Chapter 155: Back to Guangzhou
Li Zhongju led the independent regiment to march all the way, but Li Zhongju still felt that the speed was very slow, so Li Zhongju led hundreds of elite cavalry to rush towards Guangzhou quickly, and Zhou Tiezhu led the rest of the people to rush back later. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Li Zhong rushed to Guangzhou with the wind blowing in the wind. At this time, the city of Ji'an Mansion in Jiangxi Province was extremely lively, and the city of Ji'an Mansion ushered in Prince Gong Yixin, Liangjiang Governor Zeng Guoquan and Hu Guang Governor Zhang Shuo, of course, the faces of the three were all very unsightly. All three sat in their respective mansions.
Especially Zeng Guoquan's face, after all, Zeng Guoquan and Prince Gong made an appointment to attack Fujian Province together, but his 30,000 army was almost lost, and a few days ago he learned that Zhang Shuo with his 20,000 army was almost wiped out, which made Zeng Guoquan feel that the sky was falling for a while.
Fortunately, Zeng Guoquan is a far-sighted person, and he has transferred 10,000 troops from Zhejiang a long time ago, otherwise I am afraid that he will really become a loner.
Zeng Guoquan had some resentment against Prince Gong Yixin, you must know that the power of the eight governors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time was not ordinary. If Zeng Guoquan launched a ruthless attack, it would definitely be enough for the Manchu Dynasty to drink a pot.
Prince Gong Yixin was drinking sullen wine at this time, he still didn't come out of the defeat in the big battle some time ago, Prince Gong Yixin couldn't understand why Li Zhongju's generals, soldiers and weapons were much stronger than their Qing Dynasty.
Prince Gong Yixin was deeply frustrated, could it be that his dream of reviving the Qing Dynasty was about to end in the hands of Li Zhongju, which was a very sad thing.
Prince Gong Yi Xin only has 5,000 remnants left this time, the 20,000 most elite army of the Qing Dynasty, and now there are only 5,000 left, although compared to Zeng Guoquan, Yi Xin is already very good, but Yi Xin knows in his heart that if he does not have the command power, I am afraid that this time the entire army will be almost wiped out.
As soon as Prince Gong thought of this, his whole body trembled, and he had always remembered that unforgettable experience in the past few days, especially the other party's General Li Ran.
That is definitely a natural general, Prince Gong Yi Xin faced Li Ran, there was a deep sense of powerlessness, this feeling made Prince Gong Yi Xin very uncomfortable, but deep down he was extremely shocked.
Why does such a talent not defect to the imperial court, but will be loyal to Li Zhongju, can Li Zhongju give him better than what the imperial court gives? Wouldn't Prince Gong think that even if he defected to the imperial court, would the imperial court be reused, which of the current officials of the Qing court came to power through a regular way.
Besides, there are still many talented people in the Qing court, but they are not good at grasping them.
Zhang Shuo was even more depressed and uneasy than Zeng Guoquan and Prince Gong Yixin, because the biggest loss this time was himself, almost the whole army was wiped out, and at the same time, Xu Haoqing, the general soldier of Jianhe sent by him, was also wiped out. This is not a big blow to Zhang Shuo.
Due to the fiasco of Zeng Guoquan and the three of them, Ji'an City at this time was filled with a gloomy and cold atmosphere, which made people very uncomfortable.
There were also patrolling soldiers on the streets, and the pedestrians on the streets were also in a hurry, and their faces were very uneasy, but deep down they were looking forward to the arrival of the Zhenwu army, completely defeating the Qing army, and rescuing them from fire and water.
Finally, on January 26, 1889, Li Zhongju returned to Guangzhou City, Li Zhongju looked at Wang Wu, who was a little emaciated, and at the same time, Wang Wu's eyes were also red.
Wang Wu forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, Li Zhongju greeted Zhang Zhidong and others, and immediately returned to the palace with Wang Wu.
The two came to the garden and looked at the flowers, both of them were in a happy mood, as long as they could see each other, everything was pleasant.
Wang Wu finally threw himself into Li Zhongju's arms at this time, regardless of the image, "Zhongju, I miss you, woo, you can finally come back......"
Li Zhongju gently stroked Wang Wu's hair, "Wu, you have suffered, I miss you too, how are you doing, how are the guards in the mansion." ”
Wang Wu nodded, "Zhongju, they're all very good." ”
Then the two sat quietly in the garden, admiring the flowers and watching the scenery. ……
The news of Li Zhongju, the king of Zhennan, returning to Guangzhou, disappeared, and the people of Guangzhou were indeed extremely excited. Although Li Zhongju has been revoked by the Qing court as the king of Zhennan, the title of king of Zhennan has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and people are still used to calling Li Zhongju the king of Zhennan. They feel that this is a kind of respect for their national heroes.
There is a small courtyard in an alley in the south of the city, and at this time there are five or six people in their thirties gathered in this small courtyard, all of them have short haircuts, and the muscles on their bodies are also amazing, which makes people absolutely startled at a glance.
A man who looked like a leader looked at a few people, "I heard that Li Zhongju has returned to Guangzhou City, Xiao Lei, you immediately pass the news to the adults, so that the adults can prepare early." ”
The man on the far left nodded, "Yes, I'll do it right away." With that, the man quickly left the small courtyard.
The leader-looking man looked at the remaining people, "According to the previous intention of the adults, once Li Zhongju returns to Guangzhou City, let us assassinate Li Zhongju at all costs." In the past few days, everyone has been prepared, and at the same time closely watching the movements of the puppet palace. ”
Everyone nodded in understanding.
This courtyard was a secret den for important officials of the Qing court, and to be precise, one of the strongholds where Prince Gong Yixin shot in the city of Guangzhou.
The officials and soldiers in the city were also very happy when they received the news of Li Zhongju's return to Guangzhou, and the officials and high-ranking officials were ready for Li Zhongju to summon them to hold a meeting.
Li Zhongju and Wang Wu spent three hours in the garden, and they both felt that it was one of the happiest times they had ever talked about. It would be nice to be able to spend an hour or two like this every day.
Li Zhongju took Wang Wu's hand, and the two walked towards the back hall of the palace, although it was only a few hundred meters away, both of them deliberately slowed down, just like a walk.
In a large inn in the north of the city, this inn was actually opened by Li Zhongju, which belongs to the operation of the palace, and is impeccable in terms of service attitude and environment.
At this time, in the Tianzi No. 3 room of this inn, a man in the prime of life who was almost thirty years old was listening to the report of one of his subordinates, "Master, I heard that Li Zhongju, the king of Zhennan, has returned to Guangzhou City, do you want to meet him, sir." ”
The young man stood up and was just about to set off, but he stopped again, "Tomorrow, after all, King Zhennan has just returned from Yunnan, and it must be very hard along the way." At this time, it is better not to disturb the king of Zhennan. ”
This middle-aged man revealed a kind of grace and arrogance in his eyebrows, and he was definitely a talented man who was talented and erudite. (To be continued.) )