(I heard the voice of the book friend, but constitutionalism is a vague concept for ordinary people, and it needs a lot of explanation, so it may be a bit protracted to read, but it will be improved later.) ）

After a comfortable and stable year, Ye Kai's leisurely days came to an end, and then he had to face a series of problems with his spirits, and the negotiations with the petition group were the first to bear the brunt.

The core of the petition group is the Comrade Association, which is now stationed in the hall of the Jingshi Liulichang, and most of the personnel are provincial councilors, these people not only make the imperial court feel deeply difficult, but also the object of Ye Kai's negotiations, in the face of such a group of strangers, and have some kind of prejudice against the government, the first impression is a big problem, just such a grand meeting, it will inevitably form an invisible barrier between the two, Ye Kai needs a more ingenious way.

Contact is necessary, but contact, how to contact, Ye Kai, who was pacing in the courtyard, suddenly thought of a person.

"Chun'er!" Ye Kai shouted and beckoned Han Chun'er.

"Book a room for me in Yuexian Building tonight, in addition, you go to Liulichang and give the invitation to a person, and you have handed over that person, called Sun Hongyi."

Han Chun'er nodded, and wrote down Ye Kai's instructions as they were, he knew Sun Hongyi, and he came to visit not long ago, he still had an impression, but even if he hadn't seen it before, he could find him by this name, Han Chun'er's nose has always been very smart.

"Yes!"

"Let's go"

Ye Kai waved his hand and signaled that he would do it immediately.

After explaining this matter, Ye Kai sat and waited to meet Sun Hongyi in the evening, the two had a good relationship, presumably he would not refuse this invitation, of course, before that, Ye Kai had to prepare a special meeting gift

At seven o'clock in the evening, Ye Kai sat in the private room early and waited, Han Chun'er greeted him outside the door, the room was filled with the mellow aroma of wine and food, chicken stewed snake, thick mushroom mustard, unicorn abalone slices, stewed eel, the table was the best Chaozhou cuisine, no pollution, no preservatives, I don't know how much more authentic than the Cantonese dishes of later generations.

A few minutes later, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and as soon as he entered the door, Sun Hongyi gave up.

"Riddled with mundane things, let the good man wait for a long time, Bolan feels deeply guilty."

Ye Kai stood up, he naturally knew that Bolan was Sun Hongyi's word, stretched out his finger and pointed with a smile on his face, "Councilor Sun doesn't need to be polite, this official has just arrived, sit, sit." ”

beckoned Sun Hongyi to sit down, and Han Chun'er poured a glass of wine on the side.

"It's not even over the first month, Councilor Sun came to the capital, last time it was a petition, I don't know what this time is for?"

"Not to mention that I am afraid of the good duke, I also know that the petition not long ago, the whole country is working together, and I see that the parliament can be opened a day earlier, but the regent" Sun Hongyi said this, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned his head to Ye Kai, "Oh, Bolan almost forgot, last time the good man played for the petition group, this is a righteous act, Bolan has not come to the door to thank him, it is really ashamed." ”

"Don't worry about it, Councilor Sun doesn't have to care, anyone who has a patriotic heart will agree, and then say "open the parliament quickly", the holy will is not allowed, it is really a pity, and it should be ashamed of the official who eats the money. Ye Kai looked regretful, raised his head, and glanced at Han Chun'er, who withdrew from the door and guarded outside.

Councillor Sun went on to say that the official is not a pedantic person. Ye Kai put on an attitude of listening with his ears.

"Speaking of the regent just now," Sun Hongyi suddenly hesitated, "Hey, anyway, the good prince is not an outsider, Bolan is telling the truth, the regent does not follow the will of the people, he will lose the support of the people, forgive Bolan's fallacy, the people's will is not attached, and it is difficult to guarantee that the country will not be ruined." ”

Sun Hongyi also didn't care about Ye Kai's identity, he was telling the truth, he dared to say it so bluntly, mostly because of the other party's position, when Ye Kai was governing Tianjin, he had been listed as an enlightened faction sympathetic to the constitution.

"Bolan is not afraid that the good man will know that he is in such a hurry to go to Beijing this time, just to contact the representatives of the provinces and conspire for the next petition, and if the regent does not agree to it, the petition will not stop for a day, and the 40,000 compatriots will not agree."

The more Sun Hongyi talked, the more he directly told the next move of the comrades' association, but he didn't mind that people knew in advance, on the contrary, the more people knew, the better, and their petition was not to create this overwhelming momentum.

"I often hear people say that advice is contrary to the ear, and I always want to know what advice is, and this is advice." Ye Shi raised his wine glass, and seemed to be more excited than Sun Hongyi, "At the beginning of the new year, Councilor Sun went to the capital to contact the people of all parties and conspire for great things. ”

Ye Kai raised his head and swallowed, and then filled it up.

"The Good Husband Has Won the Prize"

Ye Kai praised it, Sun Hongyi was still a little embarrassed, so he had to drink to thank him, his face flushed with excitement, and he even kept reverie in his mind, if the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, it would be like Liangbi, let alone open the Congress quickly, why wouldn't the country be rich and strong.

Sun Hongyi didn't know what Ye Kai thought, but the purpose of his trip was still retained, and he couldn't be blinded by alcohol for the time being.

"I don't know why the good man invited Bolan to come?"

After a few glasses of wine, Sun Hongyi only thought of this question at this time, and asked Shanshan with the smell of wine.

"Since Councilor Sun is so confident, then the official will not hide it, and this time he invited the congressman to come for peace talks."

"Peace talks?" Sun Hongyi shook his head.

"Yes, it is indeed a peace talk." Ye Kai said very firmly: "The wind of petitions is getting stronger and stronger, and the people have demands, and the imperial court will not turn a blind eye, so the regent has been appointed to negotiate with the aspirants of the petition group, and Councilor Sun is the backbone of the comrade association, so he must not oppose it, right?" ”

Oppose? How could they object, the government lowered the shelf, they couldn't ask for it, but Sun Hongyi hesitated, this is not the style of the Qing court.

"Is the court sincere?"

"If the talk is successful, but if the talk fails, you have to try, Councilor Sun said, right?" Ye Kai showed a smile that released kindness, "According to this official, the imperial court is sincere this time, and besides, it is better to send this official to talk than those ministers who can't eat the ancients, right?" ”

Hearing Ye Kai's affirmative answer, Sun Hongyi said emotionally and couldn't speak, and it took a long time before he held back a sentence, "The great fortune of the country!" Great luck for the people! If the good man comes, this peace negotiation will definitely succeed immediately. ”

Ye Kai knew that Sun Hongyi's words were borrowed from a bit of alcohol, and he didn't say anything, so he continued.

"Councilor Sun, last time it was the official who played on his behalf, this time I want to ask you to pave the way for the official, the people of the comrade association are not familiar with the official."

"Don't worry, with Bolan here, there will definitely be no trouble, the comrades will be all provincial councilors, have stayed abroad, have read, are not reckless people in the village, and will never embarrass adults."

"That's great!" Ye Kai laughed, looking at this matter, it was basically done.

"I salute the councillor again."

"Bolan is disrespectful" Sun Hongyi was also very happy, and the peace talks had a way for him, which was a great joy, so he clinked glasses again and again.

"By the way, Councilor Sun, there is one more thing, don't shirk it."

After pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Ye Kai took out a sheet of tissue paper from his body and handed it to Sun Hongyi's hand.

"This is a little bit of Liangbi's heart, a little courtesy, not a respect."

"This is"

Sun Hongyi took the piece of paper and tried to focus his trance-like gaze on it, however, when he saw the astronomical number on it, his slightly upward head instantly sobered up. (To be continued.) )