Chapter 10 Advocacy

It can be regarded as according to Xu Yifan's request, his assistant military training minister's office was built not far from the training barracks, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and Pyongyang City was also in sight. What's more, the entire barracks construction site is in full view.

Hundreds of small workers are busy, and this assistant military training minister's office has already half of it. There are also some cowhide tents next to it, and the servants are shuttling back and forth, and it seems that Lord Xu's family and guests are temporarily placed in them.

Following Xu Yifan, it seems that he does have to suffer a little first.

Xu Yifan's team had just arrived outside the tent group and saw more than a dozen guards guarding outside. When the girls shuttling in the camp saw Xu Yifan coming, they all went to the tent separately: "The master has arrived!" The lord has arrived! ”

Do you really feel like home......

The outermost tents were lifted, and a few people came out. The first one was Tang Shaoyi, looking at Xu Yifan is a thousand fights: "My lord, I can look forward to you!" ”

Behind Tang Shaoyi, a person with a fluttering placket and a brocade belt tied to his waist. The face is like a crown of jade, and the eyes are like a star. Besides Tan Sitong, who can it be?

It was Xu Yifan's idea to invite Tan Sitong to Pyongyang to talk, but when he saw this cheap big brother standing in front of him, he was still overjoyed: "Resurrection, you are here!" ”

turned over and dismounted at the moment, mixed Tang Shaoyi and rushed to Tan Sitong: "Let's go, let's talk inside!" ”

The two brothers knew each other because of Wang Wu, and they also had a meeting in Yanjing City. The final result was that Xu Yifan went out of Beijing to Beiyang, and Tan Sitong returned home after the title of the book on the bus shocked the world. But the tide of history is unpredictable. At the beginning, they all thought that Xu Yifan would disappear naturally in Beiyang silently, but Tan Sitong didn't want to take a step forward in his career, at most he had a good reputation and laughed proudly in his hometown.

In less than half a year, with Xu Yifan's efforts and arrangements, these two brothers rose at the same time! Xu Yifan's fame shocked Nanyang, and now he is training troops in North Korea, and he is a double envoy, and he is so red that he is purple. Tan Sitong was taken to Shanghai by Xu Yifan, and the Qing Times was opened in the concession, and with his reputation after the Qing Dynasty, the pen in his hand was like a knife and a gun, advocating and cooperating with Xu Yifan's actions. Coupled with the editorials and current comments of the Qing Times from time to time, Tan Dagongzi has been unscrupulously and constantly launched. Repeatedly advocating that this is a great change unseen in the 3,000-year-old dynasty, and we must look at the world, broaden our minds, and reform the old and bring forth the new. Recently, I have been doing a special topic on North Korea, which is still the idea provided by Xu Yifan, which lays out the important factors of Korean history and geopolitics, as well as the origin and process of the two incidents of Renwu and Jiashen in recent years, and comprehensively introduces them to the intellectual class of the Qing Dynasty at that time. Tan Dagongzi even asserted in the editorial - North Korea guards the Beiyang gateway of the Beijing Division, and once North Korea is broken, the land of my heart will be completely open to people! The eastern neighbor is reorganizing the army and the armed forces, and the Russian army is also gathering troops in the north. The future safety of the dynasty will be above the waves of the East China Sea!

Because of these, Tan Sitong is now in the clear stream, and his reputation is incomparable for a while. Many scholars went to Shanghai to visit him and discuss with him. I want to find a way to strengthen the country and protect the species. The self-improvement Westernization movement for decades has been extremely disappointing. The land is in ruins, the finances are depleted, and there is a dead air from top to bottom. It's just that it's still barely perfunctory, and it's not the time when the general outbreak demands change!

Under Xu Yifan's silent guidance, Tan Sitong's voice was like a beam of light in the dark room, which was extremely fresh and gratifying.

The two brothers have also been cooperating tacitly recently, and they have been exchanging letters constantly. But the real meeting is the first time after Yanjing's farewell. In this world where Xu Yifan is completely in charge, Tan Sitong's joy of reuniting with this half-benefactor Xu brother is even more difficult to contain. Both hands grabbed Xu Yifan's arm: "Brother Chuanqing, you really have lost some weight, you train North Korea, and my brother wants to redouble your advocacy for you, so that you can make a great career here!" It's a pity that the fifth brother is not here, and he is also escorting the caravan bodyguards from the northeast to Pyongyang, otherwise, we can really gather tonight! ”

Xu Yifan touched his cheek and found that he seemed to be a little thin. Look at Tan Sitong, but the spirit is very good, it seems that the position of the current shouting standard-bearer, the spiritual mentor is very much in his mind. Thinking about Wang Wu, the eldest brother, who was still helping his bodyguards in the wind and frost in the land caravan, his heart was also slightly moved. Before he could speak, he heard two greetings: "Master! Master! ”

Turning his head, who is it not Chen Luoshi and Du Juan? The eyes of the two little girls were red, and they were all wronged. Xu Yifan left them on the wedding night and went to Tianjin, and when he took a boat from Tianjin to North Korea, he was separated from them. They were alone in a group of subordinates and escorted by Wang Wu to the big construction site on the side of Pyongyang. Every day, I squatted in the corner of the tent, drew circles, and waited for the lord. It's just now to wait for this ruthless short-lived guy!

This kind of thing is really not easy for the two little girls.

Tan Sitong looked at Xu Yifan, then at the two younger siblings, and took a step back with a smile. The two little girls pounced on them regardless of their age. The dignity and dignity of a large family is not understood at all. In North Korea, a place where people are not familiar with life, who else do you rely on if you don't rely on your master?

Xu Yifan hugged two hot and soft bodies in his arms. The faces of the two little girls were still rubbing against his shoulders and chest, snot and tears, a mess. He smiled at Tan Sitong embarrassedly, and the surrounding guards Goshha turned his face seriously, the small workers who were under construction did not have this taboo, and they looked at this side with their heads probed. If it weren't for the fear of those goshkhas with sharp guns and straight uniforms, it is estimated that the whistle will be out of the way.

Xu Yifan said in a low voice: "Okay, okay, my lord is full of things now, when I settle down, I can accompany you well?" There are subordinates all around, what does this look like? ”

The two little girls blushed, and then they retreated, and Chen Luoshi's eyes were just rolling on Xu Yifan. The cuckoo has the thinnest skin, and he forgot about it when he was emotional just now, and now he is too ashamed to raise his head. Tan Sitong smiled and played a round game: "Okay, okay, two brothers and sisters, wait for your master, tonight, I will escort him back to the house to rest, how about it?" ”

He is Xu Yifan's brother, and he is involved in Wang Wu. It's also an old man who often goes to meetings, so it's not too much to say these things. After a dozen of this round, the two little girls saluted and retired, and their eyes just looked at Xu Yifan with watery eyes. Xu Yifan scratched his head and found that he had a prospective daughter-in-law who had not seen the shadow, and said in surprise: "What about Miss Li?" ”

As soon as the words came out, the two little girls were suddenly taken aback, and Chen Luoshi snorted: "She has so many people to take care of, and you still want to worry?" ”

Chen Luoshi and Du Juan's household servants were all Wang Wu and Zhang Yu for Xu Yifan Zhang Luo, according to the example of his aunt's wife, each of them had two personal maids, plus four rough subordinates. I followed all the way to North Korea, and if I wanted to set up a mansion here, I would have to add some public subordinates. But Li Xuan is amazing, there are as many as forty or fifty waiters she brought from Nanyang! It seems that the Li family wants to compensate for the neglect of her in the past ten years. Du Juan and Chen Luoshi are much worse than her pomp.

The cuckoo also bit her lip: "Miss Li found a hot spring in the mountain and ran there to relax." It's not like the two of us with solid eyes, just waiting here for the master! ”

Xu Yifan couldn't resist it, and he was indeed a little ashamed of the pair of concubines. Immediately, Tan Sitong was stunned: "Resurrection, go, let's talk inside!" He and Tan Sitong got into his tent, Tang Shaoyi saluted the two aunts and ladies, and also got into the tent.

Fugang is a little sluggish......

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"What is Brother Chuanqing's layout in North Korea? Do you want to be cramped in just one place, or do you want to wait for the different people to fly and help the crisis...... My brother summoned the DPRK to meet with him, what can he teach me? ”

Entering the tent, there was no longer the relaxed chatting and smiling greeting just now, Xu Yifan and Tang Shaoyi and Tan Sitong all restrained their minds. As soon as Tan Sitong sat down, he went straight to the point.

Xu Yifan smiled and looked at the furnishings in the tent, the old shopkeeper of Dashengkui Han, who was in charge of this temporary residence, really did not treat Tan Sitong badly, the ground had been paved with a moisture-proof and cold-proof palm mat, and the Western wire marching bed was also well arranged, and the surrounding cabinets were obviously improvised, but all the supplies were prepared. There is also a special desk, on which there are all kinds of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. On the marching bed, there were also some books scattered around. A small world, a world of its own.

He knocked on his knee and just said quietly: "I just want to run some strength in the north of North Korea to deal with the big difficulties......

"It's a big disaster, what is a big disaster?" Tan Sitong couldn't wait to ask.

Xu Yifan stood up, looked at Tan Sitong fixedly, and said in a solemn tone, as if he had floated over from a long distance.

"In Korea, China said that there must be a war! I have always read the manuscripts of the book, and the resurrected brother has already read them. Since the enlightenment of the Meiji era, there is an urgent need to seek space to stretch out the hegemony, and the opposite continent is the place where they covet gluttony! Since the early years of Guangxu, there have been constant disputes in the land surrounding Korea. It is said that the whole army and the armed forces in the country are all working towards this goal. If they want to rise, they must step on our bones! North Korea has been fluctuating after me, and the two Qins have entered Seoul, which will inevitably stimulate the capital again. The tide is about to roll up on the waves of the East China Sea! ”

This prophetic voice shook Tan Sitong and Tang Shaoyi at once. For them, their minds are different. Tan Sitong advocated appeals, all of which wanted to cheer up the center and deal with the invasion and attack of foreigners. I want to find a way to save the country. In Tan Si's eyes, it is said that the law has been reformed, and seeing that the country is a little stronger, it can be learned from. But I never thought that this eastern neighbor could be the most dangerous enemy of the country.

As for Tang Shaoyi, the benefactor finally has a place to stay. What he is thinking about is how to make this place run out of business and become a base for his benefactor. I have never thought that here, I will really face the danger of fighting a vicious war! He always thought that in Beiyang, because he was guarding the gate of the Beijing Division, he might fight with foreign devils. In the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere, are foreign devils still coming to the door? It is a good time to manage your own strength, but I didn't expect Xu Yifan to say this!

"And this ...... and said that Ben ......" both of them had a sneering voice.

Xu Yifan smiled faintly, and his voice was still very low: "Now we are all sleeping in a big dark room." Although it is full of holes, it has been pasted for a while, and everyone is still holding the scene. Although it is strange outside, we just don't see it and continue to fall asleep. Some people get up early and want to shout twice, but they are held down by others. It wasn't until the big room was kicked down that everyone woke up! will understand that this house should have collapsed a long time ago!

It is said that once the war starts, it will be the time when the house collapses, and the people of the world will understand how vulnerable this house is. All the expectations placed on it were in vain! The people outside will rush in and rob with fire, but more often than not, the people inside will wake up, start to resist, start reacting. Brother Fusheng, all my business operations in North Korea are to give hope to the people in the house when the house collapses! And what you have to do is to do a good job of agitating public opinion before, and when the time comes, let change become an unstoppable trend!

At that time, we brothers could be called different heroes! ”

Xu Yifan's words were conclusive, and he had already concluded that China would inevitably go to war, and the Manchu Qing would be defeated! Only he can say such rebellious words here!

Tan Sitong took a deep breath: "Do you want me to advocate an appeal, saying that this big house is about to collapse?" ”

Xu Yifan smiled faintly: "It's time to collapse...... When the time comes, some of the people in the house will close their eyes and wait for death, some will help demolish the house, some will think about rebuilding, and some will pull out their feet and want to slip away...... And when the time comes, I'll come and give them hope......"

Tan Sitong didn't speak, and Tang Shaoyi also lowered his head. Xu Yifan smiled and waved his hand: "Anyway, in the final analysis, I want to operate the strength at hand in North Korea and resurrect it, are you willing to help me help me help this danger, and it will be difficult?" It's not for anything, it's for the 5,000-year-old civilization behind us to be reborn! ”

For Tan Sitong, only such words are useful.

He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Xu Yifan: "I will set off, return to Shanghai, gather Qingliu, and do this propaganda work!" But everything has to be as you expect! ”

For Tan Sitong, he really has no choice. Although Xu Yifan is commensurate with him, he is also like a benefactor. After he got on the bus, when his future was bleak, he was pulled out of the mud again. Now he bears the hopes of the world, bit by bit, that point was not given by Xu Yifan? At this time, he could only be tied to a chariot with Xu Yifan.

Seeing Tan Sitong's statement, Xu Yifan turned around and looked at Tang Shaoyi: "Shaochuan, what do you think?" ”

Tang Shaoyi pondered: "The subordinates are the only ones who are the heads of the horses...... It's just that the adults say that the situation in North Korea is dangerous, and I am afraid that we are running out of time. It's good to really manage your own strength......"

Xu Yifan smiled and looked south: "Chu Wanli, this guy, should also be cleaned up, right?" ”

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There was a click, but it was the sound of white-flour steamed buns rolling to the ground. The Qing army, from the battalion officers to the non-commissioned officers, all stared blankly at the people who were densely scattered around, high above, wearing new-style military uniforms. Hundreds of rifles, coldly pointed at them.

Qing soldiers, into this leeward, shady col, looking at the full of good food and vegetables, where is there any reason not to rush up. These words, the battalion officers and sentry commanders deliberately indulged in their discipline. It is even more so that these soldiers can get what they want. When the competition was lively, the deputy general Chu, who had been holding his hands behind his back, looking at them, and smiling innocently, kindly and harmlessly, pursed his lips and whistled, and the sound of harmony rose loudly. Hundreds of soldiers came out of the cols!

On a long-distance march, the uniforms and munitions of these Qing troops were loaded on the carts, and it was too late to grab weapons at this time. One by one, they just watched dumbfounded. Wu Qingen knew that he was fooled, he always thought that Xu Yifan was just a bare-bones commander, and the more than 1,000 people in the Qingjun army were caught in the hands of these battalion officers, and Xu Yifan would have no monkeys to play. So the behavior has always been swaggering, and I don't care about anything.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yifan conjured up hundreds of soldiers here!

He shouted at Chu Wanli: "Lord Chu, what does this mean? ”

Chu Wanli smiled, and strode onto a high mound surrounded by Zhang Xuzhou's heavily armed cadets.

"According to Lord Xu's constitution, there are six battalion officers below Wu Qingen, and a total of thirty-nine team officers and sentinels! Crimes, eating empty amounts is counted as one thing, and rude resistance is another...... Many brothers don't bother to say it. Lord Xu has explained, save some face for Beiyang, give you one horse and one horse, and go back to Seoul! ”

Wu Qingen stiffened his neck and jumped on the ground: "Who gave you this right?" Lao Tzu is the military attache of the Qing Dynasty! You have changed the military system without authorization, expelled the officials, divided the strength of Beiyang, and someone has settled accounts with you! ”

Chu Wanli just laughed: "What kind of soldier is our Lord Xu training?" It's the Praetorian Guard! What do you want so many Huai Army officers to do? To tell you the truth, Lord Wu, Lord Xu's excerpts have been distributed to the capital and Seoul, and Lord Rong wants to select a flag man attachΓ© to take over as an officer of the Qingjun army. This lawsuit, even if you go to the Taihe Palace, you can't win it. Go back! There is still room for everyone to meet......"

He shook his head: "Don't serve a few adults?" Dozens of Nanyang cadets rushed down like wolves, and pulled out the Qing Army officers who could not be accommodated from the ranks according to the map. The Qing army knew that the general trend had gone. First, I didn't expect Xu Yifan to have such a great strength in Pyongyang, forced in front of his nose, and completely powerless to resist. The second is that I didn't expect this work to be done so quickly and so absolutely!

Dozens of people were driven out in disgrace, one person and one horse, and they were given a whip and let them return south. Wu Qingen couldn't help but look back on the horse, and the six battalions of people and horses that the old handsome Wu Changqing worked hard to pull up, from now on, his surname is Xu!

Lord Yuan, Lord Yuan, why didn't you expect this day!

The remaining more than 1,000 Qing soldiers gathered in a group in fear. Chu Wanli took off his hat and smiled at them: "Give Lao Tzu a little spirit!" A little thing scared my guts, and it's a shame that you are the Qingjun of Megatron Korea! You all recognize Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is the new commander of the left wing of the Praetorian Guard composed of six battalions of the Qing Army. Since you people have stayed, you are to be used as backbones. You deserve it, and Lord Xu will not give you a penny. When the time comes, you will be proud to be a Praetorian Guard! That's all there is to it, if you are willing to do it, sit down and eat! If you don't want to do it, follow them! ”

As soon as the words fell, he strode down the mound, sat down in the ranks of the Qing army, tore open his clothes, and chewed the steamed buns in one hand and the meat and vegetables in the other. The soldiers looked at it with a smile, and then at the muzzles of the rifles that the cadets were still cold, and sat down one by one. In the field, only the sound of chewing remained.

Lord Xu, this Qingjun, I, Chu Wanli, am here to help you take it down!

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In this camp in North Korea, at least for now, the conditions are still very simple, and the two wives, Du Juan and Chen Luoshi, are huddled in a tent. Since dinner, he has been waiting for Xu Yifan to come back, but when the moon sets and the stars are oblique, Xu Yifan has not come back. He just arrived here, and he really looked at the construction site one by one!

The two girls were face to face, neither of them had the heart to speak, but they were stunned as they looked at the oil lamp in the tent. Outside the tent, the sound of people saluting suddenly sounded, and then I saw the tent curtain lifted, and Xu Yifan walked in with a smile.

I waited for him for five or six hours......

The two little girls had ambitions together, and they both twisted their heads.

Xu Yifan said in a low voice: "But it's hard for you......"

Even if this sentence touched the heart, the two little girls were only sixteen years old, and they came here with Xu Yifan who left their hometown, and they couldn't see him all day. How much grievance is it for these girls?

At that moment, all the circles under their eyes turned red. Xu Yifan chuckled: "Miss Li has enjoyed the hot springs, and we can enjoy it too!" Let's go, let's rush over overnight. Then come back comfortably and take care of this head-wrenching lawsuit! ”

(To be continued)