After bidding farewell to Yuchun and Liu Fan for the time being, and leaving the lively and slightly stuffy banquet hall, Liu Qianhua strolled to the Haiyan Pavilion by the lake under the guidance of a close confidant.

The six Russian field guns captured in the Asian-Russian War were laid out in the small square in front of the attic, and the barrels to the wheels were coated with a layer of green paint.

In the main hall on the first floor, the stele of the Aussio-Russian War is enshrined in the handwriting of the first emperor Liu Yun, and in the glass box surrounding the stele, dozens of vague and indistinguishable flags have been unfolded - it turns out that thick dust has already accumulated on the glass cover.

On the small pier to the right of the attic, the Russian torpedo boat tethered here was rusty and unsightly.

Liu Qianhua stopped in front of a cannon barrel that was about to lose its paint, held the gun wheel and sighed: "I haven't been here for two years, I may not have cared about it before, but today I saw that it was all dilapidated like this-mirror, one day find someone to repair this side and make it more energetic." ”

Ye Jingying, the female official, hurriedly bowed down and said, "It's the minister's negligence, please ask the emperor to forgive me." ”

Liu Qianhua raised the palace fan and nodded at Ye Jingying's exposed pink and white lotus arms, half blamed and half affectionately winked and said, "It's all your own people here, don't do this, hurry up." ”

Before the words fell, his eyes turned, and his warm gaze fell on the face of Pan Guochen, who was wearing a full set of snow-white naval uniforms on the side.

Just yesterday, the Admiralty officially issued a document stating that Major General Pan Guochen, the former chief military attache of the palace stationed in the base camp, was transferred to the post of commander of the 5th Marine Division, and reported to the South Pacific Theater Command within three days.

"Master Pan is leaving tomorrow, it's all my fault, and your marriage will be delayed again and again." 、

Without waiting for Pan Guochen to speak, Liu Qianhua stretched out her hand and pulled Ye Jingying, and whispered in her ear: "I have arranged everything in the garden. You go and say goodbye to Master Pan, and you don't have to come back tonight. ”

Ye Jingying still wanted to excuse herself, but she was pushed in front of Pan Guochen by Liu Qianhua, and the two looked at each other, and left together.

Before everyone could react for a while, Liu Qianhua turned to the two young and heroic attendant military attachés nearby: "You two will also go to the front line in a few days." Remember, bullets don't have long eyes, you are not allowed to be a hero casually, and I have a lot of things waiting for you to come back and do. ”

Also yesterday, the War Department ordered Lieutenant Colonel Nie Wenqing, the palace attendant military attache and base camp liaison officer, to be transferred to the commander of a motorized infantry battalion of the 2nd Armored Army under the jurisdiction of the West Asia Theater; Major Amur Linggui, the military attache and liaison officer of the base camp in the palace and the prince of Bodolgatai in Inner Mongolia, was transferred to the commander of a cavalry battalion of the Praetorian Cavalry Army under the Central Asian Theater.

I saw Nie Wenqing and Amur Linggui kneeling down on one knee in unison, bowing their heads and shouting, "Weichen obeys the order." ”

Liu Qianhua ordered them to flatten down, and said softly: "Nie Wenqing." When you're on a plane in Mumbai, visit your old boss Li Ruishi for me. I heard that he was going back to the front line twice in three days, so you should persuade him and let him recuperate with peace of mind, I have my own arrangements for him. ”

"Amur Linggui, when you pass through Akdouka, bring a message to Commander Wang Zhi on behalf of me, just eight words: not in his position. Don't seek it. ”

The two respectfully complied with the order, and Liu Qianhua ordered them to retreat first. Three other palace advisors were summoned to speak closely.

"Mr. Qing and Mr. Huang, with the current situation, you and your wife will continue to do nothing in the palace, so let's work hard for the time being, and go to the palace for me to carry out activities, once the overall situation changes in the future. I must have sufficient support from the business and political circles to be able to keep possible turmoil and disruption to a minimum. ”

The two people who were affectionately called by the empress were Zhang Qianqing, the former economic adviser of the emperor, and her husband, Huang Hao, the former political adviser of the emperor.

The former is the daughter of Zhang Jian, the richest man in the empire, and is also the chairman of Qianhua Group, the first garment manufacturing enterprise in East Asia. He is well-connected in the business community throughout East Asia.

The latter is the son of the late Speaker of the House of Representatives Huang Linhong, the youngest member of the Chinese People's Party to serve the House of Representatives, and the chairman of the private Haotian Cultural Foundation, the most prestigious political research and funding institution in the empire.

With the intermediary of these two men, it is possible for Liu Qianhua to completely bypass the bureaucratic system controlled by the patriarchs and directly make secret contacts with the business and political circles.

Zhang Qianqing and Huang Hao glanced at each other, smiled and bowed their heads: "I have long had this intention with Councilor Huang, please rest assured that the emperor knows what to do." ”

"You guys, what else do I have to worry about."

Liu Qianhua nodded, didn't ask much, and immediately turned his gaze to the senior diplomat behind the two who was familiar with South Seas and South Asian affairs-Ye Hua, the former diplomatic adviser of the emperor.

"Consultant Ye, you will go and ask the regent for an edict later, saying that you will visit Nanyang, India and other places as a special envoy of the Qin Mission, in the name of consolation, but in fact, you will go to investigate the inside situation and see what good things the military department has done there."

Ye Hua said: "The minister obeys the order, but the minister is single-handed, and his ability is limited, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a difference under the supervision of the military department......

Liu Qianhua stared at him, and said with concern: "Since I let you go, I will naturally not let you be isolated, someone will contact you along the way, and the specific situation, Lady Ye will explain it to you one by one tomorrow." Remember, it's important to get the inside in, but in any case, safety comes first, and you have to take care of it. ”

Ye Hua knelt down and said: "The minister understands, the minister must live up to the emperor's trust." ”

"Calm down, you go back to the hall first, I'm here to breathe."

Seeing that the three of them were still a little hesitant, Liu Qianhua raised her eyes and glanced at the three guard officers standing in the distance: "There are Huang Guard Chiefs and they are here, there is nothing to worry about, go ahead, I will come later." ”

The three of them retreated according to the order, and for a while, in the small square in front of Haiyan Pavilion, only the empress and the three guards who commanded the Ouchi were left - Colonel Huang Chengming, the chief of the palace guards and the head of the Janissary Yulin Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Wu Jun, the deputy chief of the palace guards and the commander of the Shenji Battalion of the Praetorian Feather Forest Regiment, and Major Wang Yiyang, the first-class guard and the head of the forward battalion of the Praetorian Yulin Regiment.

The Janissary Yulin Regiment is the imperial guard unit established during the Guangxing period, known as the "Son of Heaven's personal soldiers", different from the infantry regiment with three to four battalions under its general jurisdiction, the regiment has six battalions, four of which mainly perform non-combat tasks such as sentry posts, patrols, and honor guards in the Forbidden City and Xinhua Palace, and have limited actual combat capabilities.

As a mobile garrison, the 2nd Battalion of Shenji and Forward is equipped with heavy weapons such as armored vehicles and infantry guns, and focuses on the defense of key areas and the assault training of street fighting, which is the core combat strength of the whole regiment.

"Captain Huang, take your people to talk closer."

Liu Qianhua ordered loudly, Huang Chengming and the other three quickly approached from three directions, and when they were three steps away from the empress, they knelt down to listen to the order.

"Now that the regent is in power, he doesn't have any effective guards around him, and I am very worried. Again, I'll probably have to stay here for a long time, and it's not an option for you to run at both ends. ”

Liu Qianhua paused for a moment, looking at the rippling blue waves of Kunming Lake on the edge of the island, and the waves in her heart kept converging towards a certain place.

"I have thought about it, from today onwards, Wu Jun will take the Shenji Battalion to be stationed in the Summer Palace, and Wang Yiyang will take the Forward Battalion to be stationed in Xinhua Palace. The Haw Par Battalion was divided into two teams, Huang Chengming led a team to be stationed in the capital, and Wu Jun also led a team to stand by outside the Summer Palace. ”

The three of them lowered their heads together and shouted in unison, "Your subordinates obey the order." ”

Liu Qianhua suddenly added in an aggravated tone: "Huang Chengming, Wang Yiyang, I want you to have the bottom in your hearts, once the overall situation changes, no matter what news you hear about me, don't waver in any way, according to your own ideas, decisive action is." ”

Huang Chengming raised his head slightly, as if to confirm the seriousness of Her Majesty's words.

The hesitation between him and Wang Yiyang did not last long, and because of this hesitation, the next promise seemed to be more weighty.

"Subordinate, Huang Chengming is in charge."

"Subordinate, Wang Yiyang leads the order."

After finally explaining a lot of things in half a day, Liu Qianhua nodded with relief, waved his hand and ordered: "Let's all step down, I want to be alone quietly." ”

This time, Huang Chengming stood up without hesitation, led Wu Jun and Wang Yiyang, and quickly disappeared out of the empress's sight.

For a moment, the surroundings were so calm that only the sound of the lake lapping against the shore of the island remained.

To Liu Qianhua's ears, this is urging herself to go.

Time can't stand still, she can't stop, Game of Thrones, there should never be any happy ending, the innocent and benevolent lady in her heart, why didn't she die early?

Failure is failure, and any excuse is ultimately pale, powerless, cowardly, and useless.

It's time to let that failed self die.

…… (To be continued......)