Even in a model prison, the conditions on death row are not much better, dark and damp, and the air smells of rancidity. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info If you don't see the sun all year round, people's spirits will not be very good, and they know that they are not lucky, and there is an air of despair in the death row. On the walls, the dark red of the banta is in a state of splattering, and people are not interested in exploring the origin of these colors.

There are not too many death row inmates in model prisons, and even the prisoners arrested in this self-made army incident are mostly treated with imprisonment or hard labor, and only a dozen people are sentenced to death. Among them is the captain of the Liu family's guards, who was specially approved by Zhao Guanhou for the death penalty because of the crime of forced explosion and the attempt to kidnap Zou Xiu. In addition, there are a few Liu family guards who took advantage of the fire to rob and rob money, and then there are several death squads who made fried eggs and participated in the assassination, as well as several members of the reading club.

Compared with the nature of this case, this kind of disposition can be regarded as the most restrained. Even the newspapers that supported Ge Ming could not blame the disposal.

Some of these death row inmates laughed, some cried, and some screamed, telling their wrongs. Some shouted, "I've written a confession...... The handsome man agreed, and he wrote a confession and let me ......"

In the sound of the ghost crying wolf, only one person sang unhurriedly "Descend the merciless sword from the air, cut off the separation ...... husband and wife"

Sanyuguan is cleaned up neatly, others are already extremely handsome, and after deliberately grooming, they become more and more handsome and chic, not as sloppy as others. Because of Yang Cuiyu's care, he was not embarrassed, and there were no injuries on his body and face.

His hands and feet were shackled, and he couldn't move, so he leaned against the fence gate, singing this high slope with his heart, echoing in his mind, Yang Cuiyu's beautiful face. She was supposed to be her wife, singing with her husband, raising her eyebrows...... I obviously have a marriage certificate, and I obviously said it......

At this time, he had no fear, and only one thought in his heart, which was not fair!

Tie Hu, who lived next door to him, had already dried his tears, his eyes were red and swollen, and although he was wearing shackles, he still smashed desperately against the wall with his fists. This wall is made of Taixi steel tumor bricks, even with tools, it is not easy to dig up, and the result of this kind of boxing is only to leave blood marks on the wall.

His hands were already bloody and fleshy, but he still continued to bombard without pain, as if he wanted to rely on brute force and blood to shatter the walls on all sides.

He is not afraid of death, but he is sad, sad about Feng Xi's attitude towards him. When meeting outside the gate, Feng Xi was clearly hesitant and in a dilemma. But this time, he only saw the word ruthlessness in the eyes of the other party. Even when I looked at my eyes, there was already a bit of disgust and hatred. He was more afraid of this look, this attitude, than he was of death.

"Congratulations, several." The prison manager said with a blank face, and put a few sea bowls into it, except for the hooves and elbows, and then the jar meat. Several death row inmates knew in their hearts that after eating this meal, they would be on their way tomorrow.

Some people cried like crazy or threw bowls against the wall, while others shouted that they had been wronged. Sanyuguan didn't say a word, lowered his head and ate violently, this meal is the taste of his hometown...... Presumably the craftsmanship of jade? Tiehu took two bites, suddenly pounced forward, slammed on the door, and shouted, "I want to see Fengxi!" It's her cooking, I can eat it, I want to see her for the last time! ”

The prison manager glanced at him, "Mrs. Xi doesn't have time to see you, the handsome man has entered Beijing, Mrs. Xi is busy packing her luggage at this moment, and she has to see her off tomorrow, how can she have time to come here." Eat yours well! ”

When Zhao Guanhou went to the station, he saw a large number of people rushing towards the city like a market, Feng Zhi rode on his side, and knew at a glance, "This is to go to the court to see the killing." This excitement is rare, especially the thieves, it is even more important to see, go back and blow it. Fengxi, why don't you go and take a look? ”

Feng Zhi knew that Tie Hu and Feng Xi were almost husband and wife, and asked intentionally, Feng Xi shook his head, "I made him a decapitated meal, which can be regarded as worthy of him, what do you want him to do in the past." If you don't see it, you will always kill your head, die early and live early, so as not to harm others. The old man was willing to let my brother go once, and I am already grateful, and I will not speak for anyone else. ”

Han Zhi looked at Feng Xi, "If you want to save his life, it's still too late, Tiehu is the last batch to cut off his head, if you want to protect him, I will say something for you, you can send him out of Shandong, just like the second brother and them." ”

Feng Xi kissed Jingci in his arms, shook his head and said: "Let him go, he will still come to throw fried eggs, the two of us grew up together, and we are most familiar with his temperament. I don't want to worry about Jingci's safety every day, so I don't have to. ”

"It's always good that you don't regret it in the future." Han Zhi smiled and took Jing Ci, "When the crown marquis comes back this time, I will tell him and give you an official title." ”

When the train arrived at the front door, one of the carriages picked up was from Qingwangfu, and the other was from Dongjiaomin Lane. Coming with Zhao Guanhou was Yuqing, she naturally had to go back to the palace to meet her parents first, and then place her luggage, while Zhao Guanhou followed the carriage of the embassy and went directly to Dongjiaomin Lane.

He was picked up by Albiang Minister Zhu Erdian, and the two met during the previous autumn exercises, and their talks were extremely speculative. Albiang's interests in Shandong were maintained by Zhao Guanhou, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer. After the meeting, there was a pleasant greeting, and then Zhu Erdian said:

"This time, the Queen Mother of your country regards your entry into Beijing as an extremely important signal. She wanted to prove to the governors everywhere that the imperial court still had a strong binding force on the provinces. Even you, who have a heavy army, must obey the authority of the imperial court, let alone others. For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made a special guarantee to Rex and me to ensure that you will be safe and that there will be no unpleasantness during your stay in Beijing. I am here to promise you that if the Jin Imperial Court does anything unfavorable to you, you can enter the concession immediately, and the Albion Empire will guarantee your safety. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your kindness, and this official is grateful, but I think that the current imperial court is afraid that it will not have the courage to arrest me. That's really not good for them. ”

Zhu Erdian nodded, "You're right, with all due respect, your court is on the verge of collapse at any time." Financially, if it weren't for your bailout in Songjiang, Jinguo's finances would have collapsed by now. Even so, the economy of Jinguo is not optimistic. As for integrity, all I can say is a mess. At this time, they need some capable people to step forward to take up important positions in order to save the country. Otherwise, it won't be long before the Yellow Dragon Banner will no longer be visible in the capital. As for capable people, I have seen a lot of people in your country, such as the Sheng people who are now reused, but in my opinion, the only person who can really get things done is Zhao Gongbao. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, I am a little ashamed. Sheng Buweng is an old minister of Beiyang, who has followed the minister of Zhang to do foreign affairs, and in terms of birth and prestige, he is ten times stronger than me, and I dare not compare with him. ”

"Don't be modest, my friend. He may be good, but he is also arrogant, and he doesn't even know what kind of risk he is taking. He borrowed money from the banks of several countries, hoping to buy the right of way for the railways in the whole country and turn all the private railways into government-run railways. This was originally a very effective economic consolidation plan, but when it came to implementation, he was too radical. Especially the attitude towards the Sichuan Railway, in my opinion, it is tantamount to an indirect statement, and the imperial court does not bear any responsibility for the loss of the Sichuan Railway. Such an attitude will not help solve the problem, but will only intensify the conflict. If it can't be properly handled, the empire will usher in war again, and those who can lead troops to fight will either be idle or not reused, and only you will be able to use it. ”

Zhao Guanhou thought for a while, "Mr. Zhu Erdian, do you mean that when I entered Beijing this time, someone actually wanted me to take command and go to Sichuan?" ”

"As far as I know, that's true. But I don't want you to make the trip, the situation in Sichuan is far more complicated than you can imagine. Even if you enter Sichuan with your basic troops, it will not necessarily stabilize the situation. What's more, this job will bring you infamy, and there is no benefit in doing it. Such a stupid thing should not be done. ”

"What the minister said is very true, thank you for the reminder, it seems that I need to find a way to postpone this trip to Sichuan."

Zhu Erdian smiled: "The way is easy to find, tonight, I will hold a welcome banquet for you at the legation, and then we will talk about the development of the Shandong concession." This kind of development can only be carried out with the governors we believe in. I will not release anyone until this is done. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Zhu Erdian said: "According to the information that our country has, there are serious contradictions between the government and the people in your country, as well as racial contradictions. Rebellion can happen at any time, war and death can befall this beautiful land at any time. The authority of the imperial court is not as good as before, and the stability of the situation will depend on its own strength, as well as ...... Friend. ”

"Friends? I think Mr. Zhu Erdian and I are best friends. ”

"You're right, we're best friends. You're probably on the train, and you haven't seen the telegram from Shandong, look at this. As he spoke, Zhu Erdian handed over a telegram.

This is a report from Yantai. Sun Guiliang set up an ambush in Yantai and broke the support forces of the Ge Ming Party. Ge Ming's party recruited a group of overseas Chinese in Nanyang to serve as election leaders, and raised a large amount of funds for the uprising, which was used to occupy Shandong. Due to the distance, these people did not know that the uprising had failed, and still went to Yantai for reinforcements as agreed.

Sun Guiliang bombarded Yantai Fort with artillery and sank two ships that came to help, and the Albiang Navy also went to sea to help in the battle, and captured all the Xuan Feng who tried to escape. More than 300 people were killed or captured, more than 100 weapons were seized, and 100 eggs were fried.

When Zhao Guanhou entered Beijing, Shandong made this great achievement, which was enough to earn him enough face in the capital and increase his value. Such a brilliant victory, of course, was accompanied by the cooperation of the reading club, but the assistance of the Albiang Navy was also inseparable.

"Thank you for your generous help from Your Excellency the Minister and your fleet, and you and our two countries will have better cooperation ...... in the future."

Zhu Erdian interrupted Zhao Guanhou's words, "On the contrary, our navy will strictly maintain neutrality in many cases, you ...... Understood. As for the reason, apart from the friendship between us, it is also the opinion of our government, and we do not think that your court can be maintained for a long time. Even if we help the imperial court, it is the same. What's more, in your court, there has always been a strong stubborn and conservative force, rejecting the generosity of others. Their time is running out. In the future, China will be dominated by people with courage and ability, and we believe that Xingzhong will be more likely to win than your imperial court, so we choose not to be an enemy of them on this issue. However, from a point of view in Shandong, Kung Pao is more promising than Ge Mingdang, so we are willing to help you. ”

He took a sip of coffee, "Although Shandong self-control is a farce, the reason is not self-control, but the people who have no power, vainly trying to dominate self-control." According to the philosophers of your country, such an act is a sword for a madman, and no one is good. But if it is Shandong's self-control presided over by the powerful, the situation is completely different. We are in Shandong, and we see the potential of civilization and openness...... If you are willing to bring greater changes to Shandong, Albion is willing to provide full assistance. You will find that you get more than the Prussian side. ”

"Thank you for your generosity, I think I will consider this question carefully."

Zhu Erdian nodded and said, "I believe that Gong Bao is a smart person and knows how to choose." In addition, I would like to make a suggestion in my private capacity that although the Volkeng shipyard is excellent, the warships they manufacture are not suitable for Shandong. Although Shandong is a coastal province, there is no need to arm this kind of warship, in fact, even Taixi is not very optimistic about boiler steam ships, you know, the probability of boiler failure is too great. And once the boiler goes wrong, you lose all the power and you end up being a target. Based on my friend's position, my suggestion is that buying a second-hand steam paddle steamer is enough to run a shipping ship in Shandong. As for the water force you want to have, the Albion fleet is ready to escort you, and I know some friends at the Royal Dockyards who will sell you some very nice sailboats. I assure you that these sail gunboats are powerful enough to ensure that you are invincible in the war at home, and that no navy in your country can be your opponent. Albion will help you train officers, train sailors, and you'll find that a ribbed and wood-hulled ship can cost as many sailboats. And on the battlefield, several ships are always more powerful than one. ”

Zhao Guanhou knew that this was a restriction on Albiang's reluctance to appear in the country with a sailor that could compete with Albiang's fleet. Most of the things that want to buy a steam battleship will not succeed. Even if he insists, the other party will obstruct more, and the final boat still can't be bought. He only smiled and nodded, indicating that everything was easy to discuss, but the money had already been paid to Prussia, and it was not easy to change homes.

Zhu Erdian said: "It's not a problem, at the cocktail party, I will have a good talk with Rex, I believe, they will not suppress this money and not give it." ”

"That is always a cure, and it is not a solution to the problem. Your country and Prussia are my friends, and I don't want a rift between them. I think that it would be better for the two countries to build together, and each get a part of the contract, the wages, which should be allocated from Prussia. ”

"Co-organized...... This is also a solution, and these problems will be left to the people in the shipyard to communicate, and I believe that they will definitely be able to discuss a mutually satisfactory result. We don't need to pay too much attention to this, but let's have a drink for the sake of a long-term friendship. Although the world marshal's wife has left the capital, I think we will not be too lonely at this ball. (To be continued.) )