At this time, Sun Yuwen, the Minister of Military Aircraft and the secretary of the Ministry of War, came out of the class and said, "The emperor, the governor of Shandong, and the president of the Tiger Benjun Ren Chao played the emperor, asking the emperor to issue a decree to allow him to lead the army to the east to conquer Japan, and coerce Japan to surrender unconditionally to our Qing Dynasty." ”

After Sun Yuwen finished speaking, he respectfully handed over Ren Chao's invitation to fight, and Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but be enthusiastic and excited. What is a good general? This is the real loyal general! Think what I think, and be anxious about what I am anxious about. If you can be like Ren Chao, why worry about the Qing Dynasty and the country's prosperity! Emperor Guangxu forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked with a stern face, "Do you think Aiqing is it feasible to go on an expedition to Japan?" ”

Sun Yuwen was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, since the war began last year, our Qing Dynasty army has suffered heavy losses and spent a lot of military spending, and now the treasury is empty, the soldiers are tired, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fight again!" The minister thought that the expedition to Japan was really a risk, and it was better to stop there, negotiate peace between the two sides, conclude a peace treaty, and always be a good-neighborly and friendly country. ”

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, every time you old guy came out to get in the way. Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but look at Weng Tongyi, who had always sung against Sun Yuwen, with hope, and naturally hoped that this Master Weng would be able to come forward to fight the main battle, but he didn't expect that today's Master Weng seemed to be a different person, and he was deaf to Sun Yuwen's words, and he didn't have the slightest intention of standing up to refute it. Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

In fact, Weng Tongyi did not hear Sun Yuwen's words, but what Sun Yuwen said was also the truth, and now that the treasury is empty, it is really difficult to come up with enough military spending to support the Eastern Crusade. Plus, who can guarantee that the Crusade will be successful? What if you lose! Weng Tongrong is a lot older, and he has to think about his future, at this time it is wise to protect himself, why do you have to wade into this troubled water.

"The emperor, the governor of Zhili, the minister of Beiyang, Li Hongzhang, reported that Britain, the United States, France, Germany and other countries successively proposed to our Qing Dynasty. I hope that we will negotiate peace with Japan, conclude a treaty at an early date, and put an end to the state of war! Li Hongzhang said that it is the right time to discuss peace at this time, and if there is another war, the outcome is unpredictable, and it is very likely to be interfered by Western powers, and he hopes that the emperor will think twice. "At this time, the Prime Minister? The opening played.

"Humph! It's the Western powers again, I'm afraid of them in the Qing Dynasty! When Emperor Guangxu heard this, he couldn't help but show a trace of anger on his face. Once upon a time, the kingdom of the Celestial Empire in the past was reduced to the point where he could only look at the faces of foreigners, and Emperor Guangxu was quite angry at the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. But I also feel helpless. Because the reason is very simple, the shape is stronger than people, who makes the Qing Dynasty weak, and the foreigners are strong! Since the Daoguang period, there have been several foreign wars, and the Qing Dynasty has all ended in fiascos without exception. Even in the war against France ten years ago, although the Qing Dynasty won the victory on the battlefield, the final result was not the right to cede the land. Should I pay for it? Why? Because in their bones, the Chinese people are already afraid of foreigners, and they don't dare to offend foreigners at all. Emperor Guangxu dreamed of changing this situation, but sadly found that it was not so easy to completely change this situation.

"The emperor is angry!" Everyone was angry when they saw the emperor. They knelt down and begged the emperor to calm his anger.

At this time, Li Hongzao said, "Playing the emperor, the old minister thinks that the Japanese are arrogant. Offending the Celestial Empire, not sending troops to suppress it, there is no way to show the power of the Celestial Empire! Correct. It is also true that the war dragged on for a long time, the soldiers were exhausted, and the treasury was empty. Lao Chen Jian could send the Beiyang Naval Division and the Jiaolong Fleet to cruise the waters off Japan, accompanied by the elite division of the Tiger Army, which caused great pressure on Japan and forced it not to submit to our Qing Dynasty. ”

Li Hongzao's suggestion is indeed a good way to compromise, only dispatching the navy and cooperating with a small number of elite soldiers of the Tiger Army. It can achieve the goal of deterring Japan and save military spending, which is indeed the best of both worlds. Emperor Guangxu was not very satisfied with this result, but all the ministers were opposed to the eastward crusade without exception, and Emperor Guangxu could not do it even if he wanted to, because he did not have this right at all. Therefore, Emperor Guangxu had to adopt this mention, "Since this is the case, according to what Li Aiqing said, immediately send an order to Li Hongzhang, Ren Chao, and order the Beiyang Naval Division and the Jiaolong Fleet to go to Japan, and the Tiger Ben Army will select an elite division to go with the army." Emperor Guangxu was afraid that others would speak out against it, so he didn't ask for the opinions of others, and made a decision directly. Thinking about it, this matter will not cause the Lafayette in the Summer Palace to interfere.

"Your Ministers obey!" All the ministers responded respectfully together.

Just when the DPRK and China were arguing over this issue, Ren Chao also got up from bed early, and after a simple breakfast, Ren Chao took a few guards to the Tiger Ben Army camp outside the city.

Ren Chao came to the barracks this time mainly to see how the training of the latest recruits was. As early as when Ren Chao had just returned to Shandong, he had ordered him to recruit soldiers in Jiaoao and other places. Now that two months have passed, the Tiger Army has recruited a total of 5,000 recruits from Jiaoao, Yantai, Weihai and other places, of which there are now 2,000 recruits in the new barracks in Jiaoao.

At this time, the recruit training ground was in full swing, and the entire training ground was full of recruits training desperately. From time to time, bursts of gunfire rang out, and it was the recruits who were practicing shooting.

"Hu Guangde, commander of the second battalion of the new corps, see the commander!" Hu Guangde ran to Ren Chao and knelt down on one knee and said loudly.

"Good! Hurry up, please! Ren Chao said with a smile, Ren Chao still remembers that when he first arrived in Jiaoao, the army stationed in Jiaoao, when they saw Ren Chao's fleet, they all thought it was a little devil coming, and they all fled one by one. Only Hu Guangde alone with a few subordinates dared to come forward to check, so for this Hu Guangde, Ren Chao has a deep memory, and now that they meet again, Ren Chao can't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart.

"It's dark! Lose weight! It's stronger than before, though. It seems that these two months have been suffering! Ren Chao patted Hu Guangde on the shoulder and said.

Hu Guangde smirked, seeing Ren Chao again, Ren Chao has been promoted from the chief soldier of Jiaoao Town to the governor of Shandong, Hu Guangde still has some awe in his heart for his top boss, so it is inevitable that he will be a little restrained.

Zhao Bin, who came with Ren Chao next to him, couldn't help but smile and said, "Hu Guangde is the hardest working of the battalion commanders of several recruit battalions, and he is usually very strict with himself. He usually trains with the recruits, and the amount of training is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and he runs 4,000 meters when others run 3,000 meters. Others practice assassination for an hour a day, but he practices for an hour and a half, or even two hours a day. Driven by Battalion Commander Hu, the training enthusiasm of the entire Second Battalion is also the highest, and of course there is always a return for hard work, so the training performance of the entire Second Battalion has always been the first, much higher than the other three battalions. (To be continued......)

PS: The third update!