A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 203
Uncle Wang suddenly became aware of Li Yu's hair and said in shock, "Sir! Your hair..."

Zhao Qian also reacted, he didn't bother to call him "Sir", and burst out: "Master, I'm going to lose my head!"

Feng Ling stopped them immediately: "Listen to what you say! Since the master dares to do it, he has his reasons."

But Feng Ling was also very concerned, and after the lesson, they turned to ask: "Sir, is there really no problem?"

Li Yu walked into the house, sat down in the main hall of the north room, and said in a leisurely manner: "As you said, since I dare to do it, I have enough reasons. Besides, I should change the atmosphere. Anyway, I You can be regarded as a person in the academic world, why not lead the trend a little bit, besides, it is not uncommon for Western-style schools to cut their braids."

Now that the Qing court really can't control these trivial matters, it's hard to say whether the country can still sit still.

Although the royal family of the Qing court discovered such a thing as betraying the country that could stabilize their dominance, how long would they be able to sell?
If you sell, you will sell yourself.

But Uncle Wang was more traditional, and he said tremblingly, "Sir, I'm afraid that someone in the court will look down on you and it will be bad for you."

Li Yu said: "Of course there are people who can't see the past, but you can't do anything to me. After all, I have the status of a foreign academician of the Royal Society in my hand."

Li Yu is actually too optimistic, but sometimes he can only be so hard, otherwise the window paper will never be pierced.

Uncle Wang was so anxious that his forehead was dripping with sweat. Even after 200 years, he could not forget the shadow of "grow your hair but not your hair" back then. "Sir, don't let anything happen to you..."

Li Yu could see that they really cared about him, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, Uncle Wang, everything will be fine."

He changed the subject and said, "Just now when I entered the alley, I saw a white cloth hanging in the Rong Mansion next door. What's going on?"

Feng Ling's mouth was the fastest: "Don't you know, sir? Rong Lu is dead."

She didn't have a good impression of Rong Lu and called him by his first name.

Li Yu asked in surprise, "Rong Lu, is he dead?"

Zhao Qian said: "Yes, I have been dead for more than a month. Fortunately, you were not here during this time, otherwise I would not be able to sleep every day and have no peace! The Rong Mansion next to me cried from morning to night, and the ministers from the top to the bottom of the court came one by one. Condolences."

After all, he is the Chief Minister of Military Affairs, so he can be regarded as a prime minister. His death will definitely alarm the government and the public.

All in all, Cixi, as the queen party of the late Qing Dynasty, the most important officials around her, Yi, Li Hongzhang, and Rong Lu, are all dead now, leaving only Yikuang who is incompetent and only loves money.

Although Zhang Zhidong is from Cixi's side, he obviously advocates reform ideologically.

As for Yuan Shikai, it is completely unknown. He could be a queen party or an imperial party. Only the current situation can determine his direction.

Cixi naturally understands the situation, she should know what kind of person Yuan Shikai is, but there is no one available among the Manchu nobles around her, so there is nothing she can do.

And she also understood that after her death, no one could control Yuan Shikai anymore.

In fact, it was Cixi who planted the cause herself. The most powerful army in the entire Qing Dynasty was under Yuan Shikai's command.Since then, the young Aixinjueluo royal family who were in power in the Xuantong Dynasty wanted to think of a hundred ways to kill him, and what they could do with him.

Li Yu thought about it, he was a neighbor after all, so he should go to Rongfu to see.There is definitely no need to buy wreaths, they have been buried long ago.

Rong Mansion is much more grand than Li Yu's house, but there are white cloths hanging everywhere.

Rong Lu's son Baron was wearing filial piety, with a sad face.

Ronglu's two daughters were also there, and they married early. One of them, Guerjia Youlan, was still married to Prince Chun Zaifeng, who would give birth to Emperor Puyi of the late Qing Dynasty in a few years.

Baron doesn't have any skills, and the family's biggest support is actually Youlan, but Youlan is only 19 years old.

Baron said painfully: "Father only left me a little baron. I have no real power at all. What will I do in the future!"

Youlan wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and asked back: "I used to ask you to work hard, but you played around, now that your father has passed away, what can you do?"

Now that Youlan has no children, of course she can't see the next step clearly, and it is impossible for her to know in advance that the child she gave birth will become the emperor in the future.

Besides, even at that time, the real queen mother in the palace was also the queen mother Longyu, and Youlan didn't have much power at all.

Longyu, who had seen Cixi's ability in the palace, although his ability was not very good, he already understood that he should firmly hold power in his hands.

——What happened to the empress dowagers of the two palaces is still vivid in her memory, and she doesn't want the old things to repeat itself.

It can be said that once Rong Lu died, the entire Rong family was basically over.

Even if Rong Lu opened his eyes and knew that this grandson would become an emperor in the future, it would be useless.

Baron messed up a lot of money before, although Rong Lu has a lot of savings, but according to his expenses, I am afraid that he will be sitting on nothing.

Baron sighed deeply: "Unsustainable, unsustainable."

Li Yu walked to the door, coughed lightly, and brewed his feelings for a long time, but couldn't squeeze out tears, so he could only drip a few drops of water into his eyes, and immediately went in pretending to cry while he was still doing nothing.

"Ouch! My Rong Zhongtang! Why did you leave just like that! What would the Qing Dynasty do without you!"

Baron saw Li Yu, "It's you."

But seeing Li Yu crying so sadly, and forgetting the little friction before, the tears turned and said: "Emperor Master!"

Li Yu continued to cry, "Master Balong, you must mourn!"

Baron suddenly saw Li Yu's handsome hairstyle, and said in astonishment, "Master, you, you, you? What are you saying?"

Li Yu said: "It's all the requirements of the new school. I was awarded the foreign academician of the Royal Society and the member of the American Astronomical Society. I often attend Western-style solemn occasions, so I have to follow the Western etiquette requirements."

At this time, it is all about etiquette.

Baron asked in surprise, "The Royal Society of England?! Then, you are also the emperor's teacher of the British king?"

Li Yu got off the donkey and fooled him by saying, "It can be understood in this way."

Baron hurriedly said: "It's really incredible! Disrespect and disrespect, I didn't expect that the emperor's teacher is becoming more and more difficult to catch up with."

Li Yu said: "It's easy to talk about it, we are neighbors, and we can help each other in the future."

Li Yu just said a polite word, but he didn't expect Baron to take it seriously: "In the future, I will rely on the emperor's teacher!"

Li Yu had no choice but to say: "It should be, it should be."

"Sit inside the emperor's teacher," Baron said, and then ordered his servants, "quickly show the emperor's teacher some tea!"

Li Yu wanted to leave just by showing his face, but Baron forced him in.

Rong Lu's two daughters are already married, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, they are both in the hall.

Baron introduced Li Yu to them.

Youlan said: "I have heard about the emperor's teacher, and the eldest princess (Yi's daughter) told me that you are a person who is proficient in Western learning."

Li Yu said, "I know a thing or two."

Youlan suddenly inquired: "You are the emperor's teacher, you can often see the emperor, I don't know that the emperor..."

Li Yu became alert. He knew that Youlan was Cixi's adopted daughter, so he asked cautiously, "What does Madam mean?"

Youlan said: "I haven't seen the emperor for a long time, I don't know if the emperor is still in good health?"

Li Yu said, "The emperor is in good health."

"Oh," Youlan said, "then I'm relieved. In fact, I still want to know why, um...forget it!"

Baron said: "Sister, if you have something to say, just say it, why hesitate, Mr. Li Yu is one of our own."

Li Yu really wanted to argue, when did he become his own?But it's inconvenient to speak at this time.

Youlan asked, "Are you really one of us?"

Baron was heartless and patted his chest, "Of course it's one of our own."

Youlan believed it, and boldly asked: "Since the emperor is in good health, why hasn't he seen any heirs?"

I'll go, it's a big question.

How could Li Yu dare to answer casually.

But since Youlan married into the prestigious Prince Jin's residence, she also knows Cixi's attitude towards their family, so she has a little hope in her heart.

At Royal, that hope is deadly.

Li Yu immediately said, "I don't know about that."

Youlan continued to ask: "You are a master of Western learning, and you know so much foreign knowledge, can't you see it?"

Li Yu quickly said: "Western learning has many categories, but I don't understand the medical aspect you asked about."

Youlan said: "Isn't it all Western learning, why don't you understand it?"

Li Yu had no choice but to explain: "It's like the officials of the Ministry of Rites don't understand the work of Tai Hospital, the difference is very big."

"Is that so?" Youlan thought deeply.

Li Yu spread his hands: "I don't know how many, I'm just giving the emperor a lesson in Western learning."

Baron was still puzzled: "Sister, why are you asking this? Of course the emperor is in good health, and I heard that he often attends court meetings and ceremonies."

Youlan rolled his eyes at him, "I'm just asking."

——This brother really doesn't understand anything, it seems that the Rong family can only rely on themselves.

Li Yu stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'll take my leave first."

Baron said: "I will send the emperor teacher."

Li Yu stopped him and said, "Please hold back, we are neighbors anyway, they are very close, and we will be there in two steps."

Li Yu returned to his home, heaved a sigh of relief, and asked again if he didn't know where to ask. He probably had to tell the details of Guangxu.

The next day, Li Yu went to the Capital University to report first, and he really couldn't justify not coming back for so long.

The first thing I saw was Fan Xiren, Feng Zuxun, and He Yujie, who immediately surrounded Li Yu:
"Well, I went to the United States and changed my hairstyle." Feng Zuxun said.

Li Yu smiled and said, "It will be the same when you study abroad in the future."

He Yujie said: "Don't say it, foreigners' suits are quite energetic."

Fan Xiren said: "We all know about your feats in the United States, if only I had the same brain! I can also have dinner with the president, just think about it!"

Feng Zuxun said: "If you want to do this, of course you can only study hard, otherwise you will not only lose your ambition like Li Yu, but also embarrass your own people."

He Yujie nodded: "That's right!"

"By the way," Fan Xiren held out a football. "I've been practicing hard all this time. Before class, let's play a game?"

After all, they are all young people, and Li Yu also became interested, "Let's have a round! Let's have a round! Our teacher's school is against your official school!"

Fan Xiren was triumphant: "Then you are going to lose miserably!"

After all, the people in the Shixueguan have money and leisure. When it comes to playing, not only football, but also the Three Kingdoms Kill taught by Li Yu is even more enjoyable in the Shixueguan.

But Li Yu is not afraid of them either. He has been playing football for many years, and they have only been in contact for a few months.In front of them, he is simply Da Luo, Xiao Luo and Ronaldo.

Li Yu kicked the ball out with one kick, and then provocatively said:

"Come here!"

Unexpectedly, Fan Xiren then kicked the ball sideways, and the ball rolled to the sidelines. Rong Qing, the minister of education in official uniform, was standing there, and he looked at Li Yu with a gloomy face: "Stop messing around! Clean up these foreigners' things." ! Don’t you understand the principle of playing with things and losing your mind?”

Fan Xiren stuck out his tongue: "Master Rong, we are entertainment between classes."

"Stop being so glib!" Rong Qing scolded, "A college is a place for studying, not for entertainment!"

Li Yu defended him with a sentence: "Lord Rong, you can combine work and rest to..."

Before Li Yu could finish speaking, Rong Qing raised his voice another octave, and shouted at him, "You also taught me how to play cards! You cut off your braids before I settled with you! You said you Do you still look like a college student? You are simply a black sheep! Today I will expel you from the college, and you will never be used again!"

(End of this chapter)