"What's going on?" Shen Jinying restrained the tears on her face, and said angrily, "You scraggers," she raised her voice, "Is it really a fart if this girl is a girl?" ”

"Miss Shen, please don't be angry, there is a family member of Governor Li here," the big teapot outside was obviously a little afraid, and he raised his voice to pray, but he didn't dare to speak loudly, "It's a prayer for Governor Li back and forth!" ”

Yuan Shikai couldn't help but be overjoyed, and his original calmness suddenly disappeared, "Quick!" He shouted in a low voice to Jin Ying, Shen Jinying straightened his clothes, stepped forward and opened the door, it was Li Hongzhang's messenger Li San, Yuan Shikai had seen it once before, and when he saw Li San at this time, he hurriedly gave his hand, "Ah, it turned out to be Uncle Li San, I haven't seen you for many days, Shikai will greet you." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Say hello to Lord Yuan," Li San said with a smile, and took out a gilded greeting post from his sleeve, "This is the master's reply to your lord, he is very busy these days, and he really doesn't have the time to ask you to come over to the house, just offer two hundred taels of silver dollars, please Lord Yuan smile." ”

He doesn't need any silver at all, it's just such an act, at least those snobbish teapots outside, at least they won't look down on people, although there is some joy at this, but after reading the prayer post, this joy suddenly turned into a great disappointment, there is nothing to say here, it is all nonsense without nutrition, Yuan Shikai has seen Li Hongzhang's words, this is not Li Hongzhang's handwriting at all.

"Third Uncle Li, did the marshal say anything when he gave you this post?" Yuan Shikai pondered slightly and asked.

"Da Shuai said that since Lord Yuan has lived in the dust for a long time, he must not miss the silver reward, so as not to be looked down upon."

The big teapot on the side shrank his head slightly, not daring to continue speaking, but Yuan Shikai's face was blue and red, looking embarrassed, this remark seemed to be considerate, but the other intention was to secretly satirize Yuan Shikai's nostalgia.

But Yuan Shikai couldn't tell the difference at this time, couldn't he tell Li San what he had just said to Shen Jinying? He has his own arrogance, just like what he showed just now, he reluctantly smiled with Shen Jinying, Shen Jinying came out to relieve the siege, and blessed Li Sanfu, "Please have tea downstairs." ”

Li San said that he didn't need to use tea, retired and left, the big teapot hurriedly sent away, and finally took Li San's two hundred taels of silver dollars, and put a heavy bag in front of the round table, Shen Jinying looked at Yuan Shikai's face was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward, "I'll put this silver away." ”

"What to put away," Yuan Shikai shook his head, "I originally said goodbye and left today, but I never thought that such a thing would come, no matter what Governor Li meant, I will no longer have the shame to come to visit and ask for any official and half a position, the world is so big, there is always a place to stay in the master," Yuan Shikai gritted his teeth, he instructed Shen Jinying, "Since Governor Li's order, Yuan naturally does not dare to disrespect, you take the silver, invite the good sisters to eat and drink at night, I will have money today, I will go out now, if I can't find a way today." , I'll get drunk with you when I come back at night, and I'll go back to my hometown in Henan tomorrow to farm! ”

Yuan Shikai is a ruthless person, ruthless to others, nothing, only ruthless to himself, this kind of person is the most terrifying, although Shen Jinying is as fierce as a shrew outside, but Yuan Shikai is obedient here, "I listen to Yuan Ye, but you go to the door, how can you go through without silver?" Let's bring the money first, I have my own money here, and I will invite my sisters to eat, and all of them will be enough. ”

"I don't need silver for my way here," Yuan Shikai shook his head, "I just can't see it, if I can see it, I'll say it!" ”

Li Hongzhang arrived at Sun Yuwen's house, Sun Yuwen did not greet him with great fanfare, but ordered his eldest son to greet Li Hongzhang outside the door on his behalf, and introduced the flower hall courtyard, Sun Yuwen was already wearing a dark purple Tuanshou cotton robe waiting for Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang smiled and bowed to Sun Yuwen, "Laishan Gong, you are dressed like the rich prime minister of the Song Dynasty's 'Pear Blossom Courtyard Dissolving Moon'." ”

"Li Zhongtang said with a smile," Sun Yuwen smiled to himself, he stretched out his hand to invite Li Hongzhang to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea, "Dong Zhongtang, I am busy with other things today, so I can't be free, so I won't come." But the two of us have always had a good relationship, some things, all of them mean the same thing, and whether he comes here or not is not in the way. ”

"Since that's the case, that's the best," Li Hongzhang nodded, "My brother has something unknown, so I came to ask Laishan Gong, you have been in the center for a long time, you know the temperament of Xisheng, and now you say that you want to hang the curtain, but what is the holy will, do you want to continue to hang the curtain?" Or wait for a few years to remove the curtain, or is Xisheng himself unwilling to continue to hang the curtain? I don't know about this, and my brother is really uneasy. ”

Sun Yuwen muttered, "Why you? Many people in the court, still don't know what Xisheng thinks, this time someone mentioned, saying that the Ministry of Rites is vacant, Li Hongzao can take office, but the queen mother will give no without saying a word, if it depends on the emperor's pro-government, the emperor's master, always have to rearrange the position, this is one point, the other one, I am also quite puzzled, Xisheng has been planning to give the emperor a big wedding, this dynasty family law, the big wedding is to be pro-government, this is an inevitable thing, is it possible that Xisheng has no other ideas, hey," Sun Yuwen shook his head, he was also very confused, "Over the years, we have become more and more incomprehensible. ”

"Rao is like this, we should also think of a way to deal with it." Li Hongzhang shook his head and said, "You can't wait like this." ”

"I can't wait, your Governor of Zhili, Xisheng didn't say agree or disagree, I'm afraid, it's about to see if we have any loyalty, if it's half-hearted, I'm afraid of this matter, and there will be delays," Sun Yuwen told Li Hongzhang what he meant, and Li Hongzhang was scared into a fine sweat, "Lai Shan Gong, this!" He hesitated, "Is it possible?" ”

"Whether it's feasible or not, it depends on the meaning of the big guy, Xisheng is the most good," Sun Yuwen nodded and said, "If the big guy has this meaning, Xisheng will not disagree." ”

"There are some people outside who are talking, and there is nothing to care about," Li Hongzhang is also the master of the killing decision, he heard his daughter's explanation in the afternoon, and then heard Sun Yuwen's suggestion again, and he has already made a decision, so he will not hesitate, "Let's take precautions!" (To be continued.) )