In the Chuxiu Palace, except for the crackling of candles and the words that Zhang Zhidong said from time to time, the angry Cixi finally regained her calm.

Zhang Zhidong is right, now fighting with Liaodong, it's not that he can't fight, but some situations haven't been figured out yet, especially Zhili and Liangguang, what do these two places mean, the imperial court has not yet figured it out, once he rashly starts a war with Liu Jun, although there are Japanese reinforcements on the periphery, but if Liangguang and Zhili suddenly stab in their backyard. Then you really don't have more to gain than you lose.

"What do you mean, now we can only endure this breath and figure out what they are saying." Cixi was silent for a while before she raised her head and looked at Zhang Zhidong standing in front of her.

"Lafayette, for the sake of today, this is the only way." Zhang Zhidong breathed a sigh of relief, and from Cixi's words, he could hear that Cixi planned to let go for the time being.

"Okay, you go ahead and handle it." Cixi finished speaking weakly, and with Li Lianying's support, she turned around and walked to the back hall.

Lushun, for the first time since October, had a heavy rain.

Inside and outside Lushun, there was drizzle everywhere, and the rain from the eaves fell under the eaves from time to time, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

In the headquarters, Liu Jun stood in front of the window, and after a while, he would look at the gate in the distance.

He had entrusted Li Hongzhang with the meaning of Liaodong to convey it to the imperial court, but until now, he still has not received a response from the imperial court, which makes Liu Jun a little worried.

He hoped that the imperial court would agree to his condition, that is, not to transfer Li Hanzhang. Let him continue to serve as the governor of Liangguang, so that the court and himself can be at peace, at least for a year or more.

However, nothing will necessarily go its own way.

Despite this thought in his heart, Liu Jun still ordered the troops of Outer Mongolia and Shengjing to enter a state of combat readiness yesterday, and once the imperial court did not agree, he immediately launched an attack on the second town of the Qing army stationed in Inner Mongolia, which was already stationed in Shanhaiguan.

A black umbrella appeared in Dayuan, and Liu Jun didn't need to look at it to know who the person who came.

Zhong Lin, only Zhong Lin, will play this black umbrella.

"Head, a telegram from Tianjin." Zhong Lin put down the umbrella in his hand, and then took out a telegram from his coat pocket.

"What did you say" Liu Jun glanced at Zhong Lin, turned back to his position, and held down the excitement in his heart, revealing a look of indifference.

Zhong Lin put the umbrella in his hand aside, and then walked in front of Liu Jun: "The old man said that the imperial court has withdrawn the order and is no longer transferring Li Hanzhang to Shaanxi and Gansu, but continuing to preside over the military administration of Liangguang. Instead, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Song Pan, was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

Yungui? Liu Jun looked up at the map not far from him.

The Yunnan-Guizhou region belongs to the plateau area, where the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and many places are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, Songpan is a hardcore lackey of the imperial court, and now he is transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, is it not to contain the Outer Mongolia region.

"That's good." Look down and ponder. Liu Jun nodded and picked up the teacup in his hand.

No matter what the imperial court wants to do now, as long as Li Hanzhang is not transferred, everything else is easy to say.

"Is there anything else the old man has to say?" Lowering his head and pondering, Liu Jun raised his head, he hoped to hear some of Li Hongzhang's suggestions on this matter.

Zhong Lin shook his head: "Head, there are no orders." ”

Didn't command, what is this, how can this make you understand, Liu Jun frowned. Studied but cannot comprehend.

"By the way, according to your order, Li He has already sent Jiyuan and three torpedo boats south to join the Guangdong Naval Division." Zhong Lin remembered that Liu Jun had confessed to himself a day ago. That was to ask Li He to transfer the Jiyuanhao armored cruiser and three torpedo boats from the Beiyang Naval Division to the south and merge them into the Guangdong Naval Division. Obey Li Hanzhang's orders. It's just that he doesn't understand that the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division is not too strong now, so why do he still do this.

"Head, I don't understand, why did you let Jiyuan and the three torpedo boats go south, you must know that once we had already given them Guangbing and Hashili.

With a slight smile, Liu Jun stood up, he knew that Zhong Lin had such doubts.

The imperial court suddenly wanted to transfer Li Hanzhang this time, and there was only one reason, that is, to lose the spokesperson of the Liangguang region, and the spokesperson of the two regions was Li Hanzhang.

Li Hanzhang's Liangguang, facing the sea, had to deal not only with pirates scattered on the islands, but also on the lookout for the French fleet in Vietnam.

With the strength of the Guangdong naval division, it is okay to fight the pirates, but to fight against the French fleet, the strength is obviously insufficient.

When he transferred Guangbing and Pingyuan, the purpose was also to strengthen the strength of the Guangdong sailors, and now, the imperial court has given himself such a hand, which is to remind himself. The imperial court has endured it.

Although the Guangdong Navy Division is under the command of Li Hanzhang, some of the officials inside are full, and once Li Hanzhang announces that he will join him, then the whereabouts of the Navy Division will be very important. He let Jiyuan and the three torpedo boats go south, one is to strengthen the Guangdong Naval Division, and the other is to look at those Manchurians who don't know how to lift, once the time comes to take the Guangdong Naval Division, then it will be done directly.

Anyway, he didn't believe that some warships made of wood, or some warships wrapped in iron, could withstand the 210 mm naval guns on Jiyuan.

"It's simple, just in case." Liu Jun drank the tea and said lightly.

Zhong Lin glared for a moment, and quickly understood. Smiling slightly, Zhong Lin nodded.

turned around and walked out, after all, he is not Liu Jun's secretary now, and staying here has too much impact.

Looking at Zhong Lin's back, Liu Jun sighed and turned to the map.

The court is completely resentful of me this time.

With a wry smile, Liu Jun shook his head helplessly. He knew that the day of a showdown with the imperial court was probably not far off.

Japan. Since the revision of the "Treaty of Tianjin," the Japanese people, under the propaganda and encouragement of the government, have once again announced the upsurge of the purchase of warships, and now Japan is not shouting at what to fight at Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, but at the same time as sinking the Yinsen, because the Japanese Navy has found that the firepower of the Yinsen is obviously stronger than that of Zhenyuan Dingyuan, except for the weak point of the armor.

In the Prime Minister's Palace, Ito Hirobumi looked at the documents on the table and kept showing a puzzled face, and Inoue Xin, who was standing next to him, also showed a trace of doubt.

This document is a procurement document of the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Admiralty, and on this document, Japan actually wants to purchase three battleships again, five armored cruisers of more than 4,000 tons, and there are already quite a few gunboats.

If this plan is realized, then the strength of the combined fleet will be multiplied several times. However, this plan, Ito Hirobumi did not dare to sign, and he did not have the guts.

One, the government doesn't have that much money. It's okay to buy one battleship again, two armored cruisers, but to buy so much at once, even if you get women from all over the Japanese Empire to join the service, it will not be possible.

Second, that is the reaction of the Beiyang Navy Division and Liaodong. This document, he was worried about stimulating Liaodong, after all, Qingguo agreed not to ask in the future, but Liaodong has not spoken. This was a tacit acquiescence before, because it couldn't threaten the Beiyang Naval Division, but this time, it was really hard to say.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I don't think this plan for the Navy to purchase ships is realistic, and the Emperor will not approve it." Inoue looked at Hirobumi Ito, who had been staring at the plan for a long time, and knew that he was hesitating, so he stepped up and said what he thought.

I am in charge of the finances, and I know too well that if this purchase plan is really to be realized, it will be at least ten years from now. Now, don't even think about it, unless you take out all the loans, mortgage all the mines in Japan, and the construction of the customs railway.

"I understand your concerns." Ito Hirobumi took a look at Inoue Shin, picked up the pen in his hand, and changed the three battleships on it to two, the five cruisers to two, and the rest of the gunboats, directly deleted.

People are poor, so they can only do this.