1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 628 Unqualified Lobbyist

Back at Weixiu Residence, Liang Yao and Kony got out of the car. Deng Lan, who had been waiting at the door, pulled Liang Yao aside and said, "My father-in-law is here, and his face is not very good."

"Is it the one in the north or the one in the south?" Liang Yao asked.

"It can't be my father, right?" Kony couldn't help but interjected uneasily.

"It's the one from New York." Deng Lan replied.

"Vanderbilt was probably entrusted by Lincoln to be a lobbyist." Liang Yao quickly guessed Vanderbilt's purpose.

When he heard that his father was coming, Kony secretly complained: "No wonder my eyelids kept twitching on the way back."

With that said, Kony was about to leave Weixiu Residence: "You two, son-in-law and father-in-law, are reminiscing about old times, and I won't accompany you."

Before Kony could step out of the door of Weixiu Residence, Vanderbilt appeared in front of him and said in a sinister tone: "Chairman Kony, after becoming the chairman of the savings committee, you don't even recognize me as your father?"

"How dare I, father." Although Kony is over thirty years old and has made remarkable achievements in both politics and business, Kony still instinctively felt fear when facing Vanderbilt.

"Father, you didn't tell me in advance when you came so that I could greet you in advance." Liang Yao said with a bright smile.

"I don't dare to ask the president of a country to come specially to greet me." Vanderbilt said coldly.

"You are so humble. Before you set off from Washington, you had a special interview with another president." Liang Yao still maintained a smile on his face.

"What do you two, father-in-law and son-in-law, say when you are standing at the door?" Deng Lan interjected, "If there is any serious matter, go to the inner courtyard and talk about it."

With that said, Deng Lan asked the servant to close the door and led the Vanderbilts and Liang Yao towards the inner courtyard.

"You understand, I won't beat around the bush. I am indeed entrusted by His Excellency the President. I hope you can lead the three West Coast states to return to the federal family." Vanderbilt said after sitting down.

As a true New York industrial upstart, Vanderbilt was a loyal supporter of the federal government. Politically speaking, Vanderbilt was naturally on the side of the federal government.

"The president you are talking about is the president of the North, not our president." Liang Yao asked Vanderbilt, "Father, have you seen Lincoln's inaugural address?"

"I was invited to attend President Lincoln's inauguration and was there when the President delivered his inaugural address," Vanderbilt said.

Liang Yao told Vanderbilt: "In his inaugural address, Lincoln kept saying that the Union was unbreakable and indestructible, and that secession was illegal and would be punished by law. But nothing he did after winning the election was Not to push this country into division.

Lincoln claimed that he would exercise his presidential authority to reclaim federal lands and properties that had been lost to the Union and to impose import and export duties on the so-called occupied areas.

Didn’t these so-called occupied areas in Lincoln’s mouth pay tariffs to the federal government on time? May I ask why these so-called occupied areas no longer want to pay tariffs to the federal government? Is all this the fault of these so-called occupied areas? Are the federal government's tariff rates set by these occupied areas?

Also, Lincoln repeatedly claimed that he would not resort to any bloody violence without endangering national sovereignty. Aren’t their current actions against Baltimoreans bloody and violent enough? "

Lincoln had many successful speeches in his life, but his inaugural speech was an exception. It was a relatively failed speech. There are many contradictions in it.

Vanderbilt, whose mouth twitched slightly, remained silent. When he listened to Lincoln's inaugural address, he also discovered something inappropriate about Lincoln's inaugural address. It was just that almost all patriotic sentiments at that time were induced and coerced by Lincoln, so he naturally did not dare to raise his questions. "Lincoln hasn't had time to amend the Constitution yet." Liang Yao finally gave Vanderbilt a fatal blow.

“Even under the current constitution of the federal government, we still have the right to choose to secede from the federation.

Lincoln said that from a general legal and constitutional point of view, he believed that the union of states was permanent. In the fundamental laws of the United Nations, permanence is implicit, if not expressly stated.

Please go back and tell Lincoln again as a messenger that the president's personal wishful thinking cannot represent the law. It is not us who are violating the Constitution of the United States, it is him, you all the North. The North is only a part of the Union and does not represent the entire Union. "

Vanderbilt gave up persuading Liang Yao. Vanderbilt knew that Liang Yao represented the entire Western Group. With his personal relationship with Liang Yao, it was impossible to persuade Liang Yao.

At least he tried hard and had an explanation for Lincoln after he returned. Vanderbilt comforted himself.

After pondering for a long time, Vanderbilt finally said: "You are so eloquent that I can't speak to you. Washington is serving in your army, and I hope to take him back to New York."

Elizabeth was Liang Yao's wife. Coney followed Liang Yao's lead and held important positions in the American Republic. Vanderbilt knew that he could not take these two children away.

Vanderbilt could only do the next best thing, hoping to bring his most beloved son Washington back to New York and back to him.

"Washington is an adult. He has the right to decide his own life. None of us have the right to decide his life." Liang Yao said to Vanderbilt, "Father, you have too much control over your children."

Washington followed Liang Yao in actual combat, and participated in the Second Drug War and the Second U.S.-Mexican War. He fought bravely and was Liang Yao's capable general. Now Washington is the commander of the newly trained machine gun regiment. Liang Yao naturally didn't want to let go of his beloved general.

Vanderbilt was a successful businessman, but not a qualified father. Due to Vanderbilt's character problems and desire for control, the conflicts between his three sons and Vanderbilt were quite acute.

Since Washington joined Liang Yao's army, he has never returned to New York, which shows that Washington does not like his father and prefers to stay in the army.

"You have no right to tell me what to do." Vanderbilt stood up angrily and left the table to find his grandson.

"My father has such a personality. He is used to being strong. Don't take it to heart." Elizabeth said to Liang Yao after Vanderbilt left.

"I know." Liang Yao said.

"The French Consul has been waiting for a long time. Go and see the French Consul quickly. I will take care of your father's side." Elizabeth arranged Liang Yao's clothes and said.

Liang Yao nodded, walked through the courtyard and corridor, came to the reception room, and met with the French Consul Le Goff.

"I'm sorry, Consul Legoff, for keeping you waiting."

(End of this chapter)