In the south study, Li Yunzhong looked at Zhao Laoqi, who was in the dust, and immediately got up and asked, "How is it?" Did this trip to Russia go well? ”

Thinking of the hardships suffered along the way, Zhao Laoqi smiled and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, the Russian emperor has promised to withdraw his troops from the northeast, Russia is no longer good, there are mob uprisings everywhere in the country, and I have witnessed four places along the way, and thousands of people have been executed." ”

Li Yunzhong had long known the outcome of the war, and he was not surprised by the outbreak of the uprising in Russia, and asked the question he was most concerned about: "Have you sold all the goods you brought over?" As long as Russia is allowed to hold out in Crimea for a few more months or even years, the Han state can quickly become stronger. ”

Zhao Laoqi remembered the appearance of Nicholas I, and sneered slightly: "The emperor doesn't know, the Russian emperor is very talented, first and then respectful, when Wechen saw him, this person clearly said that he planned to commit suicide, and after reading the list of goods brought by Wechen, he gave up this plan, and also gave Weichen a marquis title, so that Wechen continued to transport arms and materials to them." ”

Li Yunzhong nodded approvingly and said excitedly: "How much did you sell for the five thousand Lianzhu guns you brought?" Just leave half of it as the funds of the intelligence bureau, and as for the Russian side, just hand it over to your subordinates. ”

"Yes, Weichen respects the order." Zhao Laoqi didn't want to run again, it was cold and snowy all the way, and in some places he had to walk on his legs, and he lost half of his life when he encountered the rebels.

Li Yunzhong lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "There are two tasks entrusted to you to do this time, hey, there are really no capable people around me, and the few wastes you promoted are useless." will only blindly use strong. ”

Zhao Laoqi was shocked, and he didn't know what tricky things had happened in Lu Dao. He bowed down and said: "The emperor's forgiveness is not good for the recommendation of the ministers." ”

Li Yunzhong waved his hand. Slightly annoyed, he frowned and said: "Let's talk about the first thing first, maybe you don't know the way, in the past year, there have been several parties in Shanghai, advocating Western democracy, colluding with Britain and France, confusing the people, and their hearts can be punished!" I have already sent three groups of people to investigate. Not only did they make a storm in the city, but the people of Shanghai sympathized with them and blatantly raised donations. ”

"Smack!" Speaking of this, Li Yunzhong slapped the royal table heavily and said angrily: "It's really unreasonable! The mayor of Shanghai has been dismissed by me, you should first take on the position of mayor of Shanghai, remember not to blindly use force, I don't want to hear the word 'tyranny' again. I don't want to be driven away as soon as I sit on the dragon chair. ”

Thinking back to the situation in Shanghai, Zhao Laoqi pondered it and replied: "Since the chaotic party is so arrogant. There must be something to rely on, Britain and France are certain to be involved, and I am afraid that there are remnants of the former Qing Dynasty who are in the same league with them. Shanghai may not be their home base, but Hong Kong certainly has leaders of the rebellious party. Please rest assured that Weichen will kill them without leaving a piece of armor and uprooting them. It's Hong Kong, and Wechen will also go to it in person. ”

"No, no, no!" Li Yunzhong waved his hand again and again, and said solemnly: "You must not go on a killing spree, these chaotic parties will only kill more and more, to solve the root cause, you find out their leaders, it is best to capture them alive, I want to meet them." ”

Zhao Laoqi was slightly stunned, the emperor saw the chaotic party, what is the situation, is the emperor still going to say that they will be surrendered?

"The emperor thinks twice, as far as the ministers know, these chaotic parties are all stubborn people, and I am afraid it is not easy to say that they will surrender."

Li Yunzhong glanced at Zhao Laoqi lightly and replied, "Really?" You'd love to know what I'm supposed to do? ”

Zhao Laoqi shuddered, broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately replied in a panic: "Weichen doesn't dare, the emperor is wise, this move must have a deep meaning, and non-ministers can guess." ”

Li Yunzhong smiled at this time: "You do what I say, I believe that Britain should not be able to sit still recently, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wen Han has come to Beijing, and he must have come to negotiate the dispatch of troops, and I plan to go out to avoid it, and let them kill for a few more days." ”

Zhao Laoqi showed a look of admiration and complimented: "The emperor is wise, in the past year, we have continued to support Russia, so that they have persevered on the battlefield until now, and if the battlefield war is fought for one more day, the national strength of Britain, France, and Russia will be weakened by one point, and when they are exhausted, it will be the time for the Han to send troops." ”

Li Yunzhong said: "I didn't expect to go abroad once, what you have learned has risen, yes, when you finish the things that disrupt the party, I still want you to do one thing." ”

"Your Majesty, please instruct, Weichen will do his best to share the emperor's worries."

Li Yunzhong pointed to the east and smiled coldly: "Recently, little Japan has been restless, the shogunate Tokugawa shogun has surrendered, the shogunate faction has won, that Meiji boy promulgated a series of new policy measures, and also sent more than 300 people to Beijing to study, name: Send Han envoys, there are 200 soldiers inside, hum!" The wolf's ambition is obvious, and it is indispensable to defend against people, so you immediately increase your efforts to infiltrate Japan and collect all their intelligence. ”

Zhao Laoqi didn't think so, forget about the chaos of the party, he was very much in favor of eliminating them, because the Han Dynasty started in this way, but Japan is a small place, and it is still worth the emperor to mobilize the people so much?

As soon as Li Yunzhong saw Zhao Laoqi's expression, he knew what he was thinking, and reprimanded him angrily: "Don't underestimate Japan, they have the full support of Britain, France, and the United States behind them, and they have a large population, and they are united as one, and they meet the basic conditions of a strong country, and they will be able to catch up with the Han Dynasty in less than ten years, so I plan to send troops to teach them a few times in these ten years." ”

Since he was going to send troops, Zhao Laoqi didn't dare to slack off, and replied: "Weichen receives the order, please rest assured that the emperor can collapse Japan without sending troops." ”

Listening to Zhao Laoqi's big words, Li Yunzhong didn't take it to heart.

On April 23, 1985, the Crimean War did not mean to stop at all, although the Allies had achieved advantages in various battlefields, but the Russian army of millions had no intention of collapsing, and recently there was even a counteroffensive.

In Beijing, at the British Legation, a simple carriage was parked at the door, and Wen Han quickly got out of the carriage and immediately motioned for the guards to take him to Sir Bao Ling.

Looking at the uninvited guest in front of him, Bao Ling looked surprised, and immediately asked: "Dear Sir Wenhan, aren't you serving in your homeland, why did you still go to the Far East?" ”

Wen Han thought of the task assigned by Prime Minister Henry in China, and went straight to the point: "Dear Sir Bao Ling, this is an official letter sent by the Prime Minister to carry out my mission, this is an official letter signed by the Prime Minister, I hope I will cooperate." ”

Bao Ling was surprised in his heart, and didn't understand what was happening in the country, so he probably read the official document, and after confirming that it was correct, he immediately asked respectfully: "I don't know what the Prime Minister commands?" I think it must be a major event, otherwise Sir Wenham would not have been out of the way. ”

Wen Han shrugged his shoulders and replied: "You're right, something big has indeed happened, do you know that there is a change of prime minister in China, and it is no longer Count Aladdin, but Henry. Lord Parmez. ”

Bao Ling was taken aback, and looked carefully at the issuer of the official document, and sure enough, it was not the former Earl of Aladdin.

"Britain has to change prime ministers every few years, and it's not worth making a fuss, you must have something else to do."

Wen Han finally showed a smile and praised: "Yes, in addition to informing you of this news, I have a more important thing to do this time, do you know that the new prime minister intends to end the Crimean War quickly, of course, in a victorious manner." ”

Bao Ling thought about it for a while before he nodded and said calmly: "Of course, Parmes is a hardliner, and it is not surprising that he made this request. ”

Wen Han smiled bitterly: "But the front-line generals refused to carry out this order, they thought that it was not a wise decision to launch an attack in the cold winter, and besides, some of the elite troops of the Russian army were equipped with Lianzhu guns, and a forced attack would only result in greater losses." ”

"Bead guns! This is not equipment unique to the Han army. Bao Ling was taken aback and asked rhetorically: "What is the domestic saying?" Could it be that the Great Han has entered into an alliance with Russia, no...... No way! ”

Wen Han smiled bitterly: "As you said, we are worried about this, the Han army has researched a large number of advanced weapons in recent years, and even smokeless gunpowder was first developed by the Han Dynasty, if they are on the side of Russia, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." ”

Bao Ling complained: "I shouldn't have been in contact with the Han army in the first place, we should have helped the Qing State and let them eliminate these damn thieves, and now my work is very passive." ”

Wen Han smiled awkwardly and comforted: "Mr. Bao Ling, don't worry, the Prime Minister has decided to send troops to teach the Han Kingdom a lesson, including the annoying His Excellency Li Yunzhong, of course." ”

Bao Ling exclaimed: "Send troops? No! No! God, that's a bad idea, it's just going to put Han on the side of Russia. ”

Wen Han made a fuss, his face was slightly red, and explained: "My troops are sent after the end of the Crimean War, of course, I will intervene with France." ”

Bao Ling still thinks that it is reluctant, the big Han has changed, and it is getting stronger day by day, and the ghost knows when Russia loses, wait one more day, and the chances of winning will be one less point, maybe in a few years, without us sending troops, the big Han will take the initiative to find us.

Bao Ling was taken aback by his own conjecture, and quickly gave up this dangerous idea, muttering to himself: The Far East is not safe, it seems that I have to change my position, and my political dream cannot be cut off in this place.

Wen Han said to himself: "Those guys in the domestic War Department think that in order to quickly win the Crimean War, the only way to do this is to let Han launch an offensive on the Eastern Front and force Russia to surrender. ”

Bao Lingwei was embarrassed: "But there are still 8 months before the original agreement, and I don't think His Majesty the shrewd emperor will agree." ”

"Yes!" Wen Han said with a smile: "I brought three integrated fleets this time, which is to assist the Han army in attacking Russia, I want to invite the emperor and ministers of the Han State to watch and see, they will make the right decision." ”

Bao Ling said solemnly: "You are a threat, maybe it will backfire." ”

Wen Han shrugged his shoulders slightly and said with a smile: "This is what the Prime Minister meant." (To be continued......)