The Hudson River still flows deeply, and a canopy boat, in this fluttering snow, swings far above the middle of the river, sailing downstream.

"Is your mother okay?" Zhu Yizhou asked.

Donna looked at this man who only lived in legends, and saw that he was wearing Western-style clothes at this time, wearing a thick Nizi coat, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a full beard, he was actually a very stout man, not as white and weak as Zhu Qiu looked.

"My mother planted a few tea trees on Khao Yai and named them Prajna. I've also sent some to Yibo over the years, and my father probably tasted it, right? Zhu Qiu said lightly, "Mother drinks it several times a day. ”

Zhu Yizhou was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of Zhu Qiu's words. That tea is the bitter tea that Zhu Qiu once invited Zhang Yuanji to taste. Zhu Yizhou has tasted it once in New York over the years, and after one time, he has never touched it again.

For a moment, the three people in the canopy fell silent.

"Father's appearance this time, is there anything you want to tell me?" After a pause, Zhu Qiu asked sullenly.

Zhu Yizhou did have something to say, but when Zhu Qiu asked like this, he didn't say it so straightforwardly.

He was silent for a while, then stirred the peat stove in the boat with an iron hammer to make the fire more vigorous, took a small kettle, took some ice and snow and put it in, and burned it. In a few moments, the water boiled. Zhu Yizhou took out a bag of tea from the hanging pocket on the side of the canopy, took out a set of tea sets, and said to Zhu Qiu while making tea by hand: "You said that if you are tea, I happen to have a little bit of it here, and the ancients have a poem saying: 'Red clay small stove, green ants make new wine.'" If you want snow in the evening, can you drink a glass of nothing? Today's snow falls just right, the tea is green, today our father and son will be here to replace the wine with tea, a heartfelt appeal! ”

Zhu Yizhou spoke, but there was no confusion in his hands, he quickly made three cups of tea, sent them to Zhu Qiu and Donna, gently picked up the tea cup in front of him, and tasted it slightly: It really lives up to the name of bitter tea!

Donna learned from Zhu Yizhou's example, tasted it slowly, frowned, but didn't dare to say anything; Zhu Qiu picked up the teacup, like drinking spirits, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Mingkong sent a message saying that you have passed the trial of the Purple Emperor Blade." Zhu Yizhou looked at the green tea in front of him and said quietly, "In that Chaos Clock, how many reincarnations have you experienced?" ”

Zhu Qiu was surprised at first when he heard this, he didn't know how his father would know that the trial of the Purple Emperor Blade had to pass the Chaos Bell layer. But he didn't ask, but replied, "Originally, when I was in the thirty realms of reincarnation, I was already out of the sea of suffering, but in order to have more experiences and prove this life, I completed these thirty-six realms of reincarnation. ”

"How much have you experienced in this future life?" Zhu Yizhou asked further.

"Most of them are in their homeland, and these Western countries have only seen and heard about this pile of paper." Zhu Qiu still answered tepidly.

"You are in reincarnation, this Hawaii, is there really this turmoil?" Zhu Yizhou asked with a smile.

Zhu Qiu didn't answer, but stared at Zhu Yizhou deeply, shook his head, and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?" ”

Zhu Yizhou held the empty cup in his hand, and did not renew the tea, just held it in his hand, gently rubbed it, and said: "I just want to know, whether you are going with the trend this time, or change your life against the sky!" ”

Hearing his father's answer, Zhu Qiu smiled, took the teapot himself, refilled a cup of tea, and poured it for Donna and his father. After taking a sip gently, he said, "So you're worried about this." Although it is said that it is up to people to make things happen, in the final analysis, it is still man-made! ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yizhou also laughed and said: "I thought, no matter how you look at it, Hawaii at this time should not have such a change, it is really your birth." ”

Zhu Qiu shook his head and replied: "It's not because you planted it, if you hadn't saved Crown Prince Victoria, how could Hawaii's stagnant water make waves again?" ”

With that, father and son looked at each other and laughed. Donna, who was sitting on the side, listened inexplicably, and didn't know what kind of mystery the two were playing.

In an instant, Zhu Yizhou stopped laughing and said to Zhu Qiu: "Choosing Hawaii as the basis for my Hanliu lineage is a long-standing agreement between the Zhu family and Hongmen. I have been preparing for this for more than ten years. However, although the timing is right, it is still a little early. ”

Zhu Qiu looked at his father, his eyes full of disdain. Although it seems that the dissatisfaction of the non-white people in Hawaii was finally unsuppressed and completely erupted because of the defeat of the land lease ordinance, it was only a reason. Most of the political affairs in ancient times are like this, how many of them will be true on the surface? For example, the Xuanwumen Mutiny, Tang Xuanzong Li Shimin seemed to be forced to defend himself and act in a hurry, but where could he succeed in one fell swoop if he did something in a hurry?

In fact, long before this attack, the news came from An Liangtang in Hongmen, New York, that the delusion of the United Copper Company to monopolize the market with the help of the return of goods to the border was shattered, triggering a bank credit crisis, and countless people crowded into the streets to withdraw cash from the bank, and the banking crisis that had been bred in New York for many years finally broke out, but within a few days, several banks declared bankruptcy, the crisis spread rapidly, and the entire United States was experiencing an unprecedented economic storm. As a result, the major chaebols took the opportunity to fight endlessly, and members of the National Assembly also quarreled, and Theodore was busy mediating disputes, seeking balance, and trying to stabilize. At this time, taking advantage of the fact that the United States was busy with internal friction and had no time to look westward, it was an excellent time to launch a coup d'état. Where can you say anything too early? Too early? When will you wait until it is better than this time?

Zhu Yizhou looked at Zhu Qiu and continued, "I know what you're thinking. You think that at this time the United States is embroiled in a banking crisis, prices are skyrocketing, people are panicking, and Theodore is too busy to take care of himself. You first staged a mutiny in Hawaii to shock them and show the power of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its control over Hawaii. Then he issued a manifesto, which attracted the covetousness of the great powers, and used the ocean-going navies of the great powers to put pressure on the United States; You expected that Theodore would not have the money to fight this war with you at this time, and that he would not have the time or energy to fight this war, and then he immediately issued a statement that he was willing to join the United States of America on a conditional basis, which not only blocked the mouth of the great powers, but also gave the United States a chance for a quick solution, all the United States needed was Pearl Harbor, and what Hawaii needed was governance, and both sides took what they needed, and both sides were happy. ”

"This is the strategy you and Chen Ping have decided. Am I right? ”

Zhu Qiu didn't want his father to be able to explain his strategy clearly, and couldn't help but be surprised, but then he thought that the matter in Hawaii had come to an end, and with his father's wisdom and understanding of Hongmen, he could naturally peel back the cocoon and see his own actions.

"Not bad. That's exactly what I envisioned. You say it's too early, and I wonder what's wrong. ”

Zhu Yizhou looked at his stubborn son with a slight smile on his face. The somewhat cold tea was poured into the river and a new pot was made. But I only poured myself a glass and tasted it slowly.

"Since ancient times, this political game has been an exchange of interests. Just as you can ask the North and South Presbyterian Churches to be lobbyists for you, it is because you have translated the Old Testament into Chinese during these five years. Let me ask you, if you want Hawaii to gain administrative power, what will you exchange for the United States? ”

Zhu Qiu wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he just sighed. Father's words were really asked seven inches away. When he was planning a coup d'état, he also thought about this problem, but there was never a solution. Although he has the name of a prodigy, he is not an immortal after all, and in five years, it is not easy to unite the indigenous Hawaiians and the Japanese expatriates in the foreign alliance, and hold the non-white people in Hawaii together. Where can I have the spare time to find the capital of exchange in the hinterland of the United States, where China is flourishing? The whip is out of reach, and the heart is weak, which is also said.

Seeing Zhu Qiu's silent appearance, Donna couldn't bear it, so she said carefully: "Isn't Hawaii in the hands of the queen now?" Isn't it a good exchange for the queen allowing the Americans to continue garrisoning? ”

When Zhu Yizhou heard this, he smiled and said: "The United States has already stationed troops here, if Hawaii refuses to let it, at most it will drag on the negotiations for a year and a half, and when this economic storm in the United States passes, at that time, if Hawaii still refuses to let it, what the United States is preparing is no longer a tongue, but a strong ship and a cannon." This economic predicament was not enough for the United States to sign the Castle Alliance. ”

When Zhu Qiu heard the word "drag" in his father's words, his heart jumped violently. I finally understood the reason why I had been feeling uneasy in my heart.

Zhu Qiu was a little frustrated, picked up the bitter tea, and drank it all in one gulp, only to feel a bitterness, from the mouth from the chest and abdomen, this heart is also very bitter - if the American nut really uses the procrastination trick, after the defeat, what face will he have to return to Hawaii and go to see Jiangdong's father? To face those Hongmen brothers who believed in themselves and died generously?

"When my father shows up to see me, there must be some remedy, right?" Although Zhu Qiu was unwilling, he still asked.

Zhu Yizhou smiled slightly, knowing that his stubborn and conceited son had finally relented.

"Let me ask you, do you know what America needs most right now?" Zhu Yizhou asked with a smile.

Zhu Qiu has been watching the United States for several years, and he doesn't need to think about this level of problem at all, so he opened his mouth and replied: "What is lacking is gold, and it is liquid funds. ”

"That's right," Zhu Yizhou smiled, "The United States seems to be full of problems and chaos at this time, and in the final analysis, it is the banking system that is in trouble." If there are enough funds, this trend of crowding stops, and the crisis will be resolved. ”

Zhu Qiu understood what his father meant, but he did not have such a huge amount of money in his hands, although Hongmen had some savings, and he also kept some profits from Jacob Pollack, but if he wanted to save a country's economic crisis, this amount of funds was really a drop in the bucket, far from enough. But apart from these two places, where else can I find them?

Zhu Qiu looked at his father and asked, "Where can my father find this fund?" ”

Zhu Yizhou smiled and didn't say anything, just looked at the Jewish girl who came with Zhu Qiu, Donna David.