Listening to Wu Tingfang's words, Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, the respect of the two people for Li Hongzhang was from the heart, although Zhang Yi came through, but he had always been appreciative of Li Hongzhang in his previous life, and with his ability, he kept the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, which is a world-class achievement!

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Li Zhongtang, it is worthy of Wen Zhenggong's entry into the room, this loyalty has nothing to say." [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]”

Wu Tingfang sighed: "Now Lord Zhongtang's body is not as good as day by day, after all, he is already over seventy years old. When he really died, the Qing Dynasty would have no basis to rely on, and at that time, we were a little confused about where we should go. “

Zhang Yi replied: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, Lord Wenjue is talented, and he is the best in the world, are you afraid that there is no place for it?" ”

Wu Tingfang smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Zhongtang, I once said to us people, Xingsun, Youqiao, Guanting, and me and Brother Fucheng, he said that the person who will carry the flag of the Beiyang family in the future must be Zhang Jianzhi, after he dies, all of us will be under your command, General Jianzhi, when the time comes, you don't want to be old and incompetent now." ”

Zhang Yi was stunned, he really didn't expect Li Hongzhang to have such high hopes for him, and he completely entrusted the entire Beiyang to his hands, he still wanted to have a good chat with Wu Tingfang today to see if he could use it for himself in the future, after all, there are very few people under him who understand diplomacy, there is only one Tang Shaoyi, and he can't use people to death, right?

Unexpectedly, Wu Tingfang and others had already been instructed by Li Hongzhang to be included in their own names in the future, and it seemed that they still looked down on Li Hongzhang before.

Zhang Yi replied: "Lord Wenjue, since Lord Zhongtang has such an entrustment, please rest assured, in the future, if there is anything, only a telegram is needed, Zhang Yi will listen to the orders at any time, but for Beiyang, to be honest, over the years, Lord Zhongtang has been a little negligent in management, if one day I really take over Beiyang, it will also be a drastic innovation to Beiyang, otherwise, Beiyang's prestige will be ruined." ”

Wu Tingfang smiled bitterly: "General Jianzhi, do you think these things, Lord Zhongtang doesn't know, Lord Zhongtang is like watching the fire, but now that Lord Zhongtang is old, and Beiyang lacks enough rising stars, he has no choice but to open one eye and close one eye, if he has a good candidate to replace, who wants to let those old qualifications who have been stunned by fame and fortune stand in their positions and destroy the foundation of Beiyang?" Helpless, helpless......"

Zhang Yi is also bitter in his heart, Li Hongzhang is definitely the first talent of the late Qing Dynasty, even if it is Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, I am afraid that they will have to bow to the wind, but it is a pity that luck is limited, no one can transcend this era, just like letting yourself make an atomic bomb now, that is not something you can achieve with the corresponding theory.

Wu Tingfang continued: "Jianzhi, don't look at you in Fengtian to implement the new policy, make a fortune, if the Beiyang is really handed over to you that day, you will know how difficult it is to manage a Beiyang, the wrestling of all forces, the intrigue of all parties, and the prestige of Lord Zhongtang all feel that the head is big, with your qualifications, I am afraid that it is really difficult to suppress this group of people." ”

Zhang Yi smiled confidently when he heard this, and said: "Lord Wenjue, if Lord Zhongtang can't solve it, I may not be able to solve it, this group of people, first, they can do it if they want to, and if they have nothing to do, I won't force it to stay, and the people I want to stay behind are people with skills and ambitions. Second, I can use them if I can, I can't use them, I have another Beiyang, my own Fengtian has now made some fame, without Beiyang, I can still hold up half of China's sky, or even the whole sky! In my case, I just want positive people, not dead waste! Lord Wenjue, China should have more people like you, who have studied and seen the world, can have hope, do not know how to be flexible, and hold on to the big sword and spear, we can only wait for the death of the country, so I sincerely welcome you to work with me in the future, we must work hard and work hard for the future of the Chinese! We can't let future generations really become slaves of the country! ”

Wu Tingfang nodded again and again, and said: "The so-called hero is a young man, it is true, General Jianzhi is only in his early twenties now, but he has already made such great achievements, and he has excellent knowledge, I am afraid that it is definitely not a thing in the pool, and I will stand in your light in the future, brother." ”

Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Lord Wenjue, what did you say, I borrowed your light, now I am lacking talents who understand diplomacy, now there are more and more foreigners in Fengtian, and our relationship with Germany and the United States is getting closer and closer, there is no one under the account, and the foundation of your own is shallow, if it weren't for the fact that Lord Chuzhongtang gave up his blood and transferred Shaochuan and others to me for use, I don't know what to do now?" So, I can only be cheeky and open my mouth to you, you can recommend me a few more available talents. ”

Wu Tingfang pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said: "General Jianzhi, now that I am in public office, I can't help myself, but I can recommend a few talents in diplomacy to you, one is Liang Cheng, he is also a student in the United States, and Tang Shaoyi and others are classmates, and now he is my staff, his talent is not under me, as long as you have more experience, you are definitely a one-man cadre; The other is Zhang Yintang, although this person has no experience in foreign countries, but he has also experienced many years in the American Legation, and he is quite strategic, and can give you advice; These two people are my right-hand men, if it weren't for you, I would definitely not hand them over lightly, without them, I have to do a lot of things myself. ”

Zhang Yi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Haha, Lord Wenjue, I thank you so much, you don't have to worry, after a while, I will take two more assistants for you to come over, and I will help you." ”

Wu Tingfang helplessly pointed at Zhang Yi and smiled: "You, you, poach my two pillars, and you are not reconciled, you even have to send someone to follow me and let me be a free teacher, you, Jianzhi, you play a good and quiet wishful thinking, hehe......" Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Of course, not only do I want you to be a free teacher, but I also want you to pay them a salary...... The two laughed heartily, as a handsome man in the evening Qing, Wu Tingfang naturally knew the importance of connections, Li Hongzhang raised his face, Tell them that Zhang Yi's future is limitless, if he doesn't know how to grasp such a good opportunity, where is he qualified to become Li Hongzhang's main staff?