Chapter 21: scholarly spirit
Of course, these things are outside said, outside the palace maids and small eunuchs are often in the Cixi's bedchamber side of the child heard inside the sound of good cheer, waiting for someone to come out. Inside the person is Li Lianying, the truth of this matter, only Guo Zhongyong know, but Guo Zhongyong also only know Li Lianying is now in all aspects of the normal man, and even more than normal men are much more powerful, as for that with the Empress Dowager Cixi in the end there is no what, he does not care, he is not even concerned about his own official position, but also care about other people's boudoir things?
This young man, it seems that here, his use of the Empress Dowager Cixi came to an end. Right, no matter is murder imperial relatives thirteen gege, or froze to fool the Empress Dowager Cixi take out the Jade Seal of the State to raise longevity of the Golden Lotus, things up to here to say, have come to an end.
Ten years, the golden lotus to lotus seed maturity, Guo Zhongyong said to Empress Dowager Cixi ten years, it can be seen that this Guo Zhongyong errands, is very chapter and verse, if not said that the dragon pearl so that Empress Dowager Cixi relief at least have the dragon pearl can be prolonged for thirty years, and they also feel the changes in their own bodies, she can not tolerate ten years, and even in this time period to Li Lianying to renew the root of the aging Empress Dowager Cixi to rediscover to be a woman The pleasure of diverting Cixi's attention, perhaps Cixi will also think more.
But at this time, there is a dragon pearl, there is a secret lover, Cixi's life is also considered to be happy, and even gradually, Guo Zhongyong this person, slowly faded out of everyone's field of vision, in the final analysis, Guo Zhongyong did not show his own political talent, but also do not want to be too involved in political life. He was the main character in the haunting and eldritch events, and once the curtain fell on the haunting and eldritch events, he was more or less a bit of a bird with a bow in his hand.
But someone will not forget him, that is, his mentor Zhang Zhidong, including that bet with Zhang Zhidong Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang is a smart person, this person no matter in history to bear much scolding, he always say is a then absolutely smart characters, he can see, the reason why Guo Zhongyong not involved in politics, whether it is the foreign affairs movement, or that these young people recently come up with the petition on a bus He could see why Guo Zhongyong was not involved in politics, whether it was the foreign affairs movement, or the recent petition on the bus that these young people had come up with.
Can say, see through Guo Zhongyong, Zhang Zhidong did not, Li Hongzhang is the only one – Guo Zhongyong is not unpatriotic, not not the world, he is that, in any case, can save the world, has been absolutely not the Manchu. In other words, Guo Zhongyong has given up the Manchu, what he wants, is his own way to seek the well-being of the world's people, the reason why he will be close to the Empress Dowager Cixi at this time, in fact, is to borrow the Empress Dowager Cixi only.
Eternal life is a front, this Guo Zhongyong made up a set, so that Empress Dowager Cixi drilled into it. In other words, it is that the Empress Dowager Cixi, that shrewd woman of the world, when she was haunted and cried in fear, in the most fragile time in her heart, Guo Zhongyong appeared out of nowhere, and after that, with the immortality that no human being could possibly refuse, she instantly made the Empress Dowager Cixi lose herself, and lost her guard against this young man.
And Guo Zhongyong's own performance also let the Empress Dowager Cixi on him, he if all the performance is more perfect, Cixi on him will never be so assured, and it just so happens that this young man showed his biggest shortcoming – greedy for money and good color.
Try to ask, a person who does not love power, does not form a party, does not promiscuous and not greedy for money exists? Such a person is too perfect, will make people feel terrible, but Guo Zhongyong love drinking, love money, love of women, many times because of the flower girl's one-night stand no matter who the other party can be a great deal, absolute anger for the red face.
He showed the shortcomings of the young and flirtatious is not a shortcoming, but let Cixi assured him that this is a colorful man, men are colorful, not a problem, Cixi is afraid that he is not even close to the woman, that is, "the wolf is wild at heart".
–So, Zhang Zhidong on Guo Zhongyong valued, because Zhang Zhidong that this Guo Zhongyong has the talent of the heaven and earth, can change the situation of the country's weakness at this time, but Li Hongzhang valued Guo Zhongyong, because this person may be more than each of them to see far, far, far away, so that the Li Zhongtang feel terrible.
Therefore, in this side of things after an end, Guo Zhongyong visited the first person, not Zhang Zhidong, not Zuo Zongtang, but in the courtroom above by his own scolded Li Hongzhang Li adults. This, perhaps, is the feeling of sympathy.
Guo Zhongyong came to see Li Hongzhang, not a person to come, but with a person, to say that this is a person words, can not say that it is a person, can only say that roughly can be seen, it is a person shaped thing, was a black cloth covered.
Li Hongzhang for Guo Zhongyong's visit, did not say anything else, directly dismissed the left and right, received this young man who looked at himself and felt that he was profoundly incompatible with his own age, the two looked at each other, did not say anything, and each drank tea and just laughed.
Li Zhongtang is laughing, Guo Zhongyong is also laughing.
Li Hongzhang did not expect is that in the exchange of eyes, his own this read countless people is the first to lose. He put down his teacup and said, "What is the matter that Guo old brother has come for?"
"There is a matter I want to ask Li Zhongtang Li Ta-Jen, dare to ask, benefactor Zhang Zhidong once said that the only person who can save the world, only Guo Zhongyong can not, this sentence, you serve or not, believe or not?" Guo Zhongyong looked at Li Hongzhang and said.
This sentence opens the door to the mountain, this sentence said unusually domineering, this sentence if someone else said, Li Hongzhang can make this person can no longer speak, but he did not know, this itself should not Guo Zhongyong said words he said, words will have what meaning.
"Believe. Also served." Hesitation again and again Li Hongzhang said.
Guo Zhongyong nodded and said, "Then I ask you again, the Manchu can rest in peace or not?"
This sentence, asked Li Hongzhang eyebrows jumped, the courage is really too big, and too much treason, but he still did not want to offend Guo Zhongyong said, "That virtuous brother thought?"
"I'll pretend for the moment that Li Zhongtang Li Ta-Jen answered my last question, then it is considered the last question, Li Ta-Jen thinks that the enemy of the people of the world, is the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or foreign barbarians?" Guo Zhongyong asked with a smile.
At this time, Li Hongzhang stood up, he did not want to talk to this bold young man, said: "Send off!"
Guo Zhongyong said at this time as if drinking to himself: "I have thought, for the Qing dynasty to remove the foreign barbarians, but I was thinking, the foreign barbarians away, the people of the world will not be in the midst of hot and cold water? After the foreign barbarians are gone, the oppression of the people of the world, is not the Qing Dynasty? Privilege one day in, the world is not one day of the balance, Li Zhongtang, you say I am right?"
Li Hongzhang resumed his seat, this young man he really did not look at the wrong, what he said is indeed let himself shocked, consciousness and thought, are too much ahead of the curve, which makes this go out and negotiate with the foreigners are comfortable Li Zhongtang surprisingly do not know how to pick up the conversation.
"But I was thinking at the same time, no rules, if there is no privilege in the world, a hundred kinds of soil and water to raise a hundred kinds of people, that way, how to govern the wicked? I couldn't figure this out, then I figured it out, this answer, I found it from the book, inside the book, the ancient ancestors lived in peace and happiness, and there was no bullying, I analyzed the difference, and later found out that the crux of it all was that there were immortals in the world in the ancient times." Guo Zhongyong said.
"I even thought of, to immortal save the world, but I want to do the most, is to have faith, I want to let the immortal reappear in the world, but the immortal has immortal rules, more but I want to let the world, I want to let all people know, this lifting the head of the three feet there is a god, so that the evil people dare not be evil, so that the good people have to have a good end, I want to let the people in the sky in the look to become a fact, I want that society , is for the commonwealth."
Guo Zhongyong finished this sentence, Li Hongzhang still did not speak, about the Pax Romana, since ancient times, there are sages pointed out, but want to do with, really is too difficult too difficult, Guo Zhongyong thought, Li Hongzhang at this time may have understood a little.
Pax Romana ah, Pax Romana, which who does not want it?
"But I know, my generation of readers, read out the scholarly spirit, read out a Guo Zhongyong, read out a Guo Zhongyong made a dream of spring and autumn, all this, I no longer want to think, later this world development into what appearance, all this, all by no means I Guo Zhongyong can sway, today the reason why I said these with Li Zhongtang, because I know that, no matter how to say outside of how Li Taoyuan 卖国贼，不管怎么说你丧权辱国，我都知道，国家积弱，这绝非你一人之罪，谁人不想所向披靡？ I know Lord Li's heart is holding a grudge, so today I Guo Zhongyong to give Lord Li you a chance for the people of the world, to give you a chance to have an invincible lion, the foreigners ship is strong and artillery, right? But I Chinese, there is a hundred battle lion." Guo Zhongyong said.