Weng Tong and this person have always regarded themselves as the leader of the Qingliu. When Cixi used the case of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai to attack Han officials, they made a lot of effort and came up with an idea. They asked Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai to get along alone in prison, and then eavesdropped on the content of the conversation between the two. In the end, the case was solved, and more than 100 Han officials were implicated. This was considered to have made a great contribution in front of Cixi.

Later, Weng Tonghe was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and became the teacher of Guangxu. Whenever Emperor Guangxu had something to do, he would ask for his opinions. "Weng Tonghe's brother Weng Tonghe was impeached by Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang for "praising the thieves" in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War. Weng Tonghe thus became enemies with Li Hongzhang for life. Li Hongzhang advocated the change of imperial examinations during the Westernization Movement, emphasizing Western France, practicing the navy, and opening railways. He was constrained by Weng Tonghe, who presided over the Ministry of Revenue. "So Mr. Li was trapped in the territory for twenty years and suspected slander, and he was never able to fulfill his ambition." (quotation marks were reposted from Baidu)

Judging from the relationship between Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzhang, this person is narrow and should be a good player in dealing with his own people. Judging from the relevant historical information, after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Li Hongzhang had been seeking international mediation, while Weng Tonghe strongly advocated a big fight. It seems that Weng Tonghe is quite similar, but one problem cannot be ruled out, that is, Emperor Guangxu has no military power, and the military power is all in the hands of Li Hongzhang. It is unknown that Weng Tonghe wants to take this opportunity to seek military power.

What Chen Congyun disliked most about Weng Tonghe was the attitude of this person before and after the "Reform Movement of 1898". Kang Youwei was introduced to Guangxu by Weng Tonghe. After Kang Youwei was appreciated by Guangxu and was promoted repeatedly, Weng Tonghe was afraid that his status would be shaken, so he secretly made many tricks and pulled many backs. It can be seen that this person's utilitarian spirit.

After the failure of the "Reform of 1898", Cixi hunted and killed the Reformers. Weng Tonghe, as a flag bearer before the reform, made a 180-degree turn and wrote a letter to Guangxu and Cixi, denying the Reformers' chaos in the country and eager to clear their relationship. Judging from this matter, the character of this old man is, haha, I am not very satisfied.

It is worth mentioning that Weng Tonghe and Ronglu are brothers who worshipped the sons.

In short, if Weng Tonghe really wants to say something good, he will be honest. It is said that after being taken back to his hometown to retire, his life was difficult and he relied on his disciples and old officials to help him. (Note: Lao Duan personally believes that Weng Tonghe's integrity may have to be done by himself. In life, it is either for fame or for profit. Weng Tonghe is for fame, so he has to pay a little profit.)

"Weng Tonghe? I haven't had any contact before. It is said that the official voice is OK. However, I heard that this gentleman has repeatedly pulled his back on Li Zhongtang's Westernization Affairs actions. I feel that this person has forgotten the state affairs because of his personal grudges. It's not a thing." Chen Congyun hesitated for a moment and expressed his opinion.

"Haha, Zigui, if Weng Tonghe could hear what you said, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood." Sheng Xuanhuai laughed.

"What are you talking about? You're laughing so happily?" Suddenly, a person's voice came from outside the yard, and his accent sounded a bit awkward, as if he was a Hong Kong guest in a movie in the 1980s.

Sheng Xuanhuai heard this voice and stood up and bowed to the person coming at the door and smiled: "You foreign comprador, you are here on time."

I look thin in life, a small melon-shaped hat, glasses, beard, and a handsome young man behind me, also wearing glasses, looking gentle and polite.

"Come on Zigui, let me introduce it. Zheng Guanying, whose courtesy name is Zhengxiang. If you want to say that Zigui, you can make contributions in Vietnam, thank you very much for your brother Zhengxiang." Sheng Xuanhuai smiled and introduced it to Chen Congyun, but unfortunately, this introduction was actually completely unnecessary. Zheng Guanying, the author of "The Dangerous Words of the Prosperous Age", is really well-known to Chen Congyun.

"Chen Congyun, I have met Brother Zheng! Thank you for the Vietnam map presented by Brother Zheng to the country." Chen Congyun smiled and bowed and bowed. Sheng Xuanhuai couldn't help but be surprised and said, "What, do you know about this?"

"Haha, who doesn't know in the army?" Chen Congyun smiled calmly. This is true. Before the Sino-French Battle, Zheng Guanying was commissioned by Peng Yuzhen to sneak into Saigon, Vietnam to reconnaise the enemy situation and draw maps of many waterways and forts in the French army. In the two months, he traveled thousands of miles back and forth, which shows his patriotism. Zheng Guanying also has an amazing place. When he was still a manager of the British Swire Company, his annual salary was as high as 7,000 taels of silver. This is not just a profit dividend, which can be said to be a precedent for senior white-collar workers in China. Even so, Zheng Guanying left the British company in 1880 and led the business of the Investment Merchants Group for Li Hongzhang.

"I was entrusted by Li Zhongtang to find a suitable candidate to be the assistant for Lord Shen to enter Beijing and future negotiations. Haha, I gave up a little and wanted to support my fellow villager, so I brought the person over. If Lord Shen is not satisfied, I can propose a replacement." As he said that, Zheng Guanying turned around and nodded to the young handsome guy behind him and said, "Shaochuan, come here to pay homage to Lord Shen."

There is no way, young people worship heroes.

At first glance, when the anti-French heroes who have been famous at home and abroad these days, the handsome guy behind him was not as calm as Zheng Guanying. He walked to Chen Congyun with a little excitement and bowed deeply: "Behind him, Tang Shaoyi, pay homage to Lord Shen."

Tang Shaoyi, a famous diplomat? No, right? Why did celebrities appear in front of you one by one after traveling through time? Is this the so-called time traveling golden finger? Or is it the turtle's energy at work? In short, it should have nothing to do with the little butterfly in South America.

There were continuous historical celebrities, and Chen Congyun was hit a little hard. He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and smiled and said, "You are so kind. Everyone is not a few years apart. Let's be like each other. I can see me and call me Brother Chen."

At this time, Tang Shaoyi was 22 years old and Chen Congyun was 27 years old. In a narrow sense, Chen Congyun was indeed bigger than Tang Shaoyi.

After enjoying such high treatment, Tang Shaoyi looked at Zheng Guanying a little at a loss, and then looked at Sheng Xuanhuai. He smiled embarrassedly: "It's not appropriate, Lord Sheng and Lord Zheng are all elders. Besides, Lord Shen has made contributions to Vietnam, and the court will definitely be promoted when he enters Beijing. How can a minor official in the lower world be called brothers and brothers to the adults?"

Chen Congyun looked at Sheng and Zheng and couldn't help laughing: "No matter whether they are, we will share our own personalities, and we will ignore them."

Tang Shaoyi in history was an extraordinary figure. He had made great efforts for the country in the diplomatic disputes in Tibet and Northeast China. Although he had worked under Yuan Shikai's hands, it did not damage Tang Shaoyi's reputation for outstanding contributions to the country and the nation.

Seeing Chen Congyun like this, Zheng Guanying smiled and said, "It seems that Zigui and Shaochuan are very close to each other, and they fell in love with each other as soon as they meet."

Chen Congyun dare not say that Tang Shaoyi was the boss of the diplomatic circle in history. Later, he served as the first Prime Minister of the Beiyang Government and was a well-known figure. Seeing Tang Shaoyi, Chen Congyun thought of the first batch of overseas students in charge of the management and office. Zhan Tianyou, Wu Yangzeng, Kuang Rongguang, the two behind him were the first batch of mining and smelting engineers in China. If Vietnam can be turned into a colony in the future, he must find a way to abduct all of these people. Zhan Tianyou is a master in railway construction, and the other two are mines.

"Zi Go? What's wrong?" Sheng Xuanhuai was immersed in his mind when he saw Chen Congyun thinking, and reached out to poke Chen Congyun. Chen Congyun then came back from his thoughts. He felt a chin cool, so he quickly reached out to wipe the drooling flowing down. China has never lacked talents. Unfortunately, in the Qing Dynasty, talent was not appreciated, and talent was not used properly, which seemed to have become a tragedy of the fate of Chinese talents.

"Haha, I just remembered something else and was fascinated by the thoughts." Chen Congyun quickly called him.

"Haha, I remember the two little girls Qingxian and Yuping, right? Look, you are so greedy. I was at the Ziyu girl's place yesterday, and I was pretending to be serious." Sheng Xuanhuai finally found an opportunity to hit Shen Congyun.

Chen Congyun didn't explain if he wanted to rejuvenate the atmosphere. He just smiled at Zheng Guanying and Tang Shaoyi and said, "Brother Shan is not kind, so he exposes my shortcomings in public. If he doesn't, he will be punished for drinking."

Zheng Guanying smiled but said nothing, staring at Chen Congyun with an scrutiny. No matter how he looked, this was not a person who could make unparalleled achievements in the Vietnam battlefield, but he did it. Tang Shaoyi didn't think much, but he just wanted to follow the heroes known to the whole country in the future and couldn't speak.

That afternoon, Chen Congyun was in a very good mood. After talking to the four of them, they all saw the world, and they were just speculative. Especially Zheng Guanying, who talked with Shen Congyun about the way of business, was a chess match. Sheng Xuanhuai interjected a few words from time to time, while Tang Shaoyi listened respectfully and carefully. The world passed quickly in an afternoon.

That night!

The guests in Jieqingzhai dispersed one by one. Although these self-proclaimed scholars wanted to stay, unfortunately, Miss Ziyu politely sent them away. The hall was in a mess, and a few little maids were busy cleaning up, Ziyu returned to her room with a look.

"Didn't Chen Congyun come today?"

A man knelt on the kang. Zi Yu saw him and respectfully knelt down to the opposite side.

"Not coming!"

"The president is very interested in Chen Congyun. I hope we can figure out everything about him. It depends on you." The man said.
Chapter completed!