Beijing, the official residence of the President.

Zeng Guofan had an anxious look on his face, and after coming to the presidential palace, he went straight to Li Zhen's study. Entering the study, Zeng Guofan said: "President, the envoys of the eight countries have landed in Tianjin, and after getting off the ship, they have already rushed to Beijing. It is estimated that they will arrive in Beijing in a few days. ”

"Envoys of the Eight Nations?"

Li Zhen was suddenly confused and asked, "Which eight countries?" ”

Zeng Guofan thought about it carefully, and then said one by one: "The eight countries that came are Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Austria-Hungary, the United States, and the Netherlands. The strength of these eight countries is quite strong and should not be underestimated. Now the eight countries have united to form a powerful and incomparable force, which cannot be ignored! ”

Li Zhen nodded and asked, "What did people from eight countries come to Beijing for, have you inquired?" ”

Zeng Guofan shook his head and said, "It came suddenly, and there is no news." ”

Li Zhen groaned: "Find out the news as soon as possible, and know yourself and your opponent." Whether it is Britain, France, or the United States and other countries, they are all masters who cannot afford to be profitable, and they must have come for a purpose. Now we're in the dark, and that's not good. In particular, it is not a good thing that the major powers are unanimously involved! ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I'll do it immediately!" ”

After Zeng Guofan left, another soldier ran in and said, "President, Ye Cheng, the prefect of Wuzhou, sincerely asks to see you." ”

"Oh, please come in." Li Zhen said.

The soldier went to deliver the news, and Ye Chengxin quickly came to the study.

At the same time, there was also a young woman and a little boy beside Ye Chengxin. This woman is the Vietnamese princess Nguyen Le Lok, who fled from Vietnam to Guangxi in the past, and the little boy next to her is Nguyen Minh Duc, the son of the Vietnamese emperor. At this moment, Ruan Mingde looked around, with a trace of curiosity on his face, and there was not much fear.

"Great President!"

Ye Cheng bowed heartily, and his smile was full of joy.

In the past, Li Zhen took Guangxi, and Ye Chengxin stayed in Wuzhou Mansion, Guangxi, as the prefect, for several years. Now, he is a man in his twenties, and he is no longer the little child who followed Li Zhen back then.

Li Zhen was also very happy to see Ye Chengxin.

However, Li Zhen looked at the scene in front of him and was indescribably surprised.

He walked up to Li Zhen Ye Chengxin's side, stretched out his hand and patted Ye Chengcheng's shoulder, nodded again and again, and exclaimed: "Good boy, you have grown strong!" Well, it looks decent, quite majestic, and it looks like it's been well worked. Immediately, Li Zhen's eyes fell on Ruan Lele, and after a simple glance, Li Zhen said: "Not bad, not bad, she is a beauty." ”

After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "I said Xiao Ye, I see that your woman is not yet seventeen or eighteen years old. It's just that this child is three or four years old, and when you got married, it was too early! You're ......."

Li Zhen smiled, with a strange smile on his face.

When Ruan Lele heard this, he immediately blushed.

Similarly, Ye Chengcheng's cheeks were hot and he glanced at Ruan Lele.

Without waiting for Ye Cheng to speak, Li Zhen continued: "Although your kid is worth celebrating for getting married and having children, but your kid didn't notify me of his marriage, which is not righteous enough, and he has been by my side for many years. Wait until the next time I see Liu Taiping, and then ask him well, Liu Taiping, the father-in-law, is also incompetent! ”

"I'm not Ye Chengxin's woman!"

Ruan Lele blushed, looked up at Li Zhen, and said loudly: "President Li, the child next to me is my nephew Ruan Mingde. He is my brother's son, which is like Ye Chengxin. Hum! ”

Ruan Le snorted angrily, very unhappy.

She is still a yellow flower girl, when did she get married and have children?

Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Ye Chengxin, what's going on, you kid is silent!" ”

Ye Chengxin rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, isn't there no chance to interject?

Ye Cheng glanced at Ruan Lele with a slight apology and explained: "President, this girl next to me is the princess of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam, Nguyen Lele, and the child is the crown prince of the emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. After several years of painstaking operation in Vietnam, Xi Yinglong and Xi Changzhen accumulated enough strength to suddenly start a war and destroy the Nguyen dynasty, leaving only Nguyen Le Le Le and Nguyen Minh Duc. The two of them escaped from Vietnam and finally entered Guangxi to find me. At the beginning, when I received Princess Lele, I reported to my father-in-law, and then got my father-in-law's order to go to Guangxi. ”

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!" ”

Li Zhen's eyes fell on Ruan Lele and said, "Princess Lele, you came here to ask me for help, right?" ”

Ruan Lele blinked his eyes wide, and said with certainty: "The great president is wise, the prince and I want to borrow troops from you." After the Xi Yinglong brothers are exterminated and the Ruan dynasty is rebuilt, the prince will definitely call you a minister, pay tribute every year, and give gifts every year! I've heard that the people of the Celestial Empire are very helpful, and the President will definitely help us. ”

"Oh, I've got all the top hats on."

Li Zhen said with interest: "What if I don't agree? ”

Ruan Lele's face turned pale, and he looked at Ye Chengxin with a hint of longing.

This scene fell in Li Zhen's eyes.

Ye Chengxin took a deep breath and said: "President, Xi Yinglong and Xi Changzhen used to be our enemies, and now that their brothers have captured Vietnam, they will definitely develop their forces in a big way and wait for an opportunity to take revenge." It's not good for us. On the contrary, it is also good for us to send troops to pacify Xi Yinglong. ”

Li Zhen had a hint of enlightenment and said: "Sending troops is a big deal, go down and rest first, I'll think about it!" ”

"Great President!"

Ruan Lele was suddenly anxious, and said, 'Think about it', when will you be able to wait!

She was anxious in her heart, glanced at Ye Chengxin, bit her lip, and said eagerly: "President, I can dedicate myself to the president, and ask the president to send troops to help!" ”

With a brush, Ye Chengxin's face changed greatly. He and Ruan Lele have not known each other for a day or two, from Guangxi to Beijing, and getting along along the way made this man who has not yet married a wife at the age of twenty begin to ripple in his heart. It's just that before he could reveal his thoughts, he heard Ruan Lele's words.

This, that's so much!

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Princess Lele, don't think about it. When I say consider, I don't mean to shirk, it's not that I don't help you, it's really to invite the generals in the army together to discuss before we can determine the result. As for the offerings, let us not mention them again. Otherwise, when I sleep at night, I'm afraid I will be cursed by Ye Cheng. ”

As he spoke, Li Zhen glanced at Ye Chengxin intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "If you like it, go for it yourself!" ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and asked people to send Ye Chengxin, Ruan Lele and Ruan Mingde away.

Immediately, Li Zhen immediately asked the soldiers to invite Zuo Zongtang, Liu Jintang, Lu Shaochuan and others.

The events in Vietnam gave Li Zhen a glimmer of hope for controlling Vietnam. Although Li Zhen does not necessarily have to conquer the territory of the other party, he can still do it in order to obtain more resources.

ps: first update;