Chapter seventy-fifth
"There are two kinds of joys that I have said." Yi Xin bowed and said, "First, Russia probably has no time to take care of the East. I just received the news that the Austro-Hungarian Empire supported Bulgaria's demand for independence. In this way, the Russians are about to face pressure from the whole of Europe. I thought that my Qing Dynasty could be prepared for war and recover Jiangdong at the right time." As he said, Yi Xin was a little excited and wiped his eyes and said, "Only in this way, I can have the face to meet my ancestors..."
I was speechless. The Russians occupied 64 towns in Jiangdong, so that the vast land north of the Songhua River was completely occupied by the Russians. Yi Xin was lofty and so humiliated that he certainly had no face to meet his ancestors. Now that he saw that recovery was hopeless, how could he not be excited?
Yi Xin shed tears silently and said, "I have many frustrations in my life and few happy things. When Zuo Wenxiang restored Xinjiang, that was the happiest thing for me in my life. I didn't expect that when I was old, I would be able to coincide with the reign of the Holy Emperor and restore the glory of glory. What's the regret of the death of my servant?"
"It's the Chinese New Year, and Master Liu doesn't say anything auspicious. It's not good to die. Master Liu, you just said that there are two happy events and the other one? Let me listen. Little Kouzi, I will give you the two adults a seat, give you the prince's breasts, and give Li Zhongtang ginseng soup." I felt sorry for his thoughts and asked differently.
"I have lost my manners..." Yi Xin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, that's the matter of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. Mr. Shaoquan knows it very well..."
Li Hongzhang took the conversation and bowed, "Return to the emperor's words, it was a guerrilla warrior named Wang Fusheng from the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. After hearing the news that the Dragon Flag Army airship was launched, he thought about how that thing could be used in the field. After thinking about it, he asked many foreigners. Finally, he made a bomb thrown from the sky and rejected the news from Tianjin. He said that on the first day, Wang Fusheng climbed onto the hanging platform and threw an iron mass of about 30 pounds downward, which was also a blessing from my emperor Hongfu. He succeeded in one go. I asked him in detail the principle. It turned out that he had two layers of iron shells, which were made into a spindle, one end heavy and the other end light, to ensure that the other end of the fuse hit the ground first..."
I raised my hand and stopped Li Hongzhang from explaining the principle, and said excitedly: "I understand, I understand. In short, Wang Fusheng has created a new thing. This is your contribution when you were in Zhili. Li Hongzhang, you are the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace now? You are already the great minister, and I don't want to reward you anymore. This way, I won't reward you any more. You just received the military aircraft and your residence was arranged? Do you have any ideas?" (Li is already the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, and the Grand Secretary of Baohe Palace above. No minister has come to this level since Fu Heng of Qianlong.)
"I dare not seek rewards, but I am just working for the emperor. I am looking for a house to live." When talking about the Military Affairs Office, Li Hongzhang frowned and said, "As for the Military Affairs Office, I have not been able to say anything for a while, but the emperor added this kind of kindness to me. Although I was grateful to me, I also have one or two suggestions and beg the emperor to ask the emperor for the sage."
"Oh?" I thought for a while and said, "I copied the house of Xuchang before, and it was abandoned there. Although it was a bit unlucky, I turned around and called the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get it. You can move in. If you want to say it is unlucky, there is no taboo. I think I will come to the imperial examination to take the exam. Prince Chunxian's old house, which is my secret residence, and even the house of the arsenic during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, there is no problem living there. Don't worry Li Zhongtang."
"I thank the emperor for his kindness. I dare not believe the rhetoric. I have always thought that the misfortune of the ministers has nothing to do with where they live." Li Hongzhang kowtowed and said, "What I am worried about is that the emperor is now valued by the Westernization faction. What I am worried about is the discussion of government and affairs. In addition, the fact that several officials from the Military Affairs Office are having a big fuss is really..."
Thinking of Xu Geng’s two killing talents, Sun Yuwen, my original good mood immediately subsided. These two bastards were full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. After so many years of official career, they still couldn’t get to know each other. Although Li Bingheng was just a governor, I talked with him in the palace at night. Sheng Junzhenglong, they didn’t think about it. Such a person could afford to offend!
I shook my head with a calm face and said, "I won't say this today. I'll just say this here. The Military Affairs Office needs to reform. The Military Affairs Office will handle military affairs. Li Hongzhang, think about it. I intend to change this Military Affairs Office to the Military Affairs Office. Go ahead and see who should be added and who should be removed. Military events like Sun Yuwen and Xu Geng, please transfer them to the education office to do whatever you should do. You must understand that they are controlled by Yung Wing, otherwise you will have to do these things for me there. Liu Guangdi, the head of the Ministry of Justice, has been well trained in the past six months, so he can teach him
Assistant Minister, please reward the Minister of Justice for the rank of Minister of Justice. The Ministry of War asked Shi Duo to come back to do the original chores of the Military Affairs Office. The original chores of the Military Affairs Office were still returned to the study room to do it. Prince Gong led the work of the study room first. In addition, I also intend to add a logistics department to the military department, so that Li Bingheng can join the joint. I think that the matter of the military and horses in the world will be managed by the Ministry of War, the Military Department, and the Logistics Department. Shi Duo is the minister of the king, so he will control it. However, Li Hongzhang, you must be clear about my meaning. In name, Shi Duo is the leader, but in fact, you must be the leader. Don’t let you take this lead to protect you. Don’t think about it.”
"I dare not." Li Hongzhang bowed and said, "The emperor is wise, but in this case, the three departments should be in charge of some overlap, so what should we do?"
"The Ministry of War will be cut off, and the Ministry of War will only be conscription in the future. I can't say that the rest of the matter is so detailed. What I am talking about today is a big direction. You, Li Hongzhang, think about how to do it. You are the foreman of the military plane!", smiled and clapped his hands and said, "I have said enough about politics today. We have been cold and we have been so cold. Let's take a break first. Little Kouzi, go and ask the imperial kitchen to prepare midnight snacks."
After Kou Lian had just responded, I asked the eunuch to make a few more pots of charcoal fires and said, "Okay, let's listen to Wenting's story together."
"I am rude..." Wen Tingshi owed his body and said, "Emperor, Prince, Li Zhongtang, I am arrogant..."
Wen Tingshi drank a sip of her breasts because Li Hongzhang only gave her ginseng soup, but he gave her breasts like Prince Gong, so he looked a little excited.
"The fifteenth of August this year is the Mid-Autumn Festival. In fact, I was having a banquet at a home of a young Japanese journalist named Tomoto Sufeng. I also had young Japanese literati such as Tenghiko Soe, Toshito Soe, and Mi Nagaokado to gather together to talk about poetry and lyrics. It was very elegant. Although these Japanese people believed in the expansion of the imperial country, they did not want to offend China for a while. They just thought about Kamchatka, so I was willing to leave after being invited. I also learned some Japanese language, so it was very pleasant to talk to each other."
Wenting's voice and speaking are elegant, and he soon brought us into his context and immersed in that autumn night.
A novelist named Niye Ting Simi, who was walking with me. When talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival, she sighed that Hokkaido was extremely desolate and extremely rustling. Anyone who had been to Hokkaido would echo when she heard the sound. Wen Tingshi was surprised, and he felt a little moved when he heard this, so he had the idea of a trip to Hokkaido.
There was nothing to say that night. On the second day, Nioye Tei's four fans gave a warm guidance on the route and asked Wen if he wanted to accompany him to Hokkaido. Because Fu Tingshi had to inspect and educate along the way, he politely declined and followed a caravan trafficking autumn crabs and sea fish to Tokyo to go to Hokkaido.
There were two young men in the caravan, the brother and sister who later brought Beijing, with sad faces. The woman often sobbed in the car. However, the man named Shino Matsuhira, who often sat alone in front of the car in a daze, sometimes clenched his fists, and looked at the sky angrily.
Wen Tingshi was alone as a guest. Since this was the case, it was not convenient to ask. He walked north until he passed Hakodate. The caravan knew that Wen Tingshi came from China and specifically advised him that this was a famous battlefield decades ago. He asked him if he wanted to go and take a look. As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed.
Wen naturally didn't know that this was the famous box hall, which was later renamed Hakodate. Here, the last forces of the shogunate were encircled and suppressed, and the anti-shog movement was officially completed. From then on, the reform officially began.
Wen was a literati, so he nodded and agreed to get out of the caravan. He told the caravan that he would wait for the spot, so he was going to the ruins of the Battle of the Box Hall on the outskirts of the city. However, the brother and sister heard that he was from China and wanted to pay tribute to the ruins of the Battle of the Box Hall, but they jumped out of the car and wanted to follow him, saying that his father also died in this battle.
So the three of them came to the famous Wulingguo Fortification on the outskirts of the city. There was a piece of dry grass and the bleak autumn wind, which made them feel sad. When they arrived here, Wen Tingshi not only felt sad, but also stood in front of Wulingguo, which was vaguely visible to the magnificent scale of the past, but suddenly found that the brother and sister had already knelt on the ground and cried in tears.
"Do you know? Uncle Sui San died here. Caizi! We want to take revenge!" The boy's fist clattered and he stared at his sister with wide eyes.
At this moment, Wen Tingshi found a team of soldiers running towards this side, staring at them while shouting loudly in Japanese.
"It's Hengxiong!" the brother shouted gritting his teeth.
"Uncle?!" Matsuhira Ayako shouted in surprise, her face becoming more obvious.
Wen Tingshi looked at the two poor children and felt a sense of protection. He stretched out his hand to protect the two children. At this time, he didn't know whether the Japanese soldiers were coming for him or the two children, so he was quite confused and wanted to reach out to protect the children to avoid the disaster of the fish in the pond.
However, the brother broke away, and took his hand to drag the back of Goreiko, shouting quickly, "Run!" while running away, the three of them turned back to look at the pursuers. Wen then realized that the soldiers had fired, and several projectiles hit Goreiko's walls and cut a few bricks, which was very dangerous.
He avoided the pursuers in the dense forest and frost, and met a black bear again on the way, almost losing his life. Fortunately, Wen Tingshi carried a pistol with him and killed the black bear in a critical moment, so he escaped his life. The three of them helped each other and encountered desperate situations on the way. Fortunately, the boy was good at it, and Wen Tingshi had a pistol, so he repeatedly got out of danger. He took a boat across the sea and arrived on an island. Wen Tingshi no longer knew where he was. He just used up a lot of money along the way, but he also knew the identities of the two children and the origin of the pursuit.
Chapter completed!