Chapter 139: The wind rises Qingping
The wine, vinegar and noodles are close to the church in Xishiku. When you are close, you can see some foreigners walking. Yang Lishan is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and is now the Minister of Works.
When he first built the Summer Palace, he made a lot of money and had a spoiled furniture. It is said that he had countless rare treasures in his family. There were more than 300 court beads, which were changed every day, and it would never be the same. He and Na Qinxuan in Jinyu Hutong were both famous gourmets in Sijiu City. They were very particular about food and had a strong personal relationship with Li Lianying.
Li Lianying and Tatsuyama are excellent friends. After getting off the car, the three of them didn't need to report. When they walked in, they could only hear the sound of huqin in the living room, and the show was being started. Li Lianying smiled and said, "Titama is the guardian of the Liyuan Garden in the Sijiu City. It must be because there is a child of the Liyuan Garden that cannot survive. He knew it and invited him to sing and give him some money so that they can live. If he guessed correctly, Shan Er was there too."
The Shan Er he mentioned was Wanyan Shanyu, the younger brother of King Su Zhong, the court. He was a Shuzong. Although he was not young, his seniority was only in the Pu generation. He was a generation shorter than Jin Shi. Those who knew him called Shan Er and not his classmate.
The Ten Princess had also seen Tate and Tateyama in the past. Everyone was a person on the scene, and it was inevitable that they would eat and drink together. However, at that time, the Ten Princess was dressed up by men, and even asked Tiaozi to drink, which was no different from the men, so it was easy for everyone to get along with.
But today she changed into women's clothing, so she didn't want to treat each other like this. When Takayama came out to greet the few people, she ordered a single meal in the inner house to entertain the Ten Princess, with her wife and daughter accompanying her, and Zhao Guanhou stayed outside with Li Lianying and others.
In Tachiyama Prefecture, one is Shanyu, who is known as Shan Er, and the other is Wang Zhao, who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. This person is always eager and wise and wants to make big talk. He is very good at being with the King Su brothers, so he was invited to come. The other one is a person who is almost chivalrous in the Liyuan Garden in the capital, and is a heroic figure.
These people are either senior officials or famous people, and they are very famous in the capital, so there is no need to say much about the ten princesses, but Zhao Guanhou is not famous. In addition, he is not wearing official uniforms and does not know what kind of yamen he is, so he is even less likely to find out. However, if he thinks that he is with Li Lianying, he is probably not an unknown person and dare not underestimate him.
Li Lianying introduced to the people: "This Lord Zhao is the first-class talent in our Dajin right now. You also know that in a few days, Prince Henry of Prussia will come. Our Lord Zhao is the first-class talent in Westernization. He came from Tianjin specifically to receive Prince Henry, and was specially transferred from the new army."
When Yang Lishan heard this, he knew that this person was probably the beloved general of King Qing. When he thought of the first time that the Ten Princess wore women's clothes in front of others, he became even more scheming. In his words, he became polite and complimented Zhao Guanhou, and the second prince Shan, he was quite respectful to Zhao Guanhou.
Tian Ruilin remembered another thing, "Mr. Zhao was the famous Marquis of Broken Finger Crown some time ago?... When Ling Zun was alive, he protected the children of Tianjin Liyuan and was also a good friend of our Liyuan. Our two families can be considered a family friend."
Although he was just an actor, he was a famous actor who was worshipped by the inner court and went to the palace to perform for the Queen Mother. He made friends with the nobles and nobles in the Sijiu City, and had some tricks. It was not necessarily too difficult to make friends with him, but it was rare for him to take the initiative to make friends with him.
Shanyu is the most friendly to the children of Liyuan. He often makes a name for himself. He knows a lot about the story in the streets and alleys. He laughed and said, "I've been having a long time, Guanhou, you're just a finger in Tianjin, and the one who's the Haidilaoyin. I heard that you were at a small station and even sang a show for the Lafayette. When the tickets are released, I'll invite you to the club."
This royal family is so humorous and has no airs. When they mention Peking Opera, they are full of surprises. The atmosphere with him at the banquet is very warm. Only the head of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Zhao, looked a little dissatisfied and patted the table gently.
"This Prince Henry led a fleet from Prussia to demonstrate to us. Since ancient times, how could a guest have brought swords and guns to the host's house? He was obviously a robber, but we wanted to regard him as a guest of honor. How could this be the world make such a reason! The Prussians were eyeing Shandong and intending to annex. Jiaozhou Bay was the best port in northern China, but forcibly rented it for foreigners. In addition, the previous Weihai was also occupied by the Albion people. It is difficult for our own fleet to find a port to berth. We cannot defend our country, but instead regard the enemy as a guest of honor and entertain foreign envoys as a key task. How should our ancestors preserve their foundation in the future? The world has indeed reached the point where the law is not correct."
"Xiaohang, do you have too much wine? Yang Si, please prepare a bowl of sobering soup for him. If you don't have such a large amount, don't drink so much wine."
Shanyu looked at Li Lianying secretly, for fear that Wang Zhao would speak insults and violate the taboo of this celebrity in the palace, that would be to be unable to bear it.
Yang Lishan is even more versatile and does not want to offend both parties. Although Li Lianying had a very good personal relationship with him, Wang Zhao was a newbie. No one could tell his future, so he quickly said:
"Since Goryeo was defeated, the court also wanted to reform and strive for strength. However, such a big thing must be done a little bit, haste will not be achieved. Besides, foreign soldiers are away now. If a foreigner is not receiving properly, and Prince Henry will be angry and will not be able to do anything. Unarmed, why do you always have to take your time in vain? When we develop our strength, we don't have to be afraid of foreigners anymore, right?"
Li Lianying smiled and looked at Wang Zhao, "Mr. Wang, listen to your words, I must be very familiar with Mr. Changsu from the Nanhai Association of Mi City Hutong. Is it probably the same thing as you in the National Assembly?"
Wang Zhao straightened his chest, "Mr. Li said nothing badly, and he was not talented at the lower level. He was one of the initiators of the Congress."
"Oh, that's right. This reform is a powerful thing. Recently, it's a very fashionable saying in Beijing. When the Six Sages Kings were alive, they once told Lao Nu that who doesn't want to be rich and strong in the country? There is nothing wrong with this method. You must be down-to-earth in doing things, know where to start, and know how to do it. If you are eager to achieve success, nothing will be considered a good result. I'm afraid that the situation will be out of control. That would be too late to regret it."
Although the empress dowager returned to power, Li Lianying's words still made people feel cold and chilling. Wang Xiaohang also felt that the wine tasted a little bad when he drank it.
Zhao Guanhou hurriedly took over the conversation, "The change of law is another matter. Let's talk about Prince Henry first. He is a guest from afar. No matter whether he is a bad guest or not, we have to receive him when he comes, so as to show the court's gentle and distant demeanor. We can't just say it, let's get the handle. At that time, we will ask for money and land, and the situation will be even more ugly."
Hengsmei shook the whip and rushed towards Dong'an Street. Wanyan Yuqing said to Zhao Guanhou: "It's all your fault. You gave the Protective Congress a gift of ten big money. Otherwise, we would have a friendship now. Now the Protective Congress is becoming popular, and it is very popular in the capital. Although Kang Zuyi is only a sixth-rank Zhangjing, many officials have interacted with him and are very famous. The Sixth Master who blocked him from promotion has also gone. Maybe it will be of great use in the future. If you carefully plan for you in the future, it will be difficult to deal with. Their reforms are the first thing they want to do is to move the officials and take care of your top."
Zhao Guanhou smiled, "Yuqing, these people, just listen to the reform. When it comes to them, how can a group of people who have never been officials know how to do practical work? If the reform is done by Zhang Xiangtao, or Zhang Hefei, there is still something to do. But now, the military aircraft has the imperial teacher Weng Fangtian as the leader, and Kang Zuyi and others are doing things below. I really hope that this reform will not be successful from the beginning, otherwise the world will be in chaos."
Chapter completed!