In the capital, Xu Shichang's mansion. Just when Ye Zhikui was busy preparing to give gifts to Sheng Mansion, Yuan Shikai and his brother Xu Shichang were conspiring at home.

Xu Shichang, whose courtesy name is Bu Wu, was sponsored by Yuan Shikai to go north to take the exam. He first passed the imperial examination and then passed the imperial examination. He is now an editor of the Hanlin Academy and has become an allied brother with Yuan Shikai.

The editor of the Hanlin Academy was a seventh-rank young official, and he had a lot of work and money. Xu Shichang didn't like his immediate boss Li Hongzao, so he miserably kept sitting on the bench. He didn't know when it would be his turn to play. If this official was not a Beijing official and could make friends with some upper-class people, Xu Shichang, who was nearly forty years, would have requested to be released.

Now that this grandma doesn't love her, and her uncle doesn't love her, Xu Shichang is listening carefully as Yuan Shikai talks about his bloody and tears history.

Yuan Shikai complained: "Brother, you don't know. It's not easy for me now. Now the middle hall doesn't like me. I think I'll find him a different way."

Why doesn't Li Hongzhang like Yuan Shikai now? The reason is all caused by Xiao Yuan. After Yuan Shikai said he was sick and fled back to his country from North Korea, Li Hongzhang gave him an errand: in charge of logistics and rushing to food, pay and weapons. Xiao Yuan was unwilling to do so, and arrogantly told Li Hongzhang that he was not responsible for food, drink, defecation and urination. If he didn't give me a troops, he wouldn't go to the front line.

If you say that Xiao Yuan has a deep understanding of the similar words "the power comes from the gun": Zeng Guofan has the Hunan Army and Li Hongzhang has the Huai Army, so he is called the "minister of Zhongxing". Even his uncle Yuan Sanjia has achieved success because of his troops. So what he dreams of is to have several "guns" in his hand. A long time ago, when he was in Korea, Xiao Yuan was playing tricks on his mind to seize the Qing army of "headmaster" Wu Changqing, but unfortunately he failed and turned against his old boss Wu Changqing into an enemy.

Later, when the Dongxuedao Uprising in Korea, he was secretly relieved as the "North Korean Emperor". He thought the opportunity had come, but he didn't know if it was a Japanese. The Japanese told him: Xiao Yuan, don't worry, let the Qing Dynasty send troops. My Japanese Empire promised not to send troops here.

In order to gain power in person, Yuan Shikai actively contacted the court to advocate that the Qing government sent troops to North Korea. Unfortunately, the Qing army had not yet reached the heat, and the Japanese army arrived later. When Xiao Yuan saw that this situation was not good. He was not as popular as the Japanese, so he quickly pretended to be sick and asked Li Hongzhang to return to China. When Li Hongzhang heard this, he kept saying that he was about to die of illness in North Korea and could not handle affairs. He felt soft and let him return to China. But when Xiao Yuan returned to China, he not only recovered from illness, but also ate delicious food, jumped up and down, and told everyone that the Japanese were powerful in Korea. My Qing Dynasty should retreat to the Yalu River. If I hadn't seen the opportunity in North Korea early, I would have been caught by the Japanese. At the same time, in order to show that he was not timid and afraid of death, and to take the opportunity to lead the troops, he kept asking Li Hongzhang to give him an army to fight against Japan.

Li Hongzhang had been deceived by him for a while. He thought that this little comrade was not right and had to put it aside and dry it up first. So he kicked him to the logistics brigade. When Xiao Yuan heard this order, he felt cold in his heart! He bit his teeth, okay! If he doesn't leave his master here, he will have his own place to stay. He will use his relationship to find a way to find military ministers Weng Tongxiu and Li Hongzao. The two had a friendship with Comrade Xiao Yuan's uncle Yuan Baoheng. Xiao Yuan gave away a lot of money and was desperate, so he asked Xiao Yuan to lead his army to the front line.

When Li Hongzhang received the news, he was angry and dared to surrender to my political enemy Weng Tongxi. After all, you are from Beiyang and are ungrateful. So he expressed his firm opposition to Xiao Yuan's leadership. You should continue to do a good job in logistics for me! Because Li Hongzhang's master (Cixi) is better than Weng Tongxi's master (Guangxu) Niu. Seeing that Li Hongzhang's attitude was firm, Li Hongzao had no choice but to do nothing, Xiao Yuan was in tears and had to run back to do his logistics again.

Seeing that the war was over, Xiao Yuan was a little anxious before he received a new appointment. He heard that the court's "Supervisory Military Affairs Office" intends to rectify the old army and renovate the new army. He couldn't help but start to be active. He still has to create opportunities by himself. He has to visit Li Hongzhang first and talk about his intentions. Li Hongzhang has already recommended Ye Zhikui, so he refused to visit him. When Li Hongzhang stayed in the door, he had to discuss and complain to his good brothers.

The Military Affairs Office was just established, and it was handled by Prince Gong Yi and Prince Qing Yili, and Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzao, Weng Tongshu and Ronglu.

Xu Shichang was always not paying attention to the major affairs of the court. When he heard his plans, he analyzed for Yuan Shikai: The Japanese Liu Yi was suppressed and abandoned by Cixi for more than ten years. He just came out of the mountain this year. He had already been smoothed out his sharp angles and was as withered, so he didn't have to think about it. Yi Li was not very talented and was greedy for money to deal with it. The remaining few were those with real power and some abilities. Unfortunately, Li Hongzao and Weng Tongxiu didn't know how to fight for military service. They were good at using them to speculate on fame, but they were not crucial people. In this way, only two key figures, Li Hongzhang and Ronglu.

Yuan Shikai heard Xu Shichang's analysis and looked at him with bright eyes. He couldn't help but praise him: "Brother is really a talented man. Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years."

Xu Shichang disagreed and continued, "Weiting, it's not that I said you, you shouldn't have disobeyed the appointment of Zhongtang. Now Zhongtang has entered the Military Affairs Office to a higher level. If this relationship is broken, it will be a pity."

Yuan Shikai was a little annoyed and said, "I went to Xianliang Temple today, but the middle hall actually avoided it. What should I do?"

Xu Shichang made an idea for him and said, "You can go there a few more times to let him see your sincerity, but Weiting you urgently need to do two things at this time: one is to make a name for yourself, you need to make a fortune and make friends with the powerful. You can translate some military books from various Western countries in Songyun Caotang, vigorously advocate the use of Western France to train soldiers, so that others can know that you are a 'a civil servant of the military'. The second is to find someone to rely on in the court. Rong Lu is a close confidant of the Old Buddha, with a high position and a powerful position. You can go to submit military books, claiming to be a disciple asking for advice, and join his disciple. In this way, there are people in the court and inside and outside, and the training of military training will come naturally."

Yuan Shikai had to sigh: "Brother is not as talented as brother. If you are successful in the future, you will repay your kindness."

Xu Shichang smiled and said, "Why do you and my brothers do this? You and I are not an outsider. In the past, I used to be without the support of my brother, so how could my brother be at the moment? Don't say that again."

Yuan Shikai spoke as he spoke to Ye Zhikui and said, "Today, I met someone outside Xianliang Temple. Brother, guess who it is?"

Xu Shichang shook his head and replied, "There are cars and horses in front of the central hall, and there are no white dicks when we go back and forth. Weiting should not make things difficult for brother, just say to me."

Yuan Shikai joked: "There is still something that my brother doesn't know about in this world. It was Ye Zhikui, who was praised by the Old Buddha personally for the blessing of the country. My brother originally wanted to come forward to make friends, but unfortunately he saw that he was in a hurry and did not go forward to disturb him."

Xu Shichang said with an oh, "It's him. Ye Zhikui became famous at a young age, but he didn't know whether it was a disaster or a blessing. However, judging from his performance in entering the capital, he was also a person who knew advance and retreat and understood the doctrine of the mean."

Yuan Shikai asked in confusion: "How can I explain this?"

Xu Shichang replied: "Since he entered the capital, he has slandered his reputation and damaged his reputation. Sometimes his ministers are too famous, which is not a good thing. Look, Li Zhongtang has now removed the position of Minister of Beiyang from the Military Affairs Office? Whether Ye Zhikui is really naughty or pretending to be naughty, he at least has damaged his reputation. There are reports that Ye Zhikui is about to be promoted to admiral of Zhili and goes to Lutai, Tianjin to train a new army."

Yuan Shikai said angrily: "It's really awesome for people to compare with others. Both from Beiyang, I still have to ask for help everywhere, but Ye Zhikui has already had a high position and power. Alas! It's not comparable."

Xu Shichang murmured in his heart, Weiting, if you could have persisted in North Korea, it would have been another ending. Things in the world are unpredictable. Who would have thought that the Sino-Japanese War would end so soon? From this point of view, Ye Zhikui made a great contribution, not something you can compare with.

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First of all, I would like to thank my brothers "Qingqiu Bi" for their rewards. Secondly, it's the weekend. I hope my brothers can collect this book. Finally, I wish you a happy weekend!
Chapter completed!