Chapter 874: Bao Jun's Advice

After the coffin of Yizeng arrived, the white flags were raised in the camp of the sailors, and the officers and soldiers were all vegetarian, and the whole camp was immersed in a state of sorrow.

On the bow deck, a steam gunboat slowly approached the dock, and on the bow deck, a man in his early thirties with a mustache, not tall but very sturdy, looked at the sailor battalion full of white flags with a melancholy face, this person was Rong Lu, who had newly taken over as the commander of the Beiyang Navy.

The commander of the Beiyang Navy Division has a high position and has attracted much attention from all sides, far from being comparable to the left wing of the Shenji Battalion, Rong Lu never dreamed that such a good thing would fall on his head, however, looking at the Navy Division camp close at hand, he was a little hesitant, at this time, he was obviously a little unsuitable to enter the camp.

Yi Zeng was shot and killed by his former boss, Prince Yi Xun, and Yi Xun was only dismissed from his post, and it was estimated that everyone in the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division was holding back their anger, he entered the camp at this time, and the hostility was still light, and a bad one might cause a mutiny, but this matter could not be delayed, he must enter the camp as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army.

Just when he was in a dilemma, an officer walked up to him and said with a smile on his face: "But the Invalids? ”

Rong Lu glanced at the epaulettes on the other party's shoulders - a gold star on the yellow epaulettes, the uniforms of the Beiyang Navy Division and the Nanyang Navy, as well as the Yuanqi New Army and the Eight Banners New Army, are the same, the difference is that the epaulettes, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy Division and the Eight Banners New Banners do not have epaulettes up and down.

He knew that the color of the stars on the epaulettes and how much they represented the rank of the army, and a gold star was a major general, which was already a senior officer in the Yuanqi army, and the identity of the other party was not asked, after all, there seemed to be only one senior officer of Yuanqi who appeared in Tianjin at this time.

"Under Ronglu." He smiled and stretched out his hand, "Chief of Staff Guo? ”

Guo Zhongmu shook hands with others with a smile and said, "It seems that Rongjunmen has done a lot of homework along the way..... With a smile, he said, "I wonder if the Invalids Gate is interested in visiting my flagship?" ”

"Of course, it's an honor." Rong Lu said with a smile, he naturally knew the relationship between the Beiyang Naval Division and the East China Sea Fleet and Yuan Qi, besides, he was worried about how to enter the naval division's camp, how could he shirk.

After boarding the small official cabin of the 'Qingdao' and taking his seat, Guo Zhongmu asked directly: "Does the Rongjunmen know the reason why he was promoted to the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division?" ”

Rong Lu listened to it, he really didn't know the reason for this, this happened too suddenly, and after receiving the edict, he immediately rushed to Tianjin, he still has an unreal feeling, but he still has an unreal feeling, but he knows that the imperial court and Yuan Qi each recommended Chang Bao and Zaizhao to take over the Beiyang Naval Division, he is quick-witted, and immediately tentatively said: "Could it be because of Yuan Qi?" ”

"Yes, the imperial court asked the king of Zhennan to recommend a candidate for the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division." Guo Zhongmu looked at him and said, "King Zhennan recommended you. ”

Easy to know enough to recommend him? Rong Lu was a little skeptical if he had heard it wrong, he had nothing to do with Yi Zhizu and Yuan Qi, and he was also the chief soldier of the left wing of the Shenji Battalion, how could Yi Zhizu recommend him?

Seeing his look of disbelief, Guo Zhongmu smiled and said, "This matter is not a secret, there should be many ministers of the Military Aircraft Department and Zhang Jing who know about it. ”

As soon as this kind of thing is checked, it is impossible for the other party to lie to him! Rong Lu groaned for a moment before saying, "I just don't understand ........" ”

"Those who can enter the eyes of the King of Zhennan are all the heroes of the world." Guo Zhongmu said slowly: "The Rongjunmen takes over the Beiyang Naval Division, and the top priority is to stabilize the morale of the army, and then strictly abide by neutrality and not get involved in the dispute between the DPRK and the DPRK!" ”

What Yuan Qi needed was for the Beiyang Naval Division to strictly maintain neutrality, but the Empress Dowager Ci'an hoped to control the Beiyang Naval Division through him, and he had long expected that this Beiyang Naval Division Admiral was not easy to do, but he didn't expect that before he officially took over, the two sides began to force him to express his position.

Seeing him groaning, Guo Zhongmu continued: "The Rongjunmen should know that if the Beiyang Naval Division can't strictly maintain neutrality, what will be the consequences?" I can tell you unequivocally that Yuan Qi will never allow the Beiyang Naval Division to become a tool for the royalists to oppose the constitution, once the Beiyang Naval Division cannot strictly observe neutrality, it will cause a war!

Whether it is for the sake of the future of the Invalids Gate, or for the sake of the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division, for the sake of the imperial court, and for the sake of the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, the Beiyang Naval Division must strictly abide by neutrality! ”

After a long silence, Rong Lu spoke: "My family members are all in Beijing!" ”

"There is no need to worry about this aspect." Guo Zhongmu glanced at him and said, "The Beiyang Navy Master strictly abides by neutrality, and the imperial court will definitely not embarrass your family, and will not dare!" ”

"Good!" Rong Lu said simply: "I guarantee that the Beiyang Navy Division will strictly abide by neutrality!" ”

Guo Zhongmu nodded, got up and opened the door of the cabin and ordered, "Please ask Grandpa Zhao and Mr. E to come over." Turning around, he said: "If the Rongjunmen wants to control the Beiyang Naval Division, it is necessary to open the vacancy Zaizhao and Chang Bao, and reinstate E'antai." ”

Rong Lu smiled when he heard this, and said in a relaxed tone: "I, the Admiral of the Beiyang Naval Division, won't I, be a puppet?" ”

"Don't worry about the Invalids, I'm just helping you integrate into the Beiyang Naval Division as soon as possible." Guo Zhongmu said with a smile: "With the assistance of E'antai, you can control the Beiyang Naval Division as soon as possible." ”

"E'antai, I know." Rong Lu said and bowed slightly: "Please convey my thanks to the King of Zhennan!" ”

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"Weichen Baojun respectfully invites the Queen Mother Sheng'an." After Bao Jun asked for peace, he walked to the bead curtain and knelt down as usual, but in his heart he wondered why Ci'an called him alone.

Ci'an pondered for a while before saying, "Flat, sit down." ”

The situation in Tianjin has finally calmed down so far, but she does not have the slightest sense of relief in her heart, but also has a sense of urgency, she knows very well in her heart that in this situation, if she wants to completely control the Beiyang Naval Division, Yuan Qi will definitely not allow it, in fact, Yuan Qi's purpose is obvious, not only to prevent her from consolidating military power, but also to gradually divide the military power in her hands! Gong Wang Yixun and Seng Lingqin divided the 20,000 Eight Banners New Army, which is just the beginning!

At present, the most urgent thing is not only to consolidate the military power in her hands, but also to quickly improve the combat power of the Eight Banners New Army under her control, in short, it is to replace weapons and equipment for them, although the troops controlled by Yixin are small, only 20,000, but there is Yuan Qi's support behind them, and they are equipped with the latest rifles! It is already enough to contain the Eight Banners New Army of the Beijing Division and pose a great threat to the Beijing Division! This is something she cannot tolerate!

After a while, she spoke: "When will the batch of arms purchased from England arrive?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Bao Jun hurriedly replied: "British Minister Walson made it clear that it will be at least until the end of the year or the beginning of next year. ”

From England to Tianjin, tens of thousands of miles, this matter is really not in a hurry, Ci'an sighed secretly, at present, the only way to stabilize the situation is to try to stabilize the situation, fortunately, Yuan Qi's focus is on the conquest of the Japanese state, and he is also trying his best to maintain the stability of the court, this is not a difficult matter, paused, she then asked: "Does Tianjin want to keep a force?" ”

"Tianjin is the gateway of Beijing, and it is also the industrial center and military industrial center, and there is no room for error." Bao Jun said in a deep voice: "Wei Chen secretly thinks that the firearms battalion can be stationed in Tianjin for a long time, and expand the army in Tianjin by 5,000 to 10,000 on the spot. ”

Expansion? Ci'an didn't want to, she was divided into 20,000 troops by Yixun, and she also wanted to replenish it, but it cost silver to expand the army! The expansion of the army of 10,000 means the expenditure of millions of taels of silver, and she has not yet collected the silver to buy arms from England, how dare she think of expanding the army!

Bao Jun naturally knew what she was worried about, and said softly: "Can the 20,000 new troops under King Gong's control be dismissed?" ”

Dismiss? Ci'an's heart moved, this is a clever trick! It's not that she didn't think about forcibly depriving Yixun of his military power, Yuan Qi She wasn't worried, what she was worried about was that even if the 20,000 troops were withdrawn, they would be detached, and they might be a big hidden danger when the situation came.

She also considered cutting off the food supply of Yixun's 20,000 army, but she also felt that it was inappropriate, after all, it was a division of the imperial court's economic system, and it was easy to be attacked and criticized for doing so, and it was easy to lead to instability in the hearts of the army and the people.

But thinking that the court would have to provide money to support Yixun's 20,000 army, she was on fire in her heart, Baojun's idea was really worth a try, and after pondering for a while, she said: "Doesn't Yuanqi have a military service system, called demobilization ......?" ”

Hearing this, Bao Jun hesitated for a moment before saying: "Back to the Empress Dowager, Yuan Qi's military service system, officers and soldiers are demobilized and demobilization payments are issued, and officers also do their best to arrange errands ....... ”

"We don't have a demobilization fee, but we can arrange errands!" Ci'an said slowly: "This matter, the Military Aircraft Department will discuss it, and it will be taken as soon as possible." ”

"Wechen obeys." Bao Jun hurriedly said.

"And ——。" Ci'an said slowly: "The errand of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you are also officially in charge, and the edict will be issued later." ”

Is this to deprive Yixun of his authority? Bao Jun was secretly happy in his heart, and bowed down and said: "Weichen thank the Holy Grace!" ”

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Yi Zhishu forwarded the telegram to Zhao Liewen and lit a cigarette casually, Ci'an would actually come up with a way to dismiss Yixun to deprive Yixin of his military power, which was really a bit unexpected by him, but think about it, this is also reasonable, Ci'an ordered a huge amount of arms from England, and the funds were already tight, how could he give money to support the 20,000 troops who opposed her!

Putting down the telegram, Zhao Liewen chuckled and said, "King Gong has a headache now, and it is estimated that he will come to Shanghai soon." ”

"It's not about silver." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The imperial court is a dignified abolition of the establishment and the dismissal of the army, if King Gong continues to maintain, it is to raise a private army!" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen was slightly stunned, and said: "What does the big shopkeeper mean, let the 10,000 army be disbanded?" ”

"There's really no good way!" Yi Zhizu said softly: "This is Yangmou!" The reason must also be high-sounding, the Qing Dynasty now has neither external troubles nor internal worries, and disarmament can reduce the financial burden of the imperial court, who can say anything? ”

"Busy for a long time, busy for nothing?" Zhao Liewen said: "King Gong will definitely not be reconciled!" ”

Yi Zhizhi smoked a cigarette and didn't answer this stubble, Gong Wang Yixun didn't listen to the call and did not make a claim, almost ruined his big thing, he didn't want to see it in his heart, Ci'an didn't take action to rectify it, he would also take action, but I didn't expect Ci'an to be so ruthless, and as soon as he made a move, he would draw his salary from the bottom of the kettle.

Yi Zhishu is dissatisfied with King Gong, Zhao Liewen naturally knows, to be honest, he is also very dissatisfied with King Gong, but after all, King Gong is a banner of the constitution, and he can't watch the Queen Mother pull it out? After a slight sigh, he pondered and said: "Even if King Gong is not, he is also a leading figure of the constitutionalists, and the 20,000 army is also used to contain and balance the ...... of the emperor and queen." ”

"Ten thousand!" Yi Zhizhi said: "The 10,000 in the Wa Kingdom, the imperial court will not be abolished for the time being, after all, the war in the Wa State has not completely ended, and in the current situation, it is not appropriate to let them return to China." ”

"Even if it is ten thousand, it is a heavy blow to King Gong." Zhao Liewen said: "The forces of the royalists will inevitably become more arrogant, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of implementing constitutional government." ”

After knocking the cigarette ash, Yi Zhizhi said: "Huifu shouldn't think that he wants King Gong to set up another stove, right?" ”

"The Great Shopkeeper Mingjian." Zhao Liewen said with a smile: "At present, King Gong and the Queen Mother can be said to be like fire and water, and it is not impossible to set up another stove." ”

Yi Zhizu rolled his eyes and said, "If King Gong sets up another stove, it will inevitably cause a war!" ”

"You don't have to rush to set up another stove, you can wait for the end of the war." Zhao Liewen explained: "For the time being, the big treasurer used the reason that the war in the Japanese State was tight and the troops were insufficient, and he pulled the troops to the Japanese State under the banner of recruiting troops for reinforcements. ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "What will be the reaction of Ci'an?" ”

"Dare to be angry, but dare not speak!" Zhao Liewen said slowly: "The troops are in the hands of King Gong and King Monk, the imperial court issued an order to disband, and the big treasurer recruited reinforcements for the Wa Kingdom, we are also Yangmou!" ”

"Yang Mou to Yang Mou!" Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, and said, "This time, I have to beat King Gong well." ”

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A horse galloped into the camp, and it was not until the rider outside the big tent of the Chinese army that he reined in his horse and jumped off his horse, and said in a loud voice: "Report ——, Beijing Division urgently!" ”

After reading the news sent by Jingshi urgently, Yi Xun was silent for a long time, and Monk Greenqin was anxious to pull the letter directly from his hand, and after a few glances, he said softly: "This trick is vicious enough!" ”

"Draw wages from the bottom of the kettle!" Yi Xun said in a deep voice: "This is forcing us to raise troops and serve the king!" ”

"Sixth master, no!" Monk Greenqin was shocked, and hurriedly said: "With this little force in our hands, we can't act recklessly, besides, if we really want to raise troops to Qin Wang, half of our soldiers and horses will be scattered first!" ”

Yixun knew that what he said was the truth, and sighed and said, "What should I do then?" Going to seek Yi Guocheng? He's afraid he hasn't lost his breath yet. ”

Monk Lingqin said: "The sixth master also underestimated Yi Guocheng, he is not a person who ignores the overall situation, hurry up and send a telegram, and then rush to Shanghai!" ”

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