Part 2 Chapter 35 Shaoxing Master

"Mr. Gu should take the lead. I have some subordinates, so I have to wait for them." Chen Congyun dared not talk too much with Gu Hongming, otherwise when talking about Western affairs, he might have to reveal his bottom.

Gu Hongming didn't expect Chen Congyun to say this, and couldn't help but be stunned: "What? What are you waiting for?"

Chen Congyun smiled and said, "Please see!"

After leaving the dock, aftershock immediately commanded the students to start the whole team, which was what Chen Congyun asked. The students lined up and looked very quiet one by one. They were quite satisfied with the students Chen Congyun, but Chen Congyun looked like they were wearing Qing military uniforms. No matter how they looked, Chen Congyun felt that it didn't taste.

Chen Congyun turned his head and called Sheng Xiaoqi, "Go and give me some foreign tailors."

The students were brought to settle by the people who came to greet them. Chen Congyun then turned around and smiled at Gu Hongming, "Mr. Gu, please!"

Two sedan chairs came over quickly. Chen Congyun frowned when he saw the sedan chair. He had been locked on the boat for ten days and had to lock it in the sedan chair. Chen Congyun shook his head and said, "Mr. Gu, I'd better go there. I can't get used to this thing, and I'm so frustrated inside."

Gu Hongming smiled as expected and patted his hands gently. A carriage ran over, which was a foreign carriage.

"Please, Lord Shen."

This old master is really not simple. He even made preparations. It seems that he is determined to teach me a class. I have to pay attention. Gu Hongming is a big scholar, so don’t ask him anything wrong.

"Mr. Gu, please!" Chen Congyun did not dare to stay ahead, so he stood aside and stretched out his hand.

Gu Hongming was not polite either. He got on the carriage first. After Chen Congyun also came in, he whispered to the front: "Go!"

Chen Congyun is lucky. Gu Hongming is not a person who talks a lot. He has not shown much concern about the past things in Chen Congyun. He asked a few questions and finally sighed, "Although the Chinese in South China are rich, they do not have a strong motherland as a backing. They are always slaughtered and have no power to fight back."

These words reminded Chen Congyun of a series of anti-Chinese movements in Indonesia in history. He felt a little sad and silently lowered his head and said nothing. Gu Hongming seemed to have no mood to continue chatting, closed his eyes and leaned on resting.

The Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi is undoubtedly a heartbreaking place. In the Second Opium War in 1865, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Ye Mingchen did not want to resist and asked the British and French coalition forces to capture prisoners. Not to mention that they died in the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi, even the files stored in the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi were swept away by the coalition forces. Now these files are still stored in the British National Archives.

On the outside, Zhang Zhidong is undoubtedly a very dignified person. When Chen Congyun saw Zhang Zhidong in the study, there was a loyal young man next to Zhang Zhidong.

"I have come back, I have heard of the famous name for a long time. I finally saw you today. I am worthy of being a young talent! Unfortunately, the court has left the court and I feel deeply regretful that I want to serve the governor of Huguang." Zhang Zhidong spoke very politely. It is not an exaggeration to not go out to take over the role of the self-controlled person.

"Xiangshuai has been awarded too much! Congyun is just lucky and has only thought that the court has done something." Chen Congyun did not dare to be arrogant in front of Zhang Zhidong, and his tone and expression were very respectful.

"Haha, Li Hefei said you are a crazy man, I don't think so. When Bai Ding, the first interrogator, dared to speak out in a blunt manner when facing Li Hongzhang, this is the character of a scholar. Li Hefei was not strong enough and threw you into a butt. Thinking about it, when this official was an official in the court, he also wrote letters repeatedly, saying that he was in a vain." Zhang Zhidong compared himself with Shen Congyun, but Chen Congyun dared not compare, and hurriedly said, "How can Congyun compare Xiangshuai? Li Zhongtang had the kindness of knowing Congyun, but Congyun never forgot about it."

Chen Congyun’s subtitle, Zhang Zhidong, don’t talk about Li Hongzhang, don’t say anything about it in front of me if you want to say it.

Zhang Zhidong was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Okay, Shen Zigui. Lord Zuo has written several times, and he praised you and added more. In the Sino-French peace talks, Lord Zuo also sent a telegram to ask this official to jointly recommend you as the negotiator."

Speaking of Zuo Zongtang, Chen Congyun quickly raised his hand to bow to the east and said, "Mr. Zuo's demeanor is always very respectful to Congyun."

After saying a few words, Chen Congyun seemed to not cooperate very much. Zhang Zhidong also felt bored and smiled and said, "Zigui has worked hard all the way, so let's settle down early. By the way, this is Zhan Tianyou. Zhengxiang specially called me to give you someone."

Chen Congyun quickly said politely: "Thank you, Xiangshuai." Zhang Zhidong likes others to call him Xiangshuai. If he calls him Zhang Nanpi, hum, his face will be bad.

Chen Congyun's politeness made Zhang Zhidong feel helpless. For nothing else, it was because Chen Congyun was too polite. If he was too polite, he seemed to be alienated. Although it was a medium-sized one, it was difficult to get close to him. This made Zhang Zhidong, who has always been easy to get close to others, somewhat unhappy.

"Haha, Zigui, you're welcome. I'm ready to go to Hongbin Tower tonight. Zigui must enjoy the glory." It's very interesting to say that Zhang Zhidong said that it's so good. Zhang Zhidong does have the intention to win over Chen Congyun. You must know that Chen Congyun has the right to train troops. If Zhang Zhidong, the border of Zhang Zhidong, secretly supports each other, and it will not be difficult to compete with Li Hongzhang for strength in the future.

"Xiangshuai, Congyun is not in the air and has suffered a lot of injuries along the way. He feels quite uncomfortable. Let's have a banquet for a wedding next day." Zhang Zhidong's enthusiasm was met by Chen Congyun's indifference, and no matter how good his temper was, he could not hold on his face.

"Hmph! Is that right? So, drink tea!" Zhang Zhidong showed a slight anger and picked up the teacup. Chen Congyun didn't go to his heart, and bowed and left.

"Tang Sheng, what do you think of this?" Zhang Zhidong asked Gu Hongming with his beard with his hands stranded and looked at Chen Congyun's back.

"Personality, self-confidence, self-discipline, and typical Western style are temperaments that only people have in the West for a long time. You won't be polite, let alone the person who refuses it. But since the adults want to show their closeness, why do you wear a dress of official uniform? It is naturally a matter of business when wearing official uniforms." Gu Hongming looked at Chen Congyun with a very appreciative look and said. Gu Hongming's eyes were very accurate in looking at people. Unfortunately, half of it was right. The boundary between people in the world where Chen Congyun came from was no longer obvious.

Zhang Zhidong asked Gu Hongming to say this, pondered slightly, looked up and down at the official uniforms of his first-rank official, and felt that what Gu Hongming said was indeed a little reasonable.

Chen Congyun didn't hear Gu Hongming's statement, and he would definitely blush when he heard it. In fact, what kind of personality is? Personality is that Shen Congyun's status is very subtle now. The court is looking at him, and Li Hongzhang is looking at him. Chen Congyun doesn't want to give Zhang Zhidong a chance to win over. As for the future, as long as he considers the issue from the perspective of interests, there will naturally be opportunities for cooperation, and there are no rush to be a moment.

Chen Congyun went straight to the inn and met the students. As soon as he arrived at the place, he saw aftershock arranging two students to stand guard and blocked a middle-aged man wearing a long robe and a jacket outside the door. The middle-aged man seemed to be explaining all the time, but aftershock just refused to let him in.

Chen Congyun walked up and asked with a smile: "What's going on?"

"Sir!" Aftershock saluted and said, "This man insisted on going in to see the master. His subordinate told him that the master was not inside. He wanted to go in and wait, but his subordinate did not agree."

"Oh? Who are you? What's the matter with Mr. Chen?"

This middle-aged man looks forty years old, and his first impression is gloomy and cunning. This reminds Chen Congyun of the movies he watched in the past that there is always a cunning chief of staff in the Chinese army.

"Ouyang Quan! A native of Shaoxing, I heard that Lord Shen has no master yet, so I came to recommend myself." The visitor smiled and bowed. His style seemed to be Chen Congyun must have accepted him. He was holding a paper fan in his hand and had a pair of beards. He really had the demeanor of a dog-headed military advisor.

"Haha, how do you know I don't have a master? How do you know I'm in Guangzhou?" Chen Congyun asked with a smile. Ouyang Quan couldn't help but blushed slightly, and he smiled awkwardly, and whispered: "In fact, it has been in Guangzhou for many days. He is now living in a village party under the governor of Guangzhou. He originally planned to go to Guangzhou to ask someone to do a job as a master. My village party also strongly recommended me to the governor. Unfortunately, the governor disliked the poor appearance of his subordinates and failed to accomplish anything. Now Japan plans to go back to his hometown in Shaoxing by water. He saw Lord Shen's team on the dock. After asking, he thought it was an opportunity, so he came to give it a try."

After hearing what he said, Chen Congyun looked carefully at Ouyang Quanchang, and he was really a bit of a prototype of a deer-headed rat. In his impression, people who grew up like this were usually cunning. Chen Congyun is really short of people around him to help do some government affairs. After all, there is a lot of government affairs to deal with in Vietnam. Chen Congyun is not an expert in this regard. Besides, there is such a person who gives himself ideas, helps him plot against others, and is wary of being more calculating than others.
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