"Empress Dowager, you have to help me!”
In Summer Palace, Prince Li of the First Rank, Shiduo, was furious as he accused Yang Yonglin of killing a minister.
" Empress Dowager, this Yang Yonglin was originally a sailor and came from a poor family. He was promoted to acting governor of Shandong by the imperial court and was promoted to a second-rank navy admiral. Instead of repaying the favor, he killed a fourth-rank official at the critical moment. He's extremely arrogant and despotic. Empress Dowager, I'm a slave…"
King Liqin saw Cixi's blank expression and was uncertain, so he swallowed his words.
Cixi used her left hand to comb her long nails, as if she did not listen to her at all.
"Shiduo…"
Cixi suddenly sighed and said,"Now is the time to use people. What can you let me do?"”
These words stunned King Liqin Shiduo!
The Japanese army pressed down on the border, and the Green Army of the imperial court retreated.
At this juncture, only Yang Yonglin of the Northern Navy could be relied on!
He had the merit of protecting the sky, and the war in Shandong still needed his support. Compared to the current situation, what was a mere fourth-grade official, Qian Pan, worth?
Moreover, the evidence of Qian Pan delaying military plans and embezzling military pay was conclusive!
If they really wanted to investigate further and drag him into it…
King Liqin thought of this and immediately put on a smile,""The Empress Dowager is right! This servant should put the overall situation first. I hope that this time, I can subdue all of Shandong!”
"It's good that you know!"
Cixi nodded and motioned for King Liqin to leave.
She sat in front of the window for a while before turning around and saying,"Little Li, who do you think this Yang Yonglin is? How could he kill a fourth-rank official of the imperial court so casually without regard for the law?”
This topic was too heavy, so Li Lianying didn't dare to reply. She just stood there and giggled.
"Forget it! Forget it! This Qian Pan ruined the military plan and embezzled the military pay. He was not a good person. As long as this battle was won, everything would be fine. If you can't win-hmph!"
Cixi suddenly stretched out her golden fingernail and scratched the hard wood table.
A deep mark appeared on the hard wooden table!
Forbidden City, Hall of Diligent Government.
Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but gasp when he saw Li Hongzhang's letter of apology under the lamp.
The imperial court had its own laws. Although the governor had a certain degree of discretion in wartime, killing a fourth-rank official without permission was something that had never happened since the founding of the country.
Emperor Guangxu frowned and couldn't help but sigh.""Master Weng, do you think this Qian Pan should be killed?”
"Emperor, Qian Pan should be killed, but Yang Yonglin should not be the one to kill him!”Weng Tonghe paused for a moment and said in a sinister tone,"Ever since the founding of the Imperial Court, the laws have been strict. There has never been a case of a governor killing a minister without authorization!”
Weng Tonghe was the leader of Qingliu and had always hated the Beiyang System to the bone.
The root of this was that the Beiyang Navy was built by Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang and Weng Tonghe only had a grudge against each other.
Weng Tonghe would spare no effort to do anything that could destroy the Northern Navy.
Seeing that Emperor Guangxu was silent, Weng Tonghe added," Your Majesty, this Yang Yonglin is only an acting governor and he's already so domineering. If he becomes a governor or a scholar in the future, wouldn't that be…"
Emperor Guangxu was stunned!
He stood up and walked a few steps in frustration, preparing to issue an edict.
However, when he thought about how the war in Shandong was about to break out, he held back.
After thinking about it, Emperor Guangxu wrote an imperial edict to Yang Yonglin."If you win, let bygones be bygones; if you can't win, act according to the law.
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The vermilion imperial brush landed on the paper, shocking everyone.
After writing, Emperor Guangxu threw the pen away and asked someone to send it to Yang Yonglin in Weihai City.
After doing all this, Emperor Guangxu looked at the dark night sky and sighed."" If Yang Yonglin can really defeat the Japanese army, I can forgive all of this-"
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Weihai City.
The chilly sea breeze of March blew against his body.
Dong Fuxiang walked in all directions and patrolled the city gate tower. He instructed the soldiers to reinforce their work and clean the cannon barrels.
Behind Dong Fuxiang was a young and mighty officer.
The square-faced man had a pair of murderous eyes under his thick eyebrows, just like a wild beast in the mountains.
This officer was none other than the captain of the Marine Corps, Zhou Tianxiong.
"Captain Zhou, Yang Junmen only left you 700 men. How can you deal with the Japanese army with such a small number of men?”Dong Fuxiang frowned.
He had witnessed the terrifying combat strength of the Japanese army!
Although these East Asian people were short and stout, their fighting will was extraordinary.
Coupled with their skilled techniques and tactics, it was not something that ordinary Qing soldiers could resist.
Facing Dong Fuxiang's doubts, Zhou Tianxiong smiled proudly and patted the Maxim heavy machine gun.""This is a great killing weapon developed by Yang Junmen. With it, no matter how many Japanese soldiers there are, they will be a pile of mud!”
The Machine Gun Company only had 200 people, but they were equipped with 10 Maxim heavy machine guns and 20 Maxim light machine guns. Such powerful firepower far exceeded the army of the same generation.
Dong Fuxiang still shook his head in disbelief. He looked at the vast sea and said,"Why isn't Yang Junmen commanding?”
"The military has gone to Liugong Island. This time, he wants to bury the Japanese Combined Fleet in the ocean!”Zhou Tianxiong said confidently,""Lord Dong, we will continue to strengthen our work and wait for the Japanese army to come and die!”
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