Chapter Seventy-Six: The World Was Shocked (Part II)
Xiamen is a relatively developed city, and there are many foreigners living in this city, they are all engaged in commercial activities, more precisely, they are making money for their own country. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Today was undoubtedly the most panicked day for these foreigners, and before that, they thought that this six-nation alliance would definitely be able to teach that Li Zhongju a good lesson.
But what they didn't expect was that their country's army would be wiped out, and they could hardly accept this fact.
But that's the case, they can only accept it in the end, and at the same time new problems come, they also know that under the rule of King Zhennan, they will never be allowed to do this, they will not be allowed to have the right to be independent, everything must be in accordance with the laws of King Zhennan.
The church will be smashed, the concession will be revoked, the embassy and you will not be allowed to exist, and the foreigners will not have the slightest privilege.
At this time, in an embassy in Xiamen City, more than a dozen foreigners from various countries were sitting, many of whom had worries and even fear on their faces. They knew how Li Zhongju treated their foreigners in Guangzhou, although they were not cleanly killed, but they were about the same. Many foreigners have almost lost everything they have, but Li Zhongju has no worries.
A British steward said, "Everyone, now that the people of China have defeated our army, next, that Li Zhongju will definitely start to wipe out all our Westerners in Fujian." In order to reduce the losses, everyone immediately went back, prepared to load the ship, and left Fujian immediately, and for the time being, we went to India to spread the news back to China. ”
"Alas, that person is really hateful, how can he defeat such a powerful army of ours, it must be that the commander is too confused." A German dissatisfied.
A fat man from the Austro-Hungarian Empire said, "It's too late to say anything, let's flee Xiamen quickly, otherwise I'm afraid we will lose everything." ”
After more than half an hour of agreement, everyone chose to leave Xiamen temporarily, but they thought that as long as the domestic elite army was dispatched, they would be able to regain their interests.
The next day, everyone found out that something was wrong, and the immortal foreigners had disappeared a lot, and all the heads and faces were gone. Immediately, it occurred to them that this must be a choice made by the foreigners under the iron-blooded pressure of King Zhennan.
The situation in Fuzhou is similar to that in Xiamen.
Fujian is two very important port cities for foreigners, and almost all foreigners left for a while, which has to be said to be a kind of irony.
Many people in Fujian cheered, they respected and worshiped the king of Zhennan even more, and they believed that the king of Zhennan would definitely let them live a good life.
King Zhennan, with just a little prestige, actually scared the foreigners away directly, which is absolutely unprecedented.
The city of Beijing in autumn, lukewarm, is the favorite of many people, and they can enjoy it at this time without feeling uncomfortable.
However, at this time, the Forbidden City Taihe Palace.
The atmosphere was so gloomy that it could only be heard the faint breathing of the crowd, but other than that, there was not the slightest noise.
This has to start from five minutes ago, when a minister reported the battle of Wuyi Mountain to everyone, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's face changed abruptly, and the faces of the ministers were not better.
After all, this is the 800-mile urgent Tang report of Zeng Guoquan, the governor of Liangjiang, otherwise, the Minister of Military Aircraft would definitely know in advance.
No one spoke, to be precise, no one dared to speak. Because it's something that no one has thought of.
At this point in time, a smart person must not speak first. Of course, none of the ministers who can stand here have climbed to this position after decades of continuous rolling, a set of officialdom, and none of them are human spirits.
Finally, Prince Gong Yixin stood up, "Lafayette, please rest assured, Li Zhongju is just too lucky this time, after all, the foreigners don't know the situation in Wuyi Mountain, and at the same time, the foreigners have always thought that we are very weak, so they will not take the slightest defense, so this gives Li Zhongju a chance to take advantage of, otherwise how could Li Zhongju defeat the powerful Six Nations Alliance." ”
Empress Dowager Cixi frowned slightly, "Yi Xin, then tell me, why will Li Zhongju come to the capital?" ”
This?
Everyone looked at Prince Gong Yi Xin worriedly.
But Prince Gong Yixin was not nervous at all, because he knew this master too well, so he asked like this. As long as his answer satisfies the Empress Dowager Cixi, there will be nothing at all, and Prince Gong is the right-hand man of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Prince Gong said in a loud voice, "Back to Lafayette, the minister thinks that it is impossible for Li Zhongju to fight in the north, and he Li Zhongju does not have this strength, so he can only be arrogant in the south." Please Lafayette put 10,000 hearts, we Eight Banners are not covered. Lafayette, the minister has already begun to train the Eight Banners, and I believe it will be effective soon. ”
The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "Haha, what happened to you just now, what kind of expression was that, wasn't it Li Zhongju who defeated the foreigners?" He, Li Zhongju, isn't this looking for death? ”
The Empress Dowager Cixi continued, "Are foreigners so easy to deal with? If foreigners are really easy to deal with, will I still choose to compromise with foreigners? You all watch, as long as this news reaches back to the interior of the Western countries, they will definitely send an iron-blooded army to attack Li Zhongju. During this time, don't miss the opportunity to develop our Qing Dynasty. ”
"The ministers obey." All the ministers shouted their voices.
Subsequently, the Empress Dowager Cixi arranged for Prince Gong Yixin to be fully responsible for this matter, while Li Hongzhang was responsible for contacting foreigners and other important matters.
After the court, Li Hongzhang returned home, sat in the study, carried a wine jug to drink, and at the same time took out the letter that his son Li Jingshu had brought back, this letter Li Hongzhang had read several times.
In fact, when the last dynasty got the news that Li Zhongju defeated foreign devils in Wuyi Mountain today, Li Hongzhang was very excited in his heart, he knew that the Chinese nation had finally produced a great character.
Li Hongzhang had a strong sense of admiration for Li Zhongju, because Li Zhongju did what Li Hongzhang had always wanted to do but couldn't do.
Li Hongzhang decided to get drunk today to relieve the pressure of the recent past and to celebrate the first real defeat of a foreign power by the Chinese nation.
Li Hongzhang was drunk this time, he was too eager for a victory, even if he did not participate in this victory, but his heart was extremely happy and happy.
In the Cining Palace in the Forbidden City.
Cixi Lafayette sat on a luxurious chair, "Lianying, what do you think about this?" ”
Li Lianying, of course, is the notorious eunuch Li Lianying, Li Lianying heard the Empress Dowager Cixi ask him, and immediately said, "Lafayette, the slave thinks that it is impossible for the King of Zhennan to attack the capital." King Zhennan should hurry up and prepare how to deal with the counterattack of foreigners, without more than ten years, it is impossible for King Zhennan to have a good life. ”
The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, anyway, she only thinks about how to enjoy it now, holding the power in her own hands, as for the rest, whoever likes to toss it will be up to him.
At this time, the British Consulate can only be described as gloomy and bleak, but the expression of the British Consul Jack is very exciting, his face is green for a while, red for a while, and yellow for a while, and the whole is already on the verge of panic.
In the end, it was the French consul Ace who sighed, "Jack, since it happened, don't be sad, this time it must be General Thomson who fell for the other party's tricks, you must know that there have been many famous people in the history of the Chinese people, and they are not ordinary people can deal with." ”
Jack nodded, and discussed with everyone what to do next, and everyone decided to send the news to the country.
The Japanese consul smiled secretly, the Russian consul opened his mouth, and the German consul was very angry and decided to ask the domestic army to teach Li Zhongju a hard lesson.
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