Yang Chao didn't say what to let Yuan Shikai do, a rebellious young man of seventeen or eighteen would be disgusted with his parents arranging things for him, not to mention a hero like Yuan Shikai, such a character is impossible to be manipulated. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

So Yang Chao simply didn't mention any suggestions, just put the chaos in Beijing out of control, the imperial court had completely collapsed, Cixi and Guangxu were killed, and bluntly said that the Manchu Qing had perished, and hoped that Yuan Shikai would be ready.

As for what to prepare? Of course, if he is brave enough, it would be better to lead troops into Beijing, and at the last time, he would have to persuade Li Hongzhang to immediately take office as president and organize a new government.

Yuan Shikai really didn't think about bringing troops into Beijing, the Eight-Nation Alliance was in Beijing, what did he do with his troops, he was not as brave as Cixi, or dare to play.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai will not take the risk of leading troops into Beijing, but he will definitely not do nothing, you must know that among the governors of the southeast mutual protection, but he is the governor of Shandong Yuan Shikai is the closest to Beijing, and he is the first to know the death of Cixi and Guangxu, although it is not yet confirmed, but he might as well make preparations with both hands.

With the geographical advantage, he is prepared, no matter how the situation changes in the future, whether it is the Qing Dynasty or Li Hongzhang as president, he will be regarded as a meritorious service, so he must send someone to Beijing.

"Come on, take this gentleman down to rest!"

In an instant, Yuan Shikai had already planned a comprehensive countermeasure, so he called his subordinates and politely arranged for Ma Tengfei to rest.

After the subordinates sent Ma Tengfei away, Yuan Shikai's eyes suddenly changed from the kindness just now, and became firm and passionate, like the eyes of an eagle.

"Call the eldest prince!"

Yuan Shikai said in a majestic voice.

Yuan Keding came over quickly, his legs were not lame, and he could run.

"Keding, you can set off and go to Beijing. Go find that Yang Chao, you have a relationship with him, and it is convenient to talk and do things. Remember, ask more, answer less, and report to me every day......"

In the end, Yuan Shikai also wrote a detailed letter to Yuan Keding, but he had to memorize it overnight and then burn it, without leaving any handwriting.

Ma Tengfei got up early the next morning, he actually didn't sleep well all night, this is the governor's yamen, and the governor's subordinates are respectful to him, so that he feels flattered and can't help but have a feeling of enjoyment.

Yuan Keding also didn't sleep well all night, he recited the strip Chen that Yuan Shikai gave him, and kept it until the early hours of the morning, fell asleep in a daze, and dreamed one after another.

After getting up, Yuan Keding immediately found Ma Tengfei, had some greetings, and when they had breakfast together, they said something and agreed to enter Beijing immediately.

When the two of them were ready, they each rode three fast horses, plus the escort of a dozen or so dead soldiers, and galloped away in the direction of Beijing.

Yuan Shikai sat in the governor's yamen, and immediately called out to his cronies: "Send a report to Li Zhongtang immediately!" ”

Yuan Shikai had to explain to Li Hongzhang the purpose of sending people to Beijing, otherwise it would not be good to arouse Li Hongzhang's suspicions, and Li Hongzhang quickly replied that he should rest assured and boldly do it.

Yang Chao has been trying to establish contact with the high-level of the Eight-Nation Alliance, but it is a pity that he is a small German Huayong adviser, and he can't even see the high-level of the German army, let alone anything else.

"Beijing is the Beijing of the Chinese, not just the Beijing of the imperial court. Are Pekingese Chinese? Are Shandong people Chinese? Since it is, why do you still want to rob the people of Beijing! ”

Yang Chao talked to the soldiers every day, telling them why they couldn't rob like soldiers from other countries.

"Then why can the group of people in Weihaiwei rob it?"

Some soldiers were not convinced.

"I won't let you rob it, remember, it's an order! How did the Germans teach you? It is a vocation to obey orders! ”

"If there are any more people who disobey orders and talk about robbery, they will be shot!"

Yang Chao snorted coldly.

This group of people's desire to rob is becoming more and more irrepressible, even if he temporarily gathers these people together through crises such as the Zhujiu clan and makes them swear to obey him, but the officers may not be able to restrain the soldiers, and if they make trouble, they really want to pull people out and shoot Liwei.

And after returning to the German barracks, the German officers were also organized one by one, and they were responsible for leading these soldiers again, they now have two organizations to choose from, and the Germans do not prohibit robbery, which has further fueled some people's dissatisfaction with Yang Chao, but it has not yet exploded immediately.

"Sir, the foreign monk is here!"

A priest of a Sishiku church.

In the past few days, Yang Chao has gone to several churches, he negotiated with the foreign churches, hoping that the churches will come forward to help the children living on the streets, the Chinese government has completely lost its organizational power, the foreign army can not be counted on, hundreds of thousands of people in Beijing were killed as Boxers, leaving no less than 10,000 orphans.

Without a competent organization, these orphans either died of hunger, disease, or traffickers, and suffered a miserable life.

Xishiku Church is a Catholic church, built by the French, dating back to the Jesuits of the Kangqian period, and is one of the most famous churches in Beijing.

The Boxers attacked the church, the most famous church bore the brunt, but unfortunately the Boxers did not attack here, but because of this, hundreds of parishioners hiding in the church died, even the bishop died.

I didn't expect this church to agree.

The priest said that his church in Sishiku, which can accommodate 1,000 orphans for the time being, will organize a collection of donations from parishioners and persuade churches from other countries to support them.

In addition to the church, Yang Chao also went to contact many temples, hoping that the monks would also help, but there were also compassionate masters, but after the fall of Beijing, the power of the monk temple was obviously not as good as that of foreign churches.

Of course, it is not excluded that foreigners feel that this is a good opportunity to develop believers, and they often adopted some abandoned babies and orphans in the past, but Yang Chao can't take care of it anymore, and it is always good to save people.

"Black Bull, inform the brothers, we don't rob, but we save people! I went to the Germans and asked for some supplies. ”

This is an image project, and the Chinese soldiers come forward to save people, which is always worthy of praise.

Yang Chao immediately went to Falkenhayne, but Falkenhayn said that the military food was very scarce and there was no way to allocate it, and at this time the Germans imposed an embargo in the occupied area and strictly prohibited the outflow of food, because the famine had begun to spread in Beijing, and the war interrupted the flow of materials, and Beijing was an isolated island in a short time.

"Captain Werner, do you know a reporter?"

Yang Chao found Hua Yong Company Captain Werner again, this kid has been transferred to the headquarters as a civilian since he was separated from the company he led, and now Hua Yong is back, he has returned to the company, and he has become a lot more honest and polite to Hua Yong's soldiers, and he is not much hostile to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao wanted Werner to help him find some reporters.

After the Eight-Nation Coalition entered Beijing, it was natural that there were reporters accompanying the army who sent back to Europe the war situation at any time, and reporters from some newspapers in Tianjin also ventured to Beijing to cover first-hand news after Beijing was lost.

"I only know a few German journalists."

"That's good, help me contact them, just say that our Huayong Company Soldiers United Church will raise money for food relief orphans!"

Captain Werner hesitated: "It's not good. Military operations are subject to command approval. ”

Yang Chao said: "Well, in this way, it is said that the soldiers of Huayonglian raised donations and called on children from all walks of life who want to suffer to lend a helping hand, this is not a military action, and it can show Huayonglian's good moral character." ”

In this way, under various banners, Yang Chao managed to find reporters from Germany, France and other Western countries, including some people from the People's Daily, within two days, and invited them to the Xishiku Church.

"Save the children, war has nothing to do with children, please don't let them endure the threat of hunger, disease or even death in the mistakes made by adults."

Yang Chao shouted loudly, his expression sincere and sincere.

"We, the soldiers of the Huayong Company, are willing to donate all our salaries during our stay in Beijing to purchase food and clothing for the orphans in Beijing, and if the German command agrees, our soldiers are willing to directly participate in the relief work."

At the press conference, Yang Chao's words caught Captain Warner a little off guard, he didn't expect Yang Chao to directly represent Hua Yong Company, he is the commander of Hua Yong Company, what trouble this statement will bring to the headquarters, he can't estimate.

"Captain, don't you think this is an opportunity, an opportunity for Hua Yonglian's fame to spread all over the world. And you are the commander of the Huayong Company, and the Kaiser will definitely commend you if he knows that you have formed a civilized army! ”

Seeing that Captain Werner seemed to want to open his mouth to clarify Yang Chao's statement, Yang Chao immediately whispered in his ear.

Captain Werner's eyes lit up suddenly, this is indeed not informing the German command, it is an assertion, and in the end he may be punished, but at the same time, there is also a chance for Hua Yonglian to be known by the West, and if it is transmitted back to the West, it will naturally be transmitted back to the eyes and ears of the Kaiser, in that case-

Captain Warner immediately stated: "We, the soldiers of the Huayong Company, have never joined in any looting, and we are deeply saddened by what Beijing has suffered, and are willing to do everything we can to help the people of Beijing!" ”

Under the reporter's questioning, the priest truthfully said that their decision to save the orphans in the Xishiku Church was indeed the suggestion of the German Hua Yong Company, and God testified to thank the Hua Yong Company soldiers for their mercy.

Yang Chao had been doing this for the past two days, and the next day, the German command was forced to agree to the dispatch of soldiers of Huayong Company to search for and rescue street children throughout Beijing, and send them to churches as much as possible.

The Japanese also took the opportunity to express their willingness to send a batch of military rations to the appeal of the church, and transported a truckload of grain to the Xishiku church with great fanfare, and took this opportunity to show their faces.

In the evening, in the backyard of the church, thick rice porridge was boiling in several cauldrons, and there were dirty children lined up in front of them, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and extraordinarily big eyes, looking at the cauldron in front of them longingly.

"Come one by one, line up, good!"

Yang Chao waved a wooden spoon, stood in front of a large cauldron, kept scooping a bowl of rice porridge, and then handed it to the child who stepped forward.

Several priests watched from the hallway, touching the cross with their hands, not reciting a few words and making a cross.

Several young nuns shuttled from child to child, not to pick up a child who had fallen, and these children were so obedient that none of them wept.

"Mr. Yang!"

"Mr. Yang, don't come unharmed!"

Two voices followed one after another, and Yang Chao suddenly saw two people walking down from the corridor of the church.

The others also looked at the two men, and the first one noticed that they were making a loud noise, and seemed to be a bit rude, and bowed again and again, showing apologies, while the other did not take it seriously at all.

Yang Chao immediately pulled over the soldiers who were helping to maintain order next to him, handed him the wooden spoon, and strode towards the two.