294, you don't have absolute strength

In Beijing, at the door of the Qing Prime Minister's National Affairs Office, the second leper sighed and walked out of the gatehouse sleepily, but when he finally saw the situation inside, he couldn't help but pout. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

I saw that Master Sun was nodding to a foreigner again, and he was careful with each other, and the folds on his face were blooming.

The leper took a sip in his heart, when Li Hongzhang and Li Zhongtang were in charge of the yamen before, they didn't see such a disgusting face, just like the pug tied to the door of his house, which lost all the face of the Great Qing Kingdom

The second leper smacked his lips and sighed, he could only chop a few times in his heart, these days foreigners are bigger than the emperor, no one can do anything, he is in charge of the porter, and it is not strange to see this thing.

He sniffed and was about to go back, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps around him, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a soldier rushing into the yamen, and he wanted to stop him, but the soldier had already rushed to Sun Yuwen's side and muttered, and he didn't know what he said, only to see that Lord Sun's face changed suddenly, and the copywriting in his hand fell to the ground.

What happened?

This scene made the eyes of the two lepers straight, he had been in this concierge for many years, and it was the first time he had seen this kind of scene, and he couldn't help but move to the side under his feet, and asked to hear what was going on, but before he could take a step, he saw that the foreign lord suddenly shouted at Sun Yuwen, his face was flushed with all his strength, and he probably felt useless after scolding for a while, so he hurriedly left with a few garrisons and soldiers, leaving only the bitter corners of his mouth Sun and a few Qing officials.

At this time, the soldier who reported the news suddenly walked out, and the second leper hurriedly approached a little and asked softly, "This brother, what's wrong?" ”

The soldiers looked around and no one was paying attention, so they leaned closer and said, "Taiwan has been separated from our Great Qing Dynasty." ”

"Taiwan has been separated" Before he could recover his taste, the soldiers left in a hurry, and after chewing twice, their hearts trembled suddenly, and their eyes suddenly straightened.

"Taiwan is divided?"

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"After hearing that Taiwan was cut off, the people of Taiwan hoped that there would be a turnaround, and they did not dare to act rashly. But now it has to be confirmed that the cession is true, the heart has been desperate, so the public discussion of self-government and self-improvement, on September 1 gathered in the government office, the minister is powerless to stop, and the soldiers under his command also joined it, and has to temporarily allow the matter, until the matter is settled, the minister can get out and go to the palace gate, Xi Gao pleaded guilty. ”

After Lu Weitang finished reading, he handed the fold to Li Hongzhang, who had a dark face, and said: "My lord, after Tang Jingsong finished sending this fold, he had already left at noon yesterday, and his subordinate officials left Taiwan together.

Previously, Britain and Germany also felt that Taiwan should be autonomous, so as to ensure the balance of interests of various countries on the southeast coast. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)"

"Li Mo"

Li Hongzhang sighed, since the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, this Li Mo and his sailors are like a lingering shadow around the Qing Dynasty, it seems that everything will be affected by him, if there is no accident in the matter of Taiwan's autonomy, he will definitely take the lead, but because of the lack of time, he is afraid of completely turning his face with Britain and France, so he will engage in autonomy to fool people

If you talk about Taiwan's autonomy, but the problem is that the French were ready to exchange Taiwan for sending troops to Guangzhou to help clean up the ** party, and at this time France may have run out of minds, how should this be?

"My lord, I'm afraid that the French will not be willing to lose Taiwan, and they will inevitably propose to make up for the losses and blackmail the imperial court to cede the coast, do you think you should send the Nanyang Navy Division to Guangzhou?" Lu Weitang said.

Li Hongzhang glanced at Lu Weitang and understood what he meant, if the French get nothing in this rejuvenation, they will definitely seek compensation, and he has invited France to send troops to Guangzhou to encircle and suppress the ** party together, so France will definitely use the idea of attacking Guangzhou

In his thoughts, Li Hongzhang suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and casually touched the medicine bottle on the side, and found that it was already empty, and subconsciously asked, "What about Lianhui?" ”

Lu Weitang frowned and replied: "My lord, you have forgotten, Lin Lianhui has resigned from the teaching position of Beiyang Medical Hall a few years ago, and went to Liaodong with his classmates Jin Dating, He Tingliang, Li Rugan, Cao Maoxiang, and Zhou Chuange, who were originally studying in the United States. ”

"Oh? I'm old, I'm confused" Li Hongzhang sighed, asked the maid to go to get the medicine again, and at the same time, said with a wry smile: "Although Lianhui left me, he has been kind to me all these years, not to mention that he has no intention of government affairs, and is dedicated to treating the sick and saving people. ”

"Adults are broad-minded, and Weitang admires them."

"Huh." Li Hongzhang touched his beard, got up and pushed open the window, and said: "This visit has opened the old man's eyes, Britain, France, Germany, and the United States are thriving, and the naval warships are getting bigger and bigger, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. ”

"My lord is far-sighted, I'm afraid you think so too, so go to Guangzhou to avoid the dispute in the north."

Li Hongzhang nodded: "The old man is old and can no longer control such a big country, so why not let people try it?" If they win, the Qing Dynasty may be able to turn around, but if they lose, as long as the southeast coast is kept, whether the Queen Mother or the Emperor is in power, there is still hope for the Qing Dynasty. ”

"My lord is dedicated to the country, but unfortunately no one knows about this hard work." Lu Weitang thought of what happened to Li Hongzhang in the past few years, sighed, and said, "My lord, what should I do about this matter in front of me?" ”

Li Hongzhang thought for a while and said: "If the French want to lease the city of Guangzhou, it is not a big deal, as long as they promise to send troops to deal with the ** party with me, no matter what, keeping the two Guangxi is a matter of great deal in the future."

"Yes, Weitang knows what to do." Lu Weitang immediately bowed down and prepared to go out, but Li Hongzhang suddenly called him: "You will send someone to meet Sheng Huaixuan in a while, and tell him that I will meet with Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidong before I am ready to go to work, and you let him arrange it." ”

"Yes."

Good. ~ｎＥｔ

After Lu Weitang left, the smile on Li Hongzhang's face quietly faded, looked at the telegram on the table, and suddenly sighed: "Li Mo, Li Mo, do you want to be a hero, or do you want to be the master of the world?" ”

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In the city of Guangzhou, there were few pedestrians on the busy streets of the past, and even some traders and tourists were in a hurry, and from time to time a man with a gun with a white sweat towel on his arm walked by, making the sky over this coastal city full of tension in the early morning.

The former prefect's office had long been occupied by the rebels, and the prefect fled in a hurry when the uprising was launched, and now it has become the command headquarters of the Xingzhong Society.

At the door, more than a dozen Xingzhonghui soldiers standing guard had serious faces and vigilant eyes, and in the lobby inside, the atmosphere was also tense.

"Mr. Sun, it seems that these Manchu dogs still don't give up, and they sent Li Hongzhang, a traitor, to serve as the governor of Guangdong, obviously to kill us cleanly."

"Yes, I heard that they have already transferred troops from Liangguang, Fujian, Zhejiang and even Huguang, and are ready to wipe us out in one fell swoop."

"Hmph, destroy us? Just those Manchu soldiers? ”

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, all discussing the recent situation, and Mr. Sun sat in the middle, his face was a little grim.

This uprising was originally a temporary idea, if it weren't for the guns, with the funds, he would not have been able to get the city of Guangzhou, but now that Guangzhou is in hand, he found that things are not as expected, first of all, the people are not very approved of the rebel army, and the important thing is that because of the lack of follow-up forces, the two thousand people in hand are not enough to ensure that they hold here.

"Is there any news from Hong Kong?"

"It's still the same, the British have repented and are unwilling to support us, it seems that the Manchus have given them some benefits."

"I said earlier, you can't rely on these foreigners, they are all black-hearted ghosts, whoever gives more money will help whomever they want, and they don't even know how to die by relying on them"

Mr. Sun was about to continue talking, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone looked up and saw three men walking into the lobby under the watchful eye of the soldiers.

After the leader walked into the lobby, he slowly took off his wide-brimmed hat and fixed his eyes on Mr. Sun in the middle: "Is it Mr. Sun?" ”

"Exactly" Mr. Sun got up and walked in front of Duan Fei, looked at the three uninvited guests, and asked, "I don't know how many brothers are?" ”

"I've seen Mr. Sun, flying in the lower section, from Liaodong."

"Liaodong"

This place name shocked everyone present, and now there are probably very few people who don't know Liaodong, not to mention Guangzhou, not to mention the fame of the young master Li, even the Nanyang places have already been spreading.

Duan Fei took out a letter from his arms and handed it over: "Mr. Sun, my young master admires you very much, and often says that you are all patriots and righteous people, so I specially ordered me to bring his handwritten letter, and asked me to bring a message to Mr. ”

"Oh? What words? After Mr. Sun took the letter, he immediately asked before he had time to open it.

"My young master said that now the Qing court has sent a large army, the Nanyang Fleet stationed in Shanghai has begun to go south, and the French warships are also on their way to Guangzhou again." Duan Fei smiled slightly, glanced at the muzzle of the soldier next to him, and continued: "So your big things are no longer possible, and I hope you can be cautious." ”

"The French are coming? How is this possible? Didn't they go to Taiwan? The news brought by Duan Fei immediately reminded the surroundings of an exclamation, and everyone knew that if the French army and the Manchu Qing joined forces, I am afraid that Guangzhou would really not be able to hold it.

"The French ** ship did go to Taiwan, but it has been stopped by our fleet outside the port of Keelung, and Taiwan has now declared autonomy, and the French have promised to evacuate Taiwan and Penghu to ensure the balance there."

"Taiwan is autonomous"

"It can't be."

"yes, why didn't our people in Taiwan report it?"

In the face of astonishment and discussion, Duan Fei did not answer, but continued: "Mr. Sun, the young master wants me to tell you that there is not only one way to save the country, and he personally feels that you do not have absolute strength in your hands, and you can't reach others, and in the case that the common people are illiterate and don't understand what a republic is, a rash republic will only cheapen those ambitious people and mess up the country in the name of a republic, so he feels that this system is not suitable for the current situation, and he also hopes that you and you will consider it carefully." ”

"In addition." Duan Fei hugged his fists, and just wanted to leave, he suddenly turned his head again, his eyes were cold: "I don't want you to continue to go back to Taiwan, the balance there should not be broken" After speaking, he left the lobby with two assistants, leaving only a room full of Xingzhonghui members with solemn eyes and surprised faces.

"You don't have absolute strength"

Mr. Sun looked at the letter in his hand, his eyebrows were solemn, and he didn't know if it was time to open the letter.

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