Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Xu Yingkui said: "Zhang Haixiao and Lin Yuan have a secret agreement? Can you be sure?"

The aide said: "Zhang Haixiao refuses to attack Hangzhou, there must be something tricky in it, so the subordinates believe that he must have a secret agreement with Lin Yuan."

Xu Yingkui nodded and said: "Very good, send a telegram to Xu Yingkui immediately, no, our telegram can also be received by the Qing court, immediately send someone to secretly go to Zhang Haixiao and ask about this matter, if he really has a secret agreement with Lin Yuan , let him match us up, and we will follow Lin Yuan."

At this time, another staff member stood up and said: "Master Xu, although this plan is ingenious, it has shortcomings. Have you ever thought that the journey from Hefei to Ningbo is long, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth. During this period of time, Lin Yuan sent troops to attack, how can we resist?"

Xu Yingku nodded and said, "That's right, what you said makes sense."

The staff then said: "Actually, there is another important situation. It is just our guess that Zhang Haixiao and Lin Yuan have a secret agreement. What if there is no? Or did Zhang Haixiao deliberately not mention it?"

Xu Yingkui smiled and said: "Zhang Haixiao is a subordinate I raised with one hand, how could he hide it from me?"

The aide said: "Master Xu's words are wrong. Think about it, Zhang Haixiao has violated your order by not attacking Hangzhou before. He is not very loyal to you. At such a critical moment, if you put hope Isn't it too risky to put all the pressure on Zhang Haixiao?"

Xu Yingku thought for a while and said, "What you said makes sense, so what can you do?"

The staff member said: "We can also follow Yuan Shikai's example, directly revolt on the battlefield, and follow Lin Yuan!"

Xu Yingkui said: "How can that be done? Lin Yuan and I forged a big feud in Shanghai because of the seizure of his bank. If there was an uprising on the battlefield like this, he would definitely retaliate against me. I am different from Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai caught him. The Japanese have turned themselves into national heroes, if we can't become national heroes, won't we be tricked by Lin Yuan in the future?"

The aide smiled and said, "Master Xu, why did you forget that we have something better than the Japanese!"

Xu Yingkui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "What is better than the Japanese?"

The staff laughed and said: "Of course it is the Qing court! You see: Nanjing is in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and we are in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. We can go to Nanjing by water, and we can reach Nanjing in almost two days. Nanjing, donate Nanjing and the Guangxu Empress Dowager Cixi to Lin Yuan, isn't our contribution greater than Yuan Shikai's?"

When Xu Yingkui heard this, he clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "Okay, this is a great strategy! You immediately send a telegram, saying that we have decided to send troops to attack Nanjing, eradicate the Qing court, and follow Lin Yuan's command! Then send someone to help Lin Yuan's troops delivered the letter, letting them know what to expect."

The aides agreed to go out, and it was not too long before Xu Yingku sent out a telegram to crusade against the Qing court. Emperor Guangxu received this telegram very quickly. Before Emperor Guangxu received this telegram, he just received the news of Zhang Zhidong's surrender , The two news pierced Emperor Guangxu's heart like two sharp arrows.

Emperor Guangxu hurriedly called all the ministers for a meeting. At the meeting, Emperor Guangxu said helplessly: "Now that Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong have surrendered, Xu Yingkui just sent a telegram to attack Nanjing. Now I am really alone. How can this be?" OK!"

Weng Tonghe stood up and said righteously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if there is a way, evil can't prevail against good, then Lin Ni will definitely fail!"

After hearing these words, Emperor Guangxu gave a wry smile and said, "Evil cannot prevail over good? Now I have become evil, and Lin Yuan has become righteous!"

Everyone was speechless for a moment, and at this moment Prince Gong said: "My lord, the only thing left now is to seek peace."

Emperor Guangxu glanced at Li Jingfang, and said helplessly: "Li Jingfang has already negotiated with Lin Yuan. If I ask for peace, I will be judged by Lin Yuan and then killed. Not only I, but also the women in the harem, the royal relatives, I will also be judged and executed! You say how can I seek peace!"

Emperor Guangxu glanced at Li Jingfang at this point, and said, "Isn't that right, Mr. Li."

Li Jingfang thought about Shan Ping's cultivation of virtue, and couldn't help feeling guilty for a while, but he still nodded firmly and said, "That's right, that's what Lin Yuan meant!"

Everyone was silent, and Emperor Guangxu sighed helplessly, and said, "Since you have nothing to do, then hurry down to the palace!"

Everyone went out, and when everyone left the hall sadly, Emperor Guangxu stood up, paced silently in the room, feeling sad in his heart, and thought: "It has been more than two hundred years for me to set the tripod in the Central Plains of the Qing Dynasty. Mao bandits rebelled, foreign barbarians invaded the border, but they were all wounds to the flesh and blood, and they were not fatal, but now Lin Yuan is extremely powerful, and our Daqing really can't compete with them, is it possible that our Daqing is about to perish?"

"I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled! That Lin Yuan was just a grassroots person back then. How could he take away my foundation of more than 200 years in the Qing Dynasty? Why! Why!" Emperor Guangxu thought of these roaring up to the sky, and the maids in the room The eunuchs fell silent and fell to their knees.

At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Li Jingfang, Prime Minister and Minister of State Affairs, is asking to see you."

Emperor Guangxu was furious and said angrily, "What is he doing here?"

The little eunuch said, "He brought two foreigners with him and said he has something important to do with you."

Foreigners are now Emperor Guangxu's only life-saving straw, so Emperor Guangxu immediately said when he heard foreigners coming, "Bring them in."

The little eunuch turned around and went out. Not long after, Li Jingfang led two foreigners in. One was blond and blue-eyed, from which country he was from; the other was black-haired and black-eyed, obviously Japanese. Emperor Guangxu looked at the Japanese and felt very familiar. , After thinking for a long time, he said, "Have I seen you?"

The Japanese laughed and said, "How did His Majesty forget me? I was the one who gave you the advice to evacuate Beijing and kill Lin Yuan!"

Emperor Guangxu suddenly remembered that this person was introduced by Yuan Shikai to him as an expert against Lin Yuan. That night, this person had a long secret conversation with himself and the Empress Dowager Cixi, and he knew that Lin Yuan had something that could fly and could transport people. Go directly to a certain place and catch others, so I left Beijing myself.

Emperor Guangxu said: "Aren't you Yuan Shikai's staff? Didn't you get caught by him?"

The man laughed and said, "I left Yuan Shikai after the war broke out."

Emperor Guangxu said, "Why are you here this time?"

The man smiled and said: "Before I talk about things, I would like to introduce myself and my friend." The man pointed to himself and said, "My lord, the East China Group of the Imperial Japan Special Committee on China Team leader—Matsumoto Ichiro." After speaking, he turned his finger to the blond foreigner beside him, and said, "He is British, the chief of MI[-], Mr. Kyle."

Emperor Guangxu asked, "What is MI[-]?"

Matsumoto Ichiro said with a smile: "It is the intelligence organization recently established by the British Empire, just like us."

Emperor Guangxu let out an "oh" and said, "Is there anything you want to see me for?"

Ichiro Matsumoto said: "We have made a decision to help you establish a government-in-exile!"