Chapter 658: The Siberian Question

"Dashuai is leaving?" Seeing that Li Hongzhang was already starting to pack his things, Ding Ruchang on the side asked suspiciously. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Hongzhang raised his head: "Knowing what is wrong with your handsome, let the old man return to Lushun immediately." After saying this, Li Hongzhang buried his head again and began to tidy up.

Li Hongzhang wants to leave, of course Ding Ruchang can't be lazy, after all, he must be responsible for safety issues.

Therefore, after taking his leave, Ding Ruchang went out and immediately issued an order to the Second Division stationed in Pyongyang, loosen the outside of the railway station and tighten the inside, and escort Li Hongzhang away.

In fact, Ding Ruchang is not necessary at all, the guards around Li Hongzhang now are all strictly selected characters, and several of them are Huo Yuanjia's most proud disciples. These people were originally Liu Jun's guards, but when Li Hongzhang came to Pyongyang, Liu Jun gave all these people to Li Hongzhang.

Woowoo...... Inside the Pyongyang railway station, another train arrived. As soon as the train stopped, from the wrinkle of the carriage, there was a rush of Lushun from the south to the north.

However, the small traders who often walk around here find that there are obviously a lot more people waiting to get on the train at the train station, however, knowing that the train is moving, those sitting in the waiting hall do not get up at all, but watch something from time to time.

After knowing that an old man got on the train with the help of a group of people, the surrounding people began to leave, and the city of Pyongyang was quiet again.

No one knew that the person who went up in ordinary clothes just now was Pyongyang and Li Hongzhang, who would decide the fate of North Korea in the future. It's no wonder that although Li Hongzhang is very famous in North Korea, he has never been out of the minister's office, so except for Ding Ruchang and the commander of the Korean corps who have seen him, the rest of the soldiers do not know Li Hongzhang at all.

This time, because it was an emergency meeting, Lushun. Yang Shixiang ordered Zhan Tianyou of the Lushun Railway Bureau to dispatch a special train, so Yang Shixiang, who had no choice, could only contact Pyongyang Station and prepare a special carriage for Li Hongzhang in the train to Dandong. Wait until Dandong and then transfer to Lushun.

Arthur Command. Since receiving Duan Qirui's telegram plan, Liu Jun did not care about the affairs of Tanegashima, but shirked all the relevant work to Li He, and asked him to serve as the commander-in-chief of the navy's attack operations against Japan, responsible for issuing orders for the Japanese navy and coastal strikes.

"Would you like to eat something? It's been a day, how can it go on like this? Seeing that Liu Jun was still staring at the document, Zheng Yiqian shook her head helplessly and put Liu Jun's favorite pastries in her basket on the table. However, seeing that Liu Jun's head didn't mean to twist, Zheng Yiqian knew that today's meal was made in vain.

I don't know how difficult it is, so that no one can eat, Zheng Yiqian, who has been waiting for nearly an hour, can only helplessly put away her things and prepare to go out.

"What do you think about this?" Liu Jun, who had been silent for almost a day, finally said a word.

God, you have finally begun, hearing Liu Jun speak, Zheng Yiqian smiled, put down the basket in her hand and sat down next to Liu Jun and picked up the telegram on the table to read it, and then said: "In all fairness, I don't want these hundreds of thousands of Japanese people to establish a country in Siberia and the Ural Mountains. ”

Don't want to, it means that Zheng Yiqian agrees with Duan Qirui's plan, hearing Zheng Yiqian say this, Liu Jun opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he asked tentatively again: "Do you want these hundreds of thousands of people to establish a country here." ”

"Yes, for the sake of my safety in the northeast of Liaodong, I agree." Zheng Yiqian did not deny it, but nodded seriously.

Seeing that Liu Jun was a little puzzled, Zheng Yiqian stepped aside, took a map from it, and threw himself on the ground and said: "You see, we now occupy all the land east of Boli, which is not legal, or rather, this is managed by Tsarist Russia, sooner or later, Tsarist Russia will propose to us that we want to return to these places, if we do not agree, they will inevitably open a station with us, and when the time comes, the northern border will inevitably lead to a full-scale war." Zheng Yiqian, who said this, saw Liu Jun listening carefully, so she said again: "However, if these hundreds of thousands of people build a country with our help, this is different, he will be able to block the Russian army and make a perfect barrier for us." You know, our south has been unstable, and the imperial court entrenched in the southwest is still not able to negotiate peace with us. ”

Liu Jun is not a fool, there are some things, as long as Zheng Yiqian dials a little, he can understand the leaving relationship.

"You mean, our main focus is to shift our focus to the south or the imperial court after the war with Japan is over."

It can be regarded as agreeing, Zheng Yiqian nodded, and was about to continue, when she saw Zhong Lin already walking in.

"Head, your grandfather will arrive in Lushun around eight o'clock tomorrow morning." After saying this, Zhong Lin handed a telegram in his hand to Liu Jun.

Hearing this, Liu Jun had a fire in his heart, although what Zhong Lin said was not wrong, but it sounded like it was very awkward, but he didn't say Zhong Lin, but lowered his head and thought for a while and asked Zhong Lin again about this document's suggestion.

The matter is too important, Liu Jun doesn't want to miss this opportunity, there is a give-and-take, this time Duan Qirui's documents are passed over, agree and disagree, there are pros and cons, it's just a matter of which is more important, Liu Jun still agrees with Duan Qirui's telegram in his heart, but he can be a dictator in the army, in this kind of matter related to the fate of Liaodong, and even the fate of China, he thinks it is better to listen to the opinions of others.

"Did you send out the general situation?" Looking down and thinking for a while, Liu Jun raised his head and asked Zhong Lin, who was standing next to him.

After careful consideration, Liu Jun still wanted Li Hongzhang to know a rough idea, don't tell him the news after returning to Lushun when the time comes, it will cause heart problems, and if he dies at that time, it will really outweigh the losses.

"Sent." Zhong Lin nodded.

That's good, hearing Zhong Lin say that it has been sent, Liu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and now, he can only wait for Li Hongzhang to come back before making a decision.

Whining...... Woowoo..... A long whistle sounded at Dandong Railway Station, and then a train that looked like an ordinary passenger train began to start slowly and slide in the direction of Lushun.

Although the train looks ordinary, the person sitting in it now is not ordinary, he is Li Hongzhang's Liu Jun special train who came back from Pyongyang.

After arriving in Dandong, Li Hongzhang rested at the Dandong Garrison Headquarters for nearly six hours before a special train transferred from Lushun appeared.

As soon as the special train arrived, Li Hongzhang immediately ordered to get on the train immediately, and then did not stop on the way, but went directly to Lushun. After all, if before leaving Pyongyang, he did not know the situation, but now he knows the general meaning, that is, about the question of the Japanese army in Siberia.