At the time of the five drums, Li Guolou had already ridden to Xihua Gate, in the dark night, a few palace lights illuminated the green sedan chair in front of him, Li Guolou was not afraid of people being scared to death, and said loudly: "Teacher morning!" ”

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, Li Hongzao showed his head and said with a smile: "Guolou, you are back"

Another official sedan chair also made a voice: "Li Guolou, which teacher are you calling?" ”

"It's all teachers, and the students are back." Li Guolou first saluted Li Hongzao, and then saluted Weng Tongxi, he already had an idea in his heart, and the minister of the study came to these two main forces of the Qing school, indicating that Emperor Tongzhi was a little impulsive. There was an undercurrent in the court, and the Qing faction wanted to stir up the negotiation of the "Margaret Case", and bewitched the Tongzhi Emperor to fight for the dignity of the Qing Dynasty.

"Well, you're pretty spirited! Not bad, good, going out for a walk has improved. Weng Tong walked with the dragon, was already by Li Guolou's side, and beat Li Guolou's chest a few times.

"Hello Headmaster! The armed army will win. Behind Li Guolou, the ten Goshha stood straight with their chests and stomachs, and suddenly a ghost screamed in the night, which startled the audience.

"It is your responsibility to kill the enemy and serve the country, keep in mind the spirit of Wutang, and swear to defend the territorial integrity of the Qing Dynasty to the death." Weng Tongyi had long been accustomed to it, stroking a big beard and nodding frequently. actually inspected Li Guolou's personal guards, and the people who had fought were really different, exuding a murderous aura all over their bodies.

Li Guolou looked at the spirit of Weng Tonggong, and suddenly had a strange feeling, no matter how he set up Weng Tonggong, Wujun and Wutang were already in Weng Tong's bag, he could command, and Weng Tonggong was also like an arm. As long as Weng Tonggong rebels, this army will undoubtedly rebel. Suddenly, Li Guolou came to his senses, he was just thinking about the rebellion, and he had no positive or negative intentions, and he still had feelings for the Qing Dynasty. The beard in front of him is like Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, with a full of imperial bearing. He just rushed to kill the former general, and it didn't reach the point where 10,000 people were convinced.

Li Guolou was shocked, his sweat pores were opened, he was born with a prophetic understanding, and he would not mistake Weng Tonggong, Weng Tongrong in front of him was ambitious, and he was by no means a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but a gravedigger of the Qing Dynasty.

Li Hongzao's bookish atmosphere was very strong, and at this time he slowly walked out of the official sedan chair, and said with a smile: "Guolou, you are special, you broke the rules of Xihuamen as soon as you came, don't be lawless because you are the right capital of the Imperial History, the teacher will kill his relatives in righteousness." ”

Li Guolou smiled embarrassedly, he was young and vigorous, he could gallop on horseback, and let the teacher change his habit of sitting in a sedan chair, which was a bit too much to say. According to the rules and regulations of the imperial court, he should sit in a sedan chair, and now riding a horse to the court is to engage in special, and it is not in line with etiquette, as if someone reminded him for the first time.

Li Guolou pretended to be stupid, and looked left to say something else: "Teacher, the student Daxi didn't bring anything good back, and he sent a tiger skin, a bear skin, and four wolf skins to the two teachers, all of which were hunting by the soldiers of the armed forces, and they didn't cost a penny." ”

Li Hongzao laughed at it, it is enough for the students to understand their hearts, and it hurts to talk about money.

Weng Tongyi laughed and said, "Guolou, where do you say it's good to put tiger skins and bear skins?" In the office room, it doesn't look like a bandit leader. ”

The three of them all laughed, a group of harmony, and the three of them had some political battles, but they were also teachers and friends in personal friends, and they had nothing to talk about.

This is also Li Guolou's great ability, left and right, harmonious and wealthy, whether it is a corrupt official or a clean official, Li Guolou feels that he is his own person. It's not that Li Guolou is a batter, he doesn't have his own position, he also has stubborn times, but he can listen to other people's ideas, move forward in cooperation, make others feel that he is not isolated, and he has not embarked on an extreme line of not breaking or standing, which makes people feel at ease, so Li Guolou has more and more errands, and others like to work with Li Guolou.

Just like when he proposed a plan to defend the three eastern provinces, those Manchurian aristocrats were all overjoyed, exchanging private land for shares in industrial enterprises, such a good industrial reform plan, only Li Guolou in the world could think of it. The Manchu nobles were eager for Li Guolou to carry out the enclosure movement, and now those Manchu nobles are all following the path of Prince Gong, wanting to sell the frozen land left by the ancestors of the three eastern provinces to the state.

As soon as this plan was promulgated, it caused an uproar in the world, and Li Guolou's plan can be used as a model for reference, which can completely solve the fundamental problem that has plagued China for thousands of years, that is, the "land annexation problem."

It not only allowed the aristocratic class to keep up with the pace of the industrial revolution, but also turned the land into state-owned assets, and the pilot of the collective farm model sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Although it is only a small step, many governors have begun to implement this model of reform, so that the unemployed displaced people become a member of the farm, digest some social factors, let the people see hope, and let those displaced people cut off the idea of occupying the ownerless land.

Land annexation is harmful to the state and greatly harms the interests of the broad masses of the people, and the state has introduced policies to curb the problem of land annexation, first carrying out some experiments.

All these actions were caused by a plan from Li Guolou, as for the effect? At least there was no strong dissatisfaction with the landlord class, and no one felt that Li Guolou had betrayed the aristocracy. The Qing Dynasty was settling the land issue in a peaceful way, allowing the world to see the steady progress of the Qing Dynasty's reform.

After a few words of greetings, the palace door opened, Prince Qing Yixuan and Prince Alcohol Yixuan walked out of the official sedan chair, Li Hongzao, Weng Tongxiao, Li Guolou, walked behind the two princes, and five mermaids rushed in. Today is a small court meeting, and only the minister of the upper study enters the palace.

At this time, the morning star is still hanging in the sky, the time is about half past five, the Tongzhi Emperor gets up at four o'clock every day, can not sleep lazy, since childhood, this is not good for people's health, but this is the rule of the Manchurians, the Tongzhi Emperor is used to nature, energetic and walking on the stone steps. The bell rang, and at half past five, Emperor Tongzhi stepped into the upper study.

Of the five ministers in the study, only Li Guolou wanted to kneel three times and knock nine times, Li Guolou drooled on his face, shed tears with emotion, and choked so much that he couldn't control himself.

"Your Majesty, the minion is back."

"Haha! Li Guolou flattened! Come on! Each person will receive a bowl of mare's milk. Emperor Tongzhi looked at Li Guolou and was in a good mood.

Prince Qing Yixuan had a relaxed errand, drinking mare's milk slowly, looking at Li Guolou with a smile, Bao Quanzhong, one of the four princes of Beijing, robbed Li Guolou's little wife, which has already spread all over the streets and alleys and has become a folk storyteller. Prince Qing jokingly snickered, how could there be any national affairs in his mind, and he was messing around all day long.

Prince Qing was quite helpless, he wanted to do a career and take more bribes, but he didn't have much real power in his hands, and he was suppressed by Prince Gong in the court, so he wanted to see Prince Gong step down, otherwise there would never be a day. This time, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were reprimanded by Emperor Tongzhi, and Prince Qing was going to fall into the ground.

Prince Alcohol Yiyun is the same, sitting still in a serious manner, he rarely holds a notebook, and generally does not express his opinions, but he is still very insightful, and his words and deeds are consistent with national policies. Prince Alcohol began to grasp military power and entered the Military Aircraft Department, with an additional title of Minister of Military Aircraft. Li Hongzhang was preparing to establish the Beiyang Naval Division, and the Tongzhi Emperor wanted to consider the Jiangshan Sheji, so he let Prince Alcohol govern the Beiyang Naval Division's Yamen.

Now Prince Alcohol is in power with the government and the opposition, and he has the right to allocate 3.8 million taels of silver and the right to appoint and dismiss the officials of the Beiyang Naval Division. What surprised the ** was that Prince Alcohol did not embezzle on a large scale and filled his pockets. On the contrary, the ethics were very good, which made the court blow a fresh breeze, and also made people see that the future of the Qing Dynasty to establish a modern navy was bright.

Emperor Tongzhi sat on the wide dragon chair and said, "Li Guolou, have you figured out the ins and outs of Ma Jiali's case?" ”

Li Guolou hurriedly left the stool, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has already informed the ins and outs of Margaret's case, and the conditions for the British are clear. The minister must live up to the emperor's trust and properly handle this diplomatic dispute. As for the solution, it is still in the pregnant bag. However, the minister believed that the five-year plan for the national economic implementation of the Qing Dynasty could not be changed, and that the international atmosphere of good-neighborliness and friendship was beneficial to China's economic development, and the people needed to recuperate and recuperate. ”

"Hmm!" Emperor Tongzhi did not express his position, he was a little lost in his heart, and the flame of burning fighting spirit was extinguished. He didn't know the result, but he wanted to hear Li Guolou's generous statement, but Li Guolou flinched. It seems that by letting Li Guolou be the special envoy for negotiations, he can only bargain with the British, and he cannot change the essence of the eight traitorous clauses.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say, and the minister disagrees with Li Guolou's opinion." Weng Tongyi took a few steps forward and blocked Li Guolou at once. Good dogs don't get in the way, bark at the dogs, and dodge aside.

Weng Tonggong's loud voice: "Your Majesty, this time the British Minister Wei Tuma is unreasonable, this emergency is just the death of a translator, how can it come to the point where the two countries meet each other?" How can we agree to so many impudent demands from the British, I categorically disagree with the signing of this treaty, and if we want to go back, I don't believe that there is no justice. ”

Li Guolou took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also has something to say." ”

"Hmmm! Speak! "Emperor Tongzhi has already cultivated the body of King Kong, and he is as immobile as a mountain. Speak less and listen more, this is the key for the Empress Dowager Cixi to tell him to be the emperor, the more you argue, the clearer it is, and the time is still long.

Li Guolou said loudly: "Your Majesty, things are not superficial, and they are not as simple as the death of a small person. The Margaret case was put on the negotiating table by the British, and it can be said with confidence. The Margaret case is just a fuse, which will be infinitely magnified at any time, and the British are strongly dissatisfied with the Qing Dynasty, which has reached the point where it cannot be tolerated, and the British feel that China's interests have been damaged, and the British want to use foreign guns and ships to explain the axiom of Westerners, that is, national interests, and if you don't give him this benefit, he will fight until you give it. The minister thought that before the industrial facilities of our ** industry were formed on a large scale, we would never go to war with the Western powers. There is also the education system that needs to be reformed, otherwise the people will continue to self-cultivation."

"Bold! Li Guolou: Is this what you should say? Prince Qing's donkey face turned purple with anger, and he pointed at Li Guolou's nose nervously. This education system is in charge of his errands, how can he allow others to get involved, Li Guolou is too disagreeable, and even the meager power in his hands wants to be deprived.

"Li Guolou, what nonsense are you talking about! Stand down for me. Li Hongzao flicked his official sleeves and asked Li Guolou to step aside.

Li Guolou's face turned the color of pig liver, and the first small court meeting when he returned to Beijing was attacked by three important ministers of the imperial court, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang were not around, so he fought alone, so is there still a way to live? Quickly stepped aside and listened to the training.

Li Hongzao raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Li Guolou has pulled the topic too far, if it is extended according to Li Guolou's topic, it will not be a study to reply, but a meeting of the Prime Minister's Yamen, and it will be reversed day and night." Weichen agrees with Weng Tongyi's proposition, afraid that the British will do something! It's a big deal to fight, the Frenchman Annan can't take advantage, and the British Yunnan will also end up. The minister guaranteed with an official hat that Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan, would definitely be able to guard the southern gate of the motherland. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Weng Tonggong was violent, and he had long wanted to fight with the British, so Emperor Tongzhi sent him to the front line and personally commanded thousands of troops and horses.

"This king also seconded it! Use this hat to guarantee Cen Yuying, live up to the emperor's trust, and there will definitely be a red flag to pass into Beijing. "Prince Qing is domineering, and the treasury has silver, so he will fight it!

Emperor Tongzhi raised his arm and shouted: "Li Guolou, don't cry with a sad face, what do you say?" ”

Li Guolou knelt on his knees, but his neck was stiff, and he raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, whoever dares to talk about a war is a traitor." Even if Cen Yuying has the ability to reach the sky, he can only hold one Yunnan Province, because it is mountainous and the roads are not smooth, and Liu Yongfu Annan defeated the French thanks to the high mountains and dense forests. A red flag can not change the coastal areas of the Qing Dynasty were ravaged by the British, if the Dagu Pass is lost again, the emperor will not even be able to sit on the dragon chair. ”

"Bold!" Emperor Tongzhi was angry, held his breath for more than two months, and finally broke out, and threw the tea cup on the table to Li Guolou, with a bang, and the gold bricks were in a mess.

Several eunuchs tried to pick up the pieces on the ground, but they shrank back in fright. It was surprisingly quiet in the upper study, and the monarch and the ministers confronted each other like this.

Li Guolou did not give in, it was related to the rise and fall of the country, how could he easily start the war. Li Guolou refuses to back down, he should do Gou Jian to be like a little, he has been a slut for three generations, and he will continue to be a slut. You can't find the British for a bloody national shame, and the persimmons have to be picked up softly!

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