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Text Volume 3: Mending the Heavenly Split Festival 38: Beiyang Think Tank

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    After learning that he would not be able to see Ren Lingyu today, Jamie Evans was thoughtful and found an excuse to leave first.

    "A few words" Xue Fucheng stood there with his hands behind his hands. After Jamie Evans could no longer be seen in the crowd, he turned his head to look at Yan Fu and asked with a half-smile: "  Has Lord Ren arrived on the carriage at this time?"

    "Mr. Hui Shuyun" Yan Fu also suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth, "As soon as the ship arrived at the port, Mr. Ren changed into casual clothes, followed your entourage, and disembarked among the passengers. Calculating the time, this time  The time has long since come.¡±

    Before the "Ilativa" entered the port, the attach¨¦ sent by Xue Fucheng was already dressed as the navigator's deputy and boarded the passenger ship outside the Port of Marseille in a small boat

    "Haha", Xue Fucheng raised his hand and stroked his long beard under his chin, and said with a slightly complacent smile: "These foreigners, like Hurd, who is in charge of the General Taxation Department of the Qing Dynasty, rely on the fact that only they can produce strong ships.  Li Pao, what they always miss is to put our Beiyang Navy under their control, from shipbuilding to drills, and even battle-front command, but today" His voice was slightly lower, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was thicker.  : "My colleagues are enemies, and now the three countries of England, France, and Germany are coming together to fight for our Qing Dynasty's ship purchase contract. A few Such scenery has never happened since I went abroad with my order!"

    The words end here.  The expression on Xue Fucheng's face darkened, as if he suddenly remembered something unpleasant in the past.

    "Mr. Shuyun".  Yan Fu saw Xue Fucheng's expression and figured out the latter's thoughts after a little speculation. Although the minister abroad at this time was no longer criticized as a "traitor" like Guo Songtao back then, he was still among the scholars at home.  However, he is still regarded as a "ghost".  And once they go overseas, most of them are treated as second-class citizens by foreigners because of the weak country. What they do is a job that Zhu Bajie looks like in the mirror and is not a human being!

    "Weak countries have no diplomacy. We have sent envoys to the West. All we can do is to do our best and have a clear conscience. As for other things, it is beyond our control. So don't be too harsh on yourself."  Yan Fu continued in a sincere tone.

    "Huh?" When Yan Fu said the words "a weak country has no diplomacy", Xue Fucheng had already raised his head suddenly.  The pupils in his eyes flashed for a moment, and he sighed leisurely: "A weak country has no diplomacy? How many of these words? It really hit the nail on the head. It seems that the talents that Guo Junxian Gong did back then are definitely not limited to the navy.  It really hit the spot!"

    "Mr. Shuyun is overly praised." Yan Fu's face turned red and he said with a hint of embarrassment: "The person who said this is Mr. Ren Lingyu, and Yan is just trying to pick someone up."

    "oh?".  Xue Fucheng's face was even more surprised.  He immediately smiled calmly.  Said: "That's it. Then I want to meet this newly acquired disciple of Hefei Xiangguo."

    When Xue Fucheng opened the door and got into the carriage.  Ren Lingyu was reading a volume of official documents carefully with his right hand.  I heard the door open.  He did not put down the official document in his hand.  Instead, he just turned his head in the direction of the car door.  But it happened to make Xue Fucheng take a look.

    "Master Xue?"  Ren Lingyu only glanced at the official uniform Xue Fucheng was wearing.  He has already guessed the identity of the visitor¡ª¡ªhe is on the European continent at this time.  Can wear a sapphire crown and a peacock to mend the ground.  There was only Xue Shuyun who was a candidate for the third rank of the imperial court and was sent as an envoy to Britain, France, Italy and the minister of the four countries.

    "He is indeed a handsome man!"  He looked at Xue Fucheng a few more times.  But he couldn't help but secretly sigh in admiration.  As far as he knows.  Xue Fucheng is already fifty-three this year.  But Jiang Ning's "beautiful man" demeanor when he first met Zeng Guofan can still be vaguely seen.  Although it is full of traces of time, it still looks handsome, with two black jewel-like pupils shining brightly.  It's unforgettable at first sight.  This made Ren Lingyu feel a little jealous for a while - according to his original time and space.  If a combination of Chen Baoguo and Chen Daoming like Xue Fucheng enters the entertainment industry.  He must be the ultimate killer who kills "girl + master's wife + master's wife" all the way from the age of eighteen to eighty!

    But Xue Fucheng seemed to be completely unaware of Ren Lingyu's greetings and looks.  There was an obvious look of surprise in the bottomless black pupils on his square face.  His scorching gaze fell directly on Ren Lingyu's two eyebrows - "The eyebrows are thick but light in color. The middle of the eyebrows are raised and the tips of the eyebrows are drooped. They look like eagle wings in a swooping and rising moment".  Looking at Ren Lingyu's eyebrows.  Xue Fucheng's mind immediately flashed a passage from the photo book he collected.

    "Eagle Wings".  According to the photo book.  People born with this eyebrow.  Finally, the general will come out and enter.  Expensive equipment.  The future is limitless

    Ren Lingyu's face showed a hint of surprise, "Master Xue?", he reminded in a low voice.

    "Oh?", Xue Fucheng seemed to be aware of his gaffe. He immediately smiled very naturally and shook his horseshoe sleeves., moved his body and sat down on the other side of the carriage, with a free and elegant posture just like a jade tree in the wind: "Xue was really surprised to see Mr. Ren so young. For a moment, some waves in the Yangtze River pushed back the waves ahead, and a generation after generation was born.  The feeling of replacing the old with a new one is a bit out of character, please forgive me, Sir."

    "Mr. Shuyun is too praised." Ren Lingyu secretly laughed in his heart - Xue Fucheng entered the Zeng Guofan shogunate at the age of 27 and was praised by Ren Lingyu's Taishi as the "four things": military affairs, salary affairs, official affairs, and civil affairs.  A genius who can do it all!  In his life, he personally experienced Zeng and Li Mu, two of the four shogunates of the late Qing Dynasty. He was Zeng Guofan's right-hand adviser and Li Hongzhang's chief think tank in Beiyang. He was also the pioneer of the "gradual reform" theory among the Westernizationists. He wrote "Cai Yang".  "A Brief Discussion" is regarded as one of the theoretical guidelines of the Westernization School

    "However, this Huai Mu's first counselor, who was well versed in both Chinese and Western studies, had another very special hobby - good fortune-telling!  Zeng Guofan's fortune-telling skills were famous all over the world. I wonder if he was too deeply influenced by him. Xue Fucheng, who was born in Xiangmu, also had a special liking for the fortune-telling skills throughout his life.  He even commented one by one on the appearances of Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zhongtang, Li Hongzhang and other "famous officials of the ZTE" in his "Yong'an Notes. Historical Materials".  For this reason, Ren Lingyu borrowed Peri's eyelash curler and spent half a month working on his eyebrows. Judging from Xue Fucheng's reaction just now.  It seems that his efforts were not in vain

    "When Mr. Shuyun was 27 years old, he submitted a letter to Zeng Wenzhenggong in the Prime Minister of Zeng Hou. He listed eight strategies to cultivate talents and cultivate fields. He promoted the administration of villages, controlled the bandits, organized the officials, improved people's livelihood, prepared for coastal defense, and reversed the changes of the times.  . Wen Zhenggong approved of them all! The subsequent "Six Policies for Peace" and "Ten Proposals for Coastal Defense" were both inspiring works. How can such talents be beyond the reach of younger generations like Ren?"  He talked fluently and talked about Xue Fucheng's major works one by one.  Almost every family treasure.

    Xue Fucheng's eyes suddenly lit up, his dark pupils gleaming with scorching light.  He smiled reservedly and then continued: "Xue has always heard that Mr. Ren is a person who returned from the West. I didn't expect that he knew so much about the stories in the country. It's really surprising."

    Ren Lingyu was immediately heartbroken, but the expression on his face was more calm: "There are many things that juniors don't know originally." He looked at Xue Fucheng without fear, "But I was lucky enough to be accepted by the teacher.  On weekdays, the master and the apprentice sit and chat with each other, listening to the teacher talk about the past, and then I know a lot of old stories about the Hunan-Huai Army in the past, that's all."

    "Oh, so that's it." Xue Fucheng showed a look of sudden realization on his face. He nodded slightly and continued: "What about Master Wen Tingshiwen? I heard that Master Wen was unwilling to be humiliated and jumped into the sea to commit suicide.  , but Xue really doesn¡¯t understand that since Mr. Wen has made up his mind to die, why does he not die in the country, but insists on throwing himself into the sea where he is helpless, and ends up being buried in the sea and unable to return home? "

    "This" Ren Lingyu frowned slightly, and his eyes immediately showed a mixture of sadness and admiration, "Junior thinks that this is where Master Wen's great achievements lie!"

    "Oh?" Xue Fucheng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "How can you see that?"

    "This is how this junior speculates." Ren Lingyu said slightly melancholy, "Since Mr. Wen has ignored life and death, where and how to die is just a formality. But Mr. Wen's nature is chivalrous and righteous, and he will definitely do it.  Thinking about it, if he died in China before going abroad, the imperial court would definitely choose someone else to be the junior deputy envoy. And if this person is still selected from the famous people of the Qing Dynasty, he will inevitably die like Lord Wen to make his ambition clear. In this way  Come on, Lord Wen, although he had lost his integrity, tried to harm another person's life, but with Lord Wen's generous temperament, he would definitely not do such a harmful thing. That's why he would cross the sea to die like this"

    "In this way, I am already on the vast sea, and the imperial court is unable to do anything to provide me with another deputy envoy! As for Mr. Wen, he not only preserved his own integrity but also saved the lives of others, and he really  You have good intentions! Although I have some misunderstandings with Mr. Wen, and my political views are completely different, I can¡¯t help but admire Mr. Wen¡¯s integrity and demeanor! It¡¯s a pity that I will never be able to say this to Mr. Wen face to face.  That's the word "admiration." Ren Lingyu sighed quietly at the end, his face full of loneliness and sadness.

    "Okay!" The color of Xue Fucheng's face suddenly changed. He was so excited that he rapped his knuckles on the folding coffee table between the two of them. The reserved guard that originally enveloped his face was gone.  And Sora's face turned into a look of admiration.

    "Zhiming, just report it to the court as you said." He smiled and said to the surprised Ren Lingyu, "To be honest, Zhiming, not long after I arrived at Marseille Port, I received a message from the Military Aircraft Department  The water and telegram asked me to inquire about Wen Tingshi's death in detail and report it back to the court as soon as I saw you. I was originally worried that there would be some omissions in your answer, but now it seems that my worries are unfounded!"

    "That's it""" Ren Lingyu also suddenly realized, "Mr. Shuyun, you really scared this junior just now."  "

    "Scared you? I don't think so?" A smile appeared on Xue Fucheng's face. He leaned back naturally and joked to Ren Lingyu: "Master Ren, the prime minister of the country, how could he be tempted by this little temptation?  Intimidated?"

    "It also depends on who is testing the junior." Ren Lingyu raised the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Shuyun has been among the fourth sons of the Zeng family decades ago, and his ability to read people is well-known throughout the world! How can the junior dare to do anything for the family?"

    "Ah!".  Seeing Ren Lingyu's quick wit, Xue Fucheng couldn't help but chuckle.  "You have such a sharp mouth!" He pointed at Ren Lingyu, shook his head with a smile and said, "You really do have some of the demeanor of Fu Xiang when he first entered Xiangmu. However, Zhiming"

    He looked at Ren Lingyu with soft eyes, and his words showed the deep concern of the elders for the younger ones: "Although you can justify yourself, you should be careful when someone in the court criticizes you on this matter. After all, your words are empty words."

    "Juniors have credentials.".  Ren Lingyu replied calmly, "Junior has explained it in the water and telegram sent to the imperial court from Port Said, Egypt. In my hand, Master Wen walked into the sea and wrote a suicide note on the spot!"

    He kept moving as he spoke.  He had already taken out a large envelope from his small suitcase and handed it to Xue Fucheng.

    "This is?" Xue Fucheng took the envelope doubtfully.  He opened the cover and took out the banner inside, and only glanced at it.  A strange smile immediately appeared on his face.

    "Zhi Ming", he raised the banner to Ren Lingyu.  He smiled and asked, "Is this what this banner originally looked like?"

    "That's it. Authentic and innocent!" Ren Lingyu smiled slightly strangely and said firmly, "I originally planned to send this suicide note back to China in Port Said, but after thinking about it, I still think  It seems more appropriate to ask Mr. Shuyun to submit it on your behalf.

    "Okay! In this way, I can respond to the imperial court better." Xue Fucheng's appreciative eyes suddenly fell on the official document that Ren Lingyu was reading, "Zhiming, what is that? It's also Wen Ting  Is there any physical evidence of Shiki¡¯s death?¡±

    "Is this it?" Ren Lingyu picked up the official document, smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "This is not some physical evidence, but it is an old case from 6 years ago that I discovered when I was checking the files in Tianjin!"  Di Gongwen picked it up and handed it to Xue Fucheng.

    "Old case?" Xue Fucheng took the official document handed over by Ren Lingyu with a surprised look on his face. He only glanced at it for a few times and then immediately changed his color, "Zhi Ming, this is it?"

    "It's the old case about the Yunnan-Myanmar border demarcation land that Mr. Mentioned to the Prime Minister's Yamen a few months ago!" Ren Lingyu smiled faintly, but there was already a hint of pride in his heart - in 1885, the British army invaded and occupied the land.  The entire territory of Myanmar became a British colony.  The Qing government was still suffering from the lingering pain of the Sino-French war. In order to protect Yunnan Province, which was adjacent to Myanmar, from the disaster, it appointed Zeng Jize, the then Minister to Britain and France, to negotiate with the British Foreign Office on this matter.

    "Zeng Xihou clearly agreed on three points in his negotiations with the British Foreign Secretary six years ago: first, our Qing Dynasty will not invade and occupy the Burmese area close to the Chinese border; second, the Great Jinsha River on the Yunnan-Myanmar border is two  Thirdly, the British Empire must allow our country to establish a commercial port and set up a tax customs near Bahou in Jiangxi Province. But" Ren Lingyu sneered: "In the twelfth year of Guangxu's reign, the British Empire  The "Sino-British Burma Treaty" officially signed by the Minister to China in Beijing with the Prime Minister's Office did not include the above three paragraphs in the treaty. The younger generation believes that the reason why the British dealt with it in this way was to deny these three articles of agreement in order to prepare for future  They laid the groundwork when demarcating the border between Yunnan and Myanmar with me, so as to usurp our land!"

    "Therefore, the juniors suggested to the central hall that they should submit a note to the British on this matter and reiterate the three agreements to prevent any slip-ups! And it was only at that time that the teacher learned that Mr. Shuyun also had some knowledge of this matter.  I have noticed it and have written to the court and recommended myself to be our representative. I am not talented as a junior, so I am willing to attach this matter to my husband and negotiate with the British together with my husband to safeguard our territorial rights and interests. I also hope that my husband will not give up."

    Xue Fucheng's expression at this time could no longer be described as "surprised". He looked at Ren Lingyu up and down again, and then said: "Excellent intelligence and courage to do things, Xiang Fu did not misjudge the person, but  Zhiming, if this happens, you¡¯re afraid you won¡¯t be able to return to the country within a year?¡±

    "So what? Didn't Mr. Shuyun also go to China for New Year?" Seeing that Xue Fucheng was already happy to see his success, Ren Lingyu couldn't help but secretly rejoice - staying in England for many years was the first time he had stayed in England before going abroad.  The plan has been set, because he has almost finished everything he can do in the country

    I remember reading an extremely harsh comment when I was still in another time and space¡ª¡ªChina's movement conforms to Newton's three theorems: It takes a lot of force to push China, which is in line with?The first theorem: once it starts moving, it will not stop, which is consistent with the second theorem; it will only change direction when it encounters a bloody head, which is consistent with the third theorem.

    Regardless of the second and third theorems, Ren Lingyu just wants to accumulate the power needed to promote a small change in this country.  During this trip to England, he hopes that he can integrate as many of IBM's previous resources as possible, and next year

    In 1892, the British Conservative Party, which was in power at this time, would be defeated by the Liberal Party in the parliamentary election. This change of government was the one he promoted to these wily British politicians before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the so-called "alliance with Wu to control Chu" strategy.  The best and last chance!

    "Okay! Since Zhiming has such innocent feelings, I will write to the court and recommend Zhiming to be the deputy envoy for the Sino-British negotiations on the demarcation of the Yunnan-Myanmar border." Xue Fucheng lowered his head and thought for a moment, and finally gave Ren Lingyu the one he wanted most.  Want the answer.

    "Thank you, Mr. Shuyun!" Ren Lingyu cupped his hands to Xue Fucheng and smiled brightly.

    Suddenly, there was a sound of bells under the horse's neck outside the car window. Ren Lingyu listened inadvertently, but immediately raised his eyes slightly, and the smile froze on his face - an open carriage was meeting him.  Passed by the carriage Xue Fucheng was riding in, and sitting on the carriage was a young man and woman. The beautiful girl on the left had flaming red hair, and the tall and handsome man sitting next to her  The young man was looking at her lovingly.  The dazzling sunshine of Marseille fell from the sky and illuminated them in the light waves, just like a pair of beautiful people!

    "Mr. Shuyun" Ren Lingyu quickly turned his head and said to Xue Fucheng: "Junior almost forgot about business. I would also like to ask you to help me arrange a meeting time with the staff of the French Shipyard. As for the meeting with the Armstrong Factory  Well" He suppressed the sudden jealousy in his heart and said with a smile: "Just accept the warship information they handed over first!"
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