"Mu Weng, Pan Zhi sent a letter from Suzhou."

A subordinate brought by Lin Zexu from his hometown in Fujian stood at the door of the signing room with low eyebrows and a low voice.

Pan Shien is Lin Zexu's "teacher", and the relationship between the two is extraordinary, if it weren't for the Opium War. Lin Zexu is Pan Shien's "successor", and Guangdong's great contribution to the ban on smoking is enough for him to enter the DPRK as a military minister and a university scholar. Maybe the Xianfeng Emperor in history should call him "Master Lin". Although Lin Zexu has not become "Master Lin" now, his power in Liangjiang is in full swing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the king of Liangjiang. It's a pity that this era does not belong to Lin Zexu and Pan Shien after all, they are just characters who are about to retire, and now they are just asking for a decent step and a name behind them.

And those staff and family members who followed Lin Zexu couldn't help but sigh for a long time, what a good adult! What a good two rivers! How did it come to an end? Of course, there is still a little fantasy - maybe Zhu Jishi is anxious to go north and fight for the Central Plains with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and temporarily move the two rivers? Maybe the foreigners will support Lin Muong at this time? Until a thunderclap on the ground. Zhu Ming's army invaded Zhejiang by land and water, attacked Wenzhou all the way, and conquered Quzhou all the way.

Lin Zexu is a famous minister in the end, and his kung fu is first-class, and his subordinates are all surprised when they hear the news of Zhu Ming's army's entry, only Lin Muweng is still holding Mount Tai collapsed in his face and his color has changed unchanged, and continues to handle official affairs as before.

But when he heard that Pan Shien had a letter coming, he dropped his brush and stood up suddenly, and said in a loud voice: "Coming? It's coming, it's ...... Show me! ”

The subordinate hurriedly handed over several of Pan Shien's handwritten letters. Lin Zexu took it and took it apart. There are eight words on it - this dawn has arrived, and the king of Qinwang in the north!

See these eight words. Lin Zexu laughed, then slapped the table again, revealing a crying and laughing expression: "Okay, good, what a king of north Qin!" It's just that this king doesn't know if the road is still there? Speaking of this, his gaze swept around the room, and fell on Li Hongzhang at the most, "Shaoquan." Are you willing to go north to King Qin? ”

"Hmm...... The student is the only one who looks to the horse, and the student is ...... Lead us north, the students will definitely follow, and no matter what, they will rescue the emperor from the city of Beijing. ”

Li Hongzhang's words were insincere, and he slurred and spouted, and the meaning was naturally obvious.

Lin Zexu looked at Liu Xun again, and the latter said to Lin Zexu: "Mu Weng, students are willing to follow left and right." ”

These words sound firmer than Li Hongzhang.

"Jing Feng, what about you?"

Jingfeng is the character of Lin Ruzhou, the son of Lin Zexu. Now Lin Ji Lianjun is the Huai Yong of Li Hongzhang and his son, Lin Ruzhou's Min Yong and Liu Xun's Lu Yong.

"The son naturally serves the father."

Lin Zexu stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "Okay." They all went north, so who stayed in the Southern Dynasty? ”

The Southern Dynasty naturally refers to the Ming Dynasty. He smiled and said, "There are loyal ministers. Filial piety has to be done by someone, doesn't it? The old man, Pan Zhilao and Li Shaoquan are all from the south. Even if the bones are buried in the north, this root is still in the south, and no one can take care of it? ”

He set his eyes on Li Hongzhang: "Shaoquan, Zhu Jishi promised you a king, right?" ”

Li Hongzhang did not hide it, and admitted with a smile: "Mu Weng, the son of the Zhu family allowed the student a 'Lujiang King', and gave the student's father a 'Huaining County Duke'. ”

One king and one duke, the Li family in Hefei is going to prosper!

Several people in the room all cast envious glances. But...... Lin Zexu shook his head: "King Lujiang should resign, Shaoquan, your talent should have a status no less than Zuo Jigao in the Southern Dynasty." A king with a different surname...... Or don't do it as well. In addition, half of your Huaiyong will be taken to the north for me, and the rest will be given to the Zhu family. ”

These are all good words. The king with a different surname is suspicious no matter which dynasty he is placed in, and as long as Li Hongzhang becomes a king with a different surname, he can only eat and wait for death. If you are still unwilling to be lonely, you will not let go of the military power, and sooner or later let Zhu Jishi destroy the door! On the contrary, he resigned from the king and surrendered the army. Zhu Jishi will definitely reuse Li Hongzhang and treat the Li family well. Because Zhu Jishi is not a mean and unkind person, and he also wants to set an example for other princes who support the army and respect themselves-when Zhu Ming calms down the world, I am afraid that there will be a lot of such people, right?

"Thank you, student, for the point." Li Hongzhang bowed respectfully. Resigned from the prince, a duke Zhu Jishi will give it no matter what, a second duke is not bad, if he can be the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, it will be even more beautiful.

"Youdan, Yingjiu, you should also stay in the Southern Dynasty." Lin Zexu named the names of the two people again. Youdan is the character of Lin Zexu's Chenglong fast son-in-law Shen Baozhen, and Shen Baozhen's wife Lin Puqing is Lin Zexu's second daughter. Shen Baozhen himself is Daoguang's 27-year-old Jinshi - it can't be said that the imperial examination must not be able to select talents, this Daoguang's 27-year-old Jinshi is full of talents, the champion is Zhang Zhidong's brother Zhang Zhiwan, Shen Guifen of the second class 8, Li Hongzhang of the second class 36, Shen Baozhen of the second class 39, Guo Songtao of the second class 60, and Ma Xinyi of the third class and sixth place are all handsome for a while.

And the one named "Yingjiu" is, of course, not surnamed Ma, but surnamed Wang, and his name is Lingling. He is a marquis of Fujian, and Lin Zexu is a fellow villager, he is a donor class, Lin Zexu was an attaché when he was awarded the Minister of Foreign Affairs, quite capable, and he is very respected by Lin Zexu.

Lin Zexu said to Wang Youling: "Yingjiu, Zhu Ming's prime minister Zuo Jigao has arrived in Shanghai, as I expected, he should collapse in the Far East Hotel, you go to invite him to the governor's yamen on behalf of the old man...... I guess he has a belly to say, right? ”

Zuo Zongtang really lived in the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, opened the most luxurious suite, and chartered a banquet hall to hold a cold dinner, so that Wu Chunqiu, the representative of the Ming Dynasty and the waiter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who has been stationed in Shanghai for a long time, invited all the foreign devils with heads and faces on the beach to gather. When Wang Youling arrived, he was discussing with the British consul in Shanghai, Pashali, the question of recovering the Shanghai concession. Of course, Pashali said that he would not agree to anything, and Zuo Zongtang turned out the provisions of the Treaty of Nanjing, arguing that the concession had no legal basis, unless the British government now declared that it would occupy the Shanghai concession and regard it as the territory of the British Empire. Otherwise, Zhu Ming could only regard it as the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and after Zhu Ming occupied Shanghai, he would administer the so-called "British Concession".

"Mr. Zuo, do you understand what an impudent request you made? The Shanghai Concession was already a de facto colony of the British Empire! Do you want to go to war with the British Empire? ”

"The Shanghai Concession is a British colony?" Zuo Zongtang looked at Pa Xiali with some puzzlement: "Mr. Consul, you just leased a piece of land...... It's a colony? You must know that in the land of the Ming Dynasty, you British also bought a lot of land, is it also a colony of the British Empire? ”

Pashali's face sank, and to be honest, there was not much legal basis for British jurisdiction over the Shanghai Concession. Even in the Shanghai Lease Charter, signed with the local authorities of the Qing government, the British Consulate only had the power to govern foreigners in the concession.

However, the British Consulate in Shanghai was the British diplomatic mission in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty. Once Zhu Ming occupied Shanghai, they could ask the British consulate in Shanghai to evacuate at any time, and how would the British manage the Shanghai concession at that time? As for the declaration of the Shanghai Concession as a British colony...... However, once the 830 acres of land became a colony, a governor was to be sent to garrison the army and establish a colonial administration. That's a lot of money, and the Army and Colonial Affairs won't agree to pay for it.

However, Pa Xia Li did not want to give in easily, just when he was entangled with Zuo Zongtang, Wu Chunqiu walked over quickly, muttered a few words in Zuo Zongtang's ear, Zuo Zongtang smiled and arched his hand at Pa Xia Li: "Mr. Pa Xia Li, Lin Muweng, the governor of Liangjiang, has something to do with me, I will leave first, let's talk about the matter of the Shanghai Concession here, since you don't give in, then I will go and talk to Lin Muweng first." ”

After saying this, Zuo Zongtang turned his head and left, putting the confused Pasha Li on the dinner party. (To be continued......)