“…… Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong, supervised the unfavorable battles, and was repeatedly defeated, which damaged the majesty of the Celestial Empire. The governor of Shandong is vacant, and the minister of Beiyang, the governor of Zhili, Li Hongzhang, is acting, and I hope that you will take this as a warning and go all out to resist the Japanese, so as to protect my Qing Dynasty and the society for ten thousand years. Chin this! The chief eunuch of the Jinluan Hall read out loud with a male duck's voice.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!" The civil and military officials received the order to thank him.

Emperor Guangxu sat on the dragon chair, and the Shandong battlefield was defeated in successive battles, which had already made the unlucky emperor anxious. If the previous Pyongyang fiasco and the Yellow Sea defeat, Emperor Guangxu was only shocked and angry, but this Shandong defeat made Emperor Guangxu angry, accompanied by a trace of anxiety. Because North Korea is, after all, a vassal state of Fanbang, it is not the same as Shandong. Now that the Japanese have entered the country, how can Emperor Guangxu not be angry. In Emperor Guangxu's view, the defeat of Shandong was completely due to the lack of hard work of the soldiers at the front, and the lack of soldiers and major generals in Shandong was all just an excuse to shirk. So Emperor Guangxu felt that only by killing chickens and setting an example to monkeys could the soldiers in front of him fight to resist the enemy, so Li Bingheng, who had just been transferred to the governor of Shandong, became this chicken, but Li Bingheng was dismissed and asked not wronged, although Shandong's troops were empty, but if he tried his best to resist the enemy, it would never be possible to defeat so badly and so quickly!

"Li Hongzhang, how is the battle situation in Shandong?" Emperor Guangxu pretended to be calm and asked, in fact, Emperor Guangxu at this time couldn't sit still for a long time, and if possible, he even wanted to personally lead his troops to the front line to kill the enemy. Emperor Guangxu still respects Li Hongzhang, an important minister, and usually refers to Li Zhongtang as a sign to show his respect for Li Hongzhang, but now he calls him by his name, indicating that Emperor Guangxu is quite dissatisfied with Li Hongzhang's expression at this time.

"Your Majesty, at present, the Japanese army has captured Linyi County, Changle, Qingzhou and other places, and is advancing in the direction of Zichuan. Lao Chen has secretly transferred Dong Fuxiang, the governor of Gansu, Ding Huai, the chief soldier of Guzhou Town, and other troops to rush to Shandong in the starry night. However, the thieves are powerful, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to exterminate them for a while. Li Hongzhang replied honestly. The war situation in Shandong is erosive, and Li Hongzhang is also worried.

"Defeat, defeat, defeat! It's all news of defeat, isn't there a good news of victory? Emperor Guangxu said angrily.

"Yes, near Qingzhou, Sun Wanling's headquarters set up an ambush, completely annihilated the vanguard of the Japanese army, and killed more than 200 Japanese officers and soldiers." When Li Hongzhang said this, an old face comparable to the city wall turned rare red, but the Qing army really had no record of making a move, and Li Hongzhang was helpless.

"Humph!" Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but snort coldly, if it weren't for his identity, Emperor Guangxu would have scolded him a long time ago, losing more than a dozen prefectures and counties in a row, and annihilating only two hundred Japanese troops, can it be called a victory?

"Isn't there anyone who can stop the pirates?" Emperor Guangxu asked loudly.

"Enlighten the emperor, the old minister recommends one person, but he can defeat the widows." At this time, Weng Tongyi suddenly came out of class and played.

"Master Weng recommended who said it." Emperor Guangxu still understands Weng Tongyi, if you talk about etiquette and poetry, this old gentleman is doing everything, but when it comes to military affairs, it is unceremonious to say that he doesn't know anything, Emperor Guangxu really doesn't think that the person he recommended can really defeat the Japanese army, but now that his eyebrows are burned, he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

"Although the person recommended by the old minister is young, when it comes to military talent, he is thousands of times stronger than the generals of the court. This person fought a hundred bloody battles with the Japanese in Korea, did not taste a single defeat, rescued the Korean royal family, recovered Seoul, killed more than 10 Japanese chiefs such as the Japanese general Yama Prefecture Youpeng, and killed more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers. Weng Tongyi said excitedly.

"You're talking about Ren Chao and the Tiger Ben Army led by him, right?" Emperor Guangxu also showed a hint of joy on his face when he heard this.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

"I forgot about him, but Ren Chaozheng led the army to attack Pyongyang, and it is difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water!" Emperor Guangxu immediately thought that Ren Chao was still far away in North Korea, and couldn't help but show a trace of disappointment.

"Your Majesty, Ren Chao has already led his troops back to Seoul in the starry night, and asked for battle." Weng Tongyi said and took out a fold and presented it respectfully, a little eunuch ran out from the side, respectfully turned the fold, and then handed it to the chief eunuch, who then handed the fold to Emperor Guangxu.

Weng Tongyi continued, "According to the schedule, the Tiger Ben army has now rushed back to Seoul, as long as the emperor decrees, Ren Chao can immediately lead thousands of Tiger Ben's army out of Incheon Port and go straight to Shandong." The Jiaolong fleet can also return to China to participate in the war, and unite with the Beiyang Naval Division to relieve the siege of Lushun, so that our Liaodong division can also gallop to Shandong. ”

"Good!" At this time, Emperor Guangxu had already hurriedly finished reading the recital, and stood up directly from the dragon chair and said loudly, "Pass the decree and order Ren Chao to immediately lead the Tiger Ben Army to rush to the aid of Shandong in the starry night." In addition, it was announced to the world, whether it was Ren Chao or Dong Fuxiang, no matter who could defeat the Japanese invaders, he would be crowned an earl, rewarded with dazzling eyes, and promoted to governor of Shandong. "There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward, this time in order to be able to defeat the Japanese Emperor, Emperor Guangxu can be said to have made a bloody investment.

The titles of the Qing Dynasty were divided into three systems: clan titles, titles of meritorious persons with different surnames, and Mongolian titles. The title of meritorious hero with a different surname, or the title of meritorious hero and civil lord, is in charge of the sealing department of the Ministry of Officials, and is awarded to people of other ethnic groups outside Manchu and Mongolia, such as Han members and southwestern nationalities. The centimeter is divided into nine grades, namely 1, duke, 2, marquis, 3, earl (the top three super products), 4, viscount (is a product), 5, a baron (is the second grade), 6, a light car captain (is the third grade, the above titles are divided into three grades, the first class, the second class, and the third class), 7, the riding captain (the fourth grade), 8, the cloud cavalry captain (the fifth grade), 9, the en cavalry lieutenant (the seventh grade). The Qing Dynasty was relatively strict in the management of the titles of heroes with different surnames, and only a few dukes were awarded during the Qianlong period during the entire Qing Dynasty, and these people were all banner people. Out of precaution against the Han people, the highest title of the Han people was only a marquis (except for the three feudatories in the early Qing Dynasty). For example, Zeng Guofan, the first hero of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was a first-class marquis, while Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang were only first-class uncles, but these two were posthumously awarded the title of marquis after their deaths. Therefore, now that Emperor Guangxu has taken out an earl, it can be regarded as a supreme favor.

Hua Ling is divided into single eyes, double eyes, three eyes, and three eyes are the most noble; The so-called "eye" refers to the eye-like circle on the peacock feather, and a circle is counted as a glance. The blue feather is a kind of crown ornament with the same nature as the flower feather, also known as the "dyed blue feather", which is made of the feathers of the bird dyed blue, without eyes. It is given to the guards below the sixth rank who serve in the palace and the royal palace, and it can also be rewarded to low-ranking officers who have made military achievements. The bird is brave and fierce by nature, and it will not fight until death, and the samurai has a feather on the crown, which can show the bravery of the samurai, and it is also appropriate. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, members of the royal family were entitled to wear the three-eyed feather with titles lower than those of the prince, the prince of the county, the bezio of Baylor, and the Gulun (i.e., the husband of the princess born to the empress); In the Qing Dynasty, the nobles and nobles who were named the princes of Zhenguo or the princes of the auxiliary kingdoms (that is, the husbands of the princesses born to concubines) were eligible to wear the two-eyed dazzling feathers; The ministers of the interior above the fifth rank, the commanders and staff of the forward battalion and the guard battalion (the person who holds these positions must be from the three banners of Manchuria inlaid with the yellow flag, the positive yellow flag, and the positive white flag) are eligible to wear a single-eyed flower feather, while the foreign civil servants do not give the flower feather. It can be seen from this that the flower feather is a unique crown ornament of the high-ranking princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty, and even within the clan, the flower feather must not be overly abused; The relatives and nobles who are eligible to wear the flower feather must pass the necessary riding and shooting examinations at the age of ten before they can wear it. But later, Hua Ling's rewards increased, and he did not necessarily pass the exam. The official must be given a special reward to wear it, and it is generally a single-eyed flower. From Qianlong to the end of the Qing Dynasty, only Fu Heng, Fukangan, He Lin, Changling, Xi'en, Li Hongzhang, and Xu Tong were given seven ministers, and about 20 people were given double-eyed flowers, which was a grace for the ages.

As for the governor of Shandong, he is a feudal official, so naturally there is no need to say more, so it can be seen that the capital of Emperor Guangxu this time is indeed not small.