Li Zhen's heart was full of ups and downs, but he remained calm and said, "Please command!" ”

Qi Shan said unhurriedly: "Early this morning, when you went to the Duanjun Palace, the emperor summoned this official again. After entering the palace for the audience, the emperor mentioned the matter of the bandits. ”

"Bandits?"

Li Zhen was overjoyed and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it is related to the Taiping Army, it is impossible to stay in Beijing, and Li Zhen is not worried. What Li Zhen needs now is to fight a war, and then quickly be promoted, and quickly build up his own strength.

Qi Shan continued: "The bandits went north, entered Baoding, and approached Beijing, which made the emperor angry. The emperor has ordered Shangshu Guiliang of the military department to lead his troops to Baoding to resist the bandits. At the same time, he also ordered Prince Hui Mianyu to be the general under order, and ordered the former minister Seng Lingqin to be the counselor minister, and deployed to exterminate the bandits. ”

"At this time, Monk Greenqin has already gone straight to Zhuozhou."

"With a series of deployments by the emperor, it is enough to stabilize the trend of bandits going north."

"But the situation in Jiangsu is not optimistic, in mid-September, there was a rebellion in Shanghai, and Liu Lichuan, the leader of the Little Knife Society, openly rebelled, known as the 'Great Ming Kingdom'."

"What's even more hateful is that Liu Lichuan actually surrendered to the bandits again."

"Hong Xiuquan's power is gradually increasing, and Shanghai is in trouble, which will definitely affect the interests of foreigners. Proceeding from the overall situation, the emperor was ready to arrange people to stabilize the situation in Shanghai. You are loyal, brave and strategic, I recommend you to the emperor and guarantee that you go to Shanghai to preside over the overall situation and stabilize the situation, so that foreigners will not take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits. ”

"Go to Shanghai!"

Li Zhen was ecstatic and extremely excited.

In a blink of an eye, Li Zhen was able to go to Shanghai to take charge. When he was outside the Duanjun Palace, Li Zhen also secretly said that he didn't know when he would be able to govern himself, and now he was promoted to Shanghai by Qi Shanbao, which was exactly what he wanted.

Leaving the camp in the north of the Yangtze River, the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds fly.

Li Zhen suppressed the joy in his heart, but there was a hesitant look on his face, and said: "My lord, if you let the last general preside over the situation in Shanghai, the last general is naturally willing." But when you go to Shanghai, you not only have to face the people of the Little Knife Society, but you also have to deal with the vicious foreigners, you can't let the last general go bare-bottomed, you have to support the last general! If you don't support the last general, the last general will stay in the camp in Jiangbei and not leave. ”

Qi Shan stroked his beard and scolded with a smile: "You, you are really ...... Whatever you want, just ask. ”

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "My lord, the last general doesn't ask much. As long as Huang Shihai brought a battalion of soldiers, it was enough, and then he asked for 900 foreign guns sold by Maas. With 900 guns and a battalion of soldiers from Huang Shihai, even if there is a war in Shanghai, the last general can stabilize the situation. ”

"You really don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and you take away all the elites of the Jiangbei camp."

Although Qi Shan was scolding, he was not unhappy in the slightest.

Li Zhen was promoted to Shanghai by him, so he naturally hoped that Li Zhen could stabilize the situation in Shanghai. Once Li Zhen won the Shanghai Knife Society, he could contain the bandits in Nanjing, and he could also attract Yang Xiuqing's attention and relieve the pressure on the camp in Jiangbei, which was what Qi Shan wanted to achieve the most.

Li Zhen asked again: "My lord, what position did the last general go to Shanghai to serve?" ”

Qi Shan said: "You are currently a general, you are already a third-grade general, although the current generals are not valuable, but having the title of a third-grade official is also good, and it can also suppress the officials in Shanghai." ”

Li Zhen was a little disappointed in his heart, the third-grade military generals have fart use, and they have no arbitrary rights.

Not to mention the three products, even if the first-class generals go to Shanghai, it is difficult to get them.

Qi Shan took a sip of tea and said: "Don't be unhappy, I also won a regimental training envoy for you, after you go to Shanghai, you can recruit villagers to train soldiers like Zeng Guofan, and deter foreigners, so as not to be arrogant." In addition to this, I also won you another official position, that is, the superintendent of the Jiangxi Customs, which is specifically responsible for customs and taxation, and you are in contact with foreigners. ”

Li Zhen took a deep breath, and his heart was already extremely agitated.

Historically, Qi Shan was undoubtedly a peacemaker, he took the initiative to remove Lin Zexu's deployment in Guangzhou to resist the British army, and took the initiative to sue for peace, and also privately signed the "Treaty of Piercing the Nose and Grass", ceding Hong Kong and paying 6 million yuan in compensation. Although the British and the Daoguang Emperor did not approve of this treaty privately signed by Qi Shan, Qi Shan did something to lose his power and humiliate the country.

Now, Qi Shan has won the supervision of Jiang Customs, which is definitely a very important official position.

The Superintendent of the Jiangxi Customs, also known as the Superintendent of the Customs, is officially called the 'Guardian of the Jiangnan Customs', and is responsible for the collection of customs revenue. Historically, the post of Jiangxi Customs Supervisor was held by Su Song Taidao of Jiangsu Province, because the Jiangxi Customs Supervisor was stationed in Shanghai, also known as Shanghai Road and Jianghai Customs Road.

In 1854, Wu Jianzhang of Shanghai Province colluded with the British, French, and American consuls in Shanghai to sign an agreement to allow Britain, France, and the United States to each appoint a tax department to take charge of the Jiangxi Customs. In July of the same year, the Shaoguan Tax Administration Committee was established, which led to the direct management of Chinese customs by foreign invaders and further loss of sovereignty.

Now that Li Zhen is the superintendent of the Jiangxi Customs, presiding over the overall situation of Shanghai, such a thing will never be allowed to happen.

Li Zhen was really excited, excited to guard the country's customs.

He stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you, sir." This bow can be said to be the most sincere of all Li Zhen's salutes, and it comes from the heart.

Qi Shan waved his hand and said, "Do a good job, don't live up to the expectations of this official." ”

Li Zhen hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the last general will go to Shanghai, and he will definitely quickly sweep away the bandits in Shanghai and calm Shanghai." At the same time, it will also train an elite team to deter foreigners, so that foreigners will not dare to underestimate our China. As long as the last general is in Shanghai for a day, he will not lose the dignity of the country and will not become an insult to the country. ”

The words are sonorous and powerful.

After hearing this, Qi Shan was also moved.

At Qi Shan's age, his blood has become cold, he has lost his impulse, and he thinks about his own interests. But Qi Shan listened to Li Zhen's words and seemed to see his young self. In the past, Qi Shan also wanted to win glory for the country and his family, but gradually became an old oilman in the officialdom and mixed up in the officialdom.

Now Qi Shan feels the passion he has not felt for a long time, and he is extremely excited. He stared at Li Zhen with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "This official believes in you and hopes that you will not fall into the majesty of the Great Qing Kingdom." ”

After a pause, Qi Shan waved his hand and said, "Go clean up, let's leave immediately." ”

Li Zhen turned around and left, and Qi Shan was alone in a daze.

Half an hour later, Huang Shihai also returned to the inn. Li Zhen took Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou and followed Qi Shan out of Beijing by car. The carriage left the city of Beijing, but someone stopped the carriage.

The one who stood in the way was Gurdu.

When Qi Shan saw Gurdu, he was even more happy in his heart, and immediately ordered: "Li Zhen, you leave Beijing to go to Shanghai to take up a post, I don't know when you can return to Beijing again, go and say goodbye to Zhilan." ”

Li Zhen didn't shirk, got out of the carriage, and walked towards Zhilan's carriage.

Entering the carriage, Zhilan was the only one inside.

Zhilan was shy, her eyes were misty, and she said with a hint of sadness on her face: "You are going to Shanghai, there are many dangers, you must be careful, and you must not be careless." ”

Li Zhen nodded, but opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

ps: The three watches are completed, ask for flowers, collection. A new volume is opened, and everyone is giving it a hand.