When Tie Liang entered the palace, the military aircraft meeting held in Cixi's dormitory had been going on for a while. After Tie Liang was brought in, he knocked Cixi as usual, and when he looked up, he saw that Cixi's old and unconcealable face was full of anger, and he secretly screamed in his heart.

Sure enough, Cixi's sharp voice came out, "Tie Liang, who allowed your people to go to Shandong to stir up trouble?" Huh? This Meng Enyuan, why is he so stupid and presumptuous? Cixi roared, "Guangdong is a danger to the heart, and the revolutionary party has not been pacified, so why do you invade Shandong and mess with my back road?" You've disappointed Hongu so much! If it weren't for Yang Shixiang's good handling, would you turn Shandong into a second Guangdong? ”

Who sued Lafayette in front of him? Tie Liang was stunned for a moment, and before he could think of an answer, he kowtowed more than once.

Cixi, who had had a seizure, calmed down a lot, and snorted coldly, "Show him Yang Shixiang's telegram." ”

took the message from Yixuan's hand and glanced at it, grandma's, this Huayuan really dares to make trouble! Not only that, but even teachers and students from Shandong University and Shandong Normal University took to the streets. However, fortunately, the Shandong authorities acted vigorously and resolutely, and immediately dispatched a patrol battalion to arrest dozens of people who took the lead in provoking trouble. Yang Shixiang immediately made a decision and ordered Xu Jingxin and Liu Fenze, members of the Alliance, to be beheaded in public. Now the strike has subsided.

Is it really an alliance or a show? A great mystery arose in the iron conscience.

"The Queen Mother also pointed to Long Qian's fifth town to go south to Liangguang, why is your War Department so ignorant? Why did you go to Shandong at this time? Well? Now Long Qian's fifth town is unstable, and he wants to go back to Shandong. Yixuan, who had just won the political battle, said in a strange tone.

"The Queen Mother ......" Tie Liang didn't expect that the Military Aircraft Department would think of transferring the fifth town to continue south to Liangguang. to calm the situation in Guangdong.

"Don't say it! It's so confusing! Recall Meng Enyuan and Wang Shizhen immediately! Strict application! Meng Enyuan's appointment is invalid, and the Military Aircraft Department selects another meritocracy! Yuan Shikai, you go to negotiate with the Americans. Cixi raised her hand and pointed at the new military aircraft, Yuan Shikai, who was ranked last.

"Huh" Yuan Shikai leaned over to receive the order.

"The Queen Mother, Yang Shixiang is incompetent, Shandong has ill intentions, and the court must not back down. Otherwise, as soon as this example is opened, it will be imitated by all provinces. Moreover, it is absolutely impossible to adjust Long Qian to go south. Tie Liang fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Shandong has already ascertained. It's all the alliance that will the hell! Yang Shixiang did a very good job. It is to be ruthless against the chaotic party! If Shandong and the alliance were in cahoots, how could Long Qian quickly quell the Hunan and Jiangxi riots? How could Shandong take advantage of the alliance? I want to send someone to Jiangxi. You say, 'Who is right?' Cixi changed the subject.

"Rong Chen will discuss this matter carefully and then return to Lafayette." Yi Xuan played. He understood that this was Cixi who wanted to appease Long Qian.

"Yes. Tie Liang stayed. The rest is scattered. Cixi waved her hand weakly.

"Tieliang. Do you know what's wrong? Waiting for the military planes to withdraw from the East Warm Pavilion, Cixi's tone softened a lot.

"Queen Mother, the slave shouldn't touch Shandong before the matter in Guangdong is over."

Cen Chunxuan's incident proves it again. If it is not of my race, its heart will be different! Er's plot against Shandong is for the sake of the imperial court, and the palace is not confused to that point! Cixi took a sip of tea from the teacup and moistened her somewhat dry throat, "Cen Chunxuan's incident made Bengong very sad, so he thought of Long Qian. If it weren't for him, Hongu might have starved to death on the way to escape. In these years, he reorganized the army in Shandong and trained a strong army for the imperial court, although he was a military officer, he helped the governor Yamen to sort out the finances and increase the taxes and silver paid to the imperial court, and his credit was not under Cen Chunxuan. As for the purging of the Xiangma party, the establishment of industries, and the repair of river works, it is really a rare talent......"

"Lafayette simply pulls it out in the grass, if it is not a beast, he should repay the queen mother's grace in the sky."

"That's what I said, but people's hearts are separated from their bellies." Cixi was a little sad, "During this time, I have done my best, and this palace knows it well." But the first thing is the revolutionary party, not Long Qian, not Yuan Shikai! Cen Chunxuan, whom she had always trusted, was actually involved with Sun Wen, which made her extremely sad and at the same time had deep doubts about Long Qian.

"Then, Long Qian led the fifth town to still set up in Jiangxi, and even sent a telegram to the minions, saying that the chaos had been quelled, and asked to return to Shandong. What does Galeries Lafayette think it should be? ”

"Even if Long Qian is disobedient, at least he is sincere in calming the chaos. The Hunan and Jiangxi rebellion proved that the fifth town could be fought. Now that the Guangdong soldiers are useless, the palace intends to transfer the fifth town to Guangdong, what do you think? ”

Tie Liang pondered for a moment, "Lafayette is wise. However, what official position is given to Long Qian? ”

"The Admiral of Guangdong, still the fifth town. But the governor of Shandong can no longer concurrently. You want to take this seat personally. ”

"Huh." Tie Liang thought to himself, Lafayette's mind was delicate, not confused at all, after thinking about it, he still said the words that he had been thinking about in his heart, "Queen Mother, the slave thinks that Long Qian has the merit of saving the driver in the front, and the whole army is in the back." In order to protect the heroes, if they are transferred to the War Department, I don't know if it is appropriate......"

"I haven't seen him in years." Cixi muttered, "That's what you said. But now is not the time. The fifth town hangs in the guest land, and the situation in Guangdong is worrying and unsettled, so it is impossible to transfer it to Beijing. This, the palace has its own considerations. ”

Tie Liang glanced at Cixi's old and relaxed face, and thought to himself, Lafayette is also difficult, I am afraid that the fifth town is worried about the soldiers brought by him, and if there is chaos in his life, the gains outweigh the losses, "The slave is dull, not as good as the queen mother." ”

"Long Qian can't move, but Shandong still has to move, Bai Ruiting has been working in the position of political envoy in Shandong for many years, and he has done a good job. Last year, I also made a contribution to the overseas investigation of the constitution, and I was transferred to Beijing and went to the Ministry of Posts and Communications to be a waiter. I heard that there is a Chen Chao in Shandong, who is very effective in running industry and education for Bu Yiqing, so let this person take Bai Ruiting's position. ”

Bai Ruiting's qualifications are sufficient, the key is that he also has a son-in-law who is the assistant commander in the fifth town, and it is appropriate to transfer him out of Shandong. But Chen Chao is just from a person's background, and he has never even made a county order before. is a real grass people, but Cixi used a white coat to match her, and she jumped to the top of the political envoy. Before this, there was barely a comparable precedent, that is, Zuo Zongtang. However, can Chen Chao be compared to Zuo Wenxiang? This not only did not weaken Long Qian's power in Shandong, but strengthened it even more.

"Changed Long Qian's admiral, to calm his heart!" Cixi snorted.

Tie Liang paused slightly, "The Queen Mother is wise, and the slave admires it." ”

"Hmm. Who do you think is better to go to Shandong to be a governor? Cixi said gently. This person must be a soldier who knows the soldiers. ”

Tie Liang thought for a while, "The slave thinks it's good." ”

"It's overkill. You have a Beiyang officer in your hand, nominally Yuan Shikai's person. But actually close to you? ”

Tie Liang admired it even more. "Galeries Lafayette. There is a man named Wang Huaiqing in the first town, who serves as the co-ordinator. He is a native of Zhili and once escorted Nie Shicheng's coffin to be buried. It's very loyal. The slave thought that Wang Huaiqing could be. ”

"Hongu has heard about it. Hmm, how old is he? ”

"About thirty-two or three. There was no doubt about this man's loyalty to the imperial court. If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, she can consult Fengshan. ”

Fengshan is a rare military general of the Manchus, and now serves as the commander of the first town, and is Wang Huaiqing's immediate boss.

"To ask you is to believe you. This person is young, about the same age as Long Qian. What kind of talent does this person have? ”

"The minions don't know. But I heard Fengshan say that he has meritorious service in training horse army. ”

"No matter what, he doesn't need to really bring the Shandong patrol over, as long as someone is watching."

The iron conscience and Dao Cixi had no plans to use troops against Shandong, and the old woman would not use force against Shandong until Long Qian's oil and water were drained. Thinking of his order to the Sixth Town before entering the palace, he felt a little miscalculated, don't let Yuan Shikai plan it, thinking about things in his heart, his face showed his thoughts.

"What else is going on?" Cixi looked at Tie Liang with a pensive expression.

"No, the slave is thinking about what Lafayette explained." Liangbi actually thought of the order to Feng Guozhang's sixth town, and felt that it was a good idea, not to mention that Long Qian's fifth town was not in Jiangxi, even if Long Qian was in person, he might not dare to rebel openly. But if it is used by Yuan Shikai, it will be troublesome, and Yuan Shikai and Yixuan will kill Qu Hongzhen and Cen Chunxuan just now.

"Tie Liang, you and Liangbi are already thousands of miles away from the imperial court, but you have to be careful in doing things, understand?" Cixi said earnestly, "There are many internal and external troubles, and there are many greedy and despicable people, and the country handed over by the ancestors is afraid that it will be bad in their hands!" The palace is very worried that it will not be good to see the ancestors and ancestors in the future. ”

Cixi's tone became stern, and Tie Liang hurriedly knelt down, "The slave must be crushed to pieces to repay the king's kindness." ”

"Alright, you kneel." Cixi was really a little tired.

Tie Liang returned to the War Department and immediately issued an order, ordering the Eleventh Association of the Sixth Town in Hengshui to immediately withdraw to Zhengding.

The War Department was established, and its internal organs were reformed with reference to the Japanese War Ministry, but it did not separate the two major systems of military administration and military orders as in Japan, and the three major systems of military orders, military administration, and military science were all concentrated in the War Department. Duan Yongqing, who was the deputy director of the Military Orders Department, could see Tie Liang's orders. Duan Yongqing went to Morison Street again that night and reported Xing Dongyun the latest order of the imperial court to the Sixth Town.

With the establishment of the War Department, Duan Yongqing's work place was also transferred from Tianjin to Beijing, and he entered the core department of the War Department "as he wished." The Military Orders Department is the command organ, and any tasks such as the transfer, exercises, and operations of the Qing army (mainly the New Army) are issued by the Military Orders Department. Compared with the Military Administration Department, which is in charge of personnel, the Military Orders Department is a more ideal place for Duan Yongqing to work.

"So, the imperial court has eliminated the use of soldiers?" During this time, Xing Dongyun's main task was to accurately find out the final attitude of the Qing court towards Shandong, whether to continue to forbear, or decide to use force.

"Yes. The 11th Association has withdrawn to Zhengdingfu. The other units were not ordered to move. Duan Yongqing said with certainty.

"Good." Xing Dongyun put his mind at ease, "According to the instructions of the headquarters, your new code name is White Rabbit." Tell you, the intelligence officer with this series of code names is the highest-ranking expatriate agent, and under the direct control of the headquarters, your military position is already a regular battalion. The pay and your winnings are all kept in the army's secret account. ”

"Thank you Commander for your cultivation."

"You deserve it. You've come to me twice in seven days, and that's not okay. Every time you go out, you must prepare a reasonable, checkable reason to be safe. Remember, your safety is not only yours, but also the Commander's cause. Don't underestimate your opponent, you will make mistakes, people like us are not allowed to make mistakes......"

"Yes. I remembered. Because of the urgency of the situation, it had to be so. In addition, there is one thing to report to the stationmaster. ”

"What's the matter? You said. ”

"My father has set a family business for me...... It's a distant cousin of mine. My father wrote to me that if I didn't marry again, he wouldn't recognize me as a son. ”

"I see. I think it should be. You tell me your cousin's name, address, family situation, and wait for my notification. Ling Zun's side, you delay it first, it won't be very long, and there will be a reply in half a month at most. ”

"Yes."

"You still live in the War Department compound?"

"Yes."

"In the name of preparing to get married, you rented a courtyard nearby, a single courtyard. I will send you a man in the name of a servant to be your liaison. ”

"Understood. Stationmaster, when can I return to the troops? ”

"I don't know what to do. But I don't think it's going to be very long, maybe three years, maybe five years, five years at most. You're still young, and you can still show your talents......"

"There's one situation that I think should be noted. The news of the build-up of our army, the number of troops, and the name of the commander are all known in the Iron Conscience and Daozhou of the Daozhou ...... I'm a little worried, do we have people within us? ”

Xing Dongyun was shocked, "Why are you only reporting now?" You elaborate, all. ”

"I just got the news. But there should have been a similar telegram to Shandong before, but it was not handled by me. Today, when it was almost noon, our division chief arranged for the sixth town and the eleventh association to withdraw north, and by the way, he said, "The Shandong army has assembled a brigade of about 7,000 people from Ye Yanbing in Dezhou, so let them be nervous" But I don't know the source and time of the news...... I was worried about exposure and didn't ask. ”

"You're doing the right thing. I'll send the message back. Okay, you go back. Be careful. Xing Dongyun was shocked by this news, and then thought that if there were really court spies lurking in the Mengshan Army, would the news from the court be investigated? During this time, he got a lot of information from White Rabbit and sent it back, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became.

After Duan Yongqing left the winery, Xing Dongyun carefully sorted out the clues, although there were still two backup intelligence stations in Beijing, they didn't know about the existence of the White Rabbit. Therefore, I can only go back to the headquarters in person. (To be continued......)