Li Yunzhong looked at the two respectful Japanese in front of him, reminded himself not to be deceived by their appearances, and asked Takasugi Jin, who could speak Chinese, "Why did you come to Middle-earth this time?" If I'm not mistaken, Japan has been closed off from the rest of the world for hundreds of years, so I'm afraid the purpose of your coming here is not so simple! ”

Yoshida Shoin said a few words.

Takasugi Jin hurriedly translated: "My teacher said that he admires the Han very much, and admires the emperor for creating such a prosperous era with a commoner, and the Westerners oppress us Asians, we should unite to resist." ”

Li Yunzhong said that it was in the past few years that Japan began to become strong and prosperous, and that it is China's fierce rival, and that two great powers will never be allowed to appear in Asia, and that to defeat an enemy, we must first understand him.

Li Yunzhong asked: "Your Japan is now under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, I wonder if you have the strength to resist in your country?" ”

Takasugi replied, "Japan is a united country, and we have not yet been able to resist the shogunate, and our domestic policy is to 'respect the king and defend against foreign enemies,' and although the daimyo often fought with each other, they were all at the disposal of the Tokugawa Shogun. ”

Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "I'm relieved to say this, Japan and China have always been friendly, and I don't want Japan to fall into civil strife, whose order did you come to Middle-earth this time?" ”

Takasugi Jin had already ventilated with Yoshida Shoin and replied: "It was the daimyo of the Choshu Domain who sent us to Middle-earth to meet His Majesty, and wanted us to learn the advanced experience of Middle-earth and spread it back to Japan, so please allow Your Majesty." ”

Li Yunzhong thought about it carefully, and now that the Japanese Shogunate faction is still very weak, it is better to cultivate them, and then sell weapons and ammunition to both sides. Let them fight to the death, and then the big man will clean up the mess. Behind the scenes, take control of the island nation.

"Yes! Japanese friends are welcome to come and study, except for the arsenal is a forbidden place. The others are for you to visit, but you must write a letter of your impressions of staying in China to prove that you are ...... Didn't come in vain. Li Yunzhong intends to leave this as evidence, so that all Japanese people know that Japan has become strong only by learning from China.

"Hey!" Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Jinjiu bent down ninety degrees to thank you.

"Your Highness Qiqi, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, and Ye Lian ask to see you!"

Since Fu Shanxiang left the study, Li Yunzhong has not yet chosen a new secretary, so he can only let the guards do some simple things.

"Xuan"

Li Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, and Ye Lian came to the upper study side by side and bowed: "The ministers see the emperor." Long live the emperor, long live, long live. ”

Li Yunzhong saw that Lin Fengxiang and Lin Kaifang's faces were abnormal, and he knew that they had an opinion on calling themselves emperors, so he immediately smiled at Ye Lian, who was excited, and asked, "Ye Lian, how many cavalry do you have under your command?" ”

Ye Lian replied without hesitation: "There are more than 4,000 people under the command of Wei Chen, 1,000 cavalry, and 3,000 foot soldiers, but these 3,000 foot soldiers can be turned into cavalry at any time, and Wei Chen often orders them to take turns to train riding skills. ”

Seeing that she could take precautions, Li Yunzhong praised: "Sure enough, she was born in cavalry, and I bought 2,000 war horses one after another in the past few months. What do you think about forming a cavalry corps? ”

Li Kaifang, who has always been smooth, temporarily put aside the resentment in his heart and asked: "There are many lakes and rivers in the Jiangnan region, which is not suitable for large-scale cavalry combat. I'm afraid the emperor's move has other intentions! ”

This Li Kaifang is smart, Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "Yes, the Qing court is becoming more and more embarrassed. A large number of cavalry were transferred from the Northeast and Mongolia one after another, although they were not elite. It also caused great trouble to our army, especially in the northern Anhui and Xuzhou theaters. The Qing army in these two places was rampant, often sending small groups of cavalry to harass the rear of our army, and then calmly fled. ”

Li Kaifang also tasted the bitterness of chasing the cavalry, or being chased, and admonished: "3,000 cavalry is still too little, if you want to contain the Qing army, you need at least 5,000 cavalry, and if you want to annihilate the Qing army, you need at least 10,000 cavalry." ”

Ye Lian said: "I don't need 10,000, I have 8,000 cavalry, I can hit Beijing!" ”

Li Kaifang knew the danger of going deep alone, and said: "Even if you can hit Beijing, can you enter the palace?" If the Qing army hadn't rushed to the battle, whether our army could have withdrawn from Cangzhou is still a matter of words. ”

Li Yunzhong motioned to the guards to give the foreign guns to Li Kaifang, Lin Fengxiang, and Ye Lian to watch, and explained: "What you are holding in your hands are Mini rifles, Brubes rifles, and Krenswick rifles, although these guns are not convenient to set up fire on horses, but they are very suitable for blocking cavalry, especially Mini rifles, with a range of 500 paces, and the accuracy is not bad, and it is a nightmare for cavalry to cooperate with cannons." ”

Ye Lian touched the foreign spear and asked distractedly: "So the cavalry is useless on the battlefield?" ”

Li Yunzhong said: "According to the trend of the development of foreign guns, the cavalry can still gallop on the battlefield for twenty years, but he has to be equipped with foreign guns and sabers. ”

Hearing that it has only been twenty years, Ye Lian looked lonely, and continued: "I have a saber, but how to use a foreign spear, and I can't hit the enemy soldiers on a horse?" ”

Li Yunzhong pointed to three kinds of guns: "These guns are becoming more and more advanced, in less than two years we will be able to develop more advanced rifles, and they can also shoot on horses, your cavalry will first be equipped with 500 foreign guns, practice on the battlefield, and test the power of the Qing soldiers, if it is feasible, then change all the cavalry." ”

Ye Lian thought about it, felt that it was feasible, and agreed: "In this case, the minister will try his best to choose the most elite knights equipped with foreign guns." ”

Li Yunzhong instructed Ye Lian: "Two thousand horses and five hundred foreign guns are all in the military headquarters, you can go and take people to get them now, first train in Nanjing for a month, and you must reach the front line in Xuzhou in September." ”

"Ye Lian Commands"

The only courtiers in the study room were Li Kaifang and Lin Fengxiang, who were extremely quiet for a while, and the two were relatively embarrassed and speechless, standing with their heads bowed, as if this would avoid taboo topics.

Li Yunzhong didn't know what to say, took out a document, got up and walked down to hand it to Li Kaifang and Lin Fengxiang, seeing that they looked questioning, he explained: "This is the information from Chongqing, that is, your Tianjing, after Ji Wenyuan went back, he slandered a few of you, greedy for glory and wealth, and said that you suspected that the king of the east killed the king of the west, and stayed in Nanjing to take revenge for hope with the strength of the Han Dynasty, etc., and the result is ' The Heavenly Father has come down to declare you rebellious, and to expel you from the Taiping Kingdom, and to dismiss you from all your positions, lest the official letter asking me to kill you is already on the way. ”

"Bang" was thrown to the ground by Li Kaifang before he had time to look through the documents, and the two of them only felt weak, their legs trembled, and they couldn't support it and fell to the ground.

Lin Fengxiang lay on the ground, picked up the official document and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more desperate he became, bowing his head and crying. (To be continued......)

PS: Ask for tickets, ask for collections, and run naked again next week......