Bao Ling didn't expect that Shi Shiran, the co-organizer of the Five Ports of Commerce, only brought two entourages and came to Hong Kong Island on a steamer from an American businessman.

Near the Xiyingpun wharf, there are two large sailing ships, and the whole wharf has been under martial law, more than 100 British soldiers are on standby, near the west side of the wharf, stacked many sacks, bulging bags do not know what goods are loaded, next to a stack of sacks, there are two or three hundred disarmed Qing soldiers, squatting there in despair, next to a dozen British soldiers guarding, bright bayonets aimed at them.

Bao Ling set up a table, chair and parasol nearby, as a negotiation site, and a dozen steps away were those Qing prisoners squatting on the ground, some of them were full of fear, some were full of anger, and their expressions were different. There was also a prisoner who was tied up and stood in front of the team, covered in blood, and it is not known whether it was because of the resistance when he was captured or because he was tortured after being captured.

With two cups of coffee on the table, Ye Zhao and Bao Ling sat across the table, and Bao Ling looked serious: "The general has repeatedly asked for my help, but I can't imagine that my enthusiasm will be exchanged for an embarrassing result, can the general know that many of my compatriots are dissatisfied with the help I provided to the general?" ”

Ye Zhao also said with a straight face: "We don't want to see such a regrettable thing happen, can the Governor allow me to understand the whole story?" ”

Bao Ling said: "Your Excellency, General, it is better to hurry up and ask the soldiers of your country on the two ships to disarm, so as not to cause further conflicts." ”

Ye Zhao frowned slightly: "You have to find out." ”

Bao Ling nodded slightly and picked up the coffee.

Ye Zhao turned around, Chang Shun immediately ran over, bent down and put his ear to Ye Zhao's mouth, Ye Zhao whispered a few words, and he immediately took the order.

Ye Zhao pointed to the big man who was tied up by five flowers not far away and said, "Who is this?" ”

Bao Ling glanced at it, "The culprit, the culprit who beat the first mate of the Seagull." Then he made a gesture, and the two soldiers pushed and shoved the big man over. It saved Ye Zhao from speaking.

"Mark the Zhenwu battalion management team Li Sanshui to see Lord Dutong!" Dahan recognized Ye Zhao and fell to his knees with shame on his face.

Ye Zhao stood up and walked over, helping the big man untie, the two British soldiers looked at Bao Ling, Bao Ling hesitated, waved his hand, and the two soldiers immediately retreated a few steps.

was untied by Du Tong himself, Li Sanshui's face turned even redder, but he didn't move when Ye Zhao pulled him up.

"What the hell is going on?" Ye Zhao asked in a deep voice.

"It's all the villain's fault! The villain is reckless and causes trouble, and has nothing to do with other brothers! The adults hand over the small ones to the foreigners to be executed! Li Sanshui replied loudly.

"Bastard!" Ye Zhao was angry, "What the hell is going on, say!" ”

Li Sanshui knelt motionless, but his voice was loud, "Yes, it was the ghost who scolded me for being a pig, I scolded back, he made his first move, was knocked to the ground by the villain, and was later persuaded to untie it, and then I didn't know how to return to Hong Kong Island!" A ghost soldier came aboard, and the commander ordered us to disarm! ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, and said, "Zhenwu Camp Pipe Don Hatch?" "The pipe band is the commander of the first battalion of the new army.

"Yes!" Li Sanshui replied loudly.

Ye Zhao nodded, then sat back in his seat, picked up the coffee and took a sip, glanced at Bao Ling, and said: "The Governor said that our soldiers beat the first mate and hijacked the sailors, and the sailors of the three ships secretly turned the ship back to Hong Kong, and waved the flag to ask for support, dare to ask the Governor if you have ever heard of our soldiers' complaints?" ”

Bao Ling said arrogantly: "Mr. Cook, the first mate of the Seagull, is a gentleman, and he will not lie. ”

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Mr. Cook, there are a few questions I want to ask. ”

Bao Ling nodded in agreement and whispered a few words to the soldiers behind him.

While waiting for Mr. Cook, Chang Shun ran over, and there were two people behind him, one was the flag-fleeing professional Tojimpo, and the other was Peter, the adviser to the New Army.

When they discovered that the sailing ship had suddenly anchored at the pier on Hong Kong Island, and that there were British soldiers gathered on the pier, and some sailors hurriedly disembarked, Shenbao knew that something was wrong and immediately proposed to arrest the sailors. The commander of the new army on the New Indian is Zhao Qingsong, the assistant of the Zhenwei battalion, and the deputy commander of the Zhenwei battalion, Zhao Qingsong strongly opposed, but Shen Bao said, "Don't die, follow me!" Immediately, dozens of soldiers were gathered and more than a dozen sailors who had time to get off the ship were grabbed and tied up.

As for the Liverpool East, although the sailors were not detained, they were not disarmed, and when the British tried to board the ship, Peter immediately ordered the new soldiers to fire their guns into the air, and the British retreated, and a confrontation was formed.

Ye Zhao listened to the descriptions of Shenbao and Peter, and he had a spectrum in his heart. And Peter also saw Bao Ling's stern gaze, he was embarrassed, but he saluted Bao Ling calmly: "Mr. Governor, I don't think the Great Fresh Army is at fault in this conflict!" ”

Bao Ling grimaced and picked up the coffee cup.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Lord Governor, I don't want some small misunderstandings to affect my cooperation with Lord Governor, and I believe that Lord Governor also needs my cooperation." ”

Indeed, officials like Ye Zhao who are willing to take the initiative to deal with "Yangyi" are really rare.

Bao Ling's posture was extremely high, "General, I can release the prisoners of war of your country, but the murderers who take the lead in making trouble must be severely punished, and the murderers who kidnapped my British citizens on the New Indian must be handed over to the Hong Kong court for trial and punished by our laws!" "Bao Ling is a hardliner against China, and the arrogance in his bones is even more vividly reflected at this moment.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Lord Governor, what do you just call these soldiers who took the initiative to lay down their arms to avoid conflict with your country?" Did I hear me right? POW? ”

Bao Ling also felt that his wording was a little inappropriate, but he would not change his words in front of officials from countries like the Great Qing Dynasty.

Ye Zhao stood up suddenly, strode towards the cargo area and squatted in the new army soldiers, and after walking a few steps, he was blocked by the British army's bayonet in his chest.

Seeing Lord Dutong coming over, he was stopped by the bright bayonet, and the soldiers were scratched for a while.

Ye Zhao looked at the cold blade on his chest, and suddenly grabbed it, his heart hurt, and soon, a blood line formed on the bayonet, and it fell ticking.

The British soldier was taken aback and took a few steps back, while the bayonet slashed through Ye Zhao's hand, and Ye Zhao's palms clenched into fists seemed to be soaked with blood.

"Master!" Chang Shun almost cried and ran over, and took out a sweat towel to help Ye Zhao wrap his injured palm. The soldiers of the new army were even more shocked, and a few people stood up violently.

"Squat! Get down! The British soldiers pointed their guns at the men and shouted loudly in blunt Chinese.

But more and more people stood up, and one by one raised their heads and chests to meet the cold and shining bayonets of the British army, the British troops retreated again and again, someone blew a whistle, and not far away, a large number of Indian mercenaries came running quickly.

Ye Zhao walked over and sat back at the table, Bao Ling looked at this scene in surprise, looking at the handkerchief in Ye Zhao's hand that was soaked in blood very quickly.

"Your Excellency! I and my men are now at your disposal. Ye Zhao's face was indifferent, "Seven hundred and sixty-three people, either all of them will be left and the blood will stain Xiyingpan, or I will bring back a lot of them." ”

"You, you're a total barbar! You're blackmailing me! Bao Ling's face turned blue with anger.

Shen Bao's face was resolute, his hand touched his waist, as long as Ye Zhao said a word, he was ready to stab the old foreign devil in front of him with three knives and six holes. Li Sanshui, who was stunned by the scene just now, looked at Ye Zhaowu's bleeding injured hand, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and a trace of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, but he unconsciously bit his lip.

At this time, a white man with bruised, curly blond hair walked over, accompanied by a British soldier, and needless to say, this must have been the first mate of Cook who caused the incident.

"Mr. Cook! That's what you want to see, right? Without waiting for Bao Ling to speak, Ye Zhao asked coldly.

How could Cook have imagined that a brawl would make the two sides tense, and a battle would break out every second, but he could not ride the tiger, so he only had a hard mouth, "This is not the result I want to see, but the responsibility lies entirely with your soldiers." ”

Ye Zhao stared at him for a few moments, then smiled, "Mr. Cook, you are not an honest person, can I think so, because of your dishonesty, there must be problems with the merchant ships you serve?" Mr. Cook, unless I am not allowed to return to Canton today, I assure you that the Seagull, nay, all merchant ships employing you will be subject to the strictest scrutiny at the Five Customs! I can also guarantee that any merchant who does business with the Great Qing Kingdom will stay away from you! ”

"Your Excellency! You're going too far! Bao Ling's face was calm, and he was depressed in his heart, in fact, whether Cook's words were true or not was not the point, but the sailors sailed back to Hong Kong, and some people were held hostage by the Qing army, so he naturally wanted to protect the interests of the citizens of the British Empire, and took the opportunity to embarrass the Qing officials to fulfill his wishes, who told these officials to close their doors and not see each other, then you have to beg me yourself.

Who knew that this young official of the Great Qing Dynasty did not play his cards according to common sense at all, let alone negotiate with him at the usual price, but he made himself more and more passive, and he couldn't really start a war with the Great Qing Kingdom, right?

Bao Ling was about to speak, but Cook, whose face was pale, suddenly whispered in his ear, and Bao Ling's face became even more ugly.

Ye Zhao stood up and said with a relaxed face: "Can we go?" Your Excellency the Governor? I hope that this misunderstanding will not affect your cooperation, and we will go back to Guangzhou to rest for a few days, and I will still keep my promise to cooperate with the Governor to exterminate the pirates, and I will not give up halfway. ”

Bao Ling suddenly changed his smiling face and got up with a smile: "Our doctor will arrive soon, and the general's hand needs to be cared for." ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "That's not necessary, the military affairs are busy, so I will talk to the governor in detail instead." ”

Bao Ling nodded slightly, he had the advantage but was restrained by this young man's tricks and hard and soft tricks, and forced Cook to take the initiative to admit that Qu was on his side, he could be said to be a villain in vain, and he regretted it in his heart, but he was thinking about how to find an opportunity to ease relations with Ye Zhao.

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