Korea."

Following the order of the military plane, the proposed route:

Since the curtain was drawn down, in view of the current situation, it is necessary to enter the business without using the pro-vassal. This is a deep feeling of last resort, which should be forgiven by all the ministers in the court.This order to order Prince Chun Yizhen to discuss with the ministers of military aircraft was originally for the military aircraft department to handle important affairs, and it was not an ordinary matter.The decree and news, Yizhen has repeatedly resigned, should be rewarded with scriptures, and ordered the emperor to take charge of the government before issuing an edict.At the beginning, he was temporarily ordered to deal with military affairs and political affairs, and the ministers could not shirk their duties.This is it.

After the decree was announced, the courtiers naturally had nothing to say.At this time, the atmosphere in the sea is getting worse, and alarms are being sent frequently.On this day, followed by the Fujian Military News, eight French warships were watching Xiamen, following the coastal frontier defense, and trying their best to raise Yuyu.He also ordered Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan, to ask Bao Chao, the former governor of Hunan, and see if he could take up the important task.He ordered Li Hongzhang to urge Liu Mingchuan, the admiral who was registered, to come to Beijing as soon as possible.A special decree was also issued, ordering Wu Dacheng, the general political envoy of the General Administration Department, to handle Beiyang affairs; Chen Baochen, a cabinet bachelor, to handle Nanyang affairs;They are all allowed to specialize in performances, dispatch troops and send generals.There was thunder and lightning, and unexpectedly, amidst the hatred of the enemy, there appeared a big "loyal minister" who advocated and discussed the overall situation.Who do you know?It turned out to be Uncle Li, the famous minister of ZTE, Hefei Xiangguo.Uncle Li is mature and prudent, and thought that once the quarrel started, it would be difficult to deal with it for a while. It happened that De Cui, an American from the customs department, recommended himself and negotiated a peace by himself.Uncle Li told the court about De Cuilin's kindness.Empress Dowager Cixi was not a overlord who made great achievements, so she ordered Uncle Li to handle it properly as requested.Then he issued a decree: Li Hongzhang was impeached many times. He was afraid of following the rules and could not cheer up. The imperial court was very tolerant and did not condemn him.In the past two years, the law has become more and more provocative, and the ministers have repeatedly delayed, and it is too late to save.

If Li Hongzhang continued to procrastinate and wait and see in Shanghai as before, and missed the opportunity, ask yourself what is your fault?This time, it should be organized with all sincerity.If it is not handled well, not only the minister is unforgiving, but also the former prime minister's yamen king minister will also be punished.This is it.

How could Uncle Li not be terrified when he received such a decree of combining kindness and power?So he negotiated a peace agreement with the French general Freneau, and after exhausting all their scheming and power, they finally negotiated five draft agreements.One is that the southern boundary of China is adjacent to Beiqi, and the French agreed that it should protect it no matter what opportunity it encounters, and that it is invaded by others; The battalion withdrew to the border, and all the finalized and undecided treaties with France and Vietnam were ignored; the third was that France would not claim military expenses from China, and China also promised to let France and Vietnam's goods be shipped and sold at the border adjacent to Beiqi; In the future, when renewing the contract with Vietnam, we will never insert insults to Chinese decent language, and the previous contract with Vietnam will be canceled if it hinders Tokyo;The judges' eyes are like lightning, and there is no need to explain them one by one.

Vietnam is a vassal state of China, and now it has become a French protectorate, and they still say that it will not hurt China's dignity. No one will believe this sentence.

Unexpectedly, when he made a rough appointment to Beijing, he was granted by decree, and Hongzhang was ordered to make a deposit.At that time, officials from all walks of life were turbulent, and they impeached Hongzhang, who compared him to Qin Hui and Jia Sidao.Thanks to Hongzhang's magnanimity, he didn't mind, this kind of nonsense was just laughed off.There are no doubts and no way out in the poor mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers.Although the draft agreement was agreed, when Fulu Nuo was about to leave, another incident happened, claiming to send a team to patrol across the border and expel Liu Tuan.Li Hongzhang vaguely agreed, but did not give a statement.But the law envoy is serious, writing in the prime minister's office, questioning the concise treaty, why is the French and Chinese inconsistent?So the court ordered Hongzhang to solve the ambiguity, and ordered to make every effort to prepare for self-redemption.On the one hand, the foreign armies are injured, and strict precautions are taken. If the French army comes to attack the offenders, they should immediately take over the battle.Uncle Li insisted on a peace negotiation, and worked hard to maintain it. Now that the killing spree has started, how can one of them sustain it?

On this day, following the Lang Son military report, it was known that General Fa led his troops into Lang Son under the name of Cha Bian, and arrived at Guanyin Bridge. The Gui army stopped him, and General Fa ignored him. After killing a big man in the French army, all the ministers in the battle received this letter, and their courage increased tenfold.

It happened that Ding Baozhen, governor of Sichuan, said that Bao Chao had recovered from his illness, so he ordered the Lang Son Defense Battalion to enter Beining.

On the one hand, he ordered Bao Chao to lead the Fifth Battalion, a powerful force, to Yunnan to help defend.He also ordered the admiral Huang Shaochun to lead the fifth battalion to help the battle outside Nanguan.On the one hand, he sent a note to the legal envoy, urging him to fire the gun first, and he should pay the compensation, and ordered to inform the outside of the law to send back the French soldiers as soon as possible.

At that time, the French envoy Bard stayed in Shanghai and returned to Beijing. Please open the ceremony.

So Zeng Guoquan was reassigned as Minister of the whole Han Dynasty, Chen Baochen was in charge of the meeting, Shao Youlian and Liu Linxiang accompanied him, and went to Shanghai to continue the peace negotiation.When Zeng Guoquan arrived in Shanghai, he held more than a dozen meetings, and the discussions went back and forth, but to no avail.Fa Jiang Guba led the army round, and at this moment, he attacked Keelung.

When the alarm came to Beijing, the imperial court insisted that Zeng Guoquan and Chen Baochen should return to Jiangning for defense.On the one hand, he ordered Cen Yuying to order Liu Yongfu to advance first, and quickly planned to restore Beiqi. Cen Yuying and Pan Dingxin led all the troops in the pass and marched one after another.On the one hand, a decree announcing the legal person's crimes was issued, and his speech said: Vietnam has been my tribute country for more than two hundred years, and it is recorded in the classics and well known at home and abroad.The legal person is cunning, thinking of occupying the provinces of Nanqi first, and then entering Hanoi, killing its people, benefiting its land, and seizing its taxes.Vietnam is cowardly and peaceful, and made a private contract with it, but it has not been reported, and there is no way to restore it, and Yue is also guilty.Therefore, the aunt and the package letter will not be questioned.In the winter of the eighth year of Guangxu, Fashi Baohai negotiated three agreements with Li Hongzhang in Tianjin, and reached the Prime Minister Yu's State Affairs Yamen to discuss the arrangements, and the legal person withdrew his envoy and overturned.I am magnanimous, but he is arrogant and greedy.Shanxi, Beining and other provinces of Vietnam are the places where our army is stationed. We will track down the Vietnamese bandits and protect the vassals. They have nothing to do with France.In February of this year, the French soldiers came to attack the criminals.When the decree was issued, it was announced that it was planning to send personnel to advance and try to appease it. Suddenly, according to the country's commander-in-chief Fuluno, he first negotiated peace with China.At that time, the country was in danger due to the affairs of Egypt. China knew that it was under pressure, and could have rejected it sternly, but it still showed generosity and promised it.Lang Son Baosheng and other troops should be transferred back after three months according to the agreement.All the officials who lead the troops are ordered to be cautious.

But the country did not comply with the agreement, and suddenly on the first and second days of the fifth lunar month, in the name of patrolling the border, it went straight to the defense camp in Lang Son and fired bombardment first.Our army began to fight with each other, killing each other.The legal person violated the treaty, provoked unprovoked quarrels, and injured our officers and soldiers. They should have done it with weapons. Because they wanted to make an agreement for more than [-] years, there was no need to abandon the former alliance. , love and understanding, and then to three.

On May 24th, Fuming issued an edict to withdraw troops as agreed, showing great faith, so those who preserve the peace are really benevolent and righteous.If a legal person knows a little bit of etiquette, he will naturally change the picture.

However, he has always defended his faults, denied them with orders, demanded military expenses for unknown persons, and threatened them arbitrarily.On June [-]th, he occupied the Keelung Mountain Fort in Taipei, and was defeated by Liu Mingchuan.On the third day of the first month of this month, He Jing and others had just received the French Consul's Note and went to war, but the French soldiers had already attacked from the horse's tail, damaging the ships of the military merchants and bombing the shipyard.Although the officers and soldiers burned two French boats, destroyed a mine boat, and killed French officers, no major punishment has been done.The country specializes in tricks, is capricious, and starts the military first, and if it is subdued, how can it be fair and compliant?Inte exposed its unreasonable plot and announced it to the world.This is it.

After the announcement of the gauntlet, the French minister flew back to his country under the flag.The imperial court chose a general, and chose a general who had come through hundreds of battles, that is, Zuo Zongtang Zuo Hou Ye who pacified the Taiping Army and conquered Xinjiang.At present, Zuo Zongtang is specially appointed as the imperial envoy, and general Mu Tushan and Caodu Yang Changjun are the assistant ministers.Lord Zuo Hou mobilized the old department and stood up.Just arrived at the boundary of Zhejiang, meteors scouted horses, and flew to report disasters.The newspaper said: "Ma Jiang was defeated, Zhang Peilun and He Ruzhang fled after hearing the police, and all the military ships in the port were swept away by French artillery."

Zuo Hou was taken aback.It turns out that this piece of Pei Lun is the leader of the Qingliu Party in the capital. He has a good pen and his words are extremely sharp. On his pen, I don't know how many red spots have been removed.Therefore, no matter whether he is an internal or external official, he will be afraid when he sees his shadow.Zhang Peilun also has an astonishing ability, talking about wars and swords, passionate and generous, you Sun Wu and Wu Qi, after listening to his arguments, you have to bow your head and worship him.

The imperial court appointed him as Minister of Shipping, who would handle maritime affairs, so he wanted to test his talents.

As soon as Pei Lun arrived in Fuzhou, he acted like a mad slave and put up the airs of a general, so mad that he couldn't bear it.

Fortunately, Hou Guangzuo didn't come at this time, and there are no tigers and dogs king in the mountains. In Fujian, who is still in his eyes?He Jing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Zhang Zhaodong, the governor of Fujian, saw that Pei Lun was so arrogant and crazy that he was happy to push the military affairs on him so that he could get rid of it.As for the matter of bean mustard, as long as the military affairs are closed a little bit, please ask Zhang Hui to do it.The two courts of the governor and governor, who paid homage to each other every day, were the same as the yamen ginseng.Pei Lun accepted it without hesitation, and he should be on guard without paying any attention.

Officer, Pei Lun is also a hero, why is he so careless?It turned out that he was relying on a mountain in secret, which was Uncle Li, the Minister of Plenipotentiary.Pei Lun has repeatedly received letters from his uncle, saying that the relationship with Jordan was successful, so don't start a quarrel lightly.Uncle Li is a veteran of Westernization, how can Pei Lun not believe it?
On this day, when Hai Bian entered the factory, he reported that there were seven or eight warships out in the sea, hoisting the flag of France, the noise of the machines, and the black smoke billowing into the sky.At this time, Governor He Jing, Fuyuan Zhang Zhaodong, and former Shipping Minister He Ruzhang were all present.After receiving this letter, all of them lost their color.When looking at Zhang Peilun, he was still talking and laughing there as if nothing happened.Everyone couldn't help admiring: "Mr. Zhang is really a god-man, the enemy is in front of him, and he turns a blind eye. If someone is close to him, I don't know how to panic."

He Jing said: "Isn't it true that Liu Mingchuan and Mr. Zhang have different special letters? When Mr. Liu arrived in Taiwan, he closed the coal factory and expelled the legal person. No one is as calm as Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Zhaodong said: "Uncle Yang's fur is light and his belt is light, Zhuge Gong's feather fan and Gejin, the demeanor of a famous general is extraordinary."

When Pei Lun heard this, he was very pleased with himself, ordered the wine to go back, and passed the cups and cups.Just as he was having a good meal, he suddenly reported that Zhang Guantao had won the victory. He had captured traitors from Hong Kong and asked for instructions at the Yuanmen.Pei Lun said angrily: "You bastard who has no eyeballs, come here to report anything! He is drinking, disturbing the drinking order, and watching the military law."

The soldier was so frightened that he kept making noises and retreated.Everyone knows that Pei Lun is an expert in military science, and there must be some kind of secret plan. The matter is a secret, so who dares to ask more questions?

After drinking for a while, he suddenly heard commotion outside the gate, and Pei Lun hurriedly ordered Jun Bian to appear.

Immediately reported: "Water and land leaders asked to see the Lord, and reported to Chen Jiyi. The door refused to inform, so there was trouble."

Pei Lun called in the officers and asked them what their opinions were. The officers of the navy said: "The French ship is sailing into the Ma River for fear of treacherous schemes. Our warships should also be loaded with coals and set on fire to prepare to meet the enemy."

Perron said nothing.Then he asked each of the soldiers in the army, "what do you want to see me?"

Zhongbian said: "I implore your lord to issue an order to shoot foreigners."

Pei Lun sneered and said: "What do you know? This minister has a secret decree not to fire the cannon first. Are you going to cause trouble?
" All the generals said: "When it comes to fighting, you don't care about who comes first.The enemy's situation changes, and the first strike is the strongest.I beg your lord to issue the order. "

Pei Lun said angrily: "The state has the king's seal, and the battalion has the military law. I will kill anyone who violates the order!"

The officers of the navy said: "Our eleven ships are all together. If the legal person fires the guns, they will lose money. Why don't they just sail outside the mouth to patrol, even if there is any accident, the whole army will not be wiped out."

Pei Lun said: "This is an important place for the shipyard. The ship sails out of the mouth. Who will protect the shipyard?"

The leaders also asked to send out arms in case of emergency, but Pei Lun did not allow it.All the generals withdrew angrily, and said to each other: "Minyang navy, sooner or later will be sent to Zhang Peilun's hands."

Fortunately, nothing happened tonight.The next day, the first day of July, it rained heavily and the wind was extremely violent.Zhang Peilun was happy, prepared a table of fine dishes, and sent his family to invite He Ruzhang and others to come to Yuanyuan to enjoy the rain.When He Ruzhang received the notice, he came as soon as he replied.Just waiting for the banquet, it was reported that Yang Wubing's ship management took Zhang Cheng to see him.Ruzhang said, "What do you see me for? Let him in."

It was introduced for a while, and when Zhang Cheng met him, he said: "Master He, it's not good! The Fa general has written a letter of war."

Ruzhang said: "Where did the rumor come from? If there is nothing, don't believe him."

Zhang Chengdao: "The letter of war is now marked by my side, and it was sent by the French soldier ship."

After finishing speaking, present it.Ruzhang took a look and saw the Chinese characters "crab walking" written on the letter, and said, "Understood, you can go."

After Zhang Cheng left, He Ruzhang also attended the meeting.A group of talented people arrived, and the house was full of guests.

They were in very good spirits that day, and they were both so drunk that they forgot to go to Java for a long time.

One night is easy, and it is the Ming Dynasty again.On this day, the merchants and people in the port have heard rumors all over the place, saying that people are about to go to war, and consuls and businessmen from various countries have disembarked to seek refuge.The navy and the army are going to report to Pei Lun, please lead the army.Perron is still not allowed.Mai Da, a foreign teacher in the shipyard, told his students Wei Han: "We are teachers and students today, but if we start a war tomorrow, we will be the enemy country."

Wei Han was afraid that Mr. Zhang would be powerful in military affairs, so he dared not file a lawsuit.

In the early morning of the third day, Zhang Peilun was drinking alone in the signing room, when it was reported that the French warships were on fire and they were all moored.Then the French note was sent, and the interpreter was busy to find out, saying that the bombardment was not scheduled to start today.At this point, Zhang Peilun was in a hurry, and hurriedly sent someone to invite He Ruzhang to discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy.He Ruzhang said: "Don't panic, my brother has always been able to write a book, why don't you write a call-to-action and spread it around, maybe the legal person will be scared away!"

Pei Lun said: "No, very few legal persons know Chinese."

Ruzhang said: "There is no way out."

The two geniuses discussed for a long time, but they were still at a loss.After all, Zhang Peilun is a military strategist, well versed in war strategy, and powerful in plotting, yet he came up with an ingenious plan.I saw him happily saying: "Yes, yes."

He Ruzhang was taken aback by him, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Pei Lun said: "I have come up with a plan. Foreigners like honesty the most. Simply write a letter openly and tell him that it is absolutely too late today, and ask him to give him a day. I will see you tomorrow. You see OK?"

He Ruzhang applauded.Sui Dao: "It's not too late, just write if you want to."

At that moment, Zhang Peilun wrote a pleading letter, asked the translator to translate it into French, and sent someone to send it to the French army.It's really unreasonable for the general to be alone. The people sent by Zhang Peilun were only able to board the boat, and they have already ordered the cannonballs to be fired.The artillery fire exploded, and the smoke filled the ground.Here, the warship has to be moored to charge the medicine, so there is no time.The cannons on the French ship blasted like a sky-shattering, and within an hour, the four warships Fuxing, Zhenwei, Fusheng, and Jiansheng were all smashed and sank.Five boats, Feiyun, Ji'an, Yangwu, Zegao, and Tengyun, saw that the situation was over, so they all set fire to themselves, and in an instant the flames in the Hejiang River rose to the sky.The two ships Fubo and Yixin ran away in a hurry, and finally they were not seriously injured.

Almost all of Majiang's eleven warships were wiped out.Zhang Peilun panicked when he heard the sound of corporate cannons.Seeing the smoke and flames rising in the sky, Fei reported that Fuxing had sunk, and then it was reported that Zhenwei was squeezed by the French ship, and Fusheng, Feiyun, etc. all sank.Pei Lun thought for a while, he wanted to be loyal, but he couldn't be ruthless, so he fled barefoot from the back of the shipyard with a three-inch thick copper plate on his head.Haste is like a stray dog, boundless like a fish slipping through the net.However, the heavens were against each other, and there was heavy thunder and heavy rain, making Zhang Peilun feel as if he had been drowned.The sky was dark and the road was slippery, the wind was violent and the rain was fierce, and there was no place to rest. This suffering was the first time I had suffered in my life.There is no unparalleled road, just at this moment, I ran into a soldier, Pei Lun said: "I can't come, where are we going to rest?"

The soldier said: "There is a village at the foot of Gushan Mountain, it will be fine when you arrive at the village."

Perun said, "How far is it from here?"

The soldier said, "We'll be there after a short drive."

The soldier held Pei Lun by his arm, braved the wind and rain, no matter how high or low he was, he ran forward with all his might.But the thunder kept shaking above Pei Lun's head, as if the heavens were also angry with him for fleeing after hearing the police.Only the soldiers shouted: "Okay!"

Pei Lun was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

The soldier said: "Looking at the lightning, there is a village ahead."

Pei Lun secretly said: "God, I'm sorry, this is my life."

When thinking about it, he has already entered the village.The soldier stood next to a hut, and raised his hand to knock on the door. After knocking for a long time, he heard someone inside the door asking: "Who knocked on the door?"

The soldier said: "Our adults are here to hide from the rain, open the door quickly."

The wife heard that she was an adult, so she simply ignored her.The soldiers were furious, and they were about to open the door and go in.Pei Lun stopped and said, "Is there a monastery here? Let's go and rest in the monastery.

"The soldiers had no choice but to go again. They found a lower courtyard of a Zen temple with great difficulty, and the two of them went in to rest. Pei Lun looked at his feet, and they were full of bubbles. Asked the monk, he knew that it was 20 miles away from the shipyard. It was a long journey. The soldier mentioned that there was a relative in Pengtian Township. Why don't you hide there for a while? Abandoned the soldier and went to Pengtian Township.

How do you know that in the provincial capital on this day, a court mail arrived, and the governor and the two courts ordered it to be sent to Mr. Zhang.For a while, Mr. Zhang didn't know where to go, and the edict couldn't be delivered.The governor and the two courts are all busy, and they are busy sending Ganbian to visit.Whoever finds Mr. Zhang will be rewarded with a thousand dollars.Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.In less than a day, someone reported that Mr. Zhang lived in Pengtian Township.So he specially sent Ganbian to deliver the court post.Zhang Peilun lives in Pengtian, thinking about it, but it is difficult to get rid of the relationship.Thanks to my writing, it is not difficult to reverse the merits and crimes, fabricate the enemy's situation, and make a bizarre report to prevaricate the court.There is an aphorism in his report: "When the minister came to Fujian, he followed alone. He was not good enough to predict the enemy, and he was not good enough to rule the army. The delusion is to win the many with the few. The small boat in the factory is trying to be the enemy, and the enemy is the enemy." The reinforcements were cut off, and the army was exhausted after a long period of time. The military situation is changing rapidly, and since the ministers are controlled by foreign laws, they cannot be the first to practice what they say, and then return to the land, and they cannot board the boat to share the fate.

What a crowning statement!How majestic!This is the situation of Ma Jiang's defeat.If you want to know how Zuo Zongtang will act after getting the reward, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)