Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and his face showed ecstasy.

The guests upstairs saw a happy expression on Li Zhen's face, and then smiled, stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Lord Wang!" ”

Li Zhen stepped forward, took the other party's hand, and said, "Good boy, don't tell me when you come to Vladivostok." ”

Yang Luchan asked, "Lord Wang, who is this brother?" ”

Yang Luchan couldn't remember whether the person in front of him had seen it, and he had no impression in his mind. Dong Haichuan recalled it carefully, but he didn't come up with a clue, his eyes looked at Li Zhen, waiting for Li Zhen to explain.

Li Zhen said: "His name is Zhang Zhidong, Brother Zhang, I met in Beijing. ”

"Zhang Zhidong!!"

After Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan heard this, they still shook their heads and were not impressed.

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Elder Yang, Elder Dong, Brother Zhang and I have something to say, you go down to the bar and don't worry about me." ”

Yang Luchan, Dong Haichuan, Huang Hu and Duan Que went downstairs and chatted downstairs.

After Li Zhen sat down, he gave Zhang Zhidong a glass of wine before asking, "Brother Zhang, I remember that you have been in Beijing all along, why did you suddenly come to Vladivostok?" ”

Zhang Zhidong took a sip of wine and said, "Don't hide it from the prince, when I first met you, I was in Beijing, and then my father died of illness, so I went home and mourned my father at home." By the time I came out, it was September of this year. At that time, I wanted to find something to do, and I planned to go directly to Zeng Guofan, Lord Zeng, but I ......"

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but sigh.

Li Zhen immediately asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Zhen frowned, thinking that it could be Zeng Guofan's hole that did not accept Zhang.

However, Li Zhen's mind turned, but he felt that it was impossible. With Zeng Guofan's mind and bearing, Li Hongzhang, Peng Yulin, and Hu Linyi can all accept it, and it is impossible to turn Zhang Zhidong away, which is not Zeng Guofan's style. Without waiting for Zhang Zhidong to speak, Li Zhen asked tentatively: "Brother Zhang, is Zeng Guofan jealous of his ability, so you came to Vladivostok?" ”

Zhang Zhidong shook his head and said, "No, I haven't seen Master Zeng." ”

"Oh, since it's not Zeng Guofan, could it be that the people below are blocking it?" Li Zhen was furious and said in a deep voice: "After I go back, I will definitely clean up this gang of people." ”

Zhang Zhidong couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Lord Wang, it has nothing to do with them, it's my reason." ”

Li Zhen smiled awkwardly, but he was relieved in his heart.

What Li Zhen was most worried about was that his people caused Zhang Zhidong to fail to meet Zeng Guofan, and now it was Zhang Zhidong's own reason, and he suddenly felt much better in his heart, and there was no pressure.

Zhang Zhidong's expression was heavy, and he said slowly: "In the past, my father died of illness in the army, and after I buried my father, I returned to Nanpi in Zhili. For two years, I stayed in Nanpi. One is to hold a funeral for his father, and the other is to devote himself to reading and researching knowledge. After Yi declared war on the prince and the two armies fought, I thought about going to the south. ”

"The first time I traveled, I didn't get out of Zhili, and I robbed all the money on my body. And the north is not like the south, there is chaos everywhere, I have no entanglement on my body, I can't find a way to go south, so I have to go back to Nanpi in disgrace. ”

"The second time, I took enough coils to the south. This time I was careful that the money on my body was not stolen. It's a pity that there was another accident, and I met a soldier under Yi's command on the way to catch a strong man. I was afraid of being caught, so I immediately avoided it and tried to hide. The army was arresting people everywhere, and I couldn't go south, so I had to retreat. ”

"The third time I went south, my money was not stolen, and I did not encounter the army that captured the strong men. However, I encountered the Qing army that had fled from the front line, and I was coerced by these soldiers, and I returned to Nanpi, but I still could not go south. Three times in a row without success, I was also discouraged, and I had no intention of going south. ”

When Zhang Zhidong said this, he sighed again and again, and finally said: "It just so happened that at this time, I heard a merchant who came back from the north say that Vladivostok was fighting, and it was commanded by the prince himself, and I knew that you were in the north, so I took a boat to the north." I just arrived in Vladivostok, thinking that it is now the Chinese New Year, and I did not look for you immediately, and I am going to wait for a while to find you. Unexpectedly, I met you again. ”

Zhang Zhidong said so, but in fact, he was still a little apprehensive when he arrived in Vladivostok.

After all, Li Zhen was not the original governor, but the prince.

Their status is not the same. However, now that he has seen Li Zhen, Li Zhen is still the same Li Zhen he once met him, and his heart is down-to-earth again.

Li Zhen sighed with emotion: "Fate! Heaven wants you to come here. ”

Zhang Zhidong smiled slightly and nodded.

Li Zhen smiled: "Brother Zhang, what happened to you is too bizarre. All I can say is that you're in luck! ”

Zhang Zhidong smiled awkwardly, he didn't want to do this!

Li Zhen and Zhang Zhidong talked again, and finally stood up and said, "Brother Zhang, follow me back to the mansion." You stay with me for the time being, be a staff officer, what do you think? ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Zhidong immediately responded, and his heart was ecstatic.

Although he does not have a position, it is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to follow Li Zhen. Zhang Zhidong looked extremely humble, and said respectfully: "The word filial piety, you can call the word of the lowly position, or you can call the name directly." ”

As soon as he became a minister, Zhang Zhidong immediately changed his attitude.

Li Zhen patted Zhang Zhidong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang's title is very good, I like it very much." I don't have anything to pay attention to here, there is no need to say lowly duties or anything like that, feel free and let's go! Li Zhen took Zhang Zhidong downstairs, looked at Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan and others, and said, "Dong Lao, Yang Lao, thank you today." Thank you Huzi too, without your kid leading the way, I wouldn't have been able to touch Brother Zhang. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen arched his hand again and said, "Shopkeeper, go, thank you!" ”

Huang Hu immediately paid the money, but Duan Que refused to accept it.

In the end, Duan was in for a treat. Li Zhen left with Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan and others and returned to the house.

A day is fleeting.

The joy of the New Year continues.

On the other side, Muravyov led his troops towards Vladivostok. After nightfall, Muravyov camped in tent. A young man in his early twenties sits, his face is seven points similar to Muravyov's, Muravyov's son Viktor. At this moment, Victor said with a solemn expression and solemnly: "Dad, I got the news of Princess Shanapova. She took her maid to Vladivostok, which was a dangerous place! If Shanapova falls into the hands of Li Zhen, it will definitely be dangerous, and we must hurry up. ”

Victor was not satisfied with the current speed of the road.

For the sake of Shanapova, it is necessary to accelerate.

Even, Viktor already wanted to go to Vladivostok first, but thinking that without Muravyov's help, it would definitely be useless for him to go alone, so Viktor suppressed his desire to fly to Vladivostok.

ps: the second shift; Keep writing.