After Liu Hai sent away these staff, he kept banging his hands on the table in the study, thinking about what to do next.
Now Emperor Guangxu has launched a reform. If the expectations are correct, the current situation will not be much different from that in history.
Because judging from the reactions from various provinces, no one took Emperor Guangxu's will seriously.
Except for the areas near the capital that could barely maintain Emperor Guangxu's will, no one in other places implemented the reforms at all.
Not to mention other places, let's just say that there was no order from Liu Hai in the Liangjiang area. The officials below directly used Emperor Guangxu's imperial edict as a piece of paper and didn't take it seriously at all.
Although there were one or two officials who were interested in the imperial court and wanted to implement reforms, they were quickly suppressed by their superiors or colleagues, and in the end nothing was achieved.
If this is the case, then the Manchu conservatives led by the Empress Dowager Cixi will soon launch a counterattack, and then Emperor Guangxu will be in danger.
But this happens to be my opportunity, and it seems that I need to arrange it in advance.
When Liu Hai thought of this, he immediately ordered his guards to find Xiao Kun, who was in charge of intelligence work.
Xiao Kun is living a very comfortable life now. On the surface, he is a leader of the Youth Gang in Shanghai. Thanks to Liu Hai's help, he is almost the master of the underground forces in Shanghai.
Even many rising stars bowed their heads when they saw him, the leader of the Youth Gang.
Relying on this relationship, he can be said to be the master of Shanghai and reap huge benefits.
However, most of the money he earned was sent to Liu Hai's inner treasury in the name of filial piety. The remaining part was used by him to develop his espionage power.
Coupled with the surrender of Japan in recent years, Japan's intelligence power in the Qing Dynasty also came under his name.
Therefore, the current Xiao Kun can be said to be the biggest intelligence leader in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He once boasted to his subordinates and said: "If the commander-in-chief wants to know, what color is the emperor's underwear? He will know it in the daytime the next day.
Send it to the commander's desk."
Now, when Uncle Xiao, a man of five and six people, received the news from Liu Hai, asking him to meet at the governor's office of the two Nanyang governors, he immediately ran over with his men and his men.
Xiao Kun is now at the Nanyang Navy Yamen, and he can be said to be familiar with the roads. The guards at the door did not stop him, and let him go all the way to Liu Hai's study in the Nanyang Navy Yamen.
When he got here, Xiao Kun didn't dare to break in any more. With a smile on his face, he said to Liu San, who was standing guard outside the study: "Third Master, the commander-in-chief has told me that I have something to do. Please go in and inform me."
Liu San looked at Xiao Kun, and then nodded to a guard next to him. The guard turned around and entered the study with an expressionless face. Soon he came out again and said to Xiao Kun: "Master asked you to go in and answer.
"
Only then did Xiao Kun dare to cautiously enter Liu Hai's study.
After Xiao Kun entered the study, he quickly kowtowed to Liu Hai, then dared to stand up after Liu Hai's signal, and stood there respectfully.
Liu Hai did not immediately talk to Xiao Kun, but sat there frowning, thinking for a long time, and then said slowly: "Do we have anyone in the capital?"
Xiao Kun did not dare to neglect, and immediately said: "We have only been established for a short time. Although there are a few people in the capital, they are not on the stage. However, the Japanese side has been operating in our Qing Dynasty for a long time, and there is still power there.
Not too small."
Liu Hai nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. Now the Japanese country is also his own pawn, and using them is no different from using the people under Xiao Kun.
"There is a lot of excitement about the Emperor's reform right now. Have you people in the capital paid attention?"
"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, how dare I not pay attention to such a big thing? I have already found out clearly about the content of the Emperor's reform and the people involved. If the Commander-in-Chief needs it, I will send the information over immediately."
"What do I need these for? What I'm talking about is, have you placed one or two people we can trust among these people?"
After hearing this, Xiao Kun thought for a moment and immediately replied: "In addition to those who are engaged in reform in the capital, there are also some people in the world. Among these people, there are many we can trust. As long as
When the commander gives the order, I will ensure that they go through fire and water."
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When Liu Hai heard Xiao Kun's assurance, he finally had a smile on his face. He stood up and walked around the study a few times, then suddenly turned around and said to Xiao Kun: "I don't think the emperor's reform will last.
When the time comes, Empress Dowager Cixi over at the Summer Palace will definitely return to power, and the emperor will be in danger."
When Xiao Kun heard Liu Hai's judgment, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.
Since Xiao Kun followed Liu Hai, he has already developed blind trust in Liu Hai, because through his observation, Liu Hai always makes a decision before taking action, and he always has a plan.
Since his commander-in-chief said that Emperor Guangxu did not fare well, then Emperor Guangxu's ending must not have been much better.
"When you send our people, you must try to gain the trust of Kang Youwei and the others, pass through them when necessary, and ask the emperor to write a secret decree to our two rivers, so that our two rivers can send troops to the north, and King Qin will protect them."
When Xiao Kun heard this, he still didn't understand what Liu Hai meant. As long as they had this imperial edict, their commander could justifiably send his troops northward.
"Master, don't worry, this matter is not a big deal. I will never miss your master's important event."
"Well, then you should hurry up and do it."
Xiao Kun then bowed himself, bowed to Liu Hai again, and then exited Liu Hai's study.
After Xiao Kun came out of Liu Hai's place, he hurried back to his hometown in Shanghai and immediately used the telegraph room specially configured by Liu Hai to send a telegram to the contact point in Beijing.
On this side of the capital, in a bustling brothel in Bada Hutong, there is a remote room. There are four or five people gathering together here.
The leader of this gathering was a scholar with a delicate face and elegant appearance, and the writers he worked on each had their own characteristics. They were either rude or treacherous, and there was even a young woman.
And this elegant scribe, sitting in the middle, said to the few people below: "Now the situation in the capital is getting more and more tense. An order has been sent from the south, asking us to break into the reformers as much as possible.
Internally, ask Emperor Guangxu for an imperial edict at the last moment."
When the scribe said this, he looked at the people below and asked, "Which of you has connections?"
The few people below all looked at each other. Although they had already gained some infiltration into the reformists, their status was not high due to their low reputation. It was almost impossible to meet Emperor Guangxu alone.
At this moment, the man sitting at the bottom with an ordinary face and a simple and honest face stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have several people who can get close to the reformist Kang Youwei."
When the leader named Wang heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Watanabe-kun, who can I introduce you to?"
The man named Watanabe was obviously a Japanese. He smiled insistently, and then said: "If a man wants to penetrate these people, they will definitely be wary, but for beautiful women,
Their vigilance is very low, especially Kang Youwei, who is a lecherous devil. My men gave him two beautiful concubines in the name of Japanese merchants, and he has already accepted them with joy, and they are inseparable from him. "
When the leader surnamed Wang heard what was going on, he finally smiled and said, "Well, Mr. Watanabe has the foresight. You should immediately ask your people to give Kang Youwei some pillow wind, so that when the situation becomes critical,
It would be better to get a copy of the imperial edict and send it to us so that our master can act legitimately."
"Hey, leave this matter to me."
The leader surnamed Wang nodded, but he turned around and thought, this matter cannot be arranged by just one person. If it fails, he will have a back-up plan.
So he turned around and said to the rude man: "Brother Qian, you should also work hard on Wang Wu. This man still has a lot of face in front of Tan Sitong. If you pass a message to Kang Youwei through him,
It also has some weight.”
The strong man in front of the letter immediately stood up, raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, leader, now Wang Wu regards me as a brother, he can still listen to what I say."
At this time, the leader named Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, they each left the secret room, came to the front of the brothel, and began to have fun individually, as if they were guests who came to have fun.
Wait until night when these people disperse.
Among them, the man named Watanabe hurriedly came to an ordinary trading company.
As soon as he came back, he immediately ordered people to start delivering news to the two beautiful Japanese concubines in Kang Youwei's mansion.
Besides, Kang Youwei now, as the time of the reform slowly increased, he had discovered something wrong.
For example, no one at all levels of local officials took Emperor Guangxu seriously. Although his imperial edicts were issued one after another, none of his subordinates carried them out.
But now there are some rumors in the court, and those conservative officials are now running to the Summer Palace every two days.
This gave Kang Youwei a feeling that a storm was about to come.
However, Kang Youwei was not very worried because he had already thought of a way out.
Now he has two beautiful Japanese concubines in his house, and through these people, he has contacted the people at the Japanese consulate. As long as there is the slightest problem, he will take his family and property to the Japanese consulate for refuge.
But this was also the last resort. He wouldn't want to take this path if there was even the slightest possibility.
Because he has now gained the trust of Emperor Guangxu, as long as Emperor Guangxu's reform is successful, he will be the unquestionable prime minister of the reign.
With such a promising future, he would not have left unless it was at the last moment.