Zhou Fu came outside the conference room of the Royal Hotel, but was blocked by the welcome staff. In the northeast these days, the main thing is that there are long braids in the long-distance jackets. It cannot be said that there are no ones. However, this is not implemented in the Royal Hotel, so the welcome staff had already guessed his identity when they saw Zhou Fu's outfit. Most of them were the Qing officials who accompanied Prince Gong Yi and Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang. Of course, they didn't know who Zhou Fu was.

Just as Zhou Fu asked his grandfather to sue his grandmother and hoped to enter the venue to listen, a middle-aged man in his fifties passed by him. When he saw Zhou Fu, he was stunned at first, and then smiled and said, "Wushan, I haven't seen him for many years, can you always be good?"[]

At first, Zhou Fu really didn't recognize it. Later, after looking carefully, he suddenly realized it. He immediately bowed his wrist and said, "It turned out to be Brother HP."

It was not someone else, but Zhao Liewen, the Foreign Minister of the Northeast Autonomous Region. However, his current outfit is very different from the time. First of all, his braids are gone, he looks very energetic, and he asks with a bit of shrewdness and a bit smart and capable. This is a huge difference from the gentleness and elegance he was at the beginning. In addition, the clothes are neither Chinese-style jackets nor orthodox suits, and casual clothes from later generations and black leather shoes. Needless to ask, they are all trends brought by Wang Yi. The star watches with broken diamonds on his wrist are usually hidden in his sleeves, but occasionally they are luxurious. The origin of this watch is also extraordinary, and it is a gift from Wang Yi to the founder of the autonomous region.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Brother HP."

Zhao Liewen and Zhou Fu are old acquaintances, but Zhou Fu was a little scared about Zhao Liewen's fashionable outfit.

"Recently, we held an international medical exchange event. Top medical experts from Britain, France, Germany and the United States all came to attend the conference and publish papers. As the head of the foreign affairs department, I am also the organizer of this event. This exchange event was held at the Royal Hotel. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have seen it."

The Northeast and the Qing court had reached an agreement on the Gongchangling riot. Originally, Northeast thought these people should have left long ago, but Prince Gong Yi had no intention of leaving and seemed to stay and investigate the specific situation in the Northeast. Li Hongzhang came with Prince Gong. If this guy didn't leave, it would be difficult for Li Hongzhang to leave alone. Fortunately, Tianjin is not far from the Northeast, and telephone lines have been set up between the two sides, so it is not very troublesome to deal with things. But even so, Li Hongzhang was anxious in the Northeast.

"So that's it." Zhou Fu nodded.

"What's wrong with Wushan here?"

"This..." Zhou Fu felt a bit embarrassing to say this, so he didn't know how to answer for a while. He couldn't say that he had to go into the conference room of the hotel to listen.

The hotel welcome staff obviously knew Zhao Liewen, so they whispered a few words. Zhao Liewen only understood what was going on, turned around and lowered his head and ordered, "Let him go in."

The welcome officer nodded.

Zhao Liewen smiled at Zhou Fu and said, "These technician kings are all national treasures in our Northeast China. Although I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs, if I go against the temperament of these people, I will not be able to take advantage of it."

"Why is this?" Zhou Fu was puzzled.

"I started my business in the Northeast by industry. Without me, Zhao Liewen, the factory will be opened and the equipment will be run. But without these people, the factory will be finished and the Northeast will be lost. Although the machines in the factory were not invented by these people, they created them. The chairman once said that technicians are the biggest wealth of the Northeast, so now there is a competition for the king of technicians. They are like great scholars in the Imperial College, with students all over the world in the Northeast, and disciples are everywhere. It is not an exaggeration to say a word of response."

After hearing this, Zhou Fu understood Zhao Liewen's meaning somewhat. Although it was inevitably exaggerated, it did reflect the Northeast's emphasis on technician training.

After the two of them talked for a while, a group of foreigners came over. At this time, Zhao Liewen and Zhou Fu said goodbye, "Wushan, go in. My guest has arrived and I will lose my companion."

"You're welcome, Brother HP, please."

Zhao Liewen followed a group of foreigners. Zhou Fu glanced at the welcome and entered the venue.

Li Hongzhang sat in the room with his brows frowned, and his thoughts were unconsciously concentrated on Zhou Fu's words. "It's time to plan for himself." He stood up and came to the balcony, looking at the mountains opposite him, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do.

A breeze blew, with a little fragrance of flowers, Li Hongzhang stretched and wanted to return to the room and turn around again, he accidentally saw Prince Gong Yi standing on the balcony at this moment. Li Hongzhang subconsciously saluted, and the other party obviously did not see him. Li Hongzhang thought about it and entered the room.

Everything in the Northeast gave Yi too much shock. Opposite the hotel is a mountain, and at the foot of the mountain is a four-story school. According to the custom of the Northeast, there should be an elementary school, which is full of children of employees in factories in nearby industrial areas. Today, there seems to be something special. A group of adults who are obviously parents are watching a football game between children. Yi does not understand what football is, but the smiling faces on the faces of the parents deeply hurt his nerves.

Since the Xinyou coup, he has officially entered the central stage of the Qing Dynasty. Although there are two palaces on it, the three parties are considered iron triangles. In general, Yi is under no pressure. But after so many years of rule, what did he bring to the Qing Dynasty? If he really kicked his legs and went downstairs to meet his ancestors, can he have a clear conscience?

Yi himself dared not think about it. Later, Empress Dowager Ci'an passed away, and the iron triangle was missing, and the balance of power was broken. Yi had actually been mentally prepared for his own step down. He originally wanted to be a hidden prince in Prince Gong's mansion, and it would be fine if he lived his restless life. However, with the strong rise of the Northeast, as the descendant of Aisin Gioro, it would be fake. In Yi's mind, the troubles in the Northeast were more than the rebels of the Taiping thief back then, which led to the occurrence of Wang Yuanshan entering the Northeast to provoke the Manchu and Han riots.

Yi knew that this was the trick of one enemy losing one thousand and eight hundred descendants. However, in his position, for the century-long national destiny of the Qing Dynasty, he had to compete and fight. He could see the so-called new army better than anyone else. Beiyang, Nanyang, Eight Banners, and Green Camp were all native chickens and tiles, and there was no resistance in front of the Northeast.

Although he was not sure that his plan would be successful, with the help of the Japanese, at least he had a chance of success. However, he obviously overestimated his ability and the Japanese, and underestimated the ugly male director of the Northeast Intelligence Bureau. The relationship between the Northeast and the Qing court was far more closely related than Yi thought. A large number of immigrants in the pass now live under the rule of the Northeast. Whether it is the Northeast favored by northerners or the five Southeast Asian provinces favored by southerners, the deep civil relations made Yi restless. The interactions between the Qing court and the Northeast made Yi even more frightened. Several major families with great influence among Han officials, including the Zeng family, the Zuo family, the Cen family, and even the Zhang family, who was the current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who had had a good time with the Northeast, the Westernization faction and Qingliu are no longer different from the Northeast, but the relationship is only different.

This situation put great pressure on the Qing court, but in terms of the depth of the relationship, no one can compare to the relationship between the Manchu nobles and the Northeast in the capital. After Wang Yi established the Da Shang Dynasty, he did not excessively damage the rights of the Manchu nobles in the Northeast. Most of their land was acquired by the Northeast Autonomous Region government or replaced by shares of major group enterprises. Now the income is more than several times higher than that of the tenant farmers, so there are not many people who really complain. What is most worried about now is this complicated relationship, which damages the interests of the Northeast and causes turmoil in the current situation. It also harms not only the Northeast Autonomous Region government, but also these Manchu nobles who have invested in Northeast enterprises. This power is so powerful that even Cixi dares to face the front, which is also the main reason why Yi was sent to the Northeast!

After arriving in the Northeast, although Yi didn't have the opportunity to walk around, his inner shock was beyond words as far as he saw and heard.

Standing on the balcony of the Royal Hotel, Yi, who was in his fifties, looked at the lively scene of the football match in the primary school opposite. Hearing the laughter and joy, his heart felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Is my century-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty over like this?" Prince Gong Yi suddenly burst into tears and knelt on the ground.

Li Hongzhang, who had just walked into the room, was just in the direction of the wind, and faintly heard Prince Gong's words. His body stiffened. He sighed and said to himself: "Prince Gong, Prince Gong, why are you suffering? Today's Qing Dynasty is no longer the Qing Dynasty. The country's destiny and his fortune has melted. Although more than 20 years ago, Duke Zeng Wenzheng saved the Qing Dynasty from the most critical situation, the entire country and the country were already terminally ill, and the situation in front of him was just a reflection of the whole world. Don't say that you are not the emperor, even if you are the emperor, what can you do? Don't say that you are, even if Kang and Qianlong are reborn, you can only be at a loss when facing the current situation. This is no longer the era of the past, everything has changed."

How could Prince Gong not know the current situation? He stood up and grabbed the balcony crossbar in front of him with both hands. His old hands trembled slightly because he used too much force. The blue veins appeared on it and his blood vessels opened angrily.

"Maybe...this is the last resort!"

Yi seemed to have made up his mind and returned to the room to write a letter. After sending all the servants out of the room, he closed his eyes and seemed to say goodbye. A moment passed in a flash. He opened his eyes again, hid the letter in his sleeve, then slowly walked to the balcony and jumped down!

Show your ambitions by death, and force each other by death!
Chapter completed!