Ye Mingchen sat in front of Li Zhen and said respectfully: "Back to the prince, the old man does know that Yi 60 is installed in Guangzhou, and he also knows that he is in charge of Guangzhou. The old man is willing to pull out all the chess pieces arranged by Yi 60 for the prince and clear the danger for the prince. ”

"Good!"

Li Zhen smiled and nodded again and again.

He knew Ye Mingchen's intentions, and he didn't hesitate to promise, and said: "This matter will be handled by Governor Ye, but I want to live, not die." After I catch people, I will review them one by one, and if there are no problems with all of them, then I will congratulate Governor Ye in advance. ”

After Ye Mingchen heard this, excitement appeared on his face.

Obviously, Li Zhen is ready to delegate power to him, or to entrust him with important tasks. Ye Mingchen is really fed up with this kind of days when the scenery is infinite on the surface, but in fact, it is idle and still being monitored. Therefore, after he got Li Zhen's promise, his face bloomed with a smile, and his eyes also smiled into a line.

Ye Mingchen took the initiative to say: "Lord Wang, the old man will prepare immediately, you wait for the good news." ”

Li Zhen nodded slightly, watching Ye Mingchen leave.

Li Zhen sat alone in the room and thought, still thinking about the things Ye Mingchen mentioned.

There is this trend in Guangzhou, and there must be other places such as Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guizhou. This is definitely not for one province, it is a whole set of plans. In addition, there are still difficult things that Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan are encountering at the moment, all of which need to be dealt with, Li Zhen felt a headache, and reached out to rub his headache.

It didn't take long for Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others to rush back.

The civil and military officials under Li Zhen's command all gathered here.

However, Huang Shihai stayed in Nanjing, while Liu Taiping, Ye Chengcheng and Yang Banhou stayed in Guangxi, so Li Zhen only had Qi Zhenhai, Smith, Zhou Xiuying, Yang Luchan and others, which was still less than the original.

Li Zhen nodded at everyone and waited for everyone to take their seats.

After sitting down, Li Zhen said: "I summoned you here today, there are many things to deal with. Take this time to sort through everything. ”

When Zhao Liewen, Zeng Guofan and others heard this, they were all stunned. When he went to inform, he only conveyed the things in the north, but now Li Zhen said that there are countless things, and several people are puzzled.

Everyone looked at Li Zhen and waited for Li Zhen to continue speaking.

Li Zhen said: "The first thing is about the situation of Longxi and Lu Shaochuan in the north. After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Wang Xiaoyang, you know the situation in more detail, and you will clarify it." ”

"Yes!"

Wang Xiaoyang nodded and said solemnly: "After Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan secretly went north with some soldiers, they formed a team with the local people in the Heilongjiang region to fight against the army of Tsarist Russia. Because of the environment, and the soldiers of the Tsarist Russian army are very strong and not easy to be alone, Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi have not gained much, and they have fallen into the predicament of being surrounded and suppressed by Tsarist Russian soldiers. Now in order to open up the situation in the north, it is necessary for people to come to support and open up the situation in front of us. ”

When the people present heard this, they all frowned.

The Heilongjiang area is cold, and there are white ice cubes everywhere in winter, and the environment is difficult!

To go to the north is to suffer and suffer.

Li Zhen's gaze swept over the people under his command one by one, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to go to the north to open up the situation, you will inevitably need a person with extremely strong ability to go, tell me who you are?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Lord Wang, Liu Jintang, the fierce general under my command, can." ”

Liu Jintang is young, but he has a lot of combat experience, and he is a fierce general under Zuo Zongtang.

Zeng Guofan said: "Lord Wang, I recommend Peng Yulin to go." This person has both civil and military skills, and can not only govern the army, but also sort out political affairs. If he goes to the north to cooperate with Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan, he can help Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan to the greatest extent. After all, Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan are already capable of fighting, and Yunwen Yunwu's visit is the most suitable. ”

When Zuo Zongtang heard this, he did not refute it.

In fact, he also agreed with Long Xi's words.

Neither Smith nor Zhou Xiuying interjected, listening quietly.

After Li Zhen pondered for a while, he said: "Let Peng Yulin go, although Liu Jintang is a good hand at fighting, he is still very lacking in sorting out political affairs. Moreover, Liu Jintang is young and still needs too much polishing. ”

Peng Yulin, Li Zhen knows.

Peng Yulin, whose name is Xueqin, was a famous politician and military strategist in the Qing Dynasty, and the commander of the naval division in the late Qing Dynasty, the leader of the Hunan army, known as Xueshuai. Peng Yulin Yunwen Yunwu, together with Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, is known as the Three Masters of the Qing Dynasty, and Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Hu Linyi are known as the "Four Famous Ministers of Zhongxing" in the Qing Dynasty, the founder of the Hunan Army Naval Division, and the founder of China's modern navy.

With such a character, Li Zhen is definitely impressed.

Li Zhen's words were final, and another person was poached from Zeng Guofan's command.

Before and after, from the initial staff Zhao Liewen, to the later Li Hongzhang who took the initiative to stay in Japan, and the current army commander Peng Yulin, Li Zhen has poached the three main forces from Zeng Guofan. The talent under Zeng Guofan's command has dropped sharply, and it is already necessary to fill with fresh blood. However, Zeng Guofan has been following Li Zhen for a long time, so he has no idea, anyway, he is working for Li Zhen, and as a teacher and friend with Li Hongzhang and others, he is happy from the bottom of his heart.

Li Zhen changed his words and said, "The matter in the north is decided, let's move on to the next thing." At the moment, we have encountered the most serious thing, the one that will almost endanger us at all. ”

When everyone heard this, their expressions became serious.

Li Zhen said affirmatively: "When Zhao Liewen went to inform you that you were coming, Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, came to see the king and said something surprising. The Yi 60 in the north has been vigorously playing chess pieces across the country, lobbying officials to support the Yi 60 and promising heavy profits. I believe that this matter is not only in Guangdong, but also in all places, and it cannot be just Guangdong. If this matter is not handled well, we will really face the danger of losing the country and be quietly destroyed by Yi 60. ”

After he finished speaking, Wang Xiaoyang continued: "Lord Wang, there are 60 people in Guangzhou, but I failed to find and solve it in time, this is my dereliction of duty, please ask the prince to condemn the crime." ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't mention these crimes at this time, let's talk about it later." What I need is a solution. Guangdong has Ye Mingchen to take action, but there must be someone responsible for handling it. ”

Zeng Guofan thought for a while, and immediately said: "Lord Wang, when Yongzheng Ye was alive, there was a sticky rod to monitor the whole country. Now that the prince is sorting out the political affairs of the whole country, I think it is also necessary to set up an agency responsible for handling confidential information. This part of the people, who are not responsible for probing information, belong to a more special group. ”

Li Zhen nodded, agreeing with Zeng Guofan's statement. It's time to create an intelligence organization of its own, or a real secret service.

ps； 2nd Update; Continuing on.