When Tan Sitong and Liang Qichao were chatting hotly, they didn't want a stranger to break in, and when they saw Zhang Yi saluting, the two of them didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the salute: "Don't dare, don't dare, what do you call this gentleman?" ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "In Xia Zhang Yi, he has been civilized to the two gentlemen for a long time, and he doesn't want to meet in this tea shop, it's really a blessing, a blessing." ”

"Zhang Yi?" Tan Sitong and Liang Qichao were a little puzzled at first, and their faces changed suddenly, and Tan Sitong asked urgently: "Your Excellency is Zhang Jianzhi, who returned from North Korea to recruit soldiers, Lord Zhang?" ”

Zhang Yi smiled and replied, "I don't want Mr. Tan to know that he is also a cheap name, fortunately, fortunately." ”

Tan Sitong and Liang Qichao were shocked, forcibly suppressed the shock in their hearts, hurriedly bowed to the ground, and said hurriedly: "I don't want to wait for the end of the school to be able to meet adults again, it's really a blessing for three lives, adults are above, please accept Heitong (Qichao)'s worship." ”

Zhang Yi hurriedly helped each other with his hand, and said: "Two gentlemen, what is this Zhang Yi, don't dare to do this!" ”

Tan Sitong said: "I have heard about the prestige of the adults on the Korean battlefield for a long time, and it is really like thunder, I didn't expect the adults to be so young, it is really rude in a hurry, dare to ask the adults how to come here in their leisure?" ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Brother Fusheng, the day before the next day only arrived in Beijing from North Korea, yesterday in the court after seeing the holy car, the emperor and Lafayette grace, ordered to stay in Beijing for three days, survey the scenery, today there is nothing to do, look around, I don't want to be such a coincidence, to be able to meet two gentlemen here, in the next morning to the two gentlemen's talent has been known for a long time, only to hate not to meet, today is fortunate to meet, it is really providence." ”

Liang Qichao hurriedly said: "My lord, you are polite. The two of us are also meeting for the first time today, and they don't know the depths of the right talents, and they talk about national politics in vain, which really makes adults laugh. ”

Zhang Yi smiled and said: "The two gentlemen should not be polite, in the next year, the teeth are younger than the two, the two can call their names directly, always commensurate with adults, it seems to be a raw point, and the right people are talking about the government and politics in the outside, throughout the past and the present, and the insightful views are really eye-opening, and they have to ask the two more for benefit in the next." ”

Tan Sitong hurriedly said: "My lord, Mr., how dare the two of us, your prestige hangs in the sea, if you are known by your peers, we will despise the adults, wouldn't it be to let the classmates blame." ”

Zhang Yi was happy and replied: "That's it, our age is not far apart, it is the same generation, we meet today, and we are even more fateful, we are commensurate with brothers, how, resurrection brother, Zhuo Ru brother?" ”

Tan Sitong and Liang Qi were overjoyed, this person in front of him can be said to be the hottest figure in the Qing Dynasty, once it is because of brotherhood, it is really unwanted. The two said in unison: "In this way, that heir (Qichao) will be presumptuous, Jianzhi is still invited to take a seat, you have returned from North Korea, and we are about to ask your good students for advice." ”

When Zhang Yi heard this, he hurriedly pushed and sat down at the wine table.

Zhang Yi asked: "Two, I listened to your views on changing the law in the next place, and it is really quite in line with the thoughts of the next one, and I also ask you to teach me about the change of the law." ”

Tan Sitong smiled and said: "Jianzhi, let you laugh, the two of us are just talking on paper, now the two of us have no fame, empty ambitions, nowhere to show, now Jianzhi is the second-grade official, the future is unlimited, I am struggling in the Qing Dynasty, and the matter of changing the law still depends on Xiang Jianzhi, a person like you who is famous in the DPRK can promote it." ”

Liang Qichao also said on the side: "Jianzhi, there are no outsiders here, the two of us have been fascinated by the virtuous brother for a long time, and now this change of law is about to ask you for benefits, turn back, I see the teacher, and I should return to the teacher, otherwise, if I enter Baoshan and return empty-handed, the teacher will definitely admonish me." ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "In that case, the younger brother is presumptuous in front of the two brothers." The younger brother thinks that the key to a strong country lies in strengthening the army, and the strengthening of the army only lies in the development of science and technology, and the development of science and technology only lies in the reform of education, and now, the education of the Qing Dynasty is no longer suitable for the current trend of world development. China's education is based on the imperial examination, reading the Five Classics, knowing the four books, but as everyone knows, the reason why the Western powers are strong and invincible is precisely because of science and technology, engineering, firearms, machinery and other subjects, and serving literature and politics is only one of them. Without the rise of the above-mentioned disciplines, the economic development of the Western powers would not be so rapid, and the military would not be so powerful, so what we want to change is education. However, education involves the foundation of a country, and it is impossible to carry out a fundamental reform of education without changing the current system. ”

Tan Sitong frowned and said, "Jianzhi, what you said, I'm a little ignorant, how to do it first?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "First of all, the most important thing is to strengthen the army, without a strong military force, the great powers can come to invade us at any time, and while we change the law and reform the system, we must ensure that we have a strong military force that can prevent us from aggression and ensure that we have a period of peace for 20 years." In this way, we will have the energy to promote the reform of the law and reform the people's livelihood, which is the guarantee of the country's prosperity. Second, we need to reform the current state system, England and Germany are constitutional monarchies, France and the United States are democratic republics, all have merits, the main thing is that our system is backward, and all the ideas of a strong country without changing the law are in vain. ”

Liang Qichao asked: "Jianzhi, my teacher Kang Nanhai thinks that my Qing Dynasty should learn more from Russia and Japan, both countries were originally backward countries, since the reform of the law, they have become stronger and stronger, and there are many things to learn from, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Yi laughed and said, "Brother Zhuoru, do you know what the younger brother did before Congrong?" ”

Liang Qichao frowned and said, "This, the little brother really doesn't know. ”

Zhang Yi continued: "When I was ten years old, I was taken by my teacher to travel around the world, from Japan to Russia to Germany to France to England, and finally arrived in the United States. The strength of the West lies first in the economy, then in science and technology, and again in the system, and its rise does not lie in the leaders of the country, but in the people's livelihood. Because the stakes are high, you can make money. On the other hand, in the Qing Dynasty, do the people want to make money, think, want to open factories and mines, think, do they have minerals, China has a lot of land, some are minerals, why are there not many mines, the imperial court does not allow it, this is the backwardness of the system, we don't think about how the people get rich, we don't think about the economic development, but always think about collecting taxes from the people, how can we be strong? ”