In the south study, Li Yunzhong specially summoned Zhao Liewen and Wang Qinglu to meet him, and he had already figured out many things, so he didn't have to be afraid to accommodate those stubborn old men.

Li Yunzhong was not verbose, and said straight to the point: "I summoned you here today because I have something important to inform you!" ”

"Your Majesty, please command!"

Li Yunzhong motioned to the eunuch next to him to come out, and then said: "Both of you have experience in the ruling party, and now one is the secretary of the military department and the other is the secretary of the household department, I ask you, what do you think of the new policy?" ”

Zhao Liewen was stunned and surprised, he didn't expect to ask about the new deal, he thought that Zuo Zongtang was against sending troops to Russia, and the emperor asked them to discuss countermeasures.

Wang Qinglu didn't have so many thoughts, and after a little contemplation, he replied: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the new policy is indeed a must-do, just like the emperor said, backwardness will be beaten, Western countries are eyeing China, we are always in danger of being invaded, if we don't prepare early, it will be too late to regret." ”

Li Yunzhong nodded, deeply sympathetic, and continued: "However, there are many ministers in the DPRK and China who think that as long as they learn from the West's move to strengthen the military, they do not approve of the economic, political, and cultural aspects. ”

Zhao Liewen exclaimed: "What does the emperor mean? ”

Wang Qinglu also had a difficult face: "The emperor thinks twice"

"I don't mean anything, don't worry!" Li Yunzhong thought for a moment and said with a smile: "China does not necessarily have to learn from the West. Besides, Western democracy is too ...... bias, except for these. We can use the rest as a reference, and we can't stop eating because of choking. Therefore, I intend to further expand the content of the New Deal. ”

Zhao Liewen nodded for a while, shook his head for a while, and sighed: "The diehards in the DPRK and China are pedantic, and the resistance is too strong, and the emperor's move may attract their opposition." ”

Li Yunzhong said: "For a long time, I have been tolerating them, nothing more than competing with the Manchus for the hearts of the people, and now the Manchus have been destroyed, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is in a corner of peace." Unpopular, now is the time for a showdown with them. ”

Wang Qinglu pondered and continued: "This move is at the right time, the Westernization faction in the DPRK and China is gradually growing, and the civil emperor has already supported many gentry and businessmen, with these foundations, it will be much easier to implement the new policy." ”

Li Yunzhong looked at Zhao Liewen and Wang Qinglu, and said solemnly: "I plan to use new personnel on a large scale to carry out a new policy. This year is the year of Jiayin, how about calling it Jiayin's change? ”

Zhao Liewen sighed secretly, intellectually he supported the New Deal, but as a traditional Confucian. He is very reluctant to change the existing social structure in China.

Wang Qinglu doesn't have so many worries, he has always lived at the bottom before, and likes to read some books that are practical to the world. has long hated Confucianism and Baguwen, otherwise he would not have wasted his time. Always off the list.

Li Yunzhong said: "If a snake has no head, it is not possible to change the law, and there must be a leader." Who do you think is the most suitable person in the DPRK and China? ”

Wang Qinglu and Zhao Liewen glanced at each other, shook their heads together, and secretly thought: In addition to Zuo Zongtang and a few of them, there are only Hong Renji and Rong Min who have returned to the country.

How could Li Yunzhong not understand their concerns, it was true that he had already been selected, but he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the plan had to be carried out step by step, so as not to make them disgusted, these scholars are good at intrigue and trickery, and they can do anything.

"There are six ministries in the DPRK, and there are also administrative officials in the localities, and I plan to select new officials to serve in important functions, get rid of old officials, and leave some wall grass on the wall not to be disposed of for the time being, what do you think?"

"The emperor is wise!"

Zhao Liewen muttered to himself, there has been another big change in the DPRK, and I don't know if Lu Jianying can pass through the catastrophe.

Wang Qinglu is calculating the comparison of strength between the DPRK and China, needless to say, the Ministry of Rites is the base camp of Qingliu, and it is determined to oppose it to the end, most of the people in the Ministry of Industry Chen Chengying and others are from the military, and the affairs of the New Deal have always been left unattended, and the Criminal Department is the base camp of Zhao Liewen's faction, this does not need to be thought about, the most powerful Ministry of Officials among the six departments, Zhang Weikun has served as the secretary of the Ministry of Officials for five years, and he has already run the Ministry of Officials like an iron bucket, he is the emperor's righteous brother, of course he will not interfere.

Thinking of this, Wang Qinglu put his mind at ease, it seems that the emperor has been prepared for a long time, step by step, and now Qingliu stubbornly wants to oppose it, and they have no platform to admonish.

Li Yunzhong continued: "The only area where the New Deal is prevalent is Jiangnan, so I plan to transfer officials from the north and the south, what do you think? ”

Zhao Liewen praised: "The emperor is wise, so the local resistance will be greatly reduced, the new deal climate in the Jiangnan region has been completed, even if a few conservative ministers are dispatched, they will not play a role." ”

Li Yunxin thought that this was just mixing sand with each other, smiled confidently, and asked, "Do you have any recommended candidates?" ”

Wang Qinglu thought of a few friends, and immediately replied: "Li Shiqi, the emperor's political envoy in Fujian, can be of great use, and in recent years, Fujian's new policy has made rapid progress, and Master Li has made great contributions. ”

Li Yunzhong has nothing to discourage, and Li Shiqi is indeed a rare talent, thought about it slightly, and announced: "Li Shiqi is a great talent, and he will be promoted to the governor of Shandong Province, and he will be fully responsible for Shandong's new policy." ”

Zhao Liewen also said: "Guangdong's political envoy Wang Kailin is capable of literature and martial arts, and he is also a general. ”

Li Yunzhong knew that Zhao Liewen and Wang Kailin were old acquaintances, and he did not break it, and announced: "Promote Wang Kailin to the governor of Henan Province, and transfer the governor of Henan Province, Gu Jiaxing, to the left servant of the ministry." ”

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Li Yunzhong rested for a while, looked at Zhao Liewen and Wang Qinglu who were proud, and said with the same smile: "I plan to set up a new policy department, and the Jiayin reform will be led by the new policy department, and the location will be set up in the Wenhua Palace, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Liewen and Wang Qinglu got so many benefits, of course they didn't dare to object, and said in unison: "The emperor is wise." ”

Li Yunzhong smiled with satisfaction and decided to give them a thorough explanation: "There are only seven personnel, namely Zuo Zongtang, Zhao Liewen, Wang Qinglu, Shen Baozhen, Hong Renji, Zhao Yali, and Zhang Weikun!" ”

Zhao Liewen's heart moved, this is really unusual for Zhao Yali, it seems that the emperor promised so many benefits, all for him, it is really strange and strange! “

After deciding on the matter of changing the law, Li Yunzhong thought about Zuo Zongtang again, and asked Wang Qinglu: "What do you think of my decision to send troops to Russia?" ”

Wang Qinglu was stunned, didn't have time to think about it, and replied: "The emperor is wise, a hundred times better than Weichen, although Weichen can't guess the emperor's intentions, but he can still understand the emperor's painstaking efforts if he asks himself." ”

"That is, I oppose it in my heart, and I dare not say it?"

Wang Qinglu knew that he was confused, and pondered for a while before saying: "The emperor sent troops to Russia for the sake of the northeast?" If this is really the case, Weichen thinks that there is no need to go to great lengths and directly start a war with the Russian army in the northeast, so why bother with an expedition? ”

Li Yunzhong was angry, got up and paced back and forth, and replied angrily: "You are all short-sighted, compared to Britain and France, Russia is the trouble of the henchmen, I think that Russia only had one city back then, but after several generations of operation, it is now across Europe and Asia, so it can be seen that they are good at aggression, last year they also sent troops to the northeast, if they were not defeated in the Crimean War, and urgently need our country's support, how would they withdraw their troops, and now Russia is mired in war, this is a golden opportunity." ”

Wang Qinglu's forehead was sweating, he had never seen the emperor so anxious, he had already agreed with the decision to send troops, and replied sincerely: "The emperor is wise, and Weichen seconded it." ”

Li Yunzhong didn't know whether he was sincere or false, and replied: "You go and persuade Zuo Zongtang, there will be a meeting later, I don't want anyone to speak out against it!" ”

Wang Qinglu nodded again and again. (To be continued......)

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