Guangzhou in July is immersed in the scorching sun, the sun seems to hang overhead, the blazing sun shines down, making people feel restless, the shirtless porters on the dock look up at the sea from time to time, whenever they see a ship, they pay attention from time to time, it is a merchant ship and breathe a sigh of relief, if it is a warship.

"The Qing army is here again!"

"Run, everyone!"

I don't know who took the lead in shouting sadly, and the dock was completely chaotic, and the patrol police hurriedly ran out to guide the crowd to evacuate.

The unloader, who was hiding in the shelter, wiped the sweat from his body and sighed: "Alas! Since the Han army captured Guangzhou, this Qing army sailor has to come several times a month, and in the end it still doesn't let us beg for a living. ”

"When the cannon starts, who will know you, if you have the ability, go to the dock and continue to work, no one will stop you!"

"Phew, I'm not going!"

"Today's unloading is all the goods of the thirteen lines of the Wu family, if the Qing army sinks the ship, the Wu family will suffer a big loss! In my experience, it was full of porcelain and tea, and as soon as it sank into the sea, it was all fed to Wang Ba. ”

"Last month, the Zhou family's ship was shot down into the sea, and it wasn't that we were hired to go to the sea to salvage."

"Shhhh Listen! How come there is no cannonball? Could it be that the Qing army has changed sex? ”

"Let's go out and have a look."

A few dock workers were worried about their work, and they came out with great courage, and slowly approached the dock with fear.

"Hey, why did the warship dock?"

"Stupid, I didn't see that the flag of the Qing Dynasty was not hung on the ship, it seems that this is the warship of the Han army!"

Tang Zhengcai led some of the admirals to disembark, and under the greeting of Li Xuan, they came to the Guangzhou Governor's Palace.

"Xiaguan Tang Zhengcai met Lord Zuo!"

Zuo Zongtang stretched out his hand to help. With a smile on his face, he said: "Lord Tang came in time, and in the past, the Qing army relied on many ships. Repeatedly shelled Guangzhou, although our army built several forts outside the city. Protect the city from attack, but the people outside the city have been shelled several times, the official is helpless, there are dozens of warships of the general, plus the newly built naval division in Guangzhou, enough to deal with the Qing army's attack. ”

Tang Zhengcai's face was serious, and he replied: "The emperor also learned that the Qing army often interfered with our army's coastal towns, so he specially ordered me to come over to find the Qing warships for a decisive battle. ”

Zuo Zongtang asked: "Does the emperor have a combat order for the Fourth Army?" ”

Tang Zhengcai shook his head and replied in an affirmative tone: "The emperor only ordered our army to annihilate the Qing army's naval division. After the capture of Taiwan, after the task is completed, I will lead the fleet to the South Seas, and the emperor has no other orders. ”

Zuo Zongtang's face was solemn, and his heart was full of thoughts, and his plans could not catch up with the rapid changes, and the military department and the general staff department issued official documents several times, asking him to lead the Fourth Army to start a war in Hunan, and he always wrote to argue. conspired with Zhao Liewen and took a posture of watching the Hunan army's movements, and he also gave an excerpt to the emperor, and all he approved was the three words 'Zhilu Dao'.

Li Xuan listened anxiously on the sidelines. asked bluntly: "Are there rumors flowing out of the capital?" ”

Tang Zhengcai asked ignorantly, "What rumors?" ”

Li Xuan was impatient and blurted out: "That is, the rumor that Zuo Dashuai supports the army and is self-respecting, we have all heard it in Guangdong!" ”

Tang Zhengcai couldn't cry or laugh. explained: "Xiaguan has been staying at the Admiralty in Nanjing, and he has time to inspect the Xiaguan Shipyard. I really don't know about the rumors, besides. The emperor has a lot of trust in Lord Zuo, and you are the only non-Guangxi person who is a marquis, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to Lord Zuo. ”

Li Xuan sometimes suspects that the emperor is the emperor in order to stabilize Zuo Zongtang, and he is very worried about him, after all, the future of these people has been tightly intersected with Zuo Zongtang, and it is not a joke to have both glory and loss.

Zuo Zongtang stopped Li Xuan and said with a smile: "I don't know who made the rumors, the army is outside, and it is really difficult for us to defend ourselves, but Zuo did mishandle it." ”

Tang Zhengcai didn't understand what they were suspicious about, and after several temptations, he only repeatedly emphasized that he had indeed not received any secret orders.

Seeing that Tang Zhengcai was reluctant to say more, Li Xuan deliberately changed the topic and asked, "The general must have an important mission when he goes to Nanyang this time, right?" I wonder if you can tell us about it? ”

Tang Zhengcai straightened his posture and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just escorting the two girls home." ”

Zuo Zongtang was a little interested: "Who is so capable of letting the general lead dozens of warships to escort him?" ”

Tang Zhengcai explained: "It's not an important person, the two of them are Lanfang's envoys, I heard that they offended the foreigners, so the emperor sent us to adjust." ”

Li Xuan had an idea, and said to Tang Zhengcai: "The sea is dangerous, and the general has to fight with the Qing army, the two girls are still sent to the governor's palace to live and teach, I don't know what the general thinks?" ”

"Commander Li didn't know, as soon as the two girls arrived in Guangzhou, they got off the boat and went to live in the Wu family of the Thirteen Lines, and I heard that they were familiar with Princess Xixian!"

Tang Zhengcai secretly thought that when he was leaving, the emperor made it clear that the two girls would go back to Nanjing, which was a naked implication that they were already imperial concubines!

Wu family, Wu Fangfei ran back and forth around Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yan'er like little swallows, and led them to a pavilion.

"Two sisters, you came just in time, since Nanyang said, we haven't seen each other for three years, last time you entertained Fang Fei, this time it's Fang Fei's turn to receive you!"

Luo Meiwei looked at the beautiful mansion, envied in her heart, and teased: "I heard that my sister was named a princess by the emperor, we don't dare to climb high." ”

Wu Fangfei pulled Luo Meiwei's jade arm and said coquettishly: "My sister will make fun of others, and the identity of this princess is not necessarily good, and she can't even do the big thing about marriage!" ”

Zheng Yan'er was surprised and asked, "My sister has a sweetheart?" ”

Wu Fangfei's face was slightly red, she nodded and admitted, and suddenly complained: "Daddy always opposes this, saying that the emperor's brother should be in charge of the marriage matter, but what if the emperor's brother doesn't agree?" ”

"Hahaha......" Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yan'er bent down and laughed together.

Wu Fangfei stomped her feet and said angrily: "What kind of good sisters are you, everyone is going to die in a hurry, you still make fun of others, I won't play with you anymore!" ”

Zheng Yan'er stepped forward to comfort her and whispered a few words to Wu Fangfei's mouth.

Wu Fangfei's eyes widened, looked at Luo Meiwei, and exclaimed: "Sister Luo, you are so powerful, the emperor ......"

Luo Meiwei thought that Zheng Yan'er had said what happened that day, and hurriedly said: "Don't listen to Yan'er's nonsense, she has only been with the emperor for one night, I ...... I'm going back for the night! ”

Wu Fangfei's head was a mess, and she was thundered by the news.

Zheng Yan'er pulled Luo Meiwei and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" I just said to Sister Wu that you have a way to get the emperor to agree to her marriage, why did you say such a shameful thing! ”

Luo Meiwei's face turned red, looking at Wu Fangfei's incredulous appearance, pinched Zheng Yan'er's pretty face, and complained: "Who made you say so mysterious, can people not misunderstand?" ”

Wu Fangfei saw that they didn't deny it, she was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Emperor is lustful, with so many beautiful concubines, and the idea of beating two sisters!" ”

Luo Meiwei took Wu Fangfei's little hand, as if she had met a bosom friend, and asked urgently: "Does my sister know how many concubines there are in the emperor?" Do they get along? ”

Wu Fangfei was hit again, her face was strange, and she asked, "You still don't know how many concubines the elder brother of Emperor Lu Dao has, so he is the one with him?" The first time I entered the palace, I asked them clearly! ”

Zheng Yan'er was shy, and whispered: "You don't understand, you tell us how many concubines the emperor has!" Let's talk about it in detail! ”

Wu Fangfei raised her fingers and counted: "Queen Mother, you all know the way!" She is the first woman of the emperor's brother, don't worry, the queen's sister is like a sister, treat Fang Fei well, she left Nanjing last time and sent Fang Fei a lot of things! ”

Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yan'er nodded in unison.

Wu Fangfei continued: "The queen's mother is Hong Niangniang, she is the emperor's brother's confidante, she was familiar with the emperor's brother when she was in Guangxi, and she can be said to share hardships, so the emperor's brother loves her very much, you can't offend her after you enter the palace, but don't worry, Sister Hong is still very easy to get along with." ”

Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yan'er's hearts were put back again, and secretly said that after entering the palace, they had to please this Hong Niangniang.

Wu Fangfei raised a third finger and said: "The third lady is Xu Niangniang, she is also the same as Sister Hong, she is also named a concubine, this Sister Xu is innocent and romantic, as long as you don't mess with her, I believe you will definitely become good sisters." ”

Luo Meiwei put her mind at ease, it seems that the emperor attaches more importance to virtue when taking concubines, and the concubines below should not be difficult to get along with.

Zheng Yan'er continued to look at Wu Fangfei nervously.

Wu Fangfei raised the fourth finger and said coquettishly: "I am most familiar with the fourth mother, she is Fangfei's good sister, her name is Fu Shanxiang, she was the emperor's secretary, you have to be careful, all the beauties who are secretaries are your future sisters." ”

Zheng Yan'er and Luo Meiwei glanced at each other, and they all remembered the secretary Fu in the palace, I don't know what the relationship between her and Fu Niangniang is?

Wu Fangfei's eyes rolled and teased: "As for the fifth and sixth, don't say it, the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth...... Oops, there aren't enough fingers! ”

Zheng Yan'er pouted and complained: "How many mothers does the emperor have?" And the girl Kong in Shanghai didn't count! ”

Luo Meiwei was also worried, I don't know if she can see the emperor often after entering the palace.

"Haha......" Wu Fangfei lay on the stone table and laughed: "Who told you to make fun of me just now!" ”

Luo Meiwei and Zheng Yan'er realized that they had been fooled, and scratched Wu Fangfei's sensitive places left and right.

"Two sisters...... You guys...... Don't scratch yourselves...... Fang Fei knew that she was wrong...... I say! Am I honest enough! ”

Wu Fangfei's face flushed, she brushed her messy hair with her hand, tidied up her clothes, and said seriously: "Congratulations to the two sisters, the emperor's brother only has these four mothers, you are the fifth and sixth children, you must get along with a few sisters after entering the palace, otherwise Fangfei will be sad!" (To be continued......)

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