The train ran through the field like a long dragon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 In a private room on the info train, Yan Jiakang lightly introduced the experience of meeting Yuan Shikai, and his expression seemed to be very calm. "Congratulations, sir!" Hu Boyong smiled. "What's the joy of?" "My lord, Yuan Shikai kept you because he wanted to peek into whether you were ambitious. Attending family dinners and giving you advice on business has become a confidant. In the future, once Yuan Shikai comes out of the mountain, the adults will soar. "If Yuan Shikai is depressed from now on?" Yan Jiayasu asked.

"My lord, even if Yuan Shikai can't go out of the mountain, his henchmen and cronies will help you, don't worry, this time Yuan Shikai loves the adult so much, the old man didn't expect it. By the way, I heard in Anyang City that the governor of Shandong has changed again, and Yuan Shikai didn't mention it? "No, who is the new governor?" Yan Jiayasu asked knowingly.

"Sun Baoqi! Yuan Shikai didn't mention this person, which means that this person is not a big threat to you. As far as I know, Sun Baoqi once walked under Li Hongzhang and belonged to the Beiyang system. ”

"Could it be that Sun Baoqi has an unusual relationship with Yuan Shikai?" Yan Jiakang was surprised, and the relationship between them in "memory" seemed to be bad. "The relationship between Sun Baoqi and Yuan Shikai is worse than Yang Shixiang, to put it bluntly, Sun Baoqi is orthodox and looks down on Yuan Shikai." "Mr. Hu, in that case, why do you say that this person is not a big threat to me?"

Hu Boyong smiled: "Listen to the old man slowly." Sun Baoqi is 42 years old this year and comes from a family of eunuchs. This person was studious and proficient in foreign languages at an early age, and his father was the prince Shaobao, who once served as a court squire, and walked under Li Hongzhang's Yin virtue with his father's Yin virtue. “

In the 12th year of Guangxu (1886), he was recommended by Li Hongzhang to serve as the head of the household department, and later changed to the alternate Zhili Daotai, and the director of the official newspaper bureau of the Military Aircraft Department. Sun Baoqi's political achievements are mainly in the management of the Yucai School and the Kaiping Wubei School. In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, and Sun Baoqi accompanied Emperor Guangxu to move west to Xi'an. Later, Emperor Guangxu was placed under house arrest by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Sun Baoqi's career was affected. The following year, he served as an attaché to the German, French, and Austrian embassies, and in 1902 he was sent to France as ambassador. ”

Hu Boyong talked eloquently and continued: "In 1905, Sun Baoqi returned to China and acted as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion. In 1907 he was ambassador to Germany and returned the following year. Sun Baoqi was able to serve as the governor of Shandong, because of his in-laws. "In-laws?" Yan Jiakang's understanding of Sun Baoqi is a historical record, as the last Qing governor of Shandong, the role he played and his political achievements, etc., as for the more detailed situation, he does not know, Hu Boyong's grasp of the situation can be described as a treasure.

"What is the in-law to make trouble, there was such a joke in officialdom. In 1902, the Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict allowing Manchu and Han intermarriages. Sun Baoqi didn't expect a big happy event to fall on his head. At that time, Prince Qing (Chief Minister of Military Aircraft), who had the highest ranking in the royal family, took the initiative to find Sun Baoqi and said that his fifth son would marry his second daughter. At that time, Sun Baoqi was shocked and said: Lord, how can I marry my daughter to your son-in-law? I can't afford a dowry! ”

Yixuan said: Don't worry, don't worry, when the time comes, I will deliver the things to the house at night, and the new daughter-in-law will bring it back when she passes the door. As a result, the dowry that Miss Sun Er brought when she got married was really sent by Yixuan privately. Qing Wangye's saving face is directly related to his father, who was the teacher of Emperor Guangxu. Because Sun Baoqi is good at dealing with foreigners, he secretly worked hard, and it was logical for Sun Baoqi to be promoted to governor of Shandong. ”

Sun Baoqi learned English and French since childhood, and was familiar with the telegraph business, so he was a Western-style figure. My lord, you are also a Western-style person, and you know German, the key is that you have a good relationship with the Germans, and Sun Baoqi also gets along well with the Germans, so Sun Baoqi does not pose any threat to you. Given that you are too close to the Germans, he will not reuse you either. Hu Boyong made a long grand statement, and the head of the analysis was the Tao, and Yan Jiakang put down a hanging heart. Since Sun Baoqi wants to make a difference in Shandong, then do what he likes.

In addition, Hu Boyong couldn't be clearer, Yuan Shikai is the right-hand man of Prince Qing Yixuan, and Sun Baoqi is Yixuan's sons and daughters, even if Yuan Shikai and Sun Baoqi are not in harmony, they will not turn against each other. Yan Jiayasu looked out the window at the scene, his thoughts galloping like a wild horse on the loose. At this time, the historical knowledge in middle school textbooks seemed to be emerging in his mind, and he remembered it vividly, especially the history of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, about the deceit of the superstructure and the struggle for power, and he had read many related books.

Nowadays, after the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the constitution of the Qing Dynasty is imperative, and a consensus has been reached on the establishment of a cabinet, a congress, etc. Whether it is the creation of a cabinet or the Diet, the reform of the bureaucracy means the redistribution of power. This is really a topic that cannot be sensitive. In particular, after the deaths of Cixi and Guangxu one after another, there was a situation of "multiple political departments" at the top of the Qing court, and the competition between interest groups gradually became white-hot. After Yuan Shikai went into the wilderness, the two major factions of the imperial court became more distinct.

The Manchu pro-noble Shaozhuang faction headed by the regent Zaifeng was on the one hand, and the older generation of imperial relatives headed by Prince Qing Yixuan was on the side, including the military ministers Na Tong and Xu Shichang, who were actually Yuan Shikai's henchmen, and the two factions were equal in strength and turned against each other. According to records, Zaifeng was a self-righteous person, and he was notoriously hesitant when encountering problems, and his ability and knowledge were far from catching up with Cixi Lafayette. After his regency exercised great power, he often sat silently for those who entered the palace to meet him.

Especially when the other party asks for instructions, they stammered and didn't know what to do. At that time, some people said that he was okay to be a prince in the Chengping era, but if he was relied on to preside over the state affairs and deal with incidents, it would be difficult to be competent. A minister said nakedly: In state affairs, he often relied on his brothers, and as soon as he came to power, he wantonly appointed young Zhuang faction relatives and nobles. The Eight Banners of Manchuria were very disappointed by the regent's domineering, and the most resentful was Prince Qing. As a patriarch, Jae-bong showed no mercy in weakening his power.

As soon as Zaifeng came to power, he opened Yixuan's right-hand man Yuan Shikai and returned home, causing many of his subordinates to disobey the call. Yixuan once hated and said: "I must not let it, I am willing to give power to my personal friends, and I will never let my son succeed." "The external cause is rumoring, and the change of internal factors is also one of the reasons for the rapid collapse of the Manchu building." What do you think, sir? Hu Boyong saw Yan Jiakang pondering, and couldn't help but ask. I was thinking that Sun Baoqi was a strong advocate of a constitutional monarchy, but he was also a Western-style figure. ”

"You want to use Sun Baoqi to speed up the layout in Shandong." "Mr. Hu, through your introduction, the character of Sun Baoqi has distinctive characteristics. Since he is a Western-style figure, they will have a common language with each other. This person's passion for constitutional monarchy and his admiration for the Western world shows that this person will not stick to the old ways. His father was a teacher of Emperor Guangxu, and he had been an official for many years, so he couldn't afford his daughter's dowry, which shows that this person is not greedy and relatively honest. "My lord is right, Sun Baoqi has a good reputation in this regard."

Regarding the topic of Sun Baoqi, the two chatted for a while and set the tone on how to deal with Sun Baoqi. The night is deep, and Hu Boyong is not good at staying up late. Yan Jiayasu stopped talking, got up and walked out of the box. There was a resting chair in the aisle, and he felt a little stuffy sitting on the chair, so he opened the window casually, and a cool breeze blew in and felt very comfortable.

At this moment, the door of the next box opened, and a foreigner walked out in pajamas and a cigar in his mouth. Foreigners are of medium stature, muscular, and physically like athletes. The foreigner's face was red, and he had blonde hair. The face is red and rough, which proves that he has been outdoors all year round. Judging by the appearance, the foreigner is about 30 years old.

Both eyes met, "Hello! "The foreigner greeted him in English. The people who can take the box are all high-class people, and Yan Jiayasu has a good temperament, and the foreigners are quite polite. Yan Jiakang's English is basically at the middle school textbook level, but he can understand the greetings. Probably thinking that the other party could not understand English, the foreigner nodded kindly, and then looked out of the dark window.

"Do you know German, sir?" Yan Jiakang felt bored and couldn't help but test it in German. "German is my native language, and you know German, sir?" The foreigner replied in German, his face showing surprise.

Yan Jiakang nodded and continued: "Mr. is German?" "No! I'm American, German-American to be exact, and I'm called Mateus! The other person held out his hand. The contemptible person is Ge Yunfei, the commander of Zhoucun County, Shandong. Mateus's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he seemed to meet his bosom friend and said, "Sir is an official of the Great Qing Dynasty, which is unbelievable." It is amazing that he is so young and able to speak German fluently. ”

"It is not surprising that the Qing Congress said that there were many officials in foreign languages, and Mr. Mateus came to China thousands of miles away, presumably a businessman?" "I'm not a businessman, I'm a flying enthusiast!" Yan Jiakang was shocked when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up and he wondered: It's really nowhere to find the iron shoes, is this the will of heaven?

"Mr. Mateus, as it happens, I'm also a flying enthusiast. As far as I know, the Wright brothers of Ohio, USA, piloted the Flyer 1 in 1903, the first to use a heavier-than-air aircraft for continuous and controlled power flight, creating a feat of human flight! "Mr. Ge knows about Brother Wright?"

"As a flying enthusiast, I will not miss the shocking news in this regard, and I have always had this dream." Mateus said excitedly: "Mr. Ge, I have worked as a pilot in Wright Company and have always wanted to have my own flying club. This time, I came to the Qing Kingdom in the hope of finding a collaborator, but I was disappointed. ”

"Mr. Mateus, it is God who has favored you, and it is fortunate that you have met me, and this is also God's will." "Mr. Ge, the journey is lonely, can you talk further?!" The two of them walked into Mateus's private room, and he took out two goblets and brought them to the whiskey, which could be seen as if he wanted to stammer.

Yan Jiayasu was silent, and he had to whet his appetite. "Mr. Ge, the dream of human beings to fly has come true, and as a hobbyist, I have the ability to help Mr. realize my long-cherished wish to fly, I wonder if we can cooperate?" "Mr. Mateus, this official will go through the capital and then return to Shandong, you will go with me, as for whether we can cooperate, we will discuss it in the long run." Yan Jiayasu must investigate to see if this kid is a real avid flyer.

Mateus agreed, and the two struck up a conversation about flying. Yan Jiakang's knowledge of flying is not only rich in theoretical knowledge, but also has a broad perspective on the present and can predict future development prospects. This move surprised and admired Matt. The next morning, the train arrived at Jingcheng Station. When Yan Jiakang introduced Mateus, Hu Boyong was in a circle, like waking up from a dream.