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- Volume 4, England, Section 12, Antecedent events and posthumous names (Chinese
"Zhao Jilian's originally turbid and dim eyes were now overflowing with light, and against the sallow and thin complexion, they actually revealed a bit of terror. She looked straight at the carved hu¨¡chu¨¢ng rafters above her head, and continued: "There is an old saying among the people, which is called 'You can't get rich for three generations.' If it were an official's family, it would be - the beauty of a gentleman will last for five generations." Behead; the glory of a small person is also beheaded in five generations (Note 1)! It is difficult to start a good thing in the world, and it is especially difficult to end well. No matter how many blessings the ancestors leave behind, if the descendants fail to live up to their expectations, the family business will inevitably have to do so in the end. Failure, not to mention"
Zhao Jilian turned her head and looked straight at Li Hongzhang, who was listening very attentively, and murmured: "There is another saying, 'The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, the bird is gone and the bow is hidden' is waiting there!"
"Eight sisters!" Zhao Jilian finished her words, and Li Hongzhang's face changed slightly. He almost subconsciously glanced at the room where there was no third person, and then whispered: "Be careful!"
"Be careful with your words?" A playful smile appeared on Zhao Jilian's thin cheek. She stared at Li Hongzhang and said, "Old man, why didn't you think of the two words 'be careful with your words' before you went to the "Pavilion Repair"? Words? That is a word that can collapse the sky!"
Li Hongzhang was paused when he heard the words, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment, but Zhao Jilian had already continued: "Old man, you know even if I don't tell you, from the time you handed the door to Longzong Gate, you used this I am afraid that after decades of concealment, I will no longer be able to use it"
Li Hongzhang's eyes suddenly darkened. He thought for a moment, raised his left hand, patted Zhao Jilian's bony hand tightly twice, and sighed: "Eight sisters, people outside say that I Li Hongzhang took this advantage because the Beiyang Navy was the treasure and heart of my heart that took more than 20 years of hard work to build. It is also the capital for me, Li, to have the military, self-respect, authority and independence. But how many of them are there? Everyone knows that the "seven towns, eight far and one well-off, super brave and powerful" in the Beiyang are a thorn in the side of the Japanese pirates and a thorn in their flesh! As long as these warships are still there, the Japanese pirates will not dare to easily start a provocation in the three Koreas. If the three Koreas are protected, Northeast China will be safe! Then the situation of our Qing Dynasty will not be ruined, and there is still room for improvement. But once the Beiyang Navy is weak, or even disappears Once our Qing Dynasty If we fail, then the foreigners on the Western side will see clearly what the seemingly glamorous "Tongguang ZTE" of our Qing Dynasty is like. If it really gets to that point, it will be divided and divided, and there will be a lot of people. Then, I Huaxia, I am afraid that it will really lead to the destruction of the country and the annihilation of the species!"
Li Hongzhang's eyes have become as dull as the black stones embedded in the earth, and his tone is even more anxious: "It must not be like this!" Li Hongzhang sighed: "It must not be like this! Why? Regarding national affairs, even if those people accuse me, Li Hongzhang, of supporting the army, I will also support the navy! As for other matters, I'm afraid I can only put them on hold. "
Zhao Jilian let out a long sigh. She closed her eyes slightly at first, but then opened them again and said, "Old man, I naturally know your state of mind when you did this, but I'm afraid. Some people wouldn¡¯t think that way.¡±
"Leave it to her." Li Hongzhang smiled to himself, "The matter is now at this point. What else can we do except wait and see what happens?"
Zhao Jilian shook her head weakly: "Old man, that's not what you said." She turned her head again and looked at Li Hongzhang and said: "Old man, back then you directly brought down an Anhui governor with a piece of "Shen Weng Tong Shu Pian" , achieved half of your life's work, but also formed a deep hatred with Weng Tong? These young people! Think about it, over the years, whenever you want to do something, whether it is to build a navy or build a railway, that person Master Weng has to lead his disciples who claim to be pure and honest, and they are as picky as an ant's body. I don't know how many charges have been assigned to you and how much trouble you have caused! It has been decades, this The piece of dog skin ointment is still stuck on your waist and eyes, and you can't even take it offahem"
Probably because she hadn't spoken so many words for a long time, Zhao Jilian barely finished speaking these few words. She was already out of breath, and a sickly blush appeared on her originally sallow cheeks. She was panting violently, For a moment I was speechless. Seeing this, Li Hongzhang hurriedly said: "Eight Sister, your illness has just started to show signs of illness. Mr. Hanna has just told you to rest more, so you should rest first. We will wait until your illness is completely cured before we talk about these things ", Li Hongzhang turned his head as he spoke, and shouted: "I'm waiting for you, Madam, to rest"
Before he finished speaking, he could only hear the sound of the door. Li Jingshu had already pushed the door and walked in quickly, and the delicate Li Jingpu also walked in.
"Second brother, come here and take care of your mother" Before Li Hongzhang finished speaking, he felt his hands tighten. He looked down and saw that Zhao Jilian had turned her body around. She stretched out her hand to hold Li Hongzhang tightly. The wrist was originally sallow¨¨'s face was now red.
"Mother!" Seeing that Zhao Jilian's complexion was different, Li Jingshu's expression suddenly changed. He lifted up the hem of his robe and was about to kneel down
"Second brother, stop!" Zhao Jilian's eyes almost burst out with fire. She stared at her biological son and said in a hoarse voice: "If you are still my son, get out of here right away!"
"Mother!" Li Jingshu's knees softened, and he knelt down anyway. His eyes became hot and he shed tears.
"You", Zhao Jilian choked in her chest, and finally could only turn into a long sigh: "Hey"
Li Jingpu, who had been standing behind Li Jingshu, walked up at this time. She stretched out her hand to hold one of Li Jingshu's arms and whispered softly: "Second brother, listen to mother, let's go out first. If you are concerned now, you will be rude. I'm afraid. Have you forgotten what Mr. Hanna just said that my mother is seriously ill and will never be able to bear it?"
"This" Li Jingshu paused for a moment. He was originally a filial person, but his sister's few words hit the point, and his momentum immediately dropped. Li Jingpu then exerted a slight force on his hand, and Li Jingshu lost his strength. stood up from the ground. The brother and sister bowed to their parents together, then turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Zhao Jilian, who had already laid back, suddenly spoke again: "Second brother, you go out first, Pu'er, you stay."
Hearing Zhao Jilian's arrangement, Li Hongzhang was immediately stunned. When he looked at his son, he also looked at a loss. However, Li Jingpu still looked that docile. She first lowered her eyebrows and responded: "Yes, mother." , and then turned to look at Li Jingshu beside him. Although the latter still had a bit of confusion on his face, he did not dare to disobey his mother's wishes and left on his own.
"Pu'er", Zhao Jilian didn't speak until the door closed again. She reached out and patted the couch under her, and continued to greet her: "Come to mother."
"Yes, mother." Li Jingpu still looked submissive. She walked to Zhao Jilian's bed with small steps. She first blessed Li Hongzhang, who still looked confused, and then turned to Zhao Jilian: "Mother."
"Pu'er", Zhao Jilian turned her face to look at her youngest daughter, with a deep look of pity in her yellow eyes. She continued softly: "Mother is tired, please help me." Mom, please tell your father exactly what I told you intermittently a few days ago."
"Yes, mother." Li Jingpu responded politely, and then asked: "Let's start with the two memorials from my father?"
Zhao Jilian nodded slightly, and Li Jingpu turned to Li Hongzhang again and asked in a humble tone: "Father?"
Li Hongzhang nodded slightly: "Just follow your mother." His face was now peaceful - Li Hongzhang was originally a very quick-witted person. After a moment of confusion, he thought deeply about what Zhao Jilian had done. It was somewhat clear, but since the old wife had already stated that she wanted his daughter to tell the story, he just went with the flow.
"Yes, father." Li Jingpu grew up in Jinmen since childhood. Her Huaidi accent has long faded from her speech, and she can only hear her speaking softly in Mandarin: "My mother once told my daughter that day, Although my father's piece of paper "Shen Weng Tongshu" won the favor of Mr. Zeng Wenzheng and allowed him to open up a new world, it also made him an old enemy, Master Weng, who really hindered his father's Westernization career. "-
This is what Zhao Jilian has just said. Li Hongzhang's expression did not change, and he just used his eyes to signal his daughter to continue talking.
"But this is just an appearance!" Li Jingpu changed the subject, and Li Hongzhang's eyes suddenly lit up. Li Jingpu continued to say: "What kind of person is my father? Pingfa, Westernization, and Beiyang are what people know. Foolish man, I also know that the Qing Dynasty has been able to revive the situation for more than ten years, all because of Zengzuo and Li Sangong. But in the eyes of my daughter, Wen Zhenggong clarified the southeast and revitalized the country, and he had the virtue of teaching to his father. Zuo Jigao deserved to be ranked first among the three for his kindness. However, Zuo Jigao was a man of great talent but poor morals. He was good at practicing Legalist techniques but did not show the virtues of a saint. His so-called merits were only based on Wen Zhenggong is as open-minded as a valley, and he is admirable and admirable. As the saying goes, if you attach yourself to the tail, you can travel thousands of miles, and if you climb the feather, you can fly all over the world! You should really let him control the situation alone"
Hearing this, Li Hongzhang was a little stunned, but he heard Zhao Jilian yelling at the side: "You are outrageous! Kneel down!". Li Jingpu lifted his skirt, bent his knees and knelt down.
"You are brave!" Zhao Jilian's cheeks showed a faint blush again. She stared at her daughter: "When Zuo Wenxiang grew up and advocated prostitution, he used a scholar to assist Duke Luo Wenzhong in his internal affairs. The four border areas provided foreign aid to five provinces, and they became feudal territories in one dynasty. The Chu army was established in the south of the Yangtze River, and their achievements were hardly inferior to those of Zeng Wenzhenggong! Later, he and your father assisted each other in the Westernization cause, and even used hu¨¡In the year of Jia, he raised troops to the northwest and put down the Nagubai gang! If it weren't for Zuo Gong, this land thousands of miles northwest would hardly be owned by our Qing Dynasty. How could such a sage be worthy of being praised by a stay-at-home youngster like you? "
"My daughter is right at home!" Li Jingpu seemed to have forgotten that his mother had been suffering from serious illness for a long time, so he said back word by word: "But my daughter is by no means a fool who cannot hear what is going on outside the window. Mother. You must also know how Duke Hu Wenzhong¡¯s words, ¡®The country cannot live without Hunan, and Hunan cannot live without Zuo Zongtang!¡¯ come from? As for the half-life achievement of wiping out the Chang Mao, the first credit should be attributed to Duke Zeng Wenzheng! Establishing Westernization , who really created a situation in Mawei, was it Zuo Jigao or Shen Wensu? As for the pacification of the northwest, it is said that Lin Wenzhonggong once asserted that it was none other than Zuo Zongtang to pacify Xinjiang in the west! But my daughter wants to ask, now the separatist regime The Ma family in the northwest has become a nameless vassal town in our Qing Dynasty, and who worked hard to preserve it just for the sake of a false reputation that could be achieved quickly?"
"You" Zhao Jilian stretched out a bony hand and pointed it at Li Jingpu, she was so angry that she couldn't speak!
"Okay." Li Hongzhang reached out to hold Zhao Jilian's hand and whispered comfort: "You are sick, why are you angry with your daughter?". He immediately turned to Li Jingpu, but he had already put on a majestic face: "Pu'er, are you so filial to your mother?".
Li Jingpu¡¯s stiff neck immediately softened. She lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and said with a submissive face: ¡°My daughter knows I was wrong.¡±
"Do you still know that you were wrong?" Li Hongzhang's voice suddenly rose a little higher, but he felt that his palms tightened violently. He sighed quietly in his heart, and when he spoke again, his tone had softened: "Zuo Jigao is arrogant, although his words and deeds There are many things that are careless, but they are worth it! As for his talent and learning, even my teacher Wen Zhenggong admires him very much! Zeng Zuo's name is well known all over the world. As a father, he can be ranked second among Jiwei. My father-in-law is still thinking about himself, so how can it be your turn to do this battle?"
His words are indeed untrue. Zeng Guofan, the so-called "Three Heroes of ZTE", is really not worthy of his reputation. Zuo Zongtang was the one who valued people's opinions the most. He had countless legal battles with others over whether he was "Zeng Zuo" or "Zuo Zeng." And he, Li Hongzhang, was a stronger person at heart, so naturally he disliked Zuo Zongtang. When Zeng Guofan was there, there was a contemporary scholar who was a close friend and a mentor to mediate, and the two could still live in harmony. When Zeng Guofan passed away, one of them regarded himself as the new leader of the Hunan clan, and the other took up the mantle of Zeng. As soon as he claimed to be the successor, the fight turned upside down. It didn't stop until Zuo Zongtang passed away in the eleventh year of Guangxu, and Hu Guangyong's life was spared in the process.
"That's all!" Seeing that Li Hongzhang's words were already stern, Zhao Jilian took over the words just right, "Don't pay attention to this worthless girl anymore." She turned to look at Li Jingpu who was still kneeling on the ground: " You should also go out, lest I see you angry."
"yes". Li Jingpu kowtowed to his parents politely, then stood up and walked out of the door. Zhao Jilian continued to turn her head and look at her daughter's back until the delicate figure disappeared from the doorway. Then she looked at Li Hongzhang again and said in a small voice: "How?"
Li Hongzhang sighed and said, "I promised you to let these two daughters study together with my brothers. Now that I think about it, I really regret it."
"I just asked my two daughters to learn some Four Books and Five Classics together with my brothers. Over the years, who asked the two sisters to help sort out letters and telegrams every day, and even help with affairs from time to time? Isn't this also my idea? ?" Zhao Jilian immediately retorted unceremoniously, while Li Hongzhang was choked up when he heard this, and then finally turned into a wry smile.
"What a pity, Pu'er is a woman after all!" He thought for a while and added: "Even though he is a man, it is still too late after all."
Li Hongzhang had already made up his mind about Zhao Jilian's arrangement at this time - what Xiaoonv'er said just now seemed to be a cry of dissatisfaction because his father was ranked behind Zuo Zongtang, but after a little thought, you can find that the truth is Every sentence is insinuating!
?¡ªWhat kind of person is your father? Pingfa Nian, promoting Westernization, building Beiyang In just a few words, he summarized his decades of career. As for "what kind of person"
If you praise him, he is Zhuge, if you slander him, he is Cao! People who read history all say that King Sima Xuan looked down upon the wolves, and his cruelty and viciousness in insulting the descendants of the Cao family after the Gaoping Ling Incident was even worse than when Wei Wu bullied Emperor Xian, but there are still a few people who don¡¯t know that Marquis Zhuge Wu founded Shu. Zhonggangang is arbitrary, and where does he place the successor?
Since ancient times, powerful ministers may not necessarily be capable ministers, but capable ministers cannot help but become powerful ministers! Throughout the ages, how many people as resolute and stoic as the Queen Mother could really tolerate such courtiers? Even an auxiliary minister like Huo Guang, who had made great contributions to the sky, ended up being killed by his clan in the end? Even if it's so far awayMy daughter repeatedly mentioned her mentor Zeng Wenzhenggong, but her intention was not to remind herself that in the eyes of the man in Ningshou Palace, merit is sin, and checks and balances are the only way to always remember! Those as far away as Zuo Zongtang and as close as Master Weng, aren't they just like nooses that tighten around their necks from time to time?
What¡¯s more, Zuo Zongtang has been dead for almost ten years now
"When the moon is full, it will lose" Zhao Jilian's slightly yellow eyes were full of worry, and his voice suddenly became so low that it was almost inaudible: "When the Tianjin religious incident was taking place, you still led the Huai army. Come to Tianjin to help Wen Zhenggong. After Wen Zhenggong left, there was still a Zuo Zongtang tree there to protect you from the wind and rain. Now that Zuo Wenxiang, a true young man, has passed away, the hypocrites in the court now, Who is your opponent?"
Li Hongzhang¡¯s eyelids twitched. Although he remained silent, his heart was full of mixed emotions! ¡ª¡ªSince no one in the court is her opponent, then the Queen Mother will naturally regard herself as her opponent!
People, usually don¡¯t dare to think about it! Be it his mentor or himself, who has not dedicated his life to his Aisin Gioro family? But when I think about my mentor¡¯s experiences in Tianjin and the constraints I have suffered over the years, it¡¯s really uncomfortable to think about it carefully at this time
"Old man, I know that no matter what the outside world says about you, deep down you still want to protect this turbulent country for her Aixinjueluo family However, that person in Beijing may not really miss you so much! What's more? Don't tell me, no matter how much you laugh at yourself, you have no choice but to do it. As soon as the excerpt comes up, you will never be able to escape from the four words 'the following offenses'" Zhao Jilian stared at Li Hongzhang, her throat astringent. He continued: "If you don't care about what happened during your lifetime, you will never be famous after your death! Some things really can't be postponed any longer!"
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ Zhao Jilian's voice was extremely soft, but these ten words exploded in Li Hongzhang's ears like a series of ten thunderbolts. For a moment, Li Hongzhang felt that all the blood in his body was pouring out, so much that his eardrums and sun sacs were making a long and squeaking sound
Note 1: "Mencius. Chapter 2 of Li Lou", the original text is "The beauty of a gentleman can be cut off in five generations; the beauty of a small man can be cut off in five generations.") The specific meaning of the two sentences can be understood together, "ze" is It refers to the impact of a person's fame and career on future generations; "cut" means to cut it off and no longer be able to inherit it.
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