"Brother Tan, you're welcome. It's my honor to be friends with Brother Tan!"
Lei Hu laughed and said without hesitation: "I'm just afraid that Brother Tan will look down on a vulgar martial artist like me!"
Regarding Tan Sitong, a historical figure, Lei Hu's mentality remained calm and did not cause the slightest disturbance.
It is said that this guy's character should be quite good, but the records in the history books are not true. Lei Hu will naturally not look at him differently just because he is the most famous of the Six Gentlemen of 1898.
Of course, it is still possible to make friends.
"Haha, it's an honor for Tan to be friends with the famous 'Thunder Tiger'!"
Tan Sitong laughed heartily. His bold personality was really unlike the traditional scholars of this era. He had the heroic style of a Jianghu man.
"Brother Lei, are you going to the capital?"
After chatting for a while, the unfamiliarity between the two slowly dissipated, and Tan Sitong became more relaxed and asked directly: "If there is anything I can do to help, just say so!"
He really has this confidence. His father is a high-ranking official in the border areas, and his connections in the official circles of the capital are not just for fun. As long as it is not a major matter such as rebellion, he can help solve ordinary things.
Otherwise, during the Reform Movement of 1898, why would Kang and Liang constantly ask him to go to Beijing quickly? In addition to being a leader of the Reform Movement, his family connections were also a resource that Kang and Liang valued very much.
"Haha, no, no, no, I'm traveling all the way from south to north just to find masters to learn and exchange martial arts. I don't have anything important to do!"
Lei Hu waved his hands to thank him, shook his head and said.
"Look at my brain, I thought Brother Lei also responded..."
Tan Sitong lightly patted his bare forehead and stopped mid-sentence. His face was full of embarrassment and embarrassment. Obviously, his words involved so-called secrets.
"Why, Brother Tan wants to participate in the reform reforms that are making a fuss in the capital?"
Lei Hu directly broke through the doorway and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate!"
"What's wrong?"
When talking about this, Tan Sitong was very excited, waved his arms and said dissatisfiedly: "The country is weak and has been humiliated by foreign powers one after another. If we don't change our ways to become stronger, I'm afraid the situation will get even worse!"
Seeing Lei Hu's true expression, he said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Tan said he was panicking before, but during this trip to the capital, Tan is going to participate in the reform!"
Lei Hu nodded but said nothing. This was Tan Sitong's own choice. As an outsider, it was hard for him to comment, even though he was not optimistic about the so-called reform at all.
But it was obvious that Tan Sitong, who was aroused by him to talk about sex, had no intention of letting him go at all.
The originally gentle and jade-like smile disappeared, and he said solemnly: "Listen to Brother Lei, don't you be optimistic about the reform?"
Helpless, Lei Hu could only nod in agreement and said directly: "That's true!"
"Why?"
Tan Sitong wanted to say something, but in the end he held it back and stared at Lei Hu.
"It's not that the reform and reform are bad, the world is really hard and it's time for a change!"
Seeing this, Lei Hu had no choice but to cheer up and speak slowly. Seeing Tan Sitong's expression of taking it for granted, he changed the topic and said: "It's just that reform has never been a simple matter. Brother Tan, ask yourself, you have already done it well."
Are you prepared for the storm?"
Tan Sitong was confused. He couldn't understand what Lei Hu meant by this.
"Brother Lei, in order to make this reform stronger, the emperor and his masters are involved, and thousands of students are participating in it. The people of the world will definitely support it. As long as everyone is united..."
"No, no, no, brother Tan, don't tell me these big things!"
Lei Hu interrupted Tan Sitong's impassioned speech without politeness, looked around and lowered his voice and asked: "What is the essence of the reform?"
"Of course we are working hard to strengthen the country!"
Seeing Lei Hu showing such caution, Tan Sitong subconsciously lowered his voice and said.
"wrong!"
Lei Hu retorted unceremoniously: "In my opinion, reform is an act to seize power and resources from the old forces!"
"How can it be?"
Tan Sitong's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face, and he said angrily: "The reform is for the purpose of becoming stronger!"
"Let's not talk about whether we can strive for power. What does Brother Tan think the first step in reform is to take power from the hands of the bureaucrats?"
Lei Hu looked calm and asked with a smile: "Why do those who have vested interests obediently hand over their rights?"
"this……"
Tan Sitong was speechless for a moment. He was not a novice. He came from a high-ranking and wealthy family. He had seen a lot of struggles for power in the officialdom, so he naturally knew the bloody cruelty involved.
He had never thought about this before, but now that Lei Hu reminded him, he broke into a cold sweat.
Lei Hu was not polite at all, and coldly stated the possible consequences of the so-called reform:
"The reformers have neither real powerful officials nor sufficient military support. Once the bureaucratic groups who feel that their interests have been harmed strike back, what will you use to fight?"
"With the emperor's support and the emperor's teachers running around to communicate, who among the ministers below would dare to act recklessly?"
"If the Queen Mother of the West takes action, can the emperor bear it?"
"Brother Lei, you, you, you can't talk nonsense!"
Tan Sitong was so shocked that his face turned pale, his voice trembled and he said dissatisfied: "How could this happen?"
Tsk!
Lei Hu did not continue his venomous remarks. Tan Sitong's confused expression said everything.
"Brother Lei, no matter what happens, the reform and reform must be implemented!"
After a long time, Tan Sitong finally spoke with difficulty: "Otherwise, the situation in the Qing Dynasty will be even worse!"
"I didn't say I didn't support the reform!"
Lei Hu smiled faintly and said leisurely: "It's just that you have focused your attention on the whole country from the beginning. Don't you have too much appetite? It's difficult for people to believe that you have no selfish motives!"
Tan Sitong looked embarrassed. Thinking about it, it really made sense, but...
“If we don’t implement nationwide reforms, how can we make the country rich and powerful?”
Lei Hu smiled and asked: "Brother Tan, what do you think is the most urgent matter for the court at the moment?"
"Of course it's to resist external humiliation!"
Tan Sitong answered directly without thinking: "Foreigners are tyrannizing in our Qing Dynasty and plundering our Qing Dynasty's wealth. Their minions must be blocked outside the country!"
: "Then it's over!"
Lei Hu smiled and said: "Choose a place as a military heavy industry base, concentrate all your efforts on making your own guns, and then continuously train new armies. In less than ten years, you can block all the foreign minions outside the country!"
"This is impossible!"
"Why is it impossible?"
Lei Hu sneered and said disdainfully, "According to Brother Tan's idea, wouldn't the small countries in Europe have been dead for a long time? How can they still be in the current situation? They even dare to come to our Qing Dynasty to show off their power?"