Ma Xiaocui and Heizi also looked at Ye Zhao in a daze.

Ye Zhao waved his hand: "Sit down." ”

With a swipe, the gunmen sat down.

Ye Zhao knew that from now on, he was afraid that he would not be able to drink and chat with Ma Xiaocui Heizi anymore, so he sighed lightly in his heart, but he didn't say anything, just smiled: "Drink bar, let's not get drunk today." ”

Ruyi poured wine for the two, and Ma Xiaocui asked, "Ye Zhao, who are you?" On the other side, a guard called out to Foreman Jin and instructed him to keep today's affairs a secret.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Merchant." ”

Ma Xiaocui pouted and said, "How rich does that have to be?" ”

Seeing that this stunned young man didn't know awe, Ye Zhao was a little happy in his heart, smiled, stretched out his hand and personally sandwiched a dried fish for Ma Xiaocui, and said, "Whether I have money or not, we are all friends, right?" ”

Kuroko immediately nodded vigorously.

At this time, a thin monkey-like man wearing a top hat and a blue robe hurriedly went upstairs, Ye Zhao was slightly stunned, and then beckoned to him, he walked over quickly, it was Rui Si'er.

In fact, only one of the four guards around Ye Zhao now recognized him, and the gunmen of the Flying Tiger Battalion didn't know what kind of person this person was, if it wasn't for the urgent matter, he wouldn't have come to see Ye Zhao in public.

After receiving the feather secret letter sent by Rui Si'er, it was from Xinjiapo, and Ye Zhao's heart sank.

At the end of last year, the Home Affairs Bureau set up an intelligence station in Singapore Kapo to collect all kinds of intelligence.

After opening the letter and looking at it a few times, Ye Zhao immediately got up and said to Ma Xiaocui and Heizi with a smile: "You guys continue to dance and drink, I have something to do, so I'll leave first." ”

Ma Xiaocui and Heizi hurriedly got up to see each other, Ye Zhao was a person who was overjoyed and angry, but suddenly said goodbye in a hurry, thinking that something big had happened.

The two also knew that they couldn't help him, and after he left, they speculated and talked about it for a long time, guessing who Ye Zhao was, whether there was an accident in the family or business, and so on.

…… Forbidden City South Study.

After the golden book case, the six kings, who were usually taciturn, looked relaxed at the moment, and slowly put down the literary biography in their hands.

In front of the bookcase, standing were the national abbot Guiliang and the minister of military aircraft Du Han. Both of them are the most important ministers at present, Gui Liang needless to say, his father is in the feudal territory, to his generation is extremely honorable, the younger brother Yue Liang married the daughter of Prince Rui Chunying, the elder brother Bin Liang is the cousin-in-law of the prince Yi, Gui Liang's wife is the Gege of Prince Su's lineage, he himself was quite used in the Daoguang years, and has become one of the most important ministers in the Xianfeng Dynasty.

In fact, he is also related to Jing Xiang, who keeps claiming to be a thief, and his eldest son is married to the daughter of the old Prince Zheng Wuer Gong'a, that is, Prince Zheng's sister and Ye Zhao's aunt.

This intricate marriage also shows the weight of the Guiliang family, that is, the Guerjia clan, and he really contributed to the accession of the six kings to the throne.

Du Han had already fallen to the Six Kings when he was appointed as Zhangjing in the military aircraft, and after the Six Kings ascended the throne, he became the first assistant of the military aircraft, and he was a new upstart who quickly became popular.

Seeing the emperor's joy, Gui Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, dare not there be good news from the south?" ”

The six kings nodded slightly, and said, "It's earlier than I estimated, the foreigners are smooth and reliable, and the three artillery giants are almost here." ”

Artillery giants? Gui Liang and Du Han both looked at each other.

The six kings said with a smile: "A while ago, did Zuo Zongtang want to be a sailor if he didn't go to the fold?" I refuted it, I have already planned about this matter, and I have entrusted foreigners to do it, but I can't leak the wind, for fear of being ruined. Now the artillery ships are almost on our ground. ”

Gui Liang and Du Han stayed for a long time, and then they hurriedly kowtowed and called the emperor Shengming. My heart was shocked and horrified, isn't this something that the emperor did when he first ascended the throne? It seems that a year or two ago, the emperor began to prepare to deal with the south, what is Jingxiang's biggest reliance on the thief? In fact, it is the water master, once the chaos is planned, the water master can go straight to the mouth of Dagu, and the water master is invincible, and the emperor has long seen through this.

This letter can be concealed tightly enough, but also, Jingxiang's thief has a lot of dealings with foreigners, and if he knows about it, he will definitely try to destroy it.

Gui Liang suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but shudder, and said: "Your Majesty, if Jingxiang gets the letter, the little thief will be rebellious, will he send a sailor to intercept it?" ”

The six kings smiled slightly: "I have thought of this a long time ago, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

looked at Du Han and said: "This matter is confidential, you go to Shanghai to hand over to the foreigners, and attract the artillery ship to Zhigu." ”

"Command! It will live up to the emperor's expectations! Du Han bowed respectfully.

Gui Liangxi said: "The emperor is really strategizing, and the slaves are arrogant, and they are sincerely afraid at this time!" "Knock knock, it's not, when the Zhigu water master is trained, the thief can be broken.

The Six Kings smiled silently.

…… The study of the county king's house.

Ye Zhaozheng was silently sipping tea, not wanting the six kings to play such a hand, he had already customized gunboats in England and Prussia, two battleships of the Dinghai class, and an armored cruiser.

When the urgent message was sent, the three gunboats had just arrived at Xinjiapo, and now that the three huge ships were on their way, they might be off the coast of China in a few days.

"Master, send a sailor to stop his grandmother!" Rui Si cautiously proposed.

Ye Zhao shook his head slightly, the six kings had already thought of this, the three gunboats all hired foreign commanders and sailors, after arriving in China, these people will become sailor instructors, it can be said that the shortest time can form combat effectiveness, if the Chinese naval army does not succeed, it is the same to temporarily use foreign mercenaries.

And the three gunboats on the way east, if they intercept themselves, they will definitely have a naval battle with these foreign mercenaries, the real family of the Guangdong Navy Division is a Dinghai, no matter how brave the battle is, the hard power is here, three against five and so on Such a naval battle may be able to win through various tactics, but a battleship against two battleships of the same level and a cruiser, I am afraid that there is no chance of victory.

Moreover, it is too late to get this letter, even if it is intercepted, in the vast sea, if the other party does not anchor in Hong Kong, where can he find a trace, now, but there is no radar survey target.

If there had been a telegram from Xinjiapo to Guangzhou, he could have prepared for it earlier, but now that the information was also transmitted by sea ships, and with the help of Xin'er, these three gunboats might have sailed north in the waters off Hong Kong Island.

The British Far East Telegraph Company was in the process of erecting the Hong Kong-Singapore Kapo-Calcutta telegraph line, but it would not be completed in less than a year and a half.

Thinking about it now, I can't complain that the old man suddenly pushed back and forth to invest in the railway, and I was afraid that the steamer would get a letter before it arrived in Xinjiapo, and I was afraid that the domestic war would start, and I didn't know who would have killed the deer, and the silver in vain was even more wasted, and I should have come to Guangzhou to sign the contract ten days ago, but it was postponed for no reason. And I asked the Xinjiapo Intelligence Station to pay more attention to it a few days ago, and this order must not have arrived in Xinjiapo, and the mystery will be revealed.

Wilson didn't know if he had received the wind, in fact, even if he knew about it, but he didn't inform himself, it would not be unexpected, after all, his roots were still in England, and it was necessary to maintain good relations with those arms dealers and magnates, not to mention that from the perspective of his business interests, he was in a bad situation at home, but he could take the opportunity to make a profit, at least he could hold his nose and sign a few arms contracts that he hoped to promote, such as what he hoped the most, the Guangfu Ordnance Factory could sell weapons to the Taiping Army and so on.

The only valuable point of this information now is that it was learned that the three gunboats would anchor in Shanghai to hand over to the Qing officials. Hearing this, the spies of the Xinjiapo Intelligence Station did not know what kind of hard work they had put in.

Thinking about it, Ye Zhao slowly picked up the teacup again.

…… Yin'an Palace, behind the yellow curtain on the east side.

Grandma Jin Er has a flower and moon appearance, phoenix eyes and waves, a beautiful bun plate with colorful flowers, a red silk long skirt, the texture is silky and soft, showing a charming state, and the small gold embroidered shoes are faintly revealed under the skirt, which is beautiful and incomprehensible.

The first time she entered this Yin'an Palace, she was both excited and apprehensive, and when she entered this hall, she knew what was majestic and what was solemn.

Ye Zhao put a stack of materials on the table and said, "You can help me do it when I go back, and teach her well." ”

Grandma Jiner took the letter and looked at it, a beautiful Western beauty on the photo jumped into her eyes, Grandma Jiner pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Master, just accept it." ”

Ye Zhao glared at her and said, "Take her in and demote you to Gege." ”

Grandma Jin Er smiled coquettishly, and said in a flattering voice: "What does the master want the slave to do, and when will the slave and maid not do it?" The master said that what a slave is, what a slave and a slave are. That watery coquettish state made Ye Zhao's heart itch, and he glared at her helplessly.

"Anyway, you can do it, or you can arrange to be a choreographer in the big theater, and teach the girls in your theater how to dance, as if she dances ballet very well."

It is not a matter of making coffee in a small shop, and the more Chinese she can speak, it is much more convenient for her to find trouble.

"Yes, slave and maid obey." Grandma Jin Er is light and blessed.

Ye Zhao said again: "I'm not here for a few days, you take care of the family." ”

Grandma Jin Er was slightly stunned and asked, "Where is the master going?" ”

Ye Zhao didn't hide it from her: "Shanghai." "I really don't have a clue about the artillery ship, so I can only do it myself and act when the opportunity arises, if the artillery ship arrives in Tianjin, the situation will be extremely grim.

Ye Zhao said again: "Only you and Rong'er know about this matter, you must keep it a secret, even if it is your personal girl, you can't tell it." ”

Grandma Jin Er nodded obediently, and the old man told her such an important thing, and her heart was naturally beautiful.

"Master, the tea is here." It is the voice of wishful thinking.

Ye Zhao snorted.

She wore a water-green silk shirt and trousers, small red embroidered shoes, a long plum hairpin inserted in the flower bun, and her hair fell like a waterfall on the shoulders, and the water was tender and very pretty.

Zhu Jiutang resigned, but he couldn't find a suitable female secretary for a while, Ye Zhao pondered for a while, and the surname Suo wanted to enter the secretary's room temporarily, but don't think about it in uniform, after all, she is the big girl in the lotus building, and she goes in and out in uniform all day long, and Rong'er will feel that she is messing around.

Ruyi has been cultivated since she was a child, calligraphy and painting, literate and smart, but she can barely be competent, learn slowly, let her have more contact with the outside world, and maybe she can find a home suitable for her.

In this Yin'an Palace, the secretary is on an errand, and he will go back to the Lotus Building to be a big girl, which is not bad.

In fact, the secretary is a profession, and sometimes he can do a good job by pouring tea and handing water.

Grandma Jin Er looked at Ruyi and giggled: "Yo, Ruyi's sister is getting more and more beautiful." ”

Ruyi didn't dare to speak, so she brought tea, and tiptoed out.

"Lord Wang! Baksh asks to see! The guards outside the palace came in and knelt down to pray.

"Oh? QuickPass! Ye Zhaoteng stood up and walked out of the yellow mantle quickly, but saw a person striding in outside the hall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his aura was magnificent, it was Bakshi.

"What's wrong?" Ye Zhao asked anxiously.

Baksh knelt down with a look of shame: "The slave is ineffective, please punish the master." ”

Ye Zhao's heart sank immediately, Bakshi went to the capital to pick up the prince Fujin, and when the Pingyuan army entered Hunan, Ye Zhao immediately ordered Baksh to go to the capital.

"Didn't I want you to tie up and tie up the prince Fujin?" Ye Zhao frowned slightly.

Bakshi said ashamedly: "Yes, Fu Jin picked it up, but the slave didn't listen to how he persuaded the prince, the next day, I heard that the prince was left in the palace, and I didn't see the prince return to the house after waiting for two days, the villain was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, and Fu Jin would have any mistakes, so I picked up Fu Jin overnight, and the little one should be damned!" ”

"I see, I can't blame you." Ye Zhao sighed softly, but his heart was tight, it seemed that the arrow was on the bow.

The six kings have already placed the prince under house arrest, and they are afraid that when the artillery ships arrive in Tianjin, they will issue an order to cut their military power, and the deployment of troops, thinking that he will be well deployed, and everything is ready only to owe the east wind.

"Where's Fujin?" Ye Zhao asked anxiously, but he hadn't seen his mother for a long time. I also know that the prince didn't receive it, and the other Fujin Gegebakshi didn't dare to call the shots, so they could only take their own mother.

"The minion was sent to the inner house." Baksh hurriedly prostrated again.

Ye Zhao nodded, turned around and shouted to Huang Manli: "Jin Feng, go, take you to meet Eniang, you haven't seen your mother-in-law yet." ”

Grandma Jiner replied in a low voice, sounding timid.

There is a quiet and magnificent garden on the east side of the lotus building, and when Ye Zhao and Jiner's grandmother arrived, they saw the maid and woman rushing in and out.

Ye Zhao's heart was flushed, and he knew that E-Niang would not go to live in the Lotus Building.

In the warm pavilion of the main house, Fu Jin sat on the kang, Zhaocai knelt on the edge of the kang behind her with a glass mirror, and Mama was pinning a crystal Fu hairpin to the beautiful bun behind her head.

"E-niang!" Ye Zhao lifted the curtain and entered the house, and suddenly saw the crow's feet on his mother's forehead and eyes, and his heart suddenly became sour, and he knelt down: "Unfilial piety, unfilial finally saw you!" Children are not filial! Tired mother frightened! ”

Fu Jin got up slowly, took two steps and hugged Ye Zhao in his arms, tears pouring down his face.

(To be continued)