Chen Chuwang looked at his son worriedly, he knew very well in his heart that the current situation in Hainan was calm on the surface, but in fact it was full of crises.

At this time, it is really helpless to hand over this burden to his son. I'm already old and frail!

This time, Chen Zhong destroyed the Far East Post Station, banned the Xihai Chamber of Commerce, and killed Yamamoto Nishikawa and Matsui Keiji, which would inevitably attract the retaliation of the Japanese.

Moreover, Japan has been spying on our Hainan for a long time, and over the years, they have been looking for opportunities to seek our Hainan.

It's just that at this moment, Japan's war with Russia in northeastern China is intensifying, and they don't have enough energy to consider the Hainan issue.

The more than 100,000 troops of the Qing court in the north encircled and suppressed Guangxi, and now they are still gathered on the line of Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong, and are connected with the French ** team in northwest Hainan and Vietnam, forming a situation of encirclement of Hainan.

In this way, Hainan is like a fierce tiger in the mountains and forests, surrounded on all sides by a pack of hungry wild wolves.

After listening to Chen Chuwang's analysis of the current situation in Hainan, Chen Zhong smiled, poured another cup of tea for his father, and said:

"Father, your analysis is right, we in Hainan are indeed surrounded by the forces of various countries, and on the surface, it is really full of dangers!

However, if we carefully analyze the forces around our Hainan, they have checks and balances on each other, and if we can take advantage of the contradictions between them to turn the seemingly unfavorable situation in our Hainan into a situation that is favorable to our Hainan. ”

Chen Chuwang's eyes lit up, looking at his son's calm style, and nodded with satisfaction, the delicate situation of all parties around Hainan is not something that ordinary politicians can see.

Chen Chuwang interrupted his son's words and asked: "Zhong'er, my father knows that you have a long view of the current situation in Hainan, and I believe that you will also be able to take advantage of the intricate relationship between all parties and the contradictions between them, so that they can check and balance each other, and leave a peaceful space for Hainan to develop well." However, Zhong'er, my father wants to ask you, after tonight, when you take over the throne of Hainan, do you have any thoughts on the future of Hainan? ”

Chen Zhong knew that this was his father's investigation before he took over Hainan. After the king of Hainan handed over the power of Hainan to himself, he wanted to know how Lieutenant Chen would govern Hainan, and whether he had a more long-term idea while governing Hainan.

So, Chen Zhong told Chen Chuwang in detail about his grand imperial dream.

"Father, I think Hainan is your fight after years of bloody battles, and today's prosperity of Hainan is the result of all your efforts, so the sons will never dare to live up to their father's expectations, and will use their life's energy to push the glory of Hainan to the whole of China!"

"Well, Zhong'er, have ambition! Father would love to know your specific thoughts and steps. ”

"Father, you also know that the current Qing court, from the outside, seems to be very powerful, but in fact, he is already a terminally ill rotten body. Since Emperor Jiaqing, although there are people with lofty ideals who have gathered wisdom and undergone reforms, they have not been able to change the situation of the sharp decline of the Qing court! What's more, the conservatives are struggling to make a living, just for the sake of temporary entertainment, and ignoring the foundation of China's thousands of years, and selling the country to seek glory, our Chinese nation has now reached the critical point of life and death. ”

Chen Chuwang was a little excited when he saw his son, but he laughed happily.

Chen Zhong saw that his father was very happy and a little puzzled when he heard his somewhat angry statement, so he asked, "Father, is there something wrong with what I said?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that. My father was just very happy to see that my middle son was not the kind of thinking that a little wealth is peace, and he did not just enjoy the temporary glory of the small island of Hainan, but had a dream of a strong country with great ambitions in mind and strong blood, and my father was very pleased! ”

"So, father, in the face of this fragmented mountain and river, we in Hainan must not sit idly by! We must not watch the great powers wantonly trample on the land of China, and we must not give away the great rivers and mountains that our ancestors beat down with their blood, and let a demon woman give them to foreigners with the shameful act of 'measuring China's material resources and forming a friendship with the country'! In such a bleak situation, how can we Chinese bloody men stand idly by! ”

Chen Zhong paused and continued: "Father, I have an extremely ambitious plan, I want to spend three to six years to work hard to overthrow this decaying Qing court, establish a strong Chinese empire, drive out the great powers in my Chinese land, and return me to a magnificent and rich splendid mountains and rivers in China!" ”

Chen Chuwang sat up straight, looked at Chen Zhong seriously, and said, "Zhong'er, tell me in detail about your specific steps." ”

"Father, I think that Hainan is the foundation of our foundation, and we must first lay a solid foundation for Hainan's foundation. Vigorously develop the economy in Hainan and make the most adequate logistical supplies for the Qing court in the future Northern Expedition. Because we are located on the small island of Hainan Island, and we are backed by the sea, we must have a strong naval fleet. Father, during this period, I want to carry out a large-scale expansion of the Hainan Fleet that you built in your early years, and gradually build it into a world-class fleet.

When we are well prepared, we can first take Liangguang, directly attack Xichuan and Huguang, and occupy half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River in about three years. In about three years, we can take the northwest, outer Mongolia, and northeast, capture Beijing, overthrow this decadent Qing Dynasty, and establish our powerful Chinese empire. ”

"Good! Father, I am so glad to hear your great idea of empire today! Zhong'er, this is also the ambition of my father when he first started to fight in Hainan! It's just that my father's body can no longer support these grand wishes, at this moment, my father will never have regrets again, my middle son is worthy of being the son of Chen Chuwang, the king of Hainan! Father believes that you will definitely carry forward Hainan, complete the hegemony of the Chinese Empire, and create a world for our calamitous Chinese nation in this humiliating and bleak era! ”

When Chen Zhong saw his sick father, he talked about the dream of this empire, and he was suddenly interested, and this was also his dream when he set up an army in Hainan thirty years ago.

Chen Zhong admired this father from the bottom of his heart, without far-sighted wisdom, it would be impossible to build Hainan so advanced and powerful, could it be that his original idea was correct? ――This Hainan King is also a traverser? Otherwise, how could this father take such a long-term view?

In the back garden of the palace, Chen Zhongzheng was excitedly discussing the idea of the Chinese Empire with Chen Chuwang, at this time, the guards came to report: General Qigang of Guangxi sent the military information of Guangxi, the Qing court is gathering troops to move in the direction of Yulin and Nanning, and the French army has also assembled on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and the Hainan army in Guangxi is about to face a big war!

General Chen Fangzheng of the South China Sea also sent a message from the South China Sea, and the British fleet in the east and the Japanese West Sea Fleet were also moving closer to Hainan.

For a time, Hainan seemed to be on the verge of war!