The young man on the horse sneered arrogantly, and asked an official beside him, "Second son, are you sure that the person who provoked you lives here?"
"That's right, cousin, my men watched them go in." ”The officer beside him twisted his face and shouted.The young man sneered, turned his head to look at Dong Xingwu, and said coldly, "Shopkeeper, you also heard it just now, there are four thieves who attacked the official army living in your shop." ”"My lord, this is unlikely, the villain can live here with good people."
Dong Xingwu had already determined that these officers and soldiers were here for Qiao Zhiqing, and deliberately replied loudly, hoping that Qiao Zhiqing could hear his hints."
Why, this inn is surrounded by me on all sides, and no matter how loud you scream, they are running."
The young man laughed, turned over and jumped off his horse, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of foreign guns surrounded Dong Xingwu.Dong Xingwu looked at the young man, the green tendons on his face were exposed, and with a slight movement under his feet, he was about to rush forward and buckle the young man.At this moment, there was a sudden loud laugh from upstairs, and when the laughter fell, a loud shout rang out, "Brother Ronglu, are you here to find me" The young man in the lead was obviously a little surprised, and just as the officers and soldiers rushed into the building, they hurriedly raised their right hands to stop everyone."
Cousin, that's right, the gang that beat me is upstairs."
The official army who called the young man's cousin was Li Tianer, and it happened that Rong Lu had returned to Beijing because of the imperial court's reward in the past few days, Li Tianer wanted to look for Rong Lu in the house for fun, who knew that he met Qiao Zhiqing on the road and was beaten severely.Qiao Zhiqing heard the noise downstairs upstairs, and he understood that it must be the official and soldier who taught him today who came to find trouble, and he was trying to see where he could find the sacred, but after listening to it for a while, he found that it was Rong Lu's voice, and it was really not a rivalry.As he spoke, four people came down from upstairs, and the young man in the lead shook his fan and looked at Rong Lu without the slightest fear.Li Tianer saw Qiao Zhiqing come out so boldly, and for a while, he pointed at Qiao Zhiqing and scolded, "Grandson, see that grandpa didn't cut you today, and dared to talk to the master." ”"What the fuck are you talking about, don't let me go back."
As soon as Li Tianer's words fell, Rong Lu raised his hand and slapped him, which stunned Li Tianer in place."
Cousin, if you don't beat them, why are you beating me" Li Tianer was about to cry out of his grievances all of a sudden, and he wailed at Ronglu, blushing."
Brother Rongxian, your cousin's temper is really not small, this Beijing City is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and even the little soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are so powerful."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled at Rong Lu, and his face was full of disdain for Li Tianer."
Brother Qiao, why didn't you notify me when you came to the capital, this is really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family doesn't know the family.My cousin is ignorant when he is young, you don't remember the villain, don't worry about him in general. ”Rong Lu gave Qiao Zhiqing a fist salute in front of everyone, and the soldiers around him stood in place in surprise.He turned out to be in the capital, but he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he was also the idol of these brothers in the Shenji Camp.Li Tianer looked at Rong Lu nodding and bowing, and knew that these people in front of him had extraordinary backgrounds, and they stayed in place for a while, and there was no trace of arrogance on their faces."
Alright, I don't bother with your cousin.Let your subordinates tear it down, gather around the inn, and let the owner do business. ”Qiao Zhi said lightly, and then turned around and led the three of his men to the second floor."
Don't worry, big brother, little brother will do it."
Rong Lu nodded vigorously, glared at Li Tianer, and hurriedly asked him to withdraw with his subordinates.He followed Qiao Zhiqing to the second floor with a flattering face.Dong Xingwu looked at everything in front of him incredulously, this Shenji battalion in the capital is the most difficult in the Eight Banners Army, but he didn't expect to be drunk lightly by Qiao Zhiqing, and he slapped his ass and left, and he didn't know what the identity of this alliance leader was in the imperial court.Because Rong Lu and Qiao Zhiqing entered the room, Dong Xingwu didn't want to reveal his identity and make Rong Lu suspect that he was involved with Qiao Zhiqing, so he fiddled with the abacus beads in his hand on the counter on the first floor."
Brother Qiao, you look down on your brother, how can you live in such a place when you go to the capital" After Rong Lu entered the private room, he complained to Qiao Zhiqing again and again, and sat down at the banquet table with a smile on his face."
Brother Ronglu, I just want to take advantage of this canonization opportunity to play quietly in the capital for a few days, and I don't want to be too ostentatious."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled, got up and poured a bowl of wine for Rong Lu, picked up his own wine bowl, and said with a smile, "Come on, make a glass for today's misunderstanding." ”Rong Lu also happily picked up the wine bowl, and after touching it with Qiao Zhiqing, they all drank it to their heart's content."
Brother Qiao, what do you say about the imperial court's plans this time, does my brother have any hope of being crowned king" After three rounds of drinking, Rong Lu's words increased, and he looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a frown."
It's hard to say, your qualifications in the army are still shallow, and your military merits are far better than those of Zeng Guofan.But there are accidents in everything, the greater the power of the Hunan army, the more jealous the imperial court will be, and it should find a way to balance the power of the Hunan army.Everything is left to fate.Let's only drink alcohol today, no matter what we do. ”Qiao Zhiqing replied ambiguously, comforted Rong Lu a little, and drank with him again."
That's right."
Rong Lu's eyes rolled sharply, he sighed lightly, and he didn't want to think about it, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank it with Qiao Zhiqing.In the middle of the night, a jar and two pots on the table were drunk by several people, Rong Lu got up dizzily and said goodbye, staggered down the stairs alone, and was helped into the carriage by the people waiting outside when he went out.Qiao Zhiqing and the four of them also drank a little too much, rolled down on the spot, fell asleep on the spot, and slowly woke up after dawn.There was still a day left before the court meeting for the reward, and after Qiao Zhiqing washed up, he took Huang Feihong and the others to Qi Junzao's mansion in the capital.This fellow villager has always taken care of Qiao Zhiqing in the court, and the first thing Qiao Zhiqing wanted to visit was the leader of the Qing faction.For this reason, Huang Feihong also carried a few authentic paintings of Tang Bohu in the previous dynasty, this fellow villager has always been high, but he has no immunity to Tang Bohu's paintings.Before Qiao Zhiqing came to Beijing, he asked the fire wolf to find out the route of Qi Mansion, and after going out, he asked Dong Xingwu to prepare a carriage, and took Huang Feihong and the three of them straight to the door of Qi Mansion.Qi Junzao's mansion is an open quadrangle courtyard, divided into two parts: the front yard and the back yard.The door panel of the courtyard gate is installed on the top of the back pillar, the gate and the porch occupy the size of a room, and the two walls outside the door are in the shape of the outer figure-of-eight, which is the "Guangliang Gate" that represents the identity in the capital, and the people who live in it are either relatives of the emperor or high-ranking officials of the imperial court.After Qiao Zhiqing let Menzi pass it through at the door, he was brought into the courtyard by Menzi after a while, and sat down in the living hall for a while.The little maid in the guest hall skillfully filled each of the four people with a cup of tea, and served behind her with her fists in her fists.Qiao Zhiqing picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, when he heard a hearty laugh from outside the door.When laughter fell, an old man with a white beard and a Confucian robe entered the living hall with the support of a young man.Although Qiao Zhiqing had never seen Qi Junzao, it was not difficult to see from the aura exuded by the two of them that the identities of the two would not be low."
The old man said why the magpie came this morning, it turned out that there was a distinguished guest here."
Qi Junzao hugged his fists and greeted, Qiao Zhiqing and the four of them also hugged their fists and saluted at the same time, and when Qiao Zhiqing made a color, Huang Feihong and the three of them nodded and went out of the house to wait."
Teacher, the student has been thinking about seeing you day and night, and today I finally got my wish."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and bowed to Qi Junzao."
Hurry up, please get up.Today's old man's house is really full of friends, Zhiqing, let me introduce to you, this is this year's Tanhualang Zhang Zhidong, who has just been appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and is the proud protégé of the old man. ”Qi Junzao supported Qiao Zhiqing and introduced him to the young people around him with a smile."
Zhang Zhidong" Qiao Zhiqing sighed secretly in his heart, and bowed slightly to the young man with his fists.This young man was handsome and chic, his eyes were bright and bright, and he was very extraordinary.He was called the "Four Famous Ministers of the Late Qing Dynasty" by later generations, and he was on a par with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang."
Governor Qiao, I have admired my name for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, and I was fortunate to meet it."
Zhang Zhidong greeted with a fist hug that was neither humble nor arrogant, and after Qi Junzao sat down, he sat down next to Qiao Zhiqing in the guest seat."
The teacher's disciple is really magnificent, and he will definitely be the pillar of the imperial court in the future."
Qiao Zhiqing returned the salute with a fist at Zhang Zhidong, and turned his head to Qi Junzao and complimented."
Zhiqing, you can come to see the old man, the old man is very happy.It was not in vain that the old man said so many good things for you in the court, and it just so happened that the old man also wanted to ask you something.We have a mess in Shanxi, you asked the old man to suggest that Wang Shijie's army be dispatched to suppress the bandits, I don't know what the result is now" Qi Junzao looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a worried look and frowned his forehead."
Please rest assured, Wang Shijie is a general under the student, now the rebellion in Lu'an Mansion has been calmed down, Wang Shijie marched day and night, and now has been stationed in Taiyuan Mansion, I believe that it will not take long for the rebellion in Shanxi to completely subside."
Qiao Zhiqing replied with a relaxed heart, the chaos in the Taiyuan Mansion was originally caused by him to let the people of Huaxing League pretend, and Wang Shijie went to naturally get rid of the disease."
That's good, our Shanxi has always been calm, but a few years ago when Lin Fengxiang went north, there was a lot of trouble for a few days, and now the people have just recuperated, how can they not be disrupted by these thieves."
Qi Junzao breathed a sigh of relief, the old man has always been afraid of his relatives in his hometown Shouyang these days, and now there is nothing to worry about when he listens to Qiao Zhiqing's tone."
Lord Qiao, this time the imperial court is asking for rewards for the generals who attacked Nanjing City, I don't know what you think of this matter" As soon as Qi Junzao's words fell, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but look at Qiao Zhiqing with his fists and asked
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