drove Guo Yunsheng out, Zhao Guanhou and his party got together and had a small meeting. These people are either confidants, or simply pillow people, so naturally there is no need to hide it.

"It is absolutely impossible to start a war, and as soon as the war starts, Shandong Province will no longer be owned by the imperial court. Either way, I'm going to try and try to get people out. Officers and soldiers must not be allowed to fight with Sun Meiyao, let alone let the hostages be killed or injured. It's really not possible, I went up the mountain myself, and I also had to think of ways to keep a few key meat tickets. ”

Jiang Fengzhi heard that there was a Prussian girl in the meat ticket, and saw that he was so attentive, so he was a little surprised, and puffed up his chest, "Senior brother, if you want to go up the mountain, I will go." I know Shopkeeper Sun, or the same door. I'll go up and talk to her about it, let her let her go first, and then talk about anything. ”

"Come on, it's weird if you can talk to her. Besides, so many people have been kidnapped, just the pipe nest is also hundreds of catties of food, how can you say that as soon as you say release it, you will release it over there? Doesn't that make sense? It's useless to just rely on favors in this matter, we must let her see the benefits before we can speak. None of you can go but me. Senior sister, you stay here, protect Mrs. Jenson for me, and if possible, contact the boxers to appease the boxers, and don't let them regain their rights. Of course, this is just an additional requirement, you can do it if you can, if you can't do it, forget it. ”

Huo Qiu said: "My lord, if you want to go to the bandit's nest, then let the lowly post go with you." I have a few pounds of strength and I have learned some fists and feet, so I can be a helper for adults when the time comes. ”

"It's useless, I've seen Sun Dangjia's skills, I'm afraid you're still far behind. Besides, there are hundreds of guns on the mountain, and one or two people go, no matter how good their skills are, it is useless. You can't use force in this matter, you can only use force, you can only use emotion, know it for profit, in short, you have to get people out before Yuxian's bastards mess things up completely. Otherwise, it's all over. ”

Mrs. Jenson smiled slightly, and said in Capetian language, "Aren't you sad that Miss Hannah is getting engaged, my dear?" It's not your style to go to great lengths to save someone else's bride. ”

"There's no way, if I don't do this, the whole Shandong will be in chaos. As soon as the Prussians mobilized their swords, it was an unforeseen disaster. And Kan Li's two fists are rampant and lawless, and there is no discipline. Once there is a change over time, and there is really friction with the Prussian garrison, there will be no way to return to the sky. As for the bride...... As long as it's not a foregone conclusion, anything is possible. If this thing is done, not only will you be able to make a friendship with the Marquis of Liman, but it will also be of great benefit to our future business in Shandong. After all, Shandong's area is far larger than Jinmen, and if you set up a power plant in Shandong, the income is higher than that of Jinmen. ”

The two communicated in Capetian, not afraid of leaking the news, Jensen smiled, "This is the Zhao Guanhou I know, you must have your own interests in doing things, Shandong has rich mineral deposits, and we in Belgium also need it." So this time, I must take a few mines in Shandong, and I must also take the right of way, and you, you must help me. ”

She took a pen and wrote a bill of exchange for Zhao Guanhou: "This is a bill of exchange of 20,000 Albion pounds, enough to pay for the military pay they need." The hostages include two important shareholders of Warby Bank, and the ransom for them with 20,000 pounds is approved by the board of directors, and you will be asked for your court to come back in the future anyway. So if the bandits want money, you give it to them, you can give it as much as you want. Don't be a hero, never take risks. ”

Even without caring about the others, Jensen hugged Zhao Guanhou together, and danced with his lips and tongues, but it was not for the crowd of spectators to enter, nor to retreat. Zhao Guanhou had no choice but to comfort them one by one, and said to Jian Sen: "I have already sent a telegram to Zhili, I believe that there are arrangements above, and there are some things, please help, but this matter has to be done slowly......"

In the yamen of the governor of Shandong, Yuxian listened to Guo Yunsheng's reply from the long-term entourage, and snorted coldly, "Your master's errand is really going back more and more." How can one thing that is good be messed up? The magic power of Kanziquan was witnessed by the official himself, how could it be fake? He doesn't understand! Invite God to come up, what you want is a breath, as soon as you suspect that the supernatural powers are not working, it is equivalent to venting other people's anger, so how can you ask Shinto to protect the body? This thing, if it is bad, is bad in him. I don't want to listen to those bastard words, and I don't want to believe them, you go back and tell him, hurry up and try to remedy it, otherwise, I won't be able to spare him. ”

In the flower hall, a middle-aged man and a tall monk sat there, this man had a red scarf wrapped around his head, a big red cloak behind his back, and two attendants behind him, holding a long knife for him. Behind the monk, two small novices hold an iron Zen staff. It was already extremely rude to be able to openly carry a sword in the Governor's Flower Hall, and after seeing Yuxian, the attitude of the two was not as humble as a commoner seeing a provincial official, but was very impatient.

"Lord Yu, since ancient times, the soldiers have been so fast, I'm afraid we can't wait. The foreign devils are in Jiaozhou, and I heard that they are ready to go, and the troops are on guard day and night, and they are heavily guarded. If we don't do it at this time, when they have all the equipment and food, he will be the only one to beat us, and we will not have his share. ”

Yuxian is known as a cool official, he acts extremely viciously, and he is also a powerful official on weekdays, even if he is a confidant for many years, he does not dare to be presumptuous in front of him. But to these two people, they are extremely deferential and keep explaining

"Teacher Zhu, Master of Sincerity, this official can't help it. Although I am a minister of Xinjiang, I dare not enter the army without a purpose, that is to kill the head. The imperial court's telegram has not been sent for a long time, and there is no instruction from Duandi, how dare this official casually let everyone enter the army? Fortunately, both of them have great magical powers, and when the time comes, as long as they start the Fa, millions of foreign soldiers will be killed, and there are only a few thousand foreign soldiers, and they are not afraid that they will make any trouble. ”

"That's true, but fighting has always been the same as boxing, it's all about striking first. If we start late, I'm afraid that we will suffer a lot. This carjacking case has been in trouble until now, and if it is not hit, I don't think it will be possible. If you can't make a decision, you have to go to Zaozhuang in person and do things first. ”

The monk also said: "Yes, Futai needs a telegram from the imperial court to march into the army, but we don't need the imperial court to control it." For a while, the court doesn't fight, we fight. I heard that the leader of the foreign demon is in Zaozhuang, and he beheaded the leader first, and if the court wants to fight it, it has to fight! ”

Yuxian thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "What the two teachers said is that if they can behead the old thief Li Man, then if the court wants to fight it, it can't help itself." It's just that he is guarded by foreign soldiers, and it is difficult to get close, can the two of you be sure? ”

"It's okay." A monk and a layman, all of them are people with unique skills, and they are respected by Yuxian, so they can't say a soft word at this time. The two wanted to ask Yuxian for a batch of foreign guns, but Yuxian opened his mouth and closed his mouth to only talk about magic powers, obviously he didn't believe in foreign guns, and he couldn't fall off his own platform, so he had to grit his teeth and leave, go out of the governor's yamen, and go to Zaozhuang.

Looking at the backs of the two, Yuxian sneered, "If you want a foreign gun, dream about it!" I'm not going to let you get those things. Let you make trouble with the foreigners, and when you expel the foreigners, I will annihilate you again, and then kill two birds with one stone, dare to be presumptuous in front of me, there will be absolutely no good end! ”

He had already received news from King Duan that the imperial court was going to pick up the seal of his governor of Shandong and hand it over to the ministry. When he ruled Shandong, the killing was too heavy, and although it was forbidden to investigate money and grain, it was a great obstacle to the careful investigation of the criminal department. He also supported the Flying Tiger Regiment, killed the people on the ground, and shared the profits of the three families with the treasures. This kind of thing falls to the imperial court, it is a big crime, once you are not the governor, these cases can be fatal.

If you want to stay in office, the only way is to make enemies with foreigners, and it is best to evolve into a sword fight. With the war, the court will definitely not be appeased, and no one will want to come over to carry this kind of pot for the former governor. Similarly, as long as he started a war with foreigners, his behavior of killing the people in the first place can be said to be a precautionary measure, a part of the entire war, and no one can afford to turn the storm up.

When he used force in Shandong, he was instructed by Duandi, with the support of the Beijing palace behind him, and he was well prepared, using the money obtained from the fight against the people to buy weapons and guns, and to organize and train an army, the chances of winning were very great. But he knew in his heart that if he didn't have a clear decree from the court, it would be a big crime to go to war without permission, regardless of victory or defeat. King Duan will not speak for himself. What is needed now is an excuse, an excuse that you can't do if you don't fight.

Kan Li's second fist, these ignorant boxers, is a ready-made quick knife. When they killed the Marquis of Liman, the Prussian court would inevitably be angry, and it would not be their fault to strike first and kill people themselves. Even in the future, if the murderer is eliminated and the murderer is killed, there will be no future trouble in Shandong.

He thought about it again and again, this plan can be called seamless, and what is at stake is whether or not the Prussians can win the war. However, he has been discussing this strategy with his staff for a long time, and he has repeatedly scrutinized it, and no matter how he thinks about it, it is a situation of victory and undefeated. Now he is like Zhou Gongjin in the Battle of Chibi, he only needs to wait for the east wind of Li Man's head to arrive, and he can succeed.

Since taking office in Shandong, Shandong has had three evils, one water, two and three foreign people, among which the flood is a natural disaster, and the manpower is irresistible. Bandits are inseparable from foreigners, as long as the foreigners are eliminated, the three evils of Shandong can be leveled, and they can also be enshrined in the Xian Liang Temple, and their future achievements may be comparable to Zeng Wenzheng. Thinking of the scene of expelling Yangyi, defending the Huaxia Dao system, and even cheering for the people in the future, Yu Zuochen couldn't help but show a smile.

Just when he was gearing up and preparing for a big battle with foreigners, an urgent telegram from Zaozhuang was sent to Yuxian's desk, and Zhao Guanhou, the second-rank alternate chief soldier with full authority to deal with the carjacking case, disappeared mysteriously and his whereabouts are unknown.

The red sun shines obliquely on the waterfront town, dyeing the entire town store into a golden yellow. The autumn breeze is blowing, and there is no sense of gloom and slaughter, but it is full of sweetness and hope of the harvest season. Although the railway was cut off and there was a robbery, as a big town store, there are many merchants from the south to the north, and it is still very lively. Due to the lack of trains, the carts of mules and horses, and even the porters who drove their feet, became prosperous.

It was almost dusk, and when it was time to rest, the business of the Merchants Inn everywhere was also in a lively season. You don't have to be polite to the shops here, anyway, no matter what the attitude, business will always be so hot. Shandong gentlemen are angry, even Xiao Er is more angry than elsewhere. If the person who asks is not lawful, he will only get a hard answer: "No house!" "I don't want to say a word more, anyway, I don't have to worry about living in the store, and I never have to worry about having a spare room.

It's just that the guests are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and those who carry luggage in their backpacks are all coolies or fleeing, and the cost of staying in the hotel is also limited, and they can't earn a few pennies a night. But if you meet a real old man, you must deal with it carefully, otherwise the shopkeeper will first use a cigarette pouch to teach the rules.

Therefore, when I saw a young and handsome young man, holding a tall horse in one hand, and immediately putting a heavy mattress, when I was looking around for a place to live, several shopkeepers rushed out to grab the reins. "Second master, live in our shop, our shop is clean, and there is a good upper room, no matter how late it is, there is always hot water, and the stove is not sealed. What do you want to eat, Zhang Luo said, and the small one will be prepared for you. ”

"Second master, we have the best tea in the store, the cook's craftsmanship is no worse than that of the restaurant, and the money is only half of the restaurant, and we promise not to suffer a loss here."

When the visitor looked at it, he chose one of the strongest and tallest men, and handed over the reins of the horse, "Give me some careful care of this animal, and give me plenty of grass and fodder, and add more beans at night, and I will reward you with two hundred sons tomorrow." ”

"Thank you for the reward of the second master, you can rest assured, the livestock are here, and I guarantee that the service is good. My father used to be a veterinarian, and he served the animals well. You horse...... Extraordinary? Why is it so high? ”

"Oh, my friend borrowed it, I don't know where he bought it, it's always good foot strength, not cheap. But I'm waiting, don't let others take it. ”

When he arrived in the store, another guy greeted him and led him directly to the room. It's not as good as the Chase bunk in front, a big bed sleeps twenty or thirty gentlemen, and the smelly feet can be smoked and the head hurts. The upper room is a bright and dark three rooms, cleaned up neatly, the walls are painted snow-white, and the room has been smoked with some spices. Living here, as long as you are willing to pay, even if you write a ticket and call a note, it is also feasible.

The person who came first asked for two pots of good wine and eight good dishes, and then asked the price, "This is really a bit unfortunate, I came out in a hurry, and I didn't have Xianyang on my body." Master Tang, look at it, you can't take this top account. ”

As he spoke, the man pulled out a shiny dagger from his boot, pinched the head of the knife in his hand, the handle of the knife pointed outward, and handed it to the man.

Seeing him holding the knife, the man's face was cold at first, but when he saw the word "Sun" on the handle of the knife and the two secret marks on the knife, he hurriedly took the dagger with both hands and responded respectfully, "Master, the small one is a runaway, such a big thing, the small one can't be the master." Wait, I'll go and talk back to the shopkeeper and see what the shopkeeper has to say. (To be continued.) )