This garden of Yixun is called 'West Wind Garden', a typical Jiangnan garden, the scale is not small, the scenery is beautiful, it is one of the famous gardens on Zhenhai Road, he originally took this garden, not only for the convenience of Shanghai, but also to listen to Yi Zhizhi said that Shanghai's real estate will continue to rise, and the right to invest.

The two of them walked through the courtyard all the way, and after entering the study and taking a seat politely, Yixun said straightforwardly: "I have already gone to the ...... to go abroad to investigate Western countries. ”

Going abroad at this time? Zaiyuan glanced at him with some suspicion, the period for the imperial court to prepare for the constitution is approaching, and the call for the Yixin regent to form a cabinet is the highest, is he willing to go abroad to investigate at this juncture?

Seeing that he was suspicious, Yixun said disapprerovitically: "The replacement of imperial power is still extremely dangerous, not to mention the implementation of the constitution, I don't want to be assassinated, go out to avoid the limelight, and return to China when the situation is stable." ”

It's okay not to explain, this explanation, Zaiyuan didn't believe it even more, and after a little thought, he reacted, what kind of overseas investigation, this is just a trick to retreat, this is to go abroad to force the Empress Dowager Ci'an to agree to comprehensively clean up and rectify the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division!

Groaning slightly, he said in a sincere tone: "The implementation of constitutionalism is expected by the government and the opposition, and there will be no major changes, the Qingjun Society has been completely cleared, and the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division will be comprehensively rectified, why does the sixth master want to go abroad to avoid the limelight?" ”

Yixun said quietly: "The Queen Mother has agreed to comprehensively clean up and rectify the troops? ”

"The matter of the Qingjun Society, the Queen Mother is also very angry, it has always been taboo for soldiers to interfere in politics, not to mention that it is a heinous crime to plot the assassination of important ministers of the imperial court, but it is just to stabilize the morale of the army, so there is no killing ring." Zaiyuan said slowly: "The Queen Mother is not satisfied with the cleanup of the Qingjun Society, and she also intends to expand the scope of the cleanup.

The sixth master's suggestion to comprehensively clean up and rectify the troops is actually in line with the queen mother's intentions, and it is only a matter of time before he agrees, but he is widely implicated, and he is afraid .......of causing a mutiny. Speaking of this, he looked at Yi Xun, "Does the sixth master have a safe way?" ”

"It is indeed taboo for soldiers to interfere in politics, especially in a constitutional country!" Yi Xun said slowly: "Looking at the democratic constitutional countries of the West, the army has always remained neutral and does not favor any political party, but the Eight Banners New Army is transformed from the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Army. ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "The army cannot become an obstacle to the constitution, at least it cannot be hateful to the constitution, even if the clean-up of the Qingjun Society cannot be expanded, it must be purged of the remaining party, so that all officers and soldiers can take warning, otherwise, I will not dare to return to Beijing, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, I don't want to follow in the footsteps of American President Lincoln." ”

American President Lincoln was assassinated and killed, which was a very sensational thing at the time, and Zaiyuan naturally knew that Yixun's meaning was very clear, that is, to insist on purging the remnants of the Youth Army Society! After a slight sigh, he said, "Does the sixth master have any other requirements?" ”

"What more could you ask for?" Yi Xun laughed and said: "Personal safety cannot be guaranteed, what other requirements do you have to talk about?" ”

Zai Yuan sneered: "I mean, in terms of comprehensively cleaning up and rectifying the troops, does the sixth master have any other requirements or ideas?" ”

"Two points." Yixun said without hesitation: "Soldiers must take obedience to orders as their duty, and they must obey orders and obey commands. Besides, no interference in politics! ”

To sum up, it is actually three points, Zaiyuan nodded slightly, and then the conversation changed, and after a few idle words, he got up to say goodbye, he was in a hurry to reply to Ci'an, since he had tried out Yixun's thoughts, there was naturally no need to stay longer.

Seeing Zai Yuan leave, a smile appeared on the corner of Yi Xun's mouth, Zai Yuan was eager to test his idea of comprehensively cleaning up and rectifying the troops, which is enough to show that Ci'an is still very concerned about his whereabouts, and it also shows that Ci'an has a very high vigilance about cleaning up and rectifying the troops.

He really didn't dare to say anything about Yi Zhi's proposal to carry out ideological education for the officers and men of the army and fundamentally change the resistance of the officers and men to the constitution.

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Yangxin Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

After reading the telegram sent by Zaiyuan, Ci'an was a little lazy and lay on the table with his chin in contemplation, Yixun asked to continue to purge the remnants of the Qingjun Society, this request can be described as reasonable, not too much at all, even if he is greedy for power, he must save his life first, for the Qingjun Society, which listed him as the number one assassination target, Yixun can easily let it go, that is a strange thing.

It is also reasonable to ask the army to obey orders and listen to commands, and this is to prevent similar things from happening again, but the requirement that the army not interfere in politics, remain neutral, and not favor any political party makes her feel a little uncomfortable.

She vaguely felt that this was not simple, but considering that the Jingshi troops were completely under her control, she was not worried, this thing was easy to say, but difficult to do, the middle and high-level officers were all promoted by her or her cronies, and remained neutral? That's a joke.

The affairs of the Qingjun Society are not visible, the fewer people who know, the better, in addition to Zaiyuan, she really can't find anyone to discuss, after thinking for a while, she got up and wrote two telegrams, one is to return to Beijing with Yizeng, and the Beiyang Navy Division is also under the command of Yiyun. One was for Zaiyuan, who agreed to King Gong's request and ordered him to return to Beijing.

Yi Xun was willing to return to Beijing immediately, and then returned to Beijing after seeing the edict to comprehensively clean up and rectify military affairs, and sent Zaiyuan away, and he immediately rushed to the Zhennan Palace.

As soon as he entered the study, he said with a smile on his face: "The Queen Mother has agreed and urged me to return to Beijing." ”

Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "What is King Gong's plan?" ”

Yi Xun said without thinking: "Immediately and secretly go to the Wa Kingdom, and as soon as the edict is issued, the brother of the tired country will send it as soon as possible." ”

After a deep groan, Yi Zhishu got up and walked to the desk, opened the drawer and turned out a roster and handed it over: "You yourself should have a lot of people, but 40,000 troops, the number of officers needed is not a small number, this is some of the middle and low-level officers that Zaizhao has cultivated in the Beiyang Naval Division over the years, if the sixth master is short of people, he will be transferred from the Beiyang Naval Division, and most of them are now in the Wa Kingdom." ”

took the roster and looked through it slightly, and Yixun said with emotion: "No matter how big or small, Brother Guocheng has thought of the ...... ahead." ”

Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovingly: "After all, I have brought soldiers for so many years, so I am naturally thoughtful." ”

This roster can be described as a treasure for Yixun, in order to completely control the 40,000 troops in the Wa State, a large number of middle and low-level officers are needed, he has also cultivated a lot of cronies in the army through Seng Gelinqin in the past two years, but many have been left in Beijing, he is still worried about this matter, with this roster, things are much easier.

Zaizhao is a contented brother-in-law, there is absolutely no doubt about reliability, and what is even more rare is that most of these officers of the Beiyang Naval Division are former flag men, and they are easy to be accepted and recognized by the troops of the Japanese State. If it was an officer of Yuanqi's recruits, he really wouldn't dare to use it!

Yi Zhishu took out the cigarette holder, lit a cigarette slowly, and then said slowly: "Spare no effort to help the sixth master, I have only one request, try to avoid infighting, I don't want a large-scale civil war to break out in the country, especially at this time, in recent years, it is the golden time for my country's foreign expansion and development of industry and economic revitalization. ”

Hearing this, Yi Xun said tentatively: "Brother Guocheng refers to the past ten years? ”

Yi Zhi said with a hearty jaw: "With the rise of Prussia, there will be a large-scale war on the European continent, this time Prussia's opponent is France, the outbreak of war in Europe is undoubtedly a good opportunity for our expansion, in my estimation, the Franco-Prussian War is not far away, it will be two or three years, at this time, we must not break out a civil war." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Moreover, it is currently a critical period of transition from the first industrial revolution to the second industrial revolution, and the fundamental reason why England can dominate the sea and become the 'empire on which the sun never sets' is that it led the first industrial revolution, and if a civil war breaks out at this time, we will inevitably miss the opportunity to lead the second industrial revolution, which will be an irreparable loss ...... for our country and nation." ”

"The Second Industrial Revolution?" Yixun asked with some doubts, in his opinion, the current industry of the Qing Dynasty is far from being compared with England, and he actually talks about leading the second industrial revolution.

"Yes, the second industrial revolution!" Yi Zhi said: "If the first industrial revolution is called the steam age, the second industrial revolution can be called the electric age, this will be a leap, seize this opportunity, the Qing Dynasty will have the opportunity to become the world's top power." ”

Become the world's top power? Yi Xun smiled when he heard this, "After all these years of continuous expansion, the Qing Dynasty is still not the world's top power?" ”

Yi Zhishu shook his head slowly, "It can barely be regarded as a strong country, but there is still a gap of at least several decades with England, and only by leading the electric age can we become a world hegemon like England." ”

Become a world overlord like England! Yixun sighed secretly in his heart, I don't know if I have a chance to see it in this life, if I really want to see that day, I will be blind to death, and he nodded slightly, and then he said solemnly: "Brother Guocheng, don't worry, I will try my best to avoid infighting." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Sixth Master also rest assured, Yuan Qi will not sit idly by." ”

With his words, Yixin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to say: "Is Yizeng reliable?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Yizeng is a smart person, he was born in the Nanyang Navy, he has led troops to pacify the Northeast over the years, participated in the Battle of Tianjin and the Battle of the Dynasty, and served as the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, he has a thorough understanding of Yuan Qi, he knows very well what the consequences will be once Yuan Qi breaks with the imperial court, he will make the right choice, this Liu Ye does not need to worry." ”

Early the next morning, Yi Xun disguised himself as an officer and left Shanghai for the Wa Kingdom with the fleet transporting military supplies, and Yi Zhishu sent a secret telegram to Fukuoka and ordered someone to inform Monk Lingqin and answer him.

On the afternoon of the day Yi Xun left, Zai Yuan hurried to the 'West Wind Garden', Ci'an was worried that the night would be long and dreamy, so he called him to urge Yi Xun to return to Beijing as soon as possible, after all, he summoned Yi Zeng back to Beijing to discuss the comprehensive clean-up and rectification of the matter, and it was impossible to issue the edict without ten days and a half months, and Yi Xun had stayed in Shanghai long enough.

Hearing that Prince Yi came to visit, Guan Bao, the housekeeper of 'Xifeng Garden', hurriedly greeted him, and bowed down as soon as he met: "The little one has seen the prince, but unfortunately I went to Baoshan with my master, and I heard that I went to a military factory to investigate, and I may not come back for a few days." ”

Went to Baoshan factory again? Zaiyuan didn't believe it, the first few times Yi Xun didn't want to see him was also the same statement, this time the matter was urgent, if he didn't reply for a few days, Ci'an would blame it, he couldn't afford it, the affairs of the Qingjun Club hadn't been over yet, and he didn't want to be counted by the old and new accounts.

"There is the Queen Mother's decree." Zaiyuan said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send someone to ask you to add the prince back to the house." Jae-won said and walked into the garden, "I'll wait for him here." ”

Zaiyuan is the identity of the Iron Hat Prince, where did Guan Bao dare to stop him, so he only accompanied Xiao and explained behind him: "Lord, where is the military factory where we can enter the ......, and I hope that the prince will understand the difficulties of the little ones." ”

"This king understands you, who understands this king?" Zaiyuan didn't have the heart to listen to his rap, so he said impatiently: "Hurry up and think about it, and let Yuanqi's people inform it." ”

Guan Bao is completely blinded now, others don't know, how can he not know the whereabouts of his master, how can he inform him? He secretly complained in his heart, and immediately asked someone to wait for Zaiyuan with a good life, but he went out of the house with a smoke.

It wasn't until dusk that Guan Bao rushed back sweating profusely, and when he saw Zaiyuan, he reported back: "Lord Wang, I have asked Yuanqi's people to inform me, and it is estimated that Ming'er will come back." ”

By the afternoon of the next day, there was still no shadow of Yixun, Zaiyuan realized that there must be something strange about this matter, and wanted to go to Yi Zhishu to investigate, but he estimated that he couldn't get the truth, and after hesitation, he directly sent a telegram to Ci'an to report the situation.

Receiving Zaiyuan's telegram, Ci'an didn't care too much, replied to Zaiyuan's daily report, Zaiyuan was anxious, and he didn't wait stupidly, and rushed directly to Zhennan Wangfu to deliver the post to ask for a meeting, he knew very well that whether it was Yixun or him, he was closely monitored or protected in Shanghai, and it was impossible for Yi Zhishu not to know Yixun's whereabouts.

When he entered the study, he said a few words of greeting, and Zaiyuan said directly: "The Queen Mother has a decree to King Gong, but I haven't seen King Gong for two whole days, and I heard that I went to the arsenal in Baoshan to visit ........" ”

"Are you looking for someone from me?" Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "I'm busy all day long, and I really don't have time to pay attention to King Gong's whereabouts." Saying that, he instructed the outside world: "Inquire about King Gong's whereabouts, and report back immediately." ”