"Bloody mouth! Bloody mouth spews ......" Zuo Zongtang pointed to "Lin Yizhe", and was about to say a few words, but was interrupted by "Lin Yizhe". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The Queen Mother! Emperor! There is no blood spewing from the minister's mouth! What the minister said is true! Zuo Zongtang founded the shipyard for foreign affairs, but in fact, he only wanted to invite merit and fame! He didn't know anything about the shipmaster, he wanted the shipmaster to build a dual-purpose ship, and the amount of cargo used to transport goods was not much, and the firepower was too weak if it was used as a warship! This kind of ship style has long been abandoned by the Taixi countries! And Zuo Zongtang wants the shipmaster to build this chicken ship! Let people operate boats and I build rafts, people ride horses and I ride donkeys, for my own selfishness, how poisonous my intentions are! ”

"My uncle knows the great mistake of the dual-purpose ship of the military and the merchant, so he changed his course and built a special military ship, which is intended to make me a ship overseas in the Qing Dynasty and a war-fighting ship in the sea! My uncle changed the location of the shipyard because the water in Mawei Harbor was shallow and not enough to build an ironclad warship, and Zuo Zongtang actually reversed black and white and asked for the suspension of the shipmaster's funds, which not only put the shipmaster in a desperate situation, but also trapped my Empress Dowager and the emperor in injustice! What is his intention? ”

"My uncle is dedicated to the country, and he has devoted himself to the shipyard! Zuo Zongtang saw that my uncle did not follow his fallacy, and he actually lost his conscience, and carried out the poisonous plan of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and cut off the shipyard funds! In order not to give up halfway, my uncle not only begged for money and loans, but even raised his family to help the shipmaster! Pity my uncle for his hard life, how much family resources are available! For the sake of the ship's funds, he was so exhausted that he vomited blood and fell ill......"

Speaking of this, Lin Yizhe's voice became choked, two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks, and seeing him crying in front of the hall, several elderly ministers in the class also whimpered.

Back then, Shen Baozhen ran around for the funds of the ship administration, asking for help everywhere, and they all helped back then, at this time, recalling the past, how could they not be moved and cry sadly!

Thinking of Shen Baozhen, who had passed away at this time, Lin Yizhe's heart chuckled, and his eyes couldn't help but feel a little blurred.

"Bloody mouth! ......" took advantage of the fact that "Lin Yizhe" was choked with sad tears, Zuo Zongtang hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and said angrily, "The minister has never taken a salary from the bottom of the kettle to cut off the ship's funds...... The dual-purpose ship of military and merchant can be transported without anything to be transported, and if there is something to be done with naval warfare, it is really a convenient ship, and Shen Baozhen listened to the ignorant Xiaoxiao's words, changed his course, and changed the site of the shipyard without authorization. After that, the shipmaster still has 20,000 taels of silver available every month, which is definitely not what this person said! ”

"Zuo Jigao, the matter has come to this, you are still reversing black and white!"

"Lin Yizhe" shouted loudly, interrupting Zuo Zongtang's words, glaring at Zuo Zongtang angrily, seeing that "Lin Yizhe"'s eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire, Zuo Zongtang's body couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing that he publicly exposed Zuo Zongtang's conspiracy to hinder the ship's administration in the court, and his words were sharp and emotional, as if he had pierced Zuo Zongtang, he felt extremely happy for a while.

And at this moment, he suddenly found that although most of the courtiers lowered their heads, there were many of them, looking at "themselves" from time to time with the corner of their eyes, and that gaze was indescribably cold and vicious!

Lin Yizhe felt countless vicious eyes staring at him, and it seemed that there were bursts of laughter like night owls!

The laughter gradually merged into a torrent that surrounded him, and the incomparably heavy and oppressive feeling made it difficult for him to breathe, and he couldn't help himself!

Lin Yizhe screamed violently and woke up.

It was still dark, except for the bright moonlight shining through the latticework, casting dappled light and shadow on the ground.

The scene just now was just a dream of Nan Ke.

Lin Yizhe straightened up and sat up. He reached out and stroked his forehead, feeling the fine beads of sweat that were dense there.

Since his cry was not loud, the servants who were sleeping next door did not hear it, so no one came to disturb him. Lin Yizhe sat on the bed, thinking back to the dream just now, and felt a palpitation in his heart.

Will the scene in the dream be the reality of the future?

Just now, the court directly reprimanded Zuo Zongtang's sin, but now that I think about it, that feeling of joy has not disappeared.

However, can you really bring down an important minister like Zuo Zongtang above the court like this?

At that time, he openly challenged Zuo Zongtang in the court, was it a little reckless?

And at that time, he seemed to have become the imperial history of the left of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and became a member of the Qingliu!

What an irony!

However, if it is really possible to penetrate into the clear stream and divide and disintegrate the clear stream......

Thinking of the hints that the dream gave him, Lin Yizhe had an understanding.

Maybe it was because the dream just now made his mind active again, and Lin Yizhe couldn't fall asleep again for a while, but he thought that he would go to see Wen Xiang tomorrow, Lin Yizhe resettled his mind, and no longer thought about the open and secret battles that he might have with Zuo Zongtang in the future, but forced himself to fall asleep quickly.

After a short time, Lin Yizhe fell asleep again.

Early in the morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone into the room, Lin Yizhe woke up.

Although he had woken up, Lin Yizhe did not get up immediately, but was a little lazy in bed for a while.

This is a small healthy habit that he maintains as a former modern person, because after waking up, if people get up too quickly and move too violently, their heart and brain will feel a little uncomfortable.

Lin Yizhe lay down for a while, and was about to get up, when a servant knocked lightly at the door.

"Sir, it's time to get up." The servant's voice seemed to be a little hurried, "Wen Zhongtang sent someone to take you to the house. ”

Lin Yizhe was startled and immediately sat up.

He was originally going to visit Wen Xiang today, but what he never expected was that Wen Xiang would send someone to pick him up early in the morning!

"Wenzhongtang sent someone to pick me up?"

"Exactly, sir, everyone is already waiting at the door." The servant replied, "Here is the invitation." ”

"Got it, I'll go over right away." Lin Yizhe replied.

The servant pushed the door in and helped Lin Yizhe change his clothes, Lin Yizhe didn't want people to wait for a long time when the Wen Mansion came, so after dressing, he ordered someone to bring the gifts he had prepared in advance and went out.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he immediately saw a small green sedan chair parked at the door.

A steward of the Wenfu stepped forward with a smile and greeted Lin Yizhe, and asked Lin Yizhe to get on the sedan chair, Lin Yizhe gave the steward a red envelope in accordance with the practice of officialdom, and then got on the sedan chair, the steward led the way in front, and the sedan chair man carried the sedan chair and set off, and Lin Yizhe's servant and the servant of the Wenfu followed the sedan chair on foot.

After a short time, the sedan chair came to the door of Wenxiang's mansion, Lin Yizhe got off the sedan chair, and the steward led him into the door of the mansion and came to the living room, and then asked Lin Yizhe to sit down, and he went in to report.

Lin Yizhe looked at the living room, the furnishings of the living room are very simple, the tables and chairs are plain and unpretentious, there are not many carvings, but the materials are all high-quality red acid branch wood, simple and elegant, there is only a blue and white plum vase on the multi-treasure shelf on the side, and a small copper incense burner with plain noodles. In the middle of the living room, a landscape painting hangs.

Lin Yizhe got up and came to the painting and admired it carefully.

This is a painted ink landscape vertical scroll, the distance of the painting is the majestic and steep mountain peak, there is a faint house in the mountains and forests, surrounded by green pines and cypresses, and there is a waterfall and spring in the mountains. Nearby, there was a small bridge, and on top of it, a wise man was leading a mule with his luggage and belongings, and stopped to look at it. The artistic conception of the whole painting is far-reaching, and the pen is powerful, which is unforgettable at first sight.

But what makes Lin Yizhe strange is that the author of this painting did not sign the painting, and there were no inscriptions or poems on the painting, and not even a seal was missing.

Still, that doesn't stop the painting from being a rare masterpiece. Lin Yizhe has loved traditional Chinese culture since he was a child, and he is quite accomplished in calligraphy and painting, whenever he travels, the first place he goes to is the local museum, and in the face of an outstanding ancient painting, he often stops to admire it for an hour or two and is reluctant to leave.

Since crossing into this era, he had more opportunities to contact the paintings of people in this era than in his previous life, but because there was too much work to change history, he had no time to calm down and appreciate the paintings of famous artists.

"Kunyu is here, hehe." An old and kind voice sounded behind Lin Yizhe, and he came back to his senses, quickly turned around, and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

There, a thin, clear-looking old man was looking at him with a smile.

This old man is Guerjia, a famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty who was famous all over the world? Wenxiang.

Although Wen Xiang is only fifty-six years old this year, according to the standards of Lin Yizhe's original era, he is not old, but what he shows in front of Lin Yizhe at this time is like an old man in his seventies and eighties.

It may be that he has experienced too much wind and rain, coupled with the pressure of busy government affairs, so that Wen Xiang prematurely showed a tired state, his face was full of wrinkles, like a wind and frost knife carving, his hair, eyebrows and two long beards were already gray. Despite this, Wen Xiang's spirit still looks very strong, and his complexion is not bad, especially the eyes that are deeply sunken in the sockets, which still exude a burning light.

"Junior, Lin Yizhe, meet Wenzhongtang." Lin Yizhe settled down, and according to the etiquette of the disciple to meet the teacher, he made a big salute to Wenxiang.

"Kunyu doesn't have to be formal, please get up quickly." Wen Xiang stepped forward with a smile and helped Lin Yizhe up.

Wen Xiang led Lin Yizhe to the table, Lin Yizhe moved the chair with his own hands, asked the elderly Wen Xiang to sit down first, and then stood aside and waved to the attendants who came with him.

"The juniors are in a hurry, prepare a little courtesy, and ask Wen Zhongtang to smile." Lin Yizhe said, and the servant who came with him stepped forward to present the gift box, and Lin Yizhe took it with his own hands and opened it in front of Wen Xiang.

Wen Xiang saw the contents of the two gift boxes, and a slight look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

One gift box contains the incense balls that Lin Yizhe has sent someone to purchase from the branch of the incense group shop opened by his father-in-law in Beijing, while the other gift box contains Lin Yizhe's "Chart of Foreign Divisions and Ships" and the newly written "Outline of the Public Law of the World".

Seeing the titles of those two books, Wen Xiang secretly admired in his heart.

"It's bothering Kunyu, hehe." Wen Xiang smiled and waved his hand, motioning for Lin Yizhe to take out the things and put them on the table.

"Don't hide it from Kunyu, this fragrant ball is indeed suitable for all ages, and I like it very much, but I'm afraid that it will be too sweet and greasy, so I don't dare to eat more." Wen Xiang saw Lin Yizhe, who was still looking restrained, smiled slightly, took an incense ball, put it in his mouth and ate it.

"Delicious, delicious." Wen Xiang smiled and said to Lin Yizhe, "Calling Kunyu up so early, Kunyu thinks he hasn't had breakfast yet, right?" Eat a few too. As he spoke, he picked up another incense ball and ate it.

Lin Yizhe understood Wen Xiang's intentions, and his heart was moved, and he was indeed a little hungry, so he also took the incense ball and ate it.

The two of them felt less restrained after a few incense balls, and the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed.

Although he knew Lin Yizhe's intention to give him these two books, Wen Xiang did not immediately cut to the chase, but chatted with Lin Yizhe.

"Kunyu has studied both Chinese and Western, and is proficient in calligraphy and painting." Wen Xiang pointed to the nameless ink landscape painting hanging on the middle hall, and asked with a smile, "Kun Yushi just saw this painting, what do you think?" ”

"Back to the middle hall, this painting is strong and smooth, through the back of the paper, the charm of heaven and earth, and the artistic conception is far-reaching, not everyone can not paint for this." Lin Yizhe replied.

"This painting is not signed, Kunyu can be recognized, whose hand is it?" Wen Xiang then asked.

"Judging from the younger generation, the author of this painting is you, Lord Zhongtang." Lin Yizhe replied with a smile while carefully observing the expression on Wen Xiang's face.

When he looked at this painting just now, he had vaguely guessed who the author of this painting was.

"Oh? How can you tell that I painted it? Wen Xiang listened to Lin Yizhe's answer, neither admitted nor denied it, but just asked rhetorically with a smile.

"This painting depicts the meaning of the Magi who wants to return to the mountains and forests." Lin Yizhe said, "In the distance in the painting, the peach source is already in sight, and the wise man stands on the bridge and looks at it from afar, but it seems to have a sense of amazement. The younger generation took the liberty of speculating that this painting was secretly in line with Zhongtang's state of mind, because they believed that this painting was written by Zhongtang himself. ”

"What you said is true, this painting is indeed for me." Wen Xiang sighed, "I want to return to the mountains and forests for a long time, but I can't ......get it."

Lin Yizhe heard the sadness in Wen Xiang's words, and suddenly realized Wen Xiang's state of mind at this time.

Oh, yes! Now that the state is in a difficult situation, as one of the leaders of the Westernization Movement, Wen Xiang has to push this ancient empire forward from the top with difficulty on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to deal with the interference and obstruction of conservative forces at all times, which can be said to be exhausted; Deeply influenced by the traditional Confucian culture, he, like many literati in China, has always hoped to live an ideal life as a hermit in the spring forest, but the country is in danger, how can he be allowed to rest?

In fact, with Wenxiang's identity and status, it is not difficult to pursue such a life, but if people like him go into hiding, then who will the state affairs be put on?

"Zhongtang said seriously, until the day of the country's self-improvement, when the four seas are peaceful, Zhongtang can return to the hidden spring forest. But now we must not think about it. Lin Yizhe said sincerely, "The country cannot be without a hall for a day. ”

"Hehe, you can see my thoughts clearly." Wen Xiang smiled, and his eyes fell on the large copper coin-like objects next to the two books in the box.

"What is this?" Wen Xiang picked one up, put it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The object in Wen Xiang's hand is in the shape of a quadruple petal, engraved with the pattern of the withered pine of the stream, and decorated with gold and silver, and the back of the picture is a stork standing on a pine tree, and next to the triangular slit in the middle, there is a strange line of small characters.

"This is the gauntlet of the long knife of the Japanese people, all made of fine copper, decorated with gold and silver, very elegant." Lin Yizhe replied, "In this battle of Fujian and Taiwan, among the Japanese soldiers killed, there were many samurai, and their swords were mostly broken for our army in the battle. ”

"I see, I said how to look at this thing so familiar." Wen Xiang played with the Japanese sword gauntlet in his hand, imagining the fierceness of the battle, and couldn't help but be frightened.

"You have a lot of credit for driving out the Japanese invaders this time. The emperor has already made you a first-class baron, which shows that you are very important. Wen Xiang said, "Although we won the battle, the matter is not over yet." Yesterday, the General Administration of the People's Republic of China reported that Japan's assistant minister Okubo Ritsu had come to Beijing to hold peace talks with China. Shilin heard the uproar, and they didn't want to negotiate with him, but wanted the imperial court to raise troops to attack his homeland, and many people recommended you as a pioneer, what do you think? ”

"Back in the middle hall, the younger generation thinks that those who speak at this time are all misleading the country and harming the people, and they should be beheaded." Lin Yizhe's heart was on fire when he heard this, and he immediately replied.

"Oh? Do you mean that now our Qing Dynasty is no longer able to fight Japan? Wen Xiang raised his long eyebrows and asked.

"Back in the middle hall, my water master can still fight, but the land master is unable to do anything." Lin Yizhe replied, "And at this time, when the northwest is using troops, the Russians are eyeing each other, and now if you want to go all out to conquer Japan, if you fall slightly, the overall situation will be out of control." ”

"That's what you're talking about. These ignorant scholars will only make empty arguments and ignore the overall situation, if they say from this generation, the country will be doomed! Wen Xiang sighed.

"As for the peace talks, the ministers of the DPRK and China do not know the actual situation, and they do not agree with each other, Kunyu has been sent to the West, and has studied both China and the West, and understands the situation at home and abroad, and this time he is on the front line and annihilates the enemy with his own hands, and there is no one more familiar with the situation in Japan than you. How does it end up? ”

"Back in the middle hall, Japan has been watching China for a long time, this time with only two ironclad ships, it dared to brazenly raise troops into the army, fortunately the emperor blessed it, and the sea and land soldiers used their lives to defeat it. The Japanese have always been cunning and ferocious, ignorant of etiquette and righteousness, and only believe in strength, and if they do not take this opportunity to vigorously weaken their power, they will definitely be a great disaster for China in the future. Lin Yizhe replied.