The imperial court's decision to replace the governor of Liangjiang spread quickly throughout the world. People who didn't know the truth laughed at Beile Zaiyi. This was such bad luck. He had just been appointed governor of Liangjiang, but he didn't go far and fell ill.
He was unable to take office, leaving a big fat job to others.
But those who knew the truth kept it secret. After all, the interception and killing of the imperial official Liangjiang Governor on the way never happened even in the late Ming Dynasty. This kind of thing only happened in the late Tang Dynasty when the warlords were separatist.
At this time, Liu Kunyi, who was in his hometown in Hunan, once again received an appointment from the court, allowing him to quickly take office as the governor of Liangjiang.
As soon as Liu Kun received the appointment, he took his family and took an official boat down the Yangtze River without any further delay.
Even the Chinese New Year was spent on the boat, and they didn't come to Nanjing until after the 15th Chinese New Year.
As soon as Liu Kun got off the official ship at Nanjing Pier, officials at all levels from Liangjiang came to greet him.
Liu Kun stood there and looked down. Many people knew him. After all, he had served as the governor of Liangjiang before, but he was vacant only after his mother died and returned to Ding You.
When the officials below saw Liu Kun, they immediately swarmed aboard and kept congratulating him.
When Liu Kun saw them all making a noise, he was a little unhappy and said: "Every official will go back to the Yamen for the time being. After the governor takes office, everyone will come to see you again."
So these officials could only obey Liu Kunyi's order and left the dock.
After everyone left, Liu Kunyi got into the sedan chair and went straight to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang, they found it deserted. Liu Kunyi hurriedly sent someone to inquire. Only after asking did they find out that the former Governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guoquan, had vacated the Governor's Mansion and moved it to a private residence in Nanjing City.
Liu Kun shook his head slightly after hearing this. This old guy still has the same temper.
But now that he had vacated the house, he didn't have to waste his old friend's kindness. So Liu Kun moved in with his family and his family.
As soon as Liu Kun moved into the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang, the first thing he did was to go to the Governor's signature room, where he saw the official seal of the Governor of Liangjiang.
On the second day after Liu Kun settled in the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, he took a sedan chair to Zeng Guoquan's private residence to visit his old friend.
For Zeng Guoquan, Liu Kunyi was extremely familiar. As soon as he heard that he was coming, he immediately ordered someone to take Liu Kunyi to his ward.
Liu Kun entered the ward one by one and saw that the old man who used to be energetic and strong had now become skinny and gloomy, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.
Zeng Guoquan saw the sadness on Liu Kun's face and said with a smile: "Why, why is Liu Xiucai still acting like a woman?"
Liu Kunyi joined the Hunan Army as a scholar, so people like Zeng Guoquan jokingly called Liu Kunyi Liu Xiucai.
In the past, Liu Kun would have had a huge quarrel with Zeng Guoquan, but now that he was like this, he couldn't bear it, so he didn't say anything, just smiled and shook his head, and sat next to him.
As soon as Liu Kun sat down, he asked softly: "Did you send someone to take care of Baylor Zaiyi's matter?"
Zeng Guoquan looked at Liu Kunyi, then forced a smile and said: "You are mistaken now. I am too busy taking care of myself right now. How can I have time to meddle in that nosy matter."
Liu Kun frowned after hearing this, and then asked uncertainly: "Who else besides you has such great power in Liangjiang, and can actually force the imperial court to change the candidates for the governor of Liangjiang?"
Zeng Guoquan reluctantly stood up, pointed to the east with his hand and said: "With your Qianliju in the east, how can anyone else talk about these two rivers?"
When Liu Kun saw Zeng Guoquan pointing to the east, he remembered Liu Hai, who served as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy.
However, Liu Kunyi was not very optimistic about this responsibility. He had already received news when he returned to the countryside that this nephew was uneducated and had done almost all the bad things to bring harm to the village.
How could such a person have such great courage and ability to take charge of the two rivers and force the imperial court to retreat?
Zeng Guoquan looked at Liu Kunyi's disbelieving eyes, and felt that he was better than Liu Kunyi in this matter of looking at people.
Liu Kunyi didn't know much about his nephew. He didn't know that he was just hiding his power and biding his time in the countryside. Now that a dragon has entered the sea and a tiger has entered the mountains, he will naturally roar to the world.
Liu Kun looked at Zeng Guoquan's proud look and asked uncertainly: "Is it really Ah Hai? Is he really so courageous?"
"You still don't understand your nephew. Do you know how much trouble he can make?"
Then Zeng Guoquan told Liu Kun what happened after Liu Hai came to Nanjing.
He also told Liu Kunyi that Liu Hai had completely controlled the Hunan Army within a few months. Now there are more than 50,000 Hunan Army soldiers serving Liu Hai's orders. He, the leader of the Hunan Army, cannot command a single soldier.
Already.
Liu Kun was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that the nephew he valued the least turned out to be a fierce tiger. Once he was given a chance, he would immediately seize it and reach a higher level.
Liu Kun sighed and then said: "Now that I think about it, if it was really this kid who did it, it would be in line with his temper. When he was in his hometown, he was also so unscrupulous."
Zeng Guoquan nodded, and then said to her: "There is no one in the next generation of our Hunan Army who is as powerful as him. With him, we can be considered as the successors of the Hunan Army."
But Liu Kunyi shook his head, "I'm afraid that he is ignorant and will do something treacherous before tomorrow."
After hearing what he said, Zeng Guoquan didn't want to hear it anymore, "What a treason, it's just time, luck, and fate. If the elder brother had listened to me back then, who would be sitting in the Forbidden City now?"
Liu Kun shook his head, there was really nothing he could do against this old man.
Zeng Guoquan then coughed a few times, and then told him: "As the governor of Liangjiang, just stay in front to protect Liu Hai from the wind and rain. When one day, the right time, the right place and the right people are on Ahai's side, you will have succeeded."
When you retreat."
After hearing this, Liu Kun felt his scalp numb for a while. This was not a heart-to-heart talk. This was explaining how he could help Liu Hai plot to usurp the throne.
Zeng Guoquan also saw the worry in the other party's heart, so he comforted him and said: "Don't take things too seriously. The Qing Dynasty is already in a state of turmoil. I'm afraid that before Liu Hai can rebel, someone will break it.
Already."
"I hope so. The imperial court treats my Liu family well. I don't want the imperial court to be destroyed in the hands of our family."
Zeng Guoquan looked at Liu Kunyi and shook his head at the end. What he was thinking in his mind was that I'm afraid you won't be able to help him anymore.
After that, Liu Kunyi had a few words with Zeng Guoquan, and seeing that he was not in good spirits, he left.
After Liu Kun met his old friend again, he officially assumed the position of Governor of Liangjiang.
The first thing he did as Governor of Liangjiang and Minister of Nanyang was to summon Liu Hai, the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, to Nanjing for a meeting.
Liu Hai is currently busy in Shanghai. He went to the shipyard in Shanghai and finally started to imitate a new type of light cruiser.
With the ejection of the first keel, the Shanghai Shipyard is officially on track.
As for the imitation of light cruisers this time, Liu Hai is also training the Shanghai Shipyard. If even such a small warship cannot be imitated, let alone those large ships of 10,000 tons.
After receiving the governor's order from Liu Kunyi, Liu Hai nodded with satisfaction, and the court finally compromised.
Some time ago, Liu San failed to assassinate the new governor of Liangjiang, which made Liu Hai depressed for a long time. He thought that this time he might fail.
Unexpectedly, the new Liangjiang was always a coward. He refused to leave Yangzhou ever since he was assassinated, and his residence was heavily guarded.
Next, news came out from the court that the appointment of the governor of Liangjiang had been changed. Only then did Liu Hai feel relieved.
After Liu Hai packed up his clothes, he took a navy warship and headed straight to Nanjing.
Liu Hai is also familiar with the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang. In the past, the Governor of Liangjiang was his father-in-law, but this time the Governor of Liangjiang is his uncle. They are both old relationships.
When Liu Hai arrived at the door of the Liangjiang Presidential Palace, the guards at the door saw Liu Hai coming and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Second Young Master is back. The old man has talked about you several times in the past few days."
Liu Hai looked at the guard in front of him and didn't recognize him at all. However, Liu Hai immediately realized that these people were probably familiar to him.
So Liu Hai pretended to be familiar with it and said: "Where is my uncle now?"
"How does this kid know? If you want to know, I'm afraid you have to go in and ask Butler Liu."
Liu Hai nodded and walked into the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion pretending to be nonchalant.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Hai entered the main hall, a man who looked like a butler came over to greet him, and then told Liu Hai that Liu Kunyi was waiting for Liu Hai in the study.
So Liu Hai hurriedly turned around and followed the corridor to the study room of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
After Liu Hai led a group of people into the study, the first thing he saw was several rows of bookcases. This was something that did not exist when Zeng Guoquan was the governor of Liangjiang in a single day.
The old man sitting at the desk was a little dazed when he saw Liu Hai entering the door, so he smiled and said: "Why are you dazed? Come here quickly."
Liu Hai finally woke up a little and hurried over to salute the old man sitting in the middle.
"My nephew Liu Hai, I have met my uncle."
When the old man saw Liu Hai, he knew how to salute and nodded with satisfaction. You must know that when he saw Liu Hai for the first time when he returned to his hometown, Liu Hai's domineering attitude was still fresh in his memory.
"I haven't seen you grow up in a few years. At least you know how to salute me."
Although Liu Hai knew it was referring to the one in front, he still felt a little red on his face.
"Sit down, let's have a good talk."
After hearing this, Liu Hai hurried forward and sat next to Liu Kunyi, respectfully waiting for him to discipline him.
"I heard that you took over the command of the Hunan Army from your father-in-law?"
"To be fair to uncle, that's exactly what it is."
"Then what do you plan to do with this army in the future?"
Liu Hai thought about it for a moment, and then said implicitly: "The sky will not fail me, Liu Hai, I will not fail the court."