In the main hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing, it looks very solemn at this time, and Guangxu, as the emperor, sits on the dragon chair. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info minions and ministers all stood solemnly in the hall, although these big men were all python robes and gowns, boots and pearls, and their moods were different. At present, there have been constant disputes between the DPRK and China, and there seems to be no time for them to stop.

On the surface, it seems that the ministers are loyal to state affairs and work hard for state affairs, but everyone knows that this is actually a party struggle, but it is a wrestling between the imperial party and the later party, of course, it is more accurate to say that it is the central government's suppression of the localities and the suppression of Li Hongzhang.

In the face of Qingliu's attempt to divert the money for the purchase of ships to the railway, Li Hongzhang, who had been up and down for decades in the sea for decades, naturally had his own countermeasures; on the one hand, he fought on the basis of reason to buy time for himself, and on the other hand, he used the Yingde Company to put pressure on the ministers of the two countries to ensure that the purchase money would not be misappropriated, and at the same time, he used this to negotiate with the companies of the two countries, under the pretext that the imperial court was opposed to suppressing the price.

The reason why the atmosphere in the DPRK and China is strange today is that Li Hongzhang has reached an agreement with Britain and Germany -- to purchase two combat ships and two protective cruisers from Britain, and three armored cruisers and a number of mine-striking ships from Germany, and the 16 million taels of money has been used to hit the shipbuilders of the two countries in the name of "avoiding price increases and losses in the middle of the way."

In other words, the money was spent by Li Hongzhang, and even the one million taels needed for the reconstruction of Port Arthur were in the hands of the Beiyang Port Construction Company, which was a North Korean company.

This resounding slap only dazzled Weng Tongyi and others, although they impeached Li Hongzhang for his bold and reckless actions on the one hand, and demanded that the contract be broken and withdrawn on the other. But everybody knows. Whether it's a breach of contract or a resale. The imperial court will lose millions of taels, no one is willing to take this responsibility, in such a dispute, the ministers of military aircraft are all rational to remain neutral, although they need to clear the rumors in the court to suppress the locality, but it is also to make the local officials close to them, to be precise, close to the queen mother.

The argument lasted for nearly an hour, and there was no result. Guangxu who was sitting on the dragon chair opened his mouth, his voice was not loud, and even seemed to be a little lacking in qi and blood, and it was extremely slow.

“…… Over the years, Li Hongzhang has been conscientious and conscientious, engaged in diplomatic and military affairs, and can be described as anxious and hardworking, although there have been occasional mistakes, but they are also for state affairs. I don't know if Li Hongzhang is suspected of acting recklessly this time. But it is also a matter of national affairs......"

This passage is quite peaceful, and it still sounds kind and reasonable. It seems to be a suspicion of exculpation. But as we all know, now that the "worries of the East" are getting tighter, Japan is seeing a momentum of the collapse of the country, at this time the imperial court is naturally inseparable from Li Hongzhang, let alone his Huai army, this Huai army stationed throughout the country is the pillar of the Qing Dynasty, if Li Hongzhang is moved, it may cause some trouble.

"As for the official, he is the division of eyes and ears, and I have repeatedly asked for a straight ......"

Guangxu stopped talking, stopped talking, and ended this matter with a few clichés, in fact, the matter is far from over, everyone understands the result of this matter - no one can hurt half a point, but this time Li Hongzhang has the former car that built Beiyang and the purchase money was misappropriated, and he reacted faster, and directly came to a prelude.

Seeing that the emperor stopped talking, the officials shouted long live, bowed again, stood up, and stood in front of the hall in order.

The salute official was about to announce the emperor's departure, and a member of the official suddenly flashed out of the ranks, this person was thin and small, with a sharp beak and a monkey's cheeks, and he grabbed a few steps, knelt in the hall, held a stack of chapters, and shouted loudly.

"Minister, the Criminal Section gave Yan Chongnian in the matter, for the misfortune of Tang Haoran, the commander of the DPRK, who intended to disrupt the situation and government of North Korea, there is a sparse book, please take a look." The officials were shocked, Guangxu couldn't help but be stunned, and it was an excerpt of the impeachment of North Korea. In an instant, Yan Chongnian's recital was already displayed on the imperial case.

The hall was silent for a moment, and all the Manchu and Han officials looked at Yan Chongnian, but their ears listened carefully to the sound on the dragon chair. Some people are worried, some people are secretly happy, and naturally some people are indifferent. But all this can only be put in the heart, if it is in the form of words, it is rude, and it will be punished by the temple.

Looking at the recital, Guangxu's face suddenly sank, the reason for the sinking was not because someone impeached Tang Haoran, in fact, now he looked down on Tang Haoran, the reason for this is because he is getting closer and closer to Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang has faintly become his backer, although he has not completely surrendered to Li Hongzhang, but now if he doesn't knock it, how can he still remember the emperor's cultivation.

"How can it be!"

After an angry reprimand, Guangxu looked at the ministers and said.

"The situation in North Korea is stable, and there is no way to act arbitrarily!"

Yan Chongnian's impeachment is about economic control, pointing out that it provoked a backlash from the North Korean government and people, and further impeached him and the DPRK without supervision and restraint, so that he acted arbitrarily in the DPRK, and suggested that he send personnel to the DPRK to inspect the DPRK to avoid the arbitrary actions of the unified supervision office and further provoke chaos in the DPRK. So Guangxu issued another holy decree:

"The Prime Minister and the Minister of Beiyang will discuss this matter ......"

The emperor sent such two ministers, which shows that he attaches great importance to things. Knowing that this matter involved the two parties of the emperor and queen, the officials were all extra careful and tried to keep their mouths shut.

Li Hongzhang, who had just returned to Xianliang Temple from the British Legation, got off the sedan chair and entered the gate. The wide stone road is two ancient cypresses towering to the sky, and the old acacia has now fallen leaves, and Li Hongzhang's mood today is really good, one first cut and then played, not only did Weng Changshu and others plot the heart of Beiyang, but also kept the Beiyang Navy to purchase ships, and was able to play another move. Not long after, Zhou Fu, Zhang Peilun, and Sheng Xuanhuai all arrived, and the results of the court discussion had come out, and they still had to discuss how to move next.

The servant brought hot tea and withdrew. Li Hongzhang played with the tea cup lid, smiled casually, glanced at everyone, and said:

"I see, this time they can't steal chickens!"

Although it is difficult, he can barely talk about everything going smoothly, so Li Hongzhang will show a little satisfaction now.

Zhou Fu, as his first confidant, nodded and took a sip of tea. Although he is no longer Li Hongzhang's staff, he is still his first confidant, and he has always regarded himself as a subordinate.

"This warship needs to be bought, and the railway must also be repaired, and now the Russians have only hundreds of thousands of troops in Dongtun, on the other hand, in the northeast, the army is weak, and the transportation is somewhat inconvenient, but this railway must be built!"

Sheng Xuanhuai, who was already very excited, couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart for a long time, and hurriedly followed. ：

"Not really! This is said to be more important than the purchase of ships, but Weng Changshu's gang of people, now we just need to bring this matter to the court again...... I'll see how they stop ......."

Zhang Peilun is a deep person, and he is easy to remain silent when everything is critical, and then he also said:

"Exactly, this railway is to be built, and it needs to be repaired quickly, but the problem is ...... Where does the money come from for the construction of roads? ”

The eyes of the three focused on Li Hongzhang's body.

Looking at the gazes cast by the curtain crew, Li Hongzhang was secretly amused in his heart, with a group face, squinting his eyes, the corners of his mouth were grinning before speaking, and the mustache on his lips was also curled to both sides. At this moment, he proudly stroked the long beard under his chin, changed his sitting posture, and took out the posture of an expert.

"Since the money for the purchase of ships can borrow foreign debts, the money for the railway can naturally also borrow foreign debts, this time, they pointed to the money to build the road, saying that the road construction is essential, since this sedan chair has been built, let's not lift it, won't it seem that you and I don't care about state affairs!"

Only then did the three of them understand the thoughts of the adults, who not only had to build roads and ships, but also dug up a sum of silver from the imperial court in the name of building roads.

Zhou Fu said on the side:

"This, I'm afraid that Weng Changshu will refuse to borrow on the grounds that the money is in a hurry and unable to repay!"

In the eyes of the Beiyang family, Weng Changshu, who presided over the household department, is really not a person for the country, but all the money related to Beiyang can be pressed and squeezed, and even the opening of the Huai Army must be buckled.

Hearing him say this, Sheng Xuanhuai said with a smile:

"When the time comes, let's see what he says first, this method of borrowing is gone, and he Tang Ziran can build a section of the railway in North Korea and mortgage a section! We can too, the key is to let the court admit this, of course, if we can squeeze out a sum of silver, wouldn't it be better! ”

Seeing Sheng Xuanhuai mention Tang Ziran, Zhang Peilun said with a smile:

"Tang Ziran's good days of supervising North Korea are coming to an end, in the past, he relied on no one to do things in North Korea, so he naturally got twice the result with half the effort, but now Yan Xiao'er is a trick to his life, if the imperial court sends someone to inspect North Korea, then the North Korean regent is afraid that there will be an extra backer, and the time will be ......."

Zhang Peilun's words made Li Hongzhang smile slightly, looked at the three of them and said:

"This is also an opportunity for us!"

Lord Zhongtang's words made Zhang Peilun and Zhou Fu exchange glances, and then asked tentatively:

"Could it be that Quan Shuai wants to send someone to North Korea?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Li Hongzhang half-squinted his eyes and said slowly:

"Since Tang Ziran served as the prime minister of North Korea last year, this North Korea and Beiyang have been equal, in the past, it was for the urgency, and now this urgent matter has been completed, and it is almost time to change it, and now the emperor has ordered the prime minister Yamen and the Beiyang Yamen to discuss this matter, isn't this our opportunity?"

Li Hongzhang's words only caused the three of them to nod frequently, even Sheng Xuanhuai is not as vigilant as in the past - he Tang Ziran has done more foreign affairs in North Korea than him, and he is bigger, maybe if he is merged into Beiyang, he will still have the opportunity to pick a peach.

In contrast, on the contrary, Zhou Fu was more considerate of Li Hongzhang's intentions and painstaking efforts, so he suggested on the side.

"Quan Shuai, the selection of this patrol can be cautious, otherwise, it will only cause trouble, I don't know who the adults want?" (To be continued.) )