"According to Booth's explanation, he organized the assassination out of personal dissatisfaction."

"Individual? There is such a possibility, but it is not ruled out that some congressmen who are dissatisfied with Lincoln have used these people to complete this assassination on our Ming Dynasty territory and to shift all the responsibility to us. This information is reported to the commander to see if it is valuable."

"What should we do with the two people we caught?"

"They are temporarily detained, and the prison can still afford to support two people."

Chu Qi accidentally caught two people who tried to assassinate Lincoln, and only few people knew about this news. Chen Jianxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was one of them.

The news was again circulated to Zhang Wenzheng, who was responsible for aiding the independence of the Yugoslavia.

In an unknown courtyard, Zhang Wenzheng met Davis, a member of the United States.

Zhang Wen held a white boy in his hand: "Mr. Davis, we arrested two people, I think you should be very interested. Although Lincoln is harmful to your Yugoslavia interests, you cannot do something shameful on our Ming land."

After the Ming Empire showed amazing national strength, Go became a chess sport accepted by the West. Davis, a member of the United States, also learned this kind of Eastern game skills. He held a dark piece in his hand: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand what you said."

Zhang Wenzheng pressed Bai Zi on the chessboard, his eyes were filled with spirit, and he stared at Davis: "Let Lincoln have an accident in our Ming Empire, and the planters in the south can escape the suspicion, and then you create momentum and select a new president, a president who is in the interests of your planters. Am I right? Congressman Davis?"

"As one of the six Grand Secretarys of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Zhang can affect the diplomacy of the Ming Empire by saying this, you think that our Yugoslavia tries to undermine friendship with the Ming Dynasty." Davis replied, "This may lead to the wasted negotiations between Robert Lee and you."

"The cunning rabbit still has three holes. No one can guarantee that the Yugoslavia is secretly using any small means besides leading our Ming Dynasty as foreign aid. If a war can be avoided by sacrificing two people, then this deal is too cost-effective. Just Mr. Davis, do you think that one person's death can end the differences between the Northern and Southern Federations of the United States? Or will the industrial capitalists of the Northern Federation states agree to let your Yugoslavia supporters take the position of president?"

Zhang Wenzheng's words made Davis fall into a brief silence: "Mr. Davis, you and I should understand that the Northern Federation and the Yugoslavia of the United States have reached the fork. According to the federal constitution of your country in 1787, each state is equal and has the right to withdraw from the Federation. If the southern states want to withdraw from the United States, it will be completely in line with the provisions of the law. The different paths do not work together. The industrial owners of the Northern Federation want to control the position of the president from now on. The Northern Federation wants to obtain labor as much as possible, and your plantations have the factory labor they want. Even if one person becomes president, it cannot solve this problem from the root."

"There will always be a war between the Northern and Southern Federations. After the uprising of the Yugoslavia, you can only successfully leave the United States by relying on our Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, the plantation will be destroyed by the Northern Army, and the planter will surrender to the factory owner. Your determination is shaken, and you are still thinking of solving the problem through other useless means. You are avoiding a head-on showdown, so even if we have the assistance of our Ming Empire, your planter will fail."

Zhang Wenzheng's words were like a knife, and Davis's face became even worse and worse.

He is able to get to this position and is qualified to accept Zhang Wenzheng's meeting. Of course, it is not someone who does not understand the gains and losses.

But understanding the truth by yourself does not mean that you can accept this fact as if nothing is done, especially speaking it from others.

Davis held a dark piece in his hand, but he couldn't make a fuss: "I'm sorry to release and deport those two people you caught and expel them. They have just temporarily lost their minds. Maybe you're right, my determination is not firm enough."

Seeing that Davis had no intention of continuing to play chess, Zhang Wenzheng picked up the teacup: "Robert Lee is more determined than you. After all, he was from the so-called West Point Military Academy, and he has good military qualities. If the war in the North and South Federation broke out, you can entrust him as the commander-in-chief and be responsible for the logistics."

Although Davis is a member of the United States, he has to consider Zhang Wenzheng's proposal.

Zhang Wenzheng seemed to have no trust in his command talents from the United States War Department, and he was more optimistic about Robert Lee from West Point Military Academy.

Davis took a deep breath: "I will appoint him as commander-in-chief at that time and give him full authority to command our Southern Army."

He imitated Zhang Wenzheng to pick up the tea cup and take a sip of tea: "When do you think it will be better for our Yugoslavia to make trouble? What will happen after the grain harvest this year?"

"Wait a little longer. All preparations are not yet sufficient. Your militia is a joke compared to the standing army. Even the new army of the Eastern Shogunate cannot be compared. It is only equivalent to the soldiers of the second-line vassal states of our Ming Empire. Let Robert Lee train the militias in your southern states before acting. In addition, let your planters spend enough money to buy muskets and artillery to strengthen and build fortresses. There is an old saying in the East that raising soldiers for a thousand days and using troops for a while, if you want to win, you must be well prepared. Our Ming Empire does not want incompetent teammates, and you are dragged into the quagmire of war."

Facing Zhang Wenzheng's contempt, Davis could not refute it.

At this time, the United States was not a powerful country, especially in terms of military equipment. It was located in the isolated North American continent. The United States could conquer the indigenous and Mexico by relying solely on militias, rather than guarding against each other like the Western countries and maintaining hundreds of thousands of standing troops.

Zhang Wenzheng directly compared the militias of the Yugoslavia to Goryeo, Annan and other servants who were regarded as second-line vassals by the Ming Empire.

In the system constructed by the Ming Empire, the Ming army was the core, the Eastern soldiers were the front-line vassals, while the Goryeo soldiers and the Annan soldiers were the second-line vassals.

Davis also knew how much strength he had in his hands, so he said helplessly: "When I return to North America, I will make full preparations and strive to gain more advantages when dealing with the Northern Federation."

Zhang Wenzheng means a lot: "We join forces to defeat Lincoln, and each one takes the needs. When the Yugoslavia independent and establish a new country, you will be the first president of the Yugoslavia. And our Ming Dynasty has obtained the land we want, and the Ming Dynasty will be your most reliable backer."
Chapter completed!