The bright sun hangs in the sky and shines down, adding a golden scene to the sea, which also dispels the coldness of the cold spring. The battleships are advancing rapidly, exuding a powerful momentum.
On the flagship deck, Li Zhen leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and faced the sun in the sky, with a smile on his lips.
"Your Majesty, what do you want from me?"
Zeng Guofan came to Li Zhen and asked respectfully.
Li Zhen opened his eyes, waved his hand and said: "Sit."
Zeng Guofan sat down as instructed and waited for Li Zhen to speak.
Li Zhen sat up and said with a smile: "Brother Bohan, before you arrived in Nanjing, the person who was with me was Ye Chengzhong. When you led people to Jiangbei Camp, you had met that boy Ye Chengzhong. He is a very spiritual boy who follows me. Unfortunately, Ye Chengzhong is now the magistrate of Wuzhou. Next, the talent next to me was replaced by Zheng Zaoru, but Zheng Zaoru now stays in Taiwan as the governor of Taiwan. The people working around me No more, Brother Bohan, please recommend me someone."
When Zeng Guofan heard this, he immediately fell silent.
Li Zhen's words posed a difficult problem for Zeng Guofan.
There is no shortage of talents under Zeng Guofan, and there is even an abundance of talents. However, these talents were recruited by Zeng Guofan and belong to Zeng Guofan's line. If Zeng Guofan recommended his confidants, it would undoubtedly weaken his own strength, but not Recommendation would make Li Zhen think that Zeng Guofan was hiding something secret.
The two choices made Zeng Guofan feel embarrassed.
Zeng Guofan rolled his eyes and already had a plan in his mind. Since he wanted to recommend someone, he would naturally recommend the person with the most potential. Zeng Guofan said seriously: "Your Majesty, among our army, Li Shaoquan is the most talented and his ability is first-class. Absolutely He is a top-notch talent that allows Shaoquan to work with the prince. On the one hand, Shaoquan comes from a scholarly family, can write and draw, and can solve the problem of writing articles for the prince. On the other hand, Li Shaoquan comes from an official family and is not interested in officialdom. He is very knowledgeable and can handle many things for the prince to deal with officials, so I recommend Li Shaoquan."
After hearing this, Li Zhen frowned slightly.
Li Shaoquan is Li Hongzhang.
Li Zhen felt that Li Hongzhang was overqualified and underused.
Such people should not be buried.
When Zeng Guofan saw Li Zhen's expression, his heart was different from what Li Zhen thought. Zeng Guofan thought that Li Zhen looked down on Li Hongzhang, so he immediately explained: "Your Majesty, although Shaoquan is my disciple, he is definitely talented. If your Majesty thinks that What I said is not true. You can send someone to invite Shaoquan and give it a try in public. I will never recommend someone who is not qualified."
Li Zhen shook his head and smiled and said: "Brother Bohan misunderstood me. It's not that I don't agree with Brother Bohan's opinion. It's just that Li Hongzhang is capable and talented. There is no need to work around me. He can be reused directly. For such a person, I don't want to have him detained by my side, it's such a waste of talent."
Zeng Guofan breathed a long sigh of relief. This was the reason.
Li Zhen continued: "Bohan, let's find someone else."
"yes."
Zeng Guofan thought for a moment, with a bitter smile on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Zhao Liewen. This person is my staff. He has a somewhat arrogant temper, but he is talented and knowledgeable, and is suitable to work beside the Prince."
Li Zhen said: "Okay, it's him."
In fact, the candidate Li Zhen thought of was Zhao Liewen. Li Zhen was also quite interested in this person who could predict the fall of the Qing Dynasty. However, Zhao Liewen was Zeng Guofan's staff. Li Zhen took Zeng Guofan's feelings into consideration and did not directly contact Zhao Liewen. Instead of talking, he first called Zeng Guofan and wanted to obtain Zeng Guofan's consent before he was ready to take action.
Zeng Guofan said: "Your Majesty, I will inform Zhao Liewen."
"good."
Li Zhen nodded and agreed.
After Zeng Guofan left, Zhao Liewen rushed over quickly.
"Dong, dong,."
The sound of footsteps was heard. Zhao Liewen walked up to Li Zhen and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty."
"Mr. Zhao is here." Li Zhen waved his hand and asked Zhao Liewen to sit down next to him. When Zhao Liewen sat down, Li Zhencai said: "Mr. Zhao, you have been serving as Brother Bohan's staff and have been in the army for a while. We now have a general understanding of the military structure under our rule. What do Mr. Zhao think about this?"
Zhao Liewen's heart skipped a beat, trying to figure out Li Zhen's intention. As the saying goes, thunder and rain are all gifts from the king. Li Zhen's question immediately gave Zhao Liewen other thoughts. Previously, Zeng Guofan had told Li Zhen that he wanted to recruit him, so Zhao Liewen thought Li Zhen wanted to test him.
Zhao Liewen said seriously: "The army is strict and disciplined. It is an iron army."
"That's all." Li Zhenxiao asked.
Zhao Liewen thought for a while and then said: "The prince's army has a soul."
Li Zhen's eyes lit up and he nodded slightly.
This sentence touched Li Zhen's heart. Li Zhen stopped slightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, would you like to work by my side." At this moment, Li Zhen expressed his thoughts.
Zhao Liewen said: "I am willing to encourage you."
Zhao Liewen already has a general understanding of Li Zhen, and also knows the results of the people who worked around Li Zhen before. Liu Taiping became the governor of Guangxi, followed by Ye Chengzhong who became the prefect of Wuzhou, and now Zheng Zaoru became the governor of Taiwan. The governor, and undoubtedly the people who followed Li Zhen, all embarked on the official road, which made Zhao Liewen's heart also move.
Li Zhen said: "Mr. Zhao is very refreshing."
After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Tell Mr. Zhao what I need to do every day. You will follow me to sort out my schedule, organize the materials I need, collect the information I need, and convey my orders. Send someone to carry out the order... To put it more simply, you are the great steward around me, you must cover everything, and there must be no omissions."
"clear."
Zhao Liewen agreed and nodded repeatedly.
Working next to Li Zhen is an opportunity for Zhao Liewen, so Zhao Liewen takes it very seriously. Zhao Liewen is proud, but he definitely doesn't look arrogant to everyone he meets. He knows how to adapt.
Li Zhen was satisfied with Zhao Liewen's attitude and ordered: "The first thing you do after taking office is to invite Li Hongzhang over. I have something to say to him."
"yes."
Zhao Liewen respectfully agreed and immediately went to convey the order.
Soon, Li Hongzhang came to Li Zhen.
Li Hongzhang is still Zeng Guofan's staff, assisting Zeng Guofan in handling matters, without any official position. Before this, Li Hongzhang had learned that Zeng Guofan recommended him to Li Zhen, but Li Zhen chose Zhao Liewen. Li Hongzhang was quite critical of this, because He felt that it did not belong to Zhao Liewen, and especially Li Hongzhang felt that Li Zhen's words that he was prepared to reuse him were empty words.
Li Hongzhang stood next to Li Zhen and said: "Your Majesty."
Li Zhen heard Li Hongzhang's tone and said with a smile: "Brother Shaoquan, you have gas in your stomach." As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Zhen said something ambiguous.
ps: First update, I’m continuing to work hard, let’s talk about the update. Now the updates are usually done in the evening, except on weekends. It turns out that there is an update in the morning. Xiaodong got up at around six o’clock in the morning to write a chapter, and then went to work. The weather was cold. If I really can't get up in the morning, I can only do it at night. As long as I don't work overtime on weekends, Xiaodong will try his best to break out.
