The weather in January is still bitterly cold.

San Francisco, Port.

A group of uniformed soldiers closed off the harbor and forbade the surrounding civilians from entering. Even, all the merchants' ships in the port have been temporarily withdrawn and have not remained in the port. In the harbor, there were more than ten people standing, all of whom were wearing ceremonial dresses, raising their heads and chests, looking at the sea in the distance with wide eyes, looking at the blue sea with a hint of expectation.

The leader was tall and thin, with thin cheeks, about 190 centimeters.

His legs are straight, his figure is straight, he has a small part, his eyebrows are thick, his eyes are sunken, his cheeks are fleshless, his nose is high, his lips are thick, and his beard under his jaw gives people a rough and bold feeling. It's just that his face already has dense wrinkles, and the gray hair adds a touch of vicissitudes to him.

This person is the newly appointed President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

As early as last November, after the results of the US election were announced, Lincoln was elected as the new president by an overwhelming majority. He remembered that Li Zhen kept encouraging him and asked him to continue to run for election; I also remember talking with Li Zhen in the past, and the two made an appointment to have in-depth cooperation. Therefore, Lincoln invited Li Zhen to visit the United States.

Lincoln was standing by the harbor with a group of people, but he got the news from Li Zhen that Li Zhen would arrive in San Francisco by boat today, so he braved the wind and cold to wait.

"Mr. President, we have been waiting in the cold wind for an hour, but the Chinese *** has still not arrived, it is better to leave a group of soldiers to wait here while we go back to rest. As soon as Li Zhen arrived at the port by boat, the soldiers immediately came to inform us, and when the time comes, we will come to meet Li Zhen again, what do you think? ”

Behind Lincoln, stood an old man in his sixties.

He was wearing a black suit, a bow tie, his hair was a little disheveled, his eyes under the eight-character eyebrows revealed a stern aura, and his solemn expression gave people a huge pressure.

This man was Lincoln's partner, William Henry Seward, the secretary of state of the United States. Seward was obviously not used to such a long wait, after all, he was already a sixty-year-old man.

People are old and cannot stand for a long time.

Lincoln smiled and said, "Mr. Seward, when I first met *** in China, *** was very respectful to me. In Chinese parlance, people respect me for a foot, and I respect people for a foot. Now that I invited *** to visit the United States, how can I not greet it in person? If you can't stand for a long time, you can go back and rest first, and when I pick up Li Zhen, you can also attend. ”

Siward shook his head and said, "Mr. President is still insisting, and I can also insist!" ”

There was another group of people behind Seward who also wanted to leave, but after listening to Seward's words, they still stayed and didn't move.

"It's coming, it's coming, there's a ship coming."

When the atmosphere was a little depressing, I don't know who shouted.

In an instant, everyone's eyes looked forward in unison, and when they looked into the distance, they saw a battleship sailing over. This battleship was huge, far larger than the American warship, which surprised everyone standing by the harbor and was frightened by Li Zhen's generosity, the Chinese warship is really powerful!

"Woo! Woo!! ”

The whistle sounded, and the battleship gradually approached the port.

Five minutes later, the battleship stopped in the harbor.

At this time, the people on the ship began to disembark, led by two soldiers from the Sharp Knife Battalion who walked in front to open the way, and then Li Zhen. At this moment, Li Zhen combed his hair, put on a black suit, wore a bow tie, and pedaled black leather shoes.

As soon as he came out, the eyes of all the American officials below fell on Li Zhen, and they praised Li Zhen for being so chic and handsome. I didn't expect this iron-fisted president to be such a handsome person.

Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Jize, Zeng Jihong, Zuo Xiaowei and others followed behind and walked off the battleship in turn.

After everyone got off the boat, they walked slowly.

With a deep smile on his face, Lincoln took a step and strode towards Li Zhen with a cadre of officials from the United States. came to Li Zhen's side, and without waiting for Li Zhen to stretch out his hand, Lincoln took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shake hands with Li Zhen. Clasping his hands together, Lincoln smiled and said in awkward Chinese: "***, welcome, welcome, I finally waited for you." ”

In order to welcome Li Zhen, he specially studied Chinese.

For this reason, I can understand some Chinese words.

Li Zhen had a smile on his face and replied in Chinese: "Mr. President, congratulations on becoming the new president of the United States as you wish." I am confident that under Mr. President's leadership, the United States will embark on a broader path, and Mr. President will leave a legacy in American history. ”

When he said this, Lincoln was embarrassed.

This compliment is too heavy.

Seward couldn't understand what the two were saying, but when he saw the two of them making love and hearing Lincoln speak Chinese, he was angry. He glanced at Li Zhen, looked at the people around him, and said in English: "Mr. President is really ashamed, speaking Chinese in order to please Li Zhen is infuriating!" ”

Siward thought that Li Zhen did not understand English, so he dared to say this.

However, Lincoln knew that Li Zhen could understand.

Lincoln smiled awkwardly and said in English, "***, this one next to me is Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. He is a patriotic man, because he does not understand the friendship between us, he will say this, please forgive me. ”

Seward's gray brow furrowed, how could Lincoln use English?

Don't......

In an instant, an embarrassed expression appeared on Seward's face, and he guessed that Li Zhen would definitely speak English.

Sure enough, Li Zhen said in fluent and standard English: "Mr. President, of course I will not take to heart what His Excellency the Secretary of State said just now. I would like to express my respect for Your Excellency's patriotism, because it is a small thing that shows that Your Excellency is a real American, and that he thinks things from the standpoint of an American. ”

When Seward heard this, he was secretly ashamed.

This quality of people is just different!

With a smile on his face, Li Zhen continued: "But from another point of view, from the perspective of personal quality, I deeply despise His Excellency the Secretary of State. There is an old Chinese saying called meditating and thinking about one's own life, not talking about others' wrongs, thinking more about one's own shortcomings, and not discussing other people's affairs. ”

"Your Excellency the Secretary of State thinks that I don't know English, so he insults me at will, which is a sign of lack of quality."

"It is inappropriate for His Excellency the Secretary of State, who is a subordinate of Mr. President, to rebuke Mr. President in public. When people are old, it is not that they can rely on the old and sell the old. On the contrary, the older you are, the more you should be moral and reasonable, which is what is highly respected. In my opinion, Mr. Seward is still far behind in this regard. ”

The corners of Seward's mouth twitched, and there was no smile on his face.

China's president has such a tricky mouth, he hates it!

ps: the third shift; Call it a day.