"You have also done a full term in the mountains and rivers, the errand is good, foreign affairs can not rely on the southeast coast or Liangguang, the important thing is that the inland must be rolled out one by one, Shandong Gongwei Jinggi, Henan is the heart of the Central Plains, not to mention, the production of wheat is the first in the country, said that it is the granary, the stability here is the most important, however, if the wheat harvest in Henan fails, I am afraid that the steamed bread noodles in Beijing will rise, you can put the grain and foreign affairs together, the two sides promote each other and develop together, you are in Henan, Shandong, do a good job"The Empress Dowager Cixi said approvingly, she is used to affirming the merits of others, "After such a term, it is almost the same, from Liangjiang to Shanghai, in Shanghai and then to Zhejiang and Fujian, and then to the north, such a place has also experienced a lot of days, do you have any ideas?" You can tell me about it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

This is a great grace, generally speaking, the leader will come to ask you for your opinion when you are asked to go somewhere and what kind of official, but it will never say that you will choose by yourself, and you want to go there and there, so Li Hongzhang hurriedly stood up, "The grace of the Queen Mother, Weichen is grateful and can't be reciprocated!" ”

"That said, sit down," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "You have spent a lot of time in the place, and you should also go to Beijing to experience some time, didn't you say that you won't see me for a long time?" I entered Beijing as an official, and the position of the sixth department is now vacant, and if you want me to say, I will first go to the Ministry of Industry as an errand boy, and then add a scholar of Wenhuadian University, and after a few years of familiarity in the center, I will join the military aircraft, how about it? ”

The treatment offered by the Empress Dowager Cixi is not not generous, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of building, although in the six ministries, the position is not high, but now the common sense of officialdom is that if you want to make political achievements, then it is to spend a lot of silver, spend money, and take out the things and affairs that are built, this is a first-class political achievement, even the Ministry of Education originally this kind of education and education department, and can't wait to build university halls everywhere, the Ministry of Industry is only afraid that it is now the most money-spending department, as long as it is the management of construction, There will never be less errands to do, and there will never be less authority in your hands.

Plus Wenhuadian University Scholar, this is equivalent to enjoying the treatment of the prime minister in advance in the position of Shangshu, there is a Qing generation, strictly speaking, only the cabinet scholar is the prime minister in the real sense, and the minister of military aircraft is only the prime minister, and there is no name of the prime minister, so if you enter the military aircraft department, unless there is the title of the university scholar, no one is willing to remove the original Shangshu Shilang or something else, because the official authority of the military aircraft department is very low, just like the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, so to speak, The Ming and Qing dynasties are really good friends.

Li Hongzhang has the title of university scholar, and it will be proper for him to join the direct military aircraft in the future, and there is nothing to say, you must know that Sun Yuwen and Dong Yuanol do not have the title of university scholar now. This treatment is excellent, but Li Hongzhang doesn't seem to have any happy expression, his eyebrows jumped violently, and then a happy expression appeared on his face, "Xisheng's gift, Weichen can't shirk it, but Xisheng regards Weichen as a confidant, and the minister naturally knows everything and says everything." There is a love playing. ”

"Huh?" The Empress Dowager Cixi was slightly displeased, she heard the prevarication in Li Hongzhang's words, originally she was in a bad mood today, and she couldn't see anyone singing against her, but she didn't expect that at this time today, there were two people who came to sing the opposite tone one after another, "What kind of affection, if it's unreliable, there is no need to say it." ”

Li Hongzhang was like a fine man, but at this time he didn't seem to hear the displeasure of the Empress Dowager Cixi, but just talked about the past with an indifferent expression, "Wechen used to be a sesame petty official in the Hanlin Academy, thanks to Xisheng's refusal, he personally wrote a clumsy imperial pen and gave it to Wechen, who has written history for 10,000 years, and wants to be a marquis three thousand miles away." It's the minister's graffiti, I didn't expect Xisheng to remember this poem, I'm really grateful, so many years have passed, the marquis has got what he wants, but Weichen is most happy to be good at military affairs, Xisheng blue eyes, let Wechen come to the north to help with Beiyang military affairs, Wechen looked at the warships of those sailors, really happy in my heart, see the sons of the sailor, also like a family member, very affectionate, Xisheng originally wanted to simply pull out Weichen, Wechen really can't repay Xisheng's kindness, just Weichen thought, If you take advantage of the fact that your body is still quite strong and your brain is not confused, you can be a few more years in Beiyang and help the sailor move again, this is the best. ”

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but nodded, she was a little angry just now, but now it seems that it has disappeared a lot, "What you said is right, Beiyang Naval Division, over the years, you have contributed a lot," Li Hongzhang lived in Weihai most of the time, and what could be stationed here, it was nothing more than the Beiyang Naval Division, "I saw it, but your local qualifications are almost the same, my thoughts, you should know that you will inevitably enter the direct military aircraft in the future." ”

"It was the West Sage who single-handedly promoted Wechen, such a heavenly benefactor really dare not forget, when Emperor Wenzong in the past, Britain and France relied on the ships and guns to invade China, fortunately the ancestors blessed, the Empress Dowager inspired the soldiers, this was a victory in one fell swoop, at that time Wechen thought about waiting until the future when the wealth is abundant, he asked the court to build a water division, never thought, Xisheng was far-sighted, and quickly manipulated the Beiyang Naval Division, the minister used to run the Huai Army, it was quite convenient, and the water division and the regimental training were naturally different, But when Wechen was in Shanghai, he also helped the sailor and knew the doorway here, so this reluctant request, please let Wechen stay in the local area for a few more years," Li Hongzhang said respectfully, "It has fulfilled Wechen's long-cherished wish to set up a sailor in the past." ”

"Yes," the Empress Dowager Cixi sighed a little as she listened, "how many years have passed?" It's been almost thirty years, and time flies so fast," she seemed to be distracted, thinking about some of the past, "You're old too," Empress Dowager Cixi said to Li Hongzhang, "How old is Shaoquan this year?" ”

"Wechen is sixty-nine years old this year."

"It just happens to be the same zodiac as me, and it is also a sheep," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, "I didn't expect you to be not young, I thought that you were still a young scholar who used to train the Taiping Army in the Jiangnan Regiment, and the years are like arrows," she seemed a little sad, "After so many years, I am old, and you are also old." ”

"The Western Sage Spring and Autumn Period is prosperous, why do you say it when you are old."

"People are old," said the Empress Dowager Cixi, "since you don't want to go to Beijing on an errand, that's it." (To be continued.) )