Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

The ministers also knew that Weng Tonghe was dissatisfied with Lin Yuan, but they didn't expect that Weng Tonghe would not let Lin Yuan go in front of so many people, and embarrass Lin Yuan in front of so many people. What the ministers didn't expect was: Lin Yuan Unexpectedly, he didn't care, smiled, straightened his half-bowed waist, and stood aside.

At this moment, an eunuch sang: "The Holy One has a decree, and invite all the ministers to the banquet."

At this time, the ministers arranged the order according to their ranks, but Lin Yuan didn't know anything about this kind of thing, so he simply stood at the end. As soon as the palace door opened, all the ministers entered one after another. The first ones were Prince Gong and Prince Qing. What Lin Yuan didn't expect was that the two men fell to their knees as soon as they entered the hall, and the ministers behind them also fell to their knees.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Is it the rule of the palace banquet that you have to kneel when entering the door? But why did this group of people kneel in such a hurry, as if they were dodging bullets on the battlefield."

It turned out that there were strict rules in this palace banquet, the ministers were seated first, and the emperor was the last. This time, it was unexpected that Emperor Guangxu had already seated in advance, so the ministers hurriedly knelt down.

Emperor Guangxu laughed and said: "My dear friends, hurry up and get down, there is no need to be formal today."

Only then did everyone take their seats. Emperor Guangxu sat on the large table carved with dragons on the north side of the main hall, and several rows of tables of different styles lined up on both sides. A thin male voice sounded beside him: "Master Lin, why are you here? Follow me quickly."

When Lin Yuan saw that it was Li Lianying, the chief eunuch, Lin Yuan followed him around the crowd and came to the seat on the left hand side of Emperor Guangxu. In ancient times, only the most important people could sit here. Here, it really makes many people jealous.

Emperor Guangxu raised his glass first, and said: "I have signed several treaties with Western countries since the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. No Western countries have given me money from the Qing Dynasty. Can my achievements be comparable to the ancestors?"

All the ministers shouted long live, and after drinking three cups of wine, Weng Tonghe got up and left his seat, knelt down on the ground, and said, "It is the holy king to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Some of our three provinces in the east of the Kanto are still in the hands of Russia."

After hearing this, Emperor Guangxu turned around and asked Lin Yuan, "Why haven't these places been taken back?"

Lin Yuan replied: "These places are high mountains, it is really inconvenient for our army to attack."

Emperor Guangxu said with a smile: "Then when can we take back all those places?"

Lin Yuan replied: "Warning in the mountains is more difficult than fighting in the plains. Our military equipment is not good at fighting in the mountains."

Emperor Guangxu was young and energetic, and when he mentioned regaining the lost land, he became energetic and said: "Then what equipment do you want to make, hurry up and make it."

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "This matter of making weapons must not be hasty. Without coal and steel, weapons cannot be made."

Emperor Guangxu asked puzzledly: "I have a lot of coal mines in the Qing Dynasty, and there are also a lot of iron mines. Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Aiqing established an iron factory and a coal mine in Hanyang, and Master Li also established Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and Tianjin Machinery Bureau. Can't these Made it?"

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly, and said: "You have a faint king, a wise king, and a tyrant. The same is true for coal and steel. Today, the artillery, guns, and warships of the Qing Dynasty are not as good as those of Western countries. One of the reasons is that this steel is not as good as Western countries. nations."

Emperor Guangxu nodded, raised his wine glass, his face turned happy, and wanted to say something new. Lin Yuan originally thought that if he asked again, he would go down the donkey and take down the position of governor of the three eastern provinces. Who knew Guangxu His face suddenly changed, obviously he had exposed the fault, who knows what he will say next.

Lin Yuan hurriedly said: "If the Holy Majesty entrusts me with governing the three provinces of Kanto, within three months, the lost land will be recovered, and within a year, together with the Outer Northeast, will be recovered."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked, Lin Yuan thought: "Weng Tonghe will definitely object, I wonder what he will say?"

Unexpectedly, a person stood up in the back row, walked to the middle of the open space, shook his sleeves and knelt down, and said loudly: "The three provinces of Guandong are the land of Longxing, the Holy Majesty must not hand them over to Lin Yuan to govern."

When Emperor Guangxu saw this man, he smiled twice, and said, "Don't be offended by Lin Aiqing. This man is my Wei Zheng. His surname is Tong Mingzheng, and his courtesy name is Huaiyuan. He is the minister of Dali Temple, and he is the most daring to speak out." Then Turning around, she asked, "Tong Aiqing, why don't you let Lin Aiqing manage the three provinces in the Kanto region?"

Tong Zheng kowtowed again, and said in a loud voice: "I think that this Lin Yuan has the heart of disobedience."

This is to say that Lin Yuan is going to rebel!As soon as these words came out, the audience was filled with awe, and there was no sound in the huge hall!Everyone held their breath and did not dare to breathe out, for fear that if they took the wrong breath, they would be angered by the emperor and move their heads in a blink of an eye.

When Emperor Guangxu heard this, his face also changed, and he asked, "Tong Aiqing, tell me, why does Lin Yuan have the heart of disobedience?"

Everyone heard that Emperor Guangxu's address for Lin Yuan changed from "Lin Aiqing" to "Lin Yuan", and they all knew that Long Yan would be furious. At this time, they only heard Tong Zheng say: "Lin Yuan's subordinates all have short hair and don't respect me. The hair style of the Qing Dynasty, in this way, doesn't it mean disobedience?"

Lin Yuan thought: "Finally we have come to this question." He smiled and said: "So it is this, the reason why my troops wear short hair is purely for military considerations, I wonder if this Master Tong has ever been on the battlefield? "

That Tong Zheng studied the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and wrote stereotyped essays. Where has he been on the battlefield?Hearing Lin Yuan's question, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer: "Although I have never been on a battlefield, this loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "On the battlefield today, firearms are often used, and stones splash, which will inevitably hurt the head. If you wear long hair, it will be inconvenient to bandage the wound, and the long hair is not easy to clean. There is dirt inside, and the wound is very easy. Infection, once infected, the wounded must die! I let the troops wear short hair, just to save the warriors who can fight for the Qing Dynasty, do you think this is loyalty to the Qing Dynasty?"

However, Lin Yuan overlooked one point. They didn't know anything about infection, so they all looked puzzled. Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Is my reason not enough? Well, I'll tell you a little more. "

So Lin Yuan said again: "North Korea has always been my vassal of the Qing Dynasty, but Japan is now occupying it. We will definitely fight against Japan in the future. We will be like them with short hair. In this way, it is not easy to be attacked by them. If you recognize it, our army will be more invincible."

Emperor Guangxu said with a smile: "All Aiqings, don't worry this time, I will say that Lin Aiqing is a loyal and good man of Gan Guo."

At this time, another person knelt down in the middle of the empty space, and said: "Jiang Qingyuan, the censor of the Zuodu of the Chenduchayuan, told the Holy Majesty that our Qing Dynasty has always used Confucian classics to govern the country, so we use stereotyped methods to get officials. This Master Lin doesn't understand the classics, how can he do that?" For the big official of the frontier?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Liu Kunyi hasn't passed the scientific examination, isn't he still the governor of Liangjiang? It seems that these people must be silenced."

So Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I wanted to say something, but it just so happened that Master Jiang mentioned it, so I dared to ask the Holy One for one thing?"

Emperor Guangxu asked: "What's the matter? Please tell me it's okay."

Lin Yuan said: "I don't dare to say that I am familiar with the classics, but I know a little bit about it. I spent some time in the army and horses. Today I want to ask the Holy One to grant me a Juren. I will go to the examination after a while."

When Emperor Guangxu heard this, he said with a smile: "It's very good, I will give you a juren." As soon as the words came out, an official next to him wrote it down, and Weng Tonghe thought to himself: "Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan, you want to pass the exam. I will try, but it is harder than climbing to the sky!"