In the west courtyard of the Xu Mansion, after listening to Xu Zhong's words, Xu Luoyan's eyes widened and he asked in surprise: "Grandpa Xu, you said that not only did he not kill those disciples indiscriminately, but also gave them silver taels and asked them to find a way out?" ”

"Yes, he did not kill any of them except the English soldiers, and gave ten taels of silver to each of the congregants, and twenty taels of silver to each of the women and children." Xu Zhong nodded and said. Wang Jundao was able to let those Christians go, and also gave those people money, he was also very surprised, didn't the Boxers kill foreigners when they saw them?

"I knew he was a good guy." A smile appeared at the corner of Xu Luoyan's mouth, but she breathed a long sigh of relief in her heart, she was really afraid that Wang Jundao would kill those believers, she had been to the Christian church in peace, and knew that many people in it were actually good people, and there were a large number of Chinese, they were also poor people.

"Ugh." Xu Zhong sighed, he wanted to say that these Christians were likely to meet other Boxers after they went out, but he didn't say it in the end, he knew that Wang Jundao had done his best.

At this time, a family member came in a hurry and said, "The chief butler, the master is back and wants to see you." ”

"Grandpa is back?" Xu Luoyan asked in surprise. These few days, Xu Yongyi stayed in the prime minister's yamen at night because he was slower than state affairs, and he had no time to come back, he was already an old man in his seventies, and Xu Luoyan was very worried that his body would not be able to bear it.

"Back to the eldest lady, the master doesn't seem to be in a very good mood, and as soon as he comes back, he rushes to the study." The man said cautiously.

"Oh, I see." Xu Luoyan nodded.

"Miss, then I'll go to serve the master first, you can rest early." Xu Zhong said to Xu Luoyan.

"Well, Grandpa Xu, hurry up and say hello to Grandpa for me." Although Xu Luoyan really wanted to see her grandfather, the family rules of the Xu Mansion were very strict, and it was not her turn to go now.

"Okay." Xu Zhong nodded and walked out of the west courtyard with his family.

Xu Luoyan sat quietly on the stone bench alone, contemplating her eyebrows, and several maids stood aside obediently and did not speak.

It didn't take long for Xu Zhong to come to Xu Yongyi's study, and respectfully said to Xu Yongyi, whose hair and beard were all white: "Master, are you looking for me?" ”

"Well, I've heard about the family during the day, so tell me about the current situation in the Christian church." Xu Yongyi looked up and glanced at Xu Zhong, and then buried himself in writing his own things on the paper.

"Yes, sir." Xu Zhong nodded and said: "Now that the Christian church has been controlled, all the believers in the church have been driven out by them, and they have also given ten taels of silver to each of those believers for travel expenses, as of half an hour ago, there have been more than ten Boxers pouring into the Christian church, each of which has more than 100 people, they all have a common characteristic, that is, they do not have braids, and I can see that they should all be soldiers." ”

"Huh? And such a thing? Xu Yongyi stopped his pen and raised his head, his brows furrowed.

"Yes, he is vigorous and disciplined, and even when he hurriedly enters the Christian Church, he maintains a neat and strong military style, and I am sure that this is an army that is more powerful in combat than the Wu Wei Army." Xu Zhong nodded and said.

"What?" Xu Yongyi was taken aback, an army that is more powerful than the Wuwei Army, in addition to the foreign coalition army, are there any other armies? It's impossible, but Xu Zhong has followed him for more than forty years, and he has never missed what he said, and Xu Zhong can't lie to him.

Xu Zhong didn't speak, he knew that Xu Yongyi must be thinking about countermeasures, he stood quietly and waited patiently.

Halfway through, Xu Yongyi stood up and said, "No, there is such an army of unknown origin here, I want to report to the Queen Mother and the Emperor overnight." ”

"Sir, sit down first and listen to me." Xu Zhong spoke out to stop Xu Yongyi.

Although Xu Yongyi was anxious, he still sat down and said, "I'm concerned about it, so tell me what you think." ”

"Master, you are now the main peace, but the court is the main battle, as soon as you go to report, maybe the court is still very happy, and it will definitely collect this army, isn't that inconsistent with your political views?" Xu Zhong said.

"Well, you're right." Xu Yongyi nodded, and said, "But I can't let such an army of unknown origin live in the inner city of Yanjing City like this." ”

"Master, have you ever thought about it, there are only more than 1,000 of them, how much can they make waves in this huge Yanjing City? So it is impossible for them to come to rebel, at most they are here to take some small profits, think about it again, now that the capital is in such chaos, you are the main peace faction, if the Boxers take the opportunity to come to Xu Mansion to find trouble, what should I do? Xu Zhong said again.

Xu Yongyi fell into deep thought when he heard this, if that was the case, with more than a hundred guns in the mansion, he would not be able to resist the attack of the Boxers at all, he looked at Xu Zhong and said, "What do you think?" ”

"Master, now we have kindness to this army in the church, they will definitely not harm us, in fact, if they want to be unfavorable to us, they do it during the day, so they are friends and enemies to us, with them by our side, we actually have an extra layer of protection." Xu Zhong said meaningfully.

"I see what you mean, it's to show favor to them, right?" Xu Yongyi said when he heard this.

"Yes, sir." Xu Zhong nodded.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you." Xu Yongyi thought for a moment and said to Xu Zhong. He knew that now he was in the military aircraft department because of the main peace, weak and made a lot of enemies, especially offended the military minister who commanded the Boxers in the world, Fortitude, if Fortitude was not good for him, I was afraid that a large number of Boxers would flock to his mansion, and he really needed the help of the army next to him at that time.

Then, Xu Yongyi explained a lot of matters in the house to Xu Zhong, and it didn't take long for Xu Zhong to get up and prepare to leave the study, when a confidant's voice came to mind outside the door: "Master, someone has come to the palace, pass you into the palace and hold an emergency imperial meeting." ”

Xu Yongyi and Xu Zhong glanced at each other, and both saw a touch of shock in each other's eyes, and Xu Yongyi sighed: "It's really eventful." ”

"Master, I know that you now see the disadvantages of the Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to start a war with more than a dozen foreign countries at the same time, but now that the Qing Dynasty has started a war with the foreigners, if you repeatedly make peace, I am afraid that it will make the Queen Mother angry, and the consequences of the Queen Mother's anger are unimaginable." Xu Zhong couldn't help but remind.

"How could I not have known that? But I can't watch the Qing Dynasty fall into turmoil, if more than a dozen Western powers attack the Qing Dynasty on a large scale, the Qing Dynasty will be in danger. Xu Yongyi sighed. Today's Qing Dynasty, the country's fortunes are declining, [***] unbearable, internal and external troubles, precarious, he can't save it, only do his part, even if he dies, then he has no regrets.

"Master, if the Queen Mother has been fighting and you have been the Lord of peace, the Queen Mother may kill you to sacrifice the flag in order to serve the public." Xu Zhong said in panic.

"The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers are not dead and disloyal." Xu Yongyi was helpless.

"Master, you are in a high position, if you want to do your part for the country, you still need to keep a useful body, you don't need to stand on the opposite side of the Queen Mother, you just need to remain neutral, neither the main battle, nor the main peace." Xu Zhong persuaded.

"Let's see." Xu Yongyi sighed, stood up, and said: "I'll go out first, you can take care of more in the mansion, send more people to protect the west courtyard, you can't have the heart to harm people, you can't have the heart to prevent people, the origin of this army in the church is unknown, since they can go to the church, they can also go to the Xu Mansion at any time." ”

"Yes." Xu Zhong bowed and replied. He knew in his heart that if Wang Jundao wanted to turn over, these people in the mansion would not be able to stop him at all. This wall can prevent gentlemen, but not villains.

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