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4984 The old man's worries

Weng Tonghe knelt outside the Taimiao before and fainted. He was the teacher of Emperor Tongzhi, a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and a leader recognized by Qingliu.

In today's national crisis, Weng Tonghe, a traditional literati, naturally cannot fall behind. He wants to make his own voice, he wants to show his loyalty to the emperor, and he also wants to inspire scholars all over the world to tell them that the power of Confucian scholars has not dissipated!

Such an important meeting, how could it be without the voice of scholars, and even if you are willing to knock on the door of the Taimiao even if you are willing to sacrifice yourself!

The thick door opened a gap, and Weng Tonghe walked in with righteousness, and then the door closed tightly again.

There are seven people in the Taimiao, and one more person is now, with a total of eight people!

Weng Tonghe did not speak first, but instead kowtowed to the tablets of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty in the Taimiao, kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times, and then kowtowed meticulously to the little emperor and empress dowager.

"Your Majesty! I don't know what the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the Prince and the Adults just talked about. I am not familiar with military affairs and dare not speak nonsense..."

"But I always have to do what I need to do to fill in the gaps. Now the big hidden dangers of the court are not only foreign invaders Xiao Letian and internal thieves and ghosts Liu. There is still a big loophole right under everyone's noses. I wonder if Long Live has ever thought about it?"

Everyone looked at each other and said, "Master Weng, please tell me, don't keep it in a silence. We must have a resolution before dawn!"

"Well... I want to write a book today. Please carefully place Li Hongzhang from Handan. This is a hidden huge threat. You must prepare in advance..."

"Hiss..." Everyone was puzzled, "Why do you need a place to be Li Hongzhang?"

"Your Majesty! Have you forgotten that Li Hongzhang is the closest Han armed forces to the capital, and it is the biggest threat!"

"Zuo Jigao has already abandoned his martial arts skills. Even if he wants to recruit soldiers in Zhili, he has no time and no money..."

"But Li Hongzhang has just been authorized to form the Qing Shui Division, and he has tens of thousands of Huai Army in his hands... These Huai Army are all soldiers from his hometown, and are an unbreakable group, like a local prince!"

"Since last year, the court has successively allocated more than 4 million taels of silver to Li Hongzhang. He has money. What if he recruits soldiers and horses?"

"Jiaodong Peninsula, Qingdao in the south, let the Chinese people go to the concession. Li Hongzhang began to build a military port and a commercial terminal in Yantai..."

"And the court gave him the right to borrow money! He has the full right to borrow money from European banks, and does not have to go through the Ministry of Revenue... At this moment, the ironclad ships built by Europe are all directly borrowed!"

"So how much money does Li Hongzhang have at this time? Who can explain it clearly? How long has it been since we checked his accounts?"

"Your Majesty! Also, Li Hongzhang is the head of the Navy appointed by the court, and gave him the right to negotiate procurement with Western powers. Li Hongzhang can already order arms overseas on behalf of our Qing Dynasty!"

"What a great right? Your Majesty, have you forgotten the old things the Americans told us?"

Ah? Everyone present exclaimed. This old American thing was still involved with Xiao Letian. It was naturally the secret that happened when the Tanggu Special Zone was first planned to be established!

Of course it is no longer a secret now. Xiao Letian took the imperial decree to Tanggu to build a special zone, and then he secretly contacted the American minister.

Hua Ruohan and Xiao Letian met privately, and Xiao Letian proposed the intention to purchase American military, machinery, coin machines and ships!

But Hua Ruohan refused, saying that such a large-scale arms and equipment business was all about the state, the government, the government, and the officials... You, Xiao Letian, were not an official at that time, and you did not have the authorization of the Qing Dynasty. Isn't selling it to you equivalent to selling it to an ambitious person?

Americans asked Xiao Letian to authorize him, one who could purchase bulk arms and machinery!

This is why Xiao Letian crossed the sea to Ryukyu and sought the identity of the prime minister of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom, which officially opened the curtain for the rise of the Chinese nation!

This was originally a secret, but with the rise of the Chinese people, the United States gradually leaked this old past, which made the court angry at that time!

Now that Weng Tonghe mentioned this old story, would he alluded to Li Hongzhang also have the intention to rebel?

It is very likely that Li Hongzhang was authorized by the imperial court to entrust the establishment of the Qing Dynasty. This is well known to all nations, so Britain, France, Germany and the United States can sign a contract with Li Hongzhang with confidence to sell warships, cannons and arms!

With the authorization, Li Hongzhang can use the imperial court's credit endorsement to borrow money from foreign banks!

Weng Tonghe said with a sad look on his face, "Where did you borrow money from foreigners on one hand, and then you bought the money to arm yourself with arms. Now the court gives him the right to quell the rebellion!"

"Oh my God! He is stationed in Handan. What should he do if he takes the opportunity to suppress the rebellion and recruit disaster victims to serve in the army?"

"He has money! As long as he gets food, he can recruit soldiers and horses... Now there are available troops in southern Zhili, and this famine has ruined the people of the three provinces!"

"Long live! You must not have the intention to harm others, you must be careful. Don't be careful when you refuse to go to the tiger in the front door and the wolf in the back door..."

Weng Tonghe's reminder turned the faces of the people present. This matter was really negligent. No one expected Li Hongzhang's situation, and knew that he always asked for help, saying that there were more disaster victims and more rebels.

The intelligence in southern Zhili has been completely cut off, and no one knows what is wrong there!

Zai Chun didn't say anything for a long time, "Master Weng...we...we can't just slander people for being innocent! However, what you said is right, but now the internal and external news is cut off, and the information from the south of Zhili cannot be sent!"

Weng Tonghe turned his head and looked at Fuqing, "Mr. Fuqing has a way! Isn't King Dun rescued the little ghost of Wuyin? Please ask the Chinese to find out the information..."

"Li Hongzhang and Xiao Letian have also been dirty. They have fought each other... The Chinese people cannot cover up for him, they will definitely ask the truth!"

Fu Qing asked back, "Old man, if you find out what you are saying is true, then how should we deal with it?"

Weng Tonghe shook his head, "When you pass through mountains, you can't tell me how to deal with it now. It depends on what the battle between us and the Japanese devils are like!"

"If we fail, we will naturally win over Li Hongzhang, but we will give him more rights. If we take the initiative, there will be no danger..."

"Then force Li Hongzhang to go north immediately. Whether he is ready or not, he must join the war immediately. His troops must be wiped out!"

"The most feared thing is to fight to a stalemate, that's not easy..."

Zai Chun pointed at the back of the chair with his fingers. "So, even Master, you don't have any good solutions? You can't just find a problem and can't come up with a solution, that's not possible!"
Chapter completed!
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