In 1843, Shanghai was opened, and in 1845, the area north of pidgin in Shanghai County was designated as a foreigner settlement, and later formed a British concession. In 1848, the Hongkou area was designated as the American Concession. In 1849, the area north of Shanghai County and south of the British Concession was the French Concession.

Shanghai is much more prosperous than in previous years, because Sichuan, Hubei Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is very troubled, the Liangjiang region is even more non-stop fighting, many rich and noble families in order to avoid the war disaster and to avoid the endless donations of the imperial court, dragged their families to move to Shanghai, peace of mind that the imperial court can not protect them, so they seek the protection of foreigners, Zhao Laoqi pretended to be a businessman to come to Shanghai for the second time, he was at first a little intimate about the county seat of Shanghai - no matter how prosperous you are, you will eventually be taken by the king of Han?

"Director, I just inquired, Liu Lichuan of the Heaven and Earth Society is now on an errand in the Yamen, has he taken refuge in the Qing Demon?"

Zhao Laoqi listened to the detailed report that was randomly arranged in Shanghai County last time, and he didn't react for a while, Liu Lichuan He has seen it, a well-known hero, strange? Why did he go to the yamen as an errand boy? Could it be that the Qing Demon used high-ranking officials to win him over? Thinking of this, Zhao Laoqi subconsciously asked, "What kind of official is he in the yamen?" ”

He replied: "He took refuge in Wu Jianzhang, a Shanghai Taoist, and became a team leader in Shanghai County. ”

Zhao Laoqi shook his head, could it be that he looked away, if he was a guerrilla and a general, Zhao Laoqi would not blame him, but for a team leader who didn't even have a grade, he didn't want to take refuge in King Han! This Liu Lichuan is really damned, if all the gangs in Shanghai County defect to the Qing Demon, then it will be difficult for the First Army to attack the city, no! I must meet with the leaders of the other Heaven and Earth Societies to see their attitudes.

"Chen Alin, Li Xianchi, and how many of them also went to the yamen?" Zhao Laoqi's eyes lit up and stared at the fine work, for fear of getting a positive answer.

Xianzuo didn't dare to look at Zhao Laoqi, lowered his head and replied, "No!" They seem to have had a quarrel with Liu Lichuan, and they haven't seen each other for a few days. ”

Zhao Laoqi breathed a sigh of relief, the situation was finally not out of control, there was still hope for the Heaven and Earth Society, and he was just about to leave for the Guandi Temple in the west of the city to find Chen Alin, paying attention to the appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, and asked angrily: "What else is there, finish it at once!" ”

He wiped his sweat and whispered in a suspicious tone: "The day before yesterday, my subordinates were drinking tea in the 'Tingsheng Teahouse', and I accidentally caught a glimpse of a person who looked like Liu Lichuan hurriedly walked up to the second floor, and after a while, I saw Chen Alin also coming in, and my subordinates were curious, and they also followed, and vaguely heard 'King Han', 'captured alive', 'great merit' or something, and my subordinates also ...... it."

Zhao Laoqi exclaimed: "They want to capture the King of Han alive and ask the Qing court for merit and reward!" How bold they are! ”

After enduring it for a while, he plucked up his courage and said: "My subordinates don't think they mean this, first, Chen Alin's hatred of the government is well known. Second, if they really wanted to capture His Highness alive, Liu Lichuan didn't have to put on makeup and go to the teahouse to discuss. Third, even if they defected to the Qing court, how could they capture His Royal Highness the King of Han alive? They can't deal with the guards around King Han! ”

Zhao Laoqi saw that he was reasonable, and after thinking deeply, he praised it: "What you said makes sense!" It is very likely that they want to break into the Qing Demon and cooperate with His Highness to attack the city and capture it alive? That's also capturing the demon general alive! It's just that...... These are all our speculations, and if they are not, it would be a big mistake! ”

After hesitating for a while, he made up his mind and said, "Let his subordinates go down and test Liu Lichuan and them?" If they surrender to the Qing court, they will definitely sacrifice me to the Qing demons, so that they can be confirmed that they harbor evil intentions! As long as His Highness avenges me when he breaks the city, his subordinates will die without regrets. ”

Zhao Laoqi was also in a mood when he heard his bold words, 'Ha Luha' laughed, lightly hammered the shoulder of the fine work, and said impassionedly: "You don't hesitate to die!" Am I afraid to die! From the first day I followed His Highness, I was ready to die! In order to drive out the Tartars and restore China! I die without regrets! This time, you don't want to fight with me, Liu Lichuan has a relationship with me, he can't deceive me, and besides, my official position is bigger than yours, they ...... If you want to give it, you will give it to me! If you don't come back at noon tomorrow, you will go out of the city and tell the King of Han to be careful of the Heaven and Earth Society, by the way, what is your name. ”

He was moved, clasped his fists with both hands and said: "His subordinate Pan Qiliang was originally a member of the White Dragon Party, and because he admired King Han, he volunteered to act as an internal response. ”

Zhao Laoqi said with a smile: "Your Highness ordered me to organize the Intelligence Bureau, I am worried that no one is available, so I wronged you to serve as the stationmaster of Shanghai Station, don't underestimate it, this stationmaster is also a six-grade top, which is one product bigger than the county order!" ”

Pan Qiliang knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your promotion, the lower officials will definitely repay with death." ”

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Chen Alin, Li Xianchi, and Lin Afu discussed the secret letter sent by Zhou Lichun in Qingpu County, which said that they were going to start an incident tonight, expel Yu Longguang, the magistrate of the county, and respond to the capture of Shanghai by the King of Han.

Chen Alin said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Zhou Lichun, who has always been honest, would be the first to rebel!" We all underestimated him before, but Xu Yao from Jiading County hesitated when the matter came! ”

Lin Afu shook his head and said worriedly: "They are just messing around, Brother Liu took the risk of taking advantage of Wu Jianzhang's relationship with the dog official and broke into the Qing court, and if they made such a fuss, the Qing court will definitely suspect the Heaven and Earth Society, and suspect Brother Liu." ”

"I didn't expect this, why don't you notify Liu Lichuan to go out of the city to avoid it?" Lin Afu touched his chin and proposed.

Li Xianchi vetoed: "No, doesn't this tell Wu Jianzhang that dog official, we are thieves?" Why don't we start something early? ”

"I'm afraid that the foreigners will interfere at that time, I heard that the Qing army has tens of thousands of troops in Hangzhou and Jiaxing, if the king of Han comes one step late, I'm afraid we will all die without a place to bury." Chen Alin shuddered when he thought of this consequence.

Lin Afu said angrily: "I can't do this, and I can't do that." Why don't you just wait for death? ”

Knock Knock...... Knock Knock......

Chen Alin saw someone knocking on the door, signaled them to be quiet, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Brother Chen, there is a person named Zhao Laoqi outside who wants to see you, and he said that you are old acquaintances!"

Chen Alin was thinking about who Zhao Laoqi was, Lin Afu jumped up and said: "Isn't this Zhao Laoqi the one who persuaded us to join King Han last month!" ”

Li Xianchi said happily: "It's really effortless, with him contacting the King of Han, His Royal Highness the King of Han will definitely send troops to Shanghai!" ”

Chen Alin said to the people outside: "Please, no, I will personally go out to greet you!" ”

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After a few people finished renewing the old one, Chen Alin was forced to ask, "I don't know what Brother Zhao is looking for us this time?" If we can help, we will not refuse! ”

Zhao Laoqi saw that the three of them got together, there must be something important to discuss, and it is very likely that the purpose of his visit is the same, "I came this time to give you a great fortune, it depends on whether you accept it or not!" ”