Lyle and the Dynasty's Edge Chapter 1

The Navy Yamen is listed. The first thing to do after the opening was to review the Beiyang Navy. Yannick came to Tianjin with a flower feather on his head, a court dress and a dazzling bead chain hanging on his chest. Lyle Li greeted him respectfully into the governor's office, but his eyes were fixed on the person behind him. Why was Leland Li here too? There was a thunder in my mind: "That woman is too suspicious, even Prince Chun will not let go!" A flash of lightning: "It seems that the power struggle between the emperor and the empress is no longer just a matter of chance!"

The small steamer staggered out of Dagukou, and in the yellow waves, a warship like an iron mountain greeted them. Lyle Li said proudly: "This is the flagship Dingyuan of the Beiyang Fleet. It weighs 7,500 tons and is known as the No. 1 ship in Asia." Yihuan also became proud and high-spirited: "Very good, very good, we have the No. 1 ship in Asia, which can suppress the Japanese who have become powerful since the Meiji Restoration. They don't have such a big warship, hehe." 

Lyle Li said in a head-on manner: "It's just that they don't have it for now, they are catching up quickly." Yihuan tilted his head and asked: "The Japanese also want to buy such a big warship?" Lyle Li said again: "Tons The number doesn't have to be so big, as long as the speed exceeds this, we will win." Yihuan turned around and asked: "What should we do?" Lyle Li had already made a plan: "The only way is to catch up! The British Amoszhuang Shipyard has an old relationship with us. They are building a 4,000-ton cruiser with a very high speed and hope we will buy it. If we don't buy it, the Japanese will buy it. It is said that in order to raise funds, the Meiji Empress even donated her own jewelry. "How could Yihuan dare to answer the question? He just gasped...

Reviewing the Beiyang Navy was just a sea tour for Prince Chun, but after returning from Weihaiwei, his noble body still couldn't bear it. When he put his meaty and oily body into the Grand Master's chair in the Governor's Yamen again, he hurriedly uttered the truth as if surviving a disaster: "Do you know why I came here?" Lyle Li made a strange noise: "You are The Minister of the Navy is here to inspect the Beiyang Navy." Yves Yi laughed: "That's just a pretense. 

I'll tell you the truth. I'm here to borrow money from you." Lyle Li spread his hands and said, "Treasury. It's all empty, and my place is even more empty!" Yves Yi whispered: "The emperor is so old, and the east and west palaces are all ready, and you still sit in the side seat and go to the role of uh-huh, you are an important minister in the court. , Aren't you sad to see it?" Lyle Li echoed: "The emperor must follow Emperor Meiji's example and work hard to govern!" Yves Yi whispered more and more: "The Queen Mother just won't let go, what can I do? "Lyle Li secretly tried his best to squeeze out this woman who had misled the country. Of course, he said in another way: "The empress dowager has worked hard for the two generations of Tongzhi and Gideon. 

It's time for you to persuade the princes. " Yves Yi made a fierce voice: "After all the advice and persuasion, the Empress Dowager proposed to rebuild the Old Summer Palace and live there as a hermit. Those officials who wanted to discuss the matter came to the court one after another to object. The Empress Dowager also ignored the advice. Alas!" Lyle Li presented One plan: "Old Summer Palace was formerly known as the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens. There are many places with mountains and rivers nearby. It would be better to build a garden without spending so much money." Yves Yi said with a smile on his face: "That's exactly the idea. Now that the address has been chosen, the Empress Dowager has agreed. Now that everything is ready, where will the money for the garden come from? But he kept his mouth shut, saying that he must not embezzle navy funds!