The bloody heads shocked the Qing civil servants present, and Commissar Shen's words showed them that they were now faced with a choice, one between friend and foe. If you want to live, you have to join the rebels (anti-thieves?) If you don't join, you have to be with Zhao Jiaoyu. To tell the truth, the vast majority of the people present were not loyal to the Qing court, but just mixed up money and food. How could a part-time worker lose his life for the boss's shop? Of course, except for people who are stupid to read like Zhao Wuyan. Everyone doesn't pay attention to what loyalty, righteousness and martyrdom are, the change of dynasty is just a change of boss, and everyone refuses to change the court immediately, just because they are worried that the Guangfu Army will not be able to succeed, and in the end they will become anti-thieves and be raided and destroyed.

Looking at the silent group of people, Ma Angelica felt that the pressure on them was not enough. His gaze swept over the lowered heads one by one, and finally locked on Shaoguang Master Fang Congze. The latter is like a weak woman who was forced into a corner by the thugs, calling the earth and the earth to be ineffective every day, and the beads of sweat have fallen one by one. After a stalemate for two minutes, he finally couldn't bear the suffocating pressure, gritted his teeth and said: "Everything this adult says is reasonable, full of ...... The Manchu Qing Dynasty brought disaster to the country and the people, the people and gods were angry, and the people were looking forward to the king's master; The Guangfu army hangs the people and kills the crime, and the expectations are returned, and in the future, the North Plains will be set, and Li Shu will definitely eat pot pulp to wait for the king. Not only did he thank the handsome man for not giving up, and he was willing to attach his tail to drive him! After saying that, he knelt on the ground.

Someone takes the lead, and the rest will be easier to do. The people in the hall successively bowed to the ground and bowed, and all kinds of sycophants and flattering words gushed out from their mouths, "The handsome and wise and martial arts will be able to recover the rivers and mountains and achieve immortal achievements......", "Sweeping the six-in-one Kuang world is not comparable to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu......"

Ma Angelica pressed his hands weakly, and said with a smile in the style of Huang Ama: "You all know the righteousness, and I am very relieved. From now on, we will be comrades in the same camp, and there will be no need for this bowing ceremony, so let's all get up! ”

Seeing that everyone in the hall looked confused and hesitated to get up, Political Commissar Shen explained: "There is only a distinction between high and low positions in my Guangfu Army, and there is no difference between high and low status. The Manchu chieftain loves Xinjueluo's family and regards the people of the world as slaves, skillfully plundering, eating the people and fattening. The purpose of my Liberation Army is to free the people of the world from this fate. Therefore, from now on, under the rule of the Guangfu Army, the Manchu etiquette law will be abolished, and the kneeling salute will be changed to a bowing salute. Commissar Shen paced to the middle as he spoke, and everyone's eyes moved with his figure. After he stood still in front of the big case, he continued: "As for the title of comrade, it is equivalent to colleagues and comrades, and it means like-minded. In the future, you will be able to be comrades. Let me introduce myself, when my surname is Shen Mingxing, it is similar to the old name of Shen Ge in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and I am now the instructor of the first battalion of the Guangfu Army, and my rank is the same as that of the commander of the Ma battalion, both of whom are majors. You can call me Instructor Shen, Major Shen, or Comrade Shen in the future. Regardless of whether the audience understood it or not, he raised his left hand and said, "Comrades, get up!" ”

Master Fang reacted the fastest, got up from the ground with a bone, and before he could pat off the dust on his knees, he immediately bowed 60 degrees without a teacher. shouted in his mouth: "Ma Dashuai, Corporal Lixian, Instructor Shen, have the style of ancient benevolence!" The others climbed up after him, and there was another frenzy of sycophancy.

After the voice was quieter, Ma Angelica walked out from behind the case. walked up to Master Fang, patted the latter's shoulder and said to the people around him: "Comrade Fang Congze has a high revolutionary will, and he should be an example for all comrades. He said to Master Fang again: "You are very good, I am optimistic about you!" ”

Although Master Fang didn't know what the "revolutionary will" was, he also knew that Ma Angelica's words were praising himself, and he had the intention of reusing himself, and he was happy and sad at the moment. I am happy that my life has finally been saved, and I am still valued, maybe I can mix up an official and a half-job in the new dynasty; The worry is that this Guangfu army doesn't know what its strength is, if it can be like a long-haired place, it is fine, if it is like Liu Liu, it will be destroyed in the end, and he will not be buried with him. It's really a blessing and a curse! Master Fang's mouth was modest, but his heart was uneasy, so that his face was a little cloudy.

Before Master Fang could figure it out, Ma Angelica reached out and grabbed his braid, and said with a sad face: "This braid is a symbol of the Manchu court's enslavement of my Han people, a shame for my China, and Yu foreigners say that my Chinese man has a pig's tail." Today, since everyone has devoted themselves to the great cause of recovery, they should draw a clear line with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and change their minds from now on. He turned to Ma Jin and said, "Bring a knife!" ”

Ma Jin handed over a dagger, Ma Angelica didn't allow Master Fang to struggle, his left hand grabbed the braid, and the dagger in his right hand was pulled up against the braid, and this thing that had been with Master Fang for more than 20 years was broken together. Master Fang saw that this Guangfu army had short hair like a monk, and he had already guessed that there was such a thing, but it happened suddenly, Ma Angelica said that he would cut it, and when he came back to his senses, he had already become a cloak.

The person concerned was still in a mess, and the person with a pig's tail next to him was frightened. As soon as this braid is cut, there is no way out at all, even if it is said that he is committed to the thief in order to do it in the future, no one will believe it, so he can only follow the Guangfu Army to the dark. But if you don't cut it, wouldn't it show that you have two hearts, and maybe you have to be with Zhao Jiaoyu. The people in the hall were scared to death one by one, but they refused to cut off their way out.

It took a while for Master Fang to wake up from his shock. At this time, the wood was already in the boat, and he thought that he couldn't turn back, so he took his braid from Ma Angelica's hand fiercely. "Now that we have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, we should show our hearts, and it is only natural for us to cut our braids. Comrades, you are not as quick as I am to break off with the Manchu court! A few words cornered everyone, but the implication is that I am unlucky, and none of you can escape.

Seeing that the people in the lobby were still hesitating, they avoided themselves like mice afraid of cats. Ma Angelica said to Ma Jin: "Since it is inconvenient for the new comrades to do it, then you old comrades should help them more." As he spoke, he handed the dagger back to Ma Jin. The latter nodded knowingly, grabbed the hair braid of a "new comrade" next to him, and wanted to help him change his mind. This person is the classic history Xiong Maojun, although he is in charge of the security and arrest of a county, and he is usually a murderer, but now his sad and indignant expression is no better than that of Master Fang, a scholar, and he can only watch a part of his body leave him. The surrounding soldiers also took out daggers to help, and their eyes were ignored for all kinds of pleading. After a while, the "new comrades" all became ear-length short haircuts.

Ma Angelica looked at the more than 100 yin and yang heads, and whispered to Shen Xingshi: "It's really spectacular!" Do you think this counts as a vote? ”

"Without braids, they'll have to follow us all the way to the dark." Shen Xing nodded approvingly.

Ignoring the mood of the crowd, Ma Angelica announced: "Comrades, please go home today, and come to the yamen to report again tomorrow morning, and then arrange work for you." The people, who had not yet recovered from their grief, rushed out of the yamen as if they had been pardoned, and in a short time they were gone. Fang Cong was a private employee of Huangzhi County and was single, so he lived in the yamen, and Ma Angelica also sent him back.

When I returned to my accommodation, I poured myself a cup of tea and calmed down. Thinking back on what I have experienced in the past half day is like a nightmare. Shaoxing Fang's family is also regarded as a poetry and book heirloom, Fang Cong is six years old enlightened, fifteen-year-old in Xiucai, twenty-one-year-old in the middle of the lift, only because of the family road, had to come out to make a living as a friend of the scene. While continuing to study, I only hope that I will be nominated for the gold list in Japan, and I can also glorify my ancestors and revive my family's reputation. I don't want to fly into trouble today, and in the blink of an eye, I will become a rebel party. The rapid change of identity caught Master Fang off guard. But what if you don't go with the flow? Everyone is terrified today. On weekdays, Fang Congze, like most young people, has a loyal and patriotic mind, hoping to "solve the king's affairs in the world and win the name before and after his death." But when it came to the end, he was timid, and he didn't want to die. Master Fang found many reasons for himself: he was still young, and many things had not been enjoyed. has not yet married a wife, and has not left descendants for the Fang family...... Wait a minute. Thinking of this, Fang Cong's guilt due to greed for life and fear of death was also reduced.

After thinking about it for a long time, he touched the back of his head without braids. It's come to this point, it's useless to think about it, you can only live one day at a time. I just hope that this Liberation Army is not a foreign powerhouse, and at least it can save its own life.

Putting down the burden was also a little more relaxed, Fang Cong looked up and found that it was already dark. Suddenly, I heard my stomach growl twice, and then I felt a fire of hunger in my belly. Then he cried out, "Someone! Palm lamp. ”

I waited for a long time, but no one answered. Could it be that the sky has changed outside, and these servants will rebel too? Pushing the door out, the courtyard was quiet, and the surroundings looked hazy under the starlight. Fang Congze walked out of the side garden where he lived, and saw the candlelight flashing in Huang Zhixian's study, so he walked over.

When I got closer, I found two soldiers of the Liberation Army standing at the door of the study, and there was a voice of speech in the study. "Mr. Huang, no matter what, you should take care of your body, let's eat something first! Besides, even if you don't care for your body, you have to cherish Ling Qianjin! At her current age, it is the time to grow her body, and skipping meals is not good for her body. "After waiting for a while, the person who spoke saw that the object of persuasion did not respond, so he changed his target." Miss Huang, you should persuade Ling Zun! The Manchu court was corrupt and incompetent, lost power and humiliated the country, it was really not worthy of his loyalty! "As a result, there was silence, and the person who spoke had no choice but to leave." I'll go first, so think more about what I say! ”

Master Fang saw the soldiers at the door, and just as he didn't know whether he should avoid it, the person who spoke had already come out, and his face was happy when he saw him standing outside the door. "Master Fang, you came just in time, go in and persuade Mr. Huang not to belittle his body!"

Only then did Fang Congze find out that the person who spoke knew him, it was the little boss named Ma Jin who had dealt with him. He hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, the student will do his best!" ”

Ma Jin encouraged him twice, and then instructed the two soldiers at the door: "You must protect Mr. Huang's safety, and you can't make a mistake!" With that, he left on his own. Fang Cong watched him go away, nodded to the soldiers at the door with a flattering smile, and then entered the study.