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Zhang Decheng looked at the two of them on the left and on the right, "Manager Li", and couldn't help but be confused, but he was embarrassed to ask Li Laizhong in front of Teng's second master, and only listened silently.

"Come, who is Mr. Li, you are so happy."

"Brother Zhang, don't you know, Mr. Li is the chief eunuch next to Lafayette, nine out of ten words he said Lafayette has to listen to Lafayette, you say, can I not be happy if he says good things to us in front of Lafayette?

Decheng, the key is up to us, we can't live up to the good intentions of General Manager Li, we must do a good job. ”

While the two were talking, King Duan came to the living room, and Zhang and Li sat down to greet each other.

"Lord Wang! The Boxer Rebellion is now developing rapidly, thanks to your old support, I just heard Teng Er Ye say that Lafayette is now actively supporting, I think, should we develop to the capital, let Lafayette see. Li Laizhong said.

"Excellent! Very good! I think the time is ripe, so I will invite Gangzhongtang to discuss it. After Duanwang finished speaking, he ordered Tengge to take his post and ask for fortitude.

Gangyi quickly arrived, and sat down with the host, Zhang and Li after a polite exchange.

"Just in the middle hall, Master Zhang of the Boxers and Master Li want to discuss the matter of the Boxers entering the capital, I think the time is ripe, but I dare not decide, so I invited you here to hear your opinion."

It turned out that this was the case, and Gangyi thought to himself: The Boxers should have entered Beijing a long time ago, so that Lafayette can see that the Boxers are experts in destroying foreigners. Although Li Lianying said good things in the palace, it was better to let Lafayette see it with his own eyes and rest assured. Thinking about it, Gang Yi said:

"Master Li, Master Zhang, you can lead the people north! Come to the capital, kill the foreign devils in the embassy, and let us understand the doctrine and divine arts. ”

"This Zhang Tianshi is a powerful character, he is the leader of the Boxer Rebellion in Tianjin." King Duan was afraid that Gangyi didn't know, so he quickly reminded Gangyi.

"I've heard of it for a long time, but when I see it now, it's really like his name. Master Zhang, when will you teach us, and let us use righteousness and magic to kill foreign devils without leaving them behind. ”

"The two adults laughed, it was just someone else's words, and the two adults must not believe it. As for the Boxer Rebellion's entry into Beijing, I immediately began to prepare when I went back, and the Boxer Divine Fist will enter Beijing within three months, so the two adults can rest assured. ”

Duanwang and Gangyi praised Zhang Decheng and Li Laizhong again, and left the two of them to eat together. After eating, Zhang and Li hurried back to Tianjin.

Two days later, the streets and alleys of Beijing were full of Boxers, which disturbed Rong Lu, who was recuperating at home, very uneasy.

Some time ago, because the Boxer Rebellion was too prosperous in the country, Rong Lu, the confidant of the Empress Dowager Cixi, was very uneasy, so he asked the Empress Dowager Cixi for a month off to recuperate at home.

Although Rong Lu was recuperating at home, he was thinking about how to deal with the Boxers. The Boxers had a popular spirit, he admitted, but he also saw very clearly the Boxers' tricks and undisciplined and unorganized bad practices.

This kind of popular sentiment is very useful in China, which is now looked at by the great powers, but Rong Lu also understands in his heart that this kind of popular sentiment is just a paper tiger and must not be used on the battlefield, once the Boxers are really organized to fight the foreigners, the disadvantages of the disorderly and unorganized discipline will be exposed, and the foreigners armed with foreign guns and cannons will definitely suffer a big loss after fighting with such a team.

Although Rong Lu understood these very clearly, he also understood in his heart that the Empress Dowager had a certain appreciation for the Boxers, and the Empress Dowager hated foreigners to the core, so he did not dare to belittle the Boxers too much in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi and exaggerate the skills of foreigners, otherwise it would cause Lafayette to be unhappy.

In fact, Rong Lu himself did not have much affection for foreigners in his heart, and the interference of foreigners in internal affairs was something he was unwilling to endure as an important minister of the imperial court; Trying to force the Empress Dowager Cixi to return to power, this is what Rong Lu is not used to, because the Empress Dowager Cixi is the guarantee of Rong Lu's power, and if the Empress Dowager steps down, how long can he be proud of Rong Lu.

Therefore, Rong Lu does not like foreigners emotionally speaking, but as a confidant of the Empress Dowager Cixi and an important minister of the country, he realizes that he can't act according to likes and dislikes. ”

"The land of death and life, the way of survival, must not be ignored." This truth is very clear to Rong Lu, who is the commander of the Armed Guards.

If the Boxers were left unchecked, they would inevitably lead to foreign interference, and foreign intervention would inevitably lead to war. In the war, if the foreigners win, they will definitely punish the murderer, and the power of themselves and Lafayette will be threatened, which is what Rong Lu is really worried about.

Therefore, he thought that supporting the Boxers was a kind of bet, and with this seemingly powerful but vulnerable Boxer Rebellion to bet, the road of life and death would be wider than the way of life, so Rong Lu was not willing to bet, let alone lose power.

Because of this, Rong Lu couldn't make a decision for a long time.

But now I can't make an idea. The Boxers opened an iron factory in Beijing all day long, burned churches and killed Ermaozi, and Rong Lu also received a message:

On April 29, the Boxers dug up the railroad from Xiliulihe to Zhuozhou, burned the sleepers, and sawed off the telephone poles along the road.

On the first day of the first month of May, the railways, stations, and bridges from the Liuli River to Changxindian for dozens of miles were destroyed, and even the Fengtai Station in the capital city east of the Lugou Bridge was burned down.

At this time, Rong Lu couldn't sit still, and he decided to go to the Summer Palace to see the Empress Dowager Cixi. Ask her for an idea.

"Lafayette, it's not okay for boxers to make trouble like this, I'm afraid that they will cause a big disaster. Britain and Russia have informed Prime Minister Yamen that they have decided to send troops to Beijing to protect their embassies, and other countries are also discussing and hearing that they are also preparing to send troops. Galeries Lafayette, you have to press the bandits, if you cause foreign insults, then it will be a big trouble. ”

After listening to Rong Lu's eager words, the Empress Dowager Cixi said slowly: "Rong Lu, you say you are a boxer, some people say you are a righteous man, who do you say you should believe?" ”

"But the Boxers destroyed the railway, and it is always bad to burn electric poles!" Rong Lu argued.

"I heard that it was to cut off the way for foreigners to go north, and the Boxers burned it, and it has blocked the foreigners who went north."

"Galeries Lafayette, railways and telephone poles are the only tools we have more convenient, and when we fought against France in the past, didn't we use the telegraph to defeat France? Therefore, the minions hoped that Galeries Lafayette would make a decree to protect the railway. (To be continued.) )