Chapter 140: The Prince's Army Working (1)

The Chaohu battleship slowly approached the sea outside Fushan City, lowered the boat and drove to the shore with the personnel on the ship. After landing, the soldiers and Tingyong on the shore wade by, dragged the boat directly to the shore, and helped everyone on the shore down. On the side of the road was the blue tweed sedan chair used by Li Hongzhang and a certain green velvet-top sedan chair used by Zhang Peilun. The twelve sedan chairmen were all dressed up and bowed to the few people who were landing on the shore, "See sir!"

Gan Ying looked at the official sedan chair strangely, "Is this?"

"Mr. Li heard that Lord Gan was here, so he ordered us to welcome him!"

"Oh, this is not possible." Gan Ying immediately shook her head, "The court has rules, and only officials above the second grade can take the Blue Sedan. I am only from the third grade. How can I do it?" He smiled and waved his hand, "Please please return the same way."

A leader of the eight sedan chairmen scratched his head bitterly, and he didn't expect such a change. He was not the one who said he was just a word, and he was even shorter than a sudden change. He was stunned. Zhang Peilun took a step forward, "Mr. Gan, you are in a hurry to be in power. I think you don't have to be so steadfast, right?"

"It's not that Gan is a stern person, but the court's laws are strict, so you must never set this precedent for Gan one." Gan Ying bowed with a smile, "If you offend me, please forgive me."

"I dare not, I dare not!" Zhang Peilun was polite and looked very troubled, "Then, how can Lord Gan enter the city?"

"It's not easy? I'll go on foot!"

"But the road is far away and the mountain is rugged?"

Gan Ying smiled, "People say that reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles; spending thousands of miles of sea safely, what is this mere ten or more miles of mountain road?"

Zhang Peilun wanted to persuade him again, and one of Gan Ying listened to him and approached a little, "Didn't you hear what Master said? Take it back and carry it back! Even if our Master doesn't sit in a sedan chair, can we still be tired?"

Gan Ying waved his hand and stopped him from speaking, "Let's do this, are there horses here? I'll just ride a horse into the city."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's just bad horses in the army, and I'm afraid they won't be attracted to the eyes of the adults."

"Don't look at me as weak as I am, when it comes to riding, I may not be able to compare with your generals and all the military sects!"

"Then, please wait a moment." Zhang Peilun turned around and gave a few instructions, and quickly brought a few horses. Gan Ying carried the reins with one hand and turned the horse onto the horse. Zhang Peilun looked at it, knowing that he was not lying, but only from the movement of recognizing the kick and flying, it can be seen that this second prince is definitely not a weak scholar, and he has indeed had experience.

When the other party got on the horse, he naturally couldn't take the sedan chair. He also got on the horse and followed him and walked with his bridle. "Mr. Gan, this time he was ordered to come east, and the wind and waves on the sea were bad, will it be smooth?"

"Fortunately, I finally had experience traveling to the Western Regions back then, but I could still handle it." Gan Ying said with a smile, "But, I let go of this for too long and tried it rashly. Only after I realized that the capital was idle for several years, I had to worry about it. Oh, I had to worry a few times."

"Mr. Gan has not been as young as his seniority and has crossed thousands of rivers and studied in a foreign land, which has set a precedent for me to study abroad in the Qing Dynasty. I didn't mention it, but this courage made the students admire him!" Zhang Peilun praised a few times at the right time and said, "How many days will the lord stay here?"

"It won't be long." What he asked, Gan Ying answered honestly, "After the emperor announced the edict, he would return to Beijing immediately - Lord Zhang probably didn't know that for the sake of asking the emperor to go east to work the army, my mother and mother... were very sad!"

Gan Ying's identity was hidden from the subordinates and not the superiors. Hu Xiaomao, Bao Chao, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Peilun and others all knew that this time the emperor sent him to promulgate the imperial edict and toiled the army, which obviously had a profound meaning. Before he arrived, Li Hongzhang discussed with Zhang Peilun and sent him instead of the fourth or fifth princes, which showed that the emperor's open and secret struggle against the princes for the throne had reached the limit of tolerance!

Li Hongzhang's daughter married the third prince Zai, which made him naturally become the fifth party. Now, Li Hongzhang's leader has more than 100,000 soldiers from the Green Camp went to Japan. The soldiers were invincible, and they conquered the big and small cities such as Kazuo, Gum, Kurashiki, Tamano, Ji Qian, Yoshinaga, Chisui, etc., and the prestige has increased. When Zai Chun got this powerful aid, he was also surrounded by many people in the temple, and even the emperor was very obsessed with it.

Bao Chao led his army to capture Akaho and entered Hyogo Prefecture. The front of the army pointed directly at Kakokawa. After crossing this place, it was Himeji, which was where the two troops from the South Road would meet. Once the meeting was completed, they would attack Kobe and Osaka. Just as the Qing army was advancing rapidly, the court suddenly sent people to read the order, asking the front army to stop all battles and wait for the orders.

This sudden order made people feel at a loss. How could the battle stop at this time? But the emperor's will had to listen to, so Bao Chao had to throw away everything from the front and return to Fushan City. Hu Xiaomao was also the one who returned with him.

Li Hongzhang knew one thing, half of it was because he had been in the officialdom for many years. After he had experienced such things, he always had some experience. Another reason was that after asking the angel who came to pass the order, "Eunuch Liang, can you tell what the emperor meant?"

"How dare we slaves ask? What does it mean to say, let's do whatever we say!"

Li Hongzhang touched a soft nail, but still didn't give up. He turned his eyes and asked again, "Well, who is here to pass the order?"

"I don't know this." Eunuch Liang thought that he might as well reveal a few words to him, "I heard that the fourth prince, the fifth prince; the eldest prince and the second prince are both interested in coming!"

Li Hongzhang nodded, knowing that even if he asked again, there might not be any useful information. Han Xiao sent someone to ask him to rest, and immediately found Zhang Peilun. The two of them discussed countermeasures, "Youqiao, what do you think is the reason for this?"

"Uncle Shi, my nephew is thinking that the key to using military force is to make a big splash. The emperor is well-read military books. He will not be unaware of this principle, but he will stop it at the moment, and he will be very involved!"

"You can think of this level, which shows that the years of training have not fallen into the empty space." Li Hongzhang sneered, "To put it, more than 100,000 soldiers are well-equipped and sufficient support. They can be said to be able to attack and defeat the battle. Even if there are one or two difficult situations, it will be difficult to stop the power of the Qing Qing Green Camp. What if Kobe and Osaka soldiers are sufficient? I think it's just a little more effort."

Zhang Peilun didn't understand why he talked about this and listened with wide eyes. "The emperor is in full swing. Although there is no need to consider anything else, but... hey! Speaking of which, compared with the war between Japan, these princes are the most important things that the emperor cares about!"

"Uncle Shi means that the emperor intends to make a final choice after this matter?"

"Although it is not far away!" Li Hongzhang replied loudly, then fell into a long silence. He was also extremely distressed. The emperor hated the ministers to form cliques the most, but this matter has never been cut off since ancient times. Take Li Hongzhang as an example, because his daughter married Zai Yan, it was regarded as the backbone of the Fifth Master and the other party. This is a natural bond. Even if he is unwilling to do so, he cannot change the views of others.

Zai Ying married Li Hongzhang's daughter, who was the Iceman who Yi was from. Although he was a little reluctant, he dared not refute it. In fact, in his heart, he was more inclined to Zai Ying's lineage. There are two reasons: Zai Ying was the emperor's beloved son. He was sent overseas to study at the age of sixteen. His emphasis was beyond words. Before returning to China, although there was a small dispute in the United States, it was just a crime of romantic affairs and could not be hindered from the overall situation. After Zai Ying returned to China, she was let go of the emperor. For more than ten years, she served from the General Administration to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Justice. Although they are not very important places in the court, after many years of experience, they have become a new force in the court. This is not counting. Zai Ying is very calm, which is much stronger than Zai Ying, Zai Ying and Zai Chun.

The second reason is even more troublesome. This comes from Zai Lang himself, especially Zai Lang and Zai Jiang! These two people have a deep knowledge of talent, but they don’t know how to hide their humbleness at all. The limelight even overshadowed Zai Lang. Zai Lang is not inferior to Zai Ying in terms of talent, but he is too loyal and has insufficient decisiveness. When facing these two brothers, he often waves the flag and shouts behind them. Such people are very good as brothers and friends, but if they are the king of a future country, they will inevitably have bad things! This does not need to mention that one day Zai Lang's long-cherished wish will be fulfilled. Zai Lang and Zai Ling have made contributions to the two of them. But these words can only be thought of in Li Hongzhang's own mind, and even Li Jingfang cannot reveal a word.

This time the emperor sent someone to Fushan City to announce the imperial edict. Li Hongzhang didn't know who it was, and thought it would not be for Zaili or Zai Shi - Zai Shi was the commander of the Shenji Camp; Zai Shi was the head of the Jixun Office of the Ministry of War, and the emperor wanted to ask questions. These two people were either this or that. However, when he led the generals in the army out of the city to welcome the angels, he was about to meet Zhang Peilun and sent someone to inform him, "It's the second prince!"

Li Hongzhang was very suspicious: Why did you let the second prince come? This... this makes no sense! You don’t have to ask in detail now. The red felt strips outside the east gate have been laid and the incense table has been prepared. Gan Ying is accompanied by Zhang Peilun to ride a horse.

Seeing the imperial guards in front of the yellow jacket standing in line, Gan Ying jumped off the horse, holding the imperial edict rolled up by Huang Ling in both hands and arrived in front of the incense table. Li Hongzhang did not dare to neglect, and gently slapped the horse's hoof sleeve and knelt down, performing a great ceremony for the monarch and ministers, "Minist Li Hongzhang, please respectfully ask the emperor for his blessings and peace! Long live long live long live long!"

"Sage Gong'an." Gan Yinghan nodded with a smile, Dai Tian replied, and then unfolded the silk scroll in his hand and recited it in public. The texts were four and six, and seven out of ten of Hu Xiaomao, Bao Chao and others could not understand. It was just that Li Hongzhang and Zhang Peilun kept meeting each other, as if they were mentioning these two people. "Guangxi Admiral Hu Xiaomao has been in office for many years and has made many military achievements. This year, he has inspired morale and made outstanding contributions in the battle of Fushan City in Japan. On the day of his decree, he would reward Hu Xiaomao's second-class Jingyuan son, and be awarded the first-class Jingyuan son, and be awarded the first-class Jingyuan son, and be awarded the first-class Jingyuan son, and be awarded the yellow jacket."

In addition to Hu Xiaomao and Bao Chao, the other generals, deputy generals, and lieutenant generals at the level of the general also received other rewards as usual, and there is no need to be detailed. Gan Ying finally said, "Qin leads the commander of the Southern Army and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Li Hongzhang, was in the middle to dispatch the system, and made great contributions. On the day of the order, Li Hongzhang will be rewarded with three-eyed peach feathers and yellow jackets. Qin this!"

Li Hongzhang looked unmoved and touched his head respectfully, "I will receive the order, thank you!"

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