When Liu Haizhi returned to the Qing Dynasty with 4 warships with great satisfaction, Sanbon Gonbei had been waiting for Liu Hai in Nanjing for several days.
After Sanbon Gonbei arrived in Nanjing, he immediately wanted to see Liu Hai, but the answer he received was that Liu Hai went out for inspection and did not come back, so he was asked to wait in the inn for a few days.
Sanben Quanbing had no choice but to find an inn near the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and stay temporarily.
After that, Sanbon Gonbei came to the Ryojiang Governor's Mansion almost twice a day, just to see Liu Hai as soon as possible.
This morning, Sanbon Gonbei didn't even eat breakfast, so he hurried to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and asked to see Liu Hai.
The guard at the gate of the Governor's Mansion has become familiar with him in the past few days. As soon as he saw him, a smile appeared on his face, "Brother Sanben, you are here so early today."
Yamamoto Gonbei bowed seriously like several guards, and then replied: "I got up early today, so I stopped by to ask if our Governor is back?"
The guard guarding the door knew that he was in a hurry these days, so he didn't call again. He directly replied: "You came at the right time today. The Governor returned to the Yamen yesterday."
After Sanbenquan Bing listened to this in tears, he immediately felt a sense of relief on his face. He had been very anxious these past few days.
The Geely Kingdom seized the battleship and refused to return the principal, which made him so anxious that he almost jumped off the building. Now their backend is finally back.
"Brother, please go in and report to me. See if the Governor has time to see me."
After Shan Sanquanbing finished speaking, he took out a few gold coins from his arms and handed them into the guard's hands.
The guard has also received a lot of benefits from Shansan Bengongwei in the past few days, and now that he has accepted the gold coins from his hands, there will naturally be no refusal.
So the guard flipped the gold coins in his hand, turned around and said hello to several other people, then entered the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and sent a letter to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai had just gotten up and was getting dressed under Chen Yuting's service. However, before he could wash up, Chen Yuting's personal maid came in.
"Sir, someone from the second gate has come to report. Someone is asking to see you at the door. It seems that they have been waiting for a few days. The matter must be urgent."
Liu Hai now stretched out his hands, and Chen Yuting was buttoning him up. After listening to the maid's words, he said nonchalantly: "Master, I haven't washed my face and eaten yet. Let him wait outside until I have time to see him again."
The maid agreed crisply, then turned and went out. After the maid went out, Chen Yuting took a broom to Liu Hai, swept it a few times, and said: "It's true for people outside. Master, you just came back and you are so anxious."
Baba is here to see you. Is the sky falling? Except for you, no one else can do anything."
After Liu Hai heard this, he said arrogantly: "The officials in the Qing Dynasty are all drunkards. I'm afraid you and I are the only ones who can support you now. No wonder they can't make the decision."
After hearing this, Chen Yuting disagreed with Liu Hai's statement, "It doesn't make sense. I think Mr. Li, the governor of Zhili, is a famous and capable minister. Could it be that he can't compare to you?"
When Liu Hai heard Chen Yuting mention Li Hongzhang, his face turned ugly. No matter how shameless Liu Hai was, he had to admit that without a golden finger, he would not be qualified to carry Li Hongzhang's shoes.
However, in front of his woman, Liu Hai was not prepared to be so weak, "Li Hongzhang, what is he capable of? He was spanked so hard that he urinated. If I hadn't come out to clean up the mess for him, the Qing Dynasty wouldn't know it."
How much money will I have to pay?"
After hearing Liu Hai's rebuttal, Chen Yuting immediately lost her temper. In any case, Liu Hai defeated even Li Hongzhang, who was not his opponent.
When Liu Hai saw that Chen Yuting was speechless, he immediately became very happy, and then he sat there and talked to himself.
While Liu Hai was bragging, Zeng Yuying's voice came from outside, "I heard you bragging three miles away. If you have time to brag, you might as well eat your food first."
Chen Yuting was immediately startled when she heard Zeng Yuying's voice. She quickly packed her clothes and hurried out of the small courtyard.
After a while, Zeng Yuying took the lead, accompanied by Chen Yuting, and then a group of maids and women surrounded the two people into Chen Yuting's house.
Zeng Yuying entered the room and saw Liu Hai sitting in the middle with a golden sword, holding a book and pretending to be there.
Zeng Yuying looked at bangs and wanted to laugh in her heart. Others didn't know about bangs, but she knew a lot about bangs. Her husband couldn't even recognize the characters, so reading this book now was just arty.
However, Zeng Yuying knew Liu Hai's temper, so she didn't criticize him. Instead, she stepped forward and gave him a blessing, then sat next to Liu Hai and asked, "Sir, are you setting up the meal here, or are you going to eat in front?"
Liu Hai rolled his eyes after hearing this question, and then said: "What's the proper way to eat here? Just go to the front and set the food, and we can eat together."
After hearing this, Zeng Yuying nodded, and then winked at the woman next to her. Seeing Zeng Yuying's hint, the woman immediately said a blessing, then lowered her head and left.
After a while, the woman came back, winked at Zeng Yuying, and then stood silently in the crowd.
At this time, Zeng Yuying said to Liu Hai: "The front is ready, sir, let's get started."
Liu Hai nodded and then stood up. On the left was Zeng Yuying and on the right was Chen Yuting. Behind him were a group of maids and women who came to the small flower hall in front.
A table of sumptuous banquets has been laid out here, just waiting for Liu Hai to enjoy it.
After staying in ancient times for a long time, Liu Hai has now acquired the aura of a grown-up. He came to the dining table and sat in the middle. Sitting beside him was his first wife, Zeng Yuying.
Liu Hai's concubine Chen Yuting was not qualified to serve at the table, so she could only stand aside and serve tea and dishes to Liu Hai and Zeng Yuying.
Everyone looked at Chen Yuting and felt very pitiful. She was sitting and standing while others were eating and she was watching.
In fact, not just anyone can fill such a position of serving Liu Hai and Zeng Yuying. In the entire Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, when Liu Hai was eating, only Chen Yuting could stand next to them and serve them tea and dishes.
Because of this, in the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, those maids who thought they were pretty regarded Chen Yuting as their competitor and future role model.
After eating, Liu Hai tidied his clothes, slowly walked out of the back house and came to the front.
After he came to the study and sat down, the housekeeper came over to report, "Sir, the three Gonbei outside have been waiting for a long time."
Liu Hai heard some differences, and then asked: "He was the person who just reported that he wanted to see me."
The butler had obviously accepted Sanbon Gonbei's benefits. Now that Liu Hai asked this question, he quickly said some kind words to Sanbon Gonbei.
"Yes, sir, these three military guards have been here for several days. They come to the house several times to ask questions every day. It seems that there is something urgent waiting for the master to deal with."
Liu Hai frowned after hearing this. These three military guards are not waiting at the base to receive the warships. What's the urgent matter in Nanjing?
"Has the construction of the warships built for them by the Shanghai Shipyard started?"
"As far as I know, sir, all the keels have been laid, and it should be completed later this year."
Liu Hai nodded after hearing this. Since there was nothing going on at the Shanghai Shipyard, then the reason why Sanbon Gonbei was so anxious was probably because something happened to the warships in the Geely Kingdom.
"You ask him to come in."
"Yes, sir."
Following Liu Hai's instructions, the chief steward turned around and exited the study, and soon arrived at the gate of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
However, the three powerful soldiers did not see the steward coming out, so they immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Old steward, what did the commander-in-chief say?
The butler had a smile on his face and said, "Our master had to deal with official business today and didn't want to see guests. It was because I said a few good words to you that he made an exception to see you."
As soon as the butler said this, San Ben Quan Bingwei understood it. He immediately took out a few banknotes from his arms, and then quietly stuffed them into the butler's sleeve.
"Old housekeeper, I took the liberty of coming here this time and didn't bring any good tea. You can use this little money to buy a few taels of tea to drink."
The butler quietly reached out and touched his sleeves, and knew that the two banknotes were of considerable value. Since he had received other people's money, he naturally had to do things for them.
"Don't worry, our master just came back and is in a good mood. If you have anything to do later, just talk about it."
After finishing speaking, the housekeeper took three military guards and entered through the side door of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion, then walked around three times and came to the study outside the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.
The two people came to the door and were immediately blocked by the guard with bangs in front of the door.
The housekeeper also knew the rules and did not rush in. Instead, he stood by the door and said, "Sir, the three military guards have arrived."
Immediately, Liu Hai's voice came from inside, "Let him come in and answer."
After hearing this, the butler immediately stepped aside and winked at the three military guards behind him.
Yamamoto Quanbing nodded gratefully to the steward, and then took a step forward to come to the guard's side.
The Liu Hai guard who was guarding the door, regardless of the identity of the man in front of him, immediately searched him all over. After finding no contraband, he stepped aside to let him in.
Yamamoto Gonbei entered Liu Hai's study and did not dare to look up. He just lowered his head and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Hai according to the rules of the Qing Dynasty.
Liu Hai was sitting on it, sipping a cup of tea. When he saw San Bengongwei kowtowing to him, he did not ask him to get up immediately. Instead, he asked: "If you don't rectify your armaments, what will happen to you in Nanjing?"