Chapter 200

Zhou Charter said slowly, "Yao Xi, you were born and beaten to death with me. You still have the reputation of six grades of Qianzong. In the future, you will be the commander-in-chief, general and admiral. In the future, you can leave this matter of serving people to your wife. You follow me and mainly take care of the military for me. You are a man. You have to be ambitious. How can't Can you be busy serving people all day?"

Yao Xi turned angry and turned happy: "Brother, do you mean that I can be the chief admiral?"

"Man, as long as you work hard, your future is unlimited!" Zhou Charter said solemnly.

Yao Xi happily held the porridge and got to Guo Erzhuan's side. He took a sip, wiped his mouth, raised his hand and patted Guo Erzhu on the shoulder: "Xiao Guo, work hard, the future is unlimited!"

Guo Er slapped Yao Xi's hand and said, "What's the future?" If you can follow our teacher, you will be a subordinate, and I will be satisfied!"

"Don't you want to be a general admiral? Let me tell you, if you become the chief soldier, you can marry your aunt!" Yao Xi shouted.

"I don't want to!" Guo Er pole said firmly.

Yao Xi touched a nail and said, "The swallow knows... What kind of sweet potato ambition!"

Guo Erbar scolded, "I think you are a sweet potato!"

Liu Yingshu scooped a bowl of hot porridge for Zhou Charter. Zhou Charter was rude. He took the bowl from Liu Yingshu's hand, took a sip, took a sip, and said, "Let's eat quickly. Let's go when you are full."

Han Lingzhun asked, "Teacher, what about that Japanese?" This guy won't wake up for a while.

"I can't wait for him." Zhou Charter said, "This Japanese will be handed over to you. Remember, first, to save him, second, to ensure his safety, and someone may come to kill him; third, to treat him with courtesy. When I finish this errand, I will come back and ask you for someone.

Han Lingzhun said with a bitter face, "Master, I promise to do the first two things. I'm afraid to treat each other with courtesy..." Although Han Lingzhun has been separated from Dongxuejiao, many brothers of Dongxuejiao have died in the hands of the Japanese. If you want him to treat the Japanese with courtesy, this psychological barrier will not be passed for a while.

Zhou Charter advised: "Han Lingzhun, it was a mixed brigade that killed the Dongxue brothers at the beginning. Now, this mixed brigade has been eliminated by us, and we have avenged our brothers. As for this Japanese, he is not a soldier, but a scholar. Moreover, there may be a big secret hidden in him. Think about it, who are the people who chased him? They are on your territory."

Han Ling nodded: "That's right. These people obviously can't get along with the Japanese, but they don't seem to be willing to deal with us. We don't know anything about them. If they are against us, we will be passive.

"As long as you understand!" Zhou Charter said, "Do you know what to do?"

"I know!" Han Lingzhun said, "Don't worry, I will treat him politely and try to find out his details. Most importantly, find out the details of those people!"

After breakfast, everyone embarked on the road to the north. Along the road, the mountains and roads were windy and snowy. For more than one day, they came to Yizhou.

With Anzhou and Pyongyang, the strategic position of Yizhou has declined, and the role of Yizhou is only a ferry between North Korea and the Qing Dynasty.

Because Zhang Jun occupied half of the northern part of North Korea, the pressure of the Qing army on the west bank of the Yalu River suddenly decreased. The strategic offensive focus of the Japanese army moved from North Korea to Liaodong and Shandong, and the Yalu River garrison led by Sichuan Admiral Song Qing was transferred to Liaodong by the imperial court.

After the loss of Jinzhou Lushun, Song Qing led his army to launch several large-scale counterattacks against the Japanese army in Liaodong, trying to recapture Jinzhou, but every time he lost his troops and returned without success. Entering the middle of winter, Song Qing was unable to launch an attack and had to retreat to defend Taiwan.

Yizhou and Jiulian City are a peaceful scene.

Zhou Charter and his entourage came to the ferry. More than a month ago, Zhou Charter said goodbye to his teacher Na Jin here. The teacher's words made the reeds by the ferry suffer. The original dense reeds were pulled out, and only the empty river flowed slowly. Zhou Charter couldn't help but be full of melancholy when he remembered his teacher.

There are several boats on the ferry, but no one is there.

After Zhang Jun recovered Pyongyang, the Qing army of Jiulian City lifted the ban on the river and allowed residents of the two places to cross the river. The ferry between Yizhou and Jiulian City, which had been interrupted for half a year, was finally restored. However, after all, it is still in a state of war. The Qing army has sentry cards at the ferry crossing of Jiulian City on the opposite bank to check pedestrians. People from Yizhou to Jiuliancheng, if they are Zhangjun personnel, need to hold the ultimatum signed by the prime minister's government, and if they are ordinary people, they need to hold the customs clearance ultimatum signed by the Yizhou county government. People without ultimatums will be expelled back to North Korea and punished as Japanese spies.

Zhou Charter and his entourage went to Jiulian City as businessmen and needed the customs clearance ultimatum of Yizhou County.

The county magistrate of Yizhou has already been waiting at the ferry. This county magistrate is a Confucian student in white in North Korea and has no reputation. After Zhang Jun recovered northern Korea, Zhou Charter asked for virtuousness, and many Confucian scholars came out of the mountain to cooperate with Zhang Jun. This county magistrate is the Yizhou county magistrate appointed by Zhou Charter.

In order not to expose Zhou Charter's identity, the county magistrate did not wear official uniforms, but dressed as a civilian. He saw Zhou Charter and bowed his hand to salute: "I have met the Prime Minister."

Zhou Charter returned the salute with a smile: "I'm not the prime minister now, but a grassy under your rule. Please send an ultimatum to Xiaomin."

The county magistrate looked embarrassed: "Your excellency is joking. However, the humble ultimatum doesn't work now.

Zhou Charter laughed and said, "Why don't you buy the face of Jiulian City?"

The county magistrate shook his head: "The Premier Minister doesn't know anything, and I don't know what's going on these days. Jiulian City suddenly strengthened its vigilance. In the past few days, the people holding the government ultimatum of Yizhou County have been driven back."

"Why? Are they forbidden to the river again?" Yao Xi asked in a hurry.

"They also did not clearly declare the ban on the river. According to the people who were driven back, there are a variety of reasons for the defenders of Jiulian City. Some have unclear seals, some without braids, and even some people are ugly, saying that they are hindering the view of the Qing Dynasty."

"Bulls!" Yao Xi shouted, "I think that Uncle Hawu is ugly enough. Does he also hinder the view of the Qing Dynasty?"

Zhou Charter waved his hand: "They didn't do this for the people, but for our Zhang Jun!"

Guo Er pole said, "Young master, our Zhang Jun was born and died and defended half of North Korea for the Qing Dynasty. The court will not be so ruthless, will it?"

Zhou Charter frowned: "The court is the court. If you want to die, I have to die. What's more, the court didn't want us to die, just didn't let us cross the river."

Obviously, Zhang Jun won the victory in North Korea, which not only did not improve Zhang Jun's status, but on the contrary, the court's suspicion of Zhang Jun further deepened.

Zhao Zhenglun said worriedly, "Young master, the ultimatum of the county government does not work. We are now a businessman, and we can't use the prime minister's ultimatum. How can we cross the river?"

Zhou Charter looked at the vast river and sighed.

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The Forbidden City Yihexuan.

Yihexuan is located behind the Ningshou Palace in the northeast corner of the Forbidden City, with 7 rooms wide and 1 room deep. It has a single eaves and a mountain-style roof covered with glazed tiles. As Xuan, its overall structure is not magnificent, and it is characterized by exquisite carving. In the tower of the Forbidden City, it is very inconspicuous.

However, the people in the palace are in awe of Yihexuan and even afraid of it.

Because the south side of Yihexuan is Le Shoutang, and the platform is directly connected with Le Shoutang.

Leshou Hall is the bedroom of the Empress Dowager Buddha!

Now, the Empress Dowager has moved into the garden, but the shadow of the Buddha still seems to be wandering there. When the people in the palace approach this area, they will involuntarily lighten their footsteps, lower their voices, or simply close their mouths, and it's best not to speak. The timid simply took a detour and didn't dare to approach here.

Over time, Le Shoutang and Yi Hexuan next to it looked extremely lonely.

Princess Zhen sat in the courtyard behind Yihexuan and stared at the well under the corner of the wall.

This well has a nice name, which is the Eight Treasure Glass Well. The edge of the well is surrounded by a circle of jade railings, and a clump of Xiang bamboo grows beside the well, with residual snow hanging on the bamboo leaves.

He didn't move, and her back was faintly painful, which was the result of being worn by the Empress Dowager Buddha not long ago.

The staff has always been aimed at the ministers in the court, and the empress dowager used this punishment on the inner court, the emperor's concubine. This old Buddha is really not an old person. In many things, she dares to violate the ancestral system, such as listening to the government, for example, the emperor's concubine's clothes. The staff.

The scepter is not only a physical punishment, but also a spiritual humiliation!

He, who is only 18 years old this year, has been in the palace for five years. Five years ago, Thirteenth was awarded the title of Zhenfei. In the first month of this year, she was awarded the title of Zhenfei. Only ten months after her title, the Empress Dowager was demoted to a nobleman on the charge of "interference in the government" and "Xi Shang Hua".

The Empress Dowager Buddha accused her of "interfering in the government". Strictly speaking, it was not born out of nothing. In the competition between the emperor and the empress dowager, the emperor is alone and can rely on only some Qingliu, such as imperial history. In addition to the emperor and Weng, there are also two leading figures related to the Zhenfei, one is her cousin Zhirui, and the other is her master Wen Ting style.

Emperor Guangxu relied on Zhirui and Wenting style, which aroused the suspicion of the Empress Dowager Cixi against Zhenfei. However, this is only one of the reasons. It was Emperor Guangxu himself who caused the Empress Dowager to punish Zhenfei.

Speaking of which, the emperor is really pitiful. Outside, he can only rely on those Qing schools that have no real power. Inside, he doesn't even have a person who dares to speak his own words. Empress Yehenala is the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi. She is the empress dowager from the eunuch to the queen in the palace. The only person who dares to speak is the imperial concubine.