11. Coercion and Inducement (2)
This is another opportunity to recommend military aircraft, sincerity is not insignificant, Zuo Zongtang saw the smug smile on Baojun's face, and his mind flashed like lightning, illuminating his thoughts, "What the king of parliament means, doesn't he want Li Baoding to return to the military aircraft?" ā
Baojun smiled and said nothing, Zuo Zongtang sneered, "It's really a good idea, Li Baoding just returned to Beijing, Li Ciming got on this fold, one came to demonstrate, the second came to stir up Huang Yingren's visit to China, and the third made me lose face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Park Cungong laughed, when it comes to the game, there is comparable to you, a national player."
"Now it seems that he was brought in, but the prince will not know, according to his posture, every day in the military aircraft department to pick thorns for everyone, this is not a joke, it seems that the king of the council is also good scar and forget the pain, after so many years, I also forget the pain, that's it, the king of the council is the foreman of the military aircraft is not worried, what am I worried about," Zuo Zongtang was originally very displeased, but at this time he had to admit that Shen Guifen was still sick, and he could actually play such a good card, and it was really the think tank of Prince Gong's party.
"That's natural, state affairs are presided over by the king of parliament, let's just help," Bao Jun smiled, "Don't worry about anything else." ā
"Shen Xiaoshan is still sick, it seems that the king of parliament is unwilling to live without worry." Zuo Zongtang turned around and left, "Then we'll see later." ā
Bao Jun stood up and called out to Zuo Zongtang, "Pu Cungong," Zuo Zongtang turned around, and Bao Jun smiled and nodded at him, "It's dark and the road is slippery, but be careful." ā
"Thanks for the reminder." Zuo Zongtang coldly threw down such a sentence and brushed his sleeves away.
The two of them got out of Baojun's house and got into the carriage, Zuo Zongtang sat in a position wrapped in soft cloth with a cloak, sighed and closed his eyes, looking tired, "Brother Ji, what news is that from Yunnan?" "How could Zuo Zongtang's face change so much, and he also promised to let Wang Wenshao not only withdraw from the military aircraft department, but even take sick leave? Made such a big concession?
"It's a matter of reimbursement in Yunnan," Zuo Zongtang was a little angry, "The rebellion of the Fenjiao cultists in Yunnan was finally pacified, and the local waste dim sum door embezzled the military supplies, and came to the military department to pass the joints, this was originally an ordinary old thing, if someone else was cooking, I was not afraid at all, Wang Wenshao was also safe and sound, but Yan Jingming, the new head of the household department, couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, if this matter was known by him, the official butcher, no one was good, Wang Wenshao was afraid that it would be difficult to retreat, so he had to let him rest first, Today's events, in the end, I still lose! ā
There is one less Austrian aid in the Military Aircraft Department, and Zuo Zongtang can foresee that his situation will be the same as Li Hongzao's in the future, and his life in the Military Aircraft Department will be sad, "That's it, my temperament is not suitable to be the Minister of Military Aircraft, or to lead the troops in the local area is in line with my own wishes, if I get the opportunity at any time, I will still go out," Zuo Zongtang was a little cold, "Zeng Gongxian died, and most of the Hunan people still didn't listen to me." ā
The inheritor of Zeng Guofan's mantle, the world thinks that Li Hongzhang is in Zhejiang and Fujian, and will never be the former rival Zuo Zongtang. Guo Songtao knows the internal reason, but he doesn't know how to persuade him, fortunately, Zuo Zongtang is also a positive and optimistic person, "Yan Jingming has arrived at the household department, don't look at Baojun who gave me a riposte today, there will be times when he has a headache in the future, why should I worry about him?" Now let's get this done first, Prince Gong likes to hide things, but I'm different from him, since I have done it, I have to do it well. Yunxian, tomorrow you go to Jiang Zhongyuan, he knows the severity, and there is no need to say anything about the actions against the British, so I won't go, if you play the British again, I will go to Qinghai instead. ā
"Okay."
"He has a royal history, and I naturally have it," Zuo Zongtang sneered, "Let's see." ā
On the second day, Wang Wenshao went up to pray for sick leave, Wang Wenshao was healthy, how could he say that he was sick and rested? There must be something hidden in it. The Empress Dowager Cixi was very surprised, and couldn't help but ask Zuo Zongtang, Zuo Zongtang had to tell the truth, the Empress Dowager Cixi knew that the old routine could not be removed for a long time, so she regarded it as not knowing about it, Wang Wenshao so three times several times, to go to the intention has been decided, so the Empress Dowager issued an edict, Wang Wenshao went to all errands, "living in Beijing to recuperate".
A few days later, Li Hongzao recovered, joined the direct military plane, and was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Institute of Science and Education.
At the same time, the progress with the British has not been much, the British seem to be very angry about the purchase of warships and the increase in tariffs, and will not give in to the etiquette of Edward's visit to China.
"Are they worried that China is becoming stronger?" Empress Dowager Cixi was slightly surprised, "What kind of nonsense is this?" ā
"Does the Queen of England mean that she is worried about China's war in the North Sea and her aggressive posture on Vietnam, and that we are too strong in the Far East, so we want to see our attitude on this visit to China?" Zuo Zongtang, Guo Songtao and Qinghai handed over the sign together on this day to ask to meet, and there was also Wang Kaiyun.
"British, hehe, don't you know how to play the continental equilibrium?" Empress Dowager Cixi raised her eyebrows, "Aren't they very dissatisfied with Tsarist Russia's actions in the Balkans?" I'm putting pressure on the Russians here, and there's less pressure on the west, so why do we have to look at our attitude at this time, that is," the Queen Mother seemed to understand something, "if we bow down ceremoniously and withdraw from the Suez Canal, the British can treat us as harmless allies, or subordinates?" ā
Guo Songtao nodded, "That's about the meaning, the British are also worried that the strength of the French will be weakened too much, so that Germany will be too strong on the European continent, although Britain and Austria-Hungary have the same opinion on the Balkan Peninsula, but they don't want the Russians to decline too much and make Austria-Hungary too strong in the Turkish area." ā
"The British, tsk, such thoughts, if you don't say it, I can't guess at all, but as soon as you say it, with the national policy of the British, you will all understand, the British don't want us to be too strong, they don't like the Russians to be too weak, they don't want us to be too weak, and they don't want the Russians to be too strong," the Empress Dowager Cixi sneered slightly, "It's really a tongue twister, in the final analysis, I don't want us to dominate in Asia, I can guess that once Edward arrives in China, these ceremonial things will only be the beginning, And judging by the concessions that followed, these are nothing at all. (To be continued.) )