In addition to Zhao Fengchang and Gu Hongming, the other three are Liang Dingfen, Yang Shoujing and Wu Dingying. Although these people were not prominent in history, they were all very well-known scholars or gentry in this era. Liang Dingfen and Yang Shoujing have made great achievements in modern education in China. Wu Dingying was a soldier and was Zhang Zhidong's main military assistant. He helped Zhang Zhidong train the Hubei New Army. He also promoted the comprehensive opening and new military guiding ideology in the army, which fully opened the floodgates of thought, so that the ideological consciousness within the Hubei New Army quickly aligned with the new international democratic trends. It was also because the Xinhai Revolution broke out in Wuchang later, which was the Hubei New Army as the main force.

After Zhang Zhidong introduced it, Qin Zheng smiled and said, "The ancients said: Only Chu has a talent, and now I am watching Xiangshang's shogunate. Today's banquet can be called a meeting of heroes."

Zhang Zhidong laughed and said, "I'm a hero here, too much. I think the people are full of talents. Since the people returned to China, they have really promoted the prestige of China and admired them all over the country. I wanted to visit the people in Tianjin. No matter how busy the official business of these two lakes, I really can't get away. This time, the political commissar Qin was able to come to Wuchang, which was a matter of silence."

Qin Zheng said: "Shan Huan is so polite. Although we have lived overseas for a long time, we have heard of some of the famous names of Shan Huan Huan in the past decades. We have used Feng Zicai, won the Lang Sang Victory, established industry, started education, established Hanyang Iron Factory, Hanyang Arsenal, and Hubei Weaving Layout. They are all beneficial to the country and the people. They have started the construction of Ziqiang Academy and Lianghu Academy to educate people for the country and provide contributions to the present and for generations. Such achievements are really admirable. If you can travel to China's country, you will never be corrupted. "

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he couldn't help laughing. Although he had even said awards, he was really happy. Among the famous officials in Zhongxing, Zeng Zuo, Li and Zhang were tied with each other. However, the top three started out from the army and commanded the army to conquer the battlefield. Only Zhang Zhidong was a civil official. Although he is now respected as "Shengshang", he has never been to the battlefield. This is also Zhang Zhidong's biggest regret. However, during the Sino-French War, Zhang Zhidong was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at the time, and was the rear of the Vietnam battlefield. He raised food, grass and weapons for the battlefield, supported the front operations, and recommended Feng Zicai to the Qing court, proposing to recruit the Black Flag Army and obtain the great victory in Zhennanguan. This was also Zhang Zhidong's rare military achievements. As for the establishment of industry and education, it was originally Zhang Zhidong's achievements.

Although I was happy, I still felt sorry for my words. Zhang Zhidong said, "Where, where, how can I compare these Xu Xiaogongs with you? This time, it is entirely up to you to return to China to save me from the Qing Dynasty. We are all old, and the Qing Dynasty will rely on young people like you to come."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Shishuai is too apologized. As the saying goes, there is an old Taoist, if there is a treasure, we may be okay in fighting a war, but it is not enough to govern the country and govern the local area. Moreover, we are the first place to return to China and do not know much about the national situation. Therefore, we still need more guidance from Xiang Shuai in the future. Moreover, this time the national change in the Gengzi country will ruin the state affairs and restore the court in the future. We also need old ministers like Xiang Shuai who are highly respected to take charge of the overall situation so that China can be restored quickly and achieve prosperity and strengthening the country as soon as possible."

Zhang Zhidong's heart moved. What does Qin Zheng mean? Is this passage of the word? Is it polite or something else? But now is not the time to talk about these things in detail, so Zhang Zhidong changed the topic and said: "This time the Russian army is advancing south, and the people come here are not good. I wonder if you are sure to defeat the Russian army."

Although Zhang Zhidong deliberately changed the topic, the biggest thing now is that the Russian army is advancing south. Everyone knows that the only one who can stop the Russian army from advancing south is only overseas Chinese. Therefore, everyone's eyes are also focused on Qin Zheng to see how he answers.

Qin Zheng said: "Super Xiang, please don't worry. If we want to drive all the Russian troops out of the Northeast, we are still in a position to do so, but it is completely possible to defeat the Russian troops at Shanhaiguan."

Zhao Fengchang said: "The Russian army has always been brave and good at fighting, and is the best among the great powers. This time, the arrival of the south must be bad. After hearing that more than tens of thousands of troops were heard, and although the people were able to fight well, they had just returned to China and had not been fully equipped with military ordnance. How could they defeat the Russian army?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "The warriors are nothing more than the right time, place and people. If the Eight-Nation Alliance was still there, the Russian army was advancing south and the two armies echoed inside and outside, it would be natural that there would be no disadvantages in the attack. Now the Eight-Nation Alliance has been completely wiped out, Beijing has been restored, and the Russian army has sent troops south again, which is alone and difficult to whirlwind. This is the disadvantages in the weather. Before I came to Wuchang, our army set up positions in Shanhaiguan. The terrain of Shanhaiguan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is also a railway connected to Tianjin and Beijing, so the transportation of soldiers and materials is convenient, while the Russian army travels far away And there was no railway transportation, so we lost in terms of geographical advantages. Russia has always been arrogant and unreasonable, and there was a disagreement with all European countries. The former wanted to fight for North Korea and Japan to fight for the sake of war. Moreover, if the Russian army really entered the south, it would be unfavorable to Britain and the United States. Therefore, Britain and the United States would not be willing to help Russia. Our army fought for the protection of our families and the country, and Li Zhongtang fought with us. Zheng Caisheng, the general of Shanhai, fought side by side with our army to defend the Russian army. If the whole country worked together and shared the same hatred of the enemy, why worry about the Russian army's undefeated."

Everyone here nodded repeatedly after hearing this. The conditions for winning that Qin Zheng said were not empty talk. It was because Qin Zheng said that Li Hongzhang was fighting through it that Zheng Caisheng and overseas Chinese fought side by side, which made Zhang Zhidong feel thoughtful. Li Hongzhang's approach was of course inconsistent with the system of the court, but Li Hongzhang really did this. It seems that Li Hongzhang really put his treasure on overseas Chinese. However, if overseas Chinese really defeated the Russian army, then Li Hongzhang would have made great contributions, and he could not fall behind Li Hongzhang. Fortunately, he had guns and cannons in his hand, which was exactly what overseas Chinese needed, so he was not completely without a trump card.

So Zhang Zhidong said: "The state affairs are like this, and every man is responsible. If I fight against the Russian army and defend our Qing Dynasty, I will also help me. If you have any needs, you can just ask me if I can do anything, I will not refuse."

Qin Zheng waited for Zhang Zhidong's words. As a latecomer, he certainly knew the grudge between Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang, so he deliberately mentioned that Li Hongzhang violated the taboo of the Qing court and helped overseas Chinese to stimulate Zhang Zhidong. Of course, if Zhang Zhidong was a narrow-minded person and ignored the overall situation, such stimulation might be counterproductive. The more Li Hongzhang helped overseas Chinese, the less I would help, and I would also be undermined outside. However, Zhang Zhidong is not such a person. Although he was not in harmony with Li Hongzhang, the overall situation should be fully considered. When planning the mutual protection of the Southeast, Zhang Zhidong first thought of not considering grudges and pulling Li Hongzhang together. Because Zhang Zhidong was very pure and without Li Hongzhang, the mutual protection of the Southeast could not be established. Moreover, after the Eight-Nation Alliance took over 6th, Zhang Zhidong made plans. If Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu died in war, they would join forces with the Southeast officials to elect Li Hongzhang as president, and determine a new regime as soon as possible, so as not to give foreigners any opportunity to take advantage of it. It can also be seen that Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang will fight again, but it is still appropriate to the national affairs.

So Qin Zheng said: "Xiangshuai, we are short of weapons and ammunition now. If Xiangshuai can supply some, we will definitely be grateful. We will not be in vain to pay at the price. In the future, Xiangshuai will also make an indelible contribution to defeating the Russian army."

Zhang Zhidong laughed and said, "It's easy to say, I still have some guns and weapons here..."

As he was talking, the person had already brought the wine and food, Zhang Zhidong smiled and said, "Come on, have dinner first, and talk about other things after dinner. Everything is easy to discuss and discuss."

After the banquet began, the two sides did not talk about the Russian army's advance southward, purchasing weapons, and other things. Zhao Fengchang and Gu Hongming made witty comments during the banquet, and the atmosphere was very warm. Moreover, Gu Hongming also asked a lot of questions about overseas Chinese, and Qin Zheng also answered them one by one according to the established principles, without leaking water. Moreover, the two also talked in English and German from time to time, and the content gradually changed from Fenghua and snow to talking about the past and the present. Later, the entire banquet became the interaction between Qin Zheng and Gu Hongming, and the others became supporting roles.

After this discussion, Gu Hongming looked at Qin Zheng with some admiration. It turned out that Gu Hongming did not value overseas Chinese very much, thinking that they were just a group of reckless men and were okay in war, but lacked cultural heritage. However, after talking to Qin Zheng, Gu Hongming realized that Qin Zheng was not only familiar with the past and the present, but also had unique insights into the history of ancient and modern times, grasping the general trend of the world, and judging the international situation. Although many views are different from him, they have some truths, and many views and their ideas are unique and novel, even they did not expect. Although Gu Hongming has a strange personality and is arrogant, he is also a master-level scholar after all, so he has a sense of mutual appreciation for Qin Zheng, and the atmosphere of the whole banquet was also very warm.

If we talk about real knowledge, Qin Zheng naturally couldn't catch up with Gu Hongming, but his era was an era of information explosion, and any information could be found on the Internet. After more than a hundred years of exhibitions, various social and economic theories have become mature. Since they have almost done a lot of scrutiny of various academic views and social exhibition theories in this era. As a researcher of modern history, Qin Zheng was very familiar with these views and theories. If he throws out one or two casually, it is enough to surprise Gu Hongming.
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