The smoke of gunfire on the Tsarist side subsided for a while, but ushered in an internal purge, countless people who did not hand over their gains in accordance with the rules in the looting and intercepted their property without permission were planted with trees together with the corpses of the Tsarist side, and Li Hongzhang, the protagonist of the internal massacre, followed the European envoys to Beijing with full hope.

From the Yellow River to the Grand Canal, in five days, you can see Yang Laosan, who is now leading the Qing Dynasty.

Who has written history for 10,000 years, looking for a feudal marquis 3,000 miles away; Out of the mountain is determined to climb to the top, when will you enter the phoenix pond? Sitting in the cabin, Li Hongzhang recalled the events of that year, wasn't his rhetoric written for Yang Laosan? Entering Fengchi, climbing to the top of Ao, sealing the prince, writing a new history, since Yang Laosan led his troops out of Yunnan, this way is exactly the same as he Li Hongzhang thought.

Seeking a high position with military power, coercing the princes of the Son of Heaven, Yang Laosan went all the way, but he was slow step by step, and finally he could only commit himself to Yang Laosan and be a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

In five days, the European envoys sighed all the way about the vastness of the Grand Canal project and the frequent ships coming and going, but Li Hongzhang's heart was a little boring, the undercurrent in the court, Li Hongzhang knew it when he was in Anhui, but those people can only be regarded as clowns jumping off the beam, Yang Laosan is in power, and millions of people under his command want to bring down Yang Laosan with their mouths, these people are too naïve.

Now in this world, Yang Laosan has mastered the general trend, and if he goes with it, he will live or die if he goes against it, and the earnest teachings of his teacher are still in his ears. Although there is a lot of dissatisfaction in my heart. But since he walked out of the northwest, Li Hongzhang has accepted his fate. Thinking of the conversation with German Prime Minister Bismarck along the way, Li Hongzhang also knew that Yang Laosan was on the right path, dominating the world, and the Qing Dynasty had a way out, otherwise it could only be used as a fish and meat in the plate of the European powers.

The Heavenly Empire, the state of rituals and religions, but the formation on the pier of Tongzhou. It's not as huge as Li Hongzhang imagined, a few officials of the Li Fan Academy, and a team of garrisons of the Beijing Division, even if they are the team to greet them, dismount? Emboldened? In any case, now the Qing Dynasty has such confidence.

Li Hongzhang was in the envoy corps, just a guest and something like that, and after watching the generals of the Northwest Army and handing over the envoy corps to a few officials of the Imperial Court, Li Hongzhang also stepped on the Tongzhou wharf. If you want to have an equal conversation with the European envoys, Yang Laosan still has to go through it.

I found a sedan chair driver and foot strength near the pier. After buying some gifts along the way, Li Hongzhang came to the mansion of Yang Meng, the prince of Zhenguo, with a feeling of anxiety.

"Hefei Li Hongzhang, ask to see Yang Guogong."

A post, a fifty taels of door stickers, handed to the hands of the porter, this matter should have been done by the next person, but Yang Laosan's mansion is different from the mansions of other officials, and the three officials in front of the prime minister's door, Yang Laosan's porter is no better than other families, and he does not ask to see him in person, but he is afraid of being troubled.

"Hefei Li Hongzhang? Stay and wait! ”

As the gatekeeper of the Yang Mansion, he naturally knows what Li Hongzhang's greeting post is pretending to be, but the silver is easy to take and spend his life! It's stupid to be hit with dozens of sticks for a few taels of silver! If the amount of silver handed over by this person exceeds fifty taels, it will be fatal!

After receiving Li Hongzhang's greeting post, the porter handed the greeting post to the scribe behind him, who does the third master want to meet, the scrivener has his own charter here, and this Yang Mansion is not just anyone who can come in.

The door sticker was pushed back, Li Hongzhang was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he was relieved, Yang Laosan is the rule of the Qing Dynasty today, anti-corruption and redundant personnel, this is ruthless, his own fifty taels of door stickers are enough to kill people.

"Hefei Li Hongzhang, wait in the hall!"

The time is not big, there is news from the concierge, under the leadership of the servant, Li Hongzhang entered the side hall and waited, and swept around, this Yang Laosan's house is very chic, and he is quiet in the middle of the noise.

After the guest seat in the side hall was finished and drank a few tea soups that tasted good, a man with a high figure walked into the side hall, and after a cursory glance, Li Hongzhang's fingers shook, this is a strange person.

"You are Li Hongzhang?"

"Student Li Hongzhang meets his grandfather!"

"Huh...... If you do your homework well, this etiquette will be waived, and Lao Tzu doesn't like this tune.

Student? Why? ”

The arrival of Li Hongzhang can be regarded as a solution to Yang Meng's dilemma in diplomatic talents, and if he wants to make great use of this person, Yang Meng naturally wants to see him.

There are a lot of capable people in the Qing Dynasty, but there are not many capable people who can really break out of the world, Lin Laohu, Zeng Disheng, Zuo Jigao, Luo Bingzhang, Hu Linyi, Shen Baozhen, Feng Guifen, etc., there are probably more than ten or twenty of them, Li Hongzhang is a person who breaks the game, if it is a role, this person is even bigger than Zeng Zuo's two.

"Hongzhang studied under Di Gong, Di Gong's grandfather is a half-teacher, Hongzhang is naturally a student, if the grandfather does not give up, you can call Hongzhang a young man."

Li Hongzhang's ability to pull relationships is not small, and this remark is also smooth in Yang Meng's ears, but he is not a person all the way, Yang Meng still has to explore it.

"Good skills! Along the way, you have also met the members of the European mission, tell me about their intentions! ”

is still straight, compared with Li Hongzhang and others, Yang Meng's ability to play the edge is not on the stage, rather than showing his ugliness, it is better to go straight and be free! Besides, when Yang Meng is in his current position, there is no need to make a false deal with Li Hongzhang.

"They are here, first, to protect Tsarist Russia, and secondly, to seek their own interests."

Yang Meng went straight to the point, and Li Hongzhang was the same, and he pointed out the intention of the European envoys in one sentence.

"Not bad! Can we get the interests of Tsarist Russia? ”

"Difficult! But doable! ”

"Not bad! Where is the road? ”

"It's still a benefit!"

"How many countries are in good hands?"

"Nothing more than Britain, France and Germany!"

"What about Tsarist Russia?"

"Trapped people, fish on the board, can be slaughtered at will!"

"It's going to be a hot sale! What's in it? Why? What to do with Alaska, a Russian colony in the Americas? Do you know the attitude of Canada and Millican? ”

"This ...... Students don't know! ”

"It's also a bit of a foundation, but in addition, what about the domestic undercurrent?"

"The students don't know!"

A word down. Li Hongzhang's forehead was already sweating. Although he is three years older than Yang. But in the face of Yang Laosan, the pressure on Li Hongzhang's side is also surprisingly great.

It seems that he still underestimated Yang Guogong, who was secretly ruling the Qing Dynasty, Yang Laosan can come to this point, he must have real skills, he Li Hongzhang still thinks too little, too shallow, too underestimate the world!

"Do you know about the new kingdom of Mongolia?"

After getting off the horse, Yang Meng sat on the main seat, and his mouth was still direct. It fell to the key issue at once, the new Mongolian state is a matter of balancing the grievances of Europe, if Li Hongzhang has no opinion on this matter, and he can only use it temporarily.

"A little bit of it! Grandpa's plan is good, but it is not easy for European countries to accept it, and Tsarist Russia has to go to war. ”

After a few words, Li Hongzhang also roughly touched Yang Laosan's temper. directly opened his mouth to evaluate Yang Laosan's plan, and saw that Yang Laosan didn't care. The big stone in Li Hongzhang's heart also fell by three points.

"Some opinions, the truce is only temporary, European countries are planning to use naval warfare to subdue us, large-scale naval battles, the time to prepare, when more than a year, once the European navy is close to the sea frontier, we are helpless!

What do you say about this? ”

There are some things, Yang Meng did not hide them, and directly said the plan of the European envoys, if this matter is ignored, it will definitely come true next year or the beginning of the next year.

"Is there such a thing? If so, learn from Europe and the United States to build a navy! ”

"It's late! One year is far from enough for us, and ten years is still acceptable. ”

"Then you can only give up slaughtering Tsarist Russia!"

"That's the case, but Siberia in Tsarist Russia, Lao Tzu doesn't want to let go, Alaska in the Americas, Lao Tzu doesn't want to let go either, what do you say?"

"Distant and close attacks, divide Europe!"

"If it is postponed by 20 years, this plan can be achieved, and now there is no basis for success!"

"I heard that England is the world's first naval power, and India, a close neighbor of the Qing Dynasty, is still fighting against England, so I can only start with India.

"That's good, it's already being done, is there?"

"The students are shallow, and there is nothing to be done!"

"It's still realistic, let Ye Mingchen draw up the decree tomorrow, you will be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and come to negotiate the mediation......"

Li Hongzhang can have such an insight, it is already very good, his means are enough, what is lacking is just some news, and the last thing that Yang Meng lacks here is news, these things are given to Li Hongzhang, I am afraid that the European envoys will scratch their heads.

"Grandpa, aren't you involved in this matter?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"There were many figures in the European legations, but England and France were arrogant, and the only person the students could contact was Bismarck, the German minister, who would be able to succeed in time."

"That's good! This mediation, the negotiation with the envoys, is just a show, the real finality, that is, the transaction between this prince and Britain, France and Germany, after tomorrow's announcement, you and this guild will meet many European people!

The situation of Tsarist Russia, the real breaking point is Millijian, Millijian's Secretary of State Seward is also about to arrive, later, the news from Europe and the United States, someone will send it to you, rest in the house tonight! ”

Mediation and negotiation are just a game for politicians, weak countries have no diplomacy, this is wrong, what really has no diplomacy is stronger, and what weak countries need most is diplomatic means, today's Qing Dynasty is already considered a strong country, some things, there is no need to use diplomatic means, Tsarist Russia, just impose it on them, as for opinions, Yang Meng only cares about the opinions of Britain, France, Germany and the United States, Tsarist Russia, if you don't accept it, you are ready to be beaten!

"Congratulations to Grandpa!"

Involving the foreign minister of a country, Yang Meng said a few words, and it was solved in half an hour, this is the benefit of Yiyantang, the power is in hand, the army is millions, and now Yang Meng's status is very delicate, he doesn't need to care about anyone's opinion. (To be continued......)