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Guan Xuqing felt that Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai sang and harmonized quite interestingly, but Yuan Shikai said a lot of words, and before he got to the point, Guan Xuqing couldn't help but look up at the sky. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yuan Shikai seemed to notice the emperor's move, and sure enough, he spoke much faster: "After rescuing Queen Han, the minister was commended by the emperor, and this time he was even more jealous. Originally, I wanted to ask Lord Zhongtang to be the master, but fortunately I was able to see the face of the sky, and the sinners were lucky! The emperor is wise! ”

Guan Xuqing stared at Yuan Shikai for a while, nodded and said, "Get up and talk." ”

Yuan Shikai stood up excitedly, and actually shed tears, this person is very smart, he said a lot of words at the beginning, and when he saw the emperor showing a little trace of impatience, he immediately made a long story short, if Guan Xuqing did not have insight into history, he would definitely think that he was an excellent talent for his performance today. But Guan Xuqing also knows very well that the Qing Kingdom is now using such talents, although he has ambitions, but who has no ambitions? As long as you are loyal to the emperor and the court, it is enough.

"Li Zhongtang, Yuan Shikai is a good leader of the army, he must be protected, what is his position now?" Guan Xuqing looked at Li Hongzhang and said.

Li Hongzhang said: "It is a resident of the court, from the third grade." ”

"Okay, Yuan Shikai obeys the order: promote you to be the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, and assist Shaoquan and them to build a world-class fleet for me." Guan Xuqing blurted out, seemingly without thinking, but in just two minutes, he had already calculated it in his heart many times.

"Thanksgiving!" The overjoyed Yuan Shikai's excited tone changed, and he stood up tremblingly and was about to retire.

"Slow! Yuan Shikai, you must be conscientious and upright in running errands under me, so that the bribery of silver will not happen again in the future, as long as you work diligently, I will greatly promote you. Got it? Guan Xuqing knew that he had to beat people like Yuan Shikai all the time, otherwise he might do something unexpected when he would.

"Oh, the minister must serve the emperor as a dog and horse." Yuan Shikai also heard the emperor's voice, and had long heard Li Zhongtang's warning, this master does not rub sand in his eyes, don't be clever in front of the emperor, and it is true when he sees it today.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Luo Ming quietly said to Feng Xianghua: "Lord Zhongtang, the situation in Beijing is so tight now, why is the emperor not in a hurry at all, and he still has the heart to meet with ministers from all walks of life. ”

"The emperor's mind is deep, you think about the places we have walked all the way, either the shipbuilding bureau or the military port, or the local administrative hub, if my guess is right, the emperor wants to touch the minds of the civil and military officials in various places, and the second is to stabilize the local situation, as soon as the emperor's Tianwei arrives, even the people who are not clean in their hearts have to put this mind away." Feng Xianghua said carefully.

Beijing, Peng Yulin Mansion. Peng Yulin is playing chess with his housekeeper De'an, Peng Yulin is black, and De'an is white. Peng Yulin picked up a sunspot, always hesitating, not knowing where to put it, and when he was about to drop the piece, De'an spoke: "My lord, you have to pay attention, the chess pieces in your west have been besieged by minions. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. With a "bang", Peng Yulin's face changed and he lifted the chessboard to the ground. Only then did Dean realize that he had said the wrong thing, and knelt on the ground, and kept confessing. Peng Yulin's face was blue, and he stared at De'an speechless for a long time.

"The soldier of the military department, Fengsheng, asks to see him."

"Call him in."

Peng Yulin looked at the trembling De'an and sighed: "Get up." De'an got up at this time, hurriedly packed up the chess pieces scattered on the ground, made two cups of fragrant tea, and withdrew.

As soon as Feng Sheng'a entered the door, he said, "Lord Peng, can you receive the news of the emperor's return to Luan?" ”

Peng Yulin nodded, picked up the teacup and put it to his mouth, but he couldn't drink it for a long time.

"It is said that the emperor has secretly returned to Luan as early as three days ago, and he will not meet after returning to the capital, and he will keep meeting with the ministers in Beijing every day, but he will not summon the people from the military department, if the emperor knows some feng shui grass movements, what can we do?" Fengsheng said uneasily.

"Wu Guang's men and horses have been wiped out by the rebel army, Wu Guang is on the way back to Beijing, the Russians are treacherous, see that the limelight is not right, not a single soldier or soldier has been sent, and there are several people in Shunyi, Changping, and Weihai have not heard a word at all. Alas, it seems that the tide has turned. If my guess is correct, the emperor will summon us soon, and it will be the last time we will meet the emperor and his ministers. Peng Yulin was excited, and he didn't know whether he was frustrated or regretful.

De'an hurriedly ran over, glanced at Feng Sheng'a, and said to Peng Yulin: "The emperor has just sent Gonggong Li to pass on an edict, telling Lord Zhongtang to enter the palace immediately, and there is something important to discuss. ”

Feng Sheng'a grabbed Peng Yulin's sleeve, knelt on the ground, his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak. Peng Yulin smiled bitterly and said: "The old man knows that sooner or later there will be such a day, and before parting, I will give you a word, don't fight with anyone and the emperor, the ending is doomed to failure." ”

In the Zhengda Guangming Palace, Guan Xuqing sat upright, looking at Peng Yulin, who had gray hair, and felt a pain in his heart, but on the surface he was still majestic. "Wu Guang in the northwest rebelled against the party, you must already know about it, right?"

"The minister knows, Wu Guang is not self-sufficient, and he dares to openly rebel against the emperor, after all, as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, let him be captured, he deserves it." At this time, Peng Yulin was not panicked at all. In fact, by now, there is nothing to hide between the monarch and the minister.

"This matter is far from over, according to Wu Guang's confession, there is another biggest main messenger behind him, guess who this person is?" Guan Xuqing wanted Peng Yulin to tell the truth by himself.

"Presumably a close minister of the emperor."

"Yes, this person is a very accomplished member of my side. He successively served as the governor of Anhui, the acting governor of Caoyun, and the governor of Caoyun was in charge of the Cao Zheng of Shandong, Henan, Suzhou, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei provinces. But he refused twice, on the grounds that in addition to not understanding Cao Zheng, he also had an impatient temperament and was foolish. Later, he was appointed as a squire of the military department and a secretary of the military department. In the Qing Dynasty, he was a loyal minister. Throughout the ages, how many people have sought official positions, run for official positions, drilled official positions, and bought official positions, and how many people have been able to do all kinds of despicable and shameless things in order to be promoted, and how many people are either incompetent, or old and sick, but still occupy a position. A person like him, who resigns from the six noble positions in his life, is willing to do hard labor, and is willing to be an ordinary person, is really rare and difficult to find in the ancient and modern officialdom. When Guan Xuqing said this, he paused, and his gaze suddenly crossed Peng Yulin's face like a blade, Peng Yulin's whole body trembled, and his face was as white as paper.

"But such a minister who is loyal to me, when the Qing Dynasty is prosperous, actually colluded with the Russians and the ministers of the prince in Beijing three times and twice, and gathered all kinds of soldiers to push me off the throne, do you think such a person should be killed?"

"This kind of person deserves to be killed!" Peng Yulin burst into tears, and struggled to pop out these words from between his teeth.