late Qing Dynasty arrest

On the morning of August, the temperature was very high. Li Guolou rode a fast horse, sweating profusely, to the Sankou governor's office.Signing up for an audience with Li Hongzhang, he lowered his head and dared not look at the person sitting in front of the case.

"Well, Mr. Li, you finally figured it out." Li Hongzhang spoke slowly, without even saying the word "flat body".

"Hehe!" Li Guolou laughed dryly, got up by himself, and said cheekily, "Master Fu Xiang, you don't know me yet. It's rare to have a rest, so you can't be bothered to move. I'm here to see you this time, grandson." I brought some souvenirs to honor you." While speaking, Li Guolou presented the gift box and put it on the public case.

Li Hongzhang smiled, and said: "You, you are ignorant all day long, you show off with a group of women's soldiers, and you were impeached by the censor, you know? I thought it was a great achievement, be careful of your black hat." While speaking, Li Hongzhang opened his mouth. The gift box, after looking at the gift, I am quite satisfied. Those who don't know how to reciprocate, have already been sent to the corner by him.

"Ah!" Li Guolou yelled strangely: "If you are full, you will impeach me for this kind of thing. Thank you, Mr. Fu Xiang, for speaking for me. I am grateful."

"Be honest with me, don't go overboard. If you become one with foreigners, you must know how to avoid suspicion. In matters of military affairs, you should let go. Principal Weng is not very popular with me. Liu Gong is here, and I will go to visit him first. .” Li Hongzhang put the gold watch in his pocket, and the volume of "Orchid Pavilion Preface" was not put down, he held it in his hand, and read it as he walked.

"Take it!" Li Guolou followed Li Hongzhang's ass, raised his spirits, and accepted the facts.He didn't even have the courage to compete for a round, and he was not a person of the same level, so he could only swallow his anger and serve him to death.

In the living room, Zhao Lian and Liu Mingchuan were chatting about family affairs, Li Guolou accepted the reality, and met Zhao Lian and Liu Mingchuan in order to see the gift from his elders.

Zhao Lian was quite happy, and said with a smile, "Oh, Xiaolou is here, Shaoquan, why didn't you tell me. Don't leave at noon, let's have a home-cooked meal together, and I'll prepare it right away."

"Then I will trouble Auntie, I just like to eat my hometown food cooked by Auntie." Li Guolou held the ceremony respectfully, his mouth as sweet as honey.

To make Li Hongzhang feel comfortable listening, he originally planned to make a disarming speech, all of which were cancelled.My family can't write two "Li" characters, young people are selfish, and can be forgiven once.

"Hahahaha! Master Li, long time no see, you are so leisurely." Xu Qian walked into the living room with splayed steps, looking like he was holding a treasure.

"Master Xu, where did you go just now? I was still thinking of visiting you." Li Guolou hurriedly stood up to greet him, also respectfully.

Although Xu Qian is Li Hongzhang's master, but Xu Qian has the official hat of the third-rank Daotai, and Xu Qian will be a local high-ranking official when he is released.The staff and counselors around Li Hongzhang are all such people, and even the captain of the bodyguard has the title of fourth-rank military officer.Here Li Guolou did not dare to put on airs, and listened to the teachings of his seniors as a junior.

Li Hongzhang took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and said, "Guolou! Shengsan was invited by me to come out of the mountain. Although he has no official status now, he can't be wronged in Xinwutang. You can't be too busy in Tianjin. The position of the chief academic officer should also be let go, what do you think?"

Three pairs of smiling eyes stared at Li Guolou carefully, the summer heat wave hit from the window, Li Guolou quickly expressed his attitude, and said with a pleasant smile: "Master Fu, your words are orders, and I will definitely obey them. Originally, I wanted to explain Mr. Liu's errands after the holiday, but since Mr. Liu wants to do some practical things regardless of the long-distance travel, I will go to the small station once in the afternoon."

"Li Guolou, I'll go with you this afternoon to see whose horse is faster!" Liu Mingchuan wished he could have a fight with Li Guolou. After being admonished by Li Hongzhang, he wanted to have a horse race with Li Guolou. On winning or losing.

Horse racing on such a hot day, the horse will be exhausted, Li Guolou is not willing to wear down a good horse, he hastily cupped his hands and said: "Mr. .”

"Well, it's easy to say, Li Guolou, don't choke me with money in the future, and the monthly funds must be in place, so you can save worry and effort, and let me handle the daily work of Xinwutang." Liu Mingchuan saw that Li Guolou was a man. If you are a soft persimmon, you have no interest in being serious with Li Guolou. A soldier must have an indomitable temperament, which cannot be seen in Li Guolou at all.It's a bit like a eunuch passing orders. No wonder the folks have the title of "Little Lizi".

"Mmm..." Li Guolou was hesitant and agreed vaguely.It seems that we have to move another great god "Weng Tonghe" in the future, otherwise he will become an unwelcome person when he goes to Xinwutang to preside over the daily work.

Xu Qian refused to let Li Guolou go, and asked: "Guolou, didn't you say that the school would only start in January? The school site has not been built yet, so why did the classes start? We have been deceived so hard."

Li Guolou argued: "Master Xu, you don't know something. The subordinates came out to work for the first time. They were a little anxious and didn't notify me. Everything about recruiting students went well, and they finished the task early, so they talked to themselves." I took the children to the small station. I will tell them later, since the rules have been established, they cannot be changed overnight."

Xu Qianqiong pursued fiercely, and continued to ask: "Then let me ask you, what standards do your guards use to train students? Did they collude with the Prussians?"

"Master Xu, don't worry. I definitely did not collude with the Prussians in private. Isn't that out of national interest? I dare not touch this mine. In fact, it is like this. The guards under me were originally based on law* They were trained according to human standards, so they should imitate cats and draw tigers, and also do daily training at the small station according to the standards of the French army. The military training of Western countries is actually similar, only the Russians are relatively lagging behind..." Li Guolou had no choice but to confide the training content of Xinwutang in detail.An old-fashioned general of the Huai army, who learned Western military drills, was lazy in order to save trouble, and used the national conditions as a prevarication.He has already tampered with the essence of the Western army beyond recognition. He just didn't want to bring the bad habits of the Qing army into the new martial arts hall, so he made his own way to let the students have a new awareness and not learn from the dead ends of the Qing army's training.

Liu Mingchuan couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted Li Guolou and said, "Li Guolou, then I would like to ask you, what can we rely on to win the battle?"

Li Guolou curled his lips, and said without hesitation: "In a war with a mud leg, of course, the general will be brave and the firearms sharp. But I can tell you bluntly, with your 'Inscription Battalion' , When you meet the foreign gun team on the plain, they only need half of your troops to wipe you out, this is the cruel reality."

"You bastard!" Liu Mingchuan slapped the desk, stood up angrily, glared at Li Guolou, and raised his beard with anger.His "Mingzi Camp" had already fallen apart in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, otherwise he would have fallen into a situation of no official and no job.

"Hey!" Li Guolou laughed when he saw Liu Mingchuan angry. The old man is just uneducated.

Li Hongzhang motioned for Liu Mingchuan to sit down, let's discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the army, there is no need to disagree, so he glared at each other and said, "Li Guolou, you are really serious, which pot is not open and which pot is not open. Compensate Liu Gong first. No, I am helping the manager or not helping the relatives."

Li Guolou blushed and had a thick neck. He quickly stood up and bowed to apologize: "Grand Liu, I'm just being petty and shouldn't have exposed your scars. Please don't take offense because you have a lot of them."

"Well, forget it. It's because I think people are immoral, and I entrust a heavy burden to incompetent people. I am blind. Hey..." Liu Mingchuan slapped his thigh, and spent many sleepless nights because of this matter , was almost beheaded by the court.Most of his old brothers started their business as smugglers in salt. They only recognized him as an elder brother, and they still had Li Hongzhang in their eyes. As soon as the "Mingzi Camp" arrived in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Shaanxi-Gansu, would not have taken it seriously. Coupled with the severe shortage of food and salaries, the bombing of the camp broke out all of a sudden, and he was the one who was unlucky in the end.

Li Hongzhang glanced at him and said, "Li Guolou, don't think that you read a lot of books and just talk about wars on paper. You don't understand military affairs, and if you mess around, you will bring [-] good seedlings into the side door."

Li Guolou replied: "Master Fu, morale, loyalty, and death can be mentioned in one go, and illiteracy is easier to control. But modern warfare is actually technical work. You can understand the map, and the people under you are illiterate and will go wrong. Road. What the subordinate officers do is to teach the basic combat methods to those students. We in the Qing Dynasty follow the route of elite soldiers and have never used crowd tactics, so improving the personal quality of officers is the first priority. According to The strategy formulated by the lower officials, the military talents cultivated, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and understand the advantages and disadvantages of equipment, use their own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, at least they can fight foreigners, instead of just waiting for the highest officer to give orders to stick to it. "

Xu Qian shook his head and said, "Li Guolou, don't pretend to be ignorant. Mr. Fu Xiang can win thousands of miles by arranging troops. The old Maozi was beaten to death by our heroic Huai army in Anhui. It was all made by Mr. Fu Xiang." Strategies, winning thousands of miles, predicting the enemy like a god."

Li Hongzhang's face was radiant. He relied on his military achievements in defeating the Taiping Army to be promoted quickly to achieve today's achievements.He claims to be capable of literature and martial arts, and a capable minister who knows how to fight.

Li Guolou nodded frequently, admiringly said: "Master Fu Xiang is comparable to Han Xin in his decision-making. I am ashamed of myself as an inferior official, and I am ashamed of my class."

Li Hongzhang got excited all of a sudden, laughed and said, "Well, let's go to the small station together in the afternoon. I'm very relieved that the small building can think of the first batch of Hefei students recruited by Xinwutang. Let's go and see our little fellows together."

The training of talents is divided by region, especially the middle and lower level officers, who will be promoted slowly, and will be grateful to him for the rest of his life.Li Hongzhang has long regarded the students of Xinwutang as his disciples, and all the efforts Li Guolou made in Xinwutang have turned into making wedding dresses for others in the end.

Li Guolou looked at the three adults in front of him, feeling chilly in his heart, it's over!Li Hongzhang went out in person, and all [-] students wanted to worship under Li Hongzhang's disciples. All the ideas he thought of came to nothing in the end.From now on, he will be the room teacher of eight hundred students, at most he can be regarded as a wife.

"Master Fu Xiang, it's too hot to take a photo in the scorching sun in the afternoon. You'd better wait until autumn to see it." Li Guolou seemed to be thinking for Li Hongzhang, took out a bone fan from his sleeve, and waved the fan on his own.

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "Xiaolou, it's okay. I'm not too old to walk. We'll start after lunch. Hey! Xiaolou, where did you get your fan?"

Li Hongzhang made another old mistake. When he saw something good in other people's hands, he wanted to deceive him.Li Guolou died of heartache. An ancient fan is a flower painting and a poem written by Tang Yin.This is the godson Wei Xiaoliu's special filial piety to him. Unexpectedly, he was caught by Li Hongzhang again before he was warmed up.

Seeing the scene of Li Hongzhang waving his fan and talking in the living room, he is like Zhou Lang with a feather fan and a scarf. The construction of the modern army of the Qing Dynasty was planned by him, as if a chick had hatched.

Li Guolou, Liu Mingchuan, and Xu Qian clapped their hands together to echo Li Hongzhang's smooth talk, filled with emotion and heartache.The credit is obviously his. He personally took out the money, visited the construction, kissed the personnel, and arranged a lot of things. In the end, the credit of the Xinwutang was exactly the same as that of the Prussian Imperial Alliance. He just knew it well.

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