The four square formations on the campus of Xin Wu Tang remained motionless. There were 500 people in each square, one of which was composed of senior men. Two thousand people stood in the ice and snow for more than an hour. They were being inspected by Liu Mingchuan and Li Guolou.
Liu Mingchuan, Li Guolou rode on a tall horse and walked between the four square formations. Liu Mingchuan did his best to ride at the front, throwing away Li Guolou's two horses.
Liu Mingchuan raised his riding whip and shouted: "Thank you for your hard work, the soldiers of the New Armed Forces will win."
The mountain roars and the tsunami "The new armed forces must win, thank you for your hard work, commander"
Slogans came in waves, and the momentum overwhelmed the northwest wind. Li Guolou was behind Liu Mingchuan like a follower. He was very unhappy and wanted to get out. He was still showing off his power. This was his army. Liu Mingchuan was just a passing spectator. He rushed to tell Liu Mingchuan in the new The traces left by the military army were erased. The place where Liu Mingchuan planted green pine trees happened to be the place where the pig farm was built. The feng shui of the general hall of the general army must be changed. The couplets written by Liu Mingchuan are too straightforward, so it is better to write them instead.
Li Guolou looked at the two thousand armed New Armed Forces soldiers and felt heartache. Since they were to be separated from Liu Mingchuan, these New Armed Forces soldiers also split one into two. The long-term phalanx was left for Liu Mingchuan to take away. A thousand new military officers and soldiers are all elites. The official battle between Liu Mingchuan and him, each gained and each lost, ended with them parting ways.
Looking at Li Guolou, a soldier of the New Armed Forces standing in the ice and snow, his eyes were filled with tears and he waved his riding whip proudly. He is the master of Xiaozhan Town. A thousand New Armed Forces soldiers, even the pine trees planted by him, will grow into towering trees.
Liu Mingchuan walked into the main seat in the middle of the lobby while chatting and laughing, sat down and said with a smile: "Sir, the academic leader is sitting here casually and took the trouble to come here. Do you have any instructions?"
Li Guolou looked around and saw that there was no seat left. He was angry and funny and scolded: "Liu Liu Mazi, you are not satisfied yet and you pick everything ready-made. If I hadn't spoken for you, you would have been an instructor at most."
Liu Mingchuan put his hands on the table and said loudly: "Master Xuezheng, you have to understand that I am the direct descendant of Master Fu Xiang. Do you understand? I can still sit in this seat without you. Don't think that if you plead for me, I will accept your favor." Don’t I know about those few frivolous intestines? The gangsters colluded with each other and the domestic slaves to ride on the heads of the instructors who had repeatedly made military exploits. They did not have the magnanimity to serve the public good and made the New Armed Forces into a mess. Do you still want me to continue talking?"
Li Guolou replied: "Hey, you have to understand that Xinwutang started from scratch. Why do I need to win military merits? Everyone started on the same line. Of course I have to use people I trust. If they don't have military merits, I can let them gain military merits." If any of my slaves go out, it will embarrass me. Aren't you the group of people who are in the Yongmingzi camp? There are many good people there. There are quite a few private salt dealers. Yang Dawazi, Mu San is your old brother, right? What have they done? You don't pretend not to know, do you? If I hadn't pulled them off, Li Ziying's story would have exposed their ugly behavior, saying that I had brought the New Armed Forces into a state of chaos, and I wouldn't have thought about your Mingzi Camp. "How many immoral things have been done"
"I feel guilty as a man, regardless of where he comes from. His subordinates have reformed. Yang Dawazi and Mu San are both heroes who went deep into the dragon's pool and the tiger's den. What's wrong with the private salt dealers? They kill the enemy and serve the country. They rely on these people to work hard. Don't hold on to Ming Ming." "Ziying Zhaying is an old story. If you don't have money, try it and see if your wife cuckolds you one by one." Liu Mingchuan retorted. He would not be grateful to Li Guolou. He came to Xinwu Hall and how many stumbling blocks did Li Guolou make for him? The power he has today is all due to his real swords and guns, otherwise he would have been ignored by Li Guolou.
"Hehe" Li Guolou laughed twice and said: "Liu Liu, don't be so stingy. We all have a stage of getting used to each other. If you want to be big, I will also be big. There will always be fierce sparks. The past grudges and grudges. Just expose it and focus on the future. Aren't you satisfied that Mr. Fu Xiang values you so much?"
Liu Mingchuan squinted and said, "Come here, bring a chair to the Academic Affairs Master. We want to have a long talk."
Li Guolou sat on the Taishi chair, picked up a cup and drank tea. The contest between him and the great master Liu Mingchuan was far from over. The two were at most equal It's forced by the situation
There have been times in every dynasty when elites emerged in large numbers. However, these elites fought each other to the death and intrigues with each other. The country swayed left and right in the decisions of these elites. In the end, it wasted time and made a dynasty decline. Therefore, those in power have to go all the way and use dog slaves. Better than such a pretentious person
It is precisely because this kind of person thinks he is superior to the policies you implement that he will always try his best to add his own opinions to make your policies nondescript or even contrary. Li Guolou does not need to hire people who are more capable than him. The prerequisite is to be obedient. Liu Mingchuan scolded Li Guolou for practicing favoritism and malpractice. In fact, everyone is in the same dyeing vat. Liu Mingchuan is of course senior and has many people to use. The ability of his subordinates has been affirmed. Li Guolou’s foundation is still shallow. It is inevitable for a person to be promoted to do wrong things often. Li Guolou, who made a fool of himself in the officialdom by shielding and conniving his subordinates, will always be criticized. If a perfect man of gold and pure gold is impartial and impartial, there will be no one left to nitpick.
The fight between Li Guolou and Liu Mingchuan is an irreconcilable conflict within a faction. Now that Li Hongzhang is in charge, they can still cooperate without intensifying the conflict. If Li Hongzhang dies, they will immediately part ways and become members of two factions. Everyone is capable of each other. They can't stand each other's behavior. They think they are right. They steal each other's ideas and beat them to death without admitting it.
Li Guolou did not have the tolerance to tolerate various schools of thought. He was a selfish person who first considered his own interests. He spread the word about Liu Ming and placed the list of a thousand people to be taken away on the table and said: "Liu Liu Mazi, what you said just now It's like farting. How come my slave is on your list? Let me count how many."
Li Guolou held a "brush" in his hand and ticked off each name. Liu Mingchuan snatched the "brush" and angrily shouted: "Master Xuezheng, what are you doing? I have already submitted this list to Master Fu Xiang." How many miles are there between our fellow villagers? From now on, ask your slaves to bring you some cane sugar. I haven’t touched the brains of your two hundred gesheha. You will burn high incense. Don’t bargain with me. I won’t do this.”
Li Guolou is so distressed that he is carving out his heart, especially the twenty artillery instructors brought from Dagukou. They are the best artillery instructors in the Qing Dynasty. He bribed Yulu, the admiral of Dagukou, to be seconded in name. Xinwutang Liu Mingchuan was a warlord, and his family had a lot of money. He also funded an academy in his hometown. If he wanted to do business with Liu Mingchuan, it would be impossible. Even if Li Guolou had all kinds of strategies, none of them would be useful against others at this time. He could use all kinds of inducements. However, Liu Mingchuan was Li Hongzhang’s direct descendant and did not ask him for anything.
Li Guolou gritted his teeth and said: "Well, you are ruthless. Now that everyone has lost their skin, I have made it clear. None of the people who fought in Jinjibao can decide whether they want to follow you in Taiwan or follow me to Ninggu Pagoda for training. They will choose for themselves later.”
Liu Mingchuan sneered and said with a smile: "Master Xuezheng, who are you fooling? You will go to Ninggu Pagoda to train troops. Even if you are willing, Mr. Fu Xiang will not agree. Taiwan starts from scratch. Everything is lacking. The most lacking thing is business talents. In the future, you can do more ship exchanges." Is it true that immigration costs a lot of money?”
After hearing this, Li Guolou was happy that Liu Mingchuan would not fight with him for the new batch of military officers and soldiers who stayed in Jinjibao to fight, and he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Liu Mazi. As long as you ask, I promise to help."[
Secretly laughing at him, he has no merchant ships. How can he control the immigrants from Taiwan? As for Taiwan’s only product, how much can you earn from a piece of cane sugar?
"Well, these are the fellows from the countryside." After Liu Mingchuan fooled Li Guolou, it wouldn't be long before Li Hongzhang issued an order to transfer more than 2,000 Xinwu troops who stayed in Jinjibao to fight in Fujian. Fan Ye, the deputy general, would listen to him. He commanded Li Guolou to play petty tricks with him, but he still didn't kill him.
Li Guolou and Liu Mingchuan had a long talk about dividing the property of the New Armed Forces. They were noisy, chatting and laughing, and finally walked out of the hall hand in hand with their merits fulfilled.
The hundreds of officers waiting at the door were hungry. They heard the roaring and shouting in the lobby and finally saw two smiling faces.
Liu Mingchuan was high-spirited and had yet to achieve much. He wanted to be the governor-general of Taiwan Province, and his official residence was two grades higher than that of Li Guolou. Liu Mingchuan stroked his beard and shouted vigorously: "Let's go and drink. I won't come back until I'm drunk tonight."
The officers divided into two columns and marched towards the dining hall singing military songs.
Li Guolou took the lead in singing:
"Chinese men, Chinese men should hold up one hand to the sky
The Yangtze River, the East of Asia, the Great Wall, the Kunlun Mountains, the Great Wall, the Land of Abundance, the Land of Abundance, the Multipurpose Macro
The Yellow Emperor's armor, the gods, the wind, the tiger, the clouds, the dragon, the pride of all nations, I am the proud son of heaven.
The wolf rushes and the tiger attacks, the sun sets and the road is exhausted, looking for a way out
Chinese men, why don’t Chinese men move forward bravely?
The lion sleeps for a thousand years, the lion sleeps for a thousand years, and a husband rises up to support ten thousand men.
I have a treasured sword that flows generously from the army's attack. The strong wind blows through the rainbow to win the decisive victory on the battlefield.
How many strange husbands in ancient and modern times have their heads broken into pieces and left in the dust, but their blood is still red even today after being punished?"
Liu Mingchuan followed and sang, feeling inexplicably. He was only forty-two years old and he was about to become a prince all the way. Wouldn't it be great if he was fighting against the enemy every day? Li Guolou had such a great impact on him that he didn't dare to slack off even a little bit. The fight between us has come to an end. We are thousands of miles away from Li Guolou. I will get Li Guolou drunk tonight and let everyone drink wine.
The officers knew where the general was going. They thought he was going to Weihaiwei for a big military exercise. Some officers went to Yantai to see the joint exercise of the North and South Navy. They talked about the large-scale military training and were very happy to have a place to use it.
Li Guolou watched the officers having a drink in the dining hall and toasted to Liu Mingchuan in an interesting manner. Should he stand up and go in and lie down when he goes out tonight? Or should he pretend to be stumbling for now? Later, he could pretend to be drunk and fall to the ground to make a fool of himself.
To be honest, Li Guolou didn't know if he was pretending or if he was really drunk. As long as he kept clinking glasses, he would fall to the ground sooner or later. He couldn't hear clearly what Liu Mingchuan was saying before he toasted a table of wine. Isn't it okay? There are nine tables in the dining hall. How can this be allowed when there is a toast? Li Guolou was very dissatisfied and rolled up his tongue and said: "Pour me three bowls of water, I want to sober up."
Liu Mingchuan watched Li Guolou make a fool of himself, clapped his hands and smiled, saying: "Master Xuezheng, the table is full of water. You can drink whatever you want."
"You lied to me, you lied to me. It's obviously wine. I'm drunk again." Li Guolou was unconscious and knew that there was wine in the bowl, but he had to take a sip from each bowl.
Zheng Hengdan also wanted to protect the Lord and persuaded him: "Don't make trouble with the academic master. He hasn't slept all night. Let him drink slowly." [
Liu Mingchuan also felt that Li Guolou fell down so quickly and said: "Ah, let's drink three bowls of tea for Mr. Xuezheng. We have been drinking together for a long time. I still want to hear Mr. Xuezheng sing a ditty."
After Li Guolou drank three pots of tea and rested for a while, he felt quite sober and then ran to the next table to have a drink.
Liu Mingchuan looked at it happily and said with a smile: "Master Xuezheng is a good drinker. He just goes to the toilet too much."
"That's a bit of kidney failure," Liu Jie's playful joke earned a burst of laughter.
Li Guolou turned around and shouted: "As long as the artillery fire is accurate, why do you care so much?"
Liu Jie stood up and saluted and shouted: "I am a low-ranking official and I will definitely shoot you at night. Master Xuezheng, where are you shooting your cannon?"
There was loud laughter in the dining hall, and Li Guolou shouted: "I will fight the Japanese pirates."
When Liu Mingchuan heard this, he secretly complained that Li Guolou was afraid that he would reveal the military secret because of his bad mouth. He quickly stood up and said with a smile: "I also want to fight against the Japanese pirates. Mr. Xuezheng, let's have a drink together."
Now Liu Mingchuan forced Li Guolou to drink and drank three large bowls in a row, vowing not to stop. When Li Guolou looked at Liu Mingchuan's fierce eyes, he knew that too much words would lead to failure. He slumped to the ground. He shouldn't. He shouldn't use the word "Japanese pirate".
The smart military officers have already figured out where the Xinwu Army is heading. No one can hide this from Liu Jie.
Liu Jie glanced meaningfully at Zheng Hengdan and the teetotal quartermaster Hongdu. Liu Mingchuan and Li Guolou were acting secretly this time. As expected, they were preparing for war. There was an undercurrent in the New Armed Forces. Everyone was inquiring about the drill.
Will the opening of the Qianxin Military Forces be an exercise? How many officers will believe Liu Mingchuan's lies? Fox Tail finally revealed the truth. It is indeed the case. "Bombarding Japanese pirates"