Liu Xuan turned around and immediately saw Lin Yizhe's figure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Xuan looked at Lin Yizhe slightly in horror and consternation, and saw that the young governor was about twenty-five years old, with a slender figure and broad shoulders, and his originally delicate appearance was ruined a lot by his gray face, and his eyes were bloodshot, showing a haggard color that could not be concealed. However, his body was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, the smell of blood! The blue Yipin official uniform was indecently tied with a brass buckle cow belt. Carrying a revolver and a long saber at his waist, the tiger stood at the door in a tangled manner, looking at him coldly, looking like he was fighting on the battlefield and tearing someone apart on the spot.

Beside him was a group of red-clad soldiers with rifles armed with bayonets, and like their commanders, they exuded a thick murderous aura from top to bottom.

On the side of the courtyard, the guards of the government office all squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, and they didn't dare to make a sound. All of them were disarmed, some with bruised faces, others with cracked eyes and bleeding from their nostrils, apparently because they had just been butted in their guns for resisting.

Seeing this scene, Liu Zhang's invincible arrogance just now suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by horror and frustration that was difficult to hide.

"Lord Liu's city gate is so tightly guarded!" Lin Yizhe stared at Liu Xuan and said in a deep voice.

Liu Xuan's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

"When I saw Shangguan, why didn't you kneel?!" A shipmaster and sailor roared, which frightened Liu Xuan's body, his legs and stomach weakened, and he almost knelt down.

Seeing that Liu Xuan was still standing there without moving, the shipmaster and sailor immediately raised the rifle in his hand and aimed at Liu Zhang.

"You...... What are you going to do? Liu Xuan shouted in panic.

"Lord Liu is not going to recognize me as a Shangguan?" Lin Yizhe stared at him coldly, and the murderous aura in his voice became thicker.

"I ...... You and I have never met, how do I know who you are? Liu Xuan saw that Lin Yizhe only had a gun and a knife with him, and there were soldiers with guns around him, so he calculated that he was in a hurry, and he didn't bring anything that could prove his identity.

"Lord Liu, do you want to check the Guan Fang Seal and the King's Command?" Lin Yizhe sneered, "Then I'll ask Lord Liu to go to the governor's yamen to inspect it!" He turned around and roared, "Tie up!" ”

"Lin Yizhe! I am an official of the imperial court, you don't have an edict from the Son of Heaven, dare to come nonsense?! When Liu Xuan heard this, he immediately jumped to his feet and shouted, "Do you want to rebel?" ”

"You're the one who wants to rebel!" Lin Yizhe said in a deep voice, "Shangguan inspected, and instead of personally greeting him, he wanted to use artillery bombardment to murder, isn't it a rebellion?" ”

Hearing Lin Yizhe's words, Liu Xuan knew that what he said just now had been heard by Lin Yizhe, and his heart was cold for a while, and he wanted to die of anger.

"You dare to argue when you are dying!" Lin Yizhe reprimanded angrily, "Your capital crime is not just murdering Shangguan? When the Japanese invaders, you hesitated, fled in panic when the enemy was encountered, the whole army collapsed, and afterwards you made clever remarks, lying that the rescue was too late, deceiving the superiors and subordinates, avoiding the battle, and letting the Japanese slaughter the people without regard! It's really a dog! ”

Liu Xuan scolded Lin Yizhe so hard that his face turned purple, and he was frightened for a while, and before he could say anything, two shipmasters and sailors had already stepped forward, kicked him to the ground, cut his hands back, and tied him up.

"Lin Yizhe! My appointment in Tainan Mansion was recommended by Zuo Gong! You dare to do this to me, Zuo Gong knows it, and he will not spare you! Liu Xuan shouted.

"What about Zuo Zongtang's recommendation? Zuo's recommendation that you ignore the laws of the country? How much money do people have? Lin Yizhe couldn't help but sneer again and again when he heard that Liu Xuan had moved Zuo Zongtang out.

Seeing Liu Xuan carry out Zuo Zongtang to threaten Lin Yizhe, a shipmaster and sailor were furious, stepped forward and kicked Liu Zhang's face. Due to the large number of troops in the ship, Liu Xuan was kicked to the ground with his head and fainted.

After tying up Liu Xuan and dragging him down, Lin Yizhe walked into Liu Zhang's study, and saw the feng shui classics and Kanyu diagrams that Liu Xuan put on the bookcase, and his heart was full of disdain.

At this time, several shipmasters and sailors escorted Liu Zhang's masters in, and several masters were already frightened when they saw the fierce and vicious shipmaster sailors, and they were even more trembling when they saw Lin Yizhe, Lin Yizhe asked them a few words, and asked them to find out Liu Zhang's letter transcript and read it.

After seeing the letter written by Zuo Zongtang to Liu Xuan, Lin Yizhe's anger rose in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface, and only ordered all the books and manuscripts in Liu Xuan's study to be searched.

In the wing room, Liu Xuan's wives and concubines watched this scene in horror, only the woman named Guixiang seemed very calm.

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"Li Wenzhong's Public Collection: Fulin Kunyu Army":

"Covering the coastal defense and sparseness, the rules are correct, the section of the warship, especially the discussion is detailed, the self-righteousness is sweet and bitter, and the admiration is inexplicable. The commander is not talented, terrified, Jun claims to know nothing about the shipyard, is too modest, and really knows nothing about coastal defense. ”

"At the beginning of the month, I picked up Chen, but it was useless, and I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't know what to do. I hereby pay attention to the teachings, and he recommends the deacon, and he is sincere, and he does not dare to flaunt each other. The masters of the ship have their own opinions, each with their own insights, and they are more refined than other places, so they know that there are many talents under the scenes, and they are not within the reach of those who chase the wind and shadows elsewhere. The proposal of the governor to move to Taiwan is a long-term plan. The servant Zeng Li Chen was on the road, and the main manuscript of the Ministry of Officials was approved, and the small program still had to be judged by Fujian. The repetition of the provinces has not yet arrived, and there are major national events, and there is no time to do it for the time being. This spring, we will calmly meet the core, but the Nanyang provinces will put forward the program, who will return to the public? The price of the ironclad ship opened by the Japanese and Italian Ge has been approximated, and it is respectful to order it to return to China to buy machinery, and then visit and explain in detail on the way, when can it be done? The previous proposal to take apprentices and craftsmen to learn to build and drive, can they be prepared in time? Wen Xiang was anxious to buy a small iron boat, which belonged to Hurd and asked the price by Telecom. According to the cloud, each ship with artillery is made in the British factory, and the price ranges from more than 100,000 to 200,000. It is planned to order the Hehe Tax Department to come to Tianjin for a meeting, and if it is successful, it will be heard again. …… Liu Lanzhou has a voice in Zhejiang, his brother is called virtuous, the servant has never seen it, as the king said, his crime cannot be punished, when he is sent to the imperial court, he will be punished strictly, in order to comfort the hearts of the army and the people. …… Tang Junhou came to the book, and the department was invaded by the miasma, and there were many things, so he asked for the inner crossing after the completion of the fort, and the servant told him to follow the festival for the advance. The army transports food and ammunition, and often sends a ship to and from Shanghai and Yang, which is fortunate to have a ventilation pulse. When will the platform return to the factory? Still to the east? ”

"The Queen Mother hangs the curtain, works hard to govern, and is currently fortunate to be peaceful, and her thoughts are attached."

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Japan, Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Audience Hall.

At this time, there was no one else in the audience hall except for Emperor Meiji and Ito Hirobumi, as well as a few military attachés.

"Then, the matter of negotiating peace with the Qing State is all up to Ito Qing!" Emperor Meiji looked at Hirobumi Ito, who was sitting in front of him, and said in a hoarse voice, his head slightly downward.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! Ministers will never fail God's grace! Ito replied loudly as he sat and bowed to Emperor Meiji.

"Shan County Secretary has resigned from his position, Ito Qing thinks, who is better to take over?" Emperor Meiji asked.

"The prestige of the Shan County Monarch in the imperial army is irreplaceable." Hirobumi Ito said, "If you can't find a suitable candidate in a short time, his position will be vacant first!" The military spirit of the imperial army is very important, and it is really impossible to reassure people without a person who can be entrusted with the ability to be entrusted with the position of the county magistrate. ”

"What do you think of Saigo? Ito-qing? Emperor Meiji asked.

"Xixiang Qing is a suitable candidate, but if he goes out of the mountain now, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction with the Qing government and is not conducive to the progress of peace talks." Ito Hirobumi said, "Because the commander of the army that conquered Taiwan this time is his younger brother!" ”

"Alright then!" Emperor Meiji sighed and nodded.

After the audience, Ito Hirobumi walked out of the palace quickly, and found that the Saionji Gongwang was waiting for him at the door.

When he heard the footsteps, he looked up suddenly, and saw Ito Hirobumi's calm and calm appearance, and the uneasy feeling in his heart calmed down slightly.

"Your Majesty agreed?" Saionji Gongwang asked.

Ito Hirofumi took a long breath, glanced at the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, whose eyes were full of anticipation, and said, "Your Majesty has agreed to make major concessions to the Qing Kingdom, and as for the position of Yama County Monarch, I already have a better candidate here. ”

"Who?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang asked almost subconsciously.

"There is no doubt about talent in life and death, and I am willing to leave my soul to protect the imperial city." Hirobumi Ito replied.

"Saigo-kun?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was stunned for a moment and sighed, "Your Excellency, no wonder some people say that after the resignation of Yamagu-kun, it will be the era of Ito from now on. When I heard it today, it really deserved its name. ”

"Tao An, don't you want to hold me." , Ito Hirofumi smiled slightly, and then his face turned cold, and he had already lost his smile, and he immediately said: "If I don't care whose era it is, I won't think of Saigo-kun." ”

Listening to Ito Hirobumi's answer, Saionji Gongwang was stunned again.

Ito Hirobumi stepped forward to the side of Saionji Kobo, and slowly walked side by side with him.

"Tao An, do you know what I am asking for peace talks with the Qing State this time? ......" Ito said, a hint of unspeakable loneliness flashed in his eyes.

"For what?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang stopped and asked.

Ito Hirobumi turned around suddenly, looked at the Saionji Gongwang with a cold gaze, and his tone was as cold as frost: "For the sake of the people's morale of the empire!" ”

"Popular sentiment?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was slightly stunned, and his face also showed a thoughtful expression.

"It's the people's morale!" A strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Ito Hirobumi's mouth, "Tao An, you came to Tokyo from Yokohama this time, did you come by train?" ”

"Naturally, take the railway, otherwise you still take the carriage?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang quipped.

"Hmm." Ito Hirobumi bowed slightly, and continued to ask: "This railway was built with a loan borrowed from Britain when I was serving as a junior assistant in the Ministry of Finance. ”

"Of course I remember that." A smile rose at the corner of the mouth of the Saionji Gongwang - when Shigenobu Okuma and Hirobumi Ito conspired to build the Tokyo-Yokohama Railway with a loan, it can be said that the whole country was raging, and people from all walks of life denounced Shigenobu and Ito Hirobumi who borrowed money to build the road as "****" who betrayed the country to seek glory, and there were even rumors that Hirobumi Ito built the road to facilitate his trip to Yokohama and his mistress......

"Compared to the early years of the Meiji era, the people were no longer surprised by Western affairs such as railways." Ito Hirobumi smiled a little smugly, but the smile was only fleeting, "But if you want to really establish the heart of competing for the world, the people of the empire are still too far away." ”

He continued to pace forward with his hands down, his voice slowly lowered, and his eyes were a little indignant: "What was Shan County like that day, you also saw it-"

"That's because Japan has been studying behind China for too long......" Saionji Gongwang let out a leisurely sigh and was speechless for a while.

"yes." Hirobumi Ito nodded slightly. "The confrontation between our country and the Qing State was originally a small fight against the big, although it was not necessarily a weak fight against the strong. And once it clashed with Russia, it was really a wolf fighting a bear, and there was no way back. That's why. It is also necessary for all the people to have confidence in victory and go all out, so that there is a possibility that the weak will defeat the strong. And in order to do this, it is necessary to give the people confidence that they will win. And the best way to build this confidence is to let the people see a glorious victory first. That's why Shan County insisted on sending troops to Taiwan. It is precisely because of this that I first acquiesced to the county's adventurous action and helped him convince the government. Ito's eyes wandered for a while. After sighing, he muttered in a low voice, "I just didn't expect it to be such a result......

"This time to send troops to Taiwan, the empire did not gain the slightest benefit, but wasted a lot of military expenses."

The public of Xiyuan Temple sighed and sighed, "And the source of military expenses is the government issued a three-year special public bond of 10 million yuan......

"Yes! Even if it is divided into three years. It's too big a number, but for the sake of Japan's future. I can only suffer the people. ”

After a very brief fugue in the world, Ito Hirobumi quickly regained his mind and put his thoughts back on track: "It's all for Japan, for the people!" ”

Seeing that the public of Xiyuan Temple was silent, he continued: "The road to national prosperity and strength should be at the two ends, first to develop the wisdom, virtue and good ability of the majority of the people, so that they can enter the realm of civilization and enlightenment. Second, the people will break the bad habits of the old days, not be willing to be in a passive position, and then work together to build a prosperous and strong country in the public affairs of the country. ”

"If we want to develop the wisdom of the people to enter civilization and enlightenment, we must greatly promote education. The only way to make the people seriously participate in the building of the country as a true citizen is to be constitutional, and even to transfer the power of budget examination from the cabinet to the Diet is to formally achieve this purpose. However, before that, it is necessary to arouse the people's desire for self-improvement, because the Qing Dynasty has been a behemoth for Japan for thousands of years, and if it can truly win with one blow, the hearts of the people of Japan will surely be boosted. Although we failed to defeat it this time, it was not a good thing for the Japanese people! And the victory of the Qing State is likely to be a bad thing for the Qing State! ”

"Why?" Hearing Ito Hirobumi's words, Saionji Gongwang was even more surprised.

"The Qing country is big, our country is small, and since the war with Britain and France, the Qing country has vigorously rectified and tried to improve itself, and it has been a small success! Shan Shan Jun was worried that the Qing State would be strong for a long time, so he advocated that Japan and the Qing Kingdom should have a showdown as soon as possible! "And I didn't think much ...... at the time."

Listening to Hirobumi Ito's answer, Konobo of Saionji Temple smiled bitterly and did not speak, but waited for Hirobumi Ito's next words.

At this time, Ito Hirobumi's face also showed a wry smile that was quite similar to that of the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang: "At that time, I said to the county magistrate that the Qing Kingdom used poetry to take literature, and to use bows and horses to take martial arts. In case of trouble, it will be rectified a little, but after a year or two, it will be settled again, that is, the so-called 'falling asleep again'! Therefore, those who want a quick solution are Qing Guo, not Japan! The more time passes, the stronger Japan will be, and the weaker the Qing will be! ”

"I understand...... Xiyuan Temple Gongwang suddenly realized, and his eyes lit up when he was neutral.

"The victory of the Qing Dynasty, the whole country must be intoxicated with the joy of victory, and then the old state reverted, sleeping as before, and Japan after this setback, the people worked hard, the whole country is united, in a few years, there will be the strength to compete with it, and then ......

Ito Hirofumi's tirade has finally come to an end - this remark is well-founded, so far, it is really loud, and the heart of the Saionji Gongwang is shaken, and he has not answered for a long time.

"It turns out that what Ito-kun relies on is the will of the people......"

Saionji Gongwang suddenly looked up at Ito Hirobumi and muttered: "But the four words 'popular can be used' are a double-edged sword, and if you are not careful, you are afraid that it will be too upside down and harm your own ......."

"Oh? How? Hirobumi Ito asked, but there was not the slightest hint of surprise on his face.

"Your Excellency is very correct in saying that the root of a country's strength and prosperity lies in whether it can create a true citizen." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang Zhengse said, "In this way, it is necessary to make the people lively and cheerful, upright and promising." And we must not allow the people to fall into generosity, tragedy, and partiality. Nowadays, people in the face of adversity are often role models for young people to follow. This practice will inevitably leave a ...... of disadvantages."

"Efforts to develop education are the general trend of the world, and education should be strengthened to reflect on the rise and fall of civilization. The meaning of national education is to let the people know how to think for themselves, and know how to choose what is good and be stubborn. "Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said eloquently, and said seriously, "And today's national education in our country makes the people know that there is a country but do not know selfishness, and they know obedience but do not know how to think...... If national education is only for the sake of so-called national unity, then what is the use of education? ”

"Do you mean the "Edict on Education" of Shan Shan Jun?" Ito Hirobumi interjected and asked, his tone as flat as a glass of white water.

The prince of Xiyuan Temple bowed his head lightly and continued: "The duty of a soldier lies in obedience, but the meaning of national education lies in thinking and persevering. If we continue to follow the "Edict on Education" that obeys unconditionally and ignores the analysis of right and wrong...... I fear that the army of the future will no longer be the army of Japan, and Japan will become the Japan of the army! ”