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Tan Sitong hurried back to the hall, it was getting late, and everyone was waiting for him to eat. While eating, Tan Sitong told everyone about meeting the emperor in Prince Gong's Mansion today.

Hearing that the matter of impeaching Zhang Zhidong should be resolved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Tan Sitong praised Zhu Huanyu's analysis is not unreasonable, and Zhu Huanyu is even more smiling.

Kang Youwei was also overjoyed when he heard the news that Guangxu was going to embark on a comprehensive reform, and he could finally show his talents. He promised Tan Sitong to immediately refer to the laws of Western countries and the model of forming a cabinet. Took Liang Qichao to draft the reform charter.

It's just that there is no good way for everyone to find a way to seize the seized machines in Shanghai, and it seems that they can only find a way to find Yuan Shikai.

It was the New Year, Tan Sitong thought that Yuan Xiangcheng should have returned to China to report on his work, and decided to look for him overnight after eating.

Heavy snow is all over Kyoto, making it difficult for passers-by to walk. Yuan's mansion is singing and dancing, and Yuan Shikai is feasting guests.

This upstart of the imperial court single-handedly controlled the political situation in North Korea, and was a proud subordinate of Li Hongzhang, a pillar of the country in the eyes of Cixi, and a young talent loved by the emperor. The powerful people in the capital are all attached to the flame trend, so naturally they all come to make friends.

And Yuan Shikai's best thing is to win people's hearts, he knows the truth that wealth is scattered and people's hearts are gathered. spent a lot of money every day, and soon integrated into this group of nobles.

Today's banquet he hosted was Prime Minister Qingjun Wang Yixuan. Now the regent Yixin in the prince has lost power, and the most powerful is Guangxu's father, Prince Yihuan, and then this Yixuan.

Yi Xin used to be the crown prince, and since he was a child, he has been an emperor since he was a child, and he is a person with political ambitions and naturally high aspirations.

And Yihuan is actually a gentleman who keeps his duty. What he likes is that he is really rich and wealthy, and he has nothing to do with little fairies. If it weren't for his son becoming the emperor, it is estimated that this Yihuan would definitely not be a minister of military aircraft, but would prefer to stay at home quietly and read and admire the moon.

Only this Yixuan, he has not learned since he was a child, his family has been ruined, he has been neglected, he is just a dilapidated child of the Eight Banners, and now the villain is in power, that is once in power, he will do the order. The state affairs office is a mess, but he loves money like life.

But what Yuan Shikai loves is this, and he Yuan Shikai will never hesitate to settle the things that money can settle. Now that the wine has passed the third round, Yuan Shikai took out a silver ticket from his pocket and sent it to Yixuan.

Yixuan took it and saw that it was a silver ticket of 100,000 taels. Although he is corrupt and has no merit, he still knows the truth: "Lord Yuan, this is too much." Although he said this, he was reluctant to hand it back when he looked at this large sum of silver.

"Not much, the adults are about to enter the military plane, and they need to spend money everywhere, and this money is just for the adults to prepare to send away those subordinates and fathers-in-law who are begging for rewards. It's really a military plane, and there are still many places for adults to spend money. When the time comes, but there is a dilemma, the adults just say to Xiang Cheng, how many Xiang Cheng wants to send over. Anyway, it's North Koreans, and we don't spend our own money. ”

"Xiang Cheng is really a young hero, so the North Koreans' money is so easy to take?" Yi Liang put the silver ticket into his sleeve.

"North Korea has any customs clearance and business affairs with other countries, all of which require the consent of my Qing Empire to handle it, and they naturally want to slap me, and besides, I am now helping them train a new army, which also requires a lot of silver." Yuan Shikai made no secret of his domineering attitude in North Korea.

"You are capable and good at being a man, and when you come back in the future, I will recommend you to the emperor." Yixuan took the silver tael and sincerely expressed his attitude to Yuan Shikai.

"Haha, I'm still willing to be my mountain king in North Korea, Lord Jiao just thinks that you are a temperamental, and you have the same temperament as me, Xiang Cheng doesn't have the slightest selfish thoughts."

Yuan Shikai raised his glass and toasted Yixiao. Yixuan drank it all with joy.

At this time, the subordinate came in and reported: "My lord, Tan Fu Tan Si and Gongzi are here." ”

It was already full of wine and food, and he had made a lot of silver taels, and when he saw that a guest was visiting, he got up to say goodbye.

Yuan Shikai sent the guests to the gate before saying goodbye. When Yixuan got into the sedan chair and left, he spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and pulled Tan Sitong, who was waiting at the door: "Let's go, my two brothers go in and continue drinking." ”

"If you despise this person so much, why do you bend to flattery." Tan Sitong recognized who was leaving just now, and asked Yuan Shikai with a smile. Just now, I was also reluctant to say hello.

"Circling among tigers and wolves, how can you be a person according to your own preferences. I'm not a reader, I don't have so many pure and clean habits, and I don't do big things. Yuan Shikai choked back.

The two know each other well, so they are not shy about talking.

There are two kinds of people who do great things in this world, one is to aspire to be a sage, and they pursue speech, meritorious service, and virtue, like Wang Yangming and Zeng Guopan. They are to be a model for all eternity. Therefore, it is self-denial and retribution to oneself, ignoring the impoliteness of others, and not handing over the virtuous, and every word and deed must be in line with moral etiquette.

There is another kind of person who is a hero. This kind of person only seeks to achieve the end by the means. There are not so many rules and regulations in my heart, courtesy, righteousness and shame. Cao Cao and Wang Mang are such representatives. Now we have to count Yuan Shikai.

But in troubled times, there will be demons and sages to help the people. In the late Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai and Tan Si were the same two people.

One of these two is a sage and the other is a demon. But it was supposed to be an incompatible opponent, but now these two people are like glue and the most speculative. It's all because of sympathy.

It's a pity that at the moment of life and death in the future, the two finally parted ways and embarked on their own road of no return.

returned to the topic, and said that Yuan Shikai returned to the house with Tan Sitong and wanted to reopen the banquet. Tan Sitong said that you can not drink wine, but there is one thing that you must help.

He talked about Li Hongzhang's seizure of the machine, and asked Yuan Shikai if there was a way to help Zhang Zhidong get things back.

"Such a trivial thing makes it difficult for you to be like this!" Yuan Shikai laughed: "But if you want to find someone, you only need to know what he likes, or know what he hurts." How much do you know about Li Hongzhang? ”

"I've never dealt with him, but I've heard people say that this person is a stupid thief who misled the country."

"You are wrong, Master Li studied under Yi Yonghou, studied Cheng Zhu Lixue, and studied governing the army and assisting the country. has taken his teacher as an example all his life, how can he be such a lowly person. He thinks far and seeks the country, which is better than Xiangshuai. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"Great loyalty seems to be false, Li Zhongtang is taking all the mistakes of the court on his own." Yuan Shikai was a little moved.

"Okay, let's not talk about his personality, let's talk about what he likes and what is difficult." Li Hongzhang knew the kindness of Yuan Shikai again, Yuan Shikai was respectful, and he didn't want to comment too much on his benefactor, so he got back to the point.

"He is a very powerful minister, what else can he ask for, what is the difficulty?"

"The one he asks for, like Xiang Shuai, is also a strong gun."

"That's why he grabbed the machine." Tan Sitong was a little angry.

"He wants the machine, but what he wants more is the equipment of the navy. That's the hardest thing for him.

The Beiyang Navy has never added new ships in recent years, and the equipment of the old ships has fallen into disrepair, and it is urgent to replace all of them. You know, now coastal defense is the top priority of the country, but Dingyuan, Zhenyuan series of battleships have not been maintained and updated since they were bought, once there is a war, these battleships will become a bunch of targets that can't be beaten, Zhongtang is most worried about this. ”

"Yes, now that the source of chaos comes from the sea, coastal defense must not be relaxed. But Li Hongzhang is full of words in the imperial court, how difficult is it for him to update naval equipment? Tan Sitong questioned.

"With such a large navy, if you want to maintain and update it, you have to ask for money, but Li Zhongtang can't get money in the household department. You know who Tobe Shoshu is now. ”

"The emperor is the same as the crisp."

"That's right, this is the person. This Weng Tongshu and Li Zhongtang are rivals, do you know? ”

"I have heard about this, when the Taiping army was in turmoil, Weng Tongshu's elder brother Weng Tongshu abandoned the city and fled, and was participated in by Li Hongzhang, so Weng Tongshu was exiled to Ili, and the two families have had a grudge since then. But this is a personal grudge, how can you abolish the public privately. Weng Tongshu is an emperor after all, so he won't be so unreasonable. ”

"Hehe, this emperor is very knowledgeable, but he is narrow-minded, he just uses this matter to rectify the middle hall. He handed over all the silver from the household department to Prince Alcohol to repair the garden for the Queen Mother, but he didn't give a penny to let the Beiyang Navy Division change the equipment. ”

Tan Sitong couldn't imagine that an emperor in the hall would be so dirty, this Weng Tongshu has an excellent reputation among scholars, and he is the closest and most trusted person in Guangxu, but his character is so unbearable, he really knows people and knows his face.

Presumably no matter how powerful Li Hongzhang is, he still doesn't dare to compete with the emperor's teacher, no wonder he is embarrassed, but how can he solve Li Hongzhang's urgent need? Tan Sitong asked Yuan Shikai suspiciously.

"You don't, I do."

Yuan Shikai is obviously confident. He deliberately stammered that Yixuan had a plan for a long time, Yixuan cooperated in the navy, and he also had the responsibility of supervising the Beiyang Naval Division, Yuan Shikai just wanted this prince to come forward to coordinate this matter, and now he can solve Tan Sitong's problem by the way, which is a double win.

Yuan Shikai talked about it and told his plan.

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