Tang Shaoyi accompanied Long Qian to the governor's yamen, because there was no call from Futai, he had to sit in the side compartment and drink tea and wait. How do you know that this wait is an hour, and it is difficult for him to leave Long Qian, it is very difficult.

Zhou Fu's attitude towards Long Qian is already very clear. Today's summons must be to find Long Qian's stubble. Zhou Fu is not familiar, but Zhou Xuexi is very familiar, first, they are the same age, they are all talents valued by Yuan Shikai, and secondly, the two have a common language in many aspects, especially in running an industry, Zhou Xuexi, who was born as a person, has a unique view on the establishment of industry, especially the science and technology of Western countries, and has humbly asked about the situation of the American business industry many times. But Tang Shaoyi couldn't say that he was a meridian, when he was still a child in the United States, he rarely went out of school, where did he know the situation of the American business industry?

Who knew that Tang Shaoyi was sent by Yuan Shikai to Yizhou to set up a civil and military team with Long Qian, but Zhou Xuexi, who was keen on running an industry, was persuaded by Lao Yuan to take over the general office of Shandong University Hall. Tang Shaoyi remembered that when he went to Yizhou to take up his post, Zhou Xuexi held a banquet for himself, and he was very worried about him. The reason for worrying is Long Qian, who made Yuan Shikai disgraced. In Zhou Xuexi's eyes, Long Qian's department is a gang of bandits, don't look at them accepting Zhao'an, don't look at Long Qian becoming the deputy general of the imperial court, what can never be changed in his bones is rebellion. When I went to Yizhou to be the prefect, of course, I would inevitably deal with those bandits, so I repeatedly reminded myself to be careful.

Tang Shaoyi's own perception of Long Qian is good, his background is on the one hand, and more from the friendship of fighting the enemy side by side. The friendship on the battlefield is different and ordinary, and Tang Shaoyi can be regarded as understanding the relationship between the soldiers who are not ordinary people. So I don't agree with Zhou Xuexi's opinion. For going to Yizhou, Tang Shaoyi is full of confidence.

Who knew that there was a story of Long Qian's ambush and the siege of Yizhou later. Tang Shaoyi's opinion of Long Qian has changed to a certain extent. Li Chun didn't evacuate because it was a problem, but he couldn't use his sword soldiers to besiege Fucheng and brazenly shoot the right army, right? Maybe Zhou Xuexi's intuition is right, bandits are bandits, even if they wear the clothes of the official army, they are still bandits. However, it is difficult for Tang Shaoyi to accept this judgment in his bones, in the Yuan Shikai group that has been formed, he has a deep understanding of the Mengshan Army, which is a very special army, especially its strict discipline. It is difficult to classify it in the category of bandits who burn and loot. But it is indeed different from the official army, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the department, there is basically no imperial court, only their leader Long Qian. For example, Lu Shan, who was trusted by Long Qian, was a guerrilla general appointed by the Empress Dowager of the imperial court. Changed to any general under Yuan Shikai's department. It will be a great honor. But this man never took his official title seriously.

Yuan Shikai's concession to Long Qian was a helpless move in the situation. Zhou Fu couldn't see that Long Qian was influenced by Yuan Shikai. But Tang Shaoyi must continue to work with Long Qian! After Long Qian led the army back to Lunan, except for the siege of Yizhou, there was really nothing else to say about any overstepping the rules. Several times ran Yi County and Zhang Lianfen to run railways and coal mines. Although it exceeded his authority as a town guard, his intention was definitely for the sake of the place, and this must be recognized. was ambushed in Yizhou Road, and he also discussed with Zhang Wu and Zhang Wu to discuss with themselves to run an industry. Therefore, Zhou Fu's undisguised indifference to Long Qian, Tang Shaoyi was worried, and decided to find an opportunity to turn around for Long Qian. Today, the governor took the initiative to meet Long Qian, and Tang Shaoyi was generally happy. The only thing he was worried about was that Long Qian didn't buy Zhou Fu's account, and he couldn't stand the reprimand of the new governor, so he made things stiff. Zhou Fu obviously had no right to remove Long Qian, but the two collapsed, and it was very uncomfortable to be caught in the middle. Tang Shaoyi has sorted out his attitude towards Long Qian, as long as Long Qian does not go out of line in the two states, he will fully support Long Qian's training of the new army, if Long Qian runs an industry in Yizhou like in Yixian, he will support it even more.

Tang Shaoyi sat in the side compartment and thought wildly, and the tea was renewed countless times, but Long Qian was never seen out. This made him very suspicious. Seeing that it was past noon, his stomach was growling, and finally someone came to greet him, or the person surnamed Bai, "Oh, I'm really sorry, I forgot to inform the adult Tang Fuzun that he was still waiting, it's all the villain's fault." Come with me, the boss invited General Long to have a light meal, and called Gongzi to accompany him. Knowing that Tang Fuzun was waiting here, he scolded me for being so angry! Please also ask the Lord of the Mansion to be a lot.,Don't remember the small ones.,Please.。 ”

Tang Shaoyi was surprised, forgetting that he was hanging here, after such a while, his attitude changed greatly, not only to keep him to eat, but also to call Zhou Xuexi to accompany him? What kind of demon magic did this Long Qian use?

followed the white butler to the small restaurant in the backyard, Zhou Fu and the other three of them had been at the banquet for a long time, the weather was hot, and the three of them had taken off their coats, Zhou Xuexi probably drank wine, and a layer of sweat appeared on his bright head, and when he saw Tang Shaoyi coming in, he got up and said, "It's rude!" It's the little brother who was negligent, don't blame General Long. He thought you were back at the hotel__"

"Shaochuan, it's all to blame for the negligence below, and you are here without informing the old man. It's even more weird! In this way, let Xuexi accompany me for a glass of wine, which can be regarded as an apology for the old man to give you. Zhou Fu also stood up.

"Where, it's all Long Qian's fault. I was so happy to talk with adults and Brother Zhou, I forgot Brother Shaochuan__" Long Qian looked apologetic.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's the fault of the humble position, and no one has reported it__" Tang Shaoyi hurriedly waved his hand.

"In that case, please take a seat." Zhou Xuexi and Tang Shaoyi were very familiar with each other, so he pulled Tang Shaoyi and let him sit opposite Long Qian, and moved his cups, plates and chopsticks to the empty seat opposite his father. Saying that, Zhou Xuexi drank three glasses in a row.

Tang Shaoyi saw that the three of them were full of spring breeze, and they seemed to be talking happily, but they were even more puzzled. Zhou Xuexi has always been disgusted with Long Qian, why did he become like a reunion of old friends who hadn't seen him for many years in a blink of an eye?

Zhou Xuexi, who punished himself with three glasses of wine, said with a smile, "Brother Shaochuan, I just heard General Long's high opinion on setting up an industry and how to run a good Shandong University Hall, which really impresses me!" Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years. There were many misunderstandings about General Long, but now I want to celebrate the victory of the imperial court. Zhou Xuexi poured wine for Tang Shaoyi with a smile, "Brother Shaochuan, we are old friends, let's take a drink together." ”

"Nope." Long Qian stood up, "Brother Shaochuan is my comrade-in-arms in the Battle of Xigu, and his affection is unusual. He won't blame me. In this way, the three of us respect the elder with a cup, and wish Shandong Province a prosperous and prosperous life under the governance of the elder. ”

"Very good, Honorable Lord." Of course, Tang Shaoyi would not oppose this proposal.

"Hehe, okay, the old man drank this glass of wine." Zhou Fu drank it all.

Tang Shaoyi sat down opposite Long Qian, "Seeing that Lord Futai is so happy. What were you talking about? ”

"Hmm. is talking about Liang Qichao, the traitor, who actually wrote a biography for Wenzhong Gong in Japan. Although this matter is a rumor heard after thinking about it, it is also somewhat credible. However, this person has insight. The article is even more spicy. The old man would like to see this book as soon as possible__"

Wen Zhonggong is the deceased Li Hongzhang. It's only been three months. Liang Qichao, who was hiding in Japan, actually wrote a biography of Li Hongzhang? Tang Shaoyi had never heard of it. Moreover, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao are very taboo topics, under normal circumstances. It's too late to dodge, how can you talk openly on such an occasion? "Oh, how did you know that someone Liang wrote a biography for Wenzhonggong?" Tang Shaoyi first added wine to Zhou Fu's cup, and turned his face to ask Long Qian.

"I just heard, I don't know if the book has been paid __" Long Qian also regretted it, it was a good conversation, the topic turned to Li Hongzhang, how to evaluate this Han celebrity, he didn't have time to think deeply, so he said Liang Qichao's "Li Hongzhang Biography" point of view, only to realize that the book does not seem to be written yet, so he can only make it up.

"It is not clear what kind of knowledge the Liang clan has. But this person is very well-known overseas, and as soon as this book comes out, it will definitely be spread in the United States. Long Qian sighed lightly, "Duke Wen Zhong is a great man worthy of respect, how can the shame of Ma Guan and the peace of Xin Chou be remembered on him?" What better results can be achieved by being someone else? If you cherish your reputation, why bother to go to Beijing to go to Beijing when Gengzi is in trouble? It is said that Wen Zhonggong claimed to be a paster in the Qing Dynasty, and it was really difficult for him. The death of Wen Zhonggong marked the end of an era. Long Qian knew that Zhou Fu was Li Hongzhang's confidant, and he was one of the very few people who watched Li Hongzhang's breath, and it was definitely right to praise Li Hongzhang.

"If Gong Jiuquan of Wenzhong learns about your evaluation of him, he will regard you as a confidant. Actually, Wen Zhonggong mentioned you to me. Zhou Fu sighed, turned his face to Tang Shaoyi and said, "The Liang family has written a biography that says that Wenzhong knows foreign affairs but does not know internal affairs, which is simply nonsense. How could Wen Zhonggong not know how difficult state affairs were? How can the overall situation be so eroded, who has the hand to mend the sky? ”

Just now, when asked Liang Qichao about the content of "The Biography of Li Hongzhang", Long Qian had to make up a few sentences, saying that an overseas friend who had traveled to China told him this spring.

Long Qian had read that book carefully, because the article was not long, only twelve chapters, and Liang wrote at the end: Li Hongzhang is not only loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but also has great talents, and his keen and far-reaching vision can be called the first-class in the sea, and he has been in charge of the army and government for a long time. That's because he only knows that there is military affairs in the road, but he doesn't know that there is civil affairs in the road; I only know that there is diplomacy in the road, but I don't know that there is internal affairs in the road; I only know that there is a court in Ludao, but I don't know that there are people in Ludao; blames others for not being able to see the current situation every day, and as a result, he himself does not understand the current situation. If you blame others for engaging in factions every day, your own factional thinking will be very serious. He does not understand today's international competition, does not rely on the state but on the people, and he does not understand that the elimination of internal disputes by the Taixi powers relies on thorough innovation, and the driving force of innovation is not from the top down, but from the bottom up.

Liang Qichao said in the book that among the important ministers of the Qing court, Li Hongzhang was a first-class figure in terms of knowledge, vision, skill or character. People like him will inevitably fail, and in the political arena after Li Hongzhang, there is no figure comparable to him, and China's future really does not see the light.

These views represented the consensus of intellectuals at that time. Long Qian couldn't tell Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu continued, "If the Liang clan is just complaining about the work of Wen Zhonggong, it will be fine. But what this person did was not just writing a book and scolding the court! Don't you know when you think about it, last year was when the Gyeonggi Chaos was in turmoil and the two palaces were covered with dust, Kangliang actually united a handful of clowns in the country to launch an armed rebellion! Fortunately, Zhang Xiangshuai was decisive and did not cause a big change. ”

Long Qian was taken aback, but he had never heard of this matter, and after thinking about it, probably the imperial court was unwilling to shake the hearts of the people and completely blocked the news.

Seeing that Long Qian was very concerned, Zhou Fu said, "It's okay to talk to you." In July last year, when the coalition forces had fallen into Tianjin, Kang Youwei Liang Qichao instructed Tang Caichang, a native of Hunan, to contact Rong Hong, Zhang Binglin, Yan Fu and others to set up a Chinese parliament in Shanghai, plotting a rebellion, and hoping that the Empress Dowager would return to power to the emperor. Tang Cai often went to Lianghu, set up an organ in Hankou, contacted the Lianghu Society, and established a self-reliance army! Fortunately, Zhang Xiangshuai was shrewd, smashed the independent army organs set up in the British concession in one fell swoop, and arrested Tang Caichang, Li Rongsheng and others. ”

"What about these people?" Long Qian asked urgently. Rong Hong, Zhang Binglin and Yan Fu were all well-known figures at that time.

"Of course I was slaughtered by Zhang Xiangshuai! Such rebellious ministers and thieves, not killing is not enough to make the people angry. The masterminds behind this matter are the two traitors of Kang Liang! In addition, there is also a Cantonese named Sun Wen, who rebelled in Huizhou, Guangdong Province in leap August last year, and was fortunately pacified by the governor of Guangdong, Deshou. ”

"Sun Wen?" Long Qian was taken aback again, it was the first time he had officially heard this name.

"Sun Wen and Kang Liang are different. This person has lived abroad for a long time, advocating revolution, and is extremely dangerous. Think about it, the old man told you and Shaochuan about this, you can just know the way, and you don't need to tell others. Now that the state affairs are difficult, internal and external troubles are coming, and you are a person who leads the troops, it is difficult to ensure that there are no one or two traitors who beat your idea, you have to be sober-minded. ”

Is this the beginning? Long Qian pinched his wine glass and pondered. After entering the new century, Sun Wen is destined to appear on the stage of history. Unexpectedly, in Zhou Fu's governor's yamen, he heard the official news about the revolutionary party for the first time.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, Long Mousuke Martial Arts, who was born overseas, really knows nothing about the situation in the motherland. It wasn't until I returned home that I experienced something personally. Only then did I realize that the complexity of the problem was by no means as simple as a group of overseas scholars thought. Let's talk about Li Wenzhong, they all say that Cao Ying's affairs are not easy to handle, and China's affairs are really the most difficult in the world. Whether Kang Youwei Liang Qichao established a constitution to protect the emperor, Sun Wen advocated a revolution and started anew, or the imperial court bravely changed itself after being ashamed, whether it can succeed does not lie in the design of the upper class, but in whether the things that are well designed are suitable for the lower class, and the test standard is to enrich the country and strengthen the army. If the people are poor, the country will not be rich, and if the country is poor, a strong army is just an illusion. A rich country and a strong army must have a peaceful environment. ”

"Well said! We still have to do our best to run the industry, the country is rich, in order to strengthen the army, and to strengthen the army, in order to save the country. Zhou Xuexi sighed.

"My lord, I accept the great grace of the Queen Mother, and I often think about serving the Queen Mother. We will never be deceived by the opposition to the party. If the rebels dare to go to Lunan against the party, they will definitely send their heads to Jinan. ”

"Good! With your words, the old man is relieved. Let's have a drink together, and I wish you a great show in Lunan! Zhou Fu proposed with a smile. (To be continued......)