Seward looked unbelieving and said, "You say! ”

Li Zhen said slowly: "What is the purpose of Mr. President and His Excellency Seward coming to Chinatown? It is to solve the matter of Hong Yi, the master of Hongmen. Since they want to solve this matter, of course, the two of them can show their sincerity by coming to the door in person. If I take the initiative to come to the door, I may be said to be begging the two of them to release Hong Yi, and the government is not sincere in letting the owner of Hong Yi go. ”

Now that the two of them have come to Dading Restaurant in person, the people know the sincerity of Mr. President. Then, the lord of the Hongmen was acquitted, and the government made people advertise that they were willing to solve the problem of black and white status. With these two basic conditions, the people of the government behave well and sincerely apologize, and the matter will be resolved. ”

His gaze fell on Seward, and he asked, "Mr. Seward, what do you think of my explanation?" ”

Siward pouted and said, "It's okay to be sloppy!" ”

Li Zhen smiled and continued: "Mr. President, what I just said has covered what I want to say. Now, you can go and do it. Time is of the essence, and the sooner you and His Excellency Seward resolve the issue, the sooner the government's reputation can be restored. The longer it drags on, the worse it is for the government. Especially now that there are not only blacks demonstrating, but also whites joining in, the situation is not good. ”

Lincoln rolled his eyes and asked, "It's okay to release the Hongmen master, it's okay to severely punish the white people who attacked Hong Yi in the factory, and even the government can apologize." But how to solve the problems of the Peter and his family? ”

Li Zhen chuckled: "It's very easy to do!" ”

"It's a fart!"

Siward's eyes widened and said, "You have the ability, how do you say to solve it?" ”

Powell sat and watched, thinking funny. Seward, this old fellow, is like an ignorant contempt who only knows how to stir up trouble, and has no quality at all.

How can there be a secretary of state!

Li Zhen said lightly: "Your Excellency Xiward doesn't need to provoke me, I'm telling the truth." ”

Lincoln saw that Li Zhen refused to say a solution, and Seward did not restrain at all, so he had to put down his body and asked, "President Lee, the matter is urgent, please advise President Lee." ”

Li Zhen didn't want to delay the matter any longer, and said directly: "Since the murderer can't be found for the time being, let's find some people to take the blame." There are so many death row inmates in the prison that people are dying every day in the prison. With the means of Mr. President and His Excellency the Secretary of State, you can just grab two of them and solve the problem, and I don't need to teach such a simple thing by hand, right? ”

Lincoln suddenly realized, his heart said such a simple way, why didn't he think of it?

When the matter of Peter's family came out, if you can't find someone, you should use someone to blame it!

Misstep, blunder!!

Lincoln sighed inwardly, feeling that he had gotten into the horns.

Siward stared at Li Zhen with a slight hint of sarcasm, and said: "President Li is clever, easily fabricated the affairs of the Peter and his family, and thought of a solution, which is admirable. ”

Li Zhen's expression became serious, and he said, "I don't know much about Peter and his wife, and I only found out about it through leaflets. You asked me how to solve the problem, and I gave you advice. Mr. Seward has benefited, but he has to blame people, it is really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't know the hearts of good people! If it weren't for Mr. Lincoln's face, he would never tell you the solution. ”

Seward's face was full of anger, but he was glared at by Lincoln viciously.

They are not here to quarrel, but to make peace.

Lincoln stood up and said, "Please rest assured that President Lee will return safely tomorrow." This time, I also asked President Lee to help the United States calm down, please. ”

Li Zhen nodded and said, "I will definitely cooperate with all my might!" ”

Immediately, Li Zhen asked Huang Qiang to send Lincoln and Xiward away, and when the backs of the two disappeared, there was a burst of cheers in the courtyard, and Hong Qinglong and Wang Hong's faces were full of excitement, and they thanked Li Zhen again and again. This time, Hong Yi was deeply imprisoned, and thanks to Li Zhen's help, Hong Yi could be pulled back from the Ghost Gate, otherwise Hong Yi would have been executed.

Powell asked, "***, if Lincoln doesn't ask for mercy, what are you going to do next?" ”

Li Zhen laughed and said, "There is no way!" ”

Powell is also an interesting person, and when he saw that Li Zhen didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more questions.

On the way back to their lodgings, Lincoln and Seward suddenly whispered, "Mr. President, when I was at the Dading Restaurant earlier, another thought came to my mind. ”

"What thoughts?" Lincoln asked.

Seward looked left and right, but said, "Forget it, let's go back and talk about it." ”

Lincoln didn't ask any questions and went straight back.

Back at the lodgings, Lincoln and Seward came to the study, and Lincoln asked, "Speak!" ”

Xiward clenched his fists, a ruthless color flashed in his eyes, and he said word by word: "Mr. President, if we send someone to kill Hong Yi, what will be the result?" ”

"You're crazy!"

Lincoln exclaimed, his face full of horror.

The idea was so crazy that it made both Lincoln shudder. Hong Yi was arrested and faced the possibility of execution, and Li Zhen turned the world upside down, which has spread to all states. Although such an impact is what Lincoln is willing to see, once Hong Yi is killed, Li Zhen will definitely not give up, what if the rest of the things are set off again? Can it be solved then?

Lincoln said solemnly: "I tell you very seriously, please calm down." ”

Seward said, "Listen to me first! ”

Lincoln said: "Hong Yi can't be killed, there is no room for negotiation." ”

Xiward frowned and said eagerly: "My idea is this, let Hong Yi go early tomorrow morning, and then arrange someone to assassinate Hong Yi on the way back to Chinatown." When the time comes, we will push the blame on the slave owners who do not want to see Hong Yi leave, and say that the slave owners sent people to do it, and I believe that it will definitely arouse the slaves' rebellion against the slave owners. After all, Hong Yi has been tied to the matter of black people, and it is okay to take advantage of it. ”

There was a glint of intrigue in his eyes.

Lincoln looked resolute, shook his head, and said, "I disagree." You only see the good and you don't see the bad. Once Hong Yi is killed, it is equivalent to directly pushing the slave owner to our opposite, and it is very difficult to win the support of the slave owner. Moreover, Li Zhen will also be pushed by us to the other party and become our enemy. ”

Speaking of this, a trace of horror flashed in Lincoln's eyes, and he said: "The federal government has to face not only the slave owners of the slave states, but also the unscrupulous Li Zhen, can you stop it?" What I don't agree with is what you do, what you have to do now is to slowly change the minds of the slave owners. This matter ends here, once Hong Yi is killed, he will bear the consequences. ”

Seeing this, Siward pouted and said, "If you don't agree, forget it, count me as nonsense." ”

Lincoln said, "That's the end of the matter, let's get back to Washington as soon as possible." ”

When Seward and Lincoln were arguing, Hong Yi, who was in prison, didn't know that he had already closed the ghost gate a few laps. Had it not been for Lincoln's insistence, he would not have survived the prison.

ps: the second shift;