Li Lianying gasped heavily, her eyes were wide open, the muscles on her face twitched uncontrollably, looking very hideous, and the two little eunuchs on the side were frightened for a while. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In their impression, the expression of Second Manager Li has never been so terrifying as it is today.

Li Lianying gasped for a while before she felt better. He adjusted his breathing, and his face gradually returned to normal.

Seeing that Second Manager Li had returned to normal, the two little eunuchs were shocked for a while.

"Something that doesn't have long eyes! What are you doing in a daze? Don't go in and report yet! Li Lianying scolded in a low voice.

The two little eunuchs responded in unison, and a small eunuch entered the courtyard gate and went to report. After a while, Li Hongzhang, dressed in civilian clothes, appeared at the door in a hurry.

"Manager Li is here, why are you still waiting outside? Hurry up and please. Li Hongzhang stepped forward to greet Li Lianying with a spring breeze on his face, and he couldn't see the appearance of arguing with Ding Baozhen just now. couldn't help but make Li Lianying admire Li Hongzhang's qi cultivation kung fu.

"I also just arrived, hehe, no, I heard that there seemed to be a guest in the Li Zhitai house, so I waited outside for a while." Li Lianying smiled, "It was Ding Futai who went out just now?" ”

"Exactly." Li Hongzhang nodded, "It's the same as me, this is to report to Beijing." This happened to happen, and it was ...... Chatted a few more words. ”

"Ouch! Li Zhengtai, this Ding Futai has such a big temper! Li Lianying smiled and joked with Li Hongzhang, "I'm so old, and I'm not afraid of hurting my body, hehe." ”

"He's like this, he likes to find angry children, how can others manage it." Li Hongzhang smiled.

The two entered the house, the guests and hosts sat down, the servants made fragrant tea, Li Lianying and Li Hongzhang talked a few more words, and then turned the conversation to the things he was most concerned about.

"Li Zhengtai, I heard that Lin Futai wants to ...... Guarding? Li Lianying asked inadvertently.

"It's all those officials who talk a lot!" Li Hongzhang pretended to sigh helplessly, "Aunt Lin Futai died, and he didn't have to abide by the system, but there were people who couldn't get along with him, so he had to keep the system for his aunt and dismiss him." He also impeached him for secretly accepting a girl as a concubine during his aunt's serious illness, forcing him to divorce his family! But the court system, how can there be a system for my aunt? When it comes to marrying a girl, he writes it clearly on the fold, one is to appease the people and show his affection, and the other is to rejoice his sick aunt in order to recover. His uncle Shen Baozhen also folded his son, saying that it was his order to marry a girl. But the official is still unrelenting, you also saw it just now, no, Ding Futai made a lot of noise and insisted that Lin Futai should guard the concubine, I just said a few fair words for Lin Futai, and he actually came at me! How unreasonable! ”

"What's this called?" Li Lianying listened to Li Hongzhang's words, and her heart began to beat violently again.

"Manager Li, you may not know that this Ding Futai has already gone to the Ministry of Officials to make trouble, and he threatened with me just now, saying that he would go to the Prime Minister's Yamen to find Prince Gong's theory!"

Hearing this, Li Lianying's face turned slightly blue.

"If you want to say that this Lin Futai is really calm, he may feel that he is not afraid of shadow obliqueness, anyway, he has already explained everything in the excerpt of the report before, there is no need to justify, the center will understand, but he is young, how can he know how powerful this crowd is!" Li Hongzhang sighed, "Now just his uncle Shen Baozhen has folded and defended for him, and there is no one to speak for him!" Alas! ”

Speaking of this, Li Hongzhang suddenly changed his words and asked Li Lianying: "By the way, Manager Li, you are in the palace and well-informed, have you heard the queen mother of the two palaces talk about this?" ”

The questioner has a heart, the listener has an intention, Li Lianying immediately understood the meaning of Li Hongzhang's words, but his mouth was a different word.

"Ouch! Li Zhengtai, you know, I've been busy with the affairs of the garden all day, and there is less movement in front of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and I really haven't heard anyone talk about it! Li Lianying said, "I guess the Queen Mother may not know about this, so I'll inquire and give you a letter when I get back." ”

"Then there's Mr. Lo Lee." Li Hongzhang said.

"Li Zhengtai, I have to trouble you this time, and I will talk to the shipmaster." Li Lianying said, took out a letter from her cuff and handed it to Li Hongzhang, "They have to worry about picking wood." If there is any problem with them, you can also give me a message, and I will do my best. ”

"What's the trouble, I will handle the things that Mr. Li explained." Li Hongzhang agreed, took the letter and carefully put it away. The two looked at each other and smiled, each reading too much information from the other's eyes.

After saying a few more words, Li Lianying said goodbye to Li Hongzhang. Back in the palace, he first went to his room to rest for a while, thought for a long time, and then got up, took the golden silk nanmu given to him by Lin Yizhe, and went straight to the Changchun Palace where Cixi lived.

Here, the angry Ding Baozhen returned to his residence, he remembered Li Hongzhang's sarcastic words, and the nail that Baojun touched him when the officials made a big fuss, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and his chest seemed to explode. And at this moment, the entourage delivered the day's newspaper. Ding Baozhen took the newspaper and read it, and when he saw that there was an excerpt of Zuo Zongtang's impeachment of Shen Baozhen's "godson no way", he was very excited for a while, and immediately looked at it carefully.

Ding Baozhen finished reading the excerpt, let out a long breath, and praised: "Sure enough, it is a big deal that Zuo Gong has!" If you don't hit, you will hit it! I'll add a fire to it later! ”

Ding Baozhen read Zuo Zongtang's bullet several times, and then called the clerk to wait for him and began to prepare the draft.

Prime Minister Hutong, Li Hongzao's Mansion.

At this time, in the living room of the Li Mansion, Bao Ting, Zhang Zhidong, Zhang Peilun, Chen Baochen, Wu Dacheng and other disciples of Li Hongzao were all gathered together.

"The teacher knows that Zuo Gong has participated in the impeachment of Shen Baozhen today." Bao Ting Road.

"I've read the newspaper." Li Hongzao nodded.

"This matter started because of Lin Yizhe, Zuo Gong did not participate in Lin Yizhe's unabidatory system, and Shen Baozhen's godson had no way to do it, and he didn't know what to do?" Wu Dacheng asked a little strangely.

"That's where his left season comes in." Li Hongzao said quietly, "Shen Baozhen was originally recommended by Zuo Jigao, since Shen Baozhen presided over the shipyard, because Lin Yizhe's proposition is different from Zuo Jigao, Shen Baozhen and from Lin Yizhe's words, it is because Shen Zuo is suspicious of the deepening, Zuo Jigao has always wanted to regain the ship's mountains and rivers, but there is no way to start, this time the official participated in the impeachment of Lin Yizhe, it was instigated by him, and the bullet seal was stamped, Shen Baozhen loved Lin Yizhe and was eager to defend it, and Zuo Jigao could take advantage of the time to participate in the impeachment. The so-called 'praying mantis catches cicadas, yellow finches are behind', that's it. ”

"I see!" Several protégés listened to Li Hongzao's analysis, and they all nodded again and again.

"Teacher, then why don't you allow me to participate in the impeachment of Lin Yizhe?" Bao Ting asked.

"With the title of marrying concubines and keeping the system, it's too inferior! Zuo Jigao did not use this to impeach Lin Yizhe, and it was also for this reason! Li Hongzao remembered the official bullet that impeached Lin Yizhe for several days, and his face became gloomy, "In all fairness, what Lin Yizhe did was not improper, and it was framing the crime and damaging Yin morality!" Forcing people to divorce their wives is not done by a gentleman! You must not learn from Wang Shimata's generation, and use this as an article! Not now, not in the future! ”

"Students should follow the teachings of their teachers!" Bao Ting and the others hurriedly responded in unison.

"If anyone dares to disobey the teacher's orders and carry me on the bullet seal, I will definitely expel him from the division! When the time comes, don't blame the teacher for not being emotional! When Li Hongzao said this, he was already full of emotion.

When Bao Ting heard Li Hongzao's words, he couldn't help but shudder.

Just now, he repeatedly mentioned that Zuo Zongtang had impeached Lin Yizhe because he also wanted to take the opportunity to impeach Lin Yizhe, in order to avenge the revenge of the fifty boards last time because he failed to impeach Lin Yizhe.

That experience was an unforgettable shame for Baoting.

But now, for some reason, his mentor Li Hongzao has strictly ordered all the disciples to prohibit the impeachment of Lin Yizhe on this matter, which makes him puzzled.

After discussing for a while, Bao Ting and the others left one after another. When Zhang Peilun finally came out, Li Hongzao suddenly stopped him.

"Youqiao, you stay for a while."

Zhang Peilun received the order, Li Hongzao motioned for him to sit down on the chair, and then sat down himself.

Zhang Peilun looked up at the teacher, waiting for him to show him, but after a while, Li Hongzao was still sitting there, not saying a word, but gradually fell into contemplation.

Zhang Peilun didn't speak, but sat there, waiting quietly, and it took a long time for Li Hongzao to come back to his senses.

"Youqiao, have you still had any dealings with Taoshi these days?" Li Hongzao asked.

Zhang Peilun didn't expect Li Hongzao to suddenly ask about Hong Jun's situation, he was slightly stunned at first, and immediately replied: "I have only met a few times, and I haven't talked deeply." ”

"Does he treat you like he did before?" There was a hint of hoarseness in Li Hongzao's voice.

"It's the same as ever." Zhang Peilun said, "It's just that I don't smile like in the past, and I speak freely." In speech, there always seems to be an invisible barrier. ”

"Oh." Li Hongzao nodded, and fell into silence again.

After a long time, Li Hongzao looked at Zhang Peilun and said, "Youqiao, you will visit Taoshi now, tell him what the teacher said today, and ask him to tell Lin Yizhe." ”

Only then did Zhang Peilun understand why Li Hongzao wanted to leave him alone, it turned out that his teacher wanted to sell Lin Yizhe a favor!

"The student then went to visit Taoshi and told him the truth." Zhang Peilun agreed.

"Well, go ahead." Li Hongzao waved his hand, Zhang Peilun got up and saluted the teacher, and then left the Li Mansion and went straight to Hong Jun's residence.

Forbidden City, Changchun Palace.

The Empress Dowager Cixi, who was sitting in the warm pavilion, gently played with a piece of golden silk nan wood produced in Taiwan, and her face did not show the slightest joy and anger.

“…… The slave originally wanted to give Lafayette a good news, and in the future, this golden silk nanmu will no longer have to worry, not only enough to repair these two landscapes, but also to repair other places in the future, there are also wood available. Li Lianying stood aside, crying and saying with a sad face, "But if Lin Yizhe really guards the system now, these are all empty bamboo baskets!" The slave mistakenly worked in the garden, the crime is unforgivable, don't disturb Lafayette's cultivation, just find a place to hang yourself! ”

"Presumptuous!" The Empress Dowager Cixi scolded, "I said such unlucky things early in the morning!" Don't slap your mouth yet! ”

Li Lianying was startled, and knelt down in a hurry, he quickly peeked at Cixi's face, and found that her face was still as peaceful as ever, and he was relieved, but his hand did not stop, but while fanning his mouth (symbolic, of course), he said: "I told you to eat people's food and not talk about people!" Let you eat people's food and don't talk to people! ”

"Alright, alright! Get up! The Empress Dowager Cixi snorted.

"Thank you Lafayette for your grace!" Li Lianying quickly stood up again.

The Empress Dowager Cixi did not go to see Li Lianying, but looked at the golden silk nanmu in her hand, and quietly came out of her mind for a while. Li Lianying knew that she was helping herself find a way at this time, so she didn't dare to disturb, but waited there without saying a word.

Before coming to Changchun Palace, Li Lianying had already made up her mind in her heart, and she must make up the matter of the rumors that the officials participated in the impeachment of Lin Yizhe and asked him to abide by the system!

And if he wants to realize this plan, the first step is to say that the Empress Dowager Cixi will take action!

Judging from the performance of the Empress Dowager Cixi now, this step of her own can be said to be extremely successful!

The Empress Dowager Cixi is a typical master who eats soft and does not eat hard, and she has always been very generous to her subordinates, and she has always looked at her most trusted palace maids and eunuchs differently. No matter how unpleasant things are outside, people are always kind and pleasant to these people, and they easily don't show their fierce faces. And if the people have a problem, they usually receive her grace when they talk to her.

Li Lianying, who had figured out the temper of the Empress Dowager Cixi, made careful preparations this time, and sure enough, she succeeded in "crying".

"Li Lianying, go and ask the sixth master to come over." After a long time, the Empress Dowager Cixi put down the wood chips in her hand and said.

"Huh! ——" Li Lianying was overjoyed in her heart and replied in a long voice.

Not long after, Li Lianying brought Prince Gong Yixin here.

"Respectfully, the Queen Mother, Holy Ann!" Prince Gong saluted Cixi.

"Sixth Master, get up quickly!" The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and said, "Li Lianying, quickly show the sixth master a seat." ”

Li Lianying answered, diligently moved an embroidered pier, and invited Prince Gong to sit down.

"There's something I want to discuss with the sixth master." The Empress Dowager Cixi said, took the golden silk nan wood chips on the table, got up and came to Prince Gong, and personally handed it to Prince Gong.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi actually handed things to herself with her own hands, but Li Lianying, who was not waiting next to her, Prince Gong couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

"The sixth master knows what this is, right?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.

"This is golden silk nanmu." Prince Gong took the piece of wood, looked at it carefully, and replied.

Jin Si Nanmu is very familiar to him. In his palace of Prince Gong, there are several rooms, and they are made of this kind of wood that can only be used by the royal family!

These Nanmu houses that he covered back then are still there!

"This golden silk nanmu is extremely rare, it was difficult to get it at that time, this time to repair the garden, although it was saved and saved, it was still not enough, alas! The Ministry of Internal Affairs is helpless now, can the sixth master help me think about it? The Empress Dowager Cixi asked with a smile.

Prince Gong made Cixi's heart tremble when he said this, and he hurriedly said: "Among the ministers' houses, there are still several houses built by Nanmu, which were built by Heshen in the past years. Now that the gardeners lack such wood, it is just right to remove all of them and use them for gardeners. ”

"Hehe, the sixth master is joking with me!" The Empress Dowager Cixi laughed, "How many pieces of materials can be used in the rooms of the sixth master's house?" Wouldn't it be a pity to dismantle the gardeners and destroy the works of skilled craftsmen? The sixth master is still provincial! ”

"The minister can't share the worries of the queen mother, and she is so scared!" As he spoke, Prince Gong was about to kneel, but he immediately stopped Cixi from drinking.

"Sixth Master, please take a seat. I know it's hard to do. The sixth master is busy with state affairs all day, and he is exhausted, and I can't bear to cause you trouble, so I still think about this matter myself. The Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at Li Lianying and asked, "Fortunately, the slaves are dedicated and inquired in many ways, and learned that Taiwan produces this golden silk nanmu." In the hands of the sixth master, it is the golden silk nanmu produced in Taiwan. ”

"It's really rare that this wood is produced in Taiwan!" A big stone fell to the ground in Prince Gong's heart, but he knew that this matter must not be over, "It's just how did the Queen Mother know that Taiwan produces this wood?" Who is offering this kind of wood? ”

"This wood sample was picked by Fujian Governor Lin Yizhe when he entered the mountain to raise the fan." The Empress Dowager Cixi said quietly.

The amount of information contained in the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi was too large, and Prince Gong immediately understood it when he heard it.

"Since this wood is produced in Taiwan, the minister ordered people to mine it in front of Lin Yizhe and ship it to Beijing as soon as possible." Prince Gong said.

"That's very good." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "It's just that I heard that there are people shouting outside that he wants to keep the system?" ”

"This matter is about to be reported to the Queen Mother." Prince Gong got up and said: "The officials of Kedao have come one after another, saying that Lin Yizhe is not a concubine for his aunt, and secretly accepts a girl as a concubine, which is a big unfilial piety, and he has a loss with the ministers, and he wants the court to punish him." Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, also came to the General Administration for this matter and made a big fuss. ”

"Oh? How can this be? The Empress Dowager Cixi pretended to be surprised and said, "However, the imperial court doesn't seem to have to guard the system after the death of the aunt, right?" ”

"What the Queen Mother said is very true. However, Ding Baozhen said that Lin Yizhe's parents died when he was a child, but he was raised by his aunt Lin Puqing, and his aunt is equivalent to his biological mother, so he should be disciplined. He also married his aunt when he was seriously ill, and secretly accepted a girl as a concubine, which is really unfilial piety and should be punished. "Prince Gong said," said the official of the Ministry of Science and Technology. ”

"Oh." The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded thoughtfully, "Then Lin Yizhe didn't tell me about it, what the hell is going on with him?" ”

Hearing the seemingly unintentional question of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Prince Gong's heart immediately brightened.