When the two were a little surprised, Liu Ji asked someone to send them pastries and tea...

Liu Ji was not in a hurry either. He asked Qiying, who was a little confused, to retreat with the guards, and ordered Eunuch Cao to make a pot of good tea and sit comfortably on the dragon chaise in the courtyard. After the two of them were half full, Liu Ji said: "Mr. Gong's poems are good. He avoids the seats and is afraid of literary inquisition. He writes books for the rice beams."

Hearing the poem Liu Ji read, Gong Zizhen put down the sleeves that covered her mouth, took a sip of tea and washed down the mung bean cake in her mouth, and then knelt in the courtyard and said, "Emperor, the ancestors of Caomin served the Qing Dynasty, and they dared not forget the worries of the country for a day. The predecessor Gu Yanwu said, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." Although Caomin was born in the world, he dared not forget to worry about national affairs. Now, your Majesty is wise and magical, and wants to be radiant with light. People, however, corrupt officials in the world are like wolves and tigers, rich people have thousands of hectares of good land, and poor people have no place to stand. The people are living in poverty and turn His Majesty into flowing water. In addition to this internal trouble, there are external troubles. The red barbarians from the West compared opium to "Fu Shou Paste". Taking advantage of my long coastal distance, they colluded with Chinese scum, poured opium into our Qing Dynasty, and sucked away the fat and cream of our people. Therefore, the people dared to write some worry chapters, which is actually a national worry."

Liu Ji laughed a few times, helped Gong Zizhen up and said, "Then what specific way does Mr. Gong have to share my worries?"

When Gong Zizhen saw Liu Ji laughing, he also laughed. There was no flattery in his expression. He just talked about his ambitions, the 31-year-old Gong Zizhen became energetic. His face, which was originally a bit of affair, also became rosy, and his eyes were staring at Liu Ji tightly and said, "Your Majesty, the people said bluntly. You must first talk about the fundamentals when doing things. The so-called fundamentals are just people. It is often because of the world's affairs, and everything needs to be done by humans. Today, the country There are no good materials, and all the pillars are hidden in the wild. There are many flatterers in the temple. They do everything they can to please the emperor. These people are complacent things to act with their power and deceive their subordinates and hide their superiors. But the true pillars of talent are not necessarily favored by the emperor. If Your Majesty can tolerate these people, they will definitely achieve the cause of rejuvenation." At the end of the talk, the talented man added: "I advise God to shake up and subdue talents without any restrictions."

Liu Ji looked at this unruly Gong Zizhen. This thirty-year-old talent was wearing a tattered and bloody long gown. The braids on his head were also a little scattered, but his back was straight and his eyes were clear and bright. When he spoke of the rise, he stared at himself, the fake emperor, without any fear or flattery.

Liu Ji was very interested in Gong Zizhen's words. He immediately recruited people to send people to Cao Zhongtang, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Bo Lin, the Grand Secretary of the cabinet, and promoted Gong Zizhen to a bachelor's degree from the fourth rank. He asked Gong Zizhen to participate in the recruitment of the first batch of candidates to study in Britain and Geely from the country.

Of course, the gossip expert Dong Haichuan was also left in the palace by Liu Ji. Unlike history, his fate changed because of Liu Ji. Fortunately, he did not become a eunuch, but became Liu Ji's personal bodyguard like Yang Luchan.

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In people's impression, Xiangshan in Beijing is a typical forest park with red leaves all over the mountains in late autumn, green shades over the ground, lush trees and lush flowers and trees. In fact, Xiangshan is a royal garden, one of the famous "Three Mountains and Five Gardens" in the Qing Dynasty - Jingyi Garden, is here.

During the Kangxi period, the "Xiangshan Palace" was built in and around Xiangshan Temple. It was expanded in the tenth year of Qianlong. After completion the following year, it was renamed "Jingyi Garden". Jingyi Garden is a palace imperial garden built in the Qing Dynasty with mountains as the foundation. Xiangshan Mountain was undulating hills and valleys, lush forests, and is part of the Xishan Mountain system in Beijing. The main peak Xianglu Peak has a wide view of the vast plains to the east.

When the emperor stayed in Jingyi Garden, he often met with court officials here to handle government affairs. However, there was another reason why Liu Ji came to Xiangshan today.

Jianrui Camp, also known as Feihu Yunti Jianrui Camp, was established in the 14th year of Qianlong (1749 AD) when attacking Jinchuan, the camp was divided into two wings, each with one wing leader, with a total number of more than 2,800 soldiers.

Liu Ji's arrival made the Jianrui Camp today's decoration of lights and colors as if it were a festival. Following Liu Ji were the Minister of the Inspectorate Eight Banners Central Commander's Office, the Admiral of the Nine Gates of the Eight Banners Infantry Camp, the Eight Banners Knights, the Man, the Mongolian and Han commanders, the Left and Right Wing Forwards of the Eight Banners, the Chief of the Eight Banners Guards, the Chief of the President of the Tiger Guards, the Shenji Camp, and the President of the Firearms. These princes and nobles sat in sedan chairs, and the riding horses rode horses, and the open space outside the Jianrui Camp at the foot of Xiangshan was full of open space outside the Jianrui Camp's barracks at the foot of Xiangshan.

Liu Ji likes to ride a horse. He wears yellow armor and rides on the horse so he feels good. These military officials have just been warmly entertained by Liu Ji in An Lanyuan, the Old Summer Palace, and are now excited to follow Liu Ji to watch the firearm performance.

Recalling the banquet just now, Liu Ji's massive amount made many officers convinced him, and even Bayanbatu, the Mongolian commander of the Knight Camp, who was known as the first drinking weight in the army, was reluctant to take a chance. The generals asked curiously why the emperor's drinking weight suddenly became hot. Liu Ji replied: "I am happy to see all the generals. People say that I have a thousand cups of wine. Of course, I don't care about the thousand cups when I meet you." Liu Ji's words made the generals laugh, and the atmosphere at the banquet became warm.

This banquet successfully allowed Liu Ji to win over the commander of the army in the name of Daoguang. This was five days since Liu Ji arrived in Beijing. On the way back to send Thackeray, the envoy of the British East India Company, Liu Ji made a secret decision that he must spend two to three days a week in the army, and the main reforms in the future will definitely be in the army.

Because of this decision, the senior officers of the Eight Banners and Green Camp in Beijing received an order to go to the Old Summer Palace to meet the emperor today, and the lively banquet today also included Yang Yuchun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu who returned to Beijing. Yang Yuchun was recalled by Liu Ji. The reason was naturally related to Zhang Geer's rebellion, but Liu Ji was not worried about Zhang Geer's affairs. He was thinking about how to reform the new army he wanted and secretly started the battle with Zhang Geer.
Chapter completed!