Lu Xianji was very surprised when he heard Ye Zhao's words, glanced at Li Hongzhang, then at Ye Zhao, and said with a forced smile: "Grandpa is his blessing to promote him like this, and it also seems that he has a little bit of a sense of understanding people. As he spoke, he said to Li Hongzhang: "Haven't you come to thank Grandpa?" ”

He Guiqing looked at this sour scholar who suddenly appeared for a moment, with Jing Shuai's ability, he would never be a corporal for no reason, could it be that there is something special about this son?

Li Hongzhang could feel that everyone's gaze at him suddenly changed, and he sighed in his heart, this is really the Golden Gate, and the chicken dog ascends to heaven. Jing Gong's words are worth thousands of volumes.

After taking two steps, Li Hongzhang took a long look at the ground: "Student Xie Grandpa carries love, but I am afraid that the student will be dull and miss Grandpa's love." ”

Ye Zhao smiled and said nothing, while He Guiqing said with a smile: "Those who enter the public scene, how can there be rotten wood, Hanlin does not need to be too humble." ”

He Guiqing flattered Ye Zhao with Lu Xianji a few more words, and then said goodbye.

Seeing this situation, Li Hongzhang sighed in his heart, the young man is heroic, what he sees and experiences is all flattery, although Jing Gong is famous, he is afraid that the young man is arrogant, and it may not be a good place to live!

Ye Zhao smiled at him a few times, and then called the thirteen who were standing on the side: "Go and ask Mr. Parker to lead Li Hanlin around this steamer." Thirteen Tiansheng looked Li Hongzhang up and down, left and right with fierce eyes, and said in his heart that this nerd looks like no two or two meats, his face was shaved and he didn't dare to resist, he didn't have a trace of backbone, why should the master be so good to him? I have to serve him!

Li Hongzhang was numb by the thirteenth look at the scalp, just because of the joy of being able to visit the steamer was extinguished by cold water, this little girl with a nose to the sky is very fierce, why is her eyes sharper than a knife?

Ye Zhao returned to the lounge, lit a cigarette, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Thirteen left, and there were two Blue Flag guards on duty, standing guard outside the cabin.

The smoke rings rose in circles, Ye Zhao pondered Li Hongzhang, pondering the future situation, if he said how much he valued Li Hongzhang, it was not likely.

In this life, time is also fate, it is not enough to have talents, the same person, growing up in different environments, can achieve very different achievements in the end, just say that Li Xiaocun is the first batch of traitors who were criticized in the history books of the previous life, but now that he has entered his own shogunate, who knows how to comment on the history books of later generations?

Of course, people with great talents, no matter what the environment is, will be unyielding, and will show themselves to the greatest extent, but what is the final result, it can only be said that three points of personnel and seven points of destiny.

At present, the first batch of 100 international students in Guangzhou have been sent to famous universities in Europe and the United States, all of whom are technical disciplines to learn shipbuilding, industrial manufacturing, physics and electricity.

As for officer training, Europe and the United States have just entered the era of real hot weapons, and the theory has not yet taken shape, but the teaching materials that they have worked out together with Peter, an adviser to the New Army, are certainly the most suitable teaching materials for Chinese and Chinese officers to understand and study, even if they do not represent the most advanced level of infantry tactical theory in the world today.

In addition, it is conceivable that the Guangzhou Lecture Hall will inevitably become the cradle of [***] officials in modern times.

The normal school has already opened, the first batch of students more than 200, including more than a dozen girls, this is what I did not expect, the first phase of normal students only recruit male students, and these female students, most of them from the rich families in Xiguan, are enlightened families who have been in contact with Western learning earlier.

Guangzhou's first public primary school is also in preparation, but the strength of teachers is from Shanghai's own school co-founded with the church, although it is only three years, but many students in Shanghai church schools have a foundation in Western education, plus three years of education, among them the best to enlighten the primary school culture but more than competent.

However, Guangzhou's first new-style primary school, said to be a primary school, is afraid that students range from seven or eight years old to young people in their twenties and thirties, and the subjects taught must first of all have the Taoist language of Confucius and Mencius, plus mathematics, simple physics, chemistry, and natural science enlightenment knowledge.

If this development continues, when the bright stars of this history are written in later generations, I am afraid that they will be very different from the historical celebrities they know about this history.

It is good that Li Hongzhang can be used for his own use, but it is not a pity that he cannot be used by himself.

However, Li Hongzhang is Li Hongzhang after all, and in the same environment, the starting line is a cut higher than others.

Just pondering, the metal hatch was knocked gently, but it was Thirteen who led Li Hongzhang to thank Grandpa.

"How?" Seeing Li Hongzhang's excited face, Ye Zhao smiled slightly.

"Eye-opening, Western craftsmanship, really extraordinary." Li Hongzhang sighed and said, and said sincerely: "I have heard that Grandpa Su drove Fan people to be under the standard, and the students were not convinced in the past, how arrogant are the Europa people? How can they be driven by others? But I don't want to see it today, only to realize that the student is a frog at the bottom of the well. ”

Ye Zhao smiled heartily: "It's not so magical, it's just a good word, the world is all for profit, whether he is Europa or my Asia, the surname is like this, but if Li is also obtained, they have the final say, then I can't wait." ”

Li Hongzhang nodded again and again, and sighed: "Students used to sit in the well and watch the sky!" ”

Ye Zhao took a sip of tea and said: "There is a saying that the gnats and flies are ultimately business, and they cannot cross the order, and they are involved in thousands of miles with their tails; Pan Hongxi will fly all over the world. Gradually, do you think this gnat is good or bad? ”

Li Hongzhang was taken aback, Guogong's words could hit his heart, just half an hour ago, he was still sighing and clinging to a first-class magnate like Jing Gong, but it may not be a good deed, and he is even more willing to be attached to the tail.

But now, this graceful and luxurious young man is not only becoming more and more incomprehensible, but also the new things on the steamer make him even more dizzying, and he has the pleasure of breaking through the clouds and seeing the light.

Among the children of the royal family in the past dynasties, it is not uncommon to see those who are talented and stunning, but the children of Jing Gong have never heard of it, and their insights and deeds are all full of a fresh air that has never been seen before, as if they were born to cleanse this muddy land of China.

It is really the dragon and phoenix among people.

Li Hongzhang sighed in his heart, and said with a long sigh: "Students are only afraid of being shallow, and they want to learn how to fly with gnats and flies, but how can they fly with the goldfinches?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled slightly: "This is to be seen slowly." ”

Thirteen couldn't understand what the grandfather was talking about with this sour show, so he just glared at Li Hongzhang secretly, and said that it was bad for the grandfather to mix with you, and I couldn't understand what he said! If you have a chance, you have to rectify it.

The deck below the stern was bustling with low-ranking audience officials and the retinue of the supervising officials.

In the crowd, a middle-aged military attache with a cold face seemed out of place with the person next to him, he was the foreign gun team supervisor Wu Xu, the Shanghai Ocean Gun Team was the armed forces of Su Song Taidao local political axe and foreign businessmen, all the latest British rifles, about 1,000 soldiers, not only the elite green battalion group brave, and even those who came to Shanghai to beg for a living, Indian mercenaries, etc., aimed at protecting the safety of Shanghai County and the concession, once with the bandits took over a few battles, more victories and fewer defeats, is also known as the winning army, It is a force that no one can ignore in Wusongkou.

Wu Xu knew that he would probably not be summoned by the Queen Mother, and he didn't come here for this. Near the warehouse near the wharf, nearly 100 gunmen had been ambushed, and the soldiers who followed him on the ship, although they could not carry weapons, they also hid daggers under the red tasseled hats, why did they move?

Chop Jingxiang to relieve the emperor's worries.

The emperor's secret letter was sent to the governor of Jiangsu, Gil Hang'a's mansion, and when the Futai Lord summoned him, although he did not say it explicitly, Wu Xu knew the emperor's intentions, except for the annihilation of the Qing Emperor's side, it was the duty of the courtiers, and what was there to fear about nine deaths and one life?

Jingxiang's reputation moved Kyushu, even if this trip succeeded, I was afraid that I would be divided by a random blade, but I left a name in history, and Dan's heart can be learned.

Standing in the crowd on the deck, Wu Xu's blood was churning, and this good story that has been recited through the ages must be composed by himself.

It's just that Jingxiang is very strict against thieves, it turns out that after boarding the ship, the guards are extremely strict, if you want to go up to the stern, don't say that you can't wait for others, even if you go to meet the minister's entourage, the lower level, but you have to take off your hat, and even your hair is checked again, and it is really a good thief.

It's just how to get to the stern.

Seeing that the traitor was close to him, but he couldn't get close to him, Wu Xu only wanted to grow wings and fly up to the stern of the wheel.

"Xuanyang Gun Team Supervisor Wu Xu!" On the stern, a hoarse voice suddenly shouted.

Wu Xu was slightly stunned, and then his heart was overjoyed, isn't this the life of the thief?

At that moment, they separated the crowd and came to the metal corner ladder in the stern, the soldiers on both sides bravely stopped him, Wu Xu took off his hat in a hurry, and he was prepared for it, so he could only wait for the stern to see the opportunity to act, and snatch the weapons of the guards around the thief to assassinate.

After following the leading officials, he went up to the stern, turned a few corners along the suspended metal ladder, and went up to the corridor of the stern.

Such a beautiful view, but also fast. Wu Xu smiled in his heart, but he was much more free and easy than the wind and water.

"It's here!" The lead official said suddenly.

Wu Xu was slightly stunned, but he didn't go to see the Queen Mother, but he saw that in front of the railing of the corridor in front of him, there was a graceful and luxurious young man looking at the seascape, and at this time he slowly turned his head, looked himself up and down, and said with a smile: "The beautiful scenery of a good day, if the swords and soldiers face each other, will it not live up to the virtue of God?" ”

A chill rose from the soles of Wu Xu's feet, he had seen the portrait of this person, but could it be that he had not known the prophet?

In this situation, Wu Xu did not hesitate, and with a loud shout, he rushed over, wanting to tear this famous thief off the railing, and wanted to kill him.

"Bang" A metal door was suddenly kicked open from the inside, Wu Xu made an intimate impact with the metal door, "dang", Wu Xu was dizzy, turned to the ground, his nose was sore, tears gushed out uncontrollably, and nosebleeds fell, and I don't know if the bridge of the nose is broken.

Ye Zhao walked over slowly, and someone had already twisted Wu Xu to his knees and fell to the ground, and he didn't know how many black holes were put on his head.

"Wu Xu, are you guilty?" Ye Zhao asked lightly.

Shaking his head, Wu Xu gradually came to his senses, and his first thought was that someone was informing, but the ones he chose were the closest and most loyal brothers, those who were born as pirates, the money-greedy Indian Ah San, etc., didn't know about it, who leaked the secret?

Wu Xu quickly denied this possibility, and his heart gradually became firm, thinking that he was seen by this thief when he and others boarded the ship, right?

"I don't know what crime I am guilty of!" Wu Xu shouted loudly, "Humble and loyal, loyal to the Qing Dynasty, grandfather don't be unjust!" ”

Ye Zhao laughed, nodded and said, "Okay, what a brave and loyal." He waved his hand.

Then, there was a stirring on the deck, and the foreign spear team members who got on the boat were pressed and searched one after another, and the crowd exclaimed from time to time, and they saw the daggers that the foreign gunmen were hiding bravely.

"Your people are all armed with weapons!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

Wu Xu's heart sank, and then he said loudly: "It is common for lowly people to be born and die, and it is common to carry a sword on their bodies, and please forgive them for capital crimes!" ”

Ye Zhao sighed softly in his heart, this Wu Xu is really a man, he still hopes to protect his hands and siblings in such a situation, but unfortunately, he has a different path from himself.

Nodding slightly: "It's also the past you said!" Listen carefully! Ye Zhao said, pointing in the direction of the northwest wharf.

Wu Xu's face finally changed, and then, listening to the sound of gunfire like fried beans on the dock, it was obvious that the ambush soldiers who were waiting for his order to storm the Yongbo had become the target of Huang Que.

"Intend to assassinate my father, Wu Xu, do you know that your family will be involved?"

Wu Xu's face was pale, he knelt in a daze, the gunshots on the dock were like rain, his heart was dripping blood, and after about half an hour, the gunshots were sparse and gradually stopped. Wu Xu was stunned, so fast? Have they all been killed by this demon? No, no, there must be a brother who escaped from life.

Ye Zhao knew that the ambush soldiers of the foreign guns on the dock must have been completely wiped out, and it was a loss to Boss Su to report the news, otherwise although Wu Xu would not have caused him to capsize, he would not have solved it so easily, and maybe he would even frighten the two palaces.

There were members of the task force and the Fairness Party disguised as dock workers who approached and suddenly cold guns, and there were Blue Flag Guards and Marine Division infantry battalions behind, and they were caught off guard, no matter how strong the foreign guns team was, it would not be easy to escape.

It was the first time that his subordinates had cooperated with the armed members of the Fairness Party, except for Boss Su and himself, they were afraid that no one would understand what was going on.

Six kings, the action is so fast, but it is really a little unexpected, the most unexpected when he will make trouble, maybe it is not his idea, maybe the people below misinterpret it, but anyway, you really have to be careful in everything in the future.

Suddenly, a guard strode up the stern tower to report: "Report! Ninety-seven traitors were killed, twelve wounded, and twenty-three captured! ”

Wu Xu closed his eyes in despair, and the whole army was annihilated............ "How can this be?" Niu Colu's voice trembled slightly, her pretty face turned white, she was born in a powerful family since she was a child, she entered the palace as a queen, and her mother was the world, but where did she experience the fear of being hunted and killed?

Ye Zhao sat on the soft pier and sighed: "The country is in a great change, and the demons are dancing wildly, but the imperial sister-in-law can rest assured, with Jingxiang's breath, the thieves will never succeed." "This is true, I fooled and used the queen mother of the two palaces, if I can't keep these two weak women safe, then I really have a bad conscience.

Niu Colu wept and said, "But, it's really a loss to you!" ”

Ye Zhao saw that she was so grateful to herself, and she couldn't help but feel that her old face was hot, and she felt that she was like a white-faced minister, coughed dryly, and said: "The imperial sister-in-law doesn't have to be like this, the minister's brother should do it, for the sake of today, I want to ask the two imperial sisters-in-law to show the foreign gun team to supervise the candidates." ”

Niu Colu looked up blankly: "What? ”

Lan Guiren had a natural face, without any fear or fear, and said indifferently: "Do you have a suitable candidate?" "She's a lot smarter than the Niu Co Lu clan.

Ye Zhao nodded: "Qiao Songnian, a Taoist in Changzhen, Jiangsu, can be useful. "In fact, it doesn't matter who the new governor is, and it doesn't matter whether he can be elected in the end, the most important thing is just to show his posture here, that is, he is still supporting the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces still has the right to speak on the appointment of personnel in the Great Qing Dynasty.

Lan Guiren lightly raised his cheeks, and said softly to Niu Colu's family: "Sister, don't you have the 'imperial reward' seal given by Lord Xianfeng?" When Jingxiang drafted the charter, I will read it to you, and you have stamped the seal, which is also justified. ”

The "Imperial Reward" seal is the seal of the Niu Co Lu clan when the curtain is hung in the two palaces, and the minister intends to stamp this seal to take effect, and after the six kings succeeded to the throne, this seal has not been withdrawn, and has been carried by the Niu Co Lu clan.

After listening to Lan Guiren's warm words, Niu Colu nodded, but he still looked like a master of the six gods.

Ye Zhao glanced at Lan Guiren, and was secretly vigilant in his heart, what she wanted to say was said by her, this woman is really exquisite, in the future, she really has to be more vigilant, Mo Yin Gutter capsized and was planted in her hands.

But at this moment, Lan Guiren is dignified and beautiful, but he really can't see the sinister and cunning, and his calm eyes suddenly look over, Ye Zhao only doesn't know, she is also thinking about herself.

When Ye Zhao read out the Empress Dowager's decree, He Guiqing, who was secretly summoned to the Jinggong lounge, couldn't help but feel bitter, but he had to respectfully accept the edict.

"This Wu Xu is really daring!" He Guiqing's face was filled with righteous indignation, and he also scolded Wu Xu for being confused, whether this thing is successful or not, don't you want to be sentenced to death in the end?

Even if you assassinate Jing Gong, can the emperor still be able to keep you?

At the same time, He Guiqing was even more frightened in his heart, how brave was the foreign gun team? But he was stunned to fight an ambush on his own land, and he was killed by Jing Gong's sailors with lightning speed, and he was caught, and he was simply vulnerable.

This is just Jing Gong's sailor, so what kind of elite division are the battalions of Jing Gong's divine artillery?

Of course, this is also what He Guiqing understands literally, and he does not know the meaning of the infantry battalion of the Navy Division.

The Empress Dowager Yizhi, Wu Xu corrected the law on the spot, and transferred Qiao Songnian, a Taoist of Tonghai Road in Changzhen, Jiangsu, to supervise the foreign gun team and lead the foreign gun team to maintain Shanghai.

Ye Zhao is kind, he didn't give the six kings a problem, if Wu Xu was escorted to the capital, it would really set the six kings on fire.

"Lord Taiwan, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is about to start, and I will say goodbye today, and there will be a period later." Ye Zhao smiled and raised the teacup.

He Guiqing wished that Jing Gong would leave quickly, and if he didn't leave, who knew what would happen? got up and said goodbye: "Xia Guan wishes the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and the grandfather a smooth journey!" ”

(To be continued)