late Qing Dynasty arrest

Now that Li Hongzhang is so popular and powerful, how many people in the family carry his banner to do business?Several brothers have become big businessmen.Looking at the "grandson" of the younger generation in front of him, he is an outlier among the younger generation. He wants to accept disciples at such a young age, and has the ambition to form a school of his own.

"Well, then take the exam well, try to let the emperor have a good impression of you, get a good ranking in the exam, and have a plaque of "Jinshi Jiji" be hung in the ancestral hall of the Zong family in your hometown. Your brother will get married in May. Be a wedding witness. You should learn from your brother and be a national capitalist with a conscience. A romantic figure is not for you to discredit." Li Hongzhang spoke for more than three hours, still full of energy and in a happy mood.

Li Guolou had a smile on his face, and he was very jealous in his heart. He was a Jinshi and the first honor returned to his hometown, and he couldn't buy a wedding banquet, so he could only marry a few concubines, so happy!He is far worse than his elder brother Li Guoyun, who can be blamed?Like Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, they did not take concubines, and their personal integrity was very good as a famous minister, which was admired by the world.And he wants to climb up and occupy a high position. The lack of character of this person makes him unable to escape the attacks of his political opponents.If he wants to make a difference in the court, he is afraid that he will not succeed. There are still many obstacles in the road to promotion, and his hope of entering the military aircraft department in the future is slim.

The Military Aircraft Department of the Qing Empire is like the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. It is the core organization of the court's politics, military and economy, and the center of national power.As for the five-day morning court, it was just a form of court, and the ministers reported their work to Emperor Tongzhi in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Officials really work in the Prime Minister's Office Yamen and the Six Ministries Yamen. When they step into the court, they want to enter the Military Aircraft Office. Several high-ranking officials at the decision-making level are on duty at the Military Aircraft Office every day. Even Prince Gong Yixin and Zhili Governor Li Hongzhang have to be on duty. , sitting in the Military Aircraft Department to handle official duties.

Li Guolou complained about himself, and sat in the carriage with a sigh, his ambition was inflated step by step. When he thought that he would have the honor of "Jinshi and rank", the seat of the court class was within reach, and he was doing it for him. I regret what I did.You shouldn't let the three "rotten peach blossoms" sit in the seat of the third wife, and make the family look like the Eight-Power Allied Forces.

The Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the personal conduct of officials. Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang entered their official careers because of their outstanding personal conduct and talents.Only by governing the family can the world be pacified. Although he has two backers of "Ghost Six" and "Uncle Gong", the great opportunity for in-laws to form alliances is gone, and the Manchu nobles cannot be relied on.

After a late-night long talk with his uncle Li Hongzhang, Li Guolou became even more ambitious. He wanted to integrate the banks and bank offices of the Qing Empire and join the ranks of the super rich.He even wants to recruit disciples, to have his own hilltop among various forces, and to wait until the world is full of peaches and plums, so that people all over the world will praise his ideas.

The road of reform of the Westernization School is full of hardships, and every proposition will be criticized.Li Guolou was thinking in his heart, would he be denounced for betraying national interests?Thinking of the students in the Gong Yuan and the Jinshi of the Imperial Academy, who ran to the Prime Minister’s Office to sit in and demonstrate, the young and distorted faces spouted and scolded, "Down with Li Guolou!" "Li Guolou is Gentle scum!" "Expell Li Guolou!"

An old statement will offend students all over the world and make him a traitor to the country.Li Guolou was full of fear, why would he write such reactionary clichés if he didn't want to be a good gentleman.A country's prosperity depends on its own industrious hands, and teachers have taught students this way since childhood.He is also a person who is familiar with sage books, how could his thinking become reactionary. What would "Ghost Six" and "Uncle" think of him?Would you think he was a foreign spy?

If the country implements the policies he wrote, but the overall situation does not develop in the direction he stated in the future, and deviates from the goals planned by the country, wouldn't he become a sinner through the ages, leading wolves into the house in exchange for the collapse of the Qing Empire.Li Guolou couldn't help shivering, the night wind was bitter, and in the long night, it seemed that countless ghosts were laughing at his innocence.

"Uncle is an old fox." Li Guolou finally figured it out as he walked down the corridor at home. His idea actually coincided with Li Hongzhang, Minister of Commerce and Affairs of Beiyang.

Now it is up to him to hand over the statement that the so-called ignorant people are fearless, and it will be discussed in the Prime Minister's Office, and Xiao He will succeed and lose Xiao He.If there is a clue, he is very likely to follow Li Hongzhang to Prussia to meet the "Iron Prime Minister" Bismarck, and he is a talent that can be used to great advantage.If he died without a problem, he would have no place in the court, and he would be the first to be pushed out by Li Hongzhang as a scapegoat.

Li Guolou still couldn't be reconciled, and in the courtyard of the inner house, he howled, "Heaven! I'm not a bad person! I've gone astray, and I'll come back. Please God forgive me."

In the bedroom upstairs, Chen Xiangfang was woken up by Li Guolou, took out the pocket watch under the pillow, checked the time, and said sleepily: "Xiaolou, it's midnight, what are you calling in the yard? You're crazy about drinking."

Li Guolou beat the Eight Immortals table angrily, and sighed: "Xiaofang, I didn't drink, and at my uncle's place tonight, I talked a lot and said reactionary things. From now on, I will become a traitor worse than Devil Six, and the world hates me." , will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history.”

"Oh;;;;;;" Chen Xiangfang said indifferently: "Xiaolou, I think you think too much. God knows what Li Hongzhang knows. What are you afraid of? It's okay. Hurry up." Go to bed, we are going to church tomorrow Sunday."

Li Guolou sighed, and said, "Xiaofang, how would you know that my uncle wanted me to write it overnight and wouldn't let me go home. I was sloppy, saying that I would go home and prepare materials, and write the ins and outs to perfection, and I would write another An analysis report of neighboring countries. Uncle wants me to hand it over to him before the list is published, and I don’t even have time to rest.”

The scientific examination takes three days, and after three days, the results will be released, and the list of Jinshi admitted by the state will be announced.Then it is to enter the palace to face the saint, write an article written by the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, and finally decide the top three rankings based on comprehensive factors.Roughly ten days can determine a person's fate, but Li Hongzhang asked Li Guolou to write the statement for six days, in order to let Li Guolou hand over the statement before the results of the scientific examination, and not to change the course for Li Guolou. Opportunity.

"Oh, Xiaolou, just write it. Anyway, you don't have to worry about the scientific examination of the Gongyuan Academy. The answer will automatically go to your desk. This is also a lesson for you. Who made you so reactionary?" Chen Xiangfang called Take a breath and fall asleep.She didn't worry about traitors for Li Guolou, she just wrote an article, what a big deal.

"Hey!" Li Guolou was tangled in his heart, he blew out the oil lamp, got into bed, and there were two lovely ladies beside him, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway.

"Biluochun has great stamina." Li Guolou knew in his heart that good tea leaves had a strong refreshing effect, so he got up helplessly, lit the oil lamp, sat in front of the table of the Eight Immortals, and wrote old notes all night.However, Li Guolou couldn't help showing a gratified smile when he thought that Sheng Huaixuan was also racking his brains to write old notes about the "post and telecommunications office" in his study.

When meeting Li Hongzhang this time, there were gains and losses, and the booming trend of the banking industry had already come into view. As soon as Li Guolou thought of this, he began to write letters to Yelia and his elder brother Li Guoyun. Not the six families. When the Qing Empire was founded, there was a land enclosure movement, and when he established a business kingdom, there was a money encirclement movement.His "Please Come to the Bank" will wipe out all the officials in Liangjiang and Zhili, including tens of thousands of eunuchs and maids in the palace.

Li Lianying and Xiaode Zhang should be used as chess pieces. When sitting in the Qianqing Palace to write articles, one should choose a good seat. Otherwise, how could the Emperor Tongzhi see his honor among the two or three hundred Jinshi?What's more, it is very possible that the two empress dowagers are sitting behind the bamboo curtain to watch?If the two mothers of the country appreciate him, there will be hope for the sixth-rank official.Calculating the way to go next, Li Guolou stretched happily, and opened the window to welcome the first light of dawn.

The rooster crows at the dawn, and the new day will be even more exciting. Li Guolou smiled at the rosy clouds. Only those who dare to take responsibility will take this road. Foreigners are not scary. To defeat those greedy foreigners, first let They rebelled against each other, turned into loose sand, and smashed one by one.Just like the Japanese woman beside him, the woman who follows him wholeheartedly and is willing to sacrifice for him is worthy of his love.Li Guolou is not afraid of dealing with vicious foreigners, because he is more ruthless than anyone else.

"Mayouko, I woke you up last night. What's the matter? If you feel sleepy, don't go to church." Li Guolou cared for him, supported Mayuko's body, and walked down the stairs together.

Mayuko's willow-leaf eyebrows trembled slightly, and she said softly: "It doesn't matter, I also want to go to the priest to make a confession, for the sake of our two children, I will try my best to be a good person."

Li Guolou was a little worried and asked, "Mayuko, what did you confess to the priest?"

"Mike, this is between me and God, I can't tell you." Mayuko walked down the stairs step by step, as steady as Mount Tai, leaving Li Guolou behind.

"Oh!" Li Guolou looked at Mayuko's back, wondering what this little Japanese woman would tell the priest.

"Okay, two aunts." Li Guolou looked at his pocket watch and stood at the door of the living room, urging Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko who were dawdling. It was almost half an hour and they hadn't dressed yet.

Chen Xiangfang was extremely dissatisfied and said: "Huh! Xiaolou, you have become bad now, and you never urged me in the past."

"My aunt, let's hurry up, we won't be able to eat the cakes given by the church." Li Guolou hadn't had breakfast yet, so he was thinking about the free breakfast in the church.

"Mike, I'm ready." Dressed properly, Mayuko stepped out of the threshold and took Li Guolou's arm casually.

"Here we come!" Chen Xiangfang grabbed the hat on the hanger, jumped out of the threshold with a stride.The family of three walked out of the inner house, and the old women behind them covered their mouths and did not dare to laugh.

When Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko went out of the house, they were both well-dressed. They wore long skirts like Western women's corsets, and wide-brimmed flower hats. Behind him, he walked out of the mansion door step by step.Neighbors in Dengcao Hutong saw Li Guolou going out and greeted him affectionately.

"Grandma, go to church!" "Mayuko, it's not good to wear foreign women's clothes with such a big belly." "Grandma, my son wants to study, see if you can help me." "Xiaofang, you Do you still know me? I am a barber in Dung Beetle Alley, known as Yizhuxiang, do you remember? My son wants to find a job."

In addition to the neighbors next door, guests have already come out of the door room, looking for Chen Xiangfang to solve the practical difficulties of the family.

Chen Xiangfang looked like everyone, lowered her hands slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, we will talk about it when I come back from church."

With a few words, Chen Xiangfang dismissed three guests who came to harass her early in the morning. They were all familiar faces and old neighbors who had no friendship. The last one got into the carriage.

The carriage rolled towards the Xuanwumen Hall, and Li Guolou glanced at him with great dissatisfaction and said, "Xiaofang, I asked you to collect protection fees, and you put the accounting room at the door of your house, so how can you start introducing people to work? It's never over."

Chen Xiangfang smiled embarrassedly: "Xiaolou, you don't know that people can't help themselves in the Jianghu, and their reputation is outside. Anyway, we are going to move soon, so you just don't care about the affairs of the Jianghu."

Li Guolou warned: "Xiaofang, I'm going to be a Jinshi soon, and my status is precious. From now on, you must not cause trouble for me, don't beat me up, shut your mouth, and let my younger brother do things."

"Hey! This is so bad, I just like to dominate the world, and if I show my arrogance, whoever will compete with me!"

Chen Xiangfang likes to meddle in other people's affairs, and only by being on her body can she highlight her status in the arena of the capital.

"Hey, Xiaofang, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have let you show your face. Your ambitions are getting bigger and bigger." Li Guolou regretted that a woman would go so far as to gain fame for her career and toss his black money.

"Don't worry about Xiaolou, you won't lose any money. It's the truth!" Chen Xiangfang wins over the truth, and the "Tianzihao" business has a partner, which completely silences Li Guolou.

"Hi! I listen to grandma." Mayuko bowed slightly, thanking Chen Xiangfang for giving her a chance to join "Tianzihao".

"Oh! Buy cakes!" Li Guolou held his head in both hands. He never expected that Mayuko with a big belly would join "Tianzihao". This is a poisonous spider. What will "Tianzihao" become in the future?Li Guolou didn't dare to think about it.

The most famous Catholic Church in the capital is the South Church.Most people call it Xuanwumentang.At the beginning, Matteo Ricci, an Italian, built a small church here. In 1650, Tang Ruowang expanded it into the largest cathedral in Beijing.Emperor Shunzhi came here 24 times to have heart-to-heart talks with Tang Ruowang. In 1775, the Nantang was destroyed by fire, and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty gave him ten thousand taels of silver to rebuild it.This is a Catholic church built by the royal family. It is not open to the public. Only those with status and status in the capital are eligible to go to worship.

Now Li Guolou brought two family members to Xuanwumen Church to listen to the foreign bishop's sermons. He liked to listen to the bishop's lectures, and secretly imitated the bishop's demeanor. Li Guolou never entered the confession room.But the bishop already knew his every move, because some of the "harem" in his family were already real Catholics and had already betrayed him in the confessional.

The voice of the foreign bishop was melodious: "God, who created the universe and everything in it, is the ruler of heaven and earth, and does not live in temples built with hands. For we live, act, and exist in him, as some of your poets say , so we are also his descendants. Since we are God's descendants, we should not think that God is like a thing carved in gold, silver and stone made by human art and thought. God did not go deep into the age of ignorance. Now he is telling all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a time when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, and he raised this man from the dead to give a sure sign to all ;;;;;;”

"God bless, Amen!" The believers sitting on the bench made the sign of the cross together to complete the Sunday service.

Seeing the bishop approaching him after finishing his sermon, Li Guolou bowed and saluted, secretly calling out bad luck, this time he would be reprimanded by the bishop again.