Chapter 1117: Cooperation Four

  After receiving the imperial edict, Song Qing and the three others were in an unstable state of mind, each one excited like they had been injected with chicken blood. A 60- or 70-year-old man was yelling that he wanted to go find the Japanese imperial mausoleum and plant explosives right away, but unfortunately Yang Feng's words poured a bucket of cold water over him.

  "The Japanese imperial mausoleum is no longer in Tokyo." Old Master Yang said speechlessly, isn't it just a few dozen taels of silver for more than a month?

  "But isn't this their capital?" Jiang Zikang said in a trembling voice.

  "They all moved to this city less than thirty years ago, and the emperor who ordered the relocation just drove us out of here. Where did the imperial mausoleum come from? If I thought there was one, I would have let them off?" Yang said with a white eye.

  The three people were stunned at this moment.

  "Where is the Japanese imperial mausoleum?" Xu Bangdao asked persistently.

  "Primarily in Kyoto, they consider the Emperor to be a god among humans. Since he is a god, no matter how many times the dynasty changes, there is no replacement, so up until now, several hundred emperors have continued on, and their burial places are also scattered about, mainly in Kyoto and Nara areas, especially the last batch which were all in Kyoto. It's said that even if one dies now, they will still be buried in Kyoto."

  But starting from Kyoto, we can't expect anything, the Germans aren't participating and with just our tens of thousands of men, there's no hope. Its location is in the Japanese mainland, and recently you have to land at Osaka and then walk over a hundred miles. But after the last raid on Osaka, they've already blocked off the Akashi Strait with mines, even their own ships are taking a detour out of the Kanmon Straits, we can't get into Osaka Bay at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed to take Dejima Island last time, but would have directly landed and taken Kobe." Yang Feng patiently explained to them.

  Song Qing and the three of them have given up now, but they were just temporarily hot-headed, after calming down a bit they won't think about this issue anymore. Now they are leisurely enjoying themselves in Tokyo, playing with Japanese women, watching foolish Japanese people come to their deaths, how comfortable is that? Who would still want to take risks and run to the interior of Japan?

  Of course, the withdrawal is not to be mentioned. Is it effective to use telegrams or real imperial edicts? However, they did not withdraw and Empress Dowager Cixi was anxious, sending eight telegrams a day to urge them on. But after Yang Feng showed the British Minister in Japan, who had come to deliver the telegram, Guangxu's imperial edict, Empress Dowager Cixi no longer disturbed him. As for how she would deal with the little emperor, that was none of Yang Feng's business.

  Three days later, the time is up, and it's not the fault of Shanxian County that there are friends. This guy mobilized 5,000 Japanese soldiers, used bayonets to drive out all the Manchu people in the city, and then set up machine guns to force them to dismantle the tomb of Huang Taiji from the outside in. If it's hard to dismantle, they directly installed explosives to blow it up, and even dragged Zeng Guofan to watch.

  Gang Yi looked at the tragic scene in front of him, and directly burst into tears, wailing with a handful of snot and a handful of tears. He even crawled over to hug Shan Xian You Peng's leg, begging him to stop whatever it was, no matter what conditions were offered.

  "All conditions must be discussed after the surrender of your country's military, otherwise there is no need for either side to negotiate." Yamagata Aritomo said with a sneer.

  "Two more days, two more days will definitely make Yang Feng surrender." Jian Yi said hastily.

  "Are you guys taking care of Yang Feng?" Shan Xian You Peng said disdainfully.

  "Yang Feng's court can't be managed, but his subordinates won't work. If they don't surrender, the court will declare them rebels and their families at home will be imprisoned or even beheaded." Gang Yi said viciously.

  As soon as he heard this, Shan County's friend immediately laughed and gestured for the blasting to stop. He then helped Gentleman Han up from the ground, brushing off the dirt on his body while saying: "Gentleman Han, I was just playing a joke on you, how could I really dare to destroy the imperial tomb of your noble country?"

  "Joking, joking?" Jian Yi said with a laugh that was almost like crying.

  When the telegram was handed to Cixi, she was sitting there sipping tea and watching the eunuchs flog Zhen Fei. As she watched the little fox being beaten until it cried out in pain, she coldly smiled at the small dog standing beside her, trembling with fear: "Your Majesty, I'm getting old and can't take care of everything myself. You need to learn how to manage your own people properly, instead of always relying on me to take action."

  Guangxu's face turned white, cold sweat dripping down, just then Li Lianying hastily handed over the telegram from Zengyu, Cixi took a look and couldn't help but slap her thigh saying: "Look at this, this is what it means to be experienced in governing the country, this Zengzi Lang is indeed a talented individual, quickly draft an edict to send to that Yang Feng, I see how this little monkey will escape from my palm this time."

  After finishing speaking, he looked at Guangxu with disgust again, sighed and said: "Alright, let her remember the lesson, don't spoil that tender girl."

  Another telegram of surrender was sent to Yang Feng's hands, and he was also very speechless. He didn't expect that even such a vicious plan could be thought of by Cixi. The overseas Chinese and Taiwanese soldiers under his command didn't need to worry, thinking about it would know that Xue Fucheng would definitely not execute this order. The stick army didn't need to worry either, Zhang Zhidong wouldn't execute such an order. Everyone knew that if they did such a thing, they would be nailed to the pillar of shame for life, and someone like him who claimed to be a famous scholar would never do it.

  But for the soldiers from Yiwu, it's not that easy. Fujian has nothing to do with them, and Governor E Baoquan is a Han military banner person. However, at this time, the slow bureaucratic system waited for Cixi's order to reach him, and then local officials dragged their feet. It's estimated that within a week, it would be impossible to take action. In fact, local officials were not stupid at this time. Yang Fusheng's army was like Yue Fei in the country, and Jingxin had just gone to represent Guangxu to comfort the troops. Suddenly, this incident would inevitably involve the emperor's struggle for power. The later they got involved, the better. Then, let the newspapers publicize it, and most people would probably choose to wait and see.

  Of course, this problem must be solved. Since Empress Dowager Cixi has made her move, it's not good to give her some explanation. Besides, she herself put her neck out this time, so she can't blame others. She had asked Li Yuncong to arrange something in the army and then called Song Qing and three others back, handing over the telegram directly to them. These three old men were stunned at that moment, they were full of loyalty and waiting for a chance to serve the imperial court, but suddenly the imperial court sold them out, which is indeed a bit too cruel.

  "Alas, things have come to this, I don't have anything good to say anymore. You all do as you please! If you want to go and surrender, then go ahead! I won't stop you either. I'll ask the British ambassador to intercede with the Japanese on your behalf, hoping they can spare your lives. To be stuck with such a dynasty is truly chilling!" Yang Feng said, adding fuel to the fire.

  Song Qing and the three of them were in no mood to think about anything else, their minds were all blank, like they had been drained of energy, sitting there staring at each other with empty eyes. Yang Feng sighed, always using these three old men in their sixties and seventies to cause trouble, he himself was indeed too shameless, he lowered his head and quietly glanced at his watch, just estimating the time, when suddenly outside came the sound of angry shouting, then saw thousands of angry soldiers surging towards the military camp like a tidal wave.

  He couldn't help but smile slyly, then rubbed his face and put on a resentful expression as he walked out. He now missed the little demon more and more, without her, where would he get such pure acting skills? Looking at him in a hurry to get up, and listening to the various angry shouts outside, Song Qing and the three of them looked at each other, all with a lifetime of military experience, even if Xu Bang was almost sixty now, they still didn't understand what would happen next. They sighed and stood up to follow him out.

  "What are you doing, brothers?" Yang Feng's face still carried the remnants of grief and indignation as he shouted at the soldiers in front of him who were stirred up.

  "Commander Yang, the imperial court wants us to surrender to the Japanese, is this true?" an officer shouted, it's unclear if he was following a script.

  "This is indeed so. The telegram has just been received and was sent directly by the Ministry of War to the British Legation, and then forwarded by the British Minister." said Yang Feng.

  "What about the previous imperial edict?" a soldier shouted, and this was obviously spontaneous, as hundreds and thousands of people around him followed suit.

  These people are all temperamental, and the soldiers who were still basking in the glory of the Minister of War's personal visit to the troops a few days ago had just learned that their commander had been enfeoffed for his meritorious service. Who could withstand such a sudden dousing with a basin of cold water when they were all full of vigor and passion?

  In this day and age, good men don't become soldiers. Those who do are not good eggs either. None of them are honest kids. Someone like Jiang Guiti, a counter-revolutionary from the start, is nothing special now. Suddenly receiving this kind of treatment, which one of them can still hold in their anger? With just a little spark, it immediately ignites, let alone with Yang Feng directly using a flamethrower to ignite it. The result of the emotional explosion is naturally to find the officials and ask clearly, which order is real? Are you playing us? You want us to surrender to the Japanese army, what's the difference between this and asking us to go die?

  "Brothers, neither you nor I understand. The imperial edict here is real, the jade seal is clearly stamped on it, but the order I received is also real. I asked Li Zhongtang in Tianjin through wireless telegraph, and Li Zhongtang said he didn't know either. Now what's going on, probably only the emperor in Beijing knows." Yang Feng said with ulterior motives.

  "Then let's ask His Majesty!" an officer shouted immediately.

  "Yes, tell the Emperor to go, Marabashi's can't play with people like this, calling us to surrender, those Japanese won't chop us to death with their knives? Who doesn't have a few Japanese lives on their hands?" A small, angry bodyguard beside Jiang Guotie shouted.

  The entire military camp's anger was ignited in an instant, countless soldiers waved their rifles and shouted that they wanted to kill their way back home, directly asking the emperor for clarification. Yang Feng couldn't help but laugh at this scene.