Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, thought for a long time before he spoke: "The future is terrifying!" The afterlife is terrifying! You remind me of Zuo Zongtang back then, when Zuo Donkey was only a little bit old, but when it comes to insight, you are still better than him, after all, you are just a teenager now. Then he looked at Rong Hong and asked, "Then Chunfu, do you also want to participate in this polytechnic university?" ”

"Exactly, my lord, my junior wants to hire me as the president of this polytechnic university, Rong Hong is not talented, but he has a deep affection for this Western-style education, and I hope that the adults can fulfill it."

"Okay, okay, this little brother Liang is really extraordinary, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is such a person who graduated from Western University, and he was actually found, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, how can someone I refuse to allow it, yes, you don't have to quit the errand of the Jiangnan Bureau, just take care of it when you have time" Zeng Guofan agreed with a smile.

"Lord Xie" Rong Hong is very grateful to the Governor, no need to resign means that this official hat is still there, there is a five-grade official hat in the Qing Dynasty, it is more convenient to do anything, and idle people do not dare to come to find trouble, not to mention that they can receive a salary of more than two hundred taels of silver every month. He was naturally loyal to Zeng Guofan, but he still didn't dare to praise him: "My lord praised falsely, when we went to study in the United States, we had a total of three people, one of them Huang Sheng returned to Guangdong a year later due to water and soil adaptation, I later completed my studies at Yale University in the United States, and a younger brother Huang Kuan went to the University of England and Edinburgh to study medicine, studied hard for seven years, obtained a doctorate in medicine, two grades higher than me, and has now returned to Guangzhou to practice medicine and apprenticeship, foreigners call it the best surgeon east of the Cape of Good Hope, but, Now Huang Kuan has also been hired by Liang Xuedi to serve as the dean of Guangzhou Medical College."

"Oh" and "hiss", the Governor and his staff each made a voice, one surprised that there was actually a graduate of the University of the West, and the other was amazed that this doctor from the University of Edinburgh had also been recruited by this young man.

Zeng Guofan and Zhao Liewen glanced at each other again, both of them were quite touched in their hearts, but they didn't speak.

However, Zhao Liewen, who knows a lot about the governor, already knows that Zeng Guofan has a heart of love for talents, but as a party to the territory, it is naturally inconvenient to put down the shelf and speak, otherwise it will be a loss of face (and face), at this time, it is time for him as a staff member to speak: "This little brother Liang is young and promising, I Zhao Liewen deeply admired, I don't know if little brother Liang still has a table?" ”

Only then did Young Master Liang know that the person next to him was the famous Zhao Liewen, who was knowledgeable, proficient in military affairs, economics, and had a deep knowledge of medicine, ease of learning, and Buddhism.

"Since Brother Liang is so talented, but he doesn't have a word, it's better to let the Governor take one for you."

The so-called table characters of the ancients are not just simple words, but also represent a teacher-student relationship. When a man is older, only the elders of the family or the teacher can take a table for him. Young Master Liang didn't know the exquisiteness here, thinking that he was here to ask for someone today, so he had to lower his figure, it was rare for people to be so polite, if he wanted to take a table for him, how could he refuse, if he didn't like it, he wouldn't use it in the future: "Of course Sihan is willing, the Governor is willing to take the word for the next, and he can't ask for it" Anyway, he has also studied ancient Chinese, and this text is just right for use at the moment.

"Good, good, good, it's really a piece of jade that can be passed at one point, Liewen congratulates the adults on the good harvest, congratulations" Zhao Liewen congratulated Zeng Guofan.

Governor Zeng smiled when he heard this, closed his eyes and seemed to be thinking about what kind of words to give Liang Sihan.

But our Young Master Liang was stunned, he then understood, it turned out that there was such a rule, he was not prepared at all, he looked at Rong Hong, and said in his heart that you, the senior, didn't remind me, and almost made a foreign appearance, but Rong Hong also congratulated him like Zhao Liewen, which made him even more overwhelmed.

At this time, Governor Zeng, who had thought about it, opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Just take the word Zhenxi, what do you think?" After speaking, he looked at Zhao Liewen, because he felt that among these people, only Zhao Liewen's knowledge in this area could be compared with him, Rong Hong was a fake foreign devil with two knives, as for Liang Sihan himself, with his current knowledge and status, I will give you a table that your ancestral tomb is smoking, which turn is up to you to pick and choose.

"Good words, good words, although plain, but this majestic atmosphere is out of the ordinary, just in line with the name of Senior Brother Liang, it seems that the teacher's expectations for Senior Brother Liang are quite high, this Zhenxi is the meaning of holding the West, if you take Zhenyang, it will be too straightforward and tasteless, Senior Brother Liang, you understand the teacher's expectations for you, Senior Brother Liang, Liang ······"

Young Master Liang, who was still in a state of confusion, finally came to his senses, he had just figured it out, he didn't suffer a loss by worshipping Zeng Guofan as a teacher, this Qing Dynasty doesn't know how many people are looking forward to this kind of good thing, he didn't expect Zeng Guofan to see him for the first time, he would actually be so blue-eyed to him, he didn't understand it for a while, and now he reacted, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zeng Guofan as he did when he worshiped the two martial arts masters as teachers: "The students meet the teacher, thank the teacher for giving words, and the students have encouraged themselves every day to live up to the teachings and expectations of the teacher."

Young Master Liang, who came to his senses, behaved very appropriately, and saw Governor Zeng nodding with a smile, and the two next to him also praised and congratulated each other, a happy scene.

Zeng Guofan immediately ordered someone to prepare a banquet, and asked his two sons Zeng Jize and Zeng Jihong to go home. Since the Changmao Rebellion was put down in 1864, he finally deserved his name as the governor of Liangjiang, so his family also moved from his hometown in Hunan to live in Jiangning, of course, he did not know that more than two months later, the imperial court would order him to be the governor of Zhili.

At noon on the same day, the backyard of the Liangjiang Governor's Office was full of laughter, and the voices were boiling, Zeng Guofan's close subordinate staff and two sons all participated in the wedding banquet, and everyone had a lot of confusion about the Governor's rash acceptance of a teenager as a student, among which there were naturally envy, jealousy and hatred, how did this great good thing fall on a child born in a merchant family, of course, they all knew that Zeng Guofan was not an ordinary person, let alone a reckless person, this young man must have his superiority, otherwise it would be difficult for the governor to favor him.

Zeng Guofan's two sons, Zeng Jize and Zeng Jihong, of course, understand their father's personality, sincerely congratulate their father on accepting his beloved apprentices, and also care for Young Master Liang.

Young Master Liang, who was hit on the head by a pie falling from the sky, could still hold back the dizziness, and saluted the two young masters of the Zeng family with a smile: "Sihan has thanked the two senior brothers for their care, the younger brother is young and knowledgeable, and I hope that the two senior brothers will criticize and take care of the shortcomings, and I will need more support from the two senior brothers in the future."

Seeing that this little junior brother was quite polite in his speech and demeanor, the Zeng brothers were satisfied, Zeng Jize opened his mouth and said: "Brother Zhenxi don't have to be polite, you are so young, but you want to create."

To run the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, our two brothers sighed to themselves, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you will say a word, and the foolish brother can help you to do it. ”

Young Master Liang really got on the road when he heard it, this Zeng Ji Ze later described him as a warm-hearted person, open-minded, open-minded, and a rare enlightened figure at that time, and his later diplomatic work was also remarkable, such a character is worth intersecting. I don't know much about Zeng Jihong, who is only 20 years old this year. He immediately thanked him: "Big brother is very loving, Sihan understands it, if there is any difficulty, I will definitely not be polite to my eldest brother, but when the time comes, don't think I'm annoying." ”

Zeng Jize laughed and said: "You little brother is interesting, I want to see what annoying you have."

Rong Hong, who had been joining in the fun next to him, said with a smile: "Eldest son, don't promise to be happy, you will be busy when the time comes, Huang Kuan and I are now under the command of this junior, but we are both happy in our hearts, happy, oh, by the way, today while the Governor is happy, I should mention to him the matter of the American child", Rong Hong, who was talking to himself, ignored the puzzled gaze next to him, and walked towards the position of Zeng Guofan by himself.