"Embellishment, pasting, whitewashing?" Xu Rui repeated these words, and said for a long time: "Listening to the adult's words today, I know that the adult's eyes are like torches!" If you talk about the depth of insight into my big dry accumulation, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and there are few people who can compare with adults! ”

admired Xu Rui from the bottom of his heart, but Ding Yusheng could only sigh again and again - his own knowledge was one layer worse than Lin Yizhe or Li Shaoquan, but now, Lin Yizhe is no longer there!

"My lord......" Xu Rui looked at Ding Yusheng and said in a deep voice, "Now is a very important moment, your heart must not be messed up!" ”

Ding Yusheng raised his head and looked at Xu Rui, under the moonlight outside the window, he could clearly see the fine fish scale lines at the corners of his mouth and eyelids.

Ding Yusheng's heart sank, because of the impeachment of the shipmaster in the past few days, his mood was indeed a little confused, although he had tried his best to cover it up, but he didn't expect to be seen by Xu Rui in the eye.

"What Mr. said is that I have indeed been a little restless these days...... Ding Yusheng sighed, "Lin Wenxiang is gone, how can I bear to let the shipbuilding foundation he created be destroyed in my hands!" ”

Xu Rui knew what Ding Yusheng was embarrassed about, and now that the four ships of the "Kaiji" have been completed, and the construction of the new armored cruiser "Yangwu" has begun, and with the support of Yan Danchu, the new secretary of the household department, although the shipbuilding money is barely enough, every time the shipmaster builds a ship, the conservative forces in the DPRK and China will inevitably set off a wave of impeachment. It was Ding Yusheng who was very worried. often exchange news with Li Shaoquan. Grasp the situation of the DPRK and China in a timely manner so that we can respond in advance.

The shipmaster's affairs were already very heavy, and at the same time, he was worried about Lin Yiqing, who was far away in Japan, and he had to be distracted to deal with the open guns and hidden arrows in the court, so Ding Yusheng was under great pressure for a while, and he seemed uneasy.

"Don't say that, my lord, the old man and Li Zhitai exchanged letters, and they were deeply touched. It's to pay ......more attention to the manuscripts of adults on weekdays," Xu Rui sighed, "Adults and Li Zhengtai are both the first to dare to be the first in the world, which can be described as a momentary equal, on par!" ”

"Li Zhengtai is eloquent, and I can't do it." Ding Yusheng heard Xu Rui praise Li Shaoquan, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Thinking of Li Shaoquan's "Preparing for the Coastal Defense Fold", Ding Yusheng's heart was full of admiration!

In Li Shaoquan's article, Ding Yusheng's most admired is "Preparing for Coastal Defense". This recital is sprinkled with more than 9,000 words, and it is called "Preparing for Coastal Defense." But in fact, it is in Prince Jing's "training, simple weapons, shipbuilding, salary, employment, and durability" under the six articles of play separately, and there is no other derivation, taking the "employment" article as an example, Prince Jing mentioned is just "simply pulling out talents", and to Li Shaoquan, it has become a great article for reforming the imperial examination and learning from the West!

In a word, Li Shaoquan's "Preparing for Coastal Defense" is called "Preparing for Coastal Defense" at the suggestion of Prince Jing, but in fact it is a strategic plan for how to reform an old empire in order to become self-reliant!

For this "Preparing for the Coastal Defense Fold", most of the people in the world are most familiar with the deafening warning words -- "In the past dynasties, most of the frontiers were in the northwest, and their strength and weakness, and the shape of the guest and host were all suitable, and there were still boundaries between China and foreign countries. Today, more than 10,000 miles of southeast China Sea Frontier, countries trade and preach, come and go freely, gather in the hinterland of Beijing and various provinces, in the name of reconciliation, the plan of devouring, a country is a trouble, and all countries are instigated, which is really a change that has not been seen in thousands of years. The speed of the ship's telegraph, in an instant! The precision of the military weapon and the machine are 100 times the workmanship; Wherever the shells arrived, they were indestructible, and they were not limited by land and water, and they were a strong enemy that had not been seen for thousands of years......"

A change not seen in thousands of years! An enemy not seen in thousands of years!

In fact, the real drama in Li Shaoquan's recital is a sentence immediately following this cautionary remark -- "The multiplication of external troubles is changing like this, and I still want to use it to form a legal system, for example, a doctor treats a disease without asking what the disease is, and applies the ancient prescription, but it has not yet seen its effect." ”

"A change unseen in thousands of years, a strong enemy unseen in thousands of years! How can you make an enemy of the law?! ”

Ding Yusheng muttered to himself, a pair of dark and heavy pupils rarely shot a little crazy!

It is not advisable to become a legal enemy, so what is the method if you want to control a strong enemy? Li Shaoquan himself gave the answer in the recital -- "Yi said: 'If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful.'" 'If the cover does not change, the battle and defense are not enough, and the peace cannot last long. ”

"If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful!" Ding Yusheng slowly squeezed out these six words from between his teeth, and his hands were already clenched tightly, "The external needs are harmonious, and the internal picture is changed!" ”

Needless to say, Li Shaoquan's own wisdom and foresight are just this "external demand and Rong, internal plan change!" The eight-character national policy is enough to make him far surpass his peers!

What is commendable is that among the big cadres and officials, Li Shaoquan is not the only one who can "do what is urgent today, but only to break through prejudices and seek reality!" The wisdom and determination of the company and the vigorous efforts to promote the cause of foreign affairs are just too narrow and too small for Li Shaoquan and others to perform......

"But dare to be the world...... Ding Yusheng thought of the dead Lin Yizhe, and suddenly smiled quite self-defeatingly, "I'm afraid that even if you are ahead of the world, you will die before the people of the world, and those who hold on to the defects have not been shaken at all!" ”

"I think that the things of the world are just man-made!" Xu Rui looked at Ding Yusheng, shook his head, and said disapprerovingly.

"My lord said before that the situation in Middle-earth today wants to cheer up, but 'the outside must be harmonious, and the inside must be changed!' Horoscopes! Xu Rui continued with a faint gaze: "And the old man thinks that with the heavy constraints in the imperial court, it is difficult to change the law by relying on the strength of the adults alone, which is tantamount to ascending to the sky, and since there is damage in the embankment, why not make up for it outside the embankment?" ”

"How do I make it up?" Ding Yusheng asked without moving, "What does Mr. mean?" ”

"When Lin Wenxiang was there, he had been to overseas ......" Xu Rui's eyes radiated a faint light, "I know a lot about the situation in the West, Xu remembers that Lin Wenxiang once said: Today's West." Just like the spring and autumn of my China. Together. Competing all over the world, and the major powers are all vertical and horizontal, folding and rushing bottles, and the strategy of wide and horizontal is also ......"

"The adults have profound Chinese culture, so they must naturally know that when the Jin and Chu fought in the Spring and Autumn Period, the deceased minister of Chu Wuchen offered the policy of 'uniting Wu to control Chu' for the Jin State!" Xu Rui's voice suddenly deepened: "The old man thinks that with the national strength of today's great cadres, it can be said that he is going to die for himself. And being willing to be for Wu is the way to self-improvement and self-improvement! ”

"Sir said it well!" Ding Yusheng praised lightly, just the four words "Lianwu Controls Chu", he already understood what kind of plan he was doing to support Lin Yiqing, Xu Rui was already clear!

Xu Rui looked at Ding Yusheng, suddenly smiled, and said: "But adults should be careful, after Lin Wenxiang returned to China, he just said a little 'the Western Kingdom also worships the Holy Religion', and he immediately became a traitor who changed Xia with Yiyi." But if you really carry out this strategy of 'relying on foreign countries for self-respect', then I am afraid that this traitor is famous. Adults can't escape for the rest of their lives. ”

"So what?" Ding Yusheng smiled coldly and said: "With today's situation, even if our shipyard adds ships and buys guns, and governs the navy, it is best to just make a corner of Gou'an!" In the final analysis, it seems that the revival of the navy and the construction of railways are nothing more than contingency techniques such as military training, simplification, and shipbuilding, and the smallest details; if we really strive for self-improvement so that our great cadres can stand tall in today's world of great contention, the only way to do so is to vigorously break the old rules and implement the law! ”

"If I can really make the country stronger, I will become this traitor, so what?"

Hearing Ding Yusheng say such words, Xu Rui's eyes also lit up.

"The adult has such an awareness, so the old man will also accompany the adult, and he will also be a traitor!"

"Thank you Mr. for your enlightenment, I'll go to the shipyard to have a look," Ding Yusheng was open at this time, sweeping away the depression just now, "If I don't go to see this ship for a day, I feel sad in my heart, hehe." ”

"Your Excellency, please."

Ding Yusheng, dressed in civilian clothes, hurried to a slipway area of the shipyard, which had been tightly covered by a tall wooden shed that had been erected, and there were many gun-wielding shipmasters and sailors patrolling back and forth. The factory is filled with a rare tense atmosphere.

Ding Yusheng came to the door of the wooden shed, and although the two armed guards knew Ding Yusheng, they still asked him for the survey (certificate) in accordance with the regulations.

Entering the wooden shed, the first thing that caught Ding Yusheng's eye was the "Yangwu" light armored cruiser that was under intense construction on the slipway.

A large number of workers were busy around the hull of the ship that had been completed and was laying armor, and at a table not far away, Chief Engineer Da Shibo and his deputies An Le Tao, Si Gong Saige and other foreigners, as well as Wei Han, Chen Zhaoao and other students of the Ship Master Academy were gathered together to discuss something.

Ding Yusheng did not go over immediately, but stood there watching the construction. He saw workers using cranes to lift huge steel plates and transport them to the frame for construction. At this time, steel plates had been installed in many parts around the hull of the "Yangwu", and the sunlight shone through the windows of the wooden shed on the parts of the hull where the steel plates had been laid, emitting a faint black light, showing the tall and majestic of this battleship that had not yet been launched.

Ding Yusheng looked at the largest tonnage warship built in Middle-earth so far, and the uneasiness and impatience in his heart gradually disappeared in the past few days.

After the completion of the four ships of the "Kaiji" class, the Qingzhou dockyard has also been completely completed, Ding Yusheng originally planned to fulfill Lin Yizhe's last wish to build Middle-earth's own ironclad ships, and the French side also promised to support it, but the stubborn old faction in the DPRK and China actually used the "restoration of the Ryukyus" and "Japan's civil strife" as an excuse to believe that the coastal defense situation in Middle-earth had "turned from crisis to peace", and now "the country is not enough", and asked to suspend (in fact, stop) the construction of the new steam warship that costs a lot of money. Immediately contacted the officials of Fujian Province to argue repeatedly, and despite the fact that the appropriation from the Ministry of Household had not arrived, they preemptively started construction, but instead of ironclad ships, armored cruisers were built.

In order not to give people the truth, Ding Yusheng also urgently asked the chief engineer of the ship, Da Shibo, to revise the design of the "Yangwu" class, and strengthen the armor protection to the greatest extent while ensuring the speed. So Dashbo racked his brains to revise the design so that the new armored cruiser could withstand the bombardment of the large-caliber guns of the ironclad ships. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the project and for the sake of secrecy, the foreigners such as Dashbo and Wei Han and other students of the Ship Master Academy all ate and lived in the shed. After intense efforts, the hull construction of the "Yangwu" and the No. 2 ship "Chaoyong" has begun to take shape.

At this time, Dashibo, Wei Han and others were still engrossed in the project, and Ding Yusheng thought about it. I didn't come forward to discuss with them as usual. Instead, he turned around and came to the hull of the "Chaoyong".

Due to the fact that there was a deep understanding of the pervasiveness of foreigners very early on. In order to ensure that he could take the lead in a possible war in the future, Ding Yusheng adopted the strictest secrecy measures for the construction of the "Yangwu" and "Chaoyong." Under his order, the workers worked tirelessly to build a huge wooden shed to completely cover the two slipways, and Ding Yusheng also ordered additional manpower to be sent to verify their identities and strictly enter and exit. No one is allowed to enter without a survey. As the Harbour Master, he was once unable to enter the slipway area because he forgot to bring the survey during the inspection. It is precisely because of these strict measures that Japan and Russia, which have always had bad intentions towards the Qianguo, are ignorant and unaware of the construction of the "Yangwu" class armored cruiser under construction.

Ding Yusheng carefully inspected the hull of the "Chaoyong" that had gradually taken shape, and although he only looked at it from a distance, he could still see the skillful skills of the Zhongtu workers from the huge keel, the black steel plates, and the neat rivets.

What is particularly rare is that the workers of the earth follow the design of Dashbo. The hull plates were also specially thickened, deliberately so that the outer edges of the hull plates and armor plates were flush. Make the hull stronger.

Seeing all this, Ding Yusheng felt an indescribable relief in his heart, and his previous anxiety has been reduced a lot.

It was these middle-earth workers in front of him who increased his determination to run the shipmaster to the end!

Ding Yusheng walked out of the wooden shed and came to the stone dam, he looked around, looked at the shipyard area that had formed a scale, and became full of confidence for a while.

Ding Yusheng left the shipyard, and when he returned home, it was already a little late, and then he remembered the telegram from Li Shaoquan, and couldn't help but be a little worried about Lin Yiqing.

"Japan has been almost weakened, so it's better for you to come back quickly." Ding Yusheng looked at the secret telegram sent to him by Li Shaoquan again, and wondered in his heart how to act, while extricating Lin Yiqing from difficulties, and clearing the obstacles for his return.

At about the same time, thousands of miles away in Beijing, there were also people worried about Lin Yiqing's affairs.

It's late at night, but Prince Jing Mu Linde, who is sitting in the courtyard? Yi Xin looked at her magnificent palace, but she still didn't feel the slightest sleep.

"The crescent moon river surrounds the house like a dragon, and the west mountain looks like a tiger in the distance", this is the description of his prince's mansion at the time.

King Jing's Mansion is located in the southwest corner of the scenic Shichahai in Beijing, and its predecessor was the residence of Cheng Kun, a powerful minister of the Great Qianquanlong Dynasty, and the residence of Rong Lin, the younger brother of Emperor Jiaqing.

The first half of King Jing's Mansion is a magnificent mansion, and the second half is a deep and beautiful classical garden, covering a total area of nearly 60,000 square meters. The building of its mansion is solemn and solemn, it is still simple and goes to China, the bright corridor leads to the ridge, and the air is magnificent, second only to the palace where the emperor lives. The garden behind the house is surrounded by water and mountains, with ancient trees towering to the sky, curved corridors and pavilions, rich and natural; During this period, the scenery is impermanent, and the opening and closing are orderly, which can be said to be a model of Chinese garden architecture.

The most important buildings of King Jing's Mansion are Yin'an Hall and Jiale Hall, the roof of the palace is made of green glazed tiles, the courtyard of the West Road is relatively small and exquisite, there are beautifully carved Nanmu partitions in the hall, and it is Chengkun to imitate the style of Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City (this is Chengkun's extravagance and over-system, and it is one of the "twenty deadly sins" that he was given to die). There is a two-storey back cover building in the deepest part of the mansion, the east and west are 16 meters long, the back wall has a total of 88 windows, and there are 108 rooms inside, commonly known as "99 and a half rooms", taking the meaning of Taoism "when it expires".

Echoing with the mansion, the garden of King Jing's Mansion is also divided into three roads: east, middle and west. Jingwangfu Garden is also known as "Cuijin Garden", and the garden imitates the Ningshou Palace in the imperial palace. The whole garden is embraced by the rockery arch of the word "mountain", the east, south and west sides are piled up with soil and stones for the mountain, and the middle road is stacked with Fangshan stone to build the cave and ravine, and the technique is quite high. The summit platform becomes the highest point in the park. Condescending, with a view of the whole park. The middle road takes a white marble arched stone gate in Western architectural style as the entrance, and takes the "Fu" word tablet of Emperor Ningxu's imperial book as the center, with Dule Peak and Bat Pond in front of it, and Green Sky Xiaoyin and Bat Hall in the back, and the layout is endlessly evocative. The decoration of the big theater hall on the east road is fresh and beautiful, and the purple flowers of the tangled vines are in full bloom, which is very elegant. At the south end of the theater, there is a garden in the garden. The ancient trees in the garden are towering, the strange stones stand in a forest, the mountains and rivers are around, the pavilions and pavilions are pavilions, and the corridors and loops turn. The garden scenery under the moonlight is even more ever-changing, and there is a unique cave.

On the exquisiteness of the layout of the palace and the extraordinary style, the palace of the entire Beijing city can be said to be unparalleled.

King Jing's Mansion was built in the Quanlong period, originally the private residence of the Jeonlong Emperor's favored minister Cheng Kun, after Cheng Kun was robbed and executed in the Jiaqing period for embezzlement, the private residence here was given to King Qing. During the Tongzhi Dynasty, because Prince Jing Yixin cooperated with Renxi to eradicate Chengwei and other auxiliary ministers who wanted a coup d'état, and made outstanding achievements, the Empress Dowager Renxi gave him this mansion and became Prince Jing's mansion.

Prince Jing recalled the past events, and couldn't help but clench his fists and let out a long sigh.

This palatial mansion can be said to have witnessed his rise and fall.

In the third year of Xianfeng, he made an exception to join the military aircraft and showed his skills, which was the best time for him to have the best relationship with his fourth brother Emperor Xianfeng, that is, at this time, he met Rentai and Renxi, who later became the queen mother. (To be continued......)

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