C1451 Departure Minister

Zai Chun was now determined to tie him up with the prime minister, and the young emperor was able to clearly see the situation in the Great Qing Dynasty. Whoever had the money would become the true controller, and those notoriety things that happened in the past would be thrown into the Southern Ocean long ago.

It was absolutely impossible to expect the Eight Flags and the other Eight Flags to give up the power they had. It was also the reason why the conservative factions, which were represented by the Prince Kung, would definitely take control of the new army and the various departments in the imperial court.

Don't think that just because Zai Chun was the emperor they would hand over their power. After being accustomed to seeing the bloody battles in the imperial court, they knew that if they handed over power, there would only be one death. It was on the way back to the capital that Xian Feng and the rest were deceived to the Beijing.

At that time, Yi Nan already had control of all of the capital's garrison troops, as well as the troops under the command of the eight ministers who were protecting Xian Feng's coffin from the back, it was too late to save their master.

Just like that, all the ministers and officials that the Emperor Xian Feng left behind were exterminated. This group of people relied on slaughter to climb to the peak of power, it was not a gentle and refined way of being a gentleman.

In the future, Zai Chun only had two options for taking revenge. The first one was to obediently accept these people's control.

And the second way was to fight tit for tat. Power was to be stolen, peaceful handover was just wishful thinking!

The New Imperial Army of Fujian would have to be expanded, but increasing the scale would require money. Other than his master being able to provide him with military funds, no one else could rely on this Great Qing Dynasty.

Forget about flattering Master, the current Zai Chun, he was even willing to wash Master's feet!

Everyone was smart, including Xiang Ying. They were only mocked a little in their hearts, but they still showed indescribable gratitude on face. For a dignified emperor of the Great Qing to put down her airs and offer incense to a vile old man from the Jin Shang family, with the last word bestowing upon him, was already an enormous favor.

The ceremony was very short, and the offerings were quickly taken away. Wang Huaiyuan looked at the telegraph below and suddenly smiled: "old shopkeeper is a difficult problem to solve, seems like I will have to leave this matter to His Majesty!"

With that, Wang Huaiyuan handed over the telegram Fan Lian sent over to him. When the little emperor saw that Fan Ru had spoken words of loyalty to the empire right before he died, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

It seems that the luck in the Great Qing is still there, it seems that the people have not given up on me. This Fan Ru is my master's relative, as long as he is willing to come to the Ryukyu, why not make a name for himself? Yet, he still chose to be loyal to the Great Qing Dynasty, and his nephew still wanted to come to the imperial court to be an official. Loyal officials!

Zai Chun was a little excited as he rubbed his hands together, "Ah … "It is a pity that we still do not have an emperor as well. If I had taken care of these matters, I would not have said a word. Master, please rest assured that even if we cannot do it now, we will still take care of it in the future. We will not disappoint the old mister!"

Xiao Letian smiled faintly: "We'll see!"

Zai Chun looked in the direction the Zhiyuan Warship was heading and suddenly asked in surprise: "Master, where are we going? Why did he go all the way north? Aren't we going back to the Ryukyu? "

"No, of course we don't go back to the Ryukyu. The Zhiyuan Warship are heading north, we are going to meet a guest!"

"Who?" Zai Chun asked suspiciously.

"It's British Minister Sir Ai Liguo on his way back!"

Ai Liguo, who had experienced the entire process of the Second Opium War and stayed in the Beijing, had finally reached the age where he could retire.

As early as last year, British Prime Minister had expressed his gratitude for his perfect job and arranged a casual job for Sir Ai Liguo in the council. This was a very normal procedure, and Ai Liguo knew that this was a subtext to allow him to retire.

Ai Liguo had wanted to return home since long ago, his head full of white hair. He had given his all for the diplomatic service of the British Empire, and now, it was time for him to return home and enjoy life. Furthermore, the successor that he brought out, Counsellor Wei Tuoma, was an outstanding diplomat.

Three days ago, at the Tanggu's port, the British merchant ship Thames was about to set sail. Steam was blowing on the whistle, and thick smoke was coming out from the huge pipe.

On the bridge, a group of large nose s gathered together. They were all friends who had come to send Sir Ai Liguo off, the scene was warm and touching.

Wei Tuoma hugged her senior, "May God bless you, my teacher, thank you for teaching me all these years!"

Ai Liguo patted his back, "For the sake of the empire, go ahead bravely! "I will do my best to help you. I have already sent out the latest orders, the first stop will be in Shanghai and the second stop in Hong Kong. I will personally coordinate with the local fleet leaders, hoping that they will understand the importance of this battle."

"Right now we are waiting for the authorization within the country. I wonder why the Prime Minister still hasn't given us the order to fight?"

Wei Tuoma frowned his eyebrows. He did not understand what was going on inside the country, according to logic, this ambush should be extremely beneficial for the Kingdom! Why was there no response for so long?

"That's right!" Furthermore, he never had a good impression of Xiao Letian. He could clearly see the threat that Xiao Letian had after his rise to power, but why is he still not giving us the authority to do so? "

Starting a war was not a small matter. Unless they were the Prime Minister or a plenipotentiary authorized by the Queen, the other diplomats did not have the authority to use military force, especially the proud Royal Navy of the British Empire.

With the expansion of British Empire overseas, the governors and ambassadors of various places would naturally mobilize their troops to pacify the rebellion or attack the enemy. However, those privileges were mostly focused on the use of the army, and once the use of the Royal Navy was required, it would not be that simple.

The military plan to ambush the Zhiyuan Warship had long been sent to London. They had thought that they could obtain the Prime Minister's authorization very soon, but they had not even seen a shadow of it.

"Whatever, as long as there's no clear opposition from within the country, even if I have to sacrifice time, I will forcibly order the navy to attack!" I believe that the Navy will understand my difficulties in the face of great difficulties. "

"For the sake of the Empire!" The two of them tightly held each other's hands.

The whistle once again urged the ambassador to board the ship. The captain of the Thames walked down from the platform and said with a smile, "Minister, time is of the essence, please board the ship quickly … After all, you still have to meet that guest at sea! "

Ai Liguo nodded his head, "Yes, I am looking forward to this meeting more and more! All right, get on board! Goodbye, friends. Goodbye, China! "