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"Actually, it's my brother's fault this time!"

Li Shourong's words made Wang Minyun even more surprised, so he asked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Junshang, why do you say this?"

Friend Guan Che made Li Shourong just shake his head and say nothing, he drank tea silently, and the expression between his eyebrows seemed to be even more strange.

"If there is something good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom! The ancients never deceived me! ”

After this sigh, Li Shourong shook her head helplessly and sighed.

"Speaking of which, it's also because my brother wants to do what he likes, if not, how can he end up where he is today?"

After smiling bitterly and letting out a long sigh, Li Shourong suddenly said again.

"Does Renqiu know that a month ago, the Governor's Mansion was changed?"

Regardless of Wang Minyun's curiosity and doubts, Li Shourong changed the topic. Although he does not serve in the mansion, he also knows a little about the setting of the governor's mansion, Wang Minyun nodded and said.

"At the beginning, the governor's office was created, and all the power in Hubei was overseen, and there were four departments of military orders, military affairs, staff officers, and political affairs.

When he mentioned the setting of the old governor's mansion, Wang Minyun secretly sneered in his heart, he really did not have a "grass creation" in this governor's mansion, and there was no one around Han Governor at that time, which can be seen from this.

"Since last month, the Governor's Mansion has been restructured, and as in the past, in the Governor's Palace, the Han Governor has the supreme and full power. Under it, there is a counselor left and right to join the army, the prime minister of the country, and the power of the prime minister. Under the army, six officials were set up, officials, households, rites, criminals, soldiers, and workers, and the six officials all had their principals, and there were various departments under them, and their ranks were compared with those of Lang Lang and Langzhong. In addition, there are other institutions in the Fuzhong, such as the Department of Provisional Inspection, the Department of Dali, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Department of Chinese Calligraphy......"

Referring to the current governor's mansion, Wang Minyun secretly admired the person who set it up, this is the governor's mansion but in fact it is like the imperial court, as long as the Han governor is willing, this governor's mansion can be easily transformed into a country's cabinet at any time, and it can be "turned into a country" at any time, in fact, if it is not for the news of its restructuring to Changsha through the newspaper, how can there be Wang Minyun's trip to Wuchang now.

Of course, Wang Minyun did not break this point, but looked at Li Shourong and said tentatively.

"This governor's mansion is set up with a six-ministry system, which is really a move to conform to the will of the people!"

"Then Renqiu, do you know, what is the difference between this Governor's Mansion and the old six departments?"

What's the difference?

On the surface, it didn't seem to make any difference, and after thinking for a while, thinking about a department that had not been heard of in the past, Wang Minyun said.

"Can Junshang refer to the Foreign Affairs Division?"

Department of Foreign Affairs!

Hence the implication, it must be engaged in foreign exchanges, and the head of the Foreign Affairs Department is Guo Songtao, who is recommended by Li Shourong, and now Li Shourong also serves in the Foreign Affairs Department. In Wang Minyun's view, this diplomatic department is actually the court of the imperial court.

"Exactly!"

Nodding, Li Shourong smiled bitterly.

When he first entered the Governor's Palace, he knew that the Governor's Mansion was interested in interacting with Western countries, so he studied foreign languages hard in order to be appreciated, but who would have thought that today's ...... Alas! ”

After another long sigh, Li Shourong's face was full of helplessness.

"But I never thought that I would have to go to a foreign land with the principal now!"

"Ahh

As soon as he heard that he was going to a foreign land in the West, Wang Minyun's heart suddenly "chuckled", in his opinion, the foreign land in the West was undoubtedly in the "foreign land", what is the difference between going to that kind of place and sending him to death?

"So it's my own fault, if it wasn't for the fact that I blindly studied foreign languages for my brother in the first place, how could this happen?"

Li Shourong's words made Wang Minyun immediately sigh in his heart, this is called "If you are good at the top, you will be very bad at the bottom"! This brother of his own can really find things for himself, if he is such a talented man in Hunan Province, he can only end up in such a situation now, then now everyone in this mansion may not have any other feelings except for being frightened!

"Ren Qiu said before that the prosperity of today's mansion depends on strategic fortune, but if it is not as strong as the Han army, how can it have the momentum of today's governor's mansion?"

After asking rhetorically, Li Shourong said again.

"The governor of Israel knows that the strength of the Han army depends on the training of soldiers in the Western art of war, and the use of Western firearms to replace the swords and guns of the country, and the repeated construction of new factories around Wuchang is not to imitate the West. In this house, the best person must be the West, and this time for my brother, the West is really out of nowhere......"

After a pause, Li Shourong was speechless for a while, although it was only a month since he first entered the palace, he could still feel the difference between the governor's mansion, just like the first order issued after the restructuring of the governor's mansion was to abolish the bow ceremony. Not only do officials do not need to kowtow when they see each other, but they also do not need to kneel when they see Handu.

According to the statement of the Metropolitan Governor, "the Han army raised troops for China, for our Han people as people, not as slaves", and "not kowtow, not bowing is the beginning of being a man", although there is a strong argument, but it does make Li Shourong feel a little strange, at least when he sees Shangguan, he does not need to have that feeling of inferiority, sincerity, and even sincerity.

Is it good or bad to go to the West?

Li Shourong didn't know that the reason why he made this nagging was more of a fear of foreign lands, after all, in his traditional concept, the West is "a foreign country", but when learning English, he has a more or less certain understanding of the United Kingdom, and the reason why he is so entangled now is the inevitability of this complex emotion.

"So, Junshang, in your opinion, Han Du only values the West now?"

At the same time as asking rhetorically, Wang Minyun's heart was thinking, and his brows were even more wrinkled. It seems that he is thinking about something.

On this afternoon, thinking of the ridicule of someone in the outside world about his imminent westward journey, Guo Songtao's mood could not be calmed no matter what. He lowered the book in his hand, closed his eyes and concentrated, and after half an hour, his mind gradually quieted down. So he invited Father Luo Weili, who was familiar with Wenshan Yishu, from England, to come over and play a game of tea. Father Luo Weili has been teaching him English and French for a while, and through the process of learning with him, Guo Songtao finally has a certain understanding of the West, and also found that Western culture does have its breadth and profundity, so that he always treats it with an attitude of being a teacher and a friend. In their free time, the two often talk about academic matters together.

While the two were talking about the Western "Bafuzi", the servant came in to report that a young scholar had come to visit outside the door, and at the same time handed over a sticker.

Guo Songtao has always been humble and self-contained to receive visitors, especially readers, not to mention readers from his hometown in Hunan. So he commanded the chessboard to be put away. After the man entered the door, he bowed dignified in front of Guo Songtao, and introduced himself without humility or arrogance.

"The late Wang Minyun visited the minister."

Although Guo Songtao is only the head of the Foreign Affairs Department, this position is equivalent to the post of the imperial court's secretary, and Wang Minyun is also in line with officialdom when he says this.

"Is Wang Minyun at your feet?"

Guo Songtao took a closer look at Wang Minyun. Seeing that he was quite young, looking at his dignified appearance, neither humble nor arrogant, he admired it in his heart, so he said to Wang Minyun affectionately.

"Long admiration, long admiration, no formality, please sit."

Zeng Guofan's word "long admiration" is not a polite word for ordinary literati to meet, he has indeed heard of Wang Minyun and his people a long time ago. That's what Wang Shiquan told him: One day, an old flower who asked for food, holding the Shanglian of "lack of food and drink, white water can survive", came to Dongzhou Academy to seek justice, and for a while stumped those well-educated people in the academy. Later, a young scholar paired up with the following couplet of "granite grinding powder, decimal rice can satisfy hunger", so as to avoid the shame of Dongzhou Academy. This person is Wang Minyun. What's more, the name of the "Five Sons of Xiangzhong", he also has some ears, Guo Songtao naturally admires Wang Minyun's cleverness. Now, this rather talented scholar has come by himself, and he is naturally happy.

"Thank you, Lord Ministry!"

After Wang Minyun sat down generously, Guo Songtao asked again:

"Listening to the accent under the feet, it seems to be someone from the Xiangtan area."

Wang Minyun replied truthfully:

"Later in life, he was a native of Xiangtan Yunhuqiao. He studied at Tung Chau College. Yesterday after coming to Wuchang, I heard that the Ministry of Water Day will go to the West, and I came to see off the Ministry of the West, and the Ministry of the West is really comparable to the feat of Su Wu's westward trip, and it can be the glory of my Hunan fathers. ”

Seeing that Wang Minyun was articulate and talked well, thinking of the criticism of some people recently, I wondered what was the purpose of this person's coming? Is it just to boast about yourself?

Although he had doubts, Guo Songtao still smiled and said.

"Song Tao was ordered by the Han Governor to visit Western countries in the near future, in order to understand the reality of the West, and he also bothered to convey the gratitude of the contemptible people to his hometown fathers and elders."

Wang Minyun hurriedly stood up, made a gesture, and said.

"The ministry has worked tirelessly to go to the West with the respect of the ministry to understand the reality of the West, but there are ordinary people in the world who do not understand the meaning of the ministry, and they do not understand the heart of the Han Governor to visit the West, which is really hateful and pitiful!"

Wang Minyun's words were said in Guo Songtao's heart, and those who didn't understand this matter were just hateful and pitiful! Guo Songtao, who has a great sense of bosom friend, suddenly has a stronger impression of the young people in front of him.

"I've won a prize."

Wang Minyun sat down again, looked at Guo Songtao and said:

"Late life read the history book yesterday, heard the history of Su Wu's visit to the festival, and then thought of the ministry of the deeds, thinking about how similar the encounter of the ministry and Su Wu in his day, the late life was humble and light, although he could not solve the confusion for the ministry, but he was willing to accompany him in person and visit the West with the ministry."

This is exactly the decision made by Wang Minyun after thinking about it overnight, "If there is something good at the top, it will be very good at the bottom" Since Han Du values the West so much, the matter of visiting the West must be valued by him. If he can visit the West with Guo Songtao, and he takes the initiative to propose it, he will definitely be able to enter the eyes of the Han Governor on this matter alone, and when he returns from the West one day, how can he not be valued by the Han Governor?

"Oh!"

Looking at the young man in front of him in surprise, Guo Songtao simply couldn't believe his eyes, now don't say it's an outsider, it's in the Foreign Affairs Department, everyone is also afraid of the West like a tiger, but the young man in front of him took the initiative to go to the West!

"You do want to go to the West."

"Naturally, I want to go!" (To be continued.) )