The stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Zhou Xuexi's topic suddenly aroused everyone's enthusiasm

According to the provisions of the nine-year constitutional outline, after the reform of the court's official system, the reform of the local official system was gradually implemented. Of course, it was impossible for more than 20 provinces in the world to be in order, so Lin Guangyu first circled four provinces as the first batch of pilot projects. According to the provisions of the imperial edict, Fengtian, Zhili, Hubei and Jiangsu should take the lead in building model provinces to be role models in the world. Zhou Xuexi's words were extremely in line with the will of the holy.

Since the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is going to Hubei to pilot, the Ministry of Finance is also preparing to send people. Zhang Nanpi claims to be "slaughtering money". It is rumored that he is not aware of the amount of money he has spent. The superiors will and the tuition fees paid for random decisions are countless. Zaize had the intention to attack Hubei at that time, but he had to be careful of Lao Qing so that he did not make too many enemies. Now Lao Qing has fallen, and the imperial edict has also made a statement to straighten the relationship between the court and the local government. How could he not climb along the way?

Tieliang immediately stated that he would go. In the last selection of the Imperial Guards, the eighth town led by Zhang Biao in Hubei was the lowest and outrageously low. It is said that there are many revolutionary parties in the new army in Hubei, and the morale of the army is unstable. The boss of the Ministry of National Defense was very dissatisfied. It turned out that due to Zhang Nanpi's old face, it was inconvenient to start. Now Zhang Nanpi is dead, so naturally he can't help it.

Yan Xiu said that the Ministry of Education should also go to inspect the holding of new Hubei schools...

The other ministers looked at me, and I looked at you, but for a moment they were unsure whether to send someone to the same.

"I think, all relevant departments will send personnel to jointly investigate." Xu Shichang twisted his beard. "Since the imperial front meeting has determined the proposal to build a model province, the cabinet should follow it. Hubei is the heart of the world and the thoroughfare of nine provinces. What is the important position? It is also the first to pilot the first. It is natural to be so grand. Two days ago, I met Lord Cen. He said that the Supervision Bureau recently connected to the report, saying that Hubei is unstable, the officialdom is corrupt, people are overflowing, and the deficiencies are serious. Although he is skeptical, he is still going to go..."

This is said without any leakage, but the important officials finally realized that the wind had changed - the officialdom of the capital was celebrating - the pursuit of the remaining party might be over, and the lively area in Caishikou seemed to come to an end. Originally, several elderly important officials were originally suspicious of Lin Guangyu's large-scale purge, afraid of causing chaos in people's hearts, and wanted to find an opportunity to make a comment. Now that the emperor has the intention to stop, of course it is not convenient to talk about it.

As for the fire leading to the local area, they also felt it was very normal - why can the local government be safe if the officialdom in the capital is dark? Speaking of which, with the advantage of the emperor's distant land, some behaviors are even worse than those in the capital, which is really time to hit them.

"As usual, the leader of the imperial envoy is Lord Cen. Whether the other ministers are the deputy envoys of the imperial envoys, the cabinet will respectfully invite the Holy Tribunal. So please come back and formulate the investigation strategy of our department. Submit it to the Holy Tribunal in three days and decide the policy."

"Abide by Premier Xu's orders."

This pilot project in Hubei was not actually Lin Guangyu had a whim, but was carefully considered. He had four levels of consideration:

First, Hubei has been in a heart for a long time. Zhang Zhidong has served as the governor of Hubei for a long time. He has been out of control of the court for many years, and he has a potential to lose his tail. This time, he is knocking on the mountain and shocking the tiger, reminding all provinces not to act arbitrarily;

Second, in history, the New Army Uprising first appeared in Wuchang. Four or five of the new army in Hubei were infiltrated by the revolutionary party. The revolutionary party was unable to train troops, but it was a good player to make trouble. He had to prepare for the future and prevent it in advance;

Third, although Hubei has a long geography, it has both the support of the Luhan Railway and the support of the telegraph lines. The relative distance is convenient, easy to control, and easy to achieve results.

Fourth, Zhang Zhidong has been operating in Hubei for many years, and the Westernization Construction has left a big mess. It has a bright surface and a mixed inside. It is really necessary to rectify and improve.

The world is so big that not many people need to meet these four conditions. Fengtian Westernization is insufficient; Zhili is newly appointed as the direct supervisor of Duanfang, and there is no such problem. Jiangsu has not yet opened to traffic and the transportation is not convenient. After all, Hubei is the most suitable.

A few days later, Lin Guangyu looked at the cabinet's presentation about "pilot Hubei" in the Palace of Health and Heart, and asked with a smile: "What are the opinions of the outside world when piloting Hubei this time, and what are the ministers' ideas?"

Cen Chunxuan first said mockingly: "Report to the emperor, there is a saying - 'The official went to Hubei and murderous intent was everywhere!'"

Lin Guangyu laughed.

Xu Shichang also laughed, and then added: "There is another sentence, 'Financial and national defense are the first to bear the brunt of the problem'."

He is worthy of being an old minister, and he suddenly came to the point in just a few words.

"This pilot project in Hubei is the first major move after the reform of the official system. Whether it can be done well directly determines the prestige of the transition cabinet. Although the Supervisory Office does not belong to the cabinet system, it is a relationship of both losses and prosperity. You have just said a few words to me, and I also warn you two. The first sentence is, "active and steady." Hubei may be full of malpractice. You must not ignore these accumulated malpractices or act too rush. Things must be done the same. Hubei's

The ground is also in chaos; the second sentence is, 'Fair', I have countless things in Hubei, but Zhang Nanpi must have responsibility, but Nanpi is dead, and I don't want to bring up old accounts, so as not to public opinion that I am too careless and merciless. After the fall, Chen Kuilong is now the governor of Hubei, and the responsibility is heavy. But shortly after he took over, Zhang Nanpi was constrained by him, so he would be blamed for him. You can go and see. If he is not very wrong, he will be ready to transfer Beijing to appoint him in the future."

Cen and Xu looked at each other and said in unison: "The emperor is wise." The emperor's words have set the tone for the pilot of Hubei. How can we not pay attention to it?

"This time I went to Hubei, Cen Chunxuan was the chief envoy, Zhou Xuexi, Zhao Bingjun, Wang Yingkai... Huh?" Lin Guangyu felt a little surprised with Xu Shichang's handing over the landmark, "Everyone else can do it, why is Gu Hongming the last time? This time I went to Hubei, it was completely related to the country's internal affairs. What should the Ministry of Foreign Affairs need to participate in it?"

Xu Shichang smiled bitterly: "I don't know, but Gu Tang is strange in nature. He came here again and again, saying that he would be the deputy envoy when he was traveling to Hubei, but he must send him to go with him? I thought about it, and the rest were all

The ministers and ministers went there in person. They were all appointed as deputy envoys of the imperial envoy. He had no choice but to...

"What a strange thing!" Lin Guangyu said to himself, "No, he must have other words!"

"The emperor clearly understands. He really has other words. He said, 'The situation in Hubei is Zhang Wengong Zhang Zhidong for 20 years of hard work. I must not let people die...' He is stubborn and unable to stop him, so..."

After hearing Xu Shichang talk about this, Lin Guangyu suddenly understood: How could Liang Dunyan stop Gu Hongming? It was clearly because both of them came from Zhang Zhidong's shogunate, and Nanpi was kind to them. He didn't want to see that Zhang Zhidong might be criticized after his death, so he tried his best to protect him. Liang Dunyan and Gu Hongming, one of them, played the same role.

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"Since that's the case, let him go..." Lin Guangyu thought for a while, "This time he went south, except for the imperial envoy, the imperial guards will accompany him to prevent accidents and provide support for the protection!"

The capital was in trouble, Qing, and the collapse. The news had already spread throughout the country, and the place was in panic. There were many shocks overnight, and Hubei and other places were no exception. Chen Kuilong felt even more guilty. He vaguely heard the wind that someone in the court said that he was the King of Qing and was also overthrown. If Zhang Nanpi was there, he would have to feel more at ease. Nanpi would definitely protect him. But Nanpi had passed away and he had lost his protector. These days, he had been worried and unwilling to do political affairs.

In fact, it is not a fabrication to say that he is Yi Li's party. Chen Long's wife died early, and later reunited a house. This room was no one else, but Xu Geng, who served as the minister of military affairs, was half-brother and concubine. He was known as the fourth aunt. Because these four aunts were born in illegitimate, they were not valued since childhood. They have developed the ability to observe words and expressions, and are also smart and clever. Before Yi Li was popular, she called her concubine the adopted mother, and Chen Kuilong became the son-in-law of Yi Li's land. Later, Yi Li gradually developed and Chen Long also had a prosperous official career. The two families had close contacts. Every gift from Prince Qing's Mansion was kept in a yellow box. Chen's wife often deliberately showed this to others, which was known to everyone in the outside world.

On the one hand, Chen Kuilong was certainly appreciated by Zhang Zhidong, and on the other hand, Yi Li's power should not be underestimated, otherwise his appointment would not be so easy. After a while, it became well known to everyone. Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly, Yi Li fell, and the reliance on Mount Tai became extremely dangerously implicated. It can be said that he had been in Hedong for thirty years and Hexi for thirty years!

"Sir... the capital telegraph..." A confidant aide ran over from the telegraph room in panic, waved a telegraph paper in his hand, shouting repeatedly, which attracted people to look at each other, but the man was completely unaware of it and just rushed over.

"What's the matter?" Chen Kuilong was using tea. He could hear the loud cry clearly. He had already figured out the bad intentions from his tone, and his mind was a little bit different. The cup lid was not covered at once and fell to the ground and cracked into pieces.

The staff who reported the news did not seem to see the fragments on the ground, and only handed over the telegram: "Sir, the capital telegram, the cabinet is going to send someone to Hubei..."

"Ah?" Chen Kuilong was shocked and his hands were trembling involuntarily - he was afraid of anything but he was on the side. When he trembled and opened the telegram, it clearly stated: The imperial envoy Cen Chun, the imperial envoy Zhou Xuexi, Zhao Bingjun, Wang Yingkai, and Gu Hongming led various troops to Hubei to promote the pilot project. Liang Bi led 2,000 imperial guards to go south with him.

"What does this mean?" He murmured to himself. He had never encountered such a situation. If he wanted to take me, Chen Kuilong, how could he use such a mobilization? I surrendered with an imperial edict by the emperor. Why do we use so many people? If it was just a cabinet investigation, what does Cen Chunxuan mean? Even if Dai Hongci came, he should be better than him...

After thinking about it, Chen Kuilong couldn't figure it out. He summoned all the staff to think about it again. Everyone talked about it and put forward a lot of opinions, but he felt that none of them was reliable and his mentality became more and more anxious.

"Sir, those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come. Now we can't guess at it. It's better to consider how to deal with it. When the imperial envoy comes to Hubei, we must prepare for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and pay attention to public security. If there is a disturbance in the revolutionary party, the adults will be embarrassed..."

"It's over here, so it can only be like this." Chen Long ordered, and the crowd below began to make trouble. As for the details of accounts, cases, etc., he didn't care much in a hurry. He didn't intend to embellish the peace. Nanpi left a mess. What should he do?

This time, it was indeed a little different. After arriving in Wuchang, the imperial envoy was particularly low-key. He did not hurriedly pass by like the previous officials, nor did he indulge in the mood of coming and going. Instead, under the leadership of Cen Chunxuan, he rushed to Hanyang Iron Factory the next day, preparing to see Zhang Nanpi's half-tied results.

When the members of the survey team were strolling in the iron factory area, looking at the iron towers and towering smoke, everyone couldn't help but sigh that this was worthy of being the "strong factory of China in the 20th century". Gu Hongming's accompanying him was actually very necessary. He volunteered to play the role of a tour guide and explained the main characteristics and functions of the factory area to everyone. He accidentally told an interesting story, which made everyone laugh.

Chen Kuilong and Zhang Zhidong were different. He originally did not want to come to a place like the iron factory, and was even more dumbfounded that the imperial envoy had to inspect the industry before he could stay. He wanted to wave his hands and refuse. But when he saw Cen Chun's gradually elongated face, he could only accompany him with a sting. He hurried to the factory area, and the general manager Li Weige happened to be out. Chen Kuilong was completely unaware of the situation in the factory area. He used to point out that he could rely on Li Weige to help him. Now that he was not here, the sweat on his face was so anxious that he was about to make a fool of himself. Fortunately, Gu Hongming stepped forward and finally helped him get rid of the siege.
Chapter completed!