December 29, Chinatown.

On this day, the newly appointed mayor of San Francisco came here to see off Li Zhen. He was wearing a black dress, neatly dressed, his hair was meticulously combed, he stood beside Li Zhen with a straight waist, and said with a kind smile: "President Li is going to visit the next location, I don't know what the next place will be?" Is it heading to Washington, D.C.? ”

Prior to this, President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward had left San Francisco to return to Washington, but Li Zhen stayed in San Francisco, which made the new mayor of San Francisco a headache and could not figure out Li Zhen's intentions.

Li Zhen said: "Next, I will visit West Point. ”

"Good, good!"

The mayor smiled, a big smile on his face.

He said in his heart that Li Zhen, the plague god, had finally left San Francisco, which was the most celebrating thing.

Even, Li Zhen never came here again.

During his brief stay in San Francisco, Li Zhen had a huge impact on the San Francisco government. The voluntary resignation of former Mayor Powell is the best proof of this. The current mayor was also transferred from the federal government and was transferred here, and the new mayor was extremely reluctant. Eventually, things calmed down, and he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Tang Huaide was wearing a robe, rubbing his hands that were a little cold, and said with a smile: "After the president goes to West Point, he will return to China in the end." So, you can also make a trip to San Francisco. When the time comes, we will give it to the president. ”

Hong Yi also nodded and said: "I hope that the president will return to San Francisco as soon as possible and come to Chinatown again." ”

A Shaman's gaze fell on Fang Su, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Xiao Chen, you go north with the president, as the wife of the president, you must take care of the president and handle the president's internal affairs." As the saying goes, inside the female protagonist and outside the male protagonist, you are no longer the lone woman with unique skills in the past, nor the stunning woman that countless people in Honglou's dream expect. Now you are just an ordinary woman who has been married. Uncle hopes that you can put your mind right, be in harmony with the great president, raise your eyebrows, and strive to have a noble son early. ”

Fang Su's face flushed, but he still thanked and said, "Uncle Ashaman, don't worry, Su Su has written it down." ”

Li Zhen hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, farewell!" ”

With that, Li Zhen took Fang Su into the carriage, and then ordered to set off.

Zuo Zongtang, Liu Jintang, Zeng Jize, Huang Qiang, Rong Hong and others sat in the back of several carriages, accompanied by the shouting of the groom, the horsewhip sounded, and the horse neighed loudly, pulling the carriage out of San Francisco. There is no railroad connecting the east and west of the United States in the United States, so Li Zhen can only take a horse-drawn carriage for the time being, and can only change to a train when he arrives where there is a train.

Li Zhen left, and the people of Chinatown gradually dispersed.

Tang Huaide, Hong Yi, and A Shaman each returned to their own residences to deal with their own affairs.

With Li Zhen's departure, things in San Francisco came to an end.

……

Time flies, and December 1860 is gone.

In the blink of an eye, January 1, 1861 came.

With the arrival of the new year, the United States has also entered a most critical year. This is the year in history when the United States will trigger one of the greatest civil wars in its history, the worst war on its own soil in American history. Although Li Zhen went to the United States and stirred up trouble in San Francisco, the real impact was only limited to San Francisco and did not spread to the outside world.

Li Zhen, a butterfly, did not affect the development of the United States.

At this time, Li Zhen was still on his way to West Point.

West Point, also known as the U.S. Army Military Academy, is located in West Point, New York (West Bank of the Hudson River), about 80 kilometers from New York City, and was the first military school in the United States. This military school was established in 1802 and has a history of nearly 60 years, compared with Harvard University and Yale University, the West Point Military Academy was established for a very short time, but the influence of West Point Military Academy is not less than that of these two long-established universities.

West Point, President's Office.

Richard Delafield, the current principal of West Point, had a bitter face, scratched his head and scratched his ears, and looked embarrassed. Previously, Delafeld had received news of Li Zhen's visit.

Delafeld attaches great importance to this.

This is the news sent by President Lincoln, and it cannot be false.

Therefore, Delafeld had to be prepared.

Because after Li Zhen's visit, the two sides want to communicate, but what exactly should be done? This is a dilemma for Delarena, who has his own experience in teaching; For the development of the school, it also has its own plan; Even, he is very familiar with the architecture of West Point and knows better than anyone else.

Since becoming principal 21 years ago, Delafeld has designed West Point's museum, library, cadet barracks, and more, all of which were planned by Delafeld.

There is no doubt that this is a man who has made a great contribution to West Point architecturally.

However, in terms of politics and military affairs, he is a shortcoming.

"Bang! Bang!! ”

Outside the office, there was a soft knock on the door.

Delafeld said, "Come in!" ”

The door opened, and a middle-aged man approaching forty walked in. He wears a white shirt, a black bow tie, and a black suit. His black hair was meticulously combed back and serious. The beard under his jaw is densely distributed, revealing a rough feeling, and his slender eyes give people a poisonous snake-like feeling.

After he walked in, he sat down, saw Drafield's frowning expression, and asked with a faint smile, "Mr. Headmaster, what happened to make you so troubled?" ”

When Delafeld saw the visitor, he was overjoyed and said, "Colonel Grant, you are here, well, just in time." "The man who came was named Grant, whose full name was Ulysses Simpson Grant, and graduated from West Point in 1843.

Historically, Grant died in the American Civil War.

During the four-year Civil War, Grant rose from the rank of colonel to lieutenant general, serving as commander-in-chief of the Union Army. After Lincoln's assassination, Grant was elected president of the United States in 1868 and later re-elected in 1872. Although the development of the country was not good during Grant's administration, and even after he stepped down, it was not good, but the war was quite powerful.

Grant's arrival made Delafeld think of a solution. Drafield rolled his eyes and asked, "Is there anything Colonel Grant is looking for me?" ”

Grant said: "I passed by, came back and looked, nothing happened. ”

Delafeld laughed, nodded, and said, "Very well, it looks like you have plenty of time." Mr. Colonel, we are here to discuss a matter concerning the visit of a delegation led by President Li Zhen to West Point. When the time comes, we will definitely have exchanges with China, and when it comes to exchanges, I think of you. ”

Grant asked, "What can I do?" ”

Delafeld smiled and said what he thought, "Interested?" This is a rare opportunity. China's President Li is a pretty good military commander, known as invincible, you can learn about it. ”

"Okay, I agree!" Grant said with a slight squint.

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