Li Zhen thought of the mountains of government affairs in the house again, and planned to bring Liu Taiping back.

Even if Liu Taiping is not outstanding, it is not bad to help deal with government affairs.

Moreover, Li Zhen has another target, Qi Zhenhai who is standing next to Liu Taiping. This person is calm and calm, and his bearing is extraordinary, and Li Zhen also wants to recruit Qi Zhenhai under his command.

Li Zhen asked: "Mr. Liu, I lack a staff member under my account, I don't know if Mr. can give in?" ”

Liu Taiping shook his head and said: "The old man is frail and sickly, and he can't adapt to the deception of officialdom, so he has no intention of joining the office." It's fun to spend the rest of your life teaching like this. The adults are kind, but the old man can't accept it. ”

Li Zhen said: "I heard that Mr. Liu once assisted Lin Zexu, the governor of Liangguang, in destroying opium and defending against foreigners. In the past, why is Mr. now living in the world and wasting his talents. ”

Liu Taiping said: "The old man is already cold-hearted, no matter how you persuade him, he will not be a leader." ”

Qi Zhenhai stood aside, also frowning.

However, Qi Zhenhai knew the reason why his old father-in-law was not in office. I was really tired of officialdom, disappointed in the court, and even more resentful of the court's injustice to Lin Zexu, so I resolutely did not go out.

Li Zhen was silent for a long time, and he was unwilling to force Liu Taiping, and said: "Talking to Mr. today, let Li Zhenmao pause, thank Mr. for his teaching." It's a pity that Mr. is hiding here, and he is unwilling to save the country and the people because he has no talent to learn, which is regrettable. Mr. is reluctant to go out, and Li Zhen is not reluctant. If Mr. has figured it out, Li Zhen is always welcome. ”

Liu Taiping waved his hand and said, "Send off guests!" ”

At that moment, Qi Zhenhai sent Li Zhen and Lan Weiwen away.

After returning to the house, Qi Zhen Customs came to the door and asked in a low voice: "Father-in-law, I see that Master Li speaks and behaves in a righteous manner, and he is a promising person." My father-in-law is a talented learner, so why don't he become officials? ”

In the wing room on the right, Liu Saucer also walked out.

Liu Die was next to Qi Zhenhai and said softly: "Daddy, what your husband said makes sense, why don't you give it a try?" ”

Liu Taiping said calmly: "We won't leave Shanghai for the time being, we have extra time, why don't we take a look?" Li Zhen said that British and French merchants were about to enter Shanghai transporting opium, and I wanted to see how he would deal with it. If he was forced by the pressure of foreigners, and finally chose to go with the foreigners, the old man continued to teach. If you fight the foreigners to the end, it's never too late to support them. ”

After Qi Zhenhai and Liu Die heard this, they both nodded and agreed.

……

Li Zhen left with Lan Weiwen, feeling a little depressed.

I wanted to recruit someone, but I didn't expect to hit a nail. Although Li Zhen said that Liu Taiping was welcome at any time, he was rejected, and he was always a little uncomfortable in his heart. Lan Weiwen followed behind Li Zhen and said in a low voice: "My lord, Liu Taiping has a strange temper and is unwilling to go out, so he will simply be taken to the mansion, and he will not be able to do things." ”

Li Zhen sneered twice, shook his head and said: "The twisted melon is not sweet, if Liu Taiping not only does not do things, but adds chaos, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?" Ignore Liu Taiping for the time being, and prepare to deal with the next chaos first. ”

Lan Weiwen was also nervous when she thought of Liu Taiping's words.

The group returned, Lan Weiwen went to the county government, and Li Zhen returned to the house. As soon as I entered the house, I saw Huang Shihai waiting in the hall. When Huang Shihai saw Li Zhen coming back, he hurriedly greeted him, and said eagerly: "General, not long after you left, the foreign woman sent someone to loosen a note over, you can take a look." ”

Li Zhen took it, looked at it, and his face changed suddenly.

The note was about opium, and the merchant ship carrying it was to arrive in Shanghai in three days.

Time is ticking!

Li Zhen pinched the note, and his heart became nervous. Before I could deal with it, the matter had already come.

Huang Shihai saw that the situation was not right, and asked, "General, what happened?" ”

"Three days later, the merchant ships carrying opium will arrive in Shanghai and then unload them," Li said. Shihai, time is urgent! I'll give you a day to spy on the pirates at sea and find out where they're hiding. When the time comes, I personally go to meet the pirates, and then, with the help of the pirates, attack the merchant ships that escort opium. ”

At this time, Li Zhen could only follow Liu Taiping's suggestion to attack the merchant ships transporting opium.

Huang Shihai said solemnly: "The general can rest assured, the last general will definitely complete the task." ”

After finishing speaking, Huang Shihai turned around and left.

Li Zhen returned to the backyard, went to the treasury and drew 350,000 taels of silver tickets, and then left in a hurry and headed towards Gu Lina's residence. Li Zhen didn't want to go for the time being, but there were only three days to go, and Li Zhen had to bring back four cannons before they could be equipped on the pirate ship, and then shell the foreign merchant's big ship.

The place where Gulina lives is a three-story western-style building, which is elegantly decorated and very beautiful. After Li Zhen arrived, Gu Lina personally came out to greet him and took Li Zhen into the hall.

The two sat down, and Gulina asked, "General, do you drink coffee or tea?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Let's have a cup of tea!" ”

Gu Lina commanded, and soon an attendant prepared a cup of tea and placed it next to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen didn't drink it, and said straight to the point: "I have received the news, thank you Miss Gu Lina for sending the message." I'm here to buy four guns and two hundred shells. As he spoke, Li Zhen took out the 350,000 taels of silver ticket from his bosom and said, "This is the 350,000 taels of silver needed to buy artillery, please Miss Gu Lina take it." ”

Gu Lina put away the silver ticket and asked, "General, aren't you afraid that I will accept the silver and do nothing?" ”

Li Zhen looked into Gu Lina's eyes and said, "I believe in you. ”

When Gu Lina heard this, her face was full of bright smiles, and she said with a smile: "I originally wanted to entertain the general, but the general is busy and the time is urgent, so I won't delay the general's time." General, please go back first, and I will later mobilize four breech-loading rifled guns and two hundred shells and have them transported to the general's palace. ”

Li Zhen thanked: "Thank you Miss for your understanding, but the matter of artillery and shells is mainly hidden, and it is not appropriate to make a big show." In the evening, I will send someone to take away the four cannons and shells. ”

Gulina nodded and agreed.

Li Zhen completed the purpose of the trip and said: "Time is pressing, I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I will leave." ”

Gu Lina got up to see her off, and when the two walked out of the hall, Gu Lina said, "General, wait a minute." ”

Li Zhen stopped and asked, "Gu Lina, what's the matter?" ”

Gu Lina walked to Li Zhen's side gracefully, suddenly stood up, kissed Li Zhen's lips quickly, and said with a smile: "I believe that the general can tide over the difficulties, and when the general finishes handling things, I will wait for the general to come to the banquet." ”

Li Zhen recalled the feeling just now, looked at the delicate and infinitely shy countess again, and said, "I will come." ”

With that, Li Zhen turned around and left.

By the time it got dark, the cold wind was already howling, and there were no pedestrians on the streets. At this time, Li Zhencai sent people to bring back four artillery pieces and 200 shells. In this way, there is no sound, no one knows. Then, Li Zhen gave the artillery to the pirates at sea, which would definitely catch the foreign merchants off guard.

ps: The second update, ** is coming, ask for flowers.