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Hearing this, the young man lowered his voice and asked, "Are you sure?"

The middle-aged man said: "I met Li Jingfang when he came to Shanghai, and he is unmistakably Li Jingfang."

The young man nodded and said, "I see, you keep staring there, and report to me at any time if there is any situation."

The middle-aged man pushed the garbage truck away, and the young man turned around and walked away, crossing several streets and alleys, and stopped in front of a magnificent building. In front of the building was a British flag hanging weakly. , there is a sign at the entrance of the building, which reads: "The Office of the British Empire in Shanghai."

The young man walked inside, came to a door marked "Director's Room", knocked lightly on the door, and then walked in. The person sitting inside was the British ambassador Noah who had fought with Lin Yuan many times. Lun, Noren looked nervous when he saw the young man coming in, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "Mr. Shanping, why are you here?"

The young man named "Shanping" said: "I have come to tell you something important."

Noren said hastily: "The people in the East China Group of the Special Committee of the Empire of Japan towards China are all overwhelmed. You must have something very important to come here. Let's talk about it as soon as possible."

Shanping's full name is Shanping Xiude, and Shanping Xiude said to Noren: "We found out that Li Jingfang came to Shanghai and lived in Lin Yuan's posthouse."

Upon hearing this, Norun stood up and asked, "What is Li Jingfang doing in Shanghai?"

Shanping Xiude shook his head and said, "We don't know either. According to my analysis and inference, Li Jingfang must have been entrusted by Emperor Guangxu when he came to find Lin Yuan."

Noren nodded and said: "Lin Yuan's army is in a state of invincibility. The Japanese army was defeated again and again. Yuan Shikai finally couldn't hold on, captured General Kodama, and then surrendered Lin Yuan. This incident must have deeply shocked the Qing court. Ting couldn't take it anymore, so he wanted to seek peace with Lin Yuan, I think this kind of possibility is the biggest."

Shutoku Yamadaira said: "That's right, my analysis is the same."

Norun's eyes froze, and he said: "Emperor Guangxu must not be allowed to ask Lin Yuan for peace. According to the current strength comparison between the two sides, Emperor Guangxu's so-called peace is basically a surrender. At that time, Lin Yuan will unify China. It's even more difficult to deal with!"

Shanping Xiude nodded lightly and said, "But do you have any good ideas?"

Noren shook his head lightly, Shutoku Yamadaira smiled and said, "We have a good idea."

Noren hurriedly asked, "What way?"

Shanping Xiude smiled and said his own way, and Noren gave a thumbs up when he heard it, and said, "You still have a way!"

Shutoku Shanping smiled at Noren: "The emperor has always blamed our East China team for not contributing to the war, now we have to do our best!"

Japan and the United Kingdom secretly set up a trick, and Lin Yuan and Li Jingfang didn't know about it. That night, Lin Yuan invited Li Jingfang to his room. Li Jingfang took a look at the dishes on the table. Only one scrambled egg was decent, and he couldn't help but think. : "Lin Yuan is so simple!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Brother Li, don't think my food is shabby. The good things are sent to the front line. The soldiers live in the hail of bullets and may die at any time. Of course the good things have to be given to them. When I liberate the whole of China, I'll treat Brother Li to a big meal again."

Li Jingfang smiled and didn't say much. The two sat down. After a few glasses of wine, Li Jingfang raised his glass and asked, "Is there really no room for maneuver in the matter of seeking peace?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Of course not!"

Li Jingfang was sad for a while, and put down his wine glass silently. Lin Yuan said: "Brother Li, don't be sad. If Emperor Guangxu is willing to seek peace, I will not only not embarrass him, but also give him an official position. This official position will at least allow him to live without food and clothing." worry."

Li Jingfang hurriedly asked: "What official position?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "The Forbidden City where he lives is our cultural treasure, and there are countless rare treasures inside. If we don't protect these things, future generations will definitely scold us to death! I plan to transform the Forbidden City into a museum. , can not only protect the cultural relics inside, but also allow more people to understand our culture, the official position I want to give him is: curator of the Forbidden City Museum."

Li Jingfang thought to himself: "From the king of a country to the curator of a museum, it is no wonder that the Holy Majesty can accept it." Lin Yuan continued: "There are also those Manchu nobles, I can also give them official positions. The Manchus and our Han people are both Chinese. We also want to protect and promote Manchu culture, if they are willing, they can come to our Institute of Chinese Ethnic Culture as a researcher, and they can also earn income, what do you think?"

Li Jingfang nodded slightly, and said: "I will go back and tell them." Lin Yuan chatted with Li Jingfang for a while, and it was already getting late, so Li Jingfang left and went back. The first thing after returning was to ask his subordinates to go out and buy various All kinds of exquisite wine and dishes came back, and I went to sleep after a big meal.

The next day, November 23, Li Jingfang bid farewell to Lin Yuan, took the train back to Nanjing, got off at the control line of Lin Yuan, got on the train of the Qing court, and then rushed to Nanjing. Before he knew it, it was lunch time. Li Jingfang He waved to the waiter pushing the dining car and asked, "What do you have for today?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Why do you ask me this? You won't have to choose your meal from now on!"

Li Jingfang frowned, thinking: "A little waiter dares to talk to me like that, it's so boring! I wonder if I'm upset when I come back from Lin Yuan's place?" Li Jingfang was about to reprimand him, but at this moment Seeing the waiter reach out and put a check on the table, Li Jingfang asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?"

The waiter saw that there was no one around, so he sat across from Li Jingfang, and said with a smile, "I am the leader of the East China Group Action Team of the Special Committee of the Empire of Japan on China——Shotoku Yamadaira."

Li Jingfang said "Oh" and said: "Since he is a member of the Great Japanese Empire, he is our ally. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Why do you dress up as a waiter?"

Shan Ping Shude said with a smile: "Because our conversation below cannot be heard by anyone, otherwise both of us will be in trouble."

Li Jingfang asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Shanping Xiude ignored Li Jingfang's question, but asked, "Have you gone to ask Lin Yuan for peace?"

Li Jingfang's eyes were suddenly full of hostility, and he said, "Who said I was going to ask for peace?"

Shanping Xiude said with a smile: "Whether you admit it or not, I would like to ask you to think about a question, do you have a legal property in your family?"

Li Jingfang asked: "What do you mean by that?"

Shanping Shude said with a smile: "We investigated your bank account and found that the money in it was obtained by you as an official in the Qing court, and a lot of it came from corruption and bribery. Do you think Lin Yuan will let this money go? It is impossible for Lin Yuan to overthrow the Qing court without confiscating the Qing court's property."

"You are not like Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai's family has legal businesses. Those businesses are called national industry and commerce in Lin Yuan's propaganda, and they will vigorously protect them. Therefore, Yuan Shikai can still live a prosperous life, but you can't. Wait until If the Qing court makes peace with Lin Yuan, you will become a worthless pauper, so I say that you will have no choice for future meals."