Li Zhen said sincerely and sincerely: "Eunuch Han gave the Queen Mother advice. Although the Queen Mother of the East Palace proposed to choose my daughter as the emperor's concubine, I have refused and they will not mention it again in the future. I hope that my father-in-law and I can mutually communicate with each other." Support and help each other, and there will never be a situation where you suddenly come up with a plan and make me passive."
Han Laiyu looked embarrassed and shook his head repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, the Za family gave the empress dowagers of the two palaces a bad idea. They have repaid the kindness of the late emperor. I will never interfere with the affairs of the court again."
"good."
Li Zhen smiled and nodded, secretly saying that Han Laiyu was smart enough.
If Han Laiyu also showed an expression of being loyal to the Manchus and would rather die than insist on advising the little emperor, Li Zhen would obviously not give Han Laiyu good luck.
Han Laiyu bowed and said: "Master Li is busy with official duties, so I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave."
Li Zhen stood up and said, "Father, please go slowly."
Han Laiyu took out his umbrella and strode out of the Chinese army tent.
He braved the heavy rain and returned to his place of residence. After drinking a cup of hot water, he sat down and thought about what had happened before. Although there were charcoal burning in the house for heating, Han Laiyu's back was already soaked. His conversation with Li Zhen seemed to be turbulent. He wasn't surprised, but he had hidden murderous intent. If he didn't bow his head, even if Li Zhen didn't kill him for the time being, the consequences would be disastrous.
Now that we have talked about it, Han Laiyu feels much more relaxed.
"Let's take care of ourselves."
Han Laiyu sighed and stopped thinking about anything else.
After Li Zhen solved Han Laiyu's matter, he felt relieved and felt much better. It was getting late, so Li Zhen counted the time and got up and left the Chinese army's tent, heading to the place where Zhilan lived. The place where Zhilan lived was separated separately. Yes, there are maids and maids, as well as old women taking care of their children.
Arriving at the camp, Li Zhen found that the maids and children were not inside. Moreover, charcoal had been used in the tent. The red charcoal exuded a hot breath, making the tent as warm as spring. Zhi Lan didn't wear much clothes either. Wearing a thin coat, you can vaguely see the obscene clothes underneath, which is quite seductive.
When Zhilan saw Li Zhen coming, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment, but she still couldn't let go.
"Little lady, why are you so shy? We are already an old married couple. Hey, I'm kidding you." Li Zhen walked to Zhi Lan and sat down. He put his hands directly around Zhi Lan's waist, even though Zhi Lan was pregnant. Although I am a child, my waist is still slender without a trace of fat, and my figure has almost not changed. If I have to say it has changed a little, it just looks a little plumper.
Zhilan felt the hands wandering around her body and whispered: "Husband, how are you?"
"Bad, am I bad?"
Li Zhen smiled and became even more excited.
His big hands touched the inside of Zhilan's clothes and kept wandering, gradually from the slender and smooth waist up to the soft and upright pair of chests. The big hands exuded burning heat, which almost made Zhilan's body... She began to tremble and her breathing became even more rapid. Zhilan kept twisting her waist. The more she did, the more excited Li Zhen felt.
The two were entangled together, and soon two naked people appeared in the tent. The two people hugged each other, like thunder from the sky stirring up fire on the earth, and the battle was extremely fierce...
In the warm tent, there were constant moans.
After the fierce collision stopped, the two hugged each other and fell asleep.
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The next day, the weather cleared up.
The October sun shines on the earth, making it warm on your body.
After Li Zhen had breakfast, he returned to the Chinese army's tent. Next, Li Zhen had to prepare for the attack on Nanjing, so he had many things to deal with. He did not dare to slack off at all. When Li Zhen was thinking about things, Long Ao walked in eagerly. He bowed respectfully to Li Zhen and said, "Commander, there is new news from Nanjing."
While talking, Long Ao took out a letter and handed it to Li Zhen.
Li Zhen opened the envelope, read it quickly, and then handed the letter to Long Ao.
This letter was sent back by someone sent by Lars. The content of the letter was about the latest developments about Hong Xiuquan. Lars' letter said that in winter, Hong Xiuquan's army was already short of food, and large areas of the army had appeared. Due to the shortage of food, Hong Xiuquan had already summoned the generals in the army and began to plunder.
Long Ao put away the letter and said seriously: "Commander, Hong Xiuquan's army is short of food. This is a hard-won opportunity. The more difficult their situation is, the easier it will be for us to capture Hong Xiuquan."
Li Zhen asked: "Your intention is to attack by force."
Long Ao nodded and said: "Yes, with Lars as the internal response, a strong attack has a chance of winning."
Li Zhen shook his head slightly and said: "Your method is not feasible. You have not considered longer-term matters. Now there is no one in the world and the situation is in chaos. Once we suffer losses after storming Nanjing, it is very likely that a certain group of people will make trouble for us. Therefore, We must fully consider Hong Xiuquan's combat effectiveness and annihilate Hong Xiuquan while preserving our own strength as much as possible."
Long Ao said: "If that's the case, what should we do? Marshal, why don't we summon the generals in the army, Li Xiucheng, Brigadier Huang and everyone else? What do you think?"
Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "There is no rush for the time being. The bandits are short of food, but I have no plans to send troops for the time being. Long Ao, go and send a message to Sun Youcheng and Kuang Jiacheng and the Yangzhou gentry, asking them to come to the camp. I and them We have important matters to discuss."
"yes."
Long Ao nodded in agreement, turned and left.
Sun Youcheng, Kuang Jiacheng and other Yangzhou gentry were not all close to the Jiangbei camp. Even if Long Ao sent people in batches to deliver the news, it took three days to invite everyone to the camp. , Li Zhen looked at Sun Youcheng, Kuang Jiacheng and others, and saw the expressions of urgency on the faces of all the people, and guessed in his heart that these people might have suffered.
Li Zhen asked: "Mr. Sun, is there anything new these days?"
Sun Youcheng sighed: "Sir, the bandits are short of food and have come out to rob openly. Two days ago, a batch of grain we transported was robbed by the bandits. Not only that, everyone who transported the food was killed by the bandits. , these cruel thieves must be eradicated, Mr. Li, we cannot solve the current problem, please help Mr. Li."
Li Zhen laughed and said: "I invited you all here just to solve your problems."
Kuang Jiacheng asked: "Is Admiral Li ready to send troops to attack Nanjing?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "No need to worry, no need to worry."
"Alas," Kuang Jiacheng said, "Sir, I'm in a hurry. Can you please take your time?"
Li Zhen said with a smile: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Hong Xiuquan is entrenched in Nanjing. After all, he is also a strong team. If you count the miscellaneous soldiers under his command, I am afraid there will be no less than a hundred thousand people, or even more. If we attack by force, , I will definitely not get any benefits, I already have a comprehensive plan, but I need your cooperation."
Sun Youcheng was so anxious that he didn't even think about what was going on and said immediately: "Sir, please tell me, as long as we can wipe out the bandits, we will definitely cooperate with Master Li."
Kuang Jiacheng and other gentry all nodded in agreement.
They suffered deeply and wished that Li Zhen would immediately suppress the bandits without any conditions.