The seaside is windy, more than a dozen torches soaked in grease are burning particularly vigorously under the blowing of the sea breeze, and the camp gate is illuminated, E Antai looked at Yi Xun and his party who are getting closer and closer, and he was slightly nervous, the person who came was not good, although Yi Xun said that he came in a micro service, but this formation was not small, if he wanted to break through, he really didn't know how to deal with it, after all, the identity of the other party was there, and the Beiyang Navy Division was not going to rebel, but to remain neutral, if the matter was deadlocked, I am afraid it would not end well.

Glancing at Chang Guixiang, he took out a box of cigarettes and took the opportunity to hand over the cigarette to light the fire, and he asked in a low voice: "What if the other party breaks in?" ”

Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, Chang Guixiang said in a low voice: "Make a big fuss, I'll make trouble." ”

After finishing a cigarette, outside the camp where Yi Xun and his party had arrived, E Antai dropped his cigarette butt and led the officers to greet him quickly, and saluted: "The chief soldier of the Beiyang Naval Division, E Antai and others greet the prince of alcohol." ”

Yi Xun, who was riding on the horse, looked solemn, and glanced at everyone by the firelight, and then he said, "Why don't you see your Admiral Yi Zeng?" ”

"Go back to the prince." E'antai said respectfully: "Yijunmen has just galloped back to the camp on a light horse, his face is full of wind and dust, and he is bathing and changing clothes...... ”

"His shelf is bigger than the king, and it seems that the king's camp is waiting for him." Yi Xun said with a clamp on the horse's belly, urging the horse forward.

"Slow down." Chang Guixiang flashed out and stopped in front of Yixun's horse, and said loudly: "The prince has been in the camp for a long time, and he should know that the military camp is heavy, and idle people are not allowed to enter lightly. ”

"Presumptuous!" An entourage behind Yi Xun scolded sharply.

Yi Xun waved his hand, stared at Chang Guixiang and said coldly: "You mean that this king is an idle person?" ”

Chang Guixiang met his gaze without the slightest fear, and said in a deep voice: "Although the prince is an important minister in the court, if he does not follow the order, he will not be allowed to enter the camp. ”

Yi Xun didn't laugh angrily, "The Beiyang Sailor is really talented, and the military attache with a sesame mung bean size dares to stand in the way of this king." As he spoke, his face sank, and he said in a contemptuous tone: "This king is serving a secret decree, is it to let you see it first?" ”

Is there really a secret purpose? E Antai's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "Since the prince has a secret will, he can naturally enter the camp." As he spoke, he turned sideways and saluted, "Lord Wang, please ——。 ”

Chang Guixiang still stopped in front of Yixun's horse, "The prince can enter the camp, but his entourage is not allowed to enter the camp!" ”

Seeing that he was unrelenting, Yi Xun's heart was also on fire, and Sen Ran said: "If you are given three points of color, you will dare to open a dyeing shop, and give you shameless things!" As he spoke, he pinched the horse's belly and urged the horse to rush forward.

Chang Guixiang originally intended to make a big deal about it, and when he saw Yi Xun rushing over, it can be said that he was in the middle of it, and immediately flashed, and pulled out the pistol on his waist to shoot at the sky, no one expected Chang Guixiang's courage to be so big, and the guns were heard on both sides, almost a subconscious reaction, and all the attendants behind Yi Xun took out their pistols and aimed them at Chang Guixiang and the officers behind him.

Seeing that the entourage brought by Yi Xun really brought guns, E Antai's heart sank, raised his hand, patrolled in front of the camp, and a group of officers and soldiers who had been paying close attention to the movement here had already rushed over with guns after the gunshot, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at Yi Xun and his party, and at the same time, a sharp and rapid assembly post sounded in the camp.

The atmosphere was immediately extremely tense, and Yi Xun, who was holding the horse, was the first to calm down at this time, he knew very well that as long as one of the two sides of the confrontation was nervous, it would inevitably be a burst of random guns, but I was afraid that even he would have to explain here, he hurriedly shouted in a deep voice: "What are you doing? Put all the guns away! ”

Chang Guixiang unhurriedly inserted the gun back into the holster on his waist at this time, looked at Yi Xun, and teased: "It's still a vast camp, and there are so many pistols." ”

Yi Xun didn't understand the other party's intention to do this, but he didn't have the time to deal with the other party at this time, and after glaring at him, he turned to look at E Antai and said in a light tone: "Be careful of going too far." ”

"Put your guns down." After E'antai gave the order, he looked at Yi Xun and said, "The prince's servants are all carrying weapons, and if you want to follow them into the camp, you must temporarily store the weapons with us." ”

Yi Xun was willing to let his subordinates surrender their guns, and immediately ordered: "Wait here." As he spoke, he urged his horse forward with a gloomy face, and before he could enter the camp, he was turned into a dusty face, and his mood was already extremely bad.

In the camp, Yi Zeng, who was taking a bath, was also shocked when he heard the gunshot, he was worried that the matter would be out of control, if this was the case, it would be impossible for the Beiyang Navy Division to strictly maintain neutrality, but fortunately, it was quiet after a gunshot, which made him feel a little relieved.

Quickly took a shower and put on his military uniform, and the guards who were waiting outside the gate immediately reported the situation outside the camp gate briefly, and then said: "Prince Alcohol entered the camp alone, and now he is in the small conference room. ”

In the small conference room, Yi Xun sat alone in the room with a gloomy face, and in his opinion, what happened outside the camp gate must have been deliberately instructed by Yi Zeng, and it was clear that the other party was trying to give him a dismount and defeat his prestige.

Outside the conference room, all the officers of the Beiyang Navy Division were waiting a little far from the door, and they all knew that Yi Xun had no place to sprinkle in his stomach now, and no one was willing to move forward.

Yi Jin's courtyard, after hearing the report, went straight into the small conference room, and the Yi Xun who entered the door saw the big thorn sat still, he saluted a military salute, and was not polite, and said straightforwardly: "Prince Alcohol is here by order?" ”

Yi Xun was obviously still sulking, after all, his face was not good, and he didn't speak politely, "The will is naturally there, but it is not for the king, not for you." ”

Hearing that there was no will for him, Yi Zeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out a chair and sat down opposite him, and said, "I don't know if Prince Alcohol is coming, what advice do you have?" ”

Seeing that he didn't even talk about basic etiquette, Yiyun's face sank, but after all, he didn't have a seizure, and he sighed slightly, and then he slowed down his tone and said: "What do you want to leave Beijing without permission and sneak back to the camp?" ”

"I don't want the Beiyang Naval Division to get involved in party disputes." Yi Zeng said truthfully: "The army should not interfere in the affairs of the DPRK and should remain neutral. ”

"Neutral?" Yi Xun said in a deep voice: "In the current situation, can the Beiyang Naval Division strictly maintain neutrality? ”

"Yes!" Yi Zeng said quickly: "As long as the imperial court is not persecuted, the Beiyang Navy Division can remain neutral!" ”

"What if the court persecutes?"

Yi Zeng leaned back a little, looked at him with his eyes, and said in a calm tone: "Even if the Queen Mother has a will, the Beiyang Navy Master will resist the decree and strictly abide by neutrality." ”

The corners of Yiyun's mouth turned up slightly, "The families of most of the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division are in the Beijing Division, and you should know the consequences of disrespecting the order." ”

Yi Zeng laughed and said: "Most of the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division have brothers or relatives and friends in the Eight Banners New Army, and Prince Alcohol can try to threaten them with his family." ”

Before the abolition of the Eight Banners system, most of the banner people had a difficult livelihood, and the Beiyang Sailors were well paid and paid, and there were basically no restrictions, and the children of the Eight Banners enthusiastically enlisted, which made many Banner families have brothers in the Beiyang Naval Division and the Eight Banners New Army, and this phenomenon is still very common.

Seeing the tough attitude of the other party, Yi Xun groaned slightly, and then said: "You left Beijing without authorization and sneaked back to the camp of the water division, the queen mother not only did not pursue it, but covered it up for you, saying that it was a secret decree to order you to return to Tianjin to deploy, and the grace of heaven is like a ...... sea." ”

took out a cigarette and lit one, and Yizeng said in a sincere tone: "The Beiyang Navy Division strictly adheres to neutrality, in order to ease the situation and avoid triggering a war, but also for the sake of the overall situation, not for my personal honor and disgrace. ”

Seeing that the other party did not enter the oil and salt, the expression on Yi Xun's face was a little uncertain, and the telegram Ci'an gave him was to persuade Yi Zeng to change his mind, and if it was not good, he had to let the Beiyang Navy Master strictly abide by neutrality. Although Yizeng guaranteed that the Beiyang Naval Division would strictly abide by neutrality, he did not dare to believe that Yi Zhizhi and Yixin were not fuel-efficient lamps, so how could he easily let the Beiyang Naval Division remain neutral?

Again, in Osaka was usurped by Yi Xun military power, this matter can be described as a great shame for him, this time to Tianjin, heard that Yi Xun will lead the troops to Tianjin in the near future, he is thinking about how to avenge this arrow, for him, this is the only chance, once missed, it is impossible to have another chance.

Yi Xun is leading an army of 10,000 this time, and it is very likely that he will be Yuan Qi's East China Sea Fleet, if he wants to avenge an arrow, he must control the Beiyang Naval Division, and it just so happened that Yi Zeng left Beijing without permission and sneaked back to the camp, for him, this is simply a godsend, if he can't grasp this opportunity, he might as well buy a piece of tofu and die.

Only groaned slightly, Yi Xun stood up and faced south, and said solemnly: "Yi Zeng listens to the order." ”

Isn't there no will? Yi Zeng hesitated, is it a decree to dismiss him from his post and ask questions? Just when he was shaking his mind, Yi Xun had already taken out a pistol from his arms and said to his forehead: "If you refuse to accept the order, do you want to lead your troops to attach thieves or even raise troops to rebel?" ”

Facing the muzzle of the black hole, Yi Zeng calmed down instead, "The Queen Mother didn't have a .......?"

"Who said there is no Queen Mother's decree?" Yi Xun said coldly: "According to the instructions of the Queen Mother, Yi Zeng left his post without permission, with ill intentions, he was dismissed on the spot, and the lock was taken into Beijing to ask for the crime!" ”

Verbal? How could such a thing be a word of mouth? It's a calling! Yi Zeng reacted quickly, and calmed down, although a group of subordinates were outside the door, but he didn't dare to say hello, he didn't know whether the other party would shoot, he didn't dare to bet, and now his life and death were between the other party's thoughts.

"Seventh Master ——。" He took a puff of his cigarette calmly, and said in a calm tone: "If the Seventh Master wants to control the Beiyang Naval Division, killing me will only backfire." ”

"Are you afraid of death?" Yi Xun's expression looked a little hideous.

"The navy is a knife licking blood, every time I go to sea, I may not be able to come back, how can I be afraid of death, besides, I have rolled a few times in the sea of corpses and blood, and I have long looked down on it." Yi Zeng glanced at the muzzle of the black hole, and then looked at Yi Xun and said calmly: "I am afraid that the Seventh Master will destroy the Qing Dynasty for his own grievances, and I will not be able to see the ancestors and ancestors." ”

"To implement the constitution, that is to see the ancestors and ancestors without shame!" Yi Xun didn't have the heart to grind his teeth with him, and said in a deep voice: "Give you two ways, if you want to die, this king will fulfill you, and today next year will be your death day, if you want to live, cooperate obediently, and assist this king in controlling the Beiyang Naval Division." ”

Yi Zeng didn't hesitate for a moment, and said directly: "How does the Seventh Master want me to help?" ”

Seeing him so cowardly, Yi Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Let my entourage come in first." As he spoke, he slowly paced over and sat down, covering his pistol with his sleeve, but the muzzle of the gun was always aimed at Yizeng.

"E'antai." Yi Zeng said loudly without looking back.

E Antai trotted into the room, glanced at the two people sitting still, and said respectfully: "What are the commands of the military gate?" ”

Yi Zeng said in a calm tone: "Let Prince Alcohol's entourage come in, and Prince Alcohol will stay in the camp tonight." ”

E Antai hesitated for a moment before he said, "My subordinates obey." As he spoke, he turned around and walked out of the room, and when he arrived in the courtyard, he beckoned Chang Guixiang over, and said Yizeng's order, and then said: "This matter is a little strange....... ”

Of course, it was strange that they made such a big move to stop Yixin's entourage outside, why did Yizeng let them in for no reason, Chang Guixiang frowned, and his intuition told him that something must have happened, and he said in a deep voice: "There must be something wrong, send someone in to test it." ”

"How to tempt?" E Antai said a little nervously: "Will the military gate be in danger?" ”

"The worst outcome is that Prince Alcohol has a gun in his hand." Chang Guixiang said softly: "Find someone who is agile to go in, block between the two, create a chance for the military gate to get out, and arrange someone to answer at the door." ”

"Won't it?" Chang Guixiang muttered, "That's Prince Alcohol'......." ”

"Hurry, don't delay." Chang Guixiang said softly: "The military gate must not make any mistakes. ”

The atmosphere in the room was a little dull, Yi Zeng nervously thought about the countermeasures to get out, Yi Xun was also a little nervous, for him, it was the most ideal to be able to control Yi Zeng, if he really wanted to kill Yi Zeng, the situation might get out of control, after all, Yi Zeng had been operating in the Beiyang Naval Division for many years, and there were many cronies, once he was killed, it might cause a mutiny.

In addition, his sixth brother Yixun arrived in Tianjin in the past few days, once Yizeng died, the Beiyang Naval Division would inevitably be chaotic for a while, and the imperial court's own control over the Beiyang Naval Division was weak, and it was impossible to control the integration in just a few days, in that case, he would lose the opportunity!

However, it is not easy to completely control Yizeng before, especially in the Beiyang Naval Division camp, this matter is even more difficult, but at the moment, he has no other better way but to take risks.

After a period of silence, Yi Xun spoke: "Call all the officers in the courtyard to the door of the room." ”

Yi Zeng glanced at him, the other party's intention was obvious, it was to let his entourage come in and control the officers in the hospital,

The officers who are qualified to accompany him to greet the prince are all adjutant generals and above, and once they are controlled, they are equivalent to controlling the Beiyang Naval Division, this abacus is really a fine fight!