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Liu Yongfu shouted: "Okay! Lord Wang, what a hero! The old man is willing to go out with the army and fight the Japanese invaders! ”

Cen Chunxuan looked at the old general in surprise and hesitated for a while. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Liu Yongfu realized that he was forgetful because of the blood and pride of the king of Hainan, and hurriedly explained: "However, the old man can't hold a gun anymore!" If you are ten years younger, you can still do it. ”

Chen Zhong laughed and said, "Old General Liu also said what Lord Cen was thinking, right?" ”

Cen Chunxuan showed a smile at this time, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Depressed! Although this official is a feudal official of the imperial court, he is unable to serve the country, and he has watched my great dynasty being bullied by the great powers! If you put aside all your considerations, this official is willing to go into battle and kill the enemy for the country! However, the reality is not as simple as the official imagined!

If we declare war on the great powers in the name of the Qing Kingdom, it is very likely that this will cause a joint invasion of the great powers, just like the Gengzi Change, and it may even bring the catastrophe of annihilation to our Celestial Empire! ”

"Lord Cen, have you thought about it, if you don't fight, won't there be a catastrophe? In fact, if the court blindly forbears weakness and forbearance, the final result will still be a disaster that cannot be avoided! ”

Cen Chunxuan sighed helplessly, was silent, and then suddenly changed the topic and said: "King of Hainan, this official has decided to immediately play the imperial court and give your Hainan army a temporary space to go north to resist Japan!" ”

Chen Zhong restrained his smile, pondered for a while, and said, "Lord Cen, this king thinks that you can use the abolition of the imperial examination, which is currently hotly discussed by the government and the opposition, as a starting point, and then contact several feudal officials and important ministers of the court, which will make this matter a little easier to solve."

In the past two years, China has been in an eventful autumn, and the situation at home and abroad is like an arrow, and it is about to break out.

In the Russo-Japanese War, which began in February last year, the Qing court went so far as to declare neutrality on this war on our territory.

It was because of this that during this period, there was serious turmoil in the country, and the anti-Qing movement was surging. The student tide continued one after another, one after another. Lord Cen didn't know that the Empress Dowager Cixi was really like sitting on pins and needles.

During this period, due to the influence of the Russo-Japanese War, didn't Lord Cen join with Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, Zhao Erxun, the general of Shengjing, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, Zhou Fu, the governor of Liangjiang, and Duan Fang, the governor of Hunan, to demand the suspension of the imperial examination system and the promotion of school education?

You think that the current critical situation in which the Qing Dynasty is located is all because the imperial examination system has caused the country to have no pillars, so that the country cannot select benevolent ministers and wise men who can enrich the country and strengthen the people, and the country is declining day by day, so the country is weak and unable to resist the enemy.

If you can set up all the schools, you must also start to flourish after more than ten years. If the imperial examination is suspended for another ten years, the school will have a tendency to be delayed, and the talents will not be urgently successful, and it will be more than 20 years before the use of many scholars. How can I stay with my strong neighbors?'

Obviously, in the eyes of most people, it is urgent to abolish the imperial examination.

This king thought that in the near future, they would also contact Lord Cen again, and the imperial examination would be abolished.

Why don't Lord Cen take this opportunity to state the importance of our Hainan army going north to resist Japan, which is more historical than abolishing the imperial examination! ”

Cen Chunxuan's eyes lit up, and it seemed that the suggestion put forward by the king of Hainan should be the best solution in front of him, so he said: "King of Hainan, this official will contact the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Huguang, the governor of Zhili, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou and other court officials on the same day, and play the imperial court, and this official will go all out to promote this matter and help the Hainan army go north to resist Japan!" ”

Chen Zhong said: "Since Lord Cen has agreed to this king's proposal, then this king will not be delayed in Guangzhou, and will immediately set off for the north." Finally, I would like to say a word to Lord Cen, and I would like to ask Lord Cen to know about my Hainan army's expedition to the Northeast in a small area. In this way, our army will achieve the effect of surprise. ”

"King of Hainan, although this official has some opinions on your behavior, but in terms of the attitude and behavior of the King of Hainan to the outside world, this official still admires it very much. If the king of Hainan is not an enemy of the Qing court, this official is still very willing to be friends with the king of Hainan. ”

"Hahaha!" Chen Zhong laughed and said: "Lord Cen is really a straightforward person, this king likes it, in fact, this king has long regarded you as a friend, and he is at this point that Lord Cen is upright and jealous and hateful!" ”

"Since the king of Hainan said so, this official will prepare a little thin wine, and ask the king of Hainan to stay here for a night, and then it is not too late to set off north."

"This king thanks the governor for his kindness, I won't drink the wine, this king will borrow this cup of weak tea from Lord Cen to pay tribute to Lord Cen, and I hope that this time the north can be victorious in the fight against Japan!"

"It's good! On the day of the victory of the king of Hainan, Cen will definitely raise a glass with the king of Hainan, even if we meet in battle the next day. ”

"Good! Your Excellency the Governor said yes! This king is waiting for your good wine! That's all for today! After Chen Zhong finished speaking, after saying goodbye to Cen Chunxuan and Liu Yongfu, he left the Governor's Mansion with Song Wenqing and Song Qiaohui.

Song Wenqing said: "Lord Wang, let's stay in Guangzhou for a while, and deign to rest in Song's mansion for a night." ”

"Yes, the prince hasn't been to our Song Mansion yet, so let's stay for one more day." Song Qiaohui pulled Chen Zhong's arm and shook it.

Chen Zhong gently took Song Qiaohui's hand and said: "Mr. Song, tomorrow our Hainan Fleet will go to the Sea of Japan with the Russian Pacific Fleet, according to their speed, they can reach Shanghai the day after tomorrow, and they can enter the Tsushima Strait one day.

They didn't know about this matter. This was deliberately hidden by this king, just for the surprise of the war against Japan.

The king had planned to meet with General Chen Fangzheng in Tianjin to discuss the route of our Hainan fleet after approaching the Sea of Japan, but now he had a new battle plan in mind, so he immediately set out to meet them in Shanghai. ”

"Since the prince's military affairs are urgent, Song will not keep the prince. Wang Ye led the army to a long-distance attack this time, and the logistics supply should be very tight, Song's bank has branches in Shanghai and Tianjin, and Wang Ye can call it at any time, and Song should fully support it! ”

"It's okay, this king needs your branch to help us with logistical supplies."

"That's it, Lord Wang, it's not convenient for you to go to these two branches, Qiao Hui will go north with the Lord Wang, and all these financial matters will be handled by me, and the Lord will give me a logistics official position, so that you can save the Lord from this trouble." Song Qiaohui said excitedly.

Chen Zhong and Song Wenqing didn't know what to say for a while. It was Chen Zhong who broke this embarrassing situation and said: "This king is going north, the mountains are high and the road is far away, it is extremely dangerous, Miss Song is not a child's play." ”

"Qiao Hui, don't make trouble! It's war, you think it's tourism! Song Wenqing said worriedly.

"No! No matter how dangerous it is, I will swear to follow the prince to the north to resist the Japanese! Song Qiaohui stubbornly raised her head.

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