Chapter 790 The Secret Service Will Be Established
Ye Mingchen sat in front of Li Zhen and said respectfully: "Reporting to the prince, I do know the people Yi has installed in Guangzhou, and I also know the person in charge of Guangzhou. I am willing to uncover all the chess pieces arranged by Yi for the prince, and eliminate the danger for the prince. .”
"good."
Li Zhen smiled and nodded repeatedly.
He knew Ye Mingchen's purpose, and he was not stingy with his promise, saying: "This matter will be left to Governor Ye to handle, but I want to live, not die. After catching the person, I will examine them one by one. If there is no problem in all the examinations, , then I would like to congratulate Governor Ye in advance."
After Ye Mingchen heard this, excitement appeared on his face.
Obviously, Li Zhen is ready to delegate power to him, or entrust him with important responsibilities. Ye Mingchen is really fed up with this seemingly glorious life, but in fact he is so idle and under surveillance. Therefore, he After receiving Li Zhen's promise, his face blossomed into a smile, and his eyes became a line of laughter.
Ye Mingchen took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I'm going to prepare immediately. You wait for the good news."
Li Zhen nodded slightly and watched Ye Mingchen leave.
Li Zhen sat alone in the room thinking, still thinking about what Ye Mingchen mentioned.
This trend has appeared in Guangzhou, and it must also be happening in other places such as Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other places. This is definitely not targeted at one province, but a whole set of plans. In addition, there is currently an encounter between Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan. Li Zhen felt his head hurt when he saw the difficult things and all the things he was worried about needing to be dealt with. He stretched out his hand to rub his aching head.
Not long after, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others rushed back.
All the civil and military officials under Li Zhen gathered here.
However, Huang Shihai stayed in Nanjing, while Liu Taiping, Ye Chengzhong and Yang Banhou stayed in Guangxi, so Li Zhen only had Qi Zhenhai, Smith, Zhou Xiuying, Yang Luchan and others under his command, which was still a smaller number than before.
Li Zhen nodded towards everyone and waited for everyone to take their seats.
After sitting down, Li Zhen said: "I have called you here today. There are many things to deal with. Take this time to sort out everything."
When Zhao Liewen, Zeng Guofan and others heard this, they were all stunned. When he went to inform, he only conveyed things about the north, but now Li Zhen said there were countless things, and several people were puzzled.
Everyone looked at Li Zhen, waiting for Li Zhen to continue speaking.
Li Zhen said: "The first thing is about the situation of Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan in the north." After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Wang Xiaoyang, you know the situation in more detail, let you explain it."
"yes."
Wang Xiaoyang nodded and said seriously: "After Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan secretly went north with some soldiers, they formed a team with the local people in the Heilongjiang area to fight against the Tsarist Russian army. Due to the environment, and the Tsarist Russian army The soldiers were very strong and were not easily left alone. As a result, Lu Shaochuan and Long Ao did not gain much, and they were trapped in the dilemma of being surrounded and suppressed by Tsarist Russian soldiers. Now, if they want to open up the situation in the north, they must have people to support them and open up the situation in front of them. "
Everyone present frowned when they heard this.
The Heilongjiang area is very cold. In winter, there are white ice cubes everywhere. The environment is difficult.
Going to the north means suffering.
Li Zhen glanced at the people under his command one by one, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to go to the north to open up the situation, you will definitely need a very capable person to go. Tell me who you have."
Zuo Zongtang said: "Your Majesty, my fierce general Liu Jintang can do it."
Liu Jintang is young but has rich combat experience. He is a fierce general under Zuo Zongtang.
Zeng Guofan said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Peng Yulin to go. This man is both civil and military. He can not only run the army, but also organize political affairs. If he goes to the north to cooperate with Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan, he can help Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan to the maximum extent. , After all, Long Ao and Lu Shaochuan are already capable warriors, so it is most appropriate for Yun Wen and Yun Wu to go."
Zuo Zongtang heard this and did not refute.
In fact, he also agreed with Long Ao's words.
Neither Smith nor Zhou Xiuying interrupted, and listened quietly.
After Li Zhen pondered for a while, he said: "Let Peng Yulin go. Although Liu Jintang is a good fighter, he is still lacking in sorting out political affairs. Moreover, Liu Jintang is young and needs too much polishing."
Li Zhen knew Peng Yulin.
Peng Yulin, also known as Xueqin, was a famous politician and military strategist in the Qing Dynasty. He was also the naval commander in the late Qing Dynasty and the leader of the Hunan Army. He was known as Xueshuai. Peng Yulin was famous for his literary and military skills. Together with Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, he was also known as the Three Heroes of the Qing Dynasty. Together with Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Hu Linyi, he was known as the "Four Famous Ministers of the Zhongxing Dynasty" in the Qing Dynasty. He was the founder of the Hunan Navy and the founder of China's modern navy.
Li Zhen is definitely impressed by such a character.
Li Zhen's words made the final decision, and he poached another person from Zeng Guofan's subordinates.
Back and forth, from the initial aide Zhao Liewen, to later Li Hongzhang who took the initiative to stay in Japan, and now the military commander Peng Yulin, Li Zhen has poached three main members from Zeng Guofan's command. The talents under Zeng Guofan's command have declined sharply. It needs fresh blood. However, Zeng Guofan has followed Li Zhen for a long time and has no idea. Anyway, he is working for Li Zhen, and as a teacher and friend of Li Hongzhang and others, he is happy from the bottom of his heart. .
Li Zhen changed the topic and said: "After the matter in the north is settled, let's move on to the next thing. At present, we have encountered the most serious thing, which is almost jeopardizing our fundamentals."
Everyone's expressions became serious when they heard this.
Li Zhen said with certainty: "When Zhao Liewen went to inform you to come, Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, came to see me and said a surprising thing. Yi from the north has laid out chess pieces all over the country and lobbied officials to support Yi. , and promised huge profits. I believe that this matter is not only in Guangdong, but also in various places. It cannot be just in Guangdong. If this matter is not handled well, we will really face the danger of national subjugation, and Yi will remain silent. The sound is extinguished."
After he finished speaking, Wang Xiaoyang continued: "Your Majesty, I failed to discover and solve the Yi people in Guangzhou in time. This is a dereliction of duty on my part. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't mention the punishment at this time. We will talk about it later. What I need is a solution. Guangdong has Ye Mingchen to take action, but there must be someone responsible for handling it."
Zeng Guofan thought for a while and immediately said: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Yongzheng was alive, there was a stick office that monitored the country. Now that the Lord is sorting out the political affairs of the country, I think it is also necessary to set up an agency responsible for handling confidential information. This group of people, Those who are not responsible for detecting information belong to a more special group."
Li Zhen nodded and agreed with Zeng Guofan's statement that it was time to establish an intelligence organization of his own, or to call it a real secret service.