August of the 19th year of Guangxu, Seoul.

The first standard of the Left Association of the Praetorian Guards was concentrated at the door of several warehouses in the Korean Inner Tibetan Workshop, and the soldiers were armed with live ammunition and military uniforms waiting around the Inner Tibetan Workshop, and all idle people were strictly forbidden to approach. The bayonet glittered in the sunlight, dazzling. The inner storage workshop is not very far from Gyeongbokgung Palace, and from the top of the Gyeongbokgung Palace watchtower, you can see the scene there without a telescope.

Park Yong-hyo was on top of the watchtower in Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the narrow space above the watchtower was crowded by several of his ministers. Everyone was wearing official uniforms, sweating profusely, looking at the scene in the distance, all of them were speechless in pain.

In the protective circle drawn by the elite and arrogant Great Fresh Army, a large number of husbands and servants wearing Korean national costumes are driving mules and horses to move out of the warehouse one after another large wooden barrels, which are full of patina money, not only the current Guangxu Tongbao, nor is it just the Qianlong Tongbao that has been circulated the most on the East Asian continent. For hundreds of years, even the coins issued in the Ming Dynasty were stored in them, and there were even coins that began to be issued in the later period of the shogunate!

These are the accumulations of North Korea for hundreds of years.

Gold, silver, antiques, jewels, paintings, calligraphy, precious stones, and other valuable things have long been moved to the treasury where the rats can run away, and now the Praetorian Guard, which is ready to retreat, even has to move all the money!

Throughout Seoul, the people, the people, the horses, and the horses were all recruited, and groups were formed into transport queues, and with the Praetorian Guards marching one team after another. To the sound of their military songs, these Korean servants followed them to the north, forming a rolling queue that never broke from day to night. No one dared to protest, no one dared to make any drastic moves in front of them, just obeyed. The North Korean official guards were only on the left side of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and they were silent. Watch as these officers and soldiers who once saved Seoul empty the entire Korean treasury!

All they could do was to send telegrams to Beiyang and Li Hongzhang one after another, urging the Huai army to enter Seoul as soon as possible, and to leave something behind. Even if the person who handles it peels off a layer of skin, he can chase back some things that have already been transported!

The new ministers behind Park Yong-hyo had already let out a sigh that was close to a whimper, but Park Yong-hyo kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

For him to ascend to the current high position -- even the Beiyang and Qing state centers have already recognized his position as the minister of parliament! Many Civilizers could not understand it, and even more so did the former ministers. Park Yong-hyo is both timid and unrestrained, and his status is far worse than that of Jin Yujun, who is also desperate with him. As a result, in the end, it was he Park Yong-hyo who was like a fish in water among the forces of the Yu, Qing, Korean, Joseon royal family, the old Korean party, and the Kaihua party, and he was getting more and more nourished!

Park Yonghyo himself understands that he has been able to get to this point only because of thorough realism. He has absolutely no ideals or pursuits, and only thinks about whoever has thick legs. used to be himself, and then it was Xu Yifan, and now there is no doubt that it is the Huai Army system that is about to enter the DPRK. Regarding the things that were moved away by Xu Yifan and them, he said that he had nothing to feel sorry for, the political axe could not be operated and the tax would be raised, and his position was not maintained by the North Korean people anyway. But according to his embarrassing identity, the new master must be well-settled. Those Qing Huaijun masters, who is not the hand that sees the money? If there is nothing to buy them, it will be impossible for them to pursue the crime of a coup remnant. In other words, if these generals with heavy troops are well knotted, even if King Li and Concubine Min want to change horses, they can't help his surname Pu!

So these days, he has been secretly watching the Praetorian Guards move things with great fanfare, while constantly sending Pegasus to Incheon to see if the national army has arrived. As a result, these guys, landed in Incheon, and if they were delayed, they would be almost a day smaller, and if they were delayed, the last team of people would soon set off! Come here now, you can still block their rear team, and maybe you can catch up with some transport teams that are rushing north, and grab some things back!

While he was weighing up and down in his heart, he heard the sound of the floor below the watchtower. The ministers huddled together whispered for a while, and forced a passage out of the way. Then he saw a horseman in a red coat and a hat running straight up with a sweaty head and kneeling on the ground.

Park Yongxiao turned his head violently: "Ye Shuai, where have they been?" ”

Chuanqi gasped heavily, feeling that he was about to faint on the hot and stuffy watchtower: "Back to adults, Ye Shuai has arrived in Seoul, and they are about to enter the city!" There is still an hour at most! ”

The new ministers in the black gauze official hats huddled in a low cheer and looked at Park Yong-hyo happily. Park Yongxiao's face didn't relax a little, but he just snorted: "Prepare a guard of honor and personally welcome Ye Shuai's brigade at the east gate!" ”

A minister who was a general with a big guard and who used to be just a small official whispered to himself: "This is good, these new troops can't eat and go around!" They are also too greedy to even make money! ”

Park Yongxiao glared at him fiercely, his face was still not good-looking: "This depends on which of them is more horizontal!" We're caught in the middle, and we're just going to see! ”

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"If you go back to the big handsome, the roll has arrived in Seoul, the sentry has passed the horse back, and the North Korean Minister of Parliament Park Yong-hyo will greet the big handsome at the east gate of Seoul!"

Sheng Jun stopped in front of a large cart, knelt on the ground, and loudly reported the latest news to the cart. The North Korean people around the cart who were struggling to push the cart took the opportunity to stand aside, wiping their sweat and drinking water to catch their breath.

This car was still the largest official car found in Incheon, and the four stagecoaches could not be dragged by it, and forty Korean husbands were temporarily conscripted to push and pull on the side. Ye Zhichao's Goshkhas rode on horses, surrounded his carriage, shouting from time to time and waving horsewhips, making these Korean servants work harder. Tired all the way, one batch will be replaced again. Ye Zhichao, the Chinese army car with the flag of the Admiral's Gate, moved forward slowly.

The ranks of the Sheng army have also dragged sparsely, and since Chengping, the Huai army has never had such training in the field. Braving the scorching summer heat, they set out and walked more than 100 miles to Seoul, and thousands of soldiers had to be served by at least the same number of masters. Military uniforms, food, and even foreign guns on their shoulders were picked and carried by those masters. One by one, they still complained bitterly. The grain station of the Huai army was still far away in Tianjin, and North Korea had just gone through turmoil, and Park Yong-hyo had not established a firm rule over the local government, so the food and service along the way should have been supplied by the local authorities. But it turned out that the magistrate either fled for his life because he was the old party, or the newcomer had a black eye. The Huai army had no choice but to arrest the master everywhere, extort food supplies, and tear down the straw roofs of the houses to feed the horses. made chickens fly and dogs jumped all the way, and those who saw it were invincible. Hundreds of miles of road, it has been two days since I walked to Seoul, and this is still the speed under Ye Junmen's military order to fly to Seoul.

Ye Junmen originally planned to take good care of the lost vitality of seasickness on Bailong Island, but as soon as Li Hongzhang's telegram and Park Yongxiao's envoy arrived, Ye Zhichao immediately went on the road and asked them to rush to Seoul as soon as possible.

There is no other reason, one is that Li Hongzhang asked them to hurry up to Seoul and maintain order, Xu Yifan has been ordered to retreat, and Seoul cannot be deterred by the Qing army, especially when the Chinese are still negotiating! Li Hongzhang also vaguely asked him to protect the DPRK treasury, and the meaning was revealed between the lines, this time it was Li Zhongtang who paid out of his own pocket to negotiate and send troops, and if the DPRK could consciously repay the subsidy a little, Li Laozhongtang was absolutely optimistic.

The request from Park Yong-hyo is much naked, and Xu Yifan is sweeping the North Korean treasury. If you understand this lawsuit with the center of the Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that you don't know where to spend the money for Xu Yifan, and now that Xu Yifan is in North Korea, he doesn't dare to offend him too much. Only if you ask Ye Dashuai to recapture the North Korean treasury, these money will be shared by North Korea and Beiyang!

Stimulated by interests, Ye Zhichao immediately said.

After listening to the report of the ride, the curtain moved, and a long follower had already drilled out and ordered loudly: "Reward!" Chuan Wei Lord Chinese military discussion! Dozens of Goshha around made a violent promise, and they all responded: "Lord Chuanwei's Chinese army is discussing!" With the shouting, several horses galloped out and went straight to the front army, and the surrounding Sheng officers and soldiers looked at the carriage and horse where Ye Zhichao lived, and discussed in a low voice.

"I can't get to Seoul even if I killed the brigade today, look at everyone, they're all tired and stinky to death! There was no food in the stomach for people to eat, and the spicy cabbage was filled with water...... The commander passed the guard gate, did he want to select the front to go to Seoul first? ”

"Good things are on a first-come, first-served basis, Lord Xu's Praetorian Guards are in Seoul, I don't know how much benefit I have made! I heard that every soldier has an extra North Korean wife, and the big cart and small cart are transported towards Pyongyang, let's kowtow to the boots under our feet, and rush over with all the difficulty, isn't it for the benefit? Dispatch the guards to the gate, and send him to Seoul first! ”

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves, I saw the named commander of Ningxia Town's general soldier cloaked like blood, neatly tied up Pegasus coming, and when he arrived in front of the car, he didn't say anything, turned over and dismounted and got into the car.

In the car, Ye Zhichao was half-dead on the cushion, and when he saw Wei Rugui coming in, he nodded, took a puff of the hookah in his hand, and opened his mouth without nonsense: "Da San!" We're all going crazy in Seoul, and Xu Yifan is busy moving things. I've already arrived in Seoul, but you also know that our Sheng army is on this journey, and the brigade is too late anyway, you go to draw the front, and the horses will be all for you, and you will get the things back in Seoul! The Praetorian Guards make trouble, don't give them a good face, and carry them out of the middle hall when necessary...... Fuck, want to eat alone, where is it so easy! ”

Wei Rugui suddenly responded: "Dashuai, you are safe, there is half of us here, we can save it under the mark, and the barracks under the mark are all horse bandits from Zhao'an, the horses are fast and the guns are sharp, and the sky is dark and ready to go to Seoul!" ”

Ye Zhichao scolded with a smile: "Half? It's good for me to leave a reverse twenty-eight for that rebellious minister surnamed Pu! I still need a copy in the middle hall, and we don't have to work in vain...... Just go! Sensei gives the surname Pu a good face, it is important to grab things back! ”

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At the east gate of Seoul, the guards of honor to greet the Emperor were all put out, and the ministers of the new Korean axe were sweating like rain under the sun, waiting for Ye Zhichao's brigade to arrive, and everyone was eager. The horses kept coming, informing the Praetorian Guards that the chariots and horses were constantly coming out of the north gate, and at the same time informing them how far the vanguard of the Sheng army was.

When the sky was about to be darkened and the banquet was changed, I heard the cry of thunder in the east, and the smoke and dust on the official road were chaotic. The North Korean officials were in a mess, and they were all happy colors. In the blink of an eye, I saw a large group of cavalry emerging from the other side of the horizon, the first military attache wore a flower feather, a cloak like blood, and the knights behind him were all with horizontal eyebrows and eyes, most of them did not wear hats, and their braids were coiled on their heads, all drenched with water. Everyone had a foreign gun on their backs, everything from Mauser to Remington. A gust of wind swept over.

When they got closer, they saw that the horses were panting and foaming at the foam, and they were all running away.

The band immediately played the official music of the country, and the whole North Korea stood according to the grade, shaking their sleeves and wanting to salute. At first, the red-topped military attache rushed to the front like a fly, reined in the horse and circled, and didn't look at the North Korean officials who saluted in front of him: "I am Wei Rugui, the chief soldier of the Sheng Army!" Where are the Praetorian Guards? Lead the way! ”

Park Yong-hyo was stunned at first, and then his mind spun fast, and he hurriedly ordered loudly. The guards of the five military camps behind him had also mounted their horses, and Minister Park was even more unwilling, so he rushed ahead with the guards and went straight to the inner Tibetan workshop.

Wei Rugui looked at Park Yongxiao and was diligent, and then looked at the color of his clothes, and urged the horse to drive shoulder to shoulder with him: "Your Excellency is Minister Park?" Ye Dashuai asked me to convey the words of Zhongtang to the belt, as long as Lord Park and Beiyang work together, this North Korea will be like a rock! ”

What else is there that you can't hear? Park Yong-hyo looked loyal and energetic: "From now on, North Korea will go down to the country and will be integrated in Beiyang!" ”

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Just when Sheng Jun fought hard and rushed to Seoul to grab something from Xu Yifan.

Thousands of miles away, in the Leshou Hall of the Yanjing Summer Palace, Rong Lu was kneeling there in a cold sweat.

Cixi's jealousy of the Praetorian Guards finally came out to him, a confidant.

Is it better to withdraw this Praetorian Guard, or not? His mind has never turned so fast, and the honor and disgrace of his career in the future may be tied to this sentence!

The first reaction, without hesitation, was to withdraw the Praetorian Guard. Let Xu Yifan, that bastard guy, look good, without soldiers in his hands, withdraw to the Beijing Division, don't you want him to be round, if you want him to be flat?

In the blink of an eye, Xu Yifan's words when he saw him off came to mind again. The accumulation of his eunuchs in Xi'an has been replaced by the envoy who sent the minister to comfort him. If it weren't for Cheng Yi sent by Xu Yifan, he wouldn't have been able to buy even a good word from Li Lianying and the Minister of Military Aircraft, let alone the envoy of the Praetorian Guard's Continued Military Training Committee.

He was very enthusiastic about his career, and he was exiled to Xi'an from the capital to make this thought even more. Now it is even more clear that since the Hongyang Rebellion in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there are soldiers who have the opportunity to seal the territory. The dynasty is now on the field of these local important ministers, all of them are in the court, who are not all grabbing salaries and soldiers? Li Hongzhang's status is not because the Huai Army is the pillar of the entire North China?

If Xu Yifan's combat effectiveness is amazing, he will pacify the new Praetorian Guard army of North Korea in a few days...... Then the chance for him to turn over is almost a sure thing! Cixi gave him the name of training the Praetorian Guard to renew the army, didn't she think about this Praetorian Guard?

Although Lafayette was afraid of Xu Yifan, who couldn't understand it, it was also the court's subconscious fear of the important ministers who caught the soldiers. No one thought that Xu Yifan could really threaten anything now. It's a pity that the Praetorian Guard, a strong army, gave up! It is really not just a matter of talking about the money, energy, and skill required to recruit 8,000 people into the camp, equip them, and train them. Now the people in Beijing admire Xu Yifan's ability very much, even Guangxu values Xu Yifan, is it not because of his ability to train soldiers? Although everyone doesn't say it, but now Xu Yifan's status in North Korea, everyone doesn't like him, what can't he do, isn't it because of the Praetorian Guards he trained single-handedly?

If the Praetorian Guard is gone, can you really expect to train a stronger reserve army?

Xu Yifan acted so domineering, so chaotic, and Lafayette was so jealous of him. Maybe one day he will suddenly fall, and who will be able to clean up this Praetorian Guard by then? Isn't he Ronglu yet? Manchurian magnates, who can be more qualified than him who has squatted in Korea?

Rong Lu didn't know how long it had been since the battle between heaven and man had passed, and it had been quiet in Le Shou Tang. Even Li Lianying, who was behind Cixi, held her breath.

Rong Lu finally solemnly bumped his head: "Lafayette, we banner people, we need this Praetorian Guard." Now that the Han ministers are in charge of heavy troops, we must have the strength to contain them...... There is another case, we also have to guard against palace changes like North Korea! Ask Lafayette to give the slave another chance, as long as Xu Yifan has any handle to be held by the court, the slave will definitely hold the Praetorian Guard in his hands and die for the Qing Dynasty and Lafayette! ”

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On the official road from Seoul to Pyongyang, cars and horses are sparkling. Everywhere there were bonfires that were raised, the fires of the main forces of the Janissaries retreating north, the Left Association, and more Korean people.

Xu Yifan ignored his backache before he set up camp and took his staff, guards and officers to patrol around, putting on a posture of not eating before a husband eats, and a husband does not sleep first.

Everywhere he went, he was greeted with salutes and small cheers.

This turmoil in North Korea is indeed the sharpest whetstone of the Praetorian Guard. The ceremony before Yaobing in the Joseon royal palace made these officers and soldiers extremely proud.

An army needs some sense of honor. It can even be said that this is something essential for an army.

The Janissaries were eventually forced to withdraw from Seoul, which also strengthened the sense of cohesion of the army. They are always discriminated against, they are the object of beware! Only the young Lord Xu who greeted them with a smile in front of him was the whole foundation that sustained this army!

After looking at several camps, Xu Yifan and the officers were satisfied to find that everything was neat and tidy, and sentries were also dispatched. Although everything is far from standardized, it is already valuable for novice officers and soldiers who have only been in the camp for a long time. The most important thing is that in the awe-inspiring eyes of the Korean people, the Praetorian Guards strictly demand themselves as soldiers. It seems that they are deliberately trying to show that they are different.

This is already an army.

Chu Wanli followed Xu Yifan, watched him come to a secluded place where the bonfire couldn't shine, knocked on his sore legs, and asked with a smile, "How?" ”

Pu Yang, who was behind Xu Yifan, had already followed, bending down to knock his leg for him. Xu Yifan was also served by this Bei Ziye, and said with a smile: "Make do, don't forget, we are driven out!" Only when we are stronger, others will not dare to bully us! Wanli, don't you know that there are thousands of miles in the world now, and when we go back, we have to step up military training and collect talents...... All kinds of systems must also be complete, infantry, artillery, cavalry, command structure, staff organization, logistics organization...... Next year, it's the first day of the day......"

"What's wrong with Jia Wu?"

Xu Yifan smiled and staggered the topic: "This time, we are shameless enough to rob North Korea of the bottom, and the next is the idea to spend this money......"

Chu Wanli also smiled: "That's, I didn't even let go of copper coins, isn't this waiting to clash with the Sheng army who came over?" Let's just have a battalion of people there, beware of losses! ”

Xu Yifan smiled proudly: "Just rely on Sheng Jun? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a fast horse galloping, and Goshha lit a torch beside him, just like Xu Yifan's report from a distance: "My lord, it seems to be a passing horse who stayed in the first standard and three battalions in Seoul!" ”

Under the light of the torches, I saw a Praetorian Guard soldier rushing over, rolling the saddle and dismounting, and performing a military salute with a flat chest - Xu Yifan was not allowed to kneel in the army, saying that it would affect the self-esteem of the soldiers - "My lord, a standard is the official business of Lord Zhang!" ”

Xu Yifan replied with a salute, stretched out his hand to take it and opened the official business, on which was Zhang Xuzhou's scribbled handwriting, it was ashamed to say that these scholars who had been trained by Beiyang civil and military were much better than Xu Yifan was a great Confucian in Europe.

He glanced at it hastily and handed it to Chu Wanli: "Zhang Xuzhou is not soft!" The general guard of the Sheng Army, Wei Rugui, detained him, and hundreds of cavalry of the Sheng Army were beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and they were asking if they wanted to relieve me, what do I want to do with these scrap copper and rotten iron? ”

Chu Wanli didn't have a smile on his face, looked at the urgent business, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, do you have to be so domineering?" ”

Xu Yifan smiled unabated: "Why don't you take it?" We are weak, and the Huai army is even more fierce, I just want them to be jealous! The Yue and Huai armies are arguing, maybe the imperial court values our ability to contain Beiyang dominance even more! Let's fight this lawsuit slowly......"

"After humiliating the Huai Army, up and down the Beiyang, they will be the enemy of us! We are alone in North Korea, we can carry it for a while, and we can carry it for a lifetime? In the end, if you have to choose one of Li Zhongtang and the adults, the imperial court will still choose Li Zhongtang......"

Xu Yifan's eyes lit up suddenly: "I just want to break off the relationship with Beiyang now!" In the future, we can't carry the black pot with them! Do you think that Li Hongzhang still has time to deal with us? ”

These words made Chu Wanli even more puzzled, and after a long pause, Chu Wanli suddenly grinned: "My lord is a fortune teller?" Anyway, you created the Praetorian Guard, and you ...... if you want to."

Xu Yifan didn't answer this conversation, but touched his chin: "Zhang Xuzhou also said good things about the Italian homeless man in his official business, Wei Rugui carried out the middle hall, and he was a little cowering up and down, seeing that he was about to back down, or that guy flew up and split the two Sheng Army cavalry with the back of his saber, and what else did he say, we Europeans, never give up the benefits in hand!" Good guys, good habits! Wanli, I think, it seems that we can introduce more foreign talents......"

Xu Yifan really didn't want to deal with the aftermath of this incident with Beiyang at all, he was just making a gesture. It shows that it will never be merged into their system by Beiyang, and if it can really be like that, there will be many benefits later. However, this is not to be explained to Chu Wanli. His mind is constantly turning now, where can he bring in some foreign talents? The troops have been put up, but the staff command system is still equal to nothing, and there is a country in the world that is famous for this thing......

Chu Wanli silently handed the official matter to Pu Yang, who was standing aside, and heard that there was such a big conflict with Sheng Jun, Xu Yifan still didn't care, and the Goshha were a little dazed. Chu Wanli completely let go of the appearance that he didn't want to, the sky fell, anyway, Xu Yifan said: "No matter what, the matter of Seoul in North Korea is over, let's take one step at a time......

Listening to his words, Xu Yifan, who was in deep thought, suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining, as if he was looking forward to something in the future: "It's over?" And that's just the beginning! Next year, it's the first day of the day! ”

"What's wrong with Jia Wu...... Are you sick today? ”

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Night, Tianjin.

There was a heavy turning sound in Li Hongzhang's signing room, and several subordinates rushed over to clean up the official documents that had been pushed to the ground by the old man.

Li Hongzhang also looked haggard. On the one hand, they are concerned about sending troops to North Korea, and on the other hand, they have to deal with the negotiations with great energy, after all, people who are old are limited in their spirits, no matter how vigorous they are.

Today, I watched business again, arranged things late at night, drank some listening milk and was about to go to sleep, but I didn't expect a telegram from North Korea to come, which made Li Hongzhang angry.

A general soldier of the Sheng Army, hundreds of pawns were all detained by Xu Yifan's Praetorian Guards! With a blue nose and swollen face, except for being polite to Wei Rugui, the others were all packed into the empty inner storage workshop one by one, and left Seoul with a swagger. After Ye Zhichao finally arrived at night, he saw such a scene, and immediately telegraphed to Tianjin.

Li Hongzhang was so angry that his hands trembled: "Domineering, domineering!" I've never seen it in my life! Lianfang, help me draft the draft, I want to impeach Xu Yifan! ”

Yang Shixiang, who had been discussing with Li Hongzhang in the signing room, was also helping to clean up his things, and raised his head and smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Zhongtang, now Xu Yifan is a great hero who has made great contributions to the country...... The court has already rewarded him with no reward, let's impeach, I'm afraid that there will be a lawsuit......"

Li Hongzhang's eyes were like lightning: "Do you still let him climb on my head?" ”

Yang Shixiang's face was also pale, but he suppressed his emotions, and just sneered: "I am still negotiating with Yue, if this great hero of North Korea is impeached, what do I think?" Xu Yifan just saw that Zhongtang had thought about this matter earlier, so he did this...... Besides, he has already driven away Rong Lu, and if he is obedient to us, what will the court think of him? What does Galeries Lafayette think of him? He made it clear that he had severed relations with our Beiyang, and did not hesitate to take the name of domineering...... It's a pity that our Beiyang is not a Ronglu without fists and bravery! ”

Li Hongzhang calmed down a little, his city government certainly surpassed Yang Shixiang. But the Huaijun lineage, who has relied on the political arena for decades, was so insulted that Li Hongzhang's blood suddenly rushed to his head, and then it was considered to be settled. The old man was still dizzy for a while, thought about it calmly, and smiled coldly: "Who said that these two hundred and five have no scheming?" Ye Zhichao and Wei Rugui are also bastards, they have horses and guns, how many years of training have they been soldiers, and the guy who has been wearing tiger skin for a few days has been cleaned up, and there is no room to fight back! I look at this person alone, I'm afraid I can't eat Xu Yifan......"

Yang Shixiang also sneered: "Zhongtang, increase the troops!" Xu Yifan said, we Beiyang will not be at ease, he is doing this, it must be to make the court understand that sooner or later, he can be fostered to become a force to contain or even replace Beiyang! This guy is indeed a hand in military training. I heard that the emperor ......"

Li Hongzhang raised his hand and asked Yang Shixiang to stop talking, and said lightly: "It's just right, no matter what, Ye Zhichao entered the court, and the tone of the little Dongyang has softened a little." Increasing the number of troops in the DPRK is also a matter of killing two birds with one stone. To deal with Xu Yifan, if I don't take it on the surface, I will fight with him. Crush him step by step in North Korea! Do you really think I, Li Hongzhang, am old? Originally, I still saw that he was a character, but unfortunately, I didn't know how to advance or retreat......"

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Said Ben, Xiaguan.

The Prime Minister's official residence is still brightly lit.

A middle-aged man who looked like a secretary gently pushed open the Western-style study door of the Prime Minister's official residence. Under the lights, I saw a calm middle-aged man with black hair and black beard and round glasses, writing something with his head buried in his head.

Hearing the sound of the secretary knocking on the door, he didn't raise his head, and asked softly: "Is it information about the Qing Kingdom?" ”

The secretary bowed and saluted, and his voice was equally low: "It is reported that the Qing Janissaries and the Sheng Army have clashed in Seoul. ”

The middle-aged man took off his disc glasses and rubbed his eye sockets quietly: "How is Beiyang's reaction?" ”

"According to the information of the Tianjin consul, the Beiyang Minister Yamen sent out a fire sign overnight, probably preparing to transfer troops."

"Good."

After the secretary bowed and retreated, the middle-aged man slowly stood up, walked to the window with his hands in his hands, and shook his head lightly after a while: "Li Hongzhang...... Old. The great change in the Oriental trend is about to begin......"

(To be continued)