Chapter 73 Political Turmoil
It was about to begin winter, Ronglu submitted a letter to carry forward the martial spirit since the founding of our dynasty, and pleaded with the restoration of the Mulan paddock system that had been abandoned for many years to inspire the people and strive for the strong army.
This guy has a great ability to figure out the meaning of the intention. After I readily agreed, I realized that this guy's ability to do things is not inferior to that of the intention of the intention. On the 16th day of the lunar calendar this year, he submitted a memorial saying that everything had been prepared and asked the emperor to move to Rehe. The Dragon Flag Army would hold a joint military exercise with the various battalions of the Beijing Guards. The Dragon Flag Army either defended or attacked, dealing with the Xishan Camp, Fengtai Camp and the Emperor's Personal Guards to verify the results of the new army's training. I forwarded the memorial to the heads of each battalion, but I was wondering in my heart, this guy was so enthusiastic that he would not have any name for asking me to go to Rehe, right? He called Nie Shicheng to ask for nothing, and the message from Liu Guangdi also showed that there was no malice.
Although the rumors and incidents some time ago, the messages sent back by Shanqi and Liu Guangdi and the others showed that the foreigners heard the nonsense of a servant in the research institute and said casually at a banquet, and then they slowly spread. The capital was originally a place of right and wrong, and the spread of rumors was unimaginably fast, so that the sound quickly moved nine times. The servant was executed by Nie Shicheng for the crime of confusing the public. Nie also handed in another note and submitted it to the report.
I believe Shanqi and Liu Guangdi's ability to do things, but I always feel that this matter is too simple. After thinking about it, I still didn't ask for strict investigation. First, there are many lessons in history. People who are kings should not be too serious about these things. For example, during the Yongzheng period, rumors were flying everywhere, and the old man Yongzheng was particularly serious. He personally wrote "The Book of Great Righteousness and Miscellaneous Records" and published the world to defend himself. As a result, it confirmed that others' nonsense, and the rumors became more and more real. Second, the country's fundamentals have not been shaken yet, and the branches and leaves of the royal family have been zeroed in. Even if someone has any unfair thoughts, there is no big banner to stand up. My previous behavior was just a little bit of change in the form of ancestors and has not touched the fundamental interests of the lower class, so it is not so easy to cause trouble.
As for whether the culprit is Ronglu, it is not very important. I have also thought about it. As long as the Chinese society is reformed, no matter what your starting point is, it will inevitably touch the interests of some people, and there will inevitably be people who oppose it. So this is not just a question of Ronglu, but an inevitable...
Of course, the most important task at present is not a top-down reform, but a hearty victory. Under the unprecedented prestige brought by this victory, no decision will face too much resistance, and the supreme and lofty prestige will crush all possible opponents.
So, Ronglu, Ronglu, you should thank the knots on your spider web, the contributions you made to the stability of the foreigners, and of course, your wife ran into the palace from time to time, otherwise you would have seen your friend Gangyi and others long ago.
The current established national policy is to use the protection of Britain to fight against Russia and develop military affairs in order to kill the Japanese alone. As for the so-called reform, it is enough now, and no matter how many it is, it may have a counterproductive effect.
On this day, under my suggestion, Zhirui submitted a memorial to stop the autumn hunt. The reason was that it was already winter, and the country was in great funeral this year, so the emperor should not move. Soon, another group of Hanlin, the censor and others submitted a memorial to agree with Zhirui's opinion. I took the opportunity to cancel my plan to visit Mulan Equinox, but still issued an order to praise Ronglu's hard work. I originally wanted to give his daughter Youlanjia County Lord, but after thinking about it, I would just forget it and change it to Ronglu's title of Minister of War. In addition, several governors who were recently transferred were promoted to the title of Minister of War, as well as the title of Minister of War, and the title of Minister of War, which should be promoted to the title of Minister of War.
The Dragon Flag Army still practiced field battle tactics in Mulan paddock according to the original plan.
In December, everything went smoothly in the Beijing Normal University, and it would be possible to recruit students by the beginning of next spring. At this time, something big and small happened in the officialdom. The Ministry of War Military Affairs, a small fifth-rank chief, actually had a dispute with Li Bingheng. The reason was that Li Bingheng hoarded military supplies, military horses, firearms and other supplies in Shandong, but did not pass through the Ministry of War, which had long caused the men of the Ministry of War. A third-rank genital general under Li Bingheng was transporting horses from Shanxi.
When he passed by Baoding, he was taken by the Ministry of War. Because the Ministry of War had no investigation, he was taken to the Ministry of Justice Prison for "stealing military supplies". Poor this general took out Li Bingheng's name and failed to do anything. He just said a light sentence: "You are so virtuous, you take it for the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Justice detained trial. He offended two military aircraft of the current dynasty at once. Not to mention that you are a third-rank general, even if you Li Zhongcheng comes in person, it is just a delusion!"
This happened in October. Li Bingheng had a private activity and even passed the passage of Li Hongzhang to greet Xu Geng and Sun Yuwen, but only released the military horse. The general was detained and refused to release the officials of the Ministry of Justice for insulting the Ministry of Justice's prison. Although Li Hongzhang had a good face, he had just arrived at the Military Affairs Office. Sun and Xu and the other two were reluctant to return it. Li Hongzhang had no choice for the time being.
The matter was still known to me by Ele and Bu. This matter has created a serious gap between the court and the local government. Now all regions are imitating the Longqi Army's system and model to establish new troops, and military supplies must be purchased and prepared. If everything has to be approved by the Ministry of War, almost nothing will be done this year. Moreover, the so-called approval of the masters of the Ministry of War is just an excuse to ask for money. Once this matter starts, Li Bingheng is the first to impeach Xu Geng. Later, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liaodong, and even Ding Ruchang, who had just been transferred to Kulun, supports Li Bingheng. It seems that Master Xu, the Ministry of War, has offended too many people.
Weng Tonghe, who had just returned to Beijing, had not yet received the notice of the interview. He had been waiting for the order at the post station in the suburbs of Beijing. Of course, he couldn't sit still when something big happened in the court. He wrote a memorial to ask for the meeting of the emperor and stated that he was willing to come forward to mediate the dispute between the ministry and the province. I severely scolded him and ordered him to write a text as soon as possible in Japan, waiting for the meeting of the emperor and not to worry about the rest.
For a moment, many people seemed to be able to keenly feel that Weng Tonghe's status would soon be lost. Many who originally had a neutral attitude immediately quickly abandoned Weng's best friend, Xu Sun and others. Xu Yongyi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, immediately jumped out to impeach Weng Tonghe, but emphasized the views of the world and not the national revitalization.
At this time, the atmosphere in the court was already very wrong. If I took drastic generals and several places to go out, this would be a huge change. There were a total of five senior officials from the Military Affairs Office, and three of them were removed at once. Who would be added?
At the moment, the decision could not be made, and at this moment, news of the British and Germans signing a joint defense treaty with Bulgaria came, and the pressure on the Prime Minister's affairs office was immediately reduced.
The British declared that everyone has freedom of religious belief. It is no longer the medieval era. It is not worth paying the price of thousands of lives for illusory beliefs. The British government solemnly demanded that Russia face up to the religious belief of the Grand Duke of Bulgaria and the choice of the Bulgarian people. Germany had a much more relaxed tone. William II's envoy traveled between Moscow and Sophia, declaring that it did not want any discord between the two good friends, which would put the united Germany in a difficult situation. Germany would do everything possible to avoid this situation and hope that His Majesty the Tsar solemnly consider the German opinion.
However, Russia had not issued a statement for a while, and the Tsar's attitude was still unpredictable. Russia's Far East Railway was temporarily stopped, and Kassini also invited the heads of the Prime Minister's affairs offices and ministers of the Russian stock market in Beijing.
As for the Japanese, Otoki, who had just returned to Japan, quickly disappeared from Japan after suffering a humiliation, but everything was not hidden from Futing. The Wen returned from Japan not only brought back some feelings about the education system, but also brought back the dynamics of the Japanese ideological community. Of course, there was also news that Otoki Keisuke went to Moscow secretly.
Chapter completed!