Chapter 437: Passing through the ocean

"The strength of foreigners is in the machine, and the value of China is in the hearts of the people!"

"Those who fear the enemy are the hearts of the Chinese people; Those whom I trust are also here in the hearts of the people. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe more strange the machine is getting bigger, I can't follow Japan's mistakes and be fooled...... The teacher of the Fassi is a man of affairs, and he has lost the hearts of the people who respect the king and his relatives in order to chase the little wisdom of Piqi's skills! ”

"China takes scholars by chapters and sentences, and is respecting the way of Yao Shun and Zhou Confucius, and wants people to recite the history of the scriptures, and to understand the righteousness, and to the virtue of the father and son of the emperor and the minister. If a person does not understand the righteousness, although he is alert and wise, he can enrich the country and strengthen the army, or he may be detrimental to the society......"

Such twists and turns flew like snowflakes, and there was a great tendency to drown the "coastal defense faction" in one fell swoop.

Despite the turbulence of the Qing Dynasty, to Li Hongzhang and others, it was gratifying that Shilin had a rare different voice this time.

Sima Yuan, the superintendent of the imperial history, made an exception and quoted Lin Yizhe's words in the "Examination of the Holy Dao of the Western Kingdom", believing that since "the holy ways of China and the West are of the same origin", then "the prosperity and strength of the western country", in addition to "the ingenuity of the machine", there is also "the way of loyalty and righteousness of the holy religion", he believes that the two should not be abandoned, since China is lacking in "ingenuity", then it should learn from the West, "learn from the strengths of the other, and make up for China's shortcomings". Therefore, he expressed his support for the construction of coastal defense in the recital, but he still stressed that "the establishment of the navy should be based on loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness."

Another imperial historian, Zhou Yuanhong, said in a book, "The sage takes all things in heaven and earth as his teacher", and it is appropriate to learn from the West. He also quoted Lin Yizhe's words in "The Examination of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom" that since the Western countries have learned the way of the Chinese sages, "the great prosperity of politics and religion, and the prosperity of cultural relics", and the way of the sages is what China is good at, and the West is willing to learn, then China should also learn from Western science and technology such as "machine kitkat", and should also develop and strive to surpass the West. In his recitals, he also quoted the research of classics and classics and said that during the Song and Ming dynasties, "China was still above the West in the study of ingenuity", and the West learned a lot of scientific knowledge from China and carried it forward, so that Western science is flourishing today, and now that the West has surpassed China in this respect, then China has more reason and responsibility to learn these things back. It is to study Western, so that the hearts of the Chinese people will not disintegrate.

There are many Qingliu scholars like Sima Yuan and Zhou Yuanhong, almost all of whom are followers of articles such as Lin Yizhe's "Western Kingdom Sacred Dao Examination", and they have expressed their worries about the situation around China in their respective recitals, although they still stubbornly insist that the **** politics and religion are superior to the West, but they also believe that they should learn from the West and learn from each other's strengths. The voices of these people have invisibly become a great help to the Westernists, and they have also become a symptom of the division of Shilin.

Lin Yizhe's "Western Kingdom Holy Dao Examination" can be said to have contributed greatly to the formation of such a situation.

"Often, there is bitterness and advocacy without harmony, so that they take risks and slander. Among the Taiwanese admonitions, it is not all opposition now. Li Hongzhang sighed, "Lin Kunyu's wonderful article "The Examination of the Holy Dao of the Western Kingdom" is really a great contribution. ”

"The last time he wrote this article, it can be described as a game-breaking work, and foreign affairs have gradually prospered since then." Xue Fucheng sighed and took another sip of wine, "Only this time, I don't know if he can make such a wonderful article again." ”

"I'll hand over this fold tomorrow and do a pathfinder first!" Li Hongzhang also took a sip of wine, and a pair of eyes shone again, "Our article has been done to the extreme, if he can come up with another article on top of this article, even if Zuo Ji is high-tongued, there is no need to be afraid!" ”

"Lin Kunyu is a person who often makes amazing words, and dares to say things that he dare not say, if he can really make an article on top of this article, the big thing can be decided!" Xue Fucheng's eyes were also full of excitement.

At this time, Xue Fucheng did not expect that Lin Yizhe was doing the shocking article in Fuzhou at this moment, which was enough to set off a monstrous wave in the government and the opposition!

Fuzhou, Mawei, Lin Yizhe's house.

Lin Yizhe drafted the manuscript, put down the pen, moved his somewhat stiff fingers, raised his head and looked out the window, and suddenly found that it was almost evening.

Thinking that this article titled "Please Xing Navy Maritime Protection Business and Slightly Twist the Ocean" took him a whole day's work, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These eight strands of text are really not fun......

Although it took a day, Lin Yizhe wrote these things still only clearly expressed what he thought and wanted to convey to the empress dowager of the two palaces and the important ministers of the court, and the writing skills were still much worse.

Lin Yizhe read the manuscript again, and after making sure that the meaning was correct, he took the manuscript paper and went straight to Xu Run's room to ask Xu Run to polish his manuscript.

In fact, many of Lin Yizhe's previous twists and turns were written clearly by him first, and then asked Xu Run to help revise and polish, or even write directly.

In this era, without a good master, it can be said that it is difficult to move an inch in officialdom!

Lin Yizhe came to the door of Xu Run's study, and when he saw the light inside, he knocked lightly.

Xu Run didn't seem to hear it inside, Lin Yizhe looked inside through the door and window, and saw Xu Run sitting at the table, concentrating on what he was busy with. Lin Yizhe didn't call him, but gently pushed the door open with his hand and walked in.

Under the light of the candle, Xu Run was lying there, as if he was doing a very meticulous job, he was so engrossed in his work that he didn't even notice Lin Yizhe's arrival.

Lin Yizhe walked to Xu Run's side lightly and saw that the old man was lying there, wearing a pair of crystal glasses, and spliced together pieces of shredded paper.

When Lin Yizhe saw these scraps of paper, he immediately understood what Xu Run was doing.

He was re-gluing the letter written by Ding Baozhen that was torn to shreds by his own anger!

Looking at Xu Run's rickety and old figure under the candlelight, Lin Yizhe's heart was full of warmth and emotion for a while.

"Mr. ......"

Xu Run was shocked and was about to get up, but Lin Yizhe pressed the old man's shoulder.

"Let the gentleman be tired, take a break." Lin Yizhe said with concern.

"Hehe, it's okay." Xu Run carefully took a piece of rice paper, covered the letter that had been glued together, and carefully pressed a book on it before turning around.

"It's so late, why don't you stop?" Xu Run noticed that Lin Yizhe's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was full of care.

"Hehe, when the book is used, I hate it less, so I have to work so hard." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "Regarding the repetition of the imperial court's preparations for coastal defense, I wrote a draft here, and asked Mr. to help me polish it." ”

Xu Run lifted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, took the manuscript paper and looked at it. He only looked at a few lines, and his face became solemn.

"Changing 'coastal defense' to 'opening up thousands of miles of waves', the courage of adults is really extraordinary!" Xu Run gasped after reading the opening paragraph.

"Sir, do you think I've made a bit of a big deal on this topic?" Lin Yizhe asked with a smile.

"The topic is bigger, but if it is not, it is not enough to make the country rich and the people strong!" When Xu Run read this, he already understood the purpose of Lin Yizhe's article, and couldn't help but admire.

"This fold is aimed at those who oppose coastal defense." Lin Yizhe said, "I'm afraid that there will be something that doesn't reach the meaning, so I asked Mr. to edit and revise it for me." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, this is a matter of decay, and I will definitely make a splendid article for my lord!" Xu Runlang said.

"Then I'm going to bother Mr. Lao." Lin Yizhe said, "Mr. also knows that this article needs to be understood thoroughly by the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, so I hope Mr. will change it to be more plain and easy to understand." ”

"The old decay is clear, don't worry, my lord." Xu Run said, "The old man will help the adult write the excerpt as soon as possible, and the adult can deliver the excerpt as soon as possible, and the queen mother of the two palaces will see this excerpt one day earlier, and the plan will be set one day earlier." ”

"What the gentleman said is exactly what I want." Lin Yizhe nodded.

Xu Run carefully read the manuscript typed by Lin Yizhe, then took the pen and paper, and wrote it on the spot, Lin Yizhe watched Xu Run's pen walk the dragon and snake, and couldn't help but secretly admire Xu Run's agility in writing.

It was getting late, Chen Wan noticed that Lin Yizhe didn't come to eat, a little strange, so she asked the maid to check, and after a while, the maid came to report the details, seeing that Lin Yizhe and Xu Run were so busy that they even forgot to eat, Chen Wan knew that they must be busy with important things, so she ordered the kitchen to prepare the meal and send it to Xu Run's room.

For her, this old and young look like this is not the first time.

At about the same time, Zuo Zongtang, who was far away in the northwest, was also hurriedly drawing up an excerpt under the lamp. Just a few days ago, he received a letter from Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, and learned that Lin Yizhe wanted to borrow foreign debts to build coastal defense. In order not to let Lin Yizhe's plan interfere with his "great cause of the Western Expedition", Zuo Zongtang at this time was also racking his brains for wording.

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Seven days later, Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace.

It was already nightfall, but the Empress Dowager Cixi still had no intention of resting. She looked at a recital repeatedly, and fell into deep thought.

"My sister is still watching that fold on Lin Yizhe?" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked.

"Hmm." The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, although she was still very calm on the surface, the turmoil in her heart did not subside.

"This Lin Yizhe really deserves to be Lin Wenzhonggong, and the article is so wonderful." Empress Dowager Ci'an said.

"His article is good, and the reasoning above is also thorough." Empress Dowager Cixi sighed, "It's just that I don't understand, how did he think of these things at such a young age?" This kind of insight, even if Lin Wenzhong is alive, he will never have it! ”

"Yes! The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, no one can have such insight. The Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded and said, "If we can really do what he said in the excerpt, we will really have hope of prosperity!" ”