"The drums are beating on the sea, and the soldiers are in the clouds."

The eastern sky slowly lit up, revealing a slight orange-yellow color. The clouds in the distance showed patches of redness against the background of the sun, like a girl's shy face. After a while, just as the sea and sky appeared, the forehead of the sun appeared, red and bright, but there was no light. Slowly, one vertical and one vertical, as if to get rid of some burden, little by little it went up. Finally, it jumped out of the sea with a sense of relief, and in an instant, it shone brightly, showing the power of a star. The heavy black clouds still couldn't block the sun's intense rays. A shining gold border was given to the black clouds. And the light and rolling clouds, like a girl in a red suit, are dancing.

Regardless of the previous life or the present life, this is the first time Guangxu has seen it on the sea. When the sun's rays shone on him, he stood up. I watched intently as the sun rose little by little from the sky. Luang Weili also woke up in the sunlight. Guangxu leaned back in his chair, and finally half asleep and recuperated. And Leng Jun really didn't sleep all night.

As the sun rose, the sailors left behind on the Dingyuan ship also got up, and walked to the deck in threes, threes, twos, twos, and twos, or continued the unfinished topic of yesterday, or discussed what to do today. In short, each has its own busyness.

One of the sailors looked up at the weather: "The weather is good today, and it will definitely not be windy." When he said the word wind, his gaze happened to pass the bridge. In his eyes, a man stood in the middle of the bridge, his hands propped up on the guardrail, leaning forward slightly. The sun's rays shone on him like golden rays. The sailor was stunned. When the people around you see that something is wrong with him, you want to raise your finger in that direction. But he still didn't have the courage to point over, so he could only pout: "Look at the bridge." ”

"Knock knock, knock knock, knock knock" A knock on the door that was more urgent than a while woke up Ding Ruchang, who was asleep.

"What a bastard, looking for death." Ding Ruchang's eyes were still hazy and scolded.

"Lord Ding, someone broke into the Dingyuan ship."

Breaking into the Dingyuan ship? Ding Ruchang came to his senses as soon as he heard it. This is worth it, Ding Ruchang put on his clothes and opened the door.

"Lord Ding, there are three people who broke into the Dingyuan ship. No matter how the brothers asked, none of them answered. ”

"Who is so bold as to dare to break into my Beiyang flagship. All tied up. Ding Ruchang was a little flustered, the emperor inspected Beiyang, and he would definitely come to the sailor. Today, the emperor will go to Tianjin, if the emperor knows that someone has broken in, I am afraid that Lord Zhongtang will not be able to protect this matter. At present, the matter can only be suppressed as soon as possible.

"Lord Ding, don't worry, those three people have been surrounded by us on the bridge, and they can't get out. It's just that I also invited Lord Ding to go, and one of them knew everyone, so I didn't dare to do it. ”

"Oh? Who is it? ”

Luang Wai Li? What is he here for? Who are those two people? Ding Ruchang stood in front of the Dingyuan ship, holding a telescope and looking at the three of them. On the far right is the one who is supposed to be a guard. Lang Weili on the left and the man in the middle are talking. The three of them were surrounded by sailors of the Beiyang Naval Division, holding guns and pointing at them. But the three of them were still talking and laughing, and they didn't pay attention to the guns, and even the guard didn't have a nervous expression.

The news of someone breaking into the Dingyuan ship spread all over Liugong Island at once, and all the officials, big and small, rushed to the first time after getting Ding Ruchang's order.

"Zixiang, what news did you hear about Lang Weili's visit this time?" Ding Ruchang was confused.

And Liu Buyun on the side didn't know what was going on, so he could only shake his head: "Two years ago, we forced him away." Now that the Beiyang is reappearing, I think it is related to the man in the middle. Lord Ding, why do you need to think about it here, I can just go up and inquire directly, this is Beiyang after all.

Guangxu watched Ding Ruchang and his party walking towards the bridge, and Lang Weili kept pointing and introducing these people to Guangxu in English. Guangxu was also asking in English in a whisper, and nodded incessantly.

"Luang Weili, you have been banished from the North Ocean. Now by whom is he directed? Ding Ruchang stared at Guangxu: "Who are you, how can you sneak in." It's not really coming. ”

"Your Majesty, it seems that no one here knows His Majesty the Emperor." Luang Weili said with a smile in English.

At this time, the bridge hatch opened, and Liu Mei came out rubbing his eyes that had just woken up. For a moment, everyone's eyes looked at Liu Mei, who had just come out of the hatch.

Ding Ruchang was on fire, although Liu Gongdao was mostly the family of officers and soldiers. But no woman has ever been able to get on a warship, not even Ding Ruchang's wife and children. Unexpectedly, a woman not only got on the warship, but also seemed to have slept in the command tower. Before Ding Ruchang could get angry, Guangxu turned around and said, "I slept well last night." I didn't expect your physical strength to be so good that you could keep up with us. ”

Liu Mei went out of the hatch and looked at the guns all around, and she didn't know how to deal with it for a while, Guangxu's smile reassured her. However, depending on the situation, I also know that the emperor has not revealed his identity yet. So she made a gesture, and still replied with the title of the young master: "Thanks to the young master, I run with the young master every day, and the slave and maid's physical strength has improved slightly." After speaking, Shi Shiran walked behind Guangxu.

Ding Ruchang was furious, this group of people didn't take him seriously, let alone the dozens of guns around here: "Ask you, how did you sneak in?" ”

"Lang Jiaoxi, it seems that our Admiral Ding is in a hurry."

Lang Weili just smiled and nodded, Ding Ruchang looked at Lang Weili's expression and suddenly felt that the man in front of him must be not small, he could recruit Lang Weili back from the United Kingdom, and make Lang Weili respect him so much. Lenovo said that it was the emperor who inspected Beiyang, and maybe he was also a relative of the emperor. Ordered by the emperor to raid the Beiyang Naval Division in advance.

"Ding Ruchang?"

"Yes." The man in front of Ding Ruchang was still smiling.

"Liu Buchan?"

"Yes."

"Command, sound the alarm. All personnel carried out combat positions. All ships are on fire. I want the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty to open the Weihai anchorage within half an hour. Spread the decree to Li Hongzhang, and the Dingyuan ship was piloted. ”

I? See the driver? Is it the emperor? Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun haven't reacted yet. Guangxu drank: "Didn't you hear what I said? ”

"Wow."

For a while, the alarm sounded on Liugong Island, except for the Dingyuan ship, the other ships were still unknown, but the personnel also ran up. Everyone was running non-stop, and there was chaos on the island and on the ship.

"Let Langjiao Xijian smile." Guangxu looked at the chaos and was a little embarrassed, this Lang Weili had only been away for two years, and it had fallen to this level.

"No, Your Majesty. They did a great job and all the personnel knew where they should go. It's just that none of them stayed where they should have been before the alarm went off, and they ran too slowly. All it takes is a little practice. ”

When it was in chaos, all ships also called flags to ask what was going on, and Guangxu confessed: find the enemy ship and prepare for engagement. And Ding Ruchang had sent a telegram to Tianjin to report Li Hongzhang that the emperor had arrived on Liugong Island. But he forgot to mention that Luang Weili was also here.

Guangxu walked down the ladder and came to the front of the main gun: "Lower the muzzle of the cannon to the minimum, and then go get a ladder." ”

The emperor inspected, and Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun naturally followed. Although I don't understand what Guangxu uses with the ladder, he still brings it honestly. I saw Guangxu leaning the ladder against the muzzle of the gun, so he climbed up.

Guangxu looked at the barrel of the 305mm black hole, and he was still a little panicked. Anyone who is a little smaller can climb in, and then a cannonball will come out, and there will be no people. Guangxu still reached into the barrel and touched it, not much, but still a little gray, but what does it matter. Guangxu just wanted to find some shortcomings in the Beiyang Naval Division, and use this as an excuse to correct Lang Weili's name in the future.

Guangxu came down from the ladder, pointed at Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun and said, "You, you, take off your official uniform." Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun glanced at each other, not knowing what they meant. If the emperor wants to be dismissed, he will have to take off his crown, I haven't heard of taking off his official uniform. Guangxu saw that the two of them didn't move, and said nonchalantly: "It seems that only what Li Hongzhang said in Beiyang works." ”

This was repaid, Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun immediately took off their official uniforms and handed them forward.

"What are you doing for me, go and wipe the barrel clean. If the enemy were to come from the sea at this moment, how would this dusty barrel meet the enemy. Wipe it in person, and use your own official uniform. Guangxu was displeased. Turn away.

Then move the ladder to wipe it, regardless of whether what the emperor said is right or wrong. Can you not listen to what the emperor said? Ding Ruchang and Liu Buyun went up.

Watching the emperor walk away, Ding Ruchang, who was wiping the barrel of the cannon, whispered to Liu Buyun: "Zixiang, why did the emperor suddenly come to my sailor." This time, the emperor actually brought Lang Weili with him, so did he have to let Lang Weili serve as a teacher again? ”

"I remember that Lord Zhongtang mentioned many times that the emperor wanted to transfer the Beiyang Martial Arts Academy back to the capital, and there was a lot of reluctance. Now the emperor did not go to the martial arts academy but came to my sailor, and brought Lang Weili with him. Presumably, the emperor came this time for the important task of teaching and learning at Luang Weili. I'm afraid that there will be no good days. Liu Buyun sighed.

"But Luang Weili is just a lesson, and we don't have to listen to it. And what can the emperor do if he is far away in the capital. Besides, Li Zhongtang could still watch the Beiyang Sailor fall into the hands of others. It's just that the emperor supports Lang Weili, and it is impossible to squeeze it away again. ”

"That's right, Lord Ding. Whether the explosive bag that the emperor asked people to put in Zhenyuan was really taken out, I heard that I couldn't find out. If that's the case, I'm afraid something big will happen. ”

"It's true that I couldn't find it, so the old man asked me to look for it immediately."

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