"What is it?" Zhang Zhidong saw that Zaitao was reading the telegram and asked Songpan on the side. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"The court called, hoping to start negotiations."

If you want to start negotiations at this time, I'm afraid Liaodong won't accept it, hearing this, Zhang Zhidong took a deep breath, but he didn't express any opinions, this matter, in the end, Zaitao is in charge.

"The meaning of the imperial court is that we can contact the Liaodong side and reopen negotiations, Lord Zhongtang, what do you mean?"

Although Zaitao is the main negotiator, he still listens to Zhang Zhidong's words.

Now that the imperial court has decided to start negotiations again, although Zhang Zhidong knows that this matter is not easy to succeed, he still stood up and looked at the two people in front of him and said, "I'll do my best." ”

Now the only person who can contact Liaodong is himself, and the other two have no friendship with Li Hongzhang at all. After speaking, Zhang Zhidong looked up and saw that it was still early, nodded and walked out of the room.

Liaodong Baoji garrison commander, after the end of the negotiations with the DPRK, Li Hongzhang did not leave Baoji, but stayed here, first, to help Wang Shizhen mobilize materials, and second, to temporarily manage the government affairs of the Shaanxi and Gansu regions, waiting for Yang Shixiang, who returned from Siberia, to take over.

After the negotiation, Li Hongzhang felt very relaxed, and after arranging the work every day, Li Hongzhang spent the rest of his time waiting for dinner.

"Father, Lord Zhang Zhidong is here to visit." Li Jingfang walked up to Li Hongzhang and whispered.

Zhang Zhidong, this old guy has not been out since the end of the negotiation, and he came here today, he must have come here for the negotiation, Li Hongzhang, who thought of this, smiled, and then said, "Please let him in." After speaking, Li Hongzhang stood up and tidied up his clothes.

"Zhang Zhongtang is the wind that blew you here today, it's not easy." Seeing that Zhang Zhidong had already walked in, Li Hongzhang smiled and said.

Knowingly, Zhang Zhidong is not a fool, he knew on the road that once Li Hongzhang knew that he was going to visit, it must be for negotiation, but now, Li Hongzhang pretended to be stupid, so that Zhang Zhidong couldn't wait to say Li Hongzhang fiercely.

However, he finally endured it, after all, now was not the time to quarrel with Li Hongzhang, so he could only laugh it off.

Li Hongzhang did know what Zhang Zhidong meant, as early as the day of the war against the imperial court, Li Hongzhang knew that the imperial court must repent, where to work in the imperial court for many years, Li Hongzhang knew the virtue of the people in the imperial court, they must not have told Cixi the true situation in Liaodong, otherwise Cixi would not have gone crazy to such a point.

Although Cixi is hateful, but there is still a head, one thing, when you can't sit down, you will definitely not do it, when the First Sino-Japanese War was in the first Sino-Japanese War, Cixi talked to herself, with the situation at that time, whether she could win the war, how much it would cost, these Cixi had a bottom in her heart, otherwise, the imperial court would definitely not declare war with Japan.

"Zhang Zhongtang, you are here today for negotiations, right?" When Zhang Zhidong sat down, Li Hongzhang asked straight to the point. 、

Zhang Zhidong took a deep breath, and then said: "I knew that you must know what I was here for, yes, we hope to be able to summon the resumption of negotiations." Zhang Zhidong said.

Negotiating, Li Hongzhang, who heard this, smiled and said: "The old man doesn't hide it from you, we also have the intention of negotiating again, but at present, we will not accept your intention to negotiate at least before taking the Sword Gate Pass?" ”

What does this mean, Zhang Zhidong looked at Li Hongzhang with a puzzled expression when he heard this, not understanding what he meant.

"This is what Liu Jun meant." Li Hongzhang, who said this, smiled for a moment, and then stopped talking.

It's too vicious, this Liu Jun is really too vicious, once he wins the Sword Gate, no matter what the final result is in the negotiation, it will have no impact on Liu Jun.

"Is there nothing negotiable?" Zhang Zhidong, who felt helpless, looked forward to it.

"Nope."

Beijing, Summer Palace. Zhong Lin looked at Liu Jun in front of him with a puzzled expression, he still didn't understand why Liu Jun gave an order three days ago.

Three days ago in the afternoon, Liu Jun found Zhong Lin and asked him to send a telegram to Li Hongzhang, if the imperial court decided to negotiate again, he could agree to negotiate, but only after the Jianmen Pass was taken.

"Head, I don't understand, hundreds of thousands of us have already started a war, why do we still have to negotiate with the imperial court, can't we just fight it all at once?" After Liu Jun finished his work, Zhong Lin asked after taking the tea from Zheng Yiqian's hand.

Why, don't you know what it means, Liu Jun, who heard this, raised his head and asked Zhong Lin in front of him.

Yes, I really still don't understand how awesome it was when the head gave the order, if he didn't take the southwest, he would definitely not withdraw the army, but it was only a few days, and the front-line troops had only been attacking for less than fifteen days, and the head was about to prepare to negotiate with the imperial court, which made Zhong Lin wonder where the spirit of fighting the Japanese had gone.

"I don't understand." Zhong Lin would not hide anything in front of Liu Jun, but said directly.

Zheng Yiqian, who was on the side, saw Zhong Lin shaking his head like a rattle, and immediately laughed and said: "Actually, the meaning of your head is very simple, no matter how you fight with the imperial court, it is the people in the southwest region who will suffer, if you can peacefully threaten the abdication of the imperial court, then the people in the southwest region will be free from the war, so as to accept it smoothly, in this way, we can use less money, and at the same time, it will also allow more people not to leave their hometowns." “

This one? Zhong Lin immediately understood what Liu Jun meant by doing this, not that Liu Jun didn't want to fight, but for the people in the southwest region, Liu Jun didn't want to fight, it was completely for the people of the three provinces.

Head, but once we let the imperial court abdicate, four million a year, and the palaces built in Chengdu, are all theirs, which I am not happy about? ”

I can't figure this out, Liu Jun, who heard this, stood up suddenly and said: "They don't know bullshit, if you don't give them a house to live in, they will have to sleep on the street, in addition, four million a year, it will start to decline in five years, these are calculated, how much less than we spend on military supplies, don't forget, our goal is not the imperial court." ”

Not the imperial court? What could it be, Zhong Lin looked at Liu Jun in front of him with a puzzled expression, he didn't seem to know what Liu Jun's words meant, (to be continued.) )