So Cixi recruited the main ministers of the Qing court, and the princes and royal families gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Among the military ministers, only Yuan Shikai did not return in Tianjin, and among the royal ministers, only Prince Qishan, who was dismissed from his post at home, did not attend, and other important officials gathered together.

Tieliang first said: "Empress Dowager, the place outside the pass is still the place where the Qing Dynasty is the dragon-rise. Once something happens, it will inevitably shake the country. Fortunately, overseas Chinese and Japanese and Russian have suffered both losses. Russia has taken the initiative to return the land of Liaodong to our Qing Dynasty. Moreover, Britain and France are willing to help the court. This is still God helping us. The court must not hesitate. It should send troops immediately to recover the land of Liaodong. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret it."

Among the ministers who advocated sending troops to recover the troops, Tieliang was one of the most determined and radical. He was not unaware of the power of the East China government, but first of all, he believed that he could only fight now. If the East China government was even bigger, the Qing court would probably have no chance. Moreover, Tieliang was only over 40 years old, and was a young and strong man. He was one of the few military talents among the Manchus. He had never experienced a large battle before, and he was quite eager to be a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger, so he dared to take risks.

Tieliang was also a minister of military affairs before, but because of his radical attitude and strong anti-Han sentiment, he could not match almost all Han military affairs. Because he had a very dislike with Yuan Shikai, Cixi was forced to remove him from the military affairs. However, Cixi also knew that Tieliang was indeed loyal to the court, and was one of the few military talents among the Manchus. He also needed Tieliang to restrain Yuan Shikai. Therefore, although Tieliang was removed from the military affairs, he still allowed him to serve as the Minister of War and serve as the Minister of Military Training. According to the convention of the Qing court, the position of the Minister of the Six Ministry of Ministers was generally held by the Minister of Military Affairs.

However, the military and political affairs of the Qing court have always been decided by the Military Affairs Office. If the Minister of War was not appointed by the Military Affairs Minister, then he would actually have a position but no power. Although Tieliang also served as the Minister of Military Affairs, almost all the matters of the Qing court's military training were controlled by Yuan Shikai. Among the six towns in Beiyang, Tieliang could only mobilize the first town at most, and the other five towns did not listen to Tieliang's orders at all. Therefore, Tieliang is also very depressed now and always wants to find an opportunity to overthrow Yuan Shikai, at least take control of the army of several towns from Yuan Shikai.

This time, in Tieliang's view, was a good opportunity. If the Qing court decided to accept the Northeast territory, it would definitely choose some officials from the Manchu officials to participate. Tieliang himself would definitely fight for the position of the chief general and take the opportunity to expand his control over military power.

Of course, Tieliang also knew that if the troops sent to the Northeast would have conflicts with the civilian army, but Tieliang still had a certain confidence in his ability. After all, after practicing for a few years, Tieliang also learned some things and tried more quickly, wanting to try his skills on the battlefield. In addition, Tieliang believed that the Qing court had a certain foundation in the Northeast. After all, the grassroots local officials in the Northeast are still the original members of the Qing court. In addition, with the support of Britain and France, Tieliang believed that the People's Army could still try it.

After Tieliang finished speaking, Liangbi also said: "Emperor, Empress Dowager, now overseas Chinese have sent troops outside the pass. Although it is called regaining lost land, it is actually ulterior motives. Since the overseas Chinese surrender, they have always been unjust, arrogant and arrogant, and have no court, and even set up their own official positions. If overseas Chinese occupy the land outside the pass, they will inevitably plot rebellion. The court must prepare early and prevent the precautions before it is burned. It is better to send troops as soon as possible to cut off the overseas Chinese's desire to occupy the Northeast."

Guangxu said: "Although it is easy to send troops, the battle is difficult to predict. Overseas Chinese are known for their good fighting. If something goes wrong, it is better."

Tie Liang said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The court has been practicing military force for several years and has been using it for a while. As far as I know, there are still many officials outside the pass and still want to be with the court, and all hope that the imperial soldiers will arrive and the people will be able to use it. Moreover, there are also helps Britain and France. Although I am not talented, I am willing to volunteer to come out of the pass and take back the imperial court's Longxing land to share the worries of the court. Even if I have horses and corpses, I will do whatever I can."

Guangxu nodded and was about to speak, when Cixi said, "Where is this person, do you have anything to say?"

Qu Hongxiu said: "Empress Dowager, the emperor, I think the court should think twice. Although overseas Chinese have always had unexpected intentions, their military strength was strong. Five years ago, they had seen their strength. This time, they defeated the Japanese and Russian troops and annihilated hundreds of thousands of Japanese and Russian troops. This is still a strong enemy in the court. We should not be underestimated. After the changes in the Gengzi Kingdom, our Qing Dynasty settled for less than five years, and its vitality has not yet recovered, and the national treasury is empty. How can we talk about fighting lightly? What's more, although the court has trained for several years and has achieved a little success? It has not been fought? How about comparing the Japanese and Russian troops? What about comparing the Eight-Nation Alliance five years ago? As far as I know, overseas Chinese Mao asked Liaodong to invest 300,000 troops and just defeated the Japanese and Russian troops. His morale is strong. How can we easily pick up his edge at this time? Therefore, I asked the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to think twice."

Guangxu glanced at Cixi again and said, "In this way, will we just sit back and watch the overseas Chinese occupy the Longxing land of our Qing Dynasty and ignore it?"

Zhang Zhidong said: "Empress Dowager, the emperor, it is not that we are watching the overseas Chinese occupy the land of Longxing, but that we should not act rashly now, and we should also wait for the opportunity."

Tieliang said angrily: "Mr. Zhang, now all overseas Chinese are almost at Fengtian Mansion. What time should I wait? Is it a good time to wait until all overseas Chinese occupy the land outside the pass and then go south in large numbers?"

Zhang Zhidong snorted. He was very disgusted with the young and strong Manchu ministers like Tieliang and Liangbi, thinking that these people did not know the current affairs at all. Although Tieliang and Liangbi were known to be aware of the military, Zhang Zhidong seemed to be talking about war on paper, and he was still self-righteous. He only knew how to suppress Han ministers blindly, but he didn't think about when it was now. Without these Han ministers, could the Qing Dynasty still support it? If you really want to hand over all the court to these Manchu ministers, the court would probably be in chaos within a year.
Chapter completed!