Chapter 234 New Inner Phase Qu Hongji

In the golden autumn, Hu Chuyuan's family returned to the Capital Garden.

With the return of the Hu family, the Zizheng Garden has also resumed the hustle and bustle of the past. The Xiyuan School, where Niu Yugeng personally served as the teacher, reopened, and the school-age children of the cabinet members are studying here.

The new cabinets are generally focusing on their old jobs, and the domestic situation has gradually stabilized.

There is only one exception.

Qu Hongji's dream came true. After learning and working with Hu Chuyuan for so many years, he finally became the inner phase below one person and above ten thousand people, only one step away from the last prime minister.

In order to realize this leap, on the night of returning to Beijing by train, he gritted his teeth and cut off his braids.

A shrewd and excellent politician's sense of smell told him that Chinese politics has completely changed. In the final analysis, he has only done one completely right thing in his life... that is, he completely followed Hu Chuyuan.

Zhang Baixi is his lesson.

There are really a lot of things to be responsible for. In the past two days, as soon as he arrived in Yanjing, Qu Hongji was very busy, but he felt extremely satisfied in his heart.

Power.

His power has never been so great again.

Obviously, countless heroes are waiting for him to develop!

In the Qinzheng Hall, the officials are very busy, and everything has returned to the calm of the past. Some are wearing new suits, some are wearing official uniforms, some have cut off their braids, and some are still wearing braids.

Qu Hongji cut off his braids, wore the official uniform of a first-class official, and sat in his office to sort out government affairs. Gu Jiaxiang is still the general leader of the Privy Council Zhang Jing, Hu Pinyuan is also the minister of culture and education, Dai Hongci, Liu Hongxi, Wu Yuanbing, Li Zuguang, Pang Hongwen, Cao Hongxun, Sun Xidi, Song Bulu, Luo Guanglie, Xu Shichang, Sun Zongyuan, Mei Ruding, Song Yuren and others are still in the Prime Minister's Office, and some of them have become cabinet ministers.

Lu Chuanlin, Liao Zhongshan, Luo Dayou, Hu Pingzhi, Xie Yuanqi, Wu Hongjia, Yang Shiqi, Ding Bingqian, Li Xiling, Ye Dachen, Li Yihuang... are all local. Lu Chuanlin is the governor of Liangjiang, Liao Zhongshan is the governor of Huguang, Luo Dayou is the governor of Liangguang, Tang Jingsong is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Cen Chunxuan is the governor of Yungui, Wang Wen Shao replaced Li Hongzhang as the governor of Sichuan, Wei Guangtao as the governor of Shaanxi and Ganning, and Zhang Zhidong as the governor of the three eastern provinces.

Tan Zhonglin and Li Hongzhang, who can barely compare with Hu Chuyuan's reputation, have been forced to beg for the elderly.

Among the remaining governors, Lu Chuanlin, Liao Zhongshan, Luo Dayou, Tang Jingsong and Cen Chunxuan are all old direct descendants cultivated by Hu Chuyuan. Wang Wenshao, Wei Guangtao and Zhang Zhidong are all famous wall grass. Wherever the wind blows, people fall.

As for the governors in various places, they are almost occupied by Hu Chuyuan's factions. The practical faction is so strong that they are really pursuing practice more and more.

Sitting in his office, Qu Hongji inadvertently turned out the list of governors and governors from all over the country. He couldn't help sighing, thinking, is everyone the same as he thought, unwilling to be just a puppet in Hu Chuyuan's hand?

Pimp?

The word

is not appropriate.

Qu Hongji himself felt that he could be today, and everything was given by Hu Chuyuan, but he was really worried about the emperor and the court. Today's China has already become Hu Chuyuan's words.

Compared with Cao, who used to hold the world to order the princes, Hu Chuyuan doesn't know how many times stronger he is.

How can a minister reach such a state?

Before that, Qu Hongji had never imagined it, and he didn't dare to imagine it. He always felt that... Hu Chuyuan's last step was to replace him with the emperor. How could this be?

"Me?"

Qu Hongji was silently fierce in his heart. He had already thought that if there was such a day, he would stop all this even if he was crushed.

Grace should be rewarded, and Chao Gang Junlun can't give up!

Thinking about these things, Qu Hongji's thoughts inevitably became a little messy.

At this time, Zhang Baixi, who was about to leave for Tianjin, came in. In a flash, Zhang Baixi was also a 53-year-old half-old man, with white temples and a white braid.

If he doesn't see him for a few days, he seems to be old.

Seeing him, Qu Hongji couldn't help but be a little surprised. He got up and arched his hand and said with a smile, "How did Yeqiu come?"

Zhang Baixi sneered indifferently, even a little sneer, and also arched his hand and said, "Hone is safe and sound!"

Qu Hongji was slightly proud. A few years ago, Zhang Baixi rose all the way to the foreign minister by relying on the favor of Emperor Guangxu, and he only became the Minister of Industry under Hu Chuyuan's account.

Now it is a feng shui rotation. He has become an insider with real power, but Zhang Baixi withdrew from the political situation.

The two of them are from the same hometown in the same year. They have always had a good relationship, but the more they are like this, the easier it is to compare each other, and it is inevitable to compete with each other in their hearts.

Qu Hongji came out of the desk politely, made tea for Zhang Baixi in person, and said with a smile, "Brother Yeqiu, Brother Yu just thought about sending you off. Unexpectedly, you came to me first... Well, we haven't talked about the past together."

Zhang Baixi swaggered down and thought that he had been popular. Now he didn't want to be an official.

He took the tea, took a slight sip, and said to Qu Hongji, "Huo Neixiang, I'm afraid Zhang came here to catch up with you this time. This time, I'm here to ask for funds. At present, Yanjing has four universities in Yanjing, Yanjing, Tsinghua and Furen, as well as four universities of Normal University, Science and Technology, Politics and Law, and Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. It is not easy to surpass them. Naturally, it is necessary to spend more money.

Qu Hongji immediately smiled and said, "This is a good thing to say. The Prime Minister called me yesterday and asked me to strongly support you in opening a foreign language university. As for me, I discussed with Mr. Hu Pinyuan Hu, the Minister of Culture and Education, early this morning, and planned to spend 6 million yuan to you from the Ministry of Culture and Education every year. As far as I know, the Prime Minister has another amount of tens of millions of yuan in private. The construction of the school... I think this amount of money should be enough, right?

Zhang Baixi nodded slightly, held a walking stick in his hand, and sat in the chair silently.

After a while, he glanced at the open door and continued to wait without saying a word.

Qu Hongji had been on guard for a long time. He knew that Zhang Baixi would not come to him for this financial problem, so he got up and closed the door tightly.

When he closed the door, Zhang Baixi sighed, "Zijiu, you and my fellow villagers are close friends. Now I'm naturally very happy to see you as an insider. It's just... I'm happy, and I'm also worried about you."

"Oh?"

Qu Hongji pretended to smile and said, "What are you worried about?"

Zhang Baixi said, "No other, I'm worried that you will be a disloyal and unjust second minister, and follow in the footsteps of Hong Chengchou!"

Qu Hongji couldn't help but be a little angry. He had just thought about this before and immediately cursed, "I said that you are my brother's confidant, but you insulted me like this?"

Zhang Baixi took the opportunity and said, "If you are a true loyal minister, you can rest assured as a brother."

Qu Hongji suddenly felt that this sentence was fraudulent, and then changed his words: "Loyalty and righteousness are self-contained, and how to plan big things should be discussed. Naturally, I have my own ideas in my heart. I don't have to bother my brother's heart. If the brother just came for these things, he might as well go back the same way.

Zhang Baixi said, "Sage brother, now the world has changed a lot, and the emperor is in danger. I think the Prime Minister is by no means a good person. Most of them will not take action to save him, but only care about self-protection. Now the only one who can save the emperor is the good brother."

Qu Hongji had a headache, and he was afraid that Zhang Baixi would say such a thing.

Of course, he also knows the current crisis of Emperor Guangxu, but what can he do? The country is getting richer and stronger. At this time, there is an intriguish. Not to mention that he can't protect the emperor, even the country will be lost from now on.

After thinking for a moment, he decided not to speak and was silent.

Seeing that he was speechless, Zhang Baixi continued to persuade, "Can't you see it? Now the whole world is in the hands of the Prime Minister, and the emperor's life and death are on the front line. There are many loyal people among the ministers. If the virtuous brother ascends to the throne, the follower will be like a cloud. The Prime Minister has a new constitution, and everyone can establish their own political faction. We might as well build a royalist faction together, absorb hundreds of officials and soldiers, and strengthen their momentum. At that time, even if we are unable to protect the emperor, we will certainly be deeply afraid of the Prime Minister and Lu Guangzheng and others.

Qu Hongji smiled bitterly. Hu Chuyuan doesn't care whether other officials are royalists or not. The interior minister, the foreign minister, and the ministers of the army and navy must not be royalists. As long as there is a slight sign, Hu Chuyuan will be replaced immediately.

Qu Hongji could only sigh and said to Zhang Baixi, "Brother, don't worry too much. The Prime Minister is a loyal and righteous person. He is deeply ungrateful and will never do anything wrong to the emperor."

Zhang Baixi said, "In this case, I'm afraid the virtuous brother himself doesn't believe it, right?"

"This...?" Qu Hongji was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said, "I'm afraid I can't participate in the formation of the new party, but as long as I'm still in the position of the inner prime minister, I will support my brother."

Zhang Baixi was very satisfied when he heard this and said with a smile, "Okay, I want your words... Before this happens, it's better for only you and me to know!"

Qu Hongji nodded slightly and said, "Brother, don't worry, I'm not a non-trustful person."

Zhang Baixi said, "Of course."

Zhang Baixi only came to Qu Hongji on the grounds of applying for the allocation of education funds. He could not delay too long and left in a hurry.

When he left, Qu Hongji continued to handle other official duties, but he was uneasy and couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

After thinking deeply in his heart, he finally picked up the phone and dialed the office of the Prime Minister of the Capital Garden to tell Hu Chuyuan that Zhang Baixi wanted to organize the royalists.

To his surprise, Hu Chuyuan did not have any grudge about this. Instead, he asked him to pay attention to protecting the various basic rights and freedoms of political parties in the new constitution.

By the way, Hu Chuyuan also said another thing. He also wants to establish his own Grand Duke Party. It is his responsibility to build China into a powerful country and seek equality, prosperity and independence of the people. The ruling ideology belongs to the tough constitutionalists, that is, the emperor is not allowed to interfere in internal affairs and diplomacy. Only as a symbol of the country, the Prime Minister's Office governs the country. A practical right.

After the parliamentary system is stable, a new universal suffrage system will be implemented to determine the seats of all parties in the parliament, and the rest will be finalized for the new prime minister in accordance with the rules of the new constitution. The prime minister can be re-elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms and a maximum of three terms.

In other words, Hu Chuyuan himself can only serve three terms, and someone else must interrupt once in the middle.

Qu Hongji saw a lot of hope and discussed it on the phone. He couldn't wait to join the Grand Duke Party that Hu Chuyuan was preparing to build.

He knew that he could never take it lightly. The time that Hu Chuyuan would inevitably interrupt was a very important opportunity. There were also many people who had the ability to compete with him. He, Lu Guang Quan, Lu Chuanlin and Zhang Zhidong all had 20% of the chances, while Dai Hongci and Hu Pinyuan each had one percent.

The so-called politicians are people who want to get ahead and achieve great things.

At this point, Qu Hongji, Lu Chuanlin and Zhang Zhidong are all the same.

(to be continued)