It is a good idea to let King Gong station in Tianjin? Although King Gong and the Empress Dowager have not yet turned against each other and have become incompatible, the two are already hostile to each other and competing with each other. If King Gong leads his troops back to the capital, it will probably inspire various conflicts and even frictions.

If King Gong is in charge of Tianjin, many conflicts can be avoided. In addition, it is also conducive to King Gong's control of the Beiyang Navy. Even if he cannot control it, he can play a role of surveillance or deterrence.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "The capital is the center of power. The Queen Mother may not expect the Grand Shopkeeper to arrange for King Gong to take charge of Tianjin. He should also be happy to see King Gong staying in Tianjin. The Firearms Battalion urgently entered Tianjin. Based on the students' guess, it should be intended to test, test the Grand Shopkeeper's reaction, and test the Beiyang Navy's reaction."

"The Empress Dowager is afraid that he may not be happy to stay in Tianjin." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "After all, King Gong and the Empress Dowager did not turn against each other openly. At least they are perfunctory on the surface. If they stay in Tianjin, they must have a title. The Supervisory Administration and the Foreign Affairs Department moved to Tianjin, which is tantamount to indulging King Gong to start a new job. If they do not move, they must give an explanation. With the identity of King Gong, this statement is really hard to give."

King Gong Yi is the current emperor's uncle, a prince and a minister of life. His status and status are quite transcendent. He asked him to take charge of Tianjin. This statement is indeed difficult to give. Zhao Liewen did not think much about it and chuckled: "Now King Gong and the Empress Dowager have become a strife in a row. The Empress Dowager will definitely not want King Gong to return to Beijing. This matter has caused a headache for the Empress Dowager."

This is true. The Empress Dowager is afraid that she will not want to see Prince Gong at all. Yi Jingzu nodded slightly. In this way, he doesn't need to worry about this matter. Empress Dowager Ci'an and the officials in the court have much more experience in this regard than him.

After pondering for a while, he said, "The Firearms Camp has entered Tianjin, so let's wait and see for the time being?"

"The court's face is not good..." Zhao Liewen said slowly: "Let's wait and see if the court will continue to increase its troops in Tianjin."

"Okay." Yi Zhizuji first said.

Tianjin, Xingang, Beiyang Navy Camp.

"Prince Chun Yi is arrogant and domineering, and acts recklessly, and forces local officials to force the Beiyang Navy to escort him to Beijing immediately!"

After reading this empress dowager's telegram forwarded by the Military Affairs Office, E Antai glanced at Chang Guixiang and said, "I'll order us to send someone to escort Prince Chun to Beijing, which is also considered comforting..."

"It's just to comfort me." Chang Guixiang said distractedly: "Prince Chun returned to the capital, and he scolded him without any pain. He was fined or reduced his title. He was rewarded again in two years, but the military was unpredictable..."

After hearing this, E Antai was speechless. After a while, he said: "If the military gate cannot be rescued, and the court's handling of Prince Chun is raised high and gently put down, the morale of the army may be unstable."

"The Empress Dowager should want to get this level." Chang Guixiang said, "Now I am worried about who will replace the military." After a pause, he continued, "Yuan Qi's attitude is very clear. He hopes that we will strictly adhere to neutrality, but it is hard to say about the court and Prince Gong..."

E Antai was also worried about this. Prince Chun did not hesitate to coerce Yi Zeng, obviously trying to force the Beiyang Navy to use it for the emperor and empress. King Gong usurped the military power of 20,000 troops to attack the Japanese. Do you have no ambitions for the Beiyang Navy? Whether it falls into the court or King Gong, the Beiyang Navy will inevitably be involved in this political struggle.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chang Guixiang tentatively said, "If we were to choose one between the Queen Mother and the King Gong, we had to choose one, who would we choose?"

"Then you need to ask?" E Antai glanced at him, "Most of the officers and soldiers above and below will tend to be King Gong. The navy was deeply influenced by Yuan Qi. Tianjin opened a port and caused a wave of Western heat, which also had a great impact on the navy officers and soldiers. Although there were many stubborn and conservative people in the army, most of them were quite radical."

He was unwilling to talk about this topic, and it was not something he should have to worry about. He immediately changed his mind, "Assign someone to escort Prince Chun back to the capital, if he delays, the empress dowager will inevitably become suspicious again."

"It's troublesome to escort back to Kindo." Chang Guixiang said: "You can hand over the escort to Tianjin and hand it over to the Governor of Zhili. Just arrange two steam gunboats to send it away."

"I have to give some advice, otherwise Prince Chun will inevitably suffer some hardships on the road." E Antai said as he looked at Chang Guixiang and told him to treat Yi with preferential treatment all the way. This is not a good thing. He was unwilling to come forward, so he was not discussed behind the scenes of the officers and soldiers below. Chang Guixiang is from the Military Service, which is the most suitable one.

Chang Guixiang saw through his thoughts at a glance and couldn't help but smile, "Okay, I'll be this evil man."

After sending Prince Chun Yi away like a plague god, Chang Guixiang quickly rushed back to the battalion headquarters. He originally planned to take advantage of the opportunity to escort Yi to go back to Tianjin. He was still worried and decided to stay. As soon as he entered E Antai's office, E Antai smiled at him and said, "Good news! Just after the telegram, the military operation was very successful. The bullets had been removed. As long as there was no serious infection after the operation, there was great hope of recovery!"

After hearing this, Chang Guixiang looked happy and smiled: "The military gate is really lucky and lucky. Yuan Qi, who was also in trouble, sent a foreign doctor from Shanghai overnight."

"It's indeed thanks to the King of Zhennan!" E Antai said with emotion.

Chang Guixiang said with concern: "Have you informed the court of this news?"

After his reminder, E Antai remembered that he had forgotten this and smiled and said, "I am happy just to visit..." Then he ordered to the outside world: "Come."

The capital, the Forbidden City, the Hall of Peace and the East Warm Pavilion.

Ci'an let go of the telegram sent by the Governor of Zhili Wen Yu, and felt relieved. Yi Zeng was safe and could be relieved by Prince Chun Yi. If Yi Zeng died of death, even if she had the will to protect her, she would severely punish Yi, otherwise it would not be enough to appease the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy.

Then she thought, since Yi Zeng was fine, would there be no need to replace the Beiyang Navy Admiral? This would not only win over Yi Zeng and the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy, but also make Yuan Qi and Prince Gong give up. Moreover, it would not be easy to find someone with sufficient qualifications and prestige and the court and Yuan Qi were satisfied and relieved to take over the Beiyang Navy. She was worried about this.

After pondering for a moment, she drafted a decree to the Beiyang Navy Admiral Yi Zeng was seriously injured. She was temporarily recuperating in Tianjin and responding to military affairs. The general E Antai was temporarily acting as the acting agent.

Tianjin. Xingang, Navy Camp.

After receiving the telegram from the Military Affairs Office, E Antai was both surprised and happy. When he saw Chang Guixiang, he congratulated repeatedly. He smiled and said, "Is the Empress Dowager not planning to replace the military?"

"Good is the basis of misfortune, and misfortune is the basis of good fortune. Things in the world are impermanent." Chang Guixiang smiled and said, "Prince Chun's trouble is a bad thing, and it is worth it to be a good thing when he gets shot in the military gate!"

As the two were talking, an officer came in and reported loudly: "Reported to the Lord, Lushun call, a large fleet with the flag of the Yuanqi East China Sea Fleet is passing through the Bohai Strait."

"It's so fast!" E Antai muttered. After receiving the telegram and reading the signature, he retreated and looked at Chang Guixiang and said, "The East China Sea Fleet is escorting King Gong..."

Chang Guixiang said in a deep voice: "Let's strictly adhere to neutrality and not worry about this leisure!"

Tianjin, the Governor General is on the stage.

The Governor of Zhili, Wen Yu, had no intention of handling official documents or talking about others. He sat alone in the signing room. Five thousand officers and soldiers of the Firearms Camp entered Tianjin without warning. The army of 10,000 King Gong was about to arrive in Tianjin. He felt a suffocating feeling of black clouds squeezing the city.

He was a little puzzled by Ci'an's intention. If he wanted to forcibly remove King Gong's military power, the 5,000 troops of the Firearms Camp would be useless. If he did not want to remove King Gong's military power, what was the purpose of suddenly entering Tianjin?

As the governor of Zhili, what he was most afraid of was the war breaking out in Tianjin. On one side was the empress dowager and the other was King Gong. In addition, there was a Yuan Qi. The Beiyang Navy was also an extremely unstable factor. Once a war broke out, I don’t know what chaos would be. When the gods fight and mortals suffer, the suffering will be will be the local officials and the people of Tianjin.

Although he was worried, he had no choice but to do anything. This kind of thing was not something he could get involved in. After thinking about it, he decided to transfer all his supervisors to Tianjin. It was not to want to get involved, but to protect Tianjin from the war.

On the sea surface of Tianjin, on the deck of the flagship "Qingdao", looking at the Tianjin New Port that was getting closer and closer, Yi felt a little emotional. He fled out of the capital in a hurry to Shanghai, and in a few months, he had already built 20,000 troops and turned back to the capital with the power of the great victory of the Japanese.

Now that he has military power and Yuan Qi's strong support, he will recruit another 20,000 to 30,000 new soldiers, which is enough to compete with the emperor and empress. He no longer needs to be afraid of his hands and feet, thinking about the past and back. He can let go of his hands and feet, and make various constitutional preparations with great fanfare, and he can also set up his own team with confidence. It is not far from the time of the preparatory constitutional period, and he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

"King Gong." Guo Zhongmu walked over slowly and said, "The Beiyang Navy's patrol boat came over, and an officer said he wanted to pay homage to King Gong."

Yi paid a visit to the new Eight Banner Army, and the Beiyang Navy also had a confidant. He heard that the Beiyang Navy officer was not surprised at all. He immediately said, "It just so happened that I want to know the situation in Tianjin."

The officer who came to ask for Yi was named Ma Changyue. He was indeed a confidant who was placed in the Beiyang Navy. When he saw Yi in the cabin, he reported in detail all the big and small things that happened in Tianjin these days.

Yi was surprised and happy when he heard this. He really didn't expect that so many things happened when he arrived in Tianjin. He didn't care much about the Firearms Battalion entering Tianjin. Not to mention that the Firearms Battalion only had 5,000 soldiers or horses, or even 10,000. The ten thousand soldiers he led had only experienced actual combat, and the weapons and equipment were far better than the Firearms Battalion, so he didn't take the Firearms Battalion seriously at all.

However, the situation of the Beiyang Navy surprised him a little. Obviously, for him, this was a rare opportunity to control the Beiyang Navy. He knew very well that most of the Beiyang Navy officers and soldiers praised the establishment of the Xian, and the only thing they had to worry about was Yuan Qi's attitude.

Seeing Yi without saying a word for a long time, Ma Changyue hesitated and said, "Prince, the navy officers and soldiers support the constitutionalists, but Yi Junmen is determined to remain neutral..."

"You go back first." Yi Xiang said, and the other party who was waiting for him to retreat, he casually ordered: "Go and invite the monk king over."

Senggelinqin was a little seasick and had been lying in the cabin. When she heard Yi was invited, she rushed over. Seeing him in, Yi Han smiled and said, "I have arrived in Tianjin, haven't adapted yet?"

"I'm afraid of this sea boat once and once." Senggelinqin smiled and said, "The wind and waves are smaller and the bumps are not bad, it's a little better."

"I just came to report the news..." Yi said and said the situation in detail.

Senggelinqin didn't have to guess Yi's thoughts at all, and asked directly: "Does Liu Master have any ideas about the Beiyang Navy?"

"The Beiyang Navy is different from the Eight Banners recruits." Yi Xiang said: "The Beiyang Navy follows the Nanyang Navy everywhere. Most of the middle and high-level officers have been in the Nanyang Navy for a long time. They are deeply influenced by Yuan Qi, and most of the officers and soldiers support constitutionalism..."

"The problem is not the Beiyang Navy." Senggelinqin said in a deep voice: "If Master Six wants to control the Beiyang Navy, you must have the consent of Yiguocheng. Otherwise, even if Master Six can control it, you will not be able to support it!"

"I know this!" Yi He said first, "The question is whether Yuan Qi has the possibility of agreeing?"

"No!" Senggelinqin said without hesitation: "Sixth Master is a mystery to the authorities! Yiguocheng cannot let Sixth Master control the Beiyang Navy at all!"

After a pause, he continued: "Yiguocheng has always tried his best to avoid a large-scale civil war. Once the Sixth Master controls the Beiyang Navy, what will the Empress Dowager react? The Firearms Battalion enters Tianjin, which is undoubtedly the Empress Dowager's attitude. If the Sixth Master is involved in the Beiyang Navy, he will definitely start a war!"

After pondering for a moment, Yicai said: "Yiguocheng has promised us to recruit new recruits and expand our strength. If we take over the Beiyang Navy, we don't need to recruit soldiers anymore. This is a killing two birds with one stone."

Senggelinqin did not argue with him, saying, "After going ashore to learn about the detailed situation, it is best to ask for opinions from Yiguocheng."

At the Xingang Wharf, E Antai led a group of officers from the camp to welcome him. Seeing the "Qingdao" slowly approaching the wharf, he took the lead in meeting him. Not only was Yi's identity as a prince, but he also ordered the general to attack the Japanese, he did not dare to neglect at all.

As soon as Yi got ashore, E Antai quickly stepped forward and saluted: "E Antai, the general of the Beiyang Navy, and others welcomed the generals back to Beijing!"

Seeing the officers saluting in unison, Yi returned the salute and smiled warmly, "I've been tired of waiting for a long time." As he said that, he turned sideways and smiled, "There is a distinguished guest, you should know each other?"
Chapter completed!