In the blink of an eye, the train came running with billowing smoke.
At this moment, the officials waiting on the platform breathed a sigh of relief, but then took another breath, because they were about to see Li Zhen. The train approached the platform, gradually slowed down, and soon stopped on the platform. With a clang, the door of the carriage opened. A mighty and majestic soldier came down and stood next to the carriage to prevent anyone from attacking.
This soldier was carrying a gun on his back and a pistol at his waist. He raised his head and chest, and his eyes were firm and decisive, giving people a sharp and sharp look. Being stared at by him was like being stared at by a fierce tiger.
The soldier was from the Jian Dao Battalion. His eyes swept across the platform one by one, then he turned back and nodded to the carriage. Then, two more soldiers from the Jian Dao Battalion came down.
Next, Li Zhen, Liu Jintang and others got off the train.
Zhang Zhiping greeted him and said happily: "Welcome the President to visit Nanjing again."
Li Zhen shook hands with Zhang Zhiping and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mayor Zhang."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Zhang Zhiping shook his head repeatedly with an excited look on his face. He held Li Zhen's hand and shook it, and then said: "President, I have asked someone to prepare a banquet. Please invite me."
Li Zhen nodded and walked forward.
"The Great President."
An old voice came, and Ye Mingchen took the initiative to speak.
Zhang Zhiping was unhappy because at this critical moment of receiving Li Zhen, Zhang Zhiping was the landlord here and no one else was allowed to interrupt him talking to Li Zhen because this was his home court and he was the one responsible for receiving Li Zhen. , Ye Mingchen suddenly stepped in, making Zhang Zhiping very unhappy. He glanced at Ye Mingchen, thinking that after Li Zhen left, he must give this old guy a good beating.
When an idea flashed through Zhang Zhiping's mind, Li Zhen smiled and said: "Mr. Ye, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still healthy."
"Thanks to the president, I'm in pretty good health."
Ye Mingchen answered with a smile, but his heart was full of murderous intent and even more angry.
Ye Lao.
He is very youngest.
Although Ye Mingchen is nearly sixty years old and his hair and beard are all white, Ye Mingchen refuses to accept his old age and believes that he can be an official for several more decades. I recall that during the Qianlong period, Liu Yong, a scholar of Tiren Pavilion during the Qianlong period, was still an official in his eighties. In the end, he died in office. There are even many people who are officials in their seventies or eighties, and he has no choice but to enjoy his old age before he is sixty years old. This is absolutely not allowed.
Ye Mingchen suppressed his hatred in his heart and continued: "This time I meet the President, I am introducing a talented person to the President."
"Oh, Mr. Ye, please tell me."
Li Zhen became curious and wondered why Ye Mingchen suddenly recommended talents.
This old guy probably has some agenda.
As the saying goes, if you don't have anything to do, don't go to the Three Treasures Palace, so Li Zhen thought that Ye Mingchen had an agenda.
Ye Mingchen pointed at Weng Tonghe and said: "President, this person's name is Weng Tonghe. He is the son of Weng Xincun, a scholar of Tirenge University in the former dynasty. This time Weng Tonghe was in Nanjing and happened to meet the president coming back, so I sent him Recommended to the President."
Li Zhen said: "Mr. Ye, are you taking the benefits?"
Ye Mingchen smiled sarcastically, shook his head and said, "The president has misunderstood, really not."
"oh……"
Li Zhen smiled faintly and just replied.
In Li Zhen's eyes, he didn't believe Ye Mingchen at all, and thought that Ye Mingchen might have accepted Weng Tonghe's benefits. This old guy was definitely an old fox, a person who didn't let go of eagles when he saw rabbits, and it was impossible to recommend people at will.
Ye Mingchen was afraid that Li Zhen would become suspicious, so he replied awkwardly: "The president really has a sharp eye."
Li Zhen nodded and his eyes fell on Weng Tonghe.
Seeing this middle-aged man in his early thirties, Li Zhen couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
Historically, Weng Tonghe was a famous figure, and his calligraphy was one of the best in the late Qing Dynasty. At the same time, Weng Tonghe was also a political figure. He was the teacher of Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu. He was the teacher of two generations of emperors and had a prominent status.
In addition, Weng Tonghe and Li Hongzhang also have inextricable grievances.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, when Weng Tonghe's elder brother Weng Tongshu was the governor of Anhui, he was besieged in Dingyuan. In desperation, Weng Tongshu abandoned the city and fled, committing the crime of losing the territory and was finally exiled to Xinjiang. Weng Xiancun learned that his eldest son Weng Tongshu had been demoted. He didn't have a good tone, he immediately fell ill, and he died after a short time. Weng Tonghe couldn't let go of such a thing, and he was always thinking about revenge. The person who impeached Weng Tongshu was Li Hongzhang. It was this incident that made Weng Tonghe To hold a grudge and hold a grudge in one's heart.
During the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, Weng Tonghe took the lead in the battle, which made Li Hongzhang become the person in charge of this battle. Weng Tonghe once said, "Li Hongzhang has been in charge of the army for decades, and he has wiped out so many bad guys. Now, Beiyang has a navy and an army. With the fire in full swing, how can we not even fight a single battle? It is time for Li Hongzhang to go to the battlefield and give it a try to see if he is a mule or a horse, so that there will be room to rectify him in the future."
It was the failure of this battle that led Li Hongzhang to sign the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" and became a traitor that everyone reviled.
Li Zhen was very aware of the grievances between Li Hongzhang and Weng Tonghe.
Although things have changed due to Li Zhen's arrival, and even Weng Tongshu and Weng Xincun are still alive and kicking, Li Zhen doesn't like Weng Tonghe very much because he is very narrow-minded, but Li Zhen did not show it at this time He came out, smiled, nodded and said: "It turns out he is the son of Mr. Weng Xincun. Yes, I have also admired Mr. Weng Xincun's name for a long time."
With just this sentence, Li Zhen said nothing more.
Zhang Zhiping interrupted at the right moment: "President, please."
He glanced at Ye Mingchen, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the cold light in his eyes made Ye Mingchen's heart tremble.
Ye Mingchen was focused on talking to Li Zhen, but forgot about the local snake Zhang Zhiping. He shut up obediently, followed Li Zhen and Zhang Zhiping, and walked towards the mayor's residence. When he arrived at the official residence, he went directly to the reception banquet that had been prepared.
On the table, push the cup behind you.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone was happy.
Ye Mingchen drank until his face turned red and said with a smile: "The president is coming to Nanjing this time. He will stay here for a while. I was looking forward to the stars and the moon in Nanjing, and finally the president is here. This time, you can't stay for just one day." Let's go, we must rest for a few more days." He said it easily, as if he knew Li Zhen very well.
Li Zhen was not wary and replied directly: "Mr. Ye, I still have a lot of things to do, so I can only stay in Nanjing for one day and take the train back to Beijing early tomorrow morning."
"Oh, what a pity."
Ye Mingchen had a look of regret on his face, but he was smiling in his heart.
Leaving early tomorrow morning, he knew the time to place the explosives. Weng Tonghe sat next to him, listening to Ye Mingchen pry the time out of Li Zhen's mouth with a simple word. He was very impressed and thought that he could definitely kill Li Zhen tomorrow. , thinking of this, Weng Tonghe snickered in his heart, and suddenly felt that his goal had been achieved.
An unpleasant look flashed in Zhang Zhiping's eyes. His master did not talk much to Li Zhen, but Ye Mingchen kept talking like a fly, which made Zhang Zhiping very angry.
This old immortal.
Zhang Zhiping cursed secretly and continued: "President, if you have a rare day, I will accompany you to Nanjing University to take a look and then take a look at the current development of Nanjing. What do you think?"
Li Zhen nodded and said: "This arrangement is good, I also want to take a look."
After finishing their meal, the group left the mayor's official residence and went straight to Nanjing University Hall.