Zheng Xiaomao thought that Zuo Zongtang had sent someone to support him, put down the affairs in his hand, and ran out.

"This ...... Who are these people? ”

Li Shi introduced: "These people are from Nanyang Dagang Company, and they want to go to Nanjing to meet them because they admire the emperor. ”

Seeing Li Shi's promise, Liu Chao took Zheng Yan'er and others to kneel down: "Overseas remnants knock to see the special envoy." ”

Zheng Xiaomao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hurry up, I'm just a small regiment leader, not a special envoy." ”

Li Shi said with a smile: "Zuo Dashuai ordered you to be fully responsible for Taiwan affairs, I have seen all the official documents, why can't you be regarded as a special envoy." ”

Zheng Yan'er stared at Zheng Xiaomao with wide eyes and curiosity, the latter was stared at uncomfortably, made a big red face, and explained curtly: "It's simple for a few people to go to Nanjing, as long as they don't let the Qing army sailors find out, recently they blocked Taiwan and banned ordinary ships from entering and leaving." ”

Zheng Yan'er frowned and asked, "I heard that the Great Han Kingdom is extremely strong, and even foreigners are afraid of Sanfen, why is the road blocked by the Qing army's sailors." ”

Zheng Xiaomao couldn't get angry when she saw her questioning the Han Dynasty, so she went back to the house and took out a stack of newspapers and explained: "The girl doesn't know, the Han Dynasty has been established for less than five years, and the Navy Division is far less powerful than the Lu Division, and when I came to Taiwan, the Navy Division was fighting on the Yangtze River, so Guangdong and Fujian were always harassed by the enemy. ”

Li Shi asked: "I don't know when Brother Liu will set off, it is better to wait for us to conquer Taiwan, expel the Qing army and sailors, and go to Nanjing to meet the emperor together." ”

Liu Chao shook his head. A few of them have not avenged their revenge, so how can they have the heart to stay in Taiwan. He refused: "We'll leave tomorrow." ”

Li Shi sighed in disappointment and suggested, "Then I advise you to take a boat at Keelung Port in Taipei." The patrols there were relatively lax, and a large number of Qing army sailors gathered near Dagougang and Penghu County. ”

Liu Chao nodded.

Seeing that they were about to leave, Zheng Xiaomao sighed in disappointment, and told Zheng Yan'er and the others: "You can go to Shanghai first to familiarize yourself with the situation, my eldest brother Zheng Damao is the police chief in Shanghai, if you have difficulties, you can go to him." ”

Zheng Yan'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Your eldest brother's name is Da Mao, your name is Xiao Mao, is there still two Mao, three Mao, four Mao, and five Mao." ”

"Yan'er. Shut up! Liu Chao smiled and said: "Yan'er is young, please don't blame the general!" ”

Zheng Xiaomao hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "We only have four brothers, the second brother is indeed called Zheng Ermao, he is currently serving in the Praetorian Guard, and the third brother Zheng Sanmao is studying at the Nanjing Army Military Academy. ”

Liu Chao stopped talking for a while, the Zheng family brothers are all heroes, but they can't be easily offended.

On the second day, Liu Chao and others said goodbye to Li Shi. When I came to Keelung Port, I hired a big ship to go to sea and went to Shanghai.

After five days of wandering at sea, on April 13, he arrived in the most prosperous city in the Far East.

"Wow. It's so beautiful and there are so many people! ”

"The houses there are bigger and taller than ours!"

"They still have money, and every road is paved with cement!"

"Isn't that a train! I've seen it from foreigners. I really want to sit down. ”

……

Liu Chao looked at Zheng Yan'er who was shouting with relief, since the fall of Dagang Company. He had never seen the eldest lady so happy.

Zheng Yan'er's face was slightly red, and she tugged at Liu Chao's sleeve and said, "Master." Why are so many people looking at us? ”

Liu Chao smiled bitterly and shook his head, and vaguely heard some gossip in his ears.

"Another hillbilly into town."

"Eighty percent of them fled from the Qing Kingdom."

"I've seen it several times this month, and these rich people have really never seen the world."

A team of patrol policemen saw Liu Chao and the others carrying burdens and looking at a loss, and immediately came over to interrogate: "Who are you?" Can I have an ID card? ”

Liu Chao nodded and smiled: "This official, we are from other places, and we want to go to Nanjing, I wonder if you can show you the way?" ”

The leader of the patrol looked at the costumes of several people, and replied: "In order to prevent the Qing Dynasty from spying, all refugees must register at the police station and receive ID cards. ”

When Zheng Yan'er heard the three words of the police station, she immediately reminded Liu Chao: "Master, when we were in Taiwan, didn't Camp Commander Zheng give us a letter of introduction!" Take it out! ”

"yes, yes, I almost forgot!" Liu Chao took out the envelope from his arms, handed it to the leader, and explained: "There are two letters here, one is a letter of introduction, and the other is a letter from Zheng Yingtuan to your police chief. ”

Looking at the five words 'Zheng Damao personally opened' on the envelope, the patrol police leader did not dare to slack off, and respectfully took Liu Chao and others to the police station.

Zheng Damao read the letter expressionlessly, asked about Youdi's situation, and personally instructed his subordinates to apply for ID cards for several people, and when he was leaving, he reminded: "The day before yesterday, there was an envoy called Lanfang Company to Nanjing, I don't know if it has anything to do with you?" ”

Liu Chao heard that the people from Lanfang Company were walking in front, and he didn't have time to explain, so he could only deal with a few vague words, and immediately rushed to the train station and bought a ticket to Nanjing.

At the Nanjing State Guest House, Luo Meiwei pouted and asked the reception staff again: "When can I meet Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the third day!" Why are you so inefficient! ”

The receptionist was still smiling, and explained: "This young lady, we must go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hand over your information to Lord Hong, as for whether you can see the emperor or not, it is arranged by Lord Hong." ”

Luo Meiwei frowned cutely, knowing that it didn't work to lose her temper with him, so she could only instruct: "Please tell that Lord Hong, the situation in Nanyang has changed dramatically, and the liaison you sent has been arrested and killed by the Dutch." ”

"Luo Meiwei is you! What are you doing here? Zheng Yan'er looked at a woman in her twenties in the hall and asked with a complicated expression.

Luo Meiwei looked at Liu Chao and his party and exclaimed, "Yan'er, you're not dead!" Great, I'll ask someone to find out your whereabouts! ”

Zheng Yan'er's eyes were slightly red, remembering that the other party was from Lanfang Company, she couldn't hold back her excitement and turned her head to ignore her.

Luo Meiwei stepped forward and comforted: "I am also very sad about Uncle Zheng's matter, I didn't expect Liu Sheng to be so vicious, but we are sisters who grew up together, what Lanfang Company did this time is really wrong, I apologize to you." ”

Liu Chaoqiang said with a smile: "It's none of Miss Luo's business, it's Liu Sheng's perverse behavior, just caring about currying favor with the Dutch and satisfying selfish interests, I don't know why Miss Luo came to Nanjing this time?" (To be continued......)