“If what Lord Duozhou said is true, then our Great Qing Dynasty does indeed need to prepare,” Zhang Zhidong said. “These matters are still of great concern to Lord Zhang. I have other things to attend to and cannot continue our conversation. Please forgive me,” Zhou Bing said as he stood up. “Lord Zhou is a very busy man. In that case, Lord Zhou, please go ahead. I will handle these matters. We owe you a lot for what happened at the inn last time; otherwise, it would have caused another diplomatic dispute,” Zhang Zhidong said. “You’re too kind, Lord Zhang. What I did was only for the sake of the Qing Dynasty,” Zhou Bing said. “I’ll take my leave now.” "Alright, come visit this old man again when you have time," Zhang Zhidong said. "Hehe, I will definitely visit Lord Zhang when I have

