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"Toot!"

With the sound of a whistle, nearly 20 days after the route was cut off, a merchant ship of more than 5,600 tons slowly approached the Wuchang wharf.

When the merchant ship "Hehua" docked at the port, the newspaper reporters on the shore applauded one after another, and their expressions seemed a little excited, and of course, with a little pride, because to a certain extent, they made it happen.

Yesterday, when the newspaper reporters used harsh words to criticize the governor of Huguang for his inability to curb the soaring grain prices, and declared that the people of Hubei were no longer able to buy grain and had fallen into starvation, it was only a few hours before the emperor in Jiujiang, Guling, learned of this, and immediately instructed the Liangjiang Governor's Office to lift the blockade line and allow grain ships to pass through the blockade.

"The emperor remembers our people after all!"

In the face of the emperor's concern, the people naturally have the best expectations. Even these reporters ignore the fact that without the emperor's permission, the two rivers would not have been tightly blocked, and the emperor's concern for the people is nothing more than a play.

However, no one cares about this, and in the eyes of almost everyone, this is just the inevitability of Zhang Zhidong's "stubborn resistance". However, the timely intervention of the emperor saved many civilians in Hubei.

Now, the people seem to be able to breathe a sigh of relief, the price of rice that has changed a few times a day, suddenly dropped, although it did not fall to the beginning, but it has always fallen, coupled with the release of cheap rice, the "grain shortage" in Wuchang has finally come to an end.

It stands to reason that Zhang Zhidong should be happy when the price of grain comes down, but he can't be happy, because all the infamy falls on his shoulders.

"Hey!"

With a long sigh, Zhang Zhidong looked at Sang Zhiping beside him, and there was a trace of bitterness on his face.

"Ziran,"

Maybe others can't understand Zhang Zhidong's helplessness at this time, but how can Sang Zhiping not be considerate.

"The water is controlled by the land, and the soldiers are defeated by the enemy. Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent......"

Sang Zhiping borrowed Sun Tzu's comment on the Art of War, but in exchange for Zhang Zhidong's wry smile.

"Those who can win because of the change of the enemy are called gods...... The old man Guan Ziran, in fact, is Cheng Biting Jin's three-plate axe, no foreign soldiers are trained to be fierce, the artillery is sharp, and his soldiers are not used to tricks, but all rely on brute force, like the water of the sky all the way wild, unless you are stronger than it, otherwise you will be defeated, but these tricks he used in the pass ......"

sighed, Zhang Zhidong finally shook his head and said.

"But I can't tell you if I'm suffering!"

It's not, just like now, not to mention anything else, just the rise in rice prices, it was he who instigated the price increase, and now it is he who is stabilizing the price of grain, in the end, all the complaints fell on him Zhang Zhidong, how can this not make him angry,

"Xiangtao, actually, why bother?"

Sang Zhiping persuaded tactfully.

"Why bother......

Closing his eyes and sighing, Zhang Zhidong fell silent, and after a long time, he opened his eyes, looked at Sang Zhiping and said.

"Zhongzi, maybe I'm going to retreat to the mountains and forests like you!"

The Governor has returned to the new dynasty!

In the early morning of November 1st, the news first came out of the mouths of some well-informed people, but it was not confirmed, and then, when the "Sun and Moon Banner" was raised from the governor's palace and the city walls, those who had previously feared the war realized that it was not a rumor, and that the Governor had indeed surrendered to the "new dynasty".

There will be no more wars!

Just looking at the sun and moon flag, whether they will have a sense of belonging to that flag or not, and have a sense of belonging to the Chinese dynasty, for them, all this is not important, they no longer need to consider the threat of war, they do not have to suffer from the damage of war, this is the most important thing, for ordinary people, they are really "rather a peace dog".

And for many officials under the Huguang Governor's Palace, they also breathed a sigh of relief, as if they no longer had to be in the same entanglement between gratitude and reality as before, although they knew what choice they should make when faced with a choice, but the blame of gratitude and guilt really made them embarrassed.

Now, however, there is no need to be embarrassed by this question, for the Governor has returned to the new dynasty.

In the morning, after the electricity was turned on, in the afternoon and evening, several merchant ships sailed from Jiujiang, and the passengers on board were soldiers in black military uniforms, these soldiers from other places made people believe in the fact that the sky in Hubei had changed!

Standing in the Huguang Governor's Mansion in the signing room, Zhang Zhidong at this time is a mixed feeling, perhaps this is the last time in this signing room, acting Huguang for more than ten years, Xi Wen Zhonggong will be the history of Hubei as a country in the country, Hubei will become his own country in the country, and today he has watched people and employed people all his life, but in Tang Haoran's body, Zhang Zhidong has gone away, thinking that even Li Hongzhang has gone away, and Zhang Zhidong has no complaints.

Two days ago, he received a letter from Tang Haoran, a letter he had been waiting for twenty-five days, a letter he had been waiting for since he had a long talk with Sang Zhiping that day.

In fact, since a few months ago, no one in the whole of China could stop him, and he had more than 2 million powerful Northeast Army armed with cutting-edge foreign guns and cannons.

Zhang Zhidong knew that this "half student" who used to be a staff member in his shogunate was no longer that ignorant teenager, and he had been sharpened into a real powerhouse for more than ten years, and now he was already a very human king!

Come to think of it, what's so annoying?

It took him more than ten years to achieve this career, doesn't this just show that he can't learn anything else? If so, what's the problem?

At the bottom of Zhang Zhidong's heart, when there was still a little unwillingness, he also knew that he had to drive this unwillingness out of his heart no matter what, this kind of thinking was dangerous, and it might even endanger the Zhang family.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With the sound outside the door of the signing room, Tang Haoran, who was happy, strode into the signing room of the Huguang Governor's Mansion, this is after a long absence of more than ten years, he came to this familiar place again, but his identity has changed fundamentally, when he first came here, it was to be able to attract Zhang Zhidong's attention, and now, he came here as the master of this country.

"The criminal minister Zhang Zhidong has seen Your Majesty!"

Zhang Zhidong, who turned around, had a look of surprise on his face, and it was Tang Hao who came clearly, and then, his whole person was taken aback, why did he come?

Almost habitually, Zhang Zhidong hurriedly knelt down.

When performing the Nine Knocks Ceremony, his heart was still difficult to calm down, Tang Haoran came! He's in Wuchang! Why didn't you even know a message before? Even when the commander of the advance regiment came to visit him in the city, he did not mention it.

"Xiangshuai, how can I afford such a big gift."

Although the tone is still the same as before, Tang Haoran did not have the intention of stopping Zhang Zhidong from saluting, but after he knelt down, he reached out to help him up, sometimes, this kneeling is still needed, just like now, Tang Haoran needs this kneeling, and Zhang Zhidong needs to kneel to show his submission.

Tang Haoran's reaction and return salute were expected by Zhang Zhidong, now he is no longer the young man, but the king of the new Chinese dynasty, how the past has long been put aside, Zhang Zhidong, who has been a courtier for decades, naturally knows what is the duty of a courtier.

"The minister didn't know that His Majesty actually came to Wuchang in person, and he couldn't go to meet him, which is really a crime that deserves death......"

Sin deserves death!

This is just a saying, but this is the duty of a minister, and what Zhang Zhidong needs now is to abide by this duty.

"Xiang Shuai can resolutely change his banner and become a hero of China, and then Xiang Shuai will still have the love of half a teacher in me, so I should come to see Xiang Shuai!"

I couldn't hold back the surprise in my heart, Tang Haoran said with some joy, Zhang Zhidong's actions were actually in his expectation, after calming down the grain prices in Hubei, in the face of the reality of people's discouragement, he wrote such a letter two days ago, and it was none other than the Hubei general who studied at the Army University, the letter talked about the old feelings, and the general outside the letter was reminding Zhang Zhidong of a fact, he had the ability to disintegrate the Huguang Army.

Smart people don't need to say too thoroughly, they are good friends if they don't see through it, and the same is true here, Zhang Zhidong needs face, so give him enough face, after all, he was the second person in the world back then.

"Your Majesty, the original criminal minister wanted to go to Nanjing after all the arrangements in Hubei were completed, and personally asked His Majesty for his guilt, but he didn't expect His Majesty to go to Wuchang in person, and the criminal minister was really terrified."

Gong stood there, and Zhang Zhidong, who completely put himself in the position of "criminal minister", had a wry smile in his heart, and he was also helpless. In his opinion, the reason why Tang Haoran came to Wuchang was probably because he wanted to "pick up" himself to Nanjing. In other words, it was too late for him to "return to obedience", and this Hubei would never tolerate him.

Has he forgotten how he dismantled the prestige he had built up in Hubei little by little?

"Xiang Shuai is admired by the world, but it is actually the initial decision of the Nanjing Imperial Government, and I want to take Xiang Shuai as the pillar of the court. In this way, the hearts of the people in the world can be stable. ”

Tang Haoran said, the attitude is sincere, it can even be said to be from the bottom of his heart, he needs to use Zhang Zhidong's prestige to convince the people of the old era that the new dynasty will not completely abandon them, so that they can be united with the new dynasty, and will not deviate from morality, the new dynasty needs time to adapt, to change, and at the same time, someone needs to stabilize the people's hearts.

And Zhang Zhidong is the most suitable person, he is not worried about Zhang Zhidong, because he knows, what is Zhang Zhidong good about? He's good for his name!

"The criminal is just an old man, and he is really unworthy of the ......"

Looking at Tang Haoran, his compliment made Zhang Zhidong a little more comfortable, his right hand was habitually raised, combing back and forth on his beard, it seemed that Xinjun's reliance made him feel some more.

"The criminal originally planned to go up to the old man to return to his hometown......"

Saying goodbye to the old and returning to the mountains and forests is just a forced retreat.

"Xiang Shuai."

Tang Haoran's demeanor and tone were slightly unquestionable.

"The imperial court has a great dependence on you, and foreign affairs and military aircraft are extremely important positions, and they are by no means under the governor of the lake. The center commanded the world, do a good job, the contribution to the country, far better than a provincial governor, moreover, the new dynasty is in ruins, is in need of Xiang Shuai such an experienced person, in the center of the rudder, you have been through two dynasties, high morality, transferred from Wuchang to Beijing, since the people's hearts, the government and the opposition return. After becoming a scholar and minister of military aircraft, it is now the time to command the world as the center, and his contribution to the country is far greater than that of Huguang and Guangzhou. Please also ask Xiang Shuai to put the country first. ”

These words made Zhang Zhidong feel gratified. Yes, his choice is good, although Tang Haoran has not been educated in Chinese studies, but he has his superiority, maybe this situation that has not been seen for a thousand years is what he wants, perhaps, this is also the reason for his success.

"Your Majesty, the minister will tell you the truth, don't misunderstand."

Looking serenely at His Majesty, who was handsome and full of confidence, Zhang Zhidong said calmly.

"I don't know what Xiang Shuai has to teach you?"

Tang Haoran showed a smile on his face, thinking that it would be difficult to talk to himself about treating the Manchu royal family like those old decays, and what personal kindness they wanted to repay, but he always wanted to talk about "benevolence and righteousness". For that kind of decay, I have always estimated and listened to it, and at the same time, it does not prevent me from ordering the killing of those who should be killed, the exile of those who should be exiled, and now that Siberia has been defeated, if those people are not exiled to the "ancestral land" of Siberia to mine, who will be exiled? After all, the development of Siberia requires labor, and there are hundreds of thousands of captives who do not need it, who is used?

However, Tang Haoran obviously misunderstood Zhang Zhidong, in fact, for Zhang Zhidong, of course, if it weren't for the Aixin Jueluo family, there was no other Zhang Zhidong, but he knew very well, but in this way, the more he needed to draw a clear line, even if he didn't need Yuan Shikai's name, he would also have a strict attitude towards the Manchu Dynasty, this was just for himself, in order to make His Majesty believe, he would definitely not be nostalgic for the old dynasty.

At this time, Zhang Zhidong's concern about the question just exposed what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, as everyone in the world knows, the Russian riots, and my millions of troops have gathered in the northern frontier, I wonder if Your Majesty is ready to borrow troops to quell the Russian rebellion with the Russians?"

Zhang Zhidong's vision is much more distinct, but in Tang Haoran's eyes, behind this faint vision is still buried in the sharpness and shrewdness of the past!

Zhang Zhidong's words made Tang Haoran's brows jump slightly, but he didn't hide it.

"Soldiers naturally want to borrow, I don't know what kind of benefit we should ask for if we borrow soldiers!"

Picking up the teacup, Zhang Zhidong took a sip lightly and said solemnly.

"The flesh of the throat must not be discarded!" (To be continued.) )