The time for the two to enter the mansion was still early, and King Qing had not yet arrived at the time to return to the mansion after the shift, so Shigege said: "It's okay." Amma has to come back in a while, I'll take you around first, and when he comes back, we'll be the first to meet him. Otherwise, I've seen them one by one, and I don't know when I will have to wait. ”

She is in Qingwang's Mansion, and like other Gege, she has her own courtyard, but she doesn't come back to live much, and she doesn't have a full-time maid to serve. The location is in the inner house, Zhao Guanhou can't get in, just go around the front yard, and he doesn't think it's appropriate, so he just goes to the guest room. Shigege deliberately offered a treasure in front of the lover, "It's okay, let's go over secretly, don't alarm the people in the house." ”

The two were pulling, not wanting to meet each other, it was Cheng Zhen who met last night, and when he saw that it was Zhao Guanhou, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "You...... How daring! How dare you come to our house? Old ten, you're playing a bit big this time, can this person get it home? If you want to raise it, you should also raise it outside, so that Amma can see it, and you can't die of anger? ”

Shigege glared at him, "Shut up!" He is Yuan Weiting's henchman Goshha, who came to deliver a letter to Amma, if you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I tore your mouth. ”

Cheng Zhen was not annoyed, he only heard that it was Yuan Weiting's henchman, but there was a smile on his face, "Oh? It's Yuan Laosi's person, but I'm reckless, my own people, my own people. Then don't wander around in the courtyard, let the people see it, you can't speak. Let's go, I'll sit in the courtyard, Amma will have to come back for a while, let's talk in my house first. ”

Zhao Guanhou has also heard of this kind of uncle's style, and it is not necessarily a fight between the two sides, and it becomes incompatible. Conversely, friends who drink and eat together may also fight over trivial matters. This is a common thing, at least from Cheng Zhen's performance, there seems to be no hostility, and it is really not suitable to hang out in King Qing's mansion, as he went all the way to "Le Youyutang". It was Cheng Zhen's residence, and there was a study next to it, which was where he met guests.

When I got to the study, my own housekeeper put the tea and snacks on the table, and Cheng Zhen enthusiastically introduced, "This is the Longjing just sent from Hangzhou, Lao Shi, your share, whether you see it or not, I will send it to the girl." Don't look back and say to Amma, I'll swallow your stuff. What do you call this one? What are the products now? ”

"Under Zhao Guanhou. Rewarded by Lafayette, a four-grade top, plus this. Zhao Guanhou took off the tuxedo outside, revealing the bright yellow silk coat inside, Cheng Zhen saw it, and suddenly realized, "You...... Are you the Jinmen Broken Finger Seal Zhao Guanhou? I said that it sounds familiar, I know you, I heard my friends on the street always mention it, I heard that I can at a small station, and I showed a big face for Yuan Si'er. You were the one who smashed the Thirteenth Taibao, right? ”

"I smashed it, it has nothing to do with him, what do you say to me." Shigege slapped the table and stared at Cheng Zhen. "Is there something wrong with Pu Jun?"

"How dare he? He Ama asked the sixth master to call for a good training last time, don't look at the sixth master's body and bones are not very good, but if you can say something, Duandi has to listen obediently. He still dares to make trouble, isn't he afraid that the sixth master will skin him? Besides, we are brothers and sisters, can I not face you and outsiders? Crown, huh? It's good, my brother agrees with a hero like you, you're a gentleman, isn't it just Pu Jun, it's not a big deal, just fight it. ”

Yuqing rolled her eyes and sneered: "Chengzhen, don't come to this set of things that wear a high hat and climb friendship." Say, is it that there is a shortage of other people's accounts outside, and now it is not easy to pay it back, so you want to let the crown marquis fill the gap for you? He gave Ama a festival salute, and he was just a four-grade salaryman, but he didn't have the money to settle the account for you. ”

Cheng Zhen smiled awkwardly, "Old ten, what did you say, what am I doing, don't you know?" Isn't this in Hanjiatan Ningcui girl, hang up some accounts, it looks like it's the end of the year, you said let the people in that place come to me to ask for the account, is Amma's face good-looking? Besides, Amma is not like to me, and the money is tight, so I can't help it. Originally, I wanted to go to the concierge and ask them how many door bags they received, but I didn't happen to meet you. Since it is a festival salute, there is always a hundred and ten hangs, and I don't owe much, there are three hangs and five hangs, which is enough. Give me some first, let me pass the test. We're all a family, can we not help? ”

Yuqing pulled Zhao Guanhou's arm, "Let's go!" If you don't talk to him, you will have to hang three or five as soon as you meet, which is to trick people. He can talk about me and you if he wants to, and let Amma beat me to death. Chengzhen, you didn't do a lot of pickling things outside, and if you get angry, everyone will be finished together. ”

"Don't ...... Don't. Cheng Zhen saw that Shigege turned his face, and hurriedly stopped him with his hand, "There are not so many, one or two hangs will save the emergency first, right?" It's really urgent, or I wouldn't have to. ”

Zhao Guanhou took out a stack of silver tickets from the book, and put it in front of Cheng Zhen, "This is a thousand taels of Kuping, please Zhen Beile to collect it." You're right, everyone is a family, and you should help with this. Later, when I went to the prince's place, I asked Baylor to help me and hand over my film first, which can be regarded as a favor for me. ”

As soon as he saw the face of the 1,24 Heng ticket, Cheng Zhen smiled and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Amma's side, I will greet you, no one will see you today, who will let us be a family. ”

As he spoke, he took the money to the boot page, and smiled at the two of them, "You guys talk to this, I'll explain a few words outside." With that, he pushed the door open and walked out. Yuqing exhaled angrily: "He must be taking the money to honor that Ning Bi girl." You too, a thousand less, how can you explain to Amana? ”

"I don't have a lot of this thousand, how can you explain it? Seeing that the New Year is coming, does it make you unhappy during the New Year, and you are happy when you quarrel with the prince? Zhen Beile came forward to run this matter, so you don't need to come forward, and the prince will not quarrel with you. In my opinion, this business is quite cost-effective, Gu You's daughter smiled, I'm a daughter to buy you a comfortable New Year, it's not a big deal. ”

When Shi Gege heard Zhao Guanhou say this, he twisted a little again, turned his body around, and only turned his back to him, "I hate it...... I'll ignore you. That one...... I'll give you the one thousand pieces of silver, and I'll make up twenty thousand. ”

"Don't worry, Yuqing. The prince is broad-minded, so he won't be angry with me because of this little thing. This is not a matter. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and held Shigege's hand, while Yuqing leaned on his arms, feeling infinitely sweet in his heart. After leaning on it for a while, the door curtain suddenly opened, and Cheng Zhen had come in from the outside, but he didn't see the intimacy between the two, and only told them that King Qing returned to his house and met Zhao Guanhou.

When King Qing saw guests, he usually chose to "make an appointment" in his study, and when he sent people to the door, he was signaled by Cheng Zhen to stop. He whispered, "Don't be stupid, you guys, you can't let Amma know now." Didn't you slip through the door openly? I can't even get in, what are you going to do, honestly wait for a letter from the outside. ”

Zhao Guanhou entered the study and saw an old man over sixty years old sitting on the main seat. The body is extremely rich, the complexion is ruddy, and the appearance is dignified. The owner has finished changing clothes, and he is not wearing an official uniform, but is dressed at home, like an ordinary rich old man. In his hand, he kneaded a pair of walnuts that soothed his muscles and blood, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and a black stone and wood pipe was held in his mouth, spewing smoke outward.

After Zhao Guanhou kowtowed, he raised his hand, "Get up." Your yellow coat was earned by singing the order of visiting your mother, right? Lift up your head and let me take a good look at you. ”

"Back to the prince's words, that's exactly the case."

King Qing looked at Zhao Guanhou for a long time, as if he wanted to carefully imprint his appearance in his heart, and finally nodded, "Okay, good luck, the Yin Hall is shining, the official luck is prosperous, and it is not difficult to change to a poinsettia red top in the future." Sit down and talk. ”

"I don't dare."

"It's okay, it's all at home, so it's not so particular. I am in charge of foreign affairs, and I have a lot of time to deal with foreigners, and I don't pay so much attention to the etiquette on our side. When those foreigners met, they didn't even kneel, didn't they all endure it? Habit becomes natural, just order it. What's more, you are a person with great luck, Lafayette's hairpin, if you don't fall elsewhere, you will only drop it in front of you, this is the number of fate. One life, two luck and three feng shui, no one can compete with the people of atmospheric luck, otherwise, they will be unlucky. If you have something to say, sit down and say it. ”

Zhao Guanhou sat down according to his words, King Qing looked at the letters and silver tickets he sent, and smiled slightly, "When you entered the mansion, you met my son, right?" ”

"The prince is wise. When he entered the mansion, he was meeting Zhen Belle. ”

"I know, my son is interesting enough, and he Ama has always been one out of ten, no, I took a thousand first, which is considered less. He has a short tent outside, and I have heard about it. I can't help it, what can I do? Give him the money, and he will spend it all, if he doesn't give him the money, he will go to the account, and in the end he will ask me to pay it back for him, no problem. Your money must have been borrowed by him, but he borrowed it, Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, and he borrowed it but did not pay it back. Forget it, it's my own people after all, so I won't say anything. When you come back next time, don't lend him money, he wants money, ask him to ask me. ”

"Humble and confused. Please forgive the king. ”

"Confused? You're not confused at all. Qing Wang Ye smiled again, "Yang Xinbo's fold, you bought it, right?" When I got up this morning, I handed it over, and before I could disperse the dynasty, the two palaces were sent down, and we were called up by the military plane, and you have a lot of face. It alarmed several military planes at once, and it was indeed able to toss. ”

Zhao Guanhou didn't expect that Yang Chongyin was so dedicated that he actually wrote a recital overnight last night, and this morning, it was handed to the palace. He didn't know that Yang Chongyin was at odds with Weng Fangtian, who now held the pivotal authority, because of his relationship with the Zhang family, and Beiyang was set up by Zhang Tong.

When Zhang Hefei ran Beiyang, equipment was available in all countries, and now he bought general equipment, which was naturally a problem he seized and made a fuss. Its intention is to belittle Wang Wenzhao and secretly praise Zhang Hefei, which means the governor of Beiyang, and Zhang Hefei should also do it, so as to ensure that the new army will not have such a stupid thing again.

This kind of proposal will definitely not be passed, and in the heart of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the candidate for direct supervision has been circled, and it is impossible to change it. However, it was proposed that the purchase of weapons, Tai'a's insistence, also made her unable to ignore it. The former's Prussian occupation of Jiaozhou Bay is already a lesson from the past.

If the army is launched twice in the future, there will be no way to buy equipment, and the army will definitely face a situation of being passively beaten. What's more, the purchase of general equipment can only be through Lihe Foreign Firm, and the price is limited and non-negotiable. There is no way to place the beak or compare the advantages and disadvantages of the equipment, and these problems also exist objectively. Even the Son of Heaven felt that it was really inappropriate to buy ordinary weapons before.

King Qing said: "The Queen Mother has issued an edict that when we purchase ordnance, we should choose all the countries and buy them according to the best." This is a good thing, but the two palaces are in Ouchi, and I don't know how arrogant people are. What if it provoked a protest from Prussia that Daikin was hostile to Prussia? ”

Zhao Guanhou laughed secretly, this prince's diplomatic ability is really mediocre, if Zhang Hefei was in charge of the affairs of the yamen, there would not have been such worries. This proposal was made by him, and naturally he was also responsible for reassuring King Qing, and immediately said:

"My lord, I dare to say that Prussia will never dare to protest against this matter. In the eastern suburbs, there are more than 10 ministers of more than 10 countries, who doesn't want to do the arms business? We will choose the arms of all nations, and we will have a chance for everyone. If Prussia protests, other countries will come to our aid......"

"You're still Zhang Hefei's trick." King Qing didn't have any royal, and he didn't scold, but just shook his head, "It's easier said than done." It's like a tightrope walker, if you're not careful, you'll fall and die. This king is this circus, you spectators can say how to walk, but I am the one who really walks on it, and I am the one who falls and falls. This circus, how can it be so good. ”

"Don't worry, although Prussia is barbaric, it is not the only one in Tessie. We will never dare to use this matter to cause trouble, and to raise troops with unreasonableness. Moreover, the procurement of ordnance was carried out in all countries, not without Prussia. When the time comes, the decision will be made by the prince, the Prussian minister, and the representatives of the Lihe Foreign Bank, all of whom will try their best to please the prince, and will not dare to threaten with force. Otherwise we can buy Albion, or Capet or even Fuso, Tieler. After the choice, they will sell their personal favors to the ordinary people, I think, they are full of the love of the prince, but they can't hold it, how dare they protest? ”

This can't be said too thoroughly, the meaning of Zhao Guanhou's words has been pointed out, through the authority of this selection of weapons, you can receive kickbacks from foreigners, and you can covet great interests. From the menzi of King Qing's Mansion to Cheng Zhen, he can basically conclude that King Qing is afraid that he is a very big Qing official, as long as he mentions the benefit rebate, he will inevitably be angry, and then readily agree.

Sure enough, hearing him say this, King Qing pondered for a while, and suddenly asked: "The mine mentioned in this letter, you made it?" Helped Lao Shi fight at the station before, and also beat Pu Jun, and it was you? (To be continued.) )