On the boundless blue sea, Teach's fleet moved quickly.
By now, they have moved far away from San Francisco.
Ti Qi stopped the fleet temporarily and asked Li Zhen to board the flagship, and all the soldiers from the Jian Dao Battalion also boarded the ship. Ti Qi settled the soldiers from the Jian Dao Battalion and placed tables, chairs and benches on the deck, and asked Li Zhen, Chen Yucheng, Liu Jintang, Scott and others sat down, the warm sunshine shining on their bodies, making them very comfortable.
Teach's eyes fell on Li Zhen and said: "President Li, we meet again after less than a year."
Li Zhen said: "Yes, but the way of meeting this time is a bit special."
Teach laughed and said, "President Li is so funny." He looked at Li Zhen, thought for a moment, and said, "President Li, I actually have a doubt in my mind, but if I ask, I'm afraid it would be a bit presumptuous."
Li Zhendao: "Be more straightforward and tell the truth."
Teach said: "Regarding the American Civil War, I have heard that my people have found out that the actual planner of this war should be President Lee himself. So, you are the one who planned it." The great benefactor of the Federation, with your great help to the U.S. Federation, and with your extraordinary status as the President of China, the U.S. federal government will not deny you the courage to return to the country."
With a smile on his face, Li Zhen said: "Of course, Lincoln would not dare to stop me from returning to China. Moreover, when I left Washington, Lincoln held a party at the White House to see me off."
Teach was confused, scratched his head and said: "If Lincoln didn't stop it, why did he let me send troops?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Because of one person."
"Who?" Teach asked curiously.
Li Zhen pointed at Scott and Scott's wife Maria, and said with a smile: "This is the Scott couple. Mr. Scott is the former federal commander. Because of him, Lincoln went to war. If it weren't for Mr. Scott, , I could leave the United States at any time, but Mr. Scott and I wanted to leave together, so it was impossible, so I asked Captain Teach for help."
Tiqi had a look of horror on his face, and when he looked at Li Zhen, his eyes were full of admiration.
Look, this is what ordinary people do.
They went to the United States Confederacy, and before leaving, they took away the supreme commander of the federal army.
Thomson was still confused and didn't understand Li Zhen's purpose, so he interrupted: "President Li, Mr. Scott has nothing to do with you, why did you kidnap him? Could it be that you are retaliating against the United States Federation."
"puff,."
Li Zhen took a sip of water and spit it out.
kidnapping.
When did he kidnap Scott.
Scott smiled half-heartedly, and his eyes made it seem like Li Zhencheng was really the kidnapper.
When Li Zhen saw this, he became even more resentful.
Liu Jintang was also surprised by Thomson's words. He waved his hand and quickly explained: "You have misunderstood. Mr. Scott was not kidnapped by the president. He went to China voluntarily. When the civil war broke out, Mr. Scott had already resigned. He accepted the commander of the federal army, and also promised the president that he was willing to go to China."
"The Civil War broke out, the North lost consecutive battles, and the situation was unfavorable, so the President recommended Mr. Scott to take command. Therefore, Mr. Scott returned to serve as the commander of the federal army, commanding the army to attack the southern government. After quelling the rebellion in the south, Scott Mr. Trump directly resigned from his position as commander of the federal army, and then left with the president."
"Before Mr. Scott commanded the army to pacify the South, he had already agreed to the President's trip to China to help run schools, so there was no theory of kidnapping. Because of Mr. Scott's identity, the federal government did not want Mr. Scott to leave, so it sent People stopped me, and in order to get Mr. Scott to leave, the president thought of letting you also participate."
Liu Jintang explained it carefully, and everyone suddenly understood.
It turns out that this is the reason.
Li Zhen changed the topic and asked: "Captain Teach, how is the situation of the pirate group recently?"
Mentioning the situation of the pirate group hit home what Teach was most proud of. With a proud look on his face, he said loudly: "The current pirate group could not be better. As of now, the pirate group has become the Hawaiian Islands." The largest team around, even King Kamehameha, dare not use force against us easily, this is the benefit of strength."
After a pause, Teach said: "This time when President Lee returns to China, he will pass by Hawaii Island and go to our island to sit for a while. Brothers all want to see President Lee's face."
Li Zhen said: "It's a great honor."
A smile appeared on Tiqi's face, feeling that Beier was being honored.
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Washington, The White House, the Presidential Residence.
In the office, Lincoln received a telegram from San Francisco.
After he read the telegram, his chest was full of anger, and his eyes were flashing with ferocity. He didn't expect that Li Zhen would take Scott away in such a way. It was simply too much bullying. What's more serious is that Once Li Zhen leaves, it will be impossible to recapture Scott. Even if Li Zhen returns to China, it will never be possible to bring Scott back.
"Come here, tell Mr. Siward to come to the office."
Lincoln gave the order and the soldiers immediately went to notify him.
Soon, Seward came to Lincoln's office. Apart from the incident of Scott leaving Washington, Seward was still very happy because the Civil War was finally over and everything was developing for the better. , with a smile on his face, he asked with a smile: "Your Excellency, have you found the Scott family?"
Lincoln said: "Yes, we have found it."
The joy on Siward's face was beyond words, and he suddenly became excited.
Lincoln changed the topic and said coldly: "The man has indeed been found, but he has already left San Francisco with Li Zhen." As he spoke, he handed the telegram in his hand to Seward.
After Siward read it, his expression was solemn, but he couldn't help but feel angry.
"Damn it, Li Zhen is so damnable."
Siward was like an angry old lion, unable to calm down.
Lincoln rubbed his sore cheeks and said helplessly: "Mr. Seward, I invited you here to discuss how to handle this matter. The matter has already happened, and Li Zhen and Scott have also left. Anger will not help. We must You have to deal with this."
After Siward heard this, he sat down slumped.
After a while, Seward had already made up his mind and said: "As for Scott, I believe he will not reveal national secrets, and it is impossible for Scott to enter Li Zhen's army. He is a patriotic man, Siward." Kurt went to China, probably to help Li Zhen establish the military academy and become a member and professor of the military academy. Therefore, even if he goes to China, he will not have much impact."
After a pause, Seward added: "Scott is a free man. We have no right to stop him from wherever he wants to go. After the presidents left office, some of them did business in various countries or settled in other countries. Scott It’s not a special situation.”
Lincoln said: "I understand what you said, but Li Zhen deceived people too much."
Siward sighed: "I hate Li Zhen very much and want to peel him off. However, I have to say that Li Zhen is as cunning as a fox, ruthless in his methods, and does not act according to common sense. It’s difficult to deal with. With Li Zhen here, China will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future. Let’s suppress the incident in San Francisco and not cause greater fluctuations to avoid affecting the government.”
Lincoln gritted his teeth and had no choice but to compromise.