Listening to Zachary Taylor's aggressive words, Jefferson Davis now recognizes that his old father-in-law is not only the leader of the Whigs, but also a military strongman who has led a large army on the U.S.-Mexico border for many years.

Although he now wears a tuxedo and holds a wine glass, he has at least three guns hidden under his tuxedo, each full of bullets; The palm of the hand holding the red wine glass is so powerful that it can still easily break a person's neck.

Mexico and Texas are full of warlords, but warlords large and small are willing to reason with his old father-in-law, and it is impossible for the bunch of 'Antonio' or 'Orleano' to admire the knowledge of the old father-in-law!

In the dark room, the light that came from nowhere made Zachary Taylor's huge figure seem bigger and bigger, and gradually seemed to occupy the entire space.

This reminded Davis of the cabin of a slave ship—he hadn't been to the bilge, of course, but he was flustered just by looking at it at the very top—and he felt like a slave curled up in the bilge, whose fate could no longer be arranged by himself.

He vaguely regretted that he didn't seem to have come back like this, but then he dispelled this absurd idea, after all, he could now sit in the warm study, surrounded by the disgusting smell of corpses, and the constant buzzing of flies.

In comparison, Winfield-Scott still needs to continue to struggle in hell!

……

Davis was silent for a long time.

Several times he tried to say something to break the silence, but swallowed it again.

His old father-in-law is not a stupid man, he is strong-willed and strong-handed, and he can only bring humiliation on himself if he wants to play any tricks.

"Davis, you're still too young!" Zachary Taylor said:

With Zachary Taylor's words, Davis's heart finally sank to the bottom.

He had been adrift at sea for a week, had not eaten a mouthful of food, had not drunk a sip of hot water, and when he arrived in New York, he did not dare to delay a minute or a second, and ran over without stopping—in exchange for a sentence of "Davis, you are still too young!" ”

Is it?

Are you too young?

It hardly took Zachary Taylor to say anything more for Davis to anticipate his own end.

What he thinks is important is not so important in the eyes of others!

Even if the person in front of him was his father-in-law, he used to be the person he respected and trusted.

But now they're on the opposite side of each other—

"You stand here, don't stand across from me, it will make me think you are my enemy!" Zachary Taylor said:

Davis hesitated, but finally lifted his foot and moved over one step at a time.

With the change of his direction, there was finally no such figure as a mountain in front of him, and his heart seemed to be much more relaxed.

The heart that sank to the bottom turned out to be steady.

The light and shadow in the dark room no longer seemed to be so heavy, but like a soft sofa, giving him the feeling of ironing.

Yes, he should be his old father-in-law's companion, not an enemy!

"I was as young as you!" Zachary Taylor said:

"At that time, I was full of enthusiasm, I wanted to make a contribution, expand the territory, and be as brave as a proud honey badger......"

Zachary Taylor seemed to fall into the memory, and was quiet for a while before he said with emotion: "Winfield Scott was also a scrappy teenager back then!" ”

……

"However, if we don't send troops, we will probably lose the battlefield in Mexico!" Davis whispered.

Bravely pointed out the consequences of different plans and let his old father-in-law choose, this is his last stubbornness.

He no longer insisted, and he was unable to hold on any longer.

Zachary Taylor is like the darkness in this room for him, which can give him support, or it can silently drown him and destroy him!

……

"You're a smart boy, Davis! My daughter didn't choose the wrong person! ”

"Thank you, Mr. Taylor!"

Zachary Taylor said: "But who do we mean by 'we'? ”

Davis was stunned for a moment, but the darkness obscured his observation of Zachary Taylor, and the confusion in his eyes.

"You guessed it right, Davis!" Zachary Taylor thought that the immobile Davis had already thought of answering, so he no longer hesitated and continued to speak to himself.

"The U.S. Army may lose, but 'we' may not!"

"By 'we' I mean to say, not including these people from Polk and his Democratic Party."

"Davis, you need to understand that all the Indians want is a piece of land that we can get back at any time, and what Polk wants is our lives!"

"Every Whig, at this point, has no way out."

"Whenever I show the slightest flaw, they will bite it endlessly, and when the time comes, what Federation, what Congress, what freedom, democracy, peace...... It's none of our business anymore! ”

"Davis, if you want to go down this path in the future, you must remember not to bow down to your opponent!"

"If you keep your head down, they will not only take your life, but they will also pour dirty water on you, blame you for what they have done, and tell everyone that you are a clown!"

"Don't look down, Davis!"

……

Davis felt his neck and struggled to straighten up.

"So what are we going to do?"

……

"Mexican intelligence hasn't reached Washington yet, so you should be faster than anyone else, right?" Zachary Taylor asked.

"Yes!" Davis nodded, and said, "Now that Mexico's land communication with the east is completely blocked, the only way to deliver the news by sea is to send the news - I destroyed all the ships of Veracruz before leaving!" ”

"Destroyed all the ships of Veracruz...... Not! You're a genius, Davis! Zachary Taylor said.

"I originally thought that in this way, only I would have the best knowledge of the situation in Mexico, and this new army should be led by me!" Davis said.

"You're a genius! Davis, then, we're going to win! Zachary Taylor patted Davis on the shoulder and said.

"Do you need me to do anything, Mr. Taylor?"

"You stay here and don't go anywhere – tomorrow I'll release the results of the audit in Congress ahead of schedule, accusing Mr. President Polk of embezzlement of military spending, causing a shortage of supplies in Mexico, and then the situation in Mexico will likely take a turn for the worse to the federal army – and then you will come out and testify!"

Davis's body shuddered.

Finally, he nodded slowly.

Perhaps tomorrow's charges won't hurt Polk, and his testimony won't be so fatal for a president. But as soon as the news of the defeat of the Union army in Mexico came, Polk was dead!

……

However, Davis's heart still swelled with strong unwillingness.

As a 36-year-old young man, sooner or later the country will be his, not for old guys like Zachary Taylor, whose body is obviously half buried in the ground.

This feeling...... It's like seeing his old father sell his house and visit the casino before he died, whose property is it that he squandered?

But he could only comfort himself in his heart: "It's okay, I can wait!" ”