Chapter 34 New Enemy

The summer cicadas were buzzing and roaring, as if they were not broken. In the military yamen in Longzong, and on the kang and chairs, there were people sitting there. A few pots of ice were placed in the corner of the house, but they still couldn't reduce the heat. The red-topped peach feathered officials sat upright, waving their fans and pulling their collars, and pouring cups of tea, but they were all so hard that they didn't say anything.

Outside the room where these officials were discussing the matter, the curtain had been put down. Dalami Xiaozhangjing and others went over to circle the door, and then went around again, pricking their ears to hear the words that came out. A second-rank official with a raw face heard the sound outside and couldn't help it. He stood up suddenly, lifted the curtain and shouted: "Go and go! What corners are you stinging? Carefully break your legs!"

Zhang Jingsula and others scattered. Recently, those who drafted the manuscript had enough benefits. People everywhere stretched their necks to inquire about the news here. What did the court mean to North Korea? Ronglu seemed to be broken, and when the empty seat came out, many people were already thinking about it. Not to mention that if they were preparing for war in North Korea, the money would be spent on the rise. If they didn't fight for such an opportunity, why would they become an official?

The new adults drove them out, but they didn't care. Anyway, there was just a three-room military office, so why would they be afraid of being able to escape?

The second-rank official who was about fifty years old, was tied up neatly and drove away, as if he had done something big. He sat down with a happy expression on his face and coughed gently.

Everyone in the room looked at him, and only Ele and Bu head were so old that they continued to rest without raising their heads. Shi Duo, who was sitting on the kang, held the tea bowl, glanced at him, and said softly: "Ziliang, you are the one who called the Lafayette into the military plane. We are all a little reluctant. You can tell me, what should I do about this? The garden and the palace are waiting for us to reply here."

The man named Ziliang was taken as the governor of Jiangsu and was directly appointed as the deputy minister of the military aircraft by the Lord Laifu. The official taboo was Gangyi, and Ziliang was his name. He was also considered a figure in the heart of Lord Laifu. One of the four major cases in the late Qing Dynasty, the case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai was settled in his hands. It ruined the heads of many officials in Zhejiang and the capital. Then he kept giving up his posts, and with Lord Laifu, he followed him, and the voices of officials were heard everywhere. Since Lord Chun went, the military aircraft had not been added. Lord Laifu ordered him to pull him into the military aircraft from Jiangsu!

This character is the most confidant of the Lord Lafayette. Although he is walking, his arrogance from the beginning was not much different from that of the old military aircraft.

When everyone was not talking just now, he was still a little reserved. When Shi Duo heard Shi Duo ask softly, he immediately said loudly: "This matter can only be hard, not soft! The Japanese Japanese bullied us? I saw that Lord Xu did not embarrass our Qing Dynasty this time! Negotiations are going to be done, and they are ready to start troops! One hand is hard and the other hand is soft. Are they still within our scope? Lord Xu has 8,000 soldiers, Zhili has 40,000, and there are many soldiers in this and that army in Shandong. It is not enough to take over 100,000 soldiers? There are not enough soldiers, and we still have righteous people! The longevity of the Lady Buddha is right in front of us, and can the Japanese make the Lady Buddha feel a little worried? This time, we have to be hard!"

Weng Tonghe immediately snorted lightly, looked down at the teacup in his hand. Gangyi's expression changed slightly, and Shi Duo sighed: "Ziliang, no one of us said we should bow to the Japanese this time. But in North Korea, there is still someone who presides over this matter? Should we be hard and soft, and there should be someone who takes the lead? Ronglu is broken and is about to leave North Korea and come back. Then we will sue him again. Will Xu Yifan take the lead in North Korea?"

Gangyi shook his hands repeatedly: "No one said he could let Xu Yifan take the lead, right? He has had little experience and has only been an official for a few years? He can't let foreign devils laugh at the fact that there is no one in our heavenly dynasty..."

Before he finished speaking, Weng Tonghe whispered: "Why didn't Xu Yifan succeed? The emperor also has an order, so let's discuss how Xu Yifan should reward him. The achievements of field battles and the achievements of the country...... Needless to say, both of his two servants have been revived. They were the first title, and they were the governor, and now they should be promoted to the Minister of War. The two imperial envoys and the Minister of War are qualified. They also have prestige, which is afraid of the Japanese. While recuperating their troops and negotiating with the Japanese, there is no need to find anyone else. The hearts of heroes are disappointed."

Shi Duo snorted lightly, and Old Man Weng and the Emperor understood what he thought. From the beginning, he wanted to win over Xu Yifan and be the emperor's help. Old Man Wu had already understood, but he just didn't make it clear. They can't be stupid. There is another level that Old Man Weng will never deal with Li Hongzhang for the rest of his life. In terms of this after-discipline negotiations, and the matter of presiding over the Korean military preparations, looking at the entire Qing Dynasty, who is qualified than Li Hongzhang? He finally divided the power of North Korea from Li Hongzhang. Old Man Weng was beaten to death, and he could not let the power be returned to him.

When Shi Duo thought about it, he was a little worried. The Old Buddha thought about Xu Yifan by sending Ronglu as a regular envoy. The soldiers in charge were all controlled. But no one expected that Ronglu would collapse so soon! Xu Yifan's momentum is now unparalleled. There are so many full staff in the court, and I really can't think of anyone who can subdue him in North Korea but take responsibility. Of course, if he was letting him in the capital, he would have killed him. This time, he rarely hides his inferiority. After making great contributions, he asks to send his personnel to preside over the overall situation of North Korea. When the official is older, he seems to have known to restrain himself. It is precisely because of this that the court is even more difficult to deal with him!

He made great contributions to these people who were in charge of heavy troops and were also Han officials. Who among the court is not afraid of it? Not to mention that he was rushing forward so quickly and breaking the balance of the Korean situation. He was even more in trouble. But now North Korea cannot live without him! Who can understand the affairs of North Korea better than him? He must have a person on his back and sent troops to North Korea to monitor his movements and restrain him. This is not a suspicion of his rebellion or something. Xu Yifan does not have the ability, but just a ancestral system under his control. But where can he find such a person?

Li Hongzhang was qualified and capable enough, but he only divided the power of North Korea. The emperor and the old man didn't like him. The general who took the initiative to send him could not bear to his face. In fact, as long as Li Hongzhang gave a letter and asked for it, who could not help him? Beiyang was just in charge of Xu Yifan.

He really wanted to hand over the burden to Li Hongzhang. North Korea was too annoying. Japan gave several notes a day, asking the Qing Dynasty to quickly determine the responsibility, compensate for the losses, and apologize. All countries also came to the door all day long to care about this and ask about that. Just checking the terms of the Tianjin Treaty signed with Japan before made Shi Duo a big deal! Li Hongzhang was good at dealing with foreign devils, regardless of their big noses. Besides, even if Xu Yifan's military strength was not enough to shock the Japanese devils, plus the soldiers of the Beiyang devils, it was not enough? Foreign devils were used to bullying us, so they endured it. The Japanese devils still wanted to put on their noses?

But Li Hongzhang still refused to express his opinion. In fact, according to the meaning of the Lord Laifu, if these military aircraft came forward and decided, the emperor would not nod? Let the emperor adjust Li Hongzhang. Lord Laifu doesn't have to put down this face. But the old man is still here!

Thinking of this, Shi Duo sighed again, looking at the old Erle and Bu who were lowering their eyebrows and eyes, who had made up their minds to close their eyes and rest, and couldn't help but envy him a little.

Xu Yifan, Xu Yifan, why do you always cause trouble everywhere you go!

When the military aircraft were relatively speechless and had their own thoughts, there was also a chat in Prince Gong's mansion.

In the flower hall, two cups of fragrant tea were poured out. Xiuning swept Emei and gently played the piano. The pair of little twins, who were already famous in the Qing Dynasty, stood behind her.

Two old men in casual clothes were sitting on the seat, holding tea, and quietly listening to Xiuning's piano.

After the song, Xiuning stroked her slender hand with her nails, and the sound of the piano came to an abrupt end with the clanging sound. She saw that the hair and beard opposite Prince Gong who was sitting in the cold chair were all white, but the tall and straight waisted old man applauded gently.

"Okay! OK! I haven't heard such a piano sound for a long time, and it's simply forgotten that the hot summer days around me are boiling!"

Xiuning smiled: "Zhongtang, this time Grandpa Six will come from Tianjin to come. Xiuning has no choice but to play the piano and sheng, and feel the affection."

This old man is naturally the mainstay of the Qing Dynasty. The last one, Li Hongzhang, was the important minister of the Qing Dynasty. He heard that he was good at thinking about good generals. Whenever the Qing Dynasty had any negotiations with the countries, everyone didn't say it, but they were only thinking about Li Hongzhang!

This time, the world of North Korea was turbulent. Although Xu Yifan became a hero passed down by word of mouth, no one could hope for his deeds in Southeast Asia. But seeing the quarrel with Japan, everyone remembered that it was Li Hongzhang who could take charge of the overall situation!

After the Sino-French war, Li Hongzhang was in a very disgrace. As the leader of Sino-French and the war plan, he scolded him so miserably. The court often hit him, and was more cautious about the Huai-State Beiyang forces he managed. He also supported other forces to divide his power and restrain his influence. Xu Yifan and Ronglu entered North Korea to capture the Qing army.

But it’s time to get into tension with foreign countries again. After thinking about it, he is still Li Hongzhang is indispensable!

It was really a strange thing that he appeared in Prince Gong's mansion today. He quietly entered Beijing and actually hid everyone. Not to mention that Li Hongzhang was old in the officialdom. Since Cixi drove the Japanese 6 out of military aircraft and was no longer useful, Li Hongzhang almost cut off contact with him to avoid suspicion, and Japanese 6 would never recruit these important officials who were in charge of the soldiers outside. But now, he has summoned the Japanese 61 letter to the capital and Prince Gong's mansion!

The news was spreading enough that the capital officialdom had speculated for a while.

Hearing Xiu Ning's words, Li Hongzhang smiled and pointed at Prince Gong and said, "If others don't give you face, can I not give you the prince's face? Little princess, don't worry, Lao Li has already handed over the sign in the garden, and it will be passed on to Lao Fo tomorrow. Lao Li volunteered to take over the mission of North Korea! You, a talented royal family girl who is worried about state affairs, should you feel relieved?"

Xiuning just smiled with her lips, and Prince Gong also smiled faintly, and said softly: "I'm just giving this fourth sister-in-law the last effort. She can't help but she can't help it. It's okay for me to write to you to sue you. Xiuning is also very hard to deliver the message from the middle."

It is clear that when it comes to this, the North Korean affairs are all over the country, only Li Hongzhang can finish this matter. Xu Yifan and others are not within the scope of consideration of the top leaders. He called to send important officials to take charge of North Korea, but he should be obedient. If he doesn't do this, he will suffer.

However, Li Hongzhang was arrogant, and Guangxu was unwilling to summon him under Weng Tonghe's instigation, so he continued to support Xu Yifan's interest. Cixi couldn't bear to let Li Hongzhang's name at this time, wasn't she just saying that she, Lafayette, always beating Old Li on weekdays, and she still had to ask him to ask Xiuning, who had been running around the palace, to send a message in the middle, asking Prince Gong to write a letter to Li Hongzhang, and let him volunteer quickly, so that everyone could go with the flow.

Speaking of which, Li Hongzhang and his shogunate had decided to intervene in North Korea immediately. First, they could not watch Xu Yifan continue to grow bigger. Second, the situation in China and Japan caused by North Korea continued to deteriorate. Except for Xu Yifan, Beiyang was the first to bear the brunt. Besides, this diplomatic affairs were originally Li Hongzhang's ban, and could they still be given to others? For a while, they were just a sceptical act and made a small resentment that had been beaten over the years, and they didn't want to seem too keen.

This crisis has already allowed Xu Yifan to enjoy a reputation. But who else can do this in the Qing Dynasty except me, Li Hongzhang?

After getting enough airs, Li Hongzhang naturally rushed to the capital as soon as Prince Gong's letter arrived.

Prince Gong's whole body was shrunk in the chair. In the hot summer, he was also wearing clothespin pants. Seeing that Li Hongzhang was also white in his hair, but his waist was still straight, he couldn't help but feel a hint of envy and jealousy. In the blink of an eye, he felt a smile on his own. Old Li was still a person in the field, but he had already ended up. What else could he not be able to see or let go?

The humble room was empty, and the bed was filled with scepters back then.

The old prince, who was already in his twilight years, had a distant look, and he just glanced at Xiuning, who was also elegant and silent. The girl's eyebrows were still slender and dark.

The only one who can't let go is this little girl who has accompanied him through the lonely days. Who knows where her destination is?

Prince Gong coughed and asked softly: "Old Li, we don't say anything false. I don't say anything thankful, just ask, what's wrong with you in North Korea this time?"

Li Hongzhang touched his beard, and in front of the Japanese Six, he said: "The two armies of Ye Zhichao and Nie Shiting were transferred to the North Korea and added some soldiers to them. There were also seven or eight thousand, all of them. They were all powerful troops in the Huai Group. To be honest, the prince had raised up eight thousand, which was to compete with Xu Yifan's 8,000 people. I don't expect Ye Zhichao to be able to control Xu Yifan's imperial guards, and the court did not want to watch me swallow Xu Yifan's imperial guards. Everyone's enemy body is. Outside, the total number of 16,000 troops and 10,000 soldiers, which is enough to defend North Korea. The Eastern people are afraid of power but not virtuous, and there are heavy troops who are easy to talk to me. Inside, the Beiyang Mainland Division, which is 8,000, has enough authority in North Korea, and Xu Yifan can't do anything...

The entire Beiyang Navy was dispatched on the sea to ensure the feeding route from Beiyang to North Korea. At the same time, patrolling the ocean surface, and if necessary, you can also go around the east of North Korea. Both large iron-armored ships in Dingzhen moved to protect the feeding route, and we would have no reason to lose."

Prince Gong nodded: "It's okay to deal with military affairs. I think we need to prepare some reserve troops, so be prepared for any trouble... What about negotiations? Such heavy troops entering North Korea is not contrary to the original Tianjin Treaty? When the Sino-Japanese agreement was agreed, they were all about maintaining the status quo in North Korea, and the Western devils couldn't speak?"

Li Hongzhang smiled faintly and patted Prince Gong's hand intimately: "Don't worry, old prince! Japan is not England, France, we guard the laws of all countries, and North Korea is the vassal of the Qing Dynasty, which is recognized by all countries! If we violate the Treaty of Tianjin, it is also the Eastern people who cause trouble first. What palace do they send to occupy? What kind of coup do they intervene in the Korean coup? We put on the airs of preparing to start troops, and they will become soft. Xu Yifan did a good job this time and took a large army first. Isn't Japan no longer able to negotiate? I'm old in negotiations, so I won't miss the matter. Prince, please be at peace."

Looking at Li Hongzhang's confident look, Prince Gong just smiled faintly. Xiuning kept listening quietly from the side. Suddenly, he interrupted: "Zhongtang, don't be surprised if you ask me... What do you think of Xu Yifan? If you take control of North Korea again, how can you deal with Xu Yifan?"

Li Hongzhang was stunned and glanced at Prince Gong. The old man sat there motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything. Li Hongzhang pondered for a moment and said with a sigh: "The princess asked, what do I say, I, the old man, have nothing to say. Xu Yifan is very ambitious. From the beginning, I couldn't understand what he wanted! Money? He can support a new army that swallows silver, and it's a lot of money. Power? How long has he been in office? Just two imperial envoys, and still hope to reach the top in one step? If it were someone else, this time, it would be a great achievement to defend Pyongyang's territory. But he insisted on flying troops and risking seoul to win an unparalleled merit! What he wants is really hard to see through... He goes on a dangerous journey like this..."

Li Hongzhang pondered for a while and chose a gentler phrase: "………is not a way to maintain prosperity."

Xiuning smiled slightly.

Li Hongzhang touched his beard, as if he was thinking of Xu Yifan in his mind again. After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked confident: "... As for how to deal with him, there is nothing to say. If he doesn't attack me, I'm not interested in provoking his Imperial Guard with only a few thousand people. Ronglu was a mess, and the court had less interest in this Imperial Guard. If he could restrain himself, this Imperial Guard could also train him into a powerful brigade, and he would not lose the good generals of the national dynasty who could leave the town. If he treated me as Ronglu... or imagined that this Imperial Guard could make a bigger situation... I hope he wouldn't think so! The Qing Dynasty would not be able to leave Cao Cao!"

This is very serious and almost heartbroken. Even though Xu Yifan is domineering, the court really doesn't regard him as a powerful minister. Li Hongzhang is here, pointing out that he is Cao Cao!

Xiuning was speechless and quietly touched the letters in her sleeves. These were written by her younger brother Pu Yang one after another. Xiuning has always cherished her. This younger brother seems to have been transformed. Xu Yifan can even clean up his brother's candy. Can he also clean up the Qing Dynasty, which is full of troubles everywhere?

The recent chaos in North Korea, my brother hasn't written a letter yet...

In the flower hall on the lake in Prince Gong's mansion, the Japanese huddled in the chair without saying a word. Xiuning thought silently, only Li Hongzhang sat there, with a look of a face.

In Li Hongzhang's heart, Yang Shixiang's earnest advice that day was echoed: "Zhongtang, since we can't see through Xu Yifan, we don't have to see it anymore! We can't be the second Ronglu. He just came out of the cottage and wrote a cloud on the bus to write a letter, making it rain. It made the imperial party so ugly. When he went to Nanyang, he made a bloody storm there. When he arrived in North Korea, he even had a rush and Ronglu was dismantled, and the Korean royal family was almost empty! Every step he took was a road made by bones, and the top dyed by blood! We Beiyang will soon work with him in North Korea, and we can no longer allow him to develop! Rein charge of North Korea, Xu Yifan, his power, must be eliminated! Otherwise, one day, the hard work of Zhongtang will endanger Beiyang!"
Chapter completed!