The next day, after leaving duty, Guan Zhuofan did not go back to the small Suzhou Hutong, but went back to his mansion in the north street of Chao Nei - he went back to the north street of the inner street, not for the night, but for a meeting, after the meeting, he still went back to the small Suzhou Hutong, which had been agreed with Princess Dunrou, and I thought there would be no more misunderstandings. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Guan Zhuofan was accompanied by four big military planes, Wen, Cao, Xu, and Guo -- that is to say, the whole class of military planes participated in this meeting.

When King Gong was in power, it was a common thing for the whole class to sit in Prince Gong's palace meeting; After Guan Zhuofan took charge, this situation was greatly reduced. It is convenient to hold a meeting in one's own home, but it is inevitable that "politics is out of the private door" ridicule. In fact, in the later period of King Gong's reign, there were more and more such ridicules; And King Gong finally aroused the suspicion of the queen mother of the two palaces, and this "politics is private" is not one of the reasons.

Therefore, if there is no special need, Guan Zhuofan is still willing to "show the world and be selfless".

Today, I put the meeting in my own home with the participation of the whole class of military aircraft, and it shows that there is indeed "something special necessary."

Yes, today's meeting should be kept confidential.

The content of the meeting should be kept confidential; The identities of the participants are also to be kept confidential.

The identities of the five big military aircraft are naturally not guaranteed; Another person attending the meeting was Qian Dingming, the secretary of the Foreign Affairs Deployment Library, a red-top senior member and the main hall of the Huanghuang "ministries and commissions," and there should be no need to hide his head and shrink his tail.

So, who is the person whose identity is to be kept secret?

Insert a sentence: Because of the emergence of the "advisory committee" at the same level as the six ministries, in addition to the word "ministry", some people have already used the word "ministry" to refer to the yamen at the level of the six ministries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Advisory Committee.

In addition, since the main hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting, today's "enlarged meeting of the Military Aircraft Department" must have something to do with diplomacy.

When they arrived at Prince Xuan's mansion, a group of adults changed into civilian clothes, Guan Zhuofan took the lead, and Yuguan entered the West Flower Hall.

As soon as Guan Zhuofan entered the door, a person who had been waiting in the flower hall immediately rushed forward, knelt down in his robe, and kowtowed, "Jing Song greets the prince!" ”

Guan Zhuofan waited for him to perform the "national salute", stepped forward, helped him up with his own hands, looked at him seriously for a moment, and said with a smile: "Wei Qing, you are thin and dark!" Well, it's been almost three years, but it's hard for you! ”

This person is really dark and thin, but black is black, white is white, a pair of eyes, blazing, at a glance, the whole person is introverted, occasionally do a larger movement, there is a sense of radiance.

If you look closely, this person is actually very young, and it is not easy to judge the exact age, but he must not be over thirty years old.

The young man named "Jing Song" and the word "Wei Qing" said with a smile, "Thank you for your remembrance." As for me, I was born black and thin—after more than two years of being outside, it was indeed darker and darker, but I didn't lose much weight, and the prince looked at me and lost weight—it became stronger. ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled "haha" and turned around, "Everyone, this one is our Qing Dynasty's Ban Dingyuan-Tang Weiqing!" ”

Tang Jingsong hurriedly bowed his waist and said, "The prince has a good reputation, but I can't afford it!" Jing Song is in the country and the people, and he has not made an inch, how dare he compare with Ban Dingyuan? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "How can it be called 'not an inch of merit'?" You can stay in Vietnam for three years, and that's a credit! ”

Cao Yuying also smiled and said, "Wei Qing, your merits really can't be compared with Ban Dingyuan; However, your heart is comparable to Ban Ding's distance! The prince's name of 'Daqing Ban Dingyuan' is really an ardent expectation for you! ”

"Yes!" Tang Jingsong said, "Zhuo Gong Jin Yu good words! Jing Song is always self-reliant, and he doesn't dare to live up to the high expectations of the prince! ”

Tang Jingsong is the "Sixth Rank of Minister", in terms of grade, and the others in the flower hall are very far away. The reason why he called Cao Yuying "Zhuo Gong" instead of "Lord Cao" was not only because of the people in the house, except for Guan Zhuofan, Cao Yuying was the only one who knew him, but also because, in addition to the "Liupin Qing title", he also had an identity that could be commensurate with each other even if he met a scholar - a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Shu Jishi is equivalent to "intern Hanlin" and has not yet "graduated", so he has not yet received a real job, and he has no grade to speak of - Tang Jingsong's "Sixth Rank Qing Title" has no direct relationship with his identity as a Shu Jishi. However, because of the identity of Shu Jishi, in some aspects, even a first-class member such as Cao Yuying is half a head shorter than him - Cao Yuying was born and has not been a Jinshi.

At the moment, Tang Jingsong, Wen, Cao, Xu, Guo, and Qian all bowed their respects one by one.

In the flower hall, there is a big round table, and everyone sits around this round table.

At the same table with the country's big military aircraft, the main hall of the ministry, and even the prince in charge of the country, "sitting on an equal footing" is like eating together, Yu Tang Jingsong, it is the first time in his life, and he can't help but feel a little at a loss.

However, for the rest of the people, holding a meeting with Prince Xuan, if the number of participants is not too large, this form of meeting is commonplace.

Guan Zhuofan said, "In this way, everyone can talk." ”

Of course, the difference between the top and bottom is still obvious:

Guan Zhuofan sat at the top, in the center; Directly opposite him was Tang Jingsong -- this position was originally the "main position" of the lower head, that is, the position of the master. However, now it is not Prince Xuan who is entertaining guests, but the "enlarged meeting of the Military Aircraft Department", the "Vietnamese interview envoy" making a "work report" to Prince Zhang, and the princes of the privy government and relevant "ministries and commissions" attending the meeting to "observe" and "discuss together".

The "Vietnamese Interview Envoy" -- naturally it was Tang Jingsong.

As soon as Guan Zhuofan took charge of the center, he immediately began to prepare for the war against France, and it has been more than three years so far.

The main battlefield must be Vietnam -- All the preparations that Guan Zhuofan has made so far, including the protection of Liu Changyou after the Zhang Liu Rebellion and the leveling of Yunnan and Guizhou, are all for the sake of this main battlefield on land.

In addition, the "peace" between China and France also needs a sufficiently convincing "breakthrough" -- in the minds of the great powers in China and France, China is naturally the weaker side, and since it is the weaker and at the same time wants to win the sympathy of international public opinion, it cannot give people the impression of taking the initiative to provoke a war.

This principle is the same as that of Guan Zhuofan and Prussia, who tried their best to lure and force the French to declare war on Prussia first -- on the Asian battlefield, they should also think of ways to lure and force the French to declare war on China first.

The key to "breaking the deadlock" with France -- Guan Zhuofan was also placed in Vietnam.

In addition, after the war, there must be a special handling of Vietnam, and the relationship between Vietnam and China should be made easier, not the status quo.

The old "clan and vassal" system has to be changed in my hands.

All this requires Guan Zhuofan to have a comprehensive and thorough grasp of the situation in Vietnam.

This, it is not enough to rely on historical materials alone, it is not enough to rely on the unpredictable prophets of the traversers, even if it is coupled with the efforts of intelligence officers, it is still not enough.

No matter how good an intelligence officer is, the information he obtains is only limited to one thing, one person, or one place, and it is also trivial, and it will take a lot of effort to put this information together into a complete puzzle and find out the basis for major advances and stops.

In addition, the so-called "intelligence agents" whose identities can be disclosed are mostly of low social status and do not have direct contact with the upper echelons of the target country, and the value of the information they obtain is mostly limited, and some of the information may even be wrong -- it is only a rumor spread by the people -- and this situation is actually very common.

Guan Zhuofan hopes to find such a person: not only can he stay in Vietnam for a long time, but also can freely contact the upper echelons of Vietnam -- this "upper level" must be the level of governor and governor at the local level; As for the capital, it must be the rank of a squire, a scholar, a secret minister, and even a scholar, and even, up to the king of Vietnam - of course, Vietnam itself is called "emperor".

In short, it must be "not capped".

In addition, this person's vision and insight cannot be equated with that of an ordinary intelligence officer, and he must have a comprehensive, clear, and in-depth understanding of the ins and outs of Vietnam and the relationship between Vietnam and China.

That is to say, as mentioned above, Guan Zhuofan's requirement that he "have a comprehensive and thorough grasp of the situation in Vietnam" must be true when placed on this person.

To find such a person, it seems...... Uh, an impossible task.

*(To be continued.) )