Chapter 293 Playing a bachelor also requires strength!
"D duel!"
"Puff." When Master Li saw this, a mouthful of water sprayed on Du Dazhuang, who sent the telegram. He bent down and only felt a stomach cramp. When he looked up, he saw that Dazhuang had hidden to the edge with the corner of his clothes. He quickly turned his head and shouted, "San Niang, it's my fault that it's not good to help Da Zhuang wash clothes."
"Well, I'm going now." Luo Sanniang twisted her eyebrows and finished the last stroke of practice. When she got up, she found that Du Dazhuang's clothes were somehow sprayed with a big spot by Li Mo. She covered her mouth and smiled, "I was also careless to make him strong."
"It's okay. I'm really fine." Seeing that Sanniang was going to help him wash his clothes, Du Dazhuang was so scared that he waved his hand repeatedly: "Young master, I'm going to change my clothes and I'll be back in a while." After saying that, he ran out of the yard.
"This is strong, really." Luo Sanniang smiled and was about to go back to practice writing. She saw Master Li staring at him in a daze. His eyes stopped straight on his chest. He immediately raised his chest hotly. He looked at him with anger and hugged the book and said angrily, "I'm going back to practice."
Master Li's second father-in-law was confused. He was just thinking about how to clean up the mess made by Ji Rushan. Forget it, you won't be ashamed after eating it at night. Looking at the twisted buttocks under the flag, he grinded his teeth and thought to himself.
When the shadow disappeared in the corner of the corridor, her mind returned to the telegram in front of her. None of the bastards in the navy is really worry-free. Pinching the detailed message sent by Ji Rushan, Master Li scratched his head. From the Long Guozhang to the later Fang Jin, Ning Xiaochuan, to Le Fei, who had just took office, were all guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic. Originally, he felt that Ji Rushan was quite stable, but he didn't expect this guy to come to this trick. Don't be impressed. The situation, the bachelor's straightforwardness makes people laugh and cry.
However, the army really needs this kind of bachelor's bad temper. Although Gigot speaks rudely on the surface, it actually reflects his current awkward position, that is, although he defeated Japan and formed the world's fourth navy, it is still not recognized by the mainstream of Europe!
It's time for the world to recognize and open the door to this division of the world for yourself!
The young master doesn't want to be a second Germany!
While thinking about how to make the most of this opportunity, a burst of laughter interrupted him. Looking up, Chen Ping and Li Enfu had already walked into the small courtyard with laughter.
Knowing that the two of them were fond of tea, he hurriedly asked Duan Yueer to make a good pot of tea for them, and then returned to the telegram just now.
"Why, the young master is also worried?" Li Enfu looked at the telegram and turned his head and smiled: "Yuanshou, your people are becoming more and more famous. If you continue to be such an asshole, I'm afraid that sooner or later you will be blocked at the door of the British family."
Chen Ping didn't care at all and smiled: "It's not enough to block the British, but France, I'm sorry that they don't have the courage to fight."
Li Mo also nodded. It is indeed impossible for France to fight for Taiwan. First of all, most of France's interests are in Vietnam and the southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty. If they hadn't planned the attack by themselves, the French would have considered Hainan and Guangzhou first.
Secondly, there is a precedent for Japan. He blew up the expeditionary fleet twice in a row. It is impossible for the French not to worry. Although he is the second in the world, he is not as strong as the British level of one-on-one, the second and third. In addition, Luzon was occupied, and he completely withdrew from the game. The Pacific Fleet without worries about the future is completely fine. Free up more than ten capital ships to fight against the enemy wholeheartedly, so the French will certainly worry about the safety of Cam Ranh Bay and Vietnam.
The most important thing is that France lacks allies. It is still early before World War I. The French are very unhappy about the African colonies and Britain. In addition, they also have to face the threat on German land and the German navy that is rapidly expanding its army, so it is impossible to send a huge fleet far away. East, unless the French are funny, as long as they hint at Germany that they will drag France to retaliate against the main fleet, William II will definitely wave into Paris.
So, this is the worst era and the best era. The curtain of alliance has not been completely opened. All countries are working on their own interests. It is impossible to unite to deal with themselves. Even the most active United States has lost two battleships. After the army is trapped in the mire of Cuba, it must first worry about this naval air. Will you be patroned by Master Li's naval guns on your west coast during the window period, instead of joining France to find trouble for yourself!
It can be said that as long as it does not offend Britain and is not stupid enough to go to war with several families at the same time, then Master Li is safe, and the Chinese ship plan has begun to be implemented. When the Chinese ship is flooded, I'm afraid it is not Master Li who feels threatened, but the European powers!
Now, Xingzhong, which is funded by firearms, will be even more troublesome. In fact, he did not expect that this organization, which was born in Hawaii in history, would survive tenaciously like Xiaoqiang and quietly take root in Taiwan, which looks like an isolated island. If it hadn't been for the intelligence department two years ago, had monitored the failure in Guangzhou at its own instructions. I don't think the uprising will attract my attention. Unfortunately, I have been too busy in the past two years and don't want to fight against Daqing too early, so I deliberately watched them grow up.
Not to mention whether the republic of the Xingzhong Association has hope for the time being, the main reason is that after they are rooted in the south of Taiwan, it is very unfavorable to the next action. Qiu Fengjia's autonomy will be maintained at least until the middle of next year. At that time, Britain will be entangled in the Anglo-Poland War, and the sight will be temporarily withdrawn from the Far East. With the war, it is around Britain and Germany. The competition for African colonies between the four countries of France and Italy will be white-hot.
However, what is uneasy is that Qiu Fengjia is not a management talent. Now, although the local gentry in Taiwan are convinced, no one knows how many people secretly support them. Although he is not afraid of their infiltration, he must still send more eyes to stare at him for a long-term peace.
Thinking of this, Li Mo put down the telegram and asked, "Mr. Li, Yuanshou, Taiwan, are you going to do this?"
Li Enfu and Chen Ping looked at each other and immediately said, "The young master's concern is indeed reasonable. The two of us also came for this matter. Tang Shaoyi has contacted Britain before. Britain said that as long as we do not enter Taiwan, they will not support France's occupation of Taiwan. In addition, Feng Qi also sent a telegram to prepare for the Qing Dynasty. Give up Taiwan in exchange for the French to send troops to Guangzhou to help them destroy the revolutionary party. We believe that if Taiwan really does control itself and the French do not get benefits, I'm afraid they will take the opportunity to enter Guangzhou!"
Li Mo frowned. This was a new situation. He really didn't consider it before. He didn't expect that the Qing court would use Taiwan in exchange for the French army to enter Guangzhou to help suppress bandits. This move seemed to be very familiar with the means of subjugating China.
"Don't think about it, young master. This is indeed Li Hongzhang's attention. Cixi has re-activated him and appointed him as the governor of Guangdong and transferred to suppress the revolutionary party."
As soon as Chen Ping finished speaking, Li Enfu also immediately said, "After Li Hongzhang promised to serve in Guangdong, he immediately contacted Hurd and sent telegrams to the British and French ambassadors respectively. It can be seen that the exchange of Taiwan for Guangzhou Anning was indeed written by him, and we believe that Guangdong The governor may be just a springboard. Cixi's real idea is to make him the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
"Liangguang is now an important place for the Qing Dynasty. France and Britain have complex forces here and close to Hong Kong, so their important surnames are no less than Liangjiang and Zhili. Li Hongzhang is sophisticated and deeply appreciated by Cixi, so it is almost a for sure conclusion that he will be the governor of Liangguang."
Li Enfu took a sip of tea and continued: "Once he becomes the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he will definitely rely more on Britain and France, take advantage of the wealth of Guangdong and Guangxi to build armed forces, which may be a big hindrance to our future operations."
"It's not a big deal." Chen Ping shook his head: "As long as we can enter Taiwan, the southeast coast is a pool of stagnant water. Whether it is Li Hongzhang or Liu Kun's hole, there is no way to escape from the palm of our hands. Now the biggest problem is still Taiwan. We should send a powerful person to help Qiu Fengjia control Taiwan while also Beware of the infiltration of other forces, and wave troops to enter as soon as the time is ripe.
"As long as the soldiers go in." Speaking of this, Chen Ping's eyes were cold and he snorted, "If they have the means to turn the world, they can't use it!"
"That's right. So who are you going to send?" Li Mo asked.
"I have discussed with Yuanshou that it is better for this person to be born in the army, and he must be loyal, so we think Zhang Zuolin is good." Li Enfu said the candidate.
Zhang Zuolin?!
Li Mo's heart trembled. Although Zhang Zuolin has been working in the general staff over the years, it is completely like a different person, and Duan Fei did not find that he has any strange intentions, but people's hearts are separated. In history, this big man is much better than relying on his golden finger to come to today. Put this kind of figure on the isolated island platform. Bay, I'm still a little worried.
But after all, this matter can't be said to others, otherwise Master Li will really become a monster, so he thought for a moment and said, "General Shen can't do it without Zhang Zuolin, and he doesn't have the experience of performing tasks alone. Let's change Sun Jiugong."
This proposal was immediately approved by Li Enfu. Sun Jiugong and several assistants have been in Cuba for nearly two years, and he has shown his ability to be independent. Among the officers at all levels of the General Staff, except for Jiang Tianxiu, who has stayed in Luzon for two years, he is indeed the best candidate.
Only Chen Ping was secretly surprised. Although Sun Jiugong and his party had arrived in Luzon on the Tingfeng for temporary rest, the large-depth interspersed combat plan he had tailored for the Cuban Revolutionary Army had been unanimously approved by the staff.
Especially his long-distance attack tactical style, even the young master greatly appreciates it. Before the task is completed, he has decided to arrange him to the cavalry, and for him to buy tens of thousands of horses from Mongolia and other places, he is ready to hand over the cavalry to him when he comes back and form the first real maneuver. The army didn't expect to suddenly change its mind at the last minute. Is there anything Taiwan is particularly worried about?
Li Mo did not explain and continued: "The matter in Taiwan will be settled like this. As soon as the negotiations between the Qing court and the French are over, let Qiu Fengjia declare autonomy immediately. I would like to see how Li Hongzhang can play now."
"But young master, once Taiwan is autonomous, I'm afraid the French will take the opportunity to suppress the bandits in Guangzhou. What should we do?" Chen Ping asked.
"Then let Li Hongzhang have a headache. He attracted Russia and destroyed the Northern Ocean. We helped him solve the problem, and we can't help him solve France anymore." Li Mo took a deep breath: "Don't focus on the gains and losses of each city and one place. We are not specially designed to block the Qing Dynasty. No one can save the erosion of the Qing Dynasty."
"The young master is right." On this issue, unlike Chen Ping's concern that more human lives will be needed in the future, Li Enfu is much more open-minded. He smiled and said, "As long as we take Taiwan, we can slowly penetrate the southeast coast. Even if the French divide Guangzhou, what can they do? And according to my observation, I'm afraid Yanjing City won't stop for a long time.
"Oh? What does this mean, sir?
Chen Ping narrowed his eyes, and even Li Mo pricked up his ears to hear the opinions of the people of this era on the struggle between the Weixin faction and the empress faction in Yanjing City.
Li Enfu cleared his throat, and his face suddenly became serious. He said, "Cixi has been hanging the curtain for many years. The heart of greed and power has been opened, and she is willing to give up so easily.
Although the dement is a good thing, there are too many involved. Weng Tongsu is known as the mentor of the deity. What he really wants is to overthrow the post-party and help the emperor's students regain power. Although Kang Youwei and Tan Si have talents, they have no real power. They think that they can achieve the wish of the deregulation by tying the emperor, but they forget that the emperor's party How can you be willing to hand over the power and make the royal family a symbol and decoration?
The way to establish a constitution is to take the first priority, but Guangxu is indecisive. I don't know if he really wants to renew his mind, but he is definitely not willing to fall aside the imperial power, so he wants to regain power by renewing and no longer be a puppet of Cixi.
But they all have a biggest defect, that is, they lack background and strength, no power and no soldiers. How can they ensure the reform? The innovation is not empty talk. The bloodless revolution has not yet appeared in this world. Without military power, everything is empty talk!
It can be seen from the fact that they have been sending people to contact Yuan Shikai recently that since Ronglu became the governor of Zhili, the empress party has held the greatest military power around Yanjing, and the only one that is no longer under his jurisdiction is Yuan Shikai's new army, so they want to ask Yuan Shikai to support them.
However, I'm afraid they will be disappointed. Tang Shaoyi has followed Yuan Shikai for many years. According to him, what he is best at not to send help in the snow, but to take advantage of the situation to fight for his own interests. Although the party behind the enemy and the new party seem to be evenly matched now, if Li Hongzhang is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Xiang army of the Huai Army and Guangyong became the foreign aid of the empress party. With his shrewdness, I'm afraid he won't bet so easily.
The current reformists seem to be supported by the emperor, Weng Tongsu's plan inside, and Kang You are running for Tan Si and others. They are very powerful. In the past few days, they have taken advantage of Taiwan's affairs to advocate a lot, and they have also taken our occupation of the Northeast as the goal of attack. They believe that the Qing Dynasty has come to the time for reform, and only through reform. Only with the restoration can we resist the humiliation outside and restore the imperial power internally.
But I don't know if you have found it, the young master and Yuanshou. The more you cover it up, the more silent the party behind the enemy will be. It seems to be acquiesced. But in fact, according to Feng Qi's call, Ronglu and others have asked him and other foreign envoys many times to test their current Yanjing Bureau. Therefore, he also felt that this might be a signal for the empress party to take action, but he was afraid that we would intervene, so he did not launch it for a long time.
"So what should we do?" After listening to this, Chen Ping gradually understood what Li Enfu meant.
Li Enfu looked at Li Mo and said with a smile, "It depends on what the young master wants?"
"What does this have to do with me? Is it possible that if I help Guangxu, he will give up the throne to me? Li Mo scratched his head, waved his hand and threatened with a smile, "Mr. Li, don't be a good deal, or I'll let Xianqi go to your Mrs. Ru to blow the wind."
"Don't!" Li Enfu almost jumped up. It turned out that since Li Enfu's original wife died of illness more than a year ago, it was not until not long ago that Mrs. Fang asked someone to speak for him as a matchmaker that she married the current lady. But before Fang Boqian and Mrs. Fang returned to Lushun, they entrusted Fang Xianqi to see it often, and the two became handkerchief friends.
Seeing that Li Enfu also had such a time, Chen Ping suddenly laughed.
Li Enfu didn't dare to talk about the young master, so he had to stare at Chen Ping, took out a cigarette and handed it to the latter. After lighting the fire and letting the smoke turn around in his lungs, he suddenly said, "Young master, a British businessman recently wanted to buy 20,000 guns from us."
"The British buy guns?!" Li Mo frowned and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's Yuan Shikai!"
Chen Ping suddenly frowned, and the fire of the cigarette butt was imprinted on his face, suddenly and dark: "Yuan Shikai bought a gun. What do you want to do?"
"It's very simple. First, I'm afraid of us and want to strengthen myself. In addition, with these two thousand guns, it is difficult to threaten him no matter who wins or loses between Guangxu and Cixi!" After saying that, Li Enfu picked up the teacup and wanted to moisten his throat, but suddenly stopped: "Now our question is, do we want to give him these guns!"
Chen Ping immediately understood what Li Enfu meant, and the cigarette butt was even more urgent.
Give, which means that when attacking Zhili and Yanjing in the future, they will definitely pay a greater price, which is also inconsistent with the consistent practice of weakening the strength of the Qing Dynasty.
If you don't give it, then Yuan Shikai may not be worried about his strength. The greatest possibility is to take risks to support Guangxu, because he helps Cixi, and he still has to look at the face of the Huai army and the Xiang army outside. However, if he supports Guangxu, then Guangxu will definitely increase his efforts to eliminate the military power of the governors after seizing power. That At that time, I will rely more on him.
But the biggest problem in this is that even if it is sold to him, Yuan Shikai may still take risks to support Guangxu. If Emperor Guangxu seizes the imperial power, this result is not in his own interests.
After listening to the two people's analysis of the Xinists and the Empress' Party, Li Mo laughed. If he hadn't known the historical direction of later generations, he really couldn't guarantee whether Yuan Shikai would turn to Guangxu or Cixi, but after his appearance, history changed too much, so he did not dare to take it lightly.
Immediately laughed and said, "I said, are you both confused? This kind of small thing is too simple. Tell the British later that these guns can't be in the hands of the Repatriation Party, or I will assassinate him all over the world!"
"Assassin him all over the world!" Li Enfu and Chen Ping suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, and the black line on their foreheads rushed around.
Is this the future emperor who wants to create a new China, or is it Young Master Li who is more powerful than the street? Just now, he said that Ji Rushan gave him a headache, now.
His move is more than Ji Rushan's duel, and he is single!"
However, this is really the simplest way. If this batch of guns is really bought by Yuan Shikai, then this sentence will definitely spread to his ears. I'm afraid he really has to weigh whether it is for the Weixin faction!
"Mr. Li, let's postpone the period of the founding of the People's Republic of China until after this conflict in Yanjing."
"Postponed." Li Enfu didn't understand why the young master suddenly talked about the founding of the country, but when he saw the smile at the corners of Li Mo's mouth, he suddenly understood: "Young master, you are going to fight against the Later Party!"
Chen Ping also understood and raised his thumbs up. When the Weixin Party failed, the victorious empress party would definitely slaughter these people. So on the grounds of crusade against the imperial party and disappointment in the Qing Dynasty, he founded the country alone, and his own side established a constitution on the basis of the new law, which is undoubtedly the least disgusting to the people!
However, Yuan Shikai just bought 20,000 guns and was forced to help the reformers. When he finally helped Cixi stabilize the country, he suddenly found that Master Li had changed his words and didn't like the emperor and queen party. Will he cry angrily?!
The French have strength, but they can't come out of the Far East to work hard, so they can't afford to be single. And Yuan Shikai is ambitious and capable, but he has no strength, and he can only be fooled as a bachelor!
"In this world, playing bachelor also requires strength!" After Chen Ping finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time - PS: Play singles, ask for votes!!!! ......
(to be continued)