July 6, 1884, Beijing, outside Xizhimen, a small secret railway station.

The sound of the whistle, the white smoke filled, the inner three floors on both sides of the platform, and the outer three floors were full of Guards soldiers, neat and tidy, without squinting, and the military appearance was neat.

An ordinary green train stopped on the tracks, with only 12 cars from beginning to end, and there was no special decoration, the decoration was mediocre, and the appearance was not amazing, it looked like a small passenger train.

But if you enter the car, you will find that the inside is very different, the decoration is luxurious, resplendent and splendid, and the floor is covered with solid wood floors, which have excellent gloss and look like marble floors. Translucent vertical shutters are installed inside the windows, and white curtains are hung to make it difficult to see the inside of the car from the outside. There are offices, canteens, living rooms, confidential rooms, bedrooms, etc., and the interior of the office carriage is painted white to make it appear more spacious, and there is a guard carriage at the beginning and end, and a portrait of the emperor is hung in each carriage.

The entire train was wrapped in heavy armor up to 400mm thick, which even large-caliber heavy guns could not penetrate, and even the bottom of the carriages was covered with bulletproof steel plates. The car was loaded with machine guns and even two light field guns.

This train is Ding Yuntong's special train, codenamed "Chinese Dream". It can be called a mobile armored office, a Mercedes-benz premium hotel.

In order to ensure safety, there were not only imperial guards commanded by Wang Xuehui on the train, but Ding Yuntong also ordered Wang Xiang to specially select a group of soldiers from the guard brigade, who had no problems in loyalty, family, and ability, as a special road escort team. All members of the escort took off their uniforms and wore civilian clothes from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. to guard the area near the main roads and railways. Moreover, the news of the emperor's special tour is a top secret matter.

In the office compartment, a map of the whole country and a map of Shijie are hung, and a custom-made file box is placed. Every day, the official documents that need to be processed will be sent through confidential channels to wait for processing. In this era of telephone and telegraph, convenient information, and thousands of miles away, no matter where Ding Yuntong is, he can handle government affairs freely.

At this moment, Ding Yuntong was sitting in the restaurant, eating fatty lobster, and his mood was naturally very freehand. These lobsters are stored on the train, all of them are alive and vibrant, and they are naturally tender and delicious to eat. He doesn't like to eat meat all his life, but likes seafood and vegetables, which are healthy and nutritious, with plenty of vitamins and high-quality protein.

Ding Yuntong was very satisfied with this "Chinese Dream" special train. For a long time, he had dreamed of being able to get out of the cage of the palace and be free to patrol the entire empire, and this special train could fulfill his wishes.

A moment later, with a long roar, the train departed, like a long dragon, slowly winding out of the shadows underground, and the sunlight quickly covered the train with a layer of golden light.

Ding Yuntong looked at the scenery outside the window and ran to the rear, feeling the rhythmic clicking sound of the train, suddenly there was a feeling of being separated from the world, and there was some experience of rushing out of the cage, just try it today, the destination is Tianjin.

He picked up some documents casually, and some ministers jointly played them, saying, "The emperor is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is appropriate to choose a gentle and virtuous daughter, canonize as the queen, and serve the world as a mother." ”

Ding Yuntong smiled, Chinese emperors generally got married very early, and he should have gotten married a long time ago at his current age. As for the queen candidate, he already has a fixed opinion in his heart, naturally it has to be Wang Xuehui, he still has a sincere emotion for this straightforward and big-eyed guard commander.

But he was extremely tired of the red tape in this area, what to take, ask for names, Najib, recruitment, invitation, personal greeting, etc., is more terrible than fighting. And now the government affairs are busy, and the war is one after another, and there is really no time to do this at present.

Then he picked up the reports of Yuan Chang, the minister stationed in Mongolia, and Zhang Yinheng, the minister stationed in Tibet.

On the Mongolian side, at this time it was divided into Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, of which Inner Mongolia refers to the presence of Mongolian ethnic groups, but it is directly administered by the central government, and the administrative division is basically the same as the rest of China, and there are no political problems.

The Outer Mongolian Domain refers to the Mongolian flags with the hereditary Zasak as the head of the banner, and its administrative regions are divided into leagues, provinces, banners, etc., which are managed by the hereditary Zasak (princes) themselves, and the biggest feature is a high degree of autonomy.

Outer Mongolia is further divided into Inner Zasak Mongolia and Outer Zasak Mongolia, of which Inner Zasak Mongolia (Inner Mongolia) has a close relationship with the central government, military, and taxation. Justice, trade, etc., are all controlled by the government, and the inheritance of the Zasak also needs to be confirmed by the government before it can take effect.

However, the situation in Waizasakhu Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) is more serious, with a total of four major departments: Tushetu Khan, Saiyin Noyan Chechen Khan, and Zasaktu Khan, with 80 banners. The government had long been in name only, the princes had been replaced without consulting the central government, taxes had been in arrears for many years, and all four ministries had their own armies. The four major ministries all had frequent contacts with Russia, and they had long had the intention of splitting and building an independent country.

As far as Tibet is concerned, according to the "Regulations on the Rehabilitation of the Aftermath of Tibet," the minister stationed in Tibet has powers higher than those of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, such as the appointment and dismissal of high-ranking monks and lay officials, the auditing of financial revenues and expenditures, the command of local armed forces, the handling of foreign-related affairs, and the supervision of judicial, household registration, and errand service.

The Dalai clique acted arbitrarily and arbitrarily, and all decisions were made on their own, not only greatly expanding the size of the Tibetan army, but also constantly sending people to Gurkha to liaise with India, thus clearly exposing their treacherous intentions.

Therefore, Yuan Chang and Zhang Yinheng invariably suggested that they should adopt thunderous measures to solve the problem once and for all before the real invasion of foreign shili.

Ding Yuntong thought so, and he ordered Liu Jintang to command the third, sixth, and ninth divisions of the Guards Army to assemble in Inner Mongolia, while Nie Shicheng's eighth division went to Sichuan to prepare to enter Tibet along the Sichuan-Tibet line.

Ding Yuntong hopes to be able to solve the problem before the end of midsummer, the so-called autumn high horse fat, horses through spring and summer, in the autumn in order to survive the winter will naturally increase the amount of food and fat, to achieve the best state of the body, so in the autumn, Mongolia and Tibet cavalry mobility and combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced

The wheels were rolling, and at dusk, Ding Yuntong returned to Beijing and sat in his palace. This trip was like a bird flying in the sky, which made him so excited that he even dreamed of conquering Central Asia and the Middle East in the future, and took the train across thousands of miles to Baghdad, Damascus, Istanbul, how exciting would it be?

At this time, another news came that made him very excited: the Blackstone Society was dispatched again!

It turned out to be Minister of Military Affairs Peng Yulin, who relayed a secret report from army general Zhang Shusheng. It turned out that during the Sino-French War, Zhang Shusheng was removed from his post because of poor command and has been idle at home. During this time, he formed a friendship with an intellectual named Kang Youwei.

This Kang Youwei is quite famous, has published many articles in the newspaper, although he is only twenty-seven years old, but he has some influence in society, Zhang Shusheng also has a lot of respect for him, the two talk about the world, quite get along.

Just a few days ago, during a drunken chat, Kang Youwei faintly leaked some tones, vaguely alleging that "there is no way for the faint king, and the people can rise up and ask for it", in an attempt to test Zhang Shusheng's tone.

Zhang Shusheng is not an ordinary person, although he lost his official position and resigned, but in his career in the sea, he has been a soldier and an iron horse for decades, and the city government is more far-reaching than him. When he was shocked in his heart, he remained silent on the surface, deliberately echoing and taking Kang Youwei's words.

After several temptations and counter-temptations, Kang Youwei finally said that he was one of the 12 zodiac signs of the Blackstone Society, and he befriended Zhang Shusheng, because he thought that Zhang Shusheng's career was not going well, and he would inevitably be resentful, so he wanted to take advantage of the situation to develop him into the club.

How did he know that although Zhang Shusheng was idle, he also knew that he did command improperly, causing heavy losses to the troops, and he deserved to be punished, so he did not resent it in his heart. As soon as he found out about this news, he immediately wrote a letter and reported it to the government.

Ding Yuntong was overjoyed in his heart, the Black Stone Society, which had been dormant for a long time, finally moved again, and as soon as he moved, his feet were exposed.

However, in addition to being happy, he was a little strange, according to past experience, once the Blackstone Society made a move, it must be carefully considered, planned and then moved. This time weishenme is so frizzy, and without complete certainty, will he incite a general?

In any case, Kang Youwei claims to belong to the Blackstone Society, and he must be inseparable. Because the three words of the Blackstone Society have always been official high-level secrets, and ministerial-level officials have never heard of it, then Kang Youwei is a cloth cloth, if he has no connection with the Blackstone Society, how does he know about the existence of this organization?

He did not hesitate, and immediately made up his mind: arrest Kang Youwei!

Ding Yuntong thought about it and ordered Yuan Shikai to be summoned, and he decided to hand over the task to the Military Justice Department. Last time, Zhao Bingjun's Ministry of Internal Affairs didn't do a good job and failed to get results, this time he wanted to try Yuan Shikai to see if he could take advantage of Kang Youwei's gap to catch more and bigger fish.

Soon Yuan Shikai was ordered to come in, and after listening to the order, he immediately made a request: this mission must be kept top secret, and no close ministers should be heard. Ding Yuntong agreed without thinking.

On the night of July 11, Hefei, Anhui Province, Tongfu Inn in the east of the city.

Kang Youwei had just finished dinner, standing in front of the window blowing a cool breeze, and his heart was still hot. This trip to Hefei is finally worth the trip, and Zhang Shusheng has already talked about it during the day, and the other party has basically agreed to join the Blackstone Club.

This achievement can be described as huge, although Zhang Shusheng is idle at home, after all, he is a general, he has a lot of protégés in the army, and his influence still exists, if he is pulled into the Blackstone Society, his status in the organization will inevitably rise significantly.

"Hmph, those bastards, all of them are mysterious, they think they are amazing, they don't pay attention to themselves at all, this time they have made a great contribution, and the position of the zodiac must not be able to run away."

Kang Youwei thought about it beautifully, and felt that he should add fuel to the fire, and then go to Zhang Shusheng to have a good talk and strengthen his will.

Thinking like this, he walked out of the Tongfu Inn, stepped into the night, and went to Zhang Shusheng's mansion. As soon as he turned a corner, he heard a dull shout from behind: "Kang Nanhai!" ”

Kang Youwei is a native of Nanhai County, Guangdong, so people who know him well call him "Kang Nanhai".

Kang Youwei was subconsciously stunned, turned around to see who it was, only to see two black shadows flashing very quickly, his whole person had been pressed to the ground, and he only heard a few footsteps approaching in his ears,

"Catch, catch."

"Search, beware of suicide!"

Kang Youwei's mind was excited, and a word flashed: "The East Window Incident!"