【Second update】

As a general of Qingliu, Huang Tifang actually had a rival senior management from the base camp to visit him. It was naturally a bit strange. When he arrived at Xu Shouchang's back garden, he had already seen the old man in the hexagonal pavilion in the lotus pond and was standing by the pool with a wine cup. Suddenly, he chanted loudly: "The cool and handsome man, Tai Shiwen, has heard of the chivalrous spirit from time to time. It is still common for the supervisor to sit in the gate, and it is the most anecdote for the country's Shenwei."

When the old man recited this half of the verse, it was a stir and a sensation. A passion gushed out. During the meeting, the patrol Taoist Xu Shouchang and another brocade robe with his back facing Lu Hong, the slightly fat man patted the table lightly and cheered.

"Brother Shulan's passion is not inferior to that of that year!" The man in the brocade robe heard a low voice, and then smiled with emotion: "I have never held the nine stone bow and stroking the seven-stringed tung for years. I have been bent my arms and pillowing the north wind for three years. What's the use of this hand in my birth!"

As soon as this person opened his mouth, his words were mixed with an inexplicable sense of solemnity. After hearing this, the old man Huang Tifang was obviously deeply touched. He turned around and was about to speak, but he saw Lu Hong standing at the door of the yard and waved his hand, "Nephew Lu, I have been looking for you for a long time. Come and see my husband's best friend Mr. Zhang!"

When he said this, Xu Shouchang and the man in brocade robe turned their heads. Xu Shouchang naturally had seen Lu Hong. However, after moving into his house, except for Huang Tifang's niece and maid wandering around the old man, the others simply introduced that they were the disciples of the old man and were behind him. After a conversation between the banquet just now, the old man mentioned Lu Hong many times, so he fell in love.

The man in the brocade robe attached great importance to Huang Tifang's younger generation, and was obviously a little surprised. They were very friends back then, and they often talked at night and talked about national affairs. Naturally, Huang Shulan knew how high her vision was, and she couldn't help but look at Lu Hong a few more times.

When Lu Hong heard Huang Tifang's introduction, he suddenly remembered something in his head. He walked a few steps and bowed and said, "Lu Hong, pay homage to Lord Zhang!" When he stood in his arms, he couldn't help but look at the slightly fat official again. He had probably guessed the identity of the visitor now, but this look was a little different from what he imagined.

The man in the brocade robe was stunned when he saw Lu Hong's expression. He turned to look at Huang Tifang, smiled slightly, and then turned around and asked, "Lu Hong, I heard from Huang Gong that you have traveled to various countries in Taixi. You are well-informed and well-versed in military science and are quite good at inference. This time, he also took the bandit leader in Mengyin with his bare hands... Looking at your appearance, you seem to know my origin?"

Lu Hong looked at Huang Tifang, and the old man was looking at him with interest, so he bowed again and said with a smile: "Since Lord Zhang asks each other, I will dare to guess. The person who is so polite to Mr. Huang and treats him well with the Lord of the Central Hall must be a person with extraordinary talents. Therefore, I dare to guess, sir, you must be one of the two horns of the green bull!"

The man in brocade robe squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Hong, then turned to look at Huang Tifang with a very wonderful expression, and smiled with interest: "Brother Shulan, it seems that your vision is indeed unique. Lu Hong's knowledge is indeed surprising. Even I know the saying of Xiaoda, the green cow two horns!"

The Qingniu Erjiao was originally a metaphor for outstanding figures in the Qingliu school in the early capital. The so-called Qingniu is the homonym of the word "Qingliu". The Qingniu refers to the Qingliu big boss Li Hongzao. As for the other big boss, the imperial teacher Weng Tonghe, he is already a figure above ordinary court officials. Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Peilun, the two Qingliu generals, are known as "Qingniu Erjiao", which is a metaphor for these two being the powerful tools in Qingliu's hands, used to hit people. In addition, Chen Baochen, another famous general of Qingliu, is known as the tail of Qingniu, and other Qingliu famous scholars have their own titles.

Lu Hong just heard Huang Tifang introduce the surname Zhang, and before that he had a very eloquent sentence, he was suddenly moved by the two sentences of "not holding the nine stone bow, not stroking the seven-stringed tung", and he was deeply angry in the poem. Obviously, this person had a rough experience and was close to Huang Tifang, and now he was able to become an official under the curtain of the Qingliu Governor Li Hongzhang, so he guessed that this person was Zhang Peilun, who was among the four admonitions of Qingliu back then.

Huang Tifang was obviously very satisfied with Lu Hong's performance at this moment. When he introduced his experiences in Mengyin, Shandong to Zhang Peilun before, although Zhang Peilun had never said it clearly, he must have doubts. Even Xu Shouchang asked several questions, and he called Lu Hong over, obviously not to explain the matter in Shandong.

In the court, Qingliu criticized officials from the Westernization faction, but also impeached a large number of conservative officials. However, in national affairs, Qingliu, such as Huang Tifang, Zhang Peilun, Zhang Zhidong, etc., were not simply the soundtracks of Qingliu bosses, otherwise they would not have won a huge reputation.

He passed by Tianjin, and the reason for his rest was that this fatigue was actually an excuse. When he arrived here, he sent the chief to follow his name to visit Zhang Peilun. In his opinion, this news must be known to Li Hongzhang, who has mastered the national military strength, but the person who is most suitable to convey the news is undoubtedly his close friend Zhang Peilun.

Zhang Peilun's current identity is quite important even in the Huai Group. After his wife died of illness, she married Li Hongzhang's youngest daughter Ju Ou as her wife. Now she is the core copywriter of the Governor's Office. Li Hongzhang, who offended Weng Tonghe with outstanding writing style back then, now uses a former Qingliu Gan to take charge of his copywriter in the future. This is undoubtedly an extraordinary trust in Zhang Peilun.

"Nephew Lu, I just mentioned what you heard with Youqiao (Zhang Peilun) but Lord Zhang was quite confused, so I asked you to ask a few questions!" Huang Tifang laughed and explained to Lu Hong a few words.

Zhang Peilun put down his wine glass, turned his body and spoke with a serious expression, "Lu Hong, what direct evidence do you have to Huang Gong have... or is it evidence? Do you know that this news concerns the fate of the country and the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers?"

If he asked Lu Hong yesterday, he would have to consider this question. However, today he made a lot of extra preparations. The only problem was that the preparations he had made were originally planned to show the old fox Weng Tonghe after entering Beijing, but he didn't expect that Zhang Peilun came out halfway...

After thinking for a moment, he threw out another conclusion of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Of course, he was naturally posing as a slander of a non-existent Western media. "Mr. Zhang, Western countries have actually had various predictions about the situation in the Far East. Many official analysts hold a view that there is a sharp contradiction between the Qing Dynasty and Japan - the root of the contradiction lies in resources!"

"Resources..." Zhang Peilun asked back when he heard this, "Lu Hong, do you mean that Japan hopes to obtain exports of various minerals from our country?"

What Lu Hong mentioned now is actually the cause of a rotten Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 in later generations - economic purposes led to the outbreak of the war, which is obviously the easiest reason to be convinced. "Mr. Zhang, it was not a simple purchase, but a plunder... Japan has been in the Meiji Restoration for more than 30 years, but its military expenditure has been huge for many years. The only industries that Japan relies on for exchange for money are cotton yarn and silk. They are a scorpion island country with barren minerals. They are also a Westernization country. Even in the Qing Dynasty, I felt that it was a huge investment, let alone the little Japan. When I was in Thailand, I saw the issuance of Japanese national bonds published in British newspapers. More than 10 years ago, Japan was said to have issued 450 million yen overseas national bonds and domestic bonds. Paying this large amount of national bonds has put the Japanese government on the verge of collapse!"

Some of his words came from later generations, and the data, such as the data, were all faked in the name of the Tessi newspaper, so naturally, many of them were fabricated or exaggerated. The result was that they could deduce the inevitability of the war in Japan!

Sure enough, Zhang Peilun was shocked when he heard the news of the 450 million national debt. Huang Tifang next to him also frowned. He had never heard Lu Hong talk about this news. This person really had the style of Qingliu's generals back then, and he would never stop talking! However, this news is obviously quite valuable...

Zhang Peilun thought about it for a while, but obviously there was no substantial evidence. Although he felt the important value of these news, the Qing Dynasty had never issued bonds, and the small Japan actually issued amazing bonds that exceeded the Qing Dynasty's tax revenue for one year. The purpose of this has to be carefully considered...

This is no longer a news about the news about Japanese national bonds. Didn’t the Qing court always lack silver? However, because it is convenient to borrow from banks of various countries now, and the Qing court’s annual income is very stable and there is no need to issue national bonds. In fact, the officials of the Qing Dynasty had never cared about the fact that when the Japanese issued bonds, Lu Hong suddenly gave such a huge amount. Although I don’t know whether it is accurate, the disclosure of what was disclosed in the Thai newspaper is based on some basis.

From this point of view, combined with the previous mention of the "Armature Opinion" by Japanese Army Minister Akito Yama Prefecture, it is inferred that Japan continues to strengthen its military in order to fight against China. This is a reasonable inference. Therefore, there is indeed a possibility of conflict between China and Japan...

However, after careful consideration, Zhang Peilun was obviously not relieved. He frowned and asked, "Lu Hong, what you said makes sense. However, when Japanese Minister Keisuke Oshima returned to China a few years ago, he came to reiterate Prime Minister Ito's intention to sign a friendly treaty with the Qing Dynasty, and praised China's strong military strength. Last month, the temporary ambassador Komura Sutaro visited Li Zhongdang and presented Nakado with the book "Opposing the Bian Wang". It is said that this is the mainstream public opinion in Japan. I have read it. It said that 'The only major events in the East are Japan and China that work together to operate. If this path is given, the vast continent will be slaughtered and eaten by European and American powers, and it will be very rare to be spared'. At that time, Nakado also highly praised this remark!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Peilun looked very contradictory, obviously considering this neighbor who was somewhat unpredictable. He turned his head and looked at Huang Tifang, "Mr. Huang, if you have the chance, please help me in front of Lord Weng. Lord Zhongtang has too many obstacles. I will definitely report the news here to Zhongtang and ask him to decide!"
Chapter completed!