In the Yellow Sea in autumn, the entire ocean glows with a faint blue-black color. The white clipper sails are speeding towards Tanggu Port against the strong wind. Standing on the bow of the ship is Xiao Letian, a sage of Western learning who is famous in East Asia. (Baidu search network updates the fastest and most stably)
Xiao Letian quietly stared at the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky, listening to the sound of the waves and the chirping of seagulls. Behind him, Long Ye stood silently. He knew that his husband must be thinking about something now.
"Master Long, do you know how many enemies I have now? I'm afraid it will be very difficult for me to return home this time..." Before Xiao Letian finished speaking, Master Long's eyes trembled and he whispered, "I'll see who dares. Don't worry, sir. I will chop off the hands of anyone who does something wrong, and chop off the head of anyone who uses their brains..."
Listening to Master Long's murderous words, Xiao Letian smiled. He knew this was not a joke. After the bloody battle in Naha, his brothers gradually changed and became completely different from those in the Qing Dynasty.
"Gather the brothers together, we should talk about the situation at hand, so as not to get caught blind..." Just at the bow of the ship, Xiao Letian began to teach the brothers. This was the first time that Xiao Letian taught the brothers systematically. What about the political situation class?
"Brothers, the situation we are facing now is actually very simple. Two allies, two explicit enemies, and two hidden enemies. The rest is just a bunch of soy sauce..."
"Well, sir, what is soy sauce?"
"Um...calm down, this is not important..."
The ones Xiao Letian mentioned were actually the Western powers. They carefully followed Xiao Letian's every move. Xiao Letian was not worthy of suppression or support from the Western powers. It was no big deal to start a low-intensity riot in the little Ryukyu Island. Now Europeans' eyes are still fixed on the rising Prussian Germany and Russia's growing appetite.
As long as Xiao Letian does not hinder the commercial interests of European powers in Asia, who cares about the internal strife of the Chinese? At this time, the embassy district of Dongjiaominxiang was not yet prosperous. Ambassadors from various countries only occasionally talked about this East Asian pioneer of Western learning at cocktail parties. No one could do anything substantial to him except a few useless compliments.
Only the United States, and now only the United States in the entire Western world, is willing to have close contact with Xiao Letian. However, after all, the United States has just finished the civil war. The entire army has only more than 100,000 people. Internal construction is the top priority. For Xiao Letian, too Only some technical and commercial assistance can be given.
The Western world now seems to pose no threat to Xiao Letian. All hostile looks actually come from Asia. Rumors about the Shimadzu family's disastrous defeat in Naha have now begun to spread in Japan. The angry Tokugawa shogunate has sent people to rebuke the Shimadzu family and demanded an immediate investigation. However, the Shimadzu family has denied the existence of the war and only admitted that it was large-scale. Larger security conflicts.
Listening to such rogue remarks, the Tokugawa shogunate lost all patience. One group of envoys went to Ryukyu and the other to the Qing Dynasty. They had to get to the bottom of this bizarre conflict. (Baidu search network updates the fastest and most stably)
As a result, the group that went to Ryukyu didn't even see Xiao Letian's face, but King Shangtai was more frank and stated his position directly. All diplomatic work in Ryukyu had been entrusted to the prime minister, and he didn't care about anything. This attitude almost made the Tokugawa messenger's nose become angry.
The group of envoys who went to the Qing Dynasty were even more aggrieved. Not to mention meeting the emperor and the queen mother, they even went to Prince Yi? They couldn't meet each other, so the middle and low-level officials from the Lifan Yuan and the Prime Minister's Yamen took them all over Beijing to eat and drink.
Whenever these envoys are in a hurry, these officials will come up with various excuses to refuse. In short, no one will pay attention to your petition until Xiao Letian returns to China. If you want to protest, you should go directly to Xiao Letian.
The Qing Empire once again used the procrastination technique. Any problem that you cannot understand or solve is a procrastination, and you will continue to procrastinate until you have no patience.
Also losing their patience were the elites of the Qing Dynasty. These scholars were naturally at odds with Xiao Letian. In their eyes, anyone who spread Western learning was an evil spirit and a rebellious person who attempted to overthrow the imperial examination and recruit scholars.
These clear streams have been connected up and down. When Xiao Letian returns to China, they will launch the largest denunciation campaign. They will flood the Forbidden City with memorials like snowflakes. Not only that, there will be an Enko event this winter, when scholars from all over the country will gather in the capital, and it will be an opportunity for our literati to connect.
Xiao Letian, Xiao Letian. When the time comes, we will let you see how hard the bones of the literati are, and we will make it impossible for you to stay in the Qing Dynasty for a day.
Xiao Letian is not blind now. He has established a huge intelligence network in Zhili, especially in the capital city. At that time, Sijiu City could not hide secrets at all, not to mention Xiao Letian's silver bullet attack was even more dangerous. No matter what, Xiao Letian can still deduce the small plans of all parties.
The Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate and Qingliu are the enemies that threaten Xiao Letian the most and are also obvious enemies. There were also many enemies hiding behind the scenes. First of all, the Manchu nobles' countermeasure against Xiao Letian was to kill people with soft knives. This was a very sinister strategy.
In the hearts of the Manchu nobles, Xiao Letian was a double-edged sword. On the one hand, his knowledge of Western learning was still very useful. Even if he did not build an industrial zone, at least he knew the details of the European powers. Even when negotiating business with foreigners, it is good to consult an expert.
On the other hand, using Xiao Letian's identity as a master of Western learning to attract Qingliu's hatred is also an effective means to balance the government. Anyway, the meaning of Qingliu's existence is to scold people back and forth. If Xiao Letian is scolded more, he will be scolded less in court. From this point of view, Xiao Letian is still very useful.
However, what is useful is what makes it useful, and it is also a tricky thing if Xiao Letian is too useful. It has been an iron rule since ancient times that capable ministers have been under suspicion. Xiao Letian was able to create such a big stir without even having any official status, and even Zeng Shao and his two brothers might not be able to accomplish such a large-scale effort to quell a country's chaos.
For this kind of talent that needs to be used carefully, the best way is to put him under house arrest in disguise, weave a golden cage, and let Xiao Letian wallow in a pile of makeup. Heroes are the strongest and most yang, and their nemesis is a woman who is like water. Who doesn't love women who are drunk, lustful, wealthy and wealthy?
When Xiao Letian is no longer of any use, if he is happy, he can be raised like a pig. The Qing Dynasty will not miss his food anyway. If he is unhappy, hehe, a glass of poisonous wine can easily end his life.
"Perhaps you don't know that in my house in Tanggu, I have been stuffed with a group of women from the Jiaofang Division. I heard that all of them are very charming. They are forcing me to become a drunkard and a womanizer." Xiao Letian He scratched his head with a wry smile on his face.
Xiao Letian's embarrassment was exchanged for the brothers' teasing, "What are you afraid of? The little lady that was brought to your door is not free of charge. Based on your merits, you should be made a marquis, let alone a woman with gold and silk." Already..."
"That's right, sir, you are born with good eloquence. When the time comes, these delicate little ladies will be your opponents. You can turn them around in just a few words, causing them to lose their wives and lose their troops..."
Listening to the laughter of the brothers, Xiao Letian knew that it was precisely because of this huge victory in Naha that the morale of the brothers reached a subtle state. In this mood, everyone thought that they were invincible. of. But Xiao Letian knew very well in his heart that he was still very weak, and his power had just started. Now there was a behemoth observing him, and the enemy was unknown.
The hidden enemy that Xiao Letian said was equated with the Manchu aristocracy was the Hunan Army Group represented by the Zeng Guofan brothers. To put it bluntly, this was the ancestor of the modern warlords in China. It was from this time on that the local governors began look up.
Now no one can guess the attitude of Zeng Guofan brothers towards Xiao Letian, Yi? I once profiled Ninth Commander, but how could the cunning Ninth Commander let him take away his true feelings? Therefore, the Hunan Army's attitude towards Xiao Letian is still a mystery.
Although Ninth Commander Zeng Guoquan burst into laughter every time he saw Xiao Letian, and even helped Xiao Letian in Tanggu, Xiao Letian knew very well that the Zeng brothers represented a huge force, and many things were definitely not They can grasp it with one hand.
The Hunan Army Group was too huge, and the talents within it were countless. The Beiyang System a few decades later was actually just a variant of the Hunan Army. This political group had gone through three variants in total, starting with the earliest Hunan Army led by Zeng Guofan. The group mutated into the Beiyang faction represented by Li Hongzhang, and finally became the Beiyang warlords in the early Republic of China under the integration of Yuan Shikai.
It was not until the death of Zhang Zuolin, the warlord of the Feng clan, in Huanggutun in 1928 that the destruction of the Beiyang forces was completely announced. The power of the Hunan Army has influenced China's modern history for nearly seventy years.
This is a more difficult opponent than the Manchus, and Xiao Letian will never take this behemoth lightly. What Xiao Letian didn't know was that on his way back, Zeng Guofan in Shandong had already held a small meeting against him.
"Come on, come on, Shaoquan, take a look at this information. How do you think Xiao Letian will respond next?" Zeng Guofan only had him and the Nine Marshals in his study, plus a military attache who was nearly forty years old. He was the future generation. The famous Li Hongzhang.
At this time, Li Hongzhang was at an age where he was showing his talents. The battle with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom allowed him to accumulate rich experience in military and civil affairs. He was no stranger to intelligence work. Now Li Hongzhang is basically in charge of the clearing battles against the Nian Army. Zeng Guofan instead took a back seat.
Li Hongzhang frowned and looked at the pages of top-secret information. Finally, he even slammed the table: "This is a treasonous act. This person must be punished. This person must not be allowed to stay..."
Li Hongzhang's hands were trembling a little. "Teacher, do you still need to ask about dealing with such a madman? Even if the court doesn't take action, we should take action and kill him!"
At this time, Jiu Shuai smiled, "It's a pity that the court can't see clearly. They know that Xiao Letian can make money, and the industrial zone cannot do without him. Now they want to make great use of Xiao Letian."
The information in the hands of the Hunan Army is much more detailed than that in the imperial court. After all, the straight-line distance between Naha and Shanghai and Ningbo is relatively close, and the Hunan Army is the most powerful in these places, and the Hunan Army has also accumulated a lot of money from transactions with foreigners over the years. Friendship, so they already knew about Xiao Letian's training of new troops and reform of the Ryukyu Kingdom's government.
"With such arrogant ambitions, the two marshals still ask me? With all due respect, the two marshals must have something to teach me, and the students are all ears!" Li Hongzhang, who was angry just now, understood after seeing the smiles of the nine marshals, Xiao Letian was just It's a topic introduction, but the main event is later.
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