Li Guolou had some casual dinner, changed into a navy blue satin robe, a bluestone silk mandarin jacket, and a skullcap, and went to a night party to celebrate Prince Qing. When he arrived at Prince Qing's Mansion, he first held his notebook and door bag. Go to the gatekeeper's room and see the gatekeeper, and then let the gatekeeper pass in. After these procedures, the word "please" was quickly shouted inside, and there was a lot of shouting, indicating that the prince in the deep house was very majestic.
Li Guolou first pulled the lapel of his clothes and then dusted off the dust before he stepped into Prince Qing's Mansion. Someone from the Prince's Mansion led the way. After passing three corridors, he saw the figure of Prince Qing Yikuang Qingfei in the brightly lit reception room. .
When Li Guolou saw Prince Qing standing at the door and looking at him, he immediately stepped forward, knelt on his knees, and said, "My slave Li Guolou is here to pay his respects to the prince." After that, Li Guolou gave Qing a "dong dong dong" sound. The prince kowtowed three times.
When Prince Qing saw Li Guolou coming down from the court, he was the first to come to his house to pay his respects. He also gave him the courtesy of a slave meeting his master. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed and thought highly of Li Guolou. He stepped out of the threshold of the living room and laughed. , supported Li Guolou with both hands, and said: "Guolou, please get up quickly. I have heard your name for a long time, and it is like thunder in my ears. I recommended you three days ago, and specially prepared a pot of good tea. Please speak in the room quickly. .”
Li Guolou stood up, licked his face, and said with a smile: "I am very grateful to the prince. I came here to ask for a cup of good tea. Your Majesty, please do it first."
The two of them sat in front of each other like a living room, watching tea. The fragrant fragrance of tea was refreshing. Prince Qing gently stroked his thick mustache and said with a smile: "Have you had dinner at the Guolou?"
Li Guolou replied: "In reply to Your Majesty, I have eaten early at home, and I have already eaten. I especially want to thank you for your advice before Your Majesty takes a rest. I would like to give Xiaguan such an important position as Chief Academic Officer of Qingzhong University." This made the official extremely grateful, but also very frightened. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear this heavy burden and would not be able to eat when he returned home. He only had matters related to Qingzhong University in his mind, so he wrote a special note and asked the prince to read it. .”
Li Guolou took out the notebook from his sleeve. It was really a statement about Qingzhong University, but it contained a gift list and several banknotes, totaling ten thousand taels of silver. Plus the items on the gift list, the value was More than ten thousand taels of silver.
Prince Qing was surprised and happy. What surprised him was that Li Guolou wrote out the twelve statements of Qingzhong University so quickly. Needless to say, he was happy. The number was much higher than what he thought in his mind. This was the first He came to visit him once, and from now on he would come at least once a year during the New Year and once a year to pay birthdays. He still had so many children.
Prince Qing symbolically pushed the banknote and gift slip outward and said, "You can't be so polite."
Li Guolou Zheng'er Bajing said: "The business of Xiaguan's family has not yet been expanded, and I cannot share much state affairs for the prince. In the future, the official will definitely relieve the prince's worries. I also ask the prince to see the performance of the official. This is a small thing. I have the right to be a slave and express my feelings to the prince."
Prince Qing smiled and put the banknotes and gift slips together in the notebook. Without looking at the notebook that Li Guolou had racked his brains to write two days ago, he handed the notebook to Xi Fujin next to him, but seeing this The famous and elegant Xiang Fujin smiled at Li Guolou and left.
"Well, Guolou, he is worthy of being Li Shaobao's chief disciple. He is really good at talking. Tomorrow I will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and will put Qingzhong University on the agenda." Of course Prince Qing knew that he was now in charge of Li Guolou's affairs. There is only "Qingzhong University". If Qingzhong University cannot be established, what does Li Guolou have to do with him?
After hearing this, Li Guolou hurriedly expressed his position: "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for being so open-minded and willing to be the first for the world. Countless Qing students are looking forward to this day, just like nestlings waiting for feeding, waiting for their mother to return to the nest. A great achievement like the Prince's , we should imitate the sage Confucius. At the main entrance of Qingzhong University, an eight-foot-tall white marble statue of the prince should be erected, surrounded by green evergreen flower beds, caring for university students day and night. Let the world always remember the prince’s love for the students. The contribution of the Qing Dynasty, keep in mind how the founders of Qingzhong University worked hard to stand up in the crisis of the Qing Dynasty. The prince said a wise saying, 'The Qing Dynasty needs to establish universities, education can revitalize the country. Work hard to learn cultural knowledge, The Qing Dynasty will surely prosper. 'The lower official admired him so much that he took this as his motto for the rest of his life." After saying this, Li Guolou stood up, bowed to the end, and once again thanked Prince Qing for creating a new situation for the Qing Dynasty.
Prince Qing looked at Li Guolou carefully and was stunned for a moment. When had he said these words? But it was so comfortable to hear. Suddenly he seemed to see this beautiful scenery unfolding in front of him, and he laughed and said: "Okay Okay! If Guo Lou has this intention, I will definitely help you. I heard that Guo Lou is very knowledgeable about collections, so I have collected some antiques, but it is a pity that a jade Buddha is missing."
Cold sweat broke out on Li Guolou's forehead. He only had one jade Buddha, which he bought from the jade merchant Zheng Zizi (the chief) who was doing business with his family. He had already given it to his mentor Li Hongzao. This jade stone came from the Kingdom of Siam ( How many years will it take to transport it to the capital and then carve it into a jade Buddha? It cannot be completed in a year and a half.
"Your Majesty, I will try my best to do it, but I will first look for huge and high-quality jade from Siam, and then spend a lot of money to transport it to the capital, and then carefully polish it by jade craftsmen. Let me see... It will take at least three or four years." Li Guolou really couldn't go on. What he never expected was that a jade Buddha would arouse the covetousness of Prince Qing.
Prince Qing looked at Li Guolou's troubled expression, and he should not have lied to him. There is no reason why treasures should be everywhere. Rare treasures are treasures.
"Well... I won't make it difficult for you, so let's give it three years. Don't forget the three-year promise. I think that within three years, a modern Qingzhong University will welcome its first batch of students. Guolou, do you think so?" Prince Qing raised his hand to stroke his beard out of habit and looked at Li Guolou with a smile, already treating Li Guolou as his slave.
Li Guolou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is really considerate of the difficulties of his subordinates. I will definitely do my job well. I still have something unclear. I want to ask your Majesty what percentage of the social expenses will be needed to build Qingzhong University? I hope your Majesty will do it." Expressly stated.”
Prince Qing sighed and said: "It's hard to be a human being. I can't enter the palace empty-handed. My idea is 50%. Of course, 60% will be perfect. There will be no worries. Guolou, what do you think?"
Li Guolou scolded his mother in his heart, even more cruelly than the eunuch. The dead eunuch knew how to make money together. Prince Qing wanted to monopolize 60% of the money. This kind of person would be intolerable in the world! He secretly swore that one day he would kill Qing. The prince's residence must be completely destroyed. If this is not possible, then that's it.
"Zha! Why does the prince want a slave? A slave is to share the master's worries. He knows what to do." Li Guolou turned over and bowed, acting as a slave again. At this time, he had a rebellious mentality and wanted to look like any official who could not understand him. Sweep it away like dust. As long as you give him an army, he will never do the stupid thing of cutting off his own arms and disarmament.
Prince Qing was in a good mood, and asked his maid to bring back Li Guolou's notebook, and began to discuss many matters with Li Guolou about the new "Qingzhong University". This made Li Guolou once again change his view of Prince Qing, and he was a hundred times smarter than him. People. Who said that conservatives don’t know the changes in the world? Prince Qing is not the empress dowager of two palaces who never leaves home. He has been to the Tianjin Concession and boarded foreign warships. He has understood far more Western knowledge than he imagined. .But why are the thoughts so conservative?
Li Guolou nodded frequently and looked at Prince Qing who was making impassioned speeches. He suddenly understood that if Prince Qing had not been conservative in thought and the leader of the conservatives, Empress Dowager Cixi would not have used him. There was a "jail" in the court. "Six" is enough, how can Prince Qing have a foothold? Therefore, the "conservative" Prince Qing must jump out and oppose anything that the Westernizationist "Guizi Liu" supports. Prince Qing was very scheming and understood the inner thoughts of the Empress Dowager Cixi. , this person is not stubborn, but deliberately goes against the Westernizationists for the sake of power.
Power can change a person's nature. Sitting on the carriage, Li Guolou was still sighing. Prince Qing Yikuang and Prince Gong Yixin were both extremely smart people, but the paths they took were in opposite directions. How did the country change? In the struggle between factions, time was wasted and fought over and over again. Every time the Qing Dynasty rose up, it ended up destroying the Great Wall again. The factions in the court who kept cutting things off and returning chaos had their own agendas and vying for credit. Name. And he flies across the starry sky like a shooting star. Will he shine brightly for a moment and then disappear, or will he be able to bring the Qing Dynasty into a whole new world?
Li Guolou murmured to himself: "A hundred years is too long, seize the day and night. Even though it may shake the tree, it will never bow its head. At worst, we will dig a big hole and everyone will die together." Thinking of this, Li Guolou locked up tightly. His eyebrows widened. He wanted to impress the old stubborn Prince Qing like he did today. For the sake of the prosperity of the country, he would use his eloquent words next time to deceive Prince Qing's capital. Let Prince Qing go too. To start an industry and become a national capitalist, as long as he reaps the benefits on the road of innovation, Prince Qing will not look back. Only when he becomes a string of grasshoppers tied together will the various factions with evil intentions temporarily cease their activities and focus on making profits. Fruits of victory.
"Stop, what are you doing!" A group of patrolling guards suddenly passed by the street next to them with oil lamps in hand. A man with a loud voice yelled.
"Why should we tell you what we are doing?" Ding Guohu, a servant on horseback escorting the driver, sat on his horse and did not bother to interact with the patrolling officers.
"What the hell are you looking for! Get out of here." The loud-voiced officer saw two ordinary carriages without marks and thought they were the children of wealthy families. He didn't know that the carriages were sitting on the carriages, which were very red from the capital. A fifth-grade official.
"You brat, you're seeking death! Didn't you know that you were riding in the chariot of Mr. Li, the minister in the study?" Ding Guohu, the servant who was escorting the chariot on horseback, shouted in a mighty manner.
The officer with the loud voice was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized: "Mr. Li, please don't blame me. I didn't know that I was your car. Please forgive me for the offence."
Li Guolou opened the window with great dissatisfaction and shouted: "Donkey Ball, Guohu, what are you going to do? Kneel down on the ground and kowtow to the official to apologize. If you don't hear the sound, you are not allowed to get up."
Li Guolou was really angry. In just one day, his minions became so complacent that they used force to suppress others. This was remarkable.
After Ding Guohu, the servant, kowtowed to the officer to apologize, Li Guolou said to the window: "Speak loudly, if you didn't kneel down just now, I will promote you to the top. It's a pity that you don't have the guts, so you should settle for your duty of patrolling. I say hello to Yi Bo Yuntian."
"Hahahaha!" The patrolling officers laughed involuntarily, and began to make fun of the officer who just knelt down for being so shameless, which made the officer with the loud voice regret this for the rest of his life.
Back at the house, Li Guolou said to Jack Bao, the French defense chief: "Master Jack, it's too late today. I won't let you gather anymore. Stand here at five o'clock tomorrow morning. I want to lecture you." ." After saying this, Li Guolou walked towards the inner house with a tigerish face, letting the servants in the house know that he was very angry, and the consequences would be serious.
When Jack Bao saw this situation, he immediately asked his servants about the situation. After understanding the situation, Jack Bao looked at the regretful and annoyed servant Ding Guohu, and instead smiled and said: "Bad boy, why are you crying and crying? You are not obedient and kowtow to admit your mistake. Is it okay? It’s okay. Guohu, you are going to be promoted soon, Mr. Li will remember you. When you get to the military camp, work hard, no one will be promoted faster than you."
"Really? Master Jack, you're not lying to me, are you?" The tough-headed Guohu still frowned, looking at Jack Bow with deep suspicion.
"Hey! My apprentice, I don't know his character. If you shout louder tomorrow morning, there will be no hope in the future. Do you understand?" Jack Bao looked at his subordinates with a serious expression. Helper, although he was just a janitor in the past, he is a French janitor. He has served in the French army, and his servants are all trained according to French standards.
"I understand!" In the front yard of Li's house, he suddenly shouted in the middle of the night, waking up everyone in the yard.