Rebirth of the Northern Giants

The first volume of North Korean situation Chapter 37 Returning without sorrow

If someone asks what is the biggest event during the Sino-Japanese War?If you answer the war between China and Japan, you will be severely despised by the good people of the Qing Dynasty, buddy!You are too bumpy, how could it be a war between China and Japan!The biggest thing is that our Lafayette holds a birthday banquet!The "Birthday Guidelines" in various places are in full swing. If you want to build a railway, it won't work. Let's hold a birthday banquet for Lafayette first.It's even more impossible to buy a ship. Didn't you just win a war not long ago?There is still a need for ships.

Moreover, the reason why the peace talks between China and Japan can proceed so smoothly is that the Japanese must say to Cixi: "You have a very good conscience! You are a friend of my big Japan."

In order to bring the results of the Pyongyang contract to his bedside as soon as possible, as a big congratulatory gift on his 10th birthday, Lafayette ordered Li Hongzhang to "don't force the Japanese, and end it as soon as possible." Finally, Li Hongzhang lived up to his expectations, Two days before its sixty-year celebration (Cixi's birthday is the tenth day of October in the lunar calendar, which is November 11 in the Gregorian calendar), the Pyongyang contract was signed.Lafayette saw the content of the contract, and he was satisfied. Look, you jittery and fidgety guys, under the leadership of Aijia, I defeated Japan in the Qing Dynasty. Aijia's great contribution, you Can you say no to birthday banquets, can you say no to celebrating with the people?Can you say don't make me happy?

This old man has been preparing for his 600th birthday since two years ago, and there were turmoil such as the Sino-Japanese War in the middle, and it finally subsided. As a young woman who lost her father, a young man who lost her husband, and a middle-aged woman who lost her son, she can live to the end of her life. Is it easy now?Needless to say, being a woman is very good. Now that I have finally survived, can I be better to myself?With a big wave of his hand, he designed the "Draft of Wanshou Point View", and [-] million taels of silver were gone.

Officials in Beijing, big and small, have long been suffering from rabies. They bite people when they catch them, and they think of ways to make money. Make your own contribution to the sales of luxury goods in the Qing Dynasty.

The good citizens of course understand what's going on, and they all shouted that what you are doing is not consumption, you are entertaining us, and you are wasting our taxpayers' money.Officials, big and small, will take care of the life and death of good people, those who should eat, drink and have fun will continue to eat, drink and have fun, and those who should have mistresses will start to have mistresses.

As early as October 10, all the officials in frontiers and other provinces had already kicked off the prelude to presenting the longevity tribute. All the officials of the Qing Dynasty had only one purpose, and that was to make Lafayette happy, measure the material resources of China, and marry the old man. The favor of the Buddha.In the past few days, as long as you stand at the gate of this city and throw two bricks into the big capital, you are guaranteed to hit a few people wearing python robes and mending coats.

In such a situation where thousands of miles of land is in full swing, Ye Zhikui had to return to Beijing with Li Hongzhang to celebrate Lafayette’s birthday in advance, and present the original copy of the "Pyongyang Treaty" by the way. , Turn yourself into a normal Qing official.

On November 11th, Ye Zhikui stood on the deck of the "Dingyuan", looking at the blue sky in the distance. Around the "Dingyuan", there were several other warships of the Beiyang Fleet. Even Ye Zhikui, who had already been shocked, Every time I see these giant ship cannons, I can't help being excited again.But thinking of what he said to Concubine Min before boarding the boat, he felt a little melancholy.

The night before boarding the ship.

"I'm going back to the Qing Dynasty, do you want to go with me?" Ye Zhikui looked into Concubine Min's eyes and said seriously.If Concubine Min answered yes, he had dozens of ways to get her to leave.

Concubine Min brushed her hair, avoiding Ye Zhikui's eyes, and replied: "I am here, I wish you can be promoted every step of the way!"

Ye Zhikui turned around, she didn't belong to him after all, she belonged to the whole North Korea.

Ye Zhikui handed over the North Korean army to Concubine Min, but the middle and lower officers in the army are still Ye Zhikui's people. As long as he wants, he can control the army again at any time. Wang Shizhen is temporarily left by him in North Korea to lead the overall situation, and the butcher stays The branch of Thirteen Eagles was established, and the business of recruiting people continued, and after getting money, it developed faster, and the domestic headquarters also began to develop secretly.Everything is in order.

"Brother Congyun, what are you looking at here?" A deep, slightly magnetic voice sounded from behind.

Just from the sound, Ye Zhikui knew who it was, it must be Deng Shichang, the new admiral of the navy whom he had been trying to make friends with in the past few days.Deng Shichang was intelligent since he was a child, he was a staunch man, and he was extremely strict with his subordinates.And Ye Zhikui's temperament is almost the same as him, but he is more tactful, so the two of them have a little bit of sympathy for each other.

Ye Zhikui turned around and saw Deng Shichang walking towards him holding a bottle of red wine and two tall glasses.

Ye Zhikui smiled slightly, let go of his melancholy, and joked: "I was thinking, why is this sea full of water."

Embarrassed, Deng Shichang handed Ye Zhikui a cup, and said with a half-smile, "This is wine made in France. Today is the birthday of the man in the palace. You and I can have a drink with God." Deng Shichang is an admiral of the navy. Of course, there are complaints about Lafayette's misappropriation of naval military expenditures.

Ye Zhikui gave a wry smile, and replied: "Yes, brother Zhengqing, the wine and meat of Zhumen stinks, and the road is frozen to death. This is the Qing Dynasty, alas!" After finishing speaking, he secretly observed Deng Shichang's expression.

Deng Shichang's face changed slightly, but he was not unhappy, he just replied cautiously: "Brother Congyun, be careful! I'm afraid there will be rumors."

Ye Zhikui looked surprised, and said: "Brother, can't you trust brother Zhengqing? By the way, I heard that brother has a very human pet dog named Sun." Ye Zhikui was a little curious about the world-famous sun.

Just in response to that sentence, if you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Deng Shichang pointed to a dog not far away and said, "That's not it!"

Seeing that yellow hunting dog chasing a beautiful figure, Ye Zhikui gave a wry smile, and heard the girl shouting from far away: "Brother Ye, this dog is chasing me, come and save Xiao Linglong! "It was Xiao Linglong, but there was no trace of fear in her voice, she must have messed with this dog first.

Xiao Linglong was timid when she boarded the boat, afraid of seasickness and the sea, but after getting familiar with it, let alone no fear, even Ye Zhikui, who likes warships, is not as excited as she is, and spends all day on the warship. Touch it, touch it, have a great time.

Deng Shichang whistled, and the yellow-haired hound abandoned Xiao Linglong and ran over, wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue happily at Deng Shichang.This hunting dog is the mascot of the ship. During the long and boring voyage, it brought much joy to the sailors. Ye Zhikui heard that the pet on the Japanese flagship "Matsushima" turned out to be an old scalper. Ye Zhikui had to I despise the world view of Little Japan.

Seeing this, Xiao Linglong dared to approach slowly, but as soon as Xiao Linglong walked in, the sun ran towards her again, this time Xiao Linglong was really frightened, and with a scream, she threw herself on Ye Zhikui.

Deng Shichang showed a smile that any man could understand, and pulled his pet dog away quietly, leaving the two young men and women a separate space.

At a glance, Ye Zhikui found out why the sun had been chasing Xiao Linglong. It turned out that some cakes and food were stuck to the soles of her trousers. There are silver bells tied at the end of the belt, which is so beautiful that it sets off her slim figure.

Xiao Linglong hugged Ye Zhikui in fear, and buried her head in front of his chest. Ye Zhikui felt his abdomen being pressed against by Xiao Linglong's soft and shy chest, and when he looked down, he saw her white and smooth back of the neck and the charming collarbone exposed at the neckline , I couldn't help feeling thirsty for a while, I didn't expect that Xiao Linglong, who usually doesn't show her mountains and dews, would be so predictable.

A gust of sea breeze blew over, causing a slight silver bell to ring, and Xiao Linglong also woke up from her fear, and found herself in this posture, she couldn't help but feel shy, and hurriedly escaped from Ye Zhikui's chest.

Ye Zhikui would make her happy, he hugged her gently, his eyes were aggressive, he lowered his head, and then slowly kissed her, Xiao Linglong didn't know what to do, she just stood still and let her go. Ye Zhikui deftly opened her lips with his tongue, sucking in her young fragrance.The human instinct made Xiao Linglong react and began to respond bluntly.

After a long time, the two parted their lips, facing the sea breeze, Xiao Linglong hid in front of Ye Zhikui's chest, not daring to raise her head to see him, but Ye Zhikui was staring into the distance, that direction was the Qing Dynasty!

For a moment, Xiao Linglong squirmed slightly to make herself more comfortable.Asked: "Brother Ye, what kind of person is Lafayette!" Xiao Linglong has lived in North Korea since she was a child, and Lafayette is a strange and familiar name to her. People around will talk about her from time to time, so they ask questions.

"Her?" Ye Zhikui was a little confused, and continued after a while: "It's a poor, sad and even more hateful old man."

"Oh!" Although Xiao Linglong couldn't understand, she obediently stopped talking, and the two of them hugged each other tightly and sailed towards the Qing Dynasty.

Volume 38 The Wind and Cloud of the Capital Chapter [-] Li Hongzhang

First of all, thanks to 'Pure Demon Sword' and 'Flying Dragon King' for their rewards, Xiao Chong bowed!Once again, I would like to congratulate my brothers and I for rushing to the top of the new book list. It is a pity that Xiao Chong is slow in typing, and it is difficult to break out, but two chapters a day is guaranteed. Thank you again brothers.

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On October 10th, the weather was fine. The Beiyang Fleet braved the wind and waves, and finally arrived at Dagukou, Tianjin. Li Hongzhang, Ye Zhikui and other returnees will land here, and then take a short rest at Dagukou before going straight to the capital. During this period, they will not enter Tianjin city.

At noon, Ye Zhikui, along with Li Hongzhang, Ye Zhichao and others, had just disembarked from the "Dingyuan" warship when he was startled by the huge crowd of people. Sure enough, Chinese people like to watch.

Before Li Hongzhang returned to China, newspapers such as Beijing News, Shenbao, and Wanguo Gazette had already disclosed the content of the Sino-Japanese Pyongyang Treaty and the news that the Chinese Pyongyang peace talks delegation would return to China in the near future. The content of the treaty finally allowed these Qing subjects to regain the glory of the old kingdom, and it coincided with the [-]th birthday of Lafayette. , It seems that China has become the center of the world overnight, and suddenly became invincible again.

Later, it was confirmed by telegram that the specific time for Li Zhongtang to return to China was probably in the morning of the 9th. Is it too short to cheer?

The big and small officials in Tianjin City, the rich and the gentry heard the news, and they couldn’t be sure anymore. If there is a primary school at this time, they will definitely organize a large group of primary school students, wearing red scarves and waving all kinds of colored flags to go to Dagu Welcome to the port.

Fortunately, there was no elementary school at this time, and those children didn't have to suffer these crimes, so the officials had no choice but to mobilize the masses to go to the port, and Tianjin was empty.

And those flat-headed ordinary people in Tianjin city have nothing to do during the day, nothing to do at night, nothing to do if they are not full and hungry, they swarmed here under the instigation of the government, they don't care about the Pyongyang Treaty, they just want to Seeing Master Zhongtang's face, he can have a good conversation after returning.

As the admiral of Zhili, Nie Shicheng had to lead a group of militiamen who had just been recruited in Lutai, Tianjin, to help the government maintain order at the scene, and kept the crowd on both sides of the road to prevent accidents. Shangguan.

Li Zhongtang is well-informed, he was not at all surprised by the scene of so many people shouting and bustling, instead he had a calm expression, but Ye Zhikui could still see his excitement from his slightly trembling hands , most people in the world care about fame and fortune. Now Li Zhongtang is not only famous and profitable, but also has the highest reputation among Han officials in the Qing Dynasty. What else can we not be satisfied with!

Li Hongzhang was in high spirits, and even walked a lot faster. Once he got off the boat, officials from the Zhili area stepped forward to help him up and down. Li Zhongtang, who was in good shape just now, turned into an old Zhong Longtai, enjoying the crowd support.

The speed of the officials opening umbrellas, fanning the wind, and handing tea was so fast that Ye Zhikui was dumbfounded, and pictures of ugly officials in the late Qing Dynasty were constantly being staged around him. It’s no wonder that the Qing Dynasty collapsed. There were fewer people working hard, and more people working hard to flatter. And all these things have been put on the table, and the minimum fig leaf has been thrown aside.

Ye Zhikui watched with cold eyes, listening to the cheers not far away, seeing the group of swarms nodding and bowing like a group of flies who found a piece of carrion and snatched it up, Ye Zhikui felt that the yelling was so ear-piercing Those officials flattered Li Jingfang, Ye Zhichao and others when they couldn't get Li Hongzhang. I really have to admire their breakthrough ability. If these people are sent to the Sino-Japanese battlefield, I am afraid that the Japanese army will also be flattered. Disarmed and surrendered.

While Ye Zhikui was secretly despising these people, Nie Shicheng saw him, walked over and said, "Nephew, you made great contributions in Pyongyang after the old man left, why! The old man's soldiers and horses didn't embarrass me, did they?"

Nie Shicheng returned to China to recruit soldiers, but before he could complete the recruitment, the war was over, so he had to stay in Lutai.Ye Zhikui was very respectful to Nie Shicheng, a respectable old man, and replied with a smile: "My nephew's ability to make such a great contribution is inseparable from Shibo's soldiers and horses. When Shibo is free that day, my nephew will definitely go to the mansion." Thank you for visiting.”

Because Nie Shicheng wanted to dispatch soldiers, he had to leave after only a few words with Ye Zhikui. Ye Zhikui didn't know anyone else, so he could only follow Li Hongzhang in a dull mood.

Among the cheering crowd, there were two young people who seemed to be preoccupied. The younger one said to the older one, "Brother Zai, it's not good to do this."

The older one looked worried, and replied: "Shaobai, brother, there is nothing you can do. Since I wrote to the Lord Tang in April this year, I have been looking forward to replying day and night, but nothing has come of it. I think it must be because Zhongtang is busy with things. I haven't seen Brother's painstaking work, so I have no choice but to do this." The young man stopped persuading.

The two looked at Li Hongzhang at the same time, and the older one saw Ye Zhikui who was very close to Li Hongzhang. He couldn't help pointing at Ye Zhikui in an envious tone and said, "Who is that young man? There are also lions embroidered on official uniforms."

The young man looked at it and said, "Judging from his age, he should be Ye Zhikui, the blessed general of the country. This person's background is not comparable to yours and mine, but he has a good skin. He stands out after Li Hongzhang."