The first month of the twenty-first year of Guangxu is only halfway through. At this time, in Jiangning City, the lantern festival of Confucius Temple in the south of the city is the peak of the excitement and prosperity when everyone is crowded and everyone watches people. The people are far from fully waking up from the festive and idle atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, not to mention that there are so many foreign goods stores from Nanyang this year. The prosperity of Jiangning City has reached a new level.

Even this lantern festival is not the usual scene. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a canopy was erected at the door of the house in the south of the city, and the light team went to the street after the darkness. In the past, there were still some old lights, but this year they are all new. According to the words of some scholars in private, Jiangning City is the land of Longxing, Vientiane is renewed, and it is best not to use the old one, you can send a sign. The one who can light up the lantern team is nothing more than the support of the gentry, and now it is clear that he wants to please Xu Yifan, and he will not use a new one for everything? In this lantern team, there are many more dragon lanterns than in previous years, and there are eight fish lanterns next to each dragon lantern, which has a name, called the fish dragon change, and when you see such a lantern team, those who have read a little bit of books will smile.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the entire Jiangning City was filled with fireworks, especially in the south of the city, and almost every house on the street was setting off fireworks! The dragon lantern shuttles in the alley, there are crowds of people on both sides of the alley, the dancing strong young man is tied in short clothes, the flower cloth is wrapped around his head, the cold day and the ** upper body, the flame sparks are sprayed on the small black dots one by one, and the shirtless man does not avoid it, and he dances more energetically! That's what I want!

The dragon lantern stands and dances a few times at the door of each big business, and the reward is the firecrackers that are sounded by ten thousand sons, which dragon lantern dances more energetically and lively, and the sound of firecrackers is doubled and dense! The smell of gunpowder fills the streets, firecrackers rain down, and colorful fireworks shoot into the night sky. If Guangxu Cixi came in person, seeing that Jiangning City was twice as lively as before, I was afraid that I would be so angry that I would be able to rush over!

In the pavilion facing the street on the second floor of the Wanqing Building of Confucius Temple, it is also crowded. Xi opened more than a dozen tables, and those who could get together in this were all figures with heads and faces in Jiangning City and even Jiangsu Province. The gentry directors, chambers of commerce, and registered officials are all gathered together. They didn't care about the bustle outside, they just looked at the staircase.

It's not easy to have a feast today!

These leading figures in Jiangning made up a donation of three million taels to repay the Ping Dynasty, and as early as ten days ago, they handed over the banquet list to the Liangjiang Governor's Office, begging Xu Yifan and Xu Dashuai to reward it. Looking at the face of three million taels, the handsome man replied, and the banquet was rewarded.

Seeing that the north is becoming more and more unsuccessful, and the southern governors have disintegrated, they are very focused on Xu Yifan. They are under Xu Yifan's feet, can they still be screwed hard?

Following Xu Yifan, the benefits are naturally there. Just look at the Nanyang and Beiyang capitals that came with him. In this place in the south of the Yangtze River, it has been said for a long time when trade has spoken, and it has been known for a long time that capital is king in this world. The gold and silver in the fields and cellars are dead money, and if the money can be turned up, it is wealth!

Moreover, in this year, the operation of local goods is no longer very profitable, and it is already precarious under the impact of industrial production of foreign goods. To create capital to operate the current industry, one is that there is no talent, and the other is that everyone's total capital is a lot, but it is too scattered, and it is impossible to fight the foreigners who are full of capital concentration and talent. The third is that the imperial court is too weak, and foreign goods are pouring in at only five percent tax, who can beat them! Seeing that the imperial court has to cede North Korea to Xiao Yueben even if they win the war, they still expect this imperial court to protect their interests! Chinese are not fools, and they can't see clearly that this world is already a year when modern capital is concentrated and modern industrialization is king, but in such a last world, who can go against the sky?

In this kind of situation where the country is opened and the self-sufficient economic circle is broken, the money of the big guys is forced to either buy land or open pawnshops. There is little land in the south of the Yangtze River, and buying land to accumulate wealth is slow and a drop in the bucket. The two are symbiotic, the money is to suck the capital in, and the pawnshop is to lend the capital to earn interest, which is dispersed and high-risk. Compared with the concentrated and high-speed operation of those modern capitals of foreigners, it is really far away!

At this time in the world, it is a matter of course for the capital of various countries to transform into modern industrialized capital, but some countries have succeeded and some countries have failed. It is said that this is a semi-successful example, but the Qing Dynasty is an out-and-out negative textbook. The Chinese national surname is smart, although it is impossible to write Olge. Friedrich. Knapp's classic masterpiece "The Theory of National Currency", which guides the successful path of industrialization of backward countries, but who still does not understand the difference lies in a strong political axe that can play a certain role in protecting domestic capital and industrialization of the country, while the Qing Dynasty is not only weak, I am afraid that even this concept, the confused boss in the center is not very clear!

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, people's minds changed, and to a large extent, they also sought change in this aspect.

(The country is moving towards industrialization and modernization, and the Western powers are the modern and modern capital that has developed to a certain extent, and the power of capital, strong enough to spontaneously change the face of the country and foster agents to protect the power of capital.) Later, the country has to catch up, because the power of local capital is too weak, so it needs to surpass the genius strongmen of this era to protect and support them in turn. Acting against the sky, which is difficult and dangerous, and the risks brought about by changes in the international and domestic situation can be imagined. The genius who appeared in the volcanic eruption during the Meiji Restoration made him the only backward country to catch up with the Western powers in the 20th century. Therefore, after decades of stagnation, until the middle of the twentieth century, the Chinese fortune of the 3,000-year-old inheritance has not faded, and the same group of talented heroes against the sky appeared at the same time. As for Kemal and other heroes, compared with the Meiji Restoration, the heroes of China in the middle of the 20th century were too weak, so their achievements were far behind. Later generations read history late at night, comparing the struggle of these rising national heroes, and sighing without wasting books -- Oscar press) At this time, Xu Yifan appeared. Although the big guy is used to fighting with Xu Yifan, he is also afraid that he will be poor and crazy, and he will fight for the world, and he will fish for the two rivers with all their financial resources, so that everyone has no good time. There is also a certain factor in underestimating his strength. After a fight, I found out that Xu Yifan was a ruler who was a hundred times tougher than the center of the Qing Dynasty!

It's just tough, but more importantly, it comes with him and has been shown to the world. The Nanyang Overseas Chinese Consortium and the Beiyang Western-style Group together have a huge amount of money and an unrivaled capital force in the Qing Dynasty! Xu Yifan has tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards, and he is the victor of the war, his armed forces are also constantly expanding, and he has no habit of being soft to outsiders, and he dares to shoot at foreign devils in Nanyang! It is conceivable how great the power of these modern capitals, under his protection, will glow.

Although Xu Yifan is only a province, the soldiers are only six towns in name. But this new force that combined the two was no longer something that the old and backward ruling system of the Manchu center could resist! This time, the southern governors boarded his ship one after another, and it is estimated that many people understood this general trend, and the so-called opposition to North Korea's cession of Korea and the support of the Praetorian Guards were just an excuse to push the boat along the river.

Seeing such a huge influx of capital and such huge benefits in front of us, what a pity it would be to leave them behind? Finally, Xu Yifan looked at the face of the three million taels of the Ping Dynasty donation, and received the wine banquet list, and the local leaders on the sunny floor this night were waiting like ants on a hot pot, which was excusable.

The big guy was waiting anxiously when he heard a commotion downstairs, and the greeters shouted there: "Coming, coming!" The anxious people had already jumped up and watched at the window, and saw that the carriage with the flag of Xu Yifan had separated and flowed downstairs, and there was a small sedan chair first, dozens of Praetorian Guards stood left and right, and passers-by stopped to watch. The firecrackers downstairs also crackled, ten times denser than the firecrackers in other places! Everyone upstairs stood up, and those who were qualified rushed to the door to greet them.

On the sedan chair outside the door, the first to jump down was Bai Siwen of Jiangning Mansion. I don't know if it's nervousness or suffocation in the sedan chair, sweating profusely, jumping down just waving: "Don't huddle together!" The handsome man has arrived! ”

A big handsome man arrived, making everyone's nerves tense. To be honest, there are very few people in the local area who see Xu Yifan, and when Xu Yifan enters and exits the Supervision Office, he can only get a look from afar. I often watched Xu Yifan's carriage with the Canglong Festival flag roaring away under the arch guard of dozens of knights, but now I can take a closer look at this Haidong Xu Shuai, who is already shocking the world! Some of them had offended Rong Lu and Xu Yifan when they were fighting, and their vests were already full of sweat at this time.

Two Praetorian Guard officers jumped out of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw Xu Yifan dressed in military civilian clothes, getting out of the carriage with a straight face. In the crowd, there was a gasp unconsciously, and then they all stepped forward and saluted: "Welcome to Xu Dashuai!" ”

This Haidong Xu Shuai, looking at it, is just a gentle young man, how did he come to this step of almost taking the world into his hands!

Xu Yifan stood on the wheel, his eyes swept away, and the crowds in front of him surged, and none of them dared to raise their heads. He smiled inwardly, a little satisfied. Fight with Lao Tzu............ Now you know that you are soft, right?

Killing people is not enough, these guys know that they are afraid, and they know that they have to lean on. You can't give them too much face. Xu Yifan put on a standard smile on his face that showed six white teeth, didn't want to be helped, and jumped out of the carriage by himself: "The New Year is festive, there is no size on the wine table, the big guy is free of courtesy!" Today, I am here to celebrate the Lantern Festival with the big guys! ”

He said that he was not polite, and the big guys really didn't dare to get up like this, until Xu Yifan looked at a few older people, and personally helped them up, and everyone present got up with their hearts. But he didn't dare to come forward to greet him.

Such characters have a seven-foot power in front of them. Not to mention that after the duel with the center of the imperial court, he is very likely to be the lord of the world! When he reached Xu Yifan's status, he naturally wouldn't hold hands one by one to greet him, just smiled and walked upstairs by himself. Chen Depu was guarding beside him, and there were more than a dozen Goshha outside. It wasn't until they had passed that the various people who were waiting for them cautiously followed them upstairs. As for Bai Siwen Bai Dazhi's Mansion, he had long been on guard with the remaining Praetorian Guard officers and soldiers, as well as the government officials and strong squad of Jiangning Mansion, and did not let people enter casually.

Bai Siwen's heart is high, with Xu Yifan's current status, this kind of customs defense is almost equal to micro-service travel! These people, waiting, what explanation, call into the Governor's Office and tell it to be over, why bother to come to this crowded place to adventure! Xu Yifan's subordinates, Tang Shaoyi, Sheng Xuanhuai and others also have this opinion. However, Xu Yifan smiled and didn't care.

The successful assassinations in history were all the blows of the Assassins with strong beliefs. The so-called Great Qing Dynasty, how many people can have such a firm belief in this court! Besides, assassination is a technical task that requires careful planning and a great deal of luck. Dozens of guards with guns by his side, as well as the strong squad of Jiangning Mansion, have actually minimized the risk of assassination. Pile more people up, in this era when there are no sniper rifles, in fact, it is not to enhance the safety factor, but to talk about pomp.

What's more, if you want to declare a new atmosphere in the world, how can he, Xu Yifan, be like Guangxu and other last-day emperors who were born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women? He rushed over the positions of tens of thousands of indigenous thugs in Nanyang and thousands of devils in North Korea.

He walked upstairs slowly, and everyone waiting on the second floor also saluted, and some even bowed on their knees! Xu Yifan ignored them, walked to the chairman in the middle and sat down with a smile: "Big guy, get up!" I'm just the governor of Liangjiang, there is no kowtow etiquette in the system, my brother has been in the army for a long time, and I am not used to everyone's weak legs, and the opportunity to meet in the future is long-term. Free, all free! ”

You still have the face to say that the Qing Dynasty system! I don't know how many people immediately slandered, but they still had to reply neatly: "Thank you for your grace!" One by one, they all got up and took their seats. There are only a few people who can sit next to Xu Yifan, either the president of the Chamber of Commerce, or the senior officials who are registered, and there are even a few representatives sent by foreign governors. Even if they are representatives of governors from all over the country and want to see Xu Yifan alone, it is not that simple! It's great to be able to see him, Xu Yifan's representative Zhang Peilun is sent away. Today, I took the opportunity to arrange the same table, and I also had a sense of condolences. The big guy sat next to him, his ass was only half a stool, and there was light on the main table, but his ass was sinned!

Xu Yifan raised a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Brother is really busy, this Lantern Festival is festive, so I can count myself as free to have a while with everyone, here, brother, thank you for donating three million Ping Dynasty military expenses." Tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards, brothers also express their gratitude on their behalf! ”

Not far from his side is the owner of this time, the president of the Jiangning Chamber of Commerce, who also donated the title of Daotai, and is the red top of the second grade. He laughed beside him: "The handsome man is for the whole country and Xinjiang, and he resolutely waved his army north, what else do the villains say!" Such actions are just absolute, innocent, and duty. If there is anything that the villain can do his best to follow up the military expenses of the marshal, the villain will definitely do his best to serve! ”

Xu Yifan laughed: "Well said! Your duty is to support me. And my duty is to preserve the dignity of this country! Keep the prosperity and peace of the people of this country! Brother asked himself his heart, along the way, he has not violated this criterion, so he has come to this point............"

He slowly lowered the glass in his hand and stood up with his hands in his hands. Everyone at the banquet raised their faces and listened to him calmly. Everyone has invested so much, and it is nothing more than listening to Xu Yifan say a few words. Outside, the firecrackers were noisy, the gongs were agitating, but inside the evening pavilion, it was quiet and quiet, and the breathing could be heard.

“………… The decline of the country's fortunes has been extremely small, and everyone sees it. Xu is not talented, this body is to save the country's fortune! The national fortune is specific to the big guys, that is, the family fortune. There is no strong country, the customs duties are not in the hands, the land is not in the hands, and even the wealth is not in their own hands! Everything Xu did was to keep the vitality of the country! The brother knows what the big guy means, and since he is here, he will say a refreshing word............ All the unhappiness of the past can be written off. Let's start at the beginning! Under the rule of Xu, everyone is treated equally, as long as you fulfill your duties, Xu will naturally do his duty to protect you! In this world, ask yourself who can best protect this country, Xu is the best! ”

His words rang loudly, and he stood there with his hands in his hands, awe-inspiring. Everyone listened silently.

Xu Yifan has already announced that he will not pursue their past support for Rong Lu, and has also implicitly stated that the development of Liangjiang will treat Nanyang and Beiyang and local forces equally. In return, of course, is to fully support him. But isn't that what everyone is asking for today? What the governors and deputies listened to was another meaning, what Xu Yifan wanted to protect was the whole world, and his attitude towards Dingge had been fully revealed! Now that everyone is standing on his ship, it seems that they have to plan carefully how they can gain more benefits in the new dynasty -- to be specific to the present time, it is to support him more than anyone!

Xu Yifan smiled faintly and changed the topic again: "............ Let me tell you one more thing. In the land south of the Yangtze River, the matter of tariff reading power has already been raised. Dealing with foreigners, asking yourself the entire Qing Dynasty, no one can surpass my brother............ It's better than some people whose brothers have worked hard to win in the northeast of North Korea and have to cede land and pay compensation! Not only is the Jiangnan tariff expected, but the original tariff of 5 percent is not without negotiation............ Of course, all this has to be backed by strength. We need a richer country, we need a stronger army, and we need everyone to follow me and work together to put this country in order! All our own rights and interests must be obtained by our self-improvement. If you don't have strength and self-esteem, others will take care of your fart! The eyes are always on the inside, suppressing it, destroying it, knocking on the bone and sucking the marrow. To the outside world is to make a weak concession, such a center, if it can protect the rights and interests of this country, then it is really a ghost! ”

This sentence shocked the audience even more!

Needless to say, Xu Yifan's contemptuous accusations against the imperial court in his words are needless to say. Anyway, both sides are almost completely torn faces. Even if he shouts here that Guangxu is a bastard, Cixi is an old witch. Everyone just listened, and put on an expression that they had heard the truth. However, the news that the Jiangnan tariff is read, and the possibility of raising the tariff by 5 percent, is so amazing! This means that if what Xu Yifan said is not a lie, then the powers have already understood and supported Xu Yifan's behavior, and have taken such specific actions! The world's strong army is in his hands, the southern governor is mostly standing on his ship, and with the understanding and support of the great powers, this world is equivalent to already in his hands!

To say that Xu Yifan is telling a lie, it is not quite like it, along the way, how many things he has done that people think are impossible!

Could it be that in this world, Ding Ge is really about to change?

Thinking about the news from the north now, there is a mess of chaos and weakness, and there are only a few lonely ministers who are struggling to support the situation.

The president of the Jiangning Chamber of Commerce reacted the fastest, stood up and raised a glass: "Congratulations to the handsome!" ”

Xu Yifan also smiled and raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp. On the second floor of the Wanqing Pavilion, everyone raised their glasses and drank everything: "Congratulations to the handsome!" ”

The president of the chamber of commerce even beckoned his subordinates: "Take it!" ”

Downstairs in the evening, the sound of gongs and drums doubled up, and countless fireworks rose into the sky, almost illuminating half of Jiangning City.

The president of the chamber of commerce respectfully walked to the window and pushed open the window on the second floor. From this line of sight at the main table, it can be seen that nine dragon lanterns are pouring out from all directions, converging at the bottom of the evening building, flying and changing. One of the dragons was Pale Color, the most huge, in the center, and the other eight dragons were rolling beside them. Kowloon couldn't help but hang his head and wag his tail upstairs. The surrounding people were already crowded, and if it weren't for Bai Siwen's strong squad desperately trying to maintain order, they would have squeezed in a long time ago. Half of the people of Jiangning City seem to have gathered here!

"Xu Dashuai! Xu Dashuai! ”

The atmosphere in front of him seemed to have a magical power, which made the people who knew who was upstairs spontaneously cry out. The people's hearts always go with luck, Xu Yifan is so strong, how can he not let the people of Jiangning City have honor? As soon as the shouts sounded, it became a tide of Pengpai, sweeping over wave after wave, without stopping.

Xu Yifan looked serious and walked slowly to the window, Chen De and Pu Yang wanted to stop him, but they were pushed away by him. The people below saw Xu Yifan walk to the window and salute a Praetorian Guard. How long has it been since this country has seen such a big man as a young and heroic man?

It was already a boiling ocean below, and the fireworks were still rising high, blasting colorful colors in the night sky.

Xu Yifan turned his head and beckoned, Pu Yang had already silently brought a glass of wine up, handed it to Xu Yifan, he raised his glass in his hand, looked at the crowd, and shouted to congratulate: "May my Chinese luck, from now on, vigorously cheer up, and hang down for all generations!" ”

With that, he threw his head up again and drank the wine from his glass.

The cheers downstairs in the evening were even more tenfold at once, stretching endlessly in the night sky until the entire Jiangning City was completely enveloped!

In the Wanqing Building, a representative of the superintendent, who seemed to have read a little bit of books, sat there and gently knocked on the table, and whispered to himself: "The weather of the new dynasty ............."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cold wind is like a knife, on both sides of the official road, the withered grass is lurking with the wind. The sun on the horizon was also white, as if it couldn't spit out any heat.

On the official road outside the entrance, dozens of healthy horses galloped desperately, and the knights on the horses were so tired that they couldn't straighten their waists.

Among the horse teams, it is Liu Kunyi. He couldn't stand this kind of bump for a long time, and the two superb riding Goshha, one left and one right, were controlled with one hand, and the other hand supported him from both sides, which was the only way to survive until now.

Liu Kun's white beard fluttered, and although his face was coated with thick grease, he was still blown out by the knife-like cold wind. His eyes were half-closed and half-open, just gritting his teeth.

The horses galloped into the hills, and the official road became meandering between them, and the hills were full of dead trees, and the wind blew, and the branches of these dead trees trembled and made a sound that almost whimpered.

However, this hill can be regarded as a little sheltered by the wind, and the Goshkhas, who are galloping against the wind all the way, can be regarded as taking a breath of air. Without the cold wind, everyone's spirit couldn't help but relax a little, and at this time I felt that my whole body was almost scattered. For three or four days in a row, everyone was almost in a hurry except for a few hours of random rest at night! Everyone is a strong man, and they are all so tired, how can Liu Laoshuai support it!

Even the horses neighed in a low voice, slowed down, and after running for so long, the stuff in their bellies was empty. The horse was a grassy belly, hungry fast, and its stomach was empty, and even the saddle of the belly was not secure, but it just slid to both sides. A few horses simply stopped to see if there was any forage on the side of the road, but in such a winter, there was not even dry grass, so where to look for food.

The leader of the team also reined in his horse and turned around to gallop towards Liu Kunyi. When he arrived at Liu Kunyi's side, the old man reluctantly opened his eyes and scolded, "Why did you stop?" ”

The head of Nagoshha has been with Liu Kun for more than one or two decades, and at this time his face was full of unbearable expression: "Old handsome, rest." Looking at you like this, we feel distressed! The horses were also tired, so they had to be fed and refreshed............ In the past three days, we have worked for a small 400 miles, we don't care, your body is important! ”

Liu Kun gasped heavily, and the words he said looked exhausted: "I don't care, Song Qing matters!" One step earlier, and perhaps there is room for redemption. The more it drags on, the more unbearable it becomes............ The imperial court is getting weaker day by day, but Xu Yifan is getting stronger day by day............"

"Old handsome, why do you have to work so yourself? If you can't save it, don't save it, even if Xu Yifan wins the world, dare to wronged the old handsome? Who doesn't know that this court is not saved! ”

The head of Goshha could no longer hold back and shouted loudly. The surrounding Goshha were silent, but judging by their expressions, they also agreed with these words. They have been on an errand by Liu Kunyi's side for a long time, and they can be regarded as close to the center. Liu Kunyi also has a habit of teaching his subordinates to read. These Goshkha of them are a little ink in their stomachs. The court is not good, the whole world knows it, but it is because there is no heroic hero who can intimidate the world that it has dragged on until now. Xu Yifan has risen, but the court has made a lot of tricks, and it can be said that it is very clear who the luck is. If it weren't for the extreme weakness of this imperial court, Xu Yifan would have come to this point in a few years? It is almost impossible to save the luck of the last days, even Li Hongzhang has only been perfunctory for 20 years, and if he can't go on, he will simply go home, can Liu Kunyi be stronger than Li Hongzhang?

Liu Kun looked at them and sighed: "Take the water ............"

Goshha next to him took out a water hyacinth, but the mouth of the gourd was wrapped in ice, and he used a knife to crack the ice, and then he laboriously opened the lid. Liu Kun took it and took a sip, the cold water made him shiver, but he was also refreshed.

“………… You can't stop my old man from being a lonely minister! To be honest, this lonely old man doesn't have to be. But what is the situation now! If Zhili is in chaos like this, hundreds of thousands of boxers can erode the northern land when they speak, and when the time comes, they can cause a big disaster! Xu Yifan came to clean up too late! I can still be intimidated now, but I can't? Song Qing's Yi army is here, and the two armies work together, and they can still keep Zhili from chaos! The old man took it to convince Song Qing, that is, this bit of blood sincerity!

Even if Xu Yifan goes north, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come to Tutun. I can't stop it, just admit defeat. I really can't wipe off the old face, and it's nothing big to be martyred in the Qing Dynasty............ But I can't let this fist cause trouble in the hands of my old man! The old man is also trying his best to protect a little vitality in the world! ”

Liu Kunyi slowly confided in his heart, and his tone was gloomy. The Goshkha beside him was silent. In the end, it was the head of the Goshha who reluctantly said: "Old handsome...... You've got to save your bones............ If you want to settle down in the Northland, you can't get tired first, can you? ”

Liu Kunyi also smiled reluctantly: "Okay, listen to you!" Slow down a little and stop and don't stop. The front is the south entrance, we changed horses when we entered the county, and when we arrived at Song Qing, the old man slept for a day first, so okay? ”

With such an attitude, what else does his subordinate Goshha have to say. He no longer rested, reluctantly urged the horse, slowed down a little and hurried forward. This place is close to the south entrance of the west of Zhili, the official road is rugged and narrow, and the surrounding hills have gradually become mountains, making it more and more difficult to walk. Continuing to do the road for a while, I saw that I came to a valley mouth, the hills on both sides forced the narrow official road to die, the road did not allow three horses to go in parallel, and it was extremely tortuous, and the people in front of the team could no longer be seen, all blocked by layers of hills.

The head of Nagoshha walked in front, always bracing himself to explore the way, and everyone else was so tired that he lay on his horse, but he sat up straight. Only then did I turn a hill, and in front of me was the valley mouth where the two mountains confronted. When he raised his eyes, the head of Goshha suddenly became cold. Before Taniguchi, several layers of big trees had been piled up on top of each other, sealing the road ahead!

The head of Nagoshha was shocked, and an ominous premonition flowed all over his body, he reined in his horse violently, turned around and shouted: "Old handsome, there is danger!" ”

Dozens of Goshha all looked up, and those who were close to Liu Kunyi even pulled out their guns. Liu Kunyi also reluctantly straightened his waist and looked around. The wind echoed in the valley ahead, making a mournful whistling sound. There was silence all around, and there was no voice. Those Goshha just let out a little breath of air, on the hills on both sides, only forty or fifty meters away from Liu Kunyi, countless holes were opened at once, and figures appeared, and in each figure's hand, there was a fast gun, and the muzzle of the gun was black and holed, but it was aimed at Liu Kunyi!

"Old handsome!"

The gunshots rang out violently, and white smoke came out, and the gunshots entered the valley, and then rebounded back, stretching endlessly. On the official road, suddenly a crowd shouted and neighed!

The head of the Goshha had been shot, but he still held on to his horse, desperately rushing back, and only when he turned back, he saw Liu Kunyi's figure swaying on the horseback, as if he was trying his best to sit firmly. The head of that Goshha has good eyesight, and he also saw the last expression on Liu Kunyi's face that seemed to be smiling!

In the rain of gunfire, the veteran of the last Qing Dynasty slowly raised his hand, straightened the big hat on his head, and wanted to turn his head back to look at the direction of Yanjing City, but he couldn't support it anymore and fell off his horse.

"Old handsome!"

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the twenty-first year of Guangxu, Liu Kun, the governor of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty, was ambushed and died.

(To be continued)