Part 4 Chapter 42: Gambling Success

Thinking of the generals under Chen Congyun, Wan Shusheng and Wang Chao, one in charge of Jiujiang and the other in Anqing, the two reorganized divisions stared at Wuchang at all times, Gu Hongming felt a deep helplessness in his heart. It was not without new troops in Wuchang, but they were all newly formed teams, and even weapons were bought from Chen Congyun. Not to mention the Jiangfang Fleet under Chen Congyun, they had to show their faces on the Wuchang River every day when they had nothing to do. Although these warships were only a thousand-ton level, for Zhang Zhidong, these were all big guys, all equipped with 75-100mm caliber cannons. As long as more than a dozen warships came to concentrate on firing for half an hour, Wuchang City was a sea of ​​fire.

Gu Hongming finally realized Zhang Zhidong's mood. If he didn't want to lose the position of Governor General of Huguang, he had to honestly cooperate with Chen Congyun.

"Sir, are you considering the intervention of the great powers?" Gu Hongming was still a little unwilling to give up, especially when Chen Congyun was clearly bullying others.

"No need, Chen Congyun dares to do this, he must be sure. Maybe before Shen Congyun rose up, he had reached a tacit understanding with the great powers, otherwise why did the ministers of various countries never make a clear statement? Now what we have to do is to drag it out, and someone will come out to be the one who stands out." The helplessness on Zhang Zhidong's face was very obvious. This was a kind of helplessness of the previous wave dying on the beach. As a rising star, Chen Congyun's rise was too fast. However, in Zhang Zhidong's helpless expression, there was a mature and sophisticated look, which could even be said to be vicious.

While the two were talking, a muffled thunder sound suddenly came from a distance, and then it turned into a dense muffled sound. Even fools could hear it. This was not thunder, but a dense cannon shooting.

"What's going on?" Zhang Zhidong and Gu Hongming's faces changed drastically at the same time, and rushed out of the door at the same time. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw bursts of smoke rising from a hillside in the distance.

Zhang Zhidong quickly asked someone to check it out. In less than half an hour, the person who went to check it out came back.

"Sir, the Jiangfang Fleet, which is under the Nanyang Fleet, is conducting a live-fire shooting act."

Threat! Naked threat!

Zhang Zhidong's political maturity is far from comparable to Chen Congyun. After Ouyang Quan, Shen Congyun's chief think tank, learned that more than a thousand people including Cixi and Guangxu were killed by "horse thieves", he could feel it when he looked at Chen Congyun's gaze.

Crazy! Ouyang Quan felt that he could only use this word to understand Chen Congyun's behavior. Ouyang Quan really didn't understand, wasn't he a king? Why did it evolve into the current situation? Such a thing happened at this time. Even if it wasn't Chen Congyun's hat, the hat of a lord would fall on Chen Congyun's head. What made Ouyang Quan most uneasy was most likely because Chen Congyun ordered it to do it. Why did he hide it from himself, the chief think tank?

When Ouyang Quan's worries were revealed on his face, Chen Congyun, who had been paying attention to his expression changes, couldn't help but smile apologetically.

"Mr. Ouyang, stop guessing. I'm going to ask you to discuss how to deal with the aftermath." Chen Congyun said this, which is equivalent to admitting this matter.

"Oh!" Although Ouyang Quan had long guessed that it was Chen Congyun, when Chen Congyun admitted it personally, a cold sweat broke out all over his body. This may be the so-called feeling of accompanying the king and being a tiger. While Ouyang Quan sighed, such a thought came out of his mind.

The reason why Ouyang Quan was able to stay with Shen Congyun for so long was naturally because of Chen Congyun's personality, but more importantly, Ouyang Quan was very clear about his own positioning and never asked what he shouldn't ask. Just like now, Ouyang Quan really wanted to ask "Why?" But when the words came to his mouth, he forced himself to put them back into his stomach. A clear consciousness reminded him, "You are already on this boat!"

After returning to calm down quickly, Ouyang Quan faced a headache, how could he minimize the negative impact of this matter?

According to Ouyang Quan's previous design, after Chen Congyun captured Beijing, he should support Guangxu and use Guangxu to carry out reforms and reforms in a legitimate manner. However, Chen Congyun even killed Guangxu, and there were only two ways to go. One was to find a little Manchu emperor, and the other was to Chen Congyun himself proclaimed himself emperor.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Quan couldn't help but look at Chen Congyun. At this moment, Chen Congyun was looking out the window with his back facing him. Perhaps it was a psychological effect. The back that Ouyang Quan saw suddenly became majestic and full of momentum, completely in a state of being confident in dealing with the situation. When Chen Congyun succeeded in his proclaiming emperor, Ouyang Quan couldn't help but feel excited.

The highest pursuit of most literati during this year is to learn a lot of skills and sell the imperial family. As Chen Congyun's chief think tank, Ouyang Quan, once he assists Chen Congyun in becoming the emperor, he will be the future founding father, which is really a tempting choice.

Thinking of the incident where Chen Congyun killed Guangxu, Ouyang Quan became more and more convinced that what Chen Congyun wanted was not just to hold the emperor and to order the princes, but to be the emperor.

This judgment made Ouyang Quan's blood surge on his head. After a fierce ideological struggle, Ouyang Quan looked at the study and Shen Congyun and himself. He couldn't help but plucked up the courage, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice with excitement: "Ouyang Quan begs the lord to proclaim himself emperor!"

"What did you say?" Chen Congyun suddenly turned around, thinking that he had heard it wrong. To be emperor, isn't this just being an emperor? Chen Congyun never thought about this at all.

"I beg you to be the emperor!" Ouyang Quan repeated it, his tone became more and more firm, and his title changed unknowingly.

"Impossible, there is no need to discuss this matter." Chen Congyun refused and Ouyang Quan was stunned. How could this happen? He really couldn't figure it out?

Looking at Ouyang Quan's stunned look, Chen Congyun couldn't help but smile bitterly, and a burst of bitterness appeared deep in his heart. This is a traditional literati, and he always hopes that the person he assists can take the position of the ruler.

Ouyang Quan did not give up and stepped forward and whispered anxiously: "If you want to win the world, you must have a title. Only with a title can you be justified. Now the court is weak and the energy is exhausted. The people in the world seek a new title is like a drought. The lord is fair and will naturally not give in to it."

For two thousand years, Chinese people have become accustomed to having an emperor on their heads! The so-called "nature has no two days, and the country cannot be mastered for a day, which is probably a summary of this concept.

"Mr. Ouyang is a bad thing! Chen wants to seize the world, but not for himself, but for the people of the world. Well, it seems that I can't explain it clearly to you for a while. I have a drafted outline of the founding of the country here, so you can take a look first." Chen Congyun said as he picked up a copy from the desk and handed it to Ouyang Quan with a suspicious face, and pointed at the outsider with a smile: "Mr. Ouyang looked slowly, after reading it, I thought about whether there is any place that needs to be improved. It's so boring that day, I'll go out for a walk."

Chen Congyun went out as he said that the so-called stuffy weather was actually an excuse. Chen Congyun wanted to give Ouyang Quan an absolutely quiet environment to think about it, and also wanted to take a walk and suppress his anxiety in his heart.

Chen Congyun's anxiety comes from the great powers. It has been three days since he conquered Beijing. Britain, France and Russia have not made a clear statement yet. This is what Chen Congyun is most worried about.

Especially the attitude of the British is really too important to Chen Congyun. The British need a spokesperson who can curb Russia in Asia. Japan was optimistic about it before, but now?

If Chen Congyun wants to achieve his goal, it is absolutely not enough to have the support of the United States and Germany alone. Britain is known as the "Empire of the Sun" and its influence on the world is absolutely huge. As long as it gains support from the United Kingdom or remains neutral, Chen Congyun will face great resistance in internal issues.

Following the path in the garden, Shen Congyun walked slowly, and kept thinking about various possibilities in his mind. If Britain opposed it, then France and Russia would naturally not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and the attitudes of the United States and Germany would also change.

"Chen Congyun, Chen Congyun, although you are the most powerful in the country now, you are still very weak compared to the European powers." Chen Congyun walked, and such thoughts came out of his mind.

When passing by the pond, the goldfish swimming in the pond attracted Chen Congyun's gaze. He grabbed a handful of fish food placed on the railing of the pavilion and threw it into the pond. Suddenly, the water surface fluctuated, and the fish gathered together to compete for food.

Seeing this scene, Chen Congyun's heart thrilled again and his eyes couldn't help but close.

"The current Chen Congyun is this fish food!"

Chen Congyun was so immersed in his mind that he did not notice Li Xiaosan who was rushing behind him.

"Martial throne, British Minister Dou Nale asked for a visit!"

Chen Congyun heard a sudden shock in his body, suppressing his inner excitement, and whispered in a low voice: "What did you say? Repeat it."

"The British Minister Mr. Dounale has arrived and has made an emergency appointment with the military throne!"

A feeling of comfort in the whole body instantly spread, and Chen Congyun's tight brows slowly grew, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Dou Nale had two very beautiful beards, holding a pipe in his mouth, and was walking slowly in the living room with a little impatient and anxious. Just this morning, an emergency call from China was sent. Cheng Intelligence Department learned that in order to obtain the support of Germany and the United States, Chen Congyun had privately promised certain benefits and reached a certain agreement. The specific contents of it are unknown, but the intelligence department found that Germany and the United States showed high enthusiasm for Chen Congyun, which was beyond doubt.

It is not surprising that Chen Congyun was able to receive support from Germany and the United States. After all, when Chen Congyun was in Vietnam, he had already maintained close contacts with these two countries.

Since the Second Industrial Revolution, due to the strength of conservative forces and the existence of vast colonies in the UK, Britain has not been greatly affected by the impact of the economic crisis. However, this also brought a negative impact, that is, with the United States and Germany using a large amount of the latest industrial equipment, the production capacity of these two countries has surpassed Britain. If these two countries have completely opened up the Chinese market through Shen Congyun, then in the next few decades, Britain's position as the world number one will definitely be impacted. The same powerful United States and Germany will definitely not be willing to accept the current world situation, which can be seen from Germany's defeat of France. The United States is far away in the New World and the threat to Britain is not great, while Germany is close and ambitious. The British policy is to adopt a strategy to restrict its development for any country that may threaten its status, which is reflected in the British's hope for Japan to limit Russia. Naturally, Britain will not sit idly by and the United States' expansion of its power in China.

To limit the expansion of Germany and the United States in China, the key figure is Chen Congyun. While restricting the expansion of other countries in China, the United Kingdom also developed a strong interest in the strong purchasing power shown by Stephen, the representative of Chen Congyun, in Europe and the United States. Not long ago, at a meeting of the British House of Representative, not long ago, some members of the parliament even put forward a view that only a small amount of poor part of Chen Congyun's huge order fell into the pockets of the British people, which was directly related to the work ability of British minister Dou Nale himself. Take the past three years as an example. Chen Congyun ordered eight warships of various levels in Germany, and only four were ordered in the UK, and there was no hope for orders for other industrial facilities. However, as the world's maritime overlord, the United Kingdom actually received orders for warships that were not as good as Germany, which is absolutely unacceptable. What is even more unacceptable is that the main technology of Shen Congyun's dock construction in Shanghai was directly adopted by American technology, not only by American technology, but also various equipment were introduced from Germany and the United States.

Judging from the phenomena in recent years, Chen Congyun has strong purchasing power and the order has not fallen into the British pocket, which is naturally a matter of the minister's personal ability. The questioning of Dou Nale's ability at the House of Representatives has undoubtedly had a great impact on Dou Nale's future political future. These days, Dou Nale has been sitting in a state of silence, eager to see Chen Congyun take the initiative to come to him, but the news he received after waiting was a secret agreement reached between Chen Congyun and the United States and Germany, which aroused stronger dissatisfaction in the country.

Based on the domestic situation, Dou Nale, who had always adopted a arrogant attitude in diplomacy, finally couldn't hold back his anger. He put down the reserve of a British gentleman and took the initiative to visit Chen Congyun.

When Chen Congyun learned that Dou Nale had arrived, he knew that he had successfully gambling.

It’s not a business to play!
Chapter completed!