Lincoln came out, stood in front of Li Zhen, smiled and said: "Prince Li, let's go."
Li Zhen's eyes swept over Lincoln's clothes and found that Lincoln clearly had not changed his shirt, but Li Zhen did not ask further questions. After all, this was Lincoln's own wish.
Li Zhen smiled and said: "I will take you to see various places in Guangzhou and appreciate the local customs."
While talking, Li Zhen took Lincoln and left the post house.
After leaving the post house, Li Zhen and Lincoln took a carriage and entered the most lively Guangdong No. 13 in Guangdong. They shuttled among the major streets and appreciated the local customs of Guangzhou. After visiting the bustling and prosperous streets, Li Zhen took Lincoln with him again. We visited famous scenic spots such as Baiyun Mountain, and finally had dinner with Lincoln.
After a busy day, it was already evening, before Li Zhen asked someone to take Lincoln back to the inn.
The next day, Lincoln took the initiative to say goodbye.
After some discussions between Lincoln and Li Zhen, he had already asked Li Zhen to withdraw his order and achieved his goal, so he hurried back.
At Guangzhou Port, Li Zhen personally saw Lincoln off.
Lincoln looked at Li Zhen who was following him, stopped, bowed to Li Zhen, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, Prince Li, for your hospitality. We will meet again next time."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "Mr. Lincoln, after you return to the country, you must urge the President of the United States to publicly apologize as soon as possible. Once I don't get the news, even if I lift the ban, I will still reinstate the ban and deport those in the country. All American businessmen and citizens, please keep this in mind."
Lincoln said: "Don't worry, Prince Li, I will do a good job."
Li Zhen continued: "I hope that Mr. Lincoln can continue his efforts and continue to run for president after he returns. I look forward to the day when Mr. Lincoln is elected as the president of the United States. At that time, we will have in-depth cooperation. I believe that the two of us will have great success." Cooperation, cooperation between our two countries, is of profound significance to the entire world."
Lincoln smiled heartily and said, "I would like to borrow Prince Li's kind words."
Li Zhen said: "Have a nice trip."
After expressing his gratitude, Lincoln turned around and boarded the ship.
After a short time, the whistle sounded, and the ship set sail and departed, gradually disappearing from Li Zhen's sight. After Li Zhen returned to the palace with a group of people, he held another meeting to review the preparations of the people below. After everything was confirmed, the armies of Zuo Zongtang and Zeng Guofan vowed to go to the north and Sichuan to fight respectively.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Liewen also set off for Nanjing with an arduous task.
At this time, only Li Zhen, Peng Yulin, Yang Luchan, and Dong Haichuan were left without setting off.
Li Zhen stayed in Guangzhou to deal with Ye Mingchen's affairs. After getting rid of all the people Yi placed in Guangzhou, he ensured the safety of Guangzhou. Then he met Ye Mingchen in the study. Li Zhen said: "Governor Ye, the local personnel are complete. There is still a shortage of officials in the court, so I plan to dispatch Governor Ye to serve as an official in the court. What does Governor Ye do?"
Ye Mingchen raised his brows and said with a slight embarrassment: "I am willing to obey the prince's orders."
Li Zhen said: "Governor Ye didn't mean what he said."
Ye Mingchen immediately knelt down on one knee and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Nanjing to serve as an official." Although he said so, Ye Chengzhong felt really uncomfortable. He was a powerful governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. , powerful and powerful, what positions can he hold if he becomes an official in the court?
Moreover, the current court is Li Zhen's puppet. After he leaves, it will be difficult for him to obtain rights and display his talents, which makes Ye Mingchen feel very uncomfortable.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Governor Ye, let me tell you everything. Shi Dakai and Yi declared war on me, and I sent troops to fight. I will definitely take advantage of the trend to unify the country. You went to Nanjing to become an official in the court. You are adapting in advance. The new position will lay the foundation for the future. You have good abilities and enough experience, so I sent you to Nanjing."
Ye Mingchen swallowed and was suddenly surprised.
To unify the country and lay the foundation for the future, he can completely understand that Li Zhen is trying to usurp power.
For a moment, Ye Mingchen began to feel restless and excited.
Li Zhen asked again: "Governor Ye, what do you think?"
Ye Mingchen said without hesitation: "Okay, I agree."
Li Zhen smiled slightly, took out an appointment letter, and said: "Governor Ye has finished handling the matters at hand and rush to Nanjing to take office as soon as possible. There are many things in Nanjing and they are very complicated. I hope Governor Ye can sort out the affairs in Nanjing as soon as possible and wait for me. Go north."
Ye Mingchen took the appointment letter and stood up to leave.
After he left, he opened the appointment letter. The official position given to him was that of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which was responsible for the promotion of officials. When he thought that after Li Zhen took office in the future, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he would definitely have great power in the future. Even more... I was excited and thought that I had definitely made the right bet and made a good move by joining Li Zhen this time.
After Li Zhen sent Ye Mingchen away, he began to build momentum and let people publicly say that he went to Zeng Guofan's military camp.
Moreover, Li Zhen had someone dress up as him and go after Zeng Guofan's team. The purpose of Li Zhen's doing this was to prevent anyone from knowing his whereabouts. After Li Zhen handled the affairs in Guangzhou, he said goodbye to his family and quietly took Peng Yulin with him. Yang Luchan, Dong Haichuan and others left Guangzhou and boarded a ship bound for the Heilongjiang region in the north.
Li Zhen was traveling on a modified version of a slightly smaller battleship. The ship was equipped with guns, ammunition, and artillery. Although it was converted into a merchant ship, the crew on board were all soldiers from the Sharp Knife Battalion, as well as some elite soldiers.
The battleship went all the way north, heading towards the northern region.
I didn't encounter any dangers along the way and it was smooth sailing.
Li Zhen stood on the deck, looked at Peng Yulin, and said: "Peng Yulin, it is definitely dangerous to go north to Heilongjiang. It is very likely that you will not be able to come back. I'm afraid."
Peng Yulin raised his head and said loudly: "My man is a real man. He is wrapped in horse leather to protect the country. It doesn't matter if he dies on the battlefield. I will follow the prince north and I am fully prepared. Besides, my wife and children have been settled at home, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Li Zhen smiled slightly, nodded, and then said: "We are fighting the Russians. Although there is danger, I believe we can win. We have defeated the Americans, the British, the French, etc. Now we are just the Russians, but they can also defeat each other. We must believe in ourselves and we will definitely win."
Peng Yulin nodded firmly, believing what Li Zhen said.
"Your Majesty, there are several ships approaching." Suddenly, the soldiers yelled.
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on."
After the words fell, Li Zhen didn't wait for the soldier to reply. He quickly took the telescope from the soldier's hand and looked at the approaching ship. Where he saw it, the Russian flag was hung on the ship. There were also Russian soldiers on the battleship, which was clearly the Russian army.
ps: There is only one update today. Sorry, Yibin Liquor Culture Festival, "Avenue of Stars" happy love song singing performance at 8pm, I was asked to take photos and write a manuscript, I don't have time, sorry.