The old man saw that Lin Yuan also recognized him, and hurriedly invited Lin Yuan into the house, Lin Yuan went in and looked at the old man carefully, only to find that he had cut off the ugly braids, leaving a simple flat head, Lin Yuan looked in the middle of the courtyard, and saw snow-white steamed buns on the dining table, as well as a few dishes.

Lin Yuan pointed to the table and said to the old man, "Old man, life is good." ”

The old man smiled: "Of course, now you can eat white flour steamed buns, white rice, and meat several times a month, I didn't dare to think about it before, Lin Shuai, can you also sit down and eat some?" ”

Lin Yuan shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no, I have other things, just take a look, and then leave, do you know where Zhang Ziyu is?" ”

The old man said, "She doesn't live here, I heard that she went to some factory." ”

Lin Yuan knew that she must be in the electronic component factory, so he didn't ask any more, so he came out of the old man's house, went around the grain base again, looked at the situation of the Russian prisoners of war, and saw that it was really as Han Mingguang said, so he returned to Fengtian.

When Lin Yuan and Shen Wanqing communicated the news on the way, they learned that Shen Wanqing had set off from Zhangjiakou to Kulun with the camel team, Lin Yuan thought: "I want to try my best to buy time for Wanqing, and it is best to delay the war until she arrives in Kulun and can send me information, but my ability to control the situation in Mongolia is too weak, I must think of a way." ”

Lin Yuan returned to the governor's yamen, called his subordinate Chen Qingyun, and asked, "Which department is in charge of Mongolian affairs?" ”

Chen Qingyun replied: "Li Fan Yuan! The affairs of Mongolia, Huibu, Tibet and other places in the Qing Dynasty are under the jurisdiction of the Li Fan Yuan, which has several divisions such as Jue Lu and military punishment, and the highest official is the Shangshu of the Li Fan Yuan, which is at the same level as the six Shangshu. ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "If you want to keep abreast of Mongolian affairs, you have to go to the Lifan Yuan in the capital. So Lin Yuan took Chen Qingyun and other entourages and came to Beijing.

As soon as Lin Yuan arrived in the capital, he first arranged his entourage to the Prime Minister's Yamen, Lin Yuan also had an official title of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was equivalent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and it was natural to arrange some entourage, and when the entourage was arranged, he returned to his house, which was quite far away from the house, and he saw a large number of people surrounding the door.

Lin Yuan saw this large group of people, hurriedly turned to the side, and went to the corner gate, because he knew very well that these people were either looking for their own errands or looking for their own food, so it was better to hide, Lin Yuan walked through the quiet alley, and came to the most secluded small door in the west of the house, where the trees are shady, the cool breeze is blowing, and it is very pleasant in August like a stove in Beijing.

Lin Yuan saw that the housekeeper Liu San was lying on a recliner made of bamboo, with a few pieces of watermelon peel beside him, and a big pu fan on his face, Lin Yuan thought to himself: "This old Liu is really comfortable!" So Lin Yuan stepped forward and lifted the fan covering his face, and Liu San immediately scolded angrily: "Which little guy who doesn't open his eyes, lift my fan, beware that I peel your skin!" ”

Liu San opened his eyes and found Lin Yuan standing in front of him, so he quickly got up from the recliner and smiled at Lin Yuan: "My lord, you can come back!" ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "How is the situation in the capital these days?" What do the people say about me? ”

Liu San said: "It's not that you are a big hero, you don't know what to do, everyone who tells the story under the overpass has your story, "Lin Shuai's Travel to Europe", there are a lot of people who have heard it!" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "I'm commenting on books again?" What did they say about me? ”

Liu San said: "The villain has also heard it, they said that you went to England, and you encountered layers of dangers on the way, and when you were in Russia, there was a bear monster who wanted to steal your Seven Treasures robe......"

Lin Yuan thought helplessly: "Isn't this "Journey to the West"? So he smiled and said, "Don't tell anyone the news of my return, I'll go in first, and you can go on to enjoy the cool." ”

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he walked into the yard, came to Guan'er's house lightly, and when he reached the door, he gently pushed the door open, and heard a scream from inside the house.

Lin Yuan suddenly understood that Wan'er had just taken a bath, so she was startled when she came in, and Lin Yuan hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, it's me." ”

Wan'er got up from the chair and threw herself into Lin Yuan's arms, saying, "Brother, you're back, I want to kill you......" Saying that, he cried whining, Lin Yuan comforted him, and when Wan'er stopped crying, he chatted with her a few more words, and asked, "Is there anything about me in the palace recently?" ”

When Wan'er heard this, she said with some worry: "Do you know the Tao of that Lord Yuan?" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "Yuan Shikai?" ”

Guan'er nodded and said, "That's right, he is now not only the secretary of the criminal department, but also the secretary of the military department, and the emperor also asked him to form a brand new army and let him train according to Western methods." ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "The emperor is really, just look for me for the matter of military training, why are you looking for Yuan Shikai?" It's so funny to have to train according to Western law! ”

Guan'er continued: "Yuan Shikai didn't say anything bad about you, saying that you were nepotistic in the Northeast, and asked the common people to cut off their braids, let them change into Western-style clothes, and let the school teach Western books. ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Look at these hats that Yuan Shikai gave me, any one of them is enough to cut off my head!" But don't care about them for now, I am now a great hero and a great hero in the hearts of the people, I don't believe that Emperor Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi dare to touch me! Let me ask about the situation in Mongolia. ”

So Lin Yuan asked, "Have you had any twists and turns on the Mongolian side recently?" ”

Guan'er thought for a while and said, "It seems that there is not, but the Mongolian Zhebuzun Danba sent an envoy, who is now in Beijing, and the emperor received him a few days ago." ”

Lin Yuan was immediately excited when he heard the news, this envoy didn't come sooner or later, he had to come at this critical time, the intention was too obvious, that is, to test the attitude of the Qing court, and then judge when Mongolia would become independent, if in the past, the Russians didn't have to be so troublesome at all, and let **** directly, but now that China has me, the Russians are also doubly careful when splitting Mongolia.

Lin Yuan asked, "What's the name of this envoy?" ”

Guan'er said: "It's called Hangda Dorji!" ”

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this name, and he thought: "It turned out to be him, in my time, he was the deputy general of the Mongolian Tushetu Khan, and he was the vanguard of the division of Mongolia, and it was he who sent an envoy to Russia and signed a series of treaties to split Mongolia!" It seems that I should find a way to meet him and, if possible, use this opportunity to delay the outbreak of war for a moment! When Wanqing arrives at Cullen and the supplies are ready, my chances will be greatly increased! ”

At this moment, the housekeeper Liu San said outside: "Lord Lin, Lord Yuan has sent you an invitation card for you to go to the banquet in the evening." ”

Wan'er hurriedly pulled Lin Yuan and whispered in his ear: "Good brother, don't go, I'll make you something to eat at night, please?" ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "I really didn't take this Yuan Shikai to heart, I just don't go." Lin Yuan said and stood up, went out and instructed Liu San to push the invitation, Wan'er looked at Lin Yuan's back, and was very happy, at this moment, Lin Yuan walked back apologetically, and said to her: "Guan'er, I'm really sorry, I have to go to this banquet." ”