Chapter 270: Eating (2nd Watch)
The intelligence of Chinese officials is definitely the first in the world, don't say that Guoxinga and Shengbao are trivial things that Prince Gong himself characterizes as a verbal discord, even if they really have the hatred of killing their fathers and taking their wives, the officials of the Qing Dynasty can find the two of them under the stairs and settle the matter in face. Of course, after the scene passed, how the two of them stabbed the knife in secret, and how the sound of the waves was still there, others couldn't care.
Things seem to have been said, and Shengbao, who has been swaying in the autumn wind, apologized to Guoxing Ah first. He admitted that he was impatient, ignorant, and bullied the small, and asked for forgiveness from Goxinga. Of course, Guo Xinga also responded that he was young and impulsive, talking nonsense, and hoped that Shengbao would not be worried. The two people who were eager to stab each other a few times staged an almost perfect harmony on the scene. Yi Xin also reprimanded the two of them impartially, a storm that was enough to trigger a political tide, and it disappeared invisibly in a few words.
In the evening, Yixin set up a family banquet in his palace and invited several important people in Beijing, including Guo Xing'a, but Shengbao did not participate because of illness. Shengbao's illness is really not pretending this time, he seems to have been scared out of the problem by Guo Xing'a, as long as he sees Guo Xing'a, he will fall into a blur of swaying, and he is afraid that he will not get better for a while. Guo Xing'a gladly accepted the invitation this time, and no longer mentioned the matter of bringing troops into the inner city, Yixin's identity is noble after all, and it is not appropriate for Guo Xing'a to be a scoundrel again. However, he also added caution, the miscellaneous affairs department mobilized all the forces in Beijing, and the reconnaissance battalion also had a hundred elite scouts with loaded guns and ammunition, secretly lurking near Prince Gong's mansion. As long as Yixin does not suddenly schizophrenia, Guoxinga is absolutely safe, and all of them have this arrangement, but Guoxinga does not want to pin his life and death on others.
Guo Xing'a had been to Prince Gong's Mansion in his previous life, and he also knew that this place was once part of Heshen's mansion, so he was not particularly unfamiliar with this place, and he did not have the conspicuous behavior of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Chinese pay attention to feng shui, the royal family attaches more importance to feng shui, and King Gong's mansion not only occupies an excellent position in the capital, but also pays great attention to feng shui. It is said that there are two dragon veins in the city of Beijing, one is the earth dragon, that is, the dragon vein of the Forbidden City. The second is the water dragon, which refers to the line between Houhai and Beihai, and Prince Gong's Mansion is just on the connecting line between Houhai and Beihai, which is on the water dragon vein, and Feng Shui is naturally very good. Feng Shui pays attention to water as wealth, and Prince Gong's mansion can "see water everywhere", the water of the largest lake pavilion is introduced from Yuquan Lake, and only inside and not outflow, so it is more in line with the saying of Feng Shui to collect wealth. The people who live here are indeed very rich, and the first owner of the house, He Shen, was the richest man in the world at that time. Today's Yixin's family banquet was placed in the lake pavilion with the most water.
Everyone sat down, Yi Xin toasted a few cups of warm rice wine, but he didn't move a mouthful of food, and Guo Xing'a didn't move a mouthful. Yixin is full of worries, and Guoxinga is disgusted with bad food. There are most pork and mushrooms in the assorted pot, how do you look like a messy stew, and the bacon smells bad. The jar meat and crystal elbow are good, Guo Xinga doesn't like pork, and the remaining few stir-fried dishes are all vegetarian, which makes people lose their appetite when they look at it.
"Yun Xian, the commander of the British and French Yi was captured and killed by you, what do you think of the future war?" Yi Xin was still a little excited when he thought about his thoughts, Guo Xing'a gave him a big surprise, and he had already begun to plan a counterattack.
"Lord Wang, the slave said something from the heart! It is not difficult to completely annihilate the foreign devils outside the city, but we have lost this battle, so it is better to take advantage of the current situation for us to have the upper hand and negotiate peace as soon as possible! Guo Xing'a also knew that Yixin's meal was for discussion, and the food was not good, so he simply put down the chopsticks.
Guo Xing's words were really shocked, if it was the defeated generals Monk Greenqin and Ruilin, or Shengbao who feared the enemy like a tiger, it was not strange to say this kind of thing, but Guo Xing'a was the most capable general in the Qing Dynasty at the moment! Everyone also learned in detail about a series of major battles of the Gu'an army from the surprise attack on Hexi to the military grain city, Bali Bridge, and the Old Summer Palace, and knew that Guoxing'a had never encountered the slightest setback, and fought all the way to the city of Beijing, how could he say that the defeat of the Qing Dynasty was decided.
"Why did Yun Shuai say this?" Wen Xiang asked eagerly.
"Yun Xian, why do you say this, could it be that the damage is really not light!" Yi Xin's heart suddenly fell into the ice cave again, and some of his dreams were shattered again, and this time the dream was more broken than before, sparsely shattered. He couldn't stand the prince's shelf anymore, so he hurriedly asked Guo Xing'a for the reason.
"Although the light cavalry regiment under the command of the minions suffered more than half of the casualties, the formation is still there, and the main force of the army has not been damaged. But this battle, we are doomed, after all, the minions are incompetent, have the intention to kill the thief, and have no power to return to heaven! Guo Xing'a tilted his neck and dried the wine in his glass, and let out a long sigh.
"When the war is together, it is not a gain or loss of one city or one place, but to look at the overall situation, how can I still withstand internal and external troubles in the Qing Dynasty. The long hairs in the south of the Yangtze River almost plundered the country's wealth, and the twisted bandits in Hubei, Henan, and Shandong, although their combat power was not strong, they were wandering around, and they also disturbed the Central Plains. If the main forces of our Qing Dynasty fight endlessly with foreign devils, I am afraid that the long-haired fisherman will benefit. Not only will I have lost the worries of the world, but this 5,000-year-old cultural relics of China will also be swept away by bandits! Guoxing asked the little eunuch to light a bag of cigarettes for himself, and first talked about the internal worries of the Qing Dynasty.
"Lord Wang, Yun Shuai will not only be the best in the world, but this Wen Tao is also very comparable!" Wen Xiang, Gui Liang and the others nodded again and again when they heard this, Daqing and foreign devils could only fight quickly and couldn't afford to entangle at all.
"It is not difficult to defeat the foreigners at one time, although the monk king was defeated at the Bali Bridge, in fact, the foreign devils were also narrowly defeated, and it was not difficult for him to fight again. Our department also has a chance of winning eight or nine points against foreign soldiers. However, it is difficult to determine the overall situation after all, and the foreign devils are already invincible in the overall situation, and even if our army wins a few more battles, it will still be defeated after all! "It's always a little awkward for Monk Greenqin and Guo Xing'a to be together, and it must be uncomfortable for a defeated general to sit with a victorious general, so Guo Xing'a specially praised Monk Greenqin twice. But Seng Lingqin was defeated so badly that he talked so much that he seemed to be ashamed of him, and Guo Xing'a could only pass it off.
"Kou came from the sea, and my Qing coastal defense was too weak, and there was no way to compete with foreign devils for a short and long sailor, and the sea frontier of thousands of miles became a place where foreign devils came and went freely, but our army could only fortify everywhere. Even if we can be invincible in a land battle, but if the foreign devils attack Shandong today and Jiangsu and Zhejiang tomorrow, our army will be exhausted after all, and when the veteran soldiers of the division are tired, they will not be able to fight again. The foreign devil is entrenched inland, and if he loses, he retreats to the sea, advancing and retreating as he pleases, and he is already winning. As the saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, how can we afford it. What's more, the battle is fought on the territory of our Qing Dynasty, and the foreign devils take advantage of the victory or defeat, and my Qing Dynasty suffers a loss regardless of victory or defeat! Half of Guo Xing'a's face was covered with gauze, and Yi Xin, Wen Xiang and others began to suspect that Guo Xing'a in front of them was fake. How could a fifteen-year-old boy have such an opinion.
"I can annihilate all the foreign soldiers who come to invade, hurt them, and make them dare not offend my Qing Dynasty again!" After all, Yixin always has a dream in his heart, Guo Xing'a has said it thoroughly enough, and he is still not giving up.
"Lord Wang, do you know how big Yingyi's territory is!" Guo Xing'a asked Yixin thoughtlessly.
"I've heard that only Mishima is a small place!" Yi Xin really knew.
"Lord Wang, what you said is also right and not right. It is true that there are only three islands on the mainland of Yingyi, but in the past two hundred years, Yingyi has attacked everywhere, and the territory it actually controls now is nearly three times that of our Qing Dynasty! The territory of the United States is only slightly inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty, but it is only about 30% of the original British territory. The Tianzhu closest to us is now owned by Yingyi, who has no less than 300,000 troops in Tianzhu. Although many of them were Indians from Tianzhu, they were well armed. Even if our army annihilates all the foreign devils who have landed at the moment, I am afraid that they will send more foreign devils, and the war will continue to be over after all. "What Guo Xing'a is most afraid of is this, China does not have a modern army now, Britain has a million army, and China will definitely not be good if it dies.
"There is also Fayi, known as the first army power in Europa, with no less than two million troops. Although the sea is vast, and Eryi can transport tens of thousands of troops to our Qing Dynasty at most, my Qing Dynasty has no way to defend or attack. Guo Xinga gave a general introduction to the general situation in the UK, and almost all of the people present were dumb, and they really couldn't beat others!
"But our army has easily taken the advantage, and let go of these foreigners, after all, I can't be angry!" Yi Xin especially wants to prove himself well without Xianfeng, even if it's just for a while.
"Lord Wang, now that our army has the advantage, it is a good time to negotiate peace, at least it will not be blackmailed by foreigners. The minion thought about it privately, and felt that no matter whether he won or lost, it was better to negotiate peace early. Guo Xing'a also saw Yi Xin's careful thoughts, so he could only persuade him to think about it.
"Why do you want to make peace early?" Yi Xin felt that Guo Xing'a was much more powerful than the few teachers he usually regarded as teachers.
"In fact, there is no need to fight this battle now, in a few days the North Canal will freeze, and the supply of foreigners will be cut off, so you can send some people to clean them up. But the minions are worried that after the foreigners are frustrated, they will not increase their troops and fight again, but play other tricks, such as supporting Long Hair. Jiangnan is already developed by shipping, and when the time comes, foreigners will play a game of governing China with China and sell guns to Changmao on a large scale, and my Qing Dynasty will be in danger. If that's the case, the foreigners don't have to send troops to fight hard, and they can still earn money from the hands of Changmao, but I will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy on my back. "Goxinga is really not alarmist, Erjin really has this kind of thought.
"If foreigners use Long Hair as a marionette to fight with my Qing Dynasty, it will be really difficult for me to fight in the Qing Dynasty!" Yi Xin is still very sober in this regard, now the foreigners still claim neutrality, the Taiping army's foreign guns and cannons can only rely on smuggling, if the foreigners really supply to the Taiping army on a large scale, the Qing Dynasty will have no curse.
"So we have to negotiate peace as soon as possible, even if we suffer a small loss, we must encircle the foreigners. When the time comes, we can buy foreigners' guns and machinery, but there are no guns to use, and the Qing Dynasty will have a chance to eliminate civil strife. When I am in the Qinghai River, it is not too late to discuss today's affairs with foreigners. Whether we let it be cheap or not, the foreigners have taken advantage of it. is the so-called humiliation and humiliation of the husband, and I can only endure the humiliation of this moment in order to make a comeback. The truth of long-distance friendship and close attack, the prince must know it well. "Guo Xing'a gave Yixin a well-known direction.
"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Yi Xin stood up and bowed to Guo Xing'a.
"The prince has killed the minions, how can the minions be worthy!" Guo Xing'a hurriedly got up and returned the salute.
"Tomorrow, send Hengqi to discuss peace with foreigners!" Yi Xin and Guo Xing Aqian took their seats again and made up their minds to negotiate peace.
"Lord Wang, this Englishman has been cultivating for hundreds of years, and he is better than a monkey when he sticks to it, so we have to have some means!" Guo Xing'a held the wine glass and showed a half-shyly smile.