At that time, if arms were to be transported to Yunnan by land from Shanghai and other treaty ports on the southeast coast of Qianguo, the road would be arduous and dangerous, and the public order situation in the provinces along the route would be of varying quality, which would take time and ensure that safety could not be effectively guaranteed. When he heard that the Red River channel from Vietnam to Yunnan had been discovered, Du Buyi immediately had an idea, that is, to transport arms from Vietnam along the Red River to Yunnan for sale, and then from Yunnan to Vietnam to transport minerals back to Vietnam, and then to make a lot of money.

Under the trend of heavy profits, Du Buyi immediately put the idea into practice. First of all, it opened up the joints of the officialdom of the Qianguo State and signed an arms purchase and sales agreement with Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan, and Ma Rulong, the governor of Yunnan. As Du Buyi's important guide and assistant, An Ye met with Cen Yuying at this time.

After getting Cen Yuying's head done, and using it as a proof that he was the spokesperson of the Yunnan local government in Qianguo, Du Buyi sought the support of the French government for his activities to trace the Red River. The French government, which had made the discovery of the Red River channel, was also considering how to exploit the golden waterway, which was outside the colonial area of Cochinchina, and Dubuyi's activities could undoubtedly be regarded as a useful experiment.

After obtaining a dual license from both countries in Japan and France, a team was formed to carry out the Red River transport expedition. In view of the fact that the Red River channel was located in North Vietnam, outside the colony of Cochinchina, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, Du Boyi purchased two British naval gunboats as escorts for the convoy through the German merchant Tailai & Co. in Shanghai. In addition, a steamer and a Qianguo sailing ship were acquired to be used as transport ships. At the same time, a mercenary army composed of 27 Europeans and 125 Asians from Qianguo, Vietnamese, and Filipino countries was recruited, including Qianguo soldiers sent by the Yunnan Governor. In October 9072, Du Boyi's fleet set sail from Haiphong into the Red River loaded with a large number of war materials, including munitions consigned by the German merchant Tailai & Co. Pass through Hanoi, the old capital of Vietnam, and drive up the river. The Vietnamese government, which was already indignant at France's forcible lease of Cochinchina, naturally protested when it saw that the fleet flying the tricolor flag was swaggering in its own jurisdiction, and that it was about to pass through Hanoi, an important city in the north, without paying any taxes. The move was considered a violation of the treaty previously signed between France and Vietnam. However, Du Buyi continued to go his own way, and successfully arrived in Yunnan at the end of that year, and for the convenience of trade, Du Buyi also talked to himself and set up an office and warehouse in Hanoi, which was not a foreign trade city. In the spring of 9073, when Du Buyi returned to Hanoi from Yunnan, he found that some of his Asian employees in Hanoi had been arrested by the Vietnamese government, and he clashed with local Vietnamese officials and kidnapped Vietnamese officials. The angry Vietnamese government protested to the French Governor of Cochinchina and Commander-in-Chief of the Occupation Forces, Rear Admiral Du Bailei, demanding that he immediately rein in Du Buyi's activities. The Governor of Cochinchina, after consulting with the French Navy and the Colonial Ministry, sent An Ye, the discoverer of the Red River channel, to Hanoi with a force of two gunboats and 50 officers and men. On the surface, the French are going to investigate and deal with this dispute, but privately. The French government, through Dubouille's practice, has seen the enormous economic potential of the Red River waterway. They wanted to include the Red River channel in France's sphere of influence.

On the afternoon of November 5, 9073, the "military police" led by An Nye arrived in Hanoi under the welcome of Du Buyi. Upon arriving, An Ye immediately posted notices around the city, announcing that his purpose was to "expel the pirates", without mentioning Du Buyi. An Ye said that his mission was only to mediate disputes, not to expel Du Buyi. The implication is to force the Vietnamese government to acquiesce in Du Buyi's actions. At the same time, five treaty clauses, including "the Red River will be reserved exclusively for the navigation of French and Chinese ships", were proposed to force the Vietnamese government to accept them. Upon learning of the Vietnamese government's refusal to write the treaty, An Nye decided to resort to force. After dawn on November 20, 9073, An Nye led a French army of 180 mercenaries from Du Buyi to attack the Vietnamese army in the city of Hanoi. More than 7,000 Vietnamese troops faced more than 100 opponents, and they were all scattered after only a little resistance. At 10 o'clock, the French army easily took control of Hanoi without paying any casualties, and the governor of Hanoi, Nguyen Chi Fang, committed suicide by hunger strike after being captured.

After taking control of Hanoi, more than 100 French troops and mercenaries continued to attack from all sides, the Vietnamese army fled, and the provinces along the Red River in the north, such as Hai Duong, Ninh Binh, and Nam Dinh, fell one after another. The Vietnamese court was shaken, and the Black Flag Army, who had received the news, believed that the French had invaded their territory. The Vietnamese king Nguyen Phuc Thi issued an order to prepare for negotiations and diplomatic consultations with the French government on the one hand, and on the other hand, to dispatch troops to prevent further aggression by the French. Hoang Zuo Yan, a Vietnamese horse who was in charge of the military affairs of Beiqi, fully understood the true feelings of the festering and unbearable use of the Vietnamese official army, so he mobilized Liu Renyi's Black Flag Army, played this battle trump card, and ordered it to drive to the outskirts of Hanoi to prevent the French army from continuing to invade the north.

In December 9073, Liu Renyi led more than 1,000 people of the Black Flag Army to arrive at the Luo Chi place outside the west gate of Hanoi and set up camp, and on Sunday, December 21, at 10:30 a.m., An Ye suddenly heard a report from his subordinates, saying that there were some Vietnamese soldiers outside Hanoi who were shouting and challenging, and An Ye immediately ordered to assemble the team and set off to attack and suppress these Vietnamese who did not know life and death. Since it was a Sunday, only 20 soldiers were gathered in a hurry, but An Die, who had the experience of defeating 7,000 Vietnamese troops with 180 people, did not pay attention to the small number of Vietnamese who challenged the city.

An Ye and his deputy, Navy Lieutenant Barney, each led 10 soldiers out of the city with a fierce attitude, and the Vietnamese soldiers who were "dancing their teeth and claws" outside the city immediately fled, and An Ye was even more furious and decided to pursue and suppress them. When the French army pursued all the way to the vicinity of the paper bridge outside Hanoi, An Ye and his 20 French soldiers fell into the tragic situation of being surrounded by more than 1,000 Black Flag troops and engaged in white-knuckle warfare. An Ye fell into a trap during the battle, and after shooting out of pistol bullets, he was beheaded by the Black Flag Army who surrounded him. An Ye led the French army out of the city, killing 3 soldiers, An Ye's deputy Barney also lost his head in the melee, and the rest of the French army fought hard and broke through.

Lin Yiqing explained to the two empress dowagers the details of the Black Flag Army's "annihilation of French generals in previous years", and pointed out the deception in Cen Yuying's secret performance - 1,000 Black Flag soldiers surrounded 20 French soldiers, only 5 people were killed, and the rest ran away. The actual combat effectiveness of the brave and invincible Black Flag Army in Cen Yuying's secret music is nothing more than this, and if such an army encounters a large force of the French army, defeat is almost inevitable.

After listening to Lin Yiqing's account of the details of the year, the two queen mothers looked at each other quietly.

"Han Peng, An Ye, who was killed by the Black Flag Army back then. Although he is a member of the ministry, with the nature of a foreigner, he will never suffer such a loss. Like the Dian case back then, Ma Jiali was just a small translator for the British, and the British still did not give up, so they wanted me to apologize and open the port, thanks to the efforts of Ling brother Lin Wenxiang and Guo Yunxian, it was resolved. Empress Renxi said. Why are the French silent? Is it really for the sake of friendship between the two countries? ”

Of course, Lin Yiqing understood that it was not for nothing that Empress Dowager Renxi asked this.

Indeed, as Empress Dowager Renxi said, if it were the British Empire, it would suffer as humiliation as the Battle of the Paper Bridge, and it would have immediately launched a shocking retaliatory action, and the French were very calm about this incident. The reason is very simple, the French Empire had just experienced a war with Prussia at that time, and its national strength was greatly damaged. For the time being, I do not want to wage a large-scale war against foreign countries.

Unlike the results of the Franco-Prussian War in history, that time was under Lin Yizhe's "black box operation". France was not immediately swept out of the club of the Great Powers, France did not suffer the humiliation of defeat, temporarily prevented Prussia from uniting Germany, and the Second French Empire was able to continue its national legacy, but because the main battlefield was fought in France itself, the French army not only suffered more casualties than in the original history. The economy has also suffered a great blow, and it is difficult to recover for a while, so it has become extremely cautious on foreign issues, and the Vietnamese issue is far away on the other side of the world. The French government's reluctance to devote too much effort does not mean that France does not have the capacity.

"Back to the Empress Dowager's words, the legal person did not pursue the matter back then, first, although Liu Renyi was a cadre, he was a Yue official, and the Black Flag Army under his command was not a soldier of the Great Cadres, because he thought that for the sake of reconciliation, he did not claim compensation from my Great Cadre like the British; The second is that at that time, the legal person and Prussia had just ceased their troops, and their national strength had not yet recovered, so they were unwilling to use troops in the East. Lin Yiqing replied, "Now ten years have passed, the situation has been very different, Liu Renyi attacked Hanoi again, has been defeated by the French army, the number of soldiers killed in the thousands, although the French army commander Li Weiye, but just a fluke, after the French army attacked Hue, hit Shanxi, Liu Jun did nothing, if it is used as a basis for the war against France, it is really a big mistake." ”

"Cen Yuying is so deceitful and talks nonsense with her eyes open, it's really hateful!" Empress Renxi's face changed and she said hatefully.

"It's just a bandit, but he said that he became an invincible hero, and I want to rely on him to keep Vietnam! I really don't know who gave him this guts. Empress Dowager Rentai also said angrily.

Lin Yiqing heard the meaning of the words of the two queen mothers, although he pointed out the deception in Cen Yuying's secret performance just now, but he did not say a bad word about Cen Yuying.

He knew that after his explanation of the situation in Vietnam just now, the two queen mothers already had their own judgments, and there was no need for him to use words to find out.

Don't say bad things about the other party and bring the other party down, the officialdom in his original time and space is a science, let alone now.

"Lin Hanpeng, why didn't you say a word at the court meeting yesterday?" Empress Renxi asked suddenly.

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, yesterday's court meeting, all of them were important ministers of the society, and the ministers had not been in the military department for a long time, how could they dare to speak in front of all the bosses." Lin Yiqing replied respectfully.

"She's a minister? Hehe, the sixth and seventh masters don't know what to ask, just know kowtow, the Minister of Military Aircraft is either silent, or just like Jing Lian is talking nonsense, the prime minister Yamen and the minister dare to tell the truth, only Guo Yunxian is alone. Empress Dowager Renxi sighed, "If something really happens, how many people can share the worries of our orphans and widows?" ”

"What my sister said is that the courtiers are like this, and among the Xinjiang ministers, there are either some who rely on the old and sell the old, such as Zuo Jigao and others, or Cen Yuying and others, who make trouble and ask the court to bear it for him when there is chaos." Empress Dowager Rentai also sighed, "Since the rebellion of the Long-haired Sect and bandits was settled, I thought I could live a peaceful life, but these ministers, somehow, have become more domineering than one by one, and they don't take our sisters seriously. ”

"These Xinjiang ministers, if they are not rectified, when the emperor is in power, I am afraid that they will not take the court seriously." Empress Dowager Renxi said hatefully, "The matter of Vietnam is nothing more than a disease of mustard." This situation of 'heavy on the outside and light on the inside' is the trouble of the heart. ”

Empress Dowager Renxi said, staring at Lin Yiqing's face and watching his reaction, but Lin Yiqing was still respectful and did not respond.

"Lin Hanpeng. You say, isn't that the reason? Seeing that Lin Yiqing did not express her position, the Empress Dowager Rentai asked.

"The Queen Mother Shengming, this is indeed the case." Lin Yiqing said respectfully.

"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, this 'heavy on the outside and light on the inside' situation is not a day or two, if you want to change, it is not an overnight thing." Empress Dowager Renxi pretended to be relaxed and said, "Let's find a way to solve the matter in Vietnam first." ”

"yes. Lin Hanpeng, how do you think we should handle the affairs of Vietnam? Empress Dowager Intai asked.

"Back to the Empress Dowager's words, the minister thought that Guo Yunxian Guo's suggestion was very good, but after all, Vietnam has been a vassal of my Daqian for many years, and he has always been the master, and Daqian has never been asked. Suddenly incorporated into the territory, I am afraid that the Vietnamese people will not be convinced. Lin Yiqing said. I have a big and small character, and my benevolent voice is all over the world, and it will engulf its soil, and outsiders will inevitably talk about it, which will damage the reputation of the imperial court. ”

"And what do you think should be done?" Empress Renxi raised her eyebrows and asked again.

"Back to the words of the Queen Mother. The minister thought that it was better to take a step back in Lord Guo's method. There is still a national Zuo of Vietnam, and it has signed a contract with a legal person to protect its country, with Hue as the boundary, and the legal person takes care of its south. Daqian takes care of its north, and sets up a port in Hanoi for trade, and Hanoi is equivalent to the Daqian port. Lin Yiqing replied, "Whatever the legal person wants is nothing but trade, with Hanoi as a commercial port, the northward expansion of the legal person can be stopped, and the northern convenience of Vietnam is the barrier of our southwest of the country." ”

"You're better at that." Empress Dowager Renxi nodded again and again, but the conversation immediately changed, "It's just that in this way, it means that our cadres and the French have carved up Vietnam, and it is actually not nice to say that we treat the subject states like this." ”

"The Empress Dowager Shengming, but although Vietnam is a subordinate state of my great Qian, it has never been deferential, speaking of which the legal person is its own wolf into the house, and then found that it is not good, so it returned to the great Qian, and its riding wall is like this, such a subordinate state,

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