Chapter 21: Scholarly Spirit

Of course, these things are all said from the outside, and the palace maids and little eunuchs outside often hear the sound of joy inside Cixi's dormitory, waiting for people to come out. The person inside is Li Lianying, and only Guo Zhongyong knows the truth of this matter, but Guo Zhongyong only knows that Li Lianying is now a normal man in all aspects. is even much more powerful than a normal man, as for whether there is anything between him and the Empress Dowager Cixi, he doesn't care, he doesn't even care about his own official position, and he cares about other people's boudoirs?

This young man, it seems that at this point, his use of the Empress Dowager Cixi has come to an end. Yes, whether it is the murder of the emperor's relatives and relatives, or the Empress Dowager Cixi, who was stunned, took out the jade seal of the country to raise the golden lotus of immortality, the matter is here. It's all come to an end.

Ten years, the golden lotus to the lotus seed mature, Guo Zhongyong said to the Empress Dowager Cixi is ten years, it can be seen that this Guo Zhongyong is very disciplined, if it is not said that the dragon ball makes the Empress Dowager Cixi feel relieved, at least there is a dragon ball that can prolong her life for thirty years, and she also feels the changes in her body, she cannot tolerate ten years, and even renew the roots of Li Lianying during this time period, so that the elderly Empress Dowager Cixi can find the joy of being a woman again and divert Cixi's attention. Maybe Cixi will think more.

But at this time, there is Dragon Ball, there is a secret lover, Cixi's life is also happy, and even gradually, Guo Zhongyong slowly faded out of everyone's field of vision, in the final analysis, Guo Zhongyong did not show his own political talent, and he did not want to participate too much in political life, haunting and immortality. He is the main character, and once the curtain on haunting and immortality is over, he feels a little bit like a bird is hidden.

But someone will not forget him, that is, his mentor Zhang Zhidong, including Li Hongzhang who bet with Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang is a smart person, no matter how much infamy this person has endured in history, he is always an absolutely smart person at that time, he can see that the reason why Guo Zhongyong does not participate in politics, whether it is the Westernization Movement, or the recent reform movement of these young people on the bus, he doesn't care at all.

It can be said that Zhang Zhidong did not see through Guo Zhongyong, and Li Hongzhang was the only one -- Guo Zhongyong was not unpatriotic, not unconcerned about the world, he believed that no matter what, the one who could save the world was definitely not the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In other words, Guo Zhongyong has given up on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, what he wants is to use his own methods to seek the well-being of the people in the world, and the reason why he is close to the Empress Dowager Cixi at this time is actually to borrow the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Immortality is a disguise, this Guo Zhongyong made up a set and let the Empress Dowager Cixi get in. In other words, it was the shrewd woman of the Empress Dowager Cixi, when she was scared to cry by the haunting, when she was the most fragile in her heart, Guo Zhongyong was born, and then she used immortality that no one could refuse, which instantly made the Empress Dowager Cixi lose herself and lose her guard against this young man.

And Guo Zhongyong's own performance also made the Empress Dowager Cixi interested in him, if all his performances were perfect, Cixi would never be so at ease with him, and it just so happened that this young man showed his biggest shortcoming - greedy for money and lustful.

Let me ask, does a person who does not love power, does not form parties for personal gain, does not have promiscuous relations and does not greed for money? Such a person is too perfect and will make people feel terrible, but Guo Zhongyong loves to drink, loves money, and loves women, and has done a lot of work many times because of the Oiran lady's one-night affair, no matter who the other party is, and he is absolutely angry at the crown.

The shortcomings he showed were not shortcomings when he was young and romantic, but Cixi reassured him, this is a pervert, men are lustful, it's not a problem, Cixi is afraid that he is not even close to women, that is "wolf ambition".

--Therefore, Zhang Zhidong's attention to Guo Zhongyong is because Zhang Zhidong thinks that this Guo Zhongyong has the talent to change the situation of the country's weakness at this time, but Li Hongzhang's attention to Guo Zhongyong is because this person may see farther than each of them, and he sees far away, which makes this Li Zhongtang feel terrible.

Therefore, after the matter here came to an end, the first person Guo Zhongyong visited was not Zhang Zhidong, not Zuo Zongtang, but Li Hongzhang and Master Li, who were scolded by himself in the court. Among them, it may be a sense of sympathy.

Guo Zhongyong came to see Li Hongzhang, not alone, but with a person, if you want to say that this is a person, you can't say that it is a person, you can only say that it can be seen roughly, it is a human-shaped thing, covered by a black cloth.

Li Hongzhang didn't say anything else about Guo Zhongyong's visit, and directly retreated left and right, and met with this young man who did not meet his age who he looked at and felt profound, the two looked at each other, did not speak, drank tea separately, and just laughed. Die as abundantly.

Li Zhongtang is laughing, and Guo Zhongyong is also laughing.

What Li Hongzhang didn't expect was that in the exchange of eyes, he, a person who had read countless people, was defeated first. He put down the teacup and said, "What is Brother Guo here for?" ”

"There is something I want to ask Li Zhongtang Master Li, dare to ask, my teacher Zhang Zhidong once said that those who save the world, only Guo Zhongyong can't, this sentence, do you believe it or not?" Guo Zhongyong looked at Li Hongzhang and said.

This sentence is straight to the point, this sentence is extremely domineering, if this sentence is said by others, Li Hongzhang can make this person speechless anymore, but he doesn't know, this thing that should not be said by Guo Zhongyong He said it, what will be the meaning of the words.

"Letter. Also served. Li Hongzhang, who hesitated, said.

Guo Zhongyong nodded and said, "Then let me ask you again, can the Manchu Qing be safe?" ”

At this sentence, Li Hongzhang's eyebrows jumped, he was really too bold, and there were too many rebellions, but he still didn't want to offend Guo Zhongyong and said: "What does the virtuous brother think? ”

"I'll assume for the time being that Lord Li Zhongtang answered my last question, so it's the last question, Lord Li thinks that the enemy of the people in the world is the Manchu Qing or the Yangyi?" Guo Zhongyong asked with a smile.

At this time, Li Hongzhang stood up, he didn't want to talk to this bold young man, and said, "Send off!" ”

Guo Zhongyong said at this time as if he was drinking himself: "I thought about clearing Yangyi for Manchuria, but I was thinking that after Yangyi left, the people of the world would not be in dire straits?" After Yangyi left, wasn't it the Manchus who oppressed the people of the world? As soon as the privilege is there, there will be no balance in the world, Li Zhongtang, are you right? ”

Li Hongzhang sat down again, this young man was really not mistaken, what he said was indeed shocking to him, his consciousness and thoughts were too advanced, which made Li Zhongtang, who was comfortable in negotiating with foreigners, not knowing how to answer.

"But at the same time, I am also thinking, if there is no privilege in the world, and a hundred kinds of water and soil support a hundred kinds of people, then how can the wicked be governed? I couldn't figure this out, but then I figured it out, this answer is what I found from the book, in the book, the ancient ancestors lived happily, and there was no oppression, I analyzed the difference, and later found that the crux of all this was that there were immortals in the ancient world. Guo Zhongyong said.

"I have thought more about saving the world with immortals, but what I want to do most is to have faith, I want to let the immortals reappear in the world, but the immortals have the rules of the immortals, but I want the world, I want everyone to know, there are gods in this three feet above the head, so that the evil people dare not be evil, so that the good ones have a good end, I want people to be seen in the sky to become a fact, the society I want is for Datong."

After Guo Zhongyong finished saying this, Li Hongzhang still didn't speak, about Datong society, there have been sages since ancient times, but it is really too difficult and difficult to follow, Guo Zhongyong thinks, Li Hongzhang may have understood a little at this time.

Datong society, Datong society, who doesn't want this?

"But I know that my generation of scholars, read out the bookish spirit, read a Guo Zhongyong, read a Spring and Autumn dream made by Guo Zhongyong, all this, I no longer think, what the world will develop into in the future, all of this, all of this is definitely not for me Guo Zhongyong alone can control, the reason why I say this to Li Zhongtang today is because I know that no matter what the outside world says about Lord Li as a traitor, no matter how you lose power and humiliate the country, I know that the country is weak, this is not your sin, who doesn't want to be invincible? I know that Lord Li is holding back a lot of resentment in his heart, so today I, Guo Zhongyong, are here to give you a chance to serve the people of the world, and give you a chance to be invincible to the lion. But I am Huaxia, and there is a hundred battle lions. Guo Zhongyong said.