Although he was determined to accompany the comprador grandfather to Beijing, Su Shun obviously saw that Wu Jianzhang was pretending to be sick. If he continued to pretend, he would only have more trouble. Wu Jianzhang had to go to Beijing. This time he went to Beijing, and this time he was in danger. If there was a slight mistake, he might have a chance to fall. As a cheap grandson with a conscience that had not been eaten up by a dog, Wu Chaoyue really wanted to be filial and go to the capital to help the comprador grandfather and handle the negotiations as much as possible.

In addition, another important reason is that after Wu Chaoyue learned about Wu Jianzhang and Lin Zexu, he was not only moved by the comprador grandfather, but also had some respect. Even if he didn't want to be a slave to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, he still imagined that he would do something more or less for the Chinese people of this era like the comprador grandfather.

In order to protect his only grandson, Wu Jianzhang certainly strongly opposed his baby grandson following him into Beijing. Wu Chaoyue told him clearly, "Grandpa, I must have seen it these days. I understand foreigners better than you and Western countries better than you. Take me with foreigners. You can get at least 30% more hope for you to do the negotiation errands well. And you don't have to worry about my danger. If the situation is wrong at Dagukou, I will run to the foreigners' warships, which is safer than staying in Shanghai!"

I felt that the words of my baby grandson made sense and were extremely moved by my baby grandson's filial piety. Wu Jianzhang finally agreed to let Wu Chaoyue accompany him to Beijing, but he still repeatedly reminded him in a long and verbose manner: "Then you have to promise grandpa. If the situation is wrong, run to the foreign warship immediately. Don't worry about me. It's important to save your life first!"

In this way, Wu Chaoyue returned to the concession and prepared for a quick preparation. The next morning, under the protection of Lin Afu and some servants of the Wu family, the grandchildren of the Wu family boarded a boat at the Wusongjiang Wharf, and took the water to the capital to be a cattle and horse for Emperor Xianfeng. Sushun also trusted himself to see Wu Jianzhang off, and gave Wu Jianzhang a lot of advice, who had first entered Beijing, so that Wu Jianzhang would not have a look of darkness after entering Beijing. Wu Jianzhang thanked him sincerely and was very grateful to Su Shun.

Although he did not like Wu Chaoyue's treacherous and suspiciousness very much, Su Shun still gave Wu Chaoyue some advice before leaving - asking Wu Chaoyue to restrain his words and deeds in the capital, and not just behave like in Shanghai, causing unnecessary trouble for Wu Jianzhang. Wu Chaoyue thanked him politely, and wondered in his heart that Su Shun was not as cruel and incompetent as he was on movies and TV. Although he was ignorant, he knew that Su Shun was the most cruel powerful minister who suppressed corruption in the late Qing Dynasty, and was also the most important minister who valued Han officials, but he also had a much better impression of Su Shun.

Turning from Wusong River to Huangpu River, then into the Yangtze River, upstream to Zhenjiang and into the canal. Along the way, the Wu family's grandchildren could rush directly without even getting off the boat. At the same time, they could travel day and night on the water route without stopping to rest and waste time. Therefore, the Wu family's grandchildren walked very quickly. They set off from Shanghai at the end of the fifth lunar month and arrived in Dongpingzhou, the hinterland of Shandong on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month. However, what the Wu family's grandchildren did not expect was that their boat had not yet been docked at the dock in Dongpingzhou, but the local officials transferred to the Xianfeng decree sent by the court with the urgent post horse, requiring them to speed up their itinerary again and to arrive in the capital before June 15th.

Although the six days were quite sufficient, and it was not a big problem to arrive in the capital on time, for the sake of caution, the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family accelerated their trip again and asked the local officials of Dongping for the reason. However, they got an answer that made the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family frown. The joint fleet headed by Bulbron opened fire at Dagukou, captured the Dagukou Fort and blocked the Haihekou. At the same time, they drove Huashana, who had been delaying time, back to the capital, and asked the Qing court and Emperor Xianfeng to change another efficient imperial envoy to Dagukou for negotiations.

Faced with this change in the situation, Wu Jianzhang was of course worried and knew that this errand would be even more difficult. However, Wu Chaoyue was afraid that the situation would worsen further, leading to the outbreak of the Second Opium War early, and he engraved the name of himself and his comprador grandfather on the pillar of shame in history. Therefore, he and his comprador grandfather urged the boatman to go as quickly as possible. As a result, relying on the wind direction that was favorable to the north, the Wu family's grandson rushed to the Tongzhou Pier more than a day in advance and arrived at the Tongzhou Pier on June 13th.

After arriving in Tongzhou, the grandchildren of the Wu family learned from the people's discussion that after the joint fleet captured Dagukou, they did some burning, killing and looting. This was also the nature of the white-skinned colonists, and they also robbed a lot of military rations in the military city, which caused a large number of refugees to flock to the capital, which also made the already large xenophobic sentiment in the Zhili area even stronger, and there were many people who hated foreigners. Wu Jianzhang complained even more and told people to restrain their words and deeds, and never let outsiders know Wu Jianzhang's comprador identity, and even outsiders know that the foreign fleet had a cover to attack Dagukou this time to seek justice for the grandchildren of the Wu family. Wu Chaoyue, who originally planned to enter the capital in suits, also gave up this idea - the Boxer Rebellion in Zhili and Shandong, but it was so anti-foreign that even those who used matches were killed, it was not worthwhile to die in their hands.

He hired a car in Tongzhou to rush to the capital. According to Sushun's previous kind instructions, the grandparents and grandsons of the Wu family walked into the outer city of Beijing and then moved to the Chongwen Gate to enter the inner city. However, when entering the Chongwen Gate, Wu Jianzhang had to take out the official seal certificate to prove his identity, but he suddenly had a big disaster. The tax collector who checked Wu Jianzhang's official face changed drastically. He grabbed Wu Jianzhang's collar and shouted: "Old bastard! You are finally here! If I don't kill you today, I will be shameless to have another surname Zhangjia!"

As he shouted, the tax collector really slapped Wu Jianchang in the face. Fortunately, Wu Chaoyue next to him was quick-witted and grabbed the tax collector's wrist first, and asked angrily: "What are you doing? Why do you want to hit my grandfather?"

"I'm the one who beats me!" The tax collector shook Wu Chaoyue's thin hand away, then directly pulled out the knife on his waist, and shouted: "I not only want to beat me, but also want to kill this old man..."

The tax collector could no longer yell because a revolver appeared in Wu Chaoyue's hand, pointing to his face, and sneered, "If you have the courage, move it again. Is it your knife fast or my gun fast?"

Chongwen Gate was the most lively inner city gate in the capital. When Wu Chaoyue and the tax collector made such a fuss, the city gate was naturally surrounded by people watching the fun, and the crowds surrounded the Wu family's grandchildren and others. When Wu Jianzhang saw it, he quickly nodded and bowed to the tax collector, and asked Wu Chaoyue to put down his gun. Wu Chaoyue did not listen, and the tax collector ignored Wu Jianzhang's begging and shouted at the city gate soldiers next to him: "Brothers, come and help, Wu Jianzhang! This old dog is Wu Jianzhang who led foreigners to Dagukou!"

When the soldiers from the city gate heard this, they roared, but they were worried that Wu Chaoyue would not dare to come up and use force. At the same time, the people watching the fun were also shouting, all of whom were scolding the grandparents of the Wu family to lead foreigners to Tianjin. Many people were ready to come up and beat people, which scared Wu Dasai, Lin Afu and other entourages quickly formed a wall to protect the grandparents of the Wu family.

Facing this scene, Wu Chaoyue, who was carrying two revolvers on her body, was not afraid and shouted in Mandarin: "What are you shouting? I hate foreigners and go to Dagukou to fight against foreigners. What is the ability to bully an old man? I put the words here today. Whoever dares to touch my grandfather will I shoot him down!"

"The foreigner was attracted by your grandfather!"

Someone in the crowd roared, which caused the group to respond. Wu Chaoyue immediately yelled: "Don't let your mother's stinky fart! The person who attracted foreigners was Weng Xincun. He took his private revenge and framed my grandfather. He made foreigners angry and drove the warship to Dagukou! If you want to hate, hate Weng Xincun, it is my grandfather's business?!"

The crowd was noisy, and some people were talking about the authenticity of Wu Chaoyue's words, but more people still scolded the Wu family's grandparents and grandchildren for selling their country and seeking honor and inheriting Wu Sangui's mantle. There was no way, these people could not afford to offend foreigners, so they could only vent their anger with the thin Wu family's grandparents and grandchildren.

During the stalemate, the Censor of the Street Inspection Censor arrived with the soldiers of the Five City Military Command and drove the crowd to understand the situation. Wu Chaoyue then put down his revolver. After asking about the incident, the Censor of the Street Inspection Censor scolded the tax collector who was provoking trouble, but he had no good expression on Wu Jianzhang's grandchildren. He also scolded Wu Chaoyue: "Bold, Chongwenmen is in a serious place. You dare to use a knife and a gun. What should you blame?"

Wu Jianzhang quickly bowed and apologized, but Wu Chaoyue asked back, "This Censor, if I don't show off my foreign gun, then my grandfather will be beaten in vain? My grandfather is an official of the court and is ordered to enter the capital. Your subordinates not only obstructed the official of the court from entering the city, but also beat the official of the court. What crime should you be? What crime should you be his boss?"

The censor was speechless, so he could only shake his head quickly and said, "He is not my subordinate. He is under the supervision of Chongwenmen. I am in charge of the Five Cities Military Command."

Wu Chaoyue sneered after hearing this, and was about to continue to scold the censor of the city, when Wu Jianzhang stopped him, and he kept nodding and bowing to the censor of the street. After all, he did not let the censor continue to argue with Wu Chaoyue, and waved his hand to let the Wu family's grandchildren enter the inner city. As a result, after entering the inner city with the glare of countless passers-by and the Qing soldiers, Wu Jianzhang immediately complained to Wu Chaoyue: "Little ancestor, can you make trouble for me less? This is not Shanghai, but the capital. Any official here is older than me. If you provoke any one, you and I will not be able to take care of it!"

"Grandpa, I know this, but we can't just stand and let them fight for nothing, right?" Wu Chaoyue asked back, and said: "The only way to these pisses that bully the weak and fear the strong is to use the hard to fight the hard. If we become soft, our life in the capital will only be even more sad!"

Wu Jianzhang shook his head when he heard this. He knew that his grandson was right, and he also understood that if he continued like this, he would definitely cause a big disaster. He was in a dilemma and could not move forward and retreat. In the end, he could only sigh and leave with his precious grandson quickly.

Wu Jianzhang's right flank was Su Song, and he had to report to the Ministry of War after entering Beijing. However, because it was the first time he came to the capital, he didn't know how to go, so he could only ask passers-by for the path. As a result, what made the Wu family's grandchildren speechless was that behind them, some of the eight banner masters who were idle and panicked were always followed by passers-by, constantly yelling about the identity of the Wu family's grandchildren, which caused the passing people to refuse to give the Wu family's grandchildren's way. They either turned a blind eye to the Wu family's grandchildren's inquiries or cursed and strode away. Wu Chaoyue wanted to draw his gun several times, and Wu Jianzhang kept shook his head and sighed.

Fortunately, a passing citizen finally pointed the way for the grandparents and grandsons of the Wu family. However, just as Wu Jianzhang nodded and thanked the guide, a voice came from beside him, "Mr. Wu, don't be fooled. The way he pointed was wrong, and he deliberately pointed in the opposite direction!"

Hearing this, the eight banner masters who were idle behind either laughed loudly or shouted loudly to curse the people who reminded the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family. When Wu Jianzhang and Wu Chaoyue turned their heads and looked at them, they saw a young man in his twenties who reminded his grandparents and grandchildren. The young man who was as thin as the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family came over and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, don't pay attention to those idle people, I'll take you to the Ministry of War."

After saying that, the thin young man pointed out the correct way for the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family and asked the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wu family to follow him. While Wu Jianzhang thanked him repeatedly, a few idle people rushed up and pointed at the thin young man and cursed: "Bastard! Who are you? How dare you give the old traitor surnamed Wu? Get out of here immediately, otherwise I will beat you to death today!"

"Come on if you have the courage." The thin young man showed a seal and sneered: "I am a court official. At the foot of the emperor, I beat the court official in the street. I see who is unlucky!"

Hearing this, the idle people did not dare to continue to attack, but they were still cursing. The thin young man ignored them anymore and just called the grandparents and grandsons of the Wu family to follow him. When Wu Jianzhang thanked him quickly, the thin young man whispered again: "No need to thank you. This was caused by Weng Tongshu. He knew that Lord Wu was going to enter Beijing, so he instructed Weng Xincun's disciples to spread rumors in the capital. He insisted that it was you, Lord Wu, who attracted foreigners, who deliberately incited the people to make things difficult for you and avenge his father. He might have a backup plan, so you have to be careful."

Wu Jianzhang thanked repeatedly, and Wu Chaoyue also bowed to the thin young man and said, "Thank you for your advice. Wu Chaoyue is Wu Daotai's grandson. How dare you ask your brother, the surname Gao, who holds the official position?"

"Go ahead, brother." The thin young man bowed and replied calmly: "I am now Li Hongzhang, currently the sixth-rank editor of the Hanlin Academy."

"Li..., Li Hongzhang?!" Wu Chaoyue almost shouted out, and his heart was extremely clear and he thought to himself: "No wonder this kid would rather be scolded than help us. It turned out that he was a fellow traveler."

Seeing Wu Chaoyue's shocked expression, Li Hongzhang felt strange, but did not ask much. He just smiled at Wu Chaoyue and said, "Brother Chaoyue is indeed the most filial person. He dares to escort your grandfather to Beijing in such a dangerous situation, and sacrifices himself to protect his grandfather outside Chongwenmen. He is the most filial and brave, and I admire him."

"Give it, get it." Wu Chaoyue smiled wryly and said in his heart: "Actually, I admire you only because I have signed so many treason treaties and had a good ending. I used to think it was not easy for you, but now I know that it is not easy for you than I thought!"
Chapter completed!