The battle at Bali Bridge in Tongzhou, Beijing, in September 1860, was of extraordinary significance to Zhang Yangshan and his descendants. In that tragic war, the army of the Qing Dynasty was defeated by the British and French forces, but Zhang Yangshan was blessed by misfortune and obtained two national treasure-level cultural relics almost in a daze, which brought endless joys and sorrows to the Zhang family, and also changed the fate of the descendants of the Zhang family.

The matter has to start with General Zheng Yuanpei, the standard of the Zhili Green Battalion, Zhao Zhiqian, a famous calligraphy and seal carver in the late Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Yangshan, the shopkeeper of the famous century-old store Songzhu Zhai in the Beijing Liuli Factory.

Zheng Yuanpei is Chinese New Year's Eve nine years old, has a straight nose and a wide mouth, although he is of medium height, he is very strong, and he has good martial arts. He received a battle report a few days ago, saying that the foreigners had landed at Dagukou, and the commander Seng Lingqin ordered Zheng Yuanpei to lead his men and horses to rush to Tongzhou to fortify. At this time, the Mongolian prince monk Lingqin's horse infantry team of 17,000 people has been deployed in Tongzhou Zhangjiawan, Baliqiao area, and more than 16,000 people led by the governor of Zhili Chengbao, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Ruilin and the deputy capital of Yile Dong'a and other governors are stationed in the vicinity of Tongzhou, the total strength of the Qing State for guarding the Beijing division is more than 30,000 people in this area, at this time it is too late to transfer troops from the provinces, and a big war is imminent.

Since the Green Battalion had not participated in the war for a long time, their armaments had long been weakened, let alone fighting, and it was difficult for them to deal with larger bandit gangs. After Zheng Yuanpei was stationed, the top priority was to carry out military training. In fact, there is nothing to practice, but it is to dance according to the routine, dance swords and guns, shoot grass targets with bows and arrows, these things are useful or useless, everyone knows in their hearts, but no one can break it. At this time, the Green Battalion soldiers were also equipped with firearms, but the brothers did not take it too seriously. Cannons and guns are front-loaded, it is very troublesome to operate, first load a part of gunpowder to tame, put into the projectile iron sand, and then load into gunpowder tamping, and finally ignite the fire twist to open the cannon, its killing effect can be imagined, this kind of gun is not very convenient for hitting rabbits, let alone combat. In the twentieth year of Daoguang (1840), the Qing Dynasty fought with the British for the first time, and the soldiers of the Great Qing Dynasty finally learned the power of the foreigners' artillery fire, the shells of the people were cone-shaped, and the front was equipped with a fuse, and it exploded when it landed, and the flesh and blood flew in a radius of several zhang, and the soldiers of the Great Qing Kingdom were stunned, and thought that the foreigners used some evil magic.

Zheng Yuanpei knew that this battle was more auspicious, but he had to train the troops according to the order, no matter what, the morale could not be discharged, and it was better to train than not to practice. Zheng Yuanpei was skilled in arching horses and made a big show in the cavalry training ground. He held a bow and arrows in his hand and made various movements on horseback, sometimes hiding in stirrups, sometimes riding on horseback to shoot arrows, and one feather arrow after another accurately shot on the bull's-eye in the distance, winning the applause of the onlookers of the Qing soldiers......

When Zheng Yuanpei was about to dance a set of "Tan Family Gun" to open the eyes of the soldiers, he saw a fast horse galloping from a distance, and the soldiers on horseback grabbed the reins in front of Zheng Yuanpei and shouted: "Lord Zheng, Lord Governor has arrived in the capital!" ”

Zheng Yuanpei said: "Okay, so to speak, Lord Biao will be able to see the position with his own eyes tonight at the latest!" ”

"No, Lord Biao, please go to the capital to discuss matters."

Zheng Yuanpei was stunned, could it be that the war has changed? He didn't have time to think about it, and said to the soldiers on the horse: "Please report to Lord Biao, I will leave for the capital immediately!" ”

Two middle-aged men walked out of the door of Hongxinglou Restaurant one after the other. Walking in front is Zhao Zhiqian, and behind him is Zhang Yangshan.

Hongxinglou Restaurant is located in the bustling Zhushikou Street, the façade is carved and painted, quite magnificent. In the capital of that year, Hongxing Building was one of the places frequented by dignitaries and wealthy children to entertain guests, and it is said that the chef had worked as an errand in the palace, and the real imperial dining room craftsmanship. However, the price of this restaurant is really expensive, and a table of decent wine and food is at least twenty taels of silver.

With Zhao Zhiqian's own financial resources, he would never dare to step into Hongxing Building half a step.

Zhao Zhiqian was unlucky, after winning the township test, he failed repeatedly in the palace test, and went to Beijing again to catch the exam, but still fell and wanted to return to his hometown. Zhao Zhiqian, like many masters at home and abroad, although his calligraphy and seal carving were already quite famous at that time, they were far less famous than after his death. In this respect, some people like to compare him to the famous Dutch Impressionist painter Van Gogh - both of whom were discovered to be geniuses after his death, and he became "an outstanding calligrapher and seal carver of the late Qing Dynasty" many years after his death.

Zhao Zhiqian's seal carving is unique and self-contained, and is known as the "Zhao School". It is said that Zhao Zhiqian was in Songzhuzhai one day to learn skills with Zhang Yangshan, when the sky was suddenly overcast, and Zhang Yangshan was busy beckoning his men to move the rice paper piled up in the yard to a safe place. Zhao Zhiqian naturally couldn't stand idly by, he also ran to the warehouse with a stack of mica xuan, and in an instant, the pouring rain fell down, and the rice paper was wet. Lao Zhao observed the rain slowly fading on the rice paper, and suddenly felt something, so in the dusk after the rain, he finally realized the essence of the seal, and chanted the eternal swan song in his line: The wonder of the seal is not mottled, but rich. Since then, he has worked the word "vigorous", and boldly absorbed the words of Han mirror, coins, rights, edicts, Han inscriptions, bricks and tiles, and tablets into the seal, enriching the connotation of gold and stone, and finally forming a new style of seal carving known as "Zhao School", which opened a generation of trends.

Zhang Yangshan is the shopkeeper of Songzhu Zhai in Liuli Factory, although he is a businessman, but he has a deep education, and he is also quite accomplished in seal carving techniques, and is Zhao Zhiqian's best friend. Zhang Yangshan spent much more thought on the seal carving than the operation of the shop, he was not much interested in doing business, and did not want to make a fortune, the greatest wish of his life was to be an accomplished calligraphy seal carver. He admired Zhao Zhiqian and regarded him as his best friend, and now Zhao Zhiqian was about to return to the south, so Zhang Yangshan spent a lot of money to bid farewell to Zhao Zhiqian in Hongxing Building.

Zhao Zhiqian and Zhang Yangshan were inseparable at the door of Hongxing Building, and the words of farewell were said and said, Zhang Yangshan insisted on giving Zhao Zhiqian a bag of silver for entanglement, Zhao Zhiqian pushed again and again, and couldn't help tears and ripples.

The two were about to say goodbye, only to see Zheng Yuanpei flying in front of them and dismounting. Zheng Yuanpei threw the reins to the attendants behind him, dusted off his clothes, did not squint, and strode towards Hongxing Tower.

Zhao Zhiqian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted loudly: "Brother Yuanpei! ”

Zheng Yuanpei hurriedly turned around when he heard the shout, saw Zhao Zhiqian, and greeted him in surprise: "Brother Zhiqian!" I really didn't expect that the capital would meet the old acquaintance! ”

Zhao Zhiqian introduced to Zhang Yangshan: "Zheng Yuanpei, Lord Zheng, my fellow villager, Zhili Green Camp raised the standard. He also said to Zheng Yuanpei: "This is my best friend in the capital, Mr. Zhang Yangshan, the shopkeeper of Songzhu Zhai in Liuli Factory." ”

Zhang Yangshan and Zheng Yuanpei know each other.

Zhao Zhiqian told Zheng Yuanpei: "I'm about to leave for my hometown, and I hope that Brother Yuanpei will ......."

Zheng Yuanpei interrupted him: "You want to leave the capital? Brother Zhiqian, by all means, the war is imminent, the road is too dangerous, let's talk about it later! ”

At this time, an officer hurriedly walked out of the Hongxing Building, and when he saw Zheng Yuanpei, he seemed to be relieved: "Lord Zheng, you can come, Lord Wei is in a hurry!" ”

"Lord Wei has arrived? Ouch, that's rude. Zheng Yuanpei said to Zhang Yangshan and Zhao Zhiqian, "Mr. Zhang, Brother Zhiqian, when I see him today, it is really fate, but I have no choice but Yuanpei is on official business, I dare not say more, and please take care of the two of you, we will have a period later." After speaking, he turned around and strode into Hongxing Building.

Zhang Yangshan looked at Zheng Yuanpei's back and said to Zhao Zhiqian: "People don't keep people, how about it, Brother Zhiqian, now you have to change the travel period, right?" ”

In a private room in the Hongxing Building, a table of banquets has been set up, Wei Jinshou, the superintendent of the green camp of Zhili, is sitting on the upper seat, and five or six staff members are sitting beside him.

Zheng Yuanpei walked in, the staff stood up and saluted Zheng Yuanpei with fists, Lord Wei sat still, and asked expressionlessly: "We have been waiting for a long time, Lord Zheng is late, what should we be guilty of?" ”

Zheng Yuanpei's face was dripping with sweat, and his staff member Fang Jinping hurriedly took over: "How about three glasses of wine?" ”

Zheng Yuanpei took a step forward and saluted Wei Jinshou: "Mark Zheng Yuanpei to be one step late, and I hope Lord Wei will forgive him." ”

Wei Jinshou's face showed a slight smile: "Exonerate yourself and punish yourself with three cups." ”

"Yes!" Zheng Yuanpei took the wine glass handed over by Fang Jinping and drank three glasses in a row.

All the staff shouted: "Rejoice! Lord Zheng is really happy! ”

Zheng Yuanpei sat down on the vacant seat opposite Wei Jinshou and couldn't wait to ask: "Lord Wei, has the war changed?" ”

Wei Jinshou replied slowly: "Prince Yi has not negotiated peace, so it is better to talk about whether this battle will be fought or not." ”

Zheng Yuanpei's expression looked very anxious: "Lord Wei, the foreigners have landed in Beitang, Tianjin has also been lost, Tongzhou is the gateway to the capital, Zhangjiawan is an important place for foreigners to pass through, it is estimated that we will start a bloody battle with foreigners in the Zhangjiawan area, do you think you are sure to hold Tongzhou?" ”

Wei Jinshou looked around and whispered: "This is our own brother to speak, not for outsiders." Although the imperial court mobilized the Mongolian cavalry and the green battalion soldiers of the king of Qinwang in various provinces, and deployed more than 30,000 horses from Zhangjiawan to Baliqiao, in my opinion, this may not be a big deal. ”

"Lord Wei, what do you say?"

"The thing is clear, although the Mongol cavalry is fierce, but the spears and sabers cannot deal with foreign guns and cannons; The armament of the green battalion soldiers is slack, the battle formation has been sparse for a long time, and the military discipline is sloppy, and the cannonballs used are still front-loaded, and the shells are also spherical solid shells, but the shells of other people will explode when they land, and as soon as they explode, they will be a large area, and dozens of people will either be killed or injured. Alas, when it comes to weapons, we are far worse than others, so what's the use of having more people? Wei Jinshou's mood was a little depressed.

Zheng Yuanpei said with a smile: "Last year, we fought in Dagukou, didn't we fight well? Three English warships were sunk, four or five hundred foreigners were killed or wounded, and even the English naval chief and deputy commander were also wounded and killed, and they failed to capture the Dagukou fort when they arrived. ”

Wei Jinshou's face showed displeasure, and the atmosphere at the wine table became tense.

Fang Jinping pulled Zheng Yuanpei's shirt and told him quietly: "This time, the foreigners knew that the Dagukou Fort was not easy to mess with, so they simply went ashore from Beitang, and then attacked Tianjin City. This morning, I also received a report that foreigners were pulling cannons from Tianjin in a line, and it seemed that they were coming to Beijing......

Zheng Yuanpei didn't wait for Fang Jinping to finish speaking, he put down the wine glass abruptly and stood up: "The foreigners have already left Tianjin?" Then we still dare to drink in the city? It's time to go into battle! ”

Wei Jinshou frowned: "What are you panicking about?" More than 200 miles away from Beijing, they can't get to Zhangjiawan, no matter how tight the time is, they have to eat and drink, they can't go into battle on an empty stomach, right? ”

Zheng Yuanpei sat down dejectedly, he didn't have the heart to eat and drink anymore. After holding it for a long time, Zheng Yuanpei couldn't help but open his mouth: "Lord Wei, there is something under the mark, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"I think there are a lot of flaws in our arrangement, you can see ......" Zheng Yuanpei waved the plate and wine glass on the table to signal the deployment, "The monk prince set up the military camp of the superintendent in Guojiafen between Tongzhou and Zhangjiawan, commanded 17,000 horses and infantry, and guarded the road from Tongzhou to Guangqumen of Jingshi. The current formation is like this, Zhili Admiral Cheng Bao led our green battalion of 4,000 soldiers to defend Tongzhou; The deputy governor of the city, with a team of 3,000 Mongol horses, was stationed to the east and south of Zhangjiawan, preparing to meet the invading enemy from Beitang and Tianjin; The deputy commander of the capital, Yiledong Adu, led a Mongolian horse team of 4,000 men to defend the Bali Bridge; But Zhangjiawan only garrisoned 1,000 soldiers......"

Wei Jinshou interrupted him: "Lord Zheng, I don't see anything wrong with this formation, what do you mean?" ”

"Zhangjiawan is at the forefront of guarding the Beijing Division, and if the Yi soldiers want to seize Bali Bridge and Tongzhou, they must first capture Zhangjiawan. Our side should deploy heavy troops in Zhangjiawan, build a large number of earthen fortresses and trenches, and the infantry soldiers should defend according to the bases, not take a step in the trenches, and use cannons, guns, and bows and arrows to kill and wound the Yiren infantry and frustrate their spirit; Our Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry should be deployed on both flanks to wait for the opportunistic move, and once there are fighters, they should attack from the two flanks, and divide the ranks of the Yi soldiers into several sections to encircle and annihilate them. ”

Fang Jinping nodded and agreed: "Well, it makes sense, it makes sense." If we ambush the Manchurian cavalry on both flanks of Zhangjiawan and take advantage of the sudden attack of the Yiren infantry and artillery to attack Zhangjiawan, and start hand-to-hand combat with each other, the length of the firearms of the Yiren will be difficult to play, and we will be forced to be entangled with our iron cavalry. ”

Another staff member also became excited: "In terms of hand-to-hand combat, the Yi soldiers are not opponents, and besides, we have an advantage in troops, once they are entangled, the Yi soldiers will be defeated." ”

Wei Jinshou's face changed suddenly, he "banged" the wine glass on the table, and said loudly: "Presumptuous! ”

Zheng Yuanpei and all the staff hurriedly stood up and stood solemnly.

"The strategy of defending against the enemy this time was formulated by the prince monk himself, and it was approved by the saint, you are so bold that you dare to talk about the strategy of the prince and the monk to resist the enemy!" Lord Wei glanced at everyone, "I think you have a few heads?" ”

Zheng Yuanpei took a step forward: "Lord Wei, mark the courage to make a statement, if according to this deployment, as soon as the battle starts, our army will undoubtedly be defeated, and the personal life is a small matter, the safety of more than 30,000 brothers in the whole army is a big matter, and the matter of protecting the safety of the Beijing division and forever maintaining the society of our emperor is even greater." ”

"Shut up! The war is about to break out, and the whole army is ready to meet the enemy at any time, but you are disturbing the morale of the army, criticizing the monk's strategy to resist the enemy, according to the official's will, it is not enough to kill you ten times! There was silence in the room, and Wei Jinshou softened his tone, "But...... At this time, it is the time to employ people, so the official will put aside the punishment for you and go to the battlefield to make meritorious service and atone for your crimes! After speaking, Wei Jinshou brushed his sleeves and left.

The banquet in Hongxing Building ended unhappily.

Zhang Yangshan's shop, Songzhu Zhai, is on the west street of Liulichang in the south of the city. These days, Tongzhou is tight, there are significantly fewer pedestrians on the streets than in the past, there are no customers in the shops, and they seem empty.

Zhang Yangshan is a quiet person, he doesn't have too much pursuit in business, just keep this ancestral business. Songzhuzhai's nearly 200-year-old foundation, and the shadow of his ancestors are enough for him to enjoy a rich and beautiful life, so, in such a depressed day, he is not as anxious as the shopkeepers of other shops, but enjoys this rare tranquility alone: concentrating on carving a seal on a milky white stone.

Lin Manjiang, a primary school apprentice, brought Zhang Yangshan freshly brewed tea. Lin Manjiang was sixteen years old at the time, a native of Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou, and it was not easy for his family to recommend him to the capital to make a difference. Lin Manjiang knows this very well, so he spares no effort to work, coupled with his loyal nature, he has been an apprentice in Songzhuzhai for less than two years, and he has won Zhang Yangshan's love.

Lin Manjiang put the tea bowl beside Zhang Yangshan: "Shopkeeper, you can rest for a while and have a cup of tea." ”

Zhang Yangshan lowered his head and said "um", picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and continued to engrave the seal. After a while, he seemed to feel that Lin Manjiang was still standing next to him, so he raised his head and asked, "Manjiang, is there something wrong?" ”

"I went to the warehouse this morning, with our bottom of the goods, it will be no problem in ten days and half a month, but I am afraid that if the goods cannot be transported this time, it will be difficult to do." Lin Manjiang's tone was full of worry.

Zhang Yangshan was surprised: "Oh? When did it come out of Anhui? ”

"On the second day of the first month of last month, it has been more than a month."

"It's time to count the day." Zhang Yangshan thought for a while, "Then wait a little longer, if you don't come, you can go to Shopkeeper Cui to inquire." ”

"Last night, the shopkeeper Cui asked someone to bring a message over, saying that the goods had arrived in Shandong, and they were just in time for the Spear Club to cooperate with Hong Xiuquan's rebellion and hijack ships on the canal, so they could only temporarily change to the land route." Lin Manjiang sighed, "Alas! Before this, because of the long hair in the south of the Yangtze River, this time they specially waited for the waterway in Jiangbei to go, but who would have thought that it was easy to avoid the long hair, and a spear came out again! ”

Zhang Yangshan stood up and comforted: "From Shandong, it will take three or four days to walk fast, and now that the people who delivered the letter have arrived, I think our goods should only be in these two days." ”

"I wish I could do this, but I can't let go of this heart without seeing the truck. We ordered a total of four times for the New Year, and two times they were not delivered, the shopkeeper, you said, are we just like the book said to catch up with the 'troubled times'? Long-haired children, twisters, foreign devils, and spear clubs, one after another, just like rushing to the scene, when will it be finished? ”

Before Zhang Yangshan could answer, a little eunuch on a horse stopped at the door of the shop. The little eunuch did not dismount, but shouted in a sharp voice: "Is the shopkeeper of Songzhu Zhai here?" ”

Zhang Yangshan hurriedly ran out, first respectfully saluted the little eunuch, and then spoke: "In the next Zhang Yangshan, what do you have to ask your father-in-law?" ”

"Lord Liu of the Internal Affairs Office has an order, Songzhu Zhai immediately prepares Su Baiguan to fold 5,000 feathers, and supply it in three batches on the third, fifth, and seventh days, there must be no mistake!"

Zhang Yangshan was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly requested: "Father-in-law, the supply of small shops is in Jiangnan, because of the big trouble this year, the ordered goods have not been able to arrive for several months, and the warehouse is now nearly empty, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make up enough for a while. ”

The little eunuch was a little impatient: "Grace you? Then who will spare me? Now that you are allowed to supply it in three batches, it is Lord Liu's grace. This batch of goods is in a hurry to send Rehe, I said shopkeeper, you have to figure it out, this errand is very important, and it is your blessing to hand it over to you! Anyway, Lord Liu said, if you can't do it, your Songzhu Zhai and my head will be gone! ”

Zhang Yangshan wanted to speak and stopped, but the little eunuch "snorted" and beat his horse away.

All this was seen by the shopkeeper Chen of Maoyuan Zhainan Paper Store diagonally opposite Songzhu Zhai. As the saying goes, peers are enemies, at this time, the shopkeeper Chen walked back from the door, proudly walked back and forth in the store with his hands behind his back, and said to himself: "Hmph, be an errand for the emperor, this time I want to be a yellow man!" Five thousand feathers, I'll see how you can conjure it up! Although Maoyuanzhai can't eat the emperor's grain, it won't lose his head because of a few feathers of paper......"

Zhuang Huchen, a primary school apprentice who was sweeping the floor, seemed to understand what the shopkeeper Chen said, and he couldn't help but straighten up and cast an inquiring glance at the shopkeeper Chen. That year, Zhuang Huchen was thirteen years old, and he had been in Maoyuanzhai for less than a month.

Shopkeeper Chen didn't answer, he turned around and walked to the table and picked up the bowl: "Huchen, add water to me." ”

The third day of the eighth month of the tenth year of Xianfeng, that is, September 17, 1860.

Outside the county town of Tongzhou, the fields were not as quiet as before, the artillery was busy transporting artillery, the infantry was digging trenches, and from time to time civilians with their families and mouths were hurrying by.

Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang sat in the driving carriage, looking at the scene in front of them, Zhang Yangshan's expression became more and more solemn. After a while, Lin Manjiang broke the silence: "Shopkeeper, go further and go to Zhangjiawan." ”

"Oh? Would you like to go home and check it out first? ”

Lin Manjiang thought for a while: "I'll go with you to pick up the goods first, anyway, if I'm lucky, I'll be back in two days, and I'll go home after the goods are received, and my heart is also steady." ”

"That's it." Zhang Yangshan looked at Lin Manjiang and patted him on the shoulder lovingly, "When the time comes, I will give you half a month's vacation, and then go back when you have rested enough." ”

Lin Manjiang's face immediately filled with a smile: "Thank you, shopkeeper!" He raised his whip and swung it, and the horse ran faster.

It was getting late, and seeing that they couldn't continue to hurry, Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang found an inn on the side of the road to stay.

I slept fairly well this night, but as soon as it was dawn, the outside of the inn began to be noisy. I couldn't sleep anymore, so Zhang Yangshan simply got up and went to see what was going on.

Lin Manjiang got up earlier, and at this time he had already carried a bucket full of water to the manger, ready to drink the horse.

Zhang Yangshan said hello to Lin Manjiang and went outside for a stroll.

The infantry and horses flowed endlessly on the main road, and smoke and dust rolled up everywhere the army passed. Not far in front was a Qing army position, and Zhang Yangshan walked towards the position.

On the position, the soldiers were busy digging trenches and setting up obstacles, rows of front-loading earthen cannons were erected on the position, and spherical solid shells were piled aside...... Zhang Yangshan was about to find someone to inquire about the war, when he saw a soldier Yong coming to his side: "Military important places, idle people, please leave quickly!" ”

Zhang Yangshan promised to go back, and suddenly, he saw Zheng Yuanpei riding on a horse not far from the left front.

Zheng Yuanpei was looking this way, and he also found Zhang Yangshan, so he rode his horse towards him.

Zhang Yangshan walked towards Zheng Yuanpei.

Zheng Yuanpei got off the horse, he didn't care about greetings, and asked with concern: "Shopkeeper Zhang, why did you come here?" ”

Zhang Yangshan sighed: "Alas, it's hard to say! There are batches of goods, and the Internal Affairs Office needs to be in a hurry, and I'm afraid that if there is anything missing, I can't afford to wait, so I just run by myself. ”

"What's so urgent?" Zheng Yuanpei was very puzzled.

"Yesterday evening, the people who came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs ordered five thousand Lingsu Baiguan folds at once, and they asked for it immediately, saying that it was to send Rehe, you said, if it is five thousand, how long will it take!"

Zheng Yuanpei pondered: "Five thousand Lingguan sent to Rehe, and it has to be so urgent......

The neighing of horses came from not far away, Zheng Yuanpei was shocked, and quickly stopped talking: "Shopkeeper Zhang, now the military situation is urgent, this is not a place to stay for a long time, I think you should change to a small road, it is safer, and the distance is not much different from the official road, I will send someone to lead you over, how about it?" ”

"Then listen to you, alas, if it weren't for the urgency of the Internal Affairs Office, I wouldn't have rushed out at this time."

Zheng Yuanpei turned around and motioned for the two soldiers to come over: "You two send Mr. Zhang to the path to the dock, and then return quickly." He said to Zhang Yangshan again: "Forgive me for not being able to send it far, I must be more careful on the road!" ”

Zhang Yangshan said: "Please also take care of Lord Zheng, we will have a period later!" ”

"There will be a date later!" After saying that, Zheng Yuanpei turned his horse's head and left.

Not long after Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang left the inn, at noon that day, the advance troops of the British and French forces exchanged fire with the Qing troops stationed in Zhangjiawan, and the battle was extremely fierce. An hour later, Zhangjiawan was lost, and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and the whole line retreated to the line of Bali Bridge.

By the time Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang received the goods and hurriedly returned, the scenes they saw along the way were already miserable: countless Qing soldiers and civilians had died in battle, corpses were scattered all over the artillery positions, in the fields, in the vegetable gardens, and on the roads, and there were sporadic gunfire in the distance. Lin Manjiang rode his horse with tears in his eyes, and when he arrived outside the village, he found that the village where his home was located had been razed to the ground by the war, and his relatives had long since disappeared. The two did not dare to stop, so they quickly avoided the main road and rushed back by the trail.

On the Tonghui River near Zhangjiawan, a wooden sailboat slowly travels along the river, and the flag of the governor of Zhejiang is hoisted high on the mast of the boat.

Chen Yongzhang, a civil official of the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen and a special envoy of the Governor, stood on the deck of the sailboat and looked into the distance, and beside him stood two young attendants, Zhou Zhaoguang and Xie Si. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the capital, Zhou Zhaoguang's face showed a happy expression: "Lord Chen, it's almost time to get to Tongzhou, and you can get to the capital in half a day after Tongzhou." ”

Chen Yongzhang is not as optimistic as Zhou Zhaoguang, he still watched cautiously: "The sooner you arrive, the more you can't be careless, this time to do an errand for the governor is no better than before, this action is very important, if it is not done well, the governor's net worth and life will be difficult to protect." Although Prince Yi promised to dredge up with the emperor, everyone knows Prince Yi's rules, and he will never do anything if he doesn't give enough money. ”

Zhou Zhaoguang said with a smile: "I heard that the light to send silver can not be, Prince Yi has silver, 100,000, 200,000 taels never put in his eyes, he likes antique calligraphy and painting, gold and stone jade, two years ago Anhui Huining Taiguang Taoist Li Taihe let people play a book, the emperor was angry, to do him, as a result Li Taihe sent someone to Prince Yi to send a Mi Fu "Tiaoxi poem", Prince Yi did not even hit the matter to settle down. ”

Chen Yongzhang glanced at Zhou Zhaoguang: "A piece of Mi Fu's "Tiaoxi Poem" is not enough? How can our governor's shot be comparable to that of a Taoist Li Taihe? ”

Xie Siyang begged: "Lord Chen, can you also open our eyes?" What gift did the governor give to Prince Yi? ”

Chen Yongzhang paced square steps on the deck with his hands behind his back, and asked unhurriedly: "Monk Huaisu's wild grass, "Our Lady of Xiling", have you heard of it?" ”

Zhou Zhaoguang and Xie Si exclaimed almost at the same time: "God, this is a rare treasure!" ”

Chen Yongzhang smiled: "What, this is scary?" Also, Song Huizong Zhao Ji's "Willow Bird Picture", can you estimate the value of this painting? ”

Zhou Zhaoguang and Xie Si shook their heads desperately: "Priceless!" Absolutely priceless! ”

"With these two treasures in hand, are you still afraid that Prince Yi will not do things for the governor?" Speaking of this, Chen Yongzhang looked quite proud.

Xie Si was also overjoyed: "It's good now, I said a long time ago, our governor has deep roots and leaves, not anyone who wants to play a copy can be overturned, and in the future, someone will want to sue the emperor to sue the emperor and think about it carefully." ”

After the loss of Zhangjiawan, the cavalry and infantry brigades of the British and French forces drove along the Tonghui River and advanced to the line of Bali Bridge.

Captain Wilson, an officer of the 5th Infantry Regiment of the British Expeditionary Force, was using a telescope to observe the wooden sailing boats in the river.

Wilson looked at the large flag of the governor of Zhejiang hanging on the mast of the ship, and knew that it was an official ship, so he ordered the artillery to set up the cannons.

The British artillery quickly set up the field guns, and the shells were pushed into the chambers.

Wilson ordered an interpreter beside him: "Translate my words, and ask them to stop the ship and get it inspected, or sink the ship!" ”

The interpreter immediately shouted: "Listen, people on board, we are an expeditionary force of the Royal Army of Great Britain, and now I order you to stop the ship at once and accept inspection, otherwise you will sink this ship!" ”

On the wooden sailing boat, Chen Yongzhang was surprised: "What are they shouting?" "Chen Yongzhang has been on the ship day and night these days, and he knows nothing about the war in Tongzhou.

Zhou Zhaoguang listened carefully, and his face changed greatly: "Master Chen, what should we do if the foreigners want us to stop the ship and accept the inspection?" ”

Chen Yongzhang also saw the field cannon that had raised its muzzle at this time, and hurriedly said: "You can't stop the boat, these foreigners are not good, if they fall into their hands, there will be no reason to talk about it, ignore them, and rush over!" ”

The sailors struggled to raise their sails, ready to make a hard break.

Suddenly, several shells landed around the sailboat, blowing up several columns of water more than a foot high. Chen Yongzhang's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly ordered the ship to stop.

The sailor slashed the sail rope with an axe, and the sail fell with a "thud......

Chen Yongzhang threw himself into the cabin and hugged a camphor box carved with exquisite patterns tightly in his arms, with only one thought in his heart, he must not let these two treasures fall into the hands of foreigners, otherwise he will have no shame to explain to the governor in the future.

Captain Wilson jumped onto the wooden boat with the interpreter and a few British soldiers, and the attendants and sailors raised their hands under the coercion of ***.

Chen Yongzhang first caught the attention of Captain Wilson, who clung to the wooden box and hid behind the sailors, this strange posture aroused the suspicion of the British soldiers, and a British soldier pulled the camphor wooden box out of Chen Yongzhang's arms.

Seeing this, Chen Yongzhang threw his life towards the camphor wooden box, and shouted repeatedly: "Put it down, put it down for me......"

He was immediately knocked down by the butt of the British soldier's gun, and Chen Yongzhang cried and crawled to the camphor wooden box on the deck: "Damn foreigner, you can kill me, as long as I still have a breath, I can't let you snatch it away......"

Wilson raised his pistol and shouted, "Don't move!" I'm going to shoot! ”

Zhou Zhaoguang picked up an axe from the deck and threw it at Wilson: "Lord Chen, let's fight......"

Wilson and the soldiers opened fire.

After the deafening gunshots, Chen Yongzhang, Zhou Zhaoguang, Xie Si and the sailors were all killed on the deck, and the blood flowed into a small stream into the Tonghui River, and the river was dyed red in an instant.

Wilson opened the wooden box, took out the scroll and unfolded it, and asked the translator, "What kind of painting is this?" ”

When the translator saw it, his eyes widened in surprise: "Oh my God, it's the handwriting of Zhao Ji of Song Huizong!" ”

Not far from the place where the tragedy occurred, the main force of the British and French forces began to attack the Bali Bridge in three directions. Prince Seng Gelinqin, the commander of the Qing army commanded on the Bali Bridge position, immediately ordered the main force of the Qing army to enter the counterattack, so thousands of Mongolian cavalry wearing armor and armed with bows and arrows and spears roared and launched an attack formation to cover the British and French forces.

General Montauban, the commander of the French army, who was standing on the position of the British and French forces, found from the telescope that the attack formation of these Mongolian cavalry was extremely magnificent, with colorful military flags fluttering, thousands of war horses galloping wildly to roll up the yellow dust in the sky, the sound of rapid horse hooves resounded in the sky, and the cold weapons in the hands of the cavalry shone dazzlingly in the sun...... General Montauban smiled coldly, if a hundred years ago, such a cavalry formation could scare the opponent to death, even in the Battle of Waterloo forty-six years ago, this fierce cavalry force would have terrified the opponent. But today it is 1860, the emergence of advanced firearms has fundamentally changed the nature of warfare, in the eyes of General Montauban, this ancient army still using medieval cavalry tactics is simply a pile of minced meat, the *** and artillery of the coalition army can beat them to pieces, but it is a pity that these excellent Mongolian horses.

On the orders of General Montauban, the cavalry of the Anglo-French army immediately divided into two flanks to protect the light infantry phalanx on the main position. These cavalry came from a variety of regions, including the North African cavalry of the French army, the dragoons of the Queen of England, and the Indian Sikhs recruited by the British army, and their uniforms were also very richly decorated. The light infantry of the coalition army was divided into three rows, the front row was in a lying position, the middle row was in a kneeling position, and the back row was in a standing position, the front row fired first, and the middle and rear rows fired in order.

As soon as the battle began, the Mongol cavalry suffered heavy losses, the first round of artillery fire fired by the British and French artillery erected a wall of fire on the attack route of the Mongol cavalry, and the heroic cavalry rushed into the wall of fire without hesitation with their sabers, but in an instant they were torn to pieces by a powerful shock wave and shrapnel like flying locusts, and the front of the British and French positions was like a slaughterhouse, full of blood and corpses of men and horses. Despite suffering heavy casualties, the Mongol cavalry continued to attack one after another, wave after wave. A part of the cavalry sacrificed their lives to rush through the wall of fire and continue to attack the main position of the coalition army, and the sharpness did not diminish in the slightest. At this time, the coalition infantry deployed at the front of the position opened fire, and under the dense fire of the coalition forces, the cavalry planted off their horses......

The Anglo-French forces fired hundreds of rockets at the Qing position, and the Qing army's war horses had never seen such a formation, and most of them ran back in horror, disrupting the infantry behind.

At this time, Zheng Yuanpei brandished his sword and led the soldiers of the Green Battalion to attack the flank of the coalition army, and was confronted by the British dragoons. The attention of the coalition forces was focused on the front, and for a while Zheng Yuanpei was able to get his hands on it, and the dragoons were used to firearms, and they were not good at hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons. This class is not really a cavalry unit, but an infantry on horseback. It first appeared in the Italian War of 1552-1559, when the French occupied Pittmund, and in order to deal with the Spaniards who could appear in the back at any time, the French marshal at that time ordered his musketeers to step on horseback, so the world's first motorized infantry was formed. As for the dragoon d

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There are two theories about the origin of the word: the more popular one is that the flag used by the army at that time was painted with a fire dragon, a tradition that began in Byzantine times, from which the dragoons got their name; Another theory is that the short flintlock pistols used by the dragoons at that time were called fire dragons, and the dragoons came from this allusion. In any case, at this time, the British dragoons in beautiful red military uniforms were cut down by the soldiers of the Green Battalion with broadswords as soon as they fought, and the light sabers in the hands of the dragoons could not withstand the heavy Chinese broadswords at all. The British dragoons were in disarray and hurriedly retracted their forces, and the allied artillery lost no time in pouring artillery fire into the attack formation of the Chinese infantry...... A cannonball exploded next to Zheng Yuanpei, he turned over and fell off his horse in the firelight, and a group of soldiers desperately snatched Zheng Yuanpei. Zheng Yuanpei pushed the soldier away and staggered to his feet, his robe shattered, blood flowing from the wound on his shoulder. Zheng Yuanpei used his fingers to pick out the shrapnel embedded in the wound, held it up in front of his eyes, and then threw the shrapnel out with all his might, shouting loudly: "Brothers, fight ...... with foreign devils"

A group of soldiers were hit by foreign guns and cannons and fell, and a group of soldiers were added to the back, not allowing an inch.

The officers and men of the Qing Dynasty ran out of lead bullets and gunpowder, insisted on fighting with swords and spears, and the fierce battle was extremely tragic.

At this time, on the Bali Bridge, the shells of the British and French troops poured in, and most of the white marble bridge railings were blown to pieces.

The commander of the Battle of Baliqiao, Prince Seng Lingqin, wore armor and robes and stood in the middle of the bridge on horseback. The shells continued to explode beside Seng Lingqin, and the soldiers around him fell one after another, but the Mongolian prince was calm and fearless.

A tall Mongolian flag bearer, waving a large yellow flag with the words "Monk King" written in black letters, pointed this flag in all directions from time to time, and the eyes of all Qing soldiers were fixed on this flag, which was giving battle orders to the entire Chinese army......

According to a British military translator: "...... At this moment, the bridge that the elite of the army had fought so hard to defend was already piled with corpses, but the Tatar standard-bearer, despite being alone, still stood there, conveying the last orders of the monk. Bullets and shells whizzed around him, and he continued to wave the flag calmly, until a shotgun knocked him to the ground, and the flag slowly fell to the side, followed by a spasmodic hand that clung to it......"

At this time, the banks of the Tonghui River were covered with corpses, and the river had been stained red with the blood of Qing soldiers.

The British and French forces saw that the Bali Bridge could not be conquered for a long time, so they all went west along the south bank of the Tonghui River and attacked the Guangqu Gate instead.

Seeing this scene, Seng Lingqin relaxed his defense, and some officials and generals were afraid and wavered, causing the army to be disheartened, and the British and French troops took the opportunity to attack back, and the Qing army could not meet the attack, and the Bali Bridge was finally lost, and the British and French troops marched to Beijing.

Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang drove the carriage on the path. Ahead, a group of Qing soldiers carried a wounded general down from the battlefield and walked past them.

Zhang Yangshan asked, "Who was injured?" ”

"Raise the standard Master Zheng, he is very seriously injured, you have to find a Lang Zhong immediately, otherwise it will be dangerous." A soldier replied anxiously.

Zhang Yangshan was taken aback: "Is Lord Zheng injured?" Quick, put Zheng in the car! ”

Before the soldiers could put Zheng Yuanpei in the carriage, a group of British soldiers appeared in front of them.

This is the Captain Wilson who had just killed someone, and he led a small group of soldiers down a small hill to meet the Qing soldiers escorting Zheng Yuanpei. The British soldiers did not have time to shoot, and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang were frightened, and hurriedly hid under the carriage, not daring to move.

A British soldier was cut down by the Qing soldiers, and an object rolled out of his backpack, which rolled all the way to the foot of Zhang Yangshan next to the carriage. Zhang Yangshan and Lin Manjiang hid under the carriage, looking at the soldiers in the melee in horror, not noticing the wooden box at all.

Wilson knocked down a Qing soldier with a flintlock pistol and had no chance to reload his bullets, and the Qing soldiers swarmed up with their knives and tried to chop him into pulp, so Wilson drew his sword to resist.

This hand-to-hand combat stimulated Zheng Yuanpei, his aggressive nature suddenly burst out, forgetting his wounds for a while, he pushed away the soldiers who were guarding him, drew his waist knife and pounced on Wilson, and the two swords intersected and entangled.

The soldiers on both sides kept falling, and in the end only Zheng Yuanpei and Wilson remained. The two were covered in blood, both were exhausted, Wilson was stabbed in the left rib, Zheng Yuanpei added a new wound to the abdomen, the two fought together after the sword was taken off, rolling on the ground, Wilson pulled out the dagger from his military boots, and pressed Zheng Yuanpei with his body, the tip of the dagger approached Zheng Yuanpei's chest little by little, Zheng Yuanpei supported Wilson's wrist with both hands, and the two sides tried their best to hold on......

Zheng Yuanpei saw Zhang Yangshan hiding under the carriage, and hurriedly shouted: "Shopkeeper Zhang, help me ......"

Zhang Yangshan climbed out from under the carriage, and Lin Manjiang grabbed him: "Shopkeeper, dangerous!" ”

Zhang Yangshan pushed Lin Manjiang away, picked up the camphor box from the ground and threw it at Wilson. The camphor wooden box rolled in the air and drew a parabola, smashing on the back of Wilson's head, Wilson was stunned and distracted, Zheng Yuanpei seized the opportunity, reversed Wilson's hand holding the knife with both hands, and stabbed the dagger into his chest, Wilson finally rolled his eyes and fell to die......

Zheng Yuanpei shouted: "Good job! He finally couldn't hold it anymore and passed out.

Zhang Yangshan pulled Lin Manjiang out from under the carriage: "Quick, lift Lord Zheng up!" ”

The two worked together to lift Zheng Yuanpei into the carriage, and Lin Manjiang picked up the whip: "Shopkeeper, let's go!" ”

Zhang Yangshan was about to get into the car, but he tripped over something under his feet and almost fell. He looked down and saw that it was the camphor wood box with exquisite carvings, and Zhang Yangshan picked it up casually and jumped into the carriage.

The carriage kicked up a puff of dust and quickly ran away.

In the evening, they came to the vicinity of Gaobeidian in the east of the city. In the distance, there was a faint sound of gunfire.

Zheng Yuanpei's weak ** voice came from the car, and Zhang Yangshan hurriedly leaned over: "Lord Zheng, Lord Zheng!" ”

Zheng Yuanpei was unconscious, his face was pale, and his body was oozing blood as the car vibrate. Zhang Yangshan looked at Zheng Yuanpei's wound: "It's not okay to bleed like this, we have to find a doctor, so we can stop this bleeding first." ”

A village finally appeared in front of him, Lin Manjiang even looked for a few families, but there was no one, and when it was completely dark, the carriage stopped at the door of a family's house.

Lin Manjiang wiped the sweat on his forehead, got out of the car and knocked on the door. There was no answer for a long time inside, Lin Manjiang pushed, the door opened, he probed in to take a look, turned around and said to Zhang Yangshan in frustration: "It's still a nobody!" What kind of world is this? People don't dare to go back when they have a home! ”

Zhang Yangshan thought for a while: "Why don't we just rest here, I can't go after seeing Lord Zheng's appearance." ”

Lin Manjiang followed Zhang Yangshan's gaze and saw that Zheng Yuanpei was already dying.

Lin Manjiang and Zhang Yangshan laboriously carried Zheng Yuanpei to the earthen kang in the house and lit the lamp.

Zheng Yuanpei's lips were chapped and his whole body was hot. Zhang Yangshan touched Zheng Yuanpei's forehead and said to Lin Manjiang: "Hurry up and find a basin of cold water to cool down Lord Zheng." ”

Lin Manjiang agreed to go out, and soon brought cold water.

Zhang Yangshan slowly tore open Zheng Yuanpei's already broken robe, and carefully cleaned Zheng Yuanpei's wounds. Lin Manjiang kept putting a cold hand towel on Zheng Yuanpei's forehead, and asked worriedly: "Shopkeeper, what should I do?" ”

Zhang Yangshan looked at Zheng Yuanpei and then at Lin Manjiang, and he had no idea for a while.

Suddenly, there was another rush of gunfire outside, and the two hurriedly blew out the oil lamps. When there was no movement, the two breathed a sigh of relief again. Zhang Yangshan looked at Zheng Yuanpei again, the wound was still oozing blood drop by drop, and the wound that had just been wrapped was soaked with blood again.

Zhang Yangshan shook his head: "If you follow such a flow method, Master Zheng will definitely not be able to survive." ”

Lin Manjiang was so anxious that he rubbed his hands and stomped his feet: "Oops! I'm really anxious to die, I can't see a living person in this radius of more than ten miles, where can I find a doctor? ”

Zhang Yangshan sat on the edge of the kang for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Man Jiang, go to our car and get me a piece of Hu Kaiwen's 'Cangpei Room'!" ”

Lin Manjiang was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to do, but he still ran out.

Zhang Yangshan got up and went to find a saucer, and at this time, Lin Manjiang ran in panting, took a delicate box and handed it to Zhang Yangshan. Zhang Yangshan took the box and opened it, and took out a piece of exquisite ancient ink. Zhang Yangshan looked at it, gritted his teeth, took out a delicate silver dagger from his arms, and smashed the ink with force.

Lin Manjiang exclaimed: "Shopkeeper, you ......"

Zhang Yangshan quickly put the smashed ink on the plate and grinded it with dripping water.

Lin Manjiang muttered: "This is Hu Kaiwen's old ink, which is more expensive than gold!" ”

Zhang Yangshan glanced at Lin Manjiang: "Whatever, it's important to save people!" ”

"Saving people? You don't need this to save people! Lin Manjiang pondered, the shopkeeper may be in a hurry, why is it nonsense.

Zhang Yangshan continued to concentrate on studying ink, and after researching, he dipped it in his hand and twisted it, and instructed: "You go and get a horse of double rice paper, take a few sheets of burnt ashes first, and then bring them in together." ”

After a while, Lin Manjiang came in with a small basin of paper ashes still emitting green smoke, and a large roll of rice paper in his armpit.

Zhang Yangshan poured the paper ash into the ink and made it into a paste, and asked Lin Manjiang to untie Zheng Yuanpei's robe, revealing the wound. Zheng Yuanpei ** twice more. Zhang Yangshan applied the adjusted paste ink to Zheng Yuanpei's wound, and Lin Manjiang looked at it in surprise.

Zhang Yangshan said: "I remember seeing in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that pine smoke ink can stop bleeding. ”

Lin Manjiang was skeptical: "Really? ”

"It's not impossible, let's try it, I hope God can help Lord Zheng get through this!"

Lin Manjiang nodded vigorously, and Zhang Yangshan continued to apply ink to the wound. When the painting was almost done, Zhang Yangshan asked Lin Manjiang to soak all the remaining rice paper in water.

This time, Lin Manjiang understood Zhang Yangshan's intentions, he brought a basin of water, soaked the rice paper, and then handed it to Zhang Yangshan. Zhang Yangshan applied the water-soaked rice paper to Zheng Yuanpei's wound, and the rice paper was immediately sucked up, and the bright red blood and black ink seeped through, just like a freehand Chinese painting.

The two cooperated to paste all the rice paper on Zheng Yuanpei's injury. After a while, dozens of layers of water-stained rice paper were wrapped around Zheng Yuanpei's body, like a layer of plaster.

Lin Manjiang leaned over and looked at it for a long time, and suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Shopkeeper, this blood has really stopped!" ”

Zhang Yangshan breathed a sigh of relief and was relieved: "God help Lord Zheng!" ”

Two days later, Zhang Yangshan returned home with Zheng Yuanpei. Doctor Yue, who was invited from Tai Hospital to treat Zheng Yuanpei's injuries, praised Zhang Yangshan's tricks to stop bleeding, and Doctor Yue said: "Shopkeeper Zhang, I checked the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which said 'ink, pungent smell, wet, non-toxic, mainly treating vomiting blood, nosebleeds, women's leakage, and bleeding after miscarriage'. Li Shizhen never imagined that you would use ink to treat a knife wound, how did you come up with it at that time? ”

"This is also a way that can't be done, please can't invite Lang Zhong, if there was your Imperial Doctor Yue at that time, wouldn't there be this one?" Zhang Yangshan is telling the truth.

"As far as I know, as early as the Three Kingdoms period, there was a saying that Chinese medicine was added to the famous ink, Wei Dan added cinnabar, pearls, and musk in Moli, and Li Yangui in the Southern Tang Dynasty added borneol, garcinia cambogia, borneol and croton. Shopkeeper Zhang, I haven't figured it out, is this ink with Chinese medicine used for writing, or for medicinal purposes? "Imperial Physician Yue is a person who likes to get to the bottom of things.

Zhang Yangshan replied: "At first, it was still used for writing, and later someone developed a special ink for medicinal purposes, such as Hu Kaiwen's Eight Treasures and Five Galls Medicinal Ink, which adds rhino horn, bezoar, bear bile and toad, which are all precious Chinese medicines, which have the effects of detoxification and pain relief, swelling and softness, and antiseptic astringency. However, only pine smoke ink can stop bleeding, but oil smoke ink cannot, because pine smoke is actually a hundred herb cream, which has the function of astringency and hemostasis...... Yes, Imperial Doctor Yue, I've got an axe. Zhang Yangshan changed the topic, "Lord Zheng has been confused for the past two days, and he can't wake up when he screams, should he ......?"

Imperial Physician Yue saw Zhang Yangshan's worries and comforted him, "Don't worry, Master Zheng has to sleep for a few days." ”

"Yes, try to use as good medicine as possible!" Zhang Yangshan is righteous, and he will never spare money for his friends.

Zheng Yuanpei had a big life, and he only woke up on the fourth day of his injury. When he saw Zhang Yangshan and Zhao Zhiqian standing beside him, he was surprised and asked, "Where is this?" ”

Zhao Zhiqian said with a smile: "This is Brother Zhang's house in Songzhuzhai, Brother Yuanpei, it was Brother Zhang who saved your life!" ”

Zheng Yuanpei thought about it, came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the life-saving grace of Shopkeeper Zhang!" ”

Zhang Yangshan didn't let go of his hanging heart until this time, and he said softly: "Just wake up, Master Zheng, you can recuperate here with peace of mind." ”

Zheng Yuanpei couldn't settle down, he asked anxiously: "How is the war?" ”

Zhao Zhiqian shook his big pu fan in his hand and said unhurriedly: "Hey! The day after hearing that the Bali Bridge was lost, the emperor took the queen, concubines and princes and ministers to Rehe. ”

"Ran away? Didn't the emperor say that he wanted to drive the expedition in person? Zheng Yuanpei's eyes widened.

Zhao Zhiqian lowered his voice: "Now, can you still believe the emperor's words?" This time, that time! ”

Zheng Yuanpei's face became gloomy: "The foreigners still entered the capital?" ”

Zhang Yangshan sighed and said: "This morning, the guy came back from Haidian and said that the foreign soldiers entered the Old Summer Palace and robbed all the gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques that could be robbed, and set fire to those who could not be taken away. Alas, the palaces of the Old Summer Palace, Wanshou Mountain, Xiangshan, and Yuquan Mountain were all destroyed! ”

Zheng Yuanpei slapped his palm on the edge of the kang: "How can this be!" ”

Zhang Yangshan was anxious: "Lord Zheng, you slow down, don't crack the wound, don't think about it so much first, it's important to take care of your body!" ”

Lin Manjiang brought a bowl of chicken soup, Zhang Yangshan took it and handed it to Zheng Yuanpei: "You drink this first." ”

Zheng Yuanpei stared at Zhang Yangshan: "Shopkeeper Zhang's ...... No, Brother Yangshan, I, Zheng Yuanpei, will not die in this catastrophe, it all depends on Brother Yangshan to come to the rescue, and I am not thankful for my great kindness, if I Zheng Yuanpei can't repay the favor in this life, my children and grandchildren will also repay the favor for me! ”

"Lord Zheng is polite, I am a trader, and I have no power to restrain chickens, where can I talk about saving me? To be honest, I was so scared that I just picked up a wooden box and smashed it over...... Ouch! By the way, where did that wooden box go? Man Jiang, where did you put that wooden box? ”

Lin Manjiang replied outside: "I put it on the table in the living room, you wait, I'll bring it to you." ”

Zhang Yangshan said to Zheng Yuanpei: "This kid, who is less courageous than me, was so scared that he almost peed his pants, and grabbed me and didn't let me climb out......"

Lin Manjiang walked in with a camphor wooden box: "The shopkeeper is this box, and I don't know what it contains." ”

Zhang Yangshan opened the wooden box, took out two scrolls, opened them separately, and laid them on the kang to look at them carefully, he suddenly exclaimed: "God, Brother Zhiqian, come and see, whose handwriting is this?" ”

Zhao Zhiqian hurriedly came over, didn't look at it, this time, he couldn't help but gasp, and sat on the edge of the kang dejectedly: "I'm not dreaming, right?" The handwriting of Song Huizong and Huaisu? ”

At this moment, everyone in the room was dumbfounded.