Now that it is the beginning of the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu, after this encounter with SD, Qin Zhihong and Lian'er have also become much more mature, and they are no longer as free and loose as they are together. In fact, this is also related to the death of Zhu Honglan, since Qin Zhihong walked the rivers and lakes, he has been following his cousin Zhu Honglan since he met him, at least psychologically he has this sense of dependence, and Lian'er is even more so, but once this pillar that could be relied on before collapses, the two will also think and act independently.

At this time, in the SD realm, Yuan Shikai had already taken over as the governor of SD and suppressed the Yihe Boxer on a large scale, so many boxers moved to HB, ZL and Jingshi. On the way, Qin Lian and the others encountered many such groups of boxers, and the two did not reveal their identities, so they were safe and sound along the way.

Along the official road to the north, in less than a month, the two of them walked into ZL while practicing medicine, and after a few days, they saw the city walls and corner towers of the capital standing in front of them from afar. There were also more pedestrians on the road, and horse and camel caravans were very busy carrying supplies in and out.

So the two entered the capital from Zuo'anmen, and on the same day, the two rented a remote courtyard and stayed temporarily. Although the place is remote, the price is fair, and it saves a lot of silver taels compared to staying in a hotel, so the two plan to settle here first, and then start their next plan in the capital.

The imperial court did not allow boxers to stay in the capital, so these days, Qin Zhihong also felt that the world was peaceful, so he walked in the alleys and alleys, practicing medicine to make money. Because the ancestor has always been quite unique in the treatment of external injuries, he has gradually become famous in the area of Guangning Gate in Sijiu City, and the common people call him "Qin Langzhong".

Time flies, it is already the time of May, Qin Zhihong is practicing medicine on this day, but someone patted him on the shoulder behind Leng Buding, Qin Zhihong just turned around and looked back, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy, it turned out to be none other than his senior brother Wang Qingyi.

So the two found a secluded teahouse and sat down to talk, Wang Qingyi knew about Zhu Honglan being arrested and killed in CZ, and for Lian'er and Qin Zhihong, the master Zhao Sanduo and he couldn't find any news, but they didn't expect to meet Qin Zhihong in the capital. Qin Zhihong also told his brother Wang Qingyi Lian'er that there was nothing to do, and it was after this incident that both of them were disheartened, feeling that their cousin gave up his life to fight against foreign religions in the Qing court, but in the end they were suppressed by the imperial court, and they really couldn't figure it out, so they didn't go to their master Zhao Sanduo to join him, but took Lian'er to the capital to mix.

As soon as Wang Qing heard Qin Zhihong talk about what happened a few days ago, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, Qin Zhihong asked:

"Senior brother, what did the master ask you to do in the capital?"

Wang Qingyi took a sip of tea and said in a low voice: "It's not that I'm here to contact the heroes and heroes in the area of HB and Jingshi so that they can take care of each other." Wang Qingyi looked around and said proudly:

"Come out this time, our Meihuamen really has a lot of face......" Qin Zhihong actually heard Wang Qingyi talk about the Beijing dialect, and thought to himself, it seems that he has been moving around the Beijing division for a while, but he doesn't know what the result is.

Wang Qingyi continued: "I found the two leaders of the Boxer Rebellion, Zhang Decheng and Cao Futian, as soon as they said that we were from Meihuamen, they were all respectful, and when they heard that I was Senior Brother Zhu's fellow disciple, they were even more honored by me. They originally had a friendship with Senior Brother Zhu, but now that Senior Brother Zhu is gone, the master is also fighting foreign religions in the CZ area, so that we have a good look inside and out. ”

Qin Zhihong didn't want to participate in the Boxer affair anymore, but the same disciple and brother had nothing else to talk about when they met, so he asked Wang Qing:

"Senior brother, when are you going to go back to CZ?"

Wang Qingyi: "The master has already sent me a letter, saying that he won't let me go back yet, maybe his old man hasn't thought about what to do next, so he asked me to continue to keep in touch with the other leaders here." ”

Then Wang Qingyi talked about the current situation, and said: "In fact, the main reason is that the attitude of the imperial court is confusing, we are here to fight foreign devils, the imperial court neither declares support, nor does it say that it is right, but the foreigners always send a joint note to the officials of the prime minister's yamen, saying that they ask the imperial court to immediately suppress the Boxer." ”

Qin Zhihong listened to a lot of explanations of Old Man Yang about the affairs of the imperial court, and he also had some insight into this, so he said:

"Senior brother, in fact, the attitude of the imperial court is unclear, that is, it is looking at the two families that are strong, and then they will express their position, and now Zaiyi, Yingnian, Yuxian and others in the court are all advocating war with foreigners, and it is estimated that Lafayette has not yet made up his mind. But I've heard people say that Lafayette is also a ruthless character, and she doesn't like others to point fingers, and I think sooner or later she will be unbearable with foreigners. ”

When Wang Qingyi heard Qin Zhihong's words, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, he didn't expect that his senior brother would be impressed by the three days, so he said: "What the senior brother said is reasonable, but now the imperial court does not allow the boxers to enter Beijing, so I have to wait and see here." ”

Qin Zhihong originally wanted to take his senior brother Wang Qingyi to find Lian'er, but after thinking about it, now he doesn't want to be involved in the matter of Yihequan anymore, and Lian'er has also been very sensitive to this since her senior brother Zhu Honglan was killed, so she decided not to use these things to stimulate her.

So the two chatted for a while, left each other's contact addresses, and went back separately.

After coming back, Lian'er was busy at home, Qin Zhihong told Lian'er about meeting her senior brother Wang Qingyi, Lian'er heard it, she didn't make a sound, she felt that now as long as she followed Qin Zhihong, she didn't have the pride at the beginning of the period.

A few days later, Wang Qingyi hurriedly came to him according to the address Qin Zhihong told him, Qin Zhihong immediately felt bad, so he invited Wang Qingyi to the back room and asked him what was going on. Wang Qingyi replied:

"Nowadays, the imperial court has allowed foreigners to send troops to protect the church and embassy of Jingshi, I recently took a look near the city gate, there are quite a few people, at least more than a thousand people, foreigners in different countries are different, and the Japanese also have ......"

Qin Zhihong heard these words and asked Wang Qingyi: "Senior brother, what do you say I should do?" ”

Wang Qingyi: "I urgently need a reliable person now, the key is that the master can also trust someone to report to his old man, and I must stay in the capital to watch the movements, so I need to bother my junior brother to go out and go to CZ to tell the master sù the old man this information." ”

Qin Zhihong actually didn't want to get involved in these things from his heart, but this was also a matter of importance, and someone had to do it, so he readily agreed, Wang Qingyi handed him a letter, and instructed him to hand it over to the master in person, and explained many details and left in a hurry.

After Wang Qingyi left, Lian'er walked over and suddenly asked, "You said that we want to avoid these disturbances, but how can it be so simple?" ”

Qin Zhihong nodded and said: "Since the master uses me, I naturally have to serve, but this time I can go back by myself, after all, CZ is not very far from the Jingshi, and besides, if you follow me, it will be dangerous, so it is better to stay here and wait for me." ”

Lian'er wanted to go back with Qin Zhihong, but thinking that she was also a person wanted by the government, if she went to HB rashly, it would be easy for the government to detect it and make trouble for Qin Zhihong.

Without further ado, Qin Zhihong set off immediately, and Lian'er instructed Qin Zhihong to send him out of the city gate, and then returned home to wait for him.

said that Qin Zhihong had just stayed in the capital for more than a month, and he didn't want to go to CZ to see his master, but this time he happened to meet his senior brother Wang Qingyi, so he still wanted to see his old man, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

After less than ten days of travel, I arrived at CZ, and saw my master Zhang Sanduo, only to see that although the old man's hair and beard were a lot whiter, his spirit was as always, talking and laughing, and his voice was like a bell.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Zhao Sanduo asked why Qin Zhihong was in the capital, and why Wang Qingyi didn't come back, Qin Zhihong said one by one that he knew with his master. Then he handed over the letter to his master and brother Wang Qingyi for him to pass on his behalf, and after Zhao Sanduo read it, he also knew that the foreigners had begun to send troops to the capital, and he understood that this was to protect his own embassy and church, but it was also a knife on the neck of the imperial court, so he was anxious and everyone began to discuss this matter.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed that everyone should still be active in the local area according to the original arrangement, and it is not appropriate for all the people to enter Beijing, so as not to cause nervousness among foreigners and the imperial court. Moreover, the imperial court has not allowed boxers to enter Beijing now, and if too many people enter Beijing, it will cause dissatisfaction among the imperial court. Therefore, now it is necessary for the Yihequan from all over the country to send a small number of personnel to the capital to Qinwang. Moreover, Zhao Sanduo also instructed Qin Zhihong to ask him to rewrite to Wang Qingyi to Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng, the two leaders, saying that they should always pay attention to the situation of TJ Wei, and as soon as a foreigner landed, he would write immediately.

Without further ado, Qin Zhihong immediately set off for the capital again, but this time Zhao San gave him a sturdy jujube red horse as his foot strength, and in less than three days, he returned to his residence in the capital and saw Lian'er.

These days, senior brother Wang Qingyi often comes to Lian'er and asks Qin Zhihong if he has come back, but every time he returns disappointed. And Qin Zhihong just arrived at home today, tied the horse to the horse stake, and was scooping water and drinking by the water tank, and his senior brother Wang Qingyi came again, Qin Zhihong gasped for a while and said:

"Senior brother, you're too anxious, I just came back, and you're here."

Wang Qing snorted twice and said, "Isn't the situation urgent, tell my master how to arrange it, and I can also tell my subordinates of the two leaders." ”

So Qin Zhihong told Wang Qingyi about his master Zhao Sanduo's plan to send a small number of people into Beijing, and Wang Qingyi was relieved, but he didn't stay long before going back to work.

As soon as Wang Qing left, Lian'er approached Qin Zhihong and said, "Zhihong, don't you think Senior Brother Wang is a little inexplicable?" ”

Qin Zhihong wondered, "What's strange? ”

Lian'er said solemnly: "You may not have felt it when you haven't been there recently, he often comes to you, but I always feel that he is not helping Uncle Zhao now, do you think he will betray Uncle Zhao?" ”

Qin Zhihong smiled and said: "Senior Brother Wang Qingyi, I haven't had much contact, but it's not enough to say that I betrayed my master, and now that the imperial court is facing the pressure of foreigners, I haven't thought about whether to tear my face with the boxers or start a war with the foreigners." However, I heard Old Man Yang say that the main battle faction of the imperial court still supports the fight against the foreigners together with the Boxers, and several leaders were received by the main battle faction of the imperial court, so Senior Brother Wang may be very highly regarded by the two leaders Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng, and even many officials in the government may also value him, so this kind of expression is very important. ”

Lian'er nodded, and Qin Zhihong continued: "When I met him in the capital that day, he was a little eyebrows fluttering, deliberately showing off. ”

When Lian'er heard these words, she also breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This is also human nature, as long as it is okay for you and me." ”