Li Lianying has followed Cixi for so many years, he has already regarded Cixi as a part of himself in his heart, even if Cixi wants the moon in the sky, he has to find a way to get it, let alone see Liu Jun.

However, Li Lianying also knows that Liu Jun is not so good now. The reason lies in the change of status, in the past, when Liu Jun was the chief soldier under the imperial court, there was no problem with how Cixi loved to meet, but now, Cixi is just the master of a palace, but Liu Jun is the master of a country. It is difficult to say that Liu Jun will take time out of his busy schedule to receive Cixi.

However, Li Lianying did not break it in person, but said with a smile: "Lafayette, don't worry, I will go to inform Li Zhongtang and them when I get off the airship in a while." ”

Originally, Cixi had death on her face, and the question Li Lianying was thinking about in her heart, how could Cixi not know, but she really wanted to see Liu Jun in her heart. Now hearing this, Cixi no longer watched the shipment of the airship, but ordered to return to the palace.

The personnel in the palace can come out at any time, which has been clearly stated in the preferential treatment of the royal family, so after the airship landed, Cixi returned to the Yang'en Hall under the leadership of the palace people, and Li Lianying did not even go back to the Yang'en Palace, but went directly out of the palace and walked in the direction of the Southwest Government Office.

In the Southwest Administrative Office, after so many days of hard work. All aspects of the southwest are on the right track. Only the land reform, currently waiting for the news of Zunyi, Zunyi is the first point of the southwest reform, at the same time, he is also a region with serious bandit remnants, if the land reform can quickly complete these things, then for everything, it will be relatively easy to do, if successful, other places, can all be based on the land reform in Zunyi, copy it.

Waiting, everything is waiting for the news of land reform in Guizhou, in the past two days, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong have more leisure time than before, and whenever it comes to this time, the two former politicians will sit together. While playing chess, talk about the handling of the southwestern side.

"Old thing, isn't the southwest really important?" After Zhang Zhidong pushed a pawn forward, he raised his head and asked Li Hongzhang in front of him.

Zhang Zhidong has not participated in any memories of Liaodong, he is just a monk who has become a monk halfway, and it is very important to listen to Liu Jun's deployment in the southwest, but whether this is the case or not, I don't know.

As early as the end of the war with Japan, Liu Jun had discussed with himself how to deal with and solve the problems of the imperial court after the end of the war with Japan.

At that time, Liu Jun put forward a concept of giving priority to the construction of the southwest. As for the reason, Liu Jun only vaguely suggested that it was because of the southern issue.

The southwest was not as peaceful as it was later. France and Britain are eyeing each other. It is possible to swallow up the southwest at any time, and this has resulted in the fact that we cannot develop first in the east and then in the west according to the original economic construction plan, but make some jumps. Construction Southwest.

After this concept was put forward, it was later discussed at several meetings and finally formed the slogan of building the Great Southwest into a front-line military station.

That is to say, within five years, it is necessary to build up a stockpile of ammunition sufficient for 400,000 troops for at least five years in the southwest and 400,000 for five years in the northeast. In the North-Western Ordnance Bureau, too, so much ammunition is needed.

In the northeast region and the Ordnance Bureau in Baoji, it is not difficult to manufacture this bit of ammunition, but the southwest is different, the southwest is a poor and white place, there is no railway, there is no road to a flat highway, in a word, everything has to start anew, and among them, there are still so many bandits, in five years, whether this task can be completed, it is a difficult thing.

"It's very important, in the future, the southwest will be the direction of the entire army's war, do you say it's important?" Li Hongzhang, who lowered his head and thought for a while, said.

Zhang Zhidong nodded a little understandingly, and was about to ask about the others, when he saw Yang Fengchun, Li Hongzhang's personal guard, walk in outside the door.

Yang Fengchun has been by Li Hongzhang's side for so many years, although he is only a colonel at present, but he is paid the salary of a major general.

Liu Jun once thought about letting Yang Fengchun retire, but for so many years, Yang Fengchun has followed Li Hongzhang and already has feelings, and he doesn't want to destroy this friendly relationship, so he has been coming and putting this matter down.

Yang Fengchun saw Zhang Zhidong looking at him, nodded slightly, walked up to Li Hongzhang and said, "Director." Deputy Director and Li Lianying asked to see her outside. “

Li Lianying, hearing this, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong glanced at each other, and then put down the chess pieces in their hands before Li Hongzhang nodded to Yang Fengchun and motioned for him to come in.

Anyway, they used to be people who worked under one roof, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong also stood up and greeted them at the door, and when Li Lianying arrived, Li Hongzhang personally made tea with him, and then asked Li Lianying the purpose of coming.

Want to meet Liu Jun? After listening to Li Lianying's explanation, Li Hongzhang understood.

It's just strange, Cixi should hate Liu Jun to the core, but listening to Li Lianying's words just now, Cixi didn't hate Liu Jun at all, and her eyes were full of expectation.

For the time being, Li Hongzhang was not easy to answer this question, and he told Li Lianying that he would give an answer when the results of the discussion came out.

Li Lianying is not an unreasonable person. He also knew that this kind of thing, even if Li Hongzhang and the others agreed, it would be useless, and Liu Jun still needed a nod, so he was not disappointed, but nodded and got up to leave.

Li Hongzhang, who sent Li Lianying to the gate and returned to the office, asked, "What do you mean?" ”

There was only Zhang Zhidong present. Zhang Zhidong lowered his head and thought for a while: "I think it's okay, after all, Liu Jun took his rights, and some things are best solved by the parties." ”

Zhang Zhidong's words, Li Hongzhang did not object, after all, Zhang Zhidong was telling the truth. said that it was Liu Jun who destroyed the Qing Dynasty, and it was reasonable for the monarch of a ruined country to want to meet Liu Jun.

But the two also knew that what they said was useless, and after looking down and thinking for a while, Li Hongzhang looked at Zhang Zhidong and said, "I think, we can tell Liu Jun about the matter and let him decide." ”

Now it seems that this is the only way. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong raised his head, and then said, "Draft a message." (To be continued.) )