Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Yan Shuqin rolled his eyes, thinking that he had asked similar questions before, so he replied unhurriedly: "According to the statement above, you used to be a glorious soy sauce maker."

Zhao Sanduo was speechless.

Yan Shuqin then stood up, clenched his fists, raised his fist upwards, and said solemnly, "Zhao Sanduo, stand up now and recite the membership oath with me."

Seeing Yan Shuqin's solemn and meticulous expression, Zhao Sanduo couldn't help being secretly surprised when he saw that Yan Shuqin's expression was solemn and meticulous, which was very different from usual, but he stood up obediently and wanted to follow suit.

"I, Zhao Sanduo, voluntarily joined the Thirteen Eagles, and made the following oath: [-]. To fight for the cause of 'expelling the Tartars, restoring China, overthrowing the great powers, and building a new China' for life. [-]. The interests of the Thirteen Eagles are above all else. [-]. [-]. Abide by the discipline of Thirteen Eagles. Fourth, be not afraid of difficulties and always work for Thirteen Eagles. Fifth, keep the secrets of Thirteen Eagles. Sixth, have confidence in Thirteen Eagles. Seventh, persevere and never betray Thirteen Eagles.”

Yan Shuqin read a sentence, and Zhao Sanduo read a sentence. After reading, Zhao Sanduo muttered to himself: "Expel the Tartars, restore China..., the organization is really very courageous."

Yan Shuqin also lowered his serious expression, and said with a smile: "The organization is by no means empty talk. It has already moved towards this goal and has such strength. In the near future, we will definitely fulfill our vows and build a unique new China. , then you and I will both be founding ministers."

Yan Shuqin pointed to the two-headed eagle badge on Zhao Sanduo's hand, and then said: "Since our organization is called Thirteen Eagles, you can guess something, yes, according to your level, you are now qualified enough to know the organization Some basic information, first of all, this badge, the more eagle heads, the higher the level of the holder. Of course, it does not mean that the higher the level, the lower level can be commanded at will. Thirteen eagles have clear discipline Rules—everyone is equal, the organization does not interfere with everyone's private life, just follow the instructions in action, and you will gradually understand in the future, you and I have not met the leader now, but I, Lao Yan, can be sure that he must He is an astonishingly brilliant person, and..."

As Yan Shuqin explained the basic situation of the organization, Zhao Sanduo was not only secretly shocked, but also realized that what he knew before was only the tip of the iceberg, and was also deeply encouraged. Now he finally understands what kind of powerful organization he has joined.At first I thought that I had led three or four thousand peasant uprisings, so I could be regarded as a person anyway, but now I finally realized that in Thirteen Eagles, I am not even a fart, and people like him are probably a lot if caught.

"Old Yan, how many eagles are you?" Zhao Sanduo lost all his confidence, so he had no choice but to recover some from his old friend Yan Shuqin.

Yan Shuqin rubbed his scalp and said embarrassedly: "I'm just a three-headed eagle."

Zhao Sanduo was choked when he heard the words, and said in a gloomy mood: "Why? You and I should join the club almost the same."

"It's nothing, in fact, I have made some contributions to the organization and persuaded some other leaders to join the association." Yan Shuqin said calmly and indifferently, but why did Zhao Sanduo feel that he had such a proud tone contained in it? .

"Okay, old Yan, what should you do if you have done so many things without telling your brother?" Zhao Sanduo was even more depressed and hit when he heard the words, pretending to be angry.

"Okay, Lao Zhao, I still have something to talk about. If this matter is done well, there will be no problem for you and me to get promoted." Yan Shuqin saw that he had been talking for so long, and he hadn't talked until tonight. The task, hurriedly stopped Zhao Sanduo's slapstick and said.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, Zhao Sanduo immediately pretended to be sitting upright and listening attentively.

Yan Shuqin's expression was full, and his tone was a little excited: "This time, the higher-ups asked me to assist you in developing our boxers into Dong Fuxiang's Gan army."

"Dong Fuxiang?"

Yan Shuqin said affirmatively: "Yes, there are three armies in Tianjin now, namely Yuan Yuandan, General Ye and Gansu Admiral Dong Fuxiang. Needless to say, Yuan Yuandan, we hate him to the bone, and he doesn't want to see us, go to his army No need to think about development, as for General Ye, let’s not say that we don’t have the ability, even if we do, we can’t go, the folks in Shandong are watching.”

Zhao Sanduo nodded, and said in agreement: "General Ye is our national hero in China, he is a good man, we reckless heroes, who doesn't respect him, who doesn't admire him."

"Well, if you and I want to emulate General Ye, we will work together to make a career." Yan Shuqin responded proudly.

At this time, there were also two people in Tianjin Ye Mansion conspiring.

"Ye Shuai!"

With some embarrassment on Ye Zhikui's face, he smiled uncomfortably and said, "Uncle Tu, you should call me Congyun."

The butcher still had that calm face, and he said with no emotion, "Ye Shuai, I'm reporting some information to you now, so I should distinguish the top from the bottom, and it's okay to call you Congyun on weekdays."

Ye Zhikui could only express his helplessness towards the butcher's unkind father-in-law.

The butcher continued to report: "According to our Thirteen Eagles' information, during this period of time, Ye Shuai has more than a dozen eyeliners behind you, and there are forces from all sides. We are not trying to scare the snake, and let them follow .”

Ye Zhikui looked indifferent, and agreed with a smile: "It's so good, I believe that with Thirteen Eagles watching, they can't make any splashes, but I have to pay attention during this time, by the way, the Beijing Normal University Boxer incident how?"

The butcher showed a rare sneer, and said disdainfully: "The four brothers, Prince Dun Zailian, Duanjun Wang Zaiyi, Fuguo Gong Zailan, and Prince Zhuang Zaixun, are greedy for profit, and have agreed that our Boxers open an altar in their residence to recruit disciples."

Ye Zhikui fiddled with the vase on the table and said: "Today's Qing Dynasty is like this vase, beautiful on the outside, but empty on the inside, we are both inside and outside, so why worry about it not breaking, but recasting it into something solid is quite laborious." Zai Yi It is Cixi's niece and son-in-law. Cixi has taken a fancy to his son Pujun. According to intelligence, she wants to abolish Guangxu and establish Pujun, but she is still hesitating now, and people like Prince Dun have seen this and are trying to use the Boxers Civil forces and Empress Dowager Cixi’s mentality of fear and hatred for foreigners rejects Guangxu and other imperial parties, but they are too far behind Empress Dowager Cixi, and those who play with fire will surely set themselves on fire.”

"It was Ye Shuai's ingenious plan to take control of the Boxers first, so that we can at least be in a position to protect ourselves." Butcher praised sincerely.

But Ye Zhikui felt ashamed in his heart. He made the plan first because he knew the general direction of history, not because he was smarter than others.

Ye Zhikui thought for a while, and then said: "Nowadays we transmit information through telegrams, but during the Sino-Japanese negotiations in Pyongyang during the Sino-Japanese War, I heard that the Japanese army deciphered the code of our telegrams, which made us in a passive position in negotiations. In order to prevent similar situations from happening, Let’s Thirteen Eagles set up another department—the cipher group, this department is dedicated to research on stealing the enemy’s telegrams and strengthening our army’s telegram ciphers.”

This is not a big deal, the butcher agreed, and the two talked about the Boxer for a while. Ye Zhikui changed his tone and asked, "Uncle Tu, how about choosing the 29th of this month as the date of my marriage with Xiao Linglong?"

The butcher pondered for a moment, then replied: "If there is no problem with the Sheng Mansion, then there is no problem with me either."

Ye Zhikui heaved a sigh of relief secretly, but the butcher continued coldly: "Congyun, Xiao Linglong is my heart, I hope you can treat her well, I don't want to pursue what happened with her last time, but I hope you don't go to her again between now and getting married."

Ye Zhikui's face turned red, he had nothing to say, to be honest, he was going to see Xiao Linglong tonight, to be gentle, but thinking that the butcher would hide in a dark corner and watch silently, he felt uncomfortable, alas, Let's wait until we get married.

Volume 1 The Wind and Cloud of the Capital [-] Chapter [-] Brother Sharp's Distress Letter (recommended)

The next day, Ye Zhikui wrote back to the Sheng Mansion, agreeing to get married on the 29th of this month, and began to distribute invitations. Of course, telegrams were sent to those who were far away.

Ye Zhikui's wedding date was postponed due to the war. Both the Ye Mansion and the Sheng Mansion had issued invitations before, so everyone was not surprised that the date was set in such a hurry.

Recently, Ye Zhikui has been the darling of the press. As soon as the news comes out, of course it will be widely reported. His wedding with Sheng Huiyi is not simple. In the eyes of others, it is a combination of power and money. The richest man in the Qing Dynasty and the most famous general in the Qing Dynasty Becoming an in-law will naturally affect the hearts of countless people in the world, causing the envy and envy of many young men, the dejection of many boudoir girls, and even attracting some darker belly vigilance.

Li Hongzhang of the capital was the first to hear the news. He can be said to be the matchmaker of the two families, so he wanted to go to Tianjin to preside over the wedding in person.Li Hongzhang turned his old eyes. Recently, the situation in the capital has become increasingly tense, but the negotiations with the German embassy have entered the final stage.

However, due to the rise of the Boxer Rebellion, foreign embassies continued to exert pressure on the Qing court, protesting against church members being attacked by mobs, and strongly urging the court to suppress the mobs as soon as possible and protect foreigners in China. Otherwise, if the Qing Dynasty did not If this ability maintains order, each country will have to send troops to protect it.

Here I have to say that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China in the original history. At that time, after the defeat of China in the Sino-Japanese War, Germany passed the teaching plan and sent troops to occupy Jiaozhou Bay, making Shandong its sphere of influence; The whole of Northeast China, the north of the Great Wall, and the northwest region became its sphere of influence; then the French government forced the Qing government to agree to lease Guangzhou Bay, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan became its sphere of influence; Little Japan even opened its mouth and swallowed it. Not to mention Taiwan, it also turned Fujian into its sphere of influence, so after the rise of the Boxer Rebellion, they were able to take advantage of their respective ports in China and quickly transport their troops to China by warships.

But now history has been changed by Ye Zhikui, Japan was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War, the German army had just been defeated, the Qing Dynasty was far from being divided by the big powers, and the Boxer Rebellion had risen ahead of schedule. Difficulty.

They still have to look at the ocean and sigh. First of all, they are far from being as powerful in China as later generations. If they want to send troops, they must be dispatched from their own country. At this time, there are still a few warships in Beiyang and Nanyang in the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed, and various military ports were occupied, so the countries have to carefully weigh it, so they can only keep putting pressure on the Qing government, and at the same time call on the priests of the church people to hide in the concession and other places to avoid disaster.

At this time, the imperial court also wanted to have both sides. On the one hand, Cixi and others wanted to use the Boxers to attack the foreign forces in China, but on the other hand they did not dare to go too far, so they launched two methods of suppression and appeasement, turning a blind eye to the obedient Boxers who took refuge in themselves. , close one eye; those who are rebellious and disobeyed by the government will launch bloody methods, so that they can not only control the boxers, but also use these achievements to explain to foreigners. See, I have been suppressing, no need Hurry, it won't be long before these peasant uprisings will be extinguished.

No matter how stupid and backward the Boxer Movement is, its anti-imperialist background cannot be tarnished, but now it has become a tool for Ye Zhikui and the princes and ministers in the court to fight for power. My friends, although no one has put forward the slogan of killing 'one dragon, two tigers, and three hundred sheep', Ye Zhikui believes that as long as someone with a heart instigates it, this will not be a problem.

Zaiyi is probably still engrossed in the dream of his son becoming the emperor, but Ye Zhikui is already hiding in a dark corner, quietly waiting for him to play with fire.

In short, in a nutshell, the Western powers are now unable to play with the Eight-Power Allied Forces to jointly invade China.Of course, they are not without ideas. Countries are silently observing this ancient country. Once the Qing government cannot control the situation, they will inevitably ask the countries. Then they can take the opportunity to blackmail and fight for their own interests.

And countries of tigers and wolves bordering China like Russia and Japan are even more eager for chaos in China, and then they will come up and bite them like wild dogs smelling fishy.

Russia is ready to send troops to Northeast China, and Japan is also ready to send troops to Taiwan, China. The ambassadors of the two countries secretly conspired and agreed that once China fell into chaos, the two countries would send troops at the same time, using the excuse of protecting the expatriates. The momentum to occupy the Northeast and Taiwan, do not leave an excuse for other countries.

Li Hongzhang was having a bad time these days, and wanted to take the opportunity to escape from the maelstrom of the capital. Ye Zhikui's telegram about his upcoming marriage gave him an idea. The wily and calculating man at this time pursued the doctrine of the mean, and planned to make a profit from it.

Li Hongzhang used the reason that Germany helped China upgrade the Mauser line of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau in the Sino-German "Conditions for the Exchange of Prisoners" as an excuse, and asked Shang to go to Tianjin to do this. Tianjin is the old site of Beiyang. Ye Zhikui and many other former students of him The old officials are all there, so if anything goes wrong, at least there will be someone to take care of them.

Of course, Li Hongzhang was not the only one who was well-informed. Guangxu and Cixi also received news of Ye Zhikui's marriage to Sheng Xuanhuai's daughter.

Cixi didn't have any other ideas, she just sent an order to reward some things.

And Guangxu simply shouted a god-given opportunity. At this time, he was already devastated and embarrassed.

Not long ago, he danced on the wire, and he played vigorously and thrillingly. The minister of the Ministry of Rites, Huaitabu, withheld the record of Wang Zhao, the head of the Ministry of Rites. When he learned about it, he was furious and furious. In a fit of anger, he dismissed Huaitabu, Xu Ying and the other four servants, the Minister of Rites, and promoted Wang Zhao to three ranks like a rocket to show his encouragement.

Immediately afterwards, Guangxu issued an even more shocking imperial decree: the appointment of four new military officers, Zhang Jing, who are: Yang Rui, an alternate minister of the cabinet, Liu Guangdi, an alternate head of the Ministry of Punishment, Lin Xu, an alternate secretary of the cabinet, and Tan Sitong, an alternate magistrate of Jiangsu. .

It is clearly stipulated that all memorials should be read by four people; all edicts should be drafted by four people.The original princes and ministers and the military minister of the military aircraft department were kicked away and put aside.