When there were still six days before the end of the twentieth year of Guangxu, the Liangjiang Governor's Office was brightly lit.

Inside and outside the superintendent's office, sentry posts were set up, and the soldiers on the sentry, with bayonets on their guns, stood straight under the lights, vigilantly watching every person who was called here. The officer with the sentry inspected the sentry post over and over again, for fear that there would be any loopholes in the security. This is the first time since leaving North Korea that such a top-secret military meeting has been held. Everyone seemed to have taken a shot of adrenaline, as if they had returned to the First Sino-Japanese War, and their whole spirit was lifted!

Xu Yifan's subordinates rushed over from all over the place, Tang Shaoyi, Sheng Xuanhuai, Zhang Peilun, Zhan Tianyou, and the Beiyang China Merchants Bureau, which now had to be called the general office of the Liangjiang Investment Promotion Bureau, Xiangli, and the general office of the Liangjiang Telegraph Bureau. Among the Praetorian Guards, there are also elites, Li Yun and Chu Wanli came together, Zhang Xuzhou, Nie Shicheng, Chen Jinping, Yuan Shikai, Zhang Wei and other senior officers, all of them were neatly tied, Pegasus came, and the sentries couldn't remember how many times they had saluted and greeted these Xu Yifan's senior officers.

In the light, Chen De and Pu walked side by side in the governor's office.

Although people kept coming, the Governor's Office was still quiet and had a solemn atmosphere. The wide courtyard and school yard are all in one place, and it is dark. Only around the corner, there is a gas lamp hanging high, under the gas lamp, the guards stand quietly in the halo of light, everything around is silent, only the echo of Pu Yang Chen De's riding boots on the bluestone pavement.

"Fourth, almost everyone is here, right? If everyone is there, the door should be closed, and a part of the sentry at the front door should be drawn and gathered outside the marshal's signing room. ”

In the silence, Chen De suddenly said such a sentence. Pu Yang pinched his fingers with a straight face, and silently calculated for a while: "It should have arrived, and besides, it's already seven o'clock, and the time for the handsome pass is this, if anyone is late, they don't need to come in." ”

Chen De smiled and patted Pu Yang on the shoulder: "You go south, I go north, take the sentry position." Tighten the belt, save the time to collect the loophole! ”

Pu Yang's face turned cold: "Erdezi, I use you to teach?" Why, do you think that my status as a man of man is hindering you? I don't even reassure you with a whistle? ”

Chen De's hand froze there, and he smiled bitterly for a while: "Who is it that keeps this demon on his lips all day long?" Fourth, I thought you figured it out, but it still didn't! I can't help you with this, it's all your own hanging............ Don't talk about this, go to the sentry post! ”

He was also afraid to talk to Pu Yang more about this topic, so he waved his hand and went in the other direction. Pu Yang stood there and let out a long breath.

He didn't suspect Xu Yifan for a long time, Xu Yifan was going to take over the world, and the mules in Jiangning City knew it.

To be honest, Pu Yang doesn't care. In his life, he didn't feel too many benefits of Aixin Jueluo's family, except for the identity of Beizi in the grass, he passed out early, whether it was the Prince of Melxian Mansion or the Duanjun Palace, he didn't care much about him, the Duanjun Wangfu added a son within seven or eight years after he succeeded him, he was less than ten years old and lived alone, except for his old sister, who took care of him a little! The Qing Dynasty clan has long been reduced and reduced, a shell, only more than 400 taels a year, he has never seen this money before the division, and then the Duanjun Wangfu only gave him eighty taels a year, the old sister was only a teenager at that time, and secretly stuffed him with some body money, he only survived so much until now, don't look at it is Tianhuang noble, in fact, the whole child is helpless!

In this world, whoever does it well will do it, this is a matter of course. Xu Yifan's handling of the children of the Eight Banners in Jingkou, Jiangning, can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. There's no reason to keep them anymore! The change of dynasty is much cooler than this, and it can allow them to be self-reliant, not to harm them, but to save them. Pu Yang grew up in the capital, and those nonsense jokes of the banner people have been seen since he was a child! If Xu Yifan hadn't accepted him into the Praetorian Guard, he would have been such a waste snack.

I figured this out, but what is still in front of me now is self-doubt!

He is a banner man, does he really have a future in the Praetorian Guard? Xu Yifan, everyone in this group, all they do all day long is digging the corner of the mountain wall of the Qing River, he is in the middle of it, every word and action of others, he has to think about whether he is vigilant and wary of him! The old sister showed up and went to Xu Yifan to ask for a way for him, which made him even more embarrassed, he thought he could protect the old sister, but he didn't expect that the old sister would protect him in the end! He Pu Yang is a man who stands up to the sky, if he points fingers at his people and says that he uses his sister as a door bag, he will change the status of the new dynasty, which calls him Pu Yang how to behave?

"It's better to be knocked down by a bullet in the battle with the little devil............"

Pu Yang couldn't help but look towards the signing room, he took off his military hat and sighed: "............ Dashuai, when can I reward Pu Laosi with a safe death! It's really like this, except for I'm sorry for my old sister, I can handle everything! ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pu Yang's heart, naturally could not be transmitted to the signing room of the Supervision Office, now in the signing room, everyone's hearts are shaken, some surnames are a little impatient, their noses are fluttering, if it weren't for Xu Yifan's seat, they would almost stand up and cheer!

Xu Yifan's signing room has been changed, his large desk has been temporarily moved, and there is a row of Western-style sofas against the wall. In the signing room, it is a picture of the Qing Dynasty of Beiyang Bookstore. When it comes to combat, this kind of small-scale map is useless, but Xu Yifan used this map to give people a sense of shock!

He and Zhang Peilun were divided around this map, Xu Yifan just looked at everyone present with blazing eyes, and Zhang Peilun was faintly the appearance of Zhuge in Xu Yifan's curtain, sitting on another sofa chair with a smile, with a light expression. He didn't assume his identity under Xu Yifan, but just made some ideas between urgency. This time, Xu Yifan came up with such a big plan, involving domestic and foreign affairs, all aspects, and the grasp and application of the international situation, Xu Yifan has his own opinions, but under his curtain, when it comes to people who are familiar with the thoughts of governors in various parts of the country and know the situation in various places, who else can there be besides Li Hongzhang's son-in-law?

On the map, a shocking red thick arrow, starting from Jiangning, down the river, and then turning north, pointing directly at Lushun! When they arrived in Lushun, the thick red arrows were divided into countless small arrowheads, which not only covered all of southern Liao, but also established contact with the Northern Dynasties. There are also small red arrows drawn by dotted lines, pointing directly to the junction of China, Russia and North Korea.

Now the Yiketang Ajilin training army, which is mainly assembled in the southern Liaoning area of Lushun Jinzhou, has also been marked, but next to the symbol, Xu Yifan has made a big cross in ink!

The actions on this map are not only that, the Yijun Song Qingbu in the Suiyuan area was also marked, the Yijun is a cyan arrow, passing through the Chaoyang of the Rehe River and straight into the northern end of the Liaoxi Corridor, and meeting with the red arrow in southern Liaoning!

Xu Yifan's intentions could not be clearer, he was ready to mobilize the Praetorian Guard, secretly and quickly go north by sea, and disarm Iktang Abe - isn't your court going to disarm Lao Tzu's 3,000 sons in the Northern Dynasty? Xu Laozi will give you a first strike! After disarming the Jilin training army, he took over the defense of southern Liaoning, contacted North Korea, and under the stability of the back road, he did not dare to go north with a broken division and fight with the Praetorian Guards again.

Yijun is a nail that Xu Yifan has planted a long time ago, and they came to meet with a strong momentum.

Xu Yifan's move is to extinguish the crisis in North Korea before the imperial court and the book are released, and at the same time pose a threat to the Qing court in the north! Needless to say, the audacity of this move is true. Needless to say, there are many variables and great risks. But what excites everyone here is that Xu Yifan is still the same Xu Yifan who fought all the way from Nanyang and North Korea, with a firm will, great momentum, and striving to take the initiative!

But what a group is most afraid of is that the superior is reluctant to steal peace and rest on their laurels. The top is like this, and it is only a matter of a moment to get depressed at the bottom. How this plan is can still be debated, but Xu Yifan's high-spirited spirit makes everyone feel uplifted!

Xu Yifan's eyes swept around, seeing that everyone looked shocked and excited, he smiled in his heart and asked, "What do you think?" If the court dares to betray the country, I will dare to defend the country! The court of the dead country, the living country, my generation! If you have any questions about this plan, just say it, let's think about it one by one............ The court made a move, and I, Xu Yifan, couldn't help but follow! ”

One sentence seemed to wake everyone up from the excitement, and all kinds of questions suddenly poured out. Xu Yifan's action is too big, if this move is successful, it will be tantamount to telling the world that luck has changed, and it is time to consider how to enter Yanjing City - the group created by Xu Yifan can come to this point in a short time? Aren't you afraid of overdoing it? The momentum is ten points, and once it fails, I'm afraid it will go straight down!

The first to stand up was Sheng Xuanhuai, who frowned: "The marshal transferred to the Praetorian Guard in southern Liaoning, and the sea transportation, I am afraid that it is still the steamship of China Merchants?" ”

Xu Yifan smiled: "The only strategic maneuverability of the sea route in the Qing Dynasty is in my hands, can I waste it in vain?" The land route is passable, Lao Tzu might as well fight Yanjing City first! ”

"Since the imperial court and the capital are united, and there are guarantees from Britain, France, the United States and other countries, and we have no water division to escort us, how can we ensure the safety of this waterway? The Praetorian Guard has been transported, and if the great powers cut off our supply routes by sea, what will happen then? ”

Xu Yifan smiled and raised two fingers and bent them down one by one: "When the troops go up, secret and swiftness are the main points." Shipment within three days. China Merchants Steamship still follows the normal passenger and freight route from Shanghai to Tianjin, and as long as it is kept secret, no one else can find out. When the fleet arrives in Tianjin, others can't see the abnormality, but how much effort can it take to get from Tianjin to Lushun? Overnight, our Praetorian Guard was already on land in Lushun!

As for the follow-up sea supply............ When the Praetorian Guards grasped the situation in southern Liaoning, there was no need to deliver military food, and some of the arms could be solved on the spot - as long as they could successfully disarm Iktanga! The follow-up supply mission is actually not very heavy. And I can be sure that the Western powers, will only recognize the fait accompli, and will not act categorically against me! As for the book...... This is their last dying struggle, even if their navy is complete, they can't afford to fight a war of attrition on the mainland with us anymore, don't worry! ”

Sheng Xuanhuai's face was still sinking like water, and before Xu Yifan's words fell, he continued to ask loudly: "How dare the marshal ensure that we have mastered southern Liaoning and ensured Korea, and the Western powers will not support the original struggle for this?" After all, they brokered this peace treaty! If the matter is big, if it is not good, we will become the public enemy of the world at home and abroad! The good situation will be ruined in one fell swoop! ”

This sentence asked the biggest doubt in everyone's hearts - except maybe Chu Wanli, who had been smiling lazily there all along.

The strength of this move is extremely strong, Xu Yifan is the first good hand to use the momentum and luck, with 40,000 troops, the team of Nanyang and Beiyang is mixed. Taking advantage of the prestige of the First Sino-Japanese War, it jumped above the trend. has developed to this point, Xu Yifan has been pressing step by step, the court retreating step by step, and he is in a hurry to deal with it. All those in the civil service system naturally have a mentality of seeking stability, first manage the strength at hand, stabilize their own foundation, and then try to forge ahead. This is the best choice for civil servants. This time, the imperial court said that the peace treaty was obviously a faint move made by Xu Yifan under the pressure of Xu Yifan step by step, and this kind of opportunity to send a telegram to make a position and raise his prestige is enough in the eyes of most people. Why take such a risk?

Xu Yifan's gaze slowly swept over everyone, and he saw that many people had a worried expression on Sheng Xuanhuai's words. He smiled faintly: "............ I've said this many times, and now I'm going to say it one last time............ Times are different, everyone! What kind of trend did our group follow? Do we now want to turn our fortunes away from our own? The world has suffered from external humiliation for a long time, and the world has suffered from the decay and decay of the Qing court for a long time! Every move we make proves that the Qing court is no longer suitable for this era, and relative to them, every move we make must prove that we have the determination, the ability, and the luck of the last days! We just want the world to see that they are betraying the country and that we are saving the country! This is no longer the change of dynasties in the past 3,000 years, but those who win the hearts and minds of the people in this world will get this world! North Korea must be protected! Once you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you want to get it! We can't afford to wait! The foundation can be sorted out slowly, but the timing is not always there! The court made such a stupid move, and if it was not exhausted, Lao Tzu would bear the infamy of a living Cao Ye in vain!

………… As for the interference of the Great Powers, which you fear, I can assure you of that. The Western powers, especially Britain and France, mediated the war, and even ended up favoring the original version. All of them were to maintain a power in Northeast Asia that could resist Russian expansion. Now that I have defeated the Praetorian Guard, the main force of the army, and have a resolute army to strengthen its momentum, and even more so to protect my own land with my own army, what choice will the British and French powers make? Presumably, you can also understand this truth! This luck, we snatched it from the hands of Yue Ben so easily, do we still want to give it up gently? The court is a fool, Lao Tzu is not a fool! ”

Xu Yifan's voice buzzed and echoed in the signing room, shaking everyone's hearts. Could it be that this era is really different? This East Asian qi number is really in Xu Yifan's palm? Otherwise, why is he so confident!

Sheng Xuanhuai nodded slowly, leaned sideways and whispered a few words to the general office of China Merchants Bureau, whose face turned pale with nervousness, and said with a smile: "Since the big marshal has made a decision, we just have to cooperate............ China Merchants can draw out 13 passenger and cargo ships -- the tail of the year, otherwise it can draw more ships. Thirteen boats, there is no problem with transporting six or seven thousand people at a time. ”

Xu Yifan smiled and nodded, and Li Yunzong stood up: "Marshal, how will the troops be transferred, and who will lead them?" Where is Yijun there, who will contact you? ”

This is a problem on the part of the Janissaries, who don't care about the political and diplomatic concerns of this mission, they only care about the mission itself!

Xu Yifan smiled: "The matter was rushed, and I didn't discuss it with you in advance............ My preliminary consideration is to draw two battalions of soldiers from each of the four towns, together with auxiliary forces, to make up 10,000 people. To suppress southern Liaoning in a short time, you need a fierce general who dares to fight and rush, Zhang Xuzhou, do you dare to take this task? ”

With a bang, Zhang Xuzhou stood up, standing there like a black pagoda, and his voice shook everyone's hearts: "Dashuai, why don't you dare?" Liaonan, you handed it over to me! When the time comes, I'll send him to Jiangning to meet the handsome! ”

Before Xu Yifan could express his appreciation, Chu Wanli smiled at the bottom: "I knew that I wouldn't come back in the first place...... This time and again, the most ugly face is probably the old man Koontz, the original education plan has to be revised again! ”

Xu Yifan glared at him: "Why don't you go?" Seeing that you have been idle enough in Jiangning City--who are the immortals? Can you expect the imperial court to be so stupid? If we hadn't left southern Liaoning, they might not have dared to sign the peace treaty! ”

Chu Wanli shook his hand again and again: "I'm not going!" Old man Kong won't let me go, wow, there are a lot of things to enrich the General Staff, and all the regularization regulations of the Praetorian Guard have to come out of me, looking at the leisure, I am so tired that I stink to death............ Dashuai, I'll just say a word, Liaonan's actions must be coordinated with Dashuai's actions in Liangjiang, so that they can shock the world at once! ”

Chu Wanli understands people............ Xu Yifan didn't say anything, but Zhang Peilun glanced at him lightly.

"Dashuai, who is going to Suiyuan?" Li Yunzong remained silent, just asking questions within his duties.

This question is a bit cold when it comes out, and it is a matter of course for Zhang Xuzhou to go to southern Liaoning. Li Yunzong and Chu Wanli are definitely going to sit in Jiangning, with these two people, one is strict and harsh, the other is shrewd and cunning, and the Praetorian Guard Army that is being rectified can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. And the lone army is far away from the northeast, and a general who is completely descended and absolutely loyal is needed. Although it is such a great achievement, Nie Shicheng and Chen Jinping, who have enough qualifications and are also knowledgeable, do not compete with Zhang Xuzhou. But it's not easy to go to Rehe! Even if Song Qing moves as soon as he adjusts, no matter which way he goes, he has to pass through the territory that the imperial court still controls. The Praetorian Guards were originally hated by the imperial court, and they went to dig up the corners of the wall, in case the deeds were exposed, the meritorious service was scoreless, and there was hope for death.

Silence leaned, Chen Jinping and Nie Shicheng took a breath at the same time, ready to volunteer. Dashuai's career is smooth sailing, and he has to make contributions, and he can't take care of anything else. But a faint voice rushed ahead: "Dashuai, I'll go." There are few people who know me in the north, Nie Junmen and Chen Junmen have been in Beiyang for a long time, and there are many people who are familiar with them............ I went to contact Song Qing and set up a meeting with him in southern Liaoning within a month after Master Zhang. ”

It was Yuan Shikai who spoke. He stood up, because his body was originally long and short-legged, and a military uniform was worn on him, which was always a little inappropriate, and there was no trace of heroism. But since Xu Yifan, everyone knows that this guy is a ruthless character!

Xu Yifan's eyes moved, and he bowed slightly: "Okay, you go, do it." There will be a man for you to come out in the future. ”

This is the first time Xu Yifan has promised his future after Yuan Shikai's service! This sentence shows that Yuan Shikai has finally washed away the capricious charges on him, and he is really regarded as a member of Xu Yifan's confidant!

The people below were slightly scratched, but Yuan Shikai remained silent and sat down by himself. Xu Yifan ignored him, turned his head and asked Zhang Xuzhou: "In three days, can you select the elite and complete the formation?" The action of getting on the boat must be secret and fast, and other people will fully cooperate with you, and you know what to do if you leak the slightest rumor! ”

Zhang Xuzhou nodded heavily, before he had time to express his determination. Tang Shaoyi had already stood up, waved his hand and said loudly: "Dashuai, in the end, this thing still can't be done!" ”

Everyone's bodies were shocked, looking at Tang Shaoyi. Xu Yifan smiled: "Why can't you do it?" ”

"No money!" Tang Shaoyi answered categorically.

"China Merchants used passenger and cargo ships to ask for money, mobilized the Yi Army Song Qingbu to go north to ask for money, and after suppressing southern Liaoning, Jilin Lianjun needs money whether it is absorbed or dismissed! Not to mention the supply of military funds and salaries, the marshal said that there was a way, but now I haven't seen what method the marshal used, but he opened such a big opening! It's a sad year, if you don't solve this problem, even if you kill me, I don't agree with the commander sending these 10,000 people north! ”

Tang Shaoyi undoubtedly belongs to the steady faction, and his task is to run Liangjiang. But now that the business has not seen an eyebrow come out, he is going to make such a big move, no matter from which angle, even if Xu Yifan says that the sky is broken, he will oppose it!

Tang Shaoyi's attitude is so intense, Zhan Tianyou is his old partner, even if his surname is Ge Mu Ne innocent, he can't help but be a little worried about Tang Shaoyi at this time. Xu Yifan and Zhang Peilun looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Peilun was not humble, coughed, flicked his robe, and stood up.

"Shaochuan, the owner is so loyal, it's better to be contemptible! But didn't the marshal plan in advance? With the recent financial support, after careful consideration, Zhang is on the side to help pick up the missing and make up for the shortcomings, but there are two ways............"

"What a way, you just say it refreshingly! Don't you know that this firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, I'm about to lose my hair, and I missed the handsome thing, count yours as mine? ”

Zhang Peilun's words aroused everyone's curiosity, Xu Yifan's rise to the present, it really seems that he can do anything. What kind of crisis, he can dodge left and right to rush over, now the financial resources of Nanyang and Beiyang have been used up by him, what is the way to raise another amount of funds now? If there is a guarantee of money within a year or two, with Xu Yifan's prestige and talent, against those guys in the imperial court, the number of wins and losses is no longer known!

Zhang Peilun also whetted everyone's appetite, and finally smiled: "There are two ways to raise salaries. One in front, one in the back. are all in line with the current situation and disturb the world in one fell swoop!

In the former, the imperial court betrayed Korea, and the marshal sent troops to all my Jinou. This is a national war, and the Qing Dynasty used the identity of a soldier to help the world. Dashuai can naturally be used, Anhui, Jiangxi is under the rule of Dashuai, Dashuai has gone to Zai, the remnants of the feudal treasury of that year, all sent to Jiangning. In other provinces, just waiting for the imperial court to sign a peace treaty, and the marshal launches a thunderous blow in southern Liaoning, the marshal's consultation will be sent to the national governor's desk! If they don't pay or not, they will do it! At that time, who can't see how this luck is, there will always be some governors, and they will present a letter of vote in front of the marshal in advance! ”

One sentence shocked everyone's bodies, but their eyes turned to Xu Yifan. The big guys are mostly cramped in their own territory in Liangjiang -- in fact, it is limited to Jiangsu Province. But Xu Yifan is determined to be in the world, and he will take advantage of this situation to force the governor of the world to stand in line and choose a side! The name of the national war could not be more righteous and bright. One is that there are precedents to follow, and the other is that this is really a vote! If the imperial court wants to clean up Xu Yifan, it has to win them over the governors, and the governors are not afraid of the imperial court now, but here in Xu Yifan, first use the name of co-payment and stand a little footfoot, it is really a very strong thing!

Spell, spell, and potential. Xu Yifan has not been back to China for a long time, and the French characters are not very visible. But he used his power to help him with his skills. He used these last two words very well!

Looking at everyone's eager eyes, Xu Yifan still had an unfathomable smile on his face, but he was muttering in his heart: "Lao Tzu has crossed over!" In this era, the world and the hearts of the people are not yet mastered, and Lao Tzu has died seven or eight times earlier............"

After a long time, Tang Shaoyi said in a trembling voice: "This ...... What is the subsidy figure and how sure is it? The court can't accept it, and these governors are willing to pay for us? ”

Zhang Peilun smiled: "Shaochuan, you haven't been a domestic magistrate, you don't know what to do here." The local government is busy with the fields and land, and many provinces in the south still have the income of the discounted grass, together with the salt tax and customs duty, these are to be solved to the imperial court, we dare to intercept it here, and other provinces may not be able to pull down their faces like this. However, the centigold alone is a good source of interest for the hands of the locals -- millions of rich people in a province and more than 1 million poor people. According to the account books of the Aftermath Bureau, Jiangsu's annual income of Lijin last year was more than 6 million, and the actual solution to the imperial court was only 400,000. The rest, in the aftermath bureau in various names to spend, who doesn't know, the aftermath bureau is the private account room of the governors! The marshal wants to be paid, no matter which province, as long as he is willing to pay, just spend a sum of money in the aftermath bureau, the court is poor, you really can't pay for it? If you don't have money, who wants to be an official? Now to spend some money, it's not out of your own pocket, once Ding Ge, there will always be a good end, who is the fool?

I did the math with Dashuai, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Liangguang estimated that the meaning of paying money was the majority. These four provinces, with a co-ordination of four or five million, should not be a problem. Originally, in the land of two rivers, did you look at these four provinces! In Anhui, Jiangxi, there should also be two million in the treasury. It's hard to say about the two lakes, I've already begged a big man to write a letter, and I'm still not sure. As for Sichuan Yungui, let's take a look at these and see if they are so smart! In the northernmost part, you can only count on Shandong, and you can't count on the others. Roughly calculated, eight million can be insured, and within half a year, it should be able to breathe a sigh of relief. At that time, the rich land of Liangjiang, under the governance of Brother Shaochuan, could also receive a part of it............ There is a high and low in this world, and the brothers can assert that it is within this year! So what else is there to say? ”

Tang Shaoyi's head was full of sweat: "Take risks, take risks............ What if the governors don't pay? What if the money is exhausted, what is the good ............ then?"

Zhang Peilun shouted sharply: "Shaochuan! Those who do great things are not willing to take any risk, so why should we follow the commander? ”

One sentence immediately woke Tang Shaoyi up, he stabilized his mind, and said with a smile: "Youqiao, you are right............ What about the second method? And what is it? ”

Zhang Peilun turned his head and bowed his hand slightly towards Xu Yifan: "The second method is the opinion of the handsome, this skill, the brother is greedy." ”

Xu Yifan has been silently listening to the comings and goings between Tang Shaoyi and Zhang Peilun, his group, due to the new history, everyone has nothing to say, and he has no intention of suppressing it. After explaining it clearly and thoroughly, the will to act will naturally be unified. Every time he acts, it is such a thunderous and lightning move, how can he succeed without the full dedication of his subordinates?

Hearing Zhang Peilun's words, he smiled and said: "The second method is nothing more than to collect money for doing things............ Lao Tzu resisted Lao Maozi's expansion in Northeast Asia for Britain and France, can they give some benefits? When Liaonan is decided, I will negotiate the price with them. I don't care about the north side of the customs, the customs of Shanghai Customs, Jiang Customs, and Guangzhou Customs, Lao Tzu wants it! ”

This sentence made everyone even more dumbfounded, and there was no room for interjection. The southern customs, with an annual income of tens of millions, can the British and French powers give it to Xu Yifan? Xu Yifan didn't explain after speaking, he knew it in his own heart. This move is not only to let the governors choose sides, but also to let the powers choose sides!

At this time, Britain, the world's largest power, was striving to break up the de facto alliance between Russia and Germany, with Germany expanding in Europe and Russia expanding in the Far East and Central Asia, and the two sides did not interfere with each other. For the interests of the British Empire in the Far East, especially for fear that Russia would covet India through Central Asia, and that Russia would obtain the ice-free ports in the Far East that he coveted. In order to turn Russia's attention back to Europe, to enter into a conflict of interest with Germany in Europe, to disintegrate their de facto alliance. Britain is simply trying to prop up a force in Asia that can contain Russian expansion in Asia at all costs!

In Xu Yifan's time and space, it was said that he had caught up with this bus, and he copied the UK cheaply. From the industrial system to the construction of the army, Britain has given much support and help! From the endless loans, to the creation of a new all-British battleship for Yuben, Yuben actually jumped into the forest of industrial and military powers.

In the current history that has been changed by him, he resolutely chose to show his strength in the Northeast, that is, to completely drive Yuben off the train! Is it the Qing court, or does he Xu Yifan have the determination and ability to curb Russian expansion, they should think about it! If you think about it, you should invest some money! Not to mention, this capital was originally China's own!

This time, he divided his troops to the north before he had time to warm up in Liangjiangxi, which seemed reckless, but in fact, he was carefully considered. If the first day of the day is the beginning of changing the fate of this country, then this thunderous blow is a decisive blow to change the fate of this country!

How could he let go of this kind of opportunity?

Xu Yifan stood up solemnly, he didn't want to explain anything more, just slapped his palm on the map: "I have made up my mind!" When the imperial court signed the peace treaty, it was said that I had once again decided on southern Liaoning! The blood of thousands of athletes will not be spilled in vain, and I will not let this luck slip through my fingertips!

……………… Follow me! ”

Everyone stood up in the same solemnity, and the senior officers of the Praetorian Guard slammed their heels harder and saluted: "Dare not die for the commander!" ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Shaochuan, what else are you worried about?" You should not say these things today. This is the key opportunity to seize the opposite, the marshal has made a decision, we have implemented it, the grasp of the general trend of the world, who can surpass the marshal? ”

Outside the superintendent's office, all the people who had finished their deliberations left in chariots and horses. In the glow of the gas lamps, only the guards stood silently. I don't know when the sky has fallen, snowflakes have fallen, little by little, on the shoulders of the guards, there is already a thick layer.

Zhang Peilun lived in the governor's office, and after the military discussion was dispersed, he sent Tang Shaoyi a few steps alone.

"Instead?" Tang Shaoyi muttered in a low voice a little dazed.

"Those who take the world, there are those who take it in line with it and those who take it in reverse. Those who obey will collapse the world, and those who are powerful will get it. However, the lives will be devastated, and the bones will look at each other for thousands of miles............"

"What about reverse?"

“………… Create a general trend, watch and provocate, once organic, then take advantage of the situation, and determine the world in one fell swoop. It's just how to create this momentum, but how many heroes in ancient and modern times have been stumped............ Not to mention that in these last days, there are many trends of thought, and there are even Western powers, mixed in, sometimes I really don't know where the handsome came from, and I can see all this clearly? Without a hundred years, who can care about the mess in front of them? Zhang Peilun's expression was slightly emotional.

Tang Shaoyi was silent, and only after a while did he say, "Youqiao, why are you talking to me alone?" ”

Zhang Peilun smiled: "Shaochuan, you are the head of Wenchen's class." At this critical time, if you can't figure it out, you will be misleading yourself............ In fact, Dashuai asked me to bring you a sentence, he hopes that you can always maintain this sharpness, but at this time, don't doubt him, just follow him! ”

Tang Shaoyi's expression was a little moved, and a sentence slipped out of his mouth unconsciously: "Youqiao, don't you want to be the head of this Wenchen class?" You have a deep foundation and a deep understanding of the situation in the country, and you are more suitable than me............"

Zhang Peilun smiled indifferently and didn't answer his words, but went to other places: "Shaochuan, there have been rumors circulating recently, the so-called monkey who gave birth to me and killed me is to say that we are handsome, have you heard of it?" ”

Tang Shaoyi nodded silently, he received a completely Western-style education, and he didn't take it to heart even after hearing such proverbs.

Zhang Peilun stood quietly in the snow with a distant expression: "............ Some people explained that the eagle died and the monkey lived, and the boss stood on behalf of the Qing Dynasty. But my solution is different............ The monkey who gave birth to me died and I carved, and I am, this country and this race. All the actions of the Qing Dynasty are dying in this country and this clan, and all the actions of the Great Shuai are living in this country and this clan, there is only this explanation!

Why don't brothers bear the name? At the beginning, we were all accomplices of the eagle, and I was a sinner in the ponytail battle. At this moment, as long as you watch how the handsome man lives this country and this clan, this life is enough! Shaochuan, you work hard, we are all outdated people! ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hefei.

The old mansion of the Li family is naturally the most noble and grand mansion in Hefei City. One door and three governors, decades of operation. Although the power has disappeared, the Li family is still the most admired existence in Hefei City.

In the courtyard, Li Hongzhang, who had retired to the forest, was wearing a white mink on his shoulders and stood in the snow in a daze.

The snow fell one after another, sticking to the mink's fur and also on his beard.

He didn't even know how long he had been standing here.

The sound of footsteps and snow sounded outside the patio, and Yang Shiqi, the doorman who followed Li Hongzhang's retreat to his hometown, walked over slowly, he was Yang Shixiang's younger brother, Yang Shixiang was the fourth, and he was the fifth. Why Yang Shixiang died, everyone in Beiyang knows it. After Li Hongzhang went, Yang Shiqi had no intention of staying in Tianjin, and of course he couldn't go to Xu Yifan, so he simply accompanied Zhongtang to return to the house. Anyway, Hefei is not far from his hometown Huai'an, and he can take care of it back and forth.

Li Hongzhang returned to the house, and lived a leisurely life. chatting with the villagers, talking about the past few decades, it is a sentence: "In the past few decades, I was an official and a bastard, but now I have forgotten it all, but it is clean!" ”

Inside and outside the court, the situation in the world, Li Hongzhang really doesn't care at all. Some people have also probed his tone to see if Lao Zhongtang can recover and balance Xu Yifan. Li Hongzhang just laughed and scolded: "What are you doing when you come back?" Helping the court, the old man and Xu Yifan are losing. Help Xu Yifan, he is so capable, what do you want me to do? ”

Today, Jiang Ning has a long telegram, but the old man is stupid here. The yards of the telegram were still turned over one by one by Li Hongzhang wearing reading glasses.

"Zhongtang, the snow is heavy, it's been a long time to stand, let's go back to the house to warm up." Yang Shiqi persuaded in a low voice. He probably knew what was going on, but he couldn't say it. These things, how can he control Li Hongzhang!

Li Hongzhang was taken aback, as if he heard this sentence, and only then woke up from his own thoughts. He looked back and said with a smile: "Xingcheng? It turns out that the monkey who gave birth to me died and I carved, which is such a solution! After a long time, we are all sinners! Xingcheng, tell me, I'm a loyal minister, right? ”

"Of course, Zhongtang is a loyal minister."

"What about the court? Or is it loyal to the country? What we lost, people picked it up. This matter is not considered a loyal minister, right? ”

Yang Shiqi remained silent and said lightly: "Is it a loyal minister, I remember that the teacher of the middle hall, Zeng Wenzhenggong, said that this is a matter of heart and action." ”

Li Hongzhang laughed loudly, this laughter was in the snow, and it seemed a bit urn-like: "The second son of the Weng family, the second son of the Weng family? I almost forgot! Come, Xingcheng, go back with me, no matter what you do, the monkey who gave birth to me will die and I will carve............ Haha, haha! ”

Yang Shiqi stopped talking, but just helped Li Hongzhang towards the courtyard.

In the courtyard, only two lines of footprints remained.

The twentieth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty is about to pass.

(To be continued)