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Chapter 179: A Chance Encounter at the Station (I)

Since the regent Zaifeng officially came to power, the entire Qing court has not been in peace. first fell out with Xu Shichang and Feng Guozhang, who had always had a good relationship with him, and completely pushed the Beiyang faction down against him, and then offended Prince Qing Yikuang, who had been watching coldly, and finally created two difficult opponents for himself. Not to mention the fighting between the two sides, even after the next dynasty, they also continued to plot, and Feng Guozhang alone encountered two assassinations during this time, which made the entire Beijing division rumor.

Tianjin, which is close to Beijing, has also been turbulent during this time, and it seems to be particularly tense. The first town of Beiyang Tieliang and some of Duan Qirui's fifth town were frequently transferred, and they all coincidentally stationed in the northern and southern military camps of the Beiyang Army outside Tianjin, and they seemed to be ready to take control of this important military place. The troops in the various concessions in Tianjin also retreated into the concession because of the actions of the Beiyang Army, arranged defenses, and closely monitored the movements of men and horses on both sides. For a time, the entire Tianjin defense battle was cloudy, and the tension of the forces of all parties could be said to have reached the point of being touched.

Fortunately, it has recently been reported that the consuls general of various concessions have joined forces to exert pressure, so that the two sides outside the city dare not make any changes, and the tension in the city has eased a little. But Rao is like this, and there are still many people who come to Tianjin to live in Tianjin who are afraid of being affected by the war, so they fled to the vicinity of Cangzhou and Bazhou to watch the progress of the situation. As a result, there are many fewer idlers and hawkers hanging out on the streets of Tianjin, and the entire Tianjin Wei seems to be a lot depressed.

In addition to fighting for the control of Tianjin, the Fengfeng faction and the Beiyang faction are also trying their best to win over local forces near Zhili, such as the thief Feng San, who has only risen in Chengde Mansion in the last year or two. In addition, Long Jinbao, who is famous in the martial arts world of Bazhou, is also their main target. Not to mention the more than 5,000 long-standing outlaw guards under Long Jinbao, just by virtue of the semi-public registered disciple relationship between him and Xu Changqing, a ninth-rate idler, it was enough to make those people in the Qing court spend a lot of money to win over.

But overnight, Long Jinbao's identity changed from an unpopular supernumerary militia commander to one of the few big people with real power near the Beijing Division. Not only did all his men and horses be classified as national brands, but even the official rank was unusually promoted to a single rank, and the Qing court also specially set up a position for him as the commander of the 6th Army in Cangzhou, Bazhou and Baoding, and the number of men and horses could be expanded to 15,000. Although the Regent Mansion and the Beiyang faction have invested heavily in wooing Long Jinbao, Long Jinbao has always remained neutral as Xu Changqing instructed not to get involved in the battle between the two sides. However, what is surprising is that Long Jinbao's ambiguous and ambiguous attitude has made both parties very satisfied, and the more they attach importance to his strength, the more they envelop him.

Regarding Long Jinbao, a powerful figure who suddenly appeared, those foreigners in the Tianjin Wei Concession who did not know the reason were curious about his rise and wanted to meet him. This day is the birthday of the consul's wife of the British Concession, and the foreign leaders in the Tianjin Concession are also exhausted by the tense atmosphere of these days, so they decided to hold a birthday ball for the British consul's wife to relax, and it is also just the opportunity for the consuls to jointly invite Long Jinbao to participate in the ball, so as to get acquainted with him.

The train from Baoding to Tianjin slowly stopped at Tianjin Station, and more than a dozen people got down in a relatively ** carriage at the end of the special train. These dozen people, dressed in military uniforms and carrying long guns, were trained to erect a human wall within three zhang of the surrounding area as soon as they got off the train, and their eyes looked around vigilantly.

The eyes of many people on the platform were attracted by the movement here, and some of the old rivers and lakes in the crowd who traveled south and north knew very well that these people were definitely not ordinary soldiers, because judging from the figures and steps of these people, they were all masters of foreign kung fu, and they were all full of murderous faces, and they could vaguely smell blood, which was definitely different from those soldiers who were trained in the barracks.

Soon the object of these people came out of the carriage, and I saw that he had a fierce face, a strong figure, wearing a formal Qing court admiral uniform, walking like a dragon and a tiger, and having a breathtaking spirit on his body. This person is the new governor of Bazhou, Cangzhou, and Baoding, Long Jinbao, although he has changed into an official skin, and there is a trace of official authority on his body, but the breath between his eyebrows has always been very strong, obviously the country is easy to change, and his nature is difficult to change.

"Lord Admiral, I'm afraid that this time the foreign devil invited you over just to have a meal!" Long Jinbao's side was followed closely by a thin Shaoxing master with a three-handed mustache, and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Long Jinbao, and continued: "I just got the news this afternoon that the regent left Beijing and came to Tianjin, presumably to take advantage of this foreigner's ball to meet the adults and force the adults to make a statement!"

This Shaoxing master's name is Jin Fengjiu, a man with a white flag in Manchuria, and the people in Bazhou gave him a nickname called the two-headed tiger, and he is the only one among the six tigers under the throne of Longjin who does not know martial arts. He was originally the housekeeper of Changqing's family in Dali Temple, but later because he offended the magnates of Jingshi, he was kicked out and exiled to the border of Bazhou, and happened to meet Long Jinbao, who was doing business. Because he knew a lot about the art of people, he saw that Long Jinbao was extraordinary, so he recommended himself to join Long Jinbao, who was still poor at the time, and became Long Jinbao's think tank, and has been giving advice to Long Jinbao, and mastering Long Jinbao's intelligence network, is one of Long Jinbao's most trusted people.

"Zaifeng personally went out?" Long Jinbao took the letter and looked at it, frowned slightly, slowed down a little, thought for a while, and asked, "What about Xu Shichang and them?" Did they send someone over?"

"No! The foreigners' invitations were all excused by them on the grounds that they were busy with business. Jin Fengjiu shook his head, and said with a rather solemn face: "It seems that they also want to force you to make a choice with Zaifeng's hand." As he spoke, he paused, and then said: "A few days ago, news came from the north that Feng San had been incorporated into his command by Cao Kun, and you and Feng San were both guarding the north-south arteries of the Beijing Division, which can be said to be directly stuck in Zaifeng's throat, and it seems that he was a little forced to be in a hurry. ”

Long Jinbao smiled disdainfully and said, "It's okay if I'm in a hurry, I want to see how much he is willing to spend to buy me, the commander of the 6th Army!"