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While Ye Kai was making frequent efforts in Tianjin, the bottomless lake in the capital was also rippling and never stopped for a moment.

It can be said that since Na Tong poked out such a big basket, shocking the whole country, coupled with Sheng Xuanhuai's later investigation of the case, Ye Kai was ordered to act as the captain of the fire brigade in danger, countless eyes have been staring at the sky of Tianjin at all times, and the situation has progressed to such a field, Ye Kai, the only one left on the chessboard, has naturally attracted the attention of all people, and every action he has made in Tianjin has always affected the nerves of the highest level of power.

was stopped in time, order was restored one after another, Ye Kai arrived in Tianjin only a few days, the turmoil in Tianjin was successfully ended, with the reputation of "Rendu" widely praised in Tianjin, his first appearance in the political arena, unexpectedly saved enough points for him.

In addition to Ye Kai, the happiest person should be the regent Zaifeng, as the biggest supporter behind the former, he nodded secretly for Ye Kai's brilliant achievements, while glad that he really didn't see the wrong person, this is the best result, of course, some people are happy and some are worried, since the outbreak of the Jinpu Railway nest case, Yixuan's face has not been better for a day, especially when the news of Natong's "suicide in fear of crime" came, Lao Qingwang, who was in his seventies, almost collapsed on the seat.

Na Tong went out in such a tragic way, and no one thought that in order to fight against the military aircraft department that Zaifeng had worked so hard to manage, an important link was missing.

How can a broken chain tie up a lion cub with ever-expanding ambitions?

Yixuan, who can't care about other people and wants to be a beast trainer, is full of thoughts about protecting himself at this time, but when the bad news comes one after another, Yixuan's room for maneuver is getting narrower and narrower, so that he has become a complete decoration at the military aircraft meeting convened by Zaifeng, and he is passive everywhere.

Qianqing Palace, Chongde Palace.

Zaifeng notified in advance, four important members of the Military Aircraft Department hurriedly came, and a personnel meeting began, Zaifeng was the leader, and the first thing he said was the departure and stay of the Minister of Railways, Lu Haihuan.

The Jinpu Railway Nest case has pushed the minister to the forefront, and the Tianjin Consultative Bureau's impeachment of him has been sent to the Central Committee, and the parliamentarians clearly wrote in the excerpt that Lu Haihuan must be dismissed and the supreme responsible person must be severely punished, and the attitude is very resolute; of course, in the middle of these impeachment letters, there is also a letter from Ye Kai, in which he also wrote that in view of the strong opposition of the Zhili Advisory Bureau, this matter should be given priority.

Therefore, Zaifeng put this matter in front, and as soon as he came up, he said, "The Tianjin Mansion Council impeached the Minister of Railways Lu Haihuan, and the imperial court must not be indifferent, so you can discuss it first." ”

Zaifeng's words were spoken, but none of the four in the military aircraft department expressed their opinions, and it was usually the foreman military aircraft who was the first to answer, but this time Yixuan remained silent.

He learned to be obedient, or rather, another set of roundabout Tai Chi methods.

The atmosphere has undergone subtle changes, and everyone in it can sense that the leading power of the meeting is quietly shifting, Zaifeng pointed at Yixuan condescendingly, and said in a protagonist's tone: "King Qing, you are the foreman of the military aircraft, you can talk about it." ”

Yixuan coughed unhurriedly in his throat, but his head was thinking of an answer that would not go wrong, ""

Zaifeng frowned disdainfully, Yixuan's words were equivalent to not saying anything, but this ambiguous way of speaking was also the latter's cleverness, he didn't need to express his opinion, because someone would say what he wanted to say for him.

"Regent, the old minister has some thoughts on this." Shixu spoke.

"Say" Zaifeng raised his eyelids and waved his hand.

"In the past, the Jinpu Wo case became known to the world, and then there was the impeachment of the Zhili Consultative Bureau, the face of the imperial court has plummeted, and the regent always has to give an explanation to outsiders, Lu Haihuan, as the minister of railway supervision, has made such a big mistake, and he is inescapable, so the old minister thinks that it is the right time to impeach Lu Haihuan, and it is best to add a sentence that will never be used to show severe punishment."

Shi Xu's words are not unreasonable, the Jinpu Railway Nest case has been in an uproar, and even foreign newspapers have hyped it up, and Zaifeng, as the highest person in charge of the country, of course, can't sit back and watch the face of the imperial court fall down, no matter what the purpose of the former's speech, this time he agreed with Shi Xu's suggestion, remove Lu Haihuan, and exchange his official position for losing face.

"No!"

Just when Zaifeng nodded secretly and basically made up his mind, Zhang Zhidong spoke.

"No, Lord Regent! The minister thought that the recall at this time was out of proportion, and it was afraid that it would cause a catastrophe! Zhang Zhidong straightened his rickety back, and his luck was sufficient, and he clearly objected.

"Causing a big trouble? Is Zhang Zhidong so exaggerated? ”

After reacting, Zaifeng saw clearly who the person who spoke, this alarmist sentence made him feel extremely uncomfortable, the former has always been exaggerated, when he was a feudal official for a few years, he said very beautifully, but he didn't do a few things, Zaifeng had long been dissatisfied with Zhang Zhidong, so he frowned and asked: "Why, Lu Haihuan has such a great ability?" Something so big happened, no one could move? ”

Zhang Zhidong replied: "Regent, although the Jinpu Railway Nest case has been spread throughout the country, but the crime is not in it, as far as the old minister knows, the railway is divided into two ends of the north and south, and the construction at the same time, it will be completed immediately in four years, this nest case happened in the northern section of Zhili, and the southern section is progressing smoothly, only less than a year, the progress is more than half, the people along the line are all celebrating, Lu Haihuan as the minister of the whole line of supervision, the incident was not in the territory of Zhili, so it has nothing to do with this case, local mistakes should not be immediately removed from the minister, change the general, It has always been a taboo choice, one is delayed, and the other is that the people's hearts are shaken, which is a great disadvantage, please think twice about the regent. ”

"Since he is the supervising minister, he has the responsibility of supervising the whole line, according to what you said, the railway has north and south, but if something so big happens, how can he not be at fault at all?"

Zaifeng did not agree with Zhang Zhidong's exculpatory words, even if Lu Haihuan was not at the scene in the northern section at that time, but if something went wrong, the highest responsible person should always be responsible.

"Lu Haihuan has served as the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Officials, and many times as a foreign minister, well-informed, the most proficient in railway affairs, the Jinpu Railway is borrowed from foreigners, one more day of construction will have to pay an extra interest, the people will have to pay an extra road tax, the regent, please focus on the overall situation, do not remove Lu Haihuan from his position for the time being." Zhang Zhidongmian continued to argue. "This is a bad statement, and the severe punishment of the first evil is to reassure the people, and besides, I don't even have a person who can repair railways in the Qing Dynasty? It's a joke. ”

Zhang Zhidong was choked by Zaifeng's words, his face was red, he was trembling, he couldn't speak for a while, and only after half a day did he tremble and said with the only remaining strength.

"The imperial court has always paid attention to rewards and punishments, even if Lu Haihuan has a fault, the merits and demerits are offset, how can the innocent person be easily dismissed?"

"Killing people to save people, how can it be offset, saying that there is no guilt, it is pure nonsense!" Zaifeng doesn't care about this at all.

Zhang Zhidong still didn't give up, panting and whirring when he spoke, his gray beard kept shaking, "Lu Haihuan has a very high reputation among the people, and he will be dismissed on the spot, which may cause the people to talk about it." ”

"There is no need to discuss this matter, after the meeting, the Military Aircraft Department drafted an order to dispense with Lu Haihuan," Zaifeng ignored it, stood up and announced directly, he told Zhang Zhidong in this way that there was no need to talk more.

"Absolutely not, public opinion does not belong!" Unexpectedly, at this juncture, Zhang Zhidong suddenly shouted at the top of his voice, "Public opinion does not belong, it will change drastically!" ”

"Master Zhang!"

In the constant entanglement, Zaifeng finally lost his patience, and he unceremoniously became angry at Zhang Zhidong, "Zhang Zhidong, what kind of crime should you be guilty of roaring the court!" ”

"The old minister is the minister of the edict, it is his duty to worry about the facts of the country, the regent, the matter of dismissal must not be done rashly, and if it is not done properly, it will inevitably change!"

Zhang Zhidong lowered his face and said in a serious tone, but in Zaifeng's ears, this was a different gesture, relying on the old and selling the old as a minister.

With a snort, Zaifeng strode to Zhang Zhidong's side and said disapprerovingly: "Radical change? What are you afraid of, there are soldiers! ”

After saying that, he brushed his sleeves away, and the meeting ended without a problem in Zaifeng's indignation, and the discussion succumbed to the will of those in power.

"There are soldiers"

Zhang Zhidong sat on the ground, speechless, these three words kept rolling in his heart, like a blade, destroying his heart, which had been beating for nearly a century.

"I am now seventy-three times, and I am in the twilight of my life, and I have listened to the sound of this country."

Finally, the desolation sighed, and the old tears were rampant.