Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume III: The Turbulent Central Plains

Chapter 1 The famous general Jingbian controls Yidi

Section 4: Grievances erupt

Yuan Mingxuan and Blanco Melo couldn't help but be shocked when they heard that the Ming merchants and the Franco merchants in the city were fighting. At this time, a conflict broke out between the Ming merchants of Haojing Ao and the Francophone merchants, so wouldn't the matter of Hanwei Camp recruiting firearms craftsmen be in vain!

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan was a little flustered, and he only felt very restless in his heart, and he couldn't calm down and think about countermeasures at all; Blanco Melo on the side was even more silent, sitting in a chair with a pair of blue eyes constantly turning, as if thinking about something.

"Not good! The shopkeeper of the cloth will also be shaken. It's no wonder that the cloth shopkeeper is a Franco machine man after all, even if the little general saves his life, it can't change the fact that the cloth shopkeeper is not my race! It's just that the next thing is a little more to think about. Yuan Mingxuan sighed in his heart, and at the same time became wary of Blanco Mello.

"Shopkeeper Bu, see if we have sent someone out to inquire about the specific situation, and we can make countermeasures when we know the development of the situation. I think we'll have to wait until things are clear. Yuan Mingxuan looked at Blanco Melo and said.

Blanco Melo also heard something, and said curtly: "Lord Yuan is right, just do what Lord Yuan said." That's fine, I'll send someone to find out right away. After saying that, Blanco Melo said to his men who had come to report the news: "You take someone to see the situation immediately." Then he stared at the subordinate and said, "Go and come back quickly!" ”

Yuan Mingxuan saw Blanco Melo's every move, and said secretly in his heart: "Hmph! It seems that the cloth shopkeeper has figured it out? I was tempted out in just a few words! Seeing this, Yuan Mingxuan stopped Blanco Melo's subordinates and said: "I don't think I bother the shopkeeper's subordinates, now there are soldiers outside, there are fighters everywhere, and the shopkeeper's subordinates have also gone out to find out no news, in case our whereabouts are exposed, it will be bad, let my soldiers go." ”

After speaking, Yuan Mingxuan didn't wait for Blanco Melo to respond, so he called Cheng Shiyong up loudly and ordered him to immediately send someone out to investigate the situation, and at the same time, in order to ensure everyone's safety, all the entrances and exits downstairs must be guarded, no one is allowed to enter and exit at will, and those who violate the order will be killed!

Cheng Shiyong suddenly understood, nodded and went down to make arrangements. After a while, Blanco Melo's face turned pale when he heard a sudden commotion downstairs, apparently the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion were blocking all the doors and windows of the house.

Yuan Mingxuan looked at Blanco Melo again, who looked very unnatural, and sighed in his heart: "It seems that this cloth shopkeeper is really ready to sell us." That's right, if it's true that the entire feudal Han of Hao Jingao is facing off, if the cloth shopkeeper who is a Franc machine man doesn't stand with those Franc machine merchants, then don't want to stay here, at that time, it's really not a person inside and outside. It's just a pity that it's a help, and I also hope to put the cloth shopkeeper as a shadow in Ho Jing O in the future. ”

Time passed little by little, and the sound of fighting outside the house did not weaken in the slightest, but continued to grow louder with the passage of time, and there was a fierce sound of fire guns everywhere, mixed with the roar of artillery, as if more and more people had joined the ranks of the fighting.

Yuan Mingxuan has been sitting without saying a word and drinking tea and resting, on the surface, he doesn't seem to be worried about the situation outside, but in fact, he has already gone crazy in his heart, if the situation outside is really bad to the extreme, he will all be planted here; Blanco Melo seemed restless, constantly walking back and forth in the room, and from time to time lying on the window to look at the situation outside, if it weren't for the Hanwei Battalion soldiers guarding the downstairs and couldn't get out, it is estimated that Blanco Melo would have run out a long time ago.

"Is there something urgent about the shopkeeper? Let's listen to it, maybe someone Yuan can help? Yuan Mingxuan looked at Blanco Melo and asked coldly.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, I'm just a little tired from sitting there." Blanco Melo smirked, and then sat down with a twisted expression.

At this moment, Cheng Shiyong walked up with an unkind face, and when he entered the house, he glanced at Blanco Melo who looked panicked, and then said: "Lord Yuan, the brother who inquired about the news has returned, and the situation has been roughly figured out." ”

Yuan Mingxuan glanced at Blanco Melo with a complicated expression, and seeing that he still didn't mean to speak, he sighed slightly and said, "Say it." ”

Cheng Shiyong said: "Lord Yuan, today's incident is a conspiracy!" Due to the large number of Ming merchants in the city of Hao Jing O, most of the business here is controlled by Ming merchants, so the Ming merchants of Hao Jing Ao have always been regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by the Franc Ji merchants and even their governor! Long ago, the friction and conflict between the two sides have been continuous, and the grudges between each other have reached the point of life and death; And today's riot is conspired by the entire Franc Machine merchants in Hao Jing O, who are ready to preemptively attack the Ming merchants, taking the opportunity to weaken the power of the Ming merchants in Hao Jing Ao and rob the wealth of the Ming merchants. Now the battle outside has reached a fever pitch, and the entire Ho Jing O has been swept in. However, although the Franc machine man took the lead, after all, the number of people was small, and now the two sides are still in a state of stalemate. ”

Yuan Mingxuan was already angry at this time, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure that all the Franc Machine merchants in Haojing Ao are involved in today's affairs?" ”

"I can guarantee that all the Franc people are involved! Moreover, the governor of the Franco-Rang man has always turned a blind eye to the riot in front of him, and has no intention of intervening in the slightest, but has protected his property at the first time, and obviously knew about it in advance. Cheng Shiyong said resentfully.

Yuan Mingxuan glanced at Blanco Melo, who was already trembling, and asked, "Shopkeeper Bu, don't you have anything to talk to me about?" ”

Blanco Melo suddenly sat down on the ground, and said with a crying voice: "Lord Yuan, I really have no choice, I'm a Franco, even if I want to remain neutral, it's impossible!" Those two parties will not let me go, Lord Yuan, for the sake of our friendship, you can spare me! ”

"What was the shopkeeper originally going to do?"

"I just want to go to the whistleblower, and I don't want to embarrass Lord Yuan."

Cheng Shiyong, who was next to him, was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Sure enough, if it is not my race, its heart will be different!" My general saved your life! In order to save you, hundreds of soldiers of my Hanwei battalion died in battle, and this is how you Francos treat your benefactor! How different is it from an animal that you do this! ”

Yuan Mingxuan said coldly: "Okay, I won't embarrass the shopkeeper, after all, we Han people pay the most attention to friendship, you are not benevolent but we can't be unrighteous." However, don't leave this house and your men, at least until we leave Ho Hog O safely, you can't leave here for half a step! ”

When Blanco Melo heard this, he was relieved to know that his life had been saved for the time being.

"Keep the shopkeeper and his men in this room and put them under strict guard!" Yuan Mingxuan dropped a sentence and went downstairs.

Cheng Shiyong waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him locked all the Franc machine people in the house to this room on the second floor, and locked a copper lock on the door, leaving a few soldiers to guard the door.

After dealing with these things, Cheng Shiyong came to Yuan Mingxuan's side and asked, "Lord Yuan, what should we do now?" It seems that this firearms craftsman will not be able to recruit. ”

Yuan Mingxuan frowned and thought for a while, and did not answer Cheng Shiyong's question, but asked rhetorically: "Shiyong, you said that these two groups of people who have a long-standing grudge and regard each other as enemies of life and death, once they start fighting, will they use all their strength to fight?" Will they show mercy to each other? ”

"How could that be?" Cheng Shiyong said with great certainty: "These two groups have already killed the red eye, how can they show mercy?" Lord Yuan, you haven't seen it, according to the brother who went out to inquire about the news just now, now there are corpses everywhere outside, and there are men looking for enemies to kill; Even the Japanese and Koreans were swept in, divided into two groups, and charged behind the Ming merchants and the Franc machine merchants respectively. ”

Yuan Mingxuan asked again: "Then must these messages of yours be accurate?" ”

"It must be accurate, my brothers grabbed three or four tongues and questioned each other, and corroborated each other's statements before they came to a conclusion." Cheng Shiyong said with great certainty.

"That's good!" Yuan Mingxuan said, and then laughed again, and kept laughing for a while before stopping.

Cheng Shiyong looked at Yuan Mingxuan, who couldn't stop laughing, and asked, "Lord Yuan, what are you laughing at?" Is there a way? ”

Yuan Mingxuan nodded and said with a smile: "I have thought of a way, not only can we leave Haojing Ao safely, but if we are lucky, we can also take away a considerable number of firearms craftsmen!" ”

"What a talent! Came up with a solution so quickly, tell me, what should we do? Cheng Shiyong hurriedly asked.

Yuan Mingxuan looked at Cheng Shiyong with a smile and said: "I have thought of a way, but there are some risks, we will either succeed in retreating, or we will die in Haojingao, and the victory or defeat is between five and five!" Brother Shiyong, why don't we take a gamble? ”