Xiao Letian's secret letter was burned. No one in the world knows what was written in it. However, there are records in the unofficial history of the Qing Dynasty. After receiving the secret letter from the head of state, Emperor Tongzhi spent a whole month in seclusion in the Qinzheng Qinxian Hall. half an hour!
How thick of a letter does it take to read in one and a half hours? No one knows, no one dares to ask!
But the eunuchs and officers and soldiers of the New Imperial Army who were guarding outside clearly heard the little emperor crying and mumbling incoherently in the palace!
Sure enough, these politicians are all people with a very rich spiritual world, so rich that they are hallucinating like lunatics!
If you are not crazy, you will not survive!
A letter gave Emperor Tongzhi an epiphany. At this moment, he no longer needed Xiao Letian to personally point him out and make plans. As long as he found the source of his power, he could easily make a counterattack strategy!
At the same time, in the Brunei region of the South China Sea, Xiao Letian has been paying attention to the domestic situation. Another outstanding disciple of his, Xiang Ying, has left the fleet and chose to accompany his master.
The Zhiyuan has weighed anchor and returned to Naha for dry dock maintenance. At the same time, it will also receive the respect of the Chinese people. There will be a series of celebrations to commemorate this heroic warship and the heroic troops who returned home with it.
Even after the maintenance is completed, the Zhiyuan will have to sail upstream along the Yangtze River estuary and head straight to Jiangning for a showy cruise!
Jiangnan is currently a very important place of wealth for the Chinese people. Although sovereignty has always been in the hands of the Manchus, the economic power has long been divided between the Chinese and British forces. What the Manchu and Qing courts could get was only a quarter of Jiangnan. About the wealth income.
Such a treasure trove cannot stabilize the hearts and minds of the people who live in it. The Zhiyuan showed up, allowing those backward elements in the Manchu Qing Dynasty who still cling to farming civilization to have a look at what industrial power is and what big power is. Ship cannon!
When people's hearts are stable, money will always be with them. After all, the first need of capital is safety and hedging! Chaoyi actually ranked second!
However, during this show-off trip of the Zhiyuan, the glory did not belong to Xiang Ying, or even to his lover Cai Bixia. Instead, it was Lin Zhen and Jin Sanshun who led the cruise as deputy captains!
Why Xiao Letian did this is a bit intriguing!
According to the Four Heavenly Kings, this is Xiao Letian reusing Xiang Ying and Cai Bixia, so that they can take on more responsibilities and be responsible for more cross-border work.
This is the head of state cultivating compound talents, all-rounders! In the future, I will have to be a generalist to take on the responsibility!
However, Cai Bixia and Xiang Ying had another guess: "The head of state is trying to beat us both. Our prestige in the Chinese navy is too high!"
It's no wonder Xiang Ying and the others are worried. After all, Xiang Ying's contribution to the creation of the Chinese Deep Blue Navy cannot be erased!
Since the Beihai Zhiyuan returned to China, this Xiang Ying has begun to show his edge with an extremely iron-blooded attitude!
Hunting French merchant ships on the high seas, fighting against the French fleet, and then bombarding Dakar. After encountering an all-out encirclement and suppression by the entire French navy, they unexpectedly bypassed South America and headed directly into the Pacific Ocean!
In the great battle of Iquique, the Zhiyuan ship reversed the entire situation on the battlefield and completely helped the Taiping Army conquer Iquique!
Later, the Zhiyuan joined the battle against Tsarist Russia's Far East, and finally visited Europe. In the East Frisian Islands, it blocked the French fleet's sneak attack plan with the most tragic and tragic tactics of mutual destruction!
What a legendary result this is. This series of victories were all commanded by Xiang Ying, and his personal reputation in the navy has reached its peak!
What is even more enviable is the relationship between him and Cai Bixia. It is currently semi-public. Both families have already discussed it, and now they are going through the formalities of hiring a matchmaker!
However, the Cai family and the Xiang family also understand that the marriage between Xiang Ying and Cai Bixia is too important. This kind of thing is no longer something that the two families can decide. This marriage must be approved by the head of state!
Because the Xiang family and the Cai family are both big families with deep roots in the Chinese clan, since Xiang Shaolong followed the head of state, all the descendants and relatives of Xiangjiazhuang have devoted themselves to the cause of the head of state.
Half of the Chinese strongholds in Outer Mongolia are maintained by the Xiang family. The business of issuing banknotes and smelting silver coins on the grassland is basically taken care of by the Xiang family and the Fan family!
Lord Long's loyalty and the entire Xiang family's hard work finally brought them a reward that they couldn't even imagine, that is, the throne of the King of the Far East!
None of the Four Heavenly Kings have truly become kings, but Lord Long has become the King of the Far East, which shows how much the head of state values the Xiang family!
Cai Bixia is even worse. His father, Cai Mao, was a naval admiral of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom. The initial prototype of the Chinese navy was basically formed by his family's forces!
But don't underestimate the initial strength of an army. You must know that the army is very particular about seniority. Even a group army, if you check its military history, it is just a company with great military achievements in the beginning.
Then an ordinary soldier in the company that was first formed will be a senior division commander respected by the entire army!
What's more, Cai Mao's subordinates, as the first Chinese navy, have now become a large number of middle-level leaders of the navy. What kind of mentality do these people think of Cai Bixia?
Do you think of yourself as the eldest lady of your family? It's very possible, because this is the end of the 19th century, and mankind is about to enter the second industrial revolution.
But people's hearts are still accustomed to the hierarchical society of the Middle Ages!
They were all soldiers of General Cai Hao back then, but now that they are officials, they still dare not show off in front of General Cai Hao. So Cai Bixia, the eldest lady of the Cai family, is naturally the eldest lady of the entire force!
From this perspective, the love between Xiang Ying and Cai Bixia is a little more special!
Are the powerful forces joining forces to form a political alliance through marriage? Will Xiao Letian be afraid?
Looking at this matter in detail, Xiao Letian himself is certainly not afraid of this kind of marriage alliance, because both the Cai family and the Xiang family have risen because of him!
Moreover, Xiao Letian saved both families from the desperate situation of genocide!
They dare not show any disrespect to the head of state. As long as Xiao Letian is around for one day, they will be as obedient and cute as kittens!
But you have to look at the problem. In front of Xiao Letian, he is a cute kitten, but in front of others, will he be a colorful tiger?
It’s not impossible! Sooner or later, the head of state will grow old and leave his power. How will future generations deal with such a force? Can you survive the fight?
Of course these thoughts will not come out of Xiao Letian's mouth, but this is an inner demon. Xiang Ying and Cai Bixia have always been troubled by this inner demon!
The recent work arrangements of the head of state have also confirmed their worries!
