July 20, the wind and the sun are beautiful.

On this day, Li Zhen withdrew from Kyoto Prefecture with his soldiers, while Sakamoto Yoshiyo stayed in Kyoto Prefecture and became one of Li Zhen's spokesmen in Japan. Li Zhen led his troops away, leaving Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou with an elite division and a number of warships to form a powerful deterrent. Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou sent Li Zhen away, but they were reluctant to let Li Zhen go.

The heart palace came with him, and he also cried so much that he was reluctant to let Li Zhen leave.

sent it all the way, and it was a full five miles away, and there are plans to continue to send it.

Li Zhen asked the army to stop, comforted the heart palace first, and then walked to the side of Li Hongzhang and Yang Jianhou, and said: "Brother Shaoquan, Jianhou, you stay in Japan, your own strength is a division, and this number is far from enough. I hope that when you return to China to report on your work, you will be able to lead the size of an army and become a veritable Fourth Army. ”

Yang Jianhou said: "Don't worry, the prince will definitely succeed." ”

Li Zhen said: "Don't say it nicely, the current situation must be difficult and not easy to operate. In addition to us, Japan also has the armies of Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, and this is a big resource, and we must vigorously develop the resources of the five countries so that we can make use of them. For the rest, you don't have to report to me. ”

"Yes!"

The two of them responded together, but they were reluctant.

This farewell, I don't know when we can see each other again!

Li Zhen waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "Okay, don't put on a bitter gourd face." Our parting now is for the celebration of future reunions. Don't send it, go back! ”

After speaking, Li Zhen waved his hand and marched towards the port with his army.

Li Hongzhang looked at Li Zhen, looked at the army that was gradually moving away and gradually disappearing, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Brother Jianhou, the next two of us will govern Japan, it will be up to us." Japan is in ruins, and everything is still a blank sheet of paper, allowing us to splash ink at will. Let's work hard and deliver the good news to the prince as soon as possible. ”

Yang Jianhou nodded, his eyes flashing with determination.

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At sea, one warship after another chopped the waves and sailed quickly.

Li Zhen basking in the sun on his back, extremely leisurely. Zhao Liewen sat next to him and said unhurriedly: "Lord Wang, we are returning from Japan, our destination is Guangzhou, we can go to Taiwan along the way, do you want to take a look?" ”

Li Zhen didn't think about it, and said directly: "Of course I want to go." After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "We have defeated the invaders in Taiwan and have been leaving Taiwan for a while. After this period of development, I believe that Zheng Zaoru has made great progress. I just want to see the development of Taiwan, I can't wait! ”

Zhao Liewen immediately arranged for the fleet to approach Taiwan.

When the fleet arrived in Taiwan, Li Zhen led a large army to land in Kaohsiung Port, and then sent someone to deliver the news to Zheng Zaoru.

Zheng Zaoru arrived quickly, and when he saw Li Zhen, a look of joy appeared on his face.

Similarly, Su Lei also followed Zheng Zaoru to come. The two of them were dusty and looked very haggard. Li Zhen summoned the two of them in the big tent and asked, "Mr. Zheng, Taiwan has been developing for a while, how is the situation?" ”

Zheng Zaoru's face showed excitement, and her joy was beyond words.

He danced with his hands, looked very excited, and said endlessly: "Back to the prince, Taiwan is full of vitality everywhere today, not only the Han people in Taiwan, but also the major ethnic groups in Taiwan have been dispatched to work hard for the construction of Taiwan." There are too many things to do in Taiwan, such as building railways, building schools, forging warships, and consolidating military ...... Wait, there are so many of them! At present, the development time is not long, and I don't see much effect. In the near future, Taiwan will become a powerful province. ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Yes, if you have confidence, I will have confidence." ”

He rolled his eyes and asked again, "Su Lei, how is the army?" ”

Su Lei said with a smile: "Please rest assured, the people of Taiwan are enthusiastically joining the army, and our army is constantly expanding." Coupled with the weapon support of Guangzhou, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the army is absolutely strong. Moreover, the specifications for recruiting soldiers are very strict, they are all capable people, and they do not recruit useless people. Our strength is growing every day, and we are gaining every day. ”

After Li Zhen heard this, he was happy in his heart.

Every day there is progress, every day there is gain, and that's the best.

Li Zhen changed his words and asked again: "Looking at your expressions, I can feel the momentum of development." But. Are there any difficulties? Bring it up now, I can solve it, and I'll help you solve it now. ”

Zheng Zaoru thought for a while and said: "Lord Wang, if you want to say that you are lacking, the main thing is that you lack money, and you need money everywhere!" ”

Li Zhen said: "I will definitely support money, but I still hope that you can have the ability to make money and continue to accumulate financial resources, which is a very important thing." You sent a message to Guangzhou, and asked Wang Xiaoyang, the governor of Guangzhou, to support. ”

"Yes!" Zheng Zaoru said happily that Li Zhen stayed in Taiwan for two days, and talked about Taiwan with Su Lei and Zheng Zaoru on the first day; The next day, under the leadership of Zheng Zaoru and Su Lei, they visited some places and checked the latest status of development.

The results of the visit were also very encouraging.

Li Zhen is very relieved about Taiwan's development and is also pleased with Zheng Zaoru's administration.

He withdrew with his army, got on the warship, and continued on his way towards Guangdong. It was August when the army returned to Guangdong. After Li Zhen's army landed, the news immediately came out, and after the people heard the news, they boiled, and countless people rushed to greet Li Zhen. They knew about Taiwan, and they also learned about Li Zhen's trip to Japan through the Kyushu Daily.

Li Zhen's successful return must have been a victory.

Li Zhen led the army into the city, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others returned to the barracks with the army, and Li Zhen returned to the Zhennan Palace. Li Zhen's return made the palace lively, and several of Li Zhen's women and children surrounded Li Zhen, which seemed very lively.

After resting at home for a long time, Wang Xiaoyang came to Li Zhen's mansion.

In the study, Li Zhen and Wang Xiaoyang sat opposite each other.

Li Zhen asked, "Brother-in-law, is something happening in Guangzhou?" When Wang Xiaoyang looked for him, he specially asked to talk about it alone in the study, which was obviously an important matter.

Wang Xiaoyang nodded and said solemnly: "Last month, I received news from the north, which was transmitted by Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan. In a word, Li Zhen's spirit tightened directly. Long Xi and Lu Shaochuan are both doing things in the north, and they have always been the ones who organized the people to deal with the north, and now the news has come back, which makes Li Zhen extremely nervous.

Li Zhen took a deep breath and asked, "What's the news?" ”

Wang Xiaoyang said solemnly: "The two of them are working in the north, and their identities have not been revealed, but they are facing the double pressure of Yi 60 and the Russians, and they are struggling, and things are very difficult. I've sent warships to deliver food and money, but I'm afraid it won't work! It's not a long-term solution. ”

Li Zhen frowned, thinking about the things in the north.

ps: the second shift, call it a day; Ming'er still has to be trained, so it's two shifts, forgive me, this volume is over.