Jinzhou is already a huge barracks at this moment. Personnel come and go, and materials are transported in an orderly manner. At this moment, Jinzhou is not an empty city where he just hit the Liaohe River and went to avoid the war, it is already overcrowded at this moment. Since the victory in Liaodong, the long-closed Shanhaiguan has finally opened, and the students sitting in front of the pass have come to Jinzhou together. On the streets and in the barracks, the enthusiastic students gave exciting speeches one after another, which made these officers and soldiers who had not fought a bloody battle particularly excited. Under Guangxu's deliberate arrangement, the political commissars in the army contacted the students who came to arrange the touching stories on the frontline battlefield into various dramas, which were performed in various military camps over and over again. Not only that, Tang Shaoyi organized the students to go to the front-line trenches of the blockade army to perform for the soldiers in the ice and snow. The soldiers who were excited arranged the most comfortable rooms and the best meals for the students. At this moment, there is harmony between the military and the students.

Outside the Jinzhou General Staff, four girls chattered around the concierge outside the General Staff.

"My aunts and grandmothers, there is really no such person as Li Ming you are talking about here. Spare me...... the porter would be overwhelmed by the reporters and civilians who came to the staff headquarters to find someone. Reporters wanted to interview the emperor's officials, and the common people wanted to come and inquire about their relatives and friends. If it weren't for the emperor's order to show the strict military discipline and friendly attitude of the new army in front of the people, the porter would have ordered the expulsion of people a long time ago. However, ordinary people will not come here, and there is a special inquiry office set up by the logistics department next to the city gate. The people who can come here are people with some backgrounds, such as one of them, who is the daughter of the first governor of the world. This is not something that a small porter can offend.

"No way, he told me about his staff personally. Please ask the military master to help me ask again, okay? Ancy began to plead, and the officers of the General Staff suffered heavy losses in the battle of Grange. An Qian was very worried about Li Ming's safety: "Sister Li, aren't you the daughter of Lord Li Zhongtang, you will definitely be able to go in." You can go in and help me ask. ”

Li Jurong could only step forward and ask, "I want to see Lord Wang, the chief of staff." I brought a message from my father, Li Hongzhang. "Where does Li Jurong dare to say that Li Ming in Anqiankou is actually the emperor. I can only find an excuse for people to go in first to deliver a message.

"Aunts and grandmothers, even if I beg you, don't make a fuss. The staff is busy at this time. "It's the porter who really prays.

"Hurry up and report it, are you responsible for delaying the matter?" Li Jurong asked.

Of course, I can't take responsibility. The concierge can only let people pass it on.

"Sister Li still has a way. Let you, the big soldiers, know what has happened. Huang Lin smiled happily.

The porter glanced at them: "This is the new army, not those Beiyang soldiers." Here, if it is false news, even Li Zhongtang will have to be punished. You've got to get ready. Between the words, the unremitting gliding of the various departments of the Beiyang came out. After all, the Beiyang departments were defeated on all fronts, and only the new army turned things around. Although the emperor has repeatedly asked all ministries to maintain a normal mentality, the pride of being the only one who has lost the world cannot be touched.

Li Jurong smiled slightly: "Naturally, there is something, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

In the distance, Guangxu was surrounded by many guards, jogging all the way with the white qi above his head. The war he personally experienced this time was not a three-year exercise that he had not stopped, and he would have fallen long ago. So Guangxu, who has only rested for three days, has begun to resume his morning jogging that has not stopped for three years.

"Why are you here?" Guangxu looked at the four girls in front of him curiously.

"Let's see if you're dead." Although Anqian's words were thorny, the unconcealed worry in Anqian's eyes warmed Guangxu's heart.

"Lord Yama didn't accept it, so he didn't die." Guangxu laughed: "It's cold, let's go in and talk." He took the four girls to the courtyard.

Wang Shizhen had just come out at this time, and he was still wondering if there was going to be an incident, and if a telegram was over, he deliberately asked his daughter to bring a message, and the scene in front of him made him understand. Where is Li Hongzhang's message, and it is Li Ming, who is here to report that someone is looking for the emperor's pseudonym. But it's okay now.

Wang Shizhen stepped forward and walked in front of Guangxu and did not salute: "The emergency meeting of the General Staff, please hurry up and participate." ”

"I know, you go first, I'll come right away." After Guangxu finished speaking, he asked people to arrange a comfortable room for the fourth girl: "Wait for me for a while, I'll be here soon." ”

Within the General Staff, since the main war has ended, more work has been shifted to post-war scheduling.

In the inner room, Tang Shaoyi reported: "Weng Zhongtang sent a telegram that the imperial court's reward for the front-line soldiers has been basically determined. I believe that a few more telegrams from the imperial court should arrive. ”

Guangxu took the telegram and looked at it: "Heh, they have all been promoted." That's a good celebration. ”

"Your Majesty, if it is really according to the reward of the imperial court, then the good situation after this battle will be over." Tang Shaoyi was anxious: "Your Majesty, it is better to say that the will of the court has not yet arrived." The emperor rewarded him in advance. Make the facts so that the court has nothing to say. ”

"For the Queen Mother's side, I have gained some advantages through this battle, but it is not enough to change anything. If I really want to forcibly seal the reward, it will be clear that I am against the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother of this country has been in business for decades, and it has long been deep-rooted and branched. In this way, the country will immediately fall apart. Guangxu put down the telegram and sighed: "If the country wants to be strong and the nation is to rejuvenate, the first thing is unity." Let's wait for the reward from the imperial court to come. ”

Wang Shizhen on the side was also extremely worried and said: "But in this way, the various departments in Liaodong will definitely be centrifuged." Haven't these years of hard work and bloody struggle come to naught? ”

"As long as I am here, I will not be able to do so. I believe that no matter what the will of the imperial court, the soldiers will flood the water and the earth, which is nothing more than a move. You need not be too worried. ”

Now that the emperor has made up his mind, there is nothing more to say. Tang Shaoyi talked about the second thing: "In addition, Li Zhongtang sent a telegram saying that the present side has asked Britain and the United States and other countries to mediate. The envoys of Britain, the United States, and Germany have boarded the train to Jinzhou, which is expected to arrive in the evening. ”

Said Ben was going to surrender? Guangxu froze. Starting from that inexplicable crossing, changing the ending of the First Sino-Japanese War and changing the fate of the country is the ideal that Guangxu has always dreamed of. From domestic to overseas, from the court to the people, more than three years of painstaking management and dozens of days of bloody shootouts have finally returned to today's victory. Inadvertently, Guangxu was already in tears.

"Win, Jiawu won, Qing won, I won, China won......" Guangxu suddenly hugged his head and cried in a low voice.

The sudden change overwhelmed Tang Shaoyi and Wang Shizhen, saying that asking for peace talks was admitting defeat, and it was a happy thing, why did the emperor cry bitterly? Of course, they did not understand that after winning the First Sino-Japanese War, the country would no longer have to pay an indemnity of 230 million taels of silver, would no longer have to cede Taiwan, and would no longer have to "pass through the horse pass with a sad heart for eternity." Winning the First Sino-Japanese War preserved the vitality of the country, the last national spirit, and the confidence to revitalize China.

After a long time, Guangxu raised his head and wiped away his tears: "Here, then welcome, to a warm welcome." Arrange a reception dinner that I will attend in person. As for the book, there is no difference between the indemnity and the land, otherwise I would rather continue to fight. ”

"What is the bottom line of the peace talks, please ask the emperor to show me."

"How can I think about it for a while. It's nothing more than asking for a price all over the sky, and paying back the money on the ground. You should go back and think about it first. Guangxu frowned: "This war between China and China is like a barbecue for Western countries, and everyone wants to come up and take a bite." The reason why Britain and the United States and other countries are willing to mediate is driven by interests. Let Lin Qizhao come to see me. I want to see if the benefits that can be given by the Qing State are greater or the benefits that instinct can give are greater. Between the words, Guangxu looked unremitting.

The wind and snow have stopped, and the mountains and fields are covered with white. Guangxu took the four women and three or five guards to the mountains and wilderness.

"It's snowy. I've never seen snow this big. Ancy walked knee-deep in the snow and picked up a handful of snow.

"It's cold in the north, so naturally there is this snow scene picturesque. The south is hot, and although there is no such snowy scene, it is comfortable all year round. Anyway, you don't have to wear so many clothes. Huang Lin responded.

With a "snap", a cloud of snow exploded on Anqian's body. Guangxu laughed and ran away.

"How dare you hit me." Anxi grabbed the snow ball and threw it at Guangxu.

"Look at the move." Guangxu hit Huang Lin with another snowball.

"Sisters, hit him." Huang Lin shouted: "Fight until he surrenders." Four snowballs flew towards Guangxu.

A snowball hit Guangxu's face. Guangxu touched his face and said, "Don't slap your face...... Hey, I just said it, you don't hit people in the face...... Oops......"

Snowballs are everywhere, and Guangxu and the five girls have a hot snowball fight. The guards turned a blind eye and just dispersed far away.

"Stop, stop, stop. Be quiet, quiet. Guangxu suddenly shouted to stop. Guangxu shook the snowflakes on his head, the snow was too deep to run fast.

"What's wrong, Ken surrendered?" Ancy walked over from afar.

"You see, it's a snow hare. Let's bake one and eat it. ”

On one hillside, firewood has been set up on the snow that has been swept away. The heat of the blazing fire warmed hands and melted the snow. The four girls sat on the big stone they found, watching Guangxu fiddle with the stones to form a long barbecue table, and whispered.

"What are you talking about, you won't be speaking ill of me." Guangxu, who was done fiddling, clapped his hands and stood up.

I saw An Qian ask in a very serious tone: "Li Ming, if I ask you a question, you must answer it honestly." What exactly do you do in the Forces nouvelles? ”

Guangxu was stunned, and I didn't know why Anqian suddenly asked: "Uh...... Didn't I say that. I'm from the General Staff. ”

"You are talking nonsense, you are certainly not a staff officer." An Qian stared at Guangxu deadly, as if she wanted to see something from his face: "The staff department is under the control of Lord Wang, the chief of staff, I don't think you respect your top boss very much, but Lord Wang has special respect for you, so you are his superior." ”

"Uh...... This ......," Guangxu replied, scratching his head. "Wang Shizhen is in charge of the General Staff, and I am only subordinate to the General Staff, not under his control."

"Then tell me what kind of official position you have in the General Staff." Annsy was still staring at Guangxu.

How do you say that? Guangxu didn't know how to answer, Li Jurong helped Guangxu out of the siege: "Maybe it's a military secret, it's inconvenient for him to say." ”

"yes, yes, you can't say it. In short, he is not a small official. Otherwise, there would be guards. Guangxu nodded desperately.

Ann Qian snorted: "I can't see it, you playboy still have some ability." ”

Guangxu had a big head for a while, and it was not easy to take it, so he could only give Li Ju Lotus a look. Li Jurong must know her identity as the emperor, so she can only hope that she will come to help relieve the siege. Fortunately, at this time, the guards brought the two snow rabbits that had been cut and cleaned, and Guangxu took them without speaking, cutting off a few pieces of meat and starting to roast the snow rabbit meat.

"Okay, Sister An, don't embarrass him." Li Jurong changed the topic on the side: "Now that the war is about to end, I don't know what the next plan of the General Staff Department has?" ”

"We can't fight on the mainland, so what else can we do, peace talks."

"Yes, our Qing Dynasty is not strong enough. It seems that there is only one way to go. My father's Beiyang was defeated all the way, if it weren't for the emperor's new army to turn the tide, the Qing Dynasty was afraid that it would be powerless to fight back. It is a pity that Beiyang was defeated, and let my father preside over the peace talks. Now that the new army has won a big victory, the government and the opposition are harshly criticizing my father, and my father is a little disheartened. Suddenly, Li Jurong said in a very respectful tone: "I don't know how the emperor arranges the peace talks?" ”

Guangxu looked back at Li Jurong, and both of them smiled thoughtfully. Guangxu then roasted the rabbit meat on his hands, but his mouth was saying: "Zhongtang is just a generation, and the Lord Zhongtang should know this." It is not reasonable to be invincible against the soldiers of a country with a land of one domain and being subject to restrictions everywhere, even if Beiyang is defeated, it is not the fault of the middle hall. As for the peace talks, in the final analysis, compensation is indispensable, but the specific terms have not yet been agreed. If you want to be less, you can't get over it in your heart. It's too much, but I'm afraid I won't be able to. In fact, the emperor also has a headache. ”

"If you want me to say how to ask for tens of millions of taels of silver, this little Oriental devil is really hateful." Ancy said with a pout.

"Tens of millions is definitely not enough." Guangxu laughed: "The ministers of the four Western countries have come to Jinzhou, and let's see how the talks are." I don't know what Nakado-sama thinks about this. ”

"What else can my father think at this time? It's annoying enough just to deal with the excerpts of the imperial court. There's no time to think about it. Li Jurong said pointedly.

"Since the envoys of the four countries have come to Jinzhou, it is always necessary to talk about it. It's just that there won't be any clear results, and in the end, we will have to wait for the emperor to return to Beijing to discuss it. After talking with the ministers of the four countries, the emperor will return to Beijing. In the end, this was negotiated with the foreigners, and Li Zhongtang was still invited to preside over the emperor's wishes. I'll build you, it's better to go back first and tell Lord Zhongtang to prepare early. ”

"But what about the participation in the middle of the court? I'm afraid my father won't be able to get out. Besides, Lord Tang Shaoyi, who is next to the emperor, is deeply trusted by the emperor, and his father also praises him for his proper handling of diplomacy. How could the emperor abandon it? ”

Li Jurong is forcing me to make a statement. Guangxu smiled knowingly: "Tang Shaoyi is doing a good job, but he must still be too young." Now that it is a war negotiation, the emperor is still afraid that Tang Shaoyi will not be able to do it. Now only Li Hongzhang has the ability and prestige in the court, so it is basically a foregone conclusion that he will come forward to negotiate peace on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, as for Tang Shaoyi, it is good to rely on the help of Lord Zhongtang. Lord Zhongtang only needs to concentrate on the matter of peace talks, and as for the participation of the court and the central government in the middle of the court, I think that Lord Zhongtang does not need to pay attention to it, and I believe that the emperor will make decisions for Lord Zhongtang. ”

"Then the slave and maid thanked the emperor on behalf of my father." As she spoke, Li Jurong got up and made a gesture.

"That's not necessary. In his later life, he had the honor to talk with the Lord of Zhongtang in Quanjude, and in his later life, with the talent of Lord Zhongtang, if he was not fettered, he could be a career for a thousand years. I don't know how Nakado-sama feels at this time. Guangxu asked rhetorically. Since you forced me to express my position, shouldn't Lord Zhongtang's attitude also be clear?

"Although I am his daughter, I don't know what my father thinks. As for how, I'm afraid I'll have to ask my father. Li Jurong smiled at Guangxu.

I am the emperor, so I can naturally speak on behalf of the emperor, but he is not Li Hongzhang. Guangxu was crazy for a while, and the dignified emperor was fooled.

Guangxu handed over the freshly grilled meat skewers, and when the fragrant meat skewers were handed to Li Jurong, Guangxu said pointedly: "The meat I grilled is very fragrant." ”

Li Ju Lotus took it directly and took a bite: "It's very fragrant, so I still support the young master." ”

"That's good news. It's not in vain that my roasted face is so black. Guangxu and Li Jurong looked at each other and smiled.

"What are you talking about, I don't understand." Anqian asked suspiciously.

"We're talking about the taste of the meat." (To be continued.) )