There is a proverb in the "Eight Monsters of the Tongzhi Dynasty", one of which is: "Cheng Engong, walk all over the ground." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"It's Lord Chongqi, a member of the Ministry of Rites."

"What is he doing," Li Hongzao frowned slightly, "There was such a big turmoil, I lost my face, and I made the emperor lose face, it's really frizzy." I don't want to see him, but if you tell him, you will say that the old man is going to go on an errand. ”

The housekeeper answered yes and was about to walk away, but was stopped by Weng Tonggong, "Eh, wait, Lan Weng, this Cheng'en Gong was originally from the Eight Banners, and he is a noble figure in our clear stream, you can't wait for him." His thoughts, although reckless, do things that are beneficial to the country, we righteous people, everything with a clear conscience, is a gentleman. ”

"What you said is reasonable, then let's go see each other together, I will say a few words, and I will enter the garden, so please ask Shuping and Brother Yin Xuan to greet me together."

Chongqi is quite handsome, less Mongolian's fierce meaning, seeing the three Hongde Hall Hanlin seniors, dare not slack off, and did not put on the shelf of Cheng Engong, the first to stand up, saluting like a ceremony.

Li Hongzao instructed people to watch the tea, said a few words, and went out, leaving only Xu Tong and Weng Tongyi to accompany Chongqi to speak, the bruises on Chongqi's face were much better, leaving only a little trace, talking and laughing freely, without the slightest embarrassment of being beaten by the Eight Banners, a few people chatted a few words, and made an appointment to go to the Tanzhe Temple on the outskirts of Beijing to enjoy the chrysanthemums and set up a poetry meeting when they were free, and after talking for a while, they dispersed.

Li Hongzao sat in a sedan chair all the way to the Old Summer Palace, where he lived a little far, the emperor had the heart to give him a house close to the Old Summer Palace, so as not to run around, but was rejected by Li Hongzao, although the road is long, on the road can think about things that are usually difficult to calm down and think, and now the house is quite quiet and simple, won Li Hongzao's heart.

He was thinking about how the emperor would ask and how he should answer after entering the university, when suddenly a firecracker sounded, Li Hongzao's thoughts were interrupted, he frowned unhappily, opened the sedan curtain, and asked Changsui, "What's the matter?" ”

Chang Sui walked out, and then walked back, "It was a few merchants who set off firecrackers to celebrate because the Beiyang Navy Division went to the Ryukyus to show off their national prestige. ”

Li Hongzao shook his head, "Although the people's hearts are like this, they don't know that firewood and rice are expensive." ”

Li Hongzao arrived at the duty room of the military aircraft department, and saw that Prince Gong's face was sinking like water, but he didn't care about it, just closed his eyes and recuperated, Wenxiang's health has not been good, so he simply complained at home, and did not come to ask about these bad things, and he was pure and pure. died of Guanwen, retired Jia Frame, and fell ill Wenxiang, so there are only five people in the Military Aircraft Department: Prince Gong, Baojun, Zhu Xueqin, Hu Linyi and Li Hongzao, and the Military Aircraft Department has thousands of affairs, just such five people, it is too insufficient, and it is about to be supplemented again.

Su Lalai came to tell him, saying that the emperor was already in the Qinzheng Palace, and several people packed up their clothes, straightened their hats, and according to the shift, Prince Gong took the lead, followed by Li Hongzao, Bao Jun, Hu Linyi, and Zhu Xueqin.

When he arrived at the Qinzheng Palace, without waiting for Prince Gong to speak, the emperor took out the fold, with a malicious smile on his face, "The Beiyang Navy Division came to report, I went to the waters of Taiwan to inspect the past few days, and then returned to Qingdao along the Ryukyu Islands north, King Yizheng, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is very inappropriate, the minister wants to impeach Peng Yulin," Bao Jun jumped out first, "The center has a decree, and it is not allowed to provoke without permission, Peng Yulin, as the admiral of the navy, cannot hold the orders of the imperial court, cannot be cautious of himself, and cannot appease the soldiers of the navy, and to do such a lawless thing, it is really not to put the emperor and the king of parliament in his eyes, which is particularly hateful!" The minister asked the emperor to demote him, dismiss Peng Yulin from all errands, remove him from his title, and immediately escort him to Beijing and hand him over to the three law divisions. ”

The emperor is obviously in a very good mood, Baojun is aggressive, and he doesn't care at all, "Peng Yulin is not starting a border provocation, just a routine inspection, Taiwan is originally a Qing sea area, and its own sailors are cruising in their own waters, which is the most normal thing, and Peng Yulin went north along the Ryukyus, and now there is no conflict with the Japanese navy, it can be seen that Peng Yulin is still an old man seeking the country and abiding by the orders of the imperial court." ”

Zhu Xueqin knew that the emperor was in a very good mood, and he was also very much in favor of Peng Yulin's move, so he was ready to talk about this matter from another angle, "The dispatch of the Beiyang Naval Division is directly managed by the center, and it is not yet under the command of the military department. If the move of the Beiyang Navy Division angered the Japanese, and the Japanese protested to the Prime Minister's Yamen, how should we respond? ”

"Let's just say that the trade wind blew the fleet escorting the Queen Mother off course and accidentally arrived in Taiwan, wouldn't it be good." The Emperor said casually, "Diplomats, it's just a lie, how can you respond, do you still want to teach you?" (To be continued.) )