After Liu Zhi captured Jinan, he sent a telegram to Liu Hai to inform him of the incident, and once again sent an army to start heading north.
But now the north can be said to be leaderless and in chaos. Therefore, Liu Zhi's army moved north very smoothly. Almost as soon as the soldiers arrived, those cities fell into disarray.
In this way, the army led by Liu Zhi quickly approached the capital with tanks as the guide.
And Liu Hai was not idle in the capital, because during this period, Li Hongzhang came to Liu Hai from time to time to discuss the matter of the new king.
And Liu Hai is still a little dissatisfied with Pu Jun.
Because he is not young anymore, he should be 15 years old this year, and he married a wife last year. Can such a person really treat him as a puppet?
In Liu Hai's mind, the candidates for emperor should be those three or four year old babies.
Li Hongzhang came to Liu Hai several times, but Liu Hai did not spit out anything. Li Hongzhang understood somewhat in his heart that Liu Hai was not satisfied with this candidate.
But Li Hongzhang also felt a little helpless. Among these dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty, only those few could shoulder important responsibilities.
To say that he is a descendant of Prince Gong is naturally more qualified, but he is older and his bangs are even more uneasy. I am afraid that based on this alone, he will be eliminated.
Although there were several other candidates, they all had relatively distant bloodlines and were too young, which did not fit Li Hongzhang's ideas.
On this day, Liu Hai saw off Li Hongzhang and sat in his study, feeling a little worried. Although he now controlled the city of Beijing, memorials and memorials from various places were flying into the city like snowflakes.
To say that Liu Hai's ability to handle political affairs is indeed somewhat poor, thanks to the help of his staff over the years, otherwise Liangjiang would have been in a mess by his ability alone.
What's more, in such a big country, all kinds of things are complicated.
After working hard for a few days, Liu Hai finally couldn't stand it anymore. Now Liu Hai's mind changed and he thought that he might as well re-establish the military aircraft department by himself, take the lead and control the overall situation. As for other trivial matters You can leave it to others to handle.
After Liu Hai came up with this idea, he called several of his staff over to discuss it.
After Zhao Jiahua and several others heard Liu Hai's words, they felt joyful in their hearts.
Especially Zhao Jiahua, who began to murmur in his heart: The commander-in-chief wants to rebuild the military aircraft department. Based on his understanding of the commander, he must arrange his own people in the military aircraft department, and as the chief staff officer, Zhao Jiahua should have some influence in the military aircraft department. A position, if it is really like this, is almost a step to success.
Therefore, Zhao Jiahua was the first to come out and agree, "The commander-in-chief is wise. Nowadays, things in the world are complicated and complicated. How can the commander-in-chief handle it all by himself? It is also good to have some people to help."
As soon as Zhao Jiahua finished speaking, Zhao Chuanren, the leader of another faction as an aide, also spoke.
"Commander, rebuilding the Military Aircraft Department is a top priority, but the Prime Minister's Office cannot let it go, because in the next period of time, we will have to deal with those foreigners."
After hearing this, Liu Hai nodded in agreement.
Zhao Jiahua on the side gave Zhao Chuanren a meaningful look. Apparently he already knew Zhao Chuanren's plan.
Liu Hai saw that several of his staff agreed to rebuild the Military Aircraft Department, so he made a decision on the spot.
"The Military Aircraft Department should be put into operation immediately. From now on, I will be the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, Zhao Jiahua will be walking in the Military Aircraft Department, and Hu Youxing and Pan Weibin will be the counselors of the Military Aircraft Department."
After hearing Liu Hai's appointment, the three people below quickly stood up and thanked Liu Hai.
After Liu Hai said the above words, he paused again, thinking that although he had established the Military Aircraft Department, they were all members of his own faction, which was easy to say but not good to hear.
So Liu Hai hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "We are all newcomers, and we need an old man to take charge of the military aircraft department. I think it is better to add Li Hongzhang to the team. What do you think?"
After hearing Liu Hai's words, the three people headed by Zhao Jiahua didn't hesitate at all. They all praised Liu Hai for his thoughtfulness.
Because these three people believe that they have taken control of the Military Aircraft Department, even if there is one more person from outside the faction, they will not be able to make any trouble, and they can also deceive others, so why not do it?
When Liu Hai saw that they agreed, he made the decision on the spot, "That's it."
Then Liu Hai said to Zhao Jiahua on the side: "Send someone to the palace to tidy up the military aircraft department again, so that we can start work tomorrow."
After saying this, Liu Hai said to Pan Weibin on the side: "Go find Li Hongzhang in person, tell him my decision, and ask him to go to the military aircraft office starting tomorrow."
"It's my lord, I'll do it in a moment."
After Liu Hai finished talking about this, he turned his attention to Zhao Chuanren.
"Since you brought up the matter of the Prime Minister's Yamen, you will be responsible for the whole matter in the Prime Minister's Yamen."
"Thank you, Marshal. I will not disappoint the Marshal in my humble position."
Liu Hai nodded, but then felt a little worried. Although Zhao Chuanren was said to be very capable, he had never dealt with diplomatic matters. Liu Hai was afraid that something would happen to him, so he quickly gave him a few more words.
"When you go to the prime minister's offices of various countries, you must remember that we are now considered one of the most powerful countries in the world. We don't have to kowtow to those foreigners. If they dare to have any inappropriate thoughts, just fight them back."
"Yes, Commander, I understand."
Liu Hai told him to play, and they turned their attention to Zhang Guiping, the only one who had not sent an errand.
This Zhang Guiping has always been inconspicuous among his staff and is very stable, so Liu Hai often ignores his existence.
"Guiping, they all have errands. Can you tell me where you want to go?"
Although Liu Hai's tone was very polite, it was actually a consideration for Zhang Guiping.
Zhang Guiping, as usual, stood up slowly, cupped his hands, and said slowly: "Since the Military Aircraft Department and the Prime Minister's Yamen have arranged people, then why not take the humble position and go to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
After listening to Zhang Guiping's words, Liu Hai's eyes lit up. The most important things in the world are military power and financial power.
Naturally, there is no talk of military power now. Liu Hai's current control over the military can be said to be the tightest since ancient times.
So when the financial power was in Liangjiang, it was natural that he had nothing to say, but now that Liu Hai has set his sights on the whole world, he naturally wanted to send someone he trusted to take charge of the household department and control the financial power in the world.
"Okay, since you said so, then you can get the Minister of Household Affairs, and wait until the Military Aircraft Department starts official operations, and let them give you a supplementary official diploma."
"Thank you, sir. I understand."
"Okay, that's it. I won't go to the military aircraft office tomorrow. You three people from the military intelligence office will go into the palace tomorrow, go to the military aircraft office, and set up the stall first."
After Liu Hai said this, he served tea to see off the guests.
The staff also quickly withdrew.
After Zhao Jiahua and others left Prince Qing's Mansion, they came to the street and looked at each other, then they each held hands with smiles on their faces.
They have followed Liu Hai for so many years of loyalty and hard work, and now they have finally been rewarded.
They were just a few people in the past, but now they have risen to the top, becoming the first rank of the dynasty, and will soon control this big empire. Such an opportunity has rarely happened in thousands of years.
Next, they left separately. After that, they still had a lot of things to do, including preparations for entering the military aircraft department tomorrow.
Among them, Pan Weibin, because Liu Hai had already arranged to notify Li Hongzhang, could not go home yet. He only took a few of his servants and went straight to Xianliang Temple where Li Hongzhang lived.
Li Hongzhang did not have his own private residence in the capital, so he usually lived in Xianliang Temple in the capital.
This Xianliang Temple is said to be a temple, but in fact it is not exactly that.
The predecessor of Xianliang Temple was the residence of Lao Shisan Yinxiang, the confidant and younger brother of Emperor Yongzheng. Before Lao Shisan died of illness, he requested Emperor Yongzheng to turn his residence into a temple.
After his death, Emperor Yongzheng honored his last wish and made his residence a temple. After his death, the thirteenth old man Yinxiang was given the posthumous title of Xian, and was hereditary. The name of the temple was bestowed by Emperor Yongzheng, and was named "Xianliang Temple" according to his posthumous title.
During the Qianlong period, the temple moved to another location. From that time on, it became a stopover for officials from all over the country when they came to Beijing, and became famous all over the world.
But that's it, this temple is also close to the Forbidden City, so it can be said to have a very special status.
This time Li Hongzhang still lived in Xianliang Temple according to his previous habit.
Pan Weibin came to Xianliang Temple with his entourage. The monk from the No. 4 Middle School saw Pan Weibin and his entourage dressed in extraordinary clothes. In addition, people in the capital were in a panic now. Anyone who had time to come to the temple must have an extraordinary status.
Therefore, the monk hurriedly took three steps and two steps at a time, came to Pan Weibin, put his hands together and said: "The distinguished guest is here. I am a little far away to welcome you. I hope the donor will not take offense."
Pan Weibin also hurriedly returned the greeting, "Master, there is no need to be polite. I came here this time on orders to see Mr. Li Hongzhang."
After listening to Pan Weibin's words, the monk Zhike knew that the man in front of him was also an official, so he did not dare to neglect, "Master Li Hongzhang is resting in the temple. The young monk will lead you there now."
As he said that, he led the way, and soon he came to a quiet small courtyard.
In front of this small courtyard stood several burly men, each armed with swords and guns, guarding the door closely.
The monk first went to say hello to the big men, and then explained Pan Weibin's purpose.
One of those big men walked out, came to Pan Weibin, and asked respectfully: "I wonder which master is asking to see our master?"
Pan Weibin did not dare to make excuses, so he quickly returned the courtesy and said: "My Excellency Pan Weibin, by order of Mr. Liu Hailiu, I have something to discuss with Mr. Li Hongzhang."
Unexpectedly, the guard smiled sheepishly, and then said: "Your Excellency, you have come at a bad time. Our master is not in the residence now."