"It seems that I still underestimate these little devils, how can people be so shameless!" Seeing that the little devil actually made such a play, Ren Chao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Big Bull!" Ren Chao casually threw the information in his hand on the table.

"Humble duty!" Da Niu has returned from Pyongyang, and Da Niu met Nie Shicheng in Pyongyang, and Nie Shicheng also promised to bring Ren Chao's situation to the court.

"I also want to trouble you to go to Pyongyang again, report our current situation to Nie Shicheng, and let them transfer to the Qing court!" As he spoke, he handed a letter to Da Niu.

"Yes! He rushed to Pyongyang overnight. Da Niu said respectfully.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction, "Big bull!" You're an officer now, and you can't even say it without an official name, so be it! From now on, you will be called Niu Kaixuan! I am here waiting for your triumphant return. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Niu bowed triumphantly, then turned and strode away.

Later, Niu Kaixuan led a team of guards and rode to Pyongyang overnight to deliver a message. After rushing to Pyongyang, he immediately asked to see Nie Shicheng, and after Nie Shicheng read Ren Chao's letter, he consulted with Ye Zhichao and immediately went to the court.

In Tianjin, Li Hongzhang, who had just finished breakfast, suddenly received a telegram from the front line in Pyongyang. Good! It's so good! Prepare the car, I want to enter the capital to face the saint. ”

The next day, Emperor Guangxu summoned Li Hongzhang and several military ministers in the Qianqing Palace. After watching Li Hongzhang's recital, Emperor Guangxu said with a smile, "In this way, this Ren Chao is also a talent, and he can defeat the Japanese invaders in Jilong Mountain with just a group of stragglers, and kill thousands of enemies." Later, he sneaked into Seoul to rescue the king of Joseon and others, which is indeed indispensable! ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a book!" Before Li Hongzhang could answer, Weng Tonggong preemptively said, "Your Majesty, as Li Zhongtang said, this person is no more than a long ear, a small official, and dares to pretend to be an official of the imperial court, and even worse, he even wears a yellow coat without authorization, which is simply a great rebellion, and his crime should be punished!" Such arrogant villains who regard the laws of the imperial court as nothing, do not punish but reward, I am afraid it is difficult to convince the people of the world! If everyone scrambles to follow suit, the consequences will be unimaginable, Your Majesty! Therefore, the minister dared to ask the emperor to immediately issue an order to arrest this thief and strictly deal with it according to the law! ”

Li Hongzhang's face couldn't help but change after hearing this, and he hurriedly played, "Your Majesty, the difference between what Master Weng said!" As the emperor just said, Ren Chao has indeed made great contributions to the imperial court, if he does not reward him, but arrests and interrogates him, I am afraid that the front-line soldiers will be cold! Now that the two countries are fighting each other, they are relying on the lives of the soldiers on the front line, and if the morale of the army is shaken because of this, the consequences will really be unimaginable! ”

"Li Zhongtang is alarmist!" Weng Tongyi snorted coldly and said, "The emperor just dealt with a madman who committed rebellion, how could he shake the morale of the army." On the contrary, if such fanatics do not take care of it strictly, it will really shake the morale of the army! ”

"You!" Li Hongzhang glared at Weng Tongyi and wanted to refute it, but at this time, Emperor Guangxu suddenly turned pale, "Okay!" You two don't have to quarrel anymore! What do the other Aiqing think should be done with this matter? ”

Sun Yuwen, Minister of Military Aircraft, came out of the class and said, "Weichen thinks that Ren Chao is guilty, but at that time, he was forced by the shape of the state to act arrogantly, and it was also to be able to win the hearts of the army, which can be said to be excusable." Besides, Ren is reckless and does not understand the laws of the imperial court, and the so-called ignorant is not guilty and should be punished lightly! And Ren Chao led his troops to annihilate the Japanese invaders, beheaded the enemy Emirate Island Yoshimasa, and then broke into the palace of the Joseon Dynasty and rescued the King of Joseon. Therefore, Weichen believes that the emperor should issue an order to pardon his sins and reward his merits, so as to show that my emperor's grace is vast, and the soldiers in front of him are grateful for the grace of heaven and will compete for their lives. ”

Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly after hearing this, and at this time, Li Hongzao, the minister of military aircraft, came out of the class and said, "In the humble opinion of Weichen, although Ren Chao deserves to be punished for his crime, it is indeed excusable. Besides, now that the two countries are fighting each other, the imperial court is the time to employ people, if you kill this fierce general, it is tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall! (Note, Li Hongzhang is from Hefei, Anhui Province, and Li Hongzao is from Hebei, and the two are not related)

"When did I say I was going to kill him!" Emperor Guangxu hurriedly said.

"The old minister is super grateful to the emperor for not killing, the emperor is shengming!" At this time, Li Hongzhang suddenly opened his mouth to thank him.

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but curse in his heart, this old fox! didn't pay attention to Li Hongzhang, and said to Li Hongzao, "Li Aiqing continued, then in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Li Hongzao continued, "Weichen thinks that Ren Chao has merit and merit, and the merit is enough to offset it, so he will not be held accountable!" ”

If you don't pursue it, how can you do it, so that Ren Chao will not be beaten back to his original form, and how will he lead the three armies in the future. Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang was afraid that Emperor Guangxu would really agree, so he hurriedly said, "The emperor can't!" If it were in normal times, it would be feasible for Master Li to deal with it like this, but at this time, it is absolutely impossible to deal with it like this! ”

"Why not?" Emperor Guangxu looked unhappy, thinking that this Li Hongzhang must have made some inches!

Li Hongzhang continued, "Your Majesty, if you follow Lord Li's method and don't pursue it, then Ren Chao is still just a small official. And now Ren Chao is gathering stragglers in Quanzhou and recruiting new braves, and there are already three battalions of soldiers. If Ren Chao is just a small chief, how can he lead so many elite soldiers. Moreover, Ren Chao is also responsible for liaising with the Korean official army and the rebel army from all walks of life, if there is no matching official position, I am afraid it will be inappropriate! ”

"What good soldiers? It's just a rabble! Weng Tongyi snorted coldly and said, "The emperor can completely order the minister to send the minister to Jeonju to be responsible for commanding the Korean official army and the rebel army. ”

"With a few hundred soldiers, the lone army broke into the city of Seoul and rescued the king of Korea in the midst of thousands of troops, if such an army is a rabble, then in the eyes of Master Weng, what kind of army can be called a good soldier?" Li Hongzhang looked at Weng Tongyi and said with a sneer.

"This!" Weng Tongyi was choked by Li Hongzhang and was speechless.

"Then in Li Zhongtang's opinion, what kind of top should be given to him?" Emperor Guangxu was really in no mood to listen to them anymore, so he spoke.

"A three-grade ginseng will be enough! The emperor can issue an order to entitle Ren Chao as the commander of the Tiger Army, and reward him with a yellow coat to correct his name! In this way, Ren Chao will inevitably be grateful for the grace of heaven, and the court will get another elite soldier, and the emperor will get another good general. Li Hongzhang said respectfully.

"Humph! Could it be that Ren Chao will not be held accountable for the crime of disrespect he committed before? Weng Tongyi glared at Li Hongzhang angrily and asked loudly.