Let King Gong be stationed in Tianjin? This is a good idea, although King Gong and the Queen Mother have not openly turned against each other to the point of incompatibility, but the two are already hostile to each other, the situation of confrontation, if King Gong leads his troops back to Beijing, it is estimated that it will stimulate all kinds of contradictions, and even friction.

If King Gong sits in Tianjin, many contradictions can be avoided, and in addition, it is also conducive to King Gong's control of the Beiyang Naval Division, even if he cannot control it, it can also play a role in monitoring or deterrence.

After a slight sigh, he said, "The Jingshi is the center of power, and the Queen Mother may not have thought that the big treasurer would arrange for King Gong to sit in Tianjin, and she should also be happy to see King Gong stay in Tianjin, and the firearms battalion should be urgently stationed in Tianjin. ”

"The Queen Mother is afraid that she may not be happy to stay in Tianjin." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "After all, King Gong and the Queen Mother did not openly oppose each other, at least on the bright side, King Gong stayed in Tianjin, there must be a name, the Supervision Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have moved to Tianjin, that is tantamount to conniving King Gong to start anew, if you don't move, you must give an explanation, with the identity of King Gong, this statement is really not easy to give." ”

Gong Wang Yixun is the emperor's uncle today, you are a prince, and a minister who cares for his life, his status is quite transcendent, let him sit in Tianjin, this statement is really not easy to give, Zhao Liewen didn't think much about it, and chuckled: "Now that King Gong and the Queen Mother have formed a court to fight against each other, the Queen Mother will definitely not want King Gong to return to Beijing, which makes the Queen Mother have a headache." ”

This is also true, the Queen Mother is afraid that she is not willing to see King Gong at all now, Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, in this way, there is no need for him to worry about this matter, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the officials in the court have much more experience in this regard than him.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "The firearms battalion is stationed in Tianjin, so let's wait and see?" ”

"The persecution is too much, and the face of the court is not good-looking...... Zhao Liewen said slowly: "Let's wait and see if the imperial court will continue to increase troops in Tianjin." ”

"It's fine." Easy to know the head of the jaw.

Tianjin, Xingang, Beiyang Naval Division.

"Prince Alcohol Yiyun is arrogant and arrogant, acting arbitrarily, coercing local officials without authorization, and ordering the Beiyang Navy Division to escort him into Beijing immediately!"

After reading this telegram from the Queen Mother forwarded by the Military Aircraft Department, E Antai glanced at Chang Guixiang and said, "Ordering us to send someone to escort Prince Alcohol into Beijing can be regarded as a ...... of comfort." ”

"It's just appeasement." Chang Guixiang said disapprerovingly: "Prince Alcohol returned to Beijing, that is, he reprimanded a few words without pain, fined or demoted, and rewarded him after two years, but the military gate was unpredictable ....... life and death." ”

Hearing this, E Antai was also silent, and he said after a while: "If the military gate can't be rescued, and the court's disposal of Prince Alcohol is raised high and gently put down, the military heart is afraid to be unstable." ”

"The Queen Mother should want to get this layer." Chang Guixiang said, "Now I'm worried about who will take over the military gate." After a pause, he continued: "Yuan Qi's attitude is very clear, he hopes that we will strictly abide by neutrality, but it is difficult for the court and King Gong to say...... ”

E'antai is also worried about this, Prince Alcohol did not hesitate to coerce Yi Zeng, obviously to forcibly control the Beiyang Naval Division for the use of the emperor and queen, King Gong only usurped the power of the 20,000 army of the Wai, is there no ambition for the Beiyang Naval Division? Whether the Beiyang Naval Division falls into the hands of the imperial court or King Gong, it is inevitable that they will be involved in this political dispute.

Seeing that he was silent, Chang Guixiang said tentatively: "If we are asked to choose one between the Queen Mother and King Gong, who shall we choose?" ”

"Then you still need to ask?" E Antai glanced at him, "Most of the officers and soldiers will be inclined to King Gong, the upper and lower divisions of the navy division have been deeply influenced by Yuanqi, and the opening of Tianjin port has set off a wave of Western fever, which has a great impact on the officers and soldiers of the navy division, although there are many stubborn and old-fashioned people in the army, but most of them are quite radical." ”

He didn't want to talk about this topic more, and it wasn't something he should worry about, so he immediately changed his head, "Arrange someone to escort Prince Alcohol back to Beijing, if it is delayed, the Queen Mother will inevitably be suspicious again." ”

"It's a lot of trouble to escort back to Beijing." Chang Guixiang said: "Escort it to Tianjin and hand it over to the governor of Zhili, and arrange for two steam gunboats to send it away." ”

"You have to tell me, otherwise Prince Alcohol will inevitably have to suffer on the road." E Antai said and looked at Chang Guixiang, and told Yiyun to be treated preferentially all the way, this is not a good thing, he is unwilling to come forward, so as not to be discussed behind the back of the officers and soldiers below, Chang Guixiang is from the Quartermaster Department, which is the most suitable.

Chang Guixiang saw through his thoughts at a glance, and couldn't help but smile, "Yes, I'll be this wicked person." ”

After sending Prince Yi Xun away like a plague god, Chang Guixiang hurried back to the camp headquarters, originally he planned to take the opportunity to escort Yi Xun back to Tianjin, thinking about it or not relieved, he decided to stay, as soon as he entered E'antai's office, E'antai smiled at him: "Good news!" Just came to the telegram that the operation of the military gate was successful, the bullet has been removed, as long as there is no serious infection after the operation, there is great hope for recovery! ”

Hearing this, Chang Guixiang was also overjoyed, and said with a smile: "The military gate is really a great blessing and a great fate." Yuan Qi, who also lost, dispatched foreign doctors from Shanghai overnight. ”

"It's really thanks to King Zhennan!" E Antai said with emotion.

Chang Guixiang said with concern: "Has this news been reported to the imperial court?" ”

After his reminder, E'antai remembered to forget this stubble, and said with a smile: "Patronize the happy ......." Then he commanded, "Someone is coming——。 ”

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

Ci'an put down the telegram sent by Wen Yu, the governor of Zhili, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, Yi Zeng was unharmed, and the disposal of Prince Yi Xun could be lenient, if Yi Zeng died, even if she had the heart to protect her, she would severely punish Yi Xun, otherwise it would not be enough to appease the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division.

Then she thought again, since Yizeng was unharmed, was there no need for this Beiyang Navy Admiral to be replaced? In this way, it can not only encircle the officers and soldiers of Yizeng and the Beiyang Naval Division, but also make Yuan Qi and King Gong die, besides, it is not easy to find a person with sufficient qualifications and prestige, and can satisfy both the court and Yuan Qi to take over the Beiyang Naval Division, she is worried about this.

After a little muttering, she drafted a decree - the commander of the Beiyang Navy, Yi Zeng, was seriously injured and temporarily recuperated in Tianjin.

Tianjin. Newport, the camp of the sailors.

Receiving the telegram from the Military Aircraft Department, E Antai was surprised and delighted, and Chang Guixiang, who saw it, congratulated him repeatedly, and he smiled: "The Queen Mother is not planning to remove the military gate?" ”

"Blessings and misfortunes depend on them, and blessings and misfortunes depend on them. The world is impermanent. Chang Guixiang said with a smile: "Prince Alcohol's trouble, on the contrary, is a bad thing, and it is worth the shot of the military gate!" ”

While the two were talking, an officer came in and reported aloud: "Your Excellency, Lushun is calling, a large fleet flying the flag of the Yuanqi East China Sea Fleet is passing through the Bohai Strait. ”

"It's coming so fast!" E Antai muttered, and after taking the telegram and reading the signature, he retreated, and then looked at Chang Guixiang and said, "It is the ...... of the East China Sea Fleet who escorts King Gong." ”

Chang Guixiang said in a deep voice: "Let's strictly abide by neutrality and don't worry about this idleness!" ”

Tianjin, the Governor's Office.

Wen Yu, the governor of Zhili, didn't have the heart to deal with official documents, nor did he have the heart to see people to talk about things, so he sat alone in the signing room, and the 5,000 officers and soldiers of the firearms battalion were stationed in Tianjin without warning, and King Gong's 10,000 troops were about to arrive in Tianjin, and he had a sense of suffocation that was overwhelmed by black clouds.

He couldn't figure out Ci'an's intentions, if he wanted to forcibly remove King Gong's military power, just the 5,000 soldiers and horses of the firearms battalion would be useless, if he didn't want to relieve King Gong's military power, what was the purpose of the firearms battalion suddenly stationed in Tianjin?

As the governor of Zhili, what he is most afraid of and worried about is the outbreak of war in Tianjin, on one side is the queen mother and on the other side is King Gong, and there is also a Yuan Qi, the Beiyang Naval Division is also a very unstable factor, once the war breaks out, I don't know what the chaos will be, the gods fight, mortals suffer, and then they are the local officials and the people of Tianjin.

Although he was worried, he didn't have a way, this kind of thing was not something he could mix at all, after thinking about it, he still decided to transfer all his supervisors to Tianjin, not because he wanted to mix, but because he wanted to protect Tianjin from being poisoned by war.

On the sea of Tianjin, on the deck of the flagship 'Qingdao', looking at Tianjin Xingang which is getting closer and closer, Yi Xun has a little emotion, when he fled from Beijing in a hurry to Shanghai, it was only a few months, and in a blink of an eye, he had 20,000 troops, and he turned back to Beijing with the power of the great victory.

Now that he has the military power and the strong support of Yuan Qi, he will recruit 20,000 or 30,000 new soldiers, which is enough to fight against the emperor and queen, and he no longer needs to be afraid of his hands and feet.

"King Gong." Guo Zhongmu paced over slowly and said, "The patrol ship of the Beiyang Navy Division came over, and an officer said that he wanted to see King Gong. ”

Yi Xun visited the cronies who had been planted in the Eight Banners New Army, and there were also cronies in the Beiyang Naval Division, and the officers of the Beiyang Naval Division who listened to him were not surprised at all, and even said: "It just so happens that this king also wants to know about the situation in Tianjin." ”

The officer who came to see Yixun was named Ma Changyue, and he was indeed a close confidant of Yixun who had been planted in the Beiyang Naval Division, and when he saw Yixun in the cabin, he gave a detailed report on the big and small things that had happened in Tianjin in the past few days.

Yi Xun was surprised and delighted when he heard it, he really didn't expect that he was still in Tianjin, so many things happened, the firearms battalion was stationed in Tianjin, he didn't care too much, not to mention that the firearms battalion was only 5,000 soldiers and horses, that is, 10,000, he was not afraid, the 10,000 soldiers and horses he led had just experienced actual combat, and the weapons and equipment were far better than the firearms battalion, so he didn't put the firearms battalion in his eyes at all.

Obviously, for him, this is a rare opportunity to control the Beiyang Naval Division, and he knows very well that most of the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division praise the constitution, and the only thing to worry about is Yuan Qi's attitude.

Seeing Yixun, he didn't say anything for a long time, and Ma Changyue hesitated before saying: "Lord Wang, the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division support the constitutionalists, but Yijunmen is bent on maintaining neutrality ........ ”

"You go back first." Yi Xun said slowly, and the other party who was waiting to retreat, he casually ordered: "Go and invite the monk king to come over." ”

Monk Greenqin was a little seasick, and had been lying in the cabin, and when he heard that Yixun was invited, he hurriedly rushed over, and when he came in, Yixun said with a smile: "I've arrived in Tianjin, and I haven't adapted to it yet?" ”

"I'm afraid of this sea boat once." Monk Greenqin smiled: "At the moment, the wind and waves are smaller, and the bumps are not bad, but they are slightly better." ”

"Just now, someone from the Beiyang Navy Division came to report ........." Yi Xun said and explained the situation in detail.

Regarding Yixun's thoughts, Seng Lingqin didn't need to guess at all, and asked directly: "The sixth master has thoughts about the Beiyang Naval Master?" ”

"The Beiyang Naval Division is different from the Eight Banners recruits." Yi Xun said slowly: "The Beiyang Navy Division imitates the Nanyang Navy everywhere, most of the middle and high-level officers have spent a long time in the Nanyang Navy, and they are deeply influenced by Yuan Qi, and most of the officers and soldiers support the constitutional ........ ”

"The problem is not with the Beiyang Naval Division." Monk Greenqin said in a deep voice: "If the sixth master wants to control the Beiyang Naval Division, he must get the consent of Yi Guocheng, otherwise, even if the sixth master can control it, he can't afford to raise it!" ”

"I know that!" Yi Xun said, "The question is whether it is possible for Yuan Qi to agree?" ”

"Nope!" Monk Greenqin said without thinking: "The sixth master is a fan of the authorities!" It is impossible for Yi Guocheng to let the Sixth Master control the Beiyang Naval Division! ”

After a pause, he continued: "All along, Yi Guocheng has tried his best to avoid a large-scale civil war, once the sixth master takes control of the Beiyang Naval Division, what will be the reaction of the Queen Mother?" The firearms battalion stationed in Tianjin is undoubtedly the attitude of the Queen Mother, if the sixth master is involved in the Beiyang Naval Division, he will start a war! ”

After a slight groan, Yi Xun said: "Yi Guocheng promised us to recruit new soldiers and expand our strength. Taking over the Beiyang Naval Division, we don't need to recruit any more troops, which is a double win. ”

Monk Lingqin didn't debate with him either, and said, "After going ashore to understand the detailed situation, it's best to consult Yi Guocheng's opinion." ”

Xingang Wharf, E Antai led a group of officers from the battalion to stand on the wharf to greet him, looking at the 'Qingdao' slowly approaching the wharf, he took the lead to greet him.

As soon as Yixun came ashore, E Antai hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The chief soldier of the Beiyang Naval Division, E Antai and others welcome the general's squad back to Beijing!" ”

Seeing the salute of all the officers, Yixun returned the salute, and said with a warm smile: "I've been waiting for you for a long time." As he spoke, he turned to one side, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "There is another distinguished guest, you should know each other, right?" ”

Behind him was Guo Zhongmu, who was the chief of staff of the Yuanqi East China Sea Fleet, E Antai and other high-level officials of the Beiyang Naval Division, after all, the two sides often had contacts, so they immediately avoided a greeting.