Burning incense and praying, worshipping Guan Gong three times, Li Weiguo and Su Saburo inexplicably became brothers.

Everyone knows that this kind of worship is really driven by interests, and the reason why Su Saburo agreed was to restrain Li Weiguo with the righteous words of the sworn brother, so that the other party could not betray him, after all, he led the Agni Fire Hall to defect to Hong Xiuquan It was an extremely confidential matter, and he did not allow the slightest rumor to be revealed, and he also did not want to be deceived when he conducted an arms transaction with Li Weiguo.

Of course, Su Saburo naturally thinks that as long as he is a righteous brother, he will not betray him, this is his belief.

But for Li Weiguo, he has a lot to plan. One is to appease Su Saburo so that he will not doubt his sincerity, so that he can continue to cooperate; Second, this world is chaotic, I don't know when I will offend a certain gang and a certain faction, and having a Heaven and Earth Society Flame Hall Master as a backer saves a lot of trouble; Third, the Taiping rebellion is imminent, sweeping most of the land of China, lasting for more than ten years, Li Wei's country is in Jiangning, and he will have to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the future.

After the two finished worshipping, they had to celebrate.

Li Weiguo set up a banquet to entertain him, Su Saburo was also happy, and the two brothers talked about the wine, sang about the wine, told each other the stories around them, and introduced each other.

Knowing that Su Saburo took over as the head of the Agni Hall was forced by the form, his brother-in-law was assassinated on the wedding day of the old hall master of the Agni Hall, and there were disagreements within the Heaven and Earth Association about the position of the hall master, and the dispute finally fell on Su Saburo, thinking that Su Saburo was young and could not serve the public to control the people, but unexpectedly, Su Saburo had his own abacus and did not want to be a puppet, so he planned to participate in the great cause of helping Hong Xiuquan to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty to obtain qualifications and capital from it.

"Don't worry, big brother, with your little brother to help you, your trip to Guangxi will be successful." Li Weiguo patted his chest and reassured.

"Thank you so much for being a brother!" Su Saburo said very happily: "Don't hide it, Qinggou keeps an eye on us very closely, and this batch of weapons has not been able to be transported, so it will be secretly stored in the dock warehouse of the Jiangzhu Gang." Now with your care, taking the British merchant ship must be a smooth journey, and I will toast you for my brother. ”

Li Weiguo raised his glass and said with a smile: "The eldest brother will see the outside world when he says so, and the younger brother is very happy to be able to help the eldest brother." However, Hong Xiuquan may have been very difficult at the beginning of the army, the eldest brother has to be more careful, don't take risks lightly, the younger brother and the British got 300 muskets, 3 tons of raw lead and 100 barrels of gunpowder and handed them to the eldest brother, I dare not guarantee that I can help the eldest brother make meritorious contributions to Hong Xiuquan's reuse, at least a little more self-protection. ”

"Three-three hundred muskets!" Su Saburo was a little stunned when he heard this, he was excited, he knew what these three hundred muskets meant, the power and range were far beyond the powerful crossbows, they were the weapons of war, the Qing army had extremely strict control over firearms, and even their Heaven and Earth Society was difficult to get, how could he not be excited when he heard that Li Weiguo gave him three hundred muskets as soon as he made a move.

"Thank you, brother-in-law! With 300 muskets, Brother Wei will definitely be reused in Hong Xiuquan, but what do those three tons of raw lead mean? ”

Li Weiguo explained: "This foreigner's musket kills people by firing projectiles, and this projectile is made of raw lead. ”

Su Saburo nodded, he knew a little about firearms, but there were also some unclear points, and he asked, "But what does three tons mean?" ”

"Three tons? Uh......" Li Weiguo paused for a moment, and then smiled: "One ton is two thousand catties, and three tons is six thousand catties, which is the Western weighing unit." ”

Only then did Su Saburo understand that three tons of raw lead and three hundred muskets were too valuable, and he was a little flattered and asked, "I'm afraid that even if you are valued by foreigners, these things are not easy to get, right?" ”

Li Weiguo said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the eldest brother, the younger brother did take a lot of effort to convince them." This foreigner values the most important interests, and the eldest brother will come to Hong Xiuquan in the future, and he only needs to help lobby him to cooperate with the younger brother in the arms deal, which is to help the younger brother a lot. ”

Su Saburo suddenly realized that his righteous brother had this in mind, and he was shrewd, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, righteous brother, my brother will naturally do his best to promote this matter." It's just that if Hong Xiuquan fails, then your efforts will be in vain. ”

After speaking, Su Saburo glanced at Li Weiguo meaningfully.

Li Weiguo didn't care at all, but said confidently: "The younger brother does things all by heart, and he mentioned this matter when he fell in love with the eldest brother, even if Hong Xiuquan fails, it doesn't matter, do you invest, there is success and failure." ”

"Good! Just rush to your brother's trust and affection for your brother, and toast you for your brother! Su Saburo shouted happily, raised his glass to invite, and at the same time glanced at Li Weiguo in his heart.

Li Weiguo also laughed and raised his glass to drink.

"I heard that Ling Zun is in prison, you don't have to worry about it, such a trivial matter is wrapped up in my brother, and I will personally take someone to rescue Ling Zun tonight and reunite your family."

Su Saburo didn't know how to repay Li Weiguo's affection, so he brought up the matter and wanted to help him.

Li Weiguo shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, the younger brother has his own way to do this, so I won't bother the eldest brother to make a move." However, the people under the eldest brother's hands may not know how to use firearms and fight, if you can trust the younger brother, the younger brother can invite foreign instructors to help train him, and help the eldest brother succeed. ”

Su Saburo was overjoyed when he heard this, and thanked Li Weiguo again, and the two of them drank a lot of wine unconsciously, and they were a little drunk.

Li Weiguo saw that Su Saburo's handsome and snow-white face was already covered with redness, and he had a beautiful appearance, so he was distracted for a while.

Su Saburo saw that Li Weiguo had been staring at him, so he asked, "Little brother, what are you looking at?" Isn't it for my brother to have flowers on his face? ”

Li Weiguo was suddenly a little embarrassed, retracted his gaze, and laughed: "Big brother's face really makes my little brother jealous, it's really handsome, and the little brother is dazzled, he mistakenly thinks that there is a peerless beauty sitting in front of him, he drinks too much, he must have drunk too much, if he is misunderstood for dragon impotence, it will be bad, haha!" ”

"Poof!" When Su Saburo heard this, he suddenly felt a thrill, and a sip of wine spurted out, nervous and embarrassed, and his expression was very exciting.

The two bodyguards behind him also had different faces, exchanged glances with each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Master Li, it's not too early, there are still many important things waiting for the hall master to go back to deal with, do you think you will be here first today?" ”

Li Weiguo was embarrassed to drink any more when he heard this, so he exchanged a few words with Su Saburo, and personally sent the three of them away.

Seeing the three of them leave, Li Weiguo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and today he turned the danger into a disaster and laid out a future situation, and he was very happy in his heart.

John also had to admire Li Weiguo, and even the people of the Heaven and Earth Society were still settled, this ability was shocking.

"Is that Hong Xiuquan really going to rebel?" John asked, a little skeptical.

"Of course!" Li Weiguo's simple and direct answer was very affirmative.

"Then I must report to the legation immediately, this matter is very important, and it may affect the judgment of the British Empire on the situation in the south." John said, and hurried away.

Li Weiguo smiled slightly, God really helped me, as long as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in chaos, that would be the time for him to fish in troubled waters and show his ambitions.

Heroes are born in troubled times, and the times create heroes, and this hero, who is I for?

In the next few days, the Jiangzhu Gang was in civil strife, the third white sword suddenly rebelled with the secret cooperation of the Heaven and Earth Society, the boss Jiang Tao was injured and absconded, the second child was killed, and the Heaven and Earth Society recaptured the stolen weapons and was transported to Guangxi by the British merchant ships.

The new gang leader Bai Jian personally came to visit Li Weiguo and gave him 30,000 taels of silver tickets as a gift, Li Weiguo realized that this white sword was actually an undercover agent planted by the Heaven and Earth Society in the Jiangzhu Gang, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the huge energy and means of the Heaven and Earth Society, and his heart was also vigilant.

The 30,000 taels of silver tickets were obviously instructed by Su Saburo to Li Weiguo, and before repaying him, Li Weiguo promised to help Tiandihui transport weapons to Guangxi, and gave 300 muskets and 6,000 catties of raw lead.

Obviously, Su Saburo could have given the silver ticket to Li Weiguo in person at the beginning, but he didn't do that, but handed over the silver ticket to Li Weiguo in this way, which shows that Su Saburo recognized him as a worshipping brother.

Li Weiguo smiled slightly, and handed John 20,000 taels of silver tickets as the purchase fee and shipping fee for this batch of arms, and he still had 10,000 taels left, which was given to him by Su Saburobai, and it was a big gift.

After all, Li Weiguo is now penniless, and many of the plans in his heart cannot be implemented because he has no money for the time being, and now this 10,000 taels of silver tickets just solves his urgent need.

Sure enough, you have to rely on your brothers outside!

There is a saying that people are in good spirits when they are happy, and it is not false that good things come in pairs.

After John reported Li Weiguo's settlement of the Tiandihui and the conclusion of an arms deal with the Tiandihui to the British Legation one by one, Sir Bao Ling was more sure that Li Weiguo was a rare talent, and at the same time established a good relationship with the largest opposition armed Tiandi Society in the Qing Empire and also echoed British interests in China, so Sir Bao Ling no longer hesitated, and personally came forward and sent a note to the Qing government.

According to Article 9 of the Sino-British Treaty of Jiangning: "All Chinese, who previously lived in the cities occupied by the British, or who had dealings with the British, or who followed and waited for British officials, were sent by the Great Emperor to the imperial decree, transcribed to the world, and were granted complete acquittal; And all those who are Chinese and are imprisoned for the British will also be released. ”

Bao Ling used this to force the Qing government, and finally the Military Aircraft Department had no choice but to issue a special official document, demanding that the Jiangning prefect retry Li Yanming's case, and allow Li Yanming to be released on bail and recuperate at home, but not allowed to leave Jiangning until the case was concluded.

Li Weiguo took his mother to the yamen of the Jiangning prefect in person, and after a simple procedure, he was finally able to pick up his father Li Yanming.

Li Yanming suffered a lot in prison, and he was still injured, but fortunately, Li Weiguo asked John to take care of one or two more, and John personally sent a note to the prefect of Jiangning, which stopped the forces behind those who wanted to kill Li Yanming in prison, otherwise Li Yanming would have died at this moment.

Unconsciously, Li Weiguo saved his father again, avoiding the tragedy of being reborn as a human being and losing his relatives, and he was full of emotion for a while.

The family reunion is extremely joyful, and Li Weiguo is filial piety in front of the second elder, so there is no need to elaborate.

As for the Li family's unjust case, the Jiangning prefect's yamen said that it would investigate thoroughly, but it was obviously not active. Li Weiguo knew very well that since it was a certain big man in the capital who deliberately wanted to deal with the Li family, it was obviously not something that could be solved in a day or two.

Fortunately, the family's life is safe, this is the biggest capital, as for the enemies behind it, Li Weiguo will find them out little by little to take revenge.

Father's mind is the same as his mother's, as soon as he came out, he asked for news of Fu Shanxiang, Li Weiguo was also helpless, he also wanted to see his daughter-in-law of a historical celebrity as soon as possible, but unfortunately he used the power of the government, and later Tiandihui and Jiang Zhugang also expressed their help to find it, but there was no news.

It's a little unreasonable that a big living person has no news at all.

Li Weiguo suspected that Fu Shanxiang should have been deliberately erased and hidden by the person who rescued her, and he may have left Jiangning at this time, because the historical Fu Shanxiang only appeared after the Taiping Army occupied Jiangning, when she had already joined the Taiping Army, and soon entered the upper echelons of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with her peerless beauty and female talent.

Do you really have to wait two years to see Fu Shanxiang?

Li Weiguo was distressed, you must know that Jiangning at that time would be the Longtan Tiger's Den, but Fu Shanxiang was both talented and beautiful, and he would attract attention wherever he went, arousing the ** that men snatched and possessed, it is said that the change in Tianjing back then was also related to Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing's competition for Fu Shanxiang's belonging, and when the time came, he wanted to take his daughter-in-law out of Jiangning, which was really difficult, and it would be a catastrophe if he was not careful.

Li Weiguo sighed, since ancient times, he has been in trouble, but now he is on the shelf, he must not be able to hide, only take one step at a time, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, if there is really no way out on that day, for the sake of his daughter-in-law, even if he offends Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing at the same time, and starts a war with the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he will not hesitate.