"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?" Qin Rigang was a little enlightened.

Feng Yunshan ignored him, but muttered to himself: "Qin Rigang, do you know, back then, in this Golden Dragon Palace, I met the Heavenly King for the last time, I thought that there would be reconciliation, and I also thought about saving his life, imprisoning him in Shengjing or sending him to live on a small island overseas, which can be regarded as a love for some incense." Unexpectedly, even at this time, the crazy Hong Xiuquan actually tried to up to death in this Golden Dragon Hall with explosives, and in order to up, he tried his best to kill himself, and he wanted to die with me.

Since then, I have warned myself not to give any more chance to those who betrayed me and murdered me! Among them, you are included! ”

"Feng Yunshan, as the emperor of the Ninety-Five, you actually teased me?" Qin Rigang was angry. He figured out one thing, that is, Feng Yunshan didn't think about bypassing him at all, and summoning him wasn't about old feelings at all, perhaps, this damn person was just just to see himself laughing, just to tease himself.

"Qin Rigang, I didn't expect you to be so spineless now, if you keep scolding me, or die of hunger strike, I admire you for being a man like when you were in the mountains of Guangxi before. But now, you're like a dehaired leper dog, disgusting! ”

After speaking, Feng Yunshan shouted at Fan Ruzeng, who was avoiding suspicion outside the door, Fan Ruzeng immediately led several guards to rush in, Feng Yunshan waved his hand and said: "Spread my will, pull Qin Rigang out of this fang, take him to the prison, and tomorrow I will parade in the main street of the holy capital for two days, and behead him in public at noon on the third day in the Xinjiekou vegetable market!" The crime is to turn his back on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Chinese Empire to serve the foreigners!

Forget it, it can be regarded as some contribution to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at the beginning, and then quietly collect it and bury it. ”

After speaking, Feng Yunshan ignored Qin Rigang's crazy and vicious abuse behind him, and strode out of the Golden Dragon Palace.

..........

Li Hongzhang followed a palace guard to the imperial garden.

As the guards left, Li Hongzhang slowly came back to his senses and began to look at the surrounding scenery.

The day before yesterday, he received a secret telegram from the secret service department, asking him to rush to Shengjing immediately, although he didn't know what the situation was, he was a little confused and even a little apprehensive, after all, since he took office as the governor of Jiangsu, he has carried out large-scale reforms, rectified the rule of officials, vigorously developed industry, mining and commerce, and requisitioned land with the people, which made many squires extremely dissatisfied, and he even wondered if someone had complained to him in the capital. But he still obeyed the instructions and came to Shengjing from Suzhou early yesterday morning.

Because it was a secret telegram and it was conveyed by the secret service department, Li Hongzhang knew that this matter was a bit secret, and he did not bring any entourage, but quietly came to Shengjing with his third brother Li Yunzhang and a domestic servant, and when they arrived at the Shengjing Railway Station, the three of them were immediately picked up by several spies dressed as vendors, and arranged for Li Yunzhang and the servants to wait in the hotel, while Li Hongzhang was directly taken into a boarding house in the imperial city to stay.

After waiting for a day, it was not until the next morning that Fan Ruzeng, the director of the Secret Service Department, came forward and told him the intention of summoning him to the capital: The emperor wants to summon him!

Li Hongzhang changed from a little apprehension to ecstasy. It must not be a bad thing for the emperor to summon him. If it is a bad thing, it will not be long before you directly let the Secret Service Department or the Ministry of Supervision take you down, and it is impossible for the emperor to summon him personally.

Li Hongzhang was a little excited! After studying for more than ten years, don't you just want to sell your talents to the emperor's family? As early as when he was editing at the Hanlin Academy, he had an in-depth study of the application of the scriptures, fantasizing that one day he would be able to put his knowledge to use. Later, he entered the Manchu officialdom after winning the Jinshi, and encountered the Taiping rebellion, and was about to do something, but he was defeated by the Taiping Holy Kingdom, which rose strongly in the south, and even overthrew the entire Manchu court to which he was ready to be allegiated.

Unexpectedly, after the Taiping Holy Kingdom became the Chinese Empire and unified the entire Central Plains, regardless of previous suspicions and recruiting talents, he also took the opportunity to return to obedience, and re-participated in the imperial examination of the Chinese Empire, becoming the Tanhualang of that period, and was favored by the emperor in one fell swoop and appointed as the governor of Jiangsu. It made him extremely excited, and in fact, it did show his strength.

But then, it was as if the emperor had forgotten him. He worked hard for several years as an official in Suzhou and managed Jiangsu in an orderly manner. But even so, he didn't complain. After all, he is only forty, and being the governor of any province is already young and promising. In the original Manchu Qing Dynasty, how many people could reach the position of governor at the age of forty? What's more, as far as he knows, the development of other provinces, such as neighboring Zhejiang, Guangdong in the south, and Huguang in the interior, is developing very well. And the development of Jiangsu where he is located, although he has his credit, but he knows that more is actually because of the geographical relationship, not only the rich Suzhou Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, but also the profound Yangzhou Mansion, Huai'an Mansion and Zhenjiang Mansion, etc., now the most outstanding, but still has the capital of Jiangning Mansion and Shanghai City Songjiang Mansion!

Not to mention anything else, but the customs duties of a Shanghai city in Songjiang Prefecture exceed the total tax revenue of Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces in one year. This makes it impossible for Jiangsu not to develop greatly.

Now, the emperor is going to summon him in person, why is it, although Li Hongzhang has a faint guess, whether His Majesty will reuse himself, but he still doesn't dare to think about it, but the surging tide in his heart is difficult to calm down.

"Lord Li, Your Majesty has arrived!" Several palace guards came over and reminded them carefully, and then stood on both sides of the road in the Imperial Garden and began to stand on guard.

Li Hongzhang looked up, and at the oval arch of the garden, Fan Ruzeng accompanied a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, who was Feng Yunshan, the emperor of the Chinese Empire.

Li Hongzhang didn't dare to look at it, hurriedly trotted, stepped forward and fell to the ground, shouting: "Weichen Li Hongzhang greets Your Majesty, may my emperor live long live, long live, long live!" ”

Feng Yunshan stepped forward, helped Li Hongzhang up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Li Aiqing, please get up quickly!" Summoning Aiqing here today, I was in a hurry. In the post of governor of Jiangsu, Aiqing worked hard and complained about it, and governed Jiangsu to a bumper harvest year after year, transactions increased greatly, and the people's lives were prosperous, these are the merits of Aiqing and the majority of Jiangsu officials! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Jiangsu's development is not just a big platform for following the development of the empire. What's more, with the foundation and shelf that His Majesty has already formulated in the early stage, Wechen is just developing in the old way, and he is a little ashamed to receive credit in vain! Li Hongzhang said humbly.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be too humble, I see Aiqing's talent and ability. I called you here today because I have something important to ask! Feng Yunshan was kind and pleasant.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your favor! Your Majesty has something to do and directly order, and Weichen will definitely do his best to do his best. ”

"In that case, I also have complicated affairs, so I'll talk about it for a long time!" Feng Yunshan sat on the pavilion, motioned for Li Hongzhang to sit next to him, looked like a gentleman and a minister, and said, "Aiqing has done a good job as the governor of Jiangsu!" I want to transfer you to the court and join the cabinet to assist me in governing the government. ”

The emperor's words made Li Hongzhang's mouth so shocked that he forgot what to answer.