Zhou Fu came to the conference room of the Royal Hotel, but was blocked by the greeters. In recent years, the Northeast has worn a long-distance running gown, and the most important thing is to have a long braid, which cannot be said to be absent. But this set is not practiced in the Royal Hotel, so the greeter has already guessed his identity as soon as he looks at Zhou Fu's dress, most of them are the Qing court officials who came to the Qing court with Prince Gong Yi 60 and Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang. Of course, they don't know who Zhou Fu is.

Just when Zhou Fu begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother that he wanted to enter the venue to observe, a middle-aged man in his fifties passed by him, this person was stunned at first when he saw Zhou Fu, and then said with a smile: "Wushan, I haven't seen you for many years, you have always been good?" ”

At first, Zhou Fu really didn't recognize it, but after a careful look, he suddenly realized, and immediately hugged his wrist and said, "It turned out to be Brother HP." ”

It was not someone else, but Zhao Liewen, the foreign minister of the Northeast Autonomous Region, who came, but his current dress is very different from the beginning. First of all, the braid is gone, with a board inch, looking very energetic, and asking with a bit of shrewdness and ability, which is very different from the original politeness. Then there is the clothing, which is neither a Chinese-style horse coat and robe, nor an orthodox suit, a casual dress for the next generation, and black leather shoes. Needless to say, it's all a trend that Wang brought up. A starry watch with diamonds on the wrist is usually hidden in the sleeve, but occasionally it is luxurious. The origin of this watch is also extraordinary, it is a gift from Wang Yi to the founding fathers of the autonomous region.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Brother HP."

Zhao Liewen and Zhou Fu are old acquaintances, but Zhou Fu was a little frightened by Zhao Liewen's fashionable dress.

"Recently, we held an international medical exchange event, and top medical experts from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States came to participate in the conference and present papers. As the head of the foreign affairs department, I can also be regarded as the organizer of this event. And this exchange event was held at the Royal Hotel, if it weren't for that, Wushan, we really wouldn't have seen it. ”

The Northeast and the Qing court have reached an agreement on the issue of the Gongchangling riots, and the Northeast thought that these people should have left a long time ago, but Prince Gong Yi 60 had no intention of leaving, and seemed to stay to investigate the specific situation in the Northeast. Li Hongzhang came with Prince Gong, this guy didn't leave, and Li Hongzhang couldn't leave alone, fortunately, Tianjin was not far from the northeast, and a telephone line had now been set up between the two sides, so it was not very troublesome to deal with things. But even so, Li Hongzhang was anxious to stay in the Northeast.

"I see." Zhou Fu nodded.

"What is Wushan doing here?"

"This ......" Zhou Fu felt that it was a bit embarrassing to say this, so he didn't know how to answer for a while, and he couldn't say that he insisted on going into the conference room of the hotel to observe.

The hotel's greeter obviously knew Zhao Liewen, so he whispered a few words slightly. Zhao Liewen only understood what was going on at this time, turned around and bowed his head and ordered, "Let him in." ”

The greeter nodded.

Zhao Liewen smiled at Zhou Fu and said: "These kings of mechanics are all national treasure-level figures in our Northeast, don't look at me as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, if I go against the character of these people, I won't be able to eat and walk around." ”

"Why is that?" Zhou Fu was puzzled.

"I started with industry in the Northeast, without me Zhao Liewen, the factory was opened, and the equipment was still running, but without these people, the factory would be over, and the foundation of my Northeast would be lost. Don't look at the machines in the factory, these people didn't invent them, but they made them. The chairman once said that mechanics are the greatest wealth in the Northeast, so now there is a competition in the Northeast as the king of mechanics. They are like the great Confucians in the Guozi Prison, in the northeast, the world is full of peaches and plums, and there are disciples and grandchildren everywhere. ”

After listening to this, Zhou Fu somewhat understood what Zhao Liewen meant, although it was inevitably exaggerated, but it did reflect the importance that the Northeast attaches to the training of technicians.

The two talked for a while, and a group of foreigners came over, and then Zhao Liewen and Zhou Fu said goodbye and said, "Wushan, you go in, my guest has arrived, and he is not with him." ”

"You're welcome, Brother Hewlett-Packard, please."

Zhao Liewen followed a group of foreigners away, Zhou Fu glanced at the greeter, and then also entered the venue.

Li Hongzhang sat in the room, his brows furrowed, and the thoughts in his heart were unconsciously focused on Zhou Fu's words. "It's time to plan for yourself." I got up and went to the balcony, looking at the mountains on the opposite side, and for a while, I didn't know what to do.

A breeze blew, with a slight fragrance of flowers, Li Hongzhang stretched his waist, and wanted to go back to the room, but when he turned around again, he accidentally saw Prince Gong Yi 60 also standing on the balcony at the moment. Li Hongzhang subconsciously gave a salute, but the other party obviously didn't see him. Li Hongzhang thought about it and entered the room.

A qiē in the northeast has given Yi 60 too much shock, opposite the hotel is a mountain, at the foot of the mountain is a four-story school, according to the northeast custom inside should be a primary school, which are the children of workers in the factories in the nearby industrial zone. There seems to be something special today, a group of adults who are clearly parents are watching a football match between children. Yi 60 didn't understand what football was all about, but the smiling faces on the faces of those parents pierced his nerves deeply at this time.

Since the Xinyou coup, he began to officially appear on the center stage of the Qing Dynasty, although there are still two palaces suppressed above, but the three parties are also considered an iron triangle, in general, the pressure on Yi 60 is not great. But after so many years in power, what did he bring to the Qing Dynasty? If he really wants to kick his legs and go down to the ground to see his ancestors and ancestors, can he have a clear conscience?

Yi 60 didn't dare to think about it, and then the Empress Dowager Ci'an passed away, the Iron Triangle lacked one side, and the balance of rights was broken. I originally wanted to be a hidden prince in King Gong's mansion, and I would forget about living my last life. But with the strong rise of the Northeast, as a descendant of Aixin Jueluo, if you are not in a hurry, it is fake. In Yi 60's mind, the trouble in the Northeast was worse than that of the Taiping rebels back then, which led to Wang Yuanshan's entry into the Northeast to provoke the Manchu and Han riots.

Yi 60 knows that this is a move for one enemy to lose one thousand and eight hundred for his descendants, but in his position, for the sake of the century-old national glory of the Qing Dynasty, he has to fight and fight. For the Empress Dowager of the West, for the so-called new army, he sees it more clearly than anyone else. Beiyang, Nanyang, Eight Banners, and Green Camp are all local chickens and dogs, and they have no resistance in front of the Northeast.

Although he was not sure that his plan would be successful, with the help of the Japanese, at least there was a possibility of success, but it was obvious that he overestimated the capabilities of his own side and the Japanese, and underestimated the ugly male director of the Northeast Intelligence Bureau. The relationship between the Northeast and the Qing court at all levels was far closer and deeper than Yi 60 thought. A large number of immigrants from Kannai are now living under the rule of the Northeast, whether it is the Northeast favored by the northerners, or the five Southeast Asian provinces favored by the southerners, the deep people-to-people relations make Yi 60 restless. And the exchanges between officials within the Qing court and the Northeast made Yi 60 even more frightened. Several influential families among the Han officials, including the Zeng family, the Zuo family, the Cen family, and even the Zhang family of Zhang Zhidong, the current governor of Liangguang, who had a lot of ties with the Northeast before, the Westernists and the Qingliu are now no different in front of the Northeast, but the relationship is just different.

This status quo put tremendous pressure on the Qing court, but in terms of the depth of the relationship, no one can compare with the relationship between the Manchu magnates in the capital and the northeast. After Wang Yi established the Great Shang, he did not excessively damage the rights of the Manchu nobles in Northeast China, and most of their land was acquired by the government of the Northeast Autonomous Region or exchanged for shares in major conglomerates. Today's income is several times higher than that of pure tenant farming, so not many people really complain. What worries Yi 60 the most now is this intertwined relationship, which damages the interests of the Northeast and causes turmoil, which hurts not only the government of the Northeast Autonomous Region, but also the Manchu aristocrats who have invested in the Northeast enterprises. This force is so strong that even Cixi did not dare to face it, which is also the main reason why Yi 60 was sent to the northeast!

After arriving in the Northeast, although Yi 60 didn't have the opportunity to walk around, but as far as what he saw and heard, the shock in his heart was beyond measure.

Standing on the balcony of the Royal Hotel, Yi 60, who is in his fifties, looked at the enthusiastic scene of the football game in the primary school opposite, listening to the bursts of laughter and laughter, but his heart swelled with a sense of powerlessness.

"Is this the end of my century-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty?" Prince Gong Yi 60 suddenly burst into tears and knelt on the ground.

Li Hongzhang, who had just walked into the room, happened to be in the direction of the downwind, faintly heard Prince Gong's words, his body stiffened, and he immediately sighed, and said in his heart: "Prince Gong, Prince Gong, why are you suffering?" Today's Qing Dynasty is no longer the Qing Dynasty of the past, the country has collapsed, and luck has melted. Although more than 20 years ago, Zeng Wenzhenggong saved the Qing Dynasty from the most critical situation, but the entire Jiangshan Sheji was terminally ill, and the current situation was just a return to the past. Don't say you're not an emperor, even if you're an emperor, what? Don't say it's you, even if Kang Qian is reborn, in the face of the current situation, you can only be at a loss. This is no longer the era of the past, everything has changed. ”

How did Prince Gong not know the current situation, standing up, he grabbed the balcony crossbar in front of him with both hands, a pair of old hands trembled slightly because of excessive force, and the green tendons on it appeared, and the blood vessels were angry.

"Perhaps...... This is the last resort! ”

Yi 60 seemed to have made up his mind, and went back to his room to brush up and write a letter. After sending all his servants out of the room, he closed his eyes as if to say goodbye, and after a moment, he opened them again, then hid the letter in his sleeve, and then slowly walked out onto the balcony and jumped down!

Die to make a will, to die to force each other!