"Second point, these nine commanders are also demonstrating against the Chinese. Your Majesty, please think about it. Xiao Letian is not in East Asia now, and there are even rumors that he has disappeared. Although people are not too sure, we in the capital are all aware of such rumors. After hearing this, wouldn’t Jiang Nan know?”
"It's nothing more than a story about the boy who cried wolf. There was a rumor about Xiao Letian's death that was wrongly reported before. Didn't we suffer a loss? Even after the Franco-Prussian War came back, this rumor almost caused the Jiangnan stock market to crash!"
"If you tell too many lies, it will be difficult for people to believe them. That's why people in Jiangnan can stabilize their hearts at this time!"
"But this time the Chinese navy was dispatched, my subordinates tasted something different. The Chinese navy is headed by Xiang Ying, but no matter how powerful Xiang Ying is, can he pull out all the battleships in one go?"
"It means that someone must have authorized it, probably the Great Council!"
"Xiang Ying can mobilize so many warships before Xiao Letian comes back... Be good! Did Xiao Letian have an accident?"
As soon as these words came out, thunder flashed across the Yangxin Hall. "Ah!" Guiziliu paced back and forth in the hall. "I always thought that the British intelligence was to bluff people, to reassure me, but today you are like this Analysis, it seems that the British intelligence is somewhat true!"
Yi Pei and Li Tuo had just negotiated a price with Guiziliu and had just come over. They didn't know about the British intelligence line. Seeing that the two were confused, Yi Xin took out a small European suitcase from under the imperial case. It looked so heavy that it was lined with steel plates.
Opening the lock, there were piles of confidential documents inside. Li Tuo's sharp eyes seemed to have spotted some cashier's checks with foreign writing on them at the end.
This Yixin is just like Emperor Yongzheng back then, who tied all the keys to his waistband and would not leave his sight even when sleeping. Each key contains secrets.
After extracting a few pieces of the translated message and sending it to Fifth Brother, Li Tuo and Li Tuo couldn't help but sigh, "Oh my God... How can I walk by the river without getting my shoes wet!"
"Xiao Letian has been taking risks all his life, but in the end he got himself involved in it. There was a storm area in the Indian Ocean that even foreign warships dared not enter!"
"Is it really...missing?"
"In this way, everything will be easy to analyze. Let's not talk about whether Xiao Letian is dead or not. Since we don't know whether he is alive or dead, the Chinese must urgently take countermeasures!"
"Seeing our civil war, the remaining people can't sit still and want to come and steal half of our country?"
"Haha... This way we can analyze and understand that the third purpose of these nine commanders is probably to bargain between the two parties!"
"The Ninth Commander also confirmed the news of Xiao Letian's disappearance. He pulled out his direct troops and put up such a deadly fight posture in Jiangning. On the one hand, he told us that he could still fight, and on the other hand, he wanted to scare the Chinese people. He has not yet old!"
"Let both sides, and even the foreign devils, value his value... Only then can we bargain!"
"I said that the telegram from the Ninth Commander was not encrypted but was sent openly. No wonder he raised his head and wrote directly to the Ministry of War instead of the Emperor... He is showing it to many parties!"
"Long live my Lord, if your price is too high, the Ninth Commander will be your loyal minister. If your price is not high enough, the Ninth Commander might still be a loyal minister of Emperor Tongzhi!"
"As for the Chinese people, seeing the ostentation of Jiu Shuai, I'm afraid they have to pay more! They have to pay more..."
Yi Xin listened to Li Tuo's analysis and sneered, "Zeng Guoquan is also very calculating! Without firing a single shot or firing a shot, he made the Chinese retreat half of their troops just by talking? Is this his ability?"
"He is so capable, why didn't he send all the battleships back? Why are there still cruisers running to the three towns of Wuhan? I'm afraid Zeng Guoquan is talking a lot!"
Li Tuo smiled bitterly and said, "Hey...what your Majesty said is that bargaining is naturally mixed with truth and lies! But please let your Majesty know clearly that the Chinese navy is now powerful. Judging from the message from the Ninth Commander, this battleship is as majestic as a mountain." Incorrect!"
"After all, we Manren's spies are in Jiangnan. It is estimated that new information will be available tomorrow for verification... It is indeed not easy for the Ninth Commander to scare away these giant ships!"
"The remaining cruisers have weaker armor. We also bought some 120-caliber German coastal defense guns along the river. We won't suffer too much loss against this cruiser!"
"Besides, the Yangtze River is not a sea after all. The river surface is narrow and the warships have little room to maneuver. So even if these cruisers move forward, they will not pose much of a threat to us!"
"Xiang Ying has to save face! If the Ninth Commander scares away the battleship, he won't be able to control it in the future! The people below won't obey him either!"
"Negotiation! That's it, isn't it? Let's all take a step back, as long as we don't violate our bottom line! So, the Ninth Commander is not too boastful..."
Don't mention it, Li Tuo's mouth is really good, he can talk about life even if he is dead. Yi Xin and Yi Pei nodded after listening, "Hey... yes, the country is so difficult, even if we negotiate with foreigners, we still have to Compromise! Zeng Guoquan doesn’t have the skills of his brother, so that’s all he can do!”
Yi Pei said, "According to you, the Ninth Commander can still fight for it?" Li Tuo didn't say anything, but just nodded.
Now it’s time to see what price Yi Xin will give. Yi Xin was silent for a moment, “Now Zeng Guoquan is a first-class earl, right? Mention it to the higher authorities and give him a first-class marquis... That’s all!”
When Li Tuo heard this, "Huh? This...is this a little too small? Why should we give it to a duke? This is a time of national crisis and it is the critical moment to poach people. If we give less, what if others give too much?" manage?"
"It's just a title. Why does Your Majesty feel so sorry for the title?"
Yi Xin shook his head, "It can't be too high. If it's too high, we should gossip within the Eight Banners! People with different surnames cannot be crowned kings. Even within our Eight Banners, except for a few iron hats who founded the country, non-Aixinjueluo family cannot be crowned kings." of!"
"The Duke is already the highest! It's not good if there are too many Han people... Besides, the Hunan Army in Jiangnan is huge at the moment. He is already a grass-headed king, and I didn't even bother him!"
"Wouldn't it be better to let him live peacefully as a marquis in Jiangnan?"
Li Tuo and Yi Pei didn't understand why Yi Xin suddenly became so stingy, and why he was so reluctant to give up the title in vain. But what Yi Xin said next shocked the two of them.
"Haha... The appetite of the Han people is too big. Don't think that I don't know. Zeng Guoquan and his men have been flirting with the Chinese for a long time. Which general of the Hunan Army has no business with the Chinese?"
"The key is that they are all Han Chinese, and they have the advantage of being compatriots! To deal with this kind of people, you can't just bribe them, you have to let them know how powerful they are!"
"Haha...isn't the eagle of the Ninth Commander in the north? Fifth Brother, you have a connection, find him and ask him to bring a message to Zeng Guoquan!"
"Xiao Letian is now missing, the Chinese people are leaderless, and the British fleet is about to set off... I tell you the truth, the British fleet is engaged in a peaceful global mission..."
"But it is actually here to eradicate the Chinese! This war will break out in three months at the latest! In January next year, that is when the cry is made, the British Navy will definitely go to war against the Chinese!"
"When the time comes, will they still want to fight against each other? Just dream, the British fleet has wiped out Ryukyu, and I will deal with all the disobedient white-eyed wolves later!"
"Don't make a big mistake. Please note that his Zeng family made its fortune thanks to the Qing Dynasty, not his Chinese family!"
Hiss...the two of them took a breath of air. Only today did they know where Guiziliu's trump card is!
