Chapter 42: Bullying goes too far
Raul laughed loudly when he heard this: "Then you came to me, are you just for a cup of coffee?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Chenglie pushed a box to Zhu Erdian, which contained a hundred thousand taels of silver notes. "Zhang suffered this disaster out of thin air. I also ask the ambassador to help mediate a little out of the past friendship. Please be careful. Not respectful."
"Okay!" Raoul is also a bachelor, "It's just that I may not be able to do this alone. You have to be mentally prepared."
"Of course, I have arranged the rest of the things. Everything is ready. We are just waiting for Mr. Ambassador's east wind."
Zhang Chenglie drank the coffee in his cup in one gulp, stood up and said goodbye.
At this time, the Muma City military camp, more than 140 kilometers away from the capital, was filled with murderous intent. Groups of soldiers with guns and ammunition ready to go stood quietly on the playground. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
"Youzheng, what are you trying to do? You're so mysterious."
Tang Qirui, the commander of the Sixth Town of Beifu New Army, patiently asked Xu Shilin, the military advisor.
There are three heroes in the new army of Beifu: dragon, tiger and dog.
Tang Qirui is the "tiger" among the three heroes.
This morning, Tang Qirui received a secret letter from Zhang Dingyi, which stated that Zhang Chenglie had been detained by Tuo Ba Feng and asked him to find a way to rescue him.
Tang Qirui was Zhang Chenglie's promoted general and Zhang Chenglie's son-in-law. Now that Lao Taishan was in trouble, as one of the core members of the Beifu New Army, since he had received the secret letter, he had no choice but to shoulder the responsibility.
The incident happened suddenly. Tang Qirui couldn't think of a good solution for a moment. In a hurry, he mobilized all his troops and prepared to attack the capital and rescue Zhang Chenglie first.
The reason why Tang Qirui and his troops were still in Muma City was because when he was about to send out troops, he was stopped by Xu Shilin who hurried over.
Xu Shilin graduated from Dongyi Army Sergeant School. In the Baoding military camp, there is a saying: "Mr. Tang must listen to what Mr. Xu says; and Mr. Xu can listen or not to what Mr. Tang says."
This shows Xu Shilin's status in Tang Qirui's heart.
Xu Shilin shook the feather fan in his hand and said with a smile: "My lord, please be patient. As I said before, the troops will not be able to fight if they are unknown."
Tang Qirui has an impatient temper. If others talk to him like this, his Beifu tiger will jump up and hurt people. But in front of Xu Youlin, for some unknown reason, his tiger just can't show off his authority.
Tang Qirui knew what Xu Shilin was capable of, so he suppressed his temper and said: "I don't know. It's just that the troops were launched late, and I'm afraid there are variables on Zhang Junjie's side."
Xu Shilin took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Look at the time, there should be news coming back from the capital."
While they were talking, the orderly sent a telegram in a hurry. Xu Youlin took the telegram, read it, handed it to Tang Qirui, and said with a smile: "Sir, I have it now."
"This is……"
Tang Qirui read the telegram and only said that two soldiers in Nanyuan drank too much and got jealous in the brothel. They got into a fight and even fired a gun, injuring one of them. But he really couldn't understand how this had anything to do with "a famous division."
"Sir, this is a mutiny! We must send troops immediately to serve the king!" Xu Shilin Yufan clicked on the telegram and said seriously.
"Yes, this is a mutiny!" Tang Qirui understood and laughed loudly, "Pass my order, there is a mutiny in Nanyuan of Yanjing, our army will set off immediately, the destination is Nanyuan of Beijing."
Before leaving, Tang Qirui, who was known as the "King of Artillery" in the army, naturally couldn't forget to bring his beloved cannons with him.
After Tuo Bafeng attended the morning court, he received the ambassadors of Maudi, Lu and Dongyi at the Yanjing Prime Minister's Office. This was Tuo Ba Feng's first meeting with a foreign ambassador after serving as Queen Regent, so he valued this meeting very much.
As soon as Maudi Ambassador Raul saw Tuo Ba Feng, he handed over his credentials and said straight to the point: "Your Highness the Regent, your country has cooperated very well with us in recent years. We hope that this relationship will continue to develop. We do not hope that Civil strife broke out in your country due to the change of imperial power."
"Why did Mr. Ambassador say this?" Tuo Ba Feng said with emotion.
"Then let me tell you straight." Raul said very arrogantly, "Zhang Chenglie is our friend, and we do not approve of you killing Zhang Chenglie."
"This is our internal affairs, Mr. Ambassador, please don't interfere." Raul's words obviously touched Tuo Ba Feng's pain. Tuo Ba Feng's eyes could not help but shiver, and his tone was no longer the same as before.
Regarding the killing of Zhang Chenglie, two completely different voices appeared in the court today.
In addition to Xia Chen headed by Liu Xingzhi, those who advocated for Zhang's preservation include Prince Tuoba Honglie, the most prestigious member of the royal family, and Minister of Military and Aircraft Murong Natong.
Tuoba Honglie Lord Na Tong and Zhang Chenglie had great interests. Tuoba Feng had heard about this for a long time. At the beginning of the plan, Tuoba Feng had no illusions about Tuoba Honglie and his ilk.
What Tuo Ba Feng didn't expect was that he and Empress Dowager Gongde joined forces, and Tuo Ba Honglie and others still dared to stand up and support Zhang Chengde. This made Tuo Ba Feng both angry and scared. After all, he had just taken power. As a young man, he had to rely on these royal relatives for many things.
It was precisely because of the opposition of Tuoba Honglie and others that Tuoba Feng argued in the court all morning. Even when he withdrew, he failed to carry out the imperial edict to kill Zhang Chenglie, which made Tuoba Feng very angry.
It is precisely because of this that Tuo Bafeng personally came to the Prime Minister's Yamen to meet with foreign ambassadors, firstly to make his presence felt, and secondly to relax.
Who knew that these old guys formed a group and came to protect Zhang Chenglie. This made Tuo Ba Feng shocked and angry, and his desire to kill Zhang became even stronger.
Seeing Tuo Ba Feng's anger, Lawton immediately became furious: "You are wrong, Your Highness the Regent. I declare again that Zhang Chengde is our friend. If you kill him, it will affect the Mao Di Empire and the Dayan Empire." Deep friendship, I hope you can understand."
After Raoul finished speaking, he ignored Tuo Ba Feng's reaction and left with a group of ambassadors waving their sleeves.
"It's too much to bully others..."
Watching the arrogant backs of a group of foreigners leaving, Tuo Ba Feng turned pale and threw the teacup in his hand against the wall of the Prime Minister's Yamen.
The regent Tuo Ba Feng returned to the palace with exhaustion and anger. Before returning, he made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life - to let go.
There was no other way. The ambassadors of Maudi, Lu, Dongyi and other countries submitted their credentials one after another, saying that they did not want to see civil strife in Dayan. In particular, Maudi Ambassador Raul clearly mentioned in his letter of credence that Zhang Chenglie cannot be killed, otherwise it will affect the deep friendship between Dayan and Maudi. It is simply a naked intimidation.
The killing of Zhang Chenglie was originally a domestic matter, but as the ambassadors of several countries submitted their credentials, it suddenly became an international issue.
Although Tuo Ba Feng was very angry at Raul's arrogance, since ancient times, weak countries had no diplomacy and were stronger than others, so he had to consider their voices.
