Essent's arrival was beyond Li Zhen's expectation, but it was also reasonable.
When the U.S. military withdrew from Taiwan, Li Zhen subconsciously thought that Essent would also leave with it. However, such a big thing happened and Essence could no longer cover it up, because it rose to the level of national politics and involved both countries. Diplomacy can no longer be solved by a simple soldier. Essent has caused a huge disaster. This matter must be resolved, so Essent came to see him on his own initiative.
Li Zhen looked at the location of the military camp, waved his hand and said, "Please come to the battleship."
"yes."
Zheng Zaoru immediately went to make arrangements after receiving the order.
Li Zhen ordered the soldiers to arrange the tables and chairs, then sat down and waited. Essent and Lieutenant General were searched by the soldiers. Under the leadership of Zheng Zaoru, they came to the deck of the flagship. Zheng Zaoru walked in front and introduced with a wave of his hand: "Your Majesty, this is Marshal Essent of the U.S. Army."
"Hello."
Essent walked up to Li Zhen on his own initiative and bowed respectfully.
The lieutenant general also followed closely behind Essent and bowed respectfully.
Two people showed enough etiquette.
"sit."
Li Zhen's expression remained unchanged, and he even had a smile.
"Thank you, King Zhennan."
Essent expressed his thanks before sitting down.
After he and the lieutenant general sat down, they looked at each other with a hint of joy in their eyes. Judging from Li Zhen's attitude, it was relatively friendly. There was no anger, and he did not directly expel the two of them. That's why the two People subconsciously took Li Zhen's attitude as saying that Li Zhen was easy to talk to, and a small hope arose in their hearts, thinking that this trip would have a great possibility of solving the problem.
The gestures shown by the two people all fell into Li Zhen's eyes.
Li Zhen did not comment on this.
He picked up the tea cup, took a sip of hot tea, and then said calmly: "Some time ago, the US military and the Chinese army were still at war. Now that you have brought people here, what can I do?"
Essent leaned forward and said: "King Zhennan, I am here for the credentials issued by you."
"oh."
Li Zhen said a word but didn't speak.
Essent took a deep breath and said seriously: "The arrest of Taiwanese people was caused by my willful actions. I came to visit King Zhennan specifically to apologize to King Zhennan."
Li Zhen interrupted: "The people you apologize to should be the people of Taiwan, not me."
The corner of Essent's mouth twitched slightly, slightly embarrassed, but he still stood up proactively, bowed respectfully, expressed his apology, and continued: "The influence of the credentials is too great. I hope that the prince can take back his life and let the people of our country Being able to stay in the Qing Dynasty, after all, they are innocent and cannot be implicated in the war."
"innocent."
Li Zhen chuckled and said, "Do the people you arrested deserve it?"
At this moment, the anger in Li Zhen's heart kept rising, making it difficult for Li Zhen to calm down.
Essent said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely apologize."
Li Zhen's expression suddenly changed and he said in a cold voice: "What's the use of sincerity? Can an apology solve the problem? This is the best joke I have ever heard. If someone breaks into your home and takes off your wife's clothes first , then violently raped him, then killed all your family members, and finally found you to apologize. Will you forgive him? You won’t forgive him either. You led the US army to attack Taiwan brazenly. This is what I have entered. home; arresting and causing casualties to the people, this is hurting my family. Now, you are giving a sincere apology in front of me as if it is solving the problem. It is ridiculous, it is really ridiculous."
Li Zhen was furious, and his emotions gradually got out of control.
With a fierce look in his eyes, he stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Are you a person, Essent? You are just a bird. With just one word, can the people's losses be recovered? Obviously it cannot be; with just one word, you can't. Can we mortgage 10 million silver or 20 million silver and distribute it to the people as compensation for mental losses? It’s also not possible.”
Li Zhen's sudden change of attitude made Essent and the lieutenant general feel ashamed.
A moment ago, Li Zhen was speaking softly.
At this moment, it was like a furious lion, making it difficult for the two of them to adapt.
Essent felt uncomfortable, endured the anger in his heart, and said calmly: "King Zhennan, the war has happened and the losses have been caused. These cannot be changed. What I can do now is to try my best to make up for it. I I came to see you proactively because I want to make amends for the mistakes I made and recover the losses caused to the people."
Li Zhen sneered and said: "To save the people's losses, hehe, I think it's to save the losses you caused to the United States and to save the losses in your military career. To put it nicely, it's all bullshit."
Essent's face turned red and he choked heavily at Li Zhen's words.
The lieutenant general couldn't help but interrupt and said: "King Zhennan, the order you issued will have an impact on us, but you must understand that once the order takes effect, it will also have an impact on your country. After all, there are businessmen from the Qing Dynasty doing business in the United States. ."
"What's your name?" Li Zhen asked.
The lieutenant general replied: "My name is Alagut, Vice Admiral of the Navy."
Li Zhen nodded slightly and said unhurriedly: "Aragut, right? Very good. What you said hit the point. Essent pretended to be a grandson in front of me and begged for mercy. He wanted me to take back the order, and you were beside me. Threatening me, forcing me to submit, one person playing the bad side, and the other playing the bad side, this is awesome, you are worthy of being an elite of the U.S. Navy."
When Alagut heard this, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
It seems that the purpose was not achieved.
"Snapped,."
A loud noise startled Essent and Alagut.
Li Zhen slapped his hand on the table and said loudly: "After my order is issued, if the United States does not apologize and brazenly expels and massacres the people of my country, the disorder will definitely escalate again. It will no longer be a matter of expelling the people. You are responsible for the consequences. If you play in front of me, I will accompany you to the end to see who kills you."
Li Zhen said coldly: "A small country that has just emerged wants to play tricks on me, but it's a bit immature. As a person, you need to learn to be low-key and humble. The same is true for the country. You should learn more."
After a pause, Li Zhen said: "Okay, I've finished what I said. You can go. I'm waiting for the leaders of the United States to come to me for detailed talks. I'm meeting you. It's already a high-level meeting. You have met Should the leader of this country talk to another country's general, let the current president James Buchanan come to China, or ask the man from your country who has failed every election and has been defeated repeatedly to continue running, and still has good prestige? Abraham Lincoln can come, but until then, the order I issued will still be in effect and will not be withdrawn."
"You know Mr. President, and you know Lincoln."
Essent was shocked, and Alagut was also extremely surprised. They both knew that Li Zhen was a soldier, and listened to Li Zhen's constant swearing like a bandit. They both secretly despised him.
But after hearing what Li Zhen said, they were all surprised. The other party knew the United States.
At least, the other party knew about a person with a relatively unknown reputation like Lincoln.
Li Zhen saw the expressions of the two people in his eyes and sneered: "What I know is not something you can understand. Go back and think carefully about how to report to the American congressmen, and then consider how to solve the problem. I hope your Mr. President will come here as soon as possible, otherwise the losses will be huge."
Li Zhen waved his hand and had Essent and Alagut driven out.
ps: Second update, call it a day, okay, I'll continue to endorse. I haven't endorsed for a long time after graduation. I look forward to passing the exam tomorrow.