Prince Gong's face was pale, he looked weak, but it was this body to bear the heavy responsibility of the Qing Dynasty, he was a person who likes to enjoy life, he was used to indulgence when he was young, he was once a famous playboy brother in Beijing, but the country is broken, the surname Aijue Luo is a responsibility, let him spend his mind on national affairs, the Qing Dynasty reform is his single-handedly formulated policies, more than ten years of difficulty, every step has constraints, sometimes do not advance, but retreat, the Qing Dynasty ancestral system has repeatedly become a stumbling block to the reform

Prince Gong advocated the Westernization movement all his life, he was high, powerful, and powerful at all levels of the six departments, and his protégés and officials were all over the court and the opposition, and he was no longer under his control, so he was suspected by the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Tongzhi Emperor, Prince Gong gave up part of his power in order to prove his innocence, and the military power had become his heart disease, and the military aircraft department took turns on duty, he never went to the army, and the army accepted disciples, and also promoted Prince Alcohol to enter the military aircraft department to prove to the world that he had no ambition to usurp power

Prince Gong vigorously recommended Li Hongzhang to entrust the country's major affairs to a Hanchen, he believed that he had a vision, both civil and military, Li Hongzhang could bear the country's trust, Li Hongzhang did not live up to the trust, personally went to the Western countries to lobby Westerners to invest in the Qing Dynasty, the pace of the Qing Dynasty reform was in full swing, the Qing Dynasty reform is setting off a huge wave of Westernization movement in various places, all kinds of modern factories have risen from the ground, ten years of work, and finally see a little improvement, the court has a lot less doubts about the Westernists, and even the people also know that only the reform of the Qing Dynasty can improve the people's living standards

"The Margaret Case" is a test for him and Li Hongzhang, and it has long become a habit for the Westernists to sign an unequal traitorous treaty, and it is impossible to drill the horns of the bull, and Prince Gong reminded Li Guolou and said: "Li Guolou, as a special envoy for this negotiation, you must know how to grasp the proportions, although Master Fu Xiang, although he has practiced the body of King Kong, but the voice of criticism is smaller, don't let Wei Tuma step down, this is not good for any of us."

"The lower officials understand that they will let Wei Tuoma restrain some of the lower officials, who are good at making conspiracies and tricks, and they can also be morally invincible, Prince Gong and his lower officials have a clever plan, so that Wei Tuoma can not cover the sky with one hand in the future, and claim to be the protector of the Qing Dynasty, but also further increase the opening up of the Qing Dynasty to the outside world, so that the Western world can understand the Qing Empire, and we have been demonized in the eyes of Westerners in the Qing Dynasty, which is not conducive to our introduction of advanced industrial facilities, people do not believe that we have to win the trust of others, not only rely on silver, but also let people see that we are integrated into the world system and take reform measures according to the ideas of WesternersLi Guolou said very sincerely, he has not yet reached the peak of power, no matter how good the idea is, if it is to be implemented, he can only rely on the full support of Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang

Even if he reaches the pinnacle of power and wants to implement the reform, there is no large number of capable and obedient officials under his command, it is an empty joy, this is relying on time to accumulate contacts and slowly learn various skills, with Prince Gong's accumulation of more than ten years, Li Hongzhang is good at dancing with long sleeves, and Li Guolou will have the opportunity to soar into the sky today and in the future

Prince Gong sat for an afternoon, still full of interest, and talked with Li Guolou, in a happy mood, usually the meeting had already ended, heard that Li Guolou had a good idea again, and said with interest: "Li Guolou, you still have a lot of goods in your stomach, sell the guanzi and say one after another, I will preside over a foreign-related banquet in the evening, are you interested in parting?"

Li Guolou shook his head and said: "I'm sorry Prince Gong, I haven't gone home yet, I'm not Dayu, everyone in my family is looking forward to me going back, I'm still talking about business, this time Margaret case has a profound lesson for our country, there is a deep lesson with the British, that is, poor communication with the British, causing unnecessary disputes, Wei Tuoma translator is dead, people will have feelings together, Wei Tuoma has long lost the reason of the diplomat, just want to announce personal vendettas, and will not look at the question calmly, sit down and you have also tasted Wei Tuma, Hu Tuoma is very entangled, I can say that if Wei Tuma is more powerful, we would have started a war with the British, the so-called British friend Wei Tuoma is actually the bane of this disaster, he hated to kill the governor of Yunnan, Cen Yuying, and Yunnan officials, he will avenge Ma Jia aloneChanging the fate of a country for a small thing abounds in history"

Li Hongzhang brushed his beard and said: "Well, you have a point, Wei Tuoma ostensibly considers himself a friend of the Qing Dynasty, but secretly wants to see the resurgence of our country's beacon smoke, this person is despicable and shameless, and I still treat him as a friend, and I almost recognize people unladylike, see how I can repair him in the future."

Prince Gong said: "Lord Fu Xiang first put aside personal grievances, this time Wei Tuoma has won so many benefits for the British, for the time being, we still have to deal with this person, it is a blessing to suffer."

Li Guolou flicked his chest, feeling tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, it seemed that the people had long been bloody, and Prince Gong actually said such a thing, and he didn't even dare to say words to boost morale, Prince Gong was a complete traitor, and he was a devil, a six-disciple, and unfortunately recognized the wrong master in his life

Li Guolou pretended to be respectful, took advantage of the situation, and acted in one go, not dragging the mud and water at all, so that people could not see that he was dissatisfied with Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang in his heart, and said respectfully: "Prince Gong is right, we have to be patient with Wei Tuoma for the time being, but there is one thing that must be done when I don't wait, that is, to send a court member to London, England, to establish the first foreign legation of the Great Qing Dynasty, so that the British Parliament can listen to the voice of our Great Qing Kingdom, and not let Wei Tuoma talk to himself and slander our Great Qing Dynasty."

"Oh, this way, this king has thought about it a long time ago, but ······" Prince Gong looked at Li Hongzhang embarrassed to speak, people are poor and short-sighted, the Qing Dynasty's financial revenue is stretched, and the various ministries have not been able to allocate the full amount to the embassies stationed abroad, and the cost is huge

Li Hongzhang listened to the joy and said without hesitation: "Okay, this idea is good, Li Guolou is really my family's steam train and I want to go together, and I have already thought about it, that is, Mr. Guo Songtao Yangzhi is tireless and has a great understanding of the West, and he is the first minister of the Qing Dynasty, which is in line with the world, and the cost of laying railroad tracks is up to you."

Li Guolou was still unwilling to reply: "Master Fu handed over 3,548,000 taels of silver in the first year of his dismissal, you are too picky, forget what you said at the beginning."

"Li Guolou, you are talking nonsense, the 500,000 taels of silver were taken by Ding Xiaogui, what does it have to do with me, my existing difficulties, let me go through the three-year development period, don't spend you a copper plate," Li Hongzhang stretched out three fingers, as if he had made a loss-making deal, in fact, Li Hongzhang was rich and rich, and he was one of the big officials and businessmen in the Qing Dynasty, but the silver was used to build factories and revitalize the national industry, and he was the first to spend money, and the strategy of dealing with Li Guolou in foreign embassies was to squeeze the benefits of the policy, and Li Guolou would see the return

Prince Gong smiled and said: "Guolou, just do it, otherwise the court will be in the water, looking at the moon in the water, I don't know if it will drag on until the year of the monkey, and you will fund the construction of the embassy in the United Kingdom, and it will be beautiful for the ages, and no one will be greedy for your credit."

Li Guolou wanted to laugh with him, but his teeth were sour, not that he couldn't afford to spend this money, but that there were too many places to use money, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang would also make him bleed profusely, and there were six million taels of income on the books, but that was the number on the books, how many people were waiting for dividends, if all the money was gone, he was going bankrupt, and he had already embarked on this road of no return, only by constantly creating wealth to fill those holes, the official and business roads looked brilliant but also full of hardships, just the Tongzhi Emperor and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces had to continue to be filial, and when his career went to a trough, he would jump into the Yongding River

Li Guolou bargained and said: "Prince Gong and Master Fu Xiang let the lower officials contribute to the construction of the Great Qing Dynasty, and the Ministry of Railways is still in the position of Fan Dahui, and the term of office is at least fourteen years, and the Ministry of Railways must know that it will take at least ten years for the railway to recover a huge investment."

Prince Gong said: "Why do you want to let the railway ** Ministry of Engineering be so bad, the Qing government department has become seven non-compliant departments?"

Li Hongzhang was well-informed and said: "Prince Gong, then add another Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and let the government departments of the Qing Dynasty become eight departments, Sheng Huaixuan will be the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the two terms will be the same, and good things will come into pairs, hahahaha."

"Oh, that's a good thing, this king fully supports," Prince Gong thought of his shares, and only officials and businessmen made steady profits and did not lose money, and he had never done a loss-making business

Li Guolou looked at Li Hongzhang proudly, pinched his thighs with hatred, and ignited a flame with jealousy, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications gave such a big piece of fat to Sheng Huaixuan for free, and the post and telecommunications bureau has begun to make money because of his cheap mouth, and the post and telecommunications bureau has begun to make money with small operating investment, and the post and telecommunications bureau is far easier to manage than him, the Ministry of Railways, and the large investment and large expenditure are very likely to be lost

Prince Gong took a few sips of tea and said with a smile: "Guolou, as soon as you come back, you will bring us a spring breeze, this king has not been so comfortable for a long time, when do you have time, we will talk again"

Prince Gong actually asked Li Guolou to make an appointment at the time, the meaning of which was self-evident, Li Guolou couldn't help touching his nose and said in a deep voice: "Prince Gong is probably very busy in the past two days, and after waiting for two times, I will come to the Prime Minister's Yamen to eat braised pork, and when I Dong Zhiyuan eats batter, I think about whether the braised pork here can bring some pork back to the lower officials, and if I am not greedy, I will have ten little fragrant pigs."

Prince Gong waved his hand generously and said, "I'm going to open the back door for you, and I'll send someone to send you tomorrow, do you want to live or die?"

"Of course it's live, I still want to eat pig's head meat," Li Guolou grinned, and Halazi couldn't help but flow down from the corners of his mouth, for him, the little fragrant pig pork is more beautiful than the family, which makes him salivate

Li Hongzhang is a gluttonous gourmet, he was aroused by Li Guolou's appetite, and he was not afraid of losing face, and said: "Prince Gong, you can't be favoritism, and the officials here will also send ten little fragrant pigs, I want to entertain Sheng Huaixuan and others in the house, and there is a lack of a meat dish."

Prince Gong is rich enough to arrive in the country, where is a few pigs, everyone has a good relationship, so he will open his mouth to ask, Prince Gong is very happy, agreed, and promised to send royal special food to Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou's home during the Spring Festival, and said goodbye to the Westerners in laughter, and sent several members to leave the Prime Minister's Yamen

Li Guolou didn't dare to ride a horse this time, and borrowed a carriage from Prince Gong to ride back home with Fan Dahui

Fan Dahui's face was radiant, this time the prime minister Yamen showed his face, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang had a good impression of him, Li Guolou fought for him for a three-grade official hat, the Qing Dynasty assessed the merits of officials once every two years, and the Ministry of Railways was still a first-class Ministry of Railways, and still thought that he could become a first-class officer, and Fan Dahui couldn't stop laughing with a big mouth, and he couldn't stop saying anything, without the reserve of the prime minister's yamen

Li Guolou missed his family and hated to fly back, and did not put the Ma Jiali case at ease, Li Hongzhang had already done it like this, and in the memorandum of the eight traitorous treaties, it was impossible for him to start a new way to deal with the British, and it was too early to talk about it, so he could only talk about the friendship between the two countries without talking about the national humiliation

"Fan Dahui, don't laugh too early, today I saw how Prince Gong and Master Fu Xiang squeezed me, in the future, I will do the same to you, if you can't complete it, I will apologize, I don't need to discuss the guilt here," Li Guolou thought of the hardships in the future, where was he in the mood to laugh

"Hehe, let me be happy first, a few years to build a railway, a few years to build a steel plant first, that Tanhualang, Wuhan Iron and Steel Plant, do you want me to take a look, I heard that this person is a night owl, several masters under him are tired to death" Fan Dahui is not happy, full of positive energy, not afraid of hard work, want to understand the operation of the steel plant first, and lay the foundation for the Ministry of Railways to prepare

"Well, this person is a capable minister, he likes to do any errand, although he is not on good terms with Fu Xiang, but he is not convinced, and he wants to be strong, but this person has too strong a sense of local sectarianism, and he looks down on the interests of the country, so he repeatedly offends Fu Xiang, you don't get too close to this person, Fu Xiang's eyes are a lot, my family in addition to the secret agent of the Internal Affairs Office belongs to Fu Xiang, and after the secret agent is more than Fu Xiang, you must be strict with yourself in every word and deed, especially the pen, you can't make mistakes, go back to remember all the words of Prince Gong in your head, and then destroy the record, don't leave trouble, I will arrange a good seat for you, first go to Wuhan Iron and Steel Plant to study for a period of time, Wuhan Iron and Steel Plant is a successful steel manufacturing in ChinaEnterprise Zhang Zhidong is indispensable, you can learn a lot from this person, but don't learn from him, night owl ability, everyone has to rest," Li Guolou pulled the corner of the window to peek out of the window, he has long regarded Jingshi as his hometown, a kind of hometown has a sense of intimacy

Fan Dahui followed Li Guolou for so long before he slowly followed Li Guolou's thoughts, Li Guolou put him to the place is to spread the fire to distant places, he is Li Guolou's thought communicator, and he is going to ** undertake the mission entrusted by the country, Fan Dahui jumped out of the carriage, and the four Goshha escorted him into a densely shaded courtyard, this house is Li Guolou's admission to the Jinshi household, part of the welfare house for Li Guolou, and now it has become a beautiful orchid in Fan Dahui's family, kneeling to greet Fan Dahui, full of energy, he picked up the orchid and walked into the inner room

"Xianggong is so anxious," Orchid Ji stared at Fan Dahui with watery green eyes, this is her father-in-law, let her get out of her career of selling jokes, and she can still live a worry-free life of fine clothes and food, but there will be gains and losses, and she can only serve one man in this life