President Meng did not wear a military uniform, but wore a small landlord's horse coat, holding the hand of Princess Katrina Kaf, standing at the door of the banquet hall on the second floor of the Beijing Hotel, and said with a smile: "Welcome Lord Zuo and Li Zhongtang." ”Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, as well as Hu Xueyan behind the two people, hurriedly bowed their hands, today's identity of President Meng is very different, every time I see Xuan Yuemeng, after a period of time, Li Hongzhang can feel this change in President Meng, and it can't be said that it is official authority, how to say it specifically, it's really hard to say, maybe it's the spirit of the king.Li Hongzhang felt that Xuan Yuemeng changed into a dragon robe, and he really looked like an emperor.President Meng held a wine glass, but the cup was filled with a drink of grape water, President Meng smiled: "Come, in order to welcome Li Zhongtang and Lord Zuo, as well as our officials from all walks of life in China, and representatives from all walks of life in Zhili, let's celebrate the Lantern Festival." ”Everyone stood up together and said kind words to the president, and President Meng didn't hear a word, but the atmosphere was very good."
I heard that the foreigner's newspaper said that I was sick, and I was not lightly ill, and I was dying, no, am I not good" President Meng drank the drink in the cup and smiled self-deprecatingly, causing everyone to laugh."
Today, the entire Zhili, half of Shandong, half of Anhui, are already in the territory of our country, in two months, Shandong, Anhui, northern Jiangsu, will be connected with Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, this year, our economy of China will begin to stabilize, and, to drive the entire land of China to stabilize My goal is to get rid of poverty within five years, everyone can have food and clothing, what food and clothing the people need most, who can give them food and clothing, who is this" President Meng said, compared a thumbs up.Everyone applauded at the same time.Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan were embarrassed for a while, applause is appropriate, not applause is not appropriate, Xuan Yuemeng's words, clearly expressed two messages, one is to aim at the whole country, overthrow the Qing court, it is a matter of time, if Xuan Yuemeng's complete speech is published, tomorrow will be a bloody storm, second, Xuan Yuemeng clearly expressed the development plan, to let everyone have food and clothing, this point, is the Qing court is the strongest, and I dare not say this kind of thing, the strongest time must be the middle of Qianlong, the country's stability and more than half a century, money and grain are abundant, but just like that, a big agricultural country, it cannot be said that everyone has food and clothing.To do this, at least everyone has to have a job, and farmers must have their own land, is this easy to do Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan don't know why President Meng has this confidence.Zuo Zongtang said softly to Hu Xueyan: "What is he talking about" Hu Xueyan couldn't help but say: "Bragging is a bit big, but Huaguo seems to be like this, don't you see, the whole city of Beijing is full of slogans" The slogan is a new trick made by President Meng, colorful flag slogans, two magic weapons, and there are black and red five-pointed star flags and portraits of President Meng everywhere.Li Hongzhang heard the content of the whispered conversation between the two people, and just smiled faintly, Zuo Zongtang couldn't understand Xuan Yuemeng's approach, Li Hongzhang appreciated it very much, because Li Hongzhang and Xuan Yuemeng were more familiar, you know, two years ago, Xuan Yuemeng would be besieged by a group of students even if he took the exam for a show.Although there are still students who are constantly criticizing President Moe, however, time has passed, and whoever dares to say bad things about President Meng on the street will be taken away immediately.President Meng smiled and said to Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang: "Two teachers, how about what do you think about the situation in Shandong and Anhui, and northern Jiangsu" Everyone held their breath and stared, did not speak, and looked at Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang together, this is President Meng in general, I didn't expect that at such a grand banquet, President Meng would speak to Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang in public, the most important thing, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang have just entered Beijing, everyone knows that it is impossible to meet in advance, everyone is sweating, Especially Wang Zhankui and a group of high-ranking military officials, they were afraid that Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang would suddenly say something to offend President Shangmeng, and they were all ready to scold when they had something.On such occasions, officers are not allowed to carry guns, but only the President's Guard.Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang glanced at each other, the two of them didn't speak, and they didn't know how to answer, their faces were embarrassed, their hearts were very depressed, I don't know why Xuan Yuemeng became so domineering, Xuan Yuemeng's policies were very gentle before, it has only been a few days since he entered the customs, has the fox's tail been exposed, and President Meng didn't mean to embarrass them, seeing that the two of them didn't speak, he laughed: "Two adults, after drinking this glass of wine, I'm happy today, I won't say it in advance, I'll talk about it in two months." ”Li Hongzhang was stunned and didn't speak, Zuo Zongtang's temper was stubborn, and he couldn't help but stand up: "President, do you want to capture Anhui, Shandong and Northern Jiangsu by force, what do you plan to do with the empress dowager and hundreds of officials of the two palaces" Zuo Zongtang has a nickname, called Zuo Mule, which is definitely not a good nickname.Don't say it to President Meng, it's to the Empress Dowager Cixi, what he wants to say is still the same."
Didn't I already say it very clearly, the electricity has been sent to the whole country, and it has also been sent to you, as long as you agree to my request, what should the palace do, what should you do, should you go to the court, or continue to go to the court, why do you ask that" President Meng smiled faintly.Zuo Zongtang stopped talking, and secretly said that Xuan Yuemeng's move was ruthless enough, and while he had already started to do it, he was electrifying the whole country, as if he was waiting for the Qing court to reply, but in fact, no matter whether the Qing court answered or not, Shandong, Anhui and northern Jiangsu, it is impossible to pass the two divisions of the Chinese army, more than 40,000 well-equipped regular troops, this is more than half of the Qing army with big swords and spears Li Hongzhang pulled Zuo Zongtang, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk about this first, I will talk to the president alone, and try to see the queen mother first." ”Zuo Zongtang sighed, knowing that if he continued to talk about it, he would treat himself for a crime, and he would close himself up, but it would be cheaper for Li Hongzhang, no matter who went out of the two of them, they would be the supreme commanders of the Qing army, and now only Li Hongzhang and him have this prestige, so they are silent.Everyone continued to drink and feast, the stage was very gorgeous, the famous Peking Opera actors sang on the stage, President Meng and Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang sang offstage."
I think that the northwest, it has to be caught by Lord Zuo, whether it is Tsarist Russia or bandits, all of them will be wiped out.As long as they dare to come to China, they cannot be allowed to go back alive. ”President Meng smiled at Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang."
The central and southwest, or should be presided over by Li Zhongtang, since we want to engage in foreign affairs, we should take a step, do not engage in new learning, do not cultivate our own talents, just send a few students every year, it will not work.Moreover, Li Zhongtang personally presided over the Midwest, and I was also relieved. ”Zuo Zongtang was surprised and delighted, although Zuo Zongtang, like Li Hongzhang, was also a little stupid and loyal, his heart was towards the Qing court, and he couldn't stand the rise of President Meng, but he really wanted to solve the problem in the northwest.President Meng has thought many times that if you want to develop, you really can't fight your own people anymore, if you want to forcibly destroy the Huai Army and the Chu Army, you have to spend more energy This is not to say, the key is that if you are not familiar with the place, you will drive the elite of the Chinese army to the northwest and southwest, it may not be better than the Qing army, if Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang can join forces with him, he doesn't mind the development of an iron triangle style, and simply overhead the Qing court.Li Hongzhang was also surprised, and President Meng spoke in a tone that seemed to have regarded the two of them as his subordinates.Neither of them spoke, and they were both calculating in their hearts.After the banquet, President Meng invited the two to meet alone, there is a presidential suite, which is the place where President Meng receives people close to him, President Meng receives people, either in the President's Mansion, or in the Beijing Hotel, because President Meng loves to play, sometimes he has a good time, so he will be placed in the Beijing Hotel to meet the VIP temporarily."
President, how do you want to tell the queen mother of the two palaces to the bottom line" As soon as he took his seat, Xuan Yuemeng, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang were three people at this time, as well as Wang Zhankui and Hu Xueyan were standing next to him, so Li Hongzhang simply went straight in, which was also a problem that Zuo Zongtang was concerned about.t1706231537: