However, Li Ju's behavior also put a lot of pressure on Li San. He always felt that Li Ju, a bastard, wanted to compete with him for the position of the Hu family's chief steward.
Jinan is actually not far from the capital. In later generations, it only took more than two hours by high-speed rail and five hours by car. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, even traveling day and night still took a day and a night.
After arriving in the capital for a short rest, Fang Linyan went to the Li Mansion in the capital with a greeting card. Needless to say, since Li Gongzhang is still alive, the Li Mansion must be bustling with people, and there are many people waiting here for ten and a half days.
For months, you may not be able to wait until the day it is announced.
These people who were waiting impatiently were extremely bored. When they saw a young man like Fang Linyan/Leng Touqing posting in such a furious manner, without even preparing the concierge's door bag, they were laughing at the young man for being such a mouthful.
There is no hair on the bed, and the work is not smooth. Come and wait slowly with yourself!
What surprised them was that within half a quarter of an hour after the invitation was sent in, a series of shouts came from inside:
"Master Hu, please come in."
This group of people were dumbfounded by such treatment, and even secretly guessed that Fang Linyan was the young prince or young prince of some family?
Under the guidance of the concierge, Fang Linyan quickly arrived at the atrium. At this time, there was already a butler waiting here. He stretched out his hand and said:
"Master Hu, please come this way. I'm waiting for you in the study."
Fang Linyan nodded and followed, and soon he saw Li Gongzhang again.
Of course, Li Gongzhang at this time was completely different from the dying person he had been lying on the bed before. For a powerful official like him who had the power to kill tens of millions of people, his words and deeds were naturally majestic.
Of course, Li Gongzhang was doing some book-related things in the study room - it was completely unlike now, where basically everything he did in the hotel had nothing to do with wine, unless it was a seafood hotel.
This old man is currently writing Cao Cao's "The turtle has a long life", and he is writing the two sentences "The martyrs are still full of ambition in their old age."
Then Li Gongzhang shook his head, put down his pen as if he was dissatisfied, then stared at Fang Linyan for a while and said:
"Have we met before?"
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Master Zhongtang clearly knows that five days ago, our souls did overlap."
As soon as Fang Linyan said the words, Li Gongzhang remained calm on the surface, but his heart skipped a beat, and a thought suddenly emerged in his mind:
"He really knows the truth!"
Five days ago, Li Gongzhang himself felt that he was dying. When he was in a dying state, he vaguely came to a place in a trance and saw a young man fighting an old man with strange decorations.
One after another, I sensed fragments of this young man's life.
Afterwards, Li Gongzhang miraculously recovered from his illness. You know, his son even brought the coffin into the mansion at that time!
Because the imperial doctor has made it very clear that if it can be postponed for these two days, there will be a turn for the better - of course, for a veteran like the imperial doctor, you just need to listen to the first half and then read and understand the meaning.
It’s just that Lao Li’s deadline has come in the past two days.
After regaining consciousness, Li Gongzhang, of course, could not forget the scenes he saw at that time!
At first, he thought he was just having a dream, but when he thought about it carefully, how could there be such clear details and self-consistent logic in the dream?
Li Gongzhang even remembered that he saw the young man's name: Hu Zhiyun in the subsequent life fragments, and that he also had friendship with Mr. Weng's apprentice Tan Sitong and the bodyguard Wang Wu.
Therefore, he immediately ordered people to check whether there was such a person in the world! With his power at this time, of course he responded to every call.
It only took less than half an hour for all of Hu Zhiyun's information to be placed in front of Mr. Li. Of course, another reason for such high efficiency is also because Fang Linyan has really become a man of the hour in the business world of the capital recently.
Taking advantage of the Sino-Japanese War, he single-handedly stirred up the foreign goods market. He was also highly praised by the Qiao family, especially from a famous family back then! Such a rookie in the business world is certainly famous!
At this time, the young man stood quietly in front of him.
To be honest, from the first moment he saw this young man, Li Gongzhang, who has read countless people, felt that this person was very unique! What worried Li Gongzhang most was that Hu Zhiyun looked at him with very calm eyes, not because of
What is the difference between one's own power and identity?
The last time he saw a similar look was from the eyes of his classmates and friends when he was studying, but that was at least fifty years ago!
After pondering for a while, Li Gongzhang said:
"What is the overlapping of souls?"
Fang Linyan then told the ins and outs of the Japanese master plan, and then took out the core of the puppet: Li Gongzhang's hair, and said from the bottom of his heart:
"Li Gong is now using his own power to defeat the Japanese army. It can almost be said that victory and defeat are all combined. It is normal for the opponent to use all possible means."
"The Japanese have many conspiracies and tricks that are hard to guard against. Mr. Li should be more careful in the future."
After hearing Fang Linyan's words, Li Gongzhang's face was as dark as water, then he picked up the strand of hair and looked at it carefully:
"You are interested."
Li Gongzhang looks very calm, but close friends who know him well know that this old Zhongtang pays attention to the art of nourishing Qi.
Behind his composure, his heart was already filled with turmoil. At this moment, he could see the tea on the table next to where Lao Zhongtang was leaning his elbows rippling in circles. The old man was already extremely angry and filled with anger.
trembling!!
Then Fang Linyan was about to speak when he saw the old man pick up the tea cup next to him very simply, but he heard a "dang dang" sound between the cup lid and the cup, and then he slid the tea cup down with a "pop" sound.
It fell to pieces on the ground, and then Lao Li coughed violently.
Upon hearing this sound, several people waiting outside immediately rushed in, looking at Fang Linyan with vicious eyes.
Fang Linyan shrugged and spread his hands on his knees to show that he had no ill intentions.
At this time, Lao Zhongtang had already taken two pills under the service of others, and after breathing for a while, he waved his hand and said:
"It has nothing to do with him, it's me who got sick."
Fang Linyan saw that Lao Zhongtang was a little depressed and seemed to be serving tea to the guests at any time, so he simply took out the SS-level item: the scarf he had obtained before, and said with a smile:
"Does Lao Zhongtang recognize this scarf?"
Li Gongzhang seemed to have no interest in talking at first, but after seeing this seemingly ordinary scarf, he suddenly cheered up and took it in his hand, playing with it in disbelief.
.
To be honest, with Li Laozhongtang's current status, he doesn't know how many Chinese and foreign rare objects and treasures he has seen. Moreover, he has also walked between life and death. He has underestimated everything, but it happened to be in his hands at this time.
This scarf actually made him lose his composure, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
It turned out that this seemingly crude and ordinary scarf was actually the first gift Li Gongzhang received in his life.
When Li Gongzhang was young, there were eight brothers and sisters in his family. Although his father was a scholar, he was only a scholar, so the family was still in a difficult situation. This situation did not happen until his father Li Wen'an won the Jinshi.
Significantly improved.
When Li Gongzhang was sixteen years old, it was the time when young men fell in love with young girls, so he met a young lady who worked in the shop next door and the two spent a happy time together.
The Li family was in a very bad situation at that time, and it was quite dark before dawn. They spent all their savings to find jobs for Li's father, and even borrowed a lot of debt. Li Gongzhang was the second eldest son in the family.
He is truly the eldest son (the eldest is his sister), so he suffers from the cold in winter.
Seeing this scene, the girl next door felt very distressed, so she stole some scraps from the shop and knitted him this scarf, which warmed his heart with her body and actions. However, the girl received a severe beating because of it.
He was also driven back to his hometown in the countryside by the grocery store owner.
This matter has always been kept in Li Gongzhang's mind. When he was selected as a scholar at the age of seventeen, he immediately went to inquire about the whereabouts of the young lady. However, when he returned to the countryside, she had been married off by her father.
The key is that the husband she married is very kind to her, and they live a happy life together.
After learning the news, young Li Gongzhang probably felt for the first time that unforgettable melancholy, and of course helplessness.
So after he got drunk, he wrote the two lines "This feeling can be remembered later, but it was already at a loss" thirty times in a row.
There is no doubt that this young lady named "Dani" has since become the cinnabar mole in Li Gongzhang's heart - a unique cinnabar mole! Even at this time, he has been used to vicissitudes of life, has seen all kinds of beauties, and can even easily
Stirring the storm in Asia.
But as long as he is a human being and as long as he still has feelings, he will never forget this scarf that once brought him warmth.
This is no longer a scarf, but the memory of first love.
It’s just that this scarf appeared exactly sixty-one years ago. When Li Gongzhang went to Beijing to take the exam at the age of 21, he put it in his hometown. When he wanted to look for it, he heard that it had been lost in a flood.
Already.
For this reason, Li Gongzhang lost his temper and gave the housekeeper of his hometown twenty lashes and then drove him out of the house.
However, what Li Gongzhang never expected was that this scarf would reappear in front of him after more than fifty years after his beloved passed away!!!
Fang Linyan looked at Li Gongzhang, then smiled and said:
"Is the Lord Zhongtang satisfied with this piece of goods?"
Who is Li Gongzhang? He has been in the officialdom for decades. When he heard that Fang Linyan said "goods" instead of "gifts", he sighed slightly and said:
"What do you want? Money or an official position?"
"I can give you half a million silver. If you are an official, I can guarantee you a position as a prefect in Huguang, and you will be able to stay in office for at least three years!"
Obviously, the gifts were given for free and the goods had to be purchased. Li Gongzhang knew that the young master of the Hu family in front of him could snatch his life back from the Japanese, so he must have extraordinary abilities, so he did it simply.
Conditions were given.
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"No, I just want to ask Master Zhongtang for a favor."
Li Gongzhang said:
"you say."
Fang Linyan said:
"As long as Lord Nakata orders the Beiyang Fleet to feint attack Okinawa, Japan from now on, this scarf will belong to you."
Li Gongzhang frowned slightly and snorted coldly, but people who knew him well knew that this was a characteristic of Lao Zhongtang's unhappy mood:
"I never trade state affairs with other people."
Fang Linyan sneered in his heart:
"The old guy is quite righteous, but who just directly promised me a prefect?"
However, if these words were said, there would definitely be no need to talk about it. Fang Linyan could only smile bitterly:
"Actually, this matter involves a plan between me, Master Tan, and Master Song."
Then Fang Linyan told the truth, and he knew very well in his heart that although Li Gongzhang and Tan Sitong were political enemies, they still had the same aspirations in defeating the Japanese, especially
This is because the Huaihe system has now resisted the Japanese head-on.
After Li Gongzhang heard Fang Linyan's plan, he was noncommittal. It was impossible for an old fox like him to react at this time.
Fang Linyan knew very well that Li Gongzhang's lack of direct rejection was equivalent to an agreement, so he added:
"Wan Sheng is also committed to serving the country and will not joke about national affairs. To be more realistic, I can't mess around with the Hu family's eighty-six members, right?"
When Li Gongzhang heard what Fang Linyan said, he became less suspicious. An old fox like him would probably feed others chicken soup to the point of vomiting, so Fang Linyan directly talked about personal interests, which made Lao Zhongtang feel
This is more pleasing to the ear.
However, just as Li Gongzhang was about to speak, he choked and coughed violently again, and there was another violent commotion in the room.
After Li Gongzhang calmed down a little, he probably couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned to Fang Linyan and said:
"I should have had a talk with you Bingzhu, but I'm so old. Ahem, we can only talk about it in the future."
Then he nodded and left with the help of the maid.
Fang Linyan felt a little anxious at this time. Lao Li must have walked too fast! He still had a lot of things he wanted to say but was about to say hello when he realized that he could not make any sound when he opened his mouth to speak.
!
In this situation, Fang Linyan immediately knew that he had been banned from the space. After all, any change in the old man's idea could lead to huge changes in the entire Sino-Japanese War!
The reward for killing the big lawsuit has been distributed. Meeting this old man is already an extra opportunity, so I will not give myself another chance to speak.