Chapter 316 Hurry up and send troops, King Qin will protect you!

Nanjing.

Governor of Liangjiang, in the mansion of the Minister of Nanyang.

Sheng Huaixuan squeezed the corners of his mouth, with a pot of fragrant tea and five rattan chairs in front of him, but there were four governors on the southeast coast. Just now, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangguang, Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang, Tan Zhonglin, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, almost occupied half of the Qing Dynasty and could string them together. Together, even he couldn't help but be complacent.

However, he is a sensible person. Although he can connect the feudal official together, he speaks very little. On the contrary, these adults born in the Huai army have not been able to get together for many years and have a good chat.

"Lord Zhongtang returned to Beijing this time. Maybe the seats of the two governors of Guangzhou will not be warm, and they will be promoted again." Today's owner Liu Kun smiled and said to Li Hongzhang, "Come on, I'm here to wish you a step-by-step promotion."

"Dianzhuang (Liu Kun) made fun of me. This time, when I returned to Beijing to report, I just wanted to explain the matter of Guangzhou to the court and the emperor. As for the promotion, I am old and I am satisfied enough to be able to defend one territory for the emperor." Li Hongzhang smiled and waved his hand.

"I'm afraid it's not peaceful for Lord Zhongtang to return to Beijing this time." Zhang Zhidong picked up the teacup and looked at the green tea and sighed slightly: "Before I came, I heard that the Empress Dowager seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with the emperor. In addition, Weng Tongsu and Kang Youwei and others caused haunts them. I'm afraid there will be another storm when I go back this time."

"Humph!" Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, snorted, "I don't like those reformers either. How can the rules and foundations left by my ancestors be changed? You always say that you should learn from foreigners, but what's good about foreigners?"

The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads with a smile. Lord Tan, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, has always disliked the Weixin Party, so he is more prosperous than others in the Guangxu Emperor's Weixin Zhaoyang. Now I'm afraid that they are the only one who sincerely welcome the call for Weixin, and Chen Baozhen, the governor of Hubei, is the only one, but although they resist, they will not turn against each other. After all, innovation is the general trend, and only Lord Tan really hates innovation.

Zhang Zhidong smiled and said, "Lord Zhong, don't be angry. Although foreigners are not good, their skill is extraordinary. Why can't they use it for me? Moreover, it is indeed reasonable to run a new school, but the emperor is in a hurry, and I'm afraid Weng Kang and others are not sincere in renewing. In my opinion, they are just a group of young people who compete for profits.

"What Lord Zhang said is very true. I don't agree with such a impatient and renovation, but it is also the right way to build railways, run businesses, and promote industry and commerce. We and other feudal officials should also support them." Liu Kun said with a smile.

"That's all." Tan Zhonglin waved his hand: "I'm old, I can't talk about you. This time, if the empress dowager Buddha is innocent, I will risk my face to implement the new law, but if there is no follow-up, I don't want to be the first rafters."

Listening to the words of the three people, Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly from the bottom of his heart. He knew best about Cixi's dissatisfaction with the New Party, and how could the emperor continue to implement the new policy. Therefore, I'm afraid that Yanjing City is already full of wind and rain at this moment. If he chooses to go back to report his duties at this time, he will be involved in it. It seems that it's really not the right time.

"Xing Xun, you and we are connected, why don't you talk?" When Zhang Zhidong saw that everyone had their own thoughts on the matter of the new, he immediately turned around and looked at Sheng Huai and laughed, "You are our big money basket."

"Six adults joked that Huai Xuan is just a businessman. He was recommended by Lord Zhongtang to become a small official. There is a place for me to speak in front of them." Sheng Huaixu waved his hand modestly.

"You're welcome. Now I don't want to mention official positions. I'm just talking about the past." Li Hongzhang smiled and suddenly asked, "Xingsun, I heard you say before that there is another moth in Liaodong?"

Sheng Huaixun nodded and his face became serious: "To tell you the truth, several adults, Huai Xuan usually has business with merchants there, so he is more familiar with Liaodong than ordinary people. That Master Li is indeed a figure. He has really started to study for free. Those who don't study will be fined and labored. I heard that several universities The hall has also been built, and students are being recruited from all over the country, and foreigners have been invited to be gentlemen.

In addition, he has connected four railways there, which are longer than the capital of the Qing Dynasty. They alone have seen more than a hundred large factories and built two large shipyards in Dalian and Huludao! In addition, there are nearly a thousand rich overseas businessmen who follow them, so I think this person has to guard against it!"

" Hiss." After listening to Sheng Huaixuan's words, several people's faces sank at the same time. They also heard about the three provinces' strong recommendation of free reading. They thought it was a joke, but they didn't expect it to be true!

And there are four railways and nearly a thousand factories. Is this Master Li too rich?!

If he is allowed to live in another two years, I'm afraid of the Qing Dynasty!

"Oh, even if you know, what kind of defense do you take? We are too far away from Liaodong, and the sailor is again. As soon as Liu Kun said this, he suddenly stopped his mouth. Li Hongzhang immediately waved his hand: "You can say whatever you want to say. It's my fault in Beiyang. Let's talk about it."

"That can't be all your fault. If Weng Tongsu could allocate military funds in time, there would be no words now." After comforting, Liu Kun continued, "I have contacted Britain and France before, and their sailors were unwilling to ask about this matter, but they said that they would not watch Li Mo enter Beijing!" Moreover, you all know that although our Qingshui Division is gone, there are still more than 100,000 troops stationed around Zhili, Shandong, and the new army of Tianjin Yuan Shikai is the best. Unless Li Mo can drive the warship to the land, I'm afraid he can't attack Yanjing.

"What's more, we are not vegetarian. The Xiang army of the Huai army can go north at any time. There are still more than 100,000 troops in Changgeng, Shaanxi. I'm afraid he will feel uncomfortable if he is in a hurry."

"Yes." Tan Zhonglin took over the words and said, "It's a pity that the Prince of Mongolia is not in my Qing Dynasty now. Otherwise, more than 100,000 iron riders will go south. We will raise our troops together and contact the foreigners to contain his sailors. How can he be safe in the three provinces!"

"Now, we can only wait for a few more years, when the recruits from all over the country have been trained, let's decide the male and female!"

Hearing this sentence, Sheng Huaixuan shook his head: "Your lords, Li Mo, Huai Xuan, has some research on him. He has always been well-prepared and planned. Once he takes action, it is a must-kill situation. From the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War to his decisive battle not long ago, it is always like this, so I'm worried that if the Weixin Party makes too fierce. I'm afraid he will find a chance to take action!"

Listening to Sheng Huaixuan's obscure, Li Hongzhang raised his eyebrows and immediately asked, "Xing Sun, have you got any noise?"

Sheng Huaixuan nodded quickly: "With a few adults, Huai Xuan did get some news from foreigners. First of all, it is likely that Li Mo is playing tricks in Taiwan. He drove away the French and heard that he also signed an agreement. Secondly, I listened to the foreign businessmen who recently returned from the northeast. It is said that since the beginning of the Weixin, military movements have often been seen in the north, and they have become more and more frequent in recent days. Even Luzon's ships have come back to see abnormal movements, so I think so.

Before Sheng Huaixuan finished his words, Li Hongzhang straightened up first, and his eyes flashed coldly: "Do you mean that Li Mo will take advantage of the chaos in Yanjing?"

"Yes, so Wyxuan would like to remind you that the First World War in the North is inevitable in Huaixuan's view. Adults should think more about the following things."

"The things behind!" Zhang Zhidong and several others also thumped in their hearts. Will Li Mo really take this opportunity to attack Yanjing? Liu Kun immediately said, "Don't be afraid. If he wants to go south, he must first enter Tianjin Shandong. There are tens of thousands of new troops of Yuan Shikai. I'm afraid it's not so easy to fight down. At that time, our Qinwang's driving division will go north together, and he can only return in no effort."

"Hianzhuang is right. I have reached an agreement with France to take advantage of France's proposal to rent land this time. They will sell me some foreign guns and cannons. I have also asked the Germans and can also buy them, but the money is still being raised."

Before Li Hongzhang finished speaking, Sheng Huaixuan immediately said: "If Lord Zhongtang is really intentional, this money is not a problem. My annual tax in the Qing Dynasty can reach 90 million taels, half of which are in the hands of four adults. I think since the north is unstable at this moment, you might as well suppress the taxes that should be paid in the first half of the year, and wait for things. Minglang is handed over to the court, and I believe that the court will also be able to sympathize with the thoughts of all the adults.

Although Sheng Huaixun did not say it clearly, he was actually very clear that he was not optimistic about the war in the north, so he suggested that the taxes that should have been shipped to Yanjing one after another should be deducted first, buy ordnance for training, and wait until the situation stabilized. At that time, if something big happened in the north, then the southern provinces also had the power of self-protection, and And you can also take the emperor and others to Nanzhili to fight against the traitors together.

However, private tax deduction is a big crime. At this moment, if there is half less at once, in case the emperor and the empress dowager blame, I'm afraid no one can afford it.

Seeing that the four people were hesitant, Sheng Huaixuan immediately guessed what they were worried about, and immediately began to promote the southeast strategy that had been conceived in his mind for a long time. He said, "Your lords, you might as well come to a southeast mutual insurance, which can not only block the mouth of idle people and let them know that we also have to do it, and You are all ministers of the humerus of the imperial court and the officials of the territory. Presumably, the emperor will not be too difficult to be divided into you.

"Southeast Mutual Insurance?" Li Hongzhang and the other four looked at each other. Just as they were about to ask clearly, there was a sudden sound of rapid footsteps outside. Without waiting to ask, Lv Weitang stumbled in and rushed in. Before he arrived, he shouted, "Zhongtang, Zhongtang, it's a big deal. Li Mo's army hit Yanjing City!"

"What!"

How is it possible for this news to make several people stand up at the same time? Li Hongzhang even grabbed the telegram, but when he looked at it, he felt chest tightness and weak. Sheng Huaixuan quickly held him: "Your Excellency, don't be impatient. Maybe it's just Miao Chuan. There are still tens of thousands of new troops in the Admiral Yuan Shikai of the Tianjin New Army. How can it be so easy to attack!"

"Useless! It's useless!" Lv Weitang shouted sadly, "Yuan Shikai has led the army to surrender Li Mo!"

"Yuan Shikai surrendered? How is this possible? How can it be! Some time ago, he came to Jiangsu for business. I've seen him before. How can it be possible!" Liu Kunyi also had straight eyes and couldn't believe the news.

"My lords, this is true!" Lv Weitang wiped his tears: "This telegram was transferred by Li Bingheng, the governor of Shandong. He said that a few days ago, some foreigners saw that Li Mo's sailors bombarded Dagukou, and later the army also landed. Originally, those foreigners also wanted to send telegrams to contact the outside, but Li Mo sent people to cut off all the telephone lines around Zhili and occupied the telegraph room. After blocking the sea road again, they had to return to Weihai by land, and finally made a detour to Tai'an before sending this telegram to Shanghai.

According to them, Yuan Shikai had surrendered Li Mo with tens of thousands of troops. Lord Li Bingheng didn't believe it at first, so he ordered people to ride a fast horse to check. Only then did he find that the small station in Tianjin was full of 40,000 to 50,000 new troops, all of whom put down their guns and were under the care of Li Mo's army!"

"Exit troops, send troops quickly! Drive the king of Qin, contact the governors of each province as soon as possible, go to Yanjing, Qin Wangbao, pop!"

Lv Weitang's words stunned everyone. He didn't know what to do at once. Only Li Hongzhang's lips shivered and suddenly straightened up. But before he could say the last two words, he couldn't lift them in one breath. He suddenly spewed out a mouthful of blood and fell into Sheng Huaixuan's arms.

"King Qin is here!"

"It's all down to Yanjing City. Is it too late?"

The remaining three people, looking at Sheng Huaixuan and Lv Weitang, who were in a hurry to help Li Hongzhang, immediately sighed...

(to be continued)