Zhang Zhidong felt even more grateful when he thought about the young man in front of him who had thought so carefully.
"Thank you for your help, brother. May I ask your name?"
Zhang Zhidong is neither humble nor arrogant, and behaves calmly. Although he is less than 20 years old, he has a high prestige among Confucian scholars. As soon as he speaks, the other Confucian scholars express their gratitude. These Confucian scholars all came to Beijing to study. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Qunfen, anyone who can be with Zhang Zhidong cannot be a fool. They easily figured out Li Zhen's intention of letting Shanqi go to move the reinforcements. They all asked Li Zhen's name, wanting to remember the person who helped them. people.
Li Zhenxiao said: "My name is Li Zhen, my courtesy name is Hongyi, and my ancestral home is Guangdong."
"Li Hongyi."
Zhang Zhidong exclaimed and said: "Your Excellency is Li Hongyi, the Admiral of Guangdong." The Confucian scholars around also opened their mouths, and they were all surprised. They did not expect to meet the famous Li Zhen on the road. These people saw Li Zhen with their own eyes. I was extremely happy and felt that the trip was worthwhile.
Li Zhen nodded slightly, feeling quite proud in his heart.
Zhang Zhidong became solemn, clasped his fists and said, "Students heard that Admiral Li used Western knowledge to teach Chinese, and he was determined to reform, and defeated foreigners several times, and boosted our country's prestige. It is really admirable. Admiral Li, please accept the students' respect." Say it, He put his hands together and bowed respectfully to Li Zhenchang to show respect. Moreover, by calling Zhang Zhidongkou a student, he was putting himself down.
"Students meet with Admiral Li."
The other Confucian scholars also followed Zhang Zhidong's example and bowed their heads in salute.
Suddenly, there was a loud cry.
Long Ao stood aside and watched, feeling proud in his heart.
Li Zhen helped Zhang Zhidong up and said, "You don't have to be like this. I just did a small thing, which is not important. But you, you are well-educated people, with poems and books in your belly. What you have learned is the way of managing the world and benefiting the people." You are the ones who can stabilize the country, and you are the hope of the country. I, Li Zhen, am just a warrior. I only know how to lead troops to fight, but I don’t know how to govern the country. This country needs your contributions to prosper."
After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Anyone who is willing to come to Guangdong after the scientific examination, I will open the door to welcome you."
The corners of Long Ao's mouth raised slightly, thinking that the commander was very powerful. At this time, he was still trying to recruit talents. He was indeed not an ordinary person.
Li Zhen looked at Zhang Zhidong with deep meaning and smiled slightly. The so-called drunkard's intention is not in drinking. Li Zhen said this in front of all the Confucian scholars, but in fact he meant to say it to Zhang Zhidong alone. For such a It is inevitable for Li Zhen to be a talent. If he wanted to recruit Zhang Zhidong, Li Zhen would probably wake up laughing when he fell asleep.
However, Li Zhen knew that Zhang Zhidong came to Beijing to study. He would take the scientific examination in the future, and he would still take the imperial examination route. Before passing the scientific examination, Zhang Zhidong would definitely not be able to go south to Guangdong, so what Li Zhen knew very well was that Extend an olive branch.
Zhang Zhidong immediately expressed his gratitude, and the Confucian scholars around him also expressed their gratitude.
After hearing Li Zhen's words, Shan Qi's eyes flashed with panic.
Li Zhen.
The person in front of me is Li Zhen.
Shan Qi had heard about this person, and even his ears were about to get calluses because he had been talking about Li Zhen for a while. The first thing he talked about was Li Zhen's sudden return to Beijing, and then Li Zhenyou. A pair of twin children were born, and the people were even more enthusiastic in discussing it. Finally, on the day when Li Zhen's child was celebrating his full moon, even the emperor was alarmed... One after another, one by one, they were all about Li Zhen.
Beijing is such a big place, there are a few things that Shanqi cannot possibly not know.
Shan Qi's body trembled slightly, he gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Li Zhen, even if you are the Admiral of Guangdong, can you compare to the Iron Hat King? Humph, you are just a small Admiral, nothing in my eyes. it's not a big deal."
Long Ao continued: "Boy, you are not afraid of anything, don't tremble."
Shanqi looked embarrassed, and there were waves of pain on his face.
Li Zhen glanced at Shanqi, ignored the guy, and continued: "You are studying in Beijing, and there are always inconveniences when you are away from home. If you have any difficulties, you can go to the Shangshu Mansion to see my father-in-law Guiliang. Just report it. My name, father-in-law will definitely help."
Zhang Zhidong nodded, changed the subject, and said: "Admiral Li, you are good at fighting, you can scare the foreigners, scare the Japanese pirates, and make the bandits fearful. All the students admire you very much. Li Admiral, tell us. Listening to other people’s words is not as exciting as what Admiral Li says himself.”
Long Ao glanced at Zhang Zhidong and expressed satisfaction with Zhang Zhidong's actions.
This kid knows how to do things.
Because Li Zhen had to solve the trouble for Zhang Zhidong and others, and Shanqi's people went to move reinforcements, there would definitely be nothing to do for a long time. If Li Zhen and Zhang Zhidong didn't speak, the atmosphere would be awkward. Now Zhang Zhidong offered to listen to Li Zhen's deeds, which was obviously a subtle flattery, which also made Li Zhen feel comfortable.
Li Zhenxiao said, "Well, since there's nothing else, I'll tell you."
Immediately, Li Zhen began to deal with foreigners and slowly described it.
During the process, there was no added fuel and jealousy, nor did he show Li Zhen's own bravery and prowess. He just described it very plainly. Even so, it still made the blood of these Confucian scholars boil. Especially Zhang Zhidong's eyes were shining with excitement. For For this young man who is less than 20 years old, he has not yet entered officialdom or society, and the passion and edges in his heart have not been worn away, so he can easily be moved emotionally.
In addition, Li Zhen was talking about foreigners and Japanese pirates, which made Zhang Zhidong even more excited.
Shanqi's eyes kept changing after listening to Li Zhen's words.
However, there was still a look of disgust in his eyes.
About an hour later, a group of people came at a fast pace. The leader was a fat official. Judging from the official uniform, he was a third-rank official. The man got off his horse and quickly ran to Shanqi's side, shouting loudly: He said: "Master Shanqi, whoever hit you, I will punish him severely."
"it's me."
Li Zhen took the initiative and said: "You are an official of the imperial court. When you come here, you don't ask questions clearly, but you just want to deal with people. Do you still have royal laws?"
When the official saw Li Zhen, his eyes suddenly widened and he knelt down with a plop: "I'm a lower-ranking officer, Mo Yuansheng, I've met the admiral." Li Zhen's admiral was in the first rank in official position, plus he was given the title of imperial envoy by the emperor. , and Li Zhen also served as the governor of Guangdong, which can no longer be measured by first rank. Moreover, Li Zhen was the son-in-law of Guiliang and the brother-in-law of Prince Gong Yi, and he also had a certain relationship with the emperor.
Mo Yuansheng, a small prefect, did not dare to be arrogant in front of Li Zhen.
Li Zhen asked: "Do you recognize me?"
Mo Yuansheng said: "The Admiral's child is one month old. I am lucky enough to attend, so I know the Admiral."
