Chapter 057 Two Birds with One Stone

Zhou Charter wants to go back to North Korea, one reason is because of Zhao Qiaoer, and more importantly, he wants to meet Zhang Jun's old brothers and arrange the future of Zhang Jun's brothers. According to the will of the imperial court, Zhang Jun's banner was cancelled. Since then, Zhang Jun's brothers have been separated from heaven. I don't know when they will get together.

So, Prince Duan said politely, and Zhou Charter also pushed the boat: "Then thank you for your success."

After the noise and cold, they immediately gathered the prince Duan to come to the sailor camp and have a banquet. Nie Shicheng's generals at all levels accompanied Duan to drink and celebrate.

In the middle of the night, Prince Duan was very drunk. Nie Shicheng ordered people to help Zaiyi to rest in the bedroom, and everyone dispersed.

Zhou Charter and Zhang Jun's brothers left the navy camp and returned to the Golden Mountain Fort.

After a big war, the Golden Mountain Fort was completely out of sight, and the chest wall and tower became a ruin.

The damaged gun body of the original Armstrong cannon was still lying in the rubble pile. Zhang's officers and soldiers cleaned up the surrounding rubble and set up a granite stone monument in the middle of the fort. The front of the stone tablet was engraved with a line of words: "The Tomb of Zhang's Officers and Soldiers", and to the north is the "Record of the Lushun War" written by Nie Shicheng himself. , records in detail the deeds of 2,000 officers and soldiers of Zhangjun crossing the Yalu River, advancing into Lushun, destroying the mountains and local governance, holding the Golden Mountain, and destroying the cruiser Langsu. The names of all the dead officers and soldiers are engraved on the base of the stone tablet.

Amstrom's artillery fort is the tomb of 2,000 officers and soldiers!

Together with the destroyed Armstrong cannon, they were permanently fixed on the Golden Mountain.

Zhang Jun's broken flag fluttered in the night wind.

The trumpet sounded the trumpet, and more than 300 living officers and soldiers lined up in front of the tombstone.

Zhou Charter stood at the front of the team and shouted, "Kneel!"

Under the leadership of Zhou Charter, more than 300 officers and soldiers knelt down in front of the tombstone.

"Zhang Jun will not kneel down to the officer!" Zhou Charter said with tears, "However, Brother Zhang Jun is willing to kneel down and pay tribute to the soul of the country!"

The east wind roars, and the military flag hunts!

The sea waves rushed to the coast and roared like thunder. In the sound of the waves, thousands of troops and horses faded away in the vast sea.

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Zhou Charter said goodbye to his dead brother and rode the night to come to Erlong Mountain with Guo Erba.

After Minxiu came to Lushun, she stayed on Erlong Mountain and did not go to the military port. Zhou Charter visited several times and closed the door.

Zhou Charter must meet Minxiu before leaving Lushun in any case.

This may be his last chance to see Minxiu. In the future, even if Zhou Charter goes to Beijing, I'm afraid he won't see Minxiu. Minxiu is Gege, and Zhou Charter is a foreign minister. According to the royal rules, he is not qualified and has no reason to visit a Gege.

Because Minxiu was unwilling to leave Erlong Mountain, Duan Qirui set up the Hezi Army camp on Erlong Mountain, while Guo Erzhuan and Zhang Zuolin took Zhang officers and soldiers to hand over their positions to Duan Qirui and moved to the Golden Mountain Fort.

It has arrived in the middle of the night, and the night is dark, and the stars are looming on the edge of the sky.

The two came to the gate of Erlongshan Fort. A bonfire was lit under the gate, and more than a dozen soldiers of the Hezi Army held guns and surrounded the bonfire, curling up to the fire.

Guo Er pole was angry and shouted harshly, "Damn, are you and Zijun standing like this? If the Japanese come, you all fucking want to see the king of hell!"

The military discipline and style of the Zijun are no same as that of the Qing army, even if they are the imperial army. After the war, he immediately became a group of old soldiers.

A shedman jumped up and said angrily, "Who the son of a bitch dares to teach me and Zijun? I have fought a war with the Japanese!" Are you impatient to live?" More than a dozen soldiers jumped up and raised their guns.

Guo Erba was furious. He rushed forward with a strong stride and shouted, "Open your dog's eyes and see clearly who I am!"

The head of the shed fixed his eyes and immediately stood upright: "Put down the guns. It's Company commander Guo of Zhang Jun!"

Zhou Charter and Guo Erbar wore tattered Zhangjun military uniforms, but this military uniform was the most blinking costume in Lushun. Not only did the Japanese see it to salute, but also the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty saw it, but also made three points of courtesy.

This is the prestige of Zhang Jun.

The head of the shed laughed with a smile: "Comm sorry, Company commander Guo, it's cold. Brothers are warming the fire. What can you two do?"

Guo Erpole pointed to Zhou Charter: "This is the new Huguang Admiral Zhou Charter."

Guo Ergang's voice just fell, and the soldiers of the Zi army knelt down.

Zhou Charter nodded and said, "Please tell Minxiu Gege, Zhou Charter wants to see you."

The head of the shed hurriedly said, "Admiral, this evening, Huguo and Shuo Gege have left Erlong Mountain and returned to the capital."

Zhou Charter laughed and said, "I know that Gege doesn't want to see me. Please reply to Gege. I will leave Lushun tomorrow and go to Anzhou, North Korea. Please meet Gege in any case. Charter should plead guilty to Gege in front of his face."

The head of the shedman shook like a rattle: "Admiral, the little one dares not lie. Gege has really left."

Zhou Charter had no choice but to say, "Since Huguo and Shuo Gege don't want to see me, please tell Yu Qiong Gege and ask her to come out and talk."

Now, cherries are also grid. Since Minxiu didn't want to see him, Cherry's heart was soft and asked for a cherry. When Cherry said a few good words, Minxiu might change her mind.

The head of the shed looked bitterly: "Admiral, the two grids have left, and the Japanese."

As he spoke, Duan Qirui came out of the city gate, saw Zhou Charter, and arched his hand and said, "Admiral Zhou, this shed chief really didn't lie. This morning, Huguo and Shuo Gege and Yuqiongge left Erlong Mountain together and returned to the capital."

Zhou Charter believed that Minxiu had really left and had to ask, "Why is it so urgent?" Don't you say hello when you leave?"

Duan Qirui said, "Some people came from the palace and hurried back to Beijing with Shuo Gege, saying that the Empress Dowager Buddha had set a marriage for He Shuge and wanted Gege to go back to make a decision."

"I don't know which family name the Empress Dowager Buddha set for?" Zhou Charter asked.

"It seems to be Yuan Keding, the eldest son of Yuan Shikai."

Zhou Charter's eyes widened.

Yuan Shikai is really not simple. He is not only quite good at military, but also extremely skilled in politics and extremely smooth. From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on those Qing nobles who control the government, but on the surface, he fought with the ministers of the Qing Dynasty such as Ronglu and Gangyi, and had some friendship with Zai, the king of Duan. These people were all hardcore empress dowager Cixi. With them blowing the wind in front of the empress dowager, Yuan Shikai's life was very good.

At the beginning, when the Japanese army used troops to North Korea, Yuan Shikai was the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty in North Korea. As a general, North Korea was left in his hands. Of course, there are many reasons why the Japanese army can successfully capture Seoul. However, as the Prime Minister in North Korea, Yuan Shikai has to bear some responsibilities.

However, the court not only did not denounce him. During the whole war, the court valued Yuan Shikai more and more. First, it asked him to train troops in a small station, and then gave him the whole Shandong battlefield. Yuan Shikai also lived up to expectations. After leading his troops to Shandong, he saved the decline of the Qing Dynasty and saved Weihai Wei.

After the battle with the Japanese, the internal struggle between the Empress Dowager and the emperor also came to an end. When the emperor came to court, Cixi moved out of the Forbidden City and returned to the Summer Palace, making a gesture of letting the emperor want to be arbitrary.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Cixi's suspicion broke out again. She suddenly realized that she had finally solved Zhang Jun with the help of the Japanese, which was to eliminate a big problem. However, Yuan Shikai's new army had a great momentum.

The reason why Empress Dowager Cixi insisted on getting rid of Zhang Jun is that Zhang Jun is an army of Han people, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong. The Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are not the opponents of Zhang Jun at all, which is a huge threat to the Manqing court and the Empress Dowager Cixi herself.

Now, Yuan Shikai's new army, like Zhang Jun, also has these two elements that make the Empress Dowager restless: the Han people are in charge of the army and have strong combat effectiveness.

The Empress Dowager Cixi was alert to Yuan Shikai.

The Empress Dowager Cixi has been in power in the Qing Dynasty for decades, and her status has not wavered at all. The most important reason is that once Cixi finds a factor that is unfavorable to her, even if it is just a sign, she will not hesitate to take action and kill the sign in the cradle.

Yuan Shikai has a tendency to sit down, and Empress Dowager Cixi must take preventive measures.

To deal with Yuan Shikai and his new army, Cixi can no longer take the way to deal with Zhang Jun. Yuan Shikai and his new army became famous in the just-concluded war against Japan. They can only be rewarded, not demoted, let alone declare the new army a rebel army like dealing with Zhang Jun.

Cixi thought about it and had no idea. Finally, Zaiyi, the king of Duan, saw Cixi's thoughts and gave her an idea - to marry Yuan Shikai and marry Minxiu Gege to Yuan Shikai's eldest son.

Of course, this is not a new idea. At the beginning, in order to win over Zhou Charter, Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to marry Minxiu to Zhou Charter. As a result, she was rejected by Zhou Charter, which made the old Buddha very shameless.

This time, Zaiyi pushed Minxiu out again. Cixi's eyes lit up and her heart was greatly praised.

It's a good idea to marry Minxiu into the Yuan family.

Today's empress dowager is very dissatisfied and uneasy about her niece.

At the beginning, the Empress Dowager Cixi asked Minxiu to lead troops to the Yalu River. Originally, she asked Minxiu to supervise the war and urge Ye Zhichao to attack Zhang Jun. Unexpectedly, Minxiu not only did not attack Zhang Jun, but also saved Zhou Charter's life with Nie Shicheng, causing the plan to eliminate Zhou Charter to fail.

The Empress Dowager Cixi realized that there was a bone behind Minxiu's head. If she left Minxiu outside, even in the capital, something might happen to this hot style.

You have to marry Minxiu as soon as possible. Once a girl marries someone and has her mother-in-law's control, she can no longer appear outside.

And married Minxiu into the Yuan family. Yuan Shikai married the empress dowager and could tie Yuan Shikai. At the same time, he also tied Minxiu.