In fact, Bonham could not bear the most direct responsibility for the defeat, after all, it was Huish who commanded the battle, and it was not he who planned the whole process, but the East India Company, and the battle plan against the Democratic Alliance was approved by the British Parliament, and Bonham played a coordinating role in it at most.

If Bonham really insisted, he might not be able to stay in the colony and continue to serve the authorities, but he saw very clearly that the rise of the Democratic Alliance was already unstoppable, and what was the point of being the enemy of the Democratic Alliance, except for repeated defeats? With his character, it is impossible to resolutely change his stance and campaign for Sino-British friendship, but it is better to spend the rest of his life in business and buy an industry for the next generation.

Therefore, the British do know how to judge the situation very well, and they will never go all the way to the dark!

It's just that Bonham's secrecy work is good, and others don't know that he has a stake in Aina's company, and they all make a heroic interpretation of his departure.

Ali Guo couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Bonham has served the colonial authorities all his life and made outstanding achievements, but he did not expect that in the end he would have to resign with guilt, his departure is obviously a heavy loss for the colonial authorities, take the construction he just proposed, I think it is more feasible, at least there is no need to risk our soldiers, Mr. Robertson, you should seriously face Mr. Bonham's advice." ”

"Not bad!" Rawell nodded and said: "Up to now, everyone can see that if you want to eliminate the Democratic Alliance army, there is no other way than to send elite troops from the mainland, but our France and Britain are cooperating with Sardinia and Ottoman Turkey to fight against Russia, and this war has not been won in three or five years, so for now, it is impossible for the local people to affect the war against Russia because of the events that happened in the Far East."

And Mr. Wen Xian's mention of yì solved this problem, and the Qing army's morale was almost low. The equipment is inferior, but if there are any of our Western countries to train troops for the Qing country. It should be able to curb the momentum of development of the Democratic Alliance Army.

After all, the Qing ** team has a large number of people, and we do not seek the Qing army to defeat the Democratic Alliance army. It is only in the interests of the West that the two sides are evenly matched, and that China will fall into a long-term civil war, and that a divided and chaotic China will be in the best interests of the West. ”

"Okay!" Min Ti Ni should take a bite.

Jin Nengxiang is actually quite tempting. His willingness to do business with Wang Feng is completely out of interest considerations, and it does not mean that he is really willing to see China strong, besides, China is divided, he can do business at both ends, both sides take it all, at least the United States helps the Democratic Alliance to build a naval fleet, and the Qing State does not, so it has to be built, right? That's obviously a huge profit!

Even if the war of the Democratic Alliance Army is tight, he can use his personal relationship with Wang Feng. Wang Feng was forced to let go of the restrictions on opium~~ and tobacco, and then through the guò aid agreement, which gradually developed the Democratic Alliance into an agent of American interests in China.

Jin Nengheng couldn't help but look at Ma Hui, and Ma Hui also had this intention. Then he nodded and said, "I will persuade Mr. Mai Lian, the commissioner in China, to act in concert with Britain and France." ”

At that time, the U.S. diplomat in Beijing was not a minister, but a commissioner, and Merlene was the fourth commissioner to China.

Robertson immediately beckoned: "Bonham is indeed a rare talent, let us see off Mr. Bonham's departure, and also toast to the unanimity of Britain, France and the United States, come, bring wine!" ”

"Yes! Mr! A waiter opened the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of wine from Château Lysalus, the top brand in France at the time. With a history of more than 600 years, it is in the limelight. Overshadowed the top wines such as Lafite, Margaux, Latour, and Rouge a few years later, at the banquets of the nobility. If Lysalus is missing, he will lose his face and be secretly scolded as a miser!

"Po~~" The oak cork was pulled out, and suddenly, a strong aroma of wine came to the face, but at this time, a guard appeared at the staircase and shouted: "Mr. Robertson, gentlemen, the Democratic Alliance broke into the concession and raided Wu Jianzhang's home!" ”

"What? Why not stop? Robertson stood up, his face full of anger, this is not to give him face, in fact, it is not the first time that the Democratic Alliance has broken into the concession, the last time was the rescue knife club, but there was no action on the concession, it was purely a loan, and this time it came in to raid the house, and the nature is different, similar to violating the sovereignty of Britain.

"This" guard touched the back of his head, speechless, the annihilation of the whole army did bring great psychological shock to the British, there are warships, there are artillery, they can't beat the Democratic Alliance, what are the guards guarding the concession? They only have the most ordinary Minnie gun, how dare they stop it, but they can't say it in front of Robertson.

Understanding the guards' situation, Ali Guo asked, "How many people have come from the Democratic Alliance?" What is the situation of Wu Jianzhang's family? ”

Only then did the guards reply: "About 200 people, our people went up to negotiate, they claimed that they wanted to impose dictatorship on the family of the lackey traitor Wu Jianzhang, and directly rushed into Wu Jianzhang's house, and guarded the gate to prevent us from entering, but we could hear the cries and gunshots inside, and then there were women and goods being sent out to load the car, and when the Democratic Alliance troops left, we went in to find that there were dozens of corpses lying in the courtyard, some of them were shot to death, and some of them were stabbed to death by bayonets!" ”

"Bang!" With a bang, Robertson slammed his palm on the table and said angrily: "So the Democratic Alliance has left? You just let the Democratic Alliance army wantonly commit murder in the concession, rob the property and leave the woman with a swagger? What are your responsibilities? Well? ”

Robertson was furious, although he was angry that the Democratic Alliance broke into the concession to kill people and raid his house, but he was even more angry that the guards actually watched the whole process, if the guards could not guard the concession, then what should they do? If this is not handled properly, it will have a bad impact!

The guards kept their heads down and didn't dare to squeak!

Ali Guo waved his hand and motioned for the guards to go out, Wang Feng's arrogance had not been seen once or twice, with the power of a great victory, what could the guards do? Whoever is unlucky in this kind of thing.

The guards immediately rushed out as quickly as Montahe, Ali Guo looked at Robertson again, and after a little hesitation, he said: "Mr. Robertson, this matter must be handled carefully, if I guess correctly, the Democratic League should have the intention of provoking an incident by copying and killing Wu Jianzhang's home, once we fire the first shot, he will have sufficient reasons to take retaliatory action and take advantage of the situation to recover the concession, don't forget, the Democratic Alliance does not recognize the concession in public, and Wang Feng, the chief director of the Democratic League, is a person who dares to take risks, we can't shoot the first shot." ”

"Is that all? Where will the face of the British Empire go? If we can't protect the people in the concession, who will trust us in the future? Robertson roared unwillingly.

Ali Guo said helplessly: "Mr. Robertson, please calm down, this requires you to negotiate with Wang Feng, the commander-in-chief of the Democratic Alliance, and I believe you can handle it properly." ”

At the same time as saying this, Ali Guo was extremely happy, fortunately his consul expired in May, otherwise he would have changed himself to negotiate, Wen Xian left it alone, this is also a headache, in short, it is still the old saying, whoever spreads is unlucky.

Ali Guo couldn't help but give a sympathetic look, and Robertson obviously thought of it, at this time he no longer had any interest in tasting red wine, and walked away quickly without saying a word

The Democratic Alliance army was rampaging in the concession, Wang Feng did not know, it was about sixty-three kilometers from Baoshan to Songjiang, he had to persuade Wang Youling to surrender as quickly as possible, and then besiege Hangzhou, this is not only to help Zhou Xiuying avenge the murder of his father, but also because of a large number of Qing Dynasty officials in Hangzhou, this time, he will never allow anyone to escape with their wealth and goods.

The next day, that is, in the early morning of June 28, the whole army entered Songjiang, and after resting overnight, the sky was bright and the 5,000 troops led by Li Erhu rushed to Jiaxing.

Songjiang to Jiaxing is also about 63 kilometers, because there are not enough horses, so it took another day to arrive at the city of Jiaxing in the early morning.

Jiaxing is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, the hinterland of the Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta, at the intersection of rivers, seas, lakes and rivers, choking the throat of the southern corridor of Taihu Lake, and within 100 kilometers of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Suzhou and other cities, so Jiaxing has been rich and prosperous since ancient times, known as the land of fish and rice and the reputation of the house of silk.

Early in the morning, Wang Youling had just gotten up, and out of habit, he shook his head and read aloud with a copy of the Analects.

"Learn and learn, don't you also say? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know, but not ashamed, not gentlemen" I have to say, the Analects is a classic classic in Chinese songs, although in decades of life, Wang Youling dared to boast that he had read it 10,000 times, but he still never got tired of reading, that simple sentence, the more tasteful it is, and even with the increase of years, sometimes it will bring new life understanding, and recuperation has also improved step by step unconsciously.

What is life like in the world? Some people seek fame and fortune, some people live in poverty, but there are also a very small number of people who pursue spiritual pleasure and spiritual fulfillment.

The soul does not give birth to a trace of dirt, it is for the great freedom, the great perfection and the great leisure, and it is also the nirvana of the Buddha's cloud, and there are thousands of methods in the world, but if you want to achieve perfection, whether it is Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, you can only take the road of cultivating the mind, and they are all different paths and the same destination.

Chongyang real people have a song cloud: Confucianism and Taoism are connected, the three religions have always been an ancestral style, red lotus, white lotus root, green lotus leaves, and the three religions were originally one family!

In the poem "Showing the Taoist", there is also a cloud: The heart is upright and does not give birth to evil, the three religions are searched to be a family, what is the boundary when righteousness is revealed? There is no addition after Miao Xuantong!

Wang Youling's pursuit is to not only take responsibility in reality, but also to nurture wisdom in emptiness, to be as meticulous as a sage, but also to lift weights like a god, to be divine in the sky, holy to the earth, to cultivate the mind with Buddha, to maintain health with Taoism, and to rule the world with Confucianism, which is also the most ideal personality state of the Chinese. (To be continued)

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