Regarding whether the imperial court sent troops, Qingliu and Beiyang made great efforts. Cixi sat on it and watched coldly.

Li Hongzao said: "Although the Empress Dowager and Chairman of the Da Shang Dynasty Wang Yi are the leader of the business, he is actually a traitor! Although the Feng, Ji, Liao and Eastern Mongolia alliances are nominally under the control of our Qing Dynasty, they are actually the world of Wang Yi. This time, France joins forces with the Japanese to attack the north, which is entirely due to the great Shang Dynasty. But for our Qing Dynasty, it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can gather heavy troops, make a decisive battle, and take the opportunity to nationalize the Da Shang Dynasty. Not only will the country bring countless wealth to its hands, but it will solve the current financial dilemma, but it can also intimidate the world and shake the small."

This old guy is talking about passionately and spitting around.

Zhang Shusheng, who was urgently recruited into the palace next to him, said anxiously: "Empress Dowager, never! Don't believe this nonsense! Although France and Japan come together, the navy is strong, the foundation of the Great Shang Dynasty is on the land. With less than 10,000 troops combined with France and Japan, if you want to compete with the Great Shang Dynasty for a long time, it is completely a delusion. With the Russians' lessons before, our army must not act rashly. Once the Great Shang Dynasty forces it to rebel, it will be too late to regret it."

The ministers between Qingliu and Beiyang sects continued to argue. Cixi did not express her opinion, but just silently observed everyone's expressions. Since Ci'an died, the Japanese Liuyi has been silent and silenceless, lowering his head there, and no one looked at him, as if he was asleep. Cixi has been a little bored after seeing him over the years. Other princes and ministers are also out of the matter, and they may be thinking about who is good.

"Okay, let's get here today! Everyone should kneel down!" After saying that, Cixi didn't look back and took Li Lianying and other eunuchs away, without even giving her the chance to ask the ministers to salute.

Qingliu and the people from Beiyang glared at each other, and ignored each other. They just left the palace and left the house and went to find their mothers.

When he was free, Cixi took Li Lianying to stroll around the North Sea of ​​Yichi Sanxian Mountain. As he walked, Cixi suddenly said, "Little Li Zi, how much does the business income of Wang Yi and the Ai family do together?"

Li Lianying was startled. She never thought that Cixi would suddenly mention this matter, and immediately said: "When you say to Lafayette, Da Shang will send accounts every month, and there will be a lot of money."

“What about the income?”

"The book seal and the royal exhibition combined together have a monthly income of about 15,000 taels of silver."

Cixi smiled and said, "There are quite a lot!"

"Aren't it all for you to ask Lafayette?" Li Lianying said with a smile.

Cixi suddenly looked at Li Lianying and said, "Little Lizi, how many benefits has Da Shang given you recently?"

When Li Lianying was frightened, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said with a crying voice: "Old Buddha clearly understands that the servant deserves to be punished, but the servant has indeed confiscated a bribe of a big merchant."

Cixi looked at him and said for a long time: "Okay, get up! The Ai family is just a joke, you are still serious! But then again, this Wang Yi really doesn't know how to do anything!"

That night, an order was heard in the palace - ordering the Beiyang Navy to step up protection and all regions dispatched troops to guard the capital. Although the name was to prevent sneak attacks between France and Japan, it was actually to gather troops. Once the northeast changes, the Qing court would send troops to seize the foundation of the big business. With both preparations, Cixi was much better than Li Hongzao and his group of people in this regard.

In Nagasaki Port, Japan, the commander of the French Expeditionary Fleet, Mayi, was drinking and talking with Japanese Navy General Saigo Congdao.

Saigo Congdo is the younger brother of Takamori Saigo who died in the Southwest War. He is currently the leader of the Satsuma clan. He was originally the Minister of the Army, but because of this operation, he was appointed as the Navy General by the Emperor. In fact, he was the commander-in-chief of the fleet of the Great Merchants this time. (This navy general will not be established until 1890 in normal history.)

"Commander Mei Yi is here, I will pay a cup to the commander." Saigo Congdao said respectfully.

Mei Yi felt pretty good about Japanese sake. It was already night now, because it was an important gathering place for Chinese culture in Japan. The streets of Nagasaki were decorated with Tang style, and the tavern was hung with colorful lanterns, which were very clean.

"Thank you." Mei Yi was wearing casual clothes. It is not uncommon for foreigners in Nagasaki now. Most of them are Americans and occasionally they will meet a few French people. To be honest, Mei Yi's impression of Japan is far better than Annan and the Qing Dynasty. "Cheers to our common journey."

Saigo Congdao nodded and said, "Hi!"

The fleets of the two armies converged in Nagasaki, and neither side was in a hurry to attack. The French Expeditionary Fleet sailed from southern Annan to Nagasaki. Although there were some supplies along the way, they were on the territory of the Qing Dynasty. So the fleet was cautious from top to bottom, and finally arrived at the harbor of the allies. All the French were relieved that there would be a week of rest and repairs in the next week, and the ships also needed maintenance after long-distance sailing. The sailors only needed to enjoy themselves and vent their tensions on the short Japanese women. However, no one cared about the Italian merchants at this time, and their strength was only a few days, and their military strength would not increase at all. Even if there was one, it was just a decoration in front of the huge fleet.

In the second half of the night, the world seemed to return from the noise to tranquility in an instant. The breeze gently caresses the treetops, making it seem cautious, and the waves also become very far away at this moment.

Yamazaki Soyuki is the owner of a local tavern in Nagasaki. Because of the reason for entertaining French people today, the door closed more than three hours later than usual. After finally sending away the French people who were saying strange words, Yamazaki Soyuki began to clean up his stall. When everything was done, it was already past three o'clock in the morning.

"Oh, it's really troublesome!" Yamazaki Soyuki complained a little, but his income was pretty good. Walking on the street, looking up at the stars, suddenly, against the dark background of the sky, he found several huge figures moving, with three colors of red, green and yellow flashing regularly.

"What is that? I haven't drunk tonight." The man who was wandering in the middle of the night thought to himself. At this time, he was shocked and could not speak. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the scene in his eyes did not change at all. He counted carefully, "One, two, three, four." This was a smaller figure, and in addition, there were two larger figures moving in the air.

Yamazaki Soyuki suddenly felt fear, which was a trembling from his bones, so he couldn't help but shout.

"Everyone, run away, the monster is coming!" No one responded to him on the sleeping night. Yamazaki Soyuki felt that he must have been in a strange nightmare. He worked hard but was unable to get rid of it!

Even if all the six airships attacked, the amount of ammunition carried was still limited. Nagasaki Military Port became a sea of ​​fire at this time, but the specific results were not as optimistic as they were on the surface.

Zhao Ziguang looked at the fuel gauge and ordered helplessly: "Drop all the bombs and return!"
Chapter completed!