[I went out during the day, and I made up for it for two shifts in a row]

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"Don't waste this great opportunity, not everyone who comes to the Summer Palace is qualified to leave on horseback! It depends on when Lafayette is happy, and it has to be our manager Li nodding, you have this honor for the first time you come to the Summer Palace, if you don't ride, it's a big loss! ”

The little eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor kept encouraging Wang Chenhao to ride out, in his eyes, this was a very high reward and glory, I don't know how many officials envied it!

However, Wang Chenhao had never ridden a horse, and he was always a little stunned in his heart.

"Don't hide it from my little father-in-law, I can't ride a horse!" Wang Chenhao whispered.

"Don't worry, my lord, the horses in our Summer Palace are all royal horses that have undergone strict training and training, and they are very docile, and they can learn without much effort!"

In the officialdom of the Guangxu Dynasty, horseback riding in the Summer Palace is more stylish than horseback riding in the Forbidden City, and Wang Chenhao also has a ** in his heart. At this moment, it is almost noon, Wang Chenhao has been called to the Summer Palace since early in the morning, and now he is hungry and tired, so he doesn't want to walk anymore, and he can finally rest for a while on the horse.

So with the help of the little eunuch, Wang Chenhao swayed and turned over on the horse.

The royal horses of the palace were strictly trained, very docile and sensible, and the little eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch told Wang Chenhao that he only needed to lightly touch the horse's belly with his foot, and the imperial horse would take him to Yuanmen on its own. And all Wang Chenhao has to do is to return the imperial horse to the royal forest army who guards the gate when he arrives at the gate of the garden.

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, after accompanying Wang Chenhao for a while, he quickly learned with Wang Chenhao's cleverness, and then rode forward on his own.

Wang Chenhao rode a horse for the first time, and he didn't dare to go too fast, walking slowly, resting while enjoying the scenery of the Summer Palace.

At this moment, the Summer Palace is covered with heavy snow, and the green mountains and green waters can not be seen, so you can only enjoy the carved beams and painted columns along the way.

At this moment, the Summer Palace that Wang Chenhao saw was full of pavilion pilasters carved with gold and silver, which were not only luxuriously decorated, but also exquisite. In Wang Chenhao's era, the Summer Palace was successively looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance, vandalized by warlords, and occupied by the puppet army, and had lost its original luxury.

After Wang Chenhao rode to the north gate of the Summer Palace, he handed over the imperial horse to the imperial horse supervisor next to him to take it back, and then walked straight out of the gate.

Outside the gate, Wang Chenhao's car was parked on the side of the road. Li Guodong, the head of the guard, has been waiting there with eight personal soldiers, and the cold weather really hurts them.

Seeing Wang Chenhao come out, Li Guodong hurriedly came up to greet him, and asked worriedly: "My lord, is everything going well?" ”

"It's fine! I'm just a little hungry! Wang Chenhao nodded and walked quickly to the carriage. Li Guodong followed closely beside him, dutifully acting as a bodyguard.

Hurriedly lifted the curtain of the carriage, Li Guodong helped Wang Chenhao to get into the carriage, then flew on the horse, tightened the reins and leaned over and asked casually: "My lord is a hero of the imperial court, and the queen mother is not willing to enjoy a meal?" ”

After Wang Chenhao sat inside, he smiled and said, "How can there be such a good thing?" But when you come out, you get a ride on a horse, or you'll have to wait here for hours! ”

Li Guodong's eyes lit up when he heard that Wang Chenhao actually came out on horseback, and the new master who secretly begged him was very majestic, and the eight personal guards around him also glanced at each other, and they all felt that they would definitely have a future with this new master from now on.

When everyone was thinking, Li Guodong shouted, "Sit tight, my lord!" Let's go! ”

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The morning pilgrimage lasted until noon.

After the next court, a group of tired and hungry civil and military ministers rushed out of the hall as if they had been amnesty, and then one by one they couldn't wait to get on their own pride, and ordered the sedan chair drivers to run home like a wind.

But a fast horse left the middle palace and went straight to the Summer Palace, and soon handed over all the reports in the court to one person.

This person is Li Lianying, he knows that although Cixi has retired and retired, she always pays attention to the affairs in the Forbidden City, so he sent people to monitor the major events in the Forbidden City around the clock.

After Li Lianying flipped through the report, she couldn't help but pause when she found that Wang Chenhao's three words appeared in the list of candidates for the Minister of Army Training, "This kid still has this ability?" ”

Li Lianying smiled faintly, picked out some important reports, and then went to the Renshou Hall and sent them to Cixi for reference.

Every day, Cixi would take some time out to stay in the Renshou Hall and sit on the dragon chair in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, as if she had returned to the Forbidden City. As a woman, her rights are no worse than Wu Zetian, but it is a pity that she does not have Wu Zetian's courage and has never dared to be called the emperor.

"Lafayette, just now the emperor approved the abolition of the Huai Army, and ordered Li Hongzhang and the provincial governors to train the new army, and at the end of the year, the autumn will be tested, and the winning side will be eligible to get the post of the new army training minister of the imperial court, and the national army will be trained!"

After reading the report handed over by Li Lianying, the Empress Dowager Cixi sneered and said, "Your Majesty, you can't wait to seize power!" However, it seems that the emperor's army did not overthrow Li Hongzhang, but let Li Hongzhang be reborn from the ashes? ”

Li Lianying said with a smile: "Whether Lord Li can be reborn from the fire depends on whether he can win in the autumn season next, and the key is to get the post of Minister of Training for the New Army!" ”

Cixi frowned again at this time and said, "It's just that Li Hongzhang asked Wang Chenhao to organize and train the new army, isn't it a little dizzy?" ”

Li Lianying handed Wang Chenhao's training note to Cixi, although Cixi did not understand military affairs, but after reading it, she also felt that it was more orderly.

Li Lianying said at this time: "Lord Wang has lived abroad for a long time and is well versed in the method of training foreigners. In this regard, other provinces do not have this kind of talent, and they must be able to train an elite army! ”

Cixi nodded and said: "Li Hongzhang's mourning family is naturally trustworthy, no matter whether he can win in the autumn season or not, the military power of the Zhili realm cannot be taken away by the ministers around the emperor!" ”

The slanderous ministers in Cixi's mouth are naturally alluding to the imperial party, Li Lianying smiled: "Why should the Queen Mother worry about this? No matter which side of Qiu Ying wins, doesn't the appointment of this military training minister have to be decided by the Queen Mother? ”

After Li Lianying said this, Cixi remembered that she had not returned the right to be appointed by this high-ranking official to Guangxu! Only then did she put her mind at ease and said with a smile: "Staying in this Summer Palace every day, the mourning family's surnames are all bad!" ”

Li Lianying smiled and said: "Lafayette hasn't returned to the palace for a long time, it's better to be an old slave-"

"Don't go back yet!" Cixi interrupted Li Lianying's words, and said with a deep look in her eyes: "The mourning family wants to see how much filial piety the emperor still has!" ”

"Huh!" Li Lianying knew Cixi's surname well, and immediately bowed her head and stopped talking.

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Emperor Guangxu had something in his heart, and returned to the imperial study after the next court, and invited Weng Tonggong to discuss.

"Which teacher thinks the new army will win this training?"

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry! This is a matter of urgency! ”

Weng Tongyi naturally knew Guangxu's thoughts. Guangxu has been restrained by Cixi since he was in power, how can he not be in a hurry?

Li Hongzhang always leaned towards the latter party between the emperor and the queen, which made Guangxu dissatisfied. This time, the imperial history impeached the Huaijun system was a strategy developed by Guangxu and Weng Tongyi together, and the purpose was to devalue Li Hongzhang to worthlessness and force him to abandon the Huaijun system. In this way, Guangxu took the opportunity to support his cronies and generals to control the army, and then he was able to fight against the rear party.

However, plans have not kept up with the changes. Guangxu never expected that Li Hongzhang would take the initiative to ask for the rectification of the Huai Army and put forward a request for the formation and training of a new-style army, which immediately disrupted Guangxu's original plan and deployment.

Weng Tongyi appeased Guangxu for a while, and saw that he had calmed down, so he said: "Li Hongzhang is just a fight this time!" The emperor has ordered all provinces to organize and train new armies, and the winning side in the autumn of this year is eligible to run for the post of minister of training of the new army, and when the time comes, the emperor will personally appoint a trustworthy person, so that the strongest army in the imperial court will naturally be controlled by the emperor himself. ”

Guangxu nodded, this was their plan, but now something happened that had to worry him.

"What if Li Hongzhang wins again? He is the hardcore of the Queen Mother, if the Minister of Military Training robs him, won't I be busy in vain? ”

Weng Tongyi also had this concern, the emperor must control the Zhili army to completely regain his power, but Li Hongzhang sat in the position of the governor of Zhili for a day, and the power of the Empress Dowager Cixi was stable, and she could take back the emperor's rights at any time.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, I think that Wang Chenhao is just an arrogant boy with good luck, how strong can the soldiers he trained be? When the time comes, the name of the Beiyang Army will fall to Sun Shan, and look at him Li Hongzhang still has the face to sit in the position of the first governor? At that time, it is only natural that the emperor can take the opportunity to transfer Li Hongzhang away! ”

Emperor Guangxu thought about it, this is indeed a good opportunity.