As the old saying goes, the rafters that come out rot first. Chinese are more introverted, and the average person learns to be low-key at a very young age. People who are too flamboyant often end up with nothing good, and they are easy to become the target of public criticism. Even if you are a good person, when you are unlucky, a lot of people will look at your jokes and say, "Let you be scared!" ”。 And if you're a low-key bad guy, you might get a little sympathetic look, saying "Honest, blame the pitiful!" ”。

Pashali is not Chinese, so he does not understand the reason of shooting the first bird, and unfortunately, he is still a person who likes to be in the limelight. During the Opium War, he was a trick and had little room to play, but when he arrived at Erya, he finally found a stage for performance. With his superb Chinese, he repeatedly obtained the opportunity to negotiate with the Chinese side, and his bitterness also left a deep impression on the Qing court ministers.

Pa Xiali is really too brilliant, Guangdong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Tongzhou have him everywhere, and he is a player who can't fall behind. Wei Tuma, who was his partner, was not good at words, so the ministers of the Qing Dynasty almost watched Pashali go from Guangdong to Tongzhou alone. As for the British Empire's plenipotentiary Minister Ergin, Xianfeng didn't know that there was such a person.

Moreover, in the previous negotiations, Pasha Li has deceived people too much every time, and the important ministers of the Qing court who have seen him hate him so much that they hate him so much that their teeth itch. Some people really didn't figure out the identity of Pasha Li, and some people pretended to be confused, anyway, everyone said the same thing, and all suggested that Xianfeng solve Pasha Li first.

Prior to this, Zaiyuan, Hengfu and others had made a small report to Xianfeng, portraying Pa Xiali as Zhuge Liang of the coalition army, and suggested that Xianfeng solve him. Xianfeng didn't know what was going on between Britain and France, and according to the ideas on the stage, he really had the idea of solving Ba Geliang. Three days ago, he issued a secret decree to Seng Greenqin, instructing Monk Greenqin: If peace is not agreed, he will detain the barbarian mastermind Pasha Li and other disciples in Tong (Zhou), do not order them to be returned, and in order to put an end to treachery, he will be appeased after the war, and then released. However, there was still hope for peace before, so Seng Lingqin did not dare to make a move, and now that the negotiation broke down, there was nothing to scruple about.

"Long live Lord, as the so-called two armies do not fight and do not kill the envoys, I am a state of etiquette in the Heavenly Dynasty, and it is probably inappropriate to detain the barbarian envoys!" There are a few courtiers who have to take care of the face of the whole day.

"This ......" Xianfeng also wanted to be embarrassed, and the minister's words poked him in the sore spot. The reason why the peace talks cannot be discussed is because it is necessary to take into account the etiquette system, and now to detain the envoy is not only rude, but also shameless.

"And the barbarians, what is the reason for faith!" Su Shun couldn't stand these rotten people.

"It is still necessary to take care of the dignity of the imperial court, don't do it in Tongzhou, and after rejecting Yangyi's conditions, you can make Monk Greenqin rob him halfway. If the peace negotiation fails, it will be a battle, and it can be captured! "Du Han is also a well-educated person, but he has a thorough understanding of the sage's arts.

"Accurate!" Xianfeng nodded repeatedly.

Zhangjiawan's Pa Xia Li didn't know that he had been locked, and he happily fantasized about what kind of honor he would receive after the war was over. Through the results of his negotiations, the coalition forces have advanced a lot without bloodshed, reaching the five-mile point agreed with the Qing Dynasty and occupying a favorable position. In the future, whether it was war or peace, he was a hero of the British Empire. However, his reverie was soon interrupted, and late at night on the 17th, an Italian missionary brought him the urgent news that the Qing court had rejected their offer and was preparing for war.

Wei Tuoma had already returned to the rear to inform Erjin of the results of the negotiations, and now only 39 people remained in Zhangjiawan, including Pashali and the reporters' guards, and Pashali felt that the time had come to slip away. Once the war starts, the Qing Dynasty will definitely not guarantee his safety, and there are not a few Qing officials he knows who want to eat him raw.

In the early morning of 18 September, before dawn, Pashali called out to the attachés and smeared oil on the soles of his feet. Although Monk Greenqin received Xianfeng's order to detain Pashali, Xianfeng's order was a complete set of plans, and Monk Greenqin did not dare to disobey it, and did not imprison Pashali and others. Therefore, Pa Xiali's journey was very smooth, and the Qing guards along the way did not stop them. However, Pashali, who came out of Zhangjiawan, suddenly did not hurry to leave, and he found that there were people and horses of the Qing army everywhere, and people roared and neighed lively.

"Let's go!" Pashali's adjutant Rocky was very anxious, urging Pashali to fall into a stupor.

"Rocky, we should be walking around, they're arming and not noticing us. Even if we notice us, we can leave calmly. An idea came to Pashali's mind that his story was not legendary enough, and if it could be a little richer, he could even become a councillor in the future.

"You're going to scout their positions?" Rocky looked at Pasha in disbelief, they were diplomats, not spies.

"These barbarians have rejected our negotiating conditions, war is on the verge of breaking out, and we need their military information! For the coalition forces, this is invaluable, and we will be heroes! "Pashali is not afraid of taking risks, he is keen to express himself, and when the opportunity presents him, he is fearless.

At the instigation of Pashali, these diplomats, journalists, and cavalrymen all turned into scouts and began to wander around. Observe the Qing army's troops, equipment, troop allocation, and so on, and make records one by one. It's not that no one has discovered them, and the thousands of people who have been mobilized back and forth are not blind. But the court was at war and peaceful, and it was tossed too many times, and the ghost knew what the next step would be, even Monk Greenqin couldn't tell if he was going to fight to the death this time, let alone middle and lower-level officers. So most people don't bother to get into trouble, what to do if they catch the wrong one, and most of them turn a blind eye to Pasha Li and his party.

After walking around for a long time, Pasha Li was satisfied and ready to go home. He not only brought back the news of the Qing army's war, but also inspected the detailed situation of the Qing army, and was definitely the first hero of this war against China. However, Mr. Gongshi, after only walking a few miles, discovered the anomaly, and a cavalry on the right flank chased from the direction of Zhangjiawan.

Pashali also wanted to speed up his run, but the other party was a professional cavalryman. They were mostly diplomats and journalists, and although their horses were better than the Qing army in short sprints, they were not very good at handling their mounts, and they were soon overtaken by the Qing army. The Qing army was still very restrained, did not attack them, but only blocked their way.

"We are diplomats of the British Empire, please get out of the way and let us through!" Pashali raised the white flag and pinned his hopes on his diplomatic status.

"The road is closed here, and no one can pass through without the monk's decree! Unless you have permission from the Shangguan, no one is allowed to pass! "The little leader of the Qing army was very unkind.

"We are diplomatic envoys!" Pashali protested.

"Whatever fate is missing, nothing can be done by yourself! Without an order from above, the king of heaven will not let him! "The little boss doesn't know what a diplomatic envoy is.

Pashali was very angry but there was nothing he could do, there were more than 200 people on the other side, and they had no hope of breaking through. He could only let his adjutant Lodge walk in front with a white flag, and lead himself and a group of people to find another way out.

"Sir, what do you see of those people?" As he walked, Rocky suddenly noticed danger.

"God, their infantry!" Pashali also found himself in a difficult situation.

More than five hundred Qing musketeers surrounded them, or rather, they walked into the encirclement of these musketeers. These people were armed with primitive arquebuses, which, although primitive, were still lethal. They watched the group silently, like a hunter looking at a rabbit that had slipped into his trap. When Pashali was scouting, he had encountered many such soldiers, but they were all on the march and had never looked at him so directly. To the astonishment of Pashali and others, the musketeers made a very unfriendly move, and they began to reload their muskets.

"Stop!" Pashali did not like this dangerous action very much, but he couldn't help it, he was the highest official among everyone, and he had to come out on top. Grabbing the white flag from Lodge's hand, Pashali rode in front of the musketeers.

No officer came out to talk to Pashali, but at the same time as Pashali was moving, the Qing army also moved. Hundreds of people rushed up, squeezing Pashali and his party firmly in the middle. The tip of a spear had reached under Pashali's nose, and all the people in the mission were held back by three or five Qing troops.

"Your Royal Highness, we are messengers, you can't do this to us!" Pa Xiali suddenly found a savior, and the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Seng Lingqin, was slowly walking towards him.

"What kind of messenger are you, is this the place where the messenger should be?" Monk Grinqin could finally let out a bad breath and asked Pasha slowly and reasonably.

"This is the truce flag, we have raised the white flag, you can no longer attack us! In Dagukou and Tianjin, you hung up the truce flag, and we let you go. You have raised the flag of truce against us on many occasions, we have respected you, and we hope that you will respect us too! You can't commit a despicable act of desecrating the flag of truce! Pashali waved the flag in his hand.

"Oh! All right! You have surrendered, and I will not attack you! You are now captives! "Monk Grinchen was uncovered by Pasha Li for some of his most taboo scars.

"We are diplomats, not prisoners!" Pashali wanted to struggle a little more.

"Envoys shouldn't be in the army, there are no envoys here, what are you just snooping on? Is this what a diplomatic envoy does? You're captured! "It's rare for Monk Greenqin to be justified once, it was the foreign devils who spied on his military secrets first, and it is reasonable to arrest them.

Spy on the military situation and want to ventilate the news, Pa Xiali has nothing to say, obediently dismounted, and walked towards Monk Lingqin.

"You should get on your knees!" Monk Greenqin said extremely comfortable.

"Huh? ......" Pashali didn't react at all.

A few Goshha beside Seng Lingqin had already snatched it out, wiped his shoulders and put his head on his back, and pressed Pashali's shoulders. He kicked Pashali on the knee again, pouted Pashali down, and made the person who just wanted to be a hero kneel on the ground very indecently. Lodge and a couple of Sikh cavalrymen, who were a little slow to react, also suffered such treatment. In order not to kneel, the mission, which had persisted for a long time, finally all knelt.

"Let's send the Jingshi!" Monk Grinqin looked down at Pasha Li and smiled very happily.