In the middle of the night, Guangzhou city became completely quiet.
Li Zhen temporarily worked in the house where Bao Ling lived, and issued orders one after another to control Guangzhou City and purge Bai Gui's power. When Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, Qi Zhenhai, Lu Shaochuan, Smith and others returned from their missions, The roosters are crowing, and it's already dawn.
At this time, Huang Shihai had already sent troops to take charge of the four gates of Guangzhou City. He firmly controlled the city gates and was already the king's flag changing the city gates.
The era of Bai Gui has become a thing of the past.
Huang Shihai and others had been busy all night, with tired looks on their faces, but excitement in their eyes.
This battle was a great one.
Huang Shihai raised his hands in salute, and then said: "Commander, the remaining soldiers in the city have been cleaned out. Fourteen thousand Qing troops who captured Bai Gui and a total of 600 foreign soldiers were captured. Only one of the remaining soldiers was imprisoned. Ye Mingchen was at the Governor's Yamen. This old guy sent notifications one after another, wanting the Marshal to see him. Moreover, Ye Mingchen threatened that if we continued to imprison him in the Governor's Yamen, the Marshal would be impeached. This old man is not a good guy, so why not If he is killed, it will be said that he died in this war."
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "We have the ability to kill Ye Mingchen, but Ye Mingchen is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He must have prepared a back-up plan to prevent him from being killed. If we really kill Ye Mingchen, the news will spread all over the sky immediately. It is not cost-effective. Besides, , if Ye Mingchen dies, a new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi will definitely come, it is better to keep him and go to see the governor."
"yes."
Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou and others followed Li Zhen and headed towards Ye Mingchen's governor's office.
The Governor's Yamen was surrounded by Li Zhen's soldiers.
Without Li Zhen's order, it would be impossible for Ye Mingchen to regain his freedom.
Li Zhen came to the Governor's Yamen. The soldiers stationed there immediately saluted. Li Zhen nodded and entered the Governor's Yamen under the leadership of the soldiers. It must be said that Ye Mingchen's Governor's Yamen was different. They were all built according to Ye Mingchen's hobbies and were magnificent. , antique, don't have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, don't even think about decorating this Governor's Yamen.
After entering the hall, Li Zhen sat down directly on the main seat.
Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, Smith and other generals sat down one after another, sitting on the left and right sides of the hall.
This style is as if the Governor's Yamen is his own home.
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, but it was Ye Mingchen who was wearing official uniform, a court cap, beads, and long boots walking in. Ye Mingchen was a little older, but in good health, and he stopped every step of the way. He walked into the hall with great power and power. Ye Mingchen stood in the center of the hall, with his head raised and chest high, looking at Li Zhen with a look of disdain, without speaking.
He was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Li Zhen was just an admiral. There was a huge difference in status.
Given his status, he would naturally not speak first.
However, Li Zhen didn't say anything. He sat on the main seat with a golden sword, his buttocks seemed to be covered with glue, motionless, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. Li Zhen's impression of Ye Mingchen was not good, because When this old guy was imprisoned in the Governor's Yamen, he refused to help him deal with Bai Gui.
For this reason, Li Zhen has put Ye Mingchen on the opposite side.
Li Zhen was sitting, Huang Shihai and others were also sitting, not paying attention to Ye Mingchen.
This situation suddenly became weird.
Ye Mingchen is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the owner of the governor's office. However, Ye Mingchen stands in the hall like a guest, while Li Zhen sits arrogantly on the main seat without saying a word, which makes Ye Mingchen go crazy. Ye Mingchen's heart moves and he guesses that Li Zhen is because of He refused to help at first, so Li Zhen targeted him like this.
When he thought of this, Ye Mingchen felt cold in his heart and narrowed his eyes slightly. The so-called thunder and rain were all a favor from the emperor. No matter what he did, he was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Li Zhen, the governor of Guangzhou, could not complain.
If a small admiral is so arrogant, what will happen if he becomes a governor or governor?
"Cough, cough."
Ye Mingchen coughed twice and signaled Li Zhen to stand up.
Li Zhen was very good at pretending to be dumbfounded and asked sincerely: "Mr. Governor, are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Mingchen's mouth twitched, and he was in a terrible mood.
Ye Mingchen stopped playing riddles and said directly: "You are the governor of Guangzhou appointed by the emperor. I am the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi appointed by the emperor. The official position is higher than yours. Why don't you be polite when you meet me?"
"salute."
Li Zhen hesitated for a moment, looked around, and said, "Why do you want to salute? Who do you want to salute? Master Ye, I just came back from the battlefield. I am wearing a military uniform, so it is not convenient for me to salute."
Arrogant.
Ye Mingchen said something in his heart and felt tremendous pressure.
This man was the Admiral of Guangzhou, and his life must have been difficult. Ye Mingchen took a deep breath and forced himself to endure it. With a smile on his face, he did not pursue the etiquette issue. He sat down directly in the hall and looked at Li Zhen with a smile. , said: "Admiral Li wiped out the foreigners and killed the traitor Bai Gui. I believe that Bai Gui must be beheaded as a warning to others. I will leave this matter to you. What do you think?"
"no problem."
Li Zhen didn't know what Ye Mingchen's plan was, but he agreed.
A traitor like Bai Gui would do something without Ye Mingchen's orders.
Ye Mingchen rolled his eyes and said: "Admiral Li, you defeated the foreigners and Bai Gui and successfully completed the emperor's mission. The emperor will definitely reward you, especially when the post of governor of Guangdong becomes available, you will definitely be promoted to the governor of Guangdong. Governor, the official position has been promoted again. I will write a memorial today, suggesting that the emperor appoint Admiral Li as the governor of Guangdong and appoint another admiral of Guangzhou."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Thank you, Governor-General."
While talking, Li Zhen stared at Ye Mingchen, feeling like a mirror in his heart.
The old guy obviously wants to promote him, but he wants to deprive him of the military power in his hands. The governor of Guangdong is a civilian and can give orders to the army, but he has no right to command. The admiral of Guangzhou is a military attache, but he controls the army, even if the governor of Guangdong commands Guangzhou Admiral, but only if the Governor of Guangdong can control the Admiral of Guangzhou.
Like when Bai Gui met Li Zhen, Bai Gui obviously couldn't command Li Zhen. Ye Mingchen had this idea, wanting to deprive Li Zhen of his military power, but he didn't know that Li Zhen couldn't hand over his military power.
In this era, we cannot live without military power.
Li Zhen stood up and said: "I came to the Governor's Mansion just to see the Governor's physical condition. I saw the Governor's rosy face today and felt relieved. After I return, I will also write a memorial to report to Guangzhou." The war is going well. Your Majesty, the Governor, is going to take good care of himself. I will take my leave."
After that, Li Zhen turned and left.
Ye Mingchen watched Li Zhen leave with a cold and stern look in his eyes.
Since Ye Mingchen debuted, except for being imprisoned by foreigners this time, he has never suffered humiliation. Today, he encountered Li Zhen demonstrating in the yamen. He felt very unhappy. Ye Mingchen's eyes were cold and he thought: Li Zhen, you are so arrogant, wait for me The official will write a memorial and deprive you of your military power. It depends on how arrogant you are. Don't think that you can be arrogant after defeating the foreigners. The officialdom is not that messy.
Ye Mingchen flicked his sleeves and walked towards the study.
Li Zhen led the people out of the governor's office, and Qi Zhenhai said: "Commander, you must be resentful for humiliating Ye Mingchen like this. He is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. It would be bad if he suppressed you."
Li Zhen said: "Do you think Ye Mingchen will be nice to me if we lower our profile? The old guy is a very good thief and it is impossible to allow other forces to appear below."
Qi Zhenhai nodded, but he didn't agree with it in his heart.
