Suddenly, a soldier strode in and stood respectfully in front of Lincoln.
Lincoln ordered: "Immediately notify the Secretary of State, Mr. Seward, and the Mayor of San Francisco, Mr. Powell, plus the Justice of the San Francisco Municipal Court, to come to the conference room for a meeting."
"yes."
The soldiers went to deliver the order, and Lincoln also changed into his uniform and headed for the conference room.
Li Zhen had already made harsh words and was going to intervene in this matter, and Li Zhen threatened that if he intervened, it would cause turmoil in the United States. This forced Lincoln to handle it carefully. As the saying goes, be careful and sail the ship for thousands of years. Lincoln was a cautious man. So Seward, Powell and others were invited to discuss countermeasures. In less than half an hour, the three heavyweights had already rushed to the conference room.
Lincoln waved his hand and said: "Gentlemen, please take a seat."
After sitting down, Seward asked: "Did Mr. President invite us here to discuss the slavery system?"
The corner of Lincoln's mouth twitched, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
The old gentleman really wanted to abolish the slavery system, and he started talking about slaves.
Lincoln shook his head slightly and said: "I informed Mr. Seward, Mr. Powell, and Mr. Justice that they came to the conference room to study a major event that just happened in San Francisco. Hong Yi, the leader of the Hongmen Gate in Chinatown, gathered a crowd to kill people and has been arrested. , this is what I came to discuss with you."
The chief judge said: "This has been decided and he must be executed."
Seward also nodded and said: "I also think that Hong Yi must be executed. A small Chinese citizen in Chinatown dares to openly attack our American people. What a bad thing it is. This matter must be dealt with seriously and punished." A warning to the Chinese people in Chinatown, otherwise what advantage do we white people have? We must let people with yellow skin or other skin colors know that white people are people of noble blood and cannot be violated."
After hearing this, Powell suddenly felt uncomfortable.
There is black blood flowing in his body, not pure white blood.
Siward's words undoubtedly insulted him.
Although Seward supported liberating slaves and allowing slaves to become free citizens of the United States, Seward was still proud of white people and believed that white people were superior. Even if black people became free citizens, they would still be subject to restrictions.
Powell said: "Your Excellency, I remember that you and Mr. Seward have already reached a conclusion. Do you still need to discuss it?"
The justice nodded in agreement with a puzzled look on his face.
Lincoln sighed: "Just now, President Li of China came to me, hoping that I would be lenient and spare Hong Yi's life, but I refused. President Li said that he would intervene in this matter and would not Give up easily."
Seward snorted and said: "Li Zhen supports the abolition of slavery. I admire him very much, but I am very unhappy when Li Zhen wants to interfere in the national affairs of the United States. I don't think highly of him. Mr. President, You can confidently tell Li Zhen that he does not need to intervene in U.S. affairs, and he will not be allowed to interfere. If he insists on getting involved in this matter, it will not be good for him."
The justice also said: "I agree with what Mr. Seward said."
Powell raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, Tang Huaide had already found Li Zhen, he was so fast.
Lincoln had a bitter expression on his face and said seriously: "The matter is not that simple. Li Zhen said that when he intervened in this matter, he would not use violent means or do anything that violates U.S. laws. He would rescue Hong Yi through normal channels. However, Li Zhen also vowed that once he gets involved in this matter, it is likely to cause shock in the United States."
"Hahaha...a joke, a big joke."
Siward said coldly: "Who does he think he is? Is he God? He is so self-righteous." After a pause, Siward said: "Let's just wait and see what kind of waves Li Zhen can make. Your Excellency, don't be impatient for the time being. In order to execute Hong Yi and let Hong Yi live a little longer, let’s take a look at President Li’s methods.”
The justice looked at Lincoln and saw Lincoln nodded.
Obviously, Lincoln and Seward were quite curious about the harsh words Li Zhen released. Li Zhen did not expect such a delayed result, but it was a result Li Zhen was willing to see. At least it delayed Hong Yi's murder. Time also gave Li Zhen time to save Hong Yi.
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Dading Restaurant, second floor.
At this time, the dining tables upstairs had already been removed and replaced with ordinary tables and chairs. Businessmen were sitting here one after another, and Li Zhen had also arrived. After hitting a wall at Lincoln's place, Li Zhen rushed towards the Dading Restaurant. Come, as soon as he arrived, countless businessmen swarmed in, and even some of the big guys from Hongmen came to the Dading Restaurant.
Li Zhen sighed: "I asked Lincoln, but he was unwilling to be lenient."
"ah,."
At this time, countless people exclaimed.
The Hongmen bosses all had pale faces and depressed expressions. Businessmen from Chinatown such as Tang Huaide and Asaman also became depressed. Li Zhen went to plead to no avail. What should we do?
"Why don't we fight and rob the owner of the door?"
A young man in his early twenties gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
This man was also a disciple of Hong Yi, named Hong Qinglong.
Wang Hong held down Hong Qinglong and asked: "President Li, since asking for mercy has no other options, do you have any other options?" At this moment, Wang Hong could only place his hope on Li Zhen and did not take the last step. , you must not rob the prison, because once you rob the prison, it means that Hongmen will be on the opposite side of the US government and become a wanted target of the US government, making it impossible for Hongmen to gain a foothold in the United States.
Li Zhen nodded and said: "As of now, we can only rely on ourselves."
Wang Hong said: "Please give orders to President Li. Thousands of Hongmen disciples are at President Li's disposal."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "You are all willing to obey the orders, which is the most suitable." After a pause, Li Zhen looked at all the merchants on the second floor and said: "Except for a few stewards of Hongmen, as well as Old Tang and Asaman, Everyone else, please go down, it’s not that I can’t trust you, but people talk too much, and it’s easy for the information to leak if there are too many people who know, so please forgive me.”
The businessmen did not dare to complain and went downstairs one after another.
Soon, only Tang Huaide, Asaman, Wang Hong, Hong Qinglong, and a few Hongmen bosses were left on the second floor.
Li Zhen glanced at Tang Huaide, and seeing Tang Huaide nodding slightly, he knew that these people were reliable. Li Zhen said slowly: "It will undoubtedly be very difficult to hire a lawyer to go through the legal process to rescue Hong Clan Master this time. I will put forward the plan." Divide it into four steps, execute them step by step, and then cause a big disturbance. When things get serious, Lincoln and Seward will no longer be able to help, and the Hong family leader will naturally be saved."
Immediately, Li Zhen told the whole plan in full, and then said: "The four-step plan cannot be messed up. It must be done one by one, and you must obey my command at every step. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Everyone knew the plan clearly and felt confident.
