It was already late at night, since Guan Xuqing arrived in Kaifeng in a high-profile manner, Feng Xianghua immediately transferred the 59th Division to strengthen the protection of the holy car, and it was a coincidence that the commander of this division was Zhang Yu, the former commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who assisted Guan Xuqing to overthrow Cixi and inform Deng Shichang to return to the East China Sea

From when Dong Liang adopted him back among the refugees, it has been 18 thoughts now, from a 12-year-old boy to a major general and division commander at the beginning of his establishment, from a beggar who is hated by everyone to a general who is respected by everyone today, and the sadness here may only be known to him, and for him, Guan Xuqing and Dong Liang are undoubtedly his reborn parents

Dong Liang raised him for seven years, taught him to shoot a gun hand in hand, taught him the truth of being a man, and Guan Xuqing took him by his side for eight years, except for sleeping, the two have almost never been separated, so in Zhang Yu's heart, Dong Liang and Guan Xuqing will always be his roots, no matter how much he can achieve, his roots will always be here

After Zhang Yu received the order of Feng Xianghua's escort, he was overflowing with excitement and rushed to Kaifeng with his troops on a rapid march for five consecutive hours

"Your Majesty, Master Zhang asks to see you," Wang Shang said softly to Guan Xuqing, who was reading a book

"Oh? Zhang Yu? I haven't seen him for three years, "Guan Xuqing put down the book, surprised that Zhang Yu came so quickly

"Chirp" Wang Shang hurriedly retreated

It didn't take long for Zhang Yu to appear in front of Guan Xuqing in military uniform

"The slave knocks on the emperor" Zhang Yu knelt on the ground, tears rolling in his eyes

Guan Xuqing got up, helped Zhang Yu up, looked him up and down carefully, and said happily: "It's a lot stronger than before, like a division commander."

The honest Zhang Yu's face was flushed at the moment, and he smiled awkwardly: "Hehe, it's all the grace of the emperor and General Dong, the slave is originally a beggar, and he is already very satisfied if he can eat and drink, and the slave hopes to stay by the emperor's side forever to protect the emperor."

Guan Xuqing smiled and nodded, waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and returned to his seat, sat down and said slowly: "Do you remember what I summoned you for the first time and told you?" ”

Zhang Yu's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to more than ten years ago by Guan Xuqing, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The slave only remembers that the emperor said a lot at that time, and the specific slave can't remember any internal and external troubles."

"Hehe, that's right, if the people and newspapers touted what the Guangxu prosperous era is today, only I know, this is just an illusory prosperous era One step wrong, the Qing Dynasty will still return to the slaughter of others more than ten years ago" Guan Xuqing frowned and sighed

Zhang Yu hurriedly got up and said: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, now that I have a large number of soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, let him Britain and France dare to invade my Qing Dynasty, I, Zhang Yu, will definitely call him to come and go."

Guan Xuqing smiled and waved his hand: "Sit down, I know that you are loyal, but sometimes the enemy outside is not terrible, what is terrible is the enemy inside."

Zhang Yu looked at Guan Xuqing suspiciously, and asked a little confused: "Your Majesty, hasn't the rebellion been resolved?"

"Hehe, even if the guards in the palace are clear, without the commitment or acquiescence of others, he dares to attack the palace with more than 1,000 people?" Guan Xuqing smiled bitterly and continued: "Tianjin, Hohhot are stationed with troops of the Northeast Group Army, Mongolia is stationed there is a 17th Division, 51st Brigade, 153rd Regiment, this is a cavalry regiment, from Mongolia to Beijing, the cavalry only needs 4 hours to arrive, but a few days before the Shiduo attacked the palace, this regiment was suddenly transferred to the Sino-Russian border, and the troops receiving the defense were not yet in place, Tianjin Dagu Fort is stationed with an integrated 22nd Division, and the division can be reached from Tianjin to Beijing in 2 hours at most, but 5 hours after the battle in the palace started, This force is only belated."

Zhang Yu's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Is the emperor suspicious of General Dong......?"

"No, no, no, I don't mean that, I just want to say that although Shi Duo and several princes have already subdued the law, but after all, they are just a few listed princes who have no military power, and the people who really support him to do so have not done so, I will not wronged a good person, and I will not let go of a bad person," Guan Xuqing said

Zhang Yu stood up and said firmly: "The emperor can rest assured, the minion is a broken body, and the emperor will protect the emperor Zhou Zhou, whoever is not good to the emperor will screw off whose head will be used as a ball to kick the minion, and the slave will be the emperor's guard for the rest of his life."

Guan Xuqing nodded with satisfaction, and the two chatted a few more words before letting Zhang Yu retreat, and Zhang Yu also hurried to arrange the guard work of the troops

Because the Yellow River had just burst in Zhengzhou, a large number of refugees from Zhengzhou fled to the streets of Kaifeng and the Yamen where homeless refugees could be seen, which brought considerable difficulties to Zhang Yu's escort work

And Kaifeng prefect Su Ming was also anxious to stomp his feet, if something happened to the emperor in the territory under his jurisdiction, his family's more than ten heads would have to move

"My lord, what are you in a hurry?" Su Ming's master asked Su Ming on the side

"Master, now the holy car is in Kaifeng, and the refugees continue to pour towards Kaifeng like a tide, I heard that there are robberies all the way along the way, and even the military camp has been robbed, who knows if these refugees have guns in their hands? If the emperor ...... Alas," Su Ming said worriedly

"What are you worried about, didn't General Feng transfer the 59th Division to escort him, not to mention those refugees, even if the army comes to attack, I am afraid that I will not be able to break through the defense line of Division Commander Zhang for a while," the master comforted

"It's fine if the emperor doesn't go out, but he's the emperor, what if he is happy to go out on the street one day? With so many refugees, can I still clear the road for him? Su Ming said

"Otherwise, let's go to the suburbs and open a few porridge farms, and let the refugees go there together, and all the beggars left behind will be arrested, so that the traitors will not be revealed," the master said with a smile

"Ah, why didn't I think of it, yes, yes, yes, I'm going to open a few porridge farms, alas, it's my turn to have some blood," Su Ming said helplessly

On the fifth day of Guan Xuqing's arrival in Kaifeng, a telegram from the capital finally came

Yan Fu's Nanyang Fleet sailed to the port of Yangon in Burma, and under the strong protest and condemnation of the Qing ambassador to India, the Indian government finally promised to compensate the Qing government for all the losses of the merchant ships and apologized to the Qing government

On this day, Luo Ming hurriedly ran in

"The minister knocks to see the emperor," Luo Ming knelt on the ground

"Pingshen, what's the matter?" Guan Xu asked without raising his head

"Back to the emperor, as the emperor expected, Kaifeng is full of refugees, but for some reason, 10 porridge farms have been opened in the southern suburbs of Kaifeng, so refugees can go there for free to get porridge to drink, but there are still many refugees who have not gone, and the government has begun to arrest people," Luo Ming replied truthfully

"Well, I didn't expect this Su Ming to be a Qing official who loves the people like a son," Guan Xuqing said movingly

"Yes, there is another thing that Zhao Guangsheng has already been arrested, and he is on his way back from escorting," Luo Ming continued

"Okay, let Kang Youwei personally interrogate me and make my interrogation clear," Guan Xuqing admonished

"Chirp"