After praising Chen Congyun, Zheng Guanying suddenly showed a strange smile on his face. After looking at Chen Congyun for a while, he sighed softly: "Zigui, do you really don't know, or do you know? The negotiations between the court and the French have actually been going on, and the previous negotiations were left out of Li Zhongtang."

Chen Congyun's eyes seemed to be bombarded by thunder, and in an instant, there was darkness in front of him, and cold sweat began to fall. The Sino-French peace talks in history had already started in Paris. The negotiations were Heard, and the representatives were Jin Denggan, all of them were British. Chen Congyun thought that his appearance was like the small butterfly flaunting his wings in South America, which had messed up the rhythm of history. Unexpectedly, history just took a nap and seemed to be going back to its original trajectory.

"Kimdengan has signed a draft agreement with the French government on behalf of the court and basically maintains a concise treaty between China and France. This matter has always been very secretive, and Li Zhongtang only knew about it."

Chen Congyun instantly understood a truth, how naive he was politically childish and ridiculous. He thought that the whole territory of Vietnam had been taken down, and the court refused to vomit out the fat in his mouth. Unexpectedly, people not only wanted to vomit, but also vomited very cleanly. No wonder that old woman Cixi said that the matter in Vietnam was made by Chen Congyun himself, which was a fool. No wonder Li Hongzhang gave in to the future, that he was unwilling to sign another treason treaty and unwilling to offend Cixi. Because the mastermind behind all this was Cixi.

What to do? Chen Congyun's mind was completely confused. He stood there and didn't know what he was thinking. It was like countless flies buzzing in his mind, and he couldn't even get rid of it. After a while, Chen Congyun's body shook and his eyes turned dark. He vaguely heard Zheng Guanying calling his name, and then he knew nothing.

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It's so dark around! You can't see anything!

"I will return to my brother!" It seemed to be Sheng Xuanhuai's voice.

"Master! Wake up!" Why are there any woman crying?

In a trance, Chen Congyun seemed to have experienced countless years, and his soul seemed to have wandered between heaven and earth for a long time, and returned to his body quietly.

"The head hurts so much! Stop screaming!" Chen Congyun moaned impatiently and tried hard to open his eyes.

"Wake up! Master is awake!"

In a daze, when I heard Qingxian's voice, Chen Congyun couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Aren't this girl and Yu Ping in Shanghai?" When I remembered it, Zheng Guanying told me that the court and the French had signed a naughty agreement in Paris, and I fainted for this matter."

Chen Congyun finally saw Qingxian in front of him with pear blossoms and rain, and Sheng Xuanhuai and Zheng Guanying with anxiety on his face.

"Zi Gui, Zi Gui!" The two shouted urgently, Chen Congyun struggled to squeeze out a smile, and something seemed to be pressing against his chest.

"Help me up!" Chen Congyun felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to sit up and relax.

Sheng Xuanhuai and Zheng Guanying hurriedly sat up with Chen Congyun. Sheng Xuanhuai also called Qingxian and said, "Go, bring the ginseng tea."

Chen Congyun, who sat up, felt his throat itchy, and his body leaned forward, "Wow" spitting out a large piece of thick phlegm, and his breathing was immediately smooth.

"Okay, OK, the doctor said that he would be angry and spit out a mouthful of phlegm." Sheng Xuanhuai showed joy and reached out to Shen Congyunbei to gently calm his breath.

"Hey!" Chen Congyun leaned against the bed and breathed in big mouthfuls of air. His eyes were no longer blurred now, and his mouth was talking smoothly.

"I thought my son had a stroke and scared me to death. It seemed that the doctor had a little urine." Zheng Guanying said with gratitude while reaching out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

At this time, Yu Ping came in with ginseng tea. Qingxian followed her to hold a washbasin in her hand. The two women stepped forward and wiped Chen Congyun first. After Chen Congyun brought the ginseng tea, Chen Congyun drank it. Chen Congyun finally felt a little more energetic and his whole body of strength came back.

"Zigu, you have a good rest. We will come to see you tomorrow." Sheng Xuanhuai stepped forward and said with concern. Zheng Guanying's mouth moved, and he wanted to say something and closed it again.

"I'm fine, brothers, don't hurry to leave. Qingxian, Yuping, you go down." Chen Congyun sat up, and a flush of excitement surged up his face, and he thought to himself, time is tight, and he must come up with some self-rescue.

Qingxian cried and persuaded, "Master!..."

"Go down!" Chen Congyun said sternly, without any room for negotiation in his tone, and the two girls had to go down helplessly.

Sheng Xuanhuai sighed softly, "Zi Gui, why are you doing this?" Chen Congyun knew that he was going to persuade him, so he raised his hand to stop persuading him. He covered his hands on his face and rubbed his face hard.

"Whether your two brothers are willing to help me, it can also be said to be helping Li Zhongtang." Chen Congyun asked in a deep voice.

"You said!" Zheng Guan agreed in an emergency, completely ignoring Sheng Xuanhuai's reproaching eyes.

Chen Congyun sorted out his thoughts and said, "The things are not hopeless at the moment. Now we will go in two steps. First, the two brothers immediately sent telegrams to several newspapers in Shanghai and Hong Kong to expose the secret peace talks in Paris. Second, they sent people to spread news overnight in Tianjin and Beijing, saying that there were treacherous officials in the court. Although the court had won a battle, they negotiated with the French in private, and they still kept Li Zhongtang from letting him intervene. Third, they quickly sent this news to Zhang Zhidong, Zuo Zongtang and other provincial governors to know."

"Sheng Xuanhuai's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he hurriedly said, "Zi Gui, this is not OK. The Empress Dowager knows that she wants to behead her head."

"It's okay, I'll do this. Foreigners' business can send telegrams and send telegrams from there. Even if the court knows, it won't do anything. The court dares not care about foreigners' affairs. At worst, I will stay abroad or directly become a British citizen." Zheng Guanying agreed immediately and took over the whole matter.

"Brother Zheng, please come on in times of crisis!" Chen Congyun rolled down from the bed and knelt down to Zheng Guanying. Zheng Guanying was also excited and burst into tears at this moment. He quickly knelt down and held Chen Congyun and said, "Zi Gui, the territory you have seized in Vietnam for your life, can't let those bastards sell it like this."

Sheng Xuanhuai stomped his feet in a piss at this time and said, "You two are confused. If this matter is spread, the court will definitely suspect Zhongtang. Are we harming Li Zhongtang?"

Chen Congyun looked serious and looked at Sheng Xuanhuai and said, "Brother Sheng, you were wrong. Once the peace agreement is signed, it will cause Li Zhongtang to leave a stigma forever!"

Sheng Xuanhuai also wanted to persuade: "But, the court..." Chen Congyun raised his hand suddenly and interrupted Sheng Xuanhuai's words and said: "Brother Sheng, once the court blames the blame, Congyun will take it with all his strength! Never implicate Li Zhongtang!"

"Okay, I'm so kind!" Zheng Guanying raised his thumb and shouted, holding Chen Congyun and stood up, "Zigui, don't worry for the time being, continue to rest, keep up, and keep talking with foreign devils the day after tomorrow." As he said that, Zheng Guanying helped Chen Congyun and lay back on the bed, said goodbye and left in a hurry.

When Zheng Guanying left, the room fell into silence. Sheng Xuancai had a complicated expression. He sat on the chair for a long time and said a word. Chen Congyun leaned on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

After a long time, Sheng Xuanhuaicai said, "In the past, the Sino-Russian Xinjiang dispute, the Qingliu was the main battle in the court. Er Zhang (Zhang Peilun and Zhang Zhidong) was even more passionate and wrote a letter to ask for the battle. The court was fascinated by the Qingliu and began to prepare for war. At that time, Li Zhongtang attracted foreigner Gordon to ask for advice, 'Can you fight one battle?' Gordon said that war can be fought, but you must be prepared for a long-term battle, and prepare for a ten or eight years, and prepare to move the capital to Xi'an. After hearing this, Zhongtang made the disadvantages of starting a war with the court and then reconciled. Now, the Sino-French dispute, is it possible that France is not as strong as Russia?"

Chen Congyun looked at Sheng Xuanhuai with a wry smile and said, "Brother, this is the moment, and that is the moment. Russia and our country have a large army that can be rushed from land at any time. Moreover, Russia is an autocratic country of serfs, and the monarchy is supreme. France establishes its country with democracy. Once there is a change, the people will be in a state of chaos and its country will be in chaos. France is thousands of miles away from our country, and there is no absolute certainty. The French government dares not use war easily. Besides, the French army has been defeated, and we still have 10,000 prisoners of war. Just these 10,000 prisoners of war, how many relatives among the French people? Once these people start to make trouble, the government will step down."

Explaining democracy to these people who grew up immersed in the "Confucian" thought is really exhausting. This also allows Chen Congyun to see a practical thing clearly. In China, any change can only be from top to bottom. Otherwise, the result will only be miscarriage and bleeding. Not to mention the farthest, the nearest Reform Movement of 1898 is an example of living blood.

Sheng Xuanhuai looked at Chen Congyun for a long time and seemed to understand a truth. It was impossible to convince Chen Congyun. He smiled bitterly on his face, shook his body and stood up and said, "In this way, I will say goodbye to my brother first, and I will have a good rest."

Sheng Xuanhuai left Chen Congyun's room, and the guards from outside the yard were investigating back and forth. This was a house that was three in and three out, and was given to Chen Congyun by Li Hongzhang. Unfortunately, Chen Congyun didn't know about this, so he fainted on the street and was carried back.

After a helpless sigh, Sheng Xuanhuai paused, and after Sheng Fu was illuminated by a lantern, he walked out of the gate and got into the sedan chair, Sheng Fu asked softly: "Master, where are you going?"

"Go to meet Li Zhongtang!"
Chapter completed!