July 20th, the wind is warm and the sun is beautiful.
On this day, Li Zhen led his soldiers to withdraw from Kyoto Prefecture, while Sakamoto Kayang stayed in Kyoto Prefecture and became one of Li Zhen's spokespersons in Japan. Li Zhen led his troops to leave, leaving an elite division for Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou, as well as Several warships formed a powerful deterrent. Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou sent Li Zhen away, but they were reluctant to leave Li Zhen.
Xingong came with him, crying so hard that he couldn't bear to see Li Zhen leave.
We have sent each other off all the way, a full five miles away, and we have plans to continue sending each other off.
Li Zhen asked the army to stop, comforted Xin Gong first, then walked to Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou, and said: "Brother Shaoquan, Jianhou, you stay in Japan, your own strength is one division, this number is far from enough, I hope you will When I return home to report on my duties, I will be able to lead an army and become a veritable Fourth Army."
Yang Jianhou said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will definitely work."
Li Zhen said: "Don't put it nicely, the current situation is definitely difficult and not easy to operate. In addition to us, Japan also has militaries from the United Kingdom, France, the United States and other countries. This is a huge resource that requires Vigorously develop the resources of the five countries and make use of them. For the rest, you can adapt to your circumstances without reporting to me."
"yes."
They both agreed, reluctant to part with it.
After this separation, I don’t know when we will see each other again.
Li Zhen waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "Okay, don't put on such a bitter look. Our parting now is for the purpose of celebrating our reunion in the future. Don't send us off. Let's go back."
After finishing speaking, Li Zhen waved his hand and led the army towards the port.
Li Hongzhang watched Li Zhen off, looked at the army that was gradually moving away and disappearing, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Brother Jianhou, the next two of us will be in charge of Japan, it is up to us. Japan is full of waste and is waiting to be revitalized. It’s still a piece of white paper, we can splash ink on it as we please, let’s work hard and deliver the good news to the prince as soon as possible.”
Yang Jianhou nodded, his eyes flashing with determination.
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On the sea, warships cut through the waves and sailed quickly.
Li Zhen was lying on his back basking in the sun, extremely leisurely. Zhao Liewen sat next to him and said in a leisurely manner: "Your Majesty, we are returning from Japan and our destination is Guangzhou. We can also visit Taiwan along the way. Do you want to take a look?" "
Without thinking about it, Li Zhen said directly: "Of course we have to go there." After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "We defeated the invaders in Taiwan and have been away from Taiwan for some time. After this period of development, I believe Zheng Zaoru has made great progress, I just want to go and see the development of Taiwan, I can’t wait.”
Zhao Liewen immediately arranged for the fleet to approach Taiwan.
When the fleet arrived in Taiwan, Li Zhen led the army to land at Kaohsiung Port and sent someone to pass the news to Zheng Zaoru.
Zheng Zaoru arrived quickly, and when he saw Li Zhen, a look of joy appeared on his face.
Similarly, Su Lei also followed Zheng Zaoru. The two of them were tired and looked very haggard. Li Zhen summoned the two of them in the tent and asked: "Mr. Zheng, Taiwan has been developing for a while, how is the situation?"
Zheng Zaoru's face showed excitement, and his joy was beyond words.
He danced and seemed very excited, and kept talking: "Reporting to the prince, Taiwan is full of vitality today. Not only the Han people in Taiwan, but also all major ethnic groups in Taiwan have mobilized to work hard to build Taiwan. Taiwan must There are too many things to do, such as building railways, setting up schools, casting warships, consolidating the military... and so on, there are countless things to be done. The current development time is not long, and there is not much effect. In the near future, In the future, Taiwan will become a powerful province."
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Yes, if you have confidence, I will have confidence."
He turned his eyes and asked again: "Su Lei, how is the army?"
Su Lei chuckled and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, people in Taiwan are actively joining the army. Our army is constantly expanding. Coupled with Guangzhou's weapon support, the combat effectiveness of army soldiers is absolutely formidable. Moreover, my specifications for recruiting soldiers are very strict." All of us are capable people, we don’t recruit useless people, our strength is growing every day, and we are gaining every day.”
After hearing this, Li Zhen felt happy in his heart.
There is progress every day, there are gains every day, this is the best.
Li Zhen changed the subject and asked again: "Looking at your expressions, I can feel the momentum for development. However, if there are any difficulties, raise them now. If I can solve them, I will help you solve them now."
Zheng Zaoru thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if we want to talk about shortages, the main reason is lack of money. We need money everywhere."
Li Zhen said: "I will definitely support money, but I still hope that you can have the ability to make money on your own and continue to accumulate financial resources. This is a very important thing. You can send the news to Guangzhou and ask Guangzhou Governor Wang Xiaoyang for support."
"Yes." Zheng Zaoru said happily,
Li Zhen stayed in Taiwan for two days. On the first day, he talked about Taiwan affairs with Su Lei and Zheng Zaoru. On the second day, under the leadership of Zheng Zaoru and Su Lei, he visited some places and checked the latest development status.
The results of the visit were also extremely gratifying.
Li Zhen was reassured about Taiwan's development and was pleased with Zheng Zaoru's leadership.
He withdrew with his army, boarded the warship and continued on his way to Guangdong. When the army returned to Guangdong, it was August. After Li Zhen's army landed, the news spread immediately. After hearing the news, the people became excited. Countless people rushed to greet Li Zhen. They knew what was happening in Taiwan and also learned about Li Zhen's trip to Japan through Jiuzhou Daily.
Li Zhen's successful return must be a victory.
Li Zhen led the army into the city. Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others took the army back to the military camp to station, while Li Zhen returned to Zhennan Palace. Li Zhen's return made the palace become lively. Several of Li Zhen's women and children, all surrounding Li Zhen, looking extremely lively.
After resting at home for a long time, Wang Xiaoyang came to Li Zhen's house.
In the study, Li Zhen and Wang Xiaoyang sat opposite each other.
Li Zhen asked: "Brother-in-law, what happened in Guangzhou?" When Wang Xiaoyang came to see him, he specifically asked to discuss it alone in the study. It was obviously something important.
Wang Xiaoyang nodded and said seriously: "Last month, I received news from the north. It was from Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan." With one sentence, Li Zhen's spirit immediately became tense, and Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan came back. Sichuan Capital was doing things in the north, and had been organizing the people to deal with the old men in the north. Now the news came back, making Li Zhen extremely nervous.
Li Zhen took a deep breath and asked, "What's the news?"
Wang Xiaoyang said solemnly: "The two of them are working in the north, and their identities have not been exposed. However, they are struggling under the double pressure of Yi and the Russians. Things are very difficult. I have sent warships to transport food and money, but I'm afraid it still won't work. It won't last long. count."
Li Zhen frowned, thinking about things in the north.
ps: Second update, call it a day; I still have training tomorrow, so this is the second update. Sorry, this volume is over.
