Of course, Britain and France, as old colonial empires, have long been full of fat, so they have gradually begun to pay attention to their image over the years, unlike the later Germans in history, the British and French clergy have done evil in person, but this does not mean that they are all good people.

Because some of these guys are accomplices, when they need to do bad things, they can just let the Chinese parishioners commonly known as "Ermaozi" do it, and when things are too big to cover up, the blame is put on those Ermaozi, and the foreign monks themselves will always be so sanctimonious.

However, the eyes of the masses of the people are clear, and even if they can't explain the truth clearly, they can still find the real source of evil, so the struggle against foreign religion has come and gone, and foreign monks and Ermaozi cannot escape.

Although Li Hui can't learn from the people to vote directly with their feet, the gendarmes have very good criminal investigation and interrogation skills, and they may not be qualified to deal with real people with lofty ideals, but few of those Ermao people can really bear it, and even some of the crimes they committed privately have been pushed to their masters

According to the principle of presumption of innocence prevailing in later generations, it is not enough to make a verdict based on human evidence, but Li Hui has always believed in "using heavy codes in troubled times", and in addition to the fact that Momen already has a tradition of severe punishment and strict law, he still follows the traditional principle of presumption of guilt, as long as someone incriminates those foreign missionaries and they cannot provide evidence sufficient to exonerate them, they should not expect to be exempted from punishment

In addition to missionaries, many Westerners in other professions were also found to have problems, especially those merchants and so-called "adventurers" who were a large collection of scum villains, for whom the provisional courts of the rebel army also handed down sentences one by one according to the laws tried in the base areas, among which 107 Westerners who committed the most heinous crimes were taken to the execution ground immediately after the verdict was handed down, and many more were shot at the same time.

Seeing those former invincible foreigners and dogs fighting with the dogs and the Ermaozi being beaten into dead dogs in rows, the onlookers of Tianjin suddenly let out an overwhelming cheer, and it was from this that the rebel army and the new government began to gain their heartfelt support

But on the other hand, this also aroused the monstrous anger of the people in Jinyang, but in the face of the machine guns and cannons of the rebel army, they did not dare to riot in a group after all, and they did not even dare to curse loudly, so they could only bury their hatred deep in their hearts

Only the British and French consuls in Tianjin, claiming that they were diplomats, intervened with the rebels, demanding that they immediately stop "provoking the foreign powers", immediately release all foreigners in custody, and apologize and compensate for their previous "brutal" acts

However, Li Hui did not meet with them at all, partly because he could directly meet with the ministers of various countries after the defeat of Beijing, and partly because he was meeting with a more important person

"Is it really you?" , Although it had been expected, Li Hongzhang, who had now become a prisoner of the order, couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Li Hui, he couldn't figure out how Li Hui, who was still alone and had nothing to do when he first arrived at the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, had such a strong strength so quickly.

Li Hui briefly repeated what he had said to Yan Fu before, but Li Hongzhang felt more and more unbelievable when he heard it, and stared at the pair of faint old eyes, how could he not believe it, but so many troops of the rebel army would not fall from the sky, how could he not believe it?

But Li Hongzhang is Li Hongzhang after all, he didn't dwell too much on the authenticity of those words, many of the records in the history books are made up, and they have not been passed down to this day? The key to understand is the purpose of Li Hui's rebellion, as well as their true strength, Li Hongzhang is loyal to the Manchu Qing, but if the Qing Dynasty really can't keep it, he will also make other plans

But Li Hui was more direct than Li Hongzhang, and after a simple greeting of two sentences, he made a request to Li Hongzhang, "Old Zhongtang, please write a few letters to your eldest brother and those protégés, persuade them to recognize the reality and not resist, although it is not difficult to fight down, but after all, they are all Chinese, it is better to die less, or die less."

Rao is Li Hongzhang is very deep in the city, and he was so angry by Li Hui's rudeness that his beard was cocked, his body trembled violently, and he pointed at Li Hui and scolded, "You ungrateful"

"I have given me an excess of every bit of power you have given me, and if you really want to say who owes whom, it should be you who owe me." , Li Hui held his head high and sneered, "We don't have the grace of dripping water, we should repay it with a spring." As long as the return is more than the help received, the debt will be paid off completely. As for the fateful friendship formed through long-term relationship, it is based on friendship, completely voluntary, and will not be kidnapped by morality. What's more, we have always had a clear distinction between public and private, even if I really owe you, it is impossible to open up to you because of this."

Li Hongzhang realized that the other party's three views were completely different from his own, and his previous experience in dealing with people and things could not be used, he bit his lip fiercely, forcing his spirit to get up, and then asked with a black face, "Only equivalent returns, who would be willing to help others?" Isn't this world the same?"

"You have helped others today, and there will be others to help you in the future, and when you are gracious, you are full of thoughts about others doubling their rewards, what a philistine this must be!" , Li Hui sneered and sarcastically said, "Besides, the equivalent exchange is just the bottom line, and if you are willing to repay a little more, no one will stop you." You see, if it weren't for your original kindness, how could it give you a chance to atone for your sins? ”

"Guilty of meritorious service? When did the old man become a sinner? Li Hongzhang almost lost his breath, he saw that Li Hui had already made up countless situations in his brain before, but he didn't expect Li Hui to directly button him with a big hat anyway.

However, Li Hui replied sternly, "The Manchu Qing government is corrupt and incompetent, brings calamity to the country and the people, and brutally oppresses and weakens the Chinese people, and the sooner it collapses, the sooner the Chinese people will be liberated." Therefore, all those who maintain their rule have original sin, and your high position and power do not revolt against the Qing Dynasty, its sin is even greater! What's more, in order to maintain the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, you even did the bestial act of slaughtering the city when you suppressed the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising, although you were not as unscrupulous as Zeng shaved your head, it was enough for the whole family to sit together" (To be continued.) )