The starlight is faintly sprinkled in the sky, Li Guolou has come to the Xihua 'gate', several official sedan chairs have been parked outside the palace 'gate', Prince Gong and Weng Tongyi both came by sedan chair. Li Guolou didn't bother them, he stood alone on the steps, looking at the western Haizi in the distance, the breeze was blowing on his face, and Li Guolou's clear eyes looked up at the darkness before dawn.

The sergeant of the good battalion opened the palace 'door', and the three ministers who went to the study rushed into the Forbidden City, Li Guolou was the last in line, with an official robe, and a copy of "Li Guolou in the Upper Study" was tied around his waist. The sergeant guarding the 'door' inspected Li Guolou's official seal, and said with the same 'color' on his face: "Lord Li, please come in!" ”

Li Guolou lifted his front clothes and crossed the first 'door' threshold, like a carp jumping over the dragon's 'door', and finally could soar into the sky. The majestic Qionglou Pavilion in front of you, the yellow wall is undulating, the red 'color' columns seem to have no end, and the glazed tiles shine in the morning light.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Prince Gong Yixun, Weng Tongyi, and Li Guolou, the three of them came to the upper study, Li Guolou didn't know whether to sit or stand, and a little eunuch brought him a stool. Li Guolou glanced at this short stool, it turned out that when he met the emperor, the minister could only sit on this kind of small stool.

"Thank you, father-in-law, I'll stand for a while." Li Guolou stood in the room and looked at the desk in the room next to him, where the emperor Weng Tongyong gave a lesson to Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi, and in his seat, he could see that there were two rows of desks, a total of six desks, and the emperor still had classmates.

"Guolou, come over here." Prince Gong sat on the porcelain stool, drank hot tea, and said: "Let me tell you something, the Tongwen Pavilion opened by the 'Gate' of the Prime Minister's Office is always understaffed, do you have any way to solve this problem?" ”

Tongwen Hall is a translation hall founded by Prince Gong, which is the first Western-style school since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. It is a pity that there are few diligent and good scholars in the Manchurians, and because of the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, there are many Qing people who hate the West, and those who learn foreign languages are hostile to the Chinese, so they have been open for a few years, and they have never been full, and they often lose students.

At this time, Li Hongzhang also opened the official name "Guang Dialect Museum" or Shanghai Tongwen Hall in Shanghai, where Han students could be recruited. Of course, in Jingshi, this 'door' miracle skill is to be kept in the hands of the Manchurians, and Prince Gong's inquiry about Li Guolou's meaning is to let him think of a way, how to make the Manchu students in Jingshi enthusiastically learn foreign languages?

The Manchus in Beijing are not even willing to learn their native language "Manchu", the streets are full of Manchus who do not speak Manchu, the Manchus have a hereditary system, good errands can take the place of Lao Tzu, only the third and fourth, a little loss, there is no replacement of the seat, carrying a birdcage to play every day.

"Hmm······ Prince Gong, I think the status of the translator is too low, only the status of an official, and there is no hope of being admitted to the Jinshi, smart children, their parents do not allow them to learn foreign languages. People who are not talented enough will not be able to learn. According to the lower officials, it is still a high subsidy for those families who study, and they will give a jujube first to bring outstanding students over. The country needs a large number of people who know foreign languages, and the lower officials are honest, those tribute students of the Tribute Academy, as well as those who fail in the scientific examination, are all masters of rote memorization, let them change to learn foreign languages, and get twice the result with half the effort, as long as they are given the corresponding official positions and status, these ** are willing to go to the Prime Minister's Office Ya'men 'Gate' to learn foreign languages. Li Guolou looked at Prince Gong, there are thousands of tributes who have fallen off the list, these ** are all masters of rote memorization, and they belong to people with high IQ. The evil intentions contained in it are self-evident, that is, they want to break the imperial examination system that has been passed down for thousands of years. But it's hard to say it clearly, in the name of the students who have failed the list, give those students a chance to become officials, as long as they are willing to learn foreign languages.

Prince Gong glanced at Li Guolou, and immediately understood, pondering, thinking about how to prepare this recital? Just after the end of this scientific expedition, a group of unsuccessful students with both ability and political integrity were recruited.

"I disagree! How can this make students feel at ease to study science? Never! The key to the recuperation of the body and mind, the principle of employing people and administration, and the study of the Four Books and Five Classics is the right way. Weng Tong's big beard fluttered, his chest rose and fell with anger, his eyes stared at Li Guolou fiercely, and his mouth was panting.

Prince Gong secretly admired Li Guolou's scheming, which would make a roundabout strategy, and change a major event that changed the rules of the ancestors into a set of rhetoric, which made people unable to grasp the handle. Gege smiled: "Lord Weng, let's just talk casually. However, those students who did not get into the Jinshi should also be given one more way to choose. This king thinks that he should give those who fail to make the list a chance to live, so that they will not be poor for a lifetime. There are only a dozen people in the six years of picking the 'Eight Immortals', which is too few. Hmm······ This matter can be discussed in the court, it's not a big deal. ”

Prince Gong has long been cultivating to become a Buddha, and he doesn't care about objections, and he tepidly expresses his thoughts, and only after trying it does he know if it will succeed?

Weng Tongyi also had nothing to say and did not debate with Prince Gong. If you don't agree with each other, you can only form a gang and form a faction, and you will have several head-to-head battles in the court, and you will have to expose Li Guolou's sinister intentions to the world, so that students all over the world will denounce this betrayal of science.

Li Guolou touched the muscles and flesh on his face, and wanted to squeeze out a smile, but he couldn't laugh, and accidentally 'exposed' the idea of a fake foreign devil, and in his bones he agreed with the ideas of the Westernists.

The big eunuch Liu Deyin shouted in his voice: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Emperor Tongzhi wore a moon-white gauze robe, a rose-like 'color' satin baturu vest, and yellow 'color' mille-feuille soft-soled boots. After shaving his black head, he threw a shiny and slippery braid, and his slender eyes were clear and shiny, and the bags under his eyelids were blue, and he spent a merry night.

After bowing and saluting, only Li Guolou stood and replied, who called him shallow qualifications, and he was too young to even sit on a stool.

The great eunuch Liu Deyin took the fold from Prince Gong, Weng Tongyi, and Li Guolou, and put it on the desk next to Emperor Tongzhi. Emperor Tongzhi, who was about to become pro-government, had already begun to read the excerpts alone, no longer letting others explain them to him, and if there was something he didn't understand, he would ask questions.

The title of Prince Gong's excerpt is: "Proposed Schoolchildren to Go Overseas to Learn Art".

The excerpt was drafted by Li Hongzhang, Ding Richang was titled, Li Guolou participated in the discussion, and finally reported to the emperor in the name of the Prime Minister's Office.

Chen Tiao explained to the imperial court three points on the advantages of sending public students to developed countries:

First, knowing the situation overseas, we can grasp the thinking of the Western powers.

Second, you can deeply study the methods of mapping, algorithms, stepping, sea surveying, shipbuilding, and hair production.

The third is the skills that European countries are good at, and the Qing Dynasty can all be proficient in practice, and then they can learn to use them for their own use, so as to achieve the purpose of razing and destroying them.

Finally, he wrote: In recent years, setting up bureaus, manufacturing, opening museums, and teaching and learning, all the skills that foreigners are good at, the Qing Dynasty is quite knowledgeable. The funds must be approved by the decree, and they will be achieved. Although it is difficult and painful, it has accumulated over time, and the results have gradually been considerable. I hereby choose to take my bright children to work in a foreign country, although there is a slight difference, but it is the same.

Next is Prince Gong and Li Guolou's reply to Emperor Tongzhi, telling about the benefits of the state sending public students, and pouring enough honey into it. Li Guolou's mouth is much smoother than Prince Gong's, he has the experience of staying abroad, and he also has the actual 'operation' experience of buying foreigners, although he did not talk about coaxing foreign girls, but the things that came out of his mouth were all Qing Dynasty's victory over foreigners. He also brought out the story of winning a boxing match in the French Concession, and the pressure, pain, and life were hanging by a thread, all of which exploded at the last moment.

Last time, Emperor Tongzhi had already learned Li Guolou's gushing kung fu, and this time he listened to it with relish.

Weng Tongyi disagreed with sending bright students to Western countries, and was originally very resistant. But seeing that Li Guolou had achieved some success in his studies, and he needed Li Guolou to cooperate in running "Xinwutang", he didn't debate with Prince Gong as usual. It's rare not to quarrel with the "Devil Six", sit on the stool, and listen to Li Guolou's speech.

Prince Gong felt at ease, and finally had another powerful ally. His right-hand man, one is Li Hongzhang, and the other is Wen Xiang. But Wen Xiang is not in good health, he is old, I am afraid that he will not be able to stay in the military aircraft for a long time, he has a sense of crisis that is on the verge of danger, and the sudden arrival of Li Guolou is beyond his original idea. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to silence the master of science.

Emperor Tongzhi originally came to the study to 'show' his face, took the excerpt of the minister of the study, said a few perfunctory words, and went to play as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Li Guolou took over the topic, and then he was attracted, and explained to him one by one, and clearly understood the content of "Proposed Schoolchildren Going Overseas to Learn Art".

"Well, a bowl of horse milk." Emperor Tongzhi sat cross-legged on the couch, drinking tea, while continuing to look at the folds, he had already collected his heart to play, and after a while, he said: "Prince Gong, your folds are very timely. In my opinion, we should first recruit bright schoolchildren in China and cultivate them first. How much time do you think you need to train in China before you can go abroad? ”

Prince Gong said: "Your Majesty, there are already a number of schoolchildren in the Jingshi Tongwen Hall who can be sent abroad, but there are too few personnel, and only a few schoolchildren have the ability to go abroad to stay abroad. The rest of the children also take at least two years, in addition to teaching the basic foreign language that the children must master, they also need to teach the children the ability to take care of themselves. Then there are consulates in the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the United States, looking for boarding schools that can accept these children. So that these schoolchildren can learn knowledge without hesitation, and can contribute to the Qing Dynasty in the future. ”

Emperor Tongzhi frowned and said, "France, Russia, and the Qing Dynasty are now in a freezing period, what if they refuse to accept those students?" ”

Li Guolou replied: "Master, it shouldn't be, this kind of public student assignment is a 'sexual' nature of sending each other, the French and Russians also want to know more about our Qing Dynasty, and they also look forward to the opportunity to let international students study in our country." As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. To understand the enemy, it is necessary to penetrate the heart of the enemy, and both sides have the same idea. In the unlikely event that we do not accept our country's international students, it will be temporary, or it will not be long before foreigners will 'mingle' with our country for the sake of interests, just like the British, and become one of our best friends in the Qing Dynasty. There are no eternal enemies in front of interests, and there are no eternal friends. The master doesn't have to worry, the slave will definitely do the errand beautifully. ”

Emperor Tongzhi glanced at Weng Tonggong, who was silent, and knew that Weng Tonggong did not object, which was rare, and he did not ask Weng Tonggong's opinion, and said, "Hmm······ Then stay in the middle and don't send it, Prince Gong, you go and do it first. When I get in charge next month, I will give you an approval. ”

Smart people have smart practices, and Emperor Tongzhi agreed with the "Proposed Schoolchildren to Go Overseas to Learn Art", but he did not want to talk about it in the court.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Prince Gong and Li Guolou turned over and bowed, the benefits of going to the study were highlighted, the two cooperated without a shoulder, left and right attack, and the defense of more than an hour made Emperor Tongzhi stand on the side of the Westernists, and a head of the Qing school next to him did not say a word.

Emperor Tongzhi began to look at Weng Tongrong's excerpts, and was very satisfied with Li Guolou's performance today. After looking at the beginning, there was another burst of surprise, and Weng Tongyong's excerpt was to reorganize the defense of the six armies in the Gyeonggi area. The minister really understands my heart, and first let the Eight Banners become 'elite' soldiers, which is the consciousness that a slave should have.

Emperor Tongzhi lifted the pen, wrote Zhu Criticism, praised Weng Tonggong a few words, and then said: "Weng Tonggong, your excerpt, I am approved, first transferred to the Prime Minister's Office 'door' for discussion, there is a charter, the day after tomorrow, let the Queen Mother ruling." ”

Seizing military power is what Eniang taught him, and the defense of the six armies in the Gyeonggi region is the top priority for Emperor Tongzhi, and he is 'very' happy today, and the excerpts made by the three ministers of the study are all great joys, so that he has the patience to continue to review the excerpts.

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