The Red Mansion Big Liar.

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He took over Zhou Xianzu's connections in the Ministry of Personnel, and had Jia Yucun as his yes-man in the Ministry of War.

After the New Year, Emperor Wanlong's coffin will be sent to the imperial mausoleum.

In just one and a half months, Zhang Yun逸 had basically completed the integration of the eight guards in the capital and began to re-equip the Beijing Camp.

Yunshan was not only an old subordinate of the Jia family, but also one of the first people to join him. In addition, Yunshan was originally the governor of Chang'an, so his rank was appropriate.

He was promoted to the position of Jiedushi of Beijing Camp by Zhang Yun逸.

Wu Sicheng rose to prominence overnight, from being the garrison commander of Dongzhimen to directly taking over the defense of all the gates in the capital.

Yunshan is currently in charge of guarding the imperial city, but because his qualifications are still insufficient, the position of commander of the imperial guards is temporarily held by Zhang Yunyi himself.

At the same time, in order to appease Qiu Duo, he was given the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, and Qiu Yi was entrusted with an important military task and sent to Yunhai to expand the armored navy.

Taking advantage of the construction of railways, the size of the railway guard force was expanded.

From then on, he had the capital city, both inside and outside, firmly in his own hands.

The first year of Chengping, early February.

The red-haired delegation went to Beijing to seek peace.

In the Jinluan Palace.

Zhang Yun逸 also participated in the morning court for the first time.

Although, he had said before that he would not participate in state affairs.

But Red Hair was repelled by the escort fleet, and the business that involved Tiangongyuan also gave him a reason to get involved.

"Announce the Hongmao delegation to meet the emperor!"

Following Zhou Xiangui's shout, the red-haired envoys walked into the hall, put one hand in front of them, put the other hand behind their backs, bowed, and said in broken Chinese: "Respected Emperor of Daxia, on behalf of..."

"Be bold!"

Seeing that the envoys did not kneel, the ministers in the court shouted at them without waiting for them to finish their words: "How dare a small barbarian country not kneel when meeting the great country of the Celestial Empire!"

The red-haired envoys said confidently: "We admire the majesty of Daxia and have come here to establish friendly relations with Daxia. We come from a distant country and are not Daxia's subjects. We are nobles. Even when meeting the king, we only need to bow..."

These words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers.

"The whole world belongs to the king. Since you have come to seek peace, how can you not be his vassal?"

"How dare a noble from a small barbarian country show off in front of the palace!"

"A small barbarian, at most a local lord..."

"Since ancient times, the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit..."

The red-haired delegation, however, stood firm and refused to give in. Some even shouted, "This is a clash of civilizations, not a surrender..."

Seeing the stalemate, Zhang Yunyi, who was standing at the front, slowly walked to the center.

He pulled out a pistol and raised his hand towards the red-haired man who made the loudest noise.

"Bang, bang, bang." Two shots to the torso and one to the head. God...

No, for these red-haired people, even God would shake his head.

Seeing the red-haired man who had just spoken so arrogantly fall to the ground, the hall suddenly fell silent. Zhang Yunyi raised the pistol in his hand, his eyes gleaming with ferocity as he said, "The collision of civilizations is bound to lead to accidental discharges. I ask again, do you want to kneel or not?"

"Plop..." The red-haired envoys, who had been stiffening their necks just now, knelt down in haste.

Even the ministers who had experienced the palace coup only saw Xia Shouzhong's body and did not see the scene of Zhang Yun逸 being shot to death.

Now, seeing him firing shots in the palace, his face suddenly changed drastically. On the contrary, the two Empress Dowagers sitting in the front were relatively calm because of their previous experiences.

Killing is obviously the best way to establish authority. Zhang Yun逸 did not want to make everyone in the court feel insecure and destroy the current situation, so he chose the red-haired man to establish his authority.

However, there is always a loss for every gain, and the ministers who had just shared a common hatred of the enemy suddenly split into two factions.

Some people were timid and chose to protect themselves. Some older people who were not afraid of death or wanted to gain fame began to accuse Zhang Yunyi: "Killing people in public, is Duke Wei planning a rebellion?"

This moment, that moment.

Back then in the side hall, he was unable to control the Eight Guards of the Beijing Camp, so naturally he needed to try his best to avoid complications.

Now, the entire capital is firmly under his control, not to mention the advantage of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes.

Even if not, local generals who want to try to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to create chaos have to consider the gap in military strength between themselves and the armored navy, the railway guards, and the Beijing camp that is undergoing a change of equipment.

What's more, Wang Ziteng, the inspector general of nine provinces who was in charge of inspecting the nine borders, was his man, both openly and secretly.

"joke!"

Facing the questioning of the ministers, Zhang Yunyi was not at all flustered. Instead, he sneered and said, "This duke is also the commander of the imperial guards. If someone is disrespectful in front of the palace, can he tolerate it?"

"Quibbling! Specious arguments! When two countries are at war, they don't even kill the envoys. How can we, a great country like Daxia, a country of etiquette,..."

Zhang Yun逸 pointed at the envoys who were kneeling on the ground and said calmly: "The red-haired devils fear power but not morality. Talking to them is not only like talking to a cow, but also makes them think that you are easy to bully. On the contrary, they can understand the simple hard truth of who has the harder fist! The red-haired invasion of Guangdong and Guangxi is actually an undeclared war. Have they ever talked to us about morality?"

At this point, Zhang Yun逸 raised the pistol in his hand and shouted: "My lords, the times have changed! The red-haired people are burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. If it weren't for the unity of our Great Xia and the dedication of our soldiers, you would only be ridiculed if you tried to convince them with reason! Did the Southern Song pay less tribute, or did they not want to reason with the Jin people? Do you want to repeat the mistakes of the Southern Song's sheep-leading ceremony?"

He seemed to be praising the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty for their bravery, but in fact, he was also reminding the ministers in the palace.

Don’t forget who it was that beat the invading red-haired people from Guangdong and Guangxi, making them flee in panic.

He also listed the humiliations of the Southern Song Dynasty, and after a series of speeches, he used both coaxing and intimidation to leave all the ministers present speechless.

Zhang Yunyi also stopped and turned to face the frightened red-haired envoys, shook the pistol in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "You red-haired people are good at firearms, so think about how many of these pistols in the hands of this duke you can block!"

Thanks to the research and development of combustion accelerators and Wang Hui's attainments in mechanical engineering, Zhang Yun逸's pistol could fire continuously. The reason why he fired three shots in a row was to show off his military power to the red-haired man.

In order to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy without fighting.

After all, although ironclad ships are indestructible, refueling is a problem.

In addition, the current size of ironclad ships is limited, and at least for now, a long expedition is not worth the cost.

So, after showing off his military power and frightening the red-haired envoys, he waved his hand disdainfully and said threateningly: "My Great Xia Dynasty has always convinced people with reason, but we must also have an attitude of seeking peace when seeking peace. If you agree to the conditions, then so be it. If not, we will take it ourselves!"

Then, he waved his hand impatiently at the accompanying Honglu Temple official and said, "Take them down and tell them the proposed conditions. If they can't decide, go back and ask for instructions. If there is no result within half a year, the Duke of this country will send people to take it! Then it won't be as easy to talk to them as it is now!"

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(End of this chapter)