"I see, this might really be my fault."
Zhang Kun thought about breaking into the palace for the second time.
Especially the second time, in front of the old Buddha of the West Palace, Yin Fu was killed directly and Shi Shiran left.
Although the other party didn't do anything at the time, he must have been extremely vigilant.
Zhang Kun even suspected that the old woman was no longer in Changchun Palace.
She may be hiding.
Because of some things that happened one after another during this period, she was a little bit angry.
Tolerance for certain behaviors that are unpalatable is not as high as before.
Concubine Zhen's early death meant that the one in the harem could no longer hold back the murderous intent and anger in her heart.
In this way, it is really possible for the reform to fail in advance.
In particular, when Zhang Kun heard what Tan Weixin said, Kang Beihai was uniting with foreigners and preparing to submit a letter to unite the country and govern the country.
There was even more of an imminent urgency.
"This emperor must be stupid. You know how to recruit foreign aid, which is considered smart. However, the foreign aid you recruit is very deceiving. Who will the sovereignty of this country belong to in the future?"
No wonder the former Prime Minister of Sakura Country, Hirobumi Ito, rushed to Jinmen without stopping and then rushed to the capital for a meeting.
This is of great benefit.
Now that we have the legitimate opportunity to divide this land directly, why would we still hesitate?
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Emperor Guangxu looks stupid, but he is not stupid at all.
Because he has seen his own end in advance.
A crisis was felt.
If the current situation continues to develop like this, sooner or later, he will be abolished.
The guy from Nishinomiya can definitely do this kind of thing.
"What we did was wrong. It just intensified the conflict and brought the secret fight to the surface."
Zhang Kun thought carefully and shook his head slightly.
Kang Beihai, Tan Weixin and others all had wonderful thoughts.
Perhaps, in their hearts, they always thought that the Queen Mother in the West Palace would have some feelings for her, or that the court must not be without a king for a day, and would not be too ruthless.
In fact, this is just taken for granted.
That woman was more powerful and cruel than they imagined.
'You may never have imagined that the old woman would personally order someone to cut your neck with a blunt knife. It took countless cuts before you were cut to death. '
Zhang Kun glanced at Tan Weixin with a strange look.
The other party obviously did not see the seriousness of the matter.
"It is absolutely impossible to unite the country and govern the country. It must also be prevented from Ito's coming to the capital... If you can delay it for a while, then delay it for a while."
There was a hint of murderous intent in Zhang Kun's eyes.
Some people's operations really challenge their own cognition.
In recent days, he has learned about the original naval battle from the mouths of everyone in the escort agency and the people.
Such a major event cannot be hidden from anyone. The reason why the people are so discouraged is because this battle completely tore off the fig leaf of the imperial court.
Facing the island country of Zuoer, tens of thousands of troops attacked, and the entire Beiyang Fleet was wiped out, with 40,000 people dead. However, the Sakura National Army only lost more than 10,000 people. I heard that most of them died of illness due to acclimatization.
Of course, the number of dead people is nothing. The key is the follow-up operation, which is somewhat incomprehensible.
After the soldiers of the Sakura Kingdom landed, they occupied all the major ports with overwhelming force, killing people and washing the city with blood. The more than 100,000 green troops collapsed at the first touch and were chased like ducks.
Along the way, they broke through barriers and washed cities. Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten and screamed and fled as if they were undefended.
Isn't this a joke?
No one can say exactly how many people and troops died in this battle. They only know that there were many, many.
Even the largest naval power, the Beiyang Fleet, the admiral and generals committed suicide, and the rest surrendered.
The Sakura Kingdom's troops directly occupied the Dongliao Peninsula and attacked Zhili, threatening the capital.
As for the flowing ball and the table bend, they were also taken away.
Then, Li Zhongtang began to negotiate peace and signed a contract to surrender.
Not only could the occupied land not be recovered, but the soldiers and civilians who died had died in vain. Moreover, Sakura Country must be compensated 250 million taels of silver.
Two hundred and fifty million taels of silver sounds like just a number, not a big deal.
However, when calculated in terms of food, it is very impressive.
One tael of silver at this time was basically enough for an ordinary person to live for a year.
After losing 250 million taels of silver, 250 million people, more than half of the people in the world, were hungry for a year.
The wool comes from the sheep, and the dignitaries will not miss a bite, nor will they reduce the luxury of their lives. Of course, the huge pressure for reparations lies entirely on the common people.
Just increase taxes, apportion, and carry out forced labor, layer upon layer of oppression, and layer upon layer of exploitation.
Of course, Li Zhongtang, the nobles and officials would not care whether the people were hungry or not.
This money, as well as the massive resources and mines that were robbed, will soon become the capital for the Sakura Kingdom to expand its military and prepare for war, making it further stronger and giving birth to the ambition to annex all directions.
It was from this battle that all overseas countries saw the weakness of the Qing Kingdom and the vulnerability in their bones...
They all came swarming over to get a piece of the pie.
If nothing unexpected happens, soon, in less than two years, the eleven countries will invade the capital and force the old Buddha to sign another contract.
Not only will the compensation be 450 million taels of silver again, but the interest will be 980 million taels of silver...
Garrison troops from various countries marched in and occupied ports and major cities. Salt taxes and customs duties were collected to pay debts, allowing the Qing court to apologize to all countries. Moreover, all kinds of rebellious people must be suppressed.
What does it mean?
The foreigners have made it clear that the army will march in, occupy the fertile land, oppress the common people, and turn everyone into slaves and money-making machines, and they are not allowed to resist.
They didn't even bother to send troops to suppress it, so they wrote it into the contract and let the Qing court suppress the people themselves.
This is a win.
Everything started from the failure of the Reform Movement, or in other words, from the failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.
It is not a bad idea to say that the culprit is former Sakura Prime Minister Itou Hirobumi.
Because, when he was the prime minister, he made every effort to develop the military strength and launch an attack on Qingting.
Winning this battle is one of his greatest achievements.
Such a "winner" came to the Qing Kingdom. Emperor Guangxu, Kang Beihai and others were planning to discuss with him the establishment of a joint government and let him guide the reform.
Zhang Kun thought it was really interesting.
This court, this era, is absolutely rotten.
There is no worst, only worse.
The reformists would place all their hopes on Emperor Guangxu, but Zhang Kun would not.
However, he also had to admit one thing.
Reform requires a sign.
The people also need a reason to temporarily stabilize their hearts...
Emperor Guangxu really couldn't die.
Otherwise, it will be very troublesome.
Because most people in this era have been brainwashed...
Unless the royal family and the court tell them to do something, otherwise, with the knife on their necks, they will not know how to fight back, but will happily die.
The foreigner is here, it’s the master.
Just kneel down and kowtow. If you want to kill, just kill. It doesn't matter if you die.
The emperor and officials are here, sir.
Kneel down and kowtow, and if you die, you will die. Since ancient times, no one has died. It is nothing.
Forget it, my master's hand hurts when he lifts the knife. What if he gets tired? I'd better not work him anymore. I'll just cut his own neck and hit him to death.
What? If you resist the master, you rebel, go to hell.
People in this era are so fucked up.
The people are not enlightened, so anything you say is false.
Therefore, a signboard has to be established...
Where Emperor Guangxu was, he had enough reputation to make the people obedient, to feed the people, to read, to be wise... to open their eyes and see the world.
The journey of suffering can be shortened.
This is the meaning of reform.
"Although the emperor cannot die, he cannot tie his own hands and feet like Tan Weixin, Wang Wu and others. In the end, it will be all in vain."
Looking in the direction of the palace, Zhang Kun made a decision with wildfire blazing in his eyes.
"Brother Tan, if there comes a day when the world becomes a river of blood and most people die without a burial place, then in exchange for the enlightenment of the people's wisdom and the prosperity of the country, will you do it or not?"
"Go ahead, endure the pain for a moment, and get peace for all eternity. If this is true, even if Tan is in hell, he will still have a smile on his face."
Tan Weixin looked at Zhang Kun with strange eyes.
He doesn't know what the other party wants to do, and how will he do it?
But he just had a very strange feeling, as if something was different about this matter.
Perhaps, my lifelong wish may really come true.
Tan Weixin didn't know whether this was an illusion or a delusion, but in this dark and lightless situation with no prospects in sight, just do whatever you want.
No matter what, it's better than the current situation.
"Okay, I hope Brother Tan will remember this sentence in the future. I will intervene in the reform and implement it with all my strength. Don't worry."
Zhang Kun sneered.
He opened his throat and shouted: "Where are all the people? Come with me to visit the newspaper offices of various countries. The Beijing Daily has been punished. It makes no sense. Those foreign newspapers can not pay the price."
Matters concerning the palace and Emperor Guangxu are not easy to handle as it is still dark.
He decided to go to the foreigners as a guest first.
Didn’t you say that this is hell?
And said I was a devil.
In hell, as a devil, how could it be possible not to eat people?
"Here we are, here we are, Zhang Kun, which one do you want to hit first? Geely National Newspaper Office or Citigroup. My sledgehammer is already thirsty."
Wang Jingya's broken arm is still recovering. With only one left arm, she is still full of fighting spirit while holding a hammer.
He is indeed a militant.
"And me, I'll go too."
Tian Qianli's eyes were excited. He had killed two scholars before, and he seemed to be reborn.
At this time, his face was covered with red light, his eyes were widened, his nose was open and closed, and his breath was heavy, and he actually had a bit of a murderous aura.
Sure enough, this person still needs to practice.
This bodyguard who came out from the poor finally became a bodyguard, and he saw that he would become a powerful soldier under his charge.
The future can be expected.
"We'll go too."
Chang Lin, Hua Rong, Yu Xiuxiu, Tan Heishan and others also spoke together.
It's refreshing to follow escort Zhang to do things and ignore those who have no brains.
"There is no need to go too many people this time. Sister Hua, Xiuxiu, you two go back and inform the escort agency to be on guard to prevent anyone from taking risks. Then, you should also take care of the medical center. Xiaowan is there, there is no defense. no."
"yes."
Zhang Kun turned to look at Tan Weixin and said with a smile: "Brother Tan, I have to lend you the help of the Capital Daily this time."
"Just use it. If anyone doesn't obey the instructions, I'll kill him."
Tan Weixin responded resolutely, looking at Zhang Kun as if he were looking at the tragic song of "The wind is rustling, the water is cold", with complicated and moved eyes.
"Master Zhang, is it worth doing this?"
He is worthy of being a great talent with great ideas. Scholars of this era all have quick minds. From a few words, they can guess what Zhang Kun wants to do and why he wants to do it.
"You act like this and gather all the hatreds of all countries into one. This is extremely dangerous and you must not be careful."
"A true man should act decisively and decisively. He should do what he does and what he should not do."
Zhang Kun laughed and said: "Although there are many tigers and wolves, I roar proudly in the mountains and forests, so why should I be afraid?"
"Okay, today I will follow Master Zhang on this trip, and write an article for you to record this matter, and spread it to all provinces and states to enhance my reputation."
Since he had guessed that Zhang Kun might attack the Sakura Kingdom, he had to get in front of Emperor Guangxu and cut off all his help. Then, Tan Weixin will naturally not stand idle.
Although he was at the forefront of the reform, he really did not have much say in the main strategy of the reform, only the right to make suggestions.
That is, taking advantage of opportunities.
Some things must be done even if they are not done.
Even though I knew it was wrong, I said it, but no one listened...
Emperor Guangxu and Kang Beihai had already hit it off about the reform. They had already planned the future perfectly, and they had long been unable to listen to what others had to say.
As soon as Zhang Kun took action, he drew the hatred of the eleven countries, and broke the alliance policy and allowed Sakura Kingdom Itou and his party to come to the capital, which became a big joke.
While breaking the legitimate aggression of foreigners, it can also paralyze the die-hards of the rear party. Let his next big move slow down for a while.
This is actually a plan that kills two birds with one stone.
It’s up to others not to take the initiative.
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Didn't Emperor Guangxu and Kang Beihai ever think that if he attracted foreigners to suppress the die-hard forces, it would trigger a crazy counterattack from the opposite side?
I must have thought about it.
Is the one in the West Palace willing to let go of power?
How could Prince Gong, Prince Qing, Rong Lu, Gang Yi, Li Zhongtang and others be willing to give up important positions?
If their status is not guaranteed, they will take the initiative to take cruel measures.
Perhaps Emperor Guangxu, Kang Beihai and others overestimated the strength of foreign support and also overestimated the strength of Sakura Country's support. He even overestimated the personal character of a certain new army general...
I didn't expect that, in fact, the foreign countries were not willing to see any country that could conquer Qing Country alone and gain its own benefits.
They are keeping each other in check.
Real support for the reform is nothing more than lip service and verbal support.
As for military strength, sorry, no.
Who wins, who loses, who lives, who dies.
What does it have to do with them?
The Qingguo in front of you is just a piece of fat meat... Whether you swallow it in one bite, or divide it into several bites and eat it slowly, the method is different, so that you won't be unable to eat it.
They have a lot of patience.
And the new army general who has been standing by their side, a military training wizard, will stab them hard at the critical moment.
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The "Work of All Nations" was still controlled by the priests of the Temple of Light at this time. The editor-in-chief, Johnson, was an old man with meticulously groomed hair and beard. He looks as kind and approachable as a foreign New Year old man.
He was currently greeting distinguished guests and discussing with the temple priest Liti Motai and others the direction of the next report.
The writer, named Alice, is a blonde beauty with a hot figure, skin as white as milk, and eyes as blue as the sea.
When Zhang Kun led a group of people into the "Wan Guo Gong Bao" newspaper building, the beautiful reporter was surrounded by four or five men.
Showing hospitality.
A young man with a lot of hair on his arms openly praised: "Miss Alice's photo is very good. It makes people's hair stand on end just looking at it. The savage devils of Qing Country should look like this. I heard that all countries Most newspapers used the photo."
"It's not all because of my good photography. This man was born with an evil spirit and was rejected by the gods... It's just a pity that Commander Andrei is such a good person. I heard that he will soon become a knight. that's too regretful."
There was a hint of pain in Alice's eyes.
Andre also pursued her some time ago.
Because the samurai was of noble birth and had a bright future, she was prepared to refuse him twice more before agreeing to him.
Unexpectedly, some things ended before they even started.
How could anyone accept that Andre would die in this barbaric land, at the hands of a yellow-skinned monkey?
"More than just photos, Miss Alice's article is also well written. After the newspaper is sent to the country, many people will definitely be eager to eat its flesh alive. That barbarian named Zhang Kun dares to kill my people, the Great Eagle, and he will not live long. ”
A young man in a tuxedo with a very gentlemanly demeanor smiled and began to flatter him from the other side.
"Snapped……"
Suddenly there was an explosion.
A bloody hole suddenly appeared in the head of the very gentlemanly young man. His body turned sideways and fell on the marble floor. His eyes were wide open and he was breathless.
"ah……"
Everyone screamed.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, seven or eight foreign soldiers came running from all directions, shouting and yelling.
The sharp whistle sounded loudly.
The reception room on the second floor suddenly opened, and some well-dressed foreigners walked out.
Zhang Kun even saw the face of an acquaintance.
That was Liti Motai, a famous priest in the temple and a powerful scholar.
Zhang Kun gently blew away the lingering smoke from the muzzle of the revolver.
He didn't look at the soldier who was running over. He raised his head and smiled: "We meet again, Priest Liti. This gentleman just now slandered my reputation, cursed my life, and was very disrespectful to me... kill him, don't you?" Do you mind?"
Madame Liti's eyes turned red when she saw this scene.
This is a newspaper office directly under the temple. It is considered a temple property, and the people inside are all devout believers. Even those soldiers were their temple-protecting force.
The other party walked in from the front door openly and opened fire to kill people, but he didn't seem to take people like him seriously at all.
Is this embarrassment or a murderous streak?
Liti Motai's body trembled slightly, and her heart felt cold.
"Stop, stop everyone. Don't shoot!"
He opened his mouth and roared, and veins popped up on his neck.
The soldiers who rushed over in a hurry and were about to aim and shout with their guns stopped in shock. They didn't know why Priest Liti was acting like this.
“Smart, Priest Liti, we are already acquaintances, and Zhang won’t bully you.
Name the writers and editors responsible for your newspaper’s headlines. If you do something wrong, you will be punished. If you say the wrong thing or write the wrong article, you will have to pay the price. "
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Asking for a monthly ticket.
Just look at Zhenlongting and remember the domain name.
