Li Zhen ran from the backyard to the front yard hall in a blink of an eye.

Entering it, Li Zhen saw the old man standing in the hall.

This person is Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan in front of him was wearing a simple black robe, his feet were cloth shoes, and his clothes were simple, standing in the crowd and not at all. As the saying goes, Wei Yuan was a person who was a Jinshi who had been an official for a long time, and he should have a unique official prestige, but the person in front of him was like an old man next door.

Wei Yuan's earlobes are large, his gray eyebrows are sparse and slender, his eyes are calm and clear, with a hint of a smile, quite Maitreya-like. He was born with a high nose bridge, a long face, fluttering hair, and a quiet and elegant feeling.

Li Zhen also noticed a detail, and Wei Yuan's hand had a string of Buddhist beads.

Li Zhen kept this detail in mind.

History: Wei Yuan raised people in the second year of Daoguang and was released as an official in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang. In his later years, Wei Yuan couldn't get used to the dumping of officialdom and the corpse position, so he abandoned the official and went into seclusion, and devoted himself to Buddhism, and the Dharma name was 'Chengguan', so he had a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist.

Li Zhen looked at Wei Yuan, and the same Wei Yuan looked at Li Zhen intently.

It's just that the mood of the two is different.

Li Zhen was clear about Wei Yuan's affairs, knew that the person in front of him was one of the pioneers of 'opening his eyes to see the world', admired and admired, and praised Wei Yuan in his heart.

Wei Yuan looked at Li Zhen but frowned.

The Admiral in front of him had fluffy hair and was not combed well, and his clothes were disheveled, and he even got two buttons on his official uniform wrong. That's all there is to it, Wei Yuan's heart is already very unhappy. Wei Yuan is a very traditional scholar who pays attention to decency. Li Zhen's raunchy style disappointed Wei Yuan.

After Wei Yuan resigned and returned home, he lived in seclusion in Hangzhou, where he also devoted himself to the study of Buddhism and continued to study the method of reform. Wei Yuan heard in Hangzhou that Li Zhen was a person who was different from ordinary officials, and he also knew Li Zhen's deeds, so he came to Guangzhou all the way and worked tirelessly.

For a while, Wei Yuan was very disappointed in his heart.

It's better to hear than to meet, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, it's not true.

Wei Yuan pondered that Li Zhen had a false reputation, and secretly guessed that Li Zhen's exploits were blown out by the people below. If Li Zhen knew Wei Yuan's thoughts, he would definitely cry and be wronged. When he saw the person in front of him, he rushed out with excitement in his heart, and he was full of excitement!

Wei Yuan didn't brush his sleeves and arched his hand: "Old Wei Yuan has seen Admiral Li. ”

After Li Zhen sat down, he asked, "Dare to ask, sir, you are Mr. Wei Yuan, who compiled the "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom". ”

"Old decay is!" Wei Yuan said politely.

"Mr. Wei Yuan came to the Humble House. Let's tea! Li Zhenluo stood up and ordered, and then said: "I remember that Mr. should study Buddhism in Hangzhou before coming to Guangzhou, is there anything to do?" ”

Wei Yuan said nonchalantly: "Admiral Li will tidy up his clothes first." ”

Li Zhen looked down and was immediately embarrassed.

Looking at his clothes, Li Zhendu felt that his cheeks were hot and embarrassed, so he hurriedly reached out and rebuttoned his clothes, and then said: "I have been busy dealing with the affairs of the Heaven and Earth Society for the past few days, and this afternoon, I finally wiped out Chen Qiankun and others, the thief leader of the Heaven and Earth Society. After returning home, I didn't have time to eat lunch, so I fell asleep and didn't wake up until now. Came out in a hurry, and the disheveled gentleman forgave me. ”

"Oh, Admiral Li just woke up?" Wei Yuan's tone warmed up a little.

Li Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "When Mr. Xiao Ye reported that Mr. Yu Bao came to visit, I hurriedly came out. ”

Wei Yuan sighed when he heard this: "It seems that what you see with your own eyes may not be true. ”

Li Zhen was confused and said, "Sir, I don't really understand. ”

Wei Yuan stood up and bowed to Li Zhen.

How dare Li Zhen accept Wei Yuan's salute, he stood up from his chair and ran to Wei Yuan's side like lightning, supporting Wei Yuan with both hands, and said with a smile: "You keep saluting me, isn't this tormenting me?" ”

Wei Yuan said solemnly: "Since you are wrong, you naturally have to apologize and salute." ”

Li Zhen was confused again and asked, "Sir, I still don't understand what you are talking about?" Wei Yuan shook his head, brushed Li Zhen's hands away, and stubbornly saluted Li Zhen before returning to his seat.

Li Zhen also sat down and asked, "Old Wei, you can make it clear!" ”

Wei Yuan said apologetically and unhurriedly: "When I saw Lord Admiral running out of the backyard in disheveled clothes, I subconsciously thought that Lord Admiral was sleeping during the day and wasting his official duties. It's a pity that I didn't expect the Admiral to be due to state affairs. When the Admiral received the news that the old man was coming, he didn't have time to tidy up his clothes and came out to greet him, and this kind of courtesy made the old man feel even more ashamed. The Admiral's acceptance of a salute is well deserved. ”

After hearing this, Li Zhen finally came to his senses.

It turned out that Wei Yuan's straight face just now was actually for this reason, but this person is really a humble gentleman! Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "Sir, mine is Hongyi, you can call me directly." If you call 'Lord Admiral' every time, I can't stand it. ”

"Haha......"

Wei Yuan laughed and stroked his long hair, his eyes showing appreciation.

The person in front of you is good!

'Hongyi': It is still very good that Hongyi has a long way to go.

This trip to Guangzhou is worth it.

After laughing, Wei Yuan said lightly: "The old man got Yuan Fu (Lin Zexu's) brother's "Sizhou Chronicles" and compiled it into the "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom", and I learned more about Yangyi's thoughts, and thought that it needed to be changed. When the court, the princes and the emperor are all unenterprising, inactive, and old, and have no intention of becoming a leader. ”

"Hongyi's appearance made the old man see a glimmer of hope."

"You bought Yangyi's weapons, learned Yangyi's training methods, and also bought ships and cannons, which gave the old man hope. Lao Yu thought that this remnant could only be buried in the ground, and he didn't want to see hope in his lifetime, so he came to Guangzhou and wanted to help Hongyi change the situation of the Qing Dynasty with the few remaining years of his old age. ”

Wei Yuan's eyes were feverish, and he said in a deep voice: "The old man assists Hongyi, and I must let the Qing Dynasty reinvigorate the country, deter and subdue the Yangyi, reappear in the prosperous era of Kangqian, and reproduce the great scene of the coming dynasty of all countries." ”

Although the old gentleman is indifferent, when it comes to the Qing Dynasty, he has a cheap and unold spirit.

Li Zhen's brows furrowed after hearing this.

From Wei Yuan's words, Li Zhen understood that although the old gentleman in front of him was open-minded, he was more accepting of new foreign things than most people. But Wei Yuan still has the idea of loyalty to the monarch in his bones, and he wants to protect the interests of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If you envelop Wei Yuan by your side, with Wei Yuan's connections, you can indeed get the support of a group of people, and even become the pillar of this faction.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

It was very difficult for Li Zhen to get rid of these people, and it was difficult for him to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Even if the relationship with Wei Yuan is good now, it will definitely break up in the future.

Wei Yuan saw that Li Zhen didn't speak and asked, "Is there anything difficult about Hongyi?" ”

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