Zhang Yi followed Zhang Peilun all the way without saying a word and came to Beijing City.

Zhang Yi looked at the city wall of Beijing from a distance, and was full of emotion, he came to this world from a special forces of a republic, it has been more than half a year, and he has gone through hardships, and finally set foot on this land again, but things are not people, white clouds and dogs, unpredictable, in this era of ups and downs, if he does not rely on his own ability to open a new road for China, I am sorry for my crossing.

When Zhang Yi was thinking wildly, Zhang Peilun urged the horse to come to Zhang Yi and said: "Zhang Yi, I have arrived in Beijing City, I will take you to meet Prince Gong later, the old prince has been famous for you for a long time, every time I talk about you in front of Lord Zhongtang, my eyebrows are flying, and when I see the old prince, I must be respectful, don't make a mistake." ”

Zhang Yi nodded and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I know this." ”

The two of them entered the capital, arranged the pavilion, and Zhang Peilun took Zhang Yi to Prince Gong's mansion.

Zhang Peilun took out his name card and handed it to the guard in front of the door, and said with a low smile: "The two eldest brothers, below are Zhang Peilun, a staff member in Li Hongzhang's Zhongtang Mansion, sent by Lord Zhongtang to accompany General Zhang Yi, who returned from North Korea, to visit the old prince, and ask the two eldest brothers to give a talk. As he spoke, he took two ingots of silver in his hand and stuffed them into the hands of the two guards.

As the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to mess with, and the little ghosts are difficult to deal with, not to mention the first prince of the Qing Dynasty, the doorman of Prince Gong's mansion, it is even more difficult to entangle, if there is no benefit, outsiders should not say that they see Prince Gong, but they are afraid that they will not even be able to enter the palace gate.

The two guards tapped the silver in their hands, about ten taels of it, and were a little happy in their hearts, nodded, and said with a smile: "Sir, wait a minute, our brothers will go in and report." ”

In the palatial study, Prince Gong? is reading in the study, a quaint "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his hand, with relish, this may be the prince's biggest hobby.

This is the doorman who whispered outside the study: "Old prince, the slave has something to report." ”

Prince Gong said softly, "Come in." ”

The doorman gently pushed the door in, bowed down and said, "Old prince, there is someone outside the door who claims to be Li Zhongtang's staff member Zhang Peilun, handing over a post to ask to see, and there is also a young man in charge. As he spoke, he handed Zhang Peilun's name card over.

"Zhang Peilun," Prince Gong's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Did he say what the young man's name was and what he came for?" ”

The doorman replied: "He said it, he was instructed by Lord Zhongtang, and brought a young man named Zhang Yi to pay a visit. ”

"Zhang Yi?" "Haha, my Maxima of the Qing Dynasty has finally arrived in the capital, tell the porter, open the middle door to welcome them in, this king is waiting for them in the study, you ask the chief of Samtu to go and welcome them in!" Prince Gong looked excited and shouted softly.

"Wow!" The doorman didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Open the middle door and let the chief manager greet you, this is already a super high courtesy, even if Li Hongzhang is here in person, Prince Gong put on such a big battle, just to tell Zhang Yi, my Manchu royal family attaches great importance to you.

The chief steward of Samtu personally brought Zhang Yi and Zhang Peilun to the study, and the two of them knelt down to Prince Gong and saluted: "Zhang Peilu (Zhang Yi), knock on the prince." ”

Prince Gong smiled and hurriedly shook his hand, and said: "The two of you are polite, you don't need to be polite, look at the seat, and offer tea." ”

Zhang Peilun and the two hurriedly thanked him, Zhang Peilun bowed and said: "Old prince, this time I came because Zhang Yi returned from North Korea to recruit troops, Lafayette and the emperor wanted to see Zhang Yi by name, Lao Zhongtang was worried that Zhang Yi had never entered the court, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble, so he sent the next official to accompany him to come together, and now to meet the prince, all actions are determined by the prince." As he spoke, he handed Li Hongzhang's letter to Prince Gong.

Prince Gong? He and Li Hongzhang belong to the same faction of foreign affairs, and they have a very personal relationship, otherwise they would not have supported Li Hongzhang and the court some time ago. After reading the letter, Prince Gong said happily: "Hehe, Shaoquan is still delicate, and this matter has fallen on this king." Today, you go back to rest, tomorrow morning, this king will play back to the Ming Lafayette and the emperor, above the court, it will naturally be back to protect the whole, Zhang Yi is the hero of the country, this return to the country is naturally indispensable, you are not too worried. ”

The next morning, Prince Gong told the Queen Mother and the Emperor about Zhang Yi. Emperor Guangxu was excited in his heart, Zhang Yi, this is Nie Shicheng's first think tank in North Korea, and also the first tiger general of the Qing Dynasty in North Korea, and the first hero of North Korea's victory, without his existence, Nie Shicheng definitely did not win so easily, Nie Shicheng has already mentioned Zhang Yi's talent more than once in the telegrams, Emperor Guangxu has long wanted to personally summon this rising star, but unfortunately, the war has been tense and cannot be as desired, and now finally the opportunity to return to China to recruit troops can meet this Zhang Yi.

Emperor Guangxu said: "Pass the decree, quickly pass Zhang Yi into the palace to see the driver!" ”

In less than a moment, Zhang Yi walked up to the hall, knelt down on the main hall, and shouted: "Weichen, the General Office of Returning to the Country and Recruiting Soldiers, Zhang Yi, the General Staff of the North Korean Army, knocks on the Queen Mother Lafayette, the emperor!" ”

Emperor Guangxu raised his hand and said, "Aiqing is exempt from courtesy!" ”

Zhang Yi thanked him in his mouth: "Thank you Empress Dowager Lafayette and Emperor Longen!" ”

Zhang Yi stood up, Emperor Guangxu looked at Zhang Yi carefully, and saw that Zhang Yi's was not tall, but only of medium stature, with a well-proportioned body, a resolute face, and his eyes revealed a murderous aura dyed on the battlefield, and he was restrained.

Emperor Guangxu said: "Okay, what a general with a hundred times more spirit. Aiqing, I have heard about the deeds of your expedition to North Korea with Nie Gongting, yes, you are really a talent. Having a rising star like you who can be literate and martial arts is really a blessing in the Qing Dynasty. ”

Zhang Yi hurriedly thanked: "The emperor praised it falsely, and Weichen is only shallow in learning, so he can't deserve the emperor's golden words." ”

Emperor Guangxu smiled: "This is not my compliment, even the Empress Dowager Lafayette is such a compliment, let alone me." ”

Cixi in the back, her face finally showed a smile, looking at the tiger and wolf minister of the Qing Dynasty in front of her, Cixi was also full of joy, and said: "Well, the mourning family also listened to Nie Gongting's words, half a year, first trained elite soldiers, in the Japanese army, and then three major wars, each battle must be with, charge ahead, but also captured that what Oshima Yoshimasa, recently I heard that there was a kill of what Nozu Daoguan, the name of the foreigner is too awkward, however, you have made great achievements for the Qing Dynasty, at such an age, it is not easy to contribute to the country." Zhang Yi, how old are you this year? ”

Zhang Yi replied: "Wechen has just turned 20 this year. ”

"Twenty"! The monarchs and ministers of the court all knew that this young man was young, but they didn't expect that he would be so ridiculously young, just twenty years old!