When Ye Chengzhong saw Li Zhen, a happy look appeared on his face, and he immediately said: "Sir, my adoptive father asks you to return to the Admiral's Mansion immediately. We have important matters to discuss."
Li Zhen frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
Ye Chengzhong said: "My adoptive father only said that the matter was important, and then urged me to report the news, but I didn't know either." Li Zhen and Liu Taiping have worked together for a long time, and they know that Liu Taiping has a calm personality and is not alarmed by changes. He only behaves like this when encountering big events. Liu Taiping didn't tell Ye Chengzhong, something important must have happened.
Li Zhen did not dare to delay, so he greeted Huang Shihai and rushed towards the Admiral's Mansion with Ye Chengzhong. After returning to the Admiral's Mansion, Li Zhen went straight to the hall and saw Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang standing in the hall waiting.
When the two of them saw Li Zhenxing coming, they bent down and saluted.
Li Zhen waved his hand for the two of them to sit down and asked: "Mr. Liu, please come back to me in a hurry. Is there anything you can do for me?"
Liu Taiping said solemnly: "I just received an official letter from Beijing. The emperor ordered you to return to Beijing to report on your duties. Not only that, you also need to bring your wife back to Beijing with you." As he spoke, Liu Taiping took out something from the table next to him. A letter was handed to Li Zhen. This letter was just received.
Li Zhen took the letter, took out the letter, and read it quickly.
After reading the contents of the letter, Li Zhen felt that Xianfeng was so idle that he actually asked him to return to Beijing, from Guangzhou to Beijing, from south to north, spanning most of China. It was already the end of November, even if it was immediately The time of departure and arrival in Beijing is likely to have passed the New Year. If there is another delay due to banditry on the way, it will take even longer.
Li Zhen secretly scolded Xianfeng for being troublesome, but he knew that he had to go. This was something he could not refuse.
Li Zhen said: "Sir, brother-in-law, once the emperor's decree comes, it is impossible to reject it. After I leave Guangzhou, the political affairs of Guangzhou will be temporarily handed over to my husband and brother-in-law. You can discuss and deal with the big and small affairs. You don't have to wait for me to come back." deal with."
The two agreed in unison, and Wang Xiaoyang asked again: "Sir, when do you plan to go north."
Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "I will take care of the military affairs and other miscellaneous matters. I plan to leave Guangzhou tomorrow morning and go north to Beijing."
Wang Xiaoyang and Liu Taiping did not stay any longer, leaving space for Li Zhen.
Because he had to leave for Beijing, Li Zhen would definitely not be able to attend the military competition. Besides, Li Zhen also had to arrange matters in the army, so he sent people to find Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou. Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou arrived at the Admiral's Mansion. After sitting down, Huang Shihai took the lead and said: "The commander-in-chief left the military camp in a hurry, and now he has summoned Commander Yang and me. What's the matter?"
Li Zhen looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I have just received the emperor's order to go to Beijing to report on my duties. It is already winter, and it may be past the New Year when I arrive in Beijing. Even if I return to Guangzhou, it should be next spring. During this period, you must continue to train soldiers, guard Guangzhou, and ensure the security of Guangdong."
Huang Shihai raised his head and chest, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Commander, Huang Shihai will ensure the tranquility of Guangdong for one day in Guangzhou." From Li Zhen's tone, he definitely did not intend to take him back to Beijing, so Huang Shihai promised loudly."
After a pause, Huang Shihai said again: "If the commander leaves, the competition will no longer be exciting."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "I'm not in Guangzhou. The competition will continue as usual, and the rewards will still be distributed. You can invite Mr. Liu to watch, or invite other people to help out. It's still good."
Huang Shihai did not answer, but said: "I will train the soldiers well, and the competition will be completed as scheduled."
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction, looked at Yang Banhou, and said: "Captain Yang left Beijing for Shanghai with me last year. It has been more than a year. This year, come with me back to Beijing to see Senior Yang."
"Thank you, Marshal."
Yang Banhou stood up excitedly and thanked him, feeling excited in his heart.
Yang Banhou is just a young man now, not yet twenty years old. Although he has served well in the army, he still misses Yang Luchan who stayed in Beijing from time to time. As the saying goes, wealth does not return to its hometown, just like walking at night in brocade. Yang Banhou has achieved great results. He is the commander of a regiment in the army, and is at least an official at the rank of general, which is a small accomplishment.
With such achievements, Yang Banhou naturally wanted to return to Beijing.
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's all go down. Remember to tell the other generals the news and let them continue the competition. Make sure the competition ends successfully."
"yes."
The two nodded in agreement and immediately left the Admiral's Mansion.
After the two left, Li Zhen got up and went to Jiuzhou Daily. He came to Wei Yuan's office, told the news that he was about to return to Beijing, and then said: "Mr. Wei, I'm returning to Beijing to report on my work. Do you want to come with me?" ."
Wei Yuan blew his beard and stared, puzzled and said: "You go and report on your work, what shall I do?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "You go visit your old friends."
Wei Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I won't go, my body and bones can't bear it, so I will stay in Guangzhou to host my Jiuzhou Daily. Nowadays, the sales of Jiuzhou Daily are getting better and better. At the most critical time, I can't leave. You go to Beijing to report on your work, and the old man is in Guangzhou to cheer you on, hoping that you will rise to the top and be promoted to a higher position."
When Li Zhen saw that Wei Yuan was not planning to go to Beijing, he did not force himself. He chatted with Wei Yuan about some household matters and asked Wei Yuan to take care of himself before leaving Jiuzhou Daily and rushing towards the Great China Bank.
After the Greater China Bank was put into operation, with its special background and strong strength, it easily defeated all banks in Guangzhou, monopolized the entire financial industry in Guangzhou, and began to expand outwards.
Li Zhen entered the bank and came to Fan Kai's office room.
Normally, Fan Kai was in charge of affairs at the Greater China Bank. Only a few times did he go to the Governor's Mansion to report on the situation of the Greater China Bank and the financial situation under Li Zhen's command.
When Fan Kai saw Li Zhen coming, he stood up to greet him and said, "Sir, please take a seat."
After Li Zhen sat down, he said: "Tomorrow I will go to Beijing to report on my work. I will not be in Guangzhou for three or four months. If there is any problem with Guangzhou's financial situation, you have full discretion. With your talent, I believe you can Solve it well, except for you, it will have no effect if anyone else intervenes."
Fan Kai said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Li Zhen nodded, listened to Fan Kai's report on the recent situation, and then encouraged Fan Kai to keep up his efforts. Then he got up and left the Great China Bank and returned to the Admiral's Mansion. Li Zhen sent a message to Zhou Xiuying, Sisters Gu Lina and Alice returned home, and Li Zhen was going to take Zhilan back to Beijing, so he had to ventilate the girls in advance and tell them the situation.
If he left without saying a word, the girls who stayed in Guangzhou would definitely complain in their hearts, so they asked for a bowl of water. Li Zhen stayed in the Admiral's Mansion for the whole afternoon.
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye it was already the next morning.
November 21st, early morning.
Li Zhen took Zhi Lan and twenty soldiers selected from the Jian Dao Battalion to form an escort and set off for Beijing. Among them, Huang Qiang and Yang Banhou accompanied him and headed for Beijing together.
ps: There are only 2 updates today. Call it a day. I will go to Yibin tomorrow and return on Monday. When I get back, I should be able to update stably. Sorry.