Now the Qingyuan is no longer just a representative of businessmen, so President Liu and others have tried to establish a chamber of commerce based on the model of the original council, of course, even if the chamber of commerce is rebuilt, it will only be a club, and no longer has the privileges of the past. The reason why the original person in charge of the council was invited today was because the Nanyang Reclamation Regiment always accepted the orders of the council before, and the Qing Yuan felt that it had face and favors, so it insisted on bringing in the people.

"General He," Huang Shi addressed He Feihu very formally, and the etiquette was completely the ruling minister's address to a general without any personal matters: "I called you here today because the governor's offices and the Qing Yuan of the five provinces want to ask you some words in person and examine your understanding of military affairs." ”

He Feihu felt that Huang Shi was implying that he had a very important military position waiting for him, and after returning from Nanyang, this period of time had left him idle, he shook his spirits, straightened his waist a little straighter, and waited for the problem with full attention.

Huang Shi waved his hand, leaned back in his chair leisurely and began to drink tea, after which he stopped talking, and the representatives of the five provincial courts and the governor's palace took turns to raise questions ranging from training to current strategy. This kind of dialogue lasted for most of the day, and after lunchtime, Huang Shi said "unaccompanied" and went out to eat by himself, and when he came back in the afternoon, He Feihu was already hungry, but He Feihu, who was full of expectations, certainly did not show the slightest impatience.

Finally, no one continued to ask, and He Feihu noticed that the eyes of the others suddenly looked at Huangshi again, as if waiting for Qi Guogong to say something.

"Anyone else has questions?" Huang Shi looked around at the crowd present.

"There's one more." Lu Zhiqiang replied, He Feihu listened to the posture of maintaining an upright posture, and turned slightly to face Doctor Lu and waited solemnly.

But Lu Zhiqiang didn't say the problem but looked at Huangshi, and He Feihu turned his body back to face Qi Guogong. Huang Shi picked up the teacup and pecked it again, and said leisurely, "Doctor Lu, excuse me." ”

There was silence in the room for a while, and there were a few coughs that seemed to hide embarrassment, He Feihu was a little confused, not knowing what kind of dumb riddle these people were playing.

"The state forgives sins." Lu Zhiqiang stared at He Feihu and asked in a deep voice: "General He, over the years, the general has unswervingly carried out the instructions of the council and has never violated it for personal gain, and we all appreciate this. ”

"Doctor Lu praised it falsely, the previous general was not the establishment of the imperial court, and at that time, ...... At that time," He Feihu smiled and said: "The last general is more like a dart hired by the council, taking care of the business for the council. ”

"General He said well," Lu Zhiqiang praised softly, and said: "Now it is the Qing Yuan that pays money, pays military salaries, and recruits soldiers. ”

He Feihu thought for a while and laughed: "Doctor Lu said it interestingly, if you think about it, it's true, but now the owner is a country, so the last general is also a general." ”

"So, if there is a dispute between the Qing Yuan and someone, will General He firmly stand on the side of the Qing Yuan, just like the case in Luzon in the nineteenth year of Chongzhen?"

This question made He Feihu twist his body slightly, as if he was a little displeased, his face first showed some sadness, but then showed a trace of anger, as if this question was insulting him: "Of course." He Feihu replied loudly: "The affairs of the owner are higher than the personal friendship of friends, of course the last general will not abolish the public because of private affairs, and now the last general is serving the country, of course, he will be loyal to the country, wholeheartedly serve the country, serve the Duke of Qi and the Qing Yuan." ”

"If," Lu Zhiqiang pressed step by step: "If there is a dispute between the Duke of Qi and the Qing Yuan, will General He be towards the Qing Yuan or the Duke of Qi?" ”

This question made He Feihu change color, and he jerked back to look at Huangshi.

Huang Shi still looked calm and unfazed, and said lightly while tasting tea: "The Qing Yuan doesn't mind if I listen to General He's answer to this question. ”

He Feihu's heart was in turmoil, staring at Huang Shi in disbelief, only to realize that his actions were an extreme faux pas for the ruling minister, and quickly retracted his gaze to look at Lu Zhiqiang again, who was still waiting for his answer, and the others in the room were also holding their breath and waiting for his answer.

"The last general doesn't think this will happen, right?"

"General He said just now, for the sake of the owner, to serve the country, now it is the Qing Yuan to provide the general's military salary, which is also the people's fat and the people's anointment, so if there is a dispute between the Qing Yuan and the Duke of Qi, who will the general help?" Lu Zhiqiang emphasized: "The general can't answer that the two don't help each other, and no one here believes that the general will be a wall-to-wall grass. ”

"Duke Qi also wants to hear the general's answer to this question," Dr. Miao, who was on the side, added: "Duke Qi is also very interested in how the general chooses." ”

He Feihu looked at Huangshi again for help, he never thought that this conversation would turn into a Hongmen banquet.

"Think about your father," Huang Shi said nonchalantly, "The He family has been loyal for generations, I remember correctly. ”

Although He Feihu was kept in the dark at first, after seeing his mother, he learned the truth about the change in Beijing from her, and Huang Shi was very grateful to He Feihu for hiding this matter for He Baodao, but because of this, he also had a pimple in his heart.

After hearing Huang Shi's words, He Feihu paused for a moment, and suddenly nodded heavily: "The last general only knows allegiance to the country, but nothing else!" ”

"Does this country mean the Chamber?" Lu Zhiqiang chased after him: "It's the Qing Yuan!" Is that right? ”

He Feihu looked at Huang Shi, who still had a calm expression, and sighed softly: "Yes, Doctor Lu, the last general will be loyal to the Qing Yuan." ”

After saying this, He Feihu felt sweaty on his back, and before he knew it, this bold man was already sweating.

"As far as I know, there is no disagreement between the Qing Yuan and the Duke of Qi," Lu Zhiqiang said more loudly, and as soon as this sentence came out, the qi that He Feihu was holding in his chest suddenly relaxed: "But on behalf of the Kuomintang members of the Provincial Qing Yuan and the Governor's Mansion, this party expressed its gratitude to the general, and the contemptible people appreciated General He's answer very much. ”

"So is Labour."

"The Fujian Provincial Secretary of State appreciates General He's attitude."

"The Fujian Governor's Mansion appreciates General He's loyalty."

"Guangdong Qingyuan ......"

"Jiangxi Governor's Mansion ......"

……

"What's your reasoning?" After a series of praises expressing appreciation, Huang Shi, who had been listening today, suddenly asked a question: "Why does General He support the Qing Yuan and not Bengong?" ”

"I just said it." He Feihu replied in a low voice.

"Say it again from beginning to end," Huang Shi did not relent: "My father wants to hear it again." ”

"Because the last general is going to serve the country, well, because the Qing Yuan pays the last general's salary, the Qing Yuan is the owner of the last general......" He Feihu repeated the conversation just now.

"Again, be fluent." Huang Shi listened patiently and then said.

"Because the Qing Yuan represents the country, and the last general only knows how to be loyal to the country, and does not know anything else." He Feihu's tone became much firmer this time.

"Good." Huang Shi looked at the others in the room: "Are you satisfied with General He?" ”

"We are all very satisfied." The provincial representatives replied in unison.

"The provincial courts have agreed to allocate funds to build a few more divisions, and now there are 15,000 volunteers who have completed their training and are waiting to be formed into a unit, they will be organized into the 11th division, you are responsible for commanding them, selecting suitable commanders for this army, evaluating the performance of officers, and so many soldiers will be handed over to you in three months. There will be more in the future, and the Secretary Yuan has high hopes for this army, and weapons and military expenses will be given priority. Of course, they will send someone to audit your use of military funds and supervise your work. Huang Shi encouraged: "Work hard, don't let the Qing Yuan down." ”

In He Feihu's view, Huangshi seems to be the representative of the Qing Yuan, which makes him feel like a trance of misplaced roles.

When they announced their resignation to the state of Qi, the ruling minister reproached in a dissatisfied tone: "In the future, if you have a large amount of money in your hands and don't know how to spend it, think about how to spend it, who should spend it, don't ask me about everything?" Dr. Miao has also been up and down in the business sea for many years, do you have to ask irrelevant people when you choose a shopkeeper? ”

"Qi Gong is to blame." Dr. Miao bowed his head and said yes, but he was a little disapproving-if you raised an army without your old man's consent, who knows if you would be suppressed as a rebellion at the beginning? But with this trip, I'll know next time...... Well, with this trip, there is no turning back.

"Also, as General He said, you are the owner," said Huang Shi and pointed at He Feihu: "He is working for you, don't turn it upside down." ”

"Qi Gong pointed out."

"He Feihu stays, I have something to say to you privately."

After everyone left, He Feihu lowered his head as if he had done something wrong.

"There are no outsiders, and the virtuous nephew doesn't have to be so restrained." Huang Shi summoned the subordinates in the Mansion of Qi and instructed: "Go and cook a big bowl of noodles, put more meat, and add two eggs." After finishing speaking, Huang Shi smiled at He Feihu and said, "Hungry, right?" ”

Seeing the puzzled look on He Feihu's face, Huang Shi knew that he must explain as clearly as possible: "For almost thirty years, I have always had one ambition: to enrich the country and help the people. ”

He Feihu listened silently, and then heard Huang Shi talk about his father: "Your father's ambition is to serve the country loyally, which is different from me. I understand what your father did that day, but those who are with your father may not think the same way as him. ”

"The father can't betray the first emperor, so he has to betray Uncle Huang, and the little nephew is also very sad about this."

"Your father didn't betray me," Huang Shi shook his head, "It was I who betrayed your father, and those who were with your father, it wasn't they who betrayed me, it was I who betrayed them, and I was the traitor." ”

He Feihu didn't dare to talk, and he was also a little confused.

"My ambition is too big to be completed independently, in order to show what I want in life, I need help, I select the best and the best, promote the heroes, and by my side of Huangshi, a Huangshi group has appeared. They have contributed their efforts to me, and they have obtained a future and wealth from me, just like the virtuous kings and good ministers of the past dynasties, their requirements cannot be said to be unreasonable, but my ambition is too great, so I can't give ......" Huang Shi said something He Feihu didn't understand very well, so he took the trouble to explain it repeatedly, trying to make the other party understand.

“…… Therefore, it is not wrong to describe me as mean and unkind, but I never thought that if I once served the country, I could gain the rights of the common people. ”

"Of course!" He Feihu couldn't help but ask, "Does anyone think so?" Don't you recognize this is mean and unkind. ”

"In fact, almost everyone thinks so, this is the iron law of the dynasty and even the previous dynasties, everyone doesn't say it verbally, but they all approve it in their hearts, and that's how the court works." Huang Shi nodded and said: "If you don't recognize this, it's called being mean!" ”

"The entire Yellowstone Group worked for me, but I didn't give them what they deserved, so I betrayed them, and I was a traitor to the Yellowstone Group." Huang Shi seemed to be saying a tongue twister: "In the past, I could push your Uncle Yang out to be this traitor, and I hid behind the scenes to protect him, but then your Uncle Yang was gone, so I had to go into battle shirtless to be this traitor." Over the years, there have not been many people who have betrayed the Huangshi Group, except for Uncle Yang and me, and Xu Ping, a big traitor. Xu Ping and I are full of personal grudges, but there are no public grudges. ”

When the noodles came, Huang Shi asked He Feihu to listen to him introduce his ideals while eating.

“…… Xu Ping wants to end the cycle of chaos, in my opinion, this is the result of official corruption, after the people found that the other party actually had no power to fight back than initially imagined, the courage became more and more until they were fearless, and the people endured again and again until they could not bear it, and when the officials were fearless, the people could not bear it, and the world was in chaos. I hope that through it, I can limit the courage and corruption of officials to a certain range, and before the officials reach fearlessness, they will be bloodlessly knocked out of power by their opponents, even if they are corrupt and incompetent, they must at least be better than their opponents, and even corrupt officials are the least bad ......."

"Did Uncle Huang and his late father say this?" Hearing that He Feihu behind him showed some fascination.

"Yes, but he, like me, was bound hand in hand. I have fantasized many times: if I were thirty years younger, as unscrupulous as Xu Ping, and it was I, not him, who defected to King Chuang, how quickly could I go and how quickly I could destroy the new army...... The Huangshi Group must be destroyed," Huangshi laughed self-deprecatingly, he wanted He Feihu to explain that this destruction did not mean personal extermination, but to prevent the group from continuing to develop, and now the Huangshi Group has absorbed the Jiangnan Donglin Party to the periphery, and if Li Chuang is defeated, it is likely that that group will also be absorbed: "If it is not contained, even Fujian, a small land, may not be able to be saved." ”

"Uncle Huang is too worried." He Feihu felt that the arms production and economic scale of the five southern provinces were incomparable with those of the north.

"I didn't worry about it." Because the Manchus were destroyed, Yellowstone lost its ready-made examples, and corruption was able to eat away at the integrity of officials who were loyal to the state; capable of devouring the loyalty of soldiers to defend the Motherland; capable of devouring the people's confidence in the country; Able to turn strong armor into scrap metal and make powerful armies vulnerable: the Ming Dynasty, with hundreds of millions of people and millions of troops, capable of making gunpowder cannons, and producing thousands of sea ships, was conquered by a tribe of 200,000 people, who had no writing and lived in primeval forests. The result was the collapse of the American economy, half of the American people rose up to fight guerrilla warfare with the government, millions of American troops with the most advanced weapons rushed to defect, and finally the United States was conquered by pirates. Such a ridiculous thing, but it really happened.

Huangshi does not believe that the gap between the North and the South may be as great as that between the Ming and the Later Jin – if corruption is not limited to a certain extent, there is no guarantee that China will not be wiped out: "If there is no way to limit corruption, it will destroy all criticism, reformist efforts, and even the conscience and justice in people's hearts, and make people insensitive, accustomed to all kinds of injustice." ”

"And Uncle Huang pinned his hopes on the Qing Yuan?"

"Originally, I was still counting on the next generation, so I also sent my son overseas, hoping that he would see more of the injustices in this world, and see more so that he could be a traitor to the Yellowstone Group like me." Every time he talked about the group named after him, Huang Shi would always show a wry smile: "But traitors are easy to find, and people who betray their own interests are really rare." ”

"Uncle Huang, you shouldn't mean the son, right?"

"I'm talking about him, of course, that what I'm doing is detrimental to everyone in the group, including my dearest relatives – my wife and children."

"Uncle Huang, this little nephew doesn't dare to agree, at least Uncle Zhao and Uncle Jin always support you."

"That's because they haven't realized that I'm a traitor too, and I guess most of them still understand what I'm doing as foresight, a vision that they don't yet understand. But when they found out," Huang Shi shook his head: "It's human nature to hate traitors more than enemies, and they tried it once in Beijing, and if they have the strength and opportunity, I think they will try again." ”

He Feihu stood up solemnly: "Uncle Huang, if things change, the little nephew will definitely lead the army to the king." ”

Huang Shi stared at him for a while, and He Feihu suddenly realized: "The little nephew must lead the troops to the Qingqing Academy." ”

"The court is not a king."

"The little nephew must lead the troops to be loyal to the Qing Yuan."

"The Yellowstone Group must be destroyed. Over the years, Xu Ping has been doing what I should do but can't; And I was doing what he should have done and wouldn't do in the South, and the Yellowstone group was supposedly severely weakened and had no chance of revival. But if Xu Ping and I fail," Huangshi said to He Feihu, "this responsibility will fall on your shoulders, and you have never been a part of the Huangshi Group, neither before nor now." ”

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