On this day, the newly appointed mayor of San Francisco came here to see Li Zhen off. He was wearing a black dress, neatly dressed, and his hair was meticulously combed. He stood next to Li Zhen with his back straight and a look on his face. With a kind smile, he said: "President Lee is going to visit the next place. I don't know where the next place is. Is he going to Washington."
Prior to this, President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward had left San Francisco and returned to Washington, but Li Zhen had stayed in San Francisco. This gave the new mayor of San Francisco a headache as he could not figure out Li Zhen's intentions.
Li Zhen said: "Next, I will visit West Point Military Academy."
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The mayor smiled, with a bright smile on his face.
He said in his heart that Li Zhen, the god of plague, finally left San Francisco, which was the most worthy of celebration.
In fact, Li Zhen will never come here again.
During the short time that Li Zhen stayed in San Francisco, he had a huge impact on the San Francisco government. The resignation of former Mayor Powell is the best proof. The current mayor was also transferred from the federal government and was transferred here to serve. The mayor was extremely reluctant, but finally things calmed down and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Tang Huaide wore a robe, rubbed his cold hands, and said with a smile: "After the President goes to West Point Military Academy, he will eventually return to China. Therefore, he can still come to San Francisco. At that time, we will give the President Practice.”
Hong Yi also nodded and said: "I hope the President will return to San Francisco and visit Chinatown as soon as possible."
Asaman's eyes fell on Fang Su and said harmoniously: "Xiao Chen, you are going north with the president. As the president's wife, you must take good care of the president and handle the president's internal affairs. As the saying goes The heroine is inside the heroine and the hero is outside. You are no longer the lonely heroine with special skills in the past, nor are you the stunning woman that countless people expected in the Dream of Hong Lou. Now you are just an ordinary married woman. Uncle I hope you can correct your mentality, get along well with President Qin Se, work together, and strive to have a son as soon as possible."
Fang Su blushed, but still thanked him and said, "Uncle Asaman, don't worry, Su Su has written it down."
Li Zhen clasped his fists and said, "Thank you all, farewell."
After saying that, Li Zhen took Fang Su into the carriage and gave the order to set off.
Zuo Zongtang, Liu Jintang, Zeng Jize, Huang Qiang, Rong Hong and others were sitting in the carriages at the back. Accompanied by the shouts of the grooms, the whips sounded, and the horses neighed eagerly, pulling the carriages out of San Francisco. Now There is no railway connecting the east and west of the United States, so Li Zhen can only take a carriage for the time being. He can only take a train when he gets to a place where there is a train.
Li Zhen left, and the people in Chinatown gradually dispersed.
Tang Huaide, Hong Yi, and Asaman each returned to their respective residences to deal with their own affairs.
With Li Zhen's departure, things in San Francisco have come to an end.
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Time flies, and December 1860 has gone far away.
In the blink of an eye, January 1, 1861 came.
With the arrival of the New Year, the United States has also entered a most critical year. In this year in history, the United States will trigger the most massive civil war and carry out the most brutal war on its own soil in the history of the United States. Although Li Zhen arrived in the United States , and caused trouble in San Francisco, but the real impact was limited to San Francisco and did not spread outside.
Li Zhen, a butterfly, has not affected the development of the United States.
At this time, Li Zhen was still on his way to West Point Military Academy.
West Point Military Academy, also known as the U.S. Army Military Academy, is located in West Point, New York (on the west bank of the Hudson River), about 80 kilometers away from New York City. It is the first military school in the United States. This military school was established in 1802 and has been With a history of nearly 60 years, West Point Military Academy has been established for a short period of time compared to Harvard University and Yale University, but the influence of West Point Military Academy is no less than those of these two universities with long histories.
West Point Military Academy, Office of the Principal.
The current president of West Point Military Academy, Richard Delafield, had a grimace on his face and scratched his head and ears, looking embarrassed. Prior to this, Delafield had received news of Li Zhen's visit.
Delafield attaches great importance to this.
This is news sent by President Lincoln, and it cannot be false.
Therefore, Delafield must be prepared.
Because after Li Zhen’s visit, the two sides need to communicate, but what should be done specifically? This is something Delafield is embarrassed about. Delafield has his own experience in teaching; he also has his own ideas about the development of the school. Planning; he is even more familiar with the architecture of West Point Military Academy than anyone else.
Since becoming the principal 21 years ago, Delafield has designed the museum, library, cadet barracks, etc. of West Point Military Academy. The overall architectural style was formed by Delafield's planning.
There is no doubt that this is a man who made great architectural contributions to West Point Military Academy.
However, in terms of politics and military affairs, he is weak.
"Bang, bang,."
Outside the office, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Delafield said: "Come in."
The door opened, and a middle-aged man approaching forty years old walked in. He was wearing a white shirt, a black bow tie, and a black suit. His black hair was combed back meticulously, and he was extremely serious. The beard is densely distributed, giving off a rough feeling, and the slender eyes give people a snake-like feeling.
After he walked in, he sat down, saw Delafield's frowning expression, and asked with a faint smile: "Mr. Principal, what happened to make you so troubled."
When Delafield saw the visitor, he was overjoyed and said, "Colonel Grant, you're here. Well, you're just in time." The visitor's name was Grant, his full name was Ulysses Simpson Grant, and he graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1843.
Historically, Grant made his fortune during the American Civil War.
During the four-year Civil War, Grant rose from the ordinary military position of colonel to lieutenant general and served as commander-in-chief of the Union Army. After Lincoln was assassinated, Grant relied on his military prowess to be elected president of the United States in 1868. Later, he was re-elected in 1872. Although the country's development was not good during Grant's administration, and even after he stepped down, it was not good, but the war was quite fierce.
Grant's arrival made Delafield think of a solution. Delafield rolled his eyes and asked again: "Does Colonel Grant have anything to do with me?"
Grant said: "I passed by and came back to see if there was nothing wrong."
Delafield laughed, nodded and said: "Very good, it seems you have plenty of time. Mr. Colonel, let's discuss something about the visit of Chinese President Li Zhen to West Point Military Academy. When the time comes, we will definitely have exchanges with China. Regarding exchanges, I thought of you."
Grant asked, "What can I do?"
Delafield smiled and expressed his thoughts before saying: "Are you interested? This is a rare opportunity. President Li of China is a very outstanding military commander. He is said to be invincible. You can learn from it." one time."
"Okay, I agree." Grant said with slightly narrowed eyes.
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