Rong Lu immediately replied, "The slave obeys. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded with satisfaction, and was in a very good mood immediately.

But what the Empress Dowager Cixi didn't know was that although Li Hongzhang didn't say anything on the surface, he thought in his heart that this plan was impossible to achieve. Besides, what kind of person is Li Zhongju, how can you let a woman do the affairs of Zhennan Wangfu.

Prince Gong wanted to say it a few times, but looking at the happy appearance of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong couldn't help but say nothing, anyway, even if he failed, there would be no loss.

But Prince Gong would never have thought that it was precisely because of this incident that Li Zhongju's hatred for the Manchus was even greater, and he might not leave the slightest room for the Manchus in the future.

The Empress Dowager Cixi said to Prince Gong again, "Yi Xin, how are you training the new army?" ”

Prince Gong replied respectfully, "Back to the Queen Mother, the minister has almost trained the new army in the past few months, and he definitely has the strength to fight." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Guangxu, who understood that her affairs had been dealt with, and it was her turn to deal with normal things.

Emperor Guangxu immediately sat up, "Everyone, Aiqing, what else is going on?" ”

Zhou Dingfeng, the head of the household, thought about it and stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister has a book." ”

Emperor Guangxu immediately became interested, "Aiqing, please speak." ”

Zhou Dingfeng immediately replied, "Your Majesty, in recent days, there has been a major drought in Shaanxi and Gansu for several months, and it is estimated that this year's autumn grain harvest is very low. Your Majesty, does the imperial court need to prepare food for emergencies? ”

Emperor Guangxu nodded, "I feel that we must prepare enough food, and we will definitely use it when the time comes." ”

Zhou Dingfeng immediately received the order, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Subsequently, Emperor Guangxu dealt with some more things. After the court meeting dispersed, the ministers talked about the strategy of Xu Tong, the secretary of the court department this morning.

Everyone felt a burst of panic, although they felt in their hearts that this plan might not be realized, but they were still shocked by Xu Tong's methods.

In any case, the matter of the Qing court's marriage to Li Zhongju has been decided and will not change.

The next day, the imperial court issued a decree to marry Li Zhongju, the king of Zhennan, and the object of the marriage was the eldest daughter of the king of Yong'an, the lord of Yiyang.

At the same time, the people of Beijing felt an undercurrent surging, as if it was menacing. People feel that the atmosphere has changed, and they don't know what the Qing court thinks, is this the rhythm of fighting with the king of Zhennan?

When the news reached the British Consulate, British Consul Jack immediately smiled excitedly, Jack had a bad time in the past few months. Jack still remembers how bad his mood was after the Battle of Wuyi Mountain came.

But today he finally got a good news, this is the rhythm of the Qing court preparing to start dealing with the king of Zhennan, maybe the Qing court will unite us. Jack thought in his heart.

I don't know, what will the king of Zhennan do this time, haha, as soon as he thinks of this, Jack will laugh, it's stupid, the people of China know that they are fighting in the nest, if they are really united, I'm afraid nothing will happen to us.

Jack immediately called one of his men and told him to invite Prince Gong Yixin to come to the consulate.

After a while, Prince Gong came to the British Consulate in a hurry. Yi Xin looked at the smiling Jack and knew that something good would happen today, this was the first time Yi Xin had seen Jack smile recently.

Jack saw that Prince Gong Yixin had come, and immediately smiled and said, "The prince is here, so that we are here to shine, please inside the prince." ”

Yi Xin followed Jack into a luxurious room, Yi Xin has been here many times, of course he will not be a stranger.

Jack asked Yi Xin, "Lord Wang, do you want to drink tea or coffee?" ”

Yi Xin said unhurriedly, "This king likes to drink tea, you know, but today this king also wants to taste the taste of coffee." ”

Jack nodded, "It's rare that the prince has such a Yaxing today, okay, wait a minute, the prince will prepare coffee immediately." ”

Yi Xin said lightly, "No hurry, no hurry, I don't know what Mr. Jack is looking for this king to come here, what's the matter?" ”

Jack smiled mysteriously, "Lord, there is a good horse in my country, I wonder if the prince is interested?" ”

Yi Xin's heart immediately became excited, but he still said without showing a look, "I don't know what Mr. is referring to?" ”

Jack immediately said, "Arms, and a huge quantity, mainly rifles and howitzers, ironclads, and even battleships, as long as the prince can pay for it, we can provide it." ”

Yi Xin fell into deep thought, he knew that this was an opportunity, this was Jack's initiative to find himself, although he didn't know his purpose, but this did not prevent him from buying some arms to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners New Army.

Yi Xin suddenly said seriously, "I wonder how many weapons your country can buy from us this time?" ”

Jack smiled, "50,000 rifles, 1,000 machine guns, 500 howitzers, three ironclad ships, and only one battleship can be bought." ”

Yi Xin took a deep breath, if all these equipment are in hand, his Eight Banners New Army may have to recruit people again, and eventually he will train an invincible army to gallop the world.

Yi Xin said without showing a look, "Yes, we can eat these weapons in the Qing Dynasty, and we also want battleships." ”

Jack nodded, "Don't worry, Lord Wang, I will give you 20,000 rifles and 100 howitzers for the arms you want, and I will definitely deliver them to you within the remaining year." ”

Yi Xin nodded, "This king believes in your country, and your country has always done a good job. ”

Yi Xin and Jack then start drinking coffee and talking about Western culture and Western mythology. Both were happy, after all, they both got what they needed, that is, each took what he needed.

With the passage of time, the news of the Qing court's marriage to the king of Zhennan finally reached Guangzhou, and the holy decree was issued at the same time.

The holy decree said that Li Zhongju's wedding should not be decided by himself, and the imperial court had chosen a young and beautiful Manchu county lord to let Li Zhongju choose a day to enter Beijing to marry the county lord.

Li Zhongju looked at the arrogant middle-aged eunuch in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, "Who does this mean?" ”

The middle-aged eunuch said sharply, "Presumptuous, King Zhennan, don't you quickly accept the order to thank you?" ”

Zhou Tiezhu's eyes widened, his eyes widened, "What are you, you're just a dog, believe it or not, grandpa pulled you out and cut you to feed the dog." ”

The middle-aged eunuch had convulsions, cold sweat flowed down his body, and he couldn't say a word for a long time. He didn't expect Li Zhongju to not give face to the emperor, could it be that the way of the world has changed. Actually, he is not to blame, no one reminded him.

Li Zhongju waved his hand, "You get out, the king knows about it, as for letting the king go to Beijing, don't even think about it, the king has something to do, and he can't get out." You go back and tell the emperor that this king will guard the southern frontier. ”

The middle-aged eunuch immediately responded, "Lord Wang, the slaves have all remembered, and the slaves never dare to forget." At the same time, the middle-aged eunuch seemed to have changed.

Li Zhongju instructed Zhou Tiezhu to send the eunuch away, after which Li Zhongju began to ponder. Anyway, Wang Wu, I, Li Zhongju, am married.