Shuntianfu was very depressed, on the one hand, this brawl incident was the proud protégé of Teacher Hubu Weng, and on the other hand, the foreign lord who couldn't even be provoked by the imperial court, and Li Zhongtang's newly recruited disciples and the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division. It is said that it was the foreigners who made the first move and beat Wen Tingshi and others. However, first of all, Master Wen's disrespectful remarks provoked the foreigners, not to mention that this foreigner has extraterritorial jurisdiction, and if he is beaten, he will be beaten, and he will not be able to deal with it. As for the disciple of Li Zhongtang, he handed over a complaint directly, saying that Wen Tingshi and others slandered the important ministers of the court in broad daylight. To tell the truth, it is said that the Second Division of Beiyang Marine and Land is Li Zhongtang's private army, and it is not a minority in the imperial court, but there are some things that you can't put on the table to say. Especially now that Li Zhongtang has entered Beijing to face the saint, at this time he said this and was heard by Li Zhongtang's protégé and admiral, isn't this looking for death? ?

"Jishi, you just came to Beijing to sit down and sit down such a big thing, I really looked away at the beginning." Lao Li said nonchalantly.

"The students are just telling the truth." Xu Jie bowed his head and said. "Moreover, there is a bunch of clear streams in this center messing around behind the back, which is very disadvantageous to my Beiyang." After hesitating again and again, Xu Jie still said it. Xu Jie's meaning is very clear, and he took advantage of this opportunity to remove some of the people who are particularly capable of jumping and doing bad things in the clear stream in the name of slandering important ministers and slandering foreign friends. Beiyang's pressure on public opinion will naturally be much less.

"Don't you know, now the Yushitai and Hanlin are in a hurry to write a book to intercede for Wen Tingshi and others? also scolded you for being a foreigner's dog. Li Hongzhang said.

"Scold it, even if there is no such thing, they will still scold Beiyang, if this matter is handled decisively, I am afraid that it can scare a group of people. Those clear streams are tossed around when they are fine, and once something really happens, there are few who are really hard-boned. Xu Jie said with disdain.

"What about Master Weng's side? He began to plead with the old man. Li Hongzhang couldn't help but smile.

"This Wenting-style Beiyang side can naturally open up the net, but on the foreigner's side, I'm afraid it's not so light, right?" Xu Jie did not answer positively.

"This Vittorio isn't your business?" Li Hongzhang asked.

"This matter has been known to the Italian minister to the Qing Dynasty. I'm afraid I can't be private. Xu Jie smiled smugly when he said this.

"The old man really underestimated you." Li Hongzhang said with a smile.

"What kind of folk rumors to deal with? If someone says that I Beiyang helps foreigners to oppress their own Jinshi, what do you say? Lao Li asked again.

"The Huai Department is stationed in Zhili, and it shouldn't be effortless to create some momentum among the people, but is this Wenting style and others? He doesn't understand maritime affairs but is unscrupulous, and he is criticized in public. It's not just his people who have lost it, where is the majesty of my Qing Dynasty? Say Yan zhòng some ....... Xu Jie deliberately didn't say the following words.

"It's not an exaggeration to kill this insulting person, let alone wantonly insulting other countries now? Isn't that what it means? Li Hongzhang nodded as he spoke.

"We can also spread the matter of Beihai to the people, so that the world knows the predicament of our Beiyang, knows the size of the world, and knows that what those clear streams say is just empty talk." Xu Jie said. "Then I can also take the opportunity to translate some books about Western warships and machinery. Let more people know about the outside world. ”

At the same time, in the Forbidden City, Guangxu and Cixi were making the final trade-off for the ending of Wen Tingshi and others. A nominal supreme ruler and a de facto supreme ruler are worrisome about it.

"Dear father, although Wen Hanlin and the others have caused such a catastrophe, after all, it is also for the court. This foreigner is really too arrogant. Guangxu hesitated for a long time before he said.

"Then how to give an explanation to the Italian and Li Zhongtang?" Cixi asked.

"Scolding a few foreigners behind this is not a big deal in itself, although Li Zhongtang is not in agreement with Master Weng, but I don't think Li Zhongtang is the kind of person who will repay him, right?" Guangxu said uncertainly.

"The foreigners say that the big is big and the small is small. If it's just an Italian, it's nothing. But if the Minister of Italy makes such a request, I am afraid that it will not be possible to dispose of it. As for Li Hongzhang? If it was before, he would naturally not care about people like Wen Tingshi, but now it is different. Cixi said coldly.

"Daddy made it clear." Guangxu bowed. …,

"This Li Hongzhang likes to walk around when he does things, and he does things that are contrary to yin and yang, but he can't do things absolutely, but now, that master Weng of yours first stabbed the knife into Li Hongzhang's waist. I'm afraid that the matter of Beihai is that Master Weng plans to find the loophole of Beiyang's purchase of ships and then participate in a book, right? Cixi snorted coldly.

"This, but after the incident in Beihai, the household department still allocated funds to Beiyang." Guangxu said.

"This Master Weng, who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures, does not understand maritime affairs and has to find trouble with Li Hongzhang in maritime affairs, isn't this beyond his strength? If there is no such thing, the center can still drag the funds of Beiyang and do not do it, but now, the center cannot be delayed. (In history, before the First Sino-Japanese War, Li Hongzhang once gave Guangxu an excerpt, but the reply he got from Guangxu was only the 5 words "The yamen knows"!!) The source is "The Sinking Jiawu") This drag will not only be looked down upon by foreigners, but also unable to explain to the world. He Li Hongzhang should have said, Beiyang is so embarrassed that the imperial court does not buy a boat, how do you let the imperial court face the accusations of the world? Cixi asked sharply.

"And don't blame Li Hongzhang for being arrogant, the only army in the world that can fight is the Xianghuai 2nd Army, and this naval division is the most in Beiyang. Once something happens, the only people I can rely on in the Qing Dynasty are the Hunan Army and the Huai Army, and the only people I can rely on in this important place are 50,000 Beiyang Naval Army. Therefore, the center can only suppress, but cannot use thunderbolt means. Otherwise, if something happens, who can I rely on? The Eight Banners Army and the Green Battalion have long been gone, and the Hunan Army is far away in the south. Speaking of this, Cixi sighed and said. In fact, Cixi didn't dare to say that if she really wanted to tear her face, if Li Hongzhang and some people in the center joined forces, the outcome would be really uncertain. And if the Huai army decides to admonish the army, there is really no army in the capital that can withstand the blow of the Beiyang Land Division.

"Then what should Wen Tingshi and the others do this time?" Guangxu asked.

"Exile." Cixi said lightly.

"But isn't that too heavy?" As soon as he heard that he was going to be exiled, Guangxu was a little anxious.

"There is nothing heavier than this, and nothing lighter than this." Cixi directly rejected Guangxu's plea. "And this time, Li Hongzhang actually accepted a disciple, and he designed a warship with the Italian. That's kind of interesting. ”

"What do you mean by being a real dad?" Guangxu asked.

"This person can't be despised by this person, this foreigner has never been reasonable in dealing with the situation, and what can be respected by the arrogant Italian designer must be extraordinary. When the time comes, the emperor himself needs to be careful. Cixi said meaningfully.

For the sake of the face of the double watch, let's give some recommendations~~