Chapter 42: Before the Negotiations
"What about the woman?" King Hua asked Liang Ji.
"It's still on board, and now the Central Fleet can't control the port at all, I heard that some of the ships of the Chu King's fleet have returned to the port, and I plan to pick them up at night." Liang Ji replied.
I don't know if it's because the courtyard is sunny or it's a little comfortable when the wind blows, Hua Wang leaned lazily on the chair, squinted and asked, "Those foreigners, what do you want, do you need us to talk?" Since I came, I talked to me about foreign affairs every day, and I read those report excerpts, there was nothing big about it, it was nothing more than to lose some money, and let Ma Chongshan prepare to prepare. Strive to meet once or twice to negotiate, and then report the good news to the Taifu, and then have a meeting to make the mess a foregone conclusion, and we can go back. ”
Liang Ji: "His Royal Highness King Hua, foreign countries ask for money, it may not be a small amount of money." I'll have the dove attendant come and tell you about it. ”
King Hua shook his hand and said: "Tomorrow at ten o'clock for the first foreign affairs negotiation, you just let the dove Chang Shi talk about it at 9 o'clock, you have nothing else to do in the afternoon, send the woman as soon as possible, and then go to inquire where Wen Zhao bought the clothes, this woman is a little like him, although Wen Zhao is a man, but the clothes are a little good-looking, you follow Wen Zhao's clothes, get a few more sets for this woman." ”
Liang Ji nodded, and was about to say something, but King Hua said again: "Find Mama to serve this woman well, don't keep an heir." Okay, you can arrange to go. ”
When Liang Ji heard this, he knew that King Hua was not willing to listen to political affairs, so he made a salute and went out. Turning back to the small conference room, Liang Ji said to Lu Dake with a cold face: "King Hua already knows and attaches great importance to it, your provincial government goes back, write a shorter excerpt, and explain things clearly, mainly to explain how to do it clearly, talk about some real things, if it doesn't work, take the house and land at a discount, anyway, they can't take the land." I don't want you to fool you with this, you must have your plans, take them out, and when we negotiate tomorrow, we can also have some cards to play. ”
Lu Dake said: "Half of this North Island has fallen, so what land is there?" ”
Liang Ji's face turned cold: "The most important task of the Qin Cha is to understand what is going on and how the chaos is reported, and the provincial government is responsible for this, but we have to understand how much responsibility it is." Lu Dake, you have to be clear, I am not simply telling you now, there are no outsiders here, you must also be clear yourself, although you are the governor, but you are not a 'person', you have to weigh it! ”
When Lu Dake heard this, he nodded, gritted his teeth and went out.
Liang Ji and Gu Chang were left in the room, Liang Ji glanced at Gu Chang and said, "The master asked me to ask you." ”
The dove immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times, but he did not dare to raise his head.
"Master, let me ask you, is it your group's bureau that talks about this side of the port?"
"Back to the master, yes."
"Master, let me ask you, have you given your opinion on the cost of tax refund on this matter?"
"Reply to the master, give."
"Master, let me ask you, Lu Da may not be able to bite out the master?"
"Back to the master, no."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure, Lu Dake is now abandoned by the King of Chu, this time Ma Chongshan can break through the blockade of the Governor's Palace, and the telegram is still rescued by Lu Dake, this move, I heard that let Wen Zhaoqi be half dead, and directly killed the director of the Telegraph Bureau of the Governor's Palace, which can be regarded as a betrayal of the King of Chu's family. As soon as Qin Cha withdrew, the first person the King of Chu wanted to kill when he came back was Lu Dake. Just the day before yesterday, Lu Dake came to my side to beg me and send a message to me, hoping to go to the mainland and do something. ”
Liang Ji helped up the dove waiter, changed his tone, and said: "The master loves you, and specially instructed me, this time you did the right thing, but the master doesn't want to cause fire, the master means to let you contact the European side in private, can you find a compromise solution, paving the way for King Hua is a serious matter, the road is paved, King Hua may be grateful to the person who dug the pit." ”
The dove stood up and said, "Lu Dake may have also been deceived by the Twin Island Bank, my side is 1:296, a full 80 more, this 80 may have been eaten by the Governor's Mansion itself." ”
Liang Ji sat down a little helplessly, and said: "Is it difficult to make a fortune? This is their Moh's world... Isn't this digging your own grave? ”
The dove waiter: "Be careful, although the master will also scold, but we shouldn't say it." ”
Liang Ji smiled and said with a smile: "No wonder the King of Chu is easy to speak, no wonder he can be obedient and go to the Riverview Dynasty, how much money can you have if you calculate these 80 words?" ”
"At the price of the imperial treasury last year, it is about 35 years of pure tax revenue for a year of the empire." The dove said after a few blinks.
Liang Ji: "You write today's things to the master, don't exaggerate, tell the truth, the master can see bad things, but the master can't be deceived." ”
"Don't worry about it, King Hua is tired now. You arranged for this place to familiarize me with it, after all, my job should be to do security work. After Liang Ji said this, Gu Changshou suddenly remembered something and asked, "How familiar are you with this Mo Longxiang?" ”
Liang Ji: "It's just a proton, but Zhong Shan was forced by his subordinates to write a bloody letter in order to ensure the independence of the Guangdong army, so he became a commander." Mo Hu has already bought off some people, and his commander is just a light pole. It's that Li Guangya next to him is not easy to deal with, the master likes it very much, and Taifu also knows that this person is not easy to mess with, and he can't be messed with. ”
The dove servant frowned: "Why does this person have any background?" ”
Liang Ji: "No, he can fight, several important battles and several important nodes of the Southern Expedition, he has made meritorious contributions." If he hadn't followed the wrong person, there might have been a place for him in the military government. ”
"I don't see it." The dove smiled.
Liang Ji shook his head and said: "The master said, the four princes, the king of Luo is the most accurate to see people, you see, where are the Taifu people, learn more." ”
In the early morning of the next day, although the soldiers outside Zhaojia had already come to the city, there was still a smell of fireworks in the alleys of Zhaojia, and the newspaper sellers and booksellers were shouting for several days: The rebel army has been cured, but people who know a little bit about the situation do not care about the rebel army outside at all, but care about the tickets in their hands and the price of the grain store at the corner of the street. Fortunately, the price of grain stores is still within an acceptable range.
However, today's newspaper, the newspaper seller has already bought almost all of them before he shouts much. Some slightly older scholars recalled that this kind of scene was only the only situation when the news that His Royal Highness the King of Chu allowed Wen Zhao to enter the court in women's clothes was exposed.
From the small neighborhood full of smoke and fire, to a peaceful palace residence, it is only a few streets, at this moment in the deep courtyard of the palace residence, the attendants are holding toiletries in their hands, waiting outside the house, no one dares to go in, waiting for the water in the basin to be cold, and then go to change a basin, so when the third basin of water is changed, the door is open and half-covered, and a female voice is heard: "Come in and serve." ”
Chang Shi entered the door, the woman was different from when she first went to the flagship, she had faded away from the tension and grievances, but a cold look, Hua Wang beckoned on the bed, the woman nodded lightly, as if dancing, strode a few steps, and got into Hua Wang's arms.
After the attendants were arranged, King Hua got up, and when everything went well, when King Hua left, he suddenly said to a regular attendant: "You must serve well in the future, don't let her be wronged." ”
The attendants understood this sentence, bowed their heads and said, "Your Highness commands." ”
Hua Wang didn't go out in a hurry, he walked around the yard, and the weather was good today, so he asked people to move a deck chair and sit in the middle of the yard. "Call Liang Ji in."
Liang Ji also waited at the door early in the morning, listening to the movement inside for a long time, but he was never allowed to enter, believing that he was anxious, and a few newspapers in his hand made him restless.
When he saw King Hua, Liang Ji immediately sent the newspaper, and King Hua opened it disheartenedly, and on the genuine page, it was a photo of himself falling down in embarrassment yesterday. With the title: The embarrassed prince deals with the chaos and adds chaos to the chaos?
As soon as King Hua got up, he got up from the recliner, stared at Liang Ji with red eyes, and asked, "What's going on?" ”
"It's news all over the city, and I've asked people to search for it and keep things down as much as possible!" Liang Ji said.
Hua Wang kicked the recliner angrily and yelled at Liang Ji: "What do you mean as much as possible? What does it mean to be as far as possible? Find out, find it all for me, and punish it with great disrespect! ”
Liang Ji saw that King Hua's anger had not subsided, and he didn't dare to mention it, so he said yes, except for the house.
In Zhaojia City, a large number of news agencies were raided by the police, and Hu Hancai was very concerned about this "son-in-law", and even mobilized the strength of the city defense battalion that was originally used to garrison.
Until 10 o'clock before the Huawang negotiations, Liang Ji came to the newspaper, and in just two hours, 18 editors-in-chief of the news agency were controlled.