Xiao Yungui's wishful thinking was disrupted again, this is not the first time, since Xiao Yungui said to Hong Yuner that he wanted to fall in love with her with the child on her back to the present, the time for the two to get along alone and talk about love is pitiful, Xiao Yungui finally understands that managing a small company with hundreds of people and managing an army of more than 100,000 people is not a concept at all, and all kinds of complicated military, political and civil affairs almost take up his time. There was no way, he not only had to fight with the Qing court, but also with foreigners, and even with his own people, and when he attacked Wuxi and other places in front, he didn't even sleep for two days. Although Zuo Zongtang and others help him deal with big and small affairs, there are still many big things Zuo Zongtang and others will consult with him to make decisions, so the love process between Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner is unacceptable, and sometimes it is a luxury for the two to talk secretly for a while.

After listening to the report of the guards, Hong Yun'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a red face, put away her double knives and said: "Let's do the right thing first, there are missionaries visiting, it must be sent by foreigners to test us, in Suzhou I heard Mr. Zuo say, since the Qing Demon in Shanghai hired foreign soldiers to exterminate the Little Knife Society for them, the Qing Demon can also hire foreign soldiers to fight us, although we have a secret agreement with the British, but the binding force of the secret agreement is too weak, we still have to be ready to meet with the foreigners." ”

Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "I know this, so I immediately led a partial division to attack Shanghai as soon as I received the news, the purpose is to disrupt the deployment of Qing demons and foreign soldiers." No matter how many people there are, the knife club is just a gang in Shanghai, and the foreigners are willing to exterminate them, which does not mean that the foreigners dare to fight against us, so I let Li Zuoche and Tang Erniu storm the Qing demon in the west of the city to force the foreigners to come out. ”

Hong Yun'er hummed and said: "It's good that you already have a plan in your heart, Lin Qirong and I brought 5,000 soldiers and horses from Wuxi to help the battle this time, and Mr. Zuo said that his troops are enough to deal with it." Let me and Lin Qirong bring troops to help you, and you sent troops in a hurry, and there are not many life-saving officers under you, I also brought Yao Yuan and his life-saving team, as well as a lot of food, firearms, artillery and ammunition, even if the negotiations with the foreigners collapse, plus the thousands of people you have here, our tens of thousands of men and horses are not afraid of the foreign soldiers in Shanghai. ”

Xiao Yungui said happily: "Yun'er, you came at a really good time, with the reinforcements you brought." When I negotiated with foreigners, my waist board was harder. ”

Hong Yun'er listened to the sly smile, blinked and asked, "Is it really the right time for me to come?" ”

Xiao Yungui knew that she was still mocking her ridiculous behavior just now, and said with a dry laugh: "Of course it's time, with you in me, it's like a tiger." Without further ado, let's let the missionaries in. ”

The guards went out to deliver their lives. Hong Yun'er commanded the female guards outside the tent to move some tables and chairs in, but fortunately, Hong Yun'er led a large number of soldiers, horses and supplies to arrive. Xiao Yungui, the king of the West, finally doesn't have to sit on a stone in the big tent.

After a while. Twelve foreigners followed the West Hall Counselor to the tent, all of them were missionaries in black robes, everyone stepped forward to salute Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er, and the interpreter was Yan Matthei, a missionary of the largest Protestant church in the United States, the American Southern Invasion Mission, who said to the King of the West in somewhat broken Chinese: "Your Excellency the honorable general. I am Yan Matthei, a missionary from the United States of America, and these are representatives of missionaries from various countries, who have come late at night to make peace efforts for the impending war. Believe us, we have no hostility. ”

Xiao Yungui sneered, these foreign devils are better than singing, when the Qing army and foreign soldiers will kill the knife, why don't they stand up and speak? Now seeing the arrival of the powerful rebels, they jumped out again to speak.

Xiao Yungui said lightly: "It's a guest from afar, let's all sit down and talk, Mr. Yan Matai, you should introduce a few priests first." ”

Mrs. Yan introduced several missionaries at the moment, including Weng Yige, the president of the Jesuit Society in Shanghai, France, and the missionaries of the London Mission, such as Maddox and Luo Weilin, and their respective retinues.

After listening to Mrs. Yan's introduction, Hong Yuner introduced Xiao Yungui and herself in fluent English, which surprised the British and American missionaries, and they didn't expect that the Mrs. Xiwang in front of her could actually speak English, at least there was not much obstacle to communication between the two sides, and knowing English showed that this Mrs. Xiwang must have been in contact with the British and Americans, and should not have too much hostility towards the British and the Americans.

Then Hong Yun'er repeated it again in French, which surprised the old French man Weng Yige, and he stood up excitedly and said: "God forbid, I saw an angel in the east who can speak two Chinese, and it is unbelievable that this beautiful lady can also speak French." ”

Hong Yun'er's foreign language in college is French, listening to Weng Yige's praise, she smiled faintly and said: "French is a romantic language, of course I prefer it to rude English, don't European aristocrats think so?" ”

At that time, on the European continent and even shijie, English did not become the first language of shijie as in later generations, people spoke more French, Dutch or Spanish, and the European aristocracy regarded elegant French as the mainstream language of communication among the upper class, everyone was proud to speak French, and English was even a vulgar language in the eyes of the aristocracy.

Yan Ma Tai coughed lightly and said, "Lady Xiwang seems to know European culture very well, and hopes that our conversation will not be affected by language, and God will be fair to people who speak different languages. ”

Xiao Yungui listened to Hong Yun'er's translation, snorted and said: "Yes, our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also believes in God, and believes in his omnipotence and fairness in treating sentient beings, but unfortunately the purpose of your coming tonight seems to be very unfair." A few days ago, we heard that a serious killing broke out in Shanghai, and thousands of people were driven to the north gate by mercenaries from various countries and the troops of the Qing court. When the righteous teachers of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom came to seek justice for the victims and to fight against the brutal government army, you came out and said that you would work for peace, asking where is the fairness? ”

Hearing this, several missionaries were taken aback, and Luo Weilin hurriedly said: "Your Excellency the King of the West, we don't know about this killing, what the government told us is that they suppressed a long-planned rebellion, and as for the fact that all countries have volunteers to participate in this suppression. It was a voluntary volunteer, and I think they just wanted to maintain law and order in Shanghai and protect the citizens of Shanghai. ”

Xiao Yungui finally saw what it means to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, and the shamelessness and sophistry of these missionaries angered Xiao Yungui, but before he could speak, Hong Yun'er had already opened her mouth to retort: "Mr. Luo Weilin, as a messenger who spreads the gospel for God, your statement is shameful, the current government in Shanghai is no longer a government for the well-being of the common people, they oppress the citizens. Oppress them, when the citizens of Shanghai want to overthrow this cannibalistic government, your people not only do not help them, but help those government executioners to suppress the uprising of the citizens of Shanghai, when the killing happens. You chose not to know it, asking if you were doing what you were doing was the work of a missionary? ”

followed Hong Yun'er to look at Luo Weilin and Maddos and said, "You two played a disgraceful role in the Qingpu lesson plan back then. With the help of tens of thousands of people. You even dared to hurt people, aroused the anger of the people, zuihou you received the so-called compensation under the protection of that shameless government, I want to ask God sent you to the East to be able to oppress the people under the protection of a tyrannical government? ”

The Qingpu lesson plan mentioned by Hong Yuner was the first lesson plan after the introduction of Protestantism to China. In March 1848, three missionaries from the London Church in Shanghai, including Maddox and Luo Weilin, violated local regulations. Trespass into Qingpu County, Jiangsu Province to distribute Gospels. At that time, more than 10,000 sailors on board were stranded there, and the boat people gathered around to watch the foreigners, and the missionaries waved their canes and injured people, and the crowd held the blame. Conflict ensued. The Qingpu County Commander hurriedly escorted the missionaries back to Shanghai, and the Shanghai Daotai also promised Maddox to arrest the "perpetrators". However, the British consul in Shanghai at that time, Ali Guo, took advantage of the provocation to resist the payment of tariffs, blockaded the boats, and sent warships to Nanjing to threaten the governor of Liangjiang. As a result, the magistrate was dismissed from his post and investigated, and 10 villagers were punished and the missionary was compensated 300 silver taels for the matter.

At this moment, Hong Yun'er brought up the matter again, and both Luo Weilin and Maddos turned red, and Maddos stood up and said, "Those people are crazy, they surrounded us at that time, wanted to disadvantage us, and beat us with bamboo poles. ”

Hong Yun'er sneered and said, "You hit people with your cane first." ”

Maddox said angrily: "They disrespected God, threw away the Gospels, and laughed at us. ”

Hong Yun'er smiled faintly and said: "That's the wrong way of your mission, the Chinese have the habits of the Chinese, you must know that under the rule of this corrupt official government, the literacy rate of the people in our country is very low, not to mention that many people can't understand your gospel, even if it is the proclamation of the government, they need to be recited to know, you don't listen to the advice to rush into the countryside to preach, you don't understand the local folk customs, of course, you will be watched and laughed at." ”

Without giving Meadows and Luo Weilin a chance to speak, Hong Yuner continued: "My heavenly kingdom is different, since Guangxi, we have been spreading the gospel of God, and now the number of people who believe in God is hundreds of thousands, which is far more than the number of congregants you have accumulated over the years, the reason is very simple, you do not understand the customs of the Chinese. ”

Xiao Yungui was secretly funny, this four-eyed girl is really a strong debater, and she and she both know that the God that the Hong sect leader said is not related to the God that the missionaries said is not at all, although there are many similar things in the doctrine, but the essential difference with the Christian and Catholic trinity is that the Hong sect master came to an anti-Trinity, although the anti-Trinity theology was put forward by Christian sages in the second century AD, but the biggest problem of the Hong sect leader is the anti-Trinity, The fact that the anti-Trinitarian flesh of God is incarnated as a mortal and that he considers himself the second Son of God drives missionaries of all denominations mad. Hong Yun'er's sophistry at the moment was based on the fact that the missionaries did not know much about the worship of God, and Xiao Yungui knew that if the discussion continued on this issue, it would turn into a theological seminar, so he hurriedly diverted the topic.

"As for the mission, we will wait until the dispute at hand is settled, I want to hear what you missionaries say about peace, do you want to ask us to withdraw from the army?" Xiao Yungui held his chin and said lightly.

Yan Ma breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got to the point, he hurriedly said: "In order to prevent the people of Shanghai from suffering from the flames of war, and also to avoid the merchants of various countries in Shanghai, a trading port, from being harmed, we would like to ask His Excellency the King of the West to withdraw his troops and negotiate with the Qing government to settle the dispute, and we are willing to act as a mediator between the two sides." ”

Xiao Yungui sneered, he stood up and said loudly: "I think a few missionaries are too wishful thinking, in the eyes of the Qing demons, we are rebels and thieves, and in our eyes, the Manchu and its lackeys are Hu slaves, and they must be eliminated!" Unless the government and army of Shanghai surrender unconditionally to us, our army will not stop moving! (To be continued.) )

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