The storms and waves at sea always come suddenly, especially in summer. When the Xunlong ship docked at the military port, the wind and rain had just passed, and the heavy rain washed away the sultry heat of the afternoon, leaving a little rare coolness. Liu Jin has always cherished the soldiers, and specially explained that Lu Canghan did not need to arrange people to greet him, except for Liu Ming and the guards he brought, there were only some soldiers standing guard on the coast, which was empty and quiet.

Seeing Liu Jin helping Liu Daolin to get off the boat, Liu Ming hurriedly stepped forward and said hard work, so he took Liu Daolin over:

"I heard that there is a storm and waves on the open sea, and I thought that you may not be able to get ashore today."

Liu Jin smiled and said lightly:

"Luckily, I came back by the side, but it took a lot of trouble to get around the storm circle." Saying this, he saw Lu Canghan, who was standing on the side and waiting for him, so he said: "Shaoxun, father, please send you back first, I'm afraid I have to deal with these days' official business first." ”

Liu Ming responded and helped Liu Daolin to get into the car, the convoy left far away, Lu Canghan came forward, said to the young marshal, and handed over the page in his hand:

"It's all been written down these days......"

Liu Jin flipped through the pages and looked at the records, and then tore them up and threw them into the sea:

"What happened to the incident you telegraphed me the other day?"

He was referring to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce's request for the opening of commercial ports.

"The young lady invited the British to come forward, and the matter was put on hold for the time being."

Liu Jin's expression was dazed: "British? What are they doing with this? ”

The British Consulate didn't plan to come forward in this matter, so when Lin Wanjing and British Consul Richard suddenly appeared in the conference hall, Lu Canghan almost laughed out loud in surprise.

In the council chamber that day, the Japanese diplomat was reading the detailed, almost lengthy account of the events in his Kansai-accented Chinese, with a standard almost punctuation mark at every pause, with an arrogant gesture of ambition. Liu Ming sat on the main seat, Liu Jin's position on the left hand side was vacant, and Liu Ang sat on his right hand.

The clerk came in from the side door and approached Liu Mingyu:

"Mrs. Yun Shuai led the British here, saying that there were 100,000 urgent documents to report."

Liu Ming didn't answer yet, but he saw Liu Ang frowning:

"What is she here for? Didn't you see that this is the right thing to do? Waiting outside! ”

"This ......," said the clerk timidly, "the British ambassador is also there, and I'm afraid it's not appropriate for them to wait outside......

"Let them come in," Liu Ming agreed, "Since it's an urgent matter, it shouldn't be delayed for too long, so it's better to listen to it first." I think Mr. Kitano needs to take a break as well. ”

As soon as the door of the council chamber opened, Mr. Richard hurried into the middle of the hall:

"Our British Imperial fleet was derailed from course by a strong storm in the Pacific Ocean and asked to stop at the port of Qinyu for rest, which is a relevant document."

Liu Ming and Liu Ang flipped through the documents handed over, but saw that there were not only cruise ships and freighters in the fleet, but also four warships.

"I'm afraid this is irregular......," Liu Ang said, "It's just a merchant ship, this warship ......."

"Yes, Mr. Richard, I'm afraid we're going to have to think about it in the long run, or will you come back tomorrow?" Liu Ming was busy playing the round.

"I can't wait until tomorrow, I will get the approval today to let the fleet dock!" Richard was in a hurry and had no regard for diplomacy.

It is no wonder that Lin Wanjing found him a few days ago, saying that it was the height of summer, and there were frequent storms on the open sea, and suggested that he consider applying for a temporary docking permit, in case the fleet encountered a storm and needed to stop and rest, he would arrange it in time. However, at that time, he was full of thoughts about the transfer, and did not take Lin Wanjing's words to heart. Who knew that it was so coincidental, Lin Wanjing's words were still in her ears, and the embassy received an urgent message from the fleet.

Seeing the stalemate between the two parties, Lin Wanjing opened her mouth to persuade:

"Mr. Richard, don't be impatient, I think the chiefs do have official business to do at this time, why don't we sit by and wait until they have the business at hand, and then process our application, everything has to be first come, right?"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but sit down on Richard's side, the Japanese hearing continued, and the lengthy manuscript finally read the last part, when the commercial port was opened for Japanese merchant ships and warships to berth, the venue was silent, and the atmosphere was depressed for a while, and it took a long time to hear Liu Ang speak:

"If you hear it clearly, then make a statement."

Everyone present looked at each other, although Liu Ang had greeted them early in the morning on this matter, but the opening of the inner port was not trivial, and when it was time to vote, no one dared to be the first person to vote in favor.

The two representatives of the Japanese side were confident and calm, but Richard was like an ant on a hot pot, seeing that everyone was slow to express his position, he hurriedly said:

"It's okay for you to vote, by the way, there is also me, let's sign and seal it together."

All kinds of faces flashed on everyone's faces one by one.

"Mr. Richard, I'm afraid this is not appropriate......"

"How is it not appropriate?" The matter was urgent, and the British gentleman had no regard for diplomatic demeanor, and asked sharply:

"Half of the ports they are asking to open are in the British Concession, and you can agree to open them without informing the British Consulate. We are only asking for the opening of the public concession on Qinyu for ships to temporarily dock and shelter from the storm, but you have to prevaricate and delay! This is not to put my British Empire in my eyes! ”

There was silence in the conference hall, and the Japanese representative stroked his mustache and raised his eyebrows as if he was watching a play, and Liu Ang had no choice but to mediate:

"Agreed to open because of a bad law and order incident......"

"How many more times will this happen?!" Richard didn't save face at all, and interrupted him: "Now I am also worried about the safety of British citizens in China, and tomorrow I will send letters to the ambassadors of various countries, jointly requesting that the security teams stationed in the inner harbor be opened to ensure the safety of citizens of all countries in China!" ”

"Presumptuous! This is Chinese territory! How can you foreign devils be allowed to make a mistake! "The old generals took the case.

"Then, take back the concession." Richard is not a fuel-efficient lamp, in the face of the angry crowd, he does not laugh angrily, "Look at your guns are fast, or our guns are ruthless!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Lu Canghan had already taken out his gun and pointed it at Richard, and the noisy conference hall quieted down with the crisp sound of the gun bolt falling.

"Come, shoot! Fight towards the child! Richard pointed to his chest defiantly: "Hit here!" Today's guns go off, and tomorrow your south coast will be the soul of the emperor under the cannon of the empire! ”

"Enough!" Liu Ming said sharply, "Dare to pull out a gun on any occasion!" That's how my eldest brother disciplines you every day?! ”

Lu Canghan's muzzle trembled, and his index finger on the trigger froze there.

"I'll tell you to put down your gun!" Liu Ming said loudly again.

Lu Canghan still turned a deaf ear, until the generals around him began to be comforted by others, and then he slowly put down the gun and angrily threw the matching gun on the table.

"My eldest brother is too indulgent to you on weekdays! I don't know how thick the sky is! ”

Richard seemed to be extremely satisfied with Liu Ming's reprimand, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened:

"I want to see Liu Jin!"

Everyone present was stunned.

"My eldest brother ......," Liu Ming snorted for a moment and said, "My eldest brother is not in Luzhou at the moment. ”

"He's not there?" Richard laughed loudly, "He can have this kind of meeting without you, and it seems that his status in your Luzhou is no more than that!" ”

This sentence was like a slap in the face, hitting everyone present in the face.

"My country's fleet will enter the port as scheduled, this is not an application, it is a notice!" Richard put away his smile, said coldly, finished speaking, and got up to leave.

Seeing this, Lin Wanjing, who had never said a word from beginning to end, hurriedly picked up the suit jacket that the British gentleman had left on the back of the chair, got up and wanted to chase him, but she heard Liu Ming's voice again:

"I will immediately send the document by telegram to the big brother's ship, and the details of today's meeting will also be attached to him for approval. The foreigners are still bothering their sister-in-law to appease them, and the opening of the port can be discussed again, but the warships of the eight countries must not enter the port. ”

Lin Wanjing was silent in place for a moment, said hello, and said no more.

After watching the whole farce, Liu Ang knew it in his heart, and when Lin Wanjing left, he snorted coldly:

"Okay, the play is over, let's sign it."

The document was handed over to the Japanese foreign officer, and the Japanese picked up the pen, but the tip of the pen was on the paper but refused to settle for a long time.

"Your Excellency...... But have concerns? Liu Ang urged, "If not, sign it." ”

The two Japanese whispered a few words, but saw the foreign officer throw away his pen:

"No."

………

Lu Canghan said a few words about the dangers of that day, Liu Jin listened to it, but he didn't ask anything, he stood in place for a while, and strode forward. Seeing him like this, Lu Canghan suddenly remembered that when he went to ask Lin Wanjing to come forward, her bitten white cherry lips, her heartstrings moved, and she quickly caught up:

"This time the matter is urgent, Canghan has no other way but to rashly ask the young lady for help, not the young lady interfered without authorization."

Hearing this, Liu Jin's steps to enter the car door stopped. The angry gaze could be felt without looking at each other, Lu Canghan didn't dare to raise his head, and lowered his head to admit his mistake:

"This matter is punished, and I hope that the young marshal will not anger the young lady."

After a long stalemate, I only heard Liu Jin sigh: "Get in the car." ”

Lu Canghan seemed to hear the amnesty, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got into the car:

"Are you going back to the Kuntai?"

Liu Jin shook his head: "Let's go and meet Boss Li first." ”