The news that Governor Wei Zedu was going to go down to inspect began to spread, and Director Li Hongzhang and Director Li also knew a little bit of news. After a simple self-assessment, Director Li thought that he had no reason to be involved, so Director Li put these questions behind him, and just communicated with the Goryeo envoy and asked Zuo Zongtang for advice.

When he went to Zuo Zongtang's house, Li Hongzhang met two rare guests, Shi Dakai, the winged king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Lin Fengxiang, the king of Zhang, who were actually at Zuo Zongtang's house. The surrender of the old Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was divided into two parts. After the young king Hong Tianfugui defected to the Guangfu Army privately, a group of old brothers led by Lin Fengxiang surrendered. Shi Dakai took another wave of people to Ningxia and Xinjiang.

The Liberation Army did not move immediately, but focused on assessing the Mongolian region and competing with the Russians. It was not until the Great Railway was built through Mongolia to Xinjiang that the Liberation Army swooped down from north to south. Shi Dakai and others, who were trapped by the enemy and defending the city on their backs, "revolted", and these princes were given to the Guangfu Army as a meeting gift.

Wei Ze has never been a narrow-minded person, and for these people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Wei Ze did not kill them, nor did he lock them up. If you are willing to go back to your hometown, you will arrange to go back to your hometown. Those who didn't want to go back to their hometowns got Nanjing to arrange for them to be idle and give them a salary. These princes are not short of money in their hands, and Wei Ze has not stripped them naked, and the little money they have left over from them has no problem to be a rich man.

After a brief conversation, it turned out that Shi Dakai also bought a good house in the upscale community where Zuo Zongtang was located. Other princes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have now bought houses in this area.

As for Lin Fengxiang, the king of Zhang, this person has always had a good relationship with Wei Ze. Lin Fengxiang had a very high reputation in the Taiping army, and he could not be taken lightly. Wei Ze simply arranged for Lin Fengxiang to be the chairman of the Guangxi Provincial People's Congress. God knows what these two losers think, and they actually started a party. The addition of Li Hongzhang has increased the size of the defeated group a lot.

After sitting down, Li Hongzhang listened to Zuo Zongtang say to Lin Fengxiang: "Director Lin, Your Majesty is very optimistic about you." ”

Lin Fengxiang looked calm, "The affairs of the National People's Congress are very offensive, but I can't find a way not to offend." After all, these standardized processes are set by the government, and our NPC itself is only asking the government to practice these processes. This has already offended people severely. ”

"Humph!" Zuo Zongtang snorted, this dissatisfaction was naturally not aimed at Lin Fengxiang, "Director Lin, I was an official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty back then, and I pride myself on really wanting to do something for the country, want to do something for the people, and leave my name in history." After entering the officialdom, even if I was able to blackmail officials to do something with the precarious situation in Hunan at that time, I couldn't exert my fists at all. Now the superiority of the system of the Republic of China has not been seen for thousands of years. The government has made it clear what it wants to do for the people, and it has made it clear how it will do it. The people's congress only needs to supervise according to what the government says, so what is there to be afraid of? ”

Lin Fengxiang is not a talkative person, but after listening to Zuo Zongtang's righteous words, he shook his head helplessly, "Mr. Zuo, others say that I am a defeated general, but I am only able to get to today's status with a shy face because of the weight of King Qi." I think they're right. If it weren't for King Qi, I would have died more than thirty years ago during the Northern Expedition. However, more than 30 years ago, when I rebelled, I really wanted to build a heavenly kingdom on earth where everyone would not be bullied, and everyone would have the same land and the same kind of money. Now I live to this day with a shy face, and naturally hope that the ideals of that year can be achieved in the hands of King Qi. Now I am disappointed, not because there are many problems in the work of the government, but also because the people have problems. If the government does not follow the regulations, the people's congress will ask the government to say what it says. But the people actually don't want to listen to the government's arrangement, in terms of their sincerity, they just want to follow the previous path. I want the government to follow the pace of the people. If the government does not act properly, I can still sue King Qi here. But the people are doing their own thing, but I can't even find anyone to talk to......"

Li Hongzhang has never looked down on the people in his heart, and he has no good impression of the people. Regarding what Lin Fengxiang said, after listening to it, he just smiled politely on the surface, but he sneered in his heart. If the people had the ability to overthrow the Manchus, why did they have to kill the Manchus after Wei Ze appeared. In recent years, Li Hongzhang's knowledge has increased greatly, and his evaluation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has become lower and lower. Think back to the past and conduct a strategic review in private. Li Hongzhang firmly believed that without Wei Ze, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would never be the opponent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Li Hongzhang's teacher Zeng Guofan reversed the strategic situation at that time, and as long as time passed, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would definitely be extinguished.

Wei Ze was the only one who changed all this, so Li Hongzhang was really puzzled by Wei Ze's establishment of the National People's Congress. Why do such earth-shattering heroes, such sons of heaven who are recognized by the ruling class as the stars descend from the stars, claim to be among the people? Li Hongzhang naturally didn't dare to discuss Wei Ze's choice, but Director Li inevitably felt sorry for Wei Ze in his heart. Such a big man would really believe in the beautiful words of "the people are important, and the king is light", and history has proved countless times that this is just a beautiful word.

Li Hongzhang didn't expect Zuo Zongtang to agree with Lin Fengxiang's words very much, only to see him nod his head and say with some sighs: "That's true." China has changed so much that it can only be compared with the abolition of feudal counties by Zulong. But I'm not so pessimistic. The great changes in China this time, according to the books I have read and what the governor said, are that China's productive forces are developing at an unprecedented speed. Director Lin, you are from Guangxi, more than ten years ago, many places in Guangxi were still afraid of slash-and-burn farming. Now you say that there can be a little decent road, and there are many tractors on the border of Guangxi, where there is some flat land. When I was in battle, I thought it would be nice to have a horse to ride. Most of the time marches by walking, and giving orders by shouting. At present, the train is traveling thousands of miles a day, and the wireless telegraph is only a snap of a finger to transmit thousands of miles away. There are so many new things, the people don't think of it, but they are afraid that they have never even seen it. The Governor has vigorously promoted education, but where is this so easy......"

Listening to Zuo Zongtang's idealistic speech, Li Hongzhang didn't bother to listen. When learning the spirit of the central government, these words are familiar if they can't talk about the ears grinding out calluses. In the face of complex real-world problems, it can be solved in a few words......

Just when Li Hongzhang was slandering in his heart, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he actually figured out the key to never being able to force the Goryeo representative to make concessions when negotiating with the Goryeo representatives. Li Hongzhang's brain was running fast, and then what Zuo Zongtang, Lin Fengxiang and even Shi Dakai said, Li Hongzhang didn't listen to it at all. Later, he even felt that these people were a little annoyed by talking, so he simply ran to the roof greenhouse of Zuo Zongtang's house full of flowers under the pretext of looking at flowers and plants, opened half of the window, and began to smoke on the window.

The stimulation of cigarette rolls, as well as the effect of the cold air in winter, grasped the key Li Hongzhang's various problems in his brain were solved, and the old ideas that had been formed began to differentiate and reorganize under the guidance of new ideas.

I don't know how long I thought about it, but Li Hongzhang heard Zuo Zongtang's voice from behind, "Are you going to freeze my flowers to death?" ”

Turning his head, Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "Are the two princes already gone?" ”

Zuo Zongtang didn't answer this knowingly asked question at all, he asked, "What are you looking for me this time?" ”

"Originally, there was something, but now I have thought it through." Li Hongzhang replied briskly.

"Then you stay here and prepare for dinner?" Zuo Zongtang's voice was serious, I don't know if he was sincere or joking.

"I still have one thing I want to ask if I stay here, and it is not difficult to know the root of the system established by the Republic of China. From Brother Zuo's point of view, do you think they can understand the truth that productivity is the fundamental driving force for social development? Li Hongzhang raised his own question.

Zuo Zongtang smiled contemptuously, and the lion-nosed and wide-mouthed face showed such a smile, which looked even a little hideous. However, Zuo Zongtang's voice is deep and has no resemblance to the hideous, "The well frog can't speak to the sea, and he is confined to nothingness; Summer insects can't talk to the ice, but to the time; Qushi should not speak to the Taoist, and be bound to the teaching. Just like you, Li Hongzhang, listen to His Majesty's teachings, and it will take ten years to say less. But when did you really understand this? ”

Li Hongzhang looked thin and handsome, and he said angrily: "Today, you are out of the cliff, looking at the sea, you know that you are ugly, and you will be able to talk to Dali." Since the Koreans have heard the truth and seen the prosperity of the Republic of China today, haven't they entered the country at all? ”

Seeing that Li Hongzhang did not despise the enemy so much, Zuo Zongtang did not continue to sneer, he still said sincerely: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty was full of sage words, and after meeting the governor, he was beaten to the ground. I have also read some history in the past few years, and I feel that if the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not heard of these avenues before entering the customs, although it was still a devastating life in front of the governor, I was afraid that it would be slightly better than now. Confucius said that the people of ancient times had three diseases, the foolishness of the ancients was straight, and the foolishness of the present was just deception. If the Koreans have not seen the prosperity of the Mindynasty, and still cling to their old customs, I am afraid that you may not be able to move them. Now they see the prosperity of the Minguo Dynasty and yearn for it. can know the avenue that the governor said, but he only thinks about the result of China's prosperity. Then what you say, they will believe. Once the Koreans are foolish, they are also deceitful, but they are allowed to be tricked by others. How could you, Li Hongzhang, not be able to deal with them? ”

Listening to Zuo Zongtang's words, Li Hongzhang nodded slightly. Many times it is better to know than not to know, and it is better not to have a clear goal than not to have a clear goal. Li Hongzhang seriously made a gesture to Zuo Zongtang, "Brother Ji, if the governor is willing to send me to serve in Goryeo again, when I come back, I will definitely invite Brother Ji to drink." ”

looked at the flowers in the greenhouse, "If you see that Gaoli has good seedlings, you don't have to wait for me to come back, I will find a way to send them to Brother Ji." ”

Zuo Zongtang liked this very much, he nodded, "Then I will wish you a smooth journey." ”