As more than 10,000 troops from the First Division entered Nanjing City and took over the city's defense, the soldiers from the Green Camp also left the city and returned to their original military camps.
Only then did Liu Hai dare to enter the city, and then brought his guards to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion again.
This time Liu Hai stood at the door of the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang, filled with emotions. When he entered the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang yesterday, he was just a general under the Governor of Liangjiang. Today, when he entered the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang, he has become the master here.
Liu Hai said to Liu San next to him: "Send someone in to disarm all the guards inside and lock them in one place to prevent them from causing trouble for us in the end."
These former guards of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion almost killed Liu Hai yesterday, so Liu Hai was naturally worried about them.
After Liu San received the order, he immediately led his men and rushed into the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion indiscriminately. He began to collect all the people with weapons one after another, then disarmed them all and locked them up. Other stronger servants and servants also took them
They gathered together and rushed to a courtyard.
Finally, Liu San saw that there was no longer any threat, so he came out and invited Liu Hai to enter the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
After Liu Hai entered the mansion, he asked Liu San on the side: "Where is my uncle Liu Kunyi now?"
"Replying to the master, Liu Kunyi is now in the study, and we have sent people to guard him."
Liu Hai nodded, and then said: "Let's go to the study."
So Liu San quickly led the way and led Liu Hai to the study room of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion. There were now four or five soldiers standing at the door, waiting there.
When they saw Liu Hai coming, they immediately saluted him with a military salute.
Liu Hai immediately stopped, saluted the soldiers, then opened the door and entered the study.
In the study, Liu Kunyi was already a little decadent. He sat there holding a cup of tea, tremblingly bringing it to his mouth, taking a sip, and then putting down the teacup tremblingly.
This is not the same old man who controlled the two rivers yesterday. He is completely a dying old man.
Liu Hai still followed the courtesy of uncle and nephew and went up to him. He gave him a thousand dollars first and said, "Nephew Liu Hai, come and see my uncle."
Liu Kun sat there and glanced at Liu Hai? Then he said mockingly: "Who do I think it is? It turns out that Mr. Liu Hai, the governor of Liangjiang, is here? Do you need the common people to kneel down and kowtow to you?"
"How can I dare to accept your uncle's courtesy? Uncle, just sit back and relax."
After Liu Hai finished speaking, he sat opposite Liu Kunyi.
When Liu Kun saw Liu Hai sitting down, he was silent for a while, and then said: "You came here this time to laugh at me, right? I had already trapped you in the house, but you were allowed to escape. It really made everyone in the world laugh.
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In fact, Liu Kunyi was very careful this time. Not only did he place a dozen killers outside the study, but he also planted dozens of people in the courtyard of the study.
Is this a sure win against a person? But he didn't expect that the guards under Liu Hai were so sharp that they broke through many obstacles in a short period of time, reached the inner courtyard and rescued Liu Hai.
But there is also a doubt in this. That is, Liu Hai's hundreds of soldiers were able to easily come to the door of the Nanliangjiang Governor's Mansion? Liu Kunyi did not impose any restrictions on them, which Liu Hai has not thought about until now.
Now that we know what is going on, is it really Liu Kun who is old and fatuous? So something went wrong.
"Uncle, you are already old and can't keep up with the trend of the times. My nephew thinks you should go back to take care of yourself."
After Liu Kun heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Okay, this Governor's Mansion will be yours from now on. What are you going to do with me, an old man now?"
Liu Hai stood up and saluted Liu Kun again, "My nephew, even though I am very brave, I dare not harm my uncle in the slightest. If my uncle wants to go back to his hometown, I will immediately send someone to prepare a vehicle to take him back."
Liu Kun looked at Liu Hai carefully, then nodded and sat there without talking. It seemed that he agreed with Liu Hai's opinion.
Since Liu Hai didn't have anything, he surrendered to Liu Kun.
After Liu Hai exited, Liu Kun fell into the darkness alone, but there was a trace of a smile on his face, which was unpredictable.
As Liu Hai settled in Nanjing, the entire Liangjiang area fell into calm again.
Li Hongzhang, who was about to return to Tianjin, had to go south to Nanjing again after receiving the order from the court. However, this time he did not lead the entire Beiyang Navy southward, but only took a cruiser.
Now Li Hongzhang kept complaining about his old friend Liu Kunyi on the boat. This was too impatient. The situation that he had already calmed down made him even more confused. Now instead of restricting Liu Hai's power, he made it even more confusing.
He took a step closer.
From now on, these bangs will become Li Hongzhang's rival. God's will is really unpredictable.
When the cruiser approached Shanghai, it was discovered by warships of the Nanyang Navy. When they knew that Li Hongzhang was back again, they did not dare to neglect and immediately sent a telegram to Liu Hai in Shanghai.
After Liu Hai received the telegram, he knew that the imperial court had once again sent someone to comfort him and discuss the terms of this incident, so he immediately sent a reply and asked the cruiser to come to Nanjing.
When the cruiser docked at the Nanjing Pier, Liu Hai had already brought officials at all levels from the Liangjiang Governor's Office in Nanjing to greet Li Hongzhang there.
When Li Hongzhang saw Liu Hai bringing so many people to greet him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief knowing that nothing would happen.
"I haven't seen my nephew for a few days, but you have been promoted to another level."
Liu Hai took a few steps forward, cupped his hand, and replied with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Lao, this can be considered a blessing in disguise."
Then the two governors made their own sedan chairs and returned to the living room of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
After everyone sat down and the servant served fragrant tea, Li Hongzhang finally said: "This time, I would like to thank my nephew for being able to calm down and not be brave for a moment."
After hearing this, Liu Hai's face became a little ugly, and he almost fell into his uncle's trap this time.
"Are you laughing at me? I actually caused everyone to betray my family, and even my own uncle wanted to take credit for my death."
Li Hongzhang was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then comforted him: "This is just a moment of confusion for Old Liu, so don't worry about it anymore. After all, he has raised you for so many years."
"Oh, what if I don't do this? Can I really kill my uncle?"
Then Liu Hai changed the topic, not wanting to continue chatting with Li Hongzhang on this topic.
Li Hongzhang was also sensible and immediately turned the topic to the affairs of the imperial court and Nanyang.
"My nephew will serve as the governor of Liangjiang this time. How do you plan to deal with the relationship with the imperial court?"
After hearing this, Liu Hai looked at Li Hongzhang and asked, "How does Mr. Li handle the relationship with the court?"
Li Hongzhang heard that the other party actually asked about him, but for the sake of the peace of the court, he had to answer, so he said: "Although I am the governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang, I am also a minister of the court. Naturally, I act in accordance with the orders of the court."
After hearing this, Liu Hai also said: "Since the imperial court appointed me as the governor of Liangjiang and the minister of Nanyang, I will naturally obey the imperial court's order."
Li Hongzhang's eyes lit up after hearing this. Liu Hai meant that as long as he sat in this position and the court did not make things difficult for him, he would still be a courtier.
Li Hongzhang was very satisfied with Liu Hai's attitude. Although Li Hongzhang believed that in the near future, the Liangjiang area would be completely controlled by Liu Hai, but as long as Liu Hai obeyed the court's orders, handed over profits and taxes, and arranged officials, the court would not tolerate it.
"My dear nephew, you really understand justice. I admire you very much."
Now that the most important issues have been addressed, everything else will be easy to handle.
As for the issue of military expenditures, the imperial court has already made an explanation, and everything remains as before.
After discussing important matters, Liu Hai asked Li Hongzhang to rest overnight at the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and leave tomorrow.
If it were a few days ago, Li Hongzhang would naturally be eager to leave Liangjiang, but he has been running around at sea these days and is really tired. In addition, when he looked at Liu Hai, he no longer wanted to cause trouble, and his own safety could be guaranteed, so he
Promise to keep your bangs for one day.
Liu Hai quickly arranged a courtyard for Li Hongzhang in the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, put Li Hongzhang in his room and arranged for maids to wait on him before leaving.
After Liu Hai left, Li Hongzhang breathed a long sigh of relief. Not only was he nervous and running back and forth these past few days, it was a bit unbearable for his old bones.
Li Hongzhang took advantage of the fact that it was still early and took a rest first. After lunch, he was bored and asked the maid who was waiting for him: "Where is Liu Kunyi, uncle of your master in the middle hall, now? Can I see you?"
This old friend?"
This is always something that a little maid can decide. She glanced at Li Hongzhang apologetically, and then said: "Master, slave, I am just a little maid, and I cannot be such a master. Why don't you let me go out and ask the adults above,
Will I get back to you again?"
Li Hongzhang really wanted to see this old Liu now, so he nodded and asked the maid to go out and ask the superiors.
After a while, the maid came back and said, "To my lord, Mr. Liu Kunyi is out in the study now. The housekeeper ordered me to take Mr. Liu there."
"Okay, let's leave now."
So under the leadership of this maid, Li Hongzhang came to the study outside the Liangjiang Central Governor's Mansion, where there were still four or five soldiers guarding him.
When they saw the maid arriving with Li Hongzhang, they just looked up and down and ignored them.
The maid took a few steps forward, raised the curtain, and said to Li Hongzhang: "Sir, please come in, our master's uncle is inside."
So Li Hongzhang lowered his head and crossed the threshold and entered the study.
He entered the study room and looked inside, only to see Liu Kun sitting behind the table. There were four or five side dishes in front of him, pouring and drinking by himself, looking very carefree.