Ye Chengxin saw Li Zhen. A flash of joy appeared on his face, and he immediately said, "My lord, my father-in-law, please return to the Admiral's Mansion immediately, there is a major matter to discuss." ”

Li Zhen frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Ye Cheng said sincerely: "My father-in-law only said that the matter was important, and then urged me to report the news, and I didn't know. "Li Zhen and Liu Taiping have worked together for a long time, and they know that Liu Taiping has a calm personality and is not surprised when things change, and he will only be like this when he encounters major events. Liu Taiping didn't tell Ye Chengxin that something important must have happened.

Li Zhen didn't dare to delay, said hello to Huang Shihai, and rushed towards the Admiral's Mansion with Ye Chengxin. After returning to the Admiral's Mansion, Li Zhen went straight to the hall and saw Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang standing in the hall waiting.

When the two saw Li Zhenxing coming, they bent down and saluted.

Li Zhen waved his hand to let the two sit down, and asked, "Mr. Liu, hurry me back, is there anything wrong?" ”

Liu Taiping said solemnly: "I just received an official letter from Beijing, and the emperor ordered your lord to return to Beijing to report on his work. Not only that, but you also need to bring your wife back to Beijing with you. As he spoke, Liu Taiping took out a letter from the table next to him and handed it to Li Zhen, which he had just received.

Li Zhen took the letter, took out the letter, and quickly skimmed through it.

After reading the contents of the letter, Li Zhen felt that Xianfeng was so idle that he asked him to return to Beijing. From Guangzhou to Beijing, one south and one north, spanning most of China. It is already the end of November, and even if you set off immediately, the time to arrive in Beijing is likely to have already passed, and if there is a delay in encountering bandits on the road, it will take even longer.

Li Zhen secretly scolded Xianfeng for being troublesome, but he knew that he had to take a trip, which was impossible to refuse.

Li Zhen said: "Sir, brother-in-law, when the emperor's will comes, it is impossible to push it off." After I left Guangzhou, the political affairs of Guangzhou were temporarily handed over to my husband and brother-in-law, and you discussed and handled the big and small affairs, so you didn't have to wait for me to come back to deal with them. ”

The two responded in unison, and Wang Xiaoyang asked again, "My lord, when do you plan to go north?" ”

Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "I will deal with the affairs in the army, as well as some other miscellaneous things, and I am expected to leave Guangzhou tomorrow morning and go north to Beijing." ”

Wang Xiaoyang and Liu Taiping didn't stay long, leaving the space to Li Zhen.

Because he was going to leave for Beijing, Li Zhen would definitely not be able to participate in the military competition, and Li Zhen would also have to arrange the affairs of the army, so he sent someone to find Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou. Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou arrived at the Admiral's Mansion, and after taking their seats, Huang Shihai took the lead and said: "The marshal left the barracks in a hurry before, and now he has brought me and Commander Yang, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li Zhen looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I just received an edict from the emperor to leave for Beijing to report on my work. It's already winter, and it's probably past the New Year when I arrived in Beijing. Even if we return to Guangzhou, it should be next spring. During this period, you will continue to train soldiers, defend Guangzhou, and ensure the safety of Guangdong. ”

Huang Shihai raised his head and said loudly: "Don't worry, Huang Shihai will definitely ensure the tranquility of Guangdong for a day in Guangzhou." "Listening to Li Zhen's tone, he definitely didn't plan to take him back to Beijing, so Huang Shihai assured loudly."

After a pause, Huang Shihai said again: "Dashuai leaves, Dabi is not exciting." ”

Li Zhen smiled and said, "I'm not in Guangzhou, Dabi continues, and the rewards will be issued as well." You can ask Mr. Liu to go and watch, or ask other people to help, it's still good. ”

Huang Shihai didn't answer, and said: "I will definitely train the soldiers well, and Dabi will be completed as scheduled." ”

Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction, looked at Yang Banhou, and said: "Head Yang left Beijing with me to Shanghai last year, and it has been more than a year. ”

"Thank you, Dashuai!"

Yang Banhou stood up excitedly and thanked him, excited in his heart.

Yang Banhou is only a young man now, not yet twenty years old. Although he is beautiful in the army, he still misses Yang Luchan who stayed in Beijing from time to time. The so-called wealth does not return to the hometown, just like a night walk in brocade clothes, Yang Banhou has made achievements, he is already the commander of the army, at least an official at the level of a general, which can be regarded as a small spring breeze.

With such results, Yang Banhou naturally wanted to return to Beijing.

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go down." Remember to tell the rest of the generals the news and ask them to continue the big competition, and make sure that the big competition is successfully concluded. ”

"Yes!"

The two nodded in agreement and immediately left the Admiral's Palace.

After the two left, Li Zhen got up and went to the Kyushu Daily. He came to Wei Yuan's office, told the news that he was about to leave for Beijing, and then said: "Old Wei, I will return to Beijing to report on my work, you want to go together." ”

Wei Yuan blew his beard and glared, and said puzzledly: "You go to report on work, what am I going to do?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "You go to visit your former friends!" ”

Wei Yuan waved his hand again and again and said, "I'm not going, and my body can't stand it, so I'll stay in Guangzhou to preside over my Kyushu Daily." Nowadays, the sales of Kyushu Daily are getting better and better, and it is already at the most critical time, and it cannot leave. You go to Beijing to report on your work, and the old man cheers you on in Guangzhou, hoping that you will rise to prominence and become an official. ”

Li Zhen saw that Wei Yuan did not plan to enter Beijing, nor was he reluctant, chatted with Wei Yuan about some household matters, and asked Wei Yuan to pay attention to his body, so he left Kyushu Daily and rushed towards the Great China Bank.

After the operation of the Great China Bank, with its special background and strong strength, it easily defeated all the money banks in Guangzhou, monopolized the entire financial industry in Guangzhou, and began to expand outward.

Li Zhen entered the bank and came to Fan Kai's office room.

In normal times, Fan Kai was in charge of the affairs of the Great China Bank, and only a few times did he go to the Admiral's Mansion to report on the situation of the Great China Bank and the financial situation under Li Zhen.

Fan Kai saw Li Zhen coming, got up and greeted, "My lord, please take a seat!" ”

After Li Zhen sat down, he said: "Tomorrow I will go to Beijing to report on my work, and I will not be in Guangzhou for three or four months." If something happens to Guangzhou's financial situation, you have to decide for yourself. With your talent, I'm sure you can figure it out. It doesn't work for anyone other than you to interfere. ”

Fan Kai said loudly: "Don't worry, you will live up to your expectations." ”

Li Zhen nodded, listened to Fan Kai's report on the recent situation, and then encouraged Fan Kai to make persistent efforts before getting up and leaving the Great China Bank and returning to the Admiral's Mansion. Li Zhen sent a message to let Zhou Xiuying, Gu Lina, and Alice return home. If Li Zhen wants to take Zhilan back to Beijing, he must ventilate the women in advance and tell them about the situation.

If they leave without saying a word, the women who stayed in Guangzhou will definitely complain in their hearts, so they want a bowl of water. Throughout the afternoon, Li Zhen stayed in the Admiralty's Palace.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already the next morning.

November 21, early in the morning.

Li Zhen took Zhilan and twenty soldiers selected from the Sharp Knife Battalion to form an escort and set off for Beijing. Among them, Huang Qiang and Yang Banhou accompanied them and went to Beijing together.

ps: There are only 2 shifts today, call it a day. I will go to Yibin tomorrow and return on Monday. When it's back, it should be able to update stably, forgive me.