Southeast of Fuzhou City, outside the water department, Hekou Port. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the former Ming Dynasty, the estuary port is the anchorage place of the tribute ships of the Ryukyu and other countries, and there is the estuary Tianhou Temple near the mouth and the 'Rouyuan Station' called the Ryukyu Hall, because it is the main road of water and land transportation, this area is also extraordinarily prosperous, the large and small shops are lined up one after another, the streets along the river are crowded, and the boats on the river are like shuttles.

Yi Zhicontent was reluctant to enter the city, Yiliang temporarily changed the wind and dust washing banquet to the 'Rongjin Building' near Hekou Port, the first floor is a group of officials below the third grade of Fuzhou City, but the second floor only has a table, and there are only Yi Zhicontent, Yiliang, and Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

Yi Zhizu suddenly came to Fuzhou, Wang Yide was very surprised, he was extremely reluctant to have anything to do with Yi Zhifen, but this time the Fujian Pacification was thanks to the Nanyang Navy, and furthermore, the Navy did not withdraw after the Pacification, but stationed on the spot and recruited troops on the spot, he did not pinch his nose and led the Fuzhou officials to greet him.

After saying a lot of high-sounding words of gratitude, and after toasting the three rounds of wine, he said tentatively: "I don't know what is the important matter for Brother Guocheng to come to Fuzhou this time?" ”

"Steam Ironclad, Brother Shaofu has heard of it?" Yi Zhicontent did not go around in circles and said straight to the point: "Nowadays, Western countries are competing to manufacture steam ironclad ships, and we cannot lag behind in the Qing Dynasty, but there are many Westerners in Guangzhou and Shanghai, and the shipyards in the two places are not conducive to secrecy, so I plan to build a large shipyard in Mawei, Fuzhou, to build steam ironclad ships." ”

Large shipyards? Steam ironclads? Wang Yide frowned, as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he and the general of Fuzhou naturally look at the problem from a different angle, he is keenly aware that this matter is not simple, Yuan Qi wants to reach out to Fuzhou, hesitated, he said: "If it is a civilian shipyard, it is a trivial matter, but this steam ironclad ship..... Brother Guocheng can play the imperial court? ”

Yi Zhizhi sneered secretly, if it is approved by the imperial court, is it necessary to talk to you? He also didn't bother to answer, and said to himself: "The manufacture of steam ironclad ships requires a large number of technical personnel, not only to build a large shipyard in Mawei, but also to train talents on the spot, and I am ready to establish a number of Western-style schools in Fuzhou and Mawei......" ”

Seeing his tough attitude, Wang Yide smiled to himself: "Some small things are not worth mentioning, as long as the court allows it, the headquarters will definitely support it with all its might." ”

Seeing that he insisted on asking the court for permission, Yi Zhixiang smiled and said no more, seeing this situation, Yi Liang hurriedly mediated and said: "The construction of a steam ironclad ship is required for coastal defense, and the court has no reason to allow it, but this matter is quite extensive, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to approve it in a short period of time. ”

Wang Yide shook his head slowly and said, "The matter is serious, in case the imperial court blames it, we Fujian officials are afraid that we Fujian officials will not be able to afford it." ”

"Then wait for the approval of the imperial court." Yi Zhi was content to disagree, but the atmosphere on the table immediately became dull.

After the dismissal, Yi Zhizu refused Yiliang's invitation and lived directly in an inn outside the water department, Yiliang did not say goodbye, but followed, he also planned to ask for some benefits for the Fuzhou garrison Eight Banners, the two entered the single courtyard, as soon as they entered the door, Lin Meilian greeted and reported: "Sir, the shopkeeper of the Fuzhou Telegraph Office is here." As he spoke, he handed over another telegram.

"Let him in." Yi Zhicontent casually ordered, and sat down in the hall of the main house, he opened the telegram, glanced at it, and there was a sentence on the telegram, Li Xingyuan, the governor of Liangjiang, and Yiliang, the general of Fuzhou, took over. He quietly turned over the telegram and put it on the coffee table, Li Xingyuan Zhishi was not surprised, but Yiliang took over as the governor of Liangjiang but it was a little unexpected for him.

Guan Shilin, the shopkeeper of the Fuzhou Telegraph Bureau, walked in quickly, bowed down and said: "Guan Shilin, the subordinate of the Fuzhou Telegraph Bureau, has seen the big shopkeeper. ”

"Pen and paper waiting." Yi Zhizu gave a word of advice, and when Lin Meilian presented pen and ink, he glanced at Guan Shilin and said, "I said, you remember." After a pause, he said slowly: "Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, is talented and virtuous, and his corpse is vegetarian, so it is not suitable to live in the governor's house, and I recommend Jin Yishan, the governor of Lu'an Prefecture, to take over." ”

Hearing this, Guan Shilin couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't dare to put pen to paper for a long time, Yiliang was also shocked for a long time, and he was impeached if he didn't agree with him, and the impeachment was still the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he actually recommended a successor, where is Jin Yishan, the prefect of Lu'an Prefecture, sacred, he doesn't know, and he hasn't heard of it, but the prefect is just four products who suddenly took over as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang? Is this appropriate?

Yiliang has been in the officialdom for most of his life, and he reacted when he thought about it, this matter is not so simple, impeaching Wang Yide will definitely not be a disagreement, annoyed and angry, thinking of Yi Zhi's contentment not long ago to impeach Jiangsu Governor Fu Shenxun, and recommended Xu Jishe to take over, he realized that this impeachment must have been prepared, Yi Zhi's contentment came to Fuzhou to see Wang Yide this time, just to give the other party a chance! Thinking of this, his heart beat wildly, Yi Zhixiang What is this going to do?

Guan Shilin paused for a moment, and he had already reacted, this was for him to send a telegram, and quickly wrote down Yi Zhi's contentment words word for word, and blew the ink before showing the other party.

"Sign my name, and then send it to the Beijing Division, and transfer it to the Military Aircraft Department." Yi Zhishu said lightly.

Guan Shilin, who was brought with him, bowed down and retreated, and Yi Liangcai said eagerly: "Brother Guocheng is sure?" ”

Yi Zhizhi lit a cigarette and said, "How can you be sure of this?" ”

Are you sure that you will sing such a play in front of you, the general of Fuzhou? Yi Liangtun smiled, "Brother Guocheng came to Fuzhou, but for Liwei?" ”

The impeachment of Wang Yide, Yi Zhishu really has the meaning of prestige, following the impeachment of the governor of Jiangsu, Fu Shenxun, and then the impeachment of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, this is an extremely obvious signal, I think the officials of the southeastern provinces and the officials of the prefectures and counties should understand what is going on! As for whether Xianfeng will agree? He wasn't worried.

Naturally, he couldn't say this clearly, and he muttered slightly, and then he said: "It's not for Liwei, but for the needs of developing Fujian, Fujian connects Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and wants to develop industry and build railways, and Taiwan must also vigorously explore and develop, and it needs a governor who has the courage to open up and is open-minded and radical." ”

Yi Liang obviously didn't believe this, but he understood it when he thought about it, this high-sounding reason was not for him, but for him to turn the court, thinking of the speed of the telegram, he couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and said: "Brother Guocheng is tired all the way, and rest first." ”

Beijing Division, Forbidden City, Military Aircraft Department.

A big military plane, Da Zhangjing, walked quickly to Mu Zhang'a with a telegram he had just received, and said softly: "Hexiang, the telegraph office has just been transferred, and the Nanyang Minister Yi Zhixin sent a telegram from Fuzhou. ”

After receiving the telegram, Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "There will be no mistake? It's no wonder that he asked, after all, the telegraph office has only been established for a few days, and a group of Xiao Zhangjing and eunuchs are still in the stage of surprise training.

"No, it's been double-checked." Da Zhangjing hurriedly said: "And it was verified by someone from the telegraph office." ”

After reading the telegram again, Mu Zhang'a said: "Send Kim Yee-sun's information immediately, as detailed as possible." ”

Not long after, Yiliang's telegram was also delivered, and Mu Zhang'a swept his eyes and put it down, impeaching the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang for the development of Fujian, and there were many nonsense!

Soon, Jin Yishan's information was sent over, Jin Jishan, a native of Wuxian County, Jiangsu, Daoguang 18 years of Jinshi, elected as the Hanlin Academy, after the disbandment of the museum, awarded the Hanlin Academy for review, entered the Imperial Procuratorate, Ding Wei returned home, after the recovery to supervise the imperial history, Xianfeng was released to the prefect of Lu'an Mansion in the first year, and his resume was as clean as a blank piece of paper, but it is easy to know why he would take a fancy to him?

Mu Zhang'a pondered all the way into the Qianqing Palace, and after entering the Xinuan Pavilion to greet the salute, he bowed down and submitted a telegram to report: "Your Majesty, this is a telegram sent by Yi Zhizhi and Yiliang from Fuzhou successively. ”

After reading the telegram, the anger in Xianfeng's heart suddenly came out, "I just impeached the governor of Jiangsu, and now I have come to impeach the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and it's endless!" ”

Mu Zhang'a hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed, "The emperor is ...... angry." ”

"I don't want to be angry." Xianfeng snorted coldly and shook the telegram, "Is this allowed?" ”

"Allow ——。" Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "Yi Zhishu first impeached the governor of Jiangsu, and then impeached the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, which should be intended to consolidate Yuanqi's power in the southeast and ensure that there is no worries about sending troops to the northwest in a big way..... the slave secretly thinks that for the sake of the overall situation, it should be allowed." ”

Hearing this, Xianfeng gradually calmed down, if he can't bear it, he will make a big plan, as long as Yuan Qi sends troops to the northwest to assist the imperial court to exterminate the Taiping Army and the Twist Army, so that it can consolidate the southeast power? No matter how you say it, it's better than the current situation, at least judging from the current situation, Yuan Qi has no signs of raising troops to rebel.

After a slight hesitation, he said slowly: "What is the situation with Jin Yishan, the prefect of Lu'an Mansion?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Mu Zhang'a said softly: "This person should be an official ...... Yuanqi family. ”

Xianfeng frowned, "Yuanqi series? ”

"Your Majesty." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said: "Yuanqi has tens of thousands of large and small shareholders in the southeastern provinces, and these shareholders are all gentry and businessmen from the southeastern provinces, these gentry and businessmen, plus the military attachés from Yuanqi, the officials recommended by Yi Zhishu and the officials of the two Nanyang provinces...... It has come into its own right. ”

Hearing this, Xianfeng was shocked, according to this statement, wouldn't the officials of the Yuanqi family be unimaginably huge? In another ten or twenty years, won't the DPRK and Central China be full of officials of the Yuanqi family?

Seeing Xianfeng was silent for a long time, Mu Zhang'a was secretly happy in his heart, the officials of the Mu Party are now a big move, during this time Xianfeng's attitude towards Yuanqi seems to have changed, he was worried all day long for fear that Xianfeng would suppress him, so as to take this opportunity to throw out the Yuanqi Party, as long as Xianfeng believes in the existence of the Yuanqi Party, he will not overly suppress and weaken the power of his Mu Party.

After a long time, Xianfeng spoke: "Wang Yide is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and concurrently the governor of Fujian?" How about Jin Yishan taking over as the governor of Fujian and appointing the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Mu Zhang'a said softly: "The promotion and demotion of officials is nothing more than an edict, why doesn't the emperor let Yi Zhixin send troops to the northwest with peace of mind?" ”

"Back then, Wu Sangui and Nian Qianyao were afraid that they would not be so content!" Xianfeng sighed lightly: "I am really ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors. ”

Hearing him suddenly say this, Mu Zhang'a hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The slave is the chief military aircraft, and I also ask the emperor to punish him." "But I secretly wondered in my heart, how can Wu Sangui and Nian Qianyao be compared with Yi Zhicontent, but people want soldiers and soldiers, money and money, and territory.

"That's it." Xianfeng sighed lightly, "Telegram, Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, will be removed from his post and entered Beijing, and the governor of Lu'an Prefecture, Jin Yishan, will be the governor of Fujian, and temporarily the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. ”

Early the next morning, Yi Zhicontent, who was far away in Fuzhou, received a telegram from the Military Aircraft Department, and after reading it, he smiled and ordered: "Transfer it to the Zhenmin General's Mansion, and Yiliang to the Governor's Mansion." ”

In the governor's mansion of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wang Yide looked at the telegram sent and was stunned, and after a while, he asked: "Is it confirmed that it was sent by the Military Aircraft Department?" ”

The manager of the telegraph room did not know how to reply, the telegram of the internal bureau of Fuzhou had already begun to be used, and most of the prefectures and counties in Fujian and Zhejiang had already opened telegraphs for the exclusive use of the government, but this was the first telegram from the Military Aircraft Department, and he was not sure, but he believed that no one dared to send a telegram in the name of the Military Aircraft Department, and it was also a telegram about the appointment and dismissal of local officials, which was not a joke.

Wang Yide didn't understand this, but he still had a fluke in his heart, and after a while, he ordered: "Prepare a sedan chair." He planned to go to the Mancheng Min General's Mansion to ask Yiliang what was going on, and intuitively, he thought that this should be Yi Zhixiang's handiwork, and Yiliang and Yi Zhixiang seemed to have a good relationship.

Eight sedan chairs just left the governor's palace, Yiliang came quickly, Wang Yide hurriedly ordered to get off the sedan chair, get off the sedan chair, and saw Yiliang take out a telegram, he understood everything when he boarded, and his body was soft when he boarded.

The news of the dismissal of Governor Wang Yide spread far and wide, and soon spread throughout the entire city of Fuzhou, Yiliang has been in the officialdom for so many years, so he naturally knows what should be spread and what should rot in the stomach, and soon, several officials in Fuzhou who came to inquire about the news knew about the competition.

Governor Wang Yide offended Yi Zhizhi yesterday and was dismissed today! This is really too appalling, but this is from the mouth of Fuzhou General Yiliang, but no one dares not believe it, as soon as the news spread, officials of all sizes in Fuzhou City rushed to visit Yi Zhizhi outside the water department with generous gifts.

Yi Zhizhi was not in the inn, but went to Mawei, he knew very well what kind of reaction this telegram would cause, he didn't have the spare time to entertain a group of officials he didn't know, however, he still left Lin Meilian to register, he still wanted to know about Fuzhou officialdom, after all, if the shipyard was built in Mawei, it would require the strong cooperation and support of local officials.

In addition, he also plans to take advantage of the opportunity of Kaohsiung Port to open up to the outside world to promote the establishment of Taiwan as a province.