It was a businessman who came to the door, and Zhu Jinglun was chatting with two Indian soldiers in the yamen who had just changed the guard. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The two Indian soldiers were not Sikhs, but ordinary Indians, who were authentic Hindustani, also known as Hindustani. In fact, there were not as many Sikhs in the British army as Zhu Jinglun imagined, and in his previous impression, there were very many Sikhs in the British colonial army. But it was after the Indian uprising that the British found that the Indian soldiers were unreliable, and invented a brave national theory, calling the Sikhs and other minority groups brave people, and publicizing that these ethnic groups were more suitable for being soldiers, so they vigorously recruited Sikhs and other minorities into the army.

In fact, it was the use of a small number of people to balance the majority, and the Hindustani, who accounted for ninety percent of the population, made the British uneasy, and what made them even more uneasy was that at this time among the colonial mercenaries in India, the number of Indians reached 200,000. These 200,000 Indian soldiers were also the main force of this great uprising.

Through chatting with the Indian soldiers who change the guard from time to time these days, Zhu Jinglun found out some of the situation of the Indian soldiers in Guangzhou, and the Sikhs in Guangzhou still account for the main part, because of the great Indian uprising, the Indian soldiers who made the British uneasy were taken to Beijing by them more, and there were more Sikhs who stayed in the rear, and the Sikhs who went to Beijing only had one cavalry regiment.

The Indians who are constantly changing guards also have some talents, for example, many people can speak several languages, and from them, Zhu Jinglun learned Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali and other most popular languages in India. The alien mechanical body in his brain has made Zhu Jinglun almost a superman, with super learning ability, and it can be said that he can learn it after listening to it once. So that he can already communicate with these Indians without barriers.

Of course, it was important to maintain relations with the Indian soldiers, because the Indians were a force to be reckoned with in the city of Canton at this time, and if you wanted to plot the city of Canton, you had to deal with them.

Today, I learned from the mouths of several Indian soldiers that they already knew that the Indians in the country were fighting with the British, but their attitude towards this was very indifferent, because their superiors promised them that their privileges would not be deprived, and the most important reason why the Indian soldiers rebelled was that the East India Company wanted to contact some of the military privileges that enriched them, such as the right to tax the feudal fiefdoms, etc., as for the use of bullets coated with butter, it was just a fuse, Because the Indian soldiers revolted after that, they still fought with butter-coated bullets, and they did not abandon their muskets and use spears.

This shows that the British have stabilized these Indian soldiers in Guangzhou, but Zhu Jinglun also heard the good news, the Indians are generally reluctant to continue fighting, and many people complain that they have been out for too long and want to go home very much. Homesickness is not only unique to Chinese, one of the most important reasons why Alexander the Great did not completely occupy India was that he accepted the soldiers and did not want to continue the war, before Columbus discovered the New World, many times there were almost crew rebellions, he had to fool the crew again and again for a few days. It is very understandable that the current Indian soldiers want to go home after a long time without seeing any signs of the end of the war.

But how to take advantage of this mood, Zhu Jinglun didn't have a good idea.

While talking, someone came to him, of course, he didn't go directly to the governor's yamen, even if there were not dozens of foreign soldiers guarding it, it was not a casual place to come in, but the door sent a post inviting Zhu Jinglun to the restaurant for a banquet.

Zhu Jinglun usually doesn't go to such an invitation, but there is also a bag of silver sent along with this post, the silver is not much, at most a hundred taels, but the man said to Zhu Jinglun with a smile, "Such a generous gift, even the governor should also appreciate his face", and nodded to Zhu Jinglun very strangely after speaking.

With such an obvious hint, Zhu Jinglun immediately understood that there was something strange in this post.

At the same time, I also understood who the person behind the post was, it was Bai Gui, the governor of Guangzhou who I had seen last night, because when Menzi spoke, the words "Governor Master" were bitten very hard.

Zhu Jinglun silently accepted the post, but he knew in his heart that the message he sent to Bai Gui yesterday was received by Bai Gui.

He needed Bai Gui, because the words spoken by such a big man were obviously much more useful than his small translator.

For example, he hoped that the townspeople outside the city would cooperate, saying that the people of Guangzhou were panicked and let the pressure continue outside the city, and then the British and French forces in Guangzhou might surrender, and the ministers outside the city would listen to him, but if Bai Gui wrote a letter, Huang Zonghan might really consider it.

Yesterday's tension has dissipated somewhat, because Xiang Yong did not take the opportunity to attack the city, which made the foreigners breathe a sigh of relief, when it was found that Xiang Yong did not have the intention of moving closer to the city of Guangzhou, the foreigners decided to contact the blockade for the sake of public security in the city, and opened the city gate of the south city, only the city gate of the north city is still closed, and even many city gates have been sealed.

Zhu Jinglun can also move freely, and there is no need to be on call in the yamen all the time, so after the afternoon work is over, he came to a restaurant on the corner of West Lake Street opposite the Guangzhou Mansion and the West Lake Academy.

Take out the invitation and hand it to Xiao Er, and soon was taken to a private room upstairs, Guangzhou's atmosphere is open, the restaurant is very flexible, and the private room was opened early, not only can you drink and eat, but also stay overnight, and even linked to the Qinglou Ji Courtyard in the city, write a bureau ticket to ask the girl to accompany the guests.

However, when he entered the private room, Zhu Jinglun did not see the girl, obviously the owner did not come to invite him to drink flower wine. But he didn't see the master, which made Zhu Jinglun secretly suspicious, he originally thought that someone should have been waiting here, because he suspected that it was the governor Bai Gui behind him, so the other party invited him to come for the current situation in Guangzhou, such a major matter, it can be said that Zhu Jinglun is risking losing his head, and the other party is so careless, which obviously makes him feel uneasy. As for the reason for reflecting the majesty of the governor of Guangzhou, Bai Gui at this time still has the majesty of a fart.

Soon Zhu Jinglun understood that he had misunderstood the other party, and it turned out that the other party was not waiting for Zhu Jinglun, but was waiting in another room, obviously out of caution, which looked like a conspiracy.

The person who came was a middle-aged man, dressed like an ordinary businessman, with a slight belly. With a ruddy complexion, at first glance, he is a person who is used to being pampered.

Seeing Zhu Jinglun, he arched his hand and said, "Hello Mr. Zhu!" ”

Zhu Jinglun arched his hand: "Don't dare, please ask?" ”

The visitor introduced: "I am in Xia Fuli, and I don't hide it from Mr. I, I was sent by the governor." ”

This rich gift is simple, unlike Lin Fuxiang and those who are reluctant to tell Zhu Jinglun about anything, which makes Zhu Jinglun feel more comfortable.

After that, both of them were seated, and a table of cold dishes and wine had already been set on the table.

Even if the other party wants to talk about something very important, he is probably used to seeing the scene, and he is not in a hurry to talk about it, so he talked about it, and finally asked Zhu Jinglun if he wanted to find two girls.

Zhu Jinglun said that it was important to get down to business, and the other party praised Zhu Jinglun for his rigor.

Seeing that the other party was reluctant to speak, Zhu Jinglun took the initiative, he didn't have time to talk nonsense with this governor's subordinates.

"I wonder what's going on with the Governor?"

Fu Li was still not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "The governor said that a person like Mr. Zhu who is proficient in Yiwu can't find a few in the entire Guangzhou City several times. The adults appreciate Mr. very much, and the adults explain that if the Mr. has something, the adults can do it, and they will definitely help him. ”

"The lord also said that there is one less person like the governor of the yamen who understands the Yi language and knows the Yi affairs. Sooner or later, this foreigner will have to leave, but Yiwu has to be done, so let the villain walk around with a talent like Mr. ”

"The lord also said that if it weren't for Mr. being on an errand at the Yiren office, the lord would be inconvenient at the moment, otherwise he would recommend Mr. to the governor's yamen on an errand."

Wooing, explicit solicitation.

Zhu Jinglun didn't say anything, but he verified his guess in his heart, Guangzhou Governor Bai Gui did feel in danger at this time, and it had reached the point of precariousness, and he did not hesitate to win over an unknown junior like himself, it seems that Bai Gui is very clear about his situation.

Due to the cooperation with the foreigners, the resistance officials outside the city have become dissatisfied with Baigui, and now the resistance seems to have the advantage, and the minister Huang Zonghan is also outside the city, once the war is over, what will be the outcome of Baigui, I am afraid it will not be too optimistic.

Therefore, Bai Gui will now do everything he can to save himself, including resigning at the expense of resigning and dissociating himself from foreigners, the purpose is nothing more than to seek self-preservation.

But Zhu Jinglun was still quite surprised to woo Zhu Jinglun so suddenly, although Bai Gui was embarrassed, he didn't give him a color, so he ran to the point of wooing, which was too much to underestimate an old bureaucrat who had been in the Qing Dynasty officialdom for half his life. These people may have a somewhat conservative worldview, or they may not understand the international trend, but they are extremely proficient in human sentiment articles, and they are very sleek.

At this time, he still didn't understand Bai Gui's attitude, Zhu Jinglun haha: "The governor has been promoted, how can he be in the next place?" ”

Fu Li said: "Mr. Zhu is modest. ”

Then he smiled mysteriously: "Mr. is willing to take the risk to sneak into Guangzhou, and this courage makes Zai admire it very much." ”

Zhu Jinglun hurriedly denied: "Brother Fu, I don't understand this. ”

Fu Li smiled: "Mr. Zhu, Ming people don't say secret words. Mr. is doing things for Lin Fuxiang, and I am doing things for the governor, all of them are loyal to the emperor, and everyone is here to deal with foreigners. We should work together, sir, do you say yes? ”

Zhu Jinglun was surprised again, the other party could guess that he was a spy outside the city, this Zhu Jinglun could still accept it, after all, he gave Bai Gui a color yesterday, and Bai Gui's random guessing could at most associate Zhu Jinglun with Zhu Jinglun being a spy sent in from outside the city, but he directly said that he was doing things for Lin Fuxiang, which was puzzling.

Unless Lin Fuxiang told Bai Gui his identity, this made Zhu Jinglun very dissatisfied, because his situation was extremely dangerous, Lin Fuxiang should be highly confidential and guess correctly, Bai Gui was obviously held hostage by foreigners, and there is every reason to suspect that Bai Gui is a traitor and has taken refuge in foreigners, in this case, Lin Fuxiang can still tell his identity, it would be too bad to take Zhu Jinglun's life seriously.

He couldn't help but be a little angry, and he didn't deny his identity, and said in a cold tone: "I don't know how the rich brother learned the identity of Zaixia, if you don't tell me why, I can't accompany you!" ”

If those "adults" outside the city are really ridiculous to such an extent, Zhu Jinglun feels that he needs to protect himself wisely, and quickly withdraws from the muddy waters of Guangzhou City, and cooperates with a group of people who take your life seriously, which is really too unacceptable for him.

Seeing that Zhu Jinglun had a clear attitude, and the other party was about to break up if he didn't give an explanation, Fu Li hurriedly said the reason.

"Don't blame sir, it's like this, early this morning, I went to Zhangfu ......"