For these high-sounding words said by Fu Heng, Seng Lingqin was very unimpressed, he didn't like his subordinates who talked big and empty words, and he didn't like his subordinates who betrayed the Lord and sought glory, but in front of Yixun, he didn't want to go too far, after all, Yixun intended to entrap the other party.

Yixun was full of smiles, and said with a warm face: "Those who know the times are handsome, and the implementation of constitutionalism is the progress of the times, and the foundation of a rich country and a strong army, and there are many officers and soldiers in the Beiyang Navy Division who are willing to do their best to implement constitutionalism, and this king is very pleased, which also shows that the ideas of equality, freedom, and democracy have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, indicating that the imperial court has the basis for implementing the constitution." ”

Fu Heng glanced at Seng Lingqin with some awe, knowing in his heart that the other party might not have a good impression of him, and he groaned slightly, and then he said cautiously: "What the prince said is very true, the west wind has become hot in recent years, and after the imperial court launched the preparatory constitution, the prince spared no effort to promote the idea of constitutionalism.

The ideas of equality, freedom, and democracy are of course deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, such as equality before the law, judicial independence, protection of basic human rights, protection of basic rights of citizens, national sovereignty, limited government, representative democracy and universal suffrage, power supervision and restraint, constitutional control of the military, constitutional supervision or constitutional review....... and a series of other ideas have also been widely praised and highly respected.

The popularization of constitutional thought has laid a solid foundation for the imperial court to implement constitutional government, and now it can be said that everything is ready only to owe the east wind. ”

Listening to these words, Seng Lingqin was quite surprised, obviously, the other party has an in-depth study of constitutional thought, otherwise these new words would not be able to be believed, this guy should belong to the radical constitutionalists, and it is reasonable to oppose the strict neutrality of the Beiyang Naval Division.

The smile on Yixun's face became thicker and thicker, and he bowed his head slightly: "How many officers in the Beiyang Navy Division have an in-depth understanding and study of constitutional thought like Fu Zongrong, and strongly support the implementation of constitutionalism?" ”

"Go back to the prince." Fu Heng said cautiously: "There should be slightly more than thirty percent of the officers who are strongly in favor of the implementation of constitutionalism. ”

If there is strong support from thirty percent of the officers, it can be said that it is not a problem to control the Beiyang Naval Division at all, especially in the current situation, it can be said that it is nine out of ten! Yi Xun secretly thought in his heart, even if he was in the fire, he should take a risk, after all, such a rare opportunity is fleeting, if he can't grasp it, he will definitely regret it in the future!

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

It was already dark, Yi Zhizu was pacing slowly in the yard with his hands behind his back, usually at this time it was the time for him to take a walk in the garden behind, Zhao Liewen followed behind, he knew in his heart that this master was not at ease with King Gong, so he would stay in the book house and wait for the call back from Tianjin.

The two were turning to the vicinity of the gate of the courtyard, and they heard a rush of footsteps, and soon, Cao Gensheng walked in quickly, and when he saw that the two of them were in front, he hurriedly took a few steps and stepped forward to report: "The big shopkeeper, Tianjin calls back——。 ”

After receiving the telegram, he glanced at the message in the dim light of the lantern, and Yi Zhixin couldn't help frowning, Yixun was unwilling to sit in Tianjin? Transferring the telegram to Zhao Liewen, he took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette.

Zhao Liewen read the telegram and groaned before he said: "I didn't mention anything about the Beiyang Naval Division, did you deliberately avoid it?" Or do you avoid the important and trivialize? ”

After this reminder, Yi Zhixin also felt that it was a little abnormal, it stands to reason that Yixun should make it clear that he would not get involved in the Beiyang Naval Division, how could he not mention a word? Obviously, Yixun deliberately avoided this question, and after thinking for a while, he instructed: "Call back and tell King Gong that Tianjin is a water and land hub, and it is also the industrial center of the north, and it is far better to sit in Tianjin than to return to Beijing. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "Telegraph to Guo Zhongmu and remind E'antai to take precautions. ”

After Cao Gensheng left, Zhao Liewen hesitated and said, "King Gong is not so bold, right?" ”

"Without guts, how dare he sneak into the Wa Kingdom to usurp military power?" Yi Zhizu said coldly: "This sixth master is bladder." ”

"Not ——。" Zhao Liewen pondered for a moment before saying, "Knowing that Yuan Qi and the imperial court will not tolerate him controlling the Beiyang Naval Division, he still dares to go his own way?" He didn't want to think about the consequences of offending Yuan Qi and the imperial court at the same time? ”

"He probably decided that we had to rely on him to enforce the Constitution." Yi Zhishu said in a deep voice: "I still don't believe it, without Butcher Zhang, we have to eat pigs with hair." ”

Tianjin, Xingang, the forward camp, the Chinese army tent.

Glancing at the back of Fu Heng leaving in a hurry, Monk Greenqin had some gains and losses, and he knew that Yi Xun was eager to expand his strength to get rid of the control of the imperial court and Yuan Qi, but being in such a hurry made him feel deeply uneasy, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "The sixth master will not forget, the main fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division is still in the Wa Kingdom?" ”

"I'm not interested in the fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division." Yi Xun said slowly: "Our opponent is not Yuan Qi but the Eight Banners New Army, and the fleet is of no benefit to us. ”

Where do you want to go? Monk Greenqin smiled bitterly, "The main fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division still exists, and the possibility of Yizeng's recovery is also great, and there is also a Zaizhao, plus the support .......of Yuan Qi behind him, even if the sixth master succeeds, I am afraid that he will start a new battle." ”

"I'm worried about it." Yixu said confidently: "Yuan Qi also wants to control the Beiyang Naval Division, why did he compromise with the Queen Mother?" I just don't want a large-scale civil war! How could they deliberately connive at and provoke infighting among the Beiyang sailors? ”

Monk Greenqin glanced at him and reminded softly: "From the ruthless methods of the Yuanqi New Army's conquest of Southeast Asian countries and the Korean Wa Kingdom, it shows that Yi Guocheng is not a good-hearted person who can be bullied, and the sixth master had better not despise it." ”

"Now that the Qing Dynasty is in the opposition, who dares to despise him Yi Guocheng? Speaking of the Qing Dynasty, even Western countries, no one dares to despise him! Yi Xun smiled: "However, a gentleman can deceive him!" ”

The so-called gentleman can bully his side, naturally refers to Yi Guocheng's reluctance to break out a large-scale civil war in the country, if the wood is already in the boat, Yi Guocheng may really be able to pinch his nose and admit it.

Monk Greenqin reacted, couldn't help but smile, and said: "Even if you can deceive him, the sixth master must also grasp the proportion, you can't do anything, you have to stop it in time, if you really want to break out a large-scale civil war, it's not a good thing for the court and Yuan Qi, and it's not a good thing for the sixth master!" ”

"Don't worry." Yixun said confidently: "I have my own measure! ”

On the opposite bank, the camp of the Beiyang Naval Division.

After the lights out and the sound of the bedtime horn, the camp was quiet, and the battalion commanders inspected back and forth outside the barracks as usual.

Yi Xun led the army to arrive, camped across the river, although on the surface everyone was a group of harmony, smiling and smiling, but E Antai did not dare to take it lightly, at the reception banquet during the day, the general soldier Fu Heng and several deputy generals and generals of Gong Wang Yixun's attitude He was meticulous in his eyes, how dare he have the slightest carelessness.

After inspecting two back and forth, it was not too early to see the time, and the camp was also quiet and peaceful, E'an Taicai turned back to the camp headquarters and sent someone to call Chang Guixiang to play chess with him.

Chang Guixiang came quickly, he himself is a night owl, and he also knows the other party's problems, so he is naturally willing to accompany him, and the two of them set up a horse, and they can only kill two games, so they listened to the report of the guard, "Yu Zongrong, Guo Zhongmu, chief of staff of the East China Sea Fleet, asked to see him outside the camp." ”

What did Guo Zhongmu do at this time? E Antai was surprised, subconsciously looked at his watch, it was already half past ten, and he groaned slightly, before he asked in a deep voice: "How many people are with you?" ”

"A team of guards, about twenty people."

"What can happen?" E'antai muttered before saying, "Please let him in." ”

Estimating that this chess game could not be played, Chang Guixiang said slowly while cleaning up: "It's not an urgent matter, Chief of Staff Guo won't come at this time, it shouldn't be the restless one on the other side." ”

"How can you be restless across the river?" E Antai said disappreliantly: "Don't scare yourself!" With that, he stood up and said, "Go and greet you." ”

Not long after, Guo Zhongmu strode over under the leadership of his personal guards, and as soon as they met, he smiled and said: "I came late at night to disturb General E's rest." ”

"Chief of Staff Guo, you're welcome, I just came back from patrolling." E Antai said and stretched out his hand and said, "Please——。 ”

When he entered the office of the battalion headquarters in E'antai, Guo Zhongmu did not go around in circles, and said straightforwardly: "I just received a telegram from Shanghai, and the big shopkeeper came down to remind him, strengthen his vigilance, and increase his vigilance!" ”

Baba came in the middle of the night for this? E'antai secretly laughed, this still needs to be reminded! Of course, Yi Zhi's untimely death was also a kindness, and he couldn't help but appreciate it, and even said: "Thank you for the ....... of King Zhennan." ”

Chang Guixiang was very sensitive, and said with a solemn expression: "Is there any movement on the other side?" ”

"Don't get me wrong." Guo Zhongmu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The big shopkeeper is just a reminder, if there is any change on the other side, it will definitely alarm us first." ”

This is the truth, unless Yuan Qi and King Gong join forces, otherwise across the river, even if the other party has an idea, it is in vain, this Guo Zhongmu rushed to remind him overnight, obviously it will not be a team with King Gong, as soon as he thought about it, Chang Guixiang sneered: "It's suspicious." ”

E Antai turned around and said: "During this time, things are not one after another, and everyone is a little tense ....... ”

Guo Zhongmu smiled and said: "It's an eventful time now, General E is an old battalion, and he is naturally vigilant, but since our big shopkeeper has called, we can't help but go on this trip." As he spoke, he stood up and said, "It's late at night, so I won't bother much in the evening." ”

Sending Guo Zhongmu back to the camp office, Chang Guixiang said while reopening the chessboard: "King Zhennan's judgment has always been extremely accurate, since he deliberately reminded him, at least it shows that the one on the other side has this ....... mind." ”

"Nonsense, do you need to talk about it?" E'an Tai Road.

Chang Guixiang said: "What I mean is that tomorrow I will find something to do for those restless people, and I will not give them the slightest chance." ”

E Antai nodded and said, "I also have this idea, to break them up and not give him a chance." Saying that, he took a head shot casually, the two chess opponents, you come and I are very happy, until the third watch drum sounded, E Antai smiled: "The hour is not early, let's continue to ....... tomorrow." ”

Before I finished speaking, I heard a rush of footsteps, is there a situation? E'antai glanced at Chang Guixiang suspiciously, and then the guards who listened to it said loudly outside the door: "Report ——, there is an abnormal movement in the camp on the other side!" ”

E'antai asked in a deep voice, "What's the change?" ”

"There are countless two points, and they should be torches!"

What's the situation? E Antai was puzzled, and hurriedly got up and grabbed the door, his office was on the second floor facing Xingang, as soon as he got out of the room, he saw the situation on the other side, there were indeed countless bright spots, and there were more and more, it was a torch!

Chang Guixiang looked puzzled, "Three watches in the middle of the night, and besides, across a river, what kind of mystery is King Gong doing?" The army marches at night? ”

"The relationship between Yuan Qi and King Gong is extraordinary." E'antai said in a deep voice.

"Didn't Guo Zhongmu just come to remind him? Probably not. Chang Guixiang hesitated: "Do you want to gather urgently?" ”

"There's no hurry." E Antai said calmly: "Let's see what the other party wants to do first." Across the Gu River, he was neither in a hurry nor in a panic, and if he gathered urgently because of this movement, it would be too unbearable.

However, after the effort of the tea, the large spot of light on the opposite bank began to extend, and from the direction of travel, it was Xingang!

"What the hell is going on?" Chang Guixiang said a little confused: "King Gong is not going to attack the garrison of the East China Sea Fleet at night, right?" ”

E Antai was also a little surprised, Guo Zhongmu came to remind him, it stands to reason that it is impossible to join forces with King Gong, but King Gong will not turn his face with Yuan Qi? The most likely thing is that King Gong and Yuan Qi have joined forces! Whatever it takes, you should take precautions first!

Chang Guixiang also said: "The situation is unknown, so let's gather urgently and take precautions." ”

"Pass my orders!" E'antai said in a deep voice: "Urgently assemble!" Convene a meeting of the war room of officers above the rank of staff officer! ”

With an order, all the barracks of the battalion sounded the rapid whistle of the emergency assembly post, in the middle of the night three watches, a group of soldiers were sleeping soundly, after waking up from the dream, one by one quickly jumped out of bed with a reflex, hurriedly put on military uniforms, rushed out of the barracks, rushed out of the barracks to their respective assembly points to assemble.

Most of the officers had just fallen asleep, and many of them had not slept at all, and they had already noticed the abnormality of the camp on the other side, and many officers were a little nervous when they listened to the emergency assembly post!

The war room was brightly lit, a few of the latest household gas lamps illuminated the wide war room as if it were daylight, E'an Tai sat on a chair with a wooden face, raised his wrist to look at his watch from time to time, and when the number of reports sounded one after another on the playground outside, officers came quickly one after another, and they all discovered the abnormal situation of the other camp, and several officers exchanged heads and whispered.

After waiting for another three minutes, seeing that there were still six or seven officers missing, E Antai's face couldn't help but be a little gloomy, and he glanced at everyone, and he said: "The battalion on ......the other side has an abnormal behavior, and a sentry has been sent to investigate, and the current situation is unknown." ”