"Is Ziran on the line?"

Early in the morning, almost as soon as he walked into the restaurant and saw Sang Zhiping, Zhang Zhidong asked, but Sang Zhiping's helpless smile made his brows frown again, and he sat at the table silently.

In the past, Zhang Zhidong would often eat with his staff during the two main meals in the morning and evening. At the banquet, there was little talk about state affairs and military affairs, and most of them talked about academic articles, anecdotes about wild history, and even street discussions. Recently, in the governor's yamen restaurant, Zhang Zhidong rarely had breakfast with his staff, and only Sang Zhiping accompanied him. In the past twenty days, he has been waiting for Tang Haoran to hand over the strip array, the so-called stripe array is actually a concession, but the problem is that until now, he has not seen the expected stripe array.

"Zhongzi, what is he doing these days!"

"As always, I will devote myself to the anti-smoking bureau!"

Sang Zhi sighed calmly and tried to make up for Tang Haoran again.

"Come to think of it, he hopes to think more about the ban on smoking! In this way, you can ......"

"Is it safe and secure?"

Zhang Zhidong picked up the small soup bowl and drank it slowly.

"Zhongzi, I know you admire Tang Haoran, when you see him, it's like seeing yourself back then!"

"Brother Xiangtao......"

Indeed, this is exactly what Sang Zhiping admires Tang Haoran, he is just like himself, upright and uncompromising, and even if he has eight cows, he can't pull it back.

"But, Zhongzi, do you think that being so considerate to him is to love him?"

Putting down the small soup bowl, Zhang Zhidong made a five-finger comb with his right hand, slowly combed the long beard on his chest, and said slowly.

"He is new to officialdom, there are some things, he can't see, but Zhongzi, you can see it, how many people in the imperial court are staring at Hubei and the old man, just waiting for an accident here, when the time comes, will the old man break his arm to protect himself, or try to protect Ziran......"

Speaking of this, he stopped, and Zhang Zhidong took a small bowl of soup again. While he was drinking the soup, Sang Zhiping was silent, he knew that Zhang Zhidong, who had been pushed into the limelight at that time, had only one choice.

"At the beginning, if it wasn't for his talent, how could he have wanted to be a lonely person, but ......"

Putting down the soup bowl, Zhang Zhidong's eyes showed pity.

"But I regret it now, not because I used him, but because I regretted it...... I won't be able to protect him at that time! ”

Sang Zhiping, who had always been impatient of silence, glanced left and right, looked at Zhang Zhidong and said.

"At this time, it seems that many people are handing over the note, mentioning the smoking ban!"

"Behind the scenes, officialdom ......"

Shaking his head and sighing, Zhang Zhidong glanced at the snowflakes outside the window.

"I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the anti-smoking bureau, since the day the anti-smoking bureau was established, not only are there people waiting for him to have an accident, but there are also people planning for him to have an accident, and now there are people jumping up and down to plan something!"

Not to mention other people, they are also excited by the huge profits of the anti-smoking bureau, for fear that if something goes wrong and ruin the big plan of Hubei Western-style affairs, this is the difference with Tang Haoran, but unlike others, they are staring at the anti-smoking bureau because of ...... Ay! Sighing in his heart, Zhang Zhidong only felt that this meal was becoming more and more tasteless, if Ziran could make some concessions, how could he ......

Glancing at Sang Zhiping on the other side, Zhang Zhidong said.

"Zhongzi, you say, did I do something wrong at the beginning, after all, ......"

After a pause, Zhang Zhidong was speechless for a while,

"Ziran is indeed less than training, and suddenly placed in this position, it is indeed a bit eager for quick success!"

Although he didn't want to admit it, Sang Zhiping finally nodded in agreement, whether it was in his or Zhang Zhidong's opinion, they all thought that Tang Haoran's insistence was too upright and sleek, and they just ignored one point The reason why Tang Haoran did not make concessions was because once he made concessions, it meant that he would never be able to wash away the stigma of "collecting money with cigarettes", what he insisted on was only the last bottom line, although he had given up too much bottom line, but some things always need to be insisted on.

"Xiangshuai, a telegram from Jingshi is from the Prime Minister's Yamen."

At this moment, Zhao Fengchang came in and said.

"Prime Minister's Yamen?"

Zhang Zhidong was slightly stunned, took the telegram, opened the cover but just looked at it, his face changed instantly, and he slapped the dining table violently, only to shock the dishes on the table.

"Li Hefei is shameless!"

"Xiang Tao (Xiang Shuai)."

Sang Zhiping and Zhao Fengchang were all shocked when they saw Zhang Zhidong's angry appearance, what's wrong? Although he was the chief copywriter, Zhao Fengchang did not have the power to check the telegram of the prime minister's yamen, so he was so surprised, but Sang Zhiping was surprised that something could make Zhang Zhidong so annoyed.

"Zhongzi, look, you see, the Prime Minister's Yamen actually stretched out his hand to me, the Prime Minister's Yamen was presided over by King Gong, and there was ...... between King Gong and him Li Hefei."

Because it involves the clan, there are some things that Zhang Zhidong must not say.

"This is not Li Hefei's plan behind the scenes, who can do it!"

Sang Zhiping, who took the telegram, read the contents of the telegram and immediately fell silent, and Zhao Fengchang also saw the words on the telegram on the side, he didn't read the other words clearly, but the most critical sentences fell one by one.

It is an order, and Tang Ziran is in the prime minister's yamen to be used, the reason is simple, but the officer is proficient in Western things, and is appreciated by ministers from various countries, and now the diplomatic affairs are serious, and the court is at the time of employing people, in a word, the court wants to transfer Tang Ziran, and Hubei will cut love!

This telegram only saw that Zhao Fengchang's heart was very agitated, not because Tang Haoran wanted to enter the Prime Minister's Yamen for the imperial court to reuse, but because the Prime Minister's Yamen completely cleared the obstacles for him to take over the anti-smoking bureau, as Xiang Shuai's cronies, he understood that for Xiang Shuai, the reason why he was angry was because the Prime Minister's Yamen dug up his people, and after the anger went down, it was estimated that he would understand, and this matter also solved his current troubles.

"Xiang Shuai, how can this be done, now that the anti-smoking bureau has been established, Zi Ran still has to preside over the anti-smoking event in Hubei, how can the prime minister's yamen mess around! We're going to call them back! ”

Zhao Fengchang's apparent concern made Sang Zhiping sneer in his heart, he was staying with Ziran here, and he was simply driving Ziran away!

Zhao Fengchang's anxious voice stunned Zhang Zhidong, who was originally annoyed, and he immediately sat down. He couldn't stop thinking in his mind, what was Li Hongzhang doing to transfer Tang Haoran to the Prime Minister's Yamen under the pretense of Gong Wang's hand? Do you want to invite him to the scene? Or don't you want him to use it for yourself?

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Zhidong felt that both were possible, but, compared to the former, perhaps Li Hongzhang valued the latter more, he was afraid that he would complete the foreign affairs in Hubei, so he would use such a trick, could it be that in his Li Hefei's eyes, if he left Tang Haoran, he would not be able to do foreign affairs?

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong stopped Zhao Fengchang and said.

"After all, the Prime Minister's Yamen is the center of the imperial court, and you can't do it brutally!"

Zhang Zhidong's words made Sang Zhiping's heart sigh, and at the same time, Zhao Fengchang secretly rejoiced. When he retreated from the restaurant to the outside, looking at the snowflakes, Zhao Fengchang had a smile on his face, and that smile seemed extremely offended.

"Zhongzi, let's go to the garden and see the snow together."

After Zhao Fengchang left, Zhang Zhidong, who found that his thighs were a little swollen, wanted to walk around outdoors.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, not too big snowflakes were falling, and the weather in the first month was still a little chilly.

"Brother Xiangtao, it's cold outside, why don't we go to the flower hall together!"

Sang Zhiping dissuaded.

"I haven't been to the garden for a few days, I want to see it, just pick up the cloak!"

The relatives on the side hurriedly found a cloak and draped it on Zhang Zhidong's shoulders, and the two walked towards the back garden of the governor's palace. The cold wind blew on his face, and Zhang Zhidong, who was a northerner, not only did not feel cold, but felt a little refreshed.

"Zhiping, what do you think?"

He naturally pointed to the fact that the Prime Minister Yamen transferred Tang Haoran.

"This ......"

"In the second year of Tongzhi, I was admitted to the Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy, until Guangxu was released to Shanxi in the seventh year, and I was a Beijing official for 18 years."

Zhang Zhidong's words like a memory, only made Sang Zhiping "chuckle" in his heart, and immediately knew his thoughts, what should come will always come, it seems that this Wuchang can't keep Tang Haoran, with the prime minister's yamen's paper order, all the qiē have been solved, and Xiangtao no longer needs to worry about it.

"Jingguan is idle, if you don't want to be motivated, it is the easiest to mix. Whether there is a future or not, it all depends on each person, so in the whole world, only Beijing officials are the most difficult! Nakako, what do you think? ”

"That's true."

After falling off the list, Sang Zhiping, who had entered the Su Shun curtain in Beijing, naturally knew the difficulties and eases of Beijing officials.

"If I don't have the 18-year history of Beijing officials, I don't think I will have today, it's a good thing to be able to do things, but first in being a big official, you can do big things, in our Qing Dynasty, you must first learn to be an official, in order to do things, Ziran has great talents, is a person who can do big things, but ......"

looked back at Sang Zhiping, but smiled reluctantly.

"Zhongzi, Ziran will not be an official, this is a Beijing official, I think it will be an experience for him, and when he learns the way of being an official, he will ...... when the time comes."

After a pause, Zhang Zhidong sighed.

"You have to persuade him, in the future, don't take everything too seriously, this is definitely not the way to be an official, and the Song Yuxin next to him, although he is from a donation class, can be regarded as a talent, stay by his side, but you can also give him advice, Zhongzi, you go to sue him, let him follow Ziran, in the future, the old man will naturally protect his future......"

Sang Zhiping listened calmly, without saying anything, in fact, as early as in the restaurant, when Zhang Zhidong said that sentence, he understood that Wuchang would no longer keep him Tang Ziran.

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