Acting General of Guangzhou's Xilin Jueluo. Fu Qi rejected Long Qian's huge bribe. It's not that he doesn't want money, but with his intuition, the huge amount of 50,000 silver oceans is a giant bomb that blows up his own bones. The more he thought about it, the more Fu Qi felt that his decision that day was the most wise. Because, he is about to impeach Long Qian, the governor of Guangdong. Reason? There are so many that it's almost too much to read.

Impeachment is a common occurrence in officialdom. In a sense, the imperial court likes dog-eat-dog among local colleagues and officials. Because in this way, the center can guarantee authority. If the local civil and military forces are monolithic, the center will be almost hollowed out.

But this impeachment of Long Qian has a different meaning. Fu Qi felt that it was a big mistake for the imperial court to transfer the fifth town to the south.

As the general of Guangzhou, Fu Qi nominally had the supreme command over the military forces of Guangdong, including the Guangdong Naval Division, and all the armed forces in the province should be under his command.

In the late Manchu Dynasty, the phenomenon of stacking bed frame houses on the official system was extremely serious. He also said in a high-sounding manner that this is a method of emulating the "big and small system". The result is inefficiency, and often whoever has the biggest fist has the final say. It is said that in addition to the governor and the general of Guangzhou, the governor of Guangdong and Guangzhou also has the right to manage the military affairs of Guangdong, and it is a miracle that there are three people in charge of the military affairs of a province. As for Guangdong, the situation is even more complicated, because in addition to the army, there is also a battalion of sailors, hundreds of large and small warships, although the largest is only a few hundred tons, which is not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of the navies of the great powers with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons. However, there was also a commander in charge of the sailor battalion, that is, the commander of the Guangdong Navy Division. The current admiral of the Navy is named Li Zhun, a native of Sichuan. He loved coastal defense, and just this year he led his fleet of wooden sailing ships to inspect the Xisha and Nansha regions, declaring the Qing Dynasty's sovereignty over the South China Sea. And the sailor battalion under Admiral Li even accepted the task of land warfare, and Li Zhun himself clearly accepted the control of the governor of Liangguang in his edict. Therefore, Guangdong's military strength is commanded by four people.

This is the typical stacked bed frame house. Because the command system is multi-headed and the authority is not clear. According to the past practice, the Manchu officials were naturally one level higher than the Han officials, but now it is not the prosperous era of Kangqian, and even the early years of Guangxu are completely different. He, the general of Guangzhou, almost became the commander of the light pole. In addition to more than a thousand flag soldiers. He could barely command any of the armed forces, let alone the Fifth Town of the New Army from southern Hunan and Jiangxi. Moreover, Xilin Jueluo, who was born as a prisoner. Fu Qi's officialdom experience was mainly in the Ministry of Household and Military Aircraft (not the Minister of Military Aircraft but the Military Aircraft Zhangjing), and he never led troops at all. So. Dealing with military affairs is inevitably a bit unpredictable.

The fifth town goes southwest from the west. With the momentum of thunder, the rebellion in western Guangdong was quelled, and the military deployment during the period was unheard of by Fu Qi. That's it. The fifth town came to the south to quell the chaos, and the information was not smooth, so it was too late to ask for instructions and report, which is understandable. But then the fifth town returned to Guangzhou, surrounded and disarmed the two new military standards that Guangdong had painstakingly formed, and most of the soldiers were merged into the fifth town, but Fu Qi was annoyed and angry, and he wanted to go to the fifth town to find an explanation, but he was persuaded to go back by the governor of Zhou Fu who came to the door.

Then, Fu Qi was invited to observe the entrance ceremony of the fifth town, and was really shocked by the majestic military appearance of the fifth town. According to the chief of staff of the Fifth Town, this is nothing more than one infantry mark and two special battalions in the Fifth Town. Compared with Guo Renzhang's boast of the first standard of the Guangdong New Army, this is the real army, with a strong murderous aura between marching and solemnizing, which is something brought by the real battlefield, and training cannot be had.

Such a murderous army stationed in Guangdong is not a blessing or a curse for him.

At that time, he saw Long Qian, who made Tieliang deeply uneasy, and his demeanor was elegant and sharp, and he frankly said that there was no need to worry about the public security in Guangdong, there was a fifth town, and there was absolutely no soil for the survival of the chaotic party.

Of course, Fu Qi praised the exploits of the Fifth Town in quelling the chaos in western Guangdong in accordance with the rules of officialdom, and now there are pillars of the new army like the Fifth Town guarding Guangdong, which naturally repels all kinds of evils. I said something nice.

Immediately afterwards, Long Qian reported to him a package plan to suppress bandits, ban the party, and rectify the patrol battalion. There was also a check for 50,000 oceans, which was issued by the Guangzhou branch of the Shandong Commercial Bank, and was cashed at the sight of the check. But Fu Qi politely refused the lucrative bribe.

It is not wrong to suppress bandits, just a few years ago, when Cen Chunxuan was in charge of Liangguang, he used troops to clean up bandits in the province many times, and even Li Zhun's sailor battalion was used, but the effect was not good. It is said that Long Qian was quite effective in suppressing bandits in Shandong, and the famous Shandong Xiangma disappeared in his hands. If we can get rid of the bandits in Guangdong, it will certainly be great.

It is not wrong to purge the Hui Party, there were three consecutive riots in Guangdong during the year, and although Sun Wen was the leader of the Party, most of the people involved were Hui Dang. The unconditional ban of the Hui Party is very much in line with Fu Qi's appetite.

It is also necessary to rectify the patrol battalions. The patrol battalion is indeed low in combat effectiveness and is ineffective. As the land commander, Long Qian set out to rectify the patrol battalion, and Fu Qi thought that it should be completely.

So, Fu Qi signed his name on the report that Zhou Fu had signed.

After the report was approved, the troops of the Fifth Town, stationed on the outskirts of Guangzhou, began to march to various important places. Soon after, the Liangguang Governor's Office issued a circular banning all party organizations, demanding that all party organizations in Guangdong be dissolved immediately and that no further meetings should be held. Those who register for dissolution within the date specified in the circular shall not be held accountable for the past, and those who resist disrespect within the time limit shall be punished as a crime of disorderly party.

It seems that Zhou Fu and Long Qian are mainly to eliminate the party, supplemented by the suppression of bandits. There is nothing wrong with this, there have been three riots in Guangdong in a row, all of which are the cause of the Hui Party, and the eradication of the Hui Party will make the overseas chaotic parties become water without a source and a tree without roots, which is really a matter of long-term peace and stability.

Considering the empress dowager's deep hatred for Sun Wen's chaotic party, Fu Qi's report to the imperial court recorded the dissolution of the party on herself, and made Long Qian's plan her own arrangement. Soon, the Military Aircraft Department called back and praised Fu Qi for being a good country.

The imperial court affirmed that the arrangement of the Fuqi purge of the Hui Party was correct and in line with the fundamental interests of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

By this time, Fu Qi and Long Qian were still harmonious on the surface, and no contradictions were exposed.

The problem arose after Long Qian organized the patrol battalion. Fu Qi didn't really understand Long Qian's intention to reorganize the patrol camp at first. As the land governor of Guangdong, the patrol battalion was originally under his jurisdiction. In general. The main force of the governor of a province is the patrol battalion, and there are no examples of Long Qian concurrently serving as the commander of the new army.

Since the rectification of the Guangzhou Prefecture Patrol Battalion, various reports have come one after another, so that Fu Qi, who was born in the civil service system, also found that the problem was serious. In particular, Mo Xinjiang, the commander of the patrol battalion of Guangzhou Prefecture, hid in the general's mansion in order to avoid the capture of Wang Mingyuan, the commander of the patrol battalion appointed by Long Qian. Mo Xinjiang is a little close to him, and he is the cousin of his concubine. Mo Xinjiang cried about the brutality of Long Qian's Fifth Town and asked him to make his own decisions. Fu Qi was furious and immediately beckoned Long Qian to come to the mansion, but Long Qian did not come under the pretext that there was something to do, but only sent his general Wang Mingyuan to report to him the various bad deeds of the Guangzhou patrol battalion. It is stated that the facts of Mo Xinjiang's crime of rectifying the patrol camp and arresting the party of the Illicit Association for embezzling military salaries are conclusive. asked him to hand over Mo Xinjiang and punish the crime according to the law.

It is completely impossible for the party to be fornicated, and Fu Qi does not dare to protect the embezzlement of military salaries. But he must not hand over Mo Xinjiang to Lu, then he will not only lose all his people in the officialdom, but also be completely unable to raise his head at home! So. Fu Qi scolded Wang Mingyuan sharply. and asked Wang Mingyuan to tell Long Qian. Immediately stop the rectification of the patrol battalion, otherwise, he will report to the court. Impeachment of Long Qian.

This thing is not normal in itself. Fu Qi found that he actually had nothing to do with Long Qian, who held military power and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command. The only one who is afraid is the ears of the court. But the imperial court did not have much to do with the powerful generals, and Gengzinian had already set a bad precedent. Dong Fuxiang, who attacked the palace to rob money and kill people, went out of Beijing and is still at ease in Gansu, and the imperial court has no intention of arresting him by force. It is a nightmare to use soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu, but the difficulties in using soldiers in Lingnan are definitely not under Shaanxi and Gansu, and the elite soldiers under Long Qian's command definitely exceed Dong Fuxiang...... With a combination of various factors, Fu Qi did not think that the imperial court would use force to force Long Qian to comply.

Sure enough, Long Qian ignored his anger and did what he had to do. After Zhaoqing Prefecture, there were bloody clashes again in Huizhou, with horrific casualties. The patrol battalion of Huizhou Mansion was completely "wiped out" by the garrison of the fifth town. This incident even alarmed Li Zhun, the commander of the navy, because Li Zhun's sailor camp was located in Huizhou. Lee Joon reported to him about the clash between the Fifth Town and the Patrol Battalion, and was extremely worried about it.

Fu Qi could no longer sit idly by. He finally knew that Long Qian was not rectifying the imperial court, but to disband and reorganize all the patrol battalions in the province. There is only one purpose, and it is ulterior, that is, to unify the military power of Guangdong under his command!

Bloody clashes broke out in Guangzhou and Zhaoqing continuously, and public opinion was boiling. The imperial court must have heard about it a long time ago. Don't think about the loyal and brave soldiers of the patrol battalion, but also think about yourself. Fu Qi finally took action and gave an order to Long Qian again, ordering Long Qian to immediately stop the rectification of the patrol battalion. Without waiting for Long Qian to reply, Fu Qi personally went to the Governor's Mansion to meet Zhou Fu and asked Zhou Fu to come forward to stop Long Qian.

"Lord Zhengtai, Long Qian is too disagreeable! We can't explain it to the court! He is your old department, he can not take me, the general of Guangzhou, seriously, but he can't help but take you seriously. As long as he stops the rectification of the patrol battalion and restores the old outlook, the official will not be impeached. Otherwise, please ask the boss to sign a joint name with the official, and you will definitely ask for an explanation. ”

Fu Qi is fifty years old, but Zhou Fu is seventy years old, so Fu Qi is commensurate with the boss.

"Don't worry, general. Long Hui remembered the Queen Mother's kindness to him. It's just that it's a little more tangible, and its intentions are still good. Wait for me to call him and ask him, and then make plans. Zhou Fu naturally heard about the conflict between Guangzhou and Huizhou due to the rectification of the patrol camp, but he had some plans. It's not that he has completely fallen to Long Qian and is trying to advance to the ranks. An old-fashioned bureaucrat like him had been in the Manchu officialdom for decades, and at this age, there might not be a single one out of 10,000 people who approved of the rebellion.

What Zhou Fu is worried about is just a matter of not being able to guarantee the late season, and he must not be held accountable by the imperial court because of the revolutionary party's troubles. Therefore, Long Qian's strategy of suppressing bandits, disbanding the party, and rectifying the patrol battalion won his approval. Zhou Fu told the subordinates of the Governor's Mansion more than once that it was a joke that a few parties had stirred up the unrest of the whole province and shook the center! Shandong has been plagued by bandits for many years, and even the prosperous era of Kangqian has not been banned, so isn't it also swept away in a year or two? It can be seen that the key lies in the people, in the army! The army of Guangdong must be properly rectified, otherwise there will be a big mess.

Another reason is that he has a great affection for Long Qian. has both his perception and the influence of Zhou Xuexi. Therefore, Zhou Fu and Fu Qi have a fundamental deviation in the cognition of rectifying the patrol battalion.

Zhou Fu still summoned Long Qian, and the day after Long Qian appointed Hong Yuecheng as the senior staff member of the fifth town. Zhou Fu went straight to the point and said Fu Qi's anger, "Think about it, although Wang Mingyuan's intention to reorganize the patrol battalion is good, it is too serious!" It must be known that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and the patrol battalion is difficult to return, how can you do it all at once? Huizhou has more than 100 casualties, the government and the opposition are shaken, even if Fu Qi doesn't say it, the court will definitely have a will! After thinking about it, he immediately ordered Wang Mingyuan to stop, and waited for this gust of wind to speak. ”

"Boss, the rebel party will not wait for this rumor to make a move. The fifth town is the imperial court field soldiers, and it is impossible to stay in Guangdong for a long time. According to the practice of the imperial court, if Fujian does something, the imperial court will transfer the fifth town to the east nine times out of ten. Who does Guangdong rely on? I urgently ordered Wang Mingyuan to reorganize the patrol battalion, and did not hesitate to send elite officers from the fifth town to promote it, which is for the country. For you, too, my lord. The old man had already returned to the hidden township, but he was ordered to go out of the town and the two Guangdong important places in danger, so naturally the imperial court valued the old man's governance. However, the people of the two Cantonese provinces are strong and far more affected by foreign influences than the mainland. The fallacies and heresies advocated by Sun Wen's chaotic party have quite a market in Guangzhou, Guangzhou, and Guangzhou. Japan and other countries are also afraid that our country will not be chaotic, so they will openly and covertly help and collude with the chaotic parties. If you don't train a strong army and deter the clowns, if Long Qian leads the troops away, how can the boss deal with himself? Mingyuan's rectification in the three mansions has discovered all kinds of shortcomings, and even those who collude with the rebellious parties and bandits, how dare they take it lightly? "The righteousness that Long Qian said is awe-inspiring.

"This, the old man naturally knows how to retreat and think about it." Zhou Fu praised Long Qian first, but Fu Qi's order also has to have an explanation, after all, people are national and Manchurian, "Think back, listen to the old man's words, let's slow down first." ”

"If it's something else, Long Qian will obey it, but this matter is related to the overall situation, and we must not give up halfway." Of course, Long Qian would not stop his plan to occupy Guangdong and build it into his second stable base because of Zhou Fu's words.

"Retreat! Do you know that the Imperial Court of Ludao is already suspicious of you? If you do this, you will undoubtedly destroy your future! ”

"As long as it is beneficial to the country and the nation, even though thousands of people will go to it."

"Retreat! You're too stubborn. Don't you even listen to the old man? ”

"Boss, it's not that Long Qian is stubborn. I can't afford to wait. In case the imperial court transfers our department to another place, and there is a change in Guangdong, who will pacify it? Boss, you've said it, Fu Qi's impeachment of me is probably already on the road. Maybe the center was already figuring out what to do with me. The boss doesn't need to be embarrassed, what to say is up to you, what Long Qian asks for is just a clear conscience. ”

Zhou Fu suddenly found that the storm was about to rise. (To be continued......)