30. Southern Smoke and Clouds (5)

The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at her fingers, it seems that this murder is indispensable to be made, "The ordnance factories in Jinling, Fuzhou, and Anqing must have accumulated a lot of arms in the old years, and these things are not very useful in China now, so it is better to send them out and let the French come to taste them." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Are there enough people from the south of Vietnam?"

"There is a Jinshi who was originally from the Jing clan, but he knows how to deal with the situation, and the Hue coup d'Γ©tat in the past was calmed down by him, but it is useful, and he is also the same year as Chen Wending, the relationship between Beiqi is not bad."

"That's good, let's watch the play first," Empress Dowager Cixi grimaced, "Anyway, I can't make any effort." ”

Vietnam.

The royal city of Hue has been boiling all over the city, the angel is so powerful, just sitting on the dock is already letting the French honestly retreat, it is really to save the people from hanging upside down, Ege's honor guard everywhere, all the Vietnamese knelt down, five bodies to show respect, Chen Wending was guarding the sedan chair of Ege, holding the sedan chair to the royal city, an attendant followed up and said something in Chen Wending's ear, Chen Wending said to Ege deferentially across the sedan chair, "Teacher, Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, wants to escort the teacher." ”

"Tell this Admiral Liu, he is a remnant of the Taiping Army, I am an official of the Qing Dynasty, I can't control what he does in Vietnam, but if you want to make friends, I still advise him to dispel this idea as soon as possible," Ege snorted coldly in the sedan chair, at this time he was full of ambition, how could he be involved with such a rebellious person, "Let him step down!" ”

Chen Wending couldn't, so he had to escort Ege to the front of the Great South Gate, Ruan Wenxiang had already put on the python suit again, and led the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to wait in front of the Great South Gate, and when he saw the honor guard of Ege arrive, he quickly knelt down and saluted, and Ege walked out arrogantly, letting Ruan Wenxiang and the others get up, "Why be polite?" Hurry up. ”

"The subjects of Vietnam are grateful and regard angels as reborn parents. How can you not bow as a sign of respect? Please wait for me! ”

Qunchen Shan shouted, "Please accept my wait!" ”

Ege nodded, very satisfied with the Vietnamese courtesy, "Vietnam is a vassal of China. As an envoy, the old man represents the gift of ****, which is naturally his duty, and he wants to be angry for Vietnam, please rest assured. The Western Saints sent me here so that the French would leave Vietnam and not be allowed to occupy the Chinese vassals! ”

Everyone listened excitedly, and hurriedly knelt down, and finally finished the salute, Ruan Wenxiang asked Ege to get on the sedan chair, "The ministers and others will help the sedan chair for the angel to enter the palace!" ”

Chen Wending was also about to enter the palace, but was stopped by Ruan Wenxiang, "The Holy Lord asked you to take Liu Yongfu back to Shenglong Mansion quickly, and you don't have to enter the palace." ”

Chen Wending was a little annoyed. "What does that mean?"

"You still can't understand what our saint means?" Ruan Wenxiang said with a smile, but his eyes were cold, without the slightest temperature, "He is afraid that you and the Black Flag Army are in Hue City, afraid that he will learn from the old rules and have another coup d'Γ©tat, and today he almost wants to put you in prison to explain to the French, do you still think that in Hue, what good fruit can you eat?" He just asked me to be the head of the cabinet again," Nguyen Van Xiang felt very disgusting, for Emperor Duc. Any minister is a victim that can be discarded, "This is only because there is still a little use in China that I was reinstated." ”

"It's inconvenient for you to go back to Hue, it's better to go up to the Dragon Mansion, Your Majesty won't let you stay. I also think it's good for you to go back, the French are heading north, they must want to attack Beiqi, your Thang Long Province is dangerous! Nguyen Van Xiang said in a deep voice, "If the division expects it to be good, today the French have given face to the Chinese." If you don't attack Hue, you won't give face to the Chinese anymore, and even, the Chinese will give face to the French and stop interfering in the situation in Beiqi! Then rely on your military strength to defend Thang Long Mansion...... It's really embarrassing. ”

"The students are not afraid, it's a big deal to sacrifice their lives for the country," Chen Wending bowed to Ruan Wenxiang and got up to leave, "Please look at the students' performance." ”

Chen Wending rode out of the Great South Gate on horseback, although he felt that the future was uncertain, but his fighting spirit was very high, he took Liu Yongfu and the Black Flag Army out of Hue City together, "Admiral Liu," Chen Wending said apologetically to Liu Yongfu, "This time Hue counterinsurgency, I am in the position of a governor, you have no reward at all." ”

Liu Yongfu rode his horse and shook his head to show that he didn't mind, "If you take the money, you naturally want to share your worries for the king, and I don't care much about what official position." Lord Chen, to tell you the truth, Thang Long Mansion can't hold it," he poured cold water on Chen Wending, who was full of confidence, "As long as the French warships sail into the Red River and bombard the walls of Thang Long Mansion a few times, relying on my Black Flag Army, they will not be able to defeat the French, and the strength of the Black Flag Army lies in sneak attacks." ”

"If you can't hold it, you have to give it a try." Chen Wending said firmly.

"The base of the Black Flag Army is Baosheng City," Liu Yongfu said coldly, "Please forgive me, if the casualties are too heavy, I will not defend Thang Long Mansion and let my brothers shed their lives for a city that does not belong to the Black Flag Army." ”

Liu Yongfu's status in Vietnam is similar to that of a land king, he does not listen to the announcement, it is okay to raid the French as before, and he has to fight a head-on battle, "We don't have enough muskets and artillery, if this problem is not solved, I will leave Thang Long Province immediately." ”

Chen Wending had a headache when he heard this, "Please wait patiently, Lord Admiral, and wait until we return to Shenglong Mansion to make plans." He was also helpless, after all, it was difficult for the Dharma King to command the Black Flag Army freely, let alone himself, the small governor of Beiqi.

The group went out of Hue City, towards the north of the horse whip fast, but in one day, arrived at Thang Long Province, at this time the French warship has not yet arrived in Hanoi, still outside the Yalong Bay, Chen Wending just sat down in the Governor's Palace, the door sent a greeting post up, Chen Wending looked, as if grasping a life-saving straw, "Hurry up," Chen Wending said in a loud voice, "Hurry up!" ”

It was Li Yansheng who had a friendship in the past in the same year, the word Run'an, Guangxu five years of the second class Jinshi, Kunming County, Yunnan Prefecture, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has always been idle, according to his own words is to resign from the official and do not do, to the vassal country to relax and do business.

Chen Wending is not a fool, but he does not pierce these lies, and pulls Li Yansheng straight to the study, and bows down, "Please Brother Run'an to rescue the Vietnamese people." ”

"I already know about you," Li Yansheng said with a smile waving his fan, "Don't worry, I've already contacted the country and sent you all the muskets." (To be continued.) )