Li Hongzhang's study at the Governor's Mansion in Zhili, Tianjin. Lao Li really could not have imagined that just one Ding Ruchang leaving the ship would cause such a big incident. Five telegrams were placed on Lao Li's desk, one from Lang Weili and the other from Lang Weili.

Ding Ruchang's, Liu Buchan's, Xu Jie's, and his son-in-law Zhang Peilun's, and the only thing they talked about was the flag-ragging incident that happened thousands of miles away.

Old Li just glanced at the telegrams from Ding Ruchang and Lang Weili and put them aside. The honest Ding Ruchang and Lang Weili, who didn't understand the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, just objectively stated the facts. And this was the most boring thing for Old Li.

The one used, to put it bluntly, is Ding Ru

Chang no longer wanted to raise Lang Weili's admiral flag or Liu Buchan's general flag. In fact, it didn't matter which flag was raised to Lao Li. What he had to consider was how to deal with it so that Beiyang could benefit the most. And these two

There is really nothing in the personal letter that could attract him.

Then Lao Li opened Liu Buchan's telegram. Liu Buchan was much more experienced than the previous two. The whole text focused on the fact that the admiral of Beiyang could only be served by a Qing person, emphasizing that the control of Beiyang should be in the hands of his own people, not the British.

People control

Later, Liu Buchan mentioned that Xu Jie was involved in this matter beyond his authority and contradicted his superiors. More importantly, he mentioned that Xu Jie was also a foreigner and had a tendency to jointly control Beiyang with Lang Weili. This matter must be taken seriously.

When Lao Li looked ahead

He had the same feeling as Liu Buchan. In his opinion, even if Lang Weili had a nominal admiral title, it was definitely not as important as Liu Zixiang's position in Beiyang. But when he saw that Liu Buchan had sued his disciples and strongly opposed Xu

Jay

Participating in the affairs of the Beiyang Fleet made Lao Li very uncomfortable. "If Ji Shi does not participate in the affairs of the Beiyang Fleet, why should I accept this disciple? Could it be that the Fujian Party really cannot tolerate one person?" Li Hongzhang said angrily.

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When he looked at the back and saw the long string of signatures, Li Hongzhang was so angry that he threw Liu Buchan's telegram aside. The Fujian Party is dominated by one party, and it's not that Lao Li didn't know that. On some non-important matters, Lao Li

Li was unwilling to offend Beiyang's largest officer corps. After all, Lao Li's Beiyang fleet still relied on these professionals to manage it.

But according to Li Hongzhang's personality, he would never allow his subordinates to form a group of people to coerce him into doing something! In Li Hongzhang's view, that long list of signatures has become ironclad evidence that Liu Zixiang formed a party to fight against the Beiyang Central Committee!

! It’s not that Lao Li can’t tolerate Liu Buchan, a powerful official, but he will never allow Liu Buchan to form a party to fight against him!!

Lao Li took a sip of tea and rubbed his swollen temples. He picked up Xu Jie's telegram again. The rigor of Xu Jie's telegram was beyond Lao Li's expectation. First, Xu Jie explained Lang Wei's

Li was indeed the admiral appointed by King Chun when he inspected Beiyang. And flying the admiral flag was just a ceremonial sign. As a competent chief instructor, Beiyang should give Langweili this honor. It has nothing to do with whether the British control the Beiyang Navy.

This has nothing to do with it

Later, Xu Jie emphasized Lang Weili's contribution in coordinating with the British before the tour, and emphasized that if he offended this person before the matter was completed, it would be detrimental to the future relations between Beiyang and the British.

The relationship is extremely unfavorable. After all, Langweili’s teachings were recommended by the British. Therefore, whether from the perspective of reason or power, dealing with Langweili is extremely inappropriate. And these are just appetizers, the real core

The content is still to come.

What is Lao Li most concerned about now? Others are not sure, but Xu Jie is quite clear, that is, to safely accept the three warships ordered by Beiyang from Italy to prepare for the future Sino-Japanese naval battle. Xu Jie emphasized that

, among Beiyang’s senior management, both in terms of professional ethics and due diligence,

Lang Weili is the best choice. In addition, Lang Weili has participated in Beiyang ship-receiving activities many times and has rich experience. Therefore, in this case, it is absolutely impossible to deal with Lang Weili. Finally, Xu Jie

Mentioned that the Fujian Party, which is now the backbone of the Beiyang Navy, cannot tolerate others in a daily summary

.This is extremely detrimental to future battles. In summary, Li Zhongtang should teach Liu Buchan and others a lesson. And this last sentence played into Li Hongzhang's heart. In order to prevent the dominance of the Fujian Party, people like old Li Lian and Fang Boqian

It can be used, and once Xu Jie, Lang Weili and others complete the takeover of the ship, they will be used by the Tianjin Navy

With the academy's own talents, the dominance of the Fujian clique will be broken. The temptation is naturally something that Lao Li can't resist. These are three nearly 5,000-ton warships! In addition, the one-party dominance of the Fujian clique will be broken.

Fang Boqian, who is close to Lao Li, and Deng Shichang, who is not from the Fujian clan, can definitely compete with the Fujian clan.

Of course, according to Xu Jie's personality, Xu Jie still left enough leeway for these Fujian-style people with slight flaws in their white jade. It is recommended that Li Hongzhang not to deal with it excessively, just stop at the point and sound the alarm. Compared with

Due to the joint letter signed by Liu Buchan and others, Xu Jie was undoubtedly a lot more tolerant of his colleagues. This made Lao

Li was very helpful. "Ji Shi, I really underestimated you at that time. Not only do you know maritime affairs and take advantage of the situation, but you also have a good grasp of people's hearts." Faced with this telegram, Lao Li couldn't stand it from a personal point of view.

From the perspective of the future development of the Beiyang Navy, he must adopt Xu Jie's opinions.

When Old Li put Xu Jie's telegram aside with comfort, he picked up Zhang Peilun's telegram and read it carefully. Contrary to Old Li's expectation, Zhang Peilun did not make any brief introduction to the matter. But the things he mentioned were

Lao Li must not take it lightly. One thing is that Lin Taizeng and Liu Buchan had a quarrel because of their different treatment of Xu Jie, and the other thing is that the Chen family, the leader of the overseas Chinese in Nanyang, will directly contact Xu Jie!!

The entire telegram is not

It was more than 30 words long, but for Li Hongzhang, the weight of this telegram was much greater than the previous four. Regarding the first thing, Li Hongzhang really didn’t expect that the Beiyang Left Wing Commander would actually speak for Xu Jie. Li Hongzhang really wanted to

I don’t understand that Xu Jie would have such a big influence on the existing Fujian faction before he officially entered the Beiyang Fleet. And the second thing directly reflects the views of the Nanyang Chinese. From now on, when Beiyang contacts Nanyang forces, Nanyang will only recognize Xu.

Jay!!

"How does this Xu Jie have so much energy?" Old Li was puzzled. In terms of power or status, Lin Tai had no need to defend a newcomer and Liu Zixiang in the past. And if Nanyang wanted to cooperate with Beiyang, he would undoubtedly be the best choice.

Good choice! How many years later, Li Hongzhang figured out why

At that time, Xu Jie would have such a huge influence among certain groups of people, because they all fought for the motherland and the Chinese people around the world. This kind of cohesion was definitely not comparable to money and status that are common in official circles!!. Ideals and beliefs
Chapter completed!