After Li Zhen and Zeng Guofan returned to the Presidential Palace, they immediately sent people to invite Zhao Liewen, Zuo Zongtang, and Huang Shihai to the Presidential Palace.
The guests and hosts sat down, and Li Zhen's eyes fell on the four of them.
Immediately, Li Zhen said: "You all know what happened in Vietnam. Next, I will go to Vietnam. The people who will follow me south this time are Liu Jintang and Lu Shaochuan, and I will take Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng with me. I won’t take them with me.” After a pause, Li Zhen continued: “The four of you will stay in Beijing, and Brother Bohan will handle the country’s political affairs. Although you do not have military power, the things you are responsible for happen to be the most important to the country’s lifeline. This is a top priority, thank you Brother Bohan for your hard work."
Zeng Guofan said: "I will definitely devote myself to serving the country."
Li Zhen nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Zuo Zongtang, and said: "Brother Ji Gao, you are responsible for the army, and you are also in charge of the Congress. At this stage, the Congress is immature and has not formed a scale. In the next time, you The main focus should be on the Congress, developing the Congress to form a unique force group, and the people it absorbs can be the main officials of the provinces, or the main generals of the army, and communicate more with the people below."
"Don't worry, President, I will do my best," Zuo Zongtang said.
Li Zhen looked at Zhao Liewen again and said: "Mr. Zhao, the Supreme Court has made a name for itself in Beijing, but the provinces are still far behind. There is still a long way to go. In addition to establishing the Supreme Court in the capital, there must also be a Supreme Court in each province. The next-level institutions will establish the next-level supreme courts in each province, and so on, so you have a lot to do next."
Zhao Liewen said: "President, please rest assured that the Supreme Court will uphold the principle of fairness and justice and will never bend the law for personal gain. It will become a sharp sword for the country."
Li Zhen nodded, finally looked at Huang Shihai, and said meaningfully: "Shihai, you have only one mission, which is to train soldiers and defend Beijing. Your army must be elite at all times and must be able to fight. It must not Relax, this is related to the security of the capital, understand."
Huang Shihai said: "Understood."
Li Zhen assigned tasks to the four people one by one and made it clear what to do next so that they could leave with peace of mind.
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Posthouse, Ruan Lele's residence.
Ruan Lele stayed in Beijing for more than a month. After waiting for the flowers to wither, she began to feel anxious. At this time, Ruan Lele no longer wanted to wander around Beijing. She found Ye Chengzhong and asked: "Brother Ye, now It's the end of the month, when will we set off south."
Ye Cheng said helplessly: "Soon, in just a few days, now, only the installation of the monument to heroes is left. When this matter is resolved, the president will go south. Look at the businessmen from all over the country. They are all We are already preparing to go south with the president, especially this time. When we arrive in Nanjing, we will take the train, which will go all the way down to Guangzhou and then go to Vietnam."
Ruan Mingde's head suddenly popped out of the door. He looked at Ruan Lele, blinked his big eyes and said, "Auntie, do we want to go back? Can we stay here and not go back?"
When Ye Chengzhong heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, but his expression was serious.
At this time, he didn't dare to stroke Ruan Lele's tiger beard.
Sure enough, the corners of Ruan Lele's mouth twitched slightly, and she waved to Ruan Mingde expressionlessly and said, "Mingde, why are you always hiding outside the door and talking? Come to Auntie quickly."
"Okay, I'll come right away."
Ruan Mingde smiled naively and walked to Ruan Lele's side.
Ruan Lele asked with a smile: "Mingde, why don't you go back?"
"There is fun and delicious food here. It's so good. I don't want to go back." Ruan Mingde said without thinking.
After Ye Chengzhong heard this, he secretly sighed that it was over now.
Sure enough, the expression on Ruan Lele, who had a smile on his face just now, suddenly changed from sunny to cloudy, and he said with a cold face and serious eyes: "Stretch out your hand."
Ruan Mingde understood immediately, reluctantly stretched out his hand, and said cowardly: "Auntie, can you please stop worrying about me?" He was a four-year-old child, looking at Ruan Lele with a begging expression, My eyes were filled with tears, and the tears began to flow, and I was about to shed tears.
With a snap, Ruan Lele slapped him.
Ye Chengzhong was also shocked, this was too cruel.
What about a four-year-old child?
Ye Chengzhong was about to open his mouth to persuade, but Ruan Lele stopped him with his eyes and said, "Brother Ye, this is a matter for me to educate Mingde. Don't interfere. I am being strict with him now for his future sake."
Ruan Mingde choked silently and did not cry.
Ruan Lele asked: "Do you know you are wrong?"
"I know." Ruan Mingde said.
Ruan Lele asked again: "Do you know where the mistake is?"
Ruan Mingde replied: "I don't know."
"you……"
Ruan Lele was choked immediately. Ye Chengzhong sat aside and watched, snickering in his heart. Ruan Lele glared at Ye Chengzhong, looked at Ruan Mingde, and said: "Mingde, aunt doesn't want to hit you, but you made a mistake. You are about to be punished. You are the last hope of our Ruan family. You bear the responsibility of revitalizing the Ruan family on your shoulders. You cannot be playful or playful. You must work hard to study and practice martial arts and learn your skills well. Do you understand."
"Understood."
Ruan Mingde nodded with his little head, tears flowing down uncontrollably.
Ruan Lele hugged Ruan Mingde and sighed softly.
Ye Chengzhong said: "Lele, I think you put too much pressure on your child. Mingde is still a child and shouldn't be like this. Of course, studying is necessary, but you should also play, and you should be happy and blindly Suppression is not good."
"Well, Uncle Ye is so kind." Ruan Mingde poked his little head out of Ruan Lele's arms and said.
Ruan Lele patted Ruan Mingde's head and said angrily: "Brother Ye, I know what I know."
"Bang, bang,."
A gentle knock on the door came from the door. There was a soldier standing at the door, a soldier from the Presidential Palace. Ye Chengzhong looked up and the soldier said: "Sir Ye, the President invites you and Princess Ruan to go to the Presidential Palace. .”
Ye Chengzhong said: "Okay, I'll be there soon."
After the soldier turned and left, Ye Chengzhong said excitedly: "Lele, this time it must be about going south." Ruan Lele nodded repeatedly, feeling quite excited, and left the post house with Ruan Mingde and Ye Chengzhong, heading towards the president. Go to the house.
After the three of them sat down, Li Zhen said with a smile: "The princess has been waiting in Beijing for a long time. I'm afraid she is impatient."
Ruan Lele shook his head slightly and said: "No, during this time in Beijing, there are delicious food, fun things, and beautiful things to see. Plus, with Brother Ye accompanying me, I don't feel bored and I am very happy."
Li Zhen smiled and winked at Ye Chengzhong.
Li Zhen continued: "I came to you to inform you that we will set off south on the 24th of the first lunar month. We will first go to Nanjing and then take the train to Guangzhou. You should prepare yourself and prepare what you need to prepare."
"OK."
Ruan Lele smiled broadly and said, "President, I'll go back and pack my things right now."
After saying that, she took Ye Chengzhong and Ruan Mingde with her and ran away quickly.