Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Ye Zhikui twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "Look at you, you've been sentimental since you were young, and you've stopped thinking about these irrelevant things."

Bai Weiwei pursed her mouth, tilted her head and asked, "Then what do I want?"

"This," Ye Zhikui tilted his head and thought for a while, pointing to himself and said, "Of course he missed me."

Seeing Ye Zhikui's expression of course, Bai Weiwei cursed softly, but some sweetness surged up in "Smelly" heart.

"If you don't want me, do you still want other men?" Ye Zhikui looked at her with a look of embarrassment.

"I don't think about anyone, I only think about myself." Bai Weiwei said angrily, she clearly knew what was on her mind, but she still wanted to say that, this person is really hateful.

Bai Weiwei looked very cute when she was angry, her mouth bulging like a steamed bun. Ye Zhikui saw that she was only wearing a thin dark blue pleated skirt, so he took off his coat and slowly put it on her body.

"Okay, okay, what has our great reporter Bai been up to lately?"

Ye Zhikui's actions warmed Bai Weiwei's heart, her tone softened, and she said softly, "I'm busy with the newspaper office, you know? Now the newspaper office has ten staff members, and it can sell thousands of copies a week. It won't take long for me to make a lot of money."

"Little money fan." Ye Zhikui couldn't help but said with a smile when he saw that her eyes were only shining when she mentioned Qian.

Bai Weiwei turned her head around and made a face at Ye Zhikui.

Her face is extremely beautiful, that kind of perfect oval face.There is no makeup on the face, thin lips, delicate and charming. Like Xiao Linglong, she has a pair of dark black eyes full of aura, long eyelashes, and when she blinks, she is charming and seductive.The long black hair was coiled up neatly, making her look beautiful and dignified. Ye Zhikui felt his heartbeat suddenly speed up.

"Weiwei, what's wrong with your lips? A little dry?" Ye Zhikui rolled his eyes and asked in surprise.

Bai Weiwei quickly wiped it with her small hands, and said annoyedly, "It must be too busy these days."

"It's okay to leave it to me." Ye Zhikui gave a wicked smile, and before she had time to react, he suddenly moved his lips together and kissed Bai Weiwei's fragrant lips.

Bai Weiwei's mind exploded with a bang, her body became stiff, and she just wanted to break free, but Ye Zhi's burly body hugged her slender waist, how could this be, Bai Weiwei's brain began to lack oxygen, and her whole body was weak.

"It's not dry now." Ye Zhikui moved his lips away and said with a smile.

The moment her lips and hands were free again, Bai Weiwei stood up abruptly, blushing, lowered her head, and murmured: "Brother Ye, see you tomorrow, I... go back to sleep first."

After finishing speaking, Bai Weiwei hurriedly disappeared into the night under Ye Zhikui's astonished eyes. In fact, there was nothing to say, Ye Zhikui touched his lips with some annoyance, reminiscing about the lingering fragrance Bai Weiwei left behind.

On July 7, the military government investigation team led by Zhao Bingjun arrived in Nanjing and, together with Liang Jiang, investigated the truth of the shooting.

Naturally, everyone is jealous of Zhao Bingjun, a rising star in the political world. They may be curious to see what kind of ability this No. [-] member of the Police Department has, and he can be relied on by the Generalissimo, or With the mood of watching a good show, he waited for Zhao Bingjun to make a fool of himself after he got nothing.

In any case, Zhao Bingjun attracted the attention of all parties as soon as he appeared on the stage, and he did not disappoint everyone for a long time. He was a big deal when he entered Nanjing. First, he arrested Zhu Erdian and other British people on the grounds of plotting to overthrow the military government, and punished them. conduct interrogation.

Zhao Bingjun's move undoubtedly poked a honeycomb. The British ambassador to China Wilson protested to the military government on the same day, and threatened that if the military government did not release him immediately, the British Empire would not hesitate to transfer troops from the mainland to teach this ignorant military government a lesson. .

Ye Zhikui smiled and didn't take it seriously, and I would say anything threatening.

After the military government ignored the warnings of the British, the British became furious. In order to show that they were not just expressing their meaning verbally, they actually dispatched two warships to the Yangtze River port to show off their might and threatened to enter the Yangtze River.

Ye Zhikui certainly would not compromise. After receiving the order from the military government, the admiral of the Nanyang Navy dispatched five warships to the scene of the incident and confronted the British warships. The situation is imminent.

As soon as Zhao Bingjun entered Liangjiang, he got into trouble for Liu Kunyi. While Liu Kunyi cursed him secretly, he had to ask Ye Zhikui to release Zhu Erdian, because the British sphere of influence was in his Liangjiang. In case of a conflict, The first to be injured was Liangjiang.

Li Hongzhang has been really busy recently, one incident has not settled, another incident has arisen, no, without waiting for the attendant to report, he ran into the office of Ye Zhikui of the Supreme Command with one foot high and one foot low.

"Where's the Grand Marshal?"

Li Hongzhang looked around anxiously, but he didn't see Ye Zhikui, so he couldn't help asking the attendants who followed him for the official advice.

"Where are you here?" Ye Zhikui lazily stretched his waist, maybe he was too tired just now, but he fell asleep on his stomach unknowingly.

Rubbing his eyes, Ye Zhikui asked knowingly, "Why is Zhongtang so anxious?"

It's not all because of you, Li Hongzhang secretly felt sorry for the Generalissimo in his heart.

"General Marshal, you ordered the Nanyang navy to confront the British warship?" Li Hongzhang said helplessly. Since he became the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his mood is like a roller coaster, with ups and downs , ups and downs.

Ye Zhikui said nonchalantly, "That's right, I gave the order." Ye Zhikui had always been very unhappy with the British who had been sowing discord and trying to make the southern provinces stand on their own. This time, of course, he would not tolerate it.

"The British have sent an ultimatum, requiring us to withdraw the naval fleet within today." Li Hongzhang said earnestly: "Generalissimo, it would be unwise to engage Russia and Britain if we want to make a concession. , after all, the future is long."

Ye Zhikui's expression became serious, his eyes opened wide and he said, "The future will be long? 1 years is too long, I only earn day and night, and the British keep telling stories. If the military government continues to pretend to be deaf and dumb, it will only become more and more arrogant and arrogant. In this way, what is the difference between the military government and the Qing government?"

"However," Li Hongzhang wanted to say more.

Ye Zhikui waved his hand and stopped him and said, "Zhongtang, do you know what a strong country needs most? It's not advanced machines, nor is it the country's wealth. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was also ranked among the top economies in the world. Powerful country, but still being bullied by other countries.”

"Why, because the people have no sense of national pride, the British and French allied forces entered Beijing, and the people of Beijing stood on the overpass to watch the excitement. During the Sino-French war, the Beiyang navy sat and watched the Fujian navy perish. Since its establishment, haven't you noticed that the people's faces have a little more pride. The military government was built on blood. From the Sino-Japanese War, the Sino-German War, the War of Rebellion, to the current Sino-Russian War, The national pride of the people has been accumulated little by little. When they see foreigners, they are no longer bowing their heads like before. If we let the British run rampant on the Yangtze River now, it will only make the little national pride that has just been accumulated Gradually disappear, the common people will think that we have never defeated foreigners, and even the military government did not succumb to their power and did not dare to resist. What are the serious consequences? Who will believe in the strength of the government that directly argues with foreigners? A country that loses its sense of national pride will be a mess."

Ye Zhikui talked a lot, and Li Hongzhang was puzzled at the beginning, but later he was thoughtful.

National pride, invisible, but it exists

"Generalissimo, how do we reply to the British now?" Li Hongzhang originally came to persuade Ye Zhikui, but unexpectedly he was persuaded by Ye Zhikui, but there was nothing he could do.

Ye Zhikui's eyes shone coldly, and he said coldly: "I have dispatched the Beiyang Navy back to the country, and I am preparing to go south. If the British want to fight, let's fight. I'm afraid they are now competing with Germany for global power, and they have no time to worry about it." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately publicized the bad behavior of the British, mobilized the whole people to boycott British goods, and proposed to the British government to return Hong Kong.”

Li Hongzhang swallowed hard, and there was only one word to describe the generalissimo: fierce. .

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud in the Capital, Chapter [-], The Scream of the British

"It was discovered that the real culprit was behind the shooting of Liangjiang Governor Liu Kunyi. Zhao Bingjun, the leader of the investigation team of the military government, declared that although so far, there is no direct evidence that Zhu Erdian and other British people were responsible, but undoubtedly, the British government has the biggest suspicion. And it is claimed that the reason why the British government did this is most likely an attempt to provoke the relationship between the central government and the local government, in an attempt to overthrow the military government.”

Zhao Bingjun's words were like a heavy bomb exploded violently, causing a sensation all over China, when the common people had not recovered from the shock.

"The British fleet sailed towards the Yangtze River estuary arbitrarily and unreasonably, provoking the dignity of the military government. The Generalissimo has ordered five ships of the Nanyang Navy to intercept it, and strongly stated that the military government has the ability to destroy any enemy who dares to provoke."

Now, the common people in China became very angry. The Chinese were finally liberated from the Manchu government, and with the victory of the Sino-Russian war, the days are getting better and better, and the pride of the common people is getting stronger. Being bullied by foreigners, holding a breath in his heart, seeing his hard-won dignity being insulted again, who can sit still.

Ye Zhikui then telegraphed the whole country to say that in order to prevent the British from jumping over the wall in a hurry, the military government will dispatch [-] troops from Henan, Shanxi and other places to Liangjiang to garrison Jiangyin and Wusong areas.

"Your military government has a good plan. I already knew that you are uneasy and kind." Liu Kun angrily threw the telegram in Zhao Bingjun's face.

With a gloomy face, Zhao Bingjun picked up the telegram and put it aside. He knew what was on it without looking at it.

"My lord governor, why are you so angry? Are we going to be patient with the provocations of the British?"

Liu Kun said angrily: "What evidence do you have that the mastermind behind the assassination of the old man is the British? The old man's men investigated together with you, why didn't they find out? If you didn't say what you speciously said in the newspaper, the British Why are you angry?"

Zhao Bingjun snorted coldly and said: "Whether I say that or not, the British have already threatened the military government. I don't need to look at the faces of the British when I work on the Chinese territory. How can the Governor like to see it? , has nothing to do with me."

"Even so, why did the military government go to war and send troops from other places into our two rivers? This is Sima Zhao's intention." Liu Kunyi was still furious.

Zhao Bingjun replied unhurriedly: "Everything has to be planned for a rainy day. It is the best policy to be prepared for a rainy day. Once the British get overwhelmed and attack Liangjiang, I would like to ask the Governor, can Liangjiang be able to resist with the current strength of the army? If not, Who will bear the consequences? If the Governor-General says he can resist it, I will immediately ask the Grand Marshal to withdraw the order."

"You..." Liu Kun pointed at Zhao Bingjun so angry that he was speechless, swung around, turned and left angrily.

After Liu Kun left, Zhao Bingjun sneered twice, then took his bodyguards and went to the prison in the west of the city.