Two carriages, two strong horses, two coachmen, one entourage, and two "family members".

Chen Congyun was on the road, and Sheng Xuanhuai personally sent it outside the city. Before leaving, Sheng Fu brought two glasses of wine. When he delivered the wine, he rode a horse rolling in the distance from the city. A Gosh horse arrived quickly and turned over.

"Master Zhongtang asked me to send a letter to Master Shen!" After calling the two of them, Goshma handed over a thick envelope, and he was about to say goodbye. Sheng Fu hurried up and stuffed a silver note.

Chen Congyun looked at Sheng Xuanhuai with the envelope and asked suspiciously: "Brother, look at this..."

Sheng Xuanhuai smiled and waved, "This is given to you by Lord Zhongtang, I won't see it."

Finally on the road, Chen Congyun chose to ride a horse. He had been struggling in the Riding Association for a few days and was not unfamiliar with riding. Sitting on the horse, he was sincerely grateful to Sheng Xuanhuai. Chen Congyun looked back frequently and waved to him.

After watching Chen Congyun disappear from the distance, Sheng Xuanhuai couldn't help but sigh softly: "Shen Zigui, Shen Zigui, why can't I see through you? Even the master of the central hall said that Zigui is arrogant and his heart is unpredictable."

Chen Congyun heard this, and he would definitely say disdainfully: "Bad, I just don't want the historical tragedy to repeat. Unlike you, Li Hongzhang, you are weak to the outside world, and follow Cixi with a determined heart and sign the contract of treason. Mom, you dare to donate even the funds of the Beiyang Navy to Cixi to cultivate the Summer Palace; you can dry clothes on the Beiyang Navy's warships; smuggle with warships; not enough shells; fake exercises; one after another, you know in your heart that you don't care. You're just a bird!"

There was no longer any sign in Tianjin City. Chen Congyun jumped off the horse, sat on the carriage, opened the envelope sent by Li Hongzhang, took out the things inside, and saw a stack of silver notes with varying denominations. He asked the two girls to help count. Li Hongzhang was so generous. He gave him ten thousand taels. No wonder Sheng Xuanhuai didn't give him any more money this time. It turned out that he knew that Li Hongzhang would play with this trick.

"Mom, give me a sweet date with a slap,

Going south all the way, Chen Congyun didn't want to get involved in the Li Zuo dispute, so he deliberately slowed down and walked for two days, stopping for a day. Anyway, it's too late to say that his butt injury has not healed. In short, it's better to be beaten one day after another, and it's best to be fought again in the Sino-French War.

No matter how much I was, the journey was still over. I walked for a full month and saw Shanghai far away.

On June 23, 1884, (the first day of the leap month). The French army made an unreasonable request to the Qing army stationed in Guanyin Bridge, Vietnam (now Beili), but was rejected by the Qing army representatives. The French army shot and killed the Qing army and then shelled the Qing army's positions. The Qing army was forced to fight back. Two days after the fierce battle, nearly 100 French troops were killed and injured, and the French army was repelled. Li Hongzhang imagined peace, but it was shattered one month and twelve days after the signing of the Li Fu Agreement.

On the same night, Chen Congyun, who had been delaying for a long time, also arrived in Shanghai. After finding a hotel to settle down, Chen Congyun took the guards and dressed in suit and tied them. He asked Qingxian to tie his fake braids and rode a horse with Sheng Xiaoqi to report to his boss, Shao Youlian's yamen at Susong Taidao, Shanghai, to report.

As the Changsui Sheng Xiaoqi, he has been very energetic recently. He has been catching a lot of servants like Sheng Xuanhuai's mansion. If he hadn't come out with Chen Congyun, he might have been working in the Sheng Mansion until his death in his life, and he would not have been able to make a breakthrough.

On the eve of leaving, Sheng Xuanhuai called Sheng Xiaoqi to the front and gave a good advice. He threatened that Chen Congyun asked Sheng Xiaoqi to follow him, and that Sheng Xiaoqi would follow Chen Congyun wholeheartedly. At the same time, Sheng Xuanhuai also said: "I am young and frivolous, and I am like a troublemaker, and I need to report it quickly." This is to ask Sheng Xiaoqi to be his eyes and ears.

No matter what, Sheng Xiaoqi was able to come out with Chen Congyun, which made the people in Sheng Mansion envious. They all said that this kid's ancestral grave had a bright smoke, and Chen Congyun had a bright future, and Sheng Xiaoqi was about to develop.

The yamen front, heading south, don’t come in if you have any reason or money.

With the scattered silver given by Chen Congyun and after serving Chen Congyun to dismount in front of the yamen, Sheng Xiaoqi then went forward, stuffed 5 taels of silver to the doorman, and handed Chen Congyun's famous note.

Soon, a hearty laughter came from the door, and he shouted from afar: "Haha, is Shen Zigui who was thrown into the door by Li Zhongtang?"

Oh, how did he know about this if he doesn’t open the pot?

When Chen Congyun was puzzled, a middle-aged official in his forties had already emerged from the door. Shao Youlian was a senior official. According to reason, Chen Congyun wanted to go in to see him, but he didn't expect that he would come out to greet him. This was beyond Chen Congyun's expectations.

"Chen Congyun! Have seen the master!" Chen Congyun hurried forward and bowed.

"No gifts are exempted! You Shen Zigui, you are so brave. You confronted the Lord Zhongtang in the hall. But the Lord Zhongtang also called and praised you as a talented person. Sheng Qingsun also called and said that Shen Zigui was familiar with Western affairs, proficient in English and French languages, and was good at management. He also said that he had recognized you as a brother and asked me to take care of you."

Li Hongzhang sent a telegram in advance for Chen Congyun's affairs. Sheng Xuanhuai not only sent a telegram, but also wrote a handwritten letter, and asked someone to send it quickly. He mentioned the trouble that Chen Congyun caused to Li Hongzhang, implicitly expressing Li Hongzhang's importance to Chen Congyun and his desire to win over him.

With this relationship in it, it is no wonder that Shao Youlian condescends to greet him.

After being polite, Shao Youlian asked Chen Congyun inside. Chen Congyun did not dare to stay first, so he asked Shao Youlian to walk in his head. The two went straight to the inner house and entered the study to sit down. Shao Youlian then asked, "Brother Zigui, I set out a month ago, why did I arrive today?"

Chen Congyun was prepared and smiled bitterly, "Shame, young and frivolous, and was punished by the lord of the central hall. His injuries continued along the way, and it has been delayed to this day."

Speaking of this, Shao Youlian laughed again. By asking Chen Congyun about settling down, Chen Congyun replied that he had temporarily stayed in the hotel and brought his female family. Shao Youlian immediately expressed his intention to live in the house. Chen Congyun insisted not to accept it. Shao Youlian was polite and then gave up: "In this way, I will immediately find a place to stay and it will be done in half a day."

After saying that, Shao Youlian immediately called Changsui and ordered this matter.

After another politeness, the topic turned to Zuo Zongtang. When it came to Zuo Zongtang, Shao Youlian frowned and looked miserable and said: "Now Lord Zuo Governor Liangjiang is the governor of Shanghai Bureau. He tried every means to insert his confidants in, which made me feel very embarrassed. Especially Hu Xueyan, who was very proud of his face in front of foreigners. He took Lord Zuo's Ling Yu several times to adjust the gun bullets, but I dragged them down."

Shao Youlian regarded Chen Congyun as Li Hongzhang's confidant, and thought that everyone was on the same boat, so he spoke like this. Chen Congyun admired Zuo Zongtang from the bottom of his heart. It was difficult to express his opinion easily on this issue. He thought that he had just arrived and did not intend to stay here for too long, and he would find an opportunity to go southwest in the future.

So he smiled and said, "No wonder my brother has something to say. Master Shao is here in Shanghai Bureau, so Master Zhongtang is free of worries."

Shao Youlian was overjoyed when he heard this. Chen Congyun thought to himself, I am making you happy by making a fool of myself. You wouldn’t have asked Li Hongzhang to verify the truth or falsehood of this statement?

"Zi Guichu has arrived. I will go to Shanghai Bureau tomorrow with my official. After the handover is over, I will settle down. In a few days, I will take you to see Lord Zuo. But Zigui, you must remember it. The one between Lord Zhongtang and Lord Zuo...ah...haha, there are sharp points between Lord Zuo. Zigui must be patient. Don't let Lord Zuo fall." Shao Youlian said and laughed. Chen Congyun was very upset when he heard it. He thought that the muddy water between Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang would not go in. Anyway, Zuo Zongtang would be going to Fuzhou soon. I will be for a month. When the French drove the warship to Fuzhou, I would find an opportunity to go to Vietnam. I will not cooperate with the matter here. As for Zuo Zongtang's speech, why not bear to bear him for a moment.

"Congyun wrote down!" On the surface, Chen Congyun still had to show a stance of being taught and showed an unfair look. Shao Youlian showed a satisfied smile and thought to himself that this kid was indeed young. He said a few words. With his courage to fight with Li Hongzhang, it would be lively to fight Zuo Zongtang. If this kid is there in the future, this guy will let this guy deal with any instructions from Zuo Zongtang.

Shao Youlian had a bad intention, but Chen Congyun never expected it. But Shao Youlian never expected that Chen Congyun could not fight Zuo Zongtang at all.

After another gossip, Shao Youlian served tea to see the guests. Chen Congyun got up and said goodbye and returned to the hotel. Before he could sit down, Shao Youlian's housekeeper came and said that he had found the house and asked Chen Congyun if he moved in here.

Chen Congyun thought about it and decided to move immediately. The housekeeper immediately called a porter, and the matter was done in just a few seconds. Chen Congyun just followed him to his new home, and he was fine. Seeing others busy, Chen Congyun sighed in his heart when he was idle, he was better to be an official.

Shao Youlian’s housekeeper is very good at doing business. Chen Congyun didn’t know how the house was rented. In short, Chen Congyun didn’t want to take a piece of it. The furniture and other things were ready-made, and an old man who was guarding the door was also provided.
Chapter completed!