Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Seeing that Nie Shicheng, who was more than seventy years old, was still energetic and majestic, Guan Xuqing said: "Old General Nie is as powerful as before. He put down the Northwest Rebellion for me in just ten days. I want to remember a great service for you." .”

"It's all thanks to the emperor's great blessings and good supervision." Nie Shicheng sighed slightly, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Wu Guang and the others rebelled. Their crimes cannot be pardoned. We don't have to wait until after the autumn. Three days later, Feng Xianghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, was imprisoned and executed in Xisi Lingchi. The rest of the traitors were executed at Caishikou together!"

"twitter!"

Nie Shicheng had no intention of resigning, and knelt on the ground as if he had something to say.

"Just say what you want." Guan Xuqing saw what Nie Shicheng meant.

"The minister is incompetent and his subordinates are ineffective, so Wu Guang's rebel army can take advantage of it. If the emperor hadn't dispatched troops to suppress it in time, I am afraid that a big mistake has already been made. I am old and incompetent, and I feel ashamed. I am here to ask the emperor. Resign." Although Nie Shicheng is old, he has always been steadfast. He did not expect that this time Wu Guang and others plotted to take away the military power in the Northwest, which almost endangered the emperor.

Guan Xuqing pondered for a long while before saying, "Okay, I'm sure."

Nie Shicheng kowtowed to thank him, he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.Guan Xuqing got up and left his seat to come to Nie Shicheng, helped him up personally, held his hand and said: "General Nie has made great military exploits for me all his life. I know it very well. I specially named you first class Uncle Zhongyi, hereditary is irreplaceable, go back and live up to your old age."

"Thank you, Majesty Long En." Nie Shicheng was the first time to talk to the emperor at such a close distance, and felt the honor he had never had before.

Three days later, Wu Guang and other 36 rebels were punished by Ming Zhengdian, which naturally caused a lot of shock in the capital.The next day, according to the emperor's decree, all officials above the third grade in Beijing went to the court to listen to the training.As soon as the civil and military officials went up to court, they saw three wooden boxes on the ground. No one knew what was inside, nor could they guess what the emperor was going to do.

Guan Xuqing looked solemn, and said to the courtiers: "A while ago, there was a military incident in the northwest, and all the ministers must have known about it. Now Wu Guang and others have been punished, but many people who have contacts with officials from various places have been found from him. Letters, these three boxes are enough."

Many ministers who communicated with Wu Guang were so frightened that they looked at me and I looked at you, thinking that this time a catastrophe was imminent.

Guan Xuqing's face softened a bit: "Ni Shou has been removed, and the rest will not be asked. No one has opened these three boxes, and I haven't read any of them, because I know that these people may have been bewitched by the demon for a while, and they can't identify them. If you don't know right from wrong, you will inevitably do some stupid things. I don't do everything right, and I may hurt the feelings of some ministers on some things, but I have the same thoughts as you, and we all have the same thoughts. I hope that the country will be prosperous and the country will be prosperous and the people strong. Come here! Burn all these letters."

Several imperial guards carried the three boxes to the front of the main hall, poured tung oil on them in front of all civil and military officials, and burned all the letters with a torch.

"Let him pass the past. I hope that from now on, our monarchs and ministers can work together to make the country more prosperous and stronger. What do you think?" Guan Xuqing looked at the ministers present.

All civil and military officials knelt down together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Your Majesty is worthy of being the king of benevolence and forgiveness. This move will definitely shine in the annals of history and shine through the ages. Since your Majesty took charge of the government, he has practiced benevolent government, thought about prosperity, increased profits with the people, and eliminated torture. This is enough to be called "benevolence." Wang Xing’s rebellion, Your Majesty forgives the chief evil, and the crime is not as good as the family. Since ancient times, there has been no forgiver like my emperor. Throughout the more than two hundred emperors since Zulong, I have never seen a benevolent king like my lord.” The thin middle-aged official stood up and talked freely.

Guan Xuqing immediately recognized that this person was Qu Hongji of Jiangsu Xuetai, and said with a slight smile, "Jiangsu is the most important place in my Qing Dynasty, the source of taxation. Inspire people's wisdom and correct people's hearts, you have to work harder."

"Follow the holy orders." Qu Hongji won the emperor's praise, and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is the emperor through the ages. The changes in the country are the blessings of the people of Li. Now the country's weak spirit is wiped out, it is my emperor's blessing." Eternal benevolence and virtue. I am ignorant. I used to worry about the change of the ancestors' law and the chaos of the country. Now it seems that I am really ignorant."

"When I carry out the new government, you can also promote new Confucianism. New Confucianism is Confucianism that conforms to the world's current affairs and trends. What I want to adopt is New Confucianism, not Rotten Confucianism. You, Qu Hongji, may have been Rotten Confucianism before, but now you are also New Confucianism. Well. Before the new policy has achieved results, you should be a little bit worried. I am so busy that you should worry in vain." Guan Xuqing's words made all the ministers smile, and the chill atmosphere just now eased. few.

"I know that you are all loyal and upright people. The Qing Dynasty is undergoing a transformation, and I hope that all the gentlemen will encourage it. I feel that the changes in all aspects are in full swing, and the whole country also needs to have a new look. The Eight Banners have been abolished. , in the future, don’t deliberately distinguish between the Manchu and the Han and return to Tibet. Everyone is a member of the Chinese nation and should be dedicated to the prosperity of the country. I have decided that from today onwards, the Qing Empire will officially change its year name to the Chinese Empire, and this year it will be the Chinese Yuan. What do you think?" Guan Xuqing's decision was made in order to quickly unify the hearts of the people and dilute all kinds of conflicts after Wu Guang's rebellion. This decision was made at this critical moment.

"Long live the emperor, long live the Chinese Empire!" Everyone said in unison.

At this time, a ray of dawn light from the east entered the hall, and a round of scorching sun was bursting out!

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 2 Imperial Medal (Modified)

Guan Xuqing went to Yonghe Palace to see Concubine De, and heard from Wang Shang that Feng Xianghua was in the study to wait for orders. "I summoned you to know what role the Russians played in this northwest rebellion?"

"According to what the rebels told before their death, they had reached an agreement with the Russians in advance. Once a war broke out in the country, the Russians would immediately send an army from Vladivok into the three northeastern provinces to control the Shanhaiguan area and the gates outside the customs. Locked up. But later the Russians saw that the limelight was wrong, and they didn’t even dare to send a single soldier.” Feng Xianghua, as in the past, obtained real information from Zhao Bingjun before this performance.

It is unbearable for the Russians to covet our territory again and again.Guan Xuqing knew very well that among Western countries, Russia was the most barbaric and greedy, and the Tsarist Russian royal family who controlled him also had an almost crazy desire to expand its territory.The border between China and Russia is long and narrow. Russian expeditions and Cossack cavalry came in and out of the border as if they had crossed the threshold of their own homes, trying to encroach on China's land bit by bit.Such a long border cannot be defended by stationing one or two divisions, but both the Northeast and Mongolia are far away from Beijing, and deploying too many troops there will definitely take up a lot of manpower and material resources.The contradictions between China and Russia are accumulating little by little. When they reach a certain level, the contradictions will inevitably turn into wars. But now that the domestic rebellion has just been put down, it is not the time to fight big sticks.

"Note to Vasiliev, I know all about what they have done on the border. If they don't stop immediately, I will immediately close all trade with the Russians on the border."

"China and Russia have signed a peace agreement. I don't think they dare to tear up this contract rashly." Feng Xianghua asked cautiously.

"The so-called agreement is nothing more than a blank sheet of paper. When the turmoil really gets too serious, anyone may find thousands of reasons to tear up the agreement. As the minister of the Ministry of War, you must understand one truth. All the big powers are wolves. Their nature is greed, when have you ever seen wolves not eat meat?"

"Your majesty is wise, I will remember it."

"The military affairs in the Northwest have just been pacified, and it is best to focus on deterrence for Russia. Recently, you have transferred four artillery regiments and one cavalry division to the northeast border to conduct a small-scale military exercise, which can be regarded as a warning to the Russians. I thought about it for a few days, and now the most important thing is the support of the people in the country. The implementation of the new policy will definitely hit the interests of some people, so I will let Prince Li, Wu Guang and others take advantage of it. Therefore, I plan to To hold a national award ceremony, on the one hand, it is to reward those who have meritorious service, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to win over those who are dissatisfied with me, or even those who are against me. , you can start making preparations tomorrow." Guan Xuqing stared at the world map on the wall, China and Russia, two countries with serious land plots, are closely connected, and sooner or later there will be a big battle between bears and elephants.

Two days later, a grand awarding ceremony was held in front of Zhengda Guangming Hall. Minister Zaifu who made outstanding contributions in the Sino-French War and the Sino-Japanese War was naturally commended by the emperor, and Guan Xuqing personally awarded Zuo Zongtang (already Therefore), Li Hongzhang, Feng Xianghua, and Zeng Guofan (deceased) are the first-class imperial medals. Although Peng Yulin is a famous minister of ZTE, he provoked two rebellions, so naturally he will not get this medal.In order to win over the elders and children of the Eight Banners, Guan Xuqing also awarded Yizheng, Zailian, and the eight Iron Hat Kings who were executed before with the First Class Imperial Medal.The remaining two or three princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are powerless now, and the prestige of the past has long since disappeared. I didn't expect the emperor to be sympathetic to the old feelings, and awarded him the supreme honor. Naturally, he was very grateful.

The Imperial Second Class Medal is awarded to generals who have made outstanding military exploits on the battlefield. On the one hand, veterans Nie Shicheng (returning to his hometown), Liu Mingchuan, Liu Buchan, Deng Shichang, Liu Yongfu, etc.; Lu Yiwei, Dong Liang, Wang Feng, Luo Ming, Zhao Bingjun and so on.

The third class of the Imperial Medal is for Korean and Chinese officials and young generals at the lower level, such as Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Yan Fu, Yuan Shikai, Duan Zhigui, Pan Dongmin, Wan Tianjie, Lu Rongting, Fang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Zhang Yu, etc. .

In order to strengthen ethnic integration, Guan Xuqing also specially awarded the Medal of Protecting the Nation, specifically commending the Tibetan Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama, the leader of the Turhu Special Tribe, and the Mongolian county king and other ethnic minority leaders.

This move by Guan Xuqing has greatly strengthened the integration of different interest groups in the country, using a small gold medal to win the hearts of civil and military officials across the country together.Officials from all over the world praised and respected the emperor to an unprecedented level. Even the princes of the Qing Dynasty, who had always been critical of the New Deal, said that the emperor was able to sympathize with his subjects and not forget his own roots.

Of course, there are also some young military officers who are worried about not getting the first-class or second-class medals, and they are gearing up to make new achievements in the future wars. This is exactly what Guan Xuqing hopes to see.

Standing in front of the 1:2000000 world map, Guan Xuqing said to Feng Xianghua and Li Hongzhang behind him: "What I want to know most now is what has changed in the world in the past two months. Especially here." Guan Xuqing put his hand on the on the Straits of Malacca.

"British people have been active here recently." Feng Xianghua looked at Li Hongzhang, and the two of them were like mirrors in their hearts, and the emperor's restless heart was about to become agitated again.

"Some people say that whoever controls the Indian Ocean controls the whole of Asia, but all my military ports in the south are in Southeast Asia, but Malacca is China's only exit to the world." Guan Xuqing stared at the Strait of Malacca on the map, his eyes Very deep. "The British want to block this exit, what do you think I should do?"

"The emperor means to break the British blockade?" Li Hongzhang asked tentatively.

"As long as the Chinese fleet rushes out of Malacca, the whole world will come into our view." Guan Xuqing's eyes flickered, and his tone was filled with incomparable confidence.

Feng Xianghua and Li Hongzhang glanced at each other. They knew that the emperor was an ambitious and wise monarch, but they did not expect that the whole world was pretending to be in the emperor's heart. Although China has achieved rapid development, there is still a certain gap compared with the powerful Britain and France. No one can change what the emperor has decided.

"Call me Zhang Yu." Wang Shang led the order to go out.

Time is not long, Zhang Yu came to see the emperor, and when Peng Yulin plotted rebellion, Guan Xuqing transferred Zhang Yu's army to Tongzhou, ready to respond at any time. Zhang Yu conveyed some kind of signal, and the emperor will soon be able to reuse him.

Although Zhang Yu is young, he does things calmly, especially in front of major events, he is not impatient or impatient, and has the demeanor of a general. He listens carefully to Feng Xianghua's recounting of the Strait of Malacca, and looks at the emperor from time to time.

"I want to ask you something, do you dare to fight a big battle with the British and take Malacca back to me?" Guan Xuqing stared at Zhang Yu with a half-smile, and he used this matter to test the young man.

"Dare! Your Majesty will do whatever you want to do as a minister." Zhang Yu said firmly, without any hesitation.

"If you win this battle, I will give you the Imperial Second Class Medal!" The medal only represents a symbolic meaning, and Guan Xuqing's meaning is obvious. If you win, you will be promoted to a senior officer at the military region level. general.

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Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 2 Dreadnought Class Battleship

On the other side of the world, the struggle between the British and the Germans for the dominance of the Ottoman continent has never stopped.But the British also really felt that the control of the Germans over the whole of Europe is growing with the increase of their own strength.They clearly know that what flows in the blood of the Germans has always been the factor of war. Once the fuse of the Ottoman continent is ignited by the Germans, the honor of the empire on which the sun never sets will be threatened.

Precisely because they were not sure about the direction of the war with the Germans, they turned their attention to the throat of Asia-Malacca.The purpose of their control of Malacca is to block the rising China. China and Germany are strategic alliances. Containing China is tantamount to cutting off the German aid in the East.

Therefore, the British played Tai Chi in foreign policy. On the one hand, they tried to block China's sea estuary, and on the other hand, they offered an olive branch of Anglo-German reconciliation to William II. They tried to find another way to maintain The method of British Empire interests is to establish a regular consultation mechanism with Germany on European issues, so as to ease the contradictions with the Germans and avoid the early outbreak of a world war.

However, William II, whose self-confidence was extremely inflated, arrogantly asked the British to regularly open the latest battleship design drawings to Germany. The British rejected this arrogant and rude condition, just like the British Prime Minister asked As Woodsbury said: Will the Germans tell us their airship plans!

After being rudely rejected by the Germans, the United Kingdom accelerated the pace of maritime hegemony, which is also a key step in its strategy of penetrating into Asia and containing China.After the Royal class and the improved Royal class entered service, they summed up some experience and lessons, especially the beyond-visual-range naval combat mode in the Far East naval battle, which attracted the attention of the designers of the British Empire's giant ships.They have started a new epoch-making battleship plan called "DREADNOUGHT" - Dreadnought.

The Royal-class cruiser on the Pusmouth slipway had just been launched.The high-profile delivery ceremony was presided over by the leader of the House of Commons, the founder of the Primrose Society, Randolph Churchill. This was also to thank the Chinese for bringing a large number of employment opportunities to the British industrial working class.

The person who came to pick up the ship was Lang Weili, the staff officer of the newly established Chinese Imperial Navy. In front of this majestic warship, Mr. Churchill handed over the Royal Battleship, which symbolizes the highest level of the British shipbuilding industry, to the Chinese.This ceremony is extremely stupid in the eyes of many politicians. They think that the Royal Navy "sold the tiger's sharp teeth to wolves." Dreadnought-class battleship.