[Chapter Word Count:3228 Latest Update Time:2014-10-0206:31:55.0]

If Xiao Letian was on the scene, he would definitely applaud Weng Tonggong, although the ancient Chinese were light on technology but attached great importance to strategy, which seems to be a common problem of literati, who like to point out the country on paper.

For example, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek in modern times, including Sun Yat-sen, who was a little further away, did not go to military academies, but their grasp of the overall strategic situation was far better than ordinary people.

There is no way, this is the housekeeping skill of Chinese literati, and those who are familiar with history books naturally have a different view of the overall situation than ordinary people. Weng Tongyi's truth was indefensible in the hearts of the literati at this time, and there was silence in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and no one could say anything to refute it.

Later, Fuqing once recounted to Xiao Letian about the court meeting of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and Xiao Letian shook his head at that time, "You can't refute Weng Tongyi's reasoning, and no one in the Qing Dynasty can refute his words except me." ”

Xiao Letian knows that in the thinking of both sides of the debate, there is a hard and most important indicator, that is, the power brought by scientific and technological progress. Strategic depth was useful, all the way up to World War II, but it was less and less useful.

In the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army could not be defeated before it rushed to Jinzhou in the north, and all other materials could not be sent except for the grain that could be raised on the spot. In addition, the south did not leave Shandong at all, but wandered around the Jiaodong Peninsula, and the supply capacity of the southern front corps had also been exhausted.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, Beijing was not so much subdued as frightened and surrendered. Because with Japan's national strength at that time, it was simply unable to support the corps to meet under the city of Beijing.

This is the benefit of the depth of grand strategy, you can drag the enemy to death without having to fight a war and use supplies. But with the deepening of the Second Industrial Revolution and the emergence of new technologies, electrification and the internal combustion engine finally changed the world. By the time of the eight-year war of resistance, Japan would have been able to build a land bridge in the hinterland of China.

This is the change brought about by the leap in science and technology, and Weng Tongyi's so-called truth will be correct within three or four years, but what about ten or twenty years from now? This kind of erroneous thinking will surely lead the Chinese nation to the abyss from which it will never recover.

It's a pity that there is only one Xiao Lotian in the Qing Dynasty, and it's a pity that the current Xiao Letian has no power and is just a second devil.

The court meeting of the Dongnuan Pavilion dispersed without any results in Weng Tonggong's debate, but everyone had no regrets, the Qing court was like this, and there was no result if nothing was done without arguing for a year and a half. Today, Yi threw out this twist and turn, and didn't think that he would get any response immediately, but just threw it out to try the attitude of all parties.

At half past nine in the morning, the small pilgrimage meeting dispersed. Weng Tongrong said goodbye to the emperor and the queen mother with a solemn face, and left the Forbidden City. When he met the butler waiting for him outside the noon gate, he immediately got the latest news from Xiao Letian.

"Master, Xiang Shaolong's guy failed in the end, and Xiao Letian's Jianghu characters rescued him from a fierce battle in Daqingshan all night...... "The housekeeper said indignantly.

Weng Tongyi, the final mastermind behind the assassination of Xiao Letian, still had no change in his face, but he just sat in the sedan chair without saying a word. When the sedan chair carried by the four people began to move forward, the housekeeper held on to the pole and whispered through the curtains, "Master, you don't need to let the Hanlin people participate in a book, just cure this two devils for the crime of bandits and plotting misdeeds......

"No, you can't. Regarding the case of the bandits in Yi County, the Internal Affairs Office has already made a final decision, and if you turn the cards on this matter, you will completely fall out with the Internal Affairs Office, which will not benefit us......" Weng Tongyi denied the housekeeper at that time

"Let's put Xiao Letian's matter aside for a while, what a good opportunity this is, it's a pity...... As for this Xiang Shaolong who is so incompetent, he doesn't deserve our care, you go and arrange it......"

At today's court meeting, Weng Tong Guò has clearly felt the importance that the royal family attaches to Xiao Letian, and assassination can only be done once, and if you do too much, it will be called stupidity. Originally, with his idea, he asked the famous Beilong of the green forest to take action, and directly killed Xiao Letian with lightning speed. Anyway, the current Xiao Lotian is just a small character who has just emerged, and his death will not cause many people's controversy.

As for the Americans, to hell with it, they protested twice at most, and really started a war against the Qing Dynasty for a parishioner? Where in the world are there not a few criminal cases?

Although the assassination technique is crude and a bit unpopular, it is the most effective against such outsiders. Weng Tongyi knows Xiao Letian's routine too well, he is not an official, he only writes books outside the officialdom to raise hope, and with his relationship with foreigners and even Jin merchants, this guy's foreign bank will definitely make a lot of money.

With prestige, money, and even a book. This kind of person is definitely the great enemy of the manifest learning, and must be eliminated in the bud. It's a pity, it's hateful, it's all ruined by Xiang Shaolong, the bastard.

Just when Weng Tongyi went home to convene his protégé and the old officials for a secret talk, the two sisters-in-law in the warm pavilion of the Yangxin Palace were discussing today's court meeting with their brother-in-law.

"I didn't expect Shu Ping to react so strongly, and their Qingliu gang was so jealous of this plan?" Ci'an was silent all morning, and only now did he speak.

"It's not this plan, it's Xiao Letian that Qingliu is afraid of, now it seems that they have regarded Xiao Letian as the leader of Western studies who can fight against Xianxue, otherwise Shu Ping would not have taken action personally!" Cixi said faintly by sliding the bowl.

Yi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Could it be ...... Could it be that the mastermind behind Xiao Letian's kidnapping case this time?" Before he could finish speaking, the Queen Mother of the East and West Palaces shook her head gently.

Ci'an said coldly, "You don't need to check this kind of thing, just find the person who hates Xiao Lotian the most......" As he was speaking, a figure suddenly walked in from outside the hall, and when he looked closely, it was an old eunuch. What is strange is that the white-haired eunuch walked in directly without a proper manner, and no one in the hall was angry.

"The old slave has just finished inquiring about the news, Xiao Letian is now safe and sound, he has been rescued by his men, and it was the eagle under Jiu Shuai who shot last night. Xiao Lotian did not return to Beijing, but went all the way south, and he doesn't know where to go at present......" After the old eunuch finished speaking, he stood sideways, bowed his head and said nothing.

"Zeng Guoquan, he actually made a move...... Yi couldn't believe his ears at the time.

"Hmph! Don't you see that there is oil and water in this special zone, and you want to grab it, these brothers are simply without a king and a father...... Cixi's silver teeth are about to be crushed.

The secret meeting in the Dongnuan Pavilion lasted until lunch, and it was not over until the ignorant little emperor of Tongzhi shouted that he was hungry. Although several Manchu imperial leaders did not come up with any good ideas, they knew that people who could be hated by Qingliu and valued by the leaders of the Hunan army were definitely rare talents.

The balance of the Manchu imperial family actually tilted in favor of Xiao Lotian at that moment, which may be the incredible benefit of Xiao Letian's assassination.

The kidnapping of Xiao Letian, an overseas orphan, from the beginning to the final rescue added up to ten hours, less than twenty hours. But this incident has a far-reaching impact on Xiao Lotian and even the Qing Dynasty.

First of all, this robbery has brought Xiao Letian's fame to a higher level, and various bizarre versions have appeared in Beijing, the most exaggerated thing is that people actually made out the unsolved case of the third prince Zhu in the late Ming Dynasty, not to say that Xiao Letian, an overseas lonely guest, is a descendant of the third prince of Zhu, and he is going to subvert the Qing Dynasty with Western learning.

This rumor is so outrageous, so outrageous that even the imperial court is happy, hundreds of years have passed, and the third prince of Zhu has long become a legend, and a fool can take this kind of thing seriously. But one thing is certain, Xiao Letian's fame is definitely soaring.

Secondly, this kidnapping case made Xiao Letian completely understand what kind of society he is in, in the maelstrom of social turmoil in the late Qing Dynasty, individuals are very weak, and everyone must form a party, because only by becoming a force can they have the ability to protect themselves.

After Xianfeng, there was the Hunan army, and during the Guangxu period, there was Beiyang, and the officials of the Qing Dynasty, especially the Han ministers, have always used their actions to express their distrust of the center.

Again, this kidnapping case of less than a day has intensified the rift between the various forces of the Qing Dynasty, if the rupture between the Hunan army and the imperial court in history began at the time of the horse assassination case in the ninth year of Tongzhi, then Xiao Le was born to advance this rift by four years. Even he forced out the Qingliu big BOOS, which made the contradictions between the three forces in the late Qing Dynasty more and more superficial.

It is no wonder that the remnants of the Eight Banners in later generations called Xiao Lotian a '-stirring stick'. Seriously, the Qing Dynasty's good situation on the surface and light and dust was destroyed by Xiao Letian's-stirring stick, and the stinky mud hidden under the water was stirred up to the surface of the water.

But now Xiao Letian doesn't have time to analyze these useful and useless, he is rushing to Taibai in Yi County, a group of fierce bandits around him are protecting him, and a horse team of more than 100 people is rampant on the pipeline, and there is no official anywhere who dares to take care of it.

"Who dares to ride a horse on the pipeline, come down and let the master check ......" Before the few checkpoint officials who owed their mouths continued to scold, they were followed by two whips.

"The team of Xiao Letian, an overseas lonely guest, I think who dares to stop it? What are you staring at, unconvinced? If you want to fight a lawsuit, the master will accompany you to Shuntianfu and the Prime Minister's Yamen, and if you want to fight the martial arts, I have more than 100 family members, you can choose ...... Grandma's, she has two white eyes, and she doesn't know how to look at people......" Xiao Letian scolded and then beat the horse and left.

The so-called family member No. 100 rode a tall horse and rolled up an earth dragon on the pipeline, so arrogant, none of the local officials dared to stop him.

This is the benefit of fame, even if this matter is caused to the Jinluan Palace, the court will not stand out for a few small officials, on the contrary, the court will be very pleased to see a great master of Western studies with shortcomings, because as long as you have shortcomings, you can control it. It is estimated that Cixi and Yi are looking forward to Xiao Letian's greed for money, lust, and even bullying and dominating the market.

Xiao Letian looked at the little officials who were submissive when they heard their names, and said sadly in his heart, "This is the Qing Dynasty, the top and bottom are all arrogant and arrogant, Lao Tzu is not powerful, you really think I am a little sick cat......"

"Taibaiding, I'm back, let me see how big my vault is......"