Li Guolou held a meeting in Xinwutang and listened to Liu Jie's report. The institutionalized Xinwutang had many areas for improvement. New things and new problems all required Li Guolou to come up with solutions.
Liu Mingchuan gave a long speech at the meeting, which made Li Guolou feel sleepy. People who did not know the specific situation expressed their ambitions and wasted precious time.
When the right to speak fell to Li Guolou, he cheered up, stood up and said: "Here I want to talk about the relationship between the army and the people. An army without the support of the people cannot stand. Think about the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces When we were in our country, what our people did really put those who were familiar with the books of sages to shame. Why did this happen, so that the people had the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, and even transported food and grass for the invaders, and were willing to become traitors? "
At the meeting, no one dared to take up this topic. Even Liu Mingchuan, who dared to say any joke, did not say a word. If the sin of disobedience were committed, it would bring disaster to the nine tribes.
There was a trace of sarcasm on Li Guolou's face, and he said slowly: "This is because our army is divorced from the people, wastes money, and does not care about the life and death of the people. In the eyes of the people, the Qing army has become a domineering force." A military commander who is a blessing, a military commander who is a little better than an official, but not much better. He gets his salary from the court, drinks wine, listens to ditties, marries concubines, and smokes big cigarettes. Grandpa is aloof. How can people care about the life and death of ordinary people, so from now on we must change this phenomenon, starting from me, starting from the construction of Xinwutang, we must take care of all the farmers who lost their land during the land acquisition of Xinwutang, in addition to giving them Build houses to prevent them from being displaced, and turn them into workers to change the backwardness of Xiaozhan Town. Build schools so that local children can go to school for free. When farmers are busy farming, our teachers and students from Xinwu Hall will go to harvest corn for local farmers. , beating wheat, the lonely elderly people in the village are also supported by our new martial arts hall. Although our new martial arts hall has limited capabilities and can only change the situation in one area, starting from me, starting from now, is our generation. Due responsibilities, don’t think that everything will be fine if you build a Guandi Temple. We should advocate loyalty, but we must also face reality. Compared with loyalty and reality, people will choose reality in the end. Let the common people see the sincere dedication of our army and what we have given to the common people. With visible benefits, such an army will gain the support of the people. When the war starts, they will deliver food to us, transport ammunition, and carry the wounded in the hail of bullets, instead of seeing the invaders as saviors. You greet the enemy with gloating. In addition to educating students, you must also educate local people. Your responsibilities are heavy. You cannot work behind closed doors. Just manage your own one-third of an acre. You must have a sense of crisis, a sense of mission, and a sense of mission that is related to the rise and fall of the country and the rise and fall of the world. It is the common man's responsibility to educate the men who farm the land well. That is when the merits of the new martial arts hall will be complete..."
Li Guolou gave a long speech for more than an hour without using a speech script. He was very pleased to see that the school officials had the habit of taking notes. He developed good habits, kept them in mind, and assumed the responsibility of teaching by words and deeds.
Master Xu Qian took notes during the meeting. The more he listened, the more reasonable and scary he became. Li Guolou was a reactionary and actually said that Guandi Temple was a product of falsehood. Denying the "idea of loyalty", this is something only Li Guolou dares to say. Li Guolou, a Catholic, is not well-intentioned and will report Li Guolou's reactionary remarks to Mr. Fu later.
Li Guolou didn't know that someone was going to make a snitch. After he got Li Hongzhang's approval, he got a little carried away. He talked about his ideals and planned a grand blueprint, describing the future perfectly, with money, means and backing. Ability, feeling omnipotent, the speed of a steam train is no more than this, the "New Wutang Five-Year Plan" has begun to be implemented, a new army will be built in the future, the world is full of momentum, Li Guolou has not yet grown a beard, You can't imitate the small movements of the officer stroking his beard and squinting his eyes, but create his own style. However, Li Guolou puffed out his chest and protruded his belly, with his left hand on his hip and the other hand waving in the air, with a powerful wave and a sonorous and powerful wave. The words are loud and clear.
The school officials at the venue looked at Li Guolou with admiration, the chief academic officer of "Xinwutang" who was both civilized and military. His ideological realm transcended an era. He led the Qing Empire towards modernization and reformed the national defense education system. The school officials were unwilling to let Li Guolou. Lou left, raising their hands to ask questions, asking Li Guolou to answer various questions, and ask Li Guolou for advice on the difficult problems encountered in class. No one went to ask Liu Mingchuan for advice, so Liu Mingchuan was left alone. The martial arts in the army and Xinke Tanhua Although Li Guolou is popular, the academic school still dominates the Xinwu Hall. Li Guolou's image as a military theorist is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is praised by everyone. Even the candidates, scholars, and candidates are ashamed of themselves. Li Guolou, who expounded his theoretical thoughts, has the potential to become a great thinker and military strategist.
The people who came to work in Xin Wu Tang knew who was responsible for the creation of Xin Wu Tang from scratch. They competed to flatter and show their loyalty to Li Guo Lou. Liu Mingchuan saw this and felt jealous in his heart, but he could do nothing about it. , Li Hongzhang wants him to listen to Li Guolou's command, so he has to endure this cowardice for the time being.
Li Guolou spoke everything he knew, and no one could beat him. His eloquent words were majestic and admirable. He had experience in answering questions in court to princes, nobles, Qing schools, and conservatives. No matter how difficult the question is, he can handle it with ease. If he can't answer it, he can use Tai Chi Push Hands. One meeting will establish Li Guolou's supreme status in the "Master's Seat" of Xinwu Hall. Liu Mingchuan also understood the truth that in a verbal dispute, there would be no chance in this life of defeating Li Guolou.
After the applause and praise, the hero was lonely. The lonely Li Guolou went to sleep alone. Then he was called over by Li Hongzhang overnight and scolded him. Guandi's loyalty and righteousness were related to the basic national policy of the Qing Empire. How can you just use it to criticize?
Li Guolou bowed his head and admitted his mistake, swore that he would never say such rebellious words again, and left Li Hongzhang's house with his head hanging down. He smiled bitterly as he walked, trying not to change the ideological system established by the Qing Empire, but he was accidentally exposed. If you have reactionary thoughts, you should be careful in what you say in the future, use Tai Chi push hands to deal with superiors, and be a practical person. As for theorists, let Li Hongzhang do it. If the sky falls, the big man will hold it up. He is half shorter than Li Hongzhang, so there is no need to make the first move. , full of grievances, no place to vent, sleepless, tossing and turning, missing my family.
The next morning, Li Hongzhang returned to Zhili Yamen, while Li Guolou returned to Tianjin City. The two groups were about to part ways. At the official pavilion ten miles away from Xinwu Hall, Li Guolou said to Liu Mingchuan who was seeing him off: "Mr. Liu, If I have offended you with my words, I still hope that Haihan will help you speak to the Emperor and the Queen Mothers of the two palaces when I get back. There is no big problem in reinstating the official position, do you understand?"
Liu Mingchuan looked at Li Hongzhang next to him and was dumbfounded. Could it be that Li Guolou's reputation with the emperor and the empress dowagers of the two palaces was greater than that of Li Hongzhang? No wonder he was so arrogant and superior to others.
Li Hongzhang maintained his scheming look, stroking his beard and squinting: "Save three! Here we must learn to integrate and not look at people in the same old way. Knowledge-based students must focus on ideological education, supplemented by physical exertion. The physical condition is as long as Eat well, keep up with exercise, and you will be able to meet the requirements in your mind in the future. Act carefully and cause endless harm. Take care of the little fellow, do you understand? Hehehehe."
Liu Mingchuan realized that Li Guolou asked Qian to speak for him to the emperor and the empress dowagers of the two palaces. For the first time in his life, he saw Li Guolou pleasing to the eye, and he cupped his hands and said: "Master Xuezheng, please don't worry, I am the same in Xinwu Hall As a newbie, he focuses on learning and will not set up another mountain, hahahaha." After speaking, Liu Mingchuan slapped Li Guolou's shoulders hard with both hands to express his heartfelt thanks.
Li Guolou had some pain in his shoulder. He knew that Liu Ming was trying to teach him a trick and deliberately taught him a lesson, but he still maintained his demeanor and said: "Liu Gong has a very good demeanor. His demeanor is still the same as before. He can still study hard and study new knowledge. The future of the Qing Dynasty depends on it." You are such a mature man, hahahaha."
Li Guolou has long since become a phoenix, and his status is catching up with the first-class officials. He is no longer as lowly as he used to be, a slave with a low eyebrow, a mean tongue, and often hurt others. No, this is once again belittling Liu Mingchuan, regardless of Li Hongzhang's position. Next to him, Liu Mingchuan was the one who made the first move. He was polite before attacking, and stood with the word "reason".
Li Hongzhang saw the flames of the fight between the two iron roosters, and hurriedly reconciled, saying: "It's getting late, you are such a big man, please be more serious and do your job well, the country needs you to work together."
"Yes." Li Guolou and Liu Mingchuan stood upright, gave a military salute, and watched Li Hongzhang's car leave. When Li Hongzhang's motorcade was out of sight, Li Guolou and Liu Mingchuan greeted each other, without saying any flattering or sarcastic words, and each remained silent. He turned around and left loudly, his appearance of disharmony between his face and heart making it obvious to the people around him.
Li Guolou boarded the carriage and headed for Tianjin City. The weather was hot. Li Guolou did not sweat. He closed his eyes and dozed off. He was too tired, physically and mentally exhausted. A visit to Xinwu Hall exhausted his mental and physical strength. For the sake of glory, Li Hongzhang traveled westward and asked him to spread his thoughts and squeeze out his soul. Now Li Hongzhang has become a foreign affairs expert, knowledgeable about Western culture, and can go to the West with peace of mind.
Li Guolou slept in a daze until noon, and the group had almost reached Tianjin City.
There is a Guandi Temple beside the avenue: "哐嘡, 哐嘡." The big man with a broken throat knocked on the gong and shouted: "Hua Monk, He Xiangu, open the altar to protect the Dharma..."
Li Guoge opened his eyes and said loudly: "Stop, go see He Xiangu." He opened the curtains and looked at the Guandi Temple next to him. A brave crowd, mostly young and strong farmers, crowded towards the entrance of the Guandi Temple. There were also villagers supporting the old and young who went in to watch the fun, and there were even village girls dressed up in colorful clothes to greet guests at the entrance of Guandi Temple, as if they were all heroines.
Li Guolou is interested in taking a look at the opening of Boxing Boxing practice. In recent years, as Catholicism, Christianity and other foreign religions have continued to expand in the Qing Dynasty, in order to deal with the increasing number of foreigners and religious people, the practice of martial arts among the people has become more and more intense. , the Big Sword Society, Red Spear Society, Xiantian Dao, Boxing Boxing, White Lotus Sect, etc. have never stopped. These originally mysterious sects preached and preached in the vast countryside, fighting against the influence of Western missionaries on the thinking of the Qing people. Poisonous.
Since a large number of villagers who joined foreign religions were deeply oppressed by local gentry forces in the past, but now they have new masters, they have become unruly and even oppressed local villagers and occupied their fields, almost shaking the foundation of rural clan power. Therefore, local forces have a strong influence on Xinyang. The people who teach it hate it to the core. The leading figures in Yihequan are not poor farmers, but local gentry and landlords. They are poor in culture and rich in martial arts. To open an altar to practice martial arts, a large number of people need to set up an altar to practice, perform, and eat and drink. , preaching doctrines, how can they take root and spread in rural areas without certain economic strength. In the final analysis, these sects are the armed forces of local clans. They are incompatible with foreign religions and have the same power. They are not patriotic organizations spontaneously organized by poor farmers as ordinary people say.
Of course, in terms of numbers, the members of all organizations are mainly farmers, but the leaders of the organizations are still those from the landlord class or some people who have slipped through the net hidden among the civil rebels. There are many martyrs who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. inside the organization.
The red light is a branch of Yihe Boxing, with women as the leader. He Xiangu is a mysterious figure active near Tianjin. She never takes off the scarf on her face. Some people say that she is as beautiful as a fairy, and she is afraid that others will understand her if they see her. If she has evil thoughts, some people say that she is a fairy descending to earth, so she cannot be seen by mortals, otherwise she will be recalled to heaven by the Jade Emperor. During the day, He Xiangu's skills are weakened and she can only bend bullets. If a red lantern is hung at night, He Xiangu will be invulnerable. It can also fly flowers and pick leaves, and kill people a hundred steps away.
At this time, the government did not have a clear standard for the attitude of folk missionaries. It was based on the officials' likes and dislikes. If the local officials found this sect displeasing to their eyes, they would suppress it and even massacre it bloody. The local officials felt that the existence of this sect was an attack on foreign religions. This kind of restraint, sometimes the government will condone it, and they are happy to see conflicts between local forces and foreign religions. They can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.