Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 510 Secret meeting with Lu Yongxiang

After a few words, everyone present was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, what Hong Zhaolin said was indeed reasonable, and Xu Shuzheng was the best candidate after all considerations.Cai E looked around and asked several times, but no one raised any objections, so he immediately decided that the General Staff of the Huwei Army had full authority to arrange related matters, and Xu Shuzheng would be sent to meet Lu Yongxiang secretly tonight!
When the lights are on, inside the Governor's Palace in Kuala Lumpur.

Lu Yongxiang had just finished his dinner, shut himself in his study and sighed, now that the Huwei army sees soldiers overwhelming the situation, a small Kuala Lumpur is just around the corner. My own men can just gather enough troops for a division, and they can't fight against the 10,000+ army of the Huwei Army.what to do?At this time, Lu Yongxiang's intestines were full of remorse. He should not have been greedy for small profits and boarded Yuan Shikai's pirate ship. Lu’s pushed forward to Kuala Lumpur. It sounds good to be a supervisor, but it’s not good to use Lu as cannon fodder. Seeing that the Huwei army has won many battles and their troops have reached Kuala Lumpur, Yuan Shikai not only did not send a single soldier. Withdrew the ladder behind his back, and adapted his main force of the Tenth Army by the way. In the end, he was dumb and ate coptis, and he couldn't tell if he was suffering.

At nowhere, the adjutant came to report that an important guest asked to see him.

Lu Yongxiang was furious, rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "He won't let me be quiet at this late hour, does he think I'm living too comfortably, get out! No one will be seen!"

The adjutant shrank his neck in fright, and whispered bravely: "Master, this guest's surname is Xu, and he said he is a classmate of yours."

"Classmate friend?" Lu Yongxiang rubbed his chin and thought for a while before saying, "Let him in!"

"Yes."

It wasn't long before the adjutant brought in a short man wearing a black top hat. Lu Yongxiang watched carefully through the light, but because the brim of the hat was too big and half of his face was covered, he couldn't make out his face, " Your Excellency is"

The man took off his hat slowly, revealing a pair of radiant eyes, and said with a smile: "Lu Zijia, now that you are a high official, you don't even know your old classmates?"

Lu Yongxiang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly turned around and said to the adjutant: "You go out immediately, you must not tell outsiders what happened today, otherwise I will never let you go!"

The adjutant agreed, turned around and went out to cover the door.

Only then did Lu Yongxiang scrutinize the visitor again, and said in shock: "You're so excited, I haven't seen you for so many years, could it be that you fell from the sky?"

The person who came was Xu Shuzheng, known as the "little fan"!
Xu Shuzheng took Lu Yongxiang's hand and said: "The whole city of Kuala Lumpur is on alert. It took me a lot of trouble to sneak in. These are all gossip, Zijia. I risked my life to find you because of a confidential matter." ah."

From the moment Lu Yongxiang recognized Xu Shuzheng, he was on guard in his heart. He knew that the other party served as the chief of the combat department in the 20th Army of the Huwei Army, and he was from Yuan Shikai. Meeting each other is bound to raise guns, but no matter what, I never thought why Xu Shuzheng would come to visit him in person. What secret is hidden in it?

Lu Yongxiang smiled very cunningly and said: "Youzheng, we are old classmates, so we don't need to talk around the corners. Now you and I are enemies, and the big battle is imminent. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to meet at this time."

"Haha Zijia, you are right. Because of this, I have to come to see you, Zijia, do you still have a head on your head?"

Lu Yongxiang's face turned pale when Xu Shuzheng uttered this incoherent sentence suddenly. He took two steps back and said in a trembling voice, "What do you mean by that?"

Xu Shuzheng pretended to sigh: "To be honest, I wouldn't take such a big risk to meet you if it wasn't for the sake of our years of classmates. Zijia, how could you be so smart? How could such a stupid thing happen?"

"Youzheng, I don't quite understand what you said, what did I do so stupidly?"

"What is the most important thing in the officialdom? Do you know?"

"Please teach me, brother."

"The most important thing is to follow the right person. You, Lu Zijia, have been in the military for many years. How did you end up with Yuan Shikai, a cunning old dog? Don't you know who Yuan Shikai is? This person is the most insidious and cunning. He often uses unscrupulous means to achieve his goals. Think about how many people he pushed into the water by his side. You should know Wang Zhixin. Wang Zhixin has reaped a lot of benefits, but in the end, Wang Zhixin is the biggest scapegoat in history! Let alone the present, he, Yuan Shikai, dared to openly oppose the court and the emperor, didn't you think about it, Yuan Shikai is No matter how smart and powerful he is, can he compete against the emperor? No, the emperor sent two armies before he could advance, and the whole road was invincible. Wherever he passed, the rebels were invincible. If this momentum continues, I dare say, Within a week, the three provinces of Singapore will definitely be recovered." Xu Shuzheng is indeed worthy of being called a "little fan", articulate and quick thinking, but just a few words made Lu Yongxiang sweat profusely, and his body trembled continuously .

Xu Shuzheng saw that these words were effective, so he struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Let's not talk about Feng Yuxiang's Zhenwei Army, just our Huwei Army's 10,000+ army is returning to the south and will arrive in Kuala Lumpur in a few days. Your defenders here At best, there are only 3 or [-] people. Once a war is launched, can this small town be able to stop it? Besides, we still have the latest weapons and equipment such as planes and tanks. Just drop an aircraft bombing formation on Kuala Lumpur. You will be trapped to death in the city, and you don’t know the serious relationship between them.”

Lu Yongxiang slumped on the chair and reached out to hold the tea bowl, but he was trembling and couldn't lift it up.

"Once the city is broken, even if you can save your life and escape, will Yuan Shikai let you go? At that time, if you have no soldiers or generals, Yuan Shikai will not take you seriously at all. If you find a crime of abandoning the city, you will be shot!"

With a sound of "snap", Lu Yongxiang's tea bowl finally failed to hold, fell to the ground and smashed into pieces, Lu Yongxiang grabbed Xu Shuzheng's hands and said: "Youzheng, what do you think I should do, I know you are always clever and wise, look For the sake of you and my classmate for many years, you should talk about it. As long as I can survive, I, Lu Yongxiang, will never forget your great kindness in this lifetime."

Xu Shuzheng rolled his eyes, and slowly sat on the opposite chair, staring into Lu Yongxiang's eyes and said: "There is no way, it depends on whether you are willing to do it or not."

"Tell me quickly, what is the method, as long as you tell me, I will do it."

Xu Shuzheng approached the other party's ear, and said word by word: "Rather than broken jade, it is better to have tiles!"

Lu Yongxiang pondered for a while: "What do you mean?"

"Hey, Zijia, let me tell you what's good about you. Now, besides joining the imperial court, do you have any other options?"

"Take refuge in the imperial court?" Lu Yongxiang shook his head like a wave drum, and said repeatedly: "No, no! I have already joined the rebel army and the imperial court is incompatible. inappropriate."

Xu Shuzheng smiled, and patted the other party's shoulder: "Brother, to be honest, my brother came here to visit, one is because of the friendship of many years of classmates, I can't bear to see you fall into a place of eternal doom, and the other is to bring General Cai E General Cai E stated in the letter that as long as you are willing to turn against Yuan, it can be regarded as a crime and meritorious service, and then General Cai E will personally ask the emperor for your order."

Xu Shuzheng took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Lu Yongxiang. Lu Yongxiang opened the letter and took a look. Sure enough, that was what was written on it, and at the end it was stamped with the seal of General Cai E.At this moment, Lu Yongxiang's heart began to shake, but he still hesitated.

Xu Shuzheng said again: "Zijia, General Cai E is a powerful figure in the empire, and he also has a certain prestige in front of the emperor. If he speaks for you, your life will be guaranteed."

Lu Yongxiang gritted his teeth, and said fiercely: "Okay! I promise. Yuan Shikai is a man with a beast's face. I fought bloody battles in the front, but he actually withdrew my ladder from behind. I must avenge this revenge. You Zheng, tell me!" what should I do?"

"It's very simple, as long as you hand over both Kuala Lumpur and the southern front area, and your troops accept the reorganization of the Tiger's Mighty Army on the spot, even if you have made a great contribution, maybe after applying to the court in the future, the emperor will be overjoyed, not only You won’t be punished and you will be promoted.”

"I don't ask for a promotion, as long as the emperor can be lenient towards my surname Lu, I will be grateful to Dai Tianen."

"Don't worry, brother, who is the emperor? He is a real dragon emperor. He can afford it and let it go. How can it be compared with ordinary people in my generation? I will leave without delay. Remember, tomorrow at noon , our position fired three trumpet cannons in a row, and you use this as a signal to take your troops out of the city to meet the Tigers. But to be on the safe side, you'd better make a written document, so that your words will be preserved in the future , and another proof.”

"Okay, I'll write it now." Lu Yongxiang immediately took the pen and paper, wrote an oath of allegiance to the court and turned against Yuan, and handed it to Xu Shuzheng.

Xu Shuzheng took the affidavit with him, and smiled sinisterly at Lu Yongxiang: "Zijia, congratulations, you have found your way back. In the near future, you and I will be officials at the same court again. Brother will celebrate your achievements with wine."

"Okay, okay, Youzheng, I really don't know how to thank you. Once this is done, I will never forget your great kindness."

So, Xu Shuzheng got up to leave, and Lu Yongxiang sent a few trusted guards to send Xu Shuzheng out of the city. Throughout the night, he tossed and turned excitedly and couldn't sleep.

(End of this chapter)