A piece of "On the General Trend of the World" is like throwing a huge boulder of a thousand catties on a calm lake, causing ripples.People are scrambling to recite and discuss... Frustrated in the letter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Kang Youwei felt that the price of cotton wool was not a good taste, and everyone hurriedly comforted him, and then he temporarily put his thoughts away for the palace examination.According to his thinking, based on his prestige as a leader who wrote a letter on the bus, Guangxu will definitely appreciate him for his hard work, no matter how stubborn and conservative Xu Tong is, he can't cover the sky with one hand!So Songyun Nunnery was moved back to the Nanhai Guild Hall, so that once the palace examination was released, congratulators would flood in and celebrate.I really wanted to release the rankings in the palace examination, but I fell to the 48th place in the second class.

He has a lofty mind and a high self-esteem. He has become the leader of the public car, and he is famous in China.With a higher vision, he is even more proud and arrogant, and he is dedicated to being a noble Hanlin, reaching the sky in one step, and becoming the emperor's teacher.Such a result is tantamount to a sap in the head, so angry and ashamed that he doesn't think about eating and drinking, and loses his mind.Han Chuang studied hard and entered the examination room many times, why did he come here?Although he is indifferent to fame and fame on the surface, why has the thought of honoring his ancestors for thousands of years been drained from his mind? !

"teacher." Liang Qichao entered the room with the food basket in hand, and let out a soft sigh.Kang Youwei slumped down on the grand teacher's chair, supported his head in thought, raised his head slowly when he heard the sound, glanced at Liang Qichao, and fixed his eyes on the steward behind him.The manager was specially dispatched by Kang Youwei to go to the list. Seeing Kang Youwei looking at him, Daqian'er said hesitantly, "Master, you are indeed the top two... forty-eighth." "Look at you like that, what are you doing with your head down, such a joyful thing like getting the master's exam in the palace examination? Go, buy some wine and come over, and have a good time with the teacher." Liang Qichao looked back and put the food in the basket on the table, facing Kang Youwei He laughed and said, "Teacher, what's the matter today? The letter on the bus was originally intended to arouse the hearts of the people in the country to save the country. Although it was not delivered to the emperor, it only shocked the public opinion at home and abroad. There is no need to be like this, teacher—" Kang Youwei raised his hand to stop Liang Qichao turned his face up and let out a long breath, and said, "Zhuo Ru, I think about it in a few days... then I will go back to the south."

"Teacher, this is—" Liang Qichao sat with his robes lifted, and stared at Kang Youwei in a daze when he heard the sound. After a while, he seemed to feel overwhelmed. A smile flashed across his mouth, and he moved his lips to speak. Hearing the sound of a gong outside the door, a few street gangsters yelled and laughed loudly: "Master Kang Youwei lives here? Receive the reward!" Kang Youwei recovered for a long time, and when he looked at his eyes with a half-smile, he saw two pens Tie Shi held a big red poster, surrounded by a group of street ruffians who wanted money, and swarmed over from the Chuihua Gate.

"Master Kang! Master Kang!" Liang Qichao glanced at Kang Youwei, stood up and went out hesitantly: "You two officers have worked hard. Master Kang has not come back outside—" "Who are you lying to? Who is that in the room?" Kang Youwei opened his mouth and shouted, "My lord, that one is Mr. Kang Youwei!" "What are you arguing about?!" Kang Youwei was full of gloom and had nowhere to vent his anger. When he heard the sound and came out of the house, he scolded sullenly on the steps, "I am Kang Youwei, what's wrong? I violated the king's law?!"

"Teacher, you—" "You bastard, who wants you to yell nonsense? Can you afford to make a noise about the master's quietness?!" The officer reprimanded the street ruffian, and when he stepped forward to beat Qianer up his face, his eyes were already narrowed with a smile He said, "Master, calm down, the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, how can you be born if you are angry with these rags? This villain is an official from the Ministry of Rites, and I am here to congratulate you, Master." As he spoke, he held the red post with both hands Presented in the past.Kang Youwei didn't reach out to pick it up, but only glanced slightly, but saw that the gold powder on the red background was really bright:

Congratulations to Lord Kang of the South China Sea forty-eighth place in the Second Class of the High School Palace Examination "Understood." Kang Youwei said lightly, took the post and flung his sleeves and wanted to go back to the house.But the officer had already snatched the way back with a stride, bowed his waist and said: "Since the master knows, let's pay the reward quickly, the little people have to go elsewhere to report the good news." "Announce the good news, just report your good news, there is no reward!" "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't see that master, you don't even understand this bit of rules, it's such a hot day for little people—"

"Aren't you leaving?! If you don't leave, I'll ask someone to send you to Shuntian Mansion!" "Master, you have never been an official, so you want to bully others?" The officer glanced at Kang Youwei, and snorted coldly, "Don't say that the master only won the 48th place in the second class, and even the champions and villains have seen a lot. Not modest and kind? Are you going to Shuntian Mansion? The villains are not afraid, let's go right away." "The officer calm down. My teacher is depressed because of other things, so how can you begrudge a few rewards?" Liang Qichao said with a busy smile, cupping his hands, "Take the money and buy some wine to eat." Take out the broken silver. "My lord, did you send the beggar?!" The officer glanced at him, reached out to take it, but said, "These money don't mean that the little people eat wine, but buy—"

"Chen Hua, what are you doing?!" A cold sentence came, and when Liang Qichao looked back, it turned out that it was Wang Zhao, the new head of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Jing, Chen Chi, Shou Fu and others who hurriedly greeted him.Wang Zhao bowed his hand to return the salute, stepped forward to salute Kang Youwei, touched his beautiful mustache, and stared at the officer coldly: "Why, are you dumb?!" "Small man...Small man Chen Hua has seen adults before." The officer didn't want his boss to come to such a place, he was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, and said to Qian'er with a face full of fear, "Small people... ...This is to announce the good news to Mr. Kang. The adults have something to do, and the villain will take my leave first..."

"You shouldn't interfere with the errands you do. Tell me to listen to this kind of thing again, and be careful of you eating guy!" "Yes, the villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare." "Go!" After exchanging greetings, they went into the room and sat down. Just when the manager came back from selling wine, he saw Kang Youwei reaching into his arms to pay the silver. Wang Zhao threw a piece of silver ingot and poured wine for everyone, saying: "How can you ask Mr. Expenses? I should wait for this table of food." He said, looking at the table, there is a plate of crispy sweet and sour cucumber, a plate of vermicelli mixed with bean sprouts, and two hot ones, but they are fried chicken and pork stew The sauerkraut and black fungus were mixed with tenderloin, and the middle dish was covered with pepper oil. It looked bright and refreshing in the sun, but he didn't know what it was, so he said, "This is——"

"This is a mess. Huixian planted it himself. It's not Zhuo Ru's big talk. You guys must have never tasted it." "Really?" Wang Zhao stretched out his chopsticks and took a few sticks into his mouth to taste, "Mmm - not bad, really good! Brother Ci Liang, try it too, it's really made -" Seeing that everyone's gazes gathered together On Kang Youwei's body, Wang Zhao stopped abruptly, coughed twice and laughed, "Look at me, I forgot about the business. Brother Nanhai, the decree has come down, and you will be appointed as the head of the sixth-grade engineering department. In the future, the next chapter will play the matter again." There is no need to make trouble. Come on, everyone, let's offer a toast to Brother Nan Hai!" Kang Youwei had no expression on his face, he breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the crowd and said, "Is it worth it? To tell the truth, Nan Hai is wild by nature, so it's really impossible to sit in the yamen, let alone go to the bus to get anything done. Thinking about it in the South China Sea, I should go back to the south and write a book and say—” "Mr. Nanhai didn't expect this day long ago? Why did it really come, but—" Shoufu's eyebrows trembled. "The overall situation of the peace treaty has been decided. It is really heartbreaking." Shen Zengzhi, a doctor in the Ministry of punishment, was neatly dressed and meticulous in hot weather. He waved a Xiangfei bamboo fan and stared at Kang Youwei. Thinking of getting rid of the old and building the new, and revitalizing our country's prestige in the Qing Dynasty. Even when the emperor thinks about this, he is often indignant, and vows to avenge his shame. On this occasion, if Brother Nanhai does not try to display his ambitions, how long will it take?" "Even if Nanhai has great ambitions, how can it be useful?" Kang Youwei sighed, raised his glass and drank it down. Chen Chi leaned on the back of his chair and muttered: "With Mr.'s talent and learning, the title of the head of the Sixth Grade Ministry of Industry is indeed too condescending. Only with Mr.'s prestige, the next bright guarantee, one year later, half a year earlier, he will be reused Yes." Kang Youwei was told the central matter by him, a blush could not help but flashed across his face, he coughed twice and was about to speak, but at the same time Shen Zengzhi said: "What Ciliang said is true. Although the head of the Ministry of Works is small, but my brother With the foundation of standing in the world. My brother’s every move and every move has a lot of ties at present. In Beijing, we are like stars ringing the Big Dipper, and all our opinions have something to rely on; when we leave Beijing, our hearts will be separated, and we can’t do big things. Brother Wanwang The overall situation is the most important thing, think twice." "Brother Shen is serious. How can Nanhai be able to accept such words?" Kang Youwei sat for too long, moved his body slightly, and said, "Nanhai thought carefully. Although the treaty has great repercussions, it will go up in a short period of time. There will never be any movement. Besides, although the people outside are outraged, they still don’t know much about our reform proposals, so—” "There is still hope in the affairs of the state, and the teacher should stay in the capital to observe the changes and plan for the changes. Isn't this the day we are looking forward to? Teacher!" "The state affairs have come to the point where they must be changed." Shen Zengzhi got up and walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself with his beard. "Lafayette is very unhappy in his heart, and it is impossible to stop this torrent. The day when the government changes will never be too far away, Brother Nanhai." He paused, and then said, "As for instilling change It is too slow to rely on books to talk about reform ideas. Recently, I have been thinking for a long time. It is better to run a newspaper with the strength of my generation, introduce Western knowledge to the world, and spread my ideas. This will come sooner. I don’t know. how?" Kang Youwei bit his lower lip with his fine white teeth, pondered for a while, his mind was a little restrained, he stroked his shaved forehead with his hands, he let out a heavy breath, and said, "Brother Chen is well-read and knowledgeable. Su was deeply impressed. As for the newspaper, Chang Su only knew that it had a great influence, but he didn't know the details. I don't know what you think?" "This is indeed a good strategy." Chen Chi nodded and said, " I have no experience in running newspapers. I heard that to do this, you need not only a printing house, but also a group of editors, reporters, and translations of foreign language manuscripts. How can we have so much money? It will take at least half a year to raise money and order machines to build a factory building. My folks have always been loose, and if you want to create a good atmosphere, you must join a large group. And a large group requires a meeting. Therefore, Ciliang meant that it would be easier for me to hold meetings and discuss ideas from time to time to promote reform ideas." "Ci Liang's words are wrong." As soon as the voice fell, an old man in his sixties had already entered the room with trembling footsteps: he wore a bright gauze hat inlaid with jade melon skin, a bamboo cloth bleached gown, and a pair of crystal sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, just like a master's attire.Everyone was stunned, and after a while, Shen Zengzhi murmured, "Are you Weng... Prime Minister Weng?" "Zeng Zhi has good eyesight. What's the matter, don't you know?" Weng Tonghe said with a smile and took off his sunglasses.Everyone hurriedly bowed and greeted Qian'er: "Humble job——" "Forget it, let's all sit down." Weng Tonghe raised his hand with a smile, lifted the corner of his robe and sat on the chair, sized up Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao with his unfathomable eyes, stared at Kang Youwei and said, "Are you Kang Youwei?" "Exactly." Kang Youwei's face was full of panic, and a thousand children hit the ground deeply, "Kang Youwei greets the Prime Minister!" "Sit down, don't be restrained." Weng Tonghe looked at Kang Youwei carefully, glanced at the clock ringing in the corner of the room, and said, "I have been listening outside for a while. Everyone is full of enthusiasm, and I am deeply impressed." Seeing Liang Qichao handing over the cup, he nodded and swallowed with a sip, and continued, "You are right. The most urgent task now is to wake up the people and let them know where the country's future lies. Run a newspaper. Only by advocating public opinion and propagating opinions can you communicate with the eyes and ears of the world. But only when the heart is connected, the meeting will be effective. As for silver, you don’t have to worry about it. As the saying goes, the rich talk about ostentation, and the poor talk about methods. The most important thing is to start the first shot and print the newspaper. As for the way of running the newspaper, we might as well keep it simple and entrust others to print it, and the layout should not be too large. If you save the money, you may be able to get it for three to five thousand taels.” "Don't be afraid of Mr. Xiang's jokes, these three to five thousand taels are not a small amount for the humble staff." "Don't say it's for you, why not for me?" Weng Tonghe smiled and said, "One fence has three stakes, and one hero has three gangs. But only think about one thing, exert energy in one place, or Worried about not being able to do it? I don’t have much, but two or three hundred and three hundred taels can still be taken out, and you can take it later.” Hearing his words, hope suddenly rose in everyone's hearts.All of a sudden, there were sounds of reforms, newspapers and meetings in the house, and it was very lively.Unknowingly, three muffled sounds of noon cannons were faintly heard from the sky, followed by a chiming clock in the corner of the house rustling a dozen times, but it was already noon.Weng Tonghe put the bamboo fan of Concubine Xiang in his hand together and put it in his sleeve, stood up and said with a smile: "Talking with you, I seem to be much younger now. Well, I should go too. Kang Youwei, pack up and follow me into the palace." "Master Xiang, this—" "The emperor ordered you to enter the palace to see him. Why, do you want to resist the order?" Weng Tonghe joked with a smile. "No, no, this... this is so sudden..." Kang Youwei was excited and frightened... all kinds of feelings came to his heart, but he couldn't say a complete sentence, "Nanhai is not at all...prepared..." "Then you have to be well prepared now. Don't want to see Sheng Jia later, but you still can't speak like this." Weng Tonghe said, looking at everyone, "Remember, the article must be well-reasoned, easy-to-understand I understand, don’t say difficult and ancient things. After printing, you can entrust the dealers who deliver the Beijing newspaper, attach it to the back of the imperial palace newspaper, and send it to the court sergeants. This will save you a lot of trouble, and secondly, the influence will also be great. Bigger." "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, the humble officials will understand." After leaving the Nantong Guild Hall, he set off in the sedan chair and headed for the Forbidden City, Kang Youwei's heart was still beating endlessly.Pass the sign and enter the hall, and go to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and see Guangxu sitting on a chair by the side of the kang in a beige gauze robe, and a man sitting on a small bed next to him, with a wide forehead and thin cheeks, a slim figure, and a gray poplin robe, He was wearing a black satin mandarin jacket, but it was Chen Baozhen, the governor of Hunan.Weng Tonghe was stunned for a moment. At this time, Guangxu had already spoken: "The teacher is here? Come in." "Hey." Weng Tonghe agreed, and turned his head to whisper to Kang Youwei, "Don't be nervous, remember to report your resume first." Fang Zi entered the room, bowed and said, "I'm a slave to Long Live Lord—" Before the words fell, Kang Youwei didn't want to be behind him. He had already opened his mouth and said loudly: "The grassroots Guangzhou Nanhai Kang Youwei respectfully invites the emperor to be safe. Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" The atmosphere in the hall was originally lifeless, but his words made Guangxu break into a smile, and said: "It's so tense! What are you doing? Could it be that I am a tiger?" "Grass people—" "Now it's time to say, 'Your Majesty, the 46th place in the 2nd Class of the Guangxu Palace Examination in the 21st year of Guangxu, and Kang Youwei, the head of the Ministry of Industry, respectfully invites the emperor Shengan'. Okay, let's all sit on the twig over there." Guangxu said and moved He lowered himself down, asked for the fan and waved it in his hand, and said to Weng Tonghe after a moment of contemplation, "Li Hongzhang called. Under the pressure of Russia, France and Germany, the Japanese and barbarians agreed to return me to the Liaodong Peninsula, and only asked for 30 million taels of silver. In addition to the treaty The indemnity is 230 million taels." He took a long breath, "Now our total annual income is only 60 to 70 million taels, and the Japanese and barbarians demand three years of repayment, which is impossible no matter how we plan. Earlier, Yixin came in and said that the British, French and German barbarians agreed to borrow—" "Your Majesty, the generosity of the barbarians is actually—" "I know. But what can I do? All I can think about now is to borrow less money." A wry smile flashed across Guangxu's face, "I just discussed with Yixin and Chen Baozhen and decided to raise funds. The specifics What's the way—" He coughed twice, his face blushing slightly. "emperor--" "I suffered some wind and cold last night, it's okay. Chen Baozhen, talk to the teacher." "Hey." Chen Baozhen got up and agreed, bowed to Weng Tonghe, and said politely, "The first thing to raise money is to rectify tariffs and lijin; the second is to deduct cheap salaries, increase lijin, discount rice, increase tobacco, Taxes on sugar, wine, tea, and salt; third, the issuance of "Zhaoxin shares" of 10 million taels, with an annual interest of 5%, which will be repaid within 20 years." Guangxu stood up with a long breath, walked in the warm pavilion and meditated.Seeing that the little eunuch brought ice cubes, took one piece into his mouth, and ordered to distribute it to everyone, he said: "In addition, recently, many slaves have tried to save the country through the cloud industry, and proposed to run railways, mine mines, and set up factories by themselves." To resist the proposition of foreign merchants and foreign factories. Now that the imperial court is unable to invest in new enterprises, and also allows foreign countries to invest in setting up factories and mines in our territory, I am thinking that it should not be too strict on the production of private factories. What do you think, master?" "What the emperor said is true." Weng Tonghe frowned, and Liangshang said, "The following powers are scrambling to export capital to me. It has various disadvantages and does a lot of harm. But thinking about it quietly, it is also beneficial for me to develop into a factory. From the perspective of the market, the demand for woven yarn and cloth has risen rapidly, and the commodity market has continued to expand. As far as manpower is concerned, many farmers and handicraftsmen have gone bankrupt, and the establishment of the post and telecommunications business has taken away the livelihood of a large number of station workers. These increasing bankruptcies Unemployed people have provided a large amount of labor for private factories. Under such circumstances, it is a wise move to follow the trend to allow private factories to set up factories. The slaves have no objection.” Kang Youwei’s nervousness has long been shaken by everyone’s words. Hearing Weng Tonghe's words, he couldn't help but interjected, "According to Caomin—" "Forgot again?" There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Guangxu's mouth. "Chen——" Kang Youwei noticed his abruptness in a daze, and glanced at Guangxu timidly, but he saw that Guangxu's face was not sullen at all, his two black eyes were shining brightly at him, and he coughed twice, " The minister first went to Tianyan, and he begged the emperor to forgive his sins when he was rude. According to the humble opinion of the minister, allowing the private sector to set up factories will not only increase the financial resources of the court, but also help the stability of the situation. The emperor intends to rejuvenate, and the stability of the situation is the most important thing. And those Bankrupt vagrants, past dynasties have been the source of social turmoil—" "Okay, well said!" Guangxu couldn't help clapping his hands before the words fell to the ground, "What else, why do you think?" "Issuing stocks is feasible." Kang Youwei took a deep breath, "The rectification of tariffs, lijin and other items, as well as the discount of cheap salaries, and the increase of taxes on tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea and salt, I think need to be discussed in detail. This seems to have no intention to increase It is taken from the people, but it is not the case. I am facing—” "Speak, speak boldly." "Hey." Kang Youwei nodded and muttered, "I have accumulated evils for a long time. Abolishing bad rules and discounting cheap salaries will help expand financial resources. However, officials at all levels will definitely set up separate names to extort money, and corruption and perverting the law will also increase. There will be no reduction. And many people have to bear taxes, but also have to bear all kinds of deduction and exploitation. I am afraid that if this goes on, sooner or later--" He bit his lip with his fine white teeth and closed his mouth, his two sparkling eyes His eyes stared at Guangxu without blinking. Guangxu said nothing, nodded slightly and returned to his seat, looked at the memorials that Kou Liancai had just brought in from the military plane, took all of them, browsed through the list of memorials, then gently threw them on the table again, and said: " Master, what do you think in your heart?" "This slave thinks what Kang Youwei said is true." Weng Tonghe bit his lip secretly, and said, "Never forget the past, the teacher of future generations. Li Zicheng's chaos in the late Ming Dynasty must be taken as a warning. The slave means—" "Weng Xiangsuo It's wrong." Chen Baozhen glanced at Weng Tonghe, bowed in front of Guangxu, and said, "Your Majesty, the current situation is stable, and corruption and perverting the law are inevitable. Forgive the boldness of this slave, but why don't you feel a headache for the grandpa? In the early days, nature was good. The treaty was signed, and the whole country was boiling, and everyone wanted to cheer up and shame the country with blood. Officials at all levels have been blessed by the emperor's grace, so they are today. In this difficult time, how can anyone with a little conscience not be moved by it? Even if someone really loses their hearts, how dare they not restrain themselves in the raging tide of the common people? This servant thinks that this is really not a concern." "Futai praised them too much. The emperor issued an edict to consult the governors of various provinces. Besides Chen Futai and Liu and Zhang Erzhi, who else responded? The state affairs are so far, it is really worrying. However, things often fail to come true. It will be bad." Weng Tonghe got up and paced back and forth. "At this point, the situation is—" "The master's words are not unreasonable. Let's delay this matter for a while, and wait until we have considered it carefully." Guangxu's gloomy eyes seemed to penetrate the thick and heavy palace walls, and he stared into the distance for a long time. Price Chang sighed, like words, or muttering to himself, and said, "Talents, in the end, there is still a shortage of useful talents. It would be great if you could understand my painstaking efforts." As he spoke, he murmured Pick up the pen and dip it in thick ink, and wave it up. After smoking a pipe, Guangxu put down his pen to review it, and said, "Master, let's see what's wrong." Weng Tonghe looked at Guangxu silently, and stepped forward to take it with both hands: The key to politics is to win people.The previous edicts for Chinese and foreign ministers and workers to recommend talents have been promoted successively.When the current situation is very difficult, it is especially necessary to select real talents and borrow money to help.Officials of various ministries and generals and governors of all direct provinces, etc., who have profound knowledge, insight, knowledge, talents, attention to current affairs, and both body and function, set out facts and specialize in guarantee.He has geniuses and abilities, and he is proficient in astronomy, geography, arithmetic, geography, and manufacturing.The minister should think about the righteousness of the emperor in personnel affairs, be fair and fair, and make a detailed assessment.If it is easy to avoid the blame, make a false statement, or even cite private persons, favor favoritism, and over-insure the blame, there are special regulations in the case, and only the original insurer is the one to ask.This is it. "The emperor is intelligent—" "Forget it, don't put a high hat on me." Guangxu smiled faintly and raised his hand, looking at Kang Youwei, "You also take a look, if you bring up something inappropriate, I will reward you very much." Xu Shi was sleepy, and while speaking , he opened his mouth and yawned. Seeing this, Chen Baozhen pondered for a while and bowed to hit Qian'er, then he was tired of talking, his lips moved, but he saw Guangxu waved his hands and asked, "How is the situation in Hunan?" Chen Baozhen swallowed, and said, "Go back. Your Majesty, compared with Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places, the atmosphere in Hunan is more closed and conservative. However, since last year, Jiang Biao, Xu Renzhu, and the inspector Huang Zunxian who arrived later, and reformers Tang Caichang, Xiong Xiling, Tan Sitong and others promoted the atmosphere. It has already been widely opened, and a series of new laws have been implemented, such as the establishment of the Mining Bureau, the Money Making Bureau, the establishment of telecommunications, small ships, railways, and arsenals, the establishment of the Current Affairs School, the establishment of the South Society, and the establishment of the "Xiang Bao"..." "Really?!" Guangxu clasped his hands together excitedly, and said. "The slave dare not lie to the emperor. But if the emperor reforms the decree, the slave is willing to guarantee it with Dai Hualing. It will be three years at the earliest, or five years later. The slave will definitely govern Hunan to make the people rich and prosperous!" "Okay!" Guangxu's expression was agitated, his eyes sparkling, "I heard that Hunan Juzi praised and said: "Looking around at home and abroad, there are very few people who can protect the cold weather together, but I, Yi Ning Zhongcheng, have both excellent knowledge and ability, and my name is solid." Deputy.' At the beginning I still didn’t believe it, but now I listen to your words, it’s as it should be. But there are slaves like you, why can’t I realize the revival of the Qing Dynasty?!” While speaking, he got off the kang with his shoes, “It seems that I have estimated the situation outside It's too low. Chen Baozhen." "The slave is here." "I have approved all the methods of training and fundraising you mentioned, and I will start to implement them when I go down. I will hand over Hunan to you. If it is well managed, I will do what you want. However, if the errand fails, I will definitely not I will forgive you!" "Slaves remember the hadith." Guangxu was in a very good mood. He walked around and seemed to be talking to himself: "Some people are all clever, and they can't understand today's world affairs. They are really lenient." , the people are not obedient'. For the concubine, we must do more good deeds. But for these stubborn people, we must not make an example of perverting the law and showing favoritism. Otherwise, within a few years, this matter will be irreversible. Still There is a sentence, you have to remember it well--" He coughed softly, staring straight at Chen Baozhen, every word seemed to pop out from between his teeth, with a slight metallic trill, "Hold on, Don't be fooled by lies!" "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant has fixed his heart." "Okay, you are tired. Go to your sixth master to see what he has to say. Also, tell him that you don't need to hand in the sign." Seeing the eunuchs coming in with the imperial dining table, he said, "Come on, Let's talk while eating." Kang Youwei sat obliquely on Guangxu's side and looked sideways, the stewed duck casserole with bird's nest, chicken cake and wine was placed in the middle of the dining table, surrounded by four dishes of side dishes, two meat and two vegetables, and several other delicate dishes .He always thought that the emperor must eat delicacies when he eats, so he couldn't help being taken aback at this time.Kou Liancai bowed his waist and was about to leave when the food was set, but Guangxu stopped him: "Go to the Nuan Pavilion and get the book from the table." "Hey." Guangxu raised his chopsticks to order dishes and said with a smile: "Use it freely, don't be restrained." Kang Youwei hurriedly got up and agreed while thinking wildly, and sat down to eat carefully. "This duck is the best stewed duck, and it's my master's favorite. Try it and see how it's done?" Guangxu saw that he was just chewing on the vegetables on the plate in front of him, so he held up his chopsticks and put a piece of duck meat in his bowl , chewing a piece of tofu again, said, "What do you think, huh?" The mission of Everbright Restoration. Realize the blessing of the country and the common people.” "Don't you want to flatter me." "I don't dare. The emperor's edict of talents is the foundation of China's self-improvement, and the subjects of the world pay attention to current affairs." A smile flashed across Guangxu's face. Seeing that Kang Youwei was not enjoying himself, he took a few bites and got up to rinse his mouth Tea.When Kang Youwei was about to get up to thank you, Guangxu smiled and said: "I know you haven't eaten, so eat more if you can. I'll read the booklet over there, and come and talk when I'm full." As soon as he left, Kang Youwei was relieved, because he was hungry and the wind was blowing away, he ate all the imperial food in the time of a cup of tea, he burped and his face was flushed.When I looked around, I saw Weng Tonghe sitting on the bed in front of the kang, and hurriedly wiped his mouth and came forward to thank him.Guangxu held ice water in one hand and a pen in the other hand to write quickly, without raising his head, he said "um", paused for a while, then wrote a few more lines, rubbed his sore right hand and said with a smile: "Sit, sit." Kang Youwei bowed Thank you for beating Qian'er, and was about to speak, but Guangxu had already opened his mouth, "Look back and draw up an order, and the governor of Zhili, President Nie Shicheng, will station the Huai army in Tianjin and Gu, the governor of Jiangxi, Wei Guangtao, the president of the Zhejiang army, will station in Shanhaiguan, and the governor of Sichuan, Song Qing." President Yi's army is stationed in Jinzhou, and all the above-mentioned troops are under the command of the Minister of Beiyang." "Hey." Guangxu ordered the kang table to be removed, and seeing Kou Liancai approaching with the book in his hands, he pouted to hand it to Kang Youwei, who smiled and said, "Chen Baozhen's slave called you 'in the land of chaos in ancient and modern times. , really a moment-to-moment odd man'—" "Chen Futai's praise, slave—" "Don't be modest. The master brought in your "Xinxue Apocrypha" and I haven't had time to read it. I read it carefully last night, and it is indeed well-intentioned. The ancestor's method should be used when it is timely, and it will be used when it is not. Abandonment, you can’t stick to the rules and never change.” Guangxu swallowed, “However, there are some inappropriate words in it, and I have made notes in the book, so you can read it when you go down. By the way, I will teach you the work. Director, how did you think?" Kang Youwei couldn't prevent Guangxu from asking this question, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond, he hesitated and said: "I will... I will do my best, do my best, and never fail the emperor—" "It's good to have such words. I'm afraid you won't be able to think about it. Many things are still difficult to do now. The head of the Ministry of Industry has given up your talent, but there will be some days in the future, so you don't have to worry about not being promoted." See Kang Youwei got up and wanted to thank him, but Guangxu raised his hand and said with a long breath, "Now the neighbors are fighting against each other, and they are talking about dividing up China. Only by letting go of the old and taking in the new can we make up for it. This is why I announced you to come in today. You What do you think in your heart, come and listen to me.” Kang Youwei was listening to his emotions and Guangxu’s words, he coughed twice to stop his thoughts, pondered for a moment, then bowed and said: “Just now when the old man summoned his ministers, the ministers are waiting for you. Discuss this matter. At present, the crowd is furious, but they don't know much about the idea of ​​the reform. Therefore, the old ministers think that the most urgent thing is to introduce Western knowledge to the world, instill reform ideas in order to awaken people's hearts. Everyone is awake, those who are stubborn and conservative It’s hard to do it alone, and implementing the New Deal in this way can reduce a lot of resistance.” He swallowed, and his tone became more comfortable, “And to awaken people’s hearts, the first thing is to run a newspaper, and the second is to hold a meeting—” "Well——" Guangxu seemed to be impatient, moved his body, and asked, "But it has awakened people's hearts, how can we reform and reform?" "Prosper the country, nourish the people, and educate the people." Kang Youwei took a cup of ice water and said, "Rich the country, please open the institutional bureau and formulate the constitution in detail. Raise the people, please allow the private sector to run various machine industries, privately-run ships, and railways." The transportation industry ... encourages chambers of commerce ..." "What about the Chamber of Commerce?" Guangxu leaned on his back and moved his legs to get off the kang. "One person's knowledge is not complete, it's better to join the crowd; one person's power is limited, it's better to join the crowd, so there are chambers of commerce. As for the people, please abolish stereotyped essays, and translate new books to instill new knowledge..." Guangxu heard He was meticulous, and sometimes asked a few words casually, and wrote them down on paper with a pen. After listening for more than half an hour, Kang Youwei shut himself up.Seeing that Guangxu's expression was excited and not tired, Kang Youwei intuitively felt that it was as sweet as drinking honey, and he was thinking wildly, Guangxu said: "By the way, you just set up a council to express your feelings, so-" "The minister intends to use prefectures and counties as units, and every 100,000 households will elect a 'Yi Lang' for the emperor to consult and discuss government orders—" "That's not what I mean." Guangxu glanced at Kang Youwei, waving the bamboo fan of the concubine Xiang in his hand, "I'm asking you, is there any difference between this House and the House of the barbarians in England and France? But it's like theirs where the monarchy and the people rule together?" Kang Youwei Dazed for a moment, then he noticed a trace of gloom on Guangxu's face at some point, biting his lower lip with his fine white teeth, pondering for a moment, then carefully replied: "The court you said is the same as the court of the barbarians. Your Majesty... Your Majesty But rest assured, the establishment of a parliament, the members of the meeting will still be judged by the superior, but it is just a matter of brainstorming and brainstorming, and it will definitely not damage the superior power." The grand chiming bell of the outer hall rustled for a while, and then the melodious and loud impact sound came in, and it was already Shen Zheng's time.Guangxu remained silent, staring at the slowly moving westward sun outside the window, and remained motionless for a long time.He understands the feeling of imperial power falling aside too deeply! Kang Youwei stared at Guangxu in a daze, raised his heart in his throat, knelt down on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, if we renew as soon as possible and strive to improve ourselves, how can our Huanghuang Tianchao be ashamed? It is not too late to cede the land and pay compensation to the little Japanese barbarian. If you still hesitate, something will happen. If you want to cheer up at that time, the general situation is bad. Although there are saints, there is no way to deal with it later. I implore the emperor to think twice!" Guangxu's body trembled, and he looked back at Kang Youwei: "This is too bad, get up quickly." "emperor--" "When did I say not to do it?" Guangxu smiled lightly and said, "You have talked so much in one go, so why don't you allow me some time to think about it? I can't understand your thoughts very well. Okay Get up, get up—" Seeing a figure flashing outside the bright window, Guangxu closed his mouth abruptly, and asked coldly, "Who is outside?!" "It's a slave." After leaving the Nuan Pavilion, he knelt down in front of the kang and saluted, "My servant, I would like to ask the emperor—" "Didn't I ask Chen Baozhen to tell you to hand over the sign tomorrow?" "Slave... the slave will continue..." "Forget it, let's talk, how about it?" Guangxu looked around in front of the window, watching Kou Liancai stepping out of the room lightly, Fang Zi turned around and stared at Yixin. "Return to the emperor," Yixin raised his sleeves and wiped the bean-sized beads of sweat on his forehead, and bowed, "After Hurd's efforts, the British HSBC Bank has agreed to borrow money. Only... only Russia, France and Germany strongly opposed it. They used On the grounds that there should be rewards for interfering in the return of Liao Dynasty, we asked our court to solicit loans." "I want Li Hongzhang to tell them that I have agreed to borrow from Yingyi." Guangxu said quietly with a cold smile on his face. "Your Majesty—" Yixin frowned, and cast a look at Weng Tonghe. Fang bit his lips and said, "This matter... this matter, Lafayette has asked Li Hongzhang to sign the "Four Percent Loan Contract" with Russia and France. The total amount is 400 million francs, equivalent to about 100 million taels of silver, with an annual interest rate of 4%, and it will be paid off in thirty-six years with the customs revenue as the guarantee." Guangxu listened, without saying a word, only staring at Yixin with black eyes, When his voice fell to the ground, he said coldly: "That's all, huh?!" "yes." "Tell Lafayette, I won't allow it!" Guangxu gritted his teeth word by word when he stared at Yi Xin. "Your Majesty, this matter—" "Your Majesty." Weng Tonghe raised his face and said nothing for a long while, then stepped forward and said with a bow, "I think that borrowing from Yingchou...is better for our court than borrowing from France and Russia.而沙俄势力却在北方尚称贫瘠之地，同以海关收入作保，然细细考究，但与英夷筹借——”“东北三省如今还算贫瘠？东北乃我朝龙兴之地，此事不必再说了。”不待他话音落地，光绪已然插了口，“奕，这些事儿日后都你去做。直隶的差事，朕意思后边交与了王文韶那奴才，至于李鸿章嘛，进京侍驾。这事你下去告老佛爷声，看她什么意思。” “嗻。”奕迟疑了下，方嘴唇翕动着轻应了声。 “台湾方面可有甚消息？” “听闻自唐景崧内渡后，台民复拥大将军刘永福做了总统，以台南为都，设总统府于大天后宫——” 《马关条约》签订当日，割台的消息就传到了台湾。台民闻之，“若午夜暴闻轰雷，惊骇无人色，奔走相告，聚哭于市中，夜以继日，哭声达于四野”。随后多次致电清廷反对割台，只清廷全然不顾台民的呼吁。万般无奈之下，1895年5月25日，台民宣布成立了以唐景崧为总统，刘永福为大将军的“台湾民主国”，以求保卫家园。 “日军方面呢？”光绪深深吸了口气，复徐徐吐将出来。 “正……正加紧进攻。” 四下里一片静谧，给人一种不安的感觉。众人屏神静心地望着光绪，一颗心直提了嗓子眼上，他们在等待着，等待着一场狂风暴雨的洗礼！然而，光绪并没有像他们想象中的那般龙颜大怒，只缓缓踱着步子。半晌，奕咽了口唾沫，迟疑了下开口说道：“皇上，台湾既已割与日本，台民再怎生抵御也与我朝廷无关——”光绪清癯的面孔上毫无表情。一双剑眉下鹰一样的眼盯着奕良久，仿佛按捺着胸中的怒气，脸颊微微抽动一下，舒口气从齿缝中蹦出一句话来：“台民皆我华夏儿女，皆我大清子民，岂可言无关？” “奴才——”他的声音听来十分硬挺，大热天儿奕竟禁不住打了一个寒战。“奴才一时失言，请皇上恕罪。奴才意思是——” 光绪阴着脸，轻咳一声道：“够了！”他嘴角抿了一下，闭上了眼睛。“皇上，”翁同龢似乎看出了他的心思，近前躬身道，“现下朝廷已不宜再插手了，就任它自生自灭吧。”“自生自灭？”光绪浓眉压得低低的，“那么多的日军，台民如何抵敌？那种场面朕实在不……不敢想象……”他深深吸了口气，许久才透出来，“派兵，不妥，也没甚堪用之兵可派。朕意思还是让两广、闽浙接济些军械粮饷过去——” “皇上，多一事不如少一事，到这份儿上，再不能忍也得忍的。”奕“啪啪”甩马蹄袖跪倒在地，叩头急道，“现下日舰在台湾附近水域昼夜巡弋，军械粮饷非只极难运抵，但日夷发觉，必又将重燃战火，奴才恳请皇上万万慎重。咱如今已无力再应付——” “难道就看着台民去流血、去死？朕已然对不住台省千万生灵，怎忍心再漠然置之？”光绪说着转过身来，眼眶中却已盈满了晶莹的泪花。翁同龢移手抚着搭在怀里的辫子，踱至窗前，似乎在沉思，又似乎在凝视着外边的天穹。半晌，嘴唇翕动着缓缓开了口：“皇上心情，奴才们又何尝没有。只接济些军械粮饷，能阻止台民流血吗？恕奴才斗胆，皇上如此做，只……只会要台民流更多的血、死更多的人的。” "you--" “皇上，台湾孤岛，便再接济军械粮饷，终有一日要落入日夷手中。”见一边康有为嘴唇翕动着欲言语，翁同龢忙不迭丢眼色止住。“要让台民少流血，只有一条路，那便是——”他没有说下去，只内心深处长长地叹了口气。“你是说——”光绪深邃的眸子凝视着翁同龢，少顷回过神来，泪水禁不住顺眼角无声地淌了下来。屋内一片死寂，便一根针落地都听得见，唯闻晚风吹拂下檐下铁马叮叮作响。 “康有为。” "The minister is here." “将你先时言语都写了递进来。” "Hey." 似乎再也提不起精神，光绪轻轻挥了下手不再言语，奕、翁同龢对望一眼，躬身打千儿默然出了屋。在二人身后亦步亦趋随着，直出了隆宗门，康有为犹自思潮翻涌，一时惆怅无奈，一时凄凉悲酸，一时又觉会心温馨…… “康有为，你发什么呆呢？”翁同龢回眸望眼康有为，道，“还不快给六爷请安？”康有为哆嗦下身子自愣怔中回过神来，这才觉得脸颊颧面上略略紧结，眼角还噙着泪，忙不迭抬袖揩脸打千儿道：“卑职康有为见过六爷。”奕双眼在康有为身上打量了良晌，方不相信价开口道：“你便是康有为？” “正是卑职。” 奕淡淡一笑，不冷不热道，“你的作品本王早已拜读，今日有幸一睹容颜，真是三生有幸。”康有为略一拱手便欲开口，只翁同龢眉棱骨不易察觉地抖落了下，已然插口说道：“六爷还有事儿要做的。日后相处日子多着呢，你就莫再讨扰了。”说罢，将手一让，“六爷请。” “筹款一事你多费点心神，此事老佛爷既已定议，再生枝节恐——” “六爷放心，叔平理会得。”眼瞅着奕过了乾清门广场，翁同龢方回首望着康有为，笑道，“六爷面冷，你莫放了心上。在他这位上，不冷些不行的。”“翁相言重，卑职岂敢。”康有为轻咳两声换了话题，“翁相，恕卑职失礼。台湾民情激越，而日夷力竭财衰，倘朝廷予以接济，台湾似犹可——”“不错，照现下形势看，台湾是有收回的可能。我方才亦想着这事的。不过——”翁同龢一边碎步踱着，一边小声道，“六爷说得不错，朝廷但插手此事，必会复引起纷争的。英夷为与沙俄对抗，极力拉拢日夷，这种事它断然不会沉默再三。而诸夷之间钩心斗角，谁又能保法、美、德诸夷不被英夷利诱？但他们联合起来，我朝怕损失的不仅仅是一个台湾。” “诸夷间钩心斗角，即使真能联合起来，这根基亦不会稳的。” “但有利可图，他们是会铁了心合起来的。”翁同龢摇了摇头，回首望眼康有为，“另外，皇上虽锐意进取，然阻力已然不小。倘再节外生枝，只怕更难上加难。且忍下这口气，变法维新，国富民强、兵精粮足之时，光复我华夏疆土还不易如反掌？你说呢？”康有为低头亦步亦趋随着，似乎在沉吟，半晌抬眼扫了下翁同龢，不无忧虑道：“翁相所言不无道理。但望朝廷就切实可行的条陈，逐一付诸实施，使我朝转弱为强，以慰众生之望。”“你——”翁同龢愣怔下收了脚，审视着康有为，道，“你担心皇上——” “卑职——” “你大可放心，皇上乃难得之英明君主，睹此国难民怨，他是很想有一番作为的。便在前日，皇上还拟了一道谕旨，责令各直省将军督抚就近日中外臣工条陈时务，如修铁路、铸钞币、立学堂等各就情势筹酌办法，上报朝廷，以便逐一推行。” 康有为若有所思地淡淡一笑：“这道谕旨卑职在邸报上看到了。恐怕到了各省督抚大臣手中，终会不了了之的。”“各省督抚守旧者有之，然如张之洞、陈宝箴者亦不在少数。”翁同龢深邃的眸子凝视着康有为一动不动，“皇上决心已下，绝不会半途而废的。今日皇上召你进宫、颁布举人才诏，为的什么？皇上旨命温处道袁世凯去督办军务处当差，又为的什么？这些你难道看不出来？” “皇上要袁世凯去督办军务处做差？他——” “袁世凯也很有维新思想的。前几日我去他府邸，书房中高挂一幅西洋瓜分中国图，可见忧心国事，很有头脑的。”翁同龢说着，忽然压低了嗓门，“皇上业已有心要他将天津小站原本按察使胡燏棻编练之约五千'定武军'接管过来，作为改练新建陆军、巩固皇权的基础。” “皇上——” “皇上心意如此，我等做臣子的不竭忠尽虑，辅佐圣上成就中兴大业，何颜面对世人？又怎配得上这身上顶戴袍服？！”他神情激越，语气中带着丝丝金属般的颤音！康有为眉棱骨抖落了一下，忙不迭打千儿道：“翁相诤言，卑职叹服。皇恩浩荡至斯，卑职若不濯心涤肝，精白其志报效朝廷，何颜苟活人世？卑职此生只在变法维新，中兴我大清，赴汤蹈火亦不会退却的。只……只……” “怎样？但说无妨。” “只卑职观皇上先时神情，恐——” “皇上亲政以来，屡屡不能遂志，于皇权自是看得重些。你所提设议院，要君民共主，他又岂能不心存顾忌？不过你大可放心，皇上心坚如铁，绝不会令众维新志士失望的。”翁同龢移脚前行，边走边道，“现下首要的还是你们须抓紧时日，但外边造成声势，变法谕旨一下，方可水到渠成。对了，报纸你想取个甚名好呢？” 清凉的风习习吹来，康有为但觉心里爽快了不少。紧赶几步在翁同龢身侧躬身道：“卑职路上早思量这事了。依卑职意思，既然附在朝廷公报后一起发送，不若也叫公报。” “嗯——”翁同龢沉吟片刻，道，“报纸宣传的是世界万国的事儿，我看就取名《万国公报》吧。” “英美传教士成立的广学会，也出报名曰《万国公报》，报名相同，卑职怕会招来麻烦的。”康有为将垂在胸前的长辫抛于脑后，说道。 听康有为言语，翁同龢淡淡一笑：“中外有别，同名又有何妨？况你树大招风，若要那些顽固守旧的大人们晓得是你办的报纸，能不群起攻之？说不定便报贩也不敢代劳了。如此含含糊糊的，要他们皆以为是洋人创办的，岂不于我们更有利？” “翁相思虑深远，卑职不及。如此卑职回去便立马筹办，争取下月一准发行。” “嗯。”翁同龢点了点头，“我不便公开露面，日后有事，可以要军机章京陈次亮与我联系。嗯——但报纸发行有了成效，可以考虑创办一个团体。现下军机处众大臣于维新颇有微词，而刚子良更一提维新便咬牙切齿。所以一定要格外慎重。” “此事卑职早已想好了。我朝现下之所以备受外夷侵凌，只在太弱了。我等目的在于强国富民，故卑职以为取名'强学会'妥些，不知翁相以为如何？”康有为咽了口口水，说道。 “不错。只你不宜抛头露面。” “卑职晓得，翁相放心。” 眼见西华门处人影攒动，翁同龢沉吟了下，回首望眼康有为，道：“好了，今日便说到这。”说罢，脚步橐橐踱了前去。 夕阳不知什么时候已悄悄地隐了地平线下，昏沉沉的天穹上，几颗星星耐不住寂寞价钻了出来，一眨一眨凝视着大地。康有为静静地看着，那是希望，那是他心中期盼已久的希望！它显出来了，然而，它能升得更高，闪得更亮吗？ 经过一阵紧锣密鼓的筹措，八月十七日，第一期《万国公报》附在朝廷邸报后面，送到了京城各个角落。一篇《论天下大势》，宛若于平静的湖面上投下块千斤巨石，泛起阵阵涟漪。人们争相传诵着、议论着…… 《万国公报》出乎意料的成功，犹如阵阵凉风，使得众维新志士欢喜无限。他们浑然忘却了炎炎盛暑，每日聚集在南通会馆，或挥毫撰文，或会客晤友，纵谈天下大事，慷慨激昂如龙吟虎啸，其乐却也融融。 十月下旬，借着《万国公报》的浓浓春意，康有为、梁启超众人又开始了强学会的筹办工作。一时间，南通会馆门前更是车水马龙、人头攒动，开锅稀粥价热闹。 天已苍黑。送走了最后一批要求入会的官员，康有为伫立在门前台阶上，久久地一动不动，只嘴角挂着一丝甜甜的微笑。 “老师，屋里歇着吧？”梁启超黑眸中带着一丝不易察觉的愁绪，望眼康有为，说道。“唔？唔——”康有为依依不舍地复四下瞅了眼，方转身进了会馆，“照现下形势发展，要不了几日，人数便可逾百了。我意思过会儿陈大人他们过来，咱们便议议学会的章程，准备正式立会，你说呢？” “不算方才那拨，已有一百零七人——” "yes?" “嗯。”梁启超点了点头，两手摆弄着油光水滑的长辫，边走边道，“老师，我这心里总觉着不甚踏实，您看是不是暂缓一缓好些？”康有为漆黑的眉毛抖了下，放缓了脚步望着并肩而行的梁启超：“怎的了？” “近来要求入会之人如潮水一般，实可喜可贺。”梁启超咽了口口水，“只卓如看其中不乏窥测方向、心怀二意之徒，此等人如墙头野草，遇风便倒——” “你意思咱拒绝他们的要求？” “此万不妥的。卓如意思还应想个万全之策，以免日后我辈希望不为朝中顽固势力毁坏，反被这些势利小人践踏。” 康有为轻轻一哂，抬袖拭了把额头上豆大的汗珠，说道：“此不足为虑。要求入会之人中确有这等见利便忘义的小人，然只区区几人，放手让他们搅又能翻起什么浪儿？” “智者千虑，必有一失。老师——” 康有为边抬脚进了月洞门，边摆手说道：“形势至此，已没有缓和的余地了。总不能因着这几人便伤了大伙儿的心吧？如今局面来之不易，须当好好珍惜才是。”“卓如也是这般想的。”梁启超细碎白牙咬着下嘴唇，迟疑了下说道，“设若日后——” “你今日这怎的了？畏手畏脚的。往日豪情都跑哪儿去了？”康有为脸上不易察觉地掠过一丝不快，眼角余光扫了下梁启超，道。 梁启超愣怔了下，嘴唇翕动着，只却道声“卓如——”便止了口。“此事莫再说了。但要皇上晓得你如此怯事，日后还能取得功名吗？”似觉失口，康有为长时间没再言语。梁启超嘴角肌肉抽搐了下，一阵寒意打心底里泛起：功名利禄，莫非在不知不觉中将他也熏染了……正思量着，耳边响起康有为诧异的声音：“翁相？您这——”梁启超愣怔下大步进了屋。 “怎的？不欢迎我这不速之客？”翁同龢新剃的头，脑后垂着粗长的辫子，直到腰际，在客厅南窗下坐着，手中湘妃竹扇轻摇，淡淡笑道。“翁相说笑了，卑职这欢喜还来不及呢。”说着，康有为一个千儿深深打将及地。见翁同龢身边兀自坐个人儿，却不识得何许人物，康有为望着翁同龢，道，“恕卑职眼拙，不知这位——” 梁启超边招呼会管管事献茶，边移目打量那人：藕白色纺绸长衫，拖了一根细长辫子，长孤脸上一对眼窝微微下陷。“在下翰林院编修张孝谦。”不待翁同龢开口，那人已自起身拱手淡淡一笑开了口，“久闻南海兄大名，如雷贯耳。今日一见，真是三生有幸，日后还望南海兄不吝赐教才是。” “张大人言重，有为何敢当？”康有为笑着还了礼，将手一让，道，“坐，快快坐着。” “孝谦乃李相门生，你们日后多多亲近才是。”翁同龢端杯啜口茶徐徐咽下，又道，“孝谦忧国忧民，每念及眼下局势，如骨鲠在喉，寝食难安。听闻强学会即将成立，有意加入。只李相抽不开身，恐无人代为引荐，为你等拒之门外，故要我做了这导人。你们——”“张大人满腔赤诚，有为岂有拒之之理？”康有为撩袍摆坐了，闻声说道，“日后一家人不说两家话，张大人但有所想，还望快言快语，以飨卑职。” “南海兄言重了。孝谦腹中空空，恐怕要让诸位见笑的。” “张大人客气——”兀自说着，眼瞅着管事王平在屋门口探头探脑，康有为遂收口问道，“有事吗？探头探脑的，还有没有点规矩？！”“小的——”王平陀螺似绕圈打千儿请了安，说道，“外边有个姓袁的老爷要见大人，小人看众位老爷正说着事，故——”“姓袁的？”翁同龢喃喃自吟了句，扫眼康有为，道，“莫非是袁世凯？去，叫他进来吧。” "Hey." 片刻光景，橐橐脚步声响处，一个大眼、俊中生威、矮矮胖胖、身穿四品补褂的官员进了屋。众人移目看时，却正是袁世凯。不想着翁同龢竟在此处，袁世凯愣怔了下方满脸堆笑道：“卑职袁世凯见过相爷。不知相爷在此，失礼之处还乞恕罪。”说罢，“啪啪”甩马蹄袖便欲大礼请安。“