Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Xiao Linglong also turned her head around, saw Ye Zhikui twisting a food box, and yelled happily, there was still a serious look there, and immediately dismissed everyone, then stepped forward and pulled Ye Zhikui by the corner of his clothes, and said shyly: "Ye Zhikui Brother, don't make fun of our girls, Xiao Linglong's marksmanship is already very good now, why don't Brother Ye lend me your gun to try, and let you see how good I am."

Ye Zhikui was dumbfounded, so he had no choice but to reply: "It's better not to try my gun randomly, it can easily go off, come and see what I bring you to eat."

Xiao Linglong opened the food box, picked up the pastry and stuffed it into her mouth. While eating, she said, "Brother Ye, you haven't come to see Xiao Linglong recently, Xiao Linglong is so sad."

Ye Zhikui replied with a wry smile: "Brother Ye is here to see you?" Then he took out a jade hairpin from his bosom, stuck it in Xiao Linglong's hair, looked left and right, and said, "Well, it's very pretty, A gift for our little Linglong, do you like it?"

Xiao Linglong couldn't see it, so she had to take it off, put it in her hand, and said happily: "As long as it is given by Brother Ye, it will be beautiful."

Ye Zhikui squeezed her chubby face, said with a smile: "Little Linglong can still say promises, by the way, why did you train those girls just now!"

Xiao Linglong said solemnly: "Little Linglong wants to be a female general like Brother Ye. Those sisters are not qualified to join the Thirteen Eagles. Most of them are lonely and have no skills, so they were handed over to me by my father. I thought that instead of letting them idle, it would be better to train with me."

Then Xiao Linglong raised her fist cutely, and said: "Little Linglong will definitely train a new army stronger than Brother Ye."

Ye Zhikui looked funny, grabbed her fist, put it in his mouth to bite, and said: "If you want to beat me, see if I don't eat you first."

In this day and age, due to the dumping of goods by foreigners and the exploitation by the government, many people have gone bankrupt and cannot survive, and selling children and daughters has become a normal phenomenon.

Ye Zhikui also thought that most of the soldiers in his Wu Yi Army came to join the army because of family difficulties, and some even had no family members at all. These people should feel even more lonely at this moment. Do you want to do something for them? They felt the warmth of Wu Yi's army.Then I thought about the idea of ​​inviting some stars to sing in the army in future generations. I think it is very good. Now I can also invite some actors and jugglers to perform.

Seeing Ye Zhikui in a daze, Xiao Linglong shook his arm and said, "Brother Ye, what are you thinking about!"

Ye Zhikui shook his head with a smile, stroked her hair and said, "I'm counting how long it will be before I can marry Xiao Linglong back home."

Xiao Linglong looked at Ye Zhikui with a pair of sparkling eyes and said, "I really want to marry you, Big Brother Ye."

Ye Zhikui smiled and nodded her nose and said, "I don't even know how to be shy!"

Xiao Linglong buried her face in Ye Zhikui's chest and said, "That's what I think!"

In the next day, Ye Zhikui ordered his soldiers to search for some actors and jugglers in Tianjin to perform in Wu Yi's army.

At Tianjin Station, Yuan Shikai had just finished correcting the official documents, he was relieved and was about to rest for a while, but a close aide said he had something important to report.

Yuan Shikai had no choice but to summon him, and the happy confidant said to Yuan Shikai happily as soon as he entered the door: "My lord, I heard the news that Ye Zhikui, the admiral of Zhili, was openly having fun in the barracks."

Yuan Shikai's eyes flashed brightly, he became interested, and anxiously confirmed: "Is this really the case?"

The confidant thief laughed and replied: "This matter has spread slowly. Ye Zhikui ordered people to look for actors and jugglers all over Tianjin yesterday. He said that he invited them to perform for the sergeants in the Wu Yi Army. Today, the sergeants of the Wu Yi Army are probably watching."

Yuan Shikai sneered when he heard the words: "Well, you Ye Zhikui, how dare you act so boldly, have fun with the soldiers in the army, corrupt the military power, and regard my Qing military law as nothing. No matter how powerful you are, I, Yuan, will Let you fall into a big fall." In fact, it is not uncommon for the general to have fun in the military camp, and it is rare to openly call the sergeants to sing and laugh together.

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shikai rolled his eyes, quickly wrote several letters, and handed them to his relatives: "Quickly send these letters to the various censors in the capital, and let them old guys take a good copy of Ye Zhikui. When the time comes, see you Ye Zhikui It's not overwhelmed, after the matter is settled, I, Yuan, will give you a first credit." The cronies hurriedly took orders and left.

There was an undercurrent in Tianjin, but Ye Zhikui didn't notice it at all. It's not that Ye Zhikui was stupid, but some ideas in his mind from later generations were different from that era after all. In his opinion, this seemed to be a very common thing. , without knowing that what is normal in modern times may have been very abnormal in ancient times.

When Ye Zhikui led those jugglers to Wu Yi's camp, all the staff and generals under Ye Zhikui knew about it. Ye Zhikui had never discussed with them before, thinking it was a trivial matter.After hearing Ye Zhikui's "wonderful idea", all the generals started to have headaches and stepped forward to stop them one by one.

Bao BuTong, the general office of the Law Enforcement and Battalion Office, stood up first, and persuaded him, "Young Master Ye, this matter is against military regulations. Please, Young Master Ye, send those people back."

Ye Zhikui was a little annoyed, he was thinking of those soldiers, and not for his own selfish desires, but it's just a trivial matter, so there's no need to make such a fuss?

Raising his hand, he said, "Old Bao doesn't need to say any more, I have already made up my mind, I will make my brothers happy today."

Feng Guozhang and Wang Shizhen also took a step forward, and were about to persuade, Ye Zhikui frowned, and said, "Hua Fu, Pinqing, you two don't have to persuade me anymore. Is it right, let the soldiers have fun and celebrate a new year happily, come and lead these 'artists' in, and the brothers will set up a stage to watch the show."

Seeing that Ye Zhikui's two closest confidants had no way to persuade him, the generals had no choice but to follow his orders. What did those little soldiers of Wu Yi Army know!Seeing that Young Master Ye cared about him so much, and there was a good show to watch, everyone applauded.

Seeing that Wang Shizhen couldn't persuade her, she had to secretly order her sergeant to seal the matter up to prevent it from spreading. Unfortunately, because Ye Zhikui made a big noise earlier, those who should know knew about it.

Chapter 58 The Confrontation Above the Court

The Forbidden City, the political center of the Qing Dynasty, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest building in Beijing, were in the early days of the dynasty.

Sitting on the golden lacquered and carved dragon "throne" in the hall, Guangxu patrolled the courtiers below with piercing eyes. After receiving Cixi's nod of approval for the reform, he had an ambition in his heart that he wanted to display, so he seemed energetic.

The civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty were listed on both sides of the bottom, and the deacon and eunuch raised his voice and sang loudly: "Play if you have something to do, and leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

Some people in the court hall are yawning, they are still awake; some people are counting the ants on the ground boredly, they are here to make soy sauce early.

Hu Jinggui, the supervisory censor, suddenly came out and started to play: "My minister, Hu Jinggui, has something to report! I want to impeach Ye Zhikui, the admiral of Zhili. Two days ago, Ye Zhikui and the sergeant were having fun in the camp. They have no law and corrupt military discipline. This is an unforgivable crime! Therefore, I think that he is not qualified for the training of the new army, so I implore His Majesty to release him from the training position."

As soon as this remark came out, it was like throwing a small stone in a calm small pond, causing the officials to make a noise, and they all began to discuss.Ye Zhikui is very famous now, whether it is his outspokenness or his unique way of expression, it is widely spread in the court.

Guangxu was startled when he heard the words, remembering that he used the treasured sword he used when he couldn't put it down now, Cunzheng signaled the eunuch to present Hu Jinggui's memorial, took it in his hand and opened it, only to see that a certain year, month, and day was written in the notebook, Ye Zhikui invited The actors in Tianjin City juggled and played in the army, causing the barracks to be smoky. Ye Zhikui regarded the military system and discipline as child's play, which had a great impact. If the new army was handed over to him, it would become a mess and have no combat power. to speak of.

After reading it, Guangxu put the notebook aside, looked at the courtiers and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Military Aircraft Minister Li Hongzhang originally closed his eyes and was cultivating himself on the sidelines, but when Guangxu finished speaking, he opened his eyes abruptly, gestured to Dali Temple Minister Lu Shangchuan, and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Lu Shangchuan came out and said: "I think Ye Zhikui must have a reason for the incident. Your Majesty can't just listen to the family's words. Please also ask the emperor to look into it!"

Several other academicians in charge of the Hanlin Academy also came out and said: "I wait for my submission, and I hope the emperor will clearly observe."

Guangxu turned his eyes to his teacher, Weng Tongsu, a scholar co-organized by the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Weng Tongsu frowned slightly, and then came out and said: "Your Majesty, since there is a difference of opinion, why doesn't your Majesty order a minister to investigate this matter! "He is muddy!

Guangxu's character is indecisive. Seeing the following, the public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right, and he is undecided. Weng Tongsu's suggestion is like the nectar of a long drought, nourishing his heart, so gold As soon as he opened his mouth, he nodded and said, "Send Rong Lu, Minister of the Ministry of War, to Beijing to investigate Ye Zhikui's violation of military discipline!"

There was no expression on Rong Lu's face. When he heard the order, he knelt down and replied, "Your servant Rong Lu receives the order!"

After the court was over, Li Hongzhang approached Prince Gong and asked Liu Zi, "My lord, Hu Jinggui's impeachment of Congyun was not rumored beforehand, but what's the inside story?"

In the officialdom, the first thing to think about this kind of impeachment memorial is not what you did wrong, but whether you have offended someone, who is behind your back, and what kind of political intentions are hidden, so Li Hongzhang will so ask.

Prince Gong half-closed his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Hu Jinggui is very upright and upright, and he has no conflict of interest with Ye Zhikui. He should be used as a gun."

Li Hongzhang thought carefully about who in the court saw Ye Zhikui's displeasure, and had no choice but to give up for a long time. Then he thought of reforming the law and restoring the new. He couldn't help asking Prince Gong's tone: "The emperor is a great man, and he intends to change the law and make himself stronger. What do you think?"

Prince Gong sighed helplessly, and said: "What is the Reformation? Could it be that the Westernization that you and I have been doing for so many years is not the Reformation? Kang Youwei is just a talkative scholar with perverse words, and has repeatedly provoked the relationship between the two palaces." , I don’t know the relationship between the upper and lower levels, how can he have any prestige to preside over the reform and strive for strength, the emperor believes that such villains will definitely delay the affairs of the Qing Dynasty and cause chaos in the world.”

Li Hongzhang thought to himself when he heard the words, now that the situation is unclear, it would be better for him to stay on the sidelines first. Although the emperor is already in charge, it is a pity that the power is still in the hands of the empress dowager, and the empress dowager's attitude is vacillating.

Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang had a direction, and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony silently.

Rong Lu, a political cold-blooded killer, is a lone wolf from the north. According to wild history, Rong Lu and Cixi are childhood sweethearts, and they are legendary cousins. Rong Lu has loved Cixi all his life, so he is willing to be Cixi's hand Butcher Knife, true or not, only the person concerned knows, but there is no need to have the slightest doubt about Rong Lu's life for Cixi.

He is now the minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for supervising the training of the new Beiyang army, and at the time when he is strong and strong, he is only one step away from the chief minister of the military aircraft, but he has no achievements in his hands. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is Zeng Guofan. , Li Hongzhang fought, and the diplomatic industry was run by Li Hongzhang, so the sense of crisis can be imagined.

Therefore, he also hopes to change the law and make some achievements to gain political capital. The first thing he thinks of is the more familiar military aspect, so he has the saying that "military training is the first major policy, and foreign exercises are especially important for military training." .Moreover, the reform he advocated should be gradual and gradual, and should not be rushed in an attempt to make a difference slowly.

It's a pity that Wan Qing's reform and reform work is just like the Internet forums of later generations. Everyone has their own reasons, and each person has his own way. Submitting memorials to the public is like pouring water. up top.

If you want to pursue a high click-through rate, you need to make more amazing words, talk more about ideals and doctrines, and study less practical issues. Afterwards, I have to advertise everywhere, write books and spread my thoughts, and someone like Rong Lu who posts tepidly and does not know how to advertise is destined to not get the attention of the world, and will only be submerged in the trolls .So he put all his heart and soul into the new army. As long as the new army trains well, he will be able to make great progress in Ronglu.

Rong Lu thought as he walked, he had heard that Ye Zhikui had studied in Germany, and the German army is recognized as the world's number one, so he valued Ye Zhikui very much and hoped that he could train an elite soldier, so he felt that his trip was the most important thing. To see if Ye Zhikui is really good at training soldiers, as for the investigation, it is secondary.

Because he was thinking about the problem while walking, Rong Lu accidentally bumped into someone, looked up carefully, and found that he bumped into Kang Youwei, the emperor's new favorite recently, Kang Nanhai, and thought of the vigorous reform and reform that was spread now.