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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 555: The Way of Employing People

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    It was windy and snowy in the north, but it was a warm winter sun in the south. Taking advantage of the laziness in the afternoon, Hong Yun'er placed a deck chair in the small courtyard of the Ginkgo Garden of the West Prince's Mansion, and snuggled up on it to enjoy the warm breeze.  Sunlight, her jade hands gently caressed her growing belly, her face full of love.  .

    She and Xiao Yungui¡¯s second pregnancy didn¡¯t torture her much. Maybe it was because this body was already considered the third child. Since she got pregnant again, she didn¡¯t suffer much. Instead, it allowed her to have a peaceful and comfortable life.  Ginkgo Garden is Hong Yun'er's favorite courtyard in the Xiwangfu. The Xiwangfu in Tianjing is located in the former Qing Dynasty Chief Envoy's Yamen, which was later known as Zhanyuan. The scenery is extremely beautiful.

    A burst of heroic laughter came, and Xiao Yungui's figure had appeared from the porch. He walked quickly to Hong Yun'er and said with a smile: "Let me listen to the child." After that, he moved his big head to  Hong Yun'er's belly nuzzled, causing the female officials around her to giggle.

    Hong Yun'er's face flushed, she pushed his big head away and said: "You are not afraid of getting down to the child with your fierce look! Get out of the way!"

    Xiao Yungui laughed and did not feel dissatisfied. Tang Erniu moved a chair over and he sat aside. After sitting down, Xiao Yungui ordered everyone to step aside. The couple wanted to say something personal.

    After everyone retreated, Hong Yun'er blinked and said, "Looking at your charming face, could it be that you have fallen in love with some girl?"

    Xiao Yungui quickly shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

    Hong Yun'er snorted softly and said, "Don't lie to me. Li Xuanji has arrived in Shanghai. Don't think I don't know."

    Xiao Yungui¡¯s smile froze.  He said somewhat sadly: "She is already married, what else are you talking about?"

    Hong Yun'er made a small mouth and said, "Don't you want to go to Shanghai for a walk? I heard that the British and French fleets have all returned to Shanghai because of the freezing of the Bohai Sea. Don't you want to really see the lineup of the British and French fleets?"

    Xiao Yungui said coquettishly: "What's there to see? The British and French fleets have been in and out of Shanghai several times. The Intelligence Department and Bai Zetang have already put all the information on the entire British and French fleets on my desk."

    Hong Yun'er added: "By the way, hasn't Li Xuanji's eldest brother Li Zhong been escorted to Tianjing? He has not been dealt with, so it is better to let sister Xuanji see him."

    Xiao Yungui asked curiously: "What's wrong with you today? You keep mentioning Xuanji."

    Hong Yun'er laughed dryly and said: "Nothing, I just thought you should go to Shanghai for inspection. The New Fifth Army and the New Sixth Army have been formed. The lecture hall also hopes that you will personally preside over the flag presentation of the two armies.  A ceremony?"

    Xiao Yungui thought for a moment and then nodded slowly and said, "Okay. I will go to Shanghai in a few days to observe the public sentiment."

    Hong Yun'er breathed a sigh of relief. She always felt a little awkward towards Li Xuanji.  On the one hand, she felt a little sorry for her, and on the other hand, she always felt that she was a mistress, but she knew that Li Xuanji had not forgotten Xiao Yungui, and Xiao Yungui would not forget Li Xuanji.  It would be nice for the two of them to meet and explain things clearly.

    "Okay. Let's get down to business. Why are you so happy?" Hong Yun'er changed the subject. Xiao Yungui chuckled and said, "It went smoothly in Guangxi. In more than 20 days, Chen  Yucheng successively captured Liuzhou Prefecture, Sien Prefecture, Qingyuan Prefecture, and Nanning Prefecture. It is estimated that the entire province of Guangxi will be recovered by the end of the year."

    Hong Yun'er pursed her lips and said: "The goal set at the beginning of the year was to liberate Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan at least this year. Now Guangxi has been completed. What about Yunnan? What is there to be happy about?"

    Xiao Yungui touched his chin and said: "It is always better to set goals that are a little higher than reality. A plan that is too easy to complete is not a good plan. In fact, what I am most happy about is that the articles of establishment of the Ministry of Education have been unanimously approved by the ministers.  , the Department of Training and Administration will be appointed by Tong Qiangsheng as its minister."

    Hong Yun'er said slightly surprised: "Tong Qiangsheng? Then who will succeed Bai Zetang?"

    Xiao Yungui said slowly: "Qian Jiang will take over from Bai Zetang, and He Bin from Bai Zetang will take over the Intelligence Department."

    Hong Yun'er was speechless for a moment. After a while, she sighed softly and said, "You still don't believe anyone."

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and smiled: "No, I believe in them. I believe they can better utilize their talents in their new positions."

    Hong Yuner rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are just telling lies."

    Xiao Yungui touched his nose and said coquettishly: "This is the way to employ people. As the saying goes, if you don't use people you doubt, no one can use them. If you don't trust people, they will definitely die. Proper promotion and position adjustment can prevent many things from happening. Tong Qiang won't be able to win.  If you move, the people below cannot be promoted. Qian Jiang has been in charge of the Intelligence Department for too long, so he should rotate his positions. It's that simple."

    Hong Yun'er was noncommittal and said thoughtfully: "You established the Department of Training and Administration because you want to better control the army, and it also means that you don't trust Li Kaifang and the Ministry of War.  "

    Xiao Yungui shrugged his shoulders and said: "You can also say that, soldiers are also the most deadly weapons. Although the Ministry of Household Affairs should be in charge of the army's logistics and the Ministry of Industry should be in charge of the army's equipment, no one is in charge of the ideological work of the army. 1  An army not only needs good equipment and food, but more importantly, ideological construction. Only when an army has an idea can it have a soul and a military soul, so that it can pass on the military soul. At the same time, the Ministry of War is changed to the Ministry of National Defense to be more focused  Regarding military and national defense, the Ministry of Training and Administration has divided the original power of the Ministry of War. Power needs to be locked in a cage of the system to avoid problems. Only in this way can I boldly delegate power."

    Hong Yun'er looked at Xiao Yungui with doubtful eyes and said, "Agui, you have really changed. It seems like I don't even recognize you anymore."

    Xiao Yungui said with a faint smile: "In this kind of environment, people will naturally change. I have recently read a lot of books about the emperor's mind. Combined with the historical experience of our later generations, I have learned a lot."

    "The emperor's mind, the emperor's mind" Hong Yun'er repeated it several times and then said: "I heard that the ministers are planning to sign a joint petition again. Do you want you to proclaim yourself the emperor?"

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "That's right. I have discussed this matter with the Left Prime Minister. I always feel that it is not the time to proclaim the emperor yet. I plan to not proclaim the emperor for a day until I expel the Qing court from Beijing."  !¡±

    Hong Yun'er nodded slightly and said, "Yes, there is still a Wing King. Although he is the only one left among the six kings of Shouyi, if you become the emperor, I don't know how the Wing King will react."

    Xiao Yungui sighed softly and said: "Yes, King Yi has both political integrity and talent, and he is quite popular. It is difficult to deal with. Unless I launch the Northern Expedition, drive the Qing court out of Beijing, completely establish the Central Plains, and drive out the Tartars.  Only then can we achieve this by establishing a country with a capital and proclaiming himself emperor with such unparalleled power, but it is indeed a bit early now."

    Hong Yun'er smiled and said: "Sure enough, you have become more sophisticated. By the way, has there been any letter from Qing Yun recently?"

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said, "No, she must be angry. I did a few things that gave her a headache, so she must have stopped writing because she was angry."

    Hong Yun'er laughed out loud and said, "Qingyun is already the Queen Mother, so I'm afraid she's not as naive as you said. I guess she must be very busy and has no time to chat with you."

    Xiao Yungui said: "At first, I played a trick to alienate her and Lu Sixuan, and then came the five-party talks and launched the Northern Jiangsu Campaign, which was enough to keep her busy. But I think the weirdest thing is this time in Hunan  Yong and Changde Qing troops rescued Guilin. At first, we only received news that both Xiang Yong and Changde Qing troops had troops sent to Guangxi for rescue. Later, I received intelligence deliberately leaked by the Qing army, detailing Peng Yulin¡¯s information.  The route of march was explained in detail, so I was alerted."

    Hong Yun'er nodded slightly and said: "You mean someone wants to use our hands to eradicate the Changde Qing army of Peng Yulin's tribe?"

    Xiao Yungui hummed and said: "Yes, I suspect it was Lu Sixuan's idea. If the Qing army in Changde is weakened, the Hunan army's power in Hunan will become even stronger. I suspect that Lu Sixuan must be unwilling to be defeated by Qingyun like this.  Keep it going, some conspiracy is brewing."

    Hong Yun'er frowned slightly and said: "He no longer has military power, what other tricks can he have?"

    Xiao Yungui said: "Don't think that Lu Sixuan is not scary without military power. This person is no longer the honest and friendly classmate we met back then. For his own sake, this person can do anything. In addition, he has recently  The company in Guangzhou made a strange move, and he gave a lot of the company's shares to one person."

    Hong Yun'er asked: "Who was given to?" Xiao Yungui said solemnly: "Gong Cheng and Gong Banlun, the interpreting secretary of the British Consul A Liguo."

    Hong Yun'er said with some surprise: "Isn't it because Lu Sixuan wants to defect to the British?"

    Xiao Yungui frowned and said: "I can't figure out his overall plan yet, but it is inevitable that the Hunan Army and the British are included in the plan, but I think his ultimate goal is to get back what Qingyun has deprived him of.  everything."

    Hong Yuner said: "Isn't Qingyun still in the dark? Do you want to write a letter to remind her?"

    Xiao Yungui touched Hong Yun'er's forehead and said curiously: "Yun'er, are you okay? Their internal struggle within the Qing court is in our best interest. What should we remind them of?"

    Hong Yun'er grimaced, and Xiao Yungui said hurriedly: "Actually, I also hinted to her. I let Peng Yulin go, firstly to maintain the balance of military power in Hunan, and secondly, to remind her through Peng Yulin's words.  , someone is playing tricks. As for whether Qingyun can understand it, it depends on her own ability. "

    Hong Yun'er sneered and said: "Third, you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so you put Peng Yulin back to create more conflicts within the Qing court."

    Xiao Yungui laughed dryly and said: "In short, there are more benefits than simply wiping out Peng Yulin in Guangxi. This time Lu Sixuan wanted to borrow my knife to kill people, but he was bitten by me. He must hate me even more."  Hahaha."

    Seeing Xiao Yungui's appearance, Hong Yun'er teased angrily: "You bite someone back? Are you a dog?"

    Xiao Yungui came forward rogue and said: "Yes, I am a dog, I am here to bite you." After saying that, he kissed Hong Yun'er's cherry lips (To be continued)
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