When Chen Mu returned to the concession, he found that the concession had already been chaotic, and hundreds of people, led by a group of students, were demonstrating at the entrance of the concession, they were pulling banners, holding signs, and chanting slogans, which can be described as indignant!

"Together!"

"Eliminate the aliens!"

"Restore my Hanjiang!"

The slogans are wave after wave, the mood of the crowd is on the verge of collapse at any time, Bertrand leads the royal musket team, the guns are bolted and loaded, one by one on full alert, the conflict is on the verge of breaking out!

At that time, seven or eight years had passed since the signing of the Xinchou Treaty, and the imperial court had been reduced to the court of foreigners, and the Lingnan area had already broken out in the Chaozhou Huanggang Uprising, the Huizhou Qinuhu Uprising, the Fangcheng Uprising, the Zhennanguan Uprising, the Qinlian Shangsi Uprising, and the Hekou Uprising.

However, the imperial court has been protecting the foreigners, who are still plundering wealth and still wielding power in the Chinese territory, and people of insight have penetrated into the masses, and more and more civil movements are sweeping everywhere with an unstoppable momentum.

Among them, students are the main group, these people stay abroad to learn new knowledge and new ideas, strive for self-improvement, and lead the masses, and they can do anything!

Although the French Concession has its own patrol house and royal guards, it is facing hundreds of people with lofty ideals who dare to shout at the gate of the concession, and they have already left their safety aside, how can Bertrand and others not be afraid!

Chen Mu also knows about national affairs, but now in order to take revenge, why did he have to rely on Isabella to rebuild Hong Shuntang, and he is also in a dilemma at the moment.

As a knight, he wanted to protect Isabella's safety, but Isabella clearly wanted him to join Bertrand's team to suppress these people and protect the concession!

The scene was chaotic, from the initial argument, to pushing each other, at this time all kinds of debris had begun to be thrown, and the conflict between the two sides had reached the verge of collapse!

Trio and Isabella hid on the second floor of the consulate, condescendingly watching all this, also worried.

Chen Mu followed the musketeer into from the side, and when he came to Isabella's side, Trio hurriedly said to Chen Mu.

"Chen, it's good if you come back!"

"François's sailors have not come to help for a long time, you are Chinese, help me persuade these people to go back!"

When Chen Mu heard this, it was also difficult to do it in his heart, he knew the thoughts of the Chinese people, compared to the foreigners, they hated traitors more, even if he was willing to go out to admonish, it would not be effective, but it would arouse public anger, worsen the situation, and accelerate the burning of *!

"No, I can't do that...... Sorry, Mr. Trio. ”

"I don't care about my personal safety, but you don't understand the feelings of the Chinese, and if I come forward, it will only backfire."

Trio was very dissatisfied, and said to Chen Mu: "You are Isabella's servant knight, it is your unshirkable duty to protect the safety of Isabella and the consulate, you can go out for me to do things now!" ”

"I have already sent someone to the government for help, the officers and soldiers will be able to arrive soon, you just need to come forward to appease and buy enough time for the officers and soldiers!"

Chen Mu had been mentally prepared for this, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, but he still insisted on his opinion.

"Your Excellency Consul, this kind of thing should not be brought forward by me, let alone let the government interfere, otherwise it can only end in a tragedy of losing both!"

Trio was also anxious, and shouted angrily at Chen Mu: "You don't have the slightest sense of the overall situation, if you don't come forward and let things deteriorate, it will cause a war between the two countries!" ”

"Once the war breaks out, there will be more victims, in the words of you Chinese, you are a rat in the eye, you are going to lose a big one because of a small one!"

"You notified the government?" Chen Mu also frowned, François deliberately did not come to the rescue, and the only person Trio could ask for help was the government, but the government came forward, which could only exacerbate the deterioration of the scene!

The common people's hatred of the court is even greater than that of foreigners, you need to know that those uprisings in the past were all aimed at the imperial court!

If these officers and soldiers come to suppress it again, I am afraid that the conflict will break out in an instant!

"Mr. Trio, you must not let the government interfere, otherwise the situation will be out of control!"

Trio snorted coldly and said, "There are only dozens of people, how can I be afraid of the consulate of the French Third Republic!" ”

Chen Mu was also anxious: "Are you not afraid, these dozens of people are unarmed, and even the patrol team can clean them up, but have you ever thought that if something happens to these dozens of people, once it spreads, the entire Lingnan region will not be at peace!" ”

Trio sat down and stopped talking, but Isabella stood up and said to Chen Mu.

"Chen, because you know the consequences that may occur, your father is giving you a chance!"

"Give me a chance?"

"To give you a chance, to be exact."

Isabella walked to the front and stared at Chen Mu and said, "Bertrand's patrol room plus the consulate's guards has almost more than a hundred muskets, and we don't need the government's assistance at all. ”

"But we abide by the rules of the concession, we will never be the first to shoot, but if they storm the consulate, we can only defend ourselves, and if a war is started because of this, the responsibility is also yours."

"We are allies with England and other countries, if war really breaks out in the southern region, we have warships, artillery and muskets, and you can only suffer!"

"Now I give you a chance, just to avoid this senseless war, if you can't calm things down, all the consequences will be borne by you, and we have an excuse to go to war, in the end, your government can only cede land and lose money again, I think you should understand."

Isabella hit the nail on the head, and Chen Mu was also very uneasy when he heard this, because he was speechless to refute, because what Isabella said was the most likely!

Chen Mu didn't say anything more, hurriedly walked out, and when he arrived at the door, he stopped again, ran back to the consulate, and said to Isabella: "Give me a uniform!" ”

Isabella did not refuse, but waved her hand, and the men of the musket team took off their uniforms.

Chen Mu didn't care if it fit or not, quickly put it on, went out from the side door, and sprinted in the direction of the official mansion, and halfway through, he really saw He Huyong leading the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion, fully armed!

"Stop! Stop it! ”

When the officers and men saw that someone was blocking the road, they all stopped, but the weapons in their hands were clenched tightly and they entered a state of alert.

It was also thanks to Chen Mu wearing the military uniform of the consulate, if it was a civilian, how could the officers and soldiers stop and leave him behind.

"He doesn't care about it, I have a few words to talk to him!"

He Huyong rode a tall horse, came up, saw that it was Chen Mu, and said angrily: "Don't get out of the way!" ”

Chen Mu said to He Huyong: "He Guan belt, resting things is the way to resolve the problem, if these people are arrested, things can only get bigger and bigger, and it will not be good for anyone!" ”

"The Twist Army has been bulldozed by the imperial court, and there are only dozens of chaotic people, what waves can be set off, get out of the way!" He Huyong snorted coldly, and his posture was the same as that of Trio.

Chen Mu didn't bother to reason with him, because he already knew that both Trio and He Huyong were very clear about the impact and consequences of this matter, but they still insisted on going their own way, and they had their own considerations.

Chen Mu is not a hero who saves the country, if there is a way, he is not willing to get involved in these things, but at the moment he does not allow such a thing to happen, because once it breaks out, Hong Shuntang and other non-governmental organizations will definitely be wiped out again!

At the moment, he has finally accumulated some strength and found a way out, if such a thing breaks out, Hong Shuntang, which has long been dilapidated, will encounter a devastating blow, and it is impossible to recover his vitality!

Although these people may not necessarily have anything to do with Hong Shuntang, there is no doubt that once the government or foreigners set off a movement upsurge, they will inevitably purge the civil forces!

"He Guan, give me a little time, and I will persuade them all to go back!"

He Huyong sneered and said: "You are just a traitor in the skin of a foreign ghost, who will listen to you, get out of the way!" ”

This is simply naked-naked, but Chen Mu has no time to refute, just said to He Hu Yong.

"Give me a moment!"

He Huyong didn't have any room for maneuver, and said categorically: "Get out!" ”

Saying this, the officers and soldiers continued to move forward, where could Chen Mu stop him!

He Huyong rode to Chen Mu and said in a low voice: "If I were you, I'd better run faster." ”

Chen Mu's heart suddenly tightened, and then he looked at He Huyong's expression, and immediately ran away!

After running a few steps, I really saw that the officers and soldiers had slowed down, and He Huyong also had a life, and it was already a great connivance to be able to slow down the speed of the march!

Chen Mu took off his military uniform while running, threw it to the side of the road, and rushed to the gate of the concession.

At this time, the crowd had already begun to storm the iron gate of the consulate, constantly throwing stones, bricks and other objects into the interior of the consulate, and all the windows were broken.

Some people also began to burn French flags, and more and more people gathered here, and the slogans were loud and loud!

When Chen Mu saw the leading student group, he rushed over, blocked the front, and shouted at them: "You all calm down, calm down!" The officers and soldiers are coming, let's go home first! ”

Hearing that the officers and soldiers were coming, the crowd did not calm down, but became even more angry, and the student leader led by him said to Chen Mu: "What we are waiting for are the officers and soldiers!" It is precisely because of such officers and soldiers that we should rely on our own strength! ”

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

The people around him echoed loudly.

This student leader is also in his twenties, with a thoughtful face, braided hair, and at first glance he is a progressive, and at first glance he has a bit of Chen Ying's demeanor, if it weren't for the current season, it would also meet Chen Mu's standards for making friends, and even the type that has a very eye-catching edge.

However, he is very stubborn, to the point of ignoring it!

"You can't solve any problems at all, it will only bring bloodshed and injury, and it will make more innocent people suffer!"

The student leader was about to speak, but a female student behind him shouted to Chen Mu: "I smiled at the sky with my horizontal knife, and I went to save the liver and gallbladder two Kunlun!" If only bloodshed can awaken the people, then let us use our own blood to wake up the ignorant people! ”

"Bleed!"

"Bleed!"

"Bleed!"

Everyone seemed to have fallen into a state of madness, and everyone's eyes were so resolute and stubborn, as if the same soul lived in their bodies!

In the face of such a person, Chen Mu was shocked, but he also felt worried and distressed!

Chen Mu was about to persuade again, but a team of people came out from the side, holding wooden sticks and other murder weapons, crashed into the crowd, and raised his hand to beat him severely!

"Tang Tingfang!" When Chen Mu saw this, he was also angry and anxious!