The sound of the piano is rippling, but this time the sound of the piano is neutral and peaceful, which makes people listen like a spring breeze. Occasionally, a glissando, like a swallow skimming the water, splashed with a little ripple.

Outside the window, it is the grass green and the flowers are red, rippling and lotus. Several old men in civilian clothes sat in the glass flower hall of the lotus pond of Prince Gong's mansion, with a solemn face, quietly listening to Xiuning stroking the qin in the hall. All of them looked like each other, and the fragrance of tea was wafting faintly in the flower hall at the same time.

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Xiu Ning's expression was faint, and he nodded lightly.

This time in Prince Gong's mansion, all the important ministers of the clan and the military aircraft bosses came. Even the foreman, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Shi Duo, came. Originally, for the sake of Devil Six and Lafayette's little knot, these military aircraft bigwigs would never go to the gate of Gong Wang's Mansion. But with the arrival of the summer of the nineteenth year of Guangxu, Lafayette issued several orders to soothe the devil six, and gave the cold medicine for the summer to this little uncle. The market of Devil Six seems to be getting better again. A few bigwigs, come to taste tea when they meet.

Speaking of which, this is not without factors of recent changes in the situation. Although Xu Yifan went to train troops in North Korea, the two Qin sent to Goryeo. The children of the clan gathered in the three Koreas, all of which were unprecedented in the past ten years. Moreover, this involves the growth and change of political forces near Gyeonggi, and the imperial court has clearly contained the Beiyang forces. The governors of various places and the Beiyang up and down, what is the reaction together? At this time, the unity of all political forces in the capital is needed. As the first prince of the clan, Devil Six needs to be co-opted and comforted at this time, and Devil Six cannot be allowed to stand on the side of Beiyang. You must know that when Devil Six presided over the Prime Minister's Yamen, as the Prime Minister of the Military Aircraft Department, he presided over the chaos of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the negotiations of various countries, and he had an inextricable relationship with these local forces!

Lafayette, for the balance of the situation, still has a very strong ability.

The reason for coming to the door this time is not only to follow in the footsteps of Lafayette and comfort this old prince of the clan. To be honest, there are some meanings of teaching. There is no other reason, Xu Yifan is in North Korea, and he is really violent!

This guy actually instructed dozens of clan disciples with hands and eyes to take over almost all the local governments in one or more places in North Korea! Raise food for his Praetorian Guard. It is indeed loyal and brave, and it also entrusts the children of the clan to be important. But it also depends on North Korea, whether they can stand it or not!

In the center of North Korea, these condolences and negotiations came one after another. Each document was forwarded by Rong Lu, and the Korean envoy was also accompanied by Rong Lu's attaché. Rong Lu didn't express any opinion this time, and slipped his head. It's just a true reaction. North Korea alone is nothing, just soothe it. In the case of North Korea, there were a lot of negotiations and several treaties signed a few years ago. Xiao Yueben's minister actually came to care, saying that the Qing Dynasty had breached the contract and undermined the status quo in North Korea, saying that the country must have something to say!

It's just a small book, and it's just that, and none of the important ministers in the room agree with the argument that Tan Si and that madman said that if a war goes to war, the Qing Dynasty will be defeated. However, in addition to Ben, England, France, Russia and other foreign countries have also expressed their concern, saying that this is a new event affecting the stability of East Asia, and all countries are paying close attention to the progress and changes of this matter......

Foreigners make trouble, originally according to the meaning of the bigwigs, that is, to replace Xu Yifan quickly. If you should hit the board, you will hit the board, and if you should be exiled, you will be exiled. Even if you cut off your head, it's just a matter of being ruthless and closing your eyes. But Tan Sitong and that crazy student are still clamoring about the affairs of North Korea, saying that this is the Qing Dynasty, what is the security barrier of the Qing Dynasty, and it is an internal matter of the Qing Dynasty! Xu Yifan trained his troops here, defending the Beijing division Haikou, we can't do anything to destroy the Great Wall! The clear streams of the world are watching, to see who will be the Qin Hui of the Great Qing Kingdom first!

The emperor is the one who likes to see Qingliu's reports the most, and he also lost his temper at the moment. Korea is a feudal domain of the Great Qing Dynasty, which is already a matter recognized by various countries. If there is any problem with North Korea, we can solve it by ourselves. What do you do by listening to foreigners? Xiao Yue originally wanted to make trouble, so he dealt with it toughly, great, and he fought a war with Yue Ben in North Korea, could it be that our Qing Dynasty would lose? Xu Yifan is related to the New Guard, the children of dozens of clans, and the Qing Dynasty. No compromise can be given in any way!

What happened in North Korea was nothing more than Xu Si's heart for state affairs, when the salary had not arrived for a while. I had to do some things hard, so I quickly allocated the silver, the grain, and then said good things to the DPRK, and the matter was saved. The major event of training the Praetorian Guard must not be stopped!

The emperor said this, Lafayette has to give some face. After all, in terms of face, Lafayette is returned to politics and honored. But where can the money be allocated, where can the food be raised! The original allocation of the Tianjin Customs silver, Beiyang pretended to be deaf and dumb, and Hurd, who was in charge of the customs, talked about the accounting year and budget review with these bigwigs...... In short, it can't be allocated this year, and it won't be until next year.

Next year, North Korea may have to turn Xu Yifan over!

Ronglu has some start-up expenses that are easy for the imperial court to allocate in advance. The military plane discussed with Rong Lu, should he hurry up and send some to Xu Yifan, and then purchase some food and send it by steamer?

But Rong Lu always pretends to be deaf and dumb, who doesn't know that Rong Lu is Lafayette's special Jane. He's doing this, Lafayette doesn't speak, who knows if Lafayette is thinking the same as Rong Lu, waiting to see Xu Yifan's jokes?

Sandwiched between Lafayette and the emperor, North Koreans and foreigners, this is simply not human!

I don't know what the old negotiation of Prince Gong has?

Even if he doesn't have any ideas, drink good tea here, listen to Xiu Gege, the first talented woman in the clan, play the piano, and look at her pair of famous little maids, his heart is also smooth.

"Lord, look at it, this is a trouble. It's not for us to play the board, and it's not for us to close our eyes, it's really sad that we don't have a way. What kind of prime minister, don't we still have to figure out what it means? You are the old prince, do you have any ideas? What should we do with this Xu Yifan? This kid is really the 125th of the dynasty! The things that are done make people only cry and laugh! ”

It was Sedor, who spoke, and he said slowly. The bearing is elegant, but the words are extremely helpless, holding the tea cup and just sighing. This chief military aircraft, speaking of which, is also a general among the dwarves, and is recognized by everyone in the world. The current military aircraft cannot be compared with those military aircraft celebrities in the Tongzhi Zhongxing period. Even the former chief military aircraft, Prince Alcohol Xian, can't compare with his bloodline.

The country's vitality is indeed gradually becoming the end of the world.

Erle and Bu Lao Zhongtang were almost asleep when they listened to the piano just now, and now they barely opened their old eyes: "It's better to have more than one thing...... There are two Korean chinchas, and we can't handle any of them...... Just hold on. The court said that we are incompetent, let us go home and hug our grandson, that is Amitabha......"

Xiuning's face was snow-white, and she sat there quietly. Lori's twin little maids were gently helping her pick off her fingers, listening to the words of the old man, she just smiled faintly.

"Rong Lu doesn't give silver, Beiyang pushes three and four, can't we allocate silver to North Korea to Xu Yifan? Is it that hard? The money arrived, and Xu Yifan was also safe. In North Korea, it doesn't matter if the compensation is made, isn't it just a day when the major event disappears? ”

It was a prince of the clan who spoke, he came to drink tea in a daze, listened to the discussion in a daze, and then spoke in an ignorant manner.

Weng Tonghe had never spoken, and the corners of his mouth kept curved. An indescribable look of stubbornness and silence. Listening to the words of this prince, he just sneered. Or is it Shidor sighing and explaining.

"Where is the money in the imperial court? The gold in various places is self-supporting and self-supporting, and the land is endowed with silver and is mostly intercepted. The customs salt tax was all allocated out. At present, the household department is only to maintain the flag and salary, and the fundamental thing for these dynasties is to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. Don't look at the imperial court saying that it earns 80 million a year, and now the household treasury can run mice! If Xu Yifan hadn't raised one million by himself, do you think this Praetorian Guard could be trained? ”

Erle and Bu just sighed: "It's difficult! The emperor wants the Praetorian Guard, foreigners and Koreans, not this Praetorian Guard. Young-sama in Seoul just doesn't speak, who doesn't know, behind him is ...... At the beginning, I said that I should not train this soldier, I have to practice, but now something has happened, right? ”

Several military planes and the prince looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.

The devil shrunk in the recliner and saw that the weather was getting hot, and there was a warm cushion under him. He was dressed in thick clothes, holding a tea cup, and just smiling. The tea was steaming hot, so that his complexion was hidden in it, and he couldn't see it clearly.

Xiuning gently plucked the strings, like a silver bottle bursting. Everyone was in high spirits and turned their heads to look at this delicate, gentle and elegant woman. Everyone was talking there, and who wasn't nervous and listening to her ringing?

Xiuning can be regarded as one of the people who know Lafayette's mind the most. The relationship between Prince Gong and Lafayette has warmed up this time, isn't it partly due to Xiuning Gege?

At this time, what is Lafayette's mind?

Xiuning's voice was clear, but his eyes were not directed towards any big guy, but more like talking to himself.

"In fact, the affairs of North Korea, Xu Yifan, what we should care about is nothing more than how to benefit our country! Letting him go out to train the army is nothing more than to give the country and the dynasty an additional supporting force. Who would have thought that he could be so domineering in North Korea and make such a fuss! The imperial court already has a chincha in Seoul to support decency, and there is also a chincha, so why not let him come back and knock it out! ”

The sound was as pleasant as the sound of the piano, but all the old men shook their bodies.

Weng Tonghe said coldly: "But the emperor wants Xu Yifan to train the Praetorian Guards in North Korea!" ”

Xiuning smiled faintly: "Brother Huang sometimes admits death and ......" When these words came out, Old Man Weng suddenly had a nose that was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. But he didn't dare to get angry at Xiuning. He and Guangxu's minds are very clear, supporting Xu Yifan at this time is not the best opportunity to win the hearts of others? But thinking about Xiuning's background, and then looking at the smiling and silent devil Liu, he was only silent.

“…… We want the Praetorian Guards, not Xu Yifan. Of course, he is talented. But talent can never be used if you don't knock it out! In a short period of time, he has already set up a frame for the Praetorian Guard, training in North Korea and in China, isn't it the same? The children of the clan of the national dynasty are now in the Praetorian Guard, and this new army that is beginning to take shape can come back! We can't let a minister be so domineering! The Praetorian Guard, we still have to be in our own hands! As long as the Praetorian Guards and Xu Yifan come back, North Korea will be calm if they don't move. After coming back, the Praetorian Guards were stationed in Tianjin, and let them go directly to Lao Li! Let's reconcile in the middle, and the words of the court will be listened to, what's wrong with that? ”

Weng Tonghe said coldly: "Then why did you want him to go to North Korea in the first place?" Now tossing back? ”

Xiuning pursed her lips and smiled, and her phoenix eyes sparkled. didn't answer directly, just lightly Shu Yu's hand, took the maid and handed over the teacup.

"Li Hongzhang asked us to go at the beginning! If you don't go, don't you don't give Li Zhongtang face? If you don't go, how can you accept the six battalions of Qingjun in the hands of the Huai Department as the foundation of the Praetorian Guard? If you don't go, how can North Korea be our Lord Rong now? After reaping the benefits, why don't you come back quickly and wait for the chaos to continue to make trouble? ”

There was a snap, but it was Shiduo who couldn't help but applaud. Even Erle and Bu's eyes widened, and their old faces smiled like flowers. Now, I understand Lafayette's thoughts!

Or, Lafayette's mind is the mind of this Xiu Gege?

After understanding, the follow-up measures are also very clear.

Shi Duo stood up and smiled, "Let's do it!" Xu Yifan came back and saw how he was domineering, if he was disobedient, this board would be very heavy! We've also dropped a Praetorian Guard! ”

Xiuning raised his hand lightly: "Fourth grandfather, that's not what you said...... The decency of the court and the decency of Xu Yifan still have to be taken into account. Withdraw from North Korea and come slowly. This person is a talent...... Starting from scratch, he forcibly pulled out six battalions of soldiers from Li Hongzhang's hands, and waited to act in North Korea, a place where there was no supply. Stiffly set up the shelves of the Praetorian Guards...... This person, we have to use it......"

Although Shi Duo is the chief military aircraft, he doesn't mean to despise Xiu Ning at all, and he actually sighs slightly: "Xiu Gege, we understand." Let's just go to the telegram first and plead on him! Others, take your time, in short, can't let him stay in North Korea for longer! ”

Weng Tonghe snorted coldly, and saw that the six meaningful eyes of the devils came over, and he just sighed: "The tide is surging...... I hope that as Xiu Gege said, only Lafayette can subdue Xu Yifan! ”

Although the meaning of the words is to praise the saint of Lafayette, behind the tone, there is an indescribable loss.

Your Majesty, why are you not Lafayette?

Looking at Xiuning again, the old man also sighed. This girl, why don't you help your emperor brother?

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When these Manchu officials were scheming and hollowing out their minds.

North Korea's vicinity of Pyongyang is in full swing.

The recruits of the brigade are changing into the training uniforms set by Xu Yifan himself. It is the white cloth sweat coat often worn by the people in the north, as well as cotton pants with a crotch, and a strange-looking training hat. The clothes on the body are more close-fitting and angular than the people's clothing. Thousands of people stood neatly dressed on the field, and in front of them were new-style officers with straight military uniforms and shiny military boots, and they naturally had the bearing of an army.

It's not an easy task to pack up these recruits.

When these recruits first arrived in Pyongyang, they got two sets of training uniforms and a training hat. Two pairs of rubber-soled cloth shoes. Even the underwear was issued. The materials are all of the highest quality, and they are purchased from Nanyang, or they are produced in Nanyang. Towels and toothbrushes, enamel tooth jars, tooth powder, needles and threads, all kinds of things, all packaged and distributed.

These children of northern peasant families, how have they ever seen these good things, and they are in a daze when they hold them in their hands. Do you care about these things as a soldier? A lot of them are foreign gadgets!

The Nanyang cadets sat behind rows of desks, all wearing new-style military uniforms, and distributing things on the same assembly line. Every newcomer to the peasant family glanced at these young people full of foreign style in awe. Ignorantly, they followed the flow of people and surged forward.

When you go to the front, you will see a large open space with reed mats on the ground. More than 100 military cooks wearing white aprons and training hats like them. is standing in front of a large iron bucket. Each iron bucket is bubbling with an enticing aroma. Before the recruits could react, according to the order, everyone stuffed an enamel bowl in their hands, a mouthful of enamel water glasses, and a pair of chopsticks. The procession passed in front of the iron bucket, and each person's bowl was a large pile of sharp braised pork, and the enamel cup with a handle was also filled with egg drop soup.

The northern countryside is bitter, that is, relatives and friends come and go, and during the New Year's holidays, the high-quality 88 noodles are eight plates and eight bowls of gluten tofu pickled vegetables and scrambled eggs, but there is a little more oil. Meat feasts are rare to eat every year!

The recruits who bumped all the way over had straight eyes, and they were all in the face of this braised pork, and this soldier also had a head!

The recruits sat down on the reed mats and joined forces freely according to the village and township. In the middle of the reed mat is a large wooden barrel full of Korean white rice. They all ate in big gulps. Looking at their messy sitting appearance, the cadet officers who were watching coldly with their hands behind their backs all shook their heads slightly. A bunch of dead people!

The recruits, who were well fed and satisfied, stood up, and at this time they met the dismount. One by one, the cadet officers, the alternate officers of the Nanyang cadet soldiers, and the Qingjun Benmu rushed in: "Stand in line and stand in line!" Didn't Master Lee teach you? Get lined up! Whoever is called, they follow. Don't get in a bunch, just do what you are told! ”

When the dazed recruits heard their names in the confusion, they quickly stood in front of the person who called them. The villagers tried to squeeze over, but the military stick almost knocked over.

At this time, corporal punishment was never an issue. The two sides of the modern army are the spirit of modern nationalism and strict discipline. For these recruits, the spirit of nationalism is to be taught slowly, and the strict discipline is immediate. But Xu Yifan stipulated that corporal punishment that insulted the surname was not allowed. The students who have modern ideas in their minds, but they are staring at those Qingjun soldiers.

Amid the sound of sticks and shouting, the recruits obediently lined up and marched to the tent dormitory area.

If nothing else, the view is completely different. North Korea's unique green mountains and clear waters are even more refreshing compared to the pale yellow earth in the north. The tent area is built on the mountain, and the Datong River flows slowly outside the flat land. The recruits forgot for a moment that this was a strange place, and let out a small cheer.

The officer-alternate officer and Benmu all had a straight face: "You will see it in the future!" They all hurriedly washed Lao Tzu, followed the number, and entered the tent to rest! ”

The recruits looked at their sticks and took off their clothes in fear. Suddenly, on the valley, a white flower buttocks was magnificent. A group of young Nanyang cadet officer candidates headed their heads, dressed neatly, and shouted the command: "Listen to my orders, march forward in unison!" ”

These dozens of cadets, kicking their riding boots, strode neatly into the river. This deliberately arranged ceremonial scene is to give these recruits an initial impression. As a soldier's order, you have to move forward in any situation!

The recruits watched as the officers walked straight into the water, their sticks dangling dangerously behind them. Only then did he shout and follow in, and the cold water was agitated, and everyone screamed.

On the shore, the Qing army gathered the clothes they had taken off, piled them together, and set them on fire. Whoever wanted to rush up and grab clothes, the Qing army guarding the shore pushed them back with their rifle butts and sticks.

An officer from the Beiyang Cadet Army shouted at thousands of red-striped men in the Datong River with his hands behind his back: "From now on, all traces of your common people have been completely wiped out!" From now on, you are soldiers of the Praetorian Guard! If you still miss your hometown, just shout at this river! After shouting, you will slowly know where you have come. In the future, even if you fart, you have to report to Lao Tzu! ”

The flames soared into the sky, the river was turquoise, and thousands of young people with red stripes in the white waves of the river couldn't help shouting in various accents at the location of their hometown in the east at this time.

And Xu Yifan stood in the distance on the shore, just watching coldly.

The toss of these recruits is far from over.

It was easy for the recruits to fall asleep in the tent according to the order, and in the middle of the night, the copper whistle shook the sky. The Kei army Benme and the alternate officers rushed into the tent and drove them off the marching bed one by one. He threw his training clothes on them and drove them out of the tent one by one.

Outside the tents, the officers had long since stood upright and solemn, holding their hands in their hands. There were torches everywhere, and foreign guns with good bayonets everywhere. The confused recruits were driven out in a daze, and it was easy to stand up in the order of entering the camp. The officers just gave an order: "Whoever is disheveled, pull it out, three times with a military stick!" This is the first time, just a reminder for you. When you are a soldier, even if you sleep, you must dress neatly! Gather at night in the future, whoever does this again, fifty military sticks! ”

The young people in the north sleep on the kang at night, and in order to save clothes, who doesn't sleep naked? Thousands of recruits, slightly neatly dressed, not one out of ten. Suddenly, the big row and the big row were all pressed down. A crack of batons crackled. Everyone cries for their fathers and mothers.

The officer shouted, "Whoever groans and cries, add ten sticks!" ”

The sound was everywhere, and suddenly everywhere was silent, except for the sound of a stick hitting the buttocks.

Xu Yifan also watched this scene quietly in the dark, Li Yunzong, Chu Wanli, Tang Shaoyi, and even Pu Yang all gathered behind him.

In the quiet, Tang Shaoyi said softly: "My lord, I have not practiced like this in the Qing Dynasty...... Isn't that too ......."

Xu Yifan said coldly without looking back: "That's how I practice, and now I can't teach them anything else." In the Praetorian Guard, there were no arrows in the camp, and there were no kneeling guns. Discipline is violated, there are only military sticks! I'm going to let them know what army discipline is in the fastest time! This is North Korea, they want to be deserters, but there is no place to go! ”

Tang Shaoyi was silent, and couldn't bear to look at it again. Turned around and quietly left. Xu Yifan quietly explained to Li Yunzong and Chu Wanli: "...... After a while, I instructed the officers to give them medicine one by one. ”

Li Yunzong nodded quietly, while Chu Wanli's eyes moved and glanced at Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan waved his hand away with a cold face, and suddenly turned his head and ordered: "The food must be good during this time, it doesn't matter how much it costs!" ”

is such a carrot and stick, a portion of braised pork and white-flour steamed buns, a night gathering, a meal of military sticks, ten days later, Xu Yifan can see the thousands of queues on the field, although they are not neat, but they have been so silent that they are silent!

Looking at these recruits, Xu Yifan was just surging with a new tide.

In order to clean up these recruits, in order to run the new army, how much thought did Lao Tzu put into it, and how much effort did it take...... Now it is even more full of resentment against North Korea. became the spokesman of the oppression of Manchu imperialism in Korea......

These recruits, who have more or less got rid of the habits of the common people, can immediately start two months of recruit training, and then supplement them and officially establish the Praetorian Guard! Once you have formed an army, you can start formal army training!

My own strength is such a little bit of accumulation.

Every attaché behind him, looking at the ranks of thousands of people, was a little silent. Many people came step by step with Xu Yifan. Watch him start from scratch and start from scratch.

Tang Shaoyi is also behind Xu Yifan, and now he is used to Xu Yifan's training methods. Everyone else was excited, but he didn't belong to some of them. Seeing Xu Yifan turn around, he followed and said in a low voice: "My lord, this soldier has finally arrived." But ......"

"But what?"

"Your Excellency is in North Korea, and your behavior can be called domineering. But how long can North Korea tolerate adults, and how long can the imperial court tolerate adults, this ...... It's not easy for us to work hard, in case we waste ......"

Xu Yifan's expression also moved, and he said softly: "I'm also racing against time...... Time waits for no man. Court? I'm not worried, they negotiated a way to come out, and North Korea has long since changed that they will not be allowed to make any more choices. I don't think the imperial court has any people who understand that I am arrogant and that the imperial court has already benefited enough from Korea......"

The words that slandered the court came out of his mouth unscrupulously, and he didn't even shy away from Pu Yang behind him. Even Tang Shaoyi just listened, not surprised at all.

Xu Yifan's business is also forming his own group. In this era, the interests of the group sometimes easily override the interests of the imperial court.

But Xu Yifan didn't want to talk anymore, he looked around and wanted to change the topic, and suddenly saw a figure standing in the distance, silently looking at the recruit team. Look at the figure, it is his big butler Zhang Yu.

This guy silently followed him from Yanjing to North Korea, and sent him to serve two freshly baked aunts. He is now in the barracks, and he has no intention of caring about the affairs of the inner house. Why did this guy come to see the training?

Could it be that he is also interested in this?

This thought just flashed in Xu Yifan's mind. Then he waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go to Zhan Daren!" ”

(To be continued)