"Lord Wang, there's a signal, there's a signal!" On Lighthouse Island in the Sulu Sea, as a day and a night passed, the mood of the King of Chu had changed from violent to calm.

The signal was followed by countless telegrams.

The first telegram, one in English, was to the effect that the Twin Islands Bank had suddenly been informed of Peninsula Bank's capital involvement.

The second telegram, a German-language telegram, to the effect that when will the third tranche of funds be disbursed for the custom-made four warships? Japan, the Qing court waited.

The third telegram, a telegram in Portuguese, to the effect that General João Frank demanded that the king of Chu immediately explain why the rebellion in the North Island had come to an end, and that he demand compensation for Portuguese expenses......

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After waiting for a long time, I didn't see the report of the Twin Islands, and finally waited for a holy decree.

The content of the decree is not much different from that of the council, but the rhetoric and ceremonial language are more ornate.

But its meaning, the king of Chu understood, and the twin islands were gone.

About half an hour after the telegram was received, Mo Longzhen finally landed on the island.

"Uncle, I'm really looking for a place, this is a good place to go on vacation." Mo Longzhen said.

King Chu glanced at Mo Longzhen, and got on the boat without looking back.

Mo Longzhen didn't feel offended, but chased after him and said, "Uncle, you should be happy, I came to pick you up." It's still a long time to go back, so I want to take a hot shower first, and I want to have a good conversation with my uncle. ”

At the moment of boarding the ship, the king of Chu suddenly thought of the furnishings of his governor's palace, his eyes turned red, and he thought in his heart: I'm afraid I will never see it again.

Now sitting in the hall of the Governor's Mansion is Mo Longxiang, and his expression is even more lonely than that of King Chu.

An hour ago, before the holy decree arrived, he was the master of the entire North Island, and Liu was busy with the chaotic army fleeing westward under the unfavorable situation of a round of siege. Zou Feng did not hesitate at all for the sake of merit, and after two hours, Zhou Zeguo's 'stragglers' became history, and Zhou Zeguo himself was nowhere to be found.

Moments before the decree was issued, the last unit of Ling'an City to carry the Sangyu People's Army issued a telegram from Zhao'an, admitting its mistake and praying for Zhao'an.

A group of high-ranking officials took nearly a month to do what they didn't do, and Mo Longxiang took one morning to get it done.

Irony, extreme irony!

There is an even more ironic thing, the reason why he is in the Twin Islands Governor's Mansion at this moment is to prepare for the inauguration ceremony of the Temporary Rebellion Headquarters of the Imperial Twin Islands.

The moment he learned of the Divine Decree, he seemed to have realized something, and he took the Divine Decree and walked into the Governor's Office of the Governor's Palace, and sat down on the throne.

What did he realize?

He realized that His Majesty's control over the country was still "tight".

Let's not talk about the clear rewards and punishments of these people, just talk about how many people will handle the issuance of this holy decree, and I don't even know at all. It was this confidential work that shocked Mo Longxiang in a cold sweat.

Although he was enlightened, the loss of his heart and the huge emptiness were unbearable.

When there were many thoughts in his mind, Li Guangya came with a telegram, the content of which was very interesting, the content of the telegram was: Don't forget what you promised me when Ma Rulong fell into the sea. Li Guangya.

Mo Longxiang smiled. He just remembered that after Ma Rulong fell into the sea, he promised that one day he would be in power and appoint Li Guangya as the chairman of the military government.

However, after a while, King Hua came with a telegram with the following content: My brother Longxiang, we will leave for the capital on the same day, and the ship will arrive at Zhaojia at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing this telegram, Mo Longxiang issued an order to Wei Zejun, asking the Imperial Party to cooperate with the Peninsula Bank to take stock of the assets of the Governor's Mansion and the Provincial Government, entrust the old residence to mark the price, and temporarily store it in the Peninsula Bank, which will be gradually handed over to the Twin Islands Garrison Department in the future.

Wei Zejun smiled at the corner of his mouth and added: "This Zhaojia chaos still involves some people, do you want to be convicted together?" ”

"Do you have a list?" Mo Longxiang asked.

Wei Zejun nodded.

"Wu Peihang wants you to do this? How much does he want? Mo Longxiang asked.

"I can do it, he can't find out." Wei Zejun replied.

Mo Longxiang was stunned for a moment, smiled, turned his head and asked, "What are the benefits of you doing this?" ”

Wei Zejun smiled and asked Mo Longxiang: "Li Guangya is now the uncrowned king of the twin islands, and if he wants a promise from you, why can't I ask for a word?" ”

"I'll probably be 'idle.'" Mo Longxiang is colorful.

Wei Zejun said: "If you are like the sky, how can you look down on me?" ”

"Inexplicable." Mo Longxiang said.

Wei Zejun said with a smile: "I just feel a little motivated to follow you." ”

Mo Longxiang: "What motivation?" ”

Wei Zejun: "Motivation for another day." ”

"How can I trust you?" Mo Longxiang asked.

"Simple, just see what I do this time." Wei Zejun replied.

"This is more real, you go ahead, I will leave a letter to Li Guangya, and you will cooperate with him."

Wei Zejun nodded, and went down to make arrangements.

Huadu Town Courtyard

Mo Hu is sitting in the courtyard at the moment, a set of cooking stoves have been set up in the courtyard, and the three invited Sichuan chefs are busy making a "boiling cabbage".

This is the third time that these three have done it, the soup of the first time is still stewing, the soup of the second time has not been foamed, and the chicken, duck, pork knuckle, and Jinhua ham of the third time are still being processed.

Mo Hu has been around this stove several times.

Huadu did not have a few top Sichuan chefs, and after returning home at noon, Mo Hu sent people to inquire, and almost all of them had already gone to the mansions of the big men, and in desperation, he asked the king of Qi to "eat" and send the Sichuan chef to his home.

Boiling water cabbage, this dish is really a kung fu dish, when Mo Hu ate it this morning, at most he thought that this "boiling water" was just a clean chicken soup, but he didn't expect that chicken soup was just one of the flavors.

Although the name is ordinary, as Mo Hu thought, this dish is all seasoned by this "boiling water". But just this "boiling water" needs a black-footed chicken for more than a year, a Beijing stuffed duck for more than a year, two pork knuckles and Jiangnan Jinhua ham, fortunately, the marshal's mansion has a big business, and these things can be put together, but Mo Hu looked, in addition to thinking of such vulgar principles as "kung fu is in poetry" and "drunkards are not in wine", he really can't think of anything else.

But a Sichuan chef caught his eye by chopping minced meat from beginning to end.

Minced meat, in layman's terms, is to chop meat into raw puree, Mo Hu is strange, how to use this minced meat, stir-fry? Dry frying? I didn't eat anything like this in the dish this morning!

However, although Mo Hu had questions, he just looked at them and did not ask.

The minced meat is divided into three bowls, minced chicken, minced duck, and minced pork.

But when the Sichuan chef sprinkled the minced chicken into the first dish of soup that had already been stewed, Mo Hu couldn't suppress his anger at this moment and asked the attendants on both sides: "Where did you invite the people from?" Will it be done? This soup has been skimmed with blood foam, why do you add minced meat to the soup? Doesn't that make the soup muddy? Whatever it is, get rid of it! ”

The attendant immediately executed the order, and came up to grab the spoon of the Sichuan chef, the Sichuan chef still had three parts of fire, and said to Mo Hu: "Adults don't have to be anxious (adults don't be in a hurry), Shatanggener (here) should do this, I cook very well (very good), you have to stabilize (steady), these meat foam (minced meat) are used to clear the soup ground, disperse (sprinkle in), can make the soup more beautiful." ”

After hearing this, Mo Hu frowned, hurriedly called his chef, and asked, "How can you sprinkle minced meat to make the soup cleaner?" ”

His own chef naturally knew the temper of Mo Hu, the "big tiger", and hurriedly said: "The minced meat will expand after it is put into the pot, which can absorb the impurities in the soup, and can also increase the flavor of the soup. ”

When Mo Hu heard this, he suddenly realized.

It turns out that here it is!

Mo Hu smiled, and immediately nodded: "The three of you work hard, and when you leave, the salary will be tripled to you, and I won't ask you to come to me." ”

After saying that, he didn't look at it again and walked back to the study.

This scene not only appeared in Mo Hu's mansion, but also in the mansions of Mo Haige, Li Huaqian, Wu Peihang, Hua Tianxiong and so on.

Zhaojia former residence library

Mo Longxiang still had two hours to get on the boat, but he was not in a hurry, and Prince Gong opposite him was not in a hurry.

The two of them will play Go.

"Grandpa, what are you going to do?"

Prince Gong smiled and said: "After you leave, they will find a charred corpse in Zhou Ze's state tent, and the clothes and accessories on the body are the style of when I was taken away by you a few days ago, it is Su embroidery, which is worth a lot of money." ”

"You're always using a fake death stand-in." Mo Longxiang said with a smile.

"Once a person has reached a high position, it is a symbol, not a person, this symbol needs to be interpreted, not you need to deduce, it is enough to find a similar person to perform. Besides, you've used this trick too. I'm dead, it's not important, the important thing is that Prince Gong's identity is dead, Prince Gong is dead, your grandfather is a matter of heart, and he can also write a book. Therefore, he will not seriously investigate, and I, sitting in front of you at this moment, can only rely on an official position. ”

Mo Longxiang smiled and asked, "Yo, what official position?" ”

"Your grandfather! Hahahaha! Prince Gong said with a smile.

Mo Longxiang: "Look at you, you look old and disrespectful." ”

The two have a harmonious relationship because of Zhaojia, Mo Longxiang needs the power that Prince Gong has accumulated over the years, and Prince Gong needs Mo Longxiang.

"Lost?" Prince Gong then said: "Obviously, I am the one who reversed Zhaojia, why did I think about it behind closed doors?" ”

Mo Longxiang nodded.

Prince Gong asked: "Let's not analyze this first, let me ask you, what is the most important thing to be an official?" ”

"Personnel, Finance." Mo Longxiang replied.

Prince Gong shook his head and said, "The most important thing is intelligence, information. This is not expanded, you can think about it on your own way back. I then tell you why you should be punished, just because you threatened King Hua, in other words, you were too bright. If you are Li Guangya, or any other identity, as long as you are not a member of the royal family, you will definitely be greatly promoted this time, and you will not be able to run away as a general, but you are a member of the royal family, and now is the time to pave the way for the heir, you are too eye-catching, there is only punishment, no reward. When you go back this time, you have to be clear and hide yourself. ”

Mo Longxiang wanted to say something, but Prince Gong made a gesture of "press" and continued: "The person who wronged you knows your grievances better than you. When you came this time, did anyone tell you to leave it alone? ”

Mo Longxiang: "I told you, my father mentioned it." ”

Prince Gong: "Then why do you care, where did the yellow fold come from?" ”

Mo Longxiang: "Taifu gave it over there, I want to ......"

Prince Gong: "Remember, this time I go back, I am three or four days later than you, you must see your father in these three or four days, don't mention me, listen to your father's words and do things, three or four days later, I will look for you." You have an opinion, but when I am not in Huadu, you must not act rashly. ”