Chapter 256 Noble Concubine and Noble Man
Feng Guozhang is a regular military school graduate and has also taught in the military academy. He has never seen Mark Qin, let alone Zhang Zuolin and Yao Xi.
Zhou Charter used to be the "king of soldiers" in the 21st century. Although he has never seen Mark Qin, the originator of machine guns, and the machine guns in the 21st century are very different from Maxim, their basic principles are consistent. Zhou Charter saw the bullet row on Mark Qin's gun, which is the basic structure to ensure the continuous shooting of the machine gun.
Cherry nodded: "Zhou Zongbing is right. General Meng said that this is Mark Qin's machine gun. This is very expensive. One is worth 10,000 taels of silver! Only the Wuwei Army in the Qing Dynasty has this thing. This time, General Meng only brought three of them, all for you.
Zhou Charter noticed that each of the three horses was loaded with two boxes, one box was a gun body and accessories, and the other box was a machine gun bullet. The bullets of Maxim's machine gun cannot be used with rifles.
"My God! Ten thousand taels of silver! Is this something worse than the Gatlin cannon? Yao Xi exclaimed.
Zhou Charter laughed and said, "With firepower alone, the machine gun is similar to that of the Gatlin machine gun. However, the maneuverability of the machine gun is much higher than that of the machine gun. You know, once the Gatlin machine gun is fixed, it can't move, and the heavy machine gun can run up the mountain and down the sea at any time. Change the shooting position.
Feng Guozhang came over and said, "If this thing belongs to the company, the firepower of a company can be doubled!" Damn, if you use it on the little Japanese head, it's enough for them to drink a pot!"
Although Feng Guozhang has never seen Mark Qin, he has heard of it and knows that this is a treasure!
Zhou Charter arched his hand and said, "Thank you, General Huang, General Meng, and General Meng. I, Zhou Charter, have nothing to repay. I can only use this Mark Qin to kill more Japanese devils and repay General Meng!"
Cherry smiled and said, "That's good, Mr. Zhou, I'll go back. Be careful all the way."
Zhou Charter turned around and said to Feng Guozhang, "You are responsible for the distribution of weapons here. I'll send one to General Huang."
"Brother, don't worry." Feng Guozhang said, "General Huang sent such a generous gift, the eldest brother naturally wants to send it!"
Zhou Charter and Cherry walked side by side along the frozen stream, and the five soldiers of the Hezi Army followed them far behind.
The sun rises on the horizon, and a fiery glow in the sky is reflected on the trees by the stream. The snow on the trees reflects colorful light under the morning glow. At a glance, there are clusters of silver flowers all over the mountain.
Cherry whispered, "Zhou Zongbing..."
"Let's call me Zhou Charter."
"How come? You are a court official, and I'm just a slave. There are no rules." Cherry shakes her head.
"Then call me Brother Zhou." Zhou Charter said.
Cherry thought for a moment, "It's okay. You can have a cherry sister. In a blink of an eye, how can you become a big brother instead?"
Zhou Charter smiled bitterly: "I'm older than you. I call you Sister Cherry. That's not to please you. If it weren't for you, my head would have moved earlier. How can there be Zhou Zongbing?"
Cherry laughed: "You deserve it!"
"Charter is guilty!" Zhou Charter sighed, "You are my lifesaver. Thank you very much. I know Zhou Charter well!"
Cherry looked back and looked behind her. The soldiers walked slowly ten meters behind them. Cherry asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, why did you deceive Prince Duan and say that you have an original wife? Do you... really hate Ge Ge so much?"
Zhou Charter shook his head and sighed: "At that time, I did have some opinions about Gege. Her temper was so hot that she had to cut off my head, but the main reason was not this."
"What is it?"
"There is something wrong with this marriage!" Zhou Charter said, "The Empress Dowager Buddha didn't really want to marry me, and Duan Junwang Zaiyi also had other plans. They are partnering to use the grid, and they are also using me! Behind this marriage, there are too many famous places, and I'm afraid Zhou Charter can't afford it! If I agree with Prince Duan, I'm afraid that the emperor..."
Cherry nodded silently. Zhou Charter was right. At the beginning, Minxiu was not optimistic about this marriage.
Cherry was silent for a moment and asked, "Brother Zhou, do you still hate Gege now?"
"I don't hate it!" Zhou Charter said, "You and Gege are very kind to me. How can I hate her? Speaking of which, it's my Zhou Charter that I'm sorry for her!"
"If there were no empress dowager and the emperor, would you agree to this marriage?" Cherry asked.
Zhou Charter stopped and looked at the rising sun in the east for a long time. He shook his head and sighed, "No!"
"Why?" Cherry is very disappointed.
Zhou Charter said, "I already have a wife! Her name is Zhao Qiaoer, the sister of my brother Zhao Xiaoman! The three-grade wife sealed by the imperial court.
Cherry shook her head: "Which man doesn't have a three-wife and four concubine?"
There was a tingling in Zhou Charter's chest, which was the fairy's fault.
Zhou Charter took out the fairy from his arms, and the fairy emitted a warm dark green light, reflecting the glow in the sky. A handsome face shines in the glow.
"What a beautiful girl! Is she Zhao Qiaoer? Cherry praised.
"No, her name is Jin Shu!"
Cherry looked at Zhou Charter in surprise, and the eyes of the seven-foot man were full of tears.
Cherry realized that it must be an unbearable story.
"Can you tell me something about it?" Cherry asked carefully.
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January 23, 1895, the 28th day of the twelfth lunar year, Beijing, Forbidden City, Yihexuan.
In the morning glow, a plum next to the octagonal glazed well emitted a faint fragrance.
Concubine sat under Lamei, standing in front of her, Zhirui, the right servant of the ceremonial department.
There are still two days before the Spring Festival. The Chinese New Year of the Qing Dynasty will go away in the smoke of war, and the second year will come in the smoke of war.
For the Forbidden City, the heart of the Qing Dynasty, this Spring Festival is destined not to be a festive festival.
However, the Empress Dowager Buddha issued a decree that the Forbidden City should be decorated as in previous years. Big red lanterns should be hung in front of the palace building, red silk should be wrapped on the pillars, and red stalls should be laid on the ground.
Moreover, the empress dowager Buddha restored the name of her and promoted her from a nobleman to a noble concubine again.
The Empress Dowager's decree raised the festive atmosphere in the Forbidden City. The eunuchs and maids all smiled and said to Zhenfei their joy one after another. The Forbidden City, which had a depressive atmosphere, was suddenly cheerful because of the Empress Dowager's decree.
Princess Zhen's brother, Zhirui, a servant of the Ministry of Ceremonies, made a special trip to the palace to congratulate Princess Zhen.
He chose to meet Zhirui in Yihexuan. She likes the tranquility here and the octagonal glazed well under Lamei.
The festive atmosphere of the Forbidden City seems to have nothing to do with this place.
The octagonal glazed well is not very deep, and the water in the well is clear, like a mirror, reflecting the face of the princess.
That's a beautiful face.
Concubine is full of confidence in her appearance. Throughout the Forbidden City, no one can compare with her. However, there is no celebration on her face.
Because of this appearance, the emperor loved her three thousand times, and because of this appearance, the Empress Dowager was full of hatred for her!
In Liaodong and Shandong, the war is in full swing. At this time, all the joy is the way for tragedy.
Princess Zhen knows the Empress Dowager too well!
If you want to be captured, this is the best play of the Empress Dowager Buddha!
A noble concubine or a nobleman, this is just a worthless name.
The Empress Dowager can give her her name, or easily take her name, even her life!
The clear well water of the eight-angle glazed well seems to herald the fate of the imperial concubine. And the fate of the princess is inseparable from the fate of the emperor!
The Empress Dowager gave her the title of Zhenfei, which just indicates that the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty is going to attack him and the emperor!
While restoring the title of Zhenfei, the Empress Dowager ordered Song Qing's 100,000 troops to withdraw from Haicheng and gather in the Yalu River!
The 100,000 troops are murderous. They went for Zhou Charter, and Zhou Charter is the general of Yizhou and the Prime Minister in North Korea personally added by Emperor Guangxu!
What does this mean!
Zhirui knelt on the snow and bowed to Concubine Zhen: "Chen Zhirui congratulates the noble concubine."
"Brother, get up and talk." Concubine Zhen said softly.
"Thank you, Princess." Zhirui stood up.
Concubine Zhen looked back at the maid beside her and said, "You all step back. I'll talk to my brother about family."
The maids withdrew 20 meters away, but did not go far, but carefully served by the red wall.
This is Zhenfei's intentional arrangement. In the Forbidden City, everything should be careful not to let the Empress Dowager grasp the handle.
"Zhou Charter rejected Zhang Peilun." Zhirui said in a low voice.
"He did the right thing!" Zhenfei nodded: "What's Li Hongzhang's reaction?"
"He said he couldn't get sick."
"That's all he can do!" Zhenfei sighed.
"Yes!" Zhirui said, "The Beiyang sailor is in danger, and Li Zhongtang is unable to return to heaven."
"How about Liu Bu toad?" Concubine Zhen asked.
"He is depressed and sleepwalks all day."
"Real?" Zhenfei sneered: "Isn't he the most important admiral of the Qing Dynasty? Even he believes that the Qing Dynasty will be defeated?"
Zhirui sighed, "At this point, I'm afraid Liu Bu toad can do nothing."
"It seems that there is only one Zhou Charter left in the Great Qing Dynasty!" There was a slight inadvertent smile on Zhenfei's face.
Zhi Rui nodded: "Zhang Jun's main force has arrived at the edge of the Linjin River and put on the posture of attacking Seoul. The Japanese army in Seoul also gathered at the Linjin River, and the two sides confronted across the river. The Japanese army pulled out a brigade from Liaodong to help North Korea. Now the total strength of the Japanese army has reached 8,000, which is similar to that of Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun's biggest problem is weapons and equipment.
Concubine Zhen said hatefully, "The Empress Dowager believed that Zhang Jun was a rebel, but she didn't know that it was this rebel who guarded the country of the Qing Dynasty! Without them, the Japanese would have entered Beijing long ago!"
Zhirui nodded: "Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang, also thinks so!"