Bao Jun drank a little high, after all, these days inside and outside are annoying, it is rare to get free today, this is in Prince Gong's mansion The first two people drank a few glasses, over the years, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has become more and more arrogant, all officials drink banquets, are caught by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they have to be impeached, saying what is "eating and drinking at public expense", originally Bao Jun is also not afraid, he is in charge of his own finances, what does it matter to drink a few wines, but Prince Gong is very cautious, where to drink a few glasses, are in his own house, today is quite good, called Jing Lian to accompany him, the three of them had a good drink, When the moon stars were scarce, Bao Jun had just returned to his house, and as soon as he sat down, the housekeeper came to report, saying that Zuo Zongtang was here. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's strange, why did he come to me, or on this rainy night?" Bao Jun muttered to himself, "It seems that there is nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace," Bao Jun sneered, "Who else?" ”

"And Prime Minister Yamen Guo."

Bao Jun raised his face, "Please come in." ”

He got up and greeted the door of the flower hall, after all, Zuo Zongtang is the minister of military aircraft, a university scholar, and an authentic prime minister, he can't be easily neglected, he raised his head and looked at the faintly bright sky, the drizzle sprinkled in the middle of the air fell down, and the dead wind lamps under the eaves were bright, and the rain was soft and beautiful.

"Oh, with a father, listen to the rain at night, so Yaxing!" A hearty male voice sounded, Bao Jun came back to his senses, and saw two people walking in the drizzle, led by the Wenhua Palace University Scholar, the crown prince Taibao, the first-class Kejing Gong, walking on the military plane, and Zuo Zongtang, a native of Hunan with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Bao Jun took two steps down outside the hall, and said with a smile, "Pu Cungong, you have Yaxing, today you are stepping on the ground, the first time you come to my Bao Jun's mansion, please please." ”

followed by Guo Songtao, Guo Songtao asked Bao Jun to say goodbye, was stopped by Bao Jun, and the three of them entered the flower hall together, Zuo Zongtang likes luxury, although it is a walk in the rain, private exchanges, but he still wears a woven gold stone blue twisted peacock fur cloak, dense and thick just enough to shelter from the wind and rain, the purple and green dark light on the cloak is sparkling, there is a lot of light between the turns, Bao Jun used to be an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, his eyes are the most vicious, he knows that this cloak must be made internally, and it is the best weaver It took a lot of time to weave, Ordinary Western machines can not be embroidered, this cloak alone is not less than a hundred gold, the price is not expensive, now the people in Beijing to run a Western-style factory spend a lot of money, than this much more expensive clothes are not nothing, but this kind of internal clothing, not rich can get it.

Of course, it was given by the Western Holy House, Baojun thought secretly in his heart, and with a little sourness, after Zuo Zongtang entered Beijing to worship the Minister of Military Aircraft in the old year, Cixi was very serious to Zuo Zongtang, or rather, he has always been very important to Zuo Zongtang, and there is a royal history to impeach Zuo Zongtang for living a luxurious and squandering life, the Empress Dowager Cixi is not only a deaf ear, but also wants to open her eyes for Zuo Zongtang, after Zuo Zongtang quelled the rebellion in Xinjiang, built an official road, and planted willow trees on both sides of the official road, the world called it Zuo Gongliu, and falsely said that Zuo Zongtang likes to plant gardening, The Empress Dowager Cixi asked the flower room to give Zuo Zongtang a few copies of the best peonies on the peony platform, and the tea and porcelain utensils and brocade made inside did not know how much she had given, and she said to the left and right: "Zai Fu's temperament, originally wanted to be graceful and shabby, wouldn't it be a loss of **** face?" "It can be seen that the favor is like this.

Zuo Zongtang untied the cloak and let the subordinates put it away, Bao Jun invited Zuo Zongtang to take a seat, Zuo Zongtang was not humble, sat in the west, Bao Jun sat in the east, the two sat down, Guo Songtao accompanied the next head, the maids sent tea, Zuo Zongtang smelled it, looked at the color of the tea soup, took a sip, closed his eyes slightly, shook his head and admired endlessly, "In the end, it is with the Taiping Monkey Kui in the Mansion of the Duke of Yu, the one in my house is not as fragrant as this half, good guy, my Taiping Monkey Kui is given by the West Sage!" ”

Bao Jun's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he scolded this Hunan guy in his heart for sowing discord, as long as he said it in the future, saying that the tea in Baojun Mansion was better than the tea of Xisheng, did he still want to live? He hurriedly explained, "Pu Cungong laughed, how can the tea here be compared to the tea of Xisheng, but there is also a convention in it, the tea used in the house, every year is about the same, it will never be the best tea tribute, you think, tea is this kind of thing is dependent on the sky to eat, this year finally got a good one, the masters drank smoothly, the second year or drought or waterlogging or freezing, can not produce such a good tea, the head asked, isn't it a sin again?" Therefore, those who pay tribute have this custom, and they all take the middle and the high. ”

"Yes, I understand as soon as Gong Yu said this," Zuo Zongtang pretended to suddenly realize, he was originally a person who was resolute and resolute, and he was impeached by the bullet during the day today, but in half a day, the folds of impeachment of him were piled up all over Feiyunxuan, and when he was really the most anxious in his heart, he finally came up with a way, so he pulled down the old face and came to the door of Baojun in person, and after the greeting, he stopped talking nonsense, "Gong Fu, today Li Ciming impeached me with a bullet, saying that I don't know the general situation, and grovel to foreigners, Xisheng confessed, if he wants me to solve this matter, I think about it, don't take down the British, and do these two ceremonial things, I always can't say it, and I don't have anything to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace," Zuo Zongtang glanced at Guo Songtao, and then looked at Baojun, "I've come to you for relief from the God of Wealth." ”

Zuo Zongtang was eager to strangle Baojun in his heart, and several of his military ministers were discussing this matter in Feiyunxuan, why did it leak out, naturally it was the idea of Prince Gong and others, but he didn't expect Shen Guifen, Zhuge Liang of the Gong Party, to be half sick and dead, Prince Gong and others could still come up with such a crooked trick to deal with themselves, but although they hated it in their hearts, they couldn't tear their faces if they asked for others at this time, so they just laughed.

Bao Jun was secretly happy in his heart, he didn't expect that you, a stubborn donkey, would also come to the door one day to beg for help, but his face was pretending to be ancient and warm, "Pu Cungong just orders everything, and my brother will do what he can do." ”

Zuo Zongtang looked at Guo Songtao, and Guo Songtao hurriedly said, "Lord Zhongtang means that for all 28 kinds of bulk commodities imported from the UK, the tax will be increased by 40% as a punishment for the British. ”

"This is not easy to do, Brother Zuo," Bao Jun shook his head, "We also have to be benevolent and righteous when dealing with foreigners, and suddenly raising tariffs for no reason, this first foreigner will inevitably refuse, because there is no reason for this, offending the British, in case we want to send warships in to intimidate us, then there will be a big storm, it's not a joke!" (To be continued.) )