Li Zhen led the army to leave Wuzhou Prefecture. Ye Chengzhong led his troops to see him off, and reluctantly returned after marching ten miles. Li Zhen led the army and headed straight for Guangzhou.
On August 29, Li Zhen arrived in Guangzhou.
Li Zhen led the army back, settled the army, and immediately summoned Wang Xiaoyang. In the study, Li Zhen took the lead and said: "Brother-in-law, the army has been expanded again. I organized the original regiment into a division and advanced to two levels. Huang Shihai As a corps commander and in charge of the army, all the commanders of the regiments below will be promoted to division commanders. You should start drafting this matter into a document and inform the entire army."
After speaking, Li Zhen told Wang Xiaoyang the detailed regulations so that Wang Xiaoyang would be well aware of them.
Wang Xiaoyang said: "I'll do it immediately."
Li Zhen saw Wang Xiaoyang getting up and leaving and said, "Brother-in-law, wait a moment."
Wang Xiaoyang stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Zhen nodded and said: "I have one thing to discuss with my brother-in-law. I plan to let my brother-in-law serve as the governor of Guangdong and preside over the political affairs of Guangdong, while I will step down from my official position as the governor of Guangdong and the admiral of Guangdong. The political affairs of Guangdong will be handled by my brother-in-law, and I will send special personnel. The army is stationed in Guangzhou to cooperate with my brother-in-law in handling political affairs in Guangdong."
Wang Xiaoyang was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
He, he actually wants to become the governor of Guangdong.
Wang Xiaoyang recovered, swallowed his saliva, and said slowly: "Hongyi, I'm afraid this is not good." At this moment, the two of them were talking behind closed doors and discussing the matter of the governor of Guangdong. Wang Xiaoyang no longer acted as a subordinate, but As brother-in-law, after all, the two of them were discussing the next arrangements.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "What's wrong? My brother-in-law is talented and capable. Besides, I just want my brother-in-law to be the governor of Guangdong. So what if he is nepotistic? Anyone who has a good relationship with me and is talented can do it." If you are reused, brother-in-law, not only will you be in charge, Mr. Liu will also be promoted to an official position."
After hearing this, Wang Xiaoyang nodded and no longer objected.
Now that he has a wife and children, he also wants to start a career.
Li Zhen continued: "My brother-in-law is an official in Guangdong and presides over major events in Guangdong. I hope that my brother-in-law can create a stable and prosperous Guangdong Province, because this is our hometown,"
Wang Xiaoyang said: "I will try my best and won't slack off at all."
Li Zhen added: "We are relatives, but some things need to be made clear in advance. I hope that after my brother-in-law has real power, he can maintain a normal mind, work conscientiously, and not do things that are contrary to national laws. I am not saying this unnecessarily. I believe my brother-in-law, but there are too many examples like this that have happened, and they all changed after becoming an official. I will tell my brother-in-law in advance, so as not to get to that point, which will be very cruel to you, me, and my sister. "
Wang Xiaoyang said seriously: "Don't worry, I understand."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "Brother-in-law, go and get busy and deal with the army expansion matter as soon as possible."
Wang Xiaoyang turned and left, leaving Li Zhen alone.
"Here comes someone."
Li Zhen shouted again, and a soldier quickly walked in.
The soldier shouted: "My lord."
Li Zhen ordered: "Please come to the study, Mr. Liu."
"yes."
The soldier turned around and left, immediately going to notify Liu Taiping. Soon, Liu Taiping came to the study, bent down and saluted, and said, "Sir, do you have anything to do with me?"
Li Zhendao: "Sir, please sit down."
Liu Taiping sat down as he was told, and Li Zhen said again: "I'm here to discuss something with you, sir."
Liu Taiping said: "My lord, please speak clearly."
Li Zhen said straight to the point: "Guangxi has been pacified. I have left Yang Banhou to garrison Guangxi. However, Yang Banhou is only responsible for military affairs and not for political affairs. I plan to let Mr. Yang serve as the governor of Guangxi and take charge of Guangxi. I don't know what Mr. Yang wants. how."
Liu Taiping raised his eyebrows, shocked by this news.
He was released as an official.
By now, he was already in his fifties, and he originally planned to stay with Li Zhen for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, Li Zhen actually planned to let him preside over major provincial affairs in Guangxi.
Li Zhen continued: "Sir, if you stay by my side, you are showing off your talents. It is what you should do to benefit the people."
Liu Taiping didn't show any pretense, he nodded and said: "Thank you, sir."
Li Zhendao: "Xiaoye is also in Guangxi. I asked him to serve as the magistrate of Wuzhou Prefecture. However, Xiaoye is still young and cannot be promoted too quickly. I hope Mr. will polish him more so that he can become a talent. I hope to see a person who can take on big tasks. Xiaoye, instead of just being a prefect of one side but wanting to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, I hope that you, sir, will carve him into a piece of beautiful jade."
"I understand."
Liu Taiping nodded and agreed.
After settling the arrangement between Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang, Li Zhen found Qi Zhenhai again.
Qi Zhenhai raised his hand in salute and said: "Commander."
Li Zhen waved his hand for Qi Zhenhai to sit down and said: "I came to you to give you an order. I have asked Yang Banhou to garrison Guangxi and remotely control Vietnam, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. You can lead the army to garrison Guangzhou and guard it. Our base camp, this is our foundation. Most of the money is transferred from Guangzhou, so the safety of Guangzhou must be ensured, especially since foreigners are eyeing it and cannot be taken lightly."
Qi Zhenhai said: "Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely defend Guangdong and prevent little ones from coveting it."
Li Zhen then asked Qi Zhenhai to leave and returned to the backyard.
In the next two days, Li Zhen stayed at his house to accompany Zhilan, Gu Lina and others, enjoying the feeling of being reunited with his family. Within two days, Wang Xiaoyang conveyed in writing the order to expand the army's establishment. At the same time, Wang Xiaoyang took office and became the new governor of Guangdong, and Liu Taiping also took office and went to Guilin Mansion in Guangxi to take office.
The two people came from behind the scenes to the front desk and became the main personnel under Li Zhen.
On September 13th, Li Zhen set off north again, heading for Nanjing.
This time, Li Zhen led all his troops northward, leaving only Qi Zhenhai to garrison Guangzhou.
Except for those left behind under his orders, all of them followed Li Zhen northward.
Nanjing, palace.
When news came back that Li Zhen was returning to Nanjing with his troops, Cixi and Ci'an quickly got together to discuss the matter.
Ci'an said: "Sister, Li Zhen put down the Guangxi rebellion and his prestige increased again. It can be said that he was in the limelight for a while. Now that Li Zhen has returned, how should we reward him?" From the bottom of his heart, Ci'an was unwilling to reward him. He was very worried. He doesn't like Li Zhen because he thinks Li Zhen is not a peaceful person, but he understands that Li Zhen is very powerful and cannot be shaken by him.
Cixi said: "Sister, the time is not yet ripe. We must first stabilize Li Zhen. This time, we will promote some people through Li Zhen. What do you think, sister?"
Ci'an nodded and said affirmatively: "Sister, feel free to do it, as long as it is beneficial to the emperor and beneficial to the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, everything is feasible."
"We sisters join forces to rebuild the Qing Dynasty."
