"Political Commissar Qin, congratulations, your fight at Shanhaiguan and defeated the Russian army. It not only promotes the power of China, but also demonstrates the courage and strategy of the army. It is really gratifying."

Qin Zheng also laughed and said, "The central hall is too much about defending the country, and it is still the responsibility of our descendants of Yan and Huang. As Yan and Huang, we naturally have no debts to rely on. This is not a place to speak, let's talk inside."

As he said that, Qin Zheng greeted the others again and asked Li Sanjie to welcome and see him off. He accompanied Li Hongzhang into the house and sat in a reception room.

The news that the People's Army defeated the Russian army at Shanhaiguan was officially announced by the Shanghai Office on the morning of the victory. At noon that day, 2,000 copies of the [China Times] printed numbers were sent from Tianjin. It was officially reported that in the early morning of the same day, the People's Army boarded a boat in Gaoling Town, attacked the People's Army stationed in Shanhaiguan, and finally defeated the Russian army and won the victory. It was also mentioned that the Qing army stationed in Shanhaiguan also fought side by side with the People's Army to defeat the Russian army. Although the entire battle process was not detailed, it was basically explained, and there were several editorials, some praised the victory of the People's Army, and some scolded the Russian army's aggression the most, etc.

Although overseas Chinese have caused sensation in Shanghai again and again since they arrived in Shanghai, this time it still attracted the excitement of all the people of Shanghai. After all, the opponent this time is not a mob like the Eight-Nation Alliance, but a powerful Russian army that is brave and good at fighting. However, the victory of overseas Chinese again proves that they are indeed a force that cannot be underestimated. Although it is only the unilateral announcement of the war result by overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese have announced their victory many times before and later confirmed, so no one suspects that overseas Chinese are lying.

In the next two days, people who came to the Shanghai business of the Time Travel Group to congratulate Qin Zheng were also in an endless stream. After all, Time Travelers have been in Shanghai for a long time and have gained considerable popularity. In addition, in recent times, Time Travelers have purchased a large amount of supplies from Shanghai, and naturally have known many top figures from all walks of life in Shanghai. In addition, as long as people who are not too stupid, they can understand that overseas Chinese have become a force that cannot be ignored in China and have strong purchasing power. Such forces are naturally willing to make friends with such forces. At this time, it is the time to establish a relationship with overseas Chinese and get some close to good things. Therefore, no matter whether they are familiar with each other, or even whether they know them or not, they come to congratulate overseas Chinese.

Qin Zheng basically welcomed these people in person. On the one hand, he maintained the humble and corporal style of overseas Chinese; on the other hand, he also took the opportunity to promote his political propositions. Today, Li Hongzhang personally rushed to the Shanghai office of the Time Traveler to express his congratulations to Qin Zheng.

After all, Li Hongzhang's status is different from others, and Qin Zheng also knew that Li Hongzhang had to discuss something else with him this time, so Qin Zheng also left the others behind and personally received Li Hongzhang.

After the two of them took a seat in the reception room, Qin Zheng said: "The Zhongtang is here in person this time, probably not just to congratulate us. I don't know what happened to the Zhongtang, just say it."

Li Hongzhang nodded, and had a lot of contact with overseas Chinese, so he had to be closer to each other. Moreover, he knew that overseas Chinese were more direct and did not like to beat around the bush. Therefore, he also said: "In the battle of Shanhaiguan, the court knew everything, and if the nobles really meant to submit, they could write a letter to the court to express their intention of submitting. I can present it to the court on behalf of the nobles, so the imperial court would arrange for imperial envoys to recruit ministers, recruit and enthrone the nobles, and settle down and work in peace."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Zhongtang, is this going to formally recruit us?"

Although I had known that overseas Chinese spoke directly, after hearing Qin Zheng's words, Li Hongzhang's expression was still a little embarrassed.

It turned out that after the time traveler officially announced the victory, Li Hongzhang immediately telegrammed the court to report the news to the Qing court, and again suggested to the Qing court to recruit overseas Chinese as soon as possible to calm their hearts, and could return to Beijing as soon as possible; and just when Li Hongzhang's telegram arrived in Xi'an, Zheng Caisheng, Fushun, Song Qing, Ma Yukun, etc. stationed in Shanhaiguan also jointly telegraphed the Qing court, claiming that he fought with overseas Chinese at Shanhaiguan, defeated the Russian army, killed more than 3 o'clock, captured more than 5 o'clock alive, and obtained countless equipment. The Russian army fled north in panic.

After receiving these two telegrams, Xi'an was also full of joy. After all, defeating the Russian army was a great thing, but only Empress Dowager Ci was disappointed. In her heart, she always hoped that overseas seamen and Russian army would be in a loss-making position. If they had to decide the outcome, Lafite would rather hope that Russia would win than overseas Chinese win, because Russia is a foreign country after all. Even if it wins, it would be just a cede land and pay compensation for it. Moreover, the great powers would not sit idly by and watch Russia grow stronger in China, and there is still room for maneuver.

If overseas Chinese win, the consequences will be much more serious. After all, overseas Chinese were the descendants of the previous dynasty and were not subordinates of the Qing court. Since their return, although they have made many military achievements, they are rebellious and arrogant, and have many complaints about the court, and they are even arrogant and respectful, and are always separatist, so they are not trustworthy. However, on the surface, overseas Chinese have indeed made great contributions to the Qing court, and the court must have a heavy reward. However, if the award is light, it may be unhappy to overseas Chinese and have a different intention; if the award is heavy, it is also very difficult for overseas Chinese to lose their position. The standard and proportionality are in place, even if it is a political veteran like Empress Dowager Cixi, it is difficult to make a decision at the moment.

Of course, if it were just these, it would be difficult for Empress Dowager Cixi to make a decision. After all, the most urgent task now is to return to Beijing first and restore the stability of the Qing Dynasty. For overseas Chinese, it is better to be granted high-ranking officials and give more favors, stabilize them first, and then slowly seek it. Empress Dowager Cixi still has enough skills in this regard, such as mixing sand, picking up and dividing, and dividing them, and pulling one faction to fight one faction, and everything is available.

However, the emperor, who made Empress Dowager Cixi hesitant, had a strong attitude towards overseas Chinese since the news of overseas Chinese was confirmed, Guangxu had strongly advocated the pursuit of overseas Chinese as soon as possible, and entrusted them with important tasks to resist the invasion of the great powers and to reform the law in the inner circle. Moreover, as overseas Chinese continued to win victory on the battlefield, Guangxu's attitude became more firm and received support from more and more ministers.

Regarding Guangxu's thoughts, Empress Dowager Cixi's heart was naturally like a mirror. She simply wanted to use the power of overseas Chinese to seize her power. In fact, after fleeing Beijing, Guangxu asked Cixi many times to return to Beijing to negotiate with other countries, just to break away from Empress Dowager Cixi's control. After all, the fuse of the change in the Boxer Kingdom was that the great powers interfered with Empress Dowager Cixi's dethronement of Guangxu's throne. Therefore, Guangxu's requests were naturally rejected by Empress Dowager Cixi.

However, although Empress Dowager Cixi could control Guangxu in her own hands, it is hard to say whether Empress Dowager Cixi could still control the situation after overseas Chinese intervened. After all, overseas Chinese are different from the great powers. After all, the great powers are all outsiders, and they all fought the Qing court with force and forced the Qing court to cede land and pay compensation. They had a deep hatred for the great powers, both in the officialdom and among the people. Therefore, Empress Dowager Cixi decided to use the Boxer Rebellion to fight against the great powers, and she received a lot of support. Even those who opposed it did not have a good impression of the great powers, and she felt that the Boxer Rebellion was unreliable, and the fact was exactly the case.

However, overseas Chinese are very different. They are under the banner of returning to China after the previous dynasty. In this way, they naturally have a more sense of belonging to the officialdom and the people. Moreover, since the return of overseas Chinese, they have won the Eight-Nation Alliance and recovered lost territory, which has indeed given the Qing court a sigh of relief. Therefore, overseas Chinese are now basically recognized by most people. If they clearly express their support for Guangxu, it is indeed a great threat to Empress Dowager Cixi.

Although overseas Chinese have not clearly expressed their political stance so far, Guangxu was the emperor after all. Even a puppet emperor still occupies the moral high point in the Dafa discussion, which is also the biggest disadvantage of Empress Dowager Cixi. Although overseas Chinese have repeatedly accused the Qing court, they did not point the finger at that person. It was just that in the eyes of Empress Dowager Cixi, they were the actual family member of the Qing court. Therefore, overseas Chinese accused the Qing court, which was accusing Empress Dowager Cixi himself.

In addition, overseas Chinese have repeatedly mentioned that the Qing court needed reform and reform. Didn’t Kang Youwei, Liang Qi and others also demand reform of Guangxu? To reform, the emperor required the emperor to have the power to make decisions. If the emperor could make decisions, then where would he be? Therefore, if it were not for Kang Youwei, what reforms would Liang Qi have to do, there would be no complete disagreement between Cixi and Guangxu, and it would be out of control.

Now overseas Chinese are also asking for reform and reform in the Qing court. Will they also require the emperor to have the power of arbitrary power? Overseas Chinese are not Kang Youwei, and scholars like Liang Qi are comparable. They are not only a group, but also have strong strength. They are not even opponents of the great powers. If they are really introduced to the court, will they lead wolves into the house and dig their own graves? However, Empress Dowager Cixi's thoughts cannot be explained to other ministers, including Rong Lu, the most confidant of Empress Dowager Cixi.

However, it is not a solution to drag it on like this, because now the power of overseas Chinese has been established and occupied Beijing, and the situation is stronger than others. To put it bluntly, even if you are recruited, you must be recruited, and if you are not recruited, you must be recruited. Therefore, after thinking about it, Empress Dowager Cixi could only order Li Hongzhang to arrange for overseas Chinese to submit to the above statement, which of course implicitly expressed Empress Dowager Cixi's concern. I believe that with Li Hongzhang's shrewdness, he should be able to understand his painstaking efforts.
Chapter completed!