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Volume 1: The First Ming of the Young Phoenix Chapter 137: Variables

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    After thinking about it, Liu Zhenhua gave up trying to persuade Liu Buchan to join him on the spot.  He only vaguely expressed the hope that the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy and the remaining ships would go to Australia to carry out major reforms.  Without it, the time is not yet ripe to encourage everyone to change course.  Although most of Liu Buchan and the Beiyang Navy management leaders have had the experience of studying abroad in the West, they are quite open-minded and can accept new things and new ideas.  However, it has been more than two hundred years since the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to rule China. Although it is a foreign race, it is the orthodox concept of the dynasty and has long been imperceptibly influenced by Chinese scholars.  You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. If you want to recruit people like the Beiyang Navy and get them to return, you must take a long-term approach.  People of this age have been educated and grown up in the tradition of Confucius and Mencius' loyalty to the emperor since childhood. Compared with the people of later generations, they lack faith and have lost their morals. They only advocate the supremacy of money, and all the virtues recognized by the Chinese nation, such as keeping credit and keeping credit, have been abandoned.  Especially those soldiers who are still passionate and determined to serve the country by joining the army. Except for a few, they generally adhere to the concept of honoring promises and keeping promises. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to change their loyalty to the court and the emperor.  Although Liu Buchan admired the young man in front of him who had cut off his braids and had short hair, although he was the temporary commander of the Beiyang Fleet and had no orders to go to the peak, it was no small matter to lead the fleet abroad to Australia, and he did not  Dare to be good at specialization.  Once this action is investigated, it will be several times more serious than the previous offense of leaving one's duties without permission.  Although Mr. Liu Mingchuan was in the middle to help, both parties had their own concerns. After a conversation, they went to rest. The conversation seemed to be very happy.  Many of Liu Zhenhua's words can only be stopped briefly.  Although it looks harmonious and harmonious, it falls short of its essence.  Just when Liu Buchan made up his mind to return to the Weihaiwei base camp after the damaged ships of the navy were repaired, Liu Zhenhua was forced to stay at the seaside, but something changed suddenly appeared on the third day after he arrived at the treasure island.  After having a discussion with Liu Mingchuan and Liu Buchan that day, Liu Zhenhua returned to his old residence on the seaside of Keelung Port. For the past two days, Liu Shengyun came to bother him every day.  There was a commotion at the pier, and Liu Shengyun was more interested in making fun of it than in calling for an attack.  After coming down, he still complained that someone was too clever at hiding, causing Baodao to waste money on purchasing outdated ships.  But he also knew that Liu Zhenhua was not to blame for this kind of thing, and what happened the day before yesterday had not affected the relationship between the two at all.  After all, Liu Zhenhua didn¡¯t owe them anything.  Even if there are better and more advanced gunboats in hand, it is still unknown whether they are willing to sell them to Baodao.  A thousand words and ten thousand words can only be summed up in one sentence. Helping is a matter of love, and not helping is also a matter of duty.  Entering October, it is raining heavily in Keelung, a treasure island.  After lunch, Liu Zhenhua and Liu Shengyun were sitting around the small hall drinking tea and chatting. The topic they talked about was still the same theme for the past two days, surrounding the Ascension-class giant ship.  We have known each other for several years and are like brothers.  And there are no pedantic elders present here, so there is no need to pay attention to red tape, and both parties speak casually.  "Brother Xian, I know that you don't recognize the Qing Dynasty in your heart, and I don't dare to expect you to sell or give the treasure island a battleship like the Tengfei. But I think I can buy a gunboat with lower configuration specifications from you. Hurry up and give it to me.  I'll give you a reserve price, so I can suggest to my father to buy one or two. " "Brother Liu, how about we change the subject? My brother said that we are not short of money and have never wanted to sell it as an arms dealer.  Gunboat¡¯s thoughts. You¡¯ve been pestering me for two days about this matter. You said you¡¯re not tired, but my ears are tingling.¡±  Stop for one day, if you don¡¯t want to be annoyed to death, just agree quickly. "One wants to buy, the other does not sell.  In fact, both of them knew that it was impossible for Liu Zhenhua to sell warships during this period.  The two people's words were just nothing more than teeth grinding.  While they were chatting, Yun Feng, wearing a raincoat, strode into the small courtyard. Before Liu Meng greeted him, he heard him speak urgently: "Master, urgent message." "Bring it to me!" Yun Feng's voice was heard.  Eager, Liu Zhenhua knew something big was going to happen.  He quickly stood up and walked to the door, took the telegram that Yun Feng took out of his arms and browsed it quickly.  ¡°Bang!¡± After reading the contents of the telegram, Liu Zhenhua was furious and smashed his fist on the door frame next to him.  The thick and hard door frame made of miscellaneous wood immediately revealed a huge dent.  "I scolded the old thief next door, who deserves to be cut to pieces! And those idiot officials, do they have all this shit in their heads? Yunfeng, what do you think Tang Yaozu is waiting for? Why not?  Hurry up and do it!" No wonder Liu Zhenhua cursed. In the memory of his previous life, the negotiations between China and Japan over the Sino-Japanese War were also the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, an unequal treaty that was reviled by the Chinese people in later generations.  It actually showed up months in advance.  ¡°Moreover, the location of the negotiations was not Shimonoseki of Japan, but Pyongyang of North Korea.  The changes in the historical trajectory have made Liu Zhenhua think aboutA little bit of uneasiness arose.  A feeling of powerlessness that he could not control the future came over him, and the mixture of anger and irritability caused him to lose his composure.  "What's the matter? What happened?" Seeing Liu Zhenhua losing his composure, Liu Shengyun stood up and walked over, asking with concern.  "This is what that old thief did! Second brother, take a look too!" Liu Zhenhua, who was furious, also forgot that the wireless telegram was still confidential. He was so angry that he handed over the telegram in his hand.  "Ah, is this true? Could it be a mistake? I don't believe it. This is impossible? The Queen Mother decided to do such a ridiculous thing as ceding territory and ending the army. Why is it that the Emperor and the princes and ministers have no one?  To stop it?" Liu Shengyun's expression changed drastically after reading the telegram in a hurry, and she exclaimed with an expression of incredible shock on her face.  "The old thief controls the court and has all the power. How dare a bunch of drunkards and ricebags stop her? How sad! This is the Qing court that you are loyal to! The situation is obviously great, but the result is like fighting the law at Zhennanguan. Liu  "The truth of what was said in the telegram is unknown. The emperor has been working hard to govern since his wedding. He must have been imprisoned by the court because of his defeat in the Pyongyang War."  That gang of cowardless thieves forced him to agree to seek peace with the Japanese. He" Liu Shengyun argued unwillingly, but the contents of the telegram in his hand, which had not yet confirmed the authenticity of the news, and the way Liu Zhenhua looked at him playfully, made him  The more he spoke, the more he felt that his words were pale and unconvincing at all, and it was difficult to continue talking.  "Second brother, the source of this information is authentic and reliable. You have no doubt. Wake up and stop deceiving yourself! What about the court officials? What about Emperor Guangxu? What about Cixi? You and I all know it. Ironclad  The facts are before everyone, and there is no need to elaborate. Although I rescued the Beiyang Navy and wiped out the Japanese pirate fleet, the Manchu and Qing troops were losing ground in the land battle on the Korean Peninsula. According to what we have learned.  According to the news, just two days before the naval battle, Japanese soldiers besieged Pyongyang and launched an attack in the early morning. General Zuo Baobao was shot and killed. Commander Ye Zhichao gave up the resistance and abandoned the city in panic. In this battle, more than two thousand Qing soldiers died.  Hundreds of people were captured. Such a huge defeat should frighten the old traitor Cixi who was afraid of foreigners to her core. Such a move to cede territory and cease war was in line with Liu Zhenhua's behavior.  These meaningful words made Liu Shengyun feel extremely frustrated and unable to defend herself.  The telegraph newspaper in his hand fell to the ground without noticing.  He shook his head and murmured to himself: "I really didn't expect that the imperial court would abandon the treasure island like a worn-out shoe. It's such a pity that my father has put so much effort into it!" He bent down and picked up the telegram on the ground.  His eyes scanned the telegram that he already knew the content of, and the undisputed anger of lamenting his misfortune was still burning in his chest. It had not burst out at this moment, because it was suppressed by Liu Zhenhua.  Standing up straight, Liu Zhenhua said decisively: "Brother Liu, it's useless to lament now. The top priority is to inform uncle of this news as soon as possible. Where Baodao should go from now on, the boss needs to make a decision himself!" "Yes, let's leave quickly.  . My father will never agree to cede the treasure island to the Japanese pirates! The soldiers and civilians of the treasure island will never agree to such an action by the court!" Liu Shengyun raised her head suddenly, with a look of determination in her eyes.  ¡ËFast updates¡Ë¡ËPure text¡Ë
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