Emperor Guangxu frowned, looked at Yang Lanzhi, and asked, "The matter of the evil sect?" What is considered evil? ”

Yang Lanzhi said: "The Green Battalion Army has long been useless, so the Governor sent out several township regiments to practice bravery, these people were brought out by the Governor, I thought it would be easy to exterminate the bandits, but I didn't expect that these township regiments would follow the bandits to make a mess together!" ”

Emperor Guangxu asked in surprise, "What did you say?" They are in rebellion with the bandits? How is this possible? ”

Yang Lanzhi replied: "Yes, that's exactly the case, looking at the chaos of the people in the Qing Dynasty, the bandit leaders are not the leaders of the White Lotus Sect, Tianli Sect and other cults, so my subordinates think: Those bandits are proficient in demon law and can take people's hearts, so several township groups have rebelled!" ”

Emperor Guangxu frowned and asked, "There is such a thing?" ”

Yang Lanzhi nodded again and again, Lin Yuan looked at Emperor Guangxu with a look of belief or disbelief, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart: "It seems that it was a big mistake for me to deceive him with the statement 'I know the immortal law' in the past, so that he really believed that there were immortals in the world, so that Yang Lanzhi would believe such a nonsense statement, it seems that I will have to educate him in atheism in the future!" ”

Of course, Lin Yuan would not be frightened by this statement, he thought silently, "What is going on with all this? Why did the township regiment go and surrender to the rebels? Are the rebels a rebel army with a clear political purpose, or are they outcasts fighting for their stomachs? None of this is known, and I'm going to find a way to figure these things out as soon as possible. ”

At this moment, I saw Yuan Shikai kneeling down in front of Emperor Guangxu, and said loudly: "The saint doesn't have to worry, Wechen has been training the new army for a long time, and they all say that raising soldiers for a thousand days is a while, and now the rebels are in chaos, and it is the duty of the rebels to exterminate the rebels and micro-ministers!" ”

Lin Yuan heard Yuan Shikai's words and smiled disdainfully in his heart: "What a Yuan Shikai, he is really good at picking soft persimmons and pinching them, when he was ****, why didn't you go on when it was possible to fight with the Russians?" Now you are rushing forward against the common people! ”

I only heard Emperor Guangxu say happily: "Since Yuan Aiqing has the courage to recommend himself, I am very relieved, I originally wanted Lin Aiqing to send troops, since Yuan Aiqing proposed it first, then ask Yuan Aiqing to send troops, I don't know how Yuan Aiqing plans to fight these bandits?" ”

Yuan Shikai said loudly: "The chaos should be governed by heavy codes, these bandits despise the dynasty, corrupt human morality, and everyone will be punished!" Weichen should kill all these rebels and leave no sins! ”

Lin Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and thought: "Those who make trouble must be peasants who are forced by life, and they rise up because corrupt officials and corrupt officials are forced to work hard, how can they be killed?" No, I can't let Yuan Shikai lead the troops to go no matter what, if he is allowed to go, there will definitely be a river of blood in Shaanxi and Gansu! ”

So Lin Yuan said: "Holy Lord, let me go for this battle, I have troops in Mongolia, which is very close to Shaanxi and Gansu, and it is very convenient to get there." ”

Lin Yuan didn't expect Emperor Guangxu to laugh and say: "Lin Aiqing is willing to send troops, and I am very happy, but these bandits are all rabble, so there is no need to bother Lin Aiqing's elite soldiers. ”

Yuan Shikai glared at Lin Yuan fiercely, because Emperor Guangxu's words were clearly saying: The combat effectiveness of Lin Yuan's troops is much stronger than that of Yuan Shikai's troops, Lin Yuan's troops can fight foreigners, while Yuan Shikai's can only disrupt the bandits, of course Yuan Shikai is not convinced, Lin Yuan has to speak again, Emperor Guangxu smiled and said: "Okay, Lin Aiqing doesn't need to say it anymore, this matter is decided, Yuan Aiqing will send troops, go to Xi'an Mansion immediately, and then recover Lanzhou Mansion and completely exterminate the rebels!" ”

Emperor Guangxu said to the little eunuch on the side: "Spread my will, Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, delayed the military aircraft, dismissed him from his post and investigated it, and handed it over to the Criminal Department for disposal. Then he said to the people, "All right, let us all go back." ”

Lin Yuan had no choice but to go outside, and when he walked to the door, he was lightly bumped by Yuan Shikai, and then he heard Yuan Shikai say in his ear: "Lin Yuan, the credit for this time is mine!" Then he walked away, looking at Yuan Shikai's back, Lin Yuan secretly thought: "Let Yuan Shikai send troops this time, the people will suffer!" ”

Lin Yuan left the Forbidden City, and as soon as he returned home, he saw that Shen Wanqing was already waiting for him, and Shen Wanqing asked, "The emperor is in such a hurry to call you, what happened?" ”

Lin Yuan told the peasant rebel army and Yuan Shikai about sending troops, and Shen Wanqing suddenly exclaimed: "We must not let Yuan Shikai send troops!" ”

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "That's right, but what method do we have to use?" ”

Shen Wanqing thought for a while and said, "Why don't we kill Yuan Shikai?" ”

Lin Yuan nodded lightly and said, "I think it's really okay, Yuan Shikai will be my opponent sooner or later!" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "Okay, let's assassinate Yuan Shikai, I need a schedule of Yuan Shikai, as well as his information, the more detailed the better, and then I will find some places to start." ”

Lin Yuan said: "I'll let someone prepare it for you." At this moment, I only heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then as soon as the door opened, I saw Wan'er standing at the door panting, Lin Yuan and Shen Wanqing hurriedly helped her in, Shen Wanqing asked, "What's wrong with you?" Why do you want to run so fast? ”

Wan'er covered her chest with her hands, panting and unable to speak, Shen Wanqing asked with a smile, "Are you in a hurry to see your brother Lin Yuan?" Look, you're tired! ”

Lin Yuan's face turned red, Wan'er shook his head again and again, without the slightest joke, and then said: "When I was in the palace, I heard the Queen Mother mention you, I just came back, I want you to prepare early, brother!" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "Mention me, what did you mention about me?" ”

Guan'er hurriedly said: "When the Queen Mother heard that you were going to send troops, she was very angry, and said to the emperor: 'You can let anyone send troops, but you can't let Lin Yuan send troops, does he still think his credit is not big enough?'" I heard that she was very dissatisfied with her brother, so I wanted to come back and tell him as soon as possible, so that he would not have a conflict with her. ”

As soon as Lin Yuan heard this, he said to Shen Wanqing: "It seems that there is no need for us to assassinate Yuan Shikai. ”

Shen Wanqing also nodded and said, "That's right, even if we kill Yuan Shikai, the emperor will send someone else to send troops, in that case, those ordinary people will still be killed!" ”

Lin Yuan nodded helplessly, and Shen Wanqing said, "I have a way!" ”

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up and asked, "What can you do?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "We will go with Yuan Shikai's troops, and when the time comes, we will not only investigate the truth of the matter, but also protect the people from being slaughtered!" ”

Lin Yuan said: "This method will not work at all, first of all, it is a nominal problem, in what name do we use to act with Yuan Shikai's troops?" ”

Shen Wanqing replied: "I've thought about it, doesn't Lanzhou Mansion have our railway?" We will go to Lanzhou in the name of the railway construction team, so that no one will refuse. ”

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and tell the emperor that when it comes to the Lanzhou railway, we have to contact them as soon as possible to see how their situation is." ”