Yuan Shikai talked eloquently, he may not understand foreign affairs yet, but when it comes to military affairs, he is still clear, "People outside know that the Beiyang Navy Division will not add new warships in the next few years, but in the future, other people's warships will be purchased one after another. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Li Hongzhang listened quietly, "If we don't take advantage of the good time when the Beiyang Naval Division still has an advantage, knock and knock on Japan, let them be more restrained, so that we can have a chance to recuperate and recuperate, and then do a solid job in Beiyang's military affairs." ”

"There is some truth in your words," Li Hongzhang nodded, "The navy can deter, but North Korea, no more than the sea, still has to take into account the thoughts of the North Koreans." Are there Koreans who are also oriented to Japan? ”

"Yes, there are people in Korea who are good friends with our Great Qing Kingdom, and they think that the Great Qing Kingdom is the suzerainty of Korea for hundreds of years, and the system of articles and classics is all from China, and it is natural that China should be respected, but some people think that China is too old and too old, but Japan is like the rising sun, and it is very vibrant, so it advocates that North Korea should learn everything from Japan, abandon the old and decadent Chinese moral thoughts, and go all about Japan. Dayuanjun is the most oriented to our China, but his power skills are not enough, let's China, he put it back, it's useless, or he was eaten to death by Concubine Min, in addition, there are some people who admire Russia, but these people are not mainstream, mainly pro-Japanese and pro-China. ”

"Then what kind of faction do you think this Concubine Min is?" Li Hongzhang knocked his pipe and squinted his eyes and said.

"The subordinates want to talk about this Concubine Min carefully," Yuan Shikai said, "From an orphan girl who endured humiliation and burden, first enveloped the king of North Korea, and then knocked Dayuanjun to the ground, the wrist is very good, since he did politics, he pulled the Kaihua party to eliminate the pro-China forces of Dayuanjun, and later saw that the Kaihua party was too inflated, and the Japanese were excessively introduced into Korea, and we used our strength to sweep away the Kaihua party, such a woman, not any faction at all, if you talk about the most slippery person in the power trick in Korea, It is none other than Concubine Min, she just wants to maintain her power, and she is not on the edge of any country. ”

"So, it's absolutely right to have two sides and three swords?"

"Yes, such a woman has the deepest scheming, although she governs the country very badly, lives a luxurious life and is cronyistic, but she plays with power, and no one can compare to her when her subordinates look at North Korea. This woman is not simple, if China loses power in North Korea in the future, I am afraid that it will be this woman who will be the first to step on our heads. People in North Korea compare Concubine Min with our queen mother and call her Haidong's 'female Zhong Yao Shun'. ”

"Hmph, the skin is really thick," Li Hongzhang snorted coldly in displeasure, "If the North Koreans are so arrogant, don't care about them." ”

"There are shameless literati in all dynasties and generations, so don't mind." Yuan Shikai said with a smile, "It's just that her henchmen put gold on Concubine Min's face, how dare a little princess of a vassal family compare with the queen mother, she really doesn't deserve to lift shoes." It's just a little trick, and it's not on the table. ”

After listening to Yuan Shikai's words, Li Hongzhang couldn't help laughing, "If she has the means, the old man is not afraid, with you Weiting going to North Korea and treating Concubine Min properly, she must not be able to fly out of the palm of your hand." ”

Yuan Shikai smiled slightly, "The subordinates don't dare." ”

"But what you say, it makes sense, Concubine Min is like this, if you are aggressive, she will definitely be dissatisfied, and then she will go to the Japanese side again," Li Hongzhang said, "This degree, you have a number, I won't say anything more, often send more telegrams to contact, what will happen in the future, the old man will not suddenly not know, even if there is any basket poked, I can also help, you just do it casually." Li Hongzhang put down his pipe, "The first thing at the moment, you will do a good job of Wang Shizi's entry into Beijing, there can be no mistakes, you have a night of rest today, and tomorrow you will take a boat to Seoul, don't wait any longer, wait for you to pass, Baoding's ordnance factory, I will approve a note, and give you a little bit of the best small steel cannons and muskets, our people are inconvenient to increase, but I will send some guns, and the Japanese must not dare to fart." ”

"Yes."

While the two were talking, Li San hurriedly came in from outside, and before he had time to salute, he presented the telegram to Li Hongzhang, "Master, there was an accident in Nagasaki Port, the soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division went ashore and burned a few houses!" ”

"Burn down the house, what's the matter!" Li Hongzhang said quietly, he took the telegram, and after reading it, he said with certainty, "It's nothing more than being jealous with the Japanese, what is it!" ”

He handed the telegram to Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai took it with both hands and looked at it carefully, he also felt that it was nothing, but it echoed what he said just now, "Congratulations to Lord Zhongtang," he returned the telegram to Li San with a smile, "Now there is the best reason to knock the Japanese." ”

"Wei Ting," Li Hongzhang shook his head and said with a smile, "I have such a heart to cause trouble, state affairs are like hemp, when you reach my position as the governor of Zhili, you will know that 'more things are better than less things' is by no means a perfunctory lazy talk about political affairs, it is really too busy, and now that the Beiyang Navy Division is painting warships in Nagasaki Port, and also doing friendly visits, how can you be polite to your neighbors, we have to reprimand ourselves first." He instructed Li San, "First summon the Japanese consul in Tianjin, and then take a telegram to Wu Tingfang, who is the ambassador to Japan, and it is most suitable for Japan to watch what they are making trouble about." ”

"Take a telegram to Ding Ruchang again, ask what is going on, play it carefully, outside, just like Wei Ting said, if the soldier is too soft, it really won't work!"

On April 29, the 16th year of Guangxu, the Beiyang Fleet arrived at the port of Nagasaki, and the citizens of Nagasaki, who had seen for the first time a giant ironclad ship from China, crowded the docks. Looking at the dragon flag flying high on the majestic giant ship, there were complex emotions of amazement, envy, resentment, and hatred in the crowd. On the 9th day of the first month of May, the soldiers of the Beiyang Navy Division went to Nagasaki to shop and hang out, and then because of alcoholism, they started a fight in the prostitute and courtyard in Nagasaki, and had a physical confrontation with the police who arrived immediately, a Japanese policeman was seriously stabbed, and a Chinese sailor was slightly injured, the sailor was arrested, and a courtyard was burned down. (To be continued.) )