Where's my cute ticket......

Why do you have half of everyone else's? Kneel and beg for a recommendation ticket.

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Back at the inn, Tao Chengzhang also returned. He was just giving gifts, and he didn't even enter the door of the three big guys, so he was naturally very fast.

"Li Lianying and Prince Alcohol's housekeeper asked me if I had anything to do, and I said no. As a result, he was almost kicked out by them. Tao Chengzhang was angry.

"Normal." Hu Xiaoyan comforted him.

Although bribery was common in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in this era, there was an advantage, that is, if you take the money, you will generally help you get things done. If they can't, they'll give it back.

Those corrupt officials still care a lot about their reputation. For example, Li Lianying, I don't know how many people give gifts, if they all receive it, but the matter is not done, everyone will doubt his ability to do things, and thus doubt his serious status in Cixi. This will give the little eunuch below him a bad thought. Although Li Lianying is the most trusted, she is not without political enemies.

"And how did you convince them to accept the gift?" Hu Xiaoyan asked with interest.

"I said that I only gave two books by Mr. Li Yan, and one of them is still a new book. And they took it. Tao Chengzhang was even more depressed. He first reported his name, but people didn't bother to take care of it. It hurt him a lot.

Liu Min laughed as if he guessed something. Tao Chengzhang was angry and stretched out his slap to slap, but looking at Liu Min's height and comparing his own height, it didn't seem to be easy to shoot, so he had to give up.

At this moment, Huo Yuanjia and Hu Xiaoyan couldn't help laughing.

Tao Chengzhang sat down angrily. Liu Min obediently served a cup of tea, and Tao Chengzhang was discouraged.

"What did Li Zhongtang say?" Hu Xiaoyan waited for everyone to calm down before asking.

"It's not good, although the Li Mansion has accepted the book. I didn't say anything, but I met someone. Tao Chengzhang replied.

According to him, he was the youngest son of the Li family, and the book was taken away by him. The housekeeper said a few words, but the little boy ran away with the book in his arms. ”

"Little boy?" Hu Xiaoyan was stunned. This little boy is also somewhat interesting.

"Yes, I paid to ask the servants of the Li family, and they said that the little boy was the youngest son of Li Zhongtang. The others would not be said. Tao Chengzhang replied. He was also a little strange, the housekeeper and servants of the Li Mansion didn't seem to be very respectful to this little boy, but the little boy didn't seem to care.

Hu Xiaoyan was stupid. I don't know if the book is in Li Hongzhang's hands, so it seems that he can't go tonight.

"If you go to the next post again, just say that I will visit Li Zhongtang tomorrow night." Hu Xiaoyan made up his mind. You must meet Li Hongzhang before Cixi makes a move, otherwise this trip to Beijing will be in vain.

Ancient etiquette is still very reasonable. For example, if you want to see someone, you can't just go to the door without saying a word. This is the most faux pastime.

Usually you have to post someone to tell them that I'm coming to visit you at a certain time and a certain day.

It's not about setting up a score, it's about giving everyone a buffer time. Because you don't know if the other person is available at that time. Especially the officialdom. It's impossible for people to come and receive you without doing anything.

If the other person is really free, the other person will say: Okay, so-and-so will be at home at some point.

If the other party is not available, the other party will reply: At a certain time, my family has something to do, can I change the time? The time is a certain day and a certain moment. In this way, everyone will come to visit at an agreed time.

Otherwise, you go straight to it, and the other party will not receive it, and it will not receive it. This can cause problems with the other party's timing. If the other party happens to be going to see the boss at this time. What do you want the other party to do?

Hu Xiaoyan posted first, which is exactly the case. What's more, the other party is Li Zhongtang, and his current identity is just a well-known literati.

Things like when Sun Wen went straight to the Li Mansion to submit a book, normal people couldn't do it. Because of the unequal identity, it is Li Zhongtang's duty to meet you. It is his duty not to receive you, and he has no need to receive you at all.

Tao Chengzhang didn't finish a cup of tea before he ran to submit the book again. Came back very late.

"I saw Li Zhongtang, Li Zhongtang's reply is here." Tao Chengzhang handed over a delicate post.

Hu Xiaoyan took the post and looked at it over and over again. In Chinese cultural circles, there has always been a saying that is as true as it is. Hu Xiaoyan's brain is spinning fast now, and he does see a trace of majestic atmosphere from the book.

For example, the final payment is Hefei Li Hongzhang (Hu Xiaoyan's signature is Huizhou Li Yan Hu's mountain stone worship). The left-handed and elegant character on the ligature in Hefei shows that this person is full of humanities, while the right hand is a normal italics, indicating that this person is an orthodox literati. The horizontal and mouth below are all under the people, and there is no trace of transgression, which shows that Li Hongzhang is very particular about etiquette. If you look closely at the following four words, you will find that they are all shrouded in people. It's even more revealing. Li Hongzhang is quite generous, and at the same time pays attention to etiquette. He was an orthodox feudal literati.

And then to the following three words, if you can deduce it in the computer, you will find that it seems to be a little unfinished. It shows that Li Hongzhang has more than enough heart but not enough strength. Then to the chapter word, the last one. The same is true, generally slowly lifting the pen, revealing the sparse tail. And his vertical pen is directly lifted. Forcibly interrupted. It shows that Li Hongzhang has already made a decision.

Li Hongzhang himself would never have thought that his thoughts were all written in these words.

Hu Xiaoyan looked at it and suddenly smiled. I feel sad again. Li Hongzhang tried his best and spent his whole life to prolong the life of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, just as North Korea came to ask for help at that time, Li said: I still dare not guarantee that the Qing Dynasty will be 20 years, how dare I rush to send troops. Although the troops were eventually dispatched, they did not change the fate of North Korea. Because at that time, the army he could fight the most was the Wuyi Army under Ye Zhichao.

As Li Hongzhang said, as soon as he died, the Manchu Qing Dynasty soon fell.

Li Hongzhang's actions not only failed to be recognized by the domestic people, but was also resisted by the Manchu magnates led by Cixi, who believed that he was the biggest traitor of the Manchus. So they all reduced their wings, first the Beiyang Naval Division, and then the Wu Yi Army.

To put it mildly, when the Beiyang Naval Division was engaged in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, where was the Nanyang Naval Division??? Before the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the Nanyang Naval Division was a powerful navy second only to the Beiyang Naval Division, although it was not as powerful as the Dingzhen Second Ship, but once they joined the naval battle, the Chinese Navy would definitely not be so miserable! So much so that the Beiyang Naval Division was completely annihilated!

What was the Nanyang Sailor doing at the time!! The whole country is spitting on Li Hongzhang and the Beiyang Naval Division, but no one blames the Nanyang Naval Division, which once had five warships encountered the French Navy during the Sino-French naval battle, and as a result, three warships fled into the harbor and two sank themselves! He's meowing, the Navy is a war machine! His belief is to fight, fight! Instead of running away and sinking yourself, you have the courage to sink yourself but you don't have the courage to fight to the end and be sunk! The Nanyang Naval Division is no better than the Beiyang Naval Division. At least the Beiyang Naval Division was defeated on the battlefield.

But it has received far less blame. On the one hand, it is indeed weak. But more because the Beiyang sailor's surname is Li, not his surname is Aixinjue Luo.

It is not without reason that Li Hongzhang is considered the greatest person in modern China. Some people may say how strong the Li family grew when Li Hongzhang was in power, and so on. But if there is no growth of the Li family, is the maintenance cost of the Beiyang Naval Division paid by the imperial court? Beiyang's expenses were diverted to Cixi's old lady to build a garden! But the salary of the Beiyang Navy Division was almost never lacking. Who paid for it!

Hu Xiaoyan raised his head, as if he saw Li Hongzhang's desperate face.

In 1898, the Wuxu Reform failed, and Li Hongzhang was completely desperate. Not just because his post was emptied, but because he could no longer change the Manchu state that slipped into the abyss. Now he is just a pathetic old man of seventy-five!

Li Hongzhang is 75 years old. Not fifty-seven years old.

Hu Xiaoyan got up very early, and then, with the support of Huo Yuanjia, he began to try to walk with crutches. It's not that he is pretentious, but for Li Hongzhang, the little old man, he must maintain respect. This is a tribute to the predecessors of the younger generations of China.

Hu Xiaoyan prepared for another day, thinking about all the questions they might need to talk about and the problems he might encounter. Then I called a rickshaw and came to the Li Mansion.

Liu Min handed over Li Hongzhang's post and easily went in.

In the living room, they saw the little boy Tao Chengzhang said.

The little boy saluted very respectfully: "Mr. Li, my father is waiting in the study, please come with me." ”

Hu Xiaoyan returned the salute embarrassedly: "Don't dare, Li Gongzi is polite." ”

Fortunately, it was Huo Yuanjia who supported him, if he was replaced by Liu Min, he would make a salute, and Hu Xiaoyan would have to fall down with Liu Min. Although Liu Min is tall, his strength is obviously not as big as Huo Yuanjia.

Getting rid of the housekeeper and the servant, the little boy came to the study with three people.

"After Huizhou, at the end of school, I entered Hushanshi to meet Li Zhongtang." Hu Xiaoyan knelt down with difficulty.

When he was halfway to his knees, he heard an old voice say, "No need! You've been in England for many years, and I'm afraid that I hate kneeling. Do it."

Hu Xiaoyan smiled bitterly. If you don't let me kneel, I'll say it sooner.

At this time, the little boy also stepped forward to help Hu Xiaoyan and let him sit on the chair.

"You go out first." Li Hongzhang commanded lightly.

"Let's get out." Hu Xiaoyan said to Huo Yuanjia and Liu Min, who were hesitating.

Step by step, the three of them retreated.

"Hu Shanshi, isn't it just one rock character? You are Hu Guangyong's youngest son. Li Hongzhang asked while looking at the book. That book is a great power rise.

"Yes. My lord. Hu Xiaoyan had to respond.

Hu Xiaoyan, nicknamed Xiaoyan. Daimyo mountain stone. The title Xiao Yan was taken casually by his mother, just to miss Hu Xueyan. Because Hu Xueyan lost too quickly and suddenly, Hu Xueyan didn't even have time to name him. And the mountain stone was given by his enlightenment teacher. He was only six years old at the time, already in England. He is now 19 years old. If it weren't for the changes in his family, he wouldn't have been able to return to China. It turned out that Hu Xiaoyan's biological mother was a singer, and she and Hu Xueyan were just playing on the scene at that time, but unexpectedly, the singer drank the abortion pill many times and was still pregnant with Hu Xiaoyan. may be because she drank too much abortion pills, not only was the singer weak, but Hu Xiaoyan couldn't speak after he was born. The Hu family invited countless gentlemen, but the results were not optimistic. At this time, there was a feng shui gentleman, who said that it was because the Hu family's feng shui was not good for the little son. Hu Xueyan thought so, so he put the singer and Hu Xiaoyan in Kunshan to raise. said that one day, Hu Xiaoyan opened his mouth to speak, and his words were correct and round. Hu Xueyan is presiding over the Battle of Raw Silk in Shanghai. I was very happy to hear the news, but then Sheng Xuanhuai made trouble behind his back, so that Fukang Qianzhuang was run on and had to close its doors, the capital chain was broken, and in just a few days, Hu Xueyan officially went bankrupt. In order to keep the last glimmer of hope in the battle of raw silk, Hu Xueyan sold almost all his family property. But he has no strength to recover.

Some people say that Hu Xiaoyan is the disaster star of the Hu family, although Hu Xueyan doesn't believe it, but it is no longer conceivable at this time. Several of his children have grown up, but Hu Xiaoyan is still young. It is precisely because the singer was sent out of the house early, and on the surface there is no relationship with the Hu family, that the singer's industry is preserved. When the house was raided, no one went to look for the singer. Hu Xueyan finally decided to let the singer sell her property and immigrate to England. The Hu family and Hu Xiaoyan have completely severed contact with each other for more than ten years. The Hu family never mentioned that they had such a son. So little is known at this time.

When Hu Xueyan was proud of the spring breeze, countless people rushed to tie the knot. So when Hu Xiaoyan was just born, he was set to be a family affair. Who knew that in just a few years, Hu Xueyan was defeated. At this time, someone in Kunshan regretted it.

This person was originally a scholar with the surname Zhou. The family is poor. Since receiving the dowry from the Hu family, it has begun to develop. waited for his daughter to grow up day by day, but Hu Xiaoyan was cut off for more than ten years. Therefore, it is not to blame that he wants to repent of his marriage. He wrote a letter and sent it to the Hu family in Hangzhou to explain the situation. The Hu family was already lonely at this time, and they only relied on the dividends of Qingyutang to live every year. Although he was annoyed that this person was rude, there was nothing he could do. So he sent a telegram to England to explain the situation. Hu Xiaoyan's mother had passed away for many years at this time, and he himself had graduated from college, when he suddenly heard that he still had a brother alive in China. There's even a wife who hasn't passed through the door. So I thought about returning to China to visit.

He also has one or two businesses in the UK, but it's nothing more than a small business like a restaurant or a Chinese medicine shop. The housekeeper is not very good at running these businesses. Hu Xiaoyan then decided to return to China.

Unexpectedly, soon after he arrived in Kunshan, he was knocked on a stick, thrown into the river. If he hadn't been rescued by the sixth uncle and his wife, he would have had to withdraw from the stage of history.

The sad Hu Xiaoyan was not only robbed of all his money, but also a piece of jade pendant to prove his identity, a piece of jade ring and a marriage certificate that proved his identity. The jade pendant is a token given by Hu Xueyan to his mother. After these two things disappeared, Hu Xiaoyan became rootless water. had to stay at Uncle Six's house. Because even if he finds his fiancée Zhou's family, I'm afraid he will be beaten out with a stick. As for the recent situation of the Hu family, he asked someone in Shanghai.

However, because of this, Hu Xiaoyan got some incredible memories. The memory is slowly returning. It was painful for him for a while. If it weren't for Wu Dawei's group of people to make a choice for him. I'm afraid that Hu Xiaoyan will eventually become a hawker selling breakfast in Kunshan.

The so-called misfortune and blessing lurk, Hu Xiaoyan also realized the meaning of his existence between life and death.

Such heavy thoughts have always been with Hu Xiaoyan.

"In the lower Hu Xiaoyan word mountain stone. Huizhou people. Hu Xiaoyan introduced himself to Li Hongzhang seriously.

"I'm sorry."