In the stuffy courtyard, even the wind through the hall is significantly weaker at this time. The branches of the big weeping willow in the courtyard are just not occasionally swinging.

In the trees, the sound of cicadas is constantly ringing. A fat and strong yellow dog lay under the shade of a tree, lazily sticking out his tongue. Under the porch, there were all little eunuchs standing quietly, all of them hanging their hands and shoulders, and even half of the panting voices were pinched. Although they were standing, they still had a place to cover their heads.

On the ground in the courtyard, there was no shelter under the sun, but it was Tang Shaoyi who was standing. He was wearing a formal court robe, hanging court beads, a big hat on his head, sweat gushing out of his body, and the clothes on his body were already as if they had been fished out of the water. But he still held his breath and waited quietly.

Thanks to Zhang Peilun's blessing, he gave advice to Mr. Li. After the eunuch under the chief manager received the door bag of 8,000 silver, Li Lianying finally agreed to meet Tang Shaoyi. Zhang Peilun quietly instructed Tang Shaoyi to pay 500,000 taels of silver for the ticket, and 50,000 taels of silver for the door bag, up and down, and only now can he enter the courtyard of Manager Li in the Summer Palace.

This is more than two hours, and Li Lianying's nap is very long.

Just when Tang Shaoyi stood dizzy for a while, still struggling to support himself. The bamboo curtain in Li Lianying's bedroom was lifted suddenly. A little eunuch with clear eyebrows came out and loudly ordered the eunuch waiting under the corridor: "The chief steward is awake!" One by one, they are still standing like dead corpses! Clean buckets, Lin Wenyan perfume, as well as tea and cigarettes, all hurry up! ”

The eunuchs who were waiting hummed and hurriedly sent a group of leaders in. The little eunuch looked at Tang Shaoyi, who was still standing, and smirked: "It's Lord Tang, isn't it?" It's hard work, the chief steward woke up, I heard that the adults were outside, I'm sorry, let's come in? ”

Tang Shaoyi stiffened and saluted, and slowly walked over with his sweaty clothes. It's not that he still holds his bearing, but he is really numb.

The little eunuch seemed to have received the money for the door bag, and he smiled and opened the curtain for Tang Shaoyi. As soon as she entered the house, Tang Shaoyi felt a burst of shade, and there was a large piece of ice stored in the Summer Palace in the corner of the room. The little eunuch was slowly fanning behind the ice. There was also a group of people holding washing utensils and serving around Li Lianying.

As for Li Lianying, he was wearing a sweat coat, and he actually sat on the clean bucket and lazily passed on to him!

Tang Shaoyi, who has received higher education in the East and the West, has always prided himself as a national soldier. Even at this moment, I want to turn around and leave. Xu Yifan acted domineeringly, but he has always respected his subordinates! I said today, I want to be humiliated like this by a guy who is neither male nor female here!

But later, he still took a deep breath, knelt down dignifiedly, and solemnly met: "Career Tang Shaoyi, thank you for your appreciation!" ”

Li Lianying said lazily without looking back: "Get up...... It's all my own family, and there's nothing polite to be polite about. Li Zhongtang has spoken, and I have to work hard to see him. Xu Yifan is a person, and Lafayette is valued by him. But now look, what is he messing with?! The court doesn't treat him too thinly, and what the fuck is it about! ”

Tang Shaoyi didn't get up, knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth: "Lord Chief, Lord Xu is also eager to train a strong army." Barrier Jingshi Haikou, guarding the vassal...... In this part of North Korea, there are many people, and we have a lot of thoughts for the country and the court. There is something wrong with the action, and I hope that the chief manager will bear with me...... We can become an army, it is all the hard work of the chief manager, and Lord Xu will never forget the affection of the chief manager. This time, I also took the liberty to come here, so please tell the manager about it......"

Li Lianying smiled slightly, but her tone still did not slow down: "What kind of training...... What else I don't know? Can today's people train a team like a foreigner? A little less deduction of those Qiu Ba's salaries is Amitabha. If you really want to fight, I think you still have to rely on not being afraid of death, and now I heard that someone is swallowing talismans and asking God, saying that they can't be beaten with guns......

What can Xiao Yuben do? Can you argue with me? We don't like to hear anything about the danger of North Korea, and I advise you Lord Tang not to say it again! Long live Lafayette, Ha Ching Hai feast! Xu Yifan's thoughts, I know, it's easy to get such a gap, if you don't scratch the North Korean place, do you have to carry the deficit yourself? You also have a little bit of a count, Lord Rong is the master, he is the deputy to understand! Now it's okay, and the title of minister is gone. I originally wanted to leave it alone, and the blisters on my feet were left by him. But Li Zhongtang has spoken, you are also a little sincere, and you still want to be on a good errand...... That's it! I'll just talk about it! Put Rong Lu in Zhili now, it can't be a little short of going back and forth with Li Zhongtang, but it's better to have some time to prepare......"

Tang Shaoyi knelt there and sneered in her heart. Balance of power, everything is still balance of power. Li Hongzhang's deputies have been running around the capital for the past few days. Everyone knows his fear of Rongrok's return to Gyeonggi with his army. From the military plane to Guangxu to Cixi, everyone has to think about it for the time being, and they can't come hard, they have to do it slowly.

As for the strategic position of the DPRK and the security of the eastern frontier of the Qing Dynasty, no one really cares about it. It can even be said that there are really not too many people who have this insight!

However, as long as the result is favorable to Xu Yifan. Xu Yifan asked him to try his best to fight for a year's buffer time, so even if he worked hard, he would do it!

Li Lianying waved her hand, it seemed that she was too lazy to talk nonsense with Tang Shaoyi: "You can send a letter to the surnamed Xu, I will try my best to protect him here, and those who can talk will try to talk as much as possible." He's going to be honest with us! No matter how much wind blows, Ren Ma can't protect him. Also, if there is a shortfall, bear it, and when you return home, you are thinking about other good shortcomings. Give him some time to pack up his belongings this time. Returning to China is definitely going back, and at most he will be allowed half a year to come out! That's all for him, let him weigh it himself! ”

Six months, only six months, is half the time Xu Yifan requires!

As for why Xu Yifan asked for a year, Tang Shaoyi didn't quite understand. But at this time, he couldn't be allowed to say any more, Li Lianying had already closed her eyes, waved her hand and let a little eunuch take the tea bowl. The little eunuch guarding the door and raising the curtain shouted: "Send off the guest ~~~~~~~~~~!" ”

Tang Shaoyi stiffly touched his head, slowly got up and retreated. Sending out more than 500,000 pieces of silver in exchange for such a promise is it worth it or not? Lord Xu, Lord Xu, I hope you can come up with a way to return to heaven in North Korea and make good use of these six months!

Six months later, the result can be imagined, regardless of whether Rong Lu returned to Gyeonggi and fought for power with Li Hongzhang. Xu Yifan's result must be to hand over all the inheritance in his hand and return to the country gloomily, not to mention other futures!

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The people in Jingshi are waiting to see Xu Yifan's jokes, this place in North Korea, after the first town of the Praetorian Guard Army became an army. But it was calm. The flagmen all seized the time to carry out the final raid, and all kinds of tax donations came up with all kinds of tricks, and a steady stream of rations and salaries were still being sent, and their pockets were also bulging one by one. Xu Yifan didn't say much when he was in North Korea, so let's hurry up!

After the sequence of the first town of the Praetorian Guard was determined, the training of teaching and fighting was also in full swing. Shooting, fighting, marching, racing, playing in the field, three strokes and two lectures...... Under the example of the officers, they carried out with redoubled enthusiasm. Among the Praetorian Guards, they all vaguely heard about the tide that Lord Xu was facing. In the minds of these officers and soldiers, it seems that only by training desperately like this and becoming a strong army as soon as possible can they help Lord Xu save the situation.

Yuan Shikai and the others came to grab the power to pick peaches, but these people are extremely quiet. probably understood a truth, as long as Xu Yifan did not return to China for a day, they had no hope of seizing power at all. Xu Yifan's means of commanding the Praetorian Guards are almost leakless! From Pyongyang to Seoul, there are fast horses returning every day, inquiring about the news coming from China, and discussing how to let Xu Yifan return to China as soon as possible. As for their duty to detect the movements of Korea, to comfort the vassal states, and to consolidate the rule of the Yi dynasty, they did not care at all.

And the construction that Zhan Tianyou is responsible for is still proceeding in an orderly manner. Zhan Tianyou almost turned the small situation here into a large lecture hall for industrial construction, with backbones and students, coming and going to various construction sites every day to explore construction experience and impart construction experience. Every achievement, every bit of progress, will be summarized here to Xu Yifan. In just a few months, the construction here cannot be expected to be fruitful, and even the construction of the repair station, which has invested the greatest manpower and material resources, is only a special technician who can repair rifles and machine guns. The production of bullets, the machine has arrived, but the smokeless gunpowder factory has not yet been able to put into production. Xu Yifan doesn't mind much, anyway, there are 9,000 people at this stage, and the weapons and ammunition purchased are enough to use, and it is not bad to cultivate talents now.

The establishment of the Praetorian Guard is four infantry units in one town, and there is no separate artillery cavalry unit, and each infantry standard has a mountain artillery team, equipped with six seven or five mm Krupp mountain guns, and a cavalry post. These arms all require long-term training, and what Xu Yifan lacks now is time. There are three infantry battalions per standard and four infantry battalions per battalion. The Mauser 88 rifles purchased through the South Seas have been delivered in a steady stream, and in addition to the existing 9,000 men, there are also reserves. Ammunition reserves are even more important, each gun has a reserve of more than 500 bullets, and it is constantly being shipped at any time. As for the Makqin machine guns, which are ready to serve as the backbone of firepower at this stage, there are already dozens of them, and there are enough ammunition. The only thing missing is the shooter! Highly trained shooters! At this stage, even if each standard is equipped with six Maxim machine guns, there is still not a single shooter!

This is what Xu Yifan is worried about, in fact, he knows it himself, and he can't help but blame him a little. Looking at the whole world, there are not many people like him who include the Makqin machine gun in the queue equipment.

What he needs now is to be able to stay in Korea for a while longer, until the great change in history that changed modern history happens!

But can he buy this time?

Shooting range on the outskirts of Pyongyang.

Rows of soldiers lay on the firing line, and in each of them had a Mauser 88 rifle in his hand. The blue on the steel parts of the rifle is dazzlingly new. Every rifle is immaculately maintained. Eighty meters on the opposite side, there was a row of targets, on which they had been replaced with new target papers. Underneath the target was a trench, and the earth was still fresh. The trenches were full of soldiers, and in addition to their own duty of reporting targets, they also received training in the feeling of bullets passing overhead.

The soldiers crouching in the trenches were nervous, and so were the soldiers lying there. If you play it well, you can ask for a shooter award, but if it is broken, it will be a shame! According to the current atmosphere of the battalions, if you don't practice something, you won't be able to stand it.

The officers of this group walked up and down behind the soldiers lying on their stomachs, with binoculars on their chests. Wait for the firing signal to sound. In addition to the officers who led the team, the officers of the specimen department and the co-headquarters also arrived. There are a lot of officers of all sizes who come to these shooting trainings, and sometimes even Xu Yifan is present at the scene, and he doesn't know what he is observing.

Inside the trench opposite, a small green flag suddenly appeared. He paused in the air, then swayed from side to side three times. The officer immediately gave the order: "Bullet on!" ”

The sound of clattering bullets suddenly sounded, and the soldiers skillfully stuffed a row of five-round bullets into the open-bottomed magazine, and pushed the bolt with a snap. Before the officer's pre-release command was released, there was a burst of gunfire on the firing line, and clouds of white smoke mixed with the smell of gunpowder rose up. The wooden target on the opposite side was staggered. It's like a gale blowing. Not only did the leading officers raise their Zeiss binoculars to take a closer look, but even the senior officers standing a little further back raised their binoculars.

Today, Li Yunzong, the co-commander of the Left Association, has come with two standard commanders.

The first row of five bullets was fired, and another row was fired. As the soldiers finished firing, wisps of white smoke rose from each rifle and brass bullet casings were scattered all over the ground. The soldiers lay quietly in the grass, waiting for information about the target. The soldiers in the trench crawled out, some of them looked like they were shocked by the bullets over their heads but pretended not to care, and some of them still didn't care about exchanging ideas with their companions, and began to check the targets one by one.

Ten rounds of ammunition, a distance of 80 meters, is a relatively rapid fire. The average score is about 60 rings, which is already good. When the middle one was found, a large group of soldiers surrounded them, staring at the target paper. I saw that the bullets were evenly arranged around the bull's-eye, and the ten bullets almost hit a perfect small circle, and the lowest was about nine rings!

The target flag shook happily, and Li Yunzong and the others naturally saw it. He strode towards the middle of the group, a soldier lying in the middle. The captain was also surprised, trotted all the way to greet him, and ordered the soldier: "Stand up!" ”

The soldiers on their stomachs hurriedly got up and stood up side by side, and their guns were properly placed on the ground, snapping a flat-chested military salute. The chest is held high.

Li Yunzong slowly returned the salute and looked at him carefully. The soldier had a simple square face, and he was solid. The round and dark eyes unique to the people of Jizhong have a calm and simple look inside.

"What's it called?"

"Report to your lord, my name is Rick! The deputy of the second standard and the sixth team of the Left Association! ”

"Where?" No matter what time it was, Li Yunzong was as cold as ice, standing as straight as a javelin with his hands and legs behind his back. The two co-ordinators belong to him the most in their hearts.

"Report to your lord, Nangong countrymen! Li Guantun's! ”

"Good marksmanship......

"If you go back to adulthood, I have broken through Kanto once with Lao Tzu Niang, and I have used a musket to rectify the spores, the deer, and the bear blind!"

Li Yunzong turned to his team officer and lightly ordered: "Promote the regular soldier, tell him to report to the specimen department, and don't be a spearman in the team." Then he turned around and left. The team officer was born in Nanyang, smiled a little mysteriously, hammered Li Ke's chest, and left with a smile. After the star officer on duty gave the order to stand up, a bunch of soldiers immediately surrounded Li Ke, who was still a puzzled monk, and talked nonsense. An old Zhengmu (squad leader) seemed to know something inside, and said sneakily: "Boy, good luck, the specimen department is picking sharpshooters, saying that they are using a stun gun or a machine gun...... That guy is amazing, so good! A gun is worth a hundred, our guys! ”

As he spoke, he patted the Mauser in his hand, and the soldiers around him were doubly envious when they heard it. Li Ke muttered, "Then am I still in the Praetorian Guard?" ”

"Silly boy, of course! It's still a specimen department! If you release it, you can be a straight eye, and the sentry officer is also an uncertain thing! ”

Li Ke patted his chest: "As long as you are in the Praetorian Guard!" I don't want to take it off! ”

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"My lord, this is a telegram from Lord Tang."

Xu Yifan stood up from behind the public case violently, rushed over, took him from Pu Yang's hands and handed over the telegram with both hands. Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong, who were sitting on their knees, glanced at each other. They all came to work with Xu Yifan to compile and practice the progress of the Makqin team. Seeing Xu Yifan's eagerness, Chu Wanli smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth. Li Yunzong just looked at him and slowly shook his head with a serious expression.

As Xu Yifan's direct subordinates, who of them still doesn't understand Xu Yifan's current situation. The Praetorian Guard is an army, and everything looks normal. But it can really be called domestic and foreign coercion, and there are calls from the imperial court to transfer Xu Yifan back, and in North Korea, Rong Lu is also holding back to seize power as soon as possible. The 9,000 people of the Praetorian Guard gave Xu Yifan a flat cake to build an army, this is a big capital! Although Yuan Shikai was subdued, he forced Rong Lu's face, and next time he might be the one who went out in person! As the direct representative of Cixi, Rong Lu, who was born in Manchuria, wants to come over in person, which is different from Yuan Shikai's coming!

How to maintain this foundation, look at how Xu Yifan gets out, think about it, it's all a matter of embarrassment for him.

However, Xu Yifan has always been very calm, and so far, he has seen the moves. There is no sign of weakness at all, and he wants to do a big career desperately! Following this head who is as tough as an iron bar, it's also a very uplifting thing to think about. Even Chu Wanli, who laughed at everything, almost never doubted that Xu Yifan would definitely take them out of the predicament.

It's just that how to get out of it, everyone has no bottom in their hearts.

Xu Yifan took the telegram, hurriedly opened it, and read it in ten lines at a glance. I looked at it again.

Li Hongzhang really did as he expected, but still shot. He still came in handy with this strength. When he was desperate, as long as Rong Lu didn't continue to make trouble, he bought himself another half a year!

But is this half a year enough? Jiawu, if history is still roughly in the original trajectory. That war, but it won't be until July next year...... There's still a whole year to go. Yourself, can you stand it?

But now that you are already on this path, there is no room to retreat!

Quietly, he withdrew the telegram manuscript into his sleeve. Waving his hand, he motioned for Pu Yang to retreat. But Pu Yang still stood there, rubbing his nose a little embarrassed.

"Adult ......"

Xu Yifan turned around and looked at Pu Yang a little strangely. Take Pu Yang as the chief of the guard, one is for the heart of the flag people. You see that Lao Tzu dares to use flag men to protect his own safety, what else are you worried about? The other one is a little selfish, this bastard, as long as one is wrong, he can clean it up and take revenge.

He thought that Pu Yang would not last long, and sooner or later he would get out of the way. What surprised him was that Pu Yang, this guy was really ruthless, and he actually held on! Now there is more and more of a military appearance. The ragged gangster who was in tattered clothes when I first saw him has long since disappeared. He didn't bother to clean him up. This guy has always been respectful, what's going on now? Is it not good to see Lao Tzu and want to smear oil on the soles of your feet? Good morning and worry-free!

His cold gaze fell on Pu Yang, who stood up straight and stammered a little: "My lord, my subordinates still have a little way to go in the capital, and there are many flag people, and there are a lot of yellow and red belts." You can also pull a prince to talk casually, now in the matter of our Praetorian Guard, can your subordinates do a little bit of strength? ”

Xu Yifan smiled and waved his hand disappreciatively. He can borrow anyone's strength, but he doesn't want to touch the side of the flag man. Later, the contradiction between him and the Manchu relatives and nobles will only be irresolvable. Now you have to stand firm!

However, Pu Yang actually has such a sense of belonging to the Praetorian Guard, which is rare.

Seeing Xu Yifan's disapproving appearance, Pu Yang was a little anxious, and his voice was a little louder: "My lord! There is also a sister under him, who is Lafayette's favorite! Eight out of ten sentences of what she said Lafayette could hear. Subordinates can write to the past, please subordinate sister! ”

Chu Wanli's ears were suddenly stunned, big gossip! Pu Yang, this kid has such a spirited sister? How does it look? All of a sudden, this guy's glasses became bright.

Xu Yifan was also slightly surprised, but he didn't take it seriously. What big deal can a flag woman have? just said lightly: "Be your chief guard, I can't help you talk about this." ”

Pu Yang's face turned red: "My lord, let your subordinates do their best!" The Praetorian Guard was formed, and the subordinates felt like they were doing something. My sister can really help, my lord came to North Korea to transfer the children of our clan to join the army, and I heard that my sister has a share of her words. It's not easy for us to save this Praetorian Guard, once my sister understands, she can help! ”

Well? Xu Yifan raised his eyebrows. Banner Clan, can there still be such an influential woman? I don't know if it's true or not, which of these Manchurian aunts and grandmothers is insightful? The flag woman basically doesn't read much, and she can still participate in his Xu Yifan's fate behind her back? Joke!

He waved his hand vigorously, Pu Yang didn't dare to say any more, and bowed down. But Xu Yifan looked up to the sky and muttered to himself silently in his heart.

"Half a year...... Half...... In half a year, there will be countless changes, and you won't be able to control me! You are wrong and you are wrong and give me time! ”

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With a bang, Rong Lu smashed a teacup fiercely. As if he was still angry, he pushed down another insert bottle. The ground was covered with porcelain slag. The attachés of the Minister's Office stood aside with their hands bowed and shoulders down, and they didn't dare to come out.

Yuan Shikai's report came back, and it immediately made Rong Lu jump.

This Xu Yifan is really too arrogant! I don't want to think about it, what kind of world is this Qing Dynasty! Yuan Shikai went over with a telegram, but he still couldn't accept him. Xu Yifan became an army in Pyongyang, and everything he did was out of line. But at the imperial court, the voice of the Praetorian Guards withdrawing from Korea faded again. went to inquire in China, but Li Hongzhang was worried that he Ronglu would take the Praetorian Guards back to Zhili and seize his power in Beiyang!

He slapped the table in a rage. Even Xu Yifan couldn't clean it up, and Lafayette picked him back from the post of general in Xi'an, didn't he want to see if he could handle this errand? Xu Yifan continues to be so unscrupulous, his future, in the eyes of Lafayette, the image is gray!

The power game within the court is frozen there, and Lafayette is not good at talking much in order to balance the court situation. Just looked at him Ronglu, can you pick Xu Yifan down!

The more I thought about Rong Lu, the more my body trembled, and all kinds of thoughts were intertwined. made him finally roar and jump: "Pack up for Lao Tzu and get ready to go!" Lao Tzu wants to go to Pyongyang in person to see how Xu Yifan dares to jump! ”

A few attachés brought from Yanjing immediately agreed, turned around and went out to pack up, preparing to travel to the honor guard. Several of the former entourage members of the negotiating committee did not move. Glancing at each other, an attaché wearing a crystal top boldly replied, "My lord...... This Seoul, let's not care? ”

"Who said it doesn't matter! After cleaning up Xu Yifan, Lao Tzu took the Praetorian Guards back to Seoul! Rong Lu's anger suddenly spread to the guy who didn't have long eyes. Saliva squirted far away.

The attaché was trembling with fright, but he was still trying to do his duty. These people have been negotiating in Korea for more than ten years, and the information here is much better than that of this minister who came to gild.

"Your Excellency...... Subordinates damn it! It's just that recently, people in the Seoul Legation have been coming and going, and the activities of the Ronin in Seoul have also intensified. It is even rumored that Kim Ok-gyun, a rebel of the Enlightenment Party who fled from North Korea during the Jiashen period, has sneaked back to Seoul...... Qingjun has been transferred out of Seoul, and the adults will leave again, and their subordinates are afraid...... Subordinates are afraid of ......"

Rong Lu calmed down a little, this attaché dared to report the news in front of his anger, and the credibility was certainly not small. Although he didn't pay much attention to the affairs of North Korea, he held back all day to clean up Xu Yifan, but this does not mean that he is a straw bag. Could it be that there will be another change in Seoul?

In a blink of an eye, he figured out that Lafayette chose him to comfort North Korea, not to help the crisis. It's here to clean up and restrict this Xu Yifan! The Praetorian Guard was not built into an army, and Xu Yifan was brought down on the charge of playing parallax. In case the Praetorian Guard trains this guy, this military power must be in the hands of the banner man! The foundation of the Manchurian people is much more important than a small North Korea! Lafayette values the most, isn't this also the same?

Even if there is any chaos in North Korea, the sky will fall anyway and the Beiyang will be on top. It is said that the dwarf Jiashen failed, and this time it is estimated that he will not be able to please anything. The big soldier ship of the Beiyang Naval Division is forcing it at the door!

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if North Korea is lost, and the Janissaries, which were originally full of military power, will be lost. In comparison, which is more important? Even the future of Lord Rong is much more important than a small North Korea!

Thinking of this, Rong Lu was relieved in his heart, and snorted heavily: "Raising the soup to stop boiling, how can it be compared to the bottom of the kettle?" I'm going to take the Praetorian Guards back to Seoul, isn't it better than staying here alone? It's a win-win-win- Go for half a month and a month, and the sky will fall? Dumb talk! You are here to watch, and if you have any news, you can report back to me at any time, and in three days, I will set off! ”

After that, he stomped his feet out heavily, and he had to find someone to vent his anger!

Several attachés bowed down to see Rong Lu away, and looked up at each other. The changes here were reported to Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai was full of thoughts to seize Xu Yifan's military power. left after a perfunctory sentence, this time he had the courage to report to Rong Lu and took another lesson.

The attaché who stood up just now sighed: "Father and mother are married, and everyone takes care of everyone." We tried our best, adults and old men are not here, what can we do? God forbid, don't have an accident at this time! ”

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As an important party in balancing the power of Korea, the various forces of the Qing court were entangled in Korea and the undercurrent was turbulent. The other side of the force, which is enough to influence the future of North Korea, is also in full swing in their calculations.

The storm seems to be converging over the tiny North Korea, getting denser and more urgent.

In the village of Naewon-dong, near Pyongyang, North Korea, dogs often bark fiercely and urgently in the dark. There's no time to stop. When these dogs bark wildly, there are always some figures sneaking into the village. The North Korean villagers were woken up by the sound of barking dogs, but none of them dared to open the door, and they all rolled over and forced themselves to continue sleeping.

The world is about to start to mess up.

That night, a few figures also entered the village, and when they arrived at the courtyard where Ikoma lived, they knocked lightly. The door creaked open, and the oil lamp shone through, and there were several figures dressed as North Korean merchants. It's just that the beard on his face is dark and messy, his complexion is dark, and his complexion is tough. At first glance, it is a character who has been running outside all year round.

As soon as the light of the oil lamp flashed, several people entered the courtyard. Quietly walked into the hall and lifted the curtain. And he saw that it was full of people. Sitting or standing, all of them have red eyes. On the table and on the ground, there were piles of weapons of various styles, old and new. There were six-wheeled pistols, single-shot pistols, old-fashioned foreign guns, and katanas, all polished to a shiny finish. Rolling on the ground, all bullets of various calibers. A few people were discussing something around the oil lamp in a hurry and fast. Ikoma and Takeda were among them, and when they heard the door knock and saw someone coming in, they turned around after one look.

The people who came and went respectfully lined up and bowed to them: "Ikoma-kun, Takeda-kun!" ”

There was a snap, but it was Takeda who jumped over and slapped the leader. After beating him, Takeda didn't give up, crackling all the way, and roared in a low voice: "We are not the prophetic warriors of the empire now, but the warriors of the Korean East Sect!" Remember this, or I will kill you! ”

The beaten man bowed silently, took off the merchant's box on his back, and fell to the ground, and a pile of pistols and bullets rolled out. Ikoma and Takeda glanced at each other, and almost simultaneously gritted their back molars and lashed: "Enough, you can do it!" With our people as the backbone, plus those Dongxue party members who will rise up and cooperate, Ping An Dao will definitely be turned upside down! ”

The words of the two aroused a low voice in the room that gritted their teeth, and the guns and knives in their hands rubbed harder. Takeda silently pushed the room open and folded his hands towards the west. Ikoma also quietly followed, also clasping his hands together.

Lord Xixiang, you have become a Buddha, please bless you bravely...... The great cause of conquering South Korea must be realized in our hands!

Dark clouds rolled in the sky and piled up in the distance. The rainy season of summer in North Korea is just around the corner.

On the same night, in the Legation, there was also a gloomy atmosphere.

Acting Minister Satoshi Sugimura has relegated to the role of liaison and liaison. Tou Shanman quietly returned to the country and did things to contact domestic forces to make peace. The person who sat in the legation was Lieutenant General Kawakami Yoroku, who had secretly arrived in Seoul.

In the night, three or two figures quietly came to the legation under the guidance of a carriage with the emblem of the legation. It was taken all the way to the Japanese-style room in the depths of the embassy. When I opened the door of the entrance, I saw Kawakami sitting there kneeling upright, looking at a book of Han calligraphy and art, and the silhouette under the light was as motionless as a mountain.

The man walked in, bowed, and sat down in front of him in the same upright. The two are Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo. Sugimura, who had come with them, stood guard at the door and quietly closed the doorway.

Kawakami Yoroku gently put down the book, pulled the placket of the kimono, and said with a smile: "Jin Jun, Pu Jun, why is your face so ugly?" ”

Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo glanced at each other, and they both found themselves trembling slightly. Lieutenant General Kawakami arrived in Seoul and seems to be ready to fly!

Jin Yujun smiled reluctantly, and tried his best to calm his voice: "Thank you, Your Excellency Kawakami, for coming to the town!" The Kaihua Party aspirants in Seoul have already finished running and contacting, and when the time comes, these aspirants who have endured for several years will let Jiashen repeat themselves and re-establish the Kaihua Party and government axe, and this time, there is no Qingjun sitting in Seoul! ”

Park Yong-hyo hesitated for a moment, and his voice trembled a little and he spoke: "Your Excellency Kawakami, for the sake of the future of North Korea, we will not hesitate to die...... However, the Qing army still has thousands of people in Pyongyang, and if they go south, do they have any means to deal with it? ”

As soon as he spoke, Jin Yujun glared at him fiercely: "For the future of North Korea, even if we die, it's worth it!" ”

Kawakami smiled and raised a hand, interrupting the words between them. This talented thinker of the Imperial Army really seems to have some gentle and elegant bearing. It was as if it was not a conspiracy to change the fate of the Three Kingdoms, but an ordinary outing.

"The future of the DPRK is also the future of the DPRK, this is our roar for the rise of the mainland countries! Therefore, you don't have to worry, we will create the most favorable situation for the monarchs of the Enlightenment Party. The two of you just need to wait quietly for this time to come. The contemptible assure you that this time will come soon! ”

Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo both nodded silently and didn't say anything more. Kawakami still smiled: "Gentlemen, the weapons have been prepared for the aspirants of the Enlightenment Party, and tonight we can arrange for Sugimura-kun to secretly ship and distribute them to you." The power of Daewonjun and the Qing Kingdom in Seoul is vulnerable, and the contemptible people are looking forward to the good news from the kings. ”

Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo stood up, bowed, and were about to leave. Kim Ok-kyun's figure has completely stabilized, but Park Yong-hyo is still trembling slightly, and his face is a little blue. Kawakami stood up with a smile, opened the door in person, and walked out of the Japanese room with them.

Outside the embassy building, Kawakami shook his hands and looked at the west a little distractedly.

"Three thousand years...... A strong and vast continental country has always been pressing on our heads. We were all cramped under her pressure to live a difficult life in a small, mountainous land full of volcanoes and earthquakes. Blessed by the ancestral gods, we opened our eyes earlier than them, this is also an opportunity that has not been seen in three thousand years, gentlemen, whether we seize or let go. It's in our hands......"

His tone was long, and it seemed to float from far away. Kim Ok-kyun and Park Yong-hyo also unconsciously followed his gaze to the west.

As far as the eye can see, there are only dark clouds rolling and rushing in the sky, surging in the darkness. It seems that the entire 3,000 miles of rivers and mountains in North Korea are pressed down.

Everyone was silent. In the corners of Kawakami's eyes, there were even tears flashing.

Under the same dark cloud, Xu Yifan also walked out of the court of his helper's office. After a day's work, it is true that I have back pain, but the psychological pressure is worse than the physical exhaustion.

He walked around the yard with his hands behind his back humming a little song that no one else understood, forcing himself to think of nothing. I'm still wondering in my heart, should I go to Luo Shi and Du Juan, knock on my back and beat my legs or something? These two little girls are probably a little neglected recently.

Men are really miserable, they couldn't enjoy it before, but they can't enjoy it now. There were too many things to make him feel uneasy.

Occasionally, when he looked up, he also saw the dark clouds rolling and rushing in the sky, and there was a faint flash of electricity from the gaps in the dark clouds. It's like an ancient god fighting to the death above the dark clouds.

Xu Yifan snorted softly: "Dense clouds don't rain......"

(To be continued)