"Wang Zhixian, you have contributed a lot to helping the Qing drive away the Japanese pirates this time. I think the emperor and the queen mother will reward you. What are you going to do next?" Li Jingfang asked.

And Wang Guorui said: "What else can I do? As the leader of Taiwan's Anti-Japanese War, I naturally have to think about Taiwan's Anti-Japanese War!"

And Li Jingfang immediately said: "Since this is the case, the Anti-Japanese War is over and the Japanese pirates have been driven away. Next, they should return to the imperial court and officially accept the imperial court's reward! The emperor has a decree!"

Li Jingfang took out an imperial decree, that is, he didn't know whether it was the meaning of Empress Dowager Cixi or Emperor Guangxu, but thinking of the factions of Li Hongzhang and Li Jingfang, it should be the meaning of Empress Dowager Cixi. In short, he came out with this edict to make an arrangement for Wang Guorui, which was regarded as Wang Guorui's reward for taking back Taiwan. But Wang Guorui already had an idea, that is to separate Taiwan, so that he can count Taiwan as his own. However, the central court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually issued an imperial edict to himself, which obviously made Wang Guorui very unhappy.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: 'Wang Guorui, the magistrate of Hsinchu County, Taiwan, is loyal to the country, took back Taiwan for the imperial court, and was specially named the magistrate of Yangzhou."

Li Jingfang went on to say: "Wangzhi County, thank you! Yangzhou is a very rich place, and it is a fat job! Therefore, this is the kindness of the emperor and the queen mother to you. I hope that you can be loyal to the emperor and the queen mother in the future. I will continue to work in Qing Dynasty."

"Hahahaha..." Wang Guorui laughed out loud.

Wang Guorui was really speechless. How could this imperial decree have such a meaning, transfer Wang Guorui to Yangzhou as the prefect? Although Yangzhou is a very wealthy place with a lot of salt merchants, as long as he has been an official in Yangzhou for a few years, he will be utterly rich, but is this Wang Guorui's idea? And this imperial court is really stupid enough, now he has mastered a provincial territory and tens of thousands of powerful troops, but the imperial court just gave him a magistrate and wanted to dismiss himself, this is simply extremely stupid.

"It's really stupid every year. This year there are especially many. What if I don't go!" Wang Guorui suddenly asked seriously.

And Li Jingfang asked: "Do you want to rebel?"

"Hehe, I just want to ask you, why do you give me orders?" Wang Guorui asked.

"Just because we are the court of the Qing Dynasty, and you are a citizen of the Qing Dynasty. You should obey the emperor's imperial edict!" Li Jingfang said.

"However, I am a Taiwanese now. Is it still a question of whether Taiwan is the territory of the Qing Dynasty? You ceded Taiwan back then, don't you know? This is a treaty you signed with the Japanese pirates yourself. Have you forgotten Is it?" Wang Guorui asked.

"Then the Japanese pirates are back now?" Li Jingfang asked pretending to be stupid.

"The treaty we signed between Taiwan and Japan was not signed in your capacity as the central court of the Qing Dynasty, but in the name of the Taiwan region. The future status of Taiwan in the treaty is determined by Taiwan itself. In other words, we can do whatever we want in Taiwan now, and your central court cannot influence us. We Taiwanese have long since lost the so-called Qing nationality, so why do you order us?" Wang Guorui snorted.

And Li Jingfang's face was dark. As a diplomat, how could he not know this? He was just playing dumb just now, hoping that Wang Guorui didn't understand the twists and turns. But Wang Guorui understood the twists and turns, and pointed it out directly. The central court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not qualified to order Taiwan. Because Taiwan's current status has not been clarified, it is natural that it cannot be accurately divided. And Taiwan is like an independent country, because Taiwan has the right to determine its own future development. Therefore, Wang Guorui could choose to rejoin the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or simply establish his own country directly, which makes sense from the perspective of international law.

And Man Qing now actually wants to buy himself with a Yangzhou magistrate, this is simply too stupid. Once Wang Guorui arrived on the mainland, he might just let them take care of him. At that time, although it looks like a magistrate of Yangzhou, in fact, he can be removed from his position at any time. This is completely up and down. Although Wang Guorui was a county magistrate in Taiwan before. But now Wang Guorui's status is different. Is it necessary for him to give up his position as the leader of Taiwan and become a small magistrate?

"Li Jingfang, you and the imperial court behind you. You all have to correct your attitudes. Now Taiwan is no longer the Taiwan you used to control and cede at will. Since the day you ceded Taiwan, Taiwan has also It is no longer the territory of your Qing Dynasty. We are able to achieve today by relying on our own strength and have nothing to do with you. Therefore, I can now decide the fate of Taiwan by myself. No matter. As for the next step, whether we will rejoin the Qing Dynasty, in what form, or we can simply establish our own country. At that time, you Qing Dynasty can figure it out for yourself!" Wang Guorui Said.

And Li Jingfang immediately said angrily: "You want to rebel? But you must know that if you become a rebel, you will be cast aside by the world, and you will also hurt your family!"

"Rebellion? Hmph, you are not worthy to say the word rebellion to me, because Taiwan is no longer your Qing territory! As for whether you are capable, it depends on how your Qing army is doing!" Wang Guo Ray said.

Wang Guorui was not worried that the Manchus would come back to attack. They would take care of as many troops as the Manqings came. Manqingkong has millions of troops, but their strength is very poor, and there is no need to expect them to be able to beat themselves. They can't even beat the Japanese, and they can beat the Japanese to death, so they will naturally compare. If they dare to come, I'm afraid they will never come back at all. Their Beiyang navy has been destroyed, and there is no navy anymore. If they dare to come, without the cover of the navy, they can be dealt with well, and they can be easily destroyed.

Therefore, with the level of millions of "bear" soldiers in the Qing mainland, Wang Guorui didn't have to be afraid at all. Because Wang Guorui has tens of thousands of soldiers, even the so-called British Empire's army dare not say that it can win 100%, after all, they must have more than ten times the number of people to dare to fight against Wang Guorui's army. After all, the firepower of Wang Guorui's army is much stronger than theirs, so the British dare not send troops to provoke them, and there is no need to provoke them.

Then, Wang Guorui snatched the imperial decree from Li Jingfang's hand and hung it on the wall. Li Jingfang didn't know what Wang Guorui wanted to do, but Wang Guorui took out a pistol and pointed it at the so-called imperial decree.

"Crack clap clap!"

Wang Guorui fired four consecutive shots at the so-called imperial decree, and four holes appeared in the imperial decree immediately, and the imperial decree was destroyed by Wang Guorui. But Li Jingfang looked at this scene and couldn't believe it. Wang Guorui actually fired a few shots on the imperial decree, so that the imperial decree was broken. You must know that this is the imperial decree of the imperial court, the highest order document of the central imperial court. Even ordinary people are not qualified to accept the imperial decree. Those who can accept the imperial decree are of very high status, and after receiving the imperial decree, they must confess it well, and then treat it as a family heirloom. If it is damaged, it is a sin.

However, when Wang Guorui received the imperial decree, not only did he have no intention of cherishing it, but he even fired several shots at the imperial decree. In Li Jingfang's eyes, anyone who receives an order should be grateful. But Wang Guorui didn't feel grateful, that's all, and insulting the imperial decree like this, this is simply extremely rampant. This situation is no longer an ordinary rebel, and even this is a great contempt for the imperial court. It doesn't take the Manchu court seriously at all, and it is more rampant than countless rebels.

"Li Jingfang, this is my attitude towards the imperial court. Think about it for yourself! I am not interested in the imperial court! If you want to send troops, then you can come anyway. I want to see your Qing army. Has it improved?" Wang Guorui said.

"You wait for me! When the time comes~lightnovelpub.net~ the imperial court will definitely not let you go!" Li Jingfang said angrily.

And Li Jingfang immediately walked away, apparently gone. And Zheng Hong, who heard the gunshots from the backyard, came to the front, and seeing the imperial decree with a few holes in the wall, he immediately understood what it meant. The reason why Zheng Hong followed Wang Guorui was to hope that Wang Guorui would rebel and overthrow the Qing Dynasty. If Wang Guorui was a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, An Zhenghong would also leave him. So now Wang Guorui has punched a few holes in the imperial decree, which is an insult to the imperial decree, or even an insult to the imperial power. This is tantamount to a complete break with the Qing Dynasty.

Now that Wang Guorui and Man Qing have completely broken up, Zheng Hong is also relieved. If Wang Guorui was unwilling to fight against the Qing Dynasty, then Zheng Hong really didn't know what to do. After all, she had already given her body to Wang Guorui, so if Wang Guorui became a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty in the future, it would be no fun. So now Wang Guorui has punched a few holes in the imperial decree, which means that Wang Guorui will not be able to reconcile with the Manchu court at all, and sooner or later a decisive battle will break out, but whether this decisive battle will be sooner or later up.

As long as Wang Guorui is willing to oppose the Qing Dynasty, then Zheng Hong will support him 100%. After all, Zheng Hong's ancestors have always opposed the Qing Dynasty. (To be continued.) xh118