The setting sun was gradually getting ready to set. At this time, Li Ningyu had already arrived at the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang with Tie Bing and other soldiers. At this time, a tallow lantern was burning every few feet on the courtyard wall, illuminating the city wall as brightly as
During the day, a small group of patrol soldiers came and went.
The patrolling officers and soldiers in the distance saw Li Ningyu and his party, and then they rushed up with a roar, drew their swords and raised their guns, and surrounded Li Ningyu. Then the military academy leader saw that Li Ningyu was dressed in luxurious clothes, but he did not immediately
Acting rashly, he was the first to ask: "Who are you? How dare you break into the Governor's Mansion and risk your life?".
Then Li Ningyu immediately showed his official defense as the flag officer of the Southwest Han Army, and said in a serious voice: "I have ordered Prince Shaobao, Li Ningyu, the flag officer of the Southwest Han Army, to pay homage to Mr. Zuo, the Governor of Liangjiang. Please pass on my behalf."
Report it."
The military academy first verified some of Li Ningyu's defenses, then gave him a salute and said: "I don't know if Mr. Li is here. There was a collision just now. Please forgive me! I will report it immediately!"
Li Ningyu smiled and said: "This is my first time here, too. It doesn't matter. Please let me know."
The military academy immediately said: "Master Li, wait a minute!", and then he walked into the mansion. At this time, Li Ningyu immediately got off his horse. After adjusting his clothes for a moment, the main gate, second gate, and all the other gates of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion were opened.
Widely opened.
Then a middle-aged white-faced scholar came out to greet me enthusiastically. After some polite greetings, Li Ningyu knew that it was Jiangning Magistrate Huang Hope who came out to greet him. Then Li Ningyu followed him to the door of the front hall and left.
There was still a distance of two or three feet from the hall door. The four tightly closed middle hall doors slowly opened silently, and a warm and fragrant air rushed towards them.
Then Huang Youyou, the white-faced scholar and prefect, immediately signaled: "Master Li, please come in."
"Prefect Huang, let's come together!" Li Ningyu said with a smile, then took Huang Hope's arm and walked side by side into the hall.
I saw that the hall was extremely spacious, with a large red sandalwood carving table under the plaque, and two rows of six nanmu chairs on the ground floor. An elderly man with a white beard wearing a sky-blue coat sat in the upper hall, thinking that he was that person.
Master Zuo Zongtang, and when he saw Li Ningyu and two people coming, he slowly stood up and said: "Li Shenling, you are here, you are an amazing young hero!".
"I don't dare to take it, I don't take it!" Li Ningyu blushed a little after hearing Zuo Zongtang's compliment, but he was afraid of embarrassment and said: "Wan Sheng took the liberty to disturb Mr. Zuo, a small courtesy is not respectful!", and then Li Ningyu said from
Tie Bing handed the gift to the servants of the Governor's Mansion, and then Li Ningyu waited for Zuo Zongtang to sit down at the table.
Looking at this historical figure with a smile, Li Ningyu would look at the furnishings around him from time to time. Everything that caught his eye was not very precious, but very grand. The four heaters placed in the four corners of the room were only three feet tall.
In the high furnace, red charcoal fires were burning silently, emitting smoke but no smell. It only made people feel warm as spring, but did not bring any choking fireworks.
The maid in the Governor's Mansion first served tea to Li Ningyu and the others, and then left silently. Then she saw Zuo Zongtang, who was smiling, picked up the tea bowl and said: "Li Shenling is like a god in the southwest, with only 500 soldiers."
The 6,000 elite men of France were defeated by a large number of people. They are truly a genius, unprecedented and unprecedented!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ningyu immediately stood up humbly and said rigorously: "Everything is a blessing to the emperor and a blessing to Lafayette! My subordinates should serve the imperial court with loyalty and loyalty! Protect the family and the country!".
"Li Shenling, don't be formal, we are all family members here! Come drink tea, drink tea!" Seeing Li Ningyu's rigorous look, Zuo Zongtang said with a satisfied smile, but his little eyes were always so bright at this time
It doesn't look like it's open.
"Huangshan Maofeng!" Li Ningyu said after taking a sip of the fragrant tea in front of him, but Zuo Zongtang borrowed the title and said: "Yes, Huangshan Maofeng, this is a treasure collected by me, and it was given to me by Guang Yong in the early years.
Give me some for myself, alas, I’m afraid I won’t be able to drink such good tea again this year and in the future.”
Hearing Zuo Zongtang's words, Li Ningyu continued to pick up the tea cup, took a sip of the tea, and said in his heart: "Now that the topic has come, I knew that Hu Guangyong's matter would not go away, but I never thought about not paying him back.
But he actually asked you to be the messenger, which I expected!" Then Li Ningyu praised him and said: "I also love tea ceremony, but I have never tasted such a treasure. What the Lord said just now
Guangyong, could it be Hu Guangyong and Hu Caidong!".
"Exactly!" After hearing what Li Ningyu said, Zuo Zongtang's originally cloudy eyes suddenly shone, but then dimmed again. At this time, Li Ningyu said again: "Hu Caidong and I
We also had some interactions when we were in Shanghai. Why did Mr. Zuo say that Hu Caidong didn't have this good tea this year? According to the judge's judgment, this is not an ordinary Maofeng, but grows on a few tea trees at the top of Tiandu in Huangshan Mountain.
The tea king, but even if the market value is tens of thousands of dollars, isn’t that still a drop in the bucket for Hu Caidong?”.
Just after Li Ningyu finished speaking, Zuo Zongtang said with emotion while stroking his white beard: "Hey, my little friend has been in the southwest this year. Maybe he doesn't know something. Guangyong fought a raw silk war with foreigners this year and suffered heavy losses. Now he is
I’m so debt-ridden!”.
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Li Ningyu asked pretending not to know anything. Then Li Ningyu lowered his head and thought deeply. Then he heard Huang Youyou, the prefect of Jiangning on the side, explained: "It is said that it was mainly because of the Sino-French War and the
The bumper harvest of raw silk production in Europe caused a financial rupture, but there are also some other evil hands involved."
"Yes! Even I can't do anything about the situation now. I hope Guangyong won't end up with his family ruined in the end!" Following the words of Jiangning Magistrate Huang Hope, Zuo Zongtang also said at the side, and then the two of them looked at each other after they finished speaking.
Li Ningyu on the side seemed to be waiting for Li Ningyu to give them some explanation.
However, seeing Zuo Zongtang in Wei Zhenyu looking at him with such a pitiful expression to help Hu Guangyong ask for the silver he owed, Li Ningyu had no choice but to pretend not to see it, so he had to think about it and said: "Hu
Caidong is a free and easy-going man with a good temper. When he was in Shanghai, Xiaguan borrowed millions of taels of silver from his bank. I didn't expect that he would undergo such a drastic change in less than a year. It seems that I want to see him as soon as possible.
It’s better to help him get through the difficult times. After all, you will remember the kindness you received from others for the rest of your life!”.
After going around for a long time, when he saw Li Ningyu finally relaxed, Zuo Zongtang immediately said happily: "Oh, there is such a thing. Then I must help Guangyong overcome this difficulty. Here I am
I thanked Guangyong!" Then we chatted for a while about Chinese and foreign anecdotes, and then started to use the table.
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