It was more than ten years after leaving China and returning to Europe that Jia Wu and Tianfei understood the true meaning of Luo Xin's "not taking risks". Luo Xin didn't feel that they were not loyal enough to the Qing Dynasty, but they couldn't tell if they still had a trace of loyalty to the Qing court in their hearts. Because, the wife of the governor of Jiangnan at that time was secretly plotting against the Qing court, which can be called one of the biggest "anti-thieves", no wonder the former owner of Taihu Lake Water Village, who had a "husband killing" with the government, would willingly obey that woman's orders, and the two of them were actually on the same road. It's a pity that it was too late for them to know, at that time, Luo Xin and the others had already become free people, and, quite unfortunately, they still needed the support of Luo Xin and his group to continue the "great cause" that they had not been able to complete.

Therefore, in the days to come, every time they think of this incident, Jia Wu and the others feel depressed. Because they felt that they should have been able to see through Luo Xin's attitude towards the Qing court a long time ago, and take the opportunity to threaten them.

Because, after that meeting, although Rakhin did not do anything to them again, after they got on the boat leaving Shanghai and arrived at Temasek, Rakham's messenger was already waiting for them there. The five messengers and five letters are all irrelevant, but when the five letters are put together, they are clearly telling them one thing: in the future naval battle in the Indian Ocean, they must do their best to give advice to the British, and to make the Qing army's army defeat a few times, and, in the letter, Luo Xin also described in detail the military deployment of the Qing court in the Indian Ocean, from the various strengths and firepower under the command of General Nian Qianyao, who commanded the naval division, to the deployment of the Qing army's troops in various parts of India, What is the combat strength, even the "sexual" personality and hobbies of the garrison generals can be clearly explained, and not only the Qing army, but even the situation of the Indian Turkish army organized by the Qing court in the local area is also very clear. Arguably. The contents of these letters were of great military value, and whether they were given to the British or any other country, even if they were returned to the Qing court, they would have received great benefits.

However, Jia Wu is too "smart", and there is a saying that "being smart is mistaken by being smart", and the two of them think that this is the reason why they have not been able to gain the upper hand in front of Luo Xin. After receiving the letter, they thought that Rohin was only representing Mader. Such a betrayal of his own intelligence. It is very likely that they want to fight some hostile forces. Moreover, they don't believe that a person like Luo Xin, who has mastered a secret organization with huge power, would hand over his handle to others so casually, not to mention that it is impossible for them to accuse Luo Xin with these letters that are not evidence at all, even if they do, who knows if Luo Xin has any back-ups? They were just alone at the time, and if they provoked each other, they would probably not be able to live in peace even if they hid in Europe. And if they wanted to hide in Europe, why did they bother to denounce Luo Xin to the Qing court? Moreover, if the Qing army was defeated several times in a row. The British will certainly be dragged in India by the enraged Qing court.

At that time, Jia Wu can take advantage of the British's full attention to India and plot his own affairs. It can be said that Luo Xin's doing this is equivalent to giving them a huge opportunity.

So. Jia Wu and "plugged" Tianfei finally accepted Luo Xin's "remote control" this time. However, the two of them didn't expect that this time, they would never be able to get rid of Luo Xin's control, especially when the angry Qing fleet hit the west coast of the Indian Ocean, they couldn't get out of this predicament.

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Tianjin.

Early in the morning, when the genius was just dawning, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Zhili Naval Division was the head of the army, and the civil and military officials at all levels in Tianjin, from the prefect and the Tongzhi to the various county commanders under their jurisdiction. And the crowded people, who were already lined up at the gates of the city, would have been able to see through the city walls, and from the gates of the city to the general army of the navy on the other side of the city, the roads were full of soldiers and civilians.

They're waiting for someone.

And there is only one person in the world who can make Tianjin's civil and military officials use such a big battle to greet them: Kangxi!

However, even if there is enough battle in place. Wu Huaxing and the others still felt a little nervous. This is not because he is nervous about seeing Kangxi, he can become the chief soldier of the Zhili Navy Division guarding the Bohai Sea, Wu Huaxing is naturally a military general who can be respected by Kangxi, and the number of times he has seen Kangxi is not much, so he will naturally not feel nervous about this kind of thing anymore. It's just that it was only a short time since he received Kangxi's order to come to Tianjin to inspect the land, for fear that his lack of preparation would make Kangxi unhappy.

Kangxi's will came to him last night, and it was only less than half a day. Moreover, there is no specific content written on it, it just says that Kangxi will bring several princes and important ministers to Tianjin to inspect it, and the time is today. For this unknown situation, it is night again, and the nine gates of the capital have probably been closed long ago, and Wu Huaxing can't send anyone to ask Tong Guowei, who promoted him to this position, what is going on, so he can only do his best to prepare to take over.

Wu Huaxing first found the prefect of Tianjin, and then found the Tianjin land army, and then, a team of officers and soldiers, catching fast, plus those security chiefs and Li Zheng in Tianjin City acted together, and in the middle of the night, Tianjin City was like chickens and dogs, and finally put down such a posture now. And Wu Huaxing's chief soldier Yamen, he also sent people to quickly clean it up, and even took seven wives from the oldest to the youngest were cleared to the inn, and each room was scented with incense for half a night, tired of many spice sellers in Tianjin After shouting that they were losing money, they were finally temporarily done, just waiting for Kangxi to settle in.

It can be said that Wu Huaxing acted extremely decisively, but he forgot one thing, that is, the people of the entire Tianjin City did not sleep all night, and if they yawned collectively when they greeted Kangxi, what kind of situation would it be?

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In a slightly frightened waiting, half a day passed.

One night plus half a day without sleep, Wu Huaxing, the chief soldier, was fine, but the entire formation he listed was a little cowardly.

"Zhentai, why hasn't the emperor come yet?" Tianjin Land Commander Li Hana couldn't help it, leaned over to Wu Huaxing's side and asked.

"Brother, I don't know when the holy car will arrive. Wait patiently! "Rihana is a relative of the Jue Luo clan. Wu Huaxing didn't dare to slack off, so he could only laugh with him.

"Well, I knew I would have asked everyone to come back in the morning!" Rihana shook her head and muttered, stepping aside. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Wu Huaxing's behavior, even if he was from the clan, he still didn't have much to say about welcoming the holy driver.

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Wait until the afternoon again!

Because there are officers and soldiers watching. The people who were dragged to greet the holy car were unable to walk, but if they could manage their legs, could they still control their mouths? Moreover, the officers and soldiers who are responsible for maintaining order get up earlier than those ordinary people, and they have to go around "Latin", and then they have to put on a serious posture of eight hundred, this station is a day, but they can't wait for the arrival of Kangxi, so. The hearts of these officers and soldiers. More resentful than the common people. So, starting from the gate of the city, all the way to the gate of the chief soldier of the navy. The spittle of the common people and the officers and soldiers gradually became a trend of cleaning the streets of Tianjin.

"Mr. Wu, what are you going to do?" Tianjin Governor Wu Qingtai is also a little unbearable, he is a local administrative official, allowing Wu Huaxing to "Raf" to take responsibility, this is good, after a day and a night, the shadow of the holy car has not been seen at all, if he is impeached by the official because of this, how can this be done?

"Lord Wu, wait a little longer......" Wu Huaxing's forehead was already covered with sweat. Now the decree has been delivered into his hands. Naturally, he is not afraid that Kangxi will not come, but when will he arrive?

Although he has various reasons, but things have come to the point where he has already offended the entire Tianjin officialdom and tens of thousands of people, and if he wants to make friends with these people again in the future, he will have a lot of blood.

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"The ......"

After another hour or so, the sound of horses' hooves reached the ears of the officials who had been waiting for almost a day and a night from a distance, and the officials, who had already found their own seats to rest, jumped up one after another. Because we want to welcome Kangxi's holy drive. The official road from the city gate has long been emptied by officers and soldiers, and all the people who want to enter the city have to go around the city gates in other places, so the horses that can approach the city gate must have something to do with Kangxi's holy drive. Therefore, led by the officials, the people at the city gate gathered all stretched their heads.

However, the reality is always a little different from what I imagined.

What appeared in people's eyes were just two knights wearing uniforms, which showed that the people who came were just ordinary green battalion soldiers, and they might be sending some kind of official newspaper. As a result, many people retract their gaze and look for a place to rest. However, Wu Huaxing couldn't wait to meet him, because the chief soldier of the Navy Division recognized these two knights, and these were the personal soldiers he sent out to inquire about the news of Kangxi's holy drive.

"How? Where has the Holy Driver gone? ”

"My lord......" Seeing the general soldier who had rushed up before they dismounted, the two knights hurriedly reined in the reins of their horses, hugged their fists to Wu Huaxing and said, "My lord, we have walked nearly fifty miles along the official road, and we have not encountered the holy driver. Just listen", "Hear what? "Fifty miles without encountering a holy driver? Wu Huaxing's scalp is numb! Didn't you say that you were going to bring the important ministers and the prince with you? In this case, this formation must not be small, so naturally it should have been fully prepared a long time ago, but why hasn't the holy car arrived yet? Could it be that Kangxi is still in the Forbidden City and hasn't come out? Even if you are an emperor, you can't play people like this! It's all like this, how will he continue to mix in Tianjin City in the future?

"We heard someone from the tea house on the side of the road...... I saw a team of hundreds of knights already coming towards our Tianjin City this morning! One of the horsemen said cautiously.

"What? ......" Wu Huaxing sat down on the ground on the spot.

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Big Sale!

Admiral Lei Ru of Zhili stood below, carefully looking at Kangxi, who was looking at the sea with a clairvoyant mirror on the fort, and secretly prayed for the unlucky general soldier. I hope that guy can react soon and stop waiting at the city gate. However, he also knew that even if Wu Huaxing came, he would not be able to recover the fate of being severely punished.

"What's wrong with this guy with a pig brain? If the holy driver wants to come with a big fanfare, I'm afraid that Tianjin will get the news half a month early, how can he only have one day to pick up the car? It's stupid to not even think of this! Now it's okay, even the civil and military officials of the entire Tianjin can't escape punishment once, this kid's life is over! ”

Thinking of Gao Wenyi, the Tianjin general soldier who was dismissed and punished by Kangxi because of the lax garrison, Lei Ru sighed again. Last time, Gao Wenyi and the deputy general Huang Xiangxin were sued by Yu Zhong, who led the Manchurian Navy Division south, and have been silent since then. Wu Huaxing and these officials in Tianjin provoked Kangxi because of Old Man Fei's team going south, it seems that those people are really the destined nemesis of Tianjin officials, and the next time the official candidates recommended to the imperial court to Tianjin have to ask the parties first.

"Tong Xiang, what did Ferdinand do, and he actually wanted the emperor to come to Dagu in person? ......" Lei Ru approached Tong Guowei and asked in a low voice. Just now because Wu Hua took over and disturbed the people, Tong Guowei had already reprimanded him. Still, he couldn't help the curiosity in his heart. Kangxi suddenly led several princes and Tong Guowei and Ma Qi, two important ministers of the country, and hundreds of internal guards to Tianjin, he didn't believe that it would only be to welcome a Ferdinand, even if the eighth elder brother came back with him, it would not be such a great honor.

"You'll know when they come!" Tong Guowei stood in front of the fort with his eyes closed, like a statue, motionless, making it impossible to see what mood he was in. However, Lei Ru is sure. This Tong Xiangye's mood at this time must be extremely unhappy.

"Lei Ru!"

Tong Guowei didn't say. Lei Ru didn't want to ask again, and just wanted to retreat to the side to stand, Kangxi's voice suddenly came down from the fort.

"The minions are here!" Kangxi's voice came too suddenly. Lei Ru hit a fierce fight, and then hurriedly knelt down and shouted.

"You come up!"

"Slaves obey!"

In addition to Tong Guowei and Ma Qi, there were only thirteen and fourteen princes who followed Kangxi, but now these people can only stand under the fort, and now when he hears Kangxi calling him up, Lei Ru knew that Kangxi might have something to ask himself, but he still couldn't help but be excited, hurriedly picked up his official uniform, and jumped up in two steps.

"You've also been a sailor. I ask you, what is the speed of those two ships? Seeing Lei Ru coming up, Kangxi didn't wait for the other party to salute, so he shoved the clairvoyant mirror in his hand into Lei Ru's hand, and then pointed to a few masts emerging from the horizon in the distance and asked.

"Boat?" When Lei Ru heard the order, he hurriedly picked up the clairvoyant mirror and looked towards the horizon, and soon, he found the ships that Kangxi said.

"Your Majesty. This is my Daqing's coastal defense class, warship, they ...... No, there is no wind today, how can they sail so fast? And there's more...... He, why didn't they sail? Alas, not good, Your Majesty, the ship is on fire! ”

Lei Ru screamed anxiously, but when he took the clairvoyant mirror away from his eyes and turned to Kangxi in surprise, he found that the other party had a calm face and did not look anxious.

"Sail fast? Can you keep up with the speed of the sail? Ignoring Lei Ru's eagerness, Kangxi asked again.

"Your Majesty", since Kangxi was not in a hurry, Lei Ru naturally didn't dare to say anything, and he suddenly remembered that when he looked at the place just now, there seemed to be two thick chimneys on those ships! Can...... Chimney? Lei Ru didn't have time to think about why a chimney should be installed on the wooden ship, so he could only answer Kangxi's question first: "'Haiphong, the class warship is the most powerful ship in my Qing Dynasty, and it usually goes all out, and it can almost have a speed of nearly ten knots, and if it encounters a tailwind, it will only be faster!'"

But now, there is no wind and no sails, and the speed of the minions is probably not less than nine knots. That's a lot of speed, and if you add the sails, I'm afraid it won't be less than thirteen knots! Even a light clipper is not much faster than that! If it is put into naval warfare, the minions dare to guarantee that this kind of warship, which is not very limited by the wind, can definitely become a big killer! ”

"Oh?" Kangxi's eyebrows were raised, noncommittal, as if he was pondering something.

“…… Hey! What's going on? Taking advantage of Kangxi's thoughtful opportunity, Lei Ru picked up the clairvoyant mirror and looked into the distance, he still felt quite curious about the warship with the chimney! However, this hope made him discover something peculiar.

"What's wrong?" Hearing Lei Ru's surprised voice, Kangxi took the clairvoyant mirror and asked while raising it to look at it.

"Your Majesty, have you seen that those two 'coastal defenses', behind them, there is also a smaller ship! But...... Why didn't the ship even have a mast? ”

At this time, the opposite fleet had completely sailed out of the sea level, and Lei Ru could already roughly see the ship he was talking about, a ship that was not slipping away, and the entire hull seemed to be smeared with several layers of black paint. Similarly, smoke was coming from the ship.

"Sure enough, I didn't lie! Ferdinand, Ferdinand, you are amazing! But aren't you embarrassing me by doing so? Kangxi slowly put down the clairvoyant mirror and let out a sigh of relief imperceptibly, his eyes a little hesitant.