Chapter 13: The Square of Danger (I)

A slap in the face shook it over, and the Sheng army was the first deputy general, and Ye Zhichao personally led Ye Zhongjun's body to shake. Covering his face and not daring to say anything.

"Ridiculous! And let Lord Yang wait for you! It's a military order for you, drink some yellow soup and you don't know how thick the sky is, who knows which North Korean bitch you drilled into the crotch! What is the sin of violating military orders, you yourself understand...... Come on, please come out, Lao Tzu cut you six catties and four taels, and quit for the latecomers! ”

It was naturally Ye Zhichao who spoke.

More than 300 people stood neatly on the street in front of the mansion of the monarch of the courtyard, crowded to the brim. It turned out that the eight horses drawn by the courtyard were also repainted, and they were in the procession together with the Taoist honor guard. The cavalry carefully selected by the three hundred sheng army horse team sat on the horseback without blinking their eyes. Everyone is in a distinct uniform, carrying the latest foreign guns, just looking at the appearance, there is really a fierce force.

Ye Zhichao was also dressed in an official uniform, his boots were creaking with spurs, and he looked at his nephew with a blue face. Yang Shixiang stood beside him, his face was still a little pale, he changed into a Taoist outfit, and just smiled lightly with his face raised.

Behind them, there were a lot of Huai army generals, but everyone's clothes were not as neatly dressed as these two. There are military uniforms, there are suits, and there are military attachΓ© uniforms. Some of the braids were still scattered, and they all came in a hurry without asking.

Yang Shixiang received the wind and saw off the banquet last night, and he couldn't help but vomit the bloody breath of deer blood. On the spot, he was helped into the backyard and lay down, and it was said that he was nauseous and uncomfortable in the middle of the night. While secretly laughing at the uselessness of the scholars, they planned that Yang Shixiang would not be able to get up and go on the road tomorrow, and they would have to rest for three or two days or something. drank the blood of the deer and had a fever on his body, and they all went to find a bitch to put out the fire. Vice General Ye Zhongjun also had such a thought, and thankfully the flat ground slipped into the bitch quilt.

Unexpectedly, Lord Tianming Yang struggled to get up and prepare to set off, asking the honor guard, the carriage and horses, and the escorts. The waiter doesn't know anything. According to the rules of officialdom, you should have waited outside the instrument gate a long time ago!

He is the general office of the Huaijun Battalion Office!

forced Lord Yang to find Ye Zhichao, and Ye Junmen was furious and passed the military order. The assigned team will pull Saku back one by one. Then the generals came to see him off -- Ding Ruchang did not come, he had already gone to Longkou overnight, saying that he would return to the military ship to arrange military affairs.

I don't know which quilt to take Ye Zhongjun out of, Yang Lianfang and Ye Shuqing have been waiting until almost noon.

The military general was so arrogant, which made Yang Shixiang feel very bad. Everyone knows that the Huai Army is not very useful, and every year the Beiyang Army Division will be held, and every three years it will be supervised and reviewed, and the Yang General Office of the Battalion Office will also receive a lot of filial piety. But this time it is Zhongtang, it is a major event in Beiyang, and they are still so arrogant. Wu Ben was so disrespectful of civil officials. It made Lord Yang, who had the demeanor of Hanlin, have a lot of fire in his heart.

Ye Zhichao beat his nephew and asked for a big order. He just raised his face and pretended not to see it, so that this old Qiu Ba would be embarrassed for a while.

Two six-rank top Goshha went up to stand up to Ye Zhongjun, and a team of Goshha showed their artillery ropes, ready to raise their guns and ask for orders. But they all looked at Ye Zhichao with blank eyes, and the military attachΓ©s behind Ye Junmen, including Ye Zhongjun, who was being framed, all looked at Yang Shixiang.

This matter is not a charming eye, Lord Yang will finish it with a word. Just because everyone was so happy to drink last night, you Yang Lianfang should also appreciate Ye Junmen's face!

Yang Shixiang was angry in his heart, and he really looked down on these martial artists. If you can't fight a war, you will make money if you are vulgar and uncivilized...... Even if you are cautious, you won't be able to serve the officials!

Seeing that Yang Shixiang was silent, Ye Zhichao's face turned from blue to red, and he ordered loudly: "Raise the cannon!" Hurry up! Lao Tzu wants to kill his relatives today! ”

Seeing Goshha shaking his hands and wiping the fire rope, it was difficult for the big order to come out and turn around. Ye Zhongjun was already stupid, Ye Zhichao's captain Goshha stepped on Wei Rugui, and Wei Zongbing reacted. flew over and hugged Ye Zhichao's waist: "Handsome, I can't help it!" I can't help it! Vice General Ye is also an eighty military stick, he is not guilty of inserting arrows in the camp, he should not die, he should not die! ”

Saying that, Nie Shicheng, Zuo Guigui, Ma Yukun and others rushed over, holding hands and saluting. Ye Zhichao just turned red and couldn't help but look at Yang Shixiang, these officers who have been in the camp for a long time don't look at the literacy of much, and they are better than monkeys. immediately turned around and saluted Yang Shixiang: "Lord Yang, General Manager Yang!" The inferior is willing to protect the vice general Ye for meritorious service! Ask Lord Yang to appreciate his face! ”

The shelf is almost stretched here, and Yang Shixiang originally wanted to vent his evil anger a little. Yesterday, Ye Zhichao was so high-spirited, and he also helped Lord Zhongtang to control it. Let these warriors know who their master is.

Also, North Korea affairs, Zhongtang is so old, he is so busy with it. He Yang Shixiang is running around through the wind and waves, these martial artists are still such a child's play, and they should also be taught a lesson!

At that moment, he smiled and arched his hand towards Ye Zhichao: "Shuqing...... I'll see, forget it! It's also to blame my brother for being too angry yesterday, so I misunderstood you. I'll come to guarantor for Vice General Ye, how about ensuring that he is guilty of meritorious service? ”

Ye Zhichao was busy returning the salute: "Lord Lianfang is diligent and hardworking, mark and admire!" It's really these bastards who are too uncompetitive and have swept away our Beiyang's face......"

Yang Shixiang smiled tolerantly: "Are they all Beiyang family!" Everyone remembers that this is doing things for our Beiyang! That's why my brother didn't dare to give Xu Yifan a little time, and wanted to catch him off guard! I'll go ahead, and I'll leave the follow-up to Brother Shuqing and all the old brothers......"

A group of military attachΓ©s returned the salute one after another. As soon as Ye Zhichao waved his hand, Goshha let Ye Zhongjun go. He hurriedly saluted, banged a few crispy ones, and was about to get up and wait for Yang Shixiang to get on the horse. Unexpectedly, Ye Zhichao smiled and said: "What, do you still want to wear a top to Pyongyang to be majestic?" Bring it and I'll keep it for you! Come back and take it by merit! ”

Ye Zhongjun turned white, unscrewed the top of his head, and handed over his hands. didn't dare to say anything more, so he helped Yang Shixiang to get into the carriage. Suddenly, the horn cannon sounded loudly, and the sound of military music. The long Miao team was the leader, and three hundred knights guarded the full set of honor guards on the platform, and they left in a hurry. In the sound of crackling firecrackers, the military attaches sent them off like a ceremony, and Yang Shixiang couldn't help but look back. The guests and hosts were harmonious.

When Yang Shixiang went away, Ye Zhichao picked the top in his hand and sneered: "What is the majesty!" If it weren't for Lao Tzu's 20,000 soldiers, would you be able to coerce Xu Yifan's stupid boldness? Lao Tzu's follow-up is a little late, and your kid will be deflated! ”

After saying that, he stomped his feet and looked at his henchman Wei Rugui, and everyone seemed to have the same thoughts. is a little unhappy that Yang Shixiang wants to fight for the first credit of the Ping Dynasty, so he doesn't give Ye Zhichao face.

"It's okay, let's take a look at who this first credit of the Ping Dynasty falls into!"

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Du Qilin's place where they rest their horses is called the Gao family's shack. When he appeased Du Qilin, the person who stood beside him and saluted was Gao Tao, the largest grain household in the Gao family's shack. Back then, he was a single gang outside the gate and was rescued by Du Qilin. A single gang of businessmen, in fact, it is really impossible to say whether they are bandits and horse thieves. A group of people have made up a lot, and they still dare to rob the road.

In a catastrophe, he received Du Qilin's kindness and returned to the customs, and he kicked left and right, and actually became the largest grain household in Tunzi. donated an official rank of the Qipin County Order, and he is also a gentry. Black and white are all-in-one, and he has earned a good family business, and he is also righteous and angry. Du Qilin's revenge outside the gate has been helped a lot by him. Therefore, I also chose such a reliable place for connecting with Xu Yifan.

This time, I saw that Du Qilin was actually sent by Qin to recruit An, and he was still his son-in-law. I hate why I don't have a beautiful daughter, and it's too late for this life. I had to set down the banquet, and the left bowl and the right bowl served congratulatory wine.

Du Qilin is wish fulfilled, watching his daughter go out and be generous, and a few henchmen are happy to come. The old man seemed to be ready to collect the mountain and enjoy the blessings, and he had already made it clear to Xu Yifan. His group of brothers were absorbed by the people, and everything in the future will be with Jiang Junshi - now they have to be called officials, and Jiang Ziming will explain it.

Xu Yifan has dealt with them, and he also knows that Jiang Ziming has a very high prestige in the team. is also a figure who has come from both civil and military capitals, and plans to cultivate him well.

Although the banquet was warm, the pot was burned with sticks and sticks. The banquet is also full of delicacies and river fish, all of which are natural and pollution-free. But Xu Yifan's heart was full of thoughts, and North Korea remembered that the horse team was going to give them a dangerous task, and he was attacked inexplicably. I still can't figure out the reason - why did he have the heart to drink? After a few moments of entertainment, he had to abide by the rules up and down, halfway through drinking, looking at Xu Yifan's calm face, the atmosphere had gradually cooled down.

Gao Tao was agile, looked around, and made a thousand calls to Xu Yifan: "Adult, villain is going to urge the wine and food...... The salmon in Tongliao Mansion is still alive, don't let those cooks die! After that, he retreated, and only Du Qilin, Jiang Ziming, Dai Jun and other heavy generals of the horse team were left in the hall, as well as Xu Yifan, Chu Wanli and others.

The Goshkhas all stood solemnly outside the door and waited. The horse thieves held a feast in the tunzi and dragged them there, but none of the Goshkhas, from Li Xing down, agreed. Guarding Xu Yifan tightly, his solemn appearance made these freshly baked officers and soldiers dare not let go of eating and drinking, and the tunzi was quiet.

Zhang Yu's housekeeper, go to settle the relatives to rest, and by the way, take care of the pair of North Korean little girls, and they are not around. Besides, on this kind of occasion to talk about military affairs, he is not qualified to participate in the cooperation at all.

Seeing that the room had calmed down, Jiang Ziming glanced at Xu Yifan, and then looked at Du Qilin. One pull Dai Jun. The two walked to the bottom, and what snapped was a thousand fights down: "My lord!" Since it has been put into effect, we have received the grace of the heavens and the earth of the great people. Be driven by adults! Adults don't travel hundreds of miles to appease us for no reason, and we also think about how to repay the love of adults...... To put it bluntly, we're going to give the Praetorian Guard a vote! In order to make the old subordinates of the adults look down on us, and we can stay at ease under the command of the adults! If there is any errand, please ask the lord to command. We don't frown in the water and fire! ”

Xu Yifan smiled faintly.

Du Qilin is his father-in-law, and he has a lot of kindness to these horse thieves. and ordinary government to appease bandits, the two sides are very different from each other's suspicions. The fact that he came with only thirty people in person proved his sincerity! In addition, these horse thieves are fierce and light, and they are not afraid of the sky and the earth, and they are the best candidates for his risk plan. He wasn't afraid that these horse thieves wouldn't be used by him, the only thing he was worried about was whether these newly recruited subordinates were so eager to make a name for themselves!

As long as you have this mind, you can also integrate into the Praetorian Guard. How can he carry out his risky plan?

Now it seems that it is the best expectation. In the eyes of Jiang Junshi, the hot flashes were all intentions. I didn't know what he was trying to do for a while, but it would be nice to have it......

Moreover, he is also very smart. Dealing with smart people is indeed more effortless.

He wanted to speak, but suddenly fell silent again. There was a dead silence in the room, and Xu Yifan only felt that he was flustered and short of breath for a while. This plan has to go ahead, but there is no way to go back. Now he retreats and does not lose his status as a rich man. But if you keep going, you can only move towards the final goal! And in front of him, it is indeed a mountain of swords and a sea of blood!

Hesitating for a short moment, Xu Yifan gritted his teeth violently. I just need to fight for this half a year! No matter what means are used, no matter what the consequences are, it will only take half a year!

Tang Shaoyi: They probably thought that what they were doing was to fight for power. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the big men who led the troops had more means to fight for power and consolidate their positions. Although he is a little lawless, it is also a reasonable thing. Coupled with the poor situation, there is such a retreat from Nanyang, so I silently agreed with his crazy idea. didn't expect that Xu Yifan's move this time was to poke the last face of the so-called authoritarianism of the Manchu Central Committee in advance!

In the last days of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, for those governors who had their own military system, they had always been unable to kill or manage. Even if the edict is issued, the princes of these places will temporarily go home to recuperate. However, the military and local government are still in the hands of the civilian and military attaches within the system. The soldiers are not the soldiers of the imperial court, and the officials are not the officials of the imperial court, and they all belong to their respective groups.

If it weren't for the fact that the four famous ministers of Zeng Huzuo and Li were all too deeply influenced by the Jingshi School, maybe under the influence of Conglong's subordinates, they would have ended the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty!

Even if he is as virtuous as Peng Yulin, the first sailor under Zeng Guofan, known as the perfect man in the world, he has also tested Zeng Guofan's intention to chase the deer.

Li Hongzhang, in his heyday, Liu Mingchuan and Cheng Xueqi and other generals also had secret discussions about the yellow robe.

The two commanders of Hunan and Huai both relieve themselves of their rights. But the imperial court was still unable to reinvigorate the authority of the two major groups of the reading power system. It has always been in their respective territories -- Hunan is the two rivers, Huai is Zhili and other places. They can only make their own decisions, wait for the old age to slowly wither, and then find a way to take power.

The old Cheng of the Hunan system is almost dead, and the Huai system is still entrenched in Zhili. Even when Li Hongzhang was the most depressed, the imperial court never thought of taking Zhili from Beiyang and breaking up the Beiyang group!

And he, Xu Yifan, although he is only starting now, he is all a good worker, and he has been running this group by himself! And not a normal promotion in the Manchu officialdom system!

There is only one reason, as long as there is a reason. Let the court have an excuse not to attack him. The imperial court no longer has the ability and resources to completely control these self-contained local princes!

The central authoritarian authority has been broken at the first touch. However, Zeng Li was loyal and allowed this authority to continue in history until the invasion of the Eight-Nation Coalition in the year of Gengzi. The governors of the five southeastern provinces tore off this last fig leaf for self-preservation! The central government moved to Xi'an, but the local government declared neutrality and self-preservation, and did not serve the king or the court. On the contrary, they fought fiercely with the invaders, and after the peace talks, they were powerless to deal with the governors of these five provinces. What the Central Committee of the Qing Dynasty is, it's just a hell of a life!

Further down, Li Hongzhang passed away, and the important ministers were no more. The Manchus seem to have returned to the light and regained power. But now that the paper tiger has been punctured, it can't be pasted anymore. The Beiyang group is still the same, and a cannon rang out in Xinhai. Almost all provinces read power, and in the end it was Beiyang who usurped the world of the Manchus!

Xu Yifan has been thinking about the truth repeatedly. I couldn't sleep night after night. Although his behavior was dangerous, the court wanted to understand it and decided whether to pull down his face or what. Half a year may have passed quickly. Once the sound of the cannon sounded as scheduled, the imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, where could it deal with him? Without the righteousness of the imperial court, he relied on North Korea, and he still had two hands to deal with the Beiyang attack. Everyone is a local group to a local group, and the eldest brother should not say the second brother. Lao Tzu is cheating, can you really start a war?

The risks are there, and they are still significant. But we have to take a risk, we have to take a risk -- when the time comes, it's just boldness. Brother Yuan, who really usurped the Qing Dynasty, has made up his mind, what else does he say? This latecomer, the traveler, followed the hero.

He slowly stood up and looked at Jiang Ziming with a compelling gaze. And Chu Wanli beside him also stood up quietly, as free and easy as him, and he also looked a little out of breath. He is not like Xu Yifan, who has so much historical experience, and he can analyze the Qing Dynasty as if he was not wearing pants. But this kind of fun and exciting thing, how can he be so missing?

"I want you to lead a team of horses and rob and kill the officials of the court. Blockade the news between the north and the south, and I will also send you additional manpower to pull flags in various parts of northern Korea, and it is up to you to kill officials and rebel. It's just one point, you have to act completely according to orders, and no Han is allowed to kill in vain. is only allowed to pull the banner of the Korean Donghak Party and the Flower Horse Team...... Do you dare? ”

Xu Yifan's eyes looked at Jiang Ziming like electricity. Not suddenly.

There was a clanging sound, but the wine glass in the hand of Du Qilin, the old man who had been smiling and listening next to him, fell to the ground.

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Jiang Ziming's body shook violently, and Dai Jun beside him was already stupid.

Du Qilin wanted to get up, but suddenly found that he had no strength.

They were horse thieves, but they didn't rebel. Since he planned to return to the government, he has done less lawless things. Xu Yifan said this, could it be that he wanted to oppose the world of the Qing Dynasty?

All that was left in the room was the sound of panting, and it was tense. Xu Yifan sat down for a long time, didn't look at Jiang Ziming and Du Qilin, and raised his wine glass. Looking at Chu Wanli, who was quietly accompanying him in front of him, the two also touched the cup lightly and drank it deliciously.

I don't know how long it took before Jiang Ziming said in a low voice: "My lord, do you want to rebel?" ”

Xu Yifan didn't look back: "Lao Tzu is the president of the Praetorian Guard of the Qing Dynasty and the minister of the Qin Mission, and what Lao Tzu wants to keep is just such a group!" You are rampant in the rivers and lakes, and you are a fart without your subordinates, you don't understand this truth? Besides, if I want to rebel, Lao Tzu will lock you up first! ”

Jiang Ziming's face was full of cold sweat: "My lord, are the adults of this group confident that they can keep it?" ”

Xu Yifan looked disdainful: "This is my business, you just have to follow the order." ”

Jiang Ziming's cheekbones clenched tightly: "My lord, what do you want?" ”

Xu Yifan smiled, and then turned around: "Zeng Wenzhenggong, Zuo Wenxianggong's merits, don't you want it?" I want to be a hero for the Qing Dynasty! Before they built a successful business, do you think they want to retire themselves? ”

Jiang Ziming asked more and more urgently: "What if your lord builds such a meritorious deed?" ”

Xu Yifan was silent for a long time, just looking at Jiang Ziming. After a long while, he said word by word: "At that time, it was the power of the world that woke up, and it was the beautiful woman's knee who was drunk and lying." Enmity and enmity are happy, ambitions are realized, advance or retreat. Destiny is tied to heaven...... You are all people who have come out of hardship, and Du Da's family and confidants have been forced to fall into the grass. Do you really think that the Qing Dynasty can be done like this? Whether to listen to my Xu Yifan's orders, or to break up in two, let's make a decision. ”

Cold sweat slipped down both sides of Jiang Ziming's nose, and Dai Jun beside him just looked at him, and Du Qilin closed his eyes and said nothing.

Du Qilin's daughters were given to Xu Yifan, and he was greatly grateful, and he was still disabled. Even if Xu Yifan goes to the vegetable market to ask for a knife, he only has two words, to accompany him.

Dai Jun was feverish when he heard it, he was in the prime of life. All the way to Chu Wanli, he has been eager, and he was born as a horse thief. The sky is not afraid of the earth, going to North Korea to make trouble like this, and Xu Yifan is covered, and he is thinking right. It's meritorious and cool, what else should I do? The authority of the Qing Dynasty, in the eyes of this horse and a gun, and the backbone of the former horse thieves in the world, is nothing remarkable, and it will be the boss of the right kind. But now that their horse team is dominated by Jiang Ziming, they have to force themselves not to speak, and they only feel bursts of hot sweat on their bodies.

Jiang Ziming was silent for a long time, and whispered to himself: "Happiness and revenge...... Pleasure and revenge......" He pursed his lips, and slammed his solemn head on the ground, and did not get up for a long time.

"My lord, the lives of our people are really sold to you......"

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Xu Yifan and Chu Wanli glanced at each other, and they both felt weak. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, he had such an idle chess player as Du Qilin at the beginning, and now it comes in handy! It is a hundred times easier to subdue these horse thieves to do these desperate deeds, don't look at the resignation of the two sides, you come and go, it is a hundred times easier than letting yourself the Praetorian Guard do this!

The Praetorian Guard still has a way to go if they want to truly become completely his, not Manchu.

The two stood up at the same time to help Jiang Ziming. Suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, far away. What I could hear clearly was Li Xing's categorical tone: "The adults are deliberating, and you are not allowed to enter!" ”

A voice shouted something: "That's my lord too!" You're the only one who has taken possession of the adults? What the hell! Lao Tzu is back with news, and I want to report it! ”

Dai Jun said in a low voice: "It's Brother Chen!" Did he find out about the group of grandsons who ambushed the adults? Jiang Ziming jumped up and glanced at Xu Yifan, who waved his hand. Jiang Ziming suddenly shouted loudly: "At the instruction of Lord Xu, Chen Bin is sent in!" ”

The noise outside the door stopped, and I saw Li Xing accompanying Chen Bin in. Chen Bin had already opened his arms, his braids were wrapped on the top of his head, steaming hot. Seeing Xu Yifan standing there, he didn't know how to salute. He knelt down with a thud. sent Xu Yifan to call the three old and four young or something.

"My lord! I...... The mark has already found out where the grandsons came from. It's a stick of the flower horse team, and there are more than 100 people, only about 30 miles away from here. As long as the adults give us an order, we're going to destroy these guys who don't have long eyes! ”

(To be continued)