Chapter 135 Moving the Capital

"This is a proposal submitted by the Emperor of Heaven to the Emperor. It contains several specific plans from the Emperor of Heaven. After reading the plan, the Empress Dowager may feel that it is inappropriate, but in the current difficult situation, the Empress Dowager must make a choice as soon as possible. Our imperial army can protect the Empress Dowager for one day, but not for the Empress Dowager for the lifetime. Please ask the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty to read it." Honda Jiafu continued to play the role of a great charity. Suddenly, he reached out and took out a small yellow notebook similar to a memorial from his arms, got up and walked a few steps, and presented it forward to a young eunuch standing next to Longyu.

The little eunuch hurriedly went up to take the note from Honda's clerk, then walked back to Queen Mother Longyu who was sitting on the chair, and respectfully lowered his waist and presented it to Queen Mother Longyu with both hands.

Longyu took the fold and opened it and lowered his eyes slightly. He slowly began to read it. His slender nails slid on the paper of the fold. After turning a few pages, his pupils gradually began to expand and his heart also jumped up. Zaifeng and Yi Li, who were beating on the side, began to hang up when they saw the expressions of Empress Dowager Longyu. They stared at the change of expressions on the face of the empress dowager, eagerly waiting for Empress Dowager Longyu to speak the content of the writings.

"Moving the capital is the advice given to me by Emperor Meiji. This is really difficult, and it is difficult for us to do it. I am afraid that you will disappoint the Emperor of Your Country." After reading the memorial, Empress Dowager Longyu's face turned red and white. She originally thought that the Japanese had something to pay attention to, but the Japanese proposed this headache-inducing idea. Longyu's heart sank into the bottom of the sea again, and his face that had just recovered a little bloody color turned pale again.

"What, moving the capital, this is impossible. My Qing Dynasty has been building the capital in Beijing for two or three hundred years, and its foundation has been firmly established here. It is like a big tree that has lived in the area for a long time. If it is uprooted and moved to another place, it will probably be difficult to survive." After hearing the word "moving the capital", Yi Li's muscles on his old face twitched and his mouth trembled.

"How much money does it cost to move the capital? Have you ever calculated it? You are so light-hearted. Wherever you want us to move the palace, you always need to rebuild another palace wherever you go. My Qing Dynasty treasury has long been empty. So is it really nonsense to move the capital that you have returned?" Zaifeng immediately looked dark and he said with a smile.

"The memorial is written very clearly. The Emperor of Heaven suggested that the Emperor move the royal family and palaces forward to the three eastern provinces outside the pass. The most suitable place is Changchun. Only in this place can my great Japanese Empire pat my chest to ensure that neither Yuan Shikai, Li Tiancheng, or Sun Yat-sen, they cannot pose a threat to the emperor and the queen mother. The Japanese army in Korea can go south at any time to protect the safety of the Qing emperor." Honda Knight continued to use his skill of quibbling and said righteously.

"Can't you Japanese keep this Beijing city for us? Haven't you resisted Yuan Shikai's backbone and have the ability to stop the Zhenguo army from heading north. Why can't you keep the capital city for us?" Empress Dowager Longyu was a little embarrassed, anxious and shouted out loudly.

"Please calm down and listen to me explain slowly." Seeing this, Honda's clerk immediately comforted him in a low voice.

"I'm just explaining that my Qing Dynasty is over, we're over." Zaifeng was so anxious that he was sweating in his heart, and he immediately roared out without hesitation.

"Zaifeng, don't talk nonsense, listen to what Mr. Honda said first?" Although Longyu was anxious, he couldn't hear Zaifeng's nonsense, and immediately scolded him coldly and shut up.

Zaifeng also felt that he was a little out of control, so he immediately lowered his head and began to sulk.

"Empress Dowager, I hope you can see the current situation clearly. There is an old Chinese saying that you must know to judge the situation before you can be invincible. Now the power of the ** Party in the South is extremely powerful. Compared with the Three Kingdoms period in your history, they are equivalent to Cao Cao, while Yuan Shikai is equivalent to Sun Quan. You and the Emperor are equivalent to Liu Bei, and you are the weakest in the most down-and-out period. Now you have been abandoned by Sun Quan and are attacked from all sides. It is very difficult and unwise for you to keep Beijing now. If you want to keep Beijing, of course there is a way, that is, let the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire use their flesh and blood to resist the fierce attack of the enemy for you, but have you ever thought about it? In this way, our Great Japanese Empire will sacrifice.

How many soldiers can be sacrificed to protect this Beijing city? The Emperor of Heaven sent troops into your country in order to help your country overcome difficulties and maintain the status of the Emperor of Qing. It is impossible to ignore the lives of our soldiers and fill the party's shells. You must remember clearly that the lives of our Japanese soldiers are also precious." Honda's clerk continued to explain continuously, trying to persuade Longyu and others as soon as possible, so that they had to follow the roadmap envisioned by the Japanese. At this time, Longyu did not have the capital to choose, and everything depends on the Japanese's expression. Some of what Honda said was still very realistic, that is, the Japanese had their own plans and could not do their jobs completely according to the requirements of the Qing emperor.

"The purpose of our army entering your country is to act as a mediator, so that all the troops of your country can remain within the current sphere of influence, and do not continue to expand the war at will, causing the people of the Qing Dynasty to suffer and the people live in poverty. Our army is by no means the one who comes to your country to fight your army, this is the situation we least want to see. Is the Empress Dowager willing to watch us soldiers who are thousands of miles away and come to help your country stabilize the situation die on your country's territory? That is what the Emperor does not allow?

Therefore, before our army set out, we had received the order from the Emperor. If your country's rebels are unstoppable and cannot resist, we should wisely choose to give up as soon as possible and withdraw back to Japan's land to avoid causing excessive casualties. The above is a heartfelt statement. Please let the Queen Mother decide as soon as possible." Honda paused a moment and continued to say seriously, but in fact it was threatening Takayu. As long as Japan was willing, they could give up anyone and any force at any time. If they really wanted to obtain their help, they could only follow the route arranged by the Japanese.

After hearing what Honda clerk said, Longyu thought that what he said was very reasonable. The Japanese could help her intimidate Yuan Shikai and Li Tiancheng, but it is probably an unrealistic fantasy to ask the Japanese to really make great sacrifices to help the Chinese fight. Their role is at most as a mediator. If the Zhenguo Army ignored the threat of the Japanese and drove straight in, the Japanese might even withdraw from China again and give up the protection of the Qing emperor. However, she did not know that although the Japanese would not fight the Chinese battlefield in order to protect the Qing Dynasty, they would sacrifice everything in order to realize their own mainland policies and invade Chinese territory. Longyu had not yet realized this clearly.

"Yi Li, the Ai family has a severe headache and don't know what to do. What do you mean?" Empress Dowager Longyu also lost her opinion at this time. If the capital was not moved to the hinterland of the northeast as the Japanese said, it would be difficult to guarantee that Yuan Shikai and Li Tiancheng would give up attacking Beijing because of the Japanese's deterrence. If the Japanese really gave up the capital as Honda's clerk said, then the Forbidden City and the royal family would be over. It would be too late to regret it at that time, so they had to ask Yi Li for his opinion.

"I... I don't know what to do. I'm in the Qing Dynasty." Yi Li was already full of tears. When he heard this, he couldn't help crying and said loudly. He felt a strong sense of desolation in his heart at this moment. In addition, he thought that they would not only be betrayed by Yuan Shikai, but also threatened by Li Tiancheng, but now they were led by the Japanese. He was heartbroken and then began to cry in vain.

"Oh" Zaifeng also understood at this time how could the Japanese use their soldiers' bodies to serve the Qing emperor? They were also people who changed their responsibilities and would abandon the Qing royal family at any time. This was not the territory of the Japanese, so they would never work hard to fight in front of the formation. So they had to sigh dejectedly, and Zaifeng only believed part of the Japanese words and dared not believe them all.

"The Qing Dynasty fell to such a level in my hands. How could I be worthy of the ancestors who created the Qing Dynasty's foundation?" Long Yu saw Yi Li crying after seeing Yi Li crying, and his eyes gradually became wet. The muscles on Xiu's face twitched slightly a few times, and he cried out in his mouth.

"Empress Dowager, this is a bad statement. If you follow our suggestions and move the capital to Changchun Prefecture, the army of our great Japanese Empire will have the ability to ensure that you and the royal family will continue to rule in China for a long time. However, your land in the pass may not be able to be taken back for a while. At this moment, it is necessary to make certain sacrifices. If you want to escape unstoppable, there is probably no hope." Honda's clerk saw that the three of them had no confidence to argue with him again. He originally beat the dog in the water as a plan he had originally planned. When the time was right, he continued to play the role of a good person and advised him with kind words.

"Although I am stupid, I also have a little understanding of Chinese history. I know that your ancestors of Manchus are Jurchens. You are originally nomads living outside the pass. The Central Plains land in this pass did not belong to you. It is a pity to lose it again at this time, but you can temporarily retreat to the place where your ancestors reproduce and survive, recuperate and accumulate energy. When the time is ripe, you will go south and regain the lost land and create the glorious achievements of your ancestor Nurhaci. This is an opportunity of endurance and needs to be patient. If you insist on your own and choose to defend the capital, the Qing Dynasty and you Manchus will really disappear on the earth from now on and no longer exist." Honda continued to use his lobbyist's clever words and took advantage of the situation to pursue...
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