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readx; Chen Zhong and his entourage left the UK, and they did not return to the Northeast or Hainan, but returned to Shanghai. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After two months of repairs, most of the captured ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet were led by Rear Admiral Li Yong, the flagship of the second battle group of the former Hainan Fleet, and sailed out of Port Arthur and came to Shanghai to meet Chen Zhong.

After leaving Shanghai about a month later, he returned to Hainan with Chen Zhong and Chen Fangzheng and his entourage, and reorganized into a new Hainan Fleet with several ships purchased from abroad and warships produced by Hainan's own shipyards, with Li Yong as the acting commander-in-chief of the new Hainan Fleet.

The original Hainan Fleet remained in Port Arthur and was renamed the Bohai Fleet, and Xu Chunsheng was promoted to commander-in-chief of the North Sea Fleet.

At this point, Hainan already has two large fleets, and Chen Fangzheng is the commander-in-chief of the navy, commanding the two fleets.

Chen Zhong's return to Shanghai this time was mainly to see the construction of the military port on Chongming Island, and in addition, the excavation of the crystal mine under Chongming Island.

On the day Chen Zhong arrived in Shanghai, he received information that "Genjiro Akashi is also going to Shanghai, and the purpose of his trip is to contact Cen Chunxuan." ”

Cen Chunxuan came to Shanghai? Chen Zhong remembered that Zhang Jian and others organized the Preparatory Constituent Association in Shanghai, and sent Zheng Xiaoxu, a staff member, to serve as the president. They invited Cen Chunxuan to discuss some details before the preparatory meeting.

Another reason is that Cen Chunxuan offended some officials and offended their backstage Prince Qing.

On the grounds that the Yunnan Pianma civil rebellion needed to be dealt with, Yixuan transferred Cen Chunxuan to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, hoping to drive him away from the center of power. Cen Chunxuan then refused to take office because of his illness, so he stayed in Shanghai and watched the political situation.

Chen Zhong decided to make an appointment with Cen Chunxuan, and he wanted to inform him in advance that the Japanese wanted to use the conflict with him to provoke hostility against the Hainan army within the Qing court.

Cen Chunxuan secretly came to the "Guanhai Pavilion" newly built by Chen Zhong on the beach of Chongming Island that night.

Cen Chunxuan said: "Brother Chen, Cen should really congratulate you, you have done what many of us want to do but dare not do, you did it so beautifully!" Brother, I'm ashamed of myself! ”

Chen Zhong smiled and said, "Lord Cen, if it weren't for you and Lord Qu in the middle of the court, I'm afraid my army wouldn't have landed in Liaodong so smoothly!" There would be no situation like today. ”

"Brother Chen, to be honest, this time, we are really proud of ourselves, our Qing Dynasty has not had such a scenery for many years. Little Japan was beaten by you, and the old Maozi of Russia could only suffer a dumb loss.

The treaty you signed in Britain set off a wave of unremitting self-improvement in the country, strengthening the country and enriching the people, and our people's confidence was greatly increased because of this, and you became a great hero in the hearts of the people. Cen Chunxuan sincerely expressed his praise to Chen Zhong.

Chen Zhong said: "Lord Cen, the reason why I invite you to come over this time is that in addition to wanting to have a small gathering with old friends, there is another extremely important thing to tell you. ”

"Oh, Brother Chen, what's so important, so urgent?"

"Lord Cen, do you know that there is an agent named Genjiro Akashi in Japan?"

"I know, according to what I heard, this person is very powerful."

"Lord Cen, Genjiro Akashi has arrived in Shanghai."

"Oh, what is he doing here?"

"Looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Cen Chunxuan said in surprise: "What is he looking for me for?" ”

"Lord Cen, do you know what Genjiro Akashi is best at?" Cen Chunxuan looked at Chen Zhong puzzled, he didn't know what this Japanese agent who was rumored to be a ghost wanted to do.

Chen Zhong said: "He is best at instigating, divisive, agitating, and then stirring up turmoil in a region or a country.

The Japanese have suffered a big loss in front of our Hainan army this time, and they are not willing to give up, and they must take revenge and take revenge on our Hainan army.

However, with Japan's current national strength, it is simply impossible to fight a war in a short period of time.

Therefore, they wanted to take advantage of the delicate relationship between our Hainan army and the Qing court to find an entry point from it, and then provoke the Qing court to meet our Hainan soldiers, and eventually both sides would be defeated. Whether the Qing court won this war, or whether we won the war in Hainan, this created an opportunity for Japan and won time to recover.

After three or five years, their vitality slowly recovers, and our side is already in a mess, so they will find the best time to give us a fatal blow.

So, Lord Cen, don't underestimate this agent, his energy is not small. ”

Cen Chunxuan's face changed suddenly, and he said angrily: "If he comes, the old man will kill him!" ”

Chen Zhong said with a smile: "Lord Cen, he is still so strong, and if we kill him, the Japanese will use this as an excuse to create an incident, which will inevitably attract the interference of the West, Britain and the United States, and other countries, so that things will be more complicated."

I just want to remind Lord Cen that he will take advantage of the festival between you and Yixuan to make a big fuss, so, Lord Cen, you just need to pay attention to the situation, or close the door and disappear.

However, I have to warn you that they are going to frame you. Even if Genjiro Akashi doesn't instigate you, Yilu will create trouble in the middle. ”

Cen Chunxuan laughed and said, "That's for sure, but just by virtue of this stupid donkey, I think I'm still a little tender." Old man, this stay in Shanghai is because of the villain Yixuan.

It's nothing if the old man doesn't do it alone, I'm afraid that Lafayette will fall for them, deny my last twist, and send troops to Hainan and the Liaodong Peninsula, so aren't we fighting a civil war ourselves? We are constantly consuming ourselves, and this will certainly create more conditions for Japan and Russia, which I do not want to see. ”

Chen Zhong said: "Lord Cen, please take care of yourself, and please explain the pros and cons to the imperial court, so that they must not do things that hurt the enemy."

However, I am also mentally prepared that as long as the Qing court is encouraged by them to send troops to our Hainan, then we will have to accompany us to the end! ”

"Brother Chen, this is the last scene I want to see, and I will try my best to persuade the court not to listen to the greedy words of those villains. However, I also hope that the King of Hainan can endure some small frictions and try to avoid our own civil war, otherwise, we will fall for the conspiracy of those bad guys. Cen Chunxuan said extremely worriedly.

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