At the training ground of Tainan Prefecture, all the 30,000 soldiers stationed in Tainan were assembled and waited for the inspection of Lord Qincha in the square.Li Hongzhang's subordinates are still all dressed up in the Huai Army, because of the humid climate in Taiwan, so the original black robe has also been changed to a black horse coat and shorts.In terms of military appearance, he still looks old-fashioned, but every soldier has high morale and stands tall.Because Taiwan had cut off contact with the Qing court, Li Hongzhang used all taxes for military expenses, and a large number of expenses for going out of military factories also paid the soldiers.Each soldier can get five taels per month, which is the same as the salary of the Huaxing Army.The soldiers' meals were very abundant every day, and they had to eat one meat dish every day.Therefore, unlike the yellow face and thin muscles when he was on the mainland, every soldier is ruddy and full of energy.After a while, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside the training ground.A sedan chair with eight lifts came slowly, there were more than a dozen people in front of them holding quiet, evasive wooden signs, holding iron chains, wooden sticks, black sheath whips, gourds, tail guns, black fans, yellow umbrellas and other accompanying honor guards, every step to sound the gong to open the way, a total of eleven gongs, to be more majestic than there is more majesty, to be more magnificent.The group warriors all looked at Lord Qincha's style in a daze, and the marshal Li Hongzhang, who was their before, had never done such a show.After the sedan chair landed, a fat-headed and big-eared official came out of it.The sedan chair was followed by Li Hongzhang's carriage, and he usually went out mainly in the carriage, and he didn't want to take the sedan chair to play music for the soldiers."
Lord Chincha, there are more than 30,000 soldiers stationed in Tainan.Except for those who are still on the position, all the rest are gathered here, please review" Li Hongzhang beckoned Ka Lin into the training ground, and the regimental warriors stood neatly on both sides."
Good, good, good.Master Li first, please "Garin pretended to stretch out his right hand and humbly bowed."
It's better to invite Lord Qincha first" Li Hongzhang was even more polite, and also stretched out his right hand and humbly conceded."
Okay, then the official will be as he pleases."
Garin laughed, walked in front with satisfaction, and took his own soldiers to inspect the group bravery."
Who is this official, why did the imperial court send an official over at this time" "Looking at the fat head and big ears, he must not be a good official." ”"Our handsome man is too humble, the Manchus were beaten back to their hometown by the Huaxing Army, and the officials dare to be so arrogant."
The group members talked a lot, and they didn't have a good impression of the fat pig in the official robe in front of them."
Soldiers, this official is a special messenger sent by the imperial court, and I have come to comfort you today," Garin beckoned to the soldiers on both sides with a glorious face.The soldiers didn't know how to answer, and their eyes widened and they were silent.Li Hongzhang raised his hand at them, meaning that he wanted them to shout, "Long live the emperor, long live the queen mother." ”Li Hongzhang had also done this kind of review in the past exercises, and the regimental warriors were no strangers to these two oaths.But I don't know who deliberately made trouble, so I took the lead and shouted first, "Dashuai, long live."
Long live the handsome. ”Immediately following this slogan, the whole army shouted, "Long live the big handsome, long live the big handsome" Liu Mingchuan also heard something wrong, and hurriedly yelled at the group warriors to shut them up.Ka Lin's face changed suddenly, he looked at these Tuan Yong angrily, and went back to Tainan Mansion with his sleeves brushed up.Li Hongzhang was almost angry to death, and he didn't know who was taking the lead in making the bad, staring at these soldiers for a long time with a dry itch in his throat, and he didn't care about scolding them, so he returned to the mansion in a carriage and appeased Kalin.Several soldiers in the regiment smiled at each other, and the corners of their mouths turned up slightly."
Lord Qincha, the brave people have said the wrong thing, don't take it to heart" As soon as Ka Lin returned to the lobby of the mansion with his front foot, Li Hongzhang followed closely behind and walked in."
Master Li, you are so majestic, long live here" Ka Lin looked at Li Hongzhang angrily, and his triangular eyes narrowed coldly."
Lord Qincha, I, Li Hongzhang, am loyal to the imperial court, how can I dare to shout such a slogan.There must be someone secretly doing evil, Lord Qincha must not misunderstand, I will send someone to find out the truth. ”Li Hongzhang defended himself, and he was also confused about what had just happened.If this slogan reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, what she has done now will be in vain."
Li Hongzhang, the Queen Mother reminded me when I came, let Ben Qin take a good look at your misdeeds.I really don't know what happened just now, if Ben Qin reports it to the imperial court, he will be able to destroy your nine clans immediately" Garin lowered his voice and scolded Li Hongzhang, with a slight intimidation and threat.At the beginning, the officials appointed by the imperial court to supervise the army in Taiwan were avoided by everyone, and no one wanted to come to such a desolate place to suffer.Ka Lin took the initiative to sign up, the purpose of which was to make more benefits for himself in Taiwan through this overseer.He doesn't want to turn his face with Li Hongzhang now, and there is always room for talking.Otherwise, Li Hongzhang will be in a hurry, and he will really have no money to spend."
Don't worry, Lord Chincha, I will give you a satisfactory answer.You have a cup of tea first, and I'll come when I go. ”Li Hongzhang hugged his fists at Ka Lin and said goodbye, waved his hand outside the door, and immediately went out.He was an extremely intelligent man, and naturally knew what Garin wanted.Just now, he had asked Liu Mingchuan to find two beautiful Qinglou women to serve Kalin, and as soon as Li Hongzhang waved his hand, the two Qinglou women twisted their willow waists and entered the door."
What the hell is going on, did you make the group brave shout like this" Li Hongzhang went to the front hall, and when he saw the generals in the room, he scolded Liu Mingchuan who took the lead."
Marshal, this matter has nothing to do with his subordinates.The subordinates have already sent someone to investigate carefully to see who took the lead in shouting these words just now.Don't be in a hurry just yet, there will be results in no time. ”Liu Mingchuan replied nervously, he also knew the importance of this matter to Li Hongzhang, and he didn't dare to be a little sloppy."
Dashuai, there is something else going on in this matter, you better dissipate your anger first and see how to deal with that Garin."
At this time, a middle-aged man beside Liu Mingchuan also opened his mouth to persuade him, he was wearing a Confucian gray cloth robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, and his temperament was completely different from that of other generals in the hall."
Please calm your anger" All the generals followed with their fists and comforted, all of them with nervous faces."
Okay, you all go down and check it out, there must be a problem here" Li Hongzhang flicked his sleeves at them, and asked the scholar with a frown, "Brother Yushan, tell me what is going on, I used to shout long live the emperor before, and this kind of problem has never arisen" The scholar is Li Hongzhang's confidant Zhou Fu, and now he has run a academy in Taiwan, and when he has nothing to do in the army, he goes to teach and teach, and he is also happy.He never approved of Li Hongzhang, and in his opinion, Hua Xingjun was like a behemoth, and he would not succeed if he allowed these horses to be founded in Taiwan.However, Li Hongzhang has made up his mind, and he has no choice, and he will still provide Li Hongzhang with some advice when necessary."
Marshal, we have successively expanded nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in Taiwan.We can't all know all these people, and if the things that happened today, if the soldiers didn't shout from the heart, then someone must have deliberately made trouble and wanted to trap the commander in injustice. ”Zhou Fu analyzed Li Hongzhang, and he couldn't say it to death.Now that the forces of all parties in Taiwan have gathered, there is no guarantee that there will be no spies who have infiltrated the Huaxing Army."
You're right, today is really the old man's army.But this Garin is also easy to dismiss, as long as he is given some silver, he will not say anything after returning to the imperial court" Li Hongzhang thought carefully and nodded.However, he could see through Garin's mind at a glance, and he was not afraid of him talking nonsense in the court."
Dashuai, forgive the words of his subordinates, the general trend of the Qing court has gone, and it is separated from the Han people.Marshal Zeng Guofan has not been recognized by the imperial court until now, and Scholar Qi Junzao has also fallen into disrepute.All Han people who were loyal to the court did not end well in the end.Now that the imperial court has retreated to Kanto, the Han people have no place in the court at all.Is it really worth it for the big handsome to do this" Zhou Fu reminded Li Hongzhang again with a bitter face, not wanting him to accompany the funeral for the sake of Manchu Qing."
I've thought about this too, but as a courtier, you should do your duty as a courtier.Yue Wumu didn't have the intention to kill thieves back then, but Song Gaozong withdrew his troops from the Ten Gold Medals, and Yue Fei still chose to be loyal.Although he died tragically in the Wind Wave Pavilion, he still passed down through the ages in the name of loyalty.The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die.No matter how mediocre the monarch is, we must also fulfill our duty as courtiers. ”Li Hongzhang said helplessly, waved his hand to Zhou Fu tiredly, and leaned on the table with his eyes closed.Zhou Fu looked at him and sighed, hugged his fists and saluted, and slowly retreated.Since I opened the academy, I have become more and more pessimistic about fame and fortune, and I don't want to fight for anything anymore, I just want to live this life with coarse tea and light food.He didn't know that this simple idea made him the first president of Tainan University in Japan.Now, of course, that's all for later.On the second day, as soon as the sky was bright, Liu Mingchuan brought up the five regiments who took the lead in shouting slogans yesterday.Li Hongzhang's regimental training of the new army was built in accordance with the establishment of the Huaxing Army, and Li Hongzhang is also a person who is good at learning, so he can naturally see the advantages of the establishment of the Qinghua Xingjun.As soon as he arrived in Taiwan to prepare for the establishment of the army, he simply copied all of them.Among the five regiments, there are two more who serve as regiment leaders, all of whom are descendants who followed Li Hongzhang to Taiwan.The five of them knelt on the ground with panicked faces, and they didn't dare to gasp in the face of Li Hongzhang."
Do you take the initiative to confess, or do you want the old man to torture you before you confess" Li Hongzhang asked directly with a straight face, his face was full of cold colors."
Don't tell me honestly, the big man can still spare your life" Liu Mingchuan also scolded the three of them loudly, they were all brothers who had followed him for many years.He pretended to be stern, and he also hoped that Li Hongzhang would let them go.The five of them looked at each other, their faces cloudy.It took a long time for a regiment leader to kowtow and reply, "Dashuai, we just don't want you to make mistakes again and again."
The Qing court was corrupt and incompetent, and following them was to die in vain.Our brothers all hope that you can preside over the overall situation of Taiwan, support you as the emperor, and ask the marshal not to live up to the hearts of the brothers. ”: