"Well, it's right. Sixth Master, you are in charge of a large-scale matter in the capital. You can still focus on the Western barbarians and stare at the movements outside. I am really happy that the country has a king of politics like you." I was thinking about the changes after Bismarck stepped down, and while casually praised Yi Xin.

The fragile Russian-German alliance is about to disintegrate. This is a great change in the international situation after Bismarck stepped down. Germany is a country surrounded on three sides. A stable and active and effective Eastern policy is the legacy that Bismarck brought to a unified Germany. However, can William II, who is ambitious, see this clearly? Hehe, unfortunately, the Qing Dynasty is not strong enough and has no capital to participate in this game of chess game in the international situation. Now he can only be a hypocrite who watches chess orals.

Humph, whether it is a true gentleman or a hypocrite, how can it bring the greatest national benefits to the largest empire in the East under my rule? That is the most affordable gentleman's way.

Of course, the European chess game before the First World War was really turbulent, so I should practice my diamond first and then take on the porcelain work.

Yi Xin respectfully presented the copy of the two parties' appointment to me, and said humbly: "I have received the emperor's teachings a few days ago and have gained a lot of insight into diplomacy, so I have used more snacks to pay attention to the movements in the West recently."

I put down the copy, turned my head in surprise and looked at him and said, "Oh? Tell me, is this Bismarck's step down from the world good or bad for me, the Qing Dynasty?"

"I have been ignorant recently. I have indeed thought about it for a while. Since the emperor asked about it, I said, "Your Majesty, please give me more advice." Yi Xin said: "I think that it is more harmful than good to my Qing Dynasty."

"Oh?" I said in surprise, "Let me tell me, I won't talk about my opinion for now. As you say, our monarch, minister, uncle and nephew are also comparing. Although this matter is just a change in the monarch and minister of a country, it is also closely related to my Qing Dynasty."

"What the emperor said is that the slave thought that although Bismarck's resignation would prompt the Western powers to temporarily withdraw their attention to Europe, so that the Qing Dynasty could be more time-to-day, but based on the slave's view, the German Emperor was ambitious and was an extraordinary lord. Since Bismarck was allowed to resign, he must have some opinion on his policies. In addition, with the many dirty things with Tsarist Russia, the slave thought that the German Emperor would be incompatible with Russia. Although this was beneficial to the Qing Dynasty, Tsarist Russia focused on Europe and might not have time to pay attention to the Qing Dynasty. However, in the long run, it was because the Qing Dynasty had great worries...", speaking of this, Yi Xin's face became solemn.

I didn't quite understand his ideas, so I nodded and said, "Sixth Master said in detail."

"Zha, I think that if a dispute between Germany and Russia is apart, the legal person will definitely be in harmony with Russia. The legal person has had this intention for a long time. The Russian emperor is worried about the Germans and has refused to agree. If France and Russia merge at this moment, not only will the Germans be worried, but our Qing Dynasty is also worried. The Russians are in the north, and the legal person is in Annan, and one south and one north attack our Qing Dynasty... In addition, the Eastern Yi thief is in Japanese drama. If the Sino-British alliance is 10% apart, the Russians are also very likely to be in alliance with the Japanese. If so, my Qing..."

"Sixth Master is relieved." I saw that his face was getting more and more worried. I couldn't bear to say it again, so I comforted him, "It's not that fast. Sixth Master, you are right, but you have such worries. I also think that the Qing Dynasty is in a crisis that has not happened in thousands of years. It is precisely because of this that you, the king and the ministers should think more about the Qing Dynasty and work harder." I thought to myself that Yi Xin was thinking a little more serious about the problem. It is possible for Russia-Japan alliance. At this time, Japan and Russia did not have any major conflict of interest. Russia had no territorial desire for Japan, and both sides had not yet put their chopsticks into the bowl of the Qing Dynasty at the same time, so it was impossible to fight. However, a discerning person could know at a glance that the strategic enemy of the Sino-British alliance would definitely not escape Russia-Japan, so in this case, the possibility of Japan-Russia alliance could not be ignored.

The situation in Europe may not have changed as much as Yi Xin imagined. The political system of France and Russia is very different, and the strategic interests and strategic priorities are also different. In the Near East, the two countries have considerable conflicts of interest, and Russia's policies in the Balkans are also harmful to France but not beneficial. The possibility of a alliance between France and Russia can only be said to be, but the possibility will not be great. Of course, in World War I, that was another situation.

The situation in Germany is not so dangerous now, and the alliance between Russia and Germany still exists. Although almost the only one of the Tsars in Russia supports this alliance, and even if they have a broken face with Russia, Germany has the card of Austro-Hungarian Empire to play, Germany and Italy have a layer of protection for Germany.

The Second Mediterranean Agreement concluded by Britain, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy made the British more and more indifferent. Therefore, Europe was really a chaotic game at this time, and the balance in chaos was very delicate. All parties would maintain a certain degree of restraint to avoid breaking this balance.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the battle in history did not start at this time. I couldn't help but sigh in secret, hoping that the battle would definitely start on the original date, so that I could prepare more time!

Thinking of this, I increasingly feel that in the near future, I will soon establish an overseas intelligence system. This kind of international situation really has an extremely important relationship to the country.

I briefly talked about these thoughts to Yi Xin, and Yi Xin was a little calmer. But I still looked worried. I smiled slightly and stopped talking about this topic to him. After asking about the changes in the capital in recent days, Yi Xin said something that made me very alert.

According to Yi Xin, there has been a rumor circulating in several major hutongs where bannermen in the capital city live. The spread is getting bigger and bigger. Now almost all the families of the royal palaces are spreading. That is to say, the emperor wants to abolish the Manchu surname, abolish the banner, incorporate all the Han people, and immigrate all the Manchus from Liaodong and let the Han people go to Liaodong to reclaim the wasteland.

Especially the eight major surnames in Manchuria, do you think you are interested? For example, the Guarjia family changed their surname to Guan, Tongjia family changed their surname to Tong, Ma Jia family changed their surname to Ma, Suo Chuoluo family changed their surname to Suo, Fucha family changed their surname to Fu, Niulu family changed their surname to Niu, etc.

I was stunned when I heard the rumor he reposted. Where did it come from?

This method of changing surnames is very close to the complete Chineseization of Emperor Xiaowen of Wei. Although this is something I must do in the future, how did they know that I will definitely do this?

Could it be that an absurd thought popped up in my mind, and I immediately denied it myself. It is impossible, impossible. These two people have never approached in history?

Yi Xin kept looking at my expression. Seeing that I was stunned, he coughed lightly, "Emperor... I know this is a rumor, but I want to ask the emperor, does the emperor really have this plan?" After saying that, he stared into my eyes, and the deep eyes on his thin face touched the deepest part of my soul.

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(Note: Changing surnames to the eight major surnames in Manchu was after the Republic of China. What I said here is different from the actual situation. When I wrote this paragraph, I remembered that when I was in college, there was a Manchu with the surname Guan in the same dormitory. He insisted on saying how awesome his ancestors were. I asked him who his ancestors were, but he didn't know... Or did I tell him that the ancestors of Guarja were Fei Yingdong, but he asked me who Fei Yingdong was... After work, there was a woman in the unit with the surname Tong even more outrageous. She insisted that she was the descendant of Empress Dowager Cixi and didn't even know what her surname was... In short, the Manchu I knew didn't have a good impression of me. As for the YellowDic, who insisted that she was a descendant of Dorgon's direct descendant in Guangzhou, who insisted that she was a descendant of Dorgon's family.
Chapter completed!