"The teacher looks at it, and it is inconvenient for the students to say more, so the teacher can just take a look."
Qiao Zhiqing took out a secret letter from his arms, which contained the evidence of Bai Qiwen's smuggling and trafficking of opium compiled by Yan Yuting, including the confessions of witnesses in all aspects.This incriminating evidence involved a wide range of people, including Qichang Foreign Bank, Taiji Yinhao, as well as officials in Shanghai, and even the generals of the Huai Army.However, what surprised Li Hongzhang the most was the seal of Zuo Zongtang's governor on the secret letter."
This is pure slander, Zuo Zongtang, an old thing, is pretentious, and always likes to do this kind of thing of stabbing in the back."
Li Hongzhang's rare burst of rage slammed the secret letter on the table.The teacher was angry, the person who delivered the letter had already sent the student away, and Zuo Zongtang couldn't send the letter for a while.At present, the most important thing is to send all the people on the evidence away, so that even if Zuo Zongtang sues the court again, no one will catch any tricks, and others will naturally not make irresponsible remarks about the teacher, but will praise the teacher for strictly enforcing the law and not distinguishing between relatives and relatives. ”Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly clenched his fists with a stern expression and suggested to Li Hongzhang.Li Hongzhang clenched his fists, closed his eyes for a long time before exhaling, his face calmed down for a while, as if nothing had happened, and sat down quietly on the handsome chair."
Zhiqing, you're right, the generals and officials of the Huai Army involved here are easy to say, but Qichang Foreign Bank is run by Americans, and Bai Qiwen is also an authentic American, so it's not easy for us to provoke."
Li Hongzhang sighed in embarrassment, picked up the secret letter and weighed it repeatedly."
Don't worry, teacher, in fact, opium smuggling has been going on for a long time, and the imperial court has turned a blind eye and does not pay close attention to it.But I'm afraid that some people in the court with ulterior motives will chew their tongues in front of the queen mother, the queen mother of the two palaces is a woman, and she naturally can't tolerate sand in her eyes, so she will definitely make a show for the world to see. ”Qiao Zhiqing gave Li Hongzhang suggestions with a sincere face on the side."
If you have any good ideas, you haven't said it?"
Li Hongzhang thought for a while and looked at Qiao Zhiqing with expectation."
Teacher, the affairs on the rivers and lakes are still handed over to the people on the rivers and lakes to deal with, Bai Qiwen must be a substitute for the dead ghost to settle the grievances, as long as he dies, his reputation will naturally fall on the teacher, and he can also use this to block Zuo Zongtang's mouth.We can not provoke Qichang Bank, but Bai Qiwen must die.If something happens, we can say that it is a civil business dispute, and it has nothing to do with us.If the Americans want to investigate, it's none of our business.At most, it is to arrest a few people in the rivers and lakes to vent their anger to the Americans, and they will not go to war with us for the sake of a pawn who does a good business.The students have heard that Jin Nengheng, the owner of the Qichang Bank, has just opened the Qichang Steamship Company, which completely monopolizes the freight business along the Yangtze River, and can make at least hundreds of thousands of taels of profits every month. ”Qiao Zhiqing said, and there was a fierce aura in his eyes.Li Hongzhang didn't answer in a hurry, but got up and stretched out his arms, walked to the window with his hands behind his back and stared out of the window for a while, and finally slowly confided to Qiao Zhiqing, "Actually, as soon as you came, I knew that your kid was not well-intentioned, and I knew that I would cause trouble."
I'll leave it to you this time, pay attention to grasp the measure, I don't know anything, I didn't hear anything just now, do you understand?"
Is there anything else the teacher has to explain to the students?"
the students clasped their fists and saluted, and they were about to leave."
You're a talented kid, and I know why you have to do it.Young people must be tolerant of people, and their eyes must be able to accommodate sand, so that you can go further, do you understand" Li Hongzhang instructed Qiao Zhiqing like an elder.Qiao Zhiqing was stunned for a moment, and naturally understood what Li Hongzhang was talking about, so he couldn't help but nod his head."
There is one more thing I want to inform you, you kid can't be the name of this Jiangsu general soldier for nothing.On the winter solstice, the old man will launch a general attack on Li Xiucheng's department in Zhejiang, which is also the last battle of the year, I hope that when the time comes, you can send the Qingzi army to contain the Huang Wenjin department in Huzhou, so that you can break one of Li Xiucheng's horns, and the old man and Zuo Zongtang's old puppet can also fight more easily. ”Li Hongzhang calmed down, and after sitting down at the desk, he told Qiao Zhiqing again."
The teacher can rest assured that with students here, Huang Wenjin will not be able to make any big waves.If there is nothing to do, the student will quit, and the teacher should take good care of himself and don't work too hard. ”Qiao Zhiqing's words came from the heart, because he gradually discovered that Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan were not all the way, and Li Hongzhang looked like a tireless elder, and he seemed to know his waywardness, but he didn't break it."
Okay, if you have time, take more time to come and see me, an old man, you have heard a lot about the reform of the old man in Suzhou, and you are very interested, but there are many things that you don't understand, you can tell me about it when you have time."
Li Hongzhang waved his hand, smiled, lowered his head, and looked at the official document again."
Yes, the student will be ordered, and the student will retire."
Qiao Zhiqing replied respectfully, and after making a big salute with his fists, he cautiously exited the door."
Young master, everything is done" Huang Feihong saw Qiao Zhiqing going out and hurriedly greeted him."
Okay, let's go back to the inn, watch another good show, and let's go home."
Qiao Zhiqing looked very relaxed, patted Huang Feihong on the shoulder, and strode away with him from the county office.A middle-aged man in the yamen saw Qiao Zhiqing leaving, and hurriedly entered the study with a serious expression."
Brother Yushan, you're here, take a look at this secret letter."
Li Hongzhang raised his head, looking a little tired, and hurriedly called the middle-aged man over, and the middle-aged man was his confidant, Zhou Fu."
Dashuai, if I was not mistaken, it was Qiao Zhiqing who came to see you" Zhou Fu stepped forward cautiously and picked up the secret letter while asking."
It's that stinky boy, come over to ask me about the guilt."
Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly, put down the official document in his hand and sat down straight on the back of the chair."
The big seal on this secret letter is Zuo Zongtang's infallibility, but what is Qiao Zhiqing doing this for, he can completely turn a blind eye to the other, so that even if he stabs the imperial court, we and Zuo Zongtang can earn a life, and he can also benefit from the fisherman on the side" Zhou Fu looked at the conclusive evidence, everything was unfavorable to Li Hongzhang, but he couldn't figure out what Qiao Zhiqing was going to do."
The old man is also very confused, I don't know what Brother Yushan has" Li Hongzhang thought about it carefully, and it was indeed as Zhou Fu said, Qiao Zhiqing didn't need to do this at all."
If you want your subordinates to say, there are two possibilities for this.One is that Qiao Zhiqing knows about the kindness of the company, and still thinks of your old kindness, so he deliberately shows favor to you and tells you that he and you are on the side.One is that this secret letter itself was forged by Qiao Zhiqing, and he came to demonstrate to you, wanting you to agree to his conditions.By the way, Dashuai, didn't Qiao Zhiqing have any conditions like you" Zhou Fu put down the secret letter and suddenly frowned."
Conditions" Li Hongzhang shook his head, "That's not true, he is all standing in the position of the old man and solving problems for the old man."
However, he was very concerned about that Bai Qiwen, and repeatedly asked me to deal with it quickly. ”Li Hongzhang suddenly recalled something, but he just couldn't understand where Bai Qiwen offended Qiao Zhiqing."
That's it, my subordinates think they understand Qiao Zhiqing's intentions.Bai Qiwen sells tobacco in Shanghai, because of the relationship between Qichang Foreign Company and Taiji Yinhao, we have always turned a blind eye and let him do what he does.But the day before yesterday, his subordinates received the news that Bai Qiwen was afraid that he had reached into Jinkui City, which was Qiao Zhiqing's cash cow, and he would definitely react, so he was the first to take Bai Qiwen. ”Zhou Fu suddenly realized, everything was clear.Qiao Zhiqing did this in order not to touch Li Hongzhang, so he first announced it and used this evidence to block Li Hongzhang's mouth.In this way, it has become a merit to show loyalty to Li Hongzhang, but it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone."
So that's the case, then you say that the governor of this secret letter is true or false" Li Hongzhang also completely straightened out the miscellaneous things in his mind, and what Zhou Fu said was the same as what he thought in his heart."
Both are possible, and the subordinates dare not make arbitrary decisions.According to Zuo Jigao's temperament, if he gets this incriminating evidence, he will naturally stab him at the imperial court.But this matter was learned from Qiao Zhiqing, so it was a bit mysterious. ”Zhou Fu didn't dare to explain it thoroughly, there were all kinds of possibilities in this matter, and Qiao Zhiqing couldn't be blamed for nothing, you must know that Li Hongzhang treated him as his own and connived at him in every way.The new deal in Suzhou is angry and resentful, and Li Hongzhang has not heard of Qiao Zhiqing's fight against local tyrants and dividing the land, and the rural gentry in Suzhou often come to Li Hongzhang to petition here, but they are all suppressed by Li Hongzhang's strong bullets.I don't know what Li Dashuai did this for, "Okay, I know everything."
If there's nothing to do, just step down, I want to be quiet. ”Li Hongzhang closed his eyes tiredly."
Dashuai, do you want to deal with this list?"
Zhou Fu added carefully."
You can do it yourself, Bai Qiwen is just too ostentatious, and it won't hurt us if he dies.In the future, you should be careful in doing things, and don't let people grab the handle again.At present, we also need a large amount of money to expand our armaments, which is also an expedient measure. ”Li Hongzhang waved his hand at Zhou Fu, and after Zhou Fu hugged his fist and received his life, he retreated cautiously."
This kid, I really don't understand the old man's hard work, and he has put all his ideas on the old man, it seems that it's time for him to converge and converge."
Li Hongzhang sat alone in the study and meditated for a while, then shook his head with a wry smile.On the paper, he took a pen and wrote down two big characters, "loyalty, anti", and finally turned two handfuls on the word "anti" with a fierce look in his eyes, and threw the paper into the brazier and burned it into ashes.After Qiao Zhiqing returned to the inn with his own soldiers, it was noon.It was also boring to be idle left and right, so Qiao Zhiqing took Huang Feihong to drive the carriage and went to the concession again.Last time, he was disturbed by Xu Shou's affairs, and he couldn't have a good time, so he hurried back before leaving the French Concession.It's a pity to go to Shanghai and not see the legendary Ten Mile Ocean, I heard that there is a group of beautiful women, a fairyland on earth, and I don't know what to compare with Jinkui City, it is special: