Li Ju's face turned cold, and she bowed slightly to Li Hongzhang, "My daughter feels a little tired, so I'd better go back to the room to rest first." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Li Hongzhang nodded, "If you are tired and go back to rest, you are not an outsider, you should have seen it." ”

"This Brother Zhang Shi heard that he is very busy these days," Li Ju is not the kind of ignorant girl who doesn't know current affairs, and knows some things outside, "My daughter doesn't waste his time." ”

Li Hongzhang didn't know what Ju Couple was talking about, Ju Couple didn't talk much, just fluttered around the weeping flower door and left here, she returned to her room, picked up the novel from England from the table, with the title written in English in flower style, and the Chinese script was written below the title, open it and look, it was densely packed with Chinese characters, Li Ju stroked the book, as if it was her favorite jewelry, and suddenly her face showed a trace of sadness and reluctant depression, "Hey," Ju Couple sighed, and her attitude was gloomy, "This Jane Eyre girl used to live a hard life, but later, people are very happy, and I, a young lady from the East, with fine clothes and fine food, is now many times better than Jane Eyre, but I don't know what the future will be." ”

Zhang Peilun arrived at the flower hall, and when he saw Li Hongzhang, he was about to pay a big salute, but was stopped by Li Hongzhang, "Youqiao, why do we have to do this, how many years of friendship have we had?" You may be seated, you may be seated! ”

"My lord, you are lenient, but the students dare not be presumptuous," Zhang Peilun still knelt down and kowtowed, got up and smiled at Li Hongzhang with a chic smile, "These days, I know that you have to be promoted to governor, and I knew that you were very busy before, and I was already very rude and did not come to congratulate, come here today, and I still want a congratulatory gift." ”

Li Hongzhang nodded with a smile, "So I'm going to accept your gift," he stretched out his hand to the side, "Please sit down, your mouth is good today, I just made a pot of excellent Qi Honglai, you can be regarded as catching up." ”

"Yes, so it's bothering," Zhang Peilun sat down, turned his head to Li Hongzhang and said, "Boss, using tea at night, I'm afraid it will disturb sleep, so it's better for you to drink less tea at night." ”

"It's not in the way, I'm old, I don't sleep much, and drinking some tea doesn't have a big impact, not to mention that I'm used to drinking tea," Li Hongzhang said with a smile, "It's not in the way, but you young people, drink a little, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep at night, right?" ”

Zhang Peilun smiled slightly, "It's okay." ”

"I heard that you've been very busy lately," Li San came up and poured tea, and Li Hongzhang took a sip, "Good tea," he praised, "I don't know what you're busy with?" ”

"It's nothing more than an errand in the ministry," Zhang Peilun said, "and the military department isn't very busy these days. ”

"What about after work?" Li Hongzhang asked again, "What are you doing?" I've heard it's very busy. ”

Li Hongzhang asked again, Zhang Peilun understood, he stood up with some trepidation, "It's nothing else, I usually occasionally go with my colleagues to find some clean and chic places to drink." ”

Li Hongzhang is also from Hanlin, wouldn't he know what these "pure and chic" places are, if he doesn't have other thoughts, he would like to praise a famous person, but hearing such words, Li Hongzhang was a little displeased at this time, he snorted coldly, "Nowadays, many things in the imperial court are strictly managed, you should also pay attention to it, don't get into any trouble for these small things, and go to fewer places." ”

"Yes." Zhang Peilun hurriedly said.

"It's been a few years since your wife passed away," Li Hongzhang said, "when did I help you find another one, but I don't know what you like?" Speaking of which, a talent like you shouldn't be without a continuation. Li Hongzhang really admires Zhang Peilun, and thinks that he has excellent knowledge, and he has all kinds of articles, poems, poems, and songs, of course, he did not make any achievements in the appointment of the minister of Nanyang, and that was also because of Zuo Zongtang's suppression, just by virtue of his few excerpts on the importance of Vietnam, it is enough to prove his talent, so later Zhang Peilun with the help of Li Hongzhang, shared some credit, so he returned to Beijing and served as an errand in the Ministry of War, but I don't know why, these years the official fortune has not passed, The position of the military department has not changed for six years.

Li Hongzhang is no different from the matchmaker in the countryside, and he wants to help Zhang Peilun introduce the marriage, Zhang Peilun hurriedly said, "The old year passed away, I stopped the idea of continuing, just a good errand, thank you for the love of the boss, just a student," he didn't know who he remembered, "I don't have this idea now." ”

"That's okay, you can find it slowly," Li Hongzhang said with a smile, "It's not in a hurry." ”

So he talked about some officialdom matters, Li Hongzhang thought about it, "I am in Zhili, financial affairs, there is Xingsun to take charge of affairs, government affairs and military affairs, but there is still a lack of a capable assistant, Tianjin Governor can't count on it, will not come to be my subordinate officer, I think so privately, you may have been in the military department for a long time, you can move, if you are willing to go, then I will go to the fold, want you to be a person, the queen mother will not be allowed." ”

This is a great temptation, for any person who has the vision in the officialdom, Li Hongzhang, the most popular governor of the dynasty, the local real power, and the most intimate and important minister of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the person he personally fancies, is definitely the future will inevitably soar, not to mention anything else, at least the future of a governor is certain, and the future development is good, and it is not a difficult thing to enter the cabinet.

When Zhang Peilun heard this, he couldn't help but blush, and stood up again, "How can Peilun be so favored, he can be so favored by the boss, he is really fortunate to have three lives, and he is grateful, and he really doesn't know how to repay the great kindness of the boss!" ”

When Zhang Peilun participated in the imperial examination, Li Hongzhang was his main examiner, after the examination, Zhang Peilun went to Li Hongzhang's residence to meet the teacher, Li Hongzhang was very satisfied with his talent, and Zhang Peilun's father Zhang Yintang had already lived in Anhui as an envoy when he suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Li Hongzhang had a life-and-death relationship, which was another important reason why Li had a blue eye for Zhang Peilun.

Li Hongzhang smiled slightly, "There is no need for this, I know your talents, but I lack an excellent opportunity, the Beiyang Sea is wide and deep, and it is the most suitable for you to show your strength!" (To be continued.) )