After Li Jingxiao arranged Xinjiang affairs, he rode Feihuang Taxue and left with more than 900 soldiers.
These people were originally brought by Li Jingxiao from Jiangsu, and now he is taking them back.
These more than 900 people have become Li Jingxiao's personal guards, and each one of them is one against a hundred.
Li Jingxiao was also very kind to them, and they also supported Li Jingxiao very much.
When passing through Gansu, I went to see Zuo Zongtang and paid homage to him.
Zuo Zongtang was very satisfied with Li Jingxiao, but he could see a domineering attitude from Li Jingxiao.
I'm afraid that the Qing Dynasty won't be able to tolerate him.
He didn't think Li Jingxiao would rebel.
I just think that Li Jingxiao has developed too fast and those in the capital cannot tolerate him.
Shoot the first bird.
After Li Jingxiao said goodbye to Zuo Zongtang, he quickly headed south with his bodyguard. He wanted to return to Zhejiang and then meet his family.
Finally, I went directly to Taiwan from Jiangsu.
As for asking Bai Tao for money and people, forget it. It will cause trouble in the future, so there is no need.
He didn't really go to war, he just wanted to hide it from the Qing Dynasty.
Li Jingxiao and the others were all cavalry, and they were not short of food along the way.
They all marched in a hurry, which was completely different from when they came to Xinjiang.
He brought a large amount of supplies to Xinjiang. Although Li Jingxiao paid a lot of money, it was very worth it. He took back the entire territory of Xinjiang from the Tsarist Russians.
It also seized some territories previously set aside by unequal treaties.
The most important thing is to control the secrets of the Xinjiang region in his own hands.
Many local forces in Xinjiang were first eradicated by Agub.
Those who were not eradicated all defected to Aguba. As soon as the Qing army arrived, they eradicated them again.
There are basically zero left now.
This also helps Xia Zhikuan firmly control these places.
Li Jingxiao and the others walked for nearly twenty days before arriving outside Jiangsu City.
Li Hongzhang knew that his son was coming back soon, and he had been staying at home waiting for Li Jingxiao to come home.
I haven’t seen him for more than a year, and I don’t know how this brat has become.
On this day, Li Jingxiao asked someone to go home early to inform them that they would arrive at Jiangning Mansion in one day.
As soon as Li Jingxiao arrived at the door of his house that day, he saw his family waiting for him.
He was followed by only a few people.
Everyone else was ordered by Li Jingxiao to take two days off so that they could reunite with their families.
Two days later we gathered and left for Taiwan.
Like a little adult, Li Jingshu took several younger brothers and sisters, waiting behind his parents for his eldest brother to come home.
Li Jingxiao's eyes turned red when he saw this scene, but he did not cry.
For an orphan who had no father or mother in his previous life and only an old man who raised him until he died at the age of six, this scene was very touching.
After Li Jingxiao dismounted, he came to Li Hongzhang and kowtowed to Li Hongzhang.
"My son Li Jingxiao paid a visit to his father, his second mother, and several aunts."
"My son, get up quickly and let your father take a good look at you."
"Well, he's gotten a lot stronger. He's half a head taller than me, hahaha."
Zhao Xiaolian said: "It's just that it's a lot darker. I heard that the sun in Xinjiang is very hot, and Xiao'er was really burned out."
Several aunts also cared about Li Jingxiao very much. In their hearts, Li Jingxiao was not a second-rank official in the imperial court, but still their child.
Several little guys also came up to salute Li Jingxiao.
Li Jingshu is nine years old and has always been a negative example at home.
Especially Zhao Xiaolian, who educates him every day, and Li Jingxiao is a positive teaching material.
Li Jingxiao started taking the children's examination at the age of nine. Li Jingshu has memorized the Four Books and Five Classics now, but it is a bit difficult for him to apply what he has learned.
Who calls him Li Jingxiao's second brother? Without Li Jingxiao, his current academic progress would have surpassed that of children of the same age.
Li Jingshu shared a lot of pressure on Li Jingwei and his two younger sisters.
Because Li Miaolin and Li Yina were girls, they didn't ask for too much.
It's just that Li Jingxiao still wants his two sisters to be more educated and prepare for gender equality in the future.
(It’s equality between men and women, not dominance of women.)
Because Li Jingwei was a concubine, he received less attention, but he worked very hard, and Li Jingxiao also paid great attention to his third brother.
In his eyes, there is no such thing as direct descendants and concubines.
Li Jingxiao helped his younger brothers and sisters up one by one.
Li Yina and Li Miaolin did not pester Li Jingxiao like before.
Both of them have grown up, the youngest Li Miaolin is seven years old.
Li Hongzhang: "Come on, let's go in. This is not a place to talk outside."
Li Jingxiao told his family some stories about the recovery of Xinjiang, and the children were the most fascinated.
In the evening Li Jingxiao and Li Hongzhang chatted alone for a long time.
Li Hongzhang wanted Li Jingxiao not to go to Taiwan, where chaos would easily lead to trouble.
As long as Li Jingxiao didn't want to go, Li Hongzhang had dozens of ways to prevent him from going.
Li Jingxiao would go no matter what, and Li Hongzhang had nothing to do with his son.
When his son grew up, he couldn't control it anymore.
He didn't care about it when he was a child.
The next day, Li Hongzhang also summoned Ma Zheng and asked Ma Zheng to protect his son.
Ma Zheng later told Li Jingxiao about this incident, and Li Jingxiao also expressed emotion, pity the hearts of parents in the world.
After staying in Jiangsu for two days, Li Jingxiao and others prepared to take a boat directly to Taiwan.
Li Hongzhang asked the Beiyang Navy to personally escort him.
Li Jingxiao brought people to Tongzhou, and Li Jingxiao brought a horse, his Feihuang Taxue.
The other soldiers were not leading the horses across the sea this time.
That's not necessary!
Li Jingxiao arrived in Tongzhou and was greeted personally by Qin Hai.
No matter from any aspect, Qin Hai should welcome it.
The Beiyang Navy was founded by Li Hongzhang. This time the eldest son Li Hongzhang will definitely welcome him when he comes.
Second, Li Jingxiao is now the governor of Taiwan, a second-rank official, and Qin Hai is still a third-rank official.
So no matter which aspect, it is not an exaggeration for Qin Hai to welcome Li Jingxiao?
Li Jingxiao also saw among these people Lin Hongtao, the captain of the cruiser "Dingyuan Ship", Li Jiwei, the captain of the cruiser "Zhenyuan Ship", Lin Yanjun, the captain of the cruiser "Laiyuan Ship", and Wang Li, the captain of the cruiser "Zhiyuan Ship". Sichuan.
There are also Li Wu, captain of the cruiser "Ferocious Ship", Li Jin, captain of the cruiser "Brave Ship", Li Mu, captain of the cruiser "Wu Meng Ship", and Li Shui, captain of the cruiser "Fighter Ship". Li Huo, captain of the "Rough Ship" cruiser, and Deng Shichang, captain of the "Swift Ship" cruiser.
Except for Deng Shichang, everyone else is an old acquaintance of Li Jingxiao.
Several capital ships are all military talents from the same group as Qin Hai, Ma Zheng and Xia Zhikuan.
Li Wu and others were Li Jingxiao's book boys and Li Jingxiao's absolute confidants.
Only Deng Shichang is an exception.
Deng Shichang's ability is really strong. Deng Shichang is different from the original history. In this life, he returned from studying abroad much earlier. Now at the age of twenty-two, he has served as the commander of the Swift Fleet with his own ability.
Li Jingxiao exchanged a few polite words with a few people. After all, there were outsiders, so they didn't say much.
It was relatively late to arrive in Tongzhou, and they planned to leave the next day.
In the evening, Li Jingxiao first met with Qin Hai and the four captains.
Ma Zheng followed Li Jingxiao to find Qin Hai.
Qin Hai and Lin Hongtao had been waiting in the tent for a long time.