Zhili Governor General Office, Rong Lu looked at the white-haired veteran Song Qing with a smile, and said with a smile: "Genius Song, you are here, there are magpies outside the Genius Office chirping. I am thinking about what happy event is there? It turns out that it is Genius Song, you are here. **--*"

Song Qing was exhausted and his clothes were still on the battlefield. Before he could change them, he led his troops back to Shanhaiguan and received a telegram to come to Tianjin to report his work.

"Governor General is too polite." Song Qing said lightly. He had never met Ronglu a few times. Ronglu was so enthusiastic about him at this time, which made him feel alert.

Moreover, Song Qing also had some conjectures in his mind about the court's sudden transfer of himself back to Shanhaiguan.

Ronglu glanced at the guard beside him and scolded, "What are you doing? Didn't you see that the old general Song was exhausted all the way? Come and bring a soft chair and serve tea."

"twitter!"

The personal guards hurried down, and not long after, a few people came over with a chair of the Grand Master, which was covered with an Argentine wool blanket.

Ronglu smiled and said, "Gen. Song, please sit down."

Song Qing decided to observe the changes first, and after pushing it a little, he sat down.

"I wonder what the meaning of the Governor urgently ordered the subordinates to come and report their duties?" Song Qing asked with a sip of tea and squinted his eyes.

Rong Lu praised: "The Old General Song fought for the country all his life, and the last time he wiped out the enemy invading the Japanese in one fell swoop. He was actually a loyal and brave general of the Qing Dynasty. After learning about it, Lao Fu was really happy. He has issued an edict to grant the Old General the third-class baron. I want to ask you for a glass of wedding wine."

Everyone loves to listen to good words, Ronglu praises and praises them. Even someone like Song Qing, who is as calm as water, has a smile on his face and has also been named a baron. It is really a great honor.

"The Governor is too a misunderstanding, so the subordinates really can't afford it." Song Qing stroked his snow-white beard and replied with some relief.

"Oh..." Ronglu put down the teacup and suddenly sighed.

Song Qing could only ask, "Why did the Governor sigh?"

Ronglu said with a sad face: "The old general doesn't know anything. During the period when you go out to fight, the situation in the capital is really not peaceful."

"Did the Governor General talk about Kang Youwei and the others?" Song Qing thought for a while and asked carefully.

"It seems that the old general is very concerned about the current situation. It is these scholars who jumped up and down, cholera government affairs. A few days ago, Kang Youwei actually proposed to establish a system bureau and then hired dozens of consultants from foreigners to help carry out reforms today. This is really ridiculous. How can the national affairs be entrusted to foreigners?"

"The emperor is too impatient." Song Qing said lightly and stopped talking.

"Recently, some ministers asked Lao Fu to come out to discipline again. What do you think, Old General Song?" Rong Lu suddenly looked at Song Qing and asked when Song Qing was unable to defend himself.

Who doesn’t know that Ronglu is a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager? Song Qing immediately said calmly: “The gentleman is a martial artist, and he is qualified to discuss the government affairs. The gentleman is under the control of the Beiyang General Administration. Since the Beiyang Governor is Lord Rong, the gentleman will naturally obey your order.”

Song Qing's words were meticulous and polite words. Although Ronglu did not get the answer he wanted, he was quite satisfied with this answer.

As he was talking, Ronglu's confidant walked in from outside and then whispered softly in his ear.

Song Qing pretended to be careless and lowered his head to drink tea, but he watched Ronglu's movements with his eyes.

The confidant couldn't wait to report it, there must be something more important and anxious.

Ronglu's face changed slightly, but he immediately recovered. If Song Qing hadn't been watching him, he would have really not realized that something bad would have happened. Song Qing thought in his heart.

After his confidant went down, Ronglu said as usual on his face: "Drink tea, drink tea!"

In fact, his heart was already in turmoil. What his confidant told him was that Wang Huaiqing went to give the betrothal gift. It seemed as I expected that Wei Jichen, the little thief, really had acquainted with Nie Shicheng.

Before he returned to Tianjin, Cixi had already told him clearly that if Nie Shicheng was really involved with Wei Jichen, he would never serve as the admiral of Zhili, and he would not let Nie Shicheng's family leave Zhili.

As for the position of admiral of Zhili, Cixi gave two candidates, one was Luo Rongguang, who was now stationed in Dagukou, and the other was the one in front of him.

In contrast, Ronglu tends to support the person in front of him. His fame and prestige are a little stronger than Luo Rongguang. He is only loyal, but Ronglu believes that with himself in Tianjin, he can still control the situation.

Thinking of this, Rong Lu smiled slightly and said, "Old General Song, I almost forgot to tell you that the former Zhili Admiral Nie Shicheng led his troops to resist foreign enemies in Jilin. The position of Zhili Admiral is related to the safety of the Beijing-Tianjin area and cannot be left empty all the time. Therefore, Lao Fu is willing to move you to Zhili Admiral, and the decree will arrive soon."

Although Ronglu said so well, Song Qing could see that this matter should be his intention to say, but such an important matter is unreasonable. The mystery of it is really hard to guess.

However, Song Qing was sure that this matter was inseparable from what Ronglu’s confidant reported just now.

Although Song Qing was thinking a lot, he was not slow and said happily: "Thank you, Lord Lafayette, for paying attention. I will devote myself to guard the capital's gate."

Song Qing would not have anything to do with Wei Jichen. Even though the two have some friendship, I believe Song Qing still knows how to choose between major issues.

Ronglu cursed in his heart: "If you Wei Jichen has the ability, you should marry another Song Qing's granddaughter."

In the Beijing-Tianjin area, four teams, Song Qing's Yi army, Dong Fuxiang's Gan army, Yuan Shikai's new army, and the Nanyuan new army I personally commanded, guard the capital like an iron barrel. No matter how powerful you, Wei Jichen, can't even think of making mistakes!

The four teams combined have exceeded 100,000. In addition, the training and defense camps, the Green Camp and the Eight Banners, Ronglu did not believe that Wei Jichen had the courage to do whatever he wanted.

But Yuan Shikai seemed to be unable to see the momentum clearly, so he had to remind him, and Ronglu thought of Yuan Shikai who had now gone to the capital.

Ronglu didn't know that Yuan Shikai was much more anxious than him now. Yuan Shikai had to be kind and went to Beijing to meet him. He was originally happy, but as soon as he arrived at the capital, he immediately discovered that the situation was not good.

In Fahua Temple, Yuan Shikai was drinking with Kang Youwei with a happy face.

"Brother Weiting, the emperor is going to summon you tomorrow. I will soon become successful." Kang Youwei said with a smile, without feeling that Yuan Shikai was a little depressed in front of him. He thought he was going to see the emperor, and he felt a little nervous.

Power can make people lose themselves. Kang Youwei may have been a passionate young man at the beginning, but as he has power in hand, he is a little proud and forgets.

He continued with a smile: "Weiting, I have received some news from the emperor. The emperor values ​​you very much and will probably be promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. From now on, you can compete with Ronglu."

Competing with Ronglu? Yuan Shikai thought in his heart: Do you think that being promoted to an official can compete with others? Ronglu is an old tree with deep roots and deep-rooted forces under his command. How can I compare with my castle in the air?

"I would also like to thank Mr. Kang for strongly recommending me to the emperor. Without Mr. Kang, there would not be Yuan Weiting today." Yuan Shikai raised his wine and toasted Kang Youwei with a glass.

"From then on, Weiting and I will assist the emperor with one martial arts and one literary talent, why worry about the uncertainty of the world? Why worry about China's inability to catch up with the great powers? When we are in the past, we will be the ones who will be famous in history."

"Haha!" Yuan Shikai chuckled softly at first, and then asked curiously: "Mr. Kang, I heard that Tan Sitong has come to the capital. I don't know where he lives now? Yuan still wants to go and have a visit."

"Tan Sitong?" Kang Youwei's face was a little unhappy and said softly: "Tan Fusheng now lives in the Liuyang Guild Hall!"

When Tan Sitong came to the capital, he was summoned by Guangxu and appointed him as the military Zhangjing, and relied on him as his right-hand man, which made Kang Youwei very jealous.


Chapter completed!