Zuo Zongtang asked, "Lord Wang, has something happened?" ”

Li Zhen said: "Don't go to the Forbidden City, live in a military camp." ”

Zuo Zongtang immediately said: "I have asked the soldiers to clean the palace, there are no idle people and so on, the prince can rest assured that he will stay in it." ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't go!" ”

Zuo Zongtang was stunned, not understanding why Li Zhen did this.

Li Zhen did not take the initiative to explain, and ordered the soldiers to lead the way and go in the direction of the barracks. Along the way, Zuo Zongtang was very puzzled in his heart, and so was Liu Jintang, both of them muttered in their hearts, wondering why Li Zhen suddenly changed his attention, did they not do something well? On the way back to the barracks, no one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed very oppressive.

When they arrived at the barracks, the soldiers who followed Li Zhen were stationed in the army.

Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong, Lu Shaochuan and others came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and everyone sat down around the conference table, all of them raised their heads and chests, and looked at Li Zhen.

Li Zhen said: "Just now, you all wondered why I didn't enter the palace? I don't understand. ”

Lu Shaochuan continued: "That's it, you don't go, it's unreasonable!" ”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "The palace is where the emperor lives, what am I going to do?" Don't go! Don't go! ”

Liu Jintang was young and vigorous, and he had no scruples, so he interjected and said: "Lord Wang, Yi and others have been killed, and the children of the Eight Banners have been killed and injured countless times, which will not affect you." Besides, the little emperor in the south is still a milk doll who has not been weaned, and he is not a threat to you. With your prestige, with the strength you currently have, and the fact that you are about to dominate the whole country, it is reasonable to be regarded as the founding emperor of the country, and there is nothing wrong with it! ”

Lu Shaochuan echoed: "I agree, that's a good thing!" ”

Long Xi continued: "Those dog emperors in the Manchu Qing Dynasty are all incompetent people, and their bones are soft, and they kneel down when they see foreigners. Moreover, the Manchu officials only knew how to oppress the Han people, and they also made a child of the Eight Banners to commit murder and evil everywhere. Lord Wang, you are the emperor, not only our brothers, but also the Han people all over the world! ”

The three suggested one after another, and Zhang Zhidong and Zuo Zongtang did not object.

After all, both of them agree with Liu Jintang, Lu Shaochuan and Long Xi. On the one hand, Li Zhen's current prestige is completely above that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the world only knows that there is Li Zhen, but not that there is a little emperor. Countless people support Li Zhen, and the people are aspiring, which is already the basis for being the emperor. On the other hand, the country is naturally best controlled by the Han people, and the Han people in the world can straighten their waists.

Everyone's eyes fell on Li Zhen.

Li Zhen was silent for a long time and said, "I don't claim to be the emperor!" ”

"Ahh

When the words fell, there was no one who was not surprised.

Whether it is Lu Shaochuan, Zuo Zongtang, or Zhang Zhidong, Liu Jintang, Long Xi and others, they all hope that Li Zhen will be the emperor, and they also hope that Li Zhen can be the emperor. Once Li Zhen became emperor, it meant that their power was consolidated and they would become the first heroes under Li Zhen's command. No one wants to give up such a big pie.

Zhang Zhidong opened his mouth and said: "Lord, if you don't call yourself the emperor, you can't help it!" ”

Liu Jintang's mind turned quickly, and he continued: "I will say something that I don't like. Even if the prince wants to be loyal to the little emperor, can the little emperor let you go? Perhaps, the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager Ci'an are currently respectful and respectful to you on the surface. But when the little emperor grows up and becomes pro-government, how should you deal with yourself at that time? A big Buddha like you sits in town, and the power is in your hands, can the little emperor rest assured? ”

After a pause, Liu Jintang continued: "When the time comes, the little emperor will definitely do something to you. Lord, at this point, you have no way out. If you go back, you will be a cliff, and it will be a dead end. The only way to do this is to go forward, then keep going up, and finally stand at the highest point, and strangle all the signs that can threaten you. ”

At this moment, Liu Jintang has completely become a person who supports Li Zhen, and there is no indication that this guy has persuaded Zuo Zongtang to stand on his own. In fact, this is also Zuo Zongtang played a role. Zuo Zongtang was willing to be Li Zhen's subordinate wholeheartedly, and he continued to persuade Liu Jintang to let Liu Jintang see the situation clearly.

Liu Jintang changed his mind and considered Li Zhen.

Zhang Zhidong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, I also agree with the words of this little general. ”

Li Zhen asked, "Brother Ji, what is your opinion?" ”

Zuo Zongtang glanced at Liu Jintang's expectant eyes, smiled and said, "I agree with Liu Jintang's words!" As soon as Zuo Zongtang heard Li Zhen's inquiry, he subconsciously thought that Li Zhen had been moved, and asked him just to see the opinions of the people below, so he agreed without hesitation.

"Hahaha......"

Li Zhen burst out laughing, and the laughter made the people present feel uncomfortable.

What does this mean?

Lu Shaochuan asked: "Lord Wang, you are decisive in your daily life, how did you become a mother-in-law now." Think about it, when we were in Nanjing, Cixi and Ci'an didn't have any rights, and they had already joined forces to prepare against you, wanting to deprive you of your rights. If you still want to serve the little emperor, you must be dead. ”

Li Zhen said: "I don't plan to be the emperor, and I don't plan to delegate power!" Moreover, I have no intention of being loyal to the little emperor, you can rest assured that the little emperor will not affect me. ”

"So what do you want to do?" Lu Shaochuan asked.

Zhang Zhidong said: "Lord Wang, do you want to emulate Cao Mengde, the monarch of Cao Wei? ”

When Li Zhen heard this, he still shook his head.

Zhang Zhidong means that he, Li Zhen, holds power and does not claim to be the emperor, but only to let his son become the emperor in the future. However, Li Zhen had no such plans, he did not intend to continue the emperor's rule, so he was not called the emperor.

It's just that not being called emperor does not mean that you must be loyal to the Manchus.

This rotten Qing Dynasty, he will definitely overthrow.

Zuo Zongtang asked, "What does the prince want to do?" I'm going to give my brothers a thorough idea! ”

Li Zhen thought about it carefully and said: "I am still thinking about this matter, I already have a clue, and the specific arrangements are still being prepared." Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for my brothers. Follow my brother, and you will definitely not suffer. Aren't we fighting hard just to make our lives better? Isn't it just for the sake of a better life for the family? There's no reason to throw out what you have in hand. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen changed his words and said, "Long boil listen to the order!" ”

Long Yu said: "Please command!" ”

Li Zhenlang commanded: "You immediately go to Nanjing, and ask Huang Shihai to send a regiment of troops to invite the little emperor and the empress dowager Cixi and Ci'an to Beijing." Let them return to Beijing. ”

"Yes!" Long Xi replied.

Li Zhen looked at Zuo Zongtang again and said, "Brother Ji Gao, after the little emperor came to Beijing, he didn't live in the Forbidden City, but in other places. You arrange a place, or a place in the Summer Palace, or a place in Zhongnanhai, you can arrange it. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Don't worry, I understand!" ”

Li Zhen continued: "The matter in Beijing has been decided, let's talk about the situation in the southwest. ”

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