Li Zhen said: "That's right. You must understand the rules and follow the rules. As the saying goes, you can travel all over the world with reason, but you can't move without reason. If you act according to the rules, you are being reasonable. Only then can you win the respect of others."
Noda Yoo was still kneeling on one knee. The corners of his mouth twitched, thinking that he had never seen such a shameless person.
Li Zhen said: "Get up."
Noda stood up, feeling extremely dissatisfied with Li Zhen in his heart, but he did not dare to resist.
Li Zhen said: "If you have anything to do with me, please tell me."
Noda said: "Four or five years ago, the Qing Dynasty's national strength declined and they were beaten everywhere. During that period, foreigners were rampant. The Qing Dynasty was bullied by the Americans, the French, the British... and so on, there are countless others. , However, King Zhennan rose like a comet and turned the situation around in just four or five years, which is admirable. Nowadays, the United States, France, Britain and other countries no longer dare to blatantly invade the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and many countries even recognized the Qing’s strength and these methods make the Emperor admire him deeply.”
"Oh, the little king of Japan admires me. Hey, since he admires me, why doesn't he come in person?"
Li Zhen grasped a point and immediately interrupted Noda's words.
Zheng Zaoru was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so he immediately echoed: "Mr. Noda, a man must be sincere. If the little king of the Japanese country admires him, he should come in person. It is not sincere to just send you here alone."
Noda sighed in his heart, Li Zhen didn't want to see him.
As soon as he speaks out, he will make things difficult everywhere.
In desperation, Noda explained: "King Zhennan misunderstood. It's not that the emperor doesn't want to come. In fact, the emperor really wants to visit China and take a walk. He wants to see how King Zhennan governs the country, but the emperor is not willing to come." If the emperor leaves, there will be no one to clean up the mess in the country."
After a pause, Noda continued to explain: "I heard that there was a Taiping Army in the Qing Dynasty that was dedicated to overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, and was eventually wiped out by King Zhennan. Now in Japan, there is also such a wave, and some people want to overthrow the shogunate. , Moreover, Japan has been invaded by Britain, the United States and other countries. It is suffering from internal and external troubles, and the Emperor cannot escape. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Well, that's it."
Li Zhen laughed and said, "In that case, I forgive your little king."
Noda breathed a long sigh of relief and said respectfully: "The emperor invited the prince to go to Japan. He wanted the prince to introduce us to Japan's methods of revitalizing national power. At the same time, he also asked the prince to give instructions on how the generals train soldiers. The Qing Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and we The country is still being bullied. The emperor cannot sleep at night and is worried. He asks King Zhennan to go there."
"no."
Li Zhen flatly refused.
Just kidding, how could he save the people in the island country? Absolutely impossible.
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "See you off."
Zheng Zaoru immediately cooperated and said: "Mr. Noda, please."
Noda didn't want to give up yet, so he knelt down with a plop and begged bitterly: "Please, King Zhennan, please save us for the sake of Japan and the Qing Dynasty being separated by a narrow strip of water."
"Save your sister."
Li Zhen cursed and had no intention of taking action. He knew that the national habits on the island were absolutely ungrateful. What he said now was that once he was truly taught, the result would be a wasted effort and a waste of effort.
"Save my sister."
Noda blinked, feeling that the tone was a little strange.
However, Noda did not understand the meaning of these words and said: "King Zhennan, I have two sisters in my family. They are both in the country and they are doing well. They don't need anyone to save them."
"puff……"
After Zheng Zaoru heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
He has been with Li Zhen for a long time and knows some of Li Zhen's habits and some of Li Zhen's mantras. The words "save your sister" are by no means as simple as saving people.
"see a visitor out."
Li Zhen lost his mind to talk to Noda and ordered to see off the guests again. Zheng Zaoru drove Noda out of the palace. After returning to the palace, he said: "Your Majesty, this is actually a great opportunity to squeeze little Japan. Why did you give up? ,Besides, you can also teach them real things, or you can teach them something flashy and useless."
Li Zhen said: "Forget it, I don't want to go."
When Zheng Zaoru saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him. He could feel Li Zhen's deep hatred for Little Japan.
Noda Yoo was kicked out of the palace and sat on the horse with his head slightly lowered, still thinking about Li Zhen's words. He raised his head, looked at the guard who was following him, and asked: "Li Zhen said, 'Save you.'" Sister', and I replied that I have two sisters, Li Zhen kicked me out. Even that bastard Zheng Zaoru laughed. Do you think it was Li Zhen who wanted me to give him two sisters? .”
The guard said: "Master Noda, we cannot rule out this possibility. All the officials in the Qing Dynasty had three or four wives and concubines, and the emperor had seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards. There were countless women. Li Zhen was the king of Zhennan, and his official position was higher than that of ordinary people. The official is bigger, but a little younger than the emperor, and there are many women. He took the initiative to bring up your sister, probably because he wanted to have a taste of foreign women."
After hearing this, Noda Yoo's face became uncertain.
These are two sisters.
Among Noda's two sisters, one is a sister from the same mother, but the other is not related by blood. This unrelated sister is not Noda's biological sister. She was brought back by Noda Yoo's father who robbed a woman outside. The woman came with her daughter, so Noda had a beautiful sister who was not related by blood.
The most important issue is that this sister is his woman.
Noda Yoo was reluctant to give away his beautiful sister from the same mother; and Noda Yoo was also reluctant to give away his own woman. For a moment, Noda Yoo felt extremely embarrassed.
This time, I encountered a problem.
"Noda-sama, for the glory of the Emperor and the glory of our country, everything can be paid. There is an old Chinese saying that if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached. If there is no country, what value do we have? For the sake of the country, please Noda-kun, please give your sister, um, both sisters, to win Li Zhen’s favor.”
When Noda Yoo heard this, his heart ached.
After a long silence, Noda Yoo nodded and said: "Let's go, we will return immediately."
"Noda-kun, there is no need to rush."
The guard advised: "I have offended Li Zhen just now. If I return immediately and encounter Li Zhen in anger, not only will it not be effective, but I am afraid it will make Li Zhen even more angry. I think we should wait a few days until Li Zhen's anger subsides." I’ll visit you later.”
…
Guangzhou, Governor's Yamen.
A rectangular conference table is placed. On the left side of the conference table sits the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ye Mingchen, at the first place. On the right side, sits the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wang Yide. Next to Ye Mingchen sits the Governor of Guangdong, Wang Xiaoyang, and below Wang Yide sits the Governor of Fujian, Qing Duan. And Qi Zhenhai, commander of the Second Division stationed in Guangzhou, was also prominently included.
The expressions on everyone's faces were extremely serious.
Ye Mingchen is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guangzhou is the heart of Guangdong. As his boss, Ye Mingchen naturally took the lead and said: "I ask Governor Wang to explain some things about Taiwan to everyone." As we all know, Wang Xiaoyang is Li Zhen's brother-in-law, and Ye Mingchen has already I no longer wanted to fight with Wang Xiaoyang, so I gave away my rights from the beginning.
Wang Xiaoyang nodded and said seriously: "We have invited you all to the governor's office for only one thing, which is to discuss the Taiwan issue raised by Mr. Qingduan, the governor of Fujian."
