"Report! Your Highness the Prince! The empire's minister in Hawaii, Lord Saburo Shinoda!" Secretary-General Ono reported to the Japanese Chief of Staff and General of the Army, Prince Shigen Sugawamiya.

"Yantaki Kwan's telegram? His telegram should be given to Foreign Minister Lord Muro Osomini! Why did you get it here? Ono Kwan! You have surpassed your authority again, the military headquarters should not intervene in politics!" Prince Shigen Sugawa Miyasu reprimanded.

"Hi! Your Highness the Prince! It's just that the Foreign Minister is negotiating with China, and the telegram is about the Nanyang Fleet of China," Ono replied.

"What? Nanyang Fleet! Zhang Yunfei! Has he finally appeared? Where?" Prince Chiren of Sugawa was immediately inspired when he heard the news about the Nanyang Fleet.

"The telegram from Lord Saburo Yantian said that the Nanyang Fleet of Zhang Yunfei's troops in China is currently docking in Pearl Harbor, the Kingdom of Hawaii!" Ono said.

Prince Chiren of Sugawa received the telegram and opened it. After seeing it, he laughed from the initial nervousness and anger to the subsequent relaxation and happiness, he laughed and said, "Zhang Yunfei is indeed very cunning. He is afraid that we will take revenge and did not dare to return to China. But he ran to Hawaii, which is thousands of miles away from China, to take refuge! It's a pity that his luck is really good. Now he has been named Duke of Honolulu by the Queen of Hawaii and has also given him Oahu! It's so majestic!" Prince Chiren of Sugawa sneered.

"Your Highness, how should we deal with Zhang Yunfei?" Ono asked.

"We cannot destroy him for the time being! We are currently unable to fight in Hawaii Ocean! However, once Zhang Yunfei leaves Hawaii and returns to China, our joint fleet will definitely ambush and annihilate him halfway. With his timidity, he will definitely hide in Hawaii. In that case, Zhang Yunfei's fleet will never return to China!" Prince Chiren of Sugawa said happily.

"But should we let Zhang Yunfei live happily there? He has a deep blood hatred with our Japanese Empire! Your Highness!" Ono said excitedly.

"Baga! Of course I know!" Prince Chiren of Sugawamura scolded loudly.

"Hi! Please forgive me!" Ono apologized immediately.

"Well! You don't have to worry! We have already customized the latest battleships in the UK, and will be built in two or three years. Then we will have the strength of ocean-going combat. The empire cannot forget the shame brought by Zhang Yunfei, and will definitely destroy him!" Prince Chiren of Sugawa Miya said fiercely.

"Hi! Your Highness is wise! What should we do now?" Ono asked.

"Have our ammunition supply been restored?" asked Prince Shiren Sugawamiya.

"Hi! I am about to repay His Highness! The last batch of military supplies shipped from Australia from the UK has just arrived at the Sasebo Military Port! The navy and the landing troops are making the final supplies! The commander of the Joint Fleet, Yuki Ito, asks you for instructions on when to launch a raid on Lushun!" Ono reported.

"Very good! Go and call him back to the commander of the Joint Fleet, Yuuhoshi Ito, tell him to launch an attack as soon as possible, and he will decide the time himself! The Nanyang Fleet is waiting for supplies in Hawaii and cannot threaten us, so he will not worry. The Qing Dynasty's defense in Lushun also told him that the Qing State was also ordered to be the commander of Yama Prefecture, the General of the First Army on the Yalu River, to attack the Qing army on the other side, cooperate with the Joint Fleet and the Second Army to raid Lushunkou, capture this Beiyang Navy, known as the "No. 1 Fortress in East Asia, Constantinople in the East", completely defeat the Beiyang Navy, and win the bargaining chips for Foreign Minister Lord Mu Ao Zongkun! The main force of Lushun was transferred to the Yalu River front by Li Hongzhang, and the rest were new recruits who had never fought! If they were defeated, they would not come back!" Prince Chiren of Sugawa ordered.

"Hi!" Ono turned around and left after saluting.

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The scenery of Oahu is still beautiful and pleasant. I unexpectedly got this beautiful and important island, which really made Zhang Yunfei happy for a while. The day after the Queen left Oahu, Zhang Yunfei moved into the gorgeous Iorani Palace, which can be said to have become the local emperor here.

However, the outside world has undergone major changes. It turns out that after Zhang Yunfei inciting British Minister William to destroy Sante's coup, he was named Duke of Honolulu by the Queen and obtained Oahu as a fief. In addition, the news spread to the Qing Dynasty under the intentional propaganda of the great powers of various countries. It was self-evident that the sensation was self-evident, but it was not praise, but a strong criticism, saying that Zhang Yunfei was arrogant and respectful, especially cutting off his braids was a serious crime. In addition to the Western-educated radicals of the Qing Dynasty, the other things, from the central ministers of the court, the censors, and the governors from all over the country, all of them angrily denounced Zhang Yunfei's behavior, and wrote letters to demand severe punishment.

Li Hongzhang's Beiyang Group attacked Zhang Yunfei like a great enemy, because they had already felt that Zhang Yunfei's Hawaii action had won the favor of the great powers, and had great achievements and the favor of Empress Dowager Cixi. Once they came back, they would inevitably impact the status of the Beiyang Group, so the position of the governor of Zhili would change hands, so they spared no effort to smear and spread rumors about Zhang Yunfei, with the purpose of convicting Zhang Yunfei, at least not being able to return to the country for the time being. The Imperial Party Group also wanted to suppress the power of the later party, Weng Tonghe had to temporarily relax his grudges against Li Hongzhang and join forces with Li Hongzhang to deal with Zhang Yunfei.

Empress Dowager Cixi was both angry and happy when she saw the memorials flying from all over the country that demanded severe punishment for Zhang Yunfei. She was angry that Zhang Yunfei caused a big disaster this time, which made all the ministers impeach him and cut off his braids, especially the Duke and fief of Hawaii. She was very unhappy. After all, she was suspected of rebellion, and of course she knew that this was impossible.

I am happy because Zhang Yunfei received support and recognition from the great powers this time, and showed her face. At the same time, almost all non-Hou Party ministers wrote letters to impeach Zhang Yunfei. If it were just a matter of cutting a braid, they would turn a blind eye for Cixi's sake. Now it means that Zhang Yunfei is capable and ministers of various factions are already deeply afraid.

"This child has finally grown up! Unfortunately, my child is so miserable!" Cixi murmured.

"Empress Dowager! The Empress Dowager would like to mourn. The late emperor died young. It is really a jealousy of talent! However, the empress dowager treated Zhang Yunfei as if he was born. I believe that the late emperor would protect Zhang Yunfei from the spirit of heaven!" Li Lianying comforted Cixi and said.

"A bullshit talent! If I hadn't gone out to look for flowers and ask willows, I'd get sick! How could I go! Hi! I won't mention him!" Cixi wiped the corners of her eyes and continued:

"It's just that Zhang Yunfei, the monkey boy, seems to have become a different person now. It seems that he has opinions about the Qing Dynasty and the Ai family! Otherwise, no matter how brave he is, he would not dare to do such a thing that would violate the court!" Cixi frowned and said.

"The Empress Dowager doesn't have to worry. No matter what, Zhang Yunfei is still your nephew. In this world, he is only two relatives, you and his mother, and they are all his own family members. No matter how ruthless he is, he will definitely not do anything against the Empress Dowager! I guess he is forced to do nothing!" Li Lianying analyzed.

"It seems that it's time for him to know his identity!" Cixi said quietly.

"The Queen Mother means..." Li Lianying asked.

"You go to Baishan, the hometown of Zalari, and personally tell me the mother of my sister Zhang Yunfei and let her deal with it!" Cixi ordered.

"Yeah!"

Finally, considering that Li Hongzhang still had to be valued, Cixi issued an order to remove Zhang Yunfei from all positions in China and let Zhang Yunfei stay in Hawaii and continue to think about his mistakes. This is a balanced strategy. Since Zhang Yunfei was left overseas, it could not pose a direct threat to them, so she would not say anything more.

October 24, 1894, September 26, lunar calendar in the 20th year of Guangxu, Qing Dynasty

The commander of the First Japanese Army Army General Yuto Yama County, General Yuto Yama County, finished reading the telegram that had just been sent by emergency, and angrily tore the telegram to pieces. Then he pushed the combat map, magnifying glass and other tools on the table to the ground. He overturned the table again without relieving his anger. Finally, he sat on the chair dejectedly and vaguely heard the murmur sound from his mouth: "Why should I cancel the plan? Why?"

It turned out that Li Hongzhang, who was negotiating in Tianjin, suddenly received a report from his subordinates that Japan was secretly smuggling arms from the British Australian colony to return home.

Li Hongzhang suddenly became alert, this is a war! Of course, Li Hongzhang knew a little about Britain's secret support for Japan to attack the Russian forces in the north and did not doubt it.

But now he is in a difficult situation, and the Navy and Army are defeated at the same time, which makes the domestic responsibility for him no less than Zhang Yunfei's braid-cutting incident, and even exceeds his responsibility for Zhang Yunfei, because Zhang Yunfei is far away overseas, while Li Hongzhang is right in front of him, which is really related to the fate of the country.
Chapter completed!