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When Liu Yun woke up, a faint sunlight had penetrated through the gaps in the curtains, which allowed him to barely see the appearance of the woman next to the pillow.

This is a mature woman, with slightly frowning thin eyebrows, a ruddy and delicate small mouth, and not white enough but very healthy skin. Although she is already the mother of three children, at least she still retains the charm of her youth on her face, in fact, she is only thirty years old this year, the so-called "youth" should be traced back to fourteen years ago, when she was just a sixteen-year-old girl, and her identity was a secret agent sent by Li Hongzhang to the emperor.

Liu Yun looked at her quietly, didn't wake her up, only kissed her lightly on the forehead, quietly got out of bed, pulled a coat from the sofa to wrap his body, and turned to the silver-framed floor-to-ceiling dressing mirror in a corner of the room, carefully examining himself in the mirror.

Gray hair, wrinkles that were no longer thinning, loose and inelastic skin, dry lips, a fleshy chin, a visibly fat body, fourteen years, busy work, heavy pressure, and all kinds of suspicions, betrayals, cleansing, and defenses from great power ruthlessly ruined his otherwise mighty and upright body.

Liu Yun is deeply aware that he has indeed entered the fiftieth year of his life, and that a time machine can send people back to ancient times, but it cannot rejuvenate people's bodies.

"Meaning, there must be meaning."

Liu Yun said to himself in the mirror, the tired old man in the mirror did not respond, but the woman on the bed moved.

"My lord, are you up?"

Liu Yun turned to her and nodded: "There is an important meeting today, you have to go early, you continue to sleep, I won't come back tonight." ”

Mrs. Liu obediently got back into the quilt, although she didn't want to sleep anymore, but since Liu Yun let her continue to sleep, she felt that she should sleep until Liu Yun walked out of the room.

Liu Yun walked out of the bedroom with his coat on, and there were already servants serving outside, and after the master washed up, he changed into the generalissimo's military uniform for Liu Yun according to his previous instructions.

A boat-shaped generalissimo's hat adorned with white feathers, a marshal epaulette with diamond eyes and golden dragon play beads with gold spikes, a three-breasted navy blue blouse with a hem close to the knees, black and shiny leather shoes under the military trousers with gold threads, a golden vermilion collar flower pinned to the collar of the uniform, golden dragon patterns on the cuffs, a huge first-class green dragon medal with gold dragon's eye inlaid with diamonds and nine layers of dragon claws attached to the chest, and a ceremonial short sword with a silver sheath and a gold three-color gemstone handle tied between the belt.

After dressing up neatly, and after combing and putting on makeup by the servants, Liu Yun saw that the person in the mirror was no longer the fifty-year-old half-old man just now, but had become the heroic and fearless Liu Yun more than ten years ago, that Liu Yun, using the time machine built by the state for archaeological purposes, and led a group of outlaws to Beijing in 1890, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the world, suppressing the heroes, calculating the powers, and conquering the east to create a new Chinese empire.

"This empire was created by me, it is mine, yes, without me there would be none of this, I can't let ignorant garbage destroy the new empire I have worked so hard to build, I will live, and live until I can see this empire go to the most glorious step of my dreams......"

"But can I really live that long?"

Liu Yun thought and walked towards the dining room, where a simple breakfast - egg porridge and milk - was already on the table.

The new calendar on the wall of the restaurant is printed in huge green letters: Guangxing 8th year, 1903 AD, September 2.

The Zhongnanhai Royal Palace, where the base camp of the Empire's war against Russia was located.

On 1 September, the emperor issued a secret edict expressing his consent, and in accordance with the requirements of the cabinet, he determined the rules for the composition of the base camp, and decided to use the Zhongnanhai Imperial Palace as the base camp, and from 2 September, the base camp of the Supreme Command for the war against Russia began to operate.

The General Staff and the Cabinet were required to send senior officials to the base camp on duty in turn, and the Emperor came daily to receive information and give directional instructions, and when the Emperor was away, his attendant military attaché recorded the decisions made at the base camp at any time to pass them on to the Emperor, and the drafting and issuance of specific administrative operations and various orders were presided over by the Chief of the General Staff, the Imperial Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defense, and other senior military and political officials, so as to be able to use the strength of all parts of the Imperial Empire to support the war at any time.

On this day, the first day of operation of the base camp, Liu Yun rushed to the royal courtyard early and strode into a Greek-style building surrounded by marble columns in the courtyard.

On the second floor, in a simple hall, the necessary equipment such as a conference table, a map stand, a recording table, a dragon chair and an ordinary oak chair are placed, which is the base camp Gozen conference room, and there is a hall next to the conference room that has been converted into a telegraph room, and the wires and machines are installed and ready to use.

Liu Yun greeted Wen Yi at the door of the conference room.

"So early?"

"Each other, each other."

The two exchanged pleasantries and walked into the conference room side by side, before Liu Yun sat down in his seat, what he thought about was this question: "It seems that Wen Yi's situation is not better than mine, his wrinkles are deeper and denser than mine, his eyes are sunken in, his face is blue, his skin is dull, his body is thin, his movements are slow, I am afraid he has some disease...... He is a smart man, but his intelligence exists for others, and he wants very few things for himself, so he can become the other half of my soul, an extension of my thoughts, and the tentacles of strength, but he should not think so...... He doesn't seem to be happy with some of what I've done, but he won't object to me, yes, I trust him, but I won't give up watching him, and if he feels too tired, should I give him a break......"

The personnel of the base camp who should have arrived today were seated one after another, because it was the first day, and all the ministers of the cabinet and the heads of the general staff were present in person, and each brought one or two competent adjutants with him, so as not to make a mistake in front of the emperor.

The Cabinet Ministers and Senior Officers of the General Staff who attended the meeting on that day were:

The 3rd Prime Minister: Duke Wenyi (51 years old),

Minister of National Defense: Duke of Wuwei Liu Yun (50 years old),

Secretary of State for the Interior: Viscount Mourning (38 years old),

Acting (i.e. Acting) Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Viscount Cheung Chi-koh (37 years old),

Minister of Commerce and Industry: Earl Niu Jin (47 years old),

Chancellor of the Exchequer: Viscount Han Lang (39 years old),

Minister of Science and Technology: Viscount Ma Feng (40 years old),

Minister of Transport: Baron Jiang Wentao (38 years old),

Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Education and Culture: Viscount Ro Su-lan (36 years old),

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry: Viscount Masahiro Tian (41 years old),

Minister of Health: Sun Wen (38 years old),

Minister of Justice: Kang Youwei (46 years old);

Chief of General Staff: General Yang Zhengjin (40 years old),

Chief of the Operations Division of the General Staff: General Hook (41 years old),

Omitted.

The 32-year-old Guangxing Emperor was dressed in a navy blue special military uniform, hung a ribbon and a treasure star, wore an antique gold sheath sword, and walked into the conference room with shiny leather shoes. ”

"Let's take a seat."

The emperor said, sat down on the dragon chair, and said that at the moment of the war, everyone needs to work together for the state affairs and restore the country, in order to comfort the ancestors and other face-to-face words, and then ordered Prime Minister Wen Yi to preside over the meeting.

Wen Yi first talked to himself: "...... The Diet will hold a secret meeting the day after tomorrow, and members must swear before the meeting that they will never reveal the contents of the bill to anyone, and the bill to declare war requires the consent of more than two-thirds of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives before it can be passed. In this way, the military was free to decide the specific time of the operation, and within a short period of time before the army launched the attack, it was planned to suddenly notify the ministers of various countries to declare a state of war against Russia, and to announce the approval of the declaration of war by the Imperial Congress, and the army immediately began to act, but it must be stated in the declaration of war that the purpose of our country was only to recover the territory occupied by Russia, north of the Heilongjiang River and south of the Outer Khingan Mountains as stipulated in the Treaty of Nebuchu, as long as Russia agreed to follow the Treaty of Nebuchu The provision for the restoration of the pre-1860 legal border between China and Russia, the war could be stopped at any time, and the Chinese side was willing to compensate for the losses of the Russian merchants who had settled in the occupied territories of China...... For fear of trouble among the powers, Foreign Minister Tsang and Vice Minister Zhang had been sent to exercise frequently, but now they have resigned from their posts due to illness, and Acting Minister Zhang Zhigao has stated the results of the activities. ”

Acting Foreign Minister Teo Chi Koh then reported: "...... With regard to the friction between China and Russia, the great powers used to favor Russia, but since the Hailan Pao incident, public opinion in Europe and the United States has mostly denounced the Russians for being brutal and barbaric. But public opinion belongs to public opinion, and the behavior of governments varies from country to government. France had an alliance with Russia, and the French government naturally opened its eyes to Russia, saying that all the troubles were caused by Chinese spies making trouble in Jiangdong Russia, and the local Chinese secretly possessing firearms and intending to rebel, so they were suppressed, but as far as the legal person was concerned, it secretly made Russia make a slight concession to our country on the Far East issue, so that it could concentrate its main forces in Europe and confront the Germans together with the legal person. On the one hand, they hope that our country will value peace and not talk lightly about military affairs, and on the other hand, they will regard themselves as mediators between China and Russia, and demand that China sell the right to build railways in Guangxi, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, and if not, they will advance and retreat together with Russia......

“…… As for Britain, it has long hoped that Russia will oppress China from the north, but it is afraid that Russia will be too powerful to dominate the Far East, so it has given Russia limited financial and arms assistance to Russia on the one hand, and on the other hand it has declared its opposition to any move that undermines peace in the Far East. However, Britain was also arrogant and unreasonable to us, and its Indian soldiers repeatedly violated our Tibetan border, and our ambassador repeatedly protested, but the British envoy demanded that our country withdraw its military and police stationed in Tibet in order to ensure the smooth flow of communication between India and Tibet. The British envoy also demanded that China refrain from interfering in Tibet's internal affairs, and that China stop increasing troops on the Sino-Russian border, and even proposed that China carry out a major disarmament ......under the supervision of Britain, France, and Germany."

"With the exception of Britain and France, the rest of the powerful countries in Europe and the United States all said that Russia should compensate China for its losses, or that an international committee should be formed to discuss the land on the left bank of the Heilongjiang River, or that Russia should return some of the annexed territories. It is natural and fair for the United States to stay out of the matter, but Germany is the enemy of Russia, but it has a mind in mind, or it hopes that Russia will transfer its troops to the Far East to reduce the pressure on the eastern border, so that it can let go of the legal person, and Austria and Germany are close friends, and it seems that they have the intention of advancing and retreating together, so they naturally agree with the German statement. However, the great powers are always the same, and the German minister has recently written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the hope of signing a Sino-German alliance, one of which is that China should choose a good port to lease to Germany, and Germany will assist China in developing its navy and army......"

"Don't think!"

Defense Minister Liu Yun said loudly, his eyes were slightly angry, but because of the emperor's presence, the etiquette on his face was always not messed up, so he had to suppress his tone and speak calmly.

"The precedent of leasing a military port must not be opened, and once Germany has obtained a military port, Britain and France will not give up, and then they will be coerced by each other, and where can they deal with it. Moreover, Germany is in distant Europe, hated by Britain, France, and Russia, and is saying that it wants an alliance to discuss it together, so how can it be clear that it is against Britain and France, and when the coalition forces of several countries come to fight, we will not be able to cope with it. As Minister Zhang said just now, I will say a few words, and I can make arrangements as soon as possible. ”

The emperor did not speak, but everyone only said: "Listen to the advice of Duke Wuwei." ”

Liu Yun said as smoothly as water: "In terms of diplomacy, only Britain, France and Russia share the same atmosphere, these three countries are the giants of the great powers, and they cannot be underestimated. However, Europe now has an alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy to counter the alliance between France and Russia, and France is directly facing Germany and Italy on land, and it has to deal with Italy and Austria at sea. Although Britain dominates the world, its homeland is in Europe, and now Germany has built a fleet to directly threaten the British mainland, and the British Navy will inevitably deal with the German fleet first, but it does not have enough strength to go to the Far East to deal with our country. Moreover, Britain and France had their own suspicions, Britain and France were at loggerheads over the partition of Africa, Britain and Russia had their own claims in Iran and other places, which almost led to war. What China now wants is only to recover the occupied territories stipulated in the Treaty of Nebuchu, not to dominate the world with Britain and France, and Germany is the greatest enemy of Britain and France, so what good will it do Britain and France to help Russia gain hegemony in the Far East in vain? Having said that, the great powers always like to take advantage of the fire to rob, and they have no choice but to guard against it, and now most of the troops from all over the country who can fight are gathering on the Sino-Russian border, but the army in the southwest cannot be in the east, and the territory under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Military Region borders Britain and India and France and Vietnam. Now that General Nie Shicheng is stationed in the Southwest Military Region, he must be ordered to make plans in advance, and then it will be properly handled. ”

Everyone said that this was indeed the case, so they drafted a telegram and sent an attendant officer directly to the next door to send it to Nie Shicheng, commander of the Southwest Military Region.

The meeting continued, and the ministers and generals took the floor one after another, and discussed with each other, all striving to prepare things properly, so as not to increase the losses in vain when the war began.

The first day of the base camp quickly disappeared in a tense but not hectic atmosphere.

On the same day, the headquarters of the Republic of China Party, the People First Party, the Patriotic Party, the Democratic Promotion Party, and the Minsheng Party, which are famous for opposing the policies of the current government, were surrounded by police.

Two days later, the two houses of Congress secretly voted on the government's declaration of war, which was passed by the House of Representatives by 251 votes in favor, 83 against and 18 abstentions, and by the Senate by 49 votes in favor, 16 against and 2 abstentions.

Legally, war has broken out.

Note: The Order of the Blue Dragon, First Class, appears in this chapter, and for the convenience of readers, it is specially included in the Imperial Reward Regulations. More original materials and fanworks are in the Fantasy Literature World - the best of kanam.xilubbs.com area.

Addendum: Imperial Reward Regulations

I. General Provisions

Article 1: Except as otherwise provided by law, the rewards of Imperial servicemen who have made meritorious deeds or meritorious deeds shall be carried out in accordance with these Regulations.

Article 2: Except as otherwise provided by law, the rewards of citizens of the Empire who have contributed to the State or made meritorious deeds shall be governed by these Regulations.

Article 3: Imperial awards are divided into military and civilian awards

Article 4: Military service rewards are temporarily divided into:

A Blue Dragon Medal

2. Order of the White Tiger

Three Medals of Loyalty and Bravery

4. Disability Medal

Five Meritorious Service Medals

6. Korean Liberation Medal

Medal for the Battle of the Seven Naval Battles

Article 5: Civilian rewards are temporarily divided into:

A unicorn medal

2. Xuanwu Medal

Order of the Three Suzaku Birds

II: Military Rank and Reward Levels and Standards

Article 1: The Order of the Green Dragon, which is a star medal, is marked by the hovering green dragon. It is divided into nine grades, with dragon claws as nine to one and one to distinguish one to nine grades.

Awarded to the commander of the Imperial Army, the award criteria are: the one who has the right command and defeats the enemy.

The first to third grades are made of gold, with a longan set with diamonds, and are awarded the rank of general.

The fourth to sixth grades are silver, and the longan is inlaid with sapphires, and the rank of school officer is awarded.

The seventh to ninth grades are made of bronze, and the dragon's eye is inlaid with rubies, and the rank of lieutenant is awarded.

Article 2: The White Tiger Medal, which is the image of the White Tiger fighting. Divided into four classes.

Awarded to Imperial soldiers, the award criteria are: decisive in battle, victory over the enemy.

The first class is white gold, with a white tiger and wings, and a tiger's eye set with diamonds.

The second grade is gold, with a tiger's eye set with sapphires.

The third grade is silver, with a tiger's eye set with rubies.

The fourth grade is made of copper, and the tiger's eye is inlaid with coral stone.

Article 3: The Medal of Loyalty and Courage is a star medal, with the white tiger pounce as the symbol. There are two classes.

Awarded to Imperial soldiers, the award criteria are: decisive in battle, victory over the enemy.

The first class is gold, and the lettering is loyal and brave.

The second class is silver, and the lettering is loyal and brave.

Article 4: The Disability Medal is a round medal, with a sword cross as a symbol. There are two classes.

Awarded to Imperial soldiers, the award criteria are: brave fighting, honorable disability.

The first class is gold, and is awarded to a soldier who has been disabled or killed three times or more.

The second class is silver, and is awarded to a soldier who is disabled once or twice.

Article 5: The Medal for Meritorious Service is a round medal, marked by a cross of spears and swords. There are three classes.

Awarded to Imperial soldiers, the award criteria are: those who have good service assessment.

The first class is gold and is awarded to Imperial soldiers who have served for fifteen years or more.

The second class is silver, and is awarded to Imperial soldiers who have served for ten to fifteen years.

The third class is bronze and is awarded to Imperial soldiers who have served for five to ten years.

Article 6: The Asahi Martyrdom Medal is a shield medal, with the green dragon stepping on the sun as a symbol. There is no hierarchy. Silver, longan set with crystals.

Awarded to Imperial servicemen on the following criteria: Imperial servicemen who participated in the Korean-Japanese campaign.

Article 7: The medal of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle is a shield medal, and the battleship cannon is used as a symbol. There is no hierarchy. Silver, with a large cannon muzzle inlaid with obsidian.

Awarded to Imperial soldiers, the award criteria are: Imperial soldiers who participated in the First Sino-Japanese Naval War.

Article 8: Non-Imperial soldiers shall be awarded the Order of Loyalty or the Order of the Blue Dragon in bronze for meritorious service in war

Article 9: The above medals shall be awarded by the Imperial Ministry of Defence by express order, with corresponding certificates, bounties, titles, etc.

Article 10: The list of persons to whom medals are to be awarded shall be submitted to the Reich Ministry of Defence for examination and approval by the competent authorities at all levels. Except for those granted by special order of His Majesty the Emperor. The list of persons awarded with the Medal shall be registered with the Imperial Ministry of Defence.

Article 11: The Order of the Blue Dragon and the Order of the White Tiger of the First Class shall be awarded by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and other medals shall be awarded by the Chief Officer of the Honoured Officers entrusted by the Imperial Ministry of Defence.

Article 12: The initial award of the Order of the White Tiger and the Order of Loyalty and Valor shall begin with the lowest rank, and those who are awarded the Order of the White Tiger shall have two classes of the Order of Loyalty and Valor.

Article 13: The wearing of the medal shall be in accordance with the following regulations: the Blue Dragon Medal shall be worn on the top of the left chest, from right to left according to the rank; the second-highest Medal of Loyalty, from right to left; Thirdly, the Meritorious Service Medal, from right to left, according to rank;

In addition, the Disability Medal is graded from right to left.

The White Tiger Medal is only tied around the neck with a ribbon, and only one rank of the White Tiger Medal can be worn.

The Korean Liberation Medal and the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle Medal are worn on the left arm of the uniform.

Article 14: Deprivation of Medals

Medals earned must be cancelled in the following cases:

One: Guilty of trouble

II: A person who has been convicted of a felony of the third grade or higher by a military court

3. A person who has been deprived of the citizenship of the Empire by a civil court decision

IV: A person who has reneged from the nationality of the Empire

Those who do not fall under these four circumstances shall not be deprived of the medals they have received.

Article 16: The medals received by the recipients are personal and may not be inherited, transferred, lent, mortgaged or sold, and violators will be punished with heavy fines, as well as those who wear the medals received by others.

3. Civilian Honor Levels and Standards

Article 1: The Order of the Qilin is a star medal, with the Qilin and auspicious clouds as the symbol. It is divided into nine grades, and the auspicious clouds are distinguished from nine to one to nine.

Awarded to citizens of the Empire, awarded by the following criteria: Considerable merit in empire-building or considerable achievement in the corresponding discipline. The political strategy category includes national politics, economics, law, and education.

The first to third grades are made of gold, and the unicorn mouth is set with diamonds.

The fourth to sixth grades are silver, and the unicorn mouth is set with sapphires.

The seventh to ninth grades are made of copper, and the unicorn mouth is set with rubies.

Article 2: The Xuanwu Medal is a star medal, with Xuanwu and Huabiao as the symbol. There are three classes.

Awarded to citizens of the Empire, awarded by the following criteria: Considerable merit in empire-building or considerable achievement in the corresponding discipline. Gezhi includes science, engineering, agriculture and medicine.

The first class is gold, and Huabiao is set with diamonds.

The second grade is silver, and the Chinese watch is set with sapphires.

The third class is made of bronze, and the Chinese watch is set with rubies.

Article 3: The Order of the Vermilion Bird, which is the image of the Vermilion Bird spreading its wings. There are three classes.

Awarded to citizens of the Empire, awarded by the following criteria: Considerable merit in empire-building or considerable achievement in the corresponding discipline. Humanities include Chinese literature, economics and history, philosophy, art, and athletics.

The first class is made of gold with feathers set with diamonds.

The second grade is silver, with feathers set with sapphires.

The third class is made of bronze, with a feather set with rubies.

Article 4: Non-Imperial citizens have considerable merit in the building of the Empire. The Prime Minister may grant the corresponding civil service award by express order.

Article 5: The above medals shall be conferred by express order of the Reich Chancellery, together with corresponding certificates, bounties, titles, etc.

Article 6: The list of persons to whom the Medal shall be awarded shall be submitted to the Reich Chancellery for examination and approval by the Vice-Ministers of the Ministries. Except for those granted by special order of His Majesty the Emperor. The list of persons awarded with the Honourable Medals shall be registered with the Reich Chancellery.

Article 7: The Order of the Golden Kirin, the Order of the Golden Xuanwu and the Order of the Suzaku shall be personally awarded by His Majesty the Emperor, the Order of the Silver Qilin, the Order of the Silver Xuanwu and the Order of the Silver Suzaku shall be awarded by the Prime Minister of the Imperial Empire, and the Order of the Bronze Qilin, the Order of the Bronze Xuanwu and the Order of the Bronze Suzaku shall be awarded by the Vice-Ministers of the Ministries.

Article 8: The initial award of the Xuanwu Medal and the Order of the Vermilion Bird shall start from the lowest level.

Article 9: The wearing of medals shall be as follows

The Order of the Kirin is worn on the top of the left chest from right to left, followed by the Order of Xuanwu from right to left. The Order of the Vermilion Bird is worn on the right chest from right to left.

Article 10: Deprivation of Medals:

Medals earned must be cancelled in the following cases:

One: Guilty of trouble

II: Fraudsters

Three: Those who have written and decorated non-actors

IV: A person who has been deprived of Imperial citizenship by a civil court

Those who do not fall under these four circumstances shall not be deprived of the medals they have received.

Article 11: The medal received by the recipient shall be owned by the individual and shall not be inherited, transferred, lent, mortgaged or sold, and the offender shall be punished with a heavy fine, as shall the person who wears the medal received by another person.

These regulations shall come into force on January 1, the 21st year of Guangxu (01/01/1895).