In the Western King's tent, Xiao Yungui smiled and helped Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang up, and then comforted him a few more words, and then divided the guest and host and sat down again. Yuan Jiasan said: "Your Highness, now the two ministers have been newly supported, and they have not made any contributions, but they have sent a letter, so they must do their best to serve."

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, don't worry, the two of you will definitely have great use. Now let's talk about the internal situation of the Qing court?"

Yuan Jiasan said: "Since the defeat in the Battle of the First Summer, the court was divided into two factions. Senggelinqin and others insisted on asking the two palaces and the emperor to let the city go, give up the capital, retreat to Shanxi, or retreat outside the pass, in short, they could not resist the capital. The other faction was headed by Prince Chun Yifan, Prince Su Huafeng, Prince Qing Yiji, Prince Ding Zaiquan and other royal family ministers, and tried to prevent the plan of letting the city go, and asked the two palaces and the little emperor to hold on in the capital and summon all the troops to help the capital. Although the Monk King was arguing, he could not resist the opposition of the royal family ministers in the court. Therefore, the last two palaces issued an order to defend the capital and summon all the troops to help the kings."

Xiao Yungui touched his chin and smiled, "Since that's the case, I'm sure the big thing is settled." He then looked at the two of them and asked with a smile, "Which sect are you from among them?"

After Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang looked at each other, Yuan Jiasan said honestly: "My subordinates and Shaoquan are from Senggelinqin. His Highness 4→ Tens of thousands of troops besieged the capital. The purpose is to surround the capital but not attack, attracting all the troops to come to the capital. The Qing court has been in trouble for a long time, and all the rich places in the south of the Yangtze River are lost. There is no such much money and grain for all the troops in Jiangbei. At that time, your highness only needs to sit in the camp. Once all the troops are defeated due to money and grain, your highness can drive the troops to chase the defeated soldiers. After several troops are destroyed, the capital can be sent without a single shot and a bullet. Both of the subordinates and Peng Yulin also saw that the highness's strategy is powerful. However, the Qing court refused to listen to our good words. It is a matter of time before the imperial court was defeated. Therefore, the two subordinates would have the idea of ​​joining the new dynasty."

Li Hongzhang also said: "Although the two ministers had previously eaten the salary of the Qing Dynasty, they asked themselves that they had fulfilled their loyal duties and thought about the methods they should think of and did what they should do. Since the Qing Dynasty was so cold and the people, the ministers and others did not have to die with them."

Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang said openly. Xiao Yungui didn't mind at all. Instead, he praised the frankness of the two and said, "Yes. The Qing Dynasty is already waiting to die in the evening. It's not necessary to keep the words of loyal ministers and good generals. It's a matter of time before the defeat is a matter of time. It's great that you can see the general trend clearly. By the way, since you have already surrendered, what do you say about Peng Yulin?"

Li Hongzhang bowed slightly and said, "Shi Shuai has not recovered from his injuries. He has not been able to come this time, but Shuai Shuai is also very upset with the court. He believes that the ministers will return with a letter. He must also come and vote."

Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "It's so good. In fact, the last time I let Xue Shuai go back, I was waiting for him to come and vote for the day. Later, I also sent him a letter from him. The two of them passed it to him." Then he said, "There is another person who didn't say anything, where is Prince Gong Yi?"

Yuan Jiasan said: "After negotiating with foreigners, King Gong committed lies because of the imperial preface. He has been deprived of his power by the empress dowager and is banned at home. He is not allowed to leave the mansion for a half-step."

Xiao Yungui asked again, "Was Senggelinqin's situation recently? Since the court does not allow his request, what about him?"

Li Hongzhang said: "The Monk King seems to be very hit by this matter. He is in the military camp sooner or later, neither attending court nor facing a saint, and seems to be intentionally hiding."

Xiao Yungui frowned when he heard this and asked, "Have he ever contacted Prince Gong?"

Li Hongzhang and Yuan Jiasan looked at each other and knew what the Western King was worried about. At that moment, Li Hongzhang slowly shook his head and said, "The two ministers are not aware of it. Although King Gong is imprisoned at home, the guards are all from the infantry commander's yamen. The infantry commander's yamen is under the jurisdiction of Prince Chun. Prince Chun has always had a strong relationship with Prince Gong and the monks, and it is possible to communicate information with each other."

Xiao Yungui frowned and said, "It's not that it's possible, it's certain!" He followed a few steps and asked, "How many military power can you control in the capital?"

Yuan Jiasan said: "Two of my subordinates brought tens of thousands of Huai troops from Huai River. After many battles, there were only less than 5,000 people left. They also brought more than 10,000 reinforcements from Shanxi. They were all stationed in the Xiyuan camp in the capital. There was no soldier or soldier in the capital."

Xiao Yungui was a little disappointed, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "You two have to go back to the capital first. Senggelinqin is acting strangely. He has the power of military power, so he is afraid that he will do something military advice, such as hijacking the two palaces and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and forcibly taking them out of the capital. In this way, all my plans will be wasted."

Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang were both shocked, and Li Hongzhang even lost his voice: "Soldiers? Senggelinqin is afraid that he doesn't have the courage. Moreover, the military power of the palace guards and infantry commanders' yamen is still in the hands of Prince Chun."

Xiao Yungui smiled bitterly and said, "Senggelinqin doesn't have the courage, but Prince Gong has this guy. If he is anxious, he will definitely do this. Prince Chun Yifan is still young and he will definitely not be able to control the big things, not to mention that Senggelinqin also has heavy troops in his hands. Before, the Empress Dowager Cixi was able to control the situation because Senggelinqin and other military generals obeyed the orders, but now the situation is in chaos. These military generals are unwilling to trap the capital, which will inevitably lead to a great chaos in military rebellion. If Prince Gong takes risks, he will definitely instigate this matter."

Li Hongzhang also frowned and said, "The two ministers should go back immediately and remind the Empress Dowager to strictly prevent Senggelinqin from suddenly attacking. It is best to preempt the military power of Bo Senggelinqin to prevent chaos in the capital."

Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "That's right. You will go back and prepare now and bring Peng Yulin together. I can also give you an edict. Anyone who is willing to join our heavenly kingdom can recruit you first. In the future, I will definitely pay the reward one by one according to the conditions offered by you."

Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang stood up and took the order together. Xiao Yungui said to Qian Jiang: "There is no need to talk to Yishan anymore. Summon them immediately and tell them that I don't want to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty and bomb them away, so that Yuan Gong and Shaoquan can return to the capital immediately without being suspected."

Qian Jiang also bowed to accept the order. Before leaving, Xiao Yungui said to Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang: "After you go back, you must help the Empress Dowager of the Qing court to stabilize the situation in the capital. The prosperous capital is what I want. If Senggelinqin's army advised each other, the capital would definitely be in chaos, and I had to send troops to attack the capital in advance. By that time, the ancient capitals of all dynasties would be destroyed by military disasters. What I want is a complete capital, not a dilapidated capital. Both of you should remember it."

Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang immediately solemnly agreed that the King of the West would hand over the letter to Peng Yulin to the two. Then, under the leadership of the King of the West, the two quietly returned to the camp where the Qing Dynasty envoys were stationed. After a while, Qian Jiang really arrived. After seeing Yishan, he announced in public that he would not continue negotiations with the Qing Dynasty and even ordered the expulsion of the Qing Dynasty envoys and others.

Yishan and others were not optimistic about this negotiation. Seeing that they had driven them away, they stopped talking. After they hurriedly packed up, they left Nanyuan Camp under the custody of Taiping soldiers. Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang also returned to the capital.

After returning to the capital, Yishan brought Yuan Jiasan, Li Hongzhang and others to the palace to hand over the signs to meet the Queen Mother of the West, which was considered as returning to the palace to submit an order. Soon the Queen Mother sent an order to ask them to visit the Ganqing Palace.

The three of them came to the western warm room of the Ganqing Palace and met the empress dowager. After Yishan greeted him, they couldn't wait to tell Changmao that he had no sincerity in negotiating. At the end, they talked about Changmao's rude drive them away.

The empress dowager was not angry after hearing this. She just let out a light whisper and comforted Yishan a few words, then ordered him to go back to rest, then sent him back, leaving Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang alone to ask questions.

The Empress Dowager asked in detail about this trip. The answers from Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang were the same as those of Yishan. After pondering for a moment, the Empress Dowager only heard Yuan Jiasan say: "Recently, my ministers heard that the monk king lived in and out of seclusion and stayed in the military camp most of the time. When I visited the monk king for military affairs last time, I accidentally heard that the monk king had his personal guards entering and leaving the Gong prince's mansion. My ministers thought this was unusual."

The Empress Dowager said, "Yuan Jiasan, please continue."

At that moment, Yuan Jiasan slowly said the inference of the Western King. Finally, Yuan Jiasan said: "Empress Dowager, although what my ministers say is just a speculation, the situation in the capital is now subtle. For the safety of the two palaces and the emperor, I feel that I should be on guard against it."

Li Hongzhang also said: "The Empress Dowager clearly understands that although King Gong has no power at this time, the Monk King cannot make up his mind. It is difficult to guarantee that King Gong will not instigate him. Besides, since the Monk King is acting abnormally, it is better to be on guard against one or two."

After hearing this, the empress dowager suddenly laughed, making Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang confused. After laughing, the empress dowager smiled and sighed: "Didn't you support the plan of letting the city go? It's abnormal to speak like this today." When Yuan said this, Li and the two were shocked, and followed the empress dowager and said: "If you don't really think about the two palaces and the emperor, you will come to make contributions to the new dynasty."

After hearing this, Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang were frightened and sweated in cold sweat. They hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying only: "I am so kind to the Qing Dynasty, and I have no rebellious intentions."

The Empress Dowager said behind the screen, "You two don't have to panic. I'm just joking. Get up." After pondering for a while, he said, "Since that's the case, I still have to be on guard. I'll call Yi Mi to the palace first. I'll give you an order first, so that you two can lead the Huai Army and the Shanxi soldiers to enter the west of the capital. Yi Mi to the errand as the errand of the Nine Gate Admiral. There are too many important tasks for you. You two can share the responsibility. Later, Yi Mi to the sign and discuss together. Oh, by the way, you go and invite Peng Yulin together. He is also a general, and you can entrust important tasks."

Yuan Jiasan and Li Hongzhang took the order tremblingly. After coming outside the palace, Li Hongzhang asked in a low voice: "Duke Yuan, what does the Empress Dowager mean? Did she guess what she had guessed?"

Yuan Jiasan gritted his teeth and said, "No matter whether the empress dowager notices it or not, since that's the case, Peng Yulin and I will come to the palace to meet the saint later. You can stay in the Xiyuan to bring the troops. Once there is any change, you can continue to command the troops. The camera and the King of the West rescue us. If the empress dowager is really a joke, then we will follow the original plan..." (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!

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