The negotiations aboard the Qinling were really earth-shattering. People who didn't know the inside story were probably so frightened that they thought Jinling City was about to be bombed and a war was about to break out.
But those who know the inside story know very well that this is just a joke!
The Ninth Commander didn't care where the warships were heading. There was a high probability that Jiangnan would be annexed by the Chinese in the future. There was no hope for the Qing Dynasty.
Maybe Emperor Tongzhi can still maintain his personal rule, after all, everyone kowtowed to the little emperor and swore allegiance to him. Even Europeans admire Zai Chun's legitimacy for the throne, and they can't find any fault with it.
Moreover, the little emperor is still young. If the reform really continues, it may give everyone hope, but now there is nothing. Since the outbreak of the civil war, the Han Dynasty governors have understood that the Qing Dynasty is over!
But the Qing Dynasty was finished, and its own power could not be finished, especially a behemoth like the Hunan Army!
Today it seems that Zuo Zongtang has a high vision! He left 100,000 of his disciples in the Western Regions and turned them into a border garrison, thus finding a way for his disciples to survive.
The entire Western Region is the stepping stone for the new regime in the future, and the Western Region Investment Bank is the one who leads the way. People like Liu Jintang are already in an invincible position.
And what about yourself? Jiangnan is too big and the economic size is too high. No one can monopolize this land of wealth, so we can only play equity based on weight.
No matter where it develops in the future, the Hunan Army must maintain its power here and give future generations an iron rice bowl!
So we can't be cowardly at this critical moment, at least let the soldiers and civilians see it and feel that our ninth commander can still protect them.
And I want to show the Qing Dynasty, which has not yet fallen, that I can still control the situation in Jiangnan, and the Chinese have to bow their heads!
So I scolded him fiercely but it was impossible to actually take action!
Lin Zhen is even more unlikely to take action. The strategic purpose of this Yangtze River cruise is to deter, and it is also an experiment to try a heavy battleship into the Yangtze River!
The Jiangyin Fortress will be a lock on the Yangtze River in the future. It will be very difficult for British warships to attack the Jiangyin Fortress. Then the upper reaches of the Yangtze River can be tested as an important haven for the navy.
It is also a very important task to test the hydrological conditions in advance. Fighting is absolutely not possible. Lin Zhen does not have that authorization. Unless the Ninth Commander really goes crazy and fires artillery, Lin Zhen will fire back!
Not only that, he had already received Xiang Ying's order in Shanghai, which originally asked him to pull the battleship back from Jinling, but the Ninth Commander did not know about this order.
Just a favor!
Good! The two sides were so quarreling that they almost smashed a black brick on their foreheads, but in the end everyone was happy!
That night, the city of Jinling was in a state of excitement. Under the deliberate promotion of some people, the story of the Nine Commanders' mighty tigers and how they frightened the Chinese generals spread widely.
The brothels, restaurants, teahouses, restaurants on both sides of the Qinhuai River...wherever there were people, banquets were held. The generals who sneaked back from the defense line along the river were so embarrassed that they hugged the top girl!
"Little lady... you didn't see the scene at that time... I am a close confidant of the Nine Handsome... and I am following behind you!"
"The Ninth Commander's temper got angry. Cang Langlang drew out the precious sword given by Emperor Xianfeng himself, and split the Hongmen Banquet's wine table into two ends with one blow..."
"Good guy... the ninety-nine-year-old daughter's red... smashed a red all over the floor!"
"Hey... Where can I find Ner Hong that is aged for ninety-nine years? Can this ninety-nine-year-old girl still want it?" The little maid on the side pursed her lips and smiled.
The top girl knew that this guy was bragging, so naturally she couldn't tell the truth. She glared at the maid fiercely, then smiled and drank, "What does a little girl know about movies... Eat wine, eat wine..."
The little girl was young and ignorant, and she muttered, "The daughter's red color was buried after her daughter was born...and she dug it out and drank it when she was eighteen years old..."
"The number one scholar red is planted when a boy is born, and he drinks it only after he has passed the exam for number one... It is impossible that he took the exam for number one in ninety-nine years? It's just bragging..."
Of course he is bragging. How does this grandson have the right to go on the Qinling to observe the negotiations? While the negotiations were going on, this guy was commanding hundreds of brothers to stand in the mud and yell at their necks!
In the evening, I just washed the mud from my feet and ran back to the flower boat on the Qinhuai River.
He didn't care when the little maid made a few sarcastic remarks, and continued to drink and brag, "You have no idea that the Chinese Lin Zhen is a ruthless character... That daughter's red wine is laced with strong medicine!"
"They're all poison... That jasper wine pot is called the Octagonal Turning Heart Pot! It has agency information hidden inside it. Lin Zhen filled two glasses of wine, one for Jiu Shuai was poisonous wine, and the one for himself was poisonous wine. non-toxic!"
"I just want to trick the Ninth Commander into drinking it, and then use the antidote to blackmail our Commander-in-Chief!"
Ouch! What about such a thing? The guests and prostitutes on other flower boats on the Qinhuai River opened their windows and listened. Someone even handed over a jug of good wine and said, "Here... the general moistens his throat and talks carefully!"
People who like to brag have a common problem: they are crazy when they come to brag. If there is an audience, they will brag to death!
"Haha... I appreciate it! Do you know what Lin Zhen wants? What he wants is for the Hunan Army to withdraw from Jinling City, and their army wants to occupy Jinling!"
"The battleships in the middle of the river are all full of armies fighting with open fire. Just waiting for an order, the 100,000 Chinese army will attack our Jinling City!"
"Ouch...are you going to start a war with the Qing Dynasty?"
"Haha... That's almost it! Maybe the head of state thinks that Jinling is the old capital of the Ming Dynasty! It's not known whether he will build the capital here first!"
"Don't interrupt and listen to me... How can the Ninth Commander agree... This Jiangning was obtained with the lives of hundreds of thousands of Hunan Army brothers. The safety of the soldiers and civilians of this city depends on him!"
"Whoever dares to rob openly will step on my corpse..."
"When Lin Zhen saw that our commander refused to take this cup of fine wine, he immediately became furious and turned against him... With a bang, the poisonous wine smashed to the ground and white smoke came out..."
"Then!" The guy stood up suddenly, put his feet on the table and his eyes widened. "You would never have imagined that Lin Zhen threw a cup as a sign, and five hundred swordsmen rushed out of the cabin!"
"Surrounded the negotiating commander and us all... Good guys, these swordsmen have revolvers on their left and right hands..."
"Hey? Master, didn't you mean the swordsman? Why are you holding a pistol?" The little maid who didn't know how to lift spoke again.
"You know a thing! That knife and ax are stuck in your belt... pour the wine!"
"Look at our commander again. His face does not change, his heart does not beat, he laughs three times...he pulls out the sword gifted by Emperor Xianfeng from his waist, and splits the Hongmen Banquet's wine table into two pieces with one strike!"
"Hahaha... If you want to kill, then kill... If you want to fire, then fire... I, the one hundred thousand Hunan Army sons in Jinling City, will naturally avenge me!"
"The Qing Dynasty will not tolerate you being wild! Come on, come on... This is where your heart is. If you feel like it, just shoot!"
"Then Lin Zhen is just bluffing, trying to scare out a Jiangning city... In fact, he is scared to death. Once our forts along the river open fire, all the warships in the Yangtze River will feed the bastard!"
"Finally, let's take a look! The commander-in-chief is back safe and sound, and Jinling City is still in our hands! The commander-in-chief is so powerful!"
Such jokes are performed in every nighttime entertainment venue in Jinling City, and various versions have risen from Three Heroes and Five Righteousness to The Romance of the Gods.
All we need is the golden light of the Nine Commanders to protect the body, and we invite Daluo Tianxian!
