Chapter 205 Diligent King
Yu Qing and Yuan Weiting had a peer-to-peer relationship. When they met, they only called her fourth brother. Yuan Weiting called her Lao Tzu. He would never use this kind of telegram that contained the tone of superiors and subordinates. If something happened abnormal, there must be a reason for affection. Yu Qing thought for a moment, "No, I'm afraid that this telegram was sent by the fourth brother, but it was actually Ama's meaning. He urged me to go back quickly. Could it be... Is it really a talent show girl?"
Zhao Guanhou shook his head, "You are very smart, why are you confused about this matter? Don't talk about whether the rules and systems are suitable, just when is the time? Even if Pu Jun thinks, others will not accompany him to make trouble. If it were a telegram sent by his father-in-law, I am afraid there will be something else, I am afraid I can't delay it. I have to go there."
When he said this, the Ten Princess also realized that it was because his mother suddenly had an illness, or whether it was because of King Qing's incident? He did not dare to delay at the moment, so he went back to the mansion to explain his business, immediately asked for a special train and headed straight for Jinan.
When he arrived at the signing room of the Governor's Office, Yu Qing first asked: "Fourth brother, what happened? Why are you so anxious? Could it be that I am a mama..."
"Old Shi, don't worry. The telegram was indeed sent by the prince, but it was not what the prince thought. The prince and the concubine were both healthy and had no illness. But the prince asked you to go to Beijing once. Perhaps there was something important in the mansion. If Lao Shi was not allowed to go back, you would not be able to do it. Guan Hou, as well as you, the prince and the Dashen, you all called your name. You may not be able to go to Beijing if you don't go to Beijing."
The general was naturally referring to Han Rong. Zhao Guanhou was stunned. He was like a enemy of the Flying Tiger Group and had a deep marriage with King Duan. He would not go if he could go in the capital. If the Flying Tiger Group dared to kill the third-rank general, he might not dare to kill himself a general. Isn’t this the announcement of his entry into the capital at the moment, which is equivalent to dying? He asked himself that he had never offended Han Rong and should not have sent such a job. Could it be that it was a transaction between the bosses in the court who treated himself as a victim?
Seeing him hesitating, Yuan Weiting knew his concerns and quickly comforted him: "You don't have to think too much about the general, and he is very considerate of his thoughts. He issued an order to mobilize the troops of the Fourth Battalion into Beijing, guard the capital and maintain public order. You can go with the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion. I want to see how capable the Boxers are and can rush to the elite soldiers of our Fourth Battalion."
Zhao Guanhou was stunned, "Brother-in-law, do you really want to transfer elite troops from the Fourth Battalion into Beijing?" There were only three of them in the room. It was not difficult to get a secret. He coughed and said, "Now, the capital city is a bottomless pit. If the troops from the Fourth Battalion fill in, it may not necessarily splash. Mobilizing our basic troops to go, isn't this filling the big hole in vain?"
"It is precisely because of this that I have to dispatch elite troops." Yuan Weiting did not treat Yu Qing as an outsider and made an open and honest statement. "The situation may worsen than you think. The Flying Tiger Regiment occupied Zhuozhou and Yizhou, so he began to demolish railways and pull out wire poles. The railway from Liulihe River to Zhuozhou in the west of Jing, the railway tracks were dug, the sleepers were burned, and the telephone poles along the road were also sawed off. Now the telegrams that were connected to the Beijing city could only walk around Shanhaiguan and pass them on sea lines."
Yu Qing hurriedly asked, "Where is the telegram from Lu Line? Could it be that even the telegram from Tianjin has been destroyed?"
"Tianmen is the military garrison, and no one dares to destroy the telephone poles. However, even the military ceremonial guards were used by the teacher of the Flying Tiger Regiment. When Zhang Decheng arrived at the military yamen, Feng Lu wanted to kneel down and greet him. It was so chaotic that the telegram should not be counted on. Cheng Gongting's Wuwei Front Army wanted to suppress the bandits and protect the road, but Dong Wuxing of the rear army advocated comfort, and the two imperial officials almost ignited. As far as I know, Dong Wuxing had a Jinlan brother and foot named Li Laizhong, who was the key player in the boxing bandits and was an equal figure with Zhao Laozhu. Now, Dong Wuxing's rear army was transferred to Beijing to guard Xiyuan, so that Cheng Gongting's soldiers could protect the road. The inside and outside were obviously different from inside and outside. Behind Dong Fuxiang, he must have found a new backer and supported him."
As soon as you hear this, you will understand that the new backer must be separated from the powerful and powerful people in the capital. I am afraid that the two kings of Dungeon have already been in harmony, and Han Rong may not be able to control it. Yuan Weiting said again: "The new Wusheng team under the jurisdiction of King Duan has been renamed the Tiger God Camp, saying that it means to kill the foreigners by taking tigers. This kind of hatred for the foreigners has been revealed. With Dong Wuxing's rear army, the boxers of the Flying Tiger Regiment, and the general's Wuwei Central Army, it is hard to whirl up and cannot support it."
When he heard this, the Ten Princess's face changed first, "Can the tiger destroy the sheep? He really dares to say this, aren't you afraid that the Empress Dowager will ask for his head?"
Cixi is the sheep. Even mutton in the palace cannot be called mutton, but it must be called blessed meat, which means taboo. He dares to say that tigers can destroy sheep, which means that Cixi is not taken seriously. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, this proves that King Duan’s domineering and arrogance have increasingly surpassed the bottom line. It is not easy for Han Rong to maintain the situation and protect the authority of the empress dowager.
The armed forces in the capital are probably the Wuwei Army and the Tiger God Camp. Now the Wuwei Right Army tends to fly Tiger Regiment. With the attitude of the Tiger God Camp, Han Rong's Wuwei Central Army is a newly established army, and its combat effectiveness is suspicious, let alone dealing with this situation, and it feels very powerful and unwilling to follow the heart. Mobilizing the Right Army into the Guard Beijing is to find reinforcements.
According to Han Rong's original intention, he wanted to transfer the entire Wuwei Right Army to Beijing and replace the Hou army with the Right Army. But the problem is that this requires the Queen Mother's imperial edict to carry out, and this imperial edict is not easy to ask for.
First, there were foreigners in Shandong, and the relationship between China and the United States was tense, and the foreigners in Shandong also needed a large army to defend; second, in the court, there were also Duan Wang Zhuang and his relatives and nobles who united Xu Tong, Ganglie and other ministers Qiu Yang strongly resisted the Right Army's entry into the capital. Some people used the Right Army's business of boxing in Shandong to make a fuss, which was very meaningful to defeat Yuan Weiting.
"The general wanted me to enter Beijing because he put me on the fire. Since the Futing Pavilion was appointed as the court, he should share the worries of the country and be crushed to pieces, and he would never refuse. Even if he knew it was a fire pit, he would not complain. However, without the imperial decree, and the military situation in Shandong was very tense, he had to guard against the Yellow River floods, so I couldn't move. These four battalions of soldiers are my wishes. If you want to send, you must send the best, otherwise you would be sorry for the general's kindness of his understanding."
Zhao Guanhou understood that this was a two-sided method of Yuan. He neither went to the troubles nor offended Han Rong. As for the life and death of the soldiers of the fourth battalion, it was not within the scope of the big shots' consideration.
Among these four infantry soldiers, two battalions of infantry were allocated in Jinan City, one battalion was mobilized from Linqing, and one battalion was transferred from Zhao Guanhou, which totaled more than 2,000 people in the four battalions. As the situation in Zhili was deteriorating, even in the Minxiang of the East Suburbs, there were boxing civilian activities, requiring all countries to send troops to Beijing to defend the embassy. According to the notes proposed by various countries, there would be a thousand troops entering Beijing. Han Rong, under the banner of two right troops entering Beijing, was to block foreigners. With two enemies and one, at least from the perspective of the books, it would be a different matter.
"Guanhou, you have to work harder now. You are the best at handling the Western Affairs Office. For foreigners, you must try to make a turn for the best. Never cause military disasters. If you can meet the Queen Mother, try to tell her that magic should not be relied on. The people's hearts are not enough. Our Great Jin Kingdom is poor and the soldiers are weak, the soldiers are scarce, and the weapons are not enough. How to compete with a strong country? When going to war with foreigners, there will be a tragic disaster that cannot be said. The defeat of Goryeo is not clear, so there must be no more twists and turns. The foreign embassy of the foreigners will be invincible.
, and should also be properly protected. When two countries are at war, they will not kill pedestrians. How can I condone bandits and invade embassies? This is not consistent with the laws of all nations. Furthermore, local boxers are extremely untrue. Whether the people are guilty should be determined to have a corps. Because they believe in foreign religions, they should be killed. This is no longer a big mistake. Even if they use foreign goods, they should be killed. This is no different from robbers. I have already revised this chapter, but I just don’t know if this chapter is useful.”
"I understand that I will go down and order troops. After entering Beijing, I must try my best to do it."
"Don't worry if you do things, I believe in you. Don't have too many concerns. Just do your best to do it. Whether you can do it depends on the will of heaven. It is always a blessing or not a disaster, but it is a disaster. But do your best to obey your orders."
After leaving the signing room, the tenth princess and Zhao Guanhou went to the inner house to chat with Shen Jinying for a while. When talking about the situation, they were full of worries. Unlike Yuan Weiting, Zhao Guanhou and Shen Jinying have siblings. What they said was private words. Some things that were inconvenient to say on official matters can be said to Shen Jinying, and then she told Yuan Weiting. This is also a tacit understanding between the two. If they cannot be put on the official matters, they can only negotiate on private matters and hear them. It doesn’t matter how much they say. If there is Yu Qing slit up the cracks, there is nothing to worry about.
Shen Jinying asked, "My brother, I know you can do Westernization, but this time the situation is extraordinary. There have been many foreigners in Jinan Mansion these days. In addition to foreigners, many businessmen from outside also came to Shandong. I heard that the big hotels are already full. Even those who rent houses have made a fortune. This is a scene that only occurs when there are big battles or disasters. Isn't this matter very serious?"
"It's even more serious than this. Sister, I'll never be able to do this negotiation." Zhao Guanhou made it straight to the point and did not hide it.
"In fact, it's not just that I can't handle it, even if I hire Zhang Hefei, it's useless. I killed foreigners outside and burned churches, went to the embassy to cause trouble, and then said I would go to negotiate with others. This is something that the people can never do, let alone between the two countries. If it's a fight, soldiers will have nothing to say, but who to beat? Until now, I don't understand who the court wants to hit."
Ten princess said, "To be honest, I didn't understand this. When I was in Goryeo, I knew that I was fighting with Fusang, but now, I don't know who I want to fight with, so I can't fight them all, right?"
When Shen Jinying heard this, he shook his head, "This is absolutely impossible. Lao Fu is not crazy, how can he hit it all. Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and heroes are afraid of too many people. There is no country that can fight with all countries. This is absolutely impossible. I think it's just that I don't know who to beat, so the court won't really fight. That is, it's just to act like a foreigner to know that we are not easy to bully, and we will just stop fighting."
"But the problem is that the matter has been done. Now it is not a good example, but is forcing others to start training with us. So don't give too much hope in this negotiation, and don't bring too good equipment if you send troops." Zhao Guanhou sighed.
"No matter how good the guns and cannons are, they will still be better than foreigners. It would be nice to be able to come back in the end, so save some money. The rifled guns made by our arsenal are already very good. I asked my brother-in-law for a warrant for me and brought out a batch of rifled guns and medicines we made. The soldiers who came to Beijing, each one of them, and each of them had a rifled gun, plus four of them. Whether they could succeed was all him. In addition, how many silver notes do you have in your hands, sister."
"What are you doing?"
"I went to Beijing and transferred all the banknotes to foreigners' banks, Citi, HSBC, if necessary, exchange some pounds and some gold bars. In short, it cannot exist in Siheng. The Four Great Hengs are in the capital. Once there is any movement and you lose your bill, you will lose your old capital."
"It seems that it is not good to deposit the money of the imperial officials into foreign banks? If Master Du finds out, you will be uncomfortable for several months."
"Don't worry, there are people in foreign banks who can do this. Besides, in the case of boxers, Master Du's life is not much better. Everyone cares about their wealth and lives, and how many people care about these things. I promise to do it safely and not let others find out."
Shen Jinying's face changed very seriously, "I don't have many silver notes in my hand, but I have to ask others. This is a big deal. Don't rush to leave first. I'll ask you in a few days. Also, you killed a large group of boxers and celebrated the festival with them. Be careful of their plot. I'll tell your brother-in-law and then transfer a single guard for you."
When he left the Governor's Office, Yu Qing said, "Don't you have many foreign guns in your hand? Why do you have to use the guns we made?"
"If it weren't for the fact that Han Rong could not get through, I would have asked them to equip them with Luzao smoothbore guns. Now foreigners are restricting the export of Minni rifles to China, and the twelve-pound cannons and shrapnel bullets are strictly restricted. I don't think it will take long to even the rifle guns. Although Jason can help us transport some, it will eventually be a drop in the bucket. We have to make preparations and make plans. For example, if this batch is destined to be thrown into the capital, we must use some sub-stocks. Of course, I will bring a Minni rifle post to Beijing, so we must keep us safe and safe, so as not to be plotted against by the Boxers."
"Things have really come to this point, and they are irreversible?"
"If I could save it, of course I would do my best. However, many things have been lost now, and I am not the second-rank general who can pull it back. If you want to brake, you can't stop it. Yu Qing, how many silver notes do you have in your hand, I will transfer them together this time."
"It's nothing. Last time you finished speaking, I listened to you. They were all stored in foreign banks, and then they fell to Huabi Bank. I just felt that things really came to that point, really... it's hard to imagine what kind of disaster that would be. When fighting with Albion and Cape, the foreigners burned the garden. Now there are people from Minxiang in Dongjiao, where there are so many people from the people from all over the country, how can we fight?"
"But the problem is that some people just don't think so, and we can't do anything. Let's take you to see the spring water, have some more meals, and then go around. I think after Sister Ying talks to her brother-in-law, we can set off a few days later."
Sure enough, Yuan Weiting sent a letter that night. Because military preparations took time, there were procedures for picking up bullets from the arsenal, Zhao Guanhou was asked to rest for three days and personally select soldiers. In addition, based on the original fourth battalion, an infantry post was sent as his guard to protect his safety.
Chapter completed!