late Qing Dynasty arrest

The moon hanging in the night sky, dotted with stars, carries a hint of coldness.

Shen Baozhen was waiting for Li Guolou in Keelung Port, but did not return to Luer Port, Penghu. Shen Baozhen wanted to lead the Qingshui Division to attack Langqiao. He was the transportation officer of the Qing army, and he relied on his fleet to replenish weapons and ammunition. He won the battle ahead. After a few months, Shen Baozhen's fleet has only fought a few battles with sporadic pirate ships, and is quite dissatisfied with Li Hongzhang. Li Guolou kept winning battles, leaving him no place to appeal for grievances. On the surface, Shen Baozhen was speaking well of Li Guolou, but in his heart he hoped that Li Guolou would return to the capital as soon as possible. , It is already a comprehensive counter-offensive posture.

Shen Baozhen is the founder of the Nanyang Navy. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Navy came from his disciples. Except for Feng Zicai who formed his own school, Ding Richang, governor of Fujian, did not care about the daily affairs of the Nanyang Navy. confidence.

After receiving the news of Li Guolou's injury, Shen Baozhen secretly rejoiced, God opened his eyes, and finally waited for him to come out, this time no matter what, Li Guolou was not allowed to go to sea to fight, and the sneak attack on Langqiao must be taken.

Shen Baozhen sent several telegrams to the Ministry of War, clarifying his determination to command the navy, and strongly urging Li Guolou to lie down quietly. For the sake of the morale of the whole army, Commander Li should not go to sea.

Soon Prince Gong, the chief assistant of the military aircraft, replied that during Li Guolou's recuperation, Li Guolou was not allowed to go to sea, and the Great Qingshui Division was temporarily commanded by Shen Baozhen.

Shen Baozhen got the command of the navy that he wanted, and he could finally show his grand plans. He stroked his beard with a smile, and walked towards Li Guolou's convoy. It all became his idea, and Shen Baozhen was the tactician of the Qingshui Division.

At this time, Shen Baozhen still didn't know Li Guolou's combat strategy. No matter how he planned the sneak attack on Langqiao formulated by his staff, there were big flaws. It was difficult to break through the Japanese defense line. Qiaogang must have been attacked by the Japanese artillery batteries along the coast. Even if the Qing army's speedboats used suicide attacks, it would be difficult to get close to the main Japanese ships. I don't know what Li Guolou thought, and built [-] suicide speedboats.

Seeing Li Guolou jumping off the carriage, Shen Baozhen pretended to be relieved, with tears in his eyes, choked up and said, "As long as Commander Li is fine, let me worry until now,"

Li Guolou's right arm was hanging on his chest, wrapped with gauze, he looked good, his pale square face showed a trace of resentment, Li Guolou tightly clenched his left fist, wishing to punch Shen Baozhen, and said angrily: " General Manager Shen, why did you sue the Ministry of War to prevent me from going to sea and deprive me of my commanding authority?"

Shen Baozhen let out a hearty laugh and said: "Commander Li, I did this for your own good. You see, I brought your two wives here just to let you recover from your wounds. You are still young and have a bright future. Let me make a military exploit this time, and your share is indispensable. You are still the commander-in-chief Li."

"It's easy for me. I spend money on my own to fight wars. Have you ever taken money from your own pocket?" Li Guolou felt that he was being tricked. The Qing Dynasty fought with money from his family's bank, and the navy used money to fight wars. It’s a waste of money. The Taiwan campaign will cost at least 500 million silver dollars. It’s so frustrating to return to Keelung Port after all the hardships, but not be able to personally command the naval battle.

Shen Baozhen smiled and said: "Understood, I also helped a lot. Please come in and have more than 400 million yuan in the bank. It was saved by my protégé. The wealthy businessmen in Singapore transferred the funds back to the Qing Dynasty, and it was me." This is more than 1000 million yuan, you can’t deny it, right?”

Li Guolou glanced and said, "How do you know?"

"I never fight an uncertain battle," Shen Baozhen said with a pun, convinced that Li Guolou still wanted to use him.

"Okay, Mr. Shen, don't blame me for being ruthless if you play tricks behind my back in the future," Li Guolou said harshly, looking up at the starry sky, sighing with regret, intending to kill the enemy, but unable to recover.

"Commander Li, I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't believe me, you can ask your two wives whether a sick and wounded person like you should go to sea." Grasshoppers on the line, the credit should be shared.

Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei stepped forward to meet Li Guolou. Seeing Li Guolou's pale face, they wiped away their tears and showed a sad expression.

Li Guolou tried to persuade him, and said: "Don't cry, there are so many people watching, you two go back to your room to rest, Mr. Shen and I still have something to discuss."

Wu Peipei nodded and said, "Xiaolou, take care of your body, don't stay up late,"

Li Guolou was a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said, "Understood, I'll talk about it when I get home."

Knowing that Li Guolou was busy with business, Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei went back home to sleep after a few gossips.

As a wounded and sick person, Li Guolou was supposed to rest for one night, but how could Shen Baozhen let him go, dragged Li Guolou into the command room by force.

Li Guolou was also a person who couldn't stay idle, so he stayed up all night, had a long talk, and told Shen Baozhen his battle ideas.

Only now did Shen Baozhen know that Li Guolou was going to send a suicide ship to attack Langqiao Harbor in dense fog, and he couldn't help feeling sad, but this was the only way to win the naval battle.

"Is Mr. White Snake reliable?" Shen Baozhen only heard his name, but did not know what Mr. White Snake was capable of.

Li Guolou nodded and said: "Don't worry, I've tested him five times, and the celestial phenomena are all inaccurate. Mr. White Snake has merits. You just need to be prepared and let the death squads be dispatched at any time, and the rest depends on God's will. "

Shen Baozhen sighed: "Commander Li, don't go to the Death Squad, it's not good for you to boost the morale of the Death Squad, let me take charge, so that the Death Squad will never turn back."

"Well, it's up to you to boost morale. I will take care of all the families of martyrs who died for the country," Li Guolou felt sad. A speedboat needs three death squads, and [-] speedboats are [-] death squads. Many people are listed on the death list before fighting, how cruel is war.

The Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau built [-] simple speedboats, which were prepared for the Taiwan naval battle. Li Guolou's ideas were different from ordinary people, and he resorted to indiscriminate tricks.

As a commander-in-chief, one must have the courage to take responsibility. Once a general is successful, he must use death squads. Shen Baozhen is a well-known ruthless general. He accepted Li Guolou's order without moving, and the two planned every step of the battle together. .

In the early morning, Li Guolou returned to the house where he stayed. The courtyard was deep. The simple and elegant mansion was originally the mansion of Liu Mingdeng. Now Li Guolou's two wives, Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei, live here.

It was the decision of the family that Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei came to Taiwan to accompany Li Guolou. They were afraid that Li Guolou would make trouble in Taiwan and bring girls from ethnic minorities home.

Once it comes, it will be safe, and it is good to have a woman to take care of it in daily life. Li Guolou can live a life of opening his mouth for food and stretching out his hands for clothes. Everything is fine at home. Eight months pregnant, until now no woman has run away from home, and no wife has cuckolded Li Guolou.

After the family affairs were finished, the two wives chattered and scolded Li Guolou non-stop, blaming him for risking his own life, but Li Guolou turned a deaf ear to it. Unfortunately, he needed abstinence during the recuperation period, so he repaid it with a smile. Two lovely faces, I was kissed enough by him.

Chu Xiangyu saw Li Guolou showing repentance, like a good boy, and said softly, "Brother Xiaolou, take care of your wounds these days, don't stay up late."

Li Guolou said perfunctorily: "Well, I will try my best. I have worked hard for you these days, and the food is okay."

Wu Peipei replied gracefully and calmly: "It's okay, I'm tired of eating seafood every day, Liu Mingdeng's wife gave me a hundred catties of shark fin, Xiaolou, you have shark fin in your porridge, don't you taste it? "

"It's too wasteful, you two should set an example, don't accept gifts, don't make it difficult for me," Li Guolou was taken aback, Liu Mingdeng made an extraordinary move, and gave away shark fins as glutinous rice cakes.

Wu Peipei said proudly: "Don't worry, Xiaolou, I'm also a watcher. You gave Liu Mingdeng so many silver dollars, and it's right to accept this little money from him. If you eat shark fin, you won't have any future troubles. When you recover from your injury, please thank me." The general has a few meals, "

Li Guolou asked in a low voice: "What's going on in the palace?"

Wu Peipei shook his head and said: "Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan often come and go to the palace. The queen mother and empress are very kind to them and have rewarded many things in my house. The students in the academy all support you, and the nobles of Manchuria and Mongolia are all praising your patriotic poems. They didn't say anything about you." bad word,"

Li Guolou smiled casually and said, "Forgive them for not daring to do so. In the past when the country was at war, the emperor asked Manchu and Mongolian nobles to take the lead in donating money. I didn't ask them to donate a penny. If they dare to speak ill of me, I will let them spend their money."

Li Guolou covered his mouth, snickered and said, "Brother Xiaolou, don't be complacent. Now the capital is spreading rumors that you are the reincarnation of the third prince Zhu, saying that you are a gravedigger of the Qing Dynasty."

According to legend, the third prince Zhu was the posthumous son of Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, the third prince Zhu was painted as a young man with a jade face and enshrined by anti-Qing people to spread anti-Qing thoughts. During the Kangxi period, someone borrowed The third prince Zhu rebelled in the capital, and the Xuanwu Gate Hall was burned in that catastrophe. Now someone in the capital says that Li Guolou is the reincarnation of the third prince Zhu, and his sinister intentions are clearly revealed.

"Ah, there is such a thing. When did the third prince Zhu happen? It's been more than 100 years. Little Japan is too bad. It's unreasonable to force the third prince Zhu on me," Li Guolou couldn't sit still. , Thinking of the sad ending, even if Emperor Tongzhi laughed it off, but this incident was like a thorn in his heart forever, and in the future, Emperor Tongzhi would guard against him like a fireproof.

Wu Peipei smiled wryly and said: "Don't mention Xiaolou, the portrait of the third prince Zhu is very similar to you, as if it was carved out of the same mold. I'm afraid it will not be smooth sailing in the future."

Li Guolou was so angry that he had nothing to say. His career was too successful. He relied on the support of the people of the whole country and was backed by hundreds of millions of dollars. This was something that even the Qing emperor could not do. Liao, in the future, not only will the money be spent to eliminate disasters, but also the military power will not be allowed to get involved.

Seeing Li Guolou's depression, Chu Xiangyu forced a smile and said, "Brother Xiaolou, don't pay attention to these rumors. In the future, our family will live a happy life, and at worst go to the foreign concession."

Wu Peipei retorted: "Fifth Madam, don't talk nonsense. Xiaolou is a patriot. We won't go to the embrace of imperialism unless it is absolutely necessary. When Xiaolou returns to Beijing, we will know how the emperor treats Xiaolou."

Li Guolou waved his left arm and said, "Okay, let's not mention the matter of the third prince Zhu. This is a trick of Japanese pirates. Whoever believes it is a traitor. The situation in the capital is treacherous, and rumors and dirt are everywhere, but Mr. Fu Xiang is in charge." , I don’t want to chat, the Japanese pirates want me to leave Taiwan, this is wishful thinking, if I don’t wipe out the Japanese army in Taiwan, I vow not to return to Beijing,”

Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei sighed involuntarily. They would get tired of eating shark fin every day if they stayed in the barren land. They knew Li Guolou's temper, and it seemed that they would not be able to go back this year.

Li Guolou filled his stomach with shark fin porridge, drank a sip of clear tea, couldn't sit still, licked his face and said, "I'm itchy all over, I haven't bathed for several days,"

"Understood, little friend, I'll give you a bath," Chu Xiangyu pressed her pretty pink face against Li Guolou's mouth slightly annoyed.

Li Guolou kissed his cheeks while stroking the soft softness with his hands. The two wives are lovely.

Wu Peipei supported Li Guolou, afraid of touching Li Guolou's injured arm, they walked into the bathroom together.

Li Guolou's right arm was injured, so he had to stand in a wooden bucket to take a bath, and his body was covered with bruises, which were caused by falling from a horse.

Chu Xiangyu and Wu Peipei stood outside the barrel, taking a bath for Li Guolou. You interrogated Li Guolou, wanting to know whether Li Guolou had an affair with a Taiwanese minority girl.

Qianqian rubbed her body with jade hands, Li Guolou enjoyed a comfortable life, his eyes swept across the two beauties, and he smiled sweetly: "Absolutely not, the Japanese army planted on the belly of a Taiwanese girl, how could I touch this A landmine, Tusi Yabu sent me two girls, but I sternly refused, my family will never raise Yangzhou skinny horses, "

Wu Peipei twisted Li Guolou's ear, and angrily said: "Dirty, how old is Eleven, and he said that there is no Yangzhou skinny horse at home,"

Li Guolou let out bursts of obscene smiles, his lower body had a huge reaction, he was eager to try, even if he was slightly injured, he was ready to eat pufferfish desperately,