"Also," Guan Zhuofan said slowly, "With Peng Yulin's qualifications and his relationship with the Yangtze River Sailor, no matter how the Yangtze River Sailor is flattened and rounded, Huang Yisheng and below, he doesn't dare to say a 'no' word - he will probably go to Zeng Guofan to complain, but since this messenger is Peng Yulin, Zeng Guofan must not be able to say anything, even if he is sarcastic, Peng Yulin will not listen to it-Peng Yulin has impeached Zeng Guoquan, more than once!" ”

Cixi thought for a moment and said, "Ah, there is such a thing—I remembered. ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "For Peng Yulin to repeatedly embarrass his ninth brother, Zeng Guofan is still very unhappy, two old friends, they quarreled in the letter, and since then they have been separated - the queen mother, Peng Yulin is the minister of state, not anyone's private person, if he has something to protect, it is also the interests of the entire 'Hunan family', not the interests of someone or a surname." ”

After a pause, he said: "Peng Yulin will never tolerate 'a grain of mouse feces, a pot of porridge'." ”

Cixi nodded and said, "That's the truth. ”

"Rectify the Yangtze River Naval Division," Guan Zhuofan said, "the person in charge of the matter, the first must be the 'Hunan Department' boss, otherwise, the 'Hunan Department' will not be satisfied; however, the words 'Hunan Department Boss' alone are not enough - if their qualifications and achievements are all from the land, and they have never brought a water master, the water division will still not be convinced!" ”

After a pause, he continued: "In this way, the Queen Mother, please think about it, can you be a second person besides Peng Yulin to do this errand?" - Unless it's Zeng Guofan who does it himself! However, the Queen Mother also knows, where is Zeng Guofan willing to do this job? If you force him to do it, it will inevitably be done without pain, itching, soup or water. ”

"That's true."

"There is another benefit," Guan Zhuofan smiled ambiguously, "With Peng Yulin presiding over the rectification of the Yangtze River Water Division, even if it is urgent, the 'Hunan family' has no choice but to complain to each other, and the temper will not come out of the imperial court." ”

This is a very important point.

Cixi's eyes flashed, and she glanced at Guan Zhuofan. With an extremely appreciative look on his face, he nodded and said, "Very thoughtful." ”

She groaned for a moment, then said, "But. You just said that if Peng Yulin 'has something to protect, it is also the interests of the entire Hunan system', then——"

"Well," Mr. Kwan said. "Don't worry about it. The minister made an inappropriate analogy: Peng Yulin is a good knife, no matter what his intentions are, his knife is always cut out. Everything is difficult at the beginning, the first knife is cut, the opening is made, the second knife and the third knife are easy - this second knife and the third knife, the minister thinks, there is no need to trouble Peng Yulin anymore. ”

Cixi bowed slightly. Deeply implied.

She pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know if Peng Yulin will accept this errand quickly?" Hong Yang Yiping, he immediately went to Shu Zhishi, the court originally asked him to be the governor of Caoyun, but he was very strong, I and the sixth child, I really couldn't resist him, so I had to give the money back. ”

Speaking of this, Cixi sighed and said, "But. Don't say anything about 'giving money', even raising cheap silver, he didn't take it - he donated it all as military pay! Such a person, if he refuses to 'go out of the mountain'. You don't have any way to do it! ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly and said, "Please ask the Queen Mother to be worried." Peng Yulin is honest and honest, indifferent to his position, and admires him tightly! However, there is still some attention to it. ”

"Oh? Tell me about it. ”

"Although Peng Yulin only has an 'epiphytic' foundation," Guan Zhuofan said. "He entered the military profession again, but in his bones, he is the most authentic literati - he retired after success, was free in the forest, accompanied by plum blossoms for a long time, and fulfilled his wishes!"

However, unlike the kind of scribes who sell their fame and reputation and wait for the price to sell, Peng Yulin is by no means a hypocritical person! If there is something in the country, it is incumbent on him to accept the order in danger, and Peng Yulin will not shirk it! ”

"It's just," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "In Peng Yulin's eyes, this kind of envoy like the governor of Caoyun can only be regarded as 'mediocre remuneration', not 'national affairs' - this 'mediocre remuneration', if you take it, not only has no place to rest, but also hinders him from painting plum blossoms." Therefore, he was not interested. ”

"Also, the minister remembered that Peng Yulin asked for his resignation as the governor of Caoyun, claiming to be 'unaware of Caoyun', and saying that he was 'impatient and foolish', and it was difficult to get along with all parties, and so on. Although these are his humble words, Peng Yulin is not interested in civil affairs, and he was born with a temper of Geng Jie's lonely shore, but it is a fact - this is where Peng Yulin is smart, knowing that he is short and long, and he is not willing to give up his strengths and weaknesses. ”

Cixi looked at the lover with appreciation: "Your knowledge is deeper than that of the sixth child." ”

Guan Zhuofan also didn't know, "the sixth child", what did "the original" think of Peng Yulin's resignation from the governor of Caoyun?

He smiled and said, "Don't dare to be a minister." The rectification of the Yangtze River water division is not only 'the country's matter', and Peng can't do it, and the water master is the messenger he is most familiar with and the best at, the queen mother thinks about it, how can this Peng someone not want to go out of the mountain? ”

Cixi nodded and said, "I think of one thing—I'm afraid, Peng Yulin is really what you said." ”

"In the eleventh year of Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan, as the governor of Liangjiang and the co-organizer of the university, was ordered to supervise the military affairs of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, and recommended Peng Yulin as the governor of Anhui - at that time, Zeng Guofan's 'recommendation' was almost equivalent to 'appointment', and the imperial court was naturally approved. However, what he didn't expect was that Peng Yulin quit. ”

"I remember that Peng Yulin said that he was 'accustomed to the military camp and neglected civil affairs', and asked the court not to 'abandon the long and use the short'. At the beginning, the court thought he was fake and modest, who knew that he had been sparse three times in a row, his tone became more and more resolute, and he refused to go to the governor of Anhui. ”

"In retrospect," Cixi frowned slightly, "Peng Yulin did this, and at that time, Zeng Guofan didn't seem very happy. ”

"Queen Mother...... Shengming. ”

"It's you who know so much."

"The queen mother's award, the ministers are afraid."

"Alright, don't be polite to me."

After a pause, he said, "You say, do you want to ask Peng Yulin to come to Beijing to see His Majesty?" ”

"I think that it is enough to add the title of 'Qin Cha' to Peng Yulin, 'Brief Reading of the Water Master, Zhou Li Inspection'." Asking him to travel a long distance to see His Majesty in Beijing for this matter, and to go around in a big circle in vain, which is time-consuming and laborious, is actually unnecessary. ”

"But," said Cixi muttered, "I always felt that it would be better for you to meet him—there are some things that you would be more comfortable to explain in person and clearly." ”

"Yes. So—just call him to Shanghai. When the minister accompanied the 'American delegation to China' to Shanghai, I had a good talk with him. ”

After a pause, he said: "Peng Yulin now lives in Hengyang, where he is from. From Hengyang floating boat Xiangshui, north to Dongting Lake, Yueyang into the Yangtze River, a waterway, and finally to Shanghai. Along the way, you can first survey the Yangtze River sailors along the way, secretly survey, and when you arrive in Shanghai, you will talk to him about it, set the rules for the advance and stop, and then start from Shanghai, turn around and go west, and rectify all the way to the past. ”

"Good!" Cixi's face was overjoyed, "It's very appropriate!" Moreover, there is no need to walk the road at all! Well, you are very familiar with this Yangtze River Yuli! ”

"Uh, Empress Dowager Xie's award. Because of the matter of the Yangtze River Water Division, the minister can't help but spend a little more thought on this. ”

After a major event was decided, Cixi's mood was very relaxed, she remembered an interesting thing, and said: "You just said that Peng Yulin 'painted plum blossoms' or something, I faintly heard that Peng Yulin painted plum blossoms, it seems to be ...... What is involved with a woman? Is this true? ”

Guan Zhuofan's eyes jumped, and he said: "Back to the Queen Mother, it's true!" ”

"This woman is the adopted daughter of Peng Yulin's grandfather, and her name is Zhubin. However, everyone called her 'Aunt Mei'. This, whether she originally had this nickname, or because of the public case of 'Painting Plum Blossoms', it is impossible to test - naturally no one dared to ask Peng Yulin for verification. ”

"When Peng Yulin was young, he was raised in his grandfather's house. Aunt Mei and Peng Yulin, named aunts and nephews, are actually of the same age. Childhood sweethearts, ears grinding sideburns, after a long time, feelings are secretly born, and there is about a promise that non-Qing will not marry, and non-monarch will not marry. ”

"However, how could Mother Peng, Mrs. Peng, be willing to marry her sister, although she is a righteous sister, to her son? Isn't that incomprehensible? In the end, he beat the mandarin duck and promised Aunt Mei to the family surnamed Yao; He also made decisions for Peng Yulin and married the young lady of the Zou family. ”

Four years later, Aunt Mei unfortunately died in childbirth. Peng Yulin heard the bad news at first glance, his body and mind were broken, and he cried and swore that in this life, he would draw 100,000 plum blossoms to pray for the dead. ”

Since then, Peng Yulin has never stopped painting plums, and has never stopped painting horses, bullets and bullets, and haunting waves. Every time he paints a picture, he will write two chapters, one is 'sad people don't have arms', and the other is 'a lifelong confidant is a plum blossom'. ”

Cixi was already stupid when she heard it, and thought to herself: The talented and beautiful women and heroes and beauties who sing the lyrics of the drum are not as sad and heart-wrenching as Peng Yulin and Aunt Mei!

She glanced deeply at the man in front of her, and in her mind, a thought that Guan Zhuofan could never think of anymore: If you treat me, can you treat Aunt Mei like Peng Yulin?

*(To be continued.) )xh118R1052